THE INDEPENDENT
FERCY h. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.'
For Representative,
JOHN H. KEF.I.
'County Judge,
E. L. BOYCE.
Circuit Clerk,
J. D. NEAL.
County Clerk.
GEO. A. LOCKARD.
Sheriff.
H. S. SIMMONS,
Treasurer.
DR. F. G. SMITH.
Assessor,
R/.L. CONDITT.
Surveyor,
W. A. BOWMAN.
Coroner,
F. J. |HARRISON.
Constable—Union Township.
W. H. CAROUTHERS.
Justice’of the Peace,
GUY SMITH.
FOREST DILLARD.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We'are authorized to announce the candiducy
of H. M. Woodard of Elgin for Justice of the
Peace of Bird township.
DEATH OF DR.
BRISON HENDERSON
To the Independent.
Newport, Aug. 25.—Dr. Brison
\ E. Henderson departed this life i t
his residence in Auvergne on the
24th inst., at 7:30 a. m., and was
buried at 10 a. m. Thursday, un
der the auspices of the Odd Fel
lows and the K. of P., of which
he was an honored member.
Five hundred people attended his
funeral, and by their own request
Capts. James Henderson, John
Henderson, Hons, Walter Davis,
^ George Harrison, Marvin Hare,
s ’ Glen Handel and Robt. Drum
ipoad were pallbearers and con
N veyed the body to its last rest
ing place. ^ *
Deceased lea res a wife, four
children, aged oarents, two sis
ters and a hos,; of friends to
mourn his loss.
His death was sudden and un
expected. Almost without a note
of warning he was stricken down.
• ' | His large, generous heart ceased
to beat and his spirit was usher
ed info the presence of that al
mighty and all-wise Being who
hath the issue of life and death
in his hands, furnishing us an
other instance of the truth of
the saying, “in the midst of life
we are in death. ’’
How vain and transitory is
life. How futile man’s ambi
tion, how apparently worthless
all his labors, how his brightest
hopes are suddenly blasted. Here
was high intellectual endowment,
cultivated m the best schools of
learning; here was solid learn
ing and eminence in professional
reputation and honors; here was
pure character, admired and
loved from birth to death, here!
was a combination of personal
lineaments that attracted the
gaze of every beholder. No
Drouder sten ever irraced the
home. No manlier person ever!
sat in a castle hall. All this
vanished and gone. Thus goes j
the glory of the world.
No longer will we see his I
manly presence, that fine, honest;
face, nor hear the musical voice
of Brison E. Henderson,
J. A. Smith,
Thad. Arrington,
Henry Stanton,
J. M. Robinson, M. I).
\W. S. Hubble.
MAKING PORT ON ONE LEG. j
Tfce Disabled Steamer Ilnlgnria Pro
ceeding Slowly Under a
Single Propeller.
London. April 20—The disable*
Hamburg-American line steamer Bui
garia, from New York, April 6, to
Hamburg, which was reported havim
lost her starboard propeller and fra..'
tured the shaft on April 12 at sea.
passed I’rawle point, in the English
channel, slowly proceeding under her
port propeller to her destination.
Palma for President.
Washington,April 20.-The adminU
tration is informed, through oihcial
channels, that a strong movement i.
> setting in among Cubans to mu v«
1/ Tomas Estrada Palma the first presi
f dent of the Cuban republic. I he sug
•estion is eminently satisfactory tc
.. 1 tfovurumeut.
THREE MEALS A DAY.
Relation Between m Nation'll Food
Bills anil Its Commerce Shown
by Statistics.
Statistics have been collected to show
that the measure of the prosperity of
a country is the amount of food con
sumed by its inhabitants—in other
words, that diet and commerce go hand
in hand. The countries which consume
the largest amount of food and drink per
capita are the countries which have the
largest surplus for export to other
lands; the countries which are abstemi
ous or moderate in their consumption
of food and drink hav&Tittle surplus to
send away, says the New York Sun.
The average cost of food per capita
in the United States is 60 cents a day;
the United States stands at the head of
exporting countries with an average of
$1,250,000,000 in a year.
The average consumption of food and
drink in England is 50 cents per capita,
and England stands second on the list
of exporting countries. Germany is the
third with an export trade of more than
$1,000,000,000, and 45 cents a day ths
average per capita spent for food and
drink (beer included).
France has an export trade of $800,
000,000 a year and the average expense
to each inhabitant for food and drink
is 40 cents a day. Russia, with an ex
port trade of $375,000,000, expends 20
cents a day on food and drink per capita,
and Italy with $275,000,000 of annual
exports, spends 18 cents a day, in maco
roni, wine and other articles of diet.
All of which convinces statisticians
who have unearthed this notion of the
relation of productiveness to diet that
“three meals a day for each inhabitant"
is the open door to world powef in com
merce, manufactures and the surplus
products of a fertile soil.
FOOTBALL ACCIDENT.
Bmphaalxi Fact That Only th*
Strongest and Physically Fit
Should Be Allowed to Play.
Bo many accidents have been laid to
the game of football and so many lads
have been" crippled thereby that we sel
dom hear of the injuries and deaths
that might have been avoided. The
death of a young medical student of
Baltimore during a contest, but at a
time when the ball was not in play,
says the New York Herald, affords a
striking instance of an easily prevent
ive accident.
The victim had been a sufferer from
heart disease for a long time and yet
was allowed to take active part in the
game. His condition should have
been. If it was not, known to his med
ical associates.
There is no account of his having
received any injury previous to the
time he was stricken with collapse.
No better proof of his unfitness for any
extra physical exertion can be given
than the suddenness of his death while
he was merely resting. The lesson of
the sad story is emphatic and con
vincing.
There is no game that requires more
careful and systematic training than
football and only the strongest are
capable of bearing the strain. If there
is any physical weakness in the can
didate it becomes quickly manifest as
he goes on with his exercises, and why
such incapacity could not have been
discovered in time to have saved the
unfortunate youth is difficult to imag
ine.
TOLD IN ENGLAND.
Lopdon Publication Again Ream
wota the Mythical American
Who Toadies to Royalty.
A continental hotel keeper, says a
writer In the London Truth, recently
confided the following story to a friend
of mine: Some years ago, after Queen
Victoria had been staying at a certain
hotel, a wealthy American called on the
proprietor and signified his desire to
sleep if it could be managed, in the same
apartments, the same bed, and if possi
ble, the same bed clothes, as those which
bad held the sacred person of her maj
esty before they had been sent to the
wash. Money was no object to him.
What would it cost?
The hotel proprietor was equal to the ,
occaston. He thought it could be ar-;
ranged for £20. A bargaiu was struck
on these terms. The millionaire duly
arrived, and retired to the royal couch. ;
No doubt he thoroughly enjoyed his
night’s rest, and the prospect of subse
quently electrifying his friends with the
story of his regal experience. His pleas
ure must have been somewhat marred
when he discovered later on that ber
Britannic majesty always traveled with
her own bed and bedding.
Galileo and 1'rbn.n VIII.
Galileo's wit got him into trouble
when he put Into the mouth of Sim
plicio, the foolish opponent of the j
Copernican theory in his ’’Dialogues,’* j
an argument that Pope Urban VIH. j
had himself devised, and insisted on ■
Galileo incorporating in the work, t
Galileo made Simplicio quote it as an i
argument he had from a “very eminent ‘
and learned personage." The enemies
of Galileo persuaded Urban that he had
been “made game of," and this was the
offense of which Galileo was guilty. It
was not for upholding the theory that
the sun stands still and the earth moves
that Galileo was tried by the inquisition.
Urban himself had supported the
Copernican doctrines, both as cardinal
asd as pope.
Blsent Raiser* of Hop*.
The United States now produces
more hops than any other country.
Of the world’s crop of 1,760,000 hun
dredweight, the United States furnish
es <62,000 hundredweight.
ImiraaM Slot Hacktnr*.
London has accident Insurance slot
gjachines. The device defies fraud ax4
has tks appealarnoe of a flock.
r
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 vents
worth of any other kind of bluing.
Won’t Spill or Break
Can’t Spot Clothes
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
W0'le$«cl}
around in the Water•
EXCURSION TO YELL
VILL, SUNDAY, AUG. 25.
Rate, $3.00 for the round trip.
Special train will leave Newport
at 7:30 a. m., and will arrive at
Yellville at 12:30, leaving Yell
ville at 4 p. m., giving you over
three hours to view the thriving
city of Yellville. All Yellville
will be at depot to see the first
passenger train to arrive at their
beautiful little city. This will
be the last excursion and you
will regret it if you fail to take
advantage of this opportunity.
Delightful ride of 140 miles each
way; rock road-bed, no dust; ,
through great tunnels half mile I
long, and the scenery is beyond
description.
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 othe r.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
FRANK W. LYNN, Mgr.
M. A. UMSTED, Ass’t. Mgr.
121 Hazel Street, Newport Ark
t_
lake your wile or sweetheart
and let them enjoy a day’s out
ing. Refreshments will be
served by the Bracy Confection
ery Company of ice cream, soda
water, lemonade and sandwiches.
This is going to be another one
of our popular first-class excur
sions, personally conducted. This
will also be the last excursion the
Iron Mountain will run up their
new line and this will be the last
chance to view this magnificent
scenery at such a small cost,
dtd T. H. Reamey, Agt.
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.
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.
TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis
daily via the Iron Mountain route.
$9.55 for the round trip; return
limit fifteen days from date of
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
-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 Southwestem'Telegraph
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.
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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 vour ticket agent or address
PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, MO.
BREAKFAST ROOMS. I
I Appropriately furnished prove a con
tinual source of pleasure. If your
breakfast is served among cheerful, har
monious surroundings it gives you a
| good start for the day. /
DINING ROOM SUITES.
We have a nice line of Dining Chairs,
Sideboards, China Closets, Dining
Tables—in fact, anything in the Furni
ture line. Come and see us. We are
are ready to show you what we have.
Newport Builders' SuapnJY Hardware Co. |
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier
BANK OF TUCKERMAN
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00.
We are open to the public for all business
which constitutes safe & reliable banking
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL, .
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY,
J. A. GREENHAW, L. D. ^MITH.
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Tuckerman, - - Arkansas P
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Low Rates from Memphis.
ROUND TRIP, $15.00.
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.
88U^S CALIFORNIA
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive,
i For full information write
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
icans desire to see the Golden State some time. Here's
an opportunity. Is there anything to prevent your j
taking advantage of the exceptionally Tow rates an- |
nounced for this occasion. | f
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n TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 15 TO SEPT. 10. I #
Rates from your home town on request. fi i
GEO. II. LEE, JAS. HARRIS, 1 co i
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