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Pound for Pound
I have Just received a telegram
/ this effect:
"Any person can take his coi
to a mill and have it ground into me
or grits. The miller will issue him
certificate certifying that he h
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ivuuu iu umny pounas or meal <
(rite; the holder can then take tl
certificate to the merchant and he cc
secure the number ot pounds of flot
lie is entitled to receive without bu;
ins substitutes.
The County Food Administrat<
will furnish all milers with certll
cates."
Sale of Flour
The sale of flour by retailers, mil
or othe dealers in towns or cities 1
individual consumers shall be in or
eighth to one fourth barrel quantil
or less; in rural communities in or
'fourth to one-half barrel quantit;
No one allowed over thirty day's su]
Plj.
Profit on Flour
Profit exacted by retail dealers i
original mill packages should not e:
ceed from eighty cents to $1.20 p?
barrel, depending upon service pei
formed.
This means above actual cost. ]
you find this is belpg violated repoi
it to me and an investigation wi
Immediately follow. Wholesale!
from fifty to seventy five cents p?
barrel.
Substitutes
Substitutes for wheat flour shoul
bo sold at not more than a reasoi
able advance above actual purchat
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WL t k these prices, consic
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^^4 ed and pleated styl
Bp tan, poilu blue, pec
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ty chant reported to toe tor this viol;
tion will be immediately investiga
ed. Also aB to profit on flour az
sugar. Don't do it or I will move i
to see you. There is a weight an
to measure law. See that your scal<
are correct and proper weights ar
*n measures are given. There is a Sta'
at law as to weights and measures als
a Anv violation will
is' lately.
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le,
in j President Speaks To Congress
Washington, Feb. 11.?Presidei
Wilson, addressing Congress in Joii
)r session at 12:30 o'clock to4ay, r<
plied to the recent speeches of Gei
man Chancellor Von Hertling an
the Austrian Foreign Minister Cour
Czernin. Chancellor von Hertling
statement the President said, wo
Is very vague and confusing and led t
to practically no conclusion. It wa
i? very different 1n tone from Cour
ty Czernin's which, the President saic
ie had a very friendly tone.
y. The President reiterated that th
9- United States had no desire to intei
fere in European affairs and woul
disdain to take advantage of interns
weakness or disorder to impose he
own will upon another people. Al
t_ the way through, the President drei
a parallel between the pronounce
r_ ment of Chancellor Von. Hertlin
and Foreign Minister Czernin, an
^ his hearers drew the conclusion tha
the President decidedly considere
Czernin's utterances as being mor
favorable than Hertling's.
"Czernin seems to see the funda
mental elements of peace with clea
eyes, and does not seek to obscur
them," said the President.
"Count Czernin," said the Presi
d dent, "probably would have gon
l- much farther had it not been fo
ie the embarrassment of Austria's al
rris F<
IMP OR T
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5 offering Utmost in Val
g of the new season9 s bes\
all priced well within the
.ellence, good workmam
endid collection of Spr
iter values than you u
lering present difficulties
m% are many, all the neu
i of Poiret Twill, Tricotii
ih Serges.
ts, Vestee Suitst Sport Af<
es are shown in navy, bli
icock, biege and taupe.
it a well chosen a:
>lorings are charmi
WMEN DAYTIME
ssortment of smarl
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ing and the materi
Prices range from
'to
^PRIon."
. A general peace upon such a foui
> datlon can be discussed, said tt
i- President. Until such peace can t
t- secured we have no choice but to g
d on.
n These general principles, the Pre
d ident said, have been accepted t
is every one except the military aub
d , cracy in Germany,
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STORE OPE
ues at 19.75 to $39.50
t fashions in Women' s
reach of every woman
ship, variety are the
ing garments-?better
Dould expect to find at
) spring tendencies are
fie, Poplin, Gabardine,
odels as well as tailorick,
quaker gray, new
r-1 man who has been separated froi
d his loved ones for almost a score c
it years.
'b Capt. Laurene says he is
is southerner, having been born i
o Monroe county, Mississippi?Dixie'
is son, of French extraction. Mi
it, Laurene states that he is proud c
1, his southern blood, but also is ver
proud of his French blood. He i
e now two score and Bix years old, bu
looks much more aged, as his suffei
d ing and cruel treatment has show
il in the features which have undei
T gone the rigors of an imprisonmen
il of hardships and barbarities.
A short resume of the story as tol
s- by Mr. Laurene may or may not b
g of interest here:
d Some twenty years ago, Mr. Lau
:t 1 rene became a member of the Frenc!
d army, which took part in a skirmis'
e with the Turkish army. In the en
gagement many French prisoner
1- were taken, and among them wa
r Mr. Laurene. Mr. Laurene was plac
e ed in prison and subjected to al
kinds of hardships and barbariou
i- treatment. Eighteen years he re
e niained in prison, while the worl
r rolled on unheeded, and whiio >??
I- whereabouts, became lost to hi
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"The Depei
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of a
drifted
ones.
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^^^^^^^^^^Hlberty, after
^^^^^^^^^HPuprisonment?eigh
he no cod
^^^^^^P^outside world, only his
^^^^^^soners and his guards,
^^^^earing that his wife and dai
ter were in Cape Town, Africa,
i- Laurene went to that town as i
e as possible, aided by the Fr<
e army. Arrived at that place,
o Laurene's search was only just
gun, for his loved ones were
i- there. They had gone?gone
y America. So Mr. Laurene__wa
>-1 upon the turn of Fate's wheel
|again waited 'till he could be
patched to America. Over a 3
. after his release from prison
left Cape Town ami saw America
'the first time in 1 ft years, wheu
landed in New York on the 15th
I of April, one year ago. His wife
* daughter had preceded him
America by a period of two ye
The last heard of them was w
they were in Baltimore. This h
n ever, was prior to Mr. Laurene's
,7 rival and followed immediately
on the arrival of Mrs. Laurene
ajTommie from Cape town, they I
n | ing been seen in Baltimore in i
i8 tember 1914. This was the last <
r as to their whereabouts, but
daunted and with perseveram
v Luarene has continued his searcl
*8 America for his loved ones.
^ over a year he has sought in ^
for his wife and daughter, hop
n each day that his efforts will be
._ warded?hoping that with the
t ing of tomorrow's sun he will 1
those for whom he has been seai
A ing throughout the length
e breadth of America.
Mr. Laurene was taken by his
rents to France in 1878. He
h educated at Christ's College; C;
h bridge, England, and at Br
France. He was commissioned
8 officer in the engineering dep
s ment of the French army on ,J
19, 1890, and took part in putl
[1 down the Kurds, who rebe
s against French authority in If
Mr. Laurene was captured by Mu
d Achmet Bey on August 5, 189 6,
s was held a prisoner for 18 yean
s months and 3 days, being relet
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We have selectei
notes, selected the
manufacturer who
details of finish,
turing distinctive s
i
Showing the mo&
most designers, j
and becoming hats
shot
AND SPORT CO^
t fashions for imn
als include duvel
$13.75 to $29.51
goes
H ra g orwarofl
HPP^re^brutalities he
Kt" prisoner in the hands of n^H
of ' o
ick-1 Entertainment
him! I
as! At l'leaaant Hill School House,
| day evening, Feb. 15. 1919. 7:
inch | ???
ola, | A.big entertainment
>rls- J Is given to you,
,ned | We hope you will come
the 1 And promise, if you do,
Mr.' A very pleasant time
' of I Some good things to eut,
teen | And besides nranyothers
teen j A musical treat,
tact First on the program
fel-j Is a pond in which to fish
! Next are pretty boxes
igh-! You can buy if you wish;
Mr.1 A cake walk will be given
toon' To those above seven;
>nch The winner of this cake
Mr. | Will be on a number uneven.
be-| Music will be furnished
not' By two men from Charleston;
to One will play the piano,
,A. * 1 Tk? at-- -i i
i i iiu uiuur nit? vioien.
and A few words of welcome
diS.! By ihc little tots
rear! And an address of welcome
he' By a bigger what
for A Pantomime will be acted:
l he ""Nearer My Clod To Thee."
day And you will be affected,
and B>' those who sing for ye;
to Nexi is "'The Whipping,
ars.' Johnnie Didn't Get,"
hen j "The Petertown Proposal"
ow- And more music yet.
QrJ "Sue's Beau to Dinner"
Up.' To be given by six;
and | "How He Popped The Questioi
iav-! And some music mixed.
5ep. Then "Mischievous Mattie"
due ! And music galore,
un- "For Love and Honor"
By the next four.
, of A quartette will then sing
For And a cake will be sold.
rain By the Pleasant Hill men
ting Who are not very old.
re- This cake goefl to the girl
rig.! Which has the prettiest race
find To-gether with other things
rch-i That make up her grace,
and | Oysters will be served
With crackers and cat sup,
pa_ jThen music by one
wa81 On a "Wendel and Mason".
am- | ?
len! NOTICE
an j
ar*~ | The undersigned offer a rewat
une $100 for the apprehension
ting proof to convict of any person
lied hatils, outs or takes wood from
lands.
irad R. F. BOOTH,
and S. A. BOOTH.
s' * W. P. ROZIER.
ised 2-14-3t.
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lINNING
>rthy Merchandise
k.Y
*d to meet the demands <
raffeta and Silk also Jer
i the models for these sti
fabrics and arranged to
se productions are distil
Every dress is a copy of
tyle innovations.
fetching and approved
A Iso original adaptions
for immediate wear,
vn exclusively by Mori
lTS
nediate or early S
yn and other fa
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In use
WyM letters
K4 tag of the good^^^^^^^^^H
Kyi has done them.
i t^l the best proof of
1^1 of Cat dui.
|/J Cardui isagoodm^^^^^^H^H
E/j for women.
1^1 There are no
Ws% habit-forming
Cardui. comp^^^^^B^H
K^l only mild,
lyl ingredients,
1^ aner-cnects.
CARDl^Sfl
i The Woman's Toii^RM
r/w You can rely on Cardui. .J^Rj^H
?/ Surely it will do for you ByB^B
1 VV what it has done for so BC^R^B
|V many thousands of other
JL/ women! It siioum help. |/^B
/ "1 was taken sick,
j seemed to be . . . p^jj I
L/ writes Mrs. Mary E.Veste,
1/ of Madison Heights, Ya. E^B|^|
"I goj^own so weak,
could i.^rdly walk .
1^ just staggered around.
I d^R ... 1 read of CardulB^HH^R
AyJ and after taking one bot-^^^^H^R
ly? tie, or before taking
|K/3 all, 1 felt much better.
|/4 took 3 or 4 bottles at^^m^R
Wj/M that time, and was able to^^^^RB
RvR do my work. 1 take it iid^^HNfl
B/fl the spring when runfl Rj^H
|/J down. I had no appetit^H^^H^^
f/j and 1 commenced eating^B^H^f
L/| It is the best tonic I eve^^^HB^H
saw." Try Cardui.
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