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SMENTS.
CONGRESS,
we are authorized to announce the candidacy
of S. Brundidge, Jr., for re-election to congress
from the Second district, subject to the Demo
cratic primary election.
FOR STATE SENATOR.
We are authorized to announce W. F. Harrison
of Osceola as a candidate for the State Senate
from the Twenty-ninth senatorial district, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic primary
election.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
We are authorized to announce the candidacy of
* W. A. Oldfield for re-election to the office of
prosecuting attorney, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE. I
We are authorized to announce T. T. Ward as a
candidate for the office of representative of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election.
We are authorized to announce J. U. Ard as a
candidate for the office of representative of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election.
We are authorized to announce the candidacy of
John H. Keel for re-election to the office of Rep- i
resentative, subject to the Democratic primary
election.
We are authorized to announce George A. Hill
house as a candidate for Representative of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election March 20
FOR SHERIFF.
To the voters of Jackson county.
I am a candidate for re-election to the office of
sheriff of Jackson county, subject to a Demo
cratic primary, if one is held. Feelinpr. that I
have discharged the duties of that office in such
a manner as to merit your confidence, and thank
ing you for your support in the past and asking
your help in the future. If elected I will do my
duty.Your fellow citizen, R. W. BANDl.
We are authorized to announce Snell Simmons
as a candidate for election to the office _ of ^Sheriff
of Jackson county, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
FOR COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce E. L. Boyce as a
candidate for the office of county and probate i
judge of Jackson county, subject to the Demo
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce Otis W. Scar
borough as a candidate for the office of county
and probate judge of Jackson county, subject to
the Democratic primary' election.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
We are authorized to announce John D. Neal as
a candidate for the office of circuit clerk of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary |
election. —
We are authorized to announce James S. Jones
as a candidate for re-election to the office of cir
cuit clerk of Jackson county, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary election.
FOR TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce Dr. F. G. Smith
as a candidate for the office of treasurer of Jack
son county, subject to the Democaatic primary
election.
We are authorized to announce Capt. W. A.
Joyce as a candidate for re-electkm to the office
of treasurer of Jackson county, subject to the
Democratic primary election.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce E. C. Water
man as a candidate for the office of County
Clerk, subject to the action of the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce G. A. Lockard
as a candidate for the office of county clerk, sub- j
ject to the action of the Democratic primary
•lection.
We are authorized to announce George L. Rob
inson as a candidate for the office of county clerk,
subject to the action of the Democratic primary
election.
We are authorized to announce George W.
Weast as a canamate tor tne oince or touniy
Clerk, subject to the action of the Democratic
primary election.
FOR ASSESSOR.
We are authorized to announce Passmore
White as a candidate for re-election to the office
of assessor of Jackson county, subject to the I
Democratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce R. L. Conditt as
a candidate for the office of assessor of Jackson
county, subject to the Democratic primary elec
tion.
FOR CONSTABLE.
We are authorized to announce Robt. M. I-aird
as a candidate for re-election to the office of con
stable of Union township, subject to the Demo
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce W. H. Carouth
ers as a candidate for the office of constable of
Union township, subject to the Democratic pry
mary election.
FOR MAYOR.
We are authorized to announce James W.
Grubbs as a candidate for re-election to the office
of Mayor of the city of Newport at the ensuing
April election.
We are authorized to announce Charles R. Hite j
as a candidate for mayor of the city of Newport
at the ensuing April election.
FOR CITY MARSHAL.
We are authorized to announce Abe Ballew as a
andidate for Marshal of the city of Newport,
t the ensuing April election.
We are authorized to announce) T. S. Stephens
as a candidate for re-election to the office of Mar
shal of the city of Newport at the coining April
election.
FOR CITY RECORDER.
We are authorized to announce Riley May
han as a candidate for re-election to the office of
Recorder of the city of Newport at the ensuing
April election.
We are authorized to announce Will Whit
taker as a candidate for Recorder of the city of
Newport at the ensuing April election.
FOR CITY TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce Will Hurley as
a candidate for treasurer of the city of Newport
at the ensuing April election.
HOW A TREE IS MURDERED.
An Inntitnc-e Which Illnntrntea tht
Dilttculty of Deatroyiujr
One.
A gentleman of means living In a sub
urban town tells how his mother onct
undertook to murder a cherry tree, sayt
the Chicago Chronicle “I was a boj
at the time,” he said. "The tree stooi
on our lawn; it had been planted by mj
father, and he loved it with a parenta
affection; but it was an eyesore to mj
mother, for she thought it spoiled tht
looks of the garden.
“She decided to murder it secretly
because she knew that my father woulc
never consent to its removal. For t
long time she pondered, asking hersell
how she might kill the tree without be
ing detected, and finally she decidec
that she would use for her weapon boil
ing water. Accordingly "whenever mj
father was away she would get a kettle
and, tiptoeing out to the tree with"a
guilty look, she would pour boiling
water upon its roots.
“At first the tree showed no change
under this treatment. After a time
though, a change began to manifest
itself. Mv^
►-"’fly T&W,’ he said, ‘my cherry tret
seems unusually fine and hearty.’
“And this was a fact. The more boil
ing water my mother poured on tht
roots the more the tree thrived anc
flourished. Finally, in despair, shegavt
up trying to commit her vegetable mur
der.
“A florist, to whom she narrated tbit
strange story one day, laughed when ht
heard it. He said it was no wonder tht
tree had irntten alnnir an well. He rle
dared that boiling water was ofter
used on trees, as it killed off the worms
and bugs molesting them.”
The Mniuicttc North.
The belief in the constancy of ths
magnetic compass to the north pole has
not the least foundation in fact. At ev
ery different place on the globe it points
in a different direction, and only one oi
two of them are due north. In London
for instance, it points to a place about
17 degrees west of north. Seventy-sia
years ago it was still further away, be
ing then 24% degrees, or a quarter oi
the way around to the west. In the year
1580 it pointed 11 degrees east. Then it
began to move north till 1659, when it
pointed due north. But it remained
thus only for a moment, passing around
to its greatest deflection in 160 years.
Vgain it turned in 1820, and is still mov
ing nearer the north. It will not reach
that point fcr nearly a century and a
half, and so it will go on backward and
forward forever.—N. Y. Herald.
DIVORCE LAWS ABROAD.
la Prance the Innocent Party May Re
cover All the Presents He or
She Has Given.
“There are many curious and inter
esting facts regarding the marriage
and divorce laws of foreign countries,”
said R. J. Brown, who, reports the In
dianapolis News, recently returned
from a trip abroad, where he made a
study of the question.
“Breaches of promise are averted in
Hungary by an express declaration of
the civil marriage act (1895) that the
relations created by a betrothal do not
give the right to command the con
clusion of a marriage, but if either
party withdraws from an engagement
without just reasons he or she is
bound to grant compensation to the
extent of the outlay incurred. Divorce
in the English sense does not exist,
but the courts can decree the personal
separation of a married couple with
out dissolving the bonds of matrimony.
“A curious law prevailing in France
provides that, before being married,
children of a family, although over
age, shall seek in respectful and formal
terms the advice of their father and
mother. It makes no difference, how
ever, whether the consent of parents is
given, for the couple can be married a
month after under any circumstances.
This is also the case in the Nether
lands.
“A divorce further entitles the in
nocent party to recover all the pres
ents he or she may have made.
“Aecorcing to the constitution of the
Netherlands, the civil marriage must
always precede the religious ceremony.
The latter, indeed, is left entirely to
the conscience of the parties concerned.
There is also a law providing that no
man or woman under 30 can marry
without the consent of parents. If the
consent be refused the couple have to
appear before a judge, who advises
them as he thinks best
“Many countries have now abolished
all marriage fees. This is the case in
Norway, while in the Netherlands cer
tain days in the week are set apart
when persons may be married without
payment”
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LIC SPEAKING.
Notice is hereby given that
the candidates for the various
offices of Jackson county, Arkan
sas, who are subject to the Dem
ocratic primary election, to be
held Saturday; March 26, 1904,
will speak at the several voting
precincts of said county on tjie
dates set out below, to-wit:
Tupelo, Breckinridge town
ship, Saturday, March 19.
Weldon, Breckinridge town
ship, Monday, March 21.
Auvergne, Breckinridge town
ship. Tuesday, March 22.
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martin’s school house, Cache
township, Wednesday, March 23.
Jacksonport, Jefferson town
: ship, Thursday, March 24.
Newport, Union township, Fri
day, March 25.
The speaking will begin at 10
o’clock a. m. All voters are re
spectfully solicited to be present
and all candidates who desire are
invited to participate.
' $5.00 REWARD
Will be paid for information
establishing the guilt of the
party who threw poisoned meat
into my yard, thereby causing
the death of my whi te dog.
E. P. Tetwiler.
Military Magpie.
Emperor William has lately reviewed
a feathered veteran of the German
arm'^rvme o 1 tils regiments has a pet
»**<ffagple, which Is full of militarism and
very-proud of its parade step. W&en
the kaiser visited the regimental quar
ters recently he asked for this accom
plished bird. A French illustrated pa
per publishes a picture of the incident.
There is the kaiser sitting sternly In
the saddle and there Is the magpie with
its martial stride and there are the
officers of the regiment with mingled
anxiety and pride plainly marked on all
their faces.
Horses That Rotate.
The novel house of Eugene Petit, a
French architect, turns to the sun at
the will of Its agsupants. It Is mount
ed on a steel pmform, which is rotated
on ball bearings by a pinion geared in
a circular set of teeth. An ordinary
three-story dwelling can be turned by
two men. Water, gas and electricity are
brought in through a central passage
and sewage finds its exit in a similar
way. Houses of this kind, costing not
more than ten per cent, above, the or
dinary, are required for the patlentl
of Dr. Pellegrln, the advocate of heli
otherapy.
A Good Sale.
“Jones has sold all of his manu
scripts and decided to stop writing."
“I should think selling them all would
be an incentive to him to write more."
“But he sold them to the junkman."
—Brooklyn Life.
To Keep Lemon).
Lemons will keep for a long time II
placed on a shelf In a cool, dry place and
covered with glass tumblers.
Baking? Powder Biscuit.
To be Just perfect, baking powder
biscuit should begin to rise the ml*,
ufae the pan is in the oven.
Nothing But Envy.
Chicago insists that typhoid germs
cannot live during the 250-mile trip
to St. Louis in the drainage canal, but
vte know, remarks the SL Louis Re
public, that any germ native of the
Windy City ir sufficiently lusty to
swim the Atlantic ocean, land In Eu
rope and organize a germ trust which
would greatly increase the toreign
typhoid fever business.
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MULES FOR SALE.
I have another car load of
broke mules ranging from 14 to
16 hands high, weight 800 to
1,200 pounds, for sale at Yelver
ton’s stock barn in Newport and
will remain there until sold.
Come and figure with me.
w'2t W. R. Ross.
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When you want good
work. They make a
specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please you.
Leave orders with
T. P. Umsted&Co.
Local Agents.
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