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Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

The many friends of Clarence A
Barnes. the attorney, who has been
very i'll, will be glad to hear that he
is safely on the way to recovery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Raymond Shook bot a fine Poland
Gilman gilt of Horace Mundy for $50
registered up to the highest notch,
a good one indeed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

The Mexico Catholic ladies held
their bazaar three days last week and
cleared over $500. 1t was great
success.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Mr.. w. II Pollock and Miss Mary
Brockman were married in Mexico
Saturday, Rev.J.D. Greer, officiating.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Judge Alex Carter and son bot IL
cotton mules in Monroe county last
week. @ s202.5O.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Z Fred Hathaway, formerly OF this
kitty, has a position with an auto
mobile company in st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

FOR SALE. A secondhand pi-
ano, in good condition, very cheap.
Inquire at The Message office.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

FOR SALE-New and up-to-date
Furniture, stoves and Rugs, Sewing
Machines on easy payments. Can
furnish your homes or rooms conf
pIete. Buy now and pay later.
SAM MORRIS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Kenneth Sanford is in Kansas City
to offer his services for the army.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

Mexico hotels are observing meat
less and wheatless days.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-12-13

FOR SALE:-New and Up-tO-
date Furniture, Stoves and Rugs.
SEWING MACHINES on easy pay
ments. Can furnish your home
or rooms complete.
/. Buy Now And Pay Later.
SAM MORRIS.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-23
Gen. CrOwder Outlines New SeJective
Draft Plans to Local and Dist. Boards

of it's supply. The Nation is rapidly
becoming a great system, and If this
part of it were disturbed now it Is
not too much to say that that system
would be shattered so effectively that
it would take weeks, if not months, to
repair the damage. That, l think, is
too clear to require further exposi-
ton. But there is a further thought
that has not yet been emphasized.
We, as a nation, have learned much
in the last few months. We have, in
the words of the President, drawn
close in one compact front against a
common foe" and we have found our
selves. We have learned the sacri-
flee that must be made to make our
Nation safe from aggression. The
duty of citizenship has taken on a
new light for all of us and there has
been no hesitation among our people
in performing that duty. Whether
Germany has taught us or whether we
have learned it ourselves, we know
one thing so clearly and so well that
we will never again have doubt of it.
The volunteer method of raising an
army for war is gone. 1t will never
return. The principle of selection
has been tried and proved by our
people. | am led to believe that
they approve it with substantial un,
animity. If it is good for this time
of peril, it is good for all future
emergencies. The wonder is that a
people SO devoted to business etiici
cheney should have hesitated to adopt
it. 1t is of the essence of democracy
and national effectiveness. The pres
ent method for it's expression inte
CRATES with our political system sc
perfectly responds SO smoothly and
so we'll to our dual form of State and
national control that it would be ca
lamitous to have it impaired. The
principle of selection is established
The system for selection improved as
we can improve it must become and
remain a permanent part of our gov
ernmental system for war. 1t is 8
link which binds closer our Union Of
States and our resulting General Gov
ernment. 1t is for this reason thai
| say that we are standing not at the
portals of a past but rather at the
threshold of future.
E. H. CROWDER.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-23
EX-COV. TERRELL'S
BROTHER GIVES
TESTIMONY
That's What John Bunyon johnson,
the WelI-known Automobile
Salesman, Says of Martins
Liver Medicine

One of the latest to add his un-
qualified endorsement t Martins
Liver Medicine is John Bunyon
Johnson, of Macon, Ga In letter
dated August 25, 1917, he says:
1T affords me pleasure to report
that | have taken Martins Liver
Medicine and obtained most desir-
able results. Martins Liver Medi-
cine is pleasant to the taste, does
not gripe nor inconvenience the
taker in an way. 1t acts positively
and yet gently upon the liver and il
is my opinion that it is superior to
any liver medicine sold"
Martins Liver Medicine is strictly
vegetable in ingredients, contains
no poisonous calomel, is pleasant to
take and is sold with the standing
guarantee that if it does not give
the effect desired, the empty bottle
can be returned to the drug store
and the Soc paid for it will be re-
funded. As a medicine for consti-
patton, sick headache or other liver
and stomach troubles, Martin's 5
Liver Medicine is without a peer.
Sold by druggists everywhere.
FoR SALE BY HENLEY & HENLEY
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-23

can md service, not conspicuous ner.
maps such as the world would praise.
modest unnoted ministries, which M
eye but Gods shall mark.
l hke the sentiment of these lines.
When am dead and gone
And the mold upon my breast
Say not he did ill or wen.
Only he did his best
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-23
MAKING LIFE WORTH WHILE
(By Madison c.. Peters)

(By Madison C. Peters,
May every soul that touches mine
Be it the slightest contact-get there.
from some good,
Some little grace, one kindly thought,
One aspiration yet unfelt, one bit of
courage
For the darkening sky, one gleam of
faith
To brave the thickening ills of life,
One glimpse of brighter skies beyond
the gathering mists,
To make this life worth while
And heaven sure heritage.
A rose to the living is more than
wreaths for the dead.
The flowers you mean to send for
your friends coffin, send them now to
brighten the path. or cheer the sad.
ness.
Don't wait for sorrow to draw out
your love. Break the alabaster vase
of your love now-now pour out the
fragrance
A precious stone, the sympathetic
opal, has dull surface, no luster. no
beauty, but hold it for a moment in
your hand and it will glisten with all
the colors of the rainbow. The touch
of the human hand brings out it's
beauty. All about you are human
lives, cold, lusterless, which need only
the touch of warm human hand to
bring out in them the brightness of
the spiritual beauty, the radiant life.
that is hidden in them.
What a pity it is that so many who
are constantly active outside, lend.
helping hand in all the little de.
tails of daily life away from home. are
often quite without that sweetness of
temper and unselfishness at home.
Do the gentle things you think of
in your heart. Do them now.
That's a fine saying of George Mac,
Donald's IF | can put one touch of
rosy sunset into the life of any man
or woman, l shall feel that I have
worked with God"
Isn't it better to do such beautiful
things than to pass the days in rounds
of fashion, living an empty, selfish life
and leaving no blessing in the world
Put yourself out. Lend a hand
Everywhere there are aching hearts
and tired feet.
Let your thoughtful ministry fall
upon your weary mother. your bur.
dened father, your tempted brother
the struggling sister, the servants
whose duties are never done.
There is that blind woman to whom
you might read an hour and with
whom you might talk about the beau.
tiful world on which she can never
look.
Or spend an afternoon with that
neglected child. lacking true home
sweetness in his or her own life.
This service is sure to lie close a,
hand. You need not go out to a for.
eign land, right about your doors Won
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-23

Have you all tho Insurance ~
need? Ask W. ID. Edwards. RoOl1
IL, Post Once. Ts'
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-23

Insure your Buildings Merehs2
dise and Automobiles, with W. y
Edwards, Room IL. Post ONCE. s7s'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15

Titles to property in Cuba secured by every legal
safeguard; much the system in the United States
Cubs,s cities have water, Lighting sanitary and drain
age systems equal to the best and their street cleaning ana
police departments (modeed exactly after those OF I've"
York City are entirely up to date efficient and capable
There are permanent schools including Havana Uni
r;,v with its 1000 students, and thousands OF COM
petent teachers
Cuba is accessible from New York by good a'water
L.. ., nv rail and water via Tampa, Key West
or New Orleans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15

III NIllIdtt dIIu IIcaItIIIulHcSo NuDet 10 1'0e 0'
passed by Any Country in the World
Temperature January average. 1913 degrees July ga de-
gree Extremes 90 degrees Dry November TO
MAY Showers during with cooling breeze July 3oo
days in the YEAR nights always cool and refreshing Average an
nual rainfall "a inches.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
Free Trip 10 Tri.State Fair

Those who desire to visit the Tri-
State Fair at Memphis week of Sept,
"a will be pleased to learn that the
Southern Woman's Magazine is pay
ing the entire expenses of those who
wish to attend and who will give them
few hours work.
This offer includes railroad fare,
meals and hotel expenses for three
day visit, and all necessary expenses
This party will visit the fair Wednes.
day. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26-
.27.2S. Those desiring to be guest:
Of the magazine may secure full par.
ticulars by addressing the Southern
Woman's Magazine, Nashville, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
A Serious Accident

Last Saturday evening Horace
Carothers and his sister, Miss Vessie
Carothers, started in a buggy with a
blind family horse for their home
north of Selmer. As they were 60
ing down the hill towards Thrasher's
fish lake some Of the straps gave way
and a shaft went to the ground,
frightening the horse, when he ran
recklessly down the hill and through
a wire fence. The buggy was turned
over and the occupants thrown out
Horace has broken rib and other
serious wounds, while his sister was
badly bruised.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24

Wednesday night, conducted by their
former beloved pastor, Rev. VIM.
Thorne.
The new church their congregation
now occupy, and of which they are
excusably proud.
The building is not finished, but is
most pleasant and modern church
This congregation is doubtless the
strongest country church in the
county. Twenty years ago it was
about as hard citizenship as one
would care to know. To few faith
full Christians, who spent great effort
in building up church and Sunday
School, came the results Of their
Christian efforts. Now a more or
derby community does not exist in the
county. The great Southern Presby-
terrain church has nurtured this plant,
but not to the extent of allowing
them to be dependent on it's bene6-
cences. The church membership is
made up of relatively poor people,
but each contributes their part, and
from the large membership they are
gradually gathering they are able to
stand up with many older and strong
er churches.
The preaching Sunday was at II,
3. and 1880. Rev. Thorne, is the
preacher, assisted by Rev. Wade, the
regular young and popular pastor,
who, by the way, is fine singer and
for his experience is a very strong
preacher and faithful worker. A
number of professions and church &C.
cessions were had Sunday. The an.
nouncements were made for preach
ing until Wednesday night.
A royal spread of dinner on the
! ground" showed that war times anC
high prices do not deter the gooC
housewives from being able to "set
up" enough of the best any morta
needs WITH hearty welcome to ea
and be filled that has characterized
McNairy county for the past hal
century, to our personal knowledge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
Thompson Springs

1t has been a long time since good
old Thompson Springs has been rep
resented in the Independent, and !
thought would gather up all the
scattered news Of the nearby vicinity.
Sidney L. Smith has just finished a
no days singing school at Mayes
Chapel, and has gone to Arkansas to
teach out there the coming week.
He has certainly improved our choir
to a great extent, and Prof. Smith
said he would challenge it against
any choir in the county for the prac-
tice they have had.
Last Saturday night we had q
splendid box supper at Thompson
Springs Schoolhouse, for the purpose
of paying part Of Prof. Smith price
for teaching the school. and some ole
married men and widowers bought
boxes and ate with the young girls
| It's shame on the boys. Prof. Albert
McCullar, of Wolfpen school gave The
welcome address.
Crops are looking better than they
have for years, but they are needing
rain now.
Big little Archie McCullar has beef
called to service. He says he's go
ing to kill German.
Mrs. Lean Ramer, Of Bethel Sprgs
passed away at Mr., Byrant Johnson
last Wednesday, after being confne'
to her bed several weeks. She wa
about Go years old. Her remain
were laid to rest in the McAlpi
graveyard on Thursday evening.
|. l.. S.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
BLOODY AND UNPROVOKED
MURDER
John Gibson Kills E. P. Lambert,
postolfice Inspector, at STAN
tonyiIle Last Thursday
Night

Last Thursday night John Gibson, a
rural route carrier, shot and mortally
wounded E. P. Lambert, pestoffice
inspector.
We understand from the best in
formation we can gather, that there
was some conflict between the Rural
Carrier Gibson and the postmaster at
Stantonville., Each had probably filed
charges against the other. Lambert
was sent to investigate. Just what
his findings were we do not know, but
infer he found the charges in favor
Of the postmaster and against Gibson.
1T seems about 8 o'clock Gibson
came to the Elan hotel and met
Lambert With hand shake perfectly
friendly They began talking on the
porch, when some ladies at the win
dow where they could hear caused
Gibson to say: Let us step down in
20 the yard. They walked to gate,
about 40 feet, talking in a friendly
way. Gibson went out at the gate
and shut it, turning and facing Lam.
bert with pistol drawn, declaring he
WAS going to xiii him and begar
shooting, three shots taking effect,
one passiag through the liver. He
lieed until the next morning.
The above are the statements Of
th4 deceased as his dying declaration
shortly before he expired. There
were no weapons on the deceased
The defense will doubtless be the
back pocket attempt
The case came up for examination
Wednesday before Esq Gooch with ;
number OF associate justices. i. S
Dist, Atty. Kyser, Of Memphis, ant
7. B. Whitehurst represented thu
government and Wood and Alternately
the defendant.
The case came to a sudden Close
before il began, when the distric'
attorney announced that a bond o,
$4,000 was agreed on, which th'
defendant gave and was released.
1t is claimed since capital punish
ment has been abolished all cases .
murder are bailable. The act repeal
ing the Bowers Act is said to be lille
gal and the act still stands
From what We can learn this seem
to be o most .unprovoked murder
The facts when brought out at tn
trial may be different
Mr.. Lambert was raised at TupelC
was in the Corinth Office number Q
years until the promotion, and is sal
to have been a qniet, peaceful, Chris
tisn gentleman.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
A Pleasant Sundays Outing

In company with Master Andrew
Hamilton, the Editor spent Sunday
at Bethesda church, two miles north
east Of Selmer. The morning was
pIeasant and all nature seemed to en-
low the rest OF the night, and the
day was to do its usual functions of
assisting the forests aud crops to
prepare for The autumn days so soon
to be here. Cotton and corn are be-
ginning to show the yellow tinge OF
maturity. Arriving at the church.
where Sunday School had not con-
cluded, we found large crowd OF
bows aud girls and old people conclnd-
inc the services, and singing sweetly
some Of the song Of long ago.
The protracted meeting began
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
YOUNG MEN and
WOMEN WANTED

Four hundred and eighty-three
young men, from sixteen to twenty
one years of age (not subject to con-
scription), and two hundred and thir-
ty-fve women are wanted to take the
training necessary to qualify them for
positions in banks, mercantile houses,
railroad Offices, etc. positions made
vacant by the first and second drafts
of bookkeepers and stenographers.
YOUR MONEY BACK.
Young men who qualify at Draugh-
on's for Shorthand work with the
Government and are drafted for Gov
eminent service viii get back every
cent of the money that they pay for
taition if they are not given Office
work, instead Of trench work, with
the Government.
We have ON file letters urging us to
train, as fast as possible, young men
and women for these positions, which
pay from NINE HUNDRED to
TWELVE HUNDRED dollars year
to begin on. By the Draughon meth
ods-the methods that business men
indorse one can learn Bookkeeping
and Shorthand by mail as well as at
college. and can learn by mail at one
sixth the cost of learning at college
Write to Draughon's Practical Bust
ness College, Nashville, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
NASHVILLE, TENN.
LOCAL BOARDS:

Z y August :, T9TI.
L OCAI. BOARDS
In making application for exemption from draft parties hereby notified
that adays must contain detailed Of the facts which they rely
The Board will take into only such Of facts deter
mining questions exemption and will be governed BY regard merely
conclusions of law Of opinion
Each case and will be determined by peculiar conditions and
surrounding circumstances which be detail The affidavit Of the
applicant and also supported detail by the afdays Of witnesses
TOM c. RYE, Governor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
Auction Sale of Thirty Head Of
Yearlins FilIies Saturday,
Aug. Is, at the Sell
mer Stock Pens

On the above date | will sell at
public auction without reserve a car
load Of yearling FLIES. This stuff all
must go regardless of price, and no
sale postponed on account of the
weather. This is a rare opportunity
to get some fine young breeding stock.
Cash or good bankable note.
LEM. R. BINGHAM.
Owner and Auctioneer.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
Wheat Growing for Southeastern
States

Washington, DC, Aug. 20-To as
sist in carrying out the program for a
billion bushel wheat crop in the Unit
ed States next season, the United
States Department of Agriculture has
Just issued the first of a series of
practical emergency bulletins embody-
ing constructive suggestions for
wheat growing in the various Sec
tions of the country. The bulletin,
wheat Growing in the Southeastern
States" is devoted to a discussion of
wheat production in Tennessee, North
Carolina, Mississippi, Ala6ama, Geor-
gia and South Carolina.
In the program recently adopted
By the department it is suggested
that these States can easily increase
their wheat acreages in proportions
ranging from II to 455 per cent.
North Carolina, which IN 1916 wheat
was seeded on l053,000 acres, should
find it possible without serious modi-
fcation Of its farming system to seed
during the coming season l.1S0,000
acres. The acreage figures for 1916
production and for the proposed pro-
duction in 1917 for the other FIVE
states are as follows:
Acreage seeded Proposed
in 1916 acreage
for 1917
South Carolina 23S,0Oo $4,000
Georgia $4,000 10000
Tennessee 100000 100000
Alabama $4,000 100000
Mississippi $4,000 10000
The bulletin treats of the cost of
production and yield per acre, soils,
fertilizers, rotations, preparation of
the seed bed, sowing the seed bed,
varieties, protection from diseases
and insect pests, and the management
and harvesting Of the crop. Special
lists who prepared the bulletin believe
that if more attention is given by
southern farmers to the production
of wheat, the wheat crop may be-
come as valuable in certain sections
of the South as in any part Of the
country.
| A large edition of the bulletin has
been printed for distribution among
the farmers Of the states. concerned.
4 Copies viii be sent free on applica-
tion to the Department of Agricul-
lures Washington, D. G,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
BUCK SNORT
Meets Shakepoe Deaton in Combat and Comes Out Second
Best But Avenges Himself on Bill fickorybud


Best, But Ayenges Himself on Bill Hickorybud
My back is old, my jints is sore,
| amt fifteen to fight 10 more.
| met that poet, ole Shakepoe Deaton;
One of the two of US was beaten;
Twernt him.
{. Nuff sed.
Pm nearly dead
Jst through tarnal trick
Played on me by ole Billy Hick.
Ye see, when Deaton roasted us,
Bill come to me- the foxy cuss,
And seq: Well double team on him;
Together We can douse his glim.'
didn't know just What he meant
But quickly give him my consent.
We was to catch that Teller Deaton
AS he was a-goin home from meetin,
And knock the stuffin out of him;
In other words, we'd douse his gim.
You know that me and Hickory Bill
Has been agreen mighty ill
Fer a month of Sundays; but, seq he:
We're two derned eejits you and me-
Less quit our foolishness and shake;
Together we will scotch that Snake!'
might a knowed Bill wasn't square,
He spit and Spit and looked so quare.
And couldn't look me straight in the eye,
But sorter squinted up at the sky. s3al 49,.
We started off fer the meetin place
But after goin little space
Bill sez: There is somethin in my shoe;
Go on, and I'll ketch up with you"
went ahead. First thing knowed,
That Deston had me down in the road
A-pummelin and a-gougin me
AS hard and wicked as could be:
A-thrashin me at his own sweet will,
And not sign Of Hickory Bill!
At last, when that poetic pup
Got through with me and scrambled up
He walked away, and looked around
Hearin sort of sniggerin sound
got so mad wanted to kill
Fer there stood lafhin, ole Hickory Bill!
His fun was short. I turned right quick
And give him one ungodly kick
Behind and lam in the jaw that throwed
The lyin rascal down in the road
And done him as Deaton was doin me,
Till he begged as humble as could be.
Twas all | could do to git home alone
Fer was achn in every bone.
But Sallie my wife, she doctered me
With campfire sperrits and boneset tea
So it seems that me and Hickory Bill
Are still a-spattin, and alus will.
ry Holler hot weather 1917
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24

Read the Independent and bring US
your order for job printing.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-24
TgSR7

WIN cure rheumatism, Neu-
raleia, Headaches, Cramps, Collie
Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores letter, Ring Worm. Ec-
sema, etc. Anfiseptic Ancdyne,
used internally or externally. Csc