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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17
The SOuth's Share.

The performance of the South
in national affairs in the coming
Wilson administration has been
frequently noted. The Oleve.
land Plain Dealer says: "In the
new government the South will
have the Speaker of the House
aud the floor leader Of the ma
jority. In the Senate the rule
of seniority would give nearly
all the Important chairmanships
to Southern men, and even il
| the rule is broken or ignored the
South will probably havea ma
jority of the best positions. Aud
the President of the United
States will be a man of Southern
birth" 1t is hardly proper to
class Missouri with the South,
though Champ Clak is very much
a Southerner, and that the pres
! ident. elect is of Southern birth
and rearing does not alter the
fact that he has lived long in the
North and is Governor Of New
Jersey. The Plain Dealer furth-
er says: Speculation is now cur.
rent as to how many Cabinet
portfolios will be given to South.
eruers. There are those who
hold that the South will have
about enough without any Oabi.
net appointments, or with oDly
one at most. The wiser attitude
is that sectionalism is to be fin,
} ally made a negligible factor,
and that the men to be chosen
by Mr.. Wilson will be picked
4 for fitness rather than from any
consideration of geography. ,
!, The South has had such meagol
Cabinet representation undel
Republican presidents it shoult
have something better to expec
from a Democratic administra
'tion. Nashville Banner.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

j. N. HeiskeI, Of Little Rock,
was sworn 10 on Thurday of last
week, as the successor of Jellcr.
son Davis in the United States
Senate until March 4 Senator
Heiskel is the editor of the Lit.
tie Rock Gazette and is a former
Memphis man. II is said that
the new governor Of Arkansas,
John L. Robinson will ask the
legislature of that state to give
him the long term in the Senate
will ask the solns to see just
how quick they can say Jack
Robinson"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

ed to ashes, were sent by par.
GELS post to Edwardsville, H.,
last week. A grave was dug,
expecting the remains, in the
usual form, bat the will of the
deceased directed that his body
be cremated and the corpse was
sent to st. Louis, for that pur.
pose, returning by parcels post.
This was perhaps the first man
ever sent by mail" dead or
alive--but many of them have
have been shipped to eternity
by the female route.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

Superintendent of Public In.
struction is without Office quart.
ers and will remain so until the
County court provides for him,
Many of our courthouses were
built in the days when the of.
flee of superintendent Of county
schools was of such little conse.
quence that the teachers who
held the place put in most OF
their time in some other way.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

Pick up a Regular Democratic
paper where you will in Tennes.
see aud it smells of whisky.
Such papers favor the saloon in
the big cities, the canteen in the
army and if they would bodily
tell the truth, they would, il
they could re.instate the dog.
gerry in the country town and at
the cross roads. When a man or
a paper sinks to the whisky
level there is no danger of il
getting lower.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

BY explosion Of a boiler on
the steamer James 7. Staples,
on the Tombigbee river, near
Mobile, Alabama, Thursday of
last week, ten men were killed.
Norman A. Staples, who had
owned the boat committed sui
eide in Mobile just one week be-
fore the explosion. The life of
Capt. w. Ii. Gray. the success.
or of Capt. Staples, was doubt.
less saved only by the fact he
had left the boat to attend the
funeral Of Staples.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

No mistake was made by the
Senate when IL elected Newt
White speaker. The farmer pol
itician from Giles is one Of ma.
ture's noblemen a man Of char
acter, courage and ability. He
has been tried 10 public service
and has always stood the test
He will not diaAppoin his friends
-Uolunbia Herald.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

The great food in the Gum
berland river, in the latter part
Of last week inundated the
city's pumping station and put
the waterworks temporarily out
Of commission, at Clarkvillc, not
only inconveniencing the house
holds Of the city but closing ev
cry factory aud industrial plant,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

The Senate bill against the
shipment Of intoxicating liquors
is forbidden by state law, was
last week placed mn the unani-
nous consent calender in the
Senate-which doubtless means
that the liquor interest will al
ways have at least one Senator
on hand to object the bill com
ing to a final vote.
Later Senator Sanders succeed
ed in fixing a date in February
for vote on the bill.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

Over in China last week, a
woman who persisted in opium
smoking in violation of the law,
was publicly executed by shoot.
ing, in the city Of Shanghai.
Prohibition can be made to pro-
hibit--in China.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

John Risley, a farmer boy at
Lead Hill, Ark. picked up a 6S-
grain pearl in White River and
sold it for $4,000. He has
since learned that the pear sold
for 80, 900. 90 in New York.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

For the first time in many
years the Democrats are in com
plete control Of the Legislature
of Indiana. Gov. Marshall re.
tired and Gov. Ralston was in
augurated on last Monday.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

Mrs. Mary Oopley Thaw, moth
er Of Harry X. Thaw, has been
sued for a fee of $4,000 by John
B. Gleason, LAWYER, alleged TO
be due for services in the first
trial of her son.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

AT Jackson last week, some
fellow sent quail through the
parcels post and since then the
game warden of the county has
been trying to identify him.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17
Over The Country.

The Citizens Gas Light Com.
pany, at Jackson, last week sent
out 500 sample cans of paint by
parcels post, the postage amount
ing to $50.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

The Teachers Association OF
Madison county met in Jackson
last Saturday and a feature Of
the meeting was the announce
ment that hereafter the Public
School teachers Of che county
will receive pay for attending
the regular monthly institutes.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17
Wine Z
rlemphis Whisky Sheet
Gives uO0d Advice to
Girls and Women.

not upon the wine when it i,
red" need not have taken TIL,
trouble to draw the color line
wine that is white" or amber
or golden is quite as dangerous
and dazzling to the gaze as is the
article that is couleur de rose
Particularly is this fact If the
person who does the looking is d
girl, young and unsophistlcatcd
The practice, which is growing
in frequency, Of serving wine at
dinners and luncheons given ex.
clusively to young girls is great
ly to be deplored. 1t is very
easy for q novice to take too
much without intending or real
izing it, and the result shadows
her for years. She is always un-
der suspicion, and the least bit
of unconventionality Of which
she may be innocently guilty is
set down to that old failing"
And what is true of the pri
vate luncheon applies with equal |
force to the after.theatre supper
The girl--or grown womau-who
drinks wine In public cafes sub.
jects herself to criticism which
she would blush to hear, but
which she would be powerless to
properly resent. If, with the
wineglass at her plate, she
laughs a tone too loud, the occu.
pants Of the other tables shrug
their shoulders, and the whisper
that leaps from chair to chair is |:
Drunk; isn't q shame!" And
the mischief is done SO far as the
is concerned.
1t is not enough that she leaves
her glass untasted or even turns
it down empty. Everybody can.
not see that, but the other glass.
es are visible, and hers is taken
for granted. Not only should a
girl refuse to drink wine in pub.
lie, but she should refuse to sit
at the table where Others are
drinking it. In order to keep
her skirts entirely clear, she
must avoid the appearance Of
evil. as well as the actual fact.
There is nothing sweeter about a
girl than her lack of sophistica-
tion; no blase touch, no appear
ance Of world wisdom adds one
iota to her attractiveness. There
will be plenty Of time in the af-
ter years for her to be worldly
and careless Of conventionali-
ties; in her youth she needs to
hedge herself about with all the
prunes-and-prisms proprieties
she can lay hands on.
Ohaperones and hostesses take
upon themselves immense re-
sponsibilities when they offer
wine to young girls. So appar-
ent is this fact that it is strange
the mistake is ever made. There
are SO many things that girls
may drink with impunity among
themselves or with their escorts
in the cafe, and supper rooms
that wine should never have a
place on the order. This much
home and state aud nationwide
prohibition should be enforced
to the letter that the young
girls Of the country shall retain
their freshness aud their best
ideals. Commercial Appeal.
4
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

The election of County Super
intendent Of Public schools over
IN Madison county on the first
Monday was a glorious Regu.
lar victory" Three indepen.
dents, none Of whom evidently
wanted the Office, ran against
one regular, with the expected
result. Political fools must 10
vafiably pay for their own folly
------------~4-
over at ,Jackaons tbs Count,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

A piece of unimproved proper
'ty,. on Eighth Avenue, Nash
vile, sold at a record breaking
price last week-$1, $50 a front
foot. The lot is at the corner of
Eighth Ave. and the new Com
merce street.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

Didn't Tennessee make a dan
dy trade when +. Dibrell II Co.'S
plunderbund were paid $4,000
To pnt S., 900 10 the State treas.
,lry--however, II was a case in
which the employed did the set
Ting aud did notS itemize the
expense" account.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

eM~ sign ature II on every sos Of tne senasI,
Laxative Br0mO.Q Quinine Tablet
- 4smaD ~. sasNl 9 rese - 60 -
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-17

Over at jackson ths County
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
HISTORIC ROOF DAMAGED.
Beetles Hollow Out beams of Historic
Westminster Hall, London.

London, Aug. 26.-Westminster hall,
which now forms the vestibule to the
Houses of Parliament, has been closed to
the public and Is likely to remain so for
several months, as 1t was recently dis
covered that the beams OF its roof had
seen so followed out by beetles that the
superstructure was in constant danger of
falling.
Westminster hall was added to the pal
ace of Westminster In 1893 by William
Rufus and later repaired and raised to its
present height by Richard II. Parliament
assembled in the nall In the middle part
Of the 18th century; then the high courts
Of justice were held there for over seven
centuries, and in 1t coronation feasts were
always given. Here Edward III enter
tanned his royal prisoner. King John of
France. and here Sir William Wallace
was tried and condemned; also Protector
Somerset, Sir Thomas More, the Earl of
STAFFORD, and Charles !. Here, too, wore
tried. Lord Byron for killing Mr.. Cha
worth, the Duchess of Kingston for big
amy. and Warren Hastings for treason.
When the hight courts OF justice va
Gated, the Interior of the hall was flied
with book stalls where many "A literary
ind has been made. About Is years ago
1t underwent extensive repairs and rcsto-
ration under tho direction of the famous
architect. j. l.. Pearson, r. A. The pres
ent work of replacing the 500 ycar-old
beams by new ones Is in charge Of +.
Baines, the architect of the ancient monu-
ments and historical buildings depart
ment of the office OF works
The report from the British Museum
or the beetle which has so married the
proud work Of Richard II has Just been
made and II says that the creatures be-
long to the Anobiid beetles. and that
its scientific name IS Xestobum Tessel-
!atum. Like all beetles, It undergoes
metamorphoses. In the larval stage Il
Is white grub. slightly curved ard
known as the wood worm and I; is in
this stage that 1t does the damage. From
the grub stage II passes to the chrysalis
stage. and thence to the perfect beetle
number of them have been found in
the beetle stage with the wing cases
folded along tho back And visitors to
Westminster Han have often noticed
i've grubs lying on the stone pavement.
having dropped from the roof
This discovery as to the nature of the
grub disposes of an interesting contro-
Versy. From the rich brown color of the
room many people have long maintained
that the wood used by Richard II was
really chestnut, and not oak But the
Interesting creature whose dispropor-
tionately long name is given only lives
In oak and so oak the roof undoubtedly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
BOLTON MAN LOSES
HIS LIFE IN FIRE
Neighbors Find Charred Body of
Harmon May beside Faith
full Dog.

Bolton, Aug. 26-This morning. several
neighbors seeing smoke arising about a
quarter of a mile away, found tho shack
In which Harmon May had been living for
several months burned to the ground
and nearby the dead bodies OF Mr.. May
and his faithful dog. A can of Kerosene
oil and the stove cracked and broken
gave the impression that May had poured
large quantity of the oil into the stove,
from which his clothing might have
caught fire. The body was so burned and
charred that 1t was hardly recognizable
He is survived by a stepmother, four
brothers, Bert. John, Fred and George,
and two sisters. The deceased was about
66 years of age. The funeral service will
be held Wednesday. with burial In the
local cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
If the commission at the SAM. tina had

II the commission at the same Tina had
CELEBRATING department: corrected with
the excellent document division OF the IL
brary of Congress. then its conclusions
could be drafted into shape ae It proceeds
with its Investigations for presentation
to Congress and the State Leg,eletures
The publication OF It's findings ard req
concentrations, followed ~ heo-tngs
would attract the Cour:ry's stte.t:cn to
the supreme Importance C. the present
time OF the administration Of labor Jaws
Ne have been living In a fools paradise
Of labor legislation without giving enough
attention either to the enforcement OF
labor laws, or drafting thcm SO hat they
could be enforced.
These sccri to me to te the frst things
10 do--invcst:Eato the Investigators, aud
get them to cover many of the 2uh,ects
set up For the commission. Since appro-
;H'ation ie made for only one year. the
commission Ought 10 bring something 20
head before the year ends. ana SOM,
thing, too, that woud last after the com.
mission IS gene, II, OF course, should take
UP other importan: subjects assigned bat
not to the detr,rlcnt OF this Fundamental
one, on which the others depenc for OK
ecutiCn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
REALLY NO PROBLEM AT ALL
Squirrels Explanation Satisfied Inquir.
or, Though It Seemed to Garry
an Indictment.

We were sitting around the red.hot
stove in the lobby of the village tav-
ern, and just when silence had fal
len upon the group one man turned to
another and asked
"Squar' Perkins, If you don't mind,
I'd like to ask you question"
The squire didn't say whether he
minded or not, but the other went
ahead with:
ITS about this ere high cost OF
living. Have you figgered out what's
the reason for it?"
II have" was the answer.
Then I'd like to hear it."
did you raise any wheat. corn or
oats last Year,"
"Noap."
"Any potatoes, beets or carrots?"
"Noap."
ANY tomatoes. cucumbers or
onions?"
"Noap."
Didn't raise nothing whatever to
eat?"
Guess I didn't"
Just ate all you could Of what 9TH
er folks raised?"
Looks that way"
And sot around and let your wife
take In washing and support you?"
why. she likes to wash"
We'll, I've answered your question
You and hundred thousand lazy loaf.
ers like you boosted the cost of liv-
ing!"
I expected to see a row follow, but
none came. There was a minute Of
suspense, and then the questioner
yawned and stretched and exclaimed:
We'll, by thunder! I've been pug
cling over that matter for more'n a
year. and here you have solved It in
three minits!" -Detroit News-Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
CATER TOO MUCH TO RICH.
sincerity of Church Questioned, Says
SOClnI Service Marker.

Rutland. Aug. 2G-At the session here
to-day of the convention of Universalist
Churches of Vermont and the Province
Of Quebec DR.. W. r. Rowland, New
England superintendent of social service
OF the Young Peoples Christian union,
told the young people OF the gathering
that the churches cater too much to the
wealthy, refusing to discuss sociology and
other vital questions to such an extent
that the sincerity of the church In its
purpose is doubted. Dr. Rowland gave
the principal address of the young peo-
pies session of the convention this morn
ing. He devoted his talk mainly to the
social service work. He asked Vermont to
join with New Hampshire and Maine in
supporting the Cniversalist Church at
Atlanta, the Y. +. G. L. having pledged
500
The union elected these officers to-day:
President, Or. ", r. Laviolette, Rich
mond; vice-presidcnt, W. y. Douglas.
Northheld secretary. r. G. Medbury.
Wilmngton treasurer V y. Winchester,
Brattleboro
Meetings of the Woman's Missionary
association took up the afternoon and
evening services. Tonight State Forester
A f. Halves OF Burlington spoke on the
Relation of Vermont Trees to Future
Development of Our People" There was
an address by Miss Minnie j. Ayres of
Rhode Island, national secretary of the
Cniversalist WOmen's National Missionary
association.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
CHRISTMAS TREE ELECTRIC
LIGHT OUTFIT.

The safest way to light q Christ.
mas tree is with electricity: it Is also
the most interesting way and as the
little electric lamps can be obtained
in different colors the electrically
lighted tree Is much more pleasing to
look upon than one lighted by can.
dies.
Every boy reader OF these articles
will want to wire the home tree or
that used at the church or school en-.
tertainment, and the following instruc.
tons will m&,e the work easy to do.
Festoons of lights can be purchased
wired ready to hang upon the tree,
but you will save considerable In the
cost by buying the lamps. sockets.
cord, etc, and connecting them your
self, besides having the fun OF doing
the work.
II your house, or the church or
tainment Is to be held, ia supplied
with electric lighting, the simplest
thing to do is to purchase lamps and
sockets that can be used on tho cir.
cult" current and attach plug" to
the end of the wire that can be
screwed into one of the light-iixture
sockets, Just as the drop-cord OF any
electric lamp is connected; but If
there is no lighting current at hand
you will have to depend upon dry bat.
teries.
The illustration of the battery out
fit shows twelve lamps of / candle.
power each, and twelve batteries.
This outfit may be operated with ono.
half as many batteries. but the drain
on them would be so great that they
would soon be exhausted. Another
point In favor of using twelve is that
by buying them in a dozen lot you
will save about cents on the cost
OF each battery. No. Is or 20 in.
sulated bell-wire may be used for the
wiring Of the battery outfit, but the
smallest size Of drop-cord will make
q heater Job in the wiring Of the
lamps.
The battery cells are shown wired
In ies-parallel"-that is, four
rows Of three cells each are connect.
ed up in Series" and the four rows
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
BABBITT OFF COMMISSION.
Governor Accepts Observation-Disclosures
fty of LAW Questioned.

Brattlcboro, Aug. Ex-Governor F7ct-
cher has accepted the resignation of
George H. Rabbit of Westminster as a
member of the public service commission.
Robert c. Bacon of Brattleboro and VIII
liam Il. Warner Of Ncrgcnnes. the re-
naming members. have appointed Neil
y. Clawson Of Brattleboro clerk of the
commission. He is at the head Of tho
on-Hamilton Commercial College at
Brattleboro.
An important hearing is scheduled to
take place here tomorrow in which the
validity of the Vermont law creating the
commission will be questioned. on July
"a Mr.. Watson and Mr.. Babbtt of the
public service commission made an or
der for the erection of a new station at
Nergennes on the Rutland railroad. The
company is making an effort to have the
order vacated. 1t has filed bill in equity
In the United States district court before
Judge Martin to restrain the commission
from putting the order in effect and the
hearing will be on this bill in equity
The Importance of this hearing is evil
dent from the fact that if this law Is
overthrown the people of Vermont will
be left without any body for the re-
straint of public service corporations.