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The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22
Inspect Streets

Mayor Harrison and the street and alley mittee made an in- spection of the streets and alleys of Carlisle Wednesday morning after tbe heayy rain and find that there is considerable work to be done to put them in shape for the summer
 A lot of new culverts and bridges are to be built and the ditches opened up in order to perfect the drainage of the town. The work will be started at once.
 This is a good move and will be a great benefit to the health
 f the city as some of the alleys are in a very bad condition in the way of drainage causing many holes of stagnant water to stand in them until they become eovered with a polsonous green scum that is very detrimental to the health Of the community Mayor Harrison should be com mended for this iutreeSt.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22
The District Sunday
 School Convention

The District Sunday School Convention which was held at the School house last Sunday was well attended. Although the attendance at the morning ses sion was light several impoptant and interesting questions were discussed in open conference.
 Frank L. James led the discus sions. The predominating ques tion with all was how to secure enough good teachers. The meet. ing adjourned at 12 o'clock for dinner which was served on the grounds. The afternoon sessiou which was largely attended open ed at i;30 with another open con ference in which many good questions were discussed after which Mrs. Street of Lonoke gave an interesting talk. The meeting then had a short recess to allow The Sure Winners" and Can't Be Beats" to work, After recess the report showed that these two teams lived up to their names by each obtaining l3 subscriptions to the Arkansas Sunday School Herald. w. L Frensmier was elected president of District No 3 for the ensuing year. After short talk by the new president the meeting was closed.
 Thirty two dollars and forty cents vas taken up by subscrip- ton for the Arkansas Sunday School Association.
 Blue Eyed Susan
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22

Minstrel Show tonight, Friday.
 Big Carnival show all next week.
 A. c. Jorns and wife of east of town spent Sunday with MT. and and Mrs. H. Manson.
 Mrs. Crawford Bourne of Lit tie Rock was here this week the guest of Mrs. c. $. Long
 Mir. and Mrs. Snow have moved to their new home that they purchased a few weeks ago
 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wells are entertaining the formers grand daughter from Texas, at their home in the north part of town.
 You may have an opportunity of seeing former President Taft by being at the depot when the West bound passenger passes through Monday eyering at 6:45.
 Mrs. c. s. Long has an Easter advertisement in this issue of the Independent. She certainly has an elegant line of Easter goods which she is selling at rock bot tom prices. Go and see them and you will become a customer.
 Mir. and Mrs. Crank Krshka a were surprised by a number of their friends Tuesday. They We're the recipients of nun Der of presents given in honor of their marriage which took place a few days ago. The afternoon was passed eff very pleasantly by those present.
 Mir. E. B. Roy tells us that he has enough rough rice bought to run the hill three or four weeks and will open up again as soon as the deliveries of it is made The shortage of cars has been the cause of it not being in the mill long ago. The mill has been clos ed down several days On account of being out of rice.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22
State Sunday School Conven.
 ton At Pine Bluff.

The Twenty-ninth Annual State Convention ot the Arkan- sas Sunday School Association will convene in Pine Bluff, Ark. April T 26 Every white Sunday School of the state is urged to send at least three delegates be- sides pastor and superintendent. A delegate should be sent from each of three general divisions Of your Sunday School. namely Elementary, Secondary. and adult Divisions.
 This State Sunday School Con Yention promises to be the best
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22
Notice of Meeting Of
 Levying Court

Notice is hereby given that a special session of the County L4vying Court of Lonoke County, Arkansas. is here. by called to convene oa Friday. April 6, 1917, at the Court House at Eonoke Arkansas. for the purpose of appropri. ating county funds for tick eradication purposes in accordance with the Act passed by the Legislature of 1917 Therefore all qualified Justices of the Peace of Lonoke county, Arkan- sas, will take notice of specicl ses- sion of the Levying Court and be pres ent at said time
 In Witness whereof, hereunto set my hand as County Judge of Lonoke county, Arkansas, on this the Fist day of March 1917.
 l. C. Holr,
 County Judge.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22
A Lesson in Patriotism

The Adamson law has been de clared constitutional by the Su- preme Court of the United States. It was divided court. but the verdict holds just as firmly as if the court were unit ed ia opinion.
 But before the decision of the supreme court was rendered the rail oad officials informed Presi- dent Wilson's representatives that in view of the great crises through which the country is passing. because of the danger from without, they would leave the settlement of the dispute be tween themselves and the four brotherhoods entirely within the com mission $ hands.
 We hear much talk about the monopoly of patriotism and de- mocracy being among ths plain people
 We also hear much of those who are in places of power and those who have. not being as by al to the republic as those who proclaim themselves 10 be mem bers of the masses.
 Tn a crises the railroad officials and railroad owners gave a les son in patriotism that the four
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22

brotherhood leaders might well ponder over In the face of the danger that confronted the coun- try they showed a quality of Americanism and devotion to the flag that the brotherhood leaders did not show.
 The stlike danger is over, but there is one thing that must be done in this country, beginning now: Every man. be he million aire or be he the plowman. or the man at the machine. must bring himself to an understand ing that thIs government must be more powerful than any indi- vidual in the government, or than any group of individuals in the government.
 And any man, or any set of men, who sets himself up as a law unto himself. irrespective of the rights of other men, is not a good citizen; is an enemy of the republic while enjoying the priv iIeges of the republic vouchsafed to all of it's citizens.-Commer- cial Appeal.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22
Grand Prairie News.

Mrs. George Armburster spent few days in Carlisle at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J, P. Stauber.
 Miss Cuma Friend visited Miss Teoland Stauber Sunday.
 Roy S.aggs says he has good luck lately.
 Miss Mae Griffith and Coralee Staggs are in the race for Roy Peasiee. Wonder which will win. There was a large crowd out to Preaching Sunday Come again.
 Francls Schafer says he has invested in a headlight.
 Mr Sellers who has been on the sick list is improving slowly. Mrs. L. c. Bennett and daughter Bessis attended Preaching at Carlisle Sunday night.
 Rainbow
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22
Prairie Longue.

Miss Hattie H. Bells talk at Prairie Longue was enjoyed by all who heard her.
 The pie supper at Prairie Longue was well attended Satur, day night.
 Floyd Dudley who has beer sick is able to be up again.
 Leon Murray made a business trip to Carlisle Friday.
 RuSsum Hackney spent Satur. day night with Robert Purgear. Spurgeon Buffalo of Piney Woods was visitor on Prairie Longue Sunday Evening
 Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Rouse, Mr Leon Murray, Miss Lee Pnr- year and sister, Gladys. spent Sunday with Miss Lucile Sche- nebec and mother.
 Mr. Earl Holcomb and family and Leonard Bogard have moved into their new house.
 Miss Lucile Schenebe k called on Mrs. Jake Truby Monday evening.
 Mrs. Jim Sipes is very sick at this writing.
 Mir. Ed Guile of Perriman Bridge called on Miss Lucille Schenebeck Saturday night.
 Several boys of Scottsvile al tended the pie suppes Saturday night.
 Mir. J. A. Martin purchased a new wagon and team last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jake Truhy yis- ited with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Miller Lunday
 Alpha Morris spent Sunday night with her cousin Elnora Dudley
 The people of Prairie Longue will meet at the school house Sunday March 25fh at ? ?. m. for organizing Sunday School Every body is invited to attend
 M. G. Morri. and family spent Sunday With j. A hlai Dn and family.
 Juapita.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22

and finest and greatest ever held in Arkansas. Some nation famed speakers have been se- cured and many af the best Sun day School men and women of the state will participate on the Convention Program. One of the principal speakers of the Con yention will be Mr. John Alex ander of Chicago. Mir. Alexander is the Superintendent of the Sec. ondary Division of the Interna : tional Sunday School Associ- ation. He is reco gnized as enc of the Worlds greatest Teen Age Specialists.
 Professor T. ". Shannon of Delaware. Ohio, author. editor and lecturer of nation wide fame will also be one of the Conven- tion speakers. One address which Professor Shannon will deliver is entitled. Forests Protected Hogs Inspected-Children Neg lected." Every father and moth. CT of the state and every teacher of boys and girls should hear that lecture.
 Among others who will partic- ipate on the program are the fol- lowing: Governor c. H Brough: Dr H. R. Mekeen, author, chau- tauqua lecturer. and rural spec iaiist; Dr. J. NJ. Workman, presi- dent of Henderson Brown Col lege; Dr. C. E Dicken, president of Ouachita College; Mir. s. W Hutton, Ft. Worth, Texas. Sun day School Field Secretary of the Christian Church; Rev. c N. Baker, Sunday School Field Sec retary of Little Rock Conference; Rev. Forney Hutchinson. Pastor First Methodist Church, Little Rock; Mr. A. E. Buss Gf StLouis. Mo, great song leader and cor netist, will lead the Convention music There will be about sev. enty. all told, who will partici pate on the program.
 The Arkansas Sunday School Association is an interdenomina- tional, cooperative organization that has as it's purpose. the help ing of every Sunday School in the state. This is do1e through Conyentions,- State, County and District Institutes, Schools of Methods, and the distribution of free literature treating every phase of modern Sunday School work.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22
A Cash Offer.

The Independent has made a special clubbing rate with The Memphis Weekly Commercial Appeal by which we will furnish both papers tor one year for the price of Sl 25 The Commercial Appeal ls one of the largest and best papers in the South, and we bope to receive many new sub scriptlons on this offer; Sf.25 cash for both papers.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22

The boy scouts of Carlisle made themselves very useful the other day by passing the bills notifying the citizens of Monday being general cleanup day
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
CASTE YIELDS An INFLUENCE
santaIs Prefer Starvation Rather Than
70 Tat Feed Cooked BY the
0rahmlne.

Occupation IL still preserved among
the Indian natives By Inheritance and
tradition, 70 that the diversion Of In.
Dor to industrial pursuits has been
an almost impossible task confrontinS
the British government. the National
Geographic Magazine observes. The
supply Of agricultural labor constantly
outruns the demand, thus keeping the
wage scale extremely low. Caste also
prevents people from leaving crowded
districts and going to sparsely inhab-
tied regions, Of which there are nany.
In time Of distress the restrictions
which caste throws about rescue and
relief work would be exasperatin9 II
they were not 70 tragic. For example,
In tho terrible Orissa famine thousands
Of Santals perished, In the midst Of
ample supplies furnished By the ~.
eminent, before 1t was discovered that
there Is q peculiar tenet Of their filth
which forbids them to touch food
cooked BY Brahmins. 1t was also dis
covered that skilled weavers would not
70 to the ordinary relief work camps
for fear that the hard labor woald
cause them to lose the delicacy Of
touch which they value 20 highly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
CITY is YELLED IN SMOKE
In Manchester. industrial Heart ef
England, Flaming Furnaces Rear
Night and Day.

Manchester Il the Industrial heart
Of England. the heart Of the black.
smoky North, which Il to the pleas
ant London south like foreign land.
Under it, veil Of fog and smoke. the
flaming furnaces Of Manchester roar
night and day, turning out steel and
shells. The Manchester district IL
more impressive than anything Of the
kind America can show, because 1t is
more concentrated. 1t 10 ~ II nine
tenths Of the American steel business
were gathered into q single Pennsyl-
vanla county.
Baedeker says that on q clear day
you can see 900 giant factory stacks
At one time from q hill near Manches-
ter. This statement has long been
suspected n the solitary bit Of humor
in the 81 ponderous volumes of Bae-
deker. It may be true, but 1t has nev.
er been confirmed, because there are
no clear days in Manchester. When
all the 600 stacks are pouring forth
smoke and the fog steals down, 1t il
dark at noon. On good average day
You can see for several blocks, and
only q few. electric lights are neces.
sary. The trolleys will probably burn
their headlights, but that 10 force Of
habit on the part Of the motorman.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
BUFFALO WAGES GAME FIGHT
Wounded Animal Gives Battle Royal 70
Huntsmsn When He 10 Polssd
In the Eye. 81

An exciting story Is told Of party
who went buffalo shooting in Zuxuland
recently. During the course Of the
holiday a buffalo was shot early one
morning. The party saw the animal
drop, and as It did not move. decided
to deal with 1t later In the day. Re
turning in the afternoon they saw the
buffalo from q distance, apparently In
the same position a. they left It. One
Of the hunters went out to the buffalo,
and on reaching It poked stick In Its
eye. This had the effect Of restoring
animation in the animal, which was
only badly wounded, and warm time
thereupon ensued for the gentleman In
question.
The buffalo Jumped up and tackled
the hunter. who hung round the neck
Of the buffalo In the hope Of firing 1t
out. When the other members Of the
party arrived the buffalo and his foe
were whiriing round at such rate
that 1t was impossible to get shot in
without endangering the life Of the Int.
ter. The buffalo tried to stamp the
man to the ground with his forefeet.
and at last lifted him with terrible
toss Of it's horns into thorn-tree near
by. This gave the other men the
chance Of a shot. and the buffalo's
career finally terminated.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
Pres Gang At Church.

The cursory examinations which
many recruits allege they received In
the earlier Days Of the war were far
greater tests Of endurance and stam-
ina than the recruit Of 80 years ago
was wont to receive. In those days,
II man could count all his limbs and
had sufficient teeth to enable him to
crunch the hard army biscuits and salt
beef, or bite of the end Of cartridge
before putting it into his old Brown
Bess, he was certain Of being accepted.
In earlier times, however, there was
no pretense at medical examination at
all. When Queen Elizabeth resolved
to assist In raising the Siege Of Calais
in 1893, the lord mayor and aldermen
Of London received instructions to
raise a thousand men for this service.
and on Easter Sunday they proceeded
to several churches with their con-
stables, fastened the doors, and select
ed from the congregation the number
Of men required. Without any medical
examination they were equipped and
sent to Dover.-Tit-B Bits.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
Typical American EIequsne.

Typical American EIoqusnes.
Following Is the peroration Of
speech delivered In an intercollegiate
oratorical contest In central Kentucky,
1895:
STANDING upon the last decade Of
the grandest century ever measured by
the flight Of worlds, I dipt into the
future ~ far AZ human eye could see;
saw the vision of the world and the
wonder that would be : saw the Amer
lean continent formed; saw 1t the
great sun Of the solar system of na-
tons around which all revolved giving
life and liberty to each and prosperity
and happiness to all; saw its ports
filled with the argosies Of commerce;
Its brow blooming with the wreath Of
science the breath Of heaven blessing
its nag: yet, in the vigor and buoy
ancy Of youth. scorning pessimism and
decay, marching ever onward to the
accomplishment Of its grand and glo-
rious destiny."-Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
celers 81 the Rainbow.

The colors Of the rainbow vary &C
cording to their size, and the size diff
fers according to the bisness Of the
raindrops. Large drops produce mar
row rainbows and bright. clearly de-
dned colors. Tho colors are general
" a. follows: When the raindrops are
In the average one rhillimeter in diam
eter We zee q violet, pale blue, blush
green, green. yellow. orange, pale red
and deep red rainbow; when the drops
average three-tenths millimeter, the
rainbow IL violet, pale blue, blush
green, green. yellow and orange. Drops
Of one-tenth milllmeter produce the
succession Of very pale violet, vio-
let. whitish blue. whitish green, blush
yellow and pale yellow. Drops Of one
twentieth millimeter (fos) give white
tinted with violet. = very vivid white.
white tinted with yellow and 4 very
pale yellow.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
Tho rsmpsr,nsn+aI Artlse.

INV sSUPUSNVDUt4h SNbbtDSs
The Art World Magazine IL willing
to admit that the public taste and
preferences in art IL not to be despissd.
and 1t thinks artists should considsf
those preferences. It says:
IAN artist only honors himself when
he never loses for one moment the
thought Of pleasing that great world
public. He should seek forever to
captivate 1t, not merely BY pleasing II.
but by pleasing 1t 70 much that It viii
be delighted to take OF his hat to him.
thank the giver Of all good things for
having created him, and honor itself
by mailing his name high up in the
temple of fame. Thus he will win
niche in the heart Of mankind. which
means the immortal love Of the race.
The truly wise and great
artist digs down deep Into the heart
and soul Of man, there to sense II he
can what the race II feeling. thinking
and longing to have expressed for
itself-ln the hope Of being enraptured
BY the nobility Of the forms In which
the artist expresses the things which
he finds there"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
6r6-sTYLE BLOSSOMS PAssE
Wsrs Valuable for Hsms Rsmsdlss N
Days Of Our 0randNNsthefa aN6

With The exception Of some u lie
daintier spring blossoms, our Wild
flowers are passed by without co0-
ment. violets. hepaticas, blusbsals.
trilliums are still sought after and
picked, the fall asters are gathered By
some and the goldenrod 10 admired.
but passing Into disreputs on account
Of its hay-fever agsravatious. There
was time. however. when gfandmoth-
er was young, relates the Ohio Stats
Journal, when most Of our common
field and wayside flowers were Of
prime importance In the houssho2d, IN
the shape Of family bitters, physies ard
curealls.
Yarrow. q pest to the farmer and
Of doubtful beauty seven to the Wild
flower lover. was at one time q most
made that cured all sorts Of ailments,
from toothache to typhoid fever.
From the boneset plant, 20 commoo
along our streams now, q tea was also
made which was prime favorite In
the curing Of that common malady.
"break-bons fevef"-do not laugh
probably what We know today ~
grippe. Camomile, We call 1t dog fen
mel, was brewed into 4 tea ~ well, and
was used a. tonic and blood purifier.
Jimsonweed, . corruption Of James
town weed, was valued By the settlers
Of that early village ~ narcotic, and
Ii still 20 used, for that matters Self.
heal, the little elose-growing purple
lowered pest Of our lawns, was used
to relieve sufferers with quinsy and
other throat afnlctions. This plant be.
longs to the mint family, and most Of
Pennyroyal, spearmlnt Oswego tea.
bergamot. catnip and mother.woft
were all Of value to the simpler Of Q
century or more ago.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
u, vsur sra,ns,

There IL not 20 much difference In
brains ~ In the way their owners use
them. Very often . boy or girl who
envies another's keenness and insight
10 A. we'll endowed ~ he. But while
one brain Is trained to hard. concen-
trated thinking. the other Is like an un-
broken colt, or like q steed which has
grown lazy from overlooking and lack
Of exercise. Set your powers to work.
Guide them wisely. and you will not
need to complain that they are not
greAter.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
Hands and Fingers.

Nearly everything Of money value In
this world gets its worth from the
human touch, according to Industrial
Management magazine. The Midas
hand Of humanity turns whatever 1t
fingers into its representative weight
in gold. Diamonds gain their high
value not only from rarity but because
tons Of the earth's soil have to be
handled to md one little stone. Gold
itself gets Its worth not merely from
scarcity but from the immense work
In accommodating one ounce.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
a eeels o. LINN usaets,.

A might be expected. II II amoas
the inhabitants Of the water that We
lnd the simplest types OF life. One
Of the polyps. the hydra. illustrates
how simple these structures sometimes
arc. This little creature II nothing
more than a sack Of living matter. the
inside coating attending to the work
Of digestion and the outside membrane
doing the breathing. Yet the functions
Of the two membranes are 20 slightly
specialized that the polyp may be
turned inside out and the former stom-
ach begins respiring. and the former
breathing apparatus disests food.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
s,eatlno Of Metallic NInss,

II might have known that you would
have refused me-" said the poor hut
otherwise honest young man, who had
failed to make an impression on the
maiden's heart. II noticed 4 metallic
ring in your voice when entered the
parlor tonight, that bode me no good"
"And had you been little more OBJ
servant" she replied. "you would also
have observed 4 metallic ring on my
third finger, which Charlie Gotrox
placed there last night"
Thirty seconds later his feet were
following each other along the home
ward trail.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
Origin Il Order q odd Fellow,

Origin 81 Order q Odd FsIlows.
Details Of the origin Of the indie
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows are OBJ
scure and probably will always remain
20. From incidents attending the extern
sion of Freemasonry In England, Amer
lea and elsewhere In the period be-
tween Its arrival, in lit, and year
l740. and from similarity Of emblems
and to some extent mechanical arrange
ment Of ceremonials some Investigators
believe that the order Of Odd Fellows
was an olfshoot Of Freemasonry. First
recorded lodge was In England In 1745.
Its membership consisted Of mechanics
and laborers. Provisions were made
for comfort and recreation Of members
and practices Of contributing to relief
Of needy and unfortunate brethren b.
gan early.-Exchanse.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-12-15
AlleoatI.r 10 p,nie1.

The familiar charge that artists who
illustrate stories pay no attention to
the text they illustrate II grossly un-
true. declares the Kansas City Star.
We know q young author who wrote .
story In which man with long whis-
kers got wound up In an electric fan.
The illustrator might have ignored the
fan altogether. but he didn't. The only
detail he omitted was the whiskers,
and the picture Of the man with .
smooth face tangled up in the fan was
declared masterpiece BY the artists
family.