THE NAVAJO BLANKET.
Out In the 1nnl of lit tin rain,
11 cnnmt-rift hiuI ciii'tiiK-plain,
An IikIIiiii worn 11 it, rliort ninl nwnrt,
Thin blanket wove with piit.ient nrtj
AikI day to lny, tliionirli nil a year,
lb-fore licr loom, hy iittcrn quter,
Mic stolidly n story" toUl,
A lc-gcml of her people, olI.
With threO'l on threml, niul lino on line,
Him wrought ciiHi cm hum iltMlfin:
Tim Minimi of tin- lny nml nluht.
Of lci it mill of niouiitiiiu lieiirlit,
Of .lonriK-y loiiu mid ftorm-lH'M't.
of villiiLT p!'il anil ilnni'iK nii-f.
Of Willll tl I ill rrtlfflillM, Clilll nml lll'llt,
Of fiiinlnt' IiuitIi nml ilciity weet.
Now In tliie pnli'fa'P homo It. He,
'Neiith ciirelen, inmi-pri t injr ejee
Which never retitl the title Hint runs
A t'onre of micicnt, myotic miiis.
To in 'tin pimply iii:iiiy-litiel.
Of llureK lni'lnroii liml l iiiie;
AppciilK in vain it. pictiircil lure;
An JuUiuu Mmiket nothiiifc morn,
Yonth'ii Conipnnlon.
3 VtP MR Tava'o Cala
J
A SHORT STORY.
Ho had staked and lost. With his
head whirling and brain on fire. Pick
Welby stepped out of the brilliantly
lighted Sunset club Into the darkness
Of the deserted street, dazed and be
wildered. Richard Welby turned up
his collar, and then groped in his pock
et for the price of a carfare. Not a
penny!
It was early morning when he
opened the door of his modest flat. A
pretty petite figure came running up
the hall.
"Oh, Dick! I am so glad you've come
at last!"
"Were you frightened, dear?" and
he gave her an affectlonnte hug.
"Any letter?" he aHked presently,
when they were havlns supper, which
he had waited for him.
"No; why?"
"I expected Johnson would be wait
ing for the rent, that's all. He said he
wouldn't wait after this week, and the
worst of It Is" stretching his legs be
fore the fire "I can't pay him."
"As bad as that, Dick? I thought
we had plenty."
"So we should have, only I've been
speculating Investing, and lost a heap
of money. A fellow at the office put
me on a good thing In gold mines
which hasn't turned up trumps, and
there's at least 50 gone."
His wife's face grew serious, but she
did not tell him the landlord had called
that morning for the last time.
Mabel Welby was a woman In a
thousand. She loved her husband with
the Intensity of affection which a worn
an can and will bestow upon a man,
however worthless. The next morning
after Dick had left for the office with
a splitting headache, the little house
wife was in sore distress.
At last she resolved to take a bold
step. Years apfl, before she became
engaged to Richard Welby, she was
acquainted with a gentleman who had
been exceedingly fond of her, who had
proposed and been rejected, but who
bad told her more in sorrow than In
anger that if ever she wanted help ho
would never refuse It.
A few minutes found Mabel, who
had left little Tiny in charge of their
one servant, speeding on to the great
metropolis.
She reached the bu-.lding at last, and,
discovering the name among SO or
more on the brasB plates outside, went
boldly up to the oRlce.
She was ushered Into the presence
of a man about 35, tall, strongly built,
with keenly cut features.
"Mabel!" he cried.
She sat down and tried bravely to
speak, but her Hps refused her.
"Have you come to redeem my prom
ise?" "Yes; I want your help; oh, George!"
forgetting the years that had elapsed
since they last met "you'll help us,
won't you?"
The man looked up.
"Mabel, let us be frank with each
ther. You are married, perhaps?"
"Yes."
"Ah!"
He leaned back In his chair and
nursed his chin musingly.
"Well, one can't have all his desires
In this world, and now" speaking In
a more business like tone "the nature
of the assistance you require?"
"To borrow a few dollars. My hus
band has lost money In speculation
gold mines, or something of that sort,
and we need them badly Just now."
After more conversation, the man
handed her two crisp banknotes, and
she rose to go.
"By tho way, I don't know your
name," he remarked.
"Welby Mrs. Richard Welby," she
replied.
The gentleman gave a start, but said
nothing.
When Dick returned home that
evening his wife did not tell him of the
adventure of the morning, and as he
had received no communication from
the landlord he concluded that the gen
tleman had decided to wait.
But Dick Welby was gloomy and
morose. His wife, putting it down to
his monetary losses, pretended not to
notice any difference in him.
But Bhe did not know that the sum
he bad lost bad never been his own at
all, but his employer's.
Ruin stared him in the face at every
turn.
How was he to pay Orayeon, the
gambler wno had won his money, and
replace that he had stolen from the
Arm?
The next morning, when he reached
the office, later than usual, worn out
with want of sleep, he found to his dis
may the accountants had already com
menced work.
Bre many hours bad passed he
teamed their names. They were
Smith ft Grayson, Could there be BJiy
connection with one of them and toe
gambler of the club? With that
thought In his head Dick made tracks
for their offices; he would set his
mind at rest on that point at one.
Mr. Grayson was In. Yes, he was a
dunJ Individual a njn of business In
the daytime and a gambloY by night.
He looked npon seeing Welby, and
Dick plunged Into the mntter at once,
"You're auditing transom & Bran
som's Brrount. and I've born appro
priating money from the firm in oil
about a thousand dollars. Mr. Gray
son," and his voice trembled, "you
hold the ruin of a mnn In your hands.
What are you going to do?"
The man looked at the other calmly.
"What If I do what you want me to
do prevent your exposure?"
"I'll never touch a enrd osrain."
It was the gambler who laughed.
"Do you think that's possible? I've
said that to myself scores of times, but
the fever's got too tlnht a hold."
"But I've a wlfo and child I swear
It. for their Bakes!"
"Why didn't you think of that be
fore?" He went to a desk, and from a
drawer produced a pack of cards.
"Sit down!" he cried. "You win,
and the shortage is made good and
your debt canceled, but on conditions
only."
He looked straight into his com
panion's face.
"And those conditions are that you
never play a game of chance again,
and take care of your wife."
He dealt out the cards, and, the
other not replying, tne two commenced
a battle to be fought under such ter
rible circumstances and with such mo
mentous Issues. Dick Welby's face
became ghastly pale and his hands
trembled as he turned up the cards
mechanically. But something seemed
to tell him that Grayson, the inveter
ate gambler, was once playing reck
lessly and carelessly.
For a Tew minutes It seemed an
hour, there was a deadly silence, and
then Dick yose excitedly to his feet.
"Thank heaven!" he had won.
George Grayson gathered up tho
cards and carefully locked them in his
desk again. He had crossed the room
and shook his companion's hond.
"Welby, I can't help thinking I've
been assisting your ruin. You must
look after your wife. You don't know
the treasure you've got."
Dick glanced at the speaker In as
tonishment. "My wife! Do you know her?"
"Yes. Were I In your place I should
bo a different man. Listen! Welby,
you've usurped a position I once
hoped to obtain. I reckoned on Mabel
becoming my bride. But It wasn't to
bo. She sought me here yesterday as
an old friend to assist her In some
temporary difficulty. And now you
know. Good-hy, Dick, and henven
bless you!" stretching out his hand
again.
Dick remained silent for a moment,
unable to grasp the situation at first,
and then replied:
"You say you would be a different
mnn had you been In my place. Come
home with me tonight; we both owe
you so much let us thank you."
The man hesitated, and then said:
"Well, yes. I promise."
And Dick Welby letc the office with
a light heart.
Ho is a wealthy man now, and has
kept his promise never to gamble
again; and Grayson himself, since
that memorable afternoon in his of
fice, never touched another card. New
York News.
SHERIFF AGGRIEVED.
Postmistress of Red Dog Handles
Armament Flippantly.
The sheriff of Rod Dog, whoo has been
asking the postoffiee department at
Washington to "tone down some" the
local postmistress for enforcing her
Idea of etiquotte with a pistol, has
written again urgently. lie says:
There ain't no Inspector showed up
In these parts yet, and we'd like to
know If one is coming. When I wrote
you last week things wasn't exactly
calm and peaceful, and since then the
situation has sure become acute and un
satisfactory. This lady postmaster
here found out in some way we ain't
yet decided how that the mayor and
nic and the other leading citizens of
thlh town was some vexed and annoyed
with her, and since then the postoffiee
ain't done any business to speak of. If
it was a man dealing out stamps and
handing over our mail you cam rest
easy we wouldn't have to bother you.
But we ain't making war on women,
Including this one, which can handle
her armament quite casual and flip
pant, so we want you to do something.
This town respectfully protests to
you against the way In which this ac
credited postmistress is urging her
views on politeness; this town respect
fully protests that it ain't got time to
leave its hat outside the door when get
ting Its mall this own respectfully pro
tests that its duely elected mayor la im
portant in the yes of its citizens and
that there ain't no call for blm to act
humble when he's getting his mail.
This mayor ain't felt right since he
skipped out of the postoffiee last week,
some undignified and frinky, owing to
the fact be forgot to take off bis hat
and bow, and he's going to resign if
something ain t done. Please attend
to it, for we are getting snipplsb and
fretful in our tempers and are liable to
do something we might regret. Tell
the inspector he'd better come to see
me first. She heard he's coming and
there ain't no use of bis being rash and
careless. New York Tribune.
Scotland has an area of 19,062,482
acres, of which 4,894,406 acres are un
der cultivation. One hundred and
twelve persons own one-holt of the to
tal area and eighteen persons own one
fourth of it
MARVELLOUS URALITE.
AN ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 8UB
STANCE INVENTED BY IM8
CHENETZKY. It Is 8uperior to Anything of the Kind
That Has Yet Been Produced Will
Prove Most Useful for Building
Purposes.
Have you ever heard of ttrallte
Trobably not, for It Is a new Invention.
Yet It Is well worthy of your notice,
since It is superior to anything dt the
kind that has yet been produced. It Is
the invention of a Russian artillery of
ficer, and chemist, named Imschenet'
zky, and its claim to distinction lies
In the fact that it Is absolutely fire
proof. Urallte Is composed of asbestos fibre
with a proper proportion of silicate, bi
carbonate of soda and chalk, and It Is
supplied In various finishes and colors,
according to the purpose for which It
Is Intended. In a soft form a sheet of
urallte Is like an asbestos board;
when haird It resembles finely sawn
stone and has a metallic ring. Besides
being a non-conductor of heat and elec
tricity. It Is practically waterproof (and
may be made entirely so by paint),
and Is not affected either by atmos
pheric Influences or by the acids con
tained in smoke in large towns, which
rapidly destroy galvanized Iron.
Moreover, it ran be cut by the usual
carpenters' or wood workers' tools; It
can be veneered to form paneling for
walls or partitions; It can be painted,
grained, polished and glued together
like wood; It does not spilt when a
nail Is driven through it; It is not af
fected when exposed to moisture or
great changes of temperature, and It
can be given any deBired color either
during the process of manufacture or
afterward.
Mr. Oliver J. D. Hughes, United
States consul general at Cobnrg,
thinks highly of it as a fireproof build
ing material. Several tests, he says,
have been made of it, and in each case
the result has been most satisfactory.
In order to carry out the tests, a small
brick built house, an iron framed hut,
lined and covered with urallte, and a
duplicate platform were erected, and
each was then fitted with pyrometers
for tho purpose of recording the tem
peratures electrically and was filled
with highly Inflammable material.
To the house were fixed four strong
doors, of oak, steel and urallte, and as
soon as a fire was lighted inside they
were shut. The highest temperature
reached was 2350 degrees Fahrenheit,
and after the test it was found that In
each case the doors had resisted the
fire. In the hut was placed a deed box
made of urallte and wood, and in the
box were placed some papers, a book,
a crucible containing paraffin wax and
another holding a piece of easily fust
bla metal.
After being subjected to an external
heat of 2030 degrees Fahrenheit, the
papers and the book were not affected
in the slightest degree, and though the
wood nearest the fire was charred
right through the urallte was sound
and the paraffin wax bad only melted
slightly.
After the Are had been burning
three-quarters of an hour, those pres
ent wore able to place their hands on
any part of tho door which was cov
ered lnsldo and outside with urallte,
though by that time all tho woodwork
had been burned off another door,
which had urallte Tor Its panels only.
Other remarkable tests are also de
scribed by Consul General Hughes In
n official report which he has Just
ent to the government on the subject
"In the well equipped laboratory,"
ho says, quoting the words of an ex
pert, "one of the staff took a strip of
urallte about one foot In length and
one and a half inches wide, and alter
nately stirred up a bowl of boiling wat
er and a freezing mixture. In the lat
ter about an ounce of mercury was
suspended In a test tube, and this
rapidly froze into a bright bullet in
the bottom of the tube. Some pieces
of India rubber tubing placed In the
mixture were also broken with the ham
mer like cost iron.
"The strip of urallte, on the other
hand, showed no sign of warping, lam
ination or disintegration; in fact, It
would have needed an expert to have
told subsequently which end of It had
been subjected to such severe changes
of temperature.
"That urallte can also withstand a
great strain the two following tests
show: In the first a cube one inch
square was subjected to hydraulic pres
sure, and 18.8 tons were registered be
fore it gave way. In the second, a
strip nine and a quarter inches long,
one and a half Inches broad and seven
sixty-fourths of an inch thick, which
was placed between supports and grad
ually subjected toon Increasing weight,
did not give way until a weight of 15
pounds had been applied to It.
That urallte will prove most useful
for building purposes Is the opinion of
Consul General Hughes. "Owing to
its extreme non-conductivity," he says,
"lruts, railway carriages, barracks,
hospitals and other buildings con
structed with It, while absolutely fire
and water proof, are warm in winter
and cool in summer. A room entirely
covered with urallte three thirty-sec
onds of an inch thick might have its
contents burned, it Is claimed, without
any danger of the Ore spreading. New
York Herald.
Ho Said No More.
Mr. Elder There Is something I
want to say to you, Bessie er that
is. Miss Kutely.
Miss KuU-ly Call me Bessie If you
wish.
Mr. Elder Oh, may IT
Mis Kuiely Of course; all old gen
tlemen call ma Bessie. Philadelphia
Ledger.
THE WASHINGTON OF JAPAN.
General Viscount Katsuma Is Famous
for Courage.
It Is generally believed that the Japs
are brave soldiers, but few know who
la the bravest and greatest of them
all. The Washington of Japan Is Gen
eral! Viscount Katsnra, who became
prime minister two years ago. He be
gan his fighting career In 1867, dur
ing the civil war which resulted In the
overthrow of the old order of things
In the Land of the Rising Sun and the
adoption of western civilization.
Though only a lieutenant then, he be
came famous for extraordinary cour
age. He was always In the thickest
of the fight, always the first to volun
teer to lead a forlorn hope.
After the war his government sent
Katsura to Germany to study military
matters. On his return he took a lead
ing part In reorganizing the Japanese
soldiery on the European model, and
was practically creator of the modern
Japanese army. In 1876 wheu a
colonel, he was again sent to Germany,
In company of the late General Ka
wakaiml, to Inspect the German mili
tary system. The two officers were at
that time regarded as th most prom
ising men In the entire Japanese army.
Katsura became a major general on
his return home and was rice minister
of the war office under Oyama. In
1891 he was made lieutenant general.
In the Chino-Japanese war he led his
army through Cores to Manchuria,
and later, under General Norzu, won
many victories. His name became
a terror throughout the Invaded coun
try. In 1898 he Was appointed war
minister, which office he retained until
the downfall of tho Yamagata cabinet
in 1900. He became premier In 1901.
Katsura was born in 1849 In the
province of Nagato, generally called
Choshlu, In the western part of the
main Island of Japan. This province
has given birth to many Illustrious
statesmen and generals, among them
Marquis Ito, Field Marshal Yamagata,
and Count Inouye. The viscount be
lieves the Japanese are the best sol
diers In the world, and says he would
not fear the result if he bad to lead
them against any whits troops. One
thing much in favor of the Japs is
that they are so small the enemy can't
find them. Nothing In Japan Is too
good for Katsura. He Is the Idol of
the people. All kinds of honors have
been showered on him. At 65 be is
ready to take the field.
What is to be the future or Japan?
The Greeks and Romans built splen
did temples of stone. All architecture
was on a grand end Imposing scale, de
signed to last as long as the world.
Today the Greeks are a nation of harm
less fruit venders and sapless artisans.
Tho Roman empire sustained by mac
aroni. Japan boasts no antiquities be
yond coins and Idols. Her temples
and palaces are constructed of pre
cious woods. There were no chairs or
tables In the kingdom until In recent
years. The people sat upon straw
mats and ate out of small wooden salv
ers. What can be the future of a na
tion built upon straw? New York
Press.
QUAINT AND CURIOU8.
A novel restaurant at the world's
fair will be one with the walls of the
building made of glass tanks in which
will sw im flsiies.
.
In Holland an unmarried lady Inva
riably walks on the right of her es
cort, while, a married one takes her
husband's left arm.
In Sitka when a wife loses her hus
band she does not don widow's
weeds; she simply paints the upper
part of her face black.
In attending a Mexican theatre the
admission is charged one act at a
time; thus tho rates are according to
the number of acts in the play.
Enthusiastic members of London's
Audubon society propose a law to au
thorize the confiscation of all hats dec
orated with the skins of song birds.
After the death of a reputed witch
some peasants of Hungary mutilated
the corpse In the belief that she would
otherwise reappear and suck the blood
of living persons.
The Rev. Mr. Cook of Concordia,
Kaa., has bought space In one of the
papers published there, making a
year's contract at regular advertising
rates, and will print bis sermons weekly-
The residents of the village of Soli
hull, a few miles from Birmingham,
England, have so rooted an antipathy
to the place being modornlzed that
they have petitioned the district coun
cil against telephones.
Tho Tamest Birds.
Naturalists commissioned by the
United States government have dis
covered on tho distant Island of Lay
son, In the Pacific, some new birds and
many novel texts In regard to known
species. The visiting scientists were
perhaps the first human beings whom
the myriads of birds that crowd this
UBy speck of land bad ever seen. In
consequence, birds representing spe
cies which In other lands wing hurried
ly away at the sight of man, came up
to the naturalists, looked curiously Into
their faces, perched on their writing
tables, wondorlngly Inspected tho tri
pods and other accessories of the cam
eras and pe.rmii.ted themselves to be
stroked. Tbo fact that these birds are
ordinarily regarded as the wildest spe
cie mada a profound Impression on
tho visiting DclenUsta,
TLw world produces 1,000,000 pounds
of silk a week.
WA.en Will Coal Glvs Out.
It appears that there Is coal In the
United kingdom to a dwth of 4.000
feet, sufficient, at about the present
rate of output, to suffice for 871 years.
but that this period will be consider
ably extended, string that there It
every probability that mining can be
carried on to a depth of 7.W0 feet,
though at this depth there will not be
anything like the area of coal that
there la at the former limit. And it
further seems probable to expect that
this period of supply may be still fur
thpr extended by the more economical
use of fuel, duo to the establishment
of central electrical supply stations
and the utilization of Mend and other
Iras-producing proceFses, and of gas'
driven engines, as well as other means
of obtaining a higher percentage of
the heat value of the fuel. Engineer
ing Magazine.
Care of Jewels.
People who have Jewels should re
member that if turquoises are wet
they are apt to lose color. Pearls
should be exposed to light and air as
much as possible, but not to damp
ness. Opals must ntver be exposed to
great heat, or they may crack and fall
from their setting. Don't forget this
when warming your hands at the fire
if you happen to wear an opal ring.
FITB permsntntly curd. No fits ornsrvous.
nenaftcrflrat dnj us of Pr. Kline's Qreat
KemRestorer. titrlalbottleandtrestlselree
Dr. B. H. Kliks, Ltd., 831 Arch St.. Phll.,Fa
Many s well informed woman has her
errant girl to thank for it.
The Bdltor of til Rural Mew Yorker,
Than whom ther is no better Potato Ex
pert in the Country, says, "Balrer'a Earli
est Potato is the earliest of 38 earliest
arte, tried by me, yielding 464 bu. per
ere. Baiter' Early vVisrnnsin yielded for
the Rural New Yorker 736 bo. per acre.
Now Baiter hat heavier yielding varieties
than above. Bee baiter's catalog.
Jt'ST SEND IOC. I ST A MTS
snd this notice to the John A. Salter Bred
Co., La irossr, Wit., and receive lots of
farm seed samples and their bit; catalog,
which ia brim full of rare thing for the
gardener and farmer, easily worth S 100.00
to erery wide awnke farmer. A.C.L.
It describes Salter's Teosinte, yielding
160,000 lb, per acre of rich preen fodder,
Baiter's Victoria Rape, yielding 60,000 lba.
of aheep and hog food per acre, together
with Baiter's New National Oats, which
bu a record of 300 bu. per acre, in 30
States, so also full description of Alfalfa
Clover, Giant Incarnat Clover, Alsilte,
Timothy and thousand of other fodder
plant, Grames, Wheat, Spelts, Bailey, . etc.
It's pity that miser who bat money
to burn can't take it with him when h
die.
Plso's Cure for Consumption Is an Infallible
medicine for coughs and cold. N. W.
BmuBi., Ocean Prove, N. J., Fob. 17, 1900.
A woman would rather be idolized than
understood.
The American Minister to Sweden,
Mr. Thomas, Is given credit for be
ing tbe best shot In that country. He
can hit the fleetest bird on the wing
and his office Jn Stockholm has many
trophies of his prowess as a hunter.
Mexico's Chief Harbor.
Tamplco expects to be tho chief Mex.
lean harbor beforo long. It Is twelve
hours distant from the capital by
train, and its waters sre deep enough
for the largest vessels and fully pro
tected against storms.
How's TtilsT
V! offer pne Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catni-rti that canuot be cured by
Ball's Catnrrb Cure.
F. J. t'BSNr.T ft Co., Toledo, O.
Wu, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for tho last IS years, and believe hint
perfectly honorulilo In all business tranrtc
lion and financially nhle to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
West ft Tsdai, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, O,
Wai.pixo, Rinnan ft Mabvin, Wholesalo
Druggists, Toledo, O.
. Hull' Catarrh Cure ia taken Internally, act
ing directly upon the blood aud mucoucHur
face of the system. Testimonials seut free.
Price, 76n. per bottle. Hold by all Druggists.
Take llall a Family Pills for (ynstipmlon.
Mexico, I. F.
"Mexico, D. F.," as the postmark on
all Mexican postal matter reads, melius
"District Federal," or Federal District,
and correspouds to our Washington,
D. C.
The Stomach Not Indispensable,
At a meeting of medical men in Vi
enna the other day Dr. Ullmann pre
sented a woman of 62 years whose en
tire stomach had been removed In an
operation for cancer. Nevertheless
she digests all her food and has gain
ed weight since the operation. The
Doctor stated that the operation of re
moving the stomach bad now been suc
cessfully performed over 20 times.
The stomach really plays only a small
part in the complex act of digestion,
Its principal use being that of a reser
voir. Hence it Is that without this
organ meals have to bo taken Incon
veniently often and unusually small.
There are seven little organs, of com
plex chemical function, far more In
dispensable than the Btomach, which
are seldom heard of. We could not
exist, for instance, without the supra
renal capsules end the panevtas.
Harper's Weekly.
A Light Alloy.
The new alloy magnalium Is being
used largely In the manufacture of
scientific instruments, for which It 18
adapted on account of its low specific
gravity and tho ease with which It can
bo worked. An alloy containing 80
per cent aluminum and 13 per cent
magnesium Is about 2.5 density. En
gineering and Mining Journal.
An Egg" Tester Free.
Together with au Incubator and brood
er catalogue, containing among much
other valuable and Interesting Informa
tion a colored plate, showing by eigh
teen views the development of tbe
chick in tho shell, free, by sending to
Geo. A. fttabl, Qulucy, 111., four cents
to pay for postage aud packing.
l n i m mimiimmmmtmmtimnHnmmmfMmtHM
THE JEFFERSON f
SUPPLY COMPANY f
Being: tlie largest distributor of 0nerl
Merchandise in this vicinity, if tUwajrs la
f oeition to glva the bett quality of rood,
tt aim U not to tell ou cheap goods but
when quality is considered ih price wiD al
ways be found right.
Its departments are all well filled, and
among the specialties handled may be men
tioned L. Adlcr Bros., Rochester, N. Y.,
Clothing, than which there is none bettor
made; W. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton,
Mass,, Shoes: Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester,
K. Y., Canned Ooods; and Pillsbury's Flour.
This is a fair representation of tha das
of goods it is selling to its customer.
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LABOR WORLD.
Waitresses In Philadelphia will form
s union.
Glassblo-rers arc on a strike at San
Francisco, Cnl.
Engravers of the country are soon to
have an International union.
Garment workers at Fort Worth,
Texas, have organized a union.
Iteorgnnlzntlon of labor In England's
Itoyal Dockyards Is bclifg carried out
It Is said that fifty per cent, of Eng
lish employers absolutely favor union
Ism. St, Faul (Minn.) unions have deter
mined to take a bund iu politics nt the
spring elections.
TboClsnrmnkers' International Union
has $750,000 In the treasuries of its su
bordinate unions.
The Itrolhcrhnoil of Carpenters and
Joiners has a membership of more than
12,000 lu Massachusetts.
Chicago (III.) painters are to take a
referendum vote on their proposed
wage scale for this season.
Laborers In the clay pits nt Itcvere,
Mass., have struck because of a reduc
tion of ten cents a day la wages.
Less than one-tentb of one per cent
of railway employes In the United
Kingdom get more than $14.U0 a week.
Tho American Union label for cloth
ing has been copied nnd udopted by tho
United (Jarment Workers of Great
Britain.
Hell Telephone linemen at rensneola,
Fin., have gone on strike boenuce of n
refusal of tho company to sign au
agreement.
Eight cotton mills, with 2000 em
ployes, nt Concord, N. C, will reduce
their working tiuio from seven to four
days a week.
The yearly Income of labor unions In
Rrcat Iti-ltnin Is nearly $10,000,000, Und
tliry have In their treasuries the sum
of sis.auo.ooo.
WORLD'S FAIR TOPICS.
No foreign Government will linve s
finer showing nt the World's Fair, In
point of Us national pavilion, than lira
Ell. Tho St. reterslmrg Finance Depart
ment, uuxiotis to economize on account
of tho war, has decided liot to exhibit
at tho World's Fair.
Gcnyany has appropriated $S73,0O0
for itsexlillilt nt the St. Ix.uis Exposi
tion. Oiiiy one vote In the llulchstug
was recorded against it.
Missouri's forestry, fish and game ex
hibit at tho World's Fair will cover
nearly two acres of ground, nml will be
situated west or tho Forestry, FlsU uud
Game palace.
The two-story I03 cabin, which will
bo Maine's building at the St. Louis
Exposition, Is 110 feet long, fifty feet
wide. In Its construction UO.OOi) feet
of the best spruce logs were used.
The Trench pavilion nt tbe World's
Fair Is a replica of the Grand Trianon
t Versailles. The walls or the central
room will bo hung with tine old tapes
tries from the royal apartments at Ver.
allies.
The great domo of tbe Festival Hall
at the World's Fair Is practically
finished. The dome Is larger than St.
Teter's at Home or St. l'aul's nt Lon
don. It is the largest dome ever con
structed on a building.
The windows of tbe Idaho Ruilding
at the World's Fair will be transparen
cies showing the wonderfully beautiful
scenery of wio Slinshoue Falls In Idaho,
which nre i!'-'0 feet high, sixty feet
higher than the great Niagara Falls.
The Niagara Falls exhibit will be lo
cated at the entrance to tbo Mines
Ilulldlng, and is thirty-two by sixty
four feet. There will be on exhibition
a model of tho Niagara gorgo from a
point ono-half a mile above tho Falls to
the lake and showing tho Fulls lu a
perfect manner.
Author of Mary's Lamb.
Who wrote "Mary Had a Little
Lamb?" Not Mother Gooso, as many
persons suppose. There are two
claimants to the authorship of the Im
mortal Jingle: John Roulstone, who
Is Eaid to have written the Unci to
Mrs. Mary E5. Tyler, and Mrs. Sarah
Josephs Hale. Richard Walden Hale,
a great-nephew of the latter, has ex
plored the evidence and prepared tbe
results of his investigations for read
ers of the March Century. He explains
fully the "Tyler myth" and Us'lraprob
abilities, and tells In detail the story of
Mrs. -Hale's writing of the children's
classic.
Qtsrman iron and steel manufactur
ers recently mat, and, although no
final agreement baa been reached,
th organisation of the stel syndicate
Is now practically assured.
BUSINESS-CARDS.
Q( M. McDOKAO.
ATTORKET-ATtAW.
Woiary Puhlln, real fatal atant, PatoaM
curil, coilr-ctlnnfl mi1 prompttr. OOst
In bm Ileal bullUliif , rlornoldstllla. Pa,
jrt. b. b. noovKit,
REYNOLDS VILLE, PA.
Rrnlitrnt danttai. In th ttnnr-r bnlldlas
;Mn nrrer. Ocntlen us In op-rntlnr.
J)R- L. I MEANS,
DENTIST,
onto oatocond floor of Tint XaUoaal
J)U. K. Da V ERE KINO,
DENTIST,
J) a W. A. HENRY, ""
DENTIST
v0,!?r oond door nt BsarJ an, totsa
building;, Main strt.
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JUSTICE 07 THE PEACE
A a 4 But taut aisat, HsrssUUvtUe, ta
M1T H M. MoOUaiOHT, "
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ef rJ.P-lVl"e n.d E"tW ?" ?r
arUcins will rjaf.tr prompt attention. OmoS
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YOUNG'S
PLANING
MILL
You will find Sash, Doors,
Frames and Finish of all
kinds, Rough and Dressed
Lumber, High Grade Var
nishes, Lead and Oil Colors
in all shades. And also an
overstock of Nails whicb
I will sell cheap.
J. V. YOUNG, Prop.
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ms of Mrvvs Diseases, sh
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ons aad Varicocele, Atro)r.aa
Ibey cleans knia.stmaraeai
th ctrcuUiiaa, auak diaeide
perfect, an4 latpan iaeldi
vlfer telh vael kebp. All
rale and Usm .ere aecke4
ftrmummllf, Unlees sieaeel
u.r.,..i lr- BroperlTCweeV
ttaa entries tntaieielaueltr,
M DeelAv alaUiaUeaied. Price
properly cure, iked
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4 amis, with. Ireexlael betel fvariM
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for sal ka tt Mn Stake.
EVERY WOWIAM
ScoMUaMs need 4 rtifc
annalhly racuUtiaa; BtefNaUa
DM. PEAX'3
PENNYROYAL PILL&
AranrotsaiaandmitnlsrMidt IS can,
a (l)r. 11D ww Oleappola iZj?
Tot aaia k.X. .AJaxr-
An Indian Menu.
The shin boneB of a deer 'broken
np and mixed with parched corn,
meal and cooked all night over a slow)
fire In a dirt oven. Jerlred deer meat
pounded In a mortar with a pestle un
til It looks like flnecut tobacco. Jerk
ed deer moat wJth warm tear grease.
Bog potatoes with mashed nuts smoth.
ered In white acorn oil. Kontee pow
der, soused In wild turkey grease.
Bear's paws cooked with corn until
very tender. Tuck-hep-lt-ka hominy
seasoned with lye, scented with a
leaver's tall and boiled In petroleum.
Bkunk, roast, ragout or fricasseed.
Here is the recipe for catching this
animal before cooking him: "Shoot
his bead off when he Is thinking you
are over lu Europe having a time, dlg
a nice little ditch right where ho
falls and bury him, wipe your gun
out, tie the rags you clean your gun
with on a switch and stick the switch,
in the mound above tho skunk and go
about your business. Tbe powder
mull on the rag will keep off the var
mints until you go to dig him up In
the morning. Clean him slowly but
surely, cook him a la possum and you
wJll swear that It is the best meat
you ever ate in your whole luV-e-Kansas
City Journal.
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