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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25
MARRIED THREE SCORE
YEARS AND ELEVEN.

Union City, Tenn, Feb. 19.-Mr.
and Mrs. Pink Clogs, whose home is
on North Cheatham street, this city,
have been married seventy-one years
next May. They are both hale and
healthy, and occupy their nice cottage
ell alone. Mr.. Clogs does all the
chores about the place himself, works
the garden, which is large in size,
and one of the best in town, while
Mrs. Clogs attends to all the house.
hold duties, including the cooking and
house work. Mr.. Clogs is financially
able to hire all the help that both of
them might need, but both of them
prefer to look after the affairs Of the
home themselves. Mr.. Clogs is a
member of the Baptist church, and
Mrs. Clogs is a member of the Meth
odist church.
When the Rev. Gid Bransford, sew
enty-one years ago made them man
and wife, they moved to little farm
north of this place and lived there for
number of years and then, having
accumulated a fair share of this
worlds goods, they bought a house
and lot here and moved to it Six
children have blessed the home, but
all of them are married and in estab-
lished homes of their own. Mr.. Clogs
is now SO years old and his wife is SO.
Judging from their appearance at
this time, it looks like both might live
for a number of years.
This aged couple enjoys the good
will and high esteem of all who know
them. The sweets of long and use
full life have to the fullest extent been
realized by them and while any of
their children would be delighted to
have them come and make their home
with them, they have always declined,
preferring to remain at home, where
they have been SO long.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25
$4,000 HOME BURNS
IN HUMBOLDT.

Humboldt, Tenn, Feb. 19th.-The
large two-story home of A. E. Grad
dock, the old home of Hon. w. w.
Baird, of Nashville, was completely
destroyed by fire this morning. Mr..
Craddock and his family barely es-
capped being burned in the house,
many of them having to vacate in
their night clothes, Notwithstanding
the fact that it was bitter cold and
ice and snow covered the ground.
j. B. Odom and his wife, who were
rooming in the residence on the sec
ond floor, barely escaped with their
lives. Mr.. Odom let his wife down
from the second story window in bed
clothes, then jumped. He sustained
some burns and minor injuries in his
fall. The house was completely wrap
ped in flames when the fire was first
discovered. Only the snow and ice on
adjacent houses prevented the fire
spreading over one of the best resi-
dent section of the town.
Mr.. Craddock's barn, his automp-
bile, feedstuffs and his years supply
of meat, as well as all his household
goods, were destroyed, as were Mr..
and Mrs. Odom's household geo.
The total value of the property de-
stroyed was something over $4,000,
and was little over half covered with
insurance.
A personal letter from Humboldt
informs US that Miss Ruth Stinson
was boarding in the Craddock home
and had the misfortune to lose all her
effects except the night clothes in
which she escaped from the burning
house. Miss Ruth is the younger
daughter of DR.. J. C. Stinson, of the
Henderson county part of the Centre
Point vicinity, and she is a teacher in
the Humboldt school.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

The condition in which Memphis
is reported continues to be deplorable
in the extreme. On no street in the
city is a pedestrian safe from rob-
bery-as proven by the fact that on
last Monday morning at II o'clock, at
court alley and Second street, bank
messenger was robbed of a grip con-
tanning $4,000, which he was carrying
to the Federal Reserve Bank. One of
the most regretable features of the
Memphis condition is that so many
law-abiding citizens feel it their duty
to go around armed against highway
men, white and black.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25
BEECH RIVER ITEMS.
Halle Byrd, Reporter.

Mrs. Howard Smith and daughters,
Evelyn and Mildred, visited Mrs. Will
Ringgold, last week.
Edd Mccall visited his sister, Mrs.
Jim Gibson last week.
Mrs. Ben Golf was in Chesterfield
last week.
Beatrice Gibson is recovering after
spell of sickness
W F Wallace spent the weekend
with his daughter, Mrs Geo. Byrd.
Dee Story and wife, of Sardis, Wis
tied John White and family last
weekend.
Will and John Ringgold "helped
George Byrd finish his barn last
week.
Mrs. Lizzie Ringgold visited Mrs.
Ed Fesmire last week.
Mrs. Tom Gibson and Ruby Page
spent one day last week with Mrs.
Abbie Fesmire.
Howard Smith has been putting
down some wells at Life.
Louise Byrd is recovering from a
short spell of sickness.
Mrs. Ruby Page spent one night
last week with Mrs. Johnnie White.
Your scribe mas been on a short
visit to Mrs. Jim Byrd.
Phil Foster has been in this COM
munity visiting George Byrd and
family.
Mrs. Curry Mccall has been on
visit Mrs. Jim Gibson.
Mrs. Clara Boswell, of Beech Bluff,
has been visiting her parents, I. 6.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

to the farmers of Henry and Sumner
counties recently in a sale of clover
seed produced by the farmers of the
former and bought by the latter.
Henry county farmers had produc-
ed a big crop of red clover seed and
were somewhat up in the air when
they found that dealers would offer
them only about two-thirds the re-
tail price for seed at this time. The
matter was taken up by the market
ing association of the county council
of agriculture and it was decided that
all the seed would be tested and then
offered for sale on guarantee to
other county councils of agriculture
over the state. This was done and
LIT bushels were disposed of at
from 81 to IS per bushel above what
dealers had offered.
1t happened that members of the
Sumner county council of agriculture
were in the market for clover seed at
this time and they bought $50 BUSH
els of the lot offered by the Henry
county council of agriculture at So
per bushel under prices quoted by
dealers. The other councils and indi-
vidual farmers who avail themselves
of this opportunity made similar
saving.
This shows what farmers can do
when they cooperate. The producer
got a fair price for his product and
the buyer got his product at fair
price, and a total saving of IS per
bushel, or $l4,216 for all concerned
in the deal.-Banner.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25
At no place in Tennessee is thel

At no place in Tennessee is there
more genuine regret than in Lexing-
ton, that John E. Mccall, the young
lawyer, has been indicted along with
others in connection with the handling
of stolen United States Bonds. John
E. Mccall is the only son of the late
Federal Judge of the same name, who
lived for years in Lexington. There
are ways in which even stolen bonds
might be handled legitimately and in
ignorance and honestly and our peo-
pie are constrained to believe that
young Mccall would not stoop to an
unlawful or dishonest transaction.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

There is a practice in this country
which never has been right. We refer
to the practice by communities and
courts in ordering undesirable char
acters to "leave the country" A
thief, prostitute or any other crimi-
nal is not bettered by being made to
change his place of residence-in fact
they do less harm in community
where where they are known than in
a community where their bad reputa-
tion is unknown and where they may
be able for a time to pose as good
and desirable citizens II is an act of
pure selfishness to drive bad char
acter out of one community, neigh
borhoed or county and let that per-
son appear elsewhere and there pose
as being worthy of confidence Grim
inals should be convicted if possible
and when convicted should be kept in
the place the law provides for them.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

Admiral Terpitz, who was one time
head of the German fleet and Minis
ter of the German navy during the
critical period of the world war, says
that battleships won the war and will
win future wars. He says that sub
marines were given greater impor-
tance than was warranted by the
facts. However, the fact remains
that many of the great battleships
were sent to the bottom by the com
paratively small submarines.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

In a speech of defense last week,
Judge I. A. Lancaster made the quo
tation Deal gently with the young
man, Absolem." But the advice was
dictated by doting fathers love in
stead of sense of justice-and the
followers of King David did not deal
very gently with the young man, Abb
solem when they found him hanging
from limb of tree by the hair of
his head. We remember one time
when Chancellor Ross heard a Circuit
court case here and a young man was
convicted in a whisky case. A Jail
sentence was imposed and a strong
effort was made to have the prison.
er released Of the sentence-but the
judge said in substance, "No; release
of the penalty often encourages a
young man to continue in the down.
ward course, while there is nothing in
the world so conducive to make a fell
low get religion as little Jail SEN
tence." We are all likely to act the
same, but the father who pays his
son out of trouble, simply encourages
him to sin again-as the records
show.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

Signs of spring are here, we hear
the songs Of the birds and also inquire
les for garden seed, oat seed, later
seed and onion sets. We haven't seen
any straw hats yet, but are expecting
them in a few days. Tin lizzies are
beginning to shoal, and we have been
expecting to hear of some one bring
ing in a string of horny heads. Oh,
Boy!-Lewis County Herald.
And "The Beautiful" knocked it all
to smithereens on Friday, Feb. 18th,
1921.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25
MRS. PAFFORD HONORED.

On Tuesday afternoon of last week,
at the home of Mrs. W. C. Pearson,
on Adams Street, Mrs. Aubrey Paf-
ford, an attractive bride, was again
eharmingly entertained with an af-
ternoon card party given by Misses
Evelyn and Lula Mae Pearson. Mar
garet Moffitt and Mrs. Gill Gideon.
For the afternoon the lovely young
honoree was gowned in brown stain,
hand embroidered, with which she
wore a hat of brown velvet.
At the conclusion Of the game,
Miss Mary Threadgill succeeded in
the prize-cut glass candle
sticks, which she presented to the
honoree.
A dainty salad course was served.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

Former Supreme Justice and for
mer presidential candidate Charles E.
Hughes, for SECRETARY of State, with
Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania
as under-secretary and Harry M.
Doughcrity, of Ohio as Attorney
General, Hoover Of California, Secre-
tary of Commerce and John P. Davis,
of Pennsylvania, Secrtary of Labor,
the Harding Cabinet is almost COM
pleted.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25
Hardin and family.

Hardin and family.
School at Beech River will be out
this week and we are sorry, for Mrs.
Cora Garner is such a good teacher.
Mrs. Emma Ringgold spent last
week in your city.
o. c. Dyer and family spent one
night last week in the home of Bill
Fesmire.
Troy Dyer and John Ringgold
spent last Sunday with Roy Gibson.
George Byrd was the guest of Tom
Stanford last Friday.
Your scribe was the guest Of Evelyn
Smith, Sunday.
Rabbits Jared bad in our midst dur
ing the snow-tho it was Sunday
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

II. Diggs Nolen, Memphis drug
gist, who was one of the several men
indicted in that city for handling sto-
len Liberty bonds, was shot Monday
by his wife, who claims that she took
the pistol from her husbands hands.
Nolen was carried to the Baptist
Hospital, lowering between life and
death. Since his Indictment Nolen
was reported to have been arrested
eight times and was visibly intoxicat-
ed when the shooting occurred.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

Will T. Hale, writing in the Nash
vile Banner, pays what We call scant
compliment to the late Col. Mike
Connolly, who died in Memphis and
had had editorial connection with pa
pers in that city for more than a
quarter of century. We can remem-
Der that when Mike Connolly was in
the heyday of his wonderful ability
to write, we thought the Commercial
Appeal the most eharmingly edited
paper in the United States, for Mike
was a postmaster in the art of writ
ing readable stuff-regardless of his
subject. One time in the Sweet
Long Ago" Col. Connolly wrote a col
umn or so on some theological sub
ject for the Sunday Commercial APP.
peal and the ordinary reader perused
it with wonderment at Col. Connol-
ly's insight into things spiritual as
well as marveling at his almost I'M
accountable vocabulary-but Mike
didn't fool old Father Veal, so next
time the priest met the editor he said:
Mike, when you know what you are
writing about you do pretty well, but
when you don't you make an ass of
yourself and you should quit it"-and
Mike went on his way chuckling
Father Veal preceded Mike many
years Ito the Great Beyond)-died
while on visit to his native home
Ireland.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25
EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM.

Sunday, Feb. 9th, 6 p. m.
Miss Lula Mae Pearson, leader.
Subject-"How to Make Our Lives
Steadfast. tan Anchor Meeting.)
Scripture: Heb. VI.-19.
Aim: To Anchor Epworth Leaguers
in Their Faith.
Story of Writing Of Stand up for
Jesus. "-Blanch Threadgill.
Assistant Leaders-Velma Brooks,
Alice Undertake, Mrs. j. A. Pafford,
Annie Whitfield.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

Two notable deaths on last Tues
day were Milton H. Smith, at Louis
vile, KY, president of the L. & N.
Railroad, and w. F. McCombs, former
Democratic National Chairman, at
Greenwich, Conn. The body of Nc
Combs was carried to Little Rock,
Ark, Milton Smith was IS years old
and McCombs but 46.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25
NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES.

Preaching in town church next Sun
day morning and night.
The heating plant has been over
hawled, so come to Sunday School.
The cottage prayer-meeting is well
attended. Come and be with US.
T. J. STRICKLIN, Pastor.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

Just as we expected. We hear that
some of the most up-to-date "Sufs"
are saying that in future women will
not change their names when married
and that children will bear the family
name of the mother.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

Caruso, the greatest singer the
world has ever known, was near to
deaths door, in New York, but the ar
rival of his son at his bedside seems
to have made him take turn toward
life the first of the week.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25
AND WE GOT SOME OF THEM.

The value of cooperation and or
ganization was clearly demonstrated
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

The Bird of Prey" of East Ten
nessee seems to be about the most
modest one in the bunch.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-02-25

dainty salad course was served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05

In justice to yourself and your loved
ones you should know the truth about
your blood-for who knows at what
time he or she will be called upon
to stand this test. =
Ask yourself these simple questions:
Do I feel tired when l get up in the
morning? Am I all tagged out at
night? Is my face pale and drawn?
Do I suffer with pains in my muscles
and joints? Am subject to- any skin
disease? Have any pin1ples or boils?
Nature is warning you, if your an
swer to any Of these questions is Yes"
Nature now needs help. She has done
her best but is failing. .-
Listen to natures warning. Your
blood is your fountain source of en-
ergy-therefore keep your blood rich
and pure.
Our greatest health asset is to have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05
KANSAS WHEAT ACREAGE GUT
1922 Crop VIII b, 20 to 30 Per Cent
Less, says AfcAuliffc.

Salina. Kan. Oct. 5.-Farmers in
this state are materially cutting their
wheat acreage this fail. according to
Maurice McAuliffe, president OF the
Kansas Farmers union
Taking Kansas as a whole, 1t looks
to me at this time that acreage sown
to wheat this fall will be 90 to 80 per
cent less than that sown a year ago."
said President McAuliffe. IF the
same acreage will be sown as was
sown a year ago. a lot of it will have
to be sown on ground yet to be plowed,
and that will have to be taken as
meaning that only a small average
yield can be expected the next har-
vest"
Referring to this years. corn crop.
Mr.. McAuliffe said:
THE eastern third of Kansas will
have a bumper crop. It is made now.
In the western two-thirds OF the state
the corn crop is uneven. In many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05
HEALTH is A WOMAN'S
GREATEST ASSET

Contrast the cheerful happy woman
with head erect, the glow of health on
her cheeks, the elastic step and
bubb1ing enthusiasm as she goes about
her daily tasks, with the woman who
suffers from bs ckache, headaches,
dragging down pains, nervousness and
dependency. Such conditions are un-
doubtedly caused by woman's all
ments which will yield to Lydia E.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound,
which for many, many years has been
restoring weak, ailing women to health
and strength. Every woman who
suffers in this war owes it to herself
to at least give it a tria1.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05

Conference games are plentiful Fri
day and Saturday of this week.
OF the contests the colin deems of
primary interest, one is the Washburn-
Pittsburg game.
Haskell, under the admirable coach
ing of Madison Bell, administered a II
to defeat to the Pittsburg men a
week ago Friday but Coach Garfield
Weede of the Manuals is not the least
down hearted over this defeat by a
free-lance team. He knows that his
men showed wonderful fight. He rea-
Lies that with the Doty, Alyea, Scott
trio for a mainstay, he has a nucleus
around which to build a powerful Of
tfense-and rumor states distinctly
that that offense is in very near state
of perfection.
Conference coaches and players are
familiar with the shrewdness of Doc"
Weede. AS a veteran coach, THE
Doc" has been compelled many, many
times to use every ounce of his brains
force and cEaftiness to coax things
his way. In a number of things he has
been successful. But the general ruIs
| is not always good.
On the other hand, the lesson re-
ceived by Coaches Ream and He'll of
Washburn and the members of the
| Ichabod team, at the hands of Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05
What Do You Know
About Your Blood?
Is 1t Normal? Is 1t Rich? Is 1t Free of Waste Products?
Is 1t Pure? !
How the Test May Be Made
Is 1t Pure?

blood which IS pure and clean-biosd
which is free of waste products.
For over so years. thousands and
thousands of men and women have
relied on $. S. 5. to clear their blood
of waste products. S. S. S. will im-
prove the quality of your blood by re-
lieving you of the waste prSduc.s
which cause impoverished blood and
its allied troubles-skin disorders,
rheumatism and lowered vitality.
The same qualities which give S. 5.
S. its beneficial effect in clearing your
blood of waste products make il ev-
treme'y desirable for keeping yoVf
blood in good condition.
Get s. S. S. at your druggist. Ee-
ware of substitutes, Write Chief Med
ica1 Director. Swift Specific Co., D-7l7
S. :. S. 4aEoratory, Atlanta Ca. for
special medical advice (without
charged. He is helping peopIe eNe.y
day Ask him to send YOU his Illus
trated booklet. "Fa"ts About IT,
Blood"-free. $. S. s. IS sold by all
druggists. -Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05
EPSON SALTS
LIKE LEMONADE

You can now buy. real EPSON salts
without the awful taste and nausea,
by asking your druggist for a handy
package of "Epsonade, Salts" which
looks and acts exactly like EPSON salts,
because it is pure EPSON salts COM
hined with fruit derivative salts, giving
it the taste of sparkling lemonade.
Take a tablespoonful in a glass of
cold water whenever you feel bilious,
headachy or constipated. ''Epsonade
Salts is the much talked of discovery
of the American EPSON Association
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05

had driven from this city to witness
the demonstration. When the trouble
started, Crow left his family in his au
tomobile and pressed closer to get
better idea of the nature of the diff
Guilty. He was stabbed in the right
side.
Sheriff Buchanan is making a brave
fight for life and his condition shows
steady Improvement. Policeman How
ard, Carl West and Julian Minter, all
Of Waco. who were the others most
seriously wounded, will recover.
Grow is said to have made a state
ment in which he named his assailant,
whom he recognized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05
TO DISCUSS BOY PROBLEM
Members OF Rotary Club Plan Unique
Program for Thursday.

The boys committee of the Topeka
Rotary club will have charge of the
regular Thursday noon luncheon and
meeting at the Chamber of Commerce
this week.
The boy problem in Topeka will be
the subject for general discussion, and
valuable suggestions are expected from
members.
A trip to Indian Creek grange for
luncheon and the fair Friday is also on
the Rotary program this week. Ro-
tarians and their wives are exIt cted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05

university last Saturday will be long
remembered by them. A mite of over
tconfidence might have been in the
minds and hearts of the men before
the game, but it is gone now. Ream
and He'll are working the boys az they
have never been worked before Prac-
tice lasts until darkness necessitates
return to the locker rooms. The line
is being strengthened, the backfield is
getting what it should have. Passes
viii be hard to slip over men on
secondary defense when this weeks
work out is over.
Neither team has suffered a defeat
at the hands of conference opponents.
They enter the game Saturday with
clear slates-and needless to say, a
desperate effort will be made by both
men to keep the states in their present
perfect condition.
Fans are expecting something in
teresting to happen at Baker, Friday,
when the College of Emporia team,
and the men coached by Liz" Liston
meet for their annual battle.
As in the human makeup, an Of
Tense is never forgotten by a baseball
or football team. Disgrace in the
form of defeat rankles long in the
hearts of team members. And when
| that defeat means the possible loss of
a conference championship, it is for
I gotten-never
An early season defeat by the Baker
men in the 1920 race, lost Gwin Hen
rvs Emporia college men the cham
| pionship. The game was played be-
fore the c. of E. men ever hit their
stride. (That may explain why Henry
has been working his warriors since
the last of August this Year,. Ven
geance is sweet. And c. of E. is out
| for a Baker defeat.
! The showing made by the Empor-
| ians against Coach Bachman's Aggies
| in the opening game of the season.
was sweet-meat to &he little town on
| the Cottonwood They realized that
Emporia players had not slumped.
And the poppy supporters will journey
to Baker in droves Friday to see the
Orange battle the Red and White.
| Baker has two victories to her
credit this season. Mcpherson was
| the first to fall-then William Jewell
at Liberty, Mo-. Her "dobber is up
She isn't going to let it drop if pos
sible.
Then. too. the Orangemen know that