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Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Miss Cora Sanders of Sulphur Rock is spending several days with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Ellis, of our city.
 Mrs. U. G. Dickens of Carlisle ar rived yesterday and is visiting her son and wife, MT. and Mrs. Marion Dickens.
 John Lawman and Joe Patterson of Cave City are guests of Dr. and Mrs. c. R. Gray during the missionary convention.
 For Sale Ford touring car, in good condition -Hutson-L Ladd. 229d6t
 Mrs. John Dunaway and little son have returned to Conway, after a two weeks visit with MT. and Mrs. Forrest Bleakley.
 This is the last week in which to pay your sewer tax and the collector gives this final notice to those who have failed to pay their taxes.
 A. T. Hubby has been appointed as county chairman of the Armenian and Syrian relief committee, which begins it's work in short while.
 Have you noticed those chimneys? They look dangerous up there. You'd better call Harry Morgan, 348. F. X T
 Mrs. R. A. Dowdy of Batesville is the guest of Miss Dove Erwin dur ing the Missionary meeting which is being held at the Methodist church.
 Rev. r. s. H. Johnston and Rev. J. Q. Schisler of Conway are attending the Missionary Centenary in our
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28


 the Methodist church at Batesville and Joe M. Gray and w. P. Jones, layman in the church, are here today enjoying the Missionary Centenary in session here.
 Hubert Blanchard of Alicia is spending a day or two here visiting his aunt, Mrs P. s. White, and att tending the Missionary Centenary at the Methodist church.
 Drayage of all kinds handled sromptly. Phone No. 10. Chester Robinson. 13-dtf
 Mrs. J. P. House and daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Way, went down to Augusta this afternoon to spend the remainder of the week with Mrs. Houses sister, Mrs. M. M. O'Neal.
 Rev. w. W. Albright of the Tuck erman Methodist church is in the city and with one of his laymen, W. R. Rice, are guests of MT. and Mrs. J. F. Rice while attending the Mission ary meeting.
 MT. and Mrs. B. ". Jamison re- ceived notice this morning of the marriage of their son, Charles Jami- son, to young lady at Dayton, Ohio, where he is employed, the wedding taking place yesterday.
 Have you some work at Walnut Grove to do? All right, call Harry Morgan, 348. He will do you a mighty nice job. Fri. $ Tues.
 Newport friends have received an nouncement of the birth of a little daughter to Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Will liford at Van Buren, and regret to learn of the serious illness of Mrs. Williford, who has been carried to a hospital at that place for an opera tion.
 The announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Kathryn Morrison Jones of Tucson, Arizona and MT. Allen Rustic of Phoenix, Arizona, has been re- ceived by friends of the former in this city. The wedding took place January II, and they are now at home at Phoenix, Arizona.
 Building material is high; you'd better do it with concrete. It's the economical way. Gall Harry Nor gan, 34S. Fri. & Tues.
 Disappointment of the worst kind filled the hearts of about, fifty New port people this morning, when a message came from Little Rock that John Mccormack was i'll at his hotel in Kansas City and would not be able to meet his engagement in the capi- tai city tomorrow evening.
 Mince Meat, Evaporated Fruits, Sugar House Molasses and Califo Fruits and Preserves at Bowen's Cash Store. 232d6t.
 Mrs. Mccartney, field secretary of the American Red Cross of the South west Division, will be here tomorrow for the purpose of meeting with the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow afternoon. From here she will go to Tuckerman to meet with the unit there.
 H. K. Thatcher of Little Rock, dis trict agricultural agent, came up from Little Rock last night to take a trip over the county with F. $. Whitaker, Tupelo being their first objective point. They went down this afternoon and will spend the re- mainder of the week vaccinating hogs.
 Sure, I want your work. will get it too, if figure with you. What is it you want done ?-Harry E. Nor gan. Contr., 348. Fri. < Tues.
 MT. and Mrs. Joe Ballew and Miss Lottie Mcdonald of Weldon got this far this afternoon on their way to Little Rock to hear Mccormack sing at I,iberty Hall tomorrow evening,
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Miss Cora Sanders of Sulphur Rock is spending several days with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Ellis, of our city.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

city and are being entertained at the Hazel hotel.
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Dr. and Mrs. Rossington expect to go down to Little Rock tomorrow to spend the day.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Knox mends shoes cheap. III Wal nut street. dtf.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Mr. and Mrs. Ben White will go down to Little Rock this afternoon to spend several days.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Mrs. U. c. Dickens of Carlisle ar rived yesterday and is visiting her son and wife, MT. and Mrs. Marion Dickens.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

John Lawman and Joe Patterson of Cave City are guests of Dr. and Mrs. c. R. Gray during the missionary convention.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Hubert Blanchard of Alicia is spending day or two here visiting his aunt, Mrs. P s. White, and att tending the Missionary Centenary at the Methodist church.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Mrs. Abe Ballew is down from Tuckerman spending the day with Mrs. James Duffer.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

For le-Ford touring car, in good condition. Hutson- Ladd. 229d6t
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Mrs. John Dunaway and little son have returned to Conway, after a two weeks visit with MT. and Mrs. Forrest Bleakley.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Frank Cathey, who was mustered out of army service Saturday at Camp Pike, and been visiting his mo ther at Jacksonport, was here today meeting his friends. He has been in the Spruce division in Washington for several months. He said Earl Lovo, who had also been in the spruce service, had gone to Tennessee to visit his parents, who moved there after the young man entered the service.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Drayage of all kinds handled sromptly. Phone No. 10. Chester Robinson. 13-dtt
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-28

Mrs. Davenport and Miss Bottorf of Alicia are down attending the missionary meeting.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
SOLDIERS LETTERS

an American port, but surely destined
for American depots forward But
the sight that thrilled me was
most was the train that drew up
to the station a few minutes after
bound for the embarkation center at
lie Mans. It contained portion of
the yankee Division homeward
bound, which is equivalent to saying
it was made up of some of the best
that America can boast of-young,
healthy, vigorous fellows who have
been in the thick of it-and all keyed
up to the top pitch by the Know
ledge that they were. going home.
They were travelling in the custom
airy way, in box cars, but with bet
ter accommodations than have been
possible before. The floor of the car
was covered with straw and each car
had stove. All seemed to be com
Portable. While the engine took on
water they danced and cavorted on
the platform and kidded some of the
French girls. The engine whistled
and there was mad scramble to get
one again, but get on they all did,
and to the accompaniment of yells
and loud "honks" from the motor cars
on the flat cars, the train pulled out.
/ thought to myself "There's a good
example of the spirit that America
has put into this fight"
7 boUa co,,ao rrooI y,oxx,c A
order recently issued makes provis-
ion for the very liberal granting of
leaves including a three day leave to
Paris, and permission to visit in
either England, Belgium or Italy in
addition to France. So 1 think that
during the coming month I shall Wis
it Paris for three days, and that be-
fore | come home I will go to Rome.
Just think of it! Those of US who are
forced to stay over here are going
to get some wonderful advantages in
the way of travel. I should like to
visit Scotland, but I also want to go
to Italy and the two are in opposite
directions, and since I came through
England, l guess I'll choose Italy in
stead. The new order grants a Ia
day leave in addition to the Paris
leave, to visit England, Belgium OF
Italy. Pretty liberal, I think.
I cannot come home in any event
until my duties in this Office are done
which, at the rate the work is in
creasing, will not be for two months
at least. If I had stayed with the
18th Engineers, however, I'd be on
my way now for they went through a
few days ago to Bordeaux on their
way home.
Worlds of love to all of you,
DONALD.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08

May Weeks-the impudent young
puppy-and here's-one-for Ella-I
wonder?'' Mura deity tucked the
fancy envelope into her own private
box, and, having finished distributing
the mornings mail, pushed open the
window and proceeded to hand it to
the eager girls and boys who pressed
into the tiny post office.
The last one to appear at the win
dow was Ella Flagg, the little milliner
whose shop was next door to the post
Office. Ella was a faded blond, with
light blue eyes and a face that once
had been vivaciously pretty, but now
was sad and wistful. People had de-
cided that Ella Flagg had begun to
droop from the moment that VIII
Chandler left Littleford and went to
California. Some wondered whether
Ella ever heard from Will, but Myra
could have told them that she did
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
Some fables Priceless.

There is tremendous demand today
for old mahogany or oak tables. L
there are any historic associations at
tached to these tables they bring fabu,
lous prices. There are plenty of ta-
bles in the country possessing real his
teric interest, but none of them is ip
the least likely at the moment to come
on the open market. The table on
which Napoleon signed his abdicatior
may be said to be priceless. In Eng;
lane there is a mahogany table which
tradition, says was washed up on thu
Coast OF Glare after the wreck Of thu
Spanish armada.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
washinaton's Peculiar Fitness.

1t is the conclusion almost unani-
nous among historians that George
Washington was the only man among
the Fathers Of the Republic fitted
mentally and temperamentally to car
ry the revolution to victory. The ire
mendous burden not only Of creating
and organizing all army from raw and
undisciplined volunteers in the face
of a strong enemy, but also of or
ganizing the patriotism of the country
through voluminOas correspondence
with the governors and leading men
of the colonies aid of maintaining
both organizations through weary
years of military disasters, political
chickering's and petty jealousies, would
have crunpled the back of any other
man the revolution produced. He had
to be at one and the same time gem
erai, diplomat and statesman.
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OC1C1C1OOC1C0CO
And Her Thin Shoulders Were Heav-
ing Convulsively.

guessed it might be some old love let
ter from viii Chandler.
Myra'S tough little heart suddenly
melted-was this evening a repetition
Of many other endings of st. ,Valen-
tines day? Had Ella Flagg hoped
each year that she would receive some
message from her absent lover?
And then the full realization of the
misery she had caused brought 4
dreadful feeling of wretchedness to
her heart.
.sI must tell her." decided Myra sud
denly; ST must tell her about the let
ters have kept BACKYARD when he
comes after her, must tell MIN, too
and I must help her get ready FOL
her wedding-it's my punishment
Softly she opened the door and Went
inside.
When VIII Chandler came home to
claim Ella Flagg for his bride, people
marveled that Myra Watts appeared as
Elias maid of honor, and they could
not understand what had healed the
breach between the old friends.
Myra might have told you that it
was a bundle of suppressed letters
and valentines which Ella Flagg had
burned that memorable night when
Myra made confession of her wrongdo-
ing; but she kept her secret, and SO
did Ella, and Will Chandler refused
to listen to her story because he was
so glad and eager to hold Ella in his
arms again.
And when another valentine day
came around Myra sorted the mail,
quickly, deftly, ana in another spirit.
When at last she came to large EN-.
bossed envelope postmarked Cali
fornia, where Will and Ella were liv-
ing with old Mrs. Flagg, a beautiful
color suffused her dark face.
"Come out here and live with u.s."
wrote Ella on the back of the valen.
tine they sent. ''Will knows of a
splendid position for you, and it is
summer al the time in California"
Myra went, and she says it is sum-
mer all the time in her heart, too, ever
since that night when she upburdened
1t to her friend and brought happiness
to three sorrOWing souls.
Copyright, 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
Wine at a Launching.

When war galley was launched by
the Vikings men were bound to the
rollers so that the keel was sprinkled
with their blood. The practice of break,
ing bottle of wine over a ships stem
at the launch is regarded as a sur
vival of this savage Scandinavian prac-
tice or "reddening the rollers" as it
was called, just as the custom of lead
ing an officers charger before the cof-
fin at his funeral is survival of the
practice of sacrificing chieftain's
wives and horses ut his pyre.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
Monuments to the Boys

All over the land since the Civil.
War, we have become acquainted
with certain kind of monument, atop
a. PEDESTAL, in the soldier garb of
the Rebellion, his rifle at rest. Some
of them are terribly hideous but all
the same, they have served good
purpose We recognize a "Civil War
Monument when we see it. And
they were better than nothing.
But what kind of monuments are
we going to put for these boys of
ours who laid down their lives in
this conflict?
Fears that we may return again to
'ttthe dismal Stone Age" and repeat
the "sculptural atrocities" that fol-
lowed the Civil War as memorials
to soldier deeds, are put forth as
warnings for the present. So great
is the dread in some sections that
almost anything but monumental
memorial is proposed. Hospitals,
civic centers, auditoriums, organs,
arches and all sort of things have
been suggested as appropriate" says
The Florida Times Union jackson
ville), going on to remind the perpe-
traitors of all such that "To the ex-
tent that whatever is built is useful,
it is not a memorial" The utilitar-
ian motive gets jolt from number
of places, but none more vigorously
than this from Jacksonville.
"a hall would be a hall, a hospital
would be a hospital, anything useful
would be considered for its use and
sooner or later the fact would be for
gotten that it was erected for any
other purpose than to serve the need
for which it was used. And even if
the memorial purpose with which the
building was coupled should be re-
nnembered it would also be remember
ed that it was not built solely for
that purpose. 1t would be a testi-
monial to the future that the people
of the year 1919 were not willing to
spend money merely lin the honor of
the soldiers who had fought for
American ideals. This would not be
false impression pit would be fact.
1t would be like the act of man
giving his wife sack of flour or a
piece of household furniture for a
birthday present. The memorial that
would be really expressive of our adj
miration and our gratitude to the
American soldier should express that
and nothing else. A cotton-factory
or packing-house in their honor
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Mpr Ualpnttnp
BY NETTIE K. NEHAil

NUT of the heart of the long ago,
Faded and yellow, by time, you know,
But cherished still in shadow and shine
Coneth to me. her valentine:
Here 10 the couplet. quaint and true.
The rose is red,
The violets blue
And dream in the cleaning soft and low
Of the lass who penned it long years ago.
A little maid with the bluest eyes
That ever danced meath winter skies:
A roeuisn miss, whose love was told
To the sound of kiss in moon,it void.
But here is the rest of Ter rhymins tune!
Love is sweet
And SO you. ..
And boys checks flushed at the final line
OF rustic sweetheart valentine. ~:
Deep in the past, but dinly hid. j.
Behind her soft eyes dropping lid.
Quivers and arrows that Cupid keen
Shot at the Castle of Nj CHIT have been.
And palmer still the couplet true.
The rose is red,
The violets blue
And laughter low, which is hsif divine.
Ripples across her valentine.
With cherished thought for the love il told
l tenderly open each yellow fold.
And mytheart beats fast as It did one day
In a past that is hallowed and far, away.
] can see the eyes that were deep and blue,
Love is sweet e:a'' Z ~
And SO are you
So thought the lass as she penned each line,
And sealed with kiss her valentine.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
Rivals the "H imam Eiy.D

OF all American animals, bighcrn
the mountain sheep, is one of the most
remarkable. Not only is he equally
remarkable In his ability to live, and
i've well. in an environment where /.
would seem that no animal Of such
size could possibly sustain life. There
on the roof of the world, he not only
sustains life, but winter or summer
appears to be fat and in the best Oh
condition. the Peoples Home Magazine
says.
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menl.
Year after year Will Chandler had
sent a similar message to Ella Flagg-
/, and Ella had never received it! Stin,
Will had doggedly sent the valentines
Nothing in between, but on the days
devoted to the kindly saint. VIII sent
some message to his old sweetheart
and Ella never got it!
Myra Watts might have explained
but she didn't.
Today her eyes glowed Hereby as
she hid the letters away in her bureau
at home
"They ought to be my Valentines
she defended herself. $50 I'll keep
'em herel'
That night Myra closed the post Of
flee at eight o'clock and started for
home. Her way led past the little
house where Ella Flagg lived with an
invalid mother. When Myra passed
Mrs. Jacob HIPS house that good lady
ran out with paper hat bag in her
| hand.
ooh, Myra," she painted, "do you
mind leaving this at Ella Flagg's
house? She's promised to fix my
| mourning bonnet tonight SOS I can go
I to Uncle Benny's funeral tomorrow.
| I'm much obliged" she called over her
shoulder as she hurried into the house.
| Myra turned into the Flagg gate and
went around the path to the side door.
| There was a light in the. sitting room
and Myra peeped through the glass
panels of the door before she knocked.
What she saw there stayed her hand.
/ Ella Flagg was all alone in the
room. Myra knew that Mrs. Flags
was asleep in the adjoining bedroom
Elias fair head was pressed disconso.
lately into the cushions of the soft
and her thin shoulders were heaying
convulsively.
Clenched in one thin hand was a
crumpled envelope and Myra shrewdly
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been postmistress at Littleford for
II. years. and it was said that she
knew the handwriting of every man,
woman and child in the village. And
gossips whispered that Myra always
read messages on picture postals be-
fore handing them through the window
to their indignant recipients.
Outside the closed window was an
expectant crowd pressing close to the
pigeon-holes, watching Myra and her
assistant as they poked letters into
the boxes and twisted their necks in
a vain endeayor to read addresses, for
Myra had a most aggravating way of
putting letters in with the addresses
upside down.
All the time Myra was sorting the
mail her eyes were wistfully searching
for letter addressed to herself-for
Myra Watts had never received val
entine during all her 40 years.
"Humph ]" she shifted iInpatiently,
as she thrust large embossed en-
velope into box, ''that Timpkins boy
has sent valentine to Iissy Edwards
Il wonder what her mad say if she
knew it, And here's one he's sent to
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
.O1OCCC)C1OC
tfcThat Timpkins Boy Has Sent Val
entine to Lissy Edwards"

entine to Lissy Edwards"
not-only Myra didn't have much to
say about Ella F'lagg. Once they had
been close friends, but for many years
they had been estranged.
Elias mute, questioning face ap-
Jeared at the post office window.
Myra nodded curly, handed Ella a
newspaper and a letter containing a
circular. Then she turned her back
and began to close up the Office for the
noon hour.
When she was all alone Myra locked
the door and took Elias valentine out
of her own box. 1t was postmarked
from q town in California and the
handwriting was Enthusiastically that OF
viii Chand er. Myra knew it at once.
She had h; d several notes from VIII
before he fell in love with Ella Flagg.
The envelope was addressed to Ella
Flagg.
Myra's black eyes blazed jealousy as
she held the .nissive up to the light
and discerned through the thin paper
the dainty decoration OF lovely val.
entine.
A little printed verse could be plain.
ly read:
Amid these wilds I wander in despair,
sigh for her, SO faithless, yet SO fair
Ye streams, ye woods, We breezes tell
The agonies of soul for her j feel.
A bit of doggerel verse-yet it sci
Myra's heart to beating rapidly.
VIII Chandler had sent this valen.
tine to Ella Flagg-what wonder-work.
ing thing was this Love which could
bridge the long years of estrange.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08

AS members of the Associated
Press that organization is entitled
exclusively to the use for republica-
ton Of all news dispatches credited
to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news pub
ished herein. All rights of republi-
cation of special dispatches herein
are also reserved.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
ExpIicit Directions.

Jessie was asked by man if she
could tell him where Mr.. Dodge lived.
Pointing to the west, she replied: go
that way and that way, and stop at
the first louise where there's a dog"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
Early Declines.

If the truth cocid be discovered,
probably it would be found that one
reason why woman lives longer than
a man is because she doesn't pay any
attention to statistics.-Dallas News,
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
=, The Days Best Smile.

The Toledo Bhode says: ."Discharg-
ed American soldiers, seeking employ
ment,, can give Germany as refer
ence" E
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08

Entered rs second-class matter
May 1, 1916, at the post Office at st,
Johnsbhry, Vermont, under the act
of March 8 1879.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08

It usually makes us feel good to
have someone come to the station to
meet us.
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Confirmation,

No woman is really satisfied with
the compliments her mirror pays her
unless they are reiterated by some
man.-Boston Transcript.
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Useful.

An ounce of pulverized borax put
into q quart of boiling water and bot
tied for use will be found useful for
taking grease spots from wooden goods.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08

A haircut on some mems heads
certainly does change the appearance
of the neighborhood.
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). Just wait till the fivver aeroplanes
commence, .colliding or turning turtle
over the roofs of our houses!