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Million Dollar Deal.
Little Rock, Dec. 4.—The big
telephone deal, the purchase of
the Southern Tlephone Compa
ny by Southwestern Telegraph
& Telephone Co., was consumat
ed in Little Rock on Saturday
afternoon, the consideration be
ing $1,100,000^ The equipment
and all appurtenances of the
Southern were turned over to
the Southwestern, which now
[controls most of the independent
lines in Arkansas,
j The Southern had about 5000
miles of wire in Arkansas, with
[about 20 per cent of its proper
ty in Louisiana. The price paid
is about $1.65 on the stock of
the Southern* company. The
Southern turns over all the in
dependent lines in Northwest,
Southwest and Southeast Ark
ansas. The Southwestern will
immediately begin to improve
the property.
NO FUTURE
FOR NAVIGATION
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On Arkansas River Say Engi
neers Who Took Trip From
Little Rock to Newport.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 4.—Civil en
gineers who have recently been
upon the Arkansas river,making
a close study of the current, are
none too impressed with the pos
sibilities of the stream ever be
coming a factor in Arkansas
commerce, no matter how light
the boat, nor how much money
Ua in offnrto tn mnlrp
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it navigable.
Frank Peters, an old time
railroad engineer, now a mem
ber of the railroad construction
firm of Ball & Peters, has just
completed a 27 day journey j
from Little Rock to Newport in |
a launch. It took Him over a
week to get to Pine Bluff from
Little Rock, and two weeks more J
to get to White river, after i
which he made good time to his
destination.
“It would take many million
dollars to make the Arkansas
navigable,” says Mr. Peters,
“and then the work would have
to be all done over again in a
very few years. At the present
time there are hundreds of
places in the river where the
channel will not show a depth
of one foot. This is no estimate
ith me, for I took measure
>nts. My boat drew only two
yet I had to tie up for days
time in order to get over
places.
the water crop in the
| river is decidedly
ise crop is fine. I
> many wild geese in
on the sandbars
iere are thous-f
and they are not
The interest in the union ser
vices at the Tabernacle is still on
the increase and the tent was
packed last night with eager
listeners.
The evangelist was on fire
and the sermon was great. He
plead as if dying, for men and
women to live on a higher plane.
His theme, “Our Daily
Walks.” Text: Psalms 1 1-2:
“Blessed is the man that walk
eth not in the counsel of the un
I godly, nor standeth in the way
'of sinners, nor sitteth in the
{seat of the scornful. But his de
|light is in the law of the Lord;
' and in his law doth he meditate
day and night.”
It is impossible for a man to
remain righteous and walk with
ungodly men. David reaches a
climax at the very beginning of
this chapter. I read after some
great authors. I say yes, that is
great, the writer understands
| something of human nature.
But when I turn over to 150
Psalms I find that David is a
great author and that he under
stands both sides of human na
ture.
If you want to be happy keep
out of bad company. The un
ornrllv man is thp man that is
not acquainted with God. The
ungodlike man is the outbreak
ing sinner who swears and does
everything that is yile.
Not a man in my hearing, un
less you are in line with Christ,
is a civilizer, for there is no civ
ilization without Christ. Great
men of earth have been men
who believed something and
stood for it.
Who is it that leads the youth
away from God? Is it the moral
man or the drunkard; the gam
bler, or thug? It is the moral
man. He is the switchboard
that turns many toward hell.
Can’t be a good man unless he
is a Christian. You ought to be
ashamed of yourself for not
standing up for Christ.
A man’s life must crop out
somewhere. You would not live
in a country without churches.
Yet you don’t half sustain them.
You can’t be a good citizen and
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best thing in the country. With
out. the churches of Christ we
would go thundering back to the
dark ages.
Suppose I was a drunkard and
should meet a young man and
ask him to take a drink with me.
He would say “No, do you think
I would drink with such a thing
as that.” He meets a morad man
'You can’t be a Christian and
drink whiskey. You say I be
lieve in taking a social drink.
It is all right. Let’s see if you
do. Suppose that man would
see me take a drink of whiskey.
He would advertise it every
where. I say there is sin in a
social drink. “By their fruits
ye shall know them.” Look at
the crimes—inmates in the asy
lums, penitentiaries, poor farms,
and the murders, which are the
fruits of sin and I'say I am
against it.
When I see the fruits of the
dance, I say I am against the so
cial dance. 85 per cent of the
fallen women come from the
dance.
When I see the fruits of cards,
I say I am against social cards.
90 per cent of the gamblers
started from the parlor games.
You say this may all be true,
but I am strong enough to con
trol myself. I will never do that
way. But you should stop for
there are others that are weak.
If you wont’ stop and use your
influence to help those who are
weak, you are a scoundrel and
not a good man.
Woman is much harder to
cure of sin than a man. Her
mind becomes fouler than man’s.
The reason of it is when shegets
started she loves sin better than
a man. She will defy the
church and God. No lady will
do things in the face of these
facts. No town will rise above
the plane that the women set.
God demands as much purity
of the man as He does of the
woman.
Meeting tonight at 7:30 and
every night this week. Be sure
and come tonight.
Reporter.
Little Norine Roberts.
Norine,the little three months
old baby daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Roberts of Diaz, died
Sunday morning at 10 o’clock
from a short illness from con
gestion.
The parents have the sym
pathy of their many friends in
the death of their sweet little
girl, whom they had learned to
almost worship.
The funeral service was con
ducted by Rev. J. F. McKenzie
Monday morning at 10:30 at Wal
nut Grove.
Both Good Campaigners.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 4.—Judge R.
F. Milwee of Clarendon, and
Clyde Going of Harrisburg, two
prospective candidates for the
state senate, were in Little Rock
yesterday and neither admitted
he was in the race, but did it in
such a'manner as to imply they
will be candidates when the time
comes. As both are prominent
politicians in their sections, and
have never been defeated for
any office they sought it is only
to be surmised that they will
make the running very warm for
any opponent who may offer
against them.
tile Coming of Middle Age
There is a letting down in the
physical forces often shown in
annoying and painful kidney
and bladder ailments and urin
ary irregularities. Foley Kid-1
ney Pills are a splendid regulat
ing and strengthening medicine
at such a time. Try them.—W. j
E. BEVENS.
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Of Sorrow Observed By
Newport Lodge At Opera
House Sunday P. M.
Following the annual custom
and in observance of the stat
utes of the order, Newport
Lodge, No. 968, B. P. 0. E., ob
served the “lodge of sorrow” I
Sunday afternoon in public ex
ercises at the opera house.
While the attendance was not
as large as hoped for, the mem
orial service of the lodge in tri
bute to the memories of its de
ceased members was beautiful
and uplifting, for it is inspiring
to better and more useful living
to witness such evidences of hu
manitarian spirit and brotherly
love, as when men do assemble
to honor the virtues of departed
brothers.
The members of the local
lodge marched to the opera
house in a body. The officers
were seated upon the stage and
the other members in the front
of the parquet. Exalted Ruler
T. J. Gregg presided over the
ceremonies and the roll of the
members deceased during the
past year, Robert S. Kirkpatrick
and Frank H. Kennedy was called
by Secretary James Blackwood,
each name being repeated three
times.
Grover C. Gates delivered a
beautiful eulogy upon the lives
of the two departed brothers,
demonstrating the strong attri
butes of the character of " each
and the lasting influence of such
lives upon all who knew them.
“The faults of our brothers ,
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we write upon the sand, their
virtues upon tablets of love and
memory” was referred to by the
speaker as showing the spirit of
charity and brotherly love for
which the lodge has become
known.
Judge M. M. Stuckey was the
orator of the occasion and made
a very forceful, eloquent and pa
triotic address. He paid high
tribute to the endeavors and ac
complishments of the order, em
phasizing it as an American in
stitution of broad sympathies,
highest aims and great accom
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A Coward’s Revenge.
A visitor from Marked Tree to
Jonesboro tells a story of re
venge played on a Poinsett offi
cer in which an innocent dog
was the victim, says the Tribune,
rhe story is that some time dur
ing the night recently some mis
creant, entered the yard of De
puty Sheriff C. D. Holdman and
arave noisoned meat to one of his
fine blood hounds, which was in
its kennel about 20 feet from the -
residence. The dead hound was
one of those purchased recent
ly by Sheriff Hooten and Mr.
Holdman, to be used in tracking
criminals and it is reported-eft^5*‘ M
ilose to $200.
Just what prompted the pois
oning of the hound is not known,
nor is there any clue as to who
jommitted the nefarious deed.
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ell, Tracy, 0., who bought Fo
ley’s Honey and Tar Compound
for his wife.” Her case was the
worst I have ever seen, and 1
ed like a suie case of co;
tion. Her lungs were sore and
she coughed almost incessantly
and her voice was hoarse and
weak. Foley’s Honey and Tar
Compound brought relief at ^
once and less than three bottles * ■?-*£;>
effected a complete cure.”—W.
E. BEVENS.
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