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Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
THE SYRIAN BARBER BOWL.
A Novelty in Tonsorial Utensils That Is Popular with Some New
 Workers.

"I have quite a number of novelties from my country" said the Syrian bar Der in Washington street. relates the New York Times, "but keep them for my American customers. The Syrians want the latest Yankee notions. Of course, once in awhile an old mountain ger happens in who longs for the ancient customs, but he is only bird of pas sage-a maker of faces or a peddler of saddlebags going through the metrop- oils to some other city.
 '+The Syrian bowl seems to please New Workers most. Anumber of artists come to my shop just to have 1t used on them. Here 1t Is. Quite ornate, isn'tit They're not all alike, but keep this one because my customers admire the inlaid work on 1t, and while I'm shaving them enter tain them with the story of it or the in- dustries of the villagers who produce this kind of merchandise. The shape is the egg-basin. The semicircular brim fits the neck of the customer, and if he likes he can use silver wire clasps about the ears. In Syria the father is made right in the bowl with the hand and applied by the hand to the face of the customer, but New Workers won't have that, they like the brush dipped in. The native brush is unique, made of soft split grass, but only my people stand for it; the smooth, tender skin of Yankees can't stand it's harshness of fiber.
 My people like plenty of perfume put in the bowl, but perfumes and scented Ge1ps make Anglo-S -Saxons mad Weuse moistened, scented clay after shaving as sort of powder for the face. It is splendid for the skin and acts as disin- fectant, but though I import quite lot of 1t from the mountain country, have hard time to get rid of it among my for eign clients. Lately some ladies have been buying it to use in their cosmetics. They are finding out it's medicinal quail ties. and they don't have the prejudice against 1t that the men seem to have. A society woman happened into my shop day or two ago and bought Syrian barber bowl and an ear razor for shaw Ing the inside of the ear. These razors are fine things, and all the nobility use them at home. I showed her how to handle the blade and told her to be care full and always employ the tiny ear-mir- TOT with 1t.
 "She thanked me, but replied: "Oh lear me, wouldn't use that beautiful thing for any horrid purpose like that want it for an ornament; a sort of book leaf cutter"
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
Tempting Sandwiches.

At an afternoon tea some particular ly attractive open sand wiches were served. Rounds of bread were spread with mixture of cream cheese and finely chopped olives. Around the edge of each larger pieces of olives formed sort of wreath and directly in the center was piece of olive Brown bread sandwiches made of cream cheese and chopped olives are particu- larly delicious Chopped green peppers may also be mixed with them.--De roit Free Press.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
State of Ohio. City of Toledo, ss
 Lucas County o0

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,, do- ing business in the City of Tole- do, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Ca tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and sub- scribed in my presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1886.
 [Seal.] A. w. GLEASON,
 Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimon- ials free. s7-ss sss'1'r F.J. CHENEY & Co.,, Toledo, Q. Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
BATESVILLE WEDDING.

John A. Ramsey and wife an- nounce the marriage of their laughter, Marriet Gilmore, to Vm. Albert Cox, to take place December 26 at 5 o'clock.
 Miss Ramsey is the beautiful. ccomplished and only daughter f one of the most prominent antilles of Batesville. Mir. Cox, rho was formerly of Little Rock, w holds a responsible position ith the Casey Drug Company.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
LARGEST BOND
 IN TIE STATE

Little Rock, Dec 13. State Treasurer H. c. Fipton has about completed his hon5 Of $500, 900, the largest bond required of any officer in the st The next largest is that ef " 4 of Pu- iaski county.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

l Buy umbrellas at the Palace ! Jewelry Store. 96btc ] Oysters, celery, fruits, nuts and candies of all kinds for the holidays at Bracy's. 97btc I Imported china in numerous pretty pieces at the sand 10 Cent Store. 98btc I John H. Keel and wife left Thursday morning for Pine Bluff, where Mrs. Keel will visit rela. tives for several weeks.
 l Judge M. M. Stuckey, ar able member of the local bar, at tended the session of chancery court at Mountain View this week.
 I. D. Price is headquarters for Christmas presents of all kinds. Holiday shoppers always find what they want at reasonable prices. 89btf 1 Dick Prater and Thomas Coombs, two of Cotters's most energetic business men, spent | Wednesday night at the Crieg- ton on their way to Little Rock. Miss Mary Johnson left Thurs day noon for Little Rock to spend the day. She will return tonight and leave Friday for a visit to her sister, Mrs. A. A. Evans, at Bethesda.
 Nothing more appreciated as a present by gentleman than a box of fine cigars. We have a fine assortment of all kinds on hand. Bracy Confectionery Com pany. 97btc w. V. Giddens, the popular manager of the Decker farm, near Tuckerman, recently sold to Graham Bros, John Yelverton and others, who suffered losses l in the pin fire last fall. were down Thursday in conference with G. w. Decker. It is hoped that a compromise may be effect ed to avoid litigation growing out of these losses as to the re- sponsibility of the gin owner for cotton stored there.
 The, Pocahontas Hoop and Slave Company of Pocahontas has filed articles of incorpora- tion. The company will operate a working plant or plants, and manufacture. buy, sell and deal in all kinds of timber and timber products, and especially to man. ufacture and deal in hoops and slaves. The amount of the cap ital stock is $l0,O00, of which $2, 500 has been subscribed, and is divided into four hundred shares of the value of $25 each. The corporators are: Geo. R. Sullinger, president; T. M. Speice, J. F. Speice and Wilbert Mathile.
 Chief of Police McCown went down to Hoxie Wednesday after. noon to get the men who bur- glarized the gun store of c. Will Hams & Bros. a few days ago. The men are both white and were arrested by the police at Hoxie last night on information of Chief McCown, who had postal cards printed and circulated the l day following the burglary. The men were arrested while trying to dispose of the stolen goods.
 They admit to having committed che burglary and say they will enter pleas of guilty at the next term of the circuit court. Pop.
 lar Bluff Citizen.
 lCAROITTHERS CATCHES
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
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 Ava Dickinson was mingling with Newport friends Wednes- day. {.
 Mrs. Ed Wilmans will enter tain the Glover club Thursday afternoon.
 s. A. Moore, one of Searcy's highly respected citizens, visited Newport Wednesday.
 Hon. Chas. F. Cole was in the city Tuesday night returning to Batesville from Little Rock.
 Mrs. A. Vacaro. of Brinkley came up Tuesday for a few days visit to her friend, Mrs. Gus Martin.
 Hugh Kyler of Batesville has accepted a position with the New port Grocer Company and will make this his home.
 W. T. Connett and wife of St.. Louis were guests of the Hazel Tuesday night, going up the Batesville branch.
 Prof. J. M. Porter of Bates vile, a alented musical instruct or, was here Wednesday on his return home from a visit to Lit tie Rock.
 The purchasing committee of the Twentieth Century Book club will meet with Mrs. w. A. Billingsley Thursday morning at 9 o'clock.
 The Iron Mountain pay car leaves Hoxie Friday morning, spending that day on the White River branch and reaching New port early next morning. 
 Miss Lena Weatherford re- turned to her home in Olyphant last night, after spending a few days with the family of her brother, Will Scott. Paragould Soliphone.
 
 A farmer attempted to pass a s2OO bill at Paragould, but was told that no S ,h bill was issued. He said he gave stranger $200 in exchange for it at Hoxie. It had been raised from $20 bill. judge Jacob Trieber, A. s. Fowler, w. c. Whipple, F. D. Hemingway and J. c. Bratton were registered at the Hazel Tuesday night, returning home to Little Rock from attending federal court at Batesville, that court having adjourned until after the holidays.
 Judge Phillips spent Tuesday at the state capital.
 Mrs. D. Turpin was a visitor from Tuckerman Wednesday.
 Fred D. Whiting and wife of Newark were guests in Newport Wednesday.
 Jos. M. Stayton returned from Batesville Tuesday, where he had been attending federal court. Miss Hattie Mae Bennett spent Tuesday night in the city, on her way to, Batesville. She gave a successful recital at Searcy Mon- day night.
 Wm. Drummer. who has been recuperating at his home in Con- way, returned to his work at Newport Wednesday morning.
 Mrs. Forrest Bleakley and Miss Katherine Harrison of Auvergne were shopping in the city Tues day, returning home Wednesday. Walter Davis of Auvergne spent Tuesday in the city.
 Gabe Block of Little Rock made Newport a pleasant visit Tuesday.
 Hugh Kyler of Batesville spent Monday in the city on his way tc Little Rock.
 Mayor Lyman F. Reeder o1 Batesvil!e spent Monday night at the Creighton.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16

ness man of Moorefield, trans acted business in the city Tues 1 day.
 James H. Diggs, travelling agent for the Commercial Appeal spent Tuesday in the city. J. P. Young, an experienced blacksmith, has opened up shor on Lake avenue in the old Sharl stand.
 Mrs. w. M. Wilson and chil. dren of Augusta arrived in the city Monday afternoon on theil way to Batesville, where MT Wilson has been made pastor o1 the Methodist church. They were the guests while in the city ofxsDr. M. M. Erwin and family, Miss Gray, a sister of Mrs. Wm. Magoffin, arrived Monday from Nashville, Tenn, for a two days visit and will leave We'd nesday for her home in Orlando, Fla, accompanied by Mrs. Ma gofin, who will spend the winter in the lana of orange blossoms. Tom Shaver is quite sick at hi home on Laurel street. s. F. Muirhead returned Tues day noon from a business trip to Little Rock.
 w. H. Grain, Frank Parsons and J. w. Nicholson of Swifton were among those here Tuesday. DE. Morgan, bookkeeper of the Pierce Lumber Company of Oly- phant, made a. business trip to Newport Monday.
 I John H. Keel was in the city Monday. MT. and Mrs. Keel will leave Thursday for visit to relatives at Pine Bluff. Col. L. Minor and little daugh- ter, Miss Willie Overton, return ed Sunday from a weeks visit to 
 relatives in Hot Springs.
 Rev. A. B. Bohannon of Jones' boro, state missionary for North east Arkansas. will preach at the Baptist church Wednesday and Thursday nights.
 o. Halliburton, the popular travelling salesman for a St. Louis drug house, called on his many friends in Newport Tues day.
 Mrs. J. M. Hawley and sister, Miss Agnes Maxfeld of Bates vile, passed through Newport Tuesday returning home from Little Rock.
 1 Hon. Jerry c. South spent Monday night in the city, re- turning to his home at Mountain Home from a business trip to Little Rock.
 l Mrs. Will O'Neal of Newport arrived Saturday evening to visit her sister, Mrs Harry Williams. Mrs. O'Neal was formerly Miss Lucille Randy and resided here when a child. -Jonesboro Sun. Dr. Cadesman Pope and wife left Tuesday noon for Walnut Ridge, where Dr. Pope has been sent as pastor of the Methodist church in that city. He is an excellent christian gentleman and both he and his wife have made many friends during his years pastorate of this church, who regret to see them leave. Mrs. Mary G. Hart of Mem l phis, who has been visiting Mrs. Albert Drummond for the past month, left on No. 4 Tuesday for her home.
 Dr. w. B. Lawrence, J. E. Clarkson and Geo. M. Williams, prominent citizens of Batesville, were registered at the Haze Monday night on their way te Little Rock.
 No meeting of the city fathers was held Monday evening, but l.Y
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16

Imported china in numerous pretty pieces at the 5 and IT Ger t Store. 98btc
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-16
For Purifying Air.

Pure breathing air can now be main tained in small closed space by the use of machinery. The device consists of distributor, which. by the action of clockwork. drops sodium peroxide into water at regular intervals. cubical steel box and ventilating fan The sodium peroxide is decomposed by the water with liberation of oxygen, ab- sorption of carbon dioxide and destruc- tion of the other toxic products of res piration A refrigerator $ aIsotsup- piled to counteraci he heaingJJ Lcts of the chemical reactions Bh S,n- plete appara.u ese ss pounds--Delrait News-1rDuns.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17
IunGEsHIp CAMPAIGN.

4 An Atlanta dispatch says; Politi-
clans are beginning to wonder if Judge
Russell will run his race through to a
finish. 1t is said at the Russell head
quarters that the young aspirant for
Chief Justice simmons place will not
quit the track, and he will be pulling
for all he is worth until the bell taps
on April 20. Persons coming in from
Gwinnett county are commenting ON
the action of Judge Russell in adjourn
ing court last week, when there was
a docket that would have taken two
weeks to clear. 1t is said the town
was crowded with farmers who We're
either litigants, jurors or witnesses.
and that there were $50 witnesses as
sembled for one case. Judge Russell
said it was a case of political life and
death with him. Meantime Chief JUS
tice Simmons is plugging away from
early morn till dewy eve in the Su-
preme Court. This sort of thing IS
crystallizing the conviction that the
present system of electing judges is a
failure. The judge who attends to his
court work has no time to campaign,
shake hands, log rolf and kiss the
babies. There is a strong tendency
toward change, and it is not unlikely
that a. bill to put the selection OF
Judges in the hands of the Governor
will be passed in the near future.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17

And ! will just here state that so thor
ough1y systematized is his business,
that Col Smith has less annoyance
than many farmers who run a half
dozen or so plowS. On this vast plan
tation everything moves like clock
work. There is a place for everything
and everything is in its place. Most of
the hands working on this farm We're
reared on the place, and they thor
oughly understand their duties. By
sunrise every morning everything is in
motion, preparatory to beginning the
days work. Over each squad of
hands is a leader or boss (and these
bosses are negroes), and who are re-
sponsible for those working under
them. Every night they come to the
house and make their reports, show
ing the amount of work DONE and the
department of each individual hand.
Col. Smith then maps out work for the
following day, and his instructions are
carried out to the letter. OF the hun
dreds of hands working on this plan
tation you never hear of a disturbance,
or see any signs of whisky drinking
or drunkenness. Col. Smiths COM
mands are accepted as law, and the
negroes honor and respect him, and
have the most implicit confidence in
whatever he says or promises. The
hands on this plantation are well fed,
comfortably shod' and clothed and fur
nished nice homes to live in, each
with a garden attached.
Allows no Waste.
While Col. Smith is one of Georgia's
most public spirited and liberal c1ti-
zens. at the same time he allows moth
ing wasted on this farm. Around his
cotton and gin houses, you never see
scattering locks. When fireplaces are
cleaned out, he does not allow the
ashes thrown in the roads, but they
must be put on some field Renters
and tenants are even required to bring
in the wornout mule shoes and other
scrap iron, which is sold as JUNK.
Col. Smith says there are thousand
and one leaks on farm, and 1t is
important to look after and stop these
leaks.
And not only does the proprietor pros
per but every hand on his place is so
guarded in his expenditures as to have
some money Christmas. One OF Col.
Smiths renters is an old negro woman,
and last year, after paying all or her
debts, she had over $500 clear, be-
sides having made plenty of supplies,
including home-raised bacon, to run
her another year. He has another ne
gro renter who has 100 bales of cotton
vet on hand and unsold. Several of
Col Smiths renters and troopers had
from $500 to $1,000 after paying their
debts.
Col. Smith says the negro Is the
best laborer in the world for our South
ern farmers, II they only know how 10
manage him. But they require to be
constantly under the masters eye, who
must plan for and instruct them. But
left 10 their own resources, not one
negro IN a thousand Is capable Of man.
aging a farm.
Cattle Help Lands.
Col. smith says, IN order 10 build up
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17
FLORIDA.
PANAMAs SHOW THE FLIGH'

Florida Times Union: The tide of
travel is turning Northward. Two ne
groes were in town yesterday with
Panama hats on. An observer of events
as they are states with authority that
when strange negroes are seen in
Jacksonville dressed within the provero-
ial inch of their lives and riding around
in rubber-tired conveyances, you may
as well put it down that the season
is drawing to a close The deduction
is easy and very obvious. The winter
hotels on the east coast and in the
other resort sections employ an army
of hotel help that is migratory, COM
ing down from the North when the
season opens and going back when it
closes. This help is largely of the Sene-
gambian variety, and when the sea-
son closes they get drunk and dressed
UP on the least provocation and start
on their happy journey northward. The
negroes in town yesterday We're the
advance guard of the gang northward
bound. The season. has been one of
unusual prosperity, and the resort men,
from proprietor ito chef. and bellboy,
are feeling very well over. the result.
There can be noAdoubt that the travel
has been better this season than for
several seasons past, and this is signifi-
cant from the fact that the tourists
now have the choice of. the Cuban and
Porto Rican resorts. This, however,
seems not to have deprecated in any
way the favor of Florida with the
tourist travellers, and the east coast
hotels have never done a better
business.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17
HOW COL. SMITH HAS.
MADE FARMING PAY
No Better Investment Than a Southern Cotton
Farm Properly Cultivated.

smithsonia, Oglethorpe County, GA.
March 16.-Thirty-two years ago L
moved to Oglethorpe county, and es-
tablished the Echo newspaper. At
that time, did not know of a two
horse pillow in operation in the entire
county. Terracing and hillside ditch
ing were unknown, and the cultivation
and planting of land was left almost
entirely to the newly enfranchised ne
,groes. Rows were run up and down
hill without regard TO the Topography
of the country or lay of the land The
oldest fashioned and crudest agricul
sural implements were used, and only
fxhe surface of the fields was broken
and cultivated. .'
But a wonderful change has taken
place in the last three decades, and
the march of progress still continues.
OF course there are plantations still
1Ieft to the tender mercies of the blacks.
ebut in many sections of this county
there is new life infused into the old
land, and modern and progressive
A1deas and methods predominant. do
mot believe the South, and especially
this section of the South, has adj
vanced in any department of material
prosperity more rapidly than in agri-
culture Landowners now realize the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17

designed to be, the peasantry of the
South. 1 spent Christmas week on
Col. Smiths plantation, and 1 never
saw happier set of people than those
negroes. Their amusements reminded
one of old ante-bellum plantation days.
One of President Rooseyelt's detec-
tives, in search of peonage cases, spent
several days at Col Smiths and when
he left remarked that he wished that
not only the President, but every per-
son in the North. could visit this
model farm and see how the blacks
were treated, and how prosperous,
happy and contented they were.
1 believe that the tide of iminigra-
ton is now setting in southwark, and
that our whole section will soon bios
som as the rose. With 10 cents for
cotton, it will not take many years
for our Southern farmers to become
the most independent class of people
on earth. L. Larry CAN'T
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17

in one body 10000 acres of land. a large
part OF. which has been brought up TO
the highest state of productiveness.
He keeps between 700 and 800 head of
FLOODED CATTLE and with lot manure
this season has broadcasted over GOO
acres of land He has nearly 1000
acres planted in small grain, and even
at this season some of his fields are
as Yerdant as in late spring time
When Col Smith began farming at
the close of the civil war, he has a very
poor man, and the first year only made
three bales of cotton, but which he
sold for AZ cents per pound. He has
now in his warehouse, holding for 20
cents or better, about 1000 bales. This
shows the progress that can be made
on our Southern lands by the applica-
ton of brains and energy.
Besides his extensive farming opera
tions, Coll Smith has about fifteen
miles of private steam railway lines.
a Aston oil mill, and he makes from
$500 to 5000 tons of fertilizers a wear.
His railway lines connect with the
Seaboard Air Line at Colvert and the
Coast Line system at Dunlap, on the
Athens branch of the Georgia road.
With the exception of a few small
tracts of land on the latter line, Col.
Smiths railways pass through his in
dividual property.
A Great Property.
And this vast property, besides his
many outside investments, is managed
and controlled solely by the proprietor.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17

the land, lit is necessary to raise cat
tie. He is a. staunch believer iii Ber-
muda grass, and says it is one of the
most valuable crops a farmer can
grow. When one of his fields get too
rich. for cotton to Well mature, he sets
it in Bermuda. He also makes great
deal of hay, by sowing down his stub
BILE lands in a mixture of cow peas and
Sorghum.
While this is a somewhat broken
country. you do not see a wash or
gully in Col. Smiths fields. He alter
mates with hillside bitches and ter
races, and instead of his fields wash
ing away, they are building up and
growing more productive after each
heavy rain and every year.
There are a number of progressive
farmers in Ogleehorpe county, but
there is only one James M. Smith in
either Georgia or the South.
Col. Smith, is a. gentleman of educa-
ton, experience and rare discernment,
and would make a success of whatever
he undertook. He contends that
brains will pay a better dividend on
a Southern farm than in any of the
professions or other avocations of life.
In discussing cotton, Col. Smith con-
tends that our Southern farmers can
never attain independence and perma-
nent prosperity until they become self
sustaining. They must grow supplies
enough at home to run their places,
and then make cotton "a surplus crop.
This is what he tries to do. But cot
ton is the most valuable crop grown,
for the seed alone produced by one
mule can be sold for about enough to
buy corn to feed that mule to make
another crop.
There are a number of large plant
ers in Oglethorpe county, and, as a
general thing, the negroes are con-
tent and working well. They are a
gentle and docile people, and if politi-
cal agitators will only let the negro
alone he will gradually work out his
own destiny, and become, what he is