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Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12
HELP WANTED.
No Energy. No Will Power. ~No Ambition. Losing Confidence in Self and the Confidence of
 Friends or Employers.
A State of Health That Needs Prompt Treatment to Ward Off
 Serious Disease.

Do you notice a large reduction in your vital energy? Are you losing hold on your place in the social world9 Is your strength gone, constitution weak, appetite poor, digestion deranged, bow els costive, with uneasiness and symp- toms of Arrangement ill the region oi the kidneys? Such condition is the preliminary to Bright's Disease or some other serious kidney trouble. If this describes the state of your body, we urge upon you prompt action before your health is entirely beyond recovery. Prickly Ash Bitters is the remedy you need; it has four-fold restorative effect. It stimulates the torpid liver, restores health in the stomach, strengthens and cures the kidneys, and through it's peculiar yet agreeable laxative char acter it clinches the good work by thor oughly cleansing the bowels. It is a certain remedy for kidney and liver diseases.
 Accept no substitute Insist on having
 the genuine Prickly Ash BitterS with the
 large figure in red on the front label.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Mrs. H. Bernstein has received a beautifully engraved invitation to the graduation exercises ot Washington University at St. Louis; her niece, Miss Blanche Cohn, a charming young lady of St. Louis, is one of the large class.
 Messrs. w. E. Watson and j.. A. Crowder of Brookfield, Ill.,, two very pleasant gentlemen, have leased the Creighton hotel, taking charge of affairs Monday at breakfast. The Independent wishes for the new managers a successful business.
 Capt. w. A. Joyce and little son, Dotis, left Sunday for Louis vile, Ky, to attend the Confed- crate reunion. Capt. Joyce had a regular soldiers uniform made for Dotis, who will ride at the head of the Louisville procession in the old soldiers parade. It will no doubt be the event of his life, and something to remember always.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12
NATIONAL TOILET co. PAEEsi Asss

Sold in Newport by w. w. Dutton, w. A. Joyce and all leading druggists.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12

The toys and pIaythings os Queen Victoria, which in their in. trinsic value do not compare with the priceless jubilee presents, will appeal to the sentiment of all who see them, says the Minneapolis Tribune. They are at the replica of the Orangery at Kensington palace, the birthplace of the queen.
 When e child she spent many happy hours in the quaint old building, designed more than 200 years ago for the famous Queen Anne.
 Some of the dolls bear the marks of the affection lavished upon them by the little princess. The arm off one, the leg of another and the paint rubbed from their cheeks.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12
Sold by Druggists, Price $l.OO per bottle.

 ger Agent, St. Louis, that com mencing June 26, 1905, the Chi cago and Eastern Illinois R. R. will place in service sleeping car to leave St. Louis at 9:30 a. m. daily, except Sunday, in their St. Louis-Chicago train and run through to Traverse City, Charle- voix, Petoskey and Harbor Springs, Mich. This through service will be highly appreciated by the thousands of tourists from the Southwest to the cool and delightful resorts of Michigan.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12

Accept no substitute. Insist on having the genuine Prickly Ash Bitters with the large figure in red on the front label.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12
LIVERYMEN FARMERS DRAYMkN

And all users of axle grease that want the best grease on the market and that recognize good thing when shown it's merits, we recommend our Golden and Cas- tor Oil brands of Axle Grease. It is putlup in 1 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., 1905-06-12
TEN DOLLARS PAID

To any one who will prove that Jackson will not sell any article in his stock at actual cost to him when he tells you it's cost. Call and see him about paints and paper. 3o-dtt
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12
FULLY AUTHORIZED.
STATE OF ARKANSAS, Ohi,e of Auditor of State
and Insurance Commissioner

 State of Arkan sas,
 County of Pulaski.
 I, Avery E. Moore, auditor of state and insurance commission CT within and for the state afore- said, do hereby certify that The Queen of Arkansas Fire Insur- ance Company of Little Rock did, on the 9th day of June, 1905, file in this office the bonds re- quired by act of the late legisla- ture, in the aggregate sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars 1925, ,OO0. .0O), and that said com pany is now qualified and fully authorized to do business under said act and to issue non-assess- able policies of insurance.
 In testimony whereof have hereunto affixed my official sig nature and seal, this 9th day of June, 1905.
 (Signed) AVERY E. MOORE, Auditor and Ins. Commissioner. TLs.) By J. R. LOBE, D. A.
 MICHIGAN SUMMER
 RESORTS.
 THROUGH SLEEPER.
 It is announced by MT. H. H.. Everett, Southwestern Passen-
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12

If you use Ball Blue, get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents.
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12
Paper from Rye Straw.

Experts who have examined rye Straw are of the opinion that 8 very high grade of paper, not only adapted 10 newspapers, but suitable for books as we'll, san be made from that mate- rial, of which Louisiana produces thousands of tons that are now gut id of as a waste product
Newport daily independent., 1905-06-12
Respect Their Idola.

While repairing temple, tho Chk a.se cover up the eyes of the idols. in order that the deities may not b~ oxexisG at the sight ai the disorder
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09

l /. = ANY a writer finds to his sorrow
ILN that strictly literary positions are
NV rare and that, no matter how un-j
congenial 1t may be to his finely
wrought temperament he must be-
come eXactingly practical and seek work In
that part Of the commercial. field where his
abilities will count for most and bring him
the highest rewards, AS he casts about he.
notes how utterly unapprecIatiye business
men are Of the capabilities of the expert
#itterateur and though he may point to
years Of training With newspapers. maya
zines, and publishing houses, he realizes
that a like experience as a bookkecper or a
credit man would get him a better hearing.
Still there are business pursuits In which
the literary man can qualify with a ven
geance and in which his peculiar abilities
are calculated to succeed more cffectualy
than any mere experience that is purely
commercial 5a
Sometimes, tho applicant for job Is able
to effect a compromise and get work on the
staff Of Il trade paper. In as far as things
literary are concerned. he usually gets the
worst Of the deal, because theayerage blsi-l
ness journal is q mass Of glazing advertise
ments. sailed and peppcred by editorial
eulogies OF tho advertisers. However he
consoles his shocked isensibilties with the
fact that he Is allowed to sit at a desk, to
prepare copy, to manipulate huge pair OF
scissors. to delye In u delightful pot of paste,
and to see what he has written appear In
startling type,
Does Well as Secretary.
q The opportunity to compromise on trade
paper work sometimes disappolnts the writer,
and he falls farther from grace and OF neces-
sity enters business, Ills knowledge of ste
biography and ofthe English Language helps
hint qualify for q position as a private sec
rotary, and he undertakes to handle the COR
arcspondence Of some prominent man,
K From q financial standpoint tactfu l man
can mako a stepping stone to advancement
of a private secretaryship. because he be-
comes The shadow Of fls employer the con-
fdnnt upon whom deyolYcs trust and respon-
sibility. He develops q sort of Indispensable
fund Of knowledge, sTypewritlng may bore
lin, hut he wlllrememher that Onoto WataH-
mi spent four years at II In q Chicago de-
apartment store While she was MAKING !ler
debut as a writer of7Japancse stories.
Closely related to the2work Of the private
secretary is that Of the man who recently
came into business life and who IS knoWnfas
the correspondent. tits his particular ~ work
to handle the man of firms which do q large
correspondence business lnstalMent houses
and mail order concerns make q specialist
OF such man and demand that ne write
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
By James e. Ryan. .

when he gets through. The end usually
comes with startling suddenness.8iT The
friends that he relied upon are not so friendly
to a back number as to a brilliant player.
He drifts to the minors. drops out of sight,
and seldom rises again. Y
/. There are brilliant exceptions to this rule
but most Of these exceptions are men who
quit baseb while still good " and seized
other business chances A. G. spaldng
made an immense fortune out of the business,
quitting playing to become a club ownerand
manufacturer Of athletic goods Harry
Wright died poor. !" Uncle Nick Young IS
toing away.in n department at Washington.
Artic Irwin Is hustlng promoting shows,
Mike Kelly died 'broke, Amos Rusie is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09

nothing Of some portions or Colorado, Cali
fornla,and Oregon. that have been run over
5 In n superficial way. but not thoroughly
prospected.t
1t seems to be a law OF the economic distrl-
button u mineral wealth that ono generatio
ofmen cannot find itall, and each succeeding
ono has lis share ofthe opportunities.
There are thousands of acres of mineral
5lanl In these new western states where the
prospectormay set his stake upon discovery
and obtain government title to 1t by simply
complying with the mining regulations;
which, briefly, arc the erecting of corner
monuments ofrock or posts TO designate the
+ corners Of the claim, the digging OF ten foot
hole at tho discovery point. and recording
Same With tho dstrictrecorlerw within ninety
days from the posting ofdiscoyery notice.
Luck ofTenderfoot Proverbial,
Experience In prospecting TO-. the precious
metals does not count for so much as 1t
does In other lines. for 1t is q fact patent TO
miners everywhere that the (" tenderfoot
has luck that turns the oldlimcrs greenwich
envy Tho tenderfoot will look for mineral
in places where the solons OF mining would
not deign to look, and, hence, often makes
valuable discoveries In places where scientific
men say its occurrence IS a geological im-,
possibility,
Z In the deyelopm ofminesand treatment
of ores, however. experience and skill are
prime requisites, add In few limos OF human
endeavor are skill and knowledge SO amply
rewarded as In the lnetallurglcal field,
Wlthfew exceptions tho lot ofthe average
mine worker is better than that OF the aver
age skilled mechanic elsewhere, so u the
8prospector needs more money with which to
prosecute his research in the hills, lie has,
but to go 10 some mine and work y few
months when he Is In possession Of the funds
tn Try his luck again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09

digging bitches, Jocko Mcnefec owns factories
and land, but he entered the business early
+ and worked 1t up while still playing baseball.
There are thousands OF American boys who
this spring are playing the greatest game
{ on earth on lots. commons. orin parks whose
great ambition is to break into the profess
sional baseball field The best advice their
fathers or friends can give them Is TO stay
out OF it-and they can base their advice bot
on financial and moral grounds AS a wide
general principle no American boy can ar
ford to throw away any time between 20 and
20 years of age-during which time he should
be getting a foothold and a fairstart in some
permanent business. Baseball is not Il per-
{mancnt business Look in the newspapers
and you will see that n baseball player 35
years Of age Is considered an old man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09

to drink, smoke, or carouse with them. They
meet "sports" OF wealth and they try to
initiate these sports' They spend their
money for rich clothes, Wines costly cigars,
and diamonds. and usually when they are
suddenly confronted with a ten days notice
of release the diamonds are about all that
they have left to slow Tor the earnings OF
years. Tho old timers were more reckless
in this regard than the new generation Or
ball players, but there are enough young
sters now wasting money.
10 me 1t Is n sad commentary on the game
to see tho great stars of other days toilng az
day laborers. The greatest pitcher Of them
NIL is digging bitches in indianapolis; per-
haps the greatest infelder tho world has
known is cerking in a cigar store ut SIC a
week. I have seen him spend $500 in one
night. find them In cheap saloons, on po-
lice forces In city Jobs, but few in any estab-
lished business and still fewer a formulating
wealth. They wasted their years OF time on
the ball field and wasted the money that they
earned
Few Resist Temptations,
There Is opportunity admit. fora young
player who will work ha-d and save his
money and devote himself entirely to his
business, 10 lay UP enough to start him In
some small respectable business when his
arm gives out, or his muscles stlffen up
But the temptations that are thrown In tho
way Of n ball player are extremely liable to.
shake him In his purposes of saving. have
known only one bail player who consistently
followed this plan, and he was bitterly dis
liked by his fellows. lie now owns one of the
best grocery businesses in New England. lie
went into the business to use his talents and
getmoney enough to start his businessman
he stuck to 1t and succeeded,
One OF the best known pitchers In the
United States was In the game eight years
ago. Unable to stand the temptations he
went to pieces. and was rclcgated to the
minor leagues, lie went downward again
and dropped cut Of the minors He went
home, secuScd n position In an express Office
ut So n weeh He steadied down and was in
creased to SID week. lie pitched on Sum
days and holidays A manager saw him and
realized that he was himself again lie was
offered $500 TO pitch the next season. His
wife pleaded with him to refuse and Keep
out of the business, He rekntcred the busI-
ness, vowps that Ing would make It pay back
what he had lost and that he would behave
himself Thus far he has done fairly WE'LL
although not go well as he pledged himself
to do
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
Commercial Field Offers
Many Chances to Writers.
BV Clarence Vredenburg.

forceful, tactful letters that will : get the
business" He Is expected to clothe his
thought in fluent English and to make his
statements with authority.
TheEmail order correspondent sometimes
i becomes a writer and compiler OF booklets,
& catalogues. and sprospcctuses. Such compi-
3 latlons usually require the technical knoWl-
edge the writer has absorbed in his CORE
spondcnce experience and arc designed to
SGT forth In striking style the wares, the
history, and the things of interest connected
with his house and to include special descrip-
tive matter that will engage the attention
Of prospective purchasers Patent medicine
houses make n feature ofthls method OF se-
curing publicity for their drugs and many
Wholesale firms follow suit In advertising
x merchandise.
Advertising Good Field.
The catalogues Of rich corporations are
got up In exclusive taste and require care
full treatment by first class editors. Many
railroad guides contain descriptive matter
which Is written In excellent English and
which explains interesting conditions In cer-
tain cities and states. The innovations in
commercial advertising are opening a wide
field to the descriptive writer and the ex-
igencies in his work arc equalto his genius.
The foregoing leads logically into the do.
main of advertising. There was q time when
this was n field forthe Immature orsth he cast
off writer. Eow5it Is a distinct line of work,
grown SO complicated and scientific that the
writer, unintiated In It's System or It's tech-
nlcalities, must begin at the bottom OF tho
ladder and serve an apprenticeship. How
ever, there are branches wherein he can
adapt himself quickly and work into the
groove and daily routine. a.
Advertising demands q knowledge of Ens,
lish and a keen sense, Of the striking. A
writer of great ability may feel that he is
wasting his time In such work, but he will do
well to remember. thatSi Is a pertinent fact
and well In point that some department
stores pay their employees for Tho discovery
Of m error in the English of their adyer,
tsements. s8i sG
4. Miscellaneous endenvor is the lot of the
writer who goes astray In trying to find
work suited to his taste. He4may collect
data or statistics In he libraries for some
commercial house, He may write original
inscriptions In verse and prose for cards,
decorative plaques, and the like, lie may
scribble tender verses for Valentines Usual
ily, he can find plenty to do If he knows how
TO find It, or course, he won't get RICH but
such work will occupy q rainy day and carry
HIN over the rough placest ntil hecan get the.
earofthe managing editor Of some newspaper
Z or magazine d; %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09

ing the price Of farms In another part Of
the state. When the grade ran into#the
level he looked inqu!rlngly at his fireman.
Eight said he with his watch In his
hand. The ten miles had been run in eight
minutes yet it was Impossible to conjure
i the commonplace worker on the seat into
romantic hero Of any sort He was simply
a wage Garner, and circumstances only had
made him. railroad man. He admitted
that he would do his best. to jump If trouble
doomed up before him, but he would try 10
J" shut hcr;off = first He also !ntimated that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09

he would ike to quit working on the road
First, there was "a year as call boy IN
q the roundhousc. then one as wipertnnd hos
tier, three as fireman, then the switch
engine, and finally this big compound
want to get out of 1t now just as soon as
can. but therc'll haveto be q couple OF years
more before can do IT, IS
Then what?"
Then the little farm for me; no more. Of
your railrohding In mine. No. no. sir, ]
don't think III miss the romance that's
In the life OF the railroader."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
Sudden End 10 Lofty Dreams.

At the end Of u baseball career the player is
usually left stranded IN the business world.
he gains false ldsa OF his own Importance
from the cheeraof tit crowd and the crowd
fcFaelg him almost MS soon as ne gets out Of
hiG pfilfp.m ~ depends upon some Of his
ppHtrf1I atebd,." 10 est him = position
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09

3" watch tensely.'' He turned in his scat oc-
casionaly land even chatted a little, and
never was there the suggestion Of a stra!n'in
his expression.
q Down a Wisconsin grade ten miles long
he "lct her out" Here the wheels actually
seemed TO be running on air, SO great was
the speed but during this run the engineer
had time to ask two trivial questions regard
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
Learn Extrayasant Habits.

INC worst ianIl Of The basobaII busIntsa
Is that II teaches young men the habit Of
c%tsavaganco and high living. Nnturalythe
players an eaci great team axe !audfd AZ
fun of accounts Of their doings, they meet
hlnGrad- az {" s.pnd te!ipwL r who want them
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
Small Chance OF Success.

steadily four years and earned S2,525-an
average of SG31 q year, and this calculated on
>hc basis Of one year in major league.
The chances are all against his making
good " the first year in the big league, ior
not one In thirty who arc tried out during
the spring training trips Of the big clubs
holds his place on July !. lie goes back to
the minors for another year. perhaps getting
81 600 to $1,000 q year as STAR and lfles
again the next year. or. more Probably
never Is heard Of again.
After a man is tried. accepted, ana given q
regular place on a major league team ~
does not average three years before he is
sent back to The minors IS n back number.
He may IL n wonder. command Il salary OF
"a 900 one or two years, but ! VIII wager
that The average young man who starts out
10 make baseball his profession does not
average as much during his basebal u career
as a well paid clerk in any dry goods store.
The college man who, during his four years
:it some big institution has developed won
dcrful talent at baseball, Is scarcely to be
blamed for trying the big leagues for year
|. N TWO. Usually his parents have money and
he can afford TO lose q short tme in gather
ing experience and seeing tho country, IL
he cannot l,c would better start at his
life work as soon as he gets his degree.
If he docs not. lie may play baseball five,
perhaps ten years longer--and then begin a
the bottom of the ladder. unskilled In any
special line, and look FOR position which
nays but small salary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
Huge Fortunes in Earth
AWait Picks Of Miners.
BY Earl G. Dart.

YIN the great mining regions OF tho Rocky
and Sierra Nevada mountains there is
4 n field for ambitious young .nen,S no ma T.
d ter how boundlcss that ambition may be.
Hero and there, scattered over untold
thousands of acres, lie possibilities Of for-
tunes as generous as any ever dug from
earth. and the only qualifications necessary
to win some share of this wealth ofnaturc's
storehouse are ambition, energy, aud a fair
state OF bodily health.
In no other occupation known 10 the writer
are there such opportunities for a mar
equipped simply with his citizenship and a
: Grub stake" to compete in the race for
honest wealth. In no other occupation, per-.
laps. car man so quickly lay The founda-
5tion fora fortune With tho labor of his hands.
a few instances may serve to Illustrate this
points The writer saw w. S. Styatton, tho
carpenter, some years ago working at his
bench In Colorado Springs. earning HE
money with which to pursue his hohby--that
Of prospecting for the precious metals. Later
] saw him IN Cripple Greek, whenthe Inde-
pendence had yielded up to him It's golden
treasure and he could write his cheek for
Sl2, 100000 and get II cashed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
Vast Areas StlllUntouched /.

Charles ID, Lane, that intrepid gold hunter
Of Alaska. whose fortune now ranges some
where up in seven figures, only few years
ago was working by the day In California. n t
d time Of life when most men beg!l, making
Arrangements to retire, Pedro Alyarado,
The Millionaire of parral, Mexico, rose
10 the heights of fortune from an obscure
walk Of life.
no those who have not Travelled the mining
regions Of the west. II may be of interest 10
knowlthat there are va st,nprospected areas
Of mineral bearing territory IN Idaho, Mon
tana. Utah. Nevada, and Arizona, to say
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
all PLAYER Loses Even When He Wins

- ASEBA1III as a business rs NoflHtO
II which 1 would never advise a young
~ manfto go unless he can afford to
& - lose two. three. or perhaps five years
from his life career and use them in
completing his worldly education.
The big salaries that are paid the ball
players Of the National and American
leagues are allur!ng to thousands Of young
men, skilled players at school, or on the
,prairles but say to them, play the game
for sport IL you must. but never enter 1t as
profession.
The average professional baseball players
career as an earning player, commanding
d big salary. is less than three years. lie
starts perhaps on the prairies and develops
talent. He then joins a scmi-professonal
team and commands perhaps 50 game, Or
$40 IL he Is pitcher Of merit lie goes then
into minor league, drawing perhaps S125
a month for five months. In two years nc
may become star in his league and getinto
Inc National or American. His salary at
the start will not be over 81 800 u Sear-in
spite Of the figures given out by magnates.