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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
STOLE TO GET NEW START
Bank Cashier Experiences Overpower-
Ing Impulse to Get Some Place
and Start Life Anew.

A bank teller In middle western
state grew weary of the narrow, cir
cumscribed life in the town where he
lived; he wanted wider interests, a
new start in a new place, but start
with capital SO he could push him
helf ahead. He took $4,000 of the
banks funds, jumped into his automo-
bile and started for Mexico (this was
before the present revolution across
the Rio Grande had reached such seri-
GUS proportions) across Kansas, Ok
lahoma and Texas. He expected to
make clean getaway by using a
motor car instead Of taking a train,
forgetting that an auto can be traced,
The surety company at once put an
inspector on his trail, and the man
was captured in Texas when he was
almost at Laredo, ready to cross the
border.
or the sum he stole, $4,000 was re-
covered in the actual wrappers In
which he had taken 1t from the bank
The automobile was recovered and
sold, and the proceeds used to make
up for part of the money he had spent
This cashier is now serving long
sentence in prison merely because he
experienced an overpowering impulse
to go some place and start life anew
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
DRUNKENNESS IN EUROPE.

mo drunkenness In the beer-drink-
ing, light wine-drinking countries of
Europe the anti-temperance people
tell us. We refer them to statistics
recently given to the public by DR..
Walter Kern of the Institute for Path
illogical Anatomy in Vienna.
For two years lat Doctor Kern's re-
quest] death attests in the General
hospital, Vienna, were marked by the
attending physicians with the state
ment as to whether the patient hap
pened to be a drunkard or not. OF
course, the report which came in as
consequence of this inquiry was far
below the reality. Many patients, who
were genuine drinkers, would describe
themselves as very moderate, and
many of the physicians in attendance
would not have sufficient interest to
make thoroughgoing inquiry. New
ertheless the conclusion was serious
enough. In all, 4,130 cases were OBJ
served. OF the adult males $50 per
cent were of certainty drunkards.
In other words, every eleventh or
twelfth man dying in the General hos
pital, Vienna, Is drunkard."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
BODY COVERED WITH ECZEMA

R. D. No. 1, Tazewell, Tenn.-"My
disease started on my legs in a small
patch and kept spreading until my en-
tire body was covered. 1t would itch
and burn till I could not sleep at
night. would scratch till the blood
would ooze out and run down my body
and legs. The eruption came out in
small red pimples and when
scratched the whole surface of the
skin became irritated, red and ugly
looking. My clothing seemed to irri-
tate it. The pimples were ON my
hands, arms, legs, feet and entire
body, especially between my fingers
and toes. l also had dandruff on my
head until my hair was all falling out.
Il was told it was eczema and took
treatment, but all remedies failed
Then got some Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. I first washed with Cuti-
cura Soap and warm water, dried we'll
and then applied the Cuticura ONT
ment. Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me, and they also cured my
dandruff and falling hair" (Signed)
Charley Aston, Jan. 81. 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment gold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
PAINTS WOE ON HIS BARN
erhead Man, He Appeals In
Big Letters.

A sign on the barn of John j.
Pigot of Riverhead, l.. l., contains the
following in large white letters on
black background:
"A thief is in possession Of farms
and lands hereabouts. Law, court
and perjurers are friends of the
thief"
Pigot, who is apparently an edu-
Gated man, past middle age, and rep
uted to be wealthy, came here from
Brooklyn two years ago. He bought
a farm on Mill Pand, the water rights
of which are controlled by the River
head Electric Light company.
Soon afterward he complained to
the company that his land was being
flooded because the water was held
back for power. This was denied.
Then Pigot hired hall, invited the
public, and made an address. He
said Riverhead was controlled by a
ring and assailed several leading
citizens.
Subsequently he sued the electric
company for $4,000, alleging that his
farm had been damaged. The action
was decided by Justice Blackmar in
favor of the company.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
HOPE FOR THE BALD HEAD
Sewing Hairs on Scalp Is Proving
Successful--Fine Gold Wires
Are Used.

A method Of sewing hairs In the
human scalp in cases of partial or
total badness has been successfully
used In several instances by Doctor
Szekely, at the hospital of Saint Ste
plane at Budapest, and report ap-
pears in the London Times.
The number of hairs planted" in
the head Of patient has been as
many as $4,000. One hundred hairs
are drawn through, punctures in the
scalp at every square centimeter, and
as both ends are left free, the num-
Der Is thus 200, or over one thousand
to each square inch. Very fine gold
wires are used, one tive-hundredth of
an inch In diameter, and fine long
hairs from a woman's head are at
tached to the middle of these. The
gold loop or knot acts as an anchor, :"
and after sterilization is introduced
into the simultaneous tissue, where
1t is slightly twisted, and holds the
hair permanently in position. 1t is
stated that 500 hairs can thus be in.
troduced into the scalp within three
quarters of an hour.
Doctor Szekely has designed spe-
cial instrument for introducing and
fixing the gold wires. The latter are
SO light and SO fine that the total
amount Of gold In the scalp after
planting $4,000 hairs is only one
gramme. The hair is stated to appear
perfectly natural, and a sapcule OF
tissue appears to form around each
gold wire knot. The inflammation
resulting from the treatment entirely
disappears in form ten to twelve days
and in no case SO far has any in
tense inflammation or suppuration re-
suited. The hair can be washed
brushed and treated with oil in the
ordinary way, and one of the earliest
patients SO treated, lady, has re.
tanned her hair intact with the orig.
inal luster and fexibility, for over
seven years.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
The First Speaker.

The first speaker of the house of
representatives of the United States
was Frederick A. Muhlenberg of Penn
sylvania, who was born in Trappe, Pa,
Ii 1850, and died in Lancaster, Pa. in
1891. Muhlenberg was succeeded by
Jonathan Trumbull Of Connecticut,
bat was returned to the speakers
chair In the third congress. Among
his famous successors was Henry
Clay, who was speaker of six con-
crosses; James X. Polk, Robert G.
Winthrop, Schuyler Colfax, James G..
Blaine, John G. Carlisle, Thomas B.
Reed. David B. Henderson, Joseph G..
Cannon and Champ Clark. Only one
speaker Of the house-James X. Polk
has ever reached the White House,
defeating Henry Clay, ex-speaker.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Puts "Pep" In Actors.

A high-tension dressing room is be-
ing installed at the Palace theater for
the identification of performers be-
fore they go upon the stage. The
room will contain a powerful Tesla
coil and the walls will be wound with
heavy insulated copper wire carrying
high currents. Tired artists will en-
ter this chamber and emerge filled
with electricity and enthusiasm. It is
expected that a short visit to the pep
house." Us the artists have already
termed 1t, will send any actor upon
the stage keyed up to blowing-off-
steam pressure.-New York American.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
EFFICIENCY IS wATcHWoRD.

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EFFICIENCY Is WATcHWoRD.
Popular sentiment without doubt
heartily approves of the order issued
by the secretary of the navy prohib-
iting the use of alcoholic beverages
by officers on naval vessels and at
shore stations. To quote the Chi
cago Tribune: There Is only one
intelligent opinion as to the order
it Is wise." Considered from the
standpoint Of efficiency alone, the or
der commends itself as a patriotic
and statesmanlike action. AS the
Journal of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION points out In this connec-
ton, officers as well as enlisted men
on modern warship need not only
personal courage, but also absolute
steadiness of nerve, clearness Of Wis
ion and fine muscular coordination.
All these things modern physiology
has shown to be impaired by even
small amounts of alcohol"
Surgeon General Braisted has full
knowledge of the latest findings of
medical science concerning the ma
ture and effect of alcohol, and his rec
ommendation to Secretary Daniels
was in line with the demands of the
times In the next naval war vic
tory will belong to that nation which
can show the smallest consumption of
alcohol said Emperor William.
Not only In the navy, but in the
army and in all the departments Of
government with their modern high
pressure responsibilities Is there in
creasing urgency for efficiency In Of
flcers and In men. Alcohol and gov
eminent machinery don't go well to-
gether.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Robbed to Play Poker.

In one of the southern states a
man whose habits were bad, robbed
an express company of several thou
sand dollars. Instead of decamping
he remained In the city. He con-
fessed to the theft and said he had
lost the money playing poker. The
surety company sent man to prose-
cute the thief. He found the de-
faulter had been receiving a good sal
AIRY from the express company and
that there was no reason for his
taking theNmoney. Further investiga-
ton revealed the fact that the county
attorney had sat in the poker game
and won most of the money; the
other players were friends of the
county attorney. The surety company
dropped the case st once and paid the
express company the amount of the
loss.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Baby Has Nine erandpare nts.

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Goble, eighty.
eight years old, of this town, became
neutrality-suspicious. today when
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs Jacob
Lichtenstein of Bloomfield at the
Mountainside hospital, where, it was
said, both mother and child are doing
well. The grandparents of the child,
which will be named Edward H. LIGHT
enstein, are Mr.. ana Mrs. Edward H.
Alderman of Montclair and the great
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Isaac A.
Dodd, also of this town.
Before her marriage, in April, 1918.
the mother of the babe was Miss Har-
riett Greevy Alderman. The child
born today has living two GRANDPA
theirs and two grandmothers, two
great-grandfathers and two great
grandmothers and the great-great-
grandmother, eleven granduncles,
eight grandaunts and three great
grandaunts. All OF the family live in
Montclair and adjacent towns.-Mont-
clair IN. J.) Correspondent New York
Sun.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
GOOD CHANGE.
Coffee to Postum.

The large army of persons who
have found relief from many chronic
ailments by changing from coffee to
Postum as daily beverage, is grow
ing each day.
1t is only simple question Of try.
ing 1t for oneself in order to know
the Joy Of returning health as realized
by an Ills. young lady. She writes:
Il had been coffee drinker nearly
all my life and It affected my stomach
caused insomnia and l was seldom
without headache. had heard
about Postum and how beneficial 1t
was, so concluded to quit coffee and
try 1t.
II was delighted with the change.
can now sleep well and seldom ever
have headache. My stomach has got
ten strong and / can eat without suf'
fering afterwards. l think my whole
system greatly benefited by Postum.
my brother also suffered from
stomach trouble while he drank cot.
fee, but now. since using Postum, he
feels so much better he would not go
back to coffee for anything"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich Read THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum--must be well
boiled--15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup Of hot water and, with
cream and sugar, makes a delicious
beverage lnstantly-S0c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds Ii
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
--sold nv Grocera
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24

Some one advised me to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. had
taken so much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good so I told my
husband he might get me bottle and I
would try it. By the time had taken
it felt better. / continued its use, and
now | am well and strong.
81 have always recommended your
medicine ever since ] was so wonder
fully benefited by it and / hope cizs
letter will be the means of saving some
other poor woman from suffering."-
Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY, Box 1144,
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands Of
such letters as that above - they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger - it has stood the
test for years.
If there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia e.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidentiaD
Lynn, Mass. Your letter Willie opened,
read and answered by a woman and
held In strict confidence.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
THE PRISON PATH.

Lend Hand" little paper pub
lished by the convicts of Oregon's pen.
itentiary at Salem (which lately went
dry, recently had a cartoon headed
Whisky, That's ALL" in four panels
the first, young man "At the Bars"
looking away from the farm; the sec
ond, this young man "At the Bar" TAX
ing his drink; the third, the young
man "At the Bar" receiving sentence
from the Judge; the fourth, Behind
the Bars the young man in a con-
yict's stripes.
None knows better than the crimi-
nal the steps that lead to the peniten
tiary!
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC is GOING.

Put the liquor business out of the
government and put the government
out Of the liquor business!" A clarion
call to the allied temperance forces,
voiced by Congressman Clyde Kelly
of Pennsylvania in a recent ringing
address. All signs indicate the near
approach of the day when partnership
between the government and the great
destroyer will be dissolved and thus
the liquor" business put out of bust
ness" forever.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
HEAVENLY SUGGESTION.

The milk wagons of one company
alone carry into one district of Chi
cago $50 gallons of milk daily, which
Is all consumed at the noon hour by
lunchers. In two large printing plants
over 100 workers take milk every day;
and one typographer says: when the
printer takes to the milky way the
end is near" Which is heavenly
ggestion.-Exchange
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
LACK OF BUSINESS,

A week after the dry victories OF
April 7 in Illinois Chicago papers an
nounced that the Bessemer Brewing
company had gone into bankruptcy.
1t is stated that the company's at
torney, being pressed for reason, re-
piled. Lack Of business" And yet
the brewers would have the public
believe that the more temperance the
more beer they sell!
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
FACTOR IN PAUPERISM.

"A great weight Of evidence indi-
Gates drink as the most potent and uni
versal factor in bringing about pauper-
ism. Some witnesses also Indicate
gambling as q serious and growing
cause. But gambling, though 1t waste
the resources of its victims, does not
lead to such physical and moral degen-
Grafton as drink. Royal Commission.
ers' Report on Poor Law.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24

REMARKABLE LETTER FROM A WELL
KNOWN WASHINGTON DRUGGIST.
inreferepceto Elixir Habek the great remedy
for chilli and fever and all n,oiarioI dissases.
"Within the last five months have sold $500
bottlesof Elixir Babek for Malaria, Chiilsand
Fever. Our customers speak very well Of II,
Henry Evans, GA St., NV, Washington, Z. ~
Elixir Babek 30 cents all druggists, or by
Parcels Post, prepaid, from Kloczewsh d Co.,
Washington, b. q.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Actor Of Many Parts.

A Russian immigrant before the
alien immigration board claimed to
be a 'play-actor," and said that he
was also a compositor. He was
vouched for by cousin who Is a fur
rier. Work was promised the appli-
cant in a tailor's shop. - London
Graphic.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Strlyino to Please.

Josiah" said Mrs. Corntossel. "the
first Of the summer boarders will ar
rive tomorrow"
II know It,"
well, hide those scientific works
on agriculture. And don't forget to
tousle your hair and stick your trous-
ers in your boots. Summer boarders
always like to imagine there's real
comic-picture farmer around the
place"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24

For IS years Wright's Indian Vege-
table Pills have been their own recon-
mendation In conditions of upset stom-
ach, liver and bowels. If you have not
tried them, test now will prove their
benefit to you. Send for free sample
to 372 Pearl St.. New York. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Willounhhx Amounted

Peking.-W. F. Willoughby, profess.
or at Princeton university, has been
appointed deputy legal adviser to the
Chinese government. Dr.. +. ]. Good
now, legal adviser, recently accepted
the presidency of Johns Hopkins uni.
versity.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Making II Hot.

Bill see portable crematories
have been suggested to follow. the
army In warfare.
Jill-Looks as If they were trying
to make war look like what General
Sherman said 1t was.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Sharks ECO Is Black.

A sharks egg is one of the oldest
looking things imaginable. 1t is un-
provided with she'll, but the contents
are protected by a thick, leathery
covering, almost as elastic as india
rubber. The average size is by az
inches and 1t is almost Jet black
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Muskrat Skins,

The muskrat is the most important
fur-bearing animal of North America.
In one year alone 100000 muskrat
skins were put on the market, real
izing to the trappers sum approx
mately $1,700,000.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
THOUGHT She
COULD NOT live
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Unionville, Mo. --"I suffered from a
female trouble and got so weak that I

could hardly w a | X
across the floor with
out h oldin 6 on to
something. / had
nervous spells and
my fingers would
cramp and my face
would draw, and I
could not speak, nor
sleep to do any good,
had no appetite, and
everyone thought I
uonld not live
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
No. SlX-SlXTY-SlX

This is a prescription prepared es
pecially for Malaria or Chllls and
Fever. Five or six doses will break
any case, and If taken then as a tonic
the fever will not return. 25c.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Best for Horses.

Give your horses good care and you
will be doubly repaid by the better
work they will do. For sores, gals
and other external troubles apply
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. Ranch.
men, lumbermen and liyerymen recon.
mend 1t. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Gypsies in aBttie,

Charolles, France.-Two persons
were killed and ten seriously wounded
in a battle between two tribes of Gyp.
sizes on the banks Of the Loire. 1t was
the outcome Of a long-standing feud.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
DIFFERENT EFFECTS.

A loafer said to working man:
when / have my beer / feel strong
enough to knock house down" The
workingman replied: Through my
leaving off beer / have been able to
put two houses up"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
RuR-MY-TlSM

Will cure your rheumatism and all
kinds of aches and pains--Neuralgia,
Cramps, Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts,
Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antlseptie
Anodyne. Price 25c-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Way to Test IL.

A writer in the Tampa Tribune has
been discussing the world-old ques-
ton of whether prayers are ever an
swered. We suggest to the gentleman
that he gives prayer thorough test
and see how 1t works in his case.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
SIND Dim, ,s cArcu,nc -

"MR. RUM" is CATCHING 1T.
Drink is catching it from many un-
expected sources. Thomas L. Mason,
one of the brilliant writers of New
York and editor of Life" has writ
ten forcible attack upon it, entitled
Mr. Rum"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
On the Waitinn List.

IT am much honored by your pro-
posal, count, but l am already en-
gagged"
well. couldn't you be engaged to
me next time ?"-Ulk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Defined.

"What Is innate wisdom"
tits knowing all the little mean.
nesses of your neighbor before the
town gossip or a real estate deal puts
you se."-Judge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
The Reason.

Willis-Then you think Romp left
considerable life insurance?
Gillis-Yes. The agent was the first
one to propose to the widow-Judge
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24

After girl has been engaged four
times and failed to make the hook
stay put, she always looks as though
she was lodging the dog catcher.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24

A man between 20 and 80 loses ON
an average of only 51s days year
from illness, but between so and 80
he loses about 20 days annually.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24

Some day when we get so we will
tell the truth about things there will
be lot of tombstones inscribed; "He
Never Blamed the Booze"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
His Loss.

I'm not eating very much of late"
Whats the matter, old man? Lost
your appetizer"
mo, my credit"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
DAISY FLY KILLER ,s. l.s
Paradoxlcai.

Queer that so little of the fiction
nowadays is original"
yet all the books are novel under
takings."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Ambiguous.

Mrs. Exe-How does your cook take
1t when you 60 into the kitchen and
tell her how to do things?
Mrs. Wye-Or, she doesn't mind.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24

There is more whisky now stored In
Kentucky than there was In the whole
country decade ago.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
Reform.

China is in need of many reforms"
yes" answered the globe trotter.
What reform would you start
WITH"
Spelling reform"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-24
FAS-rT

A PRESCRIPTION scientifically COM
pounded and endorsed by prominent phys
icians for the treatment of Headaches
caused from Overwork, Mental Worry,
Constipation and Nervousness. Instant re-
lief GUARANTEED. Contains No
OPIATE. Ask your druggist. Adv.