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! enemies of the republic, who,
ssuming to speak in the name
and democracy, are now
ly striving to obstruct the
is of the government. In
senting the government’s
, in traducirig the character
resident and of his advisers,
hily attempting to incite se
id in openly or impliedly
ig enforcement of laws
for national defense, they
ie rights of free speech, free
ige and a free press. In the
liberty they encourage an
in the name of democracy
ive to defeat the will of the
and in the name of human
render every possible aid
ifort bo the brutal Prussian
y. If the sinister counsels of
irsons are followed, labor
e obliterated from the earth,
rayal of one’s fellow work
ng a strike finds its exact
(art in the betrayal of one’s
itizens in time of war, and
» offenses which deserve the
n of mankind. Today’s dis
tell of an amendment that
nprison these obstructionists,
nalty prescribed is lenient
le thinks of the treatment
srfidious characters merit.
UST-WORK LAW IN EFFECT.
The legislature qf New Jersey has
Bed a law which became effective
itly, when the governor issued £
proclamation that war needs of th<
K state demanded that every able-bod
led man between the ages of 18 am
BI BO must work. Governor Brough has
K also issued a similar proclamation
calling on the officers of the stat:
to take a census of the non-workers
K g| TheBe laws will be enforced judici
Hp&usly, is stated, and the depart
ment of labor will furnish work fo
JJ1 all unemployed. “There is work to<
■ severe, in a physical sense for tin
|Btarciety idler, who may, however, b
;k i|fcora|rtient to handle tasks whicl
^Hmould be mpossible for slackers o
the hobo type,” say advocates of th
jjat must-work movement. There is n<
fflrnreason wfcy everyone should not d
Ppplmiaf part during these, as well a
■kjtlnnwal times. But no distinctioi
PH *
Am ahould be made between the man wh
has no money and will not work, am
I the man who has money and will no
Pew;work because he does not have tc
Ilf'"Service is what the country needs,
■ not parasites—however elevated ma;
H'be their standing in the social scale.
M Mrs. Etta Kelly is in receipt of i
IP letter this morning from her sor
H'iDnke Kelley. The letter was writtei
London, where he was sent t<
yB the convalescent hospital after ar
r;jN®lne88 of pneumonia in France. Ht
Wmjgaa returned now to his regiment
|Hpie 12th engineers in France.
Upl'Mrs. Fred R. Suits and little sor
IjPwgjp expected home tomorrow mom
.from a several weeks’ visit witt
HP^m rents at Arkadelphia.
Notice to Food Deal
ers and Consumers
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The United States Food Adminis
tration for Arkansas has requested
that each county food administrator
in the state make a report of the
amount of flour, wheat and sugar in
his county.
All consumers living in town who
have on hand more than twenty-four
pounds of flour and all consumers in
the county who have on hand more
than forty-eight pounds, should im
mediately return the excess to the
dealer from whom it was purchased
and the dealer should take it back
and refund the money.
Sugar in excess of ten pounds
should be returned at the same time.
I respectfully urge all persons to
comply with this ruling of the de
partment immediately so that my re
port may be made as early this month
as possible.
Persons who refuse to comply with
this ruling will subject themselves to
prosecution for hoarding.
If any dealer should by reason of
this order get on hand a quantity of
flour and sugar greater than the
amount he is allowed to carry, he
should report the fact to this office
and arrangements will be made to
take care of it.
Farmers and millers having wheat
on hand are requested to report in
writing the amount they have.
All wholesale and retail dealers are
requested to report in writing to this
office the amount of flour and sugar
on hand April 1, 1918, and on April
15th to report all amounts returned
between April 1 and April 15, and by
whom returned.
April 1, 1918.
EDWIN L. BOYCE,
U. S. Food Administrator for Jack
son County. d & w.
BALCH.
This is unusually dry weather for
this season.
Mrs. L. 0. Balch and children of
Amagon are visiting relatives at
this berg.
Our public school closed last Fri
day and celebrated the event Satur
day night by rendering an appro
priate program. The program was
rendered in the I. O. O. F. hall. The
building was packed full with anxious
hearers. The snap with which the
program was dispatched bespeaks
volumes for our pupils, as well as our
two noble, patriotic teachers, Profs.
Roy Balch and Seth Overstreet.
Several of the Pennington folks
visited this berg on Saturday night
of the exhibition. Among those were
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ford and Miss 01
lie Martin.
Richwoods township bought some
thing over Five Thousand Dollars’
worth of war savings stamps. She
has two maximum members, Messrs.
W. B. Overstreet and Chas. E. Balch.
Richwoods is not dead. She has ever
been responsive to the appeals of
Righteousness and Justice. The last
place on earth that is willing to sub
mit to a Prussian Usurper is that
famous little neck of land—Caanan—
just across the river—Cache.
A land indeed “flowing with milk and
honey,
With patriotic hearts and a little
jangling money.
Her people have long cherished the
principles of Freedom, Liberty
and Thrift
And Justice has never groaned under
a burden which her Magnanimity
could not lift.
Within her walls there is no place for
a dastardly Hun;
We’re in the fight until an Allied
victory is won.
Prof. J. M. Balch and family have
moved back to their little home in
this berg. J. M. is farming some
now, but expects to get out and be
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Ellen R. Hags, Dealer
Room 17, Arkansas Bank Building \
in the general campaign. He was
seen the other day picking up com
stalks. We wonder if he was count
ing votes by stalks?
G. A. Tucker and wife were visiting
with the father and mother of the
latter Saturday night and Sunday.
J. I. Balch and family visited with
relatives Sunday.
Several Johnstown people visited
us on the night of the exhibition.
Among these were Messrs. Sink,
Camp, Cooper and Pulliam. Also
Miss Sink, a very progressive teacher
of Johnstown.
In asking the people to invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to
contribute money.
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
K. W. GROVE’S signature on each box. 30c.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
With LOCAL. APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions, and
In order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Hall's Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years. It is com
posed of some v/f the best tonics known,
comb!ned with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
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All Druggists, i6c.
Ila’l’s Family Pills for constipation.
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The Independent works for you.
Use it as your salesman. It carries
news of the store into hundreds of
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The Quinine That Does Not Meet the Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA
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Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 30c
RUB^MY-TISM
Will cure Rheumatism, Neu
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Sprains, Bruises, Cute, Burns, Old
Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Ec
zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne,
used internally or externally. 25c
Better to sacrifice luxuries than
sacrifice lives. Sacrifice the luxur
ies—Buy War Savings Stamps.
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Pink, White. Rose-Rei
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| Michelin Tests ]|
The Weight Test
No. I
It Stands to reason that the mileage which you get out of a tire
depends very largely on the amount of quality rubber and fabric
which it contains. About the best method of determining the
quantity of these mileage-giving materials is to weigh the time.
Extra weight almost always means more rubber and fabric.
In selecting tires, therefore, have your dealer weigh for you
all the different makes you are considering. And, everything else ji
being equal, give your preference to the heaviest in quality mate
I rials.
i MICHELINS 12 TO *5 PER CENT HEAVIER.
| If you make this test you will find an astonishing difference
in tires. For instance, nine popul*r non-skids (34x4 size) weigh
as follows:
Michelin___26 lbs.
Second Tire_25 lbs.
Third Tire-2214 lbs.
Fourth Tire-22 lbs.
Fifth Tire_22%lbs.
Sixth Tire-21% lbs.
Seventh Tire-21 lbs.
Eighth Tire_20 lbs. !
Ninth Tire_I—18%lbs.
Concerning all the non-skids made the Michelin Universal
weighs 12 to 15 per cent, more than th< average^ the percentage
| varying slightly with the size of the tre.
This extra weight due to more quatty rubber and fabric means
that conditions being equal you shoul* get extra mileage from a
! Michelin. Yet Michelins cost no mor than ordinary tires.
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Get a bottle of Scott’s Emul
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The Norwegian cod liver oil in
Scott’s Emulsion is now refined in our
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It’s a Good Ilea
To buy a new piece of furnitureevery now
and then, and thus keep the hme looking
] new, fresh and up-to-date.
Few families can expect to furnis the home
l anew very often, but anyone an keep it
always looking well furnished ad in keep
ing with the taste of the day t replacing
of the most wornout and out of ate articles,
j one or two at a time.
Why not take an inventory of OUR home
furnishings and lay your plans iis year for
the replacing of those thingswhich have
outlived their usefulness?
Keep your home looking new/esh and up
to-date.
Johnson-Coy es
Hardware Co.
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