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CURIOUS FACTS.
YER 1900 different kinds OF soup arc

Over 170O different kinds OF soup arc
known.
There are orange trees in Malta owe,
200 years old.
Millions Of butterflies are eaten every
year by the Australian aborigines.
Several thousands Of hair pins, in
mary styles, have been recovered from
Pompeii.
The taIlest man IN the G.. A. R. il
William P. Boyne, of Green County,
Pennsylvania. His height is seven feet.
Greek dandies, like Alcibiades, al.
lowed their hair to fall on their shoul.
ders and at night rolled the curls round
stick.
A fruit grower, of Windsor, Conn.,,
has barrel Of Russet apples of the crop
Of 1891, which have been kept in cold
storage.
Nalentia, the Spanish theologian, died
of grief because he was accused by the
Pope Of having falsiied passage in st.
Augustine.
On Philadelphia's police force Is .
man worth $3.50, 900, whose income is
about S15, 900 yearly, outside Of his $40
a week salary.
The deeces Of ten goats and the work
of several men for half year are rec
quired to make genuine Cashmere
shawl yard and half wide. .
A Kansas farmer who had had much
trouble in shipping eggs at last succeed
ed is getting consignment. delivered in
good order by marking the box "dyna-
mite" ~ l.. .,.55l,
Wild hemp is growing in greatluxuri-
ance along the valley Of the Colorado
River and promises to become one Of the
most important agricultural products in
Arizona.
There Is an old married couple in
Porter County, Indiana, who, it Is
stated, have not spoken to each other for
twenty five years, although they live in
the same house and eat from TIE Same
table.
A singular and fortunately unusual
circumstance was reported by 9 farmer
IN 1866. A wheat field Of seventeen
acres near Kingston, N. Y, was found
to have no grain in the ear, and was
subsequently cut down for straw.
The tallest soldier Of the British
Army, trooper in the First Regiment
- D..,.s;.. n,,.,5o So o;yS feat a;<,hf o1d
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to college he went into business with his
father. and has himself amassed consider
able fortune, He lived with his father until
his marriage to Miss Edith Kingdom. once
an actress at Daly's Theatre, New York,
which took place several years ago. He has
three children, two boys, Kingdom and Jay,
and one little girl. After his marriage
George bought the house No. 1 East Forty.
seventh street, New York, adjoining the
rear of his fathers home. A passageway
was built connecting the house with tue
Fifth avenue mansion. George j. Gould
lived there until about month ago, when
he moved to house which he purchased at
Fifth avenue and Sixty-ssventh street Ha
has been in the confidence Of his father for
many years, and during the past five has
to bs carried by the elder Gould.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
E.s,er, and Middle States.

A VERY large uatural gas we'll has been
discovered on the Canadian border, near
Buffalo, n. Y.
The Carnesies are enlarging their Home
stead lPenn.) mills.
AN appeal for aid has come from home, ne
stead. Penn. Nearly 1000 persons, IN 40
families, are destitute and IN lmmeoiaes
need Of food, fire and clothing.
The details of an alleged conspiracy 70
eoison non-unton workmen at aomeS'ea''
Penn. were made public in Pittsourg.
TIE Reform Club, Of New York City,
gave dinner in the banquet hall OF Madi'
SON Square Garden in honor OF PRESIDENT
elect cleveland. Speeches were made by
Mr.. Cleveland, Senator Carlisle, Carl Schurz,
Congressmen W. G.. P. Breckenridge and
Tom L. johnson, Senator Mills e. Eilery
Anderson. Ex-Governor Stone, Ex-Governor
Campbell and General Patrick Collins.
Two New England freight trains collided
st Pompsraug Valley, Conn. Engineer
William Beebe, of the west-bound train,
and Fireman Curry. of the east-bound train,
were killed and two trainmeu were IN
jured. The accident is said to have oeen
caused by the negligence OF Conductor
Ellison and Engineer Thompson, or the
east-bound train, who disappeared.
JAY GouLD's will has been filed with
Surrogate Ransom in New York City. Inc
exact amount of property is ST., ,OOo,Oo
PRESIDENT SAMUEL GoMPERs opened the
twelfth annual session of the American
Federation of Labor in Independence Hall,
Philadelphia. Penn.
The New York Yacht Club decided to ac'
cept Lord Dunraven's challenge for race
for the Americas Cup.
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MANY { ]LLIERS KILLED.
A Disse;: rcus Explosion in an
English Coal Mine.
Horrible Scenes Witnessed by
the First Rescue Parties.

A fearful explosion occurred q few days
ago, at the Bamfurlong CoIliery, Wigan,
England. and not less than fifty lives were
hought on the morning after to have been
lost. The men went to their work as usual
that morning. and after the colliery had
been inspected in the usull way.
They had not been at work long when an
explosion shook the earth for q great dis
tance, and cloud of smoke shot up through
the shaft into the air. A multitude rushed
toward the mine, AMI the greatest excite
ment prevailed. ..
The flames spread to the engine house at
the head Of the air tunnel. This stopped tho
pumping of air into the mine, and added
greatly to the peril Of those who were in
o'clock that afternoon. Some little time
after the bodies Of twenty Of the
miners who had been sutfocated by
the noxious gases generated in the
mine vera brought to the surface by the
rescuing parties. Though the work was eI-
tremely dangerous, the exploration Of the
workings was continued in the hope that
some of the miners in the pit at the time of
the explosion might have reached places Of
safety, where they would be awaiting the
approach of the rescllrers. -" .,'-
lue reScuo poEGteS Iepoi uoIEIolo sSeuoS III
the mine. In the main roads the bodies lie in
twos and threes, as tho men fell, faces down.
ward and heads toward the entrance Of the
shaft. Large sections Of roof and galleries
have collapsed. Among the ruins were found
manglsd bodies and half f-burned limbs. Tas
ruins have blocked many parts Of the mine,
and therefore the men searching for bodies
were unable to give any definite idea of the
number lost. 49,, ,-r
Several miners who were just alive when
found diei on their way to the surface, or
shortly after being taken from the car. One
rescue party reached the surface half suffo-
Gated BY the heat and smoke caused by
fresh outbreaks Of the fire. .,...,..
The rescued miners believe that the ex
poison was caused by sparks from the en-
gins house, which is said to have caught
fire few minutes before the
explosion. Men were sent through
the mines warning the iaborers, and
many # those nearest the shaft escaped,
The miners who worked further from the
shaft tried to push through fire and smoke
and were suffocated in the effort.
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THE LABOR WORLD.

THERE are 1000, 600 metal miners.
GLASS production throughout the country
is declining. ....
FEVER industrial enterprises are now pro-
jected than usual.
WAGES have been increased in sixteen
mills in Amesbury, Mass.
LATEST reports from Great Britain show
great agitation in industrial circles.
THREE THOUSAND operators in the cotton
mills in Guadalajara, Mexico are idle.
THIRTY THOUSAND unemployed working
men are clamoring for work IN London.
IT is found that fitty.six per cent. Of the
teachers in New York City earn S6s) year.
In Wurtemberg, Germany, letter-carriers
are compelled TO work fifteen hours per
day.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, is to have 8. 900. :.
600 glass plant, the largest In the United
States.
TIE United Portable Hosting Engineers
of New York City have been incorporated
ct Albany.
A FRENCH newspaper compliments the
limited States on its manner OF collecting
labor statistics.
Ir is strongly limited that strikes may be
expected OIL some of the railroads during the
Exposition year.
The average wages Of the Boston cook
are, according to 574 returns, Si45 weekly,
or s23l. ~ year.
The Engineers Union of Great Britain
has 81. 195, 900 in its treasury and an annnal
income OF about s9l5, ,U00, with member
ship OF 67.9JO. :,
A HEBREW nam I'd Loria, who recently
died az Mlap, Italy, LETT s5,oOo,oOo Tor
founding an international hone LOT IL
digent laborers.
KElR HARp1E estimates the total number
ofunemployed IN England at over one mil.
lion at present, and the il iicitiJns arc snaS
they will still lncr.asa =.
A CENSUS bulletin Just issued g'Ves tne 20,
tsi wages paid to 22,S:2 employs in 3la
Fall River (Mass.) factories as $s,3l4, OIL
This is an average Of 1854 year tor AL Ii
bor. skilled and unskilled.
THE General Electric Company. no" nas
establishments at Lynn, Mass. Schenecta ly,
N. Y, and Cleveland, Ohio and employs
upward of Is, 700 men. The rise ana gro"In
OF electrical industries In this country II
something astonishing.
WoRKMEN in the Carnegie mills at beaVel
Falls, Penn, find that their wages naY'
bean seriously reduced. The boiler men
who formerly received $2.25 day, must nov
work for s1.S9, and the wages Tor tne o'ne''
are cut in the same proportion.
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FOUR HANGED AT ONCE.
Two White and Two Colored Men
Executed on the Same Scafoid..

Two White and Two Colored Men
Executed on the Same Scafoid..
The four murderers In the county jail at
Louisville, KY, were hanged a few morn
ings ago at 7:54 o'clock. The execution was
witnessed by only few spectators. Dennis
Mccarthy, who killed his wife: and Stephen
Hito, who slew Albert BaIrmaun. were
white; Grant Thomas and Nelson Lewis were
colored. Thomas killed Birdie Coleman ana
Lewis shot George Dean, both victims being
coiored.
At7:45 o'clock the four men entered the
Jail yard and marched up the steps OF the
scaffold. All but Thomas stood with ooWea
heads. The latter looked at the crowd ana
bowed to the men he knew.
The deputies arranset the nooses and
pinioned the men at 7:4S O'clock. Hlte,
while being pinioned, kicked off che slippers
he wore. Mccarthy yawned as the moose
was adjusted. At 7:54 the drop fell. Lswls
was the only man who died without a stru2'
gle.
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FAIR MUSICIANS.

Forty.five Women Players From
Mexico Going to Chicago.
General Sorrauo, Director General OF the
Mexican exhibit at the Columbian EXPOSE
ton, has received letter stating that
Madam Diaz, wife Of the Mexican President
Ia going to send nexs year to Chicago at her
own expense wo nan's band OF forty,hve
manicians. This band will ue composed OF
thsmost expert artists to De found in Mexico
and will be under the patronage OF Madam
Diaz. From Me1lc> will also come the
Eighth Regiment Ban OF eighty pieces,
considered the finest in the r,puolic: both
these bands will remain at the fair from it's
opening to its close.
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South and West.

The Legislative Council OF Tennessee has
passed resolutions Of coincidence and SYM
pathy for the family OF jaw Gould. Mr..
Gould at the time of the pestilencs wired the
Howard Association in Memphis to draw on
him to an unlimited extent and $lO.OOO OF
his money was utilized
WHAT are believed to be wonderfully rlc1
diamond fields have been discovered on tne
south bank Of Snake River, east or Walterss
Ferry, In Idaho.
THERE Is a coal famine in Southern Da-
kota- Northern Nebraska and western
Iowa. Railways are accused OF contscat.
ing individual supplies during the gram
rush.
Two men were killed and third fatally
wounded in New Orleans. La; they were
thought to be victims Of the Malta.
THE Official count of New Mexico has been
completed. For Delegate, Joseph, Demo-
craft has 15,799, and Carton. Republican,
1920. Joseph's majority Is sly
TIE Iowa State Board Of Canvassers has
completed the work Of canvassng the vote
ON the State ticket. For the head or the
ticket Secretary Of State. the vote was:
Mcfarland Republican,, 219, 49,; McCon-
looue Democratic), 1876, 1885,; Gillette lPeo-
ple's. 20.s56; Taft (Prohibition), 6os7.
Nearly the same vote was given otne1 S'aoe
officers.
Joas FINK and Wilbur Marley were
crushed to death by falling wall at Alex
andris, Ind.
TIE crooks who have been driven out
Of Chicago are committing bold highway
robberies in st. Louis.
CLEvEL lND's official plurality in West
Virginia as given out by the Secretary OF,
State is 4lSS. The vots in tae State is as
follows: Cleveland, si,45S; Harrison, 60 2SS;
Bidwell, 2l3O; Weaver, 4185; McCorke,
Democrat, for Governor, has plurality o:
1918.
PHILIP D. ARMOUR, the pork-packer, has
presented an institute for technical and In
dustrial education to the city Of Chicago,
ill.,; it cost s1Oo, 600 and will be endowed
with 81, 400, 900.
TIE Cincinnati Presbytery, BY a vote OF
thirty-one to twenty-sevsn, decided to sus.
bend Professor q. P. Smith, convicted OF
heresy, from the ministry.
ARTHUR W. WUILLNEAu Cancelled hi,
fasting engagement in Cleveland, Ohio, be
cause little interest was shown in him.
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ways like plump women. Not tat, OF
course, but woman can be very plump be-
fore she is fat. The outlines may not be the
most beautiful in the world, but smooth
ness goes great way.
The initial fashion plate shovsa dolman.
or palatine, made of chinchilla goods and
ornamented with lace and ribbons. At the
Joining of the sleeves with the front
breadths folds of gray silk are placed. The
lace falling in the form of collarette ana
forming straight collar, is ornamented
with bows Of gray ribbon.
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a RIVER OF BLAZING OIL.
Trees Destroyed and Ltmest
Ledges Reduced to Chalk.

Trees Destroyed ana Lime'eouo
Ledges Reduced to Chalk
An immense quantity OF oil escaped
from a break in the Crescent OIL Pipe
Company's line in Manor township
Pennsylvania, flowing into Miller's Kun.
Several hunters, to havo some fun.
set fra to the oil, and the surface or the
creek was mass Of flame in an incredibly
scort time. The entire run bore the appear
ance Of a furnace. the flames mounting up
fifty to hundred feet,
Large trees along the banks were destroyed
in few minutes, and the heat was so in
tense that limestone ledges were reduced to
a caalky mass in a short time. To prevent
the blazing oil from reaching Conestoga
Greek, a large quantity in the upper part OF
the stream was damned and set on fire, ex.
plosons following which could be heard
over a mile. Considerable blazing fluid
managed to get into the Conestoga, but was
prevented from doing much damage. Pipe
line employees finally smothered the flames
and repaired the leak in the pipe. The loss
Is large.
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MRs. LEASE, who formally announced hee
candidacy for the Kansas United States
Senatorship, is over thirty, and probably
not far from forty years of age. She form
erly lived in Denison, Texas, and was known
there as an agitator. She was stron y-nind-
cd and in school matters she stirred up
many a hornets nest. Mr.. Leese was thsn
what he is now, an amiabls person, only
.uovn as ira husband ct Mrs isaaSa-
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THE wonderful growth OF western
cities since the war has developed a
new quality of wealth ard educated
new school Of flnanciers that are as
nermanent and as potent factors IN
the nineteenth century civilization as
any other elements that enter into
its makeup. Croakers call the men
themselves boomers and their calling
sneculaticn. But men who know them
and their value recognize them to be
pioneers of prosperity and their voca-
tion to be to lay out the lines OF
future trade and open new highways
along the route.
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CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL,
The Annual Report Shows 1t to bs
Making Great Progress,

Making Great Progress.
Captain B. q. Pratt Superintendent Of the
Carlisle PENN Indian Training School, has
completed his thirteenth annual report of
that institution It shows the scaool to bs
in fourishing condition and greatly in ad.
vance of any previous year. Ths average
attendance for the year has been 719, and th, 3,
results Of the years work have been very
satisfactory in every respect The technical
work of the institution has been more effec-
tive, and the outing System has yielded better
returns.
The earnings Of the pupils amount to ST.
s6S9S. or this the boys carmel SIG, 6sS SO
an the girls S5170.15.
During the year 101 boys and 6s girls were
returned to the agencies. The present at
tendance is 75l-450 boys and 30l girls.
Three boys and three girls died during the
year.
The liberal appropriations by Congress
have led to greatly increased facilities at the
school. Tho girls dormitories have been
enlarged, so that now from 600 to $50 pupils
can be easily accommodated and by free use
OF the outing system this could be increased
to 1000.
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CAPTAIN BAssErT. who has just com
pleted his si1ty-one years Of servIcs in the
Unitei States Senate. keeps his snuff In q
box that was given him by Daniel Webster.
Among the distinguished men who have
taken & pinch from the Captains historic
box are nearly all Of the great men who
have served In the Senate from the days OF
Jackson to the present time.
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Rouvier Resi- gns.

In consequence of NJ. Clemsncaau's letter
nnbIished In the Figaro connecting N.
Rouvier, the French Finance Minister,
With the Panama scandal, the latter called
noon President Carnot at the Palacs of the
Elysee and handed in his resignation OF the
Finance portfolio. n,
Shortly after N. Rouviers visit to Presi-
dent Carrot it was officially announced that
tHa Flnaucs Minister'S resignation had been
sccspted and that NJ. Tirard. e1. Minister or
Financs and at present representing France
at the Brussels Monetary Conference, nad
baen appointed to succeed him.
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drowned Whilo Skating.

Harvard A. Corley, aged twenty-tour,
and Eliza Vandenburg, aged twenty-five,
were drowned while SEATING at Lenox'
Mass. Corley was clerk TOR local drug'
rist and was studying medicine. MISS van
denburg was teacher In the Leno1 ora"'
mar School.
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BOOMERS are already assembling on the
southern border Of Kansas in anticipation
Of the opening to settlement OF o,ooo,ooo
acres o; land in the Cherokee strip, though
the date for the opening is not fixed. Com
grsssional action is first necessary In the
matter.
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Foreign.

The snowfall in Paris, France, has been
quite unprecedented, and all the heavy
traffic in the streets had to be stopped.
The bimetallists in the Monetary Confer
ence at Brussels, Belgium, are indignant at
the alleged obstruction offered by Great
Britain.
FORTY THOUSAND striking mill hands are
destitute in England.
The French Chamber of Deputies In.
vested the Panama Investigating Commit
tee w ith judicial powers; vote OF conf
dence in the Government was passed.
DURING heavy snow squall on Dunklrk
Scotland. a fishing boat capsizsd and i've OF
her crew were drowned.
AnRK broke out in O dwelling house
at Frederiksberg. Denmark, an1 seven
of its inmates were killed. The house was
comp. etely destroyed. Most Of the persons
killed met their deaths by jumping from
windows.
In the Reichstag Chancellor Won Caprivi
announced that Germany would adhere to
the gold standard.
The North Atlantic Steamship Associa.
ton, of Europe has decided to raise passage
rates reduce the number Of sailings and
withdraw special Worlds Fair rates.
SIX proprietors OF British weekly papers
were arraignsd at Bow Street Police Court
in London charged with violating the lottery
law by the "missing word" competition, by
which people were led to participate In
gambling by sending in answers. The de-
PENDANTS were fined.
JUSTICE STRONG has been appointed Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the Dom1n.
ion Of Canada.
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Of the other pair is seen in white spotted
tulle, with white roses and white satin rib
bon as trimming; also, white satin bouil-
tonne along the lower hem of the petticoat
and train The sasE is OF iron-gray surah.
The final example is gown of pale blue
damask trimmed with sapphire VelVet;
white lace plisses complete the petticoat.
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wortmen Near Starvation.

A mass.meeting of unemployed workmen
has been called to meet at Champialn Mar
ket, Toronto, Canada. About 4oW men are
without employment AMI on tne verge OIL
starvation. Resolutions VIII Do passea a. a.
the meeting asking the local government to
berin the proposed public works.
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THE sipnal man on AM English ratl-

TIE signal man on an English rail-
way, having been watching by the
bedside of his dying boy, became un-
fit for duty and begged to be relieved.
The corporation did not recognize his
right to have dying boy, much less
to watch by him, and refused. so
the signal man went to sleep, and
two trains crashing together killed
thirteen people and awakened him.
The indignation Of the corporation
toward the signal man was terrible
to see, and the manner IN which IL
shunted it's own responsibility upon
his shoulders was lesson n agility
and hoggiShneSS.
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CHARLIE AND Ethel JACKSON. seven and
four years OIL, respectively, Of Noolesville,
Ind have die from drinking the milk OF q
COW wnicn had to N bittsn by mad cow.
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THE REALM OF FASHION.
LONG CLOAKS IN STYLE.
This Seasons Fashions Are Gracious to
Slim Women.

SEASON Of fancifully
fashionable overgarments
is at hand, and so thin
women are at an advant-
age over thick ones.
Many a stylish mantle or
cloak won't do for broad
figures. A typical gar
ment in the new styles is
herewith depicted. It
wouldn't look its best
on a lavishly rou nded
woman. However. gen.
tie reader, don't mind if
YOU are plump. Men al