The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-15
MORE LOCAL
AND PERSONAL

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Music Rolls, 75e and up. Coppedg,
Drug Co.
The old Compton place. located o,
The western edge OF the corporation
md belonging to John Dickinson, wa.
destroyed BY FIRE Wednesday morning
We understand the loss was total a.
no insurance was carried.
I A trained lioness escaped from hel
cage during a performance in a the.
atre at Kansas City, Kans, recently
The audience became panic stricken
and rushed for the exits with such
force that two walls of the theatre
were pushed out and many people in
iured. The animal was recaptured by
/ the trainer and several policemen.
The people of this vicinity were
surprised Thursday morning when
aroused from their slumbers to find a
regular snow storm raging. 1t con-
tinued for several hours, putting
Christmas into the bones of the opti-
mist and drawing still further down
the corners of the mouth of the pessi-
mist. The fall was several inches.
Until recently little or no use was
made Of old railroad ties. They were
gathered together along the track and
burned in piles Now one Of the rail-
roads has begun cutting them up and
using them for kindling wood to start
fires in its engines A specially con-
structed device operated by compress
sed air splits the ties into a conven-
lent size, after which they are hauled
on flat cars wherever required.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, former U. S.
senator, who is over 80 years old, says
that to live long, one must observe the
following rules Get up early in the
morning no matter how late you 90
to bed. Keep your mind serene and
do not take business home or to the
opera or to church. If tobacco or drink
hurt you, cut it out. Don't be a molly
coddle. Associate with the young.
Give literally to charity and make
yourself enjoy it.
Mrs. Albert Carlton was stricken
with appendicitis Tuesday night and
taken to Memphis Wednesday morn
ing for an operation. The operation
was performed Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock and was successful. 1t
will be source of qualification to
the many friends of Mrs. Carlton in
this city where she is universally ad-
mired for her many winning and adj
mirable traits of character, to know
that she is fast recovering from the
operation. Mrs. Carlton was accom-
panied to Memphis by her husband
and sister, Mrs. Henry Dupree, and by
her physician, DR.. Crowder Chapman.
The States Graphic Of Brownsville,
one of the best country papers in the
state, has announced an advance in its
subscription price to $3.50 a year, eff
fective January 1st. Practically all
the papers will be forced to do, this or
e. CT Of bushes and :, q ,ii TX 10 reaa
sonS6hy newspapers should not fol-
low the example of all other lines of
business. The dry goods merchant.
the grocer, the druggist and the farm
er all protect themselves this way
Carroll County Democrat
The postoffice will experience the
busiest Christmas ever this year and
the public is asked to help facilitate
the work as much as possible. This
can be done by the people in town at
tending to their business in the morn
ing. When you wish to insure q par
eel, get the tag and fill it out yourself.
In order to see that all get their pres
ents the postoffice will be open on
Sunday, December "a, in the morning
from $3.50 to 1890, and in the after
noon from $3.50 to 4:30. Be sure to
mail all parcels on or before Satur-
day, December %.
Several eminent personages gath
cred in New York city few days ago
to discuss various social problems, in
GLIDING the temptations that come to
young men in the great metropolis.
John Wannamaker, the Philadelphia
merchant, asserted that the glamor of
the city enticed young men away from
their duties and made them waste their
time. Jacob Schiff, the New York
banker, said that young women who
were looking out for a good time were
mainly responsible for a young mans
defaults. President Butler of Column
bia university attributed large share
OF the failures among young men to
their tendency to live beyond their
means