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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-12-16
HIGH SCHOOL.

The play was fine Saturday night
and was enjoyed by large crowd.
Glen Waller 81 sick with sore throat
this week.
Lloyd Rush is absent from school
this week.
There will be a basket ball game
Friday afternoon between the Yuma
and Wildersville High School boys.
You are invited.
Tommie Flake and 0nis Coffman
were out west of town Monday even
ing on social business.
You missed half of your life by
not coming to the play Saturday
night.
Chester Myracle is absent from the
school this week on account of having
to attend court.
We organized a corn club of 20 of
our boys. Also organized a pig club.
Josie Douglass is sick with a sore
throat this week.
The Wildersville High school is 60
ing to put on another play December
23rd. You are invited to be here and
help the good cause.
Three new pupils, formerly from
the Clarksburg school entered school
this week.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-12-16


Former Attorney General HUI C.
Anderson, of Jackson, has been here
this week defending a man against
whom he drew the indictment-we are
informed. All of which has come un-
der the head 70 official and profes-
sional duty. He did fine DAYS
work for himself when he resigned
the office of encouragement.
Rice Stsnfill, a Reagan merchant.
was in town the other day, in an ex,
ceptionally good humor and in the B.
q ]. grocery delivered quite a disser-
tation on the fact that Reagan Is no
longer Reagsn"-all brought about
by the fact that Rice's own children
are grown and gone. Adam Powers
large flock ditto-except Ruth, the
only girl who is in school here-and
TO cap the climax, Chalk Lowery Is
dead. Rice loves children and lively
times and we can appreciate his lone
iiness and pining for the good old DAYS
Reagan used to have.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-12-16
H. CLAY EVANS FOUND DEAD.

Hon. II. Clay Evans, in his 79ti
year, was found dead in bed in Chat
tanooga last Monday morning. Mr.
Evans was born in Pennsylvania ane
served in the Federal army. After
the Civil War he came to Chattanoo.
ga and as an iron manufacturer hi
amassed a fortune. In politics he
filled the places of Representative in
Congress, Mayor. of Chattanooga
and First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral..
In 1894 he ran for Governor of Ten
nessee as the Republican nominee and
on the face of the returns beat Judge
Peter Turney-but on a contest in the
Legislature he was counted out-au
episode not at all ereditable TO the
Democrats who engineered the
scheme. He was at one time Commits
sioner Of Pensions and il was a Dem
ocrat that suggested that the office
he made of life tenure and that Mr..
Evans hold it. He was a strong and
useful man.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-12-16
HIGH SCHOOL.

Holidays will extend from Decem-
Der 20 to New Years.
Two new courses for teachers will
be organized the first Of the year.
Judge L. B. Johnston's address at
the Parent Teachers meeting was ex-
ceptionally good. We hope that he
will consent to be with us again.
Drs. Norman and Johnston, of the
M. Z. Church, South, were welcome
visitors at the associations meeting
and their talks were very much en-
joyed.
The joint program for next Wednes-
day night promises to be one of the
best entertainments we have had in
our town in some time.
Our school was shocked to hear of
the serious illness Of Ray Herndon
who left school Friday in usual good
health. We are pleased to note that
the latest reports from him are favor
able to his recovery.
Come to the High School next Fri
day night and vote for the girls.--Cy-
thereans.
Today is a day Of equal rights and
privileges. The girls meet the boys in
debate next Wednesday night.
Come to the High School next Wed
nehday night and vote for the boys
Pericleans.
There will be a regular circus at the
High School next Wednesday night.
Don't you want to see il?
Our team added another victory to
its list when it played Humboldt last
Friday. The next game by the boys
will be played here next Friday night
with Jackson High School. This is
epected to be one of the fastest games
we have played.
Our girls met the Huntingdon team
Saturday. The score was 10 to IL
against US. Come Thursday night and
see US reverse the score.
The audience will vote Wednesday
night as to which part Of the program
they enjoy the most-the girls part
or the boys part.
A physical examination of the en-
tire student body was made last week
under the direction Of the Parent
Teachers Association. Mrs. J. c.
Moore is chairman Of the health COM
mittee. Drs. Brandon and Powers
did the work. We bespeak for them a
liberal share of medical attention
needed. The physicians were ably as
sisted by Mesdames j. c. Moore. w.
B. Summers and Misses Sedberry and
Alice Undertake. Parents will soon
receive copy of the statement made
by examination.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-12-16
AMONG COUNTRY SCHOOLS.

suppose that the public does not
know the price Of one single school
desk or the taxpayers would help pre-
serve them better than they have
been. A single, one-seated desk will
cost about $3.50 at the factory. 1t will
cost the county almost $3.50 to place
it in the school room ready for use.
So, let me urge that every patron of
the county schools lend their assis-
lance in caring for and preserving all
school property.
Do you have any system in your
school in maintaining discipline? The
schools at Farmville and at Alberton
both maintain excellent discipline and
at the same time did it with some sys-
TEN. This was especially noticeable
while marching the students to and
from their classes. 1t was done with
perfect order. | saw some school dis
missing the students for recess and
did not maintain any kind of order
at all. They ran out more like sheep.
would like to call the teachers at
tention to some methods of improving
the everyday English by the stu
dents in the school room. saw some
teachers who permit the students to
use any sort of English in answering
questions. As soon as a student
makes an error in his speech he
should be corrected then.
Due to the next regular meeting of
the teachers coming on Christmas
Eve, it will be postponed to some date
in January. Every teacher is re-
quested to remember this and be pres
ent.
Those schools desiring to partici-
pate in the state school library fund
may do so now as the new Public
School Library is now out. | urge
that all schools possible take advan-
tage of this opportunity to secure
books as the State will duplicate any
amount not to exceed $4,000 for each
school every year
Remember to send in the money for
the Christmas Seael stamps as soon
as you have sold them. II you need
more stamps please notify me and
they will be sent out to you at once.
r. E. POWERS, Co. Supt.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-12-16
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this method Of expressing
our sincere thanks to one and all OF
our friends and neighbors for the
many kindnesses shown US during the
illness of our darling little babe, Eva
Leak, May Gods richest blessings
be showered on every one of the good
people. As Jesus in his mercy saw
fit to take our precious little dough-
ter from this cruel world to live with
Him, we pray that all may live in
the blessed hope of second meeting
on that Celestial Shore where part
ing and sorrows are no nore.-Chas.
NJ. and Eva ]. Undertake
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-12-16

ly kitchen cabinet which they will
give away to one of their customers.
Do your trading at this store and re-
ceive keys. OF the cabinet. A certain
key unloeks the cabinet and you may
get it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-19
NEGRO BANDIT IS
 SHOT THREE TIMES Garaqe Man Declines to Yield and Begins Firing-Pistol
 Duel Results

Anniston. January 1S.--(Special)- )-Dave
 Bridges. a local negro, was shot three
 times late Monday night at Alexandria
 after he hal made an unsuccessful at-
 tempt to hold up T. s. Smith. a garage
 man. at that place. MT. Smiths left hand
 heinz punctured six times by bullets
 from the negro's pistol which the whits
 man grasped in spectacular gun fight staged in the middle of road. and with
 Deputy Sheriff w. H. Smith holding the 'highwayman' left arm.
 The garage man and the deputy sheriff had just gone to Alexandria from Annis- ion. the deput, leaving the car at his home. when the negro attempted to board MT. smiths car, ordering him to nat. Going quickly to his home nearby, the garage man secured his pstoi and re- turned to the scene and found the negro in conversation with the deputy snertti' having called the officer from his home. The garage man and the negro drew their pistols at the same moment MT smith grasping the negros weapon wita his left hand and firing six shots at nm three of them taking effect, one m tns 1 left breast, another in the stomach anu another in the right leg.
 The negro succeeded in escaping arrest l at the hands of hastily 1ormeu posse and a pair of blocdhounds secured rom | Anniston. and was arrested py Depu-s smith and Cecil Hagan aboard the DIT mingham accommodation on the |. \, at Gadsden early Tuesday morning anu returned to the Calhoun county Jah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-19

 READY-TO-WEAR
 STOCK DAMAGED
Fire In Bessemer, Alabama, Store Damaged By Smoke , and Water Stock on
 Display
SIDNEY GRIFFIN, BUYER, TALKS FOR PUBLICATION
Fire In Adjoining Building Nearly Destroys the Scott
 Department Store

Fire i'll an adjoining building very nearly destroyed the Scott Department Store at Bessemer, Alabama. The origin of the fire is not known. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the Bessemer Fire Department, what threatened to be a very disastrous fire was checked so that the only real damage was such as smoke and water caused to a display of Ready-to-W belonging to the Steele-Smith Dry Goods O., of Bir- mingham, Ala. on display in the Scott store.
 Mir. Sidney Griffin, the Ready-to- Wear buyer for Steele-Smith Dry Goods Company, said to reporter
 q would be very derelict, inleed, if I did not first pay tribute to the timely work of the Bessemer Fire Department. Indeed. I must say that were it not for the heroic efforts of the brave firemen the enormous stock of the Steele-Smith Dry Goods Company which was on dis play al MT. Scott's store would have been a complete loss. As it is, there was practically no serious damage, and such damage as was caused was fully covered by insurance. There was no total loss to any garments However the sale price of q. great many dress ai and suits was hurt by reason of the fact that they contained an odor Of fire and doubt very much if a wonnan could put one of these dresses on with out first giving it thorough airing.
 The water damage, continued MT Griffin, was even less. Indeed, so lit tic were these garments damaged with water that we found that our pressers were able to restore all their prestinS newness There is one unfortunate flea. ture of the fire. however, and that Is while personally had contemplated maintaining a Ready-to-Wear Depart ment in the Scott store, I am now forced to forego this plan, which mean: that today am putting on a sal, of every suit, dress and skirt that was | in the Scott store. This is going t'
 entail some loss but. l am hoping tha l if will not be more than what th' insurance amounts to.
 "One thing, said MT. Griffin, .'thi | fire goes to prove anew that 1t is 'ar 1 i'll wind that blows nobody good fo | am preparing to take care of al
 enormous crowd of buyers today. who's gain will be our loss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-19

to save his strength and help him in every possible way is the work of the pastors aid committee of the lay activi- ties board, which in every way possible takes the work off Dr. Hendrix and as sists him in all his clerical duties A leader of such a large congregat II as Dr. Hendrix has needs consideration ana a conserving power soS that his work may be frightened and burdens taken off his shoulders.
 At present we have a membership in
 Highlands Methodist church of about 750,'' MT. Brown said, land our member ship committee of the board has in mind a membership this year of between l,Zoo and 1500. A large number of new mem
 ters have been added since Dr. Hendrix has been our pastor, and our church at- tendance committee has assisted consd-
 erably in this way. There are three members of this committee, of which MT. A. T. Wade is chairman, and these mem
 hers watch the new people who attend
 our church, make their acquaintancs after service and invite them to brlns their membership to us, either by letter or joining the church.
 This committee is akin to the socla committee of the lay activities board, MT. Brown continued, ''as it endeaVors to promote acquaintance and comraoe- ship. Our social committee advances this by encouraging all forms of social lnter- course among our members; dinners, re- ceptions, socials and any form or eh' tertainment which brings our mempers together and makes us better acquainted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-19
By DOLLY DALR YMPLE
YOunq Men and Church Work

and more closely knitted together in band of church membership and brothcr- ly love.
 Altogether it is easily seen that the lay activities board functions from many different angles" MT. Brown said, and none of our various committees conflicts with any other department of the church. The young men who compose the board are ardent and earnest in thcir work and Have the good of the chuvch at heart in every way All financial cam paigns, the educational campaign wn'o'l will soon be inaugurated, and all otns,s s', receive our assistance in every possible way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-19
RED CROSS EXAMS
Andalusia Chapter Inspecting County
 and City Schools

Andalusia. January IS. tSpecial H The local chapter of the Rcd Cross ha : undertaken the examina tion of county and city school children. with reference ? to their health. Cards have already been distributed around Opp and Red Level and other sections of the county are receiving cards from Miss Prest : wood. local Red Cross secretary. this week. These cards are to be filled out by the pupils. giving as much informa- s's ss.2 Sse'sS zz sssfs n sss Andalusi& city school will be ex- Amined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-19
FIRST AID CAR COMES Scientific Instructions Will Be Given
 1t Holt %

Tuscaloosa. January 1s.--(Special.,- The Sernet -Solvey plant at Holt the only plant in operation there now, Will have the first aid car and instructors of the bureau of mines at their plant all tn $ week. beginning on the z4tn. Every. industry in this section wnicn would like to have employees take tnis course are invited to participate. The Central Foundry company and Central Iron and-t cal company will likely have . considerable number of men to take .hese lessons in first aid work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-19
For the Past Four Days Our Large Ready-toWear Se Been Crowded With Eager Buyers Attending This Sal body Buying-Everybody Delighted With Their Pu
 At Such Sensational Savings Come Get Yours

S15,OOOOO worth of high-class Ready-to-Wear
 own beautiful garments which have been on sa Scott Dry Goods Company, Bessemer. The s Scott building was burned out two weeks ago ar next door was slightly damaged by smoke and ance companies have made good the losses. V ments for almost mere song" We can posit
 little pressing and an airing will make these gs We could have, in most instances put this mel our ready-to-wear stocks, had we cared to- bu always give our customers every advantage w
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-08
ARMYLESS AND PROSPEROUS

A feature Of the disarmament con-
renee might be an address by some
arman offician on ''FIow 1t Feels to
Disarmed and Prosperous. Under
e treaty Germany is not allowed to
I'VE an army or navy; consequently
can use Its money to pay debts.
ance has a million soldiers, many of
sm on the border, watching the Ger
aus work and make money. Poland
is 600,0 men under arms on the
stern border and is making steady
ogress toward bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, Germany has accumuIa-
Z another billion in gold marks;
100000 in our money, and is
acy to pay another installment on its
4 indemnify. A month ago it offer
e advance 240 million gold marks
France and Belgium to prevent I'M
sasantness over Great Britain's ac-
in draining the reparation com
ssion Of gold due to Belgium on the
euse that it had to have money.
- New Orleans Item.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-08
PROSPERITY OR PANIC?

The present condition of farm pro-
ducts marketing is certainly not in the
interests of any one in the farming sec
tons. 1t cannot benefit the mer-
chants in the small town when the far
mer gets no pay whatever out of a
seasons hard work, and when the
railroad and the commission men take
all the returns and leave the farmer
no compensation for his work. When
the farmer has no income he is unable
to patronize the business in his home
town; and when such disheartening
experience is repeated again and again,
the time will come sooner or later when
the farmer will simply lie down on the
job and refuse to farm, except on a
square deal. All over the United States
the farmers voice the complaint that
they are systematically gouged and
no consideration shown them, either
by the lawmakers, the corporations, or
the mercantile profession. Never be-
tore in the history of this country has
greed been so rampant as it
is to-day, and the farmers simply can
not endure it any longer or submit to
it.
One of these days some thoughtful
farm and labor leader is going to make
an enduring name for himself and rem
der a tremendous service to his fellow
men by asserting that there need never
be another panic nor another periodic
deflation if the producers will but
work together in supplying each others
needs, and mobilize their credit power
under their own control instead of
leaving it to the manipulation Of the
big bankers. This means co-opera-
ton. 1t means direct trading. 1t means
cooperative banking. 1t means a sys-
TEN of production and distribution
based on service rather than plumber.
Only thus can the prosperity of the
producers be assured, and the nation
be safeguarded against panics.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-08
SELF-RELIANCE
THE ONLY HELP

The way to help man to help him
self is to get the idea firmly rooted in
his understanding that his help is in
himself. Individual self-help is the en-
tire basis Of our much boosted self
government. Only a seIf-reIiant peo-
pie can be self-governing, and if we
have found the government slipping
away from ourselves, we may take it
as sign that we are losing our nation
al virtue of self-reliance. There is
something tragically comic in laziIy re-
lying on a government that depends
upon us. And if a government ceases
to rely on the people, and the people
cease to rely on themselves, that is the
beginning Of dissolution.
We do not, however, think Of disso-
luton for this nation or government; it
is made up of principles that forever
endure. Let every American become
self-protective from coddling. Ameri-
cans ought to resent coddling like a
drug. Stand up and stand out; let
lweaklings take charity. We will have
RIGHTS because we will simply go
to work AMI make them; create them;
and then enjoy them. = Henry Ford.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-08
THE IMMUTABILITY
OF PRINCIPLE

I, In The Reign of Law" the Duke Of
Argyll expresses himself as follows:
THE antagonism which was and
still is so often assumed between natur-
al law and human law, or, in other
words, between natural law and posi-
tive institutions, is an antagonism
which may indeed exist, and does We
ry often exist. But it is also an antag-
onism which may be eliminated, if leg
islation is ever to be attended with per-
manent success. 1t is, alas, a natural
law that men should be thoughtess and
selfish, and reckless of moral conse-
quences, when they are bent exclusive
ly on material gain. But when the
CONSEQUENCES of this conduct
have been brought home to their con-
victions by the force of imminent dan
ger or of actual calamity, it is a law
not less natural that they should take
alarm, that they should retrace their
steps, and thus by taking another
course should bring about conditions
of better kind. The laws of man are
also laws of nature, when founded on
true perception of natural tenden-
cies and just appreciation of combin-
ed results. On the other hand, human
laws are at variance with. or antagon-
istic to, the laws of nature, when found
ed either on the desire of attaining a
wrong end, or on the attempt to reach
a right end by mistaken means. In
either of these cases, positive institu-
ton and natural law become opposed,
and thus bad contrivance in legisla-
ton, like bad contrivance in mechan-
les, comes always to some dead lock at
last. Time and natural consequences
are great teachers in politics as in 9TH
er things. Our errors, sins, and ignor-
ance find US out. Both in conduct and
in opinion natural law is ever working
to convict error, to reveal and confirm
the truth.
The immutability and inerrability
of natural processes were under consid-
alton at the mental science class at
Newllano on September 2, and it was
impressed upon the students that the
most effective teaching is accomplish
ed by not interfering with the inflic-
ton of natural consequences upon any
wrongdoer. The full acceptance of re-
sponsibility for their every thought
and deed must be brought home to
every human being. even in childhood.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-08
COLLECTIVE REMUNERATION
GIVES SATISFACTION

Moscow. = The labor legislation
section Of the All-Russian Trade Coun-
Gil reports that the system of collective
remuneration introduced into numer-
Gus Moscow factories has been uni
formly successful in raising production
and increasing the workers earnings.
The system recently introduced by de-
cree was to award part Of the wages
in money in kind collectively TO the
factory council which, IN turn. appor-
tons the same among the workers ac-
cording q their efficiency.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-08
THE MISSOURI METHOD

An agricultural exhibit from the
rth Louisiana parishes was one of
man official on How Il Feels to
rngfield. which closed last week,
4 the Louisiana exhibit has been re-
wed to the Wisconsin State Fair
ich opened at Milwaukee, Monday.
The exhibit is in charge of A. A.
msby, Louisiana fair specialist and
tin A. Denechaud, Of the state i'm
grafton bureau. The products ex-
ated are from various North Louis
d parishes, those of clover, alfalfa
] oats from Ouachita, Madison, Bos-
and Caddo parishes attracting par
liar attention.
This is a good time to make the CEN
states acquainted with the farming
oortunities in Louisiana. War ex-
asion Of prices has put the price of
q 50 high in those states, that no
ants, or son of a tenant, can ever
2e to become a landowner. Illinois,
a, and other states have thousands
young farmers, scientifically train
who could begin from the first to
q their own land here. It's more
racious to show them what we can
than to tell them by means of cir
is and other advertising.
- New Orleans Item
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-08

A crop Of cotton has successfully
been grown in Dawson Valley. Queens
land. Australia. In various sections Of
West and East Africa, cotton has also
yielded good returns. The South new
er again will have a monopoly of rails
ing cotton and prices will never again
be very high. Better raise your own
forage and your own foodstuffs and
garden sass in addition.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-09-08

FOR SALE-160 acres in Minneso-
ia; clqy soil. About 40 acres in woods
and SO acres in cultivation; IS acres
fenced; rest in wild hay meadow. Fair
set of buildingc; drilled well, soft wa
ter; windmill. Phone in house. Mail
at door; school one mile; Hazel, s
miles; Thief River Falls, II mines.
Price, $4,000 an acre-($6,4 100000
Terms on $500 at 10
Will accept Colony stock at par, up
to $1,000. as part payment.
Land is level; can all be cultivated;
and is nearly free of stones.
CARL ]. SWANSON,
Star Rte, Hazel, MINI.