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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
500 Reward. $500

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giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
trre in doing its work. The proprie-
tors have so much faith in the curative
powers OF Halls Catarrh Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that II fails to cure. Send for list
Of testimonials.
Address; y j. CHENEY . CO., Telsdo
Ohio, scie By al Druggists, 5bc,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
District Conference

Bishop Murrah, of Memphis, will
preside at the District Conference to
meet here July l2-14. There will be
about l25 ministers and delegates. 1t
will tax us all to furnish the needed
accommodation, but if each will do
his or her part there will be no lack
of comfortable entertainment
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23

One Jersey heifer with first calf 2
months old. black frosted marks; and
one good Red Pole s years old with
Ord calf 8 days old, heifer calf and a
beauty. These are first class family
cows without fault, both Poles.
Have too many cows, call at once and
get Q No, | mixer, Enquire at this
Office.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
S AND BOX

when a fellow asserted that the
Selmer streets were rougher for
autos than the roads of the coun-
t ts Only :. eight 1t shower 81.
Monday night here, when it
looked like the whole machinery
of rain, Tightening, thunder, and
everything appNtaining thereto
was in activity. Guess we are
in it good and strong with Mex
leo. Lay on McDuff. Sci
mer prospered before the picture
show, and could get along very
well now without it,. -. Crops
generally in this section have put
in a good week. Cotton looks
unusually good. ........ 1t is up to
the American voter now to say
who will make the best presi-
dent, Hughes or Wilson. That
picture show management who
refused to loan their seats to our
people for the chautaqua tent,
forfeited all claims for patronage
by our people Judge I. B.
Edgington was found guilty by
the senate on the grave charge of
bribery, by a unanimous vote,
and is removed and forever dis
qualified from holding Office in
Tennessee. ........ The old Russian
bear has come out of his winter
den, and is marching south,
swapping the Austrian and Ger
man forces. She will be the final
fatal enemy of the Austrian and
German forces $500. The Presby-
terian church furnished the seats
at the chautauqua's big tent. 49,.
The city dads should put down a
concrete walk where most need
ed. That on Third street from
Cypress to Pharr ave. is by far
most need, and there will be big
kicking if that is not put down
before that on any other cross
street. "A Mexican war will
do more to build up sentiment of
preparedness than ali the speech
es of politicians. ..,..... Who will
pull off the next chautauqua in
Selmer. ;. ....... Plumstead, the
comedian, character imperson-
ator", of the chautuaqua was a
bowling G? success. The next
thing 70 command the. attention
of Selmer is the District Confer
ence July 12-14.. The town
COW continues to be marketed to
the M. & 0. J. E. Powers fine
Jersey was the last victim. .......
Damaging rains in many sections.
while we got only just enough
and no more. The reported
battle in Mexico Wednesday, was
not true, but any hour the clash
may come. Our boys are ready.
and 100000 national troops on
the way to the border The
Chatauqua closed last Thursday
night and only deficits are left
as reminders Of the humbugs Of
the present day.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
Land Transfers.

Charnel Hughes to Mary Hughes:
a acres, 500.
F. P. Scott & Co. to S. ]. Barber:
81 acres, $500.
J, B. Spain to G. A, Hazard: l25
acres, $500.
W. E. Purdue and wife to ]. W.
Boyd: Is acres. $500.
Sallie B. Ruleman to Memphis Pres
bytery; Purdy college, gift.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
Marriage Licenses

Coda Leonard to Cora Rotten;
George Younger to Elcie Patter
son.
Troy Farris to Lelly D. Bowers.
William Dees to jamie Bridges.
Elmer Cassell to Maudie Farris.
Elmer Grier to Linnie Humphrey.
Mark Tidwell to Bertha Newell.
VIM. Kirksey Carvil Maxwell.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
Money 10 Loan

on farm lands in McNairy county. We
will secure loans for money for five
years time secured by first mortgage
on farm lands in McNairy county in
amounts of $1,000 and up. Loans are
make On 40 per cent valuation of land
W. D. AND 0. C. HAGY, .Selmer, Tenn
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
PERSONALS

Mrs. Lulu Nash and family are WIS.,
ting her mother. Mrs. Scott.
Keep your eye on the Greensboro
wagon. Selmer Hardware Co.
Mrs. Maggie Adams, of Stanton
vile, was an out of town visitor at
the chautauqua.
FOR SALE 80 bushels Of corn
Apply at this Office.
Horny Hodges landed Wednesday
morning with a new hat and that
chautauqua smile, which becomes him
go handsomely.
No. 666 will cure Chills and Fevers
1t is the most speedy remedy we know
Mrs. Lonnis Payne, Of Pikeville,
Tenn, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Steadman.
No. 666 will cure Malaria or Bilious
Fever. 1t kills the germs.
W. E. Tedford, of McNairy, was
here on business Tuesday.
Rub-My-Tism Antiseptic, Anodyne
Kills pain, stops putrifaction.
Mrs. Florence Alexander has been
quite sick for several days, Her sis
ter. Mrs. Maude Bell, of Adamsville,
is now with her.
Ask to see our stock Of hay forks
and cycle grinders. We sell the best
cycle grinders made, the kind that
doesn't heat the blade. Selmer Hard
ware Co.
The Selmer Lumber Co., was the
seccessful bidder in securing the big
bill Of lumber from Mr.. Louis Adams
This speaks we'll for them since
they got the bill over all other COM
petitors. 1t
MIR. and Mrs. Noah Prince and MIR.
and Mrs. W. ]. Olive returned -Satur-
day from Texas, where they spent a
1 couple of weeks visiting relatives
living at Honey Grove. They report a
most enjoyable trip.
We carry larger stocks of high
grade CUTLERY, scissors. tools, build
ers' hardware, ETC., than any other
store in the county. This enables us
to quote you lower prices. Selmer
Hardware Co.
Prof. ]. T. Robson came down
Tuesday morning and went to Adams
vile. returning that night. He re-
ported damaging rains Monday even
Ing at Dyer and all that section.
DR.. H. H. Shoulder, a member of
the state board of health, gave a
very plain and sensible address Tues
day at the opening of the chautauqua,
on preventable diseases and the plans
of prevention.
Rev. ]. W. Cornell has returned
from trip to North Carolina and
points in and about Asheville. He
has been called to good word there,
and will probably be transferred to
that work after this year, He was
delighted with the country.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
To Ed Sweat

You are hereby notified that the
Selmer Mercantile Company of Selmer,
Tenn. has procured the issuance of an
attachment against you upon the ground
that you are a nonresident of the State
of Tennessee for n debt of S41.99, and
the attachment has been levied upon
your undivided interest In the two Town
lots owned by your father, w. l. Sweat.
at his death, and the trial of the case set
for July 10, 1916. before N. K. GOOD
RUM, j. f., at his Office In the Town of
Selmer, Tenn, at which time and place
Won are hereby required to appear and
defend said suit.
This June IA, 1916.
N. Il. GOODRUM,
Justice of the Peace.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
MEMPHIS POOR
ARE MADE HAPPY
One Thousand Dresses Of Excel
lent Quality Distributed by
Noted Philanthropist in Mem
phis Recently.

Never before, perhaps, IN tiIe iiisto-
ny Of Memphis has anything in the way
of public charity created such wide
spread interest as was manifested re-
Gently when the one thousand (l.00W
dresses, donated to charity through
the generosity of Mr.. L. T. Cooper,
were distributed at 206 South Main
Street. to the Chisca Hotel Building.
Ladies' prominent in Memphis social
life, leading relief workers, heads of
local charitable institutions and many
prominent citizens were on hand
early in the afternoon to assist and CO.
operate with Mr. Cooper's representa-
tives in this worthy cause.
Not only were the poor women,
girls and orphans of the varions in
situations remembered, as had been
previously planned. but several hun
dred other poor and needy women and
girls from all parts of the city came
to seek Mr. Cooper's bounty, and
none were denied.
Long before the appointed hour a
large number were on hand waiting
for the doors to open, and formed a
line which extended for more than
half block.
The charitable institutions repre-
sented include the following: Home
for 1ncurables. Porter Home and
Leath Orphan Asylum, st. Peters Or
phanage. Wesley House, the Indus
trial Settlement Home for Negroes.
Through the Mary B. West Circle,
Kings Daughters, Children of the Ju-
venile Court were provided for; Set
Element School, Second Presbyterian
Church, by Mrs. Van Lewis and Mrs.
Armstrong; Guthrie School, by Mrs.
W. T. Outten; Linden School, by Miss
Dixie Sample; Riverside School, by
Miss Beauchamp; pupils Of St. Mary's
School (Cathollc) by the sisters, and
many others.
In referring to the occasion, Mr.
G. F. Willis, Mr.. Cooper's Southern
representative, said: my only regret
| is that Mr.. Cooper could not have
been present to witness this scene.
He was once poor man himself and
is never happier than when helping
Others.
When asked whether Mr.. Cooper
would make any further contributions,
Mr.. Willis said: MIR. Cooper is one of
the most magnanimous of men and
will, am sure, do something more to
show his sympathy for the poor and
unfortunate in your city; in fact,
shall make special request of him
on his arrival here to do so, as | had
not myself fully realized until this
afternoon the great opportunity for
this work in this city.
"As have stated BEFORE" he con-
tinued, Mr.. Cooper is a firm believer
| in practical philanthropy, and it has
always been his policy to give a large
part of his income each year to relief
work and to place his charities where
7 they will do the greatest good to the
greatest numbers"
Tanlac is sold in Selmer exclusively
by Browder Bros; in Adamsville by
Abernathy's Pharmacy; in Bethel
Springs by 7. s. Davis; in Ramer by
A. B. Hamm & Co.; in Chewalla by
G. w. Parsons. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
Notice

You can buy the Studebaker wagon
from Gray Bros. for money or on
time at Selmer or Adamsville.
at
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23

-Four meetings will be conducted
at each point, morning and afternoon
on each of the days named from 10
to II A. NJ, and from 2 to 5 P. NJ,
This car will be accompanied by
expert dairymen who will conduct
lectures and demonstrations on the
handling of milk, cream, and butter,
and who will be prepared to tell far
mers aud dairymen of the great OPP
portunities that await them in this
field.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
M. & O. Dairy Car

Union City, Tenn, Jnne 81 For
the purpose Of aiding in developing
cream stations for creameries along
its line, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
will send a special dairy instruction
car for a tour commencing at Union
City on Friday, June l6, covering
two day stops as follows:
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23

For any information regarding
rates and routes apply to J. D. A.
Coleman, Ticket Agent, Mobile &
Ohio r. R., or write G. E. Allen, Dis
trict Passenger Agent, Jackson, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
Change Of Schedules, Mobile 6
Ohio r. R.

Effective May End, trains will leave
Selmer, Tenn, as follows:
Northbound
No. 2 Express Daily 49,. " 7:30 am.
No. a ExpressDaily Nv 9:38 p. m.
No. 6 Express Daily ..lv 4:2l pm,
Southbound
No. Express Daily Nv sos pm.
No. 8 Express Daily Wv TOT am.
No. 5 ExpressDaily .....lv 1l:28 am.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-06
MOLASSES ROADS.

Molasses is now road building ma
terial. Several tests have proved its
value for this purpose. The molasses
referred to is not the edible kind, but
the residue left after boiling it out
This has been found to supply pow
erful binder for crushed stone and
gravel used as a foundation for con-
crete in both building and road max
ing.
The molasses which has been used
for the tests is of the Cuban variety,
coarse by-product of sugar. which
was formerly dumped into the river.
For several years it has been imported
into this country for various purposes.
1t has been used, for example, to sup
ply the fat producing element in sew
eral kinds of manufactured stock
food. Its value in road building has
been tested in Alabama and several
other southern states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-06
NATIONAL VICTORY.

President Wilson has every reason
to feel gratified over the vote in the
senate which tabled Senator Cores
resolution to warn Americans off the
armed ships of the European bellig-
erents. That Votes to Twas so
overwhelming as to force upon the
warning nations the realization that
this country has reached the point
where patience has ceased to be viz
tue and that there will be no tolera-
ton Of breach Of international law
that touches upon our national honor,
says the Bloomington Paragraph, a
strong republican newspaper.
1t is said that information has come
TO the state department from Berlin
which has convinced the United States
officials that the dissension in con-
gress has been used deliberately in
Germany to weaken the presidents
hand. Reports circulated in Berlin, as
having come from Washington, de-
clared that congress stood five to one
against the president. The vote in the
senate should put an end to further
reports of this kind. The vote was
practically five to one, but it was in
favor OF, instead OF against, the pres
ideut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-06
Sidelights on the European War

be that of trying to play the predomi-
mating role in China on account OF her
power and special position and inter-
ests.
He says: Japan, which half cen
fury ago was an insignificant and mere
island empire, isolated in corner Of
the extreme east. has now become one
of the worlds powers and come to
sway great influence. Japan hnds
herself with Great Britain, the United
States, Germany. France and Russia
and every move made by Japan affects
in some way or other the Interests Of
those great nations and reflects on Inc
situation of the world. Even Great
Britain, which took pride in her world
wide influence and stuck to her FAVOR
lite traditional policy Of 'honored lso'
lation' was compelled to conclude al
offensive and defensive alliance WIN
Japan casting aside her national price
of isolated Independence PROOF tha'
Britain recognized the greatness OF ia
pans national activity and future
ascendancy. The great work ana rapia
development Japan achieved IN me
comparatively short period OF only haA
century after the countrys opening
to international intercourse faVofapH
compares and completes with the pro-
gress and development attained by tae
occidental countries through seYera'
centuries and after hard laborious eA'
perience of wars and revolutions.
! He points out that adhesion 70 lh'
I London peace agreement by when lhs
entent allies mutually promised
make peace only in common gives 1S
pan the right of speech at the pea''
conference to be held at the concur
| sion of the war not only on questions
pertaining to the orient but also ~
matters concerning the Balkans uie
disposition of the colonies OF the po",
ers in Africa, and their territories :"
the Pacitic-in fact, on all prooiems
that may arise. on an equal iooliHs
with the other great world powers
The premier concludes: IN saVl+
Japan's participation in the LohuV'
agreement makes her an important CIV
ment in the maintenance OF the baian.'
of power in the world. Praetieah!'
peace east of Suez has been anu =
maintained by Japan. Our nation 10.
come to sway a great power by Wh,l nv.
we oan control the peace or diSoiue,
of Asia and affect the issue OF the sfe"'
European war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-06

If we in the United States could
only solve our merchant marine prob
lem as easily as Portugal, what a
blessing it would be. Needing trans
ports for it's troops Portugal simply
seized SO German ships lying in sane
tuary in the Tagus river, and that
ended the affair.
1t did not matter to the Portuguese
conscience that Germany and Portu-
gal are at peace and that Germany
was trusting Portuguese honor. That
was a bagatelle beside advanc-
ing Portugals interests. The need for
ships was Portugals, the ships were
under its hand and Captain Rego of
the navy, aboard one of the Is YES
sells of the Portuguese navy simply
toured among the vessels at dock, not
flying them that the government had
seized them and warning their COM
manderS to surrender.
Three hours later all German and
Austrian ships in Portuguese waters
were abandoned, that being the time
given by the honorable government
to captains and crews to evacuate, for
orders are orders in Portugal in these
days.
The seizure of these German and
Austrian vessels was as bold an braz-
en- an act of piracy as any that Cap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-06
PUTTING PATRIOTISM TO THE
TEST,

CONGRESSMAN Warren Worth Bailey
has offered to congress measure
which will test the sincerity of the
mlitaristic propaganda. Regarding
the agitation as essentially a rich
mans scare, the representative from
the 10Th Pennsylvania district has pro-
posed an additional surtax on IN
comes, ranging from 3 per cent on in
comes of more than $4,000 annually to
so per cent on incomes of more than
100000 annually.
Why should not those who profit by
war be compelled to pay for the lux
ury of a great army and navy? Why
should the working people be COM
PEELED to bear the burden of militarism
and do the fighting and dying as well?
If the nation is really confronting a
grave danger-if an attack upon us
is imminent-why should not those
who have most be willing to contrib
ute their abundance that we may be in
| pOSIllUn " ulcet tIt loouC "HOh AZ
comes?
Congressman Bailey does not be-
lieve that the patriotism of our mil
lionaires will withstand the severe
test which has been proposed. And We
agree with him. We haven't mucf
confidence in these dollar patriots. /
they find that militarism will lay {
heavy hand upon their dropsical in
comes, they will conclude that it il
wiser and safer to devote their talent
to trust-making and the profitable eX
ploitation of peaceful industry.
If congress makes Mr.. Bailey's ia,
measure a part of the military pro
gram scheme, we may anticipate
rapid subsistence of the clamor tina
has diverted popular attention fror
vastly more important questions. W
should not forget that the agitatlo
, which is being industriously fostere
; will enable the administration an
congress to ignore industrial. socia
/ and economic questions that too Ion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-06
William Brady,M.D.
Proof Of the Pudding.

Enough. We took the poor, trem-
bling, frightened fellow into quiet
room and told him, firmly but gently,
that no doubt he could thrash the
daylights out Of the likes Of us with
one hand tied behind his back, but
owing to his serious state of acidosos
he wouldn't be anywhere at all in a
battle with pneumonia, typhoid or any
Of those things. His system was sur
fering from administration, plainly
due to over-eating
1t was sad news for poor ]. F. Up
till then he had always accused us OF
Interior purposes when we told him
he ate too much meat and truck a,
hotels. 1t is all changed now. ]. F.
has joined the Bread and Milk club
Later on we hope to report change
for the better in him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-06
PORTUGAL'S UNLAWFUL ACT

tain Kidd achieved. Without decla-
ration of war, indeed under the mask
of friendship, Germany was robbed OF
it's property by an upstart government
which a single division OF landsturm
could crush like peanut.
The pretense under which the seiz-
ure was made does not even give color
to the act. The prime minister declar-
ed his fear that the merchantmen
might escape from port and become
commerce raiders. This would no
doubt cause much annoyance to Great
Britain, which is employing many
mercenary troops of Portugal in fight
ing in Africa, and that. of course,
would not do at all. But Portugal
has not attempted to explain why. if
this was the only reason for seizure,
the seizure was made that Portugal
might have transports. If it is that
Portugal is planning to send more
mercenaries to Great Britain's col
onies then it's action in stealing these
ships is doubly to be condemned.
By it's action Portugal, unless it can
and does furnish a satisfactory eX-
PLANTATION, a far better explanation
than has been put forward. forfeits
the respect of nations. 1t has become
an outlaw which ought not to be ac>
corded the protection of international
law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-06
JURIES MANAGE IT.

How do juries manage to reach an
agreement through, arguing mat
ter? In the circuit court at Decatur
a jury was kept out SO hours, and at
the end it did turn in a verdict
The jury is reported to have stood
seven to five, and then eight to four.
The grinding and wearing process
was kept up until they were all re-
ported as of one mind No wonder
lawyer Of experience asked that they
be polled when they came into court
with verdict.
1t seems that argument does often
lead to-something in a jury room. 1t
isn't easy to understand this, The
more men argue when meeting in
other bodies, the tirmer they are set
in first opinions. A member of the
British house of commons once re-
marked that in his life he had heard
many fine speeches in that body, but
he could not recall single instance
in which speech-making changed q
vote.
Sometimes we in this country gel
warm in a political campaign; the1
we proceed to noisy argument ovel
the issues. The men who take part il
this never succeed in converting the
other fellow. The spellbinder can tall
/ himself black in the face and never
/ bulge the understanding of his oppon
ent. The wise man never stops to in
dulge In argument with the fellow
who has made up his mind the othe
way.
But it appears that in jury room
these things do not hold good. Their
seven men can sometimes win owe
five. You may have heard Of case
in which two jurors won over the 9th
er ten. Occasionally there is a cas-
that has II contrary jurors, but thi
is somewhat rare.
VIII somebody tell us why it is tina
they will let argument change thei
minds in a jury room when they re
fuse to in other relations Of life?