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THE TARIFF BILL.
WRECK OF THE JAMES ALLEN.

Details Given by Captain Healy, of the
Revenue Cutter Bear.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE full report
of Captain Healy, OF the revenue cutter
Bear, giving details of the wreck of the
whaler James Allen in Behring Sea and
the rescue of twentyfour out of a crew
of forty mine, makes a shocking tale of
suffering on the part of the boats crew,
who were finally rescued on Uniak
Island. Captain Healy says:
1.-THE men were found in terrible con-
dition. One man, Gideon, had died d
week before. Mussels were scarce and
the birds were wild, so the men said that
they had given up all hope of ever being
rescued, and were completely demoral-
lied.
.'The body of the man Gideon had been
eaten entirely. They had dug up the
body of one of those who had died two
weeks previously and had partially con-
sumed it. The trunk lay just outside the
hut, with arms and legs cut off, and por-
tions Of the meat were in the pot outside
the door.
'.No attempt had been made to hunt or
to attract attention from seaward. Not
even mark had been set upon the bluff
behind them. They had not ambition
enough to go down tC the beach to gather
wood to keep their fire going, but had be-
gun 10 tear down the hut over their heads.
.'When found they lay around the fire
near the hut doing nothing, looking at
each other, with the blood of their late
shipmates on their hands and faces, and
human bones strewn about them on the
floor.
1.-THE men were brought on board the
Bear and cared for. Some of them We're
sent to San Francisco, some of them re-
mained at Unaiaska. One will go north
on the Bear 20 join the whaling fleet.
1.-THE names of the rescued men are
Captain Arthur Huntley, Thomas Westa-
, way, p. 0. Isaacson, Harry Johnson.
Oscar Hanson, Frank Penna, Charles
Suis, Daniel Long, Frank King. John
Dietrich, William Andrews, James Al
len, J. r. Decker, ID. Peterson, Joe Me-
lin, Frank Burton. Eight others were
rescued but their names are unknown -
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Earthquakes In Turkey.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, July ll.-Four fresh
shocks Of earthquake were felt here to-
day. The jewelers. quarters fell. Mer-
chants fled. leaving valuables behind.
Many were buried beneath the ruins. 1t
is known in this city that live men were
killed here, and in the suburbs over fifty
were buried beneath the debris.
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4 Neck Man.

A demure-loolliug little man ap-
preached the naughty clerk in grocer's
shop, and meekly asked if he had any
coffee to sell.
I'VE have ground coffee.' said the
young man.
NO other Kind ?''
"None This is the best ground coffee
on the market"
'.But / don't want it,u the little man
braced up. Il got some sugar here the
other day with sand in it, and / don't
want coffee with ground in it. You must
think / want the earth. Harlem Life.
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PETER C,ooner,s Homo.

The old house at Fourth avenue and
Twenty eighth street. New York, in
which Peter Cooper lived once, is TO be
carefully taken down, removed and re-
built on the property of Abram S. Hew-
lit, at Riugwood. \. ]. IT is long, low
building. and originally stood on the site
of the present Cooper Institute.
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Ihe Chicago i'm CoIlisiou.

ANTWERP (Belgiun), July 1.-THE
tank steamer Azof collided this morn
ing with the United States cruiser Chi
cago in the roadstead here. Both vessels
were injured above the water lines. The
Chicago was anchored at the time. The
damage 10 the Chicago is not serious.
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TROUBLE Ar BLUEFIELDs.

the Mosquito Chief.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Trouble has
broken out afresh in Bluefields, as
shown by the following cablegram re-
csived by Secretary Herbert from Cap
tain O'Neil, of the United States ship
Marblehead:
''PoRT LIAioN, July 10th.
To the Secretary Of the Nary, WGShflag-
tom. An insurrection has broken out at
Bluefelds. Marines and blue-jackets
were sent on shore at the request OF the
authorities, and of the American Consul,
in order TO protect the property of Amerl-
can citizens. The authorities of Mica
rauga have been overthrown by the Mos
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Worried over financial Matters.

CHICAGO. July lip. C. Hanford, the
Chicago manager of the Standard Oil
Company, committed suicide by shooting
himself at the Hotel Metropole this
morning. He was worried over the fnan-
cial situation
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A Case of Disgust. out to your
grandmother's funeral again, eh ?'' asked
the boss. "Naw," said the Office boy,
who had seen the home team loseg Il
seen lot of ole women git killed off,
dough" h."-Indianapo journal.
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Governor Markham in Tow

OOVNFnOT HuFkliilfll ia IOWn.
Among tle passengers who arrived on
the steamer from San Francisco last
night was Governor Markham.
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p. BOIL. Z. a. CROUCH
UNION HOTEL.

HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY RENO
4 j. vated and refurnished with new carpets
and furniture throughout, and is now FOR
SALE OR TO RENT, furnished or unfur-
MS bed as parties desire. Inquire of
II. w. ERATT.
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TRY McMorry's Teas. They are the
best in the market. 53l NJ street.
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MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
The Senate of the United States
Getting Down to Business.
DISPoSING OF APPROPRIATION BILLS
APA RAPID GAIT.

The Pension Bill the Only One Which
Excited Any Debate Yesterday
Details of the Wreck of the Whaler
james Allen, as Given in the Report
of Captain Healy of the Revenue
Cutter Bear.
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GEO. KRONER

REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE, 723 K STREET.
DENTS COLLECTED. MONEY TO LOAN.
IL Agent Covenant Mutual Benefit Associas
tlon OF Galesburg. Illinois.
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Senator Ransom, Chairman of the
Committee on Commerce, to-day reported
the river and harbor bill as agreed upon
by the committee. The total amount ap-
propriated is So, ,626, $50, an increase of
S3,0S7, 400 over the House bill. Among the
important increases is the mouth of the
Columbia River, SYST, 900; Colum bia
River, to begin boat railway, $3.50, 200;
Lakes Union and Washington, to begin
canal, Sl0000
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The Kings Swans,

Our English swan has long become q
private possession and one that in old
times was highly priced. Great ecclesias-
tics, the prior of Spalding or the abbot of
Peterborough, rivaled noble earls, Hunt
ingdon or Leicester or Essex, in the goodly
tocks which they maintained upon the
marshy fats Of the eastern districts. And
in the west they were preserved with the
same jealous care. Richard III, just be-
fore his reign closed at the battle Of Bos-
worth, directed a commission Ito al man
ers Shireffes, Eschetours, Baillieffes, Con-
stables, Strawberries, and all having the
Rule of freshe Ryversand Waters in Somer-
setshire, especially in the freshe Waters or
RIVERS of Merkmore, Cotmore, ETC., that
the King hath geven al Swannes in the
said Waters late apperteynyng to the Mar
ques Dorset and Sir Giles Dawbeney MOVIE
in the Hinges handles by reason of their
forfaictures, to my lord prive scale"
The swan marks scratched upon the
bills, by which wealthy owners distin-
guished their birds, form a study almost
as curious as that of heraldry. Several
manuscript volumes, from the fourteenth
century down to the seventeenth, are pre-
served in the British museum, recording
the marks of various owners of all ranks,
up to the king and queen. The swan with
two necks which may be seen now and
again on the sign of a riverside hosiery,
is properly the swan with two nicks the
special mark of the Winners company.
The swans of the Duke of Suffolk were
marked sometimes with one nick of cres-
cent form, sometimes with five parallel
lines set in square, like a gridiron, while
the Duke of Clarence's had two parallel
lines, and the Duke Of Norfolk's had GER
tain devices, like keys. The kings swans
were distinguished sometimes by rudely
drawn crown as the proper mark of roy
atty. sometimes by a pair of swords for
the duchy of Lancaster. Gentleman's
Magazine.
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After undergoing this process they are
counted once more and are sent down
stairs to be gummed and perforated The
method Of cumming is novelty, being
wholly different from that utilized hither
to in such work
1t is much more rapid and efficient, and
before long will doubtless supersedo the
old plan, which is even now applied to the
cumming of cigarette stamps for the in
ternal revenue. The paste is applied to
the cigarette stamp by hand with brushes
AS fast as they are gummed they arc laid
sheet by sheet on Slated frames, which
are piled in stacks.
The stacks are wheeled on trucks into q
room where they are placed in front Of
electric fans. so that the cool air may dry
them. Hot air would accomplish the pur-
pose more quickly, but it would be hard on
the workwomen. For this reason the
slower process is adopted. The new meth
cd to be applied to the postage stamps
will be an Immense improvement in every
way.
The machines for this purpose have just
been set up. There are two Of them, ex-
actly alike and one will do for descrip-
ton. Imagine wooden box nearly 60
feet long, feet high ana 3 feet wide.
From end to end runs what might be tax
en- for the skeleton of a trough.
This skeleton projects from tho box for
a few feet at either extremity. The box
is traverscd by two endless chains, run
ming side by side, two feet apart. Into
one end the sheets of printed stamps are
fed one by one. AS it is fed into the ma
chine each sheet passes under a roller like
the roller of a printing press, to which a
gum made Of dextrin is slowly supplied.
The sheet takes up coat of this much
lage on its lower side and is carried on by
the endless chain through the long box.
This box is a hot air box, being heated by
steam pipes. At the other end of it the
sheets are delivered at the rate of IS a min
ute Just one minute is required for
sheet to pass through the box, and it is
delivered perfectly dry.
The gummed sheets thus delivered are
passed over to a long table, where girls
pick them up in pairs, and placing the
gummed sides together put them between
layers of strawboards. Arranged in this
way they are placed under steam press to
hatten them, the mucilage having caused
them to curl somewhat.
On coming out Of the press they are
counted again, and now they go to the
perforating machine that make the pin
holes by which it is rendered easy to tear
che stamps apart.
The perforating machine is an arrange
ment of little wheels revolving parallel to
each other and just far enough apart to
make tho perforations as one sees them in
q sheet of finished stamps fresh bought at
the postoffice. After the perforations have
been made across the sheet one way by
one machine the sheet must pass through
second machine for the cross perfora-
lions. w Washington Star.
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Renueathed His Pension.

Said B. C. Rains, special pension
agent: Il had peculiar case in Washing
ton county, Tenn. A man named Adams
drew pension for total disability and 1
was instructed to call and see if the dis
ability was still total. When l reached the
house. young man came to the door.
asked
Is this where John Adams lives?
"'Its whar he did live, stranger
Where does he live now?'
He don't live. He's been dead for
goin on five var. I'm his son.
"Then explained my mission, and he
said
''Oh, thet's all right. Walk right in
an take cheer. Pap could write, an he
made will. The pension war the only
thing he had to leave, but it's cum in
mighty handy
"He produced the WILL and, sure enough,
the pension had been devised to him. 1
didn't have the heart to tell him that it
was not valid, but he receives no more
pension. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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HAprTo FIGHT.
How Captain Enforced Discipline Aboard
His Ship.

How a Captain Enforced Discipline Aboard
His Ship.
The British ship City of Florence was
lying at anchor off San Francisco waiting
to sail. There was a breeze Of excitement
on board, the result of lively "scrap" be-
tween two sailors and plunge for liberty
into the bay. The crew had been engaged
for some days, and the steward and tho
cook had become great cronies, and Cap
tain Leask noticed that the steward spent
most of his time in the galley, and he took
him to one side and spoke to him like a
father" He told him that it was very bad
policy to get chummy with the cook, for
it would be sure to end in disagreement.
AS the captain had predicted, it came to
pass that the cook went to him with a long
complaint about the steward, and scarcely
had he gone out of the cabin when the
steward came in with similar tale.
"Wait bit, said Captain Leask, and
he passed the word for the cook When
the latter entered the cabin, the captain
said;
Now, then, you two gentlemen have
started to fight, and we sail tomorrow. 1t
will be a continual f@llt on the home voy-
age, so the two of you go out there on tho
main deck and pummel each other until
one cries enough, and let me hear no more
of this.
The men went out and fought each other
to a finish. There was little science dis
played, but both could fight. The steward
begged to be excused at the end Of half an
hour, but the captain insisted that the
fight be continued The steward arose to
the occasion and landed on the cook S star
board ear, and the cook responded with a
blow that knocked all the wind out of the
stewards sails. The steward failed to
come to time and sat on the deck until he
recovered his wind.
go forward, said the captain to tho
cook The steward began to strip himself
What are you doingH" demanded tho
captain.
"I'm going ashore" said the steward
surlily. "I've had enough of this ship"
"Have you? Well, take your clothes
with you. don't want them. Put on
that coat"
The steward put on his coat and then
went to the side. Captain Leask did not
interfere with him, and he sprang lightly
to the rail and took header into the bay.
Follow that man in a boat, cried tho
captain quickly to the mate, land let him
swim till he can't swim any more, then
bring him back"
The orders were obeyed with alacrity,
and the boat followed the unfortunate
steward until he appealed to the mate to
take him back to the ship. He was taken
back and landed on the ship soaked, re-
pentant and crestfalen steward. Chicago
Times.
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by Skillful HandS-Most Important Part
of the Entire Operation Is Polishing the
Plates-How They Are Gummed.
The postoffice department requires an
nually 40, 900, 900 sheets, each containing
100 postage stamps.
The printing is done on queer looking
presses, each of which produces 1000
stamps a minute, or about 100, 900 an
hour. Each press has an endless chain
that carries four plates, on which the de
signs of the stamps are engraved. On
each plate 400 stamps are represented.
The sheets printed from these plates are in
tended to be cut into quarters eventually,
in which shape they will be sold to the
postotiice department. Each plate is car
ried by the endless chain first under an
INK roller, from which it receives a coat
ing of ink Of the proper color. Then it
passes beneath a pad of canvas, which os-
Cillates so as to rub the ink in. Next it
pauses for moment under the hands of
a man who polishes the plate.
Finally a sheet of white paper is laid
upon the plate, both pass under a roller,
and the sheet comes out on the other side
400 printed postage stamps. The plates
revolve in a circle, as it were. More &C
curately speaking, they move around the
four sides of a square in a horizontal
plane.
While ono is being linked another is be-
ing rubbed by the canvas, another is be-
ing polished, and the fourth is passing I'M
der the printing roller. The circuit takes
about a minute, during which four sheets
of 400 stamps each are printed.
The most important part of the work,
requiring the greatest skill, is the polish
ing. 1t is done with the bare hands, no
other method being equally efficient. Tho
object is to leave exactly enough ink for
good impression and no more. One girl
lays the white paper sheets upon the
plates, while another young woman re-
moves them as fast as they are printed
and stacks them up in a pile.
This process gives the results of hand
press work. Half dozen presses working
together, each turning out 10O 900 stamps
an hour, can produce a good many mil
lions in day. Three hands are required
for each press-the printer, who does tho
polishing, and two girls.
The printer must account for every sheet
of blank paper that he received. These
sheets are counted in the wetting division
before they are delivered to him After
they are printed they are counted before
they are sent to the examining division,
where they are counted again.
Spoiled sheets are counted as carefully
as perfect ones, because they represent
money. If lost or stolen, they could be
used On each sheet appears the special
mark of the printer who turned it out.
An allowance of l a per cent is made to
him for spoilage.
If he exceeds the allowance, he must pay
for the extra loss at the actual cost of pa
per, ink and labor represented. If the per-
son responsible cannot be found, the divi-
sion which lass handled the sheet must
pay.
No loophole is left for the loss of a sin
gle cent stamp. After being examined
the sheets are counted again and are put
between strawboards under hydraulic
press to make them lie fiat. Thus they are
counted more easily and can be made up
into smaller bundles.
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Harper's Bazaar.

The December issue of Harper's Bazaar
will be distinguished, so far as fashion
is concerned, by elegant toilettes for
evening and comingout receptions, din.
ner and street costumes, and beautiful
wraps in variety. Our Paris Letter"
will not only touch on fashion, but re-
fleet the gayety of Paris in full notes as
to what is going on in the world of music
and the drama. During December will
be published two very striking stories
THE Tiff Way" by Maria Louise Pool,
and 'Mr Ruthven's Black List" by Oc-
tave Thanet. An interesting paper on
"Hypnotism in Fiction will discuss a
question of present interest. 1t is by
Alkaline W. Sterling. Coming Out Re-
ceptions" form the theme of one of
Spectators" brilliant essays. The
Christmas favor will pervade the earlier
numbers. Harper & Brothers, Publish
ers.
New York, November 9th, 1894.
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Harper'S Weekly.

The Christmas Number of Harper's
Weekly will consist of thirty-two pages,
including an illuminated cover and will
contain a large number of especially
short stories. John Kendrick Bangs will
contribute ghost story; Howard Pyle a
novel in outline, entitled Sailors and
Landsmen;" new writer, Reba Greg
Dry Prelat, a powerful and dramatic
story, for which illustrations will be
made by G. Carleton. There will be
other stories and features appropriate to
the holiday season; and drawings by
Frederic Remington, Gilbert Gaul, F.
Luis Mora, Peter S. Newell, Miss Lydia
Field Emmett, w. H. Hyde, and others.
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Danger From Catarrh.

The most important feature about that
very common complaint. catarrh in the
head, is its tendency to develop into
some other more serious and dangerous
disease. The foul matter dropping from
the head into the bronchial tubes or
lungs is very liable to lead to bronchitis
or consumption, that destroyer which
causes more deaths in this country than
any other disease. AS catarrh originates
in impurities in the blood, local applica-
tions can do but little good. The com
mon sense method of treatment is to
purify the blood, and for this purpose
there is no preparation superior to
Hoods Sarsaparilla. The powerful &C
ton of this medicine upon the blood ex-
pels every impurity, and by SO doing
cures catarrh and gives health to the en-
tire organism.
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LITERARY NOTES.
Harper'S Magazine.

The Evolution of the Country Club is
discussed by Caspar w. Whitney, in the
December Number of Harper Magazine.
"We Americans do nothing by halves"
says Mr.. Whitney. perhaps we should
enjoy life more if we did; and the his
tory of the country club, as much as any
thing else, bears witness to our tendency
to superlative development. From hav-
ing not single country club in the en-
tire United States of America twenty
five years ago, we have in half that pc
riod evolved the handsomest in the
world"
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He WaS Social.

The Rochester Post Express tells of q
clergyman whose sermons were of the best
but who was reserved and bashful. You
must be more social" the deacons limited.
To his Sunday school came the children Of
an orphan asylum. The next Sunday the
pastor stalked across the room, and grasp
ing the first hand he came to, which hap
pensd to belong to one of the smallest
orphans, cried out loudly: Good morn
ing, my dear sir. How are your father and
motherin
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German Thrift.

The economy of the Germans is exem-
plifled in the fact that the steel pens
thrown away in their schools and offices
are carefully gathered, smelted and made
Into blades for pocketknives, watch
springs and other articles. This closeness
pf figuring to some extent explains why
hey can SO cheaply sell these articles
Hardware.
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The rice dumplings made at the Worlds
fair were as follows: Boil cupful Of rice
until about done-about 30 minutes-then
drain. Take a square of cheesecloth, put
the rice, the size of a saucer, in the center
Of the cloth, put the apple in the center of
this then fold up the corners of the cloth
TO as to fold the rice over the whole even
ly. Tie tightly and throw into kettle of
boiling water, boil rapidly for 20 minutes.
mite, and they are ready to serve
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Hoods is MY Doctor"

PERU, Vt. Nov. 18th, 1S94.-Three
years ago l had the grip. 1t left me
with bad cough and no strength. l
got bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla and it
did re more good than anything else, l
am also subject to pains in my side and
around my heart. Hoods Sarsaparilla
is my doctor, and it never fails. Mrs.
G. G. Hunt.
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A wise and experienced man never at
5empts to act as peacemaker, nor will he
voluntarily or otherwise essay criticism
on the composition of female friend.
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Colorado is the greatest state in the On
ION for artificial irrigation. Three million
lcres are watered by artificial means.
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Exeter, N. II.
NC. I. Hood & Co. Lowell, Mass:

&c. I. Hood s. Co., Lowell, Mass:
al cannot praise Hoods Sarsaparllla enough
for what it has done for my boy. Some four
years ago. when six years old, George was
attacked by hip disease in his right leg. We
had to get him a pair of crutches, with which
he was able to move about, but became
badly deformed. We had to have his right leg
lanced just above the knee. In a few weeks a
second sore broke out, both discharging freely.
AgOnizing pains afflicted him, he could not bear
to be moved, his growth was stopped and
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COALl COALI COAII
DIR, B, G. JENNEY, Dentist

SUCCESSOR TO DIR. j. N. SCRANTON.)
- Is prepared to perform all operations in Dent
stry in thorough and workmanlike manner. Per-
ect satisfaction guaranteed in all cases submitted
his care, and at reasonable prices. Gas or
Ether administered or extracting teeth when re-
luired. Office opposite Congregational Church
Main ST., Bennington.
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The teeth, like the hair and nails, are
appendages of the skin and form no part
IF the osseous system.