THE INDEPENDENT
4 FERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Buy umbrellas at the Palace
Jewelry Store. 9Gbtc
Judge Phillips spent Tuesday
at the state capital.
Oysters, celery, fruits, nuts
and candies of all kinds for the
holidays at Bracy's. 97btc
Mrs. Forrest Bleakley and Miss
Katherine Harrison of Auvergne
were shopping in the city Tues
day, returning home Wednesday.
Nothing more appreciated as
a present by a gentleman than a
bpx of fine cigars. We have a
fine assortment of all kinds on
band. Bracy Confectionery Com
pany. 97btc
Wm. Grummer, who has been
recuperating at his home in Con
way, returned to his work at
Newport Wednesday morning.
I. D. Price is headquarters for
Christmas presents of all kinds.
Holiday shoppers always find
what they want at reasonable
prices. 89btf
. ...—
ROCK ISLAND OFFICIALS
ON INSPECTION TOUR.
Little Rock, Dec. 14.—Second
Vice-President John H. Stevens
and Real Estate and Tax Agent
Janies T. Maher of the Rock Is
land arrived in Little Rock Sun
day afternoon at 4 o’clock. The
Chicago officials were accompa
nied to this city from DeVall’s
Bluff by General Superintendent
F.O. Melcher and Division Super
intendent W. M. Whittenton.
The party came in a special
train of four cars, and left yes
terday morning at 7:30 for an in
spection tour over the western
lines.
The greater part of the Chicago
officials’ stay in Little Rock was
spent in conference with the local
officials, though the details of the
conference were not made pub
lic.
Before coming to Little Rock
they made an official inspection
Saturday of the White and Black
River branch of the Rock Island
and the greater part of Sunday
was spent on the new Searcy and
Des Arc line.
It is thought that the official
train which left here at 7:30
yesterday morning will make a
run to the end of the line in
Texas before returning home to
Chicago.
General Superintendent F. 0.
Melcher, Division Superintendent
W. M. Whittenton and General
Passenger Agent Geo. H. Lee!
accompanied them west.
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Slate of Ohio, City of Toledo,) .
Lucas County > J
Prank J. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., do
ing business in the City of Tole
do, County and State aforesaid,
aild that said firm will pay the
sum of One Hundred Dollars!
for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the;
use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
Frank J. Cheney.
jjworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 6th
day of December, A. D. 1886.
[Seal.] A. W. Gleason,
Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimon
ials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, 0.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
SHOPLIFTER CAUGHT
STEALING GOODS.
Hot Springs, Dec. 11.—Frankie
Wi son is the name given by the
wo man caught in the act of steal
ing fifteen yards of fine dress
goods from the front of the
Housley Dry Goods Company last
ht
evening. She will have a hear
ing before Judge Alford today.
Robt. Adair, a salesman of the
store, noticed the woman appar
ently lacing her shoe in front of
the store. As she left he noted a
large bundle under a shawl on
her arm. He glanced at the dis
play and missed the dress goods.
He gave chase after the woman
and caught her in the stairway.
She was brought to police head
quarters, and there the stolen
goods were found still in her
arms, wrapped in the shawl. The
goods cost a dollar a yard at
wholesale and the piece contain
ed just fifteen yards. The theft
amounted to grand larceny, nor
could the woman deny her guilt
in face of the overwhelming evi
dence.
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FIRST SNOW FALL.
Arkansas is now getting the
small end of one of the north
westers, which bring sleet and
snow and zero temperature to
states across Mason snd Dixon’s
line. Each train from the^north
tells its story of the first snow of
the season in Missouri, and not
only was winter’s tale carried by
the rails and telegraph wires,
but threatening clouds let fall a
few flakes Thursday morning to
beckon on Santa Claus with
sleigh and reindeers from the
ice-bound arctics.
Little Kock reports snow rail
ing from 2 a. m. Wednesday,
and other points further south
are getting more snow than
Newport.
SPECIAL RATES
Account of Christmas and New
Year’s holidays via the Iron
Mountain route. Dates of sale
Dec. 24, 25 and 31, and Jan 1.
Tickets will be sold to all points
on the Iron Mountain and will be
good for return up to and in
cluding January 4. Rate will be
one fare plus 50 cents, one fare
and one-third to apply where
latter basis makes less, adding
sufficient to make rate end in 0
or 5. Minimum selling rate of
50 cents will be observed,
btd Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
A. Mortensen has moved his
cleaning and pressing shop to the
newly remodeled building oppo
site city jail. 86dtf
Had* Soup of Congressman's Beans,
Representative Mahon, of Pennsyl
vania. is laughing over a letter Just re
ceived from a nice old lady residing In
hi8 congressional district. He sent a
package of beans secured from his
quota at the agricultural department to
this lady, thinking she would like to
plant them in her garden.
In replying, the lady addressed the
Pennsylvanian, whose name was writ
ten indistinctly on the frank, as "‘Mr.
Mackin." Shesaid: “Thosewere splen
did beans you sent me. I cooked them
for dinner and they made the finest
soup I ever tasted. Thank you ever so
much.”—Washington Post
consoling.
George—Ethel, dear, I’m going to In
terview your father to-night.
Ethel—All right, George. And If any
thing happens I’ll come to the hospital
twica a day until you are able to he out
again—Chicago Daily New*.
InmUermou’* tlbrarlr*.
Among the sawmill towns and log
ging camps of northern Wisconsin 28
small libraries are circulating under
the care of Rev. Stanley K. Lathrop,
of Ashland. Often this is almost the
only good literature that reaches
these places, where most of the jwo
ple are too poor to buy boohs. Many
more libraries could be used to ad
vantage; also illustrated newspaper*
and back numbers of mugaine*.
lvh*t Typesetting; Men ns.
In setting and distributing type *
•ornpositor's hand travels on an aver
age 11 miles a day. Leaving Sunday*
and holiday’s out of account, this
means about 3,000 miles a year. More
i than half the deaths among cornpos
! Itors are due to lung diseases. In the
| course of his lifetime an average mar.
gets through about 2,500 miles of
i reading matter.
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Paper fr»ai Rye Straw.
Experts who have examined rye
j etraw are of the opinion that a very
high grade of paper, not only adapted
to newspapers, but suitable for books
as well, jan be made front that mate
! rial, of which Louisiana produces
thousands of tons that are now got
rid of as a waste product.
Wo Cblneee In Potter’* Field.
Among -he thousands of bodier
juried in the potter s field of hiew
cork there is nrt one of a Chinaman.
WHY KIDNEY DISEASE 1
IS DANGEROUS.
Neglect of the First Warning Symp
toms is the Prime Cause of so
Many Deaths from the Dreaded
Bright’s Disease.
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It is Easily Curable in the Early Stages.
Kidney diseases are so destructive to
human life because they do not manifest
alarming symptoms until thjj; constitu
tion is seriously weakened and the
strength exhausted. Then, too often,
the remedies employed by many physi
cians arc of indifferent or doubtful value,
and the patient rapidly sinks under the
disease. The wisest course is to apply a
reliable kidney and liver remedy on the
first appearance of the. symptoms. A
i little uneasiness in the small of the back,
digestive troubles, l>owel irregularities
and disorder in the urinary organs are
matters of small moment in the estima
tion of strong men and women, yet they
have a serious meaning. They show
clearly that,the kidneys are suffering
and need help, which must be forth
coming at once to prevent serious, per
haps fatal consequences. A few doses
of Prickly Ash Bitters at this time would
| prove of incalculable value in restoring
the weakened organs to health. An
investment of one dollar in a bottle of
Prickly Ash Bitters when the disease is
yet in the early stage will save hundreds
of dollars in doctor’s hills, besides the
suffering that would surely followshould
the disease be allowed to fasten itself in
the body. The excellent curative power
of Prickly Ash Bitters is not confined to
the first stages of kidney disease. It is
equally efficacious in severe or chronic
cases. Physicians have used it as a last
resort, in cases that defied their best
efforts, with the most brilliant results,
and it has shown its superiority over the
many so-called kidney cures, now being
loudly advertised, in instances innu
merable.
Accept no substitute. Insist on hiring
the genuine Prickly Ash Bitters with the
• large figure 3 in reel oti tbe front label.
Sold at Drug Stores, $1.00 per bottle.
WINTER [TOURS
TO
COLORADO
AND RETURN
$39.50
FROM
ST. LOUIS.
VIA
VIAlUNION PACIFIC
■
EVERY DAY until May 1
1905. Return limit June 1.
Your Physician Says;
—That the dry mountain air of
Colorado as an elixir of life, stands
pre-eminent. Always rigorous and
invigorating, the crisp atmosphere
and delightful climate are at their
best in winter.
Inquire of
J. H. Lothrop, G. A.,
903 Olive st., St. Louis, Mo.
INDEPENDENT’S
. BABY CONTEST.
Here is the proposition and the
rules governing the contest:
There is a handsome $25.00
solid gold locket with diamond
setting and solid gold chain, on
• display at the Palace Jewelry
store, to be given away Decem
ber 24th, 1904, to the baby boy
j or girl under two years of age,
who wins the highest number of
votes as the prettiest and sweet
est baby. Now the baby that is
not pretty is surely sweet, and
! if the wee tot be a little cross at
i
! times, beauty must offset this
badness. Fond parents at least
are expected to think their ba
j bies are both sweet and beauti
; ful, and so they do. But to set
tle once for all the claims of the
under two, and put at rest this
rivalry of mothers and fathers,
the Independent has inaugurated
a contest that vis to be determined
by that cherished right, popular
ballot, and in accordance with
the following rules: \
BABY PRIZE CONTENT RULES.
| THE CHRISTMAS SEASON|
Is almost here, and the Holiday shopper
can hardly afford to miss seeing oar large
and handsome line of
FINE
CHAIRS,
Parlor, Library, Bed and Dining'
Room Furniture.
Every article well made, artistically designed, attractively priced.
A NICE CARVING SET
Makes a handsome and acceptable Christmas present. Oar Hard
ware Department has a variety sate to please yoa.
Newport Builders’ Suap„p]y Hardware Co.
V. *
100,000 DOLLARS
OF NEW BUSINESS IN TEN DAYS IN NEWPORT.
THIS IS THE RECORD OF
S. M. POWELL,
STATE MANAGER FOR THE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
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The Policies’are plain and guarantees absolute.
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First—No baby that has reach
ed the age of two years Nov. 1,
1904, is eligible to this contest,
nor shall any employe or party
connected with this paper be eli
gible to vote.
Second—Every issue of the
Daily and Weekly Independent
from November 1 to December
24, will contain a ballot entitling
the holder to one vote in this
contest. For every dollar’s worth
of job, work, advertising and
subscription paid for between
these dates a coupon good for ten
votes will be issued, but no cou
pons will be issued for sums less
than $1.00. Coupons will not be
sold, and will only be issued for
job, ad and subscrpition busi
ness, but extra copies of the In
dependent at 2 cents per copy,
each containing one ballot, will
be sold at this office.
Third —All votes must be sent
to this office and will be de
posited in a lock box. to be opened
at 8 o’clock each publication day
and counted. The daily issue of
that afternoon will contain the
total of the several candidates
and the public will thus be kept
informed of the voting each day.
Fourth—A committee of three
good business men will be select
ed to canvass the ballots the
morning of Dec. 24 and announce
the winner. All ballots must be
deposited at this office by 11 a.
m., Dec. 24, 1904.
Read the rules carefully.
One "hundred visiting cards
make an excellent Christmas
present. Printed in Old Eng
lish, Script or Engraver’s Roman
and guaranteed to be neat by
this office for $1. We also take
orders for engraved cards for
Lambert-Deaeon-Hull, St. Louis'
most fastidious and irfbdem en
gravers, for alj styles. tf
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Through Service to the
EAST and SOUTHEAST
The “SOUTHEASTERN LIMITED,” leaving Memphis
daily at 8:15 a. m., carries through drawing room sleeper
to Jacksonville, Fla., via Birmingham and Atlanta.
Dining Car Service
THE NEW YORK LIMITED, leaving Memphis daily
at 9:10 p. m., carries through Buffet Drawing Room sleeper
to New York, via Birmingham, Atlanta, Washington and
Philadelphia. Through coach to Atlanta,
j For information and reservations write or wire
J. N. CORNATZAR,
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General Agent, Memphis, Tenn.
CH AS. R. HITE
Farm, City and Timber
Lands Bought and Sold.
Farm Insurance
Notary Public.
; Will Pay Your Taxes.
Call or write, No. 107 Hazel
street, Newport. Ark.
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i
jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply^ to me.
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RAILROAD TIME
ST. L.. I. M. & S.
NORTH BOUND.
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No. 73, Local Freight...
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BATES VILLE
Passenger Leaves.
Mixed “ .
Passenger^Arrives.
Mixed “ .
ROCK ISLAND
Passenger Arrives....
Passenger Departs...
Local Freight Departs
On Tuesday.
Old papers for
office.