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Safety—Service
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j| National Government at Washington.
i; 2nd. Member Federal Reserve Rank at St. Louis. j:
;i 3rd. Depository of the National Government for Pro- I;
ceeds of Government Ronds. !;
1th. 1 wenty-live hundred depositors; three hundred
loans to farmers; two hundred loans to others.
j: 5th. Assets over $600,000.00.
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SAFETY AND SERVICE !
LEE COUNTY NATIONAL BANK j!
CHAS. McKEE, President S. GOLDSTEIN, Cashier
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fire PROTECTION • o
Take a 1 ..If hour off some dav and
ud' the condition: a .i your
•emises with respect to fire haz
ds. If yon find any, see that they
e corrected.
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When von visit the public school
Mir children attend, look over the
aiding and see whether dangerous
mditions exist.
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Do not place your insurance with
ie Continental Reciprocal Under
liters of Dftllas, Texas. To do so
like throwing your money away.
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Get Interested in fire prevention.
Help in this great work of conserva
tion in which our country is now so I
deeply interested. Help Uncle Sam.
Be careful.
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Food means as much as bullets |
in the winning of this war. Lend
jour assistance in preventing the de
struction of any of our resources by
needless fires,
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The men killed and crippled an
nually bv preventable fires in the
United .States are sufficient in num
ber to compose an additional regi
ment for service in our army.
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The annual per capita fire waste |
in the United States is $2.51 while
in Europe it is only 32c. !n Europe
there is better construction, less
carelessness and increased responsi
bility.
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The cost of fires each year in the
United States is one half the cost of |
the new buildings erected in a year.
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A BIG PLUMMER'S BILL
The party of tourists were wM>
ing Prof. X as he exhumed the wrap
ped body of an ancient Egyptian
".Judging from the utensils about
him.” remarked the professor, “th.s
nmny must have been an Egyptian
i lumber.”
Wouldn’t it b:> interesting." sail
:t romantic yme ; huly, "if we
it..,; him back to life.'”’
“Interesting, but a bit ri.sk>-." said
Prof X. "Somebody wool I have to
p v him for lii.s time."-- Jh-'eago Her
ald.
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r['HE Leader is going out
of business. Sale begins Friday, ij
November 23rd. Must vacate build- j
ing and not being able to secure a ij
suitable building we are going to sell jj
out our entire stock of Clothing,
Shoes, Hats, Ladies’ Cloaks, Suits, Skirts, ij
Waists, Ladies’ and Gents’ Furnishings, Etc. jj
Immediately the bargain knife was applied to ij
our stock, so everything in the house will be
sold. Don’t sleep on your rights. Come and
buy what you need and save money. An op
portunity of a life time. Such a big money
saving proposition will not be offered you in years. Merchandise
v is going higher every day. We are forced to sell ours at a low
price to close them out. This is your chance. Take advantage of it and
come to the Big Closing Out Sale!
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The Leader
SEEOUR BIG CIRCULAR for BIG BARGAINS j
PRUNE ORCHARDS
II RIGHT TIE1
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There Is No Orchard Operation That
Seerrw To Be So Generally
Understood.
By J. S. Knox, Horticulturist, Exten
sion Division, University of Arkan
sas.
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There is no other orchard operation
that seems to be so generally misun
derstood as that of pruning. It is
quite common even at the present
time to go into the orchards and find
trees that have been pruned for years
with nothing more than a pole ax, 1
and it is almost Invariably the case
that wherever the work is done in this
way the trees are in bad condition.
There was a time years ago when
the use of the axe was permissible, 1
because there was nothing better on
the market, but today when imple- !
ments made especially for pruning
work can be had at a'small cost there
is no reason why we should half do I
the pruning work. A complete
set of pruning implements, con- ;
sis ng of a swivel blade pruning saw,
a pair of lopping shears and a pair
of hand shears can be purchased for
about $6.00, and these are all that the
small orcliardist needs 1o do real
ill CM 'ITUP*' Ulim^ V Ml tv.
Tiefore beginning the pruning, one
should first familiarize himself with
the fruiting habits of his trees. Ap- 1
plea and pears, for instance, are borne
on lateral buds of the past season's i
growth. The removal or all or the
short spurs or branches from the cen
ter of u tree may make it look better,
but when it comes to the production
of fruit it will all he near the ends
of the branches; consequently, the
tree Is less able to support the weight.
It should be remembered that the
nearer the main body of the tree the j
fruit spur crows, the less the strain I
from the w< ght of the fruit will he |
on the tree. With peaehss, since the
fruit is grown on wood of the past:
season’s growth, it stands to reason ■
that a poor growth means a poor crop
of fruit. It is a well known fact that j
pruning is one of the best methods of j
stimulating growth in trees, and,
generally m along, trees making a
good vigoro i s growth are not so eas
ily V111« i by insect or disease as are
those making a slower growth.
There ar * nl nod reasons for
pruning, some of which are ns fol
lows:
(1) It corrects undesirable grow
ing habits of trees. For instance,
some fruits, such as pears, have a ten
dency to grow straight upward with
all of the branches in a mass. This
habit can be partly prevented at least
by cutting to outside huds.
(2' It makes the tree more nearly
balanced. If one side of the tree be
comes heavier than the otlipr we can
correct this by cutting back the heavy
growing side to correspond with the
lighter.
(3) It allows the fruit to grow larg
er and color better. Every fruit hud
that is left on a tree that is above
what is really necessary is a disad
vantage 1o that tree, and the remain
ing ones are better off without it.
When trees are kept pruned they are
naturally of less dense growth, and
this allows the sunshine to enter
among the branches and color the
fruit.
(4) It facilitates the spraying and
harvestiifg of the fruit. Trees kept
pruned do not grow so tall as those
not pruned, and if by pruning we can
Keep the trees headed low enough so
umi vr v. it it ui/lii o|«t aa< uiiu ii< i j
the fruit, from the ground, then we
have done away with a great deal of
unnecessary expense in the spraying
and harvesting of the crop.
(5) It lessen* the chances of dis
ease getting into the trees. Almost
every year some of the branches die
or a canker gets started on some part
of the tree. If the dead branches are
kepi primed out and the cankered
limbs removed in time it may save
the life of the tree.
(6) It lessens the damage done by
winds or by heavy loads of fruit, be
cause trees pruned regularly are of a |
stronger, sti ckler growth than are |
those not so pruned.
Prune at the Right Time.
It should always be home In mind
that the first three or four years in
the life of a tree is the time to do
the most vigorous pruning. At this
early stage it is possible for us to
shape the tree almost as we like, but
If we wait until the tree is eld It fa
almost Impossible to make It conform
to our wishes. If you are interested
In work of this kind and want assist
ance In getting the work started,
please write to the Exchange Divi
sion, Old Statehouse, Little Rock,
Aikansas.
PROTECT YOUR CATTLE FROM
ANTHRAX AND BLACKLEG.
Anthrax: Anthrax can be con
trolled successfully by vaccinating
w 1th serum and spore vaccine. Spe
cial permission must bt had from the
State Veterinarian before treating for
this disease.
Black Leg: Black Leg affects
calx es under two years old, but sel
dom attacks older cattle. For its
control caitle are vaccinated with
Black Leg Pellets or Black Leg Fil
trate. Black Leg Filtrate is the most'
successful treatment.
Ary you allowing the years of youth to slip away
without making preparation for the time when your j
earning capacity will he reduced?
Are you prepared to weather a season of sickness,
lack of employment, or other adversity? ,
Have you a little money at hand with which to
grasp the opportunity that will make you independent?
A BANK ACCOUNT is the answer to these and
many other of life’s questions.
| The McClintock Banking Co.
(Not Incorporated)
Marianna, Arkansas
1 W. S. McCLINTOCK R. L. MIXON D. S. CLARK
STATE HEALTH BOARD
WRITES ABOUT TETANUS
Little Rock, Nov. 17.
Dear Doctor:
The (inclosed copy is self explana
tory. It is suggested that you have
this copy printed in full in all of
your local pipers and that you give
it. such other publicity as' you may
deem necessary. Call on your med
ical profession to exercise diligence
and care in the execution of this
order.
This office desires to express ap
preciation lor the very prompt re
ports from the health officers in
regard to Manus.
Cordially yours,
c W. GARRISON.
State Health Officer.
Little Rock, Nov. 17, 1917.
To the Public:
. A good deal of uneasiness has
been occasioned by the appearance
of several cases of tetanus in the
state and especially by the report
of tetauut? sent on by the ci*y health
department of Memphis. The State
Board of Health has made a very
thorough canvass aid h -ewPh sub
mits the foliowing report of the
eases notified.
Since May of this year fifteen
cases of tetanus have occurred within
the state, with nine deaths, twelve
cases occurred outside of the city
of Little Rock, with six deaths. Of
these twelve cases, four who had not
been vaccinated developed the dis
ease. one f ont a gun shot wound;
one following puncture wound of the
foot with rusty nail; another follow
ing introduction of needle In the
foot: and the other from crushing
injury to the foot. Of the other
eight all of them had sores or abra
sions of the skin somewhere on the
body. One of them bad received an
Injury to the foot by rusty iron;
another had stuck a splinter through
his toe; another had sores on his
legs and puncture wound on his
heel simulating nail puncture, and
had been riding bareback a great i
deal: another had had the scab from j
vaccination knocked off with a whip
and the wound was dressed with a )
dirty cloth; another had sores on the
legs and feet which were supposed to!
lie the entrance pf infection.
Another point about most of the i
cases Is that tetanus developed four
or five weeks after vaccination, in
some instances after the vaccination
had practically healed. The incuba
tion iwirtod of tetanus ts from ten to
fourteen days. Thus it would seem
that in practically all the cases at
least vaccination was not respon
sible for the tetanus.
Of the five deaths in Memphis,
two cases had not been vaccinated
and no tetanus bacilli were found in
the virus. The three cases in Little
Rock are problematical.
A recent communication from Sur
geon General Rlne and Surgeon Gen
eral Gorgas states that no evidence
has been found to indicate that teta
nus was present in any of the vac
cine virus, and further urges that
no backward steps be taken and in
sists that any modification of the
vaccination order at this time would
be disastrous.
There are now in Arkansas a num
ber of severe epidemics of smallpox
in different sections of the state, and
adjoining states are complaining
that, smallpox contacts are coming J
out of Arkansas and spreading the i
disease.
In view of the abovp findings and
the message from the Surgeons
General, and further that no cases
of tetanus have occurred within the
past three weeks, the Board feels
that the compulsory vaccination or j
der should not bo modified. Many
of the counties have already complied i
and many others are complying as i
rapidly as possible. Therefore, the !
order will remain In full force and !
effect. t
It is further becoming necessary j
to issue compulsorv vaccination or |
ders to require all persons of all j
ages to he vaccinated in certain re
stricted districts where smallpox
has gotten out from under control of
the local health authorities and many
contacts have resulted
The following precautions are urged
by the federal, state and local health !
authorities, namely, that the field of I
vaccination be thoroughly sterilized;
that a sterile gauze dressing he ap
plied thereafter as soon as the virus
has dried; and that it be dressed
with sterile dressing 'as often there
after as is necessary and that shields
be discontinued. As soon as the blis
ter appea « follow ing- vaccination, if
i< is touched up lightly with tincture
of iodine it will soon disappear and
prevent a severe sore.
Respectfully submitted,
ARK. STATE HOARD OF HEALTH
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APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO
RELIEVE CATTLE INDUSTRY
Austin, Texas. N'ov. 19.—An* appeal
for an emergency appropriation of
50,dOO,000 was wired President Wil
son last night to relieve the cattle
industry in the drouth stricken re
gion of Texa t. Tb action resulted
from u conference h id here of re|e
re-entatives of corn u rcla! and in
dustrial interests of 'T‘ex4' ■ ' ‘ft
officials, called by Gov. W. 1*. Hobby.
It is pointed put that this money
is needed as a w ar nu asure to
“save the situation, to help th 1 farm
crs remain on me tana. no pi ovine
food, feed, seed, labor and credit.”
Two milHon her i of cilMe nm
aaid to be in the stricken district,
which Is shown to embrace 150 to
grn rotmUe*. it estimated thst
iariners in this district 1ui>t a.ready
been extended credit of Ji’ftO.onft.OftO
by various sources.
“We do not have to point out to
you that food is munitions and that
the government would not h sitate
to use any reasonable means to move
this amount of munitions,” the tele
gram read.
A resolution was adopted authoriz
ing Governor llobby to appoint a
committee to confer with the food
administration for the purpose of
adopting rules and measures pro
viding for the immediate and future
relief against conditions existing in
the drouth stricken areas.
Mexico is seriously considering
ousting her lot with the United
States In the war, and we have been
for some time trying to decide
whether this would be a blessing or
the reverse.
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“Where you lead we’ll follow.”
said the lengthening shoe top to
the shortening skirt And so the
eternal balance was preserved.
MILLER LUMBER'COMPANY
will help you to make your home*
mote comfortable.
IRE ACID H MEAT
CUIGS THE KIDNEYS
Take a glass of Balts if your Back hurts
or Bladder bothers you—Drink
more water.
If you must have your meat every day,
eat it, but flush your kidneys with salts
occasionally, says a noted authority who
tells us that meat forms uric acid which
almost paralyzes the kidnsys in their ef
forts to expel it from the blood. They
become sluggish and weaken, then you
suffer with a dull misery in the kidney
region, sharp pains in the hack or sick
headache, dizziness, your stomach sours,
tongue is coated and when the weather
is bud you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the
channels often get sore and irritated,
obliging you to seek relief two or three
time during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids, to
cleanse the kidneys and flush off the
body’s urinous waste get four ounces of
Jad Salts from any pharmacy here;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon jugse, combined with
lithia, and has been used for generations
to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys,
also to neutralize the acids in urine,
so it no longer irritates, thus ending
bladder weakness.
Jad Balts is inexpensive; cannot in*
{'ure, and makes a delightful effervescent
ithia-water drink.