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The Dermott news., 1915-07-08
A Long Journey.

The Liberty Bell the first of the week
began its long journey from lndepen-
dence Hall. Philadelphia, to the Paci
fic Coast where it will be one of the
most interesting and respected exhibits
at the Panama Pacific Exposition. En-
route it will stop at many important
cities, arriving at San Francisco Friday
of next week Everywhere it will be
honored as most distinguished visitor.
Zone hundred and thirty nine years
ago a new nation was born. Old Llber-
ty rang out in honor of the glad event.
A new nation was born, and yet 1t was
old for it carried into its national life
all of the principles of liberty that had
been wrought out in the |, 600 years of
the life of the English speaking people,
and many of them were embodied in
our fundamental law.
Nevertheless, a new nation was
born and Philadelphia heard the clear
notes of Old Liberty and knew that our
independence had been declared
For the eighth time since the bell
was hung in independence Hall, Old
Liberty, now the silent symbol of
nation $ freedom, is on tour For the
first time in the history of the United
States it will cross the Rocky Noun
tains For the second time IN its his
tory it will cross the great father of
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08

guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction shall be fined in any sum not
less than five dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars, and each day that
this ordinance Is violated shall be
deemed a seperate ofense.
Section 5 All ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed and this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force 40 days from
and after its passage and publication.
Passed July 5th. 1915.
J. +. Delaney. Recorder.
Disapproved and Vetoed.
j. T. Freeman. Mayor.
Published July ;. 1915
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08
FIFTY CENTS NETS
5 GUSaELS Of CORN
Plants Cultivated Whe9 Should, y
aish-This Produces Extraord
Yield at Mena SUB Station.

Fifty cents invested in the cultiya-
ton OF an acre ct corn brought liz =
bushels OF corn to thp Mena SI6-ste
ton of the Arka:a5d5 Experiment Sta-
ton. This vas done long after ali thn
neighbOrS had laid their corn by. Tna
weather was hot and d.y AID most 81
The neighbo thought that after co Il
was shoulder high it could not De
worked. but the Experiment Station
experimental. One strip through the
rleld was laid by when the corn "as
just beginning to tasSel Olt another
strip OF land side by side that he'd
always been treated just ex:c;ly alike
and was planted on the sane day al
had been worked ever time HE other
strip had was cultivated just twice
more with the Gee-WhiZ Cultivator,
making one trip through the middle.
In the f.ll when tie corn was weiE t-
ed the strip that VAS laii by early
made - bushels OF corn to The acre,
white that which received two more
civilizations during the time tho
weather was hottest and drveSt maj
43 bushels to the acre. or an iucrea :"
OF FIVE bushels per acre. due to tto
CIVILIZATIONS
Cost Of CultiVatin3.
The time OF man and one horse IS
usually valued AT 500 par day With
one trip through the middle in corn.
they can pouer a hout nfgEf acres mr.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08
MARKETING THE PEACHES
Car Lot Shipments Is Most practical
FOR Arkansas Banner Fruit

For Arkansas conditions. where thp
markets are comparatively distant.
there is just one way to market
peaches successfully on commercial,
scale and that is IN car lots This
generally means comparatively, as few
growers have enough OF any ona VA.
rtety to make up a carlot themselves
Growers in the same communi',
should plant the same variety in OF.
der that they may ripen n the same
date II is almost impossible for Il
peach grower 10 we by himself
Therefore, do not expect to 20 into n
community, no matter how we'll thu
soil and climate are adapted to tn
culture OF peaches. and expect 10
make a success Of five or 10 acres ~
peaches unless YOU have good local
market Better get a few neighbor,
10 20 in with YOU and plant a Few
acres and market comparatively. Form
4 local cooperative association. ard
il possible. affiliate with n larger cor.
tral marketing agency
As for packages. the trade uses the
bushel basket and the six bask.t crate.
Nearly all the markets prefer tha
bushel basket, and therefore. II is. IN
most cases, the more desirable pact-
age
w II Wicks, sorticulturist.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08
Epworth League

Leader. Ray Shirley
Topic, Perls of the Heat
Song
Prayer
Scripture, End Kings 4 1920. Acts
%: 2-5
Leaders Talk
Physical Peris of the Heat. Marie
Evans LIST. A. G.. Cavaness End, Bessie
Mercer 3rd
Song
Moral Perils of the Heat,
Helen Bartmess
Violin Solo, Willie Duerson Accom-
panied by Cora Bird
Open Meeting
Reading of Program
League Benedction. X X.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08
Portlands Marshal Married

Marshal Huey Haberyhand and Miss
Mamie Cain, both of Portland were
married at that place on Tuesday. the
9th. They left at once for Monroe on
wedding trip. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. j. Abner Sage, Jr.
formerly pastor here but now pastor at
Portland
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
Sudden Death Of Old Citizen.

A. N. Kirkman, aged 68 years, died
suddenly Monday morning. He ate a
hearty breakfast aud few minutes
later fell in the garden and died be.
before he could be placed on his bed
He has made his home with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. &. Maxedon, and her hus-
band for some time. He had been
afflicted with heart trouble for sever
al months, and only few days ago
he was at deaths door. His remains
we're laid to rest beside his wife in
Mount Pleasant cemetery Tuesday,
Rev. ]. w. Wallace officiating at the
funeral.
Mr.. Kirkman was long member
OF the M. E. church, and an honest
upright citizen. He was very unas.
suming, and reserved and conscient.
ious. He leaves surviving five child
rem, Rev. Jas. A. Kirkman, of Contra
liza, Ill, W. e. Kirkman. of near Cor
inth. Fletcher Kirkmau, cf Texas
Mrs. j. e. Maxedon and Mrs. Connie
Smith, of Selmer, to whom we extend
our sympathy for this sad dispense
tion,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
FARMERS MEETINGS

The better farming" entour-
age last Friday was partially de-
feated on account of the weather.
1t was impossible for machines to
take the speakers to their appoint
ments off the railroads. They
however divided and Ramer, Sell
mer, Bethel, McNairy and Fin
ger were visited and satisfactory
appointments filled. At Selmer
the afternoon was given over to
different speakers and practical
talks were made by both women
and men. Judge Chamberlain.
of Minnesota, made the principal
address and he is a master Of all
the subjects pertaining to agri-
culture and stock raising.
The party here, as guests of
the Warren hotel. expressed their
delight with not only the hotel,
but the cordial reception given
them by our citizens.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

The democratic primary Satur-
day, resulted in a total of lis, 900
votes in the state. McKellar got
Al, ,416; Patterson, 80, ,069 and Lea
so, 348. This gives Patterson and
McKellar the final race. McNairy
gave Patterson 255, McKellar 215
and Lea 81. There were many
surprises. Davidson, Lea's home
county, gave the most to Patter-
son, while Lea carried Knox
county by big majority. The
consensus of opinion was that
Patterson would be in the lead,
with a possible vote sufficient to
give him the nomination. 1t is
the last vote that will determine.
The probabilities are that Nc
Kellar will get the most of them.
IL the issue of who is the best
temperance candidate is forced,
Patterson will get the temper
ance element Of LEAFS friends.
That Memphis and Chattanooga
gave big vote to Mr.. Mcclellan.
shows that the whiskey element
recognizes him as most favorable
to their cause. That Patterson
would be a tower Of strength in
the Senate on the passage of the
constitutional amendment, must
be admitted by all. Ifa joint de-
bate is agreed to, McKellar has
no showing against Patterson.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
Bethel Springs Route Amended.

Effective December l, 1915, rural
route No. 4, Bethel Springs, amended
as follows.
Leaving present route at DR.. Boat
mans corner, carrie will go thence,
via Ledford's Chapel, old Hickory post
office, intersecting old route at Dona-
hoes fork. Any changes of location
of boxes of those affected, will kindly
be made on or before the above date
Respectfully,
GEo. w. BAslIAM, Postmaster.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26

Legal blanks Of all kinds for sale at
tkis Office.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
Gard Of Thanks.

We, the undersigned children of
the late A. N. Kirkman, wish to thank
the good people for the kindness and
sympathy extended to US during the
illness and subsequent death of our
father. Respectfully,
HIS CHILDREN.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26

In this mighty movement OF the
State against the faithless and lawless
officials of Memphis 1t will be well
for the moral forces of the State not
to lose sight of the Anti-Saloon
League. The Superintendent OF the
Tennessee Anti-Saloon League, DR.. ].
ID. McAlistef, In an unofficial but most
effective way, has advised and CO.
operated with the Governor, Attorney
General and Gen. Fitzhugh In every
stage OF the Custer Suit. At the re-.
quest OF Gov. Rye. DR.. McAlister went
with Gen. Thompson to Memphis and
made personal investigation Of con-
ditions and was. a unit with Gen.
Thompson in the recommendation to
the Governor that the State institute
Custer proceedings; largely controlled
and directed the investigation and In
securing the evidence on which the
State built its case, and has been an
invaluable aid and associate to the
State In the preparation and prosecu-
tion of its case.
DR.. McAlister came to the superin.
tendency of the Tennessee Anti-Saloon
League the first of January, 1918, as.
sumed the duties of his office, without
any beating of drums or blare of trum.
pets, but II the laws passed by the
Legislature, the closing OF the saloons
In Memphis, Nashville and Chattanoo.
ga, the removal of faithless officials
and effective prohibition evangelism
count for anything, then 1t must be
recognized that the League, under his
administration, has accomplished vast
results during the year.
The general activities for the ten
mont are summarized as follows:
! Number of miles travelled. -. 0,731
| Addresses delivered. ......... 43(
| Conferences and committee
meetings attended. ........ 14t
| Cities, towns and communities
visited ........ 45(
Law enforcement Measures Enacted
BY the Last Legislature.
Custer Law.
Locker Club Law.
Soft.drink stand Law.
Liquor Drugstore Law.
Mississippi River Law.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
General G.. 7. Fitzhugh

When the discussion of securing
legal counsel was broached. Gen.
Thompson and DR.. McAlister, without
a moments hesitation, said that Gen.
Fitzhugh was the man of the hour.
With this view Gov. Rye thoroughly
coincided Gen. Fitzhugh took hold
of the case, after the manner of a
master lawyer, and he has again clear
ly proven his right to the title of one
of the great legal lights of the Ten.
nessee bar.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
Singing at Gravelhill Sunday.

The McNairy County Singing Con-
vention will meet at Gravelhill, eight
miles east of Selmer, on November 27
and 2S- the fourth Saturday and Sun
day. Everybody invited.
J.R SWAIN, Pres.
W.R. MCCORMACK, Sec
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
Attorney-Ge Frank M.
Thompson

In heartiest sympathy with the
Governor to enforce the laws Of the
State and the dethronement Of official
faithlessness and corruption, Frank M.
Thompson, Attorney-General for the
State began the Custer Suit with an In
telligence and intenseness which
promised to obtain early results. The
quick results are most gratifying. and
clearly indicate that the State Of Ten
nessee has chief law official who is
thoroughly qualified for its most vital
interests
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
ONLY a BEGINNING.

"She can't be as progressive as you
say IL she's taken up embroiderins
handkerchiefs."
"why notr'
Because that very seldom gets be-
yond the initial stage" - Baltimore
American.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
Chinese Thieves.

In China thieves who are caught
stealing are compelled to make tor
of the neighboring villages with .
board bearing an account Of their -
tense clamped around their necks,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
THE FIGHT FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT OF
LAW in MEMPHIS
FOUR LEADIN G
: PERSONALITIES

There are four persons who to-day
deserve the unqualified gratitude and
support OF every patriot and Chris.
tian in Tennessee, because of the
great fight made for the enthronement
OF law and order in the City of Mem.
phis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-11-26
Governor Rye

First of these is the great, good man
who Is the Chief Executive of the
State. Quietly, calmly, without pas
sion or prejudice, but in the conscious
power and dignity of righteousness
and authority, he has moved straight
forward in the performance Of his
duty under his oath of Office as Gov
ernor of Tennessee. In addition to
the magnificent letter, written to the
Business Mems Committee of Mem
phis, who appealed to him to withdraw
the Custer Suit against Mayor Crump
ct al, no finer statement could be
made than that of the Governor in
replying to commendatory speech
made in Chattanooga, on the occasion
OF meeting of the Southern Howard
Association, which, In part, follows:
"When / assumed the Office of Gov
ernor l determined then, whether
did anything else or not, that there
was one thing l would do, God being
my helper, and that was, that | would
retire from that honorable position
with my own self-respect. l will do
that which honestly believe is right
and let the consequences take care of
themselves"
The Meeker herald., 1915-09-11
Tn. Rack, p.e. and Ambl..

The rack Is a gnit of the horse be
tween trot and gallop or canter. in
which the fore feet move as in slow
gallup. while the hind feet move as in
a trot or pace. 1t is usually an artif.
cial gait but Is sometimes hereditary
or natural There Ia much confusion
Of terms in respect to this gait. due to
the fact that the gait itself Is some
what varied. according as the rackei
carries the one or the other fore foot
foremost In the galloping motion Of the
fore feet; that many confOund the rick
with the pace. the words often being
used anonymously. and that many
have mistaken the use of the words
pace" and "nmble." There IL abun.
dant evidence that the American pace
of today Is the amble Of Europeans Of
the last century and earlier. The mo-
tion OF the hind feet il the snme In the
trot. the pace and the rack In the
trot the diagonal hind and fore feet
move nearly simultaneously. In the
pace or ambie the hind and fore fee.
Of the same side move nearly simulta,
neously.-Boston Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1915-09-11
A LIGHTER GAS FOUND.
oreniunn May Make A'-ship Travel
Eaaisr and Safe,

811toF ou0 O1b~s
An astronomers discovery from OBJ
servations of a recent total eclipse Of
the sun may make airship travelling
little easier and safer. Studies Of the
eclipse prove beyond doubt the exist
ence on the earth Of light gas that
had long been supposed to exist. 1t Ii
named coroniun. because 1t appears in
lar claim Is that 1t is much lighter than
hydrogen. which has long been used
for Initiating balloons and airships.
Not only has 1t been proved that
there Is such a gas. but It Is pretty
well established that there are vast
quantities OF 1t about the earth. Get
ting possession of 1t, of course, Is an
other matter. Yet the fact that such a
gas does exist Is the first step. and no
scientist would deny the hope that
eventually 1t may be obtained in guam
titles II desired.
1t IL easy to see how gas much
lighter than hydrogen would make air.
ship flight easier and safer than It Is
now. In order to carry the weight Of
engines. passengers and envelopes the
Zeppelin airships are of enormous size
and carry vast quantities of gas. Their
very size has been the greatest ele-
ment Of danger. for their extended sur
face gives a grip for gales. Bigger
engines to fight the gales would re-
quire bigger gas capacity, and 30 on.
Though some other considerations
affect this point, still the fact Is largely
true that increasing the size of the
whole outfit does not satisfactorily
solve the problem of safety in gales.
On the other hand. II 1t should be pos
sible to have the same lifting power
the same powerful engines-with even
a slightly reduced gas envelope, 1t is
all gain for safety.
It has been estimated by one SCI
enlist that at an altitude Of 800 miles
| above the surface Of the earth the at
mosphere is composed entirely of coro-
mum and that farther up still the
coronium exists. getting thinner as 1t
extends into space.
AT height of 1870 miles he estimates
that the atmosphere consists of about
equal parts Of coronium and hydrogen
and at forty-ive miles the coronium is
an appreciable part Nearer the earth
there is less and less Of this light gas.
until at the surface Of the earth, II 1t
exists at all. 1t is only In very minute
lunntity.-Saturday Evening Post
The Meeker herald., 1915-09-11
lrtsrplanstary Gases.

According to the scientific American.
come OF the striking changes thnt take
place in certain comets In their pas
sage through space may be explained
by their encountertng stray masses OF
gns. n It Ia true that such masses Of
gas exist. comets would be more than
likely to encounter them. for the inclt-
nations and the extents OF their orbits
mike them especially guod expiorers-
The planets move In = narrow some
very near the plane Of the eciiptic.
whereas the inclinn don Of the comet
ary orbits II sometimes considera BILE:
for the periodic comets II vartes from ,
to 1872 degrees. Consequently comefs
attain regions Of the solar system that
no other bodies penetrate. These gas
eous masses. If indeed they exist. are
OF varying chemical composition and
may be considered as fragments Of the
initial nebula that escaped the combus-
ton from which the members of tbs
solar system srose.
The Meeker herald., 1915-09-11
A.adx Quotation Marks.

Judge ROdkin's bOOk Of "reminiscences
.ontnins a description Of one OF the
editors under whom he served. JooD
Is Gallagher. who 10 said never 70
have read \ book in his life. II wsS
DC. says the Dublin General AdvertS
,r, who revised the reporters copy
md mercfl.ssly mutilated tb< manu-
s.rIpL
He had one curious delusson- DE
:ancied that inverted commas were
pr0le4t,Un against u libel sctton. aud
stranger still. an excuse for any eccen-
tr1cities OF style. On one occasion Mt.
hsikin in describing theatrical per
tormanc wrute that II was exquisite
IS amusing" "Old G." cooked bis
bend critically on one side. Il don't
ike that word 'exquisiteiy.' be said
AN right. SIR" l answered. I'll strike
II out"
no, no: It's . good enough wOvd-
hut It's a little unusual there. Tell yOo
what. we'll quote It.
Quote 1t from whatr' ! asked in
amazement "Oh. II does not matter
Just simply quote IT." Next morning
the Freemans journal duly reported
tha, the performance was exquisite
~ amusing"
The Meeker herald., 1915-09-11

We have the name OF Ypres in Eng
Rye. In Sussex. though local talk
knows nothing OF its proper pronunci-
alton and broadly calls 1t the "Wipers
tower" 1t Is twelfth century build
ing. the oldest secular building of all
the Cirque ports. and was at one time
the only stronghold OF the town. though
later wallis and gates were built. The
reason for Its name is to be found in
the commonly accepted statement that
h was built by William des Ypres.
earl of Kent.-LondOn Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1915-09-11
A STUBBORN ARTIST.
Msnsf'sid Wanted . Likeness. and the
Painter Gave Il.

MUn0UOt0 WoNtto . IIN0u0VS~ Dp0 wv
Painter Gave Il.
Richard Mansfield once asked Frank
A. MAXWELL TO make picture of him
The actor explained that he wanted
an Initiation Of an old Roman coin
with bis own profile shown instead Of
C1esar'a.
DO you want an absolute likeness
or shall l idealize II a bIt?'' asked Nan
kiveli.
Il want an absolute likeness" re
piled Mr Mansfield stifily. and the
artist made sketch Of his patron
When the completed picture-a spien
did piece of work that looks as II II
were embossed = was shown to sif
Mansfield he was not pleased
ut looks like a prize6ghter." said
Mr. Mansfield.
THAT is not my fault snid Nanki
veil you know that you said you
wanted a likeness"
There was further exchange OF
conrtesies. and then Mansfield sug
gested that the artist try again. 'Ex
cuse me-" said MAXWELL. "Once will
do me-"
well. change this picture a Httle.-
said the actor. "Perhsps you can Ok
1t up"
mot 4 nx.~ said the artist M he
rolled up the picture and prepared to
go with a parting shot You don't
want an artist to draw your picture;
you want photographer. Good day"
The Meeker herald., 1915-09-11
CHASING THE RAINBOW.
Curious Legends That Arr Told In
Different Countries.

We have all of US heard stories of
the treasure at. the end of the rain
bow. There Is pot Of gold there, you
know. And II we could only walk far
enough. run fast enough. We might
find it and be ever thereafter happy.
That is what our nurses tell US when
We are children. isn't IT?
And sometimes we learn that the
rainbow Is bridge. and the thunder
is the roar Of the heavy wheels going
over 1t.
These are the stories that we hear
in childhood about the rainbow. Chill
dren of other lands hear many other
stories.
In Greece nurses tell the children
that If any one by chance stumbles
over the end Of the rainbow his or her
sex is changed. A fine story that to
tell a child. The little Greeks must
run away from the ends Of the rain
bow. instead Of seeking them to find
our pot Of gold.
The little Turk hears from his nurse
that II he can but touch the band Of
orange that spans the heavens in the
rainbow his head will turn to silver.
with rubies for eyes and teeth Of gold.
In many parts Of Russia the rain
bow is called pump. and In Hungary
1t is called Gods pump" and "Noah's
pump
In Russia. in some provinces, the
wells are covered with strong plat
forms. so that the water cannot be
drawn from them by the rainbow. and
in other provinces 1t is said that three
angels have charge of the rainbow
one to draw water through 1t from the
earth. another to give water from 1t to
rhe clouds and another to return the
water to the earth in the form Of rain
Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1915-09-11
Tn. v,nie. Of eornse.

Brunei. BorneU. Is one Of the strang-
est cities 10 the world. Once the head
uunrters OF the BorueO pirates, II 10 q
kind Of eastern Venice, being built en-
lireiy over the water. This remarkable
city u the capital Of the state of BrO-
net, Borneo. All the houses are built
over the I.,mbans river. constructed ON
slender plies made from the Nibong
p, i'm, y wood that resists the action OF
water for many years. The Inhabitants
Of Brunei are Malays, kadayana.
Ornng Buskits and few Mnruts-
They earn their living mostly BY trad
ing with other tribes in the interior OF
Sarawak and British North BorDeo.
Some Of them are very skillfui brass
workers. and the Brunei women make
beautiful cloth. interviewer and en-
broidered With gold thread. Sage u
grown In the valleys near BY. and .
small quantity OF rice .is also raised.
In the enrly part Of the nineteenth
century Brunei was the rendezvous OF
the dread RorneO pirates and market
for the slave trade.-Wide World Mag
aziUe.