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Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
Road Work At Batesville.

Batesville, Sept. 30.-Showing what may be done with a defin- ite plan, the road from here to Newark yesterday and today is a fair sample. More than 1,200 loads of gravel were hauled and just six miles of road made good. The making of that much good road gives Batesville not only connection with all that section along the route but away beyond. For the road from Rutherford to Newport, distance of "A miles, was already good, and the mak- ing of this six miles completes the road to Batesville.
 The Rutherford Brothers, who own several plantations out in that section, ha lalready cut a new road of a mile connecting with the very same road and e. vading 8 long steep hill. This new mile of road reduces the dis tance from here to Rutherford exactly one mile and at the same time evades Pine Hill, which was always impossible in winter. Hundreds of dollars have been spent on that hill, and just why it never occurred to roadmakers before to go around the hill is not very clear, but it never had, and each year load after load of gravel was placed on it, only to be washed away with the first big rain.
 The road work in this county is a big success, and it will be worth thousands of dollars tc the county.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
Canadians Fear Us.

In spite of all the talk we have heard about mutual interests, similar destinies, a common Ian guage, and cOnsanguinouS re- lations, the Canadian people have no love for the people of the United States, and they make manifest their slumber- bering hatred on every occasion. The ThaW incident is not singu- lar in this respect. It showed itself in late election when re- ciprocity was defeated. It shows itsel1 every time an American flag is torn down and trampled upon, which has not been seldom of late. The Canadian newspap- CTS, for prudential reasons, do not voice this sentiment, but take care to conceal 1t. But when the people are aroused they make known their true sen- tinent. Canada hat.s us be- cause she fears us. 1oe whole Dominion contains only about as many people as inhabit the state of New York, while the superficial area of her territory is greater than that of the Unit ed States if we exclude Alaska. The people have been taught to believe that the United States has designs upon them, and they resent it bitterly. It is not be- cause they are so loyal in their allegiance to Great Britian, as it is because they have hopes of an ultimate autonomy, when the vast stretches of Canadian terri tory will be organized into a na- tional state, and Canada take the world. Nations, like indi- viduals, hate only those whom they fear, and until the Canadi- ans are convinced that we have no ulterior designs on their ter ritory, and that we would well come them into the family of na- tions, this latent hostility and hatred of us will remain.-Mem- phie News-Scimitar.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
f SPRINGS |As PRONUNCIATION
|c.,ond Time In Present De- eade Has Big Fire Loss.

,t Springs, Sept. 5'-Glow.
 Pmbers, twisted masses of
 and steel, smoking ruins, ln-
 bersed with an occaslonal
 where the flames are still
 wing up a a white light to
 p1 the shadowy gloom that
 fallen. cover an area of one
 one.ouarter miles east and
 and at least half a mile
 h and south, the result of a
 That originated in the rear
 negro shanty a few hours
 Hot Springs, the mecca of
 Southwest and one of the
 thiest resort cities in the U- a States, sustained a loss pd at S1O,000,000, with the
 led territory covering 50 ks, 35 of which contained the tial residences of the city. ] thousand people were made eless. Two congregations without an edifice in which worship; Garland county is bout a courthouse, Hot |ngs must find a temporary |e for the students of the high Dol; only one laundry of the Ie that formerly were over Pd to carry the city's busi- }, remains; power, electric t power will not be available nearly 60 days. These are a few of the big losses in to- s fire.
 weeping eagerly from east to and north to south, the lagration spread steadily l the start, relentlessly push its way through the big bus 5 blocks on Malvern and Ou- ta avenues and continuing and south into the beautiful lence sections on Prospect QuapaW avenues.
 [ZENS PATROL STREETS. )re than a thousand men VOL cred their services in fight
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
SCUFFLt MAY
 PROVE FATAL
Homer Atchison Receives .Acci- dental Knife Wound At Hands of Walter Huff
 man,

An apparently friendly scuttle between two boys, Homer Atchi- son and Walter Huffman, over an open knife may have resulted fa- tally to the former, whose condi- tion is very critical as the result of a very serious knife stab into the lower part of the left lung The young men were in Bark CTS store room on Hazel street and there was no i'll feeling be- tween the two according to all |present, who did not know until later that Atchison had received "a serious and perhaps fatal wound. Each had been banter ing the other and young Huff man had an open knife in his hand, when the scuffie commence ed. When blood was first nOtic- ed, it was thought that Walter Huffman had been cut and then discovered that Atchison's shirt was bloody. Upon examination, it was found that the knife had been jabbed between two ribs be- low the left shoulder and was producing quite a flow of blood.
 Even then the wound was not regarded serious and Atchison asked Huffman to accompany him to the doctor, for he must report to the Wells-Fargo eX- press office for his night work. The boys went to the office Of Dr. L, E. Willis, who opened and dressed the wound and at once discovered it's serious character. Atchison was then carried upon a cot to his home on Laurel street. where he passed a bad night, suf- fering from cramping and stran- gulation, as internal bleeding continued.
 No one regrets the accident more than the other young man and all present exonerate him of intentional guilt.
 [ The injured boy is eighteen years of age and an industrious young man of character and reputation, whose friends hope that he may yet rally and re- cover.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
CHURCHES.
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ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
 The services for tomorrow Sixteenth Sunday after Trin- ity-will be as follows:
 Sunday school, 9:45.
 Morning service at | o'clock.
 EVenSong at 7::3O.
 There will be extra and special music.
 The subject of the morning sermon will, Ephesians 2::9- By grace are ye saved through faith. ; The Rev Henry F.. Spears of1iciates. You are cordi- ally invited to come and bring some one with you.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Meet your friends at 9:30 a. m. in the Bible school, the best place we know of. We have or ganized classes. with trained teachers. Our slogan is 100 be- fore October lst, boost. boostl boost!
 Communion service at 0:45.
 Christian Endeavor at 7:15 D. m. You will receive a cordial handshake if you only give us a chance.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
Seized Booze Stolen.

Jonesboro, Sept. 5.-Chief of Police Montague seized 12 quarts of wnispey from the express of fee last night and placed it in his office. This morning when he arrived on the scene he found that someone had entered the place and stolen the whiSkey.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
NOTICE.

No one has called for their dishes at the court house and as fhev are piled up in the hallway, it is requested that the owners remove them as soon as possible.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Rev. MT. Jones of Batesville, state Presbyterian evangelist, will preach at the church in this city Sunday morning and even- ing at II and 7::3O. Sunday school at 9:45.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
loving Pictures ftheOperaHouse
IS Reels Per Week.

] extra good pictures. HE THWARTED PLOT [hef in a Western town poses doctor. He pretends his pal E. He robs the miners and con- Fs the gold in a coffin, suppos-
 10 contain his dead pal. See \ the plot fails. Extra good
 stern.
 (PATHE)
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
METHODIST CHURCH.

Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Preaching morning and night by the pastor.
 Epworth League 700 p. m. There is a cordial welcome for all who will come.
 E. l.. Milford, Pastor.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
No. 666

This is prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER:
 Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as q tonic the Fever will not return. 1t acts on the liver better than ~c,cr,7o, and dceo noi oripe or sicken. 2oc
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06

the nfe Ines and m patroling the desolated district. l.. Y. Whit. comb, chairman of the Little Rock City Council Fire and Wat. CT Committee, and Captain B. & Harman, who with six fremer and the high power motor engine of the Little Rock Central Sta tlon, arrived at 8 o'cock tonight took command of the fire fight CTS and, pumping water under great difficulties, aided greatly in stemming the flames in South Hot Springs. The Hot Springs equipment was rendered almost useless early in the struggle by the burning Of more than half of the available hose. The Little Rock special brought 1,5OO feet of hose. Three lines, each capa- ble of throwing 250 gallons to the minute, were attached to the engine which was hurried to the burning district. It was neces- sary to unload the apparatus half a mile outside of the burn- ing area, the fire having burn ed through the Iron Mountain yards at Valley street.
 Division Superintendent C. l.. Mayne of Little Rock, Assistant General Passenger Agent F. E. Schroeder and Machinery Su- perintendent D. w. Cunningham accompanied the special here from Little Rock.
 MANY LOSE EVERYTHING
 The hand Of man was too weak, the flames greedily licked up everything in it's path, advanc- ing at will and leaving behind a scene whose desolation beggars description.
 How is it with you?" the qu- cry would be, and the answer:
 "I'm burned out. Not a thing left," came in dozens of instanc- es. There Is probably no resi- dent in Hot Springs who does not feel in some way the damage done in the biggest condagra- tion ever known in Arkansas history. The streets are lined with homeless men, women and children.
 Property estimated conserva- lively at s10,000,000 was de- stroyed in today's confagration, which began within three blocks of the east city limits and cours- ed northwest and south, wlping out business, commercial, public, church and private property. At 10 o'clock the fire is apparently burning itself out in the resi- dence section of South Hot Springs, extending to within a few blocks Of the bordering West Mountain.
 Little or no water has been a. vailable throughout the alter noon and night, neither the Hot Springs equipment nor that of Little Rock, which arrived over the Iron Mountain at 8 o'clock, doing effective work because of inadequate water supply
 There is not an electric light in the city and the telephone serV- ice was out of commission early in the afternoon when the South western Telegraph and Tele- phone Company's cables were burned.
 The streets are lined with ve- hicles of every description load ed down with the entire worldly possessions of Hot Springs resi- dence owners whose homes were ' destroyed in the raging flames
 AREA OF FIRE. The burned area is bounded on the north at the junction ot Ou- achita and Central avenues, west a4;oo1Ix, 4n the city limits, east
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
Lost

INDSC
 Between Fire Department and Arkansas Bank and Trust Com- pany Friday evening one pair spectacles in ordinary case. Please return to w. c. McDou- gald and receive reward.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
MINNIE. THE WIDOW

Widow and her daughter are Fashionable Southern resort. auu1ul scenery taken in Flor
 (Comedy-LUBIN.)
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06

ONE ON ROMANCE
 ows how a young man to win 'fetty girl has to act as a con- ''' put he wins her after many my scenes. {Comedy-LUBIN.)
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06

sA'fa good pictures and good N, music by the orchestra. |DAisslON 5 and 10 CENTS.
Newport daily independent., 1913-09-06
LIEUTENANT JONES

FIN AN I JONES
 s accused of stealing money. leaves and discovers some |s'lle Indians, they attack the E' (s'' For his bravery he is pro- p'ed and wins the girl. Myrtle I,.' |,aoman in the lead.-A good Plltary drama. (SELIG.)
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
The First Christmas

d 4 Il
W often has been stated that the
ilirfh Of Christ niisst, have occur,
red four Years before the date
fixed onlfor the current chronolo-
gy and that It Is probable the event be-
fell at some other time In the year
than few days after the winter sol
stice. The reason for the confident as
sertion is the ascertaining of the fact
that Herod died about four years B. @.
The basis of this supposition Is the
report that at the time Of the birth Of
Christ there were shepherds abiding
In the field, watching their focks by
night a circumstance not natural In
the latitude Of Bethlehem near the
shortest day. That is the height Of
the rainy season in Judea, and the
date does not appear to have been OBJ
served generally before the fifth cen "A
tury.
Many students of Biblical history
have argued that the story about the
star of Bethlehem points to date for
the Nativity not later than May 5,
B. G. Q. on that date the planets.
Venus and Jupiter we're SO closely In
conjunction as seen from the earth
that the apparent distance between
them was equal only to the breadth Of
the full moon. These planets were
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
Ancestry Of Santa


low that we know has made
his appearance on earth in so many
guises that the secret Of his first com,
Ing threatens 70 remain forever yelled
In the midst Of antiquity. 10 one can
say With any certainty Just when be
flrst made bis appearance among pre-.
historic men. for merry old Santa In
one form er another delighted chill
dren.s hearts in many d pagan house.
hold centuries before the commence
mcnt Of the Christian era and prior to
any recorded history.
The name Of Santa Claus, by wAich
he Il known In America, is the Dutch
\ pet name for st. Nicholas The name
Kriss Krlngle. BY which he Is known
In England, Is Il corruption Of Christ
4 Eindlelil on the Christ Child Fut the
festivities that distinguish Christmas
existed long before Christianity. and a
jolly god Of good cheer appears as the
pcssonification Of the period from the
earlier pagan times Now the Santa
Claus OF today Il simply that old Jolly
god sobereil up, washed and purified
The Dionysia Of the Greeks, the sat;
\ urnalla of the Romans, the Twelve
Nights OF the old NorSenica and OF the
Teutons all celebrated the coming Of
the winter solstice People then gave
themselves up to all sorts of revelry
and excess In the Dionysa the repre-
sentative figure was not the Young
Dionysus or Racrlus. hut the aged
chcery and disrcWitable silenus. the
chief of the Satyrs and the god Of
drunlSards In the Saiurnalia 1t was
Saturn; IN the Germanic feasts It was
Thor, both long bearded and white
haired gods like Silenus.
Now, although the central figure Of
the Christian festival Is the child God,
the Christ Kindlein. the influence Of
long pagan custom was too strong
within the breasts OF the early Chris
tians to be easily superseded. The tra-
dltion Of horny age as the true repre-
sentative of the dying year and Its at.
tendant jolliflcations still remained
smoldering under the ashes OF the
past 1t burst Into new tlame when
the past was too far back TO be looked
upon with the fear and antugonisml Of
the church and there seemed no longer
any danger Of a relapse into paganlsni.
AT first however the more dignffled
Representatives was chosen as more In
keeping with the occasion Saturn
4 was nnconscioualy rebantizcd as. St
Nicholas. the name of the saint whose
festival occurs In December and who
as the patron of Young people Is espe-
cially fitted for the patronage Of the
festival which has come tobe looked
upon as especially that Of the young
At first st. Nicholas did not superscde
the Christ Child, but accompanied him
In his Christmas travels, as, indeed, he
stills does III certain rurnl neighbor-
hoods Of Europe where the modern
spirit has been least felt
st. Nicholas, according to the hagi.
ologist. was nkiiishop d OF Myra. who
nourisiled enrly In the fourth century
He Is The niItron of children and
sehoollMvs
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

then visible In the east couple 1
hours before sunrise and must hay
produced q strikingIy beartsfuirappea
auce and have been spoken Of as o.
object THAT was about fifty days le
than two years before the death
Hcrod. fact which ilarmeDtzes We
with other conditions OF the narratiy
for 1t Is probable that the mands
for the slaughter Of all the Child
two years old and under was 4
some months before his deceas
the limit Of two years would
ample margin for any unce'
10 the time 0f the appea,
star. as related By the ~
we're no paschai full NJ
day betweell the yea
A. Q. 33 and no otll-,
I'LL 4. d. 90.
trrum this IL wc
that Christ was +
Al. flle iiIue N h
world FIndieat
jewish dswloss
was not yel ~
ls Funmrlied
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

Julius Williams. the Indian. under
bonds In Justice Richards court on
the charge Of killing elk. ia dead. His
body was found by an o. w. r.. q n.
freight crew near Gibbon. Wednesday
afternoon. Lying head downward, 10 O
barrel Of water. the Indian had appar
emily fell headlonR into the open bar
rel while intoxicaed. He had been
drinking TO excess In Pendleton. aud
the supposiIion is that be fell into the
tarrel OF water. which ID used for pro-
taeiion aRaiost bridge fires.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26


the same y:.ar tnere was Il triple con.
junction OF planets Saturn. Jupiter
and Mars-and that the first two
named weres In conjunction as sean
from the earth no less than three times
in the year preceding that Is. b. C. Z.
Another theory about tile star OF
Bethlehem which has .been advanced
is that the star seen BY the lnagi Is
Spies. the leading militant III the con
stellation Of Virgo. the Virgin For
many years before and after the
Christian elal tile star WAS changing
Its place until It waF tllrn literally q
star in the east. and Us movement
in that direction may in've been the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
A Song Of
Christmas

IN WINE the bittersweet and holly
Arched above the hearthstone's
u glow.
Joy. not melancholy.
Come. indrifting with the snow.
In each face the frost's a-tingle.
And afar on flying wing
Comes the sleighbell's rhythmic jingle
Through December journeyIng.
Get the board and ask the blessing
For the bounty amply spread.
In the simplest words expressing
What loving Father said
"Peace on earth"-for this is nearest
When the SHOWS with Us abide
And the winter air is clearest
In the hush OF Christmastide.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

He was yeung, though Of serious
turn Of mind Conversation was lag
eing. aud she was earnestly hoping. he
would take his leave. Her musings
we're Interrupted. however. By him
asking
DO you think perfection Is eser ne
tually attained IN fisis IIfe, Miss AIiceTs
aYes. she answered quickly. 's0me
people become perfecl bOres = Denver
Republican,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26
TIE STORY THAT NEVER
GROWS OLD.

1hOWS oLp-
Iikc the songs that are sung in the
twilight,
Like etI tales that are tenderly
told
Like the memories of loved ones
that hallcw our hearts,
There's story that never grows
old.
I-o! The angels first sing II In
chorus,
And the watchers with wonder
! behold.
They feel the first thrill Of the !
beautiful truth
In tho Ftory that never grows old.
Round the Christ ChAd OF Bethle-
hens cradle
Are clusters Of apples OF gold.
! And pictures OF silver adorn every
81 he story tAa. never grows old.
n gaddens the hearts OF all chill
dren,
And MILLIONS OF maniier mold
Arc happier, holler better by. far,
1 For the story that never grows
Franklin Trusdeil.
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26


Bring the old musicians fiddle,
Relic ef the bygone days.
Send the fairest down the middle
While the lifting music sways.
Light Of foot and quick OF laughter,
Swing the dancers. toe and heel
As they pass or follow after
In the quaint Virginia reel
Make 8 welcome for the stranger
Should his foOtstep cross the door
BY the memory OF the manger
And the Christ that vas Of yore
Gather childrens faces round you.
AZ he gathered them long syns,
IL ii be the years have crowned YOU
with their radiance divine
Deck the tree and light the candies.
Let the stockings all BE- hung,
Tor a saint with furry sandals
O'er the housetops high has swung,
And hiz felndeer steeds are prancinG
Through the star beHpangled rime,
Ard the moonbeame Dais are xlancins
In fhs merry Christmas time
Ernest McGaffey.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

patieBee II ne honest asap's Fevengs
yfs' 1nurNief
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

HW%HE growing Several cities
Christmas appropriate exercises
Christmas This picture how the giant
aglow with Christmas lights
that made another this Singing Christmas
the celebration The Idea
did number Of cities following It Some Of
which such public this
Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
SPECIAL. PROGRAM FRIDAY,

Tomorrow night the public speak
ing class; of the High school assisted
by the Girls: Gfee club will give a
program; in the assembly room of the
school,: The students have been pre-
pairing for this program for some
time and are prepared to make it the
best given this year. The speaking
will be done entirely by members of
the public speaking class.
The Girls Glee club will sing two
songs and one solo will be rendered
by Miss Myrtle Neumann. Earle
Riley will speak son the Road to
Manda1ay'' with piano accompani-
nent. Miss Mona Flesher and Har-
old Hayher will repeat "A Pair OF
Lunatics" which. received an unus-
ual amount of applause on last Fri.
days program. The Boys Glee club
will not sing at this program but will
probably be prepared to render q
couple of selections rat the next one
An admission charEeof ten cents will
be made. Fri day, night 4, ri.
=
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
TO USE OWN BRANDS
Onion Growers Organize in Order to
Get Better Market and Stand
ardize the Crop.

At meeting held in this city at
the Offices of Reynolds and Winter,
Wednesday afternoon, a new organi-
cation was effected which will be
known as the Bemidji Onion Growers
association. The officers elected
were: A. H. Jester, president, V. M.
Owens, vice president, E. M. Satire,
secretary, H. E. Reynolds, treasurer
and John D. Lunn, manager.
The aim of this association is to
bring about uniform production, raise
the standard products, lower the cost
of production and distribution, to
place upon the market superior pro-
ducts carefully graded and packed in
an association package and under an
association brand, to secure adapted
seed testing high in termination,
adopting rules best known for SOW
ing, cultivation, curing and harvest
ing, distributing information obtain
ed by experience, study and reading
WV Oh u CAC 1uA Cl1Cl advancement anu
uplift of intensified agriculture and
horticulture, and to remove the feel
ing of distrust and suspicion all too
common among farmer neighbors.
1t is the desire of the officers and
directors OF this association to Sc
cure the cooperation of the citizens
of Bemidji. They invite criticism
from all citizens interested and soil
cit suggestions which will assist
them in perfecting plans to meet con-
ditions.
Storage and warehouse facilities
have been secured opposite the Great
Northern station, some styles Of
packages adopted, rules for grading
and PACKING established, advertising
methods considered, and good
foundation laid for a substantial be-
ginning.