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TIVtTNDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
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NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
ALLEN CRENSHAW JONES.fi
Little Allen Crenshaw Jones,
aged three months, died Sunday
morning about 9 o’clock at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Jones, from brain
fever.
The funeral services were held
at the home Monday ^afternoon
at 4 o’clock, conducted by Rev.
Geo. B. Norton, burial following
at Walnut Grove cemetery.
The parents who mourn the
taking from them of this sweet
and innocent infant son have the
sympathy of our people in this
hour of their grief. The little
one who knew not of the sorrows,
trials and sins of life is the
wearer of a crown"'in glory, and
this alone should serve to com
fort the sorrowing parents.
WISDOM OF CHANGING
PRIMARY ELECTION DAY.
“The DemocracyW Arkansas
performed a wise act when it
changed the day forS primary
flection every^two years from
Saturday to Wednesday,” said
the “man of experience,” who
never fails to attend the sessions
ot the Convention ciud in rea
son's lobby, and whom"the Ga
zette invariably i n t e r v ie w s.
It was done by jS’the last
Democratic state convention,
but so little has been said about
it that the public is perhaps una
ware of the change.
‘ ‘There are potent reasons why
the primary elections should not
be held on Saturday and "princi
pal of these is the fact *that the
ticket is so long the ^work of
counting the ballots in heavy pre
cincts must extend into the Sab
bath. Then, too, the invariable
hanger-on who will not leave un
til the entire vote is counted is
inclined to ‘tank up’ and make
Rome howl. It is better that
such things, if they have to be
tolerated, should be inflicted up
on uS on Thursdays than on the
Sabbath.
“The idea of making the
change originated with the
Democracy of Pope county and
was incorporated into the report
of the committee on resolutions
at the state convention "by Rep
resentative-elect U. L. Meade of
that county. By the^way, Mr.
Meade also presentedjthe resolu
tion which was also adopted pro
viding for the plurality plan in
the selection ofj a Democratic
nominee for United States sena
tor.”
ONE-WAY KATES.
Every Ja>' from Sept 15 ,0
Oct 15.' 1904, the ,Union Pi,,clflc
will sell one-way c^omsts tickets
at the following rates. fr0"' M'f*
souri river terminals', Council
Bluffs to Kansas City:
$20.00 to Ogdon and Salt Lake'
City.
$20.00 to Butte, Anaconda and
Helena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wenat
chee, Wash.
$25.00 to Everett, Fairhaven,
Whatcom, Vancouver, and Vic
toria, via Huntington and Spo
.kane.
$25.00 to Portland and Astoria;
or to Tacoma and Seattle, via
Huntington and Portland or via
Huntington and Spokane.
$25.00 to Ashland,“Roseburg,
Eugene, Albany and Salem via
Portland.
$25.00 to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, San DiegoJ and many
other California points.
From Chicago and St. Louis
proportionately lowjrates are in
effect by lines connecting with
the Union Paciffc to all above
points.
For full information call on or
address J. H. Lothrop,
903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
18tOctlO
Read the Independent.
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•lawplpe Used by the Indian Sharp*
■ hooters of Galana Nicely
Constructed.
There are two kinds of blowpipes In
ue among the Indians of Guiana. The
first, called the poocoona, is made of
the oorah reed. This remarkable reed
Is found in the Orinoco river only,
and then only at certain spota The
oorah grows to a height of at least
*0 feet, and the basal joint, of which
tne blowpipe is made, is 14 or IB feet
long, straight as an arrow and without
a knot, says Longman’s Magazine.
The Inside of the reed is as smooth
as glass, hence the facility with which
the dart traverses it. Very little of
the reed Is cut away, so that the pipe
is about 12 feet long, and is so strong
that when held horizontally there is not
the least bend in it
The reed, having been carefully se
lected, cut and prepared, is inclosed
in a small, thin palm trunk, which is
split open for the purpose, scraped
thin as a wafer, and then rejoined with
the reed in the center. This palm, for
length, straightness and lightness, is as
remarkable as the reed. The whole pipe,
when finished, never weighs more than
iy2 or 1\ pounds. Both the mouth, or
muzzle, and the breech are bell mouthed,
the bell pieces being fixed on.
There are front and back sights, the
latter formed of the curved teeth of the
dasyprocta acouchi, a species of rodent
somewhat larger in size than a
wild rabbit Two of the lnsicors of
this animal are fixed on the breech of
the pipe by means of wax. The teeth
being placed parallel to each other and
very close together, the sight is taken
between them. Sometimes the fore
sight is made in the same way, but it
more often consists of the single sharp
tooth of a fish. It is placed about a
foot back from the muzzle, the back
sight being affixed four feet along the
uioe, so cnai u is a consiaeraoie ais
tance from the eye when aiming.
The missile used with this tube Is
misnamed an arrow. It 1b really a
dart, scarcely larger than a large
darning needle, and with a point quite
as fine. The dart is made of the rib
of the coocooreete palm leaf, and Is
so heavy that it will sink in water.
It is about seven inches in length, not
I thicker than a large needle, and the
usual number that an Indian carries
with him when shooting is from 350
to 600, ready poisoned, but not pre
pared with the necessary cotton plugs.
These darts are strung together
something like the reeds on which
soft cheeses are placed, and then rolled
on a stick and carried in a quiver,
points upmost, it being requisite to
protect them from every chance of
being broken or dulled. To protect
the hand when handling them the top
of the stick is furnished with a small,
wheel-like shield.
The fine points are given to the darts
by means of the teeth of the devilfish
(serrasalmus plvava), and the cotton
with which they are plugged before
use is found growing wild. It is
hound to the base of a dart with
thread made of silk grass; this thread,
with wax obtained from several trees,
being largely used also in making the
blowpipe.
GROWTH OF INSANITY.
(a the Large Cities It Is Increaiiai
and Experts Demand a
Change.
What change can be made in city life
to stop its enormous production of in
lanity, yearly increasing?
Here is a question which is yet to be
solved, says the New York World. The
medical fraternity is at a loss for a gen
eral remedy; puzzled to find means of
nverenmine' the baneful effects of a
city’s activity on the general medical
condition.
London produces 70 lunatics a week
and New York Is almost as bad, and Its
Increase Is greater proporionately. Ex
perts say that if It were not for the fact
that nature steps In and generally re
fuses to grant children after the fourth
or fifth generation conditions would be
far worse than they are.
“The outlook for the future Is no*
bright according to medical opinion, un
less the minds of the city people are bet
ter able within the next few generations
to adjust themselves to their progressive
complicated environment, unless bal
ancing interests and mental habits arc
developed to overcome the unnatural
nervous tension of city life.
So complicated is the enviornment of
tlMwe who live In great towns, so many
and so varied are the calls upon the
self-control and upon their effort-mak
ing powers, that their mental machin
ery Is apt to become more complex, Its
parts require more construction and ad
justment, and the whole machine Is
more apt to get out of gear and to suffer
derangement than In the more primi
tive and less emotional life of even half
a century ago. It Is not overwork that
ks the determining cause of the disturb
ance or mental equilibrium, but caxking
care, worry and anxiety.
To the rich Insanity Is brought by in
dulgence In sensuous luxuries. To the
poor, who are at the mercy of every
economic crisis, whose financial clrcum
stances spell indifferent nutrition, over
crowding and unmoral surroundings,
the condition of modern life bring de
pression and despair. The natural re
suit is that they attempt to drown their
sorrows in the flowing bowl. Alcohol Is
the cause of one-fifth of the insanity In
males and of more than half of that In
the weaker sex.
Cense for Alarm.
Anxious Mother—Doctor, I am uneasy
about my boy.
Doctor—What seems to be the trou
ble, madam?
"I don’t know. It’s hla symptoms that
■care me. He has lost his appetite. H«
only wants three meals a day nowl"—
Chicago Tribune.
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COACH EXCURSIONS TO ST.
LOUIS, MO., VIA THE IRON
MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
Coach Excursion tickets will be
on sale daily, except on Friday
and Saturday—September 14th to
September 30th inclusive. Rate
$5.60 round trip; childen under
12 and over 5 years of age $4.00,
return limit on these tickets
seven days from date of sale.
Thos. H. Reamey, Agent.
HOW A TREE IS MURDERED.
km Instance Which IIluntratM til
Difficulty of Deitnylaf
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A gentleman of means living in asubl
urban town tells how his mother onct
undertook to murder a cherry tree, saya
the Chicago Chronicle. "I was a boy
at the time,” he said. "The tree stood
an our lawn; it had been planted by my
father, and he loved it with a parental
affection; but it was an eyesore to my
mother, for she thought it spoiled the
looks or the garden.
"She decided to murder It secretly,
because she knew that my father would
never consent to Its removal. For s
long time she pondered, asking herself
how she might kill the tree without be*
ing detected, and finally she decided
that she would use for her weapon boll*
Ing water. Accordingly whenever my
father was away she would get a kettle
and, tiptoeing out to the tree with a
guilty look, she would pour boiling
water upon Its roots.
"At first the tree showed no Chang*
mder this treatment. After a time,
though, a change began to manifest
itself. My father noticed it
" ‘By jove,’ he said, ‘my cherry tree
eeems unusually fine and hearty.’
“And this was a fact. The more boil
ing water my mother poured on the
roots the more the tree thrived and
flourished. Finally, in despair, she gav#
up trying to commit her vegetable mur
der.
"A florist, to whom 6he narrated tbi*
strange story one day, laughed when he
heard it. He said it was no wonder the
tre* had gotten along so well. He de^
clared that boiling water was often
used on trees, as it killed off the worms
and bugs molesting them.”
Tbe Magnetic North.
The belief In the constancy of tbs
magnetic compass to the north pole has
not the least foundation In fact. At ev*
sry different place on the globe It points
In a different direction, and only one or
two of them are due north. In London,
(or Instance, it points to a place about
17 degrees west of north. Seventy-sa
years ago it was still further away, be
ing then 24^4 degrees, or a quarter of
the way around to the west. In the year
1680 it pointed 11 degrees east. Then it
began to move north till 1659, when it
pointed due north. But It remained
thus only for a moment, passing around
to its greatest deflection In 160 yearn,
Vgaln It turned in 1820, and Is still mov
ing nearer the north. It will not reach
that point for nearly a century and a
I 'lalf, and so it will go on backward and
! harvard forever.—N. T. Herald*
Ages of Presidents.
Washington was 67 when he
died; John Adams 90, Jefferson
83, Madison 85, Monroe 73, John
Quincy Adams 80, Jackson 78,
Van Buren 79, William Henry
Harrison 68, Tyler 72, Polk 53,
I Taylor 65, Fillmore 74, Pierce 64,
Buchanan 77, Lincoln 56, Johnson,
66, Grant 63, Hayes 70, Garfield
49, Arthur 56, Benjamin Harriaoa
67 and McKinley 58.
An A oojrctii-»
**w,ell, «r." said the slangy man. ”>»«
,„ade me lock like 30 cent* ’
“You ought not to complain about .bo,
for it is an improvement.”
“What do you mean l1”
..:,arii> you look like a nickffV* -
Detroit Free
The Old Thins Won’t Go.
Hewitt—First be sure you’re right,
then go ahead.
Jewett—You may be sure you’re right
and not be able to go ahead, if you art
a an automobile.—Brooklyn Ufa.
NEW YORK
CLIPPER
IS THE GREATEST
THEATRICAL & SHOW PAPER
IN THE WORLD.
$4.00 Per Year. Single Copy, 10 Cts.
ISSUED WEEKLY.
Sample Copy Free.
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Appropriately furnished prove a con
tinual source of pleasure. If your
breakfast is served among cheerful, har
monious surroundings it gives you a
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.
Builders’ Suapnp]y Hardware
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
-THE
LONG
DISTANCE
TELEPHONE
places you in direct and
instant communica
tion with all important
towns in Texas and
Arkansas and mary
other states. Its use
will often save you a
fatiguing journey.
TRY ROUND TRIP TALK.
The SouthwestemTelegraph
and Telephone Co.
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.
J.M. Robinson,
M. D., Oph. D.
Eye, Ear, Nose,
Throat and Lungs.
NEWPORT, ARK.
TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis
daily via the Iron Mountain route.
$9.55 for the round trip; return,
limit fifteen days from date of j
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier
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BANK OF TUCKERMAN
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00.
We are open to the public for all business
which constitutes safe & reliable banking
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL,
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY,
J. A. GREENHAW, L. D. SMITH.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Your Patronage is Solicited. j
Tucker man, - - Arkansas ®
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Low Rates from Memphis.
ROUND TRIP, $15.00.
To Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, Fort Worth, Dallas,
San Angelo, San Antonio, Colorado, Galveston,
Houston and other Texas points. Also to all
points in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, except
where one fare plus $2.00 makes less.
Tickets on sale Sept. 13th and 27th.
ROUND TRIP, ONE FARE PLUS $2.00.
To all points in Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. Tickets on sale First and Third Tuesday of
each month.
$6.00 one way to all points in Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
$8.50 one way to many Texas points, including Amarillo, Dal
hart, Colorado, San Angelo, Kerrville, San Antonio,
Galveston, Beaumont and points east.
$11.00 one way to many points in New Mexico, tickets on sale,
Sept 20 and Oct. 4th and 18th.
$3Noeo2to CALIFORNIA
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information write
J. N. CORNATZAR,
^ General Agent, Memphis, Tenn. ^
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