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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-09
TODAYS ADJUSTMENTS
.,IANHATrNN MApNEss.- GREcIA

IANHATTAN MADNESS" GRECIAN.
Douglas Fairbanks who is pro-
claimed by eastern critics as the great
est star the screen has ever produced.
viii appear today and tomorrow at the
Grecian in a play which is said to he
his best Offering, Manhattan Mad
ness
The story is Of a nature that is cal
culated TO keep the spectators pinned
TO their seats II contains what is
perhaps the most original plot yet
worked up into pictures. the mystery
element being so thoroughly sustained
that the audience IS kept guessing
till the very end OF course. there is
love. lots OF it, Cupid is in evidence
throughout. and Dear Old Broadway
with its strange fascination is here in
all its glory. The Grecian mana cement
urges its patrons not to miss Man
haitian Madness" for those who do
viii surely have cause to regret. n
picture that is as brimful OF genuine
merit as this one is very seldom
shown Almost every kind Of enter
tanning quality known has been incor-
pOrated in this picture-Iove. comedy.
thrills mystery, suspense-and the
action is swift and 10 the point. It
can truthfully be said that there is not
a dull minute in the entire hour and a
quarter il takes 10 show Manhattan
Madness Adv
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ter. which impelled him to reach fran
tica1ly for the salt. and once she re-
ferred to him tho question whether
one could reach City hall. Brooklyn.
sooner by trolley or by subway, whore
at he got temporary reputation A. a
joker By answering both" He sat
daxsd through the soup. ecstatic
through the roast, and rapt through
the dessert. Only when Betsy-Barbara
and Constance rose together. did he re-
member that he had finished long ago.
At the door Of the dining room next
morning, Rosalis L. Grange met Mr..
North.
Thought my proposition oysrf- shs
asked.
"Yss. I guess ru stay replied
Tommy. shortly.
Thought you would" replied Rosa
lie. And as she entered before him.
she was smiling into the air. Decided
ly, she was enriohing her life in these
days with vicarious troubles, but also
with vicaxious Joys.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-28
NEW WAY TO PRESERVE EGGS
system That 10 saId to Have Advan-
tasss Over Methods Of Rsfriesr-
atina or Picking.

A now agent for the preservation
Of eggs has been found in Switxsr-
land. which has many advantages
over refrigeration and picking. no
cording to United States Consul-asn-
eral R. e. Mansfield. stationed at
Zurich, Switzerland.
The preservative." Mr.. Mansfield
explains. Consists Of prepared sub
stance Of adhesive character. the in
gradients of which may be easily and
cheaply obtained in any country. The
process Of preservation is very simple:
A fat vessel OF about 100 quarts 10
filled to half its capacity with the pre-
serving agent, into which the eggs
are dipped for two minutes and then
allowed to dry. For the dipping
process the eggs are placed in fat
wire baskets. each with a capacity of
800 to 500 eggs. One basket is dipped
after another. and by employing a
larger vessel several baskets may be
dipped simultaneously. In this man.
ner two or three persons can dip
1000 eggs per day"
Eggs are overhauled before ship
rpsnt. SO that very little time is lost
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-28
SWAMP.ROOT STOPS
SERIOUS BACkACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered, re-
member it is needless to suffer-go to your
nearest drug store and get bottle of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root It is physician's
prescription for diseases of the kidneys
and bladder.
It has stood the test of years and has
. reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This prescription was used by DR.. Kill
mer in his private practice and was 20
very effective that it has been placed on
sale everywhere. Get bottle. Soc and
sl.00, at your nearest druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing Be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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her which blended perfectly with a
punotilious Spanish courtesy. She
spoke English without a trace Of her
brothers amusing roll
Betsy-Barbara, when the ios was
broken. chattsred sirl-fashion on the
events Of the day in the boarding
house, avoiding always the subject of
the tragedy which had drawn them to-
gether. I've brought up the evening
paper" she said. wouldn't you like to
have me read It to youf There's =
splendid elopsmsnt In high life"
ri should like It very much" replied
Miss Estrilla, after q pause At which
Betsy-Bsrbara wondered.
Betsy-Barbara read the headlines
and rendered in full the stories which
Miss Estrilla indicated. She was ab-
sorbed in the account Of . splendid
burglary. whom q knock sounded at the
door. And Hstrilla entered.
As he recognised her with bow Of
inimitable attention and courtesy. a.
he crossed the room and Gnderly
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The door opened then. She vanished
like golden fairy caught in a mist of
vapor.
A minute later, Tommy North was
Sttting In the dining room at Rosalie's
right-waiting for something. He
found himself in n state of embarrass-
nsnt uncommon with him. What was
be that he should talk to a decent
girlf And would she know that he
was-the branded? But when. a mo-
ment later. she trailed in behind Con
stance like luminous shadow. when
Rosatie introduced them both by name,
and when he recognized them as the
women In the Hanska affair, one part
,f his embarrassment floated away.
Twice during the dinner he laughed
aproariousiy. causing Miss Harding to
remark that he was getting back his
sririts, anyhow. This was whep Betsy
Barbara ventured a mild Joke. Twice
sgnin she Included him In the conTer-
sstIon owe- she asked for the but
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-28
Legal Day of Rest.

The New York court Of appeals has
given a decision sustaining the 'one-
day.rest-in-seven" law that meets the
strong approval Of progressively
minded citizens. The following SEN
tences are worth quoting: I'VE have
no power of decision of the question
whether it is the wisest and best way
to offset these conditions and to give
employees the protection which they
need. even II we had any doubt on
that subject. Our only inquiry must
be whether the provision on its face
seems reasonable, fair and appropri-
ate. and whether it can fairly be be-
lieved that its natural consequences
will be in the direction of the better
ment of public health and welfare.
and therefore that 1t is one which the
state for its protection and advantage
may enact and enforce."-Chicago Eve
ming Post.
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CHAPTER v-contInusd.

well. then suppose there's no use
ashn'," went on Roealie, why you DO
It IT'S because there's nothing else
to do. Your play is to find something
Just a. absorbin' and as excitin' AZ
liquor, but not quite SO foolish"
"Surei" said Tommy. THE pot OF
gold at the end of the rainbow. or Cap
tain Kidd's treasure. Anyhow. I'm
going away from here"
Now, Mr.. North" said Rosalie,
'thsrs's two ways Of facing thing
down-stay. an 90. Which is better.
I don't know. Which IL drawer. do.
Here's a room for you. Board here
the rest of this week-on melville
you look around-an' II you think then
that COINS tho best way. then CO."
Tommy North, Injured to an atmos-
phsrs wherein none gives something
for nothing. regarded Rosalis Le
Grange with a look in which gratitude
struggled with suspicion.
You're thinkin'," responded Rosalie,
reaching out to seize his thought.
that this is Just my plan to nn my
boardin' house. Think It II you want
To. But this II my proposition: You
keep this room free until Monday. an
II you want, you can have It perma-
usnt at twelve a week, which II what
you paid Mrs Moore"
I'm sure I'm much obliged" said
Tommy. suspicion departing. "Ill stay
the week out, and mako up my mind"
Sensible" replied Rosalie. TIL send
up towels-and dinners at six-thirty."
We have taken little time to con-
slider Betsy-Barbara- Let US view her
now, a. she stands. dressed in q blue
frock for dinner. tapping at Con-
stances door. Betsy-Barbara's nesh
and spirit were twsnty-four: her heart
was eighteen: her purpose was forty.
Whenever even the darkest ray
touched her hair, 1t fickered with gold.
In full sunshine. even her brows and
lashes glittered and twinkled. Her
mouth was large and generously irreg.
ular; her nose was small and whim.
sically irregular; her violet-blue eyes
were as clear as pools. As she stood
there. waiting for Constance to rise
and open the door, her merriment took
Game from some sleepy remark In
mat precise psychological moment. all
planted by the fatss. Tommy North
came down the hall on his way to din.
nsr. Tho laugh arrested him dead
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-28
Were They Sarcastic, ,

An English writer has Just discov-
cred some new peculiar epitaphs.
There are two which were either un.
consciously humorous or intended to
be bitterly sarcastic:
Maria Brown, wife of Timothy
Brown, aged eighty years. She lived
with her husband so years. and died
in the confident hope of . better
life.
Here lies Bernard Lightfoot, who
was accidentally killed in the for
ty-fifth years of his age. This mon.
ument was erected by his grateful
family.
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kissed his sister. Betsy-Barbara had.
somehow, the feeling that she was
meeting . stranger. For the hrst time.
at any rate. she expressed him to
herself He was small-but she had
always noticed that obvious fact. Look
ing at the figure on the bed, one would
have called the sister the taller of the
two. He was nevertheless perfectly
formed. He had = plume of black hair
which glimmered in the gaslight with
. dusky reflection of Betsy.B .Barbara's
native gold-and-satin turban.
She sat for five minutes, while broth
er and sister made her the focus of
their conversation. But she was not
amused. In the presence of his sis
ter, Estrilla appeared different man
from the light fencer with words Of
their evenings downstairs. He was
grave; he was formal. 1t was puz-
zlIng. but a little fascinating. this
change.
In five minutes more. Betsy.Barbara
summoned tact to the aid Of manners
and maiden modesty. She invented an
excuse to shield herself against Span
lhn pOltSucbbp uud ioil kSoI hha WI"
ing gravely at the threshold.
The house seemed deserted. 1t was
too late for venturing forth alone: yet.
somehow, she must exercise the vague
black visions which began to surround
hsr-she who must keep courage for
two. Also, something which she could
not analyse was stirring disQuiet In
her soul.
IF l only had some work." she said
to herself, and sighed again. So medi-
tating, she wandered aimlessly down.
stairs. The doors of the parlor were
open; the lights were on; the baby
grand plano stood open. inviting.
only merry tunes. though" she
warned herself as she sat down. And
she started the livelisst Jig she knew.
Presently. she began to sing in her
pleasant unframed voice. which wob-
bled entrancingly whenever she got
out Of the middle register. But music
il tho slave Of moods. And before she
was aware, her voice was following
the strings in old and melancholy love
songs.
Then Bstsy-Barbara dropped her
hands from the keys. and the music
stopped abruptly. She was Just aware
that . nne floating tenor had been
humming the part from the doorway.
Senior Estrilla stood looking down on
her.
my seester has gone to Sleep" he
| said. And then. THAT IL Scotch song.
is 1t mott Please 90 on" Bstsy-Bar-
bara smiled, nodded. resumed her
keys; and they sang together.
When the song was finished. Estril-
la leaned on the piano and looked
down at Betsy-Barbara. His mood
seemingly had changed; 1t was his
| whim to talk.
They are little cold on the sur
face, those Scotch love-songs." he
said, though warm beneath. like vol
cano. Now We who speak Spanish
we can throw our emotions to the sur
| face"
Don't you think" responded Betsy
Barbara, that to conceal it-but to
show it's there's the more wonder
full way after all?"
| The blood OF the MacGresors In Bet
sy-Barbara was calling her to the de
! fense OF her OWL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-28
FRECKLES F S
Nov In the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly SpCt8.

NoW In th0 Tlm0 to Get BID Of These
Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed of your freckles. as the
prescription othine-double strengths
guaranteed to remove these homely spots
siren gth-from your druggist. and apply \
little of 1t night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. II 10 seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed to COM
pleteiy clear the skin and gain beautiful
clear complexion.
BE sure to ask for the double rength
othine, as this 10 sold under guarantee of
money back II It fails to remove freckleA-
Adv.
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Price Of Stupidity.

Price OF Stupidity.
"Dubwaite is always making expen-
sive presents to his wife,"
He must think a great deal of her" ="
NO. It's because he isn't mentally
alert"
How is that?"
IF Dubwaite were a better strate-
gist he wouldn't have to spend half as
much as he does on peace offerings
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in dipping them in the solution dur
ing this operation. as they dry very
quickly and are almost Immediately
ready for repacking. No special ma
ehinery II required. and the new agent
II guaranteed to preserve the eggs
for nine months. causing them to re-
tain their freshness, weight, trans
parency, appearance. smell and taste.
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Modern Methods,

We'll. well. see where another
member of the so-called upper class is
charged with murder"
Does he accuse mysterious little
man from Afghanistan Of melting him
to commit the crime. or is he going
to enter the old-fashioned plea Of in
sanity"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-28
Quite the Contrary,

We'll. did BIBLES enjoy his fishing
trip7"
Yes. He says he had a corkinR
good time
"umphl know BIBLES He means
he had an rucorking good uma."
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Tho Trouble.

Those soldiers don't look natural.
IT'S fake film"
mo, 1t is not. The soldiers are real
soldiers. Not being versed in acting.
Of course they don't look natural"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-28
Traaedy.

Friend-When is joke not joke?
Humorous-When you are depend
ing on 1t to pay your laundry bill and
some cruel editor turns it down.
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sYNoPsIa

Tommy North. rsturnins % ii. room in
discovers the body Of Capt. John Hanska:
enother roomer. with knife wound on
his breast. Suspicion rests upon . man
eivin9 The name Of Layrenes Wads: whe
had been heard Quarrsling with Hanska
During the excitsmsnt e stIanye woman
sppsars and takes into her own ho9s
6oardsrs. Including Miss Estriila. an IN
valid. who was confined to the room ane
NE among the other bo.rdsrs: wad. u
Fy. Mrs. LsdranEe. who. while plytn3
hsr. trade as . trance medium, had aidsd
timss. calls at his offes 70 tsIl what she
knows Of the crime. while she 10 there.
Constance Hanska,. widow Of the murder
% man. whose sxistsncs had been w.
known, appsars. Mrs. Hanska, says she
bad isft. her husband and diseio.ss the
fact that Wade represented her and VS.
tied Hanska on the night Of the murdsr
fn an effort to settls theif anairs. whs shs
Z held by the coronsr's fury for the death
CHAPTER v-contInusd.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-28
Ignorance of McDuff.

cobb!
McDuff-Phwat kind av horse Is
McDunn-It's wan that's been raised
intoirely on corn, ye ignoramus.
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Makes the Iaundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-07
BootIeggers Raided.

j. +, Maxedon, Town Marshal, made
a raid On the bootleggers Monday.
He arrested Grover McLain and Mar
shall Whitaker, McLain making his es.
cape. The Marshal had Swallowed
them during the day, and when he ar
rested them, relieved them of five
pints Of alcohol. Whitaker was fined
$500 by Mayor Alternately, and
bound over to Circuit Court by ESQ
Goodrum.
. Under a recent decision of the SUI
preme court. a person who has in
his possession an unreasonable amount
of whisseY withouta satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION, may be convicted, So all
the officers have to do now is to
catch the>bootlegger with the goods
on him. This Marshal Maxedon did
and is to be commended.
Both Of these parties had just end
ed sentences in the county Jail ior
bootlegging,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-07
A Fishing Trip.

The editor Of the Independent and
myself went fishing last Friday. but
il seemed the fish were not receiving
visitors on that particular day, though
we Two youths had lots of fun. All
day long we were reminded Of child
hoods happy days when we used to.
paddle ia the creek as barefo0ted lads.
| have Travelled little in life, and
caught fish in the oceans, lakes ard
gulf streams, but really when a man
Of the city gets tired Of itssways and
wants to rest, and at the same time
enjoy good food and sleep in as good
\ bed as at the Chisca or Gayoso
boasts Of, let him come to Selmer,
stop at the Warren hotel, and w. A.
Bryant, the proprietor, will look after
his every comfort, even to furnishing
fish bait and tackle, If the fish were
as considerable to bite as Mr.. Bryant
is to his guests, it would take two
horse wagon to bring in days catch.
We witnessed one thing we would not
take anything for. We saw little
girl-sweet, innocent Jewel McCullar,
in her childish glee, standing in her
bare feet on the edge of the lake,
catching eight small perch while her
face beamed as brightly as did the
last sun of old March in 1916 sinking
to rest in the west, giving way gently
as a lamb, fer an April to burst over
the eastern hills to remind us all
springtime had come with it's song
birds, its sweet flowers and the fra
GRANGE of the balmy morning dew. In
deed, nature is kind to tired human
ity. 1t has been truly said: Every
cloud hath silver lining" and this
was forcibly impressed upon us when
we left our boat at noon to partake
of a lunch which had been prepared
by Mrs. w. A. Bryant, of the Warren
hotel. The editor had just remarked:
Il am not hungry and agreed with
him for | had taken on heavy break
fast at s a. m. "Ye godsp such a
lunch! AS we opened it, it would have
make king hungry, as it did US
hard-boiled eggs without the shell
and wrapped in dainty tissue paper;
good sweet country ham, all-pork
sausage, pickles, cheese, crackers and
some of Warren's hotel biscuits. that
only the Warren can turn out; some
cake that only good woman knows
how to make. We were not hungry,
but that box resembled the path of a
western cyclone when We had finish
ed eating.
We suggest to our friends before
starting out for days sport to stop
by the Warren hotel for a lunch. The
despair Of no luck will not be near so
bad. C..
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-07
Democratic Mass Meeting.

The democrats met Monday in mas s
convention to select delegates to the
state convention. G. J, Etheridge
was selected chairman and Win Will
son secretary. Resolutions were pass
ed strongly endorsing Gov. I. C. Rye,
and the delegates instructed to vote
as unit for his nomination.
Jno. R. Erwin, j. G. Houston, w. X.
Alternately and c. B. Steadman were
selected as delegates from the sixth
district and representative democrats
were selected from each of the other
districts.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-07

Read The Independent for the
NEWS of the county.
DR.. J. R. Smith has purchased a
Ford roadster, and is putting in his
spare moments learning to drive it.
Misses Ruth Cox, Rebecca Baker,
Fannie Mae McCullar and Maidelle
Locke, Of Selmer, and Mattye Irwin
and Pearle Johnson, of Ramer, were
pleasant callers Saturday.
BE sure you don't buy farm wag-
IN until you have seen The Greensboro
These wagons are in the lead now,
md will be your choice when you see
ne advantages they have over other
wagons. SELMER HARDWARE Co.
Hon. ], P. Sipes returned from
Nashville Sunday and was a guest of
fhe Hotel Warren till Monday. This
county has just cause to be proud of
her representatives in the Legisla-
cure, Senator Alternately and Repre-
sentative sipes.
Mr. Sanford Moch, of Huntsville,
Ma, was here this week looking over
some Of the lands offered for sale by
the McNairy County Land Co., and is
highly pleased with both the land and
the people in this section. He has
returned home to dispose Of his farm
there and expects to return to Selmer
soon and buy a home. Such men as
Mr.. Moch are always welcome to our
county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-07
Financial Report Of Town Of SeIner
10 THElTAX PAYERS OF lie ToWN OF sElMER

TO TE1EsTAX PAYERS OF THE TOWN OF SElMER:
herewith submit condensed statement based monthly
the Recorder Marshal and Treasurer showing collections and disbursements
from all sources for the Town S for the year ending March 1916
Collections from the following PROPERTY AND PRIVL
LICE TAXES collected by the Recorder FINES AND STREET TAX
collected By he Marshal; CONCRETE ASSESSMENTS
collected by the Treasurer
The money paid by the Treasurer upon proper after claims
allowed by the Board regular Its paid for the following
purposes SCHOOL, STREETS AND WALKS, OFFICIAL FEES
LIGHTS INTEREST ON SCHOOL BONDS. and SUNDRIES
The OFFICIAL FEES includes salary Recorder and commits
dbursed by Treasurer and for the attendance of the Mayor
and Aldermen upon the regular meetings Of the board
The SUMMARY will show the collected and dbued fer
each purpose The statements follows
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-07
PERSONALS

D.. Howard was in to see Us
Thursday.
T. B. Wilmeth was a pleasant social
caller Monday.
W. K. Alternately made business
trip to Corinth Tuesday.
Esq. 3. F. Meeks, of Guys, renewed
his subscription Monday.
R. H. Smith called Tuesday and ex-
tended his subscription to 1917.
0. D. Perkins of Crump, was bus
mess visitor to Selmer Saturday.
H. S. Lott. Of Finger, left an order
Monday for bis mercantile stationery,
J. H. Kirkpatrick called Monday
and ordered the Commercial Appeal
J. H. Perkins called Monday and
paid his annual dues to the Independ-
ent.
Mrs. Purviauce is rapidly recover
ing, and is able to sit up most of the
time.
Esq. Coin, of the 9th district, sup
piled himself with official blanks from
our Office Monday.
B. R. Banks took slice Of the IT.
dependent and Globe-Democrat Satur-
day while in town.
We have some swell rubber tire
buggies in our last car load.
SELMER HARDWARE Co.
Mrs. G. B. Steadman is still very ill.,
but slight chane for the better is
reported as we 60 to press.
A large car load of Greensboro wag-
ons just arrived. Cash or good note.
SELMER HARDWARE Co.
R. L. Chambers has moved to Sell
mer and opened up harness and shoe
repair shop at Gray Bros. livery barn
Mrs. Rebecca Emmons and little
granddaughter, Mamie Emmons, and
Virdie Goodrum called last publication
day.
Mac Hollis furnished some good
music with his band from Ramer at
Miss Dowling's musical last Friday
night.
Billie Boone. of Adamsville, Is as
sisting Il. ]. DickeY in his picture
shows every Monday and. Thursday
nights.
DR.. E. M. Smith, of Bethel Springs,
how answers professional calls in
new Ford roadster, having bought one
last week from H. ]. Dickey.
Flake Humphrey came in Wednes-
day to tel us that he is candidate
for Recorder, and he will be hard for
the other candidates to get by.
DR.. J. M. King was here Monday
and directed his paper changed to Pc
cahontas where he has moved from
Ramer. He will continue his profess
sional services at Pocahontas and his
former section where he is so well aud
favcrably known as successful phys,
Ician'