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School Athletics.
That school athletics have the
approval and appreciation of the
people of Fort Smith has been
demonstrated at the recent field
meets, 3500 being in attendance
at Friday’s meet of the grade
schools.
John D. Shoop, first assistant
superintendent of the Chicago
{/ public schools, in a recent ad
dress made a good argument for
school athletics; he said:
“The standard of future citi
zenship will be determined by
the training of the youth of the
present. In determining the es
sential qualities of manhood and
womanhood we cannot ignore
the basal factor of physical de
velopment. Brawn has been a
potent agency in working out
the problem of American civili
zation. It has leveled the prim
eval forest and made the stub- j
bom sod yield to the encroach-j
ments of the sturdy frontiers- |
man. This quality is none the
less essential to our modem
life. There is an intimate asso
ciation between the healthy ]
body aiwthe virile mind. Effi
cient jtfnhood calls for parity of
mu^p and brain.
rational scheme of edu
Ron must take full cognizance
"of the physical and social condi
tions under which our children
are growing. It has been said
that the boy raised in the city
is at a disadvantage as compar
ed to his companion who is rear
ed in the midst of rural sur
roundings. This is true or un
true in accordance with the
measure of attention that we
are giving in the city to the de
velopment of his bodily vigor,
and to the means that we are
providing for the encouragement
of his normal growth and health
ful development.
“The problem cannot be solv
ed by any one of the institu
tions of training which touch
j the life of our youth. Its impor
tance demands co-operation and
encouragement from every
agency of our municipal life.
“This is a question of moral
as wpll as of physical develop
f ment. There is no better foun
dation for the establishment of
ethical standards than in the
sphere of activities which clean
athletics afford. To attain the
shysical rank, which the ath
letic code prescribes has held
iloof many a young man from
the snares of temptation and the
agencies of dissipation. It pro
vides the most natural, health
ful and attractive outlet for
the overflow of life which is in
herent in the nature of youth.—
Fort Smith Times-Record.
Southern Protectionists.
For a goodly number of years
Northern protectionists have
been predicting that the pro
tection sentiment would shift
from their section of the country
to the South, and their predic
tions apparently have come true.
So far the only considerable pro
tests filed against the proposed
tariff bill now pending in con
gress have been from the South.
The sugar interests, the cotton
interests, the cattle interests,
the citrus and other fruit inter
ests, are protesting that each
will be seriously crippled, if no
wholly destroyed and extinguish
ed, if the proposed tariff measure
becomes a law. Each particular
interest can bear with admirable
philosophy any assault made on
any other interest, or on all oth
er interests, but it considers it a
crime of the deepest dye for the
government to interfere with its
own.—Memphis News Scimitar.
Moving Pictures.
The moving picture has come
to stay, and it is becoming more
and more recognized, not only as
a form of amusement, but for
its educational advantages as
well. Like many another great
movement its beginning was
very humbl so unpretentious,
indeed, that it usurped public
favor before the public really
knew of its existence. The
dingy little room with the
mechanical musical instrument
in the front of it was not particu
larly alluring, but people began
dropping in and the pictures be
gan improving, until now it is
our most popular form of amuse
ment. It is estimated that in
Chicago alone 250,000 people at
tend the picture show daily.
The exhibition halls have been
largely improved, and some of
the later ones are really magnifi
cently appointed. But it is only
too true that there remain a
great many of the earlier ones
that are not suitable for the as
sembling of people. A great
many of the cities are taking
notice of this, and are insisting
upon radical improvements be
ing made for safety and sanita
tion. In case of fire or panic
there should be ample exits,
through which the people can es
cape, and while they are witness
ing the entertainment they
should be provided with an am
ple supply of fresh air. because
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when people crowd a had and
breathe the same air over again
it not only becomes poisonous,
but whatever disease anyone in
the audience may have is almost
sure to be communicated to oth
ers. The picture shows are im
proving rapidly, and there are
many who prefer them to the or
dinary plays seen on the stage.
They are certainly more instruc
tive, because they teach by oc
ular demonstration facts and
lessons that cannot be acquired
; in any other manner. Scenes
: from the frozen North, that
! show- the polar bear, the seal,
, the penguin and other birds, and
I the desolate waste of snow and
ice, are reproduced with such
fidelity that one can learn more
| about them from the picture
. show than he could learn by an
' actual visit. So, too, with the
, wonders of the land of the Mid
night Sun, the tropical countries,
i the countries and customs and
peoples of Europe, Asia and Af
rica, and all of the wonders of
nature. For a time the picture
show appealed only to those who
prefer blood and thunder, rob
beries, holdups, train wrecks and
great explosions, but they were
saved from destruction by a
wise censorship exercised by
competent authorities selected
by the great film manufacturing
firms themselves. The picture
show has become such a potent
entity in the economy of things,
and in the life of our people,
that it must be seriously con
sidered and wisely guarded.—
Memphis News-Scimitar
The Chattanooga Reunion
Special to Independent.
Chattanooga. Tenn., April 28.
The national government has
built more than 100 miles of i
first-class macadamized road
way in Chickamauga national
park. This road building on the
part of the government has very
greatly improved the appearance
of the park and added much to
the comfort and delight of visit
ors.
Chickamauga park is reached
from Chattanooga in forty min
utes by a good trolley line. This
road carries the visitor through
the center of the Chattanooga"
valley, to Rossville, Ga., a sub-1
urb of Chattanooga, where it
passes the famous old John Ross
house. John Ross was a Chero
kee Indian, and for years Chat
tanooga was known as Ross’
landing. Ross lived a quiet life
at the foot of Missionary Ridge,
near the present village of Ross
ville. The beautiful Iowa monu
ment is also located at Ross
ville. near the Ross house
The car line here ascends Mis
sionary Ridge following it to the
battlefield. At the end of the
car line,, a visitor can engage
either a hack or automobile, with
a veteran guide, to explore tne
entire battlefield. The guide will
explain the lines of battle anu
point out the places of historic
interest. The maximum rates
for this service in the park are
fixed by the government and
are very reasonable.
An entirely new line to Chick
amauga park, however, will be in
operation by the time of the Con
federate reunion in May, carry
ing the tourists alon the beau
tiful crest of Missionary Ridge,
showing palatial homes where
the roar of battle resounded fif
ty years ago. There are few
more picturesque trips in the
country than the one over Mis
sionary Ridge to Chickamauga
park.
Trips, however, in abundance
may be found around Chattan
ooga to points of interest at
small cost. Signal mountain, or
Walden's Ridge, lies to the north
of Chattanooga. A new road
way has been constructed to this
mountain all the distance from
Chattanooga. This road is of
macadam, forty feet wide and of
level surface. Touring cars can
be run over it from the city to
the summit of Signal mountain,
a distance of ten miles, in less
f’non minnfps This triD
is one of the most interesting in
the United States, as it gives
the visitor an opportunity to
view the Tennessee river as it
fights its way between mountain
gorges two thousand feet be
low the road, and to study one
of the most remarkable success
es in good road building in the
southern mountains.
Or, if the visitor prefers to vis
it the battlefields at a distance
from Chattanooga, he can do so
by engaging a touring car and
going down into Georgia only a
few miles. When Joseph E.
Johnston was making his re
markable retreat toward Atlan
ta, he fought battles with Sher
man’s army all of the wav.
Many of these historic fields can
be reached from Chattanooga in
a few hours by automobile, or
rail. Graysville. Ringgoid and
Dalton are within an hour’s
ride of Chattanooga. Tennessee.
These fields are full of interest
to all veterans, as well as to all
who desire to study the cam
paigns around this city by go
ing over the ground.
ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
Newport Has to Bow to the Inev
itable—Scores of Endorse
ments Prove It.
After reading the public state
ment of this fellow-sufferer giv
en below, you must come to this
conclusion: A remedy which
proved so beneficial years ago,
with the kidneys can naturally
be expected to perform the same
work in similar cases. Read
this:
W. M. Shelby, Batesville, Ark.,
says: “I have not had occasion
to use Doan’s Kidney Pills for
the past three years for the cure
they made in my case has been
permanent. It gives me pleas
ure to recommend this remedy
to other kidney sufferers.”
(Statement given April 14,1911.)
Mr. Shelby was interviewed on
May 30, 1908 and he said: “I
believe that the nature of my
work brought on my kidney trou
ble. I had a constant backache
and was also subject to dizzy
spells. The kidney secretions
passed too frequently and I
knew that my kidneys were at
fault. Doan’s Kidney Pills went
to the root of my trouble as soon
as I began their use and no one
but myself knows how grateful
I am for the cure they effected.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
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Remember the name—Doan’s
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The Faith mf Man.
Man’s inhumanity to man is a
world worn cry. The lack of
man’s faith in man is one of
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life’s tragedies.
The will of the late J. Pier
pont Morgan is a beautiful con
tradiction of this. It demon
strated two things clearly. It
proved his faith in God, and it
proved his faith in his fellow
man.
That he possessed millions is
a matter of little consequence,
but that he possessed these two
attributes of character is a
fact which should encourage
others to do likewise.
What he did with his money is
of no concern to the outside
world, but that he confided his
soul to the keeping of the Mas
ter and expressed his confidence
in the hereafter and in his fel
low man is proof positive that
Morgan was every inch a man.
Faith is the foundation of hu
man success. It helps us to
live, to love and to win. It
smooths the rough places in life, i
i It encourages us to believe that
“behind the clouds the sun is j
still shining,” that the best is
yet to come. It penetrates dark
j despair and lifts the veil of
death’3 unfathomable mystery.
A world without faith is doom
! ed. A world with faith is a
happy abiding place for man.
In matters of business Mr.
Morgan may have been cold and
calculating. He may have been
relentless in his pursuit of
wealth- That he did much good
in this world no one will deny,
and t’-.e opening paragraph of
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his will, in which he con®:
himself to the keeping®;
maker is a brief sermon®
self, with ,;faith” as the®
and text. It may be a I®'
matic, but will, no don®
used by others in future.®
man’s will and testame®
have a more fitting begi®
Faith in man is the ®
stone on which business®
nance of the constructiv®
is built and it was the i®
Pierpont Morgan 'hat :ra®
the master of finance it®
While we should have®
religion and in the he®
we should also have fai®
each other. Here was a®
who had not only faith®
lars, but faith in the go®
could be found in those®
Prosperity cannot be m®
basis of suspicion and the®
ly utterance of the dead!
er should inspire faith u®
ers.—Memphis Commercial
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