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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-16
POI.SKE. AMAZnNKY " ZAKOPECH.
JSOU ODHODLANY BRANITI DO POSLEDNfHO DE-
CHU MESTO VILNU PROTI BOLSEVICKYM
UTOKUM

Varsava 15 = Zensti voiac zauiai posice
obranu Viny. Byla Jim sv6fena osmmova fronta
Vsechny zeny jsou opafeny americkym boami castec
ne sou ziveny Amerkym sdruzenm mladych zen Jou pod
veenim pf Goerczove 26ee iez boiovaa generaem Pill
sudskm prot Rus6m ktera rovn6z podea minulem
jnym zenam ma obran6 Lvova.
Velielka Goerczova pravi re zeny vyrovna muzum.
prednf lnii Ma as 1000 pod vym veenfm. Mnohe
mich sou slime zeny tovarnch d6nc ez touz
Semi dobrodruzstvi Veeka ma pod svym dozorem svIj
vlasni dopravni system kuchyne vsecno boovne zafzen
krone deostTelectva
Move oddly zen stale isou organisovany Posku O.
branu repubiky Jakmle en jech poet bude dostaecny
GOercZova bude postavena cello zenske armady poke
Poaci zmocnli Dubna, po tuhem boil ustu-
pujfci bosevc bombovani poskm aeroplany pravi IL
pucf bosevc isou bombovan pokymi aeroplany pravi IL
vychod od Vilny.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-16
CAST "OSMACTYRICATNlKU"
NESPOKOJENA.

Chicago, cervence Clenove Vyboru ctyricet osm.
kter odstep cd Farmafsko Denicke rany dnes
vecer ceodennm marnem hadani odroci aniz by
uGini nejake zaTizeni poaveni presdenkeho ku do
protest mensiny bylo to umozn6no
kdyz vGdcove vyboru shas v6tla nafd majitelum vyk
dit sim Cast Vybor ctyceti osm odsepa cd move ra
pTiie platformy dktovane d6lnckou skupnou
pred tim provedeny nomnace, Chrsensena pres-
denta Hayese mistOpresdena Pred odrocenm dnes
vndcove predlo zpravu cnci opatfen udrzovani
organsace kazdem state Zprava byla pTijaa Vudcove
vyadTli bude hoteu Morrison Ultra,
nz bude rokovano vhodnos moznosti svolani move
konvence posavenf do pole nov6ho listku.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-16
SLOVENSKE CASOPISY
ZVYSUJf.

Ne York, 13. cervence. -
Slovensky dennik :::Slovak :
Amerike" oznamuje, ze jest
nucen nasledkem drahoty pa
pfru a jinych potreb zvySiti
ceny casopisu ze 2 ma 3 Gently
a v pomeru tom bude zvyseno
j pfedplatne. Zdrazeni vchazi
v platnost Is. Gervence. Jiny
slovensky Gasopis "Newyorsky
Dennik" zvtsil tez predplat-
ne.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-16
BOLSEVICI ZARAzENI "
UKRAINE.

Bern, Svycarsko, 16. cerven-
ce. - Ruska bolsevicka ofen-
silva V Ukraine byla zarazena,
die zprav z Bukuresti, jez sd9-
luii. ze protiofensiva ukraiin-
skeho vojska setkava Sc IL
spechem. Ukrajinskym arma-
dam pomahajf vzbourivsf sc Sc
dlaci.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-16
LITVfNI OBSADILI VILNU.
VarSava, 16. cervence.

Varsava, 16. cervence. -
Polske vladnf ufady dohodly
Sc Litviny ma obsazeni ViIny
litvinskym vojskem tento
krok bude predsevzat die in
formace, obdrzene We vojen-
skych kruzich. Ma vydanf Viii
ny LitvfnGm pfistoupila pred
nejakym casem sov6tska vlada
ruska We vyjednavanf mezi o.
bema narody.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-16
ANGLICKA YACHTA VYHRALA.
ganisace.

New York, Is. tervence. Poprve od r. 1871 britska
yacha vyhrala zavodech americky pohar nes kyz
LptOna Shamrock W. pfedsh americkou yactu Resoute
Nebyo to vsak v6zsvf pravem sova smysu nebot
lutte by porouchana tuz vbec nemoha Sc svoi
soupefkyn ZavodGm prihzelo 10000 osob as re $50
rGznych lodi
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-16
WRANGEL NECHCE POSLOUCHAT.

Londyn, IS cervence. London Times dovida, ze
gen. Wrange protbosevcky vdce jizn rusk6 frone
m britsk5 navrh abv ustoupl Krym souvislosi pf
merlin bosevikum nabizenym Depese London Times"
Spaa seuje ruska sovetska vada praa nabdku Lloyd
Georgia. zamu prfm6T chce vsak aby mova konference
Poaky byla konana Brest-Ltovsku, nkoli Londyne.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-07-16

Murray-Bay P. O., 15 cervence. Secna Helena Tato-
va faduici pfedsedkyne Byn Mawr koeje jedna dcera
fvesho presdenta Tafa provdaa dnes rano Frede
rcka johnson Mannnga Brainree Mass Tyz jest nstru
torem d9jn Yaeske unversite by prvnm poruGikem
polnfm delostfelectvu svetov& valky.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16

gest hog in this section, having
killed one weighing 434 pounds.
Clarence Williams and family
have been visiting relatives in
this section this week.
Bob Talley a hustling young
farmer, is building a new house
on his farm.
Charlie Tennison and daughter,
Flora, spent Saturday night with
Mrs. Hornbuckle. Look out, Mr..
Charlie, this is Leap Year!
Mrs. Monroe Johnson and little
daughter, Maidell, visited her
mother, Mrs. w. A. Dillon, Sun
day.
Rev. Stanford filled his regular
appointment at Buena Vista Sun
day.
Dwight Maxedon and wife of
Memphis We're guests of H. d.
Maxedon and family last week.
Frank Robinson and wife are
visiting relatives in Chester coun-
ty.
Merlin Robinson went to see
his best girl Sunday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16

pathy. cheerfulness, trust, acti-
witty, health and victory.
Some negative qualities which
we might closely scrutinize in
order TO see il they are now, as
cancer, gnawing at the vitals of
both our moral and Christian life,
and il not already, to be on the
alert that they are not asserted
are: Pessimism, disagreeable-
ness, indiscretion, harshness, dis
courtesy, indifference, dissatisfac-
ton, cowardice, inactivity, fear,
laziness, indiscrimination, care
lessness, egotism. self-satisfac-
ton, doubt, falsehood, hate, in
compassion, gloominess, suspicion.
Incidence, sickness and defeat.
Each one of these words of both
positive and negative qualities
would afford thoughts for an an
ticle, and are; therefore, just
mentioned for the consideration
of your readers. May each of us
so consider them as to really find
ourselves and our true relation as
men to men.
Changing the subject slightly,
your readers will remember that
in my last letter / told you of the
sick man who sowed a wicked
life, but was converted while on
his bed, and that / said I would
be surprised if he lived a month.
He died in less than a month,
and on his death bed he named
six men whom he wished to be
the pail bearers and included
me as one of them.
We are glad to have with us
as our Tennessee guest for the
holidays, my sister-in-law, Mrs.
George Stavros of Memphis. She
will go from here to Baltimore,
Nd, to visit relatives and friends
expecting to return home about
January Is.
Sincerest good wishes to all.
GEO. M. G0oCH.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
McNairy Nuggets

Edward Bryant and Miss Les
sic Rhodes were married Sunday.
Mr.. Reames was in town this
morning calling on the business
men, and also Thrasher Ander-
son.
Mrs. Quinn Hurst returned this
week from a visit to Memphis
relatives.
Horny Weaver and Kin Henry
went to Rosehill Sunday.
Edward Bryant was in Bethel
Springs Saturday.
Clarence Weavery and wife of
Bethel Springs visited relatives
here Sunday.
Miss Florence Smith is visiting
relatives in Jackson this week.
Will Horton was in McNairy
Saturday.
Tom and Loice Smith and Cal
Henry made a business trip up to
Finger this week.
Berry Weaver sold his horse
and now walks to and from his
farm.
Will Henry went to Corinth
Sunday.
Shadrach Smith spent Sunday
near Liberty.
Robert Croskery went down to
Bethel Springs Sunday.
School is very good this week.
Miss Julia Hodges of Finger is
visiting her brother, ]. E. Hodg-
es, this week.
Mrs. Logan Smith was shop
ping here this week.
Ed Wamble has gone to Jack
son to brake on the M. & O.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
Bethel Springs Briefs

Another one of Bethel Springs
most attractive and popular girls
has broken the bonds of celibacy
for a more blissful captivity
matrimony for Sunday after
noon the wedding of Miss Lessie
Rhodes anu Mr.. Edward Bryant
was solemnized. They left for
McNairy, the home of the groom,
Sunday afternoon. Our sympathy
is with them.
J. r. Etheridge, who at pres
ent is in the employment of a
large grocery firm at Jackson,
spent Sunday in Bethel.
We are glad to have "Bill"
Talley hanging around again af-
ter his long absence.
Denney Wilbanks, also is with
us again, and we are pleased with
his presence.
Joe Lain is at work again after
a brief illness.
Dick Ellis astounded the town
recently by purchasing a Chevro-
let car.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
From Washington, D. c.
Washington, ID. c.,
Jan. a. 1920.

Jan. A, 1920.
Here | come again with the
seasons greetings. First, / wish
to express my appreciation for the
fine start you have made as the
editor of The Independent; and
second, ] want to extend to you
and 70 ali the readers of your
paper, my heartiest good wishes
for a happy and prosperous New
Year. The year that has just
rolled behind the screen Of all
the past ages, brought much sor-
row and pain, sickness and death
to many people and to our nation
a catalogue of national difficulties
that have puzzled our statesmen,
and after all is not DR.. Greene,
pastor of one of the largest
churches in Washington, correct
when he said that the solution of
all of our troubles is the appli-
cation, afresh, of the principles
as taught by the Prince of Peace?
And now as the New Year
ushers in upon the scene we are
inclined to make new resolutions
and in making up our resolutions
we should make a complete sur
vey of our lives in the past year,
culling out the mistakes and un-
profitable activities and instead,
include only the worth : while
things. In making or survey
let us consider some positive and
negative qualities of our human
dispositions.
The positive qualities, If r~r =
ltically applied IN connection with
all our activities, will result in
the accomplishments of all the
favorable qualities which the
meaning of the words imply.
Some positive qualities which
we might well consider in con.
nection with our resolutions ant
conclusions throughout the New
Year are: Optimism, agreeable
ness, tact, kindness, courtesy
enthusiasm, ambition, courage
initiative, confidence, work, judg
lment, system. open-mindedness
; desire, faith, truth, love, sym
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
Ra,ner Runbles

c. l.. Majors was a visitor t,
Selmer Saturday.
Lo Petree is spending a fev
days in Birmingham, Ala. Hi
was accompanied as far as Cor
inth by Mrs. Petree, who will
visit friends there during his alb
sence.
G. A. Prather and T. 0. Car
man spent Saturday night in Sci
mer.
Lee McAlpin went to Selmel
Monday.
Miss Maggie V. Lawson spent
Saturday with friends at Corinth.
Mrs. Cynthia Ann Hamm came
up from Guys Monday to visit
her daughter, Mrs. j. w. Robin.
son.
Laney Reeder, Clyde Perkins
and John Erwin of Selmer were
here Monday.
Raymond McGill of Pinson was
a visitor here Sunday.
|. A. Hill was the weekend
guest of homefolks here.
Eugene Hamm and Sam Belew
were visiting in Corinth Sunday.
Ray Craft spent Sunday With
his family here.
The pleasure of living in our
little town has lately been aug
mented by the opening of a pic
ture show under the manage
ment of McMahan & Lawson.
Friends of Mrs. Mona Robinson
and e. S. Robinson were sur
prised to learn of their marriage
which occurred on Monday even
ing OF last week at the home Of
|. D. Robinson, Justice G. A.
Prather saying the ceremony.
Mrs. Robinson is a young woman
of pleasing personality and has
held a position with A. B. Hamm
& Co. for some time. Mr.. Rob-
inson is a successful farmer and
cattle buyer, and is one of the
best known young men in the
county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
East McNairy County News

AS | never see anything from
this part of the county. and tc
redeem my promise to some OF
my good friends, / will try to tel
a few of the happenings.
Quite a lot of moving being
done in this section.
VIII Whittaker's son, who had
the misfortune of getting both
his legs broken some time ago by
a falling tree, is getting along
nicely.
w. G. Wood and family were
guests of w. 7. Hill and family
Sunday.
Miss Vica Weaver, of Pitts
burg Ldg.. has returned home
after an extended visit with the
writer and his mother, Mrs. V.
G. Chambers.
Health of the vicinity is very
good.
C. w. Chambers and wife have
moved to Corinth, where they are
in charge of the fooming depart
ment of the Martin & Gray build
ing, which was purchased by the
firm of Smith & Chambers.
Uncle" James Wood is in del
icate health.
L. R. Gammel, Jim Whitaker
and w. E. Chambers made a bus
mess trip to Savannah Monday.
Prof. Herbert Wood is teaching
a good school at eleanor
T. ]. Wilds has just returned
home from an extended visit to
his daughter, Mrs. Rhoda Bos-
well near Calhoun City, Miss.
j. P. Huggins has sold his gin
located at o. D. Wyatt's store to
parties at Acton.
Glad to report the reorganiza-
tion of Lebanon Sunday school
with G. H. Chambers superinten-
dent, Mrs. Melton teacher of the
adult class, o. d. Wyatt teacher
Of the little people, Troy Hurley
teacher of the intermediate class
and Miss Peytie Blasingame sec
retary, for the present year.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
Hunters 5 Store News

Mr.. and Mrs. Nelly Carlin Wis
tied the Iatter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. e. Dunaway, Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Jennie Clifton, who is vis-
iting ]. E. Dunaway and family,
has been very sick the past week
but is improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monre Causey
spent Sunday with w. R. Nichols
and family.
Our school is progressing nice
ly under the management of Mrs.
Merdie Gilchrist. Big school and
good interest.
]. S. Dunaway has moved to
N. A. Kinks for the year.
We are planning a concert to
be given at the close of our good
school.
Marshall Dunaway of the Sell
mer High School, spent Saturday
and Sunday with homefolks.
S7;~gil Moore, who is attending
sc.lool at Purdy, was at home the
weekend. He reports a good
school there.
Mrs. Sarah Nichols has been
visiting her son, w. r. Nichols.
Buford Williams, who has been
attending school at Selmer, is a
new pupil of our school.
Mrs. Emma Huggins is visit
ing Mrs. j. 7. Hunter this week.
| Miss Ruby Goodrum visited her
cousin, Miss Verda Goodrum last
week.
Miss Bessie Nichols was the
guest of Miss Lillian Dunaway
Sunday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
Cypress Items

A. H. and ]. M. Crocker made
a business trip to Selmer Monday.
Sam Kirk is moving to Cypress
and we are glad to have him as a
citizen.
Mrs. A. H. Croker and little
son Rady spent the weekend with
her father, L. V. Kirk.
Hurrah for good roads propos-
ition! Old McNairy county is
sure to come to the front.
Miss Clyda Crocker visited her
uncle, ]. S. Kirk, at Pocahontas
this week.
Union Chapel can boast of as
good a Sunday school as you can
find in the rural districts.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
Ramer High School Notes

On account OF the rainy wealth
er last week no games were play
ed by the local basketball team.
Challenges have been received
from Tishimingo and Kosiusco.
and it is likely that in the near
future the R. Fl. S. team will go
down and show the Mississip-
plans how Tennesseeans play bas-
ketball.
Penmanship has lately been
added to our high school work.
Notwithstanding the scarcity of
good penmen, few recommend
ations are more in favor of a
position than the ability to write
neatly.
On last Friday evening a joint
program was rendered ut the au-
ditorium by the Scarabean and
Platonian Literary Societies. One
of the greatest features of the
program between the two soci-
eties on the question, Resolved:
that the United States should in
tervene in Mexico. The affirm
ative side of this question was
supported by Eugene Hamm and
Thetus Shelton, members of the
Platonian Society. The negative
by Tom Reeder and Albert Nc
Cullar of the Scarabean Society.
The contest was a close one, as
both sides presented excellent
points in their arguments. How
ever, the decision was finally rem
dered in favor of the negative.
After the program was ended
a cake made by the home econ.
omics class was auctioned. The
proceeds, amounting to fifteer
dollars, will be used for the ben,
eft of this department.
Miss Weller, impersonatine
Mary Cary, in the Yorkburg Or
phanage, gave US a very good ex
ample of what happens when dar
ling girls are around.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
BUCK SNORT
Makes Some Timely Observation
Written for The Independent

Well, its bin a coon's age, er
mighty nigh it, since you hearn
from me, and to tell the truth
there amt bin much a goin' on
around these diggins. Every
boldly is a tendin' to his craps
or hog-killin, er eatin, Chats the
main thing Ground Hickry Holler
now, and that's the way | make
my livin.)
Theirs bin a heap of big hogs
killed in this section this winter,
and mores a comm. Everybody
but Bill Hickrybud has had some
thin errother to kill, but time is
all he's a-killin' now, and We can't
eat time. at least when its raw
like it is now, and so Bill is on
the borrow agin. But / prom
ised Kernel Perviance the last
time wrote that Pde let up on
old Bill, so / won't say no more
list now. But l want him to quit
hunting my turkeys an settin'
traps fer my roosters, er ketchin
'em with grains of corn put on
fish hooks, which is jist as bad.
Nuf ced.
1t takes all sorts of people to
make the world, er even McNairy
county, Tennessee. Ye don't
have to go to Memphis to see
quare people. We've got 'em
right here, but they're good peo-
pie, every one of 'em, If they are
quare, and Pde trust 'em in
in trubble a dern sight site quick
er than these here slick town
people, let me tell you! But it
does beat all how ignunt some
people is. Now, / don't set my
self up fer parregorric of learn
in myself. Yes, | expect I've
made a mistake with that word,
but dern the difference: you know
what I mean. | set out to tell
We about one of the quarest ole
chaps in all this country that
come to me the other day. His
name might be Manual Mangrum
but it aint, though it sounds Q
q little like that, and we'll cal
i'm Manuel for fer short.
Ye see, Manuel's son went of
to the navy, and they hadn't
hearn anything from i'm fer Sc
long they jist about give i'm ur
fer dead. Ole Manual wandered
erround all day, from neibor tt
the other, a chawin terbacker fl
to kill hisself, and mutterin tt
hisself: Il guess Buds gone ul
the spout; hit was the ruinatior
of him to let him go off an leav'
me with everything to take kee
of an no way to hire no help
doggone the government amy
howl" tried to tell i'm hov
noble 1t was fer him to give hi
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16

boy to his country, but it wernt
no use; Bud was his only depen-
dence on the farm, and he couldn't
git over that. But the beatenest
thing was tother day when ole
Manual come to me a lookin like
he had lost everything he had,
and sed he had awful bad news
from Bub; that the boy had gone
clean crazy and was in a sylum
summers fer bein insane in the
head.
Now, ole Manuel hisself never
was overburdened with brains.
He went silly on religion some
years ago, and set out on top of
his smoke house. on a little Gus
sion of shavins he made on the
comb of the roof, day after day,
a lookin for the second comm of
Christ. An now, they say, he's
a usin that same seat every day,
a settin up thar with his gun
across is lap lookin, not fer
Christ, but fer them there Boil
shewickid people that's a comm
over from Rooshia to take every
blessed thing we've got, includin
our our wimmn folk. Old Man
uel is a whackin good farmer;
has got a couple of hundred acres
of the finest bottom land on Ok
ferd creek, an made a site of
corn an cotton this year; but his
brains is cut on the bias an he
cant see things strait to save his
soul. So when he got that there
letter about his son he come pix
in over to see me an to grieve
about it. Sezee:
Buck, you've got larnin an |
haint; | want you to take this
h'yur letter an read hit most
keerfully an gimme the suption
of it. / take it that Buds gone
clean crazy in the head. My
wife Polly is a grievin erself to
death about it, an wants to pike
rite off to whur Bud is an see i'm
herself. Now whats all this
trubble about? | knode sumthin
wruld happen to that boy. He
never was over bright. was allus
a. foolin with books an pens an
paper when he was a GROWN up;
We never hearn him say a cuss-
word, an he wouldn't even cuss
back when them there Bias boys
would cuss i'm all to pieces.
knode he'd come to trubble some
day, but never knode hit would
be this here thing" Ole Manuel
wiped off a teardrop and a still
bigger nosedrop an handed me a
letter which was all gaumed up
with hog grease an dirty from
being laid on mantel shelf whur
it was smoky, in the kitchen.
/ took the letter. It was about
a year old. and was dated in New
York, nicely written and correc t,
lily spelt, and read like this:
Dear Father and Mother:
You will be pleased | know, t
learn that | am now an ensigr
in the United States navy, wear
three stripes on my coat sleeves
and a silver acorn on my Goa
collar, as | am also to be paymas
ter, and soon to leave on q shil
: for France, Give my love t
ALL" etc.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16

On Christmas Day it was announced
that Mr.. John D. Rockefeller had made
a public gift of slOO. .0OO, 900, half to the
General Education Board to be used in
cooperating with institutions of learn
ing to increase the salaries of their teach
ing staffs, and half to the Rockefeller
Foundation for the promotion of public
health and medical education.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
Conference Meeting

The first Quarterly Conference
for the Methodist church here
will be held next Saturday night
and Sunday. Rev. Henry A. Butts
of Lexington presiding. Preach
ing Saturday night at $50 after
which the conference will con-
vene, and preaching Sunday at
the usual hours for service,
s. B. LOVE, Pastor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-01-16
johnson Schoolhouse

We have a real good school un-
der the management of Mrs. H.
B. Dennie.
Albine Kernodle's baby has
been real sick but is better at
this writing,
Monroe Johnson killed the big