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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
Calls His Bluff.

An the occupants Of the lobby. who
were stealthiiy entrenchiug themselves
behind the bar ana other vantage
points, thought It was foolhardy Bur
gett said; Is this Sam Finley2"
Yes"
Did you throw Little Pete out Of
this hotel2"
Yes, sir. And what's more. If YOU
don't unCock your revolver and hand
1t TO me butt first TN throw you out
Also The only difference between YOU
and Little Pete viii be that you will
be dead
The magnetism Of tho man seemed
over their arms. Tho clerk then took
both his hands out Of his pockets and
displayed - revolver in each You sec
II was no idle threat, no said Il would
have killed you both"
Then the fearless Burgctts and the
fearless Finley went to the bar and
had a drink together.
At the time the house was called
the Priddy house, priddy, who was own
er and proprietor, was IN the habit. when
drunk, Of riding into the lobby on his
horse. followed by his famous string
OF hunting dogs, and demand to be
served a drink on his horse after which
he would ride away Il Is said. how
ever that he VAS business man or
the highest ability when sober
And the house that old-ttners think
OF with a very friendly feeling is TO
be engulfed in the rising tide OF COM
mercial progress, and win linger only
as a memory.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
LAST OPTION ON ARLINGTON
HOTEL, NOTED HOSTELRY OF
BYGONE YEARS, IS SIGNED

one old-timer who estimates the age
OF The Arlington as 90 years. recalls
one exciting evening when sam Finley.
clerk. threw Pete BurRett out for be
ing drunk. The Burgctt family, COM
posed of three men was famous al
the time for the number NJ mon II had
killed over gambling Quarrels on steam
ers sam Finley. who was a young
man, and had served In Ed crump. Sr. s.
company during the war. which com
pany was q Unit Of the famous Nor
gan men. was noted for his reckless
bravery, He WAS sitting behind inc
desk when the two elder Burgetts came
in to avengo the throwing out OF Pete.
The elder BurEett had a big Navy
six revolver IN his hand. fully loaded
and cooked The other had his hand
volver in readiness Finley sat behind
the desk with both 81 his hands in his
smoking jacket and did not move.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
CABINET RESIGNS.

BELGRADE. July 21.--The cabinet OF
PREMIER Vesnitch has submitted its
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
Seven Offered.

The report Of the committee, which
was adopted by the meeting, first re-
cites the fact that seven boats have
been offered to the committee for pur-
chase, but owing TO lack OF funds have
not been investigated as to ACCESSIBILITY
of purchase and then makes recon-
mendations as follows:
"u.) That an attorney be secured
and applications made for charter of
a corporation under the laws Of the
state OF Delaware. with broad powers
such as viii be needed 10 conduct our
enterprise. We recommend that its
authorized capital be sl,50O,OOO.
"(a) That a finance committee with
chairman and vice-chairman he named
by the chairman Of this meeting, and
II viii be the duty of that committee,
acting with the river transportation
committee, TO decide what amount of
capital must be subscribed before the
corporation is organized, and how sub
scriptions to stock must be paid.
"(3.l That pending the securing of
charter and subscriptions to stock, a
subcommittee shall at once be formed,
consisting OF chairman, vice chairman,
a third member OF finance committee
and three members OF river Transport
tation committee; this special commit
tee Of six Is given authority TO exam
inc. secure options on. and pledge pay
ments for boats, In a sum not to ex-
coed $4,000 total, and those present
at this meeting directly pledge them-
selves to raise that amount for the
committee of six. as and when 1t may
be needed.
1.-THE trade In which the first boats
should be operated for the developing
of business is Memphis TO Vickshurg,
for influencing freight rates, first boats
between Memphis and st. Louis, and
then second boats between Memphis
and New Orleans. As soon as suitable
boats can be secured. two should be
placed In the Vicksburg trade, two in
the St Louis trade. and two in the
New Orleans trade"
That Memphis merchants and manu-
facturers are entirely in favor OF the
proposition and are anxious to open up
the river traffic and thus defeat the
high freight rates as well as to branch
out into new fields OF commerce. was
proven when at the completion of the
reading of the report Mr. King urged
that they pledge $4,000 to be used IN
securing options on boats and getting
the proposition under way. Several
questions were asked by the various
men present but none voiced an opin-
ion against the movement and when
IL was put TO vote every man In the
room gave 1t his hearty sanction.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21

confidence IN the ministry yesterday,
when question arose on the attitude
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21

OF the government with regard TO ~
selection OF teachers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21

resignation 10 the prince regent as
result OF the chambers refusal to vote
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-21
MEMPHIANS VOTE
TO ORGANIZE BIC
RIVER BOAT LINE
Business Men UnderWrite
First $4,000 to Get 0p-
tons on Steamers for Three
New Routes.

To combat high freight "a ties on ship
mehts entering and leaving Memphis
by railroad and to open UP new fields
or commerce for merchants and manu-
fActurers OF this city business men Of
Memphis at mass meeting late Tues
day, at the Chamber Of Commerce.
unanimously voted TO form a corpora :
tion which is TO he capitalized at ST.
100000 for the establishment Of three
boat lines running out Of this city to
~. Louis, Nicksburg and New Or
The revival Of tho old-time river
trade is practically assured by this de-
cision. II Is proposed TO establish i'm
mediately three lines OF boats and
barges TO run on regular schedule with
two boats on each line.
AT meeting held July commit
tee was formed to investigate the pro-
posed opening Of river traffic. The re-
port and recommendations, made by
this committee Tuesday was the report
adopted by the business men at the
meeting.
Over $50 business men of Memphis
attended An additional recommended
ton was the pedging of $4,000 to be
used IN securing an immediate option
on boats and harges and to defray
incidental expenses while the corpora
tlon Is being formed. Underwriting Of
the $4,000 as proposed by Milton H.
Hunt. chairman OF the river transpor-
tation committee, was done within a
few minutes after II had been sub
mitted to the meeting,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25
ALBERT0N.

Mrs. Flora Walker, Of Chesterfield.
who has spent some time here with
Mrs. Effie Howard, returned home
Saturday.
Tom Roberts and family were at
Christian Chapel last Sunday.
Mrs. B. F. lowers has been sick at
the home Of her parents, was able
to go home Sunday. Her many friends
are glad to see her well again.
Mrs. Grover Morthland has re-
turned to her home at Memphis.
John Small and family have been
on a visit to Lexington.
Mrs. Effie Howard has been on a
visit to Mrs. Sam Webb.
Walter 0verman and family have
been guests of 0verman Brothers.
Jimmie Roberts and family have
been visiting Roy Keen.
Drummers Tanning of Lexington,
and Terry of Henderson, have been
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Halbrooks,
of Lexington came to see their pa
rents last Sunday.
Miss Lennie Wood has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Chester Wood.
Eugene lowers, of Memphis, is at
home, looking fit and fine.
Mrs. Sam Wood has been seriously
sick.
Florence lowers and wife have
gone to Nashville to live.
Mrs. Ada Overman and family
have been visiting Mrs. Alice lowers.
Dock lowers has finished "laying
by" his first crop Of corn and is pre-
pairing to plant another corn crop.
Dock is almost alone in the class of
progressive farmers in that line.
A man often counts his best friend
his enemy when he is indeed a friend
and the man alone is the cause of his
own trouble.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25
SERIES OF SHEEP SALES.

Negotiations between the Industri-
al, Agricultural & immigration Di-
vision Of the Nashville, Chattanooga
&St. Louis Railway and active sheep
breeders in Kentucky, Virginia and
other neighboring states, have re-
resulted in the completion Of plans
for the holding Of a series of cooper
ative auction sales of high grade
stock sheep in several communities
along the railway system. The first
of the series will be held at Columbia
Tenn, Monday, July 10th, 1920, under
the auspices of the Maury County
LIVE Stock Association, in which the
American Hampshire Breeders Asso-
citation, the Kentucky Sheep
Breeders Association and the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis Rail-
way will actively cooperate.
Consignments will consist of highly
bred grade Hampshire, Shropshire
and Southdown ewes and pure-bred
bucks of those three breeds. Active
members of the breeders Associa-
tions mentioned will consign to the
Columbia sale. Colonel r. f. Moore,
Columbia, Tenn, will officiate on the
auction block.
Plans will shortly be completed for
similar sales elsewhere on the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis Rail-
way.
L. P. Ballah, General Agent, Nash
vile, Chattanooga & St. Louis Rail-
way, Nashville, Tenn, represents the
railway company in the promotion of
the sales with whom breeders inter-
ested in future sales may communi-
cate for particulars.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25
fin I
Pie-HunteT''

claim to have something of value to offer the peo-
pie that will help reduce the cost of living, and pre-
vent the accumulation of such vast fortunes in the
hands of people who use their wealth to the destruc-
ton of the Liberties of the people. If this is not true
am only a pie hunter and you should not vote for
me If no one is able to show my plan of trust regu-
htion will not work, and thereby take down the
thousand dollar reward offer the man who shows it
will not, do you not think it would be fair and show
good sense on your part to help me fight a battle that
is as much yours as mine2
Some of my friends insist on my having an organ
ization, and no one knows better the value of organ
ization than do, but am unwilling to ask my
friends to work for me for nothing and do not care
to wear an honor that is b bought with money. Let us
make one honorable fight for principle. If we lose, it
will be no more than others have done. IF have
studied this question for twenty-five years and reach
ed a false conclusion, it would be foolish to send me
to Congress. But no one will even try to win my re-
ward, for those who study my plan will see that nm
right, and if am, surely should be given a chance
to make the challenge in congress make here. you
think so, go to work, not for me, but for the principle
| repreent. Do not forget that the battle is won or
lost on the day of the election. Stay on the ground
all day, and if you see people at work that you think
have sold their influence, be sure to warn the disinter-
ested voter. Tell him to insult the man who elects
himself to instruct him how to vote, and thus pre-
sumes to win an election on the ignorance of the
voter.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25
CRUCIFER

The young people Of this commun-
ity enjoyed an ice cream supper at
the home Of Hicks Gardner Saturday
night.
Roy Threadgill was near Sand
Ridge Sunday.
Mrs. w. F. Pope has returned from
st. Louis where she has been visit
ing relatives.
Jno. J. Gardner, Of Poplar Springs,
was here Sunday to visit his son.
Bert Priddy was here Saturday on
business.
Guy Whittle, of Juno, was here
Sunday.
A. B. Whittle went to Jackson Sat-
urday.
There will be childdren's day exer-
cises at Nebo next Sunday. Every
body invited.
Alcie Tyler, of Poplar Springs was
here last Sunday.
Miss George Armstrong visited
Miss esse Green last Saturday night.
w. P. Flanagan was here Saturday
enroute to Luray.
Fay, the little son of Finley Pope,
while helping his father on the farm
last week, got his foot between the
bars Of a section harrow, hurting him
very badly.
Gentry Mcdonald, Of Pumpkin Gen.
ter, was here last Saturday on bust
ness.
Jollie Johnson and family visited
Ed. Hughes last Sunday.
Dewey Armstrong visited his sis
ter near Juno Sunday.
W. M. Green went to Pumpkin Gen.
ter Saturday on business.
Mrs. Bette Singleton is on the sick
list this week.
]. F. Pope was here Saturday on
business.
There will be a picnic at Edd
Hughes next Saturday next Satur-
day. Everybody is invited.
Bud Fesmire, of Juno, was here
Sunday visiting friends.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25
BABY LIVES TWELVE HOURS.

A baby boy, born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Trafford Hensley, last Saturday
morning, just after midnight, died
twelve hours later and the remains
were inferred in Lexington cemetery
last Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
Mrs. Hensley is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Oakley and is in the
home Of her parents. Mrs. Hensley
was herself in a serious condition,
having been i'll for some time before
the birth Of the baby.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25
BARBECUE AT HINSON SPRINGS

One Of the old-time kind, will be at
Hinson Springs on Saturday, July 8.
Everybody invited to come. There
will be plenty Of barbecue, cold drinks
and ice cream and music. Come and
bring your family.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25

who offered the resolution that the
amendment must be ratified by the
states in mi year to be effective.
However he voted for the prohibition
law and the enforcement act.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25
EQUALIZATION BOARD MEETS.

The Henderson County Equaliza-
ton Board composed of John Rifles,
T. H. Winslow, E. C. Hooks, Rush
Oakley and Berry Moore, organized
last Monday with all present except
Moore, and begun work Tuesday
morning. The board is a good one
and we believe will do its best to
equalize assessments.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25

day.
o. v. Cameron, Of Route 2, was
here the latter part Of last week.
Mrs. Maggie Williams was with
her husband in your city Sunday.
Roy Heath, Of West Port, was here
Saturday.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25

Candidate Harding has no specially
dry" history. He formerly owned
stock in an Ohio brewery and when
the prohibition amendment was SUBJ
mitted. he was the man in the Senate
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25

Banner Buggies-best made at a
good price.-Wildersville Hardware
Company.
p. H. Bolen and wife, Of Farmville,
visited their daughter, Mrs. George
Massey, on Route /, last week.
]. B. Cunningham and wife visited
James Bolen and wife at Farmville,
last week.
Mrs. S. NJ. Bolen, Of Yuma, visit
ed her daughter. Mrs. Everett Kizer,
last week.
s. G. Cradle, the hardware man,
was here last week.
DIR. M. P. Boyd and wife, of Farm
vile, were here last week on bust
ness.
Miss Lena Carnal is visiting rela-
tives at Whitehorn.
l.. A. Wood, Of Yuma, was here
last week on business.
DR.. Howell was in Nashville last
week on professional business.
Miss Maynard Traywick, of Hunt
ingdon, visited DR.. C. E. Bolen and
family last week.
Herbert Hendrix, Of near Lexing-
ton, was here Sunday.
S. M. Barnett, of your city, was
here Sunday.
Messrs Paul Parker and Sam w.
Murphy spent the first of the week
in Nashville.
R. B. Swink, candidate for State
Senate, was here Saturday.
J. A. Cameron and son, Jeff, Of Yu-
ma, were here Saturday.
Miss Kate Dixon, who has been
visiting relatives at Beuna Vista for
the past several weeks, returned
home Sunday.
Bob Jamison and Arnold Milan, of
Clarksburg, were here Sunday.
Paul Crockett visited relatives in
Johnsonville last week.
Elder H. A. Brown, of Paris,
preached at the Christian church
here last Sunday evening.
Frank Flake was in Lexington last
! week on business.
Mrs. F. NJ. Orr is sick.
Oberlin, little daughter Of James
Bolen and wife, is right sick at this
writing.
Elder /. A. Douthett of Henderson
was here Sunday and preached at the
Christian Chapel church.
Rev. A. U. Nunnery, Of Parsons,
will preach at the Baptist church next
Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
Miss Ivey Meals, Of Clarksburg Wis
tied her grandparents S. ]. Leslie and
wife, Sunday.
The Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis Railway Company are moving
the depot back from the tracks eight
feet and contemplate building new
platforms.
Clifford Meals and big Man"
Pritehard, were here Sunday.
W. A. Robins, wife and son and L.
C. P~ettigrew, were motorist to your
city Sunday.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25

Cooling to the head-cuts dan
druff off-fine hair tonic.-Elk Quiz
nine Sage. .s,..A
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-06-25

Hoover is said to be for Harding
with reservations. But nobody will
have to get a permit from Hoover to
vote this fall.
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
Blessing the Alpine Ropes.

Every summer, titS the beginning of the climbing season, in 1the Swiss noun tains, a solemn service is held among the guides, many of whom are godly men who know they take their lives in their hands when they ascend the Alps. So they bring their ropes with them and lay them at the foot of one of the mountains. Old and new ropes are piled in heap, and then they are blessed by the pastor. Prayer Is. of fered that the old ropes may still bear the strain safely and that~tIie new ropes smay prove equal to all the stress placed upon them. The guides are commended to the mercy of God that in their daily ascents they may be kept safe and that they may succor the travellers who trust in them.-F. H. Cheley in "Stories for Talks to Boys"
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
RELY ABSOLUTELY ON NILE
Without the Rivers Annual lnundatlou
 Egypt Would Be Literally a
 Barren Waste. j.

Usually on June 15 the ilundation of the Nile commences, the greatest height being at the autumnal equinox, after wfich the waters subslde until the following April. The great ad- vantages which Egypt derives from the annual rise of the river and saving of the country from barrenness, has caused the Nile to be known by the inhabitants as the most holy river. they believing that 1t draws its source from Paradise. f : Tn former days 1t had its appointed priests, festivals and sacrifices, and if It's rising were delayed by single day they took the most beautiful maiden ticey could find and dressing her rich ly, drowned her in the waters as a vic tim to turn away the gods anger and merit his favors. The caliphs abolished this cruel sacrifice. Substituting one less barbarous, they threw into the riv- CT letter in which 1t was commanded that the waters rise if 1t were the will of God.
 It has been stated that the quality of the Nile water is such that it is highly extolled for drinking purposes and no matter how long kept 1t does not be- come impure.
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
FIrs. Steamboat In West

The first steamboat on the western waters was the Orleans, built in 1911 at Pittsburgh by Robert Fulton, un- der the firm name of Fulton & Living ston, his partner being Chancellor R. Livingston of New York. It ar rived at Louisville, Ky, in October. destined for New Orleans, but the riv- CT being too low for its passage over the falls, 1t piled between Louisville and Cincinnati until early in Decem- Der, when 1t descended the river and entering the Mississippi encountered at New Madrid, Mo-, the earthquake of December II, which formed Reel foot lake in Tennessee, and the lakes in Arkansas, opposite and above Mem phis, which remain now. The boat was repaired and reached New Or leans December %, It remained South, plying between New Orleans and Natchez until July, 1914. when it was wrecked and sunk.
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
In Old New York.

Chelsea, in the neighborhood of Twenty-third street and North river. New York city, was the home of Gle ment C. Moore, who wrote the child hood classic, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" One of the admirable old houses of Chelsea Is that where dwelt Edwin Forrest, the actor. It Is at 436 West Twenty-second street, q substantial-looking square -fronted house, with a door of a great single panel. On the spot where the New York city hall stands, George Wash ington paraded his little army on a July day in 1776, and with grave solemnity q document was read to them tha had just been received from Philadelphia, and which was forever to be known ms the Declaration of In- dependence,
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
sheep.RsIsIno industry.

Sheep raising is perhaps the oldest of all industries, for it was practiced even before agriculture. Wool is q product of cultivation or domestica- ton, for there are no wild animals which closely resemble the wool bear ing sheep. Floyd W. Parsons, in the Saturday Evening Post, says that with the discovery that cloth could be made from wool came an effort to improve the fleece by selection and breeding. The early Romans were most success ful in this pursuit, and their endeav- OTIS along this line resulted in develop ing fleece of great fineness. After the conquest of the Iberian peninsula Roman sheep were introduced into Spain, where they so greatly improved the native flocks that even during Ro- man supremacy Spanish wool led the worlds markets. a prestige held for many centuries.
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
RESEMBLES THE HUMAN HAND
Skin of Bats Wing Stretches From the Finger Tips to Ends of
 Toes and Nails.

The wing of bat Is a most wonder full instance of adaptation to a special end, for 1t Is nothing but a greatly modified forelimb or hand.
 If you spread out your hand and im- agine the four fingers grown enormous ly long, while the thumb remains short and stumpy and that the skin between the fingers has also been stretched un- hl it extends from tip to tip of the fingers and on along tfce side of the body to join the hind foot, you will have a good idea of the structure of a bats wing; 1t Is simply a much exag- gerated hand.
 The elongated bones serve, like the ribs of an umbrella, to keep the skin stretched and taut when the owner is in flight.
 When the bat alights 1t doubles up its "hands," the skin falls in w1nkly folds and using its thumb joints ss forefeet 1t is able to run about almost as quickly as a mouse.
 The skin of the wings not only joins the hind limbs but extends from them to the tail, thus making the rudder with which the bat can steer when ny- ing, and, when the tail is brought up beneath the body, forms a bag or re- ceptable wtich is of use to its owner.
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
Egypt Raised Cotton in 200 B. c.

Cotton has been grown in Egypt since 200 B. C., but it was not until a hundred years ago that Jumel, French engineer, suggested the intro duction of the commercial varieties. In 1922 the famous American sea is- land cotton was the first sown. Five years later aT Brazilian variety was introduced. 4be two strains were min gled and from them came the famous "Ashmouni" plant RRd the still finer 'Mutafi," which is enc of the most productive cottons in the eiworld.