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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
Its Advantages.

Downright Dlck-Faint heart ne'er
won fair lady.
Sly Cyril--No, but 1t gets you q
drink In a dry town.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
RhinocerOs Does Not Take Kindly to, Pneumonia

NJ Ew YoRK-Pneumona is prevalent in the New York Geological park in
~ the Bronx. 1t is particularly prevalent in the great Indian rhnoceros.
Nobody knows how prevalent a disease cal become n a rhinoceros, according
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
Human Discomfort

Suppose hens actually laid highly
colored Easter eggs"
"We wouldn't be satisfied" replied
Mr.. Growcher. WED try to improve
their appearance by withdrawing
'em"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04

Ing, too, because William was in his
nightie and John O'Brien, a deputy
sheriff, had charge of the introduc-
ton. 1t was at the county building.
Mrs. Anderson snatched the baby
In an eager embrace.
She cried over him a bit as
women will, and William cooed and
gurgled and seemed to understand tust
what IL was all about.
Then Mrs. Anderson told how II
happened-that she hadn't seen her
W baby until after his first birtb.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
Meets Her Baby Under Exceptional Circumstances

N ETROIT-This introduces you to William Anderson.
~ William is thirteen months old and he met his mother, Mrs Hazel
Anderson. for the first time Friday; II "a a n unconventional sorto Of meet
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04

day. She said that she was a nervous wreck before her baby ws born.
through treatment alleged o have been accorded her by her husband She
ws In the hospital for several weeks after William came The baby mi
placed In the home of her husbands mother. .tt
Now Mrs. Anderson always has yearned for her baby. She told Judge
Webster 10. The Judge gave her a decree and the custody of the child. But
despite these legal aids she couldn't get possession of William until Depua
John OBren stepped in the breach. oN
81 didn't want to dress him." said the perspiring oBnen. 81 was afraid
to take time. That's why he's only got those night things or
"Bless his precious heart" said Mrs. Anderson
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
THE FUNNY SIDE.
The Class.

II have a fine
setter 1 have just
bought"
What is It
Gordon, English
or Irish2"
None of the
three Plymouth
Rock"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04
Stuffed Dates With Nuts and Cheese.

Steam well-washed dates until soft,
remove the pits and fill with cottage
cheese mixed with a few finely chopped
hickory nut meats.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-04

medical examiners.
The following little system caught
more than one would-be evader:
A youth alleging defective hear
ing was taken into an examining
room.
"My hearing is pretty bad" he
told the medical officer.
"That so? Let's see." said the doc
tor, as he stepped close to the young
man.
"Put your hand over your right
ear" said the doctor, loudly.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-09

Turkey, which is more than ready
to make peace, has new scheme.
Plans are being discussed to make
Constantinople free port and dis
mantle the Notifications Of the OAR
danelles on condition that the allies
guarantee the continuance Of Constan-
tinople as the capital Of Turkey. 1t
is also proposed to grant autonomy to
Arabia, Syria, Armenia and the jew
ish part of Palestine.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-09
First Victory Boys Work.

"Say, I'm via to you, all right"
Western Union messenger boy whis-
pered to one of the directors of the
United War Work Campaign In the
New York headquarters. The direc-
tors desk had only just been moved
in and the work Of the big drive had
hardly begun.
"rm onto your stunt" the boy wen
on as he swung grimy fist over the
desk you're goin' to give us fellows
that amt old enough to go to war a
chance to earn an give to back up a
fighter an help win the war. Listen;
I'm in on this"
The crumpled S. bill he dropped on
the desk made him the first Of "a mil
lion boys behind million fighters"
who are to be lined up as Victory Boys
during the week of the drive.
There will be division of Victory
Girls, too, and every boy and every
girl enrolled will have to earn every
dollar he or she gives to the war work
fund.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-09
SERVICE THAT wins
THE SOLDIER HEART
Fred Lockley, Y. M. C. A., Tells Of
the Gratitude Of the Boys
at the Front.

zone Of the discoveries men are
making over here" Fred Lockley, of
the Y. M. @. A. and of Portland, Ore
gon, writes from London, sis that
more pleasure can be had out Of CIV
ing than getting Many man who
has spent money freely in the old days
to buy pleasure is finding that he gets
more pleasure over here by the spend
ing Of ones self in the service of others.
"a few months ago l went out with
q fellow Y. M @. A. secretary to hunt
up out-of-the-way detachments of
troops. A stable guard here, ma
chine gun company there, platoon
somewhere else. We carried our
goods in an automobile. We had
plenty of writing paper and envelopes
for free distribution, and chocolate,
cookies, chewing tobacco and smoking
tobacco, cigarettes, razor blades,
tooth paste and things Of that kind for
SALE American war service workers
were busy everywhere. We found Sal
walton Army lassies making doughnuts
for the boys and K. Of G. secretaries
giving help. Books furnished by the
American Library Association were to
be seen on all sides.
Hearing firing at distance, we
drove down the road and found
score or SO of men at machine gun
practice. The officer gave the men
half an hour recess to buy goods
"At another place we came in sight
of lieutenant drilling platoon. I
said to the lieutenant: How soon be-
fore you dismiss the company? We
have Y. NJ @. A. goods for sale
"He said: Right now. Sergeant,
dismiss the company?
Sand ten seconds later the company
was in line waiting to buy goods from
our travelling ~ Grateful is no name
for it. The men can't do enough to
show their gratitude"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-09
MERCY MUNITIONS
Needed IN TRENCHES
Lieut.. Coningsby Dawson, Fight
ing Author, Makes Stirring
Appeal for Y. w. C. A.

Lieut.. Coningsby Dawson, who wrote
Garry On" says of the war work
which the Y. w. c. A. is doing: "You
at home cannot fight with your lives,
but you can fight with your mercy
The Y. W. G. A. is offering you just
this chance. 1t garrisons the women's
support trenches, which lie behind the
mems. 1t asks you to supply them
with munitions of mercy that they
may be passed on to us. We need
such supplies badly. Give generously
that we may the sooner defeat the
Hun"
What Lieut.. Dawson says of the Y.
w. G. A. he might have said Of all the
national organizations which are com
ing together for the biggest financial
campaign that organizations have ever
headed. All the $170,500,000 to be
raised by the seven great national or
CARNATIONS the week of November IL
will be used to garrison and supply
the support trenches behind the lines.
They are the Y. NJ G. A., the Y. w.
o. A., the National Catholic War Coun-
Gil, Jewish Welfare Board, American
Library Association, War Camps Com
munity Service and Salvation Army.
American girls In various uniforms
mingle strangely with picturesque
Brittany costumes in France. The
American Y. w. g. A. has q hostess
house in Brittany where the Signal
Corps women live and hut where
the nurses spend their free time. Both
these centers are fitted with many of
the comforts and conveniences of
home.
Eat tea given at the nurses hut
one Saturday afternoon" writes Miss
Mabel Warner, of Salina, Kansas, Y.
w. G. A. worker there, "there was an
odd gathering admiral, bishop,
Presbyterian minister, a Roman
Catholic priest, doctor, an ensign,
one civilian and myself"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-09
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

More than 10000 draft registrants
have been routed from the emergency
feet corporation yards and offices in
drive against slackers, Provost Mar
shall General CroWder announced.
The hundreds of thousands of WON.
an workers in Great Britain are organ
iziHg with view to protecting theil
common interests against any indus.
trial disturbances that may follow the
war.
Approximately 10000 brewery EN-,
ployees, 5000 Of them III Milwaukee,
will be affected by the order of the
federal food administration prohibit
ing the manufacture of beer and mali
liquors after December 1.
The American Flint Glass Workers
union has secured wage increases,
Rates are advanced q per cent for
blowers and 30 per cent for gatherers
making the present wage $6.7O a day
for the latter and $50 for the former
The New York board Of estimates
adopted the recommendation of its
finance and budget committee to In
crease the compensation of first-grade
firemen and policemen from 81 800 to
$1,650 year, the increase to begin
as of September last. The board Of
aldermen must concur in the resolu.
ton.
A strike went into effect on all the
lines of the International railway at
Buffalo and in nearby cities and towns.
The tie-up was complete, the company
making no effort to move cars.
According to an investigation Ct the
Federation of German Textile Work
ers, the average weekly wage of fe-
male workers in the ABORT district was
1892 marks (S3.79) in July, 1917.
Miss Elizabeth Christman, for six
years general secretary-treasurer Of
the International Glove Workers
union, has been appointed chief Of
women investigators of the national
war labor board.
AS a war memorial to labor the
British trade union congress and la
Dor party will build a $1,500,000 head
quarters in London, with a library,
restaurant, conference hall, accommo-
dalton for delegates and offices Tor
various unions.
Since the commencement Of the war
the time whistle has been abolished in
most of the lumber mills and camps in
the Pacific Northwest. The men now
go to work in the morning and cease
work in the evening with the raising
and lowering of the American flag.
Altogether there are 1874 local
branches in Canada, 1,702 comprising
members affiliated with international
organizations, 244, with 32,343 mem
bers, being connected with nOn-inter-
national bodies and %, with 1891
members, being independent units.
The agricultural wages board, estab-
llshed for England and Wales under
the corn production act of 1917, have
given notice that they propose to FIX
minimum time rates Of wages for male
workers of IS years of age and over
in Norfolk and in Northamptonshire on
the basis Of a minimum rate Of 8Os
(s730).
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-09

All week long the Germans con
tipued their Withdrawal from Belgium,
sometimes moving rapidly, and at 9th
ers putting up a stouter resistance in
order TO rescue some stores or guns.
In being driven from the Belgian coast
sorle $1,000 Huns We're forced across
~ holland border and were prompt
II ihifFaed ~ The Dutch. Haig's Brit
ish forces, ably seconded by the Bel
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-09
By WILBUR D. NEsBTT

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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-09

1t cannot be said truthfully that
President Wilson's reply to Berlin
aroused any wild enthusiasm. Most of
us felt as did Senator Ashurst Of Ari-
iona, who said; Il would have told
Germany to go to hell" Less blunt
critics of the president felt that the
only reply called for was demand for
.-7@.t , sssw 4 1888 ~z~~ 1.~zn. .@zM
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

]. R. Burks Monday got cards for
his race for ]. P. reelection in the
9th district.
]. R. Stovall Monday ordered the
Independent to his daughter, Mrs. j.
c. Rhodes at Pittsburg, Pa.
Miss Jessie Steadman has returned
home from Vanderbilt University, af-
ter graduating in pharmacy.
Better buy your cement now while
we have the stock to take care OF
you. Selmer Hardware Co.
Hon. ]. P. Sipes. of Lawton. was 10
Selmer last week. He is in delicate
health but is slowly improving.
Miss Lille Gray. daughter of the
late Sheriff ]. W. Gray. and Morris
Fryar, Of Adamsvile, were married
at the home of Squire N. Z. Goodrum
last Thursday night. Few knew Of
the coming event. The bride is a
young woman of excellent domestic
accomplishments, and was a favorite
of her father. The groom is a worthy
young man Of Adsmsville.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
A GREAT SPEECH.

Ex-senator Jas. B. Frazier spoke
Monday afternoon to large and in
telligent audience in the courthouse.
All space was filed to overlooking.
He has the reputation of being one of
Tennessee's foremost orators and
statesmen. His dignifsd bearing.
mellow voice and pure diction with
his earnestness in delivery. hold the
audience like vice.
His streng points and eloquent eli
MAKES were loudly applauded. He has
two sons in the service and bis whole
heart and soul Is given to the service
Of the country in speaking every day
in the interest of patriotic work and
needed sacrifice by a united people in
order to win the war.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
Notice 10 Teachers.

DEAR TEACHERS:
II is needless to remind you that
We are at war. We are passing
through the most critical period ia
our national life--a time when | feel
sure our teachers can and will do
much to influence the people to do
their full and patriotic duty during
the War Savings Campaign June %.
McNsiry county's allotment in this
campaign is $324,OOO. being $1,000
per capita, and we must BY all means
60 over the top. Our county has no.
bly, met every emergency of this mo-
nentous struggle, and | have the
abiding faith. and confidence in our
great patriotic citizenship that we,
the people Of McNairy county, shall
sustain the splend record already
made. May | ask, therefore, that
you as teachers request and encour-
age your neighbors to attend the
meeting June 2S) designated for
them by W.. K. Alternately. county
chairman. Let us get this spirit:
The people must prepare to make ev-
cry self-denial and anr sacrifice to
win this war.
Talk, phone and write, and let's
have everybody attend one Of these
meetings. | understand that each
civil district will have one or more
meetings. Cordially yours,
A. H. GRANTHAM, Co. Sup't'
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
Redistribution Of Registrars in
McNairy County.

The Local Board for McNairy
County is in receipt Of the letter
from Major Rutledge Smith No. 300
dated 18th. inst, furnishing informa-
ton and a basis for the Reclassifica-
ton so much discussed in the press.
From this letter it appears that the
National average Of class one men is
28.7 per cent of the whole number
classified, while the State average Of
Tennessee is 20 per cent.
There are 5 counties in Tennessee
whose average is lsss than Is per
ceut, II counties or boards whose
average is more than Is but less than
20 per cent; 55 counties or boards
whose average is more than 20 but
less than 28.7 per cent, while there
are Is counties or boards whose aver
age is above 35 per cent.
1t is directed in said letter that
every local board that has a gross
percentage in class one under or over
20 per cent must take steps to bring
their gross per centage as near the
state average as possible.
But in giving the percentages and
the different boards having gross per-
centages above or below this state
average, the county Of McNairy is
not listed as being either above or
below the state average. But in fact
it is very slightly above the state
average Of 20 per cent but the excess
is SO slight as to be negligible in this
letter from Major Smiths Office.
This is a result that should be graf
flying to TO the local board for this
county and should tend to quiet the
disturb minds of such OF our citizens
as have felt like the board was I'M
duly severe in their classifcations.
But there will be some little work
along the corrective lines to be done
in this county, and in this same letter
Government Appeal Agents and
members Of Legal Advisory Boards"
are admonished to proceed to a care
full examination Of all the question |
naries and records in certain cases
therein indicated, and to make such |
recommendations to local boards as
they think should be made.
Local Board for the County Of
McNairy. Selmer. Tenn essee |
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
SAND BOX

H. Clay Evans will contest for
Senatorial toga with Shields and
Rye at the November election. !.
MONDAY and that night went
some on the torrid line. Well
may the people be aroused. It's
either win this war or submit to
German autocracy... ........Judge
Everett has out a list of speaking
dates in the county this week..
...... The absence of our soldier
boys on the streets is very notice
able........ 1t is simply a question
of the Huns whipping the French
and English before we get there
in full force. After that it is on
ly a question Of time in the drive
to Berlin. The reaping of
the big crop is a serious question
but it will all be garnered. 5000.
......... United we stand divided
we get licked 1--WE have to
select such matter for the paper
as we think the most important
to our readers. It is impossible
to get in:very much official matter
from the departments. Our
girls are looking rather lonesome
since their beauxs have gone ''ov-
er there" keep cutting out
beef. flour and sugar, permits
hotels to furnish taters, beans
and corn pone. .........We have in.
teresting letters from Thomas T. |
Browder and George Prince. and
we know our readers would. en-
joy. but we have SO much official
matter that must 60 that much
other matter is crowded out. All
newspapers, like every other in
stitution. have to get out of nor.
NAL customs in these strenuous
times of war.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
ARKANSAS CLUB MAN
SAYS WIN HEPATlCA IS GREATEST
MEDICINE THAT He EVER SAW.
Saw in Papers Where il Helped Nashville Friend Of His Took II for
Weak Heart and Run Down Condition, Stomach Trouble
and Headache Made New Man of Him
Already, tie Says.

Mr.. W. NJ. Gleaves, Manager Of
Menesha Outing Club, Menesha, Kan
sas, says the Vim Hepatica prescrip-
ton has made an entirely new man
of him.
I saw in the papers," writes Mr..
Gleaves, where it had done so much
for the wife of Lieut.. Lang, OF the
Nashville police force, and knowing
her personally, and that what she
said was true and could be depended
upon, | went and bought two bottles
Of Vim Hepatica.
I had tried everything else for my
stomach trouble, Indigestion, head
aches, and run down condition, but
without any results. / was at one
time on the Nashville police force.
but gave it up on account Of my
health. | am now manager of the
Menesha Outing Club. where they
have everything good to eat. But
before taking Vim Hepatica couldn't
eat as do now.
BROWDER Bros, Selmer; HEM
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
Family Reunion,

Last Sunday at the home of Lee
Prince, near Gravelhill, the surviving
members Of the family sof the late
Arch Olive gathered together for a
reunion. Members present we're: W.
]. Olive, Selmer: R. ]. Olive, Ramer;
A. P. Olive, Window, Texas; Mrs. J. b.
Burress, Ramer; Mrs. Due Eaton, Ri
EMF, Miss. s. L. Prince. Window,
Texas. and Mrs. S. L. Prince, Gravel
hill, including the families of each,
and with neighbors and friends there
were about $50 present.
At the noon hour regular picnic
dinner was spread in a beautiful grove
near the Prince home. There was an
ample amount Of the choicest edibles
on hand which was partaken Of and
enjoyed by the entire crowd.
The day was pleasantly spent in
talking Of the sweet memories Of the
days that are gone and mingling with
the associates Of their childhood. 1t
ia our wish that they may be permit
ted to assemble for many of these an
nual reuAions.
The bringing together Of this FAM
lily was occasioned by the arrival from
Texas of A. P. Olive and daughter,
Miss Gladys. and Mrs. s. L. Prince.
L. A. Beatty was present and made
pictures.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
From Niche.

As We don't see any news in your
valuable paper from this section, will
write enough to show the readers the
9th district is still on the map,
Farmers are busy and they have
the finest prospect for bumper crop
they have had in years. II you could
see the wheat fields of Jno. Smith,
Jno. Burks, Thiran Thomas and nu.
merous others. they wouldn't be I'M
easy about having to do without -four.
The folks at Acton will soon have
in operation small, modern -four mill
to grind the peoples wheat.
James Henry Wardlow, Of Mont
gomery, La. after an absence Of nine
years. visited friends and relatives in
this section recently.
Orland Latta is now working as a
carpenter at Sheffield.
A fine baby girl has taken up per
manent abode with Mr.. and Mrs. Tay.
lor Carroll.
DR.. Jno. ]. Alternately is buster than
IL usual, for we have had more sick.
ness this season than formerly.
Judge Alternately and family have
returned to their home at Selmer af-
ter two weeks visit to relatives in
the 9th district.
The annual Memorial exercises at
Carter Schoolhouse were held Sunday.
]. A. Houston preached an able SER
mon at III o'clock, after which dinner
10 abundance was spread. Senator
Frazier spoke to the multitude at 81
o'clock. It was an eloqueet appeal
to the citizens to give thtir nation all
their united efforts in its hour of per-
il. He thrilled the hundreds who
heard him with his elo9uence.
Rsb North and family Of Oklahoma
came through in their Buick to Mich.
lie, visiting his father-in-law G. W
Niche.
H. G. Wardlow and wife were in
Selmer Monday.
Terry Gooch, Willie Howell, Esqs
Burks and Coin went to Selmer Mon
day in interest If War Saving Stamps.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
Killed by Falling Tree.

R. E. Wade was killed Tuesday by
tree limb striking him, on his farm
near Corinth. 1t was bee tree that
he and five others were Telling when
it swerved and struck him killing him
instantly. Mr.. Wade was we'll known
by many of our people.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
500 Reward, 500

The readers OF this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all Its stages, and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces of the System thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing its WORK. The proprie-
powers of Halls Catarrh Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
rsse that It fails to cure. Send for list
10 testimonials.
Chic. Sold By all Druggists, Sso.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
The people will assemble at the fol-
lowing places on the above date to
pledge for War Savings:

The chairman of the district with his her committee
will attend the meetings. and help the people every way
to sign the pledge cards. # desired to have one
to speak at each place either that day before It
may not be possible to do that however and chamen
and committees are urged to present the matter to the
the people, Let us all enter the work with vgor and
thusas, determined to do our wholeduty Give all pub
tending Be to make assignment committee
have at each meeting place II necessary may
quest others the afternoon the 18th in recording
and filling out and takipup pledge cards. will gladly aid
in any way can. Very truly.
W.K ALTERNATELY, Co. Chmn w. S. S.