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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23

cakes and oranges ere freely enjoyed by the
swarms Of excited children who follow close
at the heels OF the officers Hooking proper
has disappeared from the order Of events, a
circumstance to be regretted by all lovers of
quaint customs. Formerly the men went
through the town on Monday carrying chair
galIy decked with ribbons. or. more probably,
1t was kept concealed until some unwary wo-
man ventured from her house. when she was
caught. placed In the chair: and hooked OF
lifted three times after which. IL unable or
unwilling to pay the tax Of money demanded.
she was kissed by ali the revelers. On the
following day Il was the privilege Of the wo-
men 20 'hock'' the men. with the usual re-
suit OF a large haul of money with which a
supper was provided. In most parts of Eng
land the celebration OF hocktide has fallen
entirely into disuse: even in Berkshire, As
We have seen the rougher element has been
dropped though the toll and its substitute. the
gariands, and the supper, are still reiiEiously
maintained.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23
AMERICAN HUMoR.
It's Appreciation Impossible to the
Average Englishman.

Clinton Fiske has a fri md. an English
man by birth and an American by force
of circumstances who has been in this
country long enough TO absorb the Amer
lean idea OF humor. Last summer he was
in London on a visit. and happening to
have business with "a man on an upper
floor of a tall building took the "lift' to
reach his Office. The elevator @as one Of
those excessively deliberate affairs, and
its snail-iike progress annoyed the Amer
icaniZed Briton. The only other occupant
of the car was a middle-aged Englishman
with a manner of peculiarly English Sc
ricusness. The man from America VEN
tured to address him:
II think could make a great improve
ment in this lift he said.
The Engiishman looked seriously inter-
ested. How" he said.
why" the other man went on. "Td
make 1t go faster by a simple little ar
rangement. I'd stop the lift altogether
and move the building up and down"
The EngIishman looked slightly more
interested.
Howl" he asked.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23
A. A. WALKER, General Agent,
NO. DEXTER AVENUE. SECOND FLOOR.

come one. All poets. even Wordsworth
and Coleridge. published national verse
In the public journals and from the
Treasury and Front Opposition benches
themselves came of old, not the appro-
pirate speech only but also the appr0-
pirate squib. Canning could use his pen
in that direction as no Cabinet Minister
now can. and the House of Commons
has no laureate like its still regretted
Praed. Tennyson did but continue, and
not invent, a tradition, when, half a CEN
fury ago he sent his "Rifemen. Form!"
to The Times, signing them 1T" and
giving the guessers an easy leap at the
tom during the ep Crimea Ih war arr had from
Mr.. Delane a welcome conventional in
everything but its candor: Nothing
he wrote in acknowledgment of a set OF
verses about Scutari. could be more
welcome than the beautiful lines with
which you embeliish our otherwise dreary
columns"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23
THE CHANGING SCENE IN CUBA
An Interesting Picture Of the Political and So
cial Conditions

blame them. They are ignorant and nave
been imposed upon by cheap politicians.
They will find out the truth In time. !
know OF man servant who was fed ~
vention until he could get Something 70
do. who marched in parade and whoop-
ed II up for Masso until he was hoarse.
This fellow Ii an honest, hardw0rking.
told that il Masso was elected he would
not have to work any more. He 10 learn
ing to read and write and IN the course
OF time he will be able to think for him
self. Many Of the tourists from the
while on the island. Some Of them be-
have In q manner that would disgrace
them IL 1t were known at home. Be-
cause they are among strangers they
seem TO- feel like thev can do as they
careful Of their behavior than they would
at any other time. for the reason that
they are watched and an Americans are
judged accordingly.
Something In Their Favor.
The stories Of the ingratitude OF the
cubans need to be taken with grain
Of salt. They are Q Warm-hearted, hos
pitable people. and II they have In some
respects made themselves socially inac.
excellent reasons for doing %. Any
other indications Of unfriendliness are
due more to ignorance than any other
cause. The support given Palma. who
10 intensely American. and the election
to once of the best posted and most en-
lightened anen OF the Island guarantees
fair dealing on the part OF Cuba u she
10 properly treated by the United States
Gen. Leonard Wood, the Military Gov
ernor. has the full confidence Of the best
Cubans. They appreciate that he has
done more for Cuba In three years than
the 6paniards did in ~. He II a tire
less worker. He remains 1t his desk for
h urs after his assistants leave the once.
He made q success OF his administration
in Cuba ty the same means that he
adopted to succeed before coming here
by applying himself. The story OF Leon.
ard Woods success II the kind ono Hikes
to tell. He worked his way through Har.
ward, and afterward through medical
college. When he went to Washington
to be examined for q place in the army
he had only 10 In his pocket, and not q
single acquaintance among the authori-
ties to assist him by influence. Out Of
fifty-two applicants he finished second.
He has travelled a long and hard way
to his present high place, but he has
earned It fairly. There IL still room for
him at the top.
Frederic J. Haskin,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23
Wrong Impressions of Americans.

There are thousands of others. how
ever. who are equally as well disposed.
but have not had the opportunity of liv-
ing In the States, and who have formed
their estimates of Americans by some Of
those they have come in contact With
on the island. / know of a well-to-do
merchant who met a couple OF well-sp-
pearing young men shortly after tho
occupation, and asked them to call and
see him. They did so. They sp' rted
white vests and bamboo walking sticks
and were evidently the real thug, but
when they left one of them took their
hosts new hat and left an old one ir
its place. This particular Cufan gentle.
man formed an erroneous impression.
Whenever he sees an American he looks
to see II his hat Is safe
A young lady belonging to one of the
best families told NE that she attended
a dance shortly after the army Of inter-
vention came. and among the young men
present were two fellows who seemed
to be having a very jolly time OF 1t.
They were Inclined to be free In their
manners, but the Cubans were anxious
to show courtesy to all Americans, and
supposed the young men were acting
like they would at home. 1t developed
later in the evening that one OF them
was a bartender and the other driver
of an ambulance at the barracks This
young lady has since been very cautious
of making American acquaintance.
There are hundreds Of Cuban ladies who
were imposed upon in those early days
who have not had the opportunity Of
finding out that these imposters were not
representative Americans.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23

The reported oyster famine is probably an
attempt to work a shell game on the observ-
ers Of ientu.'
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23
Plenty of Ignorance

When one goes through the country
1t Is a common sight to see a crowd of
people surrounding some one who Is read
ing the newspapers to them. Two-thirds
of the population Of the island cannot
read. They consequently get their infor-
nation wrong as rule. and arrive at
false conclusions A Red Cross woman
told me that when she first came to the
island the people could not do enough
for her. Now some of the Cuban women
who brought chairs and fruit to her then
will not speak to her. She does not
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23
Eneland,s Political Poets.

London Chronicle. y
Some qualification is expressed in a lit
erary paper that poetry is beginning to
take its place as a journalistic force. and
illusions are made to Government by
KipIing." As a mere matter of fact.
rhymes have rather ceased to be an in
fiuence on public life than to have be-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23

Does the new heater keep you warm 90
asked the landlord Warns no name for
il" answered the tenant, Why. when we get
through working TO make 4 burn we're in
such a sweat that the whole family has TO
retire to the yard TO cool of. "
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29

D1REoToRs:- Bailey V Y Cook Decker John T. Flynn, Thos J. Graham, J. w. Grubbs, R. M Johnson A. E.
 Shofner, J. M.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29
DIFFICULT WILDCAT RAID.

Deputy Revenue Collector J. s. Thompson and Deputy Constable Henry Nowlin recently returned to Little Rock from an interesting trip to Jones' island, in the southeast cor ner of White county on White river. Deputy Marshal Fred B. Johnson completed the posse who went to in
 vestigate a report that moonshiners had their lair in that out of the way place. They brought back with them J. B. Wright, one of the four farmers on the island who is now in the Pulaski county jail on the charge of illicit dis tilling. Another man whom the of ficers were after, one Bill Brown, made good his escape through warn ing by confederate. They reached the island and found Wright at home. Eight gallons of whisky found in his smoke house was de- stroyed. He said that Ca man just asked me if he couldn't leave a keg with me few days" and that he did not know what it contained Several mash tubs were found in an old build ing and were burned. Wright said he did not know they were there, or what they were used for; he never saw still, and did not know how whisky is made. AS they were leav- ing Wright's house they heard two shots from a shot gun, which they be- lieve were fired by Mrs. Wright, as she was the only one left at the house. The shots were answered by shot from Winchester down in the swamps, about 400 yards from the house, and when they went to look for Bill Brown, Bill Brown was gone.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

J. s. Jones to John w: Terrell, 16O acres 11-103, $150.
 w. l.. May and wife to Fannie B.. Johnson, lot on corner of Vine and East Fourth streets, Newport, $S5O.
 Belle Jones to w. R. Jones, 1-2 in terest in lot on corner of Vine and East Third streets, Newport, $500.
 John F. Snapp and wife to Rufus 0. Hardy, 2-3 interest in 80 acres 17-1O- 4, $500.
 Oliver P. Carpenter, wife and others to Solomon G. Carpenter, 40 acres 4- 14-1; 160 acres 7, 8-13-1; 16O acres Il. 2-l3-2; all interest except homestead claims to lot 7, block 20, Swifton, and tract in Craighead county, $2, ,16O.65
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29
SHOW PASSES THROUGH.

The train carrying Campbell Bros.' show, passed through here Thursday morning about seven thirty o'clock on it's way to Batesville from Augusta The train was laid out for several hours and probably late in reaching Batesville.
 The circus will be here tomorrow and in order to avoid the S1O0 license imposed by the city, will probably show outside the corporate limits in Chastain's addition. The license for parade is 1925 in city scrip and it is thought that a parade will be given, though the advance agents thought of abandoning it, owing to the high license required.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29

No. ? makes connection at Poplar Bluff for Cairo.
 Fast trains and will De run as through trains between St. Louis, Gal weston, Laredo and Fort Worth.
 Express trains and have through connections between St. Louis, Dallas and Forth Worth.
 Express train and Fast Mail train 3 have through connections between St. Louis, Texarkana, Waco and Fl Paso.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29

B. B. Goodman was here Thursday morning from Memphis. Homer Buford went to Batesville | Thursday morning to visit relatives. T. J. Graham of Tuckerman spent Wednesday night in the county seat. There will be services at the Catho- lie church the coming Sunday at g a. m.
 Summer Tourist RatesACheap rates to nearly all resorts, via the Iron | Mountain. For rates call on w. M GREGG, Agent.
 Mrs. M. J. Lucas of Newport is wis iting her brother, Col. George Thorn burgh, 621 West Fourteenth.-Littl Rock Democrat.
 The arrivals at the Planters We'd nesday were L. B. Boon. Kenyon; J. M. Martin, A. M. Edgar, Newark; :; w. F. Williams, Neosho, Mo.
 Dr. George Stephens returned Wednesday night from Walnut Ridge and was accompanied by his friend pr. George Ponder for a short visit
 Mrs. Hattie Moore and Miss Novella Jackson returned on the early train Wednesday morning from a trip to Colorado and the St. Louis market.
 Thomas K. East, collector of cus- toms at Memphis, returned Thursday noon, after inspecting Clopton's new launch, which was classified so as not to require licensed engineer.
 Chancellor and Mrs. T. B. Martin returned Tuesday night from a de- lightful outing on Mount Nebo. Mrs. Martin will visit her parents at Searcy and the chancellor will go to Heber for few days.-Little Rock Demo crat.
 Dr. R. s. Deener passed a highly creditable examination before the county board of medical examiners and was given license this morning to practice medicine and surgery. Dr. Deener is graduate of the National School of Medicine of Mex ico and has been director of an emer- gency hospital in that country for several years.-Searcy Citizen.
 The arrivals at the Hazel Wednes- day were H. Devereux and wife, Ernest Neill, J. s. Handford, Mrs. w. P. McDermott, J. o. Yancey, 0. R. Handford and son, Batesville; w. o. White and wife, Memphis; c. w.. Griffin, Jos. M. Berger, Jr., Ad Arndt, B. I. Brookfeld, Jonesboro; W. E. Gillespie, Little Rock; o. Fisher, Oil Trough; H. 0. Sanders, Forrest City; s. A. Bruce, Pine Bluff.
 The state Confederate pension board has completed it's work, having allowed the sum of $323, ,82O, but as the amount available is only $156, ,554.- 85, the pro-rata to the pensioners will Je about 49 cents on the dollar. The | auditors statistics show that Jackson county contributed $2,S45.5s, Inde- pendence county s2,9o4.oo, while to the pensioners of the former $1, ,951 was allowed and to those of the latter $6,330.
 Hon. John H. Keel and wife arrived Wednesday night from honeymoon trip spent at northern and western resorts, having been at Manitou Springs Colorado, the last few weeks. Though MT. and Mrs. Keel have by their long trip deferred Newport peo- pie from offering congratulations they will nevertheless be just as cor and sincere at this time. We wish them long lives of happiness as con- plete as that enjoyed upon this we'd ding trip.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29
l pay highest prices for pearls, ,baroques and sIugs. l.. WILSON. Office at ChaS. Meyers Store.

The little baby of MT. and Mrs. M E. Newborn, Daisy. had three fingers broken by falling window the first of the week, but is getting along nicely.
 When going to Memphis take the Iron Mountain Route. Leave New port at 6:22 a. m. and take dinner in Memphis. Close connection made at Bald Knob. b4w
 Farmers, when you come to New port, put up your rigs and horses at Robinson's Feed and Livery Stable. The horses will be well fed and looked after carefully 1Owtf
 Miss Aurora Conditt arrived We'd nesday night from Little Rock and stopped over for visit with Miss Grace Ross, before returning to her home at Batesville.
 Thomas Shaver, proprietor of the Newport Dye and Cleaning Works, owing to the recent fire, has moved into No. 207, Walnut Street, adjoining w. B. Chastain's, where he will be pleased to see his trade. b.4s.t.f.
 A. B. Lippmann was here Wednes- day night and left the next morning Tor Olyphant. He will accompany his father, Judge L. Lippmann, who suffered a relapse Wednesday, to Heber for the latter's health.
 The Poplar Bluff papers state that section was the center of cloud burst Wednesday which brought big rise in Black river. White shows little indication of any marked rise as the guage register Thursday was but O.5 of foot.
 The Southern Hotel, of Ravenden Springs, Ark, is now open for guests. Lithia water for kidneys, liver and stomach troubles. I12 miles west of Memphis on the Frisco System. Write for rates. Address, Manager, Southern Hotel. 59b3m.
 Several bales of cotton were on the market Thursday morning, which sold at 8 cents. Cotton seed is bringing S15 ton and the she'll buyers are paying $S ton for mussel shells. The tillers of the soil and the dredgers of the river both seem to be getting fair prices in remuneration of their labor
 
 Walnut Ridge won game of base ball by the score of 14 to il Wednes- day afternoon played against Black Rock in the former city Black Rock had three hired men and Walnut Ridge had secured the services of five men from Little Rock. The game was interrupted in the last half Of the seventh inning by rain.
 Joseph M. Berger, Jr. and Ad Arndt of Jonesboro, came over Wednesday night to complete arrangements for moving into their new store, of which an advertisement appears on the first page. MT. Berger has been a suc- cessful clothier at Jonesboro and good business man, who has made a favorable impression with Newport people. Mir Arndt, who accom- panied Mir. Berger upon this trip is very pleasant gentleman, whom we are glad to know will be salesman in the new store.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29
HIGHEST PRICES PAID.

For this reason you should send your Fine Pearls, Baroques and slugs to our firm, as we sell to European markets exclusively. J. M. O'HARA X Co.,, 34 Madison St. Memphis, Tenn.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29
SUMMER TOURIST RATE S.

Choctaw Route will sell excursion tickets daily Newport to Mt. Mac azlne, Ark, at rate of $7,50 for round trip, good returning Sep. 30, 1902.
 51btf. w. R. THOMPSON, Act.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29

We thank enabled add to surplus fund and profit
Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29
ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY. \

Ol Kirkland came in Wednesday night from Augusta.
 w. D. Burd came down from Black Sock Thursday morning.
 Miss Dove Erwin is able to be out sgain after weeks sickness.
 B. F. Whitaker left Thursday noon rCrittenden and Mississippi coun- IS.
 Mrs. w. P. McDermott spent We'd
 sday night here on her way to atesville.
 The rainfall of Wednesday amount ed to but or of an inch according to the guage.
 H. 0. Sanders of Forrest City, came over Wednesday night on a short visit to his old friends.
 w. D. Wall, of Simmons Hardware Company, came in Thursday morning on one of his regular trips.
 Miss Della Bernstein went to Bates vile Thursday morning on visit to the family of J. s. Handford
 Miss Emma Wycough returned home to Batesville Wednesday after noon after visit to Miss Minnie Ross. Rev. 0. 0. Cline passed through here Thursday, leaving on the Choc- taw for Nashville and will move his family from that city to Little Rock. Miss Gertrude Skillern of Searcy, who was expected Thursday noon on visit to Miss Dove Erwin, has post poned her visit here until next week.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-09

Fl PasO. Tex, March S--The wre k on the Sunset Limited CT the Calves ton, Harrisburg & San Antonio yestcr- day was much in evidence today. Many survivors of the catastrophe were on the streets attired in all kinds Of gari1s with bandaged limbs and bruised bodies. The railroad officials have shown every possible attention to th- unfortunate victims.
 The casualty list remains the same and the doctors report that the injured will all survive.
 The officials were kept busy settling claims for injuries and the loss of per sonal property. Thousands of dollars were paid in claims and most of the passengers have settled with the com pany.
 Tomorrow the funerals of Engineer Al C. Mast and Fireman Henry Bertsch. who died at their posts will be held in the city The former was Knight Templar and both men stood high in railroad fraternal circles.
 No other bodies were recovered. as all were cremated under the mass Of debris which caught fire from the gas in the tanks and burned instantly.
 Today all trains are running. anl only q blackened and twisted mass of iron and ashes marked the spot of the recent disaster.
 Railroad officials say there were 100 people on the train and of those eleven were killed and about forty injured.
 Many theories are advanced as to the cause Of the wreck. but II will never le known. Several pad wrecks have oc- cured before near this place. owing ,1,-
 The revised list of the dead is as fol lows: Engineer Al Mast. Fl Paso: Fireman H. Bert Cholst. Fl Paso; three children of Mart Riddle of Chatopa, Kas: wife and baby of Andrew C. Shelby of Lozier, Tex; baby of 0. L. Housen of Racine, Wis: I1stovan Con treras of Del Rio. Tex; MT. and Mrs. White of Monitowoc, Wis; i. L. Boonse. Doyline, La.
 The following is the list of the in- jured: Mrs. M. L. Riddle, Marion, O.. internally injured; |. Walsh. bruised head: Dr. w. II. Mills. Avalon, Cal. slightly bruised head; Miss NJ. E. Shep- pard. Green Mills, Pa. head badly bruised eye injured; Miss Addie '. Soule. San Francisco. head hurt: Mrs. A. NJ. Daniel, San Francisco, scratched and bruised; J. l.. Powers, Fl Paso, severely injured about the body: w. l.. Adams. express messenger, Fl Paso. badly scalded and internally injured :; Miss Pauline Mitchell. Philadelphia, in formally injured; r. C. Baker, Angle ton, Tex, bruised; Charles F. HOey, SIn Antonio. Tex, both feet scalde1: A. E. Massey, Willbegey. Tex. hand hurt; William Joseph. San Jose. Cal, back hurt: !. H. Taylor. Birmingham. Ala, bruised; Hugh Mills. Chetopa, Kas.. leg bruised; Dr. G. c. Morton, Pecos City. arm hurt: Mrs Annie Wortherst, San Francisco. hand and leg hurt; Mrs. Mary kuchiar. san
Arizona republican., 1902-03-09
HOW TT HAPPENED.
General Manager Krutschnitt Gives
 Out d Statement.

San Antonio, Tex. March S.-E. H. Hartman, president of the Southern Pacific. who is here on an inspection trip. could not be seen tonight concern ing the Maxon wreck Julius Krut- schnitt, vice president and general manager of the road. spoke for MT. Hartman. and made the following statement for the Associated Press:
 We have given you everything We have received concerning the accident. The place where it occurred is on a nine degree curve. If the train was derailed from high speed it would have jumped on the outside rail. An examination shows that the derail- pent has been on the inside rail. The place where the derailment occurred was recently laid with S0-pound steel; the track is newly retied; it is rock ballastad. and every tie is equipped with q steel tie plate. The road bed at this point is the most perfect on the line of the road.
 F. T. Ryan. vice president of the Flint x Pere Marquette railroad, who was in a private car on this train. wirel to AIr. Hartman concerning the acci- dent, this being quoted from his mes sag:
 'It is my opinion that the enginee. is not to blame. 1 believe that the in- vcstisation will prove that some part ot the engine broke. I base my opin- ioI Cn a personal examina tion of the ties Of the outside rail on the side the train Went off.
 Every employe on the train" con- tinueG AIr J( J(riItSchni1t ..Uho ca n throw any light on the accident will be thoroughly cross-qUestioned. Division Surgeon Turner reports that the in- ju.ed persons are getting along nicely and that all will recover"