o.i THl fARM
"TTrliesl For We’.
»^fU<IOPO"Wch
“*S WiU Paw
,.pr oTgreat importance
>«atter is farm drainage.
farming k few farms in
16 are that do not need
181,538 Many eood farms
„ low, wet spots, and
M they are allowed to
„in weeds, briers and
;;P;til eventually they
5 veritable thickets, and
“ly spots on the farm and
rt«t to farming opera
If you have any such
!' on vour farm, take them
It Will pay you well.
he best way to get rid of the
spots it to use tiling and tile
in them. If y°u don 4, d°
t then do the next best
’ and drain them with o
ditches. By all means get
water off, and get the low,
spots in cultivation. A-ter
Have cut the ditches, plow
land deep in the fall. By
ring deep you will lower the
er level and it will thus help
Iry out the wet spots. A
d w&y to do f&rin ditching
0 use a smau roau giaua.
“Glide” or the “Century”
do good work. By using the
| grader you can make a wide
shallow ditch. In cultivat
your land you can plow a
is the ditch, and after each
iking or cultivation, you can
a middle burster down the |
of the ditch and always keep
eanand ready for service.
ile drainage or underground
nage, is far better than any
ir kind. A six or eight inch
drain will carry off a sur
ing amount of water, much
e than an open ditch of
iter dimensions, because the
works on the principle of a
on, to a certain extent. The
tends also to lower the water
I, and leaves the low land so
; it can be cultivated sooner
r a rainfall than the high
. As a rule from ten to
ity-five per cent of every
1 needs tile drainage. The
ers neglect to drain it be
ie the expense is heavy, when
act two crops would make
igh difference to pay for it,
often one would would do it;
yet the owners go on year
r year losing the benefits of
1 farming, and good crops.
ile drainage also gives a cir
tion of air through the soil
enlivens it, making it bet
or thp T*AT\P T’U __1. -11 I
— xut Ol/ii IID1U5
e moisture and makes a
‘ter amount of plant food
•able for the crop. In tile
“age the tile should be large
*h to-carry off the water;
e should be a sufficient fall,
e tile should be laid to an
,lute grade. These simple
s observed will make tile
»age a success and profitable
!™ein Arkansas, where
klnd of drainage is needed.
e peach shipping season is
and' Be sure to provide
f Wlth enough crates and
te s- Some of our straw
s' growers lost heavily by
this matter. Be
.U about the nacking. Good
sood grading are
,al to good prices.
^ out for the boll weevil.
ere. Pick up the punc
® squares.
John H. Page,
Commissioner.
D<*d! Dead! Dead!
“ deadest things on earth,
, dbugs, ants, fleas, roaches,
s s 1111 es’ kce’ and other in
^Prayed with Ross’ “Dead
bro^raj*‘ ^ k*ds their eggs
rks "P “-e tribes. Kffls
P^ away mosquitos. Nice
*eJ\^°thing like iL Sold
^ hy your druggists.
Tax Commission Recommends.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July—L
came evident on Monday alter
noon that Governor Futreli will
not depend alone upon the re
commendations of prominent
men of each county for men to
appoint as members of the coun
ty equalization boards. Late
Monday afternoon the members
of the Arkansas Tax Commis
sion appeared in the office of
Governor Futreli and presented
the names of three men in each
county of Arkansas, stating
these to be the choice of the
Commission for Equalizers.
The members of the Commis
sion have been all over the state
during the past few mnths, and
they have picked out men
whom they believe will place the
property in each county on the
tax books at a fair valuation. In
this manner they believe that
each man will pay his just tax
es and the revenues of the state
soon become sufficient to meet
all conditions.
Earl Hamilton Dead.
Special to Independent.
Beedeville, July 7.—The sad
news was received here last Sat
. . J a 4- L 4 v 4- T n nl XJ »-\ wi i 1 f AH'ii C*
UL U1UV XJUl i vvn w**'
dead.
He joined the army about 18
months ago, and was stationed
in Alaska at the time of his
death. No particulars have been
received as to the cause of death.
He was an exceptionally fine
young man and was of a good
family. He leaves a father and
mother, two sisters and a broth
er to mourn his departure. We
extend sympathy to the bereav
ed family.
ttemtt Disease Almost
Fatal to Young Girl
"■l daughter, when thirteen years
•M, was stricken with heart trouble.
She was so bad we had to place her
bed near a window
so she could get
her breath. One
doctor said. *Paor
child, she is likely
to fall dead any
time.' A friend
told me Dr. Miles'
Heart Remedy had
cured her father,
so I tried it. and
she began to im
prove. She took
a groat many bod
Oae. but she Is
spared to me to
day. a Cat, roay
cbeakod girt. No one can Imagine the
i nafthm n I base In Dr. Hues' Heart
Remedy. ” A. R QURON, Worth. He.
The unbounded confidence Mr.
Canon Ins m Dr. Miles' Heart Rem
edy h shared by thousands «f
others who know its value from
experience. Many heart disorders
yield to treatment, if the treatment
is right. If you are bothered with
short breath, fainting spells, swell
ing of feet or ankles, pains about
.« «._a _J .1._1-1_n<*L
liic uvaiv anu ouviwuv.* r —
pitation, weak and hungry spells,
you should begin using Dr. Mries*
Heart Remedy at once. Profit by
the experience of others while you
may.
Dr. Miles’ Heart Remedy is sold and
guaranteed by aii druggists.
MIL.ES MEDICAL CO., E kaart, !nd.
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FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford’s Black-Draught.
McDuff, Va.—“I suffered for several
years,” says Mrs. J. B. Whittaker, of
this place, “with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me to try
Thedford’s Black-Draught, which I did,
and I found it to be the best family medi
cine for young and old.
I keep Black-Draught on hand all the
time now, and when my children feel a
little bad, they ask me for a dose, and it
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have a long spell of sick
ness in our family, since we commenced
using Black-Draught.”
Thedford’s Black-Draught is purely
vegetable, and has been found to regu
late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re
lieve indigestion, colic, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and similar
symptoms.
It has been in constant use for more
than 70 years, and lias benefited more
than a million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
Package to-aay. N. G 121
Goes to Higher Court.
Transcript.-, of a case from the
rula.sk; circuit court has been
hied in the supreme court, in
volving the validity of the act
‘ cfei'.t.ng the Village Creek and
River Levee District.
I The act was approved March 13,
I at lt> a. m. by W. K. Oldham,'
the: acting governor. On the
same day, at 11:30 a. m.. J. M. 1
Futrell was sworn in as president
pro tem of the senate. On
March 31 Mr. Futrell was in
stalled as governor and immedi
ately afterward withdrew the
act from the secretary of state
and placed his veto upon it. He '
asserted that Mr. Oldham was J
not the legal governor of Ark
ansas at the time he approved *
the act. The petitioners, on the
other hand, contend that Mr.
! Oldham, at the time he signed
| the bill, was ex-officio governor
Me facto, as well as de jure, fori
the reason that Mr. Futrell did i
not become president pro tem of
the senate until after 12 o’clock!
noon, on the day Oldham ap-1
proved the bill. The petitioners |
prayed for a writ of mandamus !
to require the secretary of state j
to cause the act to be printed
and included in the printed laws I
of the state. In the lower court j
judgment was rendered in favor J
of the petitioners, the secretary :
of state appealing to the su-,
preme court. j
I
W. C. T. U. Program.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. E. L. Boyce at 4 o’clock on
Wednesday, July 9th; Leader
Miss Dove Erwin; Subject: |
“Temperance Teaching in the
Sunday School.
TOPICS.
Scientific Temperance Teach
ing in the Sunday School—Mrs.
W. B. Grant.
Teaching Temperance in the
Primary and Junior Depart
ments.—Miss Dove Erwin.
Round Table Discussion of the
following topics led by Rev. B.
L. Wilford. (Speakers limited
to 2 minutes each.)
(1) Why Should There be
Temperance Teaching in the
Sunday School and How May the
pastor and superintendent of the
Sunday School and the Temper
ance Department,
i (2) What Is Meant By The
Temperance Department of the
Sunday School and tell what or
ganized temperance work of the
local schools may be under the
direction of the temperance de
partment—Mrs. G. K. Stephens.
(3) When Is World’s Tem
perance Sunday ? How’ Should It
Be Observed?
(4) How Should Pledge Sign
ing Be conducted in the Sun
day School?—Mrs. 0. E. Jones.
(5) What Can be Done by the
Temperance Department to Em
phasize Christian Citizenship
and Christian Patriotism?—Mrs.
W. E. B eve ns.
(6) How Can Several Schools
Co-Operate In Sunday School
Temperance Work—Miss Bess
Gates.
Reading By Miss Pugh and
Mrs. B. H. White.
State Farm Conditions.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 7.—“Reply
ing to the request of Gov. J. M.
Futrell, the Penitentiary Com
mission has filed with him a
statement of the number of sick
convicts on the State Farm at
Cummins during the month of
June. The report is one which
is astounding to even those who
are familiar with conditions on
! tb« f°rm.
The report shows that 249
convicts. 108 of them white,
were treated by the penitentiary
physician during the month ol
June, of which 113 were suffer
1 ing with chills. Only seven
1 convicts wrere sufficiently ill
' however to require theln being
i transferred to the penitentiary
i hospital in Little Rock. Bilous
1 ness was also prevalent among
■v l\
Wf l&kv-'.
the whites, ther-' being 51 ca-e
reported. Stomach troubles al
so bothered the negro
gr ■ xt< - r io!\\ n iur
>:• 1 U-itrCU i’ • •" • ** U:
among the negro s. and f >ur d'
them were shot trying : > e cape,
but not seriou.-.\ wounded. One
man was trnnf rred to the state
asylum.
There were 73* convicts on
the farm June 30, 200 being
whites. Forty biack convict J
were received during the month,
and 15 white.
“Proper sanitation at the
Farm will do away with so much
sickness there," i- the comment
of Governor Futrell on the re
port.
Fortunate Prlblloff islander*.
A cur tons and Interesting p*x>t>te an
(Ha PrfbUoflf Islanders In Bering aea
Whan the United States government
took over the Islands, along w(u»
Alaska, the Rwss'an colonists became
In a measure wards of (he nation, hut
they have remained true to the lnfln.
ence to which they were first sub
Jected, and tn soma respects are to
fey more Russian than American at
heart. Ail of them are members of
the Russian church, and all of them
have Russian names, selected for the
most part from among the nobility.
The United States government has in
this instance been a faithful guardian
pf a primitive people. The result Is
that today they are the most highly
civilized, best clothed, best fed, and
most healthy of all the natives of
Alaska.
Big Trade in Frozen Meat.
Argentina supplies 90 per cent, of
the frozen beef and frozen mutton
consumed In Sheffield. England. Ana
tralia and Mew Zealand provide the
remainder. Its use la constantly In
creasing. Frozen meet ts never sewed,
but It chopped wtth a cleaver. The
retailers receive the meat hi quar
ters which they chop Into angular
Mooks, from which the quantities de
sired by customers are out. These
blocks afford material for fine window
displays, and the windows of frozen
meat shops are generally plied high
with all sizes and shapes of solid red
beet
Otradtvarlus es Toy.
A Stradlvarlus worth $11,000 bos
been purchased by a violinist at Btraa
burg. Germany, for $1.60 from a little
boy who was dragging It about full
of sand as a toy cart
Basement Was Vacant
"Did ycra say you were a month In
your last place?" "Yes, madam—a
week with a lady on the third floor,
a week an the second and a week on
the ground floor."
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Royal Arcanum.
Newport Council , No. 322,
Royal Arcanum meets 1st and
3rd Friday nights in each month
in tho Opera House building.
Visiting brethren always wel
come.
S. M. Beattie, Regent,
W. C. Wishon, Sec.
Woodmen of the World.
Pocan Camp, No. 8, meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights of each
month in Masonic HalL Visit
ing brothers welcome.
R. T. Simmons, C. C.
P. S. White, Clerk.
Modern Woodmen.
Newport Camp, No. 13,674,
M. W. A., meets Second Friday
night of each month in Opera
House. Visiting brethren invit
ed.
R. T. Simmons, Consul.
Jackson Lodge, No. 191 F. &
A. M.
Meets Second and Fourth
Tuesday nights of each month in
the Opera House Building, Se
cond and Hazel Streets.
Visiting Brothers always wel
come.
Geo. M. Sink, W. M.
S. M. Beattie, See.
The L 0. O. F.
The I. 0. O. P. meets every
Monday night in Masonic Hall,
corner Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
Grover C. Gates, N. G.
J. F. Parish. Secretary.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock by or
der cf the chief.
B kidney trouble. To anyone who knows what it '|^H|
to be unable to work ^^B
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Is a golden remedy. It cures kidney ailments,
liver torpidity, indigestion and constipation. Puts
the system in perfect order, restores strength,
■ appetite and cheerful spirits.
Wm Ue* the firnulne with the I Igure -J" In »-;1 on Front
Ap^^ Sold by Druggists. Price St.00 per bottle.
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Red Cross Ball Blue and keep
them white a3 snow. All gro
cers, 5 cents a package.
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the demand for sanitary security,
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regard for sanitary efficiency and
the following out of your instruc
tions will please you.
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