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ifl£ BATESVILLE «UAKIk ^--'Entered at the Batesville, Ark., Po*t office as second class mail matter. Georgi 3 Tvevathan, General Manager. By Carrier. One Month —I 60 Twelve Months 6 00 Man. One month * 85 Three Months 1 00 Six Months -1 75 “ Twleve months — - . 300 Where delivers u irregular, please make immediate complaint to the of fice. Phone 26. Be a booster all the time. Batesville needs a well kept park. Batesville takes no backward steps. Congress, it seems, we will have with us always. Some people’s idea of “honesty is the best policy'’ is the net proceeds. People who never do anything well always worry about what to tackle next. Sometimes when whiskey steals a man’s brain it only commits petty lar ceny. 11 • Cotton is king, we know, but even kings need a mixture of meat and bread. Some editors want transportation restored. What’s the use? Walking is good. When we get rid of the cattle tick Arkansas cattle will bring 10 per cent higher prices. Spring chickens that go through the meshes of net wire are worth 25 cents on the market. The importance of a man who is really important don’t necessarily have to show on the surface. -■ o l “Brutal butcher” is the name given Roosevelt by the man whom he called “nature fakir” some years ago. "■ ' • . i The thing to do is to raise on the farm in this country more stuff for the kitchen and less for the loom. Tennessee is not so much disturbed about the “tax on tea” as she is about ’ the abolition of her “tea” altogether. Democratic senators are advised to i read the platform, when in doubt as i to the attitude on the tariff and other issuee. When all else fails us, we can look to the morrow. Hope is something that the trusts cannot corner or dis asters overthrow. DAVENPORTS! DO you know that more Da venports are being sold now than any other kind of furniture at the price? They aie made to look like a beautiful upholstered couch in day time, and open in to a fine, comfortable bed at night You really have an extra room when company comes, by hav ing one of these bed couches. Your friends nearly all have one. Why should you do without? Come in and see the new styles. A. L CROUCH yOUR CREDIT IS GOOP MAN’S INGRATITUDE. •» iM mr w “Blow, blow, ye winter wind, but thou art not more unkind than man’s ingratitude.” It is not always the loss of a cov eted prize, or the failure to receive reward that hurts, when men are un grateful. What sometimes hurts the most is the knowledge that one you trusted is untrue. And perhaps the most inexcusable element that forms a part of man’s inhumanity to man, is man’s ingrati tude. History has furnished many in stances of ungrateful acts on the part of men toward each other, and toward nations. To be ungrateful, a man first has to be a traitor, and in order to be that he must first be trusted. It is the loss of confidence, the shattering of friendship, the undoing of happy relations. Mark Antony had it that the wound of Brutus was fatal,-because it was the wound inflicted by a friend, for he said, “Here is where the well beloved Brutus stabbed, and as he plucked his accursed steel away, mark how the blood of Caesar followed it." But the ungrateful seldom profit Ly ungratefulness. The treacherous, trusted and un grateful Judas Iscariot, who betrayed his Lord and Master for thirty pieces of silver, had the decency to go and hang himself by the neck, and the of ficers who at that time searched for the Christ, saw Judas’ still anl stark form as it dangled from the disgraced iimt cn which his traachernus car cass hung. We recently witnessed the treacher ous and ungrateful Diax, who owed his life to the all too trusting Madero, as he fled in wrath from his partner in treachery and ungratefulness. Not many moons have waned since this 'same Diaz swore by the honor of his friend Huerta, but he finds that in gratitude begets ingratitude, and now his trusted friend is ready to train the same guns on him with which Madero was slain. It is not at all the injury that fol lows loss of wealth or fame or posi tion that hurts the victim. It is the ■ knowledge that he has trusted a man who is unworthy and ungrateful. It is the sting of unkindness that cuts deeper and sharper than any two ' edged sword. ! But as a rale men are not ungrate ful. It is only the narrow and selfish, 1 the coward and the renegade, who re -1 pay kindness with unkindness, who i save their worst blows for the man l who has befriended and trusted them. I It is just once in a while such men get where they can do a fellow man any hurt, and they never stay there. No mon who lives can continue to betray his friends who trusted him, and retain any friends. Soonor or later they all find him out, and when they do, there are none so poor to do him honor. _ ■ A man can be^ungrateful sometimes under some circumstances and get' away with it, but in the end his sins will find him out, and then when the day comes he needs a friend, no poor miserable wretch will ever be more friendless or more naked to his ene , mies. i Friendship is a sacred thing, and the man who, when he finds opportun- , ity to drop the old friends to win new , ones, seldom finds that he has ad vanced his interests, because he has lost the friends who are tried and true, and when the hour of his need comes, the friends he has lately so ( acquired are seldom to be trusted. t The farmer who has failed to raise plenty of grain along with his cotton । has failed to make as much money as he is capable of making. The farmer who raises cotton to the ' exclusion of com and hogs, has only himself to blame when he has to pay 20 cents per pound for bacon. The man who won’t work must beg or steal. There ought to be a law to make labor compulsory. Else the one we have against vagrancy should be enforced. Kicking about rain never made a crop, nor complaint about the damage wrought won’t bring back that which is lost. Hope and hard work, how ever, will bring happiness and reason able prosperity, no matter what be tides. Look pleasant! AUTO TAX COMES NEXT. Collector Burton Arnold Has Received the Tax Blanks for Autos, The blank receipts for automobile tax have been received by Collector Burton Arnold, and the tax must be 1 paid by each owner of an automobile by the first of January. The tax is 310, 35 of which goes to the state and 35 to the county. The 1 owner must give all the details of his i car, the factory ndmber and the kind and style of car, and he must make an affidavit to the request for the regis try of it , ■ 1 ROBINSON WILL RECUPERATE. I ' Arkansas Senator Has Cease to Spend the Vacation at Home. Senator Joe T. Robinson, after months of hard labor at Washington, ' in assisting the administration in carrying out a policy that is expected to be beneficial to every interest in the country, is at home and will spend the intervening time between now and the reassembling of congress, Janu ary 12, in Little Rock and Lonoke. - Speaking of the work of congress, Senator Robinson said that the pres ent administration has demonstrated its ability to deal with important pub lic questions and to strengthen its hold on the confidence of the people. “Gratification over the passage of the currency bill,” he said, “seems al most universal. When congress began the consideration of this subject some fears were manifested and slight financial disturbances occurred. Not withstanding we have just complete ly revised the tariff and completely reformed our banking and currency system, the business world remains complacent Anxiety is disappearing and confidence is growing stronger every hour. “The fact cannot be disputed that the currency law just passed work a radical change in our national finan cial system. It recognizes the prin ciple of government regulation as to reserves and currency. At the same time private control as to personal in vestments, strongly entrenched in the present system, remains undisturbed. SUtay Loot. Skitsy, while escorting two young ladies along the streets of Little Rock, L trying to protect them from being ran over by autos and prevent the tall buildings from falling on them, be came lost and the young ladies, with tear bedimmed eyes and on the verge of hysterics, were taken to the home of friends, while the entire police force was called out to find their guide. After searching the city for some 24 hours he was found quietly enjoying a picture show. He was rushed into the presence of the young ladies and aftee promising never to get lost again, he was forgiven, tears dried, consolers discharged and every body happy. i: The Winners in the Piano Contest of the Terry ~ —— < Drug Company are as Follows* I > • : First Prize—(Piano), Miss Esther Livingston - :: Second Prize—lvory Manicure Set, Miss Sarah Alice ; Blandford :: Third prize—Silver Manicure Set, Miss Lulu Hardy :: Childs Prize—“ The Doll”, Emily Ellen Handford :; We wish to thank all of the contestants and their sup- ;: :: poiters for their efforts and we assure them of our sin- u : cere appeciation for their work. : Final count was made by Homer Edwards, Ed. Young, : i: Mont Ramey and Geo. J. Terry. :: The Terry Drug Go. s Where Your Trade is Appreciated Phone 116. Free Delivery! 6rt666rtrt666rt6rtOrtW ..J GREAT COLLECTION OF MAPS AN TUM, Thera Ara About MROW of Them In Uncle Bem's Cera. What to nut erty to toegsrt but also the moot vsesnrimble-ertsease of maps tn the worid to ewwod hr the netted BtaAm guiiinrait art cooed for la the eongraaatonnl Mbrary. To the wing art apart tor their pemarva* tion oosm the moot eminent ot goo graph era, and bora Oommartsr Peary, diecovorar of the north pots, baa done some ot hto ectantific raaearah. AU told, there ara about KROM mape tn the ccUeotion. Owe room has huge attaaao plied tier upon tier tram the floor to the root; oM-taahioned once dating tram the begtnnlag ot atlaa making to the up-to-date crea tion* of the binder'* art. An expert 1* kept continually at work mounting ' mape, for many that are purchased are in a dilapidated condition and must be mounted or “backed" on linen of the neweet and strongest texture. The market from which they are ! procured covers the world. From Greenland to India, from China to Patagonia, mape are gathered, and the older they are the more they ara valued. One map of China to printed with the odd designs ot rivers, moun tains, trees and men in a jumble of which the American mind can make nothing, but poesibly to a Celestial it is perfectly clear. Among the most interesting and most precious are early map*, some of them dated prior to the discovery of America. One of theee to a hsndeoi ored affair made in 1481, juet ten years before Columbus discovered the new world A map made by Co**. a companion of Columbus, and dated 1160, shows an odd-looking continent meant to repraemit America. There are rude drawings scattered about on this queer picture, most of them at tempts to show dwellings and people । of strange aspect In UM a map ot the new world waa engraved for the I first time and it* gratoogno outlines seem pitifully ehUdteh under the glaee of the handaom* case tn which it re pose*. By it* aid* to perhaps th* queerest ot all mape, a powderborn. on which a map to etched in brown, while not far off to a map made by one ot the famous pirates ot that day, a Capt. Bart, who probably used it tn hto buccaneering expeditions after- Spanish gold. A map dated HPT shown America a* consisting of Florida mostly, while Virginia occupies the rest pt ths con tinent almost exclusively. One of Bng land in the time of Queen Elizabeth and made by Saxton to shown in a fine state of preservation. Os revolutionary mape there are several dosen, representing different statee or the location or troops at a particular time. To this period be longs a most interesting relic of Wash ington, which to a survey of one ot hto own farms, every field being accurate ly drawn to scale and the number of acre* it contained written clearly at the top. The freak map* attract the moat at tention from the visitor They ara ranged in a case containing about ten queer specimens of the map-making art, and all are modern. Perhaps the most ludicrous of theee to a drawing representing "All the World Watch ing." showing the outlines of *ll the nations fashioned into faces, bet the characteristic of sack country shows in its oountsaanos. art the correct geographical Unco ara given. Brasil, the United Statee. Baglart, Spain, Portugal. Norway art Sweden ara ao drawn that their oesau Une forusa a human shoe, with the spaa uuiebtag A Fair PrepaaNen. The manufacturers ot Marital Rheumatism Powders have ao much in this preparation that they authorise us to oofi them to yea on a positive guarantee to give you relief In all case* of Rheumatism or retold your money. This is certainly a tor proaoettioa. Lot no show them, .to yea. Carty Drag Co, exclusive vgsncy. (adv.) The Christinas Portrait! SHOULD BE A PORTRAIT WITH FINE GRADATION, REN DERING FLASH TONES, FULL OF EXPRESSION, STRONG AND BRILUANT, PROPERLY LIGHTED AND MOUNTED. SUCH PORTRAITS YOU GEA AT MY STUDIO. FINE ASSORTMENT OF CARDS AND FOLDERS. COME EARLY FOR YOUR WORK SO I MAY HAVE TIME TO FINISH YOUR WORK PROPERLY. I.' 1 ' J. R. LEWIS, Photographer Oppasltc Pestoffict A BIG SPECIAL —■ at The Fair Saturday! SOMEKTING EVERY HONE NEEOS! s The Fair! | The maker* of Foley Kidney Pills know that they have absolutely the best combination of curative art- heal ing medicines for kidney and bladder ailment* and urinary irregularities that it is possible to produce. That is why Foley Kidney Pill* ar* th* brat medici.ie for th> purpose you can buy. Good Things Fer Xmas! 2 lbs. Fancy Mixed Candy, * * 15c. 2 lbs. Stick Candy. ... 15c. ,: « 1 lb. High Grade Chocolates, ] Whipped Cream Centers, - -25 c. 3 packages any kind gum, ... 10c. 2 large Sticks of Candy, - - * sc. Oranges, per box, any size, - - $3.00 [ California Seedless Oranges, per doz. 45c. to 15c. ’; I Fancy Apples, Ark. Black or Winesap, per peck, - -50 c. Large Pecans, 2-lbs. ... 25c. California Walnuts, per lb. - -25 c. :: Mixed Nuts, - -20 c. ; Strictly Fresh Eggs, per doz. ** (’ t : : 22 lbs. Light or Dark Brown Sugar, * SI.OO S. M. JKMHIE, msssssssssss3ssUsssssssssossssosssosssmiwsosr*| Georgetown, Texas. J. A. Klmbra ’ says: “For several years part Foley’s • Honey art Tar Compound Has been my household remedy to all eoughs. euHs art lung troubles. It has given permanent relief in a number at eases of Obstinate coughs art colds.*’ Con- . tains no opiates. Refuse subrtitutoe. 1 Boy by E. R. Goodwin, druggist adv. 1