THE INDEPENDENT
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ANNOUNCEMENTS. j
The Independent has been au
thorized to make the following
announcements of candidates,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic Primary.
For Congress—
GEORGE T. HUMPHRIES
W. A. OLDFIELD
For Prosecuting Attorney—
EARL C- CASEY
For County Judge—
W- D. McLAIN
JAMES H. JOHNSTON
. JOHN A. MELVILLE
O. W. SCARBOROUGH
For Sheriff—
J. F. McCUISTION
ABE BALLEW
For Representative—
J. M. MARDIS
W. M. SHAVER
J. U. ARD
R. T. SIMMONS
For Treasurer—
JOHN H- CAMP
JESSE W. SHUFORD
J. M. IVY
J. I. HASTING
For School Superintendent—
H. L. LAMBERT
E. H. BOWMAN
J.M. BALCH
For Coroner—
HENRY GRANT
J. T. CRAFT
W. H- NOLEN
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UNION TOWNSHIP
For Constable—
W. T. GUIN
CLYDE WOOD
MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
Subject to the Action of City
Primary, February 26.
For Mayor—
JOHN P. PAUL
A. T. HUBLY
For Recorder '
B. G. GRAHAM
For Marshal—
W. H. CAROUTHERS
GUS C. MARTIN
For City Treasurer—
GARLAND HURT
PERRY CLARK.
For Aldermen First Ward—
T. P. UMSTED.
C. R. PATE.
For Aldermen Second Ward—
W. B. GRANT.
The Passing of Malaria.
At a meetting of the Royal
Colonial Institute in London, re
cently, Dr. Malcolm Watson
gave an account of his work in
the prevention of malaria in
the Federal Malay States.
He showed that pool-breeding
mosquitoes could be abolished by
open drainage, that stream
breeders could not be so abolish
ed, but required drainage, and
that countries with no hill
stream breeders had no hill ma
laria.
He described investi gations
which he had carried out in oth
er parts of the world where ma
larial conditions more or less
prevailed, in the Duars at the
foot of the Himalayas, and in the
Jevpore hills in Madras; in
Sumatra, Panama, British Gui
ana and Barbadoes, and declared
that the new knowledge had
given absolute control over the
malaria of low, flat land, and
high hopes of control over that
in hill land. There was also ev
ery hope of abolishing malaria
from rice fields.
He believed the prevention of
malaria, the improvement in
health of the agriculturist and
the cultivation of the land were
all intimately connected and
that what helped the one would
improve the other. The enor
mous commercial value of the
control or prevention of malaria
in tropical countries will be ap
preciated by all who are familiar
with conditions in these locali
ties.—Russellville Courier-Dem
ocrat.
A progressive citizen of this
county is having made a county
map showing not only the roads,
printed in black, but the drain
age ditches printed in red. It is
his desire that every business
man in the county use them on
the back of his stationery. When
we get the greenscum and frog
pond idea out of the minds of
the people who remain away be
cause of these reported condi
tions, the victory is won— Bly
theville Courier.
A number of good roads en
thusiasts met here Thursday to
see what could be done about
getting a bridge across our
creek. That they might better
appreciate the need of a new
bridge they met on the banks of
the creek near the foot-log. Oc
casionally they would adjourn to
the distillery for refreshments
and each time they returned to
the creek there seemed to be one
more foot-log. Toward the close
of the day, as they were prepar
ing to disperse old Pete Boggs
of Piney Ridge stumbled out of
the distillery and steered an un
even course toward the creek,
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We have just finished taking stock and find many | |
broken lines of good seasonable merchandise that we | 3
must move in the next few days. Below we mention | I
a few of the many bargains we have for you. | J
$3.50 wool nap blankets ! |
only_$2.19 ! J
Comforts from —-90c up gjfi
12 yards good, heavy brown fS
domestic for--$1 PS
12 yards Amoskeag ginghams Be
for ___—$1 Is
Ladies’ $18.50 and $19.00 S§
coats, only_$10.00
Ig Uituiro «p LU.uv; <uiu «pA“*vv vwovo 5fl!
> only_$7.50 I ■
f*> Men’s extra heavy fleeced shirts | J
jj? and drawers, each-39c | j
fii Men’s Ladies’ and Children’s | J
Ec Munsing union suits at a big I !
fig saving. I j
fig Men’s and Boys’ Clothing at IS
fig one-third off. Bid reductions I j
Sg on shoes. Come to the New K a
® Store and save money. »js
I J. D. Carvell ® Co. |
^ Front St. The New Store L D*PRICE j|
where he paused and gazed for
some time at the foot-log. I *'
nally he said: “Well, I am glad
our meeting has not been m
vain. When we first came this
morning there was nothing a
cross the creek but a foot-log.
and now there’s an entire rustic j
bridge.’’—J. B. Iden in Rogers
Press.
Free Alfalfa Seed.
Sometime ago I called on
Secretary Houston of the Agri
cultural Department and urged
him to send into Arkansas 10,
000 packages of alfalfa seed for
trial purposes. He did not see
his way clear to grant the re
quest. Since then I have tried
other plans, but the govern
ment wouldn’t furnish the seed.
1 also asked for 100,000 farm
bulletins for our people. The
Secretary said he could not sup
ply them. However, the farm
ers are going to get them. I
appealed to Senator James P.
Clarke. He said he would help
me. He did, and we are going
to get the bulletins. Senator
Clarke says he will be able to
furnish 80,000 this winter. Now
I hope the farmers who want
them will not be backward about
saying so. I want them to get
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tile UUliCtlllo in UIUC tv vuuuin.
by them in the next crop.
As to alfalfa, I am going to
furnish it to those who want it
and will give it a fair trial. I
am going to furnish it if I have
to do it at my own expense. The
alfalfa seed will be put up in one
pound packages. The seed will
be pure and tested. I will send
a package of the seed to any
farmer who will agree to pre
pare his land properly and fol
low instructions in planting, and
make the proper report of the
experiment. I have great confi
dence in the outcome of these
experiments. I believe it will
bring great results. Alfalfa is
one of the greatest crops on the
farm. It contains lots of feed
value, and is the foundation of
success in stock raising. With
plenty of alfalfa for pasture for
the hogs and hay for the horses,
| mules and cattle, the farmer is
I sure to make money and live at
ease, if he is thrifty. All kinds
of stock thrive on alfalfa. The
hogs will eat the hay. When
ground it makes good chicken
feed. Perhaps the best feature
about alfalfa is what it will do
for the soil. It enriches the
land. Its roots go deep into the
ground and loosens the soil, and
then decay and add organic mat
ter. The plants gather nitrogen
from the air and store it in the
soil.
Alfalfa is one of the greatest
plants to enrich the soil. No
farm should be without alfalfa
if the soil will grow it. It will
not grow in some soils in Ark
ansas, but the experiment is
worth trying, unless you are
sure your soil won’t grow it. To
grow alfalfa the soil must be
thoroughly drained, so the water
will not stand on it. Most of
the river bottom buck-shot soil
grows it fine. A great many
soils need m(ore lime. Ground
limestone will fix it. Hardwood
ashes will help. To try the ex
periment the land must be pre
pared in advance. A small plot
is sufficient. Sixty feet square
is enough. Plant it to oats,and
after the oats then to peas, and
then turn the ground and thor
oughly disc and harrow before
sowing the alfalfa in the fall.
See that no weeds or grasses go
to seed in the plot between now
and sowing time. If you want
to try it let me hear from you
right away. Drop me a card. I
will try and get the seed. Let
us give alfalfa a trial. Write at
once.
John H. Page,
Commissioner of Agr
Commissioner of Agriculture.
A PHYSICIAN’S DIAGNOSIS 01
KIDNEY TROUBLE.
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A Seemingly Common Disease
which Becomes Fatal through
Neglect and which May Be
Readily Cured by Prompt At
tention.
More thav two-thirds of the annual
death rate, physicians claim, is directly
traceable to kidney disorders.
Interested by this remarkable asser
tion and desiring to acquire a better un
demanding of the origin of the disease,
a prominent physician was recently in
terviewed as to the symptoms of such
troubles.
“To what do you attribute the great
destructiveness of kidney disease?” was
asked.
“The hold which the disease gains in
the body before the victim becomes aware
of his true condition, and the rapidity
with which it eats its way into the vital
organs.”
“Would not the proverbial ‘ounce ol
prevention’ check the progress of the
disease?”
“There is no doubt of it. The trouble
is that victims of this disease mistake
the symptoms for some trifling ailment
in the stomach or bowels; therefore they
do nothing to arrest the course of the
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disease Ulllll it 13 wen auyuuwu.
“What is the origin of kidney trouble?’
“Almost invariably bad digestion, fol
lowed by torpid liver and a constipated
habit.”
“What are the symptoms?”
“Headache, dizzy spells, sluggisj
brain, restless nights, pale or sallow
skin, bad breath, lack of appetite, heart
burn, sour belching, backache or tendeft
ness over the kidneys, nervous weak
ness, dark rings around the eyes, tired
feeling, too much or too little urine, and
sediment in urine.”
ITS EFFECT ON THE HEART.
“In what way is the heart affected from
kidney trouble?”
“In all cases the heart is disturbed,
though in many instances the palpita
tion does not become alarming until the
disease has advanced to a serious point.
A severe heart throbbing and nervous
trembling is noticeable, especially after
a little bodily exercise; the victim fre
quently imagines he has heart disease."
HOW TO CURE IT.
“What is the proper course of treat
ment for kidney disease?”
“First, to get rid of uric acid and other
poisons in the system. This can be done
by stimulating the bladder and bowels
to that they will act more freely. The
suffering kidneys must be strengthened,
the liver and stomach toned up and the
digestion improved.”
Prickly Ash Bitters is a remedy that
answers these requirements completely.
It is not only a system tonic and regu
lator, but its healing and restorative in
fluence will build up the weakened kid
neys and urge them to a better perform
ance of their duties. It gives strength
and tone to the liver, stomach and heart
and promotes harmony of action through
out the body.
it. W. Burr, village blacksmith and respected
Citizen of Starks, La., saya: "I was troubled with
kidney and liver disorder for IS years, I was fa
continual misery until I began taking Prickly
Sab Bitters which has entirely cured me, and J
am now a strong, healthy and hearty man. 1
give it to my wife and four children and they ar*
In the test of heattb, too. I feel that Prickly Ash
Bitters Tb the best remedy on earth and tksi
everybody should keep a bottle at home.”
Get the genuine with the figure
“3” in red on front label.
Sold by druggists. Price 11.00.
CITT DRUG STORE,
SPECIAL AGENTS
Notice Of Sewer Tax.
The tax books for the collec
tlOTl nf fhA SflAAIol CnnrAts T'nw
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on real property in Sewer Dis
trict No. 1 for the Fifth Annual
Assessment to maintain and op
erate said sewer system, have
been placed in my hands. All
owners of real property lying in
district and required to pay
their taxes to me within thirty
days from date. If such assess
ment is not paid action will be
commenced at the end of that
time for the collection of said
assessment, and for the legal
penalties and cost.
Given under my hand this
29th day of December, 1913.
L. Minor, Collector
Sewer District No. 1, Newport,
B Arkansas. 29d30
School Savings Bank Plan.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 6 —One of
the interesting departures of
the new year will be the inaugu
ration in Little Rock of the
School Savings Bank plan, which
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|. We extend to our frie^
| Greetings of thejwj
| Our Best Wishes^*
| Happy and ProsperJ
| New Year I
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1 Dry Goods Store!
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H In Little Rock 1
^ The world famous contralto will appear i!
^ Rock at the Auditorium, January 16, under!
[UEj pices of the Little Rock Festival Chorus. I
jj^j SONGS IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH. I
typg will be rendered by this, the greatest of all si!
^ she has promised to be liberal in her encores!
® AUDITORIUM BEING REMODELElB
[us to provide seating capacity for the immense!
which is expected on this occasion. The Audit!
arc now being heated and lighted for the occasn!
^ building was selected because of its size and!
atuuauw. h
j| SEATS RESERVED BY MAIL, JANUARlB
Send your orders to \V. P. Hamilton, I
MS o. K. HOUCK PIANO CO., Little Bil
S SEATS $2, $1.50, $1.00 ■
pni ... . ■
!jye ^Mrs. Ernestine Schumann-Heink will wjjB
je Little Rock on this visit to Arkansas, sotiiiB
jjjrc ing to hear her on the evening of January 1H
5nl reserve their seats early. The Auditorium MB
^ ing capacity of 2,800, but this will no dwB
|U5 too large for the crowd drawn by this wom«J
will be started in the Little Rock
public schools next Monday.
Deposits of one cent up will be
accepted from the pupils by the
teacher, once a week, then
turned over to the principal who
will send them to the school
bank. Four per cent interest
will be paid on savings deposit-;
ed. The officers of the bank will,
be bonded. The plan is said to>
be in operation in 1,500 cities, j
Had a Good "Take."
Ona of the latest novels says * He
stooped a little and printed a round
dozen of swift kisses on her sur
prised lips.” Evidently a Job print
er/—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Office of The Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific Railway Company
Chicago, I1L, Nov. 15th, 1913.
To All Stockholders of The Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway
A^eciafmeeting of the
ers of the company will be..
office of the company in the City oi
Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday th
81st day of January, 1914, V
o’clock a. m., for the purpose of vot
ing upon the acceptance by the
pany of a lease of the line of railway
ffS. Lck I.l.nd, Stut«g«rt»J
Southern Railway Company, extend j
the Aunties of Prairie and Arkans
to Stuttgart, Arkansas County. Ark
“ b* Prtrtd-nt.
Goo. H. Crosby, Secretary.
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