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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-11-28
We pay 81 cents cash or trade
for eggs. NJ. e. Smith & Co.

We pay 81 cents cash or trade
for eggs. M. E. Smith & Co.
Miss Mary i Rica, Of
Shreveport, La IS M ing rela-
ltiyes in Selmer.
Mr., and Mrs. j. A. Gooch at
tended Conference and visited
relatives in Memphis.
Atty. Gen. w. K. Alternately
left Sunday for Somerville, where
court is in session.
Bruce Mitchell whois pioneer
advocate of good roads, was a
visitor here from Bethel Springs
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Barr and
Mrs. Sarah Gray and children
|mortored to Shiloh and Corinth
Sunday.
We have just received ship
ment of Mems sweaters and will
be glad to show them to you.
M. e. Smith 8 Co.
Mesdames G. M. Barr and Pat
Henneberry spent Monday and
Tuesday in St. Louis on a shop
ping tournament.
Two air ships did not slip. ST.
lently over Selmer Saturday be-
cause everybody in town saw
them pass on Monday.
We handle Morning Glory
Flour. We guarantee it to be
! the very best and highest patent
land to be absolutely satisfactory
or your money refunded. M. e.
Smith & Co.
Rev. VIM. Thorne of McKen-
| ilzie filled his regular appointment
at Bethesda Sunday. He is an
other of those apostles of right
eousness who make the world a
decent place in which to live.
Miss Grace Foster has accepted
the job of helping out rush days
lin U. E. Barnes store. All the
Selmer merchants are enjoying
a good business and extra clerks
are working quite frequently.
]. w. T. Derryberry, one oi
1.-THE county's most active schoo
men, called in to see us Saturday
He is principal Of the Acton High
School, and is the kind of teach.
er that any community is fortu.
nate in securing.
Raymond and Roy Miller, auto
mobile men Of Portage, Pa, are
here on an extended visit to then
! friend, J. E. Williams. These
Eastern gentlemen motored the
entire distance ID an eight cylin-
der Chevrolet car.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-11-28


Berry Weaver has moved into
the residence recently purchased
from j. q Hodges.
Mrs. j. M. Burchett has sold
her residence to Tom Smith.
A. A. McNeill reports trade at
his store as never before.
A number of our neople at
tended the singing at the Maggie
Jones Memorial church.
P. E. Cheshier is building a
handsome residence in McNairy.
J. E. Bryant was a sncial vis-
itor to Bethel Springs Sunday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-11-28

J. O. Hoover and family NOV
ed this week to Stantonville. We
regret to lose this estimable fam
lily from our midst, and the
StantonvilIe folks are fortunate
as the Hoovers are among the
finest people in the country.
Sharon Haynes and Ray Bars
went to Memphis last week and
returned with a seven passenger
Nash can which the former pur-
chased. This is perhaps the
.handsomest car ever bought in
the county, and Sharon is GER
tainly on the job of running cars
of that class.
ia Hu Williams, of Rosecreek;
called in to see US this week. He
is a brother OF j. Il. Williams,
who, as manager Of the South
ern Farm Coonhound Kennels,
has given this county a national
reputation as a coonhound mark
ct, and his annual sales amonnt
to thousands of dollars.
Harvey Hester, to the delight
of his parents. relatives and
friends in Selmer, arrived home
Sunday morning after a two
years stay in the Canal Zone,
Panama, having done service
with the Coast Artillery. His So
journ there seems to have been
beneficial, as he is a splendid
looking soldier.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-11-28
Special Notice

All parties owing the under
signed must call and settle same
before December 1st, or the ac-
counts will be put in the hands
of an officer for collection.
Prompt payment will save this
expense, and it is not our desire
to put yousto any additionaxcost.
/ This Nov. IL, 1919.
GooCH & CHEsHIER,
Selmer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-11-28

Messrs w. M. Wharton, John
e. Wires and John r. Swain took
their families and eattended the
singing at the Maggie Jones
Memorial church Sunday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-11-28
A Rat That Didn't Smell After Being
Dead Three Months.

Il swear it was dead at least three
months" says James Sykes, butcher,
Westfirld, N. j.. I'VE saw this rat
every day. Pat cske Of RAT-SNAP
behind . barrel. Months later my wife
asked about the rat. Remembered the
barrel. looked behind it. There was
the dead, not the slightest odor,7
Three sizes. 25c, 50c. $l.00. Sold and
guaranteed BY
DR.. Ksndrick's Drug Store.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
(To BE CoNTINUED)
our Wonderful Lsnauaae.

A certain merchant died, leaving to
his only son the conduct of his exten-
sive business, and great doubt was ex-
pressed in some quarters whether the
young man possessed the ability to car
~ out the fathers policies. "Well,'
said one kindly disposed friend, 'for
my part, 1 think Henry is very bright
and capable. I'm sure he win succeed
perhaps you're right" said another
friend. 'Henry is undoubtedly clev-
er fellow. but. take II from me, old
man. he hasn't got the head to all Ne
fathers shoes"
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30

"one, Two, Three, Ready-sina."
Of IL to help pay the note. We drove
TO Potsdam on that sad errand and
what a time we had getting there
and back in deep mud and sand and
jolting over corduroysl
Bart" my uncle said the next
evening, as 1 took down the book to
read, IL guess we'd better talk
things over little tonight. These
are hard times. If we can find any
body with money enough to buy 'em
1 dunno but we better sell the
sheep"
"If you hadn't been a fool" my
aunt exclaimed with a look of great
'distress-"ayesi If you hadn't been
fool"
"Fm just what / be, an I amt so
big a fool that need to be reminded
of It," said my uncle.
"Pll stay home an work." / pro-
posed bravely.
"You amt old enough for that"
sighed Aunt Deel.
Il want to keep you In school," said
Uncle Peabody, who sat making a
splint broom.
While we were talking In walked
Benjamin Grimshaw-the rich man of
the lhils. Hr didn't stop to knock,
but walked light in as If the house
were his own. II was common gos-
sip that ne held a mortgage on every
acre of the countryside. had never
liked him, for he was a stern-eyed
man who was always scolding some
body. and had not forgotten what his
son had said of him.
"Good night I" he exclaimed curtly,
as he sat down and set his cane be-
tween his feet and rested his hands
upon IL. He spoke hoarsely and i
remember the curious notion came to
me that he looked like our old ram.
He wore a thin, gray beard under his
chin. His mouth was shut tight In
long line curving downward a lit
tie at the ends. My uncle used to
say that his mouth was made 20 keep
his thoughts from leaking and going
TO waste. He had a big body, a big
chin, big mouth. big nose and
big ears and hands. His eyes lay
small in this setting OF blgness.
"why. Mr.. Grimshaw, it's years
since you've been In our house
ayesi" said Aunt Deei.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30

To be possessed of a head of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
a matter of using little Danderine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice. soft hair and lots of it. Just get
small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
a0w-it costs but a few cents-all drug
stores recommend it-apply little as
directed and within ten minutes there
will be an appearance of abundance.
freshness, fluffiness and an incompara-
bic gloss and lustre, and try as you
will you cannot find trace of dandruff
or falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use,
when you will see new hair-fine and
dOwny at first-yes-but really new
hsir-sprouting out all over your scalp
--Danderine is, we believe, the only
sure hair grower. destroyer of dam
druff and cure for itchy scalp, and it
never fails to stop falling hair at once.
tf you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is moisten a cloth
with a little Danderine and carefully
draw it through your hair-taking one
small strand at time. Your hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful in just
a few moments-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this. Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30

''God o. Israeli I'm scairt," said
Uncle Peabody.
Down crashed the stick of wood
into the box.
"What about?"
"It would be like him to put the
screws on you now. You've got be-
tween him an his prey. You've taken
the mouse away from the cat"
1 remember the little panic that
fell on as then. / could see tears
in the eyes of Aunt Deel as she sat
with her head leaning wearily on her
hand.
eff he does I'll do all i can" said
Barnes, whatever I've got will be
yours"
Rodney Barnes left us, and / re-
member how Uncle Peabody stood in
the middle of the floor and whistled
the merriest tune he knew.
"Stand right up here" he called in
his most cheerful tone. "Stand right
up here before me, both o. ye."
/ got Aunt Deel by the hand and
led her toward my uncle. We stood
facing him. "Stand straighter," he
demanded. "Now, altogether. One,
two, three. ready-sing."
He beat time with his hand in imi-
tation of the singing master at the
schoolhouse and we Joined him In
singing an old tune which began: "oh,
keep my heart from sadness, God"
This irresistible spirit of the man
bridged bad hour and got us of
to bed In fairly good condition.
A few days later the note came
due and its owner insisted upon full
payment. There was such a clamor for
money those days! 1 remember that
my aunt had sixty dollars which she
had saved, little by little, by selling
eggs and chickens. She had planned
to use 1t to buy tombstone for her
mother and father-a lOng-cherished
ambition. My uncle needed the most
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
How Il Happened.

Pardon me-" said the army cook,
for military chefs are prone to address
their underlings courteously, but l
prithee tell me where you learned TO
peel potatoes so artistically? / OBJ
serve that you do not cut off the
cuticle' in great hunks, as, alas too
many do, but loosen bit of the skin
of the tuber and then deftly strip it
all off. You must have had much ex-
perience in skinning e'er entering upon
a soldiers life?"
81 did, thank you. SIR replied the
accomplished member of the kitchen
police. Before / decided to make the
world safe for democracy was a
country banker kansas City Star.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30

and my troubles caused by that weak
ness are thing Of the past. All women
who suffer as ! did should try Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. JAS. RoHRBERG, 620 Knapp ST.,
N. s., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Women who suffer from any form Of
weakness, as indicated by displacements,
Inflammation, liberation, irregularities,
backache, headaches, nervousness or
"the blues" should accept Mrs. Rohr-
berg's suggestion and give Lydia +.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound q
thorough trial.
For over forty years It has been
correcting such ailments. If you have
mysterious complications write for
advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
BARTON LEARNS OF THE EXISTENCE OF A WONDER
FUL POWER KNOWN AS "MONEY."

orphan live with his uncle,
a a
neghborhood Lctysp
socially class the
pretty Barton
"Sient
of the richest
ship a
gaows
boysh mischief
There he Sias Wright
prominent affairs knowing
books the
later election
announced.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKkCHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem TO be disordered,
GO 10 your nearest drug store and get a
bottle of DIR. Kilmers Swamp-Root. 1t
m = physicians prescription for ailments
Of the kidneys and bladder.
lt has stood the test of years and has
a reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
THIS preparation so very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get a
bottle, medium or large size, at your near
est druggist.
However. il you wish first to test this
preparation send ten cents to DIR. Kilmer
4 Co, Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and mep
t,Oo this paper.-Adv
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
NO MYSTERY IN THE CASE
Probably Quite Few Fathers VIII
Understand What Caused This
Mans Sleepiessness.

At an engineers shop in the East
the proprietor had one man upon
whom he could rely for being pune
tual Just recently he had fallen from
his habit and on several occasions
had been late.
II cau't sleep at nights, now, Sir,
and It makes me late sometimes, but
{ will try to alter it," replied the
man.
''lf it Is sleeplessness you suffer
from. James. why don't you consult a
doctor and find out the cause?"
''oh. know the cause, sir; it is six
weeks oId"-Chicago Daily News.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
circumstances Had channed.

Billy had seated himself at the table
for supper and laid down his head and
said: "Oh, mamma, I'm so tired !
guess I'll go to bed right after sup
per-" However, when the meal was
finished he jumped down and was go
ing TO play with his toys.
"Why. Billy, thought you wanted
to go to bed" said.
"Oh, it's all right. mamma; I'm all
untired now"
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
HeIn Erom Nature studx.

The study of nature Is well pleasing
to God, and is akin to prayer. Learn
ing the laws of nature. we magnify
the first inventor. the designer of the
world; and we learn TO love him. for
great love of God results from great
knowledge. ge.-Leonardo da vinci.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30

q WCahnCbD WhiOAh
caused backach e
and headaches. A
friend called m y
attention to one Of
your newspaper
advertisements and
imm mediately my
husband BIO g h {
three bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e e ia BILE Com
pound for m e.
After taking two
~. As
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
Inside STUFF.

The Business Man-You will notice
Sbst the market reports indicate that
cotton is nervous.
The N0nbusines sMan-Yeh, but II
Aasa't anything on wool underwear
when il comes to sure-fire case of
adgets
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
Much More important.

He-Didn't you promise at the altar
TO love. honor and obey me?
She-Goodness knows what I prom
ised. was listening to hear what You
promised.-Boston Transcript
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
Think First Upon God.

In the morning, when you awake. &C
custom yourself to think FIRST upon
God, or something In order to his serv-
ice; and at night, also. let him close
thine eyes>--Jeremy Taylor.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30

lie who has once despised the laws
OF nature. and has scared above them,
mas no right to iive.--Auerbach.
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30
HUSBAND
SAVES Wife
From Suffering by Getting
Her Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-"For many months
l was not able to do my work owing to
The Yale expositor., 1919-01-30

Barton gets new inspiration
from the words of the great
siIas Wright, who plans for the
education of the boy when he
ls old enough to leave home for
school.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-27
H. F. SIMPSON FOR
TAX ASSESSOR

Attention of the voters of Lafayette
county is called to the announcement
Of H. f. Simpson, appearing in this
issue, as candidate for the Office OF
Tax Assessor, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary next Au-
gust. "Fox" Simpson as he is known
to his friends was born in the neigh
boring county of Pamela on July 7th,
1875 and has lived all his life in this
State and can be recommended to the
voters as man who is we'll qualified
actual experience to properly perform
the duties of the office to which he
aspires, having served one term be-
ginning in 1904 as Tax Assessor of our
neighboring county Of Grenada, and
the records of that county will bear
out the statement that his duties OF
office were performed efficiently and
well. After the expiration of his
term as Tax Assessor, Mr.. Simpson
was given the important position OF
travelling sargeant of the Mississippi
Penitentiary and performed the duties
of the office with credit to himself
and the position which he held. For
the last six years, Mr.. Simpson has
been farming about four and half
miles south Of Oxford, and has
familiarized himself with the taxable
value of the property in the county.
The office of Tax Assessor is one
of the most important within the gift
of the people and we commend the
candidacy of Mr.. Simpson to the
careful consideration of the voters.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-27
S. H. LOGAN DIES
At FORT WORTH, TEX.
Remains Arrived Here To-day, Ac-
companied By His Wife And Broth
er-Was Prominent Banker.

The remains of Mr.. S. H. Logan,
age about so years, arrived here today,
and were taken to his home on South
street.
Mr.. Logan had been sick for seve-
raj months, and a month or more ago
went to Mineral Wells, Texas, think
ing the change would be beneficial.
But he constantly grew worse. He
had started for his home in company
with Mrs. Logan when he died We'd
nesday morning after having arrived
at Fort Worth Texas.
His brother, Mr. John Logan, left
Tuesday to accompany his brother
home.
Mr.. S. H. Logan has been promi-
nent citizen of Oxford for the past
twenty years He was instrumental
in organizing the Guaranty Bank and
Trust Company, and was cashier of
that bank.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Presbyterian church Friday
afternoon, after which interment Will
be made at st. Peters cemetery.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-27
SHIPS AZ CARS
OF HOGS THUS FAR IN 1919

Tuesday there were shipped from
Lafayette county 20 carloads OF hogs,
containing 2,100 head, which wall
bring the neat sum of S55,00O, or
about an average of 16 cents per
mound. During the month of March
there have been shipped from this
county 80 car load of hogs, aggregat-
ing 3.4OO head, for which 1000 farm
ers who participated in these ship
ments, will receive around $4,000.
These shipments have been made
under the supervision of T. W. Bailey,
county demonstrator. A statement OF
the hog shipments from Lafayette
county for the past three years show
how one item of the farms products
have increased. There were shipped
during 1916, cars; 1917, II cars, 1918
33 cars; 8 months 1919, AZ cars.
This county has heretofore been a
cotton county, but liking cotton" has
been dethroned and corn, hogs and
eggs have taken its place. Of the
% counties in North Mississippi, La
fayette has made the greatest in
crease along these lines.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-27
DR.. YOUNG SOUNDS
NOTE OF WARNING.

Several articles having appeared in
the Eagle recently rejecting on the
sanitary -unsanitary, if you like-condi-
ton of Oxford am going to inaug
urate policy Of sanitation that will
test the interest felt in sanitation. |
shall designate Tuesday, April LIST rs
Clean Up" day. After which |
shall make an Inspection. Any one
observing anything that has not been
cleaned up, will please report the
same to me. Business houses have
been requested tnat no paper is
thrown into the streets, front or rear;
and people, generally, are requested
not to throw paper bags, waste paper
of any description, banana peeGngs,
etc, into the streets. As to the hog
pens, about which there is complaint
unless kept in a relatively good condi
ton, | shall have to ask the town
board to take some drastic action.
Meridian does not allow a hog tobe
kept in the city As to the handling
of candies by statesmen a lady said to
me to-day: | wish the health authori-
ties (she did not know | was health
officer) would make the people who
sell candies handle the candy with
scoops instead of their fingers. This
is very important, and Dir. Shlpp, the
State Inspector cautioned the dealers
about using their fingers in the place
Of scoops. If these admonitions are
not needed, it becomes my duty to
make an affidavit against the Offend
ing party. | am aSkd every month
bv the State Board how many aifi-
davits | have made. And | hope the
several suggestions will be regarded
by every town in the county. Being
allowed only about half the pay the
man who drives the town wagon re-
ceives, | can not VISIT as many COM
munities, including the schools, as l
would like to. Dr.. Leathers estimates
that the transportation necessary to do
the work the State Board of Health
would like for me to do, would cost
s4OO. being 500 more Uhan | am al
lowed, leaving my services out OF the
consideration. AS a good people, in
terested in the preservation Of health
and the prolongation OF life, please
give me your cooperation.
A. A. YOUNG.
County Health Officer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-27
OF
HOME SERVICE GROUP

Last Thursday the members of the
class who recently attended the Chap
ter Course in Home Service Train
ing, A. r. C. which was under the
leadership of Mrs. C. P. Wyckoff from
Division Headquarters, New Orleans,
met to form themselves into perma-
nent organization.
Miss Ella Somerville was elected
Chairman of this Group Of Workers.
After an interesting discussion as to
the best ways and means Of giving
efficient service it was decided to en-
large the Group and ask others who
are interested in this art of work to
attend the meetings and do Com
mittee work.
The next meeting will be on Thurs
day March 9th at p. m at the Red
Cross Room in Federal Court build
ing and any visitors who care to at
tend will be welcome. An interest
ing program mas been outlined for the
meeting.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-27
xod Lafayette County Miss, Thursday, March H. 1919

About ten days ago a large hawk was
seen flying over and watching drove
of young chickens at the home of H..
A. Moore in this city. Suddenly the
hawk darted at the chickens, and
julius Nick, who was standing near,
threw his hat at the hawk as it hit
tn ground. In the mix up ofhawk,
hat, hen and chickens, The hat got Sc
curcly fastened in the claws of the
hawk, and the hawk flying swiftly
away carried the hat with it. Satur-
day last, H. A. Moore went to his
farm ten miles southeast of Oxford,
and he, with the tenants on his place
cut down a tree in which a hawk
had built her nest, when they found
Julius Nick's hat, inside the nest with
two hawk eggs in it, The hawk was
killed and measured feet from tip
to tip Of its wings, and its claws 3
inches long jackson News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-27
VETERANS ADOPT
RESOLUTIONS

At meeting of the Confede-
rate Veterans on the 18th the
following resolution was unani-
mously adopted.
We as Confederate Veterans
of Camp No. 752 in session this
18th day of March, wish to eX-
press our unqualified approval OF
President Wilson's plan OF a
League of Nations, and we con-
dem in unmeasured terms the
opposition Of a few representa-
tives in the Senate of the United
States as un-American, and dis
loyal to the President and the
American people.
J. L. SHINAULT, Com.
G.. H. EVANS, Adjt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-27
I. |. RAGLANO
FOR TREASURER

Mr.. T. L.. Ragland, known by many
voters of the county, announces this
week for the office Of County Treasur-
er. In placing his announcement he
stated that he was unable to call in
person to see each voter, and that
he would have to rely on the Eagle
making known his candidacy for the
office, and on his friends for support
at the polls next August.
Mr.. Ragland is not physically able
to do manual labor and he is asking
his friends and the voters of the
county for this office, promising faith
full service if elected. We take pleas
ure in commencing Mr.. Ragland to
the voters of the county: