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Newport daily independent., 1905-01-05
EXTENDING BOUNDARIES.
Some of Our Larger Cities Have An. nexed Ground Far Into Adja-
 cent Farm Lands.

According to a recently issued census bulletin, the real rank of cities is not al- ways indicated by the order in which they stand in the tables of population Some great centers have considerable part of their massed population lying outside the municipal boundaries. Bos.. ton is a good example; about 100000 people live in sight of the state house dome, and less than 600,000 of them are cities have annexed far into the farm lands of the adjacent country, says Youths Companion.
 It is customary to speak of the popula- tion of a state, Gin proportion to it's size" Such comparison is seldom made of cities, although 1t might not be uninteresting. Pittsburg, for example, has population of third of a million on 18.000 acres of ground; New York's population, little more than ten times as great, spreads over nearly 12 times as many acres.
 Chicago was long famous for it's an- nexation habit, but since 1890 New York has annexed much more territory than Chicago's total area. New Orleans has a slightly larger area than Chicago Each of them covers six times the area of Baltimore.
 Washington, which occupies the Mary land part of the ten miles square set aside for national capital, is fair sized city as area goes, for this genera tion. It may seem small a century hence, although it looked abundantly ample for all the purposes of urban development when laid out.
 In the case of cities, as we'll as of other corporations, consolidation is plainly one of the tendencies of the times. More than one-third of those in the United States have added to their territory by annexation since 1890 Townships and counties are occasionally subdivided, by reason of local interests, but the cities seem to be steadily pushing their boun- daries outward. There are some eco- homie reasons for this. but the reason in many cases has been the desire of their inhabitants to make "good show ing"
Newport daily independent., 1905-01-05
CARE OF BRITISH TROOPS
It Is Reported That Officers Are Very Much Dissatisfied with Their
 Uniforms.

But, for some inscrutable reason, our soldiers appear to think their uniform is badge of shame, or, at least, of yervjlude, says the London Truth. Any self-respecting officer, so far as l can see, would rather die at the head of rOrlorn hope than go to theater or restaurant or private ball full of reg smentals. A noncommissiOned officer who sees brother warrior privileged % walk down the street in plain clothes turns sick with envy. No soldier of any rank seems to consider that uni form can enhance his attractions to the female eye, and the only way iE which 1 have ever heard of it's being used for this purpose is by the humble, impecunious private, who charges fe- male admirer so much an hour-two pence, I believe, the usual fee-foy walking out in company with him.
 What makes this the more strange is that it Is entirely peculiar to the Brit igh army. In every foreign country soldiers-and officers most of all-seem to be extremely proud of themselves therein. The effect of smart military uniforms in brightening up a crowd, whether out of doors or at any evening assemblage, is undeniable. AS a mere matter of aesthetics most people will agree that 1t would be a decided im- provement if uniforms were worn in England as they are on the continent And from the merely professional point of view I cannot help thinking that 1t would be of advantage to the army if soldiers of all ranks were expected to take more pride in the kings livery, and not encouraged so much as they now are to consider 1t privilege to appear as civilians.
Newport daily independent., 1905-01-05
OF NEWPORT

its the accounts of depositors who desire accommodations of first-class, we'll dipped and reliable banking house.
Newport daily independent., 1905-01-05
SPECIAL RATES

A r4
 Account of Christmas and New Years holidays via the Iron Mountain route. Dates of sale Dec. "A, 25 and 31, and Jan l. Ticketsswill be sold to all points on the Iron Mountain and will be good for return up to and in- cluding January 4. Rate will be one fare plus 50 cents, one fare and one-third to apply where latter basis makes less, adding sufficient to make rate end in 0 or 5. Minimum selling rate of 50 cents will be observed.
 btd THoS. H. REAMEY, Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1905-01-05
Longevity of Birds

Small singing birds live from eight to eighteen years. Ravens have lived for almost 100 years in captivity, and par rots longer than that. Fowls live 10 to 20 years. The wild goose lives up- ward of 100 years, and swans are said to have attained the age of 300. The long life of birds has been interpreted as compensation for the great mortality of their
Newport daily independent., 1905-01-05
Y Yo,rr. Heart
May Be " ak. One Pereo=3 :1A Tour Has
 n fH1[ cnfs Heart.

One of t,.e snc"st sgna of weak nea Tt is siiortnesS Of breath after exercise. Your heart is not able to pump the blood fast enough to your lungs.
 Some Of the other symptoms of Heart Trouble are: Pains in the Side. Tack and Shoulder; THinting or Weak Spells; Dry Cough Swelling of Feet and Ankles; Cold Feet or Hands.
 No one can a.eord to allow a weak heart to go without medicine. because weak heart means poor circulation. and stomach. liver. kidneys. etc.
 If. therefore. you suspect heart trouble. begin taking pr, Miles New Heart Cure. The Heart Cure will do you good. as 1t Is . splendid tonic for the blood and nerves. and will revitalize your entire system.
 Finally. remember. Dr. Miles New Heart Cure is sold under a guarantee that the first bottle will do you good.
 If 1t doesn't-your money back.
 "I was afiicted with heart trouble for thrss % years would ,aDp be apPp:re1siy ail would fall as though shot. The attacks were frequent. and terrible dread pos sessed me, as I never knew when or where, nor under what conditions 1 survive them. consulted and was treated by some of the most eminent physicians of the state. Not finding re- lief from this source. I began taking Dr. Miles. New Heart Cure, and began bcpD tG ntry t cured used te1 baSs Sss had an attack for five years.'-MRS. JOHN DRESBACK, Leipsic, O. s
Newport daily independent., 1905-01-05
Pneumonia Kills Thousands.

During the months from November to April one-fifth Of all deaths in the large cities of the United States are from pneumonia, while but one-ninth are trom consumption.
Newport daily independent., 1905-01-05

EpT Write to us for Free Trial PaIn Pills, the New Scientific Remedy for Pain. Also Symptom Blank. Our Specialist will diagnose your case. tell you what Is wrong; and hoy to right t, LABORATORIES. ELKILART. IND.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18

molingue felt himself seized by the
collar and hurled against the wall,
Maj. Sark was thrown into the fire
place, and the notary was knocked
senseless. 20, my %brother," shrieked
Choice. you have saved me from be-
ing murdered"
And, bless God, Miss Choice, here
is your sweetheart" said Polly. Here
is Mr.. Bob Warren, come to kill desc
bad men,"
Tell us quick, Choice" shouted Sam
Bardeline, what does all this mean?'
The girl had her arms about he1
brothers neck, and while she was tell.
ing what had happened the rascals
were escaping into the woods. When
Bob Warren had heard enough to
prove that the scoundrels had intended
to rob his sweetheart he ran out and
shot off one of Maj. Sark's ears.
The rightful heirs found no difficulty
in gaining possession Of the valuable
land and then gold began to come
their way in showers, and Bob Wal
rem won a heart Of gold.
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kind enough to look out of that win
dow you will see a vacant spot just
beyond that gusher. l will give you
all this gold for one acre of that va
cant spot. All you have to do is to
sign your name to this paper and we
will see a notary later on Choice
stepped back, holding the palms of her
hands toward the intruder. you sur
prise and amaze me. 1 have had no
experience in such matters. Wait un-
til my brother comes. 1 have heard
from him. He is on his way"
Desperate Plot Laid.
All sorts of methods and stratagems
we're resorted to by the sharks to force
the young girl to make a deal, but
they failed. One day Maj. Sark dropped
a spark amongst the factors that were
disturbing the mental equilibrium of
the inexperienced girl which rapidly
grew into a mountain of regrets. He
said: coil flows do not go on forever.
The wells often suddenly cease to
spout. They burn out Or blow out.
The field is exhausted. Then the land
is not worth five cents an acre."
Choice shivered as if she had an
ague. Running to old Polly she cried
in anguish: 20! why didn't l take all
that gold?"
The shrewd old major saw the effect
of his spark and he ran to Smart &
Hermolirgue with the Information
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18

They did not have the gold, hut they
were rich in villsiny. til: major
remembered that the young woman
had a distant relative named Carroll
who lived in the San Jacinto bottoms
ten miles away, and that she had once
expressed a desire to visit the old man
and his family. He at once went to
Miss Choice with a lie that had been
invented by Smart. He told the per-
picked young woman that he had just
heard from her relative, Mr.. Carroll,
and that the old man had sent an in
vitation for Miss Choice to visit his
family. HE would have come for
you, but he is not WELL" said the
major.
Il will go at once" said the dis
turbed girl.
The route was difficult. Nearly a
whole day was spent winding about
through thickets and swamps of the
San Jacinto bottoms. They Travelled
IN a light vehicle drawn by two horses.
the major occupying the front seat,
while Choice and old Polly rode be-
hind. A little before dark they came
upon a cabin by the side OF a dim
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18

heirs of Whit Bardeline. He slept and
then caught a train. Smart TOOK a
train and then slept.
After arriving at Caldwell, in Bur-
llson county, Tex, it did not AXE the
laundering old lawyer long to secure
valuable information.
Two of the Bardeline heirs were still
alive. Miss Choice-a young woman
nearly 20 years of age-was easy to
find. She lived with n of her rela-
tives in the suburbs of the town. Sam
Dardeline, who was two years younger
than his sister, had gone to New
Mexico with a herd of cattle.
A little inquiry revealed to the agent
Of the operators in the oil lands that
he was searching for a popular, hand
some and intelligent young woman.
Miss Bardeline was the belle of the
town. She had won the odd name OF
"Choice" when she was an infant
through the admiration of relatives,
who called the pretty little girl the
choice of the flock"
Maj. Sark turned his footsteps in
the direction of the residence of Mrs,
Sallie Bales the old aunt with whom
Miss Bardeline lived. Sure of ac-
complishing his purpose, he already
accounted himself a capitalist and an
ci. king. Reaching the front gate, he
was rubbing his hands together and
whispering to himself: Them fellows
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18
Scheme to Rob Girl and Brother Of
Valuable Texas Oil Land
Is Baffled.
YOUNG WOMAN WINS HUSBAND AS REWARD
kidnapped by A~rch-Fiends and Taken to De-
serted Cabin-Her Desperate Fight with
Wolves-Rescued in Nick of Time by
Brother and Comrade.

acre. and he recalled that when Barde-
line was forced to leave the country
On account of sickness i'll his family
and poverty, it was in vain that he
sought a buyer.
This region of country, almost in
sight of Houston, had been unsettled
for years. Settlers avoided the level
rrairies and the thickets of the Sau
Jacinto as if the land were haunted or
u pestilence hung over the place. Al
enc period Bardeline had offered to
trade his possessions for a yoke OF
cid steers, a cart and a mule as mean
and effects that offered some hope OF
escaping the poverty stricken region.
Plot to Rob Heirs.
The old majOrsWaS well acquainted
with poverty. He had been forced
to practice law, he said. for bread
and having no sense of honor or the
elementary rudiments of his profess
sion, he had barely escaped the peni'
tertiary. AS a recluSe and a bear
hunter he had proved eminently sue
c~essful, but he lOnged to be rich.
Now that fortune had knocked at his
door. he determined to leave no stone
unturned until he could walk with
the oil milliOnaires and be one of them
altogether. While his head was swim
ming with these great ideas he was
approached by a Well-dressed little
man, who asked a few questions, and
at once proceeded to make himself a
pleasing and interesting acquaintance.
Smart. of the firm Of Smart & Her.
molingue, had stumbled upon a valu-
able find. In less than two minutes he
bad learned that Maj. Sark knew q
great deal about the land and the heirs
Of Whit Bardeline, and he invited him
to visit the Office of his firm. In
this Office the old bear hunter was
treated with princely cOrdialtty. Drinks
flowed freely, and Maj. Sark was dis
sected and every fact in his men,
DRY was laid bare to the eager. o n
sciencelesS capacities of a trio O the
smoothest sharks that ever scented
oil.
Mai. Sark left the Office of his new
ly discovered friends with 500 in his
pocket and instructions to find the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18

neighbor. Whit Bardeline had died of
malarial fever and his body was lying
where oil was flowing the richest. Mr..
Sark was aware of this fact, and later
on he learned that the fragile mother
had passed away after leaving the
country and that all the children but
two had finally yielded to the germs of
the fatal malaria that they had carried
from the lowlands. These two were
living with relatives in Burleson coun-
nv. according to the best information
that could be collected by Maj. Sark.
Schemers' Eyes Opened.
The old lawyer visited the oil field.
There he saw things that caused him
70 omen his eyes wide and made him
assume youthful airs. He heard men
talking of millions as his neighbors
talked of dollars. Here was a well
I.vorth s1OO, OOO," and there was one
sbat had Just been sold for "half a mil
zion" his eyes was 40 acres oflan
+ho+ he had once seen exchanged for
=, old blind horse and a fiddle that was
now being sold by the foot. 1t took
. capitalist to own as much as one
oould cover with a saddle blanket: The
successful operators were working
~iqht I'D to the line of the tract ina
belonged to the. heirs of Whit Barde-
line.
Mai Sark remembered that this a n
nod once been sold for two dollars an
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18

princes Of Europe, the daughters of the
reigning families being of royal rank
and dignity. But these ornamental,
spouse providing courts cost the Ger
man taxpayer gOOdly sums Of money.
Let us look at the incomes received by
the petty rulers. The king of Bavaria
yearly is given the tidy sum of $780,
600, and the ruler of SaXony has an in
come of $1,000, 900; the king of Wur-
temberg enjoys an annual income of
5000, 900; the ruler of the grand duchy
Of Baden. of Hesse, of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, of Saxe-Weimar- and of An
halt each has an income somewhere be-
tween $3.50, 600 and 100000 a year; in
comes varying from $4,000 to 100000
fall to the lot of Saxe-Altenburg. The
toy manarchs cost Germany over
6 10000 coo a year; and, as the foreign
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
calls to our attention: In addition to
the monarchs it must be remembered
that there are 20 prime ministers and
ever a hundred cabinet ministers, all
drawing salaries from the public reve-
nues for their services to the different
states. There. are 20 royal households.
with several. hundred highly salaried
ornamental officials, and Is parlia-
ments, the members of which receive
payment from the public exchequers.
These independent mOnarchies which
| to-day seem so absurd, date back to
| the period when central Europe was
| dotted with small feudal states each
under it's own petty monarch. We
moderns smile at anyone being king
OF a people numbering but a couple OF
| million, like the king of Wurtemberg,
or even of so small a number Of sub
| jects as the king of Bavaria, he the
proud ruler of some 5000, 900 souls.
The smallest German state is the
p%rincipality of Schaumamburg-Lippe.
whose whole population is but 10000.
Think of a prime minister and a coun-
| Gil of state for this toy realm!
To the casual observer it would seem
that the public generally never hears
of the lesser German monarchs save
| when one of them goes mad, or gets
| married. or some member of the royal
! family runs away with her hairdresser,
| or tutor, or somebody Of low degree.
| And, if the truth be told. these many
| German courts nave been the hot-bed
| of scandals and intrigues. few there
are but there hangs over them unsav-
DRY stories, stories of human follies
| and frailties:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18
HE WAS A PHILOSOPHER.
But He Couldn't Stand the Calf III
the Matter of His Goling
Supremacy.

Il hear that your country home was
hit by lightning and burned" said
Smithers to the philosopher, Jolli-
beigh.
Yes; it made quite a blaze, and it
was not insured for a penny" said
the philosopher; "but you know the
summer season is almost over, any.
way"
That's. true" said his friend, sym
pathetically. Still, you seem to have
hard luck in another direction"
20, yes" said the philosopher.
Burglars swooped in on my town
residence recently, took all the fam.
lily plate and looted the house"
at doesn't seem to annoy you any"
What is the use of worrying? The
robbery made little difference to me,
for 1 lost nay fortune in Wall street
recently and 1 couldn't continue to live
in the style 1 formerly did"
"Well, we'll, well, you certainly are
an optimist, old man. But tell me, is
the newspaper account true that your
wife is suing for a divorce?"
Eyes" answered J~ollibeigh, smiling.
ly. '"You know'I haven't coin enough
now to boost her social aspirations"
That's just what George Golphe'
said on the links this morning. H.
was telling me how he beat you three
straight games of golf with a score
"Wow!" yelled Jollibeigh getting
purple in the face. "The liar! The
scoundrel! Let me at him and III
soon teach him to injure my goling
renrtatinn. WoW!"-N. Y. Press.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18

Only the caution and extreme cOur-
age of an innocent and inexperienced
young girl foiled the most dastardly
plot ever concocted ny scheming land
sharks and saved herself and brother
oil property in Texas worth a kln& 5
ransom.
The story of the merciless rascals,
the KIDNAPPING of the girl, her desperate
fight with wolves in a deserted house
and The timely rescue by her brother
and lover has only just recently been
made public and reads stranger tA&n
fiction.
The trio of arch swindlers implicated
in the plot tried by every method ,nelr
.schaming minds could C~Onjure to de-
fraud the girl of her land. They de-
termined TO use force as a last resort,
but their well-laid plans were sadly
spoiled and they were thankful to es-
cape with their lives.
Seek Heirs for Property.
The trio of swindlers in question
were for a short time engaged in MAX
inc an abstract Of titles Of Liberty
county, Texas. While working in this
business they made an interesting dis
covery. They found so acres OF land,
in sight of flowing wells, that were
worth millions, which belonged to the
heirs of one Whit Bardeline. Thor
oughly posted as to the value Of such
property, the firm of Smart & Hermo-
lingue at once instituted Z search for
the owners of the valuable land. The
trio saw wonderful possibilities in the
game they had in hand. There were
many ways to manage the affair in Or
der to secure possession of the land.
If the heirs could not be found there
would be plain sailing.
1t happened that there were other
people looking for these same heirs,
and it was not long before one of them
at least was surely discovered. An old
LAWYER by the name of Buckingham
Sark, who lived in one of the San ia
cinto thickets, had known Whit Barde-
line. and when he saw armies Of ex-
cited prospectors boring holes into the
earth and oil spOuting in streams
toward the skies he began to look
around for the children of his old
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18
you O. few days, provided you will

you O. few days, provided you Will
sign a little document"
Spare my life" said the terror
stricken young girl. Il am ready to
sign anything, if You will let us leave
This dreadful place"
1T will take us about three days to
make the deals we have in view. But
during that time you shall have every
thing, and be treated with kindness.
it was the intention of the Villains
to secure a power of attorney signed
ry Miss Choice for Maj. Sark to act
liz her stead. They could then return
to the oil field and sell the land in
slices while the excitement was at
fever heat.
Rescued by Brother and Lover.
The robbers made no effort to con-
ceal their plot from their helpless vic
tim. Don't be dOwnhearted," said
Hermolingue. I'VE will leave you a
little fortune when we have harvested
a few millions" He was approaching
the trembling girl with the power OF
attorney in his hands. Just sign
here, please"
The door fell with a crash and Her
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-18

1rail. This is the place" said the
major.
"Impossible!' exclaimed the fright
ened girl. why, no one lives here"
The major was busy at once unhitch-
ing his horses. Go into the house.
lie said, Il will take the horses 10 wa
ter and be back in a few minutes.
The women exchanged glances. Tears
of fright came into the eyes of the
girl. Aunt Polly" she said, I'VE are
trapped"
No. dey won't, honey. l amt 'fraid
Cf dat ole man, I'll break his neck ef
lie goes to foolin' wild my chile
Women Battle with Wolves.
Night came and darkness came, but
Sark did not return. The wolves be-
San to howl, and the hungry packs
drew nearer and nearer, until the
trembling girl could see the glazing
eyes and white teeth of the SnarlinS
beasts. ''They will eat US up cried
Choice. mo, you jes set still. chile, |
is got de neck yoke here and a big
stick. Wolves am awful towards. We
can keep 'em off" At that moment a
big lobo sprang toward the carriage.
Polly struck the hungry brute on the
head with the neck yoke and knocked
linn senseless. This was only the be-
ginning of a furious battle that GER
tainly would have ended in the death
Of old Polly and the white girl if they
lad not fought with the courage Of
beroines.
Choice stood up on the seat, and
when a wolf sprang at her she struck
him over the head with the big stick.
Time and again the vehicle was at
tackled. and while the. brave old negress
was battling with the mad animals in
front, the girl was welding her club
with desperation and valor.
The bed of the vehicle was full Of
| oats and hay. The negress struck a
match and dropped it into, the dry
straw. Selling flaming bundles she
threw them among the bowling wolves
Throw fire, Miss Choice" she shout
ed. I'VE must jump out and run to
the house." The quick-wftted girl
caught the meaning of old Polly's
words and actions and she sprang from
the flaming carriage, scattering brands
CT fire as she ran. Polly followed
| close after her. They sprang through
the door of the cabin, with the yelp-
ing pack at their heels. Polly quickly
barred the doors and windows.
Villains Demand Girls Signature.
For hours while the wolves howled
the faithful. old negress sat with the
white girls head against her bosom,
Over and over they wondered why they
had beer brought to such a-place.
At dawn the question a answered.
| The cabin door was forced open and
three men entered the room. One of
them was Maj. Sark and another was
Hermolingue.
After looking at them for a few
moments, while tears streamed from
her eyes, the frightened young girl
said: Are you going to murder
me?' -,
mot at ALL" said Sark. "On the
contrary, We intend to treat you with
the utmost kindness. and only detain