THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
Front St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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ter.
Here is what the Helena
World had to say as to the news
oi the election in that county, on
Sunday morning following the
election: “Brundidge has car
ried Phillips county by a very
large majority.” And that is
every line the World had, so far
as the election in that county
was concerned. It is a wonder
that the bosses even allowed it
to print that much.—Batesville
Guard.
Arkansas will soon j >in with
Tennessee and turn the reins oi
government over to the Repub
licans or Bull Moose. Another
campaign like the one from
which we are just emerging will
do the work. Perhaps ’tis well
that a change should come in
Arkansas politics, and let the op
position take possession. A ma
jority of good democrats are
thoroughly disgusted with the
domination of machine pilfering
politicians and will vote for the
man instead of the party.—Sear
cy Citizen.
Moose Sells Electric I” nt.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 2(5.—The
electric light plant at Morrilton,
owned by Judge W. L. Moose, At
torney General, has been sold to
S. R. and M. B. Morgan, of El
Dorado, for a consideration of
$13,500. The Morgans are own
ers of the electric light plant at
ElDorado and other iMatuts in
South Arkansas, and are practi
cal utility men. They will as
sume charge of the plant July 1.
and proceed at once to rebuild
and enlarge it.
The plant was burned several
weeks ago, but Judge Moose in
stalled a temporary plant to sup
ply the citizens with light. The
most valuable asset which Judge
Moose had to sell was the fran
chise, which has 23 years to run.
and about 15 miles of wire and
poles.
Breaking the Newe.
Six monthe after the Aaeam tine tad
keen laid down an earthquake hap
pened and tangled up the track*, com
pletery. One native station master,
wt'i-se platforms had been swallowed
up by the earth and whose tracks had
lUianged Into a switchback railway
wired hts chief: "Sir, act of Qod oo
curred here, please arrange."
■Practically Immune.
Curaooa. the most Important of th»
."hitch West Indies, is without Are la>
lurance aud a Are department, though
»’he Island has a population of over
10.000. The buildings In the town are
•I! of stone, hence this happy coo«
dition cf affairs. Recently the Arst
Sawmill was Installed, being furnished
by an American Arm. "It la hoped."
gays a consular report, "that this W|B
got increase the erection of woodga
buildings and necessitate IngoNIW
and a fire department.’*
TRADE MORAL—The quality of
what you have to sell is known
to some people ail of the time
and all of the people some of
the time, but advertise regu
larly with us and you'll reach
all of the people all of the time
C. R. GRAY
PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON
EARL BUILDING
OFFICE HOURS:
9 a. m. to 11 a. m.
2 p. m. to 6 p. m.
TELEPHONE NUMBER 49
CHARACTER SHOWS IN BACKS
Straight and Upright Carriage Mean*
You Are Determined, Energetlo
and Reliable.
rf your back la atralgbt and upright
you are cor'espondlnglj atralgbt la
your conduct. You will hold your head
«p, for you are not afraid to look th*
world in the face.
Even when you’re sitting you keep
your back straight. Thera la *n air ol
«oal strength about you—both phyalca* I
and mental, la short, you hara plenty
of backbone. You are determined, on.
ergetlc and to be relied upon.
U your back la stooping and round
•I you are a ereature as weak aa you
hak, you are proa# to lolling about
and too laay or too feeble to take a
Croat rank la the battle of llte. The
tramp la an excellent example.
If you are a criminal, your back la
stooped or round, but the scholarly I
Vjoop of the hookworm must not ba |
confounded with the foregoing. Thera j
Is a difference which li» difficult to de- |
scribe, but It Is readily recognized by j
the close observer.
If you are mean and covetous you' |
Sack Is narrow and rounded and your
shoulders nr« high You are sly—
rery sly. You generally have the ap- ,
pearance of drawing yourself up Into
as small a compass as possible. You
(ire slwayv yourself, so to gpeak.
and people should give you the cold
shoulder.
Are you too straight backed? That
Is, do you hold your head so high that
there Is a preposterous fall in the
small of your back? Then you are so
puffed up with self-esteem Ctiat you
:arry your cheer out so far tt’e ah
•r.-d.
RIGHT CHILDHOOD IS MODEST
_
Well-Bred Youngster Doeo Not Think
That K Knows Everything,
Cays Buskin.
The first character of right child
■OCK W Ull is w ngam. wwe
bred child does not think It ena teaab
Its parents, or that It known «l*r
thing it nay think lta father nad
mother know every thing—perhaps
that nil grown-up people know ovary*
thing; very certainly It U aaro that
It done not And It la always asking
questions, and wanting to know as wo.
Well, that In the first character of n
good and wine man at his work. To
knew that he knows very llttla; to
peroeive that there are many above
klm wiser than he, and to be alwnys
•eking queetlons, wanting to learn,
not to tench. No one ever tenches
well who wants to teach, or governs
well who wants to govern; It Is sn
•Id saying (Plato’s, but I know not
If his, first), and as wise as old.
Then, the second character of right
; -hlldhood Is to be faithful. PeTcelv
I ing that Its lather knows best what
' Is good fo-. It, and having found al
I ways, when It has tried its own way
| against his, that he was right and H
was wrong, a noble child trusts him
»t last wholly, gives him its hand
md will walk blindfold with him, k
he bids it Aud that Is the true chat
acter of all good m«u also, an obe
dlent workers, or so’dle-'t under oar
taint' —iluskla.
::::•> to need k doctor
flfmsnts of the Somewfiet
...■noted Family as Catalogued
by the Moth#*.
Doc," said the mother of s
of nine to the young dootor
; > .id ridden IS miles Into the
!< nls In the dead of night, “we
• s somewhat afflicted fatu’ly. am’
> home doctorin' don’t seem to do
> d. I thought I’d send for yog
V sif you could straighten us out.
--"v here, she’s got something
...g with her bronlcal tubes so she
" breathe like she should. I been
n’ •>. rag spread with goose
■ mi' snrinkled with red oenner
.. . Lji.ard ou her front ehist, but
■ ■ :r.S to add to her ag'uy. Jake
■ u a niia’ry nli up an’ down hi*
' bone, an’ I been usin' ker-seu*
. zwinial ail’ internal; but It ain’t
.« ::u no good. Lizzie Belle, she’*
• i ready to give up with plum
■ an' her sister Nancy has keen
in' mean for a week. I think that
skiatic roomati* that ails Nancy,
' •• she's afraid It’s the new disease
ev calls appendeshetus The old
nan has been turrlhle slirusy for some
isys. an' Huiy. our oldest boy. Is tL
aroke out with a rash that shews hla
oiood ain't all right. He had .a tur
rlhle spell las' night, an’ I thought
no was In for ekolery Infantum. He’s
hnd It off an' on ever since he waa l*
years old. I reckoned he'd outgrown
It, but It grabs him as hard now that
he’s 24 as it did when he was young
er Wtsht, Doc, that you'd Just turn
yourself loose an' see if you kin sort
•’ straighten us orz."—Judea.
Wearing of the Hood.
In England the hood was not final
ly given up until the early part of
fifteenth century The “great velvet
hat furred” worn by the mayor of Lon
don. John Welles, In 1431, Is cited as
a singularity by Stow, who states that
previously “the coverture of men's
heads was hoods, for neither cap or
hat Is spoken of In point of fact
there are a few earlier instance# of
hats being worn by nobles and stsp
the middle classes.
No Encouragement.
Creditor—“la your master at homer’
Servant—"Taa, please walk In." Cred
itor—"Thank heaven, I shall see some
money at last” Servant—“Don’t
make that mistake. If he had any j
money, he wouldn't he at home.*—
fttegeade Blatter.
Additional Local.
New music at Barker’s- 14dtf
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. 32dtf
30c sets of nice clear tumblers
only 13c set at The Great Semi
Annual Clearance Sale at Bow
en’s Cash Store. 72d6t
Hickory wood for sale—Call
Handle Factory, Grant Mfg. Co
Phone No. 246 or see Wm. Ris
ner. Delivered pi omptly. 4dtf.
For Sale Cheap—stove wood
and kindling.—Muirhead Lum
ber Co. Phone 1610-5R. 20dtf i
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Sanders j
and little Miss Elizabeth Gregg .
spent Wednesday at Little Rock,;
returning on the evening train.
For Sale Cheap—stove wood
and kindling.—Muirhead Lum
ber Co- Phone 1610-5E. 20dtf.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Clark left
last night for Cairo, Illinois,
where Mr. Clark has accepted a
position with the button factory.
We want to repair your plumb
ing. We know how and will be
on the job in short notice.—S. -J.
Blackburn Plumbing Co., 114
Walnut St. 65dtf
Airs. N. E. Wishon and son
Earl Wishon, returned last even
ing from Hot Springs. Miss Ri
na Price who was with them,
went to Holly Grove for a few
weeks.
L,ome in ana ngure wun us ue
foce letting that plumbing con
tract. We can interest you in
quality, price and work, be sure
and see us.—S. J. Blackburn
Plumbing Co., 114 Walnut St.
65dtf.
Manager J. P. Whitson of the
telephone company, and family,
are moving from Laurel street
to one of the Wolff cottages on
Main street.
i Walker’s Fountain will send
you a packer of St. Louis Ice
Cream for the same price that
you pay for other cream. This
week chocolate and Vaniia. We
pack quarts, one-half gallon and
gallon. Give us a trial and be
convinced. 72d5
Miss Hattie Bardwell of Mer
idian, Mississippi, Miss Guion
Latham of Batesville and Mrs.
0. C. Gorham of Little Rock
are in the city and are honored
guests this week of a hcuseparty
given by Miss Margaret Baker.
Hickory Wood for Sale—Call
Handle Factory Grant Mfg. Co.
Phone No. 246 or see Wm. Ris
ner. Delivered promptly. 4dtf
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10.—
Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
For Sale—Second hand sow
ing machines, including Singers,
Whites and New Homes. All in
first class condition. Apply at
Creighton hotel. 52dtf.
“I’M LITTLE, 3UT I'LL TRY*
-irave Child of Section Foreman Savee
Train and Set Rumple for
Ail Other*.
She was only seven years old,
tlileen Martin, the section foreman's
daughter, as she stood reaching op to
a telephone at the little town of dJtik
Cal., telltug the agent at the nearest
station that a rail was broken. Child
like. she knew the semaphore signals,
had come to the track to see the Over
land Limited whirl by and had watch
ed the long finger drop, letting tho
train Into the block.
'Tm pretty little, hot I'll try," she
said, when the station agent asked her
If she could not stop the train that was
past him, and started eat with her
•later of fourteen who had Just appear
ed They ran down the track, stopped
the tratn and saved a wreck.
Pretty much every primary schuol la
the city ought, within the next yek
u> hear of Btleen’a Tm pretty Bttlat
but HI try." The alert attention
which knew the semaphore signal, Ike
luksk wit which understood what a
broken rail meant, tha decision aad te
ntative which alone sought the tele
phone, the courage with which she sad
her stater started up the traek, waving
their aprons to stop the big Overland
Limited as It bore down vpon them-*1
these are the qualities whloh through
life bring self-help, for others, umbbshs
and happiness.
And she was only seven years el&
"pretty little,” but ready to "try.^—
Philadelphia Press
In Graft Circles.
“What party does t’ t member ef
the legislature belong tot" "I don't
know," replied the lobbyist ‘Tm one
ef several parties who are bidding for
him."
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CHARM HARD 10 ANALYZE
Its Presence Easily Felt, but Descrip
tion Will Sa Found a Thing
of Some Difficulty.
Over half of our American girls
work They stand behind counters,
bend over machines, sit at desks, and
march, militant figures, in the proces
sion of industries that seem to block
the road to girlish grace and light
heartedness and freedom from care.
One woman who has worked among
and written books about and found
Inspiration In the working girl says
that charm sometimes drifts down,
unawares, a thing ephemeral, a gift
of the gods to the girl who haa had to
work so hard tXmt she baa had no
tlmo to think about hur lack ot
beauty. „ .
"I wish I knew wherein charm Ilea,
hut I don't know, although I’ve ata#>
led it and tried to analyse It as much
as most folks have, I suspect. Ia
books, in pictures, in people, in places,
I*ve met many, many kinds of charm;
but I’ve never been able to say Just
what It was that charmed me. Cer
tainly It was never mere beauty, nor
mere Intelligence, nor mere cheerful
ness, nor mere kindliness. I’ve seen
beauty that bored, and listened to
cleverness that repelled, and met with
cheerfulness that was inane and with
kindliness that was exasperating
Charm Is a gift of the gods, and it
cannot be wooed like fame, nor won
like money, nor bought like titles, nor
developed like patience, nor seized
like a prize o’ war. If it comes, It
comes; and if it’s thought on too
much. It flies away. And there’s an
•nd on It.”—Mother’s Magazine.
LESSON FROM THE PROFESSOR
Old Gentleman Was Perfectly Coi*
vinced That the Youngster Waa
Competent to Give It.
Tha old gentleman wondered where
the young couple had got to, for It
was getting late. He rather ra*p*ch
•d they had wandered oat into the
garden, to he wended hiu steps la
that direction. He soon came across
Us young people, end found them la
• most Interesting attitude. The
young man hud the fair girt clasped
la both hte arms, and was Hieing her
ae If he hadn't tasted such u dainty
for ut least thro minutes.
The old gentleman wutehed the
esculatory performance to the finish—
which he found to be somewhat weary
work—and then made his presence
known.
“Isn’t It very late for you young
people to be out?” he said.
“It Is—la rather, pa,” faltered the
fair girl; “but—but Mr. Popple ha*
been giv—giving me a lesson In as—
astronomy.”
“My stars!" ejaculated the old gen
tleman. "He has. and no mistake! I
myself saw him teaching you how the
Great Bear hugs.”
Then the young couple looked so
foolish that the old gentleman shut
bis eyes out of sheer compassion.
Poet’s Memory Uvea.
The saying "Christmas comes but
once a year" Is attributed to Thomas
Tusser, a medieval poet (1824-1680),
who seams to have been strong on
epigrams. The earns Idea may have
occurred to ethers, but Tusser gave
It ecpresstom. He wss olssssd as as
agricultural pest, portly bcsasms he
Points of Honsewtfsry,” sad still Into*
this wss amplified Into "Tire Hun
dred Good Points of Husbandry Unlb
ed to ss Many of Good Housewifery,*
Reprints of these boks are still e»
tent with an autobiography of the au
thor In verse. Southey, himself a
critical poet, characterised Tusser as
“a good, honest, homely, useful old
rhymster." Some of Tusser's phrases
have passed Into proverbs.
Looking to the Future.
The beautiful lady consulted her
attorney, and was received with bows
and smiles.
"I am glad to tell you." said tho
legal gentleman, “that your breach
of promise suit has already produced
results. The defendant has offered to
eompromlse by marrying yon.’*
“That suits me.” declared the beau
tiful lady. “I’d rather do that tarn
stand a chance of losing a suit, Wsli,
yon have done beautifully. What do
I owe you for yoar services T"
~8hafl we say $M0r*
*W» shall not That Is altogether
too meeh.”
"Wall, ra toll yon what I'll da.
I'll out that hill in two if you will
promise to retain mo when you sue
tor divorce."—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Learning How to Write.
The following Is taken from a page
of practical household suggestions
published In the Woman's Home Com
panion :
“My little boy tired very quickly
when I tried to teach him to write, so
I gave him a cap, a bag and whistle
and told him to play letter carrier.
Since then he sits down Immediately
after breakfast each day and writes a
short letter to one of the neighbors,
then plays postman and delivers it.
The neighbors enjoy the little game,
and it is wonderful how quickly he la
fr”-”*”! to writs aad spell with ease.”
M CONSTIPATION |
Ull Is the cause of much misery and expense, I
WM clogs the vital organs with impurities and b-in ■
m^f on a general break-down of health. B
I) PRICKLY ASH BITTERS I
Mm B
' If Is a bowel regulator of the greatest merit, |, I
relieves the bowels mildly yet thoroughly ^ B
i iuQ extends its cleansing and strengthening inflUenc; B
to every part of the body. B
W (jet the Genuine with the Figure “3 in Red on Fr*nt B
Sold by Druggists. Price $l.tW per i»tUe, B
IDEAL LAUNDRY
C. ft. WALTON
Proprietor.
' Washing called tor and delivered
to all parts of the city.
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Phone 150.
Agents Wanted In Every Town.
Dr. Ray A.wJ
osteopath!
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Just A Living or Something Moil
The world owes us all a living and something !
The “something More” is represented by what ^1
aside in the bank. It means we will have aometJ
show for our years of work. A bank account would®
that leak, save dollars that constantly slip away. Yogi
losing money by putting off starting one. The sooner!
begin, the greater will beyour accumulations. Start!
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return. It acts on the liver I
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The dollar mark is the on ly mark that is recognized^J
lands. Money rules the world. You can be
rulers if you open a bank account. Only
ing secures this dollar mark—the mark of th® .*■
most successful men. I
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