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Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
GROWTH OF INSANITY.
fin the Large Cities 1t Is Increasing and Experts Demand
 Change.

What change can be made in city life to stop its enormous production of in- sanity, yearly increasing?
 Here is a question which is yet to be solved, says the New York World. The medical fraternity is at loss for gen. eral remedy; puzzled to find means of overcoming the baneful effects of a city's activity on the general medical condition.
 London produces 70 lunatics week and New York is almost as bad, and Its increase is greater approximately. Elk perts say that If it were not for the fact that nature steps in and generally re- fuses to grant children after the fourth or fifth generation conditions would be far worse than they are.
 '"The outlook for the future Is not bright according to medical opinion, un- less the minds of the city people are bet ter able within the next few generations to adjust themselves to their progressive complicated environment, unless bal ancing interests and mental habits are developed to overcome the unnatural nervous tension of city life.
 So complicated is the environment of those who live in great towns, so many and so varied are the calls upon the self-control and upon their effort-mak- ing powers, that their mental machin- cry Is apt to become more complex, its parts require more construction and ad- justment, and the whole machine is more apt to get out of gear and to suffer derangement than in the more primi- tive and less emotional life of even half a century ago. It is not overwork that is the determining cause of the disturb ance or mental equilibrium, but carking care, worry and anxiety.
 To the rich insanity is brought by in- dulgence in sensuous luxuries. To the poor, who are at the mercy of every economic crisis, whose financial circum- stances spell indifferent nutrition, over crowding and immoral surroundings, the condition of modern life bring de- pression and despair. The natural re- suit is that they attempt to drown their sorrows in the flowing bowl. Alcohol is the cause of one-fifth of the insanity in males and of more than half of that in the. weaker sex.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
RHEUMATISM CURED
 By Paracamph.
MT E. l.. Hawkins, 123 West 07th
 St., New York City, Says:

sT have used Paracamph in severe case of Rheumatism, and will say that I got immediate, relief. I have tried almost every preparation that is now before the public, and find that Paracamphis is with out question the best remedy for Rheu- matism. wish you success and heartily recommed Paracamph "
 MT Hawkins is only one out of many thousands that have been cured by the wonderful penetrating remedy Paracamph This new remedy is a scientific prepara- ton which when applied, opens the pores of the skin, allowing the soothing, cool ing oils to penetrate to seatof the ailment, removing the soreness and congestion, drawing out the fever and inflammation by inducing sweating. It sweats out the pain and aches, and this is Natures plan.
 Don't ruin your stomach with strong internal medicines for Rheumatism, Neu- ralgia, Sore Joints, etc. We guarantee Paracamph to relieve and cure you'll used as directed. If it fails your druggist will refund your money. If your druggist don't handle Paracamph ask him to get tor you.
 If he won't do this send direct to us. But don take any substitute because there isnothing just as good. Paracamph is sold only in 25 cent, 50 cent, and $I .oo bottles.
 The 50 cent size contains three times as much as the 25 cent size; the $I.oo bottles eight times as much as the 25 cent size.
 The Paracamph Company Louisville. Ky. U. s. A.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
PICTURES FROM LIFE.
Writers of the Present Day Deal M0r~ with Fact and Less with
 Fancy.

The number of capable writers whe
 are telling the various truths of life
 in the form of fiction is much greater than contemporary pessimists realize, states the Detroit Free Press, There is, Indeed, no corner of human experience which cannot produce it's able, enter taining representative. Let us take some traditional forms of the novel, the sea story, say. Capt Marryat waa indeed a master, and yet W. Clarke Rus sell and Conrad and Jacobs! In the work of all of these men one has to ac. knowledge that romantic fidelity to the facts rather than the fancies of the sea which l have spoken of as the note of the modern romantic realism. In the case of Conrad we have also a writer ot the first literary importance-a novelist of action and serious vivid detail, who does not scorn to write good English, but who more than that. Pole as he is-' and there is an additional marvel writes English of a quality so English that incredible as it may sound. his words are no less exciting than his ad- ventures. It may almost be said that the fact of his being foreigner" using our English tongue has possessed him with a regard for classical English which fostered in him the journalistic impress sion of such vociferous English writer as, say, MT. Kipling-Mr. Kipling, who is patriotic in everything but his language.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02

! Plaint of . Host Who Sees How HL Patrons Disregard Decency
 and Destroy Property.

In all the big hotels of New York there are rooms that the guests never see or hear of. Some of them are in the base ment and some are on the roof, accord Ing to the convenience of the manage ment. They belong to the carpenters, engineers, electricians and other work men who are kept busy every day all the year round, says the Times. In every hotel of pretensions a large force is required to mend furniture, do odds and ends of painting, put on door locks, repair broken water pipes, and do any number of other things that are indis- pensable if the house is to appear in good order all the time. ~
 "It is my experience" says the man. ager of hotel in Broadway, "that men and women who will put up with no end of inconvenience and disorder at home or in a cheap boarding house kick nightly if they do not find everything spick and span at botel. A man who will sit night after night in frayed chair in his parlor at Four Corners will make an awful fuss if he finds a neglect ed piece of furniture in hotel parlor or bedroom. A women who has to light the parlor stove every day when she is at home and spend half her time in keep ing the house warm, will say she Is cold even if the steam is on at full pressure in her room at hotel, and she will keep man busy two or three hours day running around to see if there is not something the matter with the pipes.
 ''It seems to be weakness with some folks to take it out of the furniture in hotels in order to get their moneys worth. A man who will not dare to throw burnt match on the carpet in hiS own house, and who would as soon thfAk of flying ss of lying on the bed with his boots on, will do these things and worse in hotel bedroom. It takes two or three hours to put the room in order after he has gone. Often we have to send at least one piece of furniture to the repair shop. If one of the small furniture dealers scattered around the city could get as much furniture to mend as is sent to hotel repair shops every day he would begin to talk about prosperity.
 Perhaps am putting 1t strongly, but in all seriousness, carelessness and will full neglect of guests in great hotels men and women from whom such a thing would not be expected-puts us to great expense. Would man spit to- bacco on carpet or burn curtains and bed covers with cigarettes if they were his own property? These things are done every day in a hotel. Some men will not scratch match anywhere else if they can scratch 1t on the wall pa- per.
 Again, lot of room we should like for other purposes is occupied with un- claimed trunks and other baggage be-. longing to persons who have forgotten to pay their hotel bills. Most hotels keep rooms especially for this, and they have anywhere from 100 to 150 trunks on hand all the time. They are obliged by law to hold them three months be- fore sending them to the auction room. Many proprietors keep them year."
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
aEMARKABLRl WEAPON.
0lowpipe Used by the Indian sharc- shooters of Gufena Nfcei-
 Construcfed.

There are two kinds of blowpipes ir use among the Indians of Guiana The first, called the poocoona, is made oi the oorah reed. This remarkable reed is found in the Orinoco river only and then only at certain spots. The oorah grows to height of at least 30 feet, and the basal joint, of which the blowpipe is made, is IA or 15 feet long, straight as an arrow and without knot, says Longman's Magazine.
 The inside of the reed is as smooth as glass, hence the facility with which the dart traverses it. Very little of the reed is cut away, so that the pipe is about 12 feet long, and is so strong that when held horizontally there is not the least bend in it.
 The reed, having been carefully se- lected, cut and prepared, is inclosed in a small, thin palm trunk, which is split open for the purpose. scraped thin as 8 wafer, and then rejoined with the reed in the center. This palm, for length, straightness and lightness, is as remarkable as the reed. The whole pipe, when finished, never weighs more than 1A or 1A pounds. Both the mouth, or muzzle, and the breech are bell mouthed, the bell pieces being fixed on.
 There are front and back sights, the latter formed of the curved teeth of the dasyprocta acouchi, a species of rodent somewhat larger in size than a wild rabbit. Two of the insicors of this animal are fixed on the breech of the pipe by means of wax. The teeth being placed parallel to each other and very close together, the sight is taken between them. Sometimes the fore sight is made in the same way, but it more often consists of the single sharp tooth of fish, It is placed about a foot back from the muzzle, the back sight being affixed four feet along the tube, so that it is considerable dis tance from the eye when aiming.
 The missile used with this tube is misnamed an arrow. It is really a dart, scarcely larger than large darning needle, and with point quite as fine. The dart is made of the rib OA CAO CNOCOOACCIC PdlA lCdA, dAu Ao so heavy that it will sink in water. It is about seven inches in length, not thicker than a large needle, and the usual number that an Indian carries with him when shooting is from $50 to 500, ready poisoned, but not pre- pared with the necessary cotton plugs.
 These darts are strung together something like the reeds on which soft cheeses are placed, and then rolled on stick and carried in a quiver, points upmost, it being requisite to protect them from every chance of being broken or dulled. To protect the hand when handling them the top of the stick is furnished with a small, wheel-like shield.
 The fine points are given to the darts by means of the teeth of the devilfish (serrasalmus pivava), and the cotton with which they are plugged before use is found growing wild. It is bound to the base of a dart with thread made of silk grass; this thread, with wax obtained from several trees, being largely used also in making the blowpipe.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
TEACHERS INSTITUTE,

Notice is hereby given that a Teachers Institute will be held in the city of Newport on We'd nesday, Thursday and Friday, August IF, IS and 19, 1904. The law requires directors to close schools and all teachers to attend.
 J. D. NEAL,
 County Examiner.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA
 AND RETURN.

St. Louis to San Francisco and return or Los Angeles and return $47.5O. Daily August 15 to Sep tember 10. Return limit, Octo- Der 23, via Union Pacific. Best track. Quickest time. Ticket office 9O3 Olive street, St. Louis.
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Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
Cause for Alarm.

Anxious Mother-Doctor, am uneasy about my boy.
 Doctor-What seems to be the trou- ble, madam?
 q don't know. It's his symptoms that scare me. He has lost his appetite. He only wants three meals day nowi"-- Chicago Tribune.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
Paraguay Tea.

There comes from Paragua Journal of Tropical Medicine an apparently harmless beveT| is the sole stay and stimuli working classes in Paragu1 Argentine Republic. It is as Paraguay tea or mate tempt made to introduce country some years ago -as we may guess--the potent competitors in t usually drunk as hot in a metal tube, but may t with milk and sugar. with them wherever u occasionally. Wood on it for five or six b fast. and the writer at night, it makes nq doctors call might Analysis does not and lifelong and l to have no evil would be a good berless patent alcohol to wom one familiar Chronicle.
 New VI
 The Euroul crossed with result is a Ia stronger o1
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
lOIlC III everything UuC HIS IdUSud} Burglar Bees.


 To the person who knows nothing about bees they represent the supreme type of industry. But even the bee com munities are disturbed by those of their own kind who break through and steal. Robber bees are always source of anxiety to beekeepers, and at this time of the year the marauders seem partic- ularly active. Having gathered no honey, or at any rate an insufficient SUD- ply for themselves, they will descend upon a hive, kill it's industrious occu- pants and carry off the golden treasure in an astonishingly short space of time, We know of recent instance in which the attack was developed and the home bees killed in couple of hours. Some times hive will attack neighboring hive. In such cases the old straw skip" vas better than the modern arrangement, for knife thrust through the top would break the comb and set the honey free. at which the thieves would instantly return to seal up their own store. It is not primarily in their industry that bees are human.-London Chronicle.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-02
No Chance.

Poker is not game of chance-or at least, the novice has no chanca-Chi- csgo Daily NewA
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15
MRS. ELLEN RAE.

Y Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Wilton of Cresbard, S. d., Mrs.
Ellen Rae, aged SO years, ten months
and three days. On November 18th she
had the misfortune to fall and dislocate
her hip, which resulted in her illness and
death. Grandma Rae was born at CLANS,
Scotland, February 18th, 1914, and came
to America in 1841. She was the moth
or of eleven children, all of whom lived
to be men and women grown, and seven
survive to mourn the loss. James Rae,
of Austin, Mimi; Chase Rae, Boise City,
Idaho; Alex Rae. Smithland, Iowa; VIM
Rae, Mt. Vernon, Wis: Geo. Rae, Ed
gerton. Wis; Mrs. Jane D. hurry, Rich
land Center, Wis; Mrs. Margaret E.
Wilton of Cresbard, S. D. Her grand
children number 20, great grand chill
dren, 80. and great great grandchildren,
one.- Grandma Rae was devout chris
tian, having belonged to the Presbyter-
ian church seventy-twC years. The fun
eral services were held at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Wilton, Dec.
%, at IL o'clock a. M, services conducted
by Rev. Smith. The remains were taken
to Ute, Iowa, for ir terri lent Although
Grandma Rae lived ~ a ripe old age and
was ready for the reaper, the loss is ire
trievable. -Faulkton Is. d. Republican
Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15
Farmers Rushing Hogs to Market.


Corn is worth As cents per bushel and
the farmers are rushing their hogs and
cattle to the Chicago markets.. Monday
10000 hogs $4,000 sheep, $4,000 head of
cattle were received there. OF the hogs
only 10000 were kept in the pens. That
was next to the biggest day on record.
The farmers say that with corn at its
present price it is impossible for them to
feed their hogs on it this winter, mean
ing that in proportion the price of corn
is higher than they are getting for their
hogs. Last year about this time corn
was worth 55 cents per bushel. Oats are
bringing IS cents per bushel and that
too is considered a good price. This fall
many hundred acres of oats rusted be-
fore they were housed and that is prob
ably the reason for the present high
prices. This condition of affairs does
not signify hard times, but merely an off
year, say the farmers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15
. Confesses Robbing His store.

p. j. Walsh has confessed to having
sawed the door off his store safe in Lodi
and falsely reported burglary of $685.
In cash, as part of his SCENE to defraud
his creditors. He confesses to having
shipped his goods away for the same
purpose. Confession was made to Dep
uty Sheriff Kanouse and Detective f. c.
Reed, whom the creditors employed in
the case. 1t took place in the county
jail, where Walsh is being held in default
of bond of $4,000 that we will not
leave the state. He had confederates in
his SCENE, and it was only after one of
these confessed and Walsh was shown
his signed statements together with 9TH
er evidence which had been secured,
that he finally realized the hopeiessness
OF his position. The confession followed
the seizure of goods addressed to Walsh
and found in shanty on the outskirts,
SATURDAY..
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15

a couple of missions, was removed with
out serious results.
Clarence Saunders, now serving a
four years enlistment in the U. S. Navy,
is home spending fifteen days leave of
abceuce with his parents in Albion. He
enlisted in Milwaukee about year ago
and is now assigned to the submarine
boat, Holland" at Annapolis. Since
entering the service he has been pro-
noted to first-class machinist and will
soon be drawing salary of $75 per
month in addition to subsistence and
clothing. He says he is very much
pleased with his experience so far 10 the
naval service.
You may talk about cutting ice in
cold weather, but G. E. Sweeney has
something which beats that to finish.
He has just closed one of the largest
deals of the season in real estate which
involves about forty thousand dollars
worth of property. The James Hop
kins farm of 200 acres in the town of
Center has been transferred to N. M.
Littlejohn of Whitewater for consider
alton of $4,000 and property of about
the same value, part in Milwaukee and
the balance in Douglas county, has been
transferred by Mr.. Littlejohn to Mr..
Hopkins. This is considered good bus
mess for real estate agent in the off
season of the year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15
Obituary.
GEO. VANETTA.


Geo. VanEtta, formerly we'll known in
this locality, died at Keokuk, Iowa, on
January 9Th, after brief illness. He
had been i'll with what was supposed to
be the grippe, but which later developed
into pneumonia. for only short time.
The deceased was for many years a we'll
known resident of GAINESVILLE. He was a
son of the late James VanEtta who left
to his son and two daughters good siz-
ed fortune consisting in part Of valuable
Chicago real estate, including the State
street business block near the Palmer
House now occupied by Kohlsaat, the
Chicago bakery firm. The elder Van
Eta died in GAINESVILLE and left to his
son several blooded horses, including the
noted trotting stallion, Nestor, which
was disposed of for good sum. Geo.
VanEtta's income was said to be $4,000 a
year, but considerable portion of this
sum was held for creditors by the courts.
He is fifty-two years of age and is sur
vived by a son and two sisters, Mrs
Alice Smith and Mrs. Alice Bigelow of
Chicago. His son, living with his grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent, at Lake
4Koshkenopg, IS his surviving heir. The
remains were brought to Milton juno
ton where funeral services were held
and interment took place in the GENE
terry at Fulton near the old homestead,
where his early days were passed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15
Creamery Statement.

Annual statement of Utica Creamery
Co. for year ending December l. 1908:
No. lbs. milk received, 3,332,311; No.
lbs. cream received, 5,4754; No. lbs.
butter fat in above, 129, $40; No. lbs. but
ter made, 155,116a4; amount of money
received, S34,04042 average net price
received for butter, $.2194; average oil
test, 1888; average yield of butter, 4.6s;
total expenses making butter, $2,6O8.02;
average cost to make butter per 100 lbs,
$l.68; average price paid for milk, 1914;
average price paid for 4 per cent. milk,
SO; No. lbs: patrons butter delivered,
20, 1862; value patrons butter, 81 ,539. So;
average number patrons monthly, 1O9A
value of supplies on hand and paid for,
$l02.53; repair fund money on hand,
S653.3l; interest money on hand, $275O0.
JOKUM JOHNSON, ]. Fl. Coon,
Manager. Secy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15
JOSEPH WRIGHT.

Funeral services over the remains of
Joseph Wright, who died Saturday, Jan.
9th, were held from his late residence at
Edgerton Monday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Parr. Mr.. Wright was one of
the pioneers of Wisconsin, coming di-
rectly to this state in company with his
brother, Samuel, and family in 1850 from
his birthplace in Straton Herefordshire,
England. Soon after his arrival in Rock
county he was united in marriage to
Miss Elizabeth Wallace, VINO preceded
him to the other shore twenty-six years
ago, leaving him five children. They are
Alice, William and Ella Wright, Mrs. j..
B. Shaw of Rock county, and Mrs. G..
Horton of Usage, Iowa, all of whom sur
vive him.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15
CIVIC SOCIETIES.

FULTON LODGE No. SO F. Il A. M. meets
L in Masonic Hall every 1st and Sd Wednes-
DAY of each month.
POYAL NEIGHBOR LODGE No. 246O meets
N in Woodmen Hall the % and 4th Wednes-
day evenings of each month.
EDGERTON LODGE No. l46, K. p, meets
l. every Tuesday evening at o'clock.
EDGERTON ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIA-
IL TON meets second Wednesday OF each
month.
EpGERTON BRANCH AMERICAN FED
~ GRAFTON OF LABOR meets in Wood
man hall first and third Friday evenings OF
each month.
EDGERTON CAMP No. 44O, M. w. A meets
~ in Woodmen Hall the list and Sd Thursday
evenings of each month.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-15

The annual meeting of the Edgerton
Telephone Co. was held Friday evening
when the following officers were elected:
Pres, f. w. Coon; vice pres, t. B. Earle,
secretary and treasurer, w. A. Shelley;
directors, P. G. Brown and And. McIn-
tosh. The reports showed a gain of
over 60 new phones installed during the
year. Some extensive improvements
such as new switchboard, several ca
BILE leads, were authorized for the COM.
ing year, involving an expense of about
five thousand dollars. The corporation
voted to increase it's capital stock to
$4,000.
Marshal Campbell had five boys in
custody Tuesday evening, charged with
stealing flock of pigeons kept by Frank
Ash. Sunday evening the boys broke
into the Ash barn and carried away the
birds which we're afterwards divided.
The boys we're badly frightened and
owned up to the theft, and after their
parents had been informed of their es-
capade were allowed to go. Edgerton
seems to possess a large number of
young fellows who are travelling the road
that leads TO crime and eventually lands
them behind the prison walls unless they
mend their ways.