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PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
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Try It.
Help a brother on his way,
Give a lifting hand today,
Say the kindly word of cheer,
Help to dry the mourner’s tear,
When you’ve done a kindness
real,
See yourself howr good you feel.
Do you meet a fellow down,
Do not greet him with a frown;
D not turn away in scorn.
Grip his hand and say “Good
morn!”
Try his little wounds to heal.
See yourself how good yOu feel.
,. There’s na-doY^omrmred to this.
•^TEaith~can ne’er bestow such
bliss,
Help another on his way,
Have a cheerful word to say,
Then ^when evening shadows j
steal,
See yourself how good you feel.
—Sacred Heart Review.
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All This Week
At Opera House.
Think of it—for once in New
port we have some first class
vaudeville and moving pictures
—the kind that is enjoyed by all ;
the best patronage and which is .
elevating. With the proper sup
v port we will be able to give you 1
__tlnrs kind from now on. We wish :
to announce very emphatically i
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lie high class stuff we must have
the patronage.
Yours for business,
The Newport Theatre Co.
Celebrates Birthday.
Little Miss Dorothy Sue
Sprigg, the pretty little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Sprigg
entertained a large number of
her little friends at the family
home on Walnut street Monday
afternoon from 3 to 6 o’clock in
celebration of her sixth birth
day.
It was hard to tell which
seemed the happiest of those
present, the little hostess or her
guests, who were delightfully
entertained with a number of
games played on the lawn, and
which were planned by Mrs. 1
Sprigg, assisted by Misses Lucy ■
Sprigg and Leona Umsted, who 1
also served cream and cake in (
abundance to the happy crowd '
of little boys and girls.
Miss, Dorothy Sue was re- (
membered on this occasion* with t
many beautiful and useful gifts ]
from her little friends on this y
most important event in her \
life, that of having reached the x
^ear of her life when she was ^
)ld enough to start to scliool. ^
The little hostess had as her x
special guests for the afternoon \
ler great uncle and aunt, Mr. }
md Mrs. J. Webster of Decatur, .
Alabama. (
The guest list included little (
disses Fannie Harris, Bess x
>hoffner, Mildred Anne Wil- x
nans, Mildred Foushee, Muffet .
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Think of it—for once in New
port we have some high class
vaudeville and motion pictures
—the kind that is enjoyed by all I
the best patronage and which
is elevating. With the proper
support we will be able to give
you this kind from now on.
We wish to announce very
emphatically that we will from
now on, also give two complete
shows each evening regardless of
the number in the house for the
* second show.
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ITwo Complete Picture 1
Shows as well as two Vaude- I
ville Shows every r ight |
At prices within the reach ot all, 10 and 15c
All children that occupy seats I J
must have tickets. No excep
tions to this rule as in order to
give the public high class stuff
we must have the patronage i
Yours for business,
NEWPORT THEATRE CO.
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ward Wilmans, Louis Foushee,
Charles* Wilmans, Richard Wil
liams, Rufus Martin, Launcelot
Minor, J. T. Umsted, Jr„ Edwin
Boyce, Jr., George R. Hays, Jr.,
Victor Neal, Claude M. Erwin,
Jr., and Charles Brandenburg.
How to Control the
Coton Leaf Worm.
From the Department of Ento
mology, Arkansas Agric.
Exper. Station.
In many cotton sections of
Arkansas a leaf-worm has done
great damage during August
and September of 1911. This
worm has stripped the foliage
leaving the plants bare and nak
2d and unable to mature the
small and medium sized bOi^s.
rhis pest was not the true armyj
vorm, and it was different from J
he boll worm. It is properly
:alled the cotton-leaf Worm,
fhis worm feeds only on cotton, j
[he tiny caterpillars of this spe
des hatch from eggs laid scat-.
•fUn unrloY* nf thp
t-i iiigy --
eaves by the parent moth.
Vhen they are full grown, they |
urn into brownish pupae tied ■
ip in the leaves. In this stage
he insect changes into a moth, j
chich is the adult insect. All!
ndividu&ls have to pass through j
he first three stages in order toj
>ecome moths. The adults pair,
md the females lay an average
>f 500 eggs, after which they
tie, and the life cycle from egg
o moth is thus ended. The
noths are strong flyers, and are
ttracted to lights in vast num
bers The winters of Arkansas
dll off all stages of this pest.
Ihe species passes the winter-as
.dull moths in the far south,
md the later generations of the
noths migrate northward as
he season advances, becoming
uimerous enough to be a pest in
his state early in August.j
Hi ere are seven generations in!
he extreme south, but probably
lot over 4 or 5 in Arkansas,
rhe eggs, worms and pupae are
ill subject to parasites which
lestroy a great many. There
ire many insectivorous birds
md ants that aid in the reduc
don of this pest. These ene
nies of the insect will probably
lestroy so many this year that
diev will not be such a pest next
>reai\ Such Has been the usual
history of similar outbreaks of
insect pests.
Preventives and Remedies.
It is appalling to learn how
helpless the cotton farmers have
been this year in controlling the
pest. In most cases no attempt
was made to stop the damage.
And yet this pest is controlla
ble by those who know how and
are prepared to fight it. The
only preventive measure that
would be of value consists in
planting the cotton far enough
apart to allow .the sun to reach
the ground. When the worn-r
and pupae fall on the hot soil
they become benumbed anc
easily fall a prey to their numer
ous enemies. The best way t(
! destroy them is with powderei
i arsenate and lead applied at th<
rate of 3. or more pounds to tin
1 acre according to the size of tlr
plants. If this insecticide ca:
not be bought, Paris green ca:
be used by mixing one part o
the same with 2 parts of flow
| The flour makes a good stieke
for the green, but it is not n<
cessary, if arsenate of lead i
used. Paris green is more ai
to burn the foliage and it do<
not settle so well into the cr
vices of the leaves as arsena
| "of lead. The arsenal poi><
3 should be dusted on the plan
^. .if of
ill tools to do
th< dusting with. The farmers
coi monly use two sacks hung
on he ends of a pole carried by
an on a mule. This dusts
fro rows at a time, and one man
' can thus treat about 15 acres a
day. This method undoubted
ly does some good and is better
than no method, but modern
dusting apparatus are now on
the market with which the work
'can be done more thoroughly
and faster. A convenient hand
duster is sold called the “Com
panion dust gun” by the Doher
ty Hdw. Co., Ltd* Baton
Rouge, La., for about $8. The
Dust Sprayer Mfg. Co., Kansas
City, Mo., are selling horse pow
er dusters with as many as 6
outlets for the dust which cost |
$60 to $75. It is stated that
one man with a good team can
dust 50 acres with one of these
in a day. The Companion dust
gun has given excellent satis
faction in treating cotton for
the boll weevil in the far south.
The horse power outfits could be
made very practical for use on
a large scale. All growers who
have had trouble this year
should buy a Companion dust
gun at least if they do nothing
more extensively,and be ready to
dust the tops of the plants when
next year the worms begin to
rag them. The gun would be
more useful for this part of the
work than the sacks could pos
sibly be. The grower should re
member that the arsenal insecti
cides are poisonous to human
life. Label every package, since
the powdered arsenate of lead
looks dangerously like flour. If
the wind blows, tie a hander
chief over your nose, and wear
goggles over the eyes. Do not
swallow saliva on clearing the
throat. Addresses of Mfgs. can
be furnished by the writer.
Paul Hayhurst.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Try Virtue’s Little Liver
Granules at City Drug Store.
39dlm.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Webster of
Decatur, Alabama are enjoying
a visit to their niece, Mrs. Mil
dred Dorsey.
Wednesday, October 4, you
are invited to attend the fall
millinery opening of Miss Eva
ef avo K2h7
I ICUifcUil o
When at the opening Wednes-'
day, October 4 ask to see the cel
ebrated Red Cross Shoes and
Nemo Corsets. — Mrs. Minnie
Balmaz.. 54d4
Nothing needs to be pure and
sanitary more than milk, espec
ially during the summer season.
When you buy from the Pure
Milk Dairy you have the satis
faction of knowing you get the
best in milk and cream carefully
handled. 79iltf.
W. A. Weaver of Jonesboro
returned home this morning
from a visit to his sister and
! niece, Mrs. Sheets and Mrs. R.
• |
. | B. Hocking.
, Wednesday, October 4, date
I of Miss Eva Graham’s opening
, display of fall millinery. 53b7
* The Taggart Grocer Co. was
the successful bidder on the big
i lot of chickens brought to New
i port today. They are beauties
f and are now on sale. 57dt
See the Studebaker buggies
r sold by J. P. Duck and Company
before you buy. In their lin<
s of buggies, you get big values
4 58bi;f.
,s Do Your Clothes Look Yellow
-If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue
-e | it will Tlhake them white a
in | snow. Large 2 oz. package
ts * cents. ' .
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IE YO I HAVE
NO MONEY
IN THE BANK1
! Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co.—No. 53
If you were to investigate the families who have* ac
complished daughters, you would find that in practically
every instance a bank account is started for their educa
tion when they were children. You envy such people^
^ so will your children when they grow up unless they
have the same advantages.
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST 10.
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* Good Plumbing Gives Good
Satisfaction
There is a good deal of satis
| faction experienced in paying a l
plumbing bill for first-class
work. A feeling of content |
should remain. Nor should the •
bill be excessive. If you would ~
have these, get my figures on
your work.
Most Modern and Best Goods.
Work Guaranteed. ..
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W. R. WHITTEiN
Phone 243 207 Walnut St.