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Arkansas, as second-class mail mat
ter.
Smashing the Precedents.
President Wilson has been in
office but little more than one
month, but he has smashed pre
cedents right and left. For the
Houston Post this precedent
smashing has been classified as
follows:
First came the downfall of
the inaugural ball.
Second, the favorite barber.
. ' President Wilson shaves him
self.
Third, parading office-seeker?
at the White House. No pie
hunters are admitted until sent
for.
Fourth, the president is going
to run the government. Politi
cians may only make sugges
tions.
Fifth, the president goes tc
church to worship, not to be
seen.
Sixth, the gold braid and lace
business has been eliminated
Major Rhoades dresses like ar
everyday citizen when he goes
out with the president.
Seventh, Jlp khaki-clothed
motorcycle policemen who used
to f< e White House auto
mob 5 been given other
emp :. The president
V ridp Lit bicycle escorts.
Eighth, the ancient custom of
draping the president’s box at
the theatre and playing the na
tional anthem, when the presi
dent arrives has been put in the
^ _^ehspdrci.
Ninth, the old “it is said” has
disappeared from the White
House, and instead it appears
“the president said.”
^ Tenth, “that was said in a cab
inet meeting is and can not be
made public” is of the past
What transpires at a cabinet
meeting is public property.
Eleventh, the bi-weekly cabi
net meetings are under the ban.
The cabinet will meet when
there is something to be done.
Twelfth, the promiscuous use
of the “executive order” has
been stopped.
Thirteenth, President Wilson
rests the seventh day. He puts
the bars of the White House un
Saturday night at 12 o’clock and
EASY AND SAFE TO USE
INEXPENSIVE.
KILLSLICE
ON All LIVE STOCK.
DISINFECTS.
CLEANSES.
PURIFIES.
It baa •• auuiy uses (hat It la
• naoeaaity on every term.
CURES MANGE, SCAB,
RINGWORM, SCRATCHES
Destroys All Disease 6erms
ORIVES AWAY FLIES
IBOK SALB BY
WALKER'S PHARMACY.
SEND FOR FREE BOOKLETS
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lets them stay up until Monday
: morning.
Fourteenth, cold suppers are
to be the rule at the White
House Sunday evenings; the
old Presbyterian rule will pre
vail.
Fifteenth, the president de
clined an invitation to the Che
vy Chase Club.
Sixteenth, all sorts of intoxi
cating drinks have been tabooed
at the White House.
Seventeenth, he delivered his
message to congress in person.
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Good Roads a Business Propo
sition.
We must admit that good
roads are a good thing, as much
so for the business man as for
the farmer, for if we have good
roads leading to our town, the
farmer will visit our town to
transact his business, but if the
roads are bad he will undoubted
ly do without what he wants or
go to some other town. For ex
ample, we will take the Grubbs
neighborhood; the roads are
so bad most of the time that the
farmers cannot very well get to
Newport. What is the result?
Mr. Farmer takes himself to
' Grubbs, and takes the train and
goes to Jonesboro, transacts his
[business and returns on the
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proposition for him, but the very
best that he could do, as the
road to Newport was impassable.
Besides, it is a very expensive
proposition to Newport, as we
lose that amount of trade, which
is no small matter, but what ap
plies to Grubbs, applies to all
the other small neighborhoods,
and the result is that w’e are los
ing trade every year.
Jonesboro is planning good
roads; w’hy not Newport? Can
we afford to sit still and lose the
trade from our town that prop
erly belongs to us if we will just
do something to get it. We are
the only county in the state of
any importance but what is
making some effort to secure
good roads.
It seems that it would be a
good idea for our county judge
to call a meeting of the citizens
and tax payers and devise some
means of bettering our road
conditions.
So let us stir up something and
drain the water off of our roads
so Mr. Farmer can come into
towrn occasionally and get ac
quainted w'ith our business men,
and then wre can all get our
shoulders to the wheel and do
things.
So what say you, gentlemen?
W. D. McLain.
J W LITTLfc, BUT I LL T"*
rav« Child of Section Foreman Saves
Train and Example for
Ait Others.
She was only seven years old,
Slileen Martin, the section foreman’s
laughter, as she stood reaching up to
a telepbore at the little town of Alta,
Cal., telling the agent at the nearest
station that a rail was broken. Child
like, she knew the semaphore signals,
had come to the track to see the Over
land Limited whirl by and had watch
ed the long finger drop, letting the
'.rain into the block.
"I’m pretty little, but I’ll try," she
said, when the station agent aBked her
if she could not stop the train that was
past him, and started out with her
•ister of fourteen who had.]twt appear
o;l. They ran down the track, etopped
he train and saved a wreck.
Pretty much every primary school la
he city ought, within the next weefc
o hear of Eileen’s ‘Tm pretty llttl*
hut ril try.” The alert attended
■vhteh knew the semaphore signal, the
lulck wit which understood what a
broken rail meant, the decision and la,
dative which alone sought the tele
phone, the courage with which she an#
her sister started up the track, waving
•heir aprons to stop the big Overland
Limited as It bore down upon them—
these are the qualities which through
!!fe bring self-help, for others, success
ind happiness.
And she was only Beven years ol&
■pretty little,” but ready to
Philadelphia Press
No Encouragement.
Creditor—“Is your master at hornet”
Servant—"Yes, please wiilk in.” Cred
itor—“Thank heaven, I shall see some
money at last” Servant—‘‘Don’t
make that mistake. If he had any
money, he wouldn't be at home.”—
Pllegende Blatter
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Additional Local.
J. E. McElwee made a busi
ness trip to Batesville today.
1 For Rent—Two rooms in East
Newport.—C. B. Best. 4dtf.
New music at Barker’s- 14dtf
George M. Sink made a busi
1 ness trip up the road this morn- j
ing
Kr.r.x mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. 32dtf
Rev. B. L. Wilford and little
daughter Allee, went to Bates
Iville this morning.
; Rooms for Rent. Apply at
1724 Walnut Street. 92dtf.
Mrs. Bert Snetzer is the guest
of Mrs. Dr. Ratcliffe at Bates-;
I ville this week while attending;
j the convention.
Lace curtain stretchers at
' Bowen’s Cash Store. 12dGt
Rev. C. C. Cline of Pine Bluff
was here yesterday en route to
Batesville.
For Sale—A good high dry
business lot on Front street.
Lot No. 3 in Block No. 8. Apply
I to C. G. Henry. 99dtf.
j Mrs. W- W. Dutton and Mrs.
jE. L. Boyce went to Batesville
! this morning to attend the last
day of the Sunday school con
vention.
Mrs. R. E. Spradlin of Augus
ta, Mrs. James G. Spradlin of
Fitzhugh and Miss Pearl Mash
burn of Melbourne were here
last night en route to Melbourne.
Am now doing repair and
cleaning work of all kinds. Will
I 4n1rA tTA1ir» C -t-mroa in nnroflll
lunv vtv »r ** J W *** ■ —
manner. Charges reasonable.
Apply to Grant Dupin 422 Vine
Street. 08dtf.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Um
sted went to Batesville this
morning to attend the Sunday
school convention.
Drayage of all kind$ handled
promptly. Phone No. 10.—
Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
Hon. S. Brundidge was up
from Searcy today on business
and shaking hands with his
many friends.
Captain F. W. Tucker of Little
Rock was a passenger on No. 24
this morning en route to Clover
Bend.
Mrs. A. G. Dickson, Mrs.
Richard Jackson and Mrs. R. T.
Rogers of Paragould were here
last night, going to Batesville to
attend the Sunday School con
vention.
Hickory Wood for Sale—Call
Handle Factory Grant Mfg. Co.
Phone No. 246 or see Wm. Ris
ner. Delivered promptly. 4dtf
P. S. White, G. F. Fox, C. E.
Crook and Miss Roxie Hubert,
delegates to the Sunday school
convention are at Batesville this
week.
Embroidery and lace flouncing
42 inches wide and worth $1.50
only 98c yard.—Bowen’s Cash
Store. 12d6
Mrs. Myrtle Locke of Bates
ville, who has been the guest of
Mrs. Robert H. Askew, left for
Jonesboro this morning to make
a visit.
I
i influenza.
The tin bad crumbled in a gray
lust, bnt the plurrber was not la the
least nonplused.
'“It caught cold.” he salu. “That’s alt
«*ln Is very liable to catch cold If It
jets In a temperature under 60 de
grees. As a rule It recovers, but a
dn cold often turns to Influenza, and
then the ease Is hopeless. Nothing cat.
be done. The tin loses its luster, de
cays, and finally crumbles to a gray
powder like this here.
“These tin colds are contagious. A
dn dipper will give a cold to a sauce
oan, and a tlncup has been known te
•outaminate an organ pipe.
“Only pure tin catches cold. Iter
shat reason, when tin la to occupy an
exposed position or to encounter a
tw temperature, we alloy It with
ad. Only alloyed tin is free frow
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**•■1 Leve as a moon.
Liov# temporarily obscures the glasu ;
of vanity. To be accurate, It takes tb- ;
quicksilver off the hack and turns It :
nto s window pane through which wc
j -1 e able to see far beyond the per
! reflection to which it was oner j
dedicated exclusively Therefore, air
real love since 't widens th« horizon
•:ae e-f the lover, is an mnnlte eoxu.,
whether he wins or loses the objec
if hi« heart.
Good Doctrine To be Preaching Just Now Though «l
Are Believers In It The Year Round Foi Sell ufio I ut
The Dependable Kinds of Paints, Varnishes, etc., That SatisB
NEXT FRIDAY, APRIL I8tl
is clean-up day. Let’s make it a Brighten-Up-Day as well, [■
it’s all along the same line and will make your homes more pleal
ing to you, more attractive to others. We can help you. I
When you brighten-up, you can t do better than use Shel
win-Williams paint, because it has all the spreading, covering, pi
tecting power and durability of any paint. Better than many ail
Second to none. I
R. H. ASKEW Asej
302 Front Street. NEWPORT, ARKANsl
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LODGE DIRECTORY.
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.
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Woodmen of the World.
I Pecan Camp, No. 3, meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights of each
month in Masonic Hall. Visit
ing brothers welcome.
R. T. Simmons, C. C.
P. S. White, Clerk.
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Modern Woodmen.
Newport Camp, No. 13,674,
M. W. A., meets Second Friday
night of each month in Opera
House. Visiting brethren invu
ed.
R. T. Simmons, Consul
; Jackson Lodge, No. 191 F. &
A. M.
Meets Second and Fourth
' Tuesday nights of each month in
the Opera House Building, Se
cond and Hazel Streets.
Visiting Brothers always wel
come.
Geo. M. Sink, W. M.
S. M. Beattie, Sec.
The 1. 0. O. F.
The I. O. 0. F. meets every
Monday night in Masonic Hall
comer Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
Grover C. Gates, N. G.
J. F. Parish. Secretary.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
j Tuesday rr'ght at 8 o'clock by or
der of the chief.
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A Folder Free.
Ask for a folder desci
Ross’ “Dead Quick” spray,
telling how to get rid of bed!
ants, fleas, roaches, chi
mites, lice, and their eggs,
so tells how to thoroughly i
feet your home to prevent
ease. It’s free for the askii
your druggists. (Ad
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