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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-10
School Notes

We are now beginning the third
month with an enrolment of 1876
However, we expect to lose a few
students who will teach in the rural
schools. The Selmer High School
furnishes its share of the rural teach
ers.
Report cards will be sent out this
week. We ask that parents examine
them very carefully before signing
them. The getting out of report
cards necesSitates great deal of
work on the part of the teacher, and
if parents do not examine them
closely, they do not accomplish their
aim.
The Literary Society will hold its
regular meeting on Friday night Of
this week.
The girls basket ball team will
play the Bethel team at Bethel Friday
afternoon. The boys team will play
at Bethel Saturday afternoon. The
school is taking more interest in
athletics this year than ever before.
We should like to urge upon all
patrons of the school the prompt
payment of all tuition. At present
the tuition is the only means of sup
port the school has. Our teachers
are being put to considerable embar-
rassment on account Of not being
able to receive their salary when it is
due. Prompt payment of tuition on
on the part of all will be greatly ap-
preciated.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-10


That no person, firm or corporation
shall receive for transportation or de.
liver for transportation, within the
state yirulent blood (virus) from
cholera infected hogs, unless said viru.
lent blood (yirus) is consigned to some
person, firm or corporation holding an
official permit issued by the state
veterinarian since February 10th, 1916.
That whenever virulent blood
tvirus) from cholera infected hogs is
offered for sale or distribution, the
term Virus" must be plainly indi-
Gated on the exterior of the package,
box or container in which 1t is finally
offered for sale or distribution.
That the treatment of hogs by the
simultaneous (serum and virus)
method must in every instance be inn
mediately reported to the state veter-
marian on blanks furnished by this
department Such report blanks will
also be furnished to recognized and
licensed anti-hog cholera serum and
hog cholera virus manufacturers or
distributors to be included with each
and every shipment of virulent hog
cholera blood (virus).
That no person, firm or corporation
shall sell, offer for sale or distribute
anti-hog cholera serum within this
state unless said person, firm or cor
poration holds written permit issued
by the state veterinarian.
Sale of Bad Serum Prevented.
That the sale or distribution of anti
hog cholera serum and hog cholera
virus from establishments which OBJ
tain their animals from public stock
yards, abattoir pens or similar places
is hereby prohibited.
That the sale or distribution of anti
hog cholera serum and hog cholera
virus from establishments located
within public stock yards or within
other centers Of infection is hereby
prohibited. D
That the sale or distribution in any
manner Of anti.hog cholera serum and
hog cholera virus from establishments
located in Tennessee is prohibited un-
less the plans of construction, location
and method of operating said plants
are approved by this department.
That nothing in this order shall pro-
hibit or interfere with the United
States Department of Agriculture
through its Bureau of Animal Industry
in the use and distribution of the
Veterinary Biological products from
its laboratories.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-10
Knocked OFF His Trotters

Hon. ]. D. Jahnston. of Jackson,
drifted in Monday and made speech
in the court house in the interest of
pure and unadulterated democracy.
They say "Joe" made nice reason
able speech from his standpoint. At
the close, in his usual polite way he
said he would be glad for anyone to
answer his speech if they could,
which he did not think they could.
Hardly had the invitation escaped
his lips when Clem Lea stepped to the
stand and said he would like to be
heard. This announcement caused
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-10
| Rubbing Eases Pain
II Rubbing sends the liniment |
tingling through the flesh and i
quickly Stops pain. Demand a
liniment thatyou can rub with.
The best rubbing liniment is
MUS T ANC
| -INIM EN- 7
Good for the ailments Of
Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc.
Good for your own Aches.
Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Burns, Etc.
II 25c. SOC. 81. At all Dealers.
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The high price Of all kinds of
paper is being investigated by
the government. 1t is hard to
understand why white news has
advanced from 2s to u cents per
pound unless there is some kind
of combine between the manu-
facturers and wholesale dealers.
It is claimed the raw material is
as abundant and no higher than
formerly, and that paper is man.
ufactured at former costs. 1t
looks like there is something
rotten somewhere.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-10

The election is now over, and
everyone must submit to the
voice of the people and be con-
tent. The great silent wish of
the people has been recorded,
from which there is no appeal.
Each citizen is a fraction of the
great government of the United
States. The government is sim
ply the united fractions which
make up the concrete whole CEN
tered into the one opinion, which
is the government, giving power,
wisdom and patriotism an entity,
and expressive existence.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-10

1t is conclusive that in the
northern portion of the county
the boil weevil is abundant
enough to ruin the next crop.
From advices from McNairy and
Finger, this years crop is badly
damaged now. In some instan-
ces one half of the bolIs now on
stalk have the weevil. To say
the least, there will be enough
of the breeding stock next year
to infest every crop in the
county. They breed in cowpeas
and are as destructive as in cot
ton.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-10
SeImer Astonished
by Simple Mixture

Selmer people are astonished at the
INSTANT action Of simple buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in
Adler-i-ka' ONE SPOONFUL re-
moves such surprising foul matter it
relieves almost ANY CASE constipa-
tion, sour stomoch or gas. Because
Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH lower and
upper bowel, a few doses often relieve
or prevent appendicitis. A short
treatment helps chronic stomach trou-
BILE. Browder Bros. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-10
NEWS FROM THE COUNTIES

w. H. Claxton, of Fayette county,
seeded grass and clover on August 25.
Notwithstanding the lack of rain the
crop is reported in fine condition.
Sewer county has good stands Of
red clover, crimson clover and alfalfa
although the season has been too dry
to bring out the best results.
The Campbellsville Shorthorn Breed.
ers' Association held successful sale
September 81 Forty head Of regis
tered cattle were sold, the receipts
amounting to $4,000.
Farmers of Shelby and Hardeman
counties are much concerned this
year about the ravages of the boil
weevil. All OF the counties on the
border line of south Tennessee are
affected.
West Tennessee has had an unusual.
ly dry season. Some sections did not
have rain from June to October. This
interfered with the proper handling
of the fields, but crops are giving a
fair yield nevertheless.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-10

Cheatham county is proud of her
record made at the Agricultural Edu.
cational Day of her fair. Four thou
sand persons are said to have been
there. The schools of the county
closed for the day and sent the chill.
dren in wagons and automobiles.
From ore school thero were 10S who
came,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
ACRE IS FARMING Unit
MORE INTENSIVE METHODS MEAf
LOWER COST AND GREATER
~ PROFIT.

The acre is the unit in farming
Greater yields per acre mean greater
prosperity per farm. II requires but !:
very few extra bushels per acre to pay
for extra labor and money spent il
preparing TIE see! bed. using more
intensive methods OF cul.iys ior and
feeding the crop more gsnerously. Il
properly managed Ia Increased oro
duction will leave a l1era! margin
over increased cost.
Earlier maturity another impcr
tant factor q 81 ;f-tabie farming
Gardt Aers and true .rmars who "a
able to get their pr It's on the mac
ket early get hish 2-ices than It's
farmers v-acss ? x'ucts reach tie
marke j len T., -rp;y is greetes
than the demand
BY asias the , II seed CO variet IS
that are adapted i3i'a ei-,cate, pa Il.
ing early and llti ting wei. tie
plants are siver the aai,.y start ths,
means quick y. sGri an, hi (, qaal
,ty. t-arkets are cenanaing .uali.y
crops IL never bore. IN general.
overhead expo lse' on the fara are the
saMe. whether SOD seed q bad is
Used, whether the plants receive coed
,r ind; Teren. attention, whether plant
.eod is supplied or tie mater neg
ected Tie farm may be compared tc
factory, and the farmer 20 the manu-
'acturcr who MT + consider cost q.
production. quality & I Quantity
products, if he is to proGta5,y carr!
~ his business
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
mark TWAIN NO FlNANcIER
Humorist Lost Money In All Sorts Of
Wild Schemes and Rejected
Golden Opportunity.

Mark Twain, as most people know,
vas, during a number Of years before
his financial downfall. an exceedingly
prosperous literary man. but unfortu-
nately there were moments when he
forgot that his lot was satisfactory and
tried to improve It. His Colonel Sellers
Imagination. inherited from both sides
OF his family, led him into business ad-
ventures that were generally unpfoft-
able. When man came along with
patent steam-generator that would
save 80 per cent of the usual coal sup
ply, Mark Twain invested his whole
bank surplus and saw that money no
more forever. Then came steam-pul-
ley, small affair, but powerful enough
to relieve him Of $4,000 in q brief
time. A new method Of marine teleg.
raphy, a promising continuance. failed
to return the $4,000 invested In 1t by
the humorist; and so on and so on.
Every scheme was plausible enough to
catch Mark Twain. according to Al
bert Bigelow Paine, writing in St.
Nicholas. except the one that would
have made his fortune. A certain
Alexander Graham Bell appeared one
day offering stock in an invention for
cnrrying the human voice on an cleo
trio wire. But Mark Twain had grown
wise. He refused to invest even 5000
Instead, he lent 5000 to a friend
who went bankrupt three days later.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
Girl Raises Butterflies.

There are very few people In Amer
fca, probably, aside from scientists
who do not care to tell their business
to everybody, who attempt to raise and
breed butterfly specimens for the mar
ket Few, for that matter, even know
that there Is market for butterflies
Yet there are plenty Of moths that
sell for dollar q specimen, and 1t Is
perfectly possible for any intelligent
boy Or girl to raise at least limited
number of flies" for the market
When vine or shrub is attacked b.,
caterpillars, the thing to do Is to catch
the pests, hatch them into specimens
and make them pay for their board
That it is possible to earn $50 week
by tits means is proved by the ex-
ample of a young California girl. the
subject of an article announced for tn.
July st. Nicholas, describing how shs'
has cleared $500 In ten weeks of but
terfly-farmius, and is at present aver
aging as much as $75 q week. TIL,
girl in question, Miss Xmena Nicola
shan, spends only her summers in thu
work, her outfit being the simples'
possible, fruit jars and boxes and bar
rels covered with gauze to contain tn
caterpillars, net and q few cyanide
bottles for day work, and q miners
lamp for use at night.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
EXCITEMENT S!...i-Ms RcTIV
,rirg Abou. sicre Intensive Method.
Ard Create: Yel.ds Per Acre.

TO contribute il Gve:'y way 20 til,
Yciuti. ! OF extcn i've methods In:
itensi,e msthods II iastli,lg. is ths
SIX OF re experiment station" says
:. Jacob c. LipIlaD, Director of the
lew Je-sey Experiro - Station, in his
annual report. Tie New Jersey EI
srine1t Station. Is We'll Is other e.
ariment stations throughout the East
Is beer engaged in helping to find
.ethoda fci deye:, PIG economically
he un:mp-oysd lands Of the state.
'hich make Up dli:.a:n Of vast pos
Utilities.
The c9arty agents il New Jersey,
.arylanG. lie 'awG-c and Virginia are
,orking or: the same problems as the
experiment. stations. agricultural COL
,ges ard other agencies in the inter
SIS of better farming methods. 1t ie
s.imated that in New Jersey alone,
iere is room for 10 coo more farm.
rs. With better methods come better
ie!ds per acre. greater prosperity and
igher values for fern lands. More
.ttention to soil fertility, and the use
manrfes and fertilizers to make the
nds more 3.oG:ir -@a, IS ,,sc1ai,,..:;lentai
y work .ng eut sr' ater farming pros
,fty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
PEACE BASED ON TERRORISM
Roman Lealons Enforced Order on the
Nations They Had Conquered
and Laid Waste.

There Is a great deal Of misappre.
hension and misinterpretation Of the
historical settings Of the coming OF
Jesus. The age is described as an age
Of peace, peace throughout the world
under the imperial sway Of Rome.
There was peace in the sense that all
kingdoms had been subdued by Rome
and attached to her empire. This was
the wonderful pax Romano" But
among the millions of souls who made
up that empire there was anything
but peace. Cruelty and oppression
reigned. Half the population of the
empire was slaves.
Scholars point out the fact that
Rome had extended her empire, not
by destroying the nations, but by link
ing their. wealthy families with Rome
thus establishing q community of in
terest against the poor people and the
slaves, whose toll enriched this aristo-
cratic, plutocratic minority. 1t was o
league of all the rich people in the
world against all the poor people IL
the world. The poor lived in constant
fear Of the rich, and the rich lived in
constant fear of the poor. Insurrec-
tons were taking place in all parts
of the empire. But the masters had
the Roman iegions at their disposal
and by the power of arms kept the
poor and the slaves in their place
The Christian Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
PLEASED WITH THE BAGPlPES
'oliceman Listened pe!iehtedly to Its
Skirt In Deserted Build.
ing.

As the special" approached, the pc
ice sergeant stood in a listening atti-
Jude near little city church which in
built in and dwarfed by tall offices and
warehouses. Usually the place is one
Of the busiest. but this Saturday after
loon all was quiet, save for the unmis'
taxable skirl Of bagpipes. The sounr
was hard to locate.
Hes away up yoader in that top
ROOM" said the sergeant in response
10 the specials" inquiry; ''he prac-
Ices on Saturday afternoon. and like
o hear him at It."
His highland accent gave the rea.
son.
THE tune? 'Tis the Barren Rocks
II Aden.' but he's not quite correct in
{; there's four beats to that bar, net
hree," and he beat time as the stir
ing martial air floatel over the silent
.anchester street. says the Guardian
4 that city. ....
The unseen piper changed into the
:nmistakable Cock O. the North"
There was an old fellow here" con,
:nued the sergeant, "a Waterman on
ne street repairs, and he learned to
,lay these two tunes on the tin whis-
lie from hearing the piper away UP
bove. Proud the old man was, too
ie was quare old chap. He made q
idle out OF cigar box and bit OF
wood the telephone man gave him. The
;ound was quite good. He was seventy
4 he was a day."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
nor A coNFoffl BlE x6o1f


The formal transfer OF the national
capital from Pniladelphia to Washing
ton took place in October Of 1900. A
few months before that time, on May
~, President John Adams left Phila-
delphia to visit the new capital. he
was much feted en- route, not only as
the president of tka United States. but
also because he had been one Of the
committee Of Ave appointed in 1778 to
prepare declaration Of Independence.
and because he had seconded Richard
Henry Lees resolution that the United
States "ere and Of right ought to be
free and independent" @
The capital at that time was referred
to as "a great Serbonian bog" and
even the plucky Mrs. Adams-whO by
her admirers was sometimes called the
@Porha of the rebellious provinces" on
account of her unselfish devotion to
the cause OF the revolution-was some
what disnayed when she arrived at
the new White House as its first mis-
tress. She evidently considered 1t q
dreary prospect. judging from her first
lerter to her daughter after her arrival.
The house was cold and drafty, and
though 1t was surrounded by a forest,
there seemed great difficulty in getting
wood cut and carted for the presidents
use, as there was also difficulty In get
tug CRATES made and set, they could
c,t burn coal. 30 the mansion was not
comfortable. 3~+t
Mrs. Adams made brave effort to
have the house put in order by the
Few year, when she held her first
large reception. and the people came
from miles around to see the presi-
dents new house. Before the next
national reception day Mr.. Jefferson
had taken possession Of the mansion,
and open house was the order Of the
day from the beginning Of his occu-
pancy. II
= The apostle Of democracy was wor-
SHIPPED by the people, and held this
first general reception on July 4. fol-
lowing his election.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
Reindeer in Canada,

Efforts of the dominion government,
20 propagate render in the Peace river
and Great Slave lake districts in north
western Canada have proved unsuc-
cessful, according to o recent report
on the subject. OF the original herd
Of 80, which were sent from Labrador
in 1911, there is now but one survivor.
The chief difficulty was the bull flies
Of the north which drove the reindeer
frantic Ia the summer. The result was
that they stampeded through the
strongest Enclosures their keepers
could build and were lost, or shot by
the Indians. Reindeer have thrivel
In Alaska, but apparently the Peace
river country and valley of the Mac
kenzie were not suitable for them, La
ter an effort may be made to Introduce
them In the Yukon, whereithere seems
70 be no reason Why they should not,
aa1nkaod
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
Strength Of q Flower.

One of tie most remarkable exhihi
tens Of plant force | ever saw. says
Jo;in Burroughs in THE Breath OF
re-" was in a western city, where I
Observed wild sunfower forcing its
way UP through the asphalt pavement
Tile folded and compressed leaves OF
the plant. like a mans fist. had pushed
Z. a.nst the hard but flexible concrete
Until it bulged up and split and let the
ir.earessfbie plant through. The force
exerted must have been many pounds
] tkinl, it doubtful il the strongest man
could have pushed his fist through such
q resisting medium.
Life activities are kind OF explo
SIGN. ard the slow continued explo
s.ors of this growing plant rent the
pavement as surely as powder would
have done. II is doubtful If any cult
va;e1 plant could have overcome such
odds. 1t required the force Of the IN
tanned hairy plant Of the plains to &C
conplish the feat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
FORGOT ALL ABOUT PISTOL
In Time of Danger Woman's Thoughts
Turned to the Favorite Weapon
Of Her Sex

Training in any line Of endeavor IL
indisputably a good thing, of course.
But it is not always utilized. A case
II point is related in Boston. In that
city society of women had taken
course Of lessons in pistol shooting
under the supervision of feminine
expert who has in recent months taught
10 many society women the use of tais
lethal weapon.
1t was the purpose Of the Boston
woman to be able to defend herself
and her home in case of attack by
burglar or burglars. After becoming
en- expert pistol shot she provided her.
self with pretty gold-mounted pistol
which she kept in her dressing table.
Recently she discovered robber In
her home.
II forgot all about the pistol" she
said, land SO l used a hatpin."
The robber fled alter receiving sew.
eral painful wounds. Thus habit pre-
vailed over training as it so frequent
ly does. But training is more or less
valuable. even though in times Of
stress it occasionally is forgotten In Q
reyersion to the primitive.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
Fighting Elephants.

Rounding up elephants is in prog.
ress I'm several places In India At
sukna nine elephants have been cap
tured and one Of them. q huge beast.
refused to eat In captivity. Six were
sent on to Chalsa where one of t. sm
charged the other elephants, and
bowling over one Of them. killed the
nahout, The other day . tuskcf
charged the only camping ground IL
tho Tendu forest, but fortunately q
European assistant prevented Z panic
Not long ago = herd took possession
ef the short branch line from Patti
gun 20 Ramshaht The driver did
his best e. fHghten them OF. but at
ne last moment one Of the animals
lido for the engine and damaged I,
though It was itself throwl
II the line, and ~ believed to have
vroken Z lee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
Wash;noton at NIGHT.

f.sht life comes On swiftly when Il
GETS really started. Night In Washing
t.:i is a beautiful girl drawing black
velvet Jewel bespangled cloak over
bite shoulders. The streets are light
T., with dull bronze. rather low lamps:
s-.isticaliy perfect lamps that hold dur
White. glowing globes. The lamps ar,
...v close together. They are the
paris that the girl winds about her
f.-roat AID In her dusty hair.
:. lie White House stands out. glim
rrering boldly against the black Of the
fo'ia-e. its liyhted windows dimmed
With tightly drawn curtains. What Of
h..tiopal portent may not have hap
pcned bchir1 those same curtained
windows. Perhaps fear has grappled
with braverY behind the SHELTER OF the
friendly walls; erhaps haired and love
lave ciashad Perhaps towards have
lseome strong. and surely strong men
have wept Characters and homes and
Hatinns hare been nodded behind those
f.en 'ly bilids.-Margaret f. Sang.
ster Jr.. Ia Christian Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-20
PeriIous to Handle.

The production of chrysarohin.
medicinal principle much used in par
asitic skin diseases, is attended With
great peril. 1t forms about so pei
cent of goa powder. obtained from
cavities in the Brazilian araroba tree
(Andira ana-sbol. and In securing this
I.,wder the trees are felled. though
eighty to one hundred feet high, anc
often three feet in diameter The ma
teriaI is found as damp pulp or Jumps
II; the center of the trunks. the yield
sometimes reaching sixty or sixty-fiTs
rc.inds per tree, with none at all i.
sac trees. The accompanying eau.s-
E. liquid makes the substance difficult
t., handle AMI, despite gloves and
masks. workers for any length of time
In gariably lose their hair. eyebrows
asl eyelashes and sometimes even be-
co1e blind, while sores from the burns
nay cause long disability. A cat has
been known to lcse its fur from sleep
iiIs on bag of the powder.