THE INDEPENDENT I
I ERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
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,
IF. J.IHARRISON.
Constable—Union Township.
W. H. CAROUTHERS.
Justice of the Peace,,
GUY SMITH.
FOREST DILLARD.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We'are"authorized to announce the candidacy
of H. M. Woodard 3of Elgin 1 for Justice of the
Peace of Bird township.
A GREAT MINSTREL SHOW.’
It is with great pleasure Man
ager J. E. Doherty announces
the engagement here for tonight
of that well-known minstrel co
median, Billy Kersands, and his
own big minstrel company, who
have delighted the amusement
lovers of all the larger cities, and
on whom the press everywhere
has bestowed lavish praise. The
company this season is composed
of the best known colored min
strel stars. They present a
bright, new entertainment, re
plete with the latest music, songs
and novelties. Billy Kersands
will appear at every performance
and there is no better known
comedian in the minstrel world
than our old friend Billy, with
his broad and happy smile.
IRON MOUNTAIN WRECK.
Iron Mountain passenger train
No. 2 was wrecked at Higginson,
Ark., early Saturday morning.
From the advices from the scene
of the wreck no serious damage
was done to the passenger train.
The freight into which it crashed
at Austin station was damaged
to some extent, and delayed
southbound traffic for some time.
There is no reason given for the
wreck, and it is supposed to have
occurred from a mere accident.
The delay was slight, and traffic
to St. Louis on Monday reached
high water mark.
RIVAL CAR LINES.
—
i •*( The electric car running be
tween Hoxie and Walnut Ridge
is doing a splendid business,
having carried 16,000 passengers
within five weeks. The mule
car, which everyone thought
would go out of business when '
the electric came, is still doing
basiness, carrying passengers
from one town to the other at
apenny a trip. This line averages
140 passengers daily. It also
has the contract for carrying
mail from these points, which pays
actual running expenses.
TRAMP DIED IN HOXIE.
Hoxie, Ark., Aug. 28. — In
making his rounds Thursday)
Town Marshal Carouthers found
a dying man lying in the street,
and took him to where attention1
could be given him by the char
itable people of the town. He
could only give his name—Joe
Smith, Iola, Kan. He had three
links tattooed on his left arm.
He died yesterday afternoon and
was buried at the expense of Mr.
P. Whalen, one of our most char
itable citizens.
THE BABY INCUBATOR.
If you want to see something .
which is instructive and at the'1'
* x same time carries with it a touVn
* of nature and pathos, g£ \
I"" °l\t. had lL
ihea tyereAre twelve or thirlV Jg
i£?*nity' /! just bef
\bly Ae this bi ./n Minn sti
^leted.-\W arrive! i
from a pound and a half to ^five
pounds, struggling for maturity
in artificial mothers. These, like
Richard III., ' are wee little
things “sent into this breathing
world scarce half made up,” and
the finishing touches are giv
en by the incubators. They are
too weak to live in cur norm*]
temperature, so they are kept in
a temperature varying according
to their condition and strength
varying from 85 to 99 degrees.
The air they receive is filtered
through a box containing a ja»
of sulphuric acid and, medicated
cotton, and warmed over hot wa
ter pipes. They are fed with a
medicine dropper and later with
a bottle until they are strong
enough to live in our own atmos
phere, when they are ‘ ‘given a
diploma” and graduated to the
pretty little model hospital in the
same building, where they
stretch out on their tiny white
iron beds and kick and coo just
like other babies who never saw
an incubator. Four doctors and
twelve nurses watch over their
destinies constantly, and the
poorest child gets just as much
attention as the child of the mil
lionaire. It is a great lesson in
humanity. Not a cent is charged
for saving the lives of the little
When one considers that this
institutbn on the like at the
world’s fair is the largest of its
kind in the world he is impressed
with the grand possibilities before
the wealthy and philanthropic
through the establishment of
similar ones in every large city
in the universe. Would it not be
equally as meritorious as the en
dowing of libraries and colleges?
Of what use are the latter to the
baby which might have been
saved and was not because of the
lack of a baby incubator? How
many brilliant statesman, orators,
poets, diplomats and artists
might not these incubators give to
the world?. The lines of Gray
seem to aptly tell the story when
they say:
Full many a gem of purest ray serene.
The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear;
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And watte its fragrance on the desert air.
HEART DISEASE AND WORRY.
O,«mrrtlon, Either Physical •>
Mental, Endanger, Life in Can*
of Cardiac Trouble.
The influence of mental emotion OB
the heartbeat needs no special proof
in our everyday experiences. When
the organ is healthy the palpitation ia
the ordinary response to an extra
stimulus and ia necessarily transient
in duration. In confirmed cardiac dis
ease in which the valves are damaged
or the heart walls dilated and weak
ened, there is often great danger to
life by overexertion, either physical
or mental. It is the degree and con
tinuousness of excitement which thua
work so disastrously.
The young school-teacher of Green
point who fell dead at the end of hll
first day's duty is a case in noint. says
the New York Herald. He was evi
dently overwrought with anxiety, and
his crippled heart was unable to bear
the constant strain. Unlike mere
muscular exertion, the mental excit
ability was beyond control, especially
when the new environment was the
persistent disturbing element. This
happens sometimes in the pulpit, on
the lecture platform, and even before
the footlights. Numerous examples
have been noted from time to time.
The preventives are in the line of
avoiding all overexcitement and of
heeding all ominous warnings. This la ;
most difficult obviously with mental
emotions, as they are not always un
der the control of the will. The man
with a weak heart who is running for
a train is compelled to stop in time for
want of breath and thus remove th« 1
Exciting cause of his palpitation, but
continual and profound mental per
turbation is, alas, too often beyond his
kea. Alas! there was no one near
the poor teacher to teU hire
MAKING PORT ON ONE LEG.
The Disabled Steamer llalgaria Pr*.
ceedtiiK Slowly Inder a
Single Propeller.
London, April 20.—The disabled
Hamburg-American line steamer Bui
jaria, from New \ ork,' April 6, lot
Hamburg, which was reported havit^
ost her starboard propeller and fra»
tured tlie phaft on April 12 at sea,
passed Pn/wle point, in the English
:h«wmel,/i/lowly proceeding under her
port pnbpeller to her destination.
/ ralinu for I'resident.
V.fesliington,April 20.—The adminls
tration is informed, through official
channels, that a strong movement ii
•etting m among Cubans to make
Tomas Estrada Palma the llrst presi
dent of the Cuban republic. The Jug
festion is eminently satisfactory t«
Up* limits d-av^rnnieut.
ill nsrnt a»u — .,
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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:
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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. AR 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
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
to Nov. 20th. Rate for season
EXCURSION TICKETS eighty
ner rent, of double the standard
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 other.
1
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
FRANK W. LYNN, Mgr.
M. A. UMSTED, Asa'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 Southwestern 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.
! 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.
Road Notice.
Notice is hereby given 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:
Beginning at the southeast 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 and 22,
Township 13 north, Range 2 west, 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 26th of August, 1604.
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OPENING
OF A NEW ANO 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 niw; lavish in design, elaborate in furnish
ings. Ask your ticket agent or address
PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, MO.
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?" 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,ff Hardware
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BANK OF TUCKERMAN J j
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00. * I
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We are open to the public for all business
which constitutes safe & reliable banking ■
DIRECTORS: *
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J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWEi
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY, j
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Your Patronage is Solicited. ^
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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.
§KS CAL I FORNIA
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,
out in California!
The Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar will
held in the early fall. Thousands are going. It’
| good time. There is no doubt but that all good A
icans desire to see the Golden State some time. Hflj t,
| an opportunity. Is there anything to prevent /
| taking advantage of the exceptionally’low rate ^
8 TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 15 TO S
Rates from your home town on request.
I GEO. H. LEE, ^ JAS. HAE
I LITTLE ROOK, ARK.