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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06
Most Children Have Worms.

Many mothers think their children
are suffering from Indigestion, head
ache, nervousness, weakness, costive-
ness, when they are victims of that
most common of all children's ailments
worms. Peevish, ill-tempered, fret
fnl children. who toss and grind their
teeth, with bad breath and colicky
pains. have all the symptoms Of hav-
ing worms, and should be given Kick
apoo Worm Killer, pleasant candy
lozenge, which expels worms. regu-
lates the bowels. tones up the system
and makes children well and happy.
Kickapoo Worm Killer is guaranteed.
All druggists or by mail. Price 25c.
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co., Phila-
delphia and st. Louis.
B. L. Browder, Selmer, 7. S. Davis,
Bethel Springs. adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06
Hugh Wallace left Wednesday for

Hugh Wallace left Wednesday for
Memphis, where he begins service for
Uncle Sam as Mail Clerk. He has
been on the eligible list for a year,
and is now called to the service. He
cannot tell the run he will be assigned
to. He is a worthy young man, son
of Rev. j. w. Wallace.
Mrs. Mamie Perkins and daughter,
Miss Josie Kerr, Miss Josie Hagy. Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Greer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eber Greer. w. R. Carter, l.. w. Ellis.
D. B. Gooch, Clyde Perkins, Ermick
McCullar, Bob Hamilton and Arthur
Smith were among those who enjoyed
the annual Finger outing Sunday.
Booth Lowrey, one Of Americas
foremost humorist entertainers, will
lecture at the Selmer College Hall on
Wednesday night, June Is. This is
rare treat for the people of Selmer
and community. Prof. Lowrey gave
lecture in Selmer several years ago
and those who heard him remember
him with much pleasure and good
will. Announcement of his subject
will be made in next weeks issue Of
the Independent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06
Guaranteed Eczema Remedy

Y The constant itching, burning, red
ness, rash and disagreeable effects of
eczema, letter. salt rheum, itch, piles,
and irritating skin eruptions can be
readily cured and the skin made clear
and smooth with DIR. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. Mr.. J. C. Eveland, Of Bath,
I'll, says; 4 had eczema twenty-five
ysafs and had tried everything. All
failed. When'I found DR.. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment l found a cure.''
This ointment is the formula of ply
sician and has been in use for years =
not an experiment. That is why we
can guarantee it. All druggists, or
by mail. Price SOC. Pfeiffer Chem
ical Co., Philadelphia and St. Louis.
B. L. Browder's, Selmer; T. S. Da-
Wis, Bethel Springs. adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06
Better Than Spanking!
Spanking will not cure children Of
wetting the bed, because it is not q
habit, but dangerous disease. The
C. H. ROWAN DRUG co.


C. H. ROWAN DRUG CO.
Chicago. Illinois,
have discovered a strictly harmless
remedy for this distressing disease
and to make known its merits they
will send SOC package to any read
er of the Independent. This remedy
also cures frequent desire to urinate
and inability to control urine during
the night or day in old or young.
The G. H. Rowan Drug Co., are an
old reliable house,
WRITE TO THEM TO-DAY
FOR THE FREE MEDICINE
Cure the afflicted members Of your
family. then tell your neighbors and
friends about this remedy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06
To the Good People Of SeImer.

wish to tender my thanks for the
action taken by your school board in
selecting teachers for the coming
year. II the past year has been such
that the people have confidence in
HE work done there is no reason why
the coming year should not be much
greater. With the teachers, pupils,
patrons and friends of the school
working together for the good of the
school we cannot help but have the
best school in the county. Having
spent one year among you and know
ing you as | do it is real pleasure
to undertake the work for the COM
ing year. Let me insist hereEand now
that you help US make your school the
success it ought to be- As one of
your teachers shall not be content
that the Selmer High School shall
stand second to any in the county
the coming year. With the proper
encouragement given our home boys
and girls and the right influence
thrown round about the country boys
and girls we can expect the greatest
school in the history of your town.
in Union there is strength" May
we expect your help and cooperation?
Yours for a great work,
+. j. 7. Robson
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06
Greatest Screen Ever invented

Tricks the flies and mosquitoes out.
Don't consider any other screen, until
you know about WRIGHT'S ESCAPE
SCREEN then you won't have any
other.
lst. Write how many panes Of
glass are in your lower window-sash.
End. The size of one pane, and
Bird. How many screens are needed.
We will tell you price. All about
them. Put ESCAPES on old style
screens. Anyone can attach them.
For ordinary screen: 16c delivered.
Give wire width between screen stiles.
FRANK WRIGHT,
Cave Springs, Ga
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06

Edgar Sanders. emplove Of Cum
berland Telephone Co., for faithful
service to the company has been given
weeks vacation with pay. He has
served the company through all sorts
of weather and with all kinds Of dan
gers and Is eershy Of this rather IN
usual favor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06
SAN D BOX

The calendar was the best ey-
idence of Monday being "a First
Monday. The bidders for the
states funding bonds were timid
and low-priced. The board re-
jected all the bids. ........ Building
and general improvements seem
to be going along nicely in Sell
mer An old lady from Muir
phrysboro, ILL.,, has bought DO
acres of land from Glen Lea near
the old fair ground at Purdy and
has moved to it expecting to go
into dairy and fruits. LAST
Sunday large crowds attended
services in every direction. $1,000.
Beginning last Friday several
days of melting weather came to
all this section. ........ The June
bride job is on Cupid's hands and
he is acting right loyally.........
Monday afternoon Ramer was
specially visited with a long down
pour out of a little cloud heavily
surcharged with electricity........
In the death Of ESQ. Cox Of Law
ton the county lost one Of it's very
best citizens. He was buried
Sunday at Mt. Zion, Rev. j. H.
Curry officiating. One of the
largest crowds ever attending
was said to be present.........En En-
glands poet laureate, Alfred
Austin, is dead. ......... They will
finally get up enough racket to
defeat the tariff bill which was
to bring prosperity, peace and
happiness to down-trodden peo-
pie. $685.. The credit of Tennessee
is below par. Why not? Those
four or five legislators may any
day repudiate the whole state
debt if the journal does not show
they only are present.........J. L.
Droke is making big crop on
his farm. He says farming suits
him better than sharpening plows
and shoeing horses. $1,000, The Ab-
ernathys. Bryan and ]. E. Ham,
ilton spent the week on the
banks of the little Hatchie, teas
ing the finney tribe ....... There
is no such a thing as a lobby
list" about the U. S. Senate as
shown by the probe investigation
SO far. 1t may turn out that,
Pres. Wilson has slandered some
one. -. Bud Fisher should stick
to Jeff and Mutt and let Il
Should Worry" alone........ ]. R.
Adams has been working few
chills lately. -. Nicely shipped
a car load of free cattle Wednes-
day which he has been feeding
for some time ....... Roosevelt is
the logical candidate of the pro-
hibition party in 1916. The
way to tell the age Of q fowl is
by the teeth of the eater........
From the way Marshal j. w.
Gooch is cleaning up rubbish and
repairing sidewalks, we think
the city has the right man in the
right place. We do not hear
any Other June bird whispering
on matrimonial affairs. unless it
is Oscar Erwin....... The State
Teachers Institute begins Mon
day. All teachers of the county
should attend the whole term.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06
NOTICE.

Al car load Of Delker buggies for
sale; any kind that you want; will
sell them for money or on time; we
want to sell them.
GRAY BROS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-06-06

OF Bethel Springs, spent Tuesday in
Selmer.
Old gentleman Haynes left Tues
day to spend awhile with Corinth rel
atives.
Jimmie Ammons, who is working
at Humboldt, spent Sunday with
homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hickman are
proud parents of a new born babe
Tuesday night.
DR.. Wickware and wife are spend
ing the Doctors vacation in Indiana,
their native state.
Mrs. Adeline Phillips, Of Adams
vile, has been visiting the family of
]. A. Bras6eld this week.
E F. Hendrix came up from Green
wood Springs to be present at Buford's
wedding. He returned Tuesday.
Miss Lula Alexander has returned
from an extended visit to friends and
relatives at Jackson, Kenton and
Trenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer and little
daughter of Baldwin, Miss, are spend
ing few days at the home Of Grand
pa r. D. Anderson.
CT. McGee has returned from
Memphis and is spending awhile with
home people. He called to see us
while in town Saturday.
j. R. Hendrix, Of Lehigh, Okla,
has been visiting McNairy county rel
atiyes this week. He is brother Of
E. F. Hendrix of Selmer.
R. NJ. Cain, of Carterville, Mo-,
spent few days in Selmer on his re-
turn from the reunion. All were
glad to grasp the hand of Bud"
Mrs. Emma Cornelius, of Texas, is
the guest of the family of her BROTH
err, j. M. Brooks. She will spend the
summer with Tennessee relatives.
The days are getting warm but the
Cold Drinks at Hendrix & Sons are
getting colder all the time. Call and
see what an elegant place they have.
Last Sunday large crowd attended
the W. 0. W. exercises and unwilling
of monument to Moody Wallace at
the family burying ground 6 miles
west of Selmer.
Jack Mitchell, of Oklahoma. is
spending a few weeks with relatives
and friends in McNairy. He formerly
lived in old Purdy and is known by
all the old people.
DR.. and Mrs. Kendrick left Tues
day night for the meeting Of the
Southern Railway Surgeons at Nor
folk. He did not expect to go when
DR.. Bell went.
Mrs. Eunice Cantrell and Mrs.
Haynes, who have been visiting at
Shiloh Park and the family Of DR.. ].
L. Smith here, returned Sunday to
their home at Jackson.
V. H. Morris came Tuesday to
spend few days in Selmer. He is
welcomed by all as he was formerly
connected with the Independent and
served faithfully for two or more
years.
Or. w. 7. Bell and wife are spend
ing the week in attendance on the
annual meeting of the Surgeons of
the Southern Railroad at Norfolk,
Va. DR.. Kendrick intended going al
so, but some patients prevented both
of the firm from leaving.
Rev. Robt. Wilkins, of Waxahachie,
Texas, stopped off on bis return from
the General Assembly at Atlanta and
visited east McGairy and Hardin, the
scenes of his early manhood. He is
quite prominent preacher in the u.
S. A. Presbyterian Church.
At the Emmons Hotel last Friday
night Mr.. Dnpree and Miss Artie De-
vault, of Oklahoma, were joined in
matrimony by Esq. Goodrum, We un-
derstand it was match made in Ok
lahoma and contaminated here for
satisfactory reasons to the parties
most interested.
Edgar Sanders. employe Of Cum
berland Telephone Co., for faithful
service to the comnanv has bean given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
Women and Children's Patterns

1 have the following patterns if any one
wishes them. ! will send them on re-
ceipt of a stamped and self addressed
envelope for reply: An eight gored skirt,
"a waist, AZ hip; two gored skirt front
and back panel, "a waist; long revere
jacket, 3S bust; long coat 16 years, or
"a bust; waist and sleeves together, SO
bust, waist setin sleeves, 16 years or 81
bust;waist short sleeve, 16 years or 81
bust; drop sleeve waist and skirt to-
gether, IA years; middle suit, IA years;
high waist, short sleeve. dress, 16 years;
fansy dress Is years, semi princess dress,
IS years: skirt, two piece. age years
boys knickerbockers. "R. D."
/ am sure that women who make their
own and their children's clothes will be
glad to send you postage for the patterns
you are so kind as to proffer l note that
among them there is something suitable
for the apparel of the mother, the little
girl and the small boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
Wants Some Old Music

Il read in your Corner a statement
that some one had some old music to
give away to some one who needed it.
Also some offered candy recipes. l
should love to have some recipes and
some music, VIII you be so kind as to
give me the names of those who offered
these things? II. c."
| am sorry to disappoint you, but your
expression some one is too vague for
me to be able to give the desired ad-
dresses. Cannot you send me the initials
of either or both of the persons with
whom you would communicate? With a
mail of thousand letters a week some
such guide is almost a necessity in look
ing up an address in my letter file.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
ENTERTAINMENTS PLANNED
FOR MISS CHISOLM

Several parties have been planned in
honor of Miss Madge Chisolm, whose
marriage to Mr.. George Watkins takes
place on the evening of June at the
Church of the Advent.
Miss Elizabeth Dearborn will give a
dinner next Saturday evening at the Coun-
try club in honor of Miss Chisolm and
Mr.. Watkins.
Thursday, May 80, Miss Maebel Cosby
will entertain for them at a buffet sup
per at her home.
Friday, May 80, Miss Virginia White
will give luncheon for the bride-elect.
Saturday, May 81, Miss Mary George
Greene will be a hostess at luncheon for
her at the Southern club.
Sunday evening, June /, the groomsmen
will give a buffet supper for the bridal
party at the Country club.
Other affairs are in prospect among
them Miss Kathleen VanHoose's party,
the date and the nature of which Will
be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24

Except for my dislike of them, believe
me, l have nothing personal against pic
mics.
l wouldn't go to one even in the Garden
of Eden if l could help 1t.
Sometimes you just have to do things
that you oathe and despise.
| have a theory-a fixed conviction, |
think would probably be nearer the truth
that it was the picnic" way of living
our first parents-Monsieur Adam and
our fosst parents-Monsier Adam and
Madame Eve.
Aside from my utter loathing of hard
boiled eggs, and all the 81 varieties of
pickles, l detest the things that people
are supposed to drink on picnic parties.
whether il be water. much too cold to be
comfortable in ones Little Mary or
else the varieties of mixtures, brought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
80 W9HOW'DNOU,WRITE@
EMl<@u LOVE'LETTER ?As@@
HOW POPE WROTE TO MARTHA BLoUNT

from Bath, in 1T4 that she would ever
consider him. In this he said; Let me
open my whole heart to you. l have
sometimes found myself to be in love with
you, and as.I have reason to know from
your temper and conduct how miserably
L should be used in that circumstance
it is worth my while to avoid 1t. 1t is
enough to be disagreeable without adding
food to 1t by constant slavery"
He upaEreled with her not long after
this. naturally, but his feelings for Mar
tha Blount seem to be more nearly like
love than any affection he ever knew. II
is in this tender way that he expressed
his feelings toward her:
another reflection pains me, that
have never since / knew you. been Sc
long separated from you L now must
be- Methinks we live to be more and
more strangers, and every year teaches
you to live without me. This absence
fear, may make my return less welcome
and less wanted to you than once II
seemed even after but fortnight. My
uneasiness of body | can bear: my chief
uneasiness of mind Is in your regard
You have a temper that would make you
easy and beloved-which is all the happi-
ness one needs to wish in this world-and
content with moderate things"
If Martha Blount ever cared for Pope
there is little evidence to show 1t, and
during his last days she was even very
unkind. She may have regretted it aft
erwards, for he left her the bulk of his
estate.
Unloved by women though he was, he
had many friends among men. Two of
his most devoted were Dean Swift and
Lord Bolingbroke. The love of woman,
which he so much desired and which was
not to be his. no doubt tended to halt a
literary success which might have been
second to none in English literature. His
deformty and his bad health interfered
in his accomplishing what so extraordi-
nary a brain as he possessed might have
been able to do. But most of all. his fail
ure is no doubt due to the fact that other
deformities had nothing to do with a
heart that was always loving, hut which
failed to find a return In spite of the fire.
quence with which 1t was sought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24

Mrs. Leo Steiner was hostess of a de-
1ightful informal spend the day party at
her beautiful home on Highland avenue
Thursday in honor of Mrs. Charles G..
Davis.
A Japanese parasol. suspended with pink
and white tulle ribbons and filled with
sweet peas of the same colors was used
as centerpiece for the daintily appoint
ed table. Pretty hand painted place cards
of Japanese and flower designs bore the
following names; Mrs. Frank Neighbors.
Mrs. Robert Gregory, Mrs. Frank Nelson,
Mrs. Owens of Admission, Mrs. Noble of
Cedartown, Ga, Mrs. Oscar Hundley, Mrs.
Otto Mark. Mrs. Jack Bowron, Mrs. Sid
ney Bowie, Mrs. Charles C. Davis, Mrs.
r. F. Johnston and Mrs. Leo Steiner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24

There is probably not in all literature
another instance of a man so desirous of
loving and being loved as was the case
with Alexander Pope. Pope was homely
of face and homey of figure. In fact, he
to wear a brace. In view of this, it seems
remarkable how he attained series of
triumphs over obstacles. ------ : 49, >ss>---.
He much deplored his physical deformi-
ty for he recognized that it was for that
reason that he was abandoned to a love-
less state. His first great admiration
was for the brilliant Lady Mary Wortley
Montagu. She was famous beauty at
the time, and, although she greatly ad-
mired Pope's genius, it is not likely that
she ever entertained for him any tender
affection. He wrote to her frequently,
but there is no letter extant in which ne
spoke of a deep love for her
One remarkable thing about Pope is
that, even recognizing his lack of physi-
cal attractiveness, yet he was constantly
persuading himself that he was in love.
He proposed marriage to both Lady Mary
and to Martha Blount, but in spite of this
there are no real love poems to be found
in his work. Even his letters of affection
were more or less cold, and the nearest
he approached in sentiment in any one
of them is when he addressed Martha
Blount as Most Divine"
The chance of Pope's ever winning the
beautiful Lady Montagu no doubt was
not long seriously considered on account
OF the large number of attractive admir-
ers she always had about her. But he, no
doubt, did seriously hope that his s-affec-
tion for Martha Blount would be re-
turned. He kept up long correspondence
both with Martha and her sister, Teresa.
For both he-seems to have had an un-
usual regard.
But it would be hardly possible that he
EXPECTED that after his letter to Teresa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
EUTERPEAN CONCERT AT
HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY

The Euterpean club will give it's
eleventh annual concert Monday night,
May &C. at the High school under the
leadership of Miss Kits. Hoffmans Me
lusina" will be presented by a chorus of
$50 voices, accompanied by Miss Jennie
B. Handley.
Solos are to be rendered by the follow
ing: Mrs. Marie Stapleton Murray of
Pittsburg, Miss Evelyn Going, Mr.. John
Thomas and Mr. Leon Cole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
TALKS ON THRIFT
DIVINE DI SCONTENT

to one little piece of drugery, just as
much as any slave was ever tied to lis
seat in the galleys to sink with the boat
Oftentimes the thing that enslaves them
is just laziness.
Mt is fact that large part of the pow
erty of the world is due to downright
unwillingness to fight for a competence
And the most dangerous thing about
such poverty Is that its victims often bc-
come reconciled 20 1t, and take it for
granted that ii is their fate and not to be
overcome.
1t is not enough, however. to Just escape
being poor, or to ne energetic if your en-
ersy is not wisely directed.
There are many factors that go to make
up success. Some are elements within
ourselves, some ara quite outside and
largely beyond our contrts but we believe
that almost everyona can cultivate deter
minaton and that is the first essential To
success in saving and getting ahead.
III you are not already saving money
regularly, will you not consider the sub
Ject earnestly now?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
Magazines to Give Away

81 have several magazines which I shall
be glad TO pass on to any one who wishes
them. Please have some one call for them
soon. o. M. p.
Here. again, I would suggest a prompt
eeply. The writer of this offer is TO
move almost Immediately, so if the mag
azines are to be called for the would-be
recipient must write to me for the donors
address Is soon as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24

guest at Mrs. Nottingham's house party
in Easonville, Va, has returned to Wash
ington college, where she will plav ar the
commencement Miss Sibey will return
to her home in Birmingham next Friday
Miss Mary Butler of Mathews county
Va. will arrive today to be one of the
attendants at the Watkins Chisolm wed.
ding.
Miss Besise McCrossin and Miss Ames
McCrossin are attending commencement
at the University of Alabama.
Miss Clio McCrossin is visiting friends
in Lexington, Ky.
Miss Cora Gregg has returned from
Nashville, where she was student al
Belmont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
The Up to Date Girl

From the Gulf State Presbyterian.
Just to show you which way the wind
Is blowing, 1t was after Christmas and
the little maid of was sitting discon-
solately by the nursery window.
Aren't you going to play with your
new doll?" asked her mother, with q
side glance at the discarded present.
NO. said the little girl
Il thought you liked her so. Don't
you?'
no"
"Oh! but you wanted a nice dolly
One that talked, didn't you?"
No response.
And this one says, Mama. 'Pa-pa.' -
The little maids eyes flashed and
sparkled as she replied: Il want doll
that says Votes for women"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
Ice Cream Cake

One-half cup of butter, one cup sugar,
one-half cup cold water, two cups cake
flour, whites of five eggs, two teaspoons
baking powder, one teaspoon each lemon
and almond extract. Cream butter and
sugar together, add water, then flour sift-
ed three times with baking powder, put in
stffly whipped whites of eggs, last the
flavoring. Do not stir until all is In
Bake in two layers.-Kinkness of NJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
Filling for Ice Cream Cake

Two cups of sugar, one cup water, one
half teaspoon cream of tartar, whites of
two eggs. Boil water and sugar together
with cream of tartar until mixture
threads when dropped from spoon; then
pour slowly on the beaten whites of the
eggs and beat until all are smooth. Spread
on cake when this is cold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
MRS. ESTES ENTERTAINS
FOR MRS. ASRIIRY

Mrs. Joseph Jefferson Asbury was ten
dered a pretty bridge luncheon Friday by
Mrs. w. G. Estes at her home on Four
teenth avenue. The seven tables for the
game were tastefully decorated with
sweet peas of every hue, the prizes being
baskets of the same flowers.