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MUNICIPAL TICKET.
For Mayor
A. T. HUBLY.
For Recorder—
BRADLEY GRAHAM
For Marshal— 5
Gus C. MARTIN < ,
For Treasurer—
^-^LARLAND HURT
For Aldermen—
(First Ward)
JOHN R. LOFTIN, JR.
C. R. PATE
(Second Ward)
E. L. WATSON
Q. I, HUBERT
Power.
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The world is ruled by power,!
intellectual and physical, and
communities that are successful
and progressive are those that
discover the secret of providing
the least expensive power.
Hannibal, Missouri, is one in
stance. Before the elate of rail
roads, and when steamboats
handled all the freight, Hanni
bal, Missouri, was a distributing
point. This little city enjoyed
wonderful prosperity, but when
rafting declined, commerce de
cayed and the city was all but
eliminated.
Later on, .however, new life
was imparted to the community.
Industries began to assemble
there. The city became a rail
road and large industrial center.
It was the basing point for all
freight rates west; the rates
north and south are regulated by
steamboat competition. Then
the city was fortunate enough
to have cheap fuel, being located
in the center of the Missouri and
Illinois coal field, and because of
this fact, the muncipal light and
^—^ower plant furnished light and
power at marvellously low rates.
This made Hannibal a desirable
location for manufacturing in
dustries. To the dreamer and
scholar, who exercise more in
fluence in this world of ours than
we sometimes imagine, Hanni
bal has an augmented interest,
because it is only a little over a !
mile from the site of “Eden”, de- j
scribed by Charles Dickens in
his “Martin Chuzzlewit”. Broad
ly speaking, the secret of the
succcess of the community is
involved in cheap power or fur
nish it on their own account. It
builds the city, and it builds the
corporation as well, and it is only
short-sightedness on the part of
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these corporations to resist a
commmunity policy of cheaper
and more efficient power.—News
Scimitar.
Letter of John H. Page.
I hope the farmers of Arkan
sas will pay lots of attention to
shallow cultivation this year.
Hundreds of them are following
that plan while thousands are
not. Let those who do not
watcft the succcess of those who
do.
Shallow cultivation is easier
on man and beast, and, they both
can cultivate more land that
way, and besides, that method
is the best. Shalow cultivation
is only a means to an end. It
has two purposes. The first is
to keep the plow tools out from
among the small growing roots
after they get to growing. The
roots feed the plants, and they
can’t do it well if they are torn
to pieces and have to re-adjust
themselves after every plowing.
The second is to keep the mois
ture in the ground to make the
crop grow. Of course when
there is plenty of rain all during
the season it does not make
much difference. By cultivating
shallow with side harrows and
light tools we keep the dirt for
an inch or more on top well pul
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verizeu, anu 11 it a uuy
son it will make a dust or what I
is called a dust mulch. Where
there is a covering of dust the
moisture from below will not e
vaporate through it. Where the
soil is deep cultivated and the
loose, moist earth is thrown up
where the sun can shine on it,
the moisture will evaporate. To
experiments, take two empty
fruit jars after they have been
chilled by being kept in an ice
box for several hours. Place
one upside down in the dust in
the road. As the sun shines on
it drops of water will form a
round the edge on the ground,
and when you pick it up there
will be a wet circle or ring in
the dust, marking where the
edge of the mouth of the jar sat.
You will note that the moisture
does not penetrate through the
top dust into the ground. Then
take the other jar and place it
on the ground somewhere in the
field where there is no dust cov
ering. When you pick up the
jar you will note that the mois
ture has not been confined to
the edges, but has been absorb
ed by the entire circle. This will
prove to you that the moisture
will not evaporate through the
dust blanket, but will through
the ground where it is not.
I have a sack of sweeet clover
seed, sent to me by the Bokhara
Seed Company of Falmouth,
Ky., for distribution as long as
it lasts I will send out half pound
packages to the farmers who
want to try it. Remember, only
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one package to one farmer, first
come, first served. The time to
plant is here so hurry if you
want some of the seed.
The demand for cotton and
corn seed was so much greater
than the supply that I was una
ble to supply all who applied,
and I trust those who failed to
receive a package wil appreciate
this fact.
The Arkansas Fertilizer Com
pany has kindly agreed to fur
nish free 200 pounds of ground
lime stone for the farmers who
are going to make the alfalfa
experiment, and the shipments
will be made in a short time. I
made an effort to get some of
the larger railroads to ship it
free, but was uncussessful. I
have arranged with the Home
wmod Nitrogen Company, of
New York, to furnish free the
inoculation culture. This wrill
be sent out just before time to
sow, in order to have it fresh.
I hope the farmers will get the
best results posible in this ex
periment.
JOHN H. PAGE,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Bland Declared Nomineee.
Devall’s Bluff, April 6.—The
Prairie county democratic con
vention here today declared W.
H. Bland the nominee for repre
sentative from this county. Mr.
Bland’s right to the nomination
was contested by T. P. Atkins,
w-ho filed a protest against the
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the nominee.
Mr. Atkins was represented
by W. H. Gregory of Hazen,
while Mr. Bland’s attorney was
C. B. Thweatt of Devall’s Bluff.
After hearing the arguments of
the attorneys and listening to
the reading of the law govern
ing primary elections and the
rules of the Democratic State
Central Committee governing
county primaries, the commit
tee, by a vote of 15 to 7, declar
ed Mr. Bland the nominee.
STATEMENT IS DEPLORED.
The committee also adopted a
resolution criticising George W.
Clark of Conway, provided that
Mr. Clark had been correctly
quoted in the Arkansas Gazette.
On the face of the returns Mr.
Clark was defeated by 119 votes
for the Democratic nomination
for judge of the Seventeenth ju
dicial district, by Thomas C.
rrimble of Lonoke.
A dispatch to the Gazette from
Conway, dated April 3, told of
Mr. Clark’s determination to
contest the nomination, and con
tained the following statement:
“Mr. Clark has not yet draft
ed his allegations for Prairie and
Arkansas counties, but he states
that in Prairie county the vote
was padded by at least 200 in
favor of Trimble and that the
election was equally ‘rotten’ in
Arkansas county. He also said
that the ‘padded’ votes in Prairie
county were added to Senator
Clarke’s majority in that coun
ty.” ,.-i
For Sale.
Pearling barge, 6 feet by 28,
equipped with stern wheel and 6
H. P. engine. Burns gas or coal
oil Price $125- Also house boat
nearly new 10 by 30, price $40.
Will sell both together for $140.
Write Box 565, Batesville, Ark.
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Car Bananas.
Mr. J. B. Heard wishes to an
iounce that he has a car load of
lice ripe bananas on the track
ipposite Wolff-Goldman’s, which
le will dispose of to the public
it a very cheap price.
Log Teams Wanted At Once.
Have a large amount of tim
ler cut in the woods and must
nove. Will pay good price for
noving same. It will pay you
o come and investigate- For
>articulars call Newport phone
608-5 or write
>er Company,
as.
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3*1 $20.00 Coats.$17.50
g $15.00 Coats. 9.98 ^8
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gf $17.50 Dresses...$10.00 ^JB
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I Friend Farmer
Is Your Seed Tested?
The long, wet fall has made the seed situation
Tests of both corn and cotton show that
only testing from 10 to 60 per cent.
I PL ANTING POOR SEED WASTES MONEY.
Wastes the money it is worth as feed; wastes valua
ble time, you can’t replace; and eliminates the possibil
ity of a good crop.
TESTING IS EASY, NECESSARY
AND PAYS BIG
If you have good, tested seed for sale, or if we can
of slightest assistance in giving information as to
ing or in finding good seed near home, write
5 D* C- WELTY,
5 Commissioner of Agriculture
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