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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

The Commercial Appeal regards
it hopeful sign that a full-blood
Moro has been appointed a MEM
Der of the PhilipineSenate, that par
ticular Moro being none other than
the former prime minister of the
Sultan Of Sulu, who rules the wild
people Of the southermost Of the
Philippines. Here in Tennessee we
have tanned worse characters in the
course Of eighteen or nineteen
years. Even now, we have former
prime ministers" and co-liquorites
of Ham Patterson in our State Sen
ate voting for Bone Dry" bills.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

Benton but that they dare not at
tempt to engage in the sheep In
dustry because there are too many
old hounds and sheep-killing ours
he had heard one man say that be
would give $1,000 for a good coon
dog and that the same man did not
own hoe to his name. Our object
to relating these facts as existing in
Benton county, is to ask wherein
the condition in that county which
lies for perhaps forty miles on the
West bank Of the Tennessee river
is different from Henderson. Do
the cattle we sell at immature aee,
pay the shoe bill Of the county,
How many Of our products punched
will be required to foot the -four
billY Does anybody want to dis
pute the statement that the hound
and the cur are more popular than
the sheep in Henderson land above
all, is there a farmer in the county,
who would give 65 cents in cold
cash for gallon Of sorghum-with
the understanding that he would be
justifable in selling it for dollar
If he could?
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

county, Tennessee.
You and each of you are hereby no
titled that the petitioners In the
above styled cause are seeking to es-
tablish drainage district, which dis
trlct begins at the Juno and Barger-
ton public road and extends down and
with the meanderings Of Middle Fork
OF Forked Deer River to Henderson
and Carroll county line and on to the
Carroll and Madison county line to In
tersect with proposed canal on same
river In Madison county, seeking TO
include the whole Of the oyerflown
territory on said river lying III Hen
dersQn and Carroll counties into o
drainage and levee district.
The project also provides for certain
laterals leading of from said drainage
canal, a full description OF said dis
trict and canal and laterals thereof
are to be fonnd In the report of the
engineers and plats and profiles filed
as exhibits to said report.
You are further notified that COM
missioners have been appointed to In
spect and classify all OF said lands In
cluded within said proposed district
for taxable purposes, and to make an
equitable apportionment and ASSESS
ment OF the estimated costs, expenses,
costs OF construction and improve
ment Of said drainage district, and
that they have made their report to
the csunty court In writing, which re-
port bears date, Feb. 9, 1917.
1t has been ordered by the court
that hearing will be had on said re-
port Of the commissioners on Wednes-
day, the 7th day Of March, 1917, at /
O'Clock p. m, before the Hon. w. II.
Lancaster, Judge Of the county court
for Henderson county, Tennessee, In
the office OF the county clerk at the
court house, In the town Of Lexington,
when and where you are notified to
appear and may attend and take such
action as you deem necessary and to
your interest in the premises.
Witness my hand on this the 18th
day Of February, 1917.
]. w. PAGE,
County Court Clerk.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

Farming properly studied and
scientifically conducted, will pay all
right alwapa paid uall nnnudh
to make the farmer the only real
independent worker in the world.
Back in the days when the farmer
was selling his products at a low
price, he was also buying goods at
low prices. The farmer ought to
succeed, for he is the mainstay and
dependence Of the world, but there
ought also to be left some sort Of
chance for the working people of
the cities. who toll at day labor
and at small salaried jobs to earn
the living to which every sober, in
man is entitled.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

Farmers living close to the town
Of Huntingdon have planted fifty
acres Of strawberries or the market
tie coming spring. They feel great
ly encouraged that the berries are
doing to bring good prices. Farm
ers close to Lexington might have
taken the same step with good
profit, but as it is the local berry
patches will hardly supply the home
demand.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
One merchant over at Bolivar has

One merchant over at Bolivar has
actually used his paid advertising
space in a newspaper Of that town
for the purpose Of becoming better
farming evangelism in Hardeman
county. 1t would perhaps be a safe
bet that such merchant would al
so. join in. an effort to help keep in
the home county thousands Of dol
lars which now 90 to the mail order
houses in the North and East.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

A subscriber to the Camden
Gronigle," as our esteemed former
townsmaD," the late Joe Gatz, used
to call it. says he sat in a Camden
grocery and saw farmers buying
beans at l6 cents pound and sor-
ghum at 65 cents per gallon. The
same subscriber went on to COM
plain that Benton county farmers
spend their time trying to raise cot
ton on poor land and raise about
half snough corn and hay to do
them--that the same farmers do
not raise enough cattle to pay for
the shoes worn in the county. and
that the cattle and hogs sold will
not pay the -four bill Of the county.
He says that sheep are raised in
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
Chesterfield.

There Is q general epidemic Of
measles.
Joe c. Blankenship has had the
measles, but is improving.
There is much sickness here.
Mr.. G. w. Roberts Of Alberton was
here this week on business.
The winter has been so bad the
rsnnierS i.dvc1lOt dcs,e anythind "a.
ward getting their winters work
done yet.
Dorsa Helms Of Warrens Bluff
was in our village on business one
day last week.
Messrs. S. W. Essary and w. G,
Frizzell are buying all the hogs and
cattle here and shipping them. 1t
seems there will not be many left.
Squire Wesley Blankenship of
near Claybrook, Madison county, is
here to see his son. j. C. Blanken-
ship, who is sick.
Mr.. Rue Roberts has been indis-
posed, but is better.
Miss Lena Roberts, who has been
clerking for Hare Bros. is at home
Ill of the measles.
W. L. Frizzell Of Lexington has
been here the past week visiting his
son, W. G. Frizzell, and mixing with
his many friends. who are always
glad to welcome him In our midst,
and we wish him many happy
birthdays yet.
Mrs. Hattie Frizzell was q visitor
in Lexington last week.
Parker & Wallace's store is near.
ing completion and will open for
business az Oucn.
Mrs. C. 7, Oxford and Mas. D. E.
Helms Of Warren's Bluff were in
Chesterfield Saturday on business.
Mr.. Joe Potts has moved from H.
G. Williams place to the Bargerton
E. w. Denison reports he had a |
great time in Nashville attending
the Grand Lodge, F. & A. M. 1t was
his first visit to the Rock City.
MIR. Bright, our Rural Route car
rier, has been off duty for several
dass on account Of sickness. He
has the grip. but is better.
Miss Irene Mccall Is at home
after closing her school at Pleasant
Hill.
Several Of our citizens were In |
Lexington Monday to hear Judge |
Barham deliver his charge. 1t was
straight and to the point.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
Senator Vardaman, Of Mississippi

Senator Vardaman, Of Mississippi,
and Kirby. Of Arkansas, did not sup
port the action Of President Wilson
in breaking diplomatic relations
with Germany. Three others, all
Republicans, also refused to give
the President their endorsement,
but with the five exceptions the
members of the greatest deliberate
body in the world stood by the
President and endorsed his action.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
\ T. M. Taylor, a prominent either

T. M. Taylor. a prominent citizen
Of the Cottage Grove, Henry. county,
community, committed suicide last
week by plunsine into cistern, in
which there was ten feet Of water,
Ia his back yard. He stole from
hi, room after midnight and his
body was not discovered until 5
o'clock the next morning. He was
about SIS years old and for more
than a year his health had been
falling. 'S'ss
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

lIenry Ford has offered his plant
to the government and to operate it
without cost, If we have war. That's
all right. Henry has more money
than he can spend in the balance Of
bis life and the only objection to his
quitting business Is that the people
have not yet as many Tin Lizzies'
as they want to buy.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

tax from the cities and to cap the
climax has deported many Beleians
from their own country to make
them do hard labor in in Germany.
How different the United States in
assuring that German money and
property in this country win be safe
to the owners.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

!, Harry X. Thaw, at the end Of last
week, was reported still quite weak,
! in o Philadelphia hospital Thaw
Is under arrest on a New York war
rant, charging him with beating a
Kansas City boy.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
Order Of Publication For
Hearing on Commission
err. Report. Il III.

In the matter of ! In the County
Middle Fork Forked |. Court for Hen
Deer River Drainage desson County,
District No. 4. J Tennessee.
10 all land ffoidefs, eland ownexs,
lien holders, encumcrancers and 9th.
err persons otheswise interested In the
above styled drainage matter pending
In the county court Of Henderson
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

Germany violated the neutrality
Of Belgium, devastated the country,
caused the death Of tens Of thous-
ands Of Belgian men, women and
children. confiscated the money in
the banks. demanded a hinge war
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

In Uncle Sans first pick ofable
bodied men between the ages of
eighteen and forty-five and unmar-
ried, It Is estimated that he can
line up 4,778050 fit for military
service.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

A New York Holstein COW has
produced fifty and sixty-eieht hum
dredths pounds Of butter in seven
consecutive days, thereby breaking
all butter producing records.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

Cain Hubbs, formerly Of Licking.
ton, was here from Saturday uutil
Monday en- route for jackson after
a visit to Camden and Nashville.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
Y. N. Blankenshlp, Agent.

When the storage battery in your
automobile Is in need Of anything
restoring, new cells, new plates or
acids, send to us. We have the
equipment to keep storage batteries
In proper condition.
TosERTs Auro Co.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

When You Servo Fruit.
Lemon Juice sprinkled over fruit
sliced for dessert or used in q salad
will prevent IL turning dark.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16

Life is too short and too valuable
to be spent in hunting a row.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
DATES AND SPEAKERS.


The following is the list of speakers times and places
Of the farming compagn that will be in this county next
week The ladies especially invited to attend all and
arrangements have been made for separate meeting in
Lexington
Miss Bessie Murphy of the Memphis Farm Develop.
ment Bureau DR.. G. d. White of the State Department
Of Agriculture; H. S. Nichols. district agent for men in
West Tennessee R. M Murphy live stock specialist of
the the Division of Extension University of Tennessee
HENDERSON COUNTY
Thursday. February 22nd 1917
Undertake Observation-Disclosures 9:45 a. m.
Huron ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Loo p. m.
Wildervie- - .----------- ----..- GAS a. m.
Chesterfield ---------- Observation-Disclosures loo p. m.
Fesmires Store LOO p. m.
Darden loo p. m.
Lexington 7:30 p. m.
Friday, February 23rd
Pressly School. $50 a. m.
Luray ------------- l:UU P. IN.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04
in \.
Colorado.

To Boulder county,s varied min :,
industries is to be added another, that
of fluorspar mining.
In Telluride district the general
scarcity of good miners is causing
some trouble in the mines.
Annual report of the state inspector
of mines estimated the area of coal
deposits of Routt county. in Yampa
field, at 440 square miles.
There are eight sets of leasers
working on the Silver Age group, up
ellison gulch, and all of them are ship
ping more or less good ore.
The outlook for the mines north Of
Ouray during the coming summer Ia
most encouraging. a marked improve
ment in shipments taking place.
In the Silverton district the Iowa
Tiger is ranked as the leading shipper
since Dec. LIST last. Since that date
it has shipped 101 cars Of concen-
trates.
At Silverton the sale of the Sunny
side and Gold Prince groups of mines
to the United States Smelling, Mining
and Exploration Company is again
rumored
C. Z. Brandenburg Is meeting with
surprising encouragement in the de-
velopment of new ground east OF
Camp Brainard, on Left Hand, Boul-
der county.
The Douglas Copper Mine Company
has been incorporated with a capital
of 100000. Its holdings consist Of
200 acres on Douglas mountain, In
western Moffat county.
For more than a quarter Of a cen
fury the Gold King mine, Cripple
Creek, has been producing its quota of
gold. and ore of good grade is being
mined there at present.
In the Rico district Fry and Gibbs,
owners of the Esperanto group Of
claims in Horse gulch. are steadily
pushing development and are meeting
with encouraging signs of mineraliza-
ton.
- At Silver Plume, Clear Creek coun-
ty, the Wasatch Mining Company.
which is operating the old Mendoza
property and the Scioto mill, has over
100 men on the pay roll, and In cou-
pie of months expects to have at least
$50 men working.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04
New Mexico,

The Sandoval Copper Company OF
albuquerque has taken over the San
Miguel copper mines.
At the Johnson mine, owned and
operated by the Socorro Company,
compressor was recently installed and
machine drills are now employed In
the development work.
A new oil burning furnace has su
presided the old-time coal forge In
blacksmith shop at Mogollon Mines
Company plant. effecting marked re-
duction in steel-sharpening costs.
Mogollon Mines Company product
for last half Of March was seventeen
bars gold-silver bullion, compared
with thirteen bars for first fifteen
days OF month. The company recent
ly paid per cent dividend on out
standing stock
At special meeting of the stock
holders of the Oaks Company its COM
mon stock was increased from $780,
900 to $1,00O000 and its preferred
stock changed from q 10 per cent,
non-cumulative to per cent cumu-
lative stock and made preferred as to
both dividends and assets.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04
EVE CARE AT LANDING TIME
Most Common Complaint Is That AMI
mails Walk With Unsteady Gait
Cause and Treatment.

A large number OF inquiries CON
corning the care of ewes at lambing
time have been received by the Univer.
ity of Missouri College of Agriculture,
The most common complaint is that
1.-THE ewes heavy with lamb walk with
weak unsteady gait and later get
down and seem to be paralyZed in
their hind legs" In most cases where
these symptoms have occurred the
ewes have come into lambing season
in rundown condition.
In many cases too much corn, corn
slower, corn silage, timothy hay, oat
straw or similar feeds have been fed
Such feeds do not contain sufficient
raw material for the mother to build
up muscle, bone and blood. Alfalfa
hay, linseed oil and bran must be fed.
Breeding ewes that are in strong,
thrifty condition in the fall can be car
ried up to lambing season on good
alfalfa, cowpea or clover hay. How
ever, about month before lambing it
Is advisable to feed about one-half
pound of grain per head per day.
A grain ration of six parts corn, three
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04
SCOUT CHARACTERISTICS.

They do at least one good turn every
day.
They consider a strange boy a
friend, not someone to tease or fight.
Their motto is BE Prepared" which
means to them prepared to help 9th
ers.
They know how! In case of acci-
dent they render first aid while others
stand about and feel sympathetic.
They love the out-of-doors and know
how to take care of themselves in the
open.
They know about animals and do
not consider every snake a poisonous
enemy, nor do they think that every
crawling thing with more than eight
legs Is centipede.
They know the names and charac-
teristics of the different trees and con-
slider them as something beside tar
get for axes or material for whiting.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04

parts bran and one part oil cake by
weight has proved successful. A double
handful of this ration will average
about one-half pound. After lambing
it will be necessary to increase the
feed to one pound of grain up to the
time pasture is available.
Some native ewes are troubled with
"nodular disease" This disease is due
to small worms lodging in the tissues
of the intestines, and small tumor-
like mass Is formed around them. So
far as is known the trouble caused
by this worm is due to the decreased
area Of digestion. The only known
remedy is liberal feeding.
The Missouri College of Agriculture
will be glad to answer any further
Inquiries.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04
EXPLOSION IN
HASTINGS Mine
TWENTY-oNE BODIES TAKEN
FROM DEPTHS OF VICTOR
AMERICAN MINE.
100 LOST IN DISASTER
ONLY THREE BODIES MISSING
OUT OF 100 CAUGHT IN THE
HASTINGS HORROR.
Western Newspaper Union News Service
FACTS IN HASTINGS HORROR.

Disaster.-Explosio and fire In
Victor American Fuel Company Coal
Mine No. 2 at Hastings, near
Ludlow. twenty miles from Irlni-
day. Mine is one Of the biggest pro-
ducers Of the district. Its workings
are $500 feet almost straight in the
side of the mountain.
LOst.-One hundred and nineteen
men are believed dead more than
$500 feet from the entrance. wall
of fire blocks rescuers.
Cnuse.-Sudden change In tenn
perature, causing ignition OF gas
and explosion followed by fire and
black damp"
Rescue.-State mine crews and In
spectors, private experts from
schools and government, with
picked men from the Hastings and
nearby mines fight the flames and
work toward the lost men.
Insurance.-Nearly 100000 in in
surance is carried under the Colo
RADIO Wqgkmsn,s Compensation Act
on the men lost.
Guard.-The mine was considered
dangerous and was frequently In
spected. 1t was guarded alike by
the company, state officials and
federal mine experts. A trained
rescue crew was maintained.
Probe.-Attorney General Hub
bard, with labor officials. left for
the scene to ascertain the cause.
"A rigid investigation will be con-
ducted,'' he said.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04
AMONG THE SCOUTS.

A scout Is patriot and is always
ready to serve his country at a min
ute's notice. He loves Old Glory and
knows the proper forms of offering it
respect. He never permits its folds
to touch the ground. He knows how
his country Is governed and who are
the men in high authority. He desires
a strong body, an alert mind and an
unconQuerable spirit, so that he may
serve his country in any need. He pat
terms his life after those of great Amer
leans who have had a high sense of
duty and who have served the nation
well.
A scout, like an old frontiersman,
does not shout his wisdom from the
housetops. He possesses the quiet
power that comes from knowledge. He
speaks softly and answers questions
modestly. He knows a braggart, but
he does not challenge him, allowing the
boaster to expose his ignorance by his
own loose-wagging tongue.
Evansville Ind.) Boy Scouts have
just established new wireless station
and claim that they will soon be able
to talk with New York. New York
scouts who have stations are eagerly
awaiting a message from the Indiana
boys.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04
SCOUTS AS LIFE SAVERS
BY ARMSTRONG PERRY,

The most common element in acct
dents is preventability. The careless
ly thrown match, the day-dream on the
railroad track, the mind which wanders
from the hand upon the lever, the fool
who rocks the boat-these are they
who keep the surgeon and the under
taker and the dealer in artificial limbs
working overtime.
Boy Scouts are taught to foresee and
prevent accidents. When a boy is
taught anything he is ever on the alert
to use his knowledge. The result of
the scout training is shown in a re-
markable way in the records of the
national court of honor.
There are about 10000 scouts in
the United States, most of whom go
on a hike at least once week through
out the year and camp out for Il week
or more every summer. 1t would be
natural to expect that with this num-
Der of boys, all of the most reckless
age, climbing trees and hills, cutting
wood and building fires. the number
of serious and fatal accidents would
be large. Not so. The national court
VI hpilc|- WHICH dN al US luttulS "
scouts who risk their lives in saving
others is called upon to consider only
three or four cases month and in
most of these the person rescued is not
a scout.
In most of these cases the rescue
is due not only to the presence of mind
and heroiSm of the scout, but also to
his foresight in providing himself with
equipment for use in an emergency
and his diligence in learning the meth
DDS by which rescues may be effected.
A scout who was thoughtful enough
to carry a coil of rope at his belt when
he went skating saved boy who
broke through the ice. One of the
youngest scouts saved child from
bleeding to death from an artery Sc
vered by piece of broken china on
beach. His scoutmaster had taught
him how to apply tourniquet. using
handkerchief and stick. During
the reunion of the veterans of the war
Of the states at Gettysburg, at the re-
view in Washington in 1915, and on
many other occasions where enormous
crowds have assembled, the scouts
have saved many from the affects of
heat exhaustion, by being on the spot
with restoratives and u knowledge of
the means of quickly finding medical
aid. Many scout has gone to the as
sistance of drowning person, released
himself from death grip, fought his
way to safety with load heavier than
his own weight and, at the point of
exhaustion, has been obliged to apply
artificial respiration while crowd Of
able-bodied men and women looked on,
unable to do anything because of their
ignorance of few simple but vital
rules.
A community which fails to protect
itself against calamity by developing
the latent power in its boy population
deserves the same fate as the man who
goes without fire and accident and
health insurance.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-04
SORE SHOULDERS OF HORSES
Animal Should Be Given Frequent
Breathing Spells When First
Started at Hard Work.

When the soft horse Is started at
heavy work, the shoulders should be
given a good deal of care. The horse
will need frequent breathing spells
and at these times lift the collar so
as to give the shoulder chance to
cool and to dry. When it becomes
moist from sweat, it will become sore
much quicker than If dry. The col
lar should be kept smooth. If any in.
crustations form on it, scrape them
off. Care should be used in making
sure that the horse has the collar that
is fitted to it's shoulders. misfit col
lar is apt to lead to shoulder trouble.
When starting the horse at hard work,
watch its shoulders and neck too,
carefully. - Extension Department,
North Dakota Agricultural College.