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THE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON.
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Woman's
Kidney
Troubles
Why tHflm with hmalth
whmn thm mmmlmmt and
t auraat haha la thm kmst
known madlolna In thm
world 9 '
LydU E. Hitkhaw's VttH Coropowd
I known mvmrywhmrm mntl
thouaanda of- wommn hmvm
mmmnourmdtofaarlauakld
nmy daranmamanta hy II.
Mra. Plnkhmni'm math'
t oda' hmvm thm andoraa
ntmnt of thm mayor, thm
aoatmmatar and othara of
hmr own oily
Har mmdkilnm ham thm
mndmraamant of mn un
nummmrmd multltudm of
Jtrataful wommn whoam
ottmra arm oonatantly
mrlntad In thla mamar.
vry woman ahouldraad
thmam lattara.
Mra. Plnkham advlaaa
am I 'faring woman fr mm of
mharam. Har addraaa la
h Lynn, Maaa.
A project recently set on foot in
'Hungary to supply electric power in
mall quuntttes to home wtirkidiop in
ne vicinity ui uuihK!m iiii.i rwuivi'u
the sanction o( tho UubgHrlau diet.
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Rheumatism
Rheumaticpaln.arethecriesof protest , TZTT T" T1"'
aad distress from tortured muscle., Sching I "u"nJ own9 ',"? KrlutlBtoncor at least
Joint and excited nerves. The blood has . half of ouo. 1 his represents an In vest
been poisoned by the accumulation of ment of about $500, nnd a skillful lupl
waste nutter in the system, and can no dnry can cam from $15 to ?'-T per week,
longer supply the pure and health sustain-h0 docs not usunlly cut nnd polish
Inr food ihe require. The whole system 1 8tonpa ou ,,, own aceount, but goner-
feels the effect of this acid poison ; nnd 1 ., ,, ,.. . .,. ,. .
not until the blood has been purified and ' " ,y manufacturing jew-
brought back to a healthy condition will . 0,ors wuo 'rnlsh him tho stones In
the aches and pains cease. tuo rough, to cut nnd polish at a ccrtalu
Ut: James Kcii, of 707 Ninth street, N. 8, 1 price per gem. As the stones, even In
Z&iffi?itofrZ&!i&lvM . to rough, represent a considerable out-
tttm In lu wont form. Tht
In wu co Interne (bit Z
became completely pre,
(rated. The attack wa an
oumillr evcre one, and
ear condition wm reirird
4 aa t-elnif rerjr ditugcr
oa. I wa attended by
ae of the rio-t able doe-
1 Waehlngtoa. woo la
acmocr 01 ine iao-
1 leadtnr medical
here. He told mo
to continue hit preacrlp-
ttouaano l would gt
tvtlri tlmea wilhi
set well.
After turinfC slice
tlmea without receiving the allrhtett
Wa.flt, I declined to continue hr.tre.tioc5t ant
toogtr
Hating-heard ol 8. 8.a.(SwIffi8peclfic)
ISSSSSSS1
r n
ttl
tod alter I had taken a few bottles Z wai able tc
Xr'h.TSSrthVm'.rsTs.Va
curad aaa sound aud well. All tbe dlitreMlng 1
jmum Bare 1111 me, luy uppciiie o triurneu.
Tea '
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Ma majk 4t the great vegetable
m wV rv purifier and tonic, is '
the ideal remedy in all
BB B rheumatic troubles.
War War WmW There are no opiates 01
minerals in Itto dlitUrb the digestion and
lead to ruinous habits.
We hve prepared a special book on
Rheuruatiim which every suflerer from
this painful tlisease should read. It is the
moat complete and interesting book of
the kind in existence. It will be tent free
o any one dealring it. Write our physi
cian, fully-and freely nbout yourcase. Wa
auke nb charge for medical advice.
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Itnlldlnk or remodeling their homci lliat He
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..VENETIAN MDY ORCHESTRA.,
JOHN POOLE. Poari.Aifp, Okkooh.
can lira yon the best buryatua in general
ruBOhluary, engines, boilers, tanks, pumps,
flows, bolts and wiudnillls. The new
lael I X L windmill, sold by him, is uu
aquallad. ' FINE OLD
...WHISKY...
Gin, Brandy, Rum
m fM quartv .00. Per gallon. H60, XXX
rOET ANU BliKHItY.fl.i0,
a 1.1. auou aonus
Olftn for fZVOQ and upward dellrered free to
cuatMl Katltoad or Stranier Lauding. Ulank
Casta and Kegt.
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AN VRANOZHCO, O.t MFORNI.t.
CUTLER'S
CARBOLATB OF IODINE
fOCKET INHALER.
A cnarante! Cute for Catarrh anl
Conatrmptlon. All Progglit, t.00.
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THEY CUT PRECIOUS GEMS.
Quaint Berkenfetd, Where There X
iiut One Occupation,
Among the hills of the Nahe River,
In the grand duchy of Oldenburg, Ger
many, is the curious little principality
of Derkcufeld, with a population of
about 42,000 people. For hundreds of
years the principal Industry of this out-of-the-way
place has been the cutting
and polishing of precious and "half
precious" stones. Although an Im
proved factory system is Just beginning
to bo Introduced Into the community,
most of the work la still dono in tho
same old laborious manner In which
It has been for so many generations.
In the early days there were agate
quarries In tho hillsides of Derkcufeld,
nnd It Is, without doubt, due to tho ex
istence of these quarries that the chief
Industry of the principality owes Its
origin. But tho quarries of agato have
long slnco been exhausted, and now to
tho hillsides of tho quaint German re
gion comes cargoes of agate, amethyst,
jasper, opal nud topaz from far-awny
'Brazil, lying where the Orgnu moun
tains lift their heads to the fouthorn
cross beyond strange seas, of which tho
Uei kenfelders only dream,
The usual method employed In Ber
kenfcld In cutting and polishing these
stones Is the following:
In a rude hut by a stream, which fur
nishes the power, four large grind
stones about four feet lu diameter nre
o fixed that their axes arc only about
one foot above tho floor, Into which a
silt Is cut, so thut part of the grind
stone la below Its level. This lower
portion passes through the water, thus
keeping tho stones constantly wet.
The operator has a bench or block of
wood about eighteen Inches high, hol
lowed out to receive his chest nnd body.
On this bench ho lies nt full length, and
with his ilugcra holds tho smnll pleco
j of opal, amethyst or other stone which
,ls
to be cut ngnlnst the grindstone,
lightly above the level of tho Hoor, In
this position the men lie from morn
lug to ulght, day after day. Consump
tion usually carries them off at an
early age, but other men arc found to
follow this vocation, as tho earnings
lay of money, the honesty or the work
man must bo greatiy relied upon, for
nobody can say lu advance how many
grams of finished stones n certain piece
of opnl, amethyst or the like may yield.
I Besides these hnlf-prcclous stones,
' precious stones such ns diamond, etc.,
nro also cut and polished there, but this
Is nu entirely different branch of tho
Industry, nnd Is chlelly carried ou lu
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".iunu nun u uucim iiui:iiiUi-ijt.
Another branch of the Industry In
these parts Is the cutting of cameos.
Pearls nlso nre polished, drilled nnd
and shipped In large quantities to
nil
countries,
Including the United
States.
BUSINESS ABILITY
Hhorrii by Chlncao Kecoirnlvcctl liy All
Who Know Them.
The business capacity of the nice Is
recognized tho world over. It Is In this
direction that tho Uhluumnu's princi
pal modem triumphs huve been achiev
ed. Throughout tho Kant he controls
the business of whole communities,
and in tho banks and flnnuclul Institu
tions throughout India, China, Japan
nud the Malay Archipelago tho Chinese
Shroff" Is tho business center around
which flourishes the vast commerce of
the richest portion of the civilized
world. Testimony to tho Chinaman's
business Integrity is unvarylug, aud
while It Is true that no one Is keeuer In
driving a bargalu, ns soon us tho terms
of that bargain are settled the China-
man may be depended on to carry out
' 1,Is ngrceiucnt without a murmur, even
l,nol,Sh clrcuiafctanccH niny have 80
,,in.u nB , H, ronton flnnnnlnl l-lllll
Vfaaova vr atav.-a hhhvih
All through the Kast one Is always told
that a "Ghlunmuu's word Is ns good as
a bond." Under all circumstances he Is
commercially honest, and wherever
porta are open trade enn bo carried on
cheaper and more safely than in many
Kmnpnpniiiitrlpa
And ns commercial ability and educa
tion aro almost synonymous In modern
times, it should bo stated that a charac
teristic of the Chinaman Is his desire
for education. 80 thoroughly imbued
Is the national spirit with the thirst for
knowledgo that It Is tmfo to say that
no other people are so generally and so
well educated ni tho Chinese. Every
boy Is compelled by law to attend
school a certain period of the year.
Among tho poorer classes, whera the
struggle for existence is fierce nnd un
relenting, among what are known as
tho coolie class, scarcely an Individual
can be found who cannot read and
write, and this, too, not haltingly and
with difficulty, but with ease and flu
ency. The number of books the China
man's religion requires him to read
form a library far greater than that
Btored la the mind of the average
American, and the boy of 11 who cornea
up to be received at tho temple la as n
rule better Informed on his own coun
try than tbe greater part of the Ameri
can voters who decide the policy of the
nation. '
Cheap Fares.
To populate tho aectlon of country
through which the new Siberian Hull
roadTuns the Itusslan government of
fers the cheapest railroad fares ever
anuounccd. A through ticket for l.'.'OO
miles will be furnished for Jl.W), or,
for over 4.000 miles. 3.00.
Tatf iTltaaJawaawtftiTaaBa
.'COTTON PICKERS' BACK BRACE.'
Device Intended to Aid Those Who Are
Obliged to Stoop.
When a small boy complains that his
back aches his elders are apt to re
mark that little boys do not have backs,
but Edgar G. Mcudeuhall, of Meudeu
hall, Ark., seems to have come to tho
conclusion thut even grown people have
bucks to ache when compelled to main
tain a stooping position for several
hours at n time, lu the Illustration wu
show his now back-brace for tho uso
of cotton-pickers, berry-pickers, etc.
The entire device Is light In construc
tion and responds quickly to the differ
ent movement of the body, nnd does
AITI.IAKCK TO STKKNtlTJIICN TIIK HACK.
not produce nu uncomfortable sensa-
1 tlou when applied to or tend to heat tho
body. As will be seen, the cnds"f thu
wire braces arc attached to tho legs
nud shoulders, nud arc crossed low
down on thu back, where a belt support
a bridge on which the springs are fill
erunied. When the person bends for
ward a bracing tension Is applied to the
shoulders and also to that portion of
the back which usually becomes most
sctfdilve after a long, stooping posture.
I Tlie wire braces are resilient and will
1 assume a normal position upou relnxa
1 Hon or wheuthe wearer of the brace
assumes an erect position. r
THE WOMEN OF CHINA.
A Con t runt Ir'i tho Continue of the Itlcli
anil the I'oor.
The Chinese have no domestic life ns
wu understand thu term; their social
customs nre entirely opposed to ours;
truth Is n law from which they aro di
vorced; and the only argument they tin-
I'KAKA.VT WIlSlK.V I.V TIIK flttl.US,
derstnud Is force. There Is no compan
ionship of the sexes ns lu this country,
nud marriage Is nn arrangement nuulo
nt nn early age. While, however, the
lower classes live lu a stato of penury
which It Is hardly possible to Imagine,
the luxury of thu rich almost passes
conception. ICaeh noble , surrounds
himself with a court ns If 'he wero a
A l.AUt OK 1IAMC AT llOMK.
sovereign, nnd Is very much a Inw unto
himself. TIicbo pictures prescut tho
contrast as It shows Itself In tho wo
menthe ono a Indy of high rank, splen
didly nttlred, tho other a couple of
wretched peasant women, working ui
most naked, lu the fields.
THE BEES AND THE TREES.
A Territory Myatery that ! PuxallnR
ut Le 1st One Man.
Away back In the 'COs there was a
Shawuce Indlnu village ou tho South
Canadian ltlver about elghty-flvo miles
west of South McAlcster, but the old
village has long since disappeared. On
thu hpot where thu young Shawuco
buck buug his klowala to his dusky
maiden nud courted his best girl by tho
light of the full moon, ouly nu occa
sional rock hearth and a few graves
aro left to Indicate tho former hunting
ground of the red man.
Near the old village site now lives a
white man. Jukt on the border of this
man's farm Is a spot which seems to
have been tho thickest settled part of
the Shawuce village, und hero Is a
grove of black oak trees. In this grovo
are two very laigo post oak trees, oflo
iu the feouth and one In the north end
of the grove. In the grove can be heard
mot any day the buzzing of a swarm
of bees so plainly that the noise hat
fooled many old bee hunters, but all
their search has never revealed a sin
gle !.
" ' ' ' " ' itM ' J '
I Now-comos the most peculiar part of'
I this most peculiar talc. The large post
oaic tree standing at the north euu or
the grovo Is tbe curiosity of the bunch,
for not long ago u young man hearing
of the bees went to the spot nnd pro-i
.cccded to look carefully up each' tree In j
tho crovu until he enine to the north I
oak. Ho was within two feet of this trco
looking up when he heard u noise just ,
like a enrpenter nt work nnlllug ou'
board and the noise seemed to come
from the tree. He went around It sev- .
enil times trying to locate the hninmer- The Victoria Cross has been wou on
lug, but It still seemed to come from the threo occasions my boys lu 1855, dur
tree, tho hammering continued until ho Ing the Crimean campaign, by two
happened to touch tho tree with his 'young members of the famous Naval
hand, when It 'suddenly stopped. The Brigade, and In 18(17, when a combined
man then went away amnzed. A dnyjUcctof British, French nnd Dutch ships
or so niter this man had occasion to made war upon Japan, by a midship
again pass that way. He slipped up man of the Kurynlus. The first of the
to the .tree nnd listened for tho hnm-'trlo was Kdwnrd Daniels, who, when
merlng, and sure enough, It wns ns tho horses taking an ammunition wag
plain ns ever. He touched tho tree with on filled with powder wero killed by a
the cud of his linger nud ns before tlio , shell, rushed out ami headed a party
uolse stopped nt once. This man und which safely brought In the am mu ill
several others have tried touching tho tlon under u rain of bullets in which It
tree several times since with the sumo scctficd Impossible for anyone to live,
results. I Thai second net of bravery was per-
They say thnt the humming of bees formed by a young boatswnln, named
nnd tho curious hammering can be, Sullivan, when tho famous Mnlakoff
heard nny day, but no one has been, battery was taken. He took out a
able to explain tho mysteries of this cu- llngstnlT aud placed It on a certain
chanted grove. Galveston News.
"Why They Woro Armor.
To such a pitch of exasperation did t,e ,noti 1,0 hnd to dig" the hole for
tho practice of using buttons In the Uie m,RStrr with his lingers and pile
shirt drive the meu of the middle ages , Rtont:s around It to keep It linn. Ills
thnt they adopted the plan of wearing coolness so excited the Husslnus-that
brass or steel armor, fastened together' thpy nl, alniC(1 wdCt nna tno nmu M.
with metallic bolts. The popular Idea ',.,;; 0 rm.r,., addition to tho fa
that men wore armor lu order to fight moM8 croS8( the FreDch Legion of Hon
lu It Is manifestly absurd, since no man' )r Thc nct whlch won tn0 victoria
could possibly have fought when In- cross for Duucnn ltoyes, the middy of
cased lu half a hundredweight of met- tho KuryilUB occurred when the com
nl. Armor was worn solely In order ,)lnL,d iUh.,s ,amled n cotngent of men
o ayoiu me worry or ;urw wun miss-
lug buttons
There 'were distinct .advantages con
nected with the chiilu-stcel shirts.
Wheti ouo of these gnrments enmq ,vi.r,.upou u nrBC U0(Iy of jnpaoc
home on Saturday night from the wash- ,,, ,, Tcw unJ ,nn(,c ,lolcrilllncd
cnvoinnu the owner could feel reason-. altaoki Tl)0 m(,,y wno wng cnrrylnK
ably certain that the metallic clasps tit i1L, ,,, vvth t)0 lcn(,nff eoinnnnV
he ueck and In tho bosom were all lu rllHho ,,,,, for , wc ,
their proper places, for no washerwom-ltllvvl,n (,cft,,1HPHi ns ough nbont
nn could h.ivo succecled lu tletachlng 0 Btu.in,t tll0r cnl,lim. sliigle-hnnde.l.
them without the use of a cold el. sel:( ,Io WM enIwI lmc) ,, 80V1n5jy ro,)rl.
If It did ,0 happen that the wusher-, ,,,,,,, , ,,, cnptall l)Ut 10 ,,.
woman s husband had been ruu over of dnr . ,1(J md d,B1)Iayod infected tho
by n steam roller while wenrlug a steel )tllt,r!li ,, 010 , lpy foowcd
shirt belonging to one of his wife s cus- ,,,, ,, ,, ,)ok 1C ,,ofcllIUIIt Hoyt8,
tntilMKB ai at mn t-,0 lli, n.i11l ruatnli. w
.u...Ln, ...... uu ui ...u .. 111.U1.U t -
ngs had thereby been Injured, the cus -
tomer In question could not accuse his
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In proper repair. Pearson's.
A Natural Couolusjon.
The Philadelphia Itccord prints nn
nmuslug story of thc Into Presldcut
William II. Allen or (ilrnrd College and
n lady of inoro InqulBltlveness than In
tclllgence. On one occaslou a business
mutter called Mr. Allen to 11 siuall town
In the central part of Pennsylvania.
While sitting In tbe parlor of the coun
try hotel In tho evening, after transact
ing his business, he wns taken lu baud
by tho wife of tho proprietor, who
wanted to know nil about his private
affairs.
Mr. Allen took It all In good part, and
for u time wus rather umused. Finally
she asked:
"Have you much of a family?"
"Oh, yes," said he, and hn smiled ns
his mind rovertcd to his hundreds of
pupils.
"Hov many children?" sho persisted.
"Well," said Mr. Alien, with great
enruestucss, "I liuvo live hundred, and
nil hoys!"
Tho good Indy was speechless for n
moment. Then sho urose, und hurrying
to tho door, culled softly to her hus
band: "O, John, come In here! Wo'vo got
Brlgham Young stopplu' with usl"
Governor I loose volt tho Husband.
It was evident to nuy one who watch
ed the palo but rapturously happy face
of Mrs. Hoosovelt at the Republican na
tional convention that sho was Intense
ly proud of her distinguished husbuud.
At tho tlino ho came to the platform to
second President McKlnley's nomlim-'
tlon tho Immense throng of dolegutes ,noro etitertalnliig, It would bo hard to
nnd spectators seemed curried beyoud ay. Tho little dolls belonging to ouu
themselves with enthusiasm, nud Iho iitllo gill Invito the little dolls belong
applause wus simply deafening. Ho at- lug to another little girl to a feast, nud
tempted two or three times to speak, everything Is conducted with decorum
but his voice was lost In tho noise ho-, ami statcllness. Then tho Invitation
forest had traveled a yard. Just nt tho .funics from the other side. And all
height of the excitement ho turned his Jdny long the little dolls are being taken
head and caught sight of tho smiling irotind to cull on other llttlo dolls. Kor
fnco of his wlfo In the gallery nt tho txaw days this charming feast of dolls
right Instunlly there cume oter his lusts, thu most eagerly looUed-forward-countenance
nu ludescrlbublu exprca- to festival lu tho Japanese calendar.
slon of recognition of her presence, und 1
ho gave her a smile nnd a wave of his I rmiinie Metier limn Precept,
hand which said, ns plainly, as words, ,"'' ,H Cruu "nt0 ,,rf (,n'
"Vnii aiinm tin hnnr.r with 1111.!"-.
Woman's Homo Companion,
What Thoy Wonr.
The Sultan of Turkey Is always seen ,
attired In pale browu garment; tho
Emperor of Austria affects gray. Tho
young German Emperor has what may
be called a loud taste In clothes, und is
never so happy as when wearing tho
showiest of uniforms or hunting cos
tumes; Indeed, wheii attired In thu lat
ter he looks as though he hud stepped
out of Drury Lnuc pantomime, so ex
traordinary und fantastic Is his get-up
on these occasions. The Emperor of
Itussla, on tho other hand, likes tho
simplest, darkest form of undress mil
form, and ho habitually wears that
which became so familiar lu all tho
photographs of his latt fatber. Chi.
cago Tribune.
AUi linrberi Wire.
The stomach of nn ostrich Is often
made tho receptacle for strungo things.
One of these birds mysteriously died
on a California farm, and a post-mortem
was held. It had followed about
a gang of men who were building wire
fences, and swallowed tho bits of wlro
Uity chipped off front time te tiuta,
-J!tSUS!it&Lliii!PUM&4
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FCm LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
l ""lnr that Will Intereat the Ju-
enlle Member, of Kery Household
Quaint Actions and lirlsht Sayings
f Many Cute aud Cunning Children.
mound which hid a Russian battery
from our dinners, hnvlnir In so dolus
traversed the enemv's line of fire. On
nKnn8t the Jn)g u wn8 thought, how
ever, that the Britishers alone could
stuece.'mfiilly tackle the situation, so tho
i' re ne 11 anil lnucn were sent duck,
i,,funi H-ns torn to rngs by bullets, as
, wcrtf ,M) 10 C0,m.8 ( enrrw, but ho
,lUW,,f ,11C out afe nn(, B0Un(1 ,mv-
g wdt eariK'd his ixwnrd.-Navy und
I
Army.
The Kcuat of llntta,
Kvery girl lu Toklo. from the tiny
toddleis to the maids who think them
selves women, devote u whole gala
week to their dolls. Thu dolls nre beau
tiful, nicely modeled, nud clad often lu
tho quaint old court dress of Japan.
And yet whether the dolls or their own
ers little girls, may be of seven, with
their hair "done up,, nnd betlowcrcd,
nud walking about lu long, fantasti
cally colored klmlnos, with pert airs
and solemnly affected dignity uro the
I "'" l--" "- ".
"It really grieves ine very much
To nee the awkward way
"In which you walk. If you'd appear
At others do, you'd go.
Not In that stiff, one-aided style,
But fitrulght ahead." "Juit show
"Me what to do,", said little Crab,
"Aud ijuickly I'll obey."
"Well, follow mot" cried mother Crab;
"Wntdi, and I'll lead (lie way."
Then off alio started to the rlxlit,
"A tdlglit mistake," quoth she,
As to the left she slowly turned,
As awkward as could be.
Then little Crab smlli-d to himself;
"Perhaps, some other day
When you ran do It right, I'll learn,"
He oakl, "but now I'll play."
Jnt hpnr this fact In mind, my dear.
Before you start to teach:
"j 'ru t,,at "" "ru Well prepared
To practice what you preach.
A PpleinlM Kecolpt.
"I want a drink," said baby,
'r,li to the kitchen. Mary will give
you a drink," cnld mother,
"I don't want to," baby demurred.
"Mary U cross."
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"Why, what made htr cross?"
mother.
"I dess I did sumpln' to her," sal
baby.
"Then If you have done sometheiff to
make her cross you would better (
and do something to, sweeten her," sng
gested mother.
Baby thought over It a minute, an,
then trudged to tho kitchen.
"You nre a sweet Mary," lie saUt,
"and I want to hug you."
Mary stopped her work and stooped;
nnd he threw his arms about her neck
nnd kissed her, and said, "I love yo'
two hundred bushels." .
When he en me back, smiling, mother
asked, "What did you do to Mary tklc
time?"
"Oh, I sweetened her, I doss," waa
the reply. Our Mornlug Guide.
Wanted to Know.
"If you are not good I'll send you tv
bed without your supper," said but
mother sternly.
'Freddie's faco assumed an aspect of
Ingenious Inquiry.
"Whnt nre you going to have for aop
per?" he asked. Brooklyn Eagle.
A WONDERFUL TIMEPIECE.
The Mattle Watch, of Wh,lch Mark
Twain Wrote a Description.
What Is, perhaps, tho most woader-t
fill watch In the world Is In the poese
slon of a resident of Prince George
County, Maryland.
This remarkable timepiece, known a
tho Mutllo watch, from the name of It
maker, was made at Looo, Swltserlaad
about forty years ago. It formed a fea
ture of the Swiss exhibit at the cea
tennlul held at Philadelphia In 18TeJ
and was purchased ou that occasion by
Its present owner. A description of that
watch by Mark Twain (8. L. Glemenafe
Is as remurknblo for accuracy as hu
morous. Thu well-known writer tbtui
gives his ImpresslotiB of tho murvelova
pleco of mechanism:
"I havo examined tho wondorfnlj
watch made by Mr. II. L. Mutlle, and.
Indeed, It comes neurer to being a hu
man being than any pleco of mechan
ism I ever saw before In fact, It
knows considerably moro than toe
average voter. It knows the move
ments of tho moon, and keeps exact
record of them; It tells tho day or tht
week, tho date of tho month, nud the
mouth of thu year, and will do this,
perpetually; It tells the hour of tho day,
aud the minute, nud tho uccond, ami
even splits the second Into fifths, andl
murks the division by stop hands, hav
ing two of thu latter; It cun tako accu
rate caro'of two race horses that start;
not together, but 0110 after auothur; Ik
Is a repeater (wherein the voter la sug
gested again), nnd musically chimes th
hour, tho quarter, tho half, and the-three-quarter
hour, nnd nlso tho min
utes thut havo passed or nu uncos-,
plctcd quarter-hour, ho that a bllnaM
man can tell the time of day by It to the
uxact minute.
"Such Is this extraordinary watrh.
It ciphers to admiration. I shonlaT
think ono could ndtl another wheel nneT
mnko It rend nnd write, still nuotbrc
nnd make It talk; ami I think one might
take out several of thu wheels that
arc already lu It nnd It would still be a
moro Intelligent citizen than some that
help to govern tho country. Oil the
whole, I think It la entitled to vote
Unit Is, ir Its sex Is of the right kind."
Thu wntch was sold for $1,400, and
It Is still performing Its complex func
tions with tho greatest regularity,
Washington Times,
icur-ltolllng Caterpillar.
Thero uro many kinds of "leaf-rolling"
caterpillars, each employing a dif
ferent mode of rolling thu leaf, but la
all cases thu leaf Is held lu position Ujr
the silken threads spun by tho caterpil
lar. Thero are plenty of birds about
tho trees, und they know well enough,
thnt within tho circled leaves llttl
caterpillars reside, But- they do soft
find thut they can ulways mnko n meal
on tho cnterplllurs, and for tho follow
ing reason: The curled leaf Is like a,
tulio open nt both cuds, Iho caterpillar
lying snugly lu Hie Interior. So when
n bird puts his beak Into ono cud of tho
tube, thu caterpillar tumbles out at tha
other, and lets Itself drop to tho din
tanco of Homo feet, supporting Itself bjr
n silken thread thut It spins. Tho hlrI
lluds that Its prey has escaped, und not
having sufllcleut Inductive reason t.
trace tho silken thread nud so find tho
caterpillar, goes off to try Its fortune
elsewhere, '-lie danger being over, the
caterpillar1 ascends Its silken ladder,
aud quietly regains possession of Ita
home.
A Muoli-Murrlcd Contonnrlan Turk.
In thu vlllago of llodrn n Turk
named Ismail, aged 120 years, Is la
Htich good health that ho frequently
walks to Ilurtln, six hours dlstunce, to
sell eggs, for ho Is a poultry dealer. Ho
has hud thirty-four wives, tho last of
whom ho married only n few days ago.
The brldu Is sixty years his Junior, and
the marriage wus celebrated with much
solemnity, to tho wound of drums and
fifes nnd of volleys from tl rearms. Tho
wholo vlllugo was en fete. Tho wed
ding procession Included all tho mala
progeny of the patriarch bridegroom,
consisting of HO sons, grandsons and!
great-grandsons. Tho number of hln
female progeny Is not stated. Con
stantinople TerdJumanl-IInklkut.
Tho Door's Aoutii Huunt.
The power of scent possessed by a
deer Is wonderfully acute. Those ani
mals have been known to take fright at
tho went. of 11 man twenty-four bourn
after ho hnd passed the spot.
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American Cotton.
Germany uses each year ono nnd.a
half million bules of Ameilcau cotton.
A lotig-stitferlug wife says her hus
band's Income Is anywhere between 1
atul 3 a. in
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