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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28

ihhPioNO VIC water supply WHcH
it means added comfort and con-
venience to every member Of
your family, and when the in
conveniences that your boy and
girl at home are contrasting with
the conveniences that they see
when visiting the city are the in
fluences that may cause them to
give up the country for the city.
You cannot afford to live and
work under such disadvantages
when you can provide the con
venlences at even less cost than
the city man. He must have
them il he lives in the city as
either owner or tenant, and he
pays for them in rents of special
taxes. If you have not the
spring suitable for putting in the
hydraulic ram, you could provide
your water supply from your
we'll with a wind mill or q gaso-
line engine, connected with your
pump. So much labor can be
saved by using gasoline engines
that they are almost indispensl-
able on any farm. They can cut
your wood, she'll and grind your
corn, run the separator and churn
your milk, cut your ensilage and
stover. When it has done it's
days work and night comes on il
can fill your reservoir and with
an inexpensive dynamo it can
generate light for your home and
barns, giving you all the real
convenieuces that the city has
claimed over the country, and
you can provide them with no
more actual cost than if you had
them in the city. So why not
have them, now that we have
the telephone, rural free delivery
of mails, good roads and good
schools and good churches in the
country?
You can have all and so much
more in The country. If you do
not believe it, 60 to any of the
big cities and you will find that
the successful business man who
has money to satisfy his ideas Of
comfort is going out into the
country, along the good roads,
and is building a home where he
can have elbow room, fresh air
and spacious lawns. He knows
that he can have all the conven-
fences of the city and so much
more by getting into the country.
He ID teaching US a lesson we
might have known.
We must make our homes
more attractive and convenient
if we could encourage our chill
dren to remain contented on the
farm. know that we cannot
do all the things that the sue
cessful business man could do in
his suburban home at first, but
we can provide the conven;ences
gradually, by utilizing time that
we haze wasted, and ultimately
provide our home as we would
have it. The business man is
just realizing the home that he
has been working and saving for
years to build.
The trouble with us as farmers
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28

Hon. Doak Aydelott, of Tulla-
homa, Coffee county, last week
launched his campaign for Con
gress in the Fifth District. He
said less of politics and more of
industrial Development in his
first speech at Manchester.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28

Poor, old lobe Alexander, a
Gibson county farmer, aged 70,
who said he had been ION the
water wagon" for fifteen years,
got drunk in Jackson last Friday
night, went to sleep in front
yard on Poplar street and was
arrested Saturday, bringing on
himself a fine of five dollars.
When a country fellow comes TIC
town and gets poisoned on boot
leg, there is a regular drunk
but the old city bum, who often
sits around q court house and
has not drawn "a sober breath in
fifteen years, attracts no atten'
tion at all. Such is life.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28

with capacity of 10000 gallons
water each. One Of these is
connected with the spring at the
dairyfarm, which is supplied
with water from an engine used
in connection with the dairy.
This reservoir is used to supply
the house and the dairy, but the
arrangements Of the pipe lines
is such that it can furnish water
to all lots on the place. There
is an extensive pipe system lead
ing from this reservoir, as we'll
as the other, and all is laid I'M
dergrounq below freezing level.
The other reservoir is located on
hill near the barn lots, and is
supplied by a pump on the river.
From this reservoir water is car
ried to all the barn lots, pad
docks and all places where cattle
and stock are kept. There are
also two large circular silos, SO
feet in diameter and % feet
high, both located around the
barns.
I'm the dairy barn lot are two
large sheds, 125 feet by 25 feet,
each boxed up on three sides and
opened on the south, with a hay
loft above and hay rack running
through the center. There is a
blacksmith shop, fully equipped
with all machinery to do any
kind of work OH the farm. Near
by are three corn cribs combin.
ed, with capacity of 5000 bar.
rels. There is large two-story
mill building, 80 by 60 feet, in
which there is mill for grinding
and crushing corn and other
grains. There is also a pair Of
Fairbanks scales, and an ade
Guate shelter for all tools ant
machinery. Close by these are
narrowing pens and houses fol
brood sows.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28
TENEMENT HOUSES.

There are twenty-six tene-
ment houses on the place, six
horse and mule barns of differ
ent sizes, with capacity to &C
commodate from twelve to forty
head each; six cow barns, four
with capacity Of twenty each,
one of forty-four and one of a
hundred; eight large hay sheds
located around in the fields, all
with the exception of two being
40 feet by 125 feet, those two be-
ing 40 by go feet, These sheds
are all equipped with steel traps
and harpoon forks to facilitate
the handling of the hay.
There is one large stock barn
IS by Is feet, with very large
loft space. This barn is arrang.
ed for the storage of hay and
food and the shelter for mares
and colts. Where these above
aforementioned sheds are some
distance from the house, wells
have been bored to furnish wa.
ter for the stock and men while
working in these fields. The
farm has an orchard with pear,
peach and apple trees. These
trees have been pruned and
sprayed this spring.
BIG RESERVOIRS.
There are two large reservoirs
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28
Picked Up.
Items Concerning Tonnes
see and elsewhere which
Will Prove of More or
Less Interest.

George Mcclure, known as the
Father of Labor Day." died at
Manchester, N. H., November
%. Mcclure, a cigar maker,
first made the suggestion of
labor holiday at a labor conven-
ton in 1884.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28

1t is estimated that not over
ten per cent. of the population
of the great city OF Paris, France,
knows the luxury of q bath tub.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28
DESCRIPTION OF FARM.

"The farm consists of twenty
three hundred and.twelve (2,312)
acres, lying in the Robertson
Bend of the Cumberland River,
being in one compact body, ad-
joining the state farm. About
LOO acres are in cultivation,
being rich bottoms, and very
fertile uplands adjoining these
bottoms. The remainder of the
place is in bluegrass pasture and
could easily be converted into
tillable fields should one desire
to do so.
THE improvements on the
place are as follows: A large
brick two. story residence, locat-
ed about the center of the farm
on a high hill. Including three
servants rooms and a kitchen,
the house contains seventeen
rooms, with water and bath
rooms on the second floor, as well
as the first floor, which are sup
piled from a reservoir on the
place about 1000 yards distant.
Close by the house is a large
brick smokehouse, being about
twenty feet to the caves and fif-
teen feet square. There are also
several paddocks with small sta
bles around the house.
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State Buys Baxter Farm
Confined from First Page.)

drawn up by the administrators
and submitted to the state,
shows it to be one of the best
equipped estates in this section.
This description is as follows:
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28
Farmers Letter.
BY CAPT. T. F. PECK

ln our weekly talks to farm ers
so far, we have taken up ques-
tions that lay at the very foun-
dation of his success. The ques-
tion of soil improvement has
been emphasized in every way.
Cultivation of crops and fruit
and vegetable growing have been
discussed, also live stock breeds,
feeding and their diseases, The
honey bee and its Importance in
economic agriculture has been
taken up.
This week let us talk about
farm conveniences and the i'm.
portant part they play in our
comfort, happiness and success.
To cover the entire range aud
discuss the question on the broad
line it merits would require a
volume, but we will confne our
selves to the home and Its ar.
arrangements for water and light.
The country home, of course,
has air and light, unless these
are cut off by superabundance
of shade trees too close to the
house. Too many and improp.
erly placed trees are worse than
none, for the home should have
plenty of air and sunlight. 1t is
often placed too near the country
road, which robs it of the com
fort of privacy, and exposes it to
the detrimental influences of dust
and dirt. For this there is nc
justification.
With an entire farm to select
from, there is no excuse for the
improper location of the house,
which should neither be placed
to near the public thoroughfare
nor in some valley or hollow, but
on some fairly high, we'll drained
spot. If, in selecting the build.
ing site, a spot can be found
which commands a good view Of
the farm and surrounding coun.
try, so much the better. 1t il
is true that a thing Of beauty is
a JOY forever, it is ten times true
that a fine view is a JOY forever
1t makes mans heart jump
every time he steps out on the
front porch and looks at the glo.
rious sight. That, ! think, il
something worth while. There
may be people who are satisfied
to live under conditions which
might be compared to man try
ing to look through crack in o
board fence, butt must confess
my utter inability to be content
in such a position.
OF course we cannot all select
new locations and build new
homes. In many cases the loca.
ton is all right if it is improved
as it can be, if it is provided
with an abundance of good water
convenient for use. Nothing has
been given less attention in the
country home towards making it
convenient than the water sup,
ply and very few things add
more to the comfort of the fami-
ly and the convenience of the
housewife than an abundance of
water conveniently arranged. |
could picture to you homes where
the water supply today is spring
some distance away from the
house, or to be drawn from a
deep well with a windlass. |
could also point out to you how
you got your stock of mosqui-
toes, from barrels of water
caught from the roof for washing
because it was soft and the we'll
water was hard to wash in, and
the barrels of water developed
your mosquitoes. You can think
Lof dozens of such conditions.
You will find them in every
community.
On most farms there are
springs with sufficient fall to
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28

Get Halls Ingrowing Toe Nail
Remedy, so cents at drug stores.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28

Col. 10. l.. Hutton, of Column
bia, State Superintendent of
Banks, gave it out in the last
weekend that he had appointed
John L. Helm, of Nashville, his
chief clerk or the assistant super
intendent; also that he had se-
lected Miss Jennie Turrentine,
Of Davidson county, DIS his stem
ographer and private secretary.
Helm came to, Nashville from
Flemingsburg, KY, several years
ago, but graduated from Wander
bilt University. For four years
he has been in the insurance
business and closely associated
with the First Savings Bank &
Trust Company.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-11-28

Hickman, KY, Nov. %
Luther Farmer was arrested here
by the sheriff at the Titanic
hotel. Farmer, about 30, is al
legged to have robbed a jewelry
store at Greenfield, Tenn. ), about
ten days ago, and when arrested
had several hundred dollars
worth of iewelry, and is said to
have confessed to the robbery
He is also said to have partici-
pated in the M. q O., railroad
railroad hold-up near jackson,
Tenn, two years ago. Farmer
was passing through Hickman
when the officers got an his trail.
The authorities at Greenfield
have been notified and will come
after him.
The evening world., 1913-06-04

~ BE city fathers have hit Wise plan Of sending officials
II ~ shsst Cleaning Department into the puhh schools
b ssgsaiss . nsvsmmt 70 kssp TIE streets and paris dean
TIE ycsaes - b enlisted IN army Of aatsr makers
wasss duts sss Ut sa b watch their ha but aso
70 report s NJ hgsak ~ lswa Later Representatives o
IL Heath ad ys DsPqsnsu6 vi take hand st impsntng
simple noea sbsut heath end sSs Badgs WI give the children
Of ieunas end Importance wh, hoped, may carry
the sascts d ~ ssahng through ths summer weston
This beginning q ne night point When comes to scatter
iae nsvspapss aad rubbish the srsss BY means
III vsmteauds onss On them rsd interest IN the matter,
hovv their Energy and seal b counted On 10 shame their
careless sds Nosovs he superintendent Of he Fest Side Pro
.stvs Aaecis+on right whan b lay ss the influence the
boy aad gsh hsvs In their iss especially sons The foreign
pspusa touching sad hshfd dgn the Wy toing father.
ana othe Who # country without education admire and
dssht IN the wisdom which their children bring home from the
schccs Nothing Yass family standards more effectively than
the lively criticisms and suggestions Of saks and progressive
ysmgstr
u n means enlist hs clAsn. Where should thsy learn nd
nss and respect for public PROPERTY not in he public schools
But ft wsks p The aahs sr duties No public school child
sd b tsk into Central Park una fear Of oonss
auenss hs convinced lin st hs must not throw luncheon saps
ON the gross There for the shasd 'ats Of tho pssI
svss sir these school parties Ths tsachsu dhoud be held 70
lspeusihas.
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Letters from the People|

sndsavsrs to hoard an elevator on the in.
tsnt che oar IL leaving the floor and when
another 10 standing within dfty sec.
onds Of reaching Il. wish to state that
the letter from an elevator construc-
tors point Of view 10 correct In every
detail. The idsa Of forcing legislation
toward compelling every operator to un'
dergo an examination ~ TO his PROM
cheney In the operating Of an elevator
would be . grand achievement both to
the public and to owners OF once build
inGa From my own observations OF .
period Of over fourteen years at the
construction Of elevators can truth
fully state that Of the hundreds Of
operators with whom ] came In contact
an incredibly small percentage Of them
can answer the foliowin. simple ques-
ton correctly: what would you do.
NJ. Operator. II your car became stalled
between noorsr' Tho question. al
though simplA shsaA b answered by
every operator before he y placed In
charge Of an elevator. y. c.
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SSSSsssSSSsSSSSSSS
Mr.. Jarr Is Host at a Reception
rendered to the Trouble Family


think with our hero was to act-after
awhile. Mr.. Jarr remembered that the
professional exponent Of the poultry
Of motion" In the Myrtle Room. the
Notable Plantagenet. was none other
than the srstwhils poverty ridden phil.
osopher poet. Michael Angelo Dinkst,r.
n only he could get word to Dink-
stoni For. % Gus always declared.
That Teller pdndeston would give you
everything he had. only he never hsd
nothing"
With viii power. and also by keep
Ing his head back TO hold II down. Mr..
Jarr kept the automatic collar In place.
This gave him . stiR-necked genera
tion. or Bostonese. air. Away from the
lacksy At the door OF the Myrtle Room
who had sensed his secret. Mr.. Jarr
hsA his head 20 high he looked like
ready money;
So II was. ~ he carelessly Tipped
the ashes Of his cigarette. he asked o.
wsld. the head hat boy. II there wasn't
= way 70 get to see the Notable Planta-
genet without having to 80 into the
Myrtle Room.
Oswald. the head hat boy. thinking .
few kind words might get him . bigger
| tip when Mr.. Jarr ransomed his hat,
informed Mr.. Jarr that u he went down
into the corridor and took IN eleva.
tor to the next floor he would strike the
retiring room Of the Notable Planta.
genet and his assistant professional
dancers Of the tango tea.
There's . gink that has me wins.
Ing" remarked Oswald. the head hat
boy, to Nellie. the Beautiful Cloak
Taker. ':iIe's too tight TO slip tenpence
into Grogan's mitt ut the Myrtle Room
door and ret IN. and now he's trying
to shill through the back way. Yet
he knows he'll have to come across
TO me to get his Kelly and II he don't
I'll put such . nick In II II won't be
any good ecept to drive hacks to
Greenwood In. Maybe I'd better wlst
Hogan, the tame bull Of this drum
lHs's q member Of the Beamed Ceiling
} Club. but like all tame bulls he know
how to shake down a simp."
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Taker
; nodded assent It would seem she com
pretended Oswald's odd diction. Fol
the bensnt Of those who do not. It MAJ
be said that Oswald. the head hat boy
inksrrsd he would get word to the no
tel detective of Mr.. Jars strange &C
lions. And although In his. oswaid's
opinion. that tho private plainclothss po
licsman wss somewhat Of woodai
head, stili he was astute enough to d
little gsntssi blaokmaifing when 90
oasion offered and when the prospsc
! tive victim allowed himself to be ter
! rtfed suficiently for the purpose.
, So It was. - Mr.. Jarr without hi
hat, and with his collar wording ~
u and down. fet . hand upon him an
came to . halt In the clutches Of tia
'' strange bullying parasite peculiar I
. grsa& hestslriss-ths house detective!
!. ~. Jar vas saSeyias his nrst .,
4 Dsrisaes e what 70 hnsvs - - Dr
IvUss SLASH"
The evening world., 1913-06-04
80 %%Q
&c


a R@n. AARN end cara Nudridss-
MI om3tA w9s inside the Myrtle
AVA Room q he siidsd HetN D.
Crossuss while NJ. Jarr STOOD at the
doorway, . A0sky lAAksy barring hss
WAE
n can't % II. thsass asked Mr.. Jar.
resrainins himsslf from handing one"
- the hockey and rushing the portals
only because he knew Il would result N
What Mn. Jar systematically alludsd
70 a. Creating . scsns"
Mr.. Jar signed for the broader hber.
ties Of 0us's place and the simple ME-
But he realised that the Hotel q.
Croesus was no place. and the hour OF
the tango tsa no time TO create .
soens."
cant send IN . message to my
wife. n you won't lot me In. because
Tn unsscortsd BY . fsmalsf" asksd Mr..
Jarr.
The iacksy was busy sdmittins . tired
business man. accompanied by several
chorus girls on duty. but he yet had
opportunity TO sise Mr.. Jar up -
tipper or = tightwad.
Seeing Mr.. Jarr's clean but frayet
collar rise up at the back Of the nect
from the undetaining miniature collal
button that hundries send back wits
shirts to mock mankind, the lackey 70
solved that Mr.. Jarr would not "com'
The evening world., 1913-06-04

HE only birthday honor conferred BY King George " that
has wide for Americans hs baronety bestowed
upon james NJ Barrie novelist and playwright No living
British author and loved in this country None has
won the popular with purer wholesome In
these days when successful novels and plays either ougha
spcy Barrie kept for odfahoned sentiment and
shy humor satire shsvd without being bitter His serious
mes genuine but oppressive His understanding OF the
child that the heart every and has perhaps
never been eqused the suthor Of he Little Minister and
sMargsret Oglvy and eter Psn title silver leaf among
.ure Of tho real America sends lite heas:t good wishes to
Sir James Barrie
The evening world., 1913-06-04

yHW New Yesk ws what municipal band Il like
w be- import from Havana The playing Of the
Cuban musicians IN Centred Park last Sunday pleased
body vo heard them and 1T many wondering this city should
band 4 IT. Park Commissioner Slower says hs
means the situation and what Be done
~ssire Whist b done the Park Ooonsrs long suit
yer three jean he - yeusd ovs Of park muss IN Orchestral
psvsa ipsovs Ne epsnek sqnosrs Last yssr he nsds
sA TN eAeag Tie dsga and peomssd ths psvsn should
y sadv ~ There No ign II Il The CsumaspnG
sem %ssdsg ~As$ can b dona"
The dss 4 mucpal bnd sAouM not b allowed b drop
The ussans ef such band nsd not Be limited 70 civic parsdss
Ctd Pa In TIE principal Of Berlin, during the noon
every day. big band plays for houssu Of working people
who gather from surrounding Offices and shos Music Of this sort
sas Il s tenic for tired Harvard students
finding si ssp given st intervals through The day IN ne college
shapd sdnsnt ~brsesfs' fef " strain of sxsminations
rnpal band playing from unt1 ocuk every day
IN Cty Han Pk bsns u ne theusau who out Of
he csvss ana cnyeus Manhattan for luncheon and breath
Of air ~ veil prove II hs ast popular Institutions this cy
even fsthsred Tosn vod - bsk 10 their oas smsd and
resshs TAs wed 10 b bright oasis In the
d. work. City Han Park q dAay one ef the ivsiest most
interesting spots earth AnoAv bard would b worthy sdd
ton to IT,
The evening world., 1913-06-04
oaUs6A2 1918. b. N Rrs1
House Decoration.

~, estsaay. . 2. u.
Plaes; 0rssaS spast4sst.
sIAs ~ y %: q tAess tAat As.sAtn su
H.: iu.sa ,,,s 80 q. ma -. c' 3. -. -
boz thss contains ssn6s 4 sus0 tssas. TIE
han door slams,)
n HF6. @. crushing out Into u,s halD
M why. August. isn't Il 0wsst Of
ava you 70 come home early and sur
prise met Are you nsany melted with
the heat, dearf You came right Ia the
nic& Of time. because there's Q httio
something I want you to do DOR me-
Mr. @. (mlstr,stfuaAy)-Not that
has any work attached 70 ~
Mrs.. q. (scorning the ranaras)-Oh.
dear. no-just . LrrTuE something.
Como on. now. cit down and IN set
you some ice water, 20 you'll get cool.
Mn g. gently sugssstingo-oot any
beer on the icsf
Mn. q. I'm mild rprooo Now.
August. WIN you ten me what rs the
logic Of drinking beer. when you're ell
overheated and everything! You know
it'll only make you hotter.
Mr.. q. tdefsndveiy)-lt will not! I'd
Ike to know who ever started tina,
/ TQWt ~ u0sW bsSa~o ~ ooss& ~
all. II Always
Mra q. Nntsrrxpting indshGentiy)-
There, thersl I'll let the spoiled child
have tend later he can 70 TO WORT.
(Dusisses Of sstins md dstahiss best
Mr.. q. (Emacking htA hps)-NsUtaf
Now, bring ON your jobi
nirs. q. (producAng . huge boz. vio'
isntly green In hue)-Jt's only . win.
COW box. Sect A. long ~ we're goins
10 stay In the city ell summer.
thought ia - nice and chssrtSA Il
have . window box Of red ssranivms
They're awful hardy. you know. an<
20 lively In color.
Mr.. q. in 0onstsrnakion)- whess OF
earth did you get that boxf That Ism
q regular window 0ex-thats . younI
packing case!
Mrs. q. (proudly)-rhe grocer cen
the order In II one DAY. and I ssn
the boy around the corner for com
change, and when he came back he
forgotten Al about the box-juSt -
? knew he would. Then paintsd I
Why shouid pay Q dollar ana Q -
for . bog when ! cen sst enc 4
noth'ns' Anyway hse ~ OvSe'
The evening world., 1913-06-04
ScOrnful Caddie.

II HE golf enthusiast who loves the gasns bet.
ter than he plays 1t does not always havs
IN easy time; for besides his diffieultiss
with course and bali and club he must often sui.
fer the caddie'a singing scosn. .a
One afternoon . fat man who wss strasoline
over tho course made . particularly had play end
tore up a lsme piece Of turf with hs nsshls.
Lifting the sod IN his haod the player said sus-
fully to the caddie:
VIVA, on earth am ] 20 do with thar
III were you." the BOY answered. IRA tahs
II M to the hotel 70 pfsctts on sir."-D0ssf
Times.
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. 1 s, d!'|g%{SgSSa

across." And hs remarked suiakify that
II was against the rules 70 send in mes
sagss. and that ~. Jar would have 70
Sand asiAA
efs. Jar fAt his Indignation burn.
Ma Jarf was just near enough to hear
the riot he would ereass q he damned
the lscksy; asd - was ~ TO fAr to
rescue HIM. For there hs seoed, Dsnni-
~. OWING 70 III aasnsv ealnU n his
cher clothes.