The
to announce the candidacy of
William A. Oldfield of Independ
ence county for re-election as
congressman from Tie Second
district, subject to the action of
the DemocratiC primary.
For v Judge.
The Iiu o -ni is ;authorized
to annouiK tee cand/iacy of
Chariest. C for second,
I term as 20 it; lg<
J the action of the D noeratic |
primary.
to, Sheutf And Col!actor.
The independent is authorized
to announce the candidacy of
George R. Hays as a candidate
for sheriff and collector of Jack
__-son"County, subject to the ac
tion of the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized
to announce the candidacy of Jd
F.McCuistion as a candidate for
sheriff and collector of Jackson
County, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary.
For County Clerk.
The Independent is authorized
to announce the candidacy of W.
C. Wisho 33 as a Candida ?. for
toiinty dr Jacks; n "xr: ty.
tea subject to 'f.c icJion c,1 1 .:eDsm
• erratic pa -
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Pog County Surveyor.
The Tndi^aendra.t is authorized
to announce tV- candidacy of J.
H. Aitkens as a vcuulidule for
county surveyor oi\ Jackson
county, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary.
N TOWNSHIP.
For Road Overseer.
Th find-: pendent s authorized
to eunoumv the candidacy oi J.
V. Phillips as a candidate for
road overseer of Union Town
ship, subject to the action of the
Dctnor .tie primary.
AD in i ii'TNAL LOCAL.
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Hear Prof. Clay tie Paytie.
Miss Kate Mauldin, a popular
guest of Miss Rina PrUe left
this morning for her home at
Dermott.
Pecan wood for heating or
cook stove. Rhone /b, w. n.
Snetzor. 215dtf.
Did you see the big parade ?
J. E. Cline, advance agent
of the May Stewart company
was registered at the Hazel
Saturday night.
For Rent—One well furnished
room, with large wardiobe at
tached near town, suitable for
sleeping purposes or light house
keeping. Apply to Mrs. John
son, Independent. tf.
John Melville and James Lu
ker of east of Newport were in
town today and report the loss
of good horses from blind stag
gers, which they thought was
due to exposure of the animals
and not to bad feed.
Charley Bandy has been real
sick from an attack of appendi
*' citis, but the many friends of
this clever young gentleman
are glad to know that he is im
proving and hopes to soon pass
the starvation period that phy
sicians prescribe for the treat
ment of this trouble.
Judge H. S. Simmons is spend
k* ing a few days with friends in
l°Oi the city and will attend theY.
M. C. A. banquet tonight, to
vhich lie had been invited.
a ■ 111
f\ \ ,
fo a query.
en when the air was perfectly
then if the living characters
to be si ill also the picture would be
as dead looking as a 36-cent chromo of
Twilight.’ So a time Is selected for
photographing the scenes outside
when the wind is playing old hob with
things generally, trees swaying and
skirts fluttering and hair flying—
liavt n't you ever noticed how much
mere effective a woman ie when her i
is streaming behind her like the
hur' eo on a racing yacht? Then, too,
■"! en everything’s busy moving it
'< .dss like there's something doing all
around. j
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THEY HAD TO BE SCOLDED
Teacher Made Chinese Boys Fight,
That Being Only Fault She Knew
How to Correct.
The doctor who tried to throw all
his patients into fits because that was
the only thing he knew how to cure,
has his counterpart in the young Sun
day-school teacher who was trans
ferred to the Chines© quarter from
an Irish neighborhood where fighting
was about the only original sin she
had been called upon to rebuke. All
the formulas warranted to slay the
fight microbes were known to her, but
since Chinese boys have yet to learn
that fists were made to fight with her
one accomplishment lay fallow. Each
lad, she was positive, was reeking
with subtle Oriental wickedness, but
that was much harder to tackle than
the rampant Irish-American variety
?lie had been used to. At la^t she
managed to stir up a real f. lit be
tween two Chinese youths, but before
much damage had been done th •> mis
;on superintendent interfered and re
t y.ked her for allowing so much bad
bleed to come to a head.
‘•Rut. what could I do?” she aaid. 1
helplessly. “I just had to let them !
tight. They all needed to bo scolded
for something, and that Is the only
thing I knew how to correct them for."
Longevous Geese.
Geeso will live to a great age, and
some few years ago I came across a
I very venerable goo .0 (male or female
I cannot now say) in Wesmoreland In
unexpected circumstances. I was
walking from Milnthorpe to Arnside,
and at Ganaside found an acquain
tance sitting on a seashore bench
feeding a pet goose with biscuits
steeped in ale. He told me that this
goose had been in his family for over
forty years and was partial to beer
stout, and even gin. One of the most
remarkable records of the longevity
of geese with which I am acquainted
is to be found In an old book entitled
"Travels in Scotland,” by the Rev.
Tames Hall, M. A., London, two vol
umes, 1907. On a visit to a Mr.
Charles Grant of Elchies, Stirling
shire. the author was informed of a
gander that had been killed by acci
dent after living at the same place
for “above eighty years.”—G. W. M. in
the Field.
Children and Money.
My father was a minister with six
children, says a writer in the Christian
Herald. My mother was ready to en
ter college with her brothers before
tbe day of the woman’s college. Now
that I have children of my own, I am
thankful for the thoughtful training
which we six children had. We each
had a small allowance, and at tbe
close of the year, if in our home-made
diaries we could show a balance in
our favor, the amount of money we
had saved was ,'oubled and placed to
our account In the savings bank. We
then became the pvoud possessors of a
bank book. The habit of saving, with
wise supervision to prevent miserli
ness. makes all the difference between
plenty and want In later years.
The Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights In English his
t, vy is the declaration made by the
Loros and Commons to the Prince and
Princess of Orange on February 13,
1889, in an act setting forth “the
rights and liberties of the subject, and
settling the succession of the crown."
This hill is virtually the beginning of
free government In England. Never
since it passed the parliament has
British king dared to interfere with
the fundamental rights of the Brit
, ish people. The Bill of ‘.tights, while
not original—the most oi its principles
being a repetition of those laid down
lx Magna Charta—la justly looked up
on as the foundation of English free
dom. " .
A Taste of It.
Noted Anarchist (explaining his be
lief to fellow passengers on western
railway train)—Ve vani all laws ban
ished from the statute^pooks. Ve vant
effry citizen to do as he blease
Leader of Western Outlaws (sudden
ly boarding the train)—Hold up year
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Halnpton court palace. Small plei
of [the frieze still hang there In the
GrAat hall.
Trie tapestry was found packed awaj
In a box at Langford Hill. The house
belongs to two maiden ladles, whc
were unaware that their roof was har
boring such treasures. It was stated
In the saleroom that some years ago
the panel, packed In a box and de
scribed as a carpet, was sold at auc
tion for $7.50.—London Chronicle.
OXFORD STICKS TO GREEK
Victory for Hellenists When Congrega
tion and Not Convocation Declines
to Make language Optional.
Humanity is not dead after all. Ox
ford sticks to Greek. It is a great vic
tory for the Hellenists, for It was con
gregation and not convocation which
declined to make Greek optional for
all. No one can say that the country
parsons did it, or that expert opinion
all those who are actively concerned
In running the university, were in fa
vor of the change end overborne by
outside reaction brought up for the
purpose. Greek must have equal
rights with Latin. The ordinary un
dergraduate should be made to know
something of both and if he is to bn
allowed to do with only one. Greek
must have as good a chance of being
taken as Latin. This, as Prof. Gilbert
Murray says, will save Greek at fhs
public schools. For the specialist, tb*
mathematical or science man. wo have
always brer; v.i'.iing to let him off
Greek; though in our judgment it will
generally be better for him if he is
not let off.—Saturday Review.
Tender : .arted.
Mr. Silas Pikwct-U steps into the
ang corridor of the Upthere building,
le gazes at the row of elevator gates,
-,(minting with some amazemen at
their Iron bars. He glances npor hen
sively at the elevator starter, who
Aith star on breast ana brass Duuons
jn his uniform, is an imposing sight.
“Is—is there a feller of the name of
James Raddon in—in here?” Silas
auks.
“Yes—1435,” answers the starter
• uickly.
“How long's he been in—been
here?”
“Since last May. Want to see him?”
“No. no, I guess not.”
And Silas almost tiptoes back to the
street, where he stops and sighs and
murmurs to himself:
“Poor Jim! His pa told me the
number of the street where I could
find him, but I bet his pa doesn't
know about it. I ain’t got the heart
to let Jim see me while he is in dis
grace this way. I’ll jest go back home
an’ tell his folks I couldn’t find the
place."—Judge.
All Others Imitations.
“The English word ‘flirt,’ both aa
verb and noun, has been adopted by
the German speaking people of this
city,” says a Vienna letter, “but It
Is usually pronounced ‘fleert.’ A young
woman, Kamilla Palffy, delivered a
lecture a few days ago in the hall of
the Merchants’ association on ‘Flirt
and Love.’ The lecture tras Illustrat
ed with stereopticon views. The evo
lution of the flirt was shown from the
antique, rural, oia-iasmoneu tuo
‘perfect American.’ There was soma
discussion among the Americans who
heard the talk as to whether giving
our country first place was a compli
ment or a '‘knock,’ and no one seemed
to know just which side to take. One
demure American girl said: ‘The art
like the word, is American—all othert
are imitations,’ and no one contradict
ed.’
lights be
your nymphs
and you have
in Corot.
a Constable in which
old English church in a
that only Constable
Illuminate the clock in the same
way and set a chime of bells behind
it that may be set ringing by pushing
a button. If there is a cow in the
picture, contrive to make her moo.
Now call in your friends, press the
button, light the lights. the
bells chime, and the cow moo and
your neighbors will appreciate Con
stable.—-C. B. Loomis in The Delinea
tor
WANT BARGAINS IN PEWS;
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Thrifty Church-Goers Who Seek Cut ;
Rates Sometimes Wii! Overlook
All Other Considerations.
Ministers have so many things to
worry about that it is pretty hard to
add the bargain-hunting habits of
their parishioners to their other cares,
but some of them are doomed to shoul
der that extra burden. Old members
of the congregation are not likely to
go out hunting cut-rate pews in other
churches, but newcomers who are lust
deciding upon a church home all do it.
“A reduction of two dollars a year
in pew rent will fetch the bargain
hunter every time,” said a sexton.
“Only last week a young woman who
exi octs to make her home in this city
concluded that of all city churches of
this denomination she liked ours best
and would take a pew here, but when
she ound she could get a pew that
euited her about as well In another
church for three dollars a year less
she let all other considerations go by
the board and identified herself with
that church. The cut-rate pew hunter
Is a recognized feature of modern
church life. Because a new member
elects to join our congregation does
not at all signify that he shares our
religious convictions or likes the pas
tor and our service; it may mean that
we charge less for the pew he likes
than another church up street.”
A Llttls Lspso.
Very conscious people stumble into
blunders almost as often as the slap
dash. And their slips are usually
worse, because they have to do with
particularly horrid contingencies they
are morbidly anxious to avoid. For ex
' ample, a married pair, most solicitous
I of the susceptibilities of their guests,
■ asked a certain gentleman, head of a
famous piano forte-making firm to
dine.
“My dear,” said the wire, “you know
Mr. Steckmeyer is dining with us to
night, and that he dislikes the slight
est allusion to his business in any
shape or form."
"Very good,” answered the husband,
"better steer clear of topics
altogether.”
So they discussed and
the drama and all
11 came the sound the
footman made an
“Hey, what’s
tive guest, t The
throat, raised his
last Inward
had been
dared
"Mr. 8
door."
Notice of Letting Of Co~4 »r;t
Fo ■ Nueniiig of County
Prisoners.
Notice is hereby given th.
the undersigned as Ccu
Judge of Jackson C( u it j, A t
ansas, will receive sealed bid.
up to 12 o’clock noon of Wednes
day, January 31, 1912, to keep
the prisoners of said eouaV for
the term beginning January 31.
1912 and ending January 1,
1913. The person to whom said
contract may be awarded will be
required to give bond as requir
ed by law. I hereby reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
This December 29. 1911.
C. B. Coe,
31dl-40w4 County Judge.
Ccncrets Floors for Ships.
Concrete floors were tried in a. num
ber of 'wooden vessels carrying ore
md coal on the Great Lakes as a sub
stitute for wooden floors, which suffer
severely from tb 'hell buckets
The concrete floor id to stand
the wear well.
Ffi-a far rh . Co
A young ; n ;:i w.y
hi If ovt •• • hurnircdw
samite and then exploded It.
energetic coroners of four
counties, says the Cle
Dealer, held separate In
the usual fees
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