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^CARLISLE IMPENDENT ■Published Every Thttraday By RROADWBM. BROS. *LAW RENTE BR0XT)WELL EDITOR. fcnterefl *1lathe'Post Office at Carliele. Ark. as second-class mail 'tnaWer. ^tfbserijHion one dollar per .year, invariably in advance. Advertising rates made VHftVn on application, all advertising payable no first of each month. Births, deaths, and roarrifcge notices published free. All writings intended for publication toaiist be signed by the writer’s name in full; we are not responsible for the opinions of our correspondents, simply publish them allowiifg onr readers tc form their conclusions. -AN N OUNCE M ENTS ( - TOR STATE SENATOR We ara authorized to announce A Yopp, of llazen, as a candidate fw >tate Senator from the Twelfth seua torial district, subject to the action o: the Democratic party at a uuiforit primary election. por ciRotit Judge-, We are authorifced to aunounct feugene Lankford as a candidate foi Judge of the Seventeenth judicial dis trict, subject to the action of the Dem ocralic party. Democratic Nominees. -"For Representatives J. B. REED. W. K. OLDHAM. For County and Probate Judgt A. J. WALLS. ■For Circuit Clerk. W. J. BEARD. iFor Sheriff M. O -HOUSE. •For County Clerk •JOHN V. FERGUSON For Treasurer S. V. AUSTIN. For Tstx Assessor U. M. EMERSON. tFor Coroner T. E. BENTON. -For Surveyor M. Y. SMITH. 'HERO *OR$ttlP. Are the American people giv en to hero worship? Well, w< rather think so. Look at the fuss and feathers made over tin Longworth-Roosevelt wedding —newspapers and magazine: throughout the length ant breadth of the land taking uj from one to a dozen pages ii half tone cute and minute de scriptions of the two remarkabh beings who performedjthe extra ■ordinary feat of getting marri •ed. Why, indeed, do newspa ;pers and magazines consume sc imuoh of their valuable space •and make such a whirlwind o: ;ado over two frail human be lings? Because they know thai •the public demands it and thai it pays to cater to this public Weakness. They know thai nine-tenths of the people liketc burden their noddles with the belief that the tails of the Arab »an Nights are not ancieni smyths, but are modern realities And so in order to appease thh ■demand for hero worship, the newspapers emblazon their pag es with half-tone cuts of Nicl Longworth and Alice Rooevelt of old. One picture shows hov Mr-. Longworth appears whei he laughs, another when he smiles, another when he looks moderately serious, and stil another when be means busi ness. In like manner Miss Alice, of old, is pictured in va rious moods. One picture rep resents her as looking sweet, another as looking sweeter, auci stillJanother as looking sweet est. Yet, if the one represent ing her as sweetest is a true likeness of Madam Longworth as she appeared before her nup Dial, then we must say that there are at least a score of girls right $ i7i T~TJbiT i here iu Carlisle that could give her a good many odds and then come out winner in a beauty contest. But, of course, all this is in keeping with modern hero woiship. The press of the country while holding Mr. and Mrs. Longworth \mder the lime light for the public to gaze upon very’ considerately represent them as hero and heroine. Mr. Longworth (notwithstanding his bald head) is reported to be a modern, Adonis. His brav ery places him almost upon an equal footing with the famous warrior that captured Kettle Hill. Had he been ushered in to the world in ancient instead of modern times, his valor would doubtless have caused him to out Trojan any Trojan that ever lived. We have never heard of him attacking a wind mill like Don Quixote, nor of performing [any Baron Mun chausen feats, until he got married. Doubtless, however, Nick knew that windmills were not dangerous, especially to females. Being of a modest turn, he has doubtless kept many of his heroic achieve ments from the public, and so under the circumstances we are permitted to draw upon our im agination to supply the defici ency. His capture of sweet Alice was one of the most daring 1 and remarkable undertakings ever accomplished by any mort al. Only think of it. Of the one billion bipeds of the mascu line fraternity, only a very few could have even hoped to marry Alice, yet. Nick did it. In other words to be more exact about it. of the one billion one hund red and sixteen million four hundred and thirty eight thous and three hundred and nineteen male bipeds.he alone was prefer red. It was indeed a momentous achievement, and as might have l>eeu expected, his fame immediate . lv began circling in great eddying typhoons 'round the world. The^ Cubans heard alxmt it and were delighted at Nick's prowess. The Cuban congress said: “Nick's a good un ; he's a chip off'n the old block ; tha’ aiut many men as cud a dun that. Let’s give him a pres ent.” And so they voted him $25, 000 much in the same manner as they would have presented a peace offering to a baud of cannibals with whom they were anxious to make amicable terms. Many po tentates and clowned heads in the east, through their representatives presented gifts and congratulati ons. and were lavish in their be stowal of encomiums upon this young Loehiuvar of the west, for his wonderful achievement iu the i capture of sweet Alice. And so the great whirlwind of advlation j has spread until it seems to eneom- J pass the whole world. Fortunate-j ly for the rest of us poor mortals j however, this momentous e%’ent in i the world's history has passed off without any planetary or stellar mishaps. The earth has not been rent asunder, nor have any great and mighty thunders been started rolling. Gradually the ordinary affairs of life will resume their normal sway. The picture of sweet Alice as appear in the newspapers and periodicals of today will in j time be lost to the public gaze, whilst Lydia E. Pinkham will he | permitted to reassert her old time j dignity and regain her time bonor j ed position on the front page. ' Meanwhile, the hero-worshipers of | Urn and foreign lauds will look forward yearningly to the time i when a new Alice will appear upon the horizon of public thought, upon whom they can heap their adulation as the idol of the hour. THE McFERRIN AMENDMENT. The progressive spirit of a community can usually be gag ed by the condition of its public sehools. Where the greatest amount of labor and money is expended for educational pur poses, there civilization reaches the highest point of develop ment. Imbued with the pro gressive spirit of the times, the people of Arkansas are unwill ing that their public school system shall be inferior to that of any other state. Under the constitution as it now stands, a five mill tax is all that the peo ple of any school district arc allowed to vote upon themselves for educational purposes, aud this has been a great hinderauce to the development of the pub lic schools throughout the State. The McFerrin Amendment is intended to remove this obstacle in the way of public reform, by permitting the people to vote a seven mill tax, wherever aftd I whenever they see fit to do So. | Farmers and tototaspcopta 'Of | Arkansas, thmk this matter ! over seriously, talk about it to your neighbors, get a copy of this amendment and read it 'over carefully; stop up your ears and shut out the din made by the gatling guns of the'can didates, long enough to give this subject thoughtful consid eration ; then when election day comes, whether you vote for this man or that, don’t fail to vote for higher education, which means much towards the de velopment of our common wealth. CORRESPONDENCE. jc Prairie Center. And tlie next day it rained. Capt. Diek and son of Carlisle passed throng'll here Monday, R. L Mithell aud Miss Elma Krewer of Little Rock, spent Friday and Sat urday with II. X. Thomason. A Lonoke county woman g.t judge ment against a man for SI.000 for call ing her an “old eat.” If he had called her a “kitten” she would probably have been tickled. D. lleadle went to Little Rock last Sunday. I Miss Elizabeth Medendorph spent Thursday with Miss Kdua Smiley. We have about decided that an in-, vestigation ought to be made in order to see what is the matter with the black ponies. What dose Opal and Garnet thiuk about it? Do you agree with 11s. Miss Vernette Thomason went to i Little Rock Sunday. Miss Maude Griffith has been tjui.e sick the past few days. Miss Vernette Thomason gave one of the largest receptions of the season Friday night. Nearly two hundred cards of invitations were sent out In Miss Thomason, she being in the social and club realms, and the regret* were comparatively few. The reception tvas given in honor of Miss Rlma llrewer of I ittle Rock, and R. L. Michell of Argenta. The house was elaborately trimmed with flowers and palms, l’he spacious rooms weredeco rated in different color schemes, har monizing with the hangings and ap pointments. The receiving party stood in the library which was dark red in tone and was decorated with white roses and green vines, which was very effective against the rich red back ground. The reception hall waa deco rated with green simplax and the green Empire parlor in American beauty roses. Early spring flowers prevailed on tlie other side of the house where refreshments were served. The dining room was in pink roses and white hyacinths. Miss Thotua son received the guests in a gown of while ertpe de Chiue over pink satin messaline triraed with point lace. Miss Maude Griffith who assisted wore a hand embroidered robe of white silk mull over pale blue chiffon velvet. We Us & Co. Marson Items. Many of our farmers sowed oats last week. The levee this side of McCreanor is undergoing a much needed repair. Fred Marble is putting an American wire fpDce along the front of his farm and it is a decided improvement, hope others will Jo likewise. Fearl Siauber, the little girl with scarlet fever, is uot doing so well at present but all hope to see her better soon. Several parties from Wisconsin are visiting Mr. Mess. We understand some of tliem contemplate buying homes here, they express themselves as perfectly delighted with ourcountrv Mrs. L. C. Bennett is improving slowly. Will Rickey andjwife spent Wednes day with Mrs. Swears and family. Ed Rose anil family have moved ou the Frolich place. Our school observed Washington’s birthday. Eacli pnpil wrote an essay on the life of Washington, some were very good.' tlran to make it seem more real each partook of Washington’s favorite dish, cornbiead and liouey. Don't think auy one used the hatchet on the cherry tree, wonder why? Mr. Magrne and wife fvoos the head of the prairie spent Sunday fthb 1), L. Robbins and family. Brother McKelvy will preaeh at our school house the 3d suuday i-n Mar-tfe *t * P- «*-• Mr. Harrett, nnr former Sunday school mi. erintendanl will leave n« soon to make his future home in Colo rado. we shall miss him. May he he prosperous and happy in his new home aud some times think of old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Fitch spent tnes day aud Wednesday in Little Lock. Fred swears ond wife are the proud parents of another boy. Correspondent. Mud Hollow News, Miss Josie Free of Little Lock, spent Saturday with her mother. Our farmers are still selling hay, cotton, corn, hogs and milk. Miss Annie Pernell is visiting Miss Virgie Young at Zion. Mrs. I). A. Latiorn and Miss Tina, visited Mrs. ltothwell Sunday. Isn't it strange how we nil admire Mr. U'atsou's beautiful ponies. Dollie sheds barrels of tears over those long drives. We had Kansas weather down our way Monday. Itrother Lootli will preach at the Whitt school house Sunday at 11 a. m Dr. Dudley and wife were in our neighborhood Thursday visitiug the sick. Mr Sheehan has moved to Hot springs Mr. Manson and wife spent Sunday witk Mr. Kothwell. Ed Raborn is still handling the fa nous John Deere breaking plow. Willis Rhodes spent a few moments with his best friend sundry. Mr Tannehill. Fred shafer and Ed Chapman spent one evening last week driving snipes while Charlie Long held the bag, Uness bow many they caught. Mr. Killgore spent Mouday in Car lisle. Who was the pretty gi 1 with Pearlie Sunday? liitsy Hotly. ' ■ ; -i Paradise Pointers. Several of the neighbors visited at tiie home of N. K. Payton Sunday, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Cranford, and Herbert ISrainerd. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zimmerman and Mr. and Mrs Ragan visited J. C. Nrat Sunday. The liurney brothers spent Sunday iatTi M. CourtnevS. 5 . Hope that We Us <fc Co. will not rafeet with aoy serious accident on account of their own sharpeness. Mrs. Gillison is on the.aick list. Mrs II. J. Lewis and children vttitr ed at X. E. Paytons Saturday. Mrs. T)ick Harrison of the Gerron neighborhood, who has been sick with pneumonia died Sunday, During the shower Monday morning lightening •‘truck a woven wire fence on R. O. Burney's place. Mr. Burney and son were two or three rods from ,the fence and both were thrown to the ground as a result of the concussion; neither were hurt. Granny. Ncedmorc Items. Miss Jessie Rose visited Mias Ada Xarramore Friday. Jim Rose and mr. King were in Lo noke Friday. Charlie Deese was in Xeedmore last thursday on businss. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ash pawed through Xeedmore Monday. Crnhdma Rosfe has been Unite eick this veek, bttt i* improving. Mr. Rose is loading a ear of hay title yreck-. A k WHY The Sunday AftaatfS tette It in Some Respects ts Good l Newr paper at any hi the United State*. Because its compile ShoVt ^tCflies 1rfe by rife best aufHdfrs—GonOb Doyle, Wfary Walace Phillips, wuliabi Alien Whiter, Robert Barr, X>. Henry, Frederick "Remington and others—an'd hi*e lfot Vtfdeile'd bV those contained in Vhe Tedding ttiagfeittes. Because it’Publishes the XVomfi'ti’s FaAioto pfcge W’Afe ^Tew Vork Herittld simultaneously with that paper. Because its Ida Pnherfy letter "tirks ifewa Tim'd gbsdSp'bf New York's l,400” is by a well-informed and bright woman Nb "bettef matter of the kind appears in any hewsp&p'rt'. Because its Yew York Dramatic Letter is by Frahklin IMes; for many years the critic of the New York Sun and an authority'On Drama . Because it contains a column or two of Pugilistic tieWs and tfdssip by George Siler, the foremost referee. The ’Gazette publishes this matter simultaneously wfth the Chicago IVibtfnr. Because its Genealogical Article, giVing each Wdek the history 'Of some family, is by Elenor Lexiugtou. an authority. Because its Washington letter is by “Savoyard,” bn1? 'of itae best informed and most scholarly of Washington journalists. Because its monthly Astronomical Article is bjr Eric DoVSHttle, astronomer of the UDiversity of Pennsylvania. The Gazette’s timely and interesting pictures illustrating the news of the day are the same that appear in the New York HeraW. The general news service of the Gazette is supplied by the Associ ated Press, The Gazette publishes more Arkansas news and toOr’e Little Rock uews than any other paper. SUNDAY GAZETTE, by mail or carrier, $2 PER YEAR. DAILY GAZETTE, by mail or earier, 65c PER MONTH. We also have a Weekly Edition at $1.00 per year. Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Ark. THE RIGHT WAY TO j. BVY A PIANO or ORGAN BUY IT INTELLIGENTLY | Write to us to-day, mention this paper, and we B will send you illustrated catalogs, showing I every kind of Kimball Piano ft Organ then you will know the ins and outs of the beet piaaoe and and organs on earth. We'll send prices and make our easy payment plan clear for you to understand. Our representative will visit you if you desire. WE KNOW THAT THE KIMBALL IS THE RIGHT NANO OR ORGAN FOR YOU because your neighbors have told us, because they are preferred by musicians of renown and because there are 40000 sold every year. The melodious tone of the Kimball Piano and Organ brings pleasure to all hear ers. The Kimball is essen tially the Instrument for kejiners. HOLLENBER.G MVSIC CO. ESTA»LKM» IMS 1 ARKANSAS LANDS If you are a homeseeker, or if you wish to invest in land that is sure to double in value within the next year, you cannot afford to overlook Central Arkansas* Write to us and we will send you descriptive circulars that will tell all about Grand Prairie, and the prices that land can be bought for* BROADWELL BROS., AGENTS FOR PRAIRIE AND TIMBER CARLISLE, lire. Narramore ia oo the sick list ibis week. Henry Wear will put in a rice crop on Mrs. fuller's term this year. Mr. and Mrs. $ogard f isitert Mrs. ToOTBfcr Sunday. Opal #$ai':.ct. £***4>*+******4>4**+**4**# experience* HkH I Iiit« had man/ year perienee Id nursing I ha will promptly answer for such services. NR£ Carlisle,