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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-31
70 Wash cretonne.

II cretonne Is washed in bran water
It will look like new. Bran water is
made by boiling a quart Of bran in
seven quarts Of water for an hour.
Then strain it through cheesecloth and
add enough cold water to make 1t luke
warm. Use soap jelly with the bran
water. To make the soap jelly, place
shaved soap in G saucepan and add
boiling water to dissolve it.
When the cretonne has partly dried,
iron it on tire wH,1g side.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-31
Plaid Bingham Much In Vogue.

Plaid Bingham has been much in
vogue for hats this year, and delight
full models OF gray-colored ginghams
are often faced with black or bright
colored straw. Dimity ts another fabric
that has come in with Bingham, and is
receiving its share Of attention. Dot
ted swiss, the fine thickly dotted sort,
which has been revived for many fash
ionable purposes, is used for some Of
these simple and dainty hats, which are
delightful accompanimcnts OF morn
ing frocks.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-31
NEW MASTERS FOR | W
Ninety-Five Independent Unco-ordinat.
ed Legislative Bodies Represent
Government.

"Americnn railroads serve 05 differ
ent masters. These are the 50 indie
pendent, unc~o-ordinated legislative and
regulating bodies, representing the
federal government and the 4S states"
says a circular from the Guaranty
Trust company Of New York. Aud just
think-only a few years ago these
masters, or most Of them, were taking
orders from the railroads!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-31

Some people can best make their
presence felt BY their Absence
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-08-31

An afternoon frock for early fall
that has no embellishments, is a rare
feat Of designing. This dress of a
combination OF %georgette and satin
with the new novel striped plush
gives a decidedly pretty effect. The
sIanted tunic is something new and
is fast becoming popular with the
most stylish young ladies. The straight
stripes on the waist and the sIanted
stripes on the skirt give IN unusual
contrast that il not found In many
frocks.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Patents for Poets.

'You are spring poet, believer"
began the Intruder.
II am" sadly responded the gentle
man of the third-hoor back; although,
/ must confess
Exactly broke in the intruder.
'"That Is why l called"
'You are publisher cried the
spring poet.
'No, sir" responded the caller; "but
/ am general agent for one of the great
est money-making inventions of the
ager
"Alas! have no money to saver
moaned the man of sonnets.
"But listen" replied the caller. my
invention is bound to suit you. 1t is
"a little rubber-stamp with the words
Declined with thanks upon 1t. You
write your poem, put it in an envelope,
slip In piece of paper with those
words on 1t, address the envelope to
yourself. open the envelope, read the
slip, throw the whole business into the
waste-paper basket, and by these very
simple MEANS" concluded the man of
genius, 'you may save ten times the
cost of my invention in single week y
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
CAL0MEL IS MERCURY, IT S|CKENS!
STOP USING SAUMT|NG DRUG
Don't Lose Days Work. II Your Liver Sluggish or Bowels
Constructed lake "Dodson,s Liver Ionen-It,s EineI

You're bilious! Your liver is slug.
gish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head is dull, your
tongue is coated: breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated. But don't
take salivating calomel. 1t makes you
sick, you may lose days work.
Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking 1t up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing. ~
II you want to enjoy the incest, gen.
tlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced just take a spoonful
Of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your
druggist or dealer sells you 50-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone under
my personal money-back guarantee
that each spoonful will clean your
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN!
Cincinnati man tells how to dry
up corn or callus 90 1t lifts
off with fingers.

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because a few
drops of freezone applied directly on a
tender, aching corn or callus, stops
soreness at once and soon the corn or
hardened callus loosens so it can be
lifted off, root and all, without pain.
A small bottle of freezone costs very
little at any drug store, but will posi-
lively take off every hard or soft corn
or callus. This should be tried, as it
is inexpensive and is said not to irri-
tate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to get small bottle for you
from his wholesale drug house.-adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

sluggish liver better than q dose OF
nasty calomel and that 1t won't make
you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is real liver
medicine. You'll know II next morn.
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular. You will feel like working;
you'll be cheerful; full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can
not salivate. Give 1t to your children.
Millions of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead Of dangerous cal
omel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale Of calomel Is almost
stopped entirely here.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
tennessee shivers In May.

Eastern and Central Tennessee has
experienced during May and the lat
ter part of April the longest period OF
cold weather in 40 years. At 6 a. m.
Monday. at Chattanooga, the Their
mometer reading was 80, and at p. m.
the official reading was SO, the high
est for the day. The lowest reading
on the corresponding date last year
was 81, and the highest 81. Frost and
ice formed last Sunday night, and veg
citation has been damaged to some ex.
tent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Daughters unveil Monument

One Of the most notable memorial
efforts of the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy became an accomplished
fact, when the $4,000 Confederate
monument on Shiloh battlefield was
unveiled in the presence of a large
audience, including veterans from sew.
eral states.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Pass Onward. Auntie.

Time-Sunday morning. Place
Bridge near the old swimming hole.
Mortified Old LADY, say, little
boys, what's coming off down there?
Voice From Below-Why, me shirt
and Jimmie's pants. We're the last
ones IN,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
ciarksvIlIe Gives Fine Flag.

Company L of the First Tennessee
was presented with handsome flag
by citizens of GAINESVILLE, where part
of the company was recruited After
the presentation the men of the com
pany were given picnic dinner in the
grove near the camp by the ladies OF
their home town. About 100 people at
tended from GAINESVILLE in automo
biles.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
chocoIate.pipped Grapes.

Wash one-half pound of malaga
grapes, and dry perfectly. Stir one
half cake of chocolate over hot water,
until melted, in small cup. Dip stem
end Of grapes In, one at time, to one
fourth depth of grapes. Invert to cool,
then dip the other end In warm fond
ant, cool, and then into the chocolate.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Back to the Soil.

The young k-nut, unfit for general
service, volunteered for work on the
land. He went down to his fathers
"place" and began farming" A
friend passing that way spied him in
legglns and Norfolk jacket striding
across wide stretch of moorland. He
hailed him.
"Hallo Smutty!" he cried as he
came up. "What are you doing In
this forsaken land?"
Farming. I've gone back to the
land"
"Any good at it?" grlnned the friend,
81 should think so! See this piece
of moorland? Before l came 1t was
going to waste-no use at all but with
a lot of work I've turned it into rip
pin golf links. New York Globe.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Shall Thew Starve?

81 see there Is proposal that no
more whisky should be made until
after the war, in order to save the
foodstuffs used"
"That so? But what of the men
who like to take their food In liquid
form?"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Explosion Averted.

81 hear you have been very sick
man." said the manager of the garage
"Yessur," replied Mr.. Erastus Pink.
ley. "Dey mos despaired of my recov.
cry. But l never had no doubt about
it myself. l jes' had to get WELL"
"Why?"
"Well, sub, I knowed wasn't good
enough to go to heaven. An workin' In
dis garage has got me soaked so chock-
full o. gasoline, dar WASH chance of
DER wantin' me aroun' de other place
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
HuiIdino pennant structures.

"A contract has been awarded to a
New York company for the construc-
ton of cantonment of IT'S buildings
in Chickamauga park by June Is. The
cantonment has been designed to ac-
commodate a full infantry division
and will be built of substantial ma
terials to last for years.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Must Recruit Present Units.

While Tennessee Is entitled to an
other regiment of infantry and regi-
ment or artillery, under the Hay bill,
nothing will be done toward permit
ting the organization of the commands
until the new army of 100000 has been
conscripted and selected.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Too Much Gratified.

'They say the ex-czar of Russia Is
very fond of fish,"
''Then he ought to be satisfied with
the pretty kettle Of 1t he's in just
now"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Moonshiners In the Tolls.

Deputy Collector W. H. Tyler has
just reported to the office of the reve.
nue. agent the capture and destrustion
OF complete moonshins outfit on the
Caney Fork, near WalliDg, In White
county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Be Adaptable.

Don't be obstinate"
"Huh"
"Some men spend their lives trying
to make silk purses from sows' ears"
"Well?'
"They might take the same material
and get rich manufacturing leather
specialties."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
A SUGGESTION.

"The English used to name their
gunboats after birds. Now they ought
to use those names for their airships."
"Of course. 1t is much more fitting
for the latter to have names so sug-
gest1ve of flights"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Cavalry May Become Infantry.

Adjutant General Rogan has tele.
gram from the chief of the militia blu.
reau, Washington, stating that cavalry
organizations of the national guard
will not be needed by the government
in the present crisis. United States
army officers construe the instruc.
tons to mean that the present emer-
gency does not call for the use of
mounted soldiers on the western front
of the war zone.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
She's Found a Place to Start.

snow that we are at war we shall
have to practice rigid economy"
"All right, my dear, looked at your
last years hat this morning and l am
sure it will do again for this summer.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
In Place of Eocs.

Chopped suet Is very useful In TAX
ing the place Of eggs In milk buildings.
Simply sprinkle little on the top and
the pudding will be rich and creamy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

Roman Eye Balsam is an antiseptic oint-
ment, applied externally and not wash"
Its healing properties penetrate the in
famed surfaces, providing prompt relief.
Adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Suitable Crew.

"How Is that bark mannedw
"As bark should be manned-with
old sea dogs"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Men Go To TRAINING Camp.

Col. Spence, commander, has desig'
mated 25 men from the Third regiment
to go to Fort Oglethorpe to receive
training as officers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

A flower stand of German invention,
normally of small size, can be extend
ed to fill an ordinary-sized window.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

The rain which falls upon the Unit
ed States every year equals in amount
! the water in ten Mississippi rivers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

How lucky some men would be If
they should lose their regulations!
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

Bearing part of our neighbors' cares
makes our own load lighter.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

Only busy men find time to do the
necessary things.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Defense Council viii Do It's DUTY.

Defense Council viii Do Its Duty.
The first work of the Council of Ma.
tional Defense for the state of Tennes-
see is to bring to the people realiza-
ton of the seriousness and gravity of
the situation the war has entailed
upon us. Our young men will be need
ed at the front. They will respond,
Their efforts and lives will be wasted
If every one does not do his part to-
wards conserving the resources of the
country they are defending.
Prompt action is necessary. The
state should be placed on war basis
at once. Quick and thorough prepare
ton will shorten the war and save the
lives of our men. This may be a long
war. The loss of life may be great.
It's cost will be staggering, which we
and our posterity must pay. 1t will be
attended with all the evils and hard.
shipes that are attendant upon war. 1t
will require the highest service and
the noblest sacrifice
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
Dr.. q. r. jackson. Celebrated Physician

Or. B. +. jackson, Celebrated physician,
handed down to posterity his famous
prescription for female troubles. Now
sold under the name of 'Femenina."
Price soc and $1.0O.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25
TROOPS GUARD BRIDGES
RAILROADS OF STATE WILL Be
PATRoLLED BY SOLDIERS OF
FIRST REGIMENT,
Colonel Berry Assigns Units At All
Bridges, Tunnels and Points Where
Damage Could Interfere With Quick
Movement of Trains.

Nashville.-Detailed orders and in
structions for the moving of the First
Tennessee infantry to points over tn.
state where it will see service az
guards for railroad property for the
next two or three months were issued
Saturday by Col. Harry S. Berry.
All of the battalion and company
headquarters and the individual out.
posts were announced by Col. Berry.
Battalion commanders will take
charge of safeguarding the railroad
bridges and tunnels which are assign.
ed to companies of their battalions. No
manufacturing plants, unless specifi-
cally ordered from regimental head,
quarters.
The object in scattering the regi.
ment to the vital points along the rail-
roads of the state is to prevent the
interruption of main line traffic. The
forces of the regiment will not be suf-
| ficient to guard all of the tunnels and
bridges along the railroad, but the bat
talon commanders are directed to
make the best of their forces to secure
the desired results.
Col. Berry will inspect each detach-
ment of the regiment once a month,
accompanied by the regimental adju
tant, Lieut.. Mckay. Battalion COM
manders will inspect their own detach-
ments twice month and company
commanders will inspect theirs once a
week. A small reserve for emergen-
| cies will be retained by each battalion
commander at his headquarters.
A schedule will be prescribed for in
structions of the men, covering school
of the soldier, school of the squad,
guard duty, outpost duty, bayonet ex-
ercise, calisthenics, sanitation, person
al hygiene and signaling. All detach-
ments will be instructed in these sub
jects as far as possible.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

Knoxville.-The Southern railway
company has issued orders to the eff
feet that all excursions already plan
ned are Cancelled and that no more
would be undertaken at this time, the
nation demanding all equipment posi-
BILE for needs of defense and prepared
ness.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

Knoxville-F'ifteen thousand dollars
worth of whiskey was stored in the
basement of the Federal building here
as the result of the seizure of car
load of liquor shipped to nearby sta
ton from Louisville and billed as hay,
which was seized simultaneously by
state and federal officers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

McMinnvlle.-Just now, when the
price of everything is soaring, Nc.
Minnville is very fortunate in discov-
ering a coal mine nearby. H. B. GU
lick has opened coal mine on the ia
nous Ben Lomond mountain. six miles
from McMinnville.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

Dyersburg Miss Martha Hamilton,
who has been at the head of the de-
partment of expression in the Dyers-
burg high school for some years, re-
ceived a signal honor when she was
appointed head of the department OF
expression in the Peru state normal,
Peru. Neb.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

Knoxville.-The East Tennessee
farmers convention closed its forty
fourth annual convention with the
election of the following officers: w
C. Shaw of Knoxville, president ire
elected; w. P. Earnott of Green
county, vice-president; H. A. Morgan
of Knoxville, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, and
C. A. Keffer, assistant secretary.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-25

LESSON TEXT-John 15:26-27; 1914
GOLDEN TEXT-He shall teach you all
things.-John H:26.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
FRENCH REVISING
 VIEWS OF BRITISHERS

Behind the British Lines in France, Aug. 26.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press)-That three years of war have completely revolutionized the Frenchman's idea of the English character, and have knit the two na- tions in friendship which will last forever, was the opinion expressed by a great French war correspondent in a letter written just before he died on the field of battle here few weeks ago. The letter, written to a British officer whom the French cor respondent had known in peace times, has been given to the Associated Press for publication. It says in part:
 Before the war, I tried to under stand the English so far as man could, who does not care much for travel and is content to study peo- pie by it's work. l had read those books which in France we believed to represent the best of what modern England was writing.
 Modern England to me was very sOmbre country. I saw it always in my mind with those gray wet skies that we used to think (and in that no doubt we were wrong tool as the habitua. sky of England. For such skies suited the England that l knew. There were heavy storm clouds always low over the England where
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27

phus fever raging. It seems to be continuously prevalent in Russia, ac-
 cording to Mr.. Gerard, though the Russian soldier suffers very little from it. The great danger from it is in it's transmission from the Rus
 slans to other persons, and, knowing this, the Germans made it point to
 distribute the Russians so afflicted among the French, British and other prisoners, in order that the disease might more rapidly get in it's deadly work. Medical officers, also prison CTS, who protested to the German of ficials, were told that they would have to associate with their allies.
 The camp at Wittenberg is remem- bered also as the place where the Ger mans had many dogs especially train. ed to attack prisoners. The dogs were turned among the prisoners, and went among them biting and tormenting them. Knowledge of this practice came to MT. Gerard, and he expressed an intention to take revolver and go to the camp and kill the dogs. The dogs were then removed to more isolated camp where they might con tinue their torture without interfer- ence.
 When the war ends Germany will have lost practically everything of tangible value. She will have sacri- ficed her men and boys; she will have. drawn upon the next generation to meet the demand for blood which the present generation cannot supply; she will be burdened by dept and her people will have responsibilities which years will not remove.
 Germany will be rendered incapa ble of instituting another war, and powerless to plunge the world into an other bloody conflict for years to come. But with all these losses which civilization demands that she shall suffer; with all the penalties which her adversaries demand that she shall pay, they will be as nothing compared with the loss of her good name as a civilized nation, the loss of respect of man people.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
ARE WE roo CoCkYs

j. Gertrude Atherton, novelist, quotes the letter of Frenchwoman who as serts that the Americans in France have made disagreeable impression because of their /cocky attitude to- ward the war.
 The American assumption that they are in France to end the war doesn't fit we'll with the French, the novelist says, who adds that the French sol diers have occupied themselves for three years in solving the most diff ficult problems of the war, and that the American soldiers have yet a great deal to learn.
 True! We suggest. however, that the California authoress make an at tempt to cool down. She is passing her splendid anger and keen mortifica- tion upon the word of woman core spondent, who may be entirely wrong.
 The American soldiers are no more cocky than any other soldiers. It's 50-50 among all nations-part of the soldiers trade. A soldier without selfconfidence and bit of cockiness wouldn't be good one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
OUR FIGHTING MEN. H. E.. Byram.

H. E. Byram, who today becomes president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway in succession to A. J. Earling, who has been named chairman of the board of directors, is a notable example of the man who has risen to the highest position in the railroad world after starting at the foot of the ladder. MT. Byram was born in Galesburg, H., in 1865. At the age of 16 he began his career as an office boy in the service of the Burlington road in his native town. A few years later he was transferred to the general offices in Chicago, where he was employed as a clerk and stenographer. His first position of inn portance came to him in 1898, when he was made assistant general super iltendent of the Montana Central rail- way. For some years he occupied re- sponsible positions in the service of the Rock Island system. Then he returned to the Burlington, of which company he eventually became vice. president.