I>ERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher mad Editor
Front St, NEWPORT, ARK
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Arkansas, as aecond-ciasa mail mat
ter.
•The picture on the new paper
money soon to be issued is that
of a pretty Texas lassie. Now
hsten for a loud complaint from
the married women. This thing
of their husband carrying a
•pretty girl’s picture around in
their pocket, especially the por
trait of a girl they have never
«een, is just too much, too
much.—Searcy Citizen.
An overwhelming number of
Turks poured down upon little
Montenegro some three hundred
'years ago, and took from those
hrave people the city and cita
del of Scutari and the great
powers stood by and made no
protest. Now that Montene
‘gro has regained her lost city
the powers are filling the Artie
sea with their warships, block
ading the ports of the little coun
try and compelling it to sur
render the prize which it has
won. A union of these big bull
dozers oppressing a brave little
people is not a delectable sight.
—Memphis News Scimtiar.
Hectoring Dr. Friedmann.
The journal of the American
Medical Association, which is
the official bouncer for that or
ganization, is very severe and
sweeping in its assaults upon Dr.
Friedmann. This is unfair. He
may X>e a fraud or a fanatic, but
ha/should be given opportunity
w Jto demonstrate the value of his
remedy. From the moment he
set foot upon American soil he
has been pursued with a malev
-olence rarely equaled. On the
‘occasion of the administering of
"his first treatment one of the
leading lights in the medical pro
fession, who was permitted to
to witness the operation, told
the world that Friedmann was
-clumsy, unskillful and had an
tiquated instruments. He was
■’described as being nervous and
irritable, and a mere novice in
the practice of his profession.
Dr. Friedmann’s misfortune is
ifchat he is an innovator, and he
is suffering the fate of all inno
vators. Men who do new things
or who do old things in a new
way, disconcert the complacen
cy of the self-satisfied and a
rouse their anger.’ This holds
true in every activity of life.
Even thse who profes.- to be
followers of the meek and lowly
N'azarene have been aroused to
warth, and have exhibited an in
tolerance that is wholly unchris
tian. No man wa.^ better or
more industriously abusai dur
ing the days of his activity than
John Wesley. Preacher-, pro
fessors, doctors of divinity and
religious journals joined in a
bitter a.-sault upon him. and he
was indicted, and, through prej
udice, convicted of unbecoming
conduct toward one Sophia
Christiana Williamson. Alex
ander Campbell was denounced
as a heretic who merited all
kinds of punishment, and ‘he a.
leged Gospel magazines were
filled with the most virulent a
saults upon him. Tt is well with
in the memory of those living
how the great Beecher vva- hec
tored and persecuted for his al
leged relations with Mrs. Tilton.
, fn our own day Parson Russell
is being accused of commercializ
ing religion for his own benefit,
and other instances might be cit
ed. It was because they feared
he would overturn established in
stitutions,and bring about new
conditions that the Savior was
put to death. Dr. Friedmann
may be acting unethically in
withholding his secret from his
profession. In that profession
i the communistic spirit seems to
! be strong, and as soon as one dis
covers anything of value he is
called upon to divide up; but if
Dr. Friedmann is unethical he at
| least claims to have a great se
cret, and from the policy of si
ilence that is being pursued with
, regard to the patients he has
treated,, coupled with such pri
vate information as is obtainable
the conclusion is irrisistible that
the little German doctor is mak
ing good, and disappointing his
enemies.—Memphis News Scim
itar.
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A Cruel Joke.
A young lady of this section
played a cruel joke on her moth
er, and this is how it happened:
She accidentally found a love
letter that her father had writ
ten her mother in their halcyon
days of courtship. She read the
letter to her mother, substitut
ing her own name and that of
her lover. The mother raved
with anger and stamped her
foot with disgust, forbidding
her daughter to have anything
to do with a man who could write
such nonsensical stuff to a girl.
The girl then gave the letter to
her mother to read, and the
home suddenly became so quiet
that she could hear the snow
flakes falling in the back yard.
—Exchange.
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makes the difference
To buy your own farm—or slave for another man
from early morn till late at night, is the question you
should answer right now. A bank account makes the dif
ference. Start saving today. We will help you to pur
chase the farm.
I Come and let us tell you HOW.
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUSI CO.
Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given tha* ar.
election will be held for the pur
pose of electing one director for
Levee District No. 2, -Jack-on
County, Arkansas, tor the term
of three years, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the expiration ot
the term of S. E. Massey. Tha.
said election will be held at the
Jacksonport town hall. Friday.
June 7th. 1913, between the
hours of 10 o'clock a. m.. and
3 o’clock p. m., said date. All
persons qualified to vote tor the
election*of -ad director are no
tified to appear on said date and
vote for such director.
Bv order of the Bord. Ma.
10th, 1913.
J. R. LOFTIN. Sr..
Pre-ider*.
Attest:
C. R. Hite. Secretary. 7w4*
r,f) per Cent Valuations Needed.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 14.— The A.
kansas Tax Commission ha
written to County Judge -J. W.
Carroll of Fulton county, that
the property of that county is
assessed, on the average above
the percentage of most counties,
w,,.- ^ lens rhan 50
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per cent, which is the basis the
commission has been endeavor
ing for the past few years to
make uniform. The judge
had written for information on
the subject of the possible tax
ation of the county upon the full
100 per cent valuation.
Referring to the federal cen
sus, in comparison with the
county assessments, is it showm
that the total value of all farm
property in Fulton county in
1910 was $2,989,130. Fifty
per cent of this would be $1,
494,565, or $269,565 above the
valuation as made by the coun
ty assessor, or j ust a little over
40 per cent of the actual valua
tion. The assessments of 1911
and 1912 were above that of
1910, but still below the federal
census figures.
■‘There is no qquestion”, says
the commission, “but that on an
assessment on a full 50 per
cent valuation and one that in
cluded all property in the coun
ty, would increase your as
sessed valuation at least $500,
000.”
“What is true of Fulton coun
ty, is true of nearly ever:,- coun
ty in the state. The ossessment
of Fulton county is in all prob
ability, above the average, in
fact, we think you will find it
considerable above the average;
the fact still remains, however,
that the property of the county
is not assessed at 50 per cent of
its value, and that an assessment
of 50 per cent of the full value
with the present rates, would
place the county in good finan
cial condition.”
Yellow Clothes Are Unsight
ly. Keep them white with Red
Cross Ball Blue. All grocers sell
large 2 oz. package, 5 cents.
88 OaosassmassassianaO qq j
hobby for appropriate and graceful de
sign in all furnishing* will have a new
and absorbing interest, for the up-to-date
plumbing fixtures now offered in an exten
sive number of designs for her approval
are all graceful, beautiful and yet cor
rectly fashioned for their purpose
These fixture* of ‘Standard” manufac
ture and guarantee when installed by us
ma.<e the F-tltisjactoi'y equipment.
W. R. Whitten
McLain Bldg. Phone 154
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NEWPORT S. I. A.
ELECTS OEflCERS
Mrs. W. W. Dutton Ch<**n Pres
ident and Other Officers
Elected Tuesday Night.
The Newport School Improve
ment Association is now a dun
organized body of enthusiastic
and willing workers banded to
gether in the interest of our
public schools and to dev i.~e
plans for their betterment. The
second meeting of the associa
tion was held Tuesday night in
the High School auditorium and
a permanent organization effect
.. in the election of the follow
ing officers:
President—Mr3. W. . Dut
ton.
Vice President — Mrs. L.
Hirsch.
Se ret ry—Mrs. Jno V*. Stay
ton.
Treasurer—Mrs. C. R. Hite.
Press Correspondent—Miss E
iizabeth Pugh.
Executive Committee—Mes
dames S. R. Phillips, V. B.
Grant and W. B. Crossland.
Membership Committee —
Mesdames U. M. t>owen. o. -u.
Bains and E. L. Boyce, with au
thority to add new members.
The meeting was attended by
about forty ladies and gentle
i men and a constitution and by
laws as submitted by Miss
Reichardt were adopted without
change. A report of the excel
lent work done by the Improve
ment Association of the Kramer
School at Little Rock was read.
The association will have no
dues at present and all citizens
are cordially invited to enlist as
members. The next meeting
will be held in the school audito
1 rium Tuesday evening. May 27.
For Rent—one neatly furnish
i ed front room with bath, 415
Main street. 38d6t
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WELL TOLD.
By A Resident of Newport,
i The following has more in
terest for Newport residents
than it otherwise would have be
cause Mr. Brown is one of our
selves, a citizen of Newport. If
it prove of assistance to but one
person in Newport, it will have
been well worth the telling.
Joseph F. Brown, farmer, R.
F. D. No. 2, Box 91A, Newport,
Ark., says: “I have used sever
al boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills
and I am in a position to say
that they can be relied upon to
do good work in cases of kidney
trouble. I suffered off and on
for several years from kidney
! complaint. The kidney secre
! tions pased irregularly, the flow’
usually being too frequent and
obliging me to arise at night.
Dull, heavy pains seated them
selves in the small of my back
and when I stooped, sharp twin
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K”' uai itru uuuugu me. 1 weiu
from bad to worse until I ob
tained Doan’s Kidney Pills at
Walker’s Pharmacy. The con
tens of a few boxes cured me.
I still take this remedy occasion
ally as a kidney tonic.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milbum Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States,
Remember the name—Doan’s
—and take no other. (adv.)
NAMES OF INSECTS.
Too numerous to mention
here, but Ross’ “Dead Quick”
spray will kill everyone of them.
No bedbugs, ants, fleas, roach
es, mites, lice, potato bugs, or
other insects where it is proper
ly used. Kills and keeps away
mosquitoes. Nice and clean. Re
fuse substitutes. Sold in New
port by your druggist.
Wfld Pampaa Valuable.
The wild pampas of Patagonia pro
lnee woo! and hides worrh millions
The Independent telis you all about
t before you get the other papers.
1 f SOONER OR LATER I
1 There comes a time in the lives of most *h I
money in the bank would be a great con vs r. a^H
source of satisfaction. j^E
Instead of idlv wishing for such an accour- -
why not begin NOW with this bank and HAVE r,. * ■ ,
welcome the accoun t whether large 01
| The Fanners BanSB
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TUCKERMAN NEWS.
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At the regular meeting of the
Tuckerman school board Friday
thev elected the teachers for the
term: D. K. Hubbard. Charles
Coe. Jr., Miss May Davis, Mrs.
Maggie Drake. Miss Vertie Hur
ley and Miss Iva Burkhalter.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Strawbie,
former citizens of this town, but
now residing in Springfield, Mo.,
are spending a few days in
Tuckerman with friends.
Mr. Charle Coe and Miss Sal
lie Choate, who have been teach
ing at Auvergne for the past
few months, have returned to
their home at this place.
Sam Bogle has bought his
| soda fountain back from C. C.
! Layton and has rented the Gard
ner building, where h'e will con
duct a cold drink stand.
You want the highest market
price for your poultry and eggs,
1 30 go to Terrell’3, who also sells
; groceries cheap. wtf.
Dr. W. H. Crigler, deputy
state veterinary, is now located
at Tuckerman, Ark. Diseases
of horses, mules, cattle and hogs
treated. Calls answered day or
night. 33d2-6w4
Mrs. K. K. Kimberlin and
i Mrs. W. P.Talkington are spend
j ing this week at Paragould,
' where they went as delegates to
! the Woman's Missionary meet
i ing.
Miss Allie I urner of Hardy, a
( friend and former classmate of
Miss Ida Dowell is spending a
; few days this week in our town
: with Miss Ida Dowell,
j Mrs. J. C. Cook is visiting her
Json Charles, in Searcy this week.
( Miss Sylla Harvey left Tues
! day morning for Argenta, where
she will spend several days with
her friend, Miss Hazel Church
man.
Rev. W. P. Talkington an
nounces that on next Sunday he
will hold Mother’s Day services
at the Methodist church.
On last Sunday the W. 0. W.
of Village Creek Camp unveiled
and decorated the monument at
Cheshire cemetery. There was
a large gathering of people and
some splendid talks made on
Woodcraft. Mr. Miller of Little
Rock and Mr. McPhay of the
same <-dty were the main speak
ers. On next Sunday the local
camp w'll unveil and decorate at
Battle Axe. R. A. Miller, head
council of this state will deliver
an address.
J. W. Scally of Lakeland, Fla.,
is spending a few days with
friends in this city.
Mrs. J. F. Rice of Little Rock
is spending this week with her
father, W. R. Rice of this place.
Mr. Chas. Penix and J. B.
Slayden left Tuesday for Little
Rock, where the
state meeting
Association.
At the regular ,
city council on
night, J. M. Ken -
. marshal.
Dr. A. W.Jer:
himself a nice ca:
. four cars for T,
j Dr. J. S. Gr
home last wee
Springs, where h- -•
i days.
Mrs. Carrie Hear,
and daughter of Ur.
, Griffin of this town
j a few weeks with
this place.
T. G. Dowell and
spent Wednesday in Little
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_WALKER’S PHARMACY
THE \w.Fty/iL STCFE
Union Dairy Ice Cream Perfumes
I Fresh from St. Louis Daily. Toilet Waters, Talcum P°"
Served with Hungerford ders and Goods
Smith Crushed Fruit—“Best „ 4 . ... „ tflh.
on Earth ” Fine statlone,T* writing tao*
Into
Big stock of Imported and Do- , _
mestic Cigars. Rubber Goods, Brus
ILiggett’s Hamilton’s, Alle- Combs, Sponges,
gretti s Candy—always fresh. Fine Knives and Razors.
THE LEADING DRUG STORE.
Phone 39 Free Delivery