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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
RED RUM-MURDER.

A barrel of whisky contains some-
thing more than an ordinary barrel
of the same size; for, in addition to
the regulation forty-two gallons, it
contains:
A barrel of headaches, of heartaches,
Of woes;
A barrel of curses, barrel of blows;
A barrel of tears of a world-weary
wife;
A barrel of sorrow, barrel of strife;
A barrel of all-unavailing regret;
A barrel of cares and barrel Of debt;
A barrel Of hunger, of poison, of pain;
A barrel Of hopes ever blasted and
vain;
A barrel of falsehood, a barrel of cries
That fall from the maniac's lips as he
A barrel of poverty, ruin and blight;
A barrel of terror that grows with the
night.
A barrel of crimes and a barrel Of
groans;
A barrel of orphans most pitiful
means;
A barrel of serpents that hiss as they
pass
From the head of the liquor that
CLOVIS In the glass.
Beware, all men of the glass!
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
No Rest No Peace

There's no rest ard but little peace
for a person whose kidneys are out of
order.
Lame in the morning, suffering cricks
In the back and sharp stabs of pain
with every sudden strain, the day Is
just one round of pain and trouble.
1t would be strange If all-day back
ache did not wear on the temper, but
1t is not only on that account that
people who suffer with weak kidneys
are nervous. cross and irritable.
Uric acid is poison to the nerves,
and when the kidneys are not working
well, this acid collects in the blood
and works upon the nerves, causing
headache, dizziness, languor, an IN
clination to worry over trifes, and a
suspicious, short temper.
Rheumatic pain, neuralgia, sciatica,
lumbago, neuritis and gravel are fur
Their steps in uric acid poisoning.
Don't neglect kidney weakness. An
aching back, with unnatural passages
Of the kidney secretions. is cause
enough to suspect the kidneys. Use
Doan's Kidney Pills, a remedy which
has been used for years, the world
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
RUSH TO SECURE THE CROSS
Celebration in Russia and the
Balkan States.

The Russian Christmas falls on
January 7. On that day st. Petersburg
celebrates the birth of Christ by bless
ing the River Neva. A procession of
priests, followed by a huge crowd,
march to the river, the ice is broken,
and cross dipped in the water. In
spite of the intense cold, often many
degrees below zero, piously-inclined
persons rush into the river to battle
themselves in the sanctitied water.
A similar Christmas ceremony is en-
acted in those Roumanian towns which
lie on the Danube, but in this case the
people are dressed to represent vari-
GUS biblical characters, such as Herod,
Pontius PLATE, ETC., and the cross is
not merely dipped, but flung into the
water. Then follows terrific rush to
secure the blessed emblem-a rush so
fearful that often lives are lost, for it
is firmly believed that its possession
will bring the owner good fortune no,
only for the year, but for the rest OF
his life.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
STOMACH MISERY
GAS. INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,
sour, gassy stemachs in
five minutes.

Time it! In five minutes all stomach
distress will go. No indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid.
or eructations Of undigested food, no
dizziness, bloating, or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stcmachs.
1t is the surest, quickest and most GER
tain indigestion remedy in the whole
world, and besides 1t is harmless.
Please for your sake, get a large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
life is too short-you are not here
long, SO make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and digest it; en-
joy it, without dread of rebellion in
the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs In your
home anyway. Should one of the fam
lily eat something which don't agree
with them, or in case of an attack of
indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night, it is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
SnajI's Real Pace.

eat snail's pace" is common ex.
preston and usually signifies very
slow gait, but what do you suppose
is the actual speed by snail in tray
cling? IA
We can give it to you In accurate
figures.
One foot in four minutes, or at the
rate Of one mile in 16 days, if travel
ing continuously.
These are figures given by George
Zahnizer. civil engineer of this city,
taken from actual observation,
A short time since Mr.. Zahnizer was
standing along the Western New York
& Pennsylvania railroad waiting for a
train. He had nothing in particular to
do and killed little time" by timing
a snail which was creeping along the
ground
That snail travelled just exactly one
foot in four minutes, Mr.. Zahnizer
says, and computing distance at the
rate of travel shown Mr. Zahnizer has
figured out that it would require 16
days for that snail to move mile.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
IN PAIN WITH HEMORRH0lDS

Bissell, Ala.-"I was troubled for
several years with protruding hemor-
rhoids. They caused pain Of the most
severe kind and some loss of blood.
They were SO inflamed that the touch
of anything against them was most
intense agony. l got no rest nights
and had to have my legs and feet
propped up in the bed.
Il tried all kinds of advertised
cures, and l was told that an opera
ton was the only relief / suffered
untold agony. saw the advertise
ment of Cuticura Soap and Ointment
and sent for sample. ! tried it and
then procured a box of Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment. / was cured
sound and Well In three weeks time.
A cake of Cuticura Soap and two boxes
Of Cuticura Ointment accomplished
what all else failed to do" (Signed)
L. R. Cook, Nov. IL, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Never Too Late.

Rev. Madison Peters said of New
Years resolutions the other day in
BROOKLYN:
I'D advise every one with a bad
habit-whether it's alcohol or profan-
ity, gambling or morphine-to swear
off hopefully.
Some poor fellows, especially
among the alcohol. think it's too late
their lives are ruined-no hope is
left.
But, as I always point out to them,
man is never too old to reform,
though frequently he Is too young to
realize the truth"
Mistaken Sheer.
1T is cheaper, not dearer, to con-
suit a specialist" said Dr. Simon
Flexner, head Of the Rockefeller in
stitute, at medical dinner.
ut is very stupid and erroneous to
hold the opinions of Blank, to whom
friend said:
WAS the doctor who examined
your lungs a Specialist
Ono. don't think so, Blank
sneered. He couldn't find anything
the matter with EN-"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
WANTED, BOYS!

WANTED, BOYS!
Walking down the streets of our
cities and towns and viewing the ex.
pensiye window fixtures of the saloons,
can see as plain as the sign over the
door the word, ''WANTED."
Yes, wanted $1,0O0,O00, the saloon.
keeper says. 1t makes no difference
how | get 1t, but must have it. | pay
big revenue to our grand old gov
eminent to be protected and it must
protect me. pay big license to the
city, and in return 1t must furnish me
material for my business. 1t must and
will furnish boys. | can no more run
my business without boys than saw
mill can run without logs.
Wanted. 100000, and to get this
amount of money 100000 boys must be
sacrificed What kind of boys are
wanted? The boys who have made a
failure at everything they have under
taken? No, the boys Of worth and Of
high birth and good parentage. Most
desired is the boy whose parents have
faced the financial difficulties of life
and started the boy out well equipped
1t makes no difference how his mother
worked and contrived; 1t makes no de-
ference how his father toiled in both
heat and cold, all the liquor trade
wants is to get the boy started down
the toboggan slide of life.and strip him
of money, honor and virtue before he
realizes his true condition.-Mrs. Core
Wright In Union Signal.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
A Doctors First
Question Is
''Hotv are Your Bo,veLsf" A Sim
pie Remedy thar Guarantees
Good Bowel Action.

Trace the origin of the commoner
Ills of life and almost invariably you
will find that constipation was the
cause. 1t Is not to be expected that
mass Of fermented food can remain in
the system beyond its time without vi
tiating the blood and affecting the
nerves and muscles. 1t congests the
entire body.
The results are colds, fevers, piles,
headaches, and nervousness, with its
accompanying indigestion and sleep
lessness. There Is only one thing to
do, and that is to remove the trouble;
and when nature seems unable to do
1t, outside aid is necessary You will
find the best of all outside aids rem
edy that many thousands are now u.s.
Ing for this very purpose, called DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Many hun
dreds of letters are received by DR..
Caldwell telling of the good results
obtained, and among the enthusiastic
letters Is one from Lieut. G. w.
Vaughan, of 623 w. North St., Decatur,
Ill. He is 72 and has had a bad liver
and stomach since he came out of the
army. He says he tried about every
thing, but never succeeded in getting
permanent relief until he took DR..
Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin. He is never
without bottle in the house, and he
Is never without good health.
It has untold advantages over pills,
salts and the various coarse cathartics
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Overpayment.

A certain statesman, condemning
the international marriage that Is
based on mercenary and sordid
grounds, said in Washington:
Another pretty American countess
she inherited eight millions from
her fathers wholesale hardware plant
has found marriage a disappoint-
ment.
Her dyed and corseted old husband
said bitterly to her one day:
"'Ours was a business marriage
You bought my title with your mil
lions, as you'd buy yard of cloth in a
shop
Eyes blazed the young countess,
'yes-but | ought to have got some
change!'",
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR
DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look Years Younger! Try Grandma's
Recipe of Sage and Sulphur
and Nobody VIII Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which is
mussy and troublesome
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy" You will get q
large bottle for about so cents. Every
body uses this old, famous recipe, be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as it does it
so naturally and evenly. You dampen
a sponge or soft brush with 1t and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears, and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
ANOTHER COFFEE WRECK
What's the Use When There's an Easy
Way Out? 90

Along with the coffee habit has
grown the prevalent American Dis
ease"-nervous prostration.
The following letter shows the way
out of the trouble:
Five years ago l was great cof-
fee drinker and from its use l be-
came so nervous could scarcely
sleep at all nights. My condition grew
worse. and worse until finally the ply
stefan ! consulted declared N.Y. trou-
bles were due to coffee.
But being SO welded to the bev-
erage l did not see how / could do
without it, especially at breakfast,
as that meal seemed incomplete with
out coffee.
ION visit, my friends deprived me
of coffee to prove that it was harm
full. At the end of about eight days
was less nervous, but the craving
for coffee was intense, so went back
to the old habit as soon as got home
and the old sleepless nights came
near making wreck of me.
Il heard Of Postum and decided to
try it. l did not like it at first, be-
cause, as / afterwards discovered. it
was not made properly. found, how
ever, that when made after directions
on the package, it was delicious.
1T had a soothing effect on my
nerves. and none of the bad effects
that coffee had, so l babe farewell to
coffee and have used only Postum
since. The most wonderful account of
the benefit to be derived from
Postum could not exceed my own ex.
perience.'
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for copy of THE
Road to Wellville."
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled.
instant Postum-is a. soluble pow.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious bever-
age instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06

and purgatives, for while these do but
temporary good, Syrup Pepsin cures
permanently. The effect of it's action
is to train the stomach and bowel
muscles to do their work naturally
again, and in short time all forms of
medicine can be dispensed with. 1t
can be bought without inconvenience
at any nearby drug store for fifty
cents and one dollar a bottle, the latter
size being regularly bought by those
who already know it's value. Results
are always guaranteed or money will
be refunded
Families wishing to try free SAM
pie bottle can obtain 1t postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 203 Wash
ington St., Monticello, Ill, A, postal
card with your name and address ON
1t will do.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
WOULD ALMOST FAINT
Cured After Doctors Failed

Mrs. Henry Zumach, Hutchinson, MIMI,
says: Last winter a terrible, sharp pain
caught me in my back and from that time
on had a constant backache. If used
broom, It just seemed as II my back was
breaking ! was in misery day and night
and at times / got so dizzy | thought I
was going to faint At night had to put
pillow under my back for the slight re-
lief that this gave me. / got so weak
couldn't do anything. The doctor said I
had floating kidney and two specialists
in Minneapolis said the same. The phys
icians' medicine didn't help me bit and
reading about Doan's Kidney Pills, had
someone get me a box. As soon as be-
gan using them, l got better and by the
time had finished the third box, l didn't
have bit of pain. l can now do any
kind Of work without suffering and all
the symptoms of kidney complaint have
left me. Doan's Kidney Pills have GER
tainly spared me great deal Of misery
and suffering. l am only too glad to rec
ommend them to other kidney sufferers"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
SALOON A MURDER MILL.

In 1909, Jefferson county, Alabama,
in which is located the city of Birm-
ingham, was without saloons. That
year the county had 100 murders. In
1910 city and county were still under
Prohibition and the number of muir
ders was 1873. In 1911 the city and
county were without saloons for nine
months. had saloons the last three
months, and the number of murders
for the year was lightweight. In 1912,
the first full year with reopened sa-
looms. the number of murders in Birm
lngham and jefferson county was 306
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
A FAILURE--lF,

A Judge of Knoxville, Tenn, when
asked If prohibition had failed in
that city, answered: IF larger and
more regular attendance at Sunday
school, preaching and other services
in our churches; if a larger and more
regular attendance at schools, by bet
ter-shod, better-clad children; If S40,-
600 more for increased room, better
equipment and better-paid teachers;
If sixty per cent. decrease In arrests
for drunkenness and kindred crimes,
If decrease even greater in the per-
cent. of murder and all grades of
crime; if $1,OO0,OOO spent for neces-
saries is less helpful than the same
amount spent for liquor-if these
things indicate failure, then prolibi
ton has failed in Knoxville"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
OUR VITAL ASSETS.


Taking the estimate Of the money
value to society of the average human
life as $4,000, DIR. David Starr Jordan
reckons our vital assets" at approx
mately two hundred and fifty billion
dollars ($250,0o0,0 o0,O0O), The phys
ical wealth of the United States he
places at one hundred and ten billion
dollars (s11O,0O0, 0O0.00O) Speaking
of the attention given to the preserva-
ton of this physical wealth, he In
sists that even the most arrant
rhaterialist must admit that the con-
servation of forests or the eradica-
ton of disease among cattle and
hogs is not to be compared in i'm
portance with the conservation Of hu
man life"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
GREAT CRISIS.

Health boards, armed with police
authority, eradicate the carriers of
typhoid and quarantine the victims.
but alcohol, a thousand times more
destructive to public health than ty-
phoid fever, continues to destroy. AL
coholic degeneracy is the most i'm
portant sanitary question before the
country, yet health authorities do not
take action because alcohol is en-
trenched in politics. We are face to
face with the greatest crisis in our
country's history The alcohol ques-
tion must be settled within the next
ten years or some more virile nation
will write the epitaph of this republic
DR. n. Alexander MacNicholl
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Reasonable Request.

Say, boss" said Hungry Hober,
could trouble you to give fellow
little lift?"
What do you want?"
I've got enough money in my
pocket to tip the waiter, an was just
wonderin' if you wouldn't give me just
little extra to buy a meal"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
New Way of Fjndinu Water.

An Arizona observer has found out
how to tell by the mesquite whether
water is near the surface or not When
the mesquite grows up into tree form
the ground water lies within fifty feet
of the surface, but if it remains a
shrub prospects for finding water are
not SO good. We are always learning
that every natural phenomenon has
meaning for US, If we can only read
the meaning.-Farm and Fireside.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
That Week Didn't Count.

Isaac (who had just recovered from
typhoid doctor, you have charged
me for four weeks calls; will pay
for only three weeks!
Doctor-But I called on you every
day for four weeks, Mr.. Isaac.
Isaac-Vell, dere vas one week l
was delirious and l didn't see you
come in.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Saving the Furniture.

Il don't know what we're going to
do" said the mother, "since you have
given Willie that knife with saw
and a gimlet and a file and lot of
other things attached to it,"
"Well," answered the father,
thoughtfully, "moybe we'd better
shut up the house for couple of
months and move into furnished
apartment"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Probably Not.

A young man timidly approached the
father of the girl of his choice and
asked for her hand in marriage.
Il am not at all certain" said the
father, that my daughter loves you
sufficiently to warrant me in entrust-
ing her to your keeping"
WELL" replied the young man, re-
flectively, perhaps you haven't had
the same advantage for observing
things that have" - Harper's
Monthly.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Jared the Old Boy.

GLADYS said something to me the
other night that smacked Of innuen-
do remarked Ferdy to Algy.
What was it, dear boy?"
Advised me not to stand under the
mistletoe. Said one of the berries
might fall and fracture my skull. l
call that unkind; eh, what?"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
ROOFlNGS

We believe that we carry the largest
stocks Of roofings in the south, in painted
and galvanized steel, rubber and compo-
-sition; all prices. 90c per square, com
plete, and up. Try ''Paroid," the King of
Rubber Roofing. Ten years without
brush. Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Company,
Iron, Steel, Railway and Mil Supplies,
Memphis, Tennessee. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Subtle DiQ.

"Weel, weel," said the bailie to the
assessor, when youth was brought
up before him for some trifling Of
Tense. Eye ken we mamma be over
hard on the puir fellow. We were lad
dies aimee oorsels. and l suppose l
was as big fule as ony O. them when
was young"
"And you're not an old man yet,
bailie," said the assessor, blandly.--
Youths Companion.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Savior Faire.

Hostess (at the party)-Miss Rob
ms has no partner for this waltz.
Would you mind dancing with her in
stead of with me?
The Man-On the contrary, l shall
be elighted.-Boston Transcript
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Damp Drama.

'I understand it Is very fearful
play"
Yes; the management supplies
fresh handkerchiefs after the second
act"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
RUB-MY-TISM

VIII cure your rheumatism and all
kinds Of aches and pains-Neuralgia,
Cramps, Collie, Sprains. Bruises, Cute,
Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antiseptic
Anodyne. Price 25c.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06

over, for weak kidneys, backache, ir.
regular kidney action and uric acid
trouble. Thousands of grateful recon-
mendations throughout the country
prove their worth.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Sacrificed,

Ethel-So Kate is finally married.
How did she come to take the plunge?
Marie-She didn't. She was showed
off by three younger sisters.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
LIVE ISSUE.

The temperance question is fast be-
coming. live issue in our national
legislative halls. The time has come
when the temperance people all over
this nation are going to demand of
candidates for Congress that they un-
equivocally declare their position on
the temperance issues likely to come
before the House and Senate.-Con.
gresham Sam R. Sells.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
Prepared.

II told you to look sharp, didn't ~
well, guess l did. / had an edge
on"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06
What Ii Means.

Hip-What does it mean to say that
girl Is as pretty as picture?
Hop-Merely a frame of mind
Michigan Gargoyle.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06

They stop the tickle-Dean's Mentho-
lated Cough Drops stop coughs by stop
ping the cause--5c at Drug Stores
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06

Deposits of platinum sufficiently
rich to make their operation profit
able have been discovered in Ger
MANY
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06

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, 1914-02-06

Better love a short woman than
never love a tall
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-02-06

Sore Eyes, GRADUATED Eyelids and Sites
promptly healed with Roman Eye Bal
sam, Adv. .