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Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

Alcorn Ferguson returned from Hot Springs Saturday evening, where he has been for four weeks. He IS looking fine and says he feels much better. MT. Ferguson also says the vapor City is filled with people from every where, coming to spend the season and take the baths.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18
OPEN SWITCH Is
 CAUSE 0F WRECK
Engineer Vim of Little Rock Dies When No. 6 Wrecked Near Hope
 Yesterday Afternoon.

A rigid investigation is reported to be going forward today into the cause of the wreck of northbound Missouri Pacific passenger train No. late yesterday afternoon five miles south of Hope. The wreck was caused by an open switch, and effort is be- ing made to determine who was re- sponsible for the opening. The train was going 45 miles an hour when wrecked, the engine and five cars leaving the track.
 Engineer Winn of Little Rock lost his life in the wreck, and an uniden- tified negro was also killed. Fireman George Lowell was injured. Many passengers were bruised and cut by broken glass.
 The wreck was cleared early this morning, as was evidenced by the ar rival of the Sunshine Special in New port this morning at 8 o'clock. The Sunshine was little more than three hours late.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

Land for Sale-Call on E. F. Dun. can, attorney-at-law, Newport, Ark. 265d6t wit.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

M. F. Hardin and A. B. Collier, of Tupelo, were transacting business in our city Saturday afternoon. Miss Sylla Harvey visited home | folks at Tuckerman Sunday, return ing on the evening train. Wanted-Clean cotton and linen rags at Independent office. Bring lem in Monday.
 Mrs. J. H. McHugh is at Russell at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. B. R. Beane, who is quite ill. Dr. and Mrs. c. R. Gray are en- loving visit from her brother and wife, MT. and Mrs. Meacham, of Cave City.
 Mrs. Will Snetser has returned from weeks visit to Searcy and Marianna and has resumed her posi- ton with the Rushton Dry Goods Co
 Dvayage of all kinds handled promptly. Phone No. 10. 'Ches- ter Robinson. l3-dtf.
 P. c. Graham, with Johnson & Cloves, is spending the week with his sister, Mrs. Walter Blanchard, at Memphis.
 Mrs. James Sisson and Mrs. J. F.. Rice drove to Tuckerman and visited MT. and Mrs. w. R. Rice Sunday af- ternoon. They were accompanied home by Emmett Rice, who took No. 8 for Little Rock.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18
HERE AND THERE


 l.. B. Allen returned Sunday from a two or three days visit to Memphis
 Walter Rushton left Sunday night for the St. Louis markets.
 Clyde Wilson, of Sulphur Rock, wis tied Newport friends Sunday.
 Mrs. Ernest Henderson and son went down to Weldon Sunday for a short visit.
 Knox mends shoes cheap. III Walnut street. dtf. Otis Armstrong. one of Tucker mans popular young men. was here today
 MT. and Mrs. c. H. Miller, of Jop- lin, Mo-, were registered at the Hazel hotel Sunday night.
 A. c. Stedman has returned from a short visit with homefolks at Para gould.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

Major Schoenbrun, of Pine Bluff, spent Sunday with his many Newport friends. He left last night for St. Louis and Moberly, Mo. At the lat ter place he will visit his cousin, Jos. M. Berger, and on his return here MT. Schoenbrun will report at Camp Pike, being in the first call. He ask ed no exemption and was accepted.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18
What 1s I.AX-EOS
lJx-F0S ls AN IMPROVED cAscARA

lAX-F0S IS AN m1PR0vED eAScAM
 A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascars Bark, Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and Pepsin. Combines strength with paia-
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

AAOShs Wdo HSiC ouiiuety iiiShD, iSeSinS5 this morning for Melbourne to visit her parents, Judge and Mrs. J. B. Ba- ker
 Miss Eva Graham returned this morning from Chicago, where she purchased an elegant new line of spring millinery, which is arriving daily.
 Piece of jewelry found on Hazel street Owner may have same by describing and paying for this ad. Call at this office. 264d2t. Mrs. c. c. Revelle, of Kennett, Mo-, arrived on No. this afternoon to visit her mother, Mrs. T. B. Stallings. Mrs. Revelle is pleasantly remember ed as Miss Lillie Stallings. A meeting of Circle No. 2 of the Methodist church, Mrs. o. E. Jones, chairman, is called for Tuesday after noon at 3:3O with Mrs. Tom Johnson. Every member is urged to be present. Wanted, to buy, suburban home, some acreage, in Jackson county lC. H. Lockhart, 6O1 Hazel street, Newport, Ark. 266d1t 49w1t. Don't forget that Karl Lehman, All South Christian Endeavor Secretary, of Birmingham, Alabama, will be at the Christian church next Wednes- day. Be sure to come and hear him. MT. and Mrs. Frank Handford, MT. and Mrs. c. w. Perrin, Miss Verna Bates and Mrs. Guy Martin, of Bates vile, were through Newport Sunday night, returning from Little Rock. 1 Your car may need 9gerhauling or adjustment. for thsef season near at hand, and itciw best to have this work done Low. Our foreman, M. p. Mot yay, is a very capable mechanic and your automobile repair work at our
 garage will be under his directon We carry complete he of United \ States and Republic tires and auto
 mobile accessories.
 | 266b7t P. H. VAN DYKE I Grits, flake hominy, graham flour
 whole wheat flour Bowen's Cash
 Store. 262dbt.
 James P. Coffin, one of Batesville's splendid citizens and business men
 who is loved by many Newport friends, was here Sunday and made 3
 talk on war work at the Presbyterian
 church that morning.
 Hon. E. L. Westbrook, of Jonesboro
 one of that city's prominent attor-
 neys, is here today, looking after a case for the Southern Engine anc l Boiler Works, which was called ir court today.
 I Miss Stella Pickett Hardy, ,ot Batesville, who has been visiting friends at Little Rock and Hot Springs, was here Sunday night, re turning home accompanied by Mrs L. K. Moore, of Searcy.
 Fine eating sweet potatoes, soc a
 peck at Bowen's Cash Store. 262d6t-
 Jake Grossman is at St. Louis this
 week buying spring goods. Ben New port, manager of the Grossman store
 at Tuckerrnan, is in charge here un- l til MT. Grossman's return and Schley
 Churchwell is with the Tuckerman
 store.
 Alcorn Ferguson returned from
 Hot Springs Saturday evening, where he has been for four weeks. He IS I looking fine and says he feels much better. MT. Ferguson also says the lvapor City is filled with people from
 every where, coming to spend the
 season and take the baths.
 Mrs. James H. Brooks, of Blythe
 vile, formerly of Newport, has beer
 appointed as councillor for Arkansas
 a member of the American CIVIC
 Association. Mrs. Brooks is one o1 the most capable club women of the state and an active worker in all its branches. She is daughter of the Hate Mrs. Emma Dixon of our city.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

On account of a breakdown in ma chinery today the Independent is forced to leave out several news items, which is regrettable, but un- avoidable.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18
WHY PAY MORE?

Today you can buy:
 One bu. sweet potatoes for-----$1.75 6 lbs. B. B. peas------------- LOO Country butter ----------- 4Oc Best head rice ce------------------11c Peanut butter, per pound--------29c 4Oc olives ---------------------29c -29c Can table peaches--------------2 Can hominy y--------------------1Oc Can kraut ---------------17c Weiners, barrel kraut, fancy mack erel, graham flour, grits, flake hom- iny.
 265d4t Bowen's Cash Store.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

Pete Bach and Mrs. A. N. Crawford arrived from Atlanta, Georgia, Sum X day morning to visit their homefolks and many friends.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

Dr. E. D. Brown returned home to Batesville this morning, after filling his pulpit at the Presbyterian church Sunday.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18
i IzkxHER FORECAST

Tonight fair and warmer; Tuesday fair.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

Mrs. James H. Brooks, of Blythe
 vile. formerly of Newport, has been
 appointed as councillor for Arkansas,
 a member of the American Civic Association. Mrs. Brooks is one of the most capable club women of the
 state and an active worker in all its branches. She is daughter of the
 late Mrs. Emma Dixon of our city.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

MT. and Mrs. R. w. Randy, MT. and Mrs. Byron Parrott and Mrs. J. l.. Bishop drove to Tuckerman Sunday afternoon and visited friends.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-18

M.F Hardin and A. B. Collier, of Tupelo, were transacting business in| our city Saturday afternoon.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS.

All signs and advertisements were re-
moved from the telephone and electric
light poles throughout Mt. Clemens,
Mich. by scouts.
Secretary McAdoo of the treasury
department awarded war service en-
blems to 80 scouts In FL Paso, Tex,
when he visited that city to speak In
the interests Of the third Liberty loan.
Scouts Mt Sturgeon Bay, Wis. col
lected beds and bedding enough In q
day to quarter the new company Of
National Guardsmen from there.
During the Inauguration of Governor
Edge at Trenton. N. J.. scouts acted as
guides ut the railroad stations and the
various points throughout the city, 10
direct delegates to the capitol and In
assisting the traffic officers, also sery-
ing as guards Mt the reviewing stand.
The household goods of a resident
Of Lexington, KY, were saved by
scouts when his dwelling was burned
to the ground.
When the New Mexico State Educa.
ton association met at Santa Fe
scouts served as guides to the VISITING
teachers. assisting them with their luc
gage
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
SCOUT MAN IS pRowNlNoi

The scout game of lifesaver Is
first-aid game and should be played
eetss Qfs2Exla Nh ~ III
every summer trying to rescue Z
drowning comrade from having no mo-
ton of how to do It.
The game is great fun and Is played
with five teams Of two players each.
There are two classes of players: the
savers" and the "drOwners." Five
drOwners go out from shore n GER
tain distance and pretend they are
drowning. Five savers swim out to
bring them in.
1t is unfair for a drowner to Us
sist himself in any way once a saver
gets a hold on him. Any hold Is per-
MISSILE, but care must be taken to
keep the drOwner's head above water.
The first saver who brings his bur-
den safely across the line is the win
ner There should be starter. who
will also referee the game.
There are many possible variations
to add excitement and try skill, as for
instance requiring the savers to skin
off their clothes Tor some of them)
after the starting signal is given.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
SCOUTING KEEPS BOY BUSY.

Conservation Of our natural re-
sources is universally approved, but
Of what value would material re-
sources be unless we conserve the
moral, intellectual and physical future
Of the coming generation?
Prevention Is recognized as better
and less expensive than cure. The
boy scout movement takes the boy at
that time Of life when he is beset with
the new and bewildering experiences
Of adolescence and diverts his thoughts
therefrom to wholesome and worth
while activities. In this manner this
character-building movement has done
much in numerous cities to diminish
the problem of Juvenile delinquency.
We are at war. War brings a re-
taxation of moral fiber, which Is dis
astrous to our youth unless Offset BY
powerful positive influences. Scout
ing is just such powerful, positive
cOunteracting influence. Its program
offers the essential antidote for these
poisons Of war.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

Armed with a swagger stick and my
patriotic rosette, I went out into Tot
tenham Court road In quest Of cannon
fodder.
Two or three poorly dressed civil
ians passed me, and although they ap-
peared physically fit, I said to myself.
"They don't want to Join the army;
perhaps they have someone dependent
on them for support" 30 did not ac'
cost them.
Coming down the street I saw
young dandy. top hat and all. with
+ hionably dressed girl walking be-
side him. I muttereL, you are my
meat" and when he came abreast OF
me l stepped directly In his path and
stopped him with my swagger stick,
saying:
"You would look fine in khaki; why
not change that top hat for a steel
helmet? Aren't you ashamed Of your
self. husky young chap like you In
multi when men are needed in the
came four thousand miles from Ogden.
Utah, just outside Of New York, to
fight for your king and country. Don't
be a Stacker, buck up and get into uni
form; come over to the recruiting Of
fee and I'll have you enlisted"
He yawned and answered, II don't
care II you came forty thousand miles,
no one asked you to-" and he walked
on. The girl gave me a sneering look
I was speechless.
recruited for three weeks and near
ly got one recruit.
This perhaps was not the greatest
stunt in the world, but 1t got back At
the officer who had told me. YES. we
take anything over here" had been
spending a good lot Of my recruiting
time in the saloon bar Of the Wheat
Sheaf pub (there was very attractive
blonde barmaid, who helped kill time
I was not as serious in those days az
I was a little later when I reached
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

the frent)-well, 1t was the sixth day
and my recruiting report was blank.
/ was getting low in the pocket bar
|1naids noSont much ne for anyone
who cannot buy drinks-so looked
around for recruiting material. You
know a man on recruiting service gets
bob" or shilling for every recruit
he entices into joining the army, the
recruit is supposed to get this, but he
would not be q recruit if he were wise
to this fact, would he?
Down at the end of the bar was a
young fellow in mutt who was very
patriotic-he had about four "Old
Six" ales aboard. He asked me II he
could joi. showed me his left hand,
two fingers were missing, but l said
that did not matter as 1--WE take any
thing over here" The left hand Is
the rifle hand as the piece is carried
at the slope on the left shoulder. Near
" everything in England Is by the
left" even general traffic keeps to the
port side.
I took the applicant over to head
quarters, where he was hurriedly ex-
amined. Recruiting surgeons were
busy in those days and did not have
much time for thorough physical exam
nations. My recruit was passed as
eft" by the doctor and turned over to
corporal to make note Of his scars.
I was mystified. Suddenly the corpo-
raj burst out with, "Blime me. two of
his fingers are gone" Turning to me
he said, "You certainly have your
nerve with you, not 'alf you amt, to
bring this beggar in"
The doctor came over and exploded
"What do you mean by bringing in q
man in this condition.?
Looking out of the corner Of my eye
I noticed that the officer who had re.
cruited me had Joined the group. and
could not help answering, "Well, sit
1 was told that you took anything over
here"
/ think they called 1t yankee i'm
pudence," anyhow 1t ended my recruit
ing.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Second Fiddle.

One of those international gather
ings which consist mainly Of dignity
and broken English was in progress,
and certain polite and much honored
Frenchman had been presented to the
mayor Of the town in which the gath.
ering was being held.
"Ah, permit me re honor Of giving
yOu my fluctuations. and to your tai.
ented family likewise. Re music, 1t ees
beautiful gift, and hope to hat &c
honor Of barking your performance.
pardon, m'sieu'," said the mystified
magnate. "but you are mistaken.
know nothing of music"
"Ah, but that Is vot you call your
hang back-your modesty. hat heal
1t several couple of times Eat your
wife plays re first violin and Eat yor
play re second fiddle to err
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

physically At, just stop him and give
him this kind Of q talk: Aren't you
ashamed Of yourself. Britisher. phys
ically fit. and In mutt when your king
and country need you? Don't you
know that your country is at war and
that the place for every young Briton
Is on the firing line7 Here I am, an
American, in khaki. who came four
thousand miles to fight for your king
and country. and you. as yet, have not
enlisted. Why don't you joint Now
Is the time
This argument ought to get many
recruits. Empey. so 60 out and see
what you can do"
He then gave me a small rosette Of
red. white and blue ribbon. with three
little steamers hanging down. Tbs
was the recruiting insignia and was
to b worn on the left side Of the can.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

Mrs. Nj. A. Tanning of Cleveland,
wife of well-knOwn traction mag
nate, thinks so much Of the Victory
poster of the national war garden COM
mission that she is putting up the pa
per-" as they say In the circus busi-
ness, with her own hands. She has
visited a dozen cities on this mission.
Mrs. Tanning helped Clara Barton
organize the Red Cross in st. Louis
in 1883. and worked with her in the
river floods.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
The Sardine.

The fresh sardine Is a beautiful lit
tie fish. The scales on Its back are
an iridescent blue-green. the exact
tint which the sea 30 often takes,
while beneath the scales there shows
up the most wonderful peacock-blue.
There are bars On Its back and sides
when 1t flrst comes out Of the water.
like those Of the mackerel, but they
seem to fade and disappear the mo.
ment 1t II exposed to the air. The ssGl
Of it, body u k1ve&
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
(TO BE CONTINUED.)


In virginia's early days communica-
don with the mother country was, Of
course, wholly by ships. and when one
was expected the colonists were all
eagerness for the news from home.
On the occasion Of one. 1t may have
been the first, Of a certain Captain
Newport's expected return from Eng
land. at or near the place now bearing
his name. q large number Of persons
collected to receive viewpoints news"
Hence the name. now shortened to its
present form.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Odd Cure for Deafness.

There have been recorded many
cases of deafness and speechlessness
being cured by accidental means. sucn
as n sudden noise or an unexpected
visitor, or startling question. ana
In one case mt least a midnight fai'
out of bed. But one Of the strangest
cases belongs to q former war. where
soldier lay for fifteen months un'
der the influence Of catalepsy. Final
ly, in despair. the doctors ordered the
bagpipes to be played near the pa
tents bed, That did the work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Why "Behemoth" Survives.

The books Of the New Testament
were originally in Greek; those Of the
Old Testament. Of course. in Hebrew.
When the first authorized version"
of the Bible was framed. early In the
seventeenth century. the scholars who
undertook the work Of translation
were puzzled to identify some of the
scriptural beasts. The crocodile was
unknown in Europe at that period
and. not having even heard Of the
hippopotamus. they let the Hebrew
word "behemoth" stand.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Admitted He Said Something.

A fine distinction was drawn by q
man In the names he had called Q
neighbOr. In a suit before the London.
derry assizes one Of the defendants de
MED calling the rector thick-headed
old fool, but admitted calling him q
pig-headed humbug.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
Words and Music.

So that singers can use Photographs
to play their accomplishments. an at.
tachment has been invented that dis
plays the words Of songs on a reel Of
paper as a record Ii being played.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
FOREWORD

"0ver the Top" is a true
story of trench warfare on
the French front, written by
an American soldier who
got into the great war two
years ahead of his country.
Sergeant Empey tells what
the fighting men have done
and how they have done it.
He knows because he was
one of them. His expert
ences are grim, but they are
thrilling, and they are light
ened by a delightful touch of
humor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05

In training quarters, "some-
where In France" Empey hears
the big guns booming and makes
the acquaintance Of the Loco
ties" Read about HE expert.
ences In the next instalIment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-07-05
HAI1Oa
Conducted by National Council OF the
Row Scouts of America.)
OUR LITTLE MEN IN KHAKI

We grown-ups used to smile to see the
boy scouts marching by.
With feet in time to beating drum ana
heads so proudly high.
But since the war we've changed our
minds a little, have we not?
We have found "those kids In khaki to
be Johnnies- on the-spot.
How many weary miles they've truoged
In helping to revive
The interest in the Liberty loan and In
the Red Cross drive"
From alley and from avenue, from every
class and creed
Came our little men In khaki when their
country was in need.
They have answered, Father woodrow.
four hundred thousand strong.
To help you in your struggle to right
frightful wrong.
From Yankeeland and Dixie and the pray
ries of the West.
..he little men in khaki all are giving OF
their best.
Our older lads have taken arms to free
the human race
OF war and all its horror. Have We
thought who'd take their place
At homeland in the trench? Who knows
how long the war may last?
Twill be "the kids in khaki" who are
growing up so fast!
Annie Balcomb Wheeler.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
"Bruqes la Morte."

In a lost corner of the great low
land fiat of Flanders. defended from
the sea by an artificial dixie, and at the
point of intersection of Il network OF
canals and waterways. there stands
little town known to the Belgians as
Brugge and to the rest of the world as
Bruges. writes Niksah.
Fortunately for lovers of the quaint
and picturesque, this city with its slen-
der bell turrets, its lacelike gables and
decorated house fronts has so far been
spared the general devastation that fol-
lowed in the wake of the invading Ger
mans. They call it ''Bruges la morte"
and at every turn there is something to
remind the visitor of the decay that
has fallen upon the town. The ever
recurring view of picturesquely
grouped tower. gable and bridge, OF
wide tree-filled parks, breathes an at
mosphere of infinite stiffness and
charm, which is at the same time
strangely pathetic.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-03
A Cheering Word.

If somebody tells you that the aver
age life of an officer in the trenches is
nine days and that if your boy gets
into the front line he is certain to be
killed within two weeks, don't believe
him, says Milestones. He probably
got his 'information" from German
propaganda, since our Teutan friends
seem bent on trying to frighten us out
of this war. No losses were more ex-
cessive than those among the British
infantry officers during the first year of
the war, when they fought losing
fight, without artillery support, and
insisted on exposing themselves in
conspicuous uniforms. The percentage
of casualties among them for the first
year was 1873. according to the official
figures.
The percentage of casualties among
our allies has been decreasing. The
proportion for the entire French army
was 5.41 per cent in 1914, 4 per cent
In 1915 and 2.75 per cent for 1916. The
total for 20 months was little over L
per cent.