' THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY h. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
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Stock Strayed—One mole col
ored mare mule, about 14 hands
high and weighing 800 pounds,
8 years old; other black mare
mule, same height, weight and
age, small split in ear, Texas
brand. Liberal reward for their
return or information leading to
recovery. J. G. Armstrong,
w2t Diaz.
A jolly World’s Fair party en
route to St. Louis Sunday were
registered at the Creighton.
The party was composed of J. R.
Trice and daughter Miss Nina,
C. P. Meehan and wife, and J.
R. Meehan, Will Shelton, Aaron
Crow, T. P. Hill, T. C. Dodd, W.
A. Roger and Alex McGregor,
all of Cotton Plant.
The Newark company of the
state’s militia were here Sunday
on their way to St. Louis. Fif
teen of the Newark boys and
three from Newport, Cull
Rnowles, Tom McNeese and
Charley Mason were filling in
the Beebe company, one of the
ten selected, and left here on
the second section of No. 20
about 12 o’clock Sunday night.
As announced in this issue
Miss Hester Phillips will open a
class in voice culture here next
month. Miss Phillips possesses
a voice of great power and ex
pression, which has been highly
cultivated in the best schools of
the country and, as a teacher we
predict for her th talent in im
parl i lg knowledge of long train
ing, that has so highly awarded
her own efforts and study.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. R. Young
entertained a large and select
party of young people at their
suburban home last Tuesday
evening in honor of their guest,
Miss Brandenburg. A nice
dancing floor forty feet square,
erected in the front yard, and a
string band, served as an ex
citant to a relish for the dainty
refreshments which were served
later on. Twenty-five or thirty
couples were in attendance, who
were lavish in their praise of Mr.
and Mrs. Young as host and hos
tess.—Osceola Times.
«tt& IMPORTS ENORMOUS.
MatlirtM kr Department ef Cent
meroe Shows Largs Increase In Im
portation •< the Raw Artlolo.
The Imports of raw silk In ths fiscal
year recently ended were the largest
in the history of the government
Statistics Just compiled by the depart
ment of commerce and labor, through
Its bureau of statistics, show that lor
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903.
15,271.340 pounds of unmanufactured
jilk, valued at $50,011,819, were im
ported, as compared with 14,200,000
peunuV, 1° and 10,400,000 In
1901. P’,r°m tllls silk our manufactur
ers will mCke finished products valued
at over 1125,000,000.
ii_ howA hfion maria tf
produce raw sila In this country. As
early as 1623 mulberry trees were re
quired to be planted by all settlers 1b
Virginia, and some silk was grown In
the early days of the colony. In the
second quarter of the last century the
cultivation of Bilk seemed to give
promise of success, but the enterprise
degenerated into a speculation in Chi>
nese mulberry trees, and ended in ut
ter failure. The recent experiments of
the department of agriculture are
i-agaha directing attention to the prac
ticability of raising on our own farm*
a share at least of this material
which forms so considerable a part of
our Imports.
puring recent years the lmportatlot
of raw silk has increased almost con
tinuously, until In the fiscal year just
closed It amounted to over 160,000,000
The nearest approach to this value wat
In 1900, when forty-five and one-thlr<
million* of dollar** worth was i»
ported.
Catbirds Defeat Blaeksaake.
A writer in the Scientific American
“l witnessed a pair of catbird*
making a bold defense against a black
enake bent on devouring the contents
of their nest. At first the *n«ke was in
clined to disregard the distressed birds
as they fought to drive It away, but tbs
blows of their wings and bills became so
annoying that the thief had to seek
refuge In flight On reaching the root*
of a tree from which the river had
washed the dirt the »nake started to
climb, only to be driven beneath them
und then out to an old stump, qgApi
which the baffled and beaten rqfW
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MAID’S EVASIVE ANSWER.
Her Employer Was Busy and Gould
Not Receive Callers—What
She Told Them
Strange as it may seem, says the
Philadelphia Telegraph, there is
a public man in this city who is
blessed or cursed with a tender j
conscience that worries him in
small matters as well as in great.
Among the thines that he cannot
justify to himself is the bidding
a servant to say that he is
not at home when In reality he is
Inside his honse. At the same
time he is not able to receive
many visitors who call npon him,
and his only resource was to give
instructions that polite excuses
should be given. Upon one occa
sion such instructions were given
to a maid, an Irish girl gifted with
the readiness and good wit of her
nation.
“Then Pm to be saying, sir, that
you’re not at home?" the maid in
quired.
"No, Mary, noP’ was the reply;
“that would not be true. If any
one uhould oek for me, you must
just pat him off—give him some
evasive answer, you know.”
"I’ll do it, sir, never fear,” was
the maid’s reply. Mary was as
good as her word.
That afternoon a person of Im
portance made his appearance,
and was duly sent away. Tbo
faithful maid reported the cir
cumstanoe to her employer.
“What did you do,. Mary?" In
quired the latter, with some trep
idation.
"Oh, I Just put him off, sir as yon
told me. I gave him an evasive
answer.”
“Yes, but what did you say to
him?”
“Oh, sure he axed me if the boss
was at home, and I said to him:
'Was his grandmother a mon
key?’” _
JAPAN'S RAPID PROGRESS.
Bw Converted Herself Into s Powsr
ful Vatlon In the Last Quartsr
sf a Century.
When I visited Yeddo and the
ports of Japan in the winter of
i860 61 the country was ruled
upon the most exclusive Japanese
methods, wrote Lord Wolneley in
the Cosmopolitan in 1895. The
people were held in subjection by
a hereditary nobility who ruled
them with a rod of iron. They
were then far behind China in all
matters connected with sea pow
er, for in order te prevent any
communication with foreign
places all Japanese jnnks were, in
accordance with the law, con
structed with low, open sterns,
so that they dared not venture be
yond a few miles from shore.
No one can be blind to the enor
mous strides in progress Japan
has made, the immense reforms
she has effected and the powerful
nation she has converted herself
into during the last quarter of a
century. The result is the crea
tion of a power in the eastern seas
that must in future be always
taken into consideration by west
ern statesmen.
Turkish Beds.
A recent writer on Turkey says:
“Bedsteads are not used by the
Turks. Each room contains a
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linger tuj’uuuiu, uum iuiu mu
wall, in which the bedding is piled
dnring the day, and at night the
slaves come in when summoned to
make up the beds on the floor.
Other bedroom requisites, In the
shape of washstands, dressing
tables and wardrobes, are dis
pensed with as superfluous. For
everyday ablution there is a small
washing room with a hole in the
floor for the water to escape
through, and if the hanun would
wash her hands and face only, a
slave brings the ewer and basin
and pours the water over her
hands. For special ablutions she
will go either to her own private
hammam or to the public baths.
She ‘does her hair/ or has It done
for her, seated cross-legged in her
corner of the divan; and the old
walnut-wood chests and coffers in
her treasure-room suffice to store
her gauzes and brocades, her silks
and embroideries.”
Th« Drum Major.
As a matter of course, the drum
major belongs to the band, but he
gives one the impassion that the
band belongs to turn. — Chicago
Daily News.
n» kmok.
A quiet wedding is often the
I prelude to a noisy dirpyow ^
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>figSfle«5tlels
directions FOR USEi
Wiggle-Stick around in the water.
ONE-WAY RATES.
$20.00 to Butte, Anaconda and
Helena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wenat
chee, Wash.
$25.00 to Everett, Fairhaven,
Whatcom, Vancouver, and Vic
toria, via Huntington and Spo
kane.
$25.00 to Portland and Astoria;
or to Tacoma and Seattle, via
Huntington and Portland or via
Huntington and Spokane.
$25.00 to Ashland,'^Roseburg,
Eugene, Albany and Salem via
Portland.
$25.00 to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, San DiegoS and many
other California points.
From Chicago and St. Louis
proportionately lowjrates are in
effect by lines connecting with
the Union Paciffc to all above
points.
For full information^call on or
address J. H. Lothrop,
903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
18tOctlO
COACH EXCURSIONS TO ST.
LOUIS, MO., VIA THE IRON
MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
Coach Excursion tickets will be
on sale daily—September 14th to
September 30th inclusive. Rate
$5.60 round trip; childen under
12 and over 5 years of age $4.00,
return limit on these tickets
seven days from date of sale.
Thos. H. R'eamey, Agent.
TO 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.
J. N. Moon, who has been se
riously ill at his home in Swifton
for some time, was taken to St.
Vincent’s hospital in Little Lock
Friday by Eliza Lippmann, where
he hopes to completely recover.
Nervousness
AN AMERICAN DISEASE
Dr. B. Weir Mitchell le authority for tho etato
meut that nervouenee* le the charaeterletie malady
*t the American nation, nnd etatietice ehew that
nerve death* number on* - fourth of all death!
recorded, the mortality being mainly among young
peppl*.
Johnston’s
TONIC
Capsules
1* the grand epeclflo for thlt grout American dle
eaee, bocauio It goao itralgbt to tho eoarce of the
woaknoae, building up health and otrength bp
(applying rich, abundant food aud pure blood to
tho worn-out tleauee, rousing the liver to activity
and regulating all the organa of the body. "The
Michigan Drug Co.," Detroit, Mich.
, DR. KERMOTT'9 LIVER REGULATOR
Peeltlvely Corea Liver CeapUial end Dyepepsit.
QBKTI.BMRK For l haT« suff#r#d from con
etlpatioa and drtpepela; tried many different
remedies but reeaLred ns lashes benefit until, die
courage.l, wet Indhoed te try tke celebrated re me
dy. "Dr ierinolt'e User Kenl»ter ei! sen «ey
truthfully ere I Seek ene box wee permanently
cured. Weuieeat altogether In oar femilr new.
llaa H. 0. Cuuuteoji, htratford.
/Vice 2! rente per pnclnrp# or five parkaffee for $1.00.
Ark for FREE Sample.
For sale at Dutton’s Drug Store.
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OPENING
OF A NEW AND THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED LINE BETWEEN
ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1904.
Thoroughly equipped trains leave St. Louis and Chicago nightlj
(after the arrival of incoming trains), arriving either city the
following morning. , . , . , , . . * . .
Evuipment entirely new; lavish m design, elaborate in furnish
ings. Ask vour ticket agent or address
j PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Appropriately furnished prove a con- I
tinual source of pleasure. If your I ,
breakfast is served among cheerful, har- I f
monious surroundings it gives you a I
good start for the day. I }
DINING ROOM SUITES. I I
We have a nice line of Dining Chairs, I
Sideboards, China Closets, Dining I
Tables—in fact, anything in the Furni- I ^
ture line. Come and see us. We are I w
are ready to show you what we have. I *
Newport Builders’ Suap„p]y HarJware ^°-1
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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 journey.
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.
Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayde;
BANK OF T ERMAN
CAPITAL STOCK '20,00a00,
SSSSSEESSES
.for all business
We are open to the ^eIiable banking
which constitutes safe &
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DIRECTaS‘ 1
Sk DEN, D. C. DOWELL,
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLA W. E. TALLEY,
GEO. L. SMITH, L. D. SMITH. H
J. A. GREENHAW, SPECIALTY
COLLECTIONS A .. *
Your Patronage
Tuckerman,
Low Rates fram Memphis.
ROUND TRlM>t $15.00.
To Amarillo, Quanah, VerMnn Fort Worth, Dallas,
San Angelo, San Anton.ML Colorado, Galveston,
Houston and other T^t^H points. Also to all
points in Oklahoma ar*cr^^Bdian Territory, except
where one fare plus $2.1, ^Hakes less.
Tickets on sale Sept. an(j 27th.
ROUND TRIP, ONIARE PLUS $2.00.
To all points in Texas, C f^Khoma and Indian Terri
tory. Tickets on sale ? and Third Tuesday of
each month.
$6.00 one way to all points in <^»klahoma and Indian Territory. t
$8.50 one way to many Texas ^Bpoints, including Amarillo, Dal
hart, Colorado, San Ang«0> Kerrville, San Antonio,
Galveston, Beaum^Bmt an(j points east.
$11.00 one way to many polnts^B jn New Mexico, tickets on sale,
Sept 20 and C»t. 4th and 18th.
CALIFORNIA
Other Pacific Coast poit^^Hg jn proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis v™pti 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information wiMfte
J. N. coBrnatzar,
^__Agent, Memphis, Tenn. ^
VISITYO IrqLDHOME
For a week or 80 this Ball. See your old friends; talk
over old times with t. ■pm; tell them what you are do
ing in the Great Sout ■west, and if possible induce
them to come back wi ■ y0U and look gr0und over.
.== lv RATES-=
On September 20, 2 I and October it Round Trip J
Ticke | will be Sold at
[ONE FA |E PLUS $2.00
To nearly all India: |ia and Ohio points and certain
destinations in Ke Itucky. Tickets good returning
30 day E from date of sale.
I details from your nearest Rock I
.gent. i
I. LEE, JAS. HARRIS, ft
; *en- Lass. Agt. Dist. Pass. Agt I
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