The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1917 Page: 4 of 18
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SELECTIVE DRAFT
deasuris for Raising of Military
Forces, as Agreed Upon
by Congress.
DETAILS OF NEW
CONSCRIPTION LAW
Washington. May 10. I S| «•« I: I. J - -
Outstanding f«*aturei of tin* universal
Service l«M US drafted l V lilt' M'llUte
iiinl house conferees.
Age* of Draft. ?T to 30 Inclusive.
Ages of Volunteer*, 18 to 40 inclu-
sive.
Numl>i*r subject tn draft .1l.ooO.nuu
To he Ohtaincd bv Draft or Volun-
llllllllll.l • • IiiImii-Iiiiii ill, ! • till! presi-
dent mil)' d« tcrmlne, who shall lit* up
pointed |i\ tin* president.
"Sui li district bnunK shall rcvlfw
■ ■it appeal iiinl alllrtii, humIIfy i r re-
iitw mi) decision ul iiuy local lioai'il
Itii vlnac Jurisdiction In tin* ii roil In
which miy niii'ti (listriri hoard hits III
risiliction under tlif ruli's ami rebuilt
lions prescribed by tli«" president. Such
district hoards shall liuvi' exclusive
oriieimil jurisdiction within IInlr re-
spective iii'imn tu hear mill ili'ti'i'tiiitn'
all questions or claims fur Including
nr excluding < t discharging person* nr
A STATE MARKETING
ORGANIZATION FORMED
iKl'llUrUlllK IKTMHIK HI' lhmM«k<.iif
ii Daily b; i
A utatu orKunitutioD i
wua formed at Auatln Friday at a
conference of county Jud(e . repn - |
scntatlves ut commercial organization*
<b« Htat«. extension de
^finnr*
CALOMEL SICKENS! IT SALIVATES!
DON'T STAT BILIOUS, CONSTIPATED
""" |
at^lt
Plana Are Laid by Delegates to Pro-
yld* '°r ( I Guarantee "Dodson's Liver Tone" Will Give You the Best Livi
and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had—Don't Lose a Day s Wo
AuMtln, Tex
ii i w <ii y JL i * id J
Calomel makes you sick; you lose a
day'a work. Calomel la quicksilver
and It salivates; calomel Injures your
liter.
If you are bilious, feel lazy, sluggish
all knocked out. If your bowels
jonstlpated and your bead aches
omach Is sour. Just take a spoon-
<f harmless Dodson'B Liver Tone
using sickening, salivating
Dodson's Liver Tone is real
medicine. You'll know It next
you will wake up
liver will be work
ir y«
The trading public has become almost hysterical over the adva'f,
Some people are likely to loose sight of QUALITY in trying to ig fine, your nver win u wun-
~. n - , . „ . .• « . . our headache and dizziness gone.
Shoes. When you sacrifice quality for price you are practicing fals stomach will be sweet and your
. , i a . . „ i • i • 18 reKular You wU1 feel Uke
There is a great deal being said of mercnautrs marking their goo; ' "
this is the proper method for them to protect themselves against a "
l i. i. • i. a a. a ii a. v
regular You will feel like
ng You'll be cheerful; full of
and ambition.
ir druggist or dealer sells you a
it bottle of Dodson'B Liver Tone
under my personal guarantee thal^it
will clean your sluggish liver belter
than nasty calomel; It won't make you
sick and you cun eat anything you
want without being salivated. ^ our
druggist guarantees that each spoonful
will start your liver, clean your bowels
and straighten you up by morning or
you can have your money back. Chil-
dren gladly take Dodson'B Liver Tone
because It Is pleasant tasting aud
doesn't gripe or cramp or make them
sick.
I am selling millions of bottles of Dod-
son'B Liver Tone to people who hare
found that this pleasant, vegetable, liv-
er medicine takes the place of danger-
ous calomel. Huy one bottle on my
Bound, reliable guarantee. Ask your
druggist or storekeeper about me. Ad*.
but we want it understood that
V. L. DOUCLAS
WE HAVE NOT MARKED !!? OUR PREi -■aMwwi ■—
knvr Money by Wearing W. L Douglae
hoes. For aale by overBOOO shoe dealers,
"he Beat Known Shoes in the World.
And there ia vr-v little difference in our prices NOW find what they were in 1914, due to large contracts ptf
chandise from a great portion of our stock at "before the war prices "
vcarrr protected against high prices lor inferior shoes. 1 he
1 prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San
cisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the
We urge you to cover your wants fully, as the pre .ent prices a^ked by manufacturers and wholesalers fo pi,d f°r , _ , , .
" * * ■ • • J ie quality of W. L. Douglas produa a guaranteed by more
_ c j i; e _ i • . th.ir. 40 win experience in making fine shoes. The smart
ChanCe of a decline tor some time, I are {he leaders in the Fashion Centres of America.
i are made in a well-eauipped factory u Brockton, Mass.,
It would not be wise to buy encugh Hour to la-t a }ear, but we l)elicve you would save a great deal by ^neS mcT^if^rkfnJ ll!thu^T.,t«
. .111 11.1.1 . . , , 1, . ii/- .1 it fnination to make the best shoes for the price that money
a prominent wholesaler remarked lliat dress ginghams would sell at 2oc a yard before another year, and shebuy.
your *ti « dealer for W. ¥.. I)uu|1u iilioai. If lie csn-
MWARf or
SUMIITU1U
Boy*' Shoos
Bast In tht World
day's factory price. In this day of irregular pricasiind unknown values it will p;iv you to trade with inerch.^^riffforlmaiMtilirlUk".r«Futtnahow?o IV
" ili ««uf tli« hlch^l lUniUn) uf quality for Uim price, vjy
-«turn raall, poktiign free.
$3.00 sTsoi $2.00
I L_j, rroslclrnt " ff. l" OniigliM Sliiw t o.,
We have given you a "square dea!' ia the past, we will give
IHCi Spark St.. Brockton, .M "■
^>OH/y
Puts a ...
Stop to all
Distemper fl
URE5 THE SICK "
CURES THE SICK
Anil preventa oth "r* hnvltiK the (llaeaHf no matter how
expoxril. 1(0 rent* and fI a Itullle. |A and III! a duarn
itoiiiea. All kooU ilruiciriHtH and turf koixIh houaea
M'llllN MKDK'AI. CO.,
('herniate and llactertoloiflala, i.oahra, Ind., U. S. A.
Histrionic Aspirations.
vntir frlt'tid any lilstrloiiic iis-
"is:
, In- don't hothi'r imy about his-
ill' wants to In- an actor.''
r v^ wrv>«a Pi ur< r- -
1uvrs'w 'uBv-aaHicw.aaa.jnuA .'Ujlvttmn.*■%.UMMI.
Hie Bastrop Advertiser
tsnvwvd at Listrop, 'IVxas. I'ostOllk'o
as second clans Matter.
.•72&XL W. CAIN,
Kditor : nd ! Yop'r
-•
CETtlSTIAN CHURCH.
tppetchitiK at the Christian
. -S \<rch on next Sunday at 11
a«Sdnx;k a. m. and 8 p. m. by the
Uev ia. Harbord. I'ub
Uts iwrdially invited.
TofTcr"
SALE Two Good Jersey
koows and one younj? heifer
J. Gordon Hry&on
' sark's Detroit 'Special Over
h.k "wear like a pi^'s noj*e."
f ax. gale by Hoatli Dry Goods
PUBLIC LIBRARY ASS'X.
There will be a mei'tin^ o'
the Public Library A* inflation
next Wednesday, Ma.v _•>. :it !
o'clock p. in. at tin; library
room. Every member isa!,que-t
ed to bo precent. This wor!«
i>; not receiving the support
a d encourajretnei t it deserves,
uet every lover of yood books,
every public-spirited citizen
come and have a | art in this
good wonk,
Mus. 15. D. Ougain, Pres.
"Star Brand Shoes are bet
ter." laot us sell you a pair.
Booth Duy Goods Co.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. .T. N.
Bi niH't. a line s pound boy, on
May 5th.
i-\ >. >b - ;.\sioi;'/AT|i >x
uia;.\n;z v i j< in.
at t lie
•) 'Hi
.ii
Newest styl"s, best values
Sp<!fial pric, $"i.(X),
lit VST. & Sl.'N.
l-\) i SAI.lv
Pino MeOtne (..'otto i S.'eil fur
sali>, also a gentle, well-bred btitf-
s?y mare. liOMT. A. Bkooks.
To practice econo;ny buy
liable shoes at Ho.t's.
re
( >''• i I 1 i i i v . 11
Court Houst?, in ob"ijt«nt;i' \ m
..Uiu.i'ii.. . l. '.li v ii.ill ,y .1
I. B Price, a company ut ladies
net and oivnniK-'d for the pur
"is" if ti, sys' 'inatic effort
io c.'iild.Mi t. i t.ii • ti'tjuest ol
President Wilson n-^aruing the
Conservation of Pond. The f >1
In'* ing (!ommittee w is appointed
u> [ 1 in and further tin* advance
ment f the cause: Mesdaines
P C. Maynard, W. J. Miley, Km -NI ' • A. Kimbro, who sue
ma Steward. W. M. Andrews and iceeda Mr. VV. H. Fuller as m ina
T. N. Piwi'll. The Reading i K'-'1' of lll(! Southwestern Tele
No Time to Save.
_e tline to sa\i- Is when you're
•
at's nil ritflit; but a fellow
t I'llrii anytliliiK till he khs well
iinit tlii'ii It costs more to live."
S NEVER
: BEEN NERVOUS
. Expert.
"Jerome is iniirvi'loiisly expert with
a stop watch."
"Yes; he formerly llnieil all screen
kisses fur I lit1 lioaril of censorshlp."-
•I ikIKI-.
IMITATION IS SINCEREST FLATTERY
hut like counterfeit money the Imita-
tion lias not the worth nf the original
Inalrt on "La Creole" Hair Dressing—
It's the original. Darkens your hair In
the tin tu riil way, but contuitw no dya
Price $1.00.—Adv.
Discovered.
She (referring to host) You know,
there's something rather nice about Mr
Tomkins Smith.
He- Yes 1 think it must be Ills
wife.- I'unch.
Purely Personal,
Circle 1 ad a called meeting
on Friday and endorsed the
movement. On Saturday after
noon Judge Price announces
another meeting at the Court
House, when Miss Gearingof the
Taking Cardui. and Does
Kt Now Suffer Any Pain
JJ Writes Georgia Lady.
t > ' —
afnton. Oil.—Mrs. Kiln Olfford
1 Htm •e, writes: "I have always swf-
* SCHR H'llE roit ITCHING IMI.EH
Villi .ill furiii ' 'if sklr <11 -.'BBOS Is 'I'el-
Irrlne. It Is nlao ii speoltl" for Tetter,
ittnRWoriri. I'Jrzi'iim Infunt Sore Ili-ad
Chapa ami Old 11< Miik Shi . m
[>hone Compiuy at this phice,
accompanied by his wife and
two buys, arrived Tuesday. Mr.
Kimbio has b en a citizen of
Smitiivill.i for som ■ time, is a Sjrilps. I would have a had sii-k
1 iiiost pleasant and courl" )iis| che every time, which would gen-
j gentleman, and oil the part of | „ I;ist two days. 1 had always
what n good riedlclne Cardui
I "Enoloaeit flmt one dulhir for which
I pli'fli'f fi nil lll« two Iiiixin 'l> 11 r I ttr s
tln> tnaki's flve b.ixi's I l,\oritered
of from you the tlr"! one only b' inic f>*
me I B iffi ri'd with iin «-r11y• 11>■ n for
>• irn, iinl one box of Tetlerlue iiireil
I" from iiniiiful . . . but was "anrt two of m friend* It i- worth
its M i lalit 111 Koid to an v on<> snfTi rlnn
after marriage. I would have ,s i .ii.i ijver;.i.o.jv ouiri t to know of
(>[1ains and misery In my stomach vine "o'h* ' ^ s ""
liMrrlitf t ilrur^.^lM or hrit l v mall
f- r r 0r* .! T Hhnpt rln« S t vnfinM Aiiv
niversity Kxtension Depart ; 14T''nld'tti m, and on tlu^ pirtofjg
mcnt, is expected to deliver an our c'''54''-'Lship the Advertiser
id dress on Pood Conseev 1 extends to Mr. Kunbro a oordial
r
It is earnestly urg-il that ev«r '- vv,,|coinvil" hestl?tfclo town in
"i\\
liif' Combination t'tnt
Means Tire S^tisfacfiujj
Wickelia Universal Treads
As good tirr3 as money can make: or
buy. Not only contain the very best of
rubber and fabric, but bo much mors
ol cach tl.at they weigh from to IS ''r
heavier than the average.
, Micbelia Red loner Tubes
Made or. a circular mandrel producing
a truly ring-shaped tube which fits tbo
casing perlectly without stretching or
wrii kling. Michelin Tubes do not grow
brittle or porous with a^e.
In Juitlce to yourtelf, flic? these mod-
emlc-f/rlctJ, },i#h-qudlitj lira a trial.
THE HOME
Hdwe. CO.
rvation.
odv attend tlii.s lecture which tin_ s«r.:ite Mr. Fuller will assuui •
! will relate t.o manv matters which |tl1" In in «,f the San M ir.
are vitally connecter! with olir 1 f,,w Kx'dianRe in the near future
best inter sts. Don't forgi't, the
date, next Saturday afternoon at
~2 o'clock.
THIiKIS VACANCIES.
At the Methodist Sunday
School l ist Sunday morning, tha
Sui^rinUtmhm' M. <'. Pooth,
paid tribute to the members who
had recently o >eye 1 tin- cill < f
Duty and had gone forth to the
service of their Country, islcing
all to rise and offer silent prayer
for young men: h'ufus liansome,
John •l >n!<ins and Howard .Ion
kins. L't all our Bastrop sons
md daughters too, be assured
that thev hold warm place in the
hearts t f Ihosetliey leave behind
them and let. them always have'm
abiding sense ol sympathy and
love wherevertiiey go.
art
tie
I thought 1 viiihl try It. I
\\i< bottles and It helped lue.
.teen months later I began to he
Mus and w'is worse at •my . . .
Ill these times I did not have any
Ills m my I fiends wish for him a ternd do not now suffer any pain.
C'UitiuiJ 11,i■) i of the popularity lie Mr was very nervous, so nervous
enjoyed here. rpjy hands would shake. Any noise
Mrs. Hsrb.Trt Anderson js j:8 make me Jump,
visiting her father, Mr. .1. S
Spoorier, at t'i • King's l)tugii
ters Ilospital at T srnple.
Difficult Feat.
"Tell Mr S.ulth I want to see him
nt the telephone,"
"1 told Mr. Smllh, sir, ami lie want*
In know If yihi have ii periscope itt
\otir end."
Mrs. Paul 1).
'hursdiy from
I. M. (J irwo'id
Notice,
Page returned
i visit. 11> \! rs.
Austin.
Miss Tilda We j >r an 1 Miss
Clara Miller were visitors to
Ilastrop l«Yid iy.
Mr. an I M rs. W ii. M
urehison
wore visitors i > IJistiop from
II iskell this w 1
Mr. an I Mrs ,1. T Crysii[) and
Mr. f, p L'jckett word Austin
visitors Wudaes 1 iy.
So I took two
(jr,-ioilies of t'ardtil. 1 have never
inef"'rv"UH • • • und do not
jn.. ny pain. 1 think this is all due
fjt) I ii I and ltluck-1 >raught."
YES! MAGICALLY!
CORNS LIFT OUT
WITH FINGERS
her
til, tin* woman's tonic, is com-
only of pure, vegetable Ingredl-
' Viiich have been recognized for
' ears by standard medical books
S u r.feiit medicinal value.
I i a wonderful record of over 4(1
sidi;o its credit, Cardui lias proven
t '1 t its In the treatment of ailments
\j r to women.
(.injiiu are weak and nervous, and
Mot K"°d' reliable, female tonic, try
\j(1„ At any drug store.- Adv.
M
Liked Several Chaps.
i fi ,1 , • yon think life Is more Inter-
Mr. J. H. lendr.x was among| iincth«n tiction?"
Ins n istrop IthmkIs this i J, y0u imvo to bojfin your
' Mr. Ii D. Sander? and little
.. ... daughter and M iss Fenora ('ham
Hunting and trespassing is hers, visiting i)r. and Mrs.
forbidden on property known as It. Combs, have return11
the Hasler and .Jung pasture, their home at Uallas.
east of Mastroj). Anyone caught
j doing so will be prosecubvd to
the full extent of the law.
MKS. MAUY M. IIaslku.
i Mks, JOS I,IMI JI NO.
re with chapter 1."
to
/ ** t!r Tub** oft qfk n 1mi.
tutiJ in i for lei runr in quality
H ;r-.e, Wagon and Harness ;
a bargain.
Bastrop Furniture Co.
Mr. Ion Crow, an employee nf
the Ad vertiser oftiee, left Ton rs
day for Illusion t}enlist in the
j arinj'.
Mrs. .1, <Oi'giin and little
15'ssie Clinton, ol Mart'a, ar«
visiting Mis. (),gain's parents,
; M r. and M rs. J. II. Pearcy.
laaattv# proprrtlm nf WTlIOItTH
N VBOBTABI.K PILUI *rr llm nat
To i- ult of On-lr tonlr action Thai i«
iry arc an ldf«l Spring Mrdlctn«. Ailv.
V
m The Reaaon.
linn* looks so discontented anil din-
M 4-d,"
V"M wonder. She has a husband
•i' HD
I' HI
11 ill
ii iw
c.al
Yoti say to the drug store man
"(Jive me ii small bottle of freestone.'
This will cost very little but will
positively remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from one's feet.
A few drops of this new ether com-
pound applied directly upon a tender,
aching corn reMeve* the soreness In-
stant y, and soon the entire corn or
callus, root ami nil. dries tip and can
be lifted off with the lingers.
Tills new way to rlil one's feet of
corns was Introduced by a Cincinnati
man. who says that freestone dries In
a moment, and simply shrivels up the
com or callus without Irritating th
surrounding skin.
If ymir druggist hasn't nny freer.one
tell him to order a small bottle
his wholesale drug house for you.-i
m
Accounting for It.
"How very seedy your frl I looks."
"Naturally. He's Just come out of an
agricultural college."
ets her everything she wants."
Fortunate Individual.
Who is the lucky man at a
l"Nt
rlc
ng'
i—The one who loved and loat.
Many n man luis money to burn situ-
I ply heeilline he iloesn't burn It.
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy
n,:r vS *,' *&• v: H:*>v
afUiU.NS ti t U*MtOK CO.. CUUJAUO
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