CUTTING SIMPLON TUNNEL. Work Going on—Great Eorlng Should ho Open in ICO4. Very great progress hr.3 been made with the tunnel under the Simplon, which should be open tor traffic in 1904. The total cost when both tun nels are completed will be about 3.000 a lineal yard of single-line tunnel. A correspondent says it will bo lS'.i miles long. The Mont Cenis tunnel has a length of nearly eight miles, and all trains have to attain an alti tude of 4.24S feet above the sea level. The Arlberg is G'4 miles in length, with a height of 4,300 feet. The St. Gothard is 9 1-3 miles, with a maxi mum'altitude of 3,78S feet. The Sim plon will have tho great advantage over the others that its traffic has not to be taken to a greater altitude than 2,314 feet above the sea level, or 1,474 i'eot less than in the case of the St. Gothard, so that no costly ap proaches nor helical tunnels are re quired to gain access to the tunnel at Its north end nor will the haul age of trains be so heavy as in tho case of the other tunnels. The work will at first consist of one single line tunnel, lined with masonry through* out, and one parallel passage 10 < feet wide by S feet high, preparatory to a second tunnel placed 5G feet apart, axis from axis. When the traf fic necessitates a second tunnel It can be completed for about one-third of the cost of the first tunnel. Tho ex perience gained during the construc tion of the previous tunnels is be ing turned to very good acoount, and is resulting in a great saving of life, In much greatly abbreviating tho period of construction. Tho men change shifts every ei.,'ht hours, and arc brought out In trainloads. They are not allowed to enter the cold At pine air when emerging from the tun nel in their wot clothes, but are land od in a covered building or station, in which there are cubicles for chang ing their clothes, fitted with hot and cold douche baths. They take off their mining clothes, which are at once hung up in heated room:-, to dry, ready for the next day's work. Adjacent is a restaurant at which they can got meals of excellent quality at a very low price. Everything ts kept in in excellent state of order and cleanli ness, and the organization through out is quite wtihout precedent. Tho Italian workmen object to .resting on Sunday, as they are eager to remit their wages homo to their families. Short N.-.mo Got Him a Place. N. L. Chew, of Indiana, assistant auditor of the treasury for tho post office department, obtained his posi tion because of liis name. The fact is that the assistant auditor of the treas ury department for the postoffice de partment spends from 40 to 50 days every quarter signing his name to war rants. He signs at the rate of 5,000 or 6,000 a day. It can readily bo seen that Mr. Chow can earn more money for the government by signing his name than could Edgar D. Crumpaclt er, the Indiana congressman. He got the job because he bad a short name. He can save three or four days in the month over A. L. Lawshe, his prede cessor, although Mr. Lawshe was a very rapid writer. Samoa's Official Chaperon. The chaperon is becoming extinct here, but slio is an important person in Samoa. She is the constant com panion of the toupou, or village guide, who is appointed to entertain strang ers and show them tho various sights. Each village in Samoa elects a girl for this office, and it is necessary that she should be the daughter of a chief. Her house is provided for her by the village and she is surrounded by a court of native girls. No man who lives in the village is allowed to en ter tho sacred precincts, and the tarn pou goes nowhere without an elderly woman. If the taupou resigns her of fice the chief can appoint auothor damsel of high degree. WHERE COGTGR3 FAIL To Cure Woman's Ills, Lydia E. Pirikliam's Vegetable Com pound Succeeds. Mrs. Paulino Judson Writes: " DEAR MRS. PINK HAM J —Soon after tny marriage two vears ago I found myself in constant pain. The doctor *aid my womb was turned, and this caused tho pain with considerable in flammation. lie prescribed for me for Secretary of Sehcrmorhorn Golf Club, Brooklyn, Now York, four months, when ray husband became impatient because I grew worse instead of better, and in speaking to the dr.ug §ist he advised hlra to get. Lydia. E. 'inkham's Compound and Sanativo Wash. How I wish I had taken that at first; it would havo saved me weeks of suffering. It took three long months to restore me, but It is a happy relief, and we aro both most grateful to you. Your Compound has brought joy to our home and health to mo."— MBS. PA CI.INB JUDSON, 47 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. SSOOO forfait If above testimonial le not genuine. It would seem by this state ment that women would suyo time and much sickness it' tliey f would set Lydia E. Finkhar.a's Veer©table Compound at once, and also write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., for special ad- Vice. It is free and always heipii* IP or "Boy*? ar>d Girts. " '' • . - |f "O yes!" Bald the donkey, "I fully agree That many will joyfully stay To hark to the lark, but v/il! frown upon Whenever I happen to bray. They smile as his music descends from a cloud That hangs o'er tho heathery waste, But though they declare that my voice is too loud. I hold it's a matter of taste. " 'Now listen: 'lice! Haw!' That's a part of my song. And surely you'll willingly own No lark in the sky is sufficiently strong To <xiual the volume and tone. IpF 3 Lincoln's Thought! ntnoss. The greatest, men arc masters of the minutest details. It is those who ac complished little In life who never have timo for this or that or live minutes they can spare to do a kind or thought ful act. Abraham Lincoln was ono of the great ones, and just listen to what ; ho had timo to think about amidst the troublous times ill '6l. During tho campaign of 1860, while Abraham Lincoln was in Springfield, ; 111., a youngster named George Patten was introduced to him and shook him by the hand. Proud of his distinction. George lost no chance of parading tho affair before his schoolmates, and for a timo was looked upon as a most important personage. But gradually his prestige faded, and several of George's older companions openly poolipoohed the story. This stigma well-nigh broke his noyish heart, but ho was resourceful and resolved to ob tain clear proof of his meeting with the great man. So he wrote a letter to Washington, keeping silent the while, and in course of a month a re ply came which read: "Executive Mansion. March 19, 18Gi. To Whom it may Concern: I did sec and talk with Goorgo Evans Patten, last May, at Springfield, 111. Respect fully, A. LINCOLN." Tales of tho Mongonfto. Tn tho Philadelphia Zoo there aro five little mongooses, which attract much attention because of their pecu liar habits. A few years ago a large number of these creatures were brought over from India to Eome of the West Indies to destroy the rats, which were very numerous on the islands. They did tne work expected of them, but also a great deal more. They soon left some of the i3les en tirely without birds or fowls. The mongoose became a bigger nuisance than the rats were. The mongoose is about the size of a cat, with a long, slender body, some what like a weasel's. It is easily tam ed and Is kept In many Hindu houses to rid them of snakes, rats, mice and other vermin. It fearlessly attacks and kills the terrible cobra, and has been said to avoid death from snake bite by eating a certain herb which counteracts tho poison, but really pro tects itself by the extreme quickness of its movements. The ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose, is held high v in public regard because It destroys great numbers of crocodile eggs. Grant Ncvor Hesitated. ] The life of Gen. Grant should be ( read by every boy of the rising genera-. tion. So many opportunities present- 1 ed themselves for hint to decide quick- ■ ly between right and wrong, and he never hesitated to choose the right. , One instance was at the time he was a visitor at the French capital. I Tho president of the republic as a ; special token of respect, invited Gen. , Grant to a place on the grand stand to witness the great racing which oc- ] curs In that country on Sunday. It is considered a discourteous act to de clino such an invitation from the head official of the republic. Such a thing had never been heard of, but Gen. Grant, in a polite note, declined the honor, and said to the French presi dent: "It Is not in accordance with the custom of my country or with the spirit of my religion to spend Sunday in that way." And when Sabbath came that great hero found his way to the American chapel, where he was one of its quiet worshipers. ■ Lived Under tho Snow. An instance of the hospitality of liv ing under a snowdrift is recorded dur ing the recent storms in England. On December 9 a large flock of sheep belonging to a cattle dealer of Gars dale were out on the open moor. The shepherds with their dogs collected the sheep and drove them to a more sheltered locality, dreading a threaten ing storm which soon followed. One sheep, however, escaped and made its way back to the pasture where it was overtaken by the heavy fall of snow and imbedded in it. There it re mained until the snow melted, when the shepherds were astonished to find it alive and well. It had stayed under c the snow for twenty-two days. Frlnco of Grcatncßß. To those at the bottom of the "Lad- i der of Fame," It seems all serene at ] the top, but the price of greatness i often includes many annoyances be sides discouraging impositions. A i Ilis rr.usie may ripple, I will not deny, Nor harshly condemn it in haste; But when with my own you compare It— Oh. my! Well, it's purely a matter of taste." And none could convince him his judg ment was wrong. So great was this donkey's conceit. He brayed at his pleasure the summer day long, And thought that his music was sweet. A very good donkey he was on the whole, But ran all his value to waste By striving to prove that a musical soul Is purely a matter of taste. striking illustration of this truth is found in tho following incident: Thomas Bailey Aidrich once received a pathetic letter announcing, the death of a little daughter and asking if he would not send in his own handwriting a verse or two from "Bable Bell" to assauge the grief of the household. Aidrich sent the whole poem and not long after saw it displayed in the window of an autograph dealer with a good, round price attached. Ralcn of Ilclmvlor. When a boy George Washington compiled a book of rules on behavior. Tho following ard some of them. Every action in company ought to bo with some sign of respect to those present. Be no flatterer, neither play with anyone that delights not to be played with. Let your discourse with men of business be short and comprehensive. Undertake not to teach your equal in the art himself professes; it savors of arrogancy. When you speak of God or his attri butes let it be seriously, in reverence. Honor and obey your natural parents, though they be poor. Undertake not what you cannot per form, but bo careful to keep your promise. When a man does all he can, thougn it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it. Associate yourselves with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation, for it is better to be alone than in bad company. "Father of the Man." Among the old Romans there was a saying that "the greatest reverence la due to hoys," meaning, as Wordsworth has It, that as "the child Is father of tho man," it is necessary to treat it with becoming respect. It wa3 for some such reason as this that Johann Trehonius. the great German teacher, always appeared bareheaded before his scholars. "Who can tell what famous men may be In this class?" he used to remark. "There may be among them learned men and wise lawmakers, and even men horn to rule empires." One there was among his boys destined to secure undying fame. They call him Martin Luther. How lie Know. One of the young women connected witn Hull House, Chicago, was recent ly showing a collection of photographs of classical pictures to a street urchin, and when she came to a copy of the "aistine Madonna" she asked: "Do you know what that represents?" "Yes," said the boy, "that Is Jesus and his mother." "Did you notice," continued the teacher, "how beautiful their faces are? You cannot find such beauty of expression In any other picture." "But it's the rim around their heads, ma'am, that gives them away," inter rupted the boy. Answered. A certain learned professor was in structing a class of schoolboys about the circulation of the blood. To make sure that they understood, ho proceed ed to question them. "Can you tell me," said he, "why It is that If I were to stand on my head there would be a rush of blood to my head, and that there is no rush of blood to the feet when 1 stand upon them?" For a moment there was a silence, and then a small boy answered: "It's because your feet are not empty, sir." The Time to Huntle. A little boy who Is in the habit of calling his father by his first name, John, as ne has always heard his mother do, was up in tho bathroom playing with the water. Finally tne water overran the tub and soaked through the ceiling. His father rush ed upstairs to see the cause and was about to give him a scolding when the little fellow said: "This Is no time to talk, John; gel a mop."—Philadelphia North Ameri can. Not Soap Meat A little boy was asked what kind ol meat ha preferred, and seeing two kinds on the table, and knowing only one kind, said: , "I will take a piece of the not-soup meat, please." OUR BECT CUSTOMER. A Revolution in Our Trade With Great Britain. It is in Great Britain that we find in its fullest development the effect of the American commercial invasion of the world's markets.. It is true that American competition has been making notable inroads into the commerce of all the countries in Europe. But im portant as is the effect which lias been produced upon commercial conditions in the Continental countries, that re sult is almost, insignificant when com pared with the consequence of tills competition in Great Britain. From the beginning of our history England lias formed our most important market, and for two generations at least we have been the largest customers for English products. In the last half dozen years a change has taken place in the trade balance between tlie two nations, which is, perhaps, the most notable single commercial event to be recorded in the last decade. We have been steadily reducing our purchases from the mother-country; we have been making astounding increases in our sales to her. Comparing, for instance, the change which lias taken place in the trade movement between the two nations in the last half-dozen years, we see that our annual purchases from the United Kingdom have dropped 910,000, 000, standing last year at $113,000, 000. In the same period cur Gales to Great Britain nearly doubled, going up from $387,000,000 in 1803 to SG3I. 000,000 last year. This change in the annual trade balance, showing for us a more favorable total by $200,000 000 than we had six years ago, is a change of such import as can only mean revolutionary transformation in the industrial life of the two nations. These figures are so significant that they need to be dwelt on somewhat, to fix in the mind their importance. Six years ago Ave sold to Great Britain $228,000,000 more than we bought. Last year we sold to her S4BS,OOO'OOO more than our purchases. In every business day last year wo sent to her $1,300,000 more than we bought. For every dollar's worth of goods we bought Ave sold her four dollars and forty-one cents' worth of our products. —-From "The American 'Commercial InA*asion' cf Europe," by Frank A. Vanderlip, in Scribner's. WORDS OF WISDOM. Praise from another is far better than self-praise.—-Democritus. One must be poor to KHOAV the luxury of giving.—George Eliot. Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them. —Joubert. From the looks, not the lips, is the soul reflected.—McDonald Clarke. lie only employs his passion who can make no use qf his reason.—Cicero. Liberty is the right of doing Avliat ever the law permits.—Montesquieu. It's easy finding reasons why other folks should he patient.—George Eliot. Better he unborn that untaught, for ignorance is the root of misfortune.— Plato. If poverty is the mother of crimes, Avant of sense is the father of them. —Bruyere. The certain way to be cheated is to fancy one's self more cunning than others.—Cliarran. The strength of criticism lies only in the Avcakness of the thing criti cised.— LongfelloAv. The seeds cf kuoAAiedgc may be planted in solitude, but must be culti vated in public.—Johnson. The same people who can deny others everything arc famous for re fusing themselves nothing.—Leigh Hunt. Almost every one of his turn has lamented over something Avliich after- Avard turned out to be the very best thing for him that could have hap pened.—Scliopencauer. Up-to-Date Business Maxims. George Ade contributes to the Cen tury's "Year cf American Humor," a "Modern Fable of the Old Fox and the Young Fox." Here is some of the for mer's sage advice: "Get acquainted with the Heads of Departments and permit the Subordi nates to become acquainted Avith ycu. "Ahvays be easily Familiar with those who are termed Great in the Public Prints. They are so accustomed to Deference and Humility, it is a positive Relief to meet a jaunty Equal. "The first Sign of Extravagance is to buy Trousers that cue does not need. Every Young Man on a Salary should beware of the Trousers Habit. "Do not give Alms promiscuously. Select the Unworthy Poor and make them Ilappy. To give to the Deserv ing is a Duty, but to help the Improvi dent Drinking Class is clear Generos ity, so that a Donor has a right to be Avarmed by a Selfish Pride, and count ou a most flattering Obituary. "Never try to get into Society, so called. Those who Try seldom get in, and if they do edge through the Por tals they always feel Clammy and UnAvorthy when under the Scrutiny of the Elect. Sit outside and appear in different, and after a Avhilo they may Send for you. If not, it Avill be Mouey in your Pocket. "Never Write when you can Tele graph. and in Wiring always use more than Ten Words. This is tiic Short Cut to being regarded as a Napoleon. The Extra Words cost only* a FOA\' Cents, but they make a Profound Im pression on the Recipient, and give the Sender a Standing Avliich could no; be obtained by an Expenditure of Four Dollars for a Birthday Gift. A man never feels more Important than AVIKJU lie receives a Telegram containing moie than Ten Words." The lerreat cold coin now In circu lation is the gold Ingot or "loot" of Annam, a French colony In Eastern Asia. It Is a flat, rounded geld piece, and on it is written in Indian ink its value, which is about $325. The next sized coin to this valuable but ex tremely awkward one is the "obang," of Japan, which is worth about SSO and tho next comes the "benda" of Asliantee, which represents a value of about $45. Post Tor the Bm-flh. No matter what alls you, headache to A can cer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. CASCAUKTH help nature, euro you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you jnst 10 cents to start getting your health b.ick. C'AMCAUETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet hua C. C. C. stumped on It. Beware of imitations. Ocean steamers can uscond the St. Law rence River 0i?0 miles. Many School Children Are Sickly. Mothor Gmy's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mothor Gray, a nureo in Children's Home, Now York, break up Colds in 24 hours, euro Fevorishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy AVorms. At all druggists", 25c. Sample mailed Free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Lo Roy, N Y. A seal has been known to remain twen ty-five minutes under water Deafness Cannot Bo Cnrml by local applications r.3they gannot reach the diseased portion of tlio ear. There in only one way to cure deafness, and that is by omistl tutlonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is In flamed you have a rumbling sound or imper fect hearing, and when it Is entirely closed DorAncss is the result, and unless the Inflam mation can be takou out aad this tube re stored to its normal condition, hearing will bo destroyed forever. Nice eases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surface. Wo will giro One Hundred Dollars for any cose of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure. Cir culars sent free. F. J.CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. Hold bv Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The lands reclaimed by irrigation in Cal ifornia, Colorado and other Western States aggregate 6.500.000 acres. Earliest Russian Millet. Will you be short of hay? If so, plant a plenty of this prodigally prolific millet. 5 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre. Price, 50 lbs., $1.90; 100 lbs., $3.00; low freights. John A. Bulzcr Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. A Common sense isn't nearly so common as it sounds. FITS permanently oured. Ho fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Groat Norveßostoror. $2 trial bottle and treatisefroe Dr. R. H. XLINI. Ltd., 931 Arch St.. Pkilu.. Pa. Southern California has evolved a tomato tree of which the fruit is practically the same as that of the plant. Each package of PUTNAM FADELESS DYH colors more goods than any other dye and colors them better too. Bold by all druggists. Out of 1,000,000 soldiers of the Civil War whose heights were recorded 2,- 613 were over 6 feet 3 inches in height. Plso's Cure for Consumption is an Infallible medicine for coughs und colds.—N. W. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. It's peculiar that the chap who is weak mindea is generally headstrong. rgtMOgtt"Hit imtr, - .-wr. •..rrwwiwej jj/ Coughedl | "I bad a most stubborn cough 0 B for many years. It deprived me |j 1 of sleep and I grew very thin. I R 8 then tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, H U and was quickly cured." 'i | R. N: Mann, Fall Mills, Tenn. [j | Sixty years of cures U I and such testimony as the fj ■ above have taught us what $ P Ayer's Cherry Pectoral f< | will do. I We know it's the great- L I est cough remedy ever fj 1 made. And you will say [] I so, too, after you try it. d | There's cure in every drop, h P Three sliC3: 23c., 50c., SI. All druggists. Pj | Consult yonr doctor. If he says take It, H H thou <lo as he says. If h tells you not PI 0 to take It, then don't take it. 110 knows, u E Leavo it with him. AVo aro willing. r D J. C. AYEIt CO., Lowell, Mil as. K BUM HT.iniiiiii'ii i WIP> ii l 1 i *T.vnßT<w : * 6grc rTff YY nlt UNION W.APE 180S7ft.Von 'vl\r*f S T l800~KiK.18g Palrf. Pairs. [ 1901—EJ66&720 Pairs, * n'jßk-asauz. nam Business Morn Than Doubled in Four Years. THE REASONS : \V. L. Douglas makes and sell? more men's $3.00 ands3.so shoos I linn any othor two man ufacturers in tho world. W. L. Douglas 13.00 ttn<l £3.50 shoes placed side by side with and £(I.CO shoes of othor makes, nro found to be just as pood. They will outwear two pairs of ordinary $3.00 and $3.50 shoes. Made of ths best leathers. Including Patent Corona Kid. Corona Colt, ana Nat ! .• nnl Kanaaroo. V.III Cof.tr A'MHTI It I nrk llnolts I -fit. AV. L. Douulas S4.GO "Gilt Ktle Lino" can not be equalled at any price. SltUttM l>y nt.ill extra. I nl nine frrr, . I- !>....n1,.., Mji-f.,J A Thomp3B' Eye Water Telephone Ousts Ventriloquy. Contrivances have been invented and patented for the production of ventriloquil sounds on the stage by means of a telephone. The receiver is placed in the mouth of the dummy figure and the voice heard is not that of the performer immediately be hind the footlights, but that of a per son behind the scenes. Ventriloquists have varied their performances of lato by the introduction of stuffed plg3, horses, dogs and other animals, which appear to join in the "conversation." In these instances tho telephonic* method greatly assists in producing good effects. Princeton University is to receive from Professor D. Wilson, a collection of Syriac manuscripts, said to be tho largest and most valuable ever made by a private individual. Many of the documents date from the reign of tho Emperor Constantine. Peculio.r to Itself. This applies to St. Jacobs Oil used for fifty years. It contains ingredients that are unknown to any one but the manu facturers and their trusted employees. Its pain killing properties are marvellous, as testified to by the thousands of once crippled human beings now made well and free frore pain by its use. St. Jacobs Oil has a record of cures greater than all other medicines. Its sales are larger than those of any other proprietary medicine and ten times greater than all other embrocations, oils and lini ments comlrined, simply because it has been proved to be the best. WeoU; and Sickly Children Who, perhaps, have inherited a v.ealc digestion, continually subject to stomach troubles, loss of flesh ami general weakness, can be made healthy ami strong by the use of Vogcler's Curative Compound. Every doctor who is at all up to date will say that Vogeler's Curative Compound will make the blood pure and rich, bring colour to the cheeks, and put on flesh where health de mands it. Children who have been weak and sickly since birth should bo treated with small doses of Vogeler's Curative Compound, from two to five drops, twice daily, most satisfactory results will follow. It is the best of all medicines, because it is made from tho formula of a great living physician. Sample bottle free on application to tho proprietory St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd., Baltimore, Rid. ■ THE BEST WATERPROOF CLOTHING m 7S-2E, W©3!LD> // // , / KARJ TMIS TRADE MARK lAW MADt IN 01.ACKORYCUAW > WW/ TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE* ' • AC- VA ON SALE EVERYWHERE CATAIOSUBffiEI SHOWING'FULL LINE Of GARMENTS AND HAT* A.J.TCWER Cq.BOSTON.MAM>,-4 Capsicum Vaseline Put up In Collapsible Tubes. A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister tho most delicate akin. Tho pain allaying and cnratlvo qualities of this arti to are wonderful. It will stop tho tcotheche at once, and relievo he.ularbe and sciatica. We recommend it as the host and safest external counter-irritant known, also as an external remedy for pains in the chest and stomach audall rheuma' lc, neuraljric and irouty c unplnints. A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will bo found to be invaluable in the household. Many people say "It is the best of all your preparations. M Price, 10 cents, at all or other or by sending this amount to us iu postage stamps we will send you a tulve by mail. Ko article should be aeoepiod by tho public unless tho saino carries our label, as otherwise it is not genuine. CHEESU3ROUGH MANUFACTURING CO., 17 State Street! New York City. I had been troubled a year, off and on, with constipation, bilious ness and sick headaches. One day a friend asked me what the trouble was. When I told him he recom mended Ripans Tubules. That evening I got a box, and after the second box I began to feel so much relief that 1 kept on with them. 1 have Ripans Tabules always in the house now and carry a package of them in my pocket. At druggists. Tho Ftve-Cont packet Is enough for an ordinary occasion. Tilt* family bottle, 60 cents, contains a supply for a year. Ctii.'.: c jjjffl In nil IGO pAillively funilshln^ RwWm OHN A. SALZER SEED CO./ DR O P SY,^.ro c .OTJ. : :S3 11..., „f uitiraonis n md 10 dnys* trnstmsul Ires. Dr. M. n. 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