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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08
LITERARY FANCIES
Odd Ways Some Noted Authors Have
Had of Stimulating Their Men,
tai PrOductiveness.

Those who suppose that the work
of authorship is easy may be interest
ed to learn some of the expedients re-
sorted to by eminent men of letters,
as set forth by DIR. Regnault in the
Revue Universelle. With strong and
vigorous men like Victor Hugo and
Catulle Mendes walk is sufficient to-
stimulate ideas; the weak, on the con-
trary, like Describes and Leibnitz find
their inspiration lying down. Cujas
usually wrote lying on his stomach
Rossini and Ambrose Thomas were
inspired only when in bed.
Chateaubriand used to dictate to hts
secretary while walking barefooted
up and down his chamber. Bossuet
wrapped his head in warm linen, Bal
FAC wore monks cowl and Gautier a
red dressing gown. 1t is said that
without his scarlet jacket NJ. Fran
co.'s Coppee could not write. Lord
Derby when writing filled his mouth
with cherry brandy, Fenimore Cooper
sucked gum and Pierre Lott has re-
course to perfumes.
DR.. Regnault, says the London
Chronicle, strangely enough, says
nothing in this article about the infiu-
ence of tobacco on authorship Has
! it any?
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08

great amount of work, although the
conditions do sour their tempers,
and, barring accidents and Intention
al injuries, they live for many years,
despite the fact that they are con-
fined under ground all the time.
Their sicknesses and their injuries
compel their being brought to the
surface and treated in the company
hospital, which is a constant source
of expense, and this is one of the
reasons why the companies desire to
displace them. The engines, too,
will do the work faster, while the
heavy cost of feed and the space
taken by the stables will be saved,
and the driver boys and stable bosses
will be replaced by the engines.
About 10000 mules are now used in
the anthracite region.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08
LOCOMOTIVES IN COAL MINES.
Compressed Air Engines to Take the
Place Of Mule Power In Penn
sylvaniA MineR.

During the coming ~ months the
picturesque driver boy and the pa
tient mine mule will be gradually
superseded at the anthracite mine by
the unsentimental but useful and eff
fcient compressed air locomotive.
The machine which will displace the
boy and the mule has been sought
for during many years, and the
operators have at last found it. A
test has been made by the Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal company, and
has been so satisfactory that the
company is now preparing to place
the compressed air locomotives in
all its mines, and retire from serv-
ice the 5000 mules now used to pull
the cars in and out of the workings.
Other companies are watching the
experiment with great interest, and.
as it promises to prove economical
and efficient, the engines will doubt
less be placed in all the other mines
within a short time. Some years
ago the electric motor promised to
GUST the mule and the boy, but
while they are still in use at some
of the mines they are not SO sue
cessful as to be generally adopted,
says the New York Tribune.
The passing of the mule and the
boy will mark change in mining
which has been anticipated for
years, with other big Improvements,
but it will deprive the mines of one
of their most interesting features.
The boys are in class by them
selves, differing from boys employed
in any other work. They are dar-
ing, reckless lot, most of them be-
tween 16 and 20 years old, in con-
slant danger, brave, leading rough,
strenuous life, which makes them
self-reliant at an unusually early
age.
The big mules which they control
are as different from the average
mule as their drivers differ from the
average boy. Kept in the mine fol
years at q time, without sight OF
sky, sniff of fresh air or taste OF
green grass, they live q life apart;
solitary and desolate, often develop
ing viciousness which makes then
as dangerous as the fall OF roo
which constantly threatens the lives
Of the mine workers.
Many hardy youngster has beer
brought out of the mine MANNED OF
dead, and the report has set oppo
site his name the words: "Kicket
by mule" In the course of yea
the deaths from mule kicks amour
to about so, while the mules whicl
are killed in revenge are unnum
bered. The animals are often sc
verely ill-treated. Their tongue
have been pulled ont, cars have bee
allowed to run into them and crus
them against the side of working
and ground glass has been fed It
them in their mash. and the naaal
thus treated dies quickly. 1t is di1
flcult for the companies to disciplin
the boys, because it is so hard to d
tect when they have wilfully injure
an animal A vicious mule gets
reputation which leads quickly to II
being tanned or killed, and it Is usua
= ~ in one process or another that tt
!. daring boy gets hurt.
Tho animals are capable of
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08
A supmarine Ferry-Beat.

Monsieur Goubet, the French invent
or of submarine boats, has devised q
model Of a boat intended to- run under
water and to convey passengers be-
tween France and England by means Of
a cable stretched across the Channel.
Perhaps his strongest argument for
an underwater passage is that the
steadiness of motion would prevent
seasickness, the traditional terror Of
the English channel. The submarine
boat Fulton lately lay undisturbed on
the bottom of the Long Island coast
while . tempest overhead sent many
vessels to destruction, fact which is
in accordance with former experience
that the disturbances produced by
storm waves do not reach very deep
Youths Companion.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08

IL Lucille SllC COnplulIleu ulOIc WAN
once that a certain person was very
late.
"You must go out of the room when
he comes. Mr.. Ryland and have
some business to consider"
"As you wisl," was the girls quiet
reply. "In fact, if you will allow me,
should like to go now and take o
Z walk in the avenue"
> "Ry all MEANS" Mrs. Vanderton
: acquisced; and shortly afterwards
Q lucille put on her hat and went out.
o Left alone, the lady began to read a
e paper, and just when I was becoming
9 tired of the slowness of the affair
d there came sudden sharp rat-tat up
n on the panels of the door.
d "a gentleman wants to see you,'
called out the hotel boy.
l.. "It's quite right" heard deep
Il masculine voice say. "AIrs. Wander
# ton is expecting me-"
J. He brushed past the boy and en-
Y tered the room.
" "Good evening"" he went on; "st
W you have reached the States in safe
v, ty? l must congratulate you mos
IL heartily" And he shook hands will
p her.
3. "safely enough" was the LADY,
q. smiling reply; "of that I can assure
1. you. Everything has worked SPLEEN
didly. This is the fourth time have
70 successfully hoodwinked the customs
% officers. Oh! they are q smart Sc
h of men!"
It The two laughed at the sarcasm
"A woman such as you can outwit thu
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08

We were within SO hours sail Of
New York, and was still in doubt rs
to what course should take. Fletch-
er had given no further sign that he
was the man wanted. Also, the two
ladies' in whom he had interested me
had made their first appearance ut the
dinner table that evening, and he had
not attempted to speak. with them. In
fact. to me he seemed rather to avoid
them.
But that night was to reveal much.
had gone away from the crowd Of
passengers and found seat in one OF
the darkest corners of the deck. Sud-
denly I heard Fletcher coming along
and us he was moving rather rapidly
I looked out to find the cause. A few
yards before him was a young lady
and he was trying to catch her up. Al
she passed one of the lamps recog
nized her: My heart gave a jump
She was Mrs. Vanderton's companion
':Lucillel" he called, softly. 'Lu.
cillel"
a little cry escaped her, and she
halted as though frightened. "Who
are your" she asked, speaking with
. slight French accent. II do moi
Z recognize =
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08
On Equal Terms
BY LADY JEUNH,
The Accepted Arbltsr Of London Society.

We have been accustomed send young girl whose father
perchance baron duke into dinner
of thrice her age because orsooh he of equal rank
whe by the order Of things she should be accompanied by
Of the humb born of her age
whose genius rather than his BIRTH has given him place in the
world.
The English nobility ready for just such change this
They longer themselves the naughty ovebearng airs which
Thackeray porays. Such would be tolerated No. HE
is A MAN OF DEMOCRATIC IDEAS, WHO ACCEPTS GEN.
JUS AT ITS TRUE WORTH AND VALUES THE COMPAN-
1ONSHIP OF MEN FOR WHAT THEY HAVE MADE THEM
SELVES MORE THAN FOR WHAT THEY WERE BORN.
Men of longer kick their heels in nobemens
rooms often indeed command larger income than their for
patrons and the attitude Of class towards the other has
percep altered successful author painter longer
Door devil want guinea gentleman with shooting
in Scotland town villa the Rivera HE IS ABLE
TO ENTERTAIN THE MARQUIS, THE DUKE OR THE
COUNT ON THEIR OWN TERMS.
is high time the rules of social precedence
in England were changed to suit the changed conditions.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08
The Golden Age.

she-Do you believe that marriage
ever will become . science?
He-I wouldn't be surprised. i be-
lieve the time will come when every
man will able to demand from the
woman he marries an income enough.
to keep him in the manner Of life he
has been accustomed to4-Brooklyn
Life.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08
Good Name for Il.

Yeast-would you call his automo-
bile runabout?
Crimsonbeak-Yes;i 1t will run about
ten minutes and then break down.
Yonkers Statesman.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08

Hell like smart women well
enough, but would not care to
marry woman who knew more than
I did.
she-I see, and so you have been
forced to remain single?
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-03-08
Times have changed and society has changed with the times
No longer title necessary gain admtance aocrtc Lon

JAIN abundance TO arlStOcrtlc LOn-
don drawing rooms; NO LONG
Err DOES GENIUS GROVEL
AT THE FEET OF ENGLISH
NOBILITY.
In view of these things it is
high time English society revised
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-10

J. E. Dean, the popular Memphis salesman came in Monday night.
 MT. and Mrs. H. E. McCollum re- turned Tuesday noon from short visit and business trip to Searcy.
 LABoRERs WANTED Negro men with families to work in saw mill. Apply to DR. WAsHBURN in Watson Building. b6t
 w. w. Dutton left Tuesday on the noon train for Little Rock, where he will attend the Democratic state con vention and buy goods as well.
 Misses Tomye Davis of Forrest City and Rena McLendon of Hot Springs were here Monday night on their re- turn home from attending school at Sulphur Rock. They were accom- panied this far by Tom Owen of Sulphur Rock.
 Miss Bessie Martin, daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. c. Martin, has gone to Batesville to attend a house party to be given by Archdeacor Rbames and wife in honor of their daughters, Misses Mary and Margaret Rhames.- Arkansas Democrat.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-10
SPECIAL OCCASION
 SUMMER SCHOOL
Knoxville, Tenn, July 19-July 30, 1902
 Reduced Rates via Southern Ry.

For the above occasion, the South ern Railway will sell tickets from ' all Polhts on It's lines to Knoxville, Tenn. ana return, at one fare for the round 5rlp, selling June 16, 17, IS, 2s, 29, and 9o ana July II, l2 and IS, with final ILlnlt Iand TOT return passage August 15. ISOZ. For further information, call on any tlcket agent of the Southern Rail way or write, o. A. BENscoTER.
 Asst. Gen'l. Pass. Act
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-10
/ ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY. !

Huffman bakes bread every day.
 Huffman's cream bread takes the lead.
 Alcorn Ferguson returned Tuesday afternoon from trip down the Ohoc- taw.
 The Cash Grocery is the only place i'll town to get fresh raspberries and blackberries every day. d36tf.
 36d4t
 H. B. Jones of Kenyon was down Monday on his way to the state con- vention at Little Rock.
 LosT-A navy blue silk umbr ella with white border. Finder will please return to MRS. R. w. RANDY. d3t.
 WANTED-A white girl for house. work. Will pay liberal wages Gall on or write to L. J. Taylor, Tupelo, Ark. 3sb6t.
 Huffman x Son serve ices, cream and cake and everything in that line to parties and receptions at reason able prices d-298
 Anyone wanting employment can secure same at the camp of McCollum & Bishop, near Grand Glaize, $1 day and board or 25 cents box without board. b38-2w.
 A negro named Samuel Daniels, living 12 miles south of town, died Monday night of dropsy, at the age of IS years, burial being held Tuesday afternoon.
 Pearls, baroques and sIugs. The highest prices paid by J. E. FULLY & CO.,, IA Maiden Lane, New York.
 Fine blue grass pasturage in Rollen Bend, $0.75 a month. Will be re- sponsible for any stock getting in pound pen. Allstock carefully looked after and salted
 19d 1mo. c. F. DEANE, at ferry.
 Two Greeks were brought down on the branch local Tuesday morning, who had sustained serious injuries, while blasting for the extension above Penter's Bluff. They left on No. for the railroad hospital at St. Louis.
 R. J. Wise returned Monday from Memphis where he spent couple of days and saw the ball game between Memphis and Nashville, when the team of the former city won shut out by a scratch with a score of to 0. The officers have not yet been able to arrest Lee Peebles, who forged the name of Otto Bowen to check Sat urday afternoon for SS0.75. He pre- sented same to the Bank of Newport, but it looked suspicious and was not honored. The negro however by good use of his limbs managed to make his escape down the lake and into the woods, where pursuit was given up. His home is being watched and it is probable that he will yet answer for the forgery which is a penitentiary offense.
 Among those who left for Little Rock Tuesday morning to attend the Democratic state convention were Gustave Jones, proxy for A. E. Shoff- ner, Charles Wilmans, proxy for w. w. Dutton, J. M. Stayton, s. D. Campbell, H. B. Jones of Kenyon and c. A. Hillhouse, delegates; w. M. Me- Dowell of Tupelo and E. |. Boyce, alternates and Judge J. w. Phillips, candidate for railroad commissioner. John H. Keel is also an alternate from this county, but has been in Little Rock for several days.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-10
SUMMER HOMES
 FOR SUMMER DAYS.

I have full supply of the beautiful "Resorts of the South.n Also many other booklets of Summer resort literature sent free to any address. Write or call for particulars.
 c. A. DESAvssURE, D. P. A. Southern By, Memphis.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-10
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

District Offices. For Congress: $. BRUNDIDGE, JR. For Circuit Judge F. D. FULKERSoN Tor Prosecuting Attorney. W. A. oLDFIELD. County offices. For Representative JOHN H. KEEL.
 For Sheriff: R. W. BANDY. For Circuit Clerk JAMES 5. JONES. For County Clerk: F. l.. BOYCE. For County and Probate Judge J M JONES. For County Treasurer w. A. JOYCE. For Surveyor. H. s. SIMMONS. For Assessor PASSMoRE WHITE. For Coroner. r. J HARRISON. Township Offices. For Justices of the Peace J. J. MARTIN. GUY SMITH. LUCIAN B. HARRIS. For constable R. M. LAIRD
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-10

The Daily Independent by mail or carrier, roc per week.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-10

No. ? makes connection at Poplar Bluff for Cairo.
 Fast trains 5 and 6 will be run al through trains between St. Louis, Gall weston, Laredo and Fort Worth.
 Express trains and 5 have through connections between St. Louis, Dallas and Forth Worth.
 Express train and Fast Mail train have through connections between St. Louis, Texarkana, Waco and Fl Paso.
 Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Rail y Arrive Newport 200 p. m Leave Newport .........-..............7:10 10 a. m
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-02
Story About Gates.

John W. Gates, whose success in
Louisville & Nashville kept Wall
street in a panicky condition until
]. P. Morgan came forward and
sent him to a back seat, it is said,
has lost himself in the grain pit
1t is common report in Wall
street that Gates has dropped al
most as much in corn and wheat
this week as he made in the LOUIS
vile & Nashville deal, and that the
guiding hand which led him into
the trap was that of James r,
Keene.
Mr.. Keene has not benin Wall
street for a month, and in his alb
sence the Chicago coterie, led by
Gates, tried to do things with sew
eral of the veterans speclalties.
Mr. Keene had several scores to
even up with the Chicago specula.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-02
REFORM AT OBION.
Bitter and Hot Contest for Municipal
Board Members.

Obion, April 26.-One of the bit
terest and most hotly contested mu-
nicipal elections ever held in this
place occurred to-day. 1t was a
spontaneous movement in the inter
est of municipal reforms, and the
election of this new board means
that this will be carried out to the
letter, The reform ticket elected
to-day stands for an investigation
of the finances of the town, equali-
cation of assessments, collection of
back taxes and the extension of the
city limits to the lines as originally
lotted. The reform ticket vote was
as follows: w. A. Pleasant 118, w.
NJ. Morris lis, c. w. Morrison 10.
Old board: A. M, Albright 50, E. L.
Fox 90, L. A. Ward 90. Last year
the old board carried the city by
over "a majority.
Tonight a party of enthusiastic
supporters of the new board got a
string band and serenaded the faith
er and mother of Obion, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. M. Wilson and the newly
elected members. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson are the founders of Obion
and thoroughly bound up in the
growth of this town. They have
expended large sums for it's up
building and, now that there is a
reform board, are willing to expend
more.
The primary to nominate a chan
cellor for this division occurred here
to-day and resulted in Coopers car
ryirg this box 102 to 10.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-02
Hickman Happenings.

Prof. D. E. Wilson, formerly SUI
perintendent of Schools for the
County, and since a prosperous
book merchant of this place, has
formed business partnership with
parties in Paducah, and will re-
move his business to that place on
May 20.
The measure of appropriation by
the Government of 5000, 900 for
building the Hickman-Tiptonville
Levee has passed both houses OF
Congress, which practically assures
the execution of the enterprise. AL
ready the price of land in the heav-
ily timbered and fertile section az
fected has shown firm and mark
ed advance, owing to the almost
definite assurance of railroad.
The effort to reintroduce saloons
into the town has received some
thing of a setback in the with
drawal of some of the names from
petitioners list, though whether a
sufficient number will be taken OIL
to prevent an election will depend
on the work of the next few days
The petition applies for the grant
Of an election to be held on June 10
and strong hopes are INDUCED O
defeating the measure even II i
comes to a vote.
The revival conducted at the BaP
fist Church for the past two weeks
under the leadership of Rev. W. d
Now1in, of Lexington, KY, came
to a close Saturday night, Rev
Nowlin leaving for home Sunday
The attendance has been unusua
and the hearing given the ministet
marked by close interest A beau
tifu1 ceremony at the conclusion o
the sermon Saturday night was the
administration of the ordinance o
bapt1sm for the first time in the
new church and baptistry.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-02

tor. for which the latter's sudden
plunge in the corn and wheat pits
have paved the way.
The Gates crowd is now ''long"
on wheat and corn to the estimated
total of 100000 bushels, at prices
away above present levels, and
''short" on granger stocks, which
are steadily advancing.
The Gates coterie has sustained
heavy losses in the last four days,
while those identified with the big
element that follows the game
played under the direction of Mr..
Keene are long on stocks and short
on grain. New York special.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-02
To All Persons Having Farming. Tim
bered, or Mineral Lands, or Water
Powers For Sale.

The Nashville, Chattanooga &
st Louis Railway proposes to use
its best efforts to induce a good
class of immigrants to settle in
territory contiguous to its lines,
and to engage the attention OF
capitalists seeking manufacturing
sites or mining property. 1t there
fore solicits the support, the CO.
operation and assistance of the
people of every county through
which it's lines pass. The manage
ment earnestly requests that all
persons who have farms tor sale or
lease, those who have timbered
lands, water powers or mineral
lands for sale, will send brief de-
scription of the same to the rail
road agent nearest them, giving
the prices and terms of sale. The
prices must correspond with the
prices asked of local buyers. The
management does not propose to
and in selling land to immigrants
at exorbitant or speculative prices.
Large tracts suitable for colonial
ton, at low prices, are especially
wanted. ]. B. KILLEBREw,
Industrial or immigration Agent.
H. F. SMITH,
Traffic Manager,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-02
Gaines as Advertising Agent.

John Wesley Gaines, OF Tennes-
see-don't forget the Tennessee
ought to be made a lifetime mem
Der of the free list of Bryan's pa
per. He gave that publication a
good advertisement when he re-
Gently related at length the fact
that when he was in a Manila book
store he saw two boyish looking
Filipinos in their clean white suits
standing side by side engaged in
reading a paper-the Commoner.
''It happened" said Mr.. Gaines,
THAT l was reading the same pa
per-"
According to Mr.. Gaines, the Fill
ipin0s like Mr.. Bryan's publication.
They think that it is good paper
and breaches good doctrine. All Of
which has gone into the Congress
sional Record and can be circulated
free OF postage throughout the
land. Certainly Mr.. Gaines has
done enough to warrant Bryan's
eternal gratitude, and a free copy
of the Commoner ought to reach his
address for the remainder of his
natural life. Washington Post.