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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20

&ih 4scSoiiS COSO AAASNbASStAN
with Garvin & Lancaster at. Cor
NTH, was in Selmer Thursday.
David Horton and Mrs. Emma
Freeman and little son, Carl, of
near Hunters store, called to see
us publication day.
G. N, Foster, a good citizen of
near Hunters store was in Sell
mer Thursday and called to see
US. Mr.. Foster is severely af-
flicted with rheumatism.
See the beautiful art Shell"
Spex, the best and snappiest on
the market. Chas. Dunaway.
Selmer, Tenn.
J. E. Atkins Of Union City join
ed his wife and baby here this
week. Uncle lobe enjoys his
visits back to his old home town,
and his friends here like to have
him visit Selmer.
Arvie Wooten, who is a men,
Der Of a good baseball team at
Holly Springs, Miss, writes US
that his services as catcher seem
to be giving satisfaction, and
that he is enjoying himself i'm
mensely.
Lonas Payne spent part of
the week here with his wife who
has been visiting her parents, ].
| H. Steadman and wife. They
left Wednesday to visit relatives
at Halls before returning to their
home at Pikeville.
Mrs. Bob Bell of Halls, came
Wednesday to visit relatives in
Selmer and Falcon. 3" Mrs. Bell is
a daughter Of the late Rev. W.
M. Carman, who was as good a
man as ever lived in the county,
and whose life was an inspiration
to all.
Prof. w. E. Wilson, after his
vacation spent at Martin, was in
Selmer Thursday enroute to Ad-
amsville where he will begin the
years school. He is considered
a number one school man and is
very popular with the people of
Adamsville, where he..taught last
year.
| am again in the optical business, and
have on hand stock of the very latest
style and best quality glasses. If your
eyes are not giving you the best service,
see me for examination, and guaranteed
service-Prices J of what travelling fax
ers and eye specialist charge. Write
me card and will call at your resi-
dence in any part of the county.
Chas. Dunaway, r. /, Selmer, Tenn.
J. A. Robinson, of near Bethel
celebrated his 77th birthday We'd
nesday. 1t was an occasion in
which his 6 children, his broth
ers and sisters and other relatives.
participated. A fine dinner was
served. Mr.. Robinson is a val
liable citizen of the county and a
christian gentleman.
Rev. Jas. Luther McAliley is
being assisted in a series of meet
ings at the Baptist church this
week by Rev. l. N. Penick of
Jackson. The former is a teach
err of Latin and the latter is in
charge Of the theological depart
ment at the Union University of
Jackson. Much interest has been
manifested at these meetings
and the attendance has been good
throughout.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
New Garage in Selmer

am now located in the build
ing in the rear of the Selmer
Mercantile Co., and am prepared
to do ali kinds of repair work on
automobiles, at a reasonable
prices, and on an absolute guaran-
tee.
C. D. Taylor, Selmer. Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
MULE FOR SALE-I have a
good Swear old mule for sale.
If you want good mule at a
reasonable price, see me.
C. d. Taylor, Selmer. Tenn.
Special Notice

If you are going to repair or
build new home, l carry large
stock of dimension in dressed
zine. Can furnish mixed cars,
at right prices. M. H. Howell,
Walnut, Miss.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20

FOR SALE-Three second hand
Fords, all in good repair, also
one new Ford.
See, c, B. Dillon G. E. E. Nc
Cullar, Selmer, Tenn,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20

FOR SALE By owner, 52a acres
of land, good orchard, pasture,
Broom house, and barn, IS
acres in cultivation; close to
good school and church. Cum
berland Phone 1880.
J. B. Varnell.
876E. ChesterSt,
Jackson, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
PERSONALS

caller at CnlS once.
Miss Maurine Wilson is visiting
in Sheffield, Ala.
T. o. Carman made a business
trip to Bolivar the first of the
week.
d. M. Archer of the 3rd dis
trict. was business visitor to
Selmer Monday.
Mrs. Arlie Hendrix of Mem
phis. is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Smith.
Mrs. Louis Adams and children
have returned from a visit to rel
atives at Florence, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. McCullar
of Corinth, are visiting their
mother, Mrs. A. Curry.
Mrs. |. H. Brooks and children
returned Monday from a visit to
relatives at Bolivar and Jackson.
Misses Lou Anna and Ella In
gram of Jackson, are the guests
of their aunt. Mrs. A. III. Joplinp.
Rev. Jones was in Selmer Mon
day night, leaving Tuesday morn
ing for his home at Adamsville.
Mrs. w. J. Cantley and little
daughter, Lucille, of Pine Bluff,
Ark, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. ]. L. Smith.
Ed Holmes, a prosperous farm
err of the 18th district, called to
see US Monday. He was accom-
panied by his wife and baby.
Newt Hill and son, Charlie, of
near Vernon, were in Selmer
Monday selling some very fine
apples grown in their orchard.
Us Perkins visited his family
in Selmer this week. He is in
the insurance business in Tee
county Mississippi and reports a
good business.
w. V.Riggs, formerly of Leap
wood, but now living at Kenneth,
Mo-, spent Tuesday in Selmer.
Vannie is making good selling
the Dodge Bros. motor cars.
]. L. Harris, member of the
county board of education and
manager of the Farmers Coop
erative store at Bethel Springs,
spent Monday in Selmer on bus
mess.
DR.. John J. Alternately and ].
T. Williams, representative cit
liens of Acton, were recent Wis
itors to Selmer. They We're here
to arrange for teachers for the
Acton school.
]. E. Lett. a popular travelling
salesman of Trenton, spent a day
in Selmer recently. When not
selling hats he is out for fish, and
is considered one of the best au-
thorities on that sport in the
country.
G. E. Causey of Pinson, called
in to see us Monday. He is in the |
mercantile business with his |
father-in-law, 7. A. Haynes, and
reports a good trade, fine crops
and that Pinson is a very desira-
BILE place to live.
George Niche and family of
Boswell, Okla, were recently |
visiting friends and relatives in
Selmer. Mr.. Niche, a number
of years ago lived in Selmer, and
has many friends here who were
glad to see him.
Mrs. F. H. Conger came Sat-
urday to visit her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. j. w. Prather. Mr.
Conger spent a few days with
them. He is a progressive farm
err and stockman near Jackson,
and owns and operates a fine
farm there.
]. r. Adams, who has been
sick for the past two months, is
now able to come to town, and
his many friends are glad to know
that he will soon be strong
enough to resume his duties at
the McNairy County Bank.
Prof. G. A. Maxedon and fam
hy.of Alamo, are visiting rela-
tives in Selmer. Grover has been
principal of the Alamo High
School for the nast two wears. but
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20

MTS. d. IL. Digger anu Qdugn-
ter, Rachel, visited at Corinth
Tuesday.
Mr.. Pyron of Councetown Wis
tied DR.. R. M. Kendrick this
week.
Prof. c. L. Majors of the Kramer
High School was a business caller
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wilson of
Memphis are visiting relatives in
Selmer.
Hon. A. w. Stovall of Jackson
was in Selmer Wednesday on
professional business.
Estill McAlpin, after visiting
friends in Selmer, has returned
to his home at Dyersburg.
Whit Lee Smith of Success,
Ark, visited his uncle, J. M.
Smith, in Selmer this week.
|. c. Grove, a good citizen and
progressive farmer of the 9Th,
was in to see us Wednesday.
Carter Smith has been employ
ed as bookkeeper by C. A. Oliver
& Co., in the local Ford garage.
A. H. Combs, a prosperous
farmer of near Stantonville, was
a business visitor to Selmer Mon
day.
Buy your -four and feed from
US. We will sell 5 pounds of
coffee for 81. 90. Phone go.
Selmer Flour & Feed Co.
Mrs. Philip Barker and baby
of Jackson are visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Stone.
]. E. Wires, attorney and may
or of Selmer, recently returned
from a professional visit to Ark
ansas.
Buy your flour and feed from
us, and you will have good things
to eat and fat stock. Free de-
livery. Selmer Flour & Feed Co.
Mrs. j. D. Wyatt of Savannah
has been the gnest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. R. M. Kendrick, this
week.
DR.. E. M. Smith and family of
Bethel Springs were attending
the Baptist meeting in Selmer
this week.
]. B. Kernodle, a hustling
young farmer of near Bethel
Springs, was a business visitor
to Selmer Tuesday.
Mrs. O. S. Alternately and little
daughter, Rachel, visited the
formers sister, Mrs. Albert Arm
strong, at Gravelhill this week.
Buy your flourand feed from us.
We will sell 4 pound package
sugar for 81. 90. Phone 80.
Selmer Flour & Feed Co.
Charles Ammons' condition is
still critical, but he is reported as
gaining strength slowly, and
there may be chance for him to
recover.
Misses Dorothy and Alpha
Scott the two pretty young daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Scott
of Jackson, spent Wednesday in
Selmer.
Buy your flour and feed from
US. We will sell 80 pounds pure
pure hog lard for Sill. 80. Free
delivery. Selmer Flour & Feed
Co.
l. H. Booth and family of Rey-I
no, Ark, and Mrs. Lizzie Booth |
of near Refuge were visiting in
the home of ]. M. Smith a part
of the week.
j. H. Bigger returned Monday
from a visit to his sisters near
Oxford, Miss. He also attended
the Merchants Convention at
Memphis last week.
Terry Alternately spent Mon
day night at McNairy, attending
an enthusiastic educational meet
ing held by the citizens of that
prog ressive little town.
Frank Taylor, who recently
sold his restaurant in Selmer to
Hurst & Miller, was in to see us
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20

Globe Democrat or Commercial
Appeal and Independent a year
for Sl.65
Evening star., 1920-11-25
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

+ It seems like a simple enough thing
to reason from cause to eject. Dut
there are times when 1t seems naro
for us \to do this. There are house,
do just this thing. although this sort
of reasoning would be the best guide
they could adopt in simplifying their
housework. There is the housewife
who Is fairly weighted down with the
task of more laundry work than she
admits that she cannot afford to have
1t done at the laundry at the present
rates, and every time she attempts to
do 1t herself she Is so exhausted that
she vows never to do it again.
The answer to the problem Is to re-
duce the number of clothes in the
laundry basket each week. It Is quite
possible, you know, not to have the
sheets ironed at all. and it is also.
possible to get along with less table
linen linen by using paper napkins bs s,s;ng for
small doilies and table runners. Chill
dren's clvthes can be kept clean
longer il you let them wear dark
colored overalls when they are play
ing. II you are fretting under the
burden Of too large washings. put
your thinking cap on and before you
despair OF solving your problem see
II there isn't some conceivable way
of reducing the size Of your own
laundry.
There are women who complain
and complain of the number of dishes
they have to wash, but they do not
take the trouble to study out plan
whereby fewer dishes may be used
in the preparation and serving OF
meals. We are always looking for
new devices and contraptions that
will tighten our household tasks. but
we very seldom remember that the
surest means of tightening these
tasks rests in our hands.
Evening star., 1920-11-25
BY ELnNoRB DE WITT EBY.
ostrich feathers are not to be II

Ostrich feathers are not to be linz
tied to use in fans and hats this win
ter. for Dame Fashion has claimed
them as evening gown trimming. and
the results are. fluffy creations so
light and airy that we are almost
afraid they will float away on their
newly acquired plumage. Many OF
the gowns have only a few ostrich
sprays to ornament them, but some
OF the short hooped skirt models are
give somewhat the effect of an in
yerted fan.
An evening frock is developed from
geranium pink satin, tulle and ostrich
tips and silver ribbon, a combination
which would be termed, in schoolgirl
Pa rlance: adorable" The sleeveless
bodice. is short, so that the waist
straps support it, and on the center
of one of them dainty pink feather
spray is placed. There is short
satin foundation skirt banded at the
bottom with silver ribbon, and over
this hangs a slightly longer skirt of
tulle are doubled and stitched on the
overskirt obliquely. so that they hang
in points. There are so many of
them and they are placed so closely
together that the flaring masses of
tulle have the appearance of being
wired out. A single feather tip deco
rates each strip of tulle and an ad-
ditional feather ornament is placed
at one side of the silver ribbon gfrdle.
Another evening gown has bodice
of deep coral-colored panne velvet
and skirt of the same shade of tulle
and satin, banded with velvet and
feathers. The bodice is shirred at
intervals. and the resulting drapery
is especially effective since it brings
out the rich color tones of the velvet.
There are no sleeves and the shoulder
straps are unusually narrow. The
skirt consists of short narrow
foundation of satin and a full tulle
overskirt of the same length. wired
out at the lower edge. Three wide
bands of velvet circle 1t, one at the
bottom and the other two at equal
distances above. Each of the bands
is edged with fringe of delicate
Evening star., 1920-11-25

was tucked into his cot on the sun
porch, Nina unfolded' a plan "a his
pretty, fighty little mother who al.
ways forgot things.
Making Screen Useful.
And the result of n days planning
and hammering and tacking was q
screen. 1t was the best little time
saver in the world. And as artistic
as it could be. In the first place, the
screen was three-winged, made of
white painted wood, and rather low
1t had been purchased originally to
ornament the brand-new nursery
Nina turned It to good account BY re.
moving the Powered sateen cover
ing and substituting white mackin-
tosh. stretching II tightly across each
wing OF the screen and securing 1t
with rows Of brass tacks. A dozen
or more pockets, made of the mackin-
tosh and bound with pink ribbon.
were made on the sewing machine
and firmly stitched to the screen GOV.
ering before 1t was adjusted.
The pockets varied in size to ac-
commodate everything from soap and
powder to neat little rolled-up flannel
binders and packets Of sterile gauge.
Vaseline and bottles of boracic solu-
ton, safety pins and a needle book,
white thread and scissors, for Nina
insisted upon sewing King Baby into
his garments. were each assigned to
individual pockets.
And the baby's mother, being skilled
with the brush. dipped an artistic
pencil into pink and blue paints and
Evening star., 1920-11-25
any case. Nina knew great deal

any case. Nina knew a great deal
about babies.
And her short visit to her old school
friend in the little red house among
the trees was a thing she had been
dreaming about for many month.
:. Mother All Excitement.
So she pushed the door open and
slipped into the house, closing the
door with utmost caution. Her friend.
Erma White, was descending the
staircase with her arms full of baby
things. She dropped them instantly
and flew down to hug Nina
oh, you old angel" she cried.
Heaven must have sent you. Come
and see the baby. He is angelic But
the nurse has gone. Left suddenly
last night. Somebody wired for her,
and, of course, / couldn't be selfish.
But you know, my dear. I never
bathed a baby in my life. And !
don't know what to DO first"
So Nina took off her hat, tied on an
apr on. and bathed the baby. He was,
az his mother said, an angel
But the bath was something of an
ordeal, for whenever Nina said.
Where is the POWDER" or the
SOAP" or pins and a threaded needle" "
or anything like that, Erma would
fly around in n circle, saing, "Oh. dear,
whatever did I DO with it? There is
so much to collect for a baby's bath.
I know I shall never learn to get
everything ready
So when His Majesty, the BABY,
Evening star., 1920-11-25
HOME NURSING
AND HEALTH HINTS
Son By N. JESSIE LEITCH.
BETTER THAN A. SMOKE.
SCREEN

There was q new baby in the little
red house at the end of the beech
wood walk. and Nina Gordon quick
ened her steps a. she pushed open
the gate at the opposite end of the
beech walk. For while Nina Gordon
was not a mother herself. she should
have been. And probably would have
been II the irony Of fate and the war
had not intervened. She, therefore.
mothered all the new babies in all
the new homes Of her very best
friends. For. as every one said, Nina
was a born mother.
Fate. with another ironical twist,
had decreed that shes would teach
school. But as a school teacher Nina
found lots of mothering to be done.
Anu she went sunnily along the way.
hugging other women's babies, and
insisting that the rare tears that slid
down their pink cheeks. were happy
tears. And probably they were. In
Evening star., 1920-11-25
LTTILES10RlE!s
6rbEDTIME
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
How Rusty Filled His
StorehouSe.
Sing a song of wisdom.
Sing a song Of thrift!
Sing song of saving
To future burdens lift!


Rusty the Fox Squirrel.
Rusty the Fox Squirrel liked the
Green Forest. He was delighted with
it. He was glad, ever SO glad. he had
come there to make his home. The
fact that his small cousin, Chatterer
the Red Squirrel, had tried to frighten
him away and failing in that had tried
to make things as unpleasant as pos
sible for him, didn't trouble him in
the least. He understood Chatterer
perfectly. He knew how easily Chat
terer lost his temper, and he knew.
trusted. So Rusty simply took no
notice Of the ugly things Chatterer
said, but at the same time he kept
q w4tchful eye on Chatterer.
THAT relocated little scamp OF a
cousin will steal every fat hickory nut
care that he finds few" thought
Rusty. t"Of course. he knows every
hole in every tree. and stump and old
log about here because he has lived
here SO long and makes it his busi-
ness to know all about such places
storehouse that Chatterer doesn't
know of, SO the thing for me to do is
to find a place he isn't likely to think
Of. I've noticed that the things peo-
pie are least likely to think OF are
the things that are right under their
very noses. know It has been that
way with me many times, and guess
I'm not much different from other
folks. TN Just look for a place he
knows SO we'll he won't even think Of
looking in it."
Now, just few feet away from the
big hickory tree was an old stump.
1t was so old that twas hollow. The
brown leaves falling from the trees
had partly filed that hollow. Rusty's
eyes twinkled when he saw this. The
very place" he exclaimed to himself.
TT won't. enter Chatterers head that
I will think of having a storehouse SO
close to the big hickory tree He'll
expect me to take those fat nuts some
distance away and 80 he won't think
to look here. I'll take few fat nuts
on ia different directions and bury
them. He'll think I am taking them
to a storehouse and will try to hnd
it. While he lis busy doing that will
so, as you Know. Rusty did take fat
hickory nuts out among the trees
some distance away IN this direction,
that direction and the other direction.
Chatterer did follow him. spying on
him from the thick top of hemlock
tree, all the time believing that Rusty
Evening star., 1920-11-25
PAINTED WALLS.

Necessity is the mother Of invention,
and the necessity Of finding some way
Of finishing walls besides by papering
them, with paper hangers and wall
paper in the class of !uxur1es.
to substitute painted walls for paper
ed walls and inspired them to work
out a way of painting walls 80 that
the effect would be practically az at
tractive as that Of paper. Wall paint
is easier and quicker to apply than
paper, and the man who puts on paint
with a brush does not seem to be
did then it seems likely that we would
have to content ourselves with plain
white plaster walls, which no one
really would like to. do.
In one of the large women's college
dormitories recently built the walls
have all been treated with this paint
instead of with paper, and the effect
is in some cases even more attractive
than that which could be gained with
paper. OF course, you cannot have
any figured effects. but then the plain,
fiat wall is usually more desirable
nowadays than the paper that shows
any sort of, figure. Don't imagine
is similar to that in your bathrooms
where the walls are painted. On the
contrary, this new sort of wall paint
appears dull and rich in texture.
One of the pleaAantest effects is to
have the wall a decided gray and the
woodwork lighter shade of gray.
This should not be selected for q
and sunless effect it would produce.
A cream white painted woodwork with
decidedly buff painted walls is also
good.
Evening star., 1920-11-25
FLOWERS FOR HOSPITALS.
Boy Scouts Also Will Visit
Asyiums and Aid the Poor,

Boy Scouts Of Washington. whose
organization now includes $500 men,
bers. carried an extensive program for
Thanksgiving day, based on their pre-
cept Of doing a good turn every day"
Seventeen Of the troops have pooled
their contributions and this morning
started cut from headquarters at 18th
and X streets with bouquets of flowers.
which they carried to the wards Of the
various hospitals. Troop 81. of which
H. L. Taylor is scoutmaster. took fruit.
ice cream and other dainties to one OF
the local orphan asylums. Other troops.
among which are No. and No. 81, car
ried dinners to needy families. or pro-
vided them with warm clothing.
Scout Executive Edward d. Shaw
announced that the boys will take an
active part in the safety week" pro.
gram TO be instituted for the improve
fneht Of tfafic conditions.
Evening star., 1920-11-25
SEEN IN THE WASHINGTON SHOPS

brown fox fur. The garment IL
gathered to short circular yoke,
the lower part of which 10 just dis
cernible below the deep fox collar.
A suggestion of sleeves Is given by
wide velvet cuffs, which appear from
the folds of the dolman-like cape part
of the wrap. The brocading Is work
ed in a beautiful and elaborate pat
tern which covers all of the material.
An attractive informal afternoon
gown has a rather long-waisted
basque bodice of black satin. with
short. set-in sleeves and rolling
collar to border the V-shaped neck.
Evening star., 1920-11-25
ting little pink and blue

added interesting little pink and blue
labels to each pocket.
The result was that when the screen
had been finished and stocked up with
the possessions of the baby. the morn
ing bath became simply a matter OF
filing the little portable tub and a6-
justing the screen. Every pocket
could be reached from the low chair
in which the mother sat.
And the pandemonium wh;sn at
tends most bathing of babies became
an unknown quantity in the little red
house at the end of the beechwood
walk.
Evening star., 1920-11-25
Shave With
|CudCura Soap
The New: Way
Without Mug
Sore Throat Prudence

Your rmedicine shelf is not well stocked
without q bottle of TONSII NE, for you
don't know what moment it may be
needed to relieve q sudden case of Sore
Throat. Relieving Sore Throat is TON
SHINES special mission. Itismade for
that-adveItised for that-sold for that
one purpose. TONSuINE is the Nat
ional Sore Throat Remedy. It is sold in
every State in the Union. You -.
will need TONSlINE one of az
these days, or some night when
the drug store is closed-better H
have . bottle ready at home
when you need it most. 35c.,
and 60c. Hospital Size, 500. u
Your druggist sells TONSILlNE.