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Newport daily independent., 1904-02-06
LAKE CITY FIRE SWEPT.
But One Brick Block Remain s of the Business District
 Of the Town.

Lake City, Ark, Feb. 5. One
 brick block alone remains of the business section of Lake City. the remainder being swept away in a general confagration. The loss is estimated at $25, 900, with very little insurance. The fire Sstafaed in the frame store build ing occupied by N. Blocker with "a general stock of merchandise bn the south side of Main street.
 rom there it spread to the gen. |eral store building of J. M. Smith, and then in turn to the Robinson Mercantile Company, a boarding house, a barber shop, the Masonic hall, postoffice and Lake City Drug Company.
 The flames then leaped to the north side of the street and att tackled in succession a warehouse belonging to the Robinson Mer- camille Company, a watchmaker's shop, Lake City Hotel, vacant store building, an attorneys office, two restaurants, a butcher shop, the general store of B. J. Harris & Co.,, a vacant building, the general store of Bender & Co.,, restaurant of J. B. Glover, William Paddock's store and a blacksmith shop.
 The flames then attacked the residence portion and quickly de- stroyed the homes of J. M. Smith, c. W. Spencer, Dr. J. L. Sancomb, Dr. J. J. Garrett, c. H. Davis andsCharles Goyal and the store and residence of s. M. Wilkerson, in addition to a num- -isrs Q&sEnali outbuildings.
 The only business building that stood was the brick block which is occupied by the bank, J. M. Dickson & Co.,, and the Lake City Supply Company, although U. M. Dickson & Co. lost their warehouse.
Newport daily independent., 1904-02-06
FIRST WOOD CLUB.
Forty Democrats of Hickory Grove Organize First Carroll D. Wood Club In Jack son County and Start
 the Ball to
 Rolling.

The first Wood club to be or ganized in Jackson county was formed at Hickory Grove Friday night in response to a call by a number of the leading Democrats of Jefferson township. Forty members were enrolled, who pledge their efforts and ballots to the cause of Hon. Carroll D. Wood for governor.
 The club, however, will here after be known as the Jefferson Township Wood Club and will meet on Monday nights at Jack sonport and on Friday nights at Grove.
 The membership promises to grow at lively rate and will undoubtedly include a majority of the Democratic voters of that township.
 Speakers will be invited to ad- dress the club at these regular meetings and several of our home bar may respond to such calls for their services in organizing Jackson county for Carroll D. Wood.
Newport daily independent., 1904-02-06
'GOULDS MAY
 BRIDGE MISSISSIPPI.

A prominent Memphis railroad official stated last night that he thought the Gould interests in- tended to construct a bridge over the Mississippi at Memphis, says the Commercial-Appeal. The of ficial in question gives it as his opinion that the construction of the belt line around the city by Ithe Union Railway Company, which is principally a Gould en- Iterprise, has as one of it's larger |aims the development of termi- nal facilities in North Memphis |as a valuable prerequisite to the bridging of the Mississippi.
 That the Missouri Pacific would find a bridge in North Memphis in convenient and har- Rmonious physical touch with it's terminal interests in South Mem |phis is apparent. Whether or hot the Gould interests build the bridge in question, the Union Railway Company. by virtue of Hs requirement by purchase, grants and concessions, has Hnked together the Missouri Pa
 kfic-Iron Mountain local yards
 sbuth of Calhoun street and the Belt line tracks in North Mem
 Rhis.
Newport daily independent., 1904-02-06
MERCHANT IS
 HAVING MANIAC.
I. T. Thompson Became Violent
 ly Deranged at Judsonia.

Judsonia, Ark, Feb. 5-I. T. Thompson, dry goods merchant here, became violently deranged early Wednesday morning and is now a raving maniac, strapped to the floor. Opiates are admin istered to him to produce quiet, and the physicians declare his case incurable. He will be brought to the Hospital for the Insane at Little Rock as soon as can be gained.
Newport daily independent., 1904-02-06
CLOSING HIS WORK.

\ Rev. s. A. Strawn, who has been preaching a number of years for strong churches, and for the last two has been representative of the National Benevolent Asso- citation of the Christian church, speaks very highly of the kind reception received from the church and citizens of Newport.
 Rev. MT. Strawn will probably close his work at the Christian church tomorrow, preaching a
Newport daily independent., 1904-02-06
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY G 1904.

special sermon in the morning to the members on "The Jerusalem Church." evening on Christian Union," " to which all Newport is specially invited.
 The church is harmonious and in good condition.
Newport daily independent., 1904-02-06
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES.

Candidates desiring names on tickets must pay the necessary fee not less than twenty days be- fore the election.
 M. M. STUCKEY, Chm. J. R. NATHAN, Secretary.
Newport daily independent., 1904-02-06
SALE OR LEASE.

For sale or lease, my residence on Main street.
 37d6t GEORGE SEXTON.
Newport daily independent., 1904-02-06
PSYCHOLOGICAL.

MRS. M. E. PAYNE of Brink ley, an old citizen of Monroe county.
 Mss EUNICE BROWN of Beebe, a popular young lady, from pneu- monia.
 TOM FERREL of Searcy, from pneumonia; leaves a wife and baby.
 Rabbits, coons and 'possums at Bob Wallace's butcher shop. 06
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-02-26
PRESUMPTION REBUKED.
A Fisheian Purp Gets the coid-FiIIed
Teeth of an Ari-tacrntic Can
mise la Ills Ear.

There was an item famine az ship News
ihe other daf Wh.rh mas have accounted
tor the story Boa red INK that "a dog hight
on the gangp Tank OF IL Bfetagne delayed
the French liners sailing for several min-
utes after ten O'Clock the hour set, states
the New York sun.
w hat really happened said French
Line pier official who seemed 10 think
that two yarns were better than one, was
a gauchere by proletafian yellow dog
aud 4 Iepumand Is an arstOcIatlc olue
rhhnn bull pup with bat ears.
The yellow dog WAS excited, never hAy-
ing been allowed On board before and
went up the first cabin gangplank by ms
take. when Il should have headed Tor the
steeTage.
This annexed the dog with the bat ears
and the topaz studded collar. who was
going aboard al the same time with MS
mistress. lie put las teeth two Sled
with gold firmly but not vIciously, into
the ear Of the yellow dog. led him down
the plank and along the pier 10 the foot
oi the storage gangplank and there let
him 20. Then the aristocrat hurried back
20 tie first cabin and got aboard just
minute 20 ten. That dog was 20 swell that
II he had got lett he would have hired a
tug and chased the liner down the hay
But there was no tight. lie Jcwclled
nun was too well bred for that and the
yellow dog was too much awed 10y the
topazcs 10 resent being corrected.
Other officials say that no dogs sailed on
l. HrcfHlne
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-02-26

Prof J W Folsom discussed In
rects Injurious TO the Corn crop and
How 10 Combat Them There were
over 200 insects. he said which worked
damage so growing corn. and Of these
50 species worked extensive injury
their ravages causing enormous loss
he enumerated many of the varieiies
and told their habits and some meth
DDS Of discriminating them OF the
rhfnch bug he said an effective way OF
keeping it out Of 4 field was 10 make a
dust furrow around the plant or sur
round 81 with a string ~ tar An
emulsion found effective by Prof
Forbes in destroying The pest is made
n one pound OF soap. one gallon OF
rain water and two gallons Of kero-
sene. one quart Of the mixture Is
stirred into II gallons Of water and
sprayed on the bugs Farmers Voice
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SHE WAS FROM KANSAS.
Aud She didn't Care n Darn"N neither
She Knew the Proper
Thing Not.

Me- Oh, I'm dozen things, accord
ing 20 your point oi view. I'm the Kan
tas scho0lma am. Ina Dickens tat girl.
I'm Lady Raw-and Rready I'm Bessie
sCkwoods There are lots of nicknames 1
deserve, but you can't make me mad by
calling me them
"a ca see she went on, relates a
writer IN McClures, I'm 10. I've been
teaching school Of in the country ever
s.nce by fifteenth birthday. I've saved
every dollar 1 could scrape together
there's nobody ia the world 10 look out
Tor me but my aunt and he'd hands are
full and I'm blowing II al IN on this
European trip that I've dreamed Of all
my liie, and that's greater than all my
dreams ] may be crude and ignorant and
fresh but I'm happy happier than these
artistic swells VINO are bored 10 death,
ashamed OF afraid % say what they like
and what they don g. and SC penncd IN
and ts1annizcd over by rules or some
tods : opinion that they daTept be nat
ural. / don't care q darn whether | know
the proper thing "a not. and ! hate people
who pose and pretend that they Dc. an
THAT stuff hasn't anything TO do with lie
or living How does that sound TO you
Wa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-02-26
GREAT SOCIAL PROBLEM.


No tendency az modern times hai
caused so much uneasiness in the minds
% social philosophers and reformers as
the drift ~ population from the rural
districts 20 the cities. That this ten.
dency Is deplorable Is admitted on all
hand. hut there Is no general agree
ment as 10 what should be done 20 dis
courage H. Recently, however. public
speakers and writers have been insist.
inc that the way 10 keep the bright
Young men and women on the farms Is
o ameliorate the conditions cf country
life. The extension OF telephone lines
Into the country and the rural free mail
delivery are steps in that direction. But
the general improvement Of the country
roads would be a far more important
step Bad roads do more than anything
else 70 promote ignorance isolation dis
couragement and disgust among the
country people Good roads promote
attendance 81 school and the church:
they make social satherif IS. literary So
cieties. dramatic entertainments and
club and lodge meetings possible during
The winter and spring. With bad reads
the farmer Is compelled 10 hibern so
cially. for three or four months In the
year With good roads. these months
become the most pleasant and In some
re poets the most profitable IN the year
The Improvement Of the country
-oads Is now recognized as one OF the
greatest questions before the Amer
lean public: and Il Is coming to be rec
ognized as a question which concerns
rot merely the rural population. but the
whole people Many public men have
declared their conviction that road i'm
provement is proper subject for ma
.lonal as we'll as state legislation
Among the reasons offered in support
of this view are the following
First-The improvement Of the
highways is too great a burden for the
rural population 10 bear alone. If left
20 them the problem will never be
solved
second-The Improvement OF The
roads would benefit all classes through
out the entire country hence the whole
people should share In tie necessary cx-
Itnse.
Third-The Improvement Of the roads
Is necessary 70 the extension Of the ru-
ral free delivery system; and congress
3 authorized by the constitution 70 "es-
ahlish posi-roads
Fourth Tie Improvement ~ the
roads is certainly as H. a subject for
national legislation as improvement Of
rivers and harbors
Bills are now before bo.h houses Of
congress providing for an appropriation
of S24 COO COO 10 Do used during the next
three years as 2 fund for rational aid
20 road improvement The fate q these
bills depends largely upon the attitude
~ tho farmers on the question. Ifthey
would unite In strong emand for ma
'ional aid IL would speedily become ar
ACCOMPLISHED fact
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INTERESTING TO AMERICANS.
the supply Depot for " heat tor
treat Britain.

During the past year about 50.0oo
Americans went from the United States
10 Canada. Most Of these settled upon
farm lands, and the writer Is informed
by agents OF the Canadian Government
that the greatest success has followed
the efforts Of nearly all TO their
friends on this side OF the boundary
lire the fullest assurance Is given of
the prosperity that Is in store for
them There will always be a splen-
did market for all the grain. cattle
and other produce that can be raised in
Western Canada. and with the adyan-
tages offered OF a free homestead OF
100 acres Of land, and other lands
which may be bought cheapiy. an ex-
cellent climate, splendid school system,
educational advantages Of the best,
what more is required The husband
man gets more return for his money
than in any other country in the world.
on the occasion Of Sir Wilfred
Lauriers visit 10 the Corn Exchange.
London Eng. Colonel Montgomery. V.
D. made several important statements.
1.-The function Che said which You
have just been assisting in connection
with a kindred association has doubt
less shown you the importance OF the
provision trade OF Liverpool in It's re-
lationship with the Dominion. and the
enormous possibilities OF the future de-
velopment Of that trade Well. the
grain trade Of Liverpool has interests
with Canada no less important than
those Of H. provision trade When il
IS borne in mind that so per cent. %
the breadstuffs OF this great country
has 10 be brought from abroad. you will
readily appreciate with what great sat
isfaction We view the large ard steadi-
L. increasing supplies of grain which
are annually available for export from
Canada and | challenge contradiction
when say that Of the wheats we i'm
port from Russia India the Pacific. and
the length and breadth Of the United
States, none gives more general salts
faction. none is more generally appreci-
ated than that raised in the Province
Of Manitoba We cannot get enough Of
IL. and e IS no eNagserauon 10 say that
there are before Us dozens Of milicrs
who hunger for H. This Is not The
time TO enter into statistical questions
but We look forward with confidence &c
the time an which wi'h the pre- serf
rate OF progress the Dominion of Can
ada viii have a sufficient surplus u
wheat to render this country inde-
pendent OF other sources Of supply. /
think ! may with justihable pride re-
mind you that this is the chief gram
market Of The British Empire and
through its excellent geographical po-
sfion as well as through the enter.
prise Of rs milicrs it is now The sec
ond milling center in the world"
Send 10 any authorized Canadian
Government Agent for copy 81 Atlas
aud information as 10 railway rate. etc
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sRcTIoN OF COW STALL.

backing of platform. swing stanchion.
sloping manger. SO cows Will not
strain ahead, partition between COWS
to keep them from stepping on each
others udders. feed alley in front Let
COWS hind feet rest on rear edge of
platform. then not being able or need
ing 10 crowd ahead or step on into
trench. the platform will always be
rlcan-a requisite for clean milk
Study thi. plan lis various features
have all been proved valuable Farm
rOttrual
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nillion Dollar Grn.s.

When the John \. Salzcr Seed Co. Of Il
Crosse. Wis, introduced this remarkable
grass three years ago, little did they dream
ii would be the most talked Of grass 81
America, the biggest, quick, hay produces
On earth, but this has come 70 pass.
Ayr Editors wrote about II. Ayr. Col
lece Professors lcctured about IL. Ayr. In
stitute Orators talked about it, while ir
the farm home hy the quiet ircside. IN the
corner grocery, ia the village post-oihce. ~
the creamery, at the depot. IN fact wher
ever farmers gathered, Salzers Billion Dol
lar Grass, that wonderful grass good foi
20 IA tons per acre and lots II pastur,
besides. is always a theme worihy OF the
farmers voice.
Then comes Bromus lnermIs. than which
there is no better grass OF better permanen
hay producer on earth. Grows wherever
sol Is found Then the farmer talks about
Salzers Teosnte. which VIII produce To-
stocks from one kernel Of seed. II IT, high
IN leo DAYS, rich IN nutrition and greed
lis eaten by cattle hogs, etc, and Is good
for - tons Of green food per acre.
Victoria Rape, which can be grown ct -
a ton. and Spcltz al 2oc bu.. both great
food for cattle. also come IN for their
share IN the discussion. X. l.
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ostcntatIons.

An Atkinson man tells the Globe about
lis uuCc an freshman. Who sudden
ly became rich The hrst thing he did
was 10 bus the best pew ia the church.
Whom SUNDAY rolled around the freshman
walked grandly down the aisle, carrying
a SIX tat and elegant oyercoat. lie
found two strange women occupying his
pow. Come out be sand. imperiousiy
The women were Ncty much shocked anu
walked out their heads hanging IN shame
Nov then. ladies the lr-hman said
"obhge ne hy walk ING back ! just want
81 10 show YOU who owned TINS pew.
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MiIIion.fn Oats.

Salzcr's New National Oats yielded in
in y d.. $40 bu.. and in % other states
from 80 TO 900 hu. per acre. Now this
Cat i generally grown in 1901, wall add
millions Of bushels 20 the yield ana mill
lions Of dollars to the farmers purse.
Try it for 1904. Largest Seed Potato grow
ors in America
Salzers Speltz Beardlcss Barley. Home
Builder Corn, Macaroni Wheat, Pea oat.
Billion Dollar Grass and Earliest Cane
are money makers for you, NJ. Farmer.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND lOc
in stamps TO John a. Salzcr Seed Co. Ia
Crosse. Wis, and receive in return their
bug caialog and lots of fern seed sam
rlcs X Ii
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-02-26
CUTICURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest skin >oap--Ths
standard Of Every Nation
of the Earth.

Millions OF the worlds best people use
CuuUra soap. assisted by Iuucura ONT
mcnt. the purcst and sweetest % emolhent
skin cures, for preserving purifying and
lsautIfNing the sam. for cleansing the scalp
al custs, scales aud dandrut. and the
stopping Of falling hair, for soitening,
Whitening and soothing red. rough and
sore hands. for baby rashes. itchm-s and
,haings and many sanatiNe. antiseruc
purposes which readily suggest themselves
20 women. especially mothers. as wei A.
Tor an the purposes Of the toilet bath aud
nursery.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-02-26

The production OF barley in the United
siates has increased greatly within The
mast few years. II is estimated. in a
general way. that about two-thirds Of
The product is good enough for mailing
purposes. the remainder being used for
feeding. Only a small proportion Of the
crop is exported in the record year
1895 80 the exports amounted 70 23.66l.-
se2 bushels. but this was exceptional.
The usual quantity Of exports in late
years Is from 6.000 GOO to 100000
bushels
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-02-26
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH
Use Pe.ru-na for La Grippe
and Winter Catarrh.

IN EVERY country of the civilized
world the Sisters Of Charity are
known. Not only do they minister
TO the spiritual and intellectual needs
Of the charges committed to their care,
but they also minister TO their bodily
needs
Whenever coughs or colds. Ia grippe
or pneumonia make their appearance
among the children these Sisters are not
disconnected. but know exactly the
remedies o apply.
With somanv children to take care OF
nrd - rnrniecl from climate and disease
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these wise and prudent sisters have
found Pcruna a never-failinesa feguard.
Dr. Hartman receives many letters
from Catholic Sisters from all over the
United States a recommend recently
received from "A Catholic institution In
Detroit. Mich. reads as follows.
DR.. :. b. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir: 1.-The yOHHggirI who used
the Perunl was suffering from iaryn-
gifts, and loss OF voice. The result of
fine treatment W2s most satisfactory.
She found greaf relief, and after
farther use of the medicine we hope 10
be able 10 say she is entirely cured. y
Sisters of Charity.
This Young girl va under The care Of
the Sisters % Charity and used Peruna
for catarrh Of the throat. with good re-
suits a the above letter testifcs.
From a Catholic institution in Gem
trail Ohio comes fhe following recOnI-
mend from fhe Sister Superior:
"Some years ago a friend II our in
stitution recommended 10 us Dr.. Hart
mans Pcruna as an excellent remedy
for the influenza of which we then had
several cases which threatened to be Of
a serious character.
We began 70 use il and experienced
such wonderful results that since then
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Peruna has become our favorite medi-
cine for influenza, catarrh, cold, cough
and bronchitis
Another from a Catholic
Institution Of one Offhe Central States
written BY The Sister Superior reads
as follows:
"a number Of years ago ourattcntion
was called 10 DR.. liartman's Peruna,
and since then we have used il with
wonderful results for grip. coughs.
colds and catarrhal diseases OF the head
and stomach.
"For grip and winter catarrh cspe-
cia-v il has been # great service to the
inmates of this institution.
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Fond Father Yes. johnny. when the
millennium Is come the lamb can he down
with the hon in perfect safety
Little johnny ldoubtuglylI s'pose
That's 80 but thnk 10 would be safer
O. he TIE lion. just the same. STRAY Stc-
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100. .
OF Deaf Mute Institute, s49 Ave. St
Mo-. writes
appreciate hceraniy does good work with
Peuna
We do NOT Ike 10 De without H.
did world OF
Kindness
A"''e" O"eS' '" ' SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH"
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Gainesville. Texas. Feb. 22nd Mrs. L.
L. Burton al JO7 Glad street, tins city,
writes the following letter.
Il have been awfUlly troubled with my
Kidneys. Was IN a bad fix and had
been dOctoring with the Doctors. but was
getting no better. | tried a remedy called
Dodd Kidney Pills and | found they did
me lots Of good. had slight return Of
my trouble and | went to the Drug Store
and called Tor Dodd's Kidney Pills. They
said there was no such pills. | told them
there was. They sald they bad the best
pills that were made and persuaded me
to try a box OF another kind, not Dodd's.
As | needed some medicine. | bought a
box. but they did me no good. 50 ! went
elsewhere and got the real D?dd's Kidney
Pills. and very soon was completely cured.
I took a box up 20 the Drug Store and
showed them that there was such pills and
asked them TO order some, but as ]
haven't needed any more | haven't called
to see whether or not they got them"
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AN IDEAL cow STALL.
study the Plan Here Outlined Care
fully. because ~ Contains Many
Valuable Features.

Here is a sectional view OF almost
ideal COW stalls. designed to keep the
COWS perfectly clean and 20 Keep them
comfortable. Platform with seven
inch drop: chain 10 keep COWS from
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household Hints.

An Oh typewriter ribbon soaked n
frut iar ID water wili make PINT Of pur-
pie hair dye.
porou. nlastcrs embroidered with differ
cnt ccloicI yarn 10 various NOTICES aie
all the rage. Cleveland Ledger
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III a kicker" sa.d | mole Ehcn. illus
took DE- trouble TO thoroughly umdcrstan
what be was kickin about he wouldn {
hah nearly - much time to kick. wash
luutOu star
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4 Prominent Mother Superior Says:

% can testify from experience TO the
efficiency of Peruna rs one of the very
best medicines. and it gives me pleasure
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SISTERS OF CHARITY
All O, er the United States Use Peru
na for Catarrh.

A recommend recently received from
a Catholic institution in the Southwest
reads as follows: