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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-10-05
CLEANUP TROOP CAMPS
HEALTH OF SOLDIERS AT FORT
oGlETHoRPE BEING CARE
FULLY sAFEGuARpEp
State Board of Health Works With
Federal Board in Making Camp One
Of Most Sanitary and HeaIthfuI in
United States.

Nashville.-Recently Or. r. @. Lii.
lard. secretary and executive officer
of the state board of health, attended
a conference of physicians and sur
geons at Chattanooga for a survey of
the health conditions Of that city and
Hamilton county with view to keep
ing the health conditions as they may
relate to the camps and environments
at Chickamauga and Fort Oglethorpe
absolutely wholesome.
The conference resulted in the gov
eminent joining forces with the state
authorities in this important work. The
government has placed four inspectors
in that territory, Chattanooga and
Hamilton county two, the state board
of health one, the state department of
food and drugs one, and the Red Cross
two.
Following the conference DR.. DIN
West, who has charge of the rural san
itation department of the state board
of health, went to Chattanooga at the
instance of DR.. Lillard to confer with
the members of the United States pub
of Chattanooga and Hamilton county
and the officers of the United States
army at Fort Oglethorpe
In his report to DR.. Lillard, DIR. West
gives in detail the results of the con-
ferences held He states that the Ham
ilton county board of health immedi-
ately following the conferences appro-
priated $4,000 to be used under the d.
rection of the officer of the United
States health service, who will be ap-
pointed to direct the sanitary cam
paign. The commissioner of health
represented by Maj. l.. l.. Lunsden, al
so included in its budget $4,000 to be
used in the creation Of sanitary
zone" to make safe the citizens of
Chattanooga and the soldiers.
The sanitary work will be entered
upon at once under the general direc-
ton of DR.. G. Knight, United States
public health service. DR.. Knight will
have the assistance of number of in
spectors, federal and state, and in adj
dition the Red Cross will supply a
force of sanitary workers, laboratory
man and nurses. Chattanooga will be
well taken care of under the system
of inspection adopted. The $4,000 ap-
propriated by Hamilton county will
be used in the employment of laborers
and for other necessary expenses in
the territory embraced in the county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-10-05

Newbern.-The Holiness meeting in
progress on the Dyer anG Gibson line
east of Churchton, is attracting large
crowds from Dyer and Gibson coun
ties. A large tent was erected on the
Tucker farm to take care of the con
gregation.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-10-05
Gov. Rye Pardons Watkins.

Gov. Rye Pardons Watkins.
) Gov. Rye las granted a pardon to
Haywood Watkins. convicted in Upton
county in 1911 of murder and sen.
fenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Judge Everett, Attorney General Tip.
ton and citizens of Upton county rec.
commended executive clemency. It was
shown that Watkins had borne a good
reputation; that he had made a good
record in prison; that there was some
doubt as, to his guilt; that he had
served six years of the sentence and
had also served year in Jail prior to
commitment to the penitentiary.
A new war measure has Just beer
inaugurated by William A. Schoenfeld
assistant director of the division OF
extension at the University OF Tonnes
see, which is calculated to be of great
benefit to the farmers OF Tennessee
He has appointed emergency agents
for many counties. who will work
among the farmers in the most prac.
ticable and sensible way in order that
the maximum production may be pro
cured GU: of the land next year.
1--WE want every farmer in Tennes,
see to assist in producing 4 bumper
crop next year." says NJ. Schoenfeld.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-10-05

Dyersburg. Deputy Sheriff Pursell
arrested two hoboes while they were
passing through Dyersburg in box
car in possession of quantity of
whiskey. There was another man
with them at the time of the capture,
but he escaped.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-10-05

Knoxyille.-The Southern Railway
employees say that the increase to be
granted on salaries of clerks Oct. /
will amount to 10 or IL per cent. One
hundred and sixty-fve men will be af-
facted on the Knoxville division, it is
stated.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-10-05

Clinton.--A primary election to nom.
mate candidates for the judgeship and
attorney generalship of the Nineteenth
judicial district has been called for
Dac
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-10-05

Tennessee Charters.
Maryland Coal & Land Co, Nash
vile; capital stock, $4,000, lncorpo.
rators. NJ. w. Ellis, Allen H. Meadows,
H. w. Williams, Foster Hume, Dallas
yillens. To engage in coal mining
and oil production.
Memphis Merchants Exchange
Clearing association, Memphis, coop
erative; no capital. incorporators:
Hugh Humphreys, D. Oliver, L. B Low
EFT, H. H. Sims. c. d. Jordan. Julian
L. Brode, w. ]. Fransioh. For mo
tuai advancement of merchants.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-10-05

Bristol.-The Rev. ]. Tyler Frazier
of Smyth county, Va, himself a vet.
eran, was the orator here on the occa.
sion OF the nineteenth annual reunion
OF the Confederate veterans of east.
ern Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
$685..
Dyersburg thousand citizens
were at the train to see the Dyer
county selective draft soldiers entrain
for camp. The boys met at the court.
house and marched to the train in a
body, headed by the B. NJ. c. band.
They were given an ovation on leay.
ing. Forty.two men we're In the party.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Spooks Took. Him to the Hills.

Clairvoyants, whom he frequently
consulted, convinced Fred Sherman,
son-in-law of William G. Nevin, presi-
dent of the Nevin Candy company, that
a fortune lay within his grasp in a
prospect hole, high on the Medicine
Bow mountains in Wyoming; so Sher-
man went there with his twenty-two-
year old bride, Edna Nevin Sherman,
who was fresh from high school and
society, and took up his residence in
dilapidated log shack with a dirt
roof through which rain and melting
snow poured in muddy streams
Months of life in this rude shelter
obliterated Mrs. Sherman's love for her
husband.
This is the substance of an answer
! lied by William G. Nevin to the S10,-
G 90 alienation suit filed against the
ca Tady manufacturer-Den Rocky
Nc NDtain News.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Meaning Of the Ballet.

A recent contributor to the Unpopu-
lar Review reminds us sOberly that,
as the democratic state cannot rise
above the level of it's voters, and as
nationality means for us merely the
will of the people, it might not be
amiss to guard the franchise with rea-
sonable solicitude, and to ask some
thing more than unlimited ignorance
and the absence of a criminal record
az it's price. If every man-alien or
native born-who casts his ballot
could be made to know and to feel
that 'Sall the political forces Of his
country were mainly occupied for a
hundred years in making that act pos
sible," and that the United States is,
and has always been, the nation of
those "who willed to be Americans"
citizenship might become for us what
it was to Rome, what it is to France
the Interpretation of honor, the SYM
Dol of lf-sacrifce.-Agnes Repplier,
in the Atlantic Monthly.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Cape Cod Canal a Success.

The government test of the Cape
Cod canal has been declared sue
cess. Two submarines made the trip
from Boston to Newport at the rate OF
eleven miles an hour, and at a great
saving of time, as compared with the
outside route. The e,ight-mile trip
through the canal was made in forty
five minutes, and by using this pas
sage the submarines saved six miles
OF distance and avoided much rough
weather. The Kiel canal was built
by the Germans at cost approaching
$10O,O00,000, mainly for strategic pur
poses; yet it is a fact that the reduc'
ton of distance between the German
base in the Baltic and the North sea
by this canal is little greater than the
gain to the American fleet, which
would result from the enlarg ement OF
Cape Cod canal to accommodate our
battleships between those two impor
tant stategie centers, Newport and
Boston.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Mother of Vice Presidents.

Discussing the candidacy of Fair
banks, one of our esteemed contempO-
raries jocularly referred to Indiana as
"the mother of vice presidents" The
claim is unfOunded, for this distinc-
ton belongs to New York. Our state
has been the home of no less than ten
vice presidents: Aaron Burr, George
Clinton, Daniel D. Tompkins, Martin
Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, William
A. Wheeler, Chester A. Arthur, Levi
P. Morton, Theodore Roosevelt and
James S. Sherman. What is more,
four of them were presidents later
Van Buren by election, Fillmore and
Arthur to fill accidental vacancies and
Roosevelt to fill vacancy and also
by election. But Indiana can claim
only four vice Observation-Disclosures
COlfax, Thomas A. Hendricks, Charles
w. Fairbanks and Thomas r. Mar
shall. In the running mate rivalry,
however Indiana leads New York in
one respect. Since the Civil war she
has furnished three unsuccessful nom
inees for vice Observation-Disclosures
in 1876, William II. English in 1880
and John w. Kern in 190S-as against
New ,York's two-Whitelaw Reid in
1892 aud Sherman (who died before
the close of the campaign) in 1872
Syracuse Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
OUT WITH THE Pathfinder!
He Is One Unmitieated Nuisance That
Is Everywhere and Has Ex-
listed Always

The worlds greatest nuisance is the
erywhere, John A. Sleicher observes
IN Leslies. He does not hide his light
under a bushel nor speak in q whis-
per. His mission is to be seen and
heard
The Creator in six days made the
universe, and when it was finished de-
clared that the work was good. Yet
since its creation, the world has been
full of faultfnders, who do not think
it is good enough for them.
The peculiarity of the habitual fault
finder is that he has no reason to find
fault. He disturbs the serenity Of
those who are happy and who would
enjoy peace and contentment but for
him.
Nothing satisfies the Pathfinder, and
no era has been free from his tantaliZ-
ing presence. The faultfinders exas-
perated Moses on the mount until he
dashed to pieces the stone tables in
scribed with the first written laws
remain the law of God and man.
The faultfinder is the bane of the
family circle. He undermines affec-
ton, destroys peace and breeds discon-
tent. He is the fly in the ointment,
the unwelcOme intruder. He makes
the task Of the genuine reformer
more difficult.
He blocks the path of progress. He
cumbers the statutes with unnecessary
and unworkable laws. He dictates de-
structive policies to those in authority
and makes them cover before his vitri-
olic tongue, his poisonous pen and pes
tiferous persistence.
No church has been without it's fault
finders, no social organization no
shop factory or office, and no move
ment for the public good is exempt
from his intrusion.
The faultfinder is found everywhere,
scattering the seeds of distrust, poi
soning the minds of those who will
listen, marshaling the forces of unrea-
son, casting shadows on the sun, dim
ming the light of the stars, mocking
the hopes Of humanity and challenging
the goodness of a benefcent Provi-
dence.
Out with the faultfnder! We have
no room for him.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Shocked by T. RS InfornIaIity.

Harry A. Franck, famous as a world
wanderer, who has just returned from,
four years hike in South America,
tells the following about the 1mpres.
sion left by Colonel Roosevelt with
the natives of Parag, ,uay:
i got near the trail of Colonel
Roosevelt, though not nearer than a
couple of hundreSI miles. He was on
his trip to the F.iver of Doubt and |
heard much about him from the ma.
tives, and from two men who had been
with him, Father Zahm and Mr.. sSipp.
heard many yarns about Roosevelt
AT one village, in the widest part OF
central South America, hundreds OF
miles from civilization and peop1e,'
only by few Indians, the inhabitants.
l was told, had been greatly shocked
because the colonel walked about their
streets without his coat on!"-Ne,v
York Times.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Mendine I-ineoIeum.

Did you ever try mending the torn
places in linoleum? It's easy Just
trim the edges of the hole with the
scissors-kitchen scissors-then place
q linoleum patch underneath, or If you
have none of this, use oilcloth. Paint
the edges on the wrong side. Press
down tight against the patch and al
low it to dry. Paint all worn places,
using paint the same color as the Oil
cloth.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
GOT SAILORS GOATS"
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE co.
NERVED BRITISH sEAMEa.
Men Refused to Stay on Ship rhas hA
Their Opinion Had "Seen the Bse-
tom of the Sea"-VesseI Held
In Thick Mud.

Not SO very long ago the appeea'
ance of new island off the coast "a
Alaska brought to mind other rapid
uprisings of land on the ocean.
An island suddenly came to light Oh
the coast Of Sicily, remained for two
months and as quickly disappeared.
Sabrina, near the Azores, retired from
public life before it had been fairly
charted. The Gulf of Mexico has wit
messed the advent and subsidence os
small islands. These upheavals OF
the bed of the ocean suggests all sorts
Of mysteries connected with the un'
known depths. A British vessel once
had an uncanny experience in this con-
nection.
The vessel was out twenty-three
days from Manila to the Hawaiian is-
lands. 1t was a silent, deadblack
night. The lead showed a deep sea.
Suddenly those on board felt as though
they had grounded.
Daybreak revealed a low and misty
sky. The Britisher lay as if becalmed
In the midst of an oily sea strangely
discolored in patches. Suddenly the
water, to use the words of the mas
ter, "trembled." The ship rolled, and
in the distance rose huge balloon,
shaped mass of vapor, steam or smoke.
There was not the slightest sound,
but a long line of chatting water
stretched across the streaky calmness.
Then the vapor settled over all, and
The ships company could hear burt not
see the seething and pouring water all
about them. The captain ordered a
bucketful to be drawn up. 1t was hOt
and smelled like the product Of gas
works. Whereupen the captain re.
marked that "a nefw continent was be
ing poked up" adding that he wished
himself we'll out of the way.
The air grew more oppressive every
moment. The vessel gave a gentle
side roll and word went round that the
ship was aground. Over went the
lead and came up covered with blue.
oozy mud The Britisher was wal
lowing in sludsse, the darkness was
ingly close. Then the air was rent
with reports dreadful to hear in that
darkness. There were three of these
blasts and all was still again.
When the light came, red and un!
natural, strange sight met the eyes
Of those on board. 1t was as if the
. bottom of the Pacific had been laid
bare. They were helpless in a sea OF
thick mud. The sulphur fumes were
choking and all had to take refuge be
low. Hour after hour they gasped
facing the probability of death by
suffocation. Suddenly they felt that
they were af1oat. The bank of mud
that held them had disappeared and
after a time the Britisher made her
way out of the gruesome spot
When Honolulu was reached the
crew deserted, for they held that there
was no luck in a ship that had .seen
the bottom of the sea-"
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Not DuIied bV Ace.

They still repeat in Chicago and the
West a witticism of George Ade's,
enunciated at a Christmas dance in
the early nineties.
A very pretty young lady said to Mr..
AIDE at this dance:
"What do you think of our scheme
of decoration-holly leaves over lau-
rel?"
swell, to be frank" the brilliant
bachelor replied, I'D much prefer
mistletoe over yew."-Exchange
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Leuends and Life.

For many of US legends come almost
at the beginning of life. They are as
welcome as fairy tales. They form
part Of our being. We absorb them
to our delight and continual satisfac
ton. And we are wise if later we pro
vide them for the generation that
broods in our home and grows to man
hood and womanhood for our BLESSING
and common good.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Picture Frames,

When gilt frames, gilt molding, etc
show specks of dirt from flies or othe
causes, clean with the white of a.
egg gently rubbed on with soft brush
Black walnut frames, dull from age
can be made to look like new by tn
application of pure linseed oil witt
brush or a new piece of bleacheI
muslin.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Overcoming Rust.

Whenever have trouble with
screws or nails becoming rusted in the
wood, find that good way to re
move them is to allow a small quantity
Of paraffin to soak into the wood
around them.--New York Post.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Looic and Common Sense,

Woman's inaptitude for reasonin
has not prevented her. from arriving
at truth nor has mans ability to rea-
son prevented him from f1oundering
in absurdity. Logic is one thing and
common sense another.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Unfair ADVANTAGE.

Giving way to anger is certainly TAX
ing most unfair advantage of the
person who is compelled to listen
Heaven knows we all have failings, but
why be taken unkindly and sarcas-
tically to task for them?
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Fair Deal,

The joys, as well as the burdens
of life are pretty evenly divided be
tween the sexes after all, and prob
ably little girl derives as much limo
cent pleasure from being flower gir
at wedding as little boy does from
going to school with a live CARTE
snake in his trousers pocket.-Ohi
State Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
EaSv to Tell.

wedding, in which little twin sisters
were to take part, the bridegroom
asked one of the twins how to tell
them apart. She replied: "Sister
eats beans and l don't"
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
When a Woman Bears Twins.

er Of twins, it makes no difference if
she Is as poor as Jobs turkey she will
regard herself as Of the same import
ance as the empress of India, and in
the eyes of God she is.-Houston Post.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Tears and L.auohter

God made both tears and laughter.
and both for kind purposes; for as
laughter enables mirth and surprise
to breathe freely, SO tears enable sor-
row to vent itself patiently.-Leigh
Hunt.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
NobIe-Minded Generally Sad.

It was saying of Aristotle that
all noble-minded men are inclined to
sadness. 1t is not merely the feeling
that their lot is hard one which op-
1t is their inward sympathy and con-
seriousness of participation in the suf-
ferings of the human race to which
they belong.-Guesses at Truth.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Four Would Be Better.

A Kentucky orator Is quoted as de.
handing, "Of what use are kingsY A
Kentuckian, of all men, ought to know
that kings are quite some use, if you
can get as many as three of them
Nashville Tennesseean.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
When Lead POISONING Ensues,

Electrolytic baths are not of service
in cases of lead poisoning, according to
the views of recent Investigator, as
the lead accumulated in the tissues is
part of organic compounds not cas-
lily ionized.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Compressed Air Proved Best.

Compressed air is used for cleaning
dynamos and other delicate and COM
plicated machinery. The results are
superior to handwork.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Daily Thouuht,

The best independence is to have
something to do, and something that
can be done, and done most perfectly
in solitude-Hamerton
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Best and Worst.

DIR. Wiley says cabbage is at it's
best when it is converted into sauer-
kraut. 1t is at it's worst when it is
converted into five-cent cigars.-Hous
ton Post.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
No Matter What the Crime.

Nobody seems to have any trouble in
getting a few goOd-character witnesses.
--Kansas City Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1917-01-05
Seek the Man.

Fl, ,kus-Those two girls used to bt
bosoI friends, and now they scarcely
speak.
polz uS-What's his name?-Life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-14
SLIGHT DAMAGES
CAUSED BY frost
Fruit in Berkeley County and vicin.
ity Sustalns Only Small
Damage.

Since the fruit men of Berkeley
county and the Eastern Panhandle
have had opportunity to investigate
conditions and ascertain the amount
of damage done by the cold weather
Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights,
they feel in coed spirits, for while
about twenty-five per cent of the
peach crop was destroyed there are
plenty of healthy buds left. Practical
ly all the sweet cherries. ears and
plum were killed.
None of the peaches with the ex-
ception Of those on southern expos
ures and in exceptionally warm soil
were in blossom, otherwise the dam
age would have been much greater.
1t is certain that the apple crop was
not damaged in the least, it being too
early in the year for them to bios
som.
Orchardists in Martinsburg and III
other sections of the county are very
optimistic regarding the outlook in
all lines Of orcharding, and the pros
poets for the year of 1917 to be a
banner one, which may surpass last
year and years previous when the
crops have been exceptionally large.
Reports today from Hampshire
county, which has the biggest peach
acreage in West Virginia. state that
the damage has been considerable,
ranging from twenty-five to fifty per
cent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-14
DUB PATRIOTISM.

The wearing of the national colors
is truly becoming universal, at least
so far as Martinsburg and vicinity
are concerned. The tri-color displays
were first noticeable to any great ex-
tint only less than a month ago. To-
day from nearly every home and bust
ness place Old Glory in all her majes-
ty floats with the spring breezes.
Flags are on practically every au-
t0rlobile, in every office and are the
principal decorations at weddings and
other social occasions. These dis
plays. without further expression in
words, would seem to answer the
question in some peoples minds
about Americas readiness to defend
her honor.
Martinsburg's patriotism is plainly
in evidence. Company F is the larg-
est in the First Regiment under the
colors. If the country needs more.
they will be forthcoming.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-14

Guard Your Children
Against Bowel Trouble

Many children at an early age
become constipated, and frequently
serious consequences result. Not
being able to realize his own con-
dition, a child's bowels should be
constantly watched, and gentle
laxative given when necessary.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets are
especially we'll adapted to women
and children. The Sisters of
Christian Charity, 53r Charles St,
Luzerne, Pa, who attend many
cases of sickness say of them:
Some time ago we began using DIR.
Miles Laxative Tablets and find that
we like them very much. Their action
is excellent and we are grateful for
having been made acquainted with
them. We have had good results in
every case. and the Sisters are very
much pleased"
The form and flavor of any medi-
cine is very important, no matter
who is to take it. The taste ard
appearance are especially important
when children are concerned. All
parents know how hard it is to give
the average child medicine, even
though the taste is partially dis
guised. In using Dr. Niles Lax
alive Tablets, however, this diff
Guilty IS overcome. The shape of
the tablets, their appearance and
candy-lilSe ta5te at once appeal to
any child, with the result that they
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The rich chocolate flavor and
absence of other taste, make DR..
Miles Laxative Tablets the ideal
remedy for children.
If the first box fails to benefit,
the price is returned. Ask your
druggist. A box Of rs doses costs
only rs cents. Never sold in bulk.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart. Ind.