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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
WAS TOO POOR TO BE HURT"
injured Street Sweeper Fatally Hurt,
Struggles to Return to His Work,
but Death Claims Him.

Frederick Birkmer, street sweeper
OF New Rochelle, N. Y, ito poor to
be laid up by an accident, he said,
was knocked unconscious when struck
In the back in the Pelham road by a
motorcycle ridden by Franz, Purdy of
Port Chester. Birkmer, still uncon-
scious, was being lifted into an ambu-
lance, when he regained his senses,
struggled to his feet and staggered
toward his broom.
Cant afford to be hurt" he NUT
tered.
Purdy and hospital surgeon forced
him into the ambulance. At the hos
pital his skull was found fractured. He
was prepared for the operating table.
A moment later he sprang from bed,
tore off the bandages, and, struggling
with an inferno, strove to reach q
doorway.
Il must go back" he faltered.
Then he fell unconscious and died.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
FROG IN BABY'S STOMACH
TadpoIe Grew and Waxed Fat on the
Infants Milk-ChiId
Is Dead.

The eighteen-months-old child OF
Mrs. Harry Wolf of Chicago is dead,
following an operation which disclosed
conditions that many surgeons had de-
clared to be impossible, says Goshen
(lnd.) dispatch to the Indianapolis Star.
While visiting her parents in SYRIA
cuse, Kosciusko county, last summer,
Mrs. Wolf permitted the baby to drink
hydrant water. Within a short time
the infant became sickly and lost flesh.
Treatment for indigestion was given,
but 1t did not reach the seat of the
trouble Then as X :ay examination;
disclosed black spot on the stomach,
and an operation resulted in frog
weighing more than half a pound be-
ing taken from the infant.
Doctors who operated said they be-
lieved that when the child drank n.y.
drant water in Syracuse tadpole was
taken into the stomach and that the
frog developed and lived on milk,
which was given the patient in large
quantities. Following the operation
the child improved rapidly and COM
plete recovery was practically assured,
when pneumonia developed, causing
death.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
FILE CUSTER BILL
AGAINST OFFICIALS
CITIZENS OF NASHVILLE SEEK TO
REMOVE HoWsE AND CON-
MlSSloNERs.
SAY SUBTERFUGE WAS USED
Witness In Scandal Probe Declares
That Commissioner Elliott Was
Interested in Automobile
Sale to City.

Nashville.
The first proceedings under the state
custer law were filed here July 9 by
Attorneys Harry Stokes and w. C.
Cherry on relation of ten citizens
against Mayor Howse, Commissioners
Andrews Elliott and Wilkerson and
City Treasurer Myers. Stokes and
Cherry have been representing Comp
troller Burns in the city hall scandal.
Mr.. Stokes appeared before judge
Allison and asked leave to so amend
the proceedings now before the court
in connection with the receivership
suit against the city as to allow an
custer bill. Permission for this was
granted by the chancellor.
Following are the names of the Pc
titioners and defendants in the custer
proceedings:
The petition of Oliver j. Timothy,
Frank G. Sharpe, Edwin F. Mulloy, T.
c. Robertson, E. E. Weise, E. c. Lewis,
H. A. Hewitt, l.. R. Jacobs, H. f. Coop
er, S. A. Cherry and others.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
CAL0MEL IS MERCURY, IT S|CKENS!
STOP USING SAuVAT|NG DRUG
Don't Lose Days Work. Your Liver Sluggish or Bowels
Constipated Take "Dodsons Liver Tone"-ts Fine!

You're bilious! Your liver is slug
gish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head is dull, your
tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated But don't
take salivating calomel. 1t makes you
sick, you may lose days work.
Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking 1t up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing.
II you want to enjoy the incest, gen.
tlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced just take a spoonful
of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your
druggist or dealer sells you a 5O-cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under
my personal money-back guarantee
that each spoonful will clean your
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
Magic Washing Stick

This 10 something new to housewives
something they have wanted all their lives
but never could get before. 1t makes 1t pos.
sible to do the heaviest, hardest washing in
less than one-half the time It took by old
methods, and-tt eliminates ell rubbing and mus
culnr effort. No washing machine is needed
Nothing but this simple little preparation,
which Is absolutely harmless 10 The finest fabrles-
white, colored or wooden. It makes the
hardest task Of the week pleasant pastime-
9 delightful occupation. You win be de-
lighted at the clean, spotless, snow-white
clothes that come out Of the rinsing water;
ana All without aw effort on your part. The
Magic Washing Stick DOES II aiI-and remem ber
without injury to the most delicate goods,
colored or white, woolens, blankets lace cur.
tains, etc. Contains no acids, NO alkalies, no
poisonous ingredients to make It's use dan.
gerous. Is washlnss IS eents
Sold by all Druggists and Grocers every.
where. II yours doesn't handle 1t, show him
this ad-he'll get II for you. Or send Csc in
stamps to RICHARDS CO.. Sherman TsIas-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
PEACE AFTER STORM
Song of Lark Followed Thunder
of Heavy Guns.
Morning Hymn Came as Delightful
Contrast to Mans Feroclous En-
ergy of DestructIveness on
European Battlefield.

There had been much booming OF
distant cannon during the day. II
came from seven miles away. We
were well accustomed to the sound
We had closed up night work at the
hospital; several patients were al.
ready sleeping peacefully, spite OF
wounds, when l went to my quarters
The usual monotonous thud, thud
thudding Of artillery fire at regular in.
tervals had turned instantaneously to
something quite peculiarly virile. A
quick, nervous, excitable quality OF
sound from the big guns filled and rent
the air.
tAs two dogs, after growing discon.
tentedly for a whole morning, some.
times fly at each other. and quite UNI
expectedly madly come to death grips,
SO did the two opposing forces appear
to burst into the same wild, frenzied
wrath and go for one another with all
the strength at their disposal. So
quickly did their deadly thunder pour
itself forth, one could not count the
cracks. 1t was one mighty roll-one
gigantic. appalling roar, grim, unre-
lenting, unearthly. The very room /
sat in seemed to partake of the vio-
lence; the earth shook and the walls
trembled.
One felt spellbound for little while,
fascinated by the awful changing and
booming and crashing in the distance.
The fighting seemed to develop in in
iensity as the night wore on. To COM
plete the horror a high wind was
blowing, which added considerably to
the wild effect of the man-made storm.
For about half an hour / sat and lis.
tened. Then, although common sense
declared 1t was futile, l gave way to
longing to go out. Surely with all
this noise there must be something
to see as WE'LL
Instinct was right. Over the plain,
toward the Belgian lines, there was a
stupendous scene. The whole horizon
pictured the temper of those frantic
guns. There was one great moving ex-
panse of crimson fire.
went In again and settled down
for the night. The guns never ceased;
in fact the sound increased rather than
moderated in violence as the night
progressed. Quite suddenly strange
thing happened. The whole conflict
appeared to. cease. AS quickly as 1t
began, the fire of artillery was abso-
lutely stopped. The first great silence
was even more impressive in its way
than the preceding storm of tempes-
tuous energy.
1t was getting gradually lighter. One
began to feel that the coming of dawn
was very near at hand. Out of the
silence-the deathlike silence-a sound
now burst forth that made ones heart
stand still.
II heard voice." A tender little
warbling prelude suddenly fell on my
ear. Then pause. Then soft note.
Another pause. Then holder note
still Louder and holder the note
sounded and finally turned into a
trill.
The lark had awaked with the dawn.
With perfect trust and gentle adora-
ton she let her voice ring gayly
forth, her delight In living, her &C.
stasy and praise finding expression in
the most exquisite morning hymn it
has ever my lot to hear.--Thedosia
Lady Bagot in the London Telegraph.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
Il Didn't Work.

The crowded car was overlooking.
Get of the STEP" the conductor
cried. i've got to shut the door,"
Don't mind me-" replied the man
on the step. "Close it If you like. It's
true that l have a couple Of sample
packages of dynamite in my overcoat
pockets and the windows might be
broken and the roof blown off, but
don't hesitate on my account.
haven't many friends, anyway, and
I don't think many would sorrow over
my early demise. Go ahead and close
your door,"
Then the conductor closed 1t.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
AN EASY WAY TO GET
RID OF UGLY PIMPLES

Battle your face for several minutes
with resinol soap and hot water. then
apply little resinol ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes,
and wash off with resinol soap and
more hot water. finishing with dash
Of cold water to close the pores. Do
this once or twice day, and you will
be astonished to find how quickly the
healing resinol medication soothes
and cleanses the pores, removes PIN
pies and blackheads, and leaves the
complexion clear and velvety.
Resinol ointment and resinol soap
stop itching instantly and speedily heal
skin humors, sores, burns, wounds and
sunburn. Sold by all druggists.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
WHOSE BoysY

Recent investigations show that
two-thirds of all the drunkards con-
tract the drinking habit before they
are twenty-one years old, nearly one
third before they are sixteen, and
about seven per cent before they are
twelve. The liquor dealers know this,
and for business reasons they must
create appetite" among schoolboys.
One family out of every five must fur
nish recruit for the army of drunk
ards or the trade must go. under,
and one wonders If the men who vote
for saloons are willing to furnish
their boys to help support them?
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
Sandstone Smith Was Reassured.

Say, looky yur!" snarled Sand
storm Smith, the widely-known Okla
homan, emerging from the elevator
in Kansas City hotel five minutes
after he had apparently retired to his
room for the night. who in the
blazes is that cuss In the next room
to miner"
"a guest who was in an automobile
accident this afternoon" replied the
clerk. 1.-THE gasoline caught fire and
burned him pretty badly. I am sorry
his groans disturbed you, but"
Jaw, that's all right! | thought 1t
was one Of them internal cabaret per-
formers practicing on an accordion"
Kansas City Star.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16

sluggish liver better than a dose Of
nasty calomel and that it won't make
you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn.
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine. your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular You will feel like working;
you'll be cheerful; full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can.
not salivate. Give it to your children!
Millions of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead of dangerous cal.
omel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale of calomel Is almost
stopped entirely here.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
Reason for His Belief.


Il never saw such a superstitious
fellow as Bixby."
What's his latest?"
why, he's been trying all the
morning to prove that 1915 is an I'M
lucky year. He's manipulated the
figures 1915 with addition, subtrac-
ton, multiplication, division and the
rule of three"
What has he found that seems un.
lucky?"
Nothing, except that when he add
ed 1-9-1-5 together and subtracted the
total, 16, from 1915, it left 1885,"
"Yes?"
"And that was the year he mar
ried."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
When He Was Unconscious.

Fred-There are times when | care
nothing for riches-when l would not
so much as put forth hand to re-
ceive millions.
Kittie-Indeed! That must be when
you are tired of the world and its
struggles and vanities-when your
soul yearns for nobler things. Is IL
not?
"N-no; you are wrong"
Then when Is it?"
when I'm sleeping"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
HELPS THE UNDERTAKEN.

IF any man here,' shouted the TEN.
perance speaker, ''can name an honest
business that has been helped by the
saloon, will spend the rest of my
life working for the liquor people"
A man in the audience arose. 81
consider my business an honest one"
he said, land 1t has undoubtedly been
helped by the saloon"
What is your business?' yelled the
orator.
81, sir" responded the man. IAN
an undertaken"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
WE WELCOME YoUl
"A Greeting to Newcomers From
Other Lands"

WE WELCOME YOUI
"A Greeting to Newcomers From
Other Lands"
(This greeting, in seven different
languages and illustrated with the
American flag in colors, is given to
immigrants landing at our different
ports of entry.)
We welcome you to our great Re.
public! We welcome you to its free
public schools; its free libraries and
reading rooms; to the free picture
galleries and pleasant parks of our
great cities; to the vast grain fields
and rich farming lands of the Col
den West, to your new home-east.
west, north or south! While you
will always love the beautiful flag
of your own land, we hope you will
also love our red, white and blue
flag with its forty-eight shining stars
for the forty-eight states of this big
Republic, which stretches from the
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. This
flag floats over free public schools,
which are attended by thousands of
boys and girls, who have come to US
from other lands.
Perhaps you left your steamer feel.
ing sad and lonely because you were
stranger In strange land. If SO,
we hope it will comfort you to know
and realize that every member of the
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion, a society organized in ten thou
sand cities, towns and villages Of
America, is your sincere friend. We
hope some kind woman wearing the
little white ribbon bow, the badge of
our organization, was the first to greet
you as you stepped upon our shoi e5.
We wish we might take from your
heart all its homesick feeling. We
hope you will soon find a pleasant
home In our country. Among our
members there are many women from
other lands and we cordially invite
you to join US, and to help us increase
the prosperity of our country, and
make 1t a safer and happier' nation.
We should love to have the boys. and
girls unite with our temperance So
ciety for the children, called the
Loyal Temperance Legion.
II you reached the United States
through the port of New York, you
rejoiced to see, as you entered the
harbor, the Goddess of Liberty-the
majestic figure of woman holding
aloft flaming torch to enlighten the
world, Yes, this is the land of true
personal liberty; for each individual
has the liberty to make the most of
himself or herself and to become
useful, educated, upright man or wom-
an. Some of the most prominent po-
sitions in business and government
are filled by the children of parents
who were born in other lands. They
are the governing power in many of
our large cities, and In some of our
states. Thousands of Norwegians,
Swedes, Germans, Italians, and men
and women Of other nationalities,
now Americans, are enthusiastically
aiding in our temperance work When
you have become an American citi-
zen, we hope you will vote against
the saloon and against the manufac-
ture and sale of all alcoholic liquors.
In many states, women as well as
men, are citizens and can vote.
The headquarters Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union are at
Evanston, Illinois, but wherever you
may make your home you will receive
from those who wear the little white
ribbon bow, a warm and true vel
come.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
LOOK YOUR BEST
A. to Your Hair and Skin, cutlcura
VIII Help You. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super-creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
Of the skin under conditions which,
II neglected, tend to produce state
Of irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
His Views,

Breaking away from the house, the
man hurried to his club, dropped into
chair, and breathed long sigh Of
relief. He had at last got away
from one aunt, three cousins and two
second cousins, up-country guests Of
his wife.
A member sitting near laid aside
his paper and asked: How do you
stand on the subject of foreign re-
iat!ons??"
THAT Is fair question" returned
the other, and deserves a fair an
swer. In principle and practice you
can put me down as favoring their
internment in Schoharie county seven
days a week for 81 weeks each year
until 1863"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
sealloped MacaronI.

Take the remnants of any fresh
roasted meat and cut In thin slices:
lay them In dish with little plain
boiled macaroni, season thoroughly
with salt and pepper. add a little
catchup; fill a deep dish half full, add
q very little finely chopped onion and
a layer Of sliced tomatoes, having pre-
viously covered the meat with stock or
gravy; make thick crust of mashed
potatoes and bake till this is brown
In an oven that is not too hot; this
n o meal IN itself.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
A DRAWING CAMPAIGN.

A small girl went home from school
at Ketchikan, Alaska, after talk to
the children by Mrs. Cornelia Temple
ton Hatcher. president of the territor-
ial w. G. T. u, and excitedly an
nounced to her mother that she was
"going to sign the mustard roll" Mrs.
Hatcher repeated the information to
her audience that night and told them
that the temperance forces intended
to put considerable ginger into the
campaigns for prohibition and the
children would supply right smart
Of mustard" The combination would
make plaster that would draw every
dry voter to the polls on November
4, 1916.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16

so poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. sOne day I
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and / picked it up and read II.
It said Saved from the Grave and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women. I
showed it to my husband and he said,
why don't you try iii? So I did, and
after / had taken two bottles felt
better and said to my husband, 4 don't
need any more,' and he said You had
better take 1t little longer anyway
So took it for three months and got
we'll and strong Mrs. ALoNzo E.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh St., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
of many woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support family, on meagre
wages. Whether in house, Office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there Is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that Is Lydia 2.
pinkhen.'s Vegetable Compound : e
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
Taking No Chances.

$50 you're leaving to get married,
Nary"
Eyes, num-"
And how long have you known the
young man."
Three weeks, num-"
isn't that rather short timer
Don't you think you ought to wait
until you know him better?"
mo, mum I've tried that several
times, and every time the man changed
his mind when he got to know me
better"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
A Druualst's Life.

Can you not wait on me immedi
ately?" demanded the richly dressed
woman. 'Tm In great hurry"
Eyes. Let me have your prescrip-
tion," said the busy druggist,
81 have no prescription. want you
to look up a number for me in the
telephone book."-Exchange
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
The Flood Did.

Jimmy, five years old. had discov.
cred that he could do few turns on
the swinging rings in the gymnasium
of the Boys club, following the ath-
letic example of his older brother.
But as all joy must end, so ended the
happiness of the young swinger. His
hold slipped and he landed on the
floor. His brother rendered first aid.
did the rings hit your" he asked.
mo-" Jimmy replied between sobs,
"but the floor did"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
No War This Time,

Critical Husband-This beef isn't fit
to eat
Wife-Well, told the butcher that
II 1t wasn't good l would send you
around to his shop to give him a
thrashing; and I hope you'll take
someone with you, for he looked pref
ty fierce, and didn't like the way he
handled his big knife.
Husband-Humph! Oh. well, must
say I've seen worse meat than this.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
Wage Fight on PelIagra.

Plans have been completed by the
county board of health to send DR.. B.
G. Tucker, county health officer, to
the meeting called by the state board
of health of Louisiana in the interests
of the fight against pellagra. This
meeting will be held in New Orleans
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
Was Making Signs.

While Jane, the new maid, was TAX
ing her first lesson in arranging the
dining table, someone in the basement
kitchen put something upon the dumb.
waiter below.
Whats that noise?" asked Jane
quickly.
why, that's the dumbwaiter." re-
sponded the mistress.
WELL" said Jane, hes a-scratchin'
to get out Golfers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
RevenQe.

did you speak to Mr.. Nextdoor
about how his dog kept us awake all
last night by bowling at the moOn?"
"You bet did l told him If he
didn't put stop to 1t, I'd buy piano
and let the girls take lessons"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
Say Official Used Subterfuqe.

Snhtarfnges resorted TO II order to
enable transactions between the city
and company in which Commission
er Elliott was a director were describ-
ed by Walter Stokes, Jr., who testified
July 5 in the probe Of the city hall
scandal.
Witness Stokes was one-third owner
Of the E. o. Elliott Company, a con.
Germ now in bankruptcy. The other
two partners were E. O. Elliott, son
of City Commissioner Elliott, and Paul
Moore.
His evidence showed that subter-
fuge had been used to sell the truck
to the city and also told of "blind"
account, through which transactions
with the city were carried on, and of
the assistance of an obliging manager
Of an automobile concern who signed
up the checks from the city, the checks
then being transferred to the E. o. Ell
lott Company. This subterfuge was
resorted to, witness said, because II
was understood that the Elliott COM
pany could no legally sell to the city,
as Commissioner Robert Elliott was a
director in the company, as was also
his son.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-07-16
Has Short Liberty.

When Earnest, alias Joe, Phillips,
colored, was released from the state
penitentiary July Z, after having
served his term Of two years, he was
Immediately arrested by Mississippi
officer and taken to that state to an
swer charge of obtaining money un
der false pretenses.