THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT. - - ARKANSAS.
THE OCTOBER “SMARTSET.”
The October number of The
Smart Set is a veritable mine of
brilliant stories and poems.
“Moored,” by Anna A. Rogers,
is the title of the novelette which
opens the issue. It is a story
full of power and quiet humor,
dealing with the temptation
which comes to the young wife
of a naval officer while he is
abroad and she is “moored” at
home. The tale leaves a re
markably vivid impression and
will attract wide attention.
Gouverneur Morris, in his
short story, “The Lady of
Moods,” has written as striking
a piece of work as has recently
appeared in any magazine. Its
wonderful art stamps this young
author as a genius. In a wholly
different vein is the late Guy
Wetmore Carryl’s humorous tale,
“A Tide in the Affairs of Ste
phen Girdler.” It is brimful of
delightful character drawing. In
“The Two Ghosts” Richard Le
Gallienne is at his best as a good
natured satirist and brilliant ep
igrammatist. “When Delos
Drifted'” a story by Beatrix
t Demarest Lloyd, a new writer of
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ble in the number, though one
must remember the poetic
beauty of Zona Gale’s “A Land
a Great Way Off,” the intense
realism of Theodore Water’s
“The Passing of Gon Out,” the
keen analytical power of Willard
French’s “The Mastiff,” a story
of political life in Washington,
and the cleverness of Barry
Pain’s “The Rewards of Perse
verance,” the last and perhaps
the best in the series of detect
ive stories which the distinguish
ed English author has written
exclusively for The Smart Set.
Two essays, one by Agnes Rep
lier, the other by F. J. Knight
Adkin, add charm to this num
ber; and there are excellent po
ems by such favorite poem-writ
ers as Joaquin Miller, Ernest Mc
Gaffey, Theodosia Garrison, Mad
eline Bi'idges, P. McArthur,
* Frank Lillie Pollock, Thomas
Walsh and Arthur Macy. Varie
ty is the distinguishing note of
the October Smart Set, and no
two of its stories are in any way
alike.
Stock Strayed—One mole col
ored mare mule, about 14 hands
high and weighing 800 pounds,
8 years old; other black mare
mule, same height, weight and
age, small split in ear, Texas
brand. Liberal reward for their
return or information leading to
i,recovery, J. G. Armstrong,
>v2t Diaz.
unique wedding of mutes. ;
Bride and Groom Speak Dlffercr!
LanguaRei in Fln*rer Talk and Art
Acquainted Four l)«y».
A wedding with unusual features
was held the other morning at the
residence of Justice N. A. Ladd, at
Madison. Wis., when Michael Wolf, of
Arcadia, Wis., and Miss Bessie Ander
son, a pretty Madison girl, both
•deaf mutes, were married. The
'Couple met for the first time
>only four days ago and spent
Xhe intervening time in courting, get
ting acquainted and devising a com
mon language, for the groom, being
a German, cannot understand writ
ten English nor the reading of the
lips, by which his more accomplished
bride receives communication from
frienda He uses “finger talk” entire
ly. None of the parents of either of
the principals is a d»af mute. Mr.
Wolf is a stone cutter, the son of
well-to-do parents, while his bride
lived at Madison with her mother and
stepfather. Owing to the language
difficulty, the questions and answers
of the wedding ceremony were re
duced to writing, a long, amusing
and pantomimic performance. They
(were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Pedder, of Arcadia, also deaf mutes,
but who have a bright, talkative lit
tle son with them. It was through
Mrs. Pedder that their union was
brought about. She was the girl
ehum of the bride at a deaf mute
school. Recently she proposed mar
riage to her two friends. They found
the idea agreeable and she came on
and assisted in the details. The bride
and groom left for Arcadia, whers
they wiil live. J
POLITICAL POKjER.
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iMitloai of Great
mined by the Game la the
State of Kanaaa.
Topeka Is much agitated over revel*
tlons of draw poker in high places, and
nothing could better show than this up
roar what inroads the civilization of tht
east is making on the life of the bound
less prairies. Once upon & time, state*
the Kansas City Journal, draw poker wa*
to Kansas what bridge whist Is to th*
parlors of the fashionable. It was prac
tised a* an art, a pastime, a profession.
No one thought then of concealing hi*
play of the game, but, rather. It was a
subject of pride and boasting. Indeed,
It was more than a game, for it served al
times In the adjudication of the most
serious problems of state or government
At present the law of Kansas recog
nises the game of chance known ai
“drawing lotB” as the proper means ol
deciding all ties in elections, but form
erly draw poker was resorted to as a
more orderly means of compromising
For example, In one of the western coun
ties, when two amiable gentlemen tied
for the office of representative they
played a game of “freeze-out" to de
termlne which should enjoy the office
Again, not so many years ago, when th«
senate committee on congressional ap
portionment came to a deadlock over th*
divers plana for dividing the state Into
congress districts, the members ad
journed to a room In the Copeland, took
each a generous stack of chips and
played to a finish. Under the terms of
this historical game the committeeman
who lost his chips withdrew himself and
his apportionment plan from furthei
consideration; and when the game was
reduced to two gentlemen, the one whc
froze the other out fixed the plan of ap
portionment, which stands with little
change as the plan of to-day.
Volumes could be written of poker In
cidents In Kansas. On<je a well known
congressman, who, by the way, has reap
neared In Kansas Doiltlcs. had to meet
the charge mad© by some overprudleh
people that he was addicted to the game
of poker. He appealed to his political
asoclates to help him out. The one who
came most energetically to his recusi
was Capt. Bill Hackney, the Winfield
statesman. “I am In a position to state,”
certified the doughty captain, "that Mr.
Blank Is less addicted to the game than
any man I ever played with.”
More elaborate but quite as effective
was the defense once made by Steve Os
born, ex-speaker of the Kansas house.
Some 12 years ago Steve was running foi
reelection to the office of district Judgs
In western Kansas. The pops got out a
handbill accusing him of being a “pokei
player” and circulated It widely.
IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAVEL.
Comfortable Flttlnsre of Railway
Cara for the Benefit of Sttb
arban Pnaneneeri.
Some newspaper attention has lately
been attracted .to the “club cars" by
which little groups of wealthy New York
and Chicago business men increase the
comfort of the daily trips between their
suburban homes and their city offices,
states Youth’s Companion.
Each car Is In effect a club house on
wheels. Most, of the gorgeous fittings ot
the ordinary cars are removed, and simp
ler and more tasteful decorations ars
substituted for them. Movable wicker
chairs replace the fixed seats. Electrls
fans cool the air In summer. There ars
dressing rooms, libraries, appartments
for the women, In short, everything
which tan contribute to the comfort of
the travelers.
The cars ars open only to members ol
the group which hires them, but they
represent merely the climax of a con
stant Improvement In travel, both bv
water and by rail.
At the other end of the scale we see the
steerage accommodations of the ocean
steamships. Persons who are familiar
t%r\]\r with tha hnrrlhls* mnrtltlnna tof
which "a steerage passage'’ used to stand
would be astonished if they were to visit
A modern liner. More room, more light,
more privacy, better food, better sleep
ing and sanitary accommodations and
an abundance of water, both for drinking
and for bathing, are now possible even
to the poor Immigrant. The steerage
passage of to-day Is a more comfortable
mode of travel than was the second
cabin passage ten years ago. First
cabin accommodations have Improved
correspondingly. One of the newest
vessels has between 40 and 50 suites ol
rooms, each provided with Its private
bath.
What Is most needed now Is a substitu
tion of wicker or leather seats for the
unsanitary plush so dear to American
car builders and album makers, and
greater seating capacity In street cars.
Joke on the Professor.
Once upon a time Prof. Wilson, ol
Edinburgh, wrote on the blackboard Is
his laboratory:
"Prof. Wilson Informs his students
that he has this day been appointed hon
orary physician to the queen.”
In the course of the morning he had
occasion to leave the room, and found oo
his return that a 6tudent had added to
the announcement the words:
“God save the queen.’’—Michigan
Gateway. _
Atmosphere ns Mirrnr.
There is one place where a man see*
a reflection of himself as big as he fancies
himself in his dreams. It is on ths
Brocken, a mountain In Prussia, whers
the vapors of the atmosphere act as i
great concave mirror, magnifying tht
Image thousands of times. ,
Tailors in London.
In 1SG1 there wers^ln London 37,014
tailors; in 1871, 38,000; In 1881,40.300; Is
I89L 52,300, and In 190a, 80,074.
Women in tu Trades.
In Worcester there 703
who make needles wad xVi4fessale sail
■•Mrs. 1
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8=888
^WA8H BLUE,
Costs to cents and equals ao cents
worth of any other kind of bluing.
Won’t Spill or* Break
Can’t Spot Clothes^
DIRECTIONS FOR USE«
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around in the Water*
At sU wise Grocers.
ONE-WAY RATES.
j Every day from Sept. 15 to
Oct 15, 1904, the Union Pacific
will sell one-way colonists tickets
at the following rates, from Mis
souri river terminals, Council
Bluffs to Kansas City:
$20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lr ke |
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 ban Francisco, L<os
Angeles, San Diego] and many
other California points.
From Chicago and St. Louis
proportionately low]rates 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
COACH EXCURSIONS TO ST.
LOUIS, MO., VIA THE IRON
MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
Coach Excursion tickets will be
on sale daily—September 14th to
September 30th inclusive. Rate
$5.60 round trip; childen under
12 and over 5 years of age $4.00,
i return limit on these tickets
seven days from date of sale.
Thos. H. Reamey, Agent.
! TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis
daily via the Iron Mountain route.
J $9.55 for the round trip; return
! limit fifteen days from date of
; sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
Nervousness
AN AMERICAN DISEASE
Dr. 8. Weir Mitchell is authority for tbo state
ment that nervousness is the characteristic malady
ot the American nation, and statistics show thal
nerve deaths number one - fourth of all death!
recorded, the mortality being mainly among youn|
people.
Johnston's
TONIC
Capsules
is the grand specific for this great Americas dis
ease, because it goes straight to the source ot the
weakness, building up health and strength by
supplying rich, abundant food and pure blood to
' the worn-out tissues, rousing the liver to activity
and regulating all the organs of the body. “The
Michigan Drug Co.,” Detroit, Mich.
, dr. KERMOTT'S liver regulator
Positively Caret Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia.
ItKNTi.KMBNFor yearn 1 have suffered from eon
1 situation and dyspepsia; tried many different
remedies hut revolved no lasting beneilt until, dis
couraged, was induced to try the celebrated reme
dy. "Dr. Kennott's Uver Heprulator " and can say
truthfully ere I took one box was permanently
cured. Weusoit altogether in our family now.
Mas. H. C. Collinson, Stratford.
price 25 cents per package or Jive packages fur 11.00.
Ask for FREE Sample. I
For sale at Dutton's 1 truer Store.
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OPENING
OF A NEW AND THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED LINE BETWEEN
ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1904.
Thoroughly equipped trains leave St. Louis and Chicago nightly
(after the arrival of incoming trains), arriving either city the
| following morning. . , . . . . ,
Evuipment entirely new; lavish m design, elaborate in furnish
ings. Ask your ticket agent or address
PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Appropriately furnished prove a con
tinual source of pleasure. If your
breakfast is served among cheerful, har
monious surrounqings 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- I
ture line. Come and see us. We are
are ready to show you what we have.
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Newport Builders' Si? Hardware 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
-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 SouthwesternTelegraph
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
I sale by all up-to-date merchants.
’ Ask for it and take no substitute,
i It is guaranteed to have no equal
j for quality on the market.
WATERS-PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier
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.
Tuckerman, - - Arkansas
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Low Rates from Memphis.
ROUND TRIP, $15.00. 1
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,
„ ,.Tr, a « Sept 20 and 0ct- 4th and 18th.
$30.00 to CALI HORN IA
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive,
r or full information write
J. N. CORNATZAR,
^__ General Agent, Memphis, Tenn.
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