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I THE INDEPENDENT
I PERCY H. VANDYKE,
I Publisher and Editor.
IrWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
FATAL FALL FROM
RUNAWAY HACK.
pules Become Scared on Moun
f tain Side and Run Away.
| Casa, Oct. 24.—A terrible ac
cident occurred one mile from
[this place yefterday afternoon,
Emd as a result one young lady is
Head and another severely in
sured. A company of young peo
ple had been out driving and
were returning home, when,
within a mile of Casa, at the top
Of Hardin mountain, a ridge
north of this place, all of those
occupying a three-seated hack
got out to walk down the hill,
e vcept Grover Pearce, who was
tl riving, and Misses Lottie Mc
Coy and Eva Ellis, who remained
in the hack. When about two
thirds of the way down the
mountain the traces came loose
from the vehicle and the team of
mules became frightened and
started to run. The driver, Mr.
Pearce, exerted every possible
effort to stop them, but he was
jerked out of the hack and at
the same time Misses Lottie Me
/i _ 1 n ■nu* it
|| v/uy aim xuva dius were tmwn
lout.
I A. doctor was hastily sent for,
I but nothing could be done to re
I lieve Miss Ellis, who died soon
I after his arrival. An examina
I tion failed to disclose any bruises
I on the body of any consequence,
I and Dr. M. A. Baker, the physi
l cian attending, ascribed her
l death to heart failure or internal
injuries of some kind. MissLotr
l tie MQCoy is severely injured}
I having sustained a broken collar
[ bone and bruise^ about the head
j and face, She will recover,
* FUNERAL OF
LATE T. J. WATSON.
The funeral services of the late
Thomas James Watson were held
at the Watson home Monday aft
ernoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by
Rev. Percy J. Robottom of Little
Rock, the music being in charge
of Mrs. G. A. Hillhouse.
During the hour of the service
in response to the call of the
mayor and in testimonial of the
esteem in which the deceased
was held by his fellow-citizens,
the stores were closed, and a
* large concouse of people assem
bled at the home to do honor tc
the name of the lamented.
The floral offerings were beau
tiful in their richness and came
from various organizations, wu
school children, board of educa
tion, First National bank, anc
other institutions with which th<
departed one had been promi
nently identified.
The remains were laid to res
at Walnut Grove, the pall bear
•ers being L. Minor, T. S. Ste
phens, J. M. Stay ton, W. A. Bil
iingsley, L. N. Hoffman, Henr;
Owen, W. R. Thompson and T
D. Kinman.
TO CALIFORNIA.
Via Union Pacific. Million
have been spent in the improve
ment of this line, and all huma
ingenuity has been adopted t
protect its patrons against acc
dent. The line is renowned fc
its fast trains and the general si
periority of its service and equip
ment. Fast time, shortest line
smoothest track. Tourists sleep
ers a speciality. Inquire of
J. H. Lanthrop, G. A.,
903 Olive street,
St. Louis, Mo.
PRIZES EVERY WEEK.
For the best scores made i
Million's bowling alley durin
each week, the following prize
are awarded every Saturda
night: $5.00 ticket in ten pin:
$2.50 ticket in “five back;" $2.E
ticket in cocked hat. 41dtf
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GROCERS
DIRECTIONS FOR USEt
Wiggle-Stick around in the water.
CHARGED WITH
WOMAN’S MURDER.
Negro Pearce Under Arrest at
Jonesboro as Result of In
quest Finding.
Jonesboro, Oct. 24.—John
Pearce, a negro, is in the county
jail awaiting the action of the
next grand jury.
He is charged with the murder
of Lucy Williams, a negress who
resided on East Monroe avenue.
Late Friday night she was given
a severe blow in the abdomen,
but no one saw the blow struck.
Before the Williams woman
died she made a sworq statement
that Pearce struck her the blow,
and he was accordingly arrested
and placed in jail and yesterday
Coroner Rodgers caused an in
quest and post-mortem examina
tion to be held and from the evi
dence adduced and the sworn
statement of the woman the jury
returned a verdict that she came
to her death by a blow inflicted
by John Pearce.
SELLS & DOWNS
GIVE GOOD PARADE.
The coming of Sells & Downs'
circus drew a big crowd to New
port Tuesday, but hardly equal
to former fall aggregations on
such days.
The circus arrived from Batesr
ville early in the morning and
requires 35 cars, which places it
among the big show;s of the coun
try, and shows it to have doubled
in size since the last engagement
here.
The parade was a most credit
able one and if the performance
comes up to the pace set by the
street pageantry Sells & Downs
will make a big hit. A distin
guishing feature of the show is
the fine horses, which are beau
tiful and well bred stock that
would attract attention any
where.
i Sells & Downs this year carry
many high priced performers,
. whose reputation for skill ir
their respective lines has long
ago been established.
I TOWN-SITE AGENT
FORGETS SOMETHING
A message of inquiry was re
“ ceived at the Planters Hote
Tuesday regarding the where'
' abouts of J. M. Nutting, wh<
spent a couple of weeks in New
7 j port as the agent for Geronimo
* a new town in Oklahoma.
1 Nutting left the city nearly
two weeks ago, forgetting t<
I pay his bill, and he also forgo
j to tell Landlord Lambkins wher<
s he might be reached by mail oj
- otherwise.
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Manufacturer—You ought to be abl
- go tell some of those goods to Exlms
r He'd never know the difference.
Salesman—I thought I'd go and se
him to-morrow.
I_ "Go at once. Never put off till to
!, morrow whom you can do to-day.
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Te Improve never of Dock.
The flavor of a duck is much 1m
proved by roasting with an orang
and an onion In the body. An excel
lent accompaniment for duok Is
brown sauce, with half a Jar of orang
marmalade added.—Good Houseksep
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5; pany. 52-d6t
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I. D. Price for alarm clocks
MOST POPULAR NUMBERS,
Seven and Thirteen Are Fixed Upon
In the Minds of the Greater
Number of Men.
“Ask a man to pick out some num
ber between one and ten, and you can
tell him nine times out of ten what
number he has selected, though his se
lection is made mentally,” said a man
who, according to the New Orleans
Tlmes-Democrat, is fond of the old
things, “and when you come to think
of it, the task of naming the correct
number is not a difficult one. In the
course of an hour the other day I
asked ten men to think of a certain
number—any number between one and
ten—and I would tell them what num
ber they had fixed their mind on.
In nine cases out of ten I was correct,
missing it only once. The minds of
nine of the persons selected the num
ber seven, and one of them selected
nine. It is not difficult to understand
why the mind should run to the num
ber seven. Even in the case of the
man who fixed his mind on the num
ber nine, he told me when it was all
over that his mind had first run to
seven, but he quickly changed to nine
without knowing just why it was that
he changed. Seven is the most prbm
inent figure between one and ten. It
is the most popular number in the line,
and Is associated with more things
than any other number, and it is quits
reasonable that the mind should light
on seven. I made another test the
other day with five persons, asking each
of them to write some number between
one and ten, and give it to a sixth per
son. When the slips had been handed
to the sixth man I said: ‘Seven is the
number on each of the slips*’
“ ‘Correct,” said the man to whom
they had been handed, and the five
men were a bit bewildered for the
moment by the fact that they had all
hit upon the same number, and that I
was able to tell what the number was.
It would be quite as easy to name a
number between 10 and 20, though I
have made no tests along this line. I
dare say that 13 would, be tne nrst
number to flash In the mind, simply
because it is the most talked of, and’
the only number between 10 and 20’
that has the widest association. So
■ you can tell there is no> trick about it,
and it doesn’t require any knowledge
of the occult philosophies.”
EXTENDING BOUNDARIES..
Some of Our Larger Cities Hava An
nexed Ground Far Into Adja
cent Farm Lands.
According to & recently issued census
bulletin, the real rank of cities is not al
ways indicated by the order in which
they stand in the tables of population.
Some great centers have a considerable
part of their massed population lying
outside the municipal boundaries. Bos
ton is a good example; about 1,290,000
people live in sight of the state house
dome, and less than 600,000 of them are
governed by the Boston mayor. Other
cities have annexed far into the farm
lands of the adjacent country, says
Youth’s Companion.
It is customary to speak of the popula
tion of a state, “in proportion to its
size.” Such a comparison is seldom
made of cities, although it might not be
uninteresting. Pittsburg, for example,
has a population of a third of a million
on 18,000 acres of ground; New York’s
papulation, little more than ten times
am great, spreads over nearly 12 times
33 many acres.
Chicago was long famous for its an
nexation habit, but since 1890 New York
has annexed much more territory than
Chicago’s total area. New Orleans has
a slightly larger area than Chicago.
Each of them covers six timea the area
of Baltimore.
Washington, which occupies the Mary
land part of the ten miles square set
aside for a national capital, is a fair
sized city as area goes, for this genera
tion. It may seem small a century hence,
alt hough it looked abundantly ample for
all the purposes of urban development
when laid out. *
In the case of cities, as well as of other
. corporations, consolidation is plainly
‘ one of the tendencies of the times. Mor*
than one-third of those in the United
( States have added to their territory by
annexation since 1890. Townships and
counties are occasionally subdivided, by
reason of local interests, but the cities
seem to be steadily pushing their boun
daries outward. There are some eco
nomic reasons for this, but the reason
> In many cases has been the desire «l
their inhabitants to make a "good show
' i tag,”
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• In the Right Room.
At the latest of the ladies’ clubs i
"pets’ room,” with little stalls for dogi
and cats, lemurs and lizards, all th<
t small creatures that a lady finds neces
sary as companions, is provided.
One of the most enthusiastic member!
1 was showing her friends of her own sei
• over the establishment, and opened th<
door of the "pets’ room with propei
• pride.
There, in the center of the room, oi
two chairs, sat two immaculatelj
clothed young men, grave of face, bui
with a wicked twinkle in their eyes.
"Don't you know this is the ladies
‘ ‘pets’ room?’ ” asked the enthusiastb
1 member, with some acerbity.
' "That’s why we are here,” replied th<
1 more serious of the two young men, witl
• becoming gravity.—Sporting Times.
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Longevity of Birds.
Small singing birds live from eight t<
eighteen years. Ravens have lived foi
almost 100 years in captivity, and par
t rots longer than that. Fowls live II
- to 20 years. The wild goose lives up
ward of 100 years, and swans are said t<
have attained the age of 300. The lor.<
life of birds has been interpreted a
compensation for the great mortal! t;
of thalr
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