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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
1.-THE MADNESS OF MAyr

Meredith Nicholson's 1.-THE Madness
of May" is the most joyful bit of
writing of current note
Here, in less than 200 scantily word :
ed pages, is fantasy complete of that
time when spring is high and the fancy
of youth turns trippingly to romance.
Nor is it youth alone that is affected
by the seasonable madness. A grave
financier goes vagabonding and is ar
rested for speeding Parents join chill
dren in merry masque. The lady
moon looks down on queer frolics of
Pierette and Maid Marian and Robin
Hood. not to speak of very boyish
F'riar Tuck.
So completely does Mr.. Nicholson
put us under the spell Of his masque
that it seems perfectly logical thing
for things finally to resolve themselves
into matter of three loves fulfilled
missing bonds discovered. and an in
heritance of material happiness dis
tributed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29

MILK DIET AND CON631PATtON.
WtH a milk diet benefit ston och
troxble Hop can one dvoid consttpa-
zion iohtle on this diet? Hotc much
should one drink per day?
Anscer-It will almost all stomach
troubles. Take a tablespoonful of
lime water we'll stirred in each glass
OF milk From 1 to quarts q day
as the doctor may direct In the I'm
dfvidual case. Am mailing you fur.
Their directions "a to constipation.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
A CHRISTIAN ouTlVU1
SUFFERED.

I On q yoxso otrs Of n veerN Eer
the past s3r teovs hGce he6 Dreot
pe1n o'co o ssOwth NJ baak scAes
nearly all the ttMe I ojsosps hsue
to Aovs sovpAtWs at tAs heetsmis0
o. Ny Nlssss. Bst - I a. 0stton0
to depend on tAAs % Sss0A I On q
Hsf1e 05rotd to oonsimae ~ xse. /
ho0c gone to dIDerest dootes9 peo
hove treated NE. bet " seesss to b.
o. ~ sse; they sU odvIss eperottea.
MY fothor y CAr<sttGw Gcjsmtlst:
. Vesv stsict ose, too; - ! cennot
h0Vc a. operation, ooHt stoAd ne
pain ond seorry rsNch J6Aor. o.
yoN sx0gest sossethtnS tAst AleAE
hclp met
Asssosy-Can human fol1y farchR
30! How inhumane such . fakAsr
who, for the sake Of IN inaonnofD
tenet, w1thholds from Q daughter ~.
fering 20 cruelty, the RELIEF the plaAn-
est common sense, the most eNemsn-
tary right feeling. would at once sei.e
upon. A fundamental principls q
Christian Science (if such Q Grey
cult can be said to have any princf
ple) 10 that drugs are error" And
yet this young woman takes with
fmpunfty the most dangerous Of an
drugs, the continued use Of which
will make Of her . hopeless wreck
and lifelong morphine habitue. How
Is It possible to advise fee their
good, people 70 irrationalf
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
BY Rem RoosBEx.


m UR Rptarian friends lay great stress on the idea of
service, not for selfish ends but for the public good
" "He profits most who serves best is the Rotary
motto not meaning sordd gain but the profit flowing from
the satisfaction in having done something for others.
This organization in helping keep alive the fires of
vice, is filling national need for the desire serve
associated with national ideals of liberty and justice that
any blow to the ideal blow to freedom and equality
Whenever catastrophe visits this earth the first thought
of the American people always is to how they best
help The of obligation that is stirred at such times
is overwhelming
What is true of individual Americans is quite as true
of the nation-it too desires to help and serve.
1t is hard for to realize that there any people in
the world fit to enjoy that great blessing that we prize
so highy-sef government. There those who think
that our devotion to the principle of government with
the consent of the governed" is extreme to be
superstition 1t is not tha-but is ideal which we
are laboring to make good
We would serve men everywhere by training and fit
ting them to help and themselves That is the sort
of work that carrying in the Philippines
In land we have ntrsted this great responsible
ty to Of whose fitness for it there grave doubt
but who have become every year fit result of
the responsibility that has been almost thrust on them
The historian thousand years hence will marvel the
success with which great experiment crowned.
The stupendousness of the task that America has set
for herself do not always realize. Here is service
to the world and to humanity of the very highest import
Speaking of ideals it should never be forgotten that
of the greatest that democracy have is peace
Perhaps sowness to enter the war was the result
of devotion to that and our feeling that it could
not be abandoned till it became abundantly cear-as it
has become-that the only road to permanent peace lay
through We stood for peace not because we were
sordd, but because wished to help the world toward
peace.
And there is another thing that critics forgot and
that is that in ordinary times the best service that we
could render to the world show the soundness of
our ideals as applied to our own life.
The thought of greatest and wsest men has always
been that should rule and influence and inspire by our
example. This we have DONE And he must indeed be
world as consequence
The very existence of the American republic has been
friendly challenge to the world and beacon light to
humanity. Our first duty-and could be higher
was therefore to keep true to it's ideals and to the law
of it's being For it's failure would have been world
tragedy.
We are pledged in the name of mankind to success
And success with has meant-and ever must mean
not conquest of others but conquest of SELF for that is
what self government means.
There can be no mghtier influence on earth than that
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
REVIE w OF
BOOKS
aANToNY Cray, oARpENER..

Nicholas Danver, player in his life
time of many mad pranks, finds him
self in helpless old age, and, on the
word Of his doctor, with only a year
of life before him. There he plays
what looks on the surface to be one
of his maddest pranks.
What purport to be Danver's last
will and testament calls Antony Gray
from his few acres in South Africa and
sets him at work as an under gardner.
at pound week, on the Danver es-
tate in England. In a year he ia to
inherit the property. Meanwhile, he
must pass as Michael Field, laborer.
and >give no hint Of what he is to be-
come later on
1t might be simple enough for Antony
but for one thing. On the steamship
from the south he has fallen in love
with gentle lady and she has fallen
in love with him. As Michael Field
he Is forced into an attitude which
menaces his romance. How disaster
is avoided and how the real wisdom be-
hind Danver's scheme is revealed at
last we read in Antony Gray, Gard
ner," by Leslie Moore. It is a story
having strong claims. not the least Of
which is its originality. upon our in
terest.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
~Wf1ATCnAMA
COLUMN
p i p s
why not also have a volunteer

81
Why not also have volunteer jury
system?
Any man unmarried at As should go
to war, says a congressman. Right!
It's time lie did little suffering. Spe-
ciai privileges to nonel
Rene viviani has come from France
to cheer US up. on and in. Even his
champagne on the boulevard name is
exhilarating.
Every time the German army goes up
in the air II shoots another steeple off
the Reims cathedral.
Any survey of the coal situation leads
us unerringly to the Oregon Short Line
Plat.
calves Becoming Scarce."-Head-
line. And the wind whispered a merry
ha-ha to the short skirt.
Isn't he Chump Clark?
Raise in the price Of shaving may
indicate now form of BARRIERS itch.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29

TORPID LIVER.

I hare pain xWder ny rt0At
shoulder blade and hGUe sosw stons-
och ,O1th burning sensation. II /
h0ve the least cold hare q pasm N
the region mentioned.
Ass.oer-Probably a torpid liver.
A Tablespoonful Of milk Of bicar-
Donate Of soda one hour after meals
and the diet list I am mailing you
will serve you well. But at your
time OF life (4S) would not be con-
tent until had the stomach contents
examined. Also the lungs, % a. to
be sure about the meaning Of those
colds.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
tuberculosis Prevention.

There must be careful disposal of
the sputum Of the consamptive-
practically the only means by which
tho disease Ia conveyed from ono per-
son to another. The handkerchief
or cloth must always be held be-
fore the patients face whenhe coughs
or sneezes or splits out; thus q drop
let or spraying or atomizing infec-
ton Is avoided. The patients hand
kerchiefs, towels, linen, bed sheets
and the like must be boiled BY thsn-
solves before being added to the gen.
eral wash Whatever can be must be
burned. The spittoon must contain
some fluid (water will suffice) in or
der that the sputum may not dry and
become incorporated with the dust.
And the spittOon when cleaned, must
be scalded; this will kill the tuberols
bacti3i, the consumption germs.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29

FNBO000A 0OWV&6s
1 soas stck ,ottA pnesmoss&o s seoahs
ago. On rp; bxt feel net On soe
yet soeA ! hacs sevv bad patss -
ny cAesf oNd side end bSuueAe Q
little harder thea sorMsI ~
dtsV speus.
Ansscy-Yoa are syidsu1ay an
weak You mast b eon1ank nuR q
long convalesceuse-untn yos4 doo.
TOT pfouounces your heart r4s1
That is the real test. People VINO 90
to work too sooa afssr pneumoaAa o.
pleurisy are In oonsidernbao danDpe
OF developing tubercploaiA
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
"DoUBLooNs AND THE GIRL.

Bound for forgotten West Indian
isle and lured by a long dead sailors
written tale Of buried treasure, Captain
RUFF Hamilton sails away out of New
York harbor on his own good ship the
Bertha Hamilton. His old pal, Tyke
Grimshay. is on board. So is his own
pretty daughter, Ruth. So is young
Allen Drew, stalwart, good to look At,
Jealous for the treasure and much in
love with Ruth. Then there are a
scroundrelly mate, Ntty, and a crew
mostly villainous.
With such layout, we start the
story 'Doubloons and the Girl" by John
Maxwell Forbes. 1t Is whirlwind
story Of adventure. Or perhaps we
would better say volcanic, since the
island proves highly explosive. But
Allen wins Ruth and the proper seek
ers gets the doubloons and Dirty gets
his deserts, and alrs right with the
Bertha Hamilton. Which leaves DO
more to be said.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
"PIPPIN.n

Laura e. Richards "Pippin" Is the
story of youth who, entering state
prison as highly trained pickpocket,
and self-made burglar, is discharged a
laughing, singing and aspiring convert
to the thoroughly human gospel taught
by ig-hearted chaplain.
Setting out with an apparent destiny
in beloved vagabondage, Pippin finds
himself suddenly stopped in q little
community which needs his song and
his helping hand. There he fights out
his battle for complete regeneration,
winning friends along with the con-
flict and finding at last love to crown
his victory.
An ecsiatic story is "Pippin," with
much accent on the romance of being
born again. In it's rhapsodies, never
theless, runs real NJ lssage Of hope
for those who, having done i'll, are
resolved to do well.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
"LILLA."

Lila: A Part of Her Life" a fresh
novel by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, is d
story of the interval between news that
Captain Robert Singleton has died at
the front in France and the captains
temperance at his English home very
much alive.
Singleton is the husband of 4.illa.
But his absence and his silence are for
so long time that his wife marrie
again, having just discovered that she
has never loved him. Her departure
from the Singleton household, where
she has been suppressed by the family,
her employment as war worker and
her emotional rebirth supply amply the
materials for twenty-one interesting
chapters. The incidents recorded In
clude an adventure in a Zeppelin raid
during night journey to London.
Mrs. Lowndes has written her story
quite without the sensational touch,
despite the suggestion of melodrama
in the plot.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
SUSPEN DERS.

Suspenders used to be used by man te
support his self-respect. And the
amount of hi self-respect was in di-
rect ratio to the number of trouser but
tons he had to attach it to. II he hat
eight buttons he was all right. But 1,
he only had seven buttons and a mai
he wasn't very respectable. Or else
he wasn't married. Or If ne was mar
ried his wife didn't care much about
him. Which amounts to the same thing
But those were the days before it be-
came fashionable for the average man
to bulge in the middle. Since then we
have abandoned 'suspenders, hung our
trousers on the top rung of our stom-
achs with belt and let it go at thai.
The Men who Succeed in De-
, oeiving their Wives are as many
as Those who Never Try to.
THE QUESTION MARK.
The Question MARYLAND is it not
A little tbit absurd?
For though it asks an awful lot,
1t never says a word.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-29
YOUR HEALTH
By JOHN b HUBER. A. N, n D.

the eareess tssv ~ sssssoes
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
IN MEMORY.

The death angel has come again.
On Thursday night, the 9Th Of No.
vember, 1917, the shocking news
came from ST. Joseph's Hospital,
Memphis, where she had been TAX
en- for operation and treatment, that
Mrs. Emory P. Harper had passed
away. She spent practically her
entire life here, and was Familiarity
known and universally esteemed, as
Mamie Smith Harper. No one
knew her but to love her. She was
kind, genial, happy Of disposition, a
devoted wife and self sacrificing
mother. The principal characters
istic Of her life was to look to the
welfare and happiness of others.
She never became weary OF doing
good. She was never happier than
when serving others.
In church work, and social ser
vice she was constant and devoted.
She was never seen ro become dis
couraged or dismayed, but through
difficultief, turmoils and sorrows
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
MAKES MASTERfUL SPEECH.
J. H. CAsoN,
County Chairman.

The speech Of Chancellor j. W.
Ross, made in the Circuit Court
room Wednesday afternoon in the
presence of the forty-odd departing
drafted men as part of a large
crowd, will be remembered as a
masterful appeal to patriotism and
clear exposition of Americas con-
nection with the world war. His
portrayal of German brutality and
his support of this government in
entering the war to prevent the
consummation Of German ambition
and thus bring freedom to the
world, was made in words not to be
misunderstood. His plea for help
to the great work of the 7. M. C. A.
found ready response in every heart
not steeled against any possible ap-
peal. Rev Fred H. Peoples added
a few words in behalf of the Y. M.
C. A. cause, which were full of force
and appeal in behalf Of the boys
leaving for the training camp that
afternoon.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
MRS! EMORY P. HARPER DIES IN
MEMPHIS.

Mrs Mamie Smith Harper, below
ed wife of Emory P. Harper, died
in St. Joseph's Hospital in Memphis,
on Thursday night, following an
operation for locked bowels. AT the
time she was stricken on the Tues
day before her death, Mrs. Harper,
husband and little son, Emory P,
junior were living at Luxora, Ark,
where they moved from Lexington
in the early part of this year.
We are informed that the trouble
which caused Mrs. Harper's death,
owed its origin to an operation I'M
dergone by her some four years ago
and it is said that her case would
have been hopeless had she been
within instant reach of the operat-
ing table when stricken on Tues
day before her death.
Mamie Smith, daughter of Mrs.
Mary B. Smith and the late Samuel
C. Smith, was born in Burnet,
Texas, June 2, 1886 and died in
Memphis, as stated, Nov. s, 1917.
At the age of IL years she profess
ed religion and united with the
Baptist church, afterward moving
,her, membership to the church at
Lexington, Tenn.
On the End day Of June. 1907,
she was married to Emory P. Har-
per, and the only child born to the
union survives.
As Miss Mamie Smith and as the
young matron, the deceased was the
embodiment of cheerfulness and to
meet her was a constant reminder
of the old poems first line, Laugh
and world laughs with you" The
weather, the times and circumstan-
ces of life might change and have
their seasons of gloom, but Mamie,
as, we, her elders Informally ad-
dressed her, was always the same
bright and sweetly cheerful girl,
making her world brighter by her
very presence. We had known her
since she was in her teens. but we
had never seen cloud on her
bright face or heard mournful
note in her voice. This
world must be dark, indeed, to the
husband and little son, who mourn
her loss, but there is consolation to
them in the knowledge that their
loved one has gone to a home in
finitely sweeter than the best this
world can give.
The remains were brought to
Lexington on last Friday afternoon
and on Saturday a TT ernoon
at2 o C | % OK the funeral ser
vice was held in the Baptist church,
Rev. Fleetwood Ball. pastor of the
deceased, officiating and paying de-
served and eloquent tribute to the
character of Mrs. Harper. The re-
mains were inferred in Lexington
Cemetery.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

The schools of the county will be-
Gin Monday, Nov. 18th. This gives
one month before Christmas. Be-
fore the schools start ! will furnish
each teacher with a list of students
belonging to their respective schools
and | shall expect the teachers to
report to me the absentees. Get
the matter of attendance before the
patrons and push it to perfection.
1t is the intention of the County
Board that all children shall be in
the public schools this winter. Re-
member the date of our next meet
ing-just at the end of the first
month.
Yours for better schools,
O. E. Holmes,
County Cupt.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
Piney Creek.

j. S. Smith and family, of War
ren's Bluff, visited Mrs. Smiths sis
ter, Mrs. l.. T. Scott, last Friday and
Saturday.
Little Sturley Golf is chilling.
M. T. Little and wife visited at
W. A, SCOTS Sunday.
Uncle Robert Bailey is much i'm
proved at this report.
h. j. Petty, our efficient ginner, is
installing combination cotton boil
breaker and huller al his gin.
There was preaching services at
Presley Sunday.
E. S. Golf is able to be up after
having chills.
Sam Powers and family spent
Sunday night with H. II. Middleton
and family
Esme Golf visited at w. A. SCOTS
Sunday.
M. T. Little was in Chester coun-
ty last week on official business.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
she saw brightness beyond.


She continued her mission of ad
ministering to the needy and help
less to the end. Her last act, just
before succum5ing was one of mer-
cy and kindness to a sick neighbor.
Truly she will be missed.
Her loss is keenly felt by all who
have come in contact with her; but
our loss is Heavens gain.
The home, society, church, Sun
day school, all, have sustained a
distinct loss. o.
Therefore, be it Resolved, by the
Lexington Baptist Sunday School,
that we sincerely mourn our loss to
the school and church.
That we express our heartfelt
sympathy especially to the bereaved
husband, and little boy; as well as
to the entire family; and that we
commend her cheerful disposition
and beautiful christian life to all.
Respectfully submitted, this Nov
ember II, 1917.
E. w. EssARY
Mrs. T. EDWARDS
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
Lexington Bar Pays Tribute 10 Dead,

The members of the Lexington
bar met on Tuesday, the 18th inst,
with Judge N r. Barham presiding
and Hon. E. W. Essary acting as
secretary. The purpose of the
meeting was TO pay honor to the
memory of the late Attorney Gen.
eral B. j. Howard Of Jackson and
Hon. d. f. Scott of the Lexington
bar. Eloquent eueolieS on the lives
and character of the deceased were
delivered by Judges N. r. Barham,
I, A. Lancaster, W. H. Lancaster
and Hon. f. W. Essary. A com
mittee was appointed to draft reso-
lutions in memory of the deceased
Messrs. Howard and Scott, TO be
published next week.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
HOOVER PLEDGE CARD CAMPAIGN.

The results of the campaign as a
whole have been satisfactory. In
fact there has been much better
response than we anticipated at the
beginning of the work. This was
due in a large measure to the ac-
tive help given by the public spirit
ed district chairmen and their as
Sistants.
District number IS is entitled to
the blue ribbon Her list to refuse
to sign was only eight. The Lex
ington district and the Wildersville
district reported the greater num-
Der who refuse to sign. The public
may say what kind of ribbon
that they deserve AS a whole the
county will report to headquarters
about 80 per cent of the number
expected by the State authorities.
If it were to do over, 100 per cent
would be reported.
The spirit about the matter pre-
vailing is good. One lady said, Il
am not only willing to help in the
food saving problem for our own
boys but for the French as well, be-
cause those French soldiers have
mothers the same as our own boys,
who are making sacrifices" This
mother has boy in the National
army.
J. H. CAsoN,
County Chairman
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16

Beersheba, on the Southern bor-
der Of Palestine, is one Of the most
ancient towns in the Holy Land
and now has about 300 population.
Beersheba was Abraham's home
town" and it was from Beersheba
that Jacob started on that visit to
Joseph in the land of Egypt. Long
afterward Beersheba gave safe har-
Dor to the prophet Elijah when he
fled from the wrath of Jezebel, the
wife of Aha. The Romans estab-
lished garrison at Beersheba and
the ruins of buildings of that time
are YET visible In the first half of
the 18th century the the remains
of churches of. the early Christian
days were still standing, for Beer
sheba was the site of a bishopric.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
GRATEFUL THANKS.

To those who did so many acts
of kindness, following the sudden
taking away of our best loved one
| desire to express my gratitude and
sincerity Of affection which will last
with me as long as live.
Gratefully,
f. P. Harper.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16

1t is said that Brazil, the South
American republic, which was the
18th country to declare war against
Germany, is going to increase its
army to 100000 men. The German
population in Southern Brazil is
heavy and revolutionary move
ment on their part has lately been
considered iminent.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
ENTERTAInS ROCK CLUB.

Mrs. j. Frank Stewart entertained
the Rock Club last Friday after
noon. Miss Mary Logan was the
first prize winner and Mrs. J. A.
Carter won the BOBBY. Mrs Jack
Tennessee won the visitors prize.
Refreshments were served and the
occasion was voted by all to be
worthy of the hoSpitable efforts of
the hostess.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
PULL B0LLS.

viii be ready at an early date to
buy unopened cotton bolls. Get
them ready. Will pay from 2 to 5
cents per pound, depending upon
maturity. Bolls must be dry. For
further information call Sun tele-
phone on Lexington and Sardis line.
H. j. PETTY.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16

Alex Hendrix, young married
man, was killed last Friday morn
ing in DeKalb county by jim Red
man. Redman came out Of the
house of Felt Caldwell, his brother
in-law and upon Hendrix failing to
hold up his hands as ordered Red
man shot him down.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16

War conditions are stopping
street improvements in Jackson and
even larger cities, railroad cars be-
ing needed for transportating
freight more urgently needed but
Jackson is going to have her new
white way" all the same.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
NOTICE. NOTICE.

Those who owe me notes for fer
tilizer sold in 1917, will take notice
that | will be in the office of j. W.
Dyer Circuit Court Clerk in Lexing-
ton. on Saturday of each week.
S. N. BUNCH.