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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For County Judge.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of W. D. Mc
Lain for the office of county and pro
bata judge of Jackson County, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri
mary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of James H.
Johnston for the office of county and
probate judge of Jackson County, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary.
For Treasurer.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of John H.
Camp for the office of Treasurer of
Jaekson County, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Jesse W.
Shuford for the office of Treasurer of
Jackson County, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of J. M. Ivy
for re-election to the office of Treas
urer of Jackson County, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary.
The Usual Wage.
When Gov. Brewer was elect
ed to office in Mississippi he dis
covered that many things were
not right, and that many things
were obnoxiously wrong. In
many of the public institutions
there were bickerings and dis
sensions, and from some of
them arose a noisome odor sug
gestive of the ancient sterquil
inium. Gov. Brewer began run
ning down the delinquents, and
he put them to flight for the
time, but they have dressed
their ranks, and are now turn
ing upon him and endeavoring
to destroy his influence and effi
cacy by charges that are calcu
lated to prejudice the public
mind against him, but which,
even if true, do not in the least
minimize the wrongs which he
is seeking to eliminate. Condi
tions have been going from bad
to worse in Mississippi, as they
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always do wherever jug-handle
politics obtain. Where people
are not divided into parties, con
flicts and contests become per
sonal, and those who are put in
public office naturally oscillate
toward the opinion that office is
a public snap. Uprooting and
dethroning people who have
been so long behind entrenched
ipolitical prejudice is not only a
difficult, but a hazardous under
taking. When the great and
good Tilden was scourging the
, Tweed gang into condign ob
scurity he was advised by his
friend, Charles A. Dana, or the
New York Sun, not to get too
close to the scoundrels whom he
I was pursuing, because the pub
lic is not perspicacious, and is
apt to confuse things, and look
upon the pursuer as one of the
fleeing gang. It is not likely
that the public will mistake
Gov. Brewer for a member of
the delinquents whom he is
seeking to dethrone, but it
seems that they are attempting
to make him appear as black as
they are- Those who battle for
the right must expect to pass
through the fiery furnace, and
enter the den of lions, but an
honest public sentiment will
sustain them if they are right,
and bring them through un
scathed—Memphis News-Scim
j itar.
Turner Held Insane
Murfreesboro, Oct. 18-—T. L.
Turner, lone survivor of the
triple suicide pact at Glenwood,
will escape the Arkansas peni
tentiary, as the jury before
whom he was tried, at 1 o clock
today, declared him i»sane
Nothing is left but the ruling of
Judge C. W. Davis and Turner
will be taken to the State Hos
pital for Nervous Diseases at
Little Rock.
Adversity Makes Character.
A smooth sea never made a skilful
nariner. Deither do uninterrupted
irosperity and success qualify for
■sefulness and happiness. The storms
f adversitv like those of the ocean,
nise the faculties, and excite the ln
..11 and fortitude
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gjl Full line of children’s coats. Our shoe stock is complete, g
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WHERE IS THAT RECEIPT
You believe you have paid the bill but you have mislaid
the receipt,—how many times it happens just that way.
Paying bills by CHECK gives an absolute receipt, all
uniform in size, most easily handled, and you always
know where to find them. We want your checking ac
count
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Seed Selection
Soil Preparation
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Now Is The Time For Farmers |
To Begin Preparations For
Next Year.
Now’ is time of year for the
farmers to begin preparations
for the crop of next year. There
are two things of importance
to consider right now. One is
the selection of seed corn and
the other is adding organic mat
ter to the soil. In seed selec
tion, first consider the type of
corn for seed. The best type is
an ear ranging in length from 9
to 10 finches in length. The
shape should be cylindrical, or
round and uniform in size al
most the entire length. Begin
ning at the butt end and measur
ing to a point about one-third of
the length, stick a pin o rtie a
string. Then measure around
the ear and take its circumfer
ence. It should measure at this
point about three-fourths of the
length of the ear. An ear 8
inches long should be 6 inches in
circumference at the point men
tioned—one-third the way from
the big end.
The small end of the ear
should be matui’e, with a firm I
cob, and the grains w'ell set, and
not too loose. The small end
should be well filled out with
grains. Some good ears wil not
be well filled to the end on ac
count of the com worm- When
this is the cause, it is not so
material. The rows of grains
should be straight, and the
grains uniform in size and shape,
except at the two extreme ends
The grains should be wedge
haped and firm and healthy,with
enough space between the rows
to allow them to dry out or sea
son well.
Remember that a certain a
mount of moisture must escape
from the corn between now and
planting time. By all means a
void ears that are short, thick
and stubby, and also the long ta
pering kind. Avoid white corn
with a red cob also. Such corn
is not pure bred. Another point
j is the number of rows of grains.
There should not be fewer than
sixteen nor more than twenty
two. A good plan to follow in
selection is to pick out a few
ears that come up to these spec
ifications by measurement. Then
study them. Then go into the
field with a sack or basket and
pick out ears that are as nearly
like them as you can. Select
your corn from stalks, that are
large and uniform, and not too
Iiio-h—stalks of medium heitrht
with the ear growing at a con
venient height to gather. Gath
er plenty of it—several times
what you will need to do your
planting. Then this winter you
can on rainy days go over it and
select the best, and sell or trade
the balance to your neighbors at
a good price, and save some for
replanting. Place your seed
corn in a dry place, on shelves,
or string it and hang to the
rafters where the mice cannot
get to it. During the winter test
it and see how much will come
up when planted. Take a strip
of domestic and mark it off into
! squares of 6 to 10 inches. Take
three to five grains out of each
ear, some from near the ends and
some from the middle, from dif
ferent rows . Number each
. square on the cloth, and tag
the ears with a number also
Then place the grains from the
numbered ears on the corres
ponding squares on the cloth.
Lay another cloth on top of it
and sprinkle with warm water
until wet. Then carefully fold
it up so as not to move the
grains out of place. Wrap the
whole in an old sack or piece of
quilt and put in warm water.
Then lay it away where it will
keep warm, or at about 60 de
grees. If it dries out moisten
again in about three days. After
about six days the seeds will ger
minate or sprout. Make an ex
amination. Throw out the ears
that do not have germinating
grains with healthy roots. If
an ear shows more than two
grains that do not sprout under
this system, do not use it for
seed. If you do, you will get e
poor stand.
Shell your seed corn by hand
in the early spring ,and do not
use the grains from either end
but confine yourself to the
grains uniform in size. This
will enable your planters tc
work well, and give you a bettei
stand of better corn.
For organic matter break your
land this fall if you can and turn
under the pea stubble, weeds,
$65.-’ Majesti
Range Fre
To The Most Popular House Wife. Premium GiV(
Away By Valley Commission Company, Representativ
Of That Best Of All Flours Gold Leaf.
This handsome range, now on exhibit in the show windo^B
Wolff-Goldman Mercantile Company will be a Christmas presenthH
th- lady residing in Newport or Jackson County or Newark, SimJ
Switch and Bradford who secures the highest vote based upon ^B
slips that go with every purchase of the celebrated Gold Leaf Flour B
WHY NOT WIN THIS PRIZE WORTH WORKING Fffl
How To Secure Votes.
Nominate your candidate now, for each candidate nominated prior to Nov. |
1 nOO vntes as a complimentary starter. ■
Every purchaser of 24 lb. sack of Gold Leaf receives a saleslip,
good for _100 votes
48 lb. sack Gold Leaf carries saleslip good for--250 votes
1 bbl. Gold Leaf carries saleslip good for-1ZWW votes
Coupon in every issue of Daily and Weekly
Independent, good for-- ----- v0 es
No extra copies sold to parties seeking ballots
NOMINATION BALLOT.
In the Gold Leaf Flour contest, I nominate
M....—
Entitles nominee to 1,000 votes if cast before
November 1. Only one nomination to each
candidate.
HOW TO CAST VOToa ,
1 he ballot box will be!
our office and votes may ]
by mail or deposited in persot|
All saleslips issued prior to N
vember 1 must be cast on or b
fore November 10 and all i
slips issued during Novemhal
must be cast on or beforeD«.|
cember 10th.
Write the name of the pat
for whom you vote across t
back of the saleslip and fill in !it|
newspaper ballot on its face.
The result of the vote will lx
published Weekly. Gold Leaf isj
sold by all the leading grocers.
BE SURE TO ATTEND
Arkansas
STATE FAIR
—AT—
Hot Springs
OCT. 27—NOV.l, 1913
AMUSEMENTS
EXHIBITS
RACES—FUN
To avoid the crowd at the Hot
Springs Depot during the State
Fair, passengers should pur
chase.
ROUND TRIP TICKETS
Write to
CHAS. B. SLOAT
Ass’t Gen’l Passenger Agent
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
or consult
Ticket Agent Rock Island Lines
Station
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valuables and jewelry in our deposit vaults—bu ® jfl
on the most scientific modern lines by the wor ■
greatest safe makers. Utterly proof agains > ■
theft, etc. 1 I
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST CO. I
grass and corn stalks. The more
vegetable matter you turn un
der, the more organic matter.
Plow deep, and sub-soil if you
' like.
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JOHN H. PAGE,
Commissioner.
Crow "Helped” in Golf Game.
A:i unusual golf story comes from
Scotland. Mrs. Bsrnett, an American
lady living at North, Berwick, while
playing oa the course recently, had
her game considerably interfered with
by a persistently inquisitive crow. She
had just Elude a tee shot when the
crow secured the ball, and, after flying
wiih it for some distance, dropped It.
The lady made two other shots, and
the crow, to her amazement, twice re
turned and lifted the ball after she
h»d played It.
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