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HE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
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Go Get Somewhere.
I rather think to get somew here,
I’ll direct my labors
That I can meet those stand
ards rare
I set up for my neighbors.
I wonder as I think it o’er,
I never thought of that before.
—John Kendricks Bangs.
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Wood Replies to Raney.
T. E. Wood of Marianna, who
■with T. J. Raney, of Newark and
C. W. Bellamy of Mammoth
Spring, was a candidate for rail
road commissioner in the north
eastern district, spent yesterday
in Little Rock. He declared he
believes he won the Democratic
nomination in the district and
says he will fight any effort to
take the nomination away from
1
In a statement to the Gazette,
Mr. Wood said:
“My attention has been called
to a statement by T. J. Raney,
late candidate for railroad com
missioner in the northeastern
district, which appeared in the
Gazette of April 7. Mr. Raney
refuses to believe that he has
t been beaten in the race and his
**—statements are ridiculous on
their face, as official returns re
ceived and verified from authen
tic sources show he has been de
feated in the neighborhood of 1,
200 votes. It is true that the
Democratic convention of Ark
ansas county did call attention tc
the fact that the name of T. J
Haney was by error, left off the
t:cket, in some of the townships
of that county, but this action
was taken in response to a tele
gram purporting to come from
■Jamies Jamerson, chairman of
the Democratic County Central
T, Committee, E. A. Hodges, secre
bounty, and E. A. Hodges sec
retary. This telegram was sent
Jo Senator Raco from Osceola.
'The telegram reads: y
** ‘Present this to your com
mittee today with an argument.’
Raney paid Mr. Ball, secretary,
"o get his name on the ticket and
has a receipt for it. Was left
•iff. The race is close. The
Democracy of Independence
county has always voted for
your man Crockett and requests
4 hat you do not consider vote on
"ailroad commissioner, leaving
it to the railroad commission
committee. We will pay the ex
penses of another election in
your county for these two can
1 didates and let all have a square
deal.’ Signed James Jamerson,
I chairman Democratic Central
j Committee, E. A. Hodges, secre,
: tary..
! “This telegram has been brand
ed as false by Messrs. Jamerson
and Hodges, who have stated to
I me that they did not sign or au
| thorize their names to be used
in connection with such a docu
! ment.
“I have authentic information
that in three counties the vote
of Bellamy has been switched to
Raney since the election and
strenuous efforts are now being
rriade to switch other counties.
The tabulated vote in certain
counties has been published in
the local papers and I shall cer
tainly stand before the commit
tee and before the convention
and fight for the vote that I re
ceived at the polls on the 25th
of March. I do not believe that
the State Central Committee or
the railroad district convention
I will permit a man to be robbed
after he has honorably and fair
ly won the nomination. In ad
dition it is my intention to in
stitute court proceedings to pun
ish the parties who have at
tempted to wrong me and to
controvert the will of the elec
tors of the state.”—Little Rock
Gazette.
Planting And Cultivation.
As the spring opens and the
planting season comes upon us
we are reminded that after all
and notwithstanding the fact
that Arkansas has special ad
vantages for the growing of va
rious profitable crops and grass
es and incidentally in raising
stock, the fact remains that Ar
kansas crops will again this year
as heretofore, consist mainly ot
cotton and corn. Consequently
we should give attention to the
things that will produce the besi
results in the growing of the
I main crops. Much has beep said
and written about seed selection
and land preparation and culti
vation.
It is far better in planting
both cotton and corn to adopt
the flat method, to be followed
by level and shallow cultivation.
Some land is so level and so poor
ly drained as to render this
method more or less impraitical.
In such cases it will be necessa
ry to bed the land, but the old
time high ridges should be a
bandoned and where the land will
permit, beds wide enough for
two or three rows made, with
water furrows between. A good
plan would be to throw up small
beds between larger ones, so
that the corn or cotton would be
planted in them and below the
level of the larger ridges or
beds. Then as the season ad
| OURJLINE OF 1
I Spring and Summer p
i Dress Goods I
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8 Is complete. Don t think of buying that Easter Frock Bp
S before you see our selection. New' spring stock of ^
m shirts and Pant Ming f .ilor' made trousers just received.
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Our stock of footw- is up to the minute. All the sr:
a new shapes in men's ..d boys hats and'caps. Fetus pe
3 show you our line of *‘‘ack Cat Hosiery for spring and an
summer. Leave your order jtoday for that Easter suit
jl We guarantee a fit a 1 quick delivery.
l S J. D. Carvell ® Co. *
I Front St. The KCW Store l,De PRICE
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! vances the larger ones betweei;
'the rows can be worked down
'with harrows and small tools,
land eventually result in leveling
j the whole later in the season af
|ter the standing water has din
I appeared.
j If the crop can be planted level
the harrow or weeder can be run
cross-wise of the rows when the
corn or cotton gets up, and the
weeds and grass be cleaned out.
Some of the corn or cotton gets
up, and the weeds and gress be
cleaned out. Some of the corn
or cotton will thus be torn up
by the roots, but there will be
ample for a good stand. By cul
tivating young cotton this way
the rest and second time it will
require much less work to do
with the hoe, and when it comes
to chopping the cotton the task
will be a much lighter one. Then
follow with shallow cultivation
with sideharrows, and you will
find that one man can cultivate
| about half as much more and do
the work quite as well.
A farmer from Oklahoma west
of Mena, wrote some time ago,
that he followed these and other
suggestions contained in the
weekly letters last year, and that
he made a better crop than any
of his neighbors who refused to
do so and followed the old meth
ods.
By all means do not overcrop
yourself. Do not plant more
than you have labor or teems to
cultivate it and make a big
for sickness in the family or loss
of team labor through sickness
or otherwise. Also allow in ad
vance for rainy days. Calculate
and pitch your crop so you can
culitivate it and make a big
yield.
It is too bad for a farmer to
make a poor crop because he
has undertaken more thar
he can do well.
Don’t forget the hay crop
and the pastures.
JOHN H. PAGE,
Commissioner.
Additional Local.
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. dtf
B. W. Hatfner is among the
number of our citizens, who have
purchased a new Ford car, hav
ing bought a beautiful five pas
senger car.
Rev. E. M. Pipkin of Arkadel
phia is in the city for a short
visit to his two daughters, Mrs.
F. R. Suits and Mrs. Henry M,
OwenT
Popular games at Price’s book
store. Rook, roodles and flinch
Price, 50c, by mail 55c. Send
stamns. llbtf
Sheriff' Office In Contest.
Jonesboro, April 11.— The
Phillips-Jones controversy for
the sheriff nomination in Craig
head county will be reheard at
a meeting of the county conven
tion April 23. This meeting
was called by the county chair
man when N. F. Lamb, an at
torney for Mark Phillips, asked
| that the convention defer action
Iso that he would have time to
I file protests of A. B. Jones’
I nomination on the face of the re
| turns.
| It is said that Phillips’ attor
ney will charge fraud in Brook
land, Lake City, Jonesboro and
Gilkerson townships. Sensa
i t ional testimony it is expected,
; will be introduced at the hear
ing of the protest.
G. W. Culberhouse and John
R. West respectively, were nam
ed chairman and secretary for
; the county committee.
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For Sale.
One 40-hp. stationery engine,
I one 50-hp. boiler, one double
saw-rig, one swing cut-off saw
frame, one overhead log turner,
one gang edger. Will sell cheap
and make terms. Muirhead
Shingle Co., Weldon, Ark.
8d6wtf.
CHILDREN 111
Who have worms, who are sickly, restless or irritable; those who eat too much
sweet stuff, who suffer from colic or irregular bowel movements, will grow Q jB
strong, rosy and cheerful under the cleansing and invigorating influence of w H
PRICKLY ASH BITTERS \M[
As a corrective for disorders in the stomach or bowels, for clear- ^B ^
ing the complexion and promoting appetite, sound sleep and cheerful B
spirits.it is unequaled. Good for either sex and al! ages from five ^
Get the Genuine with the Figure " 3 " In Red on Front Label. N^amrip,
Sold by Druggists- Price $1.00 per bottle.
_____ CITY DRUG SIOKK, SPKC1AL AGENTS
•tinting Thoroughly To*t«4
In verv truth a modern btttKaMj
«oee. In modern phrasing, carry soon
bunting. About $160,000 Is spent bj
the United States navy for flags each
year. Every case of bunting costs th*
government $660; every roll cost*
$11,25. The bunting oomea from Mas
sachusetta- Every piece is subjected
to the most severe teat. It mug
weigh five pounds to every forty yardt
and stand the weight test of seventy
pounds to two square inches. It Is
j steeped In salt water for six hours
and then exposed to the sun for ths
same period of time. If after this
treatment It continues to be bunting
cf a distinguishable color 1* Is jwo
ocnnod 8t tor service
Marking Arrival of Age.
When I get to be old I ain’t goln’
to And It out by countin’ up to see,
nor by my whiskers, nor by my gums,
nor none of them signs. They’ll all
fool you. No, sir! But one of these
times I'll get throwed down, and I
won’t bounce back. Then I’ll know
lt’t all over. When a man gets that
way, he’s old. Old, see? It don’t
make any difference how much longer
he lives after that, he don’t ever get
any older.—"Billy Fortune."
Young Man Must Have Friends.
For boys and young men friendship
is a prime necessity of existence.
When a man has established himself
!n life and the interests of home and
wife and family have absorbed him,
he may, perhaps, dispense with friend
ship. But as long as he is young, un
married and unsettled, he is as de
pendent on friendship as on air or
food. j .
Good for Honing Razor*.
People who hone their own ratorl
will be interested in the statement In
one of the magazine* that what Is
known as "cuttlefish paper" makes
an Ideal material for the rapid honing
of razors, surgical Instruments, etc
This paper is made for use by dentist!
for polishing gold fillings, and 1e
coated with an abrasive substance o*
remarkably fine grain.
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Lever's Unique Devotion.
An unusual manner In which I
lover's devotion was shown ocourref
at Zurich, Switzerland, recently. A
cobbler, whose sweetheart died, ap
prenticed himself to a stone-outter lx
order to execute a fitting tribute t«
her memory, and after fourteei
months he was able to carve a beau
tlful rose on a marble slab and wrltt
beneath: "Such was She." After 11
had been erected over her grave hi
returned to his first trade, and nog
repairs shoes as before.
Crow "Helped" In Golf Game.
An unusual golf story comes from
Scotland. Mrs. Barnett, an American
lady living at North Berwick, while
playing on the course recently, had
her game considerably Interfered with
by a pagglatqntJy tnquiaiyve agf. Sbs
had Just made a tee shot when the
crew secured the ball, and, after flying
With it for some distance, dropped It.
The lady mads two other shots, and
^he cjow, to her amazement, twice re
turned and lifted the ball after the
had clayed It
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Opulent Bard. '*Jl*'
“T can’t understand how that poet’s
wife Is able to dress so well. I thought
there was no money In poetry.” “J
guess there isn’t; but her husband has
the job of writing all the advertising
rhymes for one of the biggest break
fast food concerns In the country
Have you seen their new automobile?”
Speech in Marble.
Rodin says of the antique master
pieces: They “speak to me louder,
move me more, than human beings,
in Its turn, may the new century medi
tate upon these marvels, and may It
try to ascend to them through intelli
gence and love.”
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From “Old Siwash.”
"We are more frivolous in oar col*
j lege life than In our business,” George J
; Fitch said. “Still, college life has I
made business what it is. Fraterni- I
ties are a clearinghouse for ability and j
ambition."—Kansas City Star. !
Find Market In United State*.
Of the exports of Jamaica, 61 per
cent, go to the United State*.
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Log Teams Wanted At Once.
Have a large amount of tim
ber cut in the woods and must
move. Will pay good price for
moving same. It will pay you
to come and investigate. For
particulars call Newport phone
1608-5 or write Muirhead Lum
ber Company, Weldon, Arkan
j sas. Obtf „
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FRECKLE- FACE.
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots
—How to Remove Easily.
Here’s a chance, Miss Freckle-face,
;o try a remedy for freckles with the
guarantee of a reliable dealer that it
will not cost you a penny unless it
removes the freckles; while if it does
give you a clear complexion the ex
pense is trifling.
Simply get an ounce of othine—
i double strength —from any druggist
and a few aplication should show you
hew easy it is to rid yourself of the
homely freckles and get a beautiful
complexion. Rarely is more than one
ounce needed for the worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine as this is the
prescription sold under guarantee of
money back if it fails to remove *
freckles.
Don’t Spoil your clothes. Use*- ^
Red Cross Ball Blue and keep
them white as snow. All grocers
5 cents a package.
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O LODGE DIRECTORY. ^
O •
O WOODMEN OF THE O
O WORLD. O
O Pecan Camp No. 3, meets
O 1st and 3rd Thursday nights
O of each month in the Board ©
Building. Visiting brothers wel- O
O come.
Q Joe Younger, C. C. O
Q P. S. White, Clerk. O
O ©
o JACKSON LODGE NO. 191, ©
Q F. & A. M. O
O Meets Second and Fourth ©
O Tuesday nights of each month ©
Q in the Opera House Building, ©
O Second and Hazel streets.
O Visiting brothers always wel
O come. Geo. M. Sink, W. M.
Q S. M. Beattie, Sec.
O --
Q NEWPORT LODGE NO. 71,
Q I. 0. O. F.
O Meets each Monday night in
Q Board Building, corner Second
O and Walnut. All brothers in
O vited to attend.
O W. T. Guin, N. G.,
Q W. B. Hurley, Sec.
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!* EASTER SALE 5,
J . 5£
; I his week we will show our Silk IS
^ Dresses, Ladies’ Suits and Ladies’ Coats jjjj' ®
^ for Easter, which you know is like [2
^ Christmas. If every lady has not bought ^
^ her suit or coat by Easter she will wait ^
^ and get her a lighter material, and for ®
^ this reason we are going to make a cut Si
^ on all of our ready-to-wear merchandise. *
^ COATS. |jg "
Arg $25.00 Coats.$17.50
|3ni $20.00 Coats.$17.50 S
I |llg $15.00 Coats. 9.98
la™ suits. IN
ItUg $25.00 Suits.$17.30 ir
^ $20.00 Suits. 12.50 9B
$15.00 Suits. 9.98 m*.
^ DRESSES. IN
gff $17.50 Dresses.$10.00 ♦ J
yo $12.50 Dresses. 7.75 5N *
JN $10.00 Dresses. 6.50 __
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Your Success and Ours J
The success of this institution is in helping others to suc
ceed whether their dealings be large or small. It is the :
help we are able to give them that helps us. That* the
reason for our constantly growing list of customers and i
accounts for our increase in business. We offer a helpful,
consistent, understanding service.
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WE WELCOME SMALL AS WELL AS LARGE ACCOUNTS.
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