WBT CO-OrEBiTIOI FAILED.
"So you think cooperation It the
claw out of the maze, do you?" aald
my friend "well, I did a few years
ugo, but I am becoming skeptical.
Hhall I tell you why?"
Our Wagner sleeper wu speeding
50 mill's an hour eastward. We had
discussed the great strike In all its
aspects, first giving thanks that lis
power hr.d pas! before our journey
began. My companion was a busl
nwi man from a western city, the
president of a manufacturing corpor
ation. College bred, well read, keen
and thoughtful, as active In christian
work as In week day tasks, the soul
of honor and wurtesy, with a Jovi
ality which make him a universal
favorite with all who know him.
"Yen," he began, "I have given
this labor o option a deal of thought,
aud some time ago I concluded that
profit sharing whs correct lu theory
and feasible la practice, for I airree
fully with you that there should be
co-oeration and mutual confident-
tlon between the employer and his
men. We have tried this plan for
several yeara, and It has worked first
rate. We have had a good class of
men and have given them steady
Morlf un.l annual dividends. The
last twelve months, however, have
brouirht a change. Our business,
like all others, fell off, until It became
a perplexing problem how to keep
all our men busy. Last winter we
called their committee Into our ofllew,
.bowed them our orders, opened our
correnwndence giving prices or ma
terlaln, and made them see the ne
cessity for retrenchment. They ad
mitted our position, and assented to
a 15 per cent, rut iu wages.
"About this time some represena
tlves of a labor federation came
among them and began to create
uneasiness. A union was formed
among our men, who had not before
been connected with such an organi
sation. Boon we began to feel that
trouble was coming. An entirely
different spirit took possession of the
men. One day three of them came
into the office In a swaggering man
ner, anJ, without removing their
bats, abruptly said to the superin
tendent, "Mr. Hamlin, how many
orders have you on the book?" It
was the first time such rudeness had
ever been shown in that office, but
the official entirely Ignored It and
answered, 'I'm sorry to say that we
have very few Indeed, and prospect
of less rather than more.' Well,'
replied the spokesman, we are here
in behalf of the uuion to say that we
must have a restoration of our former
wages; we also want a union label
put upou all goods and all men dis
charged who will not Join our order;
also two of your foremen must go,
ml we want to name their succes
sors" 'Very well,' said Mr. Ham
Jlti. 'the company will consider all
Iheee points and give you an answer
as soon as possible.' 'We also wish
to know about our dividends, said
h mminiitMi. 'The statement Is
bring made up and will be given you
in a day or two,' was tle answer,
wbereupou the uien left with as little
ceremony as they came."
"What was the next mover'
luauircd.
"At thetlrue of this demand It
was aparent to us that the works
tnuxt close iu midsummer for a few
weeks at least, until orders should
a.vuiiiulato to irlve work for our
men. We accordingly posted a no
tice stating that on the second day of
July the factory would be closed un
til the state, of busluess warranted
resumption, when all former em
ployes would have the firr-t chance at
their old lobs. This brought another
caU from the committee demanding
the. annual statement. .It was given
ihem shewing that the works bad
bon run at an absolute Ions, all of
wl.U-h. of course, fell upon the com
fny, the workman simply falling to
shares surplus which did noteiut.
3 he chairman of the committee look
ej the paper over, and said, Vou
don't expect us to believe this, do
vou?' In valo our superintendent
remind. them of the universally
hard times and of the condition of
busluess. which their own Inspection
of our books and com pondenoe a
few mouths before had disclosed
They unblushlngly asserted that the
statement was false and renewed
their previous demands. We oflVred
our books for full Iapectloa by any
expert accountant whom tbey might
choose, and even volunteered to pay
half the expense of such eiauilua-
hut In vain. At last one of
their number blurted out, 'There's
no use talking about thoe figures.
If they are true we .have no show
for Increased wages, and that's what
we are bound to have!"
"You don't mesa to say that they
tiw net that as a reason for
charging you with lying?" I Incred
ulously asked.
"Exactly soj" replied my friend.
"They frankly admitted that If those
figures stood we could not pay what
they .UJ. They neat inquired
w hat we should do whoo we opened
the works again. The reply was,
We will take back every man who
wants his Job for w hom we Q possi
bly find work, and if we cannot sup
ply all, you may draw lots.' Tbey
went off declaring they would keep
our factory closed beAre Uxy wuuld
evork at those terms."
"How have you come out?"
"After a three week's shut-down
wa posted aotkea saying that the
works would open ou a certain date,
former employee baying the prefer
ence. We war determined to give
the men every possible chance.
Over a thousand new men applied,
bat we put them aside until we saw
day of opening none of them came
back, and after further delay we
started last Wednesday iwlth a new
force and plenty of mounted police
round the works. We had had a de
tective keeping track of the strikers
and found out that they were plot
ting to dynamite the works and mob
all 'scabs,' and so far we have had
about as many guards as workmen
on the establishment."
"Has the union attempted any vio
lence yet?" I inquired.
"No, because the men are too well
protected. If the police were with'
drawn their lives would be in danger
unless they Joined the strikers. I tell
you It Is all well enough to talk about
the rlifht of men to organise for mu
tual protection and the Improvement
of their condition; but when a uuion
strikes to-day, It mean that It will
use all means possible, even to mur
der. to keep other men out or the va
caut place. They n ay talk as they
bleaeto the public, but secretly they
are ready to sandbag a man, If neces-
irv. to keep him from the work
they have abandoned. I'm ready for
a telgram tonight at Buffalo telling
r lmnt anv kind of a row
yesterday."
After a slight pause In the conver
sation my friend leaned forward In
Lis sent and said. "Do you see why
am skeptical about co-operation as a
oreventlve of labor troubles?"
"I meekly replied, "Yes, I think I
do."
LOIMUXA' SEW Seri'BLICAXM
The swes-Ion from the democracy
to the republican party In LouiUatia
is an occurrence of considerable sig
nlflcance. It Is too early yet to learu
how far this movement will extend
but It appears to be Important
enough to cause some concern to the
democrats of that locality. The
leaders of the republican recruits are
among the most prominent and re-
anected citizens In the community
and for this reason their conversion
to republicanism will ultimately give
a prestige to the party whicn win
help It as much as will the Immedi
ate accession of votes which It brings
about. Until this year thess republl
can proselytes were all In good stand-
In in the democracy, and helped to
roll up the Immefjse majorities by
which their state has been held In
that party's columu.
But at the outset these democratic
seceders ought to ask themselves
whether they are ready to wbscrlbe
to the full republican faith. Ihetar
Iff drove them out of the democracy,
but are they ready to accept the re-
publican doctrine of protection to all
domestie Industries which need 117
If they are not preparrd to go this
far they are extremely likely to bo
disappointed la their new relation.
ship, and to end it before many
years pans. If they are Joining the
republican party with the expects
tion of getting new favors for sugar
they are deceiving themselvea, and
they will discover this when the re
publicans get into power. T.ie re
publicans may agree to restore the
bounty created by the McKlnley
law, which the democracy repealed,
but tbey will undoubtedly put sugar
ou tlie free )W when they touch the
tariff.
The bounty gave the sugar interest
protection, of course, and more of it,
according to the Louisiana members
of congress, than the present law
with Its iO per cent duty affords.
The republicans oppose a duty on
sugar because no duty can make the
domestic supply meet more than a
tenth of the demand. There are only
comparatively few producer to
benefit by the duty, while It adds
largely to the cost of a necessary of
life. A bounty gives as much pro
tection to producers as a duty, with-
out adding perceptibly to the cost of
living. But sugar is only a small
concern with the republicans They
aim, as far as practicable, to give a
reasonable degree of protection to all
domestic producers. Are Louisiana's
new converts to republicanism in
favor of gjvlng protection to the
wool-trrower. the kon, lead and coal
miner, I he textile and metal mnnu
acturer, as well a to the sugar
plautw? If they are they will be at
home whett lo the republican party.
The party never UJ nd doe not
now believe In protection la spots.
To republicans protection Is a,ua
tional aad not a local Issue, St.
Louis Ex.
The Prtate r's PbeBsgraph.
The phonograph has In genend
been a faUuie fur industrial use, and
many w ho tried to make use of it in
ptarts of stenogrsliexs have had their
instruments taken out, but it cs
been Hit Into practical use In the
office of the "Pad Malt Magazlue" lo
London, where articles are spoken
Into the cylinder, which Is then sent
to the printer and set in a duplicate
machine w hich reels off "copy" at
iut the pace the compositor use-, so
that ha has no occasion to look up at
the mauu?pt. It can readily be
seen that the saving in time is great
Th same rvllnder is used by the
nroof reader at a rapid tempo, and
he (s thus enabled to dispense with
copy hoUr,
The Comte de furls will always be
remembered In the tnlted states
with Interest and kindness oo
count of the fact that he and bis
brother, the Due da Chartres, served
oo tho staff of Oeneral McCiellan
durlnsr the first year of the civil war,
displavioemirkod courage oo aewaJ
w
occasloos, and derllnlngall ry ff
their strvlcea.
The run of salmon at The Dalies Is
-. l .. W.. w Tamlr.ivs
toD.a cUyaA handle bat 100 tons
ooold be caaatkC
Mil IS ORGlSIZIse A IEBELLIOS.
I The place DCcanie me rown u "c
This very rrobable statement lt,,.- mnt rM4hlou of the southern
cornea In the news reports from C1Lalent In the city, and every after-
umbus, Ohio, of date September 2M :
Leaders In the populist movemeni
herehavejustmadeasenaatloualex-
- 1 M T l?nr lata
--j i
posure of "Oeneral" L. C. Fry, late
.it.t,wirll trm at Califor-
wi IU9 - - - I
nta. lie is eei lortn ynwwa
against the government and
agent of a secret organization with
revolutionary intentions.
Fry came here from Cleveland u
addressed a populist meeting, ""
speech was so radical, not to say rev-
outionary In tone, that the populists
were shocked. Later he lectured
fore an organization of laboring men
dnd araln bordered on anarchy. To I .
two prominent members or the pop-
-
ulist party, whom he thought he
could trust, he confided the tact tnni
he was only using the popuini
speeches he made to conceal his real
i L .. aUA A ait aMnn ff
worK. woicn win uw ui(m.... v-
tIIHn.iksi Ar m tussores! roVolutiOUSrV
VIBIIVUT9 - - - - i
i,artv. This organization, he claimed, I
Is rapidly increasing In membership
and Is International In scope, and
w ar- i
uhloh has Us plans already set to I
seize the reins oi governuirunu
country, and, after overthrowing the
regularly constituted authority, to
re-estaoiin ifuvcruii"r i
. L II L. - n.i.n UftilAPilinif I
i ih iiiui nr ihH nvniui unu . n
"-""" i
is their program to awau me ni
great striae, aiiu uwn, ura
tional guard and regular army, lo-
getherwith all the civic powers, are
helping the corporations to uoleat the
strikers, will be their time to act
Their lodges will then assemble In
the city of Chicago and lue a proc
lamation suiting the occasion, and es
tablishlng a provisional government,
be preiwred to enforce Its decrees
The persons to whom he made the
t" - i
admissions are prominent populists I
and patriotic citizens. They promptly
Informed the populist organization,
ika riAinllat Artftintmtlrin. 1
and It was resolved that he should
not be permitted to speak at populist
meetings, and that what he had ad
mitted should be made public.
CHINESE ttm 8EBTICE.
Another Illusion has been shattered.
For a good many years liberal writers
on China have told us of the very
advanced nature of Its civil service
system. We have been told that no
man occupied a place In the civil
u.l.ln. Mhn kilt lint hMn thnmilffhlV
educated for that work; that every
Drancn 01 mw wryiw wm u u
mlrable condition, administered by
Intelliirence informed by technical
education.
This picture made u?
..hiinul rtt our (tcf.H'tlve Western
clvlliiatlon, and anxious to copy the
methods and imitate the success of a
luinnlu tn U'hi.lll Ul had WrOnirlV
I'vi'iw " - -- - - I
given the name of "semi-barbarians."
It now appears. If we may trust the
general lesUmony of the dally press,
.. . .L ..h ,.t PI, Inn I. I
tnai me Kuveriimrii wi lunula in i
mong the most corrupt In the world.
That the high places in the govern-
ment are unblushlngly Umght and
sold. That China abounds with
"bosses" who stoop to the lowest and
most degrading actions 10 secure
place and peir. 11 is saia mat mm
k m At 1 tLI.
general corruption has had the same
etieci u;on tne army uiai utv vunuy
Af . f . L. a l.. . ... r-. t XT ,1 TJ 1 tt 1 1 III
lions oi iiirvuun
had upon the French army whef It
u-uj tnroml Into the France-Prus.'nan
war. We are told that probably
there are not half as many men In
the Chinese army as there are upon
tka armw llul and that the monev-
'"j ----- . -
gorged officials receive the pay of
il. I . .1 ... ...v.M rkina liaa nnA
mm lunuiuu iiuj! v...M
great statesman whose patriotism is
apparently untainted oy seinsnness.
iv'Kmvm hit lnflunre can extended
Wholesome condition. But that In -
fluenceis naturally much restricted;
and his enemies nave, 11 is said,
nearly extinguished it altogether.
China, we are told, is poimcany
rotten at the core, and her conflict
with Japaa will reveal her fatal
weakness. How far these accounts
are colored by actual prejudice or
actual malicious misrepresentation It
Is, of course, Impossible to say; but
there seems to be considerable un
anlmlty In the reports, and this sure
ly Indicates substantial truth.
Ulajatare Dictionaries
A spular priM Juat now Jor card
parties or for summer souvenirs Is
the tiny chatelaine dictionary. The iheotnor kicking j the foot soldiers
trinket is finding rapid sales at pree- u d their bayonets upon the plung
ent, not only for such purposes as ing animals, and the latter retaliated
named, but becanso of the Individual
recognition of the real value of the
little article. The tiny booklet, not
much larger than a postage stamp of
rJ.l marmlllli.n IvhA fnntalna tn
its leaves 15,000 words with their
MiAAntnM Vhn snuff In Its all vcr
ijrniiiii-.i
case it Is no thicker than an ordinary
locket, while ta size, as stated,
Is of the postige-sUmu order,
la the silver cover of the little die-
tionary a magnifying glass is affix!,
When the owner dedrwi to look up a
word he simply opens the i'ttls
locket, bold
ds the cover with Its glas
ges, and the print appears
over the pages
as fine type, easily readable. The
case which forms the cover of the
dictionary comes In sliver or gwld,
though the silver has the preference.
The ladies Uy the trinkets and fas
ten thrni ta their chutciaipec. The
gentlementrrat them like a itsge
stamp or match case and carry them
Lxvely in their vest pockets.
rmrRi: or cp Jitsso-.
The following graphic socouDt of
the capture of Camp Jackson, writ
ten ,by one who was captured, Is en
terUULca. ft originally appeared
In the St. LoaU 0Ube-Democrat :
Matter now haateejeii Li a deuoue-
meot. Lulled into security by the
-eemlng Indifference of the Federa
authorities, the state troops presanreJ
scarcely the pretense of vigilance.
DOO lhe acene was that of a holiday
j?e,Dtj ntle suggestive of the stern
meanjnjf hut slightly veiled by the
i .
niniuiii 1 f -
tinM, of imn Je an(j review.
nnnfl
noon on the
j 1 WPV BIH'I V I jr biiti
lfttn -of Mav tnat .yon caueu
contingents of volunteers from tl
his
their
j,, places of rendezvous In the
,ower part of the city, me streets
were ailed with columns of Infantry
conversing upoa Market, and that
lwnPOUfl4rB WM soon packed with
lujjjury ef m wins, beaded by the
,mau but grimly effective looking
-f ruited btatea regular. To
injnrleuctrd eyes this
mj r - -
mollev .rrav seemed a countless and
hnat A. if by magic the
Dread through the town,
T yon js advanclug upon Camp
jin." Crowds of the curious
. it.. .tf
ipmi unou ine line vi nmrvu.
. .i. ...,....,, nlth and
niiinv OI WIPUI Wlt.-uiu4 "
f hnnaaiid brothers Hiralntt
tr i v
whom formidable army was to
. iaunched : while as the summons
a,,lihrn minute men de-
---
rtej tielr ofli aD,i counting
gnd nHsUnea to Join theli
,hrwitenej comrades. When I
reached tamp Jackson notice oi tne
. m t
impenuuig iiinvk iu w'j "
. ......i. ....! i.n
, , of excitement there was
much, of panic none; all spoke of a
collision as Inevitable; surrender was
not mentioned as a possibility; but or
efficient preparations to repel the
enemy there was no sign. The com
panies were formed on their respec
tive paradrt grounds, but not In order
of battle. Cunnon there were iu
plenty, and cannoneers, but they
were not placed in tohltlon to com
mand the approaches. Two pieces
maim me ajipruunira. rHlv
f ar,uury t.roperfy lasted and of
f tl ey .y wum hav buAJmhI
....
to hold back an army corps for hours.
It may have been the pre-determlnea
policy to avoid actual conflict of
arms, and certaluly bloodshed would
have been useless as determining the
main question at Insue, the final re
lation of Missouri to the rival gov-
ariiiiintai. IlMihlaaa it niHV. the
-(1 van..iniP goldlerv ueared the causo-
WBy entered upon It, passed It,
reached the solid ground ou the
nilher side, wound like a huge snake
Llongand around the crest of hills
. I.... k.i ..in In u hl'h ilia Ml.
Lyurl brlgate were huddled like so
imiihv rats in a trap, auu uoi a nui
wa8
I'resoutly ihe circle was
omnlfte. 8till no orders. In the
nieauilme how we hot-hi-ads raged
.....I r. Irmu;lnir llttlxuiiil nir-
u (ml bad beeu our fate
gn0Uld hostilities commence at this
In u lu ihuiu th sum-
m IV iivfu.. M tt i w . J-- - - -
m0na for surrender was received, or
Unw imir or in what temper It was
debated. I never knew. Certainly
. ... .... . .A
iiia wnoie tritnsaciiou ocvupivu i
.;me than would be consumed in
writlng a detailed account of It. lie-
fore sundown the cnpltulatlon had
been consummated, Camp Jackson
waa a federal station with the stars
alM Gripes IJuatlug rrom every van-
I - . t.l..
point, and the troops laieiy
I commanded by Oencrals Frost and
yj,aler wer prisoners 01 war.
I . I . I . .. A . . . . f ... r
l . as nigni urew on .-w un, hh
iiVim of states already In the stwwlou
L - .i...r. amulll at ihn uroxin'Ol
of indefinite separation from home
an.i vindred. began to caxt about for
L1Wins of escape. A dozen plans
I .... .. t ...l Aia....oA ,! u.
I wrre Biimru. uiplm--m, "
, led lacking the element of
. ... . . . ... ... I
(casibiuty.. t many a young roie m
.... rA,.kj. ithouirht him that his
I . i .. . . . . .1- . ,,u in.
scheme was to approach a portion of
l.h. Pnrirclin.r lino :coinnoed of
lroopB of that nationality, to give
thein ut.h oraen n
UmgXB wou;d bring about ct,n
fusion, and to make a dash for lib
erty. Tried on aiiy but raw recruits,
such an experiment would doubles
have resulted In failure, or worse, to
thowe essaying it f but in this Instance,
aidttl by the darkness, it worked
like a charm. A battalion of march
ing Teutons were directed obliquely
right into the midst of a body of
German cavalry, to whom as yet
retention of the saddle was full occu
pation; men and horses became Inez-
trlcably mixed, the one swearing,
by throwing their riders. It was a
fine bedlam while It lasted, and that
;t did long enough for a dozen of us
to steal through the disordered
I. - .. .1 .. I. I a n
kt. Louis. Thence a few days after-
I i v .. at I . .,t.' . -..
nnnj, ny &nr tui erniiii r pnuii
allowed to pass south of Cairo, I took
passage for Memphis; and 4 years
afterward at Appomatx court house,
made a socopij 4nd final surrenler to
union troops.
of tne days of savage riot which
in ki. Louis ensued unon the capture
0f camp Jaokaon, as of the years of
UUbrlJled cruelty, outrage and re-
prisal which made southwestern
Ml)tirl a hell on earth, It Is ss well
to let the memory perish.
1 Kails a Strsrk by IJghtalag.
While the Duke and Duchess f
Connaugtt v'f lp-jectitirj the rxT
furmancrs of a military IwUloou at
AkieMhot on Srptemlx;r 5, the bal
loon was struck by lightning, which
followed the anchor wire to the
earth and seriously Injured three
men who were holding the wire.
The dake rusbed to t bo assistance of
the unfortunate men, who were
shrieking with the agonizing pain
contact with the wire caused
them lhay vera released from
their predicament and taken to tba
hospital, not mortally hurt.
3C
for Infants and Children.
THTKTT TV eeiTatia ef CarUwttfc ejat mm
mailMs ff mm, in wUtyk f U wHtfc a la
.jg,TH Vas tt fcmoww. : It U krml CkUdf! ll i. It
Ktrssi taasa VHa, It will uti thOr Ta it Motar. kay
g'-ayMear ia Wl-tIy
' CbntertaH teeya Wwa ,
fj tyU allays ysyeHAss.
Cwttrlt syr 1 ltlna- Soar CarS
CastTta. fa Dlrrh it Cglla.
' CwtwU raJUr Ttaina; TroU
. rulwU wtsi C ttpalo LaalJPltyngy.
CtiturU s mo tt'm rpM UmorMb nietlf rprty.
CmmUTi almtUt as fd. f s;n1a.rtawgl
artrtag k1lliy mnA matmrml 1 ts
Pom'a n.w mmw to it yri;tna:'.ry f fW,t"
htt iJa aj folaa A "will awF Try ymrpn."
8 taat yo m C-A-a-T-O-R-t-A.
Tk. ftKfl
tyaa" ef
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla.
lUSM W HOST IHSUKKOrS SfOKT.
Count des Carets, a graudnephew
of Lufayette, Is hunting In the
Rockies.' The other day he told
something about his favorite sport of
wolf hunting, for which he has be-
come famous in tiussia. -vou
hunting," he said, "Is probably the
most dangerous sport there Is.
With a servant and a couple of fast
horses attached to a sleigh, I have
gone out aud baited the ground for
the brutes on numerous rxvajtlons.
A fat hog tied to a tree never failed
to collect a pack. The trouble was
that It drew too many. The wolves
would gather to the number of 'JW
or 300 and devour the pig. Then wa
would dah upon the scene and the
fun would commence. Tbey are as
fleet its a deer. To any tha they arc
a a .
as fleet as wolves wouia re more
like It. They ctm outrun the bor-es
every time, and If they are not picked
off as fust as they come up, you
might as well give up the, tight and
penult yourself to bo devoured.
IniHgine yourelf making a running
fight with a band of 300 hungry,
maddened wolves, aud with the
knowledge that If one tf the fleet
little brutes teaches your horses you
are a dead man, and you can possib
ly Imagine what a nervy sport It Is.
It requires a cool head and a good
eye. Jf you mis your mark you're
goue. Your ohly chance of safety
is In keeping yonr horses up. It is
generally a long fight. You look
twek and see the carcasses of the ani
mals dotting the snow for a mile or
tAo in your wake, and still they
pursue you In great numbers. Slow
ly the pack thins out. Many have
dropped bleeding to the ground.
Others stop to devour the carcasses.
The more that fall the more timid
the rest become. When you finally
outdistance the pack you have been
through the most trying ordeal that
the most ardent sportsman could
wish. Yes, I consider wolf hunting
tne most dangerous sport there is.
Tiger hunting In India Is tame be
side it. If you go into, the Jungles ol
India to shoot a tiger you are accom
panied by a long retinue, You
shoot your prey from the howdah
of an elephant, If you miss your
victim there are twenty bullets read)
for him before be spring-. A person
might as well go tiger hunting in a
menagerie. The only unsatisfactory
part of the sport which wolves afford
Is that after you are all through you
haveu't anything to show fur your
efforts. But is great sport." Boston
Transcript.
noOUHOBK VS. 1 LAS EH.
n a London Is published a letter
from Mr. F. II. Ooge, who makes
some Interesting statements. lie
ays :
"I find that painting woodwork
of any kind with several coats of so
lution of sillcrte of soda, and finish
ing with a mixture of this solution
and sufflccut common whiting to
make It about a thick as ordinary
paint, is an excellent protection
against fire. Wood treated In this
way wjll not tale fire from mere
contact with flame; it requires ta be
heated till destructive distillation
begins. Thou, of course, gases are
riven out whlvli Ignite, and the
wood Is gradually converted Into
charrtatl, but until destructive dis
tillation takes plHce the nted wood
will not support combustion. A few
vears since I had some screens made
like ordinary doors, some prepared
as I have dwsTih-d and some nt.
They were theq placed over a tiro of
shaving, which was kept constancy
renewed. In t"ii minutes the un
prepared screeus were blazing away,
and so noiiriy couined that they
had to ho impi-oried by an Iron bar.
The flames or;t!ot;d to lick the pre
pard screeus for thirty minutes) bo
fore the distillation commenced.
After forty-five mtoates the coated
srreeos trere atlll inUct aed abla lo
loppott theiaselvi tbey fceld k
gather for an hour, although pierced
In many plaous with bolus, aad wbe$
aJ aad yrttyJlr irr
! mm wry
the' fire whs removed they did r ot
continue tn burn. TbN was a splen
did mini, and 1 still have there-
mains of the !K'rvn. The exerl
rfinnts were mad at my suggexiion
for he managers f the Liversml
I'hllharmonl.' Swlety, aul the wismI-
work of their splendid hall at Liver
pool was treated in this niantier."
rXEUXATIC TESTS.
A numlxT of pneuiiiBtic gun test
have been recently hebl at hhady
Hook. I'rotiably the mot iuVrent-
ing of theso trials was an acceptance
teat of the Ordinance Hoard, which
took place Augu-t il. The battery
consists of two lS-lnch and one 8-1 mil
pneumatic guns, constructed by the
Pneumatic Torpedo and Construction
Company, of New York. The bollir
capacity of the plant is four hundred
horse power. The air is stored in
accumulators after tteiiig coiiHrt sed;
there la a firir.g reservoir for each
gun. The 16-inch guns weigh, with
the carriages, fifty-two tons, and are
set in a depressed foundation. The
guns are trained by electricity, and
the range is determined partly by
elevation, as in the ordinary field
piece or rifle, and nrtly by the varia
tion In pressure, which can be regu
lated with ease. The oS'rator stands
on a platform fastened to the gun,
and the entire guu can be revolved
In fifty-two seconds. When the shot
Is fired, a lo, blng sound Is heard
at first, followed by a deafening re
port. The projectiles can be seen as
soon as they leave the muzzle. The
pneumatic guns at Handy Hook can
drop ftOO pounds of high explosive
Into the Main, Hwah and East
channels, through which all vessels
of any size mut pass to enter New
York harbor. The pneumatic fctins
are surprisingly accurate, 90 per cent
of the shots being what are known as
bull's eye shots, which Is a remark
able showing.
After some preliminary shots two
heavy charges were fired. The first
was a 10-Inch subcaliber projectile
charged with two hundred pounds of
xplolvo composed of 87 per cent of
nitroglycerine, 7 per cent of gunoot
ton, i per cent of magnesia and ? per
cent of camphor. The fuse was to
act on Impact. As the projectile
struck the water the spectators saw
an enormous column of water like a
huge geyser, project up hundreds of
teet Into the air; a few seconds later
a'H'I,etrat'"k report was heard. In
tho final round a full caliber 16-Inch
projectile charged with 800 pounds of
the high explosive described above
waa fired with a fuse set to explode
the shell two seconds after Impact
with the water to avoid breaking the
glass la the lighthouse windows.
The range was about 2,500 yards.
The fune delayed the explosion vnej
quarter of a second; the cceaa for a
radius of fifty feU rose In a solid
column. The plant is capable of
supplying the compressed air con
sumed on the eutlre five rounds In
ten minutes. It is not ckiliued by
the builder; c.f thin gun that It wll
revolutionize the art of war, buttaey
do claim It to be an effective weapon
for short and, medium ranges, not
over three and one-half miles, and
eertninly the results ol the recent
texts have amply demonstrated the
reallablllty and aonrscy of the gun.
It Shsuld be la Every Heast.
J. B. Wilson, 371 Clay St., Sharps.
burg, Pa., says he will not he with
out Dr. King's New Discovery for,
consumption, coughs aod cokls, that
It cured hl w ha was threatened
with pneumonia after an attack of
la grippe, when various other reme
dies and several physicians had doj
her no gitfxl. Roliert Barber, of
Cookfort, Pa., claims Dr. King's
New Discovery has done bltu more
good tt.sn anything he ever ued for
lung trouble. Nothing like it. Try
It. Free trial bottles at Hllisboro
Pharmacy. Lirge Wittles 50 cent
aod II. . , '.'
Ihe Independence Wet . Bide
Uiloks the new county officers' salary
law la not as improveuieot oa the
eld fee system.
(- maattif. S
(. MWSf-silOlie erst otK: - tW -
Ta mtirt both th ( ei.!.
I
.-k1. ho!iMn. pltll f"0,1,'
UcmuidrJ. Il is txxt to ioii
tu r''" ufticicnt anrty cl a'i
luinj htlli of (jre (r our ctil uli
cut liberal allowtiice ci pM y r,J
abcr lood in wtucb n,iici irg n
remrrd. How to nia.e cn;
hraUhful, Il-Uil.I rtry ba
pulled the cook. A JiII.clI'v in
nil Cood cool ing tn the ;ws I - Uti
ltj. AlrT rn.-k.ie, ncrr uni wni, ri
moal nwholeoni lrU lisiw.n
fcB lbs ban ol the exit u4 the S
otMUcltto good ''t'Cil',jn'lsyvj'
CuaXMk votluAu iMiul.a. Coiiutco. .uiiuWfia
9s cotn row into popular
Vw( n .
uvor os xne new snorrcu-
iVt ins better than even the
Sw best of lard with so::e cf
c lard'a objectioiubK1! quoli-
- 1 1
ties. And
COTTGLEiJE
comes attended by both
' Apperrrs i:o hlt;;.-
Grocers sell it all tbont.
ecrusc tt cjccriTUTca.
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aluilo ou: l y
N. K. F AlnSAMK A CO.
8T. LOUIS and
cmicsoo. new vopk, aoerov.
RipansTabules.
Rlpans Tabulcs are com
pounded from a prescription
widely used by the best medi
cal authorities and a.e pre
sented in a form that is be
coming the fashion every
where. -. Rlpans Tabules act gently
but promptly upon the liver,
stomach ana intestines; cure
dyspepsia, habitual constipa
tion, offensive breath and head
ache. Onetabulet.iken at the
first symptom cf indigestion,
biliousness, dizziness, distress
after eatinir, or depression of
spirits, will surely and quickly
remove the whole difficulty.
RipansTabules may be ob
tained of nearest druggist.
svasjaa-aa ssasr m
Rlpans Tabulej
are easy to tt.e, ;ju ,
quick to act. ;.i.J 'A ,5
save many a doc-fs yj )'-'
lor a I'ltu
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OK HILIM'.Oao.
Trana. I Gt'lirrnl Piu.li:;, lliiii,fiw.
f. W. RHrTE
BEVJ. KUCHMD.
I. D. MEBUYUAN ...
fKCtirtfHl
...lid l'ni i .
Ciiiilrr-
Bolls ilchl Kaobance nnd Tl'crn;i!)i.
rrnftrii. and isucii I.ctira nf Opdn
iTMiliiUle lliruttfiliont tlio l'nlt..,l SintiK.
Hra Hill of Kit'linti? "Q l.nmlon
Livrrpoul, Dndliu, 1'nna, ll.-i'in, r'rm.kfurt
n-lbt-Main, StiKkUulm, nud all tinri'
aittea of fcarop.
OolleoticaM mado oa alt RMx akibli xiut
Kankiua bonra from Hi, . in .1 p. m.
Hhoucrsot pol.li-Ti r.iiu were f.iliinj;
all about tho iiinro, rs-keis wep
hissing and (-liooilin: sy tcwnrrl
the sky to return Is reft i f tlu ir
glory, UrlcsM, bluckriml Micks.
Mother Plummer st wiih a troup o;
young girls watching tin- li-pl iy hik!
quaintly reinarked; "Tlno roi-kt t
make mu think of our lio s ; we pii
married, end build .ueh Mii.irt I.nj.c-;
then somebody toiichei u uuich to
'em, and they lift us hji to the -kii.;
they burn out, and burns our binri.s.
and we ome dmvn again a wol b I i n ' ,
not straight and strong like we went
up but we don't learn, and wo bulM
new hope on our 1st blew, himI thej
arow up and ruia fcootches 'em, nnd
down we coinrs again, fillin' most
like where we nln't vantd. Oh,
my, what dreadful thing4 does cnim
with the rum! Girl.-, don't nme ot
you ever nuirry no niiiii w h it but
been scotched w ith It ho aiul uevt r
safe again."
1 lectric Kittrrs.
This remedy Is becoming m well
known nix I mo opu)ar ns lo n-d no
seclal mention. All who lmvi'ued
Electric Hitters sing the sumo ong
of praise. A purer irxillrtDe doc
not ex lot and it Is ciui anteed to do
all that la claimed. Kleetri Iiith is
will cure all dim-cs of the liver and
kidneys, will remove plu.ip..i, .uVh,
alt rheum nud other n(Ti'ction
caur-d, by intpun; blmxl, x iil drive
malaria from the '-tun iwid prevent
as will as cure nil mn'unxi
f'vers. r'or cure of hcHilaeh.
onntitipatifin an'.l inli-tiin try
Elettric VJtters. Entire uthi'artlon
guaranteed or money r fun.V l.
Price 60 cents and i e; b. (Ce at
Illllloro Pharmacy,
It U generally nipned thut when
a man's hesrt pulsation go d.. u to
40 a minute death will fl!ov unlex
irstoratlvei sre sdailnlhti red. Par
isian doctor arc now, It U Mild, , uz
tied over a man, In onoof the hos
pital whose pulsations have sunk i
low as 13 ft minute, although to all
apjeaxsnces he Is well and strong.
rrtj
COTTOLENEj
Ctuttar Lott;n Cof"' C:tr .on- t.o't''-n
( ai
WAGCN AND WEEELWEIGET SEC?.
I am fuliy prcjand tolmillor
repair utir kind of
Vehicle, I.sn4 Itullrrs, llirrss, Vlon
auJ f arm .Vacliluf rj.
ttb g me im il.irg iu lire
vuoon womn
line ind I ill g'v ytm miis-i.n iim.
Mtop ou ll.ird ue i, evur M..In.
IM ices lo Suit tlio Times.
nil.llROUO, - - tlLLoi'N.
PER
WEEK
FOR
VILLIfJG WORKERS
of al:btt any ff, ta mj part of th oosniy,
at tl '.tiplorraaat w ikh wt f urnivi. You n. '.
oof be awjr froia Uomorrnlilit. Ton eaa fir
ycarwholo : tot!;- work, ronlr jour ipars B:o.
acmi. Atcapiral Unot mjulrtd tou mo torUi.
W i-!j7'.y ret with all that It nfil. It
rot vou Do:ihMf 10 try tht binl. A T oru
can Jo ti wurk. Ucjinnara Bikt moiitT froi
t!i i 'in I'tilur I, unknown wl:li uur o krr.
I' wry wt vou l.iNr jo'j cana-llr nmk ilollvr.
.Vc oo !u Killing to wvr k fall, toui&kt mora
ciooct ert-rr day t!ia can k itk.l In !iw
aiuroi.!r;ai r rm.lo m. nt. Frwl for fiu Uc
0ntol!ilii fulic4t inlormatlcn.
21. HALLETT & CO.s
Eax BOO,
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dt.ty in IU KtfuUr Aruty t-r ST v .,n,r lui waf,
burilv.Ti I.-I f' li.i ti if of ls-:j i j 1kj, n4
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a nrliitic 1 ,,'iMinti i-nt't; -il lo ! H-'.cr rui .
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ucul iucix Jul.
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COPVRIGHTS.
r.t I niiTsp a r-ATivrt ra
Ptimf aniwiir anJ iin D.nt ii.nion, writ,, ti
11 N W t il., to Uv. bud litttnr tiriy o,nV
airlno la ttio rwtwnl tu3tt.i-A.. f om-.iiiin',.i-tiuii
atrl.'UV cuttovolia!. A linndLuuU ot In.
fiiniiatliiu iMMriiiu I'nlrnia una nun to ..U
titin tbeui mii ir. AIo i i'Hialiiuaol nwctiaa
lei.! ami Mlwtilit'.o bKk. MMit rrmv
etuut uliD iUimumIi Mium A Civ wait
P.ia1 uHlMlqtb H. Irallllv A inoMi n ii, i,a
tliua ara tM.ulit wul. lf b,.irlli. rm! .caitu.
out e.t ui Ilia invfiitor. lh. i.!ir.!i.t pr"i.
linMxlwiK.klT.laiit!vl mtntM tiHl-TfKi tia
luri.kt r rruJatma of auf nuitflo work lu ui
Wi.ruL SJ a year, ban.pi v.'p;,. tiu rroo.
Ilui'd.r.j IC.mioa. unOilr, t..ot vo ir Smta
f'ie. ci.;ii, Kiory niuiiir onh:fi u Wnii
tilnl piatM. la mtom, aiid piiof.wrapna of ni'ir
houtt'ft. nub plaiuk anut.,nf tuooura to iow u.a
lai.-.t nii.'ii. aijj .ucul coiitra.'ta. Adiin.a
Ml.V.il to. Nl lOi.K, Jul BuouJlT.
mm:
Careats, Trafja-marlu, Des'; Patents, CopjrhX
And all Patent aaalaaaa coedactc4 (of
MODERATE FEES. '
InfonaatloB aad aJvlca flrto to InTnior trlUwas
Cfaalx- Ail ilnaa
PRESS CLAIMS CO.,
JOHN WEDOCRBURN,
alaaaflnf Attonwr,
P. O. Box . TTAJaixoTOS, D, C
STToia Company la maoaved b a combination of
tba larrat and ciota InQnauml aevapapara la tiui
t'nttrd Ct.ntea, for lip aaprcaa purpoa of raca.
ing their anbaertbara arlot vnacrupnloaa
and lncp-nptir-il Patoi A-cntt, and aa.-h p.-par
prtalla-t!:li t.Jrcrtl'icn.fnt vor.chra torthi raronaU
tUlr and tliauudttui t4 Uic rroaa Clalwi Cunipcbr.
tCarrnu,and 1 ruilo-Va:ichuii..t,ui:dal J Jl-V
Jen; buiackSCoadLKiaj lur MooraaTt ftci.
Ou Office ia OrroaiTt U. S. fr cmnr J
u'lucim ac. ur ...i., tM Umt wit luau uivm
0 rtinmf tr.rn V a.hi'.f;tun. r
toij moual. aiavtu g fihoio., wi.h dfirrlp-
Jtlr.n. We aJvi, If paten tilu ur vjt.ftc oi J
tuarra. Ouf lea out Out t 11 icnt la vruird. i
J A eaalPHtCT, "How laObia'ii I'm'.cOH. ' ui '
Icrl ol Hut In the C. S. an J ImaitiuacutiUivt I
iacntite. Ja4lJCrf,
CA-SNOWACO.
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