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Newport daily independent., 1905-02-15
WHY KIDNEY DISEASE
 IS DANGEROUS.
Neglect of the First Warning Symp- toms is the Prime Cause of so Many Deaths from the Dreaded
 Bright's Disease.
It is Easily curabIe inthe Early Stages.


 Kidney diseases ar< so destructive to human life because t4ey do not manifest alarming symptoms hntil the constitu- ton is seriously wsakened and the strength exhausted. When, too often, the remedies enployed by many physi- clans are of indiferer or doubtful value, and the patient rapidly sinks under the disease. The wisest course is to apply reliable kidney and liver remedy on the first abpeavance ofEthe symptoms. A little uneasiness in tie small of the back, digestive troubles, bowel irregularities and disorder in thJnrinary organs are matters of small moinent in the estima- ton of strong men and women, yet they have serious meaning. They show clearly that. the Kidneys are suffering and need help, which must be forth coming at once to prevent serious, per- haps fatal consequeaces~ A few doses of Prickly Ash BittArs at this time would prove of incalculable value in restoring the weakened organs to health. An investment of one dollar in bottle of Prick1y Ash Bitters when the disease is yet in the early stage will save hundreds of dollars in doctors bills, besides the suffering that would surely follow should the disease be a11o Cd to fasten itself in the body. The excellent curative power. of Prickly Ash Bitters is not confined to the first stages ofIkidney disease. It is equally ef6cacious in severe or chronic cases. Physicians have used it as last resort, in cases that defed their best efforts, with tie most brilliant results, and ;t has shown its superiority over the many sso.called Rney cures, now being loudly advertised, in instances innu- merable.
 Accept no substitute. Insist on having
 the genuine Prick1y Ash Bitters with the
 large figure in red oil the front label. Sold at Drug Stores. Sl.OO per bottle.
Newport daily independent., 1905-02-15

and Mesdames B. B. Bond, o. D.. Watson, H. E. Cobb, F. s. Hess, B. w. Stainback, T. D. Kinman, Jr., G. A. Hillhouse, W. W. Me Minn, c. G. Henry, J. L. Jones, R. M. Johnson, w. w. Dutton, c. H. Wilmans, Mesdames R. B. Hooker, T. E. Morrison and j.. A. Graham.
Newport daily independent., 1905-02-15
PENITENTIARY BILL
 COMES UP FRIDAY.
Black Bill, Passed By House, Sent to Senate Tuesday at Noon-Its Fate Seems
 Very Uncertain.

Little Rock, Feb. IA. The Sen- ate today received the Black pen itentiary bill. At fifteen minutes past II o'clock this morning a messenger from the house an- nounced the passage by that body of ths measu8.
 On Friday morning, in regular order, the bill will come up for consideration. Whether it will pass the upper branch or not is only a matter of conjecture. There seems to be no way of escaping the issue on Friday. The house calendar was cleared of business this morning and the Black bill, coming as it did at the last moment, will necessarily make it the first bill on the regu- lar order calendar for the next day for the transaction of house business.
 In the event that the senate re- fuses to pass the measure Sena- tor Logan will introduce a bill, the provisions of which will sim ply abolish the financial agent of the penitentiary and allow the management to remain as it is at present.
 House business was the order in the senate today. Many bills from the lower branch passed and one was defeated. The un- lucky bill was the one by Mir. Seay, requiring all executions to be held in the county sifl which the crime for which the death penalty was imposed. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill failed to pass was made and it is probable that it will be rehearsed on Friday.
 WANT MORE SCHOOL FUNDS. .
 The senate yesterday adopted the McFerrin resolution, .propos- ing an amendment to the consti- tuition to increase the state school tax from 2 to 3 mills, and the county tax from 5 to 7 mills.
 The senate spent the greater part of the afternoon amending the Pinnix pistol.carrying bill, and when they got through with | it it could not be recognized. It was sent to the committee on en- crossed bills for engrossment.
 In the house forty bills were read the second time.
Newport daily independent., 1905-02-15
EVENING. EUCHRE CLUB.

EVENING" EUCHRE CLUB. The meetings of. the benedicts @ matrons of Newport society Represented in the member ip of the Evening Euchre club, ever enjoyable affairs, but s 11as particularly true of the b entertainment by Mir. and E. l.. Maris Tuesday even- at their cozy home on Wal 
 X he host and hostess were |olimented in the number of |r guests, to show their ap- Iation of invitations to this
 there being eight tables of r. R. M. Johnson, among the was the fortunate winner $. pretty sofa cushion, and M J. |. Jones, among their IIsr halves, held the highest ss,s of games won, and re- |.sa , neat hat pin award.
 refreshments of smsd oysters, chicken salad,
 Iss deviled ham sandwiches,
 'ss punch, coffee, cheese
 ,s and cigars were nicely
 ,.oaar,t were Messrs.
Newport daily independent., 1905-02-15
VALENTINE DAY PARTY.


 Valentine day has been made memorable in local society annals by one of the most cleverly and timely planned as we'll as beau- tifully executed card affairs that has ever graced a Newport home. Mrs. B. B. Bond was the donor of this very conspicuous social triumph and in receiving her com pany was assisted by Mrs. c. G. Henry and Mrs. w. H. Barnes of Little Rock.
 On this day of hearts the theme and scheme were hearts, the game was hearts, the score cards were hearts, the refreshments were in heart shapes, the enjoy ment of the guests was hearty (excuse this) and from every where dark red hearts fairly made one feel, affairs of the heart were indeed 'woman's whole existence" !"
 As the guest entered the home she might read, in fact could hardly escape doing so, the fol- lowing inscription upon a monster heart that hung against the front door glass: With all my -- l welcome thee.", Now hostesses with hearts so large and hospita- ble are ever successful enter tainers and when parting time came all felt that this big-hearted welcome had been most appro- lpriate.
 The interior of the home had been darkened and the soft light from pretty arches and other de- signs of well arranged electric globes of red, beautifed a, scene of dangling hearts, which caught the eye from every viewpoint of this handsomely furnished home. Over each table hung heart designating it's number and from these larger hearts were the in- dividual score cards, hearts also. Nothing could have added to the beauty of the scene except pretty toilettes and graceful, gracious womanhood, and these elements were not missing.
 The game was hearts, of course, but the manner of awards was not known till the games were concluded, and then, to the surprise of the company, the highest and the lowest shared the glory of prize-winners. Mrs. R. M. Johnson succeeded best in escaping any deluge of hearts and was given set of neat little enameled heart-shaped cuff but tons, and Mrs. George Hays, with 1O1 hearts in her possession, was awarded asilver fligree per fume bottle.
 l Little Miss Antoinette Bond and Franchelle Hooker were graceful dispensers of punch 1 during the afternoon.
 The red heart scheme was beautifully carried out in the de- licious refreshments, served in three courses, heart-shaped caviar sandwiches, turkey outlets with l french peas, waldorf salad, ol- ives; cream in red heart shapes, cakes of same design, red hints; coffee.
 LIST OF GUESTS.
 Those present were Mesdames A. c. Anderson, H. E. Cobb, w. 1 w. Dutton, w. A. Billingsley, c. R. Hite, J. H. McHugh, R. M. Johnson, o. s. Lawrence, C. G. Henry, A. D. and Vim. Bailey, Robt. Cox, T. D. Kinman, Jr.. w. A. O'Neal, o. D. Watson, R. B. and Wm. Hooker. Geo. Hays, w. w. McMinn, T. E. Morrison, J. L. Jones, E. l.. Maris, B. M. Crow, Narcie Minor, c. H. and lR. D. Wilmans, Gus Graham, H. t 0. Walker, Clyde Wood, B. w. Stainback, L. Hirsch, c. A. Hillhouse, c. E. Crook, Ed Me Elwee, w. H. Barnes of Little t Rock
Newport daily independent., 1905-02-15
SAW MILL FOR SALE.

Saw mill and 1000 acres of oak for sale cheap. Party de- sires to look after other business. Apply at this office. This mill is bargain and can be secured for $450.
Newport daily independent., 1905-02-15

Read the Daily and Weekly Independent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22
A LITTLE VARIETY.

South Africa is of volcanic origin, and
the country round Kimberley is so sui
phurous that even ants cannot exist
upon 1t.
For each child born to the families Of
the municipal clerks in Kansas City the
civic authorities promise to add five dol
lars a month to the fathers salary.
Salt is a luxury in Central Africa. The
long-continued use Of vegetable food
creates so painful a desire for salt that
natives deprived Of 1t for long often
show signs of insanity.
The common housefy, in addition to
possessing pneumatic wings, has two
kinds of eyes, one set being for ordinary
use and the other of high magnifying
power for distant objects.
Iceland produces most of the worlds
supply of ~eiderdown, the annual sale
amounting to something over 1000
pounds. Most of this is shipped to Co
penhagen and commands from $2.41 to
$3.50 a pound.
George S. Elgood, the. English artist,
is acknowledged to be the greatest liv-
ing painter of gardens. He has fur
nished a series of so water colors which
are said to be the best work he has ever
done. A noted operate tenor said Of
them that leach one strikes high c."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22
Bdifh'S New
Easter Hal
By JUDITH
,&.S.a
The Rumor of It.

The Rumor of It. -
"Let's all go in and have soda water,
Dutch treat"
"Let's!" cried the girls, and Edith
Days was the only dissenting voice.
Edith wants nothing-but her new
hiatt" Maria Alling said, slyly.
The girls asked curiously what Maria
meant.
"She just means that I'm saving up
for a hat for Easter; I've been hoard
ing all winter; 1 haven't spent even
my Christmas money! It's all going
for a New York hattie most remark
able hat that Oldtown ever saw!"
The girls looked at Edith enviously.
While she had no to spend than
they, she seemed to have everything
heart could desire. They did not real
ize that she had learned to save the
pennies" until she could buy some
thing really good, while theirs slipped
away for candy, soda water and the
like.
But then" Edith continued, at
will not be so eXtravagant as it sounds.
For while visiting Aunt Nellie last
summer l met her friend, who is in a
millinery establishment in New York.
And she said if V e l wanted a stun
ming hat to write to her and she'd get
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22
OF INSECTS.

The eyes Of the cockroach are
almost useless organs, but it has
an extensive set of noses, and is
warned of the approach of an enemy
by it's sense of smell.
Ants, while seeing clearly, are prac-
tically deaf. No amount of noise affects
them, but their sense of smell is so
acute that when an experimenter placed
a brush soaked with %patchouli near an
ants nest the insects left off working
to lie down and enjoy the scent.
The spider has as many tricks as a
fox in securing its prey. One species Of
spider, on seeing a marauding bird In
the vicinity shakes its web so violently
that the bird sees only a bright, tremu-
lous haze, in the midst of which the
spider is invisible. Another spider
swings his body SO fast in a circle that
the bird sees only the revolving line Of
light.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22
THE BALL PROBABLY RIGHT.
Settled On the Number Which Might
Have Brought Gain Instead
of Loss.

George AIDE was describing a Monte
Carlo experience, relates the New York
Tribune.
I'm the big, gilded, ornate halls" he
said, women in beautiful gowns swept
to and fro, and each gambling table was
surrounded with players and onlookers,
four or five rows deep.
II saw a young man in American
clothes, a young woman in American
clothes, and a boy in American clothes.
Pm going to play. I'm going to risk
five francs. I'm going to risk it on my
age, said the young woman.
She ran her eye over the three col
umns of yellow numbers on the table, and
she set a silver five-franc piece on Is.
"'Rien ne va plus said the ~croupier.
And the little white ball whirled round,
dropped, clattered about a bit, and rest
ed, finally, in the No. %.
Gosh hang it, I've lost said the
American girl. Eighteen doesn't win a
thing
Say, Minnie said her little brother,
it's a pity you didn't bet your real age.
You'd have won then, wouldn't your"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22
HONEST
A Doctors Talk on Food.

There are no fairer set Of men on
earth than the doctors, and when they
find they have been in error they are
usually apt to make honest and manly
confession of the fact.
4 case in point is that Of an emil
nent practitioner, one Of the good old
school, who lives in Texas. His plain,
unvarnished tale needs no dressing up:
81 had always had an intense preju-
dice, which l can now see was unwar-
rantable and unreasonable, against all
muchly advertised foods. Hence, l
never read a line of the many ads Of
Grape-Nuts, nor tested the food till last
winter.
while in Corpus Christi for my
health, and visiting my youngest son.
who has four of the ruddiest, health
lest little boys 1 ever saw, l ate my
first. dish of Grape-Nuts food for sup
per with my little %grandsons. / be-
came exceedingly fond Of it and have
eaten a package of 1t every week since,
and find it a delicious, refreshing and
strengthening food, leaving no ILL es-
fects whatever, causing no eructatioI 8
with which I was formerly much trou-
bled), no sense of %fullness, nausea, nor
distress of stomach in any way.
There is no other food that agrees
with me so well, or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does. Il am stronger and more active
since / began the use Of Grape-Nuts
than I have been for 10 years, and am
no longer troubled with nausea and
Indigestion" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
There's a reason
LOOK In each pkg. for the famous lit
lie book, THE Road to MELVILLE"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22

Vegetable Compound sooner; for have tried
so many remedies without help.
81 dreaded the approach of my menstrual
period every month, as itmeant so much pain
and suffering for me, but after Ihad used tho
Compound two months l became regular and
natural and am now perfectly well and free
from pain atmy monthly periods. am very
grateful for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me-"
Such testimony should be accepted
by all women as convincing evidence
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound stands without a peer as a
remedy for all the distressing ills Of
women.
The success of Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound rests upon the
w~ell-earned gratitude of American
women.
When women are troubled with irreg-
ular, suppressed or painful menstrual
ton, leucorrhoea, displacement or ul-
ceration of the womb, that bearing
down feeling, Inflammation of the
ovaries, backache, bloating, Tor fatu-
lency}, general debility, indigestion and
nervous prostration, or are beset with
such symptoms as dizziness, faintness,
lassitude, excitability, irritability, ner-
v~ousness, sleeplessness, melancholy,
they should remember there is one tried
and true remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once removes
such troubles. Refuse to buy any other
medicine, for you need the best.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham If there is anything
about your sickness you do not
understand. She will treat you
with kindness and her advice is
free. No woman ever regretted
writing her and she has helped
thousands. Address Lynn, Mass.
an Best Understands a Kolian'S Ills.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22
PEOPLE OF

rope Plus goes on as he began, preach
ing and practicing the simple life. He
has been reducing display on the n
hand, and salaries on the other. This,
as may be imagined, is not quite salts
factory to the hosts of persons en-
ployed about the Vatican. While thus
discouraging luxury, the pontiff remains
as arable and accessible as ever to
friends Of former days.
Archbishop Messmer, of Milwaukee,
has been forced to ask police protec-
ton against the opportunities of beg
CARS. Not long ago some mention was
made in the papers of a few of his
deeds OF charity. Since then appeals
for money have been made so often,
most of them by professional mendi-
cants, that the archbishop has been
forced to take the course mentioned.
AS many as a dozen applicants a day
have besieged the prelate's residence.
Mayor Collins, of Boston, says it is
a habit, which he formed long ago, not
to communicate his views about public
affairs or party matters to the public
In the form of interviews. This is his
straightforward way Of putting 1t:
When l have anything to say about
politics in which l think the public is
interested, / make a speech and say it,
and when the time comes for me to make
public anything relating to the city
hall business, I do it in the form of an
official message. I'm not talking. I'm
attending to business"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22
The Hats True History.

No when Easter was only three days
off Edith began to think seriously
about an Easter hat. The girls kept
asking if her New York hat had
come, and, resolving not to disappoint
them altogether, she had la~ughingly
replied: Not yeti" But her mother,
on whose assistance she had counted,
was still away from home.
So this rainy afternoon Edith had
gone up garnet" to rummage the
closets and trunks. And finally she
had unearthed a treasure-her grand
mothers wedding bonnet! 1t was q
great leghorn hat, entirely dismantled
now and helplessly battered and
stained.
81 wonder what shoe-blackfng
would do for it?" unused Edith. Aud
by catching the brim up-so that
hole wouldn't be seen. But-for the
trimming? Great-grandmother's lace
cap strings! They'll make a dainty
ruching, and I'll put a bunch Of
something or other, where the brtm's
looped up. There won't be another
hat in Oldtown like it-or in New
York, either!"
Edith's fingers flew, and seemed
gifted with a fairy touch, although
the finished hat proved a queer-look-
ing object-in the hand.
Mrs. Day reached home the after
noon before Easter. Presently she
said: 20, Edith, you never wrote me
about your new hats it a success?"
Edith's. eyes danced. "Ill put it
on, mamma, and you can see"
Mrs. Day regarded it critically.
well, it's certainly not-what ex-
pected."
'But, mamma, will it do to wear?"
"Yes, DEAR" replied her mother,
"and really, it looks very well. But
it didn't come from New York, now
did it?"
Then, laughing and blushing. Edith
told the entire story, only begging her,
mother to let nobody into their secret
just then.
So that is how Edith came to wear
that remarkable dull black leghorn,"
trimmed with time-yellowed lace and
real bittersweet berries, on Easter day.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22

saw some of her "Sunday-school chill
dren," and spoke to them.
Presently she came upon a child who
was crying bitterly. "Wh. what's
the matter, little one?" she asked; "are
you hurt?"
The child grasped Edith's hand and
dragged her forward, murmuring be-
tween her sobs: "Mudder sick-turned
out" And before she realized what
the child was doing Edith stood on
the threshold of one Of the poorest
tenements.
In the dim she saw a weeping
| woman, two tiny children and a man,
who was talking angrily.
Come" he said, mo more of this!
You are four weeks ~behindhand now;
you can't pay-so out you go!"
But I've been SICK" walled the
woman. when I'm well l work and
get good wages. I've always paid
promptly, and will again-just as soon
as | can get work."
1--WE heard all that before-but out
you and the young ones must go
this very afternoon"
How much does she over" Edith
asked, suddenly. And the man, who
then, started and stared at her. Then
his offensive manner changed and be
answered civilly.
Edith's heart leaped with gladness,
The amount he named-the four
weeks rent for this poor family-was
less than she held in her hand.
eff l pay you, will you promise to
leave this woman here in peace, and
even if shesisn't able to pay promptly
at the end of next week, not to threat
en- her this way again, but be content
to waltz"
Certainly, miss. 1 didn't know she
had friends, or l wouldn't have both
cred her. And I'm only the agent, miss;
l was obeying orders"
Sign the receipt" said Edith, count
ing out the money, and the man
obeyed. Then respectfully bidding her
good afternoon" he went away.
The poor woman fell on her knees
and kissed Edith's hands, while the
children danced joyously around her.
Don't, don't!" cried Edith. why
I'm so glad 1 could. And here's a
dollar left-take that, for it may be
still some days before you are strong
enough to work"
She escaped at last and fastened on
toward the post office, with happy
tears in her Eyes and the woman's
blessings ringing in her ears.
Suddenly she stopped. "Why should
1 go there-now?" she said. And
tearing her letter, she watched the
pieces scatter in the wind, crying gay
ly: "Good-by, my New York hat!"
Then she started for home, repeat
ing softly to herself: "Inasmuch as
we have done it unto one of the least
of these-ye have done it unto Me-"
Edith wondered what mamma
would say" But there were visitors
at the house that afternoon, so she
had no chance to tell her mother.
And the next morning Mrs. Day was
called suddenly away to her sick sister
in a n~eighboring town.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22
A Heavy Fine,

Under the Elkins law, any railroad
company which pays rebates in any
form, OF any shipper who accepts them,
is. liable to a fine of from $1,000 to
5000 upon conviction. 1t also pro-
hibits the carrying of freight at less
than the published tariffs. The Inter-
state Commerce Commission is en-
powered to detect and prosecute vio-
lators Of this statute~ President Knapp,
of the Commission, states that since
this law was passed, rebate paying has
been as rare as forgery.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-22
Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers.

IF you have offensive pimples or erup-
tions, ulcers on any part of the body.
aching bones or joints, falling hair, mucous
patches, swollen glands, skin itches and
burns, sore lips or gums, eating, fostering
sores, sharp, gnawing pains, then you suf-
ginings of deadly cancer. You may be
permanently cured by taking Botanic
Blood Balm (B. B. b. made especially to
cure the worst blood and skin diseases.
Heals every sore or ulcer, even deadly
cancer, stops all aches and pains and re-
duces all swellings- Botanic Blood Balm
cures all malignant blood troubles, such
as eczema, scabs and scales, pimples, run
gists, 81. To prove It cures, sample Of
Blood Balm sent free and prepaid by
writing Blood Balm Co, Atlanta, Ga. De-
scribe trouble and free medical advice
sent in sealed letter.