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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
For Congress—
W? A. OLDFIELD
For Circuit Judge—
R. E. JEFFERY
For Prosecuting Attorney—
HUGH WILLIAMSON
For Representative—
W. M. SHAVER
For County Judge—
W. D. McLAIN
For Sheriff—
J. F. McCUISTION
For Circuit Clerk—
C. E. SMITH
For CountyJ2lerkr-v.
Jqtl. ROBINSON
For ffreasurer—
- x J. H. CAMP
For Assessor—
W. M. TIMS
For Surveyor—
J. H. AITKENS
for Coroner—
W. H. NOLEN
For School Superintendent—
E. II. BOWMAN
For Justices of Peace—
J. M. BELL
L. B. HARRIS
For Constable—
TERRY GUIN
For Road Overseer—
W. F. HURLEY
Possibilities In Farming.
The Japanese farmer produces
an average of 38.5 to 41.3 bush
els of wheat ped acre per annum,
and on the same land, 352 to 301
bushels of sweet potatoes, not
withstanding that wheat is
rather an exhausting crop. The
British farmer produces an av
erage of 20 bushels per acre
_£gariy. The German and the
~ French farmer each produces
corresponding yields to that of
British. The American farm
average is 14 bushels of wheat
to the accre.
Why this difference? Why
should lands tilled for centuries
produce so much more than
land that has been yielding crops
on an average, taking the coun
try at large, of hardly more
than one century? The same
thing could be shown in corn,
oats or any other crop generally
raised.
The combined crops of this
-country last year, it is estimat
ed, were worth about ten bil
lion of dollars. There may be
a million or so of error in this
estimate either way, but one
million is only one tenth of one
per cent of a billion, and the er
ror, if there should be one, is
not important.
An average increase in the
crops of this country of only
one-fourth—an increase of be
tween three and four bushels of
wheat, seven or eight bushels of
" m'* " -.. ' .... 1 "» 1 .. ."""
corn, or 60 to 125 pounds of
cotton, and so on, to the acre in
any year 'would mean aU,’in
crease in the wealth of the coun
try for that year of two and a
half billions of dollars.
This would build another Pan
ama canal every two months, or
dx a year, if we wanted and had
room for so many. It would pay
t he cost of the complete and per
fect improvement of the Missis
sippi river and the reclamation
of its broad and fertile valley in
a few months. It would about
equal the net annual earnings of
all railroads in the country for a
year. It would pay the expens
es of the entire educational sys
tem of the United States for
lhat time. — Memphis News
Scimimtar.
Life Insurance.
One fears death primarily be
cause it is a plunge into the un
known. It leads, to the great un
certainty. which all philosophy
and science have not been able
to penetrate with sureness. But
there is many a man who takes
the plunge into the unknown
who leaves a wife and family
living, and facing a greater un
certainty of life.
There is a phrase used by in
surance ment that i sa telling
one. It holds a wealth of ar
gument in its few words.
wives soiiieiiiiies uuje<jt iu
life insurance; widows never do”
they say. The wife may, for
sentimental reasons, fear to
consider life insurance. The
thought of her husband’s death
may be so painful a subject that
she may year after year dodge
the question. But no thought
ful husband will. Life insur
ance at its start, was egnerally
considered as a speculation. The
average policyholder thought he
was merely betting against his
death. But it is no longer hele
so. It has become an invest
ment, and even a necessity con
sistent, with the life of the mass
es. Devoid of all sentimentali
ty, the best substitute for a de
ceased husband or father is
cash. Life insurance premiums
no longer can be regarded as
blood money Rather they
should be held as love money
They are removing the sharp
sting of death. Grief, tears, sor
row, broken memories and shat
tered hopes death may leave in
its train, but the insured never
wills want, poverty and horror
of life to the loved ones who re
main.
Many are too prone to post
jpone the question of life in
surance. They say they cannot
afford life insurance, or as much
of it as they should have. Too
manyr selfishly mean that they
would rather Have a little more
money to spend needlessly than
to certainly provide after their
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death for their wives and chil- i
dren. They do not expect to die 1
just now. Few men do, and yet -
old people are not the only in
habit ants of the cemeteries. ;
If the average man, acquaint
ed with the affairs of life, were
dependent on his wife for his
support, he would go at once and |
see that she was insured- By
doing less for his family he is
!not acting fairly to them as he
would to himself.
Life insurance in a way, is a
triumph over death itself. It
defeats harrowing cares and
grim poverty. It links the great
beyond with the everliving pres
ent by a chain of love and of
houghtfulness.—Memphis New's
Scimitar.
Additional Local.
L. Hirsch is up from Little
Rock for a day or two.
Those desiring a turkey din
ner Sunday should go to the
Claridge Hotel. It
Judge J. W. Meeks of Mam
moth Spring wras here today.
Mrs. Lucien Lawrence and
two little sons of Tuckerman,
jwere here today going to Pied
mont, Mo., to visit relatives.
Guaranteed rubber hose at
Johnson-Avera Hardware Co.
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Buy watches .and diamonds,
on installment plan at Palace
! Jewelry Store. 16b7
Mr. and Mrs. Allie Huddleston
returned home to Brinkley Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Snell Simmons
arrived home Saturday from a
bove Pleasant Plains, where
they fixed up a house and will
move there as soon as school is
out.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holmes
of Little Rock and Mrs. J. B.
Avera of this city went to Bates
ville Saturday to spend several
days.
Mrs. S. D. Campbell and Mrs.
, Tom Owen spent Saturday at
Little Rock shopping.
Mrs. Dora Albright and Miss
Belle Phillips returned Sunday
evening from Little Rock and
Conway.
Mrs. Walker Smith and little
son returned home to Walnut
'Ridge Sunday evening after a
! visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Wallace.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon L. Campbell
and little daughter returned
Sunday evening from a few
days’ visit to Little Rock.
Nothing like it. Come and
see—these easy term payments
at Palace Jewelry Store. Ifib7
' A message to Mrs. M. At
Livtnrtn r\ C f V» i C? fM+xr -fVnm Vl AT
I sister, Mrs. John A. Clarke, who
lives at Many Islands, near Mam
moth Spring, stated that fire de
stroyed everything they pos
sessed at an early hour Sun
day morning, including their
hotel, grocery store and post
office, The fire was discovered
on the second floor, and the fam
ily barely escaped with their
lives. An insurance of $5,000
was carried on the entire con
tents.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Williams
'and mother, Mrs. Celia Wallace,
| returned Saturday eveningjfrom
iLittle Rock where they spent
| several days attending the State
Teachers’ Association.
Mi's. B. B. Bond and Miss An- j
toinette Bond returned to Mem- j
phi? Sunda" afternoon.
Ed Mond. beat Carl Coleman J
in a skat in, race at Newport j
i Friday nigh, by 2 1-2 laps, or
about 1 1-4 miles. This is the
second race lese boys have run, i
i j
the forme ing at a local rink, ;
I at which e Monday was also
i the winner Coleman is the
| champion skater of Newport. —
| Batesville Guard.
Mesdames duy Madtin, Virgil
| Bates and rank Perrin enter
, tained with a delightful noon
| day luncheon on Friday of this
l week, in honor of their sister,
Miss Ruth' Handford, whose
narriage to Mr. Earl Casey will ‘
ake place on Monday, April 27.
—Batesville Guard.
Alvin S. Irby, a prominent
>mung attorney of this city, was ■
Harried at Blytheville Tuesday >
to Miss Sibent of Black Rock.
The newly wedded couple went
m their honey moon to St. Louis
and will return Saturday to this
city, which will be their future
home.—Walnut Ridge Times.
Mrs. John Fletcher of Little
Rock was here Saturday morn
ing en route home from a visit
to Mrs. S. W. Weaver at Bates
ville.
George B. Irby returned this
morning from a few days on
business at Memphis.
O. S. Jacobs has returned
from a business trip to St.
Louis.
G. P. Wilbanks returned this
morning from spending Sunday
at Little Rock.
C. J. Saenger accompanied his
son, Leo, as far as Hoxie this
morning on his return to school
at Pocahontas after spending
Sunday here with his parents.
Conway Fitzhugh of Bates
ville was here Saturday night
en route to Augusta, called by
the death of his brother, Rufus
Fitzhugh, who died at his home
in that city Saturday at noon.
The McCuistion motor boat
and barge, which were brought
up from Newport by the owner
last week, has been put to use
during the past several days tow
ing lumber to this place from
the Stone sawmill, located down
the river a few miles. The boat
makes two round trips a day
and is bringing about three
thousand feet of lumber at each
load.—Calico Rock Progress.
Batesville Wins Game.
In the first game of the seas
on to be played by the Bates
ville high school teom, played at
Newport last Thursday, with
the Newport “Hi” team, Bates
ville came off winners in a one
sided contest. The game was
running in “big-league” style
until the fifth inning, the score
up to that time standing 5-1 for
Batesville. In this inning, the
Newport lads “blew up,” and the
final score was 15-2.
Boyce Taylor did the twirling
for the local team, allowing only
3 hits. John Greenfield was be
hind the bat. The battery for
Newport was Stallings and Ry
an. the Batesville lads connect
ing safely on Ryan’s delivery
for 11 hits.—Batesville Guard.
Woman Makes Arrest.
Cotter, April 18.—Mrs. John
Hawkins, wife of a constable at
Galena, Mo., a small town north
of here, on the White river divis
ion, made an arrest yesterday in
the absence of her husband and
held the prisoner until the arriv
al of a deputy sheriff.
The man she arrested was
Ben Bilyeau, a farmer. A war
rant had been issued for him last
year and he had dodged the offi
cers ever since. Hearing that
he was at home Mrs. Hawkins
went over and demanded that he
surrender to her. He was reluc
tant about going with her, but
she convinced him that she
meant business, and he came
along. She held him until she
got word to a deputy, who took
him in charge.
W. B.
CORSETS
are shown by
the best mer
chant in the
commercial
mercantile
business.
25 defunct
styles now are
shown daily at
HEINE
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STORE
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the leathers that all of the new
est style shoes are made of. All
ue we ask of you is to give us a
5 look and the balance will be left
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1 U. C. V. Special Train
To Jacksonville, Fla.
For the accommmodation of Confederate Veterans,
Sons of Veterans and friends, the Iron Mountain will
run a special train from Little Rock to Jacksonville
via Memphis, Frisco an d Southern Railways.
!sni Lv. Little Rock, 10 :00 p. m. Sunday, May3
Ar Jacksonville, 7:00 a. m. Tuesday, May 5
Round trip ticket s at very low rates will be sold
May 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, inclusive, with return limmit May
15. Upon payment of 50 cents limit may be extended
to June 4, 1914.
.Pullman Fare, Little Rock to Jacksonville:
Standard Lower Berth--$5.25
Tourist Lower Berth---$3.00
Reclining Chair Cars and Coaches without addi
tional charge—see that your ticket reads:
Iron Mountain ^
Via Memphis, Frisco and Southern Ry’s ^ ^
Reservations and information g*
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iocal agent or
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