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To Our Cusomers
and Patrons.
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During the period of the war, cur
tailments by the government have
been essential for the successful pros
ecution of the war policies, and all
corporations serving the public have
had to conform and adjust themselves
to many rules, regulations and re
strictions that have made operation
difficult and expensive and while in
some instances small increase in rates
have been made, these increases have
not kept pace with the increased cost
of operation.
However, the glorious victories of
our boys across the sea amply reward
us for the sacrifices we have made
and will no doubt be a source of real
satisfaction in after years to know
and feel that we have done full duty,
cheefully, willingly and patriotically.
Much good will also result to all
lines of business and to the individual
citizen along economical lines due to
•enforced restrictions and regulations
by the government.
The Arkansas Light & Power Com
pany and operated companies like
many other corporations serving the
public, have tried to be liberal and
fair to its patrons and patriotic to our
government and have had to contend
with many obstacles due to employees
being drafted, the scarcity of labor
and the excessive cost of material and
supplies; but now that the war is
•over, we hope to effect a speedy re
turn to normal conditions. To this
•end the company called a conference
of all its managers at Pine Bluff on
Monday, November 18th, for the pur
pose of putting into effect revised
systems of operation with a view of
improving the service and to seek the
co-operation of the public necessary
for the successful operation.
Many of our customers have im
posed upon the company in the matter
of paying their monthly accounts and
as results our outstanding accounts
have reached an amount greater than 1
we can afford to carry. This condi-1
tion has been brought about by the ‘
failure on the part of the managers
and the liberality of the company to
enforce the rule requiring that all ac
counts due the company be paid on or j
before the 15th of each month; there
fore effective at once, this require
ment will be enforced and all custo
mer’s who do not pay their account on
or before the 15th day of each month
will be disconnected and service dis
continued.
This rule is being enforced in all
cities and towns served by the water,
gas and electric companies through
out the country and will be rigidly en
forced by our company hereafter.
The co-operation of the public is earn
estly requested to the end that no cus
tomr may be cut off.
The complete surrender and submis
sion of the German Empire and her
allies to the Stars and Stripes. Union
Jack and French Flag sends a thrill
of pride and patriotism through ev
ery American citizen. This victori
ous ending of the war means much to
the commercial and industrial interest
of the United States.
The prospective peace of Europe
and the emancipation of the smaller
countries from the fear of Germany
guarantees prosperous trade condi
tions for years to come, and during
the reconstruction days, Arkansas,
with her vast natural resources, has a
golden opportunity for a development
greater than ever known before.
Then let us co-operate one with an
other and make Arkansas lead all the
rest.
Respectfully,
H. C. COUCH, President.
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WHY NOT?
* Come to this store when buying
Furniture,
Ranges, Rugs,
Heating Stoves,
Blankets, Comforts,
Mattresses and Beds
We are showing the largest and
most complete stock.
Bought right and priced reasonable.
Our customers say our quality, ser
x vice and prices are right
Come and See Our Stock
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HIGHEST TYPE OF CITIZEN
He Is the Man Who Sees Tendency of
the Times and Helps Direct
It Correctly.
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Who is he? A person who keeps his •
eyes open and knows what is going j
on, and who asserts a conviction from i
what he sees. One may think it is very !
difficult, considering the complexity
and multiplicity of events, to possess ;
oneself of a governing truth from the
driftwood of the rapidly passing,
stream of tilings. But that is not
what he has to do. If a person has i
to wait for every little particular he I
will never reach a judgment or belief, j
You can see such people in a commu- !
nity, mere peckers of bird seed, full
of vapid talk and controversy. They
are no more agents of truth than Old .
Nick is.
You don’t have to inspect each par- ]
ticular straw to see what a haystack
is. You can look at it, see its form,
understand its purpose, and know all
there is in a haystack to know. So in
life, the small facts are endless and
shed no light.
One must turn from them to the ten
dency or policy and make up his mind
from that. Such a discovery is easier
than a single fact. One cannot make
up one’s mind from little things, for
they are endless, one suggesting an
other infinitely. So a general view
that expresses a tendency provides the
opportunity for a conviction.
The civic duty, then, is to get ac
quuiiiieu vviLii LiitJ ieuuem,7 uj. uicub
ure of pcTlicy, the influence it has on
other things and how it affects the
habits of a community. This constant
.lowering about "particulars never con
structs a real faith. One has to take
his stand on an axion or self-evident
truth and then look out and see
whether a circumstance is coming to
film or going from him. That is the
way to get at a tendency which is "the
necessity habit of good citizenship.
It is the small mind that is constant
ly looking fdr peanut facts and rea
sons. It is the larger mind that looks
for tendencies, and the field for its
exercise includes all national, state
and city affairs. A man who doesn’t
see tendencies/there is a poor citizen,
and they are legion.—Columbus Jour
nal.
CONSIDER LOOKS OF THINGS
Any Number of Reasons Why Every
Effort Should Be Made to Make
Home Attractive. !
“In traveling through a certain sec
tion of Illinois the other day I noticed
that most of the homes were cheerless
and desolate,” Director Charles Adkins j
told me the other day. “The yards ;
were full of weeds, there were no flow-1
ors nor vines, and the majority of the
houses were unpainted.
“Who would want to live in such a
place? What attraction is there to
keefc the boys and girls on the farm?
I felt like asking these people why
they didn’t paint up and clean up and
make their homes look like something#
Soldiers are required to keep their
equipment clean and their faces shaved
because of the effect on their morale.
A clean, trim-looking soldier has more
self-respect and fights better than a
slovenly one. The man who takes
pride in the appearance of his place
Is a better farmer and a better man
cn that account. The whole family un
dertakes its tasks more cheerfully and
more successfully because of it.—•
Prairie Farmer.
Respect Other People's Property.
Attention to other people’s property
adds to the national wealth. The idea
seems to have gotten abroad that
wealth is purely a personal matter. To i
a certain extent that is true. But1
wealth produces for the common good.
The facts show that not dire poverty i
but growth and development is the oc- i
casion of discontent. You can do your j
part in the tupward march of progress !
by teaching men that every pi-operty ■
loss brings calamity on the community.
And the principle works both ways.
Men often, sow for the other man what
they themselves reap. Be a construc
tionist and learn to respect other peo
ple’s property.
Houses From Barns.
In the growth of our towns and sub
urbs, especially in the older ones,
places of several acres are frequently
divided into smaller building lots,
writes Helen Bowen in the House
Beautiful. Such places usually have
barns or stables which are often suffi
ciently well built and in sound enough
condition to be remodeled into houses.
In the present high cost of lumber and
labor, the saving is worth considering,
though it varies greatly in different
cases. If the barn has a good founda
tion, a strong, sound frame, and does
not require much altering in size or
shape, the saving will be considerable.
Trees to Honor War Heroes.
In the American Forestry Magazine
the official organ of the American For
estry association, an editorial is devot
ed to the move in several cities to plant
trees in honor of the war heroes. The
magazine urges that this be made a
national iv' yjzwnt. It is urged that a
boulevard jgpinted as “Liberty Row”
or line some special street with “vic
tory oaks,” each to be named for a
fallen hero.
TROPHIES FOR ROAD MAKERS
Manitoba Adopts Unique Plan for In
crcasinq Good Highways in
That Province.
The present European, struggle dem
onstrates In no uncertain fashion the
advantages of gooil roads, and proves
conclusively that the highways allow
ing the most traffic and standing the
most wear are equally important
whether they were built during the
reign of the Caesars or the present
day.
To stimulate the good roads move
ment the Manitoba government is do
ing its best in every way. Many roads
have been put under the highways act,
which means that pie government is
willing to go 50-50 with any progres
Or.c of the Trophies Provided by Mani
toba ts Increase Interest in Good
Roads.
sive municipality as far as the making
of its roads are concerned.
To further stimulate the good roads
idea tiie Manitoba government lias had
made two silver trophies, to be com
peted for annually through the prov
ince, one for gravel roads, the other
for earth, says Manitoba Free Press.
Both bear on their surfaces a #iaud
wrought scene, showing in relief the
Appian way, over which St. Paul
passed on his way to Home and which
still is in use. The trophy for the
earth class has, in addition4:o the Ap
pian way scene, a log drag with horses
attached.
SECRET OF IMPROVED ROADS
Every Farmer Must Do His Part in
Keeping Highways Dragged—
Work Is Appreciated.
The secret of good roads is for every
fa aer to do his part in keeping them
dragged, accoruia? to the Lyman Coun
ty Farm Bureau News. County Agent
L wallen writes further: “Road drag
ging fits in about the best of any work
on the farm, for a fellow can drug
for a few’ hours when it is foo wet to
get into the field, and he certainly ap
preciates having it when it is time to
go to town with the wagon or the auto.
Farmers who have dragged the roads
have the thanks of all other farmers in
the country and the praise of all vis
itors. But the roll of honor should be
increased. «
“It seems qu£er that so easily con
structed an implement as a road drag
can create such wonders on heavy
roads. The best way to convince your
self is to drag your own stretch of
road. If you have already dragged
it every farmer who has gone over it
tnlL-Inn' nlimif if nn/1 uricliirur fn
goodness that you had gone on a couple
of miles farther.”
OUTLOOK FOR ROAD MAKING
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Rather Dubious on Account of Short
age of Labor—Decided Reforms
Should Be Made.
With the shortage of labor for road
making and the more general use of
the roods for heavy hauling, it is like
ly that tlie roads as they exist will not
te able to withstand the hard usage,
and the outlook is dubious for the au
tomobile. Many industrial companies
are making use of lleets of trucks to
deliver their goods, instead of subject
ing themselves to the uncertainties of
the railroad service and the wear and
tear on the roads thus made use of is
more than they can take care of. This,
more than ever, makes it evident that
there should be some very decided re
forms made in the matter of road
building. The makeshift repairs which
have heretofore been made are not
now sufficient, and all new road-build
ing work should be made on the most
substantial lines.
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Roads for Children.
School children need roads so they
may get to school and back without
sticking in the mud or getting lost in
tlie woods on the way home.
Farmers Must Have Roads.
Farmers must go to town to sell
their produce and to buy supplies,
hence they must have some sort of
roads.
Farm Needs Roads.
jFvery farm needs a road to neighbor
ing farms.
Stop coughing! you rack the lungs
and worry the body. Ballard’s j
Horehound Syrup checks irritation, i
heals the lungs and restores comfort- i
able breathing. Price 25c, 50c and $1 I
per bottle. Sold by W. E. Bevens.
16ld4tm 29wtm. j
Surgeons agree that In cases of|
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the
FIRST TREATMENT is most impor
tant. When an EFFICIENT anti
septic is applied promptly, there is
no danger of infection and the wound
begins to heal at once. For use on
man or beast, BOROZONE is the |
IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL-j
ING AGENT. Buy it now and be j
ready for an emergency. Price 25c, ]
50c, $1.00 and $1.50. Sold by W. E. j
Bevens. 161d4tm30wtm
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Regulate the bowels when they
fail to move properly. Herbine is an
admirable bowel regulator. It helps
the liver and stomach and restores
a feeling of strength and bouyancy.
Price 60c. Sold by W. E. Bevens.
161dtm. 29wtm.
Neuralgia of the face, shoulder,
hands or feet requires a powerful
remedy that will penetrate the flesh.
Ballard’s Snow Liniment possesses
that power. Rubbed in where the
pain is felt is all that is necessary to
relieve suffering and restore nor
mal conditions. Price 25c, 50c and $1
per bottle. Sold by W. E. Bevens.
161d4tm 29wtm.
NOTICE OF STREET IMPROVE
MENT TAX.
The tax books for tne collection of
the special street tax on real proper-:
ty in Walnut Street Improvement
District No. 1, of the City of New-1
port, Arkansas, for the third annual j
assessment of said district, have been j
placed in my hands. All owners of |
real property lying in said district j
are required to pay their tax to me
by the 1st day of Decembep,-»_
1918. If such assessment b£^/hot
paid by said date, action will be, taken
for collection of said tax for the legal
penalties and cost. '
Given under my hand on thi^the
29th day of October, 1918.
LOU MINOR,
15%K30t. Collector.
NOTICE.
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LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 2: Jack
son County, Ark." The tax books for
the payment of the taxes fOr 1918, are
now in the hands of the collector, and
all persons, railroads and corpora- ~~j
tions owning property within the
limits of said district are notified that
the taxes may be paid from this date
until Dec. 31, 1918, after which date a
penalty of 25 per cent will be taxed
thereon.
That said collector will attend at
Jacksonport, Ark., on December 10th
and 11th, 1918, for the payment of
taxes.
C. R. Hite, Collector.
Newport, Ark., Nov. 5, 1918.
117 Hazel Street. 164dlm 30w8t
NOTICE OF BRIDGE TAX.
The tax books for the collection of
the Special Bridge Tax on real prop
jrty in Bridge Improvement District
No. 1 of the City of Newport, Arkan
sas, for the fourth annual assessment
af said district, have been placed in
my hands. All owners of real prop
erty lying in said district are required
to pay their tax to irie by the 1st
lay of December, 1918. If such as
sessment be not paid by said date,
action will be taken for the collection
af said tax for the legal penalties
and cost.
Given under my hand on this the
29th day of October, 1918.
LOU MINOR,
158d30t. Collector.
Get The Habit
Of eating your noon lunch at
Dyers. We make a specialty of the
noon day lunch for busy people, -
and serve you with neatness and
dispatch.
Other specialties, Sandwitches and
Short Orders.
We carry in stock Oysters, Fish
and Fine Fruits. M|
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Newport Novelty Co.
W. U. DYER, Manager I
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CHAMP CLARK
“ The Most Wonderful Cigar in A meric a."
Twelve Popular Sizes, 6 cents to 3 for 50 cents
Also Put up in Christmas Boxes
SOLD EVERYWHERE
Thompson Bros. Cigar Co. Ire., Lillie Reck, Ark.
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WOOL CLOTHING
Must Be Conserved
The United States has com
mandeered the wool supply^
Give your garments added life
and usefulness by Our Cleansing
Service.
Look for the em
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blem tag; it is your
guarantee of
Master Service. • tjj^
Barker’s Dyeing ® Cleaning
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