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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-17
TOBACCO USERS SAVE YOURSELF

from 75 per cent of your ailments, and many of your hard earned dollars by using NO-BAC-O, a simple mouth wash that destroys the taste for to- bacco. Nothing to swallow. No re- lief no pay. Price $1.
 BRASHED'S DRUG STORE
 Pine Bluff, Ark. 3dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-17

To Drive Out Malaria
 And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTE LESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking. as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The Quinine drives out the malaria, the Iron builds up the system. 60 cents.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
Doo Recoonizes Portrait.

In his "reminiscences Spy sketches my credulity. He had painted full length portrait of his host at country house. When it was just finished he came down early one morning to in spect it-and found his hosts dog sit ting up begging before the portrait of his master.
 It was Apelles, the ancient painter, I think, who depicted grapes so realis- tically that the very birds pecked at them. But in long association with dogs have never found one who could recognize figure or a landscape in 2 picture.
 The nearest approach to such intel. ligence is when I have set looking glass on the floor and confronted dog with his own likeness. He growls sus. piciously, uncomfortabIy, until he walks behind to find the other dog that isn't there !-London Chronicle.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
Mecca for the Fat.

"Go to Mesopotamia and perspire" is the reply of writer in the Seattle Post-Intelligcncer to person who is searching for reliable cure for fat. In that climate fat person simply melts and runs down. As early in the morn ing as daybreak one awakes to find himself bathed in precipitation. The "cool' of the night means tempera- ture of 90 degrees; by eleven o'clock the temperature rises to 120 degrees, and at midday the air simply burns the lungs. Nobody remains fat in Meso- potamia, and nobody works if it can be avoided, and Sulim tells me that 1t generally is avoided under the pretext of turning everything over to Allah. All this fat pilgrim needs in Mesopota- mia is somebody to support him. If this can be arranged, the fat takes care of itself. However. one might re duce, even in this climate, quite hand fly while looking for somebody to sup port one.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
Animals and Proverbs.

It is singular at first sight bow large ly animals are referred to in proverbs, but since proverbs are built on mems lives and their observations, 1t Is real ly not so odd.
 The docile sheep reminds one of obe- dient children or tractablc servants !; the strutting peacocks, with their large and beautiful tails, of gaudily dressed women; the rock-climbing goats, of bold adventurers; the cunning foxes, of unprincipled and shrewd tradesmen the chirping crickets, of care-free mer- rymakers, and the slippery eel, of unre- liable employers.
 This readiness to see reser1blances everywhere shows itself in proverbiaI similes and comparisons-thc man with sluggish mind is "as stupid as m auk;" cheerful companion is "as happy as clam;" the headstrong youth sas wild as buck" the diligent workman Is ''as busy as bee;" the courageous soldier Is ''as brave as a Hon." the neighbor who is lean and tall of stature is "as gaunt as grey hound"
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
FIRST RECORDED AIR FIGHT
Frenchmen, Rivals In Love, Had Strange and Fatal Duel More Than
 One Hundred Years Ago.

The ~frst battle in the air and the strangest duel in the long history of the field of honor was fought 11O years ago near Paris. Two Frenchmen were ardent rivals for the affections of a woman, and so bitter did their quarrel become that only blood could wipe it out. Ordinary methods were too tame for these fiery spirits, so it was agreed that the duel should be fought from balloons. The cause of tha trouble agreed to marry the vic tor,
 When the selected day arrived the two fighters and their seconds repaired to the meeting place, only to find q great crowd assembled, for word of the strange encounter had spread broadcast. The principals, however, were undeterred. Two balloons. pre- cisely alike, had been prepared, and into these they stepped. To each was handed carefully loaded blunderbuss.
 The word was given and the moor ings cast off. Slowly the balloons as- oended, almost side by side. At the height of about half mile, when the great bags were but 80 yards apart, the signal was given and both men opened fire. Soon one of the balloons collapsed and crashed to the earth. The record says the woman kept her promise and married the victor of the aerial battle.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
SEE DEER AS FOOD SUPPLY
Belief That Animals Can Be Domes- ticated and Raised Like the
 Ordinary Live Stock.

There has been advocated the scheme If raising deer as a source of meat supply in this country. It is be- lieved that deer farming could be made as profitable as any other live stock industry.
 1t has been pointed ont that the Vir- ginia deer and the Rocky mountain elk are best suited for this purpose. Elk have been accIinatized in milny parts of the world and everywhere they show the same vigor and hardness. They adapt themselves to almost any environment and their increase under domestication is equal to that of ordi- nary cattle.
 It is contended that there are large areas of rough land in the United States, like the Ozarks and the Ale ghany regions, where elk could be profitably raised. The Virginia deer is adaptable to almost all parts of this country and thrives on land unsuited to horses.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
LIFE FIFTY CENTURIES AGO
pIsccveries Show There Were Many Points of Resemblance to That
 of the Present Day.

Translation of prehistoric tablets in the University of Pennsylvania mu- scum at Philadelphia has revealed that women mayors were regularly consti- tuted public officials in Asia Minor 5000 years ago. That prototypes of newspaper men at that remote time, true to more modern traditions of the profession, occasionally became in- vclved in Allegations of the present day 'libel suit" character, but generally were released Ion bail' is also indi- cated in the newly deciphered writ ings.
 The translations which concern a once-powerful. well-organized govern ment and people of which nearly all trace has been lost through long for gotten centuries have just been com pleted by Dr. A. B. Sayce of Oxford university, famous oriental scholar. He copied the tablets two years ago and took the copies to Egypt, where he was finally able to master their time shrouded messages.
 The tablets were the work of Hit tites of cappadocians, whose national boundaries 50 centuries ago extended from the Mediterranean to the Black sea and from the headquarters of the Euphrates into what is now Persia. Each province was subdivided into cities, and these were supervised by a mayor and prefectress, whose pow t1 %n1 0%n tvx x1 +a mated. In one instance 1t appeared the woman mayor had an official status in- dependent of the male head of the municipal" government.
 An insight into many other interest ing and hitherto unknown phases of life in the ancient kingdoms whose lands comprised the present-day Meso- potamian battle grounds are afforded by Doctor Sayce's discoveries.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
PARKER CONVINCED .|
 BY HIS EXPERIEN CE
|"I Car Recommend Tanlac III tlls
 Highest Terms,' Says We'll @ Known Alabama Dentist
 Declares He Is Well Man. Sl

q am firmly convinced from n1 own experience with Tanlac, that will do all people claim for its TT lam well man now, after stlffe for twelve years until I took T1 lsc,' is the frank statement If DIs( IS. J. Parker, well known dentI lof Roanoke, Alabama.
 Fl had bad form of stomach tx0 Ible, which distressed me c0ntinae
 or all these years," he contints | Terrible headaches would como
 me frequently as result Of . mum ated and upset stomach and posi1 Hast for hours. These at*acks WoxI6 come as often as two and three tilxe I "a week. I lost weight rapidly TIT although tried several of tn mn
 approved remedies for this tf66l lit resisted treatment and coIat3nl to go down hill. l ssI read about what Tanlac was ling everywhere, and though { skeptical about proprietary { ~
 cines, I gave it trial. l hadn't [ished the first bottle until ! I'M
 orable results, and have contl1 l to improve unt' my stomacl
 completely set in order and thS ' x
 Ter conditions arising from it k
 been entirely relieved. l am .
 man now, and I can recommend 11]e
 lac in the highest terms. l Tanlac is sold by all druggists l4
 Jackson county. Y
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
Easy Way to Measure Distances.

Boy scouts who are interested in emulating deeds of their older friends are practicing many engineering stunts. One of the most interesting is to measure distances without instru- ments and where the travel from point to point is impracticable. The method followed is one employed by Napoleon when his engineers sought to learn the distance across an unfordable river.
 The little corporal took a position on the bank at the water edge, gazed across the stream until the opposite shore line was just discernible below the visor of his cap, then turned on his heel and spotted point at the same level up stream. After this he paced off the distance and had 1t approxi- mately correct.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
STUDY HOLDING OF CAMERA
Successful Work With the Instrument Depends Largely on It's Being in
 Proper Position.

Successful hand-camera work de- bends largely on the power to give slow shutter exposures with the cam era held in the hand, and in this con- nection sufficient attention is rarely given to the matter of grip It is not enough to hold the camera firmly aShinst the chest or stomach. The best position must be found by trial, and this will vary with different in dividuals and different makes of camera. In general it will be found that the most comfortable position is the steadiest. At waist level the hands will be usually placed sym metrically on either side of the instru- ment, the right, near the release, for ward, and the other q little behind. When the camera is held at eye level, one hand is usually held rather under the instrument as support, and the other grips the back or side, or with folding type of camera both hands may grip the back. With the very small types, one hand often almost in- closes the instrument and releases the shutter, whilst the other is used as a support. At eye level it is often a great assistance to steady aim to press the back of the camera against the cheek. Just as the feel of fla vorite gun gives confidence, so the use of the camera should be familiar, and regular and systematic practice with fhe unloadpd camera will he a great help in this. Trial exposures should be given from time to time, and the resulting negatives carefully ex- amined. At first fairly short exposures only should be given, to gain confi- dence, gradually employing slower speeds as the hand is trained and nerve is acquired.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
STOCK NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that, as marshal of the city of Newport, have taken up the following livestock, tC-wit:
 One sandy colored, with black spots, barrow hog, crop off right. half-over slope in left, weight about 15O pounds.
 The owner of said stock is hereby notified to come forward and prove ownership to the undersigned, and that in default thereof, l will on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2e, 1918 offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the city hall in the city of Newport Arkansas, between the hours of 10 o'clock a m. and 3 o'clock in the af- ternoon of said date.
 G. C.. MARTIN, 97d1O. City Marshal,
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
STOCK NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that, as marshal of the city of Newport, l have taken up the following live stock, to-wit:
 One black horse mule, no shoes, reached mane, weight about $50 pounds, 8 years old.
 One black horse mule, no shoes, reached mane, weight about 1000 pounds, 8 years old.
 The owner of said stock is hereby notified to come forward and prove ownership to the undersigned, and in default thereof I will on
 SATURDAY, AUGUST "A, 1918. offer for sale. at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the city hall in the city of New port, Akransas, between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and o'clock in the afternoon of said date.
 c. c. MARTIN, 94d1O City Marshal.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
OUR SAVED FOOD
 FED THE ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presi. dent America Conserved 14l,-
 100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
Meat and Fat Shipments Increased by
 s44, ,6oo,ooo Pounds.

Conservation measures applied by the American people enabled the Unit ed States to ship to the Allied peoples and to our own forces overseas 141,- 100000 bushels of wheat and S44,6OO,- GOO pounds of meat during the past year. valued in all at $1,400, ,00O, 900. This was accomplished in the face of q serious food shortage in this country, bespeaking the whOleheartedness and patriotism with which the American people have met the food crisis abroad.
 Food Administrator Hoover, in let ter to President Wilson, explains how the situation was met. The voluntary conservation program fostered by the Food Administration enabled the piling up of the millions of bushels of wheat during 1917-1S and the shipment of meat during 1917-1S.
 The total value of all food ship ments to Allied destinations amounted to $1, 900, all this food being bought through or in collaboration with the Food Administration. These figures are all based on official reports and represent food exports for the harvest year that closed June 30, 1913.
 The shipments of meats and fats (including meat products, dairy prod ucts, vegetable oils. etc.,) to Allied des. tinations were as follows:
 Fiscal year 1916-17 .. P, 66,5OO, 900 lbs Fiscal year 1917-18. ..3,011, 100, GOO lbs
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
HoW's THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine
 Halls Catarrh Medicine has beenl taken by catarrh sufferers for IN past thirty-five years, and has be- come known as the most reliable rem edy for catarrh. Halls Catarrh Med- icine acts through the Blood on tho| Mucous surfaces, expelling tho Foi- son from the Blood annd healing ths diseasased portions.
 After you have taken Halls Ca- tarrh Medicine for short time you will see a great improvement in yoQr general heaitn. Start taking Halps Catarrh Medicine at once annd Get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials free
 F. J. CHENEY 6 CO. Toledo. Ohio.
 Sold by all Druggists, 76c.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
Common Heather Dying Out.

In the case of such plant as the common heather of England and Scot land, found growing wild in Nova Scotia, it is a matter of curious inter- est to determine whether it is native to the soil or has been introduced from Europe. Lawson decided that the plant had its home here. There was time. it is thought. when the plant was abun- dant in our northern lands, and it's present rare occurrence marks dying out of the species on this side of the ocean. Its vigorous growth in Europe is due to the circumstance that there 1t is a young plant on virgin soil.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
Grand Canyon an Inspiration.

An interesting example of the way the Grand canyon ''gets" those who live a while with it is found in the technical, and to most of us the in- comprehensible, reports of the govern ment topographers and geologists who studied 1t for years. Apparently, in spite of themselves, these men to whom rocks and canyons are the grim business of life often interrupt their dry, technical pages by brief bursts of enthusiasm. not inspired in the least by science, but by the pure emotion of sublimity.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
COMMITTEE ISSUES
 FAIR PRICE LIST.

At recent meeting of the s'F3ir
 Price Committed, appointed by the County Food Administrator, the fol- lowing were agreed upon as being fair prices:
 D-S Meat. per pound 32c Hams, per pound 38c Breakfast Bacon, per pound soc Smoked Bacon Bellies, per pound A3Sc
 Pure Lard (bulk), per pound -35c 5-lb. Buckets Pure Lard, per bucket ------------S1.50 .50 10-lb. Buckets Pure Lard, per bucket -------------------$ zoo
 Compound Lard (bulk), per pound ------,.----- -.-- 3Uc 5-lb. Buckets Compound Lard, lper bucket ----------------- $1 .36 10-lb. Buckets Compound Lard, |per bucket $2.76A 2-lb. Std. Corn, per can----------20c 2-lb Std. Tomatoes, per can----- -15c 3-lb Std. Tomatoes, per can------25c Rice, per pound 16c Std. Meal, 25-lb. sacks, per sack $1.60
 Cream Meal 25-lb sack, per sack $1.60H
 Cream Meal, 1O-lb. sacks, per sk. 7Qes
 Navy Beans, per pound -2Qt
 Lima Beans, per pound ----------22 220cs
 Pinto Beans, per pound 16c Wheat Flour, 24-lb. sacks------ -$1.76 Corn Flonr nar no1lnd 1()6 |l2 ounce loaf of Bread l0ca |24 ounce loaf of bread 2Qcs These prices will be changed from time to time as condition warrant.
 FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE for Jackson County.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
D4nw4

When you yawn good deal in the day time, feel dull, achy and want to stretch frequently it is an unmistak- able symptom of malaria, and unless you do something at once you are booked for a spell of chills. Heroine is chill medicine that will prevent or cure the disease. It drives out the impurities on which the malarial germ thrives, strengthens the liver and cleanses the bowels. Price 60c. Sold by w. E. Bevens.
 D4mw4
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
IT'S IN THE AIR.

Windblown pollen, carrying tAS germs that cause hay fever, abroad in the land. One remedy i6 known to give relief and comfoxt from choking, gasping astma and tormentting hay fever. Foley'e Honey and Tar spreads healing coating on inflamed membranes stops coughs and colds. Walkerai Pharmacy.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
PREPARE FOR THE HOT WAIVE,

The hot sun is doubly dangsrous if there is mass of undigested food fin the stomach. Foley Cath1rtic Tablets give prompt and sure relie3 They act gently but do their wogl thoroughly. They cleanse the boW4lz, sweeten the stomach and benefit the liver. For indigestion, biliops ness, bad breath, bloating, gass
 Walkers Pharmacy.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
HUSBAND AND WIFE.

Mrs. Frank P. Wood, Box IS, R. E D. 2, Merrill, Me, writes: Foley Kidney Pills help me so much. My husband also has received much ben eft from them. He was so lame he could not stoop over and now he feels no pain" Lame back, sore muscles, stiff joints, rheumatic aches and pains quickly conquered by Foley Kidney Pills.-Walker's Pharmacy.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
NOT TO BE IGNORED.

The kidneys are as important to good health as the heart, lungs, stomach or any organ in the body. Lame back, swollen joints, sore mus cles, rheumatic aches and pains, are most often signals of kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills give relief to kidney trouble sufferers. They ban ish bladder Irregularities Walkers Pharmacy.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
SO,9OO,OOO bushels

Increase ......... SO,9UO,OOO bushels
 Of these cereals our shipments of the prime breadstuffs in the fiscal year 1917-18 to Allied destinations were : Wheat 131,00O,O00 bushels and of rye 13,9O0,OOO bushels, total of 144,9OO,- GOO bushels
 The exports to Allied destinations during the fiscal year 1916-17 were !: Wheat 135, 100000 bushels and rye 2,3OO,000 bushels, a total of 137, 100000 bushels. In addition some 1O,0O0,000 bushels of 1917 wheat are now in port for Allied destinations or en route thereto. Tbe total shipments to Allied countries from our last harvest of wheat will be therefore. about Al ,000,- 900 bushels, or total of 154,900OO0 bushels of prime breadstuffs. In ad- dition to this we have shipped some 1OOO0.OO0 bushels to neutrals depend ent upon us, and we have received some imports from other quarters.
 "This accomplishment of our people in this matter stands out even more clearly if we bear in mind that we had available in the fiscal year 191617 from net carry-Over and as surplus over our normal consumption about 2OO.OOO,0OO. of wheat which we were able to export that year without trenching on our home loaf alr Hoover said. This last year. however. owing to the large failure of the 1917 wheat crop, we had available from net carry-over and production and Imports only just about our normal consump- tion. Therefore our wheat shipments to Allied destinations represent ap- proximately> savings from our own wheat bread.
 "These figures, however, do not fully convey the volume of the effort and sacrifice made during the past year by the whole American people. De spite the magnificent effort of our agri- cultural population in planting a much Increased acreage in l017, not only was there very, large failure in wheat, but also the corn failed to mature prop erly, and our corn is our dominant crop.
 Fl am sure" Mr. Hoover wrote in concluding his report. that all the millions of our people, agricultural as we'll as urban. who have contributed to these results should feel a very definite satisfaction that in year of universal food shortages in the north. ern hemisphere all of those people joined together against Germany have come through into sight of the coming harvest not only with wealth and strength fully maintained but with only temporary periods of hardship
 Tt is difficult to distinguish between various sections of our people-the homes, public eating places, food trades. u,ban or agricultural popula- tions-in assessing credit for these re suits. but no one will deny the domi- nant part of the American women"
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19

Apply a cotton cloth wet with Bal lard's Snow Liniment to all wounds, cuts, burns, sores or blsters, and note it's wonderful healing power. It is prompt and very effective. Price 25c, soc and $1.O0 per bottle. Sold by w. E. Bevens.
 ndunv1
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
CAUGHT COLD AT PALM BEACH.

Southern climate is no protection against summer colds. Helen R. Sanders, 626 End Av., w. Palm Beach, Fla, writes: My severe cold on the chest was relieved by Fo- ley's Honey and Compound" This fine old family remedy can be de- pended upon to relieve summer colds, Lay fever. asthma and croup.-W Walk er's Pharmacy.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19
s44,6oo, lbs.

Increase ........... c44,oOo,ouV ipS.
 Our slaughterable animals at the be- ginning of the last fiscal year were not appreciably larger than the year be- fore and particularly in hogs; they were probably less. The increase in shipments is due to conservation and the extra weight of animals added by our farmers.
 The full effect of these efforts began to bear their best results in the last half of the fiscal year, when the ex- ports to the Allies were 2,133, 100, 900 pounds, as against I ,266. .500,000 pounds in the same period of the year before. This compares with an average of SO1 100000 pounds of totsl exports for the same half years in the three-year pre-war period.
 In cereals and cereal products re duced to terms of cereal bushels our shipments to Allied destinations have been:
 Fiscal year l916-17. .259,900,000 bushels Fiscal year 1917 IS. .34O, ,SO0,0O0 bushels
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19

Rollen Bend pasture, rates $1.50 per head per month. I will not be responsible for stock. For informa- tion apply to H. c. Mantooth. 54wtf
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-19

A hoarder is a man who is more in. terested in getting his bite than in giv- ing his bit