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Newport daily independent., 1912-01-03
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ttisfactory and Bradford has
I WELCOMED him there.
Mrs. De Armon of Walnut
Ridge came on No. % Wednes-
day night to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Altman few days.
Ernest Edens went to Brad
ford Tuesday morning to visit
relatives.
Elmore Taylor came back
from Imboden, where he spent
the holidays.
r. Fyock, formerly of Pail
sades, Colorado, arrived last
week to accept a position as
bookkeeper in Jones & Harvey
Nero. Co. Mr.. Brann had to
give up this on account Of his
wife's health and will be COM
PEELED to move to different eli
mate. We regret to give them
up but are glad to have Mr.. and
Mrs. Fyock here.
Mrs. H. E. Cast returned
from Newport Wednesday, hav-
ing visited her parents there
for the past week.
We are sorry to learn that
Cash Carter is sick. Hope to
hear soon that he is GONZALES
cent.
Grandpa Dudley went to
Tuckerman Wednesday.
Ira Bush made a flying trip to
Newport Thursday.
While T. A. Parsons was
working in the Jones-Harvey
gin last week, a part Of the ma
chinery caught his hand and al
most cut three fingers off.
The Ladies Aid met at the
Methodist church Thursday af-
ternoon to elect officers and
plan the work for the New Year.
Ferd Tonney left Thursday
night for Fort Smith to attend
to business.
Prof. ]. P. Fogg is Swifton's
representative in Little Rock
this week.
Morris Stevens visited our
little burg on last Friday.
Miss Claudia Smith is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. E. G.. Toler has been very
sick, but is better at this writ
ing.
The farmers, merchants, doc
tors and everybody else are
kinder blue" on account of so
much unfavorable weather for
the cotton crops. From the
looks of the fields it is judged
by those who surely know that
Glass township will have cotton
in the fields when spring opens.
Col. Minor of Newport came
up the first of the week to spend
several days with his daughter,
Mrs. H. E. Cast.
Frank Schwegman, formerly
Eof this place but now a foreman
|of an extra gang near Beebe,
came up to our town Saturday
night. Mr.. Schwegman is
inkinG seriously Of building
IN ia. He says
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-03
Willis Bandy and Ma
veil, colored, both of New 81

G. W. Lewellen, Newark ana
Eva Jackson, Newport.
Embrie Robinson and Ethel
FAINT, colored, both of Newport.
Harvey Reed and Annie Nc
Bride, colored, both of Newport.
Eel Robinson and Ora Green.
colored, both of Weldon.
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-03

/ II b.. y59.- -
to mourn her loss. she W}Is bur
led in the Bach cemetery Sun
day.
The people of Balch( are glad
to see R. w. Taylor moving
back to his farm.
1t is thought that the people
of this place will have cotton
next July
Cow Lake is full enough to
run without being dredged
Col. John Smith was in New
port early Thursday morning.
The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. R. Louis was buried at
the Balch cemetery Sunday.
H. G. Howard turned the mail
contract over to T. A. Berry the
first of the year.
Ely Balch and family were
the guests of M. Balch Satur-
day.
Rev. j. U. Ball and hands are
going into the timber work
New Year and are actually 60
ing to tear the bone cut.
R E. Howard is having bad
luck with his hogs.
Gotten Blankenship is raking
in the coons.
Success to the Independent.
The Island.
Mrs. Nc arland is spending
the week with her son, Dee
Washam.
DR.. and Mrs. Roscoe Jernigan
and little son spent Saturday
night with DR.. Jernigan's sister,
Mrs. Walter Heard, leaving Sun
day over the Rock Island.
Mr.. Jurney spent last week
with his daughter, Mrs. Babe
Washam.
Miss Corinne Smith returned
to her school Tuesday, after
spending Sunday at home.
Mrs. W. H. Heard and mother,
Grandma Foushee, have remov-
ed to town and are light house.
keeping on Pine street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Crownover
are spending a few days with
Jerome Runyan.
Brother J. p. Blue of Kennel
will preach AZ, the Island school
house ne1 unday, Jan. 7th.
| ! ! :: !; !:
Everyon q to come.
Our lis progressing
nicel1 management of
pSto be moving
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-03
Real Estate Transfers.

+. w. pearson and wife to r..
: A. Cook, 40 acres 26-1O-4, $780,.
Chas. Bevins to R. A. Cook,
: 40 acres 10-1O-5, 5000.
P. R. White and wife to Sedg-
wick Tie Co., 12O acres 16-11-1,
$12O.
J. S. Jones, county clerk to
A. Bowie, 40 acres 16-1O-5, 1922.
L. L. Campbell, trustee, to M.
F. Hardin, lot 2, block 3, Tupelo,
$621.21.
A. B. Conner to R. L. Conner,
40 acres 1922, SIS.
T. S. Stephens and wife to
James w. Washam, 81 acres 35,
| 27-11-3 and 1928 acres HOB,
$4,000.
| Plat of Cross Roads Addition
to East Newport filed of record.
Mike Denton and wife to L.
L. Bowen, block 80, Grubbs,
5000.
| w. S. Lawrence ct al to T. J.
! Graham ct al, lots 5 and 6,
block 20 Lawrence Addition,
Tuckerman, $1750; also con-
vey tract adjoining Tuckerman
and 2 jere tract known as Block
! A, Lawrence Addition.
! Jackson County Land Compa-
ny to Lee Burrows, 37.12 acres
s. 14-2, $3.50.
S M. Stuckey to John w.
Dancler, 160 acres 14-10-2, $500.
w. G.. Neel and wife to S. H.
and Dora Russell, lot 4, block
81, Swifton, $3.50.
w. P. Sanderson and wife to
j. S. Pennington, tract in 22-12-
!, $500.
w. P. Sanderson and wife to
In E. Williams, lots l and 2,
2, Barnwell's Addition,
~ w. Phariss and
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-03

lsrch 9th, and dis
exposition submit
leI6'! H. Harrod to place
all presidential ia
b the ticket which
Arke strenuously op-
b resolution was with
n there will be no pre-
oppressed for the Dem
tandard bearer in the
Newport daily independent., 1912-01-03
arriage License.

johnson ana Mrs. Eta
both Of Tuckerman.
Prince and Lucy Mathe-
ef Cord.
Mcintyre and Minnie
2ged, both of Weldon.
oughty and Vada
Pennington.
Ter and Eddie King,
Auvergne.
and Maggie Mat
ewport.
Ada Anthony,
lyergne.
G. E. /; :: ::: c.: :::;
Frances Per-
Oil Trough
tchinson.
Florence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
Coming of the Parcels Post

The parcels post appeared unex- pectedly in the Senate last summer, and it's specialization is now but two weeks away. When it goes into effect 2-pound package can be sent to or received from Chicago or Washing ton for IA cents; from or to New York and Philadelphia for 16 cents. And nearly all sanitary articles can be sent in the parcels post, the note- worthy exception being intoxicating liquors of all kinds.
 On account of the zone plan and the size of the country rates are high much higher than they are in Europe an countries. The rates will be ad- justed to the country later on.
 In the zone that has radius of 30 miles the rate on a 11-pound package is 35 cents. This may be said to be the butter and egg zone, for both ar ticles properly boxed can be sent by parcels post, and so can dead poultry and other farm products. When farm products can actually be put in the hands of a consumer-for all pack ages must be delivered-at 312 cents a pound, it is plain lively business will spring up which will leave all middlemen out of the running. A dozen eggs in paper box weighs 20 ounces, possibly two pounds, so that at least five dozen eggs can be sent for B cents, or at the rate of 2 cents a dozen. As eggs are retailing in this city at 40 cents a dozen, the farmer can, after January 1, secure at least 33 cents a dozen on any rural free delivery route or at any postoffice in the 50 mile zone.
 Chicago, for example, does not look with favor on the zone plan, and it will soon demand notifications of it. All, however, agree that flat rate in this country is undesirable. The coun- try is simply too large to be flat rated. It is no Great Britain, not even Germany or a France. The service will be tentative only on January 1, and on January 1, 1914, the country will know what it wants in the shape and form of parcels post, and it will not know much sooner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18

THoMAS E. GREEN contributes to
 the December Century, an inter-
 A esting account of the peculiar con ditions of Christian worship in Jerusalem. They were changing the guard at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jeru- salem, the sacred place for which the Crusaders marched and fought the shrine toward which the feet of pious pilgrims have turned for nearly 20 centuries, writes MT. Green, in the course of one of many illustrations of present condi- tions. 1t was done quietly, and with no feature to attract attention, or emphasize the shame that made a guard necessary. In moment the old guard of six soldiers and the young Turkish officer had gone. and on a raised platform, just within the door, the new guard were making them selves comfortable, lighting their cigar cites and chatting in low, soft voices
 I had asked the officer before the relief arrived if the guard was actually needed. "Not often" he replied. But one can never tell. In the last disturbance a monk was killed. I tell you true I saw him lying there at the foot of the steps,
 He licked the ash from his cigarette. and shrugged a very square pair or shoulders significantly
 Killed" I said, why and how?"
 Monsieur wonders. but he does not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
Generators and Car Shortage


 The coal mining industry of the Bir- mingham district has been exception ally active this year. Taken all in all this is by far the banner year. Not only has the demand been active and the output been larger but prices have been high enough to yield good profits to the operators.
 One thing has happened recently, however, to retard business with most of the mining companies. The rall- roads, it is said, are not furnishing enough coal cars for commercial ship ments for the reason that the cars that can be spared from the heavy holiday traffic are being used to haul fuel for the railroads themselves. Op- orators say they have right to com nlain because the railroads could have stocked up fuel last summer when the coal trade was comparatively dull. It would certainly have been a wise business policy for them to have done so, for they might have anticipated the rush for coal shipments during the fall and winter. In one road an excep- ton is made-the Frisco. No com plaint has been heard among mine operators on the Frisco lines. They get all the cars they can use.
 But for the mild weather we have had this month there would have been a great deal of suffering. Had the temperature dropped low there would have been brisk demand for domestic coal and consequently some thing of a coal famine.
 When there was a great traffic congestion in this district some allow ances had to be made for car shortage but operators now stress the point that at this time there would have been an ample car supply if the rail- roads had pursued a policy of laying in their fuel in the dull season instead of putting it off until the holiday season.
 A year ago when the iron market was dragging and had been dragging for some time the coal business was flourishing. Improvement continued steadily, and owing to the demand for miners the low iron market was felt less than it would have been had the coal trade been sluggish. This year every industry in the Birming- ham district has thrived greatly and in January when coal shippers are supplied with cars the car shortage in the month of December will be for gotten, in a measure, but falling off in the volume of business in De- cember will nevertheless be felt.
 There is every promise that the Nea 1913 will witness new high rec ords in Alabama's coal production and it is hoped that the railroads will then be more provident in handling their fuel problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18

From the Journal of the American
 Medical Association.
 How real and immediate are the dan- gers which beset us in connection with the unsuspcted use of wood alcohol is made apparent by a notice of judg- ment lately published by the office of the United States Secretary of Agricul- ture. Several individuals, acting un- der the name of the I.ucca Produce Wine company had marketed product with the distinctly pretentious label :: Gran Lquore Della Stella Elixir Ton leo Stomatico." Analysis of a sample of this promising elixir by the bureau of chemistry indicated it to contain: Methyl alcohol, 20.46 per cent by vol tune; ethyl alcohol. sos per cent by volume; and the coal tar dye acid yell low c to furnish an attractive color The case was reported for prosecu- tion as violation of the food and drugs act, but fortunately an indict- ment was found under section of the New York criminal code. One defend ant, Alberto Milanesi, after having spent two months in jail awaiting trial, was on pleading guilty sentenced to serve a term of seven months in the New York county penitentiary. Anoth- CT defendant, Carlo Giradi, had sentence suspended on a plea of guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
The American Trust

After waiting patiently for the finishing touches the American Trust and Savings bank is now in its new and elegant home.
 In it's 20-story building at the south east corner of Twentieth street and First avenue this popular banking in- stitution held formal reception yes terday evening. Thousands of people responded to the public invitation and called to congratulate President w.. w. Crawford and the other officials and inspect the modern vaults, fix lures and furnishings. It was a nota- ble event, marking as it did, Birming- hams material progress and it's growth as a great financial center
 The American Trust is not quite ten years old but it's business grew so rapidly from the start that it's capital had to be largely increased and it's working force quadrupled. It is now recognized as one of the dis tinctly strong banks of the south.
 The congratulations rendered to President Crawford and the directors on the occasion of yesterdays aus picious event were as hearty as they were deserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
WRITER OF BOYS BOOKS

From the Boston Transcript
 The death of James Otis kaler, who was better known as James Otis,n re- calls attention to the interesting career of man whose fine qualities of mind and heart enabled him to fill an exactins place in journalism at the early age of 16 and in later years to win the de- voted affection of host of juvenile read ers-the most exgent and sure-eyed crit ics of sincerity. MT. Kaler gained his training in the best of schools, the news paper office; but he found his metier when he began to write stories for boys, and he pursued the new task with such assiduity that in g years he became the author of almost 150 books. It will be remembered, to his abiding honor, that he cherished keen sense of his responsi- bility as a founder and conserver of youthful ideals and ambitions and that he never wrote down" to an unworthy motive. The boys whom he entertained and instructed have therefore good war rant to deplore his death. To his friends the loss seems irreparable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
CHINA SURPRISING OPIUM

From the Journal Of the American Med- ical Association.
 The establishment of the Chinese re- public has led many occidentals to change their opinion as to the lethargy
 and inertia which they supposed char acteristic of the inhabitants of the ce- lestial empire There is another story of accomplishment in China, however during the past five years, which makes it even clearer than the recent revolution that there are undreamed of
 springs of energy in the Chinese people. About five years ago the Chinese gov ernment decided that opium smoking, which had become the national vice of China, even to a greater extent than
 alcoholism is of the western nations, must stop. and that within 10 years.
 It is scarcely to be wondered at that when this government edict was issued 1t was greeted with smiles everywhere; five years have passed and now the world knows that success in the great national crusade seems almost assured. The method that China Is pursuing is interesting. Five years ago China and Great Britain made what is known as the 10 years agreement by which the British government undertook to reduce the amount of opium sold In Calcutta on government account for export to China by 10 per cent every wear until the traffic had ceased On her part China agreed to diminish her own production in a corresponding way. Measures were to be taken to reduce the growth of opium in China 10 per cent each year until at the end of 10 years no more would be raised. With supplies from India cut off and the home crop reduced and eventually sup pressed altogether, the opium habit mus necessarily disappear. The re- suits accomplished thus far are prom ising. Travellers report that it is no longer common to see men smoking opium at their own doors. Even two years after the edict, those who smoked did so in secret. The edict is being enforced The agricultural map of China shows after five years that there has been an actual reduction of 50 per cent in the production of opium. There has been as great a reduction in its
 use All the world will watch with in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
SOMETHING AWFUL

From the New York Sun.
 The inventive suffragettes in London give notice that they will do something awful at Christmas time to concentrate public attention upon their crusade. It
 is bad enough for Londoners to have seen but two hours of pallid sunshine this December, hard enough to work and play in fog so thick that no one is sure of his own lawful nose: but to grope about in dread of what the mill tant women will do next that is to quake and gibber in 24 hours of night mare.
 Several things the suffragettes might do that would be something awful" They might be discovered in the act of blowing up the houses of parliament with lyddite. They might stampede the mounts of the august royal horse guards at noon. They might let the water out of the serpentine in Hyde park, or poison the elephants in the zoo. They might profane the sacred stiffness of the reading room in the British mu- scum by concentrated yelling. They might invade Westminster Abbey and disfig- uTe InG Ol StotSoihNi Sfo soldiers and knok down the busts of posts. Tehre are all sorts of diablerie to be done by undaunted women.
 But the most awful thing that could be perpetrated at Christmas would be to kidnap Santa Claus and take all the joy and glee out of the day for the children How 1t could be done con- eerns only the militant suffragettes. who allow neither sentiment, pity nor reverence to embarrass them in their ruthlesss campaign for votes for women. No harder blow could be struck at the vitals of British tradition than the kid naping of Santa Claus. It would be something indeed awful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
Commodity Prices Rising

In the month of November "31 ar ticles moved higher, 27 declined and AS remained unchanged Thus says Bradstreet's, which is an authority on the commodity prices which enter into the cost of living. Provisions went higher owing to dearer mutton, milk, eggs, butter, beef, pork, hams and lard.
 The index figures of Bradstreet' s are based on 106 commodies that form part of the cost of living to the aver age consumer. These figures show that the prices of the 106 commodi- ties are at record levels. Taken as a whole prices have never been higher than they are today. The index num- Der today is 9.1S67 as against S.7132 one year ago.
 Prices will continue to go up until the next Congress puts food articles on the free list, and then those ar ticles will fall to the level of like ar. ticles in other countries. The unjust combine between the eastern manu- factures and the middle west farm CTS must be broken up in the interest of majority of 90,000,000 of people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
Equal Suffrage in Great Britain

The British ministry has decided to permit test of parliamentary senti- ment on woman suffrage. The friends of the movement do not anticipate a victory at the outset, but they do ex- pect that test will make the question an issue in the next general election for members of parliament. In this way they hope to jar the British voter into the acceptance of the new suffrage proposition.
 The ministry will permit the bill to come to a vote, but it accepts no further responsibility for it. When it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
FAMOUS WAR HORSES

From Tit-Bits.
 The fact that King Ferdinand Of Bull garia, commander-in-chief of the Balkan forces has a favourite black charger which he has named Narna after the place of that name on the Black sea where his summer palace is situated, re- minds one of the affection which has ex- isted between celebrated soldiers and the horses which have accompanied them through their numerous campaigns.
 One of the most famous war horses was Lord Roberts gallant charger Vol- onel, which died a few years ago, and lies buried near the Royal hospital Dublin. volonel was a gray Arab which Lord Roberts bought in India, and he rode the animal to Kandahar.
 Lord Roberts was very much attached to the animal, and when Queen Vie toria awarded medals to the soldiers who had gone through the Afghan var, the hero of Kndahar proudly hung round his chargers neck the Kabul medal with four claps and the Kandahar star of bronze.
 The best known of Lord Kitchener's war horses was a handsome chestnut which he named Omdurman. The animal carried Kitchener during that battle, and ultimately went with his master to South Africa during the Boet war.
 Mention of the South African campaign reminds the writer that in 1904 he had chat with some of the second life guards at Knightbridge barracks, who introduced him to the most remarkable horse in the British army, known to the regiment as Freddy of Paardeberg. The animal was the only horse out of 26D taken to South Africa during the Briton and Boer war which returned to this country fit for service again. Freddy went through six engagements without receiving a scratch, and came home in capital condition, being ultimately deco rated by Queen Alexandria with a silver medal. together with six bars, being at tached to it's breastplate
 Freddy of Paardeberg died last year at the age of eighteen, and his medal with the clasps is to be seen in a case in the officers mess ante-room at Regent Park barracks.
 Among other famous war horses might be mentioned Copenhagen, Wellinstons 8 chestnut charger, which carried his fa- nous master through the Peninsula war, and bore him for IS hours on the day of Waterloo. On that day, too, Napoleon rode Marcago. After his masters flight the animal was found by an English off, cer wandering disconsolately on the bat tlefleld, and he was sent to England. He survived Napoleon nine years. and when old age and pneumonia combined to end his career his skeleton was sent for pces- ervation to the Royal United Service in- stitution in Whitehall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Trade at Home Idea


 This has been great building year
 in Birmingham and next year promises to be also notable building year" said one of the most public spirited members of the Chamber of Commerce. Several large buildings are being planned for construction in 1913 and whenever local contractor can do the work at figures as low as an outsider it goes without saving that he should receive the award. If an outside competitor underbids the To- cal contractor then there should be Q provision. if possible, that local mechanics be employed.
 T am great believer in The Trade in Birmingham idea and l believe that most of our citizens think and act as l do. Still, 1t is well to harp on these matters now and then"