THE INDEPENDENT
[ ERCY h. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS,
HARWELL-RHODES
HOME WEDDING.
A pretty home wedding was
solemnized at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rhodes Wed
nesday afternoon, Sept. 7th, at
5 o’clock, when their daughter,
Lucy Pulliam was married to
Mr. Carl Mallory Harwell, of
Friendship, Tenn.
The wedding was especially
pretty because of its simplicity.
The parlors of their beautiful
new home were tastefully dec
orated in Southern smilax, white
tulle and bride roses, every de
tail being in perfect accordance
with the daintiness and refine
ment of the bride.
Preceding the ceremony Miss
Hester Phillips, of Newport, Ark.,
who possesses a finely cultured
voice of much sweetness, sang
“Dearest,” by D nks, as a spec
ial compliment to the bride. The
bridal party descended the broad
stairway to the strains of Men
delssohn’s wedding march, beau
tifully rendered by Miss Bertha
Harwell. The little flower girls,
Elizabeth Reiser and Mary Cath
erine Young in dainty white silk
dresses, led the way. Then came
Miss Nell Rhodes, as maid of
honor, followed by the bride,
who was met at the foot of the
stairs by the groom, accompanied
by his brother, Aubrey Harwell,
who served as best man. Rev.
W. F. Rhew, of the first Metho
dist church performed the cere
mony, after which a reception
was held, and all joined in wish
ing Mr. and Mrs. Harwell a large
share of life’s choicest blessings.
The bride wore an exquisite
gown of white crepe de chine,
and her flowers were bride roses
and ferns.
Mrs. Harwell is a charming
y* ung woman, endowed with an
attractive personality and an ex
ceedingly unselfish and lovable
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a social favorite.
Mr. Harwell is one of the lead
ing professors in the Arkansas
Military Academy of Little Rock,
and is a young man of sterling
qualities.
Mr. and Mrs. Harwell left on
the evening train for a short
wedding trip, after which they
will be at home to their friends
at 2401 Gaines street, Little
Rock.
The wide popularity of the
young couple was proved by the
many handsome presents re
ceived, among which are some
exquisite pieces of cut-glass and
silver.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Misses Hal and Hester
Phillips and Lucy Brantenburg,
of Newport.—Osceola Times.
. PROMPT SETTLEMENT
OF INSURANCE CLAIM.
Weldon, Ark., July 30, 1904.
To Whom it May Concern:
This is to certify that we had
our church house insured against
fire and wind in the American
Insurance Company of Little
Rock, Ark., and the house was
blown over in a storm. The
company very prompty put it
back at large expense in better
condition and stronger than it
was before the storm. We!
thank the American Insurance;
Company for its promptness in
replacing our church to our en
tire satisfaction, and we recom
mend the company to those who
have houses to insure.
Mount Hebron Baptist Church
By W. M. Green,
J. T. Rigge,
Wm. Barker,
Trustees.
NOTICE.
Francis Shaw, the mechanical
engineer of the water company,
is hereby ordered that whenever
and wherever Jhe finds a hydrant
open or left running continuously,
to shut off the whole supply
without noticJ
96d24t New»rt Water Co.
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FORTUNE IN PORPOISES.
lair of Ik* Whit* CcUteaat ft*
*ufut tho Golf of St. Lanrtae*,
aaf Are Valaaklc.
American tourists crossing the ft
Lawrence from the mouth of the Sague
nay can almost always enjoy thei&lght ol
a number of porpoises disporting them
selves upon the water in the neighbor
hood of Tadoussac, says the New York
Sun. The great white cetaceans appeal
like shapeless masses of blubber as their
arched backs show from time to time
above the surface. They are doubtless
attracted to the mouth of the Saguenay
l by the large number of salmon which en
ter the river throughout the season.
A large Industry Is expected soon to
spring up In various parts of the Gulf of
j 8t. Lawrence In connection with the
bunting of porpoises. It has already
been attempted upon a small scale, but
the difficulty of capturing any great
number of the animals has stood In the
way of success. Now the difficulty has
been overcome through the observations
! and experiments of Campbell McNab, a
Canadian hunter, who has spent many
years in the study of these animals.
The adult porpoise of the St. Lawrence
] and the North Atlantic ocean is from
| 12 to 18 feet in length. It somewhat re
sembles a dolphin in shape, with large
dorsal fin and a mouth armed with many
strong and sharp teeth. Each porpoise
Is believed to eat from one to three bar
rels of fish a day, so that It Is difficult
to estimate the frightful ravages which
they make among the salmon, the her
ring and the cod. They are largely gre
garious, though they often hunt their
prey in couples. Mr. McNab has often
peered over the edge of an overhanging
rock to watch them catch salmon at the
mouth of a stream and sometimes a long
distance up a river, where they follow
their prey. They chase a salmon Into t
shallow and then two approach It from
either side. The Balmon appears un
able to move, as If paralyzed with fear.
If he attempts to rush from one of his
pursuers he falls into the open mouth of
tfie other.
The porpoise Is equally expert In fish
ing for the slippery eel. Mr. McNab
opened one of these animals the other
day and found more than 40 eels In its
atomach. To prevent their wriggling,
and to aid digestion, the porpoise cracks
the skull of the eel between Its teeth be
fore swallowing It.
Like the eel, the porpoise can live a
long time out of the water. In fact, It Is
virtually amphibious. Some time ago
Mr. McNab shot a number of the ani
mals which had been hauled ashore and
bound together by their tails. After
skinning another lot at some distance
and taking out the blubber, he turned a
few days later to the lot which had been
last shot. Unknown to him one had not
been killed outright. As he passed In
front of it It growled at him “like a dog."
he says, and opened Its jaws to snap him.
The porpoises are captured by being
imprisoned at low tide on the shoals,
over which they have journeyed when
the tide was high, in pursuit of their
I prey. Hitherto the difficulty has been ta
find any barrier strong enough to retain
such enormously strong, heavy beasts,
and so many of them together as are
sometimes enclosed. Mr. McNab has
made the interesting discovery that ths
enormous nets through which they often
broke are not necessary' to hold back
the brutes. They are unable to stand ths
Slightest vibration In the water, and so
all that the hunter now finds necessary is
to fasten a long thin pole like a fishing
rod to a stake In the mouth of the
stream, the bay or the estuary within
which it is desired to retain the por
poises. They remain to be stranded and
killed upon the shallows rather than vanp
lure past the vibrating rod.
This sensitiveness Is believed to have
Its seat in the ear of the animal, which
has so small an opening that It might
almost have been made with a pin. For
years McNab has held firmly to this
theory, only to be laughed at for hla
pains. He has now proved It beyond
peradventure, and has reaped the fruit
of hls persistence. At one tide theother
lay he secured 69 of the animals on the
shoals of the Portneuf river a few miles
below Tadoussac, and next year will
pursue operations there upon a larger
scale. He has secured a nine year leas*
Of the shoal from the government and
has apparently a fortune within easy
reach. The skin and oil from a single
porpoise are worth from $30 to $50.
The utmost caution has to be taken
got to drive the animals away from their .
haunts. If any of the blood or refuse o« |
Iheir dead Is permitted to reach the wa- ,
ter, Mr. McNab declaree, they will de» j
aert the place entirely. This Is the ex- ;
ptanation he glvee of the present absence :
Of porpoises from the River Ouelle and ;
other places on the banks of the St. Law
rence, where a few years ago many ot
them were annually killed. The por
poise, he says, Is one of the most lntelll
feat animals created.
Unprotected fort.
The reputation of a house often de
pends upon the manner of packing as
much as on the merchandise Itself.
Goods for Manila should be packed with
special care. The port is unprotected
and the sea Is often very rough, mak
ing unloading at such times Impossible
Transfer Is made by natives In small
boats from a point two miles distant
these boats are tossed about by ths
slightest agitation of the water.
No Need for Worry.
Mrs. Homer—John, If Mrs. Neighbors
gets a new sealskin sack this winter 1
must have one also.
Homer—Well, don’t worry about It,
dear. Neighbors and I formed a protec
tivve union to-day, and neither of you
Is to have one.—Chicago Dally News.
Foreigner* In Japan.
A foreigner cannot own land In Japan,
although a number of foreigners may
organize themselves Into a company, to
be known and registered, as a “Judicial
person," and this company has all tt«
property rights of a Native cltlses
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Wash BLUE
For Sale By
ALL
WISE
GROCERS
DIRECTIONS FOR USEl
Wiggle-Stick around in the water.
Fashionable f/iills.
F«eab Feminine Finery In V«(OI
Anions the Devotees of
Drill.
Four buckles are the latest, says thf
Brooklyn Life.
Ostrich tips show a pointed tip of jet
•»r metal attached to the quill.
A mixture of colors prevails in mil*
dnery, bright cerise and violet among
ethers.
A touch of tangerine or flame color
tonne an admirable addition to a coat
of moleskin or seal.
Moleskin composed the buckle that
saug’at the drapery on a white beavei
toque recently exhibited.
Ombre effects are popular In milli*
aery. This Is especially the case with
ostrich feathers, which are dyed in a
whole gamut of tints.
Orange and green chenille ornament
and fringe distinguished one short
kasqued coat of the finest breltschwanz
brought out this season.
For wear with the high-heeled shoes
that are now the vogue, a special style
if rubber sandal with elongated strap
at the back has been introduced.
Many of the fur coats have simulated
waistcoats of pomegranate embroidered
velvet, and a touch of this embroidery is
Introduced on the hat or toque.
Applications of painted velvet, the
prettiest designs representing wreaths
and bouquets of crimson roses, are the
latent adjunct to a black crepe de chine
swwu.
Crumb Pis.
For a quick pl«>, quick In baking as well
M In making, this is a prize. It is also
well liked among our children. Line a
itfw tin with good cruet, fill half full (a
jood big pint) of nice bread, cracker or
*ke crumbs, grate nutmeg over, then
10 with swe^sned cream. It is good hot
or cold, fresh or old. When cake crumbs
are need, the cream need not be sweet*
med.—Orange Judd Farmer.
Oyster Rarebit.
gcwld Me cupful of oysters in their
wwn liquor; remove and cut off the mus*
At, save the liquor; put two tablespoon
fills of butter In the frying pan or
chafing dish; when melted, add half t
pound of grated cheese, salt and cay
enne to season; beat two eggs, add th«
oyster liquor, then add this to the cheest
mixture, add oysters and serve on toast
-J'hcwls’s Homs Journal.
The popular belief, dating back for II
years, that the slope* of the Rockies and
the intervening valleys were lit for noth
ing but mining enterprises and would
nsver be of agricultural value would be
severely shaken if the old-time pessi
mists could travel for a week through
this portion of the San Juan country,
•ays a Durango (Col.) dispatch. For
many miles in all directions flourishing
fields are literally blossoming like the
summer rose. All of the cereals do well
tn the neighborhood and the root crops
are of the finest quality. Irrigation,
which has dons so much for other sec
tions of the formerly unproductive west,
has worked wonders In this part of Col
orado and the possibilities of Irrigating
ditches, fed by the Inexhaustible snows
of the mountains, are just beginning ts
be fully understood. Considerable,cap
ital will be Invested in irrigating works
In this country during the next tv*
| sara.
WORLD’S FAIR RATES.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
St. Louis. April 30th to Decem
ber 1, 1904. Rate for ten day
excursion ticket will be one fare
and one-fifth for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 27th
to November 30, 1904. Rate for
sixty day excursion ticket one
fare and one-third for the round
trip. Tickets on sale April 25th
to Nov. 20th. Rate for season
EXCURSION TICKETS eighty
per cent, of double the standard
one way fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 15th
to Nov. 15th, Final return limit
Dec 15. 1904.
Thos. H. Reamey. Agt.
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OPENING
OF A NEW AND THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED LINE BETWEEN
ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1904.
Thoroughly eciuipped trains leave St. Louis and Chicago nightly
(after the arrival of incoming trains), arriving either city the
following morning.
Evuijpment entirely new; lavish in design, elaborate in furnish
ings. Ask your ticket agent or address
PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, MO.
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j" BREA FAST ROOMS. |
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.
Newport Builders9 Suapnpdy 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 many
other states. Its use
will often save you a
fatiguing journey.
TRY ROUND TRIP TALK.
The Southwestern Telegraph
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. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. Y.
BANK OF TUCKERMA
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.0
W.e are open to the public for all bu
which constitutes safe & reliable b
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN,
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E.
J. A. GREENHAW, * L. D.
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Your PatronageS* Soli
Tucker man, - - Arkansas
Low Rates from Jl/lemphis.
ROUND TRIP, il5.00.
To Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, jMort Worth, Dallas,
San Angelo, San Antonio, fflblorado, Galveston,
Houston and other Texas woints. Also to all
points in Oklahoma and IndWm Territory, except
where one fare plus $2.00 maMes less.
^ Tickets on sale Aug. 23d, Wept. 13th and 27th.
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To all points in Texas, Okl; ftoma and Indian Terri
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