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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
For AchIno, PerspIrinu Feet

use Tyrees Antiseptic Powder either
sprinkled into the shoes or used in
solution Never fails to relieve. 25c.
at all druggists or sample sent free by
J. s. Tyree, Washington, D. C.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
How She Did Il.

That widow Is good manager,
isn't she?"
Manager? should say so. She got
that house of hers fixed up like new
for nothing"
How did she manage IT."
"She was engaged to the carpenter
till all the woodwork was finished, and
then she broke 1t off and married the
plumber"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
CHrLLs AND rnyUR AND Aarn

CHfLLs AND FEVER AND AGUM
Are Promptly Cured by Elixir Babek
II recommend elixir Babek' to ali
suffered for several years. have tried
everything. but failed, until came
across your wonderful medicine Car
truly say II has cured me."-IGeorge In
scoe Company G, 4th Battalion.
Elixir Babek SO cents, all druggists OF
by Parcels Post prepaid from Klocxew-
ski & Co.. Washington. D. c.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Mo Croxsness.

did the attorney for the defense
cross-examine your"
"Oh, dear, MOI" replied Mrs. Pifie-
glider, The was just as pleasant about
1t as he could be!"-Woman's Home
Companion
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Practical Old Foay.

Sentimental Young Lady-Ah, pro-
fesor, what would this old oak say If
1t could talk?
Professor--It would say, Il am an
elm!"--F1iegende Blaetter.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
e14 Worms from 2.vearold Boy.

Mr.. Jacob Baker of Maguire's Creek,
Tenn, writes that after giving his boy
Q doses of Frey's Vermifuge, GA
worms were expelled. II your child
is not thriving, suspect worms and
give it Frey's vermifuge. 25c. at all
dealers.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
He Was ! Lucky Architect.

Secretary Bryan was listening to the
praises of financial magnate that a
senator was singing at dinner.
He's the architect Of his own for
tune, too" said the senator; entirely
the architect of his own fortune
Well" said Secretary Bryan, MS
a lucky thing for him that the build
ing inspector didn't come around
while the operation was going on"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Each May Do His Part.

Be such man, live such a life, thai
II every man were such man as you.
and every life life like yours. this
earth would be Gods paradise. Phil
lips Brooks.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Old One.

"Why do girls find the social swim
80 particularly attractive at the sea
shore?"
Il guess it is on account Of the
buoys,"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Truthful Girl.

Melvin-Dear. am the only one you
have sat with in this hammock?
Melvina-Yes. This Is a new ham
mock.-Judge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Easy Matter.

81 want man of deeds for my
husband"
Then why not marry a real estate
dealer?"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Logical Result.
EaslIv aa4laf;ai

1t takes very little water to make a
perfect pool for tiny fish, where it
will find its world and paradise all in
one. and never have presentiment
Of the dry bank.-George Eliot.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
No Chance.

Atlas was carrying the world on his
shoulders.
IF the darn thing didn't weigh over
eleven pounds could send it by par
eel post" he complained.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Did His Best.

Judge-Did you look to see whether
YOU had killed anyone?
Chauffeur-Yes, your honor; looked
in all the morning papers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
IN SUCH PAIN
WOMAN Tore
HER CLOTHES
Testifies She Was Restored
to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Malone, N. Y, -" Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has cer-

tainly done me q lot
of good. I first heard
of it when ] was q
girl and I always said
that if / ever had fe-
male trouble / would
take it.
II suffered from
organic inaamma-
ton and would have
spells when l would
be in such pain that
III waT1ld tear m .
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
TWO cIasaes.

All men may be divided into two
classes--those who like vaudeville and
those who can stand it when they are
drunk.--Smart Set.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25

Many man has had a close shave
who never patronized barber.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25

We make friends not by explaining
things to them but by allowing them
to explain things to us.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
THE BEST HOT WEATHER tonic,
' GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
The Old Standard, General Tonic. Drives out Malaria
Enrches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System.
FOR ADULTS AND Chill DREN
FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN.

combination of QUNNE
strengthens and forfes
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC Malaria Ch
Weakness general debility and appetite Gives Nursing
Mothers Pale
spirits
tonic appetizer Guaranteed
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25

1t takes a truly great actor to real
ize that he isn't the whole show,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25

The New Zealand hen is an expert
rat killer.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNlySC[lO0d
LESSON

by E. o. SELLERS, Director Of Even
Ing Department The Moody Bible In
stitute Of Chicago)
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Most of US like to take chance
II a rose had no thorns the probabili
ties are we wouldn't care to pluck it..

INvIGORATING TO THE PALE AND
SICKLY.
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELH chill TONIC, drives out Ma
laria enrches the blood and builds up the stem.
A sure Appetizer. For adults and children. 20 cts
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
Whitworth College

Ladies' in the South. For catalogue address
WENTWORTH COLLEGE. Brookhavsn. Miss.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25

CORNs, CORNs, CORNS.
Send 25c for salve guaranteed to remove
corns or money refunded. .. II. FINCH. lee
4th Ave, Louisville, Ky.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25
LESSON FOR JULY 27.
MOSES REQUEST REFUSED.

LESSON TEXT-Ex. 5:1-14
GOLDEN TEXT-"Blessed are they
hat mourn for they shall be comforted."
Matt. ga
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-07-25

Ever read the above letterf A ue~
one nppenrs from time TO time. They
are xenuiAe. trues and fall Of Aunan
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

stained with blood became highly
priced relic"
You We're also captured" l remarked.
Gen. Thomas put his army back of
the breastworks OF Chattanooga after
the fight at Chickamauga. We needed
food, clothing, and medicine. Hold
Chattanooga at all hazards Grant tele-
graphed to Thomas. I will hold the
town. Thomas answered, till We starve.'
And that is what almost happened.
Grant has said that we lived on half a
ration Of bread and beef dried on the
hoof.' The few supplies we obtained
came from bridgeport. in Alabama, sew
enty miles distant The roads were deep
with mud. Several thousand horses and
mules died through exhaustion while
pulling heavy loads. Gems. Wheeler and
Forrest the Confederate cavalry lead
ers. captured a good many of our wagon
trains. Wheeler's men caught train.
to which I was attached as a guard.
They carried me along with them.
was wearing my ChIckamauga cap. II
was confiscated, along with nv shoes.
That was bad enough. but what the
Confederates said was worse. The
Yankees they shouted in Joy. will soon
be whipped. They are nearly all killed
and now are sending infants to the
'front.'
'Wheelcr kept me for siNty-three days
during his rapid marches from place to
place. I was parOled at Tallahassee.
Fla, and sent North to he exchanged.
The exchange was not made. and l re-
Joined my regiment. holding that ] was
justified in doing so because l had not
been confined in a Confederate prison,
and. therefore. In the meaning of the law.
was not a prisoner Of war. ! am afraid
my logic was not the best. but it was
sufficient for me. and I was soon with
Gen. Thomas agan. He fought an al
most continuous battle from Chatta-
nooga TO Atlanta. We were under fire
for one hundred days. Sherman took
the flower of our army at Atlanta and
made his famous march TO the sea.
Thomas, with new troops insuffciently
equipped. turned back into Tennessee
and whipped Hood at Nashville. He thus
protected Sherman, who might have fail
ed had Hood been free to overtake and
give him battle on the way. Thomas
was the real hero of that campaign.
Naturally. l think he was the greatest
soldier of the civil war
Copyright. 1913. by James b. Mnrruwl
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
NO CAKE FOR NEW YORK.
Life Is Too Swift TO Make the Old
fashioned Dainty.

Two young professional women, who
have been successful enough to afford an
occasional afternoon of for tea party
together. were sitting in quiet corner
of the tearoom OF one of the big hotels.
What wouldn't give for a piece Of
cake," exclaimed the blue-hatted one,
munching her macaroOn disconsolately.
why didn't you ask for it?' said her
matter-of-fact companion.
Because / don't want pastry. j want
real cake: the kind we used to have in
the country village came from on
church sociable nights. 1t doesn't grow
in city hotels
Why, / never thought of that before;
II doesn't, does IL. exclaimed the matter
of-fact one. .and, come to think of it,
haven't had a piece OF cake for years.
Why is II. do you SUPPOSE
Well. I think it is because cakemaking
IL gentlewomans art, and all the gen.
tiewomen in New York are TOO busy play
ing bridge or selling Woman Voters on
the street corners to practice it. And
cake is the one thing that can't be made
ny machinery. 1t needs the personal
touch. Bakeries don't have good cake
because a lot of II can't he made at
once. II just has to he made in small
quantities, with the loving care that only
true gentIewoman brought up to prac-
tice the old-fashioned housewifely arts
can bestow upon II. seldom does a hired
cook OF the common variety achieve the
wonderful concoctions our grandmothers
and some OF our mothers were taught
10 make.
Another reason why real cake is so
hard to md in New York is that there
Is no longer a time to eat II. We have
luncheon in the middle of the day-and
that Is no time 10 eat cake-and We have
dinner at night. Even in private homes
dinner has grown to be such an elaborate
meal that the cook probably would up
and leave IL asked to make cake in ad-
dition to preparing the rest of the meal"
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
JACK LONDON'S CAREER.

He Has Crowded Lots Into HE
Thirty-six Years.
George Wharton James, in Nstional Mas,1ine.
At the beginning Of this year us19
Jack London was thirty-six years old.
In those thirty-six years he has man.
aged to crowd the experiences of .
boy, a schooiboy. q member Of q street
gang, a boy Socialist street orator.
v0racious reader Of books from the
public library, an oyster bed patrol to
catch oyster pirates, a longshoreman,
a salmon fisher. able to sail any kind
Of a rude vessel on the none too smooth
waters of San Francisco Bay. a sailor
before the mast, seal hunter in the
Bering Sea, a legitimate mutineer on
board the sealing schooner, a member
of the Henry Clay Debating Club. a
strenuous advocate Of the Socialist La
Dor party. a student in the Oakland
High School. q freshman in the State
University at Berkley, q gold seeker
in the Klondike, q driver Of wolf dogs
over the frozen north, stricken with
scurvy, one OF three who embarked
in an open boat and rode 1850 miles in
nineteen days down the Yukon to the
Bsring Sea- An orphan compelled to
support his widowed mother and six
a war correspondent. a novelist. the
owner Of Q magnificent estate Of more
than 1000 acres, the builder of the
Shark. which he navigated through the
racific and the South. Seas to Australia,
and taught himself navigation while In
actual charge Of the Shark on the high
seas, the planter OF 10000 eucalyptus
trees on his estate: the engineer and
Of miles OF horse trails or
bridle paths through the trees. on the
hillsides and in the canyons of his es-
tate. and now the builder OF one of the
most striking. individualistic. comfort
able and endurable home mansions ever
erected on the American continent. He
has a list OF thirty-one books to his
credit. and they have been translated
into German, French. Swedish. Nor
wegian. Italian, Spanish. and Russian.
and wherever men think and talk and
read Jack London and his stories, his
novels. his social theories are talked
about, praised. abused. lauded, and dis
Who. thsn. shall say he has not
lived?
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

that caused me to give up drumming
and settle down to business Again Gen.
Thomas had saved me. / was a child,
boastful and wanting to be conspicuous.
Lieut.. Petit humbled me considerably.
however, by saying. when he heard me
brag on one occasion: Yes Johnny was
the greatest man In the war. Why, he
was kissed by every toothless old maid
all the way from Shiloh to Atlanta
Turned Away from White House.
.'Gradually ! adjusted myself to the
humdrum life of a boy at school. 1t
was hard work. By and by I returned
to my father. He was mighty glad to
see me. / entered the high school at
Newark and in due time was graduated
I was about eighteen years old. Then
came to Washington to see about an ap-
pointment to West Point. For three days
I was turned away from the White
House. l was disgusted because the
guards did not recognize me when I
told them my name. Still, had learned
a good many things and was not nearly
so self-assertive as formerly.
''On the fourth day. / saw Col Jerry
Dent the Presidents brother-in-law, At
the White House. He knew me These
damned scoundrels,' I said. motioning to-
ward the guards, will not let me see
Gen. Grant Maybe l bore down a lit
tie on the rronoun. Col. Dent took me
right in. The President was glad to see
me and soon appointed me n cadet at
West Point. 1 failed to pass the en-
trance examination, however, and was
fired. Again I went to the President.
I'll make you n second lieutenant in
the army he said. Any one who
served four years during the civil war
is competent to be an officer without an
examination I was twenty years old
when l received my commission. In 1876.
l was graduated from the artillery school
at Fort Monroe"
Going back to the civil war;" I said.
"let me ask if you were ever wounded?'
Yes, twice. but only slightly. After
/ became Gen. Thomas orderly l was
given little black pony. A bullet cut
a small piece out of my ear and killed
the pony just as l was in the act of
delivering a message to Gen. John A
Logan in front OF Atlanta. You have
been hit. Johnny Gen. Logan said when
he saw the blood on my coat. That
was another proud moment. The coat
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
As to Those Future Mothers.


Ftnm . wurnan's letter in the New York Sun.
Col. Roosevelt speaks of the purchase
Of a machine at $50 and necessary pay
ments from IS a week." and says They
are crushing out the lives of future
mothers"
While I admit all the evils of such a
life for young girls, may ask why. when
these girls prefer. actually prefer TO
work under these conditions to accept
ing positions to help in the work Of the
homes OF this country, so much sympa-
thy Is expended on them?
Thousands of homes to-day are sen
ously considering the possibility OF break
ing up because of lack of domestic service.
Is 1t "menial" to help a mother who has
children to feed and clothe them, and at
the same time be provided with a good
room, comfortable in every way, and
food of the best supplied you. a balance
of from so to $50 at the months end?
1t Is true that factory started near
any small or large town will deprive the
mothers Of that town of the necessary
help to bring up a family. When seeking
assistance In the duties of housekeeping
one Of the first questions asked you Is:
Have you any children" Should the an
swer be Affirmative, you are met with
the immediate response: 'Oh, no! I
would not work where there are children"
Nearly all ads TOT donestlc service re-
Quire small family" or mo children
and yet We are crushing out the lives of
future mothers How would 1t seem IL
we were to influence these girls to help
those who are already mothers and house,
keepers to make their lives and the lives
Of children younger than these girls a
success. Surely, IL we are SO interested
in helping the girls, they should be in
terested in helping us keep our homes and
earn for themselves 4 clean living. with
purer moral atmosphere and better wages
than could otherwise be had.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
WELLINGToN's WAR HORSE.
The Conqueror OF Napoleon Rode =
Tireless Animal.

Prom Youths Companion.
From an entry IN Lady Shelley's
Diaries" II appears that Copenhagen.
the famous war charger OF the Duke
of Wellington, had something OF the
constitution of his master.
The day before the battle OF Water
loo the duke rode Copenhagen to the
Prussian headquarters to ascertain
whether he might depend upon old
Bluchers cooperation. The duke rode
Copenhagen on June II over sixty
miles. On the 18th he rode Copenhagen
throughout the entire battle and the
next day rode him TO Brussels.
When the duke dismounted. Copen-
hagen kicked up his heels and scamp
cred half over the town before he was
One day in Paris Lady Shelley rode
with the duke. who offered to mount
her on Copenhagen.
But" she confesses, Il found Co
penhagen the most difhcult horse to
sit of any had ever ridden. II the
duke had not been there l should have
been frightened.
"T believe he said, you think the
glory greater than the pleasure in rid
ing him."
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

: II should not be imagined that the
people Of the undiscovered country In
the INTERIOR Il China are reluctant to
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

Rev. Nathan B. Sherman. of Whit
tingham. Vt, aged ninety-four years.
who is visiting his brother-in-law, Willis
w. Burnett, OF Savoy, Mass. aged ninety
years. Travelled all the way from his
home In Whittingham to Adams unac-
companied.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
HOrrfbles

Seen any early robins as yet?"
II think I had one for breakfast this
morning. although it was labeled
pheasant
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

John Williams aged fifty-two. of
Quincy, Mass, lived for eight months
with only half his stomach
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-17
WORKING ON ANOTHER TACK
In Endeavor to Reform Drinking Man
Temperance People Now Trying to
Throttle Liquor Traffic.

Formerly temperance workers, says
Professor Ross of the University of
Wisconsin, devoted their efforts to an
endeavor to persuade man not to
drink, in the hope Of reforming him.
Nowadays we see that the thing to do
is to throttle the liquor traffic. In
accomplishing this latter, and far more
difficult and dangerous task, we are
performing for society "onee for all"
service which will have hundreds and
thousands of boys and girls from
the temptations and allurements of the
liquor evil. While we recognize that
the rescue missions of our cities are
doing a work the value OF which is
unreasonable, we must magnify the
necessity for the "once for alp service
which shall render unnecessary large
part of this form of endeayor.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-17
LITTLE FISHES.

Some Of the party in the clubroom
were swapping fish stories and OF
course the size Of the talk was all
out Of proportion to the size of the
fishes. Finally Charles Kenyon, the
playwright, smiled.
Reminds me- he explained, "of
a fishing party down in Florida. One
afternoon three of the fellows went
out and the biggest thing they caught
was about four inches long. This,
however, was no damper on their hap
piness. and to everybody they proudly
exhibited the catch
BY the way said charming
young lady, to whom the string was
shown. fishes go in schools. do they
rot?.
Yes, certainly answered the
happy fisherman. why do you ask?
Merely fancy of NINE sweetly
responded the young lady; I was
thinking that you must have broken
up the infant Glass;"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-17
THEY NEVER SAW DRUNKARD
Only One Child In Crowd OF Two
Thousand at Sunday School Rally
Ever Saw Intoxicated Man.

There was a great Sunday school
rally in Maine while ago, said Mrs.
Antoinette A. Hawley, editor of the
W. G. T. U. paper of the state OF Colo
RADIO. and two thousand children looked
into the face of a man who asked
How many of you ever saw drunk
en- MANI" Only one child raised his
hand. Why? Because in March, 100
years ago, Neal Dow was born. A bank
director, identified with large corpora
tons and conspicuous helper of his
fellow men; a general in the army that
served the Union; a Quaker, too.
which helped nightly. for Quakers are
bred to stand up for what they be-
ueve-back and forth he went over
the state in his little cutter, wrapped
In fur, hot soapstone at his feet, and
the flame of a bighty enthusiasm in
his heart; back and forth he went,
sowing" as he said, "the state knee
deep with literature" but better than
that, sowing it heart deep With his
own incarnated convictions.
And 10, the harvest! A state re.
deemed; 1899 children out OF a bunch
of 1000 who never saw a drunkard;
a state clean from saloon signs and
open traps for their young feet.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-17


(Bys MRS. A. ]. WILDER)
The accounts are balanced for the
past year and the books closed. It Is
in the showing and we can only prove
our advance in knowledge by doing
better this year.
Here is where the farmer who
keeps his accounts in shape and also
keeps a record OF the work done on
the farm, has the advantage of the
one who thinks it is too much trouble
to keep books. The farmer who does
not keep the farm accounts has a
small chance of profiting by either his
mistakes OF his successes to the full
extent. Although one part of the
farm business may be making him 3
good profit and another be running
him behind he is nearly as apt to In
crease the losing branch as the pay
ing one.
or course man can keep good
deal OF his business in his head, but IL
you have never made the trial you
will be surprised at how different the
idea you have in your head may be
from what the books will show.
Perhaps the past year has not been
as successful as you had hoped It
would be. You may be Just a little
discouraged over the balance In your
favor at the bank, but if you have In
creased the fertility OF an acre of your
land. there is balance In another
kind Of bank, and one where there
Is no danger Of the cashier abscond-
ing with the funds
The increased productiveness of
the soil Is a balance In his favor that
very few farmers take into account
and it is just as real and tangible as
a money balance at the bank In town.
Talking OF accounts-there have
been some articles going the rounds
lately, telling the farmer that In order
to ascertain II he is making any profit
from his farming operations he must
add to his list of expenses each year
interest on the worth of his farm and
all his farm equipment. considering
It as so much money Invested. which
of course 1t is. The income from the
farm must pay this interest as we'll
as all running expenses and what is
left after this is profit.