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Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03
GREAT INVENTOR AT HOME.
q Visit to Thomas 4. Edison-Houss and Surroundings Not . Bit
 Like tho Man.

To one who knows anything at all of Edison, the first glimpse of his house and its surroundings comes with a shock of surprise, says Woman's Home Companion. Who would have suspected that this most democratic of men would have chosen for himself en. vironments so essentially aristo' cratic? He lives in the heart of . splendid park, patterned after the English idea of vigorous ex- clusiveness, it's gates jealously guarded by a lodgekeeper.
 The interior of the house is in keeping with the atmosphere of the park without, quite unlike Edison. The reception-room was utterly different from what ex- pected. The admirably draped curtains, the tables and chairs ar. ranged win an eye to artistic ef- feet, were not of Edison's choos. ing. He cares too little for the luxuries of life. This was his wife's work; it was all 50 wom. anly.
 heard quick footsteps behind me, and Edison appeared, greet: ing me cordially and unaffectedly. He was dressed in the queerest of costumes-a long blouse that reached to his heels, evidently of his own pattern, serviceable and work-worn.
 Come along into the labora- tory" he said.
 So l followed him through the dining-room and. the "den" into the laboratory that he has fitted up for himself in his, home. There I found his little boy, his shirt-sleeves rolled up, his face and hands smeared like his fathers. They had been making various compounds of which lamp black was the chief constituent.
 "So you work on Sunday, tool"
 Edison winked confidentially. "You see, Mrs. Edison is away. I can do as like"
 That brought back to me story that Ihad once heard from a friend of his--a story of how he works night after night in his labora- tory, utterly absorbed in his ex- periments. Midnight comes and goes, the gray dawn creeps in, and still finds him bending over his test-tubes and retorts, until at last Mrs. Edison appears and fondly leads him away to sleep.
 I looked around the laboratory. This at least was his room. There were Bunsen burners, mortars and pestles, glass rods, watch crystals, bottles of chemicals scattered about in bewildering profusion. I watched him and his boy while they worked, the boy listening with rapt attention ts the teachings of his father.
Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03
Ages of Presidentx

Washington was 67 when he died; John Adams 90, Jefferson 83, Madison S5, Monroe 73, John Quincy Adams 80, Jackson 7S Van Buren 79. William Henry Harrison 6s, Tyler 72, Polk 53, Taylor 65, Fillmore "A, Pierce 64, Buchanan v, Lincoln 56, Johnson, 66, Grant 63, Hayes 70, Garfield 49, Arthur 56, Benjamin Harrison e7 and Mckinley 60
Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03
4 BIC TREES LITE STORY.
Wonderful Recupsrativs Power of . 0alifornia Forest Giant-ReceTd
 In Its Rings.

A letter by William Russel Dudley to Senator o. H. Platt, ac sording to the Detroit Free Press, says:
 A remarkable recuperative power following an injury was found after examination of the Sequoias of the Converse basin. The effects of certain tremendous forest fires occurring centuries ago are registered in the trunks Af these trees and the record completely concealed by subse. auent healthy growth. Among . number of similar cases the most instructive record of these ancient forest fires was observed F . tree of moderate size-about ID feet in diameter-5 feet from the ground. It was 270 feet in ksight and 2,171 years old.
 This tree when felled had an enormous surface burn on one 1ds 30, feet in height and occn. Dyfng IS feet of the circumfer.. sace of the tree; this was found o have ben due to a fire occurring = A. D. 1797. The tree when. sut, in 1900, had already occupied itself for 1O3 years in it's efforts to repair this injury, its method being the ingrowing of the new tissue from each margin of the great black wound. When the tree was cut the records of three ,her fires were revealed. The his tory of the tree was as follows:
 271 B. C. it began it's existence.
 The first year of the Christian era 1t was about four feet in di- ameter above the base.
 254 A. D., at 516 years of age, occurred a burning on the trunk three feet wide. One hundred and i've years were occupied in covering this wound with new tissue. For 1,196 years no fur. tlser injuries were registered.
 1441 A. D., at 1,712 years of aces the tree was burned a sec. czd tine in two long grooves one end two feet wide, respectively. Each had it's own system of re- pair.
 One hundred and thirty.nine years of growth followed, includ. ing the time occupied by covering the wounds.
 1880 A. D., at 1851 years of age, occurred another fire, caus. ing a burn on the trunk two feet wide, which took 56 years to GOV. CT with new tissue.
 Two hundred and seventeen years of growth followed this burn.
 1797 A. D., when the tree was 2,06S years old, a tremendous are attacked it, burning the great scar IS feet wide.
 One hundred and three years, between 1797 and 1900, had en. nhled the tree to reduce the ex. ya0ed area of the burn to abeut M Ns0t ln width.
Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03

proportionately low rates are in effect by lines connecting with the Union Pacific to all above points.
 For full information call on or address J. H. LoTHRoP, 5,s.sss s@..assSs
 903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 18tOct1O
Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03
TO THE FAIR.

Tickets on sale to St. Louis daily via the Iron Mountain route. S9.55 for the round trip; return limit fifteen days from date of sale. T. H. REAMEY, Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1904-10-03
 FARMERS DRAYMEN

And all users of axle grease that want the best grease on the market and that recognize a good thing when shown it's merits, we recommend our Golden and Cas- tor Oil brands of Axle Grease. It is 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.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
About Heads.

The head of the true Rhinelander is
wide at the temples. If the hat is the
eXact length In nine cases out of ten it
has to be stretched Sideways in order
!: to make it fit. English heads are wide,
but not so pronounced as those of Ger
maps. There Is more Of '''sliding
scale" with them as to the relative
length and breadth. The Celtic head is
almost invariably round or oval and
Is without pronounced chronological
bumps. :'"'''''
For general smeothness of the cranial
,protuberance the Italian comes next to
the Celts, either of the two .besting the
classic Greeks in that respect. Odd as
It may seem, anatomists declare that
the Turkish skui is almost identical in
shape. size. etc, with that of the en-.
lightened inhabitant of the United
States. s
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
Shorty Longs Escnpe.


"Thcre used to be cigar store round
the corner or Fift6 avenue and Wood
street." said an old timer, "where they
had wooden Indian which stood ON
platform during the day. but was al
ways taken in at night to save it from
mutilation by the boys about the neigh
'borhood. Shorty Long was one Of the
well known characters Of the town, an
all round good fellow, who was always
out for fun" On one occasion he started
n hurrah on Fifth avenue. near Smith
field street and was pursued by the po-
lice, who gave him a hot chase down
the avenue and were in fair way to
overhaul him when he rounded the cor.
ner and sprang on the box where the
Indian was to be found during the day.
There he took q, position as much like
that Of the wooden chief ms possible,
and as he posed with outstretched arm
the bluecoatcd guardian OF the peace
galioped past and disappeared down
Diamond alloy, while the cause of all
the trouble left thispedestal and started
out for. some, fresh amusement."-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
Followed His Leader.

Michael had been in the country only
short time and was not entirely ia
miliar with the table Ghote dinner. In
his first evening out he hied himself
to Sixth avenue restaurant and called
for table d'hote dinner. Opposite
him sat a sour visaged and voracious
person who had arrived only few mo-
ments before. Michael, being in doubt
as to how to order, decided to watch
his neighbor and invariably said he
would take the same in response to the
walters query.
After finishing his dinner the heavy
eating man ordered the waiter to send
him in q bootblack. 49,. :, .
Bring me the same" exclaimed
Michael.
"Whatw said the waiter. won't one
bootblack do two of your"
'Well," cried Michael, pointing to-
ward his neighbor, 'if he eats his I'll
eat mine tool"--New York Times.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
Rattan Comes From Singapore.

Strange as it may seem many people
Imagine that rattan and willow furni-
ture are the same. Rattan Is the Chi
nese importation, brought direct from
Singapore, and is reed susceptible of
bending double without even cracking.
1t possesses. besides this, great firm
ness and strength. and chair of rat
tan could be thrown from an express
train and picked up intact. Rattan Is
therefore used for such articles as bas-
kets and lighter. ornamental furniture.
Each has its use, the rattan, however,
being better adapted for working up
into intricate designs.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29


Pima gauZe, made by dheriwomen, of
the Philippines from pineapple spikes
alone, is rs delicate as chiffon and far.
more durable. They use olay" the best
leaves, and these, tied into bundles, are
placed under heavy stones in the bed of
running stream. After two or three
days of this treatment they itfe exposed
for Il time to the action or the Sun and
air. Each piece is closely inspected to
make sure that the process :1f ueconl-
position was thorough, and if it was
not the leaves are subjected a second
time to the operation. The fbrous
threads are at last. wholly separate
from the cellulose and lignose particles
and cleaned from the sap and gummy
substance. The whole is then~ beaten
with a wooden mallet gtoopsu -tn the
face like fluting machine. The threads
are kept moist while this beating is in
progress, and the separate threads are
thus blended into one mass. In color
the fibers vary from cream and light
gray to pure white. After the ."pine-
apple cloth" is finished ,fgures are
stamped on it with blocks and after
ward worked or embroidered by hand.
Chicago News. ... -
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
He snoise .Jnpnncse.

They told this OH, a;1ItsRurger who
is dead now. and therefore i'siihil be
nameless, but the stnw is still told
about Washington when crowd OF
newspaper men fofeaather<: and talk
over old times and happenings. 1t was
during the Harrison administration,
and the Pittsburger WAS Not on the
trail OF consulship. Several were
suggested and rejected by the appli-
cant, who didn't want "a government
sit at Dahomcy or some. other. out OF
the world place, but first class: charge.
Finally he picked on ,fokoliama as
tie place where he w0uldS Jike-to rep
resent Uncle sam and secured an au-
dicncc with President HaTrison.,
But do You undcrstand- ,tfIe fmpof-
tance of this positionY' askeed. tile pres.
idcnt. Can YOU speak JnIHneseyf; :
Oh, yes, the applicant >u4I Isfsteosf the
Importance of the POSITION, also te
could spculi thu languages. w.
"Well," said thes president, "let pe
hear you speak it," ,;..nts ,.,a.c;
"All right. Ask me ,sohttMhg in
Japanese" ,:s.:s.x1: -. ,
There was n laugh ak rotind,;. but the
Pittsburg man did not: GET: the posi-
tlon.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
"a 49,. :, - - -
The Way OF whistler.

His manserwant entered the studio.
"Well?' said Whistler. Lady Some
body, sir" said the servant (she' was
one Of the great ladies Of the British
peerage). where is sheY' SIN her
carriage at the. door, sir.' Whistler
took no further notice of his servitor,
but resumed the reading of his proof
sheets to me, and the puzzled footman.
who was standing behind As masters
back and facing me, shook his head
slowly up and down and, like Longfel-
lows Arabs. silently stole away"
Thus the reading went oU.f quite ten
minutes longer: and the readers sole
auditor fidgeted more and more till, re-
afizing how deadly cold. it was on that
March day, Taalled out to him. II beg
your pardon. Mr. Whistler. but think
1 overheard your servant telling you
that lady was waiting to see YOU"
"Oh," said he, ''let her wait; let her
wait! I'm mobbed With these peoplew
Then he went on reading for fully fif-
teen minutes more, and after that (his
voice was getting tired, e'are say he
condescended to go downstairs and re-
ceive her shivering 'ladyship.-F. Kep-
pei in The Reader. -.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29

easily put on. An actress showed me
how to do 1t, but flatter myself that
after little improved upon my teach
err"
She smiled ut Hollister shyly and did
not seem to find his silence discourag-
ing. "Please don't say you like me bet
ter the other way. I almost grew to
hate my beauty when it blinded people
to all the rest in me, but now I'm glad
to have it to give to the man who loved
me for myself"
Several complexion specialists claim
ed the credit for removing the scar
that had ruined Miss Merriam's beauty
and reaped golden harvests thereby.
But the beautiful Miss Merriam never
regained her title for the reason that
her identity was soon merged in that
Of the beautiful Mrs. Hollister.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
An Euuine Joke.

At 2 o'clock one morning, when the
fog was so thick that you could not see
the name of the streets printed on the
lamp posts, a telegram was received
at San Francisco newspaper Office
from an interior town that a prominent
official had been killed while hunting.
The news had to be broken to the fam
lily, and the man doing the late watch
was told to Jump into q carriage and
get some dope" on the deceased.
He grabbed the first four wheeler in
sight and did not notice that the driver
had been imbibing. He gave him the
address and settled back to get few
winks of sleep, but was awakened by
the carriage coming to standstill. He
got out and as he glanced around he
was surprised to see headstones and
monuments on every side. He looked
up and found "cabby" fast asleep. In
an instant he appreciated the situation.
The driver had fallen asleep on the
box, and the horses, believing they
were going to funeral, had leisurely
trotted to the burying ground.-Ex-
change.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29

thing he read there made him rise and
extend his hand cordially.
"AIy dear Miss Ashton, ! trust you
will be very happX; And I congratu-
late the young man with alknfy heart"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
Myrtle.

The creeping plant we call myrtle is
rot myrtle at all, but should be called
by Its proper name, periwinkle. Botan-
ically 1t Is Vinca minor. Long ago it
used to be called "the ivy of the
ground" Chaucer mentions 1t as "fresh
pervincke, rich of hew." The large
blue flowers are very pretty. In Tus-
cany 1t is known ms "the death flower"
on account Of Its being so often planted
upon graves, custom which is begin
ming to prevail in this country. There
Is n pretty variegated leaved ynriety
and also sport with white flowers not
80 pretty as the blue. -
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
Summer Ice.

The peasants OF Pongibaud, in the
mountains Of Auvergne, are acquainted
with singular summer formation of
Ice. presumably due to evaporation of
underground moisture and consequent
fall In temperature. OF this phenom-
enon they have for many years taken
advantage to cool and harden their
cheeses. which are deposited in certain
caverns where this ice is found to be
present, and thus keep good during the
hottest summer months.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
The Art Of Making Hax

How and when men first learned to
make hay will probably never be
known, for haymaking is a process"
and the product is not simply sun dried
grass. but grass which has been partly
fermented, and is as much the work
of mems hands as -four or cider. Prob
ably its discovery was due to accident,
but possibly man learned 1t from the
pikas. the calling hares" of the steppes,
which cut and stack hay for the win
ter. That idea would fit in nicely with
the theory that central Asia vas the
"home Of the Aryan race" If we were
still allowed to believe It, and hay
making is certainly an art mainly prac-
ticed In cold countries for winter for
age.-London Spectator.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
His Latest REQUEST.

There is clever lad who will get
his living in this world. For playing
truant maternal authority cut off his
supper. Casting one fond look at the
authoress OF his existence. he paused
at the door to say: ....,, :.
Mother, am going to die, and when
| am no more 1 wish the doctor to cut
me open and look at my stornaeh;s. 8:
The maternal heart was filled with
awful forebodings, and the maternal
voice asked what he meant. ."
Il wish 1t to be known" he answered,
chat 1 died Of starvation"
This was enough. The small boy was
triumphant and retired to his little bed
gorged to repletion. 90.
Pane Pictures. -.
Jack Frost has etched, with careful hand,
A picture on the window pane
A garden full OF lilies and
A lot of trees along a lane.
This seems n mocking travesty =,
or singing. smiling summer time,
This glistcning. sparkling mimicry
OF summer done in winters rIme.
But Jack is wise: he wants to show
That he knows love and laughter bright;
That Ice and frost and drifting snow
Are not the whole of his delight.
And so he makes with skill and care
A picture full of birds and bees
That we may know he's had his share.
or happy summer harmonies. ,.,
Strong on the Arches
"Madge is in full chase after that
archduke." '''' -
"Sort Of an arch conspirator, is she 2"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-29
The Cause of IT.

whats all this fuss about?" asked
the policeman, stepping between the
two young men.
- The one that had got the worst Of
it and was wiping the blood from his
nose pointed to the other fellow. "He
can tell you her name If lie wants to-"
he said. T won't."--Chicago Tribune
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-02
TERRELL WON
JURY AFTER BEING OUT "a
HOURS BROUGHT IN YER.
DICT FOR DEFENDANT.

The case Of Joe Torisn sgains, +.
o. Terrell for 1000 damages was yes.
terdsy afternoon decided by the jury
in favor Of the defedant. The case
had been previously tried and resulted
in verdict for 81 900 in favor of the
plaintiff.
Torisn worked on the Terrell farm
in Ballard county aud year or more
ago while Mr.. Terrell was on the farm
the negro became insolent and attempt
ed Ia draw a knife, according TO wit
nesses when Mr. Terrell drew "A pistol
and shot him. Torian lives in the
city and sometime afterward insti.
tuted suit for damages.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-02
WORLDS FAIR RATES.

For the Worlds Fair Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, to be held at st.
Louis from April 3oth, to Dec. list,
inclusive, the Illinois Central Rail
road Co. will sell excursion tickets
from Paducah to st. Louis and return
as follows:
Daily from April 25th to Nov. 18th,
round trip rs. so. good returning until
Dec. 10Th.
Daily from April'25th to Nov. s0th.
round trip 81. 10, good returning for
go days, in addition to date Of sale but
no later than Dec. 18th.
J. n. DONOVAN, Agent.
G. A. LITTELL, Ticket Agent,
Union Depot.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-02
CITY TAXES
They are Now Due and Being
Paid Rapidly.
Books Finished and in the Hands OF
the Treasurer Several
days ago.

The city taxes are now due and
payable at the Office of the city treas.
urer at the city hall, and the first half
is being paid rapidly by scores of
people. Today Treasurer J. J. Dorian
has been very busy man, aud expects
rush from now on.
City Clerk Henry Bailey made an
enviable record in completing the tax
books He had then complete and in
the hands of the treasurer Friday last.
and did all the work without any as
sistsnoe. he states.
The books show that there is TO
collect this year for Paducah the
taxes CD a 80, 1888 assessment, or
taxes amounting to about si55, 900,
and In addition about 2,s00 polls. or
about sS, 500 for polls. The tax rate
this year is sl.65 and the poll tax
81. 90 each
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-02
Big GAMES

Sporting Ben Boyd is rearing to
go with his string Of cracks, the col
ored baseball team, of Paducah will
cross bats Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday, June 2, 3 and Wallace park
with Nashville VS. Paduosh. As our
home team has started out this season
playing winning ball. Ben says they
are tired fooling around with supposed
first class teams and have sent for
Nashville's best crack team after
which he have sent out invitations for
all first class teams and they must
come we'll recommended il they mean
to get the spoils, as Ben has added
great strength to his team this season
with some fine material from st.
Louis, Chicsgo and Kansas City, Mo.
BEN BOYD g. CO.. Owners.
]. III. PENN. General Manager.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-02
Hen Added 70 It's Value.

There WIS commotion, caused by a
negro and an industrious hen. In a
Jersey cry trolley car few days ugo
When the negro boarded the car he
had q soap box under his arm. Dur
Ing the Journey the cackling OF q hen
excited the ether passengers. One Of
their number recognized the hens
signals So did the negro. for he
said. alphabetically. Il 'spocts that
here longlegged hen Of mine has
lone laid an aigg" He then inyesti-
gated and drew forth an egg
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-02
CROSSES OF HONOR
About 40 Local Veterans Are to
be Decorated.
Attractive Program Prepared by the
U. ID. G.

The program Of the exercises to be
held Friday evening by the paducah
chapter U. ID. O., assisted by James
walbert camp Confederate Veterans,
at the county court house, In honor Of
the birthday of Jefferson Davis, has
been arranged.
Between thirty aud forty crosses of
honor will be bestowed upon veterans
of this city and vicinity.
The program is as follows:
Invocation-Rev. w. II. Pipker-
ton.
Eulogy on Davis-Capt. X. ].
Barber.
Vocal Solo-Miss Julia Scott.
Response for veterans-Capt, b.
b. Scott.
Qusrtette-Mrs. W. O. Scoffield,
Mrs. will Gray. Prof ID. G.. Dodd,
Mr.. Emmett Bagby.
Reading of regulations for confer
ring of crosses-Ospt. Tbos. Hern-
don.
3 Roll Gala. W. Grief.
Presentation Of Crosses
of Confederacy.
Dixie-Full Chorus.
Master of Oeremonies-Capt
Thos. Herndon.
The following are to receive the
crosses:
A. L. Rober tson, W. A. Kirksey,
W. y. Lee, J. W. Boren, J. w.
Hedges, X. L. Young, II. l.. West,
J. NJ. Browne. J. r. Horris, ]. +.
Smiths II. Simmons, J. W. Barnes.
NJ. G.. Milan. W. A. Campbell, G..
". Webb, T. II. Tyler, T. T. Easley.
J. +. Gardner, A. NJ. Gardner, A q.
NJ. Obastsine, ]. b. Harper, ]. b.
McMapus, p. s. Hisey, John L. Wal
ton, John A. Cole, W. @. CLARK, W.
L. Jones. J. d. Smith. ID. L. Cole
man, 81. Penn, G. A. Lewis, j. I.
Hill, Hardin Wade, of Benton.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-02
ACUTE RHEUMATISM.

Deep tearing or wreuohing pains,
occasioned by getting wet through
worse when ct rest, or on first moving
the limbs and in cold or damp weather.
is cured quickly by Billiards. Snow
Liniment. Oscar Oleson, Gibson City,
Illinois, writes, Febr uary is, 1902
"A year ago I was troubled with d
pain in my back. 1t soon got so bad
could not bend over. One bottle OF
Ballads Snow Eminent cured me. -
25, 500 OIL.
Sold by Dubois, Kolb & Co., Padu-
cab, KY.