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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08

light, with which it was confused by
mariners many years ago.
A year. ago the scheme Of local
land company to acquire the light
house was defeated by the hue and cry
that was raised by citizens of Scituate
and patriotic societies all over the
country. In the town meeting last
March the town raised $1,000 for the
purchase of the lighthouse.
The story of the heroic Bates girls
may be found In many of the histories
Of the Bay state. The two young
daughters of Aaron Bates, the light
keeper, lived with their father on the
then lonely strip of beach half mile
from the village of Scituate.
One day when their father was in
his fields a mile from the lighthouse
a British man-o'-war came in and an
chored half a mile off the shore. The
boatloads of sailors started ashore.
The invasion of Scituate was undQubt-
eddy prevented by the two girls, who,
taking from the wall fife and drum
which had been carried by their grand.
father IN the revolution and on which
they had frequently practiced, they got
behind a sand hill and struck up
Yankee Doodle" to such good effect
that the sailors returned to the ship
which sailed away. The girls have
been called the American Army o.
Two"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
FIND VALUABLE OLD VOLUMES
British Museum Gets Two Copies o.
the "Lyf of our Lady"-Copies
Are Rare.

London.-The British Museum has
just secured two copies of the only
two leaves known of the so-called sec
ond edition of the "Lyf of our Lady
by John Lydgate, printed by Caxton
about 1884 in folio.
Some time ago the librarian Of the
st. Bride Typographical Library, Mr..
r. A. Peddie discovered among col,
lection of pamphlets and other papers
originally the property of William
Blades a bundle of early printed
leaves and fragments of leaves wrap
ped in leather binding from which
the boards had been removed. On in
vestigation it was discovered that the
whole of the printed matter was from
Cations press and the binding itself
was from his workshop. There were
thirty-eight leaves Of the Boethius,
printed about 147S, and there appear
ed to be little doubt that the binding
originally belonged to the Boethius
and that the careful disintegration OF
the boards had resulted in the remain
ing fragments.
Among these fragments these SIX
copies OF the two leaves before re-
ferred to were discovered. One leaf
was still pasted on the binding. The
"Lyf of our Lady" contains ninety-six
leaves and there are eight copies now
known to be in existence.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
CATCH A WHITE W00DCHUcK
Rare Little Animal That 10 Pet O,
a Household In New York
State.

jamestown, N. Y.-C. c. Hazard.
Jr., whose home is on the main read
between Bemus Point and Ellery, Ia
showing an albino grounding. In 9TH
er words a white woodchuck. This
animal is very seldom seen, although
hunters and others living in the coun-
try frequently talk OF them
The chuck exhibited by Mr.. Haz.
card Is a little over year old and
perfectly white except a very few
brown hairs at the tip of his tail.
Pink eyes further emphasize the al
bino characteristics.
The woodchuck was caught when
but few weeks old by nephew of
Mr. Hazard but escaped. Some time
later Mr.. Hazard located the partly
grown animal and after trying to dig
him out finally caught him In a steel
trap and succeeded in getting him
without severely injuring the leg. That
night the chuck gnawed out of box
made of inch boards and escaped.
Some days later he was again 10
Gated and caught. Since then he has
been In captivity.
The woodchuck has never taken a
drink of water, 30 far as Mr.. Hazard
knows, since he was caught. He IL
kept in tin lined box for safety.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
(By ]. M. wEsTGATE.)

(By J. M WESTGATE.)
Throughout the western half of the
United States the soil appears to be
naturally supplied with the proper
bacteria for the formation of the root
tubercles. In the eastern part of the
country, however, where the soil con-
ditions are less favorable to the
growth of these bacteria, it Is nearly
always necessary to supply them at
the time of seeding. This incubation
may be supplied either by scattering
soil from a successful alfalfa field OF
in the form of artificial cultures.
Although possessed of some disad-
vantages, incubation by means of soil
from a successful alfalfa field will
nearly always produce the desired
results. 1t is essential that care be
taken to avoid the introduction Of
seeds Of noxious weeds or harmful
plant diseases. The bulkiness Of the
900 to 800 pounds of soil necessary
for an acre makes it advisable to Sc
cure the soil from field IS near by
40 poooiDiO'
1t has been found that soil from
around the roots of the sweet clover
is quite as effective as alfalfa soil. In
most sections of the country this plant
may be found growing wild in scat
tered clumps--< In the south, where
burr clover occurs, soil from around its
roots may be used with good results.
The soil may be mixed with the seed
and sown with it. 1t may also be
drilled or broadcasted separately. II
broadcasted, the soil should be scat
tered on a cloudy day or toward even
ing and Immediately narrowed in, as
sunshine Is harmful to the germs.
If the soil has TO be freighted con-
siderable distances. 1t is usually adyis-
able to use but 200 or 300 pounds of
soil per acre, but this should be mixed
with several times it's weight of ordi-
nary soil to facilitate even scattering.
If the soil is difficult to secure, it may
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
SPRAY POTATOES
TO DESTROY BUGS
To Be Made Effectual 1t Must Be
Done When Plants Are Eight
or Ten Inches High.
(By w. M. KELLEY


When the broods are first appearing
Is the time to get after the potato
bugs. The best known remedy Ia
paris green.
To one barrel of water use three.
quarters of pound of paris green and
to this add about one gallon OF strong
lime water. This will prevent the
burning Of the foliage by the paris
green being too strong and will also
make 1t adhere to the leaves better.
Keep the contents Of the barrel well
stirred while the machine is in mo.
ton.
One barrel is SUFFICIENT for about
two acres of potatoes. My experience
with spraying as preventative Of
blight has convinced me that we
should begin early before the disease
has appeared. Some potato growers
who are the mosa ready to condemn
spraying wait until the disease gets a
foothold and try to cure 1t with a
strong bordeaux mixture.
l believe that If spraying is to be
made effectual It must be commenced
when the plants are eight or ten in
ches high and be continued at fire.
quent intervals during the whole Of
the growing season. have every
faith in spraying as preventative Of
the blight, but no faith in its applica-
ton as a cure after the disease has
developed.
Bugs may be held In check by the
use of the poison in the bordeaux mix
ture, and when we consider this ad-
vantage it is plain to see that the cost
of the applied fungicide is very much
lessened.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
An AMERICAN SHRINE
S. Margaret's Church, Westmin.
ster, Dear to u. S. People.
In the Language of Canon Hensley
Henson, In His Farewell Sermon
There, II ls a Link Between
England and Republic.

London.-In his farewell sermon in
st. Margaret's church, Westminster,
Canons Hensley Henson said:
This church Is link between our.
selves and the great American repub.
lic-for reasons partly historical. for
here is the grave of Sir Walter Ra-
leigh, the most romantic of those
Elizabethan heroes who first laid the
foundations of the English-speaking
nations In the new world; here wor.
shipped the Puritan statesmen who
broke that tyrannous power which
had driven the founders of the Unit.
ed States across the stormy and un.
known Atlantic, and here sleep the
wife and daughters of Milton, the
poet; who, perhaps more than any
other, has impressed himself on our
American kinsmen, and partly per
sonal, for 1t is the case that my pre-
decessor, Dean Farrar, was widely
known in America, and that / myself
have formed many friendships in that
country. st. Margaret's beyond 9th.
err English parish church Is dear to
Americans, who worship here during
the summer In considerable numbers
and who come here almost as by nat.
ural right when they seek place for
religious self-expression.
you will remember how the Amer.
lean colony in London came together
here for a memorial service for those
of their countrymen who had perish
ed in the lamentable shipwreck of the
Titanic"
Canon Henson might have ampli.
fed his remarks considerably on
American associations with this
church, which Is one of the best
known, most popular and most fash
ionable In London.
Sir Walter Raleigh's grave Is be-
meath the chancel, unmarked, and the
precise spot is not known. Dean Far
rar has left on record on the great
west window one of the chief fea-
lures, that "the G600 was subscribed
In America for the west window with
out word more than casual
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08

made preferably when the basal
shoots start and should be made 3 or
inches high, as the plants will be
slow in recovering IL cut too low. 1t
may be necessary to cut at some other
time than the ideal time indicated, as,
for instance, when the weeds threaten
to choke out the young plants, when
the blossoms appear, or when the
plants begin to turn yellow Except
in the latter case the clippings are
usually left on the ground as amulch.
If the plants have turned yellow
owing to some disease, the clippings
should be raked up and removed. A
top dressing of nitrate of soda will
sometimes invigorate the diseased
plants. The same statements govern
subsequent cuttings the first summer,
except that the growth is usually too
heavy to be left on the field
Ordinarily no treatment is required
during the second season, except to
cut the hay when the plants are about
one-tenth in bloom, or, better, when
the new crown or basal shoots are
starting. 1t is important to get the
hay off the field as soon as possible,
in order to allow the new growth to
commence uniformly over the field.
II the windows or cocks are allowed
to remain too long ON the ground, the
alfalfa plants will be smothered out
and then bare spaces will form the
centers from which weeds will spread.
No pasturing should be allowed
during the first or second seasons, as
the crowns have not become suf.
ficiently well developed to Withstand
the effect of trampling. About three
fourths of a full crop may be expected
the next season after late summer
seeding In the humid regions. Nearly
a full crop Is usual the second season
after spring seeding If the weeds OF
the first summer have not seriously
injured the stand.
AS long as an alfalfa field shows a
perfect stand, with no tendency to run
to weeds, it Is not customary to give
the field any special treatment II
the weeds begin to prove troublesome,
1t is advisable to disc the alfalfa after
cutting. This process loosens up the
soil and aerates 1t, which Is decidedly
advantageous to the alfalfa. The tap
roots of the alfalfa plants are no,
usually injured by this practice II the
weeds are to great extent destroyed.
A spike-toothed harrow may follow
the disk to levelth ground
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
QUORUM Is EXPECTED.
1t Is Believed the Legislature viii As
semble August 10.

Nashville-There is no change in the
Legislatures ituation, but the impression
is growing about the capitol that quo
rum of members for each house will be
in town on the 18th, ready to confer
and make an effort to get together.
While there are some sharp differences
between the factions there is evident a
growing determination to come to some
understanding by which the appropria-
ton bill may be passed along with some
minor legislation.
The Memphis railway crossing bills
and the assessment bill appear to be the
real obstacles in the way of an amicable
settlement. Gov. Hooper and, it is said,
Comptroller Wooden are opposed to the
assessment bill, while the railroads are
reported to be against the Memphis
crossing bill.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
BIG SHARK KILLS LIFE-SAvER
Swimmer Torn to Pieces and Dis.
tressed comrade Sinks to
His Death.

New York; story Of heroic
ship stoker who, in going to the res
cue of comrade, was torn to pieces
by sharks. was told by firemen who
arrived on the United Fruit steamer
Pastores.
While the Pastores was at anchor
in the bay at Port Limon, Karl Sha-
fer, fireman, and August Schulke. a
trimmer, went for swim. Shafer
swan for a good distance and was
seized with cramp. He yelled to
Schulke at the same time that
Schulke saw the black fin Of shark
bob out of the ocean.
Schulke was one Of the strongest
swimmers on board the Pastores and
without hesitation started to aid Sha.
fer. A motor boat was also sent to
the rescue
Schulke turned on his back and was
towing Shafer toward shore when the
shark rushed at the two men ant
both were lost.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
MRS. HEBERT WITHDRAwS.
No Longer Defendant In Great Southern
Agency.

Chattanooga was an unexpect-
ed turn in the celebrated Great South
ern Agency case, which has been ON trial
in the chancery court here, when Mrs.
Agnes Hebert ceased to be a defendant.
1t is stated that she has been allowed to
withdraw with approximately $4,000.
Mrs. Hebert's personal bank account
had been attached when the suit was
brought by stockholders in an attempt to
hold G. j. Hebert and the directors of
the company responsible for the 100000
which had been paid in as the purchase
price of stock. Her attorneys held con-
ferences with the attorneys for the com
claimants and agreed that $4,000 of the
money belonging to Mrs. Hebert was all
that could be held by the claimants.
Such settlement was effected and Mrs.
Hebert was permitted to withdraw as
one of the defendants in the case.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
PARKS woRLEY INDICTED.
Embezzlement Also Is Charged to Some
Others.

Knoxville. = The Claiborne county
grand jury has returned indictments for
embezzlement against j. Parks Worley,
revenue agent for East Tennessee; Roy
A. Johnston of Knoxville, his attorney,
and w. Baxter Lee, Knoxville attor-
ney.
The indictments grew out of the col
lection of about $500 alleged back taxes
from the American Company, Ltd, in
Claiborne county. Facts about the col.
lection of this money were brought out
during the sitting of the Williams leg
islative investigating committee in this
city during the legislative recess. Ac-
cording to the testimony developed at
that time, the money was collected, but
about all of it went to Morley and
Johnston, little, if any, going to the
state and county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
BOARD WILL SUE
FOR MORE MONEY
JAS. H. MALONE AND A. w. BIGGS
EMPLOYED TO CONDUCT CASE.
Old Law Gives the Board of Education
the Right to Demand a Sufficient
Levy to Maintain the Schools,
Attorneys Claim.

Memphis. H. Malone and Al
bert W. Biggs have been engaged as at
torneys for the city board of education
for the purpose of bringing suit against
the board of city commissioners to com
pei an additional levy of tax sufficient
to care for the current expenses of the
schools.
AT special meeting of the board of
education Mr.. Malone and Mr. Biggs
submitted an opinion in the matter, in
which they held that the board might
proceed in the manner indicated.
The attorneys held further that the
board of education did not have the
right to fail to elect officials, principals
and teachers They declared that it was
the duty of the board to make such Sc
lections, and that the matter was in no
way optional.
The contention of Mr.. Malone is that
in 1869 the legislature created the board
OF education corporation to exist for
80 years. 1t was given all the rights
that any other corporation enjoys, and
in addition a clause was inserted by
(which the board should have the right
to issue warrants.
Mr.. Malone said that the law was still
in effect and that the board of educa-
tion might go before the city commits
sioners and require them to levy an
adequate tax not to exceed SO year
for each pupil.
He said that the charter was still in
full force and effect and that the pur-
pose of the attorneys would be to pro-
coed at once with the litigation
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08

First Crop of Alfalfa, 1910. Farm
of Mr.. Fred S. Winsor, North ProyI-
dence, r. /.
No. I. Ground Magnetism Limo
stone. No. 2. Ground Limestone. All
Fertilized and inocuiated Alike.
be best to seed very small area the
first season, taking special precautions
to have it thoroughly inoculated. This
will then furnish an abundance of soil
for inoculating q larger area the fol-
lowing season.
1t cannot be urged too strongly that
incubation is absolutely essential to
the successful production of alfalfa.
There are very few soils outside the
alfalfa districts that do not require in
oculation, and it may be taken as a
general rule that all other soils must
have the incubation supplied in order
to- grow alfalfa successfully. A few
soils. however, especially those upon
which sweet clover grows naturally,
seem able to produce successful stands
without artificial incubation. These
however, are the exception rather than
the rule.
The advantages of artificial cultures
lie In the greater ease of transporta-
ton and application as well as in the
absence of the danger of introducing
plant diseases or harmful weeds. In
oculation produced by the cultures, In
case it is successful, seems to be in
every way as efficient as when the soil
method is used. Fewer failures are
reported In the case of the soil-trans-
fer method, however.
1t has been found that successes are
more apt to follow incubation with
pure cultures II the seed is scwn i'm
mediately after the seed has been
dried after having been inoculated.
There is some evidence accommodating
to indicate that the germs in the pure
cultures when they do survive are
superior to those normally found 10
the alfalfa soil. II is suggested there
fore, that both the soil-transfer
method and the artificial cultures be
used
If seeded in the late summer or
early autumn, alfalfa will require no
treatment that autumn unless a
growth of more than IL inches Is
made before cold weather. II this
occurs, the plants should be clipped
back so that they will go into the
winter with or 10 inches Of growth
In this condition they will be best able
to Withstand the winter and will be in
excellent shape to renew their growth
the following spring. The first cut
ting of hay should be secured in the
late spring.
II. on the other hand. the seed has
been sown In the late fall or in the
spring. but little more than a clipping
can be secured in the late spring or
summer. This clipping should be
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
STATE CROP REPORT.
Rain Brought Relief to Many Sections
of the State.

of the State.
Nashville.-Crop correspondents in IS
of the 90 counties of Tennessee made re-
ports to the department of agriculture
on conditions in the state for the crop
month ending July 20, 1913.
Sections suffering from drouth during
the first part of the month were some
what relieved by rains, which were quite
general from the 9th to the 14th. Since
that time, however, there has been little
rain In the state, and as a result crops
are suffering toward the latter part of
the month.
As indicated in last months report, the
wheat crop will show an increase in Yield
over last years crop of so per cent or
more. 8E
Cotton made fine progress under the
conditions prevailing, and reports from
the cotton sections of the state show
prospects of fine yield. The condition
of the staple in Tennessee is said to be
better than in any other section of the
cotton belt.
Corn is showing good condition
throughout the state, notwithstanding
the great need of rain
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
Failed to Give Legal Notice.

Columbia. time for the new Dem
ocratic election commissioners to give
out legal notice for the opening and
holding of the registration in this county
expired last Friday, and they failed to
make the announcement. 1t is now a
settled fact that the old commissioners
will hold the registration. The regulars
made no pretensions toward the matter
and it is now supposed that they will not
attempt to hold any elections until after
the action of the supreme court upon
the election laws passed by the recent
session Of the Legislature.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
C. A. BEDELL is KILLED.
Thugs Stay Prominent Chattanooga and
Confederate Soldier.

Chattanooga. A. Bedell, one Of the
best known men in the county, mer-
chant, veteran of the Civil War and
prominent politician, was shot and kill
ed by thugs at the door of his home at
East Chattanooga. Mr.. Bedell's wife was
at his side when the crime was COM
mitted. After the shot had been fired
from double barreled shotgun, one of
the robbers choked the terror-stricken
woman while the other searched the
pockets of the dead man, They secured
about $500 and made their escape. There
is no clue to the murderers. 1t is known
they are white men, and that there wege
two of them.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08
NEW BOARD IN COMMAND.
Supreme Court Judge Refused to End
Election Board Injunction.

Nashville.-In chambers at Trenton,
Chief Justice Neil of the supreme court
refused to dissolve the injunctions grant
ed by Judge A. B. Neil of Davidson coun-
ty, restraining the old Davidson county
election board from holding the biennial
registration and the municipal elections
in Nashville in September. The question
of control of the registration books, poll
lists, etc, was not before Chief Justice
Neil.
This decision, however, leaves the new
election board in command of the situa.
ton in this county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-08-08

mark to an American gentleman that
Raleigh's headless body lay in St
Margaret's church with no memorial
save a small tablet In the chancei."
The tradition of the rectors office
Is that Raleigh's head, which was
placed in Westminster hall after his
body was buried, was inferred In the
grave of his son forty-eight years
afterward.
George w. Childs of Philadelphia
paid for the Milton memorabilia
west window of the north aisle-aft-
er an appeal in England failed
Canon Henson's reference to the
Puritan statesmen who worshipped
there is explained by the fact that st
Margaret's has been officially recog-
nized as the parish church Of the
house Of commons since 1919.