THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
HOW SCHLEY WON
OFF SANTIAGO.
Naval Show at World’s Fair Tells
the Story—Famous Loop
Reproduced.
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Secretary of the navy Paul
Morton and Secretary of War
William Taft, since their respect
ive visits to the World’s Fair,
have gone on record, stating that
the battle of Santiago, as repro
duced at the Naval Show, is a
marvelous reproduction of naval
warfare. Each saw the battle
progress as it did on that memo
rable morning of July 3, 1898.
The miniature steel ships, exact
models of the big ones, lay in or
der according to rank, keeping
the blockade of Santiago harbor.
Sampson’s flag ship is not
there—but out of signal distance
on a cruising trip, Manager
Goldstein, an ex-German navy
officer, who conducts these min
iature naval battles, and who
was present at Santiago,
says it was Schley’s battle
and the fight proceeds according
to • his version. The minia
ture Brooklyn, Schley’s Iship, is
the first to sight the enemy, fires
the first shot, takes the lead in
the rush to capture and destroy
the Spanish boats, and what was
particularly complimented by
Secretary of the Navy, the faA
mous loop of the Brooklyn takes
place in a hair splitting fashion.
Altogether there are twenty
six boats in the Naval Show.
The battleships and cruisers are
mostly twenty-one feet long and
one cruiser is twenty-two feet.
The vessels in the mosquito fleel
are ten feet in length. All are
built of steel, and the battleships
and torpedo boats are in sinister
gray war paint. In the hull of
each vessell is an electric motor,
with a storage battery, which
propels the craft at high speed,
under perfect control. The
crew, consisting of one man, is
invisible. His position is in the
forward part of the boat. Steer
ing gear, a controlling switch for
the motor and a button controll
ing the firing of the guns are in
easy reach, placing the entire
craft under complete mastery.
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,
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WORLD’S FAIR RATES.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, j
St. Louis, April 30th to Decern-1
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
ore way fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 15th
to Nov. 15th, Final return limit
Dec 15, 1904.
Thos. H. R^amey. Agt.
Read the Da and Weekly
Independent ,
POLITICAL POKER.
QaaiHom of Great Moraenf Drtw
Btlned hr the Game la the
State of Kanaaa.
Topeka Is much agitated over revel*
lions of draw poker In high places, and
nothing could better show than thiB up
roar what Inroads the civilization of th«
east Is making on the life of the bound
less prairies. Once upon a time, states
the Kansas City Journal, draw poker wai
to Kansas what bridge whist is to th«
parlors of the fashionable. It was prac
tised as an art, a pastime, a profession.
No ons thought then of concealing hit
play of the game, but, rather, It was »
subject of pride and boasting. Indeed
it was more than a game, for It served at
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 lots" as the proper mean# ol
deciding all ties In elections, but form
erly draw poker was resorted to u i
more orderly means of compromising
For example, In oneof the western coun
ties, when two amiable gentlemen tied
for the office of representative thej
played a game of "freeze-out” to de*-1
termlne which should enjoy the office
Again, not so many years-ago, when the
senate committee on congressional ap
portionment came to a deadlock over the
divers plana for dividing the Btate 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 <4
this historical game the committeeman
who lost his chips withdrew himself and
his apportionment plan from further
consideration; and when the game was
reduced to two gentlemen, the one who
frpze the other out fixed the plan of ap
portionment, which stands with little
change as the plan or to-day.
Volumes could be written of poker In
cidents in Kansas. Once a well known
congressman, who, by the way, has reap
peared in Kansas politics, had to meet
the charge made by some overprudlsh
people that he was addicted to the game
of poker. He appealed to his political
asoclates to help him out. The one whc
came most energetically to his recuss
was Capt. Bill Hackney, the Winfield
statesman. “I am In a position to state,"
certified the doughty eaptain, "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
reelectlon to the office of district Judge
in western Kansas. The pops got out a
handbill accusing him of being a "pokei
player” and circulated It widely.
IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAVEL.
f torn f ortable Plttlnga of Railway
Cars for the Benefit of Sab
wrban Pagaensera.
Some newspaper attention has lately
been attracted to the “club cars” by
which little groups of wealthy New York
and Chicago business men Increase ths
comfort of the dally 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 ol
the ordinary cars are removed, and simp
ler and more tasteful decorations ars
substituted for them. Movable wicker
chairs replace the fixed seats. Electric
fans cool the air In summer. Thera ars
dressing rooms, libraries, appartments
for the women, in short, everything
which tan contribute to the comfort of
the travelers.
The cars are open only to member* of
the group which hires them, but they
represent merely the climax of a con
stant Improvement In travel, both by
water and by rail.
At the other end of the scale we see the
steerage accommodations of the ocean
steamships. Persons who are familiar
19U1J Willi IUC IJUIUUIC AUUVlll.1V/JJD 'U1
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
eabln passage ten years ago. First
cabin accommodations have Improved
correspondingly. One of the newest
vessels has between 40 and 60 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
ear builders and album makers, and
greater seating capacity In street cars.
.Voice on the Profeasor.
Once upon & time Prof. Wilson, of
Edinburgh, wrote on the blackboard la
his laboratory:
“Prof. Wilson informs his student!
that he ha» this day been appointed hon
orary physjelan to the queen."
In the course of the morning he had
occasion to leave the room, and found oo
his return that a student had added tc
the announcement the words:
"God 6ave the queen.”—Michigan
Gateway. _
Atmosphere as Mirror.
There Is one place where a man sec*
a reflection of himself as big as he fancte*
himself in his dreams. It Is on th«
Brocken, a mountain in Prussia, where
the vapors of the atmosphere act as a
great concave mirror, magnifying th*
image thousands of times.
Tailors la London.
In 18G1 there were In London 37,0*4
tailors; in 1871, 38,000; in 1881,40,300; in
1891, 62.300, and In 1901, 80^074.
Women t» the Trades.
In Worcester there are 703 wt»«
who make needle* had 1,041 female anlt
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Costs io cents and equals ao cents
worth of any other kind of bluing.
Won’t Spill or "Break
Can’t Spot Clothes'
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
WfftelS"<%
around in the Water*
At all wise Grocer*.
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Fashionable frills.
Faeah Feminine Finery In Togo*
Aeon* the Devotee* of
Dreaa.
Four buckles are the latest, says tbs
Brooklyn Life.
Ostrich tips show a pointed tip of jet
it metal attached to the quill.
A mixture of colors prevails in mil-:
dnery, bright cerise and violet among
others.
A touch of tangerine or flame coloi
•arms an admirable addition to a coat
of moleskin or seal.
Moleskin eons posed the buckle that
sought the drapery on a white heave*'
toque recently exhibited.
Ombre effects are popular In mill!-'
nery. 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
basqued coat of the finest breltschwanz .
brought out this season.
For wear with the high-heeled shoes
that are now the vogue, a special style
tt rubber sandal with elongated Btrap
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 cnmson roses, are the
latent adjunct to a black crepe de chine
town. _
Crumb PI*.
For a quick pie, quick In baking as wefi
M In making, this is a prize. It is also
veil liked among our children. Line a
pi* tin with good cruet, fill half full (a
food Mg pint) of nice bread, cracker or
wke crumbs, grate nutmeg over, then
111 with sweetened cream. It Is good hot
or cold, fresh or old. When cake crumb*
arc used, the cream need not be sweet*
mad.—Orange Judd Farmer.
Oyster Rarebit.
■acid one cupful of oysters In their
•wn llfluor; remove and cut ofT the mus*
ale, save the liquor; put two tableepoon
fuls of butter in the frying pan or
chafing dish; when melted, add half a
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 tout
-Jfttcfde’s Horn* Journal.
one-way"rates.
Every day from September
15th to October 15th, 1904, inclu
sive, the Union Pacific will s£ll
one-way tickets from Missouri
River Terminals (Council Bluffs
to Kansas City, inclusive) as
follows :
$20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake
City.
OAA /-VS\ 1 TT _ _J T>. . i-i- _
LU uciciia
Montana.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wen
atchee, Washington.
$22.50 to Huntington and
Nampa, Idaho.
$25.00 to Portland, Tacoma and
Seattle.
$25.00 to Vancouver and Vic
toria.
$25.00 to Ashland and Astoria,
Oregon, via Portland.
$25.00 to San Francisco, Los
Angeles and San Diego.
Correspondingly low rates to
many other California, Oregon,
Washington, Montana, Utah, and
Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run every
day on Union Pacific between
Missouri River and Pacific Coast:
double berth $5.75. For full in
formation call on or address,
J. H. Lothrop,
903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
18tilOct. 10.
BREA FAST ROOMS. I
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
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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. Msrr.
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 SouthwestemTelegraph
and Telephone Co.
LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMEN
And all users of axle grease
;hat want the best grease on the
•narket and that recognize a good
:hing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
;or Oil brands of Axle Grease,
[t is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
md 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants.
\sk for it and take no substitute,
[t is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS-PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
OPENING
OF A NEW AND THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED LINE BETWEEN
ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
SUNDAY, JULY 81, 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 in design, elaborate in furnish
ings. Ask your ticket agent or address
PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, MO.
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BANK OF TUCKERM
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.
We are open to the public for all bus
which constitutes safe & reliable bsf** farf
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DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, * c D0WEJ
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. T/I * Ey /
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COLLECTIONS A SPECIAL" .
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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 Aug. 23d, 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.
CA lTfO RN I A
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sejpt. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information wrijse
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General Aoent. Memohis. Teim.
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OUT IN CALIFORNIA
The Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar will be
held in the early fajtl. Thousands are going. It’s a
good time. There /is no doubt but that all good Amer
icans desire to seef the Golden State some time. Here’s
an opportunity. / Is there anything to prevent your |
< taking advantage of the exceptionally low rates an
nounced for thi»occasion.
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IlflmilMMllUII M Rates from your home town on request.
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