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Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22
MoccASINS FOR SOLDIERS.
Inquiries Made by Representatives of Powers at War for "Bangor's
 Golden Slippers"

Inquiries have been received in Bangor, Me, from persons sup. posed to represent either the Rus siSn or the Japanese government concerning prices for moccasins in large quantities and the earli. est date of delivery at Atlantic or Pacific ports. It is supposed that the moccasins are wanted for sol. diers campaigning in Manchuria. For that purpose they would be eminently suitable, says the New York Sun.
 The moccasin is the favorite footwear of the lumbermen of Maine, and was first made in Ban gor in 1851. At first only one or two styles were made, but now moccasins are manufactured in great variety, ranging from slip pers for women and children soft as kid and embroidered with beads-to the stout boots and lar. rigans of the Penobscot lumber men.
 Much of the SC ewing is still done by hand, being let out by the piece to French CanOf1ian families in the neighborhood of Bangor. All moccasins are made of specially prepared lea ther, rendered a gold. en yellow by a peculiar process of tanning.
 The common moccasin is not proof against water, but it has room for several pairs of stock ings, and that is a strong point in its favor. For keeping the feet warm and dry in cold weather the moccasin has no equal.
 The greater part of the mocca sin leather still comes from the place of it's origin, Pawtucket, R. l., although a considerable quantity is tanned in Bangor. Some years ago Bangor men es- tablished factories at Red Wing, Minn., and Racine, Wis.
 The dainty bath slippers, which are not really moccasins, but are made from soft elk skin, are in great demand at home and abroad, aid are especially favored by the ladies of Japan, to which country Bangor sends large quantities. It now seems likely that "Bangor's golden slippers" as moccasins are called, may be worn by the con. tending armies in Manchuria.
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22
STARTLING PROJECT.
EN0LIsHMAN WOULD DIG HOLE
 TWELVE MILES DEEP.
Would solve Many Questions un- known to- the Scientific World Estimsted Cost $25, 100000
 and to Take S5 Years.

Experiments to be tried in the Wash DQonument by officers of the geo. rvey to try to determine the mess of the earths mass. kSI despread interest in
 Coming as it does on
 project preached by
 1n Parsons, of England. 5le F miles into the earth. ltific world has much food for
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22
A Living
 Monument.

If we were to assemble all those who have been cured of heart disease by Dr. Miles Heart Cure, and who would to-day be in their graves had not Dr. Miles been successful in perfecting this wonderful heart specific, they would pop ulate a large city.
 What a remarkable record a breathing, thinking, moving monument, composed of human lives,-that for which every other earthly possession is sac- rifced.
 The Miles Medical Co. re- ceive thousands of letters from these people like the following: 'T feel indebted to the Dr. Miles Heart Cure for my life. I desire to call did to this remarkable remedy for the heart. For long time had suffered from shortness of breath after any nd a tss epas nan % G1 the the rsso1 of the heart, so serious that feared that would some time drop dead upon the street. One day I read one of your circulars. and immediately went to my druggist and purchased two bot ties of the Heart Cure. and took 1t according to directions, with the result that am entirely cured. Since then I never miss an opportunity to recommend this remedy to my friends who have heart trouble: in fact am a travelling advertisement for I am widely known in this locality"
 J. H. BOWMAN,
 Manager of Lebanon Democrat. Nashville, Tenn.
 pr. Miles Heart Cure Is sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If it fails he will refund your money.
 Miles Medical Co.,, Elkhart, Ind
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22
JAPAN'S FIRST IRONcLAD
liar Crew Made a Brave Start, Bu Couldn't Stop Her Till Fires
 Went Out.

That the role of Japan as mar. i>me power is a new one is brought strongly to our notice by recalling the quite we'll authen. ticated story of the first adven' ture of the first Japanese iron clad, says Country Life.
 She was built in England While she was building her crew were also in England practicihg, in other ironclads how to drive her. When she was finished the Japanese seamen took possession of her, bravely maintaining that they were fully equal to the task of starting her.
 And that, to be sure, they were, for she steamed out finely. The trouble only began when she camo back to port again. Then, when they wanted to slow her down and stop her, they were unable to do so.
 They had to put her out to sea again and go on steaming her about till her fires went out, her engines stopped for want of steam, and she could be lowed in.
 From this to having the best mentally-equipped crews, perhaps, of any nation seems a long step, but it has been a very rapid one.
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22
ODD WILL OF RICH MAN.
Nephew Will Inherit Fortune from Uncle After Serving Three
 Years as Soldier.

"That he shall serve at least one full the ranks of the United States army, at the expiration of which, if his dis charge shall read: Service honest and faithful, character excellent and shall have reached the grade of a noncommis- stoned officer and bring to the executors I herewith appoint letter of com mendation from the officer under whom he served, I bequeath to the said George o. Travis the sum of $130, 900, knowing that, after such service, he will have had enough experience of the world and disciplinary training to insure the proper disposal of what has taken me a lifetime to accumulate"
 Such are the terms of the will of the late $. Houston, a wealthy man of Chi cago made to his nephew, George o. Travis, a telegraph operator of Okla homa. The other day the young man became of age and appeared at the Unit ed States army recruiting office and en- listed for the purpose of carrying out the dying request of his uncle
 MT. Houston was an old soldier. hav- ing served in the civil war in the Fourth United States artillery. Unable to con- tinue an army career, Houston, having no sons of his own, was determined that his next of kin, his nephew, should be- come a soldier.
 Young Travis said it was not neces- sary for his uncle to make that clause in his will which makes service in the United States army compulsory for him, as he had always intended to enter the army as soon as he was 21.
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22
A Hole with a Future.

An English engineer proposes to find out what is in the interior of the earth. He will do this by digginga a hole 12 miles deep, provided with air locks and cool ing apparatus. The work will require S5 years and cost $5,O00,0 900. What pa- tience and effort those foreigners do ex- hibit, remarks the Chicago Record-Her- ald. in getting at the bottom of things, :
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22
WARNING ORDER.

Joseph Sheppard, Plaintiff, In the
 vs. Jackson Chancery Laura Sheppard, Defendant. Court. The defendant. Laura Sheppard, is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and an swer the complaint of the plaintiff. Joseph Sheppard. J. D. NEAL, Clerk. April 20 1905.
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22

-~-
 g1lation.
 Prof. Parsons estimates that to sink . shaft 12 miles deep would cost $25 ,0O0,- 900, and that it would require 85 years to accomplish it. This shaft, cut down into the earth, would represent the equivalent of a hole one foot deep in a mass 666 feet thick. It would solve many questions that the scientific knowl. edge of the world has left unanswered, yet it would investigate only the crust and leave thousands of miles of the in- terior mass still untouched.
 The amount of compression at the globes center should. to some extent at of which 1t is formed. It is argued that the great mass of the interior of the earth is solid. Against the contention that the planet. under crust 25 miles thick. is a mass of fiery liquid hAarrayed ths fact of the known density of the globe That density in the earth's entirety is about 55 times the density of the water that covers three-quarters of the sur- face.
 The assumption of comparatively thin crust requires. according to Sir William Thompson, that this crust should have rigidity possessed by DO known substance. The sun exerts such a strain upon the substance of the earth that the planet could not maintain it's shape as 1t does, he maintains, unless the supposed crust were at least 2,000 or 2,500 miles in thickness.
 There is gradual increase in the tenn perature while penetrating the surface of the crust. This increase in some To- calities is as rapid as one degree for each 56 feet of descent; in others one degree for 75 to S5 feet.
 In the Comstock silver mines of Ne vada, at depth of 3.065 feet, water has temperature of 170 degrees, Fahren- heit The deepest excavations in ths earth are at the Calumet and Hecla cop- per mines in Michigan, where the longest perpendicular shaft goes down 4,9OO feet, while one of the standing shafts Is more than 5000 feet in length
 There are in these mines 250 miles of lateral galleries. Colossal engines are required tO ventilate the immense sub- terranean city and to keep the tempera- ture endurable in the lower levels All deep mine borings prove how stupend- ously difficult would be the task of de- scending below the mile level
 At the lowest rate of increase in the temperature in penetrating the earth. the heat at the depth suggested by MT. Par sons. 12 miles down. would be 800 de- grees Fahrenheit. This heat, though far from the fusing point of wrought iron, (3,280 degrees). would render the use of tools, even if the lower borings of the shaft were constructed as they are In oil wells, a difficult process. It would defy the most colossal scheme of artificial re- frigeration to render such depths avail- able for entrance by human beings.
 No considerations of commercial ben eft enter into the plans of MT. Parsons in suggesting the Emile boring into the crust of the earth It is scheme purely ir the interest of scientific knowledge.
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22
WARNING ORDER.

Louis Davis, Plaintiff.
 vs. Sarah Davis, Defendant. f
 In the Chancery Court. | The defendant, Sarah Davis, is " pear in this Court within thirty da the complaint of the Plaintiff, Lod April 5, 1905. [Seall J. 45w4 l
Newport daily independent., 1905-05-22
WARNING ORDER.

Lennie Robinson, Plaintiff
 VS. Jesse Robinson, Defendant.
 In the Jackson Chancery Court. The defendant, Jesse Robinson, is warned to
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24
DELAY DOODLE TRIALS
Little Prospect of Early Trials For
the Recently Indicted Leg
iSlative BoodIers.

The Arkansas Gazette says the
indications are that it will be many
months before all of the legisla-
tive bribery cases which are now
on the docket in the Pulaski cir
cult court are disposed of. At
present there is only one case set
for trial in the Pulaski circuit
court, and there is little probabili-
ty that that will be tried on the
date set. This is the case of Sen
ator A. I. Gross of Crawford
county, who is under indictment
on charges of perjury and solicit
ing bride. The two cases were
set for trial Thursday, the 23rd,
but so far as known no prepare
tons have been made for the trial,
and it is generally understood that
the case will be continued.
1t has been reported that Sena-
tor Gross would ask for a change
of venue to Perry county, but
nothing has been done as vet in
that direction. Whether change
of venue is taken or not, the case
will probably be continued when
it is called.
There is apparently no inclina-
ton to hasten the trialf of the men
under Indictment, and no steps
have been taken to set any of the
cases except that of Senator
Gross. None of the other defend
ants have asked to have the cases
set down for trial.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24
FOUR YEARS AGO.

1t was just four years day be
fore yesterday November %,
1901) that the first issue of The
Journal was published in Newark.
True, it hasn't been long, but
Old Father Time has left his foot
prints upon the community. Many
have died, others have appeared
upon the scene, and thus the ever
changing drama of life goes on
and on.
In the matter of public improve
ments there has been considerable
progress. The town has grown
and prospered, and we dare say
has almost doubled in size and the
amount of business done.
We presume there are but few
copies of the first issue of The
Journal now in existence, there
fore 1T might be interesting to re-
produce a few items from that
copy of our files.
Among the local items are these:
Ben Adamss Jr., was recovering
from a serious attack of pneumo
MIA.
G. L. Bloodworth, representing
the Pennsylvania Oil Company,
was in town. He thought there
were good indications of oil, and
had secured leases on 5000 acres
of land for his company.
Miss Lille Slaton left Monday
for Devine, Tex, to visit her
brother. DR.. j. G. Magness.
A number of Newark citizens
were attending court at Batesville,
as witnesses In the trial of Hub
bard Head.
Rev. +. A. Tabor state presi-
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24

dent of the Anti-Saloon League,
was in the city and lectured at the
Methodist church.
S. c. Beane had just returned
from Botesville, where he attend
ed the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
n. A. Jordan.
There was one death and two
weddings noted in the paper.
VIM. G. Gray died at his home in
Black River township. The we'd
dings were: Hon. T. H. bearing
and Miss Fleetie Mcdonnell, which
took place at the parsonage at Sui
phur Rock, and w. f. Gire and
Miss Lille Bowlby at the home of
the BRIDES parents near Dota.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24

of all persons, desiring to teach in
the public schools of Arkansas
within the limits of independence
county. The examination will be-
gin promptly at $50 a. m. and
each applicant is requested to be
present at that hour.
All who do not hold certificates
and who expect to teach in the
county this winter should attend
the examination. 1t is the pur-
pose of the law to do away with
private examinations.
Given under my hand this the
10th of November, 1905.
SIDNEY PICKENs,
County Examiner.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24
INDICATE A SHORT cROP.

Theseaort of the National Cot
ton Ginners Association which
was made public the first of the
week. shows a total Of 7,411, 359
bales ginned this season. The
crop is estimated at 9,459, 1913
bales. If this estimate should
prove correct, the price of cotton
will go to Is cents a pound.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24
STATE NEWS SKETCHES
Items ofGeneral Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers.

A carload of eggs was shipped
from Prairie Grove by r. l.. Nc.
Coy to ST. Louis a few days ago.
In order to get rid of a cancer
ON his right hand, j w. Mitchell
of Van Buren, had the arm ampu-
tated.
The rice crops in Lonoke coun-
ty are being threshed and it is said
the yield will average Is or so
bushels per acre.
The Lowe Manufacturing Com
pany of Fitchburg, Mass, are
considering the erection of large
cotton mill at Little Rock.
Joe Vandergriff became entang-
led in a line shaft at the Yoes gin
at Lane Hill last week and both
his arms and one leg were broken.
J. NJ. Gracie's gin near Pine
Bluff was destroyed by fire Thurs
day night together with about so
bales of cotton and 100 tons of
seed.
Andrew Anderson, a brakeman,
fell from freight train near
GAINESVILLE Friday night and sus-
tanned injuries from which he died
Sunday.
The railroad water tank at Lake
Village collapsed Sunday after
noon, and a boy named Lee, who
was standing nearby, was badly
hurt about the face.
County Treasurer |. n. Sorrell
of Randolph county has been
found short in his accounts ST.
399.31. His bondsmen have
agreed to pay the shortage.
Mrs. Frank Babbs committed
suicide at Augusta Saturday
night while the family were asleep
by shooting herself through the
temple with a pistol. Bad health
and dependency is supposed to
have been the cause.
State Superintendent Hinemon
urges the teachers to attend the
approaching meeting of the State
Teachers Association, which will
be held in Little Rock December
1929. Reduced rates will be
granted on all railroads.
Jack Johnson, negro, was
shot and killed at Parkdale in a
crap game Friday night Three
negroes were engaged in game
of craps. A dispute arose over
the division of IS, which resulted
in the death of Jack johnson.
The six-year-old daughter of Lee
Hopper of Redfield was burned to
death few days ago. She was
playing with matches and her
clothing caught fire. Her clothes
we're entirely burned off before
any one could rescue her. She
only lived few hours afterward.
G,,hcnrihn FOR Tho Innrnnl
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24

Capt. r. r. Reeves of Oil
Trough was in town Monday, en-
route to Little Rock, to attend the
meeting of the f. & A. NJ. grand
lodge.
H. O. Lane, one of Logan
townships promising young far
mers, was looking after business
in town Saturday, and called to
renew for The Journal.
l.. V. HARRISON who moved
from this county to Hampstead
about two years ago, has moved
back to this part of the state, and
is now located near Kenyon, in
Jackson county.
Thos. Harrington, Jr., one of
the Charlotte neighborhood' s
promising young men, was in
town Monday, en- route to Texar-
kama, where he will enter the
Moorse School of Telegraphy.
Chester Hugg and Miss Lucy
Martin were married at the home
of the brides parents, Rev. and
Mrs. J. |. Martin, near Cord,
Sunday morning at $50. Rev.W.
2. Jackson performed the cere-
mony.
P. G.. Magness is being urged
by his many friends to enter the
race for representative. Mr..
Magness is one of the county's
best citizens and most successful
farmers, and would likely prove a
strong candidate if he should de
eide to enter the race.
Assessor Joe Caldwell announ
ces in today's paper as a candidate
for collection. He is now serving
his first term and has made good
official. Joe is fine young man,
and as he has given entire salts,
faction during his first term, he
will doubtless be re elected with
out opposition.
w. II. Barnes and Gus Martin,
who were convicted in the circuit
court of this county about a year
ago for gambling in cotton futures
and fined $3.50, appealed the case
to the supreme court, and that
court passed upon the case Satur-
day and affirmed the decision of
the lower court.
Prof. w. j. Harrington of
Charlotte was In town Monday.
He will teach the public school at
the Scott school house again this
winter. They have a good school
there. The winter term will open
in a few weeks. but the exact date
has not yet been decided upon by
the board of directors.
The horn of plenty bestows on
the United States this year BAN
ner corn crop exceeding 2,700,-
600, 900 bushels. One feature of
the vast harvest is especially en-
couraging to the farmers, and that
is the increased yield per acre.
amounting to four bushels over
the average for the preceding ten
years. This should make hog
and hominy'' both plentiful and
cheap.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24
A TRADE FOR CARRIE
Lady Thinks Martin Could Weld
Carries Weapon Better
Than he Does a Pen.
To The Newark journal:

10 The Newark JOurnal:
As | have not seen anything of
Uncle Johns letter for some time.
will try to write few lines. L
like to read his letters, and think
he made some good points, but j.
|. Martin ought to borrow Carrie
Nations Ratchet, so he can make a.
point.
Uncle John was right when be
said alcohol was made at the Crea-
ton. And when our Saviour was
upon earth, the Bible states that
He went to wedding feast, and
at this wedding feast He perform
ed His first miracle, which was to-
turn water into wine and this,
mind you, was after He had begun
teaching and had called His dis
ciples.
We are told that the wine gave
out, and the guests were dry. Six
water pots re filled with water
and Jesus TUNED this water into
wine. The people, no doubt,
were both pleased and alarmed.
Alarmed at the power our Saviour
displayed, and pleased at the wine
he made. Now, we Campbell
ties, " as J. [. Martin calls US, be-
lieve in being temperate in all
things. We do not believe in
working ourselves into frenzy
over whiskey and fighting it from
start to finish, while other and
perhaps greater evils pass un-no-
ticed. Whiskey is a thing which
| believe will be made and used as
long as the world stands, regard
less of all the prohi fighting.
live in a prohi town, and our
Jail is full of men today for having
been caught with whiskey. But
you see they get it some way, and
[ believe that if half the people in
town should be put in jail for vio-
lating the whiskey law, the other
half would be trying to see where
they could get some more booze.
Now, | trust you will not think
me an anti, but no doubt some of
the women will think me little
out of place, for writing this. But
they are glad to have the women
in the W. G. L. u, so | think we
have a right to express our views
for thing as we'll as against it. r
would not write for publication to-
any paper but the dear old Jour
nal. But | know our editor, and
know he is a second job, or he
could not have lived through that
religious" debate they had at
/ Newark.
Now, Job was man who with riches
was blessed,
And who was by sickness most sorely
distressed,
His wealth disappeared, and his fami-
ly died,
But still on the Lord we are told ha
relied.
He bore all his trouble in patience
and love,
For they were permitted by God from
above,
And he remained faithful, as every
one should
He believed all these things were in
tended for his good
So he remained faithful, though great
IL distressed,
And again by great riches AID health
/ he was blessed.
| With best wishes to all the
many readers of The Journal, L
remain, Attic j.
/ Muskogee, l. T., Nov. Is.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

Notice is hereby given that
there will be public examination
at Batesvilie, Ark, on Thursday
and Friday, the 21st and 22nd
days of December, 1905 TO ascer.
tain the professional qualifications
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1905-11-24
SULPHUR ROCK ITEMS
Short Items of Interest Picked Up
at the Metropolis of White
River Township.

r. NJ Crow of Magness was in
town Monday.
Lee Taylor has moved to his
new home at Magness.
Robert Moore and Farris Rice
went to Newark Monday.
Rev. J. l.. Brown of Charlotte
spent Monday night in town.
Miss Mabel Owens of Magness
visited Miss Narcie Rice Monday.
Miss Erma Sanders of Bates
vile visited home folks here Sun
day.
Rev. G. H. Newman preached
to large congregation here Sun
day.
Miss Hula Moore of Batesyille
spent Sunday here with home
folks.
George Wood moved to town
Monday and occupies the Lane
house.
Prof. j K. Rawlings and wife
of Magness attended church here
Sunday.
DR.. Vaughan, Tom Baygents
and DR.. Wylie Hodges all moved
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. p. Wood of
Gainesboro township were in town
Tuesday.
Miles Taylor, Doc Rogers and
Cal Williamson of Sharp were in
our town Monday.
Mrs. G. M. Edwards and Mrs.
Z. +. Allen of Newark were in
town one day last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Churchill and child
rem of Charlotte visited w. f.
Wayman and family Sunday.
Uncle John Anderson who is in
the spectacle business at Tucker
man, spent Sunday with home
folks.
Mrs. j. W. Byrum and little
son of Asher, Okla, came in Sat-
urday to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Z. G. Knox.
Mrs. Paul Kyler went to Little
Rock Sunday. Mr.. Kyler has a
position there and they expect to
make that their future home.
J. A. Davis of Hickory Valley
came down Saturday to meet his
brother, j. L Davis, who came in
Sunday evening from Fayette-
vile.
Hugh Park had the misfortune
to lose his fine horse last week.
Mr.. Park has bought j. B. Folks
residence and will soon be citi-
zen of Sulphur Rock. He expects
to run livery stable.
Chas. Wright. Farris Rice, Ed
Martin, Clyde Wilson and Misses
Narcie Rice, Maude Moore, Net
tye Bevens and Mrs. Eva Cum
ningham went to the theater at
Batesville Tuesday night.