lHE INDEPENDENT
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent has been au
thorized to make the following
announcements of candidates,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic Primary.
For Congress—
W. A. OLDFIELD
For Prosecuting Attorney—
EARL C- CASEY
H. U. WILLIAMSON
For County Judge—
W- D. McLAIN
JAMES H. JOHNSTON
JOHN A. MELVILLE
O. W. SCARBOROUGH
For Sheriff—
J. F. McCUISTTON
ABE BALLEW
For Representative—
J. M. MARDIS
W. M. SHAVER
J. U. ARD
R. T. SIMMONS
For Treasurer—
JOHN H- CAMP
TF.SSF W SHTTFORD
J. M. IVY
J. I. HASTING
For School Superintendent—
H. L. LAMBERT
E. H. BOWMAN
J. M. BALCH
G. E. LAND
For Coroner—
HENRY GRANT
J. T. CRAFT
W. H- NOLEN
For Surveyor—
J. H. AITKENS.
UNION TOWNSHIP
For Justice of Peace—
L. B. HARRIS
H. C. NUCKOLLS
For Constable—
W. T. GUIN
CLYDE WOOD
€. M. IVY
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.
For Road Overseer—
CLARENCE PENIX
CLAY ROBERTS
MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
Subject to the Action of City
Primary, February 26.
For Mayor—
JOHN P. PAUL
A. T. HUBLY
For Recorder
B. G. GRAHAM
H. G. BRANDENBURG.
For Marshal—
W. H. CAROUTHERS
GUS C. MARTIN
For City Ti'easurer—
GARLAND HURT
PERRY CLARK.
For Aldermen First Ward—
T. P. UMSTED.
C. R. PATE.
JOHN R. LOFTIN, JR.
S. HEINEMANN
For Aldermen Second Ward—
W. B. GRANT.
W. H. SNETSER.
E. L. WATSON
Q, I, HUBERT_
PREPARATION ON
SOUTHERN FARMS
For Your Crops Is Very Impor
tant To Success of The
Farmer.
Special to Independent.
Washington, D. C., Jan- 21.—
In no section of the country
does a well prepared seed bed
give better returns than in the
Southern states. The best ot
spring preparations for the soil
is practically impossible unless
it has been properly turned and
deeply broken during the pre
vious surpmer or fall. The ne
cessity for deep plowing in the
South is probably not realized
by those who are not familiar
with the heavy rainfalls in this
section, which frequently packs
and runs the particles ot soil
together so as to exclude air and
sunshine.
The absence of freezing pre
vents any loosening up of the
particles, besides in many plac
es there is an almost impervious
hard-pan of subsoil, either nat
ural or brought about from a
plowing.
In other sections this loosening
and deepening of the soil is
done partly at least by the forc
es of nature but can only be ac
complished by the plow in the
South. Such are the findings of
the Department of Agriculture.
The best implement for deep
breaking of the soil is the disc
plow which turns, pulverizes
and mixes at the same time.
When properly adjusted the
disc breaks the land deeply and
thoroughly loosens it, mixing
this soil and the subsoil to some
extent but does not turn to the
surface enough of the inert sub
soil to injure the succeeding
crop. The next best method for
deep breaking is moldboard
plowing, set to turn furrows on
edge and this is followed by a
subsoil plow in the same fur
row as deeply as desired.
If the cover crop is to follow
| j;he fall breaking a thorough
prepai’ation of the seed-bed
I should be made before planting
!the seed- If no cover crop is
I sown the disc harrow or spring
tooth harrow should be run ov
■ ' ~ .U.1 —
er occasionally to crush clods j
and keep surface crusts broken
for the admission of air and;
sunlight.
The usual method is to fiat
break and where this is done
it is best to throw up into beds
before planting. Planting may j
be done with small plows or justi
as effectively and much faster
with a disc cultivator set at the
proper angle. Should there be
clods a roller may be used and ,
this is followed with a section ■
harrow.
Too much care cannot be given
to the preparation of the seed
bed. It not only saves cultiva
tion but makes plant food avail-'
able and furnishes proper con-;
ditions for seed germination and
rapid growth. The best farm
ers will tell you that thorough
preparation is imore than half
the expense of making a good
crop.
The spring preparation is nev
er as deep as the land was when
broken in the fall or winter.
With nearly all field crops a
firm seed bed is preferrable.
Only the first few inches need
to be freshened and pulverized
at planting time- When the cov
er crop is drawn under, the
plowing should be just deep e
nough to turn the crop under
well and the usual harrowing
will get a fine soil before seed
ing.
Where there has been no tall
and winter breaking done, as is
a rule in some sections, it is ad
visable not to break as deeply in
the spring as in the fall; usual
ly not more than two inches
deeper than before, and then
the clay subsoil should not be
turned to the surface. The
plow can ?tet to edge the fur
row. It is found more neces
sary to get spring broken land
finely pulverized and thorough
ly prepared before planting. It
is better to delay planting sev
eral days rather than put the
seed in a poorly prepared bed.
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A large corporation is seeking
a manager for one of its branch
plants. He must have not less
than $2000 in cash or bankable
paper to invest in a clean, highly
profitable business. The invest
ment will be safe and every cent
of it will remain in the business.
This advertisement is inserted
by one of the largest corpora
tions of its kind in the United
States. You will be given ev
ery opportunity to investigate
every phase of the proposition,
affer we have had an interview
and satisfied ourselves tout you
will be acceptable to us. Good
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ly confidential. If this proposi
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Stick to Right Principles.
The man whose principles are right
will suffer his. setbacks, lose his
friouds aaS wve doubts, but in the
long run he will win, and the victory,
which is the result of principle, is a
permanent one.
I We have just finished taking stock and find many Eg
broken lines of good seasonable merchandise that we Eg
must move in the next few days. Below we mention
a few of the many bargains we have for you. ' 4;
$3.50 wool nap blankets §5
only_i-$2.19
Comforts from__90c up 3§
12 yards good, heavy brown Eg
domestic for _$1 Eg
12 yards Amoskeag ginghams gS
Ladies’ $18.50 and $19.00 gg
coats, only_$10.00 gte
Ladies’ $13.50 and $12.00 coats
• only_$7.50 g
j Men’s extra heavy fleeced shirts g
] and drawers, each_39c g
j Men’s Ladies’ and Children’s |
Munsing union suits at a big j
i J saving. |
45 Men’s and Boys’ Clothing at I
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I on shoes. Come to the New Igj
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left young mother gaspino
Mrs. G'Lesry's Well-Meant Word. «f
Compassion Contained a Meaning
That Shocked.
There are still two opinions con
cerning red hair. She was a very
proud young mother. All the old mas
ters had never painted such a bam
bino had never imagined such a cher
ub as hers. Quite simply she be
lieved it. And the baby’s hair was red.
!t did not occur to her that red hair
was anything but completely and whol
ly admirable. The little shining cop
per colored head seemed to her the
sum of all that was radiant and love
ly
“I've come for the baby’s wash,
ma'am.”
It was Mrs. O’Leary, the washer
woman,—a rawboned, dejected soul
who spoke. Evidently there was for
her no inexpressible glory shining
amid the blue and«whlte draperies of
a bassinet. How hard the world was
ou some women! So thought the
young mother and proudly drew back
the cover from the baby's nest.
"Come and look at my little daugh
ter,’’ she said. ‘ See, she has red
hair."
A dash of some strong feeling
could it be compassion?—illumined
:he dejected features of Mrs. O’Leary.
The proud young mother felt her
hand gripped in a grasp of iron, and
a warm Irish voice sounded in her
ears.
"There, there,” it said soothingly.
"Don't you fret. Don’t you fret. You
can't never tell what they look like
when they’re small. Some of ’em
grows up into real good lookin’ girls.
They do that!"
LEAVE OUT THE SUPERFLUOUS
Some Truth in Assertion That Pres
ent Generation Considers Too
Many “Wants” as “Needs.”
A woman who has been observing
people and things has come to the
conclusion that the expense of living
today is largely due to individual in
dulgence. People want so much
more than they formerly did, or at
any rate, if they wanted it before,
they often did without It, for expe
diency's sake; but now, she says, tc
want and to have go hand in hand
without regard for expediency. This
woman says: “My idea of the wide
spread complaint of the high cost oi
living Is that people are not temper
ate in supplying their three principal
wants, namely: food, clothing and
shelter. Some people cut down on
food and shelter and spend an over
abundance on clothing. Others in
dulge themselves In rich foods that
are absolutely unnecessary. Still
others like to live in fashionable
quarters and neglect their food and
shelter. A person to be happy must
preserve a balance in all things. On«
must be temperate with regard tc
food, clothing and shelter. Live in a
respectable but not ultra-fashionabls
neighborhood; wear standard clothes,
not the latest Paris fashions; eat
good, substantial food, not rich, tasty
delicacies that cater only to the pal
ate, Is my parting advice.”
Yes, She Probably Would.
"Does anybody ever kick you in
the nose?" said the ass.
“Aye, does there,” said the spider;
“you and your like that are always
walking on me, or lying down on me,
or inning over me.”
*' all, why don’t you stay on the
wall?” said the ass.
“Sure, my w ife is there," replied the
spider.
“What’s the harm in that?” said
the ass.
“She'd eat me," said the spider.
"Have you gu<. a wife yourself now?”
“I have not,” said the ass. “I wiBh 1
had.”
“Thai’s a bachelor’s talk,” said the
spider; ‘ait the same, we can’t keep
away from them.”
“If your v.ife was an ass she
wouldn't iat you,” said the asB.
“She d be doing something else,
then,” replied the spider.—From
James Stephens "The Crock of Gold."
That Vacant Chair.
Perhaps it is more sad when a chair
is vacant in life than in death. Men
make a feast. Many jvho might belong
at the table are not there. Death has
not claimed them. What the world
votes to be failures has kept them
away. In the race as it is run they are
the laggards. Perhaps, in our reckon
ing they will never win. Had you
noticed how in tht next generation
their children almost always arrive?
The poor man’s son the rich man
of tomorrow and the children of "fail
ures” are the country’s future succeaa
es. There is an ebb and flow of for
tune which must 'urely reconcile us
all to the rhythm of being. Who dares
estimate life by a single generation?
—Los Angeles Times.
Story of Hohenzollern Ghost.
It was a Prussian royal wedding of
four centuries ago that gave to the
tradition of the “white lady,” the fa
mous Hohenzollern ghost. The Bur
grave Albert loved a young widow of
tho. house of Orlamunde, but once
thoughtlessly remarked that their wed
ding would be "impossible until four
eyes are out of the way.” He allured
to his uncle and brother, but she
thought he meant her two little chil
dren, whom she accordingly murdered
with a knitting needle. The horrified
Albert forsook her aad married So
phia of Henneberg, whereupon the err
ing widow, went mad, died and ever
since has haunted the royal palaces
in mourning garb with a white veil
I FIRESAll
I January 2(1
m 1
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a Having purchased the entire S J
| Steyemark-Heyman, over $20,001
| aged goods after the big fite in S,J
I we will put them on sale at alij
» own Prlce- Ladies Rea(jWo 1
a garments composed of cloaks, suits 11
a es, shirt waists, middy blouw ,’l
* and petticoats. ' 1
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increasing income—a growing bank account i
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better standing and an increased prestige inti
munity for you.
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oE NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
Strange Names.
Every clergyman can tell tales of
the strange names which he has
been asked to bestow upon children
at the baptismal font; but the place
where that sort of thing is rampant is
British Guinea. Nannie Bellona, John
Pantaloon, and Franks Locust are
among Christian names imposed on
! the offspring of native converts.
Worse still are "Whisky Emmanuel"
and "Seriatim ad Valorem.”
Sw-aVJng BacK
Mrs Hirsm Often—"I’m afraid you
won't do. As nearly as I can find out.
you have worked in six or seven
places during the past year.” Miss
Brady—“Well, an’ how manny girls
lias herself ’'.""I in the same tolme?
'lo less. I’m thinVln ’ "
Clash of Contrast.
"What Is that terrihc noise?” ask
ed the pedestrian. "That,” replied the
policeman, “is caused by an ordinary
one-cent safety pin sticking Into a
three million dollar baby.”
Few Words of Truth.
The attitude of ourselves toward
surselves has ? wonderful effect in
the v.ay we conduct ourselves.
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STOMACH TROUBLE I
FOR FIVE I
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VmM OK W
Om IUH Hm »•
Recovery.
Pomeroyton, Ky.—la Interesting ad
vtcao from this place. Mr. A. J- Hughes
writes as follows: “I was down with
eSnmach trouble lor Ove (9) years, tad
would have sick headache so bad, at
times, that I thought surely I would die.
I tried different treatments, but they
did not seem to do me any goo&
I got so bad. I could not eat or sleep,
sad aO my bleeds, except one, thought 1
would die. He advised mo la fry
rhedbnfs Black-Draught, and
taking other oedkb*B
take his advice,
any confidence Is I
l have bow bew^H
for three Booths.
haven’t had (boss* W
*lnce I hegsa uslnt11 B
, am so
Draught has done W^B
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found a very
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contains no
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