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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26
NUMBER 2l
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE
OPERATORS REMEMBERED,

1t was the pleasure of the "0ld
Man" of the Progress to take in hand
a few days ago the little movement to
remember in a Christmas gift the
girls who spend the day and the night
at the board of the Lexington Ex-
change of the Cumberland Telephone
4 Telegraph Company.
In making the little canvass to
raise the fund, we met with hearty re-
sponses-and, while the sums asked
and given were small, they came with
with heartiness that made us rather
enjoy the unusually disagreeable self
imposed job Of extracting cash from
the pockets of its possessors. The
sum realized, fully as much as expect
ed, was turned over to the girls, in
equal shares-with the wish that the
1919 Christmas might be to them the
best of all Christmases to date. The
only request accompanying the gift
was that the girls bear with us pa
tiently and at all times give us such
good service that the Lexington Ex-
change, with its excellent manager,
Mr.. John H. Williams, may have an
enviable name for efficiency in the
telephone world of this section Of the
South.
The lady operators are Misses Cora
and Willie Blankenship, Zula Smith,
Emma White and Nina Reed.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26

Following the robbery of promi-
nent store in Nashville recently it was
developed that the robbery was pulled
off by an organized band who had car
ried out similar deals in other cities.
One woman was concerned in the rob
berry and with three men was arrest
ed and the alleged leader ,one Wor-
thington and two associates being
caught in Atlanta and Worthington
held for requisition.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26
THE ANTI-TUBERCULO-
Sis COUNTY CAMPAIGN,

In Lexington and out, the Anti
tuberculosis campaign has raised so
far the sum of $225.00, most Of which
was given in Lexington, but for every
cent of which that came out of the
country the givers have my most sim
cere thanks. We were not able, to
make anything like good working
organization throughout the county,
but many men and women who have
read the Progress have been fully
cognizant Of the campaign and the
worthiness of the purpose, have come
and gone and never offered cent. /
wish that every heart and pocket
could have been reached b ythe ap-
peal to humanity-and especially do |
wish that every man who knew the
Importance of the movement had CIV
en- something to it. Supt. of the
schools, Miss Fac Houston, very kind
|ly let many of the High School girls
work at selling the seals for several
days and selling the tags last Satur-
day--but our people are far behind on
the matter of "Tag Day" so frequent
ly worked in the cities Tor good caus-
es--a and our timid, modest girls could
not, in a single day, master the art Of
pinning tags on all and demanding
money therefor. However, they did
the best they could and for their work
and my committee Of helpers feel
deeply grateful. Some Of the girls
of the Grammar School also gave val
liable help in selling Red Cross seals
and tags-nay Santa Claus pay lib
eral visit to each and every one of
them.
The matter is yet open, so you can
make a contribution if you willard
remember that the man who does not
respond to it either does not under
stand or he is beyond reach Of any
appeal. God grant that some Of this
little money that we are giving in this
county may do some thing toward
saving the lives Of some Of the nearly
five Thousand persons otherwise
doomed to IL IN TENNESSIsE
FROM TUBERCULOSIS, in the year
1920.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26
THE GREATEST DAY OF
JOY HAS COME AGAIN,

The anniversary Of greatest hap
opening since Cod said get there -be
light is here again-Christmas, the
birthday of Jesus Christ. It finds our
country in peculiar condition, fol-
lowing the bloody world war in COM
parison with which all other wars in
history pale into significance-and we
regret to say, the condition is not a
desirable one. Money is more abun-
dant in the United States than has
ever before been known in any coun-
try, in any age of the world-and it
buys less. Thank God it never did and
never will buy real happiness-but the
Devil always has and always will buy
souls with it. The man and woman to
whom Christmas is mot much" are
not much themselves. Christmas is
just as Joyous as you want it to be-
provided there is not death or sick
ness in your home. If you have not
heretofore done so, just try the gen.
uine Christmas spirit one time-this
time-and you will discover new
tone in the voices o: those who speak
to you all during the next year.
The Progress wishes a good Christ
mas to all who want it-and will see
you again Jan. 2, 1920.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26
WE HAVE SLID THE WRONG
WAY.

The. Memphis Commercial Appeal
Of last Sunday began its spread-eagle
editorial with the words: "We are
sliding into another year with poor
record. In accomplishment there has
been nothing. In the public morals
there has beenno deterioration. We
should say there has been deteriora-
tion-and all of its attributable be to
the hellward chase after dollars. With
the increased love for and the grasp
ing after dollars comes all else that is
undesirable.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26
WEST TENNESsEES
DRY LID DIRECTOR.

Lewis Elkins, of Dresden, took the
oath of office as prohibition enforce
ment director for Tennessee, Friday
afternoon, following notification a
his appointment received by Senator
McKsliar from Internal Revenue
Commissioner Roper. Mr. Elkins viii
leave Washington at once and begin
~ exsPalzetIQp n ~ forsae Y III i \
Mr.. Elkins was active in getting
the custer law passed by the Stat6
Legislature several years ago.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26
GENUS ENUMERATORS AP-
POINTED.

The following enumerators have
been appointed to take the census in
Henderson county:
Old .lst.-Clyde v. Coffman.
Old 2nd.-A. J. Amis.
Old 3rd.-Albert Youngerman.
Old 4th.-Albert Youngermsn.
Old 5th.-Luther L. Rhodes.
Old 6th.-J. Win Mullins.
Old 7th.-K. H. league.
Old 8th.--Leyi Smith.
Old 9-17th.-Fleetwood Ball.
Old 10TH. r. Dennison.
Lexington Town-H. F. Boswell.
Old 11th.-R. E. White.
Old 12th.-Ernest p. Segerson.
Old 1Sth.-0mar Mcbride, Z. w.
Maness.
Old 14th.-Thos H. johnson.
Old l5th.-G. w. Park.
Old 16th.-Joe w. Moore.
Old 1Sth.-Sam w. Evans.
Old 19th.-Jno. J. Gardner.
Old 20th.-Joe A. Deere.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26
A FINE SERMON ON
THE CHRISTIAN HOME.

We took our first opportunity last
Sunday morning to hear sermon by
Rev. H. A. Butts, the new Southern
Methodist Presiding Elder-and to
say that we felt amply repaid for the
effort to "dress up" and go to church,
but feebly expressed our apprecia-
ton of the edifying, entertaining and
intensely practical sermon the rever-
end gentleman delivered on the
christian Home"
Bro Butts caught US in his opening
prayer with the statement that the
Lords help should be constantly ask
ed in life, because after it we must
give so strict an account Of how we
have behaved here in the world.
For the lesson of the day he read
twenty-five verses from the 18th
chapter Of Genesis, wherein it was
made known to Abraham and Sara,
that, after they had grown old, a
son should be born to them.
Before launching into his sermon,
the Elder made some important an
nouncements. First, that the Quar-
terly Conference would be held the
next day and that by Monday even
ing the Lexington charge would have
paid in full all its correctional claims
or obligations. In reference to him.
self and his own work, he said that he
had heard the expression "a lean
hound for a long race" that he was in
the race to the finish--but that he
feared too frequent feeding at the
hands of Bro. J. H. Fannang would re-
suit in making him too fat. A further
statement was that at the District
Conference at Decaturville, next May,
would be made such report az had
never before been made before ip the
Memphis Conference-an last, the
final goal for the next year is 1000
conversions in the Lexington district,
Of which one thousand are to unite
with the Methodist church.
His text was from the 10th chapter
Of the Book Of Genesis-7ard II fitted
his subject, tde tChristian Home.
like glove" -"Forsf know him, that
he win command his children and his
household after him, and they shall
keep the way of the Lord, to do JUS
tice and judgment"
The speaker asserted that in his
opinion, the home problem is the
greatest and the most serious prob
lem that confronts this country to-
day, that there is nothing that can
render happy the parents of goddess
and wayward children; he believed
that the downfall of every character
is tracable to some defect in the home
life and in that statement we heart
lily concur; he spoke of teaching the
utterance of falsehoods to children,
indulged in by so many parents, and
said "let us always tell the truth to
our children He quoted the words
of Napoleon, that MOTHERS were
the greatest need of the French peo-
ple--the right kind of mothers land
fathers) as it is today the greatest
need of the American people. He re-
peated the age-old saying "The hand
that rocks the cradle rules the world,'
and said it could also be truthfully
said that the hand that "rules" the
cradle can "rock" the world.
But the space for our Christmas
paper is so short that we must desist
from further report. Such sermon
as that can not fail to do good-and
more is the pity that such sermons
are not constantly preached in every
pulpit in the land.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26
Some Republicans who persist

Some Republicans who persist in
believing that "Jonkay" Shields is a
mighty smart man" since he voted
against the peace treaty as it was
written at Versailles, still say he will
"beat the whole shootin' match" in
Tennessee when it comes to a show
down-yet it is fact that many who
have signed resolutions condemning
the Senator are men who supported
him against Gov. Rye.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26
FOR SALE.

Four gifts and one male full-blood-
ed Berkshires. -Four months old and
all subject to registration Win ex-
hibit on Court Square lst Monday in
January. Can be seen at my home.
A. r.. ATTAwAY.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26

II is said that a concave motion
picture screen, which has been tried
OUT in New York, may revolutionie
the movies. This new serene is said
to give the effect of third dimension,
an appearance Of thickness or depth
that relieves the eye strain. A French
doctor is said TO be the inventor.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-26

Jesse Taylor, Of Vanderbilt Uni-
versity, Nashville, stopped off here
last Saturday, to see his grandmother,
Mrs. Amanda Taylor, enroute to his
home in Blytheville, Ark. "a
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The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06
BREED IMPORTANT IN POULTRY
Rhode Island Red, Wyandotte and
Plymouth Rock Chickens are Best.

In the study of live stock one is i'm.
pressed with the particular shape of
the various breeds. In poultry, shape
is just as important as in any kind
fstock, and determines the breed.
The Rhode Island Red is somewhat
rectangular in shape. The standard
weight for pullets is pounds, hens
6H, cockerels ~ and for cocks SR
pounds. The Rhode Island Red has
a straight back with a slight rise in
the tail. Its breast is carried down
nearly perpendicular to the back
bone. The head of the bird is al
ways carried forward. The neck is of
medium length, and the tail is rather
short; the breast is deep and full.
The Wyandotte is ball-shaped. The
standard weight for pullets is 5k
pounds, hens 6H, cockerels 7R and
cocks SH pounds. Unlike the Rhode
Island Red the Wyandotte had no
straight lines, and it is usually termed
the bird of graceful curves. The
neck is short and the head is carried
back. The back is short and very
broad. The tail is small, breast
broad, and the body short and round.
The shape of the Plymouth Rock
is half way between the Rhode Island
Red and the Wyandotte. The stan
dard weight for pullets is 6 pounds,
hens 71s. cockerels s and cocks 3
pounds. The Plymouth Rock is longer
in every way than the Wyandotte, but
shorter than the Rhode Island Red.
Its head is not carried as far forward
as that of the Rhode Island Red, but
farther than that of the Wyandotte.
It's neck and back are both longer
than that of the Wyandotte. The
neck has a gradual rise to the tail at
an angle of 40 degrees. The breast
is very long and full and the body is
long and deep.
There are various other breed OF
chickens, but these three are the most
common kind in every back yard and
ON most farms The Orphingtons and
the Leghorns are two other kinds OF
well known breed of chickens.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06

The freshman honor roll for the
week ending March l posted by Coach
H. F. Schultz today follows:
50-yard dash-Cooke, 6B seconds.
5O-yard low hurdles 625 Sec
onds.
lap-Cooke, 17I5 seconds; John
son, 1735 seconds; Hix 1875 seconds
2 laps-Massengale 3515 seconds;
Everly, 3715 seconds; Pearse, 1885
seconds.
440-yard dash-Massengale 541s
seconds; Bowen. 5535 seconds; Hix
5925 seconds.
66O-yard run-Bowen, l minute 32
seconds; Grubb, l minute AZ seconds
Cloukey, 1 minute ass seconds.
SS0-yard run-Cook, minutes
25E seconds; Hays, minutes 2529
seconds; Hoover, minute 2555 Sec
onds.
Mile run-Johnson, minutes, 353E
seconds; Tsiros, minutes SO Sec
onds; Winans, minutes 521S seconds
Discus-McClung, 112 feet; Bard
well, 10S feet 6 inches; Goodwin, 107
feet 4 inches.
Pole vault-HamiltOn 10 feet in
ches; Schultz, feet.
High jump-Barker, feet 3 inches
Shot put-Bardwell, 81 feet II in
ches.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06
The National Livestock Market

NATIONAL. STOCK YARDS, EAST ST
InITIS Ill. March 6.-The live stock mar
ket for today was as follows:
CATTLE: Receipts 5000; Market lower
Native beef steers S1O.OO@S19.0.
Yearling steers and heifers S5J0dSl6.OO
Cows S525GS13.J0.
Calves S5.35d$17.j0.
Cows aud heifers S1.256Sl3.o
HOGS: Receipts 1850; Market lo'
lower.
Mixed and butchers S11.60GS1SO.
Good and heavy S1S.OodS1S.O.
Rough S15.O0dS164o.
Light sI5.2JMS1TW.
Pigs SlIOOdS1J.J0.
Bulk sI7.jOdS1S.30.
SHEEP: Receipts 1900; Market steady
Sheep and ewes s12.00GS13W.
Lambs SlS.j0dS19.5O.
Gamers and cutters S5.ooGS1o.00.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06

Stephen A. Barker, freshman track
man who is showing up well in the
high jump, is from Odessa, Mo. Bar
ker came to the University this year
with no previous experience at high
jumping. One afternoon a few days
ago he cleared feet, inches jumping
with basketball shoes on. Those who
saw him say he could have done even
better in regular track shoes.
Barker is developing what is known
in athletic circles as the California
high jump. This is something new
and difficult to perfect. 1t consists
of a side jump executed with a turn
over the bar face downward and body
horizontal TO the ground. The jump
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06
"SLACKER. HENS MUST DIE
Holt County POultrymen Kill All Hens
That Do Not Lay.

MOUND CITY, Mo-, March 6.-Holt
County farmers are short on feed
and long on the AK" for hens which
do not help to keep the family egg
basket filled.
In the course of a campaign carried
on by the Holt County Farm Bureau
800 Stacker" hens were found and
turned into Sunday dinners. 1t has
been estimated that a saving of nearly
$4,000 in feed was made by the flock
owners. George W. Hackett, one oil
the best poultry raisers and judges in
the Middle West, and Ralph Mason
one of Missouri's poultry extension
men, had general charge of poultry
cullng in Holt County.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06

In the poultry booth of the Univer-
sity of Missouri Exhibit at the State
Fair at Sedalia last year were two
white Leghorns and two Barred Rock
hens which attracted a great deal of
attention One of the Leghorns and
one of the Rocks were fine looking,
clean feathered, yellow shanked birds,
while the other specimens were dir
ty, ragged plummage and had pale,
faded shanks nd beaks. A sign over
the coops containing these birds said,
good layers and poor layers. On
a small card at the front of the coop
was the laying record of each hen.
Two women who were very inter-
ested in poultry stopped before the
exhibit and began dicussing the birds.
One of the ladies remarked that, the
first Leghorn is a fine looking hen
and must be a good layer" The 9TH
er lady exclaimed that she wouldn't
have the pale shanked Rock in her
flock and said that the hen didn't
look very healthy"
Then they looked at the egg rec
ords and found that the fine looking
Leghorn had laid only 80 eggs, while
the shabby one had 16S to her credit.
They also found that the yellow
shanked Rock was a poor producer,
while her faded companion had a busi-
ness like record.
Just at this point the man in
charge of the exhibit politely in
uuired if the ladies could pick out the
high producers in their own hocks.
He explained that the color OF the
shanks in the fall and the time the
hen had molted were two good indi-
cations of the number of eggs laid. He
pointed out as poor hens the ones that
had yellow shanks and had mOlted
away.
One of the ladies then said that
most of her hens are poor ones be-
cause she kept the early mOlters. The
other lady said that she sold the pale
shanked ones.
During the Fair thousands of people
visited the poultry show and a large
per cent were surprised to find whicn
hens were the good layers and when
were the Door.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06
S PORT
Athletic Director
To Sell Automobiles.


Clyde Williams, athletic director Of
Iowa State College at Ames has re-
signed his position in order to go into
the automobile business at Sheldon,
Ia, with Homer Hubbard. former
Ames football coach.
The Ames athletic director is known
among the football followers of Co
lumbia as a Mass Meeting speaker.
Upon two or three occasions here, he
spoke on subjects generally dealing
with the existing friendship of the ath-
letic teams and their directors of Mis-
souri, and the Iowa State College.
Williams has been athletic director
of the college at Ames for the past
twelve years. He has been on the
football rules committee of the Mis-
souri, Valley Conference for the past
six years. Before going to the Iowa
State College, Williams coached foot
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06
SHABBY LOOKING HENS
PRODUCE THE MOST EGGS

They are the breeds best suited for
the farm and also for the back yard.
All of the American breeds lay
brown-shelled eggs. They all have
yellow skins and shanks free from
feathers, which are desirable qualities
for table fowls in this country.
These breeds make good settlers and
good mothers and where they are kept
natural methods of incubation and
brooding can therefore be used.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06
PLANS FOR BIG POULTRY SHOW
Ii VIII Be Given During Farmers
Week Next Year.

The Boone County Poultry Associa-
ton will give big poultry show next
year during Farmers Week. H. l..
Kempster, head of the poultry depart
ment of the College of Agriculture said
that plans are now being made for the
show There will be entries from all
over the state and it is expected to
have bigger, finer, and better show
next year than ever before.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06

hens, this house is 20 feet square, the
square house being the most econ
omical to construct and affording
maximum amount of floor space. The
ridge of the roof runs north and
south, the roof being of equal spans.
The walls are five feet at the caves.
1t is eleven feet high at the peak.
The south side contains door in the
center and a window, 2x3 feet, on
each side of the door, These windows
are placed high enough to afford
thirty-inch opening beneath, one foot
above the floor and extending the en-
tire length each side of the door. This
opening is covered with wire screens
which keep the hens in and the spar
rows out.
One of the features of this house
is the ventilation plan. There are
windows on all four sides of the
house and this plan affords plenty of
sunlight and ventilation. These win
dows can be taken off in the sum-
closed tight The walls are of car
siding, running up and down, which
forms a tight and attractive wall. The
roof is made of shiplop, covered with
shingles. The floor of the house is of
dirt There should be plenty of roost-
ing space for the chickens and each
bird should be allowed eight inches
of roosting space. The cost of such
a house as this varies but in most
sections of the state it will cost about
s120. The Missouri Poultry House has
plenty of ventilation, is large enough
to accommodate the average flock, it
may be built of any material, wood,
stucco, hollow tile, brick or concrete
it has a circulation of air in summer
time, it is a comfortable house, and
it is easily constructed and conforms
to other farm buildings.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06
A MODEL POULTRY HOUSE
Department Here Designs Structure
For Farm FIOcks.

The Missouri Poultry House has
been designed by the poultry depart
ment of the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture to meet the de-
mand for a house of such size as to
accommodate the average Missouri
farm flock and also be adapted to Mis-
souri, conditions.
Since the average farm poultry
flock in Missouri is from 100 to $50
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06

will undoubtedly make place for
himself on the Varsity squad. Coach
H. F. Schultz has been looking for
such a man for a long time.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06
Chickens Should Be I'm Condition.

Chickens Should Be In Condition.
Egg production is largely depend
ent upon keeping the chickens in con-
dition. The hen that is active during
most of the day is usually the most
profitable. The best way to keep
chickens active is to have a big yard
for them to roam in. If the chick
ems will not take exercise, it is good
plan to force them to take it. Exer-
else can best be encouraged by not
overfeeding. The poultry house should
be kept clean all the time and should
have plenty Of ventilation. 1t should
also be bedded with foot or more of
straw and the grain buried in this
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06

er lands on his hands and feet.
Barker is becoming more proficient
with his California high jump every
day and with consistant practice he
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06

Plymouth
Plymouth original
United lines blood
probable the Black Coch
all varieties Plymouth Rocks
supposed the breed described good
breast
well rounded
a
ter
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06
Sigma M Takes
Last Game 80 to "a.

Sigma Nu won its last game in the
pan-hellenic tournament at the Tav-
ern Billiard Parlors last night, defeat
ing Zeta Beta Tau so to "a.
The Evening Missourian., 1919-03-06

ball at Iowa University, Marshalltown,
Ia, High School and Cornell College.