THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
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Three More Bandits Pay Penalty
Paris, May 21.— Past mid
night. Startled, I sat up in bed,
wondering what the noise could
have been. Again it came. It
was the telephone, but sounding
it seemed, frightfully loud. Ner
vously I stumbled through the
dark, found the instrument and
answered the ring. A small
voice, excited and uncanny, re
plied, “The execution will be at
sunrise. The prefect has played
a trick to hoodwink the crowd."
I dressed hurriedly and went out.
Dawn in the Boulevard Arago.
Out back of the walls of the San
te prison. A cold, clammy driz
zle added to the unpleasantness
of the occasion. From the dis
tance came the murmur of a
nmob—not fooled after all. About
us soldiers. In the center the
heads of three “auto bandits”
were falling. By the side of the
"bloody machine, cool, sinister,
stood the executioner. Heedless
of the rain, he had been busy all
night, setting up his knife, ad
justing it, and oiling it. “Mon
sieur de Paris.” he is called offi
cially. Through the haze of the
drizzle, a great shaggy black
Ijeard hanging half way to his
waist, he looked like a creature
fropfl another world, a new kind
jof Blue Beard disporting him
f self by cutting off people's
heads.
The triangular blade had fal
len once—crunch—you’ve heard
the butcher’s axe cutting
through a hock—and your Sou
dy’s head had dropped into the
willow basket. It was now Cal
lemain’s turn, but Monier ap
peared through the doorway of
the tumbrill. “Hold on there,”
came a voice from inside, “she’s
mine! It was Callemain speak
ing, Callemain, the “boy band
it” and by “she” he meant the
guillotine. He would not be
done out of his turn, Pulling
Monier back he stepped out, nak
ed to the waist. He paused,
looked on the crowd with an ex
pression of utter contempt, and
with a voice full of bitter sar
casm, exclaimed. “How beauti
ful it must be to witness the ag
ony of man." The crowd win
ced as the rebuke was shot into
it.
“Monsieur de Paris” worked
on like a machine, emotionless
as a stone. His aides threw Cal
lemain upon the balance. It tip
ped and the boy’s head fell just
a fraction of an inch short of
the notch. It was pulled into
place by the hair.
Crunch! With a soft thud the
head of Callemain, the curl of
disdain still on the lips, fell into
the basket and rolled slowly a
gainst that other thing in the
basket. “Next”. Calm and
modulated the voice of “ Mon
sieur de Paris” was asked for
more food for the cruel blade.
Monier stepped out, was thrown
prone to the block and the steel
again swished downward. Thcr
were three ghastly heads in the
willow basket. The execution
had taken less than three min
utes.
W. C. T. I.
The meeting of the W. C. T.
U. at the home of Mrs. T. P.
Umsted yesterday afternoon was
quite well attended, and from all
present there was a hearty re
sponse to all subjects brought
up for discussion and all mat
ters of business. During the
business period reports of char
itable work done in the name
of the Union were heard. Mrs.
S. Gates was appointed superin
tendent of the Evangelistic de
* i -%/r_ r ttr n_Li_
LlUCUt. ITII a. el . TT . Ul LlkJKJV
as representative of the Presby
terian church, was added to the
list of vice-presidents. Some
new names were adopted upon
the list of members.
The first Sunday afternoon in
June was named as the time for
holding a service at the cemetery
in honor of the departed W. C.
T. U. workers. An appropriate
program will be arranged for
the occasion. Mesdames J. W.
Grubbs, Mildred Dorsey, Etta
Kelly and W. B. Grant will serve
as a committee to prepare a
suitable program. After this
service, the graves of the dead
will be decorated.
Superintendent of the moth
1 ers’ department was leader for
the meeting yesterday. Various
beautiful sentiments pertaining
to mothers were given in ans
wer to roll call. The beautiful
song by Mrs. Grubbs, the read
ings by Miss Dove Erwin and
Mrs. B. H. White, also the pap
er by Mrs. Otto M. Bowen, each
of which was a tribute to moth
ers, were well enjoyed by every
one.
Another meeting was appoint
ed for next Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. T. S. Stephens.
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I You never know when you may be workle&s. Sickness_ I
other causes—may do it. Money in the bank makes you 1
independent. It gives you time to look around and—you I
can choose a better job. It is a terrible thing to be out of I
work—food to buy and rent to pay. Start saving today. I
before it is too late. 1
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST CO. I
Additional Locals.
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. 32dtf
For Rent—nicely furnished
front room. Apply to 524 Hazel
Street. 40dtf.
I
For Sale Cheap—stove wood
and kindling.—Muirhead Lum
ber Co- Phone 1610-5R. 20dtf.
New music at Barker’s- 14dtf
Jake Grossman went to Wal
nut Ridge this morning.
' Hickory wood for sale—Call
Handle Factory, Grant Mfg. Co
Phone No. 246 or see Wm. Ris
ner. Delivered promptly. 4dif.
The finest strawberies on the
market can be had at Bowen’s
Cash Store. 40d6
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10.—
Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
Postmaster J. W. Grubbs ex
pects to move the postoffice into
the McLain hotel the first of
the week.
For Rent—Nicely furnished
front room. Apply at 415
Main street. 40d6
For Sale Cheap—stove wood
i and kindling.—Muirhead Lum
| ber Co. Phone 1610-5R. 20dtf
! For Rent—9-room house, cor
ner Newport and Remmel Ave
nues. Apply to Dr. L. E. Willis.
42dtf.
Mrs. George T. Humphrey and
Mrs. W. M. Castleberry and
daughter, Miss Lizzie, of Sa
lem were in our city today com
ing in on No. 24 this morning.
Hickory Wood for Sale—Call
Handle Factory Grant Mfg. Co.
Phone No. 246 or see Wm. Ris
ner. Delivered promptly. 4dtf
If you want good Jersey cream
and milk in time for your break
fast and supper, order from
Robinson’s Dairy. Your patron
age respectfully solicited, Phone
287. 30dlm
J. B. Baker. J. E. Felts and
B. A. Billingsley of Melbourne
were here last night returning
home from Little Rock.
Wanted—a colored girl for
general housework to go to Min
tum. Good family and splendid
home for the right person.
Good wages. Apply to John P.
Paul’s office. 37d6t
Spring Chickens, Hens and
fresh eggs at Bowen’s Cash
Store. 40d6
“If It Wasn’t For Mother’s
Love.”
“Good-bye My Home, Sweet
Home.”
“She Sleeps Neath the Old
Ohio River.
BARKER’S.
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::^D TO NEED k DOCTOR
ar,»d Ailment* of the Somewhat
.-..fiicted Family aa Catalogued
by the Mother.
Doc," said the mother of a
■ of nine to the young doctor
ridden 16 milea into the
woods In the dead of night, "w#
■ a somewhat afflicted fam'ly, an'.
me doctorin' don't seem to da
' c'ood. I thought I’d send for you
a“- if you could straighten ua out.
ley here, she’s got uomething
ong with her bitmlcal tubes so she
•i t breathe like she should. I been
erin' a rag spread with goos*
;ue an' sprinkled with red pepper
»' mustard on her front chist, but
seems to add to her ag'ny. Jake
s got a mis’ry all up an' down hl«
nal bone, na’ I been usin’ ker-sen*
th external an’ internal; hut it ain’t
ae him no good Lizzie Belle, she’*
out ready to fire up with plum
go, an’ her slater Nancy has beat
> *i!n' mean for a week. I think thal
’ -•» aklatic raotiatia that ails Nancy,
"t she'a afraid it*a Ike new disease
i.ey call* appendeehetu*. The old
nan has been tnrrthlo flimsy for soma
iaya. aa’ Rube, our oldest boy. la aL
? oke oat with a rash that shows kla
Hlood ain’t all right. Ho had a tv
rlble spall la#’ night, an* I though!
ae was la for afcolery infantum Ha*a
bad it off an’ on over sine* he was if
rears old. 1 reckoned he’d outgrown
It, but it grmba him aa hard now that
he a 24 as it did when ho was youngs
er. Wisht, Doc, that you’d Just turn
vouraelf loose an’ see if you kia sort
*' atralgnten ua out.”—Judge.
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The Law of Speculation.
^lg men are given to taking profits, 1
•Uile smaller men are laying a basis
or profits that may or may not be
she^o. The law of the fishes la the
sea appu<-£ in speculation. The big !
md the Uttle fish have ihatr respec- ,
-lve missions, and the small ones are
safe when the large ones are not
hungry.
HORSES LOVE THE SMITHY
Endearing Terms Used Led Massa
chusetts Animats to Run Away
To Be Shod.
Scituate has a blacksmith who is so
polite to animals that they go to him
of their own accord. Julian 3need la
this village smith.
Scituate people accustomed to the
"Whoa there," and "Git your tail outer
the way” method of some other
smiths, stood around and marveled
when Mr Smeed assumed his duties
at the local smithy Smeed may bo
heard almost any day after this fash
ion:
“Now, dear," in the softest of
tones, “now, sweetheart, let’s have
your foot. Raise up now, please,
dearies."
Whatever the passerby might think
of this method, the horses undoubted
ly approve of it.
Two horses. Lady Jane and Lady
Mary, belonging to Henry T. Cole, the
owner of the local livery, recently es
caped from the stable. They walked
to the blacksmith shop, entered, hur
ried up to the hitching ropes by the
side of the work bench and held up
their feet to be manicured, desiring
to hear sweet nothings
The story is true and goes to prove
that endearing conversation can be
combined with chiropody to good ef
fect as well in a blacksmith shop as
in any other place in the world.—Bos
ton Journal.
MADE HIM STOP AND THINK
Leading Citizen Wanted to Be Remem
bered ae Something More Than
an “Old Grouch.”
“I had a little lesson several weeks
ago," remarked the man with the gray
mustache, “and It called me In good
| shape."
ihuil ” uJH the stout man.
T was la the (inn where I keep
I ay ear and happened to overhear a
conversation among the boys. A car
tain man bod boon injured while trav
eling abroad—very badly Injured. Ik
was reported—and one of the boys
was telling the others about It. Tho
story in the paper says ha can’t get
well,’ the youngster went on. ‘Did
yon know him, Pete?’ And the boy ad
dressed promptly replied, ‘Sure, I
know th’ old grouch.’ Say, that hit
mo pretty hard. Here was a leading
citizen dying and all tho boy could re
member about him was that ho was a
grouch. Yes. sir, it made me sit up
and think hard. And I got in my mind
that when I passed out I’d like to bo
remembered for something different"
He paused.
’That's worth considering,” said tho
other man.
"Good text,” said the first man.
“Good sermon,” said the other.
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New Women of Persia.
Persian women are essentially fem
inine. They want our dress, our edu
cation, our freedom, our happiness.
Dress, It will be observed, comes
first in the catalogue of feminine
wants, but a change of dress or coif
fure seems essential to all revolution
ary movements.
In Teheran, in place of the face veil
•f white cloth, the Persian new wom
an now wears a small square of black
net or woven horse hair; her shoes
have high heels; a European skirt
has taken the place of the short skirt
and narrow trousers; the head ker
chief la being abandoned. One lady
tried to introduce an outfit te take
the place of the “ehuddur,” leaving
the face heavily veiled; but it was
too revolutionary even for Teheran,
and. after being mistaken for the ex
Shah in diaguise, the wearer revert
ed in disgust to more orthodox
clothes. In her home the new woman
offers cigarettes instead of the water
pipe.—Moslvim World.
How the Eiffel Tower Moves.
That the Eiffel Tower moves dally
In a vertical and horizontal sense has
long been beyond doubt. Apart from
the scientific laws of expansion and
contraction, which Inevitably affected
It, one could see it during a gale sway
ing from side to side. But Its vertical
movements were a mere matter of
conjecture until M. Guillaume under
took to Investigate them. He shows
that the great Iron structure may vary
mi Inch In height every day. The ele
vation or depression Is not equally dis
tributed, as only one of Its sides may
be affected by the rise or fall of the
temperature, and thus the tower may
be oompared to a person shifting hla
weight alternately from one foot to
the other.
Festival «r Old Maids.
8t Catherine's Day, the festival of
Bid maids, was celebrated gaily in the
■as de la Palx. Paris.
It Is the custom in Paris dmssmafe
Mg establishments for tho workglrls
•o November 25 to crown with whits
saps those comrades who. during the
rear, have reached the age of 25. The
other girls put on caps of various
kinds and carry sprigs of orange blos
som. During the afternoon. If the head
of the business ts generous, they drink
the health of the old maids in Cham- :
pagne
Exception.
“How did you find the roads up I
iround Jlnglevllle Corners?” asked
Bllkins of Slathers berry, who had
lust returned from a motor trip.
"Oh. I wasn't particularly stuck on
hem,” said Slatherberry.
"Really?” said Bilklns. 'Well, l1
ruess you’re the only man that wasn't. I
: was stuck on ’em for a whole day
••t 7ear."—Harper's Weekly.
SMALL DEPOSITORS®
We encourage .small depositors. Why? Recant
of our large accounts began with a small deposn
! small depositor of today becomes the large .re of t'J^K
| ture. A checking account here is the firs"
financial growth. /
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The Farmers Banhf
of NEWPORT, ARKANSAS ““
! BMB BP1B - ^
ALL WRONG
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I The Mistake is Made by Manj
Newport Citizens.
Look for the cause of back
ache.
To be cured you must know
; the cause.
j If it’s weak kidneys
You must set the kidneys
working right.
A resident of this vicinitj
shows you how/.
Mrs. Martha A. Harmon
I Batesville, Ark., says: “A mem
j ber of my family was taken se
j riously ill with pneumonia in
1908 and when he recovered he
was very weak. He complainec
of a constant, dull ache in the
small of bis back and he also ha<
dizzy spells. He was unable t<
work and I knew that somethin!
must be done to prevent th<
trouble becoming chronic
Doan s Kidney Pillg had done a
much for me that I concluded t<
get a box and their use was be
gun in the case of which I an
speaking. In a short time they
entirely removed the backache
and other troubles. I also wish
to say a few words regarding my
experience. For fourteen years
I suffered terribly from pains in
my back and other symptoms of
kidney complaint. I was all run
down. Doan's Kidney Pills soon
put me on the road to good
health and disposed of my com
plaint.” (Statement given May
30, 1908.)
RE-ENDORSEMENT
On April 5, 1911, Mrs. Har
mon said: “My opinion of
Doan’s Kidney Pills has not
changed during the past three
years. The cures this remedy
effected in my family have been
permanent.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milbum Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan’s
—and take no other.
WHAT WE OWE TO
. Ever They Have Seen the
of the Home a"d pP0V|
of Corn'o'-t.
_
Social progress with primtw
en was stimulated and eccotn^B
their relation to horns life,
, and to manners. tare
alluded to the •* u. aa theSl
->f the home or shel'er. ft i,^B
male bird that ir. •. g the
female mammal • ; .•* thei^^K
lor her young an :
makes the hones' ■t; jg a
hers. The human male mo^BT
ell the rest creare: hotmBj.
not only la this true he she
tlated the home, an-.' partj^B
most elaborate es’.Voi-ghment^B
instituted by her or her act^B
The first homes were
eaves. Fire could not be m^B
them because of the smuke. io^K
en sought out a care with anot^l
In the rear, or a rock shelter
high curved roof. When the >B
i dweller In a tent eh« mrciBr
. the oldest wood, learned the^B*
* des of the fuel problem and ei^V
) vented th* coral to Induce theBj
r to draw a litti* of the smoke iB
’ from and t* Increee* her confjB
' To the women of the houtehoB,
tre Indebted for the oven. tkeB
Cl ©7 »QU UUNP Ll iiliUQ 7 Qurovr,
kitchen, the dining room, the bHj
) room, the separate bed chaab*
. oas been a wonderful evoMot
suiting in comfort, taste and mot
1 »-Otis T. Mason. "Woman’* hi
t rtsaltlvs Civilization."
ALL WASTE NERVOUS ERQ
everywhere People Squander 1
Force Needlessly Instead of Cm
fully Husbanding It j
People should be as careful old
j nervous energy aa of their m
•ays an English writer. Yet it
waste It. At the telephone peoplel
twice as loudly and energetically!
necessary. That is to 3ay, they
op twice as much nerve energy
hhey need. Three-fourths of t!
I who have to catch trains every a
| ing spend as much nervous font
one day as should last a week.
Then, In the streets, watch how]
i pie jostle and push, and what i
[ of nerve-force they spend at du
| oue crossings. Why not walk ik
! *' heu there Is obstruction, and wilt
the quiet moment, which ih
comes, at the crossing? Iveryirt
people hurry without need, getting
to a state of nervous tension i
Waving theaters, boarding omntts
going to lunch, and especially l
Waving for a holiday.
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get all the news.
U. C. V. SPECIAL TRAIN TO
CHATTANOOGA
For the accommodation of Confederate Veterans
and friends the Iron Mountain will run a special train
from Little Rock to Chattanooga via Memphis and
the Southern Railway.
Leave Little Rock,2:00 P. M., Sunday, May 23.
Arrive Chattanooga, 7:00 A. M., Monday, May 26
Round trip tickets at very low rates will be sold May j
23-26, inclusive, with return limit June 5. Upon pay- j
ment of 50 cents limit may be extended to June 25,
1913. |
Pullman Fare, Little Rock to Chattanooga:
Standard, Lower Berth_.$2.50
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*
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jriSPHpBP&b may be had upon application to
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LITTLE ROCK
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