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Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09
MOccASlNS FOR SOLDIERS,
Inquiries Made by Representatives of Powers at War for "Bangor's
 Golden Slippers"

Inquiries have been received in Bangor, Me, from persons sup. posed to represent either the Rus sian or the Japanese government concerning prices for moccasins in large quantities and the earli- est date of delivery at Atlantic or Pacific ports. It is supposed that the moccasins are wanted for sol diers campaigning in Manchuria. For that purpose they would be eminently suitable, says the New York Sun.
 The moccasin is the favorite footwear of the lumbermen of Maine, and was first made in Ban. gor in 1851. At first only one or two styles were made, but now moccasins are manufactured in great variety, ranging from slip pers for women and children soft as kid and embroidered with beads-to the stout boots and lar. rigans of the Penobscot lumber men.
 Much of the sewing is still done by hand, being let out by the piece to French Canadian families in the neighborhood of Bangor. All moccasins are made of specially prepared leather, rendered a gold. en yellow by peculiar process of tanning.
 The common moccasin is not proof against water, but it has room for several pairs of stock. lngs, and that is strong point fin its favor. For keeping the feet warm and dry in cold weather the moccasin has no equal.
 The greater part of the mocca sin leather still comes from the place of it's origin, Pawtucket, R. l., although a considerable quantity is tanned in Bangor. Some years ago Bangor men es tablished factories at Red Wing, Minn., and Racine, Wis.
 The dainty bath slippers, which are not really moccasins, but are m ade from soft elk skin, are ir great demand at home and abroad, aid are especially favored by the ladies of Japan, to which country Bangor sends large quantities. It now seems likely that "Bangor's golden slippers" as moccasins are called, may be worn by the con. tending armies in Manchuria.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09
ONLY A RIVER WHITEFISH.
Story of Man Who Knew Fish When He Saw Them, Also Rail-
 road ''Ad."

William c. Harris, angling ed itor of Outing, and rightly called the Izaak Walton of America, IS Q man who can come pretty near to telling exactly what fish you will find in Blank brook, in Blank township of Blank county, Idaho, Texas or Rhode Island. New fish es and new facts about them, he loves as a miser loves gold, only he does not hoard them, but gath CTS them to give out again.
 One day Harris chanced to be in St. Paul. He was talking with General Passenger Agent Charley Fee, who said Harris should go to Montana to catch grayling in a stream at that time much adver' tised.
 Harris said there were no gray ling in the stream. The railroad man laughed at him as a New Yorker who pretended to know more about a certain Montana river than a man who had fshed 1t
 The dispute waxed warm liar ris was due in New York on . certain day, and by taking the hrst train vest he could have six hours on the stream and still keep his en- gagement. In 36 hours he was on the stream with a local represen' tatiye of the railroad. He waded in, made one cast, and was fast to . silvery thing that tore about nightly like that ofa grayling. It came to the net, and the local representative of the railroad fairly shouted:
 .There, there; it's a grayling!"
 "Pack this carefully in moss," said Harris. "Send it to your gen eral passenger agent" Then he walked to the telegraph office aRd wired that official:
 "Am sending one of your gray ling. It's an internal old river whitefsh."
 Then he took the train for New York and kept his engagement.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09
Insect Senses.

Naturalists have decided that many insects have senses which human beings lack. That of loca. tion, shown by the wasp, for in. stance, is remarkable. One spe. cies builds it's nest in a sandbank that is only part of several acres of such soil, and when it leaves in search of food it covers the nest so carefully that no ordinary eye could discover it's location. That is to say it is just like all the sur rounding location, and yet the wasp flies back to it without hes itation and( finds it without mak ing a mist fake. There is another wasp tia unerringly locates tht eggs of Il mason bee under { thick layd of baked clay, an deposits er eggs in the sam cells that s young may hay food whe ta Aey are matched.
 TimH 'sr cigar-Boxes.
 Practica all the timber us, for cigarb comes from Cub
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09
German Sunday Schools"

In England the term Sunday school" has definite meaning, and is exclusively used to denote a place of religious teaching. In Germany, however, the race for commercial supremacy has led ts the establishment of Sunday schools at which mechanics are given practical instruction is their trades. There is, for exam pie, a school for masons, at which the students, many of them me. chanics who work during the week, spend several hours on Sun, day morning in learning the high. CT branches of their craft. Sim. ilarly there are Sunday schools for tailors, ironmongers, bookbind
 CTS, and followers of other trades
 -even barbers and blacksmiths.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09

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Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09
HOLIDAY RATES.

The Rock Island System will sell round trip tickets to all points in the southeast at one fare plus $2.O0. Dates of sale, Dec. 20, 21, 22 and 26; return limit 30 days from date of sale. Direct connection to and from Newport.
 w. R. THOMPSON, Agent.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09
Gold in New South Wales.

Preliminary returns issued by the department of mines, New South Wales, show a big increase in the gold production of that state for 1903, as compared with the output for 1902. The yield for 1903 is valued at q, ,O8O, ,O29, which
 represents an increase of E395,059 over the total of the previous year.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09
4 MAN AND HIS SHOES.
Tho Thicker the Soles He Wears thA Larger the City from Which
 He Halls.

"You can almost tell from what country a man comes by the weight of his shoes," said J. w.. Davy, of Chicago, who represents a shoe company, to Milwaukee Sentinel reporter. "You might not believe it," he continued, "but the thicker the soles of his shoes the larger the city from which he comes. In New York it is almost a fad, and the soles of the shoes there are exceedingly heavy. They are almost as heavy in Chica' go. Men there wear shoes to pro tect their feet. They have not time enough, it seems, to bother with rubbers. So they make ono pair of shoes do the work for al1 kinds of weather. Here in Mil. waukee and in other cities of this size, I notice, the men wear Hght shoes and rubbers. l suppose they have time enough to wear the overshoes. Up in the country l find that in many places leather boots are not worn at all for sev~ eral of the winter months. They wear heavy socks and then put rubber overshoes over these"
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09
Neuralgia And All Other Pains Gan Be Quickly
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Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09
The Adiutant.

The adjutant, or marabour, is 4 tall bird of India, about six feet hngh. The wings expanded meas lre about 15 feet from tip to tip. It readily swallows 8 cat or . haze whole.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-09

A. Mortensen has moved his leaning and pressing shop to the ewly remodeled building Oppo- lite city jail. 86dtf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
INVITE ENGLISH COTTON MEN.
SOUTHERNERS WANT THEN TO
MOVE THEIR MILLS HERE.

Plans for . Visit OF tho Manu- acturers
Discussed At . Dinner At Sherry's
Manchester Editor Has Said That His
Countrymen VIII Make the Journey.
A dinner was given at Sherry's last night
by Richard H. Edmunds OF the Manu-
facturers' Record, Baltimore, to representa-
tive Southern bankers who have been
attending the Bankers Associations oons
vention here and a number OF other promi-
nent business men, the object Of which
was to arouse interest in a plan to induce
the cotton spinners Of Great Britain to
visit this country, and particularly the
cotton growing States.
What prompted Mr.. Edmunds to this
hospitable menA sure was cable despatch
received few days ago from Editor Scott
OF the Manchester Guardion, saying that IL
the cotton spinners were 80 invited they
would probably come. Between forty and
fifty persons sat down to the dinner. at
which J. Shelton Williams, formerly presi-
dent OF the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
presided. On his right sat Mr.. Edmunds
and on his left George E Graham, a
prominent Philadelphia lawyer,
On motion Of Mr. l.. P. Hillyer OF the
American National Bank Of Macon, Ga,
the following resolution was adopted:
Bankers from the cotton growing States
attending the American Bankers Associa-
tons convention. having heard that 1T might
be possible to induce the cotton manufac-
turers Of Great Britain and the Continent Of
Europe. either as an organization or as duly
appointed delegates. to visit the United States
and make q personal study Of the cotton
growing and manufacturing possibilities Of
the South, at Q special meeting held for that
purpose, desire by this resolution to express
their earnest hope that the spinners OF Europe
may visit this country this fall. promising on
behalf Of every business interest hearty
welcome.
Mr.. Williams in his opening speech said:
This Is the formal beg inning Of . move
ment which should be OF enormous impor-
tance--a peaceable but gigantic compeIcil
revolution. changing the business relations
Of continents and the MERCANTILE maps and
gin an organization TO induce the English
cotton manufacturers to remove their mills
and their people to the Southern States of
this country. The mills will come TO the
cotton! That is proposition 80 pla In that 1t
IA hard to understand how there can be doubt
or hesitancy in accepting or acting on 1t.
Mr.. Edwards was then called upon and
made short speech presenting some strik-
ing facts and figures relative to the recent
development OF manufacturing interests
in the Southern States. He was followed
by Hugh r. Garden, q New Yorker-Vir-
gilman, formerly president Of the New York
Southern Society.
kilograms commencing heartily the OBJ
iects OF the meeting were received from
many Southern commercial bodies and
from the Governors Of nearly all the South
ern States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
WREsTLED WITH A PIKE.
Bostman on the SusQuehanna Tells How
He Caught q Big Fish.

OwEoo, Sept. l8.-The boy lawyer from
New York and his legal friend from Chicago
were compelled TO stay several days In this
town recently, waiting for case in which
they were interested to come up for trial.
They made one day pass quickly by going
fishing Ia the waters Of the 5usquehanna.
They sought out a man who had boats to
let, and while he was getting things ready
for them he told tale.
-Yon haven't heard. I suppose he
drawled, of the big pike that for years
was the wonder Of these parts? wonder
full fish 1t was, and as knowing as Tom Platt,
who once lived here and Is somebody
now.
If 1t hadn't been for me that pike would
still be glorying In his freedom. For years
he deaed all efforts to capture him i'm hr,,0,
glanced of his back. Bill Haynes speared
him through the ice one winter. but only
made mark on the big fellows back.
But got him.
Il went out fishing one day.. hoping to
hook with a small catfish that's a great
bait for pike and bass up this way-and
cast In.
Soon got a good pull on the line and
knew had something big. hauled away
and soon had the catch near enough to see
by gosh Twas that came old pike.
knew him anyway. and then there we're
the marks of the bullet and the spear on
his back. But couldn't land him, he was
so strong.
Something had to be done. so jumped
overheard right on top Of the pike and
got my arms around him. He made an
awful fuss, but held on and soon had him
conquered The water wasn't deep, so
stood up and waded toward the boat with
that old sinner in my arms Il WAS tough
work getting him into the boat, but soon
had him safe.
But that's nothing, gentlemen--
The iawyeis rowod away before their
creduity was further tested
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
sEAWANHAKA'S REUNION.
Oyster Bay Enhvened by the Meeting
OF Old Yacht Club MEMBER.

OYSTER BAY. Sept. lo.-The Seswanhska-
Coriuthian Yacht Club house on Centre Island
dressed up in gala attire tonight In honor
OF the reunion OF early club members who
came together to-day and will continue to
celebrate and recall old-time club days until
Monday The purpose Of the reunion as
officially announced IL TO revive the pleasant
associations connected with the past history
OF the Seawanhaka Club and provide an
opportunity for the early members to become
better acquainted with those who Joined
recently"
To-day was devoted almost entirely TO the
gathering OF the club members and to an
informal reception. although in the evening
a smoker was held at the clubhouse. when
the members were treated to q vaudeville
entertainment.
There were about $50 persons at the smoker.
including the guests OF the members, and
that number. IL is expected, will be increased
by so or rs more tomorrow, when the re-
union will be- on In full swing. A good many
Of the members came up from New York
on Commodore A. C. James's yacht Aloha
and Vice Commodore ", j.. Matheson 5
Iaverock and William F. !selin's Emerald.
which left the New York Yacht Club land
ns With one TWO Sshsr S saG
in the afternoon These craft together
with many yachts. and LAUNCHES. Of the cot
taaers along the bay, all Illuminated. were
s Sessna, Of bay s on nt ws ans
with Japanese lanterns. Tomorrow there
will be races. and In the evening the annual
dinner of the club will be held President
who he Is me%5sr was specially
Sunday divine, service, will be held for the
old-timers on the fla gship Aloha
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
ELECTRIC EXPRESST TO STAMFORD
To Connect subway With Sound Shore
Rcsorts-An0ther Dreamland Pro Jected.

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Sept ia
deal is reported to be on for the purchase
of the New York and Stamford Trolley
Company, which operates road from SIAM
ford, Conn, to Larchmont, and is capital
lied for 81 ,eoo, 900. The road has branches
TO all the shore resorts in Westchester
county. 1t is proposed to connect the
trolley road with the subway by building
it from Iarchmont to Bronx Park, thereby
completing rapid transit system from New
York, touching Rye Beach, Glen Island
and other large shore resorts.
Francis A. Stratton, vice-president of
the Westminster Lighting Company. had
an option which recently lapsed and he is
now negotiating for a new option on the
entire sytem owned by the New York and
Stamford Company. Mr. STATIONS cor
poration. the United Gas Improvement
Company OF Philadelphia, owns all the
trolley lines east OF Stamford. Mr.. STRAIT
ton ia also close personal friend Of John B.
Mcdonald, the builder OF the New York
subway.
The New York Rapid Transit Commits
sioners adopted a resolution on Thursday
which may have some bearing on the nego-
tistions which are going on for the control
Of the New York and Stamford Railroad,
The resolution authorized the engineers
to prepare plans for the extension OF the
subway through The Bronx to the Mount
Vernon line.
II this deal goes through, II Is said that
81 900 600 will be used to transform Rye
Beach into second Dreamland, with all
the attractions Of that seaside resort. Col
Hefft, formerly Of the New Haven rail-
road and National Committeeman Ward
are heavy stockholders in the Stamford
corporation, and II ia believed that they are
interest ed in the deal with Mr.. Stratton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
BIG CROWD AT AUTO RACES.
$4,000 Persons SEQ Exciting Contests At
Dutchess County Fair.

PouoHKEEFsIR. Sept. i6.--About $4,000
persons. the biggest crowd ever seen at a
Duchess county fair or at an automobile
race meet. attended the races Of the motor
cars at the Hudson River Driving Park here
to-day. Some racing was seen which was
belief that contests OF this characte can be
made to furnish real sport. In the pursuit
race. which was won by 100 yards. and the
final OF the handicap. particularly. was the
racing close
e. r. Birdsall and A. l.. Riker. the experts
Of the American Automobile Association,
came on TO do the handicapping, and the
race was won by 30 yards with only 20
wards between the second and third cars.
There were no accidents. not even bursted
tire. representative list of officials and
other regular followers Of automobile races
were present from New York. S. A. Miles.
secretary Of the National Association Of Auto
mobile Manufacturers. was referee. 4. r..
Thomas and ]. j. Astor were both on hand to
see their cars run.
The heb, hud;1n: nve miles for touring cars In road
Pope-To!edc: EdSle 6. BsId. o IS ooiSmSis sseoId
p: Morgan; third. Time. minutes seooPds
y. fhomes. % horse power Mercedes. driven By
Edws e. aswsy Fss kes %
Won by half mile.
Auto Car Special. Five Allcs-~on by W. Tabcr
James W. Wood. second: W. A. Adriauce. third.
Time. 10 minutes u SIS seconds. Won by forty
yards.
CaLsku Chase, Five Mile Pursuit Race-Won b"
E. r. Thomas 90 horse power Mercedes. driven by
Edward z. Hawley: Fran!t Kullck, % horse power
Ford second. Time, S minutes II seconds Won
by sixty yards.
Grand Duchess aniicap, frye Miles Won by
Frank Kulck, 20 horse power Ford. scratch Ar
thur s. Lee "a horse po Pope Toledo IS seconds,
second: j. J. Aston. 20 horse power Mercedes driven
by B. Morgan, minutes 20 seconds. third
minutes so seconds. fourth. Tine. 8 minutes
"a rs seconds Won by thr,y yards.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
A DOG WITH A GRIEVANCE.
Never Forgive tho Trolley That Took on
His Toes, So He Grew Too Expensive.

Mover FOTBbVo uo lTOuey Tudt TOOK vi
His Toes, So He Grew Too Expensive.
INpIANAroLls, Sept. le.-Bruno. a St.
Bernard dog which had been in the family
Of Mayor Charles A. Bookw alter for several
years, ana to which Mr.. Boolw alter and his
children bad become greatly alta ,ed.
was chloroformed this week, much 70
the regret Of his master. But 1t had to be
done. Bruno nursed a grievance. re-
fused to stay at home, and 80 many threats
Of damage suits were coming to the ex-
Mayor that he found tho dog a costly ap-
pendage TO his household.
Bruno was the most peaceable DOG In the
world with every one but . street car con-
ductor or q motorman. He never saw an
employees uniform that his manner did
not suddenly change. The sight trans
formed him into snarling, vengeful crea-
ture. Any stranger. otherwise dressed,
could pat him on the head with impunity,
but no sooner did he see a conductor or
motorman than he made direct for his
trouser legs and not infrequently took
in piece of the really and truly ones as
well
Several years ago while in the street in
front OF his masters house the dog was
struck by street car. His foot was caught
under the wheel and he came ont of the
accident minus three toes. This was Tire
beginning Of his antipathy to street car men,
and it grew upon him till no employee
was safe il Bruno saw him or. his car,
Mayor Bookwa alter lives in North Illinois
street Near his residence ia place y here
the conductors and motormen argr
cars, and as many OF, them reach the point
before their cars arrive, there are sr"aNs
several in the street. Up to few months
ago bruno contented himself with attach
ing his supposed enemies when they pa sse
the Mayors house OF their cars. hut
recently he began to lie around the reliev-
ing station and before his presen ce was
suspected he W ould have one Of the men ~
the leg.
Complaints were made, and the Ma or
sent the dog to his farm. but Bruno W QUAINT
stay. No motormen nor conductors came
that way, and he was lonesome. So he
came back, and when sent away a second
time, again returned. Hewas ala avs found
waiting around for an opportunity to get
a street car man by the leg. SO Bruno
was sent on a journey from which he sill
never return.
sHe was a great dog said Mr. Book
walter, but he was made for an eighty
acre field and not for town lot | am
satisfied that his only motive for attacking
street car men was to get even for the loss
Of those toes. He felt the deformity keenly,
injured. Any child could play with him.
and never knew him to attack stranger,
but the sight OF O. street car conductor or
motorman seemed to awaken In him
spirit Of revenge which was never mani
tested under any other circumstances.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
Richard Stevens Retains New Jersey Lawn
Tennis Championship.

For the third successive year Richard
Stevens. the veteran baseline player. yester-
day won the lawn tennis championship OF New
Jersey, held on the courts OF the ST. Geor &c
Cricket Club, Hoboken. N. Harry F. Allen
Of the New York Tennis Club. who faced the
title holder in the challenge round. played a
rafting game from the start. forcing the
match to the full 1--WE sets. At one stage OF
the first set Allen was within point OF win
ming. the score favoring him TO Z and 40
is. A close decision gave the next point to
Stevens. who then tied the games at all
and later won out. ~ Had Allen won this
set he would have taken the championship
rs he later won the second and fourth sets
Both players adopted the back court style
Of play, Allen now and then changing TO tbs
net game, stevens was in fine form aid
his shots from the baseline frequently passed
Allen at the net After the score reached
two sets all Aliens leg gave out and he was
unable to stand. the pnce.
Mems Chamrionshp SingIes--chalerge round =
Richard stevens, 81. George Cricket Club de-
fender. defeated Harry =. Ancn, New York Tennis
Club, challenger. 81. -, 7-s, &c. 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
How the Lobster Uses His Claws.
From The Eennebec Journai.

From The ksnnebec Journol
II you take the trouble. when you save UP
money enough and purchase lobster. to
notice the claws you will observe that each
ia peculiar. and quite materially differs from
the other. One claw Is a scissors. the other
a mill: one Is q cutter, the second q cracker.
Practically a lobster has ten legs, but Of
these ten legs the front pair. the claws. are
employed in seizing and crushing its prey.
Generally the right claw is tho more slender
while the other has no teeth but blunt tuber.
oles, or hammers. This left claw IL operated
by stronger muscles. Sometimes. however,
the scissors claw is the left one and the ham
mer. or crusher, claw lie the light