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COAST MAIL.
BATURDAY,
JAN 10. HKtt
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Published Kycry Saturday by
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SUBSCRIPTION KATEb
One year, (In ndvanct) Jt 50
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Three months .$0
S.q:' will U.iofiirj:! w"i:t natpi" In rn
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
On Vie. 30th the peoplo of Long
-Beach, Cal voted on tho insurance ol
133,000 bonds to put in a sower cya
itotn. Tlio bonds carried by a vote ot
374 to 72. la this connection, tborc is
inucb food for thought, on tho part of
Martli fields good people, in tho fol
lowing comments from the Lone Beach
Profe: No one can foretell tho fall ex
tent of this sweeping victory, when
meiEnrod br its influence on the fatnre
of the town. It shows that the people of
Lone Beach arc thoroughly alivo to
'their needs as a tommiinity and arc
determined to be second to none where
.'cnterprice and racrifico eta put them
'first. They have done a great many
things during tha past four years' when
' there Ecemed to bo no personal profit in
'sight and in every instance they have
mado by their wlllingnets to sacrifice.
'They have dose the same thine berc and
the results will shew much greater re
turns both individually ard collectively
than has any totber venture of a .like
nalnte in the past. Long Beach has
.taken a great step in advance since yet
"terday morning and if her citizens con
'tlnue to show the ismo spirit nothing
can stop l.er progress in tfio future.
NOTJtECIPBOCITr
Wo wonder if the owneraof tbo a team
er Allianco rcab'zo how their last move
is likely to strike the peoplo of Coos
Bay?
Tho Allianco has now been on this
route for several years, and to all ap
pearances has been doing a good busi
ness and making monoy for her owners.
Sho has been getting a large eh.are of the
freight, not only from Portland, but
from San Francirco. In fact, her profits
have como from tho patronage accorded
her by the people arid b'ueiness'of the
Bay.' '
Jfow, coal is ono of tho leading pro
ducts of Cooa Bay, and. the Allianc bar
been patronizing tbia section to'the ex
tent of buying heir fuol here, tho only
pluce on her route whore it is produced.
It is now given out that her,' owners
are about to expend eome $10,000 in put
ting into the boat an apparatus for
burning oil Instead of coal. Consider
ing tho tacts just outlined this sceme to
eomo very much ULo a slap In tho faco
for Coos Bay.
Of courso it is the eole bueinees of the
Gray Steamship Co., if it wants to burn
oil in its own boats, At the same lime
it is .tho business of Coos Bay to place
its patronago with those who, wherever
possible,' encourage tho industries of UiIb
section. Tho Allianco may bo killing
tho gooso which lay tho golden egg, for
if ft quite within tbo rango of possibility
ws 1
for.a.Biiip-buildlng-'comrnuuIty to build
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a etcamor or two, of its own.
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This'ift a toaltornvort.liy pf'ronfi'dfran
v
tion hero oh the .May.
FACTS W FEW 'LINES
i 'America baa, J.800 women preachera,,'
' There are 00,000 costermongers In
Xoudou. .
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There nro 1,000 looe factsclM la thtj
United States,
A petroleum oilfield baa been discov
ered In Trluldnd.
Canadian trade with OreAt Britain"
has Increased over bIx millions the past
year.
In tho United States moro than $00,
1000,000 is Invested In tho making of
fertiliser.
In tho eleven states Interested In tho
industry 200,000 acres nro eowu In
cugar beets.
Tho total capital Invested la rail
ways and canals In tho Dominion of
Canada la $1,100,000,000.
There arc but 300.000 donkeys In tbo
British Isles. Spain and Portugal havo
between them over 2,500,000.
In cplto of hard times the value ot
farm animals. In Germany Is Increasing
at the rate of four millions a year.
The Moorish government has granted
to Franco n contract for the coining of
$3,000,000 worth of Moorish money.
An nnnual cyclopedia for 1001 places
the total gifts and bequests In tho
United States last year at $107,800,000.
It Is seventy-three years sluco tho
first omnibus started running In Lon
don. Few of the original vehicles re
main. "One of the new bridges to be thrown
over the Seine is to be built in two' sto
ries, with ono set of arches resting on
another.
One result of the Anglo-Japaneso al
liance will be tho prevention of prohi
bition of Japanese In Australia, once
suggested.
"Snuff" Is tho local namo of a myste
rious malady -which has already caused
tho deaths of many sheep In Cardigan
shire. Wales.
Russia Is founding an independent
bishopric In China, and tho bishop
elect of Charbln and Peking will be at
the head of it
A silver cup, or argyl "Robert Burns
from Mary," hall mark, 184 brought
10 10s. at Steven's auction rooms in
London recently.
The biggest meteorite ever seen has
been found at Pontc Alegre. In Brazil.
It Is an Immense rock mass 85 feet
long and 55 feet thick.
The British Lifeboat association Is
considering the establishment of a
wireless service around the coast, In
cluding the lighthouses.
London Is Introducing water troughs
for thirsty horses, at which the water
can be run off by touching a push but
ton and fresh water run In,
The territorial board of health of
Hawaii Is to begin a scries of experi
ments to determine the value of X
rays In tho treatment of leprosy.
For giving a Sunday performance at
Kalgoorlle of a play entitled "Bnrab
bas" a theatrical manager has been
fined $500 by the supreme court of
Western Australia.
The lower class of the Japanese cm
ploy hardly any other material than
paper for their clothing. Where wngea
arc exceedingly low cloth is an impos
sible extravagance.
Georgia is the peach state of tho
Union, having 7,000,000 peach bearing
trees. Next Is Maryland, with 4.015,
000; then New Jersey, with 2,700,000,
and Delaware, with 2.409.000.
Tho Japanese cat more fish than nnr
I other peoplo In the world. With them
meat eating la a foreign Innovation,
confined to tho rich or. rather, to those
rich people who prefer It to the nation
al diet
If all tho land planted In corn in tho
United States this year were massed,
the nrea" would exceed tho British
Isles, Holland and Belgium combined
or four-fifths of tho area of France or
Germany.
The old grist mill at Port Jefferson,
N. Y., which waa built before the Rev
olution by Richard Mott and 1b said to
be the oldest structure on the island, la
being torn down because It Is unsaf.
:Tbo building was erected In 177L
Sidney Smith described the Orm
thorhynchus paradoxus as a nuadru
hped a3 large as a cat, with tbo eyes,
color and-sklq of a molo and the bill
and feet of a duck, on eccentric kind
of bird bitten with the ambition of be
ing a quadruped. ,
There were 1,071 strikes during 1001
in Germany, Involving 141,220'persons,
as aga!u8tl,402 strikes of 20&810 per.
eons In 1000. In 200 cases in 1001 tho
strikes were successful. In 285 cased
they wero partially successful, and In
571 cases they fulled. '
Tho numerous islandB of tho Pata
gonia archipelago are covered with ev
ergreen forests capablo of supplying
Immenso quantities of valuablo tim
ber, while tbo mountain ranges, being
of the namo geological formation as
thoso of Chile and Peru, nro probably
ncu in mineral resources.
Tho exporting of American t hoes' Is
or comparatively recent growth, In
touo win vuuiury cxporjeu .oniy $i,
000,000 worth of. hoots imd .shoes ' but
for the fiscal year 1001 It sent abroad
f5.500.000 worth of boots and shoes,
and ISuglaud. wid her colonies took
$4,400,Q0Q -Wjorth i't this total. '
? An effort Is, being mado jir Sweden to
jiso electricity, in agriculture.' A! sded
Ifield Is'jfcovered by a network of? wire,
nnd a strong electric current Is turned
ondurlrig nights and chilly days', but
tit vu. tftuiiiB ouuii'y uncf warm weain
er. Tho. system was Invented by Pro
fessor Lcmstrom of neJtfngforsUtfnn-
land.
Bomo time ago the customs aulbnri-
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tiles
,iea seised a "dox bf skittles thai at-
rived In Constantinople bo. tho ftttf
that tho bnUs were hardjasd, heavy
aad might be used as enrinon4 balls,
'which would bo exceedingly danger
bus. It was not till ono of the embas
sies had taken a lot of trouble that the
balls were glve-h up, .
Ttt' Tranquil Ml a I.
Who docs not lovo n tranquil heart, a
sweet tbutpered, balanced lifer It dosn
not matter whether It rains or shines
of what misfortunes como to thoso pos
sessing these blesuipj, for they nro al
ways sweet sorcnoand calm.
That exquisite polso of character
which we call serenity Is tho Inst lesson
of culture; it is tho flowerlug of life,
tho fruitage of tho soul.
It is as precious as wisdom, moro
to bo desired than gold yea, than even
fine gold. How contemptible mere
money wealth looks lu comparison
iwlth a serene life a lifo which dwells
in the ocean of truth, beneath tho
waves, beyond tho reach of tempesta.
In tho eternal calm I
How ninny peoplo wo kuow who
cour their lives, who ruin nil that Is
sweet and beautiful by explosive tem
pers, who destroy their noise of charac
ter by bad blood! In fact It Is n ques
tion whether the great majority ot peo
ple do not ruin their lives and mur
thejr happiness by lack of self control.
How few peoplo wo meet in life who
are well balanced, who have that ex
quisite poise which la characteristic of
the finished character! Success.
Tailing a Chance.
Ho looked ha nnr cnouch ns he
walked up to the postofflco box, set a , fcsslonH artists are tho first tq sue
huge bundle on tho floor and began. nb to tho brnln Btraln, next tho low-
taking pretty squaro envelopes there-
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from, dropping them
Uy LHUB UUU
threes into the box.
"Big lot of 10116," remarked the
policeman. "Nice day too."
"Letters!" said tho happy man. "My
dear fellow, these are not letters.
They are wedding Invitations."
A stern look came oyer tho face of
the hitherto friendly policeman.
"My friend," he said, "I am sorry to
disturb you, but I must do my duty.
Come with me,"
"Arrested 7"
"Yes."
"On what charge, sir? This Is an
outrage."
"Not at all. You arc advertising a
lottery through the post"
The man weut along. Kansas City
Independent.
The nnblile Ilcputntlon.
The Governor Colonel, don't you
know Judge Blank? Shake hands with
him.
The Colonel Ah. you are Judge
Blank of Blankvllle?
The Judge Yes; BlankvIIIo 13 my
home.
Tho Colonel Of courso I know you
by reputation then.
The Governor Colonel, don't you
know Jt always makes mo feel mighty
uncomfortable when n man says that
about mo that he kuowu mo by repu
tation? Tho Colonel How I3 that, governor?
Why should It make you feel uncom
fortable? The Governor- -Because! by Jingo, I
always wonder which reputation he
means.
German Prcsn on Shipping Combine.
The comments of souiu of tho German
papers on the Anglo-American chipping
combine and the British government's
subsidy to the Cunard steamship lino
are interesting and significant The
Berlin Krcuz-Zcltung points out that
Germany Is In no financial position to
pursue a policy of rival subsidies, and
.adds, "Wo havo more Immediate and
moro passing obligations thau the
maintenance for the north Atlantic of
a standard of freights which secures
for shareholders a dividend ot from 0
to 8 per cent"
The Kolnischc Volkszeltung also dis
cusses the difficulties of the situation.
It maintains, indeed, that the subven
tions which the Hamburg-American
lino receives aro not for tho north At
lantic tralllc, but for carrying tho Gcr-
1 mnn mails nnd for tho nunnnrt of (in
Btcam8hip .crvlccs to South Africa and
east Asia, which do not pay. Never
theless, it remarks, tho German Atlau-
tic company would gladly accept gov
ernment subsidies If It could get them.
But a generous policy of subsidies is
qulto out of the question.
Tho Kolulscho Volkszeltung then
nrocceds to tfav: "Tho oucstlon nrltcn
whether wo hayo not too loudly and
n,nnn..,iv' r,Mni,i . ,.i.i..n.a
too pompously proclaimed the objects
, of our ambition. Many publications of
, the Gprman Navy league and of the
pan-Germans, und, lu fact, declarations
.which havo been made In nuthorltatlvo
quarters, have led tho English and tho
Americans to believe, or have, at least,
given them occasion to assert, that it J
I 1b our ambition to achieve naval su
premacy on the Atlantic ocean, tin our
opinion it woujd bo very desirable thit
.wo should ac&'muidcutly whqn wo havo
to do with ftfich'ich rivals a'a John
Bull nud Unclo Sam."
. -)Maf Kt lf
. U, Shamrock JH, should'' lift tne cup
be would be Buamrock the first to
ok,
WEATHkR T?RbWETt.
Blow out a candle, and if ths wick
continues long to atuolder look for bad
weather. It It goes out quickly, th
weather will bo fair.
Tho twelve days after Christmas in
dicate tho weather for tho following
year. Knelt day in order shows tho
weather for ono month.
When It begins to snow, notice the
site ot tbo flakes. If they arc very
flue, the storm will bo a long ono; It
large, the storm will noon be over.
If tho chickens como out whllo It
rains, it U a sign that tho storm Is to
bo a long one. If they utand around
under tho sited, tho storm will be abort.
When tho cattlo lie down an soon as
they nro turned out to pasture in the
morning, It Is bccaiiBu they fcol n rliou
tnatlc weariness In their bones, and you
can look for rnlu soon.
Whctt a night passes and no dew
Talis, It Is a sign It Is going to ruin.
This omen loses much of Its mystery
when one remembers that (low haB not
fallen because tho night was clouded.
When you seo tho pun drawing water
at night, know that It will rain on the
morrow. The sun Is said to bo draw
lug water when lta rays can bo seen
shining through rifts In distant clouds.
Rrnln Strain.
A French Investigator has como to
tbo conclusion that the brains of mili
tary men give out moat quickly. lie
states that out of every 100,000 men of
the army or naval profession 100 nro
hopeless lunatics. Of the liberal pro-
J0- Pwcu ni some instance oy uoe-
1 torn, rlortrv. llfrrflrv tnnn nnit dull
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scrvnnts. Striking nn average of this
group, 177 go mad to cqch 100,000
Londou Hxpress.
A I'r.lnfnl Inference.
A teacher was Instructing n class of
boys and had spent half an hour trying
to drive Into their heads tho dlffcrenco
between man and tho lower animals,
but apparently with little success.
"Tommy," he said coaxlngly to n lit
tlo ehnp, "do you know tho dlffcrcnco
between, ny, mo and a pig or nuy
other brute?"
"No," replied Tommy Innocently, but
another teacher standing by laughed.
London Answers.
Ilia ntnlccl.
"Mike." said Plodding Pete, "did you
ever 50 to school?" .
"Sun'." nnswered Meandering Mike.
"I don't have to talk dls way. If I
showed off me literary accomplish
mutiti, folkn would wonder why I
wasn't rcndln'de help wanted adver
tisement Instil! o htiutln' fur hand
outs." Washington Btnr.
A MODEL TOWN. :
Om to Be Elioirn nt tlie St. Loots ti
jxinltlnti. A "model town," with everything
just as It should be streets wide, well
paved and clean, with no overhead
wires nud unsightly billboards and
public buildings perfect In their ar
rangement! will be a feature of tho
coming St Louis exposition. There
will bo no crooked, badly paved thor
oughfares and no tire tip bulldlugs.
Streets will be lighted with tho latest
Improvements, and the police and firu
protection will bo arranged with tho
Idea of teaching lcssono to the towns
and cities.
Upon n circular Inclosed spaco the
town will bo built, thrco typea of
street planning being used, which, In
their combination, are thought to offer
the best and most potentially beautiful
ground plan, says the Philadelphia
Times. Thoso nro tho radial, circular
and gridiron types. Tho circular boule
vard, so often seen In the old world
cities, will be laid around the town,
one-half of It being laid out ns a park
road, properly planted. The other half
of the boulevard will bo used for ex
hibition purposes. In the center of tho '
park rond will bo tho railroad station
on a 8fjuaro Just touching the outer
edgo of the boulevard. Intending
from this open entrance to thu town
at a slight upward grndo will bu n
broad, well paved street, ending In a
pln;:n.
This plaza will be tho offlclal as well
nn the actual center. Around It will
be the group of public bulldl:i;;r.', thu
county courthouse, tho town hall, thu
postotllce. The plaza will bo laid out
with unusual care and In such a way
that It nnd the Hiirroundlng structures
Will form a harmonic whole.
As tho streets aro to form ono of tho
main parts of the oxhlblr, they will be
used to illustrate tho principles of
municlpaljirt. They will havo good
pavements nnd guttern, smooth side
walks nnd will bo kept spotlessly
clean. Thero will bo rfo overhead
wires, no wasto paper and rcfuno, no
billboards. Htrcct signs will be plain
and perfectly legible. Tho lights will
bo pimple and dignified, Thero may
tven bo scats 'Along tho way.
Not only will tho promoters attempt
to show whnt ought to bo n voided In
makjng a town troautlfui.Tiut they will
make uso of only the most artistic
furnishings InK-bydrarttM, mall hoxto, '
wH rnnnnAt tl.rfll-l.Mn- nnnn
refuse receptacles, the lighting abna-
ratai' and the public convcnlcuco Bt.
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inortnr ThaNvrs.
Tlicnltia no hod I'nrrylwf iu Jnnnn.
The nullvo builders have n method of
transferring mortar which makes It
scctn more like piny thau work to tho
onlooker. The mortar I mixed up In n
pile In tho street. Ono man makes this
up Into bulls of nliotit six pounds
weight, which ho toxscH to it man who
titan Is on n ladder midway between
the roof nml tliq ball. Thin uinn deftly
catches the ball and to.ises It up to a
man who Rtnudn 011 tho roof. This
plan would scarcely work for skyscrap
ers. "Whnt rtatnntaU Do Nik Knmr.
How water, commonly called sap,
necessary to the l)fc of n tree, paRscs
from tho routs to tho topmost leaf nud
evaporates Is ti problem not yet solved
by botanists. It h known that tint
ascent Is made chiefly In cuyltleti In
the snpwood 'only, the heart and bark
serving other purpoHcs. That Is the
extemt of our Unowlcilye of the mutter.
Beyond Is mere coujecttiie, nid every
theory yet advanced litis fulled to stutid
tho test of experiment.
Tho Cnnt Wim filmic.
"Do you cast things horcV Inquired
a smart youth tho other day ns ho
sauntered Into n foundry and ad
dressed tho prdprletor.
"Yes, wo do.''
"You cost all kinds of things In
iron, eh?"
"Certainly; Don't you see that Is our
business?"
"Ah, well, cast a shadow, will you?"
no was cast out
Intellrctnnl.
"Just fahncy, Weglnnld, I'vo forgot
ten ma caltrd case.''
"Ncvah mind, dealt boy, I'll lend you
somo of mlno."
"But ah the namo would bo differ
ent, you know."
"Jlnh Jorr. so It wouldl What a head
you have, Algyl"
Dlacnntont.
Most men spend one-third of their.
lives trying to tnnlco the world uiiTer
cnt, another third In learning to llvo In
It ns it Is nud tho remainder lu ex
plaining how much better It ijcd to
be. Washington Times.
The last few hours before n funeral
tlie clock lu tho house strikes with a
tono never noticed before ami- never
nppnront ngnltt, except on similar oc
casions. Atchison Globe.
CLEAN TOVNS.
Tiicjr Attract iluini-Ncclcvra nnd Grow
Vcrr Mntildlr,
It doesn't cost much uud Is very little
trouble to keep n town clean If tho
I'ltlzcus will co-opcrnte and do their
share In thu matter. And thore Is no
better advertisement forn town. Home
Keekers will go to a clean town Just
as one will go to a cleat! sturo to buy
his goods.
Of course tho schools nhould be kept
clean as an example to the young, and
to prevent the lodgment nnd propaga
tion of disease ot any kind tho streets
end iillcys ought to receive more care
ful attention. The latter especially nro
tor) often made the receptacles v ull
kinds or filth that In muiuuci- spreads
Infection hrondeast In cold weather
the nulKiuico la nluiost as dangerous.
There must of necessity be n deal of
mud and slush this winter 011 nil our
uldewalks, but If each bamcholdcr v. Ill
exercise a little care lu keeping tho
walk In front of his house properly
cleaned tho exceedingly uuplcnsatit ef
fects of It may bo to n largo extent
overcome. If attention la given thlr
matter, 11 necessary walk about tow
would bo a -pleasure IniUend of a re
gret, and sociability would bo pro
moted. Nothing gives more agreeable
first Impresiilous of n city or town than
tho cleanliness of Its streets, storen and
public places, and It may draw to uu
many Inhabitants and largo invest
ments. Protection of street Troew,
If a trco has been well scraped of tho
cocoons that contain the eggs, It tuny
be protected from tho caterpillars that
aro allowed to develop on neighboring
trees by a bund of tor or other viscid
uubutauce painted mound the trunk
nud renewed from time to time so that
it will tint L'nt ili-v. Tlmi'ii (h nn iinrfopt
prot(,t.tlon( ,0Wlfvcr, since caterpillars
suspend thcuuiulves by silk liners 'or
their own spinning nud are wuftcd
when tluiH suspended from mi Infected
to a noulufcctcd tree. An occasional
spraying of the treo'u leaves wHirii'So
iut0I1 ot --,- ,,,... OP ,nl.,lnil ,.-,
wiU r)ol(Hm t:;o caterpillars without
uurtB tho trees. All thoso precatt-
tj0llSi lt ,,(.r80Vercd In. would soon end
iho riitpniiiini- tut
IIoit nilHitWU Were Indented.
Tho English aire very fond of tho
garuo of billiards, and a letter In tho
British museum gives tho origin of tho
sport It was Invented by n Londou
pawnbroker, whoso namo wnn William
Kow. Kow not only lent monoy, but
ho sold cloth, nnd for tho latter pur
pouo had a yard nlcnsure, with which
ho used 'to compute tho amounts. Ono
day to 'distract himself' ho took the
IT" ?, ,? ,!nU",'vrlcu "ft-"
MODJB bf Ills trOdO-tllCy may Still bO
seen' In' front of certain shc-ns In Jxm-
donwind, placing them on his counter,
began to hit them about with his yard
measure.
ii" 11 i' ' in 1 1 in 11 jii
,ii.i, (l"V i " I 11 1 M
ho foutul it nindo rt, pretty gnm,e. II
gat a kind of skill Iti mnkltig ono ball
glnuco off tho other, nud his friends
who saw hlui thus employed called tils
game Bill's yard. It wan soon short-'
filed Into billiards'. Hut tho yardstick'!
wns tho instrument with Which' the
bulls were knocked about, nud difficul
ty arose ns to what to cull It, Tlley
balled It 11 f tor tho untuo of thu pawn
brokera Kow. Paris PIbiuo.
Ten .Mm nnd n fldfe,
. In tho aubhiiMcnicut of ono of our, big
Jlfo Insurance companies Is a snfu so
largo that u theatrical company might
perform therein, Thero tiro three doom,
tho combinations of whoso locks' aro
controlled by ton men, Knch uiilti, n
high ol tidal of the compnny, Is nn ln
tegrnl part of tile Integral whole, lu In
stance: I'lvo men are required to opcq
tho outer door, each knowing a fifth
part of tho entire combination nbd uu
more. A, having ret the gntlugs In hlu
combination, Is followed In turn by li,
P, I) nnd 13, when the bolt may bo
moved. In tho Name manner tho second
door Is opened by three men lu combi
nation nnd thu third by two, lu tho lat
ter ciiRo each being lu combination
with ono ur more of tho other eight on
tho outer uud iiecund doom. The safe Is
regarded tin nnfv. New York Press.
sJi
IlrenUInu (ilnn: t '
Tho following I nu easy 'method ot
breaking glnin to any required form:
Mnko n cmull notch by means of n Ilia'
on tho edgo of a piece of glass: then
mnko tho end of n tobacco plpo or a rod
of Iron of about the soma size red hot
lu tho fire. Apply tho hot Iron to the
notch and draw It slowly along thu
ourfacu or tho glass lu any direction
you plwisc. A crack will bu tniido In
the glass and will follow the direction
of tho Iron. v
" BEAUTIFIES YHE 'TOWN; (
Vntnitlile Work of nn Iowa Improve
ment Soclulr.
Ono of tho cleanest nud prettiest
towns lu Iowa has been made no chief
ly through thu efforts of a woman's'
town Improvement iiisoclatlon. About'
500 children lit the schools In this town;
wear badge to remind them that theyj
havu pledged tlienuelves to do whatl
they can to ti.nke (heir town n more
healthful nud bwtutlful place to live
In. Tho pledgo which tho children'
havu signed lit the schools wus sent out
by the Women's Town Improvement
association. This association some (linu
ago purchased a largo number of tuctt
al colli. They were painted n bright
red and were placed on thu sidewalks'
of thu principal streets near the curb,'
upon wh'.eh wan prutcd In plain let-'
tors 11 rcqticht that piece of paper nud!
rubblrh be thrown Into them limtend
of Into the utrcct. The cans were the
menu of collecting it large quantity
of waste (utper, but not all, and dully1
temps of pnper were seen blown hither
nnd till tlii r with each gust of wind.
Thu principal thoroughfare havo
been duvold of rubblbh since the chil
dren's auxiliary was formed. When a
piece of paper Im seen, two or three
children tttnrt lu clone pursuit. After
Its capture It Is put lu tho neurest can.
At the Intersection of three iivcnues
the women went to thu expcniip of nod
ding nud making a linudHomo green'
whero formerly there was n dusty
placo lu summer and a mudholo In
winter. The children In their hnsto to'
go from onu street to nnother did not
hesltntu to nut across tho triangle.
Now the children In tho neighborhood'
vie with one another In beautifying
this bit of ground. 1
The children were given n lecturo ns
to what was expected ot them whcii,
they signed the pledge, nud nmong oili
er things was that they were not to
make bonfires In tho woodH, In tho
fields or by tho roadside; that they,
wero nt to toko other people's fruit or
pick other peoplo's flowers, and that
they were not to run across corners
whero soma ono Is trying to mnko tho
grass grow.
IIott to DnrUon Ontr Frnnm,
To darkou on I: frames spongo them
With boiling wnter to which hits been
ndded enrbonnto of soda In tho propor
tion of on ounce to half a pint, let
tho wood dry thoroughly, anil If not
dark ouough repent tho process. It Is
well to test tho mixture on a pleco of
wood before applying It to tho frnux,
for If It Is too strong and makes too
dark a color It can bo diluted with ti
llttlo moro water,
1
How to Cleim Tin Kettlon, '
Wash with strong' soda water and
scour with sand, then rub over witlt
whltlug moistened with methylated
Hplrlt or kerosene. When dry, polish
With a leather and dry whltlug, ' ,
Tlntv to MnUii l'otnto Ouitiet, '
Allow two tahlcspooufulH bf cold
boiled potatoes, chopped fine, to each
i-'gg; tuitku thu omelet as for a plain
' ntnnlif nml Viti te vtwiilu 4 lit nnin tnna
t'MIViVW IIHU IMUV IWIIVS U1U Mttl ktVC
M'hlch havo be'on put Into n frying pan
with hoiiio hot butter, sensoncd and
'shaken over tho 11 10 until a nice
brown, (llvo them a Nprlukllug' 01!
finely inliicoil parsley nnd sprcud In
tho omelet Just ready (o fold,
Ilnw to Ciena I.vndicr fiiitolieH,
Lenther snlcholri may bo cleAiinj with
n Hpnnge dipped lu warm water in
which u little oxalic ucld hns been dis
solved. .. 1
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