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THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. P. B- Hill has been very
sick the past week. So'sick, in
fact, that Misses Annie and
Kathleen were called home, from
Liltlic AVU^IY, aim V*
Newport was called in consulta
tion with Drs. Meriwether^ . Pon
der and Sjmith. We are glad to
st^te that the little one is fnuch
improve^,—Walput Ridge Blade.
Miss Mary McKinnon will
leave Sunday for pot Springs.
The Independent . regrets very
ranch that Miss McKinnon has
been compelled to give ujp, her
class of music on account of be
ing unable to.get a,, studio jn
this city. t Miss McKinijon Is an
accomplished lady and a teacher
of rare ability, who has made
many friends during her stay in
this city.
Cards are out announcing the
approaching marriage of Rev.
Mr. Morrow and Miss Emily Mc
Nabb, Wednesday, Oct. 26, at
Augusta. Both are Well known
in this city and have a host of
friends who wish them God speed.
Mr. Morrow, is the pastor of the1
Presbyterian church at Augusta,
but h is lived most of his life at
Batesville. He is a young man
of excellent character.
At a recent meeting of the
Louisville, Ky., conference, we
notice Rev. Wm. B. Ricks ,was
returned for the second year to
.Chestnut street church, Louis
ville, the church having greatly
prospered during the year under
his ministry. Mr. Ricks was
former pastor of the. Methodist
. church in this city, and has a
host of triends who rejoice with
him in his successful year’s
work. „
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METHODIST CHURCH.
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M. E. church, South, corner
"Second and Laurel streets.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and at 7:15
p. m., by Rev. T, 0. Rorie, Field
editor of the Arkansas Metho
dist. The members are urgently
requested to be present, and the
public are cordially invited to
each service. , Sabbath-school at
9:30 a.m. C. Pope, Pastor.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH,
corner of Walnut and Third
streets. >
9:30 a. m., Bible school; study
and review of lesson.
11 a. m., preaching, followed
by communion service.
7:30 p. m., preaching and song
service.
In all our meetings the Gospel
of Christ is preached as the
power of God unto salvation. You
have an invitation to “come and
see.” T. F. Richardson,
Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The pastor of the Presbyterian
church will be specially glad to
see a full attendance of mem
bers and others at both morning
and evening worship on the next
Lord’s day. A special invitation
is extended to men, young and
old, to be present at the evening
L service. R. B. Willis. Pastor.
CIRCUS DAY.
The all-absorbing topic of the
day seems to be “are you going
to the circus?” The answer on
every hand was “why,certainly,”
and when one stops to reflect
over the fact that such attrac
i tions as the Pontiac Zouaves, the
! finest drilled soldiers in allNthe
world will be here, and the mar
velous trained Seals and Sea
Lions, that can sing comic songs
aad musical instruments,
and do things that do not seem
possible, and in view of the fact
that* this wonderful zoologic,
ethnologic, equine and hippo
dromic exhibition is the superior
of all similar entertainments,
employing as it does more cars
to transport it, more people .to
conduct its various departments
more horses, wagons, larger
tents and the greatest pqmber
of performers ever amassed un
der ope management,! it is not
surprising that it is today the
world’s representative show.
We, suggest to out-of-town peo
ple the advisability of coming to
towmearly so as not to miss the
grand street parade that takes
place daily at 10 a. m., rain or
shine). It contains five bands of
music, ten kinds of music in all,
including the grand golden
steara calliope, a band of real
Scottish bagpipers, and several
musical novelties absolutely new
to the American people. There
is a whole caravan of massive
carved cages, gilded chariots,
mounted knights and ladies, a
Score pf comical clowns, herds of
elephants, camels, midget po
nies, and the finest collection of
highly bred horses ever brought
to this country. After all the
parade is only preliminary to the
most remarkable exhibition of
arenic, hippodromic and zoologi
cal marvels ever collected by
man. Will exhibit in Newport,
Tuesday, October 25.
PROCLAMATION OF
‘THE MAYOR.
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Thos. Jas. Watson, ex-mayor
of our city andj.a,iways prominent
in the advancement of ^ts inter
ests, died in New York CJity on
the 21st,inst.^ and his remains
will be bqried here Monday, the
24th of Octocer, 1904. 'J-hprefore
I, J. W,.'i^rubbs, mayor; of the
city q£ Nqvvport, respectfully ask
that as a, tpibute; of respect that
the business houses of the City,
in testimony of hisseryices, show
it by closing their respective bus
iness houses Tor one hour, from
3 o’clock to 4 p’clpck p. m. of the
day above mentioned, while the
funeral services are being held.
J. W. Grubbs, Mayor.
A PLEASANT EVENING.
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Quite a number of young peo
ple assembled at the home of
Mrs. S. W. McFarland Thursday
evening. All report a jolly time.
Those present were:
Misses May Byrum, Hattie
Moss, Maggie Barker, Sadie Bos
well, Allie Hicks,-.Benson of
Batesville, Ethel Frye, Ethel
Coffman, Ida McFarland; Messrs.
Walter Speed, Joe Ypunger, Ar
thur, Bovyiie, porter Martin, Ches
ter Robertson,-Litler, Robt.
Spivy, Cleve.: Robinson, Joe
Mullens,-Bowler.
THE FAST TRAINS.
To California are run over the
Upion Pacific., Via Omaha 16
hours quicker to San Francisco
than any other line. No change
of roads, no detours, “The Over
land Route” all the way. Be
sure your ticket reads over- the
Union Pacific. Inquire of
J. H. Lothrop, G. A.,
903 Olive street,
St. Louis, Mo.
NOTICE.
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Beginning Monday, October
24. at 3 p. m., the water will be
cut off two hours to repair fire
plugs on Laurel, Walnut and
Hazel streets. d2t
Read the Independent.
REMARKABLE weapon.
Mtwplpe Used by (he Indian Sharps
ihooten of Guiana Nicely
Constructed.
There are two kinds of blowpipes in
sse among the Indians of Guiana. Tht
first, called the poocoona, is made ol
the oorah reed. This remarkable reed
Is found in the Orinoco river only,
and then only at certain spots. The
oorah grows to a height of at leaal
>0 feet, and the basal Joint, of whick
tne blowpipe is made, is 14 or 15 feel
long, straight as an arrow and without
a knot, says Longman’s Magazine.
The inside of the reed is as smooth
M glass, heoce the facility with which
the dart traverses it Very little ol
the reed is cut away, so that the pip*
is about 12. feet long, and is so strong
that when held horizontally there is not
the least bend in it
The reed, having been carefully se
lected, cut and prepared, is inclosed
in a small, thin palm trunk, which i*
split open, for the purpose, scraped
thin as a wafer, and then rejoined with
the reed In the center. This palm, for
length, straightness and lightness, is a*
remarkable as the reed. The whole pipe,
when finished, never weighs more than
1% or 1% pounds. Both the mouth, oi
muzzle, and the breech are bell mouthed,
the bell pieces being fixed on.
...There are front and back sights, the
latter formed of the curved teeth of the
dasyprocta acouchi, a species of rodent
somewhat larger in size than h
wild rabbit Two of the inslcors of
this animal are fixed on the breech of
the pipe by means of yax. The teeth
being placed parallel to each other and
very close together, the sight is taken
between them. Sometimes the fore
sight is made in the same way, but it
more often consists of the single sharp
toQth of. a fish. It Is placed about a
foot back from the muzzle, the back
sight being affixed four feet along the
tube, so that it Is a considerable dis
tance from the eye when aiming.
The missile used with this tube la
misnamed an arrow. It is really a
dart, scarcely larger than a large
darning needle, and with a point quite
as fine. The dart is made of the rib
nf (h« nnnrnnrp.ptp nalm luof onrl la
■o heavy that it will sink In water.
It is about seven inches in length, not
thicker than a large needle, and the
usual number that an Indian carries
with bin* when shooting is from 350
to 500, ready poisoned, hut not pre
wired with the necessary cotton plugs.
These darts are strung together
something like the reeds a on which
soft cheeses are placed, and then rolled
on a stick and carried in a quiver,
points upmost, it being requisite to
protect them from every chance of
being- broken or dulled; To protect
the hand when handling them the top
of the stick is furnished with a small,
wheel-like shield. . ■%^
The fine points are given to the darts
ay means of the teeth of the devilfish
(aerrasalmus pivava), and the cotton
with which they are plugged before
use is found growing wild. It la
hound to the base of a dart with
thread made of silk grass; this thread,
with wax obtained from several trees,
being largely used also in making the
blowpipe.
GROWTH OF INSANITY. ’
la the Large Cities It la Inc re sales
and Experts Demand s
Change.
What change can be made In city life
to stop its enormous production of in
umlty, yearly Increasing? < vi n
Here 1b a question which is yet to be
solved, says the New York World.. The
medical fraternity is at a loss for a gen
eral remedy; puzzled to find means o!
overcoming the baneful . effects < of a
city’s activity on the general medical
condition.
London produces 70 lunatics a week
end New York is almost as bad, and Its
Increase is greater proporionately. Ex
perts say<that-if it were not for the fact
that nature steps in and generally re
fuses to grant children after the fourth
i\i> fifth cronArnfirm rnrwiitirbrm would kfl
Tar worse than they are.
"The outlook for the future le not
bright according to medical opinion, un
less the minds of the city people are bet
ter able within the next few generations
to adjust themselves to their progressive
complicated) ausinoament, unless bal
ancing Interests and1 mental habits are
i developed. tot.oveeeosde the unnatural
nervous, tension .sod* atty Ufa.. .* ■ .
So comp!icafced11the enviornment of
those who live l a.'greet towns, so many
■ ind so varledarethe .walls. ;tipon..the
! seU-qontroL and.upOtttthme.attMtwniak.
lng poworst, that their i—ateliiipaafalte*
ery- 4e apt dm become more complex; He
parte Maulaa mem construction aadtadx.
justment, nude the wholef machine;*!*
no ore. apt t®. getiout of gear and*to getter
derangement than in the more primi
tive and less emotional Mfe of even half
a eentury ago. li lt not overwork that
vs the determining nansaof the disturb
ance or mental equilibrium, but corking
| care, worry and anxiety.
To the rich insanity Is brought by In
dulgence in sensuous luxuries. To tbs
poor, who are at the mercy of every
economic crisis, whose financial circum
stances spell indifferent nutrition, over*
crowding and unmoral surroundlngj,
the condition of modern life bring de
pression and despair. The natural re
sult is that they attempt to drown their
sorrows In the flowing bowl. Alcohol la
the cause of one-fifth of the Insanity In
males and of more than half of that to
the weaker sex.
Caaae for Alarm.
Anxious Mother—Doctor, I am uneasy
shout my boy.
Doctor—What seems to be the trou
ble-, madam? *
"1 don’t know. It’s bis symptoms that
scare me He has lost his appetite. He
aaly wants three meals a day cowl"—
I Chicago Tribune.
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