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Newport daily independent., 1905-05-26
departed this life May 20, 1905.

departed this life May 20, 1905.
 The funeral service arranged and conducted by Rev. J. T. Self, at the Methodist church, in Tuckerman, Sunday at 10 o'clock a. m., was as follows:
 The corpse was met near the church and preceded by cortege of twelve little girls. When the family and congregation were seated, with Miss Grace Dowell at the organ, the six little flower girls, Lula Dunn and Sallie Choate carrying large wreath, Clara Harvey and Ruth Yelver- ton, Willie Hurley and Marie Barnes, each carrying a large bouquet, marched slowly up the aisle, turning to the right at the altar, and then to left, remain ing in double column, awaited the approach of the pail bearers. Bertha Conditt and Ida Dowell, Nora Yelverton and Gussie Langston, Mona Self and Dora Lemons, bearing the casket, upon which, when placed, the flowers were deposited by the little girls, and they were all seated.
 The congregation sang up to the Bountiful Giver of Life" /" fol- lowed by the funeral chant, Tt Is Well," sung by quartette, Mrs. Dr. Graham, Mrs. Mccall, E, V. Holt and J. T. Self. After the usual readings, Around the Throne of God in Heaven," was sung by the twelve little girls. The sermon was preached from Psalms 116: 15. The choir then sang We Shall Sleep But Not Forever. The remains were then transported to the Pleasant Grove cemetery, where it was tenderly placed away to await the Resurrection Morn.
 The sorrowing parents have the sympathy of their many friends in this their direst be- reavement.
 Little Hazel suffered for nine long weeks without murmur or complaint; and everything that could be done was done for her comfort and relief, and the pa tient little sufferer would say to everything, "All wight.
 It is all right with her, now and we commend the sorrowing ones to the grace of''Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that work eth in us. As her life was, so ours must be, If we would ere the Savior see, Goodbye, dear one, but not fare
 we'll,
 With thee we know all things
 are well.
 Thou didst with us much long to
 stay,
 But God kissed thy sweet life
 away;
 And then on wings of angels
 life,
 Thy spirit took it's flight above. With Christ to live forevermore, On that bright and celestial
 shore;
 Goodbye, dear one, we say good
 bye,
 We'll meet up wonder by and by.
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-26
TIE INDEPENDENT
 ERCY II. VANDYkE,
 Publisher and Editor. X EWPORT. ARKANSAS.
SHE WAS ALL PREPARED.
So That When Hobson Sneezed His Good Wife Was Right There
 with the Remedy.


 MT. Hobson sneezed and Mra Hobson remarked that he must have caught cold. Mr. Hobson is one of those men who hate to have fuss made over them. He has been trying to impress that fact sn his wife's mind for 20 years. relates the Chicago Daily News.
 What makes you think I've taken cold 2" he demanded, kritably.
 You sneezed," replied Mrs Hob son.
 "That doesn't signify" He paused. But 1t does. signify It Is one of the first signs of cold. You went out with the ashes this morning without thing round your neck"
 'T always do."
 "And now you've caught cold"
 MT. Hobson returned to the reading o1 his newspaper without replying. In . few moments Mrs. Hobson said:
 Henry"
 "Well?"
 You've got to do something for thaa cold"
 Cant sneeze without being accused of a cold? Is there any law against sneezing, or do have to get permit from the health department"
 T don't see anything foolish in taking . cold in time," Mrs. Hobson said, calm ly. "If you would let me put your feet in hot water and mustard, and get you to bed"
 MT. Hobson resumed his paper, and as he did SO he felt an annoying tickling ic his nose. He struggled heroically for nearly half minute. Then he sneezed again.
 There" said Mrs. Hobson, in melan- eholy triumph. You've sneezed again!" "I've sneezed twice. and I'm not ashamed of it," Hobson replied. coldly. eff feel like It, I'm going to sneeze again. I'm" Three successive and violent sternu. tations interrupted him.
 ''Now will you let me heat that water, Henry"
 "No, thank you
 twill you take some quinine, then!' "No."
 Mrs. Hobson sighed.
 'Sneezes," MT. Hobson explained. are convulsions caused by an irritation of sensitive ID membrane. The irritation may be caused by the introduction of any small particle of foreign matter, such aa . grain of dust Snuff has been known to produce sneeze; 80 has pepper. You can get up fairly good imitation by tickling the nostrils with straw. It ia not, as you imagine, an infallible indi- cation of cold"
 "I suppose" said Mrs. Hobson, reflect ively, "that you would object to an onion poultice, too?"
 Hobson rose from his chair and started for the door. With his hand on the knob he paused to say, with dignity: "I'm going up to my room now. I've got some work to do, so guess had better be alone for the rest of the evening"
 Hobson sneezed twice on the way up- stairs. Then the door of his den closed explosively. Fifteen minutes later the door opened and Hobson's voice called down the stairs: "Maria!"
 What Is it, dear?"
 Say, if you think really ought to take hot foot bath suppose 1t won't do any particular harm, whether I'vs got cold or not. Would it be troubling you too much to heat the water?"
 Mrs. Hobson's voice replied cheer fully:
 ''It's all ready now, dear. I've heated it and got some blankets nice and hot When you're ready I'Ii bring them up."
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-26
LIvERYMEN FARMERS DRAY MEN

And all users of axle grease that want the best grease on the market and that recognize a good thing when shown it's 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., 1905-05-26
OBITUARY.

Little Hazel Tommie Lawrence, daughter of Lucian and Hattie Lawrence, born January 4, 1901,
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-26
Dr.. A. ]. FRANK,
 Expert Optician.

Office, 3O6 E. Front street, up stairs, next Dr. A. Kellett.~
 OFFICE HOURS s-11to 12 a. m., 5 to 6 D. 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.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
In Record Time

Piney Flats, Tenn, May 29.-(Spe-
cial.)-Cured in two days of Rheuma-
tism that had made his life torture
for two years, d. s. Hilton Of this
place naturally wants every other suf-
ferer from rheumatism to know what
cured him. It was Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the grand
est pill on earth," says Mr.. Hilton, II
would not take any sum of money for
what they did for me. For two years
/ had what the doctors called rheuma-
tism. I could hardly walk around in
the house. It seemed to be in my back
and hip and legs. I tried everything,
but nothing helped me till got Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
1.-TWO days after took the first dose
all pain left me and it has never come
back since. I can't praise Dodd's Kid
ney Pills too much"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid in
the blood. Healthy kidneys take all
the Uric Acid out of the blood. Dodd's
Kidney Pills make healthy kidneys.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
Exnyains How Facts Recur.

AS the result Of many experiments,
DR.. Swoboda, an Austrian savant, has
formulated new theory to account for
the tricks Of memory, the way in which
recollection of bygone events will flash
into the brain without apparent cause.
DR.. iSwoboda's suggestion Is that such
souvenirs have a tendency Of their own
to recur. at the end Of stated periods.
One such period Is twenty-three hours.
Thus, twenty-three hours after the
brain has been impressed with the
idea, melody, picture, or an event.
it returns involuntarily. Longer Pc
RODS may elapse before the return Of
the memorized fact, but DR.. Swoboda
finds that they are multiples Of TWEEN
ty-three-such as forty-six, ninety-two,
and SO on. .ttti.a.} sa rA Hi j
These figures refer only to the brains
Of men. Women's brain move more
quickly, and recollection comes back
in periods of eighteen hours Of multi
plesl thereof. DR., Swoboda explains
this curious recurrence of memory by
the oscillation which the organism I'M.
dergoes-an oscillation which is quite
rhythmic and regular, and varies in
sexes. Another Viennese doctor, pur-
suing the same idea, has already noted
the return Of periods in pathological
symptoms, such as hysteria and head
ache. as GllTa} tHEs,-
3 Inyregard to dreams, DIR. Swohpda'
says that If attention is directed it will
be noted that, certain, dreams are re-
peated at the end Of twenty three or
forty-six days with men or twenty
eight days with women. IFS !.
He thinks that a knowledge Of these
facts should enable humanity to in
crease immensely it's capacity for mem
Dry. These recurrent waves, if care
fully studied, would greatly assist stu
dents preparing for examination, who
depend on their memory serving them
accurately at given date
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
Duat SnraYluA

This method of spraying fruit trees
has been practiced for several years
by Western orchardists with success.
This season an apple orchard in Ba-
tavia, N. Y, has been treated by the
application Of dry sand and the usual
chemicals with remarkable success
The apples of various kinds are re-
markably free from fungus or other
defects. This so-called spray Is COM
posed of sand with the same ingre-
dents used in water. The sand is
thrown by current Of air upon the
foliage of the trees when they are wet
with dew. My opinion is that this
method would be more successful in a
dry season than a wet one and in
dry State like Missouri than a wet
State like New York. Tht opinion is
that it would wash off sooner than the
usual water spray, but there is no
proof Of this.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
Care of Newly Set Trees.

All who set trees recognize the i'm
portance of having them make q
strong, healthy growth during the first
summer, that they may safely pass
through the first winter; particularly is
this necessary in sections where the
winters are severe. OF vital impor-
tance is the conservation Of the mois-
tnre in the soil. It is of little use to
pour water on the surface of the soil
of clay texture, the sun will so bake
it that little of the mixture will get to
the roots of the trees. One of the best
plans is to keep the surface soil loos-
ened until after a drenching rain and
then, before the sun has a chance to
bake the surface soil, place mulch of
hay or straw about the tree, putting
on several inches deep and extending
for two OF three feet above the tree.
This will conserve the moisture in the
soil. Of course the best plan of all
is to carry on the summer cultivation
Of the surface soil between the rows,
thus obtaining the dust mulch; even
then the mulch OF hay or straw can be
used to advantage close to the trees.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

last intrenchment Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad in the select council of the
city.
The Pennsylvania, then, like all
healthy railroads, was interested main
ly in gross receipts; because in the
profound words Of an eminent finan-
cier, without gross receipts you can't
have net receipts" and, like another
gentleman Of picturesque memory, It
was not unwilling to let "the public be
damned" in the meantime. The Wa
bash Railroad, in it's bold raid into
the enemy's country, was also after
gross receipts, and the Shippers Of
Pittsburg-even, it is to be feared,
some members Of the city council, and
most Of the politicians-were directly,
or indirectly, guided by the same de-
sire. But, although, in place Of hero
ism and devotion and self-sacrifice, we
find audacity and cunning and self
seeking, it was, nevertheless, brill
liant fght.-From "The Gould Cassatt
Fight for Pittsburg," by Samuel Mer-
win, in Success Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
RAILROADS AND THE PUBLIC.
Men Conducting Some Companies Look
Down Upon Their Patrons.

Men Conducting Some Com panies Look
Down Upon Their Patrons.
The old-fashioned notions that the
railroads are common carriers subject
to the law and that they are quasi
public corporations which must not be
manipulated for purposes of private
greed do not seem over popular at
Philadelphia. The academic theory
that, because we have given the rail-
roads unlimited franchises, wide land
grants, and the all but imperial power
Of eminent domain, we have therefore
some right to ask what they are doing,
and what they propose to do next, is
not widely held there A newspaper
man Of some prominence, personally
known to Mr.. Cassatt, once tried to
interview him as he stepped from his
car in the Pittsburg station. At once.
he said, Mr.. Cassatt's directors and
officers crowded around him in an i'm
penetrable circle and escorted him
thus to his carriage.
On another occasion, later in the
fight, strong newspaper which had
been mercilessly attacking the Penn
sylvania became so enraged over GER
tain unexpected and peppery language
from Andrew Carnegie, whose cause it
had been supporting. that it sent a
man to offer its services to Mr.. Cas-
satt. 1t is plain that this addition to
the ranks would have been re-en-
forcement, indeed, in the losing battle
of the Pennsylvania. But again the
newspaper man encountered that chill
ing hauteur. He dropped a hint to
prominent Pennsylvania officials.
These caught the force of the situation
and set to work almost desperately
to bring about the meeting But the at
mosphere about Mr.. Cassatt was i'm
penetrable, and after waiting three
days, his heels were cooled, the news
paper man returned his paper renew
ed its fight, and the Wabash was ulti-
mately carried into Pittsburg on a
wave Of popular feeling which the
newspapers kept in motion until it
beat down what appeared to be the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

We read almost daily of men and
women dying at advanced age after
having used tobacco all their lives.
But they didn't smoke modern cigarets
in their youth. 1t can't be denied that
hundreds of we'll, hearty, good men
live to a ripe old age and smoke. But
no boy can smoke cigaretS or cigars
while he is developing and not be in
jured mentally, morally and physical.
ly The sensible and effective method
for parent to pursue with boy is to
begin when he is first able to reason
and understand and talk quietly with
him in regard to the Stiffness Of boys
who smoke, to speak Of it as an evil
dence Of weakness and lack Of real
manhood, to tell anecdotes Of the dis
astrous physical results and praise
the manliness and pride of the boys
who show their superior intelligence
by resisting such temptations to be
foolish, and to speak Of the habit as
silly and suicidal rather than immoral
and wicked. So many children, grown
as we'll as small, enjoy the idea Of
being regarded as hard cases. The
truth is, the wickedest people on earth
are merely the most foolish ones.
Many men are handicapped when talk
ing to their sons about smoking by
the fact that they like good cigar
themselves. OF course the extremist
says Immediately, "Let the father give
up his pernicious habit and be an ex-
ample for his son. 1t is this extreme
method which blocks many a reform.
One of the best men living who IL
Illustrates the Golden Rule daily in his
home and business life, smokes good
cigars When his young nephew was
found with a cigaret the man said:
IT want you to give up that habit my
boy" The boy replied: But you
smoke" EYES," responded the man,
"and you may If you want to after
you reach twenty-one. You are ten
now, and not at all robust. You can
not grow and smoke at the same time.
In some way nature will be thwarted.
Wait until you are ,twenty-one, and
then I will present you with a gift
worth your waiting for. Ii at that
time you still desire to smoke / will.
buy you a box Of cigars" The boy
was impressed by this moderate man
ner Of reasoning and made the, agree
ment, which he kept. He has passed
his twenty-first year and smokes
scarcely three cigars a week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
Dignity of Blacksmith.

There are few more attractive places
for the average youth than the village
blacksmith shop, says a writer in the
Blacksmith and Wheelwrig]lt. Long
fellow did not express the whole Of it:
And children coming home from school
look in at the open door;
They love to see the flaming forge and
hear the bellows roar.
1t has a far more valid reason for
hypnotizing the boy than this. The
greatest charm of the blacksmith shop,
both for the young and for grown folk,
lies in the fact that, While it is a place
where handicraft rules, both hand and
brain are required to produce the de-
sired results. 1t is both an art and a
handicraft, for art is either constluc-
tive or initiative, while a bandic:aft
is either useful or decorative. 'rhe
blacksmith must be skilled in them all.
AS for horseshoeing, in its best sense
it rises to the dignity of one Of the
learned professions, for no one can
shoe horse properly and not under
stand something about anatomy and
physiology. Looking at it in this way
and there is no other right view to
be taken of 1.-THE calling of a back
smith is one of dignity and homer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
SOME HONEST MILLIoNAIREs
Aston Family Fortune Type of the
Legitimate Wealth.

Aston Family Fortune Type of the
Legitimate Wealth.
Sometimes it is asserted that no per-
son can honestly acquire wealth
amounting to $1,0OO,00O. With some
political speakers this is favorite as
sertion, says the Nashville American.
The many and vast opportunities for
acquiring wealth in this country make
it easily possible for one to accumu-
late millions as honestly as $1,000 may
be obtained. Men who have lived In
poverty all their lives in Indifferent
forms have suddenly become immense
" wealthy through the discovery Of
oil, or coal, or iron, or some valuable
mineral on their land
Honest investment sometimes yields
large fortunes. The building Of rail-
road at town sometimes yields for
tune to the owners Of land formerly Of
little value. A fortune may come
through an invenuon that is Of great
benefit to mankind. A man like Edi-
son is honestly entitled to his wealth.
No man creates wealth; he merely de-
velOps it, increases it's worth by con-
verting it into the form Of greatest
utility. The man who grows honestly
wealthy while developing wealth THAT
contributes to the general benefit or
convenience is honestly entitled to his
acquisitions.
The wealthiest family, perhaps, in
the United States is the Astor family.
The Astor wealth is rapidly increasing.
1t Is honest wealth. It is real estate,
acquired years ago when New York
was hardly more than village. Land
values have increased in some sections
Of New York from so to 100 per cent
in the last five years. The city's popu-
lation grows at the rate Of 100000 a
year. Public improvements recently
made and under way amount to nearly
$3OO,OOO,OOO.
When John Jacob Astor died in 1870
the estate he left to William Waldorf
Astor was estimated at $3.50, 600.
1t is worth $3OO,OOOOOO now. When
William Astor died in 1892 he left to
John Jacob Astor an estate worth $685.
100000. 1t is worth $10O,0O00OO now.
The Astor holdings amount to $780,
100000. John Jacob Astor's invest
ment Of 100000 has increased at
least 200 times in 100 years. At the
same time it will be worth in another
century the enormous sum Of $SO,0OO,-
100000. In 1880 John Jacob Astor was
the only man in New York worth
$1,000,0O0. Twenty years hence the AS
tor fortune will be worth $1,000,00OO0O
not through speculation or oppres-
sion, but through the increase Of real
estate values.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
Roman Catholics in United States.

Roman Catholics in United States.
The Roman Catholic population Of
the United States and it's dependencies
is far larger than that of any other re-
ligious denomination. This fact is
brought OUT by comparison between
the statistics in the Roman Catholic
directory for 1905, and those relating
to other church bodies, which have
been compiled by the Rev. I'll. X. Car
roll The whole number Of Roman
Catholics under the protection of the
United States flag is 22,127,354. OF
these, 7,05S,699 are in the Philippines;
1873, 1862 in Cuba, 100000 in Porto
Rico, and $4,000 in the Sandwich ISL
ands. 1t would obviously be mislead-
ing to include the Roman Catholics Of
the dependencies in consideration of
the comparative strength of the relig-
ious denominations in. the United
States. Eliminating them altogether.
the Roman Catholics Of the country
still number 12,462T93, while the next
largest church body, the Methodists.
have 6,256,73S members. The Baptists
follow with 5,150,S15, then come the
Lutherans, with 1879, 766; the Presby-
terians, with 1,697,697; the Episcopali-
ans, with 807,922; the Congregational
lists with 667, 951 the Unitarians, with
1000; the Christian Scientists, with
&C, O22.-Success Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07
Worth Remembering.

There are three entirely different
kinds Of ingredients used in making
the three different varieties Of baking
powders on the market, viz.:-Q) Min
eral-Acid or Alum, 81 Bone-Acid Or
Phosphate, and 90 Cream of Tartar
made from grapes. 1t is important,
from the standpoint of health, to know
something about these ingredients, and
which kind is used in your baking
powder.
(1) Mineral Acid, or Alum, is made
from kind of clay. This is mixed
with diluted oil of vitriol and from
this solution a product is obtained
which is alum. Alum is cheap; costs
about two cents a pound, and baking
powder made with this Mineral-Acid
sells from 10 to 25c pound.
~ Bone-Acid, or Phosphate, is the
basis of phosphate baking powders
and the process is fully described in
the patents issued to large manufac-
turer Of phosphate powder. The
u. S. Patent Office Report gives full
and exact description, but the follow
ing extract is enough:
Burned bones, after being ground,
are put into freshly diluted oil of Wit
riol and with continual stirring and in
the following proportion etc.
From this Bone-Acid phosphate bak-
ing powders are made; such powders
sell from 20 to 80 cents a pound.
(3) Cream Of Tartar exists in all
ripe grapes. and flows with the juice
from the press in the manufacture CT
wine. After the wine is drawn off the
tartar is scraped from the cask, boiled
with water, and crystals of Cream Of
Tartar, white and very pure, separate
and are collected. 1t differs in no re-
spect from the form in which it orig
inally existed in the grape. Cream of
Tartar, then, while the most expensive,
is the only ingredient that should be
used in baking powder to act upon
the soda, as it's wholesomeness is be-
yond question. Cream of Tartar bak-
ing powders sell at about 40 to 80
cents pound.
Such are the facts, and every one,
careful of the health of the family,
should remember this rule:-Baking
powders selling from 10 to % cents a
pound are made Of Mineral-Acids;
those selling from 20 to 80 cents Of
Bone-Acid and those from 40 to SO
cents Of Cream of Tartar made from
grapes.