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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
HIT THE SPOT.
Postum Knocked Out Coffee Ails.

There's a good deal Of satisfaction
and comfort in hitting upon the right
thing to rid one of the varied and
constant ailments caused by coffee
drinking.
Ever since / can remember"
writes an Ind. woman, my father
has been lover Of his coffee, but the
continued use of 1t SO affected his
stomach that he could scarcely eat at
times.
Mother had coffee-headache and
dizziness. and IL I drank coffee for
breakfast would taste 1t all day and
usually go to bed with headache.
"One day father brought home q
pkg. of Postum recommended by our
grocer. Mother made 1t according to
directions on the box and 1t just "hit
the spot" II has dark, seal-brown
color, changing to golden brown when
cream is added. and snappy taste
similar to mild. high-grade coffee, and
we found that its continued use speed
lily put an end to all our coffee ills.
That was at least ten years ago
and Postum has, from that day to
this. been standing order of fathers
grocery bill.
When l married. my husband was
great coffee drinker, although he
admitted that 1t hurt him. When /
mentioned Postum he said he did not
like the taste of 1t. / told him /
could make 1t taste all right. He
smiled and said. try 1t. The result
was success, he won't have any
thing but Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled-15c and 25c packages.
z instant Postum--is soluble pow
der. Made in the cup with hot wa
ter-no boiling-30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
There's a Reason fer Postum.
sold by Grocers
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
HUERTA RENAMED,
FEW CO To POLLS
WAR MINISTER BANQUET BE.
LIEvEo TO HAVE BEEN MADE
"vlcE PRESIDENT"
C0NGRESSMEN TO HOLD OVER
Balloting Lightest In Years, With Al.
most Complete Abstention From
Voting In capital--Washina-
ton Awaits Results.

Mexico City, Mex-Elections for
president, vice president, deputies and
senators were held in that portion OF
the republic controlled by the Die
tator Huerta. In Mexico City, there
was an almost complete abstention
from voting and indifference was mani.
tested everywhere.
Gen. Huerta appeared to be- the IA
varite candidate for the presidency,
and eGn. Banquet, the present war
minister, for the vice presidency.
Huerta, it is reported, received a
virtually unanimous vote of conf
dence. The returns indicate the re-
election OF all present members of the
chamber of deputies and the senate.
The lightest vote in many years was
cast both in the capital and nearby
towns.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Or. id. Nicely MAY
Be ASKED TORES|GN
HAS BEEN HEAD OF HOSPITAL
FOR THE INSANE FOR YEARS.
RuMoRs CIRCULATING.
NO ACTION TAKEN AS YET
Members OF New Board Of Trustees
Appointed by Gov. Hooper, May
Decide Upon Further Charges.
No Charges Filed.

Memphis.-Dr. ]. ]. Nicely, superin-
terdent of the Western Hospital for
the Insane at Bolivar, may be asked
for his resignation at any time, If ru-
mors in Memphis are to be believed.
DR.. Nicely was in the city, as the
guest of w. A. Collier, at his home on
Poplar avenue, where Mrs. Nicely and
their children have been visiting for
several days.
DR.. Nicely said that his resignation
had not been requested and that he
had hoped that he would be allowed to
serve out his term, which has yet sew
eral years to run under his election by
the former board of trustees.
Since the removal of the former
board by Gov. Hooper and the appoint
ment of a new board, which occurred
about three months ago, there have
been frequent rumors that complete
change was contemplated in the per-
sonnet Of the officials of the institu-
ton.
The changes made by Gov. Hooper
followed an investigation of the hos
pital by the state auditor. In the re-
port furnished to Gov. Hooper, upon
which his demand for the designations
of the former trustees was based, ir-
Irregularities in the system of bookkeep-
ing were charged, but neither in that
report nor in any other made during
the years in which DR.. Nicely has been
superintendent have any charges Of
any kind been made directly against
him, nor have any charges of i'll treat
ment of the inmates ever been made.
His record in the care of the unfor-
tunate men and women who were
placed under his charge has been, on
the contrary, one of efficiency, tender
and skillful treatment, and he has Oft
en- been commended in official reports
for his care Of the insane, to which he
has devoted years of his life, and in
which he is considered an expert.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
The Mammoth Microbe.

"The microbe craze is good thing"
said Dr. Egbert r. Hewittson, the we'll
known histologist. at dinner at At
lantic City.
Yes, the microbe craze is good
thing. 1t has cleaned up the world.
1t has put lot of diseases on the run.
But, at the same time, it has its
humorous side.
Il frequently urge my little son to
have nothing to do with dogs or cats,
because they are full of microbes.
This morning, however, came upon
him on the beach playing with stray
mongrel. But just as l came up he
quilted the mongrel hurriedly.
Papa he said. "it's true about
dogs having microbes. A big black
microbe just jumped out of that dogs
coat and lighted on my hand"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10

1t was in city restaurant that a
little short woman and her tall hus-
band entered and sat att table.
viii you have fried oysters?"
asked the man. glancing over the bill
Of fare.
"Yes,' answered the little short
woman, as she tried In vain to touch
her toes to the floor. And John,
want hassock."
John nodded, and, as he handed his
order to the waiter, he said, And
bring hassock for the lady.
'One hassock" repeated the waiter,
with more than ordinary interest.
Then he fingered around the table,
brushing the tablecloth and rearrang-
ing the articles on it, while his face
got very red. Finally he came around
to Johns side and whispered:
Say, mister, haven't been here
long and I'm not on to all these
things. viii the lady have the has
sock boiled or fried?'
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
c. A. HEAVIER DIES.

Succumbs to Injuries inflicted by His
Brother-in-Law, c. { DUNCAN.
Jackson. - Cleveland A. Heavier,
who was shot on Lafayette street by
G. e. DUNCAN, died from the effects Of
the wounds at the Crook sanitorium.
The two bullet wounds that entered
the abdomen punctured the intestines.
Heavier is survived by his wife and
two small sons. DUNCAN was Heav-
ner's brother-in-law and they had been
on bad terms for some time owing to
the formers objections to Heavner's
marriage to his sister
DUNCAN, who has been in Jail since
the shooting, was arraigned before Es-
quire j. G.. Carter on the charge of
murder. His preliminary trial has not
been set.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
AGED COUPLE sTARvE.
John Fink and Wife Are Found Dead
on Sandbar.


on Sandbar.
emphis-Starvation and exposure
caused the deaths of John Fink, 60
years of age, and his wife, Mary, So,
river habitues, according to medical
authorities.
Fink, his body greatly emaciated.
was found dead in an open rowboat,
20 feet long, grounded on a sandbar
in the White River one mile above
Clarendon, Ark.
Mrs. Fink, Ill from malaria and
helpless for want of food and nourish-
ment, was crouched in the bottom of
the boat, with the head of her dead
husband in her lap. The woman was
brought to Memphis and placed In the
Baptist Memorial Hospital, where she
died.
DR.. P E. Thomas, Jr., of Clarendon,
who attended the woman, states his
belief that Mrs Fink virtually starved
to death, and that her husband also
succumbed to the lack of proper nour-
ishment. Fink was buried at Claren-
don by the county authorities. The
body OF his wife is being held by the
Baptist Hospital authorities. and a
post norton examination will be con-
Quoted to determine officially the
cause of death.
Mrs. Fink, while at Clarendon
awaiting removal to Memphis, told
DR.. Thomas that her husband has a
brother, James Fink, residing at
Helena.
The couple, Mrs. Fink informed DR..
Thomas, had been roaming about the
river country for the last fourteen
years. They fished for living. A
rough camping outfit was found aboard
the boat, and the couples worldly
possessions consisted Of seventy cents
in cash.
DR.. Thomas states that not scrap
of food was found in the boat, and
Mrs. Fink told him that the couple
had nothing to eat for several days.
Malaria had made it's ravages on
the systems OF Fink and his wife. and
when the boat hit the sandbar the
husband had been dead ten hours and
Mrs. Fink was in such a weakened
condition that she had not the
strength to push off the craft.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
NEW LIGHT SHED.

For the first time in the history of
the temperance controversy we are
able to challenge the statement that
moderate drinking is safer and saner
position. and more heroic and infiuen-
tal officially than total abstinence.
This convenient theory is now practi-
cally disproved by the discovery that
small doses of alcohol. far short of In
ducing the signs we are accustomed
to associate with drunkenness, set up
insidious, but no less serious, symp-
toms of disease. 1t Is now we'll recog-
ni2ed that man may pass out of life
with the reputation of a sober and
blameless citizen, and even in the
"odor of sanctity," who has shortened
his days and induced the fatal disease
by slow poisoning with alcohol.-Dr
Alex. Walker, J. p, Edinburgh.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
NOT A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT.


In the front window of a Columbus
(O,) saloon. during the state fair
week. was large glass tank filled
with water in which were hundreds
of fish. 1t always attracted a crowd.
A young fellow, after watching the
hsh for some time, stepped inside
and said to the proprietor:
That's catchy advertisement In
your window"
YES" said the soloonkeeper. 1T
attracts much attention"
But" said the visitor. you are
losing an important point. Instead
of filling that tank with water, why
don't you fill 1t with your beer or
whisky?"
why, you blankety-blank fool"
said the saloonkeeper, the fish would
all die II l were TO carry out your
idea"
WELL" remarked the young man,
IF that Is the case, 1t is not a good
advertisement for your business, after
all. II beer and whisky kill fish,
what chance have men who drink the
stuff? You have suggested a good
text for the temperance talk to my.
Sunday school next Sunday"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
PRODUCTION DECREASING.

Right understanding Of the internal
report. 1t Is pointed out, explains the
apparent inconsistency between al
legged increased consumption of liquor
and increased temperance area. Such
understanding is that the figures are
based upon the number Of gallons
withdrawn from the government ware
houses, not upon the actual amount
consumed. The utterances of liquor
journals continually strengthen this
position. In recent issue Midas
Criterion, speaking of the expected
business conditions, tells US editor
tally that "the problem of the sur
plus produced in the previous three
years will still remain an incubus on
the market" 1t says, moreover, that
from reliable information received
from distillers. production during the
months of March and April will show
a very material decrease from the fig
ures of last year, and still further
decrease during the months Of May
and June"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
The Hen,

Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the
brilliant suffragist, said, at luncheon
at the Colony club in New York, in
answer to an anti"
so you accuse US, sir, of overconfi-
dence in the success of the suffragist
movement. Well, sir. I'd ask you to
remember this:
THE hen is no great hand to swag-
ger and strut, but at least she's never
been known to cackle before she's
laid the egg"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Washington Awaiting Returns.

Washington. govern
ment officials and others interested
In the Mexican situation awaited
anxiously for details of the election
held In Mexico, in which 1t was sought
to choose a successor to Gen. Huerta.
The fact that few votes were cast
caused no surprise either in official
quarters or among the agents of the
Mexican constitutionalists in Wash
ington, because 1t was generally
known that only few citizens In the
vicinity of Mexico City would vote.
The question now raised In the minds
OF observers of conditions is whether
Gen. Huerta will declare the election
valid II some one has been chosen
20 succeed him.
Foreign Post for Huerta.
While an early report from Mexico
said it was believed that Gen. Huerta
had been the favorite in the voting for
the president, the general belief pre-
vailing here was that Huerta had not
been candidate and that 1t was the
intention in the election to choose
Pedro Lascurain as president
Private dispatches from Mexico City
reiterated that Huerta, In final ef-
fort to restore peace, intended to turn
the government over to- Lascurain,
who, in turn, would name some con-
stitutionalist as minister of foreign
affairs.
Then Lascurain, according to these
reports would resign, leaving the con-
stitutionalist minister of foreign az
fairs to succeed to the presidency.
Huerta would be assigned to some
foreign post by Lascurain before the
latters resignation.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Quite Useless.

"Blobson has large collection of
cups"
Certainly not They are trophies"
There are some queer people in
this world. l once knew a man who
had a collection of stamps he valued
at $4,000, and there wasn't one in the
lot that would carry a letter."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
NEEDLES Pass Examinations.

At the meeting of the Tennessee
board of medical examiners, just COM
pleted, the following, among others,
passed the examinations: H. l. Grove,
Dover; A. B. Crutcher, Mineral
Springs, Texas; w. A. Norton, Biz
mingham. Ala; F. R. Ogden, E. D.
Martin, L. H. Pittman, Memphis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Resions Judqeship.

Nashville-Judge ]. A. England Of
Decaturville, who has been the county
Judge of Decatur for some time, hav-
ing been appointed by Gov. Hooper to
fill the unexpired term of Judge White,
has resigned to accept the postmaster.
ship at Decaturville.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
WHAT BEER WILL DO.

A Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) sheriff raided
a speak'easy months ago, and in one
bottle of beer he found frog. He
sealed the bottle, marked 1t, and put
It away. Lately he came across 1t
again. The seal was intact, but the
frog had been eaten completely to
naught by the acid in the beer. Now
the sheriff doubts II beverage which
can eat frog can be good for a hu
man stomach.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
MONEY NEEDED TO
ELECT DEMOCRATS
STATE Committeeman REQUEST.
ED TO RAISE CAMPAIGN FUND.
WILLIAMS WELL FIXED.
ONLY ONE HAS RESPONDED
Party Leader Declares II Democrats
Expect to Elect Burrows and Rye
They VIII Find More Than
Talk Necessary.
Nashville.

4NdohNAlOs
III the democrats Of Tennessee are
going to elect Judge Burrows and Gen.
Rye, they will have to come forward
with the money to do it," said one OF
Tennessee's most resourceful demo
cratic leaders.
"You cannot win campaigns such as
this on wind" continued the demo
cratic leader. Each member of the
state committee at the meeting in
June was asked to send in substan.
tial amount for the campaign. Only
one has responded, and he sent little
over $50. Judge Williams, who is seek.
ing reelection to the supreme bench,
is, l understand, worth 100000. II
this is correct, of course. he needs no
help, tut democrats know these things,
and yet they will not come forward to
help Burrows. who is comparatively
poor man."
The impression among the most far.
seeing politicians in Nashville is that
Burrows will be elected. They base
their belief on the fact that in the
strong democratic counties In Middle
and West Tennessee there will be only
the democratic ticket, and that In
these circumstances Burrows will get
the majority.
Williams friends and managers In
Nashville are, however, very confident
Of the triumph of their favorite.
Injunction Issued.
The state of Tennessee, through its
attorney-general, Hon. Frank NJ.
Thompson, and District Attorney D. J.
Calwell, has filed bill in the chan
Gerry court against J. G. Burdick of
Reelfoot Lake, asking that the "lease-
contract" between Burdick and the
West Tennessee Land company be de-
elared null and void upon the states
title and that 1t be removed, and fur
ther asking that Burdick be enjoined
from interfering with the fishermen on
Reelfoot Lake.
A temporary. injunction was secured
by Judge H. M. Meeks and the papers
have been served In the case. 1t was
said that It was not known when the
case is to come up for trial.
The state claims that the lease-con-
tract between Burdick and the West
Tennessee Land company is not bind
fug on the state in any way, and that
the lake, by virtue of the decree of
the supreme court and the condemns.
tion proceedings against the West Ten
nessee Land company, is already the
property of the state and that J. G..
Burdick and no other person has
rights there except when such rights
are granted by the state.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
ENeLANp,s DRINK BILL.

As reported in The Alliance News
upon estimates made by Mr.. George
B. Wilson, secretary Of the United
Kingdom alliance, Great Britain's
drink bill for the past year was over
six millions of dollars less than the
year previous. Picture palaces" have
become a competitor with the public
houses throughout the kingdom.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Wound MAY Be Fatal.

Nashville.-Clare Wilson, 26. a So
icitor for local printing establish
ment, was shot and is thought to be
fatally wounded by Joseph E. Long
worth, 20, a railroad man from Jack
sonville, Fla, in South Nashville.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
To Stop Delivery of Money.

Observation-Disclosures Anderson of
the district supreme court signed an
order here, directing three express
companies to show cause why they
should not be enjoined from delivering
30,000,000 pesos in new currency en-
graved in Washington for the Mexican
constitutionalists.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
EDUCATIONAL PROPAGANDA.

The United States Brewers asso-
citation, according to the Brewers
Journal. New York. is planning to add
to their systematic educational de-
tense propaganda unique moving pic
ture plea and argument In the form
of an exhibit which 1t boldly an
nounces will be utilized at county
fairs, and other public occasions
throughout the country" as part of
the organized brewers campaign Of
education"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
IiuhtnIna Kills Two.

Shelbyville.-Will Hamilton, white,
and Jabbo Houston, negro, were
killed, and Wallace Parker, Albert
Martin and Sam Orr, the latter a ne
gro, were seriously burned by light
ming which struck an oak tree under
which all these men were sitting.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
CHILDREN RESCUED.

S. S. Foxton Jones, superintendent OF
the Irish work In connection with DR..
Barnardo's Homes, says $4,000 chill
dren have been rescued. About 70
per cent Of these cases are directly
attributed to the drink traffic. But
for the drink curse these great In
stitutions would very shortly close
their doors.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Mo. sIx-sIxTY-SIx

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 tonic
the fever will not return 25c.-Ady.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
lncendiary Suspected.

Trenton.-Fire, thought to be of In
cendiary origin, occurred at the county
poor farm, destroying three large
barns and granary in which were
stored 100 barrels of corn, about 30
tons of hay.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Ruling May Free Dr.. HYDE.

Kansas City, Mo.-The supreme
court at jefferson City has reversed
and remanded to the lower courts the
suit to restrain the county court OF
Jackson county from appropriating
$4,000 for expenses of the B. Clarke
Hyde murder trial.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
For Called Horses,

When your horse Is CALLED, apply
Hanfords Balsam Of Myrrh and you
can keep on working. Try 1t and II
your horse is not cured quicker than
by any other remedy, the dealer will
refund your money. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Mayor Shoots Assailant.

Butte, Mont-Louis P. Duncan,
mayor of Buttee, was stabbed three
times by a Finish miner. Mayor Dun
can drew revolver as he fell and
shooting from the floor, wounded his
assailant, Eric Lantala.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
MORE TAX ON HOTELS.

New York State Excise Commission
er Farley, in his annual report, favoro
taxing hotels more than saloons, and
suggests a provision of law whereby
when district votes dry, some person
in it may sell liquor on petition of IS
per cent of the electors, aud vice versa
as to wet district
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
S8. OOO. 600 Disanneara.

New York-That 100000 has dis.
appeared from the treasury of the In
ternatfonal Steam Pump Co. was the
statement made in Justice Weeks
part of the supreme court by Bourke
Cochran
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10

Ripley-New wheat is just begin
ming to come In and the crop in Lar
derdale County is little short of a
normal crop. 1t is bringing IN the
local market from IS to ~ cents q
bushel, owing 10 grade.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Farewell TO Pastor.

Covington. = Farewell services In
honor of Rev. William Henry Major,
d. D., pastor of the First Baptist
church, who has accepted call to
the Capitol Hill Avenue Baptist church
of Atlanta, Ca, were held at the First
Baptist church here.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
DRUNKENNESS DECREASED.

Under an Early Closing Act, passed
in 1906, Saturday drunkenness has de-
creased over 81 per cent in the five
principal cities of Ireland. and over
SO per cent in all the rest OF Ireland.
And Sunday drunkenness has de.
creased 55 per cent in the cities.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Acquittal Of Contempt.

Judge G. N. Tillman acquitted Phil
P. Mayors and Frank Underwood OF
the charge Of contempt preferred
against them about ten days ago, when
they removed their liquor from their
saloon on the public square, after they
had been enjoined under the nuisance
law.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Roosevelt Quits outlook

New York.-Theodore Roosevelt has
resigned from The Outlook. Lawrence
Abbot, one of the owners, admitted
this, though he refused to say what
had induced the colonel to quit his
editorial work
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
10000 TO Go on Strike.

Dallas. Tex.-Plans are under way
for general strike OF some 10000
organized railroad firemen, engineers
and trainmen west Of the Mississippi
river, according to B. j. Flood, state
labor inspector and chairman of the
local railway brotherhoods.