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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
Be UneommonIy Good.

Here is a sentence of Coventry Pat
uore's, one of the many jottings which
were found in manuscript after his
death: eff you wish to be good, the
easiest, indeed the only way, is to be
heroically So" That Is profoundly
true. We are not going to be common
ly good until we are uncommonly de-
voted to goodness. That is to say, the
easiest way to Gods will on the ordi-
nary road is to bring to each task and
duty a life of uttermost conservation.
II is only the really full life that will
make little things live. If there is to
be the heroic flavor in our ordinary
feiIowships 1t must be born out of a
supremely surrendered life to the fell
lowshlp of God in Christ our Lord. We
are too prone to try to be good on a
perilously low pressure. and we cannot
get along. There is no strength In our
goodness. We are not impressive. It
makes no mark. 1t cannot burn trail !!
There Is not heat enough. If we had
more heat, IL we were baptized with
the Holy Ghost and with fire. the ordi-
nary things Of the ordinary day would
pulse with the power of holy consecra
toni. 81. Jowett, d. ID.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
Ingenious Argument.
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Billy had always wanted a dog, but
as an excuse his mother told him she
could not afford to feed one on ac-
count Of the war But afterward he
found stray dog so little he could
carry 1t In his arms without any eff
fort.
His mother met him at the door as
he was bringing it home and ex-
claimed: Now, Billy, I told you all
about why couldn't keep dog. Take
1t back where you found 1t right
away"
"But ma" the little fellew argued,
she's SO small he can live on the
crumbs drop on the tablecloth."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
Juice Of Lemons!
How to Make Skin
White and Beautiful

At the cost of small Jar of ordi-
nary cold cream one can prepare full
quarter pint Of the most wonderful
lemon skin softener and complexion
beautifier, by squeezing the juice of
two fresh lemons into bottle contain
ing three ounces of orchard white. Care
should be taken to strain the juice
through fine cloth so no lemon pulp
gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh
for months. Every woman knows that
lemon Juice is used to bleach and re-
move such blemishes as sallowness,
freckles and tan and is the ideal skin
softener, smoothener and beautifier.
Just try it Get three ounces of or
chard white at any pharmacy and two
lemons from the grocer and make up a
quarter pint Of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. 1t
naturally should help to soften, fresh
en-, bleach and bring out the roses and
beauty of any skin. 1t is wonderful to
smoother rough, red hands. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
Smallpox Laid to Pet Deg.

A report on an epidemic of virulent
smallpox in one of the Southwestern
states, submitted to the surgeon gen.
eral of the public health service by one
Of the officers Of that corps, sets forth
with renewed emphasis the role that
domestic pets may play in the trans
mission Of disease, especially among
children.
The instance cited was that of
fatal case of smallpox in an infant in
arms. The nearest case of the disease
was in house block or so distant,
and although the two families had no
social relations, this apparently did not
deter a dog belonging to the infected
family from dividing his attention i'm
partially between the two homes, eat
ing at one place and sleeping at the
other.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
Tonight! Take Dodson's Liver Tone!
Better Than Ca|omeI For Liver
Caomel sickens! If bilious, constipated and head
achy read my guarantee.

Listen to me! Take no more sicken-
Ing, salivating calomel when bilioua or
constipated. Don't lose a days work
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into it, break
Ing it up. This Is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. If you
are sluggish and "all knocked out" If
your liver is torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache, dizziness,
coated tongue, If breath is bad or
stomach sour, just take spoonful of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store and get bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone for few cents. Take
spoonful tonight, and If 1t doesn't
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

straighten you right up and make yUaa
feel fine and vigorous by morniBg. 4
want you to 60 back to the store anSa
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tole
is destroying the sale of calOmei be-
cause 1t is real liver medicine; entisss-
ly vegetable, therefore 1t can not sdAJd-
vate or make you sick.
I guarantee that one spoonful CT
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean yoHr
bowels of that sour bile and const5-
pated waste which is clogging youE
system and making you feel miserable.
guarantee that bottle of DOdson'S
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give II fss
your children. 1t is harmless; d0esn'E
grippe and they like its pleasant tkste.-
ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

The British flax control board Or
dered that no flax, flax line, or fax
tow may without permit be spread,
carded or otherwise put into manufac-
ture after January IL. No yarns COM
posed wholly or partly of fax or tow
may without permit be wound or
warped after January II. No yarn or
flax or tow may without permit be
boiled, bleached or put into any other
process of treatment after January 5.
All existing licenses to spin are can
celed and from above dates applica-
lions for further permits will be re-
ceived.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache. constipation, sour stomach,
nervous indigestion, fermentation of
food, palpitation Of the heart caused by
gases In the stomach. August Flower
is gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both In stomach and intestines, cleans
end sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal. stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold In all civilized countries.
Give Il a trial.--Adv.l
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

headaches disappeared. gained in
weight and feel fine, so I can honestly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to any woman who 10
suffering as / was. - Mrs. ADELNE B.
LYNCH, 100 Plain St, Providence, RI
Backache and nervousness are symp-
toms or natures warnings, which in
dictate functional disturbance or an
unhealthy condition which often devel-
ops into more serious ailment
SWomen In this condition should not
continue to drag along without help, but
profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and
try this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound-and for special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co, Lynn, Mass.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

acnes, my DacK
ached all the time.
/ was tired and had
no ambition forany-
thing. ! had taken
a number Of medi-
cines which did me
no good. One day
! read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compounded
what It had done for
women, 30 I tried
1t. My nervousness
aud hoNEarhn and
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Sambo-Do you know that your
chickens come over into my gardenf
George thought they must be do
ing that.
Sambo-Why did you think so?
George-Because they never come
back.-Boy's Life.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Acid Stomach. Heartburn and Nausea
quickly disappear with the use of wrights
indian Vegetable Pills. Send for trial box
to 372 Pearl St., New York. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
HOW TO AVOID ]
bACkACHE And
NERVOUSNESS


Providence, r. LEI was all run
down in health, was nervous, had head
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Speaking of real estate in cities, a
front foot Is often worth more than a
back yard.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

To Be Strong and Healthy
you must have Pure Blood GROVES TASTHLHSS
chill TONIC Purifes and Enriches the Blood and
Builds Up the Whole system. II contains the well
can feel It's good effect on the Blood after the 1rst
few doses. Price o0c
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

dead Shot for Worms and Tapeworm,
send 26 cents to s72 Pearl street, New York.
Ind you will get It by return mail. Adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

To keep clean and healthy talSe Dr.
Plerce's Pleasant Pellets. They regD-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-AaE.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Many man looks upon marriage as
sort of a blotter with which he ex-
poets to blot out all his past.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Baby in his high chair is the real
autocrat Of the breakfast table.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

The man who can bite off more than
he Is able to chew has an ideal mouth
for pie,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
NO CAMOUFLAGE
IN THIS STORY
APPLY A FEW DROPS THEN LIFT
ToucHY coRNs OFF WITH
FINGERS.

Don't hurt bit! Drop a little
freezone on an aching corn, instantly
that corn stops hurting, then you lift
It right out. Yes, magic4
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Marriages, which should make one
out of two, often result In skies and
sevens.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

The Point of View.
The Piano Man-How's business?
The Scissor Grinder-Fine! I've
never seen things so dull.-Puck.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1t
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Foolish people allow pride to rob
them of many comforts.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
THIS IS THE
AGE OF YOUTH
Strands of Gray Hair May Be
Removed.

Strands Of gray hair are unattractive
and very unnecessary and accelerate
the appearance Of approaching age.
Why not remove all traces of gray in
the hair and possess an even shade
Of beautiful dark hair in bounteous
quantities by the use of LA Creole"
Hair Dressing? Used by thousands of
people every ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
perfect satisfaction. No one need be
annoyed with gray hair-hair streaked
with gray, diseased SCALP or dandruff
when offered such a preparation as
LA Creole" Hair Dressing Apply it
freely to scalp and hair, rubbing it in
well, and after a few applications you
will be delightfully."- surprised with the
results.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
The Proper Way.

"Can she do her own cooking ON 40
pinch?"
"No; she does 1t on a gas stowe"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
Missing From Illinois Farms.
in the packing industry.

Illinois is said to have lost 100000
farm workers from its 100000 farms
Chicago News.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
Bears the

Anyway. half Of the world knows
that the other half is looking for the
best of 1t.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
TA CREOLE" HAIR DRESSING

for gray or faded hair and retain the
appearance Of youth. Used by gentle
men in every walk of life to restore an
even dark color to their gray hair,
beard or mustache. Sold and guaran-
teed by all good drug stores every
where, or sent direct for $1.20 by Van
vleet-Mansfield Drug Co., Memphis,
Tenn.-(Advt)
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Chattanooga.-The detached trig-
ger fingers" of the right hand of Rec
tor Phillips Of Rhea county will be
placed in evidence against him before
the federal grand jury here when the
young man appears to aswer for an
alleged attempt to escape the army
draft. The fingers came to the clerks
office in an unsealed envelope. Young
Phillips is said to have been married
only short time when called to regis
ter and that he amputated his fingers
to escape service.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

them. They'll give you permanent bene-
fit for Indigestion, Constipation, Sour
Stomach, Sick Headache, and Dizzincas.
They are small and pleasant to take, and
the most thoroughly natural resnedy-
Twenty-Five cents at most drug stsres.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26

Camden.-Reports coming from the
northern part of Benton county are to
the effect that lightning fired two
residences in the Teat Woods COM
munity.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24

In his recent speech at Rochester.
Minnesota, Chas. A. Lindbergh, in
dorsed by the .Nonpartisan League
for governor, stated among other
things that The war must be won by
successful economic production; that
England, France and Italy had
found that private ownership with
its inevitable profteering had failed
and had hsen forced to take control
of the essential industries; that Rus
sia had collapsed because she had
failed to do this; and that our own
government will be forced to control
thu basic industries, if it does not
wish to prolong the war indefinitely
In making these statements, Mr.
Lindbergh voiced striking truth
If we desire to win the war with ths
smalh st possible loss of human life
and the lowest possible waste OF
wealth, there is nothing for the ma.
ton to do BUT TO TAKE THE
| MANAGEMENT OF THE BASIC
INDUSTRIES OUT OF THE
HANDS OF OF THE PROFIT
EERs AND PLACE 1T IN THE
GOVERNMENT.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24
We Are Behind Wilson

The Producers News is behind the
President in this war. At any time
we can be of service in any capacity
in offending the ideals Of Democ-
racy either at home or abroad, we
are awaiting our call.
The President at the White House
is beset on all sides by those who
are plotting to fasten upon this
country the Institutions that our
soldiers abroad are unstintingly Civ
ing their blood to destroy over the
seas.
The President knows that these
Liberty assassins are lowering about
the capitol; he understands their
motives perfectly. He, today, in
some ways, is our only hope. Truly
can it be said by any true Demo
crat, any true lover of those ideals
of liberty and equal right, by which
ideals our nation was conceived and
brought forth, 81 thank God fer
Wilson,"
This does not mean that we are
behind Anaconda Copper, The Min
neapolis Chamber of Commerce, or
The Northwestern Milling Combine,
or any other corporation which has
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24
|Lindbergh Brands Disloyalists

lOna by one the private. profteer-
ING interests have failed and the
government has assumed control to
greater or less extent.
First private control of the rail
roads bro.se down and the whole
country was threatened with con-
gastion. The president was obliged
to take the railroads over.
Then the nation was obliged to
take control of shipping.
Profteering in the coal mines
threatens to force government con.
troll here.
The packers and millers have
forced an increasing amount Of
government regulation and control
SCANDALS HAVE DEVELOP
ED IN COPPER MINING THAT Is
FORCING GOVERNMENT CON
l1ROL AS THE INEVITABLE
REMEDY.
THE PROFITEERS ARE THI
REAL DISLOYALISTS IN THIS
CRISIS AND THOSE WHO IN
DORSE AND DEFEND THEN
ARE EQUALLY DISLOYAL.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24
ACTIONS LOUDER THAN WORDS

Montana, with the biggest per-
centage of farmers in the Nonpar-
tisan League of any state outside
North Dakota, and North DAKOTA,
controlled by the League, were the
first states in the Ninth Federal
Rserve Bank district to complete
their Third Lib rty Loan quotas.
The Ninth Federal Bank district was
the first bank district to complete
it's quota and every one of its states
is organized by the League. The
rural counties gem rally beat the
cities. Sixty-fve farmers counties
in Minnesota, most of them stronly
organized by the Hague, had sub
scribed their quotas before the three
big cities wers through.
This does not indicate that Non
partisan League activity tends to
destroy patriotism.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24

piled up huge fortunes at the ex-
pense of the farmers of the North
west and the producers among all
mankind. The above institutions
can claim no allegiance from us.
The ideals of six hundred per cent
munitions factories are not the
ideals of the fathers, from whose
ideals our nation sprung.
No, we are the avowad enemies of
those institutions and their like, and
we will make war on them and their
lackfes and hangers on as long as
we are permitted to live.
1--WE THANK GOD FOR WILL
SON."
WE ARE WILLING TO DIE -FOP
THE IDEALS ON WHICH THIS
NATION WAS FOUNDED AND
FOR THE BLOOD THAT CONSE-
GRATED 1T.
WE LOVE THE RED AND THE
WHITE AND THE BLUE AND
ALL FOR WHICH 1T STANDS.
But that does not mean that we
either love or are loyal to the black
hearted pirates that seek to make
loyalty and love of country identical
with their plundaring business.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24
Big Business in Open

insurance and Australian states and
most European countries have some
form of state insurance for labor.
In fighting the Leagues insurance
program, the insurance interests are
simply forbidding the farmers and
workers getting their insurance at
cost and serving notice on them that
they must continue to pay the enor-
nous costs of private insurance.
For every dollar the people of
Minnesota have paid during the last
five years for life insurance. they
have received back to cover losses
only IS cents, Sixty-fve cents out of
every dollar to ta.ze ca1t9 of running
expenses and constitute profits is
worth fighting for" corrupting
politics and government for, intimi-
dating legislatures and maintaining
costly Hobbies for.
In view of the fact that single
New York insurance companies have
been known to pay as high as
100000 in one year for political
Expenses, we may look for some in
teresting developments in Montana.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24

Get the name: Dunn county,
North Dakota. In the first and sec
ond Liberty loan drives the business
men of the towns in the county ex-
empted the farmers from subscrih-
ing, for the reason that a crop fail
ure had b-en sustained. AS result
the quota for Dunn county was
little shy of the aount expected.
About the, time the third Liberty
loan drive was ready to start a far
mer drove into the county seat town
and said to the chairman of the COM
mittee: "You fellows in town have
bern doing all the subscribin' to
Liberty loans, so you men lay OF
this time and give US farmers Il
chance" And the business men did
Law off, and the farmers did all the
subscribing. Result: Dunn county
went over the top, tail up and col
ors flying, with IS per cent over
subscription. Pretty good, en-
Well, just fairly good. 1t would
haYl been a good deal better, how
ever, excapt for one thing: that a
little more than 95 per cent Of the
farmers of Dunn county are mem
bers of the farmers leaglAa That
facts explains why this story has
never appeared in the yellow press
of the state.-Devils LAKE. IN. d.
Journal.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24
The Mills of the Gods
Az IT, Saruice LIP SERYICEi

Oh Lip Service, LIP SERVICE!
If this war could only be won by
means of your important arm, how
soon would that damnable autocracy
over the seas be torn from the earth
root and branch. How much of the
BLOOD OF OUR LOVED ONES
and how much of our money might
be saved.
BUT, ALAS, 1T TAKES BLOOD
AND LIFE AND UNTOLD SUI
FERING TO WIN THE WAR.
Hot air won't do it.
But, oh Arm Chair Patriots! your
contribution to the nation is not
risking your life or exposing your
precious hide anywhere there is
)dangey.
If you can report some one you
don't happen to like to the depart
nlent of justice and cause him con-
siderable inconvenience and humilia-
ton, there you are, you brave hcro.
Ii you can lead or take part in a
mob against some defenseless and
law-abiding citizen, who happens to
disagree with you in politics, or who
cannot stultify their souls in unison
with you, with lip service, while our
boys are spilling their blood on the
altar of their love for Old Glory and
all that the Red, White and Blue
stands for, and thare is no danger
for yourself, there you are, together
with all the cringing, cowardly cur
IRISH slum that you can gather from
the cesspools of socfaty, to do your
dirty, contemplate work. f.
While the real, red blooded lovers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24

of our country are mating this sac
rifice. you and your kind are aid
ing in ove1turning our institution,
guaranteed and made sacred to US
by the blood of our forefathers, SUBJ
writing the constitution of the Unit
ed States, aiding to set up here, to
greet the returning lovers of Lib
,srty, an autocracy as hideous as the
one our boys are destroying over
there, and trying to do it under the
guise of Patriotism and in protection
of doar Liberty.
At the present time there are none
of you so mean and low, evan those
of you whose past lives are stencil
in the nostrils of all decent people,
who cannot exalt your diabolical
purpose under the folds of the flag
and commit your contemplate
crimes hid behind the masks of
Patriotism.
You can denounce, you can tar
and you can mob; you can spit in
the face of constituted state author
ity when it serves your purpose, but
Dame Time has its numbcr on YOU
and the Gods who always in their
own sweet time, dole out measure
for masura, will tear the mask
from your face. and expose you in
all of your hideousness, and then
your cowardiy, cringing soul will cry
out for mercy, but it will be dealt
out to you evan as you dealt it out
to others.
oh, lip service, armchair patrio.
you know your own soul, Ii this
shoe fits, you can wear it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24

The Insurance Federation Of Min
nesota is engaged in a big member
ship drive $50 that it's organization
may BIZ made more effective in its
fight against any adverse legislation
introduced in the next session of the
legislature by the Nonpartisan Lea
que representatives" says a st. Paul
press report.
This is the first instance in Min
nesota Of a prominent branch Of big
business dropping the FAKE 10Y
Atty" ISSUE and frankly avowing
it's real reason for fighting the Lea
que. Patriotism has served so well
as a screen to conceal the real mo-
tives of big business that we won
der what has so Hmboldened the
insurance interests to come out in
the open.
The League advocates state hail
insurance for the farmers and state
insurance for the wagefarners. The
passage of either one of the meas
ures mrans the introduction of a
principle that terrifes the insurance
interests.
IT Is THE PRINCIPLE OF IN
SURFING SOLELY FOR THE BEN
EFT OF THE POLICYHOLDER
AND CHARGING ONLY ENOUGH
TO COVER LOSSES AND RUN
MING EXPENSES.
Such a system is a menace to all
private insurance profteering. Some
Canadian provinces have state hail