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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28

l would like to do this: / would
like to see every booze-fighter get on
the water wagon. I would like to
summon all the drunkards In America
and say: Boys, let's cut her out and
spend the money for -four, meat and
calico; what do you say?'
Come on; Pm going to line up the
drunkards. We will line up in front
Of the butcher shop. The butcher says
what do you want, a piece of neckT'
mo; how much do / owe your
1.-Two dollars" Heres your dough.
Now give me porterhouse steak and
a sirloin roast"
where did you get all that
money?
"Went to hear Bill, and climbed on
the water wagon"
"Hello! What do you want?"
"Beefsteak."
We empty the<shop and the butcher
runs to the telephone. "Hey, central,
give me the slaughter-house. Have
you got any beef, any pork, any NUT
ton?'
They strip the slaughter-house and
then telephone for trainloads of beef.
steaks.
'What's the matterw
''The whole bunch has got on the
water wagon"
And the big packers say to their
statesmen: 'Buy beef, pork and NUT
ton," and the farmers see the price of
cattle and sheep jump up to three
times their value.
Let me take the money you dump
into the whisky hole and buy beef
steaks with it. will tell you what is
the matter with America: Your chill
dren are going naked and the whisky
gang has your money.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
Our Little 10 Needed.

If only one of the million flowers
that bloom in the summer days, in the
fields and gardens, refused to bloom,
hiding its gift of beauty, the world
would be little less lovely. If but
one Of the myriad stars In the heavens
should refuse to shine some night,
keeping its beam locked up In Its own
breast, the night would be little dark
or. 1t makes vast difference
in the world whether the humblest Of
us be true or false in our life, whether
we sing our one little note right or
wrong, whether we speak our one lit
tie word, or keep silent. The smallest
bar of song, breathed into the world,
adds Its fragment to the worlds music.
The right thing you did yesterday
made the world little better, made II
easier, too. for other people to do right.
flames r. Miller.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
THIS WOMAN ONLY
WEIGHED 76POUNDS
Takes Tanlac and She Now
Weighs One Hundred
and Six.
SUFFERED FOR Is YEARS
Says Words Cannot Express the Graft
tude She Owes master
Medicine"

"Words of praise can't express the
gratitude / feel to Tanlac, for it has
not only relieved me of troubles that
kept me in misery for twenty-five
years, but has built me up until / am
thirty pounds heavier than / was when
i started taking it," said Mrs. J. G..
Bogardus, Of 1920 Clifton street, El
Paso, Texas, few days ago.
II have suffered since | was about
ten years DID," she continued, with
catarrhal trouble of the stomach and
of recent years with rheumatism and
1t seemed my troubles were steadily
growing worse. My food would sour
on my stomach and the gas pressing
against my heart affected my breath
ing. fell off until l only weighed
seventy-six pounds and was so weak
and nervous / got but little sleep at
nights. was constipated and suffered
terribly from headaches. The rheuma-
tism affected my lower limbs mostly
and had such pains through my back
and right side simply could not look
after my household duties.
SIT surely was surprising to me the
way Tanlac took hold of my troubles.
Ibegan improving right from the start.
Ny strength came back to me day by
day and I soon overcame the trouble
from constipation and the headaches.
The pains in my back and side have
left me and don't even feel the rheu-
matism in my lower limbs any more.
! now weigh one hundred and six
pounds, and many of my friends have
spoken of my great Improvement and
asked what on earth I had been TAX
Ing OF course, simply tell them Tan
lac for think 1t the most remarkable
medicine ever made" ~
There is a Tanlac dealer In your
town. ADV. -
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
WILL CALL NEGROES OCT. 8
Secretary Baker Includes Negroes In
Next Call Of Drafted Men For the
National Army.

Neutrality-suspicious. drawn for the
national army service will begin to be
mustered in Oct. with the next batch
of drafted men, announces Secretary
Of War Baker.
Negroes from states in which they
form the largest percentage of drafted
men will be called first. AS far as
possible negro men will be called after
white men. All negro troops will be
drilled separately. but wherever prac-
ticable at cantonments housing white
men OF their section. In perhaps three
northern states, with not enough negro
men to form special organization,
they will be sent to the nearest can
torment having negro organization.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
JAB FROM THE LANCET.

"The enormous expenditure on
drink-even If drink were innocuous
implies corresponding abstraction
Of wealth from useful and beneficial
uses. But drink Is not innocuous. It
Is the most powerful and fascinating
Of all means of degradation and dis
ease which unfortunate human nature
can find to debase itself. Every med
ical practitioner sees Illustrations of
this almost every day Of his life. F.. .
The bishops have set us an example,
and we of the medical profession have
also our religious duties. London
Lancet.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
NINETY PER CENT ACCEPTED.

Wartime conditions have brought to
light new and unanswerable argu-
ment in favor Of prohibition. 1t has
been a source Of no small concern that
no larger per cent of the young men
Of the country were able to meet the
physical requirements Of the army and
navy. A Y. M. G. A. secretary has
made significant discovery. He has
ascertained that while but % per cent
Of the young men from certain II
cense state were accepted for army
and navy service, 80 per cent of those
who enlisted from Kansas, the veteran
prohibition state, were up to grade.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
"What Make 10 III.

A party of Frankfort folk spent q
recent Sunday during their PASTORS
vacation period) on Sugar creek. One
Of the party, who reluctantly admits
that he is some fisherman, soon land
ed a fine bass. The crowd gathered
around to admire the fish, when an
eight-year-old miss excitingly asked,
"What make is it?" Needless to say
her father drives q car, and is not
much of flsherman.-In
News
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
"THE LAND OF BLADES"

Japan Is called "the land Of blades"
by its own people, some Of the Older
scholars having declared that the first
sword was invented by the same god
who invented poetry. A maker of
swords In Japan was ever highly hon.
ored among his fellow mechanics. An
unusually skillful and artistic smith
sometimes was recipient of high MILL
tary rank, yearly pension or was
even raised to the lordship Of tbs
province in which he dwelt.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT

The sunshine of life Is made up Ct
very little beams that are bright all
the time. To give up something, when
giving up will prevent unhappiness;
to yield, when persisting viii chafe
and fret others; to go a little around
rather than come against another; to
take an Ill look or cross word quiet
iy, rather than resent or return 1T
these are the ways In which clouds
and storms are kept of and pleasant
and steady sunshine secured.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
BARLEY IN SOUP.

The women will economize. They
are eager to. They want to do every
thing in their power to, help. They
know, too, that barley is just as good
in soup as 1t is in beer.-Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
The Very Worst.

Penelope suppose he broke your
heart eventually?
Perdita-Far worse.
Penelope-You don't mean to say he
broke the engagement?
Perdita--No. He played poker with
papa and broke him.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
Want Down In Eour Minutes.

An Atlantic Port.-The big transport
liner Minnehaha, sunk by German
submarine Sept Z, went down in four
minutes after being torpedoed, accord.
ing to Harry Clark, veterinary sur
geon Just arrived here.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
The Real Pleasures.

God will not let US be without pleas.
ures Of our own. The fields are full Of
such: flowers, yertiure, beautiful plants
at every step; birds everywhere; and
then an air all perfumed.-Eugenie dc
0uerin
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
puvalI Making Tour Of Camps.

Charleston, s, C.-Maj. Gen. William
p. Duvall, U. 8. A., commander Of the
Southeastern department, his first tour
of inspection since he took command
of the department, succeeding Maj.
Gen. Leonard A. Wood, U. S. A., trans
ferred to Camp Funston, Fort Riley,
Kansas.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
CLOSER COOPERATION.

War Resources Of U. S. To Be Bound
Closer To Great Britain.
Observation-Disclosures and British
officials are working on program
providing for closer economic coopera
ton with view to uniting for war pur.
poses the entire resources of this coun-
try and Great Britain.
AS confidential agent of the British
government, Viscount Reading, lord
chief justice of England, is handling
negotiations here.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
PAcIFIsTs DENOUNCED.

Roosevelt Declares Supporters Of La
Toilette Stand With Traitors.
Kansas City.-"The pacifist. the man
who wishes peace without victory, the
supporter of Senator LaFollette or
Senator Stone, the man who in any
way now aids Germany may be honest;
but he stands cheek by jowl with hired
traitors and he is serving the cause of
the INSCRIPTIONS and malignant enc
mics of his country declares Col.
Theodore Roosevelt in g signed ed
itorial in the Kansas City Star.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
A QUESTION FOR AMERICA, TOO.

''The controller invited my assist
ance in his campaign for bread econ
omy," said Ri. Hon. Left Jones In the
house Of commons. "and / wrote back,
why should I ask people to go with
out bread in order that other people
may get drunkr have no answer TO
that question"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
A pELUsIoN.

Sending blood to the head, where 1t
surges through the brain with in
creased velocity, is not increased vigor,
but increased irritation, which comes
Just before anaesthesia and diminn-
ton Of power. The drinker deludes
himself, for he only thinks he is think
ing. His very first drink has produced
o definite, measurable degree Of intoxi-
cation.-Dr. Edwin F. Bowers, in the
American Magazine.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
canada.. con.erlptIon cali.

Ottawa.-Canada's first call to mill.
tary service under selectiye conscrip-
ton will be confined to men who rank
as class A from the medical point OF
view, it was officially announced.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
CAN'T AFFORD TO DRINK.

/ have long since come to the con.
clusion that as mental worker can
not afford even small drink of wine
or beer. l have only little intellect.
and have to keep that in working or
der.-Prof. Walter Rauscenbusch.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28

l65 pounds and am as strong as man.
! think money Is well spent which pur-
chases Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOS. O'BRYAN, 1855
Newport Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer frore displacements, infam-
nation, liberation, Irregularities, peri
odic pains, backache, bearing down feel
ing, hatulency, indigestion, dizziness,
and nervous prostration. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound Is the STAN
dard remedy for temal ills.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
The Wise Fool.

"Age brings WISDOM" observed the
sage.
sBut 1t doesn't leave us much time
to use it." replied the fool.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
NOT NATURAL.

The great majority of hnbitual drink.
ers are born, not only without desire
for alcohol but with actual sepugnance
toward .t--Jack London.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28

Experience Is a great teacher, but by
the time 1t hands man his diploma
he is too old to make much use Of his
knowledge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28

When woman laughs at her hus-
bands jokes they are either pretty
good--or else she Is.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28

A lucky star is one that gets half
as much as the press agent says he
does.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
WOMAN SICK
TWO YEARS
CouId De Nc Work.
Now Strong as .
Man. 4,.%d
Chicago, III. -'For about two years
suffered from a female trouble so |

was unable to walk
or do any of my own
work. / read about
Lydia E. Pinkham 9
v Q ge ia Bile Com
pound in the news
papers and deter
mined to try it. 1t
brought almost inn
mediate relief. My
weakness has en-
tirely disappeared
and l never had bet
FOR haoltf, I tuoiorh
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28

NO MALARlA--No cHlLLs.
"Piantation" Chill Tonic Is guaranteed
to drive away Chills and Fever or your
money refunded Price Soc.--Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
PAINT NOT A Bit
LIFT YOUR c0RNs
OR CALLUsEs OFF
No humbug! Apply few drops
then Just lit them away
with fingers.

This new drug is an ether compound
discovered by Cincinnati chemist. Il
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28

Is called freezone, and can
now be obtained in tiny
bottles as here shown at
very little cost from any
drug store. Just ask for
freezone. Apply a drop or
two directly upon a tender
corn or callus and instant.
ly the soreness disappears.
Shortly you will find the
corn or callus so loose that
you can lift 1t off, root
and all, with the fingers.
Not a twinge of pain,
soreness or irritation; not
even the slightest smart
ing, either when applying
freezone or afterwards.
This drug doesn't eat up
the corn or callus, but
shrivels them SO they loos-
en- and come right out. 1t
Is no humbug! It works
like a charm. For a few
cents you can get rid Of ev-
cry hard corn, soft corn or
en- the toes, as well as pain
on bottom of your feet. 1t
ppoints and never burns,
lflames. II your druggist
freezone yet, tell him TO
: A~AkIx 60 xxox. &~ovn hte
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNllIA!!YSQ||l! /!
LESSON i

CBy REV. p. B. FITZWATER, d. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union. }
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-28
temperance
1ss.NOteSa
tcondgoted By the Nations. won,an'=
BILLY SUNDAY ON AMERICA.

Conducted By tho National Wo..an's
Christian Temperance Union.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
Strange Accident in We'll.

Perry, Ia, Aug l3.-"Curly'
Cramer Of Dallas Ceater, and Reinas
Gottschalk Of Minhurn, narrowly es-
capped death BY sufrocation in an 49,
inch we'll on the farm Of Howard
Taylor. Beth wore rescued in an I'M
conscious condition.
The we'll had been bored to the
depth Of 10 feet. Machinery was
caught at q point about ferty-five
feet below the surface and Cramer
let himself down by a rope to release
it. He became exhausted and releas-
ed the rope. 90 -
Gottschalk was then let down with
a graphing heck and succeeded in
fastening it in Cramer's clothing be-.
fore he succumbed. Both men were
hastily hoisted to the surface again.
Cramers nose, eyes and ears were
filed with clay and it was thought he
was dead. He revived under treat
ment however.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
TO BE GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT At
STATE FAIR.

Representatives of the American AS
ISOLATION of Fairs and Expositions, q
national organization including fifty
three state fairs and live stock shows,
met in Washington recently to confer
with government officials and to offer
their services and the use Of their fair
plants in, connection with the nation
wide movement to increase and con-
serve the countrys food supplies.
The government men were quick to
recognize the splendid opportunities
offered to get into touch with some
thing like 100000 people who VISIT
the state fairs of the country and sig
nifled their readiness to cooperate In
every way possible. Mr.. Hoover, Ma
tional Food Administrator by special
appointment Of the President, was en-
thusiastic and requested the Associa-,
ton to- appoint a special committee
to work, with him and to assist In de-
vising plans for the contamination of
this work. Lecturers and demonstrate
ors will be sent to the fairs and line
Of educational exhibits prepared. The
war department is also interested and
will utilize the big fairs by making exi
hibits at once educative and patriotic,
and planned with view of giving the,
people q better understanding of how
war is carried on these days. Visitors
to the coming state fair will find much
Of interest in this government exhibit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15

Rev. and Mrs. VIM. K. Nasse
were passengers for Rochester Satur
day.
Miss Olive Blagsvedt came HON,
Saturday from a few days spent a
Clear Lake.
Misses Hazel Stortz and Leons
Sorenson went to Fayette Saturday
on visit to friends.
Mrs. H. G.. Smith come home
from Postville Saturday, having spent
a few days with friends there.
Misses Margret and Freda Falck
returned to Strawberry Point Satur-
day, after visit here at the Pfster
home.
Mrs. J. Geettleman returned to
st. Paul Saturday, after a visit here
with her mother, Mrs. Jos. LINEN
meyer.
-Mrs. Arthur Hoyt and children
went to Fayette Saturday on a visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l..
Medbery.
Miss Lula Fox returned to Rice
vile, Iowa, Saturday after a short
stay here with her cousin, Miss Ha-
eel Gillette.
Miss Mary Telford who has been
visiting various relatives here during
the past week, returned to Vancou-
We, B. c. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Hallman re-
turned to Minneapolis Saturday hav-
ing been here to the funeral of Mrs.
c. M. Snyder at Freeport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Zuckmeyer
and daughter Mae concluded their
visit with friends and relatives and
returned to St. Paul Saturday.
Miss CIarissa johnson who has
been guest Of Miss Mary Stoskopf
for several weeks returned to her
home in Minneapolis Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Price AID
daughter Mary Jane autoed here from
Gleraive, Ment. Last week and are
spending a few days with the latter's
mother, Mrs. M. A. Shea.
Arthur SAaAAen a,d son, of Chi
cago. are guests At tho home of A.
NJ. Sherry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
The GREAT FAIR
OPENED YESTERDAY

! continued from page l
Pete Ramlo shows q head Poland
Chinas. The herd head, Golden
Gale Kind ID is. a whopper of hog,
weighing between 600 and 700
pounds.
Nicholas Richert shows IA Duroc
Jerseys.
Herman Logsdon is showing I3
Poland Chinas, and Otto Hattlestad, 8
Chester Whites. ,,,,
- Two boys, Bernard and Leland
White, of Hesper, are showing Dur.
oc Jersey pigs. They are in the
state pig club contest and illustrat-,
ing what can be done by boys in feed
ing pigs.
Lawrence Ramberg is another boy.
who is interested in the pig club
contest and is showing a Poland
China pig he is feeding.
Chickens, ducks and geese are
shown in great profusion, and they
are commanding no little attention.
Base Ball today aid tomorrow be-
tween Fort Atkinson and DEBORAH
will be one of the good attractions.
A great string of fast horses are
here for the races Wednesday and
Thursday.
The baby health contest is most in
teresting, The names of the babies
entered appear in another column.
Remember the big bowery dance
every night on the grounds. Three
big day and night programs are
left. II you miss this fair you will
miss the best one ever he'd in this
section of the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
- = a,
DRAFTED BKlns WILL
EG3VE GALL seen

(CoHttAued fr>As fSpt pager =.
to failure q nsA - appear. .
)" sixsALAseA'~<R "a assembled BY
the hea1k<srNs AAd sae nan Of the
group ssaectsa 10 take charge Of the
party NAtik ki';res1Ans The canton
meat. NstAtAg except light hand
baggs ge'Aay' - taken BY the mem in
cludSns ttilep.arucles and q change
Of uaSer cl~thtAE. I've 49,
Seyenth-QA arrival at camp each
nah win 30 given . Thorough phssi-
cal examalatisA and If found TT the
man Will - inIaeaiateiy assigned to
his RHMlaAa.ADes 'MstneS Register.
ft.;Dy tpt FLrl,t 80, .t,,.S
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15

You may stop the clock which is
the only slave of Time, but the min
'utes' and the hours will go on just
the same; and they will take you with
them toward death which is ever on
its way to meet you. IS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
THE BABIES ARE -. -. =, a.. .
=, "a ."@ ON Al .,
! 49, IN SWIM At FAR.

=, CONTINUED from first page.)
mo-, daughter of Mr.. and, Mrs. Frank
II. Lee, DEBORAH,
Frederick RsIm, age 8 yrs. 2 hifo.a.. '
son Of MI. and Mrs. Fred Reum, De
corah, a"S "a - an,
Vincent p. Rdegelmeyer, age 3 yrs,
sen Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred zigelmeyer
DEBORAH, ="
William . Beard, age yrs. 1 mo-,
son bf MIR. and. Mrs. Will Beard, De-
Meta, Griswold, age yrs. mo-.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Girls
void, DEBORAH.
- Robert Harris Nelson, age 2 yrs.
q mo-, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Nell
aeA, DEBORAH.
/, Irene Holkesyik, age yrs. II mo-,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy E.
Holkesvik, DEBORAH, r. 4.
Z Walter Wesley Daniels, age 2 yrs.
q mo-, son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Dan
iels, DEBORAH.
Esther Ldverhe Gilbertson, age 2
yrs. III m63 boE of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold sGilbertson,, DEBORAH. Z.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15

Try Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15

Our Want Column.