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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-03
the national joy smoke

they and the planets could tell, if we
could communicate with them? And
still the WHY and the HOW of it all
would not be explained.
Almost as interesting, is the view
of the smaller side of creation through
the microscope. have looked through
an immersion lens, magnifying 5000
diameters, at the ugly form of ty-
phoid fever germ, shaped like GU
cumber seed, with hairs at each side
to swim with, and have seen the five
Thousand eyes of a house fly so mag
nified that one eye was large as vest
button, pd feather from the wing
of a moth that looked like a shiDgle
of solid gold, and the fraction Of a
drop Of stagnant water was turned
into whirling, squirming aquarium
of the queerest monsters you ever
saw, such as the rotifers and parme-
GUMS, regular nightmare stuff. The
modern microscope will not magnify
more than about 5000 diameters, but
two Hungarians, Siedentoptand Zsig-
mondy, have invented the "ulta-micro-
scope" which shows luminous points
in serums containing germs of hog
cholera and yellow fever. which look
perfectly clear through the strongest
ordinary lenses, although their shapes
cannot be distinguished. Then, down
through the scale of smallness come
the molecules and atoms of gases,
such as hydrogen and oxygen, which
have been measured, but are almost
inconceivably minute. These atoms
are the immortal, the indescrntible
things, of which our bodies are made,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-03
Call for Democratic Executive
Committee Meeting

The McNairv County Democratic
Executive Committee is hereby called
to convene in Selmer at the court
house att o'clock p. M, On Monday,
March 6, 1916, for the purpose of en-
dorsing candidates or prescribing the
method for making nominations for
sheriff. trustee. county superintend-
ent Of public instruction and assessor
and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
the committee.
Every member is urgently request
ed to be present.
CHAs. B. STEADMAN, Chm'n.
RoBT. M. HoUsToN, Sect'y.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-03

is cold, but that it gives out rays
which become light and heat only
when they strike solid substance
like our earth and the sixty-mile thick
envelope of air around US. They ar
que that some thousands of feet
above the earth it is very cold, even
in summer; also, that balloon voyagers
venturing far up into the sky, even at
midday, see only darkness overhead.
The sun itself is a mystery to US. A
man who works around our house
here worships the sun instead of God,
for he says, it is the source Of all life.
But | am not prepared to believe that
our sun is the author of all the rest
Of creation. A young lady Of my &C
quaintance was employed at the
Smithsonian Institution, measuring
the spots on the sun. Some of them
were forty thousand miles across, and
perhaps as deep. Although they were
dark, these spots were found to have
an indicated temperature of ten thous-
and degrees. They travel around the
sun at it's equator, and make hicks in
its edge, showing that they are really
holes. Some Of the flames on the sun
measured 100000 miles high.
The space between these stars and
suns is supposed to be at the absolute
zero Of culd, which is estimated to be
about APO degrees below zero, Fab
renheit. But the temperature of
some Of the suns as shown by that
wonderful instrument, the pYrhelio-
meter, is much greater than that of
our own luminary. Sirius is credited
with 10000 degrees, Aldebaran with
$4,000, and Lambda Tauri with
1900 degrees, of heat. Sirius, the
dog-star, twenty-four times the size
of our sun, is by some believed to be
the center Of the system Of which our
sun is a part, and around which most
of the stars are revolving, and then
there is hint of third center, around
which Sirius itself is revolving. Some
scientists claim that our sun and plan
cts, with many other bodies, are
following an elliptical path around
Sirius which in time will bring US so
close to that immense, hot body that
we will all scorch up and the earth be
heated so that the slate will be wiped
off and everything gotten ready for
a entirely new creation here. But
things like that are so hazy that you
cannot have much faith in them.
Discovery will bring us new instru-
ments, like the spectroscope which
tells US of what the stars are made.
Thus we know now that there is a
great deal of sodium in the sun, to-
gether with much iron and nickel,
but no gold or silver; even the fixed
stars tell, by the decomposed light, of
what they are made, What stories
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-03

and all visible nature composed
Their size and weight are known, but
who shall weigh that other immortal
thing the soul? Some day may have
something to say what scientists
have tried to do in that line, at one
of the great hospitals in this city.
LINDSAY S. PERKINS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-03

f. o. Hamilton, Roscoe Brown
Morris Sipes, Edgar Sanders and q
thousand or two more of tie Adams
vile people were here Sunday,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-03
For Sale or Exchange.

! have for sale or exchange one
high-bred bay stallion, 1853 eight
years old; good individual and fine
and combination horse.
Roy L. 0zIER, Pinson, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-03
pRlNgE ALBERT


RS easy to change che shape
and colcr Of unsalable brands
to initiate the Prince Albert
tidy red tin, butit is impossible
TO initiate the flavor of Prince
Albert tobacco! The patented
process protects thati
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30

Qualifications for Suffrage Prescribed
by Constitution and Law Govern
Ing Rcgistrati- of Voters.
The subjoined quotations from the
Constitution of 1896 and from the
registration law relating to the quail
ifcations for suffrage and the regu-
lations governing registration of quail
ified electors will be OF interest at
this time to the general public. There
are many qualified electors who are
unregistered and therefore cannot
vote In the general election for coun-
ty. State and national officers. Those
who are not now registered but wish
to vote In the approaching election
have one more opportunity to secure
a registration certificate. The super
visors of registration will be in
their Office in the court house on
Monday. October End, and all quail
fed electors who then apply will be
given certificates. Every loyal Demo-
crat who feels bound by the result of
the Democratic primary, who respects
his oath to support the nominees of
the primary should register on Mon
day next, II he Is not now registered
or has lost his registration certifi-
cate. The vote of every loyal Demo
crat may be needed on election day.
Ther9 has been considerable wild talk
Of bolt and coalition with the Re-
publican party. and 1t is well to be
prepared to meet whatever may come.
A, bolt. IL the real Democrats are
caught unprepared. means a return
to conditions such as cursed South
Carolina between 1866 and 1876. A
successful bolt and the defeat Of the
regular Democratic ticket by a Goa
litions ticket means the overthrow of
white government in this State and a
period of misrule and misgovern-
ment Remember what the Populistic
bolt did for North Carolina twenty
years ago. Register. Your vote may
be needed.
Qualifications for suffrage, Art III,
Constitution, 1895.
Observation-Disclosures In the State
for two years. in the county one year,
in the polling precinct in which the
elcctor offers to vote for four months,
and the payment six months before
any election of any pou tax then due
and payable: Provided. That min
listers In charge of an organized
church and teachers OF public school
shall be entitled to vote after six
months residence in the State, other
wise qualified. a.1
Qualification for Registration--Any
person who shall apply for. registra-
tieR, ifs sosheryise qualified shall be
|rsFtsesgsd; Provlded. That he can
lP1h 1a6 8S!sS Any .sss,en y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30

state Va Albert L<san murder Of J.
,. Barnsld, WAS called Tuesday and
conrunlcd nearly all day and. half of
wednesday. Kelly 4; Levy were coun-.
~ tor defense. Tais case caused
much Interest as both parties were
pronluent in that section. The So
l(caeor was assisted by Mr.. r. H.
1stum and both sid,s made good ar
eumente y Tho Jury went to the room
aoout oise o'clock and after deliberat-
Ing four hours returned verdict of
not iguiI:y. BishopvIlle Leader and
vipdicator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30

BY the registration officers or can show
that he owns and has paid all taxes
colleotible during the previous year
on property in this State assessed at
three hundred dollars or more.
Payment Of Taxes Necessary for
Voting-Managers of election shall re-
quire of every elector Offering to vote
at any election before allowing him
to vote, proof Of the payment of all
taxes including pop tax, assessed
against him and collectible during the
previous year. The production Of a
certificate OF the receipt of the officer
authorized to collect such taxes shall
be conclusive proof of, the payment
thereof.
Sec. 2O5 Civil Code 1912: Opening
and Closing Of Books Regulated-AThe
Supervisors of Registration for the
several counties of this State shall in
every general election year, or in any
year in which any special election is
to be held subsequent to the first
day Of September, holA in each ana
every town, city or industrial COM
munity containing three hundred in !.
habitants or more, in their respective
counties, at such time as may be des-
ignated by the Board Of Registration.
after two weeks notice published or
posted in such town or city, one meet,
ing, at which shall be registered such
qualified electors of the county as
may present themselves. The books
OF registration shall also be opened
on the first Monday of each month, at
the court house, for the registration
of electors entitled to registration unr;
der said Constitution, and be kept
open for three successive days frr
each month until thirty days before
a general election. when they shall
be closed until the general election
shall have taken place: Provided,
That such persons as shall become
of age during the said thirty days
4oAA0h oC SHtitiCO W Tc6lSlTdIlOu WSIOIe
the closinC OF the books, If otherwise
qualified. After each general election.
the registration books shall be opened
for the registration of electors en-
titled to registration under the Con,
stitutioh, on the first Monday in
each month at the court house, until
thirty days preceding any general
election when the same shall be clos
ed until said election shall have taken
place. The registration books shall
be in like manner closed thirty days
before any special election. In Stm-
ter county the supervisors of registra-
ton rhay attend a least one day at
some public place in each voting pre-
cinct in said county of which duo
notices shall be given, b, d 81 rs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30

The Civic League requests that ev-
~ automobile In tile city participate
~ ~ automobile parade on next
\ e11e& ~ evep(ns, Ever. merchant
se''; z IS y 2. e,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06

Ths indictment of Mr.. Osborne,
on criminal charge, and his sus-
pension as warden of Sing Sing
prison, comes as a surprise to the
general public. Mr.. Osborne has
been regarded as q theorist, per-
haps he might be termed senti-
mental fanatic. He is perhaps the
leader IN the new doctrine of pris-
on reform. Under bis system the
element of punishment in handling
convicts was almost eliminated,
and the prison was made a pleas
ant reformatory. There was moth
ing to be dreaded by any convict.
His experiment was being watched
with curiosity, and with many
doubts as to its practicability. but
few have questioned his sincerity
or his honor. Until the cases a.
gainst him have been tried few will
believe him guilty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06

The professors in the university
Of Pennsylvania are trying to de.
eide what place athletics should
have in an education. II is much
easier to decide what place they do
have In the ordinary college. A
few Of the most athletic students
those least in need of athletic train.
ing-are selected for baseball or
football team. This team is drill.
cd and put into the pink Of condi-
tion, then sent on free junketing
trips around the country, while the
puny, hollow-chested student can
get his athletic training cheering
from the bleachers' bench. Great
stuff.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06
SYMMETRY OF THE FEET
AS ugliness Disappears Pedal Ex-
tremities Of the Human Race Be
come Beautiful.

Darwin points out in his great ag-
OF Man. that beauty tends to Increase
and uglipess to di~anpear. Study OF
past family histoi archaeology, the
transmission OF ary character
istics and scientiii, lvations show
that the types of feet pl,.ich are rapid
ly disappearing from ths. e;...th are the
large and horrid-looking ones, where
as the small and pretty feet are rapid
ly increasing, the New York Sun says.
The zulus have one type, the Afri-
cans another and the Greeks have the
ideal type. In America and England
there is mixture of all tvnes; the
Germans have type of foot like the
lulus. This one is also rather too
common in Chicago.
Repeated observations upon 1000
people show that there is vast inn
proyement in the average symmetry
and beauty of the human foot, as com
pared with measurements, portraits,
pictures, statuary and excavations OF
the middle ages. pre-Christian times.
Egyptian and Babylonian days and
further back
The feet of unborn and newborn
babies seem to retain some Of the con
tour Of those out of date and far from
ideal feet.
The beautiful, small and symmetri-
cal foot which the human race is ap-
preaching, but which is as yet un-
known in any race or any Greek
statue, is shown in the great painting
by Burne-Jones, called '.Sibylla-Dep-
phica." The foot is perfect in sym
metry, tiny and slim; the tees are
long and slender. particularly the sec
ond toe, which is longer than the big
toe.
Obviously this beautiful type is soon
to be approached if the researches of
these anthropologists are correct.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06

The supreme court has issued an
order prohibiting the public exam.
iner from enforcing bis ruling re-
curing all state banks to keep fifty
per cent of their legal reserve de-
posted IN certain designated re-
serve oenters within the state. In
the decision the court says:
Whether under the constitution
the legislature itself conld have de.
sclared that certain cities should he
reserve cities" and that banksin
those cities should be given rights,
privileges or immunities different
from those conferred upon other
state banks, we find unnecessary
to determine in this case. But we
are clearly of the view that an or
der of the public examiner which
declares that bank reserves In whole
or in part, shall be kept within the
state, and designates certain cities
as "reserve Cities" and confers
special rights, privileges and i'm
mnnities upon banks within those
cities, does involve an exercise of
legislative power and discretion
which cannot be delegated. Fur.
ther than this we fud it uAneces.
sary to go.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06

The diplomatic correspondence
between this country and the CEN
tral European nations over the sub
marine warfare will certainly make
an interesting book OF reference to
study in the future. Some of the
productions are really classical,
and the technical features of the
Gaze have all been ably and ex.
haustably handled. True, they
haven't gotten us anywhere. Not
one of the cases involved has been
settled, and American lives are no
safer than they were before the doc.
unaents were written, but when
compiled into a book with nice
binding what beautiful volume it
will make for any library.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06
Romance of waIlsinu.sticks.

The general use Oh canes or walking
sticks was at one time forbidden in
Rome by imperial edict, except to Pc
sons of patrician rank, thus making i
privilege which came to be popu;a
among the nobility, and eventually &
distinction. The women of that .il.,e
carried them also, their richly and ar
tistically decorated canes serving as a
rod for the punishment OF their slaves.
The cane appeared in England as
the badge of aristocracy in about the
fifth century, but after serving this
purpose for some time came into the
hands Of the humber and was dropped
by those of higher social standing. It
was re-established in it's true form by
the pilgrims and soldiers returning
from the Holy land during the Cru
sades. and soon came into popularity
again. With revival Of the cane
among the gentry came period Of
decoration, and canes of exquisite de-
sign and of great value resulted.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06
WANT TOO MUCH HAPPINESS
Trouble With Humanity Is That II
Would Have Its EnIoynents
Come In Chunks.

We are told that happiness comes
~ pieces. and that it is these small
bits linked together that make our
lives worth while. Some OF us are
not content to take our happiness by
degrees or at intervals. We want Ii
all the time in big pieces, and if we
cannot have 1t that way NE think we
are deprived of our natural rights and
look upon ourselves as injured beings
1t is rather singular expression Of
human nature how happiness affects
the individual. With some OF us it
makes us friendlier toward others and
anxious that they should experience
like Joys; with others it makes us
too satisfied with ourselves to think
cry much Of our neighbors. Perhaps
those Of us who know what the Joy Of
living means have experienced both
Of these attitudes at different periods
Of our lives and are in position, there
fore, to appreciate q varying view
point. but even SO it is only after we
lose something OF that joy Of living
and have found out for ourselves that
there are shadows which no amount of
sunlight can disperse that we can
readily appreciate the blessing of
whatever happiness may find its way
into our lives. The little things that
count so much in our intercourse with
each other are not always regarded
as highly as they should be, and for
this reason we pass by much that
would give us JOY il we only knew
how and where to find it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06

sIf the statements of Washing.
son dispatch are reliable President
Wilson will have hard work trying
to. convince congress that there is
anyocrying demand for this gov.
ernment to go into the shipping
business. According to this au.
thorlty the enormous rates for
ocean shipping, which have in some
cases increased 5000 since the
war began, have attracted an enor-
nous amount of American capital
to the field of ship building. There
have been 1886 ships completed in
American yards and placed under
American registry since the first of
! last July, and there were 1157 COM
pleted during the fiscal year end
ing last July. This writer claims
that the tonnage of the American
merchant marine is exceeded only
by the British, and is equal to any
two foreign nations excep, Great
Britain. As compared with offic.
ial reports these figures are pretty
big, and must include some very
small vessels. However, from au.
shority Like the Review Of Reviews
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06
Charles G. Bird, chairman

Charles G. Bird, chairman of
the executive committee of the
progressive party, says the only
way in which the republicans can
hope to get the support of the pro-
gressiyes is to nominate a progress.
sive candidate for president. For
tunately the republican, have one
other alternative under which they
may win. If the party is willing
TO sacrifice it's principles and sur
render its identity 1t can nominate
Woodrow Wilson. Undoubtedly
the democrats would endorse the
republican candidate and supper,
him loyalty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06

get together and select list Of
delegates and have their names
printed on the ballot. The voter
will go into the booth and there
learn for the first time who the
delegates are. He can either vote
for this hand picked list or walk
out. The apeople'. must ewallow
the dose prepared for them under
a primary system as we'll as under
any other system.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06
Knew What He Had.

A newsie saw the driver Of GER
tain make of motor car throw
blanker over the hood OF the car. The
boy had heard all of the jokes about
this particular brand of car and de-
cided to take shot at it himself.
While the man thus carefully tucked
the blanket down around the hood the
youngster looked at him grinningly
and remarked:
"Oh, you don't need to try to hide
1t. know what you've got
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06

The argument put up by those
who favor q special primary to
elect delegates to the national con-
vention is that Che people" should
choose the delegates. This is all
plffle. How much will the sspeo.
pie" have to say about it if pri.
mary is held2 A few leaders will
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06

A dispatch from Flagstaff, Ari.
zona, last Friday stated that fifty
two inches OF snow had fallen
there within the past forty eight
hours. If the flagstaff isn't pretty
high at this rate the snow will
COON be above it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-06
i IL shown that there is wonderful
activi 10 IN Tho r,o~;cay sS;x

4 - shown that there is wonderful
activity in the American ship yards.
OF course these conditions are a
result of the war. The elimina-
tion OF competition has made ii
possible TO charge rates for chip.
ping that would make ii profitable
in spite OF the expensive restric !
tions imposed by our laws. The
question that congress should con-
slider ls how to adjust our laws 80
that our vessels can remain under
American registry after the war is
over and ompeti.ion again be
comes active.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-31
THE ENGAGED GIRL Her Conduct Lays Foundation sa for Future Veal or Woe.

The girls friends like to help in fur nishing the home for the future bride, and so, short time before the Wed- ding they get together gifts-very often made by themselves present to her as surprise. Many and delightful are the ways in which they may be given, and the gifts may not be ex- pensive, but rather the useful trldes are remembered after expensive, thoughtless presents are forgotten.
 If, for some reason, the engagement must be broken, the mother of the girl may quietly make the announcement. Presents exchanged between the two must be returned, and if wedding gifts have arrived they must be returned with formal announcement of the broken enga cement. This seems big ordeal to be gone through, and for this reason many girls prefer to marry the man, even though they have discov- cred some weighty defect in him. How much better 1t would be to suffer lit tie modification at the time than to run the risk of being unhappy for life! The only correct thing for girl to do is to follow the dictates of her con- science and break off the dubious all liance before. it is too late.