I Greeting:
We take this medium of expressing our gratitude to the
people who honored this institution with their presence and patron
age during the past season.
The universal scope of the house of Sl*ar Clothing House
makes them pre-eminently the store THAT ARE “SPECIALISTS”
in Men’s and Boys’ “Apparel.”
This season finds us better%qnipped to serve your every
fancy than ever before. Naturally! We’re a half-year older and
more experienced—we know your needs “exacter.” How well we
have chosen for you and how moderately we’ve priced, is a tale
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that tells itself in our merchandise itself—Our fall goods are com
ing in now and watch for announcements later—among the fa
mous brands we handle are the “Alfred Benjamin & Co. Correct
Clothing,” “Bamberger Bros., Juvenile Clothing,” “Knox’s, Hawes’
and Stetson’s Hats,” Manhattan Shirts, “Edwin Clapp and Stacey
Adams Shoes,” Waterhouse Cravats, “Crown Trousers,” Faultness
Night Robes and Pajamas.
We will take pleasure in showing you through at any time.
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Ladies* and Shildren’s Slippers
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L~L-S BAILEY MERCANTILE C0.’S
AH of our Fine Slippers at the very lowest of low
prices. Now is your chance to get good Slip
pers cheap.
THE BAILEY JTERCANTILE COHPANY
Agents for Butterick Patterns and G.-D. Corsets.
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WE CARE.
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People get more than they ask for when they have us
fill their prescriptions. The public at large is not halt
so particular as we are in these matters.
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• We know that our drugs are both pure and of standard
strength. WTe take no chances whatever, and never hesi
f tate to pay the cost of making sure. j
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Your physician writes a prescription expecting defi
nite results; we see to it that he is not disappointed.
All prescriptions have careful,
scientific compounding, and we
also make the price right.
SELLS’ DRUG STORE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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Low Rates
via
To Eureka Springs.
Round A ■■ Round
Trip . 0 W Trip .
Denver, Colorado Springs,
Round AAA Round
Trip V fcU Trip
Through Sleepers. Tickets on
Sale August 15th.
Write for full information to
J. N. CORNATZAR,
Div. Passenger Agt.
Memphis, Tenn.
WEST BOUND RATES.
Special west bound tourist rates via
the Iron Mountain Route—One fare
plus 50 cents to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and Glenwood
Springs. Tickets on sale June 15th to
September 30th, with final limit of
October 31st for return.
47btf T. H. ReameTV, Agt.
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.”
j CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR STATE CAPITOL
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Caldwell & Drake Successful Bidden
—Their Figures Are §947,846—
Batesville Granite for the
Superstructure,
Little Rock, Aug. 14.—At the sessioi
of the state capitol commission yes
terday, Chairman J. B. McOaleb pre
siding, the contract for the comple
tion of the new capitol was awardei
•^o Caldwell & Drake on their bid o
§947,846. With Arkansas granite a
the base, the superstructure will be o
Batesville or Arkansas marble. Thi
contract calls for the completion o
the building by December 23, 1906.
Caldwell & Drake had submittei
two bids, one for §898,668 for Bedfor
stone and one for §947,846 for Bates
ville stone. George W. Donaghey
who was the only Arkansas bidder
offered to do the work for §937,450
using Bedford stone and Arkansa
granite for the basement. The act o
1903 provides that as far as practica
ble the commissioners shall contrac
for Arkansas materials in the con
struction of the buildings. The com
mission spent some time in consider
ing< between the bid of Caldwell i
Drake and that of Mr. Donaghey.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS.
Caldwell & Drake, the successft
bidders, reside at Columbus, Ind., an
have been active as a contractin
firm the oast eleven years. The
have performed a number of big con
tracts, among them the erection c
the West Virginia capitol at Charles
ton. They are now putting up th
agricultural and horticultural build
ings on the World’s Fair grounds a
St. Louis. Among other contract
they have are the building of stat
asylums at Gallipolis, O., and Hunt
ington, W. Va., and court houses a
Knox, Hammond and Greencastle
Ind., Port Clinton, O., Parkersbur
and New Martinsville, W. Va. The,
built the million-dollar hot9l at Wes
Baden Springs, Ind., which is said t
be the largest tire-proof hotel in th
United States. The firm is workin
over one thousand men on its variou
cosftracts at present.
CHAIRMAN M’CALEB TALKS.
Judge J. B. McCaleb, chairman o
the capitol commission, informed
reporter that the preparation of th
contract was being prosecuted an
that the instrument would be read
for the signatures today.
“We believe,” said Chairman Me
Caleb, “that Arkansas or Batesvill
marble is superior to any buildin
stone in the United States, after
thorough investigation and giving i
the most thorough test known t
architects and engineers.
“We have inserted in the contract,
continued Chairman McCaleb, “a pro
viso that in case the Confederat
monument committee sees fit to locat
the monument on the grounds of th
capitol building, it shall be preserve
in every way and protected agains
any damage or injury during the con
struction of the building.”
The Batesville marble, of which th
new capitol will be constructed, is ob
tained in Independence county, sevei
miles from Batesville, where it i
found in apparently unlimited quan
tity. It was pronounced by Dr. Bran
ner, former state geologist, super
for building purposes. The Iro
Mountain railroad has put in a branc
road to the quarries, and the work o
getting out the marble and transport
ing it will thus be greatly facilitated
PENITENTIARY SENTENCE FOR
CLARK, WHO CONFESSED.
Clarksville, Aug. 13.—“Smiling Joe
Clark at Clarksville has confessed t
i complicity in the murder of Sheri
i Powers in the second degree and ha
been sentenced to twenty-one yeai
in the penitentiary.
The case against Wallace was noil
prossed and the indictment will stan
against him for perjury. He w:
probably go to Nebraska to serve oi
a sentence there he escaped, as seve
years of a sentence there has nc
been served.
Sheriff King left on the afternoo
i train for Little Rock with both pria
oners. There is some dissatisfactio
regarding the action of the court.
GAMBLING COMES HIGH.
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Lonoke, Ark., Aug. 13.—A busiuef
grand jury, an able prosecuting al
torney and a judge with a backbon
replenished the county treasury th
term. There were about twenty-flv
true bills found against some promi
nent men for gambling, and they a
submitted their cases and Judge Chap
lin fined them 810 and costs in eac
case. Several of the parties live t
England and Tomberlin.
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TRIBUTE FROM TRAVELING MEN.
(Contributed.)
, After many ot the friends of the
bride and groom had been called upon
for toasts at the banquet Wednesday
evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Max
Weisi and had congratulated the con
tracting couple, as well as the near
i relatives of the bride, Mr. Bottenstein
. announced that a toast or expression
. from the traveling men would be<ac
. ceptable.
I None of the “old timers” respond
f ing, Mr. 0. A. Stetson of the United
5 States Fireworks Company of St.
f Louis responded, and said: “After
5 thanking Mr. and Mrs. Bernstein for
f the courtesy that has been shown the
traveling men of Arkansas, I desire
1 to say in behalf of the traveling men
1 of this state that while we extend
. congrat: ations to Mr. and Mrs. Bern
stein and . eir able assistants for the
manner in which the entire ceremo
nies have been conducted, and while
, we fully realise and appreciate the
f solemn and impressive ceremony per
. formed by Rabbi Dr. Spitz, we as a
t body declare there is but one person
present tonight who deserves out
hearty congratulations, and that per
son is Mr. Max Weisi of St. Louis, in
• whom this trusting daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernstein has confided bei
all.
j “We know that she has grown uf
^ among the good citizens of Newporl
T and that all who know her speak onlj
’ the kindliest words for her, and ex
tend their best wishes for her happi
f ness. In fact, ‘none knew her but t(
love her,. none named her but tc
a praise.’
“Of Mr. Max Weisl we traveling
L men know but little, yet we feel as
s sured that he must be ‘pure gold,’ foj
3 to no other would Miss Berstein hav<
plighted her troth.
t “So, on behalf of the traveling met
of this state, and all others who knew
r her, I wish them joy and happiness in
’ abundance, and that the sky of theii
t life may never be darkened by a
3 cloud.”
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; BROUGHT TEARS TO
a EYES OF VETERANS
Lonoke, Aug. 13.—The Confederate
* reunion held here today under the
3 auspices of Camp James Mclntost
3 was a grand success. Two thousane
1 people were in attendance, and the
’ occasion was undisturbed by disordei
of any kind.
Senator John P. Logan delivered an
3 able address in advocacy of the inter
5 ests of the Arkansas exhibit at the
1 world’s fair, after which Hon. Minoi
t Wallace spoke. His address to the
3 veterans was pronounced the ablesi
speech ever delivered in Lonoke. Foi
an hour and fifteen minutes he belt
the vast audience spellbound with hie
3 oratory. Mr. Wallace paid a tribute
3 to the courage, the daring and the
3 heroism of the Confederate soldier
^ His eulogy of the character of Jack
1 son, Johnson, Davis and other leadere
of the “Lost Cause” was most el<
quent.
3 At the conclusion of Mr. Wallace't
address many of his auditors ad
1 vanced to greet him with tears it
B their eyes, attesting their appreciatioi
of his speech.
Ex-Governor Eagle, who is uni
3 versally honored and loved here
3 made an able address. Capt. Whea
1 also spoke in behalf of the Daughteri
f of the Confederacy, and his remarki
■ were appreciated by the audience.
THE WORDS WE KNOW.
There often appears in print ai
item which reads something like this
’ says the Indianapolis Journal: Ai
0 ordinary man will say everything tha
f any occasion calls for with a vocabu
s lary of 1,000 words. Of these he com
s monly uses but 400 or 600, reservinj
the remainder for the emergency o
e an idea out of his usual line of thought
3 In accordance with this is a state
11 ment once made by a speaker at ai
t educational meeting: “The best edu
1 cated person in thiB room will not usi
t more than 600 or 700 words.” And hi
added that an ignorant man will no
n use more than 300 or 400. Some yejp
- ago a writer in the Chautauquan said
a. “It is estimated that an English farn
hand has a vocabulary limited to 30'
{ words. An American workman win
i reads the newspapers may commam
I from 700 to 1,000 words. Five thou
sand is a large number even for ai
s educated reader or speaker.” This i
_ a step forward, yet it still seems a fa
e cry to Shakespeare’s vocabulary o
s 15,000 words, or even to Milton’B 9,
e 000. .
11 Z. M. Horton, ex-representativi
- frdm Baxter county, accompanied
h his daughter, Lucile, spent Thursday
i.t night here on their return from a tri]
to Little Rock.
DATE DETERMINED
, FOR ENCAMPMENT.
Major General W. H. Haynes, com
manding the Arkansas State Guard,
is making an effort to secure the low
est rates possible from the railroads
on the occasion of the state guard’s
annual encampment. In a letter to
H. C. Townsend of the Gould lines,
General Haynes states that the en
campment will be held in Hot Springs
September 7 to 13, although official
orders have not yet been issued. This
confirms the statements heretofore
made that Hot Springs had been de
cided upon as the place for the en
campment:
THE TIDE IS TURNING.
Helena World: There is no doubt
that the tide is turning; the World
has met many farmers the past few
weeks who have heretofore supported
Jeff Davis and who have now washed
their hands of him. They believed in
him for awhile, but they now see they
were mistaken. There is healing and
strength in the second thought of the
honest man.
WILLIAM THOMPSON.
William Thompson, a well known
farmer living near Hickory Grove,
about fifty-five years of age, died Fri
day morning after a four dayB’ sick
ness.
The deceased leaves several chil
dren and was a prominent Woodman,
under the charge of which lodge his
remains were laid to rest at Hickory
Grove cemetery.
, 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 any time in advance. City
ticket office under Peabody Hotls^.
Both phones No. 140. *■
L. M. DeSaussure,
C. P. and T. A.
C. A. DeSaussure,
D. P. A.
C. A. Benscoter,
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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 and New York without
any change, with fine dining car ser
vice beyond Chattanooga next morn
' ing, and with no change of coach to
Washington. 82tsl5
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GRAND
EXCURSION
—AND—
’ Special Train
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Newport, Ark.
-TO—
St. Louis
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Iron Mountain Route
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Round Trip From Newport $4.00
1 Train Leave Newport at 9:40 p. m
Tickets will be good returning only on
s Special Train leaving St. Louis about
9:00 p. ra. August 16th.
Visit the World’s Fair Grounds
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BASE BALL GAME
American League
j ST. LOUIS vs. PHILADELPHIA
' Theatrical Matinees at the Summer Gardens.
> Amusements and Pastimes of all Kinds.
’ See Local Agt. further