RAILROAD IIMB TABLES. PBNN'A K. K bast. wkht 7.11 A.M. 9.14 A.M. 1J.17 " 12 15 P. M. 2.21 P. M. 4»1 " 5.5 J " 7.51 " BUN DA VS. 10.17 A. M. 4.«1 P- M. I). L, 4 W. R. R. EAST. WEST. 0.57 A. M. A. M. lU.l# " 12.47 P. M. 2.11 P. M 4.53 " (UtJ » 8.40 " SUNDAYS 0.57 A. M. 12.47 P. M tUt; P M. *4O '• PHI LA A READINU R. K. NORTH. SOUTH. 7.82 A. M. U. 24 A. M. 4.00 P. M. 6.05 P. M. BLOOM STREET. 7.54 A. M. 11.22 A. M. 4.02 P. M. 6.04 P M. J. J. BROWN, THE EYE A SPECIALTY Eyes tested, treated, fitted w th glas - es aud artiScial eyes supplied. Il Market Street, Blooms »urg, Pa. Hour*—lo a. m.to 5 p. m. Telephone 113fi. NEW SHORT STORIES Stltanlated t»y Interruption. Hon. lsidor Hayner, one of Admiral Schley's counsel. Is called the actor •rator of Maryland, relates The Satur day Evening Post. His frleuds say that had he chosen the drama as hi* theater cf action he could easily have won distinction as a tragedian. Hi* colleagues who served with him In con gress delight in telling how he strode up and down the aisles when making Impassioned speeches. Unlike mauy of the great debaters of tbe house. Mr. Rayner seldom lapses into humor except when Interrupted. Ills set speeches were formidable to his opponents. In the beginning of his congressional career some of his opponents sought to weaken his arguments by constantly Interrupting him. but these tactic® served to concentrate his wit. In his retorts be s metimes departed from his statelier manner and hurled shafts of satire. While making a speech in favor of a reduction of the tariff he was inter rupted by the late Congressman Dln gley of Maine, who asked Mr. Rayner If be favored putting coal ou the free list. "Coal Is not mentioned In this bill," replied Mr. Rayner. "But I should like to know If the gen tleman will join me and others to put coal on the free list." persisted the Maine statesman. "Will you vote for the bill If we put coal on the free list?" asked tbe Mary land congressman. Mr. Dingley replied that he would answer that question when the bill was completed. "Well." retorted Mr. Bayner. "when you answer my question I'll answer yours. We'll both answer together." •» Tried to llooitoo "FlßbtlnK Bob." While in the lighthouse service Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans found that most of the keepers of lighthouses In Virginian waters were colored men put In office by tleneral Ma hone and his followers. Many of them had to be removed generally because they would goto sleep and neglect their lights. "One of them 1 had to remove for a very curious offense." said Admiral Ev ans. "or. rather, he removed himself wheu he found 1 was going to do It.l visited the station where he was on watch and was Inspecting when I no ticed that he followed me aliout. spit- Hi; WAS SPITTING AKOCND ME." ting frequently when he thought I was uot observing him. i learned from the the principal keeper, a colored Metho dist minister, that the fellow was chew Ing herbs and spitting around me as a hoodoo to prevent ine from reporting the various Irregularities I discovered. When he fountl that I had reported them all and asked his removal as well, he Jumped overboard and was not seen again." The Fleece Plentiful. A certain young English globe trot ter possessed of more money thau brains was recently traveling In Syria. While journeying into the interior he was prevailed upon by one of the sons of the prophet to purchase at a very large price a quantity of what was de serilied to him as Syrian lamb fleece. This, when he returned to l»ndon, he sent to his tailor with orders to line an overcoat with It. A few days after ward he called to try on the garment. "You didn't send us quite enough ma terial. sir." remarked the tailor, "and I had to get some more to line the sleeves with." "But." remarked the traveler lu surprise, "it's Impossible to get that fleece in England It's only to be obtained iu Syria." "Not at all. sir," was th»* reply. "In this country we call It rabbit skin." Flaxseed, whole, one ounce: whlt» sugar, one ounce (heaping tablespoon fuh: licorice root, half ounce (two small stlcksi; lemon Juice, four table spoonfuls. Pour on these materials two pints boiling water: let stand In hot place four hours; strain off tbe liquor. lion to Pollah Steel. To polls'.! steel sur.aces mix to a soft mass emery powder with a liquid com posed of half sweet oil aud half tur pentine. Cover the article with this and rub vigorously, then dust slightly, using a M>ft flannel rag with dry etuery powder. lion to Itemove Ctlnkara. Pttt salt on the clinkers In your s*o»e or range while they tire hot after rak ing dowu the fire, and It will remove them. PEOPLE OF THE DAY ■ In* Made \nl«»n lull 1 ii« Disrovery. The scientific world is greatly exer dsed over the discovery recently made by Professor Edward C. Pickering of the Harvard observatory. Professor Pickering has, through instantaneous photography, succeeded in obtaining the first spectrum of lightning ever se cured. The result proved to be an un expected and astonishing revelation, for, as Professor Pickering interprets It, the spectrum of lightning proves that the element hydrogen is probably PROFESSOR EDWARD C. PICKERING, a compound substance instead of be | ing. as chemists have generally sup posed, a truly indivisible element, per j baps the basis of all the other elements. Edward Charles Pickering, who was born In 184.1. Is a descendant of the fa mous Timothy Pickering who was a i general under Washington during the , Revolutionary war aud his secretary of I state and war when he was president. Hiynfr aud [trrd. When lsidor Kayner. counsel for Ad miral Schley, was a member of con gress, Thomas B. Reed asked him what his attitude was as to glass. "We both live In glass houses and had bet ter change the subject." was Mr. Ray tier's rejoinder. Beed and Rayner were frequently in some verbal duel. "Did not the gentleman hear my speech I Saturday?" thundered Mr. Reed on ' one occasion. "No." replied Rayner; "I was at home preparing a speech of my own." Candor is one of Mr. Rayner"* strong points. In a political speech on one oc casion he made the statement that the Democratic party In convention had | denounced the purchasing clause of the Sherman act and had pledged the party to its speedy repeal. "1 am in favor," added Mr. Rayner. "of keeping Democratic promises according to the letter." "All of them?" asked some one in the audience, ready to spring a dis carded plank of some previous plat form. "Well, every one of them so far as they can be kept." rejoined the speak er. and the crowd, although not all of his political faith, applauded him for his dexterous escaj>e from the trap set fcr him.—Saturday Evening Post. Oldeat Ffdernl Jnder. Judge John Jay Jackson of Parkers burg. W. Ya., who recently celebrated his fortieth anniversary as judge of the federal court for the northern district of that state. Is the oldest federal Judge In point of service In the United States. On Aug. 3. IRfil. he »vas hand ed by Attorney General Edward Bates a commission signet! by Abraham I.ln coin appointing him judge of the then western district of Virginia. Judge Jackson Is the only living appointee of President Lincoln. When oft the bench Judge Jackson is a pleasant c nipan lon. full of wit. humor and energy, and appreciates a good joke as much as any of his associates. Woman In the Dock. In three of the most prominent of tlx criminal causes now awaiting decision by the courts of this country women are the defendants. Mrs. Jane Toppan. a nurse. Is accused of poisoning one or more of her patients and will have to meet the charge In the courts of Massa MRS. IDA LOLA BONINE. cbusetta. Mrs. Elizabeth Howe Dale Is charged with causing the death of her five year-old daughter by poisoning in a Hoboken hotel. Just now the trial of Mrs. Ida Lola Bonine in Washington, charged with the murder of young .lames S. Ayres, a census deportment clerk, is the leading of these three cases in public Interest. Mrs. Bonine is the wife of a traveling tilesmau. She has two young sons. Illustrated Songa. A "song party" Is one of the new Ideas for an afternoon's entertainment. Each member should be asked to dress so as to represent some popular or well known song. The amusement lies in guessing the names of the songs thus chosen. At a recent party "Two Little Girls in Blue" was Illustrated by two small young women dressed exactly alike. One guest in the costume of Goethe's heroine, with long braid hang lug down her back, suggested "Mar guerltc." When the name of a song has been guessed correctly, the wearer of that costume may take her seat, but no one should be allowed to sit down uutil her song has been guessed by at least some member of the party. vlty of Irlab Proaunta. It is curious to notice the great nura l*r of ceutenarlans whose deaths are recorded in the official returns of Irish rural districts As an instance of the longevity of the Irish peasant it may be pointed out that the death of per sons upward of sixty years of age reg istered In Counaugbt last year amount ed to over 50 per cent of the entire deaths of the province I WASHINGTON LETTER [Special Correspondence.] i A decree has been handed down by the court of appeals of the District of Columbia to the eff« - t that Washiug tonlans can play croquet to their heart's content. They can play all night if they want to. In fact, it is the question of night playing that is the burden of the decision. The verdict is the final decree in a suit brought in July, 1900. It Is too hot to play cro il net during the daytime in Washing i ton in July, so some devotees of the 1 game indulged in the pastime after the j sun had gone down. The wickets were ! sei out in a lot near the residence of I William M. Marsh in Huntington | place. One night a particularly spirit * ed contest between James O. Akers and Margaret Lacy kept Mr. and Mrs. Marsh awake, and the husband and wife, after discussing the inconven ience which they were made to suffer, filed a bill in the district court praying for an injunction on the ground that tiie croquet players were committing a nuisance. The district court In granting this prayer rendered a de cision which practically prohibited games of croquet where it was neces sary to use artificial light. The cro quet enthusiasts appealed to the su preme court of the district. The ques liott was most earnestly considered by the able jurists composing that l>ody, and si second decision was forthcoming to the effect that croquet was croquet until 10 o'clock at night, but after that hour it was a nuisance and should be suppressed. Mr. Akers and Miss Lacy, however, were dissatisfied with this decision, and the case was carried to the court of appeals, which, after re viewing the decisions of the other two courts, decided that croquet could be played legally in Washington all uight long if the participants In the game so desired. An American "Skaßien." Washington Is to have a duplicate of the famous "Skansen." the national park and Northern museum of Stock holm. Sweden. It will form a part of the plans devised by the federal com mittee appointed for the embellish ment and beautifying of the capital. William W. Thomas. Jr.. United States minister to Sweden and Nor way. has forwarded to Secretary Hay detailed information, with plans and sketches, of tills world famous Institu tion. It was commenced In 1872 by ihe late Dr. Hazeilus and became a na tional property iu 18S0. over $-.OOO.<XK) having been expended In its establish ment. Skansen and its annex, the Northern museum, has received the uu stinted praise of visitors from every foreign country as something unique and as a historical exhibit without an equal In the world. It Is an open air museum, showing the culture of ancient Scandinavia, in cluding the three Scandinavian coun tries. with Finland atul Iceland. The location of Skansen is In the beautiful suburb of Stockholm known as the Deergarden Park. Skansen itself con tains hundreds of acres of ground, with picturesque dwellings representing ev ery Swedish province. The interiors of the houses show the furniture, orna ments. articles of domestic use and the provincial dresses of each period of Scandinavian history, while the build ings are surroumled by the plants and animals of each period. Revlvnl of Horaebaek Riding. The bridle path around the White House lot, through the monument grounds and over the Smithsonia" way anil back again, laid out by the officials in charge of public grounds, is no ion ger scorned by horsemen who love o lively mouut. for in his daily explora tions about the towu Kermlt Boosevelf has discovered it. aud one of his favor ite pastimes now is a ride equal unto that of John Gilpin over the once neg lected path. Horseback riding has been revived since the advent of the president's fam ily, and the society girls of Washing ton as well as the young matrons are looking to their mounts with greater care than ever before. The boys. too. have the horseback fever, and every boy at the capital who owns a |>ony spends every minute possible out of school riding horseback. Milk For Waabiuetonlana. The District chemist. Professor Hird. has spent a great deal of time wlthiu tiie past few months in making analy ses of samples of milk, and this activ ity has had the much to be desired ef fect of greatly Improving the milk sup plv of Washington. Perhaps less adul teration of lacteal fluid sold to the con sumers here now goes on than ever l>e fore. The guilty dairyman who adul terates his milk with coloring matter or preservatives knows only too well that a sample of it examined by the District chemist will mean a severe peualty for the dealer in |»olice court. Seuatora at Home. While there are eighty-eight sena tors. with their families. In Washing ton during tiie season, less than twen ty enter into the social life of tiie cai>- ital to any appreciable degree. Among those who occupy prominent homes here to which they have returned are Senators Elkitis of West Virginia. Hanuii and Foraker of Ohio. Wetmore of Ithode Inland. Hawley of Connecti cut. McMillan of Michigan. Hale of Maine. Fairbanks of Indiana. Joties of Nevada. Quay of Pennsylvania and Lodge of Massachusetts. Mr*. Hoonevelt In Charity t.ulld. Mrs. Roosevelt has become a member of the Needlework guild, a charity or ganized for the purpose of providing the poor with sufficient and proppr clothing. To become a mpml»er of the guild an annual contribution of two new articles of clothing made of good warm material Is necessary. These ar ticles may be the product of the labor of the donor or they may be purchased, as may be preferred. CARL SCHOFIELB. How to Make Pumpkin Plea. Here Is a recipe for pumpkin pie giv en by the head pastry cook of one of the most famous hotels In the United States: Take one quart of well stewed pump kin strained through a sieve, add half a pound of sugar, two ounces of melted butter, nine eggs, half an ounce of ground ginger, one-quarter of tin ounce of ground cinnamon, one-eighth of an ounce of ground cloves, half a tea spoonful of grated nutmeg, a pinch of (•alt and a tablespoonful of molasses; mix and beat well together: add a pint and a half of milk. This will make a filling for two large pies. Bake in a moderate oven. What Parla Ilrlok*. The Parisian drinks in a year 1.80 gallons of a!> ohol. .1.07 gallons of beer, 1.4S gallons of cider and 44.1) gallons 112 of wine. 'I his gives a daily average of .OSS 7 pint of alcohol. .007 pint of beer. .03154 pint of cider and .09 pint of wlue (-.'nullah lleiUea. All things green have <i hardy erowtb 111 England The garden hedge there is compact and tieautiful, more so than LB avy windy country. trwm "L C. *. Copjrtfbl. tb« rolllcry *nf«oe*r Con r>any. teaching /:«; mail enables the student to earn his living ordinarily end [rowing. Our plan is fully described ia oui uew nee booi:— Salaried Positions j fcT Learners in Elestricity We prove its practicability and success by referring W to successful students ia your own locality. u We teach br mall Mechanical, Steam. Eleetplenl, £ ,T,, » 5 laaltarT uu.l Mlnlutf Engineering! SUo? and Foundry Prnc- M ttcef Mechanical Orawlngi Architecture! Architectural Oraw- U Ingl Plnmblnffi Healing and Vrntllatl.n, bheet-Mctul Worki p Telephony! Telegraphy » Cuemlatryt Oi nmnentol Let tering; llook-Wecplniil Stenography. Method* of TfacKlngt Enrllih Ilrancheai I-ocomotlrl llniinlng for engineers ami fire- 3,. luan ouly ii Kle«trotherape»tlca(for physician* and nuracs only). EX Eatabllahed 1891. Paid In Capital $1,500,000. r Band for free circular, alaling aubject you wlah to aludy. Addreaa Otpt A INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS, ; j SCRANTON, PA. Or call •» >i • »ti <*h ..-pi Af 8p TV 1 " t PRACTICAL MENTAL SCIENCE Hold I* Your Mind the Picture ot lour Orilrt. Whpn an artist makes a painting, when a carpenter makes a bouse, if tie be a successful artist or carj>etiter, be first forms in bis mind an image of his work as completed: then be constructs it accordingly in visible material. Some times he finds reason to modify the pattern as the work develops, but it a! ways develops according to an idt*a which Is in bis mind. What do you desire most on this earth? Think carefully. If your heart s wish is one that will bring harm to another, drop It, for it will prove dis astrous to yourself. Do uot. on the other baud, cousider what it is yout duty to wish for. but just what you do wish for. You are the person directly interested. Having decided precisely what you want, whether a sum of money or something «'lse. make a picture of it in your mind and demand that it t>e come yours and claim it steadfastly as yours. If you can. lake a certain quiet hour or half hour of the day for seeing the object mentally and claim ing it. This is only emphasizing th« method the artist ami carpenter em ploy every day. l)o you desire a high er place in the world? Demand it em phatically and steadily. See yourself as already occupying that place, sur rounded by all the belongings apper- i talninK thereto. Bup|>ose you want, let ns sny. a gold watch. Like the artist and the car penter in their tleld. make a mental picture of the watch, exactly the kind you want, ami demand that It !>e yours. Carry the picture with you. S»t> that watch in your hand or hi your pock et, now here, now there, but always the same watch. If you hold faithful ly to tlte picture, demanding at the same time that the thing come to you, sooner or later it will come to you. This does not mean that you shall drop your work on the material plane and sit down and make mental pic tures without any hustling. Moth hus tle and keep the picture steadily in your mind. There is nothing farfetched or spir itualistic or mysterious in this mental picturing with a determined will. We are merely making a plain and simple analysis of the method whereby all things are accomplished. It is the word made flesh, that is all from ev erlasting to everlasting the method of creation. The pictures, good or evil, constructive or destructive, that yon bold in your mental atmosphere, some times even unconsciously, are what materialize as actual events or objects. This Is not Christian Science or new thought or faith cure; It Is Just plalo common sense. MARY SMU.EY. A Plain Vonng Man. The young woman In the daring bit gazed condescendingly at the young man with the meek expression. "I believe Mrs. Trellis said your oame was"— she queried. "Jones," replied the young man with the meek expression. "Just plain Jones. No frills." "Ah.'" cried the young woman In the daring hat. "No tucks, no embroidery, as It were." "No tucks nor embroidery," came the prompt reply, "nor accordion plaiting, nor openwork trimming, uor applique, nar flutlngs, nor pipiugs, nor beading strung through with ribbou, nor hem stitching, nor bolero effects, uor chiffon flouncing, nor mousseline de soie ruch ings, nor cluny lace, nor bias bands of taffeta"— But the young woman In the daring hat had subsided. The young man still wore a tneek expression. lie thought It unnecessary to »ell her that he had Ave sisters —Chicago American. Jotiany Obeyed. "Children," said the teacher, while Instructing the class In composition, "you should not attempt any flights of faucy, but simply be yourselves, and write what Is In you. Do uot imitate any other person's writings or draw in spiration from outside sources." As a result of this advice Johnny Wise turned in the following compo sition: "We should not attempt any flites of fancy, but rite what Is In us. In me thare is my stuutmlck, lungs, hart, llvver, two apples, one piece of pie, one i •tick lemon candy, and my dinner." A|ipllr<t K "Spell ferment and give its defini tion." requested the teacher. "F-e-rm-e-ut. to work." responded c diminutive maiden. "Now place it In a sentence, so that 1 may IK? sure you understand its mean ing," said the teacher "In the summer I would rather play out of doors fhan ferment in the school house." returned the small scholar.— WL»cea*la vf ttducatieu t EVERYDAY TASKS. "Do the Work Tlint'« Nearcsl.Tbonßli lf» Doll nl While*." ! Quotations somehow come handier than anything else to me tliis morning, and <ne that is running in iny iiiiml is this: "We build ilit* ladder I »v which we climb." There, too. is Mint mas; nificent two word old I.atin saw. Hoc age (Do tldst. D n't soar in your mind on eagle's wings to tind great deeds t » do. The great deeds will "all at your feet to lie achieved when you are ready ; to do them: never doubt that. Our present place is on this earth, to do neatly and well the tasks of this earth. The woman who spends her time in pious contemplation and oh servanees while her h use and husband are neglected and her children are du ty little savages is milch flirt Iter from being a saint than the {rood housewife who must sometimes skip a church meeting to tend a sick child or keep ber domestic duties up to the mark. Even Indian yogis. who are supposed to sit In the dirt and contemplate their DO WELL THE TASKS OK THIS KAKTH. Interiors, declare explicitly that one who neglects the column duties and obligations he has voluntarily taken on himself cannot gain the knowledge of j the gods. So long as we neglect common tasks because we despise them and long 112 ir something we deem worthy of i tir line powers, just so long will tliose plain duties press upon us harder anil hard er and chain themselves to us till we tnnke ourselves attend to them. You cannot get away from an obvious duty by neglecting it Kate looks out fur that. The tasks immediately under your nose, no matter who or what yon hre. are the works which, if faithfully done and in the best manner you know, will til you for something higher As pire always to higher things, but mean time do perfectly and cheerfully the everyday tasks These are the rounds you must build to the ladder l».v which j")u climb to voga or heaven or fame. Si's A X ('KITED, lion to Tell Oleomargarine. About half a pint < 112 sweet milk !s heated to boiling, and a piece of the sus pected substance about as lar/e as t o end of the thumb is dropped into the hot liquid, which is stirred with a light stick until the fat is all melted. The vessel containing the mixture is now placed In cold water and stir cd u: : I the fat has hardened. At this point the fnt. if oleomargarine, can easily be collected together in one lump by means of the stick. While if butter it will gran ulate and cannot be collected. Demand For Good SffdlfiTOnien. Stitchery long has been praised as I the very proper occupation for women. With fashion demanding needlework, the highways and byways are scoured for women who can do it. Dressmakers are so harassed to find those who can do handsome embroidery and work manlike ornamental stitches that under some circumstances they are willing to let tine garments be taken to private houses for embellishing. Never was ; there such opportunity for the woman who wanted to earn pin money. Better yet. for those who wish to make a seri ous work of stitchery Of course,much better prices may be had by sewiug directly with the women who will wear the dresses. Ilun to Derll (Intnl. Cook one tab!?spoonful of butter and one teaspoonful of chopped onion to gether In the dialing dish until i' be gins to color. Add the yolks of three hard boiled eggs that have been rubbed through a strainer: add one tablcspoon ful of butter to it and two tablespoon fuls of tlour. When mixed, add gradu ally one and one-half cupfuls of mi!k and one-half cupful of clam liquid. Stir until thickened, theu add twelve clams chopped hue. WON'*l LIVE ON CHARITY. tVido nnd P-»»«*rty Drove o Scotch- j MiMimn iu (lie Sea Sands. Although neither a voluntary recluse j li.a - insane, Jennie Maedougall, a ; Scotchwoman of over forty, has been living night hinl da.v for the last t\»t> months without any sort of shelter on the sea beach iu>ar Ardniaddy, in Scot lau I.says a London exchange. Here j | she has improvised a queer little stove ; made of stones, on which «he cooks ' what food slip Is able to get, nnd here, scantily elad and with bare feet, she' ! spends all her time, even having lei j lers addressed to "Miss Maedougall, ' On the Shore, Ardniaddy." ! Miss Maedougall is not living this ! queer life as a test of any new hyglen ic doctrine nor to prove her power of endurance. She is doing it because she lias bad hard luck and is too proud to be beholden to her relatives. She was a nursemaid lor a long time, but gave up the work to take a place in a public laundry in Glasgow because she could earn more money there. Last summer, however, she began to suffer greatly from rheumatism and had to enter a hospital, where the doctors told her that working with the cold water caused the trouble and that she must give it up. She tried to get work, but failed, and. though her relatives offered to help ber, she refused, saying that she ; preferred to live outdoors to accepting c harity. So. lurg'.ng what few tbingi she owned in a couple of bundles, the woman left Glasgow for the seacoast, which she reached at the end of four I weeks, having trudged every step of the way and slept entirely out of doors. Once there, as she was too poor to rent iodgitiprs. she pitched her camp near Ardniaddy castle, buying Just enough to keep her alive from the nearest shop. Naturally she promptly became the object of intense local interest, and her fame spread rapidly. Conflicting reports 1112 de her a hermit and a luna tic, and the mystery was heightened by her refusal for a long time to say anything about herself. "The Woman Hermit," as she is call ed. is about forty-five years old. She wears a plain dress of a mixture of cot ton and wool, and. although she wears uo stockings herself, she speuds practi i cally all of her time sitting 011 a stone ! and knitting stockings industriously. The open air life was no fun iu sum mer. and now that the weather Is chilly Miss Maedougall admits that she would be glad to get work and to be able to live indoors again. We frequently refer tT Mr. Roosevelt as "our voting president." While It is true that he 1- : < youngest man who ever sat in t > of the chief exec utive of thi; • uion. there are severa! heads of fore , 11 governments who are considerably y"n zer than he. For in stance. Roosevit ,s a year older than the emperor of Germany, twelve years cider than the czar of Russia, ten years older than the king of Italy and twen ty-two years older than the queen of the Netherlands. On the oilier hand, he is young when compared with King Christian of Denmark. Emperor Fran cis Joseph of Austria or Pope Leo XIU. However, "the crime of being a young man." as William Pitt described It, la one which Is soon outgrown. Speaking of extensive Individual holdings of American railway securi ties. those of Lord Strathcona. the Ca nadian high commissioner, are not to be sneezed at. He Is credited with an Investment of $0,000,000 ID Great Northern and 53.000.000 In Northern Pacific. The fact that the new sixteen iocb gun which is being built at Watervllet can throw a shot twentv-one miles la of much less Importance than the fores with which it could plant a shot against the side of a battleship at an ortLtiarj fighting distance of two or three miles. We. la & Co. We manufacture more than England, France and Germany combined. We grow four-fifths of the world's cotton. Torpe«loi*a. Torpedoes when tirst employed bj the Americans agailist the English in the Revolutionary war were called American turtles, and their use was pronounced infamous and worthy only of savages. Wash Til First. Stockings anil socks should alwavs be washed before being worn, for then the threads shrink together and make the fabric wear as long again. An Kniornpncy Comprnt. In an emergency to make a compress for a wound If nothing better Is at hand clean tissue paper makes an ex cellent application. It Is much to he preferred 10 a strip torn from clothing or a soiled handkerchief, which may b« the only other choice. Nol to OP ('moored. Oh. do not 1 hide the toolish nun. I: 1? hi; la< ti ol art Whi< h LEI! 4 >ou prosper It YOU can Uv shuwuiy thai you're smart. Washington Star. At the Telephone. "Did Maudit call you up?" "No she called me down."—New YOlk World Neuralgia. The Traver cf a Nerve for More Blord. Nrurfp'pis a't.ick am ptrt of the b'dy 1 l)t tn< »i 1 tq' fi.tl) luuij «:..re ti.ei.cnvs ai 1 111 > t nl uriiiaat. In II 1 he nl. If 'I 1. (..Cf 1 N:i t tin- t'-r hrr-rt rfnr« seetr to tvl«t T«iu,H y iiituniaiic j au sof the extremi st* i 3'p auri ir ter«e at f'm'S In tl e irrt na stiul and heavy. ' *y : 1 i lie 11 nit vI inpovrrVed 1-. o.; 1 ;i t\ imp..nmt.ni ol the i.eivci— -1 a !a< Vol *r 112 ice 1 li is a dstvse of the neve centers, aid tVe p;.■ t •- aio nu ant irg ii are a prayer (<>r 1 ent 1 n<>nns!;ti cut I hey are the danjjer ■ii; a wi ii 1 warn you a total col li.). > til the tst-rvi us >ystem. I m tils and all exte-nal applications cai> I.lt nm- tt mpoiary rt ief. I\ rmaeent cute can t/; pof. ibly»ome until the nerve ccint r- ur>. tlio:i)u (> ly revitalized smd reinvig oia'.-d t>y I'i A. \V. Ncive Pills. I tic iu fi c;al effect* of thi- grrat nrrve re s 01. tit e . re lilt thri'lin? through the nerve hints >s «eek by week anl month by mo th tl e rervt force of the body is lettered. V\ < men afflicted with ui eases ptiu lar to their *ex aie fn qui ntlv grea'sufferers from neualjja I r Chase's Neixe PiiKp >sitively ctns bo h t h tse dis< iders by filling the ttrvous sisiem with new vijjor and life 50 Cei ts a be * at all d<akrs, or l)r A. W.Oase Med cine <O,. buffalo N Y. The genuine has portrait ard s gna:ure oi L>t. A. W Ctase on each package. DAY AND EVENING WRAPS. Hon to llatr Them Madf nnd Trim m«d. The variations in winter coats are almost endless. The most popular shapes are the three-quarter sack coat, the Eton, the bolero, the Russian blouse and the long overall wrap. Capes are not fashionable except for carriage wear. They come under the head of wraps. Cloth coats are shown in the dou ble and triple highwayman capes, and TUCKED TAFFETA COAT. these are pretty when edged with narrow bands of fur or fanciful vel vet applications. Opera coats of del icately hued cloth have wide sleeves and spreading collars trimmed with sab'.e or embroidery. Many white coats are trimmed with black or brown fur. which gives a very striking effect. A very striking coat, which may be used both for day and evening wear. I Is made of tucked taffeta or striped j silk, the tucks and stripes being | placed horizontally. Broad panels of black panne tun perpendicu!atly down the body of the coat and the sleeves. The latter end in pointed effects, as do the panels on the skirt. There is a wide, square collar to give width to the shoulders. A narrow line of ecru applique relieves the severity of the front. The coat is lined throughout with flowered satin. The picture hat is of tucked taffeta and panne. Jcdic Chollet. DRESS TRIFLES. ! Elaborate Dattona Appear on Many of the Smartest Gowm. Buttons are more stylish than ever. They appear on both dressy and ordi nary gowns and even 0:1 lints. On fur garments they are made of the same or contrasting fur. On lighter cos tumes they are of velvet, plain and pompadour ribbons, embrol'* rie« aud PAKTT GOWN, of both fine and coarse lace. The pop ular fancy runs rather to decorative effects than to stones and metals. For evening wear jet has come into great favor not only 011 black, but even 011 dresses of the purest white. Beautiful gowns of cream lace are ap pliqued with jet tabs aud ornaments so disposed as to give a careless ef fect. Narrow black velvet ribbons ap pear on nearly every gown. Pure white Is almost always unbe coming ton young girl of immature figure. Cream Is her color. All say ings to the contrary, white should only be worn by women of irreproachable figure and striking complexions. A dainty party dress for a little girl Is made of pale blue crepe de chine. The skirt Is made with a slightly gath ered rutile headed by two narrow In | sertions. the ruffle itself being | with three of these Insertions. The ! waist Is laM In alternate tucklngs and insertions placed horizontally. Th« sleeves are carried out likewise. Thej end at the elbows with full ruffles The eollarless neck is finished by a fancifully pointed yoke of Insertion and tucking. The girdle is of paU blue satin ribbon, and there is a smart bow of it on the left shoulder. Jvuic CUOLLET. King Edward's Intimation that pres idents of republics will lie received at the coronation upon the sain** tooting 11s kings and emperors will not be con strued as a special invitation to Oorn Paul. In ordering that a record shall be made of all megaphone conversations In the navy hereafter Secretary l.ong Is apparently preparing for the next blockade and b-.ttle of Santiago. At the coronation Queen Alexandra's Kolilnoor bauble will not be in it along side of Mrs. Bradley Martin's $1,250.- 000 tiara. The Yankee dollar may be counted en to win every time. Possibly when congress gets fairly at work it may be able to devise some way of reducing the surplus without cutting down the war tax. The stories of the escapades of the Leavenworth convicts make the page# of the "Gadzooks" novels appear dull Ui#iyUL _ II iff IB ■ML. jfe want to do all Ms of Frintmg i i f « llijo I i mi I ll'S HA ' II 111 PUB. , ii's mm. 112 » A wt tasty, Bi Ticket, V»V Program. r>J ment or C vw an adverr for your Vi satisfaction t > v >m lßi Type, lei Presses, ~ Besl Paper, Mel fart, A Promptness- All you can ask, A trial will make you our customer. "We respectfully ask that trial. IRRF [ No. ii E. Mahoning S' T7" xx. i _i .Ti. I OUR STOCK OF TRIMMED HITS was never n ore complete. We have jtn-t received from New York an in voice of the lates-t eflf- ct in outing and lead --to wear HATS. IWlllif 122 Mill Street.
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