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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
You Are Behind!

Following Banking Districts
We're behind their respective quo
tas on last Saturday night in the
amounts named:
Adamsyille. ...... $l2, $50
Bethel Springs =. 1850.
Selmer ....... 49,. $3.50
Finger............... 1000
Stantonyille is the only district
that has gone over the top with
their quota. Up to Saturday
night there were 253 individual
subscribers. Counties adjoining
Us have'gone over the top.
McNairy must not fall down.
The above shows some localities
are still coming up too slow. Get
a move on you, gentlemen. and
do your patriotic duty, and do not
longer delay.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

SELMER MERCANTILE co.
SELMER PRODUCE & SUPPLY co.
T. L. ANDERSON & co.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

"Ciaim Allowed" is play dealing in
pr fits and patriotism, woven into one
of the sweetest stories ever told.
II you love an American soldier; if
you appreciate an American girl; if
you are for America first. or if you
want to laugh at the wit of genuine
old Southern negro, you cannot afford
to miss this PLAY.
Come and enjoy the evening with us.
The Red Cross Entertainment.
Admission; l5c and 25c.
Entire pr ceeds go to Red Cross work.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
Buy Liberty Bonds

buy them at onceodyl Buy all you can possibly paw for though
you nave to stunt And be thankful serving your
you are serving tor these Bonds first mortgage upon every
acre that Sam hon his wide domaine every farm and home
and Industry in the land upon every income or salary 0
Everything behind these Bonds And everything that Won
have or hold DEAR at stake in this war. W Nv
can't pay cash your bonds YOU can borrow MARI 81 b
money at your bank using the bonds security you can buy
5nem at your bank partial payment PLAN no trouble to
today - p"' " ~ oeo your oahAer
TAKE YOUR CHOICES LEND YOUR MONEY TO UNCLE SAM
OR PAY IT in TRIBUTE TO THE KAISER ~
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

RICHARDSON & ROBINSON
BR0WDER BROS.
J. H. BIGGER
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Bethel Springs Merchants
L. O. SMALLWOOD
HENDRIX & DEATON
A. WILLIAMS & co.
J. H. COBB
CAUSEY & DENNlE
ETHEREDGE & KIRBY
DIR. T. S. DAVIS
MRS. A. S. ROBINSON
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

HENDRIX BROS.
NCNAIRY COUNTY BANK
SELMER HARDWARE CO.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
PRISON Irvine PRICE FIXED
Farmers Expected to Save 100000
Despite Advance.

St. Paul, March minnesota state
prison binder twine prices Of from 81
cents to 26 cents a pound, compared
with 10 to Is cents last season, have
been fixed by the state board of con-
troll at conference with Warden c..
S. Reed. Despite the increase in
prices 1t Is estimated the prison Irvine
output of 1S,s00,000 pounds will mean
1918 saving of 100000 to Mime
sofa farmers on the basis Of govern
ment fixed maximum prices.
Chairman Ralph w. Wheelock OF
the board of control said prison twine
last season was sold at times at
prices 6 cents below the market quo
tations on raw material, and nearly
Z cents below prices of private man
ufacturers.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
TO STOP VOTING BY ALIENS
Punishment Urged by Hennepin Judge
Draft Opponent Hit.


Minneapolis, March 5.-Alien vot-
ing in Minnesota elections must stop
and aliens who have exercised the
elective franchise must be punished,
according to the seriousness of their
offense as shown by evidence, Dis
trict Judge Daniel Fish has just told
the new Hennepin County grand jury
in his charge.
Judge Fish also told the grand jury
to put an effective stop to opposition
to the draft and to such attacks on
the government as will hinder the
prosecution of the war.
Minnesota aliens who have refused
to register as directed by the Mime.
sofa Public Safety commission should
be interned for the period of the war,
State Auditor J. A. o. Preus contends.
He already has the names Of a num-
Der said to have failed to register.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

He was stricken after he had reached
mis- home at the close Of the days
work.
His death closes a lifelong career
spent in public service, more than a
quarter of a century of which was
spent in Minnesota. Previous to that
he had been in the service of the fed
eral government.
Attorney-Generai Six Years.
Mr.. Smith had been encouragement
al a little more than six years. He
was appointed to the office by Gov.
ernor Eberhart, January 1, 1912, to
fill vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of George T. Simpson. At that
time he had been assistant attorney.
general for three years. From 1899
to 1903, he had served as lieutenant
governor of the state.
Mr.. Smiths illness, at first regard.
ed by his physicians as probably IA
tai, assumed less serious aspect
later on, and the progress he seemed
to be making from day to day gave
rise to hopes that he would recover.
He appeared to improve up to Sunday
when he suffered sudden relapse.
and it became evident that the end
was near.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
Must Entertain Soldiers.

Washington, March 5.-Representa,
i've Miller of Minnesota, Who visited
he battle fronts in France last year.
told the House that the United States
must make provision for the enter
tainment of it's soldiers when on leave
from the trenches Erance and Grea.
Britain, he said, have recognized the
necessity of allowing their soldiers
10 go home whenever requirements
will permit. and added that because
hey can make frequent visits home
they are more contented than the
Canadians, Australians and otlers.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

Win the War by Preparing the Land
Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops
Work I'm Joint the Soil Of the United States and Canada
FARMING m MAN POWER NECESSARY
BATTLE FOR LIBERTY
The Controllers United States and Canada asking for
ere,ser food bushels of wheat avail
able the allies before the harvest Upon the
efforts United States and Canada the burden of supply
Every Available 1labo Acre Must Contribute; Every Available
- Farmer and Farm Hand Must Assist
seeded, but
short appeal the United States allies for for seed
ing operation.
Whe, Production Las. Year va. u:hs the
Demand From Canada Alone for 1918 Bushels
To secure She has the land but needs
che men The UnedS who
e@edyey help year. the land the United
, developed but also help Canada When
ever we snd Canada fields after supplied
want to direc: him there 49,. s...-
Apply Service and win tel where
bes combined Interests
Western will be required later than April Sth Wages
competent help $50 board and lodging
this appeal will welcome good
GOOD comfortable homes They viii OF
Canadian boundary points destination and return
Fc and places where employment be had
spoy 5. EMFl0y0EuI SEkv1cE uEPAkIMesJ " AbUh
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
LYNDON SMITH IS DEAD.
Attorney General Of Minnesota
Passes Away.
Had Been Stricken With Paralysis,
and Never Regained Con-
seriousness.

St. Paul, March 5.-Lyndon A.
Smith, attorney general of Minnesota,
died at / a. m. Tuesday at his resi-
dence at the Marlborough apartments.
St. Paul. He was GO years old.
Mr.. Smith suffered stroke of par
alysis just a week ago and never re-
gained complete consciousness. His
fatal illness came suddenly, following
several months of excellent health.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the in
flammation of a sore throat and lungs.
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
In the morning. Made and sold in
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature in
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
ized countries.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
Skin Troubles That Itch

Burn and disf1gure quickly soothed
and healed by hot baths with Cuti-
cura Soap and gentle anointings of Gu
ticura Ointment. For free samples,
address, "Cuticura, Dept. K, Boston"
Sold by druggists and BY mail. Soap
Is, Ointment rs and 5O.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
The VernAcuIar.

my dear woman" asked the liter
airy slum visitor, "do you periodically
castigate your offspring?"
II Dunno" said the lady Of the tene-
ment, suspiciousy.
HE MEANS" translated the settle
ment-worker, do you ever wallop your
kinds?"
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

If you want to hold your place you
must keep growing enough to keep 1t
tightly fitted-Ralph Parlette.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
Saved.

Little Girl Ito aunt who is staying In
the house on a visit)-Are you going
out, auntie? You've got hole in
your veil.
Aunt-Have' II I'm afraid I haven't
time to change it now.
Little Girl-Oh, well, It's not very
big one-and. after all, I don't sup
pose anyone will know you're my
aunt,-LondOn Punch.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

In Zululand the women fill their
mouths with water to keep silent. The
theory is all right.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. Ad.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

Milwaukee permits sale of horse
flesh for human food.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

There's nothing in the world beats
the charity that has no sin to cover.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
Tricky TrixY.

Husband-"My trick dog refuses to
trick you have taught him."
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

Hugh L. Frayne, labor representa-
tive on the war industries board, has
been intrusted with the duty of look
ing after the welfare Of men and won.
en- employed in war work.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

We are not simply to occupy space,
but to occupy It well.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
Entirely.

GUIuTSJy.
"Would you call girl who plays the
harp harpy?"
depends on how she plays IT,
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

Philadelphia reports a shortage of
garbage collections.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

Less than one-fifth Of SPANS coal
mines are officially recorded as pro-
ductive.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
Republicans Win MayoraIties.

Portland, Me-, March 5.-Republican
mayors were elected in seven of the
nine cities which voted in this state
Monday.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

A man who brags Of never max
ing a. mistake never made anything
else.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

An old topper says It's the drinking
between drinks that hurts n fellow.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

These War Times.
Traveller Tin London hoteD-I'd like
q room on the third floor.
Clerk-Up or down. sir?-Life.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
Nut Stuff,

Percy-"Oh, yes, she is quite fond OF
me-" Ethel-"Indeed! thought She
was bird, not a squirrel"
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

Indefinite Statement.
1.-THE Germans say the English will
have to give up Gibraltar"
ooh, that's a bluff"
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

A spring gun has been invented Tor
casting fishing lines farther than can
be done by hand.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14

During the past few years there
has been a falling off in the yield o9
the banana.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
= w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 1o--191a.
Present Blessings.

Present Blessings.
"Ef you's in de wilderness" said
Brother William. NOW is de time ter
stay dar. an thank de Lawd dat you
got trees ter burn !"-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-14
Severe Test.

Severe Test.
1T may be true that kind worde
never die" remarked the Observer Of
Events and Things, "but it must be adj
mitted that sudden fall on an ice.
covered pavement is apt to put sort
Of q crimp in them"
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
BE OWN DESIGNER --AMERICA'S SLOGAN

rection, you know, and 1t reacts In all
directions.
Stimulation Is the heart and soul of
life, and it is undoubtedly the means
Of producing the very best kind of
national dressing. 1t will cause wom-
an to rebel against looking as If she
belonged to procession in which every
member must dress alike. 1t kindles
a flame in the brain, which heats 1t up
and makes it respond to whatever
there Is In 1t of creative power.
Therefore, every woman becomes her
own designer. She no longer goes to
shop and takes the gown that she Is
assured everyone Is buying" Once
she regarded that phrase as the de-
cree of power; today she listens to 1t
with shrug of her shoulders and
she wants to buy.
Heretofore the woman with slender
opportunities and rare contact with the
outside world chose her clothes blind
folded, led by the hand Of the sales
woman to whatever was cut by the
hundreds and sold by the thousand.
She is not so easily hoodwinked as
she was, because the public was as
much to blame for the constant repeti-
ton of one model, sold at varying
prices, according to the overhead
charges, as the dressmakers and shops.
French Women and Clothes.
Soon these women will be trained
| into the same kind of power that has
| governed France for 300 years. The
French dressmakers do not govern the
styles In Paris; 1t is done by the wom-
en- who wear the clothes. They are
| artists; they are skilled in the science
of clothes, and it Is their insistence
upon changes and peculiarities, their
experimentation In new things, which
guides the designing world into sure
| groove of success.
| Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

New York.-Fashions nre rarely
fixed, but never have they seemed to
fluctuate more fluently and perversely
than now. 1t does not need Diogenes
with lantern, asserts foremost fash
Ion writer. to find the reason for this
condition. Certain raw materials are
lacking; labor grows scarcer every mo
ment, although It shouldn't with 10
many women to be employed, and the
designers put out in the morning what
ever they dream of at night.
To the observer these days are fas-
cinatlng. To the woman who thinks
she has settled the question of clothes
for an entire season by buying her cos
tunes at the beginning of 1t, the stu
alton Is not only perplexing but irri-
tating.
1t Is quite useless for the world to
go against human nature by preaching
STANDARDIZATION OF apparel or food. We
will not eat the same dishes three
times a day 1856 days in the year, and
we Will not wear the same gown ten
hours day for twelve months. If we
can't get raw materials to diversity our
food and apparel, at least we can slim
ulate the appetite and the eyes by mix
ing what we have into new forms.
Everyone Plays on Fashions.
Viewed from the airplane point of
view, 1t looks as IL the entire world
Of women will attempt to bring out
something new In clothes for them
selves or for their neighbors.
This does not mean that they have
ceased to work for the Red Cross. 1t
only means that such work has In
tensifled their desire to dress well be-
fore the public. and has brought them
into such an active current of air that
they see new things and think of them
with brains that might have been al
most atrophied from inaction before
the war;. Stimulate brain in one d.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
Use CutiCura Soap
TOClear Your Skin
All druggists Soap Is. Ointment Is 90. Talcum Is.
Sample each free Of "cudeurs, Dept z, Bostou."
NNNXNNNN
Not Necessarily Hostile.

The exact status of a mother-in-law
was brought into question recently by
an Irishman. He was sending money
order to France. In conformity with
a new regulation, the clerk asked him
If the money was destined to aid the
enemy in any manner.
The Irishman scratched. his head.
SIS the addressee an alien enemy?"
demanded the clerk.
"Be jabers, l don't know at all, at
ALL" was the reply. "She's me moth
er-in-luw."-Case and Comment.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
TRY A BuRLAP KNITTING BAG
Choose Any Color Of Material and
Make Useful and Beautiful
Convenience.

Some day, when you want h change
from the brllliant-hued knitting bag,
try concocting yourself one of burlap.
Choose any color that you want. a
natural, colored one, for instance. Make
Just plain rectangular bag, quite deep
SO that there will be plenty of room for
that sweater that you are working on
or any other knitting; turn up each
of the lower corners slightly, to make
it hang a bit more gracefully, and
gather the top with ruffied heading.
If stiff. easily opened top Is de-
sired, pair Of bag sticks, finished
on with balls at each end and painted
some gay color, may be bought and
inserted. instead OF the more ordinary
draw-string. Cotton cords, to match
the burlap, may be attached to these
sticks as handles.
AS for decoration, one might make
such bag attractive with very little
work. A conventional puattern, the
popular basket Of flowers, or some
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

and my troubles caused by that weak
ness are thing ofthe past, Allwomen
who suffer as / did should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. JAS. RoHRBERG, $40 Knapp St.,
N. s., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Women who suffer from any form of
weakness, as indicated by displacements,.
Inflammation, liberation, irregularities,
backache, headaches, nervousness or
'the blues" should accept Mrs. Rohr-
berg's suggestion and give Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound q
thorough trial.
For over forty years it has been
correcting such ailments. \ If you have
mysterious complications write for
advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn. Mass.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

quickly. "Wisdom Is what to do next,
skill is knowing how to do 1t, and vir-
tue is doing it." says David Starr
Jordan.
A patient who Is struck by light.
ming should be treated to cold water
applications on the head and given the
same treatment one gives drowning
person, artificial respiration. The
lungs must he filled with air to get
them back to breathing.
For sunstroke, loosen the clothing.
lay the patient in cool. shady place
and apply Ice water to the head
Keep the head elevated.
For fainting. lay the patient on his
back with the head lowered, allow
fresh air to circulate freely around
him and sprinkle with cold water. Do
not administer water or any stlmulant
10 an, unconscious person, as the mus.
cles of swallowing are Inactive and
strangulation might result.
Fire In ones clothing. Do not run
lie down and roll over In rug or
carpet. keeping the face protected.
Fire In a building. Drop on the
hands and knees and cover the head
with wet wooden II possible; then
crawl out, as the air is purest near
the floor.
Suffocatlon from illuminating gas.
Get patient into fresh air. place on
his back and give teaspoonful Of
spirits of aromatic ammonia in n
glass of water at frequent intervals.
This Is safe heart stlmulant at any
time. Give two to four drops Of nux
vomlca every five or six hours to the
asphyxlated patient.
10 stop bleeding. A handful of
-four bound on the cut.
Antidote for poison. For acid poi
,soping, soda and milk these are found
IN every home. Send for the doctor
at once; do not whit to run any risks
with life Vinegar is taken for any
such poison as lye. Oils OF all kinds
are good. Mustard and winter causes
vomiting.
~ =.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

geometrical design, might be stencilled
upon 1t or embroidered on in mer-
cerlzed cottons. Or worsted deco
ration may be added, either embroid-
cred on or crocheted and appliqued
upon the burlap. A design might be
cut out of felt of harmonizlng colors
and sewed to the bag, with large
stitches of contrasting shades. Such
an adornment may be as elaborate or
simple as chosen and the buglap bag
be made thing of beauty, as well
as of decided usefulness.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
TransformabIe Hats.

A very clever milliner showed some
hats which were transformable that is
to say, they had crowns and brims
which one could take apart and COM
bine again In great variety, A white
silk brim could be worn with soft
crowns of different colored organdIe,
to match different frocks, and the OPP
Grafton was simple.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
His Complaint.

"And how is your husband, Aunt
Sarah?" asked the employer of an old
colored woman whose cole man" was
forever taking to his bed on one pre-
text or another.
"Porely, suh," answered the old
woman. "He was glttin,; along fust
rate for while, but now the doctor
says he's got de convalescence."
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

of common rene
dies for injuries
or accidents. Time
means life In many
an accident. Lives
are being lost daily
because of a lack
Of knowing what
to do and acting
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

tunes have been thus wasted by USE
less extravagance), but to note the
sugar left undissolved in the cup.
Children should early learn to stir well
all foods that contain sugar, 80 thar
none is wasted.
Are the members of your family
who take more food on the plate than
they can eat leaving 1t to be wastedf
If so, they are worse than unpatri-
otic, for they neither love their coun-
try nor their fellow man.
Are you careless about waste In pre-
pairing vegetables, spelling food In
cooking, serving 1t so unpalatable In
appearance or in seasoning that 1t Is
uneaten? Are you spending more than
third to half of your income for
food for your family?
Are you buying foods out Of season
and so satisfying the appetite for such
foods that they are not appreciated
when they appear in the home mar
kets? This Is q waste of labor, fuel
In transportation, as fell as money.
Are you buying perishable foods In
such quantities that they must spoil
before being used?
Do you choose the choice cuts OF
meat rather than the cheaper and
more nourishing cuts2
Are you throwing away the vege-
table waters in which they have been
cooked, that are rich in iron as well
as food?
Are you using more milk products,
milk being one of our most valuable
foods? Lessening the use of milk Is
false economy.
Are you using economy Of labor,
time and strength In household duties2
These are fully as important as the
saving of money; some of US think
vastly more important.
y-fts
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

q weakness winch
caused back ach g
and headaches. A
friend called m y
attention to one Of
your newspaper
advertisements and
imm e diately my
husband bough t
three bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v e G e t a BILE Com
pound for m e.
After taking two
n IL r.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
Chose the Latter,

"Lofer married quite unexpectedly"
"Yes; he read that everyones got to
work or fight. boston Transcript,
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
Pin rucks In Evidence.

Fine pin tucks are noticeable fea-
ture of some of the cloth coats that
are a part of two-piece suits of fine
fabric.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
Critical Period.

Stella-"Are her children of the
awkward age?" Bella-"Yes, you can
guess how old she must be by them"
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

The thing that the world is asking;
How far must he bend to break?
How much he can give doesn't matter,
But only how much can he take?
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
he K1TlFCH IIHg|
.GAIBI[ll|EH
A moderate excess OF food Ia proba-
bly, harmless II not actually beneficial.
u Is not safe to sail too near the wind
in matters Of diet.-Hutcheneon
ABE va USING EcoNoMY7

It is the little leaks in the household
which seem so unimportant- that they
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY

There should be posted in con-
spicuous place In every home a list
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01
HUSBAND
SAVES Wife
From Suffering by Getting
Her Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Pittsburgh, Pa" For many months
/ was not able to do my work owing to
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

A scar nobly got is a good livery of
honor.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-01

are not noticed, which
are the cause of many
bankrupt homes.
Take a look into the
bottom of the tea and
coffee cup at the end Of
the meal, not to read your
fortune (alas, many for