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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-31

Joel Pierce, In the Circuit Court
vs., OF Henderson County.
G. B. Buck at Lexington, Tenn.
By virtue OF eenaltionas e1ponas Il.
sued TO me in above styled case, on
10th day OF December, 1912 hy j. w,
Dyer, Clerk Of Circuit Court OF Hcu-
derson County Tennessee.
| will sell FOR cash to highest bidder
ON Feb. Sth, 1912 within lawful hoaas
at the Courthouse door in Lexington,
Tenn, one undivided interest of G. b.
Buck, the defendant In the following
described tract of land, subject to The
life estate of Mrs, Nellie Back, which
tract OF land as a whole il lying and
being situated In the 9TH Civil Dis.
triet OF Henderson County Tenn, and
bounded and described, as follows;
Bounded on the North by the lands
Swofford; on the South by lands
Dyer; on the East by lands of
,,.,,, Swatford; on the West by lands
.,..,. Swaflord
Said undivided interest in said land
was levied on as the property OF G. r.
Buck, to satisfy an execution in favor
of Joel Pierce, as shown by the rec.
ords of the Circuit Court for llender.
son County, Tenn, in the above styled
case.
This the 18th day of Jan. 1913.
J. r. MARTIN, Sheriff.
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Miss Ross EntertainS.

Miss Hortense Ross entertain
ed Tuesday evening in honor of
her guest, Miss Matte Young of
Medina. Progressive Rock was
the principle attraction of the
evening, interspersed with mus,
ic, vocal aud instrumental. The
prizes offered were won by Mr.,
John s. Fielder and Miss Young
Iced refreshments aud cake
were served at a late hour and
when the clock indicated, mid
night holy hour" the guests de.
parted after expressing their
pleasure to the hostess and hel
assistants, Mr.. James Lacy and
Mrs. j. +. Logan. The carnatior
was in evidence as the flower Of
the evening.
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Surveyor Fayette Fesmire
made a trip to points in the
West Of the county the first of
the week.
If you get left in the no fence
law election held last Saturday,
take your medicine without
kicking.
w. r. Dennlson, the Perry,
vile Mine Host" was here
Tuesday bound for the Masonic
Grand Lodge at Nashville.
New Embroideries and laces
at very reasonable prices. j. Il.
Fielder's.
DR., Jere Crook came over
from Jackson Monday to see his
brother, Mr.. Elliott Crook, who
was much more feeble than usu.
al.
Mrs. Rozetta Blount returned
yesterday from Nashville and
will remain here several DAYS
before returning to her home in
Decaturyille.
New Embroideries and laees
al very reasonable prices. II II,
Fielder.
Atty L. I. Smith, Secy of the
Merchants Association Of the
county, made trip over part OF
the Branch" Tuesday in the
interest Of the Association.
Senator John L. Hare and Rep
resentatiye +. O. Roberts. will
stand by the people in their de.
cision on the no.fence question
made known by the election
held last Saturday.
Merchant w. F. Hancock is
putting out this week, the big.
gest advertisement that has ap
peared in a Lexington newspa-
per-and the sale advertised to
begin ON Saturday Fcby 1, il
PROFESSIONALLY extensive.
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Death of uood Man.

j. g. Hill, aged about 81
years, died last Friday evening
at 6:50 O'Clock, after an illness
of fourteen days, with pneu.
lnonia, From the first attack
Mr.. Hin had sufficiently recoved
to be up, but suffered a relapse
aud died therefrom. MIR. Hill
had been a member of the Bap,
list church for Al years, and all
who knew him can testify To
his life being that of a good cit.
izen and Christian gentleman.
He made friends and good
name wherever he lived and his
loss will be sorely felt in the
community of which he had be-
come a valuable and esteemed
factor. He is survived by his
second wife, and four children
and is also survived by our
townsman, John Hill and anoth,
er child by his first marriage.
Mr.. Hills home was in Gibson
county, near the Crockett line.
Being Informed of his fathers
relapse, our townsman, John
Hill made haste to reach HIM
and got to the home some two
hours before the father passed
away. We knew and respected
Mr.. Hill and the family have
our sympathy in his death.
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Local and Personal
New percales at Fielder's.
Rub My Tism will cure you.

New percales at Fielder's.
Rub-My- Tism will cure you.
New shirt waist skirts for wo-
men at Fielder's.
jim Threadgill is talking OF a
trip to Florida.
I. @. Britt, of Britts Landing,
Perry county, was here Monday.
Henry ID. Barry, Of this office,
has been on the weeks disabled
list.
Keep your eye on the weather
and plant Irish potatoes in Feb
ruary if possible.
Miss Matte Young, Of Me.
dina, is spending the week with
Miss Hortense Ross.
Mayor John +. Hall has been
indisposed this week and was
laid up for q day.
Mayor John L. Hall went to
jackson Tuesday on business be,
fore the Gourtsof Appeals.
New pereales at Helder's.
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his second term on last Monday.
The oath was administered by
John X. Shields, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court and Unit.
ed States Senator elect. A no.
table feature of Gov. Hooper's
inaugural address was an appeal
TO the General Assembly for
power to enforce the four mile
law in the three cities where it
is openly de6ed under the pro-
lection of perjured public oflici
ais.
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- - ~ "a So
New shirt waist shirts for wo
men at Fielder's.
W. L. Moore, Of HDlladay, wai
In Lexington Tuesday-iooking
right spry considering that be il
a widower pro TEN, Mrs. Moore
has been visiting her old home
at Celeste, Tex, since Decem-
Der and will not return for yet
awhile.
Felix Oreasey, editor of the
Republican, went 10 jackson last
Monday to attend a little chick
en- meeting, and brought home
with him the splendid silver cup
won by him as first prize in the
West Tennessee Poultry Associ
alton.
The Masonic Grand Lodge met
in Nashville this week and we
notice the attendance is large.
Fleetwood Ball goes from Lex
ington and there are doubtless
representatives from all the
country lodges.
The first Of the week a number
OF Decaturyille people enroute
for Nashville on account of the
Masonic Grand Lodge, among
whom were DIR. and Mrs. j. g.
McMillin, Mrs. G. L. Dennison,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Atkinson, Rev.
and Mrs, Jones.
DIR. w. r. Huntsman says the
Eclipse battery is the best he
has ever used for his automobile
and se has used nearly all the
makes. The Southern Foundry
a. Machine Company have a bar
rel of fresh Eclipse batteries.
Adv. X. Jones, Mgr.
w. w. Reed, one of the most
hustling Of young farmers, who
lives about four miles East OF
Lexington, slaughtered on Tues
day of this week, eleven shoats,
ahieh were exactly eleven
old aud the bunch net
ted just $500 pounds.
GET ACQUAINTED OFFER. ,"
Send your name with Post Office
and We will send you postpaid,
rs Everbearing Strawberry
Plants Free II Hardy Monthly
Roses SOC. Eyerbearing Straw
berries bear delicious, ripe fruit
from May to freezing weather.
Banner Nursery Co., st, Louis,
Mo.
Merchant w. IL. Montgomery
was called to Pinson last Friday
on account of the illness of his
son, Prof. W. 4. Montgomery.
The young man was not carried
to the Crook sanitarium in Jack
son, as contemplated, but had
improved considerably when his
father left him on Tuesday eve.
ming.
Monroe Bateman died in Nash.
vile Monday after long disabil,
ity with cancer. The remains
were brought by Lexington Wed
nesday enroute for Bunch Chap
ell, Decatur county, the old home
of the deceased, who was a far
mer. Monroe Bateman was a
brother fudge I. Z. Bateman,
who has for few years been
making bis home in Nashville.
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School Notes.

Our monthly tests are on again
this week.
Mrs. John flaming was a wei,
come visitor Tuesday. We are
pleased to have patrons thus
show an interest in the progress
of their children.
The friends of the High School
was surprised last week when
they learned that a bill was in.
troduced in the legislature seek
ing to overthrow it.
1t isa pleasure to be in Miss
Stlnson's room and hear those
little folks recite their lesson in
geography.
About half of the counties of
the state have High Schools al
ready, and many others are ex,
pecting to Legin them this year.
1t would be a difficult matter,
for any one, to make the inteli.
gent people Of Henderson county
believe that he is in favor of
better schools and at the same
time fight the only progressive
made in that directiod.
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brary Association Nathan :,
Woodland, of Knoxville, contin.
ues as grand treasurer; John 3,
Garrett, grand secretary, and
Rev. john M. Walters, White
Pine, grand chaplain.
The grand chapter held a sess
ion this morning. Only business
of the usual nature was transact
ed and various committees ap.
pointed, Barnard q, Witt,
grand high priest of the United
States of America, made a visit
to the chapter and delivered a
brief a ddress. AT Z 80 O'Clock
tonight the Order of High Priest
hood held a meeting in the Ma
sonic Temple.
The funeral Of Otis X, Droke
last Sunday was attended by
Rev. Il. A. Cole and wife, of
Bemis, a party of twenty Odd
Fellows from Jackson aud per.
haps others. The service was
held in the M. Erchurch and af.
fecting talks were made by Revs.
De Shazo, Ball, Walker and
Cole.
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keep. I noticed the old party wa:
blind in his right eye, so ! crossed over
and made his acquaintance. Before
nightfall he had told me the story Of
his life,-some storyi-offered to make
me press agent, and put me on to how
he lost his right window. Seems he
was an elephant trainer when he was
sixteen. One day baby elephant
named Violet caressed Waring on the
side of the head with her trunk-good-
bye eyeP'
Hell be here on der nine-thirty,"
interrupted Leopold. 'Ketchum und
Hisup hass gone down in dere otto
mubile to meet i'm"
'Ketchum and Hissupp Ketcllum's S
motive for telephoning so early, in the
morning to get an option on the de-
spised Utopia lots was now dazzling
plain. Brian signed his breakfast
check, and bounded to the lobby up
stairs.
As he lolled over the desk, pretend
ing to scan the names in the register,
he was disappointed to see Ketchum
and Hissup enter on the fanks of an
unacceptable third party. The stran-
ger, forid young man, clad with dis
tinction and, surveying the world with
the bovine eye of power, was apparently
somebody; for the spzniel-like Hissup
fawned, while Ketchum addressed him
with large, pompous gestures. The
three brushed by Brian as if he were
not. The latter, however, held his
ground close to the register, and saw
the stranger with large flourish bend
to the book and sign himself, "Jno. w.
Waring."
Excuse me, Mr.. Waring," said Brian
cordially. Hoy you've changedl When
l met you in Chicago year n half
ago, you were sixty-fye years old and
had one eye
MY father" said the magnate coolly,
looking over Brian's shoulder. With
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in his bedroom, devoted much time tc
dressing and more to rehearsal. Ht
bent hundred pins, scratched hi:
thumbs, and invented new and ingen.
ious oath combinations in an attempt
to restrain a climbing necktie. Finally
being thoroughly pinned and buttoned
together, he stood before the glass and
struck the various poses suitable to one
entering the world of fashion. First he
bloated out his chest and bowed left
| and right to circle of imaginary
duchesses. Next he leaned against the
door, Lit cigarette, crossed his feet,
and surveyed the giddy whirI through
the half-closed eyes of one long ago
jaded by the unceasing round. And at
last, by way of dramatic climax, he
strobe majestica',J to the mirror, ten
dered lofty handshake to empty air,
and drawled:
Good evening, Kingl How are all
the little kings? And the Queen, she is
well, hope? What-she has the pip.
oh, mercyl"
As he set out to walk to the Ketchum
mansion at 7:I5, he was aware of a
strange hollowness at the pit of his
stomach; and this was not due en-
tireiy to the unusual lateness of the
dinner hour-
Buck up, old mani he commanded
his fainting ago. Don't be noisy or
say anything fresh. and Ketchum can't
get anything on yorl"
1t was 7:55 by his dollar watch when
he stood before the frowning buttresses
of the Ketchum house. He took a
deep breath, rebuked the, windmill ten
denotes of his. dress tie. and a moment
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AN AFFAIR
Of PEANUTS

the rocks, pretending to be amused by
school of porpoises that rolled their
foolish, rubbery backs among the
bright blue waves.
You're worried" said Betsy sud-
denly.
Betsy, what's bounderi' asked
Brian.
"A bounder:" She studied the ma
rine view very intently. Most people
think bounder is a person who wears
the wrong sort of clothes and makes
the wrong sort of remarks when he's
out in company. But / think he's
something far, far worse than that"
What's worse?"
Table manners and clothes and con-
yersations are things anybody can
learn; but one thing you can't learn is
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to be honest. A real bounder, think
is a cheat
Brian WINGED.
I'm an awful piker when it comes
to facing food on the damask cloth, u
he confessed huskily. Il don't talk
the language that goes with a pique
shirt-front. I'm Maria and an out
cast when it comes to the social graft
and i can't say that i care much.
But tell me, Betsy-am l what you
would call bounder?"
who said, you were?"
Mrs. Ketchum."
"ohol She's a bounderette of the
most violent kind"
"But answer my question. Am I a
bounder?"
IF / thought you were-I shouldn't
be here She turned two glorious eyes
upon him.
Thank you, Betsy!" he said quietly.
II you'll excuse me, think we'd bet
ter be goin' back. l got business
date in San Bruno with fella who is
a bounder, If l amt"
I'm resting" complained the circus
man, when Brian announced himself on
the telephone.
Let me up and I'll sing you to
Sleep" Brian treasured him. So he
was shown up to his room.
what can I do for you?" asked the
distinguished Individual, who, clad in
a silken bathrobe, sat on the edge of
his bed.
Pardon me If bore you,' said
Brian, with elaborate ceremony. Il
just dropped in to have little dia-
logue with you on the subject of pea
nuts"
Peanuts !" inquired the magnate, sit
ting up.
Read this" demanded Brian, hand
ing the telegram of the night before
to the elegant person on the bed
Although the muscles of Warnings
face were as set as stone, his bull-like
eyes popped and his cheeks became
sickiied DER with the pale cast of
guilt.
For heavens sake, don't turn me
over to the copsl' he whispered.
Turn you oyer and advertise to the
world what Rube town this is? Nay,
nay, Doc Cookl You're safe there,
Mr.. Baxter"
We'll, what d'you WANT
u want you to start East by the
next train. The hotel viii keep your
baggage for the bill" said the Little
Booster.
Brian gathered together several arr
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ticles of silver and jewelry, which he
recognized as local merchandise, and
laid aside more than dozen new neck
ties.
you'll leave everything in this room
just as it is" Brian went on. @You
amt going to leave San Bruno with
much of anything except your nerve
Just one thing" began Baxter,
starting for small desk in the corner
Got your cash there, have you?'
smiled Brian, reaching the desk first.
In an obscure pigeonhole he found a
substantial roll Of yellow-backed bills.
The big man snatched for them, but
Brian adroitly slid them into his
pocket.
That's robberyp Baxter groaned.
Thanks, Rafflesl | don't know who
you touched for this roll, old man.
But don't you worry. I'll just keep it
to make good your debts after you're
gone. Get your hat"
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1t was silent ride taken at consid-
cradle speed as they had short time to
make the seven-6fty-two. Brian bought
Baxter ticket to Chicago, and gave
the defeated CRATER sufficient money
for travelling expenses.
This II support you in the style to
which you are accustomed" he re-
marked. "And now, I'd like the key
to your room IN the hotel"
As the train pulled into the station,
the two men were surprised to find
themselves shaking hands.
Say, KID" said Baxter, dropping
into native vernacular, you're a queer
bird. If you'd kept your trap locked
for few hours longer, YOU could
have broiled that lobster Ketchum to
the tune o ten thousand bucksP
After a haSty dinner at the hotel,
Brian, armed with Baxter's key, went
up to the suite of rooms formerly oc-
cupied by the fleeing lion. He was en-
gagged in sorting out and labelling va
rious articles of value, with the inten-
ton of returning them quietly to their
defrauded owners, when the telephone
rang and visitors were announced.
Show 'em upl" Brian said.
Ketchum and Hissup, accompanied
by Obrey O'Malley, contractor, filed
in When they saw Brian in his shirt
sleeves, smoking a cigarette and coolly
ritiing trunk, their surprise was in
tense.
"Welli What are you doing in that
trunk!" gasped Ketcflum.
Looking for peanuts" smiled Brian.
That isn't a joker"
You bet your life it sin'tp
why, Mr.. Waring isn't hereP ex-
claimed the sott-voiced Hissup, after
looking through the two rooms.
You surprise me" said Brian.
Before he comes back we'll have
time for little business talk Ketch-
um began.
4PlentyI" said Brian.
You're playing a dirty game on US,
but we acknowledge you've got US cor
nered. Wen give you eight thousand
for that option"
I've decided not to sell you that
option at any price
at won't be good for you to have it"
Shucks" exploded Ketchum.
Peanut shucksr' agreed Brian.
why the deuce are you howiing
peanuts all the time? Is it joke? I
can't see the point" Ketchum's face
purpled
Maybe you'll join me in a laugh
after you read this" suggested Brian,
handing the three visitors telegram.
Three mouths dropped open and six
eyes popped wide as O'MalIey read:
Il have no son named John w. War
ing, jr. Any one taking that name is
an imposter. Have no interest in San
Bruno quarters. Beware of college
bred faker named Baxter, once em-
ployed in my circus as peanut butcher
John w. Waring.'
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league, were secretly undermining
Brian's reputation in the Boosters
Club.
"And now the dear old soul thinks l
ought to be little obligin' r. murmured
Brian, with a twisted smile, as he
knotted his mercerized tie and prepared
to go down to breakfast Down in the
grill, at an inconspicuous table, he saw
Leopold Egg, the cigar dealer, devour-
ing the staple after which he was
named. Brian slid into the vacant
chair opposite. He picked up the
mornings Globe. His eyes focused on
q prominent headline that ran:
WARNINGS CIRCUS TO WINTER
HERE.
John w. Waring, Great Show Magnate,
Arrives this Morning to Pur-
chase Tract.
SAN BRUNO FOR PERMANENT SITE
"Dot vii be a great ding for der
town." commented Leopold.
will it?"
'Vell, won't it?" pursued Leopold.
"Dink of al vat great enderbrise like
circus viii add to der town!"
"A circus never adds anything to a
town except a SMELL" Brian's gaze
still centered upon the headline.
"Funnyl" he said finally. 81 know that
old guy Waring. Year and half ago
1 was in Chicago waitin' for train. 1
was at the Annex. A tall old preacher
ioolin' human with Angoras on the
side OF his face stood at the bar, drink
ing rye out of short glass. That's
john w. Waring,' whispers the bar-l
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Z the inky pen still in his hand, he addec
the abbreviation ar" to the name al
ready signed.
Brian was not surprised later in tn,
morning to see the two real estate mel
and their intended victim whoo6ng ou
toward Utopia Addition in a gray tor,
pedo-shaped car. Nor was he amazed
that noon to have Ketchum approach
him politely, but without warmth.
"How much for your optioni" he
asked.
-Four thousand" said Brian.
Come! That strip is no bigger than
a rug
'If herd o elephants are going to
wipe their muddy feet on my rug, they
got to pay for it"
Lets get down to brass taclcs. I'll
give you four thousand for clear title
on the whole piece"
"Oh, sir, how kind you are to an or
phan grill" mocked the Little Booster.
Ketchum withdrew in time to avoid
open profanity, while Brian slouched
over to the news stand and turned the
pages of an aviation magazine, chuck
ling blithely.
When it was explained that young
Mr.. Waring was graduate of Yale,
and interested in the circus merely
from scientific point of view, the
taint of the sawdust was waited utterly
away.
He had been in San Bruno four days
now, and the competition among real
estate dealers was fast reaching the
frenzied stage. But he assured Messrs.
Ketchum and Hisup that, could they
get possession of the disputed twelve
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UTNG-JING" remarked the telc-

0TING-JINGP remarked the tele
j phone.
as that you, little grip
asked Brian Born, perfectly at random
1T is notr" intoned voice from
the other end. This is c. w. Ket.
cllum."
Shoot" Brian frightened suspen.
der buckle-for he was in the act OF
dressing.
Hem. I understand you have a
twelve-scre remnant out at Utopia Ad-
dition you'd like TO get rid of cheap
Is that so?"
"Surc. a thousand dollars an acre.
WHAT"
You heard ME whistle
What do you want of that prop
erty:"
What do you want of it?'
"Well-hem, you see, Senator Hissup
and l own, in partnership, about sixty
acres out there, and your little piece
cuts into ours like a wedge in a pie"
And you want the whole pie?"
That's the idea, roughly expressed.
Its all low-grade stuff, but we thought
We could get it off our hands as cheap
building lots. But, of course, if you're
going to be nasty"
Don't crowd me. I'm thinking"
Il should think you could be little
obliging!" Ketchum's voice rasped
slightly.
You and Hissup have been darned
obligin' to. me, haven't you, Uncle
Nervo? Goodnight" Brian hung up
the receiver.
This conversation, between Ketchum's
Office and Brian's bedroom in the
Grand Hotel was the aftermath of a
feud royal which had ragged between
the Little Booster and the Big Booster
for the past. three weeks, beginning
with Brian's dramatic discovery that
ketcfum and State Senator Hissup, in
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acres, he would buy in minute.
your price is steep, Ketchum,' HI
explained. But it looks as though
that were Just the spot wanted
There's exactly the right amount OF sea
breeze sweeping over the place to bene-
fit aninals-especially camels."
Ketchum assured him that camel'
would grow to prodigious height IN
Utopia Addition. \
When Ketchum encountered Brian In
the hotel rotnnda that noon, he wound
his arm around the young mans shoul'
der with an air so affable that Brian
all but tainted.
"Brian," cooed Ketchum, "Fve been
thinking that lot of our little misun-
derstanding have come from our not
getting more closely in touch
How close do you want to get for
touch?"
"We're giving little dinner at my
house tonight. Brian, l want you to
meet Mrs. Ketehum and the family,
Will you be with A7"
Dress suit?" asked Biran, after a
giddy pause.
"Well, it would be better" eplied
Ketchum, attempting to be tactful, but
managing to look superior.
will that man Waring be there"
"We expect him.
you're on, Lord Algernon," was
Brian's way of accepting.
However, it was not eagerness for
the Kctchums' proffered social uplift-
ment that urged him most forcibly 10
attend their dinner. The magnet that
drew him thither was Waring-War-
ing, the adroit, who came to San Bruno
on his own Endorsement, and handled
menegaries, as it were, with white
gloves.
Brian sent telegram East before he
went forth in search of reasonable
priced dress suit.
Late that afternoon, Brian, locked