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' %:;c:rcy h. van dyke
Publisher and Editor
Front St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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Entered at the postoffice, Newport,
Arkansas, as second-class mail mat
ter.
Contributed to Good Road Fund.
The Federal government is
wanting to give one county in
the state ten thousand dollars to
build fifty miles of post roads,
providing the county making ap
plication for same, will furnish
as much as twenty thousand
dollars, and the road is to be
built under the supervision of
the government, which means it
would be the best piece of road
in the state.
Several counties in the state
1 •_inn fnp fllic
ill C IIItliviitJK, - -
money but I haven’t heard any
thing about Jackson county
making any effort to secure this
money. So what is wrong with
our grand old Jackson county,
Something must be wrong; this
ten thousand is too good a thing
to lose without making some ef
fort to get it.
If we could secure this money
and put twenty thousand with it
making thirty/ thousand dollars,
we could bumd four roads out of
Newport different directions
twelve jmiles long which would
give dl a splendid road system
«fc|M»fttirt on and in a very short
time we could have good roads
all over the county.
We certainly could afford to
take twenty thousand dollars out
of our county and road funds to
"'make good on this proposition
for it would prove to be a boost
for good roads in future.
Hoping the proper authorities
will get busy and secure this ten
thousand dollars for our roads,
W. D. McLain.
Sons of Veterans’ Reunion.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 19.—Pro
grams for the annual Reunion of
the Sons of Confederate Veter
ans, which will be held in Chat
tanooga, May 26-29, have been
received in this city. The first
session, on the evening of May
26, will be devoted to addresses,
and Judge G. W. Hays of Cam
den, candidate for governor, is
scheduled to respond in behalf
of the official women when they
are presented before the conven
tion by Carlos Bees of San An
tonio.
The second day is devoted to
the business of the organization,
and the election of officers- The
third day the Sons assemble
with the United Veterans and
assist in caring for the old sol
diers. The sons participate in
the parade with the Veterans on
the fourth day.
The sons will assist in all so
cial functions arranged for the
Veterans and their honorees,
and in addition to this the maids,
sponsors and chaperones of the
Sons will be elaborately enter
tained by the citizens of Chatta
nooga- The Little Rock Sons
will go to Chattanooga on a spe
cial train independent of the
Veterans.
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Temperatures of Volcano-.
Scientists have recently secured an
accurate measurement of the temper
ature of boiling lava In a crater. The
Experiment was a very dangerous one.
and It waa considered a triumph of
precaution no Uvea were aacrlfloed la
making the test
The crater or Klllauee In Hawaii
was selected for examination. The
work progressed very slowly. For a
long time It was Impossible Co obtain
results, but. after several thermome
ters had been destroyed a pyrometer
was substituted to advantage. The
temperature recorded was 1,010 de
grees centigrade, which la the sam#
as l,S5l degrees F&nreaheltb Iron U
still unmelted at this heat, but gfcd.
silver and copper become a molten
mass at a lower temperature.—Har
per's Weekly
Uncivilized.
"That child Is a regular little sav
ago.* "Yes. when he was at onr house
tor dinner yesterday he always said
he wanted more. Instead at politely
lying when ! asked him If I coulb
help him again'
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We Are Here to
Serve the People
in the banking line. We are in a position to give
you the very best service in every department.
With the mastery of detail for the handling of le
gitimate banking, we extend you a warm welcome
to call with any business in our line. N
I The Farmers BanR |
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Mules and Horses
We Are Selling Them Cheap
Carload of Missouri Mules, good
stock and at prices that are right.
We also have a fine lot of horses
and mares—fifty animals in all.
Also have a young gray jack, 5 years old and I
Tennessee bred for sale.
I
Look at my stock before buying.
EARL SEATON
116-118 aWlnut Street NEWPORT, ARK. j
CHILDREN ARE REAL POETS
Description* of Ordinary Things Show
Imaginative Fancy That Does
Not Survive the Years.
Children are born with a taste for
knowledge. They want to know, and
they want to know the right things.
They ask questions, and are not easily
satisfied. They are fond of imitating <
what they see around them. They are
highly imaginative. They clothe their |
ideas in concrete forms. There was a
time when they were regarded as tm-1
mature adults; we have learned that |
the main aim of a teacher must be to
give the right tone to the feelings— i
goodness in the abstract is of little
avail; the imagination must be stirred.
We are accustomed to believe that
there is little reflection on the part of
children and yet one cannot but see
now and again gleams of thought
which Buggest a hidden mental power
working almost unconsciously. The
little girl who "gathered sunlight In
her hands and put it on her face”
knew something of the effects of heat.
And how full of humor are some of
the sayings of children. It was Punch,
we believe, who depicted Tommy, aft
er he had been severely corrected,
as exclaiming: “I fink I’ll go back to
heaven, where I came from.” And
what a fund of suggestion was con
veyed by the little girl who, on hear
Ing a running tap, said that “the Wa
ter was coughing!”
The poetry of life is frequently seen
in childhood. We have this illustrated
in the description of butterflies as
“pansies flying.” "A star is a cinder
from God’s great star” has a wealth
of unconscious meaning. But per
haps the finest approach to poetry
waa made by a tiny tot who defined
dew as “the grass crying.” Oh,
auntie!” said the little girl, “I’ve Just
seen a pencil walking.” The nuns,
who had grown out of fairyland, ex
plained that it was only an ordinary
worm.
OBSERVE MONTH OF RAMIDAN
Period That Is Considered Most Holy
by the Followers of the Prophet
Mohammed.
It la the holy month of RarnttonlB
Constantinople. By reason of l&i
declaration Id the KdMfi “that the
number of the months Is twelve (lunar
months), as It was ordained by Al
lah,” ln ithe course of thlrty^three
years Ramldan makes the entire cir
cuit of the seasons. It was on the
15th of the holy month of Ramldan
that the drst chapter of the Koran
was delivered to men. On that day
the sultan goes to the "Chamber of
the Sacred Mantle.” This mantle was
worn by the prophet and on this day
It and other relics of the prophet are
brought out to public view. Other
relics are banners which once hung
before the tent of his favorite wife
Ayesha, and the prophet’s beard,
which is more potent in strength than
the hair of Samson, and Invigorates
all who may touch it; a tooth which
Mohammed had knocked from his Jaw
when struck by a stone from a sling
in battle, and a chunk of lime with a
footprint in It made by the prophet
when he sprung from it to the back
of his magic steed, A1 Borak, "the
lightning.” It was upon this animal
that Mohammed visited Jerusalem
and the* seven heavens from which
he obtained Important and exclusive
Information.
Things That You Cant Do.
Here are some things yon cant do
Or, If yon can, yon are different from
99 per cent of mankind. Can you re
peat from memory (don’t look) th«
wording on a 2-cent stamp? Can yo«
copy out from memory the exact fig
urea as they appear on the dial ol
your watch? Can you copy from mem
ory the exact wording on a 1-cent
piece or say which way the head on
the coin is facing? Can you say from
memory whether the heads on a cent,
a nickel, a dime and a quarter all
fade the same way? All these an
things you have seen and handled
since boyhood. They should be tai
more familiar to you than the alpha
bet Yet it Is ten to one you can't
give correct answers to one of tbs
foregoing questions. Why can’t you!
Try them on your friends.
Simple Portable Elevator.
The revolvator Is a portable eleva
tor which Is designed for use in ware
houses and storehouseswhere It may
be desired to stack heavy packages
one above the other for the economiz
ing of space. It consists of a truck
which may be readily moved about
the room and an upright arm sup
porting a platform on which the box
or package Is placed. Reaching the
point desired, the machine and Its
load may be readily swung around
Into the most convenient position for
unloading and the burden is raised
to the height necessary and ths box
is pushed off on top of soother sim
ilar box. Several men might be re
quired to perform this task, bat with
this device one or two at the nwiet
are entirely sufficient to hansin the
large and heavy packages.
Great Mistake.
‘‘I educated one of my boys to be
a doctor and the other a lawyer,” said
Farmer Corntossel, as he shifted his
crutch.
“That ought to be a good arrange- j
ment.”
“It's nothing of the kind. It has led
to a row that’s goin’ to break up the
family. I got run Into by a locomo
tive. One of 'em wants to cure me
an’ the other wants me to go lame so's
we can sue for damages.”
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METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.;
Services morning and evening
by the pastor.
Epworth League meets at 6:45
p. m. Women’s Missinonary So
ciety Monday at 3 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:45.
Let every Methodist repeat his
church vows and then pay them.
All others cordially invited to
all the services of the church.
B- L. Wilford, Pastor. I
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
You are most cordially invited
to meet with us Sunday, April
20th at 9:45- We have a place for ;
you in our Bible school. Our re
ception committee will make you
feel at home. We have a class
just to suit you. Communion
service at 10:45 a. m.; Christi
an Endeavor at 6:45 p. m. Come
and bring one or more with you.
ST. PAUL’S PARISH.
The services at St. Paul’s E
piscopal church tomorrow will
be these:
JtLiariy ceieoration oi nuiy
Communion at 7:30 a. m.; Sun
day School at 9:45 a. m-; Morn
ing Prayer, Litany and Sermon
at 11:00 a. m.; Evening and Ad
dress at 7:30 p m..
The Rector’s Bible class will
begin next Wednesday and will
always begin at 7:30. Every
one will be given a welcome and
the class will meet in the crypt
or chapel of the church.
The Rev. Henry E. Spears is
now in charge and is responsible
for all the services.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. J. F. McKenzie is ex
pected home tonight from the
meeting of Presbytery at Wynne
and will conduct the regular ser
vices both morning and evening,
at 11 o’clock and 7:30.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
The public is cordially invited to
all services.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:45, P. S.
White, superintendent.
At the morning hour the pas
tor will preach upon the subject:
“Why Missionary and Not Omis
sionary;” at the evening hour
upon “What Jesus Would Have
Everybody to Do.”
B. Y. P. U. at 6:45; Midweek
prayermeeting Wednesday even
ing at 7:30- Salvation will be
discussed and everyone is re
quested to give a passage of
scripture on the subject.
The church will begin a series
of meeting on May 4, with Rev.
ijiies iayior 10 ao ine preacn
ing.
You are cordially invited to
attend all of our services.
S. D. Grumbles, Pastor.
A Folder Free.
Ask for a folder describing
Ross’ “Dead Quick” spray, and
telling how to get rid of bedbugs,
ants, fleas, roaches, chicken j
mites, lice, and their eggs- It al
so tells how to thoroughly disin
fect your home to prevent dis
ease. It’s free for the asking at
your druggists. (Adv.)
For Sale.
300 ranks dry cook wood cut
from dry lumber. $2.00 per
rank delivered.
Fee-Crayton Hardwood Lumber I
Company. 7dtf. j*
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LACK OF CARE WILL RUIN
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAIR
Save It With Herpicide.
Aside from combing it when
they think necessary many peo
ple give no attention whatever
to their hair. Then when the
hair begins to fall out it never
occurs to them that their trou
ble is the result of personal care
lessness.
An occasional application of
Newbro’s Herpicide will not only
prevent loss of Hair but permits
a luxuriant growth. Hair losses
are attributable to dandruff and
the germ that causes it. The re
sults following the intelligent
use of Herpicide are frequently
of a surprising nature. It re
moves the scale-like accumula
tions, leaving the scalp clean and
free of dirt and thus allowing
the hair to grow unhampered by
dandruff.
Newbro’s Herpicide in 50c and
SAID SHE
WOULD FAINT
Mrs. Delia Long Unable to Stand
On Her Feet More Than a Few
Minutes at a Time.
Pendergrass, Ga.—Mrs. Della l/mg,
of this place, in a recent letter, says:
“For five or six years, I suffered agon*
tea with womanly troubles.
Often. I couldn’t sit up more than a
few minutes at a time, and if I stood
on my feet long, I would faint
I took Cardui, and It helped me to*
mediately. Now. I can do my wosk all
the time, and don’t auffer like I did."
Take Cardui when yon feel ill in any
way—weak, tired, miserable, or under
the weather. Cardui la a strength
building tonic medicine for women.
It has been found to relieve pain end
distress reused by womanly troubles,
and la an excellent medicine ts have en
band at all times.
Cardui acts en the wemanly consti
tution, building np womanly strength,
toning up the nerves, and regulating
the womanly organs.
Its half century of success is due to
merit It has done good to thousands.
Will you try it? It may be Just what
yon need. Ask year druggist about
Cardui. He will recommend it
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aaoga Madid na Co.. Chattanooga. Ttnn.Jor flpooial
/wtructuma and 64-paga booh. Horn TraattMad
EASY AND SAFE TO
INEXPENSIVE
KILLS LI
ON ALL LIVE STOCK,
DISINFECTS.
CLEANSES.
_puain
It has so many usas that It |g
a nB0B88ity on every tamu
CURES MANGE, SCAS,
RINGWORM, SCRATCH
Destroys AH Disease Se
DRIVES AWAY FUES
ycK sai.s s'f
WALKER’S PHARMA
SEND FOR FREE SOOKU*
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teed to <
If you a
money v
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at good
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A BANK is a public institution with its interests bound
up in the community in which it exists.
Every responsible citizen like yourself has a right to all
the help we can give. Come in and let us know each other
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST CO.
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