DEAF MUTE SCHOOL
Will Open at Little Rock Wed
nesday October 5th.
Something of the Great Work Being
Done by Arkansas For the
Little Deaf-Mutes.
'Fhc next session of the Arkan
sas Deaf-Mute Institute opens Oc
tober 5. Sufficient funds have
txjen provided to run the school
until the next, legislature meets
aind everything points to a success
ful year.
® This is a free school provided by
Jathe state for the deaf children
j&vithin her borders. Here they
"are taken at the age of six and ed
ucated and taught trades.
0 The school has, besides a large j
- industrial department, an art de-1
partment, a physical culture de-j
partment and a domestic science
' ■department. The choice of such
ptrades as printing, carpentering,
IgMcabinet-making, turning, painting,
gdalsomining, paper-hanging, plas-1
tering, tailoring, shoe-making and |
| harness-making art* given the!
gHTboys, while the girls are taught
|I1K dress-making, cooking, house-]
keeping, and all sorts of fancy j
work.
The aim of the Institute is to
turn its bo.vs and girls out into the
world independent, self-support
ing men and women, whereas
without this school they would, in
almost every case, have to grow
up helpless, dependent heathens
in a civilized, Christian land, not
■even knowing their own names.
Over six hundred boys and girls
have gone through this school and
■come out good citizens. Two hun
dred and twenty-live was the roll
last session and there are at least
150 more such children in the state
growing up in darkest ignorance,
who ought by all means be in this
school receiving an education.
Reader, help to get these afflict
ed children into this noble Insti
tution. If you know of one or
more such children write at *once
to Frank B. Yates, Supt., giving
him their address. You will re
ceive his appreciation by doing so
and you will likely be the means
of lifting one or more souls out of
darkness. This school is the only
hope for the majority of such chil
dren. It is not an asylum, but a
school, pure and simple, just as
the Fayetteville University is a
school for the hearing. The pupils
go home for their vacation. There
are no helpless cripples, or old and
infirm, or idiots admitted, only
children, as bright and sweet as
any children in the world and as
dear. They need restoring to so
ciety and you can help in this
great work.
bometirnes the character ot a
school needs explaining; the par
ents need persuading; shown their
•duty. You may be able t-o do this.
Write for catalogues and be in
formed fully.
There are ‘20 teachers employed
in regular school departments,and
instructors in the industrial de
partment. Besides these, teachers
of art, physical culture, domestic
science and kindergarten are em
ployed.
The site is a healthful, high ele
vation just west of the city of Lit
tle Rock, and it is a beautiful
place.
A regular physician, an aurist
and oculist, and a dentist are con
nected with the school, their serv
ices being free to the pupils, and
in a well appointed hospital two
gotxl nurses are employed the
year round. The little children
also have governesses to care for
them and the larger ones have sup
ervisors. And remember, all this
is free, including books, tuition,
board, etc., all absolutely free to
the deaf children of Arkansas,
with sound minds, between the
ages of six and twenty-one. Ev
en traveling expenses and clothing
are furnished to those unable to
bear these expenses.
If you are the parent of a deaf
child, write at once for blanks. It
you know of a deaf child growing
up in ignorance, go at once, if
possible, to visit the parents of
this child, and do not rest until
you have had it admitted into the
Arkansas Deaf-Mute Institute.
You could hardly do a better thing.
The following is the State Board
of Charitable Institutions which
has this school under its control:
II. C. Tipton. President and Treas
urer, Little Rock; E. W. M ill
iams, Forrest City; B. A. Hardy,
Monticello; O. B. Gordon, Pres
cott: C. I). .James, Eureka Springs;
C. F. Greenlee, Brinkley; John
II. Page, Secretary and Purchas
ing Agent, Little Rock.
THE WEEVIL-EATING ANT.
With reports coming from var
ious places of the alleged appear
ance of the Mexican boll weevil,
news from the enemy of the wee
vil, the cannibalistic Guatemalan
red ant, is especially interesting.
The ants that l>r. Cook of the
agricultural department brought
from South America to Texas have
already begun to propagate, the
queens laying large numbers of
eggs, which are hatching daily.
The government experts estimate
that during the remainder of the
open summer season the 4,000 ants
that were imported and colonized
in Texas will multiply into that
many millions. Colonies will be
distributed throughout all the reg
ion where the weevil is at large.
The question whether sufficient
ants can be produced for the work
before them cannot yet be answer- !
ed definitely, but everything points
to an affirmative result.
Not only do the ants devour the :
boll weevils, but they also eat all
kinds of insects, and thus they
may be used to remove pests other
than the weevil. One of their
peculiarities is their limited vision.
Apparently they are able to see I
only about an inch ahead of them.
They are slow in their motions,
and, instead of racing aroung look
ing for their prey, they prefer to
wait until a weevil runs into their
clutches. In fact, it might be said
that these insect surgeons from
Guatemalan do an office practice.
What is Life?
In the last, analysis nobody
knows, out we do know that it is
under strict law. Abuse that law
even slightly, pain lesults. Irreg
ular living means derangement of
the organs, resulting in constipa
tion. headache or liver trouble.
Dr. King’s New Life Pills quick
ly re-adjusts this. It’s gentle.yet
thorough. Only 25 cents at J. 1.
Sturdivant’s Drug Store,
WHEN SALLY HAD HER
TIN-TYPE TOOK.
When Sally had her tin-type tuk,
I'll bet a pint o’ liquor
Thar warn't a man but whut wuz stuck
On her a leetle thicher.
She wuz the bell o’ Jink’s Cove,
Hut dangerouser nor pizen
By reason o’ the web she wore;
Oh, she wus tanterlizin’!
An' ev’ry feller fur an’ wide,
From Begum to Carliny,
Would rather had her for his bride
Than be the King o’ Cbiny.
’Twus at the annual meetin’ when
A feller from the valley
Seed me ez he come up the glen
A^walkin’ round with Sally,
lie said ez how he’d like ter git
Miss Sally an’ her feller
Ter pose together jist a bit
Beneath her umbereller.
Now, this jist suited Sal, you bet,
An’ 1 had no objection,
An umberell’s the best place yet
Fer showin’ one’s utfection.
Then jist as he wuz tekin’ aim
I slipped my arm about her,
you ax me wuz I feelin’ game
To kiss her? Yas, I mowter.
Did she fly up with a look o’ scorn
Her cheeks with anger burnin’?'
Wal, no! That’s her a-hoein’ corn,
An’ that’s our gal a-churnin’.
napoleon and his men.
Impressive Conference of the Great
Soldier’s Staff at the Battle
of Borodino.
Maj. (Ion. Yakovitcb, of the Rus
sian army, saw Napoleon at Iioro
diiio. Ju that battle, Yakovitch,
then a mere boy, served with a
battery in the grand redoubt,
■which was the center of the Rus
sian line, lie has given a graphic
description of the battle, says
Golden J lays.
^ hen morning broke a sea of
gray mist shut out the field from
\iew. The voices of the enemy
were heard, the neighing of their
horses, and the rumbling of artil
lery wheelsi Then came the thun
der of cannon, making the very
earih tremble. Three times all
the Russian gunners were killed,
and three times new' men took
their places. Bullets flew thick as
hail, and men dropped dead or
wounded every moment.
'*■* a strange sound was
beard in the distance, like rain {tat
tering on withered leaves. It
grew louder and louder until it
filled the air like the roar of a
stormy sea. All at once a great
wave of bright swords and helmets
und horses' heads came surging up
over the breastworks. It was the
imperial guard. Before the shock
of that mighty wave the Russian
center crumbled away, shattered
wrecks.
^ hen Yakovitch caine to his
senses and ojiened his eyes, he
beard tin* trampling of hoofs,
which called his attention to a
group of gavly-dressed officers,
and Napoleon’s staff came riding
over the field. The young Russian
peered anxiously into their faces,
und thus describes what he saw:
“There were the hard faces of
Rapp ami Darn and broad-chested
Sebastian and Nansouth. with the
eabor scar across his cheek, and
the low. broad forehead and bull
dog jaw of grim old Ney, the brav
est of them all. There, too, was
Murat, with his white plumes and
his braided jacket, his riding whip
in his hand, just like a circus rider.
“And then the group parted sud
denly, and there was the man him
self in the midst of them, with his
face hard and immovable as mar
ble amid all that blood and agony,
and a far-away look in those cold
eyes of his, as if he saw Moscow
somewhere up in the sky, but could
see nothing between.
“ ‘A glorious victory!’ cried
Murat, waving his hand. ‘What a
stir there’ll be among the good j
folks in Paris when the bulletin ar
rives !’
“ ‘We’ve lost half our army in
doing it, though,’ growled Ney.
‘Hadn’t we better fall back a little
and wait there for reinforce
ments?’
“Then Napoleon turned his head
slowly, just as the statue might
do, and looked him in the face.
“ -Thou advising a retreat,
Michael? That is something new,
indeed! No—no falling back now.
I must date my bulletin from Mos- |
cow. As for the army, you can’t
make an omelette without break*
iug a few eggs.’ ”
Yakovitch says, when he heard
that, he knew that fortune had
forsaken Napoleon, for no man
except one doomed to destruction
could have spoken so lightly of the
destruction of thousands of brave
men. In three months from that
day the French emperor was flying
for his life across the border, with
the Cossacks at his heels like hun
gry wolves.
In Jail On Charge Of Assault.
Plumerville, Ark., Sept. 23.
Chas. Hammond', a white man,
28 or 30 years of age, is charged
with committing an assault upon
his stepdaughter, H years old, on
the night of the 21st instant. lie
was arrested and taken t<\» jail at
Morrilton. Hammonds s an ex
soldier of the late Spanish war,
was wounded in the 1 nilippine Is
land, and is now a pensioner of
the United States g<>\ ei nmeut. I lie
community is stirred up over the
affair, but there is no teai ol mob
law.
Real Estate Bargains
For Sale By
CRAIQ & HENDERSON
No. 1. 80 acres good land 1 m from
Newark, on railroad; 10 acres cleared;
2.3 in cultivation; good bottom land
and a bargain.
No. 2. 80 acres good bottom land 4
miles N.-E. Newark; half subject to
overflow, balance above liighwater;
40 acres in cultivation. Fine land and
a bargain.
No. 5. 140 acres good land f mi. N.
of Paroquet; 50 acres in cultivation;
3 good bouses on farm with good
pumps; 60 acres in pasture; excellent
cotton laud and good timber on land ]
not in cultivation. Can be bought for
ten dollars an acre.
No. 6. Half interest in 250 acres
cane pasture land $ mile from Jack
sonport; under fence; finest cane land
on White river; very cheap.
No. 7. 48 acres i mile from Paro
quet; 35 acres rich river bottom land;
15 acres above overflow; good timber.
A bargain.
No 10. 40 acres good timber land
2 miles from Newark; would make line
cotton land.
No. 11. 2 acres of land and good
4 room house in Paroquet, all under
fence and well improved. Hi); bargain.
No. 12. Nice 5 room residence and
4 lots near Methodist church; one of
t he most beautiful places in Newark.
Very cheap.
o. 15. 160 acres tine land in the
famous Big Bottom country; makes a
bale of cotton and 75 to 1(XI bushels of
corn to the acre. Fine farm and in
a few years will be worth 16 thousand
dollars, but if taken at once can be
bought for about half that amount.
o. 17. Two nice residence lots one
block north of public school building;
nicest residence property in town and
a bargain.
o. 18. 400 acres fine Big Bottom
farming land; 200 acres in cultivation;
4 houses on place; makes a bale of cot
ton to the acre. Well improved farm
and agenuine bargain if taken atonee.
o. 21. 279 acre farm adjoining
Paroquet, 40acres in cultivation, 20
acres in pasture; me 6-room frame
and one 2-room box house on place.
Good well, two pumps, three barns,
two good orchards of ;>o bearing trees;
land not in cultivation has good tim
ber.
No. 22. 75 acre creek bottom farm,
with 55 acres in cultivation; one 4
room and one 2-room house; two good
barns and other out buildings. Makes
half bale of cotton and 30 bushels corn
to the acre; two miles from Newark.
No. 23. 87 acre creek bottom farm,
two miles from Newark with 67 acres
in cultivation; two 2-room houses
with good chimneys; everlasting wat
ter; makes half bale cotton to the
acre.
No. 24. 20 acres half mile north of
Newark, 15 acres in cultivation; excel
lent location for truck or poultry farm.
o. 25. 11 acres half mile north of
town; good 5-room house, barn, orch
ard, good out buildings and two wells.
56. 160 acre farm with 40 improved
good orchard of 300 trees, good 7 room
frame house and good barn; everlast
ing spring.
57. 117 acres creek bottom land 2
miles north of town; 35 acres in culii
vationfgood hill land, grows 40 bush
els corn and half bale cotton per acre,
59. 2 acres ground and good 5 room
house in north edge of town; good im
provements and tine water.
60. 10 acres in northeast part of
town, all under good fence: good 3
room box house with brick flues; good
well of water, barn, garden; orchard
of 75 bearing trees of apples; also
pears, peaches and grapes.
Walkover Mens Shoes
Sold Only By
FRED. D. WHITING,
Newark, - Arkansas.
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no. 2*5. 140 acre farm, 80 acres in
cultivation; good timber on land not
in cultivation; three 2-room houses,
good well and spring, 24 acre orchard.
Located 8 miles north of Newark, 1
mile from Black River Academy, mile
from church and in good neighborhood.
Small creek runs through the farm.
No. 27. One block beautiful resi
dence lots just north of school build
ing. Very desirable property and a
bargain.
no. 3!*. 40 acres timber land *5 miles
southwest of Oil Trough store, good-,
white oak timber; Price $00,
no. 40. 80 acres timber lahd on
Departee creek, half river bottom and
half upland; fine tract of land and
has good timber on it.
no. 41. 55 acres bottom land on
Black river adjoining railroad; very
high and seldom overflows; all in ttm
ber, tine piece of land and a bargain.
no. 53. 80 acres Big Bottom land
24 miles from Newark; 60 acres in cul
tivation, 3acres in alfalfa; grows bale
of cotton to the acre.
no. 37. 2 acres nicest residence
property in north part of town; good;
well and garden on place.
55. 1«»() acre farm 3 miles north of
town, 140 acres in cultivation, 20 acres
good timber, no rocks, 5 room log.
house and 4 room frame house, good
well, and nice young orchard.
No. 28. 12 acres tine Big Bottom
land,mile and a half from Newark,all
in cultivation; makes bale of cotton
per acre.
No. 20. lfi acres half mile north of
Magness; 3 room house, good barn and
orchard.
no. 30. 529 acres fine bottom land;
mile river-front on Black river; 300
acres under fence; 200 acres tine cane
land; valuable white oak timber on.
land.
No. 31. Block of nicest residence
property in Newark, near sc boo
building.
No. 32. Block nice residence prop
erty in west side Newark, 1 block from
school building.
no. 42. 8 acres timbered land 3 mi.
north of Newark; good hill land and
nice location for small fruit farm.
no. 33. Block residence property la
north part of town; 80 bearing apple
trees on place; choice residence prop
erty.
no. 34. 40 acres timbered land la
Big Bottom, half mile east of Akron
Very cheap.
no. 35. 99 acres 2 miles north of
Newark, 70 acres in cultivation, 2-sto
ry 5-room house, good outbuildings,
barns, 20 acre pasture and tine youn
orchard.
o. 30. Nice 5-room residence 2
blocks from depot, very desirable lo
cation.
o.38. 40 acres timbered land on
Village creek, 2 miles from Newport,
tine land; valuable white oak timtter
m place.
■*•>. too acres good out tom land, 280
acres in timber; HO acres in timothy;
.food 4 room house; (food barn and out
buildings; good orchard; 100 acres ia
pasture; improvements good; located
1 miles from Newark; a fine stock
farm. Price five thousand dollars.
45. 2 room house and 1 acre land in
north edge of city, at a bargain.
4t>. 3 acres nice residence property
in north edge of city; beautiful loca
tion, and genuine bargain.
47. Good 5 room house and 1 acre
land in west edge of town: convenient
to school; desirable location; cheap.
48. 80 acres in the manganese belt.
2 miles northwest of Cushman;healthy
location; springs in abbndance.
49. 40 acres timbered land 8 miles
north of Batesville in the manganese
belt; soil rich from mineral.
50. 2 acres fine residence property
in north part of town; 4 blocks from
school building; tine orchard of about
75 bearing trees; nice location.
52. 1400 acres tine river bottom land
m Black river, lying on both sides of
railroad; over 200 acres in cultivation;
100 acres in pasture; good timber, 3
miles river front, railroad station and
switch on place, all good farming land
,ind has natural drainage, tine for cot
ton, and would make as tine stock,
(arm as any of its size in the South.
52. 240 acres tine land in the famous
Big Bottom country, half mile from
Newark; makes a bale of cotton and
ii0 to 100 bushels corn per acre; 25 acres
in alfalfa yielding 7 to 8 tons per acre
every year.
54. 120 acre farm, 55 in cultivation,
and under good fence, good six room
house and a 2 room house, good barn
and plenty of water, located 4i miles
north of town.
CRAIG & HENDERSON
Newark, - Arkansas.