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her name be put in the paper. She
secured her SUCCESS by burning the
rubbish on her lot, and using the
sshes as a fertilizer, a method en-
ployed in Switzerland, she says. She
has tried great many ways of earn
ing her living, has been cook, a
iaundress and dressmaker, but pre-
fers farming to all, and says she hasn't
been as we'll for years as she is this
summer.
Mrs. Peterson does all the work of
her quarter acre herself, and is at
home washing on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday besides, and yet she
says she never before felt 80 we'll as
she does now. Mrs. Peterson's hus-
band started the farm, but got some
thing else to do soon after, and his
wife undertook the work and was very
glad to do 81.
Mrs. Doecel has little more than
the usual quarter acre, and has no
help except little from her husband,
who has been i'll and can't do much.
She herself has some kind of an en-
gagement in store, and has to get
day off when she wants to attend to
her farm, but she keeps it in first
class order, nevertheless. Like most
of the other female sgriculturists she
learned the art in Europe. One Of
her children, a little girl OF four, is
just out of q hospital, and enjoys the
sunshine and dirt immensely.
Aside from these women who have
farms of their own, there are more
than dozen who work with their hus-
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A MONKEY OF REN0WN.
Would Not Only Use Tools, but Couid
Make Them:

WoAC xAChs MS
II any being could lay claim to the
title of "The Missing Link" that
being, animal, man-brute, call him
what you WILL says a writer
in the Sketch, was indubitably Com
sui, for certainly he was the most
extraordinary specimen ever brought
within the ken of civilization. OF the
chimpanzee species he varied so much
from the ordinary anthropopithecua
troglodyte that his exact scientific MOI
menclature is matter of doubt. Ger
tainly he displayed an amount OF int
telligence, a development OF brain
power, far in excess of that possessed
by any mere animal, and, as far as one
is able to Judge, approximating to the
mental caliber of primitive man-man
before he had the power of articulate
speech, and when the art of tool. max,
ing was as yet unknown. i
Consul could not only use tools but
make them, and of his own initiative; );
his observation, adaptability and rear
soning powers being such that, when
he keenly felt the want Of an imple-
ment for specific purpose, he set to
work to construct one, his principal
efforts in this direction being devoted
to the fabrication of keys, in order to
get out of his cage. Those he fash,
ioned out of teaspoons, splinters OF,
wood, or any odd trihes.
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The plan succeeded 40 well that a
dozen committees visited Detroit dur
ing the summer to investigate and re-
port on the work, and this year SINH
lar experiments are being tried in
New York, Brooklyn, Chicago, Bos-
ton, Buffalo, Toledo, St. Paul, Mime
apolis and other cities. In New York
the A. I. C. P. undertook the work,
and 800 acres of land in Long Island
City were placed at it's disposal by
Mr.. William Steinway. The use of
other lots WIGS also given, but as yet
only forty-eight acres in LoLg Island
City have been placed under cultiva-
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The Mystery OF Dreams.

People who have tried to draw tn.
line separating the natural from the
supernatural will find new problem
in the fact that Mrs. Birch, whose hue.
band was murdered Sunday morning,
claims to have seen the whole course
Of the tragedy in dream, waking just
in time to receive the news of hel
husbands death. The records of ths
Society for Psychical Investigation
include too many instances OF thil
sort for the apostles of the common.
place to controvert. That there is Q
certain second sight. mental clair
yoyance, waking or sleeping, which
science cannot explain is too thorough.
ly demonstrated to permit OF further
doubt. Chicago Chronicle.
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BROKE THE NAVAL RECORDS.
The Olympia Takes the Palm as the Best
American Mau-of.War.

The substance of the report of the Naval
Board which inspected the cruiser Olympia
and put her through four-hours' trial trip
in Saucelito Channel, California, just made
public by Secretary Herbert, shows. for one
thing, that the Olympia has broken the
record of American men-of-war, and that no
ship in Atlantic waters can equal her speed
under natural draft.
The report is made by Capt. Frank Wilde,
President of the Board, who says that all the
eyolutions and exercises prescribed by the
order creating the Board were carried out:
The ship underwent full speed natural
draft steam trial OF four hours duration.
She developed 1876 knots speed. During this
trial every gun, both Of the main and the
secondary batteries. was fired. The trial at
sea was smooth, with wind light from the
southwest. The minor deficiencies and de-
fects found, with the recommendations OF
the Board in each case, are noted on blank
forms. They are unimportant and generally
OF such character that they may be corrected
by the ships artihcers. The general condi-
tion OF the ship as to cleanliness was found
to be excellent.
It is said at the Navy Department that the
ship is stown to be ready to fit out almost
Immediately for service in Chinese waters.
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WOMEN FARMERS AT WORK.

bands. making about twenty-five in
all, and Mr.. Kjelgaard says they are,
without exception, the best farmers on
the place. He attributes this partly
to the care OF all growing things that
seems to be innate in most feminine
breasts. To these women of the tene-
ments the fresh air and sunshine are
like heaven. They care for their cab.
bages as tenderly as the geranium in
the window at home, and potato
blossom is as beautiful to them as a
rose. Many OF them do the work un-
der great disadvantages, and the
energy and perseverance they display
is something wonderful. One woman
is often seed wedding with her baby in
her arm, and others carry their chill
dren all the way from the ferry to the
farm, q distance of more than half q
mile. The man who has made most
money out of his farm owes all his sue
cess to his wife. as she has peddled and
found market for his products. He
does farm work, Mr.. .Kjelgard says.
but his wife is his business manager.
The effect of the experiment on all
the tenants, both male and female, has
been beneficial in the extreme, men
tally as we'll as financially, and it is
certain that the work will be con-
tinued next year on much larger
scale. One gentleman intends to de-
vote some Land in Northern New York
to the purpose, and will give the lots
outright to the tenants. The work is
attracting the widest attention, and
letters about it are continually being
received, not only from all over Amer
lea, but from Europe as well.
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quickly became thoroughly at home,
his remarkable amiability, fondness
for fun, his love of children, and his
attachment to human beings gener-
ally. making him conspicuous favor
ite. He soon learned to take his
meals with propriety, use his servi-
cite, pass his plate for more food,
pour out his own tea or uncork his
bottle of lemonade. fill his glass and
drink with decorum, and otherwise
qualify himself for what he dearly
loved-invitations to dine out.
Like other gifted persons among his
bimanous brethren, Consul's constitu-
ton was somewhat frail, and thus it
happened that in October, 1894, he
succumbed to disease.
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A HAPPY FAMILY.

ing in New York, and going over to
Long Island once or twice week, or
oftener if necessary. They are notl-
fed by postal when the lots need
cultivation. Often man brings his
wife and family just for an outing.
One paterfamilias has built a little
playhouse for lis progeny, about three
feet by two and just as high as the
fence which forms one side Of it; and
in this ediice six children, from three
months up to twelve years. shelter
themselves from the sun while their
father and mother are hoeing the po-
tatoes or gathering the vegetables.
The lot next to this one is worked
by a woman, Mrs. Adolf Boldengerd,
whose two little children, while she
works, play in little tent that she
makes by bending down the branches
of tree, and spreading q shawl over
them. Mrs. Boldengerd can't speak
English, but by means Of her little
girl and the limited amount of Ger
man at my disposal, I managed to
make her understand that I wanted to
know how she liked farming, as COM
pared with other occupations by
wh oh sho had attempted to earn
m-uey.
"Oh, bosser!" she answered, her
face Frightening with smile that was
as "wide" as Trilby's, if not so beau
tifuI. "Viel besser !"
Mrs. Boldengerd is often at work at
five o'clock in tho morning, and, OF
course, has I'LL her housework to do,
besides her farming. Her husband
works on the cooperative farm.
The other four women who have
farms are Mrs. Doccel, Mrs. Peterson,
Mrs. Cornelius, and bright little
Swiss woman who raises bigger cab
bages than my ono else, and won't let
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WOMEN FARMERS.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LAND
AND DO THEIR OWN WORK.
The Land Is Given Away - One
Hundred Families at Work
on the Ravenswood Farm
on Long Island.

X MEXICAN travellers on the
~ European Continent are Of
NJ ten greatly shocked by see
ing women working in the
fields along with the men, and come
home congratulating themselves that
they live in country where such
things cannot be; but now, writes
Miriam Dudley in the New York Re-
corder, there are women farmers in
America; and so far from feeling it
hardship, they are as happy as chill
dren over their work. ...
On the Ravenswood farm in Long
Island City, under the management OF
the Association for Improving the Con-
dition of the Poor, men, women and
children all work in the fields to-
gether. Five women have farms OF
their own, and do almost all the work
themselves.
These farms are the result of an ex.
pertinent made last year by the Mayor
of Detroit. in which he attempted to
convert to the use of the idle poor the
lands lying in and around the city.
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PROVISIONS FOR FAT OFFICERS.

Enlarging the Coming Towers on Big
Battle Ships.
It has been found necessary to change the
design for the coming towers OF the big bat
tie ships in order to afford more room for
the commanding officers. The original plans
provided for vertical slit eighteen inches
wide as an entrance to the tower. 1t is now
realized that an opening of that width would
not permit the entrance Of some OF our COM
manding officers of generous girth, who
might thus be obliged to turn over the direc-
ton Of the ship in action to a more slender
junior, or expose themselves to flying shot
and shell in the more commodious pilot
house. Therefore the plans have been modi-
fed so as to make the entrance slit wider
and OF elliptical shane.
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Consul had received certain
amount OF elementary education" ID
his. native home, Central Africa, where
he lived some time at q trading stsli
tion, being named after the British
Consul. He was eventually shipped to
England and placed in the Geological
Gardens, Manchester, in June, 1893.
Here he could be seen on any fine
day, promenading the gardens in be-
coming costume and taking the ive,
liest interest in his surroundings. He
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CHAPTER Xxx.

The detective halted, because at thai
moment he saw the rag-picker draw
pair of boots out of the ash barrel.
He instantly thought Of the tracks he
had found under the window Of CARR
son's office.
AS the rag-picker drew up the boots
Paxton sprang to his side.
4he Italian-ror SUCH he was-evi-
dently fancied he was about to be robbed
ot his prize, for he clutched the old boots
Yhtly in one hand, while he brandished
oiron hook in the other, Inenacingly,
.she other came up.
S.Me find the boot, me keepa," the
rag-picker said.
Precisely 80, my friend. VOC will
sell the boots, thought" said Paxton.
Me sell a. You give the mon."
Here is half dollar"
"You take the boota."
The exchange was made in q moment
Paxton would cheerfully have given q
much larger price for those well-nigh
worthless old boots, for as the Italian
held them up, he had caught glimpse
of those soles.
He had observed that the soles Of the
boots were encircled by double rows Of
nails in O peculiar manner, and he be-
lieved he had discovered the boots which
had made the inlprints on the earth un-
der the window Of Jason Garrisor's 8
office.
Paxton took the boot which had thus
fallen into his possession to his office,
and upon testing them, he found that
his suppositian was coEect.
The boots were perfect ilt for his
casts, and the rows Of nails were the
same in both casts and boots.
OF course the presumption was, that
the boots had belonged to Kredge. But
regarding this point the detective de-
sired to positively convince himself.
Paxton called upon the landlady OF
Kredge's late boarding house, and from
having seen them in his room, cham
5ermaid identified tho boots as belong.
ing to Levi Kredge.
This suffloeG to prove, to the detec-
.ive's entire satisfaction, that Levi
Kredge entered the Office Of Jason Gar
rison on the night Of John Oakburn's
| murder, through the rear window.
But meanwhile the trial Of Stuart
Harland was concluded.
All that men could accomplish in be-
half of the accused had been done by
his attorney and friends.
The result was averification Of Lawyer
Saybrook's S prediction.
The jury had failed to agree.
They were discharged, and Stuart
aariand was remanded to prison to
await the process of the law.
In his case, new trial would now be
necessary.
But Harland was not destined to re-.
main in prison until he was again placed
| on trial for his life.
The young man was admitted to bail
| In the sum Of twenty thousand dollars.
| His wealthy aunt became his security,
and signed his bail bond.
| Edna Garrison, and Stuart's friends,
who had latterly dreaded conviction,
! we're reioiced at the result Of the trial,
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tion. The money for seed, fertilizers
End other expenses was supplied by
Mr.. Fulton Cutting. The work is in
charge of O superintendent, Mr.. j. ".
Kjelgaard, and instruction is given to
any who may be in need of it. A
quarter of an acre is given to each
person, and there is also a co-opera-
tive farm.
Abont 100 families are at work on
tho Ravenswood farm, nearly all liv-
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A Bicycle Trip Underground.

The first bicycle trip underground in the
Virginia New region on record was made
recently by Il party composed of c. c: Hop
kins. travelling bicycle agent; William
Cam. Jr., and wife. and the writer. who
rode from the mouth of the Sutro tunnel
through the tunnel to the shaft station on
the 1750-foot level of the Consolidated Cali
fornia and Virginia mine. The distance is
about four miles and half and the party
made the trip on Il two-seated tandem.
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4 Big Duck Ranch.

A big duck ranch at Damariscotts,
Me-, is making considerable profit for
its proprietor. With twelve large in
cubators he has raised about $4,000
ducks this season, and marketed them
in Boston and this city at prices rang
ing from thirty to forty cents
pound,
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a Unique VIII.

A peculiar will, made by Nelson Connor,
was filed at Washington. II it the testator
leaves each member Of his family one or
more rooms in the house. His wife gets the
two front rooms. the shop and the room
over it. A daughter is left the dining-room
and one room on the third floor. The back
room upstairs and the kitchen are given to a
grandson.
Connor expresses q wish that all live to-
gether in peace and love. The lawyers say
that while the will Is one Of the strangest on
record It will hold.
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Why Egyptians Made Mummies.

The Egyptians believed that the
soul lived only as long as the body en-
dured, hence their reason for embalm-
ing the body to make it last as long
as possible. It is estimated that alto.
gether there are 400,O 900 mum.
mics in Egypt.-Detroit Free Press.
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Value of Foreign Silver Coins.

A general increase in the value OF
foreign silver coins is shown in the
official statement issued by Mint Di.
rector Preston. It shows:
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CHAPTER XXI.

Mrs. Kitte' companion sprang to his
teet and g. murderous-looking
knife.
He seemed about to rush into the de-
eectives presence, but the woman
zrasped his arm and held him back.
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The SuicifIo Craze.

There have been 275G suicides in the United
States during the first half of the current
year.
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The German Bundesrath will put in
force severe measures of cattle quar-
antine against all infected countries.
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OF course the detective did not know
the name of this dangerous-looking fel-
low, but he was equal to the emergency,
and initiating the voice Of Ajax Crawley,
nc said. crossing to the fellow:
How are you, old man? Didn't
notice you until Mother Kits spoke.
"Tolerable, Ajax, tolerable," answered
the other.
Some conversation followed, and as
they turned to desk, Mrs. Kits said:
well, you may as we'll get to work,
Crawley."
All right, I'll tend to business de
tacto," answered Paxton, who had no
iiced that it was Crawley's habit to use
law Latin in ordinary conversation.
Mother kits, as she was familiarly
called, produced account books, and
seating himself at the desk, Paxton be-
gun to busy himself with the accounts.
Mother kits watched him, and sud-
denly her eyes became fixed upon Pax
on's hand that held the pen with which
ne was writing. AS she looked her yell
low eyes dilated, and startled express
sion came upon her features.
The man with the short black pipe
had retired to an inner apartment, and
presently Mrs. Kits carelessly sauntered
,ut of the room in which the detective
Vas at work, and joined the man with
the pipe.
1t chanced that Ajax Crawley had
peculiarly long and claw-like hands,
covered with red hair, while Paxton's
lands were small, white and shapely.
Mother" kits had discovered by his
hands that Paxton was not Ajax Craw-
.ey.
The man in the other room is spy
In disguise! I know it by his hands!"
she said to the man with the pipe, in q
whisper.
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CIVIC SUCIETIE$.

Myrtle Lodge No :. K of p, meets every
Friday night at 7.s0. whittington's Hall
Visiting knights cor.iially invited.
DAVE DANE. X. r. 5.
Ardmore Lodge No. 81, A.F.and A. NJ.
meets in theia hall. MaOsnic Temple the
lrst Saturday night in each month on or be-
fore the full moon.
} r. CmIrwooD, W. NJ.
A Ii. SILLTMAS, Secretary
Ardmore Chapter, No II, ROYAL Arch Ma
sons, meet in Masonic Temple the fourth
Thursday night in each month.
III. BHUcE, Hi Oh Priest
T. j. Cornelius. Secretary.
Ardmore Camp No. ss. woodrnen Of the
World, meets in their forest at Whittinwton
Hall every second and fourth Monday nights
In each month. Visiting sovereigns invited 10
attend.
&: B. KENDRIcK, Consul commander.
TIC. BRIDGMAN. Clerk.
Ardmore Lodge No .. IooF meets every
Monday night at Mhittington's hall Visit
ing brethren welcome
A Bell, Reporter
John III Morgan Camp No lO7. 4 r. Y na.,s
first Tuesday night in aeh month At Whiting
toms hall w w Hvden comma,1,',s
Barry, Adjutant
Chic asaw Council No 1852 American T.s,.fo,
OF Honor meets second ami fourth inassirv =
nights ~ each month ct Whittington's hall
John Newton, Secretary 80 NV'A
Chickasaw No 2I C AR nerrs frst ss,nr,.,.
ight IN eaeh month IN " hittingtnnis hall.
7 b johnson Quartermaster
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re Conneet chicago and tho Ocoau.

Engineer A. R. Sutton of Chicago
is the inventor of a scheme, that aP
pears plausible, for connecting Chica-
70 with the seaboard. He plans to
deepen the Welland canal so as to per-
init vessels of twenty-twO-foot draft
to pass point near Thorold, OEt,, and
from there to cut through to the Nj
Sgara river at a point just below the
rapids Then he would deepen the
St. Lawrence river and the Canadian
channels along it to point due north
of lake Champlain. Here he would
cut channel south to that lake, and
from its southern point dig canal to
Troy or Albany. The Hudson river
would give them egress to the ocean
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When you speak of mans hat be-
ing 'about two sizes too large fol
him." you do not mean that the proper
lit would be n hat two inches smaller
in either circumference or diameter;
with his coat, however, when you say
''size" you mean an inch. The follow
ing may be of interest to those likely
to get mixed on the question of sizes
and inches A "size" in a coat is ex-
actly an inch, in underwear it is two
inches, in a sock an inch, in a collar
one-haf inch, n shirt the asle, in
ahoes one-sixth of an inch, in pants
one inch, In gloves one fourth Of an
bach and in hR&S one-e;rhth ofnr inch
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH--FrensleyS Street. Ser
vices every Lords day at IL 90 a. IN. and :. Is
aa1iny Tnray e1,l1 9enooi S's m ho5r
practice everv Friday evening. q Is p. m.
Iadies' Aid Society every Tuesday afternoon at
the church, p. m Mite ami Social meeting
every Tuesday night at place announced each
day in each month All are cordially invited
Sunday school; VOlney johnson, Pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH--B broadway Street.
Services every sunday at IL 90 a. m. and ; %
p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings
at O'Clock. Sunday School at 10 a m. Choir
practice Friday evenings az clock Z.
Stubblefleld, Pastor q. Fl. Bruce, Clerk. Z.
Hill, Superintendent.
a E CHURcH, SoUrH-Corner Broadway
and Church Street. Preaching every Sab
bath. Morning. II a. m. and 80 p. m. Pray
day school every Sabbath at le n. Ep
worth League, 3p. m. \. + Law, Pastor.
PREsBYTERIAx CHuHcn-Rev [. c. McGin
ley. pastor Regular Service: Sabbath
As a. m i, sabbath school; IL m. morning
Wednesday, so prayer meeting. !. 80 session
meeting. We earnestly desire your presence
at any of our meetin s. lfyou are not wOr-
your church home with us Our pews are al
ways open to you, so are our hearts. We BID
you most hearty welcome.
CuABkRLAND PPEsBYTERIAx CHuRcH--"or-
ner Church and umberland streets. Services
e"e' u"S1v at IL O'Clock a. m, and 7:30 p.
IN. Prayer mevb.- wednesday. hoir prac-
tice Saturday evening Sabbatm svi ss,l at 80
a. ms J. r. Williams Supt. Everybody corul-
ally invited to worship with us.
J 4 Aubrey, Pastor
ArlmOre Nilsson NJ. 6 Church South Ser
vices at Tabernacle. Mission Ridge addition,
corner W0lverton avenue and Garter street.
Services every first AMI third sunday m,
and every Sunday evening at $50 Come and
worship with US,
J Fl Godfrey, Pastor
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TIME TABLE.


Arrival and Departure II. s. Mail.
South bound mail closes I.-J n. m
South bound mail arrives 30 n. m
North bound mail cln,rs I:30 n. m
North bound mail arrives 2.8n n. m
Night mails are closed az so n. m
Money order department j. oncn at
q. m. and closed az p. M.
ONCE hours from 4 n. M. tn n. m.
Sundays from 3 a. m. to l0 p. IA.
JOHN ;. HAMMER. T.. ".
EDGAR SANDLIN, Deputy.