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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-12

A fire started. Trains were blo~ket al
New York City first Eata. subway
disaster shocked the city metropolitan
district and came within an ace O..
being the worst ching ~ IS kind in
history The main feed wire fuse blew
out az broadway and FIFTY ftth street
in the heart Of the automobile district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-12
novomenxs IN plants and similar move
nsnts n man.-PhilAdelphta Public
Al Hister;e Weapea,

Mons, which henceforth = enshstnel
In British hearts. has long been q
household word for Scotsmen. Every
boy insists ON An excursion 70 Edfn-4
bursh castle 70 sec Mons Meg = Hor,
Asg was made In Flanders. and GID.
much havoc ct tho siege OF Scottish
castles - wen - In wars Of adventure
into England. Partly Of wood ana
partly Of iron. the great gun wsO pus
together lAte IN the fifteenth century
Cromwell captured It and listed Il -
"the great iron murderer. Meg While
firing salute for the duke OF York, In
1881. Meg burst. A century later it
was banishsd from Edinburgh TO the
Tower Of London as useless gun: but
Sir Walter Scott saw romance and pa
triotism In Mons Meg, and persuaded
tho war ONCE to send It back TO the
castle.-I1ondon Chronicle 5is
China imports wood pulp from Brit
- ArA IA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-12

tina, poin, and stopped turnout the en-
tire costly subway system Just when
The mornings rush was at It's height.
Thousands We're stalled In the dark
ness, relieved only by the dim flicker
ing OF the trainmens lanterns. The
picture at the left shows some OF the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-12

firemen with ladders thru the graf
ings in the street over the subway
Many were rescued in this manner
The picture at the left shows fire.
man carrying an unconscious woman
to temporary hospital IN a building
near by.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-12

Britain's railroads employ 100000
men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-12

China imports wood pulp from Brit
ain, Sweden, Norway and Germany
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1915-08-27

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1915-08-27
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ldns. Ritimsifter @erner ourfte
T6 feinsn bisnfliden 9flidstn ni@t
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gliibenSe umarmuns Damn f6ritt er
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guns isBten. ientts er gum abi4ieb
griieenp bic @affe Dor Dem 6enifer,
in beHen offenem 9dbmen Die aoms
tefe Itanb unb Ger f6lonten Reites
seitalt nit ibren 9liden, ihrem Sebe
men fplgte.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
HoEING MOST IMPORTANT,
(By c. A. Keffer Division of Exten-
sion, University Of Tennessee.)

(By C. A. Keffer, Division of Exten-
sion, University Of Tennessee)
Ne tfllage operation Of the garden
Is more important than hoeing, and
none is SO badly done. Plow under
and disc in abundant manure; make
thorough preparation with pillow and
disc. with spike-tooth harrow and
planker, or in small gardens with
spading fork and rake use the best OF
seed and plant at the right time, at the
right depth, and cultivate regularly
and well. All these preparations will
not take the place of good hoeing.
Keep the hoe sharp. Begin using It
as soon as the little plants show above
the ground. Hoe very close to the
plants, cutting the soil an inch deep
or SO with slanting cuts very close to-
gether. Then smooth the surface with
the back of the hoe, making 1t dust
fine. Do not hoe after a rain until
the soil will crumble. but do not welt
until 1t is dry. Hoe often. Hoeing
let's air into the soil, and air is as
necessary as moisture for vigorous
root growth. Fine hoeing makes of
the surface a mulch that checks the
escape of moisture while admitting the
air Do. not hoe deep-two inches is
the greatest depth admissible, and one
inch, or less, is usually best Do not
cut the soil in big chunks, which will
dry into hard Jumps; such work is
an utter loss of effort. Do not wait
until after the weeds are few inches
high before beginning to hoe the gar
den--hoe early and often.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
Liberty Springs.
independent:

Independent:
Again will try my hand on a few
lines for the readers of our valuable
paper.
The health of the community is
fairly good, no serious sickness.
The remains of Mrs. W. A. Sutton
were laid to rest in the Liberty ceme-
terry last Thursday. Mrs. Sutton leaves
a husband and five children and host
Of friends to mourn her loss. Mr..
Sutton and family have been living in
Houston, Miss, where Mrs. Sutton
died.
A large crowd attended singing at
Liberty last Sunday.
A goodly number of relatives and
friends attended preaching at the
home Of Mr.. W. J. N. Ross a few Sum-
days ago.
Road working is the order of the
day. More people are interested in
good roads than ever before and they
are manifestirg their interest by their
work. About fifty people worked out
from Bethel Springs last Thursday
towards Finger. Let the good work
60 on.
Crops in this section are being dam
aged very much by the drouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Garner and Mr..
and Mrs. George PUNK are the happy
recipients Of a boy baby in each of
their homes. W. 7. HovIs.
August 2, 1915.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
Gravel Hill.

Revs. Carmack and Willbanks closed
the meeting here Thursday night with
nine additions to the church.
Bryan and Lena Gooch are enjoy.
ing visit here among friends and
old acquaintance.
Leonidas English was one of our
visitors last week. Mrs. Ella English
is visiting relatives and friends here.
Rufus Farris is slowly improving.
Frank Dancer got one of his feet
pretty badly bruised last week by a
heavy log rolling on it. He has the
mill almost ready for business, and
saving will begin soon.
Owing to the dry weather our gen.
eral road working was put off until
it rains, when all will help to CON-
plete the grading from Rollens Creek
to Mississippi line.
John WAITS barn, one mile south
of here, was fired by lightning Mon
day and burned down.
The hot, dry weather continues
everybody blue on account of it.
Mrs. Laura and Predicts Emmons Of
Fannin county, Texas, are visiting
their parents and friends of this COM
munity.
]. G. Springer, after ten days
confinement, is able to be out again.
The baseball game here Saturday
evening was very interesting. judging
from the racket that was made.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06

The two recent examinations
for teachers certificates resulted
resulted as follows: 1873 were ex-
amined, So passed and received
certificates to teach in the COM
mon schools, ten of them made
5-year certificates, 43 2-year. 70
failed to get certificates on &C.
count of incompetency. There
are % in the county who hold
certificates on examination last
year, being one five years and Il
two years. This, with several
teachers holding honor roll or de-
grees, make the total of teachers
in the county prepared with GER
tificates, IS. There are IS white
schools in the county and they
employ SO teachers. Out of the
IS eligibles there will be at least
80 who will attend school this
year. which will leave IS eligi-
bles to teach the IS schools en-
ploying SO teachers. AS far as
known no colored teacher in the
county passed examination. The
State board may issue temporary
certificates in certain emergen-
cies. Who will want a teacher
not able to get a certificate?
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
CORN MIXED
WITH SORGHUM
Produces Remarkable SiIage
Crops, Thick and Dense
From the Ground Up
CORN CAN STAND AND R|pEN
Best Way to Plant This Mixture, Mix
About Three Pounds Of Sorghum
to Eight Pounds of Corn.
(By ]. c. McAmis, Division OF Exten-
sion, University OF Tennessee.

(By ]. c. McAmis, Division OF Exten-
sion, University Of Tennessee.)
Tennessee farmers who had the op-
portuuity last summer OF passing along
the farm road at the Experiment Sta
ton, from the dairy barn to the river,
must have been impressed with the
remarkable silage crops on either side
Of the road. The chances are that
these were by far the best that they
had ever seen. They were probably
the best that any of us had ever seen.
The crop was thick and dense from
the ground up. Sorghum had been
mixed with the corn in the same row
at the time OF planting. The corn
grew tall, with little forage below the
ear, but the sorghum had filled in the
space, making it solid to the ground
When harvest time came it was pos
slble to allow the corn to stand and
ripen longer than if it had been plant
ed alone, at the same time having it
go into the silo in frst-class condition,
because the sorghum had remained
fresh and succulent. Even though the
corn was ripe, 1t packed perfectly in
the silo. Another advantage was that
the corn supported the sorghum and
lessened its tendency to lodge
Maximum tonnage is the matter Of
first Importance in the silage crop.
The highest yields can not be had by
either of these crops alone, but by
combination. For this field, the rate
OF planting was about eight pounds Of
Albermarles prolific corn. and four
pounds of sorghum per acre; but, this
land is rich and we'll titled. For poorer
lands the rate Of seeding should be
somewhat thinner.
Perhaps the best way to plant this
mixture Is to mix about three pounds
of sorghum to eight pounds of corn
before putting the seed into the drill
box. In addition the driver should
carry some unmixed sorghum seed and
pour little on top of the corn fire.
quently as the planting pro-
ceeds. This is the only way to keep the
seed well mixed. Another way Is to
plant the corn first and then the
sorghum at subsequent operation
The only objection to this Is the addi-
tional expense to double planting
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06

1t is very apparent that the
European war will last for years.
The Germans have set out to con-
quer all Europe, or at least
France and England and as much
of Russia as she needs to carry
on her world power. Realizing
that such is her purpose England,
France, Russia and Italy will ex-
haust every dollar and every man
rather than submit to German
control. They can carry on the
war for twenty years. Germa-
ny 5 resources are possessed of a
powerful inherent strength. But
no nation can live cut off from
the outside world as against
nations having the world to draw
on. They can and will survive
for a long time on their own pent
I'D powers, but in the end they
must fall.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06

and gone and quite a lot Of work was
done in Dyer Gov Rye and party
passed over the road and cheered the
workers. After inspecting the work
here they were the guests of John N.
Parker and took swim in the pool
at Lakeview.
There was four days debate this
week at Wars school house three
miles east of town between L. E. Burk-
head, free will Baptist, and F. j:
Maness Campbellite. Bro. Maness
got badly defeated, according to my
judgment.
Come on Gravel Hill, Liberty and
Weatherford. Why not have letter
from District No. 2?
Now Old Zique, don't you do that
last act Die"
Hoping to have rain soon, and
wishing success to the Independent,
| close. j. F. SWEAT.
August l, 1915,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
Notice Dogs Not Wanted.
To Whom It May Concern:

To Whom 1t May Concern:
There seems to be an impression in
this and adjoining counties that | will
buy any sort Of dog, just so he is a
dog. am continually bothered with
letters, telephone messages and visits
from such parties till it has become a
nuisance. have discontinued hand
ling unframed dogs and puppies. and
there is not dog in the county
would have as a gift. There is not a
dog my customers would have as a
gift. So take this method of stat
ing once for all. that have no time
to answer letters or telephone mes
sages. and | do not want your dog on
my place. 1t makes no difference
how good you think your dog is. he is
not good enough for my business. and
not the class | sell, SO please save
yourself time you would waste trying
to sell to me,
Very respectfully,
July 10th. J. Z. WILLIAMS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
Order Of Publication

w. d. Robinson No. 1887
VS.. In Chancery Court at
Elizabeth Robinson. Selmer, Tenn.
In this cause, it duly appearing from
the bill which is sworn to, that the de-
PENDANT. Elizabeth Robinson, is a non
resident of the State of Tennessee and
a resident of the State of California,
and that the ordinary process of law
cannot be served upon her; she is, there
fore, hereby required to appear, on or
before the First Monday in September
next Q915) before the Judge of the
Chancery Court this being the first day
of the September term of said COURT,
at the courthouse in the town of Selmer,
and make defense to the bill filed against
her by the complainant in said court, or
otherwise the bill will be taken for con-
fessed, and the cause set for hearing
exparte.
1t is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive weeks
in the McNairy County Independent, a
weekly newspaper published at Selmer,
McNairy county, Tennessee.
This August 5, 1915.
0. V. ERWIN, C. & M.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
EXTENSION WORK IN DAIRYINe.
tBy c. A. Keffer, Division of Exten-
sion. University of Tennessaal

tBy C. A. Keffer, Division of Extern
sion, University of Tennessee.)
Through cooperation with the Dairy
Division of the United States Depart
M 1t of Agriculture, three men have
be added to the field force of the Di-
vision Of Extension, of the University
of Tennessee. One of these special
lists, H. c. Stockwell, will have his
headquarters at Jackson, and will con-
ane his work to those parts of the
state that have been cleared of the
Texas fever tick. Mr.. ]. l.. Graybill
will be employed principally in Mid
die Tennessee. and H. E. Baker in
East Tennessee. All three men will
devote their time to locating and or.
ganizing creamefies, establishing
cream routes for such enterprises, and
In aiding in the development of dairy
husbandry by planning barns and silos,
testing herds and advising farmers re-
garding forage crops, rations and the
economical production OF milk. Prof.
C. A. Hutton, the Division Specialist
in Dairying. has general supervision OF
the work in Tennessee, and inquiries
on dairy subjects may be addressed
to him at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
Dyersburs..
Independent:

Independent:
We are having the hottest weather
of the season. Crops are suffering
for want of rain. A good rain fell
over small section of Dyersburg and
eastward a short distance last evening.
| had the pleasure of being with
Rayford Weatherly yesterday who
came up to see his sister, Mrs. Joe
Grant.
On the Oath my wife and took five
of our onion eaters. composing two
buggy loads, and drove over in Onion
county near Elbridge and spent a
couple of nights with our old McNairy
friend, Mrs. Elvira Hall. She will be
remembered as Miss Elvira Morris.
On April 10Th she underwent serious
operation in st. Joseph's hospital at
Memphis. The doctors removed a
water sack as large as gallon bucket
and tumor about one-fourth as large.
She stood the operation fine and is
now able to do her house work.
On Sunday morning Virgil Morris
drove over in his new Ford car bring
ing his mother and little sister Ruby
to spend the day with US, returning
in the afternoon to bring them home.
Dick is in Arkansas teaching singing
school. Mr.. Hall and myself drove
short distance to Zion church and
heard an able sermon delivered by an
old McNairy preacher, Rev. Banks.
Bro. Banks was glad to see me and |
was more than glad to see him. He
is rs lbs. heavier than when he lived
in Selmer. He Is on a good work.
having charge of the Elbridge circuit.
Carl Hendrix. wife and baby are
visiting in our county.
Well, the good roads day is past
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
Nonresident Notice.

10 Tom Cobb, Jake Cobb, and Susan
Cobb Lain. and Bill Lain.
Dave Cobb ct ais. ! In the County Court
VS.. of McNairy County.
Tom Cobb ct ais. Tennessee.
In this cause, it appearing from the
bill which is sworn to that Tom Cobb.
Jake Cobb, and Susan Cobb Lam, and
Bill Lain, are non residents of the State
of Tennessee and residents of the State
of Texas, they are therefore, hereby re-
quired to appear, on or before the First
Monday of September, 1915, before the
clerk of said county court, at his office
in McNairy county, Tennessee, in the
town of Selmer, and make defense to the
bill fllsd against them in said court by
Dave Cobb. Mrs. Maggie Cobb Wilson.
Bill Wilson, Girdie Helton Mccullough,
and Tom Mccullough, or otherwise the
bill will be taken for confessed.
1t is further ordered that this notice be
published for four consecutive weeks in
the McNairy County Independent, a
newspaper published in the town of Sell
mer, Tennessee.
This the I'd day of August, 1915.
NOAH PRINCE,
County Court Clerk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
Becker was electrocuted las

Becker was electrocuted last
Friday. 1t is said he died
game" To some that means
that he was innocent of the crime
of having Rosenthal murdered.
The four gun men who actually
shot Rosenthal died game. |"
Neither Becker or they admitted
guilt, but at deaths door pro-
tested their innocense. Rarely
does man admit his guilt on the
scaffold. They figure out the
problem thatif they declare their
innocence at the last that their
family and friends can always
claim such was the case. If they
acknowledge their guilt and make
confession they are ever brand
ed as murderers. Some say a man
cannot afford to die with a lie on
his lips. That is a matter which
may or may not cut much figure
when the great day comes.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
Easy to Darker Gray Hair

When your hair turns gray, streaked
with gray, white, faded, brittle, fall
ing out, itching scalp or dandruff, try
the following: On retiring rub Q-Ban
like shampoo on hair and scalp. By
morning the gray has disappeared
and another application or two of
Q-Ban the hair is beautifully darkened
and becomes fluffy, glossy and luxuri-
ant with real hair health. Itching
and dandruff have stopped. Q-Ban
stops falling hair and promotes its
growth. Q-Ban is not sticky and
messy. and cannot injure the hair or
scalp. Delightful to use and sure to
darken hair so evenly and naturally
no one can tell. Soc for a 81 bottle.
Browder Bros, Selmer, Tenn. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
Marriage Licenses

A. c. Murphree to Eva lobe.
Carl Hamm to Clyde Bowers.
Oliver Hendiey to Lizzie Written.
Lee Richards to Sarah Written.
W. S. Truce to Ethel Tacker.
Garvin Landreth to Rosa Moon.
R. A. Bevis to Ethel Garrett.
Jeff Wiley to Willie L. Moore.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06

ana continued rains in Missouri
habther western wheat states
ne caused a heavy loss. Mis-
souri will not raise by several
millions as much as last year.
The average yield SO far threshed
shows only Is bushels per acre.
The oat and hay crops are good.
Much corn has been lost by over
flows and inability to cultivate on
account of rains. Some CROPS
have never been worked and
much of it only once or twice.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-08-06
StramOline

That powerful lung medicine that
is sold by druggist on a positive guar
antee to give satisfaction or money
refunded. We are not satisfied until
YOU are satisfied. Large size bottle
sent by parcel post to your door for
one dollar. Address Moore-Higgs
Chemical Company, 948 Linden ave.,
Memphis. Tenn.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-22
SEARCH THUS FAR
IS UNAvAIL|MG
NO cLEws TO WHEREAsouT OF
DAN LAMBuRN DEAD OR
ALIVE

Eight days have elapsed and the
OF Dan Lamburn's disappear
ance is still unsolyed. Search parties
are out daily, but they have found no
clews. The belief that he either COM
mitted suicide or met natural. or
accidental death in the hills is grow
ing. His dogs we're taken to Volcano,
where Lamburn formerly had prop
erty, but they we're unable to find
traces of him. The mother dog re-
turned to Tcnopah this morning, but
the pup Is still running through the
hills in the neighborhood of his mas
ter's former camp. The Knights OF
Pythias and Western Federation OF
Miners members are particularly in
dustrious in the search which now
seems to lead nowhere. Mr. Lamburn
has disappeared as completely as
though he had never existed.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-22
GERMANS DISCOVER
SECRET OF A POWDER
BEloiANs USED EVERY PREcAU-
TIoN TO PREVENT ITS
BEING KNOWN


HAVRE, May 22.-News has been
received from Holland to the effect
that the Germans have discovered the
secret of the manufacture of a special
powder produced at the Cautelle fac
tory near the Dutch border in Bel
gium and are keeping the works going
night and day. When the Belgians
evacuated the region they flooded the
powder magazines instead of blowing
them up. The Germans reopened the
factory Immediately ON occupying the
region but the employees refused to
work and we're expelled into Holland.
The laboratories had been walled
up and secret underground vaults con-
tanning plans and archives enclosed
in heavy masonry and then covered
with earth. The Germans explored
the ground continually and finally un-
earthed the secret. They are said to
have succeeded in drying 80 tons OF
powder that had been flooded. The
powder manufactured there was of a
special kind used in cartridges made
at the national arms factory at Herb
sthal near Liege.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-22
TAKING TESTIMONY
CONCLUDES At LAST
JUDGE MARK r. AvERlLL WILL
EXAMINE MINING GROUND
IN DISPUTE

The case OF Clar VS.. Plourd ct ais
was concluded yesterday afternoon in
the fifth judicial district court, so far
as the taking of testimony is con-
cerned. All that remains is for Judge
Averill to visit the property in dis
pute, which consists of mining ground
at Tonopah, after which the argument
will take place at a date yet to be de-
termined.
Upon the conclusion of this trial,
the court yesterday afternoon took up
the case OF Thomas Ross VS.. M. ].
Kelly ct ais, which also involves title
to Manhattan mining ground. The
trial will run well into next week.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-05-22
HISTORIC STRUCTURE
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
CHURCH OF ST oLAvE'S AP-
PRoAcHEs DESTRUCTION
FROM FIRE

NJ LONDON, May 20. The ancient
church of st. Olaves. where Pepys,
the diarist, is buried, recently had
narrow escape from fire that de-
stroyed large cork factory nearby.
Pieces of burning cork rained on the
roof of the church, which dates from
1850, and was one of the few churches
to escape the great nre of London.
When firemen reached the roof, the
timber covering the water cistern was
ablaze, but no further uamage was
done. The buildings in the district
are old and congested.