THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
firait SU NEWPORT, ARK
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A Disgrace to Little Rock.
In the capital city of Arkan
sas, the editor of a state news
paper has been assaulted and
disfigured three times because of
the expression of his views upon
public issues and a thug in each
■case was the olfender against
.the law and in a trial of the first
two cases, escaped with little or
no punishment.
This recital of facts is a re
flection upon the courts and cit
izenship of Little Rbck and
smacks more of conditions sup
posed to prevail n a frontier
town of the wild west in the ear
ly days, where a fearless citizen
«>r newspaper man had to pro
vide his own protection.
Now the editor of the Demo
crat threatens to Hereafter pro
tect. himself, unless His last cow
ardly street assailant is punish
ed adequately. And he ought to.
Past events certainly justify
him. He has never offended so
ciety by extremes or personal at
tacks that would justify a brute
bully in publicly chastising him
and he must perforce go armed
to have that protection the law
and society should give him.
Put it is nevertheless to the
feharne of any city that a man
must resort to the necessities of
a past civilization or rather lack
bf it. r -w?jp
The Start For Next Year
“We mustn’t stop with our ac
complishments on these two
days.” said (Jovernor Major.
"Wo have done much. If every
. state in the Union had accom
plished as much, what a wonder
ful upheaval of bad roads there
would have been. Estimating
on the same basis as the patriot -
* ic citizens of Missouri have turn
ed out, at least 50 million dollars
of work would have been put on
the roads. What a colossal prop
osition and of what great value
it would have been.
“Next year I am going to ask
the governor of Kansas here to
issue a proclamation calling on
the people of his state to work
the roads August 20 and #21.
Pm going to call on the govern
or of Arkansas and all the other
governors to join in and make
them the national good roads
days.”
September :'> and 1 are the days
upon which Arkansas is to inau
gurate this movement that is
revolutionizing the roads of ev
ery state, and we ought to con
tribute our part of this $50,000.
000 spent in labor for better
highways. Then other states
noting the accomplishments of
Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas
will be ready to enlist upon two
days next year, that will be na
tion-wide in scope and results.
The Roman empire, famous
for its roads, that are still pre
served in sections of Europe, will
have a competitor for fame in
Ihis achievement of our own
country. And our highways will
not have been built by the cap
tures and slaves of conquerors,
hut by a citizenship who were
•enlightened and awake to the ad
vantages of good roads and built
them with their own hands and
money.
fty "
Dr. J. F. Bell, a popular young
physician of Weldon, was here
Tuesday on business The Wel
don school board has just com
pleted the installation of the
Waterman Waterbury heating
system in their school building
RAILROAD MEN
RIG HEARTED
A Recent Incident on the White
River Passenger Proves
This True.
One evening recently an at
tache of the Guard was a passen
ger on the evening train between
Batesville and Newport, when an
incident occurred that shows the
big heartedness of the average
railroad man—the men who risk
their own lives daily, and among
which class there are none more
firm of nerve and tender of
heart.
Among the passengers on this
occasion was an old, blind man
and his two children, bound for
some point beyond Newport.
They had been passengers on
the train all day, and just after
the train pulled out. of this city
the news butch, who had kindly
given the children some fruit to
eat, informed an engineer, who
is a resident of Batesville, and
who was going down to New
port to takt out his run the fol
lowing morning, of the circum
stances of the blind man and his
[children. This big-hearted,
ough looking engineer went over
and began talking to the unfor
lunate man- ne was iniormeu
that the man and his children
had no funds, although they had
a ticket to their destination, and
that all they had to eat during
the entire day was the fruit the
train butch had given them. The
man of the throttle did not of
fer words of sympathy, but
reached down into his pockets
and produced a coin. Then he
took a survey of the passengers,
and appointing himself a com
mittee of one, he started
through the train, telling in
plain words of the case of dis
tress, and asking that others,
too. donate something for their
relief. Hardly a passenger refus
ed to donate, and no one ques
tioned the motive of the man
who took up the collection, al
though hardly anyone had be
fore noticed the unfortunate
man and the children.
Without counting the dona
tions. the engineer completed
the rounds of the passengers, re
turned to where the unfortunate
man sat and emptied into his hat
a hatful of nickels, dimes and
quarters and one or two half
dollars. The joy on the faces
of this old man and the children
showed their gratitude, but their
joy was no greater than thnt
the beaming, smiling man of the
throttle and every one who gave
to the charity felt doubly re
warded for their act when, after
the train reached Newport, they
witnessed the little children lead
ing their father straight into a
restaurant, where their hunger
was appeased. — Batcsville
Guard
(iov. Hays and Good Hoads Days.
Every able bodied man in Ar
kansas and every disabled man
not injured in the pocketbook
should respond to Governor
Hays’ call for volunteers in the
cause of good roads. And the
women of Arkansas can help as
did those of Missouri, by fortify
ing the inner man for a hard
day’s toil with plenty of good
fare.
I The stories that come down
I from Missouri show that the
| state was on fire from border to
| border with an enthusiasm
I which nothing could stay and it
| is estimated that nearly two mil
i lion dollars worth of work was
done on the highways of the
istate.
By no means the least of the
volunteer work was the loan of
all sorts of road making machin
ery. dealers and makers recog
nizing the splendid opportunity
for advertising such wares tc
| township and county officials,
Then there were the loans of
traction engines and motox
trucks for the moving of mer
/
i
j and material from point to point.
Many who could not labor paid a
substitute—often hiring a group
of men, and one big contractor
and employer turnedover his en
tire force of two or three hun
dred men. with tools in their
hands
Now Arkansas can do very
nearly as well as Missouri has
done—the sudden expansion of
the good roads spirit has been
nothing less than wonderful.
Districts and communities that
were thought indifferent to good
roads or bad roads have given
electrifying evidence of thekeen
I est interest and determination to
have good roads. The best of it
I all is the mutual personal effort
nl
! put into the actual work of mak
‘ ing roads. This has brought to
i gether the people as nothing else
has done, showing that they re
cognize their mutual interests
and that they are willing to work
| together to conserve them—Fort
' Smith Times-Record.
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LODGE DIRECTORY.
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Royal Arcanum.
Newport Council, No. 322.
Royal Arcanum meets 1st and
3rd Friday nights in each month
in the opera house building.
Visiting brethren always wel
come.
S. M. Beattie, Regent,
W. C. Wishon. Sec.
Woodmen of the World.
Pecan Camp, No. 3, meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights of
each month in Masonic Hall.
Visiting brothers welcome.
R. T. Simmons, C. C.,
P. S. White, Clerk.
Modem Woodmen.
Newport Camp, No. 13,674,
M. W. A., meets Second Friday
; night of each month in Opera
House. Visiting brethren invit
ed.
R. T. Simmons, Consul.
Jackson Lodge, No. 191 F. &
A. M.
Meets Second and Fourth
| Tuesday nights of each mont::
j in the Opera House Building, Se
cond and Hazel streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
Geo. M. Sink, W. M.
S. M. Beattie, Sec.
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The I. O. 0. F.
The I. 0. 0. F. meets every
j Monday night in Masonic Hall,
corner Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
S. J. Blackburn, N. G.
J. F. Farish, Secretary.
.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock by or
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Qj-I’g Gofirltion of Good Taste.
!:; the Woman's Home Companion
a -vrl'-r reports his adventures with
his niece Beth, who went to Boston
to got culture. Beth was 18 years
old. and otter a visit at the art gallery,
made this remark: “Well, of course
i don • know anything about critics,
bitt I know what I'd like. I’d like a
critic who would tell me which the
things are that nice people can keep
on liking.''
Courage and Nerve.
Courage is the thing which enables
a man to tackle a hard task with,
ease. Nerve is the thing which en
ables him to tackle it when he’s
scared to death.--Dr. Push.
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p Henderson-Brown College |1
qjp Arkadelphia, Ark.
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SO] A very excellent school for boys and girls. Splendid government
aii] and discipline. Beautiful Christian spirit. Homelike atmosphere, ap]
an! Nine courses: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Piano, Voice, an!
IHfi Violin, Art, Expression, Domestic Science, Commercial. Moderate gnl
charges. Beautiful campus. Imposing building. Good equipment.
pij Pure water, almost perfect sanitation. No death has ever occurred ^
pjj among the boarding students of this college. ^
§ Address GEO. H. CROWELL, President.
I UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 1
Offers standard courses in engineering, Mechanic Arts, Agricul- gp
ture, Languages, Sciences, Music and Art, Normal Work, Domestic gP
Sciences, etc. Young men whose preliminary education has been 9fl
limited may enter short, practical courses in Agriculture and aQ
Trades Courses, in which are taught such subjects as Surveying, gK
the practical work of telephone and light plants, the caring for and
repairing of Automobiles and stationary engines. The University %
has a faculty of 80 specialists, and an equipment valued at more Qg
than a million dollars. A new $40,000 building, modern in every Be
detail, has just been completed for the use of the Normal Depart- jj*
ment of Domestic Science. Fayetteville is situated in the most fg
healthful part of the state. Special advantages offered to girls. P[1
Next session opens September 17. For catalogue or bulletin con
cerning any department, write to the office of the 3j
PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, g|
Fayetteville, Arkansas. fP
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HENDRIX COLLEGE 1
Advantages—Noted for high standard of scholarship and for posi- ^
^ tive Christian influences. Best endowed ($300,000) college in Ar- ijfi
kansas. A faculty trained in the best universities of this country MS
and Europe. Library of 12,500 bound, and 10,000 unbound vol- ^
umes. Well equipped museum and laboratories. Sane athletics hnl
under an able coach, but administered with educational ends in MjEJ
view. Buildings heated by steam. Expenses reasonable. Board
in the dormitory under supervision of a professor, or in private SHi
homes. High school graduates received on certificates. Location JL
central and healthful. Climate mild.
Academy—The college has a strong, well manned academy luQ
for the benefit of students who are not prepared for the college
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classes.
Young women—While the college is primarily for men, young
women desiring a strong literary course will find what they want ME
at Hendrix. A young ladies’ home under the care of a professor
and his wife is provided- Rooms in the home and dormitories ST
should be engaged at once. Me
The college opens September 10. For information address,
J. J. REYNOLDS, President,
Conway, Arkansas. hf
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With an excellent Three|Years Course offers
FREE TUITION
I To Graduates of the Common Schools of Jackson County
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