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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
A CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS
IN THE FIELD.

ltwas our intention last week to
mention the fact that Judge Sidney
j Everett, of Jackson had been in
formally announced as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress in this, the Eight Congress.
ional District--and judging from
what is already appearing in the
columns of the Jackson Sun, the
Judges partisans are going to aid
him in putting up a strong fight for
the honor he seeks. The election is
just year of yet end the primary
will not be held for months to come
nor do we know whom beside Judge
Everett may enter the race, but we
can say in all truth that the man
who succeeds 7. w. Sims In the
Congress Of the United States will
have to be one Of no small bore
calibre for the district has not
within tssbounds a truer, broader
better man and Democrat than
Thetus W. Sims. This is not said
in disparagenent Of Judge Everett
or any other Democrat who may
seek congressional honors, but in
justice to a man whom we have
known for forty years. a man who
has been time and again misrepre-
sented but who can be absolutely
trusted under any and all circum-
stances. The next race for Congress
may prove to be fully as interesting
as others which have preceded IL
in this district.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
Letter Postage
lIp 50 Per Cent.

On last Friday. November End
letter postage jumped fifty per
cent. and on the same date began
the new rate Of 8 cents in-
stead of 2 cents for all letters Of
one-half ounce or fraction thereof.
Locally, Emmett Denison, insurance
agent, was the first man to pay the
new rate on q bunch of letters he
had to post at a late hour Thursday
night. Down at Memphis the peo-
pie seemed to posted and but few
letters were mailed bearing incor-
rect postage. but over in beniehted
East Tennessee, in the alleged pro.
gressive city Of Knoxville. $500 out
Ct $4,000 letters had on each two
instead of three cents. If your let.
ter is important, the fellow at the
other end of the line will have to
make up the deficit if the commun-
ication is, delivered to him. Rail-
road tickets. show tickets---in fact
many other things followed in the
upward fight taken by Lexington
haircuts. War is hell"--on the
fellow who has no way to play
even.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
Hog Cholera Expert Here
\ Friday, November 23rd.

Some communities have already
been lucky enough to hear DR.. Jay
talk on HogCholera. He will again be
10 this county on Friday, Nov. %.
If yousiail to come you will miss a
treat. He will on that day give an
examination to those who wish to
get virus permits and learn to vac.
cinate hogs for cholera. If there is
no one in your community that
does this work, it should be looked
after that day, Hog cholera must
be be driven from this county. 1t
can be driven out Now that the
boil weevil has made its appearance
it is more important than ever that
we make a determined fight
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

county should organize a knitting
unit and do it once. The town peo-
pie and country people alike should
take hold of the matter, raise the
funds and do the work for too long
has such efforts been confined a
very great extent to the towns. Let
some good, hustling, patriotic wo-
man start this yarn ball to rolling
and see how many slackers and
how many resl. true, patriotic
American women we have. Our
boys are going into the trenches
and with their feet they will suffer
most. Let's contribute to their COM
fort. Now what do you say9
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

the kind Of uniforms that Is deter
mined they must use.
State guard will consist Of COM
ipanies in a number Of cities yet to
be determined. The meHbers Of
this organization will be subject to
draft not as Q body but as individ-
|uals and will be furnished equip.
ments and arms bys;the United
states government. rl 6ee nhIll
will be from IS to As years. Al
ready requests have been received
from the following cities to form
companies for the state guard;
Elizabethtown, Jackson Memphis.
Knoxville, johnson City. Tullaho-
ma"
On the train last Friday we had
the pleasure of meeting and con.
versing with Adjutant General Buck.
ner, who had been to Jackson in
response to call fol. the organization
Of a company of the State Guard.
The idea strikes us that it would
bea mighty good thing for any
community to organize a Home
Guard. Lexington and vicinity
have plenty Of men who could af-
ford the price of a uniform and con-
tribute the time necessary for drill
ing. which would reduce some waist
measures and Timber up some stiff
fened joints.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
CRIMINAL LIBEL
ON FATHER ADAM
AND MOTHER EVE.

The Jackson Sun Of last Sunday
reproduced the subjoined letter
which is said to have been written
bo a German schoolgirl to a friend
in Switzerland and which was print
ed in the Congressional Record on
request OF Senator Robinson:
"Frankfort-on-0 Oder, July %, 1915.
MY Dear Louise: Your last let
ter would have hurt me had not
known that your thoughts on our
glorious war resulted from sheer
ignorance. There is but one race
worthy of ruling the world. That
race is ours, the Prussians. All 9TH
er nations are degenerate and Of in
ferior worth. Yesterday our pastor
explained to US that Adam and Eve
were Prussians. That is quite easy
TO understand, because the Bible
tells us that the German God ere.
ated us all after his own image.
We are the divine fruit and others
are only weeds That is why our
great emperor has decided to extir.
pate the weeds. Do you understand
now? remain your school friend.
KATIE HAMEL."
If it can be proven that Father
Adam and Mother Eve were Prus-
slams, that alone will account for the
dirty trick they played on their de-
cendants--but we are enclined to
believe that it was the snake which
figured in the final act in the Gar
den Of Eden that was progenitor Of
the Huns.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

The Jackson Sun quotes corn
meal at Soc the peck. Has not
Jackson heard that corn has fallen
from a dollar bushel or ten dol.
lars per barrelY Have mercy. men.
on the people who have to buy
meal and eat corn bread. And tur.
nips at 90c per bushel to be cooked
with white sucker" meat at 30c a
pound. Is it coming to the point
that air will be Sc per breath -and
none but the rich can drink all thu
water wantedY Skin 'em while tn.
skinnine is good.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
NEWS
PAPERS GLOAT
OVER CAPTURE.

Berlin. Nov. 4.--(Via London. -
While the newspapers have played
up the capture of the Americans in
their headlines, the only comment
is made by the Lokal Anzeieer un.
der the caption Good Morning,
Boysl" The newspaper then says:
Three cheers for the Ameticansl
Clever chaps they are II cannot be
denied. Scarcely have they touch.
ed the soil of this purified Europe
when they already are forcing their
way into Germany. Before long
they will cross the Rhine and also
enter our fortresses. This Is ex.
press train speed and American
smattness.
II Is our good fortune that We
are equipped to receive and enter
tain numerous guests and that we
shall be able to provide quarters for
these gentlemen. However, we can.
not promise them doughnuts and
jam and to this extent they will be
Obliged to recede from their former
standard of livine.n They probably
viii become reconciled to this for
soldering Is ever a risky business
Above all they willhnd comfort ID
the thought that they are rendering
their almighty president. Mr. VII.
son. valuable services inasmuch as
ii is asserted he Is anxious to oh
tain reliable information concerning
conditions and sentiments in bellig.
erent countries.
In this way be will obtain fllst
hand information about things il
Germany.
As Americans are accustomed
t6-tfavel in4axtfy end -cothfsft 8e~
assume that these advance arrivals
merely represent couriers for larger
numbers to follow We are sure
the latter also will come and be
gathered in by us. AT home they
believe they possess the biggest and
most colossal everything, but such
establishments as we have here
they have not seen
Look here, my boy, here is the
big firm of Hindenburg and Com.
pany with which you want to com.
pete Look at its accomplishments
and consider whether it would not
be better to haul down your sign
and engage in some other line. Per
haps your boss, MIR. Wilson, will re-
consider his newest line Of business
before we grab off more of bis
young people.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

against this pest.
Remember to come to the corn
show in Lexington. at the court.
house, Friday, Nov. 2Srd. There
will be seven premiums given to
boys making the highest general
average instead Of five. You can't
afford to miss. Do not forget the
free picture show. Other attrac
tions may be added. The corn
planter given by Timberlake-Buck.
ley will be on display on the date
of the show with the other pre-
miums. If you have something
you can bring, let US have it. That
will be a good way for you to con-
tribute to the show without cost.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

Of the five billions Second Liberty
Loan recently floated, but not yet
reported in full, by the more than
100000 agencies which were at
work on the loan, the United States
Army took $89,273,650. This is
considered a magnificent response
on the part of the Army.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

The bottom of the Rio Grande
sbess-mieht ssalI
resting place Ito this country for
Germarl agents who are carrying
information from the United States
into Mexico, to be forwarded from
Mexico City to Berlin. A supposed
one of this kind was caught in the
last weekend at or near FL Paso,
Texas.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09
Governor And AdjutoDt
Authorize Home Guards

Announcement has been made
by Adjt. Gen. Bnckner that an or
ganization Of home guards and also
a state or national guard would be
perfected In the state at once.
Ever since he assumed the duties Of
the office Gen. Buckner has been
endeayorine to evolve plan which
would give tennessee necessary
llhhtafy reyelves. Gov. Rye, the
adjutant general and Capt. Daugh-
erty have been in correspondence
with the War Department and ad-
jutant generals Of nearly all Of the
states in the country in an effort to
formulate a feasible and satisfac-
tory plan.
Gov. Rye has issued an executive
order authorizing the formation Of
the home guards.
TO be eligible for enrolment in
a home guard organization, man
must be a citizen Of the United
States or have declared the inten.
ton of becoming a citizen by taking
out his first papers. Candidates for
enrolment must be between the
ages Of 18 and go years.
mo organization will be accept
ed by the state until the members
thereof shall have equipped them
selves with suitable uniforms and
equipment.
"All home guards must be formed
into companies Of not less than 40
not more than rs men and three
officers.
Each company shall have one
first sergeant and such numbers of
sergeant and such numbers of SER
eeants as not to exceed five as may
be required, such number of copor-
ais as may be required, not to ex-
ceed one for each seven privates.
Companies will be designated as
Company No. l, Company No. 2
etc. in accordance with the date o!
the receipt Of the muster rolls In
the Office Of the adjntant general
zach organization shall hold one
drill each week Of one and one-hali
hours duration; in addition hereto
schools for officers and non-commis.
stoned offic, VS. will be held once
each week. my organization fail
ine to hold drill, for three consecu'
tive weeks will be disbanded.
Drills will be in accordance with
the United States Army infantry
drill regulations.
Uniforms and equipment vii
pot be, furnished by ths state !
being unlawful to use any part O
the uniforms now used by the Uni
ted States army. navy, marine
corps. national quart or naval mill
tia. Organizations will be advised
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-09

The man who has nothing to sell
always occupies a place in the hard
luck colum.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
DENVER GIRL WINS ExcEPTIAN
AL PRAISE At LOS
ANGELES.

The Star is always glad to welcome
the news of the rising Of our former
citizens, and because one of our girls
graduated twice on commencement
program, we will let the New Age tell
the story in its own words:
"a high tribute, not only to the race
talent and training, but to her general
good scholarship and excellent deport-
ment, was paid Miss Nadia Partia
Mccullough Wednesday night at Trim
ity Auditorium. Miss Mccullough was
accorded the unusual honor of appear
ing twice on the commencement pro
gram of Los Angeles High School on
the occasion of the graduation OF the
winter class of II. Miss Mccullough
accompanied the chorus in a number
( and appeared independently at the
piano with Chopin's 'Valse Brillinte.
Miss Nadia is one of the two charming
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Nc.
Cullough of West 9th street"
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
THE ZION BAPTIST CHURCH,
gath Avenue and Ogden.
David e. Over, D. D., Minister.
Telephones, York 6O07, York o377.

Last Sunday the Master gave us
four additional souls for the water,
Brother George Nevels, Sister Julia
Hoard, Jimmie Price and Walter
Smith. This makes a total of twelve
souls for baptism during these days OF
preparatory work for our campaign
The earnest, ferverent prayers of the
| church, as witnessed by these first
fruits, lead to the rising hope of q
gracious visitation during the weeks
of protractedr meetings. The rite of
baptism was administered last Sunday
evening, Brother Daniel Hodge was
kept away by illness. We are expect.
ing that the six or more candidates
for the water will all be present next
Sunday.
Notwithstanding the heavy snow
storm, the response of the personal
workers teams was very gratifying
last Sunday evening at o'clock.
About a hundred persons were pres
ent. Enthusiasm and eagerness for
service was the keynote. Nearly three
hundred names have been offered for
prayer and the work of personal visi-
tation has begun. There have been
unsaved, indicating their desire for
prayers of the Church and their in
terest in salvation. When the COM
munity of the unsaved become
aroused through the activities and
prapers of the Church, the Word of
God will be manifested in great pow
er and be glorified. The pastor con-
stantly urges that every plan, purpose
and movement be immersed in inter-
cessory prayer.
The Sunday morning sermons for
the past six weeks have been an un-
folding of the Letter of the Ephesians
These expositions have been wonder
fully enlightening to the Church, and
the interest becomes keener as the
discussion proceeds. Sunday even
ing's subject was, THE One Lack"
Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, DR..
Theodore will open the welfare
in Zion Church. A great
to result from the pulpit
and other announcements made dur
ing the past two weeks. Our expert
ence with the Birth of a Nation"
should insure the support of, every
Negro in campaign against the WIS.,
cious moving picture.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24

The Epworth League topic for Sun
day was very profitably discussed.
All are making ready now for the
last Quarterly Conference which will
be on the first Sunday in March. The
conference will be Saturday evening.
Let the class leaders get busy and
see their members so that we might
pay the superintendent all we owe
him.
Sunday is a get-together day. The
officers are expecting to see every
member of the church out during
some of the services Sunday. The
pastor will preach, in the morning
service, on the subject, Gold Water
For the Thirsty"
Keep. in mind the extraordinary
program to be rendered by the Ladies'
Aid on March 18th.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
NOTES
Phone Champa 1859

Rev. P. ]. Price, pastor.
Sunday School lesson, Jesus at the
Pool of Bethesda" John 5:1-15. M.
Peoples, superintendent. 1. N. Whit
ten, assistant superintendent.
B. Y. P. u, p. m. Missionary
meeting. "The Field" Luke 5:12-15.
Mrs. L. Turner, president.
Splendid services last Sabbath. We
are praying that many souls will be
saved during the series of meetings
in the sister churches. Come over
in Macedonia and help. Revival at
Central for soul winning. The Coral
Club of Central sang we'll last Sun
day night. The sacred concert was a
nice affair. We compliment the en-.
tire choir. We also compliment Mrs.
G. Carriss for so ably arranging for
the sacred concert. Mrs. Morrison and
Mr.. Spratlins rendition was grand
Come hear the pastor Sunday and
Sunday night on THE Eternal
Judgment and why Halt Ye Be
tween Two Opinions" We expect
good things this Easter-tide. The
Women's Sewing Circle meets at the
residence of Mrs. Maria Franklin
The Women's Home Mission Sewing
Circle of Central met last Friday al
the residence of Mrs. George Ander
son, 2431 Court Place. A nice repas'
was served in honor of the sewing cir
Gle by Mrs. Anderson. The Sunday
School is doing nicely; also B. Y. P
u. Two accessions Sunday to the
church light. The Cooperative Pray
er League will help us all. so let us
do as the Lord bids us do in hear
and mind. H.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
STOP THAT COUGH.

A hacking cough weakens the whole
system, drains your energy and gets
worse II neglected; your throat ia
raw, your chest aches and you feel
sore all over. Relieve that cold at
once with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
The soothing pine balsams heal the
irritated membranes. and the antiseD-
tic and laxative qualities kill the
germs and break up your cold. Don't
let cold 1inger. Get DR.. Kings New
Discovery today 1t your druggist. Soc
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
PEOPLES PRESBYTERIAN.
e. 23rd Ave. and Washington st.
Pastor, J. A. Thos-HazeIl, 8. T. 3.

Sermon Topic, Sunday, Feb. 25th:
Sermon topics, Sunday Feb. 25:
11:OO a. income and See."
500 p. m.-"His Face"
Recital No. for the winter takes
place Thursday night, March %. The
selections are the product OF Negro
brains ranging from choruses and an
thems of Negro religious character
istic by Dott to the weightier compo-
sitions of Carl Diton. Will Dixon, Jas.
A. Mundy and Coleridge Taylor. etc.
Some of these peces were rendered
TO rthe first time in commemoration
OF the Fiftieth Anniversary of Negro
Emancipation by the Chicago Jubilee
Chorus. The literary, violin and 9TH
er parts will be the output of the
ablest Negroes Of America and Eu-
rope. A community well-trained
chorus under the auspices Of the Peo-
pies Presbyterian Church Choir will
innovate a program of this kind in
Denver. Every race man and woman
should hear it.
Special sermons with special music
appropriate for this season Of the
year can be heard every Lords Day at
II o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. M;
also every Wednesday night at the
Peoples Church. The music sung last
Sabbath will not be forgotten soon.
Sunday coming will be equally as
good, if not better. The public is cor.
daily invited.
Prospective members are earnestly
urged to make their desires known
either to the Presbyter-in-charge or to
any of the Elders of the Church.
| The Presbyterial-year 1916-1917
closes March 31st. Delinquent mem.
bers will do well to govern themselves
accordingly. The Moderator, Rev.
John Abner Marquis, d. d.; l.. L. D.;
of the 128th General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., will
address Presbyterians of this region
tomorrow at the Central Presbyterian
Church. Monday night at $3.50 O'Clock
| the Presbytery of Denver will enter.
tain the Moderator at dinner at the
Auditorium Hotel. The Eledrship OF
Presbytery is welcome to this ban
quet H.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
WORMS EASILY REMOVED

Mother, II your child whines. Is
fretful and cries out in sleep, he is
probably suffering from worms. These
parasites drain his vitality and mako
him more susceptible to serious dis
eases. Quickly and safely kill and re-
move the worms from your chiId's
system with KickapoO Worm Killer.
This pleasant candy laxative in tablet
form quickly relieves the trouble and
your child brightens up. Get Kickapoo
Worm Killer at your druggist, 25c.
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH
314S Lafayette street. Phone York
7647. A. E. Reynolds, pastor.

Sunday School, 9:45. Lesson
Jesus At the Pool of Bethesda, y
John 5:1-15.
Preaching, II a. m.
B. Y. P. u, $780, Topic, The
Appeal of Foreign Missions to Young
People," Phil. 3:1-16.
Preaching, 7:45.
Mass meeting Sunday afternoon at
Zion Church, 2:S0. The welfare cen
sorship committee will address our
people on that all-important subject,
under the auspices of the Ministerial
Alliance. Announcement will be
made at that meeting of the next
meetings. Let us have hearty re-
sponse. Our prayer league has been
organized and quite a number of the
members joined to do personal
work until the revival shall close the
last of March Our revival will be-
gin March 18th, through the CO.
operative plan we hope to reach in
some manner the unsaved people Of
Denver A call is made for every
Christian to enlist in this campaign.
The services last Sunday were fair
ly attended, owing to the inclement
weather.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Holman, of 1889
East Thirtieth avenue, a fine eight
pound baby girl was born Tuesday.
Mother and child doing nicely. Dr..
Justina Ford was the attending
physician
The Denver star., 1917-02-24
SHORTER CHAPEL.
Rev. c. A. Williams, Pastor.
Washington and Twenty-thlrd Sts.
Main 4877.

Sunday School, 9:45 a. NC. G
King, Supt.
A. C. E. League, 6:3 80 p. me-. Nor
ris, Pres.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, p
m.
Preaching by the pastor at both the
8 morning and evening services.
Services begin IL a. m. and 1880 p
m.
The revival meetings now in prog
ress are a decided success and have
proven a great blessing to the spirit
ual life of the church. Thirty-two
conversions and additions thus far as
a glorious result. The meetings, in
all probability, will close Sunday
evening, Feb. 25th. Rev. Nichols, the
evangelist, has rendered most excel
lent services and will preach his final
sermon Sunday evening.
Sunday is decision day with the
Sunday School. The regular Sunday
School hour will be taken up with a
special service conducted by the pas
tor and evangelist.
On Tuesday evening of this week,
in the midst of great pentecostal
shower, man 79 years of age ac-
cepted Christ and united with the
church.
The funeral services of Fred An
derson, the son of Sister j. NJ. Atkin-
son, conducted by the pastor from
the residence last Sunday, were
largely attended. Many beautiful
flowers were presented.
The Sunday School election of Of
ficers resulted in the following:
Mr.. G. C. King, superintendent.
Mrs. Mary Wade, assistant.
Mrs. Francis Early, superintend-
ent, Junior Department.
Mrs. Rebecca Glenn, superintend-
ent, intermediate Department.
Mrs. Fannie Brown, superintendent,
Primary Department
Miss Marie Starks, secretary.
Miss Myra Glenn, assistant secre-
tary
Miss Eta Parker, treasurer.
Mrs. Eftie Waldon, secretary of
board.
Mrs. Lizzie Richardson, enrolment
secretary.
Mrs. U. G. Brown, chorister.
Miss May Anna Hall, pianist.
Aristine Chapman, librarian.
The second quarterly conference
was held Feb. 9Th and was record
breaker by way of reports.
The church publication known as
Shorters Monthly made its initial ap-
pearance Feb. 4th, and bids fairs to
be a pleasing factor in the new life
of the church.
Brother D. w. Mallard met with a
very painful accident while at his
duties on the railroad, having three
ribs fractured, but is doing nicely.
Sister Van Winkle was taken to
the hospital last week and underwent
serious operation and is doing
nicely.
Among the new activities of the
church will be federation of auxil-
iaries to be organized Thursday
evening March LIST.
The pastor and members appreciate
the visits from practically all the
pastors of the city, and Rev. Wayman
Ward, of Boulder, upon the services
of the revival and the splendid assist
ance from many members Of the
various churches.
The funeral services of Sister
Unity Hall, commonly known as
Mother" Hall, who died in Chicago,
Monday, will be conducted from the
church Sunday at p. m. Rev.
Pope will preach the sermon. The
body upon arrival, will be taken to
the home of Mrs. Woods, 1924 Hum
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