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THE INDEPENDENT PERCY H. VAN DYKE Publisher and Editor front St„ NEWPORT, ARK. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily—SingU eapy, i canto; pai toaak 10 canto; par month, 40 canto; Cr year, $4.60 in advance, by carrier city, by mail in country. Weekly—$1.00 par year, payable la advance. Entered at the posteAea, Newport, Arkansas, as second-class mail mat toft ANNOUNCEMENTS. For County Judge. The Independent is authorized to announce the candidacy of W. D. Mc Lain for the office of county and pro bate judge of Jackson County, subject to the action of the Democratic pri mary. For Treasurer. The Independent is authorized to announce ibe candidacy of John II. Camp for tiie office of Treasurer of Jackson County, subject to^ the action of the Democratic primary. Young Men and the City. The cities of the West and Northwest that have experienc ed such rapid growth during the last generation were built by young men. It is in the Southern cities where the young men are taking an active part in municipal af fairs that the greatest develop ment is noted San Francisco, Portland, Seat » tie, Oklahoma City are products of the energy of young men. Memphis, Nashville, Chatta nooga, Jacksonville are reeling the touch of the hands of strong young men. The young men of Jackson can make or mar the growth of this city. Whatever they choose to do with Jackson will be done. The older men have given then services and laid a strong fouv dation upon which the young men can build the best city ir West Tennessee. What are the young men ol Jackson going to do with their heritage? — Jackson, (Tenn.) Sun. The accomplishments of th< young men. whether as mayors aldermen, heads of commercia organizations or simply as lead ers of public opinion are to bt noted the country over and wh\ should they not make their in fluence felt in our own city' Newport needs the infusion 01 their your .. blood, their enthusi asm, their determined ambitior to overcome resistance and ob stacles and why should not the city secur this allegiance, sup port and 1 ulership in the build ing of a bigger city. t Whenever we meet a citizen ol Marianna, Jonesboro or Para gould, d! of which neighbor cit ies have made remarkable growth in the last ten years, we' ask, wherein lies their success. In nearly every case, the visitor replies that their citizens are or ganized to do effective reaching out in the locating of industries, the proper advertising of their resources, in showing visitors and investors courteous atten i tion even to the sacrifice of time from their own work and busi ness and a healthy and progres sive public spirit which demands i and secures for these cities pub | lie improvements that attract ; favorable attention and induce j immigration. The field for useful activity upon the part of our young men I lies not only in official positions, but in our civic organizations and their ardor, progressive views and high ideals ought to become active and formidable agents for a bigger and better j Newport. The young men of I Newport have duties other than religious and social. They owe | Newport a portion of their ener gies, their talents and their zeal. Why should these young men | not take hold of things, shake off the lethargy of older men, who | are too much inclined to accept i the ruts in which a city and j men’s minds run as natural and unsurmountable boundaries, or ganize a commercial club and commence active, wide-awake j service for the city, whose inter ests are their interests and whose growth broadens the field of their own ambition and oppor ! tunities. Newport needs an active com mercial organization and we be lieve the older men of this city will look kindly upon a leader ship of the young men and lend j the organization that support necessary to its life and success [Newport needs the infusion of j new life and new blood in a more united effort to bring to us those '1 improvements and enterprises, ■ i which build a city and the young [ men in our city have a responsi i bility they should no longer I evade, but embrace and prove j their own metal. i ! -' ! The blue ribbons won last year by Jackson County’s exhibit at [the State Fair, should enlist our agriculturists in even a better i display during the Fair next .month, that further honors and ! laurels may come to Jackson. Mr. C. R. Hite, vice president of j the fair association for this coun ty collected this exhibit last year and to him, was due largely the credit of attracting this at tention to our resources. He has [again taken charge of the move ment and is entitled to your ac tive help and co-operation. All wm your Harvest money I is In this bank I i • LooU at these two men. They have been to market their ■! ' ; cotton One put his money in the bank and the other did | not. They were held up on their way home. The silly fel- I j low v, o wanted to take his money home had to “deliver" I ! to the robbers. The other was able to give them the laugh I —his money was in the bank. | £ TRUST CO. | exhibits to be sent to the Fair must reach him at Newport by October 20 and the farmers of Jackson County, who have fine specimens of corn, rice, cotton, pumpkins, potatoes, all kinds of vegetables and fruits are urged to send in their best. Let’s show ; the world what we can raise and I exploit the productiveness of our land. You are interested be cause it helps to increase the value of your farm. Quite a number of moving wa gons are going through Rogers just now. And strange to say, just about as many going west as east- The spirit of unrest and the hope of striking something better somewhere else, keeps a part of our population on the move as well as crop failure.”— Rogers Democrat This spirit of unrest applies also to the communities. Many farmers are never found upon the same farms successive sea sons and as a rule they do not better themselves by moving, for even where thej' acquire bet ter land, they lose that love of home, which gives a man pride in his surroundings and ambi tion to better them, to add here and there more of the comforts and conveniences of life that pro mote the health of himself and family. If the unrest apparent in “movers wagons” were due merely to crop failures, there would be a long line of them headed from the high-priced lands of Northern states to the rich and prolific lowlands of Fastevn Arkansas, among which counties Jackson is always a leader in the reliability of her soil and seasons. The largest sunflower ever grown in any section of the coun try is now on exhibit at the Tri bune office and was raised on the the Mooney farm, near Bay. Farmers who have looked at the specimen claim that the average yield per acre is 250 bushels, but an acre like this specimen would yield over 400 bushels. Sun flower seed sell at 75 cents per bushel, hence an acre like the | sample would yield the producer j$300, but even the ordinary yield | of 250 bushels would bring $187.50. With such prospect in ; money-making with the produc tion of sunflowers it seems to us that cotton should be relegated to the rear.—Jonesboro Tribune. Isaac Saurbaugh of Rocky has about concluded the work of clearing the main road in his district of stumps and rocks and is ready for the big grader. The road overseer in the next dis trict this way has not been heard from, but it is thought he will get in line. If not, he may be run over by the good roads band wagon.—Mena Star. Keep after them. Recalci trant road overseers are no more fixtures than obstructive stumps FAMILY AVOIDS SERIOUS SICKNESS By Being Constantly Supplied With Thedford’s Black-Draught. McDuff, Va.—“I suffered for several years,” says Mrs. J. B. Whittaker, of tins place, “with sick headache, and stomach trouble. Ten years ago a friend told me to try Thedford’s Black-Draught, which I did, and 1 found it to be the best fafoily medi cine for young and old. I keep Black-Draught on hand all the time now, and when my children feel a little bad, they ask me for a dose, and it does them more good than any medicine they ever tried. We never have a long spell of sick-' ness in our family, since we commenced using Black-Draught.” Thedford’s Black-Draught is purely vegetable, and has been found to regu late weak stomachs, aid digestion re lieve indigestion, colic, wind, nausea headache, sick stomach, and similar < symptoms. It has been in constant use for more han 70 years, and has benefited more han a million people. ,.Y9ur^dru"S'St sells and recommends Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a 1 •ackage to-day. Nri„ ■*-’---==-«t j Ladies, We Would Be PieasJ 1 To Have You Call and See our New Fall GoJ S i Or At Least The Part WhichifoJ I Arrived. 1 nrP . I Brocaded Velvet, Brocaded Paon Velvet for trimmings. The new Mandaline light weight. Duryea stripes. Diagonal Serges, 52 inches, all colors. We cau Show You All The New Silks in Corticelli and Pme Tree Mills. I ■ ■ 1 WAIT—Coming' Soon NEW PORT Saturday A BIG SHOWS IN ONE / Times Its Former 3l.se EVERYTHING NEW THIS YEAR BUT THE TITLE Will Positively Exhibit Twice Daily—At 2:00 and at 8:00 p ra. 20 - BIG FEATURE ACTS - 20 w. aTmiJ CONTRACTOR ■ and BUILDER ■ Solicits an Opportimityl Make You A ■ Bid I PHONE 208 1 Residence 1511 Dewey Ail NEWPORT, ARKANSI c-ooccooocococsococooool % Dr. W. 1 rail : DENTIST. 3 Eari Building $ Phone 21 0 NEWPORT ARKANSA —^«r.V3O»5OOCOM0 oceococ«oooocjc«oeoo9oe 1 Dr. H. E. Howell $ DENTIST. 0 I ROOMS 21 AND 2J X VVISHOIN BUILDING § _ o NEWPORT. ARKANSI ^OOOOOO'I'KJOOwnIiOOOOOOOMI C. R. GRA\| PHYSICIAN I AND SURGEON ■ EARL BUILBlNlil OFFICE HOURS: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. I 2 p. m, to 5 p. o. ■ Office Telephone 207 J| lo. LHubefl I SASH, LUMBER. 1 SHINGLES, I DOORS, BRICK- I NEW LUMBER JAjji Lower End Front Street J ESTIM ATES Fl)RJnsB®l Telephone 278. I 0000000*30 Nojsix-Sixty^ This i( a prescription PreP®re^ p£v9 for MALARIA °rCH Five or six doses will j.cver if taken then us a tonic-a» ^ ■ return. It acts on Calomel anti does not g1-? I 1 ■—--— --—-_J 2 Herds PERFORMING ELEPHANTS 100 Beautiful Horses. 100 Shetland Ponies EXTRA! ADDED! EXTRA! The Largest and Costliest Collection of Wild and Domestic Ani mals carried by any show is now to be seen with GENTRY BROS ALL NEW FEATURE SHOWS.J|pp^|flpff - ■ A FORTRUNE EXPENDED EDEE Cl \ nininr In our MAGNIFICENT NEW ritEE JUGGl FAKADfc Which POSITIVELY takes place rain or shine, 10:30 a. m., show day. A SOLID MILE OF GOLD AND GLITTER. i Doors Open for Inspection of Me nagerie at 1 and 7 p. m.—Per- ! formanee Commences 1 Hour Later. md rocks. There’s always something than ean lift them out )f the way- But the best way is o make good roads enthusiasts )f them.—Fort Smith Times Re ■oi*d Banker Finds 30-Grain Pearl Cotter, Sept. 11.—Howard H. ’eters, assistant cashier of the j \ I Baxter county bank at Cotter spent a few hours on Tuesday peari fishing on the river and within two hours had found one ot the finest pearls found in this vicinity this year. The gem weighs about 30-grains and is of good shape and lustre. He is not offering it for sale, but will have it mounted.