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s'he Wonders OF Platinum.

lfiatfnum wire Maker In IDterviewl
The draw plates, by means Of which thess
fine wires are made, are sapphires end rubies
You may fancy for yourselves how extremely
delicate must be the work Of making holes
Of such exceeding smallness to accurate
gauge, too, in those very hard stones But.
delicate as is the work Of boring the holes
there Is something still more delicate In the
processes that produce such fine wire as this
That something Is the filing of o long point
on the wire to enable the poking of the end
OF 1t through the draw plate so that it can be-
caught by the nippers. Imagine yourself
fling long tapering point on the end OF a
wire only one eighteen huEdredth of an inch
In diameter In order to get it through a draw
plate that will bring 1t down to one two.
thousandth- cannot say positively what
uses this very thin wire is put to, but some-
thing in surgery, believe, either for fasten.
ing together portions Of bone or for opera
tons
"A newly invented instrument has been de-
scribed 10 me, which, il it does what has
been affirmed, Is one of the greatest and most
wonderful discoveries OF modern science. A
very thin platinum wire loop, brought to In
caEdescenee by the current from battery
which, though Of great power, is SO
small that it hangs from the lapel
OF the Operators coat, il used IN
stead Of the knife fas excisions and certain
ampatatioHs II sears as IL cuts, prevents
the loss Of blood, and l. absolutely painless,
which b the most axtonishing thing about it.
ain assured that large tumor has been cut
from child in tais way, and that the child
laughed while the operation was being per.
formed, ami that without any anssthetic
having been administered We"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-24
A Cowboy and a Dude.
detroit Free Press.I


"Next" yelled Third street barber yes.
terday as he looked around the room for O
new customer. At the call a long haired
cowboy from the bad lands of Montana and
Minneapolis dude came to their feet and
advanced toward the chair. The dude was a
little ahead and seated himself, when the
COW puncher said he was in hurry, and
ordered the dude up; but he claimed he was
in his turn and didn't come up
Look hyar, ye pin-legged gopher" how,ed
the Montana tough, "ef yer don't vamoose
outer that air chair in less'n two shakes er a
steers tail, I'll break yer up an use yer ter
plug rat holes with" And the cowboy let
off an athletic laugh that made the barber
turn chalky, but the dude didn't move
"Did you hyar me murmur" shouted the
cattle man.
"Aw, yaas, law, beard sawmthing," re-
piled the dude
"Yaas, aw, wal aw, I'll give yaw just half
a minute to git"
"Weally, my boy" replied his dudeship,
"you see cawn't think Of moving 50 wap-
idly. IL isn't natural, you knaw; 1t Is weally
too warm for such exawcise
"Aw, it is, aw, wal I'll Jest take er contract
ter move yer" and the cow man moved over
in the direction of the half reclining ude
and caught him by the collar
III, barber said he thought a Dakota
threshing machine had got in and taken pos
session for the next five minutes; the COW
boys boots went over and mixed up with
lot Of cosmetics, a seven shooter from his belt
got into tussle with lair brush and lot OF
razor, his hair was pounded down in the
cracks Of the floor, and the mirrors were
spattered with drops Of his gore. When the
dude finished the COW boy looked us il he had
Leen holding an Indignation meeting in
siaughter-house, and, Strengthening his nose
and gathering up what was left of his Iais
ment, he said he guessed he'd go over to np-
other shop, there were so many ahead Of
him that he was In considerable Of u hurry,
The dude, pulling handful Of the cowboys
hair and dropping it in the waste basket,
laid. THAT will put me in good trim for the
ball anne this afternoon"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-24
1T WON'T BE A MATCH.
Mile and n Half OF Lead PIpe-An
EsthetIc Woman.

detroit Free Press
A man whose hair and whiskers were pIen-
tifully sprinkled with gray was in the city
yesterday to see about buying large
quantity OF lead pipe. When he asked how
much II mile and a half of u certain size
would cost, the dealer stood off and looked at
him in anna cement
"Oh! amt loony," replied the man
"But what can you want of n mile and o
half Of this pipe, costing you many hundred
dollarsF
"See here" replied the other, as he took q
chair and became confidential, I'm Wild
over"
"Yes"
am thinking of taking second wife. She
dotes on front yard. I've got the yard.
She dotes on lawn ornaments. I've been
around pricing stone dogs, cast-iron deer and
terra-cotta rabbits till you can't rest She
dotes on fountains That's why want the
pipe"
But why so much Of itY'
"BScause I've got to run the pipe to q
spring on hill mile and a half away"
When he had explained how much fall 10
had the dealer told him that he couldn't get
fountain enough 10 dampen Il sunfiower
Wont be no squirt to it, ehr
No."
won't squirt foot highp
mo, sir. not an inch"
swell, no fountain, no marriage She's
sot on that I'll go back and offer to fill the
yard with decoy ducks and conch Shells and
put stained glass windows in the horse-b barn,
but reckon the match is off. I've offered to
get force-pump and hire coot by the year
to work it, but she says it wouldn't be pic
turesque. Might build a cistern on legs and
let the water play through fountain, but
she is too romantic. / can't do no more, and
IL she insists on fountain with u squirt to
it Ill look around for some one else-some-
body who don't want Corinthian columns
under the corn-crib and Grecian facade to
the big Den
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An Ante-Mortem Freak.
Fn..-..s n. D.


Some people are very particular about
their ante-mortem affairs. Old Nancy
James, a colored resident OF Philadelphia,
was one Of these. She only recently died,
but it was half century ago that she went
TO an undertaken aud ordered a coffin of
polished mahogany, as was then the fashion.
Tote it right home" she said, as she paid
the price.
Two assistants Immediately proceeded to
carry the coffin tn her house. 1t was mid
day, the sun shone hotly, and only a few peo-
pie were on the streets
walk ON de sunshiny side," she com.
manded imperatively.
"But 1t Ia too hot" objected the men
"Nebber mini dat" said Nancy. "Doan'
yer tink got some propah pridei / jess
want de folks to see de sun shine In dc sides
Of dat dere merhogerny coffin"
And they did.
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HE ATE HIS FAMILY.
Story from the Man Who Got Lost
In the Rockies.

In the Rockies.
Detroit Free Press.1
This talk about cannibalism Is all bosh,"
he said yesterday on the postoffice steps as he
rubbed his white plug hat on his elbow.
Suppose the living did eat the dead-what
Of itf"
Nobody answered him, and he presently
continued:
"Ten years ago was lost with my family
in the Rocky mountains. When we had
eaten our boots and shoes and whatever else
we could worry down we had to resort to
cannibalism. The baby went first. We
baked him, and a better dinner | never sat
down to. Was there anything in that to
raise q great fuss4"
Three or four 9th ers were added to the
crowd, and he went on:
ain the course Of six weeks wife and I ate
our five children. We had 'em stewed.
roasted and warmed up, and never relished
my meals with keener zest. Did the papers
raise great howl over itl Have been os-
tracized from society on account of it"
He mopped his bald head and rubbed his
hat some more and then said:
THE time came when had to eat nv wife.
She wasn't as juicy as the children, but the
meat kept longer and furnished more real
nourishment. Nothing Of her body but the
right foot was left when I was rescued
Three days moro and l would have been COM
PEELED to take my gun and shoot deer and
elk and rabbits and such game or starye to
death"
"Do you mean to say that game was plenty
aroundp asked little man who had been
breathing hard.
"Yes, sir-woods full OF it."
"And you had gun"
"Yes, sir"
"And you ate your family in preference to
killing gamef"
Certainly; hunting was very distasteful to
me-"
"Then, sir!" yelled the little man, as he
jumped up and down and plunged around
"then, sir, l characterize you as monster,
and-lemme git at him-lemme hit him
once!"
But the crowd held him back, and the man
with the white hat marched off up the street
saying:
"Well, WE'LL what fuss to raise about my
eating up whole family Seems to be some
very queer men in this town"
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The Air-Tight Stove.


Some thirty-fve Years ago the air-tight
heating stove, constructed of a cast-iron base
and top, while the body OF the stove WIS
made of sheet-iron, was introduced, and was
for long time general favorite 1t was an
excellent heater. A fire In It was easily
kindled, and IL was continued while any fuel
remainud. The combustion Of fuel and tho
degree of beat were very easily regulated by
opening and shutting the draft in front, 4
fire ready to start up at any time could be
keptin it all night by tightly closing the
door and the opening In front. The stove
occupied but little space, and was very
cleanly. II was the most economical stove
ever invented, and was one of those specially
good things for whicha patent was not Oh
tanned
The old air tight stove can be restored to
many houses to great advantage. Il will
render room comfortable at very small cost
In nmany places there is considerable wood that
can not be prepared for kindling but which
can be burned In an sir-tight stove to ex.
cellent advantage. The trunks of many trees
can not be prepared for burning in a cooking
stove without much labor, but they can bs
put in an air-tight stove by removing ths
top, and will burn as well as Il they were split
In small pieces,
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STOPPED AT NIAGARA FALLS.
An Old Granger's Appreciation OF the
afeat SntaFact.
TDetroit Free Press I

lbetIOib fftS IEtSs.J
A man, seemingly about 60 years of age
was telling the people in the waiting-rooms
al the Third Street depot the other day that
ho Lad Leer east to old Massachusetts, to see
his sisters. and that ON his way back he
stopped off Mt Niagara falls.
That's place never saw" remarked q
woman with poke-bonnet.
you didn't. Well you've missed the aw.
fullest sight on earth. was just stunned"
What is 1t likef" she. asked
We'll, there's a river, and the falls and
lots OF hotels. and several Injuns, and the
bridal veil, and land only knows what else
If my old woman had a-been along she'd
have wilted right down"
There's water there, suppose
''Oh, heaps Of it. 1t pours and thunder
and roars and foams and humps around ir
the terriblest manner. You have bit ON q
shirt-button in piece of pie, haven't your
mo, sir"
"Weil, the feeling was about the same
kinder shivery. Why, the biggest man thu.
ever lived amt half as big as Niagara fallsi
Let him stand thar and see that ere water
tam!ling over them ere rocks and he can't
help but feel what ii miserable hoss hy he Is,
You We fallen out o bed haven't youf"
mo. sir"
up and find yourself on the floor, and you
feel as If you bad been stealin' sheep ar rot,
bin blind men"
What portion Of the falls did you most
aimrel' She asked.
The waie-, num-" he promptly replied.
"If you'd put 10000 kegs of beer on the roof
OF this building and set them all running.
they couldn't begin with Niagara It's the
terriblest, appallmgest thing ever patented
Cost you muchf' inquired gentleman
" Bout rs cents LIS pooty tight times,
and Is cents don't grow on every bush, but
j amt sorry. It's sunthin' to talk about for
twenty years to come There's chap in our
town who used to travel with a circus, but
he'll have to take a back seat when git
lone Flip-foppin' around in circus don't
begin with Niagara falls"
$50, on the whole, you were pleased, chr
PLEASED. Why, / was tickled half to
death! tell you, if had one on my farm
wouldn't sell it for no $50 in cash! I've
looked into field whar' $50 fat hogs was
waitin' to be sold for solid money, but it was
no sich sight as the falls. I've seen barns
afre, and eight hosses runnin' away, and the
Wabash river on a tear, but for downright
appalling grandeur of the terriblest kind
gim me one look at the falls You all orter
go thar You can't half appreciate it till
you've gazed on the rumpus.
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Alexandria, Virginia.

lDen. IerIey FOOFt.l
Alexandria, which was within the original
tsn miles square which constituted the Dis.
trict of Columbia, made vigorous attempt
in 1916 to be restored to the jurisdiction Of
the state OF Virginia. Being quite out OF
tie atmosphere Of Washington, she derived
no advantage from her connection with the
government of the United States, while her
citizens Were deprived of the privilege Of
voting fog their rulers and cut off from those
comforting. maternal attentions which ars
dsrivable from Q state legislature, congress
being so large and so dignified as TO overlook
so small a place as Alexandria, that could
give no votes, while immense attention must
be paid to the buncombes Of the west and the
south that had votes to bestcw upon presi-
Dental and congressional candidates. Alex,
sndris had pe.itiansd the Legislature of VIZ.
ginia 70 take her BACK, and the legislature,
like kini parent. made arrangements, %
soon as congress should pronounce the
senten' Q Of divorce, TO re-eiye back her
daughter, stripped Of much that she possessed
when she loft her maternal homa
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Colonel Nat Hammond said the other day:
@The most apposite help ever given one
speaker by another was given to me by
Judge Lawson Black, during the convention
of 'ds l was opposing granting the legisla-
ture certain powers, and extravagantly ex-
claimed, Suppose the very day this came up
the legislature should be drunkP An oppo-
nent asked, Can the gentleman conceive Of
such thing happeningf As quick as thought
Judge Black arose and stated that such q
thing not only can happen, but actually did
happen, and that hs was in the legislature
when 1t occurred.
He then explained that before the war,
when the Tresevant claim was before the
house, the lobbyists for the claim had given
q big wine supper, at which the whole house
was present They had imbibed very freely
and were all drunk. Gen Tos abs apposed
the claim. At the night session the vote was
taken, and the house roared Yes Gen.
Toombs, almost alone, voted No. He was
shrewd enough, however, to call division
Those in favor of the motion will rise,'
called the speaker. A full half minute was
given, Not a man on the affirmative was
able TO rise TO the division. Gen Toombs
did arise when the negative was called
and defeated the claim by ONE to nothing"
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WHOLE NO. 1913,
WOMAN AND HOME.
beauty OF American Women.


New York Letter to St Louis Spectator.)
If there are many pretty women i'm New
York they are very careful to keep themselves
In secluson. They certainly do not belong
to the so-called swell sets; such as those
made up Of the Goulds, the Astors, the Van
derbilts and tho crowd that goes to the
Metropolitan Opera house. / have seen an
incompatible amount of fine costumes
diamonds and all the accompanying trap
pings IN the Metropolitan Grand Opera house
during the opera season, but a ma jority oi
the women are actually ugly. They are
either stout and coarse, rough skinned and
vulgar, or little and We eazened, pinched into
nothing and looking yellow and unhealthy.
Their gorgeous raiment is a mockery AT
the Academy of Music the audiences ara
somewhat more refined in appearance, but
there are but few pretty women to he
seen. The costumes are not as ex.
pensive as those worn by the other crowd,
neither are they as fashy and as far out Of
the line Of good taste Neither do YOU see
many handsome women on the street in New
York nor on the thousand and one excursion
boats that go to the neighboring resorts. ]
have como TO the conclusion that there are
not many here, and asked a ll-posted
friend of mine the other day what he thought
about it. He said l was right; that he had
lived in New York several years and that he
had wide acquaintance, and that he had
seen very few pretty women here
I'm tell you," said he, II have seen moro
pretty faces in the little city of Richmond.
Va, In one day than have seen here during
all my stay. know a Virginia village that
believe has more female beauty In it than
all New York There is no use to dispute Il
any longer, the south is the pace for hand.
some women. They do not grow in New
York. Boston, Chicago or any other northern
city"
believe he Is correct. He had never been
In st Louis or he might have paid distinct
compliment to that city in this condition. for
sincerely believe it would be well deserved.
There is something destructive to female
beauty in the climate of northern cities. That
is only one way of accounting for the differ.
ence. In Boston, for instance, they have
cold winds in the winter that ruin a cotd
complexion. No skin can endure it that il
not as tough as leather itself, and the faces
OF the women of that city look somewhat rel
and coarse. In New York the women do not
use powder or paint to any considerable ex.
tent Their faces have a sort of blank. gross
look that comes from Incidence and high
living. You don't see any delicate, wavy,
ethereal forms, any brilliant eyes, luxurious
hair and such other concomitants as 20 with
beautiful women.
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JAMES L. WALES,

At the head of the cartoonists gf American
birth stands James A Wales, who is native
Of Clyde. o.. where be was born August 80,
1852. As 10 bis education Mr, Wales "says
it was picked up. though was two years at
kind of a college in Sandusky. o. What
learned there / can't for the life OF me re-
member, only that / was continually I'm
trouble from the pictures scrawled on the
black-boards, fences, books, In fact any
thing or everything" After leaving school
young Wales determined to become wood
engraver, 30 he apprenticed himself to q
person In Toledo at that business His rest
less frolicking disposition, which is marked
characteristic Of him, asserting itself, he left
for Cincinnati, where he secured position
as fullfedged engraver; from here he went
to Cieveiaad to devise the cartoons for The
Cleveland Leader during the Greeley presi-
dental campaign, after which he went to
Chicago and then back 10 Cleveland work.
ing for a time In each city. In 1878 he went
TO New York City and immediately secured
profitable engagement on an illus
fated paper which he held for two
pl.1rs, until the late Frank Leslie secured
him in 1875, On Frank Leslie's Illustrated
paper he established national reputation
for the carefully-studied and spirited car
toons which cams from his pencil. His pic
ture OF Chandler holding up the Republic m
elephant by the tail will be long remembered,
From Leslies he went over 10 Puck, where he
remained two and one half years as power.
ful assistant to Mr.. Keppler In placing that
Journal In the exalted position it now holds
His drawing Of Roscoe Conkiing struggling
sdtt the fifteen puzzle attracted much atten-
ton at the tins. In 1881 Mr., Wales went
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Right vs.. Policy,


A letter from the office of the sixteenth as
sistant auditor of the treasury Department
contained the following inquiry:
1Does Brother Gardner hold that colored
people have no right 10 attend skating rinks
and other such places for public amusementln
Il has answered dat qusshun once" replied
the old man, shut / will take it up once mo-.
De right of de case am not queshuned. A
Guild man kin work in sewer all day an,
den hev de right to sot down In a street kyar
between two white ladies. He kin kill skunks
an eat onions an take seat in de parkay
circle OF de opera house. He kin shoulder
bis whitewash brush an march aboard
ferry boat an take do best oheer, he has de
right to go anywhari q white man kin 90.
4But am it policyi Does de white man In
wade our hotels an hall=i Does he fo'ce his
way into our festivals an dancesl Doan' he
Let us alone, In o soshul pint Of view, as a
Tacef Den why try to crowd In on hint
! doan't deny do right. but say to one an
all Of you, keep to yersslvss Let do white
folks alone, De law may gin US do right 10
tntsude, but lot Us be content to wait an inn
prove De janitor win now strike do tri angle
an we viii depreciate TO our homes.s
. A circls Of ruh.es forms the newest en-
gagement ring.
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Make Break fast Tempting.
tChicago News.

Breakfast should be the most tempting of
meals In this climate, combined with Amer
ican habits, a medium should be supplied be-
tween the rolls and coffee that constitute the
opening meal of the French and tho solid
food of the English. Physical labor creates
appetite. Mental labor often occasions ex-
haustion of the system without a corre-
spending demand from it for restoration of
its energies by food. Unless the viands of
breakfast are of u tempting kind, the indi-
vidnal who has gone to sleep mentally wearied
the night before, turns from them and con-
tents himself with strong cup of coffee or
some other exhilarating beverage that serves
to brace his nerves for the time, but not to
repair the ravages Of daily worry.
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Thankful that His Cactus Esea ped
TTexas Siftinps

An Austin capitalist has some very costly
shrubbery In his yard. One imported cactus
alone cost him 81 So
Yesterday while in his Office, his colored
servant rushed in to say that the man who
was painting the roof had fallen of.
"And crushed that imported cactus all to
flinders" said the merchant in bitter tone,
covering his eyes and averting his head.
@No. sab. he fell ON de stone steps, and
broke his neck"
"And didn't injure the cactus at allw
queried the merchant sailing through bis
tears -
"Not n bit, boss.a
swell then, Sam, why do you create such
. need!ess panic, From the way you talked
thought that some accident might have &C.
cured"
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As general rule the American suburban
cottage and the farmhouse Of the present
century have been built without regard "a
external beauty, and with comparatively
little concern for anIthmg except cheapness.
Many Of tha carpenters that practice rustic
architecture seem To have an idea that a
house can be made beautiful In one way
only, and that is by the lavish use of tho
tawdry products of the jig-saw. Given a
square box Of pine, with staring windows Ut
regular intervals and an outline as stiff as
stake, except where broken by heayy,lookine
wooden brackets and hideous arches, scrolls,
or other "ornamentsn of pins, stuck on with
2 few nails, and We have the country homs.
A coating OF glaring white completes the
ugliness OF what could never be other tnar
an offense to good taste
The single argument IN favor OF such struc,
lures b, that they afford as much room Tor
certain outlay as can Ls obtained In any
other form u structure. There seems To b.
4 notion, indeed, that the cost Of a house win
b increased by any departure from tie
stereotyped form; and few appear TO have
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France Going Down.
fChicago Herald.

France is not prosperous. Allowing for
the million and half taken away by Ger
many, the population has made no progress
at all since 1860. Its numbers ara smaller
now than they were fifteen years ago. while
the load Of taxation has almost doubled
Equally stationary has been the export
trade. The average Of recent years has in
deed been lower than for the years immedi-
ately succeeding tho war. Imports have, on
the other hand, augmented much, but not
because the country has been internally pros
porous. The increase il the consequence of
bad barvests, and indicates a further denu
dation OF ths wealth of the people.