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PLAN TO END WRECKS.
« jpSfcashington, July 29.—Spurred by
j? decent wrecks near Chicago and
^ Nashville, two of the worst in rail
| history, with the loss of about
I 150 lives, the railroad administration
apw is considering extensive instal
■mT.Iation on principal passenger lines of
Automatic stop devices which would
apply airbrakes to trains passing
K«4aBffer signals.
I'FBOM A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
!£■ W. H. Hill, J. P., Detroit, Texas,
f "Writes: “I used Foley Kidney Pills
^ and say unhesitatingly that of all 1
R have used «Jhey are the best, and
p| have done the work where the rest
failed.” Backache, rheumatic pains,
||r sore muscles, stiff joints and too fre
U^quent bladder action are symptoms of
j; |idltey trouble.—Walker’s Pharmacy.
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STRAYED OR STOLEN.
One bay mare, 4 years old, no
marks, also one mare mule, 6 years ,
old, branded 7 11 on shoulder, white;
nose. Will offer $10 reward for re-1
turn. Notify J. W. Anthony, Au
vergne, R. No. 1, Box 35. 15w2t.
The more you help the men at the
front the quicker the end will come.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Ark.
Ernest Adams, Plaintiff,
va. No. 3324.
Kinnie Adams, Defendant.
The Defendant, Kinnie Adams, is
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the Plaintiff, Ernest Adams.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 13th day of July, 1918.
(Seal) R. W. BANDY, Clerk.
G. A. Hillhouse is appointed attorney
for Non-Resident Defendant.
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HOW’S THIS?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Medicine.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine has been
taken by catarrh sufferers for the
past thirty-five years, and has be
come known as the most reliable rem
edy for catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Med
icine acts through the Blood on the
Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poi
son from the Blood annd healing the
diseasased portions.
After you have taken Hall’s Ca
tarrh Medicine for a short time you
will see a great improvement in your
general health. Start taking Hall’s
Catarrh Medicine at once annd get
rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
FOR CONSTIPATION AND BIL
IOUSNESS.
George‘Jenner, 416 Labor St., San
Antonio, Texas, writes: “Foley Ca
thartic Tablets have proven the best
laxative I have taken and I recom
mend them to sufferers from consti
pation or biliousness. They should
be in every traveling man’s grip.”
Relieve sick headache, bloating or
other condition caused by fiad d.gt
tion.—Walker’s Pharmacy..
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iTimberonly,
ickles Switch,
ium. Price
mm jjid.uu per acre.
r.1 No. 2. Farm, 200 acres, 50
acres in high state of cultivation, I
80 acres deadened, two good houses |
III and good barn, located in eastern |
Iiortion of county on good road and S
n fine stock range, 16 miles east
if Newport. 3 miles from Bonner
rille Southern railroad and 5 miles
rom Cotton Belt railroad, price
5,500.
No. 3. Farm of 135 acres, 75
icres in high state of cultivation,
idjoining above No. 3, Ten room
louse and good barrt, price $5,500.
Wallace Real Estate Co.
Newport - - - Arkansas
COTTON WILL HELP
BEAT THE GERMANS
Crops Produced For Food Should Re
ceive First Attention, But World
Needs Cotton.
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By W. E. Ayers, Cotton Specialist, Ar
kansas Experiment Station, U. of A.
Crops produced primarily for food
and feed should always receive first
attention, but the world needs and
must have cotton. Three successive
short crops and the lack of steamer
space have reduced the visible supply j
both at home and abroad to a danger
ous minimum. Another extremely
short crop might be disastrous. Cot- ’
ton is the basis of the principal ex
plosives used by our armies and na
vies. A twelve-inch gun uses half a
bale at a shot and an active machine
gun disposes of a bale in less than five
minutes. These demands are second
ary only to food and feed and the
world must be clothed besides. Cot
ton clothes 80 per cent of the world
and the warring nations have been
patching their clothing for three years.
It must soon be renewed.
The seed from a normal crop of cot
ton will aid materially in relieving the j
food shortage. Cotton oil supplies half j
the lard or shortening fat used in the (
United States today. The seed from (
a bale of cotton produces meal equiv-j
alent in feeding value—when properly
balanced—to ten or twelve bushels of
corn. The hulls from the seed of
10,000,000 bales of cotton will replace
1,500,000* tons of non-legume hay as a
feed for cattle. ■*
It is imperative that every acre of
cotton produce a maximum yield. To
do this, proper cultivation is necessary.
The use of two-horse and two-row cul
tivators should be made the rule rath
er than the exception. There is no bet
ter implement for cultivating small
cotton than a cultivator equipped with
side harrow attachments or four small
sweeps. 'One man, two mules, and a
cultivator can do the work of two men
and two mules working in the old way.
An average white man or a good negro
can operate a two-row cultivator and
do the work of four men and mules on
large level fields where rows are reg
ular and comparatively straight. Shal
low cultivation often enough to keep,
down weeds and grass and preserve a
mulch is necessary.
If it is necessary to “speed up” the
work at any time, a center furrow with
a large sweep or heel sweep will make
a mulch and kill a maximum of
grass and weeds in a minimum
of time. A man and team and a
cultivator equipped with two large
sweeps can center furrow 15 acres in
a day. With this done the crop will
wait for other work.
The best and most reliable labor
should do the plowing. When plowing
Is needed men and mules should be at
the plow, unless the land is too wet.
^ man with a cultivator or even a sin
gle plow can kill more grass and weeds
In a day than he can kill in weeks with
a hoe. When it is too wet to plow, all
hands should hoe. It very seldom stays
too wet to hoe more than a few hours.
Cotton which has not been thinned
to one plant per hill before it is ten
inches high, will, in most cases, pro
duce more if not so thinned unless
there are more than 25,000 plants per
acre. Within reasonable limits the
more plants per acre the greater the
yield. Experiments show that 12-inch
spacing produces 10 to 25 per cent
more cotton than wider spacing.
The use of 100 pounds per acre of
nitrate of soda on poor or medium
soils is usually piouiaDio. 11 suouiu
be applied around the plants not later
than the time at which they begin to
bloom. It should be covered immedi
ately by cultivating the crop.
Summary Statements.
There is a shortage of cotton, not in
the South but in the world. Cotton is
necessary to both the army and the
civilian population. Cottonseed prod
ucts supply food, feed and ammunition.
Tv.o and three-horse cultivators will
help relieve the labor shortage.
Large sweeps do much in little time.
The best men are worth most at
the plow.
All hands should hoe when it is too
wet to plow.
Thin spacing is undesirable.
The proper use of nitrate of soda
Is profitable. •
SAVE PLENTY OF SEED
OATS AND WHEAT.
Dean Martin Nelson.
Arkansas farmers in the past have
been too dependent upon seed oats and
seed wheat from sources outside the
State because many cut their entire
crop for hay and save no seed. No
greater mistake could be made this
year because economic conditions de
mand that oats and wheat growers
save seed so that an abundant supply
will be available for fall, late winter
and spring seedfiig.
A greater acreage of wheat, rye and
winter oats will probably be planted
this fall than ever before. Certainly
It is to be preferred that all fields be
planted from seed grown under south
ern conditions. Seed locally grown
and from a variety which has “made
good” is positively prefei*able to an
unknown supply.
666 cures Headaches, Biliousness,
loss of Appetite, foul breath, or that
tired aching feeling due to Malaria
or Colds. It removes the cause.
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666 cures Malaria, Chills and Fever,
or Bilious Fever, by killing the para
site causing the fever. Fine strength
ening tonic. 14wl0t
Estrayed—Two bay mares, one
has sunken place in side, and has a
three months’ old filley colt with her.
Other has scar on forefoot, both
mares being about the same size. Al
so two small black horse mules
weighing about 700 each. One is
branded with J. N. O. on shoulder.
Liberal reward for information
leading to recovery. '—Roland Miller,
Grays, Ark., or phone J. F. Gardner
at Jelks. 79dlt 16wlt
Rollen Bend pasture, rates $1.50
per head i>er month. 'I will not be
responsible for stock. For informa
tion apply to H. G. Mantooth. 54wtf
COMMITTEE ISSUES
FAIR PRICE LIST.
At a recent meeting of the “Fair
Price Committee’, appointed by the
County Food Administrator, the fol
lowing were agreed upon as being
fair prices:
D-S Meat, per pound-—32c
Hams, per pound-38c
Breakfast Bacon, per pound-60c
Smoked Bacon Bellies, per pound-_38c
Pure Lard (bulk), per pound-35c
5-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket _$1.50
10-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket --$3.00
I Compound Lard (bulk), per
[pound --30c
5-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket _7_$1.35
10-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket _$2.75>
2-lb. Std. Corn, per can_20c ^
2- lb Std. Tomatoes, per can_15c
3- lb Std. Tomatoes, per can_25c
Rice, 2 pounds for_25c
Std. Meal, 25-lb sacks, per sack $1.40*
Cream Meal 25-lb. sack, per sk._$1.60
Cream Meal, 10-lb. sacks, per sk. 70c
Navy Beans, per pound__20c
Lima Beans, per pound-20c
Pinto Beans, per pound_15c
Wheat Flour, 24-lb. sacks-$1.75
Corn Flour, per pound__10c
1 pound Loaves of Bread,
per loaf _10c
1% pound Loaves Bread, per loaf 15c
These prices will be changed from,
time to time as condition warrant.
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson Counuty.
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J. E. HENDERSON, Manager
Phone 437 - 816 Front Street
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