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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
fewer KANSAS FARMERS.
There Are Not So Many Now - Ten
Years Ago.

Years Ago.
Abilene, Kan.-Fewer people are en-
gagged In agricultural pursuits In Kan
sas now than ten years ago, according
to J. G. Mohler, secretary Of the state
board of agriculture.
an 1895 Of those engaged In an oc-
equations 55 per cent were In agricul-
ture," he declared, "and in 1905 80 Per
cent and In 1915 46 per cent Il IL
very discouraging sign In state Ike
Kansas, where agriculture Is the over
shadowing industry, that fewer instead
Of more people are engaging In It"
Some Of the serious problems that
must be solved In Kansas are those Of
the home seeker, the ownership Of
lands, employment Of capital, better
farming and the improvement Of con-
ditions Of rural Life, Mr.. Mohler A.
serted.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
WOULDN'T SPOIL HIS FINGERS
Artistic Hands, Out of Job, Refuses
to Shovel Coal.

Artistic Hands, Out of Job, Refuses
to Shovel Coal.
Montclair, N. J.-If q man has piano
fingers" and Is offered job on q coal
wagon should he accept the job to
support his wife and six children, or
should a philanthropic society place
him In some position where his digital
refinement would not be affected by
manual labor?
This Is one Of the questions pro
pounded In the annual report Of Mrs.
Nettie q. Patterson, superintendent Of
the Altruist society. Mrs. Patterson
mentions the case In referring to the
difficulties that confront the society.
She said that . man when offered q
place on the coal wagon refused, say
ing he had been told he had .piano
fingers" and did not wish to spoil
them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
RECOGNITION.

One morning on the street car I no
ticed large negro woman, very much
overdressed and, judging from her ex-
preston, much pleased with herself.
A negro girl of about seventeen came
In and sat beside her, saying genially,
"Howdy do, Missus Brown"
The woman turned and, looking down
upon the girl, said:
"Chile, yo' face looks pow'ful SINH
lar, but All fails to organize yo'."-Ex-
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
Progressive.

when did you commit your first IA
tai extravaganza"
when my boss referred to my wages
as my salary"
"And when did you perpetrate this
latest folly"
1.-THE day my wife called my salary
my income "-Cleveland Leader.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
Sufficient.

Him-Darling, 1 would ask you to be
my wife, but I'm afraid my income Of
only $1,000 a year would not be suffi-
cient for US to get along on. Her-Oh.
yes; it would. 1 can dress on $500 a
year, and We would have all the rest
for our living and household expenses.
-Indianapolis Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
A Silent City,

No industry brings the village Of
Gilthoorn, Holland, into touch with
the world. 1t is almost wholly mac
cessible except by water, and the in
habitants are shy and keep within
doors, betraying not the slightest in
terest In visitors. Indeed, Gflthoorn
has been -iikened, empty and silent In
its green picturesqueness, to a place
visited in a acknowledgement.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
Boss Prevaricators.

There goes n man who boasts that
he has never bought a gold brick"
Reminds me Of the fellow who says
he has never told lie."
"Yes. He reminds me Of the chap
who says the upkeep Of his automobile
Is next to nothing"
"And he's in the same category with
the man who says he never was sick q
day In his life" - Birmingham Age
Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
Hoo With Sig Legs.

Puente, CaL-While driving QUE +.
number Of hogs from a pen on tn'
Rowland ranch workmen In the GU
ploy Of L. A. Meredith discovered taa'
one sow was possessed Of six legs. tD'
animal has two extra forelegs percy
" formed. and all six legs are used "
the animal In walking. Mr.. Mereoi.A
SAYS the two extra legs are just inno'
the regular forelegs and are so0s
what smaller.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
Business Instinct.

The following epitaph may be seen
in the cemetery of a parish in the en-
virons of Paris:
Here lies Nine. N, wife of NJ. N,
master blacksmith. The railing round
this tomb was manufactured by her
husband"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Ptomaine Poison,

. "Ptomaine is a scientific name
. for food poison" says a physi-
. clan In Farm and Fireside, land,
. although all ptomaines are not
. dangerous to health, there Is no
. simple test for telling the dam
. gerous ones from the others.
. DR.. Charles <. Francis, a noted
. chemist, gives the advice, When
. doubtfH about a food do not eat
. it. This applies especially to
. meat which has q peculiar odor
. or taste, canned goods, especial
. ly when they have been opened
. for some time, and other foods I
. which do not seem Just right
. Taking a chance may be taking I
. your health or life. Safety flrstr
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
NEW WAY OF GETTING A SUIT
Prisoner Worried Owner Until He
Gave IL to Him.

Gave IL to Him.
San Jose.-A new way Of getting
suit of clothes was introduced here
when William Shore, a prisoner, con-
fessed to Police Captain Campbell that
he had 'mooched' the suit he wore
81 saw the suit on a man On the
street and liked it," he said. $50 l
went up to him and asked for It he
got mad and wouldn't give it to me, so
I followed him around day and night
for two days, asking for it at every
turn. Finally he got disguised with
me and gave me the clothes"
Shore told Police Chief Fuller, who
threatened to put him to work pitch
ing hay, that he wouldn't pitch enough
hay in a week to keep a canary bird
alive for one day."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
REFUSED TO QUIT JAIL.
Muncie Qnd.) Resident Said u Was
the Best Job He Ever Had.

muncIe lino') hesIuenl Saiu -
the Best Job He Ever Had.
Muncie, Ind.-Albert O'Harra, sheriff,
had a hard time To make Frank Nc
Laughlin quit the county jail.
A friend paid McLaughlin's fine, but
he steadfaStly refused to leave the JAN
until his sentence had been served tne
sentence being for eleven days.
81 never had better job than this
said Mclaughlin. "All 1 had to do was
little scrubbing out In the morning'
and had a good, warm place In which
to sleep and a good place In which 10
eat and had plenty Of things to eat In
the bargain. Believe me, Sheriff OHar.
"a Is the best landlord I've ever known.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
The Apocalypse.

There is no other book in the New
Testament about which so much has
been written and to so little purpose.
DR.. South said of it, 1T either finds
a man mad. or makes him So" 1t is
said Of Calvin that he showed his wis
dom in not writing a commentary on
this, as he did on other books.-Chad-
wick
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
The Only Chance.

Old Gotrox-Can you draw me a will
that cannot be broken? Young Lawyer
-Why-er-Pve never drawn one as
yet, and Old Gotrox-Then you
doubtless could. Get about it while ig-
norant.-Boston Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
CALICO FROM THE SKY
Windstorm Drops Bolt of Goods 'h
Needy Woman's Yard.

Hume, Mo.-In a recent windstorm
here a bolt Of calico fell in Mrs. Jenn!
Harrie's chicken lot In the north PAL.
Of the city. 1t was quite lucky pau
for Mrs. Harrie. when the price Of eau
CO is considered. and she needed tns
goods.
It Is supposed that the calico Wa
taken up In the clouds In the path ..
the tornado south Of here. Where
came from no one knows.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
Apnropriate.

Manufacturer-I'm going to call this
new cigar 'The American Lady In the
Japanese Kimono." Dealer Why?
nufacturer-Domestic filler and i'm
ported wrapper.-Illinois Siren.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
Musical Note.

She-Every time Screecher, the grand
opera tenor, gets a sore throat it costs
him $1,000. He-Gee. his throat must
be as long as a giraffe's!-Musical
America
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
The Feminine Pessimist.

The feminine pessimist worries be-
cause she is not as young as she once
was; the optimist Of the same sex re-
joices that she is not so old as she
will be.-Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
HoId Snafehars

TeachereJohnny, can you tell me the
function Of the pores Of our bodies
Johnny-They are things we use tc
catch cold with.-Christian Register.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
Gave Her Proof.

do you believe, sir, that the dead
ever walk after deathT
mo doubt Of it ma'am. have heard
the dead march"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
Ra Not FEARFUL

You will never fear the trouble that
comes your way II you are cheerful;
neither win you enjoy the blessings OF
each day IL you are fearful.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
pio Ats Sixty Others Tails.

Findlay, O.-Anson James, . Della
ware county farmer, went into his hog
yard and found sixty Of his sixty one
pigs minus tails. He watched the drove
for awhile and saw the sixty-nrst pig
trying to eat his own tzfl
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15

Entered as Second-Class Matter Aug.
10, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago,
Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-15
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Content thyself to be Obscurely good
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PHONE WENTWORTH S5e7.

JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Pub.
Usher.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
HUNTING SEASON
OPENS IN STATE
DEALERS IN SHOOTING GOODS
REPORT SALES ARE HEAVY
IN AMMUNITION.
NIMRODS ARE HAPPY AGAIN
Quail Can Be Killed From November
is to January only Twenty
Can Be Killed In One Day
Abundance of Game.

d, --NaShv1lle.
The hunting season for quail in Ten
nessee was inaugurated Wednesday,
and hundreds of sports journeyed
forth to the fields well equipped for
the slaughter of the brown-feathered
birds. Dealers throughout the state
report the sale of sporting goods have
been rather heavy and the indications
are that the opening days of the hunt
ing season will cause hundreds of
Tennesseans. to take to the stubble
fields" equipped with guns, settlers
and pointers.
Covies of birds are plentiful in the
fields of the state, but many have
been heard to remark, whats the
difference? The hunter will be limit.
ed to killing only 20 ducks, or quail or
other game in one day" However,
hunters claim there is much consola-
tion in knowing that the fields are
well filed with the birds in most Sec
tions of Tennessee.
Ducks are expected to be plentiful
along the rivers when colder weather
and high tides come. The season
has been very pleasant this fall,
and grain has been abundant in the
fields for the quail and they are no
doubt fat and in the best condition for
table use. The open quail hunting
season will continue from November
Is to January 1, with few exceptions
in certain counties in Tennessee.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
whv the Baby Cries.

Now we know why the baby cries.
For long time the cause was yelled
In obscurity. 1t might be an inaccessi-
Bile pin, or 1t might be the helpless dis
crepancy betwixt the heavenly king
dom and this world, or it might be a
plain case of collie, called by what new
tangled term you please. 1t has re-
manned for George III. Hotchkiss Of the
University School of Commerce, adj
dressing editors and publishers OF
trade journals In New York, to dis
cover that the baby cries In order to
advertise. 1t is the baby's effective an
nOuncement, In the imperative mood,
that he wants to be taken up and
petted, or he wants the moon, or he
wants something else, and she won't
be happy till he gets it, There is no
denying that for an infant industry the
baby's advertising is a great success.
Nearly every time he gets results, and
the most astute and alert professional
solicitor cannot show higher percent
age of success.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
The Old Adam.

He was a staunch supporter of the
kirk, but he also had dash of sport
ing blood In his veins.
One Sabbath morn, as he was pro.
ceeding to the kirk with his Bible UNI
der his arm, he came upon q group of
ladies playing football on piece Of
waste ground. He watched the game
for some minutes; then, when there
came u lull, he called the boys over to
him.
"Eh, laddies, We knaw it's vera
wrang toe play fitba' on the Sawbath.
Ye mauna do 1t. Whaur dae we think
yen gang when We dee If ye play fitba'
on the Laird's day? And you, ma
the captain--"why
don't ye shoot oftener for goalf Ye
dribble far over much Ye're puir
players, the lot of ye."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
"oh, He Almost Did,"

He is a candy salesman, and lives
on the East Tenth street car line.
He was heading for town, and every
seat on the car was taken. None was
standing, however.
He heard the cry of a newsboy and
rushed to the car door to get a paper.
A woman got on the car, sighted the
vacant seat, and, of course, occupied 1t.
The travelling man, glancing over the
headlines as he returned down the
aisle, fortunately looked over his
glasses at the opportune time, and
but the crowd laughed anyway ln-
dianapolis News.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
Temperance
las.Vdfe5a
VAMPIRE TRADE.

The following quotation Is from a
speech delivered at a business mans
meeting in Liverpool, England, by Mr..
Alfred Booth, head of the Cunard
Steamship company. The American
citizen who advocates preparedness"
for peace or for war-will do well
to ponder these things:
"The most glazing example Of form
of consumption which we could per-
fectly well dispense with is the drink
traffic. / am not thinking now of the
temperance side of the question. I'm
portant though that is, we have got far
beyond that now. am thinking of
the demand which the trade makes
upon the services of our ships, our
railways and carts, and Of our labor.
Thirty thousand tons week of barley
and other products are brought into
this country for the brewing and dis
filling trades! Think of the demand
which this makes on the depleted re-
sources of our mercantile marine.
Then all this stuff, together with the
larger quantity which is grown at
home, has to be carted and hauled by
rail to the brewery or distillery. Then
1T has to be brought back again and
distributed to the consumer. In addi-
ton to this, 5000 miners are kept per-
manently employed in getting coal. and
$4,000 tons of coal to be sent every
week to these breweries and distil-
leries. Taken In the aggregate, the
services absorbed by this trade are
on gigantic scale, and the net result
of it all is decrease in national eff
cheney. say In all seriousness that,
If we are to maintain our armies In
the field, we shall before long have to
choose between bread and beer"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
CAL0MEL WHEN BILIOUS? MO-! STOP!
ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE ON LIVER
Guarantee Dodsons Liver Tone win Give You the Best Liver
and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had-Doesn Make You Sic

Stop using calomel! It makes you
sick. Don't lose days work. II you
feel lazy. sluggish, bilious or consti-
pated. listen to me!
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel. when it comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into 1t, breaking
1t up. This Is when you feel that aw-
full nausea and cramping. II you feel
fall knocked out" If your liver is tor.
pid and bowels constipated or you
have headache. dizziness. coated
tongue, II breath is bad or stomach
sour just try a spoonful of harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get 50-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS

The cost Of food today Is a serious
matter to all Of you. To cut down
your food bills and at the same time
improve the health OF your family,
serve them SINNERS Macaronl and
Spaghetti two or three times per week.
Children love 1t and thrive on 1t. It
is the best possible food for adults.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha,
Nebr., for beautiful cook book telling
how to serve 1t in hundred ways
It's free to every mother.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
PROMINENT MEN TO ATTEND
Cumberland River Improvement Asso-
citation VIII Hold Annual Meeting
at Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn.--The ninth annual
meeting of the Cumberland River I'm
provement Association will be held in
the assembly room at the Hotel Tu-
lane, Nov ~. The call for the meet.
ing was issued by w. e. Myer of Car
thage, president of the ASSOCIATION.
Prominent Tennessee and Kentucky
men will be invited to address the as
sociation, including Gov. Tom G. Rye
and Gov. A. o. Stanley. Other men,
bers of congress from both states will
be present. Several prominent local
men have been invited, among the
number being Major Lyle Brown, U.
8. engineer in charge of this district,
and M. T. Bryan.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24

spoonful and IL 1t doesn't straighten
you right up and make you feel fine
and vigorous / want you to 60 back to
the store and get your money. Dod'
sons Liver Tone is destroying the
sale of calomel because 1t is real liver
medicine; entirely vegetable. therefore
1t cannot salivate or make you sick.
! guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels Of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
guarantee that a bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam.
lily feeling fine for months. Give 1t to
your children. It is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like it's pleasant taste.
ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
SHORTAGE IN COLORADO.

The state penitentiary of Colorado
is threatened with shortage of oc-
cupants unless something Is done at
once to stop the ravages of prohibit
ton. For period of approximately
ten weeks this year, from May l to
July IA, the penitentiary received but
"A prisoners, less than One-third of the
1877 prisoners which were sentenced
during the same period of 1915. Dur
ing July of last year 80 prisoners were
admitted to the penitentiary. Up to
July Is of this year only one lonely
victim was received. THAT" says
Warden Tom lyman, 'the story of
Prohibition in Colorado given In nut
SHE'LL"
Poor Colorado! Here Is chance for
Tom Gilmore to fly to her relief with
some of the latest brewery-distilled
manufactured "facts."--Louis Albert
Banks.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
School Teacher Killed.

Memphis, Tenn.-Miss Charl Field,
teacher in the Lenox city schools. was
instantly killed when she caught her
foot in the railroad track and fell un-
der the wheels of local N. & G. l..
train at Lenox station, in Shelby
county.
Miss Field, who lived with her sis
ter, Mrs. ALT Latting, at Lenox. was
preparing to catch the train, as had
been her morning custom for eighteen
years, to come to her school duties in
Memphis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
Eleven Ponies Killed.

jackson, 7 enn.-Eleven Shetland
ponies, the property OF R. A. Hurt and
Robert Leiper, were killed by freight
train on the NJ, c. & st. L. railway.
The pasture where the ponies grazed
adjoins the right Of way Of the rail-
road company. All but two were kill
ed instantly, while these were SO badly
hurt that they were killed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
Electric Chair.

He might object to the use of his
name, but his initials are r. G. z. Be
cause he Is salesman he contends he
has the right to loaf in various down
town business houses. That Is, he
thought so until visit In an electrical
shop several days ago. He sat in the
shop several days ago. He sat in the
accustomed chair for good rest when
a stinglng sensation caused him to
rise. The clerks had become tired of
their visitor and had wired the chair
80 that the pressure of button be-
hind the counter would shock the per-
son in the chair. F. g. q. is careful
where he loafs now, especially where
he sits.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
SENSIBLE ARGUMENT.

This from the Daily Oklahoman:
"The ardent prohibitionists make ex
travagant claims for their policy, with
which 1t is not necessary to agree. But
If anybody can produce one sensible
argument in behalf of the saloon, he
can get rich a good deal quicker than
Mr.. Wallingford. The brewers will be-
sprinkle him with diamonds and the
distillers will upholster his purse with
million-dollar bills.
"The silence remains unbroken. 1t
can't be done. There simply isn't a
word to say for the saloons. How
they managed to hold on as long as
they have is one Of the mysteries. 1t
Is also one of the most serious re-
Elections upon our capacity for self
government.
"Posterity is going to have good
deal to wonder about. Among the fol-
lies of the fathers will stand the sa-
loom"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
Gale Of Trouble.

During one of our gales an elderly
gentleman was striving to reach his
home with the assistance Of his son.
Just as they passed along row Of
small houses there was loud crash,
and a heavy tin. chimney-pot struck
the pavement at their very feet.
"Good heavens |" gasped the feeble
old man. "That was narrow es-
cape. 1t might have killed us both"
They paused for moment to ex.
anime the fallen chimney, and at once
a window was banged up and shrill
female voice shrieked:
"'Ere, you two, you needn't think
as you're a-goin' to steal that there
thing, cause 1t belongs to my 'ouse p
London Answers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-24
PLAN FOR BRIDGE FETE.

Women outline Campaign For the
Speakers and Fact-Getters.
Memphis, Tenn.-Members of the
committee which is to supervise the
gathering of information for the bridge
celebration committees and direct the
work of speakers who will tell of the
big festival met at the Nineteenth
Century Club.
During the meeting the size Of the
committees was increased consider
ably and 1t was decided to get out
letter to others, who will be asked to
aid in making the May festivities the
largest and most successful affair of
its kind ever held in the south.