r BREAKFAST ROOMS.
THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT. - - ARKANSAS.
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 stbrm. 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.
AWAY FOR THE
SUMMERTIME^
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The mountains, seaside or
springs of California bring hap
piness to everybody. The Yo
semite valley, the big trees, boat
ing, fishing, golfing, every day
in the year. Most delightful
climate in the world. The Union
Pacific is the best line. Makes
quickest time. Ticket office 903
Olive street, St. Louis. w8-2t
NOTICE.
Francis Shaw, the mechanical
engineer of the water company,
is hereby ordered that whenever
and wherever he finds a hydrant
open or left running continuously,
to shut off the whole supply
without notice.
96d24t Newport Water Co.
New Hazel dray to all parts of
city. Telephone your orders to
the Hazel. 22d4w
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JfODIiRi! DRAWINGROOMS.
fk.tr Skuw « New Era of Simplicity
aa<l Trie ArtUtlc Scum
la tb« Home.
How different Is the drawlui-t-ocm
low from that of a generation ago—
oven of half a generation! Writers In
the women’s newspapers in England are
•ommenting on the fact with Keen ap
preciation of the change, and in this
•ountry it is even more in evidence than
•cross the sea, fays the New York Sun.
'"he wax fruits, the woolen an
timacassar* of the last generation
passed away with the stuffed birds and
the wealth of artificial orange blossoms
vnder glass cases long ago. The pres
ent generation has almost forgotten
them.
It does remember better the chenille
monkeys that used to climb over the
pu fixtures on the walls, the yards upon
parts of art muslin that used to be
turned over chain and flower pots, and
the sofas that tana* in when the horse
hair period aspired. And it regreta
them and the array of Japanese plates
tat the wall even less.
That period of ecoentricity in decora
tion has passed.
"The modern drawing-room,” said a
man interested ,u the development of
domestic art the other day, “is, under
proper auspices, now a picture of re
ined simplicity, an epitome of art and
• real haven of rest.
"The furnishers and decorators hav»
snEh'ned with housewives of more de
veloped tastes and better ideas than
^heir predecessors to make it so. They
have borrowed from the nast all the
beet ideas it had, and they have added
♦hem to the conveniences of the present.
“Take the taste in wall coverings.
Crude./ colored, gaudy papers, display
ing impossible flowers and grotesque
semi-conventional designs, have been
abandoned in favor of self-colored pa
pers, striped ones showing variants ol
one color, silken hangings, tapestries
end stenciled sackcloth arranged impan
els after the old method.
“Then the carpets. Where beautiful
rugs, the highest development of the
weaver’s art, have not replaced them we
have velvet pile, with a border repeating
the main color In many tones.
“And for chair coverings we have kepi
the old-world chintz, redolent of an age
when women wore white, lavender 01
cinnamon, pale blue and simple pink,
and dressed their hair in ringlets.
“Taking the drawing-room as Indi
cating the artistic sense of the period
merely we have every reason to be prouc
of the progress of art in the home.”
rut Strenaom BlnratlM.
Ths vmnn erf Kansas havs wot
their campaign for reform in th<
schools, the principal feature of whicl
eras that courtship may be carried oi
in school hours. The classes in highe
education In that state hereafter, sayi
the Philadelphia Inquirer, erlll be wm
the direction of Pn*. CupM.
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MONEY IN MAINE SKUNKS
Tkty Are Worth as Mark »■ All thi
Deer Killed In That State
la a Seaaon.
It will no doubt surprise many peo
ple who learn that the despised skunk
Is worth twice as much to Maine as Is
the much-admired honey Ixe, but such
Is the fact; and, counting things at
their actual worth, the skunk Is worm
about as much as all the deer killed in
Maine in a season, says the Philadel
phia Record. The skunk Is valuable
both for his fur and for the oil that is
in him, and both the oil and the fur
are In ever-increasing demand.
Fashions In furs regulates the price
of skunk skins. Four years ago the
coat of a dark skunk was worth $2.50
to three dollars, and the demand ex
ceeded the supply. Since then the
muBkrat has come into favor, and the
price of skunk skins has fallen to about
two dollars for the best. When, how
ever, there are a dozen fat skunks to
be had on every acre of meadow land,
when a hardwood club Is the only
weapon needed for killing them, and
when every fat skunk contains at
least a quart of oil, worth five dollars
a gallon at wholesale, there Is montV
In the business.
Most of the skunk pelts are shipped
to a Philadelphia firm, where they are
made up into furs for export to
France and Germany, In whclh coun
tries they pass as monkey skins. It la
estimated that Maine’s revenue from
skunks amounts to $150,000 or $175,000
annually, which Is double the sum de
rived from all the honey bees In tha
state, and certainly more than all the
8.000 deer shot are worth to the men
who kill them. From 100,000 to 150,
S>00 skunks are killed In Maine every
fall.
The demand for oil Is steadily In
creasing, and the price has advanced
60 cents to one dollar a gallon within a
year. The natives prize the oil for itt
flrtues as a cure for rheumatism and
stiff Joints, and large quantities of It
are bought by country traders and sent
to druggists out of the state.
It is estimated that the annual pro
duction of skunk oil in Maine exceeds
25.000 gallons, and the quantity is in
creased by adulteration with the fatty
oils obtained from hens and wood
chucks, a deception which has proved
most profitable to the skunk magnates.
MAKING OF OXYGEN.
Interesting Process Known to Bat
Few Professional Ken and No
Ordinary Mortals.
The manufacture of oxygen—or more
properly Its separation from the atmos
phere we breathe—Is an intensely in
teresting process known to but few
professional men and scarcely known
at all by the ordinary mortal, says a
scientific paper. A plant for the manu
facture of oxygen to be used in charg
ing its distilled water was put in opera
tion recently at an ice plant in Los An
geles, Cal.
Oxygenated water is now being pre
scribed by physicians in certain dis
eases, and hence a cheap and simple
method of separating the oxygen in the
atmosphere becomes a matter of im
portance. The process employed uy the
I Los Angeles company is based on the
j principle that a certain chemical com
pound—manganate of soda—readily
parts with the oxygen it contains whe*
subjected to the action of a jat of
steam. A blast of air on the residuum
reforms it Into manganate 01 soda, tfcis
chemical possessing the peculiar prop
erty of absorbing oxygen from the at
j mosphere, parting with it when ex
posed to steam and being reformed
again upon exposure to the air. The
process may be continued indefinitely,
when the ingredients are placed in the
retort and proper connections for air
and steam made. No more chemicals
are required. It may be likened to dip
I ping a sponge In water, squeezing It
dry, and then repeating the operation
; Indefinitely.
Oxygen made by this process, it is
claimed, contains no gas other than oxy
gen and no elements of any descrip
tion other than slight traces of atmos
pheric nltrogen|. Hence it requires no
washing to free it from chlorine nor
any purification whatever. The product
ts oxygen—and nothing else. The
oxygen, direct from the retorts, is
stored in gasometers, and then forced
into distilled water by means of a
Twltchell carbonating machine, which
, pumps the water and oxygen at the
same time, thoroughly agitating both
before bottling. The bottling is done
( under a pressure of 60 pounds.
New Calculation.
Prof. See has watched the duration of
the blue sky after dark, and found It to
continue for about an hour and 15 min
utes, and from this he shows that our
atmosphere extends to a height of fully
130 mllee. Astronomers have usually
found the height of the atmosphere by
computing the height of the met col's, but
none have made the height of the atmos
phere over 100 miles. The study of the
blue color of the sky thus proves also
that our atmosphere extends consider
ably higher than scientists have hereto
fore supposed. On our dark days the
blue color of the sky is shut out by
clouds, and combinations of colors due
to reflecting clouds and countless
myriads of particles in the ethereal re
gions high above the earth give the
' bright light which is so much relished
in daily life.
New York City.
New York city now contains more
1 Irish than Dublin; more Italians tnan
1 Florence; more Poles than Warsaw;
1 more Jews than Jerusalem.
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Aa Improvement.
i A new typewriting machine returns
. the carriage automatically when the
Mid of a line is reached, eo that the op*
mter is not compelled to oaue*
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Wtflc -5«<=*S
Wash BLUE
For Sol* By
-TXT ALL
- WISE
GROCERS
DIRECTIONS FOR USEi
Wiggle-Stick around in the water.
DOG COMMITTED SUICIDE.
rhU Spaniel Conld Not Stand Bally*
Ins *f Kennel Mate, It I* Thought,
■o End* Life with Oaa.
Mig, a pet spaniel owned by Lafay
ette Heidell, of Rochester, N. Y., Is
dead, and the manner of his shuffling
off establishes a precedent In dogdom.
He died by asphyxiation, and whether
the case is one of suicide or murder la
puzzling the disconsolate owner.
In company with a bull pup Mig oc
cupied comfortable quarters in Mr.
Heidell’s home for several years, and
his lot was happy, far beyond that of
the ordinary dog. If his end was in
duced by his own devices the cause for
the act Is hard to trace. Motive for
the murderous deed on the part of the
bull pup is equally difficult to find.
Therefore mystery surrounds the lam
entable case. But Mig Is certainly
dead.
Mr. Heidell was awakened one night
recently by a nauseating odor of gaa
Being familiar with the use of gas
Jets, he was convinced that he had not
blown out the gas before retiring, so
he searched the premises to discover
the leak.
The cause of the trouble was found
In the kitchen, where the gas range
was discharging its fuel from an open
pipe. Near the range were stretched
the two dogs. Evidently they had be
come restless and In moving around
the stove had opened the stop-cock.
Both had been overcome, and Mig had
passed away to the dogs’ paradise.
After some trouble the bull pup was
revived and is still in the ring, though
weak.
Persons acquainted with Mlg’s dis
position are inclined to bell we that,
iong suffering from the pup’s bullyiaf
abuse, he sacrificed bis life It. a spirit
of revenge.
JL2GET BRUBAKER MARRIES-,
IntllMt Man In the World MarrlM
• Tall Yoons Woman In
N«w York State.
Claude Brubaker, better known a*
Jtaj. Page, a midget weighing 46
pounds, 31 years old, and standing 34
Inches high, was wedded to Mis9
Mary Wickle, of Shamoldn, Pa., at
Cortland, N. Y. Brubaker is said to
be the smallest man in the world.
While traveling with the Wallace
rfrcus he visited Shamokin. Misa
Wickle attended the show and fell lii
love with the dwarf. With him h
was a case of love at ilrat sight. Mise
Wickle is 18 years old, stands 5 feet
10 inches, and weighe 150 pounds. The
seremony was performed in Taylob
Wll, which was crowded with specta
love to witness the novel wedding, by
•ee. George C. Smith. The bride we*
oM&red in white satin.
Nothin* Bn* Bstt.
Chicago Insists that typhoid germs
■annot lire during the 250-mile trig
to Bt Louis In the drainage canal, hut
t*o know, remarks the Bt Louis Re*
public, that any germ native of the
Windy City Ir sufficiently lusty to
swim the Atlantlo ocean, land in Eu
rope and organize a germ trust which
would greatly Increase the to reign
typhoid fever business.
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
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
I EXCURSION TICKETS eighty
per cent, of double the standard
one way fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 15th
! to Nov. 15th, Final return limit
Dec 15, 1904.
Thos. H. Reamey. Agt.
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
j 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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Appropriately furnished pr
tinual source of pleasure,
breakfast is served among
monious surroundings it
good s', art for the day.
DININI
We have a
Sideboards,
Tables—in fa
ture line. (
are ready to i
Builders’ SUS Hardwa
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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. Mgr.
121 Hazel Street, Newport Ark
-THE
LONG
JjBL distance
^Sptelephone
▼
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
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.
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V
BANK OF TUCKERM
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.
We are open to the public for all bujj
which constitutes safe & reliable b;
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN,
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E.
J. A. GREENHAW, L. D. S
COLLECTIONS A j^PJALT]
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ROUND TRIP, $^.00.
To Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, Foi orth, Dallas,
San Angelo, San Antonig, Col hL Galveston,
Houston and other Texas poi :0(JLA.1so to all
points in Oklahoma and Indian ixory, except
where one fare plus $2.00 makei ' ’ 1 w
Tickets on sale \ug. 23d, Se nd 27th.
ROUND TRIP, ONE FA5E PLUS $2.00.
To all points in Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. Tickets on sale First ajid Third Tuesday of
each month. ' *
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Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information writp
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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
icans desire to see the Golden State some time. Here’s |
an opportunity. Is there anything to prevent your
| taking advantage of the exceptionally low rates an- |
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