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The Washington times., 1913-03-27
He Knew Better.

TT was a bitter cold day, the snow
was deep and the sidewalks frozen
hard. A colored man. bundled up
in a moth-eaten chinchilla coat.
stood shivering against a building. try
ing to avoid the freezing blasts.
Just then another darky, dressed in
thin threadbare clothes, and with no
overcoat. came out of a nearby barber
sbop and started up the street, whist
ling cheerlly. Still whistling. he passed
hnS glanced up at the darky IN the
biz chinchilla coat. The latter took
one withering look at the passerby and
yelled: ,s
~ vGn please. out you can't make me
believe it amt cold"-Pittsburgh
('hronicle-Telegraph.
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whelmingly approve. But it will never tolerate the
suggestion that Congress cannot pass any law it
wishes without tine sanction of outside influence or
power 1t will never listen to the proposal that
though the President of the United States shall have
veto power over the acts of Congress, subject to
constitutional restrictions some outside influence or
authority shall have veto power over both Congress
and the President of tine United States subject to no
constitutional limitations whatsoever.
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A Political Boss.

YOUNG lady reporter on a coun-
n try paper was sent out to in
~ terview leading citizens as to
their politics.
"Mi,y I see the gentleman of the
house, she asked of Il large woman
who opened the door at one residence.
No, you can't" answered the wom-
an. decisively.
But / want to know what party he
belongs to-" pleaded the girl.
Well. take Al good look AT me-. she
said. sterniy, I'm the party he belongs
to."-JudGa
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THE NATIONALS AT HOME.

This be the day and these the people. The
Nationals of 1913 are home soil. The heroes of
hundred battles yet to come are with us once again.
Commander Griffith promises the best endeavors Of
his team, The public assures earnest and active
support 1t is a combination of conditions which
should mean tine greatest baseball season Washing
ton has ever known.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
THE ULTIMATE.

I'm a pie-eyed reader of things in print;
From top to bottom. before and after,
I'll lamp each paragraph minus stint
From politics to the latest CRATER.
But while I'm soft in the hit and miss,
I'm no blamed whale unto every Jonah:
Each bloke has his limit. and mine is
AN INTERVIEW WITH A BASE
BALL OwNAH.
-GRANTLAND RICE. in The Times.
I. too. am a bug on the printed dope;
I wade through the dullest contri-
BUTTON
The recentest news from Adrianope,
And exc of the Up. dissolution.
seep through many a tiresome bit
And many a piece that's dull and
dreggy:
But | have my limit and this is il:
AN INTERVIEW WITH ONE A
CARNEGIE.
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What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

The following Masonic Organisations
will meet tonight: LodgesThe New
Jerusalem. No. 9. business and social:
George c. Whiting. No. %; Temple,
No. 81. Royal Arch Chapter-Wash-
ington, No. 2, P. and NJ. E. Eastern
Star-William F. Hunt Chapter. No.
16. grand visitation.
The following I. o. o. F. lodges will
meet tonight: Columbia. No. 10. de-
gree work: Salem. No. %, degree
work; Excelsior, No. II. business.
Meeting of Harmony Lodge. No. 81 X.
of p, tonight
The following Red Mems tribes Will
meet tonight: Logan. No S; Sioux.
No. Is.
The following National Union councils
will meet tonight: Bancroft and
Dah!gTen.
Amusements.
National-Mrs. Fiske in The High
Road" S:l5 p. IN.
Columbia-"The Love Leash" 2:l5 and
BSiascpp-'iThe Si1S p. N Typhoon... Sis D. IN.
Poli's-Poli Players in The College
Widow" 2:l5 ard Sis D m
Cfase's-Polile vaudeville. ::l5 and SIS
p. nj.
AcaGcmy-"The White Slsrc.r 2:l5 and
S:l5 p. m.
CasinO-N &udeville.
CCsmos-Vaudeville.
Iyceum-"The Girls From Missouri"
2:l5 and Sis p. m.
Gayety-Trocadero burlesqUers. 2:1s and
S:ls p m
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A Sacred Secret.

-IE inspector in an English schooi
was questioning the small boys
Can you take your warm over
coat off:'' he asked
Yes. SIR" was the ready response.
can the bear take Ills warm overcoat
of?"
No. sir"
why not? ~
There was a perplexed silence. Then i
lirtle bOy spoke up: Please. sir. cause
God alone knows where the buttons is-
National Monthly.
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Not Long to Wait.
TITLE Max was so restle

= TITLE Max was so restless and
fussy when his mother took him
downtown that he caused her no
end Of bother. Finally the
mother exclaimed impatiently:
well. young man. IL will he a cold
day when | bring you downtown with
me again"
Looking up into her face with perfect
innocence the youngster said:
Pretty soon il will be winter, won't
1t. mamma?"-Youngsto Telegram.
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A Plentiful Portion.

,HILE lookirs for Christmas
W. presents in one of the large
" department stores a JounS
woman carefully inspected 4
beautiful cut-glass dish that was
sbaped something like platter. II
was one of those special conceits made
,, s.rve ice cream in brick form.
..Iyb,, is this" the young woman
asked the salesman ~.
THAT'S an ice cream dish' said the
salesman 49, ,,;ss ~ won
der who would want 10 eat that fhucn
iCa cream at one time?
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PKAN.TOMS.

c. II. G.: Il am the fan who buys
two score-cards on double header days."
CURTIS: Il am the fan who has to
cut his pencil in two for your cores
ponGent of yesterday"
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How Much OFF the Bill2

G. S. K: Don't you think you'd bet
ter print my name and address, In case
some of your readers need a good dem
tist?
YOUR DENTIST.
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Why Shouldn't They, Indeed7

G. s. K.-I, too. have a barber shop
complaint. It's this: BY what terms
can one convey ones wishes to a barber
in the matter Of haircut? II I say
"close" or Short" or an equivalent
thereof. one man leaves It longer than
ever and another is likely to shave my
head. Why shouldn't the barber shops
be standardized, like automobile parts
and magazine poetry? Gel
The Washington times., 1913-03-27

We shall be there with a whoop on
the 10th of April. but the Cubistic base
ball of the average exhibition game
doesn't tempt us to the zeroth degree.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27

We might. of course. start running
n CubIst column. which would have
the same relation to n real column as
has Cubistry to real art.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
What Did We Tell You Before7

(This time from the Atlanta "JournaI.'1
WANTED-Bright boys with wheel.
about Is years old. Apply NJ. Rich g.
Bros Co. shipping department.
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The suff-police work Of March 3 had
us won over completely to The Caws,
but in a careless moment We read Of
the suffic activities planned for the
seventh of April. and are now as square,
ly on the hedge as ever.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27
Hardly Ever.

G. S. X: Did you ever hear n news
boy call it "Wuxtree," as in the shor;
stories and jokes?
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Note: Those calling it CARnegie can't
possibly make the verse come out.
Thctef pronounce 1t correctly.
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has raised the Questioned course
there's such a thing. And the people
who attend 1t are the same who con-
stitute the brilliant audience" at q
theatrical premiere.
The Washington times., 1913-03-27

But how do we know we're not?
G. 8. K.
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q. 8. K.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05

craze here, that more fine hay is be- ing saved than for many years. The rules IS that farmers have not suffi- cIent storage room, and are putting 1t in stacks preparatory to having it baled later. Late corn suffering, but all early corn safe and good. The wagon and moving machine hospital now very much crowded with patients; but the physicians in charge, C. A. Tyer and a new work man whom he has just secured, are turning them out properly healed very rapidly. In fact, our blacksmith and wood shop is now the busiest place to be found, and MT. Tyer is prepared to make or repair all kinds Of machinery, from a corkscrew to an engine, and all kinds of implements, from begging awl to gang -plow, on short (if not too short) notice. Will Henson puts on the finishing touch-the paint, and is prepared to color artistically anything from a lady's face to an automobile. F. B. Dowell and family are taking week off to visit his wife's family at Williford and in the meantime T. E. Jones is doing his own counter jumping.
 W. J, Mitchell died yesterday morn ing, after more than a weeks con fnement, and will be buried Wednes- day at the Ray Chapel cemetery, near Elgin. James was a good, useful citizen, whom we are sorry to lose. His sorrowing wife and children have our sincere sympathy in this great bereavement.
 Mrs. Etta Blackburn (nee Langston) is improving after being rather se- riously i'll for the past week or more.
 Rev. F. M. Champion preached for us last Sabbath at eleven in the fore noon and at night. Reports that both of his children have typhoid fever-one about recovered, and the other not yet out of danger.
 Rev. MT. Barber of the Christian church is to preach for his congrega- tion here next Sabbath.
 J. w. Lindley had another COW to die last week, supposed to be "mad", having lost nice steer few weeks ago, similarly affected. Suppose they were bitten by a dog that had rabies.
 J. W. Lindley and A. G. Craige have just received a car of bagging and ties.
 Picking will perhaps begin in ear nest about next Monday. Pickers are dropping every day from the hills to locate jobs.
 A light shower just north of us Tuesday, and we are waiting some what anxiously for our turn. Should like one at once. at least enough to settle the dust and enable us to SOW our turnip seed.
 Scribbler.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05

Beber for two weeks.
 Protracted meeting commences the 9th.
 C. Biggers is better from his blood poison.
 Hay saving is the order of the day.
 Mrs. Edrage of Ohio county, Ken tucky, and a niece of Estil Wester- field. is visiting him.
 harley Hutton has moved to his fafher-in-law's the meeting at Tuckerman and some the picnic at Swifton.
 Ernest Doolin spent part of last week at J. H. Davis.
 Vim. Biggers and pr. Kimberlin, who went to Texas with Frank Big gers, have returned we'll pleased with Texas. The latter invested in land in Texas.
 Wm. Biggers is hauling lumber to rebuild where his house burned.
 We are very glad to learn that MT. Sorrell's boy who had such a severe case of blood poisoning is better
 R. l.. Conditt made a trip to St. Louis recently.
 Mrs. Josie, Miss Myrtle Condtt and little Hazel Robinson visited Maulden, Missouri lately
 Mrs. Hattie Dooin visited Swifton Friday night.
 Robert Kibble and family visited the hill country recently.
 Mir. Stafeld and others of Cave City visited Mark Hardin recently.
 After George Huskey returned home he brought his family over to visit few days.
 John J. Padgett came in from Texas and is visiting relatives.
 Chas. Hutton's boy has a severe case of membraneops croup.
 Bro. Champion is to help in the meeting here.
 The drouth has cut the crops from one-fourth to one-half.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
RANDY'S, CHAPEL.

Mrs. Thomas Doolin, who lives at Judsonia, and who hasn't visited this neighborhood for ten years, visited here recently. While here she had a spell of nervous headache and had to phone for Dr. Graham.
 We have just heard of J. D. Ring s marriage to a Mrs. Nancy c. Black we'll of Walnut Ridge. MT. Ring is a worthy citizen and we wish them un- bounded happiness.
 Mrs. Ben Hartwick visited rela- tives near Batesville week.
 Bro. Talkington came through go- ing to Battle Axe, after Prof. Henry.
 A few attended picnic at Alicla from here.
 The teachers and lot of scholars came and gave the Chapel cleaning.
 The stork has visited David Huskey and Clint Townsley of late.
 MT. and Mrs. Whitlock are visiting relatives and friends in Missouri now.
 Mrs. Buck Van has been very sick, but is better now.
 Mrs. B. Hartwick has returned from her weeks stay in Independence coun-
 MT. Porter and MT. Follis, while the latter was visiting here, visited Au- vergne neighborhood, where MT. Fol lis once lived, and found one ot ms nephews there who is relative ol Rev. Mir. Bray. %,
 Thos. Dooiin departed the 23d, go inc to Texarkana to resume charge of his work train which had been re- gently moved there. :.
 Two of Mart Roberts children dleo lately. about week apart.
 Prayer meeting was extensively at, tended or the night of the 24th ano [ believe another wedding is on hand MT. Ring has brought his wl1t 'iV Geo. Huskey was over from Straw berry and rented Jim Bailey's place
 John Mitchell lost little child or ' MS. E. Cagle returned with Mrs V william MittsAan family visited
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
SYMPTOM.

Willie Away of Tuckerman visited homefolks here during the three days of the picnic.
 Miss Lola Scott began teaching at Possom Trot Monday.
 Miss Zoe Toler left Tuesday for Searcy. She will make her home with her brother, Dr. R. w. Toler and at tend Galloway College.
 with her last Thursday, throwing her from the buggy and breaking her leg. She was taken to the hospital at Lit tie Rock and is reported doing well.
 Messrs. Altman, Jones and smith are in St. Louis this week buying their fall and winter goods.
 Mrs. w. T. Altman is visiting in Jonesboro this week.
 Taylor Keton had business at New port Monday.
 Uncle Bob Jones and family former lv of this place but for several years of Judsonia, moved back here Tuesday and will run a hotel at the Morgan place.
 Mrs. Lula Harvey and Miss Beulah Shaver returned from a six weeks stav in Colorado last week.
 Miss Jewel Dearmon of Walnut Ridge was visiting friends here Sat urday and Sunday.
 Dr. Justus and family returned from Heber Springs Sunday.
 Brother Cullum and son of Judso- mia will begin a revival meeting one mile south of town Saturday night. A large arbor has been built and great ,ov;vol is hoped for
 Prof. Fred Moore was visiting Prof. Lambert Saturday and Sunday. Miss Beulah Shaver went over to Strawberry Saturday. Messrs. T. M. Rorex and E. I. Cash- ion celebrated Labor Day by taking biz squirrel hunt. They killed 22.
 Miss. .Mattie Toler is at Little ROCK this week. \, c,o..
 Messrs F. Tonney and J. M. Glass are in Newport this week on business pertaining to the drainage section.
 Miss Berthal Bush gave party Monday evening in honor of Misses Beulah and Lunie McFadden of Mem phis. to Alicia | Tuesday. .... Mice
 Miss Kate Scott is visiting MISS Claudia Smith this week. much needed rain fell m the S, AT mold section just east of town iueI. ,!ts1o dav afternoon. Just showered httie here.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
WELDON.

Dr. Bell and wife chaperonedi a crowd at Woodlawn park Wednesday evening, A nice supper and refresh fresh ments were served at p. m to Miss, shoffner, Myrtle and Maggie Harris of Oklahoma City, Lotta McDonald and little Alice and Ruth Bell, Clay Jones and Silvanus Lamb.
 Mrs. F. M. Vaughn, Mrs. c. Harrls and Miss Ruby Vaughn have returned from Heber Springs. >,,.o
 Misses Myrtle, Edna and Nellie Garrigus are visiting relatives at Gregory this week. ,c.
 The Weldon team played McCrory Saturday, score two and one, in fa- vor of Weldon. .
 Cotton is being damaged very much by dry weather.
 Mir. Oscar Winfred and sister ot McCrory visited Mrs. Bob Mcdonald this week n.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05

DENMARK.
 We are having very dry weather and
 te crops and pastures are drying up.
 Miss Oracle Bennett got her arm roken last Sunday in alighting from
 buggy.
 Mrs. Thomas Golden and daughter, barissa, of Judsonia are visiting heir relatives and friends in this com bunity. 1 Rev. Jas. McMullen closed a pro- tacted meeting at Liberty Grove last unday.
 Prof. G. E. Land of this place will hove to Auvergne this week to teach ehool.
 Hodges 6 White of this place are ringing on quite a lot of new goods br the fall trade. Cotton picking is the order of the lay with the farmers. The merchants are standing like |ungry wolves ready to sample the eecy staple.
 School Superintendent w. M. Shaver |nd Dr. Garrison of Little Rock visited he picnic at 27 school house last Feek. |J. G. Alexander is preparing to build large barn on his farm at Grassy Bend in the near future. There are to be twelve candidates P be baptized next Sunday near the |ridge on Glaise creek. MT. John Cruce of Tupelo, Mississip- 1, is visiting Mrs. Lennie Alexander.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
Iron Mountain Gives Reduced
 Rates.

hdteS.
 Account TWenty-third Annual Session, of the National Baptist Convention, (coIored), Nashville, Tenn, September 1723, 1913, we will operate special train of coaches, chair cars, and Tourist Sleeper, to accommodate the Ar kansas delegation.
 This train is scheduled to leave Little Rock 800 p. m. Tuesday, September 16, 1913, and will be operated via Mem- phis and the N. c. & St. l.. Ry., arriving Nashville, Tenn, 700 o'clock, morning of September 17th, 1913. (Adv.)
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
RATTLE AXE.

Dry, dry, distressingly dry! Every body you meet mentions 1t; some some fheerfully, some complainingly; Dry as dust" ''dry as a bone" dry as powder" are getting to be very Ia, miliar expressions. The laoles no lonoer have a monopoly in wearing .(?) powder on the face-we all now have it on the face and on all other are found these summer days in their shirt sleeves, are now compelled to wear coats-of dust. Crops ot course are whitening and parching cores pondingly. The estimate on cotton yield per acre growlng, lower every
 dav, It's an ill wind that blows no oood. and we are having exception allv fine weather for saving hay. Quantity not quite up to the average, but quality is excellent; and the acreage is so fan in excess of the av'
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
Third Prize Winner.

l have been d constant user of "GoId Leaf" tloar. .ram the first time it was frs introduced to the Newport ;ra5e to Che pre- ent time
 Upon severa, occasions my grocery men have insisted upon my trying other brands which they represented a> being just as good as Gold f. but l found after using thno.l that they had misrepresented the matter, for l have never yet used any flour that 1 considered just as good as Gold Leaf, in fact, l have never found flour that I consid- cred was in the same class as Gold Leaf.
 I have found that Gold Leaf is not only good for biscuit, pies and cakes, but k also just as good for making light bread, and rolls and to any one who wants a good flour and flour that is always the same, ] heartily re- commend Gold Leaf.
 MRS. A. J. WOLF,
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
BALCH

oa,1s tne weather continues dry and
 'Tp.h TS IS very good at this writing.
 thomas Ball and daughter of Og-
 on, ou Afk, have been visiting relatives FieTe the past week.
 Lutner and Bernard Ford have left w W TOT parts unknown.
 we, the citizens of Balch, are enjoy- 6aa s qhe e of the best revivals we have Ebauior ior many years. Revs. w.. E.. kon k''leli s ot Bald Knob and F. s. Gib- |neeting. " 'oiiuuc'ihs 'he b;ss;v several of our people attended the Pood snIc .. at Fisher Friday and report a bean anose ! from other places who have khe khr no visiting relatives and attending. and pasG s; week are Mrs. Tobe Compton RaIohs I sisters, Misses Idel and Gertie PsIl PIIn - or Kennel, MT. and Mrs. W. N. Ridaoa ana Nl Mrs. R. P. Bell of Hickory lie Da',drs' D' Mrs' D. D. Camp and Miss Will bf Johaaaen of Grubbs, w. A. Jackson hnd mniiston, MT and Mrs. James Kelly Fa5smoai smiSses Almeda and Fredda Me ton n sna oI beedeville, James H. Johns Tree anu anu sister, Miss Ada of Marked ht nrasa rna others we cannot call to mind Hnr tb;. G. Howard and family are nov bry Ts lS lMonday) morning to Hick- It seems that the Ridge is
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05

drawing some of our good citizens.
 One of the largest crowds that ever gathered at Lorton's Ford on Cache river assembled there Sunday at 3:3O, when 28 converts of this place were baptized.
 z. B. Reid was here Sunday and as- sisted in the singing.
 We do not hear very much talk of the road working days, as set apart by Governor Hays. Sorry to say so, but this district has more bad roads, no tools less hands and practically no funds-it is very discouraging.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. Johnston are expect ed home Wednesday from Hot Springs.
 AUvERGNE.
 Dr. Meade Owens of Eight Mile was in Auvergne Monday to meet his wife and little son.
 Miss Elsie Harrison left Saturday for her home in Conway.
 M. B. Hare and F. L. Bleakley and families spent Sunday in Augusta vis- iting MT. Conner.
 Mrs. Hattie Land of Batesville is visiting relatives and friends here this week.
 Misses Johnnie Dawson and Mabel Ensor of the bottoms spent Sunday with Miss Lottie Gibson.
 Rev. Will Mink and family of New rort spent Sunday with Mrs. Mink s father.
 Mrs. Bud May returned last Thurs day from Heber Springs.
 MT. John Hollis of Greenbrier spent Wednesday night with J. F. Gibson.
 MT. Rufe Gibson and children and his niece returned home last Wednes- day from Monette.
 Miss Jones of Batesville is visiting Mrs. Bruce Burton this week.
 Mrs. John Gibson and Mrs. Pairlee Thompson left Thursday for Green brier to visit relatives.
 Mrs. Ellison of Weldon is here vis- iting her son and his wife.
 Miss Ella Neal spent Sunday with Mrs. Mamie Webb.
 Mrs. w. P. Neal spent from We'd nesday until Sunday with her sister at Shoffner.
 pr. and Mrs. R. o. Norris of Kenyon are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Burton.
 Mrs. J. R. Rittenhouse and daughter Jennie Bill. left Tuesday for Harvell, Mo-, to visit relatives.
 MT. Dee Mccartney of Shoffner was a business caller in Auvergne Mon day.
 Miss Estelle Sherrill returned Tues day from Argenta where she has been visiting her sister
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
second Prize Winner.

As grateful user of Gold T oaf" flour, am glad to publicly avnress my private opinion that ;4 is the best on the market and the only flour which has been sold continuously in Newport for twenty years, holding it's own acainst all "comers."
 In my quest for the best l have fitted like an old beau, from one pretty flour to another to finally espouse the one which nossesses besides prettiness all tbe homely virtues-purity, sweetness and reliability.
 Housekeepers, stop envylng vour neighbors' good bread and cake use "Gold Leaf flour and have same.
 MRS. CARRIE LAWTON HITE.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05
BRIDGE SCHOOL HOUSE.

Dust is about the only thing that is
 lentlful here now, as there has not
 cen any rain in this vicinity for sev-
 ral weeks.
 Several of the good people of this
 lace went to the picnic at Swifton Pst week. All report a good time.
 Cotton is beginning to open here
 ow so that it looks white. Some are flkng of picking some in the near fu- pre' Don't seem as though it will ake long to pick it.
 There is to be school rally at the Enool house Friday, September 18th, everybody is asked to be present. Pa ents come out and bring your chil-
 ren. Help us to make the day a suc-
 Bro. Campbell, who has been con- uctlnng, a meeting at the Arnold ehool house, started a meeting at me school house here MoMnday night. Ee wish him much success and a lood meeting.
 me enrolment of our school is still [cfeaslng. There were four pupils Famltted Monday which makes the [otal enrolment 27, the largest that Pas sr been enrolled for several years. MT Sam RoreX and wife and Miss Ieftle sA1 Jenkins attended Sunday School ast Sunday.
 Mrs Joe Brooks visited MT. and ITS, Campbell and family last week. Le[ us all go to Sunday School next Gunoa,y and help to make it a con- ,oJ gon,t forget the school rally. Every wishing much success to the Inde- 'ehdent, We will close.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-05

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