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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
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OPENED HIS EYES.

OPENED HIS EYES.
A young man entered the barroom
of village tavern and called for q
drink.
No" said the landlord. "You have
had too much already. You have had
delirium tremens once, and cannot
sell you any more"
He stepped aside for two young
men who entered, and the landlord
waited upon them very politely. The
other stood silent and sullen. When
they had finished he walked up to the
landlord and addressed him as fol
lows:
Six years ago, at their age, stood
where these young men are. was a
man with fair prospects. Now, at the
age of twenty-eight, l am a wreck
body and mind. You led me to drink
In this room | formed the habit that
has been my ruin. Now sell me few
glasses, and your work will be done
| shall soon be out Of the way; there
is no hope for me. They can be saved;
they may be men again. Sell 1t to me
and let me die, and the world will be
rid of me; but for heavens sake sell
no more to them"
The landlord listened. pale and trem
bling. Setting down his decanter, he
exclaimed: God helping me, that is
the last drop | will sell to anyone
And he kept his word.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Pleasant for Preacher.

A mother sent her little daughter
down to open the door and entertain
the minister, Mr.. Blank. while she fin
ished dressing. When she appeared
the little kitten ran in ahead Of her
and the tiny maiden jumped up and
down and screamed at the top Of her
voice: "Oh, kitty, kitty, 60 out quick.
The mother was Mortified and said:
Daughter, what makes you act SOP
well, mother, dad said last night
that Mr.. Blanks sermons were enough
to make cat SICK and don't want
want mine sick"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
EHicaclous. But

Ex-Speaker Alfred E. Smith, who
defeated the Goethals police bill at
Albany, N. Y, said at a dinner:
There are better ways to improve
the force than this Goethals bill.
They're not such snowy, not such at
tractive ways, but they're better.
And the mayor, turning from them
with repugnance, is like the girl who
said:
How can learn to stand and sit
in the new round-shouldered, bent
over, slouching attitude, MAJ
THE girls mother stopped her
work, and. leaning on her broom, re-
piled:
"A good way, perhaps, would be to
tire yourself bit each morning by
helping with the sweeping and dust.
ing and dish-washing
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
RESlN0L- EASILY STOPS
SKIN TORRENTS

The soothing, healing, comforting
medication In resinol ointment and
resinol soap sinks right into every
tiny pore Of the skin, clears 1t Of i'm
purities, and stops itching instantly.
Resinol speedily heals eczema, rashes,
ringworm and other eruptions and gets
rid Of disfguring pimples and black
heads, when other treatments prove q
waste Of time and money.
Resinol Is not an experiment, 1t Is
doctors prescription which proved
SO wonderfully successful for skin
troubles that 1t has been used by
other doctors all over the country for
nineteen years. Sold by all druggists,
resinol ointment, SOC and 81, resinol
soap, 25c. Try them today!-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
DONKEY IN LONESOME MOOD
Somewhat Peculiar Appeal Made by
Small Maid, Touched by Sadness
of Her "Dumb" Pet.

This summer, Mr. Cakes, an eminent
lawyer, sent his wife and young daugh-
ter to farmhouse in the White
mountains for a vacation. Shortly
after, he received an urgent request
from the little girl to send her pet
donkey to use while there. She had
read about donkeys and heard about
them, but was not at all familiar with
their peculiar vocalism.
The donkey arrived and the child
had many rides around the vicinity.
She enjoyed it all hugely except the
animals strange noises, which in
spired her with the profoundest pity
for his evident distress.
One day, after vainly trying to sub.
due his vocalism, she wrote a letter
to her father, in which she said:
Dear Father: do wish you would
come up here soon; my donkey is SO
very lonesome. National Monthly
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

Many artists have employed the but
terfy in decoration, but neither brush
nor crayon is as effective as nature
itself. No imitation, however good,
can do justice to the gorgeous colors
OF the tropical butterfly. One might
as well try to reproduce rainbow in
oils. A most effective noyelty--a but
terfly tray-was shown me yesterday
by a charming North side hostess. 1t
was made on the same principle as
the tapestry tray. A glittering butter
fly, the spread of whose wings must
have been all of ten inches, was
mounted on stalk Of milkweed. The
pressed butterfly was then covered
with glass and Theoretically sealed in.
To say that the tray was stunning is
to speak very feebly Of its attractive.
ness. With this objet dart as cen
terpiece a clever hostess could easily
arrange butterfly luncheon" Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Rankruptcy Decision.

The supreme court of New Jersey
holds in Bolton VS.. Bolton that when
a wife goes into bankruptcy the trus-
tee in bankruptcy is entitled to take
possession of arrears of alimony due
her for the benefit Of the creditors.
The court said:
When 1t is considered that during
the period Of non-payment the wife
has in all probability been contract
ing debts for her support on the faith
Of recovering these payments, and that
alimony is awarded for the express
purpose of her support by paying in
cash as she goes along, and when it
is considered further that by her dis
charge in bankruptcy these debts are
wiped out, 1t seems manifestly unjust
that the creditors should have no re-
course to the very fund that the di-
vorce court provided to pay them"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
New York Service.

mot long ago." relates ex-Speaker
Cannon, young couple came in from
the suburbs to New York city to see
the Hippodrome. They arrived very
early and decided to have a lunch
They visited tearoom and had the
place all to themselves.
in serving them the waitress omit
ted to supply teaspoon and the fair
young bride whispered the fact to her
husband.
"Summoning the waitress, the young
man asked:
May we have spoon?'
Why, certainly replied the girl
I am just tidying up, and you can
have the whole room to yourselves in
a minute or two."-Lippincott's.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Couldn't Blame the Pump.

A lumberman having awakened on
a Sunday morning in dry town,
after big spree of the night before,
searched his pockets in vain. Being
very thirsty, he remembered stun.
bling over a pump in the alley back
of the hotel
He FASTENED to the pump and be-
gan pumping, but without results, as
the pump had not been primed. He
slowly backed away, and, aeyeing the
pump, said: well, l don't blame you
for not working anyhow. wouldn't
patronize you when had money"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
A POTENT RACE POISON.

Scientists are agreed that alcohol
is potent race poison; 1t poisons the
whole system, notably the reproduc-
tive organs and protoplasm. There
fore we cannot have drinking without
race-degeneration. If parents abstain
their children are healthy, but If, later
on, the parents take to drinking. the
children are afflicted mentally and
physically. Plato understood this
when he deprecated drink for nursing
mothers. If, in extreme cases, alcohol
Is an extreme poison, moderate drink
ing is moderate poisoning. The medi-
cal profession contains pro-alcoholists
and anti-alcoholists; but the policy
of facing both ways is weak, and be-
fore long, presumably, all medical men
will be anti-alcoholists. Let them
preach the gospel that there is NO
USE FOR ALCOHOL IN HUMAN
LIFE. Abstinence tends to true pa
triotism, and the state ought to do
preventive work as we'll as curative.
DR. V. Rutherford, Zion College
London.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
CHOOSE YOUR BRIDGE.

Remember, all who have fallen into
the dark river of intemperance have
fallen from Moderation bridge, none
from the Total Abstinence bridge. Re-
member, If there were no drunkards
on earth today and moderate drinking
should continue. there would be plenty
of them tomorrow Look once more
at the procession headed by half d
million drunkards dropping into the
tide, million moderate drinkers, two
million of occasional, fashionable
drinkers, and behind them all the
boys and young men of our land-and
then, as you shall face the record In
eternity. call on you to choose, as a
brother of humanity, patriot, a
Christian, ON which bridge you will
cross.--Frances E. Willard.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
WHY HE QUIT DRINKING.

indianapolis newspapers tell the
story Of why certain attorney sud
denly quit drinking. With great lib
erality he patronized one saloonkeeper
for a number of years. Recently the
saloon man bought house and lot
and had another lawyer examine the
abstract for him. The steady patron
resented this and wanted to know why
the saloonkeeper turned away from
his own customer to give business to
a man who never patronizes his or
any other saloon. when have bust
ness for an attorney" said the saloon
keeper, IL want 1t done by sober
lawyer" This Is why the attorney
has quit drinking.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Army,s Eiaht on Typhoid.

The efficacy of the treatment of ty.
phoid by vaccination is estimated by
the remarkable statistics for the
United States army during last year,
when only two cases of typhoid fever
among the enlisted force of $4,000
were recorded OF the two cases one
was that of man who had not been
treated with the vaccine; the other
was among the troops in China. This
man had been immunized in 1911, but
the history of the case is in doubt
Before the vaccine treatment was
adopted the typhoid average was to
1,000 in 1910, before inocluation was
practised, the rate was 2.S2 to 1000;
in 1911 it dropped to 0.S0, and in 1912
to 0.26.- Engineering Record.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
HOW BREWERS MAKE MONEY

Hon. Frank s. Regain, in an address,
1.-THE Fool Tax Payers" delivered in
Ottawa, ILL.,, recently made the state
ment that according to information
furnished him by a chemist in Mil
waukee brewery, the actual cost of
making barrel of beer which retails
for about $500 is but 70 cents, and
that the cost of producing gallon of
whisky which retails for "a. is but 2s
cents.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
NOT TO BE TRUSTED.

A man under the influence of even
small quantities of alcohol has no
right to believe his senses; he cannot
trust them to give him correct facts,
and he cannot rely on his judgment
for the Interpretation of these facts
Prof. G. Sims Woodhead, M. D.. Uni
versity of Cambridge, Eng.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
She Knew What She Meant.

Miss Ethel" he began, "or Ethel. l
mean-I've known you long enough to
drop the Miss haven't II"
She fixed her lovely eyes upon him
with a meaning gaze. Eyes, l think
you have" she said. what prefix
do you wish to substitute -Catholic
Citizen.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
New Modern Dancing

The leading Expert and Instructor in New York
City, writes: "Dear Sir:-I have used ALIENS
FooT.BAsE, the antseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes, for the past ten years. 1t is blessing to
all who are compelled to be on their feet dance
FooT.HAsE keeps my feet cool, takes the friction
from the shoe, prevents and Sore Aching feet
l recommend 1t to all my pupils"
(Slgned) II. FLETCHER HALLAMORE.
Sample FREE. Address Allen Olms ted, LIE Roy N Y
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Forever Parted.

George, who lives in London, hap
pened to meet the vicar of his native
parish the other day, and eagerly
asked for some of his old acQuain-
tances.
And old Mr.. Jones?" he asked.
Have you seen him lately?'
The vicar shook his head. II shall
never see him again." he answered.
slowly. Mr.. Jones has gone to
heaven"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
RO0ElMGS

We believe that we carry the largest
stocks Of roofings in the south, in painted
and galvanized steel. rubber and compo-
sition; all prices, s0c per square, COM
plete, and up. Try "Paroid," the King of
Rubber Roofing. Ten years without a
brush. Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Company,
Iron. Steel, Railway and Mill Supplies,
Memphis, Tennessee. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
THE DIFFERENCE.

II home is robbed of $40 worth of
silverware we hunt the thief with
bloodhounds, but II home is robbed
of happiness, or wife and children
made to suffer untold hardships
through the insidious influences of
drink, why that, oh, that is another
matter: it's for the good of the town
don't you know"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
CONT WANT SALOONS.

1t is reported by the Grand Forks
IN. d. Herald that James ]. Hill has
decided to move the division head
quarters Of the Great Northern rail-
way from Garretson. S. D., to Jasper.
Mimi, unless the former town votes
out its saloons.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
No. SlX-SIXTY-Sl

This is a prescription prepared es.
pecially for Malaria or ChilIs and
Fever. Five or six doses will break
any case, and If taken then as tonic
the fever will not return. 25c-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

What do you mean by kissing the
housemaid?"
1T was an excusable mistake, my
dear. The hall was dark, and she had
on your face powder and your beauti-
full golden hair
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Many Children are Starving

rot from lack of food, but because
parasites--worms-arc feeding upon
what ought to go to nourish the child.
Trey's Vermifuge will quickly correct
this. 25c. at all dealers.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Overexertion.

you frown like a pessimist"
WELL" replied the patient man;
that's what l get for worrying my
self half to death trying to think Of
something to be optimistic about"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

Queen Mary Of England has ordered
that no lady of the royal household
may have any direct connection with
business graft"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

What are you making such fuss
about? / thought being executor of an
estate was soft thing"
Perhaps 1t is sometimes. But
have to wind up the affairs of clock.
maker. Judge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
ALCOHOL is BARRED.

Sir Edward Shackleton, who lie
preparing to lead another expedition
to the Antarctic, says that the party
will take with them no stimulants ex.
cept tea and cocoa.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

Be sure that you ask for Wright's Indian
Vegetable Pills, and look for the sigma
ture Of VIM. Wright on wrapper and box.
For Constipation, Biliousness and Indiges-
ton Adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Suitable Match.

That girl has shocking ways"
Maybe that's the reason she mar
ried an electrician"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

On the road to success you have
mighty little time to stop and pick
posies by the wayside.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
No Doubt.

1t must jar the efficiency expert to
sec how much energy a dog wastes in
tan wagging.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

Sore Eyes, Granulated Eyelids and Sites
promptly healed with Roman Ego Bal
sam. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Time SERVING.

Anybody can dye successfully with
Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

Life Is just one merry-go-round OF
authorizations and regrets.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

1t takes two to make a bargain--a
lawyer to get the best of 1t.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

Bad luck is one of the things that
comes to these who sit down and wait.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

A taste Of extreme joy is all right,
but as q regular diet II loses its favor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

And man can be fairly happy If he
is satisfied to let other people do his
worrying for him.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Beginning Sunday School.

Beginning Sunday School.
"And what do you know about
Moses?"
Please, teacher, It's my first Sun
day here and / don't know anybody
Punch.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

DR.. Peery's vermifnge "Dead Shot, kills
and eIpels Worms in q very few hours.
Adv,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

placed anywhere, 1T
tracts and kills all
fies. Neat. clean, or
namental, convenient,
cheap. JastB all
season. III ade of
metal, can'tspill or tip
over; will not soil or
injure anything.
Guaranteed effective.
Alidealers rosent
express paid for el.o0.
Ave. Brooklyn. N. z.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Consolation.

Yeast-It Is said that one-fifth more
milk will be given by a cow which Is
sung to as she is MIXED
imsonbeak-After ALL there seems
to be some good reasons why a mar
should thank his lucky stars that he
was not born a cow"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

The many testimonial letters that continually pub
fishing in the ewspapers-hundreds of hemare all genu-
inc true and unsolicited expressions of heartfelt gratitude
for the freedom from suffering that has to these
women solely through the use Of Lydia E. Pinktam's
Vegetable Compound.
Money could not buy any kind of influence obtain
such recommendations; you may depend upon that any
testimonial publish is honest and ruef you have any
doubt of this write to the whose names and
addresses are always given and learn for yourself.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22

For 80 years Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for fe-
male ills. No one sick with wOman's ailments
does Justice to herself If she does not try this fa
nous medicine made from roots and herbs, it
has restored so many suffering WON en- to health.
WeWrite to LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO.
~ fCONFIDENTIAL) LYNN, MASS, for advice
Your letter will be opened, read and answered
by woman and held in strict confidence.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
And this.one from Mrs. Haddock:

UT1oA OK1A"I weak and nervous able my
and scarcely able to be feet had backace headache pap
taon the heart trouble with bowels and inflammation Since
taking the Lydia Pnhams Vegetable Compound am better
than have been for twenty think it medi
and have recommended it to othe"Mrs.
DOCK, Utica, Oklahoma.
Now answer this question if you can. Why should
continue to suffer without first giving Lydia E.
Pnkham's Vegetable Compound trial You know that
it has saved many otherswhy should it fail in your casel
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-22
Read this one from Mrs. Waters:

CAMDEN NI sick for two years with spells
kidneys affected had doctor all the time
battery but nothing did me good Twas not able go
became almost skeleton Finally my doctor away for his
health and husband heard of Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound and In months relief and
am like and my usual weight recommend
your medicine and husband Mrs TLLn
WATERS, 1875 Knight St, Camden, Nj
The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-25
Fires 300 Shots a Minute.

A new weapon has been provided for the United States army which is far more efficient than any heretofore adopted. It was invented and Is used by the French military authorities, and already nearly one hundred have been purchased by the United States. The new gun, which is described fin the June Popular Mechanics magazine, weighs but 35 pounds and can easily be carried by soldier Two men are required to operate it, both of whom lie fiat on the ground, presenting a small mark to the enemy One man feeds the cartridges into the breech of the gun in clips of 25 each, while the other aims the weapon and directs the firing mechanism. The gun will fire separate shots or will operate auto matically, in which case 300 shots may be fired per minute. At long range third soldier ascertains the range by the use of binoculars and re- ports the effect of the bullets.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-25
AUSTRIA-SERVIAN
 WAR THREATENED
EUROPE IS EXERCISED OVER THE ULTIMATUM ISSUED BY
 AUSTRIA TO SERVlA.
Absence of Three Premiers Adds to the Seriousness of the Situation for SerVia.

London, July 24.-European diplo- macy is faced with a situation If eX- treme gravity in the controversy be- tween Austria and Servia Unless il is handled with great delicacy it is not unlikely that others will become involved in war. An Austro-HuHga- rian ultimatum to Seryia, couched in tone of almost unprecedented se- verity and fastening on the Servian government and people responsibility for the assassinations cf Archduke Francisco Ferdinand and his wife at Sarajeyo, has been presented to Bel grade. It demands satisfaction with ia forty-eight hours.
 The almost universal opinion in the European capitals is that the Servian government cannot comply with such humiHating terms as are set forth i-i the ultimatum, since compliance wou'd be tantamount to an admission of Seryia's guilt.
 The effort of European diplomacy should the powers fail to avert the threatened war will be devoted to localiziag it. Montenegro has indi- cated her readiness to support Servia in the event of an Austrian attack. Ths certainly would plunge the whole of the Balkans into hostiities
 Austria counts on the neutrality of her allies, Germany and Italy. but with the possibility of Russian inter- vention on behalf of Servia, Austria would run great risks of risilgs among her own great Slay population.
 A fact much commented upon by the European powers is that Austria has chosen a moment for the issuing of her ultimatum when President Poinhare is absent from France and two of the Balkan premiers are abroad.
 The Seryian government is with holding. publication of the text of the ultimalum in Belgrade. Against the forts and Austrian gunboats on the Danube, Belgrade could not hold out 25 hours, and it is rumored in diplo- matte circles here that the Seryian government is preparing to retire from the capital into the interior probably to Nisch or Uskub
 According to Berlin reports, Ger many will not permit interference hy any third party in the event of Au- stro4Serylan hostiities. It is report ed President Poincare of France will abandon his proposed Scandinavian tour on account of the trouble.