■♦♦444444444‘44 ♦
♦
NOTICE.
Wo have bought the interest 4
of A. R, Jones in the New 4
Central hotel and will con- 4
tinue to operate the place, 4
promising the public the 4
same up-to-date service 4
which we have established 4
during the past several 4
months. We will appreciate 4
the public patronage. 4
- 4
American Plan 4
Rates: $1.25 to $1.50 4
per day. 4
Satisfaction guaranteed or 4
money refunded. 4
MR. AND MRS. 4
J. S. SNETHERS. 4
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
4444 444444 4444
♦
H. S. SIMMONS 4
Public Surveyor 4
- <4
Office with Geo. M. 4
Sink. Will answer calls 4
anywhere in Jackson 4
and surrounding coun- 4}
ties. 4
- 4
TELEPHONE 199. 4'
444*444 4444 444
#♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦*♦*
X t
I ♦ DR. IRA H. ERWIN ♦
X ETE i
X EAR T
X NOSE 1
X *nd THROAT J
^ ^
♦ ♦
♦ Phone 74. 4
♦ ♦
♦ WISHON BUILDING. ♦
♦ *
♦♦♦♦♦
Thrift
Stamp Sale
iiHHimtnmiriiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiii4uiiiiimiii!iiiii
As long as the stock
oil hand lasts you can
buy—cash and carry
6 Bars Maxiene Elliot
Soap - - .75
6 Bars Creme Oil
Soap - - .75
6 Bars Palm Olive
Soap - • .75
One Thrift Stamp Free
i with each 6 bars.
..
P. S. White, Grocer
BEECH AND THIRD STREETS
Newport, Ark. Phone 167
PREPARE FOR THE HOT WAVE.
The hot sun is doubly dangerous
if there is a mass of undigested food
in the stomach. Foley Cathartic
Tablets give prompt and sure relief.
They act gently but do their work
thoroughly. They cleanse the bowels,
sweeten the stomach and benefit
^ the liver. For indigestion, bilious
ness, bad breath, bloating, gas.—
Walker’s Pharmacy.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Ed Obanion to Mrs. Rosie Kasin
ger, both of Swifton.
J. W. Bagswell to Mrs. Pearl Edi
son, both of Tupelo.
Arthur McDowell of Auvergne to
Terressa Robinson (colored), New
port.
E. A. Evins to Miss Laura Ball,
both of Pennington.
S. F. Davis of Tupelo to Miss
Bama Parkison, of Newport.
Clarice Eines Miller of Newport to
Miss Iva Ramsey of Tuckerman.
George Levison of Weldon to
liena Slaughter, (colored), of Shoff
ler.
T. W. Stultz to Mrs. Sarah Eliza
beth Sexton, both of Newport.
Willie Grant Gray to Miss Susie
•Jane Davis, both of Union Hill.
Virgil L. Higginbottom to Miss
Winnie Brown, both of Bengel.
Barney Barker of Swifton to Miss
Pearl Lester of Elgin.
NOT TO BE IGNORED.
The kidneys are as important to
good health as the heart, lungs,
stomach or any organ in the body.
Lame back, swollen joints, sore mus
cles, rheumatic aches and pains, are
most often signals of kidney trouble.
Foley Kidney Pills give relief to
kidney trouble sufferers. They ban
ish bladder irregularities.—Walker’s
Pharmacy.
Subscribe for the Independent.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
N. B. Wishon to H. E. L. McCol
lum, Lot 153 in Walnut Grove Ceme
tery, $25.00.
D. D. Camp and wife to L. A. P
ley, lot 3 in Block 10 of Barnwell’s
First Addittion to Grubbs, $15'
F. M. Parsons and wife to W. T.
Altman, part of Block 38 in Town of
Swifton, $8,500.
Lovis Collier to M. F. Hardin, one
fifth interest in NWU of the NW(4
of 29-9-2, $425.
F. L. Bleakley and wife to Marion
Babb annd Della Babb, Lot 9 in Block
6 in Town of Auvergne, $100.
J. F. Parish, county clerk, to C.
M. Erwin and C. G. Henry, Block 21
of Yelverton’s Addition to Tucker
man, $1.78.
T T7< TA_• 1_ _J._. .J. _ /A TVT
I u . x . x cu ion, wuuuj a, vu v-/. •
Erwin and C. G. Henry, lots 3 and 4,
Block 3 of Simpson’s Addition to
town of Tuckerman, $2.97.
J. F. Parish, county clerk, to C. M.
Erwin and C. G. Henry, Lots 4, in
Block 2, of Loftin’s Second Addition
to Grubbs, $1.78.
J. F. Parish, county clerk, to C. M.
Erwin and C. G. Henry, Lots 5 and 6
in Block 4 of Simpson’s Addition to
Tuckerman, $2.97.
W. H. Shoffner and wife to Hsv~
Covington, Part SE^i of the SE!4 of
31-10-2, $200.
Annie Littlejohn annd Morris Can
non to Jesse Rogers, Lot 12 in Block
12 of Daugherty’s Addition to City
of Newport, $1,400.
IT’S IN THE AIR.
Windblown pollen, carrying the
germs that cause hay fever, is
abroad in the land. One remedy is
known to give relief and comfort
from choking, gasping astma and
tormentting hay fever. Foley’s
Honey and Tar spreads a healing
coating on inflamed membranes,
stops coughs and colds.—Walker’s
Pharmacy.
In asking the people to Invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to
G” a paying basis.
“Dash, determination and daring—
also efficiency”—That’s what our
boys at the front are doing Keep ’em
go:ng! War Savings is a message to
the kaiser that will “get over.”
Hof Springs, ArK.
■—■■■■■ ’*■■■'■ x-n — ■■nn m — ■ ■■■ i «a— mmmammmaammmrmmmmmmmmmmm■
-nrmmTuinan i—■■■<»■ ... i r tvnimmr i mreurjirii r>«—»*111—1 -im»
The Wonder Spot of America.
FOR MALARIA, CHILLS, FEVER,
RHEUMATISM AND OTHER CHRONIC DISORDERS.
Owned and Controlled by U. S. Government.
High up in the Healthful Ozark Mountains.
Delightful Balmy Days. Cool, Sleepy Nights.
T> A T)TT TAA Ihe latest analysis by the U. S. Govern
ment of these wonderful Hot Springs
Waters were found to be highly Radio-active.
TOURIST RATES- -Low tourist round trip rates now in
effect on all railroads, from all points in America. Insist
on this rate.
Cut out coupon and mail
today to
Business Men’s League
Hot Springs : : Arkansas _
Negro Regiment is
Cited For Bravery
With the American Armies in
France, June 30.— (Correspondence
of The Associated Press)—One reg
iment of negroes in the Ameiican
Army (No. deleted by censor.) has
had its baptism of fire on the
fighting fields of France and ac
quitted itself so well that the French
commander of the sector has cited
the whole regiment as worthy of re
ceiving the war cross. This regi
ment’s repulse of the enemy attack
on the early morning of June 12
(possibly at Belleau Wood or Bour
esches) was briefly referred to in
the official communique.
A later and official report of the
details and gives credit to the offi
cers and men for fine fighting quali
ties displayed in their initial exper
ience under shell and machine gun
fire. The French commander of that
sector has given the regiment tthe
highest possible commendatiton for
the results accomplished and the
splendid fighting spirit shown by the
American negrqes.
For several days preceding the at
tack there were evidences that the
enemy was preparing to strike a
blow. Two days before one of the
main points held by the regiment
had been subjected to a strong bom- !
barment of nearly 100 shells, gas and
shrapnel. Prior to the heavy enemy
artillery harrage occurring on the i
morning of the 12th, our advance
groups heard movements apparently
of narrow guage tracks in the wood
back of the enemy lines, indicating
they were getting ready for an at
tack.
Every, preparation had been made
for meeting the move if it came. Be-!
sides the usual combat groups at the
main points of the line, a special ma
chine gun section occupied a spec
ially chosen position on a small sa
li nt projecting into the enemy line.
It was accompanied by a combat j
group detailed from reserve compa
ny and carrying rifles and hand j
granades.
It was 2:15 on the morning of the
12th that the order to “stand to” was
«vii7£vn ''.inri oil nnmhnf (rmilTifi flnH
o - - — - *
machine-gun section took their fight
ing position. The enemy artillery
now opened a violent bombardment,
engaging in a “box barrage” five of
our main groups and the special ma
chine gun position. The lines of this
box barrage are well defined on the
ground, showing its outer circuit,
with a considerable scattering of
hits inside. The shells were mostly
77s, with some 155s, gas, shrapnel
and high explosives. One of our
points received particular attention,
probably by minenwerfer, the crater*
of which were two yards in depth and
five yards in diameter. The artillery
bombardment was extremely violent
at the start and tapered off gradu
ally until it stopped after thirty
minutes.
Meantime under cover of the ar
tillery, the enemy infantry began its
operations, adopting the infiltering
process by which detached groups
are thrust forward at a number of
points instead of moving in mass for
mation. One group came on with
two light machine guns, firing a ra
ther intense fire into one of our po
sitions. Another group was esti
mated to be about 25 or 30. At an
other point on our front a stationery
enemy patrol took position, firing
with two small machine-guns. Now
and then squads would dart forward
from their gun positions. Eight
Germans got up to the wire in front
of one of our positions, and four
others approached at anotther point
| Besides these assault groups which
reach our line, there were undoubt
i edly additional enemy forces in as
: saulting columns and supporting
columns which were unable to enter
the field.
The special machine gun group
I under terrific artillery fire and the
fire of two lierman machine guns.
Lieutenant Shaw handled this very
difficult situation with cool "Bravery.
The enemy barrage was so close
that it was impossible to stand up
and Lieutenant Shaw controlled his
, guns by rolling from one to the
j other. His two guns fired five
thousand rounds.
) Under this violent onslaught the
men struck to their posts, carried out
every order without hesitation, of
ten under galling fire, and showed
' a high degree or skill with their wea
pons and coolness and courage. Each
machine gun jammed three times,
was partly disassembled and cleaned
under fire, continuing in action
throughout the engagement.
One team fired fourteen clips when
the gun jammed. Reporting this to
Lieutenant Shaw they were ordered
to clear their jam. While u..der in
tense fire of artillery and machine
guns they coolly dismounted the
gun, remounted it and continued fir
* '
ing until ordered to cease. The fire
of this machine gun section was
doubtless wholly unexpected by the
enemy, and this fact coupled with the
effective fire laid down was chiefly
instrumental in causing the with
drawal of the enemy.
They were instances of individual
bravery during the action. Private
Howard Gaillard with a small rapid
fire piece was unable from his posi
tion to get a good fire to bear upon
the advancing enemy groups, so he
coolly and with entire disregard of
danger, mounted the parapet, and
while enemy bullets were flying
around him, fired his rapid-fire
piece from the hip, first at one
group and then at the other. Pri
vates Smithfield Jones and George
Woods are especially mentioned for
their coolness in the face of violent
shelling when they dismounted the
machine guns and then reassembled
them and continued firing until the
close of the action. Lieutenant R. C.
Grame was in command of the
group which received the brunt of
the enemy fire which, besides the
barrage, added a heavy fire of large
minenwerfers. There was no flinch
ing; the group always worked under
perfect control, keeping all combat
posts manned though three men were
knocked down by the explosion of
shells. Others commended for cour
age in the fact of fire are Corporal
Frank Harden, Private H. D. Brown,
Corporal Bean, Sergeant G. A. Mor
ton and Private Sanders.
From the elaborate artillery prep
aration, the size of the box barrage,
and the extensive front occupied, the
coup de main attempted by the ene
my was clearly intended to be on a
rather extensive scale.
Whatever may have been the ob
ject of the attack it was successfully
frustrated. No enemy party succeeded
in getting within assaulting distance
or any part of the line except at one
point and here they were quickly
pressed back and then driven off.
The shell-torn condition of the ground
tells of the fierceness of the action.
That the enemy suffered considerably
in casualties is not doubted, as some
of their groups pushed close into the
machine-gun fire, but as their man
fell they were carried off. The cas
UCUI/JLCCj UIl UUl OlUC vvuit oultwi ‘■“‘O
none of them serious.
The chief importance of the action
was in bringing the American unit
for the first time under fire and dem
onstrating the steadiness and fight
ing ability of the men.
Indian Names.
The Indians up in the far North
country call the beaver uh-mick, says
Dan Beard in Bays’ Life, the boy
scouts’ rna'gazine. By the way, when
boy scouts lay out their couno.
grounds at camp and divide it up as it
should be, according to the north,
south, east and west winds around
the circle, they should remember that
the Indian name for north is Quiewed
nong, for south is Show-neln-nong, for
east is Waba-nong, and for west is
Gabie-a-nong.
Now, you know the Indian ceremony
always begins with blowing the smoke
of the pipe to the four winds, and
then to the sky, which is O’quie, and
then to the earth, which is A’kee, and
the warrior lights his pipe with Skoo
day, that is, with fire, hut if he is tow
neeke with the Skoo-day he starts a
forest fire (tow-neeke means care
less).
To he n good scout, one must never
be tow-neeke; to be patriotic one must
never he tow-neeke.
Barristers’ Wigs.
Barristers’ wigs first came into
vpgue about 200 years ago. Up to the
end of the seventeenth century judges,
and sergeants at law alone had any
dlstictive dress.
Under Queen Anno the queen’s coun
selor adopted the court dress and silk
gown which made up the mourning of
the period, together with the full-bot
tomed wig then usually worn by uil
I persons of position.
jl Hereupon me uuiti bwuwm
wearing a modest short wig, with
strings of horsehair tied up at the end,
in imitation of the fashion of tying the
back hair up into a pigtail.
Some judges, we are told by a legal
historian, found these wigs “cox
combical," and would not allow barris
ters wearing them to plead in court.
—London Chronicle.
Dangers for Game Fish.
The great cause of the decline in fish
life in a stream is the pollution of the
stream, and for this there is neither
palliation nor excuse. A writer in A11
j Outdoors says it is true that a brook
or river is a convenient place into which
to throw refuse. The people of medi
eval cities thought the same of their
streets until plague and pestilence
taught them better and instilled the
elements of hygiene into their minds
Such ignorant negligence was a sign
of their unenlightenment, yet, with all
of our boasted civilization, wfc are bul
a step in advance when we convert ou:
sparkling streams into noisoime sewers.
INSECT PRODUCTS OF VALUE
Many Small Creatures Make Contribu
tions to the Country’s Wealth of
No Insignificant Amount.
We have many insect products of no
small value. Most familiar are honey
and wax from the bee.
There is also a Chinese bug which
secretes a kind of grease on various
trees. This hardens into wax, and Is
collected, melted and purified, when it
becomes white and glossy in appear
ance, and when mixed with oil can be
made into candles. The cochineal, a
scale insect living on cacti in the Amer
ican tropics, besides having medicinal
qualities, yields the two dyes called
carmine and lake. While nowadays
most dyes are chemically made, the
natural dye of the cochineal is em
ployed in coloring soldiers’ uniforms,
as it stands the weather better than
commercial dyes. The pupae of a Mex
ican black fly which swarms in great
quantities near Lake Texeoa are used
as fertilizer. No enlargement Is need
ed on the work of the precious silk
worm—a native of China which is now
raised here also. Commercial shellac
is obtained by nelting lac, the resinous
substance produced by an East Indian
scale insect and deposited in a crust
on twigs to contain the insect and its
eggs. The export value of lac from
Indian ports in one year 1ms risen as
high as 33,000,000 rupees. Lac has also
been used to make dyes, but while the
lac industry is a growing one, the em
ployment of lac in making dyes has
probably had its day. The best lac is
obtained from Bengal and the central
province of India. It is also used ns
stiffening for hats, sealing wax, as an
ingredient of lithographic ink, in elec
trical work and in the manufacture of
gramophone records.
SPRING FESTIVAL IN CHINA
Beginning of the Year Is a Time of
Rejoicing Throughout the
Whole Country.
In the United States one knows that
snrine has come when he sees boys
playing marbles and flying kites. In
China, says the Christian Science
Monitor, there are regular spring-play
ing festivals that all the people have
a part in and which are especially In
teresting for children.
Just when the spring festival comes
depends on the moon. It is the be
ginning of the yeur in China, and in
the first moon the magistrates and oth
er important persons in the town go
out in a procession “to meet the
spring.”
It is at the lantern festival, the 15th
of the first month, that the children
have the best time. Brightly colored
lanterns are everywhere, at the doors
of shops and houses, and carried in
processions. Boughs of evergreen are
also placed above the doors, and there
is an abundance of “moon cakes,” lit
tle round sweet rice cakes.
The boys dress up in all sorts of fan
tastic clothes, sing, dance and give lit
tle plays. They wear masks of ani
mals and of human faces. Companies
of them go about through the streets
of their villages, and from one village
to another. Now and then a group of
maskers will be seen on high stilts.
There is a very pretty dance where
every dancer carries a lighted lantern.
This is called the lantern dance.
Explaining “Mlzpah.”
Mizpah or Mispeh is the name of
several towns in Palestine. The name
is derived from a verb of the ancient
Hebrew signifying to look or watch
out. The word occurs in several places
in the Old Testament. The first men
tion is the most significant. Jacob and
his prospective father-in-law, Laban,
met on a slope of Mt. Gilead and en
tered into a covenant. Laban had sev
eral times violated his agreement as
to the wages he was paying Jacob,
and Jacob demanded a fair deal. When
they came to an agreement they raised
u monument of stones, which Laban
declared should be called “Galeed, and
Mizpah.” “This heap shall be a wit
ness between me and thee this day.
Tim V.iii-il wnteh between me and thee,
v’len we are absent, one from the
other.” This passage is used as a
benediction by the Young People's So
ciety of Christian Endeavor.
British Columbia’s Coal.
Writing of the discovery of coal in
British Columbia, Johnson in his “Firsl
Things in Canada,” states: “One day
in December, 1849, an officer of the
Hudson’s Bay company in Fort Vic
toria was informed by the foreman ot
the blacksmith’s shop that an old Na
naimo Indian chief had just stated that
he knew where there was ‘stuff’ like
that which the white man was using in
the blacksmith’s fire. The Indian was
told that if lie would bring some pleoes
of the ‘stuff’ he would have his gun
repaired free and receive a bottle ol
rum. The chief reappeared in the fol
lowing April (1850) with his canoe
laden with coal. A prospecting party
went out and found the coal where the
city of Nanaimo now stands. In 1874
the production of coal from the Na
naimo mines amounted to 1,000 tons;
In 1896 it exceeded 1,000,000 tons.
Its Kind.
“They say that at marriages in the
future there will be a strictly Ameri
can wedding march.”
“I suppose it will be something on
the order of a two-step.”
Paradoxical.
Squabs—What made poor Griggsby
so light headed?
Squibbs—Well, there are differences
of opinion, but he attributes it to heavy
thinking.
Pi
COMMITTEE ISSUES
FAIR PRICE LIST.
At a recent meeting of the “Fair
Price Committee’, appointed by the
County Food Administrator, the fol
lowing- were agreed upon as being
fair prices:
D-S Meat, per pound-32c
Hams, per pound _38c
Breakfast Bacon, per pound-60c
Smoked Bacon Bellies, per pound..38c
Pure Lard (bulk), per pound.-—35c
5-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket _$1.50
10-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket -$3.00
Compound Lard (bulk), per
pound--30c
5-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket _$1.35
10-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket _$2.75
2-lb. Std. Corn, per can-20c
2- lb Std. Tomatoes, per can-15c
3- lb Std. Tomatoes, per can-25c
Rice, per pound-15c
Std. Meal, 25-lb. sacks, per sack $1.60
Cream Meal 25-lb sack, per sack $1.60,,^ '
Cream Meal, 10-lb. sacks, per sk. 70c
Navy Beans, per pound--20c
Lima Beans, per pound_20c
Pinto Beans, per pound_15c
Wheat Flour, 24-lb. sacks_-$1.75
Corn Flour, per pound_10c
12 ounce loaf of Bread_10c
24 ounce loaf of bread_t_20c
These prices will be changed from ^
time to time as condition warrant. , ^
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson'Counuty. ^
-
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
,V -
Mrs. Frank P. Wood, Box 18, R. F.
D. 2, Morrill, Me., writes: “Foley
Kidney Pills help me so much. My
husband also has received much ben- v:,|
I rtf it f tU/iwi T-I n Ilf o a oa latvtA lltf ' '•
could not stoop over and now he feels /
no pain.” Lame back, sore muscles,I .|
stiff joints, rheumatic aches and\ ■;$
pains quickly conquered by Foley \jl|
Kidney Pills.—Walker’s Pharmacy. ,|.p
CAUGHT COLD AT PALM BEACH.
Southern climate is no protection i
against summer colds. Helen R. |
Sanders, (520 2nd Av., W. Palm ‘ |
Beach, Fla., writes: "My severe t|
cold on the chest was relieved by F<K<--r^jjjl
ley’s Honey and Compound.” Thhi
fine old family remedy can be de^Ljjij'
pended upon to relieve summer colds, -||
hay fever, asthma and croup.—
er’s Pharmacy.
PARKER CONVINCED
BY HIS EXPERIENCE f 5
“I Can Recommend Tanlac In the *1
Highest Terms,” Says Well*
Known Alabama Dentist— ■ .’J
Declares He Is Well Man.
"I am firmly • convinced from my
own experience with Tanlac, that it '_-l
will do all people claim for it, ai'I '
am a well man now, after Buffering..
for twelve years until I took Tan*
i*,c,” is the frank statement of Dr* ;t
S. .T. Parker, a well known dentist
of Roanoke, Alabama.
"I had a bad form of stomach trOU- ;J
ble, which distressed me continually rjS
or all these years,” he continued*’!
"Terrible headaches would coiha Wt-.jl
me frequently as a result of a nsuse
uted and upset stomach and ufOU#J|;| i
last for hours. These attacks UMMj|jj|j|
come as often as two and three '
i week. I lost weight rapidly ^
although I tried several of the most ? j
ajijiiuv cu i tineuivo i.v*
it resisted treatment and I continued
to go down hill.
-g-l-4-aad about, what Tanlac
mg everywhere, and though I
skeptical about proprietary medj»^| ,
cines, I gave it a trial. I hadn’t
shed the first bottle until I saw fhv~
.liable results, and I have continued"
to improve untM my R^naeh is- -'1|
completely set in order a id the oth- " >|
or conditions arising from it have- „|
been entirely relieved. I am a well" .
man now, and I can recommend Tan
lac in the highest terms,”
Tanlac is sold by all druggists ui||9
Jackson county.
HOWS THIS? '
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- .
ward for any case of Catarrh that ,J
cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Medicine.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine has been
taken by catarrh sufferers for the |
past thirty-five years, and has be
come known as the most reliable rem
edy for catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Med
icine acts through the Blood on the
Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poi- %
son from the Blood annd healing the
diseasased portions.
After you hsve taken Hall’s Ca- s
tarrh Medicine /or a short time you
vvill see a great improvement in your b
general heaun. Start taking Hall’s
Catarrh Medicine at once annd get
rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. 5
Sold by all Druggists, 75e.
* :;'h
j