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Some 700,000 Turned Out
Yearly in This Country.
LARGE SIZCS IMPORTED
N-.w York'6 One FootSry Has Been
at It Fifty Years Young Women
Employed to Do Most of tho Basket
Work Tho Handle Maker an Ex
pert Hand Work.
There Is only one demijohn factory
In N"w York, this one being located la
I;., .k'yn borough. MohI of the work
in ih.iitj by youiig women. There are
employed homo men, who put on tho
bandits, though there 1b hero at worn
cue blind man, who makes bottoms,
but. most of tho weaving of the basket
coverings around tho bottles, whtcn
Iih.I.mIi s the bull; of the work, Is done
by young women, saya the New Yortt
Emi.
lu making the wicker covering of
a, demijohn the work begins at the
1 1 .item. The wravers sit with their
I .'.:!; to the Wall In two lines down
t'.'e side's of the factory room facing
t'.i- ifitro, while down tho middlo
of the roi.'iii, btandlng on the floor,
sue long rows of demijohn bottles to
Lo fovured. At the end of each row
of basket weavers sits a bottom niuK-
Cl'.
The bottom maker picks up a Ptiflld
cut number of reeds or sticks of leiigtu
t;:l si..e suitable for the bottom ot
lao rover to be mailt; and these sticks
I n crosws so that their ends radiate
lik the points of a itar and then he
proceeds quickly to weave In anl out
over these radiating sticks reeds to
form the bottom, sitting the rieil
fctmsly I" ut the centre at tlw s'art,
a il then rapidly running the ivect
a.-ound and around in and out of the
radiating sticks until he has brought
t!:f bottom thus woven to the re
q -.ired dimensions.
I'crhnps ho tests this then with a
wooden gnngo to see that It Is Just
r:;,it, ns It Is more than likely to be,
I ii- he becomes adept by long practice
ami he can tell pretty accurately with
out measuring, and then he snips off
tli projecting ends of tho sticks and
t'isses the bottom to a girl, who puts
lu tho uprights.
The uprights are the reeds that
fcrm the vertical framework of the
woven basket. They are composed of
long reeds, and shorter ones alternat
ing all around. The shorter reeds
v;ill go up the side of the bottle and
over the shoulder to the bottom of
the neck; the long reeds will go up
the side and over the shoulder and
on up the top of the neck.
When the uprights have thus been
placed another girl takes the bot
tom and bends the uprignts up and
weaves around among them at the
bend three courses of reed. This fixes
all the upright in their relative posi
tions, and the weaving, thus done,
makes also a sort of snallow cup ol
basket work deep enough to hold th
bottle in place without shifting when
it has been placed within the skele
tcn framework, and the weaving of
the complete basket is begun.
Supporting the bottle in her lap wlta
its neck to the front, the basket weav
er now starts making the basket work
around it, beginning at the base; the
reeds that are to be woven in are all
thoroughly soaked before using to
make them soft and pliable and easy
to work so they can be drawn
iind fitted snugly. All the uprights
such out around the bottle long and
wavy toward the neck, and it might
seem that it would be a difficult thing
toget round them to get the weaves sho
weaves among them into place; but
the weaver has a way of bending the
uprights aside one after another as
she comes to them, all the time stead
ily rotating the bottle as she runs the
red uround it, in and out, under and
over the uprights, which spring buck
one after another as she passes on.
With Its cover completed, the deml
Johu now goes to the hanoie man to
bnvo its handle put on. The woven
cover is made of pllt reeds; tho handle-
Is of whole reed.
First the handle maker cuts a short
length of reed, one end of which he
tiu-ks under the basket work on one
sithi of the bottle just below ihe
Moulder while he bends and tucks the
other end into the top of the basket
v..nk around the neck. This reed Is
-.'.! W a false bow; it really serves
a core for and form on which he
will now build the handle.
Ho now takes a reed of some length,
one end of which with tho end or a
b ol made for the purpose, ho puts
t' ' nih tho demijohn covering along
side tho lower end of the false bow,
le aving the end of this reed well
through from under the covering, the
handle maker doubles it up along the
other end, and the reed tans doubled
he winds with two or three turns
around the false bow unu. ho comes
to the neck of tho bottle, around
which he turns it.
This gives the handle its secure
holii there, as running it through the
cover does below, and that turn around
tho neck, with the double reed, also
covers the raw edge of the weaving
at. the top and gives the work a nice
Inlsh there.
Some demijohns of the largest size
tr imported here from Europe. There
i produced In this country by all
thu demijohn manufacturers put to
gether about 700,000 domljohns annu-illy.
Uf!
Bad Symptoms.
Tho woman who Ikh periodical bond
aches, bitekncli-". s"cs imuirimiry dark
Kpots or specks (Ion taut or iliinrlhir heforo
her eyes, bujrnawlnijt distress or heavy
full feellntf In jtomnch, faint f pells, drag-glng-downA'clinff
In lower atxlomlnal or
pelvic rejKon, easily startled or excited,
irreguyfr or painful periods, with or with
out iHvIc catarrh, U sulTerint? from
wpakief"!-. fttidflerangcments that should
have cTmy nL ntlon. Not all of above
ymptoil njr likely to bo present in any
cav at nhe ime.
NeKlyft'Vl or badly treated and such
esses 'lyn run Into maladies which de
mand Ofe surgeon's knlfo If they do not
re i j tally.
JN. niedlrlne extant-hag mirh a long
and nuiiurmiS rca.til of cures in .sm-ft
lails us nr. ITerce's 1 :ivur;'ii ITesc.rTP
LuiL S meijipiii" lias such n strong;
i.ri.fi'sstfrrm i.uii-.r ....I. ..I rrrr
Several Uiurrilli-jilA---mirth nu.r.. thnnnny
liumhrr of ordinary in.ii-tirnirylniml u s
"yil'illau The very best liigrediunTl
know ii to medical science for tho cure of
woman's peculiar ailments onu-r Into Its
com)stii,n. No alei)hol, harmful, or
bslilt-formlng drug Is to bn found In tho
list of Its Ingredients prlntod on each
bottlo-wrappcr and attests under oath.
In nny condition of tho female system,
Tit. Tierce's Favorite Trescrlptlon can do
only good never harm. Its wholo effect
Is to strengthen. Invigoratn and rcgulato
the wholo feinaln system and rsx-clally
tho pelvic organs. When these aro de
ranged In function or affectd by disease,
tho stomach ami other organs of digestion
bocomo sympathetically deranged, the
nerves aro weakened, and a long list of
bad, unpleasant symptoms follow. Too
much must not bo expected of this "Fa
vorito Prescription." It w ill not perform
miracles: will not euro tumors no med
Iclno will, It will often prevent them. If
taken In time, and thus tho operating
table and the surgeon's knlfo may be
avoided.
Women suffering from diseases of long
standing, nro Invited to consult Doctor
Fierce by lutter.rce. All correxpondenco
Is held as strictly private and sacredly
confidential. Address Dr. It. V. Fierce,
liulfaln. N. Y.
Dr. Pierre's Medical Adviser flOOO pages)
Is sent free on receipt of 21 one-cent
stamps for paper-covered, or 31 stamps
for cl jth-hound copv. Address as above.
' CTLTIV.ITIXG TKU TllKOAl'.
Vuvtuiiig and Deep nronthlnjj An;
Important Factors.
A llttlo book rocnntly published la
Vienna Is devoted to a method of
vocal culture and also health culture
that has stood the test of practical
exporioncc lu numerous caos but I
not as well known as It deserves to
b.). It Is boned upon tho vocal meth
od of the concert singer, Josephine
Klchter, the mother of the celebrated
orchestra louder Hans Uichter and
tourists essentially of peculiar move
ment of tho Jaws which ultimately
Glvo tho pupil an astonishing com
mand over the soft palate, bosidis
ttiouKtheulng the muscles of thu
face, neck and chest.
Kerr Lanz, the author of the book,
I can' readily understand from
which that famous physicist says;
quotes a letter written to Mine. Rich,
ter by tho late Prof. Helmholtz in
theodetlcul considerations, that the
tlnbblnes of the soft palate and the
hack of the mouth must act as a
damper upon the voice and an ob
stacle to precision of attack and
utterance. Hence, If the command
of tho palate, tongue and larynx
which you possess can he acquired
by your method of exercising the
muscles of the faoe and throat, ox
your example appears to prove, the
'act is clearly ot great Importance.
It Is physiologically probable that
tuch exercises would have that
effort!"
That the exercises do have that
effect Is proved by an examination of
an average untrained throat and the
throat of a singer trained by the
new method. In the former the soft
palate and Its conical extension, the
uvula, hang limp and constrict the
vocal passage, which Is further nar
rowed by the prominent tonsil at
each side. In a mouth so encum
bored, as In a room filled with furni
ture, it Is impossible for the voice to
ring loud and clear. The tonsils and
soft palate of the trained singer, on
the other hand, are retracted and
hardened and the pendant uvula has
entirely disappeared, giving the
voice a clear and wide passage with
firm walls, and consequently Increas
ing Its volume and improving Its
quality.
The method Is recommended for
the cultivation of the speaking it
well as the singing voice and for V.
prevention and alleviation of vmioii'
diseases of the throat. "It Elvs m
tonlshing relief In catarrh of ti
throat and suggests new possibilities
In the treatmbent of enlarged tou
sils." Now these exercises consist essent
ially of yawning, which has recently
been recommended, independent;', as
a valuable exorcise for the respira
tory organs. According to Dr. Naogll
of the University of Luettlch yawning
brings all the respiratory muscles
of the chest and throat into action
and Is thorefore tho best and most
natural moans of strengthening
them. He advises evorybody to
yawn as deeply as possible, with
arms outstretched, In ordor to chango
completely fie air in the lungs and
stlmulnto respiration. In many canes
he has found the practice to relieve
the difficulty In swallowing and dis
turbance of the sense of hearing that
accompany catarrh of the throat
The patient Is Induced to yawn
through suggestion, Imitation or a
preliminary exercise lu deep breath
ing. Each treatment consists of
from six to eight yawns, each fol
lowed by the operation of swallow
ing. It should be added, however, that
it is quite possible for deep breathing
to be overdone, particularly by per
sons with weak hearts, and It Is at
least open to question whether the
obstacles to free respiration whloh
the yawning cure Is alleged to re
move are not useful In preventing
the entrance of germs and other for
eign bodle. Scientific American.
orn r;r.::T h.ttm-:?itips.
The Connecticut Is the M-wt Powr
fill Fver P.ullt In This Country.
As tho newest, lnnvsl and :;r t
formidable engine of destruction In
our navy, nnd, savo one, the h-nvlest
armed vessel In the world, much In
terest will attach to n description of
8onio of her lending features.
Her keel was laid on March 10,
1EMI3, and she was launched on Sep
tember 29, 1904. She is 450 feet
long by 70 feet 10 Inches In extreme
width. About 2,200 tons of coal can
bo carried in her bunkers. Hor speed
will bo eighteen knots, and Rho
draws 24i feet of water. Nenrly
7.R00 tons of steel plates have been
used In the construction of the hull.
Her total cost renches 8, 000,000.
It Is said by one of the chief naval
constructors that at the time the
Connecticut was laid down sho was
admitted by European naval exports
to be the best designed nnd most
powerful warship of her class In ex
lsfmro, and sho Is only exceeded at
preent by the English Dreadnought,
of 18,000 tons, whoso gunfire range
1.1 somewhat greater.
T!io dominant feature and supreme
Importance of tho Connoctlcut ns a
destructive engine of war Is centered
In her terrific battery of long range
guns. Four huge 12-lnch breech
loading rifles, navy's latest model, 45
I.:-.:.ie.st nasal searchlight In the
world.
feet lone;, aro mounted In two tur
rets, one forward and one aft. Theso
guns aro capable of hurling 850,
pound projectiles with sufficient
force to penetrate armor and sink a
ship six to eight miles away. Be
sides theso, eight 8-inch and twelve
7-inch guns complote the main bat
tery, while twenty 3-lnch and 12
poundors are Installed, Intended
principally to ward off torpedo boat
attacks.
Tho hull of the Connecticut Is pro
tected at the waterllne by a complete
belt of armor 9 feet 8 Inches In
width and 11 Inches thick, which
runs 200 feet amidships, while the
front and back of this, embracing
the magaslne spaces, Is 9 Inches un
til it gradually decreases to 4 Inches
In thickness at the stem and stern.
The casement armor, from the top of
the waterllne to the edge of the 7
lnch gun ports and upper casement.
Is 6 Inches thick throughout.
The work of placing in the turrets
the four 12-lnch guns, weighing
125,000 pounds each, was a delicate
engineering feat. The powerful elec
tric crane Hercules, however, with
Us strong colls of wire rope, slowly
lifted these monster weapons and
lowered them safely Into their prop
er positions. To sustain the shock of
fire a large 13-ton recoil Jacket Is
slipped over the breech end of each
gun. The rebound Is about five or
six feet.
A belt of armor 13 Inches thick
forms the front projecting plate of
the rotating turrets of these guns.
One of the record breaking equip
ments Is the largest naval search
light In the world, placed high up on
the front of the military mast. The
projector is 5 feet In diameter, and
on a clear night an object 10 by 20
feet can be picked up at a distance of
from four to five miles at sea. This
cost $4,000, nnd was made In Qer
nuny. Two of the tnost vital spots on the
;.!; i n way below the waterllne,
I.i 1': nr.iiio rooms, one forward
1 1 : Tt. He re aro the greut gen
" : 'i. chines. Each plant hi
of operating the ship inde-
- '. la caso the other should
v Mated and put out of or
' : ii:!l . Tho electrical cqulp
.'. t'li- most modern and exten-.-'
: ;ir used on a vessel, operat
; ..,-.)-. pi.. von hundred and fifty
" 1 In the bnttlo service and ubout
i.' t'-di-'d more In general llght-
'"
T.venty-ftvH mllos of wiring i.i
used, which provides for an elabo
rate Intercommunication between all
parts of tho ship, directing the Bring,
range finding of all batteries, sub
merged torpedo tubes and, in fact,
controlling the complete manoouver
lng operations of the ship In time 0.'
action or otherwise.
One of the striking acessorles for
gun loading Is an Ingenious electric
rammer for driving home the shell
and powdor charge In the breech of
the gun. This is of brass and tele
scopic In action. Three hundred
pounds of smokeless powder are used
to fire the propectiles. One charge
costs over $200. The powder is put
up In bags and stored In large, round
copper cans, 3 feet high, tightly
sealed and kept In the magazine
hold.
New Salary Bill Takes a Million.
Gfficial Estimate cl Minimum Salary Dill'.
Cost Showi One -fifth the Teachers bl
the Et.-.lo Will Bo Affcctec.
All estimate nindc nt tlio Depart -liter.t
rf Public Instruction is that
from lialf a million to one million
dollars will be required annually lo
pay the increase granted teachers
in the public schools by the Snyder
bill enacted last Winter.
Reports now being received from
the 2600 districts of the State form
the 1 jasis of calculation in making
up this estimate. The reports show
the number of teachers who will be
affected by the act.
The act increases the minimum
galary of teachers from the present
figure of $35 a month to 540 and
$50 a month, and at least one-fifth
of the 28,250 teachers in Pennsyl
vania's public schools will be di
rectly benefited. Those holding
provisional certificates will here
after receive not less than $40 a
month, under the Snyder bill, nnd
those who hold professional, per
manent or normal school certificates
and have had two years' practical
experience will receive not less
than $50.
The act became operative June 1
last, but the first payment of the
school appropriations by the State
under it cannot be made until next
June. The several districts must,
however, pay their teachers accord
ing to the lerms of toe law and wait
for the State to reimburse them.
The last Legislature increased the
school appropriation $2,000,000 per
annum and this ii.crease will enable
most of the districts to meet the in
creased salaries without embarrass
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
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Tickets trood iroimr on train leaving 11.47 a. in., connect ini; with HPECI
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Tickets good returning en regular trains within TEN DAYS. .Stop-oil' within
limit allowed at Buffalo returning.
Illustrated Booklet and full Information may be obtained from Ticket Agents
J. It. WOOD, OKO. W. llOYI),
rtwsenger Tralllc Manager. General Passenger Agent.
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Particular people whose pride of name and
pride in product goes into their stationery have
preferred Coupon Bond irrespective of price
for over fifteen years.
Not the cheapening hurry of today but the old slow careful
methods that make for fineness and permanence are still used in
making (iDlp Its beautiful color and
texture, its remarkable toughness and erasing qualities make it
not only a distinctive paper but the de luxe and incomparable
paper for all business correspondence. Write your letters so that
they will compel a reading write them on
to strengthen their appeal and to reflect the high standing of your
se. Plp(Q)I costs no more -than
other good bond papers but no other bond paper will serve you
as well.
American Writing Paper Co.,
Largest Manufacturers of the Commercial
Paper in the World. 29 Mills.
C OUPOIT BOITD
is handled by the
Columbian Printing House. Bloomsbura
Where Samples can be seen.
ment, although some districts,
which depend piaclically entirely
upon the State's appropriation to
run their schools may have to bor
row money. Any district which
does not pay the increased salary
will forfeit its share o" the State
appropriation entirely, so the teach
ers are sure of the increase.
The act by the 1 1st Legislature,
increasing the school appropriation
to $7,5k,ooo a year will not be
come eperative until next June,
and appropriations now being paid
are fiom the total appropriation of
$5,500,000 a year.
Supervisors' Blanks.
We have piinted a supply of
blanks for Supervisors under the
new law, nnd v ill keep them in
stock. They include order books,
tax notices, and daily ro .d reports.
Samples sent on :itphcnt.on. tf.
. !
An old printer recently died at
DesMoities, Iowa neglected by his
relatives. After he was dead a will
was discovered, bequeathing money
and real estate to the amount of
about $100,000 among his brothers
and sisters who had left him to die
in the poor house. At once there
was a great scramble and the rela
tives got into a quarrel among
themselves over the property, and
two of them engaged lawyers to
break the will so that they could
get more. These lawyers began to
investigate affairs, and it was dis
closed that there was no estate
whatever. The old fellow was
really the pauper he was supposed
to be, at:d his will was just a huge
joke, being his way of getting even
with those who neglected him. And
now maybe they ain't mad.
and October 9, 1907.
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A. N. YOST,
AT'IOKNKV AT LAW.
Ent Luilibng, L'mist House Square
Ulooriisliurg, I'a.
UAU'Il. R.JOIIN,
A t IOHNKV AT LAW.
Hartmnn Uuil.ln.g, Martet Squaw
Hloomslnirp, I'a.
I-RKI) IKKLER,
ATTORNKV-AT-LAW
Office Over First National Bank,
r.loomsbtirg, Pa,
CLYDE CHAST YETTER
ATTORNEY AT-LAW.
Office in Wirt's ISuilding.
JJIoomsburp, Pa.
W. II. RHAVVN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Comer of 3rd and Main St,
CATAWISSA, PA.
CLINTON HERRING.
ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
Office with Grant Herring.i
EMcomslmrg, Pa.
T Orangeville Wednesday each week
A. L. FRITZ
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office WoimisUrg Nai'l pRnt Bldg.
Bloomsburfc, Pa.
J. II. MAIZE
ATTORNEY AT I AW. INSURANCE
EAL ESTATE AGENT
Office in ToWD'cml's liuilding
Bloomsburrr, Pa,
N U. FUNK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
I-.t't's Iiuil.iinrr, O.nrt House Squan
Ploomsburg, Pa.
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Represent Seven tren n qoorl Companki
there dtp in tUm - - j n 1
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incir uince.
DR. W. II. HOUSE .
SURGEON DENTIST
Office Barton's Building, Main below Mm
Bloomsburg, Pa.
All styles of work done in a superior mm
All work warranted as represented
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT Nil
by the use of Gas. and free of charge
artificial teeth are inserted
Pen nil hours during the day
DR. M. J. HES
DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHK9
Crown and bridge work a specUty
Corner Vain nnd Centre streets
Bloomsburg, Pa.
rolnmbta ft Montour Telephone cooaeana
J. J. BROWN, M. D.
THE EYE A SPECIALTY,
fcyes tested and fitted with glastM.
No Sunday work.
311 Market 8t., Bloomsburg, Ps,
Hours 10 to 8
J. S. JOHN M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGIOM.
Office and residence, 410 Main Si
7-30-1 BLOOMSRTTPn a
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EDWARD. FLYNN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CENTRALIA, PA.
-Office Lidaioot bnitaing, lqcw tmM'
II. MONTGOMERY SMITH,
attornky-at-law,
umce 1 tnt building,
WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON,
ATTORNIY-AT-LAW.
w n.V" We"8' u,,,inRoverJ.O.
Vells Hardware Store, Bloomsburg.
Will be in Millville on Tuesdays.
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rooms hot ami told water and all
nnxhrn conveniences.
CITY HOTEL
W. A. Hartzel, Prop.
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room,hot and cold water and mHtl
veniences. Bar stocked with best wEL
nnd linnnrs in,., .1 ,, wine
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Fire Insurance Agent.
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