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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
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Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
THE TEMPERANCE PROSPECT.

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Following are excerpts from the ad-
sdress of Miss Anna A. Gordon, presi-
hent of the National w. G. T. u, at
Chautauqua, New York, August IL:
The phenomenal progress of the
temperance reform as hastily outlined
is the best proof | can present that
the prospect for national constitution
al temperance Is most encouraging.
Many and varied are the influences
that have fed the fire of public senti-
ment. but, speaking today for 100000
white-ribboners, 1t Is only just, that l
should emphasize the 40 years Of edu-
cational work Of our organization,
society unparalleled in its effective
machinery, In its devotion and its self
sacrifice, and declare my belief that
under Gods blessing the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union has been
the greatest instrumentality in arous-
ing the heads, hearts and consciences
that are now demanding nationwide
temperance.
National constitutional temperance
is safety first" measure that should
have the earnest, active, untiring sup
port of every Christian and every pa
triot It is Safety first" for thou
sands of suffering women and chill
dren; 1t is safety first" for the rising
generation of boys and girls, our citi-
zens of tomorrow; 1t Is safety first"
measure made absolutely necessary by
the electric age in which we live, an
age which must eliminate alcoholic
poison If 1t would preserve individual
and national life.
National constitutional temperance
Is an efficiency measure which must
be secured for our great republic II
we would maintain our proud posi-
ton among the nations of the world
In these resourceful days the united
temperance forces Of the country have
something brewing for the brewers
and something distilling for the spe-
cial delectation of the distillers, name
ly, a righteous public indignation; an
Indignation that can only vent itself
in aggressively working for and win
ming national constitutional temper
ance.
Clouds, portentous in their black
ness, rapidly rolling up in the nations
horizon, betoken the coming thunder
storm. Several times IN recent years
John Barleycorn has been struck by
national temperance lightning. The
adjustment of the sale of liquor In
our national capitol building, in the
soldiers homes and in the army can
teen; the so-called "white-ribbon re-
gime" at the White House; the pass
age of the Webb-Kenyou bill for the
protection of temperance territory;
the fearless action of Secretary Dan
iels in banishing strong drink from the
navy-all these electric bolts have
somewhat prepared John Barleycorn
for the storm soon to break, when
temperance lightning will strike down
every distillery, every brewery, and
every dramshop in our nation, and
will write temperance amendment In
our national constitution. God speed
the day!
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
LAW MAY RELEASE
MANY PRISONERS
EDWARD scRueos SEEKS START
LING CONSTRUCTION UPON
RECENT PAROLE LAW.
INSTITUTES HABEAS CORPUS
Claims That Parole Law Grants Free
dom to Prisoner After He Has
Served Minimum Time Fixed
BY Statute.

Nashville.
Contending that the parole law as
passed by the last legislature could be
so construed as to allow liberty to a
prisoner in the state penitentiary after
he had served the minimum time fixed
by the law of the state as punishment
for the crime of which he has been
convicted, Edward l.. Scruggs, pris-
oner in the Tennessee penitentiary, has
instituted habeas corpus proceedings
against Warden G.. w. Rimmer of the
penitentiary for his freedom. A petit
ton has been filed in the third circuit
court and the question will be brought
before Judge A. G. Rutherford Oct. IT..
Scruggs was sentenced at the Janu.
airy term of the Davidson county Grim
inal court in 1913 on the charge of as.
sault with intent to commit murder.
His sentence was fixed at three years
in the penitentiary. According to
Scruggs' attorneys, the parole law re-
Gently passed grants freedom to pris.
oner after he has served the minimum
time fixed by statute for the punish
ment of the crime he was convicted of.
The minimum sentence allowed for
Scruggs' crime is one year, and as
Scruggs entered the prison in Febru
airy, 1918, he now claims that it is the
duty, and has been since last Febru-
airy, of the warden of the prison to
give him his freedom.
The case is certain to prove a most
interesting one. If the contention of
Scruggs is upheld there are about 200
prisoners In the penitentiary who
would automatically receive their free
dom and the whole theory of punish
ment for criminals in the state would
be revolutionized. 1t would be useless
for jury to fix the term of confine-
ment for prisoner, as that will have
been attended to by the statute. They
would be given discretion only as to
the facts In the case.
1t is said that the supreme court Of
Kentucky approved the construction
sought by Scruggs in regard to a SIM
liar law in that state, and that about
400 prisoners were thereupon allowed
to walk out of prison The case will
be watched closely by those interest
ed in criminal jurisprudence.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

Ihree years ago was In a
wretched condition with backache,
bearing down pains, and at times was
so sore and lame that l could not
move about. I had inflammation and
irritation, and although l used differ
ent remedies they did me no good.
"A neighbor who had been using
Peruna advised me to try it. and am
glad that / did"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Easily Fixed.

A negro truck driver backed his
wagon into the space allotted to a
rival transfer concern at a railway
freight depot in Dallas, Tex.
Hey, dar, niggah!" yelled the driv-
er on whose territory the other had
transgressed I'll knock yo' outa yo'
house and home eft yo' don't back up!"
Use got no home," retorted the Of
Tending driver. Nov whut yo' gonna
do bout dat?"
I'll dig yo' one, niggah-I'll dig yo'
one!"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
No Wonder Il STONED.

Betty was milking the COW when
the mad bull tore over the meadow
Betty did not stir, but continued milk
ing. Observers who had run into
safety saw to their establishment that
the bull stopped dead within few
yards Of the maid and COW. turned
round, and went away sadly.
Weren't you afraid? Why did he
run away?" asked every one OF Betty
He got scared" said Betty "This
COW is his mother-in-law."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Needless Advice to BenedIcts.

Know thyself is the advice of the
Bible and the advice Of Socrates
but"
The speaker, Judge Melville c. Car.
ter Of Baltimore, was discussing dis.
astrous Baltimore marriage.
But" he resumed, IF mans mar
ried, he'll find out all about himself
anyway"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Tennessee Charters.

Charters: Gebhaft Coal & Lumber
Co., Scott county, Huntsville; $4,000.
Bonded Cooperative & Guaranteed
Stock Company, Clay county, division
Of Farmers Educational and Co-opera.
tive Union of America.
w. C. T. U. Meets.
The sixth convention Of the Henry
County w. C. T. U. was held at the
First Baptist Church in Paris. The
program began with devotional exer-
cises, after which the secretary, coun-
ty treasurer and local treasurers gave
their reports.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

By unanimous vote, at the closing
session of the West Tennessee Farm
ers' institute at Jackson, resolution
pledging reduction of so per cent in
cotton acreage in West Tennessee for
1915 was passed.
Prof. H. A. Morgan of the University
Of Tennessee, agricultural department,
in plain, practical talk, told the
farmers that they must do something
about their cotton crop of 1915 or
else neither the 1914 nor 1915 crop
would bring what 1t had cost the farm
er to produce it.
A number of the delegates from va.
rious counties expressed themselves
being heartily in sympathy with the
movement to cut down the acreage,
and the resolution passed the conven-
tion without dissenting voice.
Prof. Morgan also mentioned the
fact that every Tennessee congress-
man ought to be wired and urged to do
all in his power to get help in the
present crisis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
SuspIclous Action,

did you ask your girls father for
her hand in MARRIAGE
II did"
And he refused you. can tell by
the way you look"
mo, he didn't He gave his con-
sent"
Then why that peculiar look you
are wearing?"
"He was so darned willing. "-Hous
ton Post.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Senatorial Convention.

The democratic senatorial commit.
tee of the twenty-sixth senatorial dis.
trict composed of Hardeman, McNairy,
Decatur, Benton and Hardin counties,
met in Jackson and called delegated
district convention to be held in thai
city on Oct, 10, to nominate candi
date for floater.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
EAS-IT

AUTOMOBILES, Away from home
Away from your family physician. A bot
tie of Suits EAS-IT in your luggage takes
away the fear of Aches and Pains while
on your outing. Positively Guaranteed by
your druggist. Contains NO OPIATE. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
z21z<
EalIlE1 s aSs I've t hds ESINa
lncrease In Sale Of Bibles.

The British and Foreign Bible So
ciety's sales for the year ending
March. 1914, were S.s5S.23S Bibles,
Testaments and portions. Five years
ago the sales were 5,931,711, and the
progression to date has been steadily
upward.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Save the Babies.

MORTALITY something ghu We hardly realize that
of all children born civilized countries twenty-five
than ons before they Aye and onehaf before
they ffteen
We do not hesitate that timely Of Coria would save
majority lives Neither do hesitate that
these nfane deaths accustomed the narcotic
less opium morphine They in considerable
deadly circulation
to CONCESSIONS sickness, DEATH oia exactly the reverse but
Castora
the blood to circulate properly, opens the ~
of the skin and aays fever m WITH
Genuine Castoria always bears the signature Of %ZTI<M
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Cannot Be Drafted.

The youth who at the age of sixteen
leaves Russia, or any other foreign
country, and at the age of twenty-one
becomes an American citizen, cannot
legally, upon returning to his native
land, be made to serve in the army.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Whv He COLLAPSED.

"And what said the great special
list, do you consider to have been the
cause of your husbands sudden and
complete collapse?"
HE insisted on trying to follow q
story in the moving pictures Puck.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
AHronted.

"The impudence of that druggist"
What's the matter, Grayce?"
Il went in to buy a stamp and he
asked me II could wait until he
took an order over. the telephone"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Surely.

Mr.. Flatte-Don't you think what
we do is reflected in our faces, dear?
Mrs. Flatte-Yes, William; notice
when you are examining a long bill
your face is also long.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

The most magnificent scene ever
Witnessed at the cathedral of Notre
Dame, In Paris, was the coronation
OF Napoleon and Josephine. The ex.
pense Of this was So, 900, 900 francs.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09


Hike new girl and am now relieved
OF all these troubles. l hope all young
girls will get relief as have. never
felt better in my life. Miss BERTHA A.
PELoQUN, Box 116, Sterling, Conn.
Massena, N. Y.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and highly recommend it. If anyone
wants to write to me / will gladly tell
her about my case. was certainly in
bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing to water. Ihad pimples on my face
and bad color, and for five years had
been troubled with suppression. The
doctors called it Armenia and Exhaus-
ton, and said ! was all run down, but
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound brought me out all right. - Miss
LAVISH MYREs, Box "a, Massena, NY.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who are troubled with painful or
irregular periods, backache, headache,
dragging-down sensations, fainting
spells or indigestion, should Immediately
seek restoration to health by taking Ly-
dia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

OF the 100000 horsepower avail
able in the waterfalls Of Sweden. only
about sixteen per cent is used at pres
emit.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

More than million tons of coffee are
required annually to provide a daily
beverage for half the human race.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Different.

"I'd ask you to dance only you told
me you were tired"
But I'm not too tired to dance. -
Judge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Bye Remedy for Red, Weak, watery
just Eye Comfort. Write for Book of the I'VE
BY mall Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Deficient In Oxygen.

The diseases to which caisson work
ers are subject, according to French
authority, are due to the fact that
when air Is compressed automatically
It loses nearly one-fifth Of its oxygen.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

Buffalo In October entertains New
York state Christian Endeavor con.
vention OF 1000 delegates.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Nominees Declared.

The time limit having expired foi
candidates to qualify, the chairman
and secretary of the Gibson county
democratic executive committee de.
clared Hon. T. J. Walsh of Humboldt
as the nomine for senator and Esq. R.
A. Caldwell Of Milan and Hon. L. E.
Elkins of Dyer the nominees for repre-.
sentative.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
Once Enouoh.

Barber-Shall l go over 1t again,
sir?
Victim-Oh, no; l heard every word
you said.-Truth.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and inyig.
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Do not
grippe. ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

Salem, Ore, man paid of his mort
gage this season with a single crop
of strawberries.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09

Attendance upon the annual session
of the West Tennessee Farmers insti.
tute, which convened at Jackson, was
much smaller than usual this year.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
For Myself and
Peruna ha.
Done
Wonders.

M r 8. Emma
Stolt, No. 697
Att a n tt C St.,
Appleton, Wis,
writes: Peru
ma has done me
a great deal of
good since I
began taking it,
and I am al
ways glad to
speak a good
word for It.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-09
IN STERLING
LIVES A GIRL
Who Suffered AS Many Girls
Do-Tells How She
Found Relief.
Sterling, Conn. am a girl Of %
years and ! used to faint away every

month and was very
weak. I was also
bothered a lot with
female weakness. I
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and / saw how
9th e RS h ad been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
decided to try 1t, and
IL has made mo fool
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-13

immense banks of earth and REIN
forced concrete hold the water back.
The Intake which is % miles long and
brings the water to the reservoir from
the river is capable of carrying eco
feet per second of time. Through the
outlet which is on the east side of tine
reservoir CAN be delivered $50 feet of
water per second and this outlet con-
meets !, tn other bitches So that the
district Which extends for 20 miles
down the river and is from two to SIX
mi es in width can all be waterel from
the water that comes from ,hls outlet
When the District was organized it
was realized that it must hav" prior
ity water rights and the Petersen and
Settlers ditch rights were bought and
thereby was acquired 900 cubic feet
of water per second with very early
priorities. There are over 70 miles of
laterals connecting with and being
part of the main outlet
and these carry the water to the thirs-
ty crops when it is most needed and
make 1t possible for our visitors to
see the finest crops of sugar beets,
potatoes, grain and alfalfa grown any
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-13

reservoir is furnished direct from the
river to the land and this is prorated
SO that each acre of land gets its share
of water and the known water in the
reservoir is also prorated in like man
ner so that it makes no difference
where in the district the land is To-
Gated 1t gets its regular apportion-
ment of water. The Secretary,s books
are SO kept that all times eaci, /. I'll
vidual water user may knew just how
mu. II water lie mas used AMI how much
he has com':.g to him. Ih addition to
the Directors and the cl,. Il Offices
connected viii, the Dist.I I y ca. able
s rcrmtendent is employee. VINO las
thc entire cha: ge of looking after tre
n g of the reservoir an tie deliver
ing of water and the maintenance and
repairs of the district and in this way
in addition to the general supervision
given by the Directors one mans
time is constantly occupied in attend
ing to the affairs which go to make
this District one of the most prolific of
any in the State or Nation
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-13

the county it enables the students
graduating from any of the countr.
schools to enter the Freshman year
in the High School and many of our
farmers who have children who have
finished the grades move to Jules
burg at least during the school year
so that their children may have the
advantage Of the High school and sucl,
students always make the best as they
have the advantage of having healthy
minds and bodies which the out of
door life in the country has furnished
them. Those who do not or cannot
move into town for the school yea,
find it much more acceptable to have
their children taking advantage of
our High School at home where they
can be seen often than in sending
them away to some other city where
the home influence is liable to be over
come by other influences.
THE SEDGWICK COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL therefore fills very impor
tant part in the upbuilding and bet
terment Of Sedgwick County. The Fac.
ulty of the High School in addition to
Continued on page g.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-13
THE JULESBURG
IRRIGATION DISTRICT

Many places in Colorado might boast
OF as good a soil but that Is not all
that is necessary at least for certain
crops. Sugar Beets. Potatoes and Al
falfa require a great deal of moisture
and at times at least this is only as
sured to those who have the right to
irrigation water and with this in mind
the earlier settlers in the valley pro-
ceeded to appropriate for their use
water from the South Platte River.
The Petersen's ditch and the Settlers
ditch were both built by private in
dividuals but later when 1t was seen
the immense benefit derived from the
two bitches and when it was seen
that on the West line of Sedgwick
site for an immense reservoir In which
to store water for the summer months
when at many times there was no wa
ter in the river for direct irrigation
The Julesburg Irrigation District was
formed under the laws of the State.
The wisdom and good judgment of the
men who conceived of this giant under
taking has been seen many times.
Ire reservoir covers some 1900 acres
OF land and is ~ miles in circum-
ference and at its deepest point is
some ~ feet in depth and holds when
full IL billion cubic feet of wa
ter or approximately 2600O acre feet
of water. The site was a natural one
except at the south and east where
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-13
The Brown Hotel, Julesburg

where In the United States. Ever
since the organization of the District
the Boards of Directors have been
constantly improving and building up
this great system. Steel headgates
have surplanted the old wooden ones,
Cement drops have been built to keep
the bitches from cutting their banks
where the fall was too great, the walls
at the reservoir have been riprapped
to prevent any adverse action OF the
waves. The affairs of the District are
managed by a Board of three directors
one OF which Is elected annually by
those who own land in the District
The district Is divided into three di
visions and the law provides that Que
'or must be elected from each Of
the divisions SO that every part OF the
District has voice in the management
of the Districts affairs. A most COM
plete set OF books is kept of the dis
trict so that at all times the affairs
of the district can be ascertained. BY
law the County Treasurer is the Treas
urer of the District and he collects
with the other taxes the necessary
funds for the maintenance of the Dis
trict and each acre Of land pays its
propOrtionate share of the expense
The cost of the building of the dams
bitches and rights of way for reservoir
and bitches is close to a half million
dollars but no bank or mercantile
business is guarded with better laws
and more careful management than this
corporation. The water in the river
when not needed for the filling of the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-13
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Sedgwick County points with no lit
tie pride to her Public Schools and
she certainly has the right TO do 20
as there are no better schools to
be found in the west than In this
County. The Citizenship of the Coun-
ty made up as 1t is largely of those
who have come from the East to bet
ter their conditions have seen to 1t
that the one important item which
parents owe to their children has
been looked after.
1t sometimes happens that In a
new country and where people have
the opportunity OF making dollars
they forget that there is anything
else that needs a part of their time
and attention but not so in Sedg-
wick County. Attention is given not
only to having school sites and school
is uniform throughout the various
districts and that competent teach
ers are employed. The county is d.
vided into twenty-five school dis
tricts. two of these country districts
have two rOomed buildings that are
equipped with heating plants and to
supply the twenty-five districts in
Guiding the town schools there are
employed 3S teachers and these teach
ers draw salaries from the minimum
of $4,000 per month to $4,000 per
month. The value of the cshOOl pro-
perty in the county is 100000 The
course of study being uniform through