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|H VOLUME III.' NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21. 1903 NUMBER 99
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Now is your chance to get good goods cheap.
' ^ew Bargains:
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25 pieces Of Scotch Lawns worth 6c 50 pieces of Fine Lawns, Regular 15c A_
now. wv Value now. 7V
. , , 30 pieces of best quality of Lawn, Regular
Apron Gingham worth 7 i-2c. a • 7 |
now
Ladies Shirt Waists and Skirts at Cost.
Children’s Drop Stitch Hose Red, White, 'lA- 72-inch White Table Linen worth $1.00 v jJJA _
• - Blue and Black worth 35c, now >vt now.«)Wv
All Ladies and Children’s Slippers at Cost«=We Mean Cost.
THE BAILEY iTERCANTILE COiTPANY
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Needless
Constipation.
Constipation shortens life. It kills by inches, but none
the less surely. The condition is seldom necessary; it is
due to a morbid condition of the liver that can be over
come with the proper remedy.
Sells’ !
Liver Pills
if persistently used, are a radical cure for constipation.
K They do even more, for with the disappearance of the
chief trouble many minor ones will vanish. Complexion
will be keener, and a new supply of energy will appear.
Price 25 cents
SELLS’ DRUG STORE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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TRY THE
...Weems Laundry...
When you want good work.
They make a specialty of
DYEING AND CLEANING CLOTHES
Let them show you how
well they can please you.
Leave orders with
_ FRANK LYNN, Local Agent.
IL. B. HARRIS, j
JUSTICE OF PEACE, \
UNION TOWNSHIP. J
All papers executed promptly. (
Write Deeds, Mortgages, Acknowledge- \
ments, and Hills of Sale. \
All cases decided according to law and r
evidence, irrespective of persons. /
A specialty of the blending of hearts, V
causing two to beat as one. Ceremony C
short and to the point. \
Office at Grocery Store, 209 Walnut S
street. I
WEST BOUND RATES.
Special west bound tourist rates via
the Iron Mountain Route—One fare
plus 50 cents to Denver, Colorado
Spriugs, Pueblo aud Glenwood
Springs. Tickets on sale June 15th to
September 30th, with final limit of
October 31st for return.
47btf T. H. Reamey, Agt.
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For liberal prices, send your pearls
and baroques to C. A. Windau, New
port, Arkansas. 305 btf
HENRY OWEN,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND
OCULIST.
OFFICE - SELLS’ DRUG STORE.
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JACK JONES,
The Crack Barber, keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
of Front street. Expert tonso
rialists. Easy shaves and the best
haircuts. Our work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
SENATOR MATLOCK PROPOSES
SESSION WITHOUT COST.
State Senator Paul G. Matlock has
sent to the Gazette the following ap
peal to members of the general as
sembly:
Princeton, Aug. 19, 1903.
“To the Members of the Thirty-fourth
General Assembly:
“The failure of the deaf mute ap
propriation bill passed by the last gen
eral assembly to become a law is, I
feel sure, a source of regret to us all.
It is also to be regretted that we made
no provision for the equipment and
furnishing of the asylum annex when
completed. As to whose fault this is,
this is neither time nor place to dis
cuss. A situation confronts us which
is equally deplored by us all, and the
welfare of the unfortunates of these
institutions should have our first con
sideration rather than the last.
“I therefore take this method of ap
pealing to you to join me in a re
quest of Gov. Jefferson Davis that he
call the Thirty-fourth general assem
bly in extra session for the purpose of
making a proper appropriation for
these institutions and considering any
otner matter which his excellency
may include in his call, with the ex
press understanding that we shall
bear our own expenses while attend
ing said session and make no charge
against nor demand upon the state
for either mileage or per diem.
“I appeal to you to lay aside self
interest and write me your assent to
this proposition, that I may commu
nicate our decision to his excellency
at the earliest practicable moment.
Very respectfully,
“Paul G. Matlock,
“Sixteenth Senatorial District.”
ARKANSAS CROP MAY
REACH ONE MILLION.
Col. John G. Fletcher, considered
an authority on the fleecy staple,
stated Thursday to a reporter for the
Little Rock Gazette that the farmers
in Arkansas are now very hopeful of
a fair yield of cotton, with good prices,
which means 10 cents or higher.
“The weather the past month has
been decidedly favorable for all
crops,” said Col. Fletcher. “Corn has
done well and cotton has made won
derful progress. Many farmers think
that with favorable weather from now
on we will raise a full crop, or from
900,000 to 1,000,000 bales in Arkansas.
“There has been some complaint
about too much rain for cotton planted
on bottom lands. John R. Frazier,
one of the largest planters in Pulaski
county, reported this morning the
appearance of worms.on about thirty
acres on his plantation. He has
started to putting Paris green on the
plant, and thinks he will have no
trouble killing them out before they
can do any damage.
“The supply of cotton is smaller to
day than for years, and at the same
time the demand is greater, which
will undoubtedly keep prices up. The
crop will be about three weeks later
than usual, and picking will not be
come general before the 15th or 20th
of September.
“Many mills are shutting down ow
1 ing to the high price a id scarcity of
j cotton, and are waiting for new cotton
to come in. It will be October before
anything like a good supply comes
CIRCUIT JUDGE CALLED
SECOND GRAND JURY.
Piggott, Aug. 20.—Circuit Judge
Allen Hughes took a rare step here in
regard to the grand jury. The body
had been considering the Vowell
Lovejoy murder case, and the judge
had instructed them to return indict
ments for the highest degree. The
jury returned a bill against Vowell of
murder in the second degree. The
judge instructed them again, but they
soon returned with no indictment.
The judge immediately dismissed
them and ordered a new jury empan
eled. The new jury returned an in
dictment of murder in the first degree.
The judge's action in dismissing the
jui-y for the term is creating much
comment among the attorneys, as it is
a very unusual course. Vowell’s trial
is set for Monday.
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| SUNDAY TRAIN TO BATESVILLE.
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Trainmaster W. S. Hobbs arrived
] here Thursday evening from a trip up
| the White River branch and is au
! thority for the statement that the
j train service between here and
| Batesville will not be discontinued on
| Sundays, but the service through to
Cotter will not include that day.
The only train on the White River
branch upon Sundays, will be the lo
cal, running on its regular schedule,
reaching here at 10:30 and departing
at 11:45 a. m.
GOVERNMENT WILL
EXAMINE MEDICOS.
Hot Springs, Aug. 20.—The order is
sued today by the secretary of the
government medical board calling for
examination of all physicians who de
sire to prescribe the use of the hot
water to patients has caused consider
able comment in professional circles
as well as among citizens and visitors
generally. Several weeks ago the
medical board requested that all phy
sicians register their names, stating
whether tney had been engaging in
the drumming practice.
The order calling for an examina
tion has been expected since the first
order went into effect, but the board
delayed for some reason and it was
thought that this plan outlined by the
board upon its appointment had been
abandoned.
The board is making an effort to
give the visitors the fullest protection
possible.
First, it is declared, no physician
who engages in drumming will be per
mitted to prescribe the hot water for
their patients, upon conviction of the
charge of drumming. The second or
der means that no physician who fails
to stand an examination will be per
mitted to prescribe the use of the hot
water baths, thus throwing a double
protection around the visitor.
The examination of physicians will
be watched with great interest by
every citizen in the city.
POST-DISPATCH SNAP-SHOTS.
(St. I„ouis Post-Dispatch.)
A reduction of $1.50 in pig iron
prices is reported. There seems to be
no reduction in pig meat.
The Missouri mule emits a derisive
hee-haw every time he hears that he
is to be superseded by the zebrula.
If President Roosevelt wants a rec
ipe for killing a bear he can now get
one from Nimrod Harrison, the mayor
of Chicago.
The goose will have to cultivate its
voice and learn to sing if it is to pro
tect itself. The' love birds on the
feminine hats are made of goose
feathers.
It is said that the Indian Fearing-a
bear-that-is-Wild wanted to swap
names with President Roosevelt after
that Mississippi hunt. Somebody
must have misrepresented the presi
dent’s Mississippi adventures to the
untutored savages.
Some of the increase in the city
death rate is due to diseases of the
digestive organs. Considering the
haste and the excesses in eating, and
the kind of food with which so many
stomachs are daily loaded, it is not
remarkable that the death rate from
indigestion has grown, but that it is
not much larger.
WAITING FOR A BONUS.
Hon. W. F. Eatman, circuit clerk of
Baxter county, is spending a few days
in Little Rock says the Democrat,
having arrived Wednesday evening
via Fort Smith. He says the people
of Mountain Home are very much in
terested now in the proposed con
struction of a railroad from Cotter, on
the White River road, to Mountain
Home, a distance of eleven and a
quarter miles. The Mountain Home
Railway Company has bean organized
aud chartered and the company is
now negotiating with the people of
Mountain Home for a bonus of $10,
000. The citizens committee con
sists of A. J. Truman, H. W. Redus,
J. L. Paul aud W. J. Baker. Two pre
liminary surveys have been run and
the prospects are most encouraging.
OFFICIALS DRIVING
THROUGH TO COTTER.
Carthage, Mo., August 20.—Russell
Harding of St. Louis, vice president
and general manager of the Mk»souri
Pacilic, in company with Col. Wm. H.
Phelps of this city, H. Rohwer, chief
engineer, and Right of Way Agent
Powell, both of St. Louis, made an
inspection yesterday of the terminals
of the White River and Carthage and
Western railways in this city. The
officials went over the Carthage and
Western in private cars attached to a
regular train, and last night left in a
carriage for a tour of inspection over
the White River right of way to Cot
ter, Ark., which is the southern end
of the road.
WHY CHANGE ?
Why make any change of sleeper on
your trip to the East? Southern rail
way train leaving Memphis union sta
tion 11 p. m. carries a sleeper (open
at 9 p. m.) to Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia aud New York without
any change, with line dining car ser
vice beyond Chattanooga next morn
ing, and with no change of coach to
Washington. 82tsl5
INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS.
(Contributed By Secretary.)
The institute convened promptly at
9 o’clock Thursday. After singing
“I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go,”
the regular work of the day was be
gun. All persons on the program re
sponded promptly when called upon.
The subject of school management
presented by Mrs. Wood was espe
cially good and provoked much en
thusiastic discussion. Prof. Hodges
also gave the institute the benefit of
his ripe experience on the same sub
ject.
The excellent demonstration of the
anatomy of the human heart given by
one of the young ladies brought forci
bly to our minds the scriptural text,
“I am fearfully and wonderfully
made.” Did not our hearts burn
within us as she made this assertion,
“the human heart is one of my easiest
subjects to understand.” What won
der that man is sometimes ensnared
in the perplexities of love when the
human heart—the seat of mysteries,
the center of affections—is so well
understood by the opposite sex.
The work of the day closed with a
report of the critics, which provoked
much animated discussion.
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DANUE AT EXPERIMENTAL FARM.
The office at the experimental farm
at the home of George Irby east of
Newport, was converted into a dance
pavillion Thursday, for two bus loads
of young people from Newport, who
tripped the light fantastic to a late
hour. As the music furnished by a
local orchestra was excellent and the
evening cool, such an opportunity to
enjoy themselves could hardly be
neglected.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. O’Neal, Mesdames Wm. Bailey
and L. Hirsch, Misses Neill and Gene
Bandy, Mary and Hilda Bailey, Janie
Stephens, Jennie McCauley, Louise
Irby, Amanda Laird, Lizzie Irby,
Bessie E. L. Watson, Laura Nunnally,
Sue Armstrong of Sardis, Miss., and
Messrs. Adam Lockard, Gene Hirsch,
W. B. Egan, Ernest McDonald, Sam
Meyer, Jas. Scarborough,, Sprigg
Foushee, Frank Gullette, Felix Sim
mons and W. T. Parrish.
DEVALL’S BLUFF’S NEW BANK.
DeVail’s Bluff, Aug. 20.—The Bluff
City Bank has been organized at^his
place and will open for business Sep
tember 1. A new brick bank building '
will be erected at once. Warren 's
Maxwell, president; J. M. McClintock,
vice president; W. J. Wilkins, second
vice president; John B. Reynolds,
cashier. The directors are: W. J.
Wilkins, F. Wells, J. 8. Bogan, F. A.
Hipolite, J. M. McClintock, Warren
Maxwell, Burgess Toll of Tollerville,
A. L. Aydelott of Surrounded Hill,
and John Sims of Hazen.
SUMMER TOURIST TICKETS.
The Southern Railway has on sale
cheap summer tourist tickets to some
215 mountain and seashore summer
resorts in Tennessee, North and South
Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia and
other states. Good for return until
October 31 with liberal stop-over
privileges both going and returning.
Three daily trains carry sleepers
through without change into the heart
of the resort section. Dining cars and
good meal stations add to the comfort
of the tourist. Maps, guides, time
tables and lists of hotels and board
ing houses, rates of board and names
of proprietors sent on request, and all
inquiries answered promptly. Berths
reserved auy time in advance. City
ticket office under Peabody Hotel.
Both phones No. 140.
L. M. DeSaussuke,
C. P. and T. A.
C. A. DeSaussuke,
D. P. A.
C. A. BEN8COTER,
82tsl5 A. G. P. A.
APPOINTMENTS.
May be made
and conversa
tion held, giv
ing all the advantages of
a personal interview
through the use of The
Long Distance Telephone,
SOUTHWESTERN
TELEGRAPH &
TELEPHONE CO.