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Ihe independent
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
Wir«nt St* NEWPORT, ARK.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Bally—Single copy, I cents; per
week It cents; per month, 40 cents;
r' year, $4.50 in advance, by carrier
city, by mall in country.
Weekly—$1.00 per year, payable In
advance. >
Entered at the postofRds, Newport,
Arkansas, as second-class mall mat
ter
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Congress.
The Independent is authori/.e-d to
announce the candidacy of Judge
George T. Humphries of Salem for
Congressman from the Second Con
gressional District of Arkansas, sub
ject to the action of the Demicratic
primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy af W. A. Old
field of Batesville for "--election as
Congressman from the Second Con
gressional District of Arkansas, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary.
For Prosecuting Attorney.
Tlie Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Earl C.
Casey of Batesville for Prosecuting
Attorney of the Third Judicial cir
cuit, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary.
For County Judge.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of W. D. Mc
Lain for the office of county and pro
bate judge of Jackson County, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri- !
mary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of James II.
Johnston for the office of county and
Sirobate judge of Jackson County, sub
ect to the action of the Democratic
primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of John A.
Melville for the office of County and j
Probate Judge of Jackson County, j
subject to the action of the Demo- |
cratic primary*
For Representative.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of J. M. Mar
dis, for the office of Representative of
Jackson County, subject to the ac
tion of the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of \Y. M.
Shaver for the office of Representa
tive of Jackson County, subject to the
Democratic primary.
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For Treasurer.
The Independent is authorized to
tnnounce the candidacy of John H.
Camp for the office of Treasurer of
Jackson County, subject to the action
>f the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Jesse W.
Shuford for the office of Treasurer of
Jackson County, subject to the action
>f the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of J. M. Ivy
for re-election to the office of Treas
urer of Jackson County, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary.
For School SuperinJendent.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of IJ. L. Lam
bert for the office of School Superin
tendent for Jackson County, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri
mary.
For Coroner.
The Independent s authorized to an
nounce the candidacy of Henry Grant
for the office of Coroner of Jackson
County, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
Regulations That Govern Christ
mas Mail Packages.
During the next four weeks
Cncle Sam’s infant prodigy—the
parcel post service—will be call
ed upon to perform a herculean
task in connection with the
transportation and delivery of
millions of Christmas gifts.!
Postmaster General Burleson,
who is responsible for the con
duct of this service, has made
extraordinary preparations to
prevent congestion in post of
fices and to insure prompt deliv
ery of these parcels- Several
thousand additional employes
will be added to the force during
the holiday season and the col
lection and delivery equipment
will be augmented wherever ne
cessary. Every possible effort
has been made to strengthen
those parts of the postal organi
zation which will be under the
greatest strain and Mr. Burleson
states that with these special ar
rangements he is confident ol
the ability of the service to han
dle successfully the avalanche of
parcels that will be thrown upon
it during the rush period.
The postmaster general is
anxious, however, lest the pub
lic fail to co-operate with him in
observing certain important
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..SALE*.
We want to get our stock reduced just as much as pos- j
sible before we invoice, therefore we are quoting | ;
prices that will interest you. i j
BOYS’ CLOTHING.
Boys’ $2.00 Suits .$1.48
Boys’ $3.50 and $4.00 Suits will go
Boys’ $0.50 and $7.50 Suits, in ... .
I this sale at.$4.98 Ip
Men’s and Youths’ suits at greatly fig
reduced prices. Don’t miss this big gyj
BLANK El'S AND COMPORTS. |g
Comforts from.90c up gp
Extra large blankets, $3.50 value, S3
in this sale at.$2.38 gj|
Our shoe stock is complete. Special S3
prices on every article in the house. gfn
J. D. Carvell S Co. |
From st. The New Store i. d6 price '
Wf B8B!
$65.22 Majestic 1|
Range _T |
Premium given away to most popular house wife by Val
ley Commission Company. ||j
21 lb. Sack Gold Leaf.100 votes
48 lbs. Sack Gold Leaf.250 votes
1 bbl. Gold Leaf.1,200 votes j
Independent Coupon.10 votes
GOOD FOR 10 VOTES. | Valley j
^ Gold Leaf Flour Contest Commission i
Void* After December 10, 1913. Company !
iflajamgaur ubucejbmsub
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conditions necessary to enable
the postal authorities to effect
the timely delivery of Christmas
gifts. In order to secure this
co-operation he hus caused to be
printed for distribution through
out the country hundreds of ^
thousands of circulars and pla
cards containing directions for |
the proper preparation of:
Christmas gifts for transmission
by mail.
Christmas parcels should lie
mailed early. For local delivery
they should be mailed not later
than December 23 and for out of
town delivery as early as possi
ble, but in any event in time to
reach the offices of destination
at least two days prior to Christ
mas.
HOW TO MAIL PARCELS.
Christmas gifts sent by mail
should be wrapped securely.
The containers or wrappers
should be sufficiently strong to
withstand the necessary hand
ling incident to transportation
and delivery.
Glassware, crockery, Christ
mas toys easily breakable, glass
framed pictures, etc., should be
carefully packed in boxes of me
tal, wood, leat her, or corrugated
pastboard with sufficient excel
sior, raw cotton, or similar mat
ter to prevent the contents from
coming in contact with any por
tion or tne box- I nese parcels
should be marked “fragile.”
Postmasters will refuse to ac
cept for mailing packages that
are insecurely prepared.
Parcels should be addressed
plainly. The addresses should
be complete and plainly written
in ink. The regulations require
that parcel post packages shall
bear the names of and addresses
of both the sender and the ad
dressee. If a tag is used the
names and addresses of the
sender and the addressee should
also be written on the parcel it
self.
Parcels sent in advance of
Christmas may be marked “Not
to be opened until Christmas” or
some similar direction. Written
or printed messages such as
“Merry Christmas”, “Best Wish
es,” etc., may be inclosed in par
cels, but no other written or
printed communication .should
be placed therein, as this will
i subject the parcel to a higher
rate of postage. Parcels should
not be sealed or otherwise closed
against inspection. Sealed par
cels are subject to the first-class
rate of postage.
OTHER REGULATIONS.
Photographs, printed books
and other printed matter are not
included in the parcel post but
are third-class matter on which
the postage rate is cne cent for
each two ounces or fraction
thereof.
Parcels not exceeding four
ounces in weight may be mailed
in street boxes, when prepared
in conformity with the forego
ing requirements. The postage
on such packages is uniformly
one cent for each ounce or frac
tion thereof. Parcels weighing
more than four ounces are maila
ble only at the main postoftice
or its stations.
Ordinary postage stamps are
valid for postage on parcel post
matter. Christmas stamps or1
stickers of any kind other than I
postage stamps should not be!
placed on the address side of
mail matter, as this renders'
such matter unmailable.
Valuable parcel post packages
may be insured against loss in
an amount not exceeding $25
on a payntev' of a fee of five
cents in addition to the postage,
and for a fee of ten cents such
packages will be insured in any
amount not exceeding $50.
Dr. Dillard Fined $200.
Little Rock, Dec. 6—The fine
>f $50 imposed by Justice T- B.
[vy of Argent a against Dr. E.
B. Dillard, who was convicted on ,
i charge of cruelty to little Ho- ]
yard Hicks, an inmate of the j
Arkansas Children’s Home, of
which Dr. Dillard is superin
tendent. was increased to $200
by a jury in the First Division
of circuit court yesterday. This
amount is the limit provided for
by the statutes for convictions
for assault and battery. The
case was heard in the ciicuit
court on appeal taken by Dr.
Dillard from Justice Ivy’s de
cision
Dr. Dillard was arrested dur
ing the past summer after mem
bers of the Little Rock Humane
Society had charged him with
mistreating the Hicks child- It
was charged the little Hicks boy
was cruelly beaten. The child
died twenty days after he had
been whipped.
Dillard will be remembered by
many Newport people- He took
a number of children from here
to his home at Little Rock and
was at one time arrested for
whipping a child at a local ho
tel.
POINTS THE WAY.
The Statement of This Searcy
Resident Will Interest Our
Readers.
A-L. Phillips. W. Race street,
Searcy, Arkansas says: “For
many years I was afflicted with
kidney trouble- I had a dull pain
in the small of my back and of
ten during the day dizzy spells
came over me. The kidney se
cretions contained sediment and
their irregularity in passage an
noyed me. It was hard to get
out of bed in the morning, due to
backache. Doan’s Kidney Pills
did me a world of good.”
Price, 50c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney reme
dy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills —
the same that Mr. Phillips used.
Fister-Milburn Co., props, Buffa
lo, New York.
Prisoners Escape From Jail.
Lonoke, Dec. 6.—Two white
men and a negro knocked a ne
gro trusty in the head at the jail
at supper time Friday night and
escaped- At a late hour tonight
they had not been recaptured.
The men are Holly Gans, held
on a charge of burglary and
stealing a horse; Julian Lefev
re, held on a forgery charge, and
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vmiu a Hie, Cl flH/glu, ^uai^cu
with theft.
Food for the prisoners is sent
up on a dumb waiter and taken
to them by the trusty. When
the negro opened the cell door,
one of the men struck him on
the head with a piece of iron,
supposedly a stove leg, and
knocked him unconscious. With
the cell door open, the men got
out into a large runway with
grated windows. They sprung
one of the iron bars and escap
ed on a rope made from blank
ets. Stealing a horse and mule,
they took to the woods in Cyprus
valley, in the northeast part of
the county. The mule was lat
er found.
Sheriff Fletcher has men
watching all the roads and rail
road crossings. Two of the men
are from Oklahoma, and it is
thought they will try to go north
or northwest. Cans escaped
from the Lonoke jail four years
ago and had been in jail just 30
days this time. The negro turn
key was not seriously injured.
Elks Memorial Day.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 8.—Sunday
was Elks’ Memorial Day, and
many eloquent eulogies were
pronounced throughout the
state to the departed members
rf the order. Hon. Will Steel of
rexarkana, was the eulogist
aere. and among others were:
ffeartsill Ragon at Clarksville;
fudge Jos. M. Hill at Fort
smith; Dr. C. H- Brough at
fonesboro; J. W. Mehaffy at
3ine Bluff, Gov. Hays at Rogers;
Jal L. Norwood at Blytheville;
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Ed L. Westbrook at El Dorado;
Virgil C. Pettie of Jonesboro at
Jackson, Tenn., Hugh D. Han
of Little Rock at Hope.
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Did You Ever Wash Clothes
in the old fashioned way with
wooden washtubs?
Perhaps that is still your method
and you look forward to each wash
day with delight. Well, hardly!
A set of "Standard" laundry
trays would mean an orderly laun
dry, one of more inviting appear
ance and easier laundering and youi
satisfaction would not be lessened
byr the high class workmanship
which characterizes the work we do.
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