ODD JOBS ON WARSHIPS. Many Wiyi For tht Bluejacket to Maka Extra Money. The possible methods of milking ex tra monr-y on shipboard are manifold. "Tallorlr.lnjr" Is one of the most prof itable. While a ship's tailor Is detailed to moat of our ships, bis duties are limited to making necessary altera jona lu the uniforms which are Ironed 10 the members of the crew. Many tnllsted men own sewing machines, ipon which they do repair work, and they also do odd jobs for officers, such as pressing ami denning. A bandy man with tbe needle can also make a handsome sum by doing fancy work Borne of the most delicate embroidery work has been done by sallormen. - Tbe ship's barber also makes a com fortable living lu addition to his regu lar pny, and the distribution of prizes at target practice enriches tbe coffers of the gun crew by a considerable sum. Men who are detailed to duty on board submarine hunts are allowed an additional $5 a month ami besides $1 a day for every day thp boat Is submerged. Bluejackets detailed as signalmen, as cockswains of power boats or In charge of holds are al lowed extra pay. A crew messmnn re ceives $5 a month for performing tbnt somewhat menial function, and the ninn who Is not ashamed to "take In washing" can easily double his navy pay. Every bluejacket Is expected to perform the laundering himself, but there are always men who prefer to pay for having the service done. One of the novel methods of earning to honest penny Is for a man with a Eescrlptlve knack usually n yeomnn to prepare an Interesting letter upon the cruise of the ship or some of the strange ports visited, the honors paid the vessel, the entertainments offered and describing the customs of the in habitants. These letters are manifold ed and sold to tbe members of tbe crew for 60 cents to $1 a copy-nnd usually cheap at that Tbe parents or relatives of tbe sailor boy thus are kept Informed of bis adventures and experiences and be la relieved of a task that Is Irksome to most boys. John B. Cox In National Magazine. STAR GAZING. The 8tudy of the Constellations as a Pastime. Probably every reader bns often ad mired the beauty of a starllgbt nlgbL A little careful observation on such a night will show that tbe brighter stars may be divided Into groups or "constel lations," as tbe astronomers call them, boost of which are known by tbe names of animals or legendary per sons, such for example as 'tbe Great Bear," "tbe Swan," "riercules," 'An dromeda,'' etc. Tbe easiest method of learning these "constellations" is from some one already' acquainted with them, but If tbe beginner is not fortu nate enough to know any such person tbe majority can be learned from any cheap star maps such as are sometimes contained tn almanacs, Now, If tbe budding astronomer will potice tbe position of any of these groups or constellations at a particu lar bour of any night and then look a few hours afterward be will see that during tbe interval the stars which ap peared low down in tbe east have risen to tbe south in a somewhat similar manner to tbe apparent motion of tbe aun and moon, wblle closer attention on several evenings will sbow a circu lar or rotary movement around the north pole of tbe beavens, tbe motion being tbe opposite way to the bands of a Mock. Near tbe north pole is a bright Btar called the "Pole star." This star Is easily found when the observer has once noted the seven bright stars of the "Great Bear," tbe two outer stars of the four forming tbe "square" known as tbe "poluters" point almost directly to tbe l'ole star. This majes tic movement of tbe stars around the pole of the beavens Is a most sublime and wonderful sight Country Side. The Shorter Word. Tbe day before Christmas Edith, aged ten, bad a number of packages tied up for distribution. Tbe doctor felt of one Intended for "Uncle John" and the rest is as tbe New fork Sua prints it "That's some tobacco," said tbe doc tor, as be Angered tbe package. -' "How can you tell?" asked Edltb. "Because lama good diagnostician," he replied. Then, as Edith seemed Somewhat dazed at tbe big word, tbe doctor In quired: "Do yon know what a diagnostician isr "Tea," she answered promptly. "It's a, good guesser," f He Took the Cake. . "Mike," said Plodding Pete, "dere's truss f tags dan gold bricks." "What's happened V "De lady np de road said dat if Td chop an armful of wood she'd gimme a cake." "Didn't she keep her word?" Tep. She handed me a cake of oap." Washington Star, When It 8tarted. "Captain, what time does the boat start?" "It starts, madam, when I give the word." "Then I've always bad the wrong Idea. I thought It started when the engineer pulled a lever or did some thing. : -Thank 70a erer so much." Chicago Tribune. v- The Banyan Tree. A regiment of 1,000 men could read ily find shelter trader a single banyan tree. In India there la one of these trees which baa 400 main tnmka and brer 8,000 smaller ones. Outrages of the Telephone. That tbe lelepboiitt has liiexttcd many a man, saved iimiiy liven und helped pile up fortunes Is true, lull has It not cursed some wouien, ruined more liven and hastened donieHtle nilHfiirlnne? It bus. Has it nut become the favorite pastime of the women with nothing to do? It has. Does It not oocelerate gossip and aid tbe flirt and tbe way ward cousluutly? It does. Self In dulgent women waste tbelr busbainU' money by ordering food over ttie too handy telephone rather than bother to dress for thtr street, thereby liming both their Wholesome morning exer cise and tbelr chance thriftily to se cure the best tbere Is for the price at market or nt stores from which tbe family lurdef Is supplied. The time wasted by women In foolish phoning ?nn never be offset by time gained I forehanded tneu lu business, for what uliall It profit a man If he gain the whole world If bis "world" is lost through folly? ' Telephoning, from a bablt. Dually be comes 11 vice and a menace to the cour tesies, it has destroyed the fine an of social correspondence. It nan crowned Unite with Courtesy's Inure!. Minna Thomas Antrim In Llppln colt's. Old Names For Guni. As the use of urtlllery became more common and the iidvuntagus of port ability and a greater rapidity of fire were recognized guns, except ninoiig the orientals, became smaller, but of better workmanship and construction. Inventors beguu to try their hands at nil sorts of improvements or attempt at improvement, and lu the course of a hundred years or so the number of different pieces of cannon, large and small, muzzle or breechlondlng. was simply legion. Tbere were cannon, cannon royal and deml-cannon, three or four classes of culverins. bombards, mortars, perrlers, serpentines, car tbouns, curtails, pnssevolnnts or zebra tanas, basilisks, orgues, Bilkers, min ions, uiojmies, falcons and falconets, robiuets. fowler bases, slings, port pieces, murdered drakes, aspics, dou ble dogs and lagtors. to say nothing of rlbndoqulns. Hying dragons nnd par tridge morlai-s.-Ueni Ionian's Maga zine. A Cutting Retort. Before dinner, at tbe house of a rich bnnker lu Florence, Colonel (afterward tbe Earl oft Dnndns bad said some sharp things about the crudities of Americans. Notwithstanding this rudeness It fell to his lot to take Muie. Bonaparte (Betsy Patterson) In to ta ble. He Impertinently asked Mine. Bonaparte If she hud read Basil Doll's book on America, In which , he pro nounced all Americans vulgarians. "Yes, Colonel Duudas," she an swered, "but It did not surprise me In the least. If my compatriots were de scended from tbe Italians or Spanish, any display of low breeding might as tonish me; but, being the direct de scendants of Englishmen, it is natural enough that they should be vulga rians." Cursory. "Eddie," snld tbe teacher, "can you give a definition of cursory? Tbe word is generally used In connection with public spenktng. For example, we often read that somebody 'made a few cursory remarks.' Please write a sen tence containing tbe word cursory." After a brief struggle Eddie evolved this masterpiece: " "Yesterday my pa helped my ma to hang pictures, and when the ladder fell after pa bad climbed to tbe top of It be bumped bis head against tin corner of the dining room table nnd then made a few cursory remarks." Cblcngo Record-Berald. On Their Minde. "I've got something on my mind that I've got to get rid of." said tbe author, bursting In and seizing n pad and pencil. "And when you have got rid of It and have received a check for it there Is something down In tbe milliner's window tbat I want to get on my mind." said tbe authur's wife, picking up bis hot. coat and umbrella. Ex change. Desirable. A lady Just arrived from Australia was receutly negotiating with an agent in London for a bouse lu one of tbe newer districts of Keuslngton. She asked If it was a nice neighborhood. "It is thoroughly desirable, madam," replied the house agent. "They are, without exception, soup and fish fam ilies." The Amateur Laundress. "If I were you." be said as they started out to dinner, "I'd get me an other washerwoman. Tbat waist of yours Is very badly Ironed. WhaFs the matter?" for suddenly be saw a tear lu tbe eye of the Impecunious girl. "I Ironed It myself," said she. A Modest Request, Husband of Gifted Writer-Is your novel nearly done? , Gifted Writer-Yes, my dear, but my hero must die, you know. "Well after he's dead, will yon sew this button on for me?' Fliegende Blatter. The Lesson. Sunday School Teacher What do we learn from tbe story of the man who was told to take up his bed and walk? Small Sammle We learn tbat they bad folding beds In ancient times. -Chicago News. Made Him 8lok. "What's tbe matter? You look aw fully white. Seasick r "Naw. There's a girl down below reading a love letter aloud to another girl." Cleveland Plain Dealer. from Game to Oame. He was 11 Iraki to tell her rhjit exit and out that lm loved her, so he begun In a roundulinut way. hoping she would catch his drift, then betray, by her confusion, her own feelings, lie dldu't dream but tbat she loved I1I111, but thought that she, like hlniHelf, wus afraid to demonstrate It. "Ueart trouble." she repented. "Are you sure you've heart trouble. Alfred? Yotl know Indigestion U very like It at times." "Ob, 1 know I've got heart trouble, all right. I can't you see It yourself?" "Why, how silly. Alfred: No one can see heart trouble. They Imve to feel It Have you taken anything for itr "No, not yet. But 11 waut to, don't you know." "Then why don't you?" "1-1 would-tbat Is. If I could get It" "Can t you get It. Alfred?" "11 don't know." "Have you tried?" "No. not yet." (Silence for two provoking moments.) "Alfred!" (coldly). "Y-yes." "Let's have 11 gnme of checkers." Boston Herald. Walking. Tbe ordinary man who Is employed Indoors throughout the dny does not walk enough. He needs the fresh tilr nnd sunshine of tbe outdoors, and, no matter how tired he may be, a short time in the open air will rest him. If he bns no opportunity to walk during tbe evening, he ought to do It In the morning. There Is no better tonic than a two mile walk before going to work. Some business men wbo live some distance from their offices or stores walk down regularly every morning and are greatly benefited thereby. No matter how sluggish they may feel on arising, tbe morning walk puts them In good trim for the day's work. Exercise In tbe open air starts tbe blood to circulating lu every artery and vein In tbe entire system, opens up tbe pores of the skin, so that the waste matter In tbe body may be set free, limbers up tbe Joints and muscles and puts one in shape for the duties of tbe day. St. Joseph Gazette. The Meredith Cocosnut. George Meredith may not have been an altogether familiar author to the ordinary reuder wbo craves for quick sensation. He never came down to the simplicity of Sherlock Holmes or Captain Kettle. Meredith required an acute and trained intellect before be could be appreciated. It was once mentioned. In referring to tbe difficulty which some people ex perience In reading Meredith's novels, that tbe Meredltb "cocoa nut" was very bard, but that tbe milk when reached proved to be very sweet. This Joke got into the papers. Two days afterward a well known firm of fruiterers bad an Inquiry after these cocoa nuts from a country, cus tomer! The letter was to tbe effect tbat. having read somewhere tbat Meredith's cocoa nuts have bad a large sale lately and tbat . the milk was fashionable, tbe writer would like to have a few to try. London Tatler. . Queer Postal Training. In China whoever wishes to enter the postal service must give evidence of courage, robustness, power of endur ance, ability to traverse great dis tances over mountains and valleys and through dangerous forests frequented by wild beasts and robbers. After this the applicant Is sent into uncanny places, which are considered to be tbe abodes of evil spirits. When tbe Chi naman has satisfied tbe authorities in regard to these matters be is appoint ed a letter carrier. ' A Matter of Mind. "I have a great mind to go to tbe club tonight," said Mr. J. to bis wife. "What?" she replied with surprise. "I have a great mind to go to tbe club tonight." "Whose?" she asked. "Whose what?" "Whose great mind?" "Why, my own, of course, madam." "Ob!" and the rising Inflection she gave the ejaculation was very provok ing to a man of fine feeling. Taxless Towns. No fewer than 1,600 towns and vil lages In Germany still own, and have owned, down from tbe middle ages, so much common land that their Inhab itants pay neither rates . nor taxes. Five hundred of these townships and villages derive so great a rental from their lands tbat they are able, In addi tion, to pay every citizen on New Year's day, a bonus of from $25 to $100 as bus share of tbe surplus rev enue. Had No More Time. "I can't wait any further for you. What are you reading, anyhow?' "Henry James, Wait until I finish this chapter." "I'll wait until you get to tbe next comma and no longer." Louisville Courier-Journal. They Adjourned. "Since you have Insisted on trying on my hat. Miss Mabel, I shall cer tainly claim the forfeit" "I don't know what you mean, sir; and besides, this Isn't a good place; they can see us from the hotel." Life. Quite Rare. ' Gus What did you think of our amateur theatricals, v Miss Mamie? Bather a rare entertainment, was It not? Miss Mamie Well er yes; It wasn't very well done, to be sure. Harpert Bazar. Avarice Increases with the Increas ing pile of gold. Juvenal. Oatrleh Feather,! of Tripoli, Tbe ukuiiI kinds ot ostrich feathers knowu to tbe trade come Into tbe Tripoli market. These are whiles, blacks, feinlnns, byocks, spadonus, boos, drubs and Bonn. The Arab deal ers bring them in uimorted packages containing feathers lu various qualities of each kind, and It therefore requires expert knowledge to buy advantage ously from the natives. The goods are sold by tbe "rotl." (The Tripoli rotl Is about eighteen ounees.i Tbe feathers are washed nnd sorted, bnt not dyed or curled. They are washed in soupy water, and when still wet are ben ten. A handful of tbetn are taken by tbe stems and slapped against the floor with a force that to tho uulultlnted would seem to be enough to break them to pieces. Thin Is done to bring out tbe Hues or bar bules, tbe miniature feathers extending from tbe barbs, and gives the plume a fiunier, richer appearance, a good ostrich plume will hove two or three layers of feathers: Its tip should be perfect, and It should have no trans verse ruts along the rune, for t tie retail trade two plumes are usually mounted together. Burke ae a Bore. The most eloquent essay carefully prepared beforehand when delivered by one wanting tbe orator's gifts may as a speech be an utter failure. Burke is perhaps the most striking example of this. He simply drove everybody away. This Is well and amuslugly de scribed by Lord Ersklne to the Amer ican umbassador, Mr. Huso, wbo bad asked blm about Burke's delivery. "It was execrable," said he. "I was lu tbe house of commons when be made his great speech on American conciliation, tbe greatest be ever made. He drove everybody away. 1 wanted to go out with the rest but was near blm and afraid to get up. So I squeezed myself down and crawled un der tbe benches like a dog until 1 got to tbe door without tils seeing me, re joicing In my escape. Next day 1 weut to tbe Isle of Wight When tbe speech followed me tbere, 1 read It over and over again. 1 could hardly think of anything else. 1 carried It with me and thumbed It until It got like wad ding for my gun." Westminster Ga zette. Euphonious Female Names. Referring to a recent note on eupho nious female names, It may be said tbat the eccentric Christian name at tains its ripest vigor In the highlands. There the natives have a few names natural to tbe sex, such as "Barbae" though Barbae may be tbe name of tbe family cow "tbe dear one, tbe dun one." Tbe great majority of fe male names are, however, frankly compounded from male equivalents. "Wlihelrolna" Is known in the south, and on the same principle Andrew finds Its female counterpart In "An drewlna," while "Malcolmlqas" and "Donaldlnas" are as thick as blackber ries. One unhappy child among tbe relations of tbe present writer was mercifully known as "Ava," and Avn she will be all her life. Her real name, when magnificently set forth. Is " Alex andria Victoria Andrewina," and tbe abbreviation Is formed from the Initial letters. London Standard. Succeoe of One Piece of Muiio. Very few know anything about Sup pe, the composer of "Katlnltzn" and several other operns and the father of tbe "Poet nnd Peasant" overture. The latter was composed to an entirely dif ferent piece and fell flat. The author then tried It at intervals of six months and a year with two other plays and no one found It pretty. Lastly, be cause there was not time to write a new overture, It was used with a long forgotten farce called "Poet and Peas ant" Tbe farce was successful and people endured the overture. Then somebody asked permission to publish It In a Journal, arranged for tbe piano Soon everybody was playing it. Then a music firm bought of Suppe for $25 the right and published tbe score. Tbey made a clear $40,000 with It. In Mourning. A peer, wbo was tbe master of a fine bunting pack, died, and bis widow refused to let tbe bounds go out Whereupon a - friend asked a former chief Justice of England, wbo was himself a huntsman, whether any harm would be done If tbe bounds were allowed to run with pieces of crape round tbelr necks.-' "I can hard ly think that even crape Is necessary," was the reply. "It would be sufficient If tbe hounds were In full cry." Lon don News. No Use For Him. "Mildred," murmured a fashionable young man, sinking on one knee, "for your birthday gift I offer you my self." "Thank you," was the cold reply. "Bnt I only accept useful presents." Philadelphia Inquirer. His Pun. She (watching the steerage passen gers) See those two German girls! What lovely hair tbey have! Now that's what I call real golden hair. He Nonsense. Can't you see It's plaited? Philadelphia Press. A Novel Dialogue. Man (under tbe bureau) If I get hold of that collar button 111- 111- Collar Button (from under tbe bed) Quite so. And you'll get it In tbe neck! Brooklyn Life. No Doubt About It "Was be wounded seriously?' asked the reporter, hurrying to the scene of tbe affray. "He was," briefly answered the po liceman. "Did yea think M was In fun.?' Exchange. The Sailor's Hands. A visitor wbo prides himself on bis knowledge or nautical affairs was turning with a friend outside tbe r'lut Iron building. "Wee tbat . ninn com Ing?" he asked. "Con you tell what be Is by the way he walks'" "Why, no," replied the New Yorker wbo was with blm.. "He's a sallonnan of seine sort. Look at bis bands. No landsman ever walked that way. A sailor always walks with the palms or his . hands turned behind him und the backs turned forward, tbe way be Is walk ing, Look nttbat landsman over there, lie swings bis arms with tbe palms of tbe bands turned towurd his body and tbe backs out. You can ulways detect a man wbo Is accustomed to the sea tbat way." ' "What's tbe explanation?" Inquired tbe other. "Why. there Isu't any that I know. It may be because the sailor gets the habit of balancing himself In rough weather by the use of his urms, but I don't believe that's the reason It's Just one of those, things you can't account for. New York Press. The Spinning Machine of a Spider. Tbe spinning machine Is situated un der the hinder part of the spider's body. It takes the form of a slight de pression, which a close insccllon shows to consist of six small bodies re sembling tubes. Four of these contain an immense number of minute open ings, as tunny as a thousand rati he counted lu each, nnd from every one of these openings a viscous fluid is sues, which burdens ou exposure to tbe atmosphere. The whole 4.000 threads are united Into one line, which Is sometimes so fine that 4.000.000 twisted together would not have a combined din meter greater than that of an ordinary hair from the human head. It Is Impossible to conceive tbe excessive sleuderness of one of the 4,000 threads which compose such a line. The bare statement tbat each one has a thickness only one sixteen thousand millionth of that of a human hair does not In any way convey the Impression of its wonderful fineness. Tbe mind can no more grasp tbe meaning of such figures thnn It can understand tbe Immense distance of which astronomers talk so glibly. Kelvin ae Damocles. A characteristic always of Lord Kel vin was his absolute faith In figures, and this ruling passion once led to his experiment as a Damocles. When be once solved a problem In mathematics, he was willing to stake upon its cor rectness not only his reputation, but. If necessary, bis life. Taking an Im mense heavy cannon ball, be calculat ed wltb the utmost accuracy tbe size of tbe smallest wire which would bear the weight of tbe load of Iron. He then procured a length of wire of Just be requisite strength and to Drove the WJhVUal WAVERLY never fail guaranteed best for 76 MOTOR 51 U V , Made from Pennsylvania Crude Oil. Cost no more than the ordinary kind. Vour dealer knows ask him. Waverly Oil WorKs RF.YNOLDSVILLE HARDWARE r CO. Jb S9!!y:mmsMmmKVMim isffliwasjiiaif PITTSBURG E X P o s Now Open and De lighting Thousands from Pennsylvania, Ohio & W.Virginia Don't Mb tko Graatert ladwtrUI Show im m Sooro of Yooxe Instantaneous hit of the Thrilling Naval Spectacle, showing the historic battle between the Ironclad MONITOR AND MERRIMAC The show that was the talk of the Alaska-Yukon Exposition . In the Hippodrome o N The Greatest Russian Symphony Orchestra, Sept. I to II Pryor and his Band, . Sept. D to IS Dimroch and his Orchestra, Sept. 20 to 25 truttfor bis figuring bad tbe cannon ball suspended over his lecturing pint form at the very spot where It would be most likely to strike and crush blm should the wire give way, and it re mained there for weeks. "The Last Ditch." . A dignified origin can be given to the expression "To die In tbe last ditch." On tbe death of De Witt the Prince of Orange was made bead of tbe Dutch republic. Despite bis youth he displayed tbe courage and tenacity of bis race. "Do you not see your country Is lost?" asked tbe Duke of Buckingham, wbo bad been sent to ne gotiate at The Hague. "Tbere Is a sure way never to see It lost." replied William, "and that Is to die In Ibe last ditch.'' Ha Got Married. Our cook, said tbe family man, had a beau wbo railed on her often, but finally bis visits ceased. 1 asked her one day what bad become of her for mer attentive beau, aud she said be bad got married. "Since be got married," said sbe, "be don't come around any more." "Married!" snld I, surprised. "Why, I thought he would marry you!" "So he did," said the cook.-Browning's Magazine. Always Picking. An amusing story Is told of the an swer given by a London waif to a Sal vation Army captain. Tbe zealous offi cer bad asked tbe boy what work he did to provide blm wltb food, etc., and the reply was, "1 pick strawberries in tbe summer, 1 pick bops In tbe au tumn, I pick pockets In tbe winter, and oakum for tbe rest of tbe year." 8tumped. "Why, Pnss, you people here don't know anything about fruit. Out ln Oregon we raise apples as big as your head." "Do you raise peaches as big as 1 am. Uncle Pbll?' "Why-er-ah!"-Chlcago Tribune. Progrese Impeded. . ' First Member Mrs. De Streak didn't have ber way at tbe dress reform meet ing this afternoon, did she? Second Member No; her gown fitted her so tightly that she conldn't make a mo tion. Puck. Egotistical. Blobbs What an egotistical fellow Talkalot Is! When yon are wltb him he expects you to be all ears. Slobbs Yes; and you find him to be all "I's." Philadelphia Record. , Judgment. Never Judge a town by tbe size of tbe type wltb whlcb Its oame is print ed on tbe map of a railroad that doesn't pasa through it Chicago Record-Uer- "rlmtT-enrrn GASOLINES all Auto purposes. Three brands: Co.; ItfSffiS? Pittsburg. Pa. EVERY WOMAN Who manages a home la Interested In the best cooking appliance that can be made. RRIZER'S SiF.OVES are the result! Of tha boat experience and mAterl&l.q. Ther contain advantages not found In others. ii' you want a gooa Daner ana a peneci , nwsHir wii'ii'iitr biu k.tjr -'auti; UUJf .' Prlzer's. 1 We claim for them what w can prove no more. 1 ; Guaranteed-your money backlf not satisfied. t Archaeolog ical Exhibit with its wonderful relics, taken from Blennerhasset Island, attracting widespread interest. Irrigation Another new and interesting exhibit Wonder Compelling Electri cal and Mechanical Displays MOVING PICTURES FERRIS WHEEIr MERRY-GO-ROUND TRIP ON STEAMER SUNSHINE Fan for Everybody Cuslc Casters Sousa and his Band, Sept. 27 to Oct 2 Theodore Thomas Orchestra, Oct 4 to United State Marin Band.. Oct 0 to 23