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at the postoffice, Newport
Arkansas, as second class mail matter
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(a city, by mail in country.
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in advance.
Members of the Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights or republication of spe
cial dispatches herein are also re
served
INCREASE IN RATES.
Commencing March 1 the Independ
ent will make an advance in the rates
for contract adveitising in the Daily
. and Weekly. This has been forced
by reason of the fact that practically
everything that goes to the makeup of
a newspaper has advanced at least
forty per cent .in price. Like all oth
er businesses, newspapers every
where have taken this step in order to
remain in business.
It is a well known fact among news
paper men that a daily paper in a
small city is a losing proposition.
Publishers have never asked of the
advertiser the price rate of advertis
ing that advances in prices of mate
rial warrant, and the advance being
made by the Independent now is
merely to protect its interests and
enable it to continue its daily publi
cation, but is not nearly as great as
the increased price of labor and ma
terial would justify.
do pot anticipate any serious
"objection to this advance on the part
of our patrons after they have given
the.matter mature consideration. All
of them have been handicapped in the
same manner and are now getting
more for their goods because it costs
them more to secure goods to sell and
more to operate their* business gen
erally. Nobody enjoys asking the
public to pay more for what he has
to sell, but every business man is be
ing forced to do it. and the newspaper
is an institution that has to be con
ducted on business principles if it
lives. Statistics show that 80 per
cent of the newspapers are failures
The Independent will strive to avoid
. that class.
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It is to be hoped Mr. Ford is aware
of the fact that noiselessness is s
needed virtue of a submarine chaser
.and has adjusted the rattle accord
ingly.
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» With the coming of spring the mat
ter of road construction should inter
est every good citizen of Jackson
: county. No greater step forward
: could be taken now than to begin
plans to push every road proposition!
in the county to completion as quick- |l
ly as possible. I
Call a number with “five” in it and
central will call it back “fi-eeve," be
cause, fi-eeve sounds so much more
like five that there can be no possi
ble mistake.
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The lack of a prohibition law in
this state is making a lot of families
feel the pinch of the high cost of liv
ing. And the worst feature of it is,
J the innocent are made to do the suf
| fering.
TALKS AT THEATRE.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 25.—Chas. M.
'Sheldon, of Topeka, Kansas, the cel
ebrated author of “In His Steps,
who is here visiting 'his son, a soldier
at Camp Pike, delivered an address
yesterday afternoon at the Palace
theatre to an audience of men
that filled the house. He recently re
turned from a campaign through
Great Britian in the interest of pro
hibitiort, having made addresses in
fifty cities and towns in forty-eight
'days. He related many thrilling ex
! periences, and told of the effect the
' war is having upon England, but he
| dwelt principally upon the evils of
! the “public house,” or saloon, which
! ;s maintained through the support of
i a powerefu! brewery interest among
| the higher authorities.
“Out in Kansas, where I come
from,” said the speaker, “when a
man makes or sells liquor, we send
him to jail, but over in England, they
! send him to the House of Lords.”
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In America mere axe sui'-*
j against selling liquor to a man in un
l iform, but in England, the soldier is
the chief prey of the public house,
and will sell spirits to men in uniform
while the civilian can get only beer
or wine. American soldiers, who
come from dry camps and off dry
ships, and are thrown into the midst
of these temptations, and the speak
er said he had seen thousands drunk.
Those conditions are much worse in
England than elsewhere, and the boys
are in less danger at the front in
Prance than they are among the
.temptations of beer and whiskey rid
fden England.
The speaker disclaimed any inten
tion of causing American people to
take less interest in the prosecution*
of the war, but insisted that America
should demand for our soldier boys
the same protection they receive at
i home. •
j At the conclusion of the address, a
| resolution was adopted that it be the
! sense of the audience there assem
bled that the United States govem
; ment should request England to for
| bid the sale of intoxicants to Amer
| ican soldiers.
i Use the columns of the Independ
| ent. They will carry your business
talk into nearly every home in New
1 port.
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Read the Advertisements in the In
dependent.
WHY NOT
A RUG?
Why Not Cover Your Floors
With a Good Rug ?
It will certainly save fuel, makes
for the comfort of the whole fam
ily, and might save a doctor bill.
We have a large stock, all qualities and prices,
from extra Wilton Velvet, to the cheapest.
| Easy Terms If You Wish
Avera Furniture Store
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The Rock Island Lines, through
its Safety Bureau, WARNS you
that the following practices are
DANGEROUS, as indulgence
therein too frequently results in
loss of life, limb and minor acci
dents.
Failing to “Stop, Listen and Look
Both Ways” before attempting to
cross a railroad track whether on
foot or in a vehicle.
Trespassing upon the Right of
Way, tracks, engines, cars or
trains of any railroad.
Permitting children to use the
railroad Right of Way as a “short
cut” or using it as such yourself.
Standing too close to track when
a train is approaching.
Boarding or leaving moving
trains.
Leaving trains on side opposite
the station platforms.
Riding upon the platforms or
steps of cars while in motion.
Putting head or arms out of car
windows.
Permitting your baggage to re
main in car aisles.
Permitting children to run about
the train while in motion, or go
from car to car unaccompanied by
an adult.
Throwing bottles and other ref
use from moving trains.
TAKING CHANCES AT ANY
TIME OR IN ANY PLACE.
Help Us to “Prevent Injury.” *
■■nwnnnBiBiBiii an iM-arwn«Bi • nrant
A POWERFUL AID
When you feel sluggish and
nervous, tired and indifferent,
you have the first symptoms
of declining strength and your
system positively needs the
special .nutritiyejood-tonic in
EMULSION
to replenish your blood power,j
enliven its circulation and bring J
back the snap and elasticity of :
good health. Scott*» EmuUion
supplies Nature with the correct*
buildmg-food which is better, *
~ than any drugs, piik ^ ?
alcoholic mixtures*
The Norwegian co£ Hov, -j. i_
W. Emulsion i. now ruSmS £*0*
own American latmentortra .77
makes it pure and p-intabu. * j
Scott a Bowne.BlotwSeid.it j. Vj^ j
announcements.
The Independent is authorized t<>
announce the candidacy of the follow
ing persons, subject to the action of
the voters at the city primary in
Newport, Wednesday, February 27,
1918.
IFor Marshal—
/ Abe Ballcw.
1 G. C. Martin
For Recorder—
B. G. Graham.
For Mayor—
E. L. Watson.
For Treasurer—
C. P. Bandy.
For Aldrman—
Tom Hutson
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You command the immediate inter
est and attention of local customers
when you patronize the Independent’s
advertising facilities. \
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
With LOCAL, APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions, anu
in order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Hall 3 Ca.tarrh Medi
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on tho mucous surfaces of the
system. Hall's Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years. It is com
posed of some ^/f the best tonics known,
combined with some cf the best blood
purifiers, The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, free. _ , . ^
F. J. CHENEY ?: CO.. Props., Toledo, O..
All Druggists, r6e.
Uafi’s Family =,ii!s for constipation.
PETITION GOVERNOR. \
Application for the pardon of Mrs.
Minnie Willard is being presented to
the governor of Arkansas on the 8th
day of March, 1918, by petition
signed by C. C. Dean, J. B. Heard, H.
C. Patton and others of Jackson coun
ty, on the ground that she is a mother
of three children and that she was
acting in defense of her good name
and that of her children, when she
committed the offense, she having
been sentenced for five years at the
winter term, 1918, of Jackson county
.circuit court, we earnestly recom
mend and desire clemency be shown
her.
C. C. Dean, J. B. Heard, H. C. Pat
ton, W. A. Williams, Frank Thomp
son, J. D. Vaughn, G. C. Nance, Joe
Thompson, E. B. Bible, W. H. Rich
ardson, Jerome Runyan and others.
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To place an advertisement in the
Independent is to carry your message
to the attention of the wise house
wife who needs your wares and de
pends upon the Independent to keep
her posted.
How the Farmer Makes Twenty
Blades Grow Instead of One.
“The farmer’s business is to grow
two blades instead of one.”
That was years ago
when the farmer never
raised over one hundred
bushels of wheat a year,
that for bread and seed.
To grow and harvest a
bushel of wheat those
days represented three
hours’ labor, and it was
worth 30 to 50 cents per
bushel. Now-a-days it
takes but eight minutes’
time, and he raises thou
sands of bushels instead
of hundreds. He makes
20 blades grow where
but one grew.
How does he do it? By
scrapping a piece of ma
chinery as soon as a
better one can be had.
He scrapped the scythe
for the sickle; he scrap
ped the reaper for the
binder; he scrapped the
single plow for the gang
plow. Now he is about
to scrap horses for tract
ors.
While he was buying
all this machinery some
of his advisors criticised
his extravagant “wast
ing millions of dollars
for farm machinery evey
year.” He knew he was
justified in buying this
machinery and scrap
ping the old, but he
couldn't explain it. Now
he explains by pointing
to the fact that he is the
greatest “per-man pro
ducer” the world ever
knew.
That is why the Cop
per-Clad Range is so
popular with farmers.
They recognize it as a
superior cooking ma
chine, the kind of ma
chinery that pays on the
farm.
Hayden-Holloway Furniture Co.
To Our Customers:=
Reasonableness of price is a prominent feature
of our goods that will appeal to buyers with dis
crimination and taste. We have a complete
line of Ladies’ Undermuslins, Dresses, Skirts and 1
Waists, and Men’s and Boys’ Clothing. Shoes \
for the whole family. '•
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Everything Is Marked to
Sell at LOW Prices. ;
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COME TO OUR STORE and BE CONVINCED '
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