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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-08
PERSONALS

J. W. Mccoy was town visitor
Saturday. =
Hurley Dickey was over from Ad-
amsville Sunday.
2. 7. Simpson, Of the "a, attended
quarterly court.
j. B. Jackson. OF the 9Th, was here
the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Lett were in
Trenton this week.
Squire Chas. Dunaway was in town
asfew days this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Carnell were week.
end visitors to Selmer.
Get your trotters, pacing and run
ners ready for the Fair.
W. X. Alternately attedned the Tri-
County Fair at Humboldt.
Miss Cecil Gurley, of Chewalla. Wis
tied Selmer friends Sunday.
Pleas Hopkins, a good citizen Of
the 7th, was in town Monday.
Hubert Reeder, of Ramer. was a
social visitor to Selmer Sunday.
Claude Hester, Of Bethel Springs,
was a business visitor to Selmer.
G.. ]. Etheridge, of Liberty Springs
was in town the first Of the week.
Sidney Pyron, Justice Of the Peace
Of the 18th. was attending court.
r. L. Wilmeth was caller Satur-
day and extended his subscription.
w. /. SWANS band will be an at
traction at the Fair worth the price,
0. W. Smith and 'Ssuire J. B. Hug
gins were here from Grayeldill Mon
day.
j. c. Springer called Monday and
continued his interest in the Inde-
pendent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Ramer, Of Jack
son, were the guests Of ]. E. Powers
and family Sunday.
Chas. W. Barnes. the jovial fruit
tree man, has been among friends in
Selmer this week.
Mrs. A. o. Wooten and little daugh-
ter, Sack, were visiting relatives near
Ramer this week.
J. W. Wood, Of the county board Of
education, met with it Saturday in its
regular monthly session.
Mrs. Chas. N. Ralston, Of Bethel
Springs, attended services at the Pres
byterian church Sunday.
Esq. 3. F. Meeks was in attendance
at the county court Monday and made
our office business call.
MI, and Mrs. W. e. Mcleod, after
Q month or more at the Panama Ex-
position. have returned home.
Miss Audrey King. one Of the coun-
tvs best teachers. was attending the
educational meeting Saturday.
G. G. PUNK. a. chairman Of the
County board Of education. was here
a. lis regular meeting Saturday.
Col. R,bt. |. Chester, the genia,
Stock Claim Agent of the NJ. & o.,
transa ted company business in Sell
mer Saturday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-08
Change Of Schedules. Mobile &
Ohio R. r.

Effective May End, trains will leave
Selmer, Tenn, as follows:
Northbound
M 2 Express Daily 49,. " 7:3O am.
M. A ExpressDailY Nv 9:38 p m.
No. 6 Express Daily. AL pm.
Southbound
No. Express Daily ......lv 8:05 pm.
No. 3 Express Daily NV 7:0l am
M. 5 ExpressDaily -.......lv ll:28 am.
For any information regarding
rates and routes apply to J. D. A
Coleman, Ticket Agent, Mobile &
Ohm r. R.. or write G F. Allen, Dis
trict Passenger Agent, Jackson, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-08
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A fairly good crowd in town for

A fairly good crowd in town for
the first Monday in October.
Not many of the mules offer
Cd Cd fof sale sale hhafuTday came up 10
war specifications on account Of
their thin conditions. ....... The
court Monday in electing Chas.
C. PUNK poor-house commission
err. showed good sense. No bet
ter man could have been select
ed. The people hope that more
rigid economy will be enforced.
The storm last week was the
most destructive ever known on
the gulf coast, outside that of the
Galveston disaster several years
ago. Over 800 lives were lost
and many millions of dollars in
property. Monday cotton
scared to much higher figures,
based on the government report
showing a smaller crop than was
expected; a 10 million bale crop
will be about right ....... Come to
the Fair and stay all week. .......
Col. Robert Gates, an old and
highly esteemed citizen Of jack
son and Nashville, died at lis
home near Jackson Monday. He
was IA years of age........... The
cool breeze Tuesday indicates al al
early frost ...... The cotton buy
ers at Selmer are putting the
kink on prices and are doing a
good business for the farmers.
THE squeal of the dying fat
porker is heard and pork and tur-
nips will be on the menu list -.
1.-THE county court appropri-
ated 81, 700 for seven steel bridg-
es over different drainage Streams
They made an additional 10 cent
tax for bridge purposes. That
makes the state and county tax
81. As. ..... j. L. Powers and Wis
dom Alternately were out in the
formers auto a day or two this
week advertising our county fair
Our job department is running
at it's fullest capacity turning out
lots of fine work. ....... Less than
two weeks till our Fair. Come
and enjoy the whole week..
...... Col. Robt. Gates familiar
face will be missed at the agri-
cultural meetings which he loved
so we'll to attend. ....... The autos
are lively competitors of the liv-
erymen in this section. ....... The
enrolment of new students at
the Selmer High School is steadi-
lily increasing. .......... Archie Nc
Cullar was in to see US this week
and tells US that his visit to the
State fair was very instructive
and was some" fair. ..Shry-
er & Mcconnell bought a few war
mules here Monday ......... Selmer
is becoming a good cotton mark
ct and quite a lot of the feecy
staple is coming in........Our kid
ball team defeated the Bethel
Springs lads in good game Sat
urday on the local. diamond by al
score Of 8 to 7........ Bootleggers
were conspicuouslyN noticeable by
their non-appearance in town on
first Monday. ...... Sheriff Gray
has sweet potatoes grown in bis
garden which would take the
blue ribbon at our fair........... To
{
settle the question between two
lady relatives in Indiana as to
whether or not our native musca-
dimes were like lemons, Forest M.
Hough, Of the McNairy County
Land Co. has shipped them a few
of the luscious fruis, which will
no doubt bring about an amicable
adjudication of the matter......
49,. Good crowds were in attend
ance at all the services conducted
BY DR.. T. M. Lowry last week at
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-08
For Sale.

have for sale a Jersey heifer with
calf FIVE days old. She is dandy.
}. H. MOSS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-08

j. n. PERKINS, the STOCK dealer OF
Stumphville, was here this week.
Prof. Tom Williams, of Vernon, at
ten led to business in Selmer Saturday
J. C. Robinson, progressive farm
er living near Bethel, was here thi.
week.
County Surveyor R. F. Beard was
looking after official business here
Monday.
Squire W W. 6. Perkins and brother
George, of Stantonyille, were in towr
Monday.
J. A. Weatherford. the merchant
and farmer Of the 18th, was in towr
this week.
]. I. Williams was among the sew.
eral from the Vernon neighborhoet
here Monday.
Dave Steadman, good farmer and
a leading citizen Of the LIST, was il
town Monday.
The Fair is not two weeks off. Gel
ready and spend four days pleasant,
and proftably.
j. S. Perkins, of the 10th. called
Monday and became one of our read.
ers for a year.
Magistrates Wilmeth and Ramer
representing the 18th, were attending
quarterly court.
Magistrate Lee McAlpin was look.
ing after the interests Of the LIST, in
the quarterly court.
O. G. Hagy came over from Mem.
phis and spent the greater part Of
the week in Selmer.
Representative ]. P. Sipes spent
Wednesday here on his return from
the Memphis fair.
Oscar G. Wilson, pencil pusher fol
the Adamsville Enterprise, was with
our citizenry Monday.
Alvin c. Moore, an aged and well.
TODD farmer Of the I'd, was mixing
with the crowd here Monday.
Will Wilson, recently elected JUS
tice Of the Peace in the 10th, was
here attending quarterly court.
W. E. Tedford, Of McNairy. was in
town this week and is completing ar
engagements to move to California.
Esqures Maxedon and Hester, and
Henderson Walker, representative cit
izenssof the 18th, were here Monday.
w. w. Kerby, who has been mem
Der Of the court for many years. was
here Monday. He is in feeble health.
Misses Julia and Maggie Hodges.
of Finger, were in town shopping
and visiting at the Gooch hotel Tues
day.
Miss Mary Fulghum. the pretty lit
tie granddaughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
NJ. Lockman, is attending school at
Jackson.
Esq. Newt Wright, Of the 10th,
supplied his flee Monday with blanks
and his center table with religious
literature.
Mrs. Kendrick has returned from q
visit to her brothers in the 10th dis.
trict and is the guest Of her son, DR..
R. NJ. Kendrick.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21

Paint. Lick. Ky.--Mrs. Mary Free.
man. Of this place. says: Before !
commenced to take Csrdui. | suffer.
ed so much from womanly troubles.
| was so weak that was down on my
back nearly ell the time. Cardui
his done me more good than any
medicine | ever took in my life. !
can't possibly praise it too highly"
You need not be afraid to take Car
dui. 1t is no new experiment. For
fifty years. 1t has been found to re-
lieve headache. backacbe. and SINH
lar womanyly troubles. Composed
of eentle.acting. herb. ingredients.
Cardui builds up the strength. pre-.
venting much unnecessary pain. Try
it for your troubles. to-day. -Adver-
tisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21
LuxuHlEs IN YOUTH AND AGE
To Provide for the Latter, Some Self
Denial Must Be Practiced
In Early Years

One day a young man twenty-five
years Of age told me he had just
fallen heir to $4,000. He was going
to spend the whole sum in a pure
luxury. He said that $4,000 was
not much money anyway, and that
he might as well have a good time
with it-even though the good time
lasted only little while.
When / told him in a general way
that he ought to save that money !
made no impression on him. But
when | explained to him how $500
invested at 6 per cent, and COM
pounded annually, would double in
twelve years, he began to wake up.
AT thirty-seven he would have
SIS 5000, at forty-nine $4,000, and at
sixty-one $4,000. The $4,000 at
sixty-one' would be yielding him
$1,000 year-a little more than his
present salary.
had aroused his financial imagi-
nation to the first real work it had
even done-so far as l know. He
hung on to that money and invested
it at per cent.
| told him that when he is sixty
one and has that $4,000 maybe
somebody else will give him $4,000,
and II so to go out and spend it il
he wants to. Money spent at sixty
one by a man of some means is not
like money spent at twenty-five by
a young man of no means. The man
at sixty-one has comparatively little
chance left for his pile to grow. In
fact, by sixty-one he is supposed to
have his pile.
Always when contemplating luxu-
ries consider how old you are before
buying. The price of Injuries is
much higher in early life than later.
1t is very high in youth. If you
want some comforts and a few luxu-
ries in old age control yourself in
the earlier years. Get the founda-
ton of your capital laid early, 50
that it will have time to build itself
from small beginnings into a sub
stantial amount-say at sixty
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21
Kentucky Fair Dates.

The following are the dates set for
holding the Kentucky fairs for 1915.
as far as reported:
Nicholasvil!e. Aug. 24-3 days.
Elzabethtown. Aug. 2-3 days.
Florence. Aug. 26-3 days.
Alexander. Aug. 31-5 days.
London. Aug. PA days.
Shelbyviile. Aug. 25-4 days.
Germantown. Aug. rs "A days.
Somerset. Aug. 3D. days.
Bsrbourville. Sept 1-3 days.
Hodgenville. Sept. 7-3. days.
Henderson. Sept. 7-5 days.
Kentucky State Fair Louisville.
Sept. 1876 days.
Horse Cave. Sept. 22-4 days.
Glasgow, Sept. 29-4 days.
HOPKINSVILLE. Sept. 29-4 days
Cave City. Oct. 4-6 days
Murray, Oct. Cd days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21
PHILIPPINE ASPHALT.

The enormous deposit of asphalt
of Leyte province, in the Philip
pines, is now to be worked for the
eastern market by local company.
This almost inexhaustible deposit
lies so near the shore line at Tao
loban that ships can anchor and
take on cargoes of asphalt from
lighters loaded at the mines with
practically no overland transporta-
ton. There is large and growing
demand in the islands for paving
asphalt, and all the cities of the far
East are now in a position to offer
a misunderstanding American.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21
Trip To Mammoth Cave
Will Not Cost A Cent

The Kentukan subscription which began July
will be which
together and help other and all unite The plan
simple and the proposition that every lady girl who
the Kentucan 81 for
Der make $40 wb gena FREE TRIP MAMMOTH
CAVE, all expenses paid occupying two days.
Trips the Cave always fascinating especially the
everybody time this greatest caven thing
the before find something again
again. The vast wonders great
inspecting
ground passages.
ngborhood Christian adjoining
20 subscribers will
subscription the Kun and the deed doe and this
visited without
will easily understood and capable understanding
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21
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Effective Friday. Apr. 2. 1915. =
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. Sc. & N. o. Lin. 1l.56 D. m,
No. 51--St. L. Express 5:29 D. m.
No. 95-Dixie Flyer 9:S5 a. m.
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ar. 700. a. m.
No. 5S-St. L. Fast Mail 5:24 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. sc. & St. L. Linn, 5:2s a. m.
No. 62-St. Louis Express. 9:55 q. m
No. 94-Dixie Flyer! 7:08 .. m.
No. 66-Hopkinsville Ac. $3.50 o. m
No. 64-St. L. Fast Mail lO:1e n. m |,
Ma 81 connects at Guthrie for Msmph,. 80
osnes - far south ~ Erin. and. for LouIuvsu,
Cincinnati and the East.
hs~ % and 50 make direct eonnsctsous m o....
re fU Louisville. Cincinnati and ali point. -
and est thereof.
No . s.zriss through s,sspsrs TO Atl..s. ~.
con. Sschsanvilis. St. Augustine and r.m.. -
Also Pullman slssrers % New Orleans Co...
q cuthrss for points East and Wsst. y. - -.
not e>rs ieeslrDasssases for POINT, ns.,h -
kashvills. Tenn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21
TOO STRENUOUS.

"Jack," said friend to a patrol
man who had just turned in a re-
port about a man taken i'll on the
street, 'what did you say was the
matter with that man in your re-
port?'
81 reported" said the patrolman,
with all the dignity of an accurate
diagnosis, ''that he had fell down in
an athaletic fit"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21
Zero In Securities.

The corporation of foreign bond
holders at London. recently reciting
defaulted public debts not yet settled,
gyavely includes the bonds of the Con-
federate States or America, Of which
the principal is given in the report at
s12, 100000 and accrued interest,"" as
al. 90b,7 10.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21
CROSS QUESTIONS.

$50 they are talking of getting
married, are they2 Pray, can she
make bread?"
"Can he furnish the Dough-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-21
EXCLAMATION APRopos.

Hercules was six months old
when he strangled two huge reptiles
who were attacking his CRADLE"
"Great snakesw
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-01
WELL LET TOBACCO PASS.
Allies Declare Weed Immune From
Blockade.

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Mar.
tin, Of Virginia, has scored victory
in his effort to have tobacco destined
to neutral ports In Europe released
from the blockade maintained by the
allies. The senator is informed today
that the State department has a ca
blegram from the American minister
at The Hague saying:
Tobacco imports to Netherlands at
present free from o:erseas restric.
tion."
Consul General Skinner at London
confirms this in a cablegram, declar-
ing that the British government
agrees for the present not to interfere
with cargoes of tobacco shipped to
cosignees in neutral countries"
Senator Martin understands this to
be diplomatic way Of saying that
the allies will no longer object to
American tobaccos reaching Germany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-01

preaching with an escort or Beveral
men who carried rifles balanced across
their pommels. They came from the
east, and though Juanita did not know
who they were, she recognized the cen.
trail rider, himself unarmed, to be g.
person Of consequence.
He was tall, and under his faded
coat his rather lean figure fell into an
attitude Of well.muscled strength de-
spite his fullness Of years.
""Evenin', ma'am," said the new.
conner. mo, I haint a.goin' ter light.
l Jest heered thet Brother Talbot was
a-comin' over hyar, an wanted speech
with him."
The missionary nodded.
"All right, Milt" he said, and the
girl knew, as she had already suspect.
ed, that here was a second of her chief
enemies.
II reckon ye all knows what hap
pened last night" she heard him say.
ing slowly. Hit war q pity, an I
hears thet ther Haveys are a-chargin'
hit up ergin me. Thet's nat'ral enough,
/ reckon. They lows thet I'd walk
plumb acrost hell on a rotten plank
ter do 'em injury. Ell they stopped ter
reason hit out a spell they'd recollect
thet went over thar ter Peril an let
jedge thet didn't own his own soul
an jur5 they he'd done packed, clar
one Of their kinfolks for KILN q
cousin o. mine-an' thet I never raised
hand. I reckon they didn't hardl,
heg no call ter figger thet i wa,
skeered Of them. / done what don,
because ] wanted peace. / was fel
Iettin' ther law take hits co'se, ever
when knowed the cote war crooked
es q drunkard's elbow"
He paused, and no one spoke, 80 a
last he went on again.
But little Nash Watt war young an
hot-hearted. He could hardly sec hi
IN ther light Of wisdom, and he didn'
come ter me fer counsel. So he jes
went hell-splittin' over thar with som,
other boys that he overpersuaded-an
he didn't come back. I'm sorry. I wa.
right fond Of Little Nash, but hahn
complainin' none. He started troubl,
an he got hit"
Again the dark giant paused; ther
he came to his point. His voice wa.
regretful, almost sad, but tinged will
resignation.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-01
Death OF Mrs. Emily @. McKasen.

From The Daily Item, Nov. 81. ''~-
Mrs. Emily Cecile McKagen, widow
OF the late George P. McKagen OF this
city. died at 6 o'clock this morning at
the home of her son, c. s. McKagen,
1Os South Sumter street, after a short
illness.
Mrs. McKagen before her marriage
was Miss Singleton. She was q
daughter of Major William J. and
Hortense Haynsworth Singleton, OF
this county. one of the Oldest and
most highly esteemed families of
Sumter county. .'-'
The deceased was 70 years Of age
last September. Co. -
She is survived by six sons, Messrs.
William j., Henry g., George p, Oh
lie H.. Charles 8. of Sumter and Hu-
bert s., Of 'Greenville, and one 'daugh-
ter, Mrs. George S. Morrison, OF Co.
lumbia. Also by four brothers,
Me ssrs. John W., Joseph r., Charles
H., and Wesley B. Singleton, and one
sister, Mrs. George H. Lewis all OF
Sumter. ~ o." = st'--
Mrs. McKagen lived all of her life
practically in Sumter city and Sumter
county. She was loved by hundreds
Of people for her motheriy and chari-
table deeds and sweet disposition. Her
Christian life and character were in
spirations to those who came In con-
tact with her. -..-.:s
She was devoted member of
Trinity Methodist church of Sumter
since her girlhood days. She took q
great interest in church work, and she
was liberal with those In distress to
the extent Of her means. In sickness
and distress she was a good Samari-
tan to those in need of kindness, as
sistance and symaptlfy. A devoted
wife, mother and sister, she was a
true and loyal support to her large
family, all Of whom were devoted to
her.
She will be sadly missed by her
family and friends.
Her funeral services will be held at
10 o'clock tomorrow. (sunday) morn
ing, from the residence Of her son, G.
S. McKagen. 100 South Sumter street,
Rev. r 8. Truesdale, Of Trinity
Methodist church officiating. Inter-
ment at Sumter cemetery.
Messrs. L. d. Jennings, G. M.
Hurst, E. c. Haynsworth, s. H. Ed
munds, Barlow Walsh and T. S.
Joye will serve as pail bearers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-01
TICKET OFFICE ROBBED.
More Than $500 Reported Missing
From Cash Drawer.-PoNce at
Work.

Orangeburg, Nov. 26.-The South
ern Railway passenger station was
robbed here this morning, between
the hours of IL and 4 o'clock, a little
over $500 being stolen from the cash
drawer in the ticket office. It was
during this time, when there was no
one on duty at the station, that the
robber or robbers, with the aid Of an
axe, forced open the door leading into
the ticket Office from the colored
waiting room, and then broke the
lock OF the drawer secured the mon
ey and escaped. Evidence Of the
theft was discovered by Ticket Agent
II. b. Hughes when he returned to his
duties at the depot about A. M. He
found the door broken open, the axe
lying nearby and the money gone
from the drawer.
The matter was then reported to
the police. Several suspects of the
robbery were later arrested at Branch
vile, and a police officer was sent
from here this morning to investi-
gate as to their guilt; but as no evi-
dence Of their having been tmplicat-
ed In the theft could be procured, the
parties were released. The axe was
found to have been taken from the
premises of a colored resident near
the depot. No clue has yet been
found as to whom the guilty party OF
parties are.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-01

Then, as the foremost figure, crouch.
fng In easy range of a window, braced
himself on one knee and peered for.
ward under his upturned hat-brim.
there came the reports of several
rifes-but they were not the rifles
OF the McBriar squad. and they came
not from tho hills In front, but from
the laurel at the back. They broke
from directly between the carefully
picked squad and It's horses.
The man who had braced his knee
and cooked his rifle gave out a briet,
guryling sound as an oath was stifed
on In q hemorrhage OF the throat, and
pitched forward on his face. After
that the figure lay without stirring, it's
own blood reddening the rife whose
trigger-guard pressed against It's fore
head.
The doors vomited men. There was
. trailing and ragged outburst of fire.
arms. and many dark figures plunged
here and there across the silvered
spaces where the shadows did not fall.
or the six men who had crept down,
three had lain within one hundred