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Newport daily independent., 1905-04-17

very popular writer, but her most heart-loved work is in her social life while at her home here, where she devotes much time to assisting the children of that neighborhood in the better fields of life. She is a noble woman, and her great success in literary work has in no manner lessened her great sympathy for the less fortunate"
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received by the city council of the city of Newport, Arkansas, until 12 o'clock noon on the 24th day of April 1905, for the scraping off of the old paint and painting the iron work of the bridge across Newport Lake in the city of New port Bids to be addressed to J. R. Mayhan, Re- eorder. The successful bidder will be required to give bond for the faithful performance of the contract The council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J. R. NATHAN,
 Recorder This notice given this April 9th, 1905. 95dtf
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-17

Mrs. Blackman of Sulphur Rock came down on the local Monday and will assist Mrs. Etta Merrill during the Easter rush.
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-17
LETTER LIST.

Following is list of letters remaining uncalled for in the postoffice at Newport Arkansas, April IT, 1905:
 Chapman, J c Parker, Mrs Lee Dckenson, A Staton, J B Gates, G s Wallace, Roxie Gorden, H Wair, Miss Ella Hardon, Alice @ Warren, Moll'e Jackson, Bettie
 When calling for any of the above letters please say advertised" W. B. EMPIE, P. M
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-17

Next Sunday night Easter ser- vices by the Sunday school. Chil- dren meet at the church for prac- tice each day at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-17
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

The c. w. B. M. auxiliary will observe the week of prayer this week. Services at the church every afternoon 3:30 to 4. Come and bring your friend with you.
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-17

e1cer will make a hit. ;
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-17

Spencer will make a hit
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-17

This notice given this April 9th, 19o5 95
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
Gentry's Woes.

Gentry has not been married verv
long. He is supposed to be delightfully
happy. Therefore when Philipsou
overlook him on the way to the station
the other morning and observed bis
downcast face he wondered.
II don't know what to DOR Gentry
exclaimed at length. my wife is a
splendid cook-why, never saw any.
thing like it! And she works hard try.
ing to get me sustaining breakfast
That's what she calls it, and heaven
knows she's right. Why. this morning
she had fruit. breakfast food. steak
and fried potatoes, eggs and pancakes
And you know"-Gentry's tone grew
traglc-"in all my life I've never been
used to taking anything but coffee and
toast in the morning want any
thing else. And l have to eat so much
now that I'm nearly deadv'
But why don't you tell herT' asked
Phillipson. "or why don't you refuse
to eat?"
That's the whole trouble" Gentry
confessed sadly. IF 1 didn't eat every.
thing and all Of 1t she'd think the stuff
wasn't cooked right and it would hurt
her feelings. If asked her to cut
down the food supply in the morning
I'm afraid she'd think was stiny-
and l couldn't stand that! Whatll |
do?"
The heartless Phillipson roared. The
best thing l can advise" he called as
he boarded the smoker, lis a dyspepsia
curev-Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
The Plains of Troy,

The plains of Troy. so famed and
flourishing in ancient days, are now
barren and desolate. The sculptor sees
no statues, the architect no remains
and the painter anything but a pic
turesque view. 1t is fit only for the
collegian or the moralist. The classic
Scamander is but a muddy stream.
winding through an uncultivated plain.
covered with stunted oaks, underwood
and rushes. At the opposite extremity
Of the plain stand the tombs of Hector
and Achilles, that of the latter mel
the Hellespont, where the Greek fleet
was moored. Near is the grave OF his
friend. Patroclus. All their glories are
now reduced to n few tumuli. about
thirty feet high The Scamander Is
between 200 and $50 feet broad and
very muddy. having the appearance of
being much flooded
Farther up the plain its course be
comes indistinguiShable among the
marshes After passing smaller
river. you arrive at an ancient tumulus.
not far from the shore What is most
striking in this monument is the exist.
ence Of an arch. which forms IN en-.
trance TO the center Above are the
remains of 4 square basement. on
which the column Of the tomb may
have formerly stooSi. On your return,
you see the tombs OF Achilles snl
Patroclus and some cjisrS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15


Hi, therer' shouted the policeman
''You get off them steps You don't
belong there"
Il know we don't" pleaded a pref
" girl in blue silk. but won't you
please let us stay here long enough to
get our pictures taken? We won't hurt
anything"
Possibly you won't" rejoined the
policeman. but. that is not the ques
ton. The folkssthat own this house
have got so tired of seeing a bunch Of
strangers perched upon their steps get.
ting their pictures taken that they've
given me orders to shoe off every party
that see making preparations.
You see, the trouble is you sight
seers have run the business into the
this street are pretty good natured. but
when 1t comes to unloading a whole
bus load of strangers at their house q
dozen times a day so that the different
members of the party can send a pho
tograph home showing how they look
cd standing on Mr.. Richman's steps
they show fight. At any rate. the man
that lives here does So you'll have TO
move on. There's house three doors
from here that is owned by a man
that's worth just as many millions as
this one. You can do down there and
be taken If you like His folks are not
at home."-New York Post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
Worthy Of Thought.
written for The CITIZEN.

To the young woman of dainty,
refined tastes, and yet have a
small amount of pin money to
spend upon their wardrobes, l
would suggest subject worthy
of thought in the item of hand
kerchiefS, l do nor know girl
who does not love dainty,
pretty handkerchief. Ii is sur
prising how much YOU can save
in Just this one article of ap-
parel. If you will buy the real
linen cambria and make them
yourself by hemstitching and
placing a monogram in the left
corner stitching it very neatly
and carefully you will have a
handkerchief fit for a princess
You can make a half a dozen
yourself for what it would cost
you TO get the handsome one.
They are very accepta Die as Il
Christmas gift. Nearly every
dainty girl loves a pretty hand
kerchief and she cannot have too
many of them. After spending
the time on them you cannot at
ford to put them in the weekly
wash. Never allow them to get
enough soiled to require much
rubbing. Fill your china bowl
half-full of warm suds of rain
water aud put tablespoonful of
pearline into the suds, and rub
gently between your hands until
free ilom soil, then rinse, and |
place it on my mirror or win
dow panes while wet aud let them
dry there, and when you peel it
off it looks exactly like a new
handkerchief which has never
been laundried.
S. ii. II.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
The MAN Thcx Wnnted.

The great ship labored in the storm
Ever and anon giant wave would
throw the steel leviathan on her beam
ends, and at each shock the heads Of
the passengers would knock in an an
vii chorus against the sides of their
berths. At this critical moment, with
roar that rose above the fury Of the
hurricane, a mob of determined men
burst upon the deck.
''Mutiny" gasped the mate
mo. they are cabin passengers" said
the captain. "Now. gentlemen. you
must go below. There really Is nc
danger"
Eyes there ls-danger for a Jonah
who Is ON this ship" came back the
answering chorus.
"Who do you mean. gentlemen
asked the captain.
''Show u.s. they howled-"show us
that fellow who was singing Rocked
In the Cradle Of the Deep only few
hours ago! Let us at himv'-New York
Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
Rlack Bottle. For Wine.

Black bottles for wine were intro
duced about hundred and fifty years
ago. Lord Delaval. an English peer.
brought over a number OF Hanoverian
blowers and started works at Sutton
Sluice. IN Northumberland. His main
idea was to utilize q seam OF inferior
coal on his eState- AT first the black
color was due to the material used in
making the glass. bit afterward the
public b<scane 50 hahituated TO the as
ISOLATION OF wine and black bottles
that. even when the constituents used
were changed and improved. e0loring
matter was introduced to keep up the
familiar appearance
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
Parliamentnry Amenitie..

Mr.. Wood-My honorable friend was
loaded this evening.
Mr.. Norton-Surely the honorable
member does not think that l allow any
one to load me mentally. morally or
physically. pay for my own stuff and
carry the consequences. do not know
what the honorable member means by
saying that l am loaded. In the sense
to which the honorable member may al
lude have not been loaded for three
weeks. Therefore l resent the imputa-
ton.
The Speaker-The honorable member
must discuss the principles Of the bill
Mr. NorTon-The honorable member
for Bega says that was loaded.
Mr. Wood did not say it offensive
".
Mr.. Novton-In that case shah say
no more about It
And then the debate resumed its
course-New South Wales Legislative
Reports.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
Fire Damp.

Fire damp" and after damp" words
brought into terrible prominence in
many disasters in mines, preserve the
older English sense of 'damp"-vapor,
and especially noxious vapor, Precise
ly where the word came from philology
does not know, but the earliest instance
Of its use quoted by Dr. Murray's die
tionary is Cations (14S0)-"after the
dragon shall come goot, and ther shall
come out Of his nostrel a domp that
shall betoken honger and CRETE deth Of
peple." Bacon is one of the writers
Of bis time who speak Of the "damps'
Of mines. Damp" gradually came to
be applied to visible vapors. such as
evening mists, and the transition to the
sense of moisture is obvious. But In
"damping down" a furnace one finds a
relic Of the verb damp" In the sense Of
''sufrocate."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
Pennsylvania Railroad Tours,

The Pennsylvania Railroa d
Company has arranged the follow
ing series of attractive Personally
Conducted Tours for the season of
1905 and 1906
California.-Leave New York
January %. a thirty day tour
by special pullman train. covering
interesting points in the West.
Roundtrip rate, covering all ex-
penses, 1915 from all points east
of Pittsburg.
Grand Canyon OF Arizona
Leave New York March l. A
thirty one day tour by special
pullman train, covering not only
the Grand Canyon but the resorts
of California. Round trip rate,
covering all expenses, $3.50 from
all points east of Pittsburg.
Florida.-Leave New York
February 6 and 20 and March 6.
Two weeks to three months in the
Sunny Peninsula. Round tr ip
rate $50 from New York, S4S from
Philadelphia, and proportionate
rates from other points.
Detailed itineraries are now in
course of preparation. For further
information address Geo. w
Boyd, General Passengers Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadel-
phia, Pa. dec. 16-1t
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
A Careful Cobbler.

An amusing case of experience
through ones appearance is related by
a lady who went into a eobbler's shop
in n town in Scotland and left pair of
rough and ready shoes 10 be mended.
She was plainly dressed as a traveller
and evidently made no particular i'm
preston on the mind of the shoe mend
er. In few days, on returning from
some feStal occasion. the lady stopped
her carriage nj the cobbler's dool aud
Went herself into the shop TO get her
shoes. But the man told her be had No
shoes belonging 10 her. and when she
pointed them out he fatly refused to
let her have them, insisting that they
did not belong TO her. She left, deter.
mined 10 get the aid OF the police IL
necessary TO obtain her property. but
the next day she concluded 10 Try
again. This time she was more sue,
ceSsful. but as the man handed her
shoes TO her he told her that strange
woman in carriage had tried TO get
them away from him.
she was q sight BONNER than your.
self. but l wur moo carried ava WI
her" he said as be handed her the
package, and the owner OF the shoes
realised that she was another sort OF
woman in her travelling gown and bore
no resemblance to her other self in par
~ attire. 1t was a case Of mistaken
identity that was curious and coavinc,
ing.-Iondon Standard
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15

Two miles from the characteristic
Swiss village. Andermatt, the Devils
bridge crosses the roaring Reuss just
below a beautiful cascade which vets
the bridge with its spray and where
the pass is so narrow that the noun
tains almost touch.
How the Russians and French could
have fought battle here Is difficult to
comprehend, for the sides Of the noun
tains appear too steep for human foot
to find Judgment Yet here Is tablet
set in the rock clarifying Suvaroff.
the victorious Russian commander. Be
low this begins the somber, rocky de-
file Of the Schoenenen between almost
perpendicular granite rocks. the scene
OF many disastrous avalanche.
Four miles by railway from Goesche-
men to Fluelen and then one mile in
land by stage brought me to the vii.
lage of Tell-Altdorf. Here in the open
square was the scene of his great ex-
plot. A fountain now stands where
the boy then stood, and a bold, heroic
statue Of the great freeman adorns the
spot where he drew forth the two ar
rows from his CULVER, one to save the
life Of himself and his son by q daring
attempt, the other for the heart of the
tyrant Gessler should his aim prove
untrue.-Charles B. Wells in Four
Track News
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15

nouriShing 10 the soul than meat
aud drink to the hungry. 1t is
better stimulant than the richest
wine, aud the strongest lever to
lift from the ruts of dependency.
Many a poor overworked wife is
pining for a word of sympathy
from her husband. just one word,
one look, to show that the ttil of
weary hours are appreciated, and
the light reflected would more
than recompense the giver. What
is it that sends the miner into the
darkened pitt Into the mills and
factoriesi Upon the farms and
oceansl Not the love of gain, not
to live for self. 1t is, that when
the days of toll are past he can fly
to some sympathetic arm for praise
and encouragement.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
He Decided Not to Wait
S. Il. H.

Lucinda" said Mr. Melstrum, who
had just returned from a visit to a
farmer friend In the country, while l
was at Longley's l ate some whole
wheat boiled. like 1t better than
anything ever tasted. He gave me a
small paper sack of the wheat, so we
could cook some ourselves. How LONG
will it be before supper is ready?"
About half an hour" answered Mrs.
Melstrum.
well. We'll have some boiled wheat,
If you please. Here's the paper sack"
But, Joshua. 1t will have to be cook
ed in a double boiler, and
Il don't care how you cook it. I'm
hungry for some more boiled wheat"
But see here, Joshua, it will take
1T will take a lot of cream and
sugar. l know that. But we've got
plenty Of both. Put it on right away.
will you?"
Without another word his wife took
the wheat, washed it, emptied it into
the double boiler and set it ON the fire.
At the end of half an hour Mr.. Mel
strum became impatient.
Lucinda" he called out from the
sitting room, isn't that wheat ready
YETI"
Not yet" responded Mrs. Melstrum.
How much longer is it going to tax.
to cook it,"
About eleven hours and a half
That's what was trying to tell you,
but you wouldn't give me a chance
Do you want TO wait for it,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New Terminal, Twenty
Third Street, New York
City.

Near the centre of the hotel,
theatre and shopping district.
Electric car service to all parts
of the city at very reasonable
rates.
Crosstown cars of the 14th,
2Srd, 2Sth and 29th Street lines
extend to 2Srd Street terminal.
Through street car service be
tween 23rd Street terminal and
Grand Central Station from 7.3O
p. M, on four minute Roadway.
Fare five cents.
All through trains of the Bal.
timore and Ohio Railroad have
direct connections to and from
23rd aud Liberty Street termi-
nails.
dec. 153t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15

pay the French claims. The sum of
$10,O00,000 went TO the republic of
Panama, and much of the remaining
$10,000,000 has been spent in surveys.
in the purchase of supplies, in work in
Culebra cut and in sanitation. Secre-
tary Taft and a party of congressman
made a trip to the iSthmus to inspect
spring. Theodore p Shonts has be-
come chairman of the commission, and
John F. Stevens has succeeded John
81. Wallace as chief engineer. Consid-
cradle work has been done in the Guile
bra cut. where the French started work
under De LesSeps. This has TO be done
whether a sea level or lock canal is
dug, for the way must be cut through
a mountain range, and, though the ca
nal crosses this range at its lowest
point. the hills in the neighborhood are
over 800 feet above sea level
Large and perplexing as are the engi-
neering problems in connection with
the enterprise they are hardly so dis
couraging as the problem of labor In
timately connected with this subject is
that of sanitation. for il is evident that
If the death rate Of those working on
the project is high its cost will be pro-
portionately great. The native work
men are very lazy. 1t is suggested that
the best results could be accomplished
with negroes from the southern states
If they could be persuaded TO emigrate
in sufficient numbers. but just there
lies the difficulty Although the en-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15

OliCu IL
'' the latter plan be
adopted then the question of how high
above sea level it shall be remains to
be decided Then there is the plan of
NJ. Bunau-Varilla, who advocates a
strait of Panama" to divide the west
ern continent like another BoSporus
and which. he declares. would be the
best and eventually the cheapest water
way through the isthmuS. His idea is
that the canal should first be construct
ed with summit level 100 feet above
the sea and with dams and locks. This,
he thinks, could be done in about four
years, and the canal could be opened to
commerce. 1t would then be making
money, and while ships went on their
way the process of lowering the level
a ship canal from the Atlantic to the
Pacific forty-five feet deep and 500
feet wide.
1t is conceded by the advocates of a
sea level canal that it will require
much more time and money for its con-
SlTDCilOu lIldL II LUCK Cdudl WOulu. LIE
estimated cost of such waterway is
$250000,000. and the time in which it
could be constructed is put at fifteen
years. The advisory board of engineers
has reported in favor of this plan, and
its decision was reached by vote in
which eight stood for the sea level plan
and five for the lock canal. The five
engineers who voted for lock canal
will submit minority report, and the
president will lay the two reports be-
fore the canal commission and the
chief engineer of the canal for consid-
Grafton. The foreign members of the
advisory board were all for a sea level
canal, but in the minds of five out Of
the eight American engineers the ad-
vantages of such canal were not suf-
ficient to outweigh the delay involved.
The appropriation of S60,O00,000
which congress made at the time it
was decided to go ahead and build a
canal at Panama has now been ex-
pended. OF this S40.O00.000 went to
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15

Manxwoman declares that the Isle Of
Man is in some ways woman's para
disc, where at any rate she is more IA
vored by the law than in any other
part of the kings dominions. Among
other privileges she enjoys vote for
the Manx house of keys and this
whether she Is widow or spinster.
owner. occupier or even ledger. Every
widow enjoys half of her husbands
personal estate. quite regardless of her
late husbands wishes and will"
while the husband cannot even deal
with his own property without first OBJ
tanning his wife's written consent to
the transaction.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
Wasted.

An old Scots woman, who at con-
siderable personal inconvenience had
gone a good way to visit friend who
was i'll, learned on her arrival that the
alarming symptoms had subsidized. AN
hoo are We the day, Mrs. CrawfordT'
she inquired in GREATNESS anxiety.
"Oh, I'm nearly well moo, thank We,
Mrs. Graham" Nearly well!' ex-
claimed the breathless visitor. "Aefter
me comm sac far to see We too!' Cas-
sells Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
.sHot Enough to Roast E9r..-

We often hear persons make use Of
the metaphOrical expression quoted in
the headline when referring 10 an ex-
ceptionally hot day. Such an expert
ment may seem little far fetched and
out Of the ordinary, but there are many
cases on record where scientists have
actually cooked eggs by the suns heat.
In 1887 when Herschel was in South
Africa be cooked eggs by exposure to
the heat Of the sun until they were
pOwdery TO the center Sir ]. c. Ross
made similar experiment in New
Zealand
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
HIT BY A SHELL
\ Writer In "A BOer Engagement n.
scribes His FeeIinps

\ Writer In IL BOer Engageman+
scribes His Feelings.
Soon their gunners got our dis+o,
and shells were screaming and hrrse
ing over the convoy, says Robert NJ
Cav in "A Prisoner With De Wa4,, =
the National Magazine. Several W.
ons in front of us were blown nm o,ss
the oxen scattered in writhing masSoa
on the road. The Kaf1ir who led ors
team took fright and bolted, the ovon
swerved as shell burst in FROM -
them, ana, the wheels suddenly COW
into a deep rut, the heavy wao5e
turned completely over, grinding M
beneath its weight. My head burstir,.
was falling down through blaeknos"
in the midst of a thousand crin,soa
serpents. Somebody held nv beart
in his hand, was squeezing it. ana
then Thank heaven, this is deathl
Ages after there was a ROARING =.
waters far beneath me. Then If finn
dered on my naked brain. A fam.
star was shining somewhere. It rusboa
toward me, growing bigger and bo
ger, until l was swallowed up in it,
and my eyes were open. The wagon
was righted. l was dripping wet. for
the drivers had thrown water upon mo
heard the boom of the guns and tbo
crash of bursting shells. l tried ia
rise, but my head seemed to float awav
from me and l felt myself striking
the ground, but l did not feel myself
falling. They lifted me on the wagon
and the oxen moved off. My head and
face were sticky with thick blood and
dust, and was in such pain that did
not know where the pain was.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
CHEERFULNEss.

Cultivate q cheerful disposition.
DO not wrap up all your interest,
all your thoughts and ambitious
in self. Seek to please those with
whom you associate, and above all
strive to tighten the burdens and
hours of the ones at home who call
you husband, father, OF brother.
Whatever be your disappointment,
or how heavy the cross you bear,
do not go over the threshold of
your home with sullen, cheerless
countenance. a cheerful word or
smile will fill your treside with
pleasantness, rekindle the fires of
love in your wife's bosom and
brighten the hopes and aspirations
Of your children. CheerfulneSs is
better than a doctors medicine,
and cheerful home is an earthly
heaven.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-15
Reduced Rates to Sunbury

For the benefit of those desir-
ing to attend the meeting of the
Pennsylvania State Grange, Pa.
irons f HuSbandry, to be held
at Sunbury, December II to 10.
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com,
pany will sell round trip tickets
To Sunbury from all stations on
its lines in the State of PennSyl-
vania, December IL to IA. good
TO return until December l6, in.
elusive, at reduced rates lmiui-
mum rate, % centsl
dee. 5 2t.