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Newport daily independent., 1904-02-26
JUDGE WOOD
ILL AT HOME.
Suffering From Injuries Received
 At Kingsland Last Friday.

Little Rock, Feb. 26. Judge Carroll D. Wood is confined to his home in this city in consequence of injuries he received at Kings land, Cleveland county, last Fri day, by being thrown against an iron railing in the caboose of a freight train. One of his ribs is broken, and he is suffering ad- ditionally from a severe cold.
 Judge Wood was compelled to temporarily abandon his speak ing tour in the interest of his candidacy for governor on ac- count of his injury. He spoke Monday and Tuesday at Heber and Quitman, in Cleburne coun- ty. At Quitman he suffered so much that Dr. Inman was called. An examination showed that one of Judge Wood s ribs was broken. Upon this discovery the physi- clan peremptorily ordered him to go home at once, and not, un- der any circumstances, to at tempt speechmaking for the present, as it would serve to ag- gravate the trouble caused by the broken rib.
 Judge Wood had made a rough overland trip to reach the points in Cleburne county, as there is no railroad in that part of the state, and the journey was rather hard on him. He came home as soon as possible, and is now un- der the care of Dr. c. E. Witt, who states that Judge Wood will be confined to his bed several days.
 At first Judge Wood experi- enced no i'll effects of the inju-I Fies he received at Kingsland. He was anxious and able to continue filling his appointments, and did not come to a realization of his real condition until the examina- ton was made by physician at Quitman.
 The accident at Kingsland was the result of a sudden lurch of the train. Judge Wood, after filling an appointment, started to Rison. The train made a stop at Kingsland and Judge Wood got out of the caboose to speak to some friends. The freight train on the Cotton Belt was standing at the station, and sud- denly it made a start. Fearing that he would get left Judge Wood jumped on the caboose and just as he did so the train came to a stop, unexpectedly to him, and he was thrown violently against an iron railing. His side struck the iron and he was almost rendered unconscious by the force of the contact.
 He recovered in short time, however, and anticipated no se- rious results, continuing on his campaign as though nothing had happened. His appointments for this week were in a portion of the state where the country is mountainous and no railroads af- ford means of transportation. It was only after he began to suffer severely and received medical attention at Quitman that he felt impelled to refrain from fur ther canvassing and to accept the urgent orders of his physicians to desist.
 Judge Wood is now resting quietly and his physician thinks he will be able to resume his canvass at Brookland next Mon- day.
Newport daily independent., 1904-02-26

Read the Daily and Weekly Independent.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
LONDON 200 YEARS AGO.
Great Metropolis Not a Pleasant Place
Wherein to Live.

Two hundred years ago, says the
Saturday Review. London was a com
paratiyely small city OF eco 600 inhab-
itsnts. the rough and Ill.kep, main
roads to which had been but slightly
improved since Tudor times. The
rhasny spectacle OF many of the trees
on tine Southwark road bending under
their burden Of hanged men had In
deed been slightly modified. but none
the less the decomposing heads Of
traitors" still filled the atmosphere
about London bridge and Temple Bar
with myriads of baneful microbes.
Onr immediate forefathers were evil
IDENTIFY not over particular about sights
and smells They were accustomed TO
see men sitting In the pillory pelted
with rotten eggs and probably includ.
cd among their immediate circle not
few who had been deprived Of their
noses ard ears for expressing too
freely their opinions. political and re-
ligious.
The drains were In appalling condi-
tion. The inuumcrable churchyards
were so full Of collins that they often
projected through the turf Bear and
bull batting. dog fights and boxing
matches were Rttc aided even by royal.
~ as late "a 1870. and 6ve years
later all the ''dandics" In London were
paying high prices to stand In carts
around Tyburn To behold twenty-five
of their fellow creatures hanged for
misdemoanors which In our time
would be punished with q few days
inprlsonmcnt
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
FISH HARD TO KILL.
ineased In Mud, It Can Be Carrie I
Across the World

Across the World.
A very unusual demonstration was
recently given by Prof. Denny to his
students at Firth college, Sheffield.
Among the most ancient animals still
inhabiting our planet is the so-called
mud fish OF Africa. This creature is
worthy of our respect, If only in con.
sideration OF its antiquity, which
dates far back in the early ages OF
the world. The most striking feature
OF the mud fish is the possession Of
lungs as well as gills. On the ap.
proach OF the dry season, in Its nat
ural haunts in Central Africa, 1t hol.
lows chamber in the mud and en-
ters upon rest extending over many
months. during which time 1t is with
out access to water, and breathes only
air.
While in the mud these creatures
may be dug up and survive even after
journey across the world in this dry
state. Prof. Denny received one of
these mud blocks not long ago. In
the presence of the students the hard
block was placed in warm water and
after being thus exposed fer nearly
two hours the fish, that went to
sleep in tropical Africa many months
before. awoke and came forth from
its temporary sepulchre to find itself
in bath OF tap-water in the biologi-
cal laboratory of Firth College.-New
York Herald.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
MADE HIM A POET.
Falling Sign ~aused Addition to Ranks
Of SINGERS,


And So" said the old gentleman
wno was revisiting the scenes of ear
lier days. your son Richards has be-
come a literary man and writes poetry,
too, 1t seems so odd to think of that
harum scarum boy developing into a
man OF idealistc temperament |
should never have suspected II. But.
l presume. to you. his father. there
must have been from the first clear
indications OF the bent OF the boys
mind"
"On the contrary" replied the Sec
ond old gentleman, there was not at
first the least indication OF IL. His
school books were not. as one would
naturally suppose. scribbled full of
rhymes He did not, as Pope did. lisp
In numbers AS matter Of fact, our
Richard was as prosaic and practical
a boy as one would meet anywhere"
Indeed" said the first old gentle
man. but | must confess that to me
also he appeared as plain a chap as
you have said. Pray. tell me when 1t
was first seen that he possessed this
Eift."
~ happened thus" went on the
father O; Richard. About the first
time we noticed his tendencies was
one day after heavy sign. which had
projected over the street, fell as he
was walking along and struck him on
the head. AS soon as he regained
CONSCIOUSNESS he seemed to be a
poet"
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
Tn, pbiI,delphia erlde,m,id.,

Il wonder Why II is" said the fair
young debu,ante. that you always see
such bunch of ugly girls acting as
bridesmaids at weddings. I've noticed
this at every wedding I've attended
this fail, and I really cant get over it
I've never been a bridesmaid myself,
and. perhaps. I'm prejudiced. but I've
been to lot OF weddings, and at each
one the same thought has occurred
to me. II positively seems to me that
every bride picks out the homeliest
girls she knows to act as her brides
maids. | can't understand 1t at all"
"Oh, that's easy" replied the blase
bachelor. Every girl does that sort
Of thing when she gets married. You
see. a sirl, no matter how much may
have been spen; on her costume, new
or looks her best when she's getting
married II stands TO reason that she
shouldn't She's nervous and upset and
pale. They all look like ghosts, and
scared ghosts. at that Naturally, It's
up TO them to run over the list OF
their girl friends and pick out those
who have no possibilities of over
shadowing the bride. That's how 1t
came that you see so many homely
girls as bridesmaids" Il guess you're
right" replied the debuntante.--Phila-
delphia Record.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
coIlee,ino rhinb,e. . Fad.

II you have lost your thimble sus.
pect your best friend. II q, Is an old
thimbic tnat you hayestiad around the
house for long time. and which you
would not exchange for n dozen ncw
ones. suspect her all the more. l, Is
the fad in New York now TO collcc:
tbimbleH. Like all ;ads. 1t will proba.
hiy run for a year before women ard
giris Who &c, the thimbie habit tire of
It. Furthermore. It is the vogue to
appropriate your friends thimbie II
you cannot get It in any other way.
You can atone for 1t Wy making a little
present to her.
Women are as chary OF presenting
their old ,himblcs as men are OF CIV
Ing away pipes that have comforted
them in weary hours. But thimblcs
must be collected somehow. Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt Is said to have the
best collection of thimbies in New
York. but with her Il has been a labor
OF years. One of her thimbles orig.
inally adorned the finger of Queen
Elizabeth of England. She has one
tina; belonged to Queen Victoria and
ono from the former Princess o!
Wales now Queen Alexandra.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
pieasures Of Adxsr,ity.

Senator Bailey OF Texas was in New
York recently on legal business, and.
naturally. became acquainted with
many men OF affairs.
Il am Convinced the senator said
on his return to Washington. that II
is more fun to be poor man than a
rich one.
Now. there may come times when
I want $500 and II worries me to get
Il. but I can tell you that it doesn't
worry me half so much as IL worries
n multi.millionaIre to get !. million or
two whos he needs ready money.
He takes his story To banker.
The banker says, List me your secur.
tiles. Then the banker picks out the
choice ones makes call loan, and as
soon as he sees the millionaire is hard
pressed. calls the loan and grabs the
securities.
you can't tell me that the poor
man isn't the happier Of the two
Philadelphia Post.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
CId.Jime Scratchsacke,

Some scratchbacks or the old days
that have been preserved have whale
bone handles and ivory, hand shaped
heads, One specimen recently shown
in collection had hand of the most
delicate and fragile type, the bones
family but clearly indicated. and the
fingers slim and very taper. Including
the handle. 1t was seventeen inches
long. Another was plump and sub.
stantial. with rather thick wrist
measuring barely twelve inches alto,
gether. Its slightly twisted handle
was capped with silver at the end.
A third example had a hand two and a
half inches 10 and modelled on q
proporticna'ely large scale. the handle
being nearly sixteen inches in length.
All things are easy to the earnest
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
1ha,e Ancestral Estates.

II you get a letter from an English
attorney. unknown To You, pronerinS
information about vast estate In
which you ought for ancestral reasons
TO be Interested. don't get excited. fon
probably won't get any money, and, II
recent revelations mean anything. he
will.
To tho busy housewife. desirous OF
learning OF new and dainty ways OF
preparing and serving foods, the
volume by Janet Mckenzie Hill. en-
titled Salads. Sandwiches and Chaf'
ing.Dish Dainties," will be found most
useful and practical. It contains more
than hundred different varities OF
salads-salads made OF fruit. fish,
vegetables. with illustrations from
photographs OF original dishes. as well
as instructions for making great
variety of lemonades and other soft
drinks, bread, rolls. etc. all simply
and elesrly written. Little. Brown 4
Co, Boston.)
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
PARIS sLEUrHs WERE SLY.
Convinced Russia's Emperor That
They Were Awake and Active,

Convinced Russia's Emperor That
They Were Awake and Active.
The Paris correspondent OF London
Truth tells this story Of the manner
IN which the Russian government test
ed the efficiency OF the French detec-
tive police when the czar was about
to visit Paris. The chief Of the Itus-
sian police went secretly to the
French capital, with orders to lie
quietly by in a hotel and only to re-
port himself at the embassy after q
| stay OF week. But he had not been
three hours In Paris before the pre-
feet OF police learned OF his arrival
from French detective. At st. Pc
tersburg they thought this a satisfac-
tory result, and the imperial pair
ventured to go to Paris and drive
down the Champs Elysees without
cavalry around their carriage.
4 similar test applied In Rome had
different consequences. The head of
the Russian police remained there for
whole week without his arrival be-
Ing suspected. On the evening of the
sixth day he called on Count Nelidoff
to report himself. to the great aston
ishment OF that ambassador. They
both agreed that II the Roman police
had net scented out the head OF the
greatest police force in the world they
could not be depended upon to know
much about the goings on Of anarch
lists and nihilists. This is alleged to
be the true reason why the czar de-
clined to trust himself in the king Of
Italy's dominions.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
Something to Live For.

Used to get so tired of living that l.
thought Ia like to quit:
Troubles never come stnsly-sruck mo
every little bit
Black Despair a frequent guest was IN
the house I call my heart.
with tho nends called Hate and Envy
each with deadly. poisoned dart
But rye changed my tune completely.
and I'm singing all the while
For there's worlds OF good IN people, ana
abundant cause to smile!
Every black cloud hanging Ger me has
the sun on t'other side.
And tho cloud-sea's hcavcnwnrd surface
Ia a riittcrinR silver tide;
Every dewdrop Is tcardrop--hut the
raipbow's hidden thcrcl
Every riph bcsrcaks a hcnrtachc-but It's
nftermath's y prayer.
Every sohttng night time Hephyr prints
lrve's kiss on trees and grass:
All the SORROWS that bcfau us mako us
better ere they peas.
"All that IL 10 kest"-f know III 20 i m
singing all the while
For there's worlds of rood IN people. and
abundant cause to smile!
oh, I'm mighty Riad I'm living. and l
hope IN never Quit;
Troubles sure. to keep on coming to me
Black Dsspair may SEND hi. oilieta to
nut I'm not pt home u any one -Mho
Dears 4 pclsOncd dart,
have chnne~l my tune au0nletely-
hear me tluEln6 ~ IN WHILE
~ - MI ~ 1kfai1S ~ i,1n1u
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
OLIVE OF ANCIENT LINEAGE.
Trees 1000 Years Old Are s.iu Bear.
jno Fruit

Trees 1000 Years Old Are Still Bear.
Ing Fruit.
The olive that the bartender drops
into the popular cocktail is an old
campaigner. Wine drinkers thousands
OF years ago liked 1t, and for centuries
no banquet has been considered CON.
plete without II.
The tree, olea Europea, :. not only
one oil the Oldest trees known to natr.
ralists, but Its longevity and produc.
tlvity are astounding. Several OF
these trees over twenty feet in cir.
cumference. according to the sclen.
tific calculation Of foot for a cen.
tury. must have been bearing fruit be-
fore the Savior walked and talked Oh
the mount of Olives.
The olive has been symbol in
more than one mythology. The dove
bringing the branch to the ark gave
1t to the imagination of the Orient as
an emblem OF peace or confidence re-
stored. Among the Greeks 1t was the
sign OF peace and the placid power of
wisdom.
Though native of Syria, and pos
sibly of southern Greece, the olive
fiourishes anywhere In a mild climate.
Western Asia, southern Europe, north
ern Africa. southern England. South
America, Mexico-In all these places
the olive grows readily, taking on an
average seven years before bearing
fruit.
Two hundred years ago it was in.
troduced into California by priests
from Mexico, and there 1t has thriven
nightly IN South Carolina IL Is
hardy ao1 fruitful. but unfortunately
the crop -!stnres there just when all
labor is needed in the cotton fields.
The fruit is too bitter to eat unless
rickled. Ranging In size from an
acorn TO large plum. It is gathered
green and placed In a strong solution
of potash or iye Of wood ashes. When
the olives change color this denotes
that the potash has struck through
tn. stone and they are placed in wat
er, renewed several times a day, for
I've days.-New York Herald.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
WOULD BUY THE TOWN.
cner Satisfied Critics Of Mans Finan,
cial Responsibility.


A contractor who was successful In
getting contract for drainage
scheme for certain town was asked
10 meet the authorities. bringing with
him his "cautioner." or guarantee
man. Hc did so.
The cautioner. who was very
wealthy man. but never over well
dressed. was unknown to any of tho
authorities.
when the contractor appeared, the
chairman asked II he had brought
With him his cautioner.
He answered:
"Thcre he is," pointing to his shah.
bily.drcsscd friend.
The chairman said:
"Of course, Mr.. Blank, We require
man OF some standing and substan.
TALLY to guarantee the performances
Of this work." meaning thereby that
tho proposed man did not look this.
On hearing this dtspAraxing remark
tho millionaire 1t once stepped for
ward and said to tho meeting. {,
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
Ballad Of the Thrush.

Across the noisy street
hca- him careless throw
One warning utterance sweet1
Then faint at FIRST and low,
The full notes closer grow.
Hark' what n torrent rush'
They pour. they overflow
SirG on, sing on. q, Thrush
What trick what dreams deceit.
Has fooled his fancy so
To scoru OF dust and heatr
l. pfisnnci here below.
Feel the fresh hrecEes blow:
And see. through flag and rush.
Cool water sliding slow
Sing ON. sing on, O, Thrushl
Sing on. What though thou beat
ON that dull har. thy foei
Somewhere the green horghs meet
4cy Iud the roofs arrow:
somewhere the blue skies show,
Poor hearts with hopeless woe
Somewhere no Slack walls crush
Sing on. sing on. q. Thrush,
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
CORN MEAL IN SAUSAGE.
Ono Of the Most Valuable Of All Trade
Secrets.

oGCTCIb.
A year or so ago a man discovered
a method OF adulterating sausages,
and the odd part of it is that II is 4
healthful adulteration, and the pure
food people can't kick on II. The
material with which the sausage is
adulterated is cornmeal. A man dis
covered n way OF treating the corn
meal SO that 1t could be added to
sausage, and no one could tell the
difference. AS corn meal Is good
de. ! cheaper than meat. several OF the
big packers were quick to adopt 1t as
an adulteration for the sausage they
turned cut. and paid the inventor a
big royalty. But they finally kicked
on paying the inventor. and put their
experts to work to try to discover how
he treated the corn meal The ex.
perts failed to discover the secret.
But 1t is said that Elwyn Blair, Of the
Blair mill. has discovered the method
OF treating the corn meal. and the
packing houses are after him.-Atchi.
son Globe.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
Know Not Their Value

Thackeray has said that II womer
knew their power they could MARI,
any man they wanted. This is Just
where the trouble lies: they do moi
know their power. nor understand
wherein their charms lie. OF course
there are exceptions to this rule:
there are many who understand onl,
too well and WELD their scepters-
or their swords-with too dexterou
a hand. But there are those who u
dervalue themselves. are too retirine
and let the happiness which is mean
for them slip from their hands.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
eneouraoemen, for the Author.

while we are returning your
manuscript as being unavailable"
wrote the apprcciative editor TO the
aspiring author. I'VE are agreed tnat
you have. In one particular. evinced
sufficient originality to justify us in
prophcsying that you Will yet do
something to merit the attention of
the public. II is the first case on
record. SO far as VIC are able 20 learn,
where collar button has been used
for brad
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
After Victory.

Yes, have won; but. curb thy zes
In that thy earnest praise puts n
to shame.
But rather let thy silence smack {
blame.
Because failed to do my best.
Clarence II. urner, Pearson's Mag
zine.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
IT WAS UP TO BROKER TAYLOR
Whether Beeear Should Take Lords
Name in Vain or Not.


Name in Vain or Not.
Talbot J. Taylor, son-in-law Of James
p. Keene. is noted for his kindness OF
heart. Few are the beggars who. ap-
pealing to Mr.. Taylor, are dismissed
enpty-handed.
One bright morning not long ago a
gray-beard with one leg hobbled hum
bly, up To Mr.. Taylor on Broadway
For Gods sake sir" he began,
but the broker interrupted him with
some severity.
Don't take the Lords name In vain,
my friend" he said
The beggar's rather intelligent face
was Illuminated with a iaint smile.
1T will be your fault SIR" he said.
IF do take II In VAN"
Thereupon the broker also smiled
and his hand went quickly TO his
pocket.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
To Restore PuIp,t.

An interesting old pulpit. from
which Whitfield and Wesley have
preached, Is TO be restored to its
former place in II Bath tEngland)
chapel It was removed twelve years
ago
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11
povaI Ma,,sole,,~.

A mausolcum hiss been erected
close to tho Peter, Paul oathrdral In
st. Petersburg, where in future all the
members Of the cxar's family will be
buried.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11

Prohibits Export Of Game.
BY an edict of the Minister Of Agri
culture In Hungary. the expectation
Of living game or eggs II prohibited
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11

II the children had voice in the
matter the school code would declare
the use II the rod unconstitutional
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11

Prohibits sheet Iron Houses.
The erection Of galvanized iron
houses In Bloemfontein. the capital OF
the Orange River colony. has been pro
hibited.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11

Galveston Wheat Export.
The port Of Galveston now stands
FIRST IL the export OF wheat as well ms
In the export OF cotton.
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11

Autos Tor Firsmsn.
The (aerman city Of Frankfart has
fd1esls y .Dask. sle@kl ~ - eatouQAllt
The Delta independent., 1904-03-11

Ssa-7 acres land. on Gunnison river, with ice
house. ice pond. all tools pertaining tn the ics
business. also the route in tnwn. but not The ice
in stock. Ice house toNeo Price 81 Co., half cash
balaEce per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-20
A Very Pleasant Entertainment.

The weather is seemingly not in ia
vor of social events or entertainments,
as the evenings of the past week or
more have not been at all fitted for
very successful affairs of the kind stat
ed. A fine program was arranged Tor
the entertainment at the Coliseum,
Thursday evening. and was given as
arranged. but was seen by an audience
not nearly as large as the worth OF
the performance would warrant. u
fine concert was given by the Gardiner
Band under the direction of DR.. r. ID.
Simons. In the lecture on work among
boys. Mr.. Whitney cited many amusing
incidents which showed his wit ana
humor to good advantage and as IN
impersonator of rare ability Mr.. May
nard made his reputation in this city.
Harry Upton, the young baritone, had
been heard in this city before, and
Thursday evening sustained his repu-
tatiOn as young singer with an I'M
usually fine voice that was character
lied by its range. Mr.. Nixon, the
whistler, gave n wonderful exhibition
of his powers i'm that line, as his imi-
tations Of birds and animals were very
fine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-20
Rain Spoiled the Track.

The track ut the Central Maine Fair
grounds was in fine condition for trot-
ting before the rain of Thursday morn
ing. A ditch has been dug about the
edge of the track near the pole, and
laid with thing, so that the water
drains off very quickly, and at the
present time the track is probably the
best in the State. There is n big
tlinG of horses in waiting for the dry
weather to begin working out, and
the track will be an interesting place to
visit in a short time. The old barn
has been moved from it's previous rest
ing place to give way for the exhibit
ton building, and already the frame
of the Office building is well up.