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i A Slanderer of Pilgrim.
“Pilgrim’s Progress,” says a
Chicago university professor,
has done the world incalculable
harm. But to quote him liter
ally :
“Pilgrim was simply living to
save his own dear little selfish
<soul, and he never tried to help
anyone else. The pulpit utter
ance that we hear so often -bout
no man being able to be a Chris
tian until he can stand on hi.-'
/ own feet and work out his own
/ salvation is one of the most
unfortuate things ever said
from the pulpit. This is the sort
of man that Pilgrim was and he
was no hero.”
It has been a good many years
perhaps since some of us have
read “Pilgrim’s Progress,” but
it may be doubted if any of us
got any such view of Bunyan’s
great character.
In man s right relationsnip to
God and his fellow men there is
considerable more than can be
got into one book of mere human
production.
Indeed, there is a good deal
more to be said than is express
ed in all literature.
Bunyan .sought, in the charac
ter of Pilwim, to present the
one idea Ai life which he con
sidered yrhe central force of
right Jnving.
Th^e fact that millions have cle
|P*HfVed inspiration and good pur
pose from his book is material
proof that he sounded depths of
truth.
The figure of Pilgrim stands
for courage, renunciation, per
sistance in the right, power to
resist temptation and the ability
to see through the mists of the
valley to the shining heights
of the Delectable mountains.
Bunyan used the crude relig
ious language of his day, and
was influenced by the narrow re
ligious thought of his time, but
after all he constructed an alle
gory that is as true now as it
was when it was written.
Floods and winds and frosts
may turn the current and shift
\ the bed of the stream, but its
fountain source in the heart of
the hills remains unchanged
And truth that springs from the
soul remains sweet through the
ages.
Suppose Pilgrim did seek onlv
to save his own soul. Helpful
ness to humankind is an essen
rial part of that effort.
Does not the blade of wheat
climbing upward toward the sun.
because it the better succeeds
in this, bear better grain?
Nature has her laws, and so
has spirit. No man can lift
himself into heaven by his boot-,
/ straps. We lift ourselves only
in lifting others.
There is enough in the char
acter of Pilgrim to make the
greatest allegory ever wr it ten.
But it is only an allegory.
It treats only of the strivings
of the soul. For full interpreta
tion it must be taken to the
great book of Human life.
To know Pilgrim well, to anal
yze tHis real meaning, we must
place him in the conditions that
confront us every day.
Perhaps he might furnish the
i key to many perplexities.
He might put strength and
gentleness into many a hand ex
tended to the weak.—Memphis
News-Scimitar.
Arousing Public Interest
One good thing about the le
vees in their making and in their
I I
breaking is that public interest
is being aroused, and people are
being educated to a plane never
before reached. Hitherto the
masses of the people accepted
unquestionably the oracular ut
terances of those who profess to
be levee experts, and who re
garded the opinion of a layman
or of anyone else besides their
own coterie as impious. These
distinguished gentlemen claimed
to know it all. and that no one
else knew anything about it, and
whenever an opinion was pre
sented the advancer was pounced
upon and bombarded with fig
ures, to his discomfiture.
But this condition of affairs is
changing. Political levee boards
can no longer exclude laymen
from the discussion of this sub
ject. many of whom know quite
as much about mathematics and
engineering as do the alleged ex
perts. It is no longer a capital
offense to question the wisdom
of the general government, in
the matter of giving the political
and pseudo-scientific organiza
, tions millions of dollars to be ex
pended as they choose- The tax
payers behind the levees are be
ginning to make themselves
i heard, and a leading planter the
other day voiced the sentiment
of a great and growing number
wnennesaia: i wouian t mina
the overflow so much if I was not
taxed and compelled to pay for
the privilege of being drowned
out every year.” Another bright
contributor to the levee discus
sion uttered an obvious truth
when he stated: “The argu
ments of the levees-and-nothing
else experts are like their levees
—they will not hold water.”
Whenever a suggestion is made
that involves something ancil
lary and outside of the orthodox
! mud pies on the banks, these ex
perts begin telling us how many
drops, pints, quarts, gallons or
cubic feet of water pass a given
point at a given time. This is
j mere assumption. Some scien
i tists claim that the sun is 93,
' 000,000 miles from the earth,
while others are claiming as in
, sistently that it is only 6.000.000
miles. Very wise and learned
experts opposed the Copernican
system of astronomy, and even
: at this late day we have philo
sophical experts who are willing
to put up a four-ply argument to
prove that the earth is flat.
! Of course, almost all great
I scientific truths are based upon
: assumption. George Elliot call
j ed attention to the fact that
when the fact that when the sun
shine reaches a particular point
in the heavens we call it noon,
and we figure time from this as
sumption. The financial system
of the United States is based up
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EASY AND SAFE TO USE
INEXPENSIVE.
KILLSLICE
ON ALL LIVE STOCK.
DISINFECTS.
CLEANSES.
PURIFIES.
It baa M May aaea that It la
a aaoaaalty oa tvary tana.
CURES MANGE, SCAB,
RINGWORM, SCRATCHES J
Destroys All Disease Germs
DRIVES AWAY FUES
FOB UU BT
| WALKER’S PHARMACY.
,SEND POt P«BE BOOKLETS
on the nonexistent mill. Many
problems are solved by starting
from the Algebraic X. or un
( known quantity; but when al
leged scientists tell us that op
ening up addition channels will
not hasten the discharge of the
water through the Mississippi
valley they rashly challenge
common sense. If water is let
into a vessel through an inch
pipe, and the vessel has only a
half inch hole in its bottom it
will overflow. If an additional
; half inch hole is perforated the
| water will run off as fast as it
; enters. Our learned scientists
might consult a plumber with
much advantage. These practi
cal men seem to .know more
about carrying capacity of aque
ducts than do the allwise engin
eers. A discussion of this great
question cannot be confined to
any one part of the valley, or any
one phase of the question. It is
many-sided, and too much light
cannot be thrown, upon it. nor
from too many angles.—Mem
phis News-Scimitar.
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Additional Local.
Attorney S. D. Campbell is at
Little Rock.
New music at Barkers- 14dtf
Fred R. Suits went to Walnut
Ridge on No- 4 this morning.
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. 32dtf
Inquire at 318 Elm for room
and board in private family. 17d6
Col. V. Y. Cook of Batesville
came down on the local today.
Rooms for Rent. Apply at
724 Walnut Street. 92dtf.
Wanted—Dining room girl;
must be neat.—Creighton Hotel.
21d3t
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10.—
Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
Ed Neal has returned from St.
Louis, where he has been buying
spring and summer goods.
Wanted—furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Apply at
Montgomery’s Barber Shop. do.
Prof- Maris of the Ravenden
Springs school spent Wednesday
in our city.
Hickory Wood for Sale—Call
Handle Factory Grant Mfg. Co.
Phone No. 246 or see Wm. Ris
ner. Delivered promptly. 4dtf j
Tonight is Elks meeting
night and members are urged to J
attend
For Sale—A good high dry
business lot on Front street.
Lot No. 3 in Block No. 8. Apply
to C. G. Henry. 99dtf.
Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Richardson
I have returned from Batesville,
j where he has been on cases in
i court.
For Sale Cheap—stove wood
and kindling.—Muirhead Lum
ber Co. Phone 1610-5R. 20dtf
For Sale Cheap—stove wood
and kindling.—Muirhead Lum
ber Co- Phone 1610-5R. 20dtf.
Louis Josephs of Texarkana
was a passenger on No. 4 this
morning en route to Walnut
Ridge.
Mrs. Dr. H. A. Lynch of Rec
tor, Ark., is stopping at Mrs.
Rich Wallace’s demonstarting
the famous Gossard Corsets and
will take pleasure in fitting all
who call on her at the above
place. Anyone wishing a posi
tion at a salary guaranteed of
$45 per. either lady or gentleman
call on her or phone 326. 20d6t
Mr. and Mrs. W- D. Williams
of Jacksonport visited Newport
friends yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Heard re
! turned last evening from a visit ■
! of several days to their son at
! Jonesboro.
Mrs. C. L. Watkins of Little
Rock, who has been the guest of
Dr. and Mrs. H. O- Walker, re
turned home on Nc. 3 yesterday.
Mayor Charles Coffin is cele
brating his seventy-first birth
day today, and lie’s the youngest
man in Independence county to
his age.—Batesville Guard
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Rev. and Mrs. J. F. McKenzie
returned from Little Rock last
evening, where they spent se\
eral days, Mr. McKenzie at
tending the spring meeting of
Scottish Rite Masons.
Mrs. B. C. Hamilton of Jeffer
son. Iowa was here Tuesday
night en route home from a visit
to her parents at Batesville, Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Ferrell.
M. Jones and Chas. Mosby re
turned Wednesday morning
from Swifton and other points,
wh^re they have been spending
a few days hunting. Mr. Jones .
brought back a fine 22-pound
turkey and Mr. Mosby several
squirrels.—Batesville Guard.
L. McDougald is getting the
dining room of the McLain hotel
building in readiness for the re
moval of the postotfice there:
some time in May. Mr. McDou
gald went to Little Rock the first
of the week, where he bought a
big safe to be used in the tempo
rary postotfice.
Mr. and Mrs. Paxton Thomas
of Batesville were here yester
day en route to the Bankers' As
sociation at Little Rock.
Skin Disease
Eczema. Psoriasis. Salt Rheum, Bar
ber’s Itch. Acne. Pimples, Raah, Tet
ter Dandruff and all forms of itch or
skin eruption yield Instantly to the
soothing influence of the mild, simple
wash:—*
D. D. D. PrfscripttM for Eczema
We guarantee the remedy to satisfy.
WALKER’S PHARMACY *
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More
Economical
Both in Use
and Cost
CALUMET
BAKING POWDER
— And it does better
work. Simply follow
your customary method
of preparation — add a
little less of Calumet
than when using ordi
nary baking powder. 1
Then watch the result.
Light, fluffy, and even
ly raised — the baking
comes from the oven
more tempting, tastier,
more wholesome.
Calumet insures the baking of an
expert. Ask your grocer to-day.
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HIGHEST AWARDS
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Pure Food
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You don't save money when you buy
cheap or big-can baking powder. Don: \
be misled. Buy Calumet. It’s more t
economical — more wholesome — gives |
best results. Calumet is far superior to <
sour milk and soda.
r u. C. V. SPECIAL TRAInS
CHATTANOOGA 1
For the accommodation of Confederate Veter J
and friends the Iron Mountain will run a special +Jm
from Little Rock to Chattanooga via Memphis > j
the Southern Railway. 9
Leave Little Rock.2:00 P. M., Sunday. May 25 I
Arrive Chattanooga, 7:00 A. M., Monday. May'oj I
Round trip tickets at very low rates will be sold
23-26, inclusive, with return limit June 5. UponpJ.
ment of 50 cents limit may be extended to -Jung ^
1913.
Pullman Fare, Little Rock to Chattanooga;
Standard. Lower Berth-$2.30
Tourist. Lower Berth-1.50
Reclining Chair Cars and Coaches without additional
charge—See that your ticket reads
IRON MOUNTAIN
Via Memphis and Southern R. R
Reservations and information
may be had upon application tr
local agent or
F. E. SCHROEDER
Assistant General Passengei
Agent
LITTLE ROCK
. . ■j.rpTiT'rg- J**- r ***' r.,
WANTED—to buy a store in
small country town.—F. B. Rey
nols, 1423 Park Ave., Little
Rock, Arkansas.
THE REAL GAINl
It is not the actual amount of money you deposit in a bank which H
counts. The real gain comes from the fact that you get the habit of l|
saving a part of your income and building for the future. Start with B
a small deposit if you have to, but keep the account growing. B
of NEWPORT, ARKANSAS I
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the riglfF *
- bank
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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