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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
DR.. Hartman Says:
Write to Peruna Testimonials n You
Want to Know the Truth.

"S'sc " FSiuHo sOsHW0Hase ~ wv
Want to Know the Truth.
The following letter was received
by DR.. Hartman through his regular
correspondence:
Il notice the testimonial of Mrs.
Alice Boyle, which you give in your
last article. If should write her do
you suppose she would give me fur.
Their particulars? ! have heard it said
many times that such testimonials are
fakes; that they are either absolutely
fictitious or else the people have been
hired to write them. | have been In.
clined to write you great many
times but these stories about patent
medicine advertisements have dis.
couraged me from doing SO. ! am
afflicted with catarrh and should like
very much to find remedy such as
your article describes"
To the above letter DR.. Hartman
made the following reply:
My dear Madam do not wonder
that you are confused and have lost
all faith in advertised remedies.
There has been so much said against
them, SO much controversy concern
ing them, am not surprised that
some people have lost confidence In
them.
/ wish you would write Mrs. Boyle.
as one woman to another wish you
would ask her whether she has been
hired to write such a testimonial,
whether her testimonial represents
the truth.
l hope you will remember that she
Is a housewife, like yourself, that she
has something to % besides write
letters, that she Is woman of mod
crate means and cannot afford to
write these letters and pay her own
postage. ] hope you will enclose
stamp SO she can answer you without
loss to herself. Mrs. Boyle is a very
estimable lady and no doubt you will
both profit by being acquainted with
each other.
Should you conclude to try Peruna
for your catarrh would be very glad
to hear Of the result. can assure you
that no use will be made of your let.
ter, except by your written consent.
Mrs. Boyle very kindly consented 70
have me use her letter, which Is my
reason for doing SO, and you will be
treated exactly as she has been.
People recover from chronic ca,
tarrh who take Peruna. There is no
doubt about that Some surprising
recoveries are reported almost daily.
| have thousands of them in my files.
Peruna Is for sale at all drug stores
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
For Farm Demonstration.

Bolivar.--John R. Black, the "potato
king" of Hardeman county, and presi-
dent of the Hardeman County Farm.
ers' Institute, with few of the farm.
ers interested in the introduction Of the
farm demonstration work in the county
met to hear reports from the various
committees and district men that had
been appointed at previous meeting
Those present showed a willingness tc
give the new methods fair trial.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Hamilton Free Of Smallpox.

Chattanooga. DR.. Null, county health
officer, reports that the county is prac-
ticall free from smallpox, the disease
having been wiped out completely. He
states, however, that while this is the
true situation in Hamilton county, there
was an epidemic of the disease along the
Hamilton county line in Rhea county,
ynd advised strict vaccination. He says
h has been in consultation with the
Rhea county officer and finds that that
official is enforcing strict quarantine reg
ulations.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Rather Formal.

Are you on friendly terms with
your neighbor in the apartments?"
well, no. She's rather formal.
Always sends her card when she
wishes to borrow flour, and II she
wants both -four and sugar she sends
two cards"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Knapp Fund Contribution.

Nashville.-The movement to raise
Nashville's quota of the amount neces-
sary to secure the location here of the
Knapp School of Country Life and De
monstration Farm, and the conditional
endowment fund of a quarter of mil
lion dollars from the general educational
board, is now in full swing, with every
prospect of ultimate success.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Good Roads Meet Postpoed.

Newbern.--On account of the rigid
quarantine laws being enforced by the
authorities at Newbern, the meeting of
the Newbern Good Roads League has
been postponed. Aother date for the
meeting will be announced later.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Queen FrItters.

Cook one-fourth cup butter in one
half cup water. When boiling add
one-half cup -four. Stir quickly until
mixed and remove from fire. Add
two unbeaten eggs. one at time
Peat till smooth. Drop by spoonfuls
into deep fat. Fill with apple sauce
and sprinkle with sugar.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Arranqe for Big Meeting.

Nashville-With view Of making
the meeting of the Middle Tennessee
Education Association, which meets in
this city March 20-22, one of the big
gest and most successful yet held, a
number Of committees have been ap-
pointed to have charge of the local work
of arrangements. Superintendent J. j.
Reyes was named as general chairman.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Hotel Inspection Started.

Nashville.--Dr. Lucius P. Brown, state
pure food and drugs inspector, has start
ed the work of hotel inspection for the
year, and it is said that the inspection
for 1918 will be more strict than it was
for 1912.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Lettuce and Plmenso salss.

Get the canned pimentos. rims,
them In, cold water. Arrange the let.
tuce on each plate. lay In the mid.
die OF It a pimento. opening this and
putting In the center cube Of cream
cheese and folding the pimento over
It so that the cheese Is half concealed.
Pour French dressing over the salad
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Fine Saddler for South America.

Shelbyville. - Houston & Thompson
have sold to Mr.. Gum of South Africa,
through Beauchard Bros. of Nashville,
their fine saddle gelding, Tennessee
Jim," for not quite as much as 'Daisy
Bell'' of Johnston brought, but for a
good price.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
plan to Raise Million.

Nashville.--The executive committee
Of foreign missions of the Southern Pres
byterian Church met here with the chair.
man, DR.. James |. Vance, presiding. The
business discussed related largely to
matters pertaining to the every mem.
Der" canvass to be made in all the
churches Of the denomination during
March in the effort to raise 81, 000, 00o
for benevolent causes. OF this amount
60 per cent will apply TO the foreign
work.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Grand Old Raatime.

BILL see a st. Louis man made
$4,000 as rag picker.
Jill-As a rag picker, did you
say?
yes, as a rag picker"
"What is he-a music publisher"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Hamilton Out of Ouarntine.

Chattanooga. has been
made between the local and federal au.
thorities by which the quarantine which
has been on that portion of Hamilton
county south of the Tennessee river may
be raised. The local authorities demon.
strated that the cattle tick had been
entirely eradicated.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

Rooted In the Human Heart.
There Is a smell in our native earth
better than all the perfumes In the
east. There is something In a mother,
though never so angry, that the chill
dren will more naturally trust her
than the studied civilities of strangers.
let them be never SO hospitable.--
Lord Halifax.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

After a girl has tried every other
way to get a proposal and failed. she
takes to standing at the side door
with her sleeves rolled up and an
apron on.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Chocolate pouqhnuts.

Beat two eggs, add one and one
half cupfuls OF sugar. a small piece
Of butter, two squares Of (melted)
chocolate, one cupful of milk and one
heaping teaspoonful of baking pow.
der in -four enough to make soft
dough. Fry as usual
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Wants Religion Taught.

Union City.-Rev. Samuel Jewell, sec.
'retary of the board of education of the
Memphis conference, in sermon deliv-
cred at Union City stated that he
thought the normal system of the edu-
cation of teachers had a tendency to
do away with much religious training,
needful in schools. He highly compli-
mented the splendid work of the state
normal schools, and said that he had
no criticism to make of them save to
remark upon the absence of the atmos-
pheSa of religion. Above all things, he
declared, teachers must be Christians.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Brooks -Gowan Insane.

Jackson. Brooks Gowan was ad.
judged insane by jury in the criminal
court. Gowan was charged with the
murder Of Miss Ruth Robinson and her
young brother, Hall, .Jr., in March last,
and had been tried for murder.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Baptist Secretaries to Meet.

Chattanooga. Chattanooga has defin.
itely secured the an9ual meeting of the
Secretaries of the State Baptist Board
of Missions for February Z, 5 and 9, inn
mediately following the convention of the
Baptist laymen's meeting, to be held
here February 4, 5 and 6.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Laudefdale Prosperous.

Ripley.-That real prosperity is still
prevailing in Lauderdale county is EVIL
denced by the magnificent showing she
ten banks in this county made in their
annual stataaents.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Judge Is Emphatic.

Chattanooga. Judge S. D. McReynolds
OF the criminal court charged the grand
jury in most emphatic language in ref
erence to the enforcement of the liquor
laws. He demanded that indictments be
returned against all who hold federal
license.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Desperate Duel.

DCSpcf0IC DuOH' ~ =
Nashyille.-A desperate pistol duel
was fought here between Capt. I. r.
Taggart, owner of a steamboat that
bears hiss name, aged Al, and Deputy
Sheriff T. R. Westbrook, aged "a. Eight
shots were fired and seven took effect.
Taggart was shot five times and fatally
injured. Westbrook was shot twice and
died fifteen minutes latsy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Admit Robberies.

Nashville--A grand total of 81 day
light robberies have been admitted by
Charles Walker, aged 81, white, and
Herbert Brandon, 16, John Webster, is,
and Joe Taylor, 10, all negroes, who are
now under arrest here.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Miss. Mary Cox Sponsor.

Bristol.--Gen. John P. Hickman has
hsnored Miss Mary Cox, the daughter
of former Governor and Mrs. John +.
Cox of this city, by appointing her
sponsor to the Tennessee division of the
United Confederate Veterans for the oc-
casion of the Chattanooga reunion iu
May.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Atkins Made Messenger.

Nashville.-C. Atkins Hunter of Paris
was unanimously. elected messenger to
convey Tennessee's presidential vote
to Washington, D. c., for delivery to
the senate.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Aged Citizen Dead.

Cookeville. Terry, one Of the
Oldest and most highly esteemed citi.
zens of Putnam county, died in this
city of heart failure. He was 70 yssri
old.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Delinquent Tax Report.

Nashville. According to report just
submitted by Delinquent Tax Deputy
NJ. M. Barnes, the total amount of de-
linquent taxes for the past sixteen years,
both state and county, is $2S4,752
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Transferred to Nashville Division.

1IdHSftIIcu 70 NHsftFff1C DfvfSf0H'
Nashville.-The First Congressional
District Of Tennessee, which has for
two years formed part Of the .Asheville,
N. c., Internal Revenue Division, has
been detached from that division and
attached to the Nashville division, I'M
der Revenue Agent Knox Booth.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

About the only time the average
married. man has any peace in his
home is when his wife has her mouth
full OF hairpins.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
carroll Employs Stock Inspector.'

Huntingdon. Rather than let Carroll
county be quarantined again, the county
court elected Irwin R. Williams, live
stock and tick inspector, and voted an
appropriation of $500 for the work.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

Bolivar Chapter U. D. C. will erect
. handsome drinking fountain in the
square in memory of Tennessee's boy
martyr.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Son Succeeds Father.

Union CityRev C. M. Zwingle Of
Lawrenceburg, son of the Rev. J. H.
zwingle, former pastor of the local Cum
berland church, has been appointed to fill
the pastorship left vacant by his fathers
resignation.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

The number of national banks u
Knoxville will be increased by two.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

DR.. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated, tiny granules, easy to take. Do mot
grippe. ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

Lives of great men may remind us
that 1t is sometimes better to remair
obscure.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
aste.

which has the best taste, you OF
your wife,"
Il am sure my wife has"
THAT is very generous of you"
Il could not well deny it. in view
of the person each of us married"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Meningitis in Cannon.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. meningitis
has appeared in the Bradyville commu-
nity,.i in the northern part of this county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

South Pittsburg has put in broom
factory and canning plant combined.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
Crockett Has Meningitis.

Humboldt. On account Of the menin,
gifts scare in Crockett county, Judge
I. f. HARDWOOD adjourned Circuit Court
to the second Monday in February.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

Mrs. Sarah Louise Nelson died at Bon
Aqua, aged IS years. Daniel Nelson, her
husband, died a few days later at the
age Of 81 years.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

Anyway, the man who contradicts
himself may be right.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

Some Of the charity that begins at
home isn't worth making a fuss about.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

Chattanooga. II. Hawkins, clerk of
che United States District Court 1T
Chattanooga, has resigned.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
The Proces..

Il am q bankrupt In love-"
"Thee 1t Is time for supplementary
proceedings"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24
STATE NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. George .Roos, 81 years old, twice
q widow, was married to Claud Harris,
II, in Sumner county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

There is talk about constructing an
electric rafisoad from Greenville to BAL.
leyton.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-24

Gov. Hooper has appointed Thomas B.
White coal oil inspector at Dyersburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
CHRISTIAN f. ENSLEN
UNIQUE FIGURE AT
NEW BANK BUILDING
,continued from Page Five)

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passing lightness. lie Is keenly observant,
has an appreciative sense of humor lis
tens well 10 story and enjoys his
friends. He is cheerful and happy. No.
outstanding his advanced age he thinks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Cattle Ranges in the South

ITO western man, who has Travelled
over the famous old cattle ranges which
nave made the west famous in that par
tcular line of endeavor, l must say that
the people of the states bordering the
Atlantic and south of the Potomac are
not up-to-date,' said Hugh G. Patton of
Miners Delight, Wyo., at the New Var
mum hotel the other day II suppose
when the country was first settled 800
years ago there was plenty of nice, rich
soil throughout the country, but, with
erosin and the fact that the white man
depended too much on others to do his
work, much of that section of the coun-
try l passed through apparently has gone
to the dogs. There has been no keen
application of effort to use the soil. / saw
tens of thousands of acres Of land which
today would solve the high price of meat
problem If men would quit raising a few
acres of some choice product and give
everything over to cattle or sheen.
Indeed | am quite sure you will find
western cattlemen before many wears
with great herds on the vast ranges that
are practically unused at the present
time on the eastern slope of the Appa-
lachian range. In fact the people on
Eastern land have got into too much of a
rut, and will not, or do not, exercise good
Judgment. They need instruction and if
the Forest Bureau would do as much to
open up these old districts on new busi-
ness lines as they seek to employ men
to prevent settlement of new districts In
the west, we would have less to nav the
forest bureau and the meat of this coun
try would be cheaper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
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Rzdoro %H TiRT ON y

arrested and convicted for the fees. In
the northern and middle Districts" de-
clared the memorial internal revenue
officers, marshals, deputies and agents,
along with travelling commissioner. w.
H. Hunter (carpetbagger) have practiced
greatest abuses, under pretence of en-
forcing the internal revenue laws. I'm
the country with large bodies of armed
men, broken open store houses and pri-
vate trunks, have foraged the country
without paying, have torn down fences,
turned stock upon growing crops. shot
down cattle and hogs, fired their guns
into family yards and homes, arrested
unoffending people and carried them far
from home" For example, Gen. ]. w.
Burke of the union army settled in Cal
houn county and was appointed United
States commissioner, but being a respect
able gentleman, District Attorney Mayer
and his marshal and deputies forced cti-
zens under arrest to go across the noun
tain, 100 miles farther, to the commits
sioner at Huntsville.
When the legislative and judicial appro-
priation bill came up in the house, in
January, 1872 Colonel Herbert proposed
to amend 1t SO in the making of federal
Jurfes the clerk of the court assisted by
one man of a different political party,
should alternately drop names into a box
until 300 names should be so dropped
From that box the juries should be
drawn.
JOHN WITHERSPOON DUBOSE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
DR.. EAVES SUBMITS
MONTHLY REPORT
Rev. T. w. Barnett Donates
Number of Fine Chickens.
Educational Work

DR.. George Eaves secretary Of the JEFF
ferson County nti-Tubereulosis assoca-
ton, yesterday made public his report
of the work done by that organization
during the month of June
It is as follows:
"'The report of sanatorium work still
shows very large number of free cases.
Many subscribers have sent in annual
cues through the kind activity of Miss
Rumph We have however, not yet
reached a condition where we can meet
our bills promptly.
1T has been a great disappointment
that the opening of a sanatorium for ne
sroes is again postponed. The proceeds
of the oil inspectorship were sadly needed
for this purpose. Till such provision is
made our negro work is defeated and our
general labors toward the checking of the
spread of the disease are rendered utterly
Inadequate.
Zone of our patients has recently been
accepted as nurse in western sana-
torium. She is apparently cured.
Bibles have been donated by the ladies
of the home department of the First Bap-
tist church. Others are greatly needed
"A very interesting and appreciative let
ter from DR.. Huger of Admission has been
received. His son spent his last days In
the sanatorium.
1.-THE report of the engineer preparing
plans for effective sanitation of the san
atorium is expected this month, when ini-
provements will be hastened.
considerable educational work is be-
hX ba
other counties with view of diverting
the flow of tubercular persons to this
county, whose work against the disease
'sswidely recognized.
ne association has printed a little
pamphiee of instructions to patients,
Wnlch mas b~en long needed
handsome donation has been made
py the Rev. Frank Barnett consisting of
number of Rhode Island hens and
cockrels. valued at approximately $50. This
makes the association the proud posses-
sor of really fine poultry yard. More
than 80 little pigs have arrived In the
course of nature, and the farmer, Cole
man, is looking happy over his crops.
With excellent discipline, the sanatorium
is in good condition.
During July it will be great help if
patients desiring examination come on
Wednesdays. since many of our physi-
clans are out of town. The clinic is at
80 p. M"
Number of patients treated at sanato-
rum during month of June 39 number Of
patients admitted during month, Il; num-
Der of incipient cases. 8; number of adj
vanced cases, 16: number suspicious cases.
2; number of deaths, A; in residence, 80;
improved. 10; unimproved. 5; discharged,
4; died, 4; doubtful, 5; left, i; losing, l.
The work of the dispensary during June
was as follows Total examinations 8; ;
total number visits, 1888; number baths
given to advanced cases, 4; number spu-
tum cups furnished, 800; number cases re-
ported for fumigation. 10; number cases
sent to camp, II number cases sent to
almshouse, A. number cases referred to
Juvenile court, .; number of cases re-
ferred to associated charities, a; number
of cases referred to Hillman hospital, g.
number of cases referred to university
clinic, 6; car fare used. $4
GEORGE EAVES,
Secretary Jefferson County Anti-Tubercu-
1osis Association.