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Newport daily independent., 1905-06-30
JACKSON COUNTY
ID ANKING fourth among the coun-
 IN ties of Arkansas in her assessed

AlNAllN1 IOuIl1 dlIlOlS I1le COuIl- IN ties of Arkansas in her assessed
 valuation and with no large city industries and concentrated wealth to push her claims for relative position, the County of Jackson has long gloried in the recognition of her soils productive ness. Lying in the fertile valley of White River and bounded upon the north by her chief tributary, Black River, while Cache River in her southern course follows closely the eastern boun- dary line, the county which received it's name from the hero of New Orleans, that 1t becomes the heart of the rich ag- the hneness of their cotton and their adaptability to other crops.
 Jackson County came into existence by an act of the Legislature, November 5, I82o being taken from the previously established County of Independence Jackson, as then constituted, included large portion of White and Woodruff Counties, which were later set apart in this county was held at Wideman, near then at Litchfeld for short time from ilCi C " lIiiLdDCtil dllu lllCll " AuS uSld, the present county seat of Woodruff. Jacksonport secured the return of the seat of government from the southern town in 1854, where the county's busi- ness and courts were conducted until 1886, when Newport succeeded to the heritage. Not even the ruins stand to mark the court houses of Litchfeld and Elizabeth-a few moss-covered bricks, perhaps, crumbling in decay, butt no other vestige of the prominence these points once enjoyed
 Immigration in the early days was slow, but much of that which came to this section was from Virginia. Presi- dent Jackson, desiring to extend the slave territory and fearing that the North might contribute too heavily to our population, induced many Virginia friends to locate in Arkansas. and thus through his friends the county took his name
 Grand Glaize, founded by John Saf- fold in 1850, and Jacksonport are the two old towns of the county and flour ished as trading points for large tribu- tary territories. Both White and Black Rivers being navigable, 1t is said to have been a common sight to see four or five Mississippi River steamboats tied up at the Jacksonport landing, loading or un- loading their cargoes to and from New Orleans, as the case might be.
 But passing any further historical data, for the war and reconstruction pc riods were as hard upon fair Jackson as
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-30

who seek new homes, new fields of en- terprise Verify with your own eyes our claims and learn from observation that the resources specified are hers.
 Here by night the cotton Whitens be- heath the stars, and by day the wheat locks the sunshine in its bearded sheaf. In the same field the clover steals the fragrance of the wind and the corn catches the quick aroma of the rain
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

Although experts recently tehuneu III
conr- that watch which does not lose or
gain more than FIVE seconds month IA nm
excellent timepiece. American watches are
occasionally seen that do not gain or lose
moro than FIVE seconds year Such
watch. however, is, so to speak, an accident
The most careful matchmaking cannno'
he expected 10 yield any such result
Few chronomotors gain or lose less IMAM
a tenth of a second day. With the ohro-
nomo,er the important thing is not that
IL shall run very Close. but that its rate OF
variation shall be regular. Tho same Is
true NJ watches but their size makes II
dFic,,lt TO assure regularity.
You may reasonably hope that Tatch
which sells to the dealer without case Tor
500 or $50 may be regulated to few sec
onda a month The best watches are sent
In the National Observatory 70 he observed
and regulated. and from those thus care
fully treated the most regular are selected
a. standard watches Even cheap watch
NAV lie regulated so az to run very close
to correct time. but the regulation mf y
occ,lpv months and may cost almost as
much as the original price Of the watch
For this reason cheap watches are for the
most part not very closely regulated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
STORIES or BLIND VIEWS SKILL
Blind Man \ Typewriter.

Fr0m Tie indiana ohs Nfvs
A blind type writer operator George W
7 Roper. is employed at the Alias engine
y orks He not only is an operator hut Is
a rtpid and accurate ono. and no ono Woula
su.peot. seeing his rapid and confident manip-
rIatlon OF tho keys. that he cannot sec
Ne works in the same manner as bis numer-
on. companions Letters, messages and
kilograms are dictated TO graphophone,
md the graphophonc IN turn dictates ns
,,essu &c TO the stenoRrapher.
In learning tho use OF a machine ne had
,,lacad on the keys raised dots, known a.
he New York count system. that repre-
scn.ed letters corresponding 10 those repre-
sented by the keys When he learned the
looation of the keys the raised dots were dis-
nensed with. and now he can use almost any
,vnewriter with universal shift keyboard
lie has been employed in several estab-
lishmcnts as typewriter operator, not using
a eraphophone. but taking dictation direct
upon his machine Mr. Rapcr Ia hnndi-
canned in one manner. and that Is in tho cor
roctton of his manuscript. But on account
of this handicap his work is superior 20 that
of the ordinary typewriter operator who can
see. as he has learned 10 make exceedingly
few typogra phical errors.
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mser There are not many OF his kind
left in New York now. | am sorry 70 say.
Il have sold over thousand books to
that old man during the last twenty. years.
He has followed me around from place to
place as ! would change my business loca-
ton. | have heard that he haunts other
second hand shops as we'll mine.
He never misses week without coming
here and rarely goes away without buying.
He appears to have considerable money
| think he told mo once that he had prac-
tised medicine. at any rate, he Is we'll edu-
Gated and has no use for anything except
works OF genuine merit books that have
stood the test OF time
He has more books in his old fashioned
library than he would be able TO read in a
hundred years, but nevertheless he keeps
on buying His tastes are catholic and he
win tackle anything from a romance to
a commentary on tho Scriptures. Poetry,
science. history everything goes with him,
provided it Is not too modern.
Il verify believe he thinks there hasn't
been book written since the civil war
that ia fit 70 read. He says the modern
authors make him tired
Il have sold him eight different sets Of
Shakespeare. and he judges everything
by the Shakespearian standard. The nearer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

Many of the most expensive watches
seldom nun well, because the owners are
content to have them cleaned, repaired
and regulated by incompetent persons
Excellent as American watches are, the
watch repairing business in this country is
in sad state.
As a matter Of fact American watch
making and in this city watch repairing
is mainly in the hands Of foreigners. Nearly
rs per cent Of the watchmakcrs in the
factories arc Germans. 20 per cent English
and perhaps per cent. French. Swiss aud
Scandnavians The few native Americans
nov learning the trade are usually the
sons 81 some foreign born watchmakere.
Ordinary worltnen at the bench in this
city earn from SIS 10 SIS n week few
earn from s25 10 $50 week, and perhaps
half score Of the best men earn from $50
10 $40 a week
Watch repairing in the big jewellers
ehops IL not profitable n the work Ia done
conscientiously, because customers are
seldom willing 70 pay the cost Of careful
work. II often takes more time and greater
skill TO learn what il the matter with
watch than to remedy the defect The
ordinary workmen in large establish-
ment lack the skill 20 discover the defects
of a fine watch. So. too. do many OF the
self-emploving watchm8kers
In the big shops a really fine watch IL
often turned over TO the most skilled man
in the place for observation; less skilled
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
Why Some Watches Keep Better Time Than Others

man may be trusted 10 correct tho error
when 1t is discovered and cheap watch
in for repairs goes 10 cheap man.
The most conscientious OF the self-em-
poyng watchmakers hesitate TO under
take the repair Of cheap watches, because
the cost Of repairs may be a considerable
percentage OF the original price Of the
watch Such a matchmaker the other day
named a third the price Of a cheap watch
as the cost of repairs. The owner thought
the price high but the job was not Very
profitable one 10 the matchmaker.
As matter Of fact there are really very
few watchmakers in New York. The bust
nose Of making watches Is left chiefly To-
the great factories and they are not sit
uated here. The best watch rcpairers.
however, can make watches entire, becalise
the earlier apprentices learned the whole
trade. and every skilled watch repairer
il often called upon to make in his little
shop the missing parts Of fine watches.
because they cannot 70 satisfactorily he
bought ready made.
Once in long while such man Is called
upon TO make a watch case, though case
making long ago was handed over to spe-
cialistS working in large factories The
factories DO not ordinarily make cases n
tit unusual and old fashioned watches, and
on this account such task occasionally
falls 10 the lot Of skilled old watohmakers
long since trained abroad Such case
costs double or treble the price Of a factory
made case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

matched IL very nicely. After he had
taken a good look at himself in the glass
he heaved sigh OF relief and said
Well, it's an III wind that blows no
good at all I've been tormented with one
blue eye and one black one all my life. At
last I've got them both alike
we have one customer who seems TO
luxuriate in glass eyes. She Ia oonnois-
seur. She comes around several times
year and spends hours sitting before that
glass having new eyes fitted and examin-
ing and discussing the effect.
She seems to regard 1t as a privilege
OF wealth to have a change OF eyes, and her
Jewel box must contain enough OF them
TO stock small store. | often wonder
IL she wouldn't like them to match her
different costumes But it's all in the way
Of business 80 we have no complaint
NO two pairs of eyes in the world are
Just alike in shape. size or color The
largest retail stock OF glass eyes in this
country is carried in a Boston store which
makes a specially OF this line and caters
10 all New England. 1t carries 10000 glass
eyes constantly in stock, yet not week
masses that It doesn't have TO manufacture
a glass eye 10 i'll special order But
there Is not human eye that cannot be
matched perfectly in size. form and color
L knew one case in which a little girl
here in New York had an eye movement
80 natural that even ! myself oouldn I
distinguish between the real eye and the
false one the next time che came in. But
this is rare. Generally there is bad move
ment Of the artificial eye. because the
person waits too long after the operation
before being fitted. The fitting should be
made within three weeks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
A Booklover of Type That Is Passing Away.

an author comes to that level the higher viii
his stock rise in the old mans estimation.
II II wasn't for these old bookworms
who accumulate books for the JOY of owning
them the secondhand dealers would stand
no chance in New York. The department
stores would put us out OF business.
All my business is done with men past
fifty. Women never come here to buy.
They patronize the newsstands and the
bargain counters in dry goods stores.
The old fellows formed the habit Of going
to the second hand st ores before the depart
ment stores came into existence, and will
not give il up. Besides, they like a book
with musty favor to it, and the more it has
been thumbed the better IL suits them.
They care nothing for appearances.
twenty years from now the stores
which handle secondhand books eIclu-
sively will be thing OF the past. Their
numbers grow less each year. If 1t wasn't
for the old men | speak OF We wouldn't
he in the hunt even now. There will always
he a certain amount Of trade from relic
hunters and seekers for rare volumes, but
not enough TO make it worth while.
Just the same. New York will loee one
Of its most picturesque industries when the
second hand book store Is driven to the
wall.
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'We are still a blue eyed race said the
man who sells artificial eyes In spite OF
the tremendous influx OF dark eyed races
in the last few years the call for blue eyes
in our business overbalances all the rest.
-Of course, artificial eyes are largely the
result Of accidents. and 50 are most in
demand in the hazardous eallings. There
is a permanent demand for them in the
Western mining regions, where the miners
are largely American and Irish. | should
think there must be 10000 glass eyes in use
beyond the Mississippi.
-Of all colors, blue eyes are the hardest
to match. There are many different shades
OF blue eyes, and they melt into one another
by imperceptibe gradations. There is the
cat blue eye. the common, pale blue eye,
which is, so to speak the conventional blue
eye.
Then there il a blue-gray. blue-brown
and a blue green eye. But as to that pet
Of the novelist, the violet eyed heroine, 1
never saw her. That full. rich, liquid
deep blue eye, the color of violets. which
writer's are 80 fond Of giving their heroines
does not exist in grown people. II Is seen
only in very young children, where, indeed,
it ia the loyellest thing in nature.
Neither IL there any such thing az
black eye. A negro's eye Is not perfectly
black II Is simply a darker shade OF
brown.
Hazel and gray eyes are the easiest to
match. Persons with one blue and one
black eye are not rare. There was funny
little incident one day when a man came in
here after an operation to have glass
eve put in.
His remaining eye was dark, and we
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
WE ARE A BLUE-EYED RACE STILL
Spite of Eyed immigrants Blue Is Still
the Color Most in Demand in Artificial Eyes

Artificial eyes do not drop out, for they
are held in place by the lid and by vacuum
suction. But they explode. which X
dealers term TO signify that they break
to pieces In the socket without any APP
parent reason. On the whole. they must
be replaced about as often as speotacles.
The acids secreted by the eye also pit
the glass eye, discolor II and wear of its
polish. An artificial eye is always crying,
the tear ducts having been abnormaliy
sensitiZed.
Nine persons out OF ten believe that a
glass eye is solid ball 1t is a hollow
shell. A solid ball would be too heavy
for an eye socket TO support. Even the
shell Is too heavy in some cases.
DO YOU see these eyesp" bringing out
a tray OF distorted and discolored creations
A recent development of the art has pro-
vided exact reproductions Of diseased
eyes for the benefit OF medical schools.
This il very valuable. az the natural specl-
mems Of any one variety OF disease are 30
rare that many students might pass their
schooldnys without learning to know them,
He poked the grisly things about with
every indication OF enjoyment.
For many years all the glass eyes in
America came from Germany. Families
Of peasant artisans made them. AZ they
did the German toys. in the depths OF the
Black Forest. or other remote regions
THE secret Of the manufacture was care
fully guarded and passed down generation
after generation in the same family The
Muelers were the first family that ever
made them.
There are now two factories in America
where they are made The largest is over
on the East Side in New York but there are
not more than half q dozen employees
even there.
"The best eyes still come from Germany.
the American Sorkmen. even when Ger
mans. somehow failing TO get the best
results. The trouble seems to be IN the
annealing OF the glass
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

A well dressed old man with cheerful
face and an interpretive look in his eye
shufled out OF downtown secondhand
book store carrying a package containing
three or four volumes OF Balzac that he had
picked up for song. His manner indi-
Gated that no was loath to leave the book
shop.
Needless OF the cold. he stood on the
sidewalk for fully twenty minutes inspect
ing a heap Of castaway classics that had
been piled up on table outside the store.
A hand painted sign slapped on chunk
Of yellow cardboard told that the books
we're Is cents apiece.
The bookworm rimmaged until his eye
fell upon a motheaten copy OF Percy s
-RGHques" which he snapped up and added
to his collection.
There is a typical booklover OF a past
generation said the secondhand dealer
"a man who buys books not to read but Tor
the pleasure OF owning them.
The pride Of possessing hooks le to MIN
what the possession Of money is to the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
CheerfulIy Toll as Farmers.

From the hdusis Crg journal.
About four miles east of MRyetts, Kan.
live two brothers who for twenty years have
conducted their farm and kept house for
themselves, although one ls entirely blind
and the other nearly So Their names are
Elijah and william Bunncn They live In
dugout which is sort OF combination Of
sod house and cellar.
utah Bunntll has been blind for the last
twenty years. and william has lost the sight
OF ono eye entir,ly and the vision Of tho other
is extremely limiicd-
Flijnh chops wood and does the ordinary
farm work aud either OF them cooks and per
forms the usual stunt Of Homework as If he
were in possession OF 81 his faculties.
Recently William was IN Topeka, being
treated in the hospital for about month.
and during his absence Elijah, the one who
is entirely blind. carried on tho farm. caring
for all the stock and preparing his own
neal These men are apparently Obvious
to tho inconvenience OF being without eyes.
They have never asked help because OF thor
anllctrd condition They are always chez
fuI and 60 about singing and whstlinS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
Drives Spirited Horses. Hides Bicycle

From Lcstes weekly.
stephen Mellinger of Denver Pa docs
things remarkable in one who moves. as he
does IN continual darkness His senses OF
touch and hearing are very keen lie works
in the field. lie sows uses the rake and
spade. helps harvest tho crops mlks. climbs
trees and, what is stll more remarkably.
drives spirited horses and rides bicycle
The bog IL "a bright and cheerful as any
Of his associates He is able to harness a
horse uraidcd and 20 drive several mlcs
to the village where the household supplies
are obtained. Every morning IL is his duty
10 hitch a horse 70 a milk wagon ana drive a
mile 20 Denver village In this drive hc
Is compelled 70 cross railroad tracks al two
points
Spirited horses are hIs delight and two
belonging 10 his ia Their which are too Mid
for tho average man 10 handle with safety.
are used by him without thought Of da n ger.
IL Is unwise for other persons han he 10
approach these animals The young man
does not work. ride or walk In hests ing man
ner, after the usual fashion of tho blind
lie takes fast horse cut on the road and
"a Hops at full speed. turning out FOR yehitl"S
and other horses and rounding sharp corners
without pulling ~ on his wheel ie rides
az II possessed Of fuu sight and oan be seen
alone mules from his home
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

be thinking Of swallows
He insisted that he was serious and
the upshot Of IL was that | found myself
in rickety hack with the inevitable demi-
John Of corn whiSl<ey, and sure enough
the fellow had some bags, 10 carry away
the robins and a couple Of torches. Two
or three other similarly laden convey
anoes were following Us.
I'VE got out in little dip in the land,
and the torches we're lighted. And there on
the bushes we're hundreds and hundreds
of robins which had just migrated from
shelter Of the dip in tho land. Those Of
them that wore awakened by the glare
OF the torches blinked sleepily and chirped
impatiently at the interruption OF their
nap.
"1he whole party fell TO and actually
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
@Yy A rYTD
SIAIE.
A ROBIN HUNT IN THE TAR1EEL

picked them OF the bushes with their hands
and filed their bags as fast as they could
Talk about getting bag Of ganei Tho
fellows would gather twenty or thirty
and then punctunte the performance with
a swig Of corn whiskey, which is the rawest
hottest stuff ever tasted in my life.
This continued until the booze began 70
get in its effects, and then fellow fell down
with crash in the thickest part Of the
bushes The whole flock rose with a sud
den whIrr and disappeared into the dark
ness. We had been moving softly hitherto
although some Of the robins out Of reach
on the higher branches had been knocked
down with sticks.
That's about all there is to the story, er-
cept that II is the funniest sensation ever
felt 10 wake up in the morning with my
head on bag Of live robins
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

They pick robins OF trees in North Caro-
lima. A young insurance inspector who
has lust returned from the South brings
with him this queer story of this new kind
Of sport:
Il was in Ramsur, y. c.. near Charlotte
q, the Ashbury and Aberdeen railway.
.aid he when one evening young fellow
about nv own age asked me to go with him
for robin hunt. =,
That doesn't sound very exciting,
ren,ied How do you hunt themF
Why you take a hack and jug OF
corn whiskey and drive a little way oW
into the country and PICK them on inc
trees
Back UP. old man / said you must
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
TWO smart Blind Georsian,.

Gainesyiile Cprr,spoadsace AhaWo journal
wonderful couuls are the Barron brothers.
who live on Broad street. this city Although
they arc both totally blind and have been
40 n rrcted since birth. they arc well edu-
Gated and wen road. They ara about 20
and 81 years az 90 respectively. They go
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

arm IN arm wherever they want to 90 without
the aid OF a guide or oven a wnlking cane
They are familiar with the town and 60
about the streets. lodging teams and street
cars and never iostle against their fellow
pedestrians They frequently visit the rost
ONCE and can so to any store in town If given
ordinary directions for finding ii They
are cheerful and get moro out Of life than
many who are more fortunate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
Blind Angler and OrganIst.
From he London Chronieie

FROM inc LohAoH tWpHNftps
resident Of the Pottorics. who has been
spending his holidays In East Anglia. has
,een fishing In tho company OF an expert
a. qler who is absolutely blind.
- is says this Stanordshlre angler.
sim ~ marvellous how this blind man can
find - way along the waterside. select his
swim. adjust his tackle put bait on the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

hook. ca At out and tell when he has the slight
est nibbe."
The blind anFlcr il also an accomplished
musician. and has charge Of the organ at
the parish church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
Wireless reIeErnphy in the Forest.

From Country Life IN America.
Tho Weather Bureau Is investigating the
practlcabliiy OF system OF wireless tele-
,ro,b ere alarms la the Government forest
reserves, which comprise 63,Ooo,o00 acres.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
BIG FAMILIES

Two record smashing families bound
for Chicago landed from steamer at Balu-
more in April. The head of one family
vas Joseph zowinsh. aged IS, whose sons,
daughters and grandchildren number
thirty. The head Of the other was Carl
Zenke. the father Of a brood numbering
seventeen. The Two Million Club, for
promoting population, ought TO hand out
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01

The youngest baby In the world 20 start
life with bank account was Hiram Gold
stein Of New York, $50 having been placed
10 NJ. credit one hour after his birth Little
Miss Widener Of Philadelphia received the
birthday gift: at the age Of three
she received checks for $4,000. -