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The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
What IS the Matter
 With Our Business Men

Carlisle Ark. 12, 3, 1915. Editor Independent:
 1 wish to criticise a little after receiving my Independent from the post office. D i'd not read it until 1 got home.
 Your local column and your editorial column could be i'm proved. 1 note that this weeks is sue only contains about col umn of locals.
 Now for tomorrow December 4th is trades day here in Car iisle your paper has been keep ing it before he public ever since it started. Now in looking entirely through this week s paper land it's only three weeks from the Christmas holidays) 1 fail to find only one large and two small advertisements. What has gone wrong with our mer- chants? Not one Dry goods or grocery store no meat shops but one drug store. People who take this paper ten, twenty and five hundred miles from here will read like this: Carlisle has three livery barns, Longs dry goods store one Drug store. It has no hardware, grocery or dry goods stores. no barber shops, no banks. no hotels. If some of these would like to come to our city, the first thing they would say when they landed Where is your livery barn located, I have got to go to Hazen or To noke to get my groceries and dry goods. Can I get some cheese and crackers for lunch while we go after these goods"
 The above is the situation as it looks to me, and to the man away from this town.
 The editor did not solicit this nor have I ever talked with him about this article. I do not know if he would accept it with out regular rates. 1 could write much more but this is enough to make your ears burn.
 A SUBSCRIBER.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
Live At Home Planl
 Proves Profitable

Business conditions fA-tts
 Mississippi Valley are vastly better this season than for two years past, in the opinion of leading wholesale and retail deal CTS. Abundant crops which brought higher prices have giv- en the country people more req dy money which already has re- suited iu brisk holiday buying, according to Oscar Cleveland, secretary of the Memphis As
 sociation of Creditmen. TIT e South earned it's leSson in econ omy more than a year, ago, and the big crops of this year were raised on a cheap basis" said Mr. Cleveland. The averageI planter in addition to hiSI cotto1 planted more foodstufH and, therefore, has more nt ney to spend in other lines of t1 de. He also received 4 to s cents lpound d more for his cotton than a year ago. S
 "Collections are bettl Ter now than in several years, and there are fewer failures and sadJ9ty ments. " \
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
Weekly Letter of
 John H. Page

The crop gathering season is almost over and all corn land that has not been broken should be broken this month and all the stalks. weeds, and grass plowed under. Any meadow land that you expect to plant in other crops next year should be turn. ed under this month. Flat break all the land you can during De- cember. It will also pay we'll to disk the land as fast as you break it. Do not leave the furrow slice un b roken and unsettled, but put veriZe it into a loose bed. It will hold plant food better and make better reservoir for water in the spring. Large clods and furrow slices with air places in between are hard on the land and will tell in the next crop. Get rid of them by disking. A clod Tn the field is really worse than a rock.
 Now is the time to look after your seed for next year if you
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09

On Saturday, Dec. 11th., the Ladies Aid of Scott community will have a Bazaar sale to com. mence at 1 o'clock D. m. The school will furnish short pro- gram in the evening, commence Ing at 8 o'clock, followed by lunch and also finish the sale if anything left. Everybody invi- ted. Plenty to eat.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
A Letter From Santa

You will find everything you want for Xmas at Long'S , and 10 cent store. I have a nice line of toys for the children and oth- CT gifts suitable for the whole family. Go now and get what you want. Early bnying alway> palS 1 witl be there tdate an nounced iater) with gift for ev cry child. Watch the paper.
 From,
 Dear Old Santa.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
Morrison School House

Mrs: G. orge Friend spent Sat. urday with her neice, Mrs. Paul Buffalo.
 Miss Avie Allen is visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. k. A. Stubblefield.
 s. c. Phillips and family, and c. B. Taylor and family spent Sunday with Mr. Thurman, near Lonoke.
 Mrs. Floyd Cato spent last week in Carlisle.
 Mr. Clarence Cameron is nov ing to Prarie Longue this week.
 Misses Helen Stubblefeld, Nelle Robbins .and Mrs. Taylor called on Mrs. Phillips Monday afternoon.
 Miss Fern Hand ..spent Satur- day night and Sunday with Mrs. H. L. Urton in Carlisle.
 Dewey Fitch returned home Sunday eve from a hshing and hunting trip on White river.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09

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The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
FOR SHERIFF

The Independent is authorized to announce pr. F. A. Corn. of Lonoke, as a candidate for Sher- if and Collector of Lonoke coun. ty, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
Ii Is a Real Fight

- AZ
 Thirty-one years ago Richard W. Sears, tCLnGer ot Seal < k 0 b u k & Go, was employed as a telegrapher and express agent by the Minneapo- lis X St. Paul Railroad. When he dIed a Year or two ago he left d fortune estimated at S25, ,0UU, 0o0 In little over a quarter of a century the business house that bears his name was built up from an idea to it's present gi- gantic proportions. It's yearly sales run over S100, 100000. It has more than 27,000 employees and sells to nearly 5,000,000 cus- toners.
 Think over these figures for a moment. They sound like dis. patches from the warning na- tons of Europe. You can almost imagine cablegrams or wireless messages something like this: England has raised S100. .O0O on recently discovered rubber tree, or "Germauy has captur- ed 5,000.000 more Russians to- day. ' The only difference is this: Instead of being day dreams and imagination, the fig ures cited are facts, hard, cold facts, and further than that, these figures are growing year after year with alarming strides.
 We have cited only one of the many concerns that are taking the business which rightfully be longs to the Country merchant. How are they doing it? By sit ting down and folding their hands in Well, .what.am-I go ing to-do- -about-it" attitude? Ger tainly not. Business is not built up and held that way today.
 They are building their busi ness by progressive methods. In nearly every farm house in your community you can find their catalogs. They do not advertise once year. They are constant ly advertising. They create a demand and they fill it.
 Let us come a little nearer home. A danger far greater than the Chicago mail order houses is threatening the very life of your businesses today.
 Here is thing that has re gently been called to our atten: tion. An auto-bus line is in op. eratlon between Flint and Flush ing. The merchants of Flint, through their Board of Con- merce. guarantee the drivers of these buses S12.00 per day. Are they doing this to spend their money? Certainly not. They are doing it to draw the trade along the line to Flint.
 In a few years the muddy roads will be a thing of the past. Year after year good roads are being built, and before you req lize it all the highways of Ark ansas will be in condition so that autos can travel summer or win ter withou fear of stalling in a mudhole or swamp.
 It's up to you. Face the issue squarely. Meet conditions as they are today and forestall the inevitable result, otherwise your town and you will be on the map, like the Belgium of Europe. in name only.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
FOR TREASURER

The Independent is authoriz ed to announce J. V. Crutcher of Lonoke, as a candidate for Treas urer of Lonoke county, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09

a one inch staple and mlhke 36 per cent lint anaeis goodl yield er i> d good kind to stick < to- It pays. Suit yourself abdsut the variety, but stick to it a1hid i'm prove it by careful seed selec- tion.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
News Agency

Let us take your order for your magazines and other read ing matter or renew for you. We are in position to take your order for any newspaper or mag. azine published and will guaran tee the lowest subscription price.
 The Carlisle Independent.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09

Buy your gifts early. Some thing for the whole family.
 Long's and 10c Store.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09

Don't forget to go to, sng's| , and 10c Store when iBIowu They have just what you Want
The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09

Toys of all kinds. Just the things you want. Long's Store.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-10
ROCK ISLAND LOW FARE
SCENIC CIRCLE TOURS
TO CALIFORNIA

Get a copy % our Panama ENposi-
tions Folder and glance at the map
See the circle Tours available 20 Cali
f0rnia Dut through Colorado. with
its tucowpRra mountain scenery,
back tATuugh El Haso and the his-
tortc SogthWest over the Golden
state Route. the direct line 90 lowcst
altitude. or vice versa. cr iu one d'-
rectton bN way ~ Yellowstone Ma
tionAl Park. Glacier National Hark or
Canadian National Park. through the
Canadian Rockies
rre-emineut m the through trans
continental service Are the Golden
state Limited and Californian VIA
El rRso and Tucson. and the Rocky
Mountain Limited and colorado
California Express Via Colorado. M
n0rr trains n0 better service are pro-
vIaed anywhere than on Rock Island
Lines Automatic Block = Euals-Su- -
perb IiuiDS Car Service
Low fare tickets on sale daily.
Stopovev az an points en- Toute. Both
eNposit,ogs iccluaed in one ticket az
un extra cost
Ne maintain Travel Bureau et
the Majestic bldg Detroit our rep
rsss natives are travel experts. wao
Will give YOU full information about
California aud the ENposittouS how
best - see them, prepare itineraries
make -eservations etc
Write phoue Or trop n fn~ cur III
cratu-- or California and the Evpcst-
tons. c. c. Gardner. -. , A. Rock
Island Lines. Detroit Phone Main
.t7o.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-10

gathered he wished ma 10 listen
carefully 20 what he had 20 say
Look here" he said You look
TO me like a nice good little girl
guess you are You're pretty. all
right. and you're young You've got
some voice and you've got a shape
The chances are could teach you
"a dance Now don't DC dts
oouraged. because It's going 20 be a
clnch for you 10 get n Job some.
here. II you don't get II here. But
want 10 tell you this don't
want 10 take you on here. These
girls / got are all experienced, old
battle-aIes Had en- for years and
they're hard as nails We're goinS
cat on the road presently after a
week or so here IN the city. and the
work would - hard and you'd get
unhappy with these tough nuts
around YOU You would not know
how 20 get on.
Now. there arr a couple OF COM
anies here In the city that take
NICE girls They like EN-. You got
a better chance With them 20 learn
the ropes. and you would have quite
nice girls IN the dressing room with
you This Is good advice I'm giving
Won. kid. and you'd better go 20 H.
tell you what you do. George
Bemis Is getting chorus together
for new musical show they
brought over from England lt's q
Trstty thing No rough stur, and
think you would At in. co down 10
tae stage entrance OF Bemis's thea
ter and ask for him. Tell him
sent you. and | think youil land
Thank you" I said-and meant
il. turned TO srope my way down
tho long dark hall 10 the stree,
again. Just as reached tha door
heard the rustic ot voman's silk
skirt behind me. \ not unpleasant
face asked:
Looking for a Job
"Yes answered into the
shadows Of the hall
A heavy perfume enyeloped me,
and gayly dressed young woman
stepped out into the light.
Come on 20 luncheon With me-.
,he said. and well TAX it over
Maybe I could help YOU. know
INC ropes"
The Detroit times., 1915-05-10
ISWoy sssSs;' Ssss,,slfI5S!s 3 lSfsI5Sysss ~
rsssp ANt NaAsSIkkZ

For Cleveland. Pittsburgh and all
points south aha east-paily 10 o.
y m tRre to Cleveland. s. -
Pittshurgh $50
Fer Buffalo sad all points east
Daily . no Fare. - 50 uDe way.
ssSb round trip.
For Narktnac Island and Way
Ports Mondays. 5 80 =, IN, Fridays,
$50 a
weekend Excar~ion Every >stur-
day-Clrve.lrt g. so. BuralO. s. 20
Niagara Fails SIS round trip f1r
transportation. returning IN time Tor
business N ru3ay
strtrroom Acromm Cd q stions--t' pp~-
Berth s. ta lower berth. s. 80
whole room. - 50
TICKET OFFICES Third-ANe,
wharf. i3T " oodwnra- Ave. tMaIe-tic
Bldx.t. 80 Fort-st. West.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-10
Beth; The Girl
Who Went Right"
By Ethel
Lloyd
Patterson
No. 24-Advice.

What's your experience" he
snapped.
IL haven't any" stamu cred,
None" said Mt Neyins. Can
you SING Can YOU dance"
81 can sing little I told him.
And have danced AZ parties, OF
course"
sing a couple Of notes" he com
manded
clasped my hands nervously.
"Oh. not now-like this, / begged.
Sure" hc said why not7 just
a couple OF notes"
opened my mouth. expected
every girl in the back OF the room.
arranging her costume FOR the street
would stop Immediately and stare
AZ ne, Instead they we're cha,tering
so they did not even seem TO lear
me. sang note or tse
Not so bad" ssid Ben Neyins
approvingly. Where do you i've"
started 20 give him my address.
"oh. don't mean the house NUM-
ter.- he said Il mean have you
got a mother and a father Who
takes care Of YOU How do you
llve."
Il have always lived with my par.
ents." told him. Dur now have
started in 20 make my own way
He turned his back on me, jam.
med his hands into his pock ts aud
began 20 march up and down in
front OF me. whistllnE I did not
know what 20 do ! did not know
whether the interview was over and
! Was dismissed or-uhat stood
still. my eyes smarting and my
cheeks burning Mr. Nsvins paid
TO attention 10 me After wha,
seemed 10 me ages I imagined he
vas trying 70 convey 10 me he was
no longer interested Afraid Ia
speak. turned 10 leave the hall
"Hey. you" he yelled. Where
are YOU going. Can't you see I'm
trying 10 think OF something for
you,"
His tone frightened me horribly
| did not realize beneath its grur
ness was a certain kindliness. Mr
Nevins walked toward me once
more and stood quite close
The Detroit times., 1915-05-10

TRUE Kindness 10 sometimes Ike
- eweetsst nuts. IL often 10 en- :
tfvo)oped In the hard burr OF a rough
NJ remember quite we'll how | Was
4 1rUoeed on that first day when
,lnFed forth 10 become an actress. I
ha1 IN idea any girl who worked
\ HlUr her living should be very simply
(, nod neatly attired. ! did not know
4 ~ average chorus girl is usually
<moeo gorgeous than n rainbow. II
!. Uoo probably this lack OF knowledge
which helped me for my very plain
6Deov must have stood out against
ne ray attire OF the other appli-
1nDts for work. l wore a simple.
I! 81 drown suit buttoned down the
lsu0G ] had on white collar and
{ 00Hs.I although they were not fash
)D0abls Just then; but I had always
!. boen fond OF the tidy look they
I've q girls throat and wrists My
Mr. was brushed smoothly. without
'ynts or pufis; and wore a plain
GnSk brown hat. small and with a
l3ttls brown wing In the side. l
nost have looked very proper and
my. But think. too. the costume
|Was probably not unbecoming to
ne. For my hair vas a sort OF
ehsstnut brown and I had plenty OF
eoIor IN my face.
can almost picture 10 myself
even yet. what a frightened little
AZURE I must have made on that
1ypt morning ~ stood in the door
- the rehearsal hall and the stage
manager. Ben Nevins. walked to-
yurti me He turned back. as be
oDmost reached me, and flung fe1
.Qnlck words at the girls. who had
sntood In rows before him. I'm
I1modisteiy they broke ranks and
(: rushed for some lockers that were
soe the back OF the hall. They began
soy1anging their hair and changing
>lheir skirts, or pulling them down
about their ankles. inferred
their rehearser had told them they
might 90 to luncheon. Then he came
howard me. He did not speak. but
InoOod ataring. and II was | who had
- explain my mission.
II want 10 get a position on the
oenge," I quavered.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-10

A California genius has rigEed up
a motorcycle with battery and mo-
tor. so that he dispenses with the
use OF gasoline.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-10
NEEDING SIT1T'sss sssS5.e:T!sfs
--LATEST SN1ES- PROMPT SERVICE
px s1xN SAoSS Q % wQQoSa Al.

PRINTING. the plain neat kiud--that
!. rixht-rine. job D~pt.--Msin ESQ.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-10

~ TRUE kindness 10 sometimes like
- oWeetest nuts. II often 10 en-
'vo)oped In the hard burr OF a rough
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
PRICE MUST FACE TRIAL
IN NORTH CAROLINA Court
Especial to The Tlncs-Dispatch

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.
WINCH ESTER, VA. December o5-
Thomas Price, alias Old Tom Dowd. vino
wac arrested recently in tile hous. nr
hrhJainin Cline, at Stephenson. nv,
mics north of Winchester. ana is nov
under an armed guard in the local
Jaii VIII he taken next week to North
carolina where five indictments for
poSt-"ihce rcbbercs are pending ar,ins,
MN. The arrest of Price followed .,
H'Sht or two after the capture of sew
cral NcGGmen in Brooklyn ~ y. all
wanted ON the same charges Price
was followed from Baltimore To SIC
phrhSoh by Postal Inspectors Sarcll
ana i-cmen, of Washington, and HriII
ana Dixon, of Baltimore. VINO. "ith
rni'ro"" detectives and several local
"nicers, surrounded the Cline housr
ABOUT midnight and captured him vhil,
ne was asleep. rhc officers found -
p'e"t dcal OF discriminating cvideucr
rice VINO has already se..vcd n uu,n
per OF years III various p.niteuti;iries
~ ucciared by the postal inspectors to
&c wanted Tor crimes in at least :,
"oHeh states. The INSPECTORS ro
re'Nsu Il telegram from the department
'" Washington congratlilating them
upon capturing Price and orderinsr an
armed guard placed over him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
pressing indeed when they max. ,ni
GERS out Of young Students
i.ACi> or VII NrrIuNS

7
LACK or MUNITIONS
NOT CAUSE Oh DEFEAT
"Of ammunition they have enough.
Japan. especially. has furnished "a ureYt
deal During the heavy nshting in
July and August. the Russians may
h;-ve occasionaiy been Il little short OF
ammunition, out to give this as tho
reason for their defeats is merely :.
lame excuse. NJ ali Important points
where decisive actions aook plac,, they
had enough ammunition. In Eo,vnu
wc found whole mountains OF nn,nu
milton, and in i<Owno especially IL wa
shown that the defeats OF the Russiaus
We're due TO other causes It's location
alone mad" kowno Onte OF the strong
osi OF tortressos. and when an army
surrchdcrS such u position without
holding it 10 the limit of endurance. il
becomes clear ;hat that army is
dem"rali2cd. 1t does not seem that TN.
morale OF the russian army has i'm
proved since then. our soldiers talk.
prisoners of war who fall llpun their
captors' necks ana with tears in their
eyes thank them for having been cap
turcd."
To the question whether or not he
thought a nc-S Russian offensive likely.
Field Marshal Won Nindenhur.s repIisd.
y new Russian offensive is not prob
able, but they may try one neverthc-
! 90 ii' war one gets RIA of tn.
prophetic habit, particularly when deal.
ing with intentions OF the antagonists
OF the possibility OF having to meet
simultaneously an offensive east and
west, the field marshal said:
II they attack us east ana west We
snail beat them back east and west" J
Won ilindenburg was generous i'm
ms praise of tho Bulgarian armv, and
81 "ke in glowing terms Of the Austrv.
iiunGarians. especially OF their general
stan chief. Conrad Won lIoetzeudrof.
crushing defeat Of the Italians
would particularly please me" he said
rms war cannot close without its
three principal culprits--Italy. Serbia
an" italy-sufering the penalty which
Is riGhtfully theirs"
Field Marshal Won H,ndcnburr also
talked IN lighter vein I;ernrcuc.
was made to the statue of himself il.
Berlin into which people drive nails
a. "a token of their pledge to contribute,
TO charitable purposes. It was said
ttat the huge wooden statue was more
impressive by virtue of it's size than of
it's beauty
'rhcy can nail me right heartily"
said tho field marshal with a smile
so long as doing so brings in much
money for good purposes
He had merely done his duty. said
Won iindenburg in rejonder to a re-
mark concerning his great popularity
among the German PEOPLE IIo diu No,
wish TO be fctcd. but, If necessary. to
meet popular wishes. he could have
himSeti stuffed and placed on cXhihi-
lion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
''iDhH Thrown IIEADInNG
WHEN CAR TURNS TIv .rIE
Especial to The Times-Disratch +,

NlNttiESTER, VA, December ~
','hi hcrn. son OF H. II Kern, of Pike
ue' W. va, lies in serious condition
- me nome OF his aunt Mrs. $.
- Mcdonald. as Il result ar hai,,s
tnroWh headlomG from an a,itomohiIn
t. ,t turned turtle on the MartinsI,,rs.
INC near town. last evening. Tno
S'e''iIlS gear tailed to work nro,,r,,.
an" when the machine sudacnly turnc,i
,'o"'"' "h" upset, young Kern was
im,,i 49, o"', sum flnS severe cuts aud
remained unconscious several ho,r.
Johh Reese, Joseph 10y ana Clorn,r.,
.ha"i'' VINO were with him, ycr, tIsr
thrown out of the car. but cs,nn.,,
serious injury The machin. "a.
wrecked "''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
George Edward Coperhnvcr.

THptITNI 20 no Tllnes- DIS pHtCII.I
WINCHESTER, VA, De"cu Der az
George Ed" ard Copenhaver, sixty three
years old. prominent Winchester con
tractor. died about midnight thursday
night in Memorial Hospital. after !,
brief Illness Of pneumonia. lie leaves y
widow, four sons pnd ono sister.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
Since the
Fire

7 XOPEWELL'S fire of December
4 9Th made history = and the
recorded history since the fire
is making Hopewell. But it is diff
ferent Hopewell that has been estab
lished since the morning of Decem-
Der 10th.
Thirty Thousand Men
working hand in hand, are building
city that will stand. Business blocks
of brick, steel and concrete construc-
ton are now underway on every
hand, and the erection of thousands
of permanent homes is seen i'm every
section of the city.
Hopewell's Future Will
Eclipse Her Past Record of
Growth in Every Direction.
There is work for every one in
Hopewell. There is opportunity for
every one in Hopewell. There is much
yet to be done in the building of the
greatest industrial city On the South
Atlantic Coast.
If you have never visited Hope
well, the coming holiday week is your
opportunity. Our offices, located at
corner of Hopewell and Cawson SITS.
will be open night and day, beginning
tomorrow morning.