A pneumatic fan for cooling passen
gen and sleeping ears has been de
signed by the superintendent of one
cf the Western roads. The compressed
air for its operation is taken from
the air-brake system. It is asserted
the amount of air required is so small
as to be hardly missed and not suf
ficient to interfere with braking opera
tions. It is designed for use on traiuf
not equipped with storage batteries
cf dynamo for electric supply.
The increase iu the number of higt
buildings has caused a largely in
creased use of ribbed glass in win
clows, and in the production of im
proved varieties of such glass. The il
lumination of dark rooms, shut in by
high walls, is materially increased by
the reflection from the many facets
of the glass of light that would other
wise pass the windows without pene
trating the Interior. This "diffusing
glass" has introduced a new era in
interior lighting.
Machine made lace cf late is re
ceiving considerable attention in thin
country, and already four large con
cerns are engaged in its manufacture.
Skilled operatives, who in the major
ity of cases foreigners, are much in
demand, and the supply is said to he
far from adequate. Nets and some of
the heavier laces turned out are often
remarkably good, while nest effective
galloons and embroidered mousselines
of American make are to he found in
the large stores. Those most familiar
with tile business consider this a
growing industry.
A cheap aud rapid method for con
centrating the enormous quantities of
blocd collecting in abattoirs is de
scribed by its inventor in the Tecli
liiscbe Itundsebau. The blood is in
jected in a finely pulverized state into
an oven-shaped chamber, open at the
top, aud la-ought into contact with a
current of hot air ascending l'rom be
lcw. All the water is evaporated iu
this manner, and the blood powder
is carried to the receiving chamber.
According to the inventor, the powder
thus obtained is tasteless and contains
74.8 per cent, of digestible albumen.
Incandescent lamp filaments made
according to the invention of Mr. C.
Kellner, of Vienna, are said to possess
an extraordinary eflieiency The fila
ment may be made by two methods.
In the first the thread is made under
pressure from a powerful infusible
metal such as thorium, which is then
oxidized superficially by making it the
anode iu an oxidizing electrolyte bath.
The second method is to form the
threads from metallic oxides which
have the property of becoming Incan
descent at comparatively low temper
atures, aud using as a cementing ma
terial the least possible amount of
-cellulose dissolved in chloride of zinc.
Briefly told the story of the "Black
Hole" of Calcutta is as follows: One
hundred aud forty-six persons were
thrown into a room the size of an
eighteen-foot cube at 8 o'clock in the
evening. This room contained a door
and two small windows. The latter
were open. A small calculation will
show that each of these 140 had in this
room about thirty-eight cubic feet of
air space, and yet by 11.15 p. in. all
were dead hut twenty-six, most of
whom afterwards succumbed te fever.
The oulv causes operating to affect
this in the case of the "Black Hole"
was carbon dioxide and the exhaustion
of the oxygen of the air There were,
however, two small windows to effect
-ventilation.
The Hotel Beaten.
A hotel keeper In the Catskills put
up a sign as an advertisement:
"Fifty dollars will he paid to any
nail who can heat this hotel for $2 a
day."
Not long afterward a sliek fellow ar
rived. He occupied a room and took
three square meals; then he vanished.
The proprietor had him arrested by
the village constable, under the charge
of defrauding or "beating" his hotel.
The fellow hired a country lawyer,
who promptly sued the landlord for
the S3O reward, claiming that it was
a fair game, as he had "beaten" the
house for the $2 a day. The prisoner,
x being discharged, gave the claim for
to the lawyer as his fee. The
lawyer sued, aud, in the course of
events, being indebted to the judge,
turned the claim over to him. His
honor went promptly to the hotel to
board out the bill, and on Sunday had
the landlord arrested for contempt of
■court because there was uo chicken
pie served—Boston Beacon.
Switzerland's Spartan Schools.
Recently M. Itingele's school for
young boys at Seklngen, Switzerland,
visited Basle during the holidays and
roused great interest and excitement
in the town by their Spartan dress
ud manners.
The boys wore a simple soft shift
without sleeves, and a belt around the
centre. They were without any head
covering or stockings, and their foot
wear was wooden sandals. All the
year round they wear the one gar
ment.
Their food is of the simplest, and
they undergo great exertions. M.
Itingele commenced his Spartan sys
tem with his boys some years ago, and
the results were very encouraging.
The hoys remain at school until they
are of age to become soldiers, and they
are considered the best recruits in the
army.
M. Itingele intends starting a glrle'
.school very shortly on the same prin
ciples and methods.
BUILT OF WHALEBONE.
From Frame to Seats, Tliis Summer House
Is a Museum.
A summer house made from the
houcs of a giant whale, with the jaw
bone entrance large enough for a man
on horseback to ride in without bend
ing his neck, is an attraction on Sulli
van's Island, across the bay from
Charleston. Sections of "ribby" back
hone are used for comfortable seats in
this unique resting place, and Captain
John H. Devereaux, on whose hand
some lawn the curiosity stands, has
refused to accept an exorbitant price
from a museum, anxious to buy it for
perpetual preservation. The shrill
winds from the sea and the great
waves which frequently ride through
the island in the hurricane season,
have added the bleach to what was
once the monster whale of the South
Atlantic waters. This whale was cap
tured in the harbor of Charleston, af ;
ter the most desperate sea battle ever
fought here with an invading enemy.
When the whole city joined in the bat
tle, with steamers and tugs and row
boats running close, and from which
slugs of lead and steel were fired, the
s-a monster had to submit, and his
mighty head was laid low. They
dragged him to the Island beach, from
which there came a stench which rose
to heaven as the sun beat down upon
the dead and lacerated giant. A coun
cil of war was held. Men took wis
uom together and then the funeral
pyres were laid and the flames and
the fire which spread out over the
sand covered habitation, conveyed the
news that his whaleship was being
cremated, so that his ashes might
drift back to the sea from whence
he had come.
There was a time when dates were
reckoned from the year the rveat
whale was killed. But other tilings—
storms and hurricanes, and earth
quakes—came on and the battle with
the sea devil was of less importance.
The man who looks upon the jawbones
at Captain Dovoreaux's handsome
sunnier palace can reason on the ease
with which Jonah passed down by the
palate of the whale. Even a horse
could have galloped down the throat.
AVlien the whale turned into the har
bor entrance and swam toward the
wharves and the battery he played
out by the "graveyard," where the
water was deepest. He was cutting
and plowing through the water when
the pilots picked him off with the
glasses and the word went out, forth
with, that an enemy was within the
bar. The small boats moved cautious
ly toward the graveyard, where the
sea monster was cutting antics in
twelve fathoms of water, and when
tne attacking force increased in num
bers the battle was begun. Every mis
sile and every weapon within reach
was used with more or less effect on
his whaleship. When his snout was
lifted above the water his troubles
started afresh and the attacking army
closed in. The animal could not with
stand the attack and his life blocd
ceased to flow. Then his body drifted
back and forth with the changing tide
and lodged on the island beach, where
he soon let it be known that he was
there.
Wagons loaded with rich cord wood
came up, and this was placed around
the whale, while buckets of oil assisted
in urging the fires to burn. Out of
the ashes the great bones were saved,
and the pick of them was secured by
Captain Devereaux, who planned the
summer house by his gate. The chief
credit for the death of the whale was
due to General Wilraot DeSaussure
and Captain tfrank Porcher, two ex
pert sports men of Charleston.
It was recently printed here that
Captain Devereaux had refused a flat
tering offer from the Smithsonian In
stitute for the bones now in his posses
session, but he has refused to sell.—
The Sunny South.
The Apple.
In speaking of the immense demand
for fruit of all kinds in Chicago, a
South Water street commission mer
chant remarked recently: "Oranges,
bananas, lemons and other tropical
fruit: peaches, pears, plums and other
domestic fruit are very well in their
way, but apples outclass them all.
They are marketable at all seasons of
the year: they are staple as sugar,
cotton or corn, and the wonder to me
is that the supply Is never equal to
the demand." It appears that to meet
the wants of the apple-eating people
of the United States great quantities
of the fruit must be imported from
foreign lands annually, and, although
these imports are growing year by
year, the price of apples is not mater
ially affected. "The truth is," said
the commission merchant, quoted
above, "if American farmers and gar
deners understood the wants of the
apple trade 111 the country they would
give a great deal more attention to
apple orchards than they do now.
There Is vastly more money in apple
orchards in the Middle West than there
is In orange groves In California and
Florida." —Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Telephone Confusion.
The complications that may arise
from lia-ing several telephone sys
tems serving the :ame district is illus
trated in the plight of several English
towns. Here there are three separate
telephone systems—those of the Na
tional Telephone Company, the Post
oflice System and the local municipal
ity. Business houses are thus forced
to have practically three 'phones. The
confusion arising from having several
different numbers is apparent.
A Dlstlncuished Family.
The four sons of Charles Darwin
have all made their mnrk as scientists.
George Darwin is a famous mathema
tician, Horace Darwin is an authority
on physics, Major Leonard Darwin is
honorary secretary of the ltoyal Geo
graphical Society, and Francis Darwin
is a distinguished botanist
The Perambulating Paradox.
The fool who thinks he knows it all
Forever blows and blows,
Endeavoring thereby to let
The world know that he knows.
And here there comes a paradox,
We hear him loudly shout.
And watch the working of his lips,
But not a thing comes out.
—Chicago Record-Herald.
Choke Him Off!
Winks—"What is the worst post
election feature?"
Blinks—"The fellow who says, 'I told
you so.'"
One of the Possibilities.
''Mother, what would you do if we
had a lot of money?"
"Faith, Oi dunno. Maybe OiM be
gin to worry about what we'd do if
we hadn't."—Puck.
Ambiguous.
Bella—"But why did you refuse him
if you loved him?"
Dora—"Well, you see, he said he
couldn't live without ine. aud it
aroused my curiosity!"— Puck.
Their Oliarm.
"Henry, what do you mean when you
speak of preferred creditors?"
"Why, those that don't dun, my
dear."
"Oh, yes, X BCC."— Baltimore Jewish
Comment.
Mere Pleasantry.
Passenger—"lt's shameful to have to
wait so long on this switch."
Conductor—"Well, if you want to
finish your trip in an ambulance, we
eun go on aud collide with that other
car."—Puck.
Not Quito Satisfied.
"And you say the candidate treated
you like a gentleman?" asked the po
litical manager.
"Well, I suppose that's what you'd
call It," said the worker: "he only
treated us once."—Yonkers Statesman.
Aid to Conversation.
Miss Summitt—"Look In tiie maga
zines and see what is the most popu
lar book in St. Louis, please."
Miss Palisade—"Certainly. What do
you want to know for?"
Miss Summit—"Oh, I'm going out
there ou a visit."—Judge.
Forco oi" Habit.
Sandy I J ikes—"Do yer think yer'll
ever get to paradise, pard?"
Billy Colgate—"Well, it's sort of
doubtful. Yer see, when I knocked
at St. Peter's gate I'd have a hard
time to keep from forgettiu' mcself an'
aekin' fer a handout."—Chicago News.
If Stamps Are Inclosed.
"What business brings the heaviest
returns?" asked the muu who wanted
to know.
"Tho literary business," sighed the
struggling author, as ho opened a two
pound rejected hook manuscript.—Phil
adelphia Record.
General Toss.
"There was quite a hit of tossing
at the game."
"Ah?"
"Yes. First they tossed up a penny
.to see who should go to hat, then they
tossed up the ball and after the game
the infuriated 'fans' tossed up the um
pires'—Chicago News.
Clieeriuß Him Up.
Dr. Price—"Your husbaud's trouble
is melancholia. Now, you'd help him
materially if you'd only arrange some
pleasant little surprise for him."
Mrs. Sharpu—"l knowl I'll tell him
you said he needn't bother about pay
ing your bill until he feels like it."—
l'biladelpbla Press.
Vidn't Have To.
Nurvy—"l want you to take a couple
of tieket3 for <Jur club's benefit at the
Opera House." .
E. Z. Murk—"But I wouldn't go to
an affair of that sort."
Nurvy—"You don't have to. All
you've got to do is just to buy the
tickets."— Philadelphia Press.
l'liotogruphic Achievement.
Ethel—"Why, Aunt Emily, this Is a
lovely photogruph of you! What were
you thinking of to get suck a charming
expression ?"
Aunt Emily—"Well, when the pho
tographer got me properly posed he
forgot himself and said, 'Now, look
stupid, please.' "—Detroit Free lh'ess.
Off Ho Went.
"O my!" exclaimed the dead beat,
who had been ostentatiously fishing
for his fare. "I've lost my last nickel.
I'm not us well oil' as I thought I
was."
"No," replied the wise conductor, as
he rang the hell to stop, "but you re
really better off."—Philadelphia Press.
Ahead Tliere.
"I hope," suid the drummer, "you
were quite satisfied with my report
for the past month."
"Well, replied the head of the firm,
"there was one part of it that really
exceeded our expectations."
"And what was that?"
"Your expense hill."—Philadelphia
Catholic Standard aud Times.
Johnny ami His Aching Tooth.
Johnny's tooth was aching dread
fully.
He started for the dentist's office.
Wiien he came to the stairway lend
ing up to the office he didn't hesitate
an instant.
His tooth was aching worse than
ever, and he went up stairs and had it
extracted.
This, it is believed, never happened
befcre, in just tLis way.—Chicago Tri
bune.
Civilization of the Crows,
The Crow Indians, once the terror
of the plains, are now scheduled as
among the most industrious and pros
perous Indians in the country. There
are about two thousand of them on
the Crow reservation in Montana, and
they have been reported at Washing
ton as "self-sustaining." There are
gradations of wortlilessness even
among the savages, and the Crows
were more energetic in their wild life
than were many of the other tribes,
and especially those of the Const.
It is not surprising, therefore, that
they are more energetic in semi-civil
ized life than the others and are ready
sooner to dispense with government
rations.
Uuable to Stand For Month* Because ol
Sprained Ankles.
CURED BY ST. JACOBS Oils.
(From the Cardiff Times.)
Among tho thousands of voluntary endorse
ments of the great value of St. Jacobs Oil foi
sprains, stiffness, and soroness, is that of Mrs.
G. Thomas, 4 Alexandra Road, Gelli, Ysbrod,
near Pontypridd, South Wales, who says:—
"It is with great pleasure that 1 add my will
ing testimony to the invnluablo excellence of
your celebrated St. Jacobs Oil, as experienced
in my own caße. I sprained both my ankles
in walking down some stops so severely that I
was unable to stand for soveral months. The
pain I suffered was most severe, and nothing
that I used helped mo until I applied St.
Jacobs Oil, when they immediately became
better daily, and in a short time I was able to
go about, and soon after I was quite cured. I
am now determined to advise all persons suf
fering from pains to use this wonderful rem
edy, which did so much for me."
Mrs. Thomas docs not enlighten us as to
what treatment she pursued during the
months sho was unable to stand, and during
which time sho was suffering so much, but wo
venture to suggest that had she called in any
well known medical mau ho would have at
once have prescribed St. Jacobs Oil, for it has
conquered pain upwards of fifty years, and
doctors know there is nothing so good. The
proprietors of St. Jacobs Oil have been award
ed twolve gold medals by different interna
tional exhibitions as tho premier pain-killing
remedy of tho world. Tho committees who
made the awards wore in oach instance com
posed largoly of the most eminent medical
men obtainable. Mrs. Thomas evidently did
not know tho high opinion in which St. Jacob B
Oil is held by almost ovory progressive med
ical man.
When one woman makes a formal call
on another woman she seldom stays more
than fifteen minues, ten of which she con
sumes in sayiDg good-bye.
Best For the Bowels.
No matter what ails you, i.aalaolie to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CASOARETE help nature,
cure you without a gripe or pain, "produoo
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CABETS Candy Catlmrtio, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablot has C. 0.0.
stamped ou it. Beware of imitations.
Men as well as clocks are known by
their works.
FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. $2 trial bottloand treatise froe
Dr. R. H. KLINE, Ltd., 281 Arch St., L'hila. Pa.
Some people never attempt to do any
thing for fear they might do it wrong.
Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25cabottlo.
The worst thing about life insurance is
that we never live to enjoy it.
Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove, N. J., Fob. 17, 1900.
It's the dull fellow who is generally the
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quality or substance. In the process of
/ . - manufacturing figs are used, as they are
f , ""s* ~ "">1 pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal
('A * %\s\ virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained
vflP 'fPllS from an excellent combination of plants
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PRINCESS VIROQUA, M. D.
Endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound After
Following Its Record For
Years.
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tho greatest boon bestowed on human
ity and therefore anything that can
restore lost health is a blessing. I
consider Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
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Practicing Physician and Lecturer.
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curing special diseases of women.
44 1 know of nothing superior for
ovarian trouble, barrenness, and it
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Ulceration and inflammation of the
womb has'been cured in two or three
weeks through its use, and as I find it
purely an herbal remedy, I unhesitat
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Fraternally yours, DR. P. VLBOQUA,
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timonial is not genuine.
If you nro ill do not hesitate to
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ham's Vegetable Compound at
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Capsicum Vaseline
Put up in Collapsible Tubes.
A Substitute for and Hupsrlor to Mustard or any
| other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate
skin. The pal* allaying and curative qualities of
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j We recommend it as the best and safest external
! counter-irritant known, also us an external remedy
j for pains in the cheet and stomach and all rheumatic,
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we will send you a tube by mail,
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! the same carries our label, as otherwise it is not
j genuine.
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