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Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22
eARsERs' SHOP DISEASES.
Patrons Advised to Have Their Own Brush and Comb-Carbonc Acid
 for the HAxe

The transference te his cu1. lmers, by means of his hands and Rstruments, of many parasit. i'kin diseases has long been rec 'oIized as one of the unnecessary ac adjustments of the necessary eaer. Among these affections, say American Medicine, are syc!s, impetigo, seborrheic alo- pe'i and furunculosis that is laor F less chronic in type. pr. urana Chambers states thst uu'l.the past five years impeu. sn chnati has been very prev. Daien. Toronto, scarcely a month Passin without an outbreak of rom ' to thirty cases, gener. aiiy teeable to a common source' ,e barber shop is so com. lnoniy .lsource that he desig. mates tneisease as "barbers' i'm. petlgo' lite recently Dr. W
 A. nsruay has called attention to a pointhich he believes, and we tnlnk ,tly, has been but lit. tle reallzeoY the medical profes. sioa. 1nat the frequency with wnlcn carooles are acquired is barber shop.He ha. .een many cases oI cdrAcle in which tho e7ioence o1 . means of trans. mission was ebim indisputable. The relative inArta nce of thi.... rious anectlons compared with the other diAse. montior.A needs scarcely Abe impressed. For the preVensN of contagion fin barber shops, sardawav be. lleves that we wabe forced to rely upon an e@ated public opinion rather than aapnon comnn,. sory Ia"s ulrecteo aXainst the barber. He reconaends that each patron of a bashr shop pro. vide himself with abeI contain. ing his own brush adycomh. a small package of absubent cot. ton and a five per cent. carbolie acid solution. The batber will then wipe his shears or ,lippers with the solution, and ue the pa. tron's comb and brush. For the man who slaves his own,osu cuu and brush are necessitie, M..a suggestions are sensible. Toear " them out properly mean some inconvenience, but it is vorth while, especially to the aged and debilitated, or to those suferinc . from diabetes or similar di.the. sis. Physicians attending such m, tients should extend them a varn ing in this regard.
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22
\ FORTUNE IN A POTATO.
9ubsr Raised by scotchman and Sold 1t High price-Well-Named
 the "Eldorado."

No potato ever gained 90 much
 notoriety as Eldorado, raised by
 the famous Scottish raiser Mr. A.
 Findlay, of Markinch. The very name of the variety, says the Gar dener's Magazine, was a stroke of genius, for it is hardly possible that the raiser, or those who had the good fortune to secure some of the first tubers distributed, could have imagined that in 70 short time it would change hands at such enormously high prices.
 MT. George Massey, of spalding. vas one of the very first to obtain the stock, and from him Mr. Zach ariah Gray, well-known grower at Everton, Sandy, purchased a stone weight for f2O. This set the ball rolling, and as MT. Findlay resolved not to further distribute Eldorado until the autumn of 1904, the demand for the small stock available was doubled and trebled, and so the prices rose. Messrs. Dennis, the Covent Gar. de salesmen, and Messrs. I. Poad x Sons, of York, possessed sup. plies, and the latter firm found a purchases of four pounds at e15O per pound. This determined them to obtain further stock, and so at the Smithfield club show a mem. Der of his firm found that Mir. Mas Bey had a limited stock for dispos- al and made him an offer of Fl ,00G Tor a stone. MT. Massey refused, as he wanted f1,500, but eventp. ally the bargain was struck at Fl. 400, to the satisfaction of both parties. Subsequently MT. Mas. sey sold a relatively small quan. tity for f2,000, so that his original brought him . vsxy handsome return.
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22
Pain in the Head

Is a danger signal, warning you that the brain nerves are exhausted-irritated, and are undergoing an unnatural strain. Frequent and prolonged at tacks of pain weaken the gen. erative power of the nerve cells of the brain, and lead to loss of memory, melancholy, spasms, epilepsy, and frequent ly insanity.
 When the brain nerves are weakened they are unable to supply sufficient nerve force to the nerves that control the lungs, heart, stomach and other organs, and these organs are thus robbed of energy, and unable to meet the demands upon them,and they get sick. Stop the head pains with Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills, and the influence upon your general health will be greater than you can realize.
 1T want to tell you how thankful I am for Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. From a child I have been subject to sick headache and never found any lasting relief until received a sample of Dr.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills while in Geneva six years ago. By taking one can go about my home duties"
 MRS. ALMA GATES,
 R. F. D., Mo- 4, Geneva, Ohio. Dr. Miles Anti-PaIn Pills are sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first package will benefit. If 1t fails he will return your money.
 25 doseA, 25 cents. Never sold In bulk. Miles Medical Co.,, Elkhart, Ind
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22
ANCIENT DOLL-LlKE lpo,s
Were Found Imbedded in walls s Anatsnt Clt6 Dwelling. Near
 00ntA Io.

While exploring the Puye and shuhnne cliff dwellings near San. ta Fe recently Dr. R. w. scheuss Ter discovered some antiques of . kind not previously catalo, ued by students of that region. No. ticing upon the wall of an ancient dwelling some spots of an unu. sual color, he dug into the soft stone with his pocketknife and discovered hole 5 inches in diam. eter and 12 inches deep, partly dlled with mud. Inside was i'm. bedded . stick on which was mounted . dolls head. In tho same hole was a small, highly pol ished turquoise.
 Dr. Schuessler investigated fur ther. He found three more of the sealed openings, each of them containing doll and a turquoise. One of the holes contained a piece of petrified resin, in which tooth marks indicated that it had been used as the chewing gum of the day. The probability is that the doll heads were idols, but the sig. aiacance of burying them in tho mesa walls and the presence of he turquoise are not explained.
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22

S20 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
 S20 to Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
 S22.50 to Spokane and Weaat- chee, Wash.
 $25 to Everett, Fairhaven, Whatcom, Vancouver and Vic toria, via Huntington and Spo- kane.
 S25 to Portland and Astoria, or to Tacoma akld Seattle via Huntington fPortlund pr via
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22
ONE WAY RATES,

Every day from March l to May Is the Union Pacific will sell one way colonist tickets at the following rates from Mis- souri river terminals, Council Bluffs to Kansas City (nclusiyei
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22
GREAT INVENTOR AT HOME.
A Visit to Thomas 4. Edison-Reuas and Surroundings Not Bit
 Like the Man.

all of Edison, the first glimpse of his house and it's surroundings comes with a shock of surprise, says WQman'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 jealous'y 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 I 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; 1t was all so wom. anly.
 I 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 I 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 hia fathers. They had been making various compounds of which lamp black was the chief constituent. "So you work on Sunday, too 2" Edison winked confidentially. "You see, Mrs. Edison is away. ! can do as I like"
 That brought back to me story that had 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 l. listening with rapt attention to }. the teachings of his father.
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22

Huntington and Spokane. $25 to Ashland, Roseburg, Flu gene, Albany and Salem via Portland.
 $25 to San Francisco, Los An geles, San Diego and many other California points.
 Correspondingly low rates to many other California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah and Idaho points.
 For full information call on or address -
 J. H. LoTHRoP, G. A. -
 Q0Q ll;s in1
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22
$500 FOR LETTERS
 ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST.

The Western Trail magazine offers six prizes aggregating in value $500 in railroad transporta- tion for letters from residents of Arkansas, East Colorado, Mis- souri, Kansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mex ico.
 It wants letters that will in- duce energetic and ambitious men and women to settle in the great and growing Southwest and there engage in farming, cattle raising, dairying, fruit growing and similar pursuits.
 To accomplish the purpose which it has in view, the Vest ern Trail offers the following prizes in railroad transportation for the six letters which, in the opinion of a competent judge, shall be deemed best suited to it's requirements:
 First prize, $100 in railroad transportation.
 Second prize, $75 in railroad transportation.
 Third prize, $50 in railroad transportation.
 Fourth prize, $25 in railroad transportation.
 Fifth prize, $25 in railroad transportation.
 Sixth prize, $25 in railroad transportation.
 THE CONDITIONS ARE EASY.
 Letters should deal with tn writer's experiences since he set tied in the Southwest. They should tell how much money he had when he rived, what he did when he first came. what measure of success has since crowned his efforts and what he thinks of that portion of country in which he is located.
 Letters should not be less than 300 nor more than 1,500 words in length, and will be used for the purpose of advertising the South west. Letters are desired not only from farmers and farmers wives, but also from merchants, school teachers, clergymen; from everyone who has a story to tell and who knows how to tell it. Poetical contributions are not wanted.
 All cannot win prizes, but by their contributions they can as- sist the Western Trail in it's eff forts to colonize and upbuild the Southwest.
 Contest closes June 30, 1905. Prizes will be awarded as soon thereafter as results can be de- termined. Address the Western Trail, 796-744 Van Buren street, ChicaUO III
Newport daily independent., 1905-04-22
ONE-wAY RATES ~~-sA.us,~ VIA
 UNION PACIFIC
 FROM Missouri River Terminals <u.~,c.a C,uxx ,r, <1.r,,,.x. r - y -

MARCH l TO MAY 15, 1905. 01E nn to San Francisco, QZC.VV Los Angeles, San Diego and many other California points.
 COZ m to Everett, Fair DZC.VU haven, Whatcom, Vancover..and Victoria. COZ 00 to Portland, As- and1Seattle.
 C75 m to Ashland, Rose Albany and Salem, including branch lines in Oregon. CD S0 to Spokane and QZZeOV intermediate O. R. & N. points; to Wenatchee and intermediate points. C1n 0n to Butte, Ana DZV.VU conda, H elena and all intermediate main line points.
 con m to Ogden and QkV.VV Salt Lake City and intermediate main line points. For fuller information call on or
 address
 J. H. LoTHRoP, G. A.,
 903 Olive st., St. Louis, Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
Did Not Desire surrend der.

St. Petersburg, February 20, 1;35 d. m.- According to a dispatch from Muiden special reports have been received at that place stating that the surrender of Port Arthur occurred against the wishes of most of the officers of the garrison. ne dispatch says that a general coun- ell held after General Kondratenko's ceath, only two officers, General Reiss, chief of staff to General Stoessel, and Colonel Khvostoff, agreed with General Stoessel that further resistance was use- less, the others Joining in Lieutenant General Smyrnoff S view that there should be no surrender until the stores were exhausted At that time. according to the Mukden rerort, stores for a month re- nained, after serving out 3600 pounds of flour to each company of the garri- son, other provisions for the hospitals. an, a large amount of horse meat. flour and canned meats. There were no vege- tables, which was responsible for many cases of scurvy.
 According to the Mulzden report the Japanese were amazed when the Rus slans accepted the conditions. The cor respondents adds details of the surren- der and describes the thin ranks of the Japanese regiments participating in the entry parade on January :. Many of these regiments mustered only a few hundred, In spite of fresh drafts, show ing how dearly Japan had paid for the fortress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
CENTRAL HAS HIM ARRESTED.
Telegraph Operator Charged With Using Profanity Over Telephone.

Ensley, February 19.-(Special.)- J. w. Barclay, an operator for the Western Union Telegraph company at Birmingham, was arrested today on a charge of using profane language over the telephone He was confined in the city jail on failure to make bond for his appearance in the police court. He will be tried before Mayor Scott in the morning.
 MT. Barclay came out from Bir- mingham this morning, and in asking Central" to give him a number, it is alleged that he used profane language. The telephone girl notified Manager Rigsby of the Ensley exchange who preferred charges against MT. Barclay to Chief of Police Camp, who took him into custody.
 This is the second time such a case has come to the attention of the police in Ensley's history. The first person accused was arraigned before Mayor Scott and fined $25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
THE PROJECTED CONSOLIDATION
Will the Iron and Steel Companies be
 Mereed?-conference Today.

In local industrial circles and among business men generally the projected con- soldaton of the larger iron and steel companies in the Birmingham district Is being discussed with keen interest Rep resentatives of the various concerns will hold a conference in New York today for the purpose of considering the merger matter.
 The New York Herald of Friday says:
 Interests invited to the conference will represent the following corporations: Sheffield Coal and Iron, Tennessee Coal and Iron, Soss-Sheffield Steel and Iron. Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron, Re public Iron and Steels southern proper ties and possibly Shuler Brothers of Ala bama.
 The Sheffield Coal and Iron company is controlled by William Edenborn, Isaac L. Ellwood and James Gayley. It Is an inn portant factor in the southern markets. The southern properties of the Republic Iron and Steel are owned by the Pioneer Steel and Iron company.
 Preliminary prospectuses of the pro- posed combination state that it's output will be in the neighborhood of 100000 tons of pig iron year.
 It was estimated yesterday that the cap italization of the enterprise in event of Its success will he about s100,000000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
WILL REDUCE ACREAGE.
Business Men and Farmers of Jackson
 Have Meeting.

Scottsboro, February 19.-(Special)-A number of representative business men and farmers of Jackson county met in the court house In Scottsboro Saturday, ir response to a call of the committee composed of Hon. e. w. Brown, J. IT. Ashmore ana G. P Bouldin, who were appointed by the Commissioner of Agri- culture at Montgomery to represent Jackson county in a movement to reduce the cotton crop in 1905. so that better price could be obtained for this year s crop. Hon. C. w. Brown. one of the largest planters in the county. was chair man and c. P Bouldn secretary. A number of precincts had representatives and all were highly In favor of reducing the present years acreage about 25 per cent
 All seemed in earnest and every pre- clnct in the county will be organized and all urged to reduce the acreage also to reduce the use of fertilizers g per cent.
 G. P. Bouldn was chosen a delegate from Jackson county to the Montgomery state convention February 21
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
BOTH IN THE DARK.
Francis and Bliss DiscIain Know.
 ledge of Oil Lands Scandal

Brunswick, Ga. February 19.-When interviewed today at Jekyl Island ex- Secretaries Francis and Bliss. both said they knew nothing of the Osage oil lands lease scandal raised by Secretary Hitch cocks structure on ex-Secretary Smiths granting the concession to Faster. Dur ing their incumbencies no criticism or pro- test in the case had been made to either concerning the leases.
 They declined to express opinions on what has been said by MT. Hitchcock and Mir. Smith, but expressed the conf dent hope that mistaken persons have raised the issue. and that MT. Smiths action would be found legal. MT. Francis said he could not remember any mention of the case during his term and Osage Indian affairs seemed perfectly adjusted Mir. Bliss said he had no reason to be- lieve anything wrong in the original leas ing, but that the manner of operating 1t may have excited jealousies, and the charges now being exploited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
CHANGE IN FIRM
George H. Bowers Buys the Interest of E. W. Bullock In the BuIlock-Mc- Guire Shoe Company.

George H. Bowers yesterday purchased the interest of E. w. Bullock in the Bull lock -McGuire Shoe company. and the name of the firm will be changed to the Bowers-McGuire Shoe company. This firm has one of the handsomest shoe stores In the city, located at 215 North Twentieth street. and will have its formal opening about March l. They will carry very large stock of ladies'. gentlemen 8 and children's shoes. and will be in a po- sition to please the most fastidious. The ladies shoes will range In price from 2.50 to $6, while gentlemen can be pleased in any style of shoe from 8 to $S. The company will have q corp of com potent and polite salesmen. at the head of whom will be Walter Thompson, for seven years with Collins Shoe company. Mir Thompson Is one of the best shoe men In this city, and has hundreds of friends throughout the district.
 The new firm will start out under the most favorable conditions and will at once take front rank in the mercantile world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
ADJUSTMENTS
"san Toy.n

The Jefferson theatre will have tonight John c. Fishers big san Toy" company in the Edward Norton-Sidney Jones col- laboratlon, which has been a success of the most emphatic kind ever since 1t was first produced in this country at Daly's theatre. New York city. In the praise that was accorded the play at that time the bulk of credit fell to James T. Powers, the little comedian who play ed Lii a sort of wide-awake China man, with mania for appropriating oth- CT peoples belongings and with we'll equipped ideas that he was eligible tS make love to a pretty English girl MT. Powers played the part during the sea- sons run at Dalys, but never appeared in 1t on the road until the present season. when Mir. Fisher secured him to head the company in which other well-knvwn principals are George K. Fortescue, Mar garet Mckinney, John Peachey, Nagle Barry. Charles Arling, Josephine New man, Fred W. Huntey, Florence r. Smith and W. L. Romaine
 The San Toy" chorus Is distinctive feature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
A PULPIT ORATOR.
Father Mcdonald of Philadelphia
 Breaches at St. PauI's.

The Rev. Father Mcdonald, of Phila- de.phia, occupied the pulpit at high mass at St. Paurs, and those of the congre- gation who attended only the early masses missed hearing one of the great est preachers of the day.
 Father Mcdonald has a magnificent voice, rich and sonorous and perfectly modulated. He is an orator of the first rank. He is dra matic without being Stagy and his earnestness and the mat ter of his discourse made a. deep mpres- sion on all present. The opening sent ence of Father McDonald's sermon was: We are called to be laborers in the vineyard of the Lord," suggested by the gospel for the day. He developed this statement in an orderly and beautiful way and those who had the privilege of listening to the preacher referred to his homily as sngular1y edifyng as well as eloquent.
 Aesterday was Septuagesima, the third Sunday before Lent, so-called becaused 1t Is about seventy days before Easter. As 1t marked the approach of the penitential season. the Gloria was omitted and the vestments worn at the altar were pur- pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
Walter Edwards.

Walter Edwards and his company will begin a weeks engagement at the Bijou theatre tonight, presenting an entirely new version of ''The 3ign of The Four, perhaps the greatest detective play ever seen on the stage. MT. Edwards has played Sherlock Holmes in Birmingham before and is deservedly popular. He Is a graceful actor of much ability. He will be supported this season by com pany chosen under his own direction and Is is said that the scenic accessories will be exceptionally elaborate. '"The Sign of the Four'' is one of the best plays that will be seen at the Bijou theatre this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
Abutment Destroyed.

Harbin, February 19-A party of Japa- nese and Chinese bandits destroyed the abutment of the railroad near Yaomyn 100 miles distant from here, early this morning, but the damage was well re- paired in few hours. Frontier guards heard an explosion at $40 o'clock and found that charge of gun cotton had been exploded against the abutment. Two telegraph poles were also destroyed. An unexploded charge of gun cotton was found four hundred feet from the place where the explosion occurred. Traffic on the railroad was resumed at o'clock this morning.
 The attempts on the railroad are be- lieved to have been made to cover move ments of large bodies of Chinese bandits across Mongolia A service was held in the cathedral here today In memory of Grand Duke Sergius. Military, civil and railroad officials were present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
BISHOP M'LAREN DEAD.
Was Founder of Western Theological
 Seminary at Chicago.

New York February 19.-The Right Rev. William F. McLaren, protestant Episcopal bishop of Chicago. died to- night Death was due to heart failure. The bishop has been i'll for more than a month, during the greater part of which time he was confined to his bed. The members of the bishops family with few friends were at the bedside when the end came. Besides a widow. the deceased is survived Ly one son and two daughters.
 Mishop McLaren was born in Geneva, N. Y. in 1881. In 1860 he entered the Presbyterian ministry and eleven years later embraced the Episcopal faith and was ordained in Detroit in 1872 He was consecrated bishop in 1875. Bishop Mo- Laren founded the Western Theological seminary in Chicago in 1885, and was the author of many religious works.