THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS, j
DEMOCRATIC COUNTYJICKET.
For Representative.
JOHN H. KEEI.
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.
WeTare’ authorized to announce the candidacy
of H. M. Woodard *>f Elgin] for Justice of the
Peace of Bird township.
JTHE CHURCHES!;
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
Services at the lodge room,
thirteenth Sunday after Trinity.
Morning prayer and sermon 11
o’clock. Sunday-school, 9:45.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH,
Corner of Walnut and Third sts.
Sunday School at 9:30 a. m.;
preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
A cordial invitation to every
body. T. F. Richardson,
Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday-school at 9:45 a. m.
Prof. C. T. Carpenter, President
of Woodlawn College, Jonesboro,
Ark., is expected to preach for
ns at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Let
everyone hear him.
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WORLD’S FAIR VISITORS.
Rooms may be secured with
Mrs. R. P. Hitchcock, 612 Wal
ton avenue, St. Louis. One half
block to restaurant on Delmar
boulevard. Ten minutes ride to j
fair. b7t i
NOTICE.
Francis Shaw, the mechanical
engineer of the water company, i
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 i
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
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SILK IMPORTS ENORMOUS.
•tatlattea br Department of Com.
me roe Show* l.art* Increaae in Im
portation of lh* Haw Artlolo,
The Imports of raw silk in the flscai
year recently snded were the largest
in the history of the government
Btatlstics Just compiled by the depart
ment of commerce and labor, through
Us bureau of statistics, show that for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 19uS.
16,271,340 pounds of unmanufactured
silk, valued at $50,011,819, were im
ported, as compared with 14,200,000
pounds in 1902 and 10,400,000 in
1901. From this silk our manufactur
ers will make finished products valued
at over $126,000,000.
Many attempts have been made tc
^produce raw silK in this country. As
.early as 1623 mulberry trees were re
quired to be planted by all settlers is
Virginia, and some silk was grown in
the early days of the colony. In the
Bocond quarter of the last century the
cultivation of silk seemed to give
promise of success, but the enterprise
degenerated into a speculation in Chi
nese mulberry trees, and ended in ut
ter failure. The recent experiments of
the department of agriculture are
again directing attention to the prac
ticability of raising on our own farmt
a Bhare at least of this material,
which forms so considerable a part of
our ImportA
During recent years the importation
w silk has Increased almost con
" sly, until in the flscai year Just
Vt amounted to v'',jjJ$50,000,000
app^vc4alnut Rii"\™
•{when forty- "V
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PUT TRUST IN THE LORD.
Hovol Dcfrnae Made by a Colored Maa
Aiawerlac to tbo Chars#
of Theft.
“Last winter when 1 want south fioi
my health.” said Col. L. K. Brown, of the
Southern railway, who, according to the
Washington Star, always has a good
story In stock, "I was told they wen
going to try a colored man for stealing
a quantity of raw cotton, and when the
hour arrived I went up to the court
house to hear the case. The prisoner
was a man about 40 years of age, and
he bad elected to plead his own caso.
The prosecution provid that the bag
of cotton was found In the colored man's
cabin, and the property was fully Iden
tified as belonging to the owner of a
compress. The prisoner asked no ques
tions, but said he wanted* to make a
statement and rest his case ‘wld de
Lawd.* After awhile he was given an
opportunity to speak and said:
“ ‘1 was gwlne by dat compress at
'leben o’clock last night when a voice
dun called out to me: ‘Hold on, dar,
Abraham Jones. Yo’ was a pore man,
an* yo’ Jest take ’long dls bag o’ cotton
lo buy yo’ some shoes fur cold weath
er.’ Den de bag fell at my feet, an’ I
dun took It home.’
‘“Did you recognize the voice?’ said
the Judge.
" ‘No, sah; but I reckon It was an
angel Who spoke.’
“ ‘Then why did you hide the bag
when you got home?’
" ‘Well, sah. Jest as I got frew de gate
another voice dun told me dat I’d bet
ter hide de cotton for a few days.’
‘“Did you recognize that voice?'
• ’No, sah; but I dun reckon It *as a
voice from heben.’
“ ‘And that’s your defense, Is it?’
« ooV, nrflHn’ in r«t Hln CAM
In de Lawd's hands. De Lawd He dun
knows I nebber stole dat cotton/
“ ‘Hadn’t you better have a lawyer?*
suggested the judge, with something
like a smile on his race.
" T reokon not, sah. I’ze been gwine
to church fur de las fo’ty y’ars, an’ I’ze
restin’ dis case right in de hands ob d«
Lawd/
“ 'Then I shall have to give you foul
months in Jail, Abraham.’
** *Huh, what fur?’
“ ‘For stealing that cotton/
“The prisoner received his sentenc*
without a word, seeming to have ex
pected it, and was presently led away.
Two weeks later I met him on the street*
of a town ^0 miles away and said to him:
" ‘Abraham, I thought you were la
Jail over at Selma?’
“ 'Yee, sah, I was/ he replied.
* ‘And I remember you put your cas*
In the hands of the Lord?’
“ ‘ 'Deed, but I did, sah, an’ I cum out
all right/
“ ‘But you got four months.’
“ ‘So I did, sah—so I did, but artef
serving nine days ob de time de Lawd
showed me how to dig outer dat jail,
an' yer I am an’ dey won’t nebber git
me agin.’ ”_ y
HEALTH PARAGRAPHS.
Especially Intended for the Guldam**
of Girls In Their Everyday
Lives.
The thin girl must sleep as many
hours as possible. She must not wor
ry. And she must live in the open air
and sunshine just as much as she can
every day, says American Queen.
Study your own physical make-up and
then develop the weak parts, while at
the same time you keep up the exercise*
for the whole body in general.
Be careful not to let any physical
fault get a start. Prevention ie eo much
more valuable than cure. And If you
will cultivate a keen eye for your own
Imperfections, It will not be difficult to
overcome them at the start.
Do not neglect to carry yourself well.
Do not bend over at the waist. Hold
your head straight and erect. It will
Increase both your own self-respect and
produce a better Impression on all about
you.
Your voice mav be cultivated till It
will of Itself attract friends to you.
Train yourself to notice pleasant voices
and then modulate your own and see
that it always gives out Its best tones.
Control of the voice will have great
Influence over your disposition. Be
careful that your voice is never harsh
or whining.
You cannot be graceful unless every
part of your body enjoys perfect free
dom of action.
No indoor exercise can take the place
of activity in the open air.
The skin is of the greatest value In
eliminating Impurities from the body
and therefore should be kept in perfect
condition.
If the top of a shoe does not allow the
toea to spread forward and outward they
will have to turn up. It is easy to see
how painful this will be In playing
games, or in walking down hills, or in
deep bending, or in jumping down from
any height
Never use any metal Instrument
about the teeth or you will run the risk
of injuring the enamel. Never bite
threads or crack nuts with the teeth.
Mutton tallow is very good for the
hands. A few drops of camphor In it
have a healing effect
Rest Is fully as Important for the
thin girl as diet. Relieve all tension by
closing the eyes and banishing all
thought for short Intervals.
Never neglect your hands, and espe
cially your nails. Keep both scrupu
lously neat
PtckUd Elitrbfrriei.
r *en pounds elderberries, stemmed,
fo,yl u<pounds sugar, one pint vinegar,
twb tablsepoonfuls cinnamon, o m
taolespoonful clove*. Boil until thfc
Juice Is rather thick. They will keep!
In an open jar. I have preserved elder
berries In this way for 14 years, and
bare yet to laarn of the first person who
5 hi not like than altar giving them a)
Mra M. S. Threep, is Rural New1
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents
worth of any other kind of bluing.
Won’t Spill or Break
Can’t Spot Clothes
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Wftle£flcls
around in the Water•
At all wise Grocers.
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
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Way , iwiv ivau-ucu, uv vAutou,
through great tunnels half mile
long, and the scenery is beyond
description.
Take your wife 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
OA4-V» Dnfa ooooAn i
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
-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-P1ERCE
OIL COMPANY.
1 l/V XIV V • UVLlXi xvutv A-WA I
EXCURSION TICKETS eighty j
per cent, of double the standard i
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.
Read the Independent.
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Road Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the undesigned
will apply to the County Court of Jackson county,
at the October term thereof, 1904, for an order to
establish a new road in Bird Township, to run as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Section 17,
Township 13, north, Range 1 west, running thence
west on the section lines between Sections 17 and
20, 18 and 19, of Township 13 north, Range 1 west,
and Sections 13 and 24, 14 and 23, and 15 and22,
Township 13 north. Range 2 west, to the west side
i of the right of way of the St. Louis, Iron Mount
ain & Southern Railway, there intersecting the
1 Tuckerman and Swifton road.
J. E. Johnson,
Bud Graham,
William Watson.
| This 26th of August, 1604,
NEW YORK
CLIPPER
IS THE GREATEST
THEATRICAL $ SHOW PAPER
IN THE WORLD.
$4.00 Per Year. Single Copy, 10 Cts.
ISSUED WEEKLY.
Sample Copy Free.
FRANK QUEEN PUB. CO. (Ltd),
ALBERT J. BORIE, _ PUBLISHERS,
Manaobk. 47 W. 28TH ST., NEW Y OU.
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 night h
| (after the arrival of incoming trains), arriving either city the
following morning. ,, ± * -u
Evuipment entirely new; lavish in design, elaborate in lurmsn
ings. Ask your ticket agent or address
^ PASSENGER TRAFF^^^T., ST. LOUIS, MO.
BREAKFAST ROOMS.
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’ Suap„pJy 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:
V
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL,
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY, <
J. A. GREENHAW, L. D. SMITH.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Your Patronage is Solicited.
Tuckerman, - - Arkansas
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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.
g&fg C A L IF OR N I A
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information write
J. N. CORNATZAR,
General Agent, Memphis, Tenn
out in California!
The Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar will
I held in the early fall. Thousands are going. It’s
good time. There is no doubt but that all good
leans desire to see the Golden State some time,
an opportunity. Is there anything to prevent
taking advantage of the exceptionally^lowr
nounced for this occasion.
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Tgaajfr r TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 15 TO S
■ TiThI Til Rates from your home town on
iflfcffiiyiiXl GE0- H- LEE> JAS
Gen. Pass. Agt. Dist.
LITTLE ROOK, ARK.