Our
Buyers
* Miss Fraley is in the mar
ket selecting the best and
choicest things to be found
for our Millinery department.
Mrs. Baker, in our Dry
Goods department is picking
out many nice things for our
customers.
When they return from
market call and see them,
they will have the best for
their friends.
Jeffery Bros. Co.
PHONE 109 CASH^STORE
THE BATESVILLE GUARD.
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make immediate complaint to the
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THE FALSE AMD THE TRUE.
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When the human family was estab
lished upon the earth, there were
specific directions given for its gov
ernment and occupation.
The beginning was indeed very
beautiful, and filled with prospects of
hap)nness throughout the generations
to follow. But sin, in concrete form,
took possession of the human mind,
and begun its work of devastation,
through the disobedience of the first
man and woman, to the laws of God.
FURNITURE
Are you thinking of furnishing
your home? Perhaps you only
need a chair, table, bed or range.
No matter what you need come to
our store and let us show you how
well we can supply your wants.
We have a number of “specials”
that are real bargains.
Freight paid on out of town
shipments.
Credit if you wish it.
A. L. Crouch
Since the story of this fall of the
Gud-made man to the false ideal of
the human ideas, men have contin
lally, down through the ages, sought
out a rest and peace, and a method
of happiness apart from the original
ideas, and along the line of some ab
stract sin, which appeared to be in
the light of right, but not accord
ing to God’s idea.
Men from the first begun to hate
each other, and to take the lives of
each other through selfish lusts, and
in their denseness, caused by forget
ting God, they failed to see the judg
( ment they had brought upon the fam
, ily of murderers throughout all gen
। erations to come, and failing to see
। this course, men have continued to
! murder their fellow men, regardless
of the great commandment against
the crime.
Superstitions have been a false
i standard established by man-made
devices, and carried into practices by
I 'he most intelligent of beings, and
vhile in many instances even this
practice has at times been seeming
ly worth credence, there is a certain
ty that its principles are wrong, for
the theory will not work with all men
and under all circumstances, so the
conclusion is that what is not good
or true for one man, is not good or
true for all men.
Men established thrones to prove
their superiority over woman, and
made laws and rules for governing
the two sexes by different standards,
and this was based upoi^ the lowest
conception of man’s idea of God and
righteousness, but for years and gen
erations was practiced until the hu
man family became corrupted beyond
the power of any mortal thought to
re-establish or purify, and when
courts and potentates and Sanhedrins
and all other powers failed to get
the glimpse of righteousness, through
their distorted views of how to bring
man back to his normal standard, as
a child Os God, it was made possible
that through the sp^t of God, the
Christ idea was born, which separate
from any other power brought forth
a man Divine in idea, but human in
form, to bring the world to a moral
and equal standard, where there
should be neither male nor female,
but divine truth, to guide and over
come the false standards.
Even after the coming of Christ,
these sins of the former dispensations
were so rooted and grounded into
the human conscience that men re
fused to accept His proffered doc
trines and be saved from the false
practices they established for them
selves. And while the Christian era
has brought with it many demonstra
tions of God’s power over the human
laws and standards, there is yet a
time to come when His throne shall
be established, according to the
teachings of the Christ who visited
the earth, so long ago, and who left
these teachings as a lesson that all
men shall positively learn and obey,
and when this is understood, and not
until then, will the false standards,
the efforts to assuage our fears by
superstituions, the desire to murder
our fellow men, the desire to have
one-half of the human race predom
inate over the other half, be done
away with and the throne of right
eousness will have been established
which will make all men brothers,
and bring about the promise of the
angels’ proclamations, and we shall
then see the Eden of God’s idea
again established upon the face of
the earth.
HOME READING COURSE.
The home reading course for he
soldiers in camp, issued by the Un
ited States government, gives a
splendid opportunity for the young
men in the army, before they are
called upon for actual service to pre
pare for life, before and after battle,
for it is a fact that not all of a sol
dier's life is spent in fighting, and it
is often the case that the soldier
spirit is greatest when service lies
dormant, since at this time the boys
and men away from "home have their
greatest temptations to overcome
This course is given in separate
lessons, and are put out under groups
of three subjects to the lesson, with
a full discourse on each subject.
Truly the Unites! States govern
ment is doing every thing in its pow
er to care for the higher life of the
soldiers and there should be no ex
cuse for any soldier who is led away
of his own lusts.
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l^ave your grouches at your place
of business when you go home to
night, and pray that you may meet a
pleasant smile at your door to pay
you for your experience.
No doubt but that Senator Hoover
will have many product* of food
named for him, now that he stands
at the head of all food product* of
the government. And the "Hoover’’
brand will not be uncommon
Just the plain, old-fashioned living,
with a contented home, books and
small talk with one's friends, is the
most satisfactory life after all.
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A man's business is that thing
which lies closest to his heart, r*-
gardlesl of what his hands are doing
to produce a livelihood.
When our boys are gone, there is a
consoling thought that after all we
have the majority of our girls left,
and the possibility of a splendid young
girl knows no bounds.
Will the thousands of dollars spent
on iwoks to start the boys and girls
to school this fall ever produce the
value received standard? We hope
so.
The price of gasolin^only tends tj
make the joy rides more intensely in
teresting.
This is the season when dull can
should be thrown to the winds and
one should seek a qiuet spot, away
from the noise of the crowd, where
only the enjoymen* of the great out
of doors may fill the life and heart.
There is nothing so wonderfully
sweet as a pure and clear conscience,
and a will to keep it clean.
LOCUST GROVE.
Rev. Lusk, who has been confined
to his bed with typhoid fever the
past two months, is slowly improv
ing. His many friends will be glad
to know of his recovery.
The Baptist meeting at this place
closed Tuesday night. The meeting
was well attended.
A good rain fell Tuesday which
was of much benefit.
John Q. Wolf of Batesville made an
interesting talk at this place Sunday
afternoon. He spoke in behalf of the
Masonic Home.
Mrs. Addie Warner and son. Chai,
are visitng relatives and friends here.
Cleveland Massey has purchased
the store and postoffice building of
George Wade.
Miss Ella Alexander of Batesville
spent Sunday in our midst.
Those who attended' the picnic at
Elmo from this place were Clyde
Lovell, Henry Lovell, Robert Winston
and Archie Winston.
Miss Rena Churchwell of Memphis
spent last Saturday and Sunday, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. W. D. Win
ston.
Miss Lena Terry left Sunday for a
visit with relatives at Dunnington.
Several from this place attended
church at Jamestown Wednesday
night
O. T. Edmondson, our leading mer
chant, has sold his store to Brooks 4
Johnson of Pleasant Plains.
HAM SCHOOL HOUSE.
Lawrence Gainer of Sharp was here
Monday.
Henry Saffell went to Batesville
Monday on business.
Quite a number of Hamites attend
ed the Sulphur Rock picnic Saturday-
Rev. Josiah Martin is on the sick
list this week.
C. R. Hartwick of near Batesville
spent Sunday with relatives.
Jeff and Henry Hodges went to
Magness Sunday .
Ed McKinney went to Batesville
Monday on business.
Ernest Morris has a force of men
graveling the road
Mrs. Ollie Slayden, who has been
visiting relatives here for the past
two weeks, left Monday for her home
at Newport.
Wm. Kent spent a few days the
first of the week in Newport.
Wm. Parmer, one of Charlotte's
prominent men, was here Monday.
Cal Williamson of Sharp was here
on business Tuesday.
James Slayden was in Batesville
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Sam Tunstall and daughter,
Miss Willie, of Batesville, spent Tues
day with the family of J. D. Morri*.
CAVE CITY.
Bom Monday,, to Mr. and Mrs.
L^m Gray, a fine daughter.
Mrs. Woodyard is quite rick kt
this writing.
O A. Albright and family were
visiting in town Sunday, returning
to Batesville in the evening.
M. J. Simpson is now at Batesville,
called to the bedside of hi* son Eitel,
who is very, sick. He ia one of the
volunteers from Cave City.
Fay Woodyard, Grayden and Oran
Burge came home Saturday to see
home folks, returning Sunday even
ing. Several other soldier boys came
home, possibly the last time until
they are called away.
Several cattle buyer* have been in
the city this week buying th* sur
plus cattle, paying good price* Hays
Mobley was in the bunch.
W. H Davidson made a trip Sun
day in hi* car, loaded with the soldier
l»oys from this place who had been
on a visit to see home folkl.
M***r*. Burright and .Matlock, th*
carpenter*, ar* doing *om* good
work on the school building before
■chool begin*, which will be soon.
Mrs. Alfred Barnett and Albert
most that nAvr-ccT^wAio,
/SM. THEM OmMcvt
WMOS A VHlwn J
/Some morcV M
^7” if .iRRUM e<e#rt*aw
Grey have exchanged residence prop
erty. Mrs. Barnett will soon begin
making some valuable improvement’
on her house.
A union meeting will commence at
Landers school house Sunday. Sev
eral preachers of the different orders
will take part.
There is quite n lot of fine man
ganese being taken out of the Story
and Mallock mines.
It is now an assured act work will
soon begin on the road from Cave
City to some point north, byway of
Evening Shade.
A few people, old men especially,
would like to get some inormation as
to how they can get into the home
guard. Would like to have one here
Several old men would like to join
Don't know about the young men.
JAMES W. SEARCY.
I canot say and I will not say
That he is dead, he is just away
Roaming fields where flowers bloom.
Beyond the world, beyond the tomb.
The Folks at Home
want your photograph in
uniform, to be sure, but
they need reminding that
you want a photo of them
as well. <f If you will do
the reminding I will make
photographs that will
please you.
J. R. LEWIS Photographer
n. Batesville Guard
Solicits and will
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With his gladsome smile and his
cheery ways
Where centuries slumber with the
days,
With heart as warm as when he was
here
In hi own heme nest, with loved ones
dear.
With voice as soft as the homin)
dove,
That soothed and caressed the ones
of his love.
Like sweet harp strings with harmon
ies clear
That swells and swells to the listen
ing ear
Today we zarland your grave with
flower*.
God's work of art, in this world of
our*.
And turn away with grief and pain
Believing, yes knowing, we shall meet
again.
Yes. yes, he lives in the after glow
Os this flitfu’ life *nd Um glad It's so.
So I cannot say, and I will not say,
That he is dead—he ia just away.
A. D. Cullom.
Swifton. Ark., Aug. 8, 1917