THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
ONE-WAY RATES.
Every day from September
15th to October 15th, 1904, inclu
sive, the Union Pacific will sell
one-way tickets from Missouri
River Terminals (Council Bluffs
to Kansas City, inclusive) as
follows :
$20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake
City.
$20.00 to Helena and Butte,
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
iormauon can on or aaaress,
J. H. Lothrop,
903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
18tilOct. 10.
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.
THROUGH TOURIST CAR SER
VICE TO CALIFONIA.
Commencing Saturday Septem
ber 17th, the Iron Mountain
Route will inaugurate through
car service to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia. This is the “True South
ern Route” via Texarkana and
El Paso. Special low rate colo
nists’ tickets to California points
will be on sale September 15th to
October 15th, via Iron Mountain
Route. For tickets and reserva
tion apply to local agent
H. C, Townsend,
G. P. & T, A. ;
RADIUM EMANATIONS.
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lalMtUt Think* the Wonderful Sub*
•tnnce Can Be 1'iei to Car*
rnlmoaarjr Tnbereolosla.
Frederick Boddy, who was Prof. Ruth
erford, assistant at McGill university,
|h Montreal, has suggested another use
for radium. He argues that as it hai
been found to cure consumption of the
•kin (lupus). It should sdso cure con
sumption of the lungs, If Its rays can bs
brought to bear directly on the diseased
lung tissue, without any Intervening
substances, such as the chest wall. At
first sight, says the Scientific American,
this seems rather a difficult thing to do,
aa It Is, of course, out of the question to
place any solid mass of radium within
the lungs themselves. But recent stud
ies have shown that radium la a solution
gives off a gas and that this gas is Itself
radio-active. So all that is necessary to
aubject the Internal lung tissue to the
direct action of radium rays Is to breaths
a mixture of air and the radium gas. By
this means Mr. Boddy believes a new and
valuable remedy for consumption will b-,
available to the pathologist. The rays
from radium have already proved use
ful In the treatment of several forms of
akin disease, and It has been suggested
that the Insertion of minute particles
of radium In the interior of a cancer is
Wbrth trying. It should be remembered,
however, that even if radium proves val
y W>Ie in the treatment of pulmonary tu
' berculoeis, its cost is so high—several
hundred dollars a grain-4-that It could
pot come into general u^eAmder present
•ondltlcos. I
WAS WASHINGTON’S STAFF.
Interesting History of Cane Onoe
Owned by Father of His
Country.
One of the things that passed
through the Baltimore fire un
scathed was a cane once owned by
George Washington and now the
property of Maj. H. H. Raleigh.
The cane reposed during the fire
in the vault of the Merchant*’
Credit and Collection Bureau at
Liberty and German streets, says
the New York Sun.
“In Gen. Washington’s will,”
said Maj. Raleigh, “two canes are
mentioned. One was bequeathed
to Robert Washington, of Chop
tank, Va., who gave it to Robert
Thompson, a relative.
“Later it passed to Miss Kittie
Thompson, a sister of Robert
Thompson, and finally Peter Gra
■on Washington of New York,
who was assistant secretary of the
treasury under Guthrie, was the
owner of the stick.
“Peter Grason Washington be
queathed the cane to the oldest
male heir of Gen. George Wash
ington who was living at the time
of his death. The late Mrs. Ra
leigh was a granddaughter of a
Mrs. McPherson, of Washington,
D. C., who before her marriage
was a Miss Washington. After
some contention it was proved
that Mrs. Raleigh’s brother,
whose family name was Edwards,
was the person entitled to the pos
session of the cane. I purchased
the relic for my wife, and when
she died it became my property.*
Although described as a cane,
the relic is really a staff. It is of
bamboo, abont four and a half
feet long and just such a stick as
Washington taight have used in
tramping over his broad acres in
Mount Vernon. The Washington
coat-of-arms adorns its gold head,
and it is encircled with a gold band,
upon wrbich is inscribed:
“Willed to Robert Washington
and by him to descend to Peter
Grason Washington, of New
York.”
As soon as the embers had
cooled, Maj. Raleigh hastened to
the vault and was much relieved
to find after the cane had been re
moved from the chamois skin case
that It had not been scorched.
SHARK AS A MESSENGER.
Carried Newspaper to Sydney Outdlffr
tancing Steamer Conveying Im
portant Item of News.
The story of the discovery of
human bones and bangles in the
Interior of ilie crocodile captured
at Fort Johnson, Rhodesia,
brings to mind another story
which may appositely be recalled
at the present juncture. Every
body has heard of “Mrs. Macquar*
Tie’s chair,” as they call the east
ern point of Farm Cove, in Sydney
harbor. There, says the St
James’ Gazette, it was that a poor
emigrant, in pre-cable days, killed
and towed ashore a shark, cut kina
np, and found a London newspa
per in the internals. In the paper
was the announcement of the war
between France and Germany,
The shark had outdistanced the
steamer by which the mail was
coming, and here the discoverer
had the fact to himself. He gave
his information to a wealthy wool
dealer, who bought all the sea
son’s clip at 9d. per pound, an.)
sold at 3s. after the news of the
war had arrived by the ordinary
channel. He cleared, it is said,
four millions sterling by the deal.
The man who killed the shark and
extracted the news of price—well,
he received a battered silk hat
and a five shilling piece and unre
strained liberty as to the disposal
of the shark.
Fergot the Chimney.
A short time ago a public cer#
monv was to be carried out at
Landshut, an important town ia
Lower Bavaria. A new public
school was to be formally opened,
and all Landshut quivered with
pleasurable anticipation. Unfor
tunately the festivities had to be
put off at the last moment. The
school could not be opened. No
scholar could take his seat upon
the brand-new forms. The land
was in the grip of winter, and the
architect had forgotten to provide
a single chimney throughout the
building. __
Butter.
Butter has been found by T. E,
Thorpe to be influenced by cli
mate, fodder, breed of cow, period
of lactation and idiosyncrasy ol
th$ individual cow. ^
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worth of any other kind of bluing.
Won’t Spill or Break
i Can’t Spot Clothes'
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
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around in the Water;
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SNAILS OVERRUN A CITY.
Inhnbltnnt.fi of Indiana Town Organ
ise Night Hand and Kill
the I'eats with Sail.
A plague of snails, or sings, as the af
flicted people call them, lately struck
Jeffersonville, Ind., In full force, and
Instances are cited where {versons have
been competed to move. Their first
appearance was after the flood of Feb
ruary, 1884, but they have never been
so bad as at present. The pests are
not exactly like a snail, but resemble
them in some respects. They have no
shells and are night raiders, says the
New York World.
At no place in the city where the
flood water failed to reach has one of
the slugs been seen, but in the most
fashionable quarters the pests are
numerous. In size they range from
one to six inches in length, being from
a quarter to an inch In diameter. It i»
not until ten o'clock at night that the
snails come out of their hiding places,
under houses. Btid slug hunting parties
have become fashionable.
Armed with n lamp and a cup of salt,
the people hunt for the pest, and when
a slug is found its days are numbered.
ror ir.e smaiiesi particle ui sail means
death. The more salt the quicker the
work.
They leave behind a slimy track, that
furnishes a clew to their movements.
In some places fine carpets have been
ruined, the slimy tail eating like acid.
One of the most peculiar character
istics of the slugs is their ability to get
their large bodies through a small
space. They flatten out almost as thin
as a knife blade, allowing them to crawl
through a good-sized door crack.
CO-EDS FOREGO MARRIAGE.
Statistics Show That Chances of Col
lege Women Becoming Wives Are
Rapidly Decreasing.
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Over four-fifths of the women gradu
ate* of the University of Chicago are on
the high road to spinsterhood. This is
the startling result of researches con
ducted by Mayo Fesler, who, as general
secretary of the Alumni and Alumnae as
sociations of the Institution, has com
piled statistics of the university and its
students in the form of a general register,
covering the first decade of the univer- j
sity’s history. The figures do not Include
the women who have taken higher de
grees, but only those who have completed
the undergraduate courses and who,
therefore, might be expected to be win- j
some enough to tempt the heart of the
average man. i
The register contains the names of
598 women who have received bachelor
degrees from 1893 to 1902 inclusive. The
fate of these coeds is shown by the fol
lowing percentage table:
Percentage women married.......It
Percentage women teachers.81
Percentage women “at home”.SI
An examination of the table for each
class shows that ths chances of the ex
co-eds for becoming wives are steadily
growing less. The first class that gradu
ated in 1893 contained three women and
all of them married. The next class had
nine feminine members and not one of
them has yet entered the bonds of matri
mony. The class of 1895 has a higher
oetrentage and then comes the class of
1896 with a marriage percentage of 3S
among its women members. From that
time there has been a steady decrease. Of
ihp 125 women graduated in 1902 but six
nar cant, are married.
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
md one-fifth for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 27th
o November 30, 1904. Rate for
fixty day excursion ticket one
, fare and one-third for the round
rip. Tickets on sale April 25th
;o Nov. 20th. Rate for season
EXCURSION TICKETS eighty
>er cent, of double the standard
me way fare for the round trip,
rickets on sale daily April 15th
o Nov. 15 h, Final return limit
Tec 15, 1901
Thos. H. Rramey. Agt..
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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 in design, elaborate in furnish
ings. Ask your ticket agent or address
PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, MO.
r BREA FAST ROOMS.
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j Appropriately furnished prove a con- I
| tinual source of pleasure. If your I
breakfast is served among cheerful, har- JL
monious surroundings it gives you a
good s*art for the day. m
DINING ROOM SUITES. M
We have a nice line of Dining Chairs, 1
Sideboards, China Closets, Dining JjPi
Tables—in fact, anything in the Fumi- fiP 1
ture line. Come and see us. We are 3
are ready to show you what we have.
Newport Builders’ 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
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^^Ptelephone
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.
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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.
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BANK OF TUCKERMAJ
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00.
v We are open to the public for all bu
which constitutes safe & reliable ba
DIRECTORS:
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GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TA1
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Your Patronage is Solid
Tuckemtan, - - Arkansas
Low Rates from Memphis.
ROUND TRIP, $*doO.
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. v
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.
$3oToo^to CALI FOR N I A
| Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
| Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information writJk
J. N. CORNATZAR,
^ General Agent, Memphis, Tenn. ^ ;
OUT IN CALIFORNIA
The Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar will be
held in the early fall. Thousands are going. It’s a
good time. There is no doubt but that all good Amer- jj
icans desire to see the Golden State some time. Here’s |
an opportunity. I? there anything to prevent your |
taking advantage <jf the exceptionally low rates an
nounced for this occasion.
^ .i TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 15 TO SEPT. 10.
LI Rates from your home town on request.
I GW. H. LEE, JAS. HARRIS,
m Gen. Pass. Agt. Dist. Pass. Agt.
; ^ M LITTLE ROOK, ARK.