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THE INDEPENDENTl
TERCY H. VANDYKE, \
Publisher and Editor.
Newport, - - Arkansas]
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
[For Representative,
JOHN H. KEEL.
County J mitre,
E. L. BOYCE.
CircuitJClerk.
J. D. NEAL.
County Clerk,
GEO. A. LOCKARD.
Sheriff.
H. S. SIMMONS.
Treasurer.
OR. F. G. SMITH.
Assessor,
R. L. CONOITT.
Surveyor,
W. A. BOW MAN.
Coroner,
F. J. HARRISON.
Constable—Union Township.
W. H. CAROUTHERS.
Justice of the Peace.
GUY SMITH.
FOREST.DILLARD.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Messrs. Handford & Joblin are
running their quarries both here
and above Penters Bluff getting
out stone for their Newport con
tracts. They have the stone
work for the new Episcopal
church and 1500 feet of Telford
pavement. — Batesville Guard.
The passenger train Monday
afternoon struck one handcar and
then another this side of O’Neal,
but the section men escaped
without injury. The latter had
not been advised of the change
of schedule and were caught un
awares.—Batesville Guard.
Captains Brazee and Waltz
have returned from a trip to
Black Rock, Ark., where they
inspected the steamer, F. W.
Tucker, belonging to the Inman
Decker Packet Company. The
boat is used for passengers and
towing. — Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
[Mayor J. W. Grubbs returned
Saturday morning from a short
visit to Hot Springs, where he
attended the convention of may j
ors for the purpose' of discussing
and oro-anizinsr the movement to
secure the adoption of the con
stitutional amendment allowing
cities to issue bonds.
J. B. and C. E. Daggett ar
rived in Avard Monday evening
from Marianna, Ark., and have
opened a real estate and insu
rance office in Swain’s club house.
They are gentlemen of push and
will no doubt do their share of
business. The Tribune is glad
to welcome them to Avard.—
Avard (I. T.) Tribune.
I* J. M. 0 ’Hara, the genial Mem
phis pearl buyer, after a long
absence, was again in Newport
Saturday. What drew him
thither was a very pretty 41
grain ball pearl of pinkish hue
found by a Black river pearler
and brought to this market for
sale. The price asked was $2,
500, but we understand no such
flattering offer has as yet been
made him.
RsthlaK But Rary.
Chicago insists that typhoid farms
aannot lira during; th« 260-mile trip
to St Louis in the drainage canal, but
We know, remarks the St Louis Re
public. that any germ native of the
Windy City If snffldenUy lusty to
rwlm the Atlantic ocean, land In Eu
rope and organize a germ trust which
would greatly Increase the to reign
typhoidtfever business.
Read the Independent.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
TO PROBATE COURT
FOR SALE OF LANDS.
I NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign, d
as administrator of the estate of August Jesse,
deceased, will, on the
2nd DAY OF AUGUST, 1904,
Apply to the Probate Court of Jackson County,
Arkansas, for an order to sell the lands of said
deceased, which are as follows, 1o-wit: The north
half of the southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter; the northwest q uarterof the southeast
quarter, and the northeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of Section three (3), in town
ship fourteen (14) north, rangeone (1) west. Sale
to be for the purpose of raising funds with winch
to pay off the debts of said estate.
William Ruthland, Adm’r.
Notice for Scavenger Bids.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for doing
the scavenger work in the First and Second wards
for the two ensuing years will be received up to
Monday, August 8th. 1904 ■ The council reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
<jtd J. K* MAYHAN. Recorder.
THE COUNTRY PHYSICIAN.
Has to Cover an Immense Territory,
and That When the Roads
Are Worst.
“Of all the men I meet on my
rounds of the state there is none
for whom I have as great respect
as I have for the country doctor,”
said the Southdown drummer
the other day, according to the
Chicago Inter Ocean. “The city
physician is often a pretty hard
working man if he has much of a
practice, but he knows few of the
trials that the country doctor
faces the year round. The coun
try doctor is the modern mar
tyr, and take it all through he is
the best read and most aggres
sive citizen of his community.
“The country phsician who is
well established usually has a
practice that covers a territory
of at least a hundred square
miles. There is hardly a week in
the year that he does not have
patients at the extreme opposite
boundary lines of his territory.
I know7 one old doctor down the
state who drives an average dis
tance of 20 miles a day every day
in the year. Of course there are
days when he does not drive five
miles a day, but there are other
times when he drives 30 or 40
miles a day.
“The worst side of country
practice, these doctors say, is
that the greater part of the sick
ness comes during the worst kind
of weather. When the roads are
good and the weather is fine peo
ple are not so apt to be sick, but
when winter comes on and the
roads are rough on muddy the
country doctor is the man who
has to be out and going.
“The mud roads of Illinois
have snipped ten years off the
lives of the majority of the doc
tors. One physician told me he
was the first man of his family
name to become gray, and he laid
the blame to exposure.
“The country doctor is not
merely a physician. He is a sort
of family counselor, nurse, spirit
ual and legal adviser. I heard of
a physician down in the southern
part of the state who conducted
a sort of vest-pocket bank and
loaned money and discounted
notes for nearly every farmer
iifitViin tli a nnniYO A f l a T\T» Q of 1
“Yes, sir, I always take off my
hat to the country doctor wher
ever I meet him.”
THE CAUSE OF LEPROSY.
—
Dr. Jonathan HutcMnson, of Eng
land, Says It Is the Eating of
Decomposing Fish.
The conclusion of Dr. Jonathan
Hutchinson, of England, after a
study of leprosy as it appears in
! various parts of the world, is that
| the disease is caused wholly by
eating decomposing or imperfect
ly cured fish. The Loudon Times
: is inclined to accept Dr. Hutchin
son’s idea. It is held that in all
countries and in all ages leprosy
has been and is sail due to the
consumption of “high” fish. The
preference for fish in a tainted
! condition is an “acquired taste”
and it is claimed that it prevails
among a sufficient number of peo
ple to account for the dreadful dis
ease wherever it exists. Leprosy
was nearly general in England
and on the continent in the six
teenth century, and it is claimed
still prevails in many fishing sta
tions, especialy in Norway, Ice
land and Tracadie. It is repre
sented that at these places there
is still a preference for fish in a
tainted condition. It is noted,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer,
that in regions where leprosy was
formerly common, it has disap
peared with the advancement of
agriculture and the discarding of
fish for food. In India vegetari
ans are free from it, but the fish
eaters are much troubled. Dr.
Hansen, of Bergen, discovered
that persons having leprosy carry
i in their tissue a bacillus resem
bling that of tuberculosis, and the
disease is thought to be a mod
ification of tuberculosis, caused
by a specific virus developed in de
caying fish. The scientists, espe
cially those whose direction is in
the medical line, are always mak
ing it harder to get along in the
world; but it is probably better to
give heed to their theories, even if
there may be nothing in them, for
it may happen that a little care in
the selection of the dried fish we
eat may add a few years to life;
and it is the general agreement
that life is none too Jong at best.
SCIENTIFIC BILL OF FARE.
A Good, Wholesome Meal Need Cost
No More Than 22 Cents—
An Experiment.
To live luxuriously on 66 cents
a day has been made easy by the
department of domestic science at
Teachers’ college, Columbia uni
versity. Meals at 22 cents apiece
have been prepared, and, what is
more to the point, eaten with ap
parent relish by unbiased per
sons, says the New York Sun.
In,addition,theckemjMd constit
uents in the food havwuhen care
fully weighed and measured, and
it has been discovered that
enough proteids, fats and carbo
hydrates exist in the 22-cent meal
to support men working with the
customary expenditure of force.
At least, the text-books say that
' the quantities are all right.
The manner in which the discov
ery was made is somewhat as fol
lows: Dean Iiussell planned a
luncheon to some friends, and
thought it would be a clever idea
to have the meal prepared by the
department of domestic science.
The teachers laid out the plan of
battle and the students did the
cooking.
The luncheon was served to six
persons. The total cost of materi
als was $2.02, from which was de
ducted the value of the food not
actually consumed. This brought
the total cost down to $1.28 for the
six persons.
This'was the menu:
Grapefruit .) .28
Baked haddock .53
Hollandaise sauce .10
Potatoes on the half shell.13
Rolls .17
Butter .03
Pickles . *04
Tea .02
Lettuce salad.16
Wafers . 01
Cheese .10
Pineapple Sherbet.24
Angel cake .13
Total .12.02
The food value of the things con
sumed amounted to 6,491 calories.
This made the average amount
consumed 1,081.8 calories. Ac
cording to the textbook prepared
by Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, of the
Boston Science school, only 956.3
calories are necessary to sustain
men and women working moder
ately hard.
Miss M. B. Vail, insructor in do
mestic science at Teachers’ col
lege, who had charge of the lunch
eon, says that 22 cents would be a
fair average for all meals, so that
persons who pay more than
$240.90 a year are doing injustice
to themselves and their pockt
books.
THE BOASTER SUBSIDED.
Drummer Bragged of Getting a Big
Order, Then Was Cleverly Ex
posed by a Joaer.
The habitues of a certain sub
urban hostelry had long been
weary of the boastful chatter of
an intermittent guest of the com
mercial fraternity, and it was
with rare satisfaction that they
recently saw him annihilated, so
to speak, says the New York
Times.
“Had a splendid day,” he opened
up as usual; “spent an hour in
old Simons’ store over in Rye and
came out with a $2,000 order.”
ne produced a notebook in sub
stantiation, as ‘Old Simons’” atti
tude toward gentlemen of his ilk
was well known, and the incredul
ity of his audience was not
masked. The notebook wTas hand
ed around for inspection and halt
ed with a gray-haired • stranger
over in the corner.
“Oh, yet—the entry’s all right
enough,” he said, mildly, “but—
it’s very strange!”
“What’s strange?” demanded
the commercial man of might.
“Why, how it got there. I have
no recollection of giving any such
order, and if you will kindly tell
me which of my employes author
ized it you will be conferring a fa
vor upon me. You evidently don’t
recognize me as Mr. Simons, of the
Rye firm, but—”
But the erstwhile boaster had
wilted out of sight. His quondam
victims roared with delight.
“I say, that’s rich!” exclaimed
one of them; “it’s worth $50 to see
you take him down like that, Mr.
Simons!”
“I didn’t say I was Mr. Simons,
sir,” returned the meek-looking
stranger; “in fact, I don’t know
the gentleman—any more than
the young man himself did!”
Wise Men and Fools.
As the wise man knows he is a
fool he is miserable; the fool imag
ines he is wise and is happy.
KEEP KOOL
In the good old Sommer
time by baying one of oar
Blizzard Coolers. 'f X
They are the Best. 11
Newport Builders’ SuapnpJY Hardwar . l\
Time Tells
The Story.
There is a big difference be
tween the cost of making a first
class sewing machine, embodying
the best materials and workman
ship, and one which is made in the
1 cheapest manner. The buyer of
i the cheap machine soon pays the
difference of price in the constant
! cost for repairs, to say nothing of
its annoying inefficiency.
Singer Sewing Machines do
good work during a lifetime.
Sold on Installments.
Old Machines taken in exchange
Liberal Discount for Cash.
Oils, Needles, Attachments and
Repairs for all makes of machines.
The Singer Manufacturing C o.
"TheSewing Machine Makers of 'the World.”
FRANK W. LYNN. M’g'r.
121 Hazel St., Newport, Ark.
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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:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL,
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY,
J. A. GREENHAW, L. D. ^MITH.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.j
Your Patronage is Solicited. ~""
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490 9R ATLANTIC CITY AND RETURN.
On Sate July toth, 11thand 12th.
4QA QC Denver, Colorado Springs and Return.
yJUiLJ On Sale Dally.
419 7C ATLANTA, GA., AND RETURN.
y I fai I v On Sale June 4th, 5th and6th
^1^ £A Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and^Retum.
^ § On Sale Dally.
Write for rates from your home town.
J. N. CORNATZAR,
General Agent, Memphis, Tenn.
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WORLD’S FAIR,
$6.35.
Seven Days'Limit. Tickets on sale July ft, t8, 25.
St. Louis may be included in return trip at small additional
expense.
Full information on request. ' )
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Gen. Pass. Agt. Dist. Pass. Agt.
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