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Newport daily independent., 1905-06-05
CURIOUS WORMS OF NORWAY
They Gather in Great Numbers Form. ing Serpent-Like Mass
 When Migrating.

The Sciaras, of the genus Tiplux, tiny wormlike creature which is found in the forests of Norway and Hungary dur ing the month of July or early in August gather in huge numbers preparatory to migrating in search of food or for . change of conditions. When setting out on this journey, says Nature, they stick them selves together by means of some glutinous matter, and form huge ser. pentlike mass. often reaching a length of between 40 and 50 feet and several inches in thickness. As the scaria is only on an average of about three-thir- ty-seconds of an inch in length, with no appreciable breadth whatever, the num- Der required to form a continuous line of the size above mentioned Is incal- culable.
 Their pace Is, of course, very slow, and upon meeting an obstacle, such as a stick or stone, they either writhe over or around it. sometimes breaking into two bodies for the purpose A celebrated French naturalist says that if the rear portion of this snakelike procession be brought into contact with the front part the insects will keep moving round in that circle for hours. never seeming to realize that they are getting no further on their journey. If the portions be broken in two the procession will unite Tn short time. When the peasant meets one of these processions he will lay some obstacle in front of it. If it passes over 1t 1t is good omen.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-05
The Leopard of the Shows,

When we look at the leopards in a menagerie our minds instinctively turn to pictures of the hot tropics and the tor rid lands of the equator. But there are leopards that love the snow, and never willingly descend below the levels where snowstorms occur in summer as well as in winter. The New York Zoo logical park possesses, at present, a beautiful specimen of the snow leop- ard" whose home is among the lofty mountains about Thibet. Thousands of tanned skins of the snow leopard are carried to Shanghai for sale, but the iiv- ing animal is rarely seen away from his cool mountain homs,-Youth' s CompaOr ion
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-05
LIVE|;:RYMEN FARMERS DRAY MEN

And all users of axle grease that want the best grease on the market and that recognize good thing when shown its merits, we recommend our Golden and Cas- tor Oil brands of Axle Grease. It is put up in l pound tin boxes and 3 pound tin buckets. For sale by all up-to-date merchants. Ask for it and take no substitute. It is guaranteed to have no equal for quality on the market.
 WATERS-PIERCE
 OIL COMPANY.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-05
THE INDEPENDENT
 PERCY ii. VANDYKE.
 Publisher and Editor. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Colored Lawns and Batistes in white and colored grounds, val ues up to 10c, now 4c. Sink & Martin. 2Sd-wtf
 w. A. Long, a genial young man, who saw three and half years service in Uncle Sam's army with Taft in the Philip pines, and was in charge of one of the Filipino companies at the fair last summer, has accepted position with O. M. Bowen.
 | A man who was arrested at Newport the other day gave his name as Extra Smith. He ex- plained that there were so many Smiths in Arkansas that when he appeared no name was left for him, so he was christened Extra. "-Poplar Bluff Citizen.
 The souvenir edition of the Harrison Times has been receiv- ed and it is beauty. It cer- tainly is credit to that city and should be we'll sustained. One thing can be said for it and that is MT. Newman evidently put into it more money than was paid in. Yellville Republican.
 Col. V. Y. Cook and daughters, Misses Mae and Varina, arrived home Saturday night from Little Rock, where they attended the unveiling of the Confederate monument. Miss Varina had the honor of representing her home state, Arkansas, on this occasion.
 Mrs. Frederick Hanger will leave Tuesday for New York, says the Little Rock Gazette, where she will attend the final meeting of the board of lady managers of the Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition, which will be held June 9. Mrs. Hanger will later visit in Virginia, and will ! probably be absent a fortnight. l The Methodist congregation worshiped in their church Sum- day for the first time in six 1 weeks. The church has been remodeled in the interior, and when finished will present very handsome appearance. The con- gregation at both services was large, and the music rendered by the excellent choir was excep- tionally fine and enjoyed by all present.
 Bishop Brown of the Episcopal diocese paid the Newport church his annual visit Sunday, and dcon- ducted two interesting services in the local church in this city. The choir had made extra prepa- ration. and the music rendered was beautiful. During the day the following persons were con- frmed: Dr. and Mrs. Owen Walker, Mrs. L. Hirsch, Misses Aubrey and Ruth Arnold.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-05
TEN DOLLARS PAID

To any one who will prove that Jackson will not sell any article in his stock at actual cost to hin when he tells you it's cost. Call and see him about paints and paper. 3O-dtf
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-05
Dr. A. ). FRANK,
Expert Optician.

Office, 306 E. Front street, up stairs, next Dr. A. Kellett.
 OFFICE HOURS Ill to 12 a. n., 5 to 6 p. m., except Saturday.
 Call Central 6 rings) for Dr. A. J. Frank. If inconvenient to come, kindly let him know and he will call on you.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-05

and you profit by our study, skill and experience when you have us examine your eyes. Re- member that costs nothing-that is, costs you nothing. If you really need no glasses or spec tacles there's no charge at all. If you do need either, they're pur- chasable from us at only a fair price for the lenses. and their mounting, the latter left to your selection.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
KNOW NOTHING OF SYMPATHY
That Feeling Beyond Lower Animals,
Says John Burrouah.

An Iowa correspondent asks me 10
give him my opinion as to whether OF
not any of the dumb animals have
sympathy, says John Burrough in Out
ing, and added that minister at a
funeral in their town had said that NO
animal except man was capable OF
sympathy. | agree with the minister
Sympathy, l think, is beyond the low.
err animals. When we sympathize
with a person we put ourselves in his
or her place; we feel sorry for him
we pity him; we would gladly allevi
ate his suffering-all Of which implies
more or less imagination and disin'
terested regard. Susceptibility to the
sufferings of others is one OF many
higher attributes. When sympathy
was born the race lifted above the
purely animal plane.
The next step is taking the suffer
ings of others upon yourself, which is
the highest form of altruism. Pure
selfishness rules the lower animals
and necessarily so. Sympathy is moi
necessary for the continuance OF the
species, but affection for their young
is. Animals certainly have a feeling
of comradeship for each other, and ex
perience something like grief at sepa
ration, yet a dog or a cat or a horse
or a COW will sniff at the dead body oi
its dead fellow with apparent uncon
Germ. A cry of distress among the
birds will bring every bird within
hearing to the spot, and cause then
to be more or less agitated, but 1t Is
only because they are alarmed fol
their own safety; common enemy
may be about. In the herd and the
flock a sick or wounded member Is
often fallen upon by its fellows and
destroyed.
If any animal ever experienced the
emotion we call sympathy it is, OF
course, the dog. The dog has so lone
been the companion of man that he
often shows in his nature trace Of
the purely human.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
Saginaw Kicks.

The action of the state military
board in ordering the mastering out
of Company c, NJ. n. G., stationed in
Saginaw, east side, has caused a
strong protest to go to Gov. Warner.
More lobbying has been done in the
past few days on this matter than on
any state action this year. Former
Gov. Bliss has joined in the move
ment. The company has been in ex-
istence for thirty-two years and its
rolls contain the names of many of
Saginaw's prominent citizens Incl
dentally they give an explanation for
the profusion Of military titles that
for years have been bantered about
by ''mutual-admiratio Sagi-
nawians. In no city in tie state are
there so many "colonels,' captains, "
etc, ETC., prefixed to the names of
business and professional men as here,
and IL is true that a muster call could
draw out full-siZed battalion of what
is now generally termed "feather-bed'
generals.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
ASKING Advice.

The sheriff of Santa Cruz county,
Ariz., has received the following let.
ter from one of his constituents:
"Mr. Charles Fowler-Dear Sir:
thought would write you a few lines
to ask you a few words. and / don't
want to do anything until hear from
you. My stepfather is chussing (prob-
ably chasing or cussing) my mother
all the time, and she don't want him
around here any more and she wants
him to leave but he won't go. He is
just chussing her all the time and
once he was going to hit her with a
rock but made him lay it down. She
is washing all the time and trying to
do right with him and | am going to
stop this. | am asking you what
will do and be sure and tell me what
If l would shut (shoot) him think
would be in the right because don't
care for him and if | do kill him
will show you that l was right Well,
| will close for this time. Be sure
and write and tell me what to do. So
good-by. Yours truly,
tom PARKER"
Arizona Republican.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19

All railroad men qualified to speak
on the subject IN responsible way
are likely TO agree with President
Samuel Spencer of the Southern Rail
way when he says: There Is no d.
vision of opinion as TO the desirability
Of stopping all secret or unjustly dis
criminatory devices and practises OF
whatsoever character"
Mr.. Spencer, In speaking OF "un-
Justly discriminatory" rates and de-
vices, makes a distinction which is at
once apparent to common sense. There
may be discrimination In freight rates
which is just, reasonable and impera-
lively required by the complex COM
mercial and geographical conditions
with which expert rate makers have
to deal. To abolish such open and
honest discrimination might paralyze
the industries of cities, states and
whole sections of our national terri
tory.
This distinction between just and
unjust discrimination is clearly recog-
nized in the conclusions OF the Inter
national Railway Congress, published
yesterday:
Tariffs should be based on CONNER
cial principles taking into account the
special conditions which bear upon the
commercial value OF the services rem
dered. With the reservation that rates
shall be charged without arbitrary dis
elimination to all shippers alike under
like conditions, the making OF rates
should as far as possible have all the
elasticity necessary TO permit the devel-
opment OF the traffic and to produce the
greatest results to the public and TO the
railroads themselves"
The present proposal Is. as Mr..
Walker d. Hines of Louisville showed
in his remarkable testimony the other
day before the Senate Committee at
Washington, to crystalline flexible and
justly discriminatory rates into fixed
government rates which cannot be
changed except by the intervention of
some government tribunal, and by this
very process to increase "the tempta-
ton to depart from the published rate
and the lawful rate in order to meet
some overpowering and urgent COM
mercial condition. New York Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
What FATIGUE Really Is.

Tiredness is as natural condition
of life as is the ability to perform
work, writes Andrew Wilson in the
Illustrated London News. 1t is ma
lures signal that rest and repose are
necessary in order to recuperate the
vital powers. Think for moment OF
the supply of nourishment (Which
means the giving of energy or "the
poHer of doing work. TO any part.
The healthy frame receives its due
quota of food materials. and out of
them builds up its substance and OBJ
tains its working power. But the
supply of energy is not constant.
Hence, after a certain exhaustion of
the store ii originally possessed, the
human engine demands more coal and
water. Fatigue is the sign-manual
which authorizes the fresh supply.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
Re impossible LANGUAGE.

"Ah, re Eenglish language Get ees
impossible" a Frenchman said to a
friend. For example, re English host
fills up his glass, rises, holding il out
to you, saying, Here's to you and zen
drinks himself. | can make nozing of
eet. Anuzzer example: Ven | was
crossing re Channel in re top berth
was an Engleesh gentleman. and 1 was
in re lower one; it was very stormy
and re Eenglish gentleman he became
very i'll. Zuddenly he cries, Look out
there vich | naturally did, but ali, my
friend, regretted doing so very
much The Tattler.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
Remedy for Heart Trouble.
Republican.

The Optimist, organ of the "Nolens
Volens" colony at Jackson, prints a
cut of the prison. In the dome of
the main building is shown open win
dows in the highest portion. The oc-
companying comment narrates that
many years ago prisoner attempted
his liberty by means of rope down
which he was sliding when the cord
parted and he fell, first to the roof of
the central building, then, bounding
from thence, hit the top Of the cell
block, where he acquired sufficient
elasticity to land him on the ground.
These unexpected incidents confused
him and he was captured. Singularly
the misfortune OF his failure was not
unmitigated. He had been so af.
flicted with heart disease as to be un.
able to lie down for months. The fall
knocked it completely out of him and
he was enabled thereafter to "sleep
like a top" The Optimist cheerfully
invites the palpitating public to come
and try the remedy.-Detroit Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
Advises Peace.

President Roosevelt on Saturday
had a conference with Count Cassini,
the Russian ambassador, and express
ed the earnest hope that Russia would
forthwith conclude peace with Japan.
Prolongation of the war, he believes,
will not result in victory for the Rus
sian arms, and can only serve TO in
crease Japan's indemnity and render
more difficult the drafting of treaty
of peace which the czar, as well as the
mikado, can sign. The president
spoke, he said, as the friend of Rus
STA no less than of Japan, and on be-
half not only of the Washington gov
eminent, but in the interest of hui
manity. Until his words have reached
Tsarskoe-Selo and have been communi-
Gated to Emperor Nicholas in the
friendly spirit in which they were ut
tered their effect cannot be estima-
ted
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
Run on a Flint Bank.

A run on the Union Trust and Saw.
ingS bank of Flint, resulting from a
rumor the source of which cannot be
traced, was started Wednesday after.
noon and was in full swing Thursday.
More than 100 depositors drew out
their money before the bank closed
and Thursday morning a crowd of be-
tween 200 and 800 assembled in front
of the bank waiting for its doors to
open. The officers and stockholders of
the bank, who include some of the
wealthiest men of the city, declare that
the institution was never in better
financial condition than at present and
that all deposits will be paid on de-
mand Offers of assistance were re.
ceived from Detroit and Jackson and
many local merchants and manufac-
turers were ready to draw their money
out of their banks and deposit il with
the Union Trust and Savings. The
Durant-Dort Co offered 10 transfer all
its accounts to this bank If the money
is needed. II is thought that the run
will subside after the people under
stand the situation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
PELVIC CATARRH WAS
DESTROYING HER LIFE.
PE.RV-NA SAVED HER.

Miss Maria Ducharme, 1872 st. Eliza
beth street, Montreal, Can, writes:
Il am satisfied that thousands of
women suffer because they do not real
ize how bad they really need treat
ment and feel a natural delicacy in
consulting physician.
Il felt badly for years, had terrible
pains, and at times was unable to at
tend to my daily duties. l tried to cure
myself, but finally my attention was
called to an advertisement of Peruna in
a similar case to mine, and decided to
give it trial.
"My improvement began as soon as
started TO use Peruna and soon was
q well woman. feel that / owe my
fife and my health 10 your wonderful
medicine and gratefully acknowledge
this fact. "-Maria Ducharme.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio, for free medical advice.
All correspondence strictly conf
Dental
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
MILK CRUST ON BABY.
Lost All His Hair-Scratched TIL
Blood Ran Grateful Mother
Tells of His Cure by cuti.
cura for 75c.

when our baby boy was three
months old he had the milk crust very
badly on his head, so that all the hair
came out. and 1t itched so bad he
would scratch until the blood ran. l
got cake OF Cuticura Soap and box
of Cuticura Ointment l applied the
Cuticura and put thin cap on his
head, and before l had used half of
the box It was entirely cured. his hair
commenced to grow out nicely again,
and he has had no return of the trou-
BILE. (Signed) Mrs. II. p. Holmes.
Ashland. Or"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
THE BIG COCOA PALM.
Grow In Salty Soil, Defying HurrI-
canes Of the Tropics.


The cocoanut means great deal
to the West Indian negro, says
Country Life. A dark-skinned man
ran lightly up the tall stem, with
suspiciously prehensile feet, stopping
at the fruit cluster TO select and pull
OF a great nut, which he tossed TO
the ground. / examined 1t with Gu
riosity, for ii was little enough like
the cocoanut OF the stores In the
north. A smooth green covering,
hard, impervious TO anything but a
heavy knife-no wonder the cocoa
palm spreads among these islands!
Boat-shaped in a sense; light enough
to float easily, the big seed is always
ready for a sea voyage. Cast ashore
on a sandy beach. it quickly germin-
ates and holds fast in the salty soil,
soon growing TO its estate of beauty
and fruitfulness and able TO defy the
hurricanes of the tropics.
Restful as were the isolated cocoa
palms, it was not until | came upon
a real grove of them that ! could
fully appreciate the tropical latitude.
A visit to "Crusoe beach" fringed by
the great palms, hanging full of heavy
nuts, with liberty to wander where
the sandy grOund-it was winter
mind you.-was covered, not with
fallen leaves of oak and beech, but
with great fronds eight or ten feet
long dropped from the cleanstemmed
giants with featherduster heads
this took away the last memory OF
the ice-bound and coal-smoked north
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
THE LEGISLATURE.

Gov. Warner is firm In his stand
against the two bills now before the
senate, one of which would reduce
the state tax commission from five to
three members, and the other OF
which would give that body the right
TO equalize the assessments of rail
road property with those Of the gen.
eral properties of the state, so that,
possibly the taxes of the roads may
be reduced from the So 800, 000-ayear
mark, against which they are so bit.
terly contending. II there is to be
any readjustment his excellency
wants to name all the men who are
20 do the assessing, and there is EVIL
dence in his talk that II the senate,
like the house, passes the bills in such
way that the tax commission, as at
present organized, will name the fig
ures at which the railroads are to be
taxed in the future, he will veto the
bills, and the roads will again have
TO be taxed under the old law, which
has been sustained in the federal court
at Grand Rapids and under which the
railroads owe the state over $1,000
600.
the climax of the present session,
which is to wind mp Wednesday night.
Rarely, If ever, have the railroads
found themselves in more difficult
situation than that which confronts
them now, and the fight which is on
the boards at Lansing. The governor
while in Detroit Saturday was asked
If he had changed his position on the
| 10 In I'M ufit hn
promise, hints of which were heard
in Lansing last week, the governor
said:
Il have heard of no compromise,
and If there is any such a thing on
foot, nobody has said anything to me
about ii. In fact, | can't see any
chance for compromise.
81 shall insist that the bills to be
passed will provide that the tax com
mission shall not have the right to
equalize railroad assessments with
those of general properties until the
tax commission has been reorganized.
l can't see any opportunity for any
halfway position on this proposition.
Thus far the revenge play OF the
senators and representatives from
state fair TO prevent the passage OF
the bill providing the usual $4,000 ap-
preparation for the fair has been sue
cessful. Senators Martindale and Do
herty went before the senate agricul-
tural committee which has the bill in
charge, and urged that it be reported
out but Senator Seeley, the chairman,
who comes from Pontiac, which lost
the fair, and Senator Russell. of Kent
county which wants a slice for the
Western Michigan fair, succeeded in
holding the bill up. Their plea was that
there is TO be a hearing on the matter
next Tuesday. AS the legislature is to
quit work next Wednesday night, this
may mean that the bill will be lost in
the closing rush.
Rep. Lowell, of Berrien, introduced a
bill to provide for an inquiry by the
future state highway commissioner
into the cost of trap rock quarry in
the upper peninsula, prison for 1000
convicts adjacent and the cost of
transportation of crushed stone for
good roads TO various counties of the
state. The commissioner is TO report
TO the next legislature. The idea OF
the bill is that so often exploited by
Rep. Merritt of Detroit.
Gov. Warner has sent the name OF
II. S. Earle as highway commissioner
TO the senate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
The COMING Of the King.

He came i'm royal robes OF state,
And smiled upon the eager throng,
Hearts there were there all desolate,
Not to be moved by mirth and song.
"He robes in purple-we In rags;
He dimes on gold-we beg for bread:
Shame on his sceptre! shame his throne
And we, his people" low they said.
''If he be King, let him be great,
And save us e'er we perish" they
Cried in their bitter wrath. Then he
Heard and made answer tenderly:
1T am a King-but not so free
AS YOU, who wander where you Will.
No day that dawns Is mine alone.
Stern dut. is my master still;
Only when death has called for me,
May / be known OF men as free
May Austin Low.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
The verue of Civil War.

Serious as are the reports from Man
churia as TO the effect that the Russian
naval disaster has had among the
cars troops, the situation in Russia
is even more foreboding. Russia seems
TO be on the verge of open outbreak,
and ii is doubtful if the expected call
ing of a national assembly will relieve
the pressure. One of the cars most
influential ministers declared on Sun.
day that the emperor had not yet
changed his position with regard TO
the prosecution OF the war, on account
of the destruction of Vice-Admiral Ro-
jestvensky's fleet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
Remnants of Shattered Fleet.

Rear-Admirals Train and EnQuist
are now comforting in reference to
the Russian warships which arrived
in Manila Bay Saturday. According
TO an unofficial report, Rear-Admiral
Enquist asks for IA days time in
which TO repair, coal and provision
his vessels. 1t is said further that
he alleges that the ships are unsea-
worthy and are damaged below the
water line. Rear-Admiral Train will
probably appoint a board TO investi-
gate the condition of the Russian YES
sells. Both he and Rear-Admiral En-
quist are working in harmony. Thir-
ty-four seriously wounded Russian
sailors were placed in the naval hos
pital at Cavite today