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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Charges of political activity
have been filed against W. f.
Arnold postmaster at Jackson
If Arnold had not been political.
ly active he never would have
been postmaster. If a man is
not politically active he is polit.
ically dead, and should not be
postmaster. That pernicions &C.
tivity charge is a joke. --Tennes'
see Republican.
Postmaster Arnold was partic.
ularly, persistently and we are
glad to say "perniciously" ac-
tive in helping to keep out Of
the General Assembly the fol
lowers of Ham Patterson and ad'
vocates of the city saloons and
he deserves much more pay than
the Jackson postoffice for the
valuable service he rendered
Is alliance with and advocacy Of
common decency to be counted
"pernicious'' under the Wilson
administration? We do not be.
lieve it.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

pose in tiding over troublous
times small and larger mer-
chants, who frequently see times
that they would go to the wall'
without such assistance. 1t is a
fact however, that county bust
ness houses can be better sus-
4ained and a general banking
business much more safely done
by the larger banks which are to
be found in the county seats and
more important towns. Every
citizen should take pride in the
local banks and contribute his
part toward making them Sc
cure.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

The liquor organs, in making
their various suggestions as to
how things and what things
should be done by the Legisla
ture of Tennessee, know that
not man in the State, includ
ing the personnel Of their own
forces, has the least shadow OF
respect for their opinions and SC
far as influence is concerned,
they had as we'll keep their
mouths shut and their advice to
themselves. We'd as soon go to
q burglar for honesty and a baw
dy house for virtue, as to look
to a whisky organ for sugges.
tions on decent politics. If
within the range of devilish
possibility, the Chattanooga
Times is a dirtier sheet than
the Nashville Democrat-and
the Devil holds a chattel mort
gage on both.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

We reproduce from a decent
issue of the Jacksonian, the SO
called Regular Democratic pa.
per published in Jackson, an ed.
itorial under the caption IA
Lesson to che Democratic Par.
ty." The traitors and deserters
referred to are those Democrats
who refused to vote for Benton
McMillin on a whisky platform
or to send to the Legislature
members who would vote for
Ham Patterson to go to the Sen.
ate'and do the bidding of the
whisky power in modifying the
anti-liquor laws enacted in 1903
and putting the election machin-
cry of the State in the hands of
the liquor followers. The Jack
sonian ought to go the whole hog
or come out on the side of de-
cency and sobriety, as well as
honesty in elections, just as it
advocates honesty in the back
tax system.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

A bill wasfled in the Ohancery
court of Davidson county last
Tuesday enjoining Judge Sam
Young and j. r. Penland, from
acting further as State Election
Commissioners, and claiming
that W. M. Garter and his crowd
are the bona tide election com
missioners Of Tennessee. In the
absence of the Chancellor, appli-
cation was made I'd Judge Neil,
of the Criminal court Of David
son county, and the fiat was
granted by him. The officers
having the papers in hand, for
execution, looked all day Tues
day for Messrs. Young and Pen.
land, who were known to be in
Nashville, but at a late hour
had failed to find them and it
was thought by the Banner more
than likely that the Commits.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

The Jacksonian says that
Frank Dibbrell, when Comptrol-
Ter, was like President Taft in
the fact that he was surround
ed entirely by men who knew
exactly what they wanted. "
Dear boy, Frank Dibbrell was
the very man who brought on
the statewide attack made on
him by Mayor Crump, Of Mem
phis, by failing and refusing to
make public the itemized state
ment of the collections and ex-
penditures of his Office absolute
~ demanded by law. Evident
ly, Dibbrell was willing to give
the men by whom he was sur
rounded at least a part of what
they wanted.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
All and 'Alf.

Rev. WV. Pullen, of Clifton,
bears the unique distinction Of
being both "a Methodist and a
Presbyterian. Having filed the
Methodist pulpit for one year, he
has begun the new year dividing
time with the Presbyterians.
he wilIdevote half his time to
their church, and they will pay
pay half bis salary. The Pres.
byterians have been without a
pastor for some time, and re.
Gently decided upon the policy
outlined above.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
School Money.
Henderson Comfy Gets
the Sum of $4,l44.1o
Under the July Appor-
tionment for 6, 3l8 Chill.
dren of School Age.

Comptroller George P. Wooden
has published the figures of the
alp p 0 r tionment of Tennessee
school money at July l, 1918, re-
quired to be made semi-annual-
ly and Henderson county with
scholastic population Of 6,316,
gets the sum of &, 144.l9.
The General Education Law of
1909 provides that rs per cent.
of the gross revenue of the State
shall go into the general education
fund, and that Act was amended
by the LEGISLATURE Of 1913, pro-
viding that 33t per cent. of the
gross revenue shall be paid into
the education fund. The gross
revenue this year from January
1, to July l. $5,943, 701 81 and %
and 33t per cent. Of that sum
amounts to 1911, 602.74, which is
placed to the credit Of the
schools.
The division of the money is
as follows: Common schools, 81
per cent; Equalizing common
schools 10 per cent; High
Schools, s per cent; School Ii
braries, l per cent; University
Of Tennessee, Z per cent; State
Normal Schools, Ii per cent.
The West Tennessee State Nor.
NAL gets the sum Of S29,973.72,
the same that goes to the Nor
mails Of Middle and East Tonnes
see. Then'money distributed
among the counties for July /, is
T$495, 077.B7, and the enumeration
shows q scholastic population of
754,767.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
the coupon retained at the mail.
ing Office.
(Signed) A. s. BURLEsoN,
Postmaster General.
Non. Resident Notice.
Mrs. Jennie Watson, ct. al.

s. A. McNatt. ct. al.
In the Chancery Court for Hender.
son County, at Lexington, Tennessee
In this case it appearing from the
Complainants' Bill, which 10 sworn to,
that r. 9. Malone, one 0i the Defen-
dants Is a nonresident of the State
of Tennessee, 30 that the ordinary
process of law cannot be served upon
him, and that he 10 a resident Of the
State Of Arkansas.
1t is therefore ordered that publica-
tion be made for four consecutive
weeks In The Lexington Progress, a
newspaper published In the town Of
Lexington, Tennessee, commanding
the said Defendant, r. G. Malone to
appear before the undersigned Clerk
and Master at his Office In Lexington,
Tennessee, on or before the First
Monday In Septerday, 1913, the same
being September Rules. and make de-
tense to the said bill or the same will
be taken for confessed and the cause
set for hearing exparte ~ to him.
". v,HARRY, c. an.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
Mrs Hannia Yates

Mrs. Hennie Yates, over in
Obion county, might have been
ever so badly mistreated by her
husband and step children, but
that did not give her license to
murder two children-and if
if I'VE know Attorney General
Doc" Caldwell as we think we
do, Mrs. Yates will have to pay
the penalty demanded by the
law. Yates, the husband, is ev-
identity a brute and it is to be
regretted that one of his breed
should be allowed to marry once,
much less two or three times.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
Too Late.

After the search Of the day
(Tdesda5) sthe officer IN Nash
vile discovered that State Elec.
tion Commissioners Young and
PeplAnd had been in session all
day ana, had completed the
work offsupplying the missing
county commissioners. Messrs.
John a.. Dewitt and j. q. Tur-
Der, were named as members Of
thesDavidson County board to
succeed Messrs. Park Marshall
and Harry A. Luck, resigned.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

1t is said that on the 25th of
last October, almost the entire
issue of the Macon County News,
published in the town of Lafay-
cite, was stolen from the Office
after being wrapped and address
ed, ready for mailing, and dump.
ed id a nearby we'll. That issue
of the paper made accusation
against certain parties for sell
ing whiskey-and in Lafayette,
as in Memphis, Nashville and
elsewhere the whiskey gang
scruples at nothing to save them.
selves from punishment or pub.
licity. The papers when taken
from the we'll last week could
still be read.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

sioners had already performed
the work for which they met in
Nashville. The liquor gang is
exceedingly anxious to get hold
Of the election machinery, for
they know that without crook
edness in the city elections es-
pecially, Hooper or any other
candidate on a decent platform
will kick them into inoccuous
desuetude, the first chance that
is given the people.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
Parcels Post Insurance.

Effective July l, 1918, para.
graph /, section l62, parcel post
regulations, is amended to read
40 follows:
Sec. g.. A mailable parcel on
which the postage is fully pre-
paid may be Insured against loss
in an amount equivalent to its
actual value in excess OF $26,
but not to exceed $50, on pay
ment Of q fee of l0cents in
stamps, such stamps TO be affixss
ed. The amount Of the insur.
ance fee shall be placed on the
receipt given the sender and on
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Senator A. O. Bacon, of Geor'
gia, has the honor Of being first
q. s. Senator elected by direct
vote Of the people under the
new constitutional amendment
he was nominated last Spring,
appointed by the gov ernor, Mar
8, and elected by the people or
the 18th inst.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
Big Ditch Nearly Done.

Indicative of the approach Of
the Panama canal opening is the
notice by the canal commission
that the giant steel cranes used
in placing the 100000 cubic
yards Of concrete in the great
locks are soon to- be offered for
sale. Theslock now are practi.
cally completed, and the small
quantity Of concrete to be plac'
ed is to go into corners beyond
reach Of the. cranes.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Jack Johnson, the negro pugu-
list, who had married two white
women, and lived in the con
genial state Of Illinois, announc.
ed last week that he would
never return to the United
States bnt would take up his
abode in the city of Paris,
France.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

The first bale of 1913 cotton,
in the state Of Texas, was gimme
at Lyford, Cameron county, on
Wednesday Of last week. The
bale was at once shipped tc
Houston for sale, and the pro
ceeds were to be donated to the
building funds of the Methodist
and Baptist churches at Lyford
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
Jim Barry. was the engine

Jim Barry, was the engineer
on the General" the famous
old locomotive, which figured in
the Civil war, when it was run
on the mainline of the w. & W,
after the war of the sixties,
Barry is owner Of the old Gen.
eral whistle and will auction il
off for benefit Of an Orphan
Home at Decatur, Ala.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

The mayor of Memphis offers
500 for any cage of grating by
a city official or employe. 1t is
believed by the outside world
that the powers of Memphis exist
by graft. AS to proving same
it will not be attempted by any
sane man. Tennessee Republi.
cab.
What's to prevent a perjured
official from being himself a
CRATER?
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

--fu .
Gilbert. p. Rrine, editor and
owner of the, Memphis News
scimitar, was mitted to jail
Monday BY Judge Pittman Of
the Circuit court. Raine refus
ed to give bond pending the
outcome Of his appeal from
Judge PittWan,a finding for con
tylnps Jks sS1Sot afford to
fool withaa Judge on the bench.
Raine was kept out of jail BY
hahsas corpus proceedings be.
fore Judge Malone. 4;
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

In order to make the fish a
freer bitter. q scientist is said to
be- figuring on a cross between
the channel catfish and the mus.
ksstet. How about adding fms
to the muskeeter?
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

The compulsory education law
of the State has gone into effect
and the people should be inform
ed of its require ments. County
Superintendent and the news.
papers will be looked to for that
information-and the law should
be enforced,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

The Gleason Herald, publish
ed at the town of that name in
Weakley county, makes a better
typographical showing than
many papers which have mono
poly of countyseats. The Her.
aid is published at Martin by
Cayce & Turner and edited at
Gleason by NJ. E. Tanning.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

1t isFsaid that women beat
men in sthei work of road con.
struction. Yin the Philippines,
In the construction Of one noted
highway it is recalled that at one
time therewere 500 women and
girls employed to carry such
materials sas sgravel and sand
short distances 4
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

The bank of Trezevant, Car
roll county, which recently clos
ed its doors, pending meeting
Of the stockholders, was one of
the many small financial insti-
tutions, which serve a great pur-
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

A preacher Is said to have re-
fsrred to'John D. Rockefeller as
The Lords rosebush THE
kind Of bush that bears both
thorns and American Beauties"
dollars
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Will ]. Harris, Of Cedartown,
Georgia, son.in.law Of the late
General Joe Wheeler, is the new
Director of the Census Bureau
of the United States.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

As the result of a lawsuit in
the Ohancery court at Chatta
nooga, the prices of ice for the
balance of the summer are fixed
as follows: Homes, retail, 80
cents per hundred pounds; no.
tells and restaurants, 25c; ON
platform zoe.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

United States two per cent.
bonds have recently been offer
ed in New York at s9c and with
little demand. Those same
bonds have sold rs high as $l.l0,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

United States Senator John K
Shields says that he voted for
Hooper in 1910 and that he has
mo apology to make for the &C.
ton" We guess not, for Hoop
err and his crowd had just elect
ed Shields and his crowd-and
had no apologies to make for it.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Laurent Vaughn, a ten.year-
old white boy, in Nashville, last
Monday accidentally killed Wal
ter Glover, colored, with an old
Springfield rife, which they
were playing with.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
Tennessee Items.

The boiler of a wheat thresher
near Union City exploded one
day last week end and severity
scalded a fourteen. year-old son
of George Callison.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

There are now ten big natural
gas wells at Yahola, ten miles
West Of Muskogee, Oklahoma
and it is now proposed to deliv-
er gas tdmanufacturers at Mus
kogee ata,price not to exceed
three cents per thousand cubic
feet. MA
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

The Springfield Herald calls
attention to the fact that two
necessary articles of living have
taken a tumble in priee-sugar
aud flour. Sugar can now be
bought, retail, at $4.75 per hum
dred pounds.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Esley Gooch, aged IL, son of a
prominent farmer, was run over
and killed last Monday on the
Middle Tennessee railroad, in
Williamson county, near the
station of Hillsboro.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Mrs: Beatrice Mcdonald, wife
of W. A. Mcdonald, died near
Jackson on Wednesday of last
week and the remains were
shipped to Perryville for inter
ment. She left no children.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Tennessee meets her obliga-
cations regardless of the per
cent, and has an element in the
the Legislature that will turn
down a crooked appropriation
bill regardless of whomsoever
may go unpaid.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

The latest report is that the
marine barracks will stay at
Phildelphia instead of being
moved to Pensacola.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Chairman W, F. McCombs, of
the National Democratic Com.
mittee, = successfully stood an
operation for appendicitis, in
Paris, France, last week.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18

Murder will out"--and so
will the back tax graft, it seems.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-07-18
SPECIAL SUMNER
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The principles for which it stands have helped
to give the Banner such large circulation and
have aided in making it the most popular paper in
Tennessee.
The Banners Popularity is evidenced by the
fact that more Tennesseans read it than any other
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-08-16
IN MEMoRIAM.

In loving remembrance of Mrs y
j. Bartell. who departed this life or
Saturday, August, 9, 1913 at 11:3;
o'clock p. m.
We know not why, by her decree nol
why by wisdom's dispeEsation
Our love and happiness, so beautiful!
and bright:
Our fondest hopes. our longing ex-
pectation
Should be crushed down by Deaths
cold hand Ger night.
When in the midst of life S unfold
ing beauty,
A wife. mother, daughter, withdraw wn
from our united love
In silence she suffered; with patience
she bore,
Until God called her horne to suffer
no more.
End thus asunderel ties ri hindnes g
and of duty.
From hence the tear-s,aiped eye mus
look above.
o, Father, Thou hast given ail. has
taken
And Thou alone canst understand the
sorrow of our broken hears.
Heaven retaineth her spirit, earth the
lonely caskes keeps.
And the sunbea1ns lo5e to ljnger
Where our sainted sister sleeps
All is dark within our dwellings.
Lonely are our hearts today,
For the one We love so dearly
Has forever passed away.
Bid us be patient, perseveringly
awaiting the happy reunion, which all
uniting, never more to part.
HUSBAND, FATHER MOTHER,
BROTHERS and SISTERS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-08-16
LARGE ACREAGE OF THIS CERE.
AL PLANTED NEAR niADISON.
VILE, AND SOME CANE.
IS EXPECTED TO BRING
GOOD YIELO AND PRICE
Farmers Anticipate Putting In Much
Larger Crop Next Year and Will
Borrow Money for This.

Rice growing in st Tammany par
ish is becoming quite an industry
especially in the neighborhood o.
Madisonville. The farms for thi:
purpose are supplied with water by
an irrigation canal, which also acts
as channel for carrying off the sur.
plus water or water that is not need
ed. Both the Honduras and Japan
ese rice is raised. The acreage thi.
year is probably larger than last, and
the outlook for a fine crop and /;
fair price is better than for several
years
The principal growers have planted
as follows: George. Anthony and
Michel Keep, 270 acres; L and A
Peter, 100 acres; John Stanga, Is
acres; George Bush, 35 acres; Alfred
Gitz, 40 acres; John and NJ. Peter
35 acres; Geo. T. Edwards, 25 acres;
E. L. Goodbee, 20 acres.
1t is expected that rice will brin:
$500 per sack. This means that
with a favorable harvesting season
which should be within two or three
weeks, quite a neat sum of money
will come to Madisonville. about
$4,000.
Mr.. Geo. Koepp also has about 80
acres in cane; A. Gitz, S acres; Joseph
Stein, acres, and other small fields.
1t is proposed to make this into syruI
and put it up in cans for the market
Cane-growing is another profitable
crop, and the marketing of syrup in
cans promises a method of disposing
Of the crop that will bring it into
favorable cultivation.
A movemen is on foot for putting
in much larger acreage of thes.
crops next year, but as it will re-
4uire the investment of considerable
money arrangement must be made t,
secure as low a rate of interest as
possible. The security is considered
good and there is no anticipation OF
srouble in securing loans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-08-16
HEALTHY LIVER
MAKES BEAUTY.
Famous Actress Finds that healthy
Liver is Necessary to Good Looks
and YOuthfulness.

One of the best known women of
the American stage is writing a Sc
ries of articles on the preservation of
beauty. She attaches great import
ance to keeping the liver active at
all times, and she is right. Neither
good looks nor happiness will stay
long with any man or woman who
let's the liver get lazy and sluggish
1t is not always safe to take calo-
mel, the old liver remedy. Doctors
agree that it is very uncertain drug.
But City Drug Store has remedy for
sale that they guarantee to take the
place Of calomel absolutely. and still
be harmless. causing no restriction Of
habit or diet. This ermedy is Dod-
sons Liver Tone.
DodsOn's Liver Tone is pleasant
tasting vegetable liquid, bnt it starts
the liver gently and surely and reliev-
es constipation and Diliousness so
promptly that it has become de-
pendable remedy in thousands of
homes in the United States. There
are scores of families in this vicinity
house and who would rot think o.
starting ON a trim without bottle of
it.
City Drug Store has sotd 81 much
DOdson's Liver Tone that they are
convinced of its merit and VIII give
any person his so cents back, who
buys bottle and does not find that |
It takes the place o. caloElel to per-
lection.
ADV. |
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-08-16
TO ESSIE BAUER.

Yes, darling, there are angels
Up yonder in the blue,
Who watch o'er little children,
And one attends to you;
She laughs when you are happy,
And weeps when you're in pain,
With tears in such a shower
That people call it rain.
Now, when little kiddy
Perchance should stub her toe,
Or fill her legs with scratches,
That's not so bad, you know;
And so her little angel
Just smiles little smile
Because such things will happen
In every once a while.
But when that little kiddy
Becomes SO very i'll
That papa calls the doctor,
And all the house is still;
Why then, my dear, her angel
VIII grieve the whole day long
And hover round her bedside
Until she's we'll and strong
And when a child is naughty
And bent on being bad,
1t makes the little angel
Feel very, very sad;
And so you should do nothing
To make the cherub weep
Who watches you so carefully
Awake and in your sleep.
G. ]. G.