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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Auxiliary to Trainmen.

Chattanooga.-Mrs. Carl Bradford of
Columbus, O., is here arranging for the
ten days meeting of the Ladies' Aux
lliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, which eonvenes October 6.
Mrs Bradford is grand president of the
auxiliary and states that there will be
at least one thousand delegates present,
representing 500 lodges of combined
membership of p 900. The sessions of
the convention will be largely executive.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
FAR BETTER THAN QUINrNn.

Elixir Babek cures malaria where
quinine fails. and 1t can be taken with
impunity by old and young.
Having suffered from Malarious Fee
yer for several months, getting no relief
from quinine and being completely brok-
en- down in health, Elixir Babeik' effect
ed permanent cure. William +, MARI.
Elixir Babek so cents. all druggists or
by Parcels Post prepaid from Sloczew-
ski & Co, Washington. D. C.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Strange.
TT won't hold water"
what won't?"
This submarine case"
For Colds and L.aprippe

take DR.. r. A. ARMISTEAD'S AGUE
TONIC freely in large doses and you
can break the worst cold imaginable.
Splendid for children as 1t is harmless
and results are astonishing. A dose
every two hours during the day and a
double dose before retiring at night
SOC and S100 bottles.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Fog Climbed a Tree.

Pulaski.--A gray fox was shaken
from his sixty-foot perch in tree a
few days ago on the Jim Rivers farm
south Of town by Mark Yant after Os-
car Watson's dogs had freed him. The
fox was killed by the dogs.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Saw a Snake.

Memphis.--A snake in the bottom OF
the bottle is the basis of $4,000 dam
age suit filed in the circuit court against
the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and E. G.
Young V. X. Overall is the man who
says he saw it, Me drank, he alleges,
before he saw and it made him sick
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
MANY FARMERS AT CONVICTION.
Much Interest in the Short Course in
Agriculture.

Covington.- number of repre-
sentative farmers met at the courthouse
in Coyington Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of taking action toward awak-
ening and increasing the interest in the
short course in agriculture, which will
be given by Prof. H. A. Morgan and his
corps of teachers from the University
of Knoxville, in this city the week be-
ginning December 80. The course en-
braces not only the study of the proper
kinds of soil for the various crops, best
methods of cultivation, and all of the
various subjects treated in an agricul-
tural course, but horticulture, bee eul
ture, dairy methods, ETC., are taught.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10

Observation-Disclosures Day at the expo
sition has been designated as October z.
Col. Robert J. Lowery, chairman, will
endeavor to show the Atlanta spirit in
Knoxville on that day with large num-
Der of Atlanta people.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Clothing Asked For.

Memphis,-Requests to the public for
clothing to supply children of st. Peters
Orphanage during the winter have been
made by sisters of the organization. An
especial petition for infants clothing has
been made to supply 20 ''abies
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Headmaster Resigns.

Nashville. ]. w. P. Blu
ehanan of Castle Heights School, at Leb-
anon, has resigned, owing to continued
i'll health. He is succeeded by Prof. Her
bert F. Williams, graduate of Beloit
College, Wisconsin.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Safest Wav.

There's man went went around
the world without tipping"
That's the only way to work 1t
comfortably. You don't have to come
back over the same route
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
D. A. R. President Speaks.

Knoxville. -Mrs. William Cummings
Story, president general of the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution, arrived
in Knoxville. She was the leading speak
er Friday at the D. A. r. celebration at
the exposition.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
TWO PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
Snowden Will Be Postmaster at Airing
ton and Sledge at Raleigh.

Washington.-After going over the ex-
animation papers in the cases and con-
ferring with Congressman Mcclellan,
First Assistant Postmaster General d.
Q. Roper announced that he will appoint
Claude p. Snowden postmaster at Ar
lington and Jesse J. Sledge postmaster
at Raleigh. They made the highest
marks in the civil service examinations
recently held as to these two offices. The
appointments will be made Monday.
Congressman Mcclellan also called on
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo for
the purpose of securing more crop NOV
deposits probably will be made.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Resigns Bank Position.

Jackson.-Allen C. Anderson of Mem
phis has resigned his place with the Ma
tional City Bank of this city and will
accept the cashiership of the Pinson Saw
ings Bank at Pinson, Tenny in this
county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Record Load of Seed

Trezevant.-John and Dewitt Wingo,
two young farmers, who reside near
town, hold the record for bringing the
biggest load of seed cotton to the To-
cal. market during the present season.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Memphis Firm Gets Big Paving Contract

Mckenzie. Mayor r. b. Moore and
the city council here have awarded to
the Clements Construction Company of
Memphis the street paving contract for
about 10000 feet of paving on leading
residence streets.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
ChiIls and Malaria,

no matter of how long standing. will
yield quickly to DR.. r. A, ARMS
TEAD's FAMOUS AGUE TONIC. In
sist upon this remedy as results ara
marvellous. soc and s100 bottles.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
VITAL QUESTION.

There is not at the present day,
any question which SO deeply touches
the moral, the physical, and the re,
ligious welfare of the world as the
question of temperance Lord Chan
cellor Cairns.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
WANT 100000 FOR MISSIONS.
Plan Suggested to Missionary Board of
Holston Conference

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Holston Conference.
Cleveland Nearly half million dol
lars is desired for mission work by the
missionary board of the Holston confer
ence of the NJ. E. Church, South, which
is now holding its annual session in
Cleveland.
DR.. j. NJ Moore, of Nashville, secre-
tary of the mission board, suggested this
plan to the conference. He said that
if each of the two million members
would pay 30 cents year it would be
easy to raise 100000 annually. But
with the increase of cent or two in the
contribution it was thought that half a
million dollars might be raised.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Vacations Cheap.

Great scheme"
How now?"
You can buy tan and sunburn at
the drug stores"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
EVERYTHING Relative.

Madge-This summer seems to be
much cooler than last
Marjorie You must remember,
dear, that you're not wearing so many
clothes.-Judge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Narrow.

1.-THE trouble with you, Biffels. is
that you don't live within your in-
come"
Good heavens If lived within my
income | couldn't breathe"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
1t Suited Her.

First English Militant-Do you be
lieve in rocking the cradle?
Second English Militant Sure;
where are the rocks Judge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10

Whats Jobbins so elated about?"
THAT boy Of his again He has
taught the innocent little fellow to
say, i should worry"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
cIrcumstantial Evidence.

IF you lost your jewels, you ought
not to suspect your laundress."
why not?"
Because she, of all people, ought to
have clean record"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Modern Conditions.

There's an idea for a dress"
TOO daring" said the actress. 1t
may be all right for the street. but it
wouldn't be allowed on the stage.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Carroll Teachers Meet.

Huntingdon. - The Carroll County
Teachers Association will meet in Hunt.
ingdon Saturday, October IS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Fayetteville Show Draws Great Crowd.

Fayet1EVIIt SHUW DIdWs UIVdI CIUWu'
Fayetteville. What is estimated as
the largest crowd that has ever been in
Fayetteville at one time gathered here
Wednesday to enjoy the big carnival I'M
der the auspices of the local Board of
Trade.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
SHIFTS RESPONSIBILITY.

The man who takes the drink never
takes the consequences; they are
borne by his family, his employer and
his grocer.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Awful

Stella-I hear you had terrible ex
perience.
Bella-Yes: | was rescued from
drowning by another girl
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
DRINKERS NOT WANTED.

The United States census bureau re-
ports that nearly every industry Is
discriminating against the hiring OF
drinking men. The figures are:
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10
Proner Kind.

II bought refrigerator today"
''On credit?'
mo, with cold cash"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10

Don't worry about the faults OF
others. Get busy and try to correct
your own.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10

Denver will have a municipal board
of censors to pass on all moving pic
ture films shown there If Mayor
James NJ. Perkins has his way. The
other city officials are inclined to ia
yor the project
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10

Fourteen battalions of Ulster vol
unteers. comprising 1900 men of the
mo home rule army" marched
through the streets of Belfast with
colors flying and bands playing, and
were accorded rousing reception by
the citizens of the northern Irish cap
ital
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10

Timothy L. Woodruff. three times
lieutenant governor of New York. sui
fered stroke of paralysis when ne
was delivering speech at Cooper
Union, notifying John Purroy Mitchei
of his nomination for mayor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10

Four well-known white citizens of
Harriston, Miss, were killed and five
more dangerously wounded and seven
negroes slain as the result of q drunk
en- spree by two negro brothers, Wal
ter and VIII Jones. aged Is and IS.
respectively. Sixteen negroes we're
injured.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10

A detachment of troop n, United
States second cavalry, were fired on
by Mexican federal cavalrymen while
the Americans were on patrol duty on
the international border about Is
miles east of Ell Paso, Tex.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-10

Because it is alleged that certain
influences have been at work in Ouch
ess county to prevent the indictment
there of Harry X. Thaw, escaped Mat
teawan prisoner, Acting Gov. Glynn
was asked to have the attorney-gen
erals office take charge of the entire
Thaw case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

all work and no play and while It
has not exactly made him a dull boy,
it has made him hate farming. Smiths
wife is leading the life of a drudge,
and she swears her daughters are not
'soing to live on the farm If she can
help 1t. With the stagnation' In social
life has come stagnation In moral ana
religious life. for morals do not flourish
III stagnant community.
Yes, Smith needs help. He needs to
know how to farm more scientifically.
lie needs better income. He needs
to know how to organize with his fell
low farmers to protect themselves
against the inroads of the middlemen
and the tenants. He needs better mar
kets for his crops and better trans
rortation facilities to those markets
Fe needs school for his children that
VIII give them as good an education
as they would get in any city school,
a school that Will instill in them love
of the country. a knowledge of farm
ing and an appreciation of Its eco
nomic Significance. He needs more
recreation facilities for the whole fam
lily. He needs handler kitchen for
his wife and daughter and more oppor-
tunties for them to broaden their lives
ana enrich their minds in literary and
social activities.
The question is. should the church
sive it? Should it go to Farmer Smith
and say:
Smith, I am a bit ashamed of my
self; | have not been doing for you
what I ought. l have been teaching
about Elysian fields and allowing the
riches of blue grass, corn and wheat
fields to be squandered with prodigal
hand have been trying to pave your
road to glory land but have paid
no attention to your road to the near
est market; have talked about man
sions in the skies and cared little about
the buildings in which you and xour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
FARMER SMITH AND HIS CHURCH

This article Is by-product Mr.. East
mans Is months of survey work under
the auspices of the Presbyterian depart
men of Church and Country Life.
IN ARMER SMITH needs help. He
needs 1t here and now. He is
4 trying to keep his family sup
Piled with food and clothes. He is
struggling to give his children an edu-
cation and at the same time to pay
off the mortgage on the farm and to
save enough to keep his wife and him
self from want in their old age. All
around him are those who are waging
the same battle, but they give him lit
tie help. Each one fights alone as
his father did before him.
Twelve years ago Farmer Smith had
a $4,000 farm. 1t yielded him an in
come of about $500. That was re-
turn of 10 per cent. Today, because
of the general raise in land values
that farm is worth $4,000 1t yields
him about $500 1t is now only a Z
decreased. Moreover, his land is poor
er than it was II years ago. Smith
never learned how to farm intensively
He knows only the crude methods used
by his father in the days of virgin soil.
The years ahead give him no prom
ise that he will be able to make even
as much from his farm as he is making
now.
The economic pinch has left its
marks upon his social life Many OF
his old neighbors have sold their farms
and moved away. Some have left their
farms in the hands of tenants who ara
robbing the land of its fertility. Com
munity spirit has vanished The OLD
forms of recreation have lapsed with
The passing of the settled population.
NO new forms have taken their plac,.
except in the towns, and these are
usually Of character that would not
be tolerated in the country. Smiths boy
IS waiting his first opportunity TO get
off the farm. His has been a life of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

tioD of its own. 1t is not far from Rim
con Antonio. This property remained in
the hands of the heirs of Cortez until
the days of Andrew jackson, when it
was purshased by the family which now
holds II.
When Cortez died he gave some of his
Cuernavaca lands to the hospital and
Church of Jesus of Nazareth. which still
stands not far from the cathedral in Mex
leo City. and in which his patent of mo-
bility Is. The archives of the hospital
have also his land grants. The hospital
stands on the site of Montezuma's palace
and 1t is said that Montezuma was killed
while standing upon its roof by a stone
throne from mob of Indians whom he
was trying to pacify.
Cortez built palace at Cuernavaca
after he came back from Spain in l5sa
and this for a time formed his favorita
residence. He personally superintended
his vast estates and cultivated them He
then introduced sugar cane from Cuba
and erected sugar mills and other works
Most of the estates have been more or
less subdivided, and the town of Cuerna-
vaca, which contains about 1000 people
has grown UP on his land The place is
noted for its beautiful views and is ceie-
brated as a health resort. 1t has recently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
The Colonel Expresses His Vie1us

cessities to the missing link down in
the Fills, I answered mildly, And by
Jimmy, my wife got madl"
And the colonel laughed in that way
Of mis- that makes one laugh with him
whether one wants to or not
Come along, colonel and let's &c
to a picture show" suggested the fam
lily friend.
And they went
On the way the colonel continued tc
air his grievance. It was in his sys-
ten and 1t had to come out
Il never saw anything like these
women. Take my wife, for instance
She joins every dinky little club thai
comes along. If 1 were to die she pos
itively hasn't got free afternoon tc
so to my funeral, and yet when I spend
an evening at my club occasionally and
come In perhaps a little late, IL or
o'clock, or something like that, why
-ere-you see?"
The family friend saw.
women ought to go to bed at 1t
o'clock anyhow, and not be WAITING
up all hours for people," grumbled tho
colonel
Il tell you what. women need re.
form Just look at that" he went on in
dlsgusted tone, indicating a grour
OF galiy chattering young girls who
We're hurrylng to matinee
Inc girls in their frantic effort to be 9
nttie ahead of date in style had strained
the last cry to the point of absurd gro
tesqueness, and it cannot be denied tha
they We're painted not wisely but too well
al -fo
good taste with supreme contempt
Just look at those facesr' he raged
They are not merely painted, they arc
plastered and calsoniined | hate to thinl
OF the taste that would come from thos,
girls lips.
IF l was boy, by Jinks, I'd kiss 4
10 cent store rag doll, or a poodle pupp,
before I'd kiss one of those messed W
facesv'
"oh, come off. colonel" laughed tn,
family friend. IF you were a boy ant
found one of those faces pretty close Il
your shoulder you'd"
Not on your life," broke in the colone
vehemently. II won't say what / Nigh
do If IL was girl with a sweet, cleat
face but If any woman dared to piit
messy face like that too close to my icoa
sleeve I'd rd-Td spank her. BY cricky
l would.' The colonel said it as if h
meant it.
Don't be so hard on the girls" sal,
the amused family friend, adding tritely
They are not so bad as they are painted.
Twould be hard for 'em to be,
growled the colonel
Here they had fortunately reached thei
destination and the colonel immediatel,
forgot the girls.
His disapproval of their vulgar displa,
of chemical charms was lost, swallowet
up in sea of wrath over the hapless pho
toplay which the operator was cheerful,
turning on suposing 1t to be of grea
heart interest to southern people.
Unfortunately the picture happened t,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

the

chambers and jail 1t was one of the
first buildings erected by white men on
the North American continent and it
bears the Cortez coat of arms over it's
doorway. Similar Inscriptions have been
found In Cuernavaca, Vera Cruz and
Oaxaca.
This Coyohuacan palace is rude build
ing without much architectural beauty
The doorway inside the patio is Moorish
and the cornice of the building is very
plain. The walls are thick and the house
was evidently fortifcation as we'll as
home. Not far from it Is the Church of
John the Baptist, which was erected
about the same time and not far away
is the Dominican monastery, near where
Cortez is said to have strangled his
Cuban wife.
1 do not know the exact extent of the
lands given to Cortez but they probably
covered millions of acres. The property
he had in Tehuantepec comprised several
hur dred thousand acres, and 1t was for
many years the home of his descendants.
He erected a house there in 1927, but this
is now in ruins The estate has been di-
vided into three ranches. One of them
has 10000 acres and is chiefly devoted to
stock raising. Another has 1000 acres of
sugar cane on 1t, and a third is right on
the Tehuantejec railway, having a sta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

m HE family friend strolled in and
found the colonel on his big airy
porch, looking a trifle lonely.
Where's your wife, colonel?"f asked
the family friend tentatively
'Gone to join something" replied the
colonel
She belongs to six clubs now, but she
heard about some club or other being or
ganized to encourage artists, SO out She S
gone, lickety split TO join it.
Never drew a line nor held paint
brush in her life, but she was asked to
join, so, by cricky, she'd join it or bust
The colonels language was sometimes
more forceful than elegant rAhemr' re-
marked the family friend, Slightly en-
barrassed continuing tolerantly: well,
you know there are lots of women that
j way
Yes, by George, Plenty of EN-" said
the colonel, who was a little sore on the
subject. 'tPlenty Of 'em that would join
society for sending soap to ring tailed
{ monkeys in darkest Africa If anybody
CHANGED to suggest it!
"Why, that kind of things the breath Of
life to my wife. She's having the time
of her life when she's in a crowd of
women and the whole bunch talking at
once.
'.She had some kind of charity club to
meet with her not long ago, and those
ing and hearing one of their meetings"
How did ii strike you?' asked the
family friend with curiosity.
"Well, first they read a report from
some other society in the Philippines, and
then they decided to give a dinner" said
the colonel.
''And then some of them opened theil
sewing bags and got to briar-w whipping OF
whatever you call II, and one or two oi
them got out a pencil and tablet thai
they didn't seem to write anything in
and they sat around in a circle and ev-
cry blame woman there talked at this
same time. What I got out of it wal
something like this:
II always use the overstitch when
+. Yes, they had to give him cas-
tor oil twice before No, Friday y
would be the best day for a public
dinner because and of course my
cooks baby had to have fits just when
company oh, do have it made witt
slit skirt. . Chicken salad with
hers selling at SO cents, It's simply
out of the Paintel till she looked
like third rate chorus girl 9. Witt
coffee and sandwiches and charge 81
cents . plate--w3ll. 1t went on like
that till l got dizzy and slipped ou
At the side door"
THAT night my wife Jumped on ms
about leaving.
why, Randolph she cried, 'didn
you think it was lovely meetingg
Beautiful. Dee-lightful. but yo,
see. my dear. ! had to go to my owr
club and help get off a box of neck
ties and talcum powder and other ne