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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
Whole Truth of Buddhism.

Dorm Zenshi, great Buddhist
priest, once lived on top of tree in a
mountain; so people nicknamed him
FOWL priest" Someone interrupted
his meditations one day with the fol-
lowing question:
"What, in q nutshell, is the truth Of
Buddha's religion?"
'Eschew all sins and practice all
virtues" replied the priest without
opening his eyes.
"Oh, is that all?" said the man sar-
castically. Even child of three years
can say that"
Eyes, even child of three years can
say that" rejoined the priest, "but an
old man of eighty years cannot put 1t
into practice. Tokyo Advertiser.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
NEW QUARTER LATIN HERE
Greenwich Village in New York Be-
comes Bohemian Capital of World
as Result of War.

The European war has left the fa.
nous Latin quarter of Paris almost de
serted; and temporary paralysis lies
also, upon the art bohemias of Munich,
London and Rome. In default of COM
petition, New York's Greenwich Vii.
lage" has thus suddenly become the
new bohemian capital Of the world,
Charles Phelps Gushing writes in Car
toons Magazine.
We inclose Greenwich village" ,
quotation marks out of Difference 1
the older villagers, who, for the mos
part, are respectable Tammany Han
Instantaneous and German-Ameri
cans, plain Americans and American
Italians-all, or nearly all, resigned
to making their living by pretty much
the same methods as the masses do
anywhere else: "The bulk Of the neigh.
borhood," declares SO reliable an au
thority as the director OF Greenwich
house Community center), lis made
up of the conservative American work.
ing class-the clerk, the factory work.
err, the longshoreman, the Office clean
err, the teamster and the day laborer,'
The Greenwich village Of old was az
famous for its dignity and quiet as the
"village" of today is noted for its "pa'
gan revels." The Greenwich of a hun
dred years ago was rural retreat two
miles north OF New York city, and was
a stronghold of fashion and respect.
ability. Numerically, the conserva.
tives are yet well In the majority,
but the limelight of publicity In recent
times has been trained only on the
Bohemians. SO Greenwich Village"
has come to stand for the very reverse
Of oil that 1t meant a generation back.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
Committee Of National Defense.

Gov. Rye has announced the mem.
bers of the executive committee OF
Tennessee in the state council of ma
tional defense, as follows:
w. R. Webb, Belrbuckle; Rutledge
Smith, Cookeville; Luke Lea, A. M.
Shook and w. X. McAlister, Nash
Vile; Tom Colley, Centreville; Joseph
F. Dunlap, GAINESVILLE; Thomas F.
Winfield and James D. Senter, Mem
phis; ]. D. c. Atkins, Paris; Isaac B.
Tigrett, Jackson; j. Fred Johnson,
Kingsport; John L. Boyd, Knoxville;
James B. Frazier, Newell Sanders and
J. Reid Voight, Chattanooga.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
s. A. Swllley Pardoned.

Gov. Rye granted pardon to S. A.
Swilley, who was convicted in 1917 of
violating the four-mile law in Shelby
county and given sentence of 80 days
in the workhouse and to pay fine of
$50. The man Is almost blind and has
wife and several dependent children.
200 Students Back To Pillow.
Two hundred students and faculty
members of the Agricultural College,
University of Tennessee, have been
excused to return home and join the
'army OF the furrow."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
DERIVING Immediate Benefit.

''I'm afraid you don't take enough
exercise"
II used to be delinquent in that re-
spect," replied the indolent citizen.
"But that's past. ] get on my feet and
expand my lungs every time anybody
plays, sings or recites The Star Span
gled banner and it's happening more
frequently every day"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

change. later took Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and soon
felt change for the better. took it
until was in good healthy condition.
recommend the Pinkham remedies to
all women as have used them with such
good results. Mrs. MILFORD 7. Cum
MINGs, 322 Harmony St., Penn's Grove.
N. j.
Such testimony should be accepted by
all women as convincing evidence Of
the excellence of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound az remedy for
the distressing ills of women such az
displacements, Inflammation, liberation,
backache, painful periods, nervousness
and kindred ailments.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
The Only One.

Mrs. McDuffy-So We referred to me
in spakin' to Mrs. Cassidy as 'that
ovid, scoldin catamaran, Mrs. Mac"
Janitor-You're mistaken, ma'am. 1t
was Mrs. Michigan next door that l
referred to.
Mrs. McDuffy-Don't add loyin' to
yure other insults. Ye well know that
Dim the only ovid, scholdin' cata-
maran In this block.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
Road Fund Augmented.

By taking over the automobile regis
tration from the office of the secretary
# state the highway department esti-
mates that 1t will prove a saving of
$4,000 annually to the road fund over
the amount that went to that fund I'M
der the old law. and that by the addi
ton of new registrations and old cars
that under that system escaped regis
tration the department will effect an
increase of the fund of about $4,000
D year.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
Great Activity At Belle Meade.

Camp Belle Meade is being rapidly
filled with members of the different
companies of the First Tennessee reg
iment, which wilhbe mustered into the
federal service in few days. It is
not known where the outfit will be sta
toned, but it is generally understood
hat the boys will be detailed for guard
uty Somewhere in Tennessee for
lie present.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
Government Names physicians.

Gov. Rye has appointed the follow.
ing prominent surgeons and physi-
clans to represent Tennessee on the
committee Of American physicians for
medical preparedness of the council
OF national defense: William d. Hag-
gard, Nashville; G. N. Cowden, Nash
Vile; Olin West, Nashville; E. c. Ey-
lott, Memphis G. M. Ellis, Chatta-
nooga; Rufus e. Fort, Nashville; w.
Battle Malone, Memphis; S. R. Miller
Knoxville, and M. Moore, Memphis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
Smith Named as Delegate.

On the request of Secretary Of War
Baker for all the states to appoint
representative to a defense and food
conference at Washington, Gov. Rye
named Mr.. Rutledge Smith as the del
egate from Tennessee.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVE
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula Is
printed on every label. showing il Is
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. 50 cents.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Die compound i OF
Inflammation an d
other weaknesses. !
was very irregular
and would have ter
rible pains 80 that !
could hardly take o
step. Sometimes !
would be 30 misera-
BILE that ! could not
sweep q room. ]
doctored part Of the
time b,.t fa1f M
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

II Worms or Tapeworm persist in your
system 1t Is because you have not yet tried
the real vermifuge, DR.. Peery's Dead Shot"
One dose does the work. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the orig
inal little liver pills put up 40 years ago.
They regulate liver and bowels,-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Any big man is little man who
profited by a fair chance.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

much evil comes from bad com
pany," as the man said who found him.
self on the gallows by the side of the
hangman.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

1t isn't enough to tell girl she Is
pretty. Tell her she Is the prettiest
girl you know If you would knock the
persimmOnS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
Its style.

It's style.
81 heard you had new suit with
a big check in it."
"You heard right. 1t was breach
of promise suit, and the check was
was a big one"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
Capable Couple.

"A capable couple"
"Sof"
Eyes; he is furnishing the house by
means of tobacco coupons, and she Is
decorating 1t with bridge prizes."-
Life.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
NOTICE TO
SICK WOMEN
Positive Proof That Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Relieves
Suffering.

Bridgeton, N.J.-"I cannot speak too
highly of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

It's up to married man to be a
husband-not merely an ex-bachelor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
Thousands Cheer Departing Troops.

~'S~' SSfN' 10y s'SSFS'
War with Germany in all its grim
reality was brought forcefully home
to thousands of Memphians when they
saw the Memphis guardsmen depart
for their mobilization camp at Nash
vile Thursday night to be mustered
into the service of the United States.
1t was the second time within the
year that Memphis had seen her sol
der boys march off to war, but the
leave-taking was wholly different from
the farewell last June. Then the
guardsmen departed amid deafening
cheers; this time the great crowd was
silent as the trains moved out of the
station.
There was feeling among the thou
sands that many months, perhaps
years, would come and go before the
Memphis boys come back again, and
that was why the cheers gave way to
tears as the troop trains drew out into
the night and melted into the dark.
ness.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
RESOURCES OF STATE
SECRETARY OF STATE FINDING
BOARD SENDS OUT LEAFLET
ON STATE FINANCES.
Statement Gives Comprehensive Re.
port on Development Of States Re-
sources Covering Period of 81
Years-other Interesting News.

Nashville.-W. r. Marshall, secre
tary of the state finding board, has
prepared q leaflet showing the
wealth and resources of Tennessee at
the time Of funding the bonded In.
debtedness in 1883, as compared with
1916. In 1883 the taxable wealth, In.
Guiding railroad, telephone and tele-
graph property, was $249,652,973, with
tax rate of 30 cents.
The taxable wealth in 1916, includ.
ing railroad, telephone and telegraph
property, was $68,S40, 9S6, with tax
rate of 35 cents.
In 1883 the percentage of indebted
ness as compared with taxable wealth
was ga per cent.
In 1915 ths percentage of indebted
ness as compared with taxable wealth
was IL per cent.
The state debt in 1888 as refunded
was $16,OOo,OOO; in 1896 it was $11,.
1000.
In 1883 che population was 1,542,.
1853; In 1916 1t was 2,184,789.
In 1883 the receipts from all sources
for one year, Dec. 10, 1882, to Dec. 10.
1883, amounted to s91O,743; from Dec.
10, 1914, to Dec. 10, 1915, s5,309,929.
The state has paid interest on its
debt from 1888 to 1916, the amount of
$1G,870,533.
Some of the big items OF expenses
are found in the following, covering
the period from December, 1888, to
Dec 10, 1916 as follows:
Charitable institutions $13,124,457;
school fund, including Peabody Nor
NAL fund, $15,169,758; pensions to Con.
federate soldiers, widows and Sol.
diers' home, $S,656,706. Total, $780,.
942,021.
The state pays annually about half
aemillion dollars interest on its debt.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

WoMAN's GROWING GLORY
is her hair. If yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use LA Gre
OLE Hair Dressing and change 1t In
the natural way. Price $1.00.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
STOCK LICK T-STOCK LIKE IT

For Horses, Cattle, Sheep
and Hogs. Contains Cop
peras for Worms, Sulphur
for the Blood, Saltpeter
for the Kidneys, Nux
vomica,a Tonic, and Pure
Dairy Salt. Used by Vet
erinarians II years. No
Dosing. Drop Brick 10
feed-box. Ask your dealer
for Blackman's or write
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNGYSQl0OL
LESSON

(By e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper union)
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Clarksville.-Frank Nichols, form
erly of New Providence, but now with
an Indianapolis concern, was fined $50
in the city court on charge of hiring
and enticing away laborers in the en-
ploy of others.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Nashville-The Tennessee constitu-
tional convention league has named
campaign committees for the four
large counties of the state and thor
ough organization in every county
will be pushed.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Martin.-The Martin good roads as
sociation has completed arrangements
by which the leading roads out of Mar
tin will be properly worked for anoth-
er year and will be brought up to good
condition.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04
LESSON FOR MAY 6
JESUS THE SERVANT OF ALL.

LESSON TEXT-John 13:1-15.
GOLDEN TEXT-Ana whatsoever OF you
will be the chiefest, shall be servant OF
10:44.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Chattanooga will of the late
H. C. Abercombie, who died recently
from injuries received in an automo-
bile accident on Missionary Ridge,
was probated. His estate is estimated
at about $150,000.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Somerville.-At meeting of farm
ers and business men, held in the
chancery court room here, a berry
growers association was formed, with
W. M. Pierce as president and ]. N.
Maxwell as secretary.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Lexington.-The first charges Of in
fraction of the bonedry law In this
town were lodged last week.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Memphis.-The body of Thomas M
Dies, politician and capitalist, was
found in a back room of his laundry
In South Memphis with bullet hole In
his right temple and a pistol in his
hand.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

Athens. -Enthusiastic and profitable
mass-meetings are being held over the
county in the interest of larger crops.
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-05

dams, thus excluding the idea that
any part of it was to be used for the
payment of salaries of permanent gov
eminent employees in the classified
service, or that the continuance or
discontinuance of the Indian service,
so far as it related to the Chippewa
Indians, was dependent upon this ap-
preparation. But if this were other
wise, the expenditure of this money is
limited by the terms and conditions
of the trust creating the fund and out
of which the money is to be expended.
The trust was created by the Act OF
January IA, 1889 (25 Stat. 642) and
arose from the proceeds Of land coded
under Section 1. Section Of said
Act expressly provided
THAT all money accruing from
the disposal of said lands
shall be placed in the Treasury of
the United States to the credit of
the Chippewa Indians in the State
of Minnesota as a permanent fund,
which shall draw interest at the rate
of five per centum per annum, pay
able annually for the period of fifty
years and which interest
and permanent fund shall be ex-
pended for the benefit Of said Indi-
ans in manner following: One-half
of said interest shall, during the said
period of fifty years, except in the
cases hereinafter otherwise provid-
ed, be annually paid in cash i'm equal
shares to the heads of families and
guardians of orphan minors for their
use; and one-fourth of said interest
shall, during the same period and
with the like exception, be annually
paid i'm cash in equal shares per
capita to all other classes OF said
Indians; and the remaining one
fourth of said interest shall, during
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-05
MONEY IN SUNFLOWER SEEDS
In Demand in England for Manufae-
ture Of OiI-Brightens Plumage
Of Various Fowls.

There is a possibility that the sum
flower will be included among our
regular field crops and that instead of
struggling for a place in the rear end
Of the garden it will be carefully Gull
tivated and harvested for sake Of its
seed.
From England there comes the re-
port that big demand exists for the
seed from which to manufacture oil.
It has long been recognized that the
plant is both hardy and productive and
If a means Of utilizing the seed could
be discovered it would take rank with
the grains. Poultry keepers have set
q certain value upon the seed for keep
ing hens in condition and Frightening
the plumage.
1t has even been claimed that the
stalks could be preserved in silO like
corn fodder and make a rich food for
cattle. In neither case, however, has
any wide field Of usefulness been
found.
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-05
Lands SAYS We ARE
"A NATION OF COWARDS''
Chicago Judge in Explosive Address
Tells What He Would Do If He
Had the Power.

Chicago, March 31-Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands, is an explosive adj
dress at crowded meeting of the
Chicago Real Estate board, said what
was in his heart concerning the Unit
ed States as a nation.
1--WE are nation of cowards," he
said, I" population which will sit
back and let militia fight for it.,
which will sit back and permit hand
full of men, because of their willing
ness for sacrifice, do the entire pop
ulation's duty, that population is not
worth fighting for. The men who are
opposed to CONSUMPTION are those men
who would not volunteer for service
under any circumstances. A mandam-
us suit would not drag them into the
army.
IF were car of America I would
raise an army of 100000 men and
build a navy complete from the great
est dreadnaught to the littlest mos
quito boat. I would spend $1O,OO0,-
100000 if necessary and consider it
we'll spent, even if there were no war,
if it prevented a hostile hand from
being laid upon single American
man or woman"
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-05
GOOD PRUNING POINTS.
Orchard May Be Put. an Paying
Basis by Proper Work.
Strive to Secure Low, Broad Spreading
Branching System, With Open Cen.
ter to Admit sunlight-cut
Limbs Close.

Farmers who wish to put their Or
chards in shape for profitable produce
ton should begin pruning, whenever
the wood is not frozen, in midwinter..
Trees in heavy-bearing condition will
make stronger growth If pruning is
done during late winter and early
spring. Pruning during June and July
will slightly check the rank growth on
trees that are making too much wood
growth and tend to throw them into
bearing for the following year. DIR. j.
G. Written, professor of horticulture in
the Missouri College Of Agriculture,
gives directions for winter pruning. d"
Remove all dead or badly diseased
limbs. Clean out all canker wounds on
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-05

the trunk and main limbs with tree
scraper.- Cut well. into the rim OF
healthy wood on all sides of the wound.
to get rid of the disease. Then paint
the wound with common white lead
and oil paint, to each quart of which
has been added one teaspoonful of BIZ
chloride Of mercury dissolved in tur-
pentine (about one ounce). Paint al
canker and pruning wounds as soon : ]
made. .....
Begin at the top and prune the tree
branching system, with open center, to
admit sunlight and air from above. Do
not remove strong lower limbs if they
can be given sufficient light from above
Aim to secure bearing branches
throughout the main body Of the tree.
If the tree is shaded by too much
growth at the top, the inner and lower
twigs will weaken and die instead on
bearing fruit.
Cut back the strong, upward-grow-
Ing central limbs to outward-growir7
side branches. This induces the tree
to spread laterally instead of growine
too high. 1t admits light through the
center to fruiting branches below. If
limbs cross each other or crowd badly.
thin them out enough to admit filtered
sunlight to all parts of the tree.
In pruning cut limbs close, so as to
leave no stub or knot. A protruding
knot will not heal. A wound cut close
will allow the growing layer to close
over the wound.
Paint all wounds over One-half inch
In diameter with the disinfecting paint.
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-05
BEFORE THE
SECRETARY0F
THE INTERIOR

Statement and brief, in support there
Of, filed on behalf of the Chippewa
Indians of Minnesota, supplemental
to the protest filed March 9, 1917,
and signed by members of the
Executive Committee of the General
Counsel of the Chippewa Indians
against the use of the trust funds Of
said tribe for the payment of SAL
aries of regular employees of the
United States appointed to statutory
positions through the Civil Service
Commission.
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-05
FOR EXTRA EARLY POTATOES
Plan Outlined for Working Small
Patch Before Danger of Spring
Frosts Has Passed.

For extra early potatoes, manure
heavily a few rows in the hill and
cover with an inch or two of manure,
then cover all with four or i've inches
of soil.
In this manner a small pateA may
be planted without danger Def ,De the
spring frosts are past, and fes po-
satoes will be coming on before vthers
think q. having any.
The Tomahawk., 1917-04-05
GERMANS LOWER US. EMBLEM
Refuse to Let Algonquin Sink With
Stars and Stripes Flying.

-, March 31.-The crew of the
German submarine which shelled and
sank the American steamship Algon-
o,,in without warning in British
waters, March II, refused to let the
freight ship go down with the stars
and stripes flying, Captain Nordberg
of the Algonquin says. Captain Nord-
berg said he decided not to haul down
The American flag. But the Germans
who went aboard to place bombs, he
said. lowered the emblem.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-12
MANUS DUGGAN, HERO.

Out of the red horror OF Butte, with
its myriad of heart rending incidents
of suffering and death, there stands
high above his fellows the figure of a
man. The name Of this hero, a week
ago comparatively unknown even in
his own city, has now been flashed
across the country and thousands
have read of the sublime heroisn and
sacrifice of Manus Duggan, the nip
per in the Spectator shaft.
When the first positive knowledge
OF their terrifying predicament came
to tn" group of entombed. men Duggan
took command ands never faltered. lie
drove them to build n barricade, to
strip themselves of their own clothing
to stop the crevices through which
IN" deadly gas might seep. As death
came nearer, Il number Of them would
have torn down their only protection
to have ended their misery in
asrhyXiation.
But the humble nipper kept his
nerve. Rcsontcly he took his stand
MS back to the barricade, and fought
OFF the men who would have hurled
INN aside and opened the portal
through which would hav. come their
death. Leader he remained to the end
and then, crazed by the fumes against
which he had so long protected his
fellows, he ramtled away into a gas
ilied corridor. He has not been round
He viii not be found alive. Ills was
IN" love greater than which is of no
man-to lay down his life for the saw
ing of others.
DAILY we read OF heroism on the
shell-torn fields of northern France.
But to US these exploits seem npro,,
so weakened are they by the thou
sands of miles which lie between
Heroes there are, fighting to drive
back the liun-but we 80 not need TO
seek for it there. Here beneath the
blackened hills of Butte was enacted
as sterling 4 deed as has ever been
recorded in the book Of time.