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The Washington herald., 1914-03-01
BOWSER, AND THE COOKS
The Old One Gone and He Cant Replace Her

"And now what's happened?' demand
ed Mr.. Bowser as he came home the
other evening and found Mrs. Bowser
arranging the table for dinner.
Nothing except that the cook sot
cranky apd left me at noon," she re-
piled.
!, "You-you mean you got down on nsr
| and bounced her out without a mo-
ment's warning!" he continued.
Il mean nothing OF the kind. She
found fault with the range. the kitchen.
the washing and everything else, and
finally said she'd CO.
Mr.. Bowser sulked and growled while
eating the dinner. though IL was a bet
ter one than usual and it was not until
Mrs. Bowser had cleared the table and
was ready TO sit down for the evening
that he touched upon the subject again
by saying:
81 want to talk to you a little, and
hope you will be able to keep your tenn
per while / do so. You have had fifty
different cooks in the last year. and the
fact that none of them has remained with
you over ten days shows that there Is
something radically wrong somewhere"
81 have had only five cooks In the last
year" corrected Mrs. Bowser. There's
the book with their names written
down"
II said fifty and / know I'm right"
said Mr.. Bowser with emphasis. Fifty
different cooks. and your treatment OF
them was so outrageous that none Of
them could put up with it!'
''Only five, and one fell sick, one had
to go home on account OF death in the
family. and two of the others refused to
stay on your account"
Refused to stay on my account?
Woman, explain yourself"
They said you were too fussy and
cranky"
Never" shouted Mr.. Bowser, as his
face grew red in a minute No girl
ever said those words. In order to make
excuse for your heinous conduct you are
resorting to prevarication. We never
had a cook who didn't look upon me as
a sort Of father to her. II has been your
fault that they have left You have
met them with an icy glare; you have
ground them under the iron heels; you
have used them as IL they had no souls
or feelings I've watched you, and I've
often wondered. why some of the poor
creatures didn't turn on you with the
carving knife."
That's all nonsense"' quietly replied
Mrs. Bowser.
Nonsense is it, Is it nonsense to put
your heel on the neck of a girl obliged
to work for her living? Is it nonsense
for you to nag and bulldoze and threaten
and browbeat until a girl doing her best
is driven to take her bundle and leave?'
Perhaps you can do better?'
II know I can"
Then why don't you experiment.
Il will, Yes, woman, / will show you
that by proper treatment and due respect
for her feelings a girl can be kept in this
house for years, instead of days. Why,
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01
FOR VARIOUS REASONS

1t was growing dark when came
along 10 a Dakota shanty and asked of
the man milking 4 cow at the door If
could stay all night. He looked me over
for awhile. finished milking, and then
rose up to say:
stranger, I'd like to accommodate We,
but l guess We had better travel along
to the next house"
"AIl right, sir. l don't want to put you
out. You know"
I'D like fur ye to stop-like it fust
rate, bunt know things wouldn't be
pleasant he continued.
sickness in the family
wall, mono sickness. Fact is. my
old woman left me two weeks ago in a
mad fit. and she's comm back tonight
to raise a row. It'll be the durndest row
that ever took place in America, and ye
won't want to be in it.
That's right. Well. I'll go on"
And my son Sam got mad and quit
the roost few days ago. and he's comm
back tonight artsr his gun. That means
the awfullest fight betwixt me and sam
ye ever heard tell of, and if ye was here
ye might hev to bury the dead
'T understand How far is II to the
next shanty:"
And my darter. Lizzie, got mad and
walked off last week. continued the man,
''and she's comm back tonight to call
me names and step high. II she does III
box her ears. and II box her ears thar'H
be a rumpus 10 shake the roof down. I'd
like ye to stay, but I shouldn't like to see
ye crippled fur life
That's kind OF you. How far did you
say it was?"
"Jest about half mile, stranger. As
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01
ARIZONA KICKLETS
Giveadam Gulch Is Never Dull

OF our head with bullets. leaving only
the rim on our hair. 1t was quick. neat
work. and We heartily congratulate each
one Of the twenty different men who had
a crack at the hat. Either carry a gun
or a club. II gun. then know how to
use it
We have been requested by various
local subscribers to take up the weather
reports and make a feature of them
again We are always willing to do any
thing in reason to oblige. and We are
ready 10 make any sacrifice to better
THE Kicker" but we shall have to say
no to this matter. We ran the weather
reports for year, and never hit IL but
once. and that was by accident We find
that a good murder item gives far more
general satisfaction and We decline to
change back The fact Is that no man
with a pair Of rubber boots, a gun and a
bottle of whisky need worry over the
weather. It's bound to hit somewhere
While we were on our way home from
a card party the other night at midnight
some one opened fire on US on Anderson
street. The would-be assassin was hid
den behind big billboard, and he fired
six shots at US from a distance Of fifteen
feet Not a bullet came within a foot
OF us. and for this reason We believe that
the skulker was our esteemed contempt
rary He never was and never will be
able to shoot for shucks. Every time he
tries IL he throws away good lead. He
needn't sit up nights to get prop at US.
Well stand before him at thirty feet
any day at high noon and let him plunk
away as long as he wants to.
Mr.. Jones Dyer. OF Indiana, arrived
in town last Monday in search of news
of his son Joseph, who hadn't been heard
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01

There was no quarreling after he had
departed. Indeed. the friendliest feeling
prevailed. and for the first time in years
brother and sister were hopeful and in
accord.
The Barnes farm was on a main high
way, and somebody was passing every
few minutes. One morning farmers driv-
ing to the village two miles beyond pull
ed their teams up short at an unwonted
sight. Abe and his sister were digging
with pick and spade in a grove near
the road. They had evidently been at
work since midnight, for there were sew
eral holes in which a calf could have
been buried
Hey, Abe, are you digging a well
there?" was called, but neither Abe nor
his sister pretended to hear.
What one farmer said to himself as
he drove on, half a dozen did, and that
was:
BY thunder, but L thought that tin
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01

But what's n cooks soul to do with
the work. asked the applicant.
"You-you don't exactly understand me.
You have a soul, Of course. You also
have feelings. II must be hard enough
for you to have to toll from day to day
fc- sl6 per month. but when on top Of
that the woman OF the house Is con-
stantly grinding you into the dust, your
outraged feelings must-must--
II don't want the place." said the girl
ns she started for the door.
But, my dear girl"
Il have never GJrked In an insane asy-
lum, and l never shalt" she added as
she went out.
There was something wrong with Mr..
Bcwser's system. He realized II, but he
was determined to see IL through No. 4
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01

said. I'd like to accommodate We.
but
Il see how il is
And ye won't hev no hard feeIin's?''
OF course not
'Bekase. as We see, it's a family mat
ter. and faint fur a stranger to mix in
II We come hack this way tomorrer yen
fine me at the door and the hull family
licked into shape and as pleasant as a
basket of chips. or thar'n be a new
made grave out thar and I'll be reposin'
at the bottom of it,
returned that way three days later
and found the house empty and almost
demolished. There was no new-made
grave to be seen, and / had to conclude
that the tight was a draw and the family
had scattered.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01

There's an advertisement for the
morning paper" said Mrs. Bowser.' "and
II you'll stay home for couple OF hours
and select a cook ] shall be greatly
Obliged to you,'
I'm do IL. and II I don't find one
who'll want TO stay with US as long
as she lives you can set II down that
your conduct has given our home nard
name know that other families keep
girls for years and years. and I'm sure
We could II you used them like human
beings"
Mr.. Bowser had a good deal more to
say before bedtime. but Mrs. Bowser
let him go on and waited for her re-
venge. Breakfast had scarcely oeen dis
patched next morning before a girl ar
rived In answer TO the ad. 1t was left
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01

News reached Is yesterday OF the death
Of Joe Rathbone. formerly OF this town,
but living near Florence for the last year
Joe was a gOod-hearted man, but he lack
ed Judgment The lack of judgment
brought about his demise. Mounted on a
mule. which could only do ten miles an
hour, he figured on keeping ahead of a
herd OF steers and making at least fif-
teen. As an angel, Joe may have more
senre in his head. We wish him well in
his new occupation.
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26
OAKLAND.

MT. Mcbride took his bride and sailed away to the North. They left Grand Glaize Monday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. M. H. Sturch were visitors in the Oakland neighborhood last Sunday.
 w. R. Stuart made business trip to Bradford Monday.
 It is very hot and dry yet. but nevertheless, our crops are looking fine. Most of the farmers have good corn and cotton.
 We notice that the timber is dy- ing on account of the drouth. Some of the farmers not far away have enjoyed a good rain, and we are hoping our time is next.
 Most ~ef the farmers have taken a lay off, waiting for rain.
 Mrs. Ann Taylor is visiting her son, Albert Taylor.
 A crowd of young folks gathered at at the home of Mrs. Ida Bright to sing and also to bid Mir. and Mrs. Mcbride goodbye.
 R. L. Stuart has been sick the last three or four days.
 Dr. J. c. Frizzell has been on the sick list for the last week, but is reported some better.
 The Hardy's Chapel Sunday School and Oakland Sunday School are working together, planning for a nice time the first Sunday in July, for the purpose of celebrating Chil- ren's Day. Everybody come. Din ner will be served at the Oakland church.
 Wild Rose.
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26
BATTLE AXE.

BATTLE AXE.
 Almost everywhere one hears the inquiry, "When are we going to get rain?" Nearly seven weeks since we had blessing of this kind. On Sunday last we had 98 degrees in the shade at 7 p. m.--above 100 de- grees about 1p. m; and yet that was not apparently any warmer than it had been for several days just pre- ceding.
 The peddler was tried on the 11th and held over to the next grand jury with bond fixed at S1,000. He was represented by Henry Grant, while Claude Erwin represented the state in prosecuting.
 F. B. Gardner returned from the Izard County teachers institute last Tuesday. He was accompanied by his sister, Mrs. J. H. Landers, and her two boys. who are visiting Jack con county friends and relatives a few weeks.
 Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Lindley and to Paris, Fort Smith and Little Rock. J. W. Lindley met them in Fort Smith, to accompany them home. 1 Prof. Eric Ring came up from New port at the close of the institute to see Battle Axe friends. Went from here to Swifton to participate in the ball game between Swifton and Tuckerman, being one of the Swif- ton nine.
 We have had no preaching service for the past three months, by reason of smallpox in the vicinity. This seemingly has run it's course, there being no new cases recently, and the services will be resumed regularly. Rev. J. B. Stuart filled his monthly appointments Sunday, June 18th. Rev. J. L. Brown preached last Sum- day. Sunday School is to be resum- ed.
 The cotton crop out this way is considered good and corn doing fair ly well, save where the wireworm is working. Current opinion, however, is that neither cotton nor corn can do we'll much longer without rain.
 The prevailing color for clothes now lis dust color.
 Doc Smith says, "If another fell slow was making a crop and I was managing the weather, I wouldn't treat him this way" Doc needs rain and wants it immediately if not sooner Has laid by his corn, hood his cotton over twice and plowed it eight times and doesn't know what to do next. Go fishing, Doc. Scribbler.
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26
BANDY'S CHAPEL.

The country pencil pushers who attended the meeting ot the same at Newport on the 9th, admit that they were royalty entertained, but the so- clal part surpassed it. Sunday School here on the Eth was good. c. P. Francis and family were there. It was voted to have Child ren's Day, but no time was set. Singing at James Cleveland's on the night of the Eth. Frank Gochie was organist.
 Box Supper here on the 18th to raise funds for Sunday School, $4.25 was realized on IT boxes. The two weddings recently, to-wit: Afford Parrott and Miss Ethel M. tin and Other Richards and Miss Eth- Tel Morris-I wish them great joy, as they were my friends. Misses Amanda Halliburton and Anna Cleveland made a trip to New port on the 11th, shopping.
 George Huskey and family visited relatives in the hills lately. Ernest Doolin came up from Jud- sonia to visit here and at Tucker man.
 There is a cold drink stand at Decker's store.
 MT. Clint Townsley's boys visited the hills Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Buck Van had a relative to visit her of late. She gave a piano entertainment one night.
 Fishing is all the go now and hot
 {eather all the talk.
 Mir. Gochie, wife and daughter visited their daughter over on the Ol Randy farm Saturday night and Sunday.
 The Fourth Sunday in July has been suggested for Children's Day
 Bro. Talkington phoned out that he would not fill his appointment here on the 14th, but we had singing.
 Ozell Halliburton and others have been on the sick list.
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26
NEWPORT FURNITURE COMP

People are very gloomy over crop prospects.
 Uncle Renzie has another horse.
 Lucien Doherty and Miss Myrtle Conditt were up lately to Pleasant Grove and Tuckerman in an auto- mobile.
 Sorry to learn of the death of Jason Cole.
 Some from here attended Jason Coles funeral.
 Mrs. Clara Bowden is visiting at Newark for a couple of weeks.
 Cole Roberts was down this way visiting and fishing. He is from Law renee county.
 Jake Harris and wife were over on the 20th, visiting her parents.
 Clint Townsley's son-in-law visited here recently.
 Several from here attended church at Tuckerman.
 l. rsined only enough on the 20th to lay the dust.
 The officers have been searching for five horse thieves. Part of theni are named Price and used to live in this county.
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26

ment of regular man.
 John Henry Orr spent Sunday at
 Judsonia with home folks. i clement is spending the week here
 the guest of Mrs. Ida Witt. MT. and Mrs. George l.. Dameron
 of Battlefield, Missouri are visiting relatives here this week.
 P. L. Groomes, acting roadmaster
 of the White River Division was here between trains Tuesday.
 Miss Lottie Hackney returned Sum- day from visit to ONeal. Bob Lawson and Lloyd Thomas,
 who are employed by Cromwell
 West, became engaged in heated ar-
 gument early Monday morning, when they started to work, which resulted in terrific battle Stovewood, bot ties, clubs and "knucks" were used promisciously and when the smoke of
 battle had disappeared both parties
 were bleeding freely. It is alleged that the affair started over some
 minor differences, and when Thomas began to use pair of knucks on
 Lawson. Deputy Sheriff Cromwell West interfered and in trying to separate the combatants, he received
 a blow in his left eye, which put him out in the first round. Lawson re-
 ceived several scalp wounds and Thomas has very badly disfgured 1 face. All three of the parties are
 under the care of a physician. Deputy West placed the two fight
 CTS under arrest and they were fine@ $3.50 and $7.50 when tried before
 Justice of the Peace H. c. Nuckolls
 Monday morning.
 Mrs. Fred Monroe was shopping in
 Newport Tuesday. Thurman West, carrier on Route
 No. 1, is taking a vacation and is be- ing relieved by w. B. Jurney. l.. E. Phant.
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26
DENMARK.

The weather continues dry in this country and crops are almost thing 'of the past.
 There is some sickness in this community at this time. J. c. Alexander, Sr., who has been suffering from cancer for twelve years or more is much worse and has been confined to his bed for two weeks. He is pioneer citizen, hav- ing emigrated to this immediate vi- cinity with his parents in August, 1853.
 Mrs. E. Vanwinkle has a very sick child.
 Mrs. Phil Brown who has been sick for three or four weeks. is conval- escent at this writing. Dr. w. H. Fraser and family visit ed his brother, Dr. Ed Fraser of Pangburn last week. Rev. MT. Adams preached at the church here last Sunday night. J. L. Alexander of Liberty passed through this country this morning looking for two-year old mule that passed the writer's house, the even ing before with bucket tied to his tail, at break-neck pace.
 Prof. c. E. Land will teach oul summer and winter school.
 Henry Fraser will teach the schoo at Shadden Springs this summer.
 Miss Edna Wick and Miss Florenc, Edwards, together. with numbe of others, has been attending the in stitute at Newport the past week.
 Rev. Christopher Burrows wishe to sell his crop and farm implements
 T. D. Rhew and two sons. Arthu and Lee, went to White river, fishing last Thursday and returned Frida, with fishermants luck.
 We will close by wishing the dea old Independent mach success.
 More Anon.
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26

TUPELO. \ And so the correspondents did meet at last. We should have en- 3oyed being with you so much but 1|ko the old lady once said, when 1t 1ins honey our plate is always turn od up.
 We are still needing rain. A few more days such as we are having S md corn will be ruined. The dust E E simply awful.
 Tom and Will Campbell went to Little Rock Friday on business. re- turning Saturday.
 Misses Bernice Jim and Fannie Taylon went to Grays Friday to epend a few days with Mrs. Louis Gray, nee Taylor.
 Tommy Thornton was Newport visitor Friday.
 Mir. Billbo is in our city with a view of opening up saw mill. MT. Billbo operated saw mill here sev- eral years ago.
 Mrs. Annie Taylor was caller at Mrs. Emma Marlar's Friday. '\ We are astonished at so much Sunday fishing. There is no excuse for it. Work is not so pushing these &W4uliy uay tiHSS " uSSSSSieatc cuh- daN fishing.
 Quite a crowd attended the ice creafp supper Wednesday night at the h0me of Mrs. Joe Gardner, which was given for the benefit of the school Improvement association.
 Mrs. Ruby Lambert has been quite sick at Her mothers, Mrs. Frank
 Mrs. Bettie Collier has been on the puny list for quite awhile.
 There is some talk of slack barrel factory going up at Simmons switch iii the mean future.
 Will Ferguson and daughter of Au- gusta and Miss Campbell of Newport were guests at Simmons Switch be- tween trains Tuesday.
 Mrs. R. M. Marian is spending the week at Shoffner, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. c. c. Corley.
 MT. John D. Weaver stopped off on his route home from Little Rock Sat- urday and was pleasant guest at R. M. Mar1ar's.
 Dr. Pierce drove T. A. Morris mo- ther and sister across Cache Monday in his auto. Miss Marian went over to secure a boarding place before be- ginning her school on the first Mon- day in July.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wallace Lassiter are the proud parents of ten pound girl born June 22. MT. Lassiter is the happiest man in town.
 As news is scarce these dry days we will stop.
 Mutt's Wife.
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26

Howard, Nance and D. Johnston; for Beedeville, Sharkey and Owens. Home runs-A. Johnston and How ward. Time of game, 1:57. Umpire, Howell.
 The game was one-sided from the beginning. The Balch boys had Beedeville out-classed in every way. The Balch team are expecting to match a game with Swifton for the championship of the county. the BaIch boys saying that Swifton can not keep the banner. Balch has a classy team They are good on the ground, and are excellent at the bat.
 Any team wanting a good game, would not make any mistake by matching game with Balch.
 James Denton and Albert Nance of Grubbs were down visiting lady friends on Cow Lake Sunday.
 Rev. c. A. Northcutt filled his reg ular appointment on Cow Lake Sun- day. Jack Langley and family who have been visiting relatives at Essex, Mo, returned Sunday.
 B. M. Anderson, having spent sev- eral days in McCrory last week re- turned home Sunday. w. N. Nance and A. J. Mead were called to Newport Tuesday on busi- ness.
 Arthur Johnston of Balch was down last week visiting G. c. and D. J. Nance
 Surl Jackson of Balch makes regu- lar trips to MT. H. M. McFadden's axarxy CrnIoxy s94ttfsgf Oscar O'Banion and MT. Crenshaw came home Saturday from Gourd Neck. where they have been hauling timber for the past week.
 Harry Gilpin and family moved back to Gourd Neck Tuesday.
 J. w. Mullens of McCrory, sales man for the Mayo & Robinson Gro cer Co.,, was up Monday. Elmo Bell of Essex, Mo, was down Sunday and took several of our young folks automobile riding Sun~ day night.
 M. B. Ball has been hunting cat tie all week.
 w. w. Beede passed here Tuesday night en route to Algoa.
 H. M. McFadden and J. F. Kelly of Beedeville were here Wednesday morning en route to Newport.
 Dr. Owens hasn't been quite so busy this week.
 E. E. McFadden and Dad Locke spent last Tuesday fishing on Cache river.
 Mrs. J. s. McFadden and two daughters, Lillye and Elesin, were over visiting E. E. McFadden and family Tuesday.
 Aunt Parmelia Nance is still inn proving.
 There was another mad dog killed in our neighborhood this week.
 In Beedeville School District No. 28, for department and scholarship during the month ending May 1914. the following pupils are entit- led to honorable mention:
 Elesin McFadden, Oweta Anderson, Laura Roy, Frances Beede, Byrd Hutchens, Grace Johnson, Estella Taylor, Claude Laster, Ida May Smith, Edna Roy..
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26
EIGHT MILE.

Baseball game, Beedeville against Balch. Line up is as follows: Balch-D. J. Johnston. h.; A. G. Johnston, 2b.; Dennis, 3b.; E. How ard, D.; Wagner, C.; Tucker, If; Jack son, cf.; H. Howard, if.
 Beedeville-Dawson, 3b.; G. Mum ger. ss.; Sharkey, D.; Green, h.; Me Fadden, 2b.; McKinnon, C.; O'Guinn, If; Owens cf.; D Munger, If.
 SCORE
 Balch, IA; Beedeville, 1.
 Strikeouts-Howard, IS; Sharkey, &; Base on balls Howard, O; Shar- key, 5.
 Batteries-Balch, A. Johnston, E
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26
DIAZ.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Wilmans and children returned Sunday from a weeks visit to MT. and Mrs. w. M. Harris at Fayetteville.
 Joe Ashley, End trick operator at Bradford, was here between trains Sunday, mingling with friends.
 L. H. Davenport, who has been second trick operator here for the past five years, has accepted po- sition at McAlmont. Hon. Pat Casey of Little Rock is working second trick here at present until the assign
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26
STOMACH TROUBLE
 FOR FIVE YEARS

taking other medicines. l decided to take his advice, although did not have any confidence in 1t.
 | have now been taking Black -Draugilt for three months, and 1t has cured me- haven't had those awful sick headaches since began using 1t. e.''s am 60 thankful for what Black Draught has done for me-" "~~ Thediord's Black -Draught has bees found . very valuable medicine for de- engagements of the stomach and liver. It is composed oi pure. vegetable herbs. contains no dangerous ingredients. and acts gently. yet surely. It can be freely used by young and old, and should be kept In every family chest.
 Get package today.
 Only quarter. y~
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26

Do Your Clothes Look Yellow! If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. It will maket them white as snow. Large 2 OF. package 5 cts.
Newport daily independent., 1914-06-26

Newport Saturday. Mrs. Kate Swearinger and child ren were guests of the formers mother, Mrs. Vance, Saturday night and Sunday.
 There was singing Sunday night at Mir. and Mrs. Tennison's.
 Fat Bill.