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THE INDENPEDENT
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
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served.
paper has enlisted
government in the
cause of America for the
period of the war.* *
SLACKERS, PLEASE READ.
An Arkansas boy in the 153rd In
fantry has set an example of devo
tion to country that should appeal to
many pf those who are endeavoring
by all possible means to secure re
lease from the military service. He
has addressed the following letter to
the adjutant general.
“I received your letter regarding
an application for my discharge from
the service. I knew nothing of this
application until I received your let
ter today, and I do not want to be
discharged. I have never, since the
day I enlisted, entertained the slight
est wish to be discharged. I have al
ways liked the military service and it
is my hope to stay in the army until
our organization is mustered out.
“Moreover, sir, my enlistment was
not secured by any concealment of my
age. I was a minor at the time I en
listed (April 13, 1917), but my fath
er gave his written consent to my en
listment.
“I thank you, sir, for your letter of
information, and again assure you
that I am anxious to do my share of
the great, noble task our nation has
undertaken.”
There are many retail salesmen and
ether employes of local stores who
•ay they intend to take advantage of
the added hour of daylight and pro
duce a garden for their families. This
is one of the purposes for which the
daylight savings act was passed, and
all good and patriotic Americans will
‘ do their trading early in order that
their employes may make the most
%
of their new privilege.
There were large congregations at
all the churches yesterday, Easter.
The church, during this period of the
world’s history, is charged with a
great responsibility, and the mem
bership is directly responsible for its
accomplishments. Everyone should
not only find time now to go to
church, but everyone should feel the
necessity of prayer, prayer for the
sake of the world.
There will be big doings in New
port and Jackson county on the morn
ing of the 6th. That is when the
Liberty Loan drive opens. The man
or woman who fails to contribute a
share to the big start will not find
sympthy in this part of the world,
but will be conspicuous by reason of
their disloyalty.
And this morning was such a fine
time to sleep, too.
FIRST UMBRELLA IN AMERICA.
It was 148 years ago that an um
brella was first seen on the streets of
an American city. Baltimore has the
honor of introducing that most useful
contrivance. To the hardy Maryland
er* of that period the umbrella was
aa effeminate device, and the man
who first carried one was hooted and
jeered.
The Baltimore umbrella was a
French importation, crude and heavy,
and bore slight resemblance to the
Umbrella as “a portable penthouse to j
carry in a person’s hand to screen
him from violent rain or sun.”
Portable they were, but far too
heavy for the average woman.
France, Spain and Italy were the
first European countries to adopt
the umbrella, which came to them
from the Orient, where it had been
used for centuries and was consid
ered a symbol of royalty and dignity.
In England, as on this side of the At
lantic, the umbrella was at first
greeted with scorn. Jonas Hanway,
the philanthropist, is said to have
been the first Englishman who gen
erally used an umbrella in the streets
of London. The umbrella was bitter
ly denounced by the hackney coach
men, who carried on a prosperous
business on rainy days, and who fear
ed that a general adoption of the ad
vice would work injury to their trade.
Some eight years after the first
umbrella had been introduced into
America John McDonald, a London
footman, wrote an autobiography in
which he remarked that he possessed
“a fine silk umbrella,” which he
brought from Spain.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
OF WAR TIME AGRICULTURE
Dr. Seaman A. Knapp once ren
dered a momentous service to the
cause of agricultural progress by
summarizing in ten brief sentences
the fundamentals of good farming;
and for thousands of people ever
since, Dr. Knapp’s “Ten Command
ments of AO’rienltnr” have st.ooH out
like beacon lights in an ocean-strom
of language. As this new year be
gins—the first new year in more
than half a century, which has found
America at war—it has seemed to
us that someone might render a sim- \
ilar service by analyzing the count
less appeals that have been made to
our people, and then epitomizing the
supreme things which America asks
of the farmer in this crisis—“The
Ten Commandments of War-time
Agriculture,” let us call them. We
believe the ten things mentioned be
low indicate as briefly as it is possi
ble to do the main things which
America asks of the Southern farmer:
1. That he plant a maximum
acreage in food crops.
2. That he strive for maximum
productiveness of every acre.
3. That he equip and inspire ev
ery farm worker for maximum effi
ciency.
4. That he arrange for a maximum
production of meat and dairy pro
ducts.
5. That he double garden produc
tion.
6. That all women and children be
enlisted in canning and poultry rais
ing.
7. That every member of the fam
ily aid food conservation.
8. That wise and profitable mar
keting of crops be promoted as a stim
ulus to increased production.
9. That economy and thrift be
practiced and the resultant savings
lent to America.
10. That all schools, all farmers’
organizations, and all business men’s
organizations co-operate to give 100
per cent efficiency to this program.—
The Progressive Farmer.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure Rheumatism, Neu
ralgia, Headaches, Cramps, O’ic
Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Ec
zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne,
used internally or externally. 25c
Used tars
For Sale
Some of the best values are often
times to be secured in used cars and
we have some offerings of this kind
on hand now.
One 1917 Chalmers Roadster, has on
ly been run 4,100 miles in good run
ning order_$750
One five passenger Chalmers touring
car, my personal car, both power
plant and body in good condition,
well tired_$850
One four-cylinder Buick touring car,
in good running order and well pre
served, a good service car_$400
One practically new Ford roadster
with shock absorbers, has only been
run a few hundred miles_$475
One 1916 Ford touring car, a good
buy for_$250
One Ford touring car with Prestolite
tank and Stromberg carburetor,
in good condition and well tired. .$250
One Ford chassis in good condi
tion -$150
We can also put you in connection
with some good values in other lines,
if you are in the market.
P. H. VAN DYKE?
Second and Beech—Newport, Ark.
WILL NOT HAVE
JOINT CANVAS
At a meeting of the democratic
central committee Saturday it was
voted by the committee and a major
ity of the candidates present not to
have a joint campaign this spimg.
June 3d was selected as the date for
holding the county convention.
The fees for placing name on the
ticket were fixed as follows:
For Sheriff _$150.00
For County Judge_ 50.00
For County Treasurer - 50.00
For County Clerk - 50.00
For Circuit Clerk _ 50.00
For County Superintendent
of Schools _ 50.00
For Assessor_ 30.00
For Coroner_ 10.00
For Representative - 10.00
For Surveyor _ 10.00
Candidates for each of the above
offices will phy their proportionate
amount of the cost.
After a harmonious session in
• which the regular routine of business
was transacted, the committee ad
journed to meet here April 20th to
make farther arrangements for hold
ing the primary May 2?th.
The Beauty Secrete
a Ladies desire that irre
sistible charm—a good
complexion. Of course
they do not wish others
to know a beautifier
has been used so they
buy a bottle of
Magnolia Balm
LIQUID FACE POWDER
and use according to simple directions. Improve
ment is noticed at once. Soothing, cooling and
refreshing. Heals Sunburn, stops Tan.
Pink, White, Pose-Red.
75c. at Druggists or b]) mail direct
Sample (either color) for 2c. Stamp.
Lyon Mfg. Co., 40 South Fifth St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Rheumatism Yields
Only rheumatic sufferers know
the agony of its darting pains,
aching joints or twisting cords.
But some few have not known that
scorn
EMULSION
has been correcting this trouble
when other treatments have
utterly failed.
Scott’s is essentially blood-food
in such rich, concentrated form
that its oil gets into the blood to
alleviate this stubborn malady.
Get a bottle of Scott's Emul
« sion or advise an ailing
ApW friend. No alcohol.
The Norwegian cod liver oil in
«If—iT EmuUion is now refined in our
\IJ ji own American laboratories which
jli /[ makes it pure and palatable.
Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. 17-22
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, a? they
cannot reach the scat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Hall's Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
In this country for years. It is com
posed of some ^f the best tonics known,
comb’ned with some cf the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY CO., Props., Toledo, O,
All Druggists, ’6e.
Ua’l's Family Pills for constipation.
In asking the people to invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to
contribute money.
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War Savings Stamps
LIMIT CLUB
A LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE TA
KEN THE LIMIT—$1,000—OF
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS:
HIVn BY TMI
Hume STATES
OontwiNT
GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE
Mike Denton Dr. Joe Graham
Frank Farmer W. A. Billingsley
W. R. Harvey Alcorn Ferguson
A. J. Goetz S. W. Harvey
James Graham N. C. Wolff
Charles Greenhaw Dr. 0. E. Jones
Pickens Black Mrs. J. Collison
Tom Hutson R. B. Hocking
Helen Collison J. R. Holden
Miss Alma Morgan J. Collison
W. N. Dunaway M. O. Valentine
Chas. G. Henry Joe Collison
J. L. Bevens Marvin Hare
Mrs. A. J. Goetz W’m. Collison
Tom J. Gregg Forrest Bleakley
j John F. Gardner M. A. Stevens
J. W. Lindley W. H. Murphy
W. B. Overstreet B. J. Best
Buddy Hunter J. W. Grubbs
Bud Graham
This Space Patriotically Contributed
to the War Savings Limit Club
By the First National Bank.
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