BREAKFAST ROOMS. I
THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
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ARKANSAS METHODIST
TO CHANGE HANDS.
Dr. A. C. Millar, former pres
ident of Hendrix College, and
late president of Central College,
Fayette, Mo., has located in Lit
tle Rock, and will reside at 1024
Cumberland street. On October
1, he and Rev. J. A. Anderson of
Conway, under the firm name of
Anderson & Millar, will succeed
Godbey & Thornburgh in the
management of the Arkansas
Methodist.
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.
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
fair. b7t
TcT 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.
ffOUND IN AN OLD STUMP.
IrlKlnal Mann*<*ri|it of the Book of
Jluruiuu l« Discovered la
Illinois.
Considerable excitement has been
created recently in southern Illinois
over a discovery made by Marshal Pen
rod, who lives on a farm close to the
village of Dongola, in Union county,
6ays the Chicago Inter Ocean. Penrod
in digging a black stump out of a po
tato field, close to his residence, found
astone which was about a foot long and
eight inches In diameter. The peculiar
shape of the stone, which resembled a
pocketbook, attracted his attention,,
and upon close examination he found
carved on its face in English the fol
lowing words: “This stone contaiua
the original manuscript of the book of
the Mormon. Joseph Smith.”
The ravages of time had apparently
made little headway on the stone, and
upon close examination he found the
stone was hollow. A hole had been
drilled entirely through it, and at both
ends red cedar plugs had been driven.
Upon removing one of the plugs, sever
al sheets of paper, containing writing
in hieroglyphics that could not be de- ;
• Ciphered, were found. The characters
Are peculiar, following no known line |
*of Ancient writing.
At the bottom of the last page was
found written in English: “The finder
of this manuscript will deliver the
name to the elders of the Mormon
church.” The stone still remains with
Mr. Penrod, and already communica- j
tion has been made with the Salt Lake
cnurch, giving the incidents of the find.
It is thought the Mormon church will
take stops at once to secure the. ston«
and also the manuscript.
-FIGHTS HUSBAND’S LICENSE.
Wife of Coanectteut Innkeeper Loads
n Crusade Aaainst Liquor Sell
ing of Spouse.
Mrs. Edward Yale, whose husband
!• the wealthiest citizen of Bark Him
eted. Conn., and proprietor of the only
licensed tavern In the village of River
ton, is crusading against license.
The town has not voted on the li
cense question in four years, but will
do so soon, because Mrs. Yale and
others induced 25 electors to sign a
petition for a vote. Mr. Yale has not
lived with his wife since the last town
election. She may carry the town for
no license, he says, but he hopes to
win by a small majority.
Mrs. Yale has fine apartments with
in sight of her husband’s hotel. He
recently offered his wife >5,000 in cash,
it is said, if she would get a divorce,
but she refused it.
Increased Waiti nnd-Cost of Living.
The bureau of labor will shortly Is
sue the results of an exhaustive study
of the increased cost of living the last
few years In relation to the Increase
in wages. The results show that there
t; has been a striking similarity between
the advance in wages and the in
creased cost of living, and that neither
has gone forward as m
*7 supposed.
BARBERS’ SHOP DISEASES.
Patrons Advised to Have Their Own
~ Brush and Comb—Carbolic Acid
tor the Razor.
The transference to his cus
tomers, by means of his hands and
instruments, of many parasit
ic skin diseases has long been rec
ognized as one of the unnecessary
accomplishments of the necessary
barber. Among these affections,
says American Medicine, are
sycosis, impetigo, seborrheic alo
pecia and furunculosis that is
more or less chronic in type. Dr.
Graham Chambers states that
during the past five years impeti
go circinati has been very prev
alent In Toronto, scarcely a month
passing without an outbreak of
from two to thirty cases, gener
ally traceable to a common
source. The barber shop is so com
monly the source that he desig
nates the disease as “barbers’ im
petigo.” Quite recently Dr. W.
A. Hardaway has called attention
to a point which he believes, and
we think rightly, has been but lit
tle realized by the medical profes
sion. That is the frequency with
which carbuncles are acquired in
barber shops. He has seen many
cases of carbuncle in which the
evidence of this means of trans
mission was to him indisputable.
The relative importance of this se
rious affection as compared with
the other diseases mentioned
needs scarcely to be impressed.
For the prevention of contagion
in barber shops, Hardaway be
lieves that we will be forced to
rely upon an educated public
opinion rather than upon compul
sory laws directed against the
barber. He recommends that
each patron of a barber shop pro
vide himself with a box, contain
ing his own brush and comb, a
small package of absorbent cot
ton and a five per cent, carbolic
acid solution. The barber will
then wipe his shears or clippers
with the solution, and use the pa
tron’s comb and brush. For the
man who shaves his own soap, cup
and brush are necessities. These
suggestions are sensible. To car
ry them out properly means some
inconvenience, but it is worth
while, especially to the aged and
<1 to t AM t A fit AAA nn#Anlnr(
from diabetes or similar diathe
sis. Physicians atending such pa
tients should extend them a warn
ing in this regard.
ANCIENT DOLL-LIKE IDOLS.
Were Found Imbedded in Walls of
Ancient Cliff Dwelling's Near
Santa Fe.
While exploring the Puye and
Bhuflnne cliff dwellings near San
ta Fe recently Dr. R. W. Scheuss
ler discovered some antiques of
a kind not previously catalogued
by students of that region. No
ticing upon the wall of an ancient
dwelling some spots of an unu
sual color, he dug into the soft
stone with his pocketknife and
discovered a hole 5 inches in diam
eter and 12 inches deep, partly
rilled with mud. Inside was im
bedded a stick on which was
mounted a doll's head. In the
same hole was a small, highly pol
ished turquoise.
Dr. Scluiessler investigated fur
ther. He found three more of the
sealed openings, each of them
containing a doll and a turquoise.
One of the holes contained a piece
of petrified resin, in which tooth
marks indicated that it had been
osed as the chewing gum of the
day. The probability is that the
doll heads were idols, but the sig
nificance of burying them in the
mesa walls and the presence of
the turquoise are not explained.
In Sunny Florida.
Never shall I forget, writes
Julia Daniels Moseley, in the
Four-Track News, the magic of a
certain garden in the south, iD
sunny Florida. . . . The stars
down there have a way of seem
ing to hang out of the sky, like a
jewel placed high in the setting.
The moon was full and the magic
of her yellow beauty bewitched
everything, enhancing the very
shadows. There is an abandon
about that spot that takes away
the stiffness so often found in
large, formal grounds, and, as you
walk on and on, there seems to be
no end to it, but it is as though ail
the world was a sumptuous gar
den; and when you lift your eyes
to the matchless night bines, K
seems as if the very dome of Hear
en had opened to charm yonr
vision.
Wash BLUE
For 6ale By
J. j_J ALL
WISE
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DIRECTIONS FOR USEi
Wiggle-Stick around in the water.
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Fashionable faills.
Ficak Feminine Finery In Vocal
inong the Devotees of
Dress.
Four buckles are the latest, cays the
Brooklyn Life.
Ostrich tips show a pointed tip of jeft
or metal attached to the quill.
A mixture of colors prevails In mil*
dnery, bright cerise and violet among
others.
A touch of tangerine or flame color
forms an admirable addition to a coat
of moleskin or seal.
Moleskin composed the buckle that
MUight the drapery on a white heave*
toque recently exhibited.
Ombre effects are popular In milli
nery. This Is especially the case with
>strich feathers, which are dyed in a
whole gamut of tints.
Orange and green chenille ornament
and fringe distinguished one short
feasqued coat of the finest breitschwanz
brought out this season.
For wear with the high-heeled shoes
that are now the vogue, a special style
9t rubber sandal with elongated strap
at the back has been Introduced.
Many of the fur coats have simulated
waistcoats of pomegranate embroidered
velvet, and a touch of this embroidery if
introduced on the hat or toque.
Applications of painted velvet, the
prettiest designs maresentlng wreaths
and bouquets of enrnson roses, are the
latent adjunct to a black crepe de chine
Crumb PI®.
For a quick pi®, quick In baking as well
M In making, this Is a prize. It is also
T9ll liked among our children. Line •
tin with good crust, fill half full (a
jood big pint) of nice bread, cracker ot
wk» crumbs, grate nutmeg over, then
ill with •ws'taned cream. It Is good hot
or ©old, fresh or old. When cake crumbs
ale used, the cream need not be sweet
ened.—Orange Judd Farmer.
Oyster Rarebit.
Scald one cupful of oysters In their
•wn liquor; remove and cut off the mus
lie, save the liquor; put two tablespoon- j
fuls of butter in the frying pan ot
chafing dish; when melted, add half a ‘
pound of grated cheese, salt and cay
enne to season; heat two eggs, add th«
oyster liquor, then add this tothecheest
mixture, add oysters and serve on toast
-J'Herte's Horn® Journal.
The popular belief, dating back for Ik
years, that the slopes of the Rockies and
the Intervening valleys were fit for noth
ing but mining enterprises and would
never be of agricultural value would be
severely shaken If the old-time pessi
mists could travel for a week through
this portion of the San Juan country,
■ays a Durango (Col.) dispatch. For
many miles in all directions flourishing
Soldi are literally blossoming like the
rammer rose. All of the cereals do well
In the neighborhood and the root crops
are of the finest quality. Irrigation,
which has done so much for other sec
tions of the formerly unproductive west,
has worked wonders In this part of Col
orado and the possibilities of Irrigating
ditches, fed by the Inexhaustible snows
of the mountains, are Just beginning te
be fully understood. Considerable,cap
ital will be Invested in irrigating works
In this country during the next tvs
isara.
Road Notice,
Notice is hereby priven that the undersigned
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:
Beprinninpr at the southeast comer of Section 17,
Township 13, north, Ranpre 1 west, running: thence
svest on the section lines between Sections 17 and
20, 18 and 19, of Township 13 north, Ranpre 1 west,
to the southwest corner of Section 18, thence
south on the township line one-half mile to the
southeast corner of the northeast half of Section
24, Township 13 north, Range 2 west, thence west
on the half section lines through Sec
tions 24 , 23, and 22 to the west side
of the right of way of the St. Louis, Iron Mount
ain & Southern Railway, there intersecting the
Tuckerman and Swifton road.
J. E. Johnson,
Bud Graham,
William Watson.
This 20th of August. 1(104. _, ■
OPENINGT
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.
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’ Sl2y Hardw
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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
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 tourney.
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.
J. W. Lindle;
B
We are open to the public for all bv
which constitutes safe & reliable 1
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Tuckerma«:
Low Rates from Memphis.
ROUND TRIP, $J5.00|
To Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, Fort WoMh, Dallas,
San Angelo, San Antonio, Colorado,iKalveston, i
Houston and other Texas points. Also to all k
points in Oklahoma and Indian Terrjfory, except i
where one fare plus $2.00 makes less.# I
Tickets on sale Aug. 23d, Sept. 13tjf and 27th. I
ROUND TRIP, ONE FARE PLUS $2.00* I
To all points in Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri- f
tory. Tickets on sale First and Third Tuesday of ,
each month.
SaWS- CALIFORNIA
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15t» to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information write I
J. N. CORNATZAR,
General Astnt, Memphis, Tenn.
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OUT IN
The Triennial
held in the early fall,
good time. There is
icans desire to
| an opportunity. Is
| taking advantage of
nounced for this