Many Thrills in
Eigth Episode of
The Black Secret
Evelyn Erith and Kay Mc
Kay, American secret service
agents, have just descended
from an aeroplane and enter
ed a cabin in the Forest of
Les Errues in their quest of the
Great Secret, when they are
surrounded by German sol
diers. They had been told by
Frederick Vaux. their chief,
that they would be met there
by French soldiers, and merely
accept their peril as another
evidence of Vaux’s duplicity.
McKay knocks the German of
ficer down when he attempts
tomake love to Evelyn, and the
two are about to be bayoneted
when one side of the cabin is
blown in by a bomb from a
German aviator who believes
the structure houses French
peasants. The Germans are
killed and Evelyn and McKay
escape into the forest. Pinned
to a tree they find a notice in
German, warning German mil
itary officials to take every
means of getting rid of Kay
McKay and Evelyn Erith, and
also one Alexander Grey, all
of whom the placard says en
danger Germany’s “Great Se
cret.” Neither Evelyn nor Mc
Kay know Grey, but assume he
is another agent sent by the
War Department to cover their
tracks in case they fail. The
notice calls attention to the
fact that Grey has been wound
ed in the left hand by a Ger
man rifleman, and a. short time
later, Evelyn and McKay come
upon an armed man drinking
at a spring. They cover him
with their automatics, and see
that his left hand is bandadg
ed. His credentials show him;
to be Alexander Grey of the i
American Secret service, and
they accept him as their com
panion. He refuses all offers
to have his hand dressed, say
ing it is so painful he cannot
touch anything with it, but a
few moments later, Evelyn sees
him abstractedly pick up his
rifle with it, and she immedi
ately suspects that he is a
German agent who has in some
way obtained the real Grey’s
credentials. This suspicion is
confirmed when she detects
him in the act of shooting Mc
Kay from ambush. Evelyn fir
es and McKay clinches with
the now acknowledged Ger
I man. The two struggle near
the edge of a cliff and McKay
is thrown over. The German
now turns his attention to Eve
lyn. She eludes him for a
time, but finally, by a ruse, he
gets near enough to grasp her.
He forces her toward the edge
of a cliff and is about to hurl
her over, when McKay, from
below, fires and the German
topples to his death at the bot
tom. Evelyn hurriedly joins
McKay, and the two search the
body. McKay removes the
bandage from the left hand
and finds it uninjured. Be
tween the fingers he finds a
folded note, and with Evelyn,
reads it in surprise at the
startling message it bears.
“The Black Secret” will be
shown at the Royal Saturday
night.
BOOST FOR TERRAL
Of all the candidates for
governor so far, Tom Tcrral is
the only one who has not gone
pefore the people with a list of
accusations against nearly ev
erybody in or out of Little
j Rock. He has not complained
about some other candidate
trying to crowd him out of the
race, nor accused one oppon
ent ol' being the candidate of
the Highway Department, nor
said another was the tool of
the penitentiary gang, nor de
clared that a large percent of
our people are grossly illiter
ate, nor claimed to have
knocked out all opposition to
woman suffrage. Neither does
he claim that the returned sol
diers have been neglected, nor
does he plead that all his op
ponents are incompetent. His
opening address was free from
all harping on the demerity of
the other candidates. He prom
ises a clean, economical and
progressive administration of
the state government with
which he is already familiar.—
Sharp County Record.
10 HENS LAY 1,208
EGGS IN 5 MONTHS
A record of 1,208 eggs from
10 hens during the first five
months of this year is reported
by Mrs. W. K. Gardner, a good
poultry enthusiast of Rich
mond, Arkansas.
During this same period 86
hens belonging to Mrs. Card
in r netted her a profit of $426.
This lady is raising White
Leghorns and Buff Orpingtons.
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INSURA
I have bought the Hoyt & Ran
ey Insurance Agency and am
in position to take care of your
fire insurance in the very best
companies.
I represent companies that have been doing
business here for twenty years and have
never failed to pay a single loss promptly. 1
look after expirations closely and see that
your interests are protected. The compan
ies I represent have practically rebuilt the
town. I also represent some of the very
best Old Line Life Insurance Companies, and ,
when you need good insurance of any kind,
it will pay you to see me.
E G. MAGNESS
OFFICE IN ALLENfBUILDING
Newark, Ark
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MUNICIPAL ABATTOIR
LOWERS MEAT PRICES
Animals Are Slaughtered at All
Times of Year.
Meat Is Chilled in One Room and Will
Keep for Long Period in Good Con
dition—Meats Inspected by
Veterinarian.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The city of Paris, Tex., operates a
municipal abattoir which serves the en
tire locality at cost, according to the
fritted States department of agricul
ture, which has recently procured data
regarding its operation. Hogs are
killed in tlds establishment at all times
of the year, and at a cost to the own
ers of $1.50 a head, which covers kill
ing. dressing and cooling (he meat.
The meat is chilled for 2t hours in one
room, put in the cooler the next day.
and kept at 52 degrees, and will keep
In good condition for a long period.
The first four days it is kept in this
eoolgr without additional cost to the
owner and after that it is kept at a
charge of ten cents a day for each car
cass.
nogs are kiiiou nnn sanou uown ni
S2.50 a head, no extra charge being
made for the salt, and they are kept
In cold-storage rooms after being salt
ed down for four days without addi
tional cost, and at five cents a day
thereafter. This curing room Is sep
arate from the regular cooler where
fresh meats are kept, and is not <pilte
so cold, hut no meat has been known
to he los't in It. Calves up to 350
pounds are killed for $1.50 a head and
the hide Is left on them, though they
are dressed and the hide is thoroughly
washed. When ^cattle are skinned
there is an additional charge of one
doling, the hide remaining the prop
erty of the owner of the carcass. Sheep
are killed at $1.50 a head and are
skinned without extra charge.
Hogs, cattle and sheep are killed
throughout the year. A city ordinance
compels every butcher or other indi
vidual who sells meat In Paris to haw
Ids slaughtering done at the municipa’
abattoir, which Is operated tit cost
All the meats are Inspected by th
city veterinarian, who stamps each car
cass. 'Fite plant pays its own expens
and has been making enough in add:
tion to cover cost of depreciation. Tit
abattoir cost between $15,000 and $2 -
000. About ten years ago, when tie
abattoir was built, the department ha
a record of original cost of $10,000
and the daily capacity then was 30 ent
ile. 30 lmgs and 30 sheep and calves.
Meat in Paris has been selling from
ten to twelve cents a pound cheaper
ihan in some neighboring localities.
Competition is assured because it is
easy for the hotels, restaurants and
others using much meat to buy live
stock and have it killed and stored in
tlds municipal abattoir until they are
ready to consume It. This results In
prices being kept at relatively low lev
els.
WAR ON WHEAT SMUT WIDENS
Sales of Formaldehyde Demonstrate
Desire of Farmers to Drive
Out Insidious Disease.
That farmers are tremendously In
earnest id their desire to drive out
wheat smut is shown by the big in
crease in the sales of formaldehyde
which have been made in four stab s
where the United States department
of agriculture. In co-operation with
the extension departments of 11n
state agricultural colleges, has boon
carrying on campaigns of education
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Illustration ot Improverntnt V/hicrt
May Result From Treating Seed
W.th Formaldehyde r.s Smut Often
Stunts the Plants.
to demonstrate tlio propt use of form
akh hyde In treating wheat for this
disease. Iteports from these slates
show that the increase in the sales
of formaldehyde for the current year
varies from 150 to 325 per cent, as
compared with the sales of 1017, the
last year before the present campaign
was inaugurated. The four -'Hies In
which this record has been made are
Minnie "tu. North Dakota. Roulh I>a
kota, and Montana. There Is every
reason to believe that practically all
of this increase represents supplies
nsed in lighting smut.
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| KEEP THE MACHINERY UNDER
SHELTER
It may be an old, old story, to
speak of the waste or losses that ac
crue to the farmers of America who
fail to take care of their machinery
and farm tools; but as long as these
expensive articles of necessary equip
ment are seen standing in the fields,
here and there without protection,
,rusting and decaying, it is right to
continue the agitation to promote the
idea of better care for farm machin
ery. Especially at this time when
such equipment new is very high
in price. Build some sort of shed
and keep all machinery therein. It
will mean a saving of thousands of
dollars.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SIIEEl*
RAISING IN THE OZARKS
The requirements of a farm where
sheep may be raised wdth profit are
good drainage; plenty of pasture;
land that will produce clover, alfalfa,
cowpeas or soybeans; a good water
supply; fences that will keep sheep
out of growing crops and furn/,h
tw’o or three fields for change of pas
ture; a shelter that will protect the.
flock from cold rains, winds and
storms; and some one to give the flock
intelligent care. Crops of com and
oats for fodder can be used to good
advantage.
PROFIT IN COOPERATIVE
HOG SHIPMENTS
During the first 100 days of the
year 700 farmers in tw'enty-two coun
ties of Arkansas saved $17,500 on the
shipment of 6,480 hogs by co-opera
tive carlot sales. The total returns
were $127,590.52. The farmers saved
around $260 per carload, above the
amount they would have received on
local markets. It cost them an aver
age of 94.8 cents to ship per hundred
weight.
Let us boost the slogan. “Made in
Arkansas.” The products of Arkan
sas farms are numerous and suffi
cient enough to manufacture practi
cally everything needed by the con
suming public. The co-operative ef
forts of country and town should be
oxerted in procuring factories.
Should your corn crop be overtaken
by drouth, don’t forget the dust
mulch—keep the top of the soil
crushed and mellow with a drag;
avoid deep cultivation and thus con
serve the moisture. It pays.
Consider seriously the matter of
consolidation of the rural schools of
your near-by communities, looking
forward to country Jiigh schools.
Health
About
Gone
Many thousands of
women suffering from
womanly trouble, have
been benefited by the use
of Cardui, the woman’s
tonic, according to letters
we receive, similar to this
one from Mrs. Z. V. Spell,
ofHayne, N.C. “I could
not stand on my feet, and
just suffered terribly,”
she says. “As my suf
fering was so great, and
he had tried other reme
dies, Dr.- had us
get Cardui. . . 1 began
improving, and it cured
me. 1 know, and my
doctor knows, what Car
dui did for me, for my
nerves and health were
about gone.”
TAKE
OARDUI
The Woman’s Tonic
She writes further; "'I
am in splendid health ...
can do my work. I feel I
owe it to Cardui, for 1 was
in dreadful condition.”
If you are nervous, run
down and weak, or suffer
from headache, backache,
•tc., every month, try
Cardui. Thousands of
women praise this medi
cine for the good it has
done them, and many
physicians who have used
Cardui successfully with
their women patients, for
years, endorse this medi
cine. Think what it means
to be in splendid health,
like Mrs. Spell. Give
Cardui a trial.
All Druggists
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LESS PICKLES ARE PICKLED
Estimate of 2,162,036 Bushels in 1919
Compared With 6,818,322 Bushels
in Year 1918.
Of 509 pickle packers on the lists of
tlit? bureau of crop estimates, United
States department of agriculture, 405 '
reported that they had contracted for
and harvested 40.211 acres of cucum
bers in 1919. Tills compares with
(’>5,487 acres reported by 475 packers
as bavin:: been contrac****' for and hnr
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Big Cucumutr Patch—Crop cl Pickle*
Smaller In 1919 Than in 1918.
vested In 1918. Bused on reports re
ceived from the packers ns to the aver
age yield per acre this year, it is esti
mated 2,102,036 bushels were produced
in 1919 ' .
Notary Public
I have served continuously as No
tary Public at Newark for 32 years.
Succeeded in jetting more pensions,
both Federal and Confederate, than
anyone in Newark.
DEEDS AND DEEDS OF TRUST
DULY ACKNOWLEDGED
WORK GUARANTEED
GEORGE F. CROSSER
J, R. ALEXANDER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Notary Public and Bonding Ag
ent in Office
MASONIC BUM DING
Newark, - - - Arkansas
Japanese Marriage Agencies.
Marriage agencies in Japan are now
limited to 2f> pesos fee on each match
made. One peso for an introduction
five for a hunt for a life partner and
the rest for actually binding two to
gether are the legal prices.
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SEND US YOUR MAIL ORDERS
2817—85 cents
I’m Sorry I Ain't Got It, You Could Have it if I
Had It Blues_Bert Williams
Checkers_Bert Williams
10116—85 cents
Weary-Blues_Louisiana Five
Down where the Rajahs Dwell_Louisiana Five
2885—85 cents.
Say it With Flowers_Chas. Harrison
Peggy _ __ ___Chas. Harrison
10121—85 cents.
Dardanella_Langford’s Orchestra
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