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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-28
The nrn,nhelelnnd Piano.

The plano in very primitive form is
found In Matabelelund. where. priDli-
tive as II is. 1t Is as much appreciated
as the finest grand" In our own coun-
try. even though It. consist merely Ola
number Of pieces of Iron strung on a
wooden board. A picture Of one Of
these shows twenty-three pieres Of
Iron Of varying lengths and b%readths.
no two alike. arranged In an ascend
Ing scale along the hoard. Thus a
scale of twenty three notes is prOduc-
ed. quito sufficient for elaborate tunes.
To add 10 it's the lnstru-
ment Is usually put inside a hollow
gourd, around the opening Of which
bits OF bone are placed. with the same
end In view The performer sits. places
the gourd on his knees. the opening
toward him. and plays his piano"
with both hands through the opening.
The late Mr.. Bent. the great South AZ
ricun traveller. Describes the sound as
decidedly melodi0us" and recalling a
splnet.-Good Words.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-28
Hot snrlneu.

The government res 4rvatioa nt Hot
Springs consists Of 1000 acres, embrac-
ing all that part OF the city oast Of the
creek and including the mountain from
which the hot water comes. Uncle
Sam not only owns all the hot springs.
Of which there are seventy-two. but he
regulates their use. There are twenty.
two lighthouses which are leased by
the government. The prices for baths
and fees OF attendants are prescribed
by law. and no deviation can Ip made.
The average temperature OF the water
is 13S degrees, hut there are places
where II IL so as It o0zes from the
mountain side that Il cooling process ls
necessary before 1t can be used for
bathing purposes.
Tho government has expended more
than S 1.000.0O0 In improvements ON the
reservation. The army and navy hos
pital Is pronounced Que OF the most
elaborate and besr appointed govern
ment hospitals In the world. Tue hos
pltal grounds and, In fact, the entire
Hot Springs mountain are beautifully
laid out In walks, drives and flower
beds. a.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-28

"If you want some nice Covers
pald the man With the red mustache.
''just go to church on Sundays. and
youn dnd them on the affairs. No
matter how hard up q church may be
aud how closely It may count It's ex-
penses In other directions. II seldom
economies In lowers.
1T Is not the big churches alone thar
scorn to stint themselves In nOwers.
The little chnpels whose p%arishioners
are certainly not rolling IN wealth
and wBere every penny In held at It's
par value likewise provide a splendid
floral offering to gladden. the eyes Of
pastor mud congregation. or course.
In n good many less pretentlOua houses
Of worship beautiful effects are Ob.
tanned from the artistic arrangement
Of rather plebeian blossoms, but In most
churches flowers that are really nne
aud expensive are used the year round.
and the 0owcr committee often finds
that altar decoration Is the biggest
Item on It's list Of expenditures.
'yIhe selection OF pulpit flowers Is
generally left 10 the discretion OF the
florist. who sends the bouuuet every
Sunday morning shortly before service.
Occasionally. however. the chairman
Of the flower committee gives bin q tip
as to the favorite dover Of the pastor,
and when making his selection he
tnctfully bears that preference Ia
mind."-New York Times.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-28

Eugene Blackford. at one time fish
commissioner Of New York. was stand
ing in the door of his Office in Fulton
market one day when a literary woman
came up to him and said: Mr.. Black
ford, | am gathering material for an
article on crabs. DO you think those
little c%rustaceans have the faculty OF
reasoningY'
"Well. madam" replied Mr.. Black
ford. Il have never given the subject
a thought. hut | have known crabs 10
do some remarkable things. Last sum-
mer | was fishing for Founders In
Jamaica hay. The water was shallow,
and ! could easily see the bottom. 4
crab sidled up 10 my bait. picked up
the hook with one claw, took of the
bait with the other. ate II. and then
climbed up the line hand over hand,
tumbled into the boat and went nosina
around looking for the bait box. Il
that isn't reason. Il certainly Is a very
high degree Of instlnct."-New York
Times.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-28

There was Once an Energetic Hen
who paid Strict Attention to Duty and
never was below the Average in her
Daily Output of Eggs.
Each time that she Laid an Egg n
Rooster would Crow Justify and exclt.
edly and Announce the Fact to the
World.
Now. there were Certain Hens that
belonged to the Gossip Brigade. aud
they were Filled with Envy because
of Tnis.
So they went I o the Energetic Hen
and said:
I'VE think It Just Awful the why
Mr.. Rooster takes all the Credit for
your Success. Every day he Crows
and Exults over What is Really your
Achievement"
But the Energetic Hen smiled Cheer.
fully and Answered:
do not Lose any More Sleep over 1t,
for he is my Press Agent"
Moral.-If you Make a Success at
Winding your Own Business. all your
Friends will Assist you In Winding 1t.
baltimore American.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-28

A child detpsts s mp. How II would
amuse a chlld to behold a number Of
matches rushing nway from soap!
Place eOme matches In a basin Of wa
tor In the shape of a star Take a
piece nj soap cut into a point. insert 1t
In tho water IN the middle OF the
matches. and. 10! they will ny from It
in every direction Aa II In horror II
you wish TO bring the matches all to-
gcther again. yon will treat them as
yOu would children with a lump OF
sugar Dip the sugar In the water. and
little bits Of wood win come swimming
to II as though they ycarned for q sip
Of its sweetness. Exchange.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-28
Fiuhes live 70 q cree, Aro.

Crows are commonly said to live for
a hundred years. and turtles are re-
ported to have even longer life. hot n
the late Professor Baird he right the
greatest amount OF longevity Is pos.
sessed by fishes. Professor Baird once
said that as q Dish has no maturity
there is nothing to prevent II from
living indefinitely and growing con
tlnually He cited In proof a pike In
Russia whose z h known 10 date
back TO the fifteenth century, In the
Royal aquarium 81 81. Petersburg
there are hundreds Of bah that were
Vut IN w 100 years ago.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-28
Animnl. nna Enrtnnnnh.n.

Many birds show their uneaslness be-
fore an earthquake by hiding their
heads under their wings and otherwise
behaving IN an unusual manner ~
the time Of the Calahrlan shock the lit
tie nshllke cells lcirricellD. which usual
~ hide deep In the wet sand. came TO
the top and were caught in great multi
tUdes. In South America certain quad
rupeds. such as dogs. eats and Jerboas,
are believed by the people 10 give warn
ing Of c0ming danger by their restless
ness. Sometimes Immense aocks OF sea
birds hy inland before an earthquake.
as II alarmed by some %suhoceanlc dis
turbance. The only explanation offered
" ibis apparent prescience Is that some
animals are sensitive 10 the small tire
nor Which precede nearly at earth
quake shocks,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-28

are practically annihilated
by the ocean cables and
land telegraph systems
which now belt the ciE-
49,
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-12

H. Devereux and wife came down from Batesville Wednesday afternoon on their way to St. Louis.
 Will F. Williams, an experienced and skilled laundry man from Neosho, Missouri, has been employed and placed in charge of the plant by the Newport Laundry Company, which is now prepared to do the highest class of laundry work. Being a home in stitution, the excellence and prompt ness of its work will secure a better support than previously enjoyed locally. 45 btf
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-12
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
District Offices.

District Offices. For Congress- s. BRUNDIDGE, JR. For Circuit Judge: ED. FULKERSON. For Prosecuting Attorney: w. A. oLDFIELD. County Offices. For Representative; JOHN II. KEEL.
 For Sheriff; K. w. RANDY. For Circuit Clerk: JAMES s. JONES. For County Clerk: E. l.. BOYcE. For County and Probate Judge ]. M. JONES. For County Treasurer w A. JOYCE. For Surveyor: II. $. SIMMONS. For Assessor: PAssMoRE WHITE. For Coroner: F. 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., 1902-06-12
( ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY.

Huffman bakes bread every day. Huffman's cream bread takes the lead.
 Misses Katie and Rina Price en- tered the business college Thursday for summer course.
 The Cash Grocery is the only place in town to get fresh raspberries and blackberries every day. d36tf. Drink Pepophote for thy stomacb's sake. Diamond "C'' Bottling Works. Telephone 72-3 rings.
 LABoRERs WANTED-Negro men with families to work in saw mill. Apply to DR. WAsHBURN in Watson Building. b6t Huffman x Son serve ices, cream and cake and everything in that line to parties and receptions at reason able prices. d-298 ~ Don't forget that the Presbyterian ladies will give a lawn social at the residence of Mrs. J. Brandenburg Fri day evening.
 MT. and Mrs. c. w. Rhodes returned Thursday morning from Chicago, where they had delightful visit with the former's parents.
 Elder James H. Brooks will preach at Swifton Thursday and Friday nights. He will deliver two discourses on "Sanctification.n
 "Africolor" and "Pepophote," the latest drinks, delivered anywhere in the cisy 75c per case. Diamond "C" Bottling Works. Telephone 723 rings. Anyone wanting employment can secure same at the camp of McCollum & Bishop, near Grand Glaize, $1 day and board or 25 cents a box with out board. b38-2w.
 There was a rumor current on the streets Thursday morning that three negroes had been killed down the river, but the story has all the ear marks of fake.
 Little Thelma, the infant daughter of Mir and Mrs. D. R. Brumfleld and grand daughter of MT. and Mrs. S. w. Mcfarland of this city, died at her home at Selma, La, June 9, 1902
 Pearls, baroques and slugs. The highest prices paid by J. E. FULLY & CO.,, IA Maiden Lane, New York.
 The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give lawn social at the home of Mrs. J. Brandenburg Friday evening to which all are invited. Ice cream and cake and lunch will all be served for 25 cents.
 w. T. Magness, of Newark, pur- chased from a negro a globe pearl weighing about 100 grains for $500. The pearl will have to be peeled as it had dead color. The negro found the same on the Confederate park bar.
 James L. Blasingame of Pocahontas, Tenn, who has been filling the po- sition of w. A. Hazlewood at the Choetaw depot during the latter's illness, left Thursday morning for Memphis to attend the bedside of his mother. He expects to return tc Newark in few days to begin work for a live stock insurance company.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-12
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 points on it's lines to Knoxville, Tenn. and return, at one fare for the round trip, selling June 16, IT, IS, 28, 29, and 30 and July II, 12 and 13, with final limit for return passage August IS. 1902. For furtL information, call on any ticket agent c the Southern Rail way or write, o. A. BENscoTER.
 Asst. Gen'l. Pass. Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-12
SUMMER HOMES
 FOR SUMMER DAYS.

have full supply of the beautiful nResorts of the South.n Also many other booklets of Summer resort literature sent free to any address. Write or call for particulars.
 0. A. DESAvssURE, D. P. A. Southern By, Memphis.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-12
Meatber Forecast.

Washington, June Il Forecast for Ar kansas: Fair. continued warm Thursday; showers, thunder storms and cooler at night on Friday.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-12

The Daily Independent by mail or carrier, Ioc per week.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-12

NO. 2 makes COnn6CuOn aU FOpIdT Bluff for Cairo.
 Fast trains and will be run as through trains between St. Louis, Gal weston, Laredo and Fort Worth.
 Express trains1 and have through connections between St. Louis, Dallas and Forth Worth.
 Express train and Fast Mail train 8 have through connections between St. Louis, Texarkana, Waco and Ell Paso.
 Cboctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Rally Arrive Newport .........-.2:00 p. m L Laave Newport .-.........7:10 a. m
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
AN OLD WAR.
fcettY Near Time to Stop.

Wouldn't it make your friend mad to
tell her she was in reality a drunkard,
but many women are drunkards uncon-
sciously from the use of coffee, which
wrecks their nervous systems, and they
seem unable to reform.
A lady in Philadelphia, Pa. was very
badly affected by coffee, causing her to
have nervous prostration, and she fin
ally woke up to the fact that she was
in reality a coffee drunkard. Her doc
tor had told her that she must give up
coffee, but she seemed unable to do IT..
One day she read an advertisement
about Postum Food Coffee and thought
she would give it n trial. She says
Coffee had such a strong hold on me,
that at first i did not make it all Pos
t,lm, but added a tablespoonful of COT
fec. After while quit putting coffee
in at ALL and soon found l felt much
better. Continued use stopped my
headaches and biliousness, and l soon
noticed that my nervousness had evil
IDENTIFY left me for good. Now ! would
not use anything else, and the smell
of coffee makes me sick.
1 am using your Grape-Nuts also,
and think 1t wonderful food. iately
cured an attack of indigestion by eatihs
nothing but Grape-Nuts and drinking
Postum for Two weeks and now \ can
|eat solid food and feel no distress.
Name given by Postum Coz 6a'tie
Creek, Mich.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08

any man living. He maintains that If he
can get the public laughing he can get
their regard and thereby get more peo-
pie interested in hypnotism than by any
other method known. Those who would
be jolly. who would smile. who would
laugh prepare for a feast for four nights
beginning tonight at the Odeon, and If
ISantanelli fails to give you the heartiest
laugh of your life, it will be because
you are too dyspeptic to live long in
this glorious country. Santanelli's au-
diences return nightly, consequently
there is n complete change in program
at every exhibition. He treats his sub
jects as gentlemen. never causing them
to do anything humiliating. and will all
ways be found 4 perfect gentleman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
n the subject. "City Celestial"

on the subject, City Celestial
The Fiftyfirst Iowa band, of Cen
terville, entertained the campers and a
large number of visitors from the city
with a sacred concert between the
hours Of and ESQ. after which Mrs.
Jennie Hagan Brown christened the
infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. john S.
Dixon. using flowers in the service and
improvising poem for the occasion.
The assembly tent was filled to over
flowing. The service was short but
impressive. Mrs. Brown then bid her
hearers adieu and hurried away to
catch the west bound train, having re-
ceived a telephone message from Ar
lington, Neb, calling her there to de-
liver the funeral Grafton over the re-
mains Of Judge Onthank OF that place
1t is expected she will be here again
for a few days. on her return east.
At Els o'clock the walls of the tent
We're dropped and with an audience of
about 200 before him Max Hoffman for
an hour gave spirit messages. descrip-
lions, and special information, right
and left to the general satisfaction of
all present.
The audience that greeted Mr.. and
Mrs. Carpenter in the evening WAS the
largest yet in attendance. Mrs. Carpen
ter is a trance speaker and the con-
trolling spirit puts great energy into
all her discourses. She gave a short
GRAFTON on Spiritualism and with Mr..
CARPENTER delighted those present with
perfect and convincing messages and
tests. Mrs. Carpenter closed with an
song.
Freedman formerly of Australia, gave
some demonstration of his healing
noMer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
SUNDAY at SpirituaIists, camn.

Sunday was a busy day at the Spirit
ualists camp and was all that could be
asked for from point of weather. A
small audience, composed principally of
campers, greeted Mrs. Jennie Hagan
Brown, the speaker of the morning.
her during her engagement here. The
subject assigned by the audience was
sSpiritualism VS.. Materialism,' allow
ing her better opportunity. The spoke
for more than an hour and ended with
one OF her beautiful improvised poems
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
MARsAALL7owN MARKETS.
Quotations on Staple Products Havin
a..

Quotations on Staple Products Having
Market in Marshalltown.
The following prices quoted are as
nearly correct as 1t is possible 70 OBJ
tain from Marshalltown dealers. The
quotations are for prices paid by deal
ers, corrected this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
CORN.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany offers 81 cents for old No.
corn or better and sound. dry new
corn Of 20 pounds.
LIVESTOCK. .a.
Receipts yesterday, 200.
Britain & Co. are paying the follow
ing prices for hogs in wagon load lots:
Choice light, 10 to 22O pounds, 6.s5.
Selected heavy. over 23O pounds.
SIS.
POULTRY, EGGS AND BUTTER.
Armour & Co. are paying the follow
ing prices to farmers for different var.
!eties of poultry, eggs and butter:
Hens-S cents per pound.
Old cocks cents per pound
Stags-4 cents.
Springs cents.
Old toms-6h cents.
Gull turkeys cents. 1,
Hen turlleys-9 cents.
Young gobblers-7 cents.
Guineas-1.5O per dozen.
Ducks-6 cents.
Geese cents.
Eggs-$4 per case.
Butter. packing stock-12 cents.
Swift & Co. quote the following
prices to farmers for poultry, eggs and
butter:
SPRING. cents.
Hens-Per pound 9 cents.
Young rQosters-Per pound cents
Old roosters-Per pound cents.
No. 1 hen turkeys--Per pound 8
cents.
No. tom turkeys-Per pound 6
cents.
Young tom turkeys-7 cents.
Gull turkeys-Per pound cents.
Ducks (fat. full feathered)-
pound cents.
Geese cents.
Guineas-Each 10 cents.
Butter, packing stock-n cents.
Eggs-Fresh. 4.3O per case, loss off.
PROVISIONS.
NIarshalltown grocers quote the fol-
lowing prices for country produce:
Potatoes-New, % cents per bushel
In trade.
Eggs-15 cents.
Eutter-1S cents
POULTRY AND PROVISIONS.
The Iowa Fruit and Produce Com
parry is paying the following cash
prices:
Butter, packing stock-12 cents.
Eggs-Fresh 141a cents, loss Off.
HIDES, WOOL AND TALLOW.
HI. Willard. Son & Co. are paying
che following prices:
No. green hides-6 cents.
No. 2 green hides cents.
Pelts-30@60 cents.
Horse hides-150@
Medium wool-l3015 cents
Fine wool-9@i1 cents. -,
Tallow-No. ii cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08

No Time Lost by Busy Business Men
Who travel on the Pennsylvania Spe-
cial. the new twenty hour train Chi
.cago to New York. Leave Chicago at
twelve noon, arrive New York next
morning at nine. Solid train and solid
comfort all the way For details apply
to Fl. r. Dering, A. G. p. agent, 24S
South Clark street, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08

About the usual luck to chicken
hunters in this immediate vicinity was
experienced by Louis Probst, Charley
Fletcher and Joe Dunn Sunday, when
they took OCCASION 10 run their dogs over
stubble near ST. Anthony. Two birds
is the result of two trips at the morn-
ing hunting and one in the evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
PERSONAL MENTION

Misses Rilla Wiley and Eta Early, OF
Lscomb. spent Saturday in the city.
Mrs. Leonora Tuffree left for Chicago
this morning for a short stay on busl-
ness.
Mrs. O. L. Robertson and daughter.
Mrs +. NJ. Downs, spent Sunday IN FL
dora with Mr.. Robertson.
Mayor W. H. Wray. of Oskaloosa,
spent Sunday in the city as the guest
or ex-Mayor +. G.. Pierce.
Miss Ella Sharp arrived home Sat
urday evening from Chicago. where she
has been for two weeks stay.
Dr. Rosa upson-Liebig left Sunday
for Hot Springs. Ark. where she VIII
remain for a month or six weeks.
Mrs. Fred Euzier returned this
morning from Tama, where she has
been for a few days visit with rela-
5tives.
Miss Pearl Smith. who has been Wis :
iting friends in Grinnell for the pas
two weeks, returned Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. Will Shoemaker, of Cedar Rap
ids, spent Sunday in the city with his
parents, Sheriff and Mrs. L. j. Shoe
maker
MIR. Will Ford. of Minneapolis who
has been spending the past week In
the city with friends. left for his home
This morning.
Master George iiawley arrived home
Sunday evening from a three weeks
visit with relatives at Middleville. Mich,
and South Bend, Ind.
Mrs. j. H. Sundelldaughter Cora and
son, Master Dean. returned Saturday
evening to their home in Mason CITY,
after a weeks visit here.
Mrs. Susan b. Weber Peoria. who
was in the city Sunday to attend the
funeral OF the late w. c. Woodwork.
left her home this morning.
Mrs. Carl Nogt, who has been spend
ing the past month with relatives and
friends In Iowa Falls and Steamboat
Rock arrived home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pletscher. OF
Oskaloosa, spent Sunday in the city
as the guests of the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs c. +. Breckel.
Mrs. C. a. Rurnquist. who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. p. Al Wanberg,
in this city for the past week, lett Tor
her home in Odebolt this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Davis and family
of Oskaloosa, arrived in the city TINS
morning and Will spend d few days with
the formers uncle. Mr.. L. p. Robinson
Misses Ethel Cooper and Mildred
Shears, who have been In the city fol
the past week visiting relatives and
friends, left for Minneapolis this morn
ing. ----
Miss Helen Wait returned Saturday
evening from Cedar Rapids. where she
has been for a two weeks visit with
her uncle, Mr.. j. II. Miller, and aunt
Mrs. S. 3. Denlinger.
Mrs. f. w. LaPlant and daughter
May Fern, went to Clemens Saturday
evening, where they will remain foi
a few days visit as the guests of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 3
Mccormack.
Mr.. S. T. Cammack, of Denver. ar
rived in the city Sunday morning. ane
will remain for q short visit. Mr. Cam
mack came here to meet Mrs. Cam
mack, who has been visiting at Evans
ton, ILL.,, with her mother Mrs. Ruth
WILLIS for some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
City People and Friends Elsewhere.

City People and Friends Elsewhere.
jefferson Bee: Miss Ruby Baugh-
man, after a vacation of varied and
yet pleasant experiences. went to Mar
shalltown last week to take up year
of school work. She has scored sue
ces a a paragraphist.
Story City Herald: Misses Bertha,
Martha and Carrie Larson, of Mar
shalltown. returned home after a
weeks visit with friends and relatives
at this place.
Grand Junction Globe: II. Smith
came over from Marshalltown, Tues
day. for a short visit with his old
friends at this place. He says he can't
stay away. He has to come back once
in while.
Jefferson Bee: Miss Lillian Bridge
ford went to Des Moines Monday to
take up school work in the capital city.
Spencer News: Mrs. Knight and
daughter, Pearl, who for eight weeks
had been visiting at Marshalltown, Ia,
and numerous Wisconsin points, re-
turned home Friday.