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Endorse ..|!'!.!!' !ndletment n'?e It Rleh stea
,ts.:, ,Mian>ferr White Slavery. slaly.e .,3,ss.s<
The indictment by the federal grand;
jury at Chicago Of William RI: Ed
wards, a wealthy st. Paul lumberman'
charging violation Of. the white Slave
law, was endorsed by> the Minnesota
Federation OF Women's Clubs at the
council conference of its .midwinter.
meeting in q resolution presented by
Mrs. C. G. 81 Higbee. s-:2T:.5-7 ,.ti@s snu:3ti
The resolution urges the federal au.
thorities ito proceed with all proper
dispatch toward a final, legal deter
mination Of the issues contained in
the Indictment It is provided that
copies of, the. resolutions be forward.
ed to Attorney General &c. Nc
Reynolds and to James H. Wilkerson,
United States district attorney at Chi
cago. is:JG& fu%;::'s 80 .555i7 haio5~szs
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
FIND TIME FOR KINDNEssEs
Two Stories of Courteous Conductors
Who Looked After Their
Passengers.

Once | was down in Louisiana" a
traveller began, ION little railroad
that runs from Franklin to Weeks
island. 1t took five hours to go 20
miles, The most amazing thing to me
was that the conductors stopped the
train anywhere he was asked to, and
II there were no one to meet woman
passenger with ipnumerable bags and
the inevitable baby, he helped her
across plowed field or sent brake
man to carry her traps to her own
gate and the train waited until he
came back
Nothing surprising about that" re-
turned a born New Yorker. "The
Madison avenue cars stop every day
for reasons quite remote from regu-
lar schedule / was on a car this after.
noon and little boy dropped his
mothers umbrella out OF the window.
The conductor stopped the car and
ran back block and a half, got the
umbrella. delivered 1t to the woman
and incidentally advised her not to let
her son have 1t again.
Besides, I've known of more than
one eye being punched out Of care
less baby with such a plaything."-
New York Times
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LITTLE CHANGE IN MANKIND
and Separation of Races Was
Not Rapid Process.

Thought it is conceivable that man.
kind may have spread from common
center over the entire earth in few
thousand years. Prof. Arthur Keith, In
a Birmingham university lecture, has
pointed out that the discoveries of the
last so years clearly indicate that the
dispersion and separation into widely
separated races has not been a rapid
process.
The inhabitants of the lower Nile
valley, though immigrants have ar
rived among them, show clearly per-
sistence of the old types for 5000
years. The permanence of human
types has been also shown in Amer
lea, and human skeleton of Yansing,
Kan, found at a depth of 20 feet in q
glacial deposit, probably dates back
10000 years.
The men of England of 5000 years
ago had the modern stature, with the
form of head and strength Of muscle
Of many men of today. Professor Keith
declared that his audiences had rep
resentatives of the men of the Derby
shire cave, in America the red In
dian preserves the form Of men who
lived before the last glacial invasion,
and the predynastic Egyptian survives
in tribes on the Red sea.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
THE FOLLY OF Discomfort
Vain Longing and Aspirations, as
This Little Fable Shows, Are
Things of Moment.

A fashionable woman, coming from
the opera, in the rosy nest of a limou-
sine, passed group of laborers at
midnight. Machines, like terrible AMI
mails, were burrowing into the earth
Steam was kissing, as if from the
mouths of million serpents. Rocks
flew in every direction. Torch!ights
danced. There was the thunder of la
bor The night shift was in full
swing.
And the woman, glancing from the
window, at certain workman, for an
instant thought:
"How wish had that brawny Ia
borer's strength and Joy of life! How
envy him his power, his physical
perfection, the wonder Of his man.
hood, his freedom from the shackles
that bind me. He is his own master,
while am slave-the slave of a
man despise!"
At that moment the laborer paused
long enough by the deep chasm where
his engine rocked, to glance into the
motor as 1t sped by him. And he
thought:
"Oh, to be like her! To know leis-
sure and wealth and rest! To be free
from drudgery and toll, to come and
go as I pleased! To throw off the
chains Of debt and worry, and have
the days and nights stretch ahead Of
me like field of flowers!"
But In another instant the motor
was gone. The torchlights fared
brighter than ever. And each had
forgotten the other.--Judge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
Told at the Gard Club.

"A little girl sitting next to me in
church was coughing" said Mrs. Jones
at the card club. 80 l whispered to
her mother for permission to slip her
a cough drop. Tho child held 1t in
her mouth moment and then swal-
lowed it."
Would you kindly give her an
other? the mother whispered.
Tim sorry, but had only the one
answered.
Coming out of church / felt In my
pocket and was Mortified to fish out
the cough drop. You see, / had had
cough drop and a button In my
pocket"
And what did you do?" chorused
the women at the table. did you tell
her motherf"
mo, didn't. / was mad. It was
q very unusual button from my new
suit"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
Mexleo,s saIt.Produelna Lake.

Though Mexico offers many wonders
for the inspection of the traveller none
is more interesting or peculiar than
the salt-producing lake near Salinas
station, on the Tampico division of the
Mexican Central railway, II miles west
of San Luis Potosi. 1t may well be
termed two-story lake, for at times
there Is lake Of fresh water over
lying the salt lake. A water-tight
roof Of green mud separates the fresh
from the salt water For q large
part of the year there is no fresh
water lake there. The sun ticks 1t up
soon after the rainy season is over.
The salt secured from this lake goes
all over Mexico. The lake has been
worked about sixty-flve years. The
whole town OF 5000 people makes its
living from the salt. The property
is owned by family or estate. but
1t is said that not one of the owners
has lived there for years.
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COINAGE.

In the fifteenth century a skilled
coiner Of whom there were but few,
might be able to turn out by hand
fifty or sixty coins day, result to-
tally inadequate to cope with the vast
quantity of treasure, chiefly silver,
that shortly began to arrive from
America. To multiply coiners was to
multiply forgers, and thus the coming
machine beanie a necessity Of state.
A Eliminating mill and screw coming
press was invented In Italy. 1547;
Spain, 1913: France, 1868; England.
1861, reign of Elizabeth. After sew
eral trials and abandonments the mill
and press were established perma-
nently under Charles II. whose golden
guineas. struck in 1862. were the first
regular issues Of machine coins made
north Of the channel.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
eaometrIeaI Staircase.

What ia believed to be the first geo
metrical staircase ever built of con-
crete forms part of the "Caracol"
tower In q museum building that has
Just been completed in Los Angeles.
The building with its tower is in the
quaint ancient Spanish style Of archi-
lecture and is constructed entirely Of
poured concrete. The tower is 125
feet high. In the center Is the geo.
metrical stairway. consisting Of 160
steps. circling around an open space
only "a inches in diameter and mount
ing to height of 100 feet. Unlike
most geometrical staircases, including
the one In St. Paul's cathedral in Lon
don, this staircase occupies only q
small part Of the tower. space being
left for rooms of fairly large size on
each of the seven foors.--Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

the compound as separate words. Blu
in international telegraphing there l.
a word length limit Tor, as the Ger
mans would print wordlengthlimit
Ten letters is the maximum allowed
for single word Any word longer
than that counts as two; or as three
If it gets beyond the second ten. as
some German words do.
When it comes to counting letters
or making up Ineligible telegraphese,
English, it seems, is the tersest lam
guage in Europe. An Italian news
paper correspondent has lately discov-
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

civilized world as Philadelphia. Chi
cago, Berlin and other cities OF to-
day. Indeed 1t was splendid city
when Berlin was a mere hamlet of
half-civilized Slavs.
It was In the days Of the commercial
greatness of Venice that Ypres attained
the summit of its prosperity. 1t was
an important distributing center for
the traffic which came up through the
Adriatic by boat, was carried over
land and then scattered from Belgium
to England. France. Holland, Germany
and other countries 1t also has great
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
Biggest TaIker In the British Aous,

Biggest Talker In the British House.
Mr.. Lloyd-George. the chancellor of
the exchequer. is the greatest talker
In the British parliament.
The chancellor spoke ITO columns
OF "Hansard." while the prime minis
ter comes sixth down the list with 10S
columns. The member who asked the
most questions was Mr.. Fred Hall Of
Dulwich, who put 359.
In one sort Of contest Mr.. Will Hall
is easily beaten by Mr.. VIII Thorne,
the Socialist. The ordinar7 rate of
speaking is 100 to $50 words minute.
Mr.. Will Thorne puts his questions to
the government at the rate Of about
six hundred words q minute. Mr..
Hall cannot do better than mere $50
words Q minute.
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For ltehIna. Burning skIns.

Battle freely the affected surface
with Cuticura Soap ands hot water.
Dry without irritation and apply Cuti-
cura Ointment with finger or hand.
This treatment affords immediate re-
lief, permits rest and sleep and points
to speedy healment In most cases Of
eczemas. rashes, itchings and irrita-
tons of the skin and scalp of infants.
children and adults. Frae sample each
with 32-p. Skin Book If you wish. Ad-
dress postcard: Cuticura, Dept. x.
Boston. Sold everywhere.--Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

red this in telegraphing news from
-ondon to his paper IN Italy At the
beginning of the war he used Italian.
Then when all languages except Eng
fish and French were forbidden ne
took French. Later. finding that
French, though accepted by the post
office, seemed to cause delay, he
changed to English, and to his sur.
prise he finds that he is saving quite
lot of money in telegraph fees owing
to the superior brevity of the Eng
fish language as compared with
French or Italian.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
A PIeasant Way to HsIp.

Mamma" lisped the cherub, while
smile Of seraphic sweetness illu-
minated his baby face, do you know
that sometimes help GATHERINGS
mammal"
That's nice," prompted the proud
parent. "And what do you do to
help her, dear?"
"Oh." replied the cherub, when
GATHERINGS naughty. I punish her. -
Youths Companion.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
.TELEGRAPHEsE' BEST TO USE
Correspondent Finds English. Ian
suage to BE the Terses. In
Europe.

Which language makes the best
telegraphese? At so much word one
might hasten to say German, because
OF its purely typographical device OF
sticking a number of words together
to look like one compound word. We
really do exactly the same thing in
English, only we print the elements Of
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

grudges and let bygones be bygones,
shake hands with their enemies and
wish one another good luck.
How many reunions and reconcilia-
tons take place then is known only to
these good women. The hearts of
many men who have been separated
from their wives and families be-
come softened as the holidays draw
near, and 1t isn't uncommon for the
settlement worker to find them to-
gether when she comes with \ the
Christmas basket.
Many prodigal sons return on
Christmas eve. A striking case of
this kind that occurred two years ago
was run across by settlement work
er In Philadelphia. She said that
she had never witnessed scene on
any stage that could equal it. It
was real case of where the Christ
mas prayer of a broken-hearted moth
er was answered by the return of her
boy.
The son ran away from home seven
years earlier, when youth Of sixteen
years. He had a good home and the
family consisted of his parents, an
older brother and sister. His father
was Woodworking man and used all
his earnings for his home. The young.
er boy, being the baby of the family,
was the pet of all; but he had wild
disposition, and he wanted to see
something of life. He decided to run
away from home and go West
When he reached the ranches Of
Arizona he found that the cowboy life
wasn't as bright as 1t was painted.
He longed for home many a time, but
vowed that he would not return a
failure. He persevered until he had
made good, though 1t took seven years
for him to do 1t. His fearlessness and
! daring attracted the attention OF the
owner Of the ranch, and he placed
him in charge Of another place. When
the young man had a goodly wad of
bills accumulated he decided to re-
turn in time for Christmas.
He reached the old house to find
that another family was living there,
and he learned from neighbors that
his father was dead; that his sister
had grieved so over his disappearance
that she died shortly after he had left
and that his brother had been killed
in an accident. The mother, doubly
aged with grief, had been left alone
and was subsisting as best she could
In third-story room. The son lost
no time and arrived In the room just
after the settlement worker had
reached there with her basket Of pro-
visions. The mother had just finished
telling her story to the sympathetic
listener when this latest prodigal re-
| turned.
mo one can really appreciate" said
settlement worker in another city,
how happy one feels Utter visiting
the homes of the poor on Christmas
eve. The gratitude of one woman
alone last year was enough to recon-
pense me for the work ! did. This
woman's husband was in the peniten-
tiary serving an 1S-year term for muir
der 1t appears that he and COM
panion we're working in the cranberry
boys. They quarreled, and in scuf-
fle this man stabbed his opponent. He
made his wife promise she would
never allow the family Of six to be
separated. She not'only kept them
together by taking in washing and
working until all hours Of the night,
but she refused to accept outside aid
in any shape or form. There would
have been no Christmas celebration
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
A Mlsanthroplc Reader.

II don't believe more than half Of
what see in print" said the incredu-
lous man.
Trying to be on the safe side?"
Eyes. And even at that, generally
pick the wrong half"
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On the Trail Of Friend Husband.

Mrs. Fury-Has yo' seed anything
o. muh husband, Brudder Lopp?
The Night Owl--W'y, howdy. Sistah
Fury: howdy! Nome. isn't seed him
since long bout ten o'clock. But what
brings yo' downtown at dis time O
night?
Mrs. Fury--Lookin' for dat man O
mine. And hopes to de Lawd nuth'n'
happens to him befo. I finds him,
uh-kase rs gwine to bust his head wild
dis club when kotches him!-Kan-
sas City Star.
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BELGIAN CITY or THE PAST
Ypres Ranked In Greatness One Time
With Chicago and other Gen.
tiers Of Trade.

Doubtless there are millions and
millions of Americans to whom the
name OF the little Belgian town Of
Ypres comes as an absolute stranger
md without significance. remarks the
adelphia Record. Still. in the
ay of its greatness and pros
,.,y Ypres ranked as large in the
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
SeIzina the ADVANTAGE.

What are you boys making such
a racket down there for?"
why, we're two big nations gone
to war"
But what are you both pummel-
ing poor little Freddy for?"'
"Oh, he's neutral 30 he can't
fight"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
observation-disclosures,

HE has ballroom modern in every
way"
THAT so?"
yes. The smoking room has been
enlarged three times to accommodate
the husbands who don't dance the new
Cincinnati Enquirer.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18


according to their reports Oftentimes
small trees are sent to the homes,
with glass balls, trimmings and candy
toys, and the donors, with the aid of
their chauffeurs and the parents of
the children, fix the tree while the lit
tie tots are asleep,
Though little known, Santa Claus
work in the slums of the big cities
il carried on along systematic lines
to overcome any overlapping of the
multitude of good intentions. In days
gone by, charitably inclined women
would leave large basket of pro-
visions In house in ignorance Of
another basket hidden in the closet.
And 1t was not unusual for two or
three workers to meet In the same
kitchen at the one time, each bur-
dened with good things for the one
family.
This is an error of the past; for
now the Christmas giving has been
systematized. Settlement workers of
the various societies and representa-
tives Of the wealthy private givers
compile list of those they will as
sist, and all go over their lists care
fully together.
Although the Christmas giving is
all cut and dried few days before
the time. Santa Claus secret ia not
given away. Half of the pleasure
would be gone II the families knew
that the visitors were coming with
food and toys In abundance. 1t is
true that those who are visited and
quizzed by the private workers have
a shrewd suspicion, after they have
told their tale of woe and received
the. sympathy of the visitor, that
something substantial is to follow.
The regular settlement workers know
their ground pretty well; they know
which families have had hard road
to travel and are putting UP good
battle against the tide of misfortune.
The settlement workers have little
investigating to do before the holt
days; their entrance into a home or
tenement Is always greeted with sur
prise, for they generally make 1t a
point to go where they are least ex-
pected.
THE poor are always with u.s. is
doubly true at Christmas time. Fam
HES who can barely exist, who do
not know where the next days bread
Is coming from, can certainly not az
ford any extras for the holiday sea.
son. They consider themselves for
tunate II they have loaf or two Of
bread and small piece of meat for
the Christma1 dinner and coal for the
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
Cure for Thirst.

what do you want the ten cents
for?'" asked the minister.
Booze" replied the bleary beggar.
shamelessly. Il need It awful bad
it's Jest about KILN me-"
isn't there any way you can get rid
Of that terrible appetite for drink"
"Yep-I kin do 1t In holy minute II
you'll femme have that dime. Toledo
Blade.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

manufactures, and in the fourteenth
century its population exceeded two
hundred thousand, making 1t one Of
the largest cities in Europe. Client
and Bruges. its nearest neighbors.
were no less prosperous. With the
changing Of the trade routes of Eu-
rope the wealth and population of
ypres disappeared, until it has now
less than twenty thousand people.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
Asked and Answered.

What" queried the unsophisticated
youth, "is your idea of good business
man?'
"One who is capable of beating q
flimflammer at his own game" replied
the Shelbyville sage
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
A poubtfuI Frame Of Mind.

do you believe in unpreparedness
for war as a powerful influence for
peace?"
I'm not sure about that" replied
Senator Sorghum. Il can't see any evil
dence to the effect that no monarchy
would have the heart to shoot up an
unarmed nation"
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Not the Place.

why don't you write to this paper
for what you want to know? The edi-
tor says his column gives a few
wrinkles on every matter"
mot for mine. l want to know
how to keep my complexion youth
full"
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COLDS & LaGRIPpE

s or 8 doses 666 will break any case
of Chills G. Fever. Colds & LaGrippe;
1t acts on the liver better than Gallo
mel and does not grippe or sicken.
Pric 25c.-Adv.
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Sure Not.

He'll never give you up.
She-Then there's no reason for me
20 hurry about accepting you.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
RuB-MY-TlSM

Will cure your Rheumatism and all
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralgia.
Cramps, Collie. Sprains, Bruises, Cuts,
Old Sores, Burns, etc. Antlseptie
Anodyns. Price 25c.--Adv.
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A Comparison.

SompaFtoous
There goes the Widow Blym. She's
been married three times and she's
still as pretty as picture"
THAT shows the superiority Of
woman over an automobile"
''In what respect"
AFTER car has changed hands
two or three times it's a sight to be-
hold"
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perlIs of Bathlno.

There's nothing i enjoy more than
splashing about In the ocean"
Il once got nasty cut that way"
How did 1t happen?"
Il slapped tomato can"
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Her Talent.

Her aient.
Eve was something of prestidigi-
tator."
How so?"
when she handed Adam the apple
she turned it into lemon for the
race"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL yOu
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red. Weak, Watery
hyes and Granulated Eyellds; No Smarting-
lust Eye comfort Write for Book of the I'VE
By mail Free Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

Wealthy women,
who have never
d one settlement
work, enter into the
Santa Claus spirit
and visit the alley
and tenement dis
tricts of the large
cities on the night
b Q I ore Christmas,
{ n e ir automobiles
heavily laden with
toys. turkeys and
good things to eat.
They employ inves.
tigators to canvass
the section in which
they are interested
a week before the
holidays, and the
distribution ia made
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Beyond Its Power

THAT rich Mrs. Stiggins doesn't
speak to me now. Yet she used to be
my next-door neighbor--and they were
awfully common"
well, there are some things money
can't do"
"What?"
Make oldtime neighbors forget the
early days"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

Speaking of angels in disguise but
what business has an angel to wear
q disguise7
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18
The RIGHT One

Ia not the cook who prepares good
dinner greater than the man who
makes tho after dinner speech?
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

But the young fool Is not excusable
on the ground that there is no fool
like an old fool
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-12-18

It's sometimes easier to bear it than
It Is to grin.