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week 10 cento; per month, 40 cento;
C: year, $4.60 in advance, by carrier
city, by mail in country.
Weekly—$1.00 per year, payable in
advance.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For County Judge.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of W. D. Mc
Lain for the office of county and pro
bate judge of Jackson County, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri
Eiary.
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For Treasurer.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of John H.
Camp for the office of Treasurer of
Jackson County, subject to the action
cf the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Jesse W. ,
Shuford for the office of Treasurer of
Jackson County, subject to the action ]
of the Democratic primary.
Doctors Disagree.
The common people cannot de- ■
ride so long as the great doctors j
and wise ones disagree among |
themselves. They are doing this
now as they have never done it
before. One distinguished gen
tleman from Battle Creek told
an audience lately that the world
is growing gradually crazy and
that the birthrate i3 decreasing
to such an enormous extent that
soon the earth win he depopulat
ed. It is not difficult at times to
convince oneself that the world
is going crazy because each
individual is disposed to think
everyone crazy who does not a
gree with himself. But on the
subject of race extinction there
is too much controversy for any
one to determine satisfactorily.
On the same day another emi
nent gentleman who happens to
be the president of one branch
of the British Association for
the Advance of Science, reiter
ated the Malthusian doctrine of
over-population. He claims that
there will soon not be enough
coal to furnish heat and power
to the machinery that is neces
sary in our industrial life, and
he also claims that the produc
tion of food stuffs is falling sad
ly behind the increase in popu
lation, and that soon there will
be widespread famine and race
extinction. Both of these dis
tinguished gentlemen cannot be
right, but it may be that they
are both right in part, and that
this good old world will continue
rocking along as it has always
done, with its joys and sorrows,
its shadows and sunlight, and
that those who try to make the
best of their sojourn here will
not find any very serious causes
of complaint. It is always in
teresting to hear from the emi
nent scientists, but as they dif
fer radically and are diametri
cally opposed to each other, peo
ple can find but little consolation
in following any one of them.—
Memphis News-Scimitar.
To Enforce Uniform Weights.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, September 20.—
The last legislature passed an act
providing for a uniform system
of weights and measures
throughout the state, or rather
for the enforcement of such a
law that had already been en
acted
It was provided, among other
things that the Secretary of
State shall “seal” or o. k. every
county standard of weight or
measure, for which he shall re
ceive a fee of $4 per county, or
$300 for the state.
But the state has no standards.
Tt may have had at one time,
away back in 1836, when the
first act was passed, but if so,
they have since been lost or de
stroyed, and no vestige of them
remains.
That he might put the law into
effect, Secretary Hodges wrote
to S. W. Stratton, of the Bureau
of Standards, Washington, D. C.,
requesting that the state be fur
nished with a system of weights
and measures. He has just re
. a J A 1 a 4 4 -Pmawi TV/T v* Q fro t
V/Vl V U 1VVI>VA
ton in which he says:
“The government does not
now manufacture standards for
the states, but recommends that
they be purchased from some re
putable manufacturer of stand
ards and sent to this Bureau for
certification and scaling, if
found to comply with our re
! quirements.”
He furnishes a list of the
weights and measures needed to
make a complete system, costing
in the aggregate, $2,582.55. But
the Secretary of State has no
funds with which to purchase
these standards, and under the
law tests made by county stan
j dards are not official unless they
' Have been sealed by the state
! standards. And so it appears
that the law cannot be put into
effect thoroughly until there
has been additional legislation.
In the meantime, many counties
are attempting to put the law
into effect for, as a rule, their
feeS will be ample to justify the
purchase of a complete system
of standards.
Earthly Punishment.
The way of the tranpereesor In vro''
written up.—Kansas Oiiv Journal.
Look at these two men. They have been to market their
cottou. One put his money in the bank and the other did
not. They were held up on their way home. The silly fel
low who wanted to take his money home had to “deliver”
to the robbers. The other was able to give them the laugh
—his money was in the bank.
i I U , BANK & TRUSTCO.
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PORCELAIN DUE TO ACCIDENT
How the Process of Enameling Was
Discovered by Chinese Workers
About 206 B. C.
Near the year 206 B. C., in the be- ;
ginning of the dynasty of Han, some \
workers in earthenware set their pots
fn the oven to bake, and forgot them.
When they remembered them and
opened the oven doors they found that
the pots were vitrified in shining
spots. In this way the enameling of
porcelain was discovered. When
freed of its dross the substance grew
lighter, become clear, and acquired
a grain as fine and smooth as vel
vet and a thin, hard, translucent body
that rang like a bell.
The art of monochromatic glazing
waa discovered in the time of the
dynasty of Sung (960—1280 B. C.)
Occasionally the action of the fire sep
arated the plgmentB and produced ex
cessive richness of color. The Mon
gol Invasion checked the progress of
ceramic art. In 1368 Tai-Tsu, the
son of a day laborer, dethroned the
emperor and founded the dynasty of
Ming, whose reign persisted until
1644. Tai-Tsu lost no time In restor
lng the imperial manufactories. He
gave the national manufactory the
monopoly of the work in porcelain, ex
cepting nothing but the white pottery
manufactuied by the artisans of
Tehua. Under the new impetus all
the ancient methods were revived and
perfected. The system of three-color
and five-color decoration, after a pre
liminary firing, dates from the re
naissance of art under the Ming dy
nasty.—Harper’s Weekly.
TOOK HIS LIrE BY REQUEST
Qlrl Then Considered Annoying Suitor
Dead and Wanted Na Corpse
In House.
He was a theatrical lover, aad she
didn’t like his style In the least, for he
waa oonstant In his dsvotlon, which
made matters worse. She had triad
gentle means to get rid of him, but he
had disregarded them with palatal per
sistency.
"Deer one,” he exclaimed, hurling
himself tragically at her feet, "I tor*
yout My life is yours! Will you take
Kl
She did not look like a murderess,
hut she responded, with calm deter
MilnaflAii •
"I wilL”
He gazed at her rapturously.
“Don’t do that.” she begged, draw
ing back from him as If In horror. "I
have taken your life, as yon requested
mo to do, and yon are henceforth to
all IntentB and purposes dead.’’
He seemed dazed.
“I do not,’’ she continued, turning
aaide, "desire to have a dead person
In the house, and If you do not go
away at once I shall send tor an un
dertaker and have yon removed to the
nearest cemetery."
Then the dreadful situation In which
his own precipitate folly had placed
him was revealed, and he removed
himself with promptness and dispatch
Brave Old Oak.
Whether its branches show green
•gainst a dark-blue sky—gold where
the sunlight touches them—whether
Its leaves show magneta In the light
of the setting sun. or black and sil
ver in the moonlight, there Is no tree
of them all to compare with the oak.
All a summer’s day you may lie out
stretched beneath It, so strong and j
so friendly, not to you only, but to aU
the little lives that swarm about Ha
roots. All kinds of busy creatures,
ants, spiders, daddy-long-legs, bolovod
of your childhood, go scurrying ovos
you on this errand and that, as u»
afrald, almost, as if yon ware dead.
A feeling of kinship comes to you:
a knowledge that all this life about
you in oak and grass and insect, and
the good dog lying at your feet, is
but a little part of the ageless flux
and reflux; soothingly as a cool hand
on an aohing head, there comes to
you the realization that soon fears,
bates, and loves forgotten, your tired
body shall rest under the trees all
tbe days and all the nights.—Month
ly Atlantic.
As to Chickens.
They are the most dadbusted. «n>
eertalnest creatures that walk the
family acre. Almost everybody tries
to raise chickens at one time or an
other. Looks easy—that’s the decelw
lng part of It
And it is easy, after you learn one
thing: Little chickens don’t know
anything, medium sized chickens
don’t know anything, big chickens
don't know anything. If there Is a
change of an intellectual nature as
the size Increases big ones know less
If possible than little ones.
If there is a wire partition In your
pen with an open door at one end the
chickens will try to plunge through
the wire instead of going around and
walking through the door.—Puck.
Safety Devices.
Redd—I understand the French gov
ernment has offered a prize of $30,000
for a device that will make aeroplanes
safe.
Greene—Why, d«*'t they at the
same time offer a prize for a device
that will make falling out of a tenth
story window safe?
Interested.
"The earliest mention of coal Is
6aid to have been made by Theophras
tus,” said the professor, at break
fast. ]
"And what did he say was a ton.
professor?” inquired the landlady
<N>urUig the coffee.
Or At Least The Part Which Hav
Arrived. e
BrocadedV elvet,
Brocaded Paon Velvet for trimmings.
The new Mandaline light weight.
Duryea stripes.
Diagonal Serges, 52 inches, all colors.
We cau Show You All The New Silks
in Corticelli and Pine Tree Mills.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
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Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill j
We want to sell 500 bushels
of fine preserving pears. Buy
while they are cheap.—Snetser’s
Grocery. 46d5
We will receive our first ship
ment of Keiffer pears next Wed
nesday. Place your order early
—Snetser Grocery. 45d5
Specials For Thursday and
Friday—9x12 Mangor Rugs,
regular $19.00 value, 2 days
$12.98. Smaller rugs from $1.00
up.—J. D. Carvell & Co. 44d2
Millinery display Wednesday,!
September 24, at Miss Eva Gra
ham’s. 47d4t.
Don’t fail to attend the display
at Miss Graham’s—Gage and Pa
ris styles—Sept. 24. 47d4
Place your order with us for
your preserving pears. We will
have the extra fancy Keiffer
pears. Prices reasonable and
quality guaranteed.— Snetser’s
Grocery. 46d5
Wanted—Roomers and board
ers. Rate per week $5.00. Nice
cool rooms. For particulars call
at this office or at804 Newport
Avenue. Phone 356. lldtf
On account of the National
German American Alliance and
Fall Festivities to be held in
St. Louis, October 4-12, the Iron
Mountain has offered a rate of
$10.70 for the round trip to all
who want to attend during the
eight days meeting. bl4
See the hat that took the
marks of credit at “The Made in
Chicago Week” at Miss Gra
ham’s Millinery display, Sept.
24, 1913._ 47d4t
Standard" "Narora" Laratoqr
The Bathroom That Pleases
is one which completely satisfies
the demand for sanitary security,
durability and beauty of design.
A #<$tattdard" Modern Bath
room installed by us with a careful
regard for sanitary efficiency and
the following out of your instruc
tions will please you.
Ask for booklets.
W. R- Whitten
kicLain Bldg. Phone 154
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SEPTEMBER 25
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CHAS. B. SLOAT
Ass’t Gen’l Passenger Agent
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
or consult
Ticket Agent Rock Island Lines
Station
Stove Wood
Any Size Good Mill Wooc
Close Prices on Carloads.
$1.00 and $2.00 Loads
Phone 58
West’s Livery Stable
IDEAL LAUNDRY
C. H. WALTON
Proprietor.
Washing called for and delivered
to all parts of the city.
Phone 150.
Agents Wanted In Every Town.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
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physician I
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