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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-01-04

Oyio HdVTdtllo j ZQraVl ducha.
Ackoliv il neprohla$ujeme "a
silenou divku jest velmi
mirna a neskodna - prece Sc
doncyslime, ze trpi jakousi ST.
lenou klamnou pfedstavou.
Bud'te pametliv vystrahy, liz
Jsem vam dial a nyni jdete q
sud'te sam" Kdyz jsem pri-
stoupil k lozi trpitelky. seznal
Jsen, re jest seslabla a ztrape-
ma. Rec zpusoby jeji byly bez
pochyby reel zpusoby uSlech
tile danny. Pc strucnem uvodu,
Jinz jsem Sc predstaviI, ujistil
Jsem il, re bych byl blazen, u
redne osobne, kdybych il
mohl pomoci. Pronaseie bezvy-
znamna tato slova oslovil isem
III nahodou jmenem, jez jsem
videl vysite ma jejfm safe. So
tya ze slova "Mercy Merricko-
va pfeletla pres me rty, obje
vll Sc Y ocich Jejlch divoky W.
raz mstivosti. A hned ma to
zvolala hnevive: "Neprikladej
tie mi opovrzeni hodne to ime-
no; neni to jmeno me. VSi-
chnl lide zde nemocnici trapi
mne tim, ze mne jmenuji Mer-
cy Merrickovou. A horsim-li
Sc proto ma ne, ukazuji mi sat.
Necht' 81 ffkam, cokoliv, oni
neustavaji veriti tomu, re jest
to muj sat. Chcete-li byti mym
pritelem, nejednejte podobne."
Vzpomenuv toho, co mi lekar
povedel, ucinil jsem potrebnou
omluvu j podafilo sc mi utisiti
il. NevraceJe Sc * nemilG roz-
pravce 0 jmenu jejim, popta-
val jsem Sc jeste o jejich "a
merech a ujistiI jsem il, re il
budu k sluzbam, kdykoliv 81
toho jen pratt bude. "Proc
chcete Znati me Zamerv 30 Ia
zala Sc podezrivav6. Upamato-
val jsem il, re jsem anglickym
konsulem re bych il rad pc
mohl, kdyby to bylo NONE.
"Muzete mi velice prospect,
pravila kvapne. "Vynajdete o.
nu Mercy Merrickovou." Zpo
zoroval jsem jak Sc mstivyvy-
raz Ease vraci V jeii oko a
runenec hnevu pokryva ubled
lou ieil tvar. Nedavaie ma jevo
zadne prekvapeni, tazal isem
Sc il, kdo jest Mercy Merri-
ckova? "Dle vlastniho jejiho
pfiznani zena nemravna, zne-
la odpoved." - "Jak ii mohu
nalezti?" tazal isem Sc ma to.
"Patrejte po zene V cernem
sattl S cervenym zenevskym
kfizem na rameni, ona jest ose-
trovatelkou pfi francouzske
ambulance" "Co ucinila ?"
"Pozbyla isem svych papi-
ri, ,pozbyla jsem sveho Sat.
stva." "Jak to vite, re ona
ie odcizila?" "Nikdo jinv
lie nemohl odciziti. to vim. We
rite mi, ci neverlte?" - Ne
mocna Sc jiz Ease pocala rozci-
lovati. Ujistil jsem il, re lined
pocnu patrati po Mercy Mer-
rickove. Obratila Sc, patrne
jsouc uspokojena. '"Tot' dobry
pravila. "Az il polapi-
te, prijd'te podeite mi o tom
To byla prvni ma roz
pravka nemocnou V pemocni-
ci mannhcske. Nemuslm teprve
dokladati, re isem pochyboval
0 jsoucnosti osoby vylicovane
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-01-04
KAUCNA HkfSNICE.
Roman cd Wilkie Colinse pro "Domacnost''
angliciny prelozil Gust B. Resl.

Dyla TO1palena JakO by
horeckou schvacena, kdyz jsem
te videla pred chvilkou spiel ma
pohovce. Neuskodi ii, projedes-
Ii sc drobet Ma svezim vzduchu.
PTltelkyne nase prijela, aby
mne odvezla do schuze. vybo-
III. Poslala jsem il vzkaz, ze
jsem zaneprazdnena II test
10 by mne, kdybys sla ma mem
miste."
Mini vase urozenost schulz
vyboru Utulku pro nemocne?
Pokud mi znamo, mali dnes
Glenove rozhodnouti tom, kite
ry planu pro novou budovu
pfijmouti. Nemohu Sc prece od-
vazit hlasovati misto vas?"
Mules hlasovat, mile dite,
zrovna tax dobre, jake ja," od-
vetila stara pani. "Architektu-
ra jest jednim ze znamenitych
umeni. Ty o mem nevis niceho.
Nelze pochybovati tom, re
jeden plan jest zrovna tax spa
thy jake dobry. Hlasuj jako
bych hlasovala ia - hlasuj S
vetsinou. ,Aneb jako ubory dra
ny DIR. Johnson rikaval: "kric
Sc zastupem, ktery nejvice
hfmotl.' Pryc odsud nenech
vybor ma sebe dlouho cekati."
Horace 81 posplsil otevriti
Mercy dyere.
"Jak dlouho Sc zdrzite?" Sc
potal il duverne. "Chtel jsem
yam vypraveti tislcerych We
cich. oni ysak mas vyrusili."
q "Vratim Sc "a hodinu."
"Budeme pax miti pokoj
zcela pro sebe. PrlJd'te sem,
az Sc vratite. Naleznete mne
zde ocekavajlciho vas"
Mercy vyznamne mu stiskla
ruku a odesla. Lady Janet o.
bratila Sc pax k Julianovi, KITE
ryz il byl nasledoval, avsak v
poZadi stati zustal tvare Sc pfi
tom stale jeste lakoby ami nyni
nechtel tetince povedeti zadne
no vysvetlenf.
"Nuze," pravila. "Co VIE
nyni ieste jazyk tvuj? Grace o
pustila pokoj. Proc nezacinas?
prekazl ii snad Horace?"
"Ani dost malo. Jest mi jen
ponekud nevolno -"
''Nevolno, proc?'
"Obavam Sc, re iste puvab-
nemu stvoreni zpusobila jiste
nepohod1i tim, re .iste j posla-
la pryc brave tuto chvill.
Mluvlte-li puvabnem stvo
reni," tazala Sc zostra, mann
ia to, ze mluvite 0 slecne Rose
berry
"Zajiste," odvetil Julian.
"Proc ne?"
Lady Janet zakroGila. "Jen
mirne, Julianen' pravila. ezra
ce byla ii dosud pfedstavena
jen co ma "a vlastni pfijata
dcera -"
"a IDA Sc mi, re jest nejvy-
Sc ma case" dodal Horace roz-
horlene, "ahych pfedstavil il
co svoii zaslibenou zenu.'
Julian pohlednul ma Horace,
jako by nemohl uvefiti vlast-
MIN svym usim.
"Vase zena!' zvolal $ nepo-
tlacitelnym vybuchem zkla-
mani pfekvapenl.
"Ano. Ma zena.' odvetil
Horace. "Budeme spojeni We
ctrnacti dnech. Smim Sc taxa
til dodal rozhorlenou poni-
zenosti, "neschvalujete-li snad
snatek temp
Lady Janet Ease musela "a
krociti.
"Nesmysl, Horace pravila.
e.Rozumi Sc samo sebou, re ii
Julian blahopreje.'
Julian chladne a bezdeky o.
pakoval slova jejl: II ano, ia
vam blahopreji, tot Sc rozuml'.
Lady Janet vratila Sc k hlav-
nlmu predmetu rozpravky.
"Nyni, kdyz 81. navzajem
dukladne rozumime, : pravila,
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-01-04

- IaQ TAX clHlS lumlS TO! JeSC
ona snad Dastavajici manzel-
kou Juliana, Graye?"
"Jest mi zcela cizou," odve-
! til Julian tise.
"Zcela cizou? Psal's mi pre-
ce, re Sc 0 nj zajimas."
"Zajimam Sc 0 nj a co vice
i Wy Sc Q nj mate zajimati.'
Prsty Lady Janet netrpeli-
We bubnovaly ma stul.
"Nedala jsem ii, Juliane, w
strahu, re nenavidim zahad?
Chces 81 nechces mi poskytnou
I'll zadaneho vysvetleni?"
Drive nez bylo mono odpo-
lvedeti, Horace povstal. MOI
no.. ze ia prekazim."
Julian pokynul rukou ma
znameni, aby usednul.
"Poved6l jsem jiz Lady Ja-
met, re ami dosti malo nepre-
katie" odvetil. "A nyni pra-
vim YAM, jakozto budoucimu
manzeli slecny Roseberry, re i
| Wy mate zajem 0 tom slyseti,
co mann povedeti.'
Horace Ease usednul Sc vze-
zrenim prozrazujlcim podezri-
wave prekvapeni. Julian obra-
til Sc k Lady Janet.
"Casto jste mne. slysela mlu-
viii 0 mem davnem pTiteli a
spoluzaku, Janu Cressingha-
movi?" poeal mlady kazatel.
"Ano. Minis anglickeho kon-
sula v Mannheimu?"
"Tehoz. Navrativ sc ven-
,kova,s nalezl jsem !, mezi ) isty
mne ocekavajicfmi dlouhe psa-
nj Cd konsula. Privezl jsem je S
sebou a chci predcitati neho
jiste odstavce, jez pojednavaji
o zcela zvlaStnlm podivnem
pripadu a sice mnohem vero-
hodneji, nez bych mohl pove-
deti vlastnimi slovy.
"Bude to dlouho trvati?" ta-
zala Sc Lady Janet, pohlizejic
nilSoliv beze strachu ma shuste
popsane archy papiru, jez se-
strenec jeji pred sebou rozkla-
dial.
Horace rovnez nemohl Sc
zdrzeti otazky.
este zcela jist, re mann "a
iem na veci te? Konsul v Ma
nuheimu jest mi uplne cizlm
"Rucim "a to!' odvetil Ju-
lian vazne. "Ani trpelivost me
tetinky, ami vase, Horace, ne-
bude zbytedne promarnena,
prokazete-li mi tn laskavost a
budete-li pozorne naslouchati
! tomu, co budu pfedeitati."
| Povedev to, pocal cisti prv-
| nj vytah 2 konsulova psani:
| "Pamet' ma jest spatna tam,
, kde Sc jedna o data. Vsak cele
til mesice musely uplynouti Cd
te dolby, kdy poslana mi zpra-
va 0 anglicke jedne nemocn6,
!; prijmute do zdejsi nemocni-
ce, nemocne to, jejiz pfiklad
vysetriti co anglickemu konsu-
lovi by Sc snad sluselo.
"V tentyz den odebral jseln
Sc do nemocnice a byl jsem u
veden k ne1nocne.
"Nemocna byla mlada zena
a myslim re We Zdravi velice
slicna. Kdyz jsem il prvne spa
tTil, zdala sc nezkusenemu me-
mu oku. byti mrtvou. SpozorD-
val jsem, re ma hlavu obvaza-
nou i tazal jsem Sc, jakeho ze
obdrzela zraneni. Bylo mi od-
povedeno, re uboha zenstina
byla pfitonna - nikdo neve-
del proc - srutce neb nocnl
}srazce mezi Nemci a Francou-
ri ze byla zranena ma hlave
kouskem n6meckeho granatu.' =
Horace, kteryz dosud lhostej
Inc We SVEN kresle sedel, nahle
sc zvednul j zvolal:
! "Nebesa, mlze to byti zen
Fstina, jiz jsem videl lezeti We
{francouzskem domku a 0 niz
fsei melo "a to-, re jest mrtva?'
ga nemohu yam 0 tom zpr;l
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05
SCHOOL NOTES.

School opened with a full at
tendance Monday January 2, after
one weeks Christmas vacation
Lena Sidwell and Eugene Selsor
who have previously been attend
ing Carthage High School enrolled
as freshman and sophomore in
Jasper Monday.
lola Welsh, Frances earns and
CorneylLily are back in their class
es after several weeks absence.
On December % the Jasper
High School Basket ball team
went to Cartervill, and defeated
their team by a s, ore of % to II,
1t was the toughest game the Jas
per boys have played this season.
The score at the end of the first
half vas 13 to- in favor OF JAS
per. Hardaway with 19 points
led in scoring for the Jasper team,
Teeter making points and Crow
d. The guards both did creditable
playing. This was the first game
we have played for a month ow-
ing to vaccination and Christmas
vacation.
The girls basket bali team will
again continue their practise on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
at 4 clock.
The regular Tuesday and Thurs
day morning assembly will be held
in the south room as usual after
a few weeks interruption due to
contagious diseases.
T e Interscholastic Debate
between Jasper and Carthage will
be held at Carthage. Friday, Janu-
airy 6. The question for debate
is, Resolved that the principle
Of the closed shop should prevail
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05
BLUE AND BETHEL

Mary earns
Clyde Wagner helped A. D..
Young butcher Monday.
Will Wood and family and
Frank earns spent Thursday at
Mr.. Yates.
Mrs. Earl Ruckel spent Wednes-
day at Mrs. Keltner's.
Mrs. Keltner spent Wednesday
in Pittsburg.
Frank earns was a Lamar visit
or Friday.
John earns visited Friday at
Frank earns.
Will Wood and family and Jim
Smith and wife spent Sunday at
Charley Hane's.
Mrs. Garrett called on Mrs,
Quillin Tuesday.
Will Mitchell and family called
at Lee Mitchell's Sunday evening
Mrs. Yates called on Mrs. Gar.
rett Sunday.
Carrie Arner called at Weston'f
Thursday evening.
Will Crockett and family spent
Sunday a t George Morgan's
Fred Mitchell and family called
there in the afternoon.
Lee Mitchell, was a Lamar visit
or Saturday.
Mrs. Mabel Mitchell, Len Quill,
lin and Vera Kincaid were on the
sick list last week.
Fred PughEand family spent
Sunday at Mrs. Budd's.
Mrs. Lucas is recovering nicely,
Claud Budd and family spent
Sunday at Mr.. FLANDERS.
Mr.. Applehy was called to
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05

in American industry" Jasper
will uphold the negative side OF
this question.
Thursday morning division Mol
will conduct the assembly program
Until this time a program has
been given by each division which
have proved to be OF interest as
well as training TO the Jasper
School.
The first semester Of school will
close, Friday January 13, after
which senior and junior classes
will be rearranged for the second
half.
Harley Hammond.
Helen Stith.
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05

Several farmers met in Jasper
last Saturday night to make prep
arations for the organizing ofa
Farmers Exchange.
Most OF those who were present
are members OF the Missouri Farm
Club, an organization that has be-
come very strong throughout the
state and ID making itself felt.
Mr.. Rush. manager Of the ex-
change At Carthage, was present
and gave some interesting facts
|and helpful advice.
The interest manifested gives
promise Of an exchange being Or
ganized here ia the near future.
Six hundred dollars was pledged
Iby those present and a consider
able amount beside this had been
subscribed by others prior to this
meeting. It is believed some so-
Letting win bring the total amount
lup to satisfactory figure and
other arrangements can soon
| follow.
Only farmers are permitted to
own shares or become a member
of the Farm Club, yet everyone
who is interested in the future
welfare of Jasper surely wonld
welcome Farmers Exchange
here.
A central committee was APP
pointed and arrangements have
been made for b mass meeting at
Hammond's Hall Saturday night,
January z, 7.3O clock.
Every farmer living within
trading distance Of Jasper is urged
to be present. Bring your wife
or sweetheart.
Leech Wiseman,
Earl Harvey,
Seth Gresham,
Central Committee
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05
HARD ON RAILROAD.

Satan, according to the board
Of education Of Lancaster, o., in
1888, defined the railroad as a
means Of quickly transporting frail
humanity to his headquarters.
Holding this view, the board re-
fused a group Of young men, who
wished to discnss the feasibility OF
the railroad and telegraph, the
use of the schoolhouse at that
place.
The boards refusal, clipped
from an old newspaper, read thus
"You are welcome to the use Of
the school house to debate ali
proper questions in, but such
things as railroads and telegfaphs
are impossibilities and rank inf.
deity. There is no work Of God
about them. If God had designed
that His intelligent creatures
should travel at the frightened
speed Of fifteen miles an hour by
steam He would clearly havefore.
told it through His holy prophets
1t is a device Of Satan to lead i'm.
mortal souls down to hell. ."-Ex,
change. M
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05
Harley Hammond.
Helen Stith.
JASPER NEWS USEFUL.

A lot of fellows who think its
funny TO refer to the Jasper News
as The Gimlet, Jasper's Weakly
and other more or less opprobrious
titles, please take notice: The
lesson papers and other literature
for the M. E. Church, South,
Sunday school failed to arrive last
week and the omission was not
noticed until the Sunday School
assembled. However the super
intendent sent out for several
copies of the current issue of The
News, which carries the Sunday
school lesson, and the school pro-
ceeded without further inconven-
ience.
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05
N. 3 CHURCH. souTH, Noflck

The pastor preached o sermon
New Years day suitable to the ocs
casion, the text being Psalms l4i,
3. AT night the discourse was on
the Evangelistic line, using Mat
thew ~, II.
There was a nice turnout at.
Sunday school.
T Sunday school next Sunday
morning at 10, a. m. you are cor
daily invited.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
night at 7SO. VIII be glad to,
have you all come and worship,
with us. Be sure to bring your.
Bibles with you.
A. C. Clendening, Pastor.
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05

Springfield last week 10 see his
father who is very sick.
Blanche and Daisy Pugh. Nina
and Roberta McPeak, Ruby Lii
ly, Eva Cline, Frank and Walter
Pugh and William Budd spent
Sunday at Bert Quillints.
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05
N. e. Church No.s.s. .

IAllservices Sunday were well
attended.
The calendar for the weeks as,
follows:
Epworth League social Monday
night.
Official Board meeting, Tuesday
z 80 b. m.
Choir practise, Wednesday. 7.sO
pm.
noon.
Prayer Services, Thursday, 7,sO
lp. m.
Sunday School, 9.46 a. m.
Preaching Services, II q, m.
and z 80 p, m.
The choir viii sing 20 Praise
the Lord" at the morning services,
Mrs Allen Beterson will sing
THE Holy City" at evening SER
vices.
Junior League 4p.m.
Epworth League, $50 p, M,
Mrs. Beulah Teeter leader.
The w. H. M. S. viii meet at
the home of Mrs. Beulah Teeter
Tuesday afternoon, January 10. :
' tlsa X y -. j. l-...1
The Jasper news., 1922-01-05
CARD oF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors, for their many acts Of kind
ness during the sichness and death OF
our husband and father. W
Mrs. ]. +. Porter and family.
We take subscriptions for the
Drovers Telegram.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-11-17
AUTRY-BIRD MARRIAGE.

Last, Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
in the home Of the bride, five miles
North of Lexington, Col T. B. Au-
try, retired merchant who did bust
ness at Juno for twenty-five years,
and Mrs. nKpgta u. j. Nere ifined
in The holy bonds Of natrimony, Rev
Fleetwood Ball, performing the cere-
mony in a very brief and simple GER
emony.
But limited number Of friends
and relatives were present, the Prog
ress man being one of the lucky mum.
ber. After the ceremony delicious
brick cream and cake were served tc
those present.
The bride is one Of the well-knowr
and splendid daughters of the late
Thomas G. Hardin and from all the
viewpoints of good looks, good nature
good reputation and everything els,
required to tot alup an absolutely
first-class woman, her like is difficul
to find.
The grom has been one of the bes
known merchants Of the county-zon,
willing at all times to give the fellow
on the other side of the counter
square deal, as shown by his long res
idence and successful business careel
at Juno.
We list Col. Autry and his brid.
among our very best friends and wisl
for them the best that can fall to hu
man lot.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-11-17
THE SOUTHERN METH
0DIST C0NFERENC NCE.

Them emphis Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is
in session at Ripley this week and the
destinations Of its many preachers
will become known in the press next
Monday.
DIR. II. B. Johnston, who has been
the pastor of the Lexington Station
during the past year, may or may not
come back to the work, but whether
he does or not we can say for him that
he is very earnest preacher with his
whole heart in the work. He is not,
in any sense, policy man and in his
preaching he keeps his obligation to
combat evil wherever he finds it.
wherever the Conference may send
DR.. Johnston, we trust that it may be
the good place and congenial work he
deserves. So far also, as he know,
Rev. Stanfill, pastor of the Lexington
Circuit during the past year, we can
say only good words and trust that
his work for the next Conference
year may carry him into likable
and cooperating community.
Rev.W. M. Norman, the Presiding
Elder of this District, is also subject
to the conference and it is expected
that he will be returned to Lexington
as ne has had only one year here. He
will, however, obtain the good will Of
our people, no matter where he goes.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-11-17
EDUCATION PAYS FARMERS
BIG DIVIDENDS,

The New York State College Of Ag-
riculture recently made study OF
farm management of forty-eight
properties, and one Of the conclusions
was that education in agriculture
methods pays handsomely. They
found that the farmers who had no
education in vocational agriculture
made an average income Of LOO an
nually.
Those who had attended the short
courses of the State College of Agri-
culture, earned an income of $4,000,
for the period studied, while those
who were graduates of the State Col
lege of Agriculture made $4,000.
In view of figures like these it
would seem that many Tennessee
farmers would find it profitable to
take advantage Of some sort of the
free short courses offered by the Col
lege of Agriculture, University of
Tennessee at Knoxville. Such course
viii be given by the University this
winter, January 2 to 27, at time
when the farmers can be away from
S home without serious loss or diff
Guilty.
After a man reaches mature life, il
is difficult for him to break his usual
routine, particularly to take up the
work of a student at an educational
institution. Also farmers often say
they understand their work pretty
well, and that no professor or teacher
can show them much. Yet many
young fellows now coming out of the
agricultural schools have better
technical knowledge than their faith.
ers have, and in few years will farm
better than their fathers did. 1t pays
a man to make little effort to gel
the best training for business ever
if he is well along in mature life
Better plan now to attend the short
course. Extension News Service, Uni
versity of Tennessee.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-11-17
FORMER TENNESSEAN DIES IN
TEXAS.

A telegram received last Friday
evening informed us that Ed. Barrow,
in his 40th year, had passed away on
the morning of that day at the home
of his mother, in Abilene, Texas, Ed.
was the elder son of the late Ed. Bar
row, who will be remembered by older
merchants of this country as travel
ing representative of the Louisville
wholesale shoe business of l.. L. War
rem & Co. His mother before her
marriage was Miss Flora Shull, of
Purdy, McNairy county, and has been
counted one of our best friends since
her early girlhood days. Beside his
mother, Ed is survived by but one
brother, Dew Wisdom Barrow, who
lives with his mother and was with
his brother when the end came. The
Barrow family moved to Texas from
Jackson, Tenn.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-11-17
REPORT FROM LEXINGTON
CIRCUIT.

We are here with our last report for
the year 1922. We have had good
year and good people to serve. If we
go to unknown parts, we will go with
glad hearts, feeling and believing that
we have done our best. If we return
We are going to ask every member Of
the Lexington Circuit to line up with
US. Let's make 1923 the best year
the Circuit ever had.
The following amounts were raised
by the Ladies Aid Society:
Ebenezer church, Mrs. Holmes,
President, $79.03.
New Hope church, Mrs. Burgess
Dyer, President, $4,000.
Bethel church, Mrs. W. NJ. Mullens,
President, SALTS.
Sharon church. Mrs. Henry Patton,
President, S315O.
Nebo church, Mrs. Whittle. Presi-
dent, S13l.71.
Hickory Flat church, Mrs. J. T.
Holder, President, sl5S.73. Total,
$504.72.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-11-17
HIGH SCHOOL.

Eleven of the High School pupils
have dropped out to teach in the rural
schools.
Four new pupils added to our roll
this week. When we add five more
we will then have two hundred and
fifty.
Pupils attend much more regular
than they did few years ago, but
still there is room for improvement
for some. Attendance last month was
SO per cent.
The eighth grade continues to grow
1t now numbers sixty-two.
We are pleased to learn of the i'm.
provenent of Miss Annie Dennison
an eighth grade pupil, who was car.
ried to Memphis for an operation fol
appendicitis.
The eighth grade physiology elias;
is making some window frames to bt
used for ventilating the class room
this winter.
Teachers Brown and Bobbitt ane
several of the boys witnessed tn,
football game at Jackson last Satur
day.
Mr.. Conley and wife visited theii
parents in Bells and Alamo the las
week
| Our Basket Ball team defeate,
Clarksburg and Parsons last week.
Our boys will play. Henderson team
next Friday night
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-11-17
HOw's CROPS,
By Dixon Merritt.

division of Crops and Live Stock
Estimates, U. s. Dept Agriculture.)
Tennessee finished the season in
the second division, as shown in the
preliminary report Of the United
States Department of Agriculture by
the weighted figure for the per acre
yield of all crops combined. Twenty
one states went above 100 and y fell
below. Tennessee stopped at 92.3,,
North Dakota leads with 1877 per cent
and Georgia is the tail-ender with
66S per cent. The figure for the
United States as a whole is 96.6--
which means that the combined yield
per acre Of all crops in the United
States fell this year 3.4 per cent be-
low the average for recent years. Ten
nessee's failure to make a higher
average was due, mainly, to the
drought of late summer and fall but
somewhat to the excessive rains of
spring and early summer.
Tennessee's corn yield per acre this
year is % bushels against 25.8 last
year and ten-year average of 25.2.
The yield of tobacco is ITO pounds
against 765 pounds as the average for
the past ten years. These are typ
ical, though the decline from average
is much greater in some of the crops.
Still, few things are really as bad
as they seem. While yields are low,
prices are relatively higher For in
stance, the average price Of corn per
bushel in Tennessee on Nov. /, was 76
cents. On the corresponding date last
year it was SO cents. An acre of corn
on this years yield, this years prices
on November | was worth S1748. An
acre of corn on last years yield at
last years prices on Nov. was worth
$15.22. Thus, while the per acre yield
fell off 2.9 bushels, the per acre value
went up S2.26.
The price index on all crops in the
United States on Nov. was l7.2 per
cent higher than year ago.