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AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
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GOD BLESS YOU.
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The Independent adds “God Bless
'% . You” to the large number of splen
did young men and the equally large
number of men who have reached a
& more mature period of life who will
present themselves tomorrow before
/the registrars in the Jackson county
| voting precincts for registration. We
| cannot believe that Jackson county
/ will produce a single slacker, and
/. point to its past record for our au
thority.
We know that those of these splen
did young men when called to the
colors will acquit themselves so that
we will all be proud to give them a
Cheering welcome when they “get
the Kaiser” and a peace that secures
for the world freedom and democracy.
And you “mothers of men” who
|; give up your boys, yours is truly an
/ act of patriotism that came down
through the ages in the story of the
Mather of the Gracehii. And your
i country will ever honor you.
Bight here is a good place and time
to let you know the difference in be
||iy
ing a citizen of a free republic and a
V one-man kaiser ruled country. It is
the story of two let^rs. Each is to a
mother who had given her sons in
war in behalf of their country.
This letter which the kaiser caused
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to be sent recently to a German mo
^ ther whose nine sons Jiave lost their
, j lives in the service of autocracy
' which enslaved them contrasts strik
“ ingly with one that President Lincoln
j wrote Mrs. Bixby, whose five sons
were killed in the civil war.
1 j Here is what the Kaiser caused to
1 be written to this mother:
j “His Majesty, the Kaiser, hears
that you have sacrificed nine sons in
| defense of the Fatherland in the
present war. His Majesty is im
mensely gratified at the fact, and in
recognition is pleased to send you his
protograph, with frame and auto
graph signature.”
And now read the words written to
an American mother by President
Lincoln:
“Dear Madam—I have been shown
in the files of_ the war department a
statement of the adjutant general of
Massachusetts that you are the mo
ther of five sons who have died glor
iously on the field of battle. I feel
how weak and fruitless must be any
words of mine which should attempt
to beguile from the grief of a loss- so
overwhelming. But I cannot refrain
from tendering you the consolation
that may be found in the thanks of
RcnnKii/* t.Vipv Hied to save. I
J pray that our Heavenly Father may
! assuage the anguish of your beheave
i ment and leave you only the cherished
memory of the loved and lost, and the
solemn pride that must be yours to
have laid so costly a sacrifice upon
the altar of freedom.”
Could anything embody more strik
ingly the contrast between the system
j these two represent than the two let
ters ? It is said that Frau Meter,
who received the Kaiser’s letter, has
now joined the street beggars in Del
menhors-Oldenburg to get a living.
She is no longer of any use to the
“efficient” military system that has
taken her nine boys. But she has the
knowledge that the Kaiser is “grati
fied” that they have died in his de
fense. It shows that the system is
functioning properly and is stiil effi
cient, but its cruel efficiency demands
also that the mother, who can ren
der no further service, be forgotten.
So he dismisses her with an auto
graph copy of his photograph.
The one letter is cruel. The other
is humane. There can be no doubt
that Mrs. Bixby cherished her letter
Be Patriotic About I
Buying Clothes
You may n ot need clothes this
fall; if you can get along with what
you have save the money for |
Liberty Bonds or War Savings j
Stamps. But—if you have to buy, j
remember this:
You don't buy anything in j
which Quality is more important 1
than wearing apparel. You ought t
to be very particular what you get j
for your Money, especially because
it s so easy to make poor quality
I in clothes look very good, and there
p is plenty of poor quality to be had.
COM£TOTHIS STORE
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can rely on absolutely. The new
styles are economical but smart
ooking as ever.
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Nervousness
j “I’m so nervous.” How many women
say that? But you don’t need to be, and
i you’d better get over that ease of nerves
before it is too la+e.
Nervousness is very often simply indi
gestion. Be arse food is not properly
digested, liver, kidneys and other organs
j are not properly nourished. They get
I wea*k ana fail to carry off the poisons of
the body, and gradual^ the nerves, be
i cause they have to be nourished the same
1 as the rest of the body, become weakened
1 and diseased.
To get your health back, begin taking
Viri Hepatica, the great nature and nerve
remedy and universal system purifier.
Then the body will regain strength. “I
was so nervous I could hardly bear for
anyone to talk,” is the way Miss Hazel
Lancaster, of Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., des
cribes her case. And, of course, she was
greatly troubled with indigestion.
Vin Hepatica completely restored her
to health, and she never wearies of telling
her friends what it did for her. We can
tell you of other cases, no less wonderful.
We urge you to try it. We have recom
mended it to others and it hasn’t failed
to give relief yet.
W. E. Bevens and R. D. Brown Drug
Co., Newport, Arkansas.
as a tribute to her sons. Will it
ever occur to Frau Meter that it is
strange that she should lose all her
nine sons, while not one of the Kai
sers six sons has been killed in all the
four years of the war?
This paper, we wish to say frankly
now, has no sympathy for the Ger
man people. They are reaping what
they have allowed themselves to sow,
and everyone of them should be cut
iKa frk /mnnnOi* fVlPir* Vipll
ish spirit. We merely contrast the
two systems that obtain, one an auto
cratic form of rule, the other demo
cratic, the latter of which is dear to
the heart of every mother and which
is necessary for the perpetuation of
honor and freedom. This war strikes
hard against the mother heart, but
she is making her sacrifice in this
just cause as she has in everything
else since the world began.
May God bless the boy who goes
and may God equally bless the mother
who gave him.
GOVERNOR BROUGH
HIGHLY PRAISES THE
BUSHEL MOVEMENT.
Little Rock, Aug. 28, 1918.
Hon. C. K. Elliott, State Director of
i “Give-a-Bushel” Movement,
Little Rock, Arkansas.
! My Dear Mr. Eiliott:
I have heard, with a great deal of
pride and interest, of the great cam
i paign you and your respective coun
ty chairmen are waging for the “Give
a-Bushel” movement.
In my opinion this is one of the
i most democratic and helpful move
i ments that has been launched in con
nection with our present struggle
for liberty and democracy. It reaches
1 every farmer and farm home in our
state. It typiiies the spirit of sacri
ficeand dof givingficershrdlucmfwyph
fice and of giving on the part of all
the people. From a psychological
standpoint it interests people in the
success of our cause who have not
heretofore been reached. Every farmer
and every producer can easily give a
bushel of his most abundant crop for
the care of the dependent families of
our killed' and maimed soldiers and
sailors. No other movement or vol
untary undertaking has been inaug
urated for this purpose.
The “Give-a-Bushel” movement
has the endorsement of President
Wilson, Vice-President Marshall,
Speaker Champ Clark, the Depart
ment of Agriculture and our leading
national authorities. It is an Ark
ansas nroiect. beamn by you and your
good wife in Cleveland cuonty during
our recent Red Cross campaign, and
netting in that county over $5,000.
Its success in our state will be an
everlasting monument-to the patriot
ism of Arkansas and the most sub
stantial advertisement our state
could possibly obtain. It is proposed
to carry this movement into our
neighborhood states, thence into ev
ery state in the American Union, and,
finally, into our allied countries. It
is safe to say, from trte reports from
practically every county in the state
that have come into your office re
cently, that over 500,000 bushels will
be contributed in Arkansas, and
there is a strong probability that the
amount will reach 750.000 bushels.
While those in charge of this move
ment recognize the effect of the re
cent drouth, it must be remembered
that our brave boys “over there,” who
are making the supreme sacrifice,
do not complain of winter blizzards
and summer drouths, and perform
their heroic tasks in the face of every’
known obstacle. Let the people of
Arkansas emulate their example, and
the sacrifices we make will be hal
.owca ny tne met tnat they are gen
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uir.c sacrifices, and, remembering the
Biblical tribute paid to the woman
who broke the alabaster box of oint
ment, what you do in this campaign ;
; will be told as a perpetual memorial j
| of you.
j Thanking you in behalf of the
State of Arkansas for your lofty pa- j
j triotism and for your initiative in
launching this great “Give-a-Bushel”
! movement, I am,
Cordially your friend,
Chas. H. Brough,
Governor.
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TUCKERMAN NEWS.
C. E. Harrison and family returned
■ home the latter part of last week
! from Little Rock, where they mixed
pleasure and business several days, j
Robert Ivy and family of Newport
were here- last Sunday visiting among
their many relatives.
Mrs. W. P. Davis and little daugh
ter, Mary Josephine, returned home
Saturday from Heber Springs, where
they spent the previous fortnight for
the benefit of their health.
E. D. Gardner and wife were visit
ing Tuckerman relatives early in the
w§ek. They expect to move to Tuck- ^
erman again just as soon as they can,
make their arrangements to that ef- I
feet.
Mrs. M. L. Hurley of Newport was
here several days last week visiting 1
at the home of her son, R. L. Hur
ley, and attending the Baptist meet- ;
ing which was in progress.
Mrs. W. M. Shaver and two sons, j
Edwin and Charles, returned home j
last Saturday from Heber Springs,
where they had been sojourning dur
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•relatives and drinking mineral water, j
Best 25 cent coffee on the market, ,
Aunt. Julia’s “Leader.”—Julia Kout,
Tuckerman. 22w4t. |
M. F. Moore and family have re-j
turned to their home here after hav- j
ing been in Lincoln county several
weeks. They will not make their
home down there as they had antici
pated.
Chas. K. Coe, democratic nominee
for county treasurer, is probably the
most skilled autoist in this part of
the county. He drove into and knock
ed down the traffic post at the inter
section of Main annd West Second
Streets, a feat that no other driver
has ever accomplished.
W. S. Armstrong and wife returned
the latter part of last week from
Little Rock, where they spent several
days looking after business and en
joying the attractions which are
found in the capital city.
W. M. Shaver returned home last
week from Evening Shade, whei'e he
spent several days visiting his pa
rents.
Mrs. F. W. Hardgraves, Mrs. Joe
Slayden and little son, Joe, returned
home the latter part of last week
from Fulton county, w’here they spent
a week among their relatives who re
side there.
-G. E. Land of Denmark, nominee
for county superintendent of schools,
returned to his home last Friday, af
ter having spent the week in this lo
cality. He will probably remove his
family to this place in the near fu
ture.
Miss Ethel McNutt returned home
last week from Newport, where she
spent some time visiting relatives.
BENGEL.
The stork recently visited the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chas Kein, leaving a
fine boy.
Red Shirley was on the sick list
last week.
S. M. Bains has invested in a new
"Chevrolet.
J. J. Simmons, while clearing land
Monday fell heavily across a log and
fractured a couple of ribs, which is
causing him much trouble.
Herman Kein came in from
Hickory, Ky., Saturday, after a pleas
ant visit of ten days with his sister
and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Sawyers of that state.
Mrs. V. E. Isabel!, who has been
very ill for weeks, was pronounced by
one of her physicians as having pela
gra. Her condition is very critical.
Mrs. Dave Adcox and children of
Ingleside were down for a few hours
Saturday.
We understand that E. D. Plant has
purchased a steamboat, or an inter
est therein, recently. He was forced
to do this in order move the output of
his mill promptly.
Mr. S. T. Devalt of Texas is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Lee Riley, of
this place.
Mrs. Wiley Peters has been quite
sick for a few days.
Willie T. King was called to the
colors this week, but on being exam
ined was returned to the 5th class,
owing to the condition of his lungs.
Mrs. Baker is the guest this week
of her son, Smith Wallace.
T. V. Bell moved his family to the
Don Washam farm Monday at the
foot of the Island, which he will culti
vate next year, provided he is not
busy on the firing line in France.
These are fine people and will be a
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loss to our neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Thomas spent
the week end in Newport with friends.
If your child is pale and sickly,
picks at the nose, starts in the sleep
and grinds the teeth while sleeping,
it is a sure sign of worms. A rem
edy for these parasites will be found
in WHITE’S CREAM VERMIFUGE,
it not only clears out the worms, but
it restores health and cheefulness.
Price 30c per bottle. Sold by Wr. E.
Bevens. 110d4tm 21w4tm
Swellings of the flesh caused by
inflammation, cold, fractures of the
bone, toothache, neuralgia or rheuma
tism can be relieved by applying
BALLARD’S SNOW LINIMENT.
It should be well rubbed in over the
part affected. Its great healing and
penetrating power eases the pain, re
luces the swelling and restores nat
ural conditions. Price 25c, 50c and
i>1.00 per bottle. Sold by W. E. Bev
ins. 110d4tm 21w4tm
When you have an achey, stretchy
feeling and you are dull, tired and
liscouraged it is a sign of approach
ing malaria or chills. You should
ict quickly to ward off an attack.
HERBINE offers you the help you
leed. It destroys the malarial germ,
Irives out all impurities and make
you feel bright, vigorous and cheer
ful. Price 60c. Sold by W. E. Bev
2ns. 110d4t. m. 21w4tm
Surgeons agree that in cases of
Huts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the
FIRST TREATMENT is most impor
;ant. When an EFFICIENT anti
septic is applied promptly, there is
io danger of infection and the wound
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Eat less meat if you feel Backachy or
Bladder troubles you—Salts is
fine fcr Kidneys.
Meat forms uric acid which excite®
1 and overworks the kidneys in their effort®
j to filter it from the system. Regular eat
! ers of meat must flush the kidneys occa
t sionally. You must relieve them like you
! relieve your bowels; removing all th»
i acids, waste and poison, else you feel a
| dull misery in the kidney region, sharp
pains in the back or sick headache, dia
I ziness, your stomach sours, tongue i®
; coated and when the weather is bad you
! have rheumatic twinges. The urine i®
I cloudy, full of sediment; the channel®
I often get irritated, obliging you to get- J
S up two or three times during the night.
\ To Neutralize these irritating acid®
and flush off the body's urinous waeto
get about four ounces of Jad Salta
from' any pharmacy; take a table
spoonful in a glass of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys will
then act fine and bladder disorders dis
appear This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com
bined with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate slug
gish kidneys and stop bladder irritation.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; harmless and
makes a delightful effervescent lithia
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then, thus avoiding
serious kidney and bladder diseases.
begins to heal at once. For use on
man or beast, BOROZONE is the
IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
j ING AGENT. Buy it now and be
! ready for an emergency. Price 25c,
| 50c, $1.00 and $1.50. SoM by W. E.
j Bevens. 11C: :.. .i 21wt. m.
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them to call.
We carry a complete line of hardware—in
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with everything that makes up a progressive and
uo-to-date hardware store.
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