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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26

Leghorn has set the standard for
popular, profit producing laying hens
She is also noted for her adaptability
to climate. Her ancestors are sup
posed to have existed in a semi-wild
state in Italy, lived on seeds, bugs,
and greens, stole their nests and were
as wild as our present day cartridges,
The hardness of Lady Leghorn and her
ability to adapt herself to the change.
able climate and various attitudes OF
Tennessee is due to the fact that the
temperature of the home of her wild
forebears ranged from below zero in
the mountainous regions, to 109 de,
grees above zero during the hot sum.
|mer.
A glance at her will show that she
is built for laying eggs. She differs
Ia many details from the meat pro.
Queer. Her body is longer and Is
nicely placed on longer, trimmer legs.
Leghorns produce only white-shelled
eggs, which look and sell better than
any other kind. White-shelled eggs are
preferred in almost every market in
this country with the exception OF
Boston. Eyen there the preference
for brown eggs is diminishing.
One reason for Lady Leghorn's re.
markable laying capacity lies in her
unusual activity. When allowed free
range, she forages for great part OF
her food. She is not usually inclined
to broodiness, and instead of going
through long and melancholy periods
OF moulting she usually requires only
ninety days to don her new robe.
Altogether, Lady Leghorn seems to
have many virtues and few faults, In
addition to all her practical values,
she is good locker" and graceful,
She has coat that is white as snow
conspicuous rhby-red jewel-like eyes,
a golden yellow beak, nicely curved,
and como worn to one side, as "ehic"
as new spring bonnet. Her move
ments are alert and buoyant. Her con.
sort, Mr.. Leghorn, is the very essence
of vigor, sturdlness, and lustiness. In
short, the Leghorn is comely crea.
ture-a delight to the eyes.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
THE WHITE LEGHoRNS
Represent the Highest Type Of Egg
Producing Fowl Admittedly
UAexcelled as Layers.

(By Leo. j. Broosemer, Bureau of Ami
nal Industry, U. S. Department OF
Agriculture.)
Every beginner thinks the hen prob
LEM is a simple one. All of US thought
so, when we first contracted the
chicken fever, and fell prey to en-
ticing statements in "get-rich-quick'
Pamphlets. We built hen-houses after
our own design, purchased ten hens
and supply of food, and started in
to flood the local egg market. To make
short tale shorter, we failed Why?
We had the right idea, but the wrong
hens.
To those who are thinking of keep
ing few hens,' or to those who in
tend to build UP Inoney-making egg
BUSINESS, a few facts about a breed,
universally labeled g-machines,"
will not 80 amiss. The egg business
may rightly be termed manufacture
ing business. Hens are the machines.
Eggs are the products, The best ma
chimes are those which. require the
least investment, are kept up at the
least cost, ard turn out the most sat
isfactory products. The Leghorn hen
seems to fiji the bill.
Ninety per cent of the big egg farms
IN this country are stocked with sin.
s,lo-comb white Leghorns. This is the
most powerful argument that can be
used in favor Of this breed for these
farms are operated by business men
@ho are locking for the greatest re-
turns possible. Hence, they raise
Wldte Leshorns, which hatch more
easily than other breeds, begin to lay
c4rie., and are n0n-s,tters. The very
fact that Leghorns do mature more
V'ckly than other breeds means less
iu0d, less cost in building the machine
1na getting ready for business. Lady
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
A Test for Liver Complaint
Mentally Unhappy Physically Duh

The liver, sluggish and inactive,
first shows itself in a mental state
unhappy and critical Never is there
joy in living, as when the stomach
and liver are doing their work. Keep
your liversactiye and healthy by using
Dr. Kings New Life Pills; they emp
ty The bowels freely, tone up your
stomach, cure your constipation and
purify the blood. 25c at druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica salve excellent for
Piles. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
S AN d BOX

This is Villas week as high
stopper in Mexico. 800. Some of
this evidence Of spring viii be
nipped in the bud, we prophesy.
.........Geo. Chambers, an old
darkie, is in Jail, charged with
selling rent cotton .......It rains
recently only in the night time,
and usually sunny days follow.
This is a working mans ooon..a.
I'VE now predict after a mon
ster big battle in about May, the
warning elements will begin to
talk peaca,........ There has been
general moving all round this
week among S9lmer renters. ...~
The Selmer Produce Co. has IN
s. allied a large lot of buiit-ia
poultry coops, which will prove
advantageous in collecting poul-
try for car lots ..,....The ground
gets almost dry enough for plow-
ing, when q rain fails....... J. B.
Higgins was here Tuesday. and
supplied his Office with a line of
blanks needed as a magistrate j.
The Selmer Hardware Co. have
greatly improved their store Ca
pacity by extending shelving to
the ceiling, with rolling step
ladders on each side OF the Whole
store room....... One submarine
is worth a whole sea full Of bat
teships 4..... The jitueys are
about to put the street cars out
of commission in many cities...,.
Dan Gooch is sporting an auto
He will be more popular than
ever with the girls ....... Mr..
Hough, who spent last summer
here, returned from his Ohio
home Saturday. and may take up
his abode with us.........A seed
house to furnish the farmers with
all kinds Of grass and farm seeds
is now needed in Selmer -...... II
,, is expected that the Cypress
drainage canal will be put
through this spring and summer.
......... More freight trains are
now on the M. & O. than for the
past few months. .....A success
ful singing school is going on in
Selmer this week. $3.50. The coun-
ty singing conventiormeets Sat
urday and Sunday Boshart and
Will Wilson will be here. ...."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
TENNESSEE AS A DAIRY STATE
" C. A Hutton Division OF Extension University of rennessee

much on straw stack for feed and a
barb-wire fence for shelter. These are
the men who are keeping cows
when the cows should be keeping them
Few dairymen have any advantage
over Tennessee markets. According
to the last census reports, nine
southern states import annually
seventy million pounds of but
ter from the northern states. At 35
cents per pound, this would amount to
S24,500,000. Yet those dairymen in
the north are buying our cottonseed
meal and feeding it to profit. keeping
the soil fertility at home and sending
us the butter. Tennessee, it is
estimated, imports two million five
hundred thousand pounds of butter an.
nually from the northern states The
Tennessee dairyllen get from So to
$3.50 per hundredweight for their milk
at wholesale, while the northern dairy
men seldom realize more than $3.50 OF
S1.75 per hundredweight. The farther
south one goes, the higher the price @!
dairy products, and yet, generally
speaking, the cheaper they can be pro
duced. We should stop complaining
about the low prices received for dairy
products and devote more of our en-
ergy to studying how to reduce the
cost of production through the use OF
better cows, more feed, better care
and closer attention to details.
With the natural advantages afford
ed by mild climate, long growing
season, cheap homegrown feeds, and
good markets, Tennessee should be
one of the leading dairy states
We have many natural advan
tages over Wisconsin, and yet that
state, with practically the same area
of improved farm land, has twice as
many dairy COWS. With our natural
conditions so well adapted to dairy
farming, there is little excuse for fail
ure, provided the man behind the
COW" has liking for his work and
uses good business methods, as he
would be expected to use in any other
line of business.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26

Tennessee can not make any claims
as to being a highly-developed dairy
state at the present time, the dairy in
dustry being only in its infancy. Wis
consin is to-day the great dairy state
Of our country. But why should. this
be true? Has not Tennessee just as
good, or even better, opportunities for
successful dairy farming?
For successful dairy farming four
things are necessary: Good COWS,
proper feed and care, good markets,
and man with natural liking for
the business. Tennessee has for long
time enjoyed the reputation of beina
noted for her many fine herds of Jer-
geys, but they are comparatively few
in comparison with the common ma
tive. or scrub, COWS. The average milk
yield of Tennessee is less than four
thousand pounds per year, while the
average yield of butter is about two
hundred pounds per COW. Very little
money can be made by keeping COWS of
this kind. 1t is estimated that one
third of all the CO.'S in the country are
kept at loss, one third just about pay
expenses, leaving only one-third that
are MIXED at a profit. By the use of
the milk scales and the tester, dairy
man can weed out the Improbable
members of the herd, and thus, with
practically no expense, can double his
net profits and still milk smaller
number of COWS.
While good COWS are highly essen
tial for profitable dairy farming,
there are doubtless as many cows that
fail to pay a profit because of poor
feed and poor care, as there are that
fail to pay on account of inferior dairy
qualities. The cow may be compared
to factory. The feed We give her is
the raw material, the milk which
she yields is the finished product. It
would be just as wise to expect a -four
mill to turn out flour without being
supplied with wheat as to expect
dairy COW to give a profitable flow
of milk with insufficient food Too
many so-called dairymen depend too
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
Sheriffs Sale

Under and by virtue of an Execution
issued to me by the Chancery Court OF
McNairy County in the case of State OF
Tennessee VS.. Glenn Lea ct al, levy
having been made by me upon the be-
low described tract of land, and an or
der of sale having issued to me from
said Court, therefore on
THURSDAY, MARCH ITH, 1915,
| viii proceed to sell to the highest bid
der. for cash. at the East door of the
Court House in Selmer, Tenn, the fol.
lowing described tract of land. Lying
and being in McNairy County, Tenn,
and bounded as follows: On the North
by the lands of Younger and Inman
on the South by Glenn Lea; on the East
by viii Wagner; on the West by Glen
Lea; being 200 acres more or less. and
now occupied by Robert Wagner IN
the eth Civil District of McNairy
County, Tenn.
Said tract of land will be sold subject
to the Life state of Robert Wagner,
but free from all homestead rights OF
Walter Wagner.
SALE AT One O'Clock P. M.
TERMS OF SALE: DASH.
This Feb. 8, 1915.
j. w. GRAY,
Sheriff.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26

The annual. short courses in Agricul
turing and Engineering at the Uniyer-
sity of Tennessee will be. held from
January 4th to February 27th, 1915
No equal opportunity has ever been
presented to the farmers of Tennes-
see for the study of agriculture,
Every year sees additions to the equip
ment of the College of Agriculture, the
last being breeding stable of Per-
cherons, consisting of carefully Sc
lected mares and stations. The Col
lege Farm is undoubtedly the most
productive in Tennessee; all its fields
are run on the two-crops-a-year sys-
TEN, and its alfalG cannot be sur
passed. The most approved methods
in orchard, dairy and farm manage
ment, live stock breeding and feeding
are in daily practice, affording object
lessons of the highest value. No
farmer young or old, can afford to
miss the opportunities offered.
The first month is devoted to soils
and crops, including fertilizers, rota-
tons and general farm management,
and to the care of live stock, with
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
SeImer Druggists
Please Customers

Browder Bros. report customers
greatly pleased with the Quick action
of simple buckthorn bark, glycerine.
etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka. This
simple remedy drains the old foul
matter from the bowels SO Thorough
that One Spoonful relieves almost any
case Of constipation, sour or gassy
stomach. 1t is 50 powerful that it is
used successfully in appendicitis,
Adler-i-ka never gripes and the In
slant action is surprising. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
Change Of Schedules, Mobile 6
Ohio R. R.

Effective Nov. 22nd, trains will
leayo Selmer, Tenn, as follows:
Notthbound
No 2 Express Daily ......l " 800 am.
No 4 ElpressDaiy. Nv 1926 p m.
No 6 Express Daily ..lv AL pm.
SouthbouDd
No | Express Daily -..... " 8:06 pm.
No 3 Express Daily. " 6:38 am.
N S ExpressDaiiy Nv ll:28 am.
For any information regarding
rates and routes apply to ]. D. A.
Coleman, Ticket Agent, Mobile &
Ohio h. r., or write G. E. Allen, Dis
triet Passenger Agent, Jackson, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
HOLD ANNUAL SHORT COURSES
At UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Courses In Agriculturng And Engineering win Be Held
From January To February ~, 1916 College Farm
Undoubtedly Most Productive In Tennessee-Cannot
Afford To Miss Opportunities BY Non-Attendance
By

practice in feeding aud judging By
score card. The month of February
is given to dairying. with practice in
the care of milk, feeding and care oil
COWS, and butter and cheese making;
and to truck and fruit growing, includ
ing practice in pruning and spraying
thte making and care of hot beds,
and other operations of the orchard
list and the trucker.
Throughout the course the engineer
ing faculty of the university will give
daily lectures on water power and
supply, use of concrete on the farm
farm sanitation, and the care and use
of farm machinery, including steam
and gasoline engines. A short course
in highway engineering will be CON
Quoted by the College of Engineering
from January 4th to February 9th
the last week being devoted to con
ference for road builders, led by some
of the strongest highway engineers
in the country.
The only expense Of this course is
railway fare and board; there are nc
fees. 1t is great opportunity.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
Non. Resident Notice
To J. o. Smith and w. q. Smith

/ To j. O. Smith and W. g. Smith:
1t duly appearing from the petition,
affidavit of I. B. Whitehurst, solicitor
for the petitioners, and other parts of
THE record, that j. O. Smith and w. G..
Smith are both non-residents of the
State of Tennessee, and are residents OF
the State of Arkansas And in pursn-
ance of an order of the County Court OF
McNairy county, Tennessee, made and
entered on the 18th day of February,
1915, you and each of you, the said j o.
and W. q. Smith. are hereby notified
that there is pending in said Court, {.
petition signed by P w. Rogers, ct al,
seeking the establishment Of a Drain
age District under the laws of the State
of Tennessee, embracing the lands cor
tigucus to Higgins Creek and its TriE-
utaries, commencing south OF McNairy
Tennessee, and going north following
lipgeins Creek TO the line between Nc
Marry ard Chester counties, Tennessee,
thenup each of its Tributaries, Billy S
Creek, Lick and Shetfied's rocks frcIn
where these Tributaries empty into
said Higgins Greek for distance of
from two to four miles. 9ot>and each
of you are hereby required to apr ear
before the County ourt Of McNairy
county at the Court House IN the town
of Selmer on the 9TH day Of March.
1915, and make defense, ii any you
have, to said petition; otherwise, the
matter will be proceeded with y palts
as to You. 1t is further ordered tina;
This notice be Published in the McNairy
County Independent, weekly newspa-
per published at Selmer, MtNa.ry
County, Tennessee, for two ooaseeu-
tive weeks.
This February the lTth, l9ts.
NOAH PRINCE.
ountv Court Clerk of McA airy County,
Tennessee.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
". c. 7. u.

The Selmer w. G. 7. U. met with
its president, Mrs. Lutte Alternately,
on Thursday, Feb. Is, instead Of
meeting with Mrs Maggie Brown, as
had been announced. The change
was due to the fact that Mrs. Aber-
nathy is just recovering from an at
tack Of lagrippe and was unable to
attend the meeting elsewhere.
Sixteen members, including one
honorary and one new member, were
present and responded to roll call
with timely items of temperance
news.
Much interest is being displayed in
the contest, which was organized at a
recent meeting held with Mrp. Salie
Baker, the object of the contest be-
| ing to secure the attendance Of regu-
lar members and enlist new ones in
the cause. The entire membership is
divided into two forces, with Mrs.
Minnie Bell and Mrs. Rachel Adams
in charge OF opposing forces, serving
in the capacity of "chief" for each
division So many points" are al
lowed for attendance, collection of
dues, and new members. This con-
test will continue through the summer
months, closing shortly before the
meeting of the state convention in
the autumn. At present Mrs. Bell
has the greater number Of points to
her credit. that side having won thre c
new members since the contest be-
gan. At the close Of the contest the
losing side is expected to entertain
in honor Of those who win.
> The hour of meeting was taken up
with business, new and unfinished.
Mrs. Laura Whitehurst was asked to
lsee Prof. Simpson in regard to the
presentation of a medical temperance
program in the school, and Mesdames
Minnie Bell and Nola Smith were re-
quested to supply program includ-
ing papers prepared and read by our
local physicians. The president, in q
| few we'll chosen words, emphasized
the Importance Of getting this work
before the people and educating them
in regard to using, promiscuously,
medicines which contain alcohol and
ether narcotics.
Mrs. Luella Simpson, one Of our
new members, was appointnd super
intendent of Scientific Temperance
instruction. Having devoted much Of
her time teaching and being in close
touch with the school here, Mrs.
Simpson will have splendid oppor-
tunity to reach the teachers and pu-
pills Of our county, and educate them
along the line of their work.
Resolutions on the death of Mr..
G. L. Anderson were read by the sec
rotary and adopted by the union.
After deciding to have the next
meeting on March 4th at the home Of
Mrs, Brown, the union formed the
fraternal circle to receive Mrs. Lessie
Haynes, and adjourned with the bene-
|diction.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
Speaking at GravelhiII Mch. a.
New and Genuine Remedy

for the dreadful teeth disease known
as Pyorrhea, or Riggs Disease, has
been discovered, and ! am prepared
to treat all diseased teeth with the
remedy. Call and see me in the Bank
building. w. 3. CARTER.
Dental Surgeon.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
Kl3] II aaliy fJY RaalRliisn

No use to squirm and vince and try
to Weir out rheumatism. It will wear
you out instead Apply some Sloail's
Liniment. Need not rub it I'M list
let it penetrate all through the aff c.
ed parts. relieve the soreness and
draw the pain. You get ease at once
and feel so much better you want to
60 right out and tell other suffer,r4
about Slean's. Get bottle of Slpaii's
Liniment of any druggist AMI have i,
in the house against colds, aore Ind
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
Notice Of Sale of Stock of
Merchandise

hereby give .notice that | have
sold my interest in the mercantile
business Of Dickerson & Thomas, al
Acton. Tenn, TO ]. E. Thomas, whC
assumes foil liabilities, and will con.
siinne the business in the name Of j
Z Thomas. ]. L. DIcKERsoN.
This Feb. 1t, 1916. 81
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
PERSONALS

Rev. McGaveck, of Jackson, filled
the Baptist pulpit Sunday and Sunday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fl. Richardson
visited relatives at Whiteville this
week.
A G. Wilson was in town Monday.
Mrs. Pat Hennbery returned from a
pleasant to trip Mobile, Monday.
John R. and 0. V. Erwin visited
Jackson Wednesday.
Try our flake homny; it is fine.
Bryant, Richardson & Go.
Fl G Gooch was called. Tuesday
night, to the bedside of his sister,
Mrs. Al Fortune, who is dangerously
i'll
The best can kraut in town for the
money. Bryant, Richardson & Co,
Rev. ]. +. Pharr, of Georgia,
preached a very acceptable sermon
Tuesday night at the Presbyterian
church, ard at Bethesda Wednesday
night. He was sent here as pros
pective pastor for this group.
U. e. Barnes called Saturday and
renewed his own subscription and
sent Independent to G. A. Jones,
Sherman. Texas.
l.. W. Ellis is spending few days
with his mother while wrestling with
case of grip. He holds RESPONSE
BILE position in the Memphis postofice
There are seven McNairy boys in the
Office.
]. e. Hamilton has bought and
moved Saturday into the Wilson resi-
dence on College street.
]. A. Brasfeld, Of Martin, spent
Sunday and Monday with Selmer
friends as the guest Of his daughter,
Mrs. Shearon Haynes.
We are in shape to furnish you
everything needed to feed the singing
folks. Bryant, Richardson & Co.
We have plenty Of nice cakes fresh
from the bakery, Bryant, Richard
son & Co.
W. A. Wilson, Of Bethel Springs
vicinity, was a pleasant caller Mon
day. He is one Of our first subscrib-
ers aed heads the Bethel Springs list.
Farm Folks" will be presented at
Bethel Springs Friday night. March
5, under the auspices Of the Bethel
Springs High School, by Selmer talent.
This play was presented here recent
", and was said by many to be the
best ever staged in Selmer.
Leander Hamm died at Corinth
Tuesday. He had been sick with
pellegra for some time. He was bur-
led at Gravelhill Thursday. Our peo-
PIE will remember that he once lived
here. He was a brother of ]. NJ.
and the late Callie Hamm.
Speaking at GravelhiII Mch. a.
MIR. L L. Robson, Of st. Louis.
Mo. marketing agent of the NJ. & O
X. r. Co, will speak at the school
house at Gravelhill at ii o'clock am.
Thursday, March 4th, on The Rails
ing Farm Products and How to Mar
ket Them. Application Of the subject
will be made to this section. Let
everybody come out and hear him.
Remember the date.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
FREE TO FARMERS
GEEDS

BY special arrangement the Ratekin
Seed House of Shenandoah, Iowa, one of
the Oldest, best established seed firms i'll
the country win mail copy of their Big
Illustrated Seed Catalogues. This book
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1t tells how to grow big yields and all
about the best varieties of Corn for your
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and Lawn Mixtures, Seed Potatoes and
all other farm and garden seeds This
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seeds of any kind. IT'S FREE TO all
our readers. Write for il today and
mention this paper. The address is
RATEKIRs SEED HOUSE.
Shenandoah, lowe.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
Elder Freeman's 2rd Pound Of
Quarterly Meetings

Gainesville. Baena VISTA Mrh. CT,
Bethel AMI Semer, Hvlhel ach. 10.
selmer circuit, Pleasant Grove
Mch. 9.
Ensille missinn. Eville April l4-l5.
Adsasvil.e circuit. Crnmps Chapel
apri. l7-lS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26
RU R-gyE v M

. Will cure Rheumatism, Neu-
raleia, Headaches, Cramps, Collie
Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores. letter, Ring Worm, Ec-
zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne,
used internally or externally. Csc
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26

swollen ipints, lunba 70, sciatica ard
ike ailments. Kour money back il
not sati-hed, but it does give almost
instant relief. Buy bottle to-day,
n "
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-26

5 or 6 doses of 666 will cure any
case of Fever or Chilli. T. ice, ), %
cents.