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Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
4 "sAo~ExPRooFn CLOTH.
Germans Treat Ordinary Materials with Pstrolssn-Curious Aquatic
 Displays in Tailors' Windows.

It has usually been thought that rubber was about the only substanas which would render cloth waterproof, although oil silk is coated with another one, prep aration of linseed oM. However, Shoverproof" cloth is known as that which repels water very largely and yet remains porous, appearing in all respects like or diary wstable cloth. The methods of treatment of such cloth are eftsn trade secrets, and even the patent specifications do not al, yul0e all that must be done to achieve a satisfactory result.
 Petroleum" a German period. cal, says that the oil to which that paper owes its name Is one of the most successful showerproot preparations. It says that the only reliable shower proof is ob.. tained by impregnating the cloth outside and in with fine film of waxes. Paraffin wax is the staple, but owing to it's low melting point 1t is not fit fer use alone. The com position used fs so alloyed with other waxes and chemicals that at the boiling point of water the wax stands firm. A rather elaborate preparatory form must be gone through, and after the wax has been applied a finishing process is required. The interesting fact re, mains that it is petroleum that keeps out the vet. In tailors' win aows in Germany many aquatic displays have been arranged to show that cloth can nysteriousIy be made te exhibit the power of the ducks beck. Wool, cotton. silk, linen, velvets, braids, and even sails, awnings and tent cloths are thus wrapped in an in, visible film of rock oil.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
PHYSICAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
The Brain in Certain States ef Aotiv. fly Can Act on the Organic
 Functions.

"Cenesthesia" is the name given to the general feeling we have of the existence of our own bodies, says the London Globe. This sense of existence is chiefly owing to accidental and local impres. sions awakening or stimulating the sensibiiity, but it is completed by certain obve1e conscious. ness of the exercise of the organic functions, for example, respira. tion. 1t is by this sensation that the spiritual Ego percsives itself existing locally in the limited ex. tent of the organism. In perfect health this feeling is continuous, uniform, and equal, and therefore, not special or local. In order to be remarked a certain exaltation of well-being or distinct uneasiness is required. In the hypnotic state certain subjects have a more or less distinct perception of their Internal organs and can exert cer- tain action over them. In fact, they can modify at will all the functions of the "vegetativo" life for instance, the beating of the heart, The fact shows that the brain in certain states of activity can act on the organic functions. If there is nervous current frem the brain to the organs there s also, perhaps, contrary current from the organs to the brain. Dr. Crsmer, Lebault, and others, maintain that some hypnotic sub. jects perceive their internal or. gans, and even those of other per. sons with whom they are in hyp notic relations.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
HERO AND THE TooTHAcHE
Remarks Thereon by DisiIlusione ed Grl-He Had Faced Death
 st Santiago.

q used to be given to hero worship" said the girl with the Russian sable huff to her companion of the long, dark eyelashes, according to the New York Sun. 'sBut, dear, we change do we not? Do you recall how spent the last of my pin money to attend a reception that the eIut arranged for certain hero.
 "Well, the week before last was coming up from Palm Beach On the train was a hero who had withstssd a dozen hostile fires at Santiago. He had tsethaehs. 6 simple htth teetkasAs, aud he bel lowed like calf. I thought of the five teeth that I had VullsA out ir enc aftsrHesa without yas and asked myself If the maa wAs real ly brave. I dssiasd that a here must have g tssAAashs sasA aa the ordinary nsp&al never dreamed of.
 "One of the train hands who sympathsed with the here said The best thing for a toothaehe is whisky. If I had one I'd All up'- and he did. l mean my hero, that was, did. Don't talk to me in fu. ture of hero worship. Faeing g death may be one thing, but pd rather face death than be afraid or toothaehe. Have q bon bon ?''
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
ENTERTAINMENT COURSE
 PROMISES TREATS,

: 4
 The Cause Chapter U. D. o., has been successful in bringing to Newport a course of high class attractions, the first number of which will be the Royal Hun garian Court Orchestra, whose repertoire consists of compo- sitions of such masters as Ross ini, Wagner, Apt, and others no less renowned.
 That the people of our commit nity have presented to them the opportunity of hearing such mu- sic, much credit is due the work of the local chapter and their in- terest in introducing such talent to Newport music-lovers, should prove not only a financial suc- cess to the chapter, but benefit to the patrons as well.
 The Hungarian Orchestra will be heard at the Newport opera house October 27th, and will, no doubt, be greeted with a crowded house.
 The noted acior, MT. Frederick Warde, will also appear later, delivering one of his we'll known lectures.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
InAsrtelles.

The nanuissature of immortslle wreaths in Paris occupies st least L500 persons. The immortelles are gathered about the beginning of October, and come chiefly from the arid hills in the middle and south of France. They are brought ts the markets in their natural condition, and the yellow blossoms are dyed green, red and white, aRd woveh into wreaths by special werkmen In readiness for All asiats' and All Souls' days. when all good Parisians visit their relatives graves. On these "fetes aes mosts' the gates of the ceme teriss are beset with crowds of Ssalers in immortelIe wreaths. wire crosses and bead crowns. At Pore la Chaise aient more thas eoo, 900 persons are calculated ts v4sit the cemetery, and the sale of imm0rtelle wreaths varies from 70, ,oe0 to 26, 6,000.-Gglde Penny.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
L|IVERYMEN FARMERS
 DRAY MEN

And all users of axle grease Athat want the best grease on the market and that recognize a good hing when shown it's merits, we Recommend our Golden and Cas- tor Oil brands of Axle Grease. Itis put up 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 weekly independent., 1904-10-21
WORLDS FAIR RATES

Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St, Louis, April 3Oth to Decem- Der ], 1904. Rate for ten day excursion ticket will be one fare and one-ffth for the round trip. Tickets on sale daily April 27th to November 30, 1904. Rate for sixty day excursion ticket one fare and one-third for the round trip. Tickets on sale April 18th to Nov. 20th. Rate for season EXCURSION TICKETS eighty per cent. of double the standard one way fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale daily April 18th to Nov. 18th, Final return limit Dec l5, 1904.
 THos. H. REAMEY. Agt.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
OIL COMPANY.
ONE-WAY RATES.

Every day from September 18th to October 18th, 1904, inclu- sive, the Union Pacific will sell one-way tickets from Missouri River Terminals (Council Bluffs fo Kansas City, inclusive) as follows: W $20. % to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
 $2O.OO to Helena and Butte, ontana.
 2.50 to Spokane and Wen |ee, Washington.
 I.50 to Huntington and Ia, Idaho.
 5z5.O % to Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.
 25.OO to Vancouver and Vic la.
 25. % to Ashland and Astoria, legon, via Portland. $25.0 % to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. Correspondingly low rates to Any other California, Oregon, shington, Montana, Utah, and 10 points.
 rough Tourist cars run every
 on Union Pacific between puri River and Pacific Coast;
 e berth $5.75. For full in-
 jon call on or address,
 J. H. LOTHROP,
 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
ADVICE TO THE sHlFTLEss
Hard Sense, If Persisted In, will ovsr- come Hard Luck-Don't Tell
 Your Troubles.

A very keen politician going abroad for an extended tour ad- vertised for a man to relieve him of the smaller worries of travel ing, says the London Post. He re. duced the applicants to one, and was about to complete the nego- tiations when the fortunate per. son began to tell him of his ca. reer, his ambitions, opportunities and misfortunes--a genuine hard luck story. The politicianlistened for awhile, e,and then suddenly in. terposed: "I find that I do not want you," and when pressed for his reason, added: "I never hire bad-luck people, especially the kind who talk about it."
 There seems to be an injustice In this, and there doubtless is. At the same time this politician was judge of men, or he would not have been a successful politi- clan. Most persons who have achieved success are obliged to lis ten to bad-luck stories, despite their efforts to avoid them. The main reason the modern merchant or manager protects himself with a guard of doorkeepers and ante rooms is to escape callers who want to take up his time by mar. ratives of their misfortunes.
 Every large center of populas tion has it's army of bad-luck suf- ferers, and among them are men of education, men who are almost, but not quite, strong enough to reach success. Their point of view is out of compass, their bear. ings are wrong; their attitude is that some one who has succeeded must make amends for their own shortcomings. These unfsrtun. ates are probably the most hope. Tess persons in the world-hope- less not so much in their own ideas as in the possibilities of their reformation. When a man places his own inadequacy on ill  luck he is not worth anything to anybody-not even to himself.
 Luck is the tide, nothing more. The strong man rows with it if it makes toward his port. He rows against it if it flows the other way. Fair or foul, flood or ebb, he rows. And the world has very lit tie time to waste on the man who complains that the tide did not turn at every bend to suit his course.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
NO TIPS FOR HIS WATERS
New York Restaurant Man Makes | Discovery-Then Came Change
 in His System.

"My walters get very few tips" :" said a downtown restaurant man, land l don't have to print notices to my customers that they are not expected to tip the waiter. It is really very simple and within the power of restaurant manager to stop the custom if he wants to do so," says the New York Times.
 "You see, when a customer tips a waiter regularly he expects to get extra service or to have his check sealed down, and the res. taurant is beaten by the game. In other words, the tipping of wait. CTS took money out of my pocket.
 q said nothing, but kept my eyes open for a few days, and ] saw that it was in handing the check to the customer that the walters got their tips. When they were doubtful of man they actually made him ask for his check. That observation made ii simple.
 "Without a word about tips l made a rule that when a GUS toner was served the waiter should immediately lay down by his plate the check for the amour. ordered and change it subsequent ly if he ordered more. That Jeff no opportunity for the waiter to dumbly suggest that his hand was open, and it made it easy for the customer to get away without giy ing coin to the man who had served him.
 'In a week tipping had practic ally ceased in my restaurant and the checks began to increase to the right size. All paid for what they got and others increased their orders as soon as they were relieved of paying tribute to the waiter. It worked admirably and helped my business. Restaurant men are foolish not to stop the tipping imposition. They can dc H If they want to-"
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
AN ODD OLD CHARACTER.
Kate, the Dunboat Woman, Who EAs Haunted Waahington's Navy
 yard for Forty Ysars.

Kate, the bumboat woman, is the title applied to an odd oraA- ture who has been haunting the Washingtoa navy yard for the past 40 yoafs, says the Washing- ten Post. Her nams is Kate Royal, and as far back and farthsr than the oldest man connected with the yard san remember. Kate has been making her daily trips with her basket of candy, fruit and notieAs to sell to tho sailees wAo visit Washiagtoa on Unaie Sans boAtA Kate has . speaking aequaia taAcs with all the great men of tAs army and navy. HAe has letters and presents from nest Of thssk, iaGia1ing Anirals Deway, Sampson and SchAy.
 Kate made her first visit to the yard during tho civil war. she was a young woman in those Jays, and her bright Irish ways made her . great favorite. In later years, when age began to creep upon her, she began to form an opinion that she was an active and indispensable part, of the navy. She considered herself m enlisted person and became az de- voted to the cause as the most loyal man. It is just 70 years since Kate began to consider herself | sailor. q ~
 ehe hes had ten rcd enhstszent stripes, representing four years each, placed upon | field of blue cloth, and this sAs wore to cele. brate the anniversary.
 Kate is 2 picturesque oAarac- ter. Her fsfM is bowed beneath the weight of 70 years, and her face is scanned with the marks of time. Oaly her eyes still retain the brilliansy Of youth, and they sparkle with tke saMe Irish hu- nor and good nature that gleamed from them 70 years ago.
 Kate has MO regular hours of business. She is on hand with the rising sun, ard the lata hours of the evening And her still on duty. She gathers her little stock ef trade around her under the fore castle of one of tho United States boats lying up at the yard, and with the sailDr boys lying around her on the floor she will tell them tales of her youth or crone Irish melodies for them until the sisnal for lights out is passed around. and the sailors seek their swing ing hammecks, and Kate sAoul ders her basket of goods and wan ders hoMe.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
"RaMun sirup.v

A practical joke, ROW commos among Parisians, ia to go into a drug stors and ask for three osnts' worth of radium. At frst the chemists took it good.naturediy but iattsriy 1t has become quite a nnisancs. One chemist ia tAs Rue as Rivsh has jsst hit apaa a ~ay sf getting even with the wo 70 tsksrs. He has made . c | vAiah he ealls ~raAium
 i Fhsa tkh nssctieal
 graysay ! n
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
TOURIST CAR SER.
 RCALIFONIA.

N V SAA' | N/A AAe oA<At ACALIFONIA. Saturday Septem- Iron Mountain ugurate through s Angeles, Cali True South bxarkana and pw rate colo kifornia points mber 18th to kn Mountain md reserva- Int,
 kSEND,
 & T. A.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
Us stangy Man.

t's sn easy mattez for a stind
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Newport weekly independent., 1904-10-21
PRIZES EVERY WEEK.

For the best scores made at Millions bowling alley during each week. the following prizes, are edn every Saturday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
FINISH OF WORK ON
CHURCH IS NEAR,
First Methodist Is Nearing
Completion.
SPLENDID TEMPLE OF WORSHIP
Finishing Touches Remain to Be Ad-
ded. Auditorium Will Seat Eleven
Hundred People. Something of
Handsome New Building.

Tae completion of the FIRST Methc-
dist church building is in sight. The
windows are now all in place. They
were designed and executed by The
Artistic Glass Painting Company, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, in Renaissance style,
and in perfect harmony with the build
ing itself.
Orders have been placed for all of
the material for the steam heating sys-
TEN, which on arrival will be installed
by Messrs. W. Fl. Sawyer & Go.
Contracts have been let for the cleo
trio and gas fixtures to the Americas
Illuminating and Power Co., and fix
lures in keeping with the other interior
finish have been selected. There will
be one hundred and seventy-fve gas
Lights and three hundred electric lamps
in use, which will illuminate the build
ing brilliantly.
The furnishing of the church will
proceed as soon as possible, and will
consist of seats, carpet and large cur
tain separating the main auditorium
from the Sunday school room
This will require seats for eleven
hundred persons, one thousand yards
of carpets, and o curtain thirty-twc
feet wide ard thirty-fve feet high
made of double faced velour
T1is curtain will be suspended be-
meath an arch and will be used to di.
vide the building into two auditoriums
whenever rt required.
The pipe organ, which is still shell
tered in q portion of the old building,
is to be moved into the choir gallery in
the new one. It will be completely
overhauled and put in frst-class con-
dition.
The magnificent auditorium is all
that could be desired, and when the
building is completed at cost of prof.
ably $685. it Will be an inspiration
to both the pastor and people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
a CONTRACT IN MONTGOMERY
Anne ricus Man to Supervise New Ho
tel There,

1t will b9 source of qualification to
many friends here to know that Mr.
Jas. L. Montgomery is to superintend
the work of construction ufon the
magnificent ten-story hotel to be cree
ted in Montgomery, Ala upon the
site of the old Exchange HJteI, now
being RACED. Mr.. Montg omery will 60
to the Alabama capital shortly TO as
sumo his new duties. Mr.. Montgom
cry is Just adding the finishing touches
to the splendid new edifce of the FIRST
Methodist church, having sureiinten-
ded the work of construction from the
beginning He is an architect of ablI.
lty, and the Montgomery Hotel Co.
could have the services of no one more
fully qualified for the duties he will
assume there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
Phone 49, AMERICAS ILLUMINATING 3 POWER ed.
SHORTAGE OF CARS REPORTED
Railroads Have Difficulties as We'll
as Others.

Railroads Have Difficulties as Well
as Others.
r gently the congresses in Georgia
have been skinned block by lmpati-
ent cotton shippers because of congee-
ton an many of the presses, and now
the railroads will probably hear few
murmurs about car shortage,
E cry available car with sufficient
wheels to run it is in demand, and
still there are not enough to move the
crop in j fly.
More railroads, as we'll as more CON
presses, will have to be built.
TIE situation in Americus is being
relieved as fast as possible, but con
tinued heavy shipments from other
points, together with heavy receipts
locally, renders this rather slow, cot
ton coming in as rapidly as it IS being
shipped.
The Americus press turned out 95(
bales yesterday and received !, 900 NOR,
for compression
Receipts at this press are more thar
10000 bales ahead of receipts at thi
date last season. All the available fore
possible is employed there, and ever,
effort is made to relieve the pressur,
as fast as possible.
In few days the congestion her
will be at an end.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
AIMED GUN AT GIRL 4
IN PLAY, He SAID.
But Result Was as Usual.
Of Course.
a FUNERAL ON DAY FOLLOWING
Sunday Frolic Results in Funeral
Monday - Negro in Seventeenth
Shoots off Head of His Sister-in-
Law in Little BypIay.

The gun was old and rusty and look
ed as harmless and innocent as babe
with spIttoop, but when the trigger
was properly tickled an eruption amid
ships followed and the negro girl
standing in front of it was minus q
head IN a brief second
Such, in substance, was the story
old to Judge Cfisp yesterday when
Joe Wyley was arraigned for the
killing of the girl.
The girl thus killed was the sister
in-law of the defendant, and all the
evidence adduced pointed to an acct
dental death though no one saw the
actual shooting.
WyleY told the story of the killing in
straightforward manner which i'm
pressed all with it's truth, and this was
borne out by the evidence. The kill
ing occurred at Wyley's house in the
Seventeenth district, his wife, the dead
girls sister, being present.
Wyley had given his child dollar tc
play with, and then playfully accused
their visitor, the girl killed later, with
taking the coin.
This she denied doing, and went into
the adjoining room.
Wyley, 1t was said, followed hel
there and, in spirit of fun, picked III
the old gun. 1t was loaded all right
though Wyley did not know il, ant
when it went off q moment later thu
top of the girls head went also. This
was about the story all told.
Judge Crisp decided the killing &
case of accident and discharged the
negro Wyley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
The Stomach is the Man.

A weak stomach weakens the man,
because it cannot transform the food he
eats into nourishments. Health and
strength cannot be restored to any sick
man or weak woman without first re-
storing health and strength to the stom-
ach. A weak stomach cannot digest
enough food to feed the tissues and re-
Wye the tired and run down limbs and
organs of the body. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat, cleanses ar
strerg' hens the glands and membranes
of the stomach, and cures indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach troubles.
Sold by W, A, Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
A Power For Good,

The pills that are potent in their &C.
on and pleasant in effect are DeWitt's
Little Early Rise1s. W. s. Philpot,
Albany, Gs. says: "During bilious
attack I took one. Small as it was 1t
did more good than calomel, blue mass
or any other pill I ever took and at the
same time the effect was pleasant. Lit
tie Early Rlsers are certainly an ideal
pill" Sold by w. A. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
HOW's This 1?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward fer any case Catarrh that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. S. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0
We, the undersigned, have known f.
j. Cheney for the past Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus
mess transactions and financially able
carry out any obligations made by him.
sWALDING, KINNAN & MARTIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle.
Sold bp all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
Fearful Odds Against Him.

Bedriddeu alone and destitute. Such
IN brief was the condition Of an old
soldier by name of j. J: H4vens, Yer.
sailles, O. For years he was troubled
with Kidney disease and neither doc
tors nor m 9dicines gave him r;licf. A
length he tried Electric Bitter3. I; put
him on his feet in short order and now
he testif1es. "I'm on the roa3 to com.
plete recovery" Best on earth for Liver
and Kidney troubles and all forms oil
Stomach and Bowel Complaints, Only
sos. Guaranteed by the Eldridge drug
stores.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

Ell world wide fame for marvellous
cures. 1t suIpasses any other salve, 10
ton, ointment or balm for Outs, Corns.
Burns, Boils. Sores, Felons, Ulcers,
letter, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,
Ohapped Hands, Skin Eruptions; in
talli ole for Plles, Cure guaranteed,
Only 25c at the Eldridge drugstures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
HaIf-Pr'ce Sale Boys Knee Pants
School Suits for Early Fall Wear.

We offer about two hundre1 boys
knee pants sults, all sizes from to 16
years-su,ts carried over from last sea-
son. Rather than mix them with this
seasons stock we will sell them for
about half price. They are good coIors
and medium weights, for right now
use. Come and see them quick.
WHEATLEY & ANSLEY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-28
SHEKELS HERE FOR TEACHERS
August Salaries VIII Be Paid Them
On Demand.

Teachers of Sumter county who have
not yet received their August salaries
can get the morey on demand, as Supt
Moore has received a check for the
sum total due them. All who have
rendered their reports are in line for
immediate payment, but unless reports
are handed in there will be nothing
doing III the money line.