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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-07

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-07

LONDON-"Movies" of African Wild
beasts were produced at Bucktnghan,
for the royal family and the king apS
queen were delighted.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-07

man who ticks a play into shape for
the stage
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-07

STOCKHOLM-lt 10 alleged that
the Russian Appoltov. who has won
so many skating races, uses strych-
nine before each race thereby requir-
Ing artificial energy and endurance
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-07
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-07

Ihls Is not day of triumph: IL
IL day OF dedication. Here muster
not the forces OF party. but the forces
OF humanity Mems hearts wait upon
MS; mems lives hang in the balance;
men hopes call upon us 10 say what
We will do.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
PARIS PROTESTS ESsT!Ss
TELEPHONE RULES
PETITION AGAINST CUMBERLAND
is CIRCULATED.
When Citizens Required to Pay Rentals
at Office of Company Instead of
to Collect They Grow
Indignant.

Paris.-A veritable storm of protest
has arisen in this city over the recent
order of the Cumberland Telephone Il
Telegraph Company requiring the pa
irons of the service to pay their rental
at the office of the company instead Of
to collector, as heretofore. Following
this order two prominent professional
men of Paris went to the business men
with petition which was signed by
practically every man seen. The petit
ton carries the names of 100 business
and professional men.
The petition expresses a very decided
objection to this new order and also
the class of service being given was re-
ferred to as "miserably poor service"
1t is alleged that the telephone service
OF Paris is as poor as in any exchange Of
this section. Other talk of an independ-
ent company being organized which will
possibly be financed by the citizens OF
Paris, therefore making it municipal
concern.
One of the professional men who car
ried the petition above referred to is
considering upon the suggestion of 9th
ers the advisability of circulating sim
liar petition which the patrons of the
Cumberland Telephone Company will be
asked to sign. This petition obligates
the signers to have their telephones tax
en- out in the event 90 per cent of the
patrons of the company sign. The pro-
fessional man in question declares that
the place would have little trouble in
getting 80 per cent to sign, therefore as
sure the success of the new concern.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
sHUN TEAPOT, WARNS BISHOP
Irish churchman Says 1t ls Respon.
sIbIe for Much Lunacy Among
His People.

For the last ten years or so mum.
Der Of Irish doctors interested in men,
tai diseases have been trying to To-
cate the causes of the widespread lu
macy among the people Of County
Kerry. 1t has remained for an emf
nent ecclesiastic actually to fit 1t.
The Most Rev. DIR. Maugan, the Ro-
man Catholic bishop of Kerry do
cese, now attributes this sad mental
state to far too free indulgence in
the use and consumption of tea among
the young people. AS a consequence
he has issued warning to mothers
to be sparing in the supply of that
popular beverage to their children.
Before the teapot says his grace,
became such a common domesticuten-
sill, Kerry homes produced race Of
men and women that was the admira-
ton of Europe. Instead of beautiful,
muscular development we have now a
population of stunted growths exhib-
iting symptoms of mental degeneracy
beg of you all, therefore, to shup
the teapot"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22

south-from Burmah to Afghanistan-.
east and west-and even in the semi
civilized jungle provinces of Central
India cry for equal rights has been
sent up by the women of the most pop
ulous country on the earth.
In India the close system of "pur
dah," the screening of native women;
the caste prejudices, the racial hatred
between Hindus and Mahometans, the
two predominating religious faiths;
centuries of superstition, the grossest
ignorance, iron clad traditions and,
above all, the bitter animosity of the
Hindu Brahmins and Mahometan null
labs, priests of the respective creeds,
against any innovation, especially rel
alive to women, made India appear to
be the last country where it would be
possible for women to voice their
grievances and desires. But India has
arisen from her almost prehistoric
)lethargy and the world stands as
founded.
1t Is peculiar fact that priests of
all denominations have Numbered
their condemnation against the femin-
list movement from the pulpit. 1t
would seem that there is an all-prevail-
ing fear that the equalizing of men and
women in the eyes of society and Of
the law, and therefore their uplift,
mentally and morally, would tend
greatly to break down the domination
of the church, would dissipate the
blind obedience to the dictates of the
various religious orders.
Only few months ago, In Benares,
the holy city of the Hindu religion,
over quarter of million women as
sembled and denounced in no mincing
terms the intense animosity and the
unparalleled bigotry maintained
against their emancipation by the
priesthood belonging to the various d.
visions of the Hindu cult.
Infanticide-th Staying of female
infants-child marriage, the degrading
of the dancing girls attached to the
temples for the purposes OF prostitu-
ton. the forbidding of remarriage to
widows, where in many instances the
marriage has never been consummat-
ed, and the horrible practice of suit
tee--the immolation Of the Hindu
widow upon the funeral pyre of her
dead husband--these were the prin-
cipal subjects that were vehemently
discussed by the leaders, all Of them
women of superior birth, breeding and
education.
True, the last named practice Is for
hidden and vigorously repressed by
the British government, but it is rea-
sonably impossible for a country as
immense as the Indian Peninsula,
which is as large as Europe, less Rus
sia, where thousands of square miles
are not actually under the watchful
eye of a British official, to be abso-
lutely free from this horrific religiouf
rite.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22

and Chancellor Livingston was finally
broken up. The Chancellor Livings-
ton, a steamer named after Fulton's
famous partner of that name, was one
of the most interesting of all the
early boats.
1t was designed by Robert Fulton
himself, says Buchanan, but the great
inventor died before this steamer was
completed, which was a marked i'm
provement over his previous models.
The Livingston was considered re-
markably speedy In her day, as she
could make IL miles an hour with the
tide and six against it." The Chancel-
lor Livingston was the fourth steamer
on the river, as the Clermont had been
succeeded by the Car of Neptune and
the Paragon. The Paragon, 1t is re-
corded, was 173 feet long and alter
mated with the Car of Neptune.
One of the hoodoo boats of the river
was the good ship Victory, which was
built in 1927. Her passengers we're so
afraid that her boilers would burst
that sometimes they turned out of
their berths and spent the night on
one or another of the barges that the
Victory was in the habit of towing
on her regular passenger trips.
The South America was famous
old river boat that was built in 1910
for Isaac Newton, of Rensselaer, coun.
ty, who had designed several well.
known river boats and who was q
power on the river at one time. The
South America was the first boat to
make the run between New York and
Albany in less than eight hours. She
was popular and luxuriously fitted for
her time, and did good service for
"a years, when, toward the close OF
the Civil war, she was rebuilt into a
hay barge. In addition to her fame
as a record breaker, she and her con-
sort, the North America, were well
known among rivermen because they
were the first steamers to burn an
thracite. When the old boat had seen
her day and was being transformed
into humble hay carrier, small boys
used to go,in swimming from her side
at Rondout and made use of her state
rooms as bath houses
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
NOTED BOAT RETIRED RETIRED
Passing of Mary Powell Ends Old
Steamboat Days.
Famous Hudson River Craft Still
Stanch and seaworthy, but Her
Limited Size is Responsible
for Her Removal.

New York.-Old steamboat days on
the Hudson were the best Of all, and
the lapse of the Mary Powell marks
the close of them. No blame can be
attached to the old vessel for her dis
appearance from the route that she
has travelled for half century, for
only her limited size Is responsible for
her removal. Her sides are still as
stanch as ever. and the Palisades will
still return the echo of her paddle
wheels when the rush season is over.
But the fact remains that the most
popular and widely known steamboat
of American waters has been driven
into the background, and that the day
of old-fashioned steamboating had
gone there with her.
Much has been written about the
earlier rivalry on the river and how
the monopoly between Robert Fulton
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
INDICTED FOR
DOUBLE MURDER
CHARGE MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
FOR KILLING COULTERS.
Afford Seems Content to Remain in Jail
Until Attempt Later, Which Will
Probably Be Made to Sc
cure Bail.

Trenton.-The grand jury returned
two indictments against j. A. Afford
who shot and killed w. s. Coulter, 81
years old, and his son, Harry Coulter, 25,
here at the railroad station last Monday
afternoon. The indictments each charge
murder in the first degree. No attempt
has been made to secure bail, Afford
seeming to be content to remain in jail
The law firms of Deason, Elder &
Holmes and Cooper and Clarke have been
retained by the defense, while there have
been number of attorneys who have
volunteered to serve in the prosecution
1t is understood that an attempt will
be made later to secure bail through
habeas corpus proceedings. By consent
of the authorities no warrants have been
issued for the offense, but these papers
will be served when the prisoner is taken
from the jail.
At the funeral, which occurred in Dyer,
there were perhaps as many as 5000
people who came to pay their last re-
spects to the dead men.
The case will not come up for trial at
this term of the circuit court, since that
docket is practically finished.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
His Farewell Speech.

James II. Wallis, "the fly man OF
Boise" has made Idaho the most SAM
tary and most fyproof state in the
Union.
Mr.. Willis, discussing his success
with New York reporter, laughed
and said:
Il have succeeded in Graduating the
fly by making all Idaho hate the fly,
even as poor old Dan Carson hated
his wife
Poor old Dan lay dying. His wife,
melted a little for once, said to him:
You're going, Dam
Dan, his eyes closed, made no an.
swer. His wife then repeated. with
sigh:
Dan. you're going, but I'll soon
follow you.
Upon this Dams CLASSY orbs
opened, and he said In hollow voice:
"'You stay here as long as yov
can.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
WOMEN ASK ASK RIGHTS
The Cry Is Rocking India to Her
Foundation.
Marked Change Taking Place In coun-
try as to Women After Centuries
OF the Most Crushing Misery
and Cruel Oppression.

New York.-Little do the thousands
of women of the United States-or Eu.
rope, for that matter with the excep-
ton of England-know of the bitter
struggle that is taking place in India
with reference to woman suffrage.
For hundreds of years women In
India have had no status in the world
of the living. Looked upon from the
time of her birth as curse, or at least
as a burden, woman's lot in that land
has steadily grown worse. Within the
last three years, however, change
that can only be termed miraculous
has overspread the country.
From Lhasa to Ceylon-north and
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
WIFE SHOULD KEEP SECRETS
divorces Are Largely Due to Couples
Knowing Too Much Of
Each Other"

Boston.-"The wise wife never tells
her husband all her secrets. She
knows better than run the chance Of
losing her independence"
So declared Mrs. Charlotte Smith,
head of the National Homestead asso-
citation. The association Is studying
to find out what makes happy homes.
1t was learned that If wife tells her
husband everything it is lesson to
him not to tell her his secrets.
Many divorces are occasioned by
married couples knowing too much Of
each other" declared Mrs. Smith.
When their secrets become known
they magnify them. A wife is really a
fool If she let's her husband know
everything. 1t is best all around not
to tell all you know; 1t saves trouble
and heartbreaks. In married life, 81
lence is golden. Don't understand that
| mean husband and wife should do
things on the sly. Not at all. Tell
hubby just enough to keep him
happy"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNINS0lOOL
LESSON
tBy =. o. SELLERS. Director Of Even
ing Department The Moody Bible In
stitute of ChioAgo.)
LESSON FOR AUGUST "a.
THE BREAD OF HEAVEN.

LESSON TExT-Ex. 1918.
GOLDEN TExT-"Jesus saith unto
hem. am the bread of life."-John 6:35.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
AN OLD NURSE
Persuaded Doctor to Drink Postum.

An old faithful nurse and an exper-
fenced doctor, are pretty strong COM
bination in favor of Postum, instead
of tea and coffee.
The doctor said:
Il began to drink Postum FIVE years
ago on the advice of an old nurse.
During an unusually busy winter.
between coffee, tea and overwork, !
became a victim of insomnia. In a
month after beginning Postum, in
place of tea and coffee, | could eat
anything and sleep as soundly as a
baby.
In three months had gained TWEEN
ty pounds in weight. / now use Pos
tum altogether instead of tea and cof-
fee; even at bedtime with soda
cracker or some other tasty biscuit.
Having a little tendency to Diabe-
ties, used small quantity OF sacchar-
inc instead of sugar, to sweeten with.
| may add that today tea or coffee are
never present in our house and very
many patients, on my advice, have
adopted. Postum as their regular bev-
erage.
In conclusion can assure anyone
that. as refreshing, nourishing and
nerve-strengthening beverage, there is
nothing equal to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Write for booklet, 'The
Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Unjust be boiled).
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
ing but Is prepared instantly by stir
ring level teaspoonful In an ordinary
cup Of hot water, which makes it right
for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put in
heaping spoonful and temper it with
large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way in the future.
There's Reason" for Postum.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22

was discovered on the rocky rim OF
the Bloody Basin in Arizona, near the
site of the great Roosevelt dam. Its
peculiar appearance SO impressed the
field officers of the reclamation service
that a picture of the great fan-shaped
plant was made and forwarded to the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton. Experts failed to find any record
Of such a cactus, SO 1t has been official
ly classified as a freak of the large
and eccentric family of Cereus Gigan-
teus-called by the Spanish "Sahuara"
the members of which form the mig
ger head" foot in height, to the Sa-
huara Grande, which lifts its cluster
Of white flowers of death" so feet o,
more above the ground.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
Paris Bonds Sold.

Paris.-After delay of a few weeks
the $65,0oO in bonds issued by the city
under authority of the voters at an
election have been sold and the remit
lance is now in the hands of the city
treasurer. The bonds were sold at par,
and after the necessary reduction for
attorneys fees and other expenditures,
the net sum paid by the city amounted
to about $4,000. With this sum OF
money the city sewerage system will be
laid. The municipal water and light
plant will be improved and enlarged,
and city school building to cost abtu,
$4,000.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
Question of Hearing.

The burly farmer strobe anxiously
into the post Office
Have you got any letters for Mike
Hover" he asked.
The new postmaster looked him up
and down
For who?" he snapped.
Mike Hover" replied the farmer.
The postmaster turned aside.
applicant. Cant you understand
plain English? | asked if you've
got any letter for Mike Howell"
We'll, l haven't snorted the post
master Neither have l letter for
anybody else's COW, Get out"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
Death Instead of Arrest.

Springfield. Pitt, aged a5,
married, was found dead near the home
of his father, six miles from Springfield,
on the Cross Plains road, 1t is presumed
that Pitt ended his life, .preferring death
to arrest following a serious alteration
he had about midnight with his brother,
Percy, at the latter's home five miles
from Springfield, in the course of which
Moore fired a shotgun through the front
door, slightly wounding the other, and
being fred on Intellectually by Percy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
DISCOVER A NOVEL CACTUS
Unique Species of the Plant Is Found
In the Sun-Baked Desert
of Arizona.

Washington.-A newcomer in the
cactus world for scientists to puzzle
over is shown In the accompanying
picture. Whether a freak or a dis
tinct variety which has hitherto es-
capped detection, botanists are unable
to determine. Curiously enough it re-
sembles in general contour the famed
travellers palm" of the tropics and,
like that valuable plant, the cactus
stores up quantity Of water for the
thirsty wayfarer behind its thorny
armor. The specimen here pictured
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
IRON OUTPUT GROWS.
Last of Mine Reports for 1919 Is Given
Out.

Nashville.-The last of the state mine
reports for the year 1912, with the ex-
ception of that of coal, was compiled
by the state mining department, the re-
port on the pig iron industry in the
state being completed. The report shows
that production for 1912 amounted to
33s,225 long tons, as against 1924, 1881
long tons for the year previous.
The value of the 1912 production was
$4,34S, 405, while that of the 1911 produc-
ton was $4,033,679. The increase in
value was caused chiefly by the increase
in production. One thousand two hun
dred and thirteen men were employed
in the smelters last year
Pig iron in this state is produced in
the counties of Campbell, Dickson, Ham
ilton, Hickman, Lewis Maury, Rhea,
Roane, Stewart, Washington and
Wayne.
With but few exceptions, the reports
on different mineral products for 1912
have shown Increase both in output and
value of production over the same for
1911.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22

Miss Harriet Chase, Stating That She
Had Lived Long Enough,
Commits Suicide.

Cornish, Me.-Having lived as long
as she wished, according to her state
ment to a neighbor the other day,
Miss Harriet Chase, aged eighty-six,
committed suicide by drowning her
self in water barrel in her kitchen.
Two nieces from Fryeburg who had
been visiting her returned to find her
missing, and when they began a
search aided by woman living close
by, they saw the top Of her head in
the barrel.
Miss Chase had undressed herself,
put Oil night dress, and then sat
down in the barrel until the water COW
cred her head. She leaves brother,
Richard S. Chase Of this town, and
sister, Mrs. Olive Young Of Port
land.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22

Mrs. Collins found the following
Black Hand letter pinned to her door
one morning:
Deer Mis- Collins-Onless you pu. a
jar of jam, hunk of chokolt cake,
apple pie an bag of cany down by
the old well, we will stel your lttel
boy and keep him, onless you pay us
milyon dollars.-The Black Hand.
The letter has been handed to- the
police and the criminals will soon be
brought to justice. To date Mrs. Col
Inns little boy has been the only one
seen in the vicinity of the old WE'LL
Judge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22

The portly lady had accidentally
taken rear seat in a surface car re-
served for smokers. With uncon-
cealed indignation she watched the
man beside her fill his pipe.
Sir finally came her frigid tones.
smoking always makes me feel sick. +"
Does 1t now, ma ann" said the man
as he carefully lighted up. Then take
my advice an quit smoking
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
w. 0. w. Hold, Meeting.

Selmer-The annual McNairy County
Woodmen of the World rally and free
entertainment at the fair grounds
brought the largest crowd seen here in
many years. Representative citizens
from all adjoining counties were pres
ent. The occasion was a Homecoming
event, and many former citizens from
Arkansas and Mississippi enjoyed thu
day.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-The local
board of public works has taken un-
der consideration the scheme of Carl
Eickemeyer, a patient at the State
Hospital for the Insane, for the sys-
tenn of waterworks for the city. Eicke-
meyer has entertained his keepers
with the details of immense engineer
ing projects.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
Ten Men With Eiqht Legs.

Chicago.-Ten men, who had but
eight legs between them, attended the
burial of Charles E. Moore, one-legged
manager Of an artificial limb manufac-
turing concern. The four pallbearers
had one leg each. Two of the party
had no legs. Four others had but one
leg and one arm each, and one woman
had an artificial limb.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
Burma lin $500 In Bills.

New York,-His confidence shaken
in banks by the Pittsburgh crash, Bar
nett Gelford of Brooklyn withdrew
$500 from savings bank and placed
1t In the kitchen range in his home.
He failed to inform his wife, who
built fire, which destroyed the eur
renew
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-22
Watched Deaths Approach.

Princeton, Ky-With his feet caught
In frog, Wylie Pepper, an Illinois
Central fagman had to stand helpless
and watch switch engine bear down
on him, his cries being unheard. He
threw himself back and his leg was
cut off at the knee, but he bled to
death before physicians could reach
him.