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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28
Washington's
Birthday Party.

The anniversary of the birth
of George Washington (Feb. 22)
the Commander-in Chief Of the
American army during the re-
volt against the Mother Country,
England, and after independ'
ence was gained, the first presi-
dent of the United States, was
honored on last Saturday night
by Miss Annie May Gathings
who entertained on this occasion.
The gents were garbed in Colo
NAL costumes, Mr.. Curry Barry,
who came from Nashville for the
event, impersonating George
Washington, and Miss Anna Mae
Gathins assumed the dress of
Martha Washington.
Beside the happy hits made by
the guests and the hostess in
their Interpretation of the rath,
ef extravagant dress affected by
our colonial daddies and mamas,
progressive games were the fea-
ture of the evening. the refresh.
ment tables being the point OF
gravitation. Not until the wee
sma" hours did the last guests
bid their charming hostess a re
luctant good-morning.s
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28
Electric Storm.

The electric storm of Wednes.
day afternoon did some damage
around town. A bolt struck the
front of l.. 7. FEEDERS corn crib,
adjoining or nearly adjacent to
the stable, but fortunately there
was no stock in the stable.
Quite a number of electric lights
were put out of business, nota-
bly, nine in the residence Of W
II. Montgomery. Some tele-
phones were also burned out,
the Cumberland exchange report.
ing fifteen and the Sun several
cases of trouble. Those who
have electric lights should be
careful to make the cut off at
the meter every morning, which
will at least remove the danger
of burnouts in the daylight hours.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28
Mail Carriers Meet.

The Henderson County Rural
Letter Oarriea' Association met
in Lexington Courthouse on the
afternoon of tlr 22nd inst, IT
being the national holiday OF
Washington's Birthday.
The meeting was called to or
der by J. T. Wilkefson, OF Ley
ington. The following commit
tee was appointed to draft Con
stitution and Bylaws: W. >
Johnson, of Lexington, '. 3
johnson, of Huron, and u. y
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28

Alexander, of Warrens Bluff.
Motion made and carried to
draft resolutions For the Good
of the Order. The chair appoint
ed as such committee, j. L..
Holmes, of Juno, V. B. Johnson,
of Huron, and I. B. Smith, Of
Lexington. The following Off
GERS were elected: John Y. viii.
kerson. President; John d. Rob
erts, Vice President; M. L..
Wallace, Secretary; r. Frank
lin, Treasurer; all of Lexington.
The following carriers were
present:
Lexington-T. B. Smith, j. d.
Roberts, j. r. franklin, w. S.
Johnson, M. L. Wallace, J. T..
Wilkerson. Huron-V. B. John
son, @. W. johnson. Warrens
BluH-G. O. Alexander. Juno
w. W. Gardner. J l.. Holmes.
Next meeting, May 30, 1913
next stated meeting, July 4, 1918
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE

TITS February A. 1913 reading the foregoing petition
be had the 18th
1913 before said court at Jackson in said district at 10
O'Clock thereof be published the Lexington
printed said district and that known creditors
and the said time and place
why the of the said petitioner should
ordered by the the
send nail of said petition and this ORDER a
dressed to them at place of residence as stated
Honorable JOHN MCCALL Judge of the said court
aha the seal thereof at Jackson said district
February 1913 A. T. MATTHEW'S CLERK
(Seal oDCourt) by e. .. HElDfL CHEF DEPUTY CLERK
r.. LANCASTER ATTORNEY
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28
DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
Iu the matter of
w. E. BURGESS, 7 In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt

Iu the matter of
Bankrupt
JOHN MCCALL Judge of the District Court of the
District of Tennessee William Eugene Bur-
of State
that the 18th
under the Acts of relating
bankruptcy that he has duly endered all his property and rights prop
with all the of said and the
touching his bankruptcy Wherefore he that he
beee the have full discharge from all debts rovab
said such debts
edby law from such discharge
Dated day Of February A. d. 1913
EUGENE BURGESS Bankrupt
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28
Local and Personal

John A. Mccall spent Wednes-
I day in jackson.
\ FOR RENT-Two small resi-
4 dences-W. A. Lawler.
! Robert Hall went to Upton
vile Wednesday on business.
] Did you observe the change in
the temperature Monday morn
/ ing?
Daddy" Tom Heron is on
l the road for Martin overall fac
tory.
] Merchant ]. r. Montgomery
has been quite sick since our last
! issue.
G. Sterling Barry, editor of
the Parsons Journal, spent Tues
day here.
Valentine Barry continues to
do we'll and hopes to soon be on
: crutches.
Register John l.. Sullivan has
been almost disabled by illness
this week.
Mrs. Nora Burrow visited rel
atives in Medina the latter part
Of last week.
W. S. Odle visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Odle, in Benton
county, last week.
Mrs. j. A. Buckley returned
last week from visit to rela-
: tives in Jackson.
Attorney d. E. Scott has spent
the week in Decaturville attend
ing Circuit court.
j. Albert Hatchett and wife
are visiting the latter's relatives
in Upton county this week.
John A. Jones and wife have
been on trip Of business and
pleasure to Nashville this week.
Miss Katie CASTOR came from
Nashville and spent Sunday with
I der sister, Mrs. W. B. Summers.
Attorney l.. II. Smith left Sun
day for Decaturville to spend
sexeral days in attending Circuit
court.
w. @. Barry came down from
Nashville Saturday evening and
remained until Sunday after
noon.
w. f. Hancock, Homer JOY
ner, W. A. Lawler and A. 5.
Stanford have been in Nashville
this week.
Miss nellie Hamilton, of Paris,
was a guest of the family of Rev.
h. M. Walker the latter part of
last week.
Mrs. Edna Terrell, of Hum
o boldt. was a guest of her sister
J. Mrs. l.. G. ,Holcomb at the first
e Of this week.
e Miss Phillips, of Jack
!, son, has been here this week a
guest of her grandfather, Thorn
as Grissom.
The cat tails" which are
showing by the country bottom
roadsides, might have been nip
ped Monday morning.
h Subject of Pastor in Sunday
% night services M. E. church
m South, Free Masonry There
RS is a good seat for you.
ID Will sell you an +. ?. Light
Il Plant, good as new and at half
d. the original cost. See N. S.
Threadgill or d. 4. Scott.
t, Our good friend M. E. Rhodes,
81 of the old 9th District, was in
Tuesday and made his annual
(, contribution to the Progress.
M. g. Ketchum, a Memphis law
. yer, was here on business with
the Clerk and Masters office on
10 Thursday afternoon of last week
"a J. W. Enochs and his whole
y devoted family have been to
D. Nashville this week--and enjoy
J.. ed it to boot, which we can prove
- by John.
/. Matthew Barry went to Nash
b. Vile Sunday Afternoon, with his
lua%Lo, H,,.,r ~ not hic hoo n
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28

Rev. Fleetwood Ball will
prearch next Sunday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock in the Union church,
South, on Seed Time and Har-
vest" Everybody welcome to
the services.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-02-28

esting reports for good of the
cause.
Eff Mccall, lately with the N.
@. & St. L. Ry., this place, re-
signed his position a few days
ago to enter school in Chicago
and left last Friday night for the
windy city. Mr.. Mccall will be
in the Northern Illinois College,
where he will study the scientific
fitting of glasses and correction
of retroactive errors of the eye.
Knowing something of Eff s stur.
diness and push we feel safe in
saying thas he will come back
with the goods, being of studi.
GUS habits naturally, a bright re.
tentive mind, good morals and
all that goes to make up win.
ner, is evidence enough to us
that success awaits him in his
new field of scientific endeavor.
At this time it is not known to
US whether it is his intention to
locate in Lexington or not, but
it is to be hoped that he does fol
aside from his valuable addition
as a citizen we do not know Of a
town that really needs a man il
his calling worse than Lexington
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
FROM THE POPLE
SHOULD UPHOLD UNIVERSITY.
Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway Urges Wo.
men To Register and Vote for
Education.

Portland. Ore. Oct. l6. 1918.
Editor East oregonian:
VIII you kindly allow me space in
your valuable columns to offer an
appeal to the women voters of your
bailiwick, urging them to vote Yes to
sustain the appropriation of $4,000,
proposed by the legislature which is
needed TO save the life of Oregon's
state university. If YOU have not
registered. will you co 1t now? Let
us not permit one craftsman with, an
evident sinister motive, to deprive us.
through n fraudulent. hired referend-
um petition, to deprive us of our
struggling state university and COM
pei US TO send our children and grand
children to Washington and Califor-
mia for the higher education, II
should be our pride to get for them
at home. BY voting to sustain the
appropriation you will save the uni
versity.
Let the fame OF your affirmative
votes go out to women struggling for
the right to vote in disrrancnised
states and thus honor yourselves and
all the public spirited citizens of Ore
gon.
ABIGAIL SCOTT DUNIwAY.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
NOSTRLS AND HEAD STOPPED UP
FROM COLD? TRY MY CATARRH BALM

balm dissolves by the heat OF the nos
trils; penetrates and heals the inflam-
ed. swollen membrane which lines the
nose, head and throat; clears the air
passages; stops nasty discharges and
a feeling of cleansing, soothing relief
comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight, struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; nos
trils closed, hawking and blowing. Ca
tarrh or cold, with its running nose
foul mucous dropping into the throat
and raw dryness is distressing but
truly needless.
Put your faith-just once-in "Ely's
Cream Balm" and your cold or ca
tarrh will surely disappear.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
WHEN MOTHER READS ALOUD.

When mother reads aloud. the past
Seems real as every day;
hear the tramp of armies vast.
see the spears and lances cast,
l join the thrilling fray:
Brave knights and ladies fair and
proud
I meet, when mother reads aloud.
When mother reads aloud, fair lands
Seem very near and true;
I cross the deserts cleaning sands,
Or hunt the jungle's prowling bands
Or sail the ocean blue:
Far heights, whose peaks the cold
mists shroud.
l scale, when mother reads aloud.
When mother reads aloud, I long
For noble deeds to do
To help the right, redress the wrong;
1t seems so easy to be strong.
So simple to be true,
O. thick and fast the visions crowd
Ny eyes, when mother reads aloud,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
Health and Beauty.

One of the best remedies for dark
circles or hollows under the eyes is
eight hours of good, sound sleep every
night.
Remember that warm feet have
much to do with the hands When
the feet are habitually cold the hands
are always red or blue.
When the childs' eyes are inflamed
use a wash made from boracic acid;
about a teaspoonful dissolved in wa
ter. This is soothing. and as a rule.
removes slight Inflammation. A lit
tie warmed witch hazel is also heal
ing and relieves fever of the eyelids
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16

they are as instruments through
which the Divine Spirit may work
Mazdaznan is proved by daily exercise
In a sense. everything we do is done
in religious way. We teach vege-
tarianism and one of our Forthcoming
lectures will deal with MazjaznaE
dietetics."
The word Mazdaznan in itself sug.
gests that it is an echo OF some Of
Dean Swift's verbal creations The
sect already has an organ and the Sep
tember number of The Mazdaznan
Journal as a part OF its health rou-
tine, prescribes that before retiring
for the night-whether before or after
prayers is not stated-three minutes
time be given Ito drying and rubbing
the feet. pulling each toe and polish
ing every toenail."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16

The government should mine the
Alaska coal and the government
should develop electrical power. Those
resources should be for the people and
the best way to insure the full benefits
for the people lies in governmental
development. Private development
even when thoroughly regulated is not
quite as good as government owner
ship and we never secure thorough
regulation.
That circus came to Pendleton just
cne day too late and one day too soon
for fine weather.
sS~~e~~e~
Women who do not register will be
sorry on election day. They will be
wall flowers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
# WILL MAKE YOU HAPPH

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This remedy is a combination OF the
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So sure are we that Stearn's Pile
Remedy will benefit you that we will
REFUND YOUR MONEY If you are
not satisfied.
,This is the only pile remedy that
we can guarantee and we know you
will thank us for telling you about 10
We have the exclusive agency.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
DISTANCE NO OBJECT.

Miss Rose" said Freddy, blushing
and bashful, I'm going TO kiss you
every time We get between street
lights on the way home"
Whereupon the young woman
clutched his arm and pulled him de-
terminedly into a side street.
What's the idea?" asked Freddy
wondering IL he had been overbold
Its twice as far going home that
way"
II know It," replied Miss Rose.
without relinquishlng her grasp, land
there are twice as many street lights"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16

Men grow in strength and capacity
by what they do. The difference be-
tween what we COM
Development monty call big men
Through Work. ana men who are
commonplace is not
due simply 10 inherent qualities but is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
"SfAZDAZNAN." :"
(From the Indianapolis NewsJ

(From the indianapolis News)
A new religion. bearing the dizzy
name Of "Mazdaznan," which may be
Persian. Is being introduced In Lon
don by a DIR. Gilman J. Beeler, who
styles himseuf an Ambassador"
"Mazdaznan," says the doctor in his
series OF lectures, teaches US how to
live. While we accept the Scriptures
we rely chiefly on the open book Of
nature. The purer and more healthy
our bodies become the more fitting
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16

When your food does not digest well
and you feel blue" tired and discour-
aged. you should use a little HER
BINE at bedtime. IL opens the bow
els, purifies the system and restores
a fine feeling of health and energy
Price soc. Sold by all dealers.-Adv
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16

Member United Press Association.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
Instantly Clears Air Passages; You
Breathe Freely; Dull Headache
Goes; Nasty Catarrhal Discharge
Stops.
~ Elv.a Cream Balm

Get a small bottle anyway. just to
try it-Apply a little in the nostrils
and instantly your clogged nose and
stopped up air passages of the head
dullness and headache disappear. BY
morning the catarrh, cold-in-head or
catarrhal sore throat will be gone.
End such misery now! Get the
small bottle of 'Ely's Cream Balm at
any drug store. This sweet, fragrant
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16

II Is reported that only 10 per cent
OF the women Of the state have reg
istered so as to be
To Women able to vote at the
Voters. Register. special election to
be held November
4. Those figures however, do not hold
good for Penileton as the books show
that close TO so per cent OF the local
women voters have registered.
But even so per cent is a low reg
istration on the part of the women in
view of the fact we are to have
city election as well as the special
referendum election. This being the
first time our women have had an
opportunity TO vote they should feel
more interest than Is manifested and
they should show that interest by reg
istering Those who have not yet
registered should DO so Immediately
The books will be open until Satur-
day evening.
There has always been a claim on
the part of anti-suffrage people that
women win not vote even when given
a chance. Is that claim to be yeri-
fled through the Indifference OF the
women Of Pendleton? 1t win unless
there is a rush for the registration
books in the clerks office between
now and Saturday
But women should not register mer-
ely TO justify equal suffrage. Suffrage
IS settled issue IN oregon. There
are other issues that are not settled
At the special referendum election
there will be important measures on
the ballot. one win involve the well
fare OF the state university. Another
measure Of decided Importance Is the
workmen's compensation act. In those
measures women are as much con-
cerned as men. They should prepare
20 vote their convictions.
In the coming city election the wo-
men are even more vitality concerned |
than in the state issues. The com
mission charter Is 10 be voted upon |
and set Of city officials chosen. In
the selection Of those officials and in |
the determination OF the fate OF the /
new charter the women Of Pendleton
have the same duties to perform as
have the men
Are the women to meet their re-
sponsibilities II 50 they must regis
Ter and the registration period is al
most ended. After Saturday IT will be
too late
-@s@s
Men grow in strength and capacity
by what they do. The difference be.
tween what we COM
Development monty call big men
Through Work. ana men who are
commonplace is not
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16

The story of the Sulzer lmpeach-
ment seems to show very clearly there
is no legal case
A Lynching Bee. against the COVER
nor for the reason
he cannot be impeached save for an
offence committed during his term of
office But of course that will make
no difference to Tammanyized legis-
lature. Their orders are to convict
and they will convict. The Sulzer
trial is not trial at all. 1t is lynch
ing bee and the governor is being
lynched not because he has done any
thing wrong but because he has done
right His offence is that he urged a
direct primary law for the state OF
New York when Boss Murphy did not
want him to do so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16

attributable in large measure to the
differences in work and to differences
in responsibilities, The man in mi
nor position has little to do and there
fore little to develop his powers. His
brother may have the same initial
ability but by working harder and by
Sc doing enlarging his opportunities
will in time develop a far greater ca
pacity for achievement.
Therefore the man who has work
to do IS fortunate and the idler is in
a pitiable plight AS long as he is idle
the door OF growth and opportunity is
closed against him. This accounts for
the ever prevalent degenerate son Of
the noble sire.
II a phrenologist should examine
the heads OF the IDLE, grown-up sons
Of rich men. he would find very mark
ed deficiencies an underdevelopment
Of nearly all of the qualities which
make strong men, says an authority,
He would usually find selfishness very
largely developed; self-reliance, or
iginality. inventiveness. resourceful-
ness and all the other qualities which
are drawn out and strengthened only
by self-help and the struggle to make
ones way in the world little developed
If he should compare them with the
heads OF their self-made fathers, he
would find very marked inferiority
so marked that there would apparent
ly be no relationship between the
owners of the heads, The contrast
would be as great as that between the
hard, tough. firm fiber of the noun
tain oak and the fiber of the soft
spongy sapling which never struggled
with the storm and tempest because
sheltered by surrounding trees.
Says Charles Kingley: Thank God
every morning that you have some.
thing TO do that day which must be
done, whether you like it or not, Being
forced to work and TO do your bes
will breed you a hundred virtues
which the idle will never know"
There is nothing like having plent!
OF work, something to look forward t
constantly, something TO plan for
think for, live for. There is nothinl
more fatal to growth and normal liv
ing than the monotony which comes
from mental inaction, nothing mor'
fatal to growth than stagnation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
THE MOSS AND THE POET.


. THE MOSS AND THE POET. =
. Though I am humble. slight me .
not, =
. But love me for the poets =
. sake, .
. Forget me not. tin he's forgot, .
o For care or light with him =
. take. =
. For oft he passed the blossoms =
o by, =
. And turned to me with kindly =
. look: Z
. Left Haunting flowers and open =
. sky. =
. And wooed me by the shady =
. brook
. He praised my varied hues, the =
. The silver hoar, the golden, Z
. brown; Z
. Said lovelier hues were never 4
. seen,
. Then gently pressed my tender Z
. down
. And where sent up little 4
q shoots,
. He called them trees in fond 4
. conceit,
. Like silly lover in their suits,
. He talked, his care awhile to
. cheat
. said III deck me in the dews, 4
= Could l but chase away his
q care,
. And clothe me in a thousand
. hues,
o To bring him joys that
o might share.
. Richard Henry Dana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-26
ON The CRIDIRON
Three COrnhuSkerS Are Injured
BE Out All Season.
Hawkins Has Broken Ankle
WaShburn Has Chance.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 26.-Earl Haw-
kinS, quarterback on the Nebraska
university football team, went out OF
the game last night for the remainder
his ankle. The accident occurred in
the scrimmage with the freshmen
eleven during regular practice.
Hawkins is the third man on the
Cornhusker eleven thrown out of the
game for the season, a fractured col
lar bone in Wednesdays scrimmage
putting Don Cameron, the leading
candidate for center, out of the game.
Reese, a half and the leading sprinter
on the track team, is out with twist
ed knee, sustained while forming a
mass play.
Haskell Opens Season.
Lawrence Sept 26.-Haskeu will
play it's first game of the season Sat
urday when the Indians will meet the
Kansas City Veterinary college team
on Haskell field Coach Bert Kennedy
has his team playing good football
game is expected to draw crowds from
surrounding towns, as well as from
Lawrence.
Tigers Showing Glass.
Columbia, Mo-, Sept. 26.-Back
field candidates showed to advantage
in Thursdays scrimmage of the Uni
versity of Missouris football squad.
Lake at half, promise much, their
runs and plunges featuring the prac-
tice. Tackle Timmerman'S work was
excellent. The squad is in good con-
dition for Saturdays game, when the
varsity lines up against the freshman
eleven.
Northwestern Has Small Squad.
Chicago, Sept. 26-Twenty-eight
men of the Northwestern university
football squad reported for practice
Thursday and were put through a
long hard scrimmage. Scharp and
showed speed in evading the tacklers-
Gruhn, at full, pierced the opposing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Cocreham Makes Debut Against Phil
lies-Ifeld Until Ninth Inning.

Brooklyn, Sept. 26.-The Brooklyns be-
gan their farewell series of three games
at home Thursday, losing to New York
The National League champions outplayed
the local team in all departments of the
game. The Brooklyns got a lead of two
runs in the first inning. Marouard hit
Moran and Cutshaw. Wheat and Daubert
singled Wheat's hit looked good for two
bases but Moran hesitated between sec
and third and Wheat was caught getting
back to first. After this inning Marquarti
was never in danger. The Giants batted
both Raglan and Pfeffer hard.
Score by innings: RHE
New York. ..........O4 300 2-S Is /
Brooklyn .............2 10000 OO-2 ,
Batteries-Marquard and Meyers; Nc
Lean; Raglan, Pfeffer and McCarty.