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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
The Sun a Poor Clock
BY EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN.

Time must be ADDED when sun
is slow and subtracted when fast.
The maximum times to be added
are IA minutes 80 seconds on
February II, and minutes II
seconds on July 90. The maximum
times to be subtracted are, May
ID. minutes So seconds. and,
November ., 10 minutes is sec
ouds.
why is a sun dali"
A mean time clock, that is.
clock regulated to show average
time, is based on the idea Of the
sun being on the equator anG
moving at precisely with the real
average rate of the true sun in
its apparent orbit-the real orbit
of the earth. But astronomers
with accurate instruments do not
transits of the huge sun across
their meridian. but with far more
accuracy by observing transits Of
minute needle points, the images
of stars across spider threads in
the focal planes Of their transit
telescopes.
The sun never reaches the zen
ith IN the United States. But,
through great Slsmical causes,
these maXima as given above are
themselves subjected to secular
changes. All of which ought to
make it apparent that sun dialz
are practically useless -.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
First White Man in Philippines
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

TT was 1898 years ago that the
great Magellan discovered the
Gem of the Southern Seas"
the Philippines.
Hurt by the narrowness and
ingratitude of the King of Portu-
gal, whose subject he was, Ma
gellan turned to the King of
Spain, by whom he was sent out
on the making voyage.
Starting from Spain in August,
1919, in November of the follow
ing year Can even century be-
fore the Mayflower came to an
Choir in Plymouth harbor), Ma
gellan negotiated the strait that
has ever since borne his name,
and, crossing the mighty Pacific,
sighted the Philippines in March,
1921. He landed upon the little
island of Mactan, off the coast of
Zebu, where in a hand-to- hand
encounter with the natives he
was killed April 27
The great navigator was dead,
but his good ship, the Victoria"
in September, 1922, three years
from the time she set out on her
memorable voyage, reached Spain
and passed into immortality as
the first vessel to circumnavigate
the globe
Twenty two years after Magel-
Ian landed on the island of Mac
tan, five ships with 800 men
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
The Deep Purpose of
Ambassador Page

BY Wireless morning paper has received
cable message explaining Ambassador amazing descrp
tion of the Monroe Doctrine
The New York Times able to state ON Az
THoRITY that Mr. Page had deep mind namely to
clear the serious misrepresentation regarding the Monroe Doc.
which have widespread fnacia circles here
President Wilson's August"
The position of New York Times as an de
Administration gives to this
high degree of Importance If the Ambassador to the Court of
st. James has been commissioned rewrte President Wilson's
famous Mobile speech of last autumn it is indeed matter
for serious consideration be lightly aside post
prandial jest
In his Mobile speech the President took high ground against
the concessions granted European powers South Amr
governments that foreign
es apt to dominate their domestic affairs The President
then promised that would assist South American States in
winning their emancipation" from such conditions
1t is pleaded that Ambassador Pages speech in
tended to aay the British apprehension that the President
really meant what he said.
After ALL that should have been easy task 1t ought
be hard prove that President who comedies England
the right repeal laws governing domestic shipping
going very vigorously against British upon
South American States
But after having aayed the fear of British
cier that their concessions wresed from Venezuela Ecucdor
could have been the deep purpose Mr. Page making these
statements:
at adds greatly the pleasure building great
th Panama canaD to that profit
THE Monroe Doctrine this that the
United States would prefer that
gain land in the New World"
The Ambassador plea that this humor he has
abandoned
His later explanation that his from over
condensation dproved by the report of stenog
rapher cabled to the Hearst newspapers
So left to the last explanation made on authority"
that making these remarks the Ambassador had "a deep pur
pose in mind,
looks if that purpose merely his English
auditors that they need not worry about the United States
sorting its right the Panama Canal and that the Monroe Doc
rne merely trfng whim only to be referred to with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19

~
= erection Of a sun dial. His idea
is that since the earth reUOlues in
erdctiU "a hours. the sun iCiH al
tUdys be in the ScRiih at erGctID II
O'Clock, or H0oR. Nh question is,
WIN l. O'Clock noon clock time al
udBs be identicdi""
A.-The sun is worse than
department store, 63-cent clock as
a timekeaper and for two accu-
rately known reasons
First-The orbit Of the earth
around the sun is not a circle,
but an ellipse, and the sun is not
in the center of it, but to one side,
at distance Of 1,55L149 miles.
Therefore, the earth travels fast
er when nearest to the sun ana
slower when most distant This
renders sun clocks useless for
any scientific purpose.
Second-The sun is always in
the plane of the orbit Of the
earth. but this plane is % - de-
grees from that of the equator.
These two causes combine into
one and are not as il each acted
separately. Here is the result Of
buth acting MS enc. thus the equa-
tiou Of time Gimlnishes To moth
ing four times yearly, or ON Anrll
Il. June IA. September ! and De-
cember "A. The mean time clock
and an accurately set sun dial
will agree at noon on these four
DAYS.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19

sailed from Mexico with the in
tent Of settling the islands, but
nothing came of it. Twenty
three years later a settlement was
made at San Miguel, on the is
land of Zebu, and in 1870 Manila
was founded and made the capt.
tai.
1t would have been we'll for
Spain had she never bothered
herself about Magellan's discov-
cry. The Philippines were never
a source of revenue to her, and
the trouble that they made for
her was immense-to say moth
ing of the deep humiliation they
brought her to in the Spanish
American War. Than the Span
lard there is no laughter man in
all the earth, and deep and bite
ter was the chagrin he felt on
that April day of the year 1899.
when he read the proclamation
announcing the passing of the
islands into the hands of the
United States.
The Philippine Archipelago
contains some 300 islands, with
an aggregate area Of $4,000
square miles. Luzon, the larg
est of the group is about the
size Of the State of New York,
and Mindanao of Indiana. The
population of the archipelago is
about 100000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19

II UBLICITY eliminates pre-
tense, The fakcr can not
work i'm a club
Falsehood makes for friction
while truth and love are lubri-
cants
Where many people ave in
volved nothing goes but truth
The sunlight OF publicity dc
stroys tho ptomaincs of fraud.
The faker Nithers before the fac,.
As the planets are held IN space
through the opposition of forces.
so are men hold In the strait and
narrow way of truth through
public opinion.
The ad clubs of America are
great and important factors in
the process of making men union
lists and monists. The ad craftcrs
stand for ethics IN the highest
sense, and also they stand for e.
fectiveness and efficiency
The ad clubs form in them
selves. university The public
meeting once q week FOR midday
lunch of an ad club Will. in the
course OF year evolve every
member from yll'ager into
cosmopoitc.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
The Platform or the President
Editorial Correspondence of The Georgian

WANTS. No demand more SOW
ereign and undemocratic has
been made from a dominating ex-
ecutive upon complaisant and
obedient Congress
1t is exactly what the Roman
dictators asked in the crumbling
days of Rome-an ungrudging
grant of unlimited power.
When Oscar Underwood, chosen
leader of the Democratic Con-
gress; Claude Kitchin, the Dem
ocratic leader slated to succeed
him; Doremus, chairman of the
Democratic campaign committee,
and Champ Clark, the great
Democratic Speaker of the House
of Representatives stand up to
put themselves on record for the
Democratic platform and the
Democratic vote, against the dra-
matte and arrogant Executive de-
mand, there is bound to come
reckoning at the polls for these
meek men, chosen TO be represen-
tatiyes of the people, who have no
will or Judgment of their own,
but follow blindly the edict Of the
one man who represents the 9TH
er branch of the Government.
In the Reign of the Stuarts.
In the early reign of the Eng
fish Stuarts it was the custom
that a counselor impeached by
the Commons could secure abso-
luton from the King and fling
into the face of his accusers the
imperial pardon of his sovereign.
Later in the reign it was estab-
lished in Limitation of the mon
archy that a counselor accused
by the Commons could find no
refuge in imperial absolution, but
must stand or fall upon the mer-
its of his case.
And so. when the great COM
mons of the people in November
shall present their imp achment
charges against the Representa-
tives who have repudiated their
platform and the peoples will, no
imperial pardon-no ukase from
the autocrat of the White House
will serve item in this judg
ment hour.
They must stand or fall upon
the record they have made of
representative loyalty and repre-
sentative liberty.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19

London authors have formed a
trace union. Great relief to many
readers il they'd call general
strike
Prosperity can not be much of
4 comfort when a fellow is al
ways too busy to enjoy ii.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
STARS AND STRIPES

Tho Young man who marries a
glrl just Ca please his p3 and ma
is not worth marrying
Surgeon says there are no
naughty children. There are some
good limitations al times, how
ever.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
90

Rockefeller Gets -'HN-t'u
stour M3Ahr us intended lut the
tax collector
Wonder ~ one of Wilbur
Wrights st3hilizerS applied to the
London Embassy would make 10
fool proof
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
w WASHINGTON. March 10
w The time will come when

HTASHINGTON. March 10
w The time will come when
Senator's and Congress
men of the Democratic party who
repudiate their platform on the
canal tolls will stand face to face
with their constituents at home
to answer the divided question of
loyalty to one man or to the as
sembled party
The day is not far distant
when the progressive Roosevelt
and his aggressive following,
pulsing the splendid American
spirit which ne always illustrated
in Office, will from every hustings
in the next campaign fling into
the faces Of these man serving
Democrats the challenge of their
Gnfaithfulness both to the party
platform ard 10 the American
spirit
1t may be easy now to lay
down conviction at the Presi-
dents command and follow SUI
pinely in the Presidents lead to-
ward the approval and applause
of that far seeir~ and aggressive
England, which never misses a
point In diplomacy to her advan-
tage or never follows any leader
who does not march toward Eng
lands welfare and Engiand's
glory.
But 1t will not be so easy then
to answer at the hastings the
100000 out Of $4,000. 900 men
who voted for the exemption of
American coastwise vessels from
tolls, and expected elected
Representatives to enact this bal
lot written wish into enduring
law
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
Battle Clearly Defined.

This is clearly and unqucstion-
ably a battle between the Presi-
dent and the platform.
President Wilson has never
yet confided to the Senate and
the House who are his constitu-
tional advisers, the compelling
reasons which in his judgment
demand the surrender of Ameri-
can rights at Panama. He has
simply mounted the rostrum of
the House Of Representatives and
without explanation requested in
dramatic tranquility the nations
legislators to give HIM IN
GRUDGINGLY WHAT HE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19

When Bill back called boss
office and accused of selling figures rival
firm he began trying could the the
fellow that did suspected watched him
nteny when coming of the boss office but how
catch him with thing This fellow
with the when Bill had been
OF the this fellow had shown that
It. Bill thinking this fellow
Bill questions Bill didn't
let all that anything
Things along this until Bill
this fellow thought writing
little book Bill walked
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19

behind him and just glimpse before he hastily back
in his pocket Bill little
while aewad he slipped in the asking him
along with him,
into the department Bill had Everyone
lunch
to follow him walked o this fellow
Here sir is the that sold the bids
firm At this fellow lapel
his inside
whsked
handed the saying And
in this fellow dive stepped
in front of him. H. c. (To BE CONTINUED.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-04-03

At the meeting last week of
the state democratic committee,
what was expected came to pass.
They humbly recommended the
state convention which was called
to meet in May, the adoption Of a
platform which out heroded Her.
cd. They propose to support
everything which they fought in
the last election and in the last
legislature. They accept all no.
hibition legislation as gospel, and
propose still more drastic laws if
necessary to enforce the liquor
laws. They also do not favor re-
pealing the election laws, or do
anything the fusionists favor.
They are for everything that
Hooper, by indomitable will and
against their most perverse op-
position, favored and had passed.
Everything is good that came via
Hooper, but he is the most OBJ
jectionable creature in existence.
Try them and see what they will
do. You can't fool some of the
people any time.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-04-03
Notice to Creditors Of Finger Mercantile
Company
Guy Chambers ct al.

Guy Chambers ct al. No. 1928 In
VS.. EClancery Court
Eugene Surratt ct al. at Selmer, Tenn.
In obedience to an order made by the
Chancery Ccurt, as same appears of
record in Minute Book No. of date of
March 6, 1914, in this cause, the Cred
itors of said defendant Finger Mercantile
Co. are hereby notified to make them
selves parties to said cause by Petition,
and prove their claims against said
defendant in said cause. on or before the
FIRST MONDAY IN JULY, 1914.
or they may be excluded from the bene-
fits of said suit, and from sharing in the
assets of said defendant. Said Creditors
and Claimants are also hereby notified
shat by order of said Court in this cause.
that they and each of them are enjoined
from instituting any suit against said
corporation otherwise than by Petition
in said pending cause; and all parties
now suing are enioined from proceeding
in their suits further than to judgment.
March 10, 1914,
0. V. ERWIN, @. & M.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-04-03
Liberty Springs

On March % the little daughter of
Charley Gage died Ct pneumonia. She
was buried Sunday at Rose Hill Gene
terry. Our sympathy goes out to the
bereaved family.
Uncle Elic PUNK is very feeble and
not expected to recover.
Mrs. Hovis has been confined to her
bed for a month. but is improving.
The weather is very spiinglike. and
the farmers are all buay, preparing
for big crop. Much winter blowing
has been done, thereby giving farm
ers an opportunity to put land in
good condition before planting.
Fifty years ago one could not have
conceived the new things now grown
by farmers and gardeners.
Charley Henry and Miss Flora
Floyd were married Sunday, the 18th,
before a large congregation. May
choicest blessings attend them.
We have number of girls who
would make good wives for good men
They don't care to fool away time
with any other kind.
W. 7. HovIs.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-04-03
Stantonville

Miss Beulah Sherrell. of Cherokee,
Ala, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W.
P. Perkins.
Mrs. Stella Hughes, of Adamsville,
has been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. N. A. Kendrick, who has been
visiting in Blytheyille, Ark, returned
home Wednesday. She was accom-
panied by her two grandsons. Nelson
and Panl Thompson.
MIR. w. P. Perkins has about re-
covered and is. soon to resume his
work.
Cecil, Lena, Swan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Hoover attended the concert
here Friday night.
School closed here Friday, with a
big concert at night. The crowd was
very large and all seemed to be well
pleased with the entertainment. Mr..
Phillips and his band from Crumps
joined the band here and furnished
splendid music. The school has been
very full. Prof. Hodges says be has
enrolled 1872 pupils, and the teachers
have had hard work. They expect to
build another room and arrange to
make things more comfortable and
profitable for next year.
Miss Phillips, of Crumps Landing,
favored US with a fine temperance
reading Friday night.
Misses Winningham, of Hurley,
were visitors at Dr.. HowelPs Friday
night.
Prof. Hodges, after seven months
Of school work here, left Saturday
for his home at Finger.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-04-03
Missionary Convention

The West Tennessee Missionary
of the Churches of Christ
will convene in Selmer on May 3,
next. There will be one session
Monday evening, then on Tuesday
three sessions, morning, afternoon
and evening, and Wednesday morning,
afternoon and evening. There are
three departments viz: the C.W.B M;
the Bible School and the Church prop
err. Each department will be pre-
sented by some of the very ablest
talent in this Brotherhood in the
State. The meetings will be held il
the Christian Church and the leca
congregation are making ready for
great occasion. The Public are cor
daily invited to attend all these meet
ings. The full program will be give
to the public in few days.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-04-03
BRAINS DULLED BY
CONSTIPATION
S ONE People Only Half Alive; Dodson',
Liver Tone Cleans You Out and
Wakes You Up.

When constipation is having its
evil effects>on your body and brain,
Nature is doing her best to Offset
them and overcome the cause itself.
But usually Nature cannot do this
unaided.
In the past many sufferers at such
q time used to turn to dangerous cal
omel in hope of relief. For some
people calomel appears to give a tenn
porary benefit, but as a matter Of
fact it is a poison that proves to be
injurious and even dangerous to many.
If you have ever taken calomel you
probably have suffered from evil con-
ditions following its use.
But nowadays great numbers of
people have learned how to feel bet
ter, brighter and healthier by taking
Dodson's Liver Tone instead Of calo-
mel. Indeed this harmless vegetable
liquid is recommended and guaranteed
by B. L. Browder, who will refund
the purchase price without question
if you are not completely satisfied
with it.
Get bottle Of Dodson's LiverTont
for only SOC. and learn for yourself
how easily and naturally it assists
Nature in getting rid Of and correct
ing constipation and biliousness, hov
it clears away tho sick headache an
coated tongue and sets you RICH
without ache or grippe, without an
interference with your regular habits
Fine for children. They like to TAX
1t. ad
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-04-03
Notice to VIM. Stewart

d. E. Smith Before E. f. Meeks,
VS.. I.Justice of the Peace OF
VIM. Stewart McNairy County
In this cause it appearing by affidavit
that the defendant, VIM. Stewart, is
Justly indebted to the plaintiff, and is a
PRESIDENT of the state SO that the
ordinary process of law cannot be served
on him, and an original attachment hay-
ing been levied on his property and re-
turned to me. it is therefore ordered
that publication be made in the McNairy
County Independent, newspaper pub
lished at Selmer. Tenn. for four con-
secutiye weeks, commanding the said
VIM Stewart to appear before me al
Guys, Tenn, on the
18TH DAY OF APRIL, 1914,
and make defense to said suit, or it will
be proceeded with exparte.
This March Z, 1914.
Il. F. MEEKS,
Justice of the Peace.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-04-03
Shut Out the Flies

This season we are carrying the
largest stock of screen doors and
screen wires ever seen in Selmer be-
fore. We have the screen wire in
any size, also any size door, and buy
ing in large quantities makes the
price right. SELMER How. Co..
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-04-03
PERSONALS

If you have lands for sale list them
with the Middleton Real Estate Com
pany, Middleton, Tenn.
MIR. and Mrs. w. G. Wilson returned
Wednesday from three weeks visit
at Hot Springs, where Mr., Wilson
took baths for rheumatism. He is
greatly improved.
J. H. Perkins was pleasant caller
Wednesday while in town, and extend
ed his good reading order.
Hugh Wallace, a railway mail clerk
out of Memphis, came home Monday
to recuperate from a severe case of
humps.
Prof. Harvey Hodges was here
Tuesday from Stantonville, where his
school closed Friday. He says he is
now ready to pull the lines over old
beck until dog days.
F. S. Elgin, Of Memphis, was Wis
itor Wednesday on professional BUSH
ness.
Miss Lois Sasser spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks at Mid
dleton.
Frank Lipford, of Memphis, with
his brother, R. A. Lipford, of Bethel
Springs, spent Saturday with Selmer
friends.
Selmer Milling Co. have added to
their milling plant a first class Ear
Corn Crusher, also a large Power
Corn Shelter. Our price for crushing
Sc per bu. or ] toll. We are pre-
pared to do your work in first class
order and will give you a square deal.
Mrs. E. F. Hendrix and son John
left Wednesday for Memphis to spend
few DAYS with her son Buford.
Hon. ]. P. Sipes was caller Satur-
day while in town. To the question
as to his candidacy for The Legislature
he said if he was considered the
choice of the fusionists he was ready
to enter the race.
]. H. Richardson. of Whiteville
Tenn, came Monday to spend a few
) days with Selmer relatives.
We are very glad to note that ]. S
Brooks has rapidly improved in thu
last few days from his alarming con
dition of last week. 1t is hoped to b,
: permanent.
D Go to Selmer Milling Co. when yo1
n want feed stuff at all times.
Meal ....... .............-.... o0c per bu
;, Pure Corn Chops $l.55 per handre
Crushed Ear Corn Sl.25 per hundre
We keep Nice White Meal to ez
. change for corn at all times.
Chas. Fl. Gish of Corinth this wee
; in full page ad tells our reader
: what he has in store for them. Their
q is no advertiser who sticks closer t
o the truth in his statements than doe
Mr.. Gish. He believes that truth
the basic rcck for all successful bus
= ness. We believe that his patronag
~ of the Independent warrants us
n specially requesting all Tour reader
visiting Corinth, to give him the
: patronage, other things being equal