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The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
THE "BlG STICK" LIE.
Nonpartisan Testimos = that Roose veit
Is Leader of Pence Movement

Is Leader of Peace Movement.
Apropos of the silly Democratic charge
that Mr.. Roosevelt is war lord" il is
interesting to note how the lnterparlia-
mentary Union views the President. The
Union is composed OF some of the lead
ing parliamentarians OF Europe. who Wis
tied this country in the interest Of inter
national arbitration and peace. The Wis
itors were entertained at luncheon by the
National Civic Federation in New York
recently. Here is what Thomas Lough.
an Irish member OF the Union. in pro-
posing a toast to the President of the
United States. said. as reported by the
New York World, a newspaper that has
been picturing Mr.. Roosevelt as a verita-
BILE god of war:
We. who are visitors here. after few
days regard him as ruler Of one Of the
mightiest powers of the earth. who has
taken a more distinct step in the Interest
OF peace than perhaps any other power
has taken. lie is not only great ruler
himself. but is a worthy representative Of
a great line OF rulers who have doue much
for the liberties of mankind
w. Randall Cremer, noted member
of the British Parliament, also praised
the President. The sovereigns OF Eu-
rope, he declared, were ready to listen to
peace propositions" always with
but" He then said:
Not your young President: no. bot.
but, but, with him in any of his utter
ances. He talked In clear manly tone,
straight from the shoulder-noble words
and all rejoice In his statement of Sat
urday and In his assurance that the great
United States will sign what we failed
eighteen years ago TO get.
Others spoke in the same strain, giving
non-partisan testimony that Presid ~
Roosevelt has done more to aid the uli-
versal peace movement than any otL~:.
President.
The big stick" bugaboo is not worry
ing anybody but those Democrats 'wh.
are foolish enough to think they can D.-
guile the voters by mutilating the Presi-
dents speeches and twisting their mean
ing into the opposite of what he said.
Democracy has never yet been able to
conduct an honest campaign. Hypocrisy,
deception and forgery are the chief =
of its creed.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

preached him. that basilisk gaze be-
fore which the hearts of strong men
have often turned to water.
But the child was in nowise abashed.
"Pick up my ball." she said impera-
lively. Lord Kitchener frowned and
answered not.
"Pick up my ball." reiterated the
small damsel insistently.
Haven't you got a nurse?" said
Lord Kitchener in an awful voice.
The interrogative mood was an
swered by the imperative.
"Pick up my ball!"
Lord Kitchener looked round de-
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

You're the first Parker man I've
seem" said an Illinois man to New
York Democrat who had strayed away
from the city and Travelled west for a
change.
Well" said the New Yorker, 1--WE
don't expect 10 elect Parker. but we are
gathering the pieces together to recon
struct the regular Democratic party. leav-
ing out the wild-eyed wonders of 1896
and 1900. In about eight years we'li be
ready for business"
Rather hard, that, on the Esopus can
didate!
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

Senator Bacon has been reduced to
tears because the North continues to pre-
sent n practically solid front to the Solid
South nearly forty years after the clos
ing of the bloody chasm. The emotional
Senator should reserve his tears for the
Solid South. When they can dissolve
that Bourbon combination OF traditional
mistrust and exploded political dogmas
the chief cause and excuse for sectional
politics will disappear. Why doesn't
Senator Bacon begin campaign for the
secession of Georgia from the Solid
South? OF course he will answer The
Negro" But. SO far as national politics
go. the negro is the merest bogey ever
conjured out of the brain of political
demn Hogues.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

relaxed. Two big. blue moons sailed
out from cloud. They shone lam
bently on Foy.
"Goo!"
People began to laugh, and the fem
mime contingent looked admiringly at
Foy.
In the midst of the laughter the In
FAINT was beginning again.
"Hush!" cautioned Foy, excitedly, to
the passengers. I've got 1t bluffed."
Once more Foy executed his magic
gesture. The squall got worse.
Finally Foy desisted. He whispered:
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
Eddie Foy and the Baby.

Next to Eddie Foy on a street car a
bit Of an infant in its mothers arms
was screaming with all its tiny might.
The tiny might with which it
screamed drowned the roar of fiat
wheel.
The mother tried to quiet the vocal
cyclone with bottle and by talking.
but the mite was too busy making
noises with its mouth to use 1t on the
bottle and couldn't hear a word of the
talk.
Suddenly Foy waved his hand.
The shiny, little, distorted red face
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
Bio stalks Of Corn.

George Cook took two stalks Of corn
to the worlds fair that measured II
feet in length. 1t would have re-
quired ten-foot stepladder for a man
to have been able to pull the ears of
corn from the stalks when standing
straight up.-Byron 70. T) Repub-
lican.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

"It 10 Idle to cay that the monetary
stand ard of the Nation is irrevocabIy
fixed 60 long ne the party which at the
last election cast approximately forty
six per cent. of the total vote, refuses
to put in It's platform any abatement
that the qusstion is settled. -Rooseveit's S
lei tt,ro NJ accordance,
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
A Counting surpri.e for rommony

There are likely to be some surprises
for Democrats, even in the New York
city elections. The Russian and Ger
man Jews are. to man. for Roosevelt.
and for obvious reasons. He is the
champion of the oppressed OF all nations,
and has spoken out, with no uncertain
tones, for the most oppressed, maligned
and abused race in existence
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

oh. | wish the war were over.
Would the cruel work were done.
Would the party were united,
And the many cran1s as one.
"A. Il. =.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

One good thing can be said OF the
New York Democracy, 1t is rapidly
clearing the higher court bench of ac-
tive political bosses. First Judge Park
or, and now Judge Herrick. Next?
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

The Railway Employees Twentieth
Century Club OF Illinois is up to date.
1t adopted a resolution indorsing Presi-
dent Roosevelt and denouncing the DEM
ocratic national platform as devoid OF
sincerity" Its hard To fool good rail-
road man.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
TOO MUCH FOR KITCHENER.
Great Soldier lnoontinently Defeated
by Small Maiden.

by Small Maiden.
1t happened on board the ship con-
veying Lord Kitchener to India.
One afternoon TX. of K" was doz-
ing in his deck chair. for even Homer
mods awhile, when the small maiden
in question, playing with her ball. per-
haps by accident, perhaps by design,
let 1t ny into his lordship's face,
whence 1t rolled to his feet. Lord
Kitchener woke up and turned upon
the child. who by this time had ap-
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
Railroad Prosperity Benefit. the p.o-

The Illinois Central's total pay roll for
the year ended June 30, 1904, according
to it's annual report just issued, showed
n gain of $2.40O,595 over the previous
year.
This is significant bit of testimony
as to how times are still improving under
Republican rule. and as to the absurdity
of the statement of II. q. Davis, the
Dcmoe eratic candidate for Vice President,
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

The election next month will indeed
turn upon the trustworthiness of the re-
spective parties. and Republicans bide
the result with the confidence born of "A
stewardship faithfully, courageously and
successfully administered.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

Grover Cleveland originated the
phrase, 1T is Il condition that confronts
us, not n theory" Applying it to the
present situation it may be remarked
that the condition is Republican prosper
ity and the theory consists Of Demo-
CRITIC pronlisdA
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
A walkaway for Roo.ev

A walkaway for Roosevelt.
an carry you, New York" said Par
ker.
The good old State said: "How you
talk.
On this plain truth just put marker
I'm more than old enough to walk"
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
New style Color.

London fashion authority states
that the new winter color will be "emi-
nence"-the peculiar shade Of purple
worn by cardinals. I
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

President Roosevelt personally stands
for courage, honesty, decency. strength
and common sense. As RepuDncan he
stands for wise administration of the
laws. serving all classes alike. He real
izes he is the servant of all the people,
sworn to act without discrimination.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

There will be a ballot-box famine in
the middle West unless the election Off
cials provide good stock of new ones
to hold the first voters ballots for Roose.
al,
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

"UntiI our opponents as n party OK
p'icitiy nd opt the views which we hold
and upon which we have acted and are
acting, in the matter of q souad cur
rency. the only real way to keep the
question from becnm ming unsettled 10
to keep the Republican party in
nower. .p-Rooseyelt' letter OF acceptance
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
The Truth About It

"A doubtful State the Demmies say,
But later on they'll shout less.
For after next election day
They'll find the State was doubtless
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

Republicans in Maryland are making a
gallant fight. For pure grit and git
there" a Marylander every tDsl
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21
A Give-Away.

Luschman-"My wife wanted to
know all about what I had been doing
when got home last night.
Klubman-"Why didn't you put her
off?"
Luschman-'I did, but my condt
tion put her on"
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

spairingly, but reinforcements were
not in sight. Where is your mothery'
he said weakly.
''Pick-up-my-ball!" The ultima
tum was delivered in crescendo tones
which suggested the imminence of
something worse to follow and Lord
Kitchener meekly complied. Then LIE
fled incontinently to the smoking room.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

Its tough to fall down on the en-
core."-New York Telegraph.
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

Then She Said Something.
There's no use talking"
"And you just found it -out?"
The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-21

A Left-Handed Emergency.
Innocent Bystander-That woman
doesn't look as If she needed a doc
tor.
Doctor-S'h; I need patients.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
MUSICAL COTERIE.

The Coterie was entertained Thursday evening by Mrs. G. A. Hillhouse. To say we were de- lightfully entertained would but faintly express 1t.
 Mrs. Hillhouse departed from the usual hour and invited the husbands of the members, to- gether with 9 few friends, mak- ing an evening long to be re- membered by all.
 By special request Misses Neill and Inogene Randy favored us With vocal duet entitled, The Land of the Swallows" !" a most beautiful piece and well rendered indeed. We were also favored with reading by each of them, which were greatly enjoyed by a1l, and we hope to have such t~eacs often.
 Delightful ic2 cream, cake and olives were served by the hos tess, assisted by Misses Arnold, Be ndy, Randy and Master Albelt Bevens. The usual order of business was dispensed with and aside from the program the entire evening was spent in a social way. The following program was rendered:
 Ins. duet Shooting Stars Mesdames Holland and McHugh. Vocol solo Sweetest Girl in Dixie
 Mrs. Hillhouse. Musical recitation Selected
 Mrs. Bragg. Vocal solo. .Night Birds Cooing
 Mrs. McMullen Vocal solo ,,.,,--,,,. Oh Have Sighed to Rest Me
 Miss Pearl Martin. Vocal solo ................ ..................
 Ten Thousand Leagues
 Mrs. Randy. Ins. solo. ...........-.. Selected
 Mrs. Sink. Vocal solo. A Spanish Romance
 Mrs. Crook. Vocal duet. Telephone Song Mesdames O'Neal and Beard.
 COTERIE REPORTER.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
STORM CENTER
 NEA WELDON.
Two Churches Ar Blown Down at Weldon and imilar Dam age to Schd Houses
 at Auyrgne.

Thess esstorm of friday morning,
 which visited his section just
 efore the moo hour, was most
 everely felt y Auvergne and Weldon, eight md twelve miles louth of here on the Choctaw
 ranch-y
 In ths forntr town the school houses sufferd, both the build ]. |.ings for whie and eolored chil- dren being carried from their foundations
 At Wel6n the Methodist church was badly damaged, the wind teariig a hole through the structure, and the colored church was blowi from it's foundation.
 In GruJbs township the storm demolished a stable of Mike Den on's, which had just been com Iletedfat a cost of $500.
 Trees were blown down in this ity, but no loss of life or injury } petson has thus far been re- brtsd.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
MOSTLY NEGROES
 SEEKING DIVORCES,
Observation of Lawyer On Color Line Marking Most of Di-
 vorce Cases in Court.

My observation is that 75 per cent of the divorce suits in the Arkansas courts concern negro couples,'' said a lawyer to a Little Rock Gazette reporter re- gently.
 It is not an infrequent oc- cui renee that a term of chancery court in some parts of the state is practically taken up with hear ing the marital woes of negro couples recited. A great many of these suits are so flimsy that they are thrown out of court. In some instances even where statu- tory grounds are alleged the proof is insufficient. There are, however, scores of cases in which it is easy to establish desertion and thus pave the way for a severance of a tie that binds in name only. The nomadic tend ency of some modern negroes makes the charge of desertion the basis for large percentage of negro divorce suits.
 "I imagine, however, there would be a greater number of these suits if the couIts were not. strict in constluing the divorce laws. Persons inclined to rush to the judiciary with their troubles, real or imaginary, in this connection have come to realize that they must present a strong case before they can get the coveted decree. The rulings of the chancellors have not been conducive to the encouragement of divorce-getting as a fad.
 T have heard of negroes so proud of a divorce decree that they would place the document in a frame and exhibit it with gusto, the effect being to stimu- late a desire upon the part of envious neighbors to go and do likewise. It is easy to tlump up grounds, but the obstacle comes when proof is required. The di- vorce laws of Arkansas are strin- gent enough and they are ad- hered to by the jpdcia'y."
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
LONG ABSENCES.

|so ! dhg as Senator Killough is ! IHenant governor 1t is not ex- lted that Gov. Davis will stay 5ay from the state very long. icy are not on speaking terms d Davis usually slips out of the |te without serving notice on M senator. - Rogers Democrat. Mere are several reasons why
 Eoyeanor does not love Sena- N Killough. One is that the
 pr is an honorable man.
 Y the governor made his W Hat Wynne last summer he Tied upon by Senator Kill AA Vho informed him that
 hold him responsible for
 H lpctions he might cast
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04

upon the general assembly. The governor clustered around and swelled up in his usual style when this ultinatum was de livered to him, but when he made his speech he omitted his virrlent abuse of the legislature, and also he referred to Killough in the most complimentary terms. This is part of the unwritten his- tory of the last campaign. -Ft. Smith Elevator.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sunday school at 7:45 a. m. Mission band at 3 p. m. ChurcE conference at 4 p. m. Preaching at Il a. m. and 8 p. m. The church mortgage will be burned at the evening service. The spe- cial meetings begin Sunday and Dr. A. B. Bohannon will be with us in Monday evenings service and at 3 and 8 D. m. each day through the week. He and the pastor and the church especially invite all singers to come and help. Let everybody come tc each service.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
kTMAsTER IN TROUBLE.

June 3. w. D. Iward, postmaster at Sarae, ar Gurdon, was brought here Deputy United States Marshal B. Holman on a warrant is- on aa indictment returned he last session of the federal 1 jury at this place against sccused charging misappli-
 or misrepresentation of
 ment funds. The prisoner
 lowed bail by United States 1ssioner Summe1ville in the of $500, which he promptly shed.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
NAMED AS SPONSOR.

Pine Bluff, June 3. -Comman- der B. E.. Benton of the J. Ed Murray camp of Confederate Veterans has announced the ap- pointment of Miss Willie Jean Atkinson as sponsor for that camp to attend the Nashville reunion. A chaperon and maids of honor were also named to &C., company Miss Atkinson.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
z IRA H. ERWIN
 LOCATED IN NEWPORT

The Independent takes pleas
 in Announcing that Dr. Ira
 Erwin has permanently b.
 ed in Newport, having his
 ee in rooms 8 and 9 in the
 shon building on Hazel street.
 } rooms, which are en suite,
 e been beautifully papered
 with the new and tastefully
 7<ed furniture are two of
 Most pleasant offices in the ] br. Erwin is one of the home pys, having been born and eared in Jackson county, and as always been a favorite and realty admired for his business nd social qualities. He has just nished a four years course of Judy and training under the oted specialist, Dr. Frank Vim of Little Rock, and is so a graduate of the Arkansas Iedical College in that city.
 Dr. Erwin makes a speciality Me Eve, ear and nose and we sneak N for him a successful ,s;ness areer in his chosen pro- assiOn.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04

 ;THE CHURCHES
METHODIST CHURCH.

Corner Second and Laurel streets. Preaching at II a. m- and 8 D. m. Sabbath school at 9..3O a. n1. Free seats and a cor dial wei ome to all. c. Pope, pastor.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
ST. .PAUL'S CHURCH.

The first Sunday after Trinity. Moaning prayer and sermon at II. Evening prayer and sermon at 8. Sunday school at 9:45. The bishop will visit the parish Mon- day night. Service at 8.
Newport daily independent., 1904-06-04
LETTER TO MIR. J. w.
 WALLACE, NEWPORT, ARK

Dear Sir: Would you rather have your customers speak of your shoes as wearing we'll, as not running down at the heel, as turning water and taking a shine, or wag their heads and say nothing?
 We'd rather have ours, at long intervals, say: We want some more paint, and we want De- voe." We know it isn't in hu- man nature to paint very often; we don't expect them to come very often; don't want 'em to. All we want is to paint what they have to paint, whenever they paint it; the longer the time the surer they are to come back. There's business enough in the world; there are houses enough to paint; let em take their time. If we were a shoemaker we'd make shoes to last half a life time, and shoe the whole town.
 Yours truly,
 F. w. DEvoE & Co.,. 97 New York and Chicago.
Smyrna times., 1904-10-19

Mr.. Joseph II. Primrose left for
Georgia last Monday, where he Will
spend the entire winter in the interest
of the Heptasophs. He will be joined
by his wife in December.
Mrs. Ernest Patton (nee Miss Nellie
Tygert) of Germantown, Pa, and son
were guests over Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter W. HynsOn.
Miss Elsie Springer and Miss Jean
Hubert of Wilmington, were enter
tanned over Sunday by Miss Katherine
Beckett.
DIR. Frances VanGasken of Phila-
delphia, accompanied by Miss FOss,
spent Sunday with her sister Mrs.
F. E. Postles.
Mrs. Clarence 7. FAIRIES and son,
and Mrs. W. Elwood Jones (nee Miss
May Faries) and son, of Narberth, Pa.
returned Saturday from a short visit
to Mrs. Rebecca FAIRIES.
Mr.. Thomas Cavender and four sons
Frank. Denney, Ralph and Ofiey o.
New Castle, arrived last evening tC
spend the winter with his sister, Mrs
John NJ. Voshell.
Smyrna times., 1904-10-19
KENT REGULARS KEEP THEIR TICKET w
Harmony State Nominees Are Accepted But 1t
Is Decided to Support County Candidates.

Harmony State Nominees Are Accepted But II
Is Decided to Support County Candidates.
The Regular Republican county
committee of Kent county late yester
day afternoon, after struggling among
themselves for the limit of grace, filed
separate county ticket and vigOr-
GUS list of anti-Addicks Legislative
candidates. The decision to antagO
nize the dominant party (Union Re-
publican, Addicks) upon county issues
running Independent Regulars for the
offices of Levy Court commissioners,
sheriff, etc., was reached only after an
all day session. Harmony was in the
air and everything pointed to yield
ing to the Addicks men for the sake of
carrying the county against the Demo-
Gratis, but, at late hour, when further
delay seemed fatal, it was decided to
file the entire separate ticket as agreed
upon in the recent county convention.
The Regular Republican party"
ticket, with DIR. Joseph H. Chandler
as the candidate for Governor, was
also filed. The ticket contains no can
didate for Congress, lieutenant-gover-
nor or insurance commissioner, but
the remainder of the state ticket com
prises the men nominated in the Re-
publican convention in Dover on
August 8, as follows: Governor, DIR.
Joseph H. Chandler; Attorney-Ge
eral, Robert H. Richards; State trea-
surer, Thomas N. Rawlins; State
auditor, George H. Dick.
The Democrats, Prohibitionists,
Regulars, Unions and compromise
: tickets were all filed and the campaign
which will be waged from now until
Nov. 8th next will furnish plenty OF
interest for all concerned.
Smyrna times., 1904-10-19
Belmont Hall 10 Autumn.

Charming Belmont, autumnal winds are sigh
ing DER thy lawn,
Half thy beauties, half thy charms are gone.
Summers dying wales are in the breeze,
Leaf by leaf the life is falling from the trees.
Enchanting Belmont from thy stately trees
more thlnly fall the shadows day by day.
This is their dying season, dyeing the earth
with their life's decay
Dying, yet living, yielding tribute on the call o
Natures King.
Who will reclothe their leaHess forms at
dawn of smiling spring.
Enhancing Belmont in thy cosy hooks and
rosy bowers
Shall sw aims and maidens delighted, rest in
many 'uture hours;
Thine be the charm for waywOrn stranger
Whose heart is sad, whose home is Mar away
Delightful Belmont. thy autumn tints now fall
ing all around,
Thy mansions roses dying on the ground;
No mortal hand their ebbing life stay.
Leaf by leaf they weep their life way.
Enrapturing, Belmont, luxurious home, my
muse awhile
Delighted fingers where autumn charms with
sweetest smile;
Mid leafy gems in multi-cOlors, wrought by
natures hand,
Utopian beauties lingering yet DER all thu
land.
F air Belmont, in thy umbrageous garden grow
"Wreathes for each toll, a charm foI ever!
woe"
Whoever seeks, will find late autumn beauties
The won ted hospitality within thy mansion
door.
FORMER RESIDENT.
Smyrna times., 1904-10-19
EDW. G. WALLS, Smyrna.
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, is narrated by
John Oliver of Philadelphia, as follows;
81 was in an awful condition. My
skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite, growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Then 1 was advised
to use Electric Bitters; to my great
Joy, the first bottle made adecided i'm
provement. 1 continued their use for
three weeks, and am now a we'll man.
l know they robbed the grave of an
other victim" No one should fail to
try them. Only SO cents, guaranteed,
at Benton N. Weldon's drug store.