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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Teachers WIN Take Examination.

The next state examination for
teachers will be held March 30-31. The
weather was so inclement when the
December examination was held that
but comparatively few took it. In or
der to give the graders an opportunity
to care for the papers of the next ex-
animation, which will be heavy, 1t has
been decided to hold the examination
sooner than was first planned.
1t is desired to have certificates
from this examination In the hands of
teachers in time for them. to teach
summer terms OF school. AS this Is the
last examination until the middle OF
July, 1t will be necessary for all teach
ers who expect to begin teaching be-
fore Septembr l to take it, No teach
er can legally receive pay for teach.
ing who has no contract with the
board. No board can sign contract
with teacher who has no certificate.
The law fixes a fine for the violation
of these regulations.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Just to Show Them

$50 you have been on visit to your
boyhood homer"
"Yes," replied the prosperous-looking
citizen.
How dear to my heart are the
scenes of my childhood when fond rec
objection presents them to view.'"
Il know that's what the poet wrote,
but my principal object in going back
was to show the people there that that
dirty-faced good-for-nothing Johnson
boy has amounted to something in the
world
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Court Of Appeals Renders Decision.

The court of civil appeals decided
that the Union Bridge and Construc-
ton company ct al. could not be held
liable for damages In the death of sew
eral workmen, known as "sandhogs,"
who were killed during the construc
ton OF the j. T. Harahan bridge at
Memphis. They affirmed the action
of the circuit Judge, who directed a
verdict in favor of the defendants.
The suit was brought by the North
Memphis savings banks, administrator
Of the estate of these workmen.
The educational and agricultural
committees of the legislature were
deeply impressed with the splendid
work done at the University of Ten.
nessee, which they saw during their
visit to the institution.
The Tennessee railroad commission
has issued an order directing the Lou
isville & Nashville railroad to pro
vide adequate passenger and freight
depot facilities at Pendergast, Polk
county, and requiring the railroad to
file with the commission plans and
specifications for such depot on or bs-
fore March Is, 1917.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Lust for Show.

"Why does Mr.. Grabcoin give mu.
sicale once or twice year? She has
no taste for music"
That's true, but Mrs. Grabcoin is
the only woman in our town who can
afford to pay a grand opera star 81 900
for two or three songs and she feels
in duty bound to remind her neighbors
of that fact"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Good Resulting From War.

Carlyle has said somewhere that CIV
ilization rides on gun carriage. So
does the genius of public health. The
Spanish war initiated, through Its medi-
cal officers, another war-the one with
yellow fever. The battle against ty-
phoid was waged more vigorously and
systematically in the American army
than anywhere else. The building Of
the Panama canal, largely for naval
purposes, completed the conquest of
both yellow fever and typhoid. The
number Of lives which have been and
viii be saved by these two victories Of
science undoubtedly exceeds many
times all the losses of the present war.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
"CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biliousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get q 10-cent box.

Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out Of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe, sicken
or cause any Inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents q box from your store
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

You're bilious! Your liver is slug
gish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head is dull, your
tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated. But don't
take salivating calomel. 1t makes you
sick, 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 cramp.
Ing
II you want to enjoy the incest, gen.
tlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced Just take spoonful
of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your
druggist or dealer sells you 50-cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under
my personal money-back guarantee
that each spoonful will clean your
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

have an eight pound baby girl. know
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound saved me from an operation
which every woman breads. ~ Mrs.
NELLIE FIsHBACK, 1921 Christy Ave,
Louisville, KY.
Everyone naturally breads tho sur
geon 8 knife. Sometimes nothing else
will do, but many times Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has saved
the patient and made an operation I'M
necessary.
Ifyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know, write 10 the
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass. for helpful advice given free.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
rubereuIosIs on the psorease.

That cattle in Shelby county are
almost entirely free from tuberculosis
is proven by the report made recently
by the county board Of health to the
state commission, in which 1t is shown
that only II cases reacted in tubercu
lin tests made by the live stock in
spectors in the county during 1915.
This is eight-thenths Of per cent, an
exceedingly low average.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Secretary Burrows Reslons.

John R. Burrows has resigned as
secretary of the state board of control
and Claude P Williams, of Winches.
ter, has been elected as his successor.
Mr.. Williams was formerly an official
Of the state treasurer's office under
Treasurer Hickerson and since then
he has been engaged in special audit
ing work in the state. He is we'll
known and very popular.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

sluggish liver better than a dose of
nasty calomel and that it won't make
you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is real liver
medicine. You'll know 1t next morn.
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver wifi be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular. You will feel like working;
you'll be cheerful: full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can.
not salivate. Give 1t to your children!
Millions Of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead of dangerous cal
omel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale Of calomel is almost
stopped entirely here.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
The Juvenile Artist.

Teacher-What is that you have
drawn on your slate, Elmer?
Elmer (aged seven)-A man, wom-
an, two children and house.
Teacher-But l can see nothing ex-
cept a house. Where are the man,
woman and the children?
Elmer-Oh, they have gone in the
house.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A we'll known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint of
water add OF. Bay Rum, small box Of
Barbo Compound, and Y o. of glycerine.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix It at home at very little cost. Full
directions for making and use come in
each box Of Barbo Compound. It will
gradually darken streaked. faded gray
hair, and make It soft and glossy. It will
not color the scalp, IL not sticky OF
greasy, and does not rub of. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Hospital Boys Get Welcome.

The Tennessee field hospital com
pany No. l was welcomed home at
Knoxville with rousing reception
The major Responded to the addresses
OF welcome by Hugh M. Tate for the
board of commerce. Vice Mayor Sam
E. Hill for the city and Mrs. George
Templeton for the Red Cross.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Campaign for Prison Reform.

An aggressive prison reform cam.
paign will begin in April, following
the visit Of Thomas Mott Osborn, for
mer warden Of. Sing Sing prison. 1t
is proposed to arouse the people to IN
vestigate conditions and to cultivate
q sentiment to make prison more OF
a reformatory than place for re-
venge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

finished. The doc
tors said / would
have to be opera
ted on and / simply
brok Q down. A
friend advised me
to try Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
and the result is /
feel like q new wom-
an. ! am well and
strong, do all my
NyFyyS hnx,oa uyNv.I> nA1
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Equal to the Demand.

II never use any but pasteurized
milk in the city," said the new board
err "can you furnish it?"
"Yes, indeed" was the confident re-
ply: "our cows re kept in the pasture
all summer. The Christian Herald.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
judge Newman Files Report.

7 Complying with request from the
legislative judicial committee to con-
slider the matter of redistricting the
judiciary of the state, Chancellor Jas
B. Newman of the Davidson county
chancery court, part II, presented in.
formation relative to the work of his
court.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Virus Permits for Twelve Months.

1t has been determined by the com.
missioner Of agriculture and the state
veterinarian that all virus permits are
issued for period of twelve months,
unless otherwise ordered, and the orig
inal virus permits on hog cholera con.
troll in Tennessee were dated Feb. 10,
1915. 1t is therefore ordered that all
virus permits issued on and between
Feb. 10, 1916, and Feb. 10, 1917, be ex.
tended for period Of twelve months
from date unless otherwise ordered,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Real HeIpmeet.

Does your wife assist you with your
work." queried the horse reporter. II
see her at your desk quite often"
"Yes," replied the self-confessed hui
morist. "She destroys all my wife and
mother-in-law jokes"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Some Consolation.

We are told that housewives can no
longer afford to serve cabbage. That's
too bad, OF course-but how much bet
ter the boarding house of the future
Is going to smell
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
A FRIENDS
ADVICE
Woman Saved From a Seri-
GUS Surgical Operation.

Louisville, Ky.-"For four years I
suffered from female troubles, head
aches, and nervousness. / could not
sleep, had no appetite and 1t hurt me TO
walk. If tried to do any work,
would have to lie down before It was
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Its Sort.

Good story this about the rattle
snake, wasn't it?"
"Yes; rafting good story"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
To Drive Out Malaria
And Ruild LIN The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label, showing IL Is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. 50 cents.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
A NEGLEcIEp COLD

is often followed by pneumonia. Be-
fore 1t is too late take Laxative Quini-
dine Tablets. Gives prompt relief In
cases of Coughs, Colds, La Grippe and
Headache. Price 25c.-Ady.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
STOP THAT HACKING couc

0TVF I'M FINNNFNG OVONTT.
Mansfield formerly Hungarian
Cough Balsam heals the inflamed and
lacerated membranes and quiets the
tickling nerves that lie underneath the
infected portions. Invaluable for ba-
bies. Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
Rye Pardons Lunaer.

Leslie Biggs, of Raleigh, N. c., aged
25, a prisoner in the state penitentiary,
was pardoned by Gov. Rye just before
the governor left for Florida in search
Of health. Biggs Is in the last stage
of tuberculosis and his pardon was
recommended by the advisory board
Of parcons and the prison physician
on their own initiative.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Anuric cures Backache, Lumbago,
Rheumatism. Send l0c. DR.. V. M Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, for large trial package
Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

The Ouinine That Does Not Affect The Head
because of its tonic and laxative eject, Laxative
causing nervousness or ringing In the head. There
Up only one "Bromo Quinine." n. W, GROVES
eignature 10 on each boz. &c.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

A torpid liver condition prevents proper
food assimilation. Tone up your liver with
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills They act
gently and surely. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

A woman always thinks she is bet
ter than other women and man
thinks he's no worse than other men.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

The man who Is in touch with the
toothache Is out Of sympathy with it.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

A fire in an Ohio grain elevator
burned for more than year.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Nearly all men are suspicious and
nearly oil women are superstitious.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

The prune crop Of the whole state
of California is valued at $9,500,0OO.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Note the evil results of smoking as
illustrated by the volcano; it constant
ly suffers from eruptions.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
In 1920.

Justice-What's the charger
Oficer-Stealing potatoes from a
tewelry store, yer honor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Moth and butterfly eggs look like
small but fancy pieces Of candy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

A danger signal has been devised to
warn Of overhead perils.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

STOP THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS
"Femenina" is the wonder worker for all
female disorders. Price 81 90 and soc. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
.CAL0MEL IS MERCURY, IT s|CKENS!
STOP USING SAUVAT|NG DRUG

Don't Lose Days Work! If Your Liver Is Sluggish or Bowels
Constipated Take "Dodson's Liver Tone."-Its Fine!
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Knoxville. Bailey, i3 years
old, was frozen to death at Byington,
near here, and a locomotive fireman
was frozen speeches. when an engine
stopped at Clinton for water. The
body of young Bailey was found near
his home lying In field.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Jackson.-A man purporting to be
U. s. soldier, who said war had been
declared and that he had been detailed
to raise 200 of the 375,o0o volunteers
called for, suddenly left Jackson after
the local recruiting officers issued or
ders for him to depart.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Knoxville.-Miss Anne Martin, Of
Reno, New, chairman Of the woman's
national committee, was the principal
speaker at the suffrage banquet held
at Johnson City in connection with
the congressional union.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Lynchburg.-Whiskey made many,
many years ago at the famous Jack
Daniel old-time distillery, cup the hol-
ler," at Lynchburg, and aged in
wood until it has color like that
of rare mahogany, is now being ship
ped to Hopkinsville, Ky, and st. Louis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23
IAy1ERsIYE

Mcld opeIaiions. fosi.ive Liver stonass remedy
eslasss ksssay Co 40 sDsssssns. .cAinss
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Columbia.--Judge ]. T. Mcknight
has announced the appointment Of
Capt W. r. Galloway, from the Fifth
district and a former member of the
legislature, member Of the county
read commission to succeed Clay E.
Hight, resigned.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Fayetteville.-Rev. Burke Culpep-
per, one of the best known evangelists
In the south, is conducting a meet
ing at the Methodist church here.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Influenza, Pin k
e We, Epizootic,
Distemper and all
nosa and fhroaf
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Newbern.-A mass meeting will be
held at the courthouse in Dyersburg
March for the purpose of establishing
a creek in the Lewis Creek drainage
district.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Manchester.-The Rev. ]. w. L.
Uselton of this county, for thirty
years preacher of the Baptist
church, died at his home at Wiser's
Bluff.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-23

Cumberland Gap.-The deep under
tone of the events Of the three-day an.
niversary celebration at Lincoln Me-
mortal university was prayer for
greater America to be laid on a foun-
dalton Of boys and girls at the univer.
sity, Of the same race, type and same
sincerity of endeavor as Lincoln. Two
score senators and congressman deliv-
cred five-minute tributes, modelled af-
ter the brevity of Mncoln's Gettys-
burg address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
Kerensky, Dictator
In Fact, May ProUe
Another Cron,tDell
rBy Cable % TIE Tribwsl

London, July 2l.-Those who in the
last few days have been hoping 70 see
Kerensky tho dictator Of Russia as a
cure TO all that country's present Ills
seem likely to have their wishes full
filled.
Kerensky has become Premier, but
retains the offices both Of War and
Marine, which, in the present circum-
stances Of Russia, seems as near q
dictatorship as possible. He is easily
the most masterful personality of the
present day in Russia. If his health
holds up Kerensky, with fine record
of achievement, prompt decisiveness OF
character and able administrative
power, ought 10 make a change In the
fortunes OF the country.
He showed extraordinary mastery
when the military organization was on
the brink of a collapse. Knowing the
common man, and using every weapon
of eloquence, caiolery, threats and
appeal. the mere fact that he was able
70 induce the recent offensive is
tribute in itself. A man Of this type,
might achieve anything IN land OF
contrasts like Russia.
Moreover, everything is not against
him. Private news received in London
o.day shows that although many regl'
nents have deserted, yet many oil the
best corps are hghting better than
ever and influencing many waverers.
Kerensky will have the assistance OF
Korniloff. Russia's great find, and u
is Just possible he may turn OUT 10 De
PussiR'e Cromwell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
Massacre in Siberian Mines
Started Kerensky on His Career
Indictment of Russian Authorities Was Followed by Eec
ton to Duma-Fis Father Slav His Mother
Tartar-Justice Is His Passion

Several hundred disconnected labor
ers were shot down by the military in
a Siberian gold mine in the early part
of 1912. Some thousands of miles away
a young man, scarcely thirty, was prac-
Using law. He was Alexander Feodoro-
witch Kerensky. The shooting in ST.
IBERIA made him a national figure and
later virtual dictator of great state.
Russia was demanding of the Cars
government an investigation Of the ST.
berisn massacre. In the meantime
Kerensky decided 10 go over TO the
miners settlement TO make an investi-
cation Of his own. His pilgrimage re-
suited in a scathing indictment of the
authorities. which was published and
distributed throughout Russia. This
brought him fame In few months he
was elected to the Duma from the town
of Volsk, in the province of Saratov-
on-the-Volga.
The father Of Kerensky was high
school teacher and was genuine Slav.
But his mother seems 70 have been a
member of the Mongolian race, proba-
bly, Tartar. There are millions Of
Tartars in the section of Russia from
which Kerensky comes. He was born
in Tashkent, Turkestan, in Asiatic Rus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22

sia, city which numbers only twenty
thousand Russians out Of population
eight times that size.
Kerensky's face is characteristic
mixture Of the Monaghan and Slav. His
eyes are searching, as if filed with sus-
picion, and glimmer with GOODNESS
that is disconcerting. There is i'm
mense strength in his sullen, drawn
face. Behind his unusually high fore
head one feels there is a vast and
mystic mental "hinterland," at which
one is not allowed to glimpse.
And yet Kerensky is a man Of emo
ton as much as q man of mind. This
perhaps is the secret Of his power.
Kerensky's passion is justice, Sla-
vonic characteristic. His political past
has been entirely devoted TO the cause
of the masses. He was the leader in
the Duma Of the Group Of Toll. which
was q peasants party. The peasants
and the soldiers, who are but peasants
in uniform, love and worship Kerensky.
And they have reason for doing so.
No man in the Duma showed himself
to be q greater friend of the muzhik
than Alexander Kerensky.
Since the revolution Kerensky has
been Minister of Justice, Minister Of
War and Marine. and now he becomes
Prime Minister, the highest post in
Russia to-day.