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TO PENNsYLyANIANs.

greet each one of you personally" ZAP
plause and cries of 'Hurrah for McKinley!)
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Killed q Strange Sea Monster.

Captain Shannon and his crew, after
fierce struggle OF over two hours,
captured and killed sea monster off
Caviar, N. j., the likes of which none
of the fishermen had ever seen. The
strange fish weighs about 500 pounds
and is fifteen feet long, of light seal
color, and is quite slender at the tail.
The head is about two feet long, with
o horn growing from the nose, and
there are two rows of teeth in the large
mouth. The eyes are like those of a
shark with an elongated pupil. The
body is covered with coat of mail,
or scales that resemble oxydized sill
yer. The dorsal fin is very small and
there are spout holes in the nose. The
monster is undoubtedly the same one
that has been terrifying the fishermen
at. the capes for tho past ten years.
Some of the fishermen claim that it is
veritable sea serpent.
Captain Shannon and several of his
men were laying out their large drift
net when one of them noticed an OBJ.
iect in the water about half mile
down the river. He called the atten'
ton of Captain Shannon and the rest
of the crew to the object, which seemed
to be making great commotion in
the water. Suddenly the monster
leaped into the air and the men were
Mortified at its proportions. The
monster moved through the water 80
rapidly that it dashed the spray right
and left. Its head was lifted high in
the air and it was terrifying-looking
object as it swan toward the boat in
direct line. Captain Shannon said it
looked like an immense alligator as it
got nearer and he saw the cleaning
teeth and glaring eyes.
As the monster seemed determined
to attack the boat, Captain Shannon
gave orders for all hands to secure
oars, poles, axes or anything they
could make fight with, and stand
ready to give battle. When within
twenty-five feet of the boat the monster
leaped into the air like porpoise and
dived under the craft. But in going
down the strange fish or serpent be-
came entangled in the net. 1t then
made q dash Tor the boat, carrying
the net with it. Captain Shannon
stood in the stern of the craft with
large gaff iron, and as the monster
raised from the water he struck it
terrific blow on the head. Down the
monster went again, making O circle
around the boat and coming up at the
bow. It was completely wound up in
the net by this time, and was soon
killed with an axe and towed ashore. -
Philadelphia Record.
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hot-air furnace, except that hot
water drum occupies the central part
of the dome.
Those rooms that can easily be
reached by direct current OF hot air,
are heated by registers, while those
further away from the furnace are
equipped with radiators. This system
is particularly well adapted for large
and rambling country houses, which,
from the very nature of their con-
struction, can never be thoroughly
heated by hot air alone. In 80 far as
the consumption of fuel is concerned,
the combination system is as economi-
cal as any other; perhaps, indeed, q
greater amount of heat can be obtained
from fire of the same size. With prop
er care on the part of architects in ar.
ranging inlet ducts for fresh Dir to
accelerate the draught, any desir.
able degree of ventilation may be
secured. Such arrangements should,
however, be studied in advance, from
principal elements in the design OF q
building instead OF being wholly sub
ordinated las is commonly the custom)
to less important architectural feat
ures. The design presented with this
is arranged for the use of the combin-
alton system (hot air and hot water).
A brief description we make as fol-
lows:
General Dimensions: Width.
through library and dining-room, 81
#. 10 ins. ; depth, Including veranda,
50 #. 10 ins.
Heights OF Stories: Cellar, 7 fl. |;
first story, 10 it. second story, 9 fl.
Exterior Materials: Foundation,
brick; first story, clapboards; second
story and gables, shingles, roof,
slate.
Interior Finish: Hard white plas.
ter; cellar ceiling plastered one heavy
coat. Soft wood flooring throughout.
Trim in hall and bedroom, oak; in
library and dining-room, cherry ;
elsewhere, soft wood. Main staircase,
oak. Picture molding in principal
rooms and hall of first story. Panel
backs under windows in parlors, IL
brary and dlning-room, bathroom
and kitchen wainscoted. Front en-
trance doors, oak. Interior wood.
work finished with hard oil ; soft wood
stained to suit owner.
Colors: All clapboards and sashes,
buff. Trim, including water-table,
corner boards castings, bands, rain
conductors, also front and rear out
side doors and outside blinds, Tuscan
yellow. Versnda ceiling and floor,
oiled. Brick-work, dark red. Veranda
columns, all holdings and balusters,
buff. Pedestals of columns and top
and bottom rail of balusters, Tuscan
yellow. Wall shingles dipped in and
brush-coated with sienna stain.
Accommodations The principal
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HCT.WATER HEATING.
The Ideal System Of Warming Resi'
dences In Town and Country.

Hot-water heating for dwellings has
some prominent advantages that have
done much to establish it firmly in
favor. 1t is the safest, for one thing,
and it provides the most equable tenn
perature, as it can be carried long
distance horizontally. It is very
easily regulated, and the matter of at
tendance is reduced to q minimum,
which is no small consideration. There
ls no circulation of dust, which is the
inevitable concomitant of hot-air heat
ing. 10 get the very best results q
hot-water plant should be installed in
q new house, planned with this in
view. Hot.water heating is estimated
to require one-fourth more radiating
surface than steam, and Of necessity
there must be more and larger rsdis.
tors; these can be placed where they
will not. be obtrusive. They can be
adjusted beneath the windows and en-
cased, and arrangements can be made
for the passage of current OF fresh
air over the radiators, thus contribut.
ing admirable toward the ventilators
of the house. The very latest appli-
cation of hot water to heating is in
combination with hot air, and in many
ways this is the most perfect system OF
all. Both sources of heat are in the
same furnace, which need be no larger
than if either system was used by it.
self. The furnace is like the ordinary
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"Your request is law to me-" he an
swered in q low voice. Il am always
happy to do something for you.
And am always ready to appreciate
your effort" was the quick reply.
She turned away with sigh Of re-
lief. Miss Hilton had just left the
house, and was approaching them, so
there was no further excuse for tete-
a-tete.
At 8 o'clock the same afternoon Brian
entered the library to find Margaret
seated at q table drawn close to an open
window.
From her position she could see the
wealth and beauty Of Elmwood, spread
like a map before her Its acres OF
woodland, timbered by magnificent
trees; its broad extent Of orchard,
clothed in wilderness Of bloom, and
its terraced garden sloping to the river,
winding among the uplands, and reflect
ing sparkling vistas from chain OF
beautiful hills. ,Ss;:.yss.-5saa.-s-o.
Further away lay broad sweep OF
undulating land, with the village in the
foreground, and beyond many neat
cottage, smart in its coat Of paint, or
pretentious mansion, crowning con-
venient eminence. Further still, the
smoke curling from the quiet farms ly-
ing under the enchaptment that distance
lends. -,
From this picture Margaret turned
with sigh, to encounter Brian 8 lnqulr-
ing glance. .o,s w., ,
half smile. will you set down, please?"
He took possession Of the chair indi-
Gated, noting meanwhile that her face
was unusually pale and her voice un-
naturally quiet. Wondering, yet expec-
tant, he waited for her next words.
You intend leaving Elmwood to-mor.
row." she resumed, after pause that
had been embarrassing to both.
yes" was the answer, given with
some warmth. Il do not wish to intrude
upon you longer. Icannot stay on from
day to day, making myself more unwel-
come and mourning only your contempt.
My sin is past atonement in your eyes.
I can offer no excuse that will satisfy
you. have no hope left, and to-mor-
row when I leave
where will You CO." she broke in,
with repressed earnestness upon her
face.
"Where?" he repeated. Heaven only
knows. To the devil, probably"
She laid down the paper knife she had
been handling half absently, and re-
garded him fiXedly.
Il hope you will do nothing so fool
ish," she said in low voice. 1T Is not
manly to give up in that way. have
not called you in here to quarrel with
you, nor do I want to rake up old
troubles; but do want you to under
stand that, while acknowledge GER
tain deception on my part in concealins
my name from you, do not hold you
excused thereby. I had q reason for
doing so, very wise reason, as things
have since turned out. Had you known
was your cousin instead"
Il could not have. loved you better,
he broke In with impulsive earnestness
You must do me that much justice"
ITO be CONTINUED
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CHAPTER VIII.
A STRANGE PROPOSAL

Margaret was standing in veritable
shower Of sunbeams, when Brian, act
ing on Miss Hilton's hint, found her un-
der the trees.
How perfectly charming" he cried,
gazing, not at the temptingly' spread
table, but at Margaret, whose lovely
face seemed to gain new beauty from
her surroundings. What delightful
surprise you have prepared for US. !
feel hungry and almost happy"
You have peculiar way OF express
ing yourself, Cousin Brian. Are hum
ger and happiness associated in your
mind? am glad you can laugh. Dole
full people give me the blues, and grim
looks are not in keeping with this bright
SUM-"
Neither is my heart, for that matter.
I have so much to make me miserable.
You, everything to make You happy"
IT," she echoed, with slight tremor.
Il make my own happiness.
Il don't know how you manage" he
returned gloomily. Il never get what I
want"
Then why not be satisfied with what
you get? 1t is much more philosoph-
ical."
How can you speak so lightly" he
said with abrupt warmth. ut maddens
me to hear you. What has philosophy
to do with misery? Are you always
happy? Do you never know the mean
ing Of regret:"
Il wish you'd be more careful" she
said with assumed anger. "You are
sitting on the end Of the table cloth, and
shouldn't be surprised to see every
dish in your lap next. wonder why
men are 50 awkward"
And wonder why you are so heart
less. Your mind is taken up with table
cloths, while l. Oh, Margaret, how
you hurt mel"
Annoyed at the drift of the conversa-
ton, Margaret made no pretense of an
swering, but kept her eyes fixed upon
the house in the hope of Miss Hilton 5
appearance. Noting her indifference,
Brian continued in the Same passionate
strain.
why are you so bitter and scornfuli
Why do you delight in tOrturing me-
Have you no hearth You can not real
ize my longing, and you will never SYM
pathize with me. I am tired Of being
spurned and despised. I have some
pride, and I'll not stay another night
under your roof. I'll 80 this afternoon;
then you'll be rid OF me-.
And if don't wish to be rid Of you
so soon?" she questioned with an effort.
You told me you would stay until to-
morrow, and hope you will keep your
word Besides, 1 wish" She hest
tated. Il wish to talk with you," she
concluded with another effort. Il shall
be in the library at 3, OF half past. Will
you come to me there?"
He looked at her in some surprise,
but her eyes were turned aside and she
was busying herself with some arrange
ment about the table, -
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One Feels Chilly When Lying Down.

The reason is simply this. Nature
takes the time when one is lying down
to give the heart rest, remarks Har.
per's Bazaar, and that organ conse-
quently makes ten strokes. less minute
than when one is in an upright pos
ture. Multiply that by sixty minutes.
and it is 600 strokes. Therefore in
eight hours spent in lying down the
heart is saved nearly 5000 strokes, and
as the heart pumps six ounces of blood
with each stroke it lifts 80, ounces
less of blood in o night of eight hours
spent in bed than when one is in an
upright position. As the blood flows
so much more slowly through the veins
when one is lying down, one must sup
ply then with extra coverings the
warmth usually furnished by circula-
ton.
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SHEARING THE SHEEP.

lime to loosen the wool, This wool is
not so good as fleece sheared from the
living sheep.
The bales of wool are sent to the
wooden mills and are opened in the
"sorting room" Each fleece is spread
on a table before the "sorter." who
quickly decides its quality and grade,
and lays it in its proper basket. The
dirty, dusty wool-for, no matter how
thoroughly the sheep is scrubbed, its
wool is not clean-is placed in a
duster, which is box in which
pronged Stats revolve, picking up and
dusting the wool and shaking the dirt
from it.
The wool is next secured in hot
water and strong soap to remove the
grease in the wool, and after the
'yolk" or "suint" has been dissolved
the soap is washed out in clean water.
The machine which does this delivers
the wool between rollers which squeeze
out the water. Then the wool is dried,
unless it is to be taken at once to the
dye room.
For drying the wool is first put into
centrifugal machine. which, revolv-
ing at high speed, throws the excess
OF moisture from the fleece. The dry
ing is completed by spreading the
wool over frames of wire net in the
draught of warm-air blast, or else
spreading the wool on the slats of o
travelling carrier which moves slowly
over steam pipes.
Wool is colored by boiling it in the
dye stuff for several hours. The dye
ing room is full of great vats from
which steam and queer-smelling va
pors constantly rise. The men who
work in this room do so at a great
sacrifice to personal appearance, for
their hands and arms are stained with
the dyes and their boards and hair do
uot escape the coloring matter.
If the wool is to be dyed black it is
first treated for two hours to bath Of
vitriol, potash and red tartar. After
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the proper depth of black has been at

the proper depth of black has been at
tanned. -.
The dyer, by squeezing sample
and holding it to the light, tells when
the color is just right. Then the dye
liquor is run off and clear water is sent
through the wool until it is well rinsed.
The wool is next sent back to the cen.
trifugsl dryer and aiterward thoroughly
dried by hot air or steam heat.
Woods are mixed because, to secure
desired quality of cloth, it is neces-
sary to combine different "staples. "
American woods are mixed with foreign
woods, and with cotton and silk and
shoddy, and this mixing requires great
skill and thorough knowledge of the
business.
Woods of different colors are blended
to make mixed color, and browns,
grays and other plain colors are secured
by blending together woods of different
dyes.
Blending and mixing are two dis.
tinct operations, for blending is done
after the wool is dyed to secure plain
colors, and mixing may be done be.
fore the wool is washed. .-<. =: ;:
In blending the wools are spread in
layers on the floor, or "bedded," as it
is called. The blender first expert
ments by taking certain proportions
of the different colors and making an
intimate combination by carding the
wools with hard carder. He weighs
out each color and adds or takes away
until he has the proper blend.
Then, knowing the proper proper.
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Jauan,s Ancient Banking House.

Commercial houses which have e1-
listed for over 100 years are by no,
means common in Europe, and quite
rare in this country. 1t is curious to.
note that commercial houses a hum
dred or more years old are quite fre-'
auent in China and Japan, where 8,
great many firms have for centuries
been handed down from father to son.,
and remained in tie family. The old
est existing business is probably al
japanese banking house, at Kobe,1
which has for more than $50, years
been in the hands OF one and the same
family, the style OF the firm not hav1
ing changed once in this long period
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In Europe giant beetles have con-
siderable market value, commanding
prices in proportion to their size. In
London there are regular auctions OF
insects, and q single butterfly has been
known to fetch as much as $500. a,
specimen of the rare and very large,
Goliath beetle is worth $50. This is'
the largest beetle OF the Old World,
and it first became known through
missionaries in the Congo Basin. 1
Though no other insect in existence
compares in bulk with the beetle from
Venezuela, there are other bugs that,
exceed it in Dimensions. For exam
ple, there is the Atlas silk moth, which
has wing.spread of nearly foot. IT
spins cocoon, the silk of which is
better and stronger than that Of the
ordinary silk worm; but, unfortun.
ately, it connot be reeled. The De-
psrtment of ofAgriculture tried for years
to discover q way of reeling it, but
without success. Moths of this species
often alight on ships in the Indian
Ocean.
There is a butterfly of the Malay
Peninsula and Malayan Archipelago
which has spread of ten inches. In
India and tropical Africa are found
giant forms of those remarkable In.
sects known as "walking sticks, which
look like twigs of trees. Some OF
them measure eighteen inches
in length. They are related
to grasshoppers and katydids In
tropical America are found certain
huge species of bugs that are closely
related to the familiar electric-hght
bugs of this country. Like the latter,
which have been popularly known only
since the introduction of the electric
light, they fly at night, living during
the day at the bottom of ponds.
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BIGGEST OF BUGS.
Venezuela Has One That Can Easily
Knock Down Man.

Venezuela Has One That Can Easily
Knock Down Man.
Venezuela is little Republic, but
she has one thing that is the biggest
of its kind on earth. It is bug-the
largest insect in all the world. II, The
creature is known as the elephant
BEETLE" and when full grown it weighs
nearly half pound. To be struck in,
the face by such bug, flying at full
speed, would make a man feel as If q
mule had kicked him.
This beetle, like others of its kind,
both small and large, is clad in COM
plete suit of armor. This armor is
made of material far more indestruc-.
tible than steel-namely, Chitine.
Chitine cannot be destroyed except by
certain mineral acids; in other words,
only the artifces of chemistry avail
against it. Thus the shells of beetles
that died 100000 years ago have
been preserved perfectly in the rocks,
SO that we know to-day just what these
insects of antiquity looked Like.
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tions, he weighs out the wool in quan
titles and it is bedded on the floor,
each layer of one color. While the
wool is on the blending floor it is
sprayed with oil, for, as the natural
greases we're removed in washing the
wool, they must be restored else the
fbers will be wiry and harsh and be
apt to break.
Lard or olive oil is used for oiling
the wool, and then the real blending
is done by the "teaser." "" The wool is
taken from the edge Of the beds and
fed into the machine, which is COM
bination of drums and smaller cylin.
ders, thickly studded with pins which
open the wool, pull it apart and thus
mix oil the colors together.
A blast of air which continually
plays upon the wool in the teaser aids
the Intervening spikes and pins to
open the wool, and it is finally deliv.
cred in soft AeecY clouds to the stor.
age bin ready to be spun into yarn.
Washing and beating the wool re!
moves the dirt and dust, but does not
take out the burrs and other prickly
seeds which are picked up by the
sheep in its pasture. These must be
removed either mechanically or chem
ically.
In the latter case the wool is treated
to certain acids which burn out the
vegetable matter, but do not touch
the animal fiber. For removing the
burrs and seeds mechanically the wool
is fed into machine which spreads it
out IN thin sheets.
This is done by a drum, studded
with metal points, which spreads the
wool apart so that the blades of tie
"knocker-off' can beat upon every pal t
of the sheet and break the burrs into
pieces that are shaken down into the
dust box beneath the machine.
Wool loses great deal of its weight
in the processes to which it is subjected
in preparing it for the spinning mill.
One-third OF its weight is lost when it
is washed on the sleeps back, and an.
other third is lost in the securing pro-
cess. Some woods lose so much weight
that less than twenty-five per cent. OF
the original weight remains when the
wool is fed into the last storage bin.
In a modern mill the washing,
securing and rinsing, which follow the
opening of the bale of wool in the
sorting-room, are all done in one ma
chine, which takes in the wool on n
travelling carrier and delivers it clean
and nearly dry at the other end.
But the sorting, dyeing, mixing and
blending must be done by hand, for
in those four stages manual skill and
individual judgment are necessary to
secure satisfactory results.
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ALL ABOUT WOOL.
PREPARING THE STAPLE FOR
THE MARKET.
ssSort1ng'' the Sheared Wool In the
Mills-Scouring, Drying and Dye
ing Blending and Mixing
What Wool Loses In Weight.
TTHE three principal natura

TTHE three principal natural
fbers which are used in the
manufacture OF fabrics, says
the Chicago Record, are cot
ton, silk and wool, and under mag
nifying glass the three are seen to vary
widely in structure. Cotton is veg
etable fiber, which fattens and twists
when it dries, for it is tubular in it's
form and this fiat twist gives it the
holding quality needed in textile
fbers. : = ~ .-er-'...
a silk flament is almost dead smooth
on its surface, but wool is barbed, its
scales form little hooks which catch!in.
to each other, and easily make 'felt''
without weaving or twisting.
Wool is classed in two orders-long
staple and short staple. The long
staple wool is less barbed and the
fibers are smoother and longer, and
are Strengthened by ''comb," and
hence are called "combing" woods.
The short staple woods are called" card.
ing" woods because they cannot be
Strengthened by combing, but are
treated by "cards," which are some
thing like curry combs.
Before sheep has its wool clipped
from its back it is well washed, and as
much dirt as possible is taken from
the wool. This is done by dipping the
sheep in water, either of running
stream or in large box in which the
men stand waist deep. The sheep is
plunged under the water, and the wool
is squeezed, pressed and rubbed, and
then the washed sheep is kept in q
clean place until the wool is dry.
Sheep shearing is done in the barn
or in shed set apart for thatpurpose,
and the shearers are so expert that,
with their springed sheep shears, they
clip the wool SO that it comes off in
one mass, like cotton batting.
The sheep is laid on low table or
on the floor, and the shearer, begin
ming at the breast, clips one side up
to the backbone, and then turning the
sheep on itG other side shears that eide.
The fleece is collected and baled for
market. "Pulled" wool is wool taken
from pelts which are first treated with