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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Carthage Mothers Find New Way
To Keep Boys Free From Colds

nut st., Carthage, tried vick's vap0.
Rub for cold and hoarseness In
chest and throat, and also for mus
cular soreness, and writes-"I have
never used anything with as good re-
suits. I believe 1t is necessity in
every home"
Mrs. M. L. Salyard, Ills 8. Maple st.,
Carthage, tried vap-0-Rub for a very
severe cold in my head and received
almost instant relief"
Mrs. Bertha Grove, R. r. d. No. Z,
has. little boy four years old who
rs bothered with bronchial trouble,
and catches cold whenever he runs
out In damp weather. His head and
nose stop up and he coughs 30 much
that his lungs wheeze until you can
hear him all over the room" Mrs.
Grove says she Just rubs Vap-O-Rub
well over the throat and chest and
covers with a warm flannel cloth. and
the vapors arising open his head.
She also stops his cough by letting
him swallow small piece In fact,
Mrs. Grove writes US quite q long
letter and ends by saying-'T would
advise all mothers to keep Vap-O-Rub
on hand. especially II they have any
small children. You don't need 70
buy cough syrups when you have bot
tie on hand. and ! ind Il better than
any internal medicinal Three sisss,
7se, Sec ei.oo.
va!!;!Si;;s:!s;;il7|g
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
GOV. RYE MAY CALL
AN EXTRA SESSION
MEMPHIS LAWYERS WANT LEoIs.
LATURE TO HEAR JUDGE
EDGINeToNs CASE.
TEN SOL0NS HAVE RESIGNED
Should Session Be Held Shelby coun.
ty Would Be Hard Hit, az Only
Eleven Now Remain In
Office.

NdSnFlli0.
Gov. Rye told q committee of Mem.
phis lawyers that he is seriously con.
sidering the calling of an extra SEES.
sion of the legislature to take up the
charges against Judge Jesse Edging.
ton of Shelby county.
The governor said. however, that he
would not announce his decision at
the present time.
In official circles 1t is confidently
expected that the call for the extra
session will be made Immediately aft
er the decisions of the supreme court
are handed down.
The committee which went to see
Gov. Rye came to convey the report
of the Memphis bar on the result Of
the investigation that was made into
the charges of bribe-taking against
Judge Edgington.
Judge Allen Hughes was chairman
of the committee and the other mem
bers were Elias Gates; i Il HnImess
George Harsh and Wassell Randolph.
The committee had previously ar.
ranged for an engagement with the
governor and the chief executive was
on hand when they arrived. He also
went into conference with them and
during the hour and half that they
were together the committee thorough
ly outlined the charges that have been
brought against Judge Edgington and
some of the. evidence on which the
charges are based.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
QUESTION NArloNALlzEp.

II have been forced to the conclu-
sic. the. the c:iiyy cGccc.:..-Tee ~ ~aay &c
deal with the liquor question is by and
through the action of the national
government" Is the declaration of
United States Senator Borah Of Idaho.
"The liquor interests themselves have
nationalized the question. The large
distillerios and manufactures of intox-
icating liquors supply every state in
the Union from some particular manu-
featuring plant SO that 1t becomes in
every sense matter Of interstate con-
Germ and matter which can be ef-
fectually controlled and regulated
through the national government
which alone can deal with interstate
matters.
III l had felt that 1t could be dealt
with by the states alone I would have
much preferred to see it dealt with in
that way. But feel sure that 1t has
passed beyond the control Of the states
and has become national question in
every sense, economically, CONNER.
cially and politically"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK!
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
Just Once! Try "Dodsons Liver Tone" When Bilious Cons-
pated, Headachy-Don't Lose Days Work.

Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel
fine and cheerful: make your work
pleasure; be vigorous and full of am
bition. But take no nasty, danger
GUS calomel, because It makes you
sick and you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite. breaking 1t up. That's
when you feel that awful nausea and
cramping.
Listen to me! II you want to enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced just
take spoonful of harmless Dodson's
Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer
sells you q 30 cent bottle OF Dodson's
Liver Tone under my personal money
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Importance Of Thrift.

The present year marks the hun
dredth anniversary Of savings banks
In the United States. The Philadel-
phia Savings Fund society came into
being in 1916. New York was three
years late in catching step with the
Quaker city. While the last decade
shows a remarkable increase In saw
ings deposits, America is far behind
some European countries in the prac-
tice Of thrift. Only II per cent Of our
population is counted among the saw
ers, whereas France numbers 34.6 per
cent, or more than one-third of its
people, in the class who lay by. The
Importance of that fact Is seen In the
financial stability of France under the
heavy strain OF war.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

back guarantee that each spoonful
will clean your sluggish liver better
than dose of nasty calomel and that
1t won't make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know 1t next morn
ing. because you viii wake up feel.
ing fine. your liver win be working,
your headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and
cannot salivate. Give 1t to your chill
dren. Millions Of people are using
Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dan.
gerous calomel now. Your druggist
will tell you that the sale OF calomel
is almost stopped entirely here.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY lTl
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Garden
Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally, 80
evenly. PREPARING til. mixture 6,
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. For 80 cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonic
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" You Just dampen a
sponge or soft. brush with 1t and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at q time. BY morn.
ing all gray hair disappears. and. after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant. You will also dis.
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray. faded hair, though no dis.
grace, is sign Of old age, and as we
all desire youthful and attractive ap.
pearance, get busy at once with wy.
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look YEAR,
Younger. ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Now They Are Not Afraid to Let the
Children Run Outdoors
Freely.

Every mother knows how hard It IL
to keep children, especially boys, in
doors in bad weather. And yet II they
run out 1t usually means Group or
colds. Carthage, Mo-, mothers have
solved this problem by keeping plenty
Of fresh air in the bedroom at night.
and applying hot application Of
Vick's Vap-0-Rub at the first sign Of
trouble.
vap-O-Rub really Is remarkable
preparation. It Is the invention Of
q North Carolina druggist. and Ia
universally used In the South, but was
introduced here only last winter.
It comes in salve form and is ap-
piled externally over the throat and
chest. Externally-it acts like poul-
tice or plaster, relieving the tightness
and soreness. Internally-it acts like
. vapor-lamp, except that you do not
have to keep the windows shut and
the fresh air excluded IS you do with
the old fashioned vapor.lamp. vick's
is 90 made that the body heat re-
leases the Ingredients in the form Of
.yapors. These yspc-s are inhaled with
every breath through the air passages
10 the lungs, carrying the medication
Sfght 70 tie Affected parte.
Ma Lee Wrksrsou, 40 n cAsst
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Stranger to Elevators.

Mrs. Brown is very stout. but she Is
also most considerate about other peo-
pie.
The other day she went into large
hotel to call on friend. The clerk
sent her to the lift. There small
boy opened the door for her.
Are you going up. ma'am? he
asked, politely.
Mrs. Brown eyed his slender figure
and thought Of her own ample pro
portions.
Eyes, I am, my boy she answered.
with Q kindly smile. But goodness
me, Q ltttls fellow IKE you can't pull
me- up in shst OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
A GOOD CHANGE.
A Change Of Food Works Wonders

Wrong food and drink cause lot Of
trouble in this world. To change is
first aid when person is i'll, particu-
larly from stomach and nervous trou-
bles. AS an illustration: A lady in
Mo. was brought around to health
again by leaving OF coffee and some
articles Of food that did not agree with
her.
She says:
''For a number Of years l suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble which
kept getting worse until was Ill
most of the time. About four years
ago / left of coffee and began using
Postum. My stomach and bowels
improved right along, but was SO re-
duced In flesh and 30 nervous that the
least thing would overcome me.
Then l changed my food and began
using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. lived on these two princi.
pally for about four months. Day by
day gained in flesh and strength un-
til the nervous trouble had disap.
peared. feel that owe my health
to Postum and Grape-Nuts.
Husband was troubled, for q long
time, with occasional cramps, and
slept badly. Finally prevailed upon
him to leave on coffee and take
Postum. After he tried Postum for
q few days he found that he could
sleep and that his cramps disappeared.
He never went back to coffee" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum ceresi-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc
packages.
instant Postum q soluble powder
dissolves quickly In cup OF hot wa
ter. and, with cream and sugar. makes
. delicious beverage instantly. sec
and Soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious md
cot about ne same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum
--sef4 b. o<pgw2
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
HAS LARGE BALANCE.

The treasurer of Kalamazoo county,
Michigan, the county in which is stu.
ated tho city OF the same name, re-
ports balance of $25, 1913 for the year
ending September 30, 1915. This bal
ance is significant when 1t is remem-
bered that the county went dry on
May of that year and thereby for
feited $4,000 in liquor license rev.
enue. For the year ending Septem-
Der 30, 1914, the balance amounted to
only $S,S7S.3c. practically $4,000 less
than for 1915. although the county
treasurer received for 1914 the liquor
license revenue which was forfeited
the following year.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

20 sss p;ns "a wsvor ssii On. nay rum,
small box Of Barbo Compound, and \ or. Of
glycerine. Apply to the hair twice week
until It becomes the desired shade. ANY drug
gist can put this up or you can mix It ct
home ct very little cost II win gradually
moves dandruf. II is excellent for falling
hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy.
Il will not color the scalp, ID not sticky or
greasy. and does not rub of.--Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Might Better Have Said NOTHING.

Judge-Prisoner at the bar, have
you anything to say for yourself?
Prisoner-Yes, MUD; I admits I'm
a vagabor' and a thief; but yer ought
er be very thankful I'm here and lie
me orr lightly.
How *; DC o; MAKE; make : that cut cut.
Prisoner-Well, suppose we blokes
went on strike and turned honest,
what would yer ludship and SIGH as
you do fur livin'?"
Judge (seyerely)-Um-five years
Judge (severely)-Um-flve years
penal servitude.-London Mail.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18


Ten members of the legislature
have resigned their places In the law.
making bodies and two others are
holding lucrative state jobs which
may disQualify them from sitting
should an extra session be called.
Shelby county would be the hard
est hit of any county because of dele
CATION Of eleven only four are quail
fled to sit In session. Six members
of the delegation In the house and
one in the senate have city jobs, and,
according to the provisions of the city
charter Of Memphis, would be disqual-
flied from being legislators even IL
they hadn't resigned. Senator T. G..
Ashcroft resigned to become city com.
missioner, and those in the house hold
ing Jobs are w. T. McClain, commits
sioner Of police; w. M. Stanton, re-
signed to become city Judge; Grover
Mccormick, assistant city attorney;
Chas. L. Nicely, divorce proctor; Carl
Larsen, an inspector under the city
government. and A. B. Galloway.
Others who have resigned in the
senate are Senator J. ]. Murray of
Marshall county. who is secretary Of
the state highway commission, and
Senator Newton H. White Of Giles,
who resigned before the last legisla.
ture adjourned.
The only other resignation dn the
house is that of ]. o. Tankard Of Da
wilson, who stepped out to become a
city commissioner of Nashville.
There are more vacancies in the les
islature now than at any other time in
the history Of the state, and ques.
ton arises as to whether the governor
would call special elections to I'LL
these vacancies. 1t Is understood that
the citizens Of Shelby are very desir.
GUS of having another delegation SO.
lected.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Mrs, Hens SAYINGS.

Liza spriggs is afful forehandud,"
admired Mrs. Jonathan Hep to her
neighbor, ''she seq she amt gonna let
nothin' git ahead Nv her, sose she's
got her new dry tibet she got fer
Christmas all writ up till next August.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Why Not7

PA" said the six-year-old, what is
q prince?"
"A prince" said his father, lis
kings little boy. Now, If were
king you would be a prince"
The youngster thought 1t over for a
moment.
Why don't you be one?" he asked.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
DRY PRESS BANQUET.

The Missouri Press association
climbed on the water-wagon at ban
quet during its annual meeting in st.
Joseph. No intoxicants we're served.
Each one of the newly elected officers
is the editor of q dry newspaper and
is himself an exponent of national con.
stitutional prohibition.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
soozER A POOR PATRON.

A letter purpcrting to come from
o business agency, asking for the cred
1t ratings of certain men, was received
by q banker. Discovering that 1t came
from liquor dealer. he replied as fol-
lows:
The fact that you did not state
the nature of your business led me
to suspect that you were asking in
the interest of the liquor business. II
my suspicious are correct, I do not
blame you for being ashamed to show
your flag. I pity you for being in
the business at all. know the men
referred to but have no specific in
formation for you. know this much,
which I am willing to tell you. that
they would have better credit In this
bank IL they did not use your stun.
"As a bank, we know that the man
who is good patron Of your business
is q poor patron of ours"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Rub ltIn ThorouchIy.

Rub II In Thoroughly.
A sprain or strain should have i'm.
mediate attention to check the swell.
ing. Rub on. and rub In thoroughly
Hanford's Balsam Of Myrrh and you
should have quick relief. Always have
q bottle on hand for accidents. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Tered with female
trouble, backache,
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me SO nervous
/ could just tear
everything to pieces
and / would ache all
over and feel 30 sick
that I would not
want anvone tn talk
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Ask your dealer for the free book.
let, Useful Hints for Horse Owners"
issued by @. G. Hanford Mfg. Co., SYRIA
cuse, N. T.. manufacturers of Han
ford's Balsam of Myrrh. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Veterans Added Pension Roll.

veterans Aooeu TSnst0n roii.
Nashville. q report made 70
John B. Thomson, state comptroller,
of the action taken by the state board
of pension examiners during the ses'
sion held in Nashville from Jan. IL
Until Feb. 8, Secretary John P. Hick-
man shows that the names Of 36 vet
Grams and 50 widows of veterans have
been added to the pension rolls. Five
veterans were restored to the rolls
and three widows.
1t is shown that "a old soldiers on
the pension roll have died and that 3s
widows have died.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
viii Not Car Shelby Election.

Will Not cah Shelby Election.
Julian Strauss and Senator John L.
Parhans members Of the legislature
who called on Gov. Rye and impor-
tuned him to call a special election
in Shelby county to I'LL Ave or more
vacancies, are said to have met with
small encouragement. 1t is practically
certain that Gov. Rye will not call an
election even IL he does assemble the
legislature.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
WANTED, a NATIONWIDE POLICY


The policy of prohibition has failed
to achieve among US In the past an ad-
equate success, because wherever
tried It has been only prohibition In
spots! But sanitation in spots--vac-
cination, quarantine, sewerage. pure
water supply only here and there
such an arrangement would not give
rs satisfactory improvement In pub
lie health. Nothing will do but pol
icy of public hygiene that is nation
wide. Just SO with prohibition, Q ne
cessity to public health, moral and
physical. The liquor power can only
be struck at It's vital center when hit
by national law. That blow given
and then scores of minor evils, caused
by drink, that cannot otherwise be
reached will disappear.-The Congre
gationalist.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

ParadoxlcaI Proof.
How do you know he is a man of
loose habits?'
From the way he gets tight"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
COMING OR GOING.

1.-THE moderate drinker Is either
coming or going. He Is coming back
toward the morn OF sobriety. or he Is
going on toward drunkenness.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Naturally.

walls have ears"
why else would they hang tele-
phones on them?"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build UD The system

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC You know
what yon are taking. as the formula Is
printed on every label. showing it is
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. so cents.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Expunge the accounts Of mans In
humanity to man from the worlds his
tory, and small volume would con-
tain the rest.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
OVER THE STATE EplToMlzEo

The Memphis Business Mems Club
Is operating demonstration incubator
under direction Of an expert.
Charles M. Schuyler of the state fire
prevention commission has appointed
robert M. Kitchener as assistant fire
marshal for Gallatin and vicinity.
CookeviIle's new federal building.
which Is nearly completed, will be
opened In April.
Under threats that custer proceed
fngs would be filed against him Sher-
III Boles Of Sumner county has ap-
Piled the Sunday blue laws" to Gal,
latin.
Hobart Adcock, miner. aged 10
years, has been killed In the Coal
field Coal Company's mines By falling
slate. II was young Adeock's FIRST
day IN the nine.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
OF Course Not.

Jaggs-I was painting the town red
last night.
Waggs-I'll bet you didn't use wa
ter-colors.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Weak, FaInty Heart, and Mysteries
can be rectifed by taking "Renovine'' q
heart and nerve tonic. Price soc and 81. Nv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

ParadoxlcaI Appropriateness.
What raw weather this has beenl"
YES; that is why everybody has
been roasting it."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Fools and children can be relied up
on to tell the truth--at the wrong
time.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Matrimonial bonds are not always
a safe and profitable investment.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
lMMEDIArE ATTENTION.

should be given to sprains. swellings,
bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia.
Keep Mansfield's Magic Arnica Linz
ment handy on the shelf. Three sizes
-26c, 60c and $1.00.--Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
Frpve what Swamp.Root Will DO For You |
Sort Defined.

is that boy chip of the old
block?"
Why, no; he's only little shaver"
Baltimore American.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
| owe
/ MY HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
Lac etable Compound,

Washington Park, III. ct am the
mother of four children and have suf-
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Home is bower of bliss to some men
only when It's left bower.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Woman's silence signifies more
than a mans because 1t Is much less
frequent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Dates Back to Eden.
adam couldn't have been poet"
why not?"
Because poets are born, not made"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

For calks use Hanford's Balsam.
Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Piles Cured In to IA Daye
Druggists refund money II PAzO OINTMENT fails
70 cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Birst application gives relief. Soc.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18
KIDNEY TROUBLE
WEARS YOU OUT

I had Kidney and Stomach trouble for
several years and lost over 40 pounds in
weight; tried every remedy that / could
and got no relief until / took Swamp
Root. It gave me quicker relief than
anything that ever used. I now weigh
1855 pounds and am singing the praises
Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root and recon-
mending its use to oil who have stomach
and kidney troubles.
Respectfully yours,
z. G. MENDENHALL,
Mcneil, Arkansas.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
Notary Public, this 9th day of March,
1915. j. w. RHEA,
Notary Public.
frove What Swamp-Root win Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size bot
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You will
also receive booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-02-18

Lazy men distribute lot OF worth
less advice.