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Newport daily independent., 1902-09-20
PROPORTIONS OF
 PEARL INDUSTRY

Dr. J. H. Myers, the father of the pearl trade in the northern part of Arkansas, was in Little Rock Thurs day and to Gazette reporter gave out the following interview relative to the pearling industry and the pro- portions it has reached.
 "The pearl season for this season is about to close. Most of the pearl CTS have been taken from the river banks to the cotton fields to get out the fieecy product for the market"
 Since he began hunting for pearls along the river bank five or six years ago MT. Myers has himself bought
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-20
:. CHANNEL MAY CHANGE.

The inspection of the ravages of the old Mississippi just across the river from Memphis in Arkansas by officials of that city and Frisco railroad re- gently, confirmed the worst fears, and
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-20
CoALl COAL!l COALlll

Call 21-2 rings and leave your order for coal. Full weight and prompt de- livery M. K. UPsHAw.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-20

Charley Terry was reported worse Friday afternoon but his physician says that there has been no change.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-20
SUNDAY SERVICES.

Rev. Dr. Norton of Searcy will con- duct the regular services at St. PauPs church tomorrow. MT. Welsh, form erly of St. Andrews, New York, will preside at the organ.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-20

At the Methodist Church-Sunday school at 9:3O a. m. and Junior Ep- worth League at 3 p. m. Rev. M. M. Smith, P. E., will fill the pulpit at Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m. All are invited to attend.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-20

Preaching at the Baptist church to- morrow at the usual hours by the pastor, H. E. Gabby. Morning sub ject, "Christ the Great Teacher" and evening subject, 'Conscience." Sun day school at 9:45 a. m.
Newport daily independent., 1902-09-20

ject, "Christ the Great Teacher,' and evening subject, Conscience" Sun day school at 9:45 a. m.
 At the Presbyterian Church The morning service will begin promptly at Il o'clock, subject, "The Founda tions of Rock and Sand" Matt. 7:24- -29. Evening service at 7:30, subject, "God's Invitation to the Sinner" Isa. 1:1S. Sabbath school at 9:3O a. m. A cordial invitation given to young men to join Bible class led by the pastor of the church.
 Dr. Cline's subjects for next Lords Day, the 21st, will be as follows: "What is Worship as Defined by New Testament Teaching?n at II a. m. At 7:3O he will begin a series of sermons on the fulfilled prophecy of the book of Revelation. His first will be the meaning of ''666'' of the 18th chapter of Revelation. All desiring to enter upon the study of the last book in the Bible, so full of mystery, are invited to begin with this, the beginning of the series of discussions. Special music will also be given by the choir.
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Depew As a Curiosity.

During the Omaha exposition Sen
ator Chauncey M. Depew and S. K.
Galloway, president of the American
Locomotive Company, were strolling
about the Midway. taking in the
sights, when they were invited into
large hall to see the greatest per-
Torrance on earth" The hall filled
up rapidly and after wait of ten or
fifteen minutes the senator said to M
Galloway: This must be good show
so many people are crowding in to
Sc. it." After some further waiting.
during which the hall was jammed
full, the late Sterling Morton walked
down the aisle, and. stopping to shake
hands with the senator and Mr.. Cal
laway, said: What in thunder are
you fellows doing here? There is an
old faker outside calling out. Come
in and see the great and only Chauncey
M. Depew! Only 10 cents to see the
great and only Cha1ncey.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Meat Trust Not Badly Scared.

The reply of the meat barons to
President Roosevelt's talk of enforc-
ing the antitrust law is more open
defiance than has ever been offered
by those lawless tariff beneficiaries,
the trusts. The announcement is
made that the combination is to be
extended to take in all the leading
meat packing-houses of the country,
and tat eminent captain of industry,
John D. Rockefeller, is back of the
movement. This action, so soon after
President Roosevelt's weakening on
Cuban reciprocity, is very significant.
Evidently the meat magnates are not
afraid of any interference, and Rookie
Teller must be satisfied that there
will be none or he would not go into
the project.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
BeIated RooseveItian Thunder.

Now that congress, the only power
that can deal with the trusts, has ad-
journed, President Roosevelt is
awfully mad at the big combines and
he is going to do terrible things. The
simple method of dealing with the
trusts was pointed out not alone by
Democratic statesmen and news
papers, but by many of the ablest Re-
publicans and Republican newspapers
in the country, but President Roose-
welt was so busy not listening that he
failed to hear of it, and so congress
escaped before the proposed remedy
could be forced before it for consid-
Grafton. The remedy proposed was
to put all articles manufactured or
produced by the trusts on the free
list. If congress had taken that step
1t would have smashed the trusts at
once; and there's the secret of con-
gress not taking that step and there's
the secret Of Teddy's failure to thun-
der in this direction while congress
was In session.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Taking Chances on the Tariff.

Possibly Attorney General Knox is
doing as well as any nan could do in
the prosecution Of tle trusts. Pos
sibly congress might have been of as
sistance to the attorney general by
passing new and more strenuous laws.
1t would have been still more effect
i've, though, had it attacked the foun-
dation of the trusts-viz.. the monopo-
listic features of the tariff law. The
Republican leaders were afraid to
open the tariff question. There was
danger that a small aperture would
be taken advantage OF to push in a
general revision. They preferred to
stick to the barons and take the
chances on the tariff issue. 1t some
times looks as if it would be best for
the Democrats to assume a restful
attitude and wait for victory to be
carried to their very doors.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Considered Him Dead.

When Mr.. Shaw became secretary
of the treasury there was minor
employee of the department named
Mike whose duties were so multi
farious and complicated that he had
come to be regarded as Indispensable
About once in two months Mike went
on a spree and was discharged, but
was always taken back when things
in his particular sphere went wrong
Mr.. Shaw learned of this and asked
the delinquent's immediate superior:
What would you do if Mike were
dead?" "Oh, l suppose we would have
to straighten out things ourselves. y
"Well, so far as this department is
concerned Mike is dead. So begin
and straighten."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
THE ANTITRUST BILL
MEASURE UNNECESSARY IN FACE
OF EXISTING LAWS.
That the Republican Party Is Deter
mined to Take No Steps to Free the
People From MonopoIies Is Evil
dent.

1t is to be presumed that when
President Roosevelt selected Repre-
sentative Littlefleld to draft an anti
trust bill for the administration he
was familiar with the provisions OF
an antitrust bill which Mr.. Littlefield
introduced as soon as the present
house was organized.
The provision of the bill making 1t
crime to organize or operate COM
bines in restraint of trade and pre-
scribing severe penalties for the COM
mission of these crimes are the es-
sence of the measure.
These provisions do not differ es-
sentially from those of the existing
law. The differences, so far as
criminal provisions are concerned,
between the two bills are differences
in detail and not in substance and are
comparatively slight. The provisions
portance.
1t is in order, therefore, to recall
the fact that the administration
which has selected Mr.. Littlefield to
draft new legislation has thus far
made no attempt whatever to execute
the criminal provisions of the existing
law. 1t has proceeded wholly under
a provision which purports to make
the writ of injunction available fer
the purpose of preventing combines
from restraining trade. 1t has not
sought to punish the guilty parties
for restraining trade, as the law pro-
vides. 1t has sought only to restrain
those who have committed crimes in
the past from committing like crimes
in the future.
What use has an administration for
a new criminal law when it makes no
attempt to enforce an existing crimi-
nav law on the same subject?
What assurance have we that
new law would be enforced by an al.
ministration which does not try to
enforce existing law?
What reason have we to think that
the move for new legislation is any
thing more than an attempt to make
a pretext for emitting to enforce ex-
listing law?
What reason have we to think that
the move for new legislation is any
thing more than an attempt to make
a pretext for emitting to enforce ex-
listing legislation?
We will be little more sure that
the administration is in earliest in
prosecuting trusts when it gets after
them crimirally and takes in the an
thracite coal railroad trust.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Work of the Recent Session.

The Republicans boast that the SCI
SIGN was productive of three great
measures, namely, the isthmian canal
bill, the irrigation bill and the Phil
ippine civil government bill. The
Democrats are entitled to as much
credit as the Republicans for the
canal bill. BY the time congress gets
through making appropriations for
the irrigation scheme the Republicans
will wish the measure had been faith
cred by the Democrats, 1t will be
such drain on the treasury. AS for
the Philippine civil government bill,
it has yet to be shown that it is q
wise measure.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
PAVING Tribute to Trusts.

The enormous profits earned by
some of the trusts indicate great in
dustrial activity and exceeding pros
perity for their stockholders. 1t is
evident tat these aggregations are
securing an undue share of the in
creasing wealth of the nation. AS a
result of the high price of products
the people are compelled to pay more
than they should for all the materials
that enter into construction, for trans
portation, rents, food, clothing and
for other necessaries of living. A
part of the excess of profits should
have been divided with the consumer
in the lessened cost of what he must
buy and with the laborer in a more
liberal share of the product of his
labor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Promotion For More Pay Only.

There has been disposition to
criticise, if not actually to condemn,
the practice of promoting army Off
GERS nearing the expiration of their
service upon the age limit. 1t is
charged that in majority, if not in
all of these cases the sole reason for
the promotion has been the desire
of the subjects to retire upon the
highest pay they could secure. The
establishment of this system upon a
scale so large as to be regretted. 1t
establishes an injudicious precedent.
Those officers who follow will expect
to be similarly treated, and as con-
sequence the additional expense will
,e continued indefinitely.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Rathbone May Be Whitewashed.

Mr.. Rathbone is not satisfied to es-
cape unpublished. He. is in Washing
ton demanding thorough investiga-
ton of the charges which resulted in
his conviction by the Havana court
of wrongdoing in connection with the
administration of postal affairs in
that island. He reiterates his former
statements that he did not have a
fair trial by the Cuban courts and that
ne Is determined to have all his acts
thoroughly inquired into, if this be
possible. Go in, Mr. Rathbone. There
is no reason why he should not get
the benefit of Republican whitewash
as well as others. There is no limit
to what Republican leaders will do II
they are driven to Il.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Wanted-A Plural.

What Is the plural of metropolis?
Euphony rebels against metropolises.
An Australian paper solves the diff
Guilty thus: The mutual jealousy Of
Melbourne and Sydney prevents
either of these fire cities becoming
the commonwealth capital. Why not,
then, select one of the smaller me-
tropoli of the states?" The innova-
ton is not justified by any rules Of
grammar, and illustrates the incon-
venience of pressing Greek words into
English molds.-I ondon Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
A Popularity of Most People.

1.-THE average person, man or WON
an, wears the left shoe out sooner thar
the right" said an old cobbler yester
day. MANY people wonder at this
and can't understand why it shout
be. Long experience has taught me
that it is popularity Of most people
to come down harder on the left foot,
throwing the right foot little for
ward. This Is borne out by the fact
that every one takes a longer step
with the right foot than with the lett.
People who get lost in an open coun'
try, such as our western prairies, al
ways travel in circle if they have
no compass to guide them. That is
because one foot takes a longer step
than the other, and that is also why
the left shoe wears out soonest"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Ancestry of CONGRESSMAN.

Congressman Curtis of Kansas, who
may be the next senator from that
state, has Indian blood in his veins,
and is regarded by all red men as
their champion in the house. His
grandmother belonged to the Kansas,
or Kaw tribe, and from her he learned
the language of her people. She was
married to Frenchman named Pap
pan. Mr.. Curtis pays regular visits
to the Kaws at their reservation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
The Trusts Are in Command.

The trusts commani the situation
and there is no chance for effective
relief from the Republican president
or Republican congress. All the
trusts have to do is to threaten to
shut off the supplies for political pur.
poses in the next presidential cam
paign, a matter which the president
has very much at heart. No doubt
there will be a vigorous beating OF
tam-tams and strenuous" words from
the president, but there it will end. 1t
is game of deception and humbug.
The president could not If he would
and he would not if he could.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
LAWYER as Indian Chief.

George c. Hume, lawyer of Chill
ton, Wis.,, is about to receive unique
honor. He will he made chief of the
Brothertown Indian nation. Mr.. Hume
aided the Indians gratuitousy in filing
proofs of the validity of their claims
against the government, and in return
they have elected the lawyer to tbs
craftsmanship of the nation. He will
accept, as the Office is merely NOM
inal one and will not interfere with
his other duties.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
choate Should Compose Himself.

Ambassador Choate seems to take
the kings trouble too seriously. The
fate Of humanity doesn't hang by such
a slender thread as the life of q
king. Everybody is glad to have
King Edward get well again, but
the ambassadors needn't cry about
it, especially now that the patient is
pronounced out of danger. Wearing
knee breecnes sekms to have pc
culiar effect on AFdricans. 1t makes
some Of them sloJ{ y
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
CONGRESS and the President,

The Philippines bill was the only
partisan measure the president did
obtain, for the canal bill, the irriga-
ton bill and the creation of perma.
nent census bureau were non-parti-
san acts and cannot figure as presi-
Dental victories. Really, congress
seems to have been in a decidedly
anti-Roosevelt humor all the way
through the session and the president
cannot very well point with PRIDE
to his achievements in his first en-.
deavors to lead the party and main.
tain it's prestige.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Same Old Story Repeated.

Once more genuine Republican pro-
tectionism has triumphed and Cuban
reciprocity is dead. Twas ever thus.
Time and again Republicans have
talked about tariff revision and reci-
procity, and every time the tariff
benefciaries have united to prevent
any relief and have so completely con-
trolled that the last end was worse
than the first. Reciprocity was avow.
ed as a Republican policy, but wnen
it canes to action party support can
not be commanded for reduction of
20 per cent on a few articles import
ed from one little island.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
settIlno succession Problem.

The emperor Francis Joseph brave
ly faced this knotty problem a little
while ago in the interests OF his
dynasty. or two archdukes who are
brothers, the elder, Franz Ferdinand.
may become emperor, but his no-royal
wife is not to be empress; and should
he have sons they remain outside the
succession. The younger. Otto. mar
ried to a royal princess, and his sons
after him are to count as Franz Fer
dinand's successors.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Women In New Vacations.

Women make excellent detectives.
There are now nearly $50 women in
the employ Of detective agencies in
this country, and over $50 in the
United States. Women explorers are
increasing yearly in number. Miss
Kingsley was followed by Mrs. French
Sheldon, who recently finished a
2,000-mile march through Africa at
the head of caravan of $50 natives.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

trouble began In the preceding con-
gress, when the suggestion was made
that protection should be withdrawn
from the great steel trust. 1t has
been carried over into the congress
which has just adjourned and there
it developed a wider scope. AS 1t
stands at the present moment and as
it will stand in the campaign soon to
open for the election o; members
of the new congress 1t is in effect the
question of tariff for monopoly or a
tariff for the people.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Art Collection for America.

Henry Walters of Baltimore recent.
ly purchased in Rome the celebrated
Masserenti collection Of paintings,
one of the most noted in Europe.
When the art works arrived in New
York Mr.. Walter was compelled to
pay tariff tax of 100000 on the col
lection.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Hereditary Inhalation.

A little girl was visiting her grand
ma, who lived on farm. One of the
cows which had learned to jump
fences had little calf One day the
little calf was seen attempting to
Jump over a fence. The child, seeing
it, exclaimed: "Oh. grandma see
that little calf jumping the fence! 1t
must have inhaled it from its
mother!"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Divided on the Main Issue.

In the congressional elections
which come on in four months from
this time the Republican party will
face an issue on which it has divided
uncompromisingl in the congress
which has just ended its first session.
This Is the issue of the tariff. The
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
FINE STATUE OF LATE VICE-PRESIDENT
HOBART NEARLY READY FOR UNWILLING

welt has been asked to supervise the
unwilling and the committee hal
every reason to believe that he will
be there. This is the first published
photograph of the fine statue Of the
late vice-president.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

The woolly west society man who
wears pink shirt and tan shoes with
his swallowtail coat will not find any
thing astonishingin the announcement
that Parisians are being permitted tc
attend the opera in straw hats ana
dress suits.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

There was a large chunk of poetic
Justice in that runaway in which a
horse with a locked tail made 6
bolt to escape from flies which mans
inhumanity had prevented it reaching
in the natural way.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

Sullivan is the most common name
in Boston. while the Johnsons are
most numerous in Chicago. Let's see
how many Sullivans were there in
the Mayflower?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

A woman whom Thackeray once
called the prettiest woman in America
is dead. However, Thackeray never
saw any of the corset-advertisemen'
ladies'.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

The European nations that are
crowding around ]. P. Morgan for the
purpose of obtaining loans should be
forced to get in line.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

A clerk named Cash absconded witt
a large sum of money in New York,
but was promptly caught. 1t is sup
posed some detective simply called
his name and he halted in his flight
through sheer force of habit.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01
Caused Lower Temperature.

The raising of the instrument shell
ter of the weather bureau in New
York city from an elevation of $50
feet above the street to an elevation
of 800 feet has caused an apparent
lowering of the mean annual tempera-
ture of two and half degrees.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

One of Chicago's rich men has
asked to have $225,OOO added to the
value placed upon his property by
the assessors. Who can hereafter
have lie nerve to say that is e
wicked city?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

King John has graciously Informed
King Edward that If his Britannia
majesty should at any time be in
need of warships he can lend him 9
few hundred without materially inter
fering with the regular business of the
seas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

The wedding presents received by
w. H. Vanderbilt's granddaughter
who was married a few days ago
amounted in value to $1,300,OOO. II
nays to marry a girl like that
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

A Pennsylvania is said to have
eloped with his mother-in-law. When
the truth of the affair comes out
however, it will probably be learned
that he was kidnapped.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

That Red Oak old couple that mar
ried against the wishes of the young
couple one day and repented the next
should serve as an example that ir
this day and generation parents
should mind their children.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

An Oklahoma editor fired six saots
at q man who had refused TO pay ~
due on his subscription. 1t takes ar
expert with the gun to hit a little
thing like that.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

Arrangements are nearly completed
for the unwilling of the fine statue
of the late Carrot A. Hobart. which
will stand in front of the city hall,
Paterson, N. j., the home town Of the
dead vice president. President Roose-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

If Lawton, o. T., were really en-
terprising it would invite King Alton
80 Of Spain to its harmless" bull
fights.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

Sea cooks have organized union,
and they will probably send their IA
nous sons to see the posses in the
event of trouble.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

What the world needs just now is a
physical training course that will rec
ognize the dishpan aid the wood boz.
-Atchison Globe.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

Minister WI has to leave us before
he has quite finished his amiable task
of leading the American nation into
the paths of Confucianism.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

Many a millionaire would give a
good slice of gilt-edge stock to be back
among the boys in the old swimmin
hole these summer afternoons.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-01

One of the financial papers says
ut is not hard for young couple tc
get along on $40 week. Especially
II their parents are rich.