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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
Cypress.

A. E. Blasingame and family
of st. Louis, are visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Bias
ingame of Cypress.
John King, son of E. @. King,
was struck on the head last Fri
day and seriously hurt while L
work.
Still a few chills around here.
Rev. Houston and family were
visiting in the home of Newt
Wrenn last week.
A. H. Croker made a business
trip to Selmer Monday.
Our school at Union Chapel is
doing a good work under the
management of Prof. Earl Boat
man.
Mrs. A. H. Croker spent last
Sunday in the home of w. A.
Crabb.
Luke Goodrum spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs. Richard Kirk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

Mrs. Pete Kennedy spent last
Thanksgiving day with Mrs. j.
M. Croker, her daughter.
j. S. Kirk is building a new
barn.
R. L. Wilmeth brings a lot of
turnips to town every week. He
is a successful farmer.
J. M. Croker and Elmer Ken
nedy spent Saturday in Corinth
on business.
Mr.. Holmes likes about 300
feet being to the Southern tail
road with the canal.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
Union Chapel School Notes.

Our school is progressing nice
ly under the management of
Prof. Earl Boatman. We have
enrolled about 40 pupils and they
seem very much interested in
their work. We have organized
a literary society with James
Croker president, and Ethel
Kirk as secretary. We have
Cletus Blasingame as sanitary
inspector, and you should see the
change in our looks. We should
have one in every school. The
schoolmates and friends of Miss
LESSEE Blasingame are very sor-
ry she has not been able to enter
school.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
Trantham.

Our school is still progressing
nicely with an enrolment of 35.
Misses Essie Beggs and Lucille
Hooker spent the weekend with
Misses Laurice and Hattie Basd-
en-.
Mrs. Elmer Davis visited Mrs.
Walter Haynes Tuesday.
R. J. Olive killed killed two
nice hogs Tuesday weighing 843
lbs. We are afraid he will lose
his meat as it has turned so much
warmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Haynes
We're the recent guests of his
father, R. B. Haynes.
Hiss Miriam Hanna attended
the teachers meeting at Selmer
Saturday.
Floyd Mitchell visited his sis
ter, Mrs. Walter Haynes, recent
ly.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
filmore's Views of Office Seeking

A GAINESVILLE, Tenn, citizen
has the original copy of the fol-
lowing letter, written by Millard
Fillmore from Washington on
Oct. 20, 1850, to Talbot Greene.
The letter follows:
Talbot Greene, Esq. Dear
Sir: | have yours of the End in
slant soliciting some Office and
regret that it is not in my power
to grant your request. Did you
know the number of applicants
pressing for public employment
you would not think it an easy
matter to gvatify them. Offices
can not be increased by the will
of the applicants, and there are
ten who seek them when only
one can obtain. But let me adj
wise you, as a young man, never
to solicit office as a livelihood. 1t
is to precarious as a necessity
soon deprives a man Of his indie
pendence. Nothing can be more
humiliating than this. Rely on
yourself, seek an employment
that affords an honest living; in
the meantime, learn a profession
or trade, and rely upon that, and
take an office only when you are
in a situation to relinquish it
without coming to want. and
then you may hold it independ-
entity, with honor to yourself and
benefit to your country.
you will pardon me for this
advice. But you have alluded to
my early struggles, and final sue
cess. Let me assure you that it
was not my seeking office, but
by learning my profession, and
placing myself in a position of
independence where office sought
me. Nothing gives me more
pain than to see a young man
who might aspire to eminence,
blrying all his hopes in petty
clerkship in this city. The be-
ginning of such a man is the end.
He reaches nothing higher, and
when the revolution of the poll
tical wheel finally casts him upon
the world, as it eventually must
sooner or later, he is without a
profession, without means and
without sympathy. Can any,
thing be more deplorable? AS a
friend, | advise you to avoid it.
Rely upon yourself. Seek a live
lihood independent of political
favors, and then you may defy |
the tickle frowns of party or en-
Joy it's smiles without the humil-
iating sense of dependence. Tru-
Iy yours, WILLARD FILLMORE. |
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
Dolls.DolIs-DoIIs.

O, come around on Saturday,
Our dollies neat to view,
Their nice new dresses, caps and
shoes
A herrty welcome waits FOR
you.
The Women's Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian church
will conduct a Bazaar, of dressed
dolls at the Selmer Mercantile
Company on Friday and Satur-
day Dec. 9-10, 1921.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

Gov. Taylor is taking in
the international Live Stock
Show at Chicago this week.
Old Timber did not accom-.
pany the Governor, as he is
taking a rest preparatory to
making another trip around
the circuit with the Cover
nor in 1922.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
Weatherford's

Hog killing weather, but large
hogs are scarce. Perhaps with
corn at 40c bushel, we will be
able to make larger hogs.
Cows are almost worthless, ex-
cept for milk for the kids.
Several Of our boys joined the
pig club last week.
Our scoool is moving along nice
ly with a good attendance.
Be sure to come to the box
supper at Pleasant Sight Satur-
day night.
T. Raines was shopping down
at Corinth last week.
A bunch of colored folks came
to Esq. J. A. Weatherford's last
Sunday night to have ceremony
performed by him which would
enable couple to go through
life hooked up" ]. A. speedi-
ly tied the knot.
Esq Raines entertained a few
friends last week with a fine din
ner.
Roy Sharp called at Weather
ford's store recently; there was
a reason Miss Eula Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Gardner
missed a ploWboy it's a girl.
w. A. Smith has decided to
stay another year on his fathers
farm.
Elmer Robinson and DR., Key
were through here Saturday en-
eoute to the Chambers sale.
J. E. Garrett wants to move if
he can find a better place.
The roads are very good in the
places where gravel has been
used. Let's all get busy and do
some work on all the roads.
E. A. Kendrick of the 10th
district was in Selmer Sunday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

Does every man or woman
that is an applicant for an
appointment in. the 9Th Con-
gressional distict under the
present administration have
to have the endorsement of
the republican organization?
If they do, we do not know
who to refer them to.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

State of Tennessee. McNairy County.
|, NJ. +. Smith, Cashier of the
above named bank. do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true, end
gives the actual condihon of said bank
as shown by the bo ks on file in said
bank. Nj. l.. SMITH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me.
this 10Th day of Nov, 1921.
L. o. Hamilton, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
j. M. Smith, Director.
Il, l.. McCorma X, Director.
j. r. Smith, Director
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

Did you ever notice that
as a rule the democrats and
republicans who spend their
time and money in elections
are rarely ever appointed tc
an office? and could not be
if they wanted to. We are
just referring to McNairy
county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

If Secretary Weeks was
playing politics, as some peo-
pie think that he is, Henry
Ford would have done beer
the owner of Muscle Shoals,
according to our way Of
thinking.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

Someone has sprung the
idea that guineas will clean
up the boll-weevil, but for
us we had rather have the
boll-weevil, and besides, af-
ter a farmer works hard all
day, it would be worse as he
would know that he would
not get any sleep for the
deyilish guineas.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
The trial of Roscoe !

The trial of Roscoe Ar
buckle is still going on in
SanFranclsco, but will prob
ably end this week. His
witnesses seem to think that
every time Miss Rape got
drunk she went "bug-house. ;
They are usually carried to
the "snake-house" around
here.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

Mr.. Edison claims that he
could kill every living being
in a city within five minutes
by the use of gas. We dc
not believe he could even dc
this in a city the size of Sci.
mer.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

You hear people say that
the world was never torn W
before asst is now. Well, We
need not expect anything
else, as you cannot get as
many as. a half dozen mel
to agree on the same thing
for over 80 minutes at a time.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
Quite a lot of talk among
the farmers of the county
about the scarcity of hogs.

If Is, 900 people are killed
yearly at railroad crossings,
we believe ourselves that it
would be a good iGea to
make flagmen out of the un-
dertakers at crossings.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

Tram Wilson. who is in the
train service of the N. C. & St.
L., at Chattanooga, is visiting
his mother, Mes. Victoria Will
son, and other relatives in Sell
mer this week.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
SAND BOX

SeTeHJ OIlcS OH tilC SlIScIS anu
elsewhere, the people of Selmer
are very fortunate in having
Rev. Vaughn as the pastor of the
Methodist church If you want
to get all of the congregation out
at church, just burn the church.
What do yon think of a man
living to be 100 years old, and
spending 80 out of the 100 years
teaching school? This is what
happened to man in North Car
DINA. He is sti | living and his
health fine. This reminds US of
the fellow who was 80 years old,
crying, because his grandfather
had whipped him for wading in
the branch In the state Of
New York they have LAG daily
newspapers Why do men
whistle less than formerly, some
one asks someone. We don't
profess to know for certain, but
perhaps it is because they are un-
able tie wet their whistle as in
the old days A total Of 81,
$40, 900, 900 cigarettes were man.
ufactured in the United States
last year If we We're to cast
aside some of our largest bat
tieships like some of the con-
gress members have suggested,
it would not be very many years
until the United States would
come out like Carpenter did
when he fought Dempsey beat
Quite a few of the leaC-
ing politicians of the State ale
being spoken of for the demo-
cratic nomination for Governor
in 1922----The fellow who is
waiting to be appointed to a job
now from the Government has
the hardest job of anyone we
know of------The trial of the
Brown brothers, charged with
killing Charlie Byrd in Hardin
county last summer is going on
at Savannah this week Mot
long now until we will all know
how we are going to like the
stock law----Rev. McCorkle is
delivering some strong sermons
at the Christian church this
week to large crowds When
you get the blues, and feel like
you are down and out, consult
with Dick Miller or C. w. Bar
mes. No cure, no pay----We
heard a man remark recently
that it was no trouble for people
to tell when he was broke, as it
made him look like he had had q
spell Of sickness. 1t works on
people in many different ways
Jim Moss says that he raised
enough peanuts this year to sup
ply every peanut rooster in Tenn
essee, which is some peanuts
of the teachers in the |
Selmer High School that did not
live in Selmer, spent Thanksgiv-
ingat their homes According to
Andy Jopling, it takes "a pounds
Of ear corn to make a bushel- |
-. According to the three cap
tured bank robbers statements
at Nashville last week q Cadillac
car has the speed of an air-plane.
Dolls.DOlls-DoIls,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

T. ]. Sharp, one of the leading
citizens of Corinth, was in Sell
mer this week, and was a pleas
ant caller at this office.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
Weatherford's Bargains

If you want some good shoes,
call at j. A. Weatherford's. He
also has the very best of salt and
cotton seed meal at the right
prices. So go and see.
j. A. WEATHERFoRD.
Selmer, Tenn, R. s.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

Mrs. M. L. Stainback, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. J.
w. Purviance, for several w eeks,
has returned to her home in
Memphis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02
Statement Of the Condition of The
Selmer Bank
& Trust Co.

Located in Selmer, Tenn.
at the close Of business, Nov. IS. 1921
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-12-02

Special Prices On Spex From
Now UuntiI 24th OF December
Shell Frames fitted ------$4.0 90
Shell Frames Bifocal --$6.5 so
Gold filled frames, 90 Eye Size
$500
CHAS. DUNAWAY,
At Smith & Jopling's Store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21
New Scientific Hog Feeding
Gives Better Brand of Pork

Ordinarily the feeder Of cattle ol
hogs does not concern himself great.
" as to tho effect the feeds eivei
VIII have on the melting points OF
the fat produced IN these animals
Yet with certain kinds 81 feeds this
becomes highly important.
u has beer found Ia the south. foi
instance. that peanuts make tho
cheapest and most effective feed fof
hogs. But the butcher objects to
peanut fed hogs because the fats ara
80 soft Ina; when the carcass IL
hung up IN the ordinary cooler Z,
does not harden nicely. but drips and
causes Il ioas OF lard ~ well a. lenv-
ing a greasy appearance and feel
Scientists Experiment.
The solution of this dilemma hns
been worked a by u group OF sclen-
lists connected with the southern ag-
riculturnl experiment stations.
Ia u experiment n herd OF TWEEN
" pigs that had been fed on pasture
nnd o light grain ration were sep
nrated Into two lots OF ten eacn ana
uubierted to special treatment. Lot
No I waE fed FOR "a days on pea
nuts only, while lot 2 WA fed corn
and shots and some %cottonsesd
meal.
A. the end Of q days II was found
that the pigs In lot 4 had suffered
"a lowering ~ the melting point or
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21
Silage Should
Be Well Packed
to Exclude Air

Tho cause of = o much trouble in
keeping ona!lagc. is IN the packing
Of the onsilngc Ia the silo. n you
find someone who Is an experfpnced
trauap.r. he will understand how to
% To tramp rusilagc. In "a 10 by ~
foo silo there should he at least two
men; and iu q it-foot siio after Il
b. half filled. there should be three
men. The lest investment you can
max" 81 iu the proper application o.
water. and the thorough packing OF
the tusilages
N,iEhborhouds can combine IN the
buying OF proper machinery for tho
cutting and the FILLING Of silos. aud
neiEhborH can help each other with
teams. $50 that the cash outlay iced
he very little for the n.iing Of sflos
ihiH ALL The cutting OF the corn ~
duu" be- some cases with n sled. ana
iu utnerf Iy row binders. The en-
HilgEi should Doe cut fHc aud the
Lihdss Kent sharp. 80 that the en-
Filagr IL cleanly cut all the time.
When onslaEe h properly cut. Il
packs more easily
There IL one qualification that a silo
murt have: Il must be air tight. The
most economical and convenient way
to make an air tight receptacle
hriuRs up tho question Of concrete.
iron wood. or underground. Whom
ever "a silu can be- built underground
n b. the chenpcst and best. Where
this is not practicable. thu second
preference would always hc concrete.
Hollow tile is good. hut expensive. n
wood ~ used b. should be- cnrrflly
looked into and made certain that II
viii stand the dry m ard the
spring rains M our climate.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21

brought In which added 10 that al
ready on hand. made right around
five and "A half million pounds TO be
handled by the local houses. There
was cry lite trouble finding n
market ranging between IS n 20
cents per pound FOR all hat wna on
hand from the Boston dealers and the
various wooden mills throughout the
country.
THIS seasons clip with only one or
two exceptions. which were. duo 10 The
dry weather aud scnnt feed some
time past. WAS exceedingly good aud
according to many was far superior
TO that OF the northern and uorthwest-
"rn purt OF the state which has been
principally short staple. which does
not bring the better prices. For this
rraRun he dealers Of the cast have
sent their representatives here Instead
OF farther north to Albuquerque na
heretofore. 50 for that reason prao-
ticaiiy all Of the wool has boon sold
here there being only about goo ,O1U
pounds left while up there the sea-
sons clip has hardly been touched
by the eastern huycrf.
Unless the situation n greatly
changed within the next few months
the same should he true Of the clip
ping next spring for with the good
pastures and reasonably good winter.
Roswell and Pecns valley y ouid have
Woo next year that win bring IN the
top prices as Il has In years before.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21
livestock and
Growers

Howard Payne. az willard. has
leased 5000 acres OF grazing land
IN the lower part % the la Joyh grant.
In Socorro county. Ito intends TO
Craze about l.2OO hca Of cattle on
the tract next winter. lie has re-
GENTLY added several large purchases
to his herds now grazing near VIII
lard.
James Howell shipped three cars
20 cattle from Nara VISA 60 Kansas
city on the Is. one was a ear Of
yenrlings, another "a ear Of COWS aud
the third % al OF mixed stun.
About 5000 pounds Of wool we're
shipped from Caribou last week.
5S. 900 pounds ~ Frank Maxwell and
5000 pounds BY John Gallncher.
both Lincoln county
WOOD has had "a spectacular ascent
and descent iu price AZ the farm and
range during tho last seven years. as
shown by reports To he bureau Of
markets. and crops estimates. United
States department OF agriculture.
From tbT cents a pound "a January
1914. the price rose with no impog-
ant break 10 co conts in March and
April. 1918. followed by decline to
5o.a cents In May, 1899. and "a rapid
slump TO li5 cents In June. 1921.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21

particular rnnge practice, but fhe
work has attracted the attention OF
sheepmen everywhere. and II expected
10 become increasingly Important a.
the experiments develop.
ut Ii quite generally agreed said
one OF n sheep hushandmrn. that
for the main part OF the range sheep
country OF the northwe etern states
the types Of ewes obtrined IN the first
cross between The long woods and
the fine woods Is n very desirable
stock ewe. We appreciate the fact
that fine wool rams were most popu-
lar IN 1918. aud that this was due in
part TO the high price OF fine wool.
Even should fine wool continue to
sell above coaraer grades. which 4
doubtful we atili could not afford
20 neglect the lamb side 81 the bust
meas that has been the IN OF such
large use OF crosshred stock"
Shecpmen concerned IN the business
OF producing sheep that shan COM
hlne mutton ana the right Kind OF
fleece watch with interest the devel-
optnent OF the Corfiedale grades and
the CQiumbins The Corfiednle was
imported from New Zealand IN 1915
by The bureau Of animal Industry FOR
thif work. Tht Columbihs II the
Lincoln aud H~ambouillet cross IN.
terhred.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21
Ten Per Cent Crop Loss
From Hail at Maxwell

\ 10 per cent loss OF an crops on
Maxwell irrigated tract, at Maxwell.
ColfaN county. was causcd by the hail
storms which swept the district early
iu the month.
The extent Of the damage was var
lously reported following the storm,
some rumurs putting the entire
crops OF the district In the loss
column. Another story was that %
pet cent were lost.
\ survey OF the tract was made
and the 10 per cont loss determined
However, some of the farms lost all
their crops. while the damage on
others was light enough 20 bring up
o. average.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21

ioanH Tor q reduced rate on wool
shipped cast % the i'nciiic coast
terminus. In View 90 the fact that
ne sheep men consider mat already
they are grossly dlHcfiminhted against
every effort VIII be put forth to som
hat thr proposed rate or 70 secure a
propoftlpnatf reduction in the rates
from Arizonin and other Inter mount
am points
The present rate on wool from.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21
NOVELTIES

Smart accessories for your dress
Ing table can he made with the aid
81 sealing wax A well shaped bottle
covered lightly with black scaling
wax into which fantastic colored
leather hits have boon pressed. makes
a good looking smelling salts bottle.
puinC.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21
Seek More Wool and Mutton in Sheep
For the Range Country by Cross Breeding
BY the Association for Information OF Its
Mesnbers-rhis Newspaper u the Official rubics-
tlon OF the Association.

Sheep breeders, rnnchmen. and
animal hushsndmeu frcm siN TO eight
states went TO the United states sheep
Experiment station near Dubois.
Idaho. his year Tor the annual shear
ing. Keen interest attaches 20 khc
work done nj this station. especially by
those who are alive To the Importance
~ PRODUCING. " possible. n broed That
shall combine weight In mutton and
EXCELLENCE In fleece. with special re-
fercnct TO market demands Tor fine or
cOnfuc grades OF wool IN the snear-
INK this year. Just reported 90 sc
department. OF agriculture. the Ram
hOulilsts SCORED highest. Tho report
shows these results:
AVERAGE Weight OF Wool per sheep
f~nlnboihlleta. ........... MA lbs.
c~olumbins. ........... 1n.Sb lbs
.r0rrisdales ........... 1g.Sb lbs.
corrlcdnie grades ... in.n0 lbs.
The station at Dubois wne catab-
lishod BY the bureau Of animal in
dustry In 1871 TO conduct experiments
with which Il wiU hoped TO solve
soma OF the big problems IN range
sheep hurlnerf, with only a little
more than shree years experience the
npecia iats do not consider the results
sufficiently conclusive to warrant de-
finite assertion In favor OF or against
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-21
The State University
OF New Mexico
albuquerque. Altitude 5000 Feet.
David $. HBn, Ph.D.. LID. President.
SUPERIOR ADVANTAGES TO THE
YOUTH OF THE STATE,


In the performances Of its function the
from the whole State only young men and
women o. Abiiiy audi character who have
already completed the work Of q good high
school In order that all Of the resources o.
higher education may be made available for
them IN the effort 10 prepare Tor leadership
In business and In Industry, In the profes'
sions, and In siaicsmanship.
| COLLEGES ANB SCHOOLS.
The College of Arts and seiences-Four
year courses leading TO a Bachelors
Degree.
The College o. Engineering Fourysar
courses loading to a Bachelors Degree In
Tho GRADUATE sehooi-Limited courses for
Graduates, leading 10 a Matters Degree.
FACULTY.
Faculty includes graduates Of leading IN.
stituiions Of Ameriea-Coiumbia University,
Cornell University. CLARK University, Prince.
ton University, lale University. STAFFORD
University. Denison University, Purdue
University, Chicago University. Grorgo Pea,
body College, Universities Of PennsyiyAniA,
wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan. kantAa.
California.
REGISTRATION DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEP,
TEMBER IL, 1891.
Prospective students should file eertin
Gates % high school work In advance.
Residential accommodation are limitsd
aud should be reserved Immediately.
send Inquiries and credentials 70
X. IT, KIRK. Registrar.
The State university. Albuquerque. n. N.