THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY M. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT. - - ARKANSAS.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative.
JOHN H UtL
County Jude*.
E. t. BOYCE.
I'irtutt Ctork.
J. H WEAL.
Onunty Ctork.
GEO. A. LOTKARD
BuHf.
H 8 SIMMONS.
Trvaaurer.
DR. f. U. SMITH
R..I. CONDITT
Surveyin'.
W. A. BOWMAN.
Coroner.
f *" r J. HARRISON.
MB m'm Conatahto— Union Township.
W. H.H'AROtrTHER.S.
Juetlce'of the Peer*.
GUY SMITH.
roRKST.DILLARD.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We are authorized to announce the candidacy
of H. M Woo lari of Elfin for Juatice of the
Pence of Birl tnwiehip. .J . j
D00 COMMITTED SUICIDB.
nil Spaniel Coold Not Stand Bally
la« mt Koaanl Mate, It la Thoucht,
Bn Bade Life with Una.
Mlg, a pet spaniel owned by Lafay
ette Heldell, of Rochester, N. T., Is
dead, and tbe manner of bis shuffling
off establishes a precedent In dogdom.
He died by asphyxiation, and whether
the ease ie one of suicide or murder le
puzzling the disconsolate owner.
In company with a bull pup Mlg oc
eupled comfortable quarters In Mr
Heidell’s home for several years, and
hla lot was happy, far beyond that of
the ordinary dog. If his end was In
duced by hts own devices the cause for
tha act Is hard to trace. Motive for
the murderous deed on tbs part of the
bull pup is equally difficult to find
Therefore mystery surrounds the lam
entable case. But Mlg Is certainly
dead.
Mr. Heldell was awakened one night
recently by a nauseating odor of gaa
Being familiar with the use of gas
Jets, he was convinced that he had not
blown out the gas before retiring, so
he searched the premises to discover
the leak.
The cause«of the trouble was found
In the kitchen, where the gas range
was discharging Its fuel from an open
pipe. Near the range were stretched
the two dogs. Evidently they had be
come restless and In moving around
the stove had opened the stop-cock.
Both had been overcome, and Mig had
passed away to the dogs’ paradise.
After some trouble the bull pup was
revived and is still in the ring, though
weak.
Persons acquainted with Mlg’s dis
position are Inclined to believe that,
long suffering from the pup’» bullyiag
abuse, he sacrificed hie life ia a spirit
of revenge.
Sweet Potato Waffle*.
Mix well, together two heaping tew
Spoonful? of mashed sweet pot a toe*,
*ne of melted butter, one of sugar, a
pint of sweet milk, a half-pint of
dour, a toaspoonful of baking powder,
a half saltspoonful of salt and ths
whites of two eggs, beaten stiff. Oil
the waffle Iron well and bake to a del
icate brown. Do not fill the Iron too
full. Serve with maple syrup or honey
cream, w-hlch Is made by beating one
cupful of comb honey cut Into small
bits Into a pint of whipped cream.—
Boston Budget
Fnnnrr'i Krolt taka.
On»-half pound fat pork chopped
4n«; one pint boiling water poured
•ver It. When cool, add one-half cup
ful molasses, one and one-half cupful*
«ugar. brown or granulated, one want
. Jtaaspoonful soda, one cupful chopped
hickory nut meats, oue cupful raisin*.
..one teaspoonful each of cloree, ail
nploe and cinnamon, and four or four
and a half cupful* flour. Make th«
dough a little thicker than for cak»
with no molasses —Ohio Fanner.
AWAY FOR THE
SUMMERTIME..
The mountains, seaside or
springs of California bring hap- ,
piness to everybody- The Yo
semite valley, the big trees, boat- ,
ing, fishing, golfing, every day
in the year. Most delightful i
climate in the world. The Union !
Pacific is the best line. Makes
quickest time. Ticket oftWeiKiTT j
Olive street, St. Louis. w8-2t (
TOURIST RATE.
The Frisco System will issue, ;
during the summer months, tour
ist round-trip tickets to various
resorts and locations - the moun
tains, lakes and seashore, at
greatly reduced rates, with am
PlCaHtUon nearest agent or ad
New Hazel dray to all pans of
city. Telephone your orders to
, the Hazel._ (
MONEY IN MAINE SKUNK?"
I'hrr Are Worth nn Mach an All th*
Deer Killed in That State
la a Season.
It will do doubt surprise many peo
ple wbo learn that the despised skunk
Is worth twice as much to Maine as is
the much-admired honey bee, but such
Is the fact; and, counting things at
their actual worth, the skunk is worth
about as much as all the deer killed in
Maine in a season, says the Philadel
phia Record. The skunk is valuable
both for his fur and for the oil that is
in him, and both the oil and the fur
are in ever-increasing demand.
Fashions in furs regulates the price
of skunk skins. Four years ago the
coat of a dark skunk was worth $2.50
to three dollars, and the demand ex
ceeded the supply. Since then the
muskrat has come into favor, and the
price of skunk skins has fallen to about
two dollars for the best. When, how
ever, there are a dozen fat skunks to
be had on every acre of meadow land,
when a hardwood club is the only
weapon needed for killing them, and
when every tat skunk contains at
least a quart of oil, worth five dollars
a gallon at wholesale, there Is monetf
in the business.
Most of the skunk pelts are shipped
to a Philadelphia firm, where they are
made up into furs for export to
France and Germany, in whclh coun
tries they pass as monkey skins. It is
estimated that Maine's revenue from
skunks amounts to $150,000 or $175,000
annually, which i3 double the sum de
rived from all the honey bees in ths
state, and certainly more than all the
1,000 deer shot are worth to the men
who kill them. From 100,000 to 150,
000 skunks are killed in Maine every
fall.
The demand for oil Is steadily in
creasing, and the price has advanced
(0 cents to one dollar a gallon within a
year. The natives prize the oil for its
virtues as a cure for rheumatism and
stiff joints, and large quantities of it
are bought by country traders and sent
to druggists out of the etate.
It is estimated that the annual pro
duction of skunk oil In Maine exceeds
25,000 gallons, and the quantity Is in
creased by adulteration with the fatty
oils obtained from hens and wood
chucks, a deception which has proved
most profitable to the skunk magnates.
MAKING OF OXYGEN.
IsttrMtlis Process Known to BaV
Few Professional Men and No
Ordinary Mortals.
The manufacture of oxygen—or more
properly its separation from the atmos
phere we breathe—is an intensely in
teresting process known to but few
professional men and scarcely known
at all by the ordinary mortal, says a
scientific paper. A plant for the manu
facture of oxygen to be used in charg
ing its distilled water was put in opera
tion rec«it ly at an ice plant in Los An
gelas, Cal.
Oxygenated water is now being pre
scribed by physicians in certain dis
eases, and hence a cheap and simple
method of separating the oxygen in the
atmosphere becomes a matter of Im
portance The process employed oy the
Los Angeies company is based on the
principle that a certain chemical com
pound—mangana'e of soda—readily
parts with the oxygen it contains when
subjected to the action of a Jat of
steam. A blast of air on the residuum
reforms it into manganate o. soda, tfcia
chemical possessing the peculiar prop
erty of absorbing oxygen from the at
mosphere, parting with It when ex
posed to steam and being reformed
again upon exposure to the air. The
process may be coatlnued indefinitely,
when the ingredients are placed In the
retort and proper connections for air
and steam made. No more chemicals
are required It may be likened to dip
ping a sponge in water, squeezing it
dry, and then repeating the operation
Indefinitely.
Oiygen made by fhi* process, It is
claimed, contains no gas other than oxy
gen and no elements of any descrip
tion other than slight traces of atmos
pheric nitrogen Hence It requires no
washing to free It from chlorine nor
any purification whatever The product
Is oxygen—and nothing else. The
oxygen, direct from the retorts, le
itored In gasometers, and then forced
Into distilled water by means of a
rwttchell carbonating machine, which
pumps the water and oxygen at the
lame time, thoroughly agitating both
Wore bottling The bottling Is done
under a pressure of 60 pounda
New Catewlatlow.
Prof. See has watched the duration of
he blue sky after dark, end found It to
•ontlnue for about an hour and 15 min
ites, and from this he shows that our
itmosphere extends to a height of fully
10 miles. Astronomers have usually
ound the height of the atmosphere by ’
omputlng the height of the meteors, but
lone have made the height of the atmoe
there over 100 miles. The etudy of the
>!ue color of the sky thus proves also
hat our atmosphere extends conslder
ibly higher than scientists have hereto
'ore supposed. On our dark days the
blue color of the sky is shut out by
clouds, and combinations of colors due
o reflecting clouds and countless
myriads of particles in the ethereal re
gions high above the earth give the
bright light which Is so much relished
In dally life.
New York Cltg.
New York city now contains more
Irish than Dublin; more Italians tnan
Florence; more Poles than Warsaw;
more Jews than Jerusalem.
An Improvement.
A new typewriting machine returns
the carriage automatically when the
end of a line la reached, ao that the op
stator la not compelled to
Some Midsummer
Round Trips.
St. Louis—Very low rates all sea
son. Exceptionally low coach
excursion rates July 11,18 and 25. J
Colorado—Very low rates all sum
mer. Through sleeper service.
Chicago—Very low rates all sum
mer.
Grear Lake Resorts -Very low rates
all summer.
Southeastern Resorts — Including
Atlantic Coast Points. One
fare plus $2.00 for the round
trip, on sale Wednesdays and
Saturdays, all summer.
Knoxville—One fare plus $2.00 for
the round trip. June 28 to
August 25.
West Baden and French Lick Springs
—One fare, plus $2.00, round
trip, July 25-29.
Louisville—One fare, plus $2.25, '
round trip, August 16-29.
California—Less than one fare for
for the round trip. August
15 to September 10.
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.
For full information call on your
nearest ticket agent.
JAS. HARRIS, Dist. Pass. Agt.,
Little Rock, Ark.
GEO. H. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Little Rock, Ark.
TRY THE
Weems Laundry.
When you want good
work. They make a
specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please you.
Leave orders with
T. P. Umstead&o.
Local Agents.
J.M. Robinson,
M. D., Oph. D.
Eye, Ear, Nose,
Throat and Longs.
NEWPORT, ARK.
NOTICE FOR BIDS.
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids will
he received on and up to August 22, 1904. by the
Council for the following described cypress lum
ber: 7.4*0 feet. 3x10x18: 32.286 feet, 3x8x20>-a;
18.861 feet. 3x 6 to 10 x 22V4.
The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
86dl3t J- R. MAYHAN. Recorder.
I OVV RATES TO CALIFORNIA
AND RETURN.
St. Louis to San Francisco and
return or Los Angeles and return
$47.50. Daily August 15 to Sep
tember 10. Return limit, Octo
ber 23, via Union Pacific. Best
track. Quickest time. Ticket
office 903 Olive street, St. Louis.
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NOTICE.
Francis Shaw, the mechanical
engineer of the water company,
is hereby ordered that whenever
and wherever he finds a hydrant
open or left running continuously,
to shut off the whole supply
without notice.
90d24t Newport Water Co.
FOR SALE* CHEAP.
We are closing out the balance
of our stock of lumber at greatly
reduced figures. Those needing
lumber for the construction of
outbuildings, fences, sidewalks,
etc., will do well to call on us
before purchasing elsewhere. In
quire at the office of the Kelley
Lumber Company. 79-dl2t I
!" BREAKFAST ROCS. I
I Appropriately furnished prove a coi
tinual source of pleasure. If you A
breakfast is served among cheerful, har I
monious surroundings it gives you i
good start for the day.
DINING ROOM SUITES.
We have a nice line of Dining Chairs,
Sideboards, China Closets, Dining
Tables—in fact, anything in the Furni
ture line. Come and see us. We are
are ready to show you what we have.
Newport Builders’ Suapnpdy Harivare Co.
SINGER
SEWING MACHINES
At Bargain Prices.
We Suit Payments
to Your Income
You may test our machines
before purchase and they will
be delivered to your home.
Guaranteed to be a simpler,
stronger and more durable
machine than any other.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
FRANK W. LYNN, Mgr.
M. A. UMSTED, Ass’t. Mgr.
121 Hazel Street, Newport Ark
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-THE- I
LONG
DISTANCE
I ‘TELEPHONE
places you in direct and
instant communica
tion with all important
towns in Texas and
Arkansas and many
other states. Its use
will often save you a
fatiguing Journey.
rRY ROUND TRIP TALK.
The SouthwestemTelegraph
and Telephone Co.
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J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-s. E. V. Holt, Cashier
BANK OF TUCKRMAN
CAPITAL STOCK $2)00.00.
We are open to the public for business
which constitutes safe & relia banking
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL, 1
GEO. L. SMITH, W. ETALLEY,
J. A. GREENHAW, L. D. WITH.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIArY. .*■
Your Patronage is Soliced.
Tucker man, - - \rkansas
r
Low Rates from Mem|his.
ROUND TRIP, $15.00.
To Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, Fort Worth, Dalis,
San Angelo, San Antonio, Colorado, Gal vest!,
Houston and other Texas points. Also to 11
points in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, exc#t
where one fare plus $2.00 makes less.
Tickets on sale Aug. 23d, Sept. 13th and 27th
ROUND TRIP, ONE FARE PLUS $2.0.
To all points in Texas. Oklahoma and Indian Terl
tory. Tickets on sale First and Third Tuesday f
I each month.
K C A L I F O RNI A
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, nclusive.
For full information write
J. N. CORNATZAR, t
. __General Agent, Memphis, Tenn. ^
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LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMEN
And all users of axle grease
that want the best grease on the
market and that recognize a good
thing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants.
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS-PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
Jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,!
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work, j
Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me.,
Henry Owen,
Physician, Surgeon
and Oculist.
Office - - Sells’ Drug Store.
OUT IN CALIFORNIA
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The Triennial Conclave of Knights Tenplar will be
held in the early fall. Thousands are g>tng. It's a
good time. There is no doubt but that all good An**
leans desire to see the Golden State some time. Her* s
an opportunity. Is there anything to prevent your
taking advantage of the exceptionally low ra*eJ an
nounced for this occasion.
TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 15 TO SEPT. 10.
Rates (rom your home
GEC: H. L^E.
Gen. Pass. \gt.
LITTLE ROOK