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SAFETY F1RSU iS
GOOD FOR FARMER
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Outline of Program Suggested
to Head Off Lean Year That
Follows Fat Ones.
A program of safe farming
for the South is outlined in a
bulletin which the United
States Department of Agricul
ture has sent to bankers, busi
ness men and farmers in the
cotton states. The history of ag
riculture in the South, hrs
been one of lean years and fat
y ars. Short crops and high
prices have almost invariably
been followed by big crops and
low prices and, in consequence
the farmer has experienced
much distress. The increased
attention which has recently
been given to supporting the
people upon the land has al
ready resulted in much good,
but there is some danger, it is
pointed out, that, with the price
of cotton raising,there will be a
tendency for farmers to return
to the old system of gambling
on cotton. If the people of the
South produced their own living
the bulletin points out, it would
steady the whole system and
keep the boat from rocking.
The safety measures recom
mended are as follows:
First. Produce a home gar
den for every family on the
farm, the year round, paying
special attention to a plot of
Irish and sweet potatoes suffi
cient to supply the faniily with
food of this character. Where
feasible, have a patch of sorg
hum or other cane to produce
syrup for the family.
Second. Produce the corn
necessary to support all of the
people on the farm and the live
stock with absolute safety.
Third. Produce the neees
sary oats and other small grain
to supplement the corn as food.
Pay attention to winter grazing.
Fourth. Produce hay and
forage from some forage crop,
sufficient to supply all of the
live stock on the farm. Use le
gumes such as clover, cowpeas,
velvet beans, soy beans and al
falfa for the production of hay
and to enrich the soil with nitro
gen and humus.
Fifth. Produce the moat:
necessary to supply the people,
through increased attention to
poultry and hogs, especially.
Plan to increase gradually in
the number of cuttle and other
live stock so as to have a suffi
cient number to consume the
waste products of the farm and
make the waste lands produc
tive.
Sixth. After all thesethings
have been amply provided for.
produce cot* »n for the market.
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PREACHES AT OLD HOME
Rev. Ben Cook preached last
Sunday at Union Grove church
near Salado, this being his first
appearance in the pulpit at his
old home since his recent en
trance into the ministry. He
was greeted by a large congre
gation of old friends who have
known him since boyhood. At
11 a. m., his subject was:
“There is a hell to shun and a
heaven to gain, and how I may
do it.” At the close of the ser
vices a number came forward
for prayer.
At 3 p. m., Rev. George Gil
breath delivered a Sunday
School lecture, and at 8 p. m.,
Rev. Cook preached again, us
ing the text found inEph.2:8-9
Again a number of persons
came forward for prayer and
two were converted.
Although he is young in the
ministry, his earnestness and
sincerity appeals strongly to his
hearers wherever he preaches,
and he is doing effective work
for the church.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
Following is the list of adver
tised letters remaining uncalled
for in the Newark postoffice,
Nov. 1, 1915.
Jno. L. Fry
Mrs. E. Tapp
If not called for in thirty
days will be sent to the dead
letter office at Washington, D.
C. When calling for above let
ters, please sav advertised.
JNO. T. THARP, P. M.
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TWO WOMEN DROWN
Wynne, Oct. 31.—A rowboat
containing four people sank in
the St. Francis River near Wise
ferry, seven miles east of
Wynne, this morning, and the
wife and 10-year-old daughter
of P. H Taylor, a justice of the
peace and a well-known farmer
were drowned. John Short,who
was rowing the boat, managed
to save himself and a youngson
of Mr. Taylor.
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HOXIE RAILROAD
MAN ELECTROCUTED
[n Turning on Street LightHand
Siips and Electric Current
Kills Him Instantly.
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HoXie, Nov.l.—CharlesKees,
general yard master of the Iron
Mountain railroad here,was ac
cidentally electrocuted tonight
at 7 :30 o’clock and died almost
instantly.
Mr. Kees was standing talk
ing to several persons near the
passenger station when some
one called attention to the fact
that the street lights had not
been turned on. Mr. Kees said
he would attend to it and went
over to the box containing the
switch. As he seized the handle
his hand slipped and came in
contact with the uncovered
blades. He fell to the ground
and when his friends reached
him they found him uncon
scious. He only gasped two or
three times before he died.
Mr. Kees had been yardmas
ter here »for 10 years. Before
that he was general yardmas
ter at Fort Smith. He is surviv
ed by his wife and one son.
Oldfield Leaves
For Washington
Congressman W. A. Oldfield
of Batesville was a passenger
down the road Sunday night en
route to Washington, D.C. Con
gress convenes early in next
month and Mr. Oldfield’s du
ties as a member of the Ways
and Means Committee requires
his presence in Washington
some time before the convening
of congress because of the fact
that the Ways and Means Com
mittee selects all the other com
mittees for the House. It is
quite an ardous as well as im
portant task to make up all the
committees for so great a delib
erative body as the lowerHouse
of Congress, hence the members
bers of the Ways and Means
Committee must assemble early
in order to have this work com
pleted by the time Congress
convenes.
There is a good deal of i im
portant legislation pending nd
it is probable that Mr. Oldfcld
will not be able to return home
until after Congress adjourns
next spring.
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VALUE OF MANURE
F°w farmers appreciate the
money value of a load of barn
yard manure or the value of the
excrement of an animal. Au
thorities say that the value of
the manure from a horse or
mule for one year is about $23,
from a cow $29.50, from a hog
$2.55, from one hundred hens
almost $7, it all could besaved.
The Extension forces of the
State and Government are mak
ing a great campaign to get
farmers t > save manure and in
crease the supply. More straw
should be used for bedding in
the stalls. If straw can’t be had
leaves may be brought from the
woods. One Arkansas farmer
writes that he hauled leaves
from the woods last winter and
covered three feet deep a small
yard where he kept six cows,
four calves and six sows. He al
so used leaves for bedding in
his stalls and had eighty loads
of manure.
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DEMONSTRATION WINS
Newport, Nov. 1.—The coun
ty agricultural demonstration
work and canning club work of
the past year has been indorsed
in this county by the appropria
tion of sufficent funds by the
county quorumcourttocontinue
this work another year. The
road and bridge improvement
work of the county also came
in for a generous appropriation.
The court, road improvement
and farm demonstration Work
appropriations amounted to ov
er $.*2,000 and were unanimous
ly concurred in by the justices
of the peace who comprise the
levying rourt.
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at J. H. Holderby’s.
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HALLOWE’EN PART /
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Hallowe’en, weird, dim,
ghostly Hallowe’en, when all
the restless, roaming spirits of
other realms are supposed to
feast at their silent banquet,
their white robed, gaunt, spec
tral forms chilling the blood of
the timid who dare venture out
during their midnight revelery.
1 his throng of mystery greet
ed the many guests at the beau
tiful home of Dr. and Mrs. A.
A.Evans on last Saturday even
ing.
The long, flowing white-rob
ed figures, with unfamiliar
faces, silent and grim, bowed
their greetings, and with noise
less tread ushered the guests
into the dimly lighted hall,
where saucy little pumpkins
with happy faces seemed to en
joy the horrified look that each
cast on their ghostly escort.
The house was tastily and
artistically arranged with beau
tiful autumn branches and
banks of chrysanthemums, the
favorite flower of the season.
From the semi-lighted par
lor floated soft, weird strains
of mournful notes like the wail
of a departingsoul—a shadowy
form hovering over the pulsa
ting keys played in fiendish
glee a requiem to its misty
mates, who joined in ryrnthical
sway to its mournful cadence.
Jn a dusky corner sat an old
Spook, wise in earthly lore,who
foretold the fortunes and mis
fortnues of the strangely curi
ous who would enter the mystic
I future and know their doom for
I weal or woe.
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i iie resuess tramping oi
weary feet, clanking of heavy
chains and cries of distress
smote the balmy air, and upon
investigation ; n escaped spook
conducted us up dizzy flights
of steps and with his magic
knock, the portals of the
“Chamber of Horrors'’ swung
wide for us to enter, but we
beat a hasty retreat,descending
more rapidly than ascending.
Back to terrafirma, we were
j invited by our silent attendant
lto the beautiful dining room;
festoons of bright red and gold
autumn leaves glinted in the
jmellow light like fireflies on a
'summer night.
A rich golden pumpkin filled
with chrysanthemums, the au
tumn (jueeu, graced the dining
table. Nimble, demure 1 Hi'
vb >, angels of the night,
served delicious refreshments
on wooden trays to guest? re
clining on sofa pillows..
ith stealthy steps unheard
one of the etheral inhabitants
floated into our midst and ’ren
dered a spectral reading in the
possibility of the “Hobgoblins
getting us if we didn’t watch
out.”
A lib ral free-will offering,
given in behalf of the Ladies
Missionary Society was greatly
appreciated.
Mrs. W. \V. Jernigan and her
I corps of able assistants deserve
j much credit for their untiring
efforts for the success of this
very pleasant and profitable
entertainment.
The evening sped away like
slippered Monks ere the happy
guests were aware the home
going hour had arrived, and as
with a magic stroke ourspooky
friends assumed the habili
ments of earth again and show
ered the lovely hostess with
assurances of a most delightful
ly spent Hallowe’en.
BUILD DIPPING VATS
Conway, Nov. 1.—Faulkner
county s progress in the eradi
cation of the cattle tu k is
shown in the present operation
of eight dipping vats scattered
over the county.Fifteen are re
quired before the National De
partment of Agriculture assum
es control of them, and County
Farm Agent John L. Philips is
confident that number will be
built before the end oftheyear.
They are beine- constructed at
private expense.
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Sometimes in after life a wo
man wonders why she didn’t
believe the man she married
when he told her he wn« not
good enough for her.
HERE’S A BANK FOR YOUR CASH
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No. 8. Splendid upland
farm of 82 acres, with good
four-room box house, good ■>< t u
good orchard, splendid well oi
I water and one tenant house.
Located in fine neighborhood
half mile from M a guess ami
con venient to school and ch urc 1 i .
All good upland and will make
desirable home.
No. 10. 160 acresgoodriver
bottom land, with about 50 ac
res in cultivation; located
about four miles northeast. <
Newark on edge of Black river
bottoms,with about 60 acres o
highland. Splendid piece ol
land and will be sold cheap.
NEWARK REAL ESTATE CO.
BAPTISTS END SESSION
Sheridan, Oct. 31.—The fif
teenth annual session of the
Landmark Baptists of Arkan
sas closed a four days’ meeting
here this evening. The Rev. J.
A. Smith of Little Rock was re
elected moderator, and the Rev.
R. W. Glover of Prattsville was
elected clerk, succeeding the
Rev. C. C. Winters of McNeil.
The Rev. H. T. Carter ofTexar
kana, manager of the Orphans
Home, made a good report. He
was retained by the board for
another year. There are 32
children in the home, and they
are being cared for by the Bap
tist churches throughout the
state. The Rev. J. W. Sims of
Marvell, Phillips county, was
retained as financial secretary
of the board. The next meeting
will be held at Bald Knob in
1916.
I BALLOONIST MAY DIE
Jonesboro, Oct. 30.—Bob
Watson, a local boy injured in
making a balloon ascension at
Hoxie yesterday, caused by the
parachute failing to open, was
brought to his home in this city
today and is in a serious condi
tion. He fell fully 300 feet,
striking a sheet iron roof. His
left thigh was badly crushed,
four ribs were broken and his
head and face badly cut. One j
of his ears is almost severed.
While he is conscious his con
dition is very serious.
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LOST OR STRAYED
One sorrel mare colt, one,
year old last May; has small
white spot in forehead, and is
heavily built. Will pay reward
for information leading to her
recovery. C.M. EDWARDS,
Newark, Arkansas.
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Guard V our Children
Against Bowel Trouble
Many children at • early age
be ne constipated, ml 1 rquermy
serious conscque- result. -<ot
being able to readme hi- °wn,
dition, a child ' I • oiouhl be
constantly watched, s;;d a grutie
laxativn given wl'<n necessary.
Dr Miles' Laxative Tablets are
and cht'dr-n. The S'- -ter- of
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we like them very mur;i Their action
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them. We have had good results in
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much pleased "
The form and flavor of any medi
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appearance are especially important
when children are concerned. All
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though the ta'te i> part..illy dis
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ative Tablet', however, tl.-i difli
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The rich chocolate flavor and
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Hard Coughs
are very painful and irritating. The more you
cough, the more you have to cough. You need
a soothing, healing remedy to relieve the irrita
tion. One of the best is
BALLARD’S
HOREHOUND
SYRUP
If Is ci Splendid Remedy for
Soreness in the Throat and Lunqs
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup checks inflammation
in the lungs, relieves light feeling, quiS a
ion in the air passage and enables thenU nt
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clears the voice, loosens phlegm , f r '
healthy conditions in the air passages k l.
bott le in the house for prompt use when needed
A dose taken in time saves a u-nria ( n . cd*
Good for the children as well as adults'
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