McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-05-23


had heard at Gravelhill and old Pur-
dy, and then summed up as follows:
Il thought Of this church, and sez:
ah, well,
These fellers has turned the hose
on hell;
They've killed the devil and banked
the fires
An are ridin to heaven on rubber
tiresl'
Well, who would persist in going in
an ex-cTt. when he might just as
well travel in a big six-cYlinder auto?
Strictly apeaking, however, many Of
the auto travellers Of to-day, morally
as we'll as physically. are going the
pace that kills, and in the end might
wish they had followed old Bucks
slower, but safer methods.
One of the speakers at another
church here told some time back of
his personal recollections of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, with whom he had
been intimately acquainted since boy
hood There will be but little space
left to tell what he said about this
great man. who now looms up even
greater since he has gone. The man
told how they had been walking, the
whole family with him, miles into the
woods, and came to great rock. which
| all climbed over but Alice, now Mrs.
Longworth. She was afraid to come
down frcm the rock, and helclimbed
up after her, while Col. Roosevelt
stood below. A big piece Of rock got
loose and fell, striking Col Roosevelt
on the head and tearing off large
lspace-o Of scalp. They were miles away
ffrom any help, but the Colonel laugh
cd it away, although it required six
teen stitches to sew up the wound
when they got home. The next day
lCol. Roosevelt was nominated for
vice-president of the United States,
H. told about what a great family
man the Colonel was, and how happy
every one was in all the family when
he came ip for lunch OF dinner, A
Imam never too busy to be pleasant,
and never too worried to be sweet
tempered to those who loved him.
This man had charge Of tho pro-
1duction of poison gases for use in the
war against the Germans, He did
not say much about this subject, which
has been kept secret to a large extent
by our Government. Many interest
ling facts aboutit have crept into The
l|papers. and now Il il said that their
lknowledge Of what we were doing in
THAT line was what really caused the
Germans to throw up the sponge and
Surrender. htalked with j man who
/ worked in 4 poison Gas factory at Ab.
lerdeen, Aaryknd. He Vas ID TIE
hospital, ana said there was as many
as 900 psoiIe III thore sometimes. who
lhad been inhred While working With
lthe horrible stuff, ofA.drop of which,
coming ID contact witAA mans neck,
killed him. 4 drop or I'M falling 81
mans shoe DESTROYED I'm leather
and burned bis foot iii ii lookea likt
j llmp of charcoal This M xht
lfriphtfuI n,lstard-oil pas. male frou,
j 4 examination of chlorine. su,rbur mi
1ethylsne. and IL il saia tke caoacjts
Il the Aberdeen factory Was 200 tons
4 & div. AID ii was II times IL strona
= tba ,ermaI, III VI Wben fhe a,t,,;s. Il
E||fjce was signed. tbs prol,la,n. yas hay.
lto pet rii If the horrible stuf sni
i nv informant stated thsk i, vas f;llad
i l;nto heavy steel nvlin,lers ana takar
/ ! three-days' Journey 81 sb;o out Il
sea and thrown overheard n uafa,
! more thal ] miie deep. There II IA, i
ne 1or tnousand5 oI years, till tht