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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09
Boosters Coming
Crowd of Nashville Busi-
ness Men Exploiting the
Commercial Attractions
of that City to be at
Lexington on the Goth
Inst.

A special train bearing the
Nashville Boosters will pass
Lexington on Tuesday, the Goth
inst, and will make q sh ort stop
here. In the crowd will be rep
resentatives Of many businesses
which which have long enjoyed
Lexington and Henderson coun.
ty trade and the Boosters issue
a cordial invitation to the bust.
ness men Of the town and coun.
tro to meet them on the occasion
Of their visit to the town. Our
capitol city is entitled to every
consideration as a wholesale cen.
ter in all lines and we have long
believed that the more our men
Of business will investigate the
wholesale attractions Of Nash.
vile the more Of our trade will
90 there. Nashville wholesalers
show . willingness to work fol
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09
N. c. & St. L.
Statement.
r Dad rlak es Splendid
Showing for rlonth Of
r1arCh.

The comparative monthly
statement of the comptroller of
the Nashville, Chattanooga u
st. Louisrailway shows during
the month of March decrease
Of $765.08 in the net operating
income Of the lines as compared
with the corresponding month Of
1912. The gross operating reve-
nues was ST, ,145, ,S95.02, while
the operating expenses and tax
es amounted to $942, 181 IS.
This left net operating income
Of $2O3, ,582.1 .18 for the month.
The statement covering the
period from July /, 1912, to
March 81, 1918, shows an in
crease Of 500, 1891 over the car
responding nine months Of the
previous fiscal year, the income
amounting to $2,005, 1858. Ten
nessean and American.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09
In Springtime.
The Soldier Boys Fancy
Turns to Thoughts OF
Home and the FOrsaken
Attractions thereof. .

Since April l, or the arrival Of
warm spring weather, ali aver.
age of twenty-seven desertions
per day from the United States
army has been reported. Every
day the United States marshal
receives a complete record Of the
army desertions, and the record
shows noticeable increase since
"fshin weather" arrived. The
spring weather has always in
creased inconsistencies among the
soldiers, and many Of them have
been unable to resist the longing
to get back to the familiar
scenes when the flowers begin to
bloom.
A notable fact shown by the
army records is that during the
period when it seemed that this
country would go to war with
Mexico, the number Of deser.-
tions were less than they had
been for years. When it became
evident that there would be no
war, the average number Of sol
diers who took French leave''
daily increased, until the maxi
mum uumber has almost been
reached at the present time.
Tennessean and American
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09
For Killing Negro
Suit For $50, 900 Damages
In Federal Court
Against Large Number
OF Gibson Countians.

The daily press Of the State
last Sunday contained the fol.
lowing special sent from Hum
boldt:
Considerable excitement has
been caused in Gibson county
over the notice Of the $50, 900
damage suit that has been
brought in the federal court,
Jackson, by j. II. Sims, admin.
istrator Of George Butler, color
ed, deceased, who was killed by
q pos,e Of citizens about one
year ago, after he had been
chased for several days, defyinq
his pursuers. Butler was being
pursued by the posse under the
assumption that he had murder.
ed q white woman near La
Grange, Tenn, and is said to
have boasted. to certain negros
that he.was the murderer of the
woman. When ar officer went
to arrest the negro, he fed, and
armed with q shotgun, he fought
his pursuers like a demon. As
the chase continued other citi.
zens joined in, it is estimated
that from first to last, some 200
people were in the pursuit. The
posse was forced to kill the ne.
gro before they could capture
him, then 1t developed that he
was not the negro wanted.
Horace Adams, Ross Morgan,
j. L. Meals and R. u. Estes, oil
leading citizens of Gibson couu.
ty; Sheriff w. L. Reid, and
about 200 other citizens are
named in the suit.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09
Senator Sam
H. Williams
The Good and Faithful
Servant Given Loving
Cup by A d m ir n g
Friends In His Home
Town.

The friends Of State Senator
Sam Fl. Williams rendered him
q reception in the Dyersburg
courthouse Friday night al
which time they presented him
with q beautiful silver loving
cup in token Of their apprecia
tion Of his work in the general
assembly, Ex.State Senator W.
II. Ward was chairman Of the
meeting which was we'll attend
ed, especially by the ladies.
Rev. E. Ramsey, pastor Of the
Methodist church, and Q warm
personal friend of Senator Will
liams, praised the work that
Mr.. Williams did for the tenn.
perance cause in the upper house
of the legislature. He was fol
lowed by Hon. T. Q. Gordon
who spoke along the same lines
as Mr.. Ramsey. The loving cup
was presented by Miss Penelope
Avery, principal Of the Dyers
burg High School, who closed
her remarks with the hiblica
words, "Well done, good ant
faithful servant.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09
Old Age Pension Bill In.

Washington, May 1.-The pro.
gressive old age pension bill te
provide 81 to "a q week for all
those more than rs years old,
whose incomes are under $40 .
week, was introduced today by
Representative Kelly Of Penn
sylvania.
His plan would pension those
with incomes Of LEGS than SO .
week at $4 a week, incomes ol
from SO to 81 at SO, between 81
and 20, ~ q week and from s.
to 80, 81 week.
The bill would disqualify al
criminals, lunatlcs aud inrnstel
of alnlshouses and oil men ove1
66 years old who for any extend
ed period have failed to earn &C
cording to their ability.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09
NUMBER 43
Dire Prediction.
T h at Japan Will Land
Troops on American
Soil in Six Weeks Time.


Ralph Smith writing from
Washington to the Tennessean
and American last Sunday credi.
ted to Democratic Senator the
statement. 1T would not be
surprising if Japan landed troops
in California inside Of thirty
days or six weeks" +" The Sena-
tor referred to is said to not be
in any sense a pessimist--an
opinion which we endorse, for
we regard him as nothing short
of a fool. Let one load of Japs
land on California soil, and
enough of American patriots will
flock to the West, armed even
with the most primitive weap-
Ons, to wipe them from the face
of the Earth. The Jap landing
here and invading even one
state is quite different propo-
sition from Uncle Sam sending
troops and supplies ten thousand
miles to protect and hold the
Philippine Islands against Ja-
which we do not belihve
could be done. The Doubling
Thomas Senator said further:
Japan could easily land 250,.
900 soldiers in California within
a few weeks"
THE Mikado could take posses.
sion of the state and all it's re.
sources and industries and soon
pay off the big war Indebtedness
which some persons believe is
one of the things that will pre-.
vent the Japanese from fighting
the United States at this time.
War between the United
States aud japan is inevitable
sooner or later. The Japanese
must recognize this fact az we
do in this country, and now is
the most opportune time for us
and the most opportune time for
japan to strike. We could not
repel an invading army at this
time. 1t would require fully q
year for US to develop our army,
and it is out of the question to
suppose that the national guard
could beat them back.
1T would require three years
or more for US to drive the Japs
from our soil if they land, but
eventually we would conquer
them and in time we could and
should take Toxic"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09

Last Friday evening over in
the town Of Gleason. Miss Nit
tie Penick, of Martin, daughter
Of the well-known Baptist minis.
ter, Rev. In. Penick, was mar
ried to Mr.. Milburn Gardner, q
book keeper in one Of the banks
at Martin. The bride has been
Musical Instructor at the Glea-
syn Masonic Male and Female
Institute.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09
What a Pity.

The State Board of Education
in Nashville last Saturday elect.
ed Prof. w. H. Bourne Of
Brownsville state inspector OF
high schools over Prof. z. L.
Harmed. Prof. Bourne is a Flu
sionist. The board also notified
Ben Carr, negro superintendent
Of the farm at the negro normal
college, that his place would be
vacant IN 30 DAYS. Carr is a
regular Democrat, though a ne.
gro,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09


Ross Jackson, a jealous hus'
baud, in Nashville, last Friday
evening, killed Olara, his young
wife. and then turned the weap-
On On himself, but failing te
take his own life outright al
because he came across his wife
riding in : buggy with Will
Scott, II years Of age, a FRIEND
whom the girl and known al
her life. Jackson must have
been loaded with the unmistak
able.evidence Of Nashville De
u1pcracy-whisky.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09
Brother DuttOn.
The Good News Comes
From the Sanwich Is
lands that Father Da-
mien's Successor Lives
and Has Not Contract
ed LeOrOsy.

Possibly readers of the Prog
ress have Heard of Brother Dut.
ton, the man who went to Mo-
lokai, one of the Sanwich Is
lands, as the successor Of Father
Damien in earring for the great
colony Of lepers. From time to
time letters have come from
Brother Dutton to his godmoth-
er. Mrs. B. j. Semmes, in Mem
phis, telling of his work in car.
ing for the most unfortunate of
all mankind, the lepers Of the
Molokai colony, and now through
the same channel comes assur-
ance that Brother Dutton not
only still lives but is happy in
his work. Recently there have
been rumors that Brother Dut-
ton was dying from leprosy and
even his death has been report
ed in a way that was regarded
as official. Once o wear Molokai
is visited by q committee from
Honolulu and the report that We
refer to as having been received
by Mrs. Lemmes In Memphis,
was the fruit of the most recent,
visitation OF that committee. Bro,
Dutton is not only clear Of lep-
rosy but is so well and happy in
his work that he is credited
with saying mot for q million
dollars would leave my home
now" We happen to know
something Of Brother Dutton.
During the administration Of
President Arthur he was sta
toned in the town Of Purdy,
McNairy county, having the po-
sition Of examiner Of war cllims
against the government. After
that just q few years he wound
up his earthly affairs and volun.
teered to go and care for the
lepers in their isolated colony
on the island in the Pacific
ocean. With everything desir-
able this world can give to live
for, he mmolated himself on the
altar of self sacrifice and after
more than a quarter of a century
he still lives, rejoicing and hap
py in that sacrifice. His early
manhood was spent in bitter
antagonism to the Catholic faith
but he became a Catholic and
CT his own free will offered him
self to do a work which all the
money in the world cannot buy.
Brother Dutton promised Father
Damien that his grave in the
Molokai colony should be always
cared for and the religious life
of the colony perpetuated and in
Molokai he will stay until death
adds his name to that Of other
martyrs who have preceded him
to that land where we shall q Ny
be known By what we have done
here. Brother Dutton's name
will shine in future ages among
the greatest saints the world has
known.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-05-09

West Tennessee trade and we
are of the opinion that our deal
ers should give them an old
fas h i o n g d, fair, Tennessee
chance at the trade.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11

more national organization to the
wreck of thousands already falling to
pieces.
When the crop improvement COM
nnittee Of the Council of Grain En-
changes was organized to aid in the
movement for better farming. bigger
crops and better methods of distribu-
ton it called several conferences of all
of the other organizations which
iect at hand-i. G.. "hoW to obtain a
larger yield and better grain
1t was discovered that the field was
full of workers, but none Of these
groups knew anything about the OBJ
iects and activities Of the others. 1t
was therefore decided in joint confer
encc that the county should he taken
as /; unit and that all scientific propa-
-anda should act on 4 county basis
and an acknowledgements club
be formed in the county which would
take coGnizancc of all the various lines
of work, including the building of
roads. selection of seed, breeding of
live stock, boys and girls clubs. home
economies and all Of tho other subjects
which are included in IL better and
more prosperous country and city life.
A working agreement has been made
with the United States government,
and the counties now organized along
this line have the cooperation of al
national organizations. Any or-nniza.
c-.-.J:, - ~.
Is invited t. correspond with the serre
tary. Bert Ball, of The Chicago board
Of trade.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11

temperature to within = or . degrees
of the water used for cooling purposes.
The most efficient coolers are those
which will in a few seconds do this
work.
Third.-tool thoroughly. Bring it to
less than 30 degrees +, if possible, :.
little understanding of the life history
of bacteria would enable the dairy man
to appreciate these admonitions. Most
of the bacteria get into the milk dur
ing the process of milking. In the
warm milk they begin at once to null
tiI'ly very fast. and they keep it w
until the milk is cooled t. 80 degrees
or less: hence the necessity of imme-
diate. quick and thorough work in cool
ing.-1Ioarls Dairyman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
PERIL TO THE BABIES.
Connection Between Fowls climber
"Neck, and infantiIe Paralysis.

Warning against tn" fly as the com
honest cause Of intantile paralysis was
given by DR.. F.. ". Saunders OF st.
Louis in an address before the Mis-
souri, Medical association. 1r. SAun-
derS traced a connection between In
fantilc paralysis and the raising Of
poultry and ave that as an eNplana-
ton why the disease was more preNA-
lcnt i'll country and suburban districts
than in the crowded part of Il city.
Although experiments We're not rom-
plctp, he said he was confident final
tests would demonstrate Il connection
between climber neck in fowls and
i%nfantile paralysis. His theory IS that
flies carry the germs of infanti}e pa
ralysis from the c~arcasSes of fowls
and possibly from those of hogs and
dogs to food. That contaminated food
then is eaten by children. and %infartilc
paralysis results.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11

HmOuS Confederate priva-
teer Alabama has often been
called d pirate. However just
or unjust the appellation. there
was one man aboard her who would
have beer a most appropriate decOra-
ton to Il yardarm. This was Dixon,
called 'Crocky" Dixon. Crocky was a
sobriquet that he acquired when it be-
came known that everything weaker
than he that came in contact with his
pow erful ia VS. must he crushed. He
was a mild looking little man slender
as a girl. In 1865, when the Alabama
visited the Indian archipelago. Dixon
deserted and made things lively for
that region for a long time.
The best thing in the way Of a cr,is-
cr Crocky could get was a small
schooner. which he named in honor OF
his late commander. the Raphael II.
Semmes. Dixon was sitting in the
| cabin one evening at anchor in Singa-
pore strait with a bottle Of wine beside
! him that had been intended for the Ia
bic Of an English nobleman.
! There was but one light aboard, and
a tarpaulin stretched across the sky
light interfered with its being seen.
The pirate was waiting for day, and
when day came he proposed to snap
his Jaws above and below A bark that
was trying to get through the strait
without a pilot and was consequently
laying UP nights.
It may be supposed that those
aboard the said bark. the Pelican. We're
slulnhering. innocent of danger. BY nc
means. Captain Burt had seer the
Semmes crawling along the surface
Of the water the evening before and
suspected her. Had she been recog-
niZpd for 4 pirate all on board the
bark might have taken to the boats
during the night. They certainly would
have done so for the captains daugh
ter. the bride Of his second officer. was
with him OF her wedding trip. Cap
tain Burt decided to send this Second
officer in charge of fOur mon in the
dinghy ten miles up the strait to q
United States gunloat with a request
that the stranger he INVESTIGATED
That the captain regarded the mission
an important one is manifest from hi
sending the young husband. who would
hold the safety of his bride of para
mount Importance.
When day came the bark was shu
in by Il fog. Rut Dixon had noted he
position by the compass the night be
fore and. getting ny her anchor. pro
posed t" feel for her. Captain Bur
had suffered Il night of anxiety. an6
the more he thought Of the schooner
the moro he believed that she was
practically inclined, When he fount
the mantle of fog thrown over his yes
sci no gave orders that not Il SounC
should serve rs Il guide to any II try
inc to discover her whereabouts.
About eight bells in the morning tn
captain was standing on the quartz
deck. astern. and heard voices and tn
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
KEEP THE MILK SWEET.
Three Things to DO il You Want to
Fool the Souring Bacteria.

Each change of season brings lis at
tending problems to the d,lrNman, rs
the days become warmer the LANCE
from sour milk becomes grelter. me
Strictest attention is required III sanl-
tation and proper handling If the dal-
rynlan Ices not wish to be annoyed by
the refusal of milk that has turned.
We wish to call attention to several
things i'm respect to cooling:
First.-Cool Immediately after milk
ing. The dairy house should be equip
ped So that every pail Of milk will be
run over the cooler while the next COW
is being MIXED.
Second.-Cool quickly. There is a
vast difference in results between cool
ing in Il large can in Il tank of water
and running the milk over Il cooler,
which will Immediately reduce the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
Things Farmers Should Know
SOAK YOUR GARDEN SEEDS.
Water Helps a Lot In Giving Young
Plants Their Start.

SiantS IuClT St9TI.
did YOU cver hear an experienced
gardener say Il always soak seeds be-
fore / plant tlem:' And then when it
came your turf to make Il garden did
you say Its too much trouble to soak
these seeds; I'll put them III as they
are"
If YOU did YOU We're probably COM
plaining in a week or SO that this or
that didn't come W; must have been
poor seed You may have even said
incorporate things about the scotsman
and vowed to raise Your own seed the
next time you wanted any.
Now. it is possible that what YOU
planted really was OF poor grade. Such
seed often is sold. II is also possible
that you planted seeds that We're per
foctly good and which would have
grown had YOU taken time to soak
them overnight.
How this an be is not we'll under
stood. One thing at least is c~lear-that
in the case of certain seeds, Such as
new crop lettuce and Il few varieties
Of mustard and sWcet peas. the shell or
seed coat keeps out water or air or
both. These, it is hardly necessary to
! say. must be furnished to practically
| all kinds Of seeds before they will ger
inmate. Soaking these seeds softers
the seed coat so that they swell and
spro,lt more quickly than if they Were
planted dry.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
Pirate "CrOcky" Dixon
BY WARREN WADDELL

sound of oars approaching. They grew
more distinct. and presently Crocky's
voice struck the thick air, a v0lley Of
oaths and orders, together with suffi-
cient reference to what he was about,
to convince Captain Burt that he was
being hunted for by a pirate. The ap-
preaching boat or vessel passed per-
haps a hundred yards astern of him.
and the sounds grew indistinct.
The captain in '%agony--for he knew
the pirates would return-renewed his
caution to all aboard his vessel to
maintain absolute silence, then waited
for the next time the pirate would pass
him. Not having a gun aboard, de-
Tense would be useless. He did not
have to wait long, when Crocky, dis
gusted at having missed his object,
pulled back nearly owe the same track.
this time passing the bark's stern
again and a trife nearer. Every soul
aboard the Pelican now knew that a
pirate was passing back and forth in
the fog and if their vessel was discOv.
cred all would have to walk the plank.
AS the schooner went by they stood
huddled together amidships listening
to Crocky Dixon's blood curdllng Ian
guage, not daring to whisper. Fortu'
nately once moro he missed them.
When Crocky came back he put his
schooner off a few points and passed
far beyond the Pelican's bow. 1t was
lucky that he did so. for by this time
the fog had perceptihly thinned.
Dixon had slipped his cable on start
ing ont to fnd the Pelican. and when
he pulled back the second time, though
he missed the bark again. he ran on to
the cable buoy. This was a great adj
vantage. Having the compass direc-
ton. he made another effort. Those on
board the Pelican when they heard
him coming knew by the sound that he
would surely strike them. Then it oc-
Cured to Captain Burt that there was
Il tide in the strait. which was then
running in. and. though he knew the
pirates would hear the cable slide
through the havse pipe, he gave orders
to have it slipped. Dixon the moment
he heard the sound knew we'll enough
what the captain was about and, cal
cnlating on the tide, turned her nose
slightly in a curve. On came the pirate.
following the exact direction of the
drifting Pelican. CAPTAIN Burt stepped
t down from the quarter deck and took
his daughter in his arms. All hope
was gone.
Suddenly every II started. Close by
sounded a steam whistle. AS suddenly
the sound of oars ceased. The whistle
sounded again. and ut a signal from
Captain Burt all on board the bark sci
up a united shout. This was answered
by three short whistles.
An hour later "A puff of wind blew
away the fog. Half Il mile from the
Pelican vas the United States gunboa,
Ferry. Just rounding a point seven o.
eight miles distant was the pirate
; schooner.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
How to Make the Best Butter.

On the subject of 'Butter Secrets
a contributor to Farm and Preside
says:
There are three essentials for max
ing good butter.
First. the milk must be clean.
Second. the cream must be kept cold
and at an even temperature.
Third. the cream must he property
ripened before cllurnin-."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
Are the Silos Too BIC?

More and more is the judgement of
experienced farmers rryStHllizinC in the
direction that. rs a rule. We have built
cur Silo> too big. The reason for this
conclusion is that We do not have cat
tie enough to get down every day t"
the sweet >ilag that is below the sur
face. which has been extra fermented
by exposure to the air.-Hnard'> Dairy
man.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
Fun For Wifey.

You get a great deal uf amusement
out of your new cAn"c. | suppn>e.'
We'll. MY wife does
But she never rides in it,
mo. She says its safer and funnier
to watch me from the shore"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
Potatoes Place Is In the Earth.

1t is always wisdom to put the po-
tato seed we'll down in the ground.
Potatoes grow in the earth. They
need to have earth about them above
as we'll AS below. -Four inches is the
right depth to cover the seed. 1t may
not come up quite so soon. hut it will
grow faster after it does come up and
bear 4 better crop.-F'arm Journal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
Don't Have Scabby "Spuds,"

Scab on the potatoes is a rreventable
disease. To destroy it soak the seed
you plant in Il solution of one-half pint
of formalin formaldchyde) in fifteen
gallons of water.