PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
Front St„ NEWPORT, ARK.
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Entered at the poatoflioe, Newport,
Arkansas, *■ • econd-cla»* mail mat
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Thaw’s Wealth A Mill Stone.
The newspaper men must re
gret to chronicle the capture of
Harry Thaw', not because his
arrest terminates a thrilling es- j
cape and mystery story, because |
his fight against extradition j
continues the sensation, but be
cause newspapers, like individu
als, have a feeling for the under
dog, the criminal who has par
tially atoned for crime in prison
service.
Moreover, in Thaw’s case, ■
much public sentiment stood
with him even after lie had lmir-,
derqd his fellow-man, all ol |
which was rather unusual be- j
cause the “big rich" who commit j
crimes, as a rule, uo noi appeal,
to popular sympathy. We don't j
regard sympathy as necessary
in such cases; they have their
money, their able lawyers, their
bribery oftentimes to give every
advantage in the courts and
what more could they want in
evading punishment and jus
tice? And while this is the pop
ular viewpoint, we find in Thaw’s
case, that his wealth, position
and prominence militated against
any escape from the strong arm
of the law- He battled in vain,
even in securing acquittal for
murder, for Matteawan was no
better than Sing Sing unless to
his pride and later opportunity to
escape. No prosecution was ever
more capably, vigorously and
unceasingly directed than that
f the young millionaire.
Because he had means and the
^position to use his wealth
corruptly in his fight for life and
freedom, the public eye was upon
Jerome and the asylum keep
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ers. While these public ser
vants might never hav*» :.'lie:..
had not the public eye been to
cused upon their even mow.
the interest of the poop It was
such that they were called
upon to exert unnatural and
watchfulness in order to avoir
suspicion.
And thus we note, in the wry
columns which startled the
country with an account of
Thaw’s escape, the arrest of the
old guard, whose life stood un
blemished for twenty years, now
charged with conspiracy in per
mitting the escape of Thaw. And
so it has been all along. No pub
lic official could show favors to
Thaw. If he did. the public
said he was bribed. And as it
has been through a murder trial
and in his many efforts to prove
his sanity and secure release, so
it will he in the fight to bring
him back to confinement. His
wealth will be his greatest mill
stone to carry.
Good Roads Days.
September 3 and 1 are good
roads days in Arkansas and the
County Good Roads Association
should formulate plans for car
rying out this work in Jackson
county.
The Independent* wants to see
Jackson county aroused upon
the issue of good roads. The
proper time to start is now in
joining the state-wide movement
and accomplishing something on
these good roads days, Septem
ber 3 and 4.
While every able-bodied man
is urged to give his time upon
these two days, money is need
ed to pay for the bridges, cul
verts and other improvements
and the business men of New
port ought to enlist willingly.
The Independent, to start the
movement pledges $5 and will
publish the contributions of all
others. Let every citizen help.
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Of 1.100 cases of removal of
citizens from the country to the
city, investigated by the super
visor of rural schools in Ken
tucky, over 1,000 were made
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G. P. COFFIN, Agent.
Newport, Arh..
MALARIAL DISEASES.
How to Avoid Them and the Se
rious Consequences of Neg
lect,
“Pi t m • up somethin? to knock the
ms! iris. doctor.” remarked a sallow
fi 1, si klv looking man, entering a
prominent physician’s office the other
day.
The doctor stepped to his medicine
rase, took down a couple of bottles, mixed
a preparation which he handed to the
patient with the customary advice to
‘shake well aril follow directions,’ and
resumed his seat.
“Such cases are frequent,” replied the
doctor in answer to a question. “The
warm days in 1 damp, chilly nights are
certain ma’aria breeders and are most
serious in those who have neglected to
keep their stomach, liver and bowels in
good condition. Su h persons are full
of the impurities on which the malarial
germ thrives, .and it is from this class
that typhoid f • r, pneumonia, Bright’s
Disease, small pox and yellow fever claim
most of their victims whenever these dis
»ases are prevalent.
The pro; er way to guard against the
malarial germ and the serious diseases
which follow it is to get into good condi
tion by taking a reliable remedy that
will keep the bowels clear and the liver
healthy^ ami to continue with it at fre
quent intervals during the sickly seasot#
1 A dose of Prickly Ash Bitters three or
four times a week will do all of this, be
sides stimulating the digestion, improv
ing the appetite and keeping the bodily
energy at the highest pitch. <
Prickly Ash Bitters is known every
I where as a system tonic and bowel regu
j lator. It not only removes all traces of
malarial poison from the system, but
tones up the vital organs,, gives new
streng’h and vigor, makes the body
strong and the brain active.
"Prickly A*h Bitters is the best all-around
medicine for the family I ever used. During the
vast ten years I have always kept it in my house,
whenever any of my family show signs of mala
■ ia. kidney trouble, indigestion or constipation
j i few doses is all that is needed to make them
aell and hearty again.—\V H. McWilliams,
Wckering, La.
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j to secure better schools, church
and social advantages. This is
true in Arkansas and Jackson
county just as in Kentucky and
to the citizens of the county,
who seek these advantages, we
' would call their attention to
what Newport offers in churches
of every denomination and a
good public school. Our new
high school building would be a
credit to any city in the state,
and our instructors are men and
' women of ability and experience
j in the profession. Our High
i School offers free tuition to the
1 graduates of any of the common
I school districts of the county,
i and Newport invites you to come
| to your county seat for the in
struction of your children.
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j Prayer will not bring rain, de
clares Governor Hodges of Kan
j sas and refuses to call a day for
prayer for relief from drouth in
j that state. Now that’s a big
mistake you’re making govern
or. We know of a case where a
! preacher prayed so hard one
j Sunday for rain that he had to
pray the following Sunday .for
I the rain to stop. Fa<ff. — Fort
' Smith Times Record
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE
IRON MOUNTAIN
SOUTH BOUND
No. 3 leaves.5:20 p. m.
No. 29 (arrives 6:28) departs
..6:38 a. m.
No. 5 leaves.5:00 a. m.
No. 17 leaves.5:20 a. m.
No. 7 leaves.9:02 a. m.
No. 23 (arrives 7:47) leaves 8:05 p. m.
No. 91 (local freight) leaves S:25 a. m.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 24 leaves.10:05 a. m.
No. 4 leaves.10:22 a. m.
No. 2S leaves.8:50 p. m.
No. IS leaves.10:15 p. m.,
No. 6 leaves.10:45 p. m. |
No. 92 (local freight) leaves 2:10 p. m.
WHITE RIVER DIVISION.
WEST BOUND.
No. 210 leaves.7:00 a. m.
No. 232 leaves.9:00 p. m.
No. 246 (local freight) leaves
.11:40 a. m.
EAST BOUND.
No. 209 arrives.8:00 p. m.
No. 231 arrives.6: IS a. m.
No. 215 (local freight) arrives
.. ..9:40 a. m.
ROCK ISLAND.
No. 607 arrives 12:35 p. m.
No. 60S departs 1:50 p. m.
Local freight arrives Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday; departs Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Real Optimist.
One cannot doubt the optimism of
the hunter who. before he starts for
the woods, borrows enough money to
, pay for shipping a deer home by ex
press.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Royal Arcanum.
Newport Council, No. 32:i.
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 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 I. O. O. F.
The I. 0. 0. F. meets every
Monday night in Masonic HAll,
corner Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
S. J. Blackburn, N. G.
J. F. Parish, Secretary.
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Tribe of Ben Hur.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock by or
der of the chief._
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NEWPORT
HIGH SCHOOL
With an excellent ThreejYears Course offers
FREE TUITION
To Graduates of the Common Schools of Jackson Coual
and Invites You to Come.
CATALOGUE ON REQUEST
For Further Information and Assistance in Locating
Reasonable boarding place address the Secretary!
Board of Education, T. P. UMSTED, Newport, Ark.
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With the sape hope of success, that motorist at ^ ;
SAVED his money— ! did not. .Now HE lives his old age in ^
with automobiles a: .1 servants—I am neany star'-n=
world's scrap heap. V'e had the same chance. f
Reader, save while there is yet time. Open a ha.—
here today—a dollar wil be sufficient.
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST CO.