THE INDEPENDENT
I ERCY h. VANDYKE.
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
GRAND JURY
RECOMMENDS REPAIRS.
Extensivej^Repairs Advocated
C For All ^County |Buildings—
_i Favor^fJail Owned By
County—105 Indict
ments.
official'report.
September 15, 1904.
To Hon. F. D. Fulkerson, Judge
Jackson Circuit Court:
We, your grand jury for the
September term, 1904, beg leave
to submit the following report:
We believe we have thorough
ly investigated all cases brought
to our notice, of which we have
been able to obtain information,
and have found true bills in all
cases in which we believe in the
guilt of the offender and that the
evidence is sufficient to sustain
the indictment. We have.exam
ined 130 witnesses and have
found and delivered to your
honor 105 indictments.
COUNTY FARM.
A committee composed of our
members visited and inspected
the county farm, and we beg to
call your attention to our find
ings and recommendations, i_
We find the pauper house in
very bad condition and we con
demn same as not being fit for
occupancy. We also condemn
the barn. We find one half mile
fence around the farm in very
bad condition and recommend
the rebuilding of same at once.
We also examined the main
building and find the sills in
same are rotten, and the flues
are in very bad condition; the
roof is in a leaky condition
around the chimneys and we
recommend the repair of same at
once. There are at present two
males and four female inmates;
they are properly cared for.
COUNTY JAIL.
We have visited and inspected
the jail in a body. We found
one prisoner confined therein.
When questioned as to his treat
ment, he had no complaints of
any kind. We found the jail in
fairly good sanitary condition,
but find that we have a jail in
name only, as prisoners walk
out whenever they want to. We
heartily recommend the building
of a new jail at once, as we do
nut LIllIUY tiicxt iO lliutll CWUUIUjr
in convicting men and having
them walk out of jail whenever
they wish. We find there is no
lock on the jail door and recom
that this be fixed while the
building of a new jail is being
considered.
POURT HOUSE.
A committee of the grand jury
examined the court house and,
recommend the following re- j
pairs:
The floor near stairway, main
corridor of building, one glass in .
the east door, hole in closet floor,
north end of building, two glass
in windows on south side of
building, plastering in court room,
seats in court room, fence on
north side of yard, gate on fence
on south side, walk to east side
of entrance, floor in tower is in
a very bad and dangerous condi
tion, the removal of stove pipe
on west side of building, remov
al of vines on east side of build
ing; we find the floors, ceilings
and windows in a very filthy con
dition and recommend these be
ing cleaned and repaii'ed at once,
out house one door off hinges
and in a filthy condition; coal
house doors gone. We recom
mend the above repairing and
cleaning to be done as soon as
possible.
We sincerely thank your honor,
the prosecuting attorney and the
other court officials for the cour
tesy and assistance shown us
and we respectfully ask that we
be discharged from further duty.
R. F. Drummond,
Foreman.
Louis N. Nouss, Clerk.
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A “SHOWERPROOF” CLOTH.
Germans Treat Ordinary Materials
with Petroleum—Curious Aquatic
Displays in Tailors' Windows.
It has usually been thought
I that rubber was about the only
substance which would render
{ cloth waterproof, although oil silk
is coated with another one, a prep
; aration of linseed oil. However,
“showerproof” cloth is known as
that which repels water very
largely and yet remains porous,
appearing In all respects like or
diary wetable cloth. The methods
of treatment of such cloth ars
often trade secrets, and even the
patent specifications do not di
vulge all that must bo done to
achieve a satisfactory result.
“Petroleum,” a German period
ical, says that the oil to whifiSi
that paper owes its name is one of
the most successful showerproof
preparations. It says that the
only reliable shower proof is ob
tained by impregnating the cloth
outside and in with a fine film of
waxes. Paraffin wax is the staple,
but owing to its low melting point
It is not fit for nse alone. The com
position used ts so alloyed with
other waxes and chemicals that at
the boiling point of water the wax
stands firm. A rather elaborate
preparatory form must be gtme
through, and after the wax has
been applied a finishing process Is
required. The Interesting fact re
mains that it is petroleum that
keeps out the wet. In tailors’ win
AfltVI In rSapmanv manv ormofls
displays hare been arranged to
show that cloth can mysteriously
be made to exhibit the power of
the duck’s back. Wool, cotton,
■ilk, linen, velvets, braids, and
even sails, awnings and tent
cloths are thus wrapped in an in
visible film of rock oil.
PHYSICAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
The Brain In Certain States ef Activ
ity Can Act on the Organic
Functions.
“Cenesthesia” is the name given
to the general feeling we have of
the existence of our own bodies,
■ays the London Globe. This
sense of existence is chiefly owing
to accidental and local impres
sions awakening or stimulating
the sensibility, but it is completed
by a certain obverse conscious
ness of the exercise of the organic
functions, for example, respira
tion. It is by this sensation that
the spiritual Ego perceives itself
existing locally in the limited ex
tent of the organism. In perfect
health this feeling is continuous,
uniform, and equal, and therefore,
not special or local. In order to be
remarked a certain exaltation of
well-being or distinct uneasiness
is requireu. in me nypnouc state
certain subjects have a more or
less distinct perception of their
internal organs and can exert cer
tain action over them. In fact,
they can modify at will all the
functions of the “vegetative” life,
for instance, the beating of the
heart. The fact shows that the
brain In certain states of activity
can act on the organic functions.
If there is a nervous current from
the brain to the organs there is j
also, perhaps, a contrary current i
from the organs to the brain. Dr.
Cromer, Liebault, and others,
maintain that some hypnotic sub- I
Jects perceive their internal or
gans, and even those of other per
sons with whom they are in hyp
notic relations.
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Immortelles.
The manufacture of immortelle
wreaths in Paris occupies at least
1,500 persons. The immortelles
are gathered about the beginning
of October, and come chiefly from
the arid hills in the middle and
south of France. They are
brought to the markets in their
natural condition, and the yellow
blossoms are dyed green, red and
white, and woven into wreaths by
special workmen in readiness for
All Saints’ and All Souls’ days,
when all good Parisians visit their
relatives’ graves. On these “fetes
des morts” the gates of the ceme
teries are beset with crowds of
dealers in immortelle wreaths,
wire crosses and Iread crowns.
At Pere la Chaise alone more than
200.000 persons are calculated to
visit the cemetery, and the sale of
immortelle wreaths varies from
20.000 to 25,000.—Golden Penny.
The Stingy Man.
It’s an easy matter for a stingy
<nan to get rich—but what’s the
we?
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ONE-WAY, R^TES.
Every day from Sept. 15 to
Oct 15, 1904, the Union Pacific
will sell one-way cdlonists tickets
at the followingrrates, from Mis
souri river terminals, Council
Bluffs, to Kansas City:
$20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake
City.
$20.00 to Butte, Anaconda and
Helena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wenat
chee, Wash.
$25.00 to Everett, Fairhaven,
Whatcom, Vancoi^ver, and Vic
toria, via Huntington and Spo
kane.
$25.00 to Portland and Astoria;
or to Tacoma and Seattle, via
Huntington and Portland or via
Huntington and Spokane.
$25.00 to Ashland, [.Roseburg,
Eugene, Albany and Salem via
Portland.
<R9F» AH f-n fian Franpism Lr>s
Angeles, San Diegoj and many
other California points.
From Chicago and St. Louis
proportionately lowCrates are in
effect by lines connecting with
the Union Paciffc to all above
points.
For full information 'call on or
address J. H. Lothrop,
903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
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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.
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
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.
New Hazel dray to all parts of
city. Telephone your orders to
the Hazel.22d4w
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Appropriately furnished prove a o
tinual source of pleasure. If yoi
breakfast is served among cheerful,'
monious surroundings it gives you
good start for the day.
DINING ROOM SUITES.®
We have a nice line of Dining Chi
Sideboards, China Closets, Di:
Tables—in fact, anything in the Fi
ture line. Come and see us. Wc
are ready to show you what we havQ, v.
Newport Builders’ Suapnp]y Ha
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
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 SouthwesternTelegraph
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.
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 m design, elaborate in furnish
ings. Ask your ticket agent or address
PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, MO.
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. E' V’ Holt' Ca*ier
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Low Rates frdm Memphis.
ROUND TRIP,.$*5.00.
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.
slaooro CALIFORNIA
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information write
J. N. CORNATZAR,
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General Agent, Memphis, Tenn.
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OUT IN CfALIFORNIA
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The Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar will be j
held in the early fall. Thousands are going. It's a j
good time. There is nc/doubt but that all good Amer
icans desire to see the Clolden State some time. Here's !
an opportunity. Is tlere anything to prevent your <
taking advantage of fte exceptionally low rates an- [
nounced for this occasion.
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I TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 15 TO SEPT. 10.
^ from your home town on request. .
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