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ASTRONOMY FOR A LANDsMAN.
How Watc, or Clock May BE Regulate
nl,Saryiuor

How Watch or Clock May Be Regulated
by Observing a Star.
When some crank makes the discovery"
that the points Of the compass can be APP
proxinately determined by looking at
the sun and using a watch to show the
divisions of the plane, it is apt to go the
rounds Of the press as something very pc.
culiar If this discoyerer were sufficiently
conversant with the principles of naviga-
ton to note for the public benefit that the
running of watch or clock may be regu-
lated by observing a star, he might con-
fer some practical benefit This is very
simple thing to do and might be of great
use in country place where accurate time
is not always obtainable, but all that Is
necessary Is q fixed location on the earth S
surface and any old thing in the way of a
timepiece
Choose south window from which any
other fixed point comparatively near and
high, such as a chimney, side of build
ing, ETC., may 10 seen. To tie side OF q
window fasten a piece of card having a
small hole III it so that Ly looking through
the hole with one eye toward the edge
of~the elevated object some fixed star may
be seen. Watch the progress of the star
anu luS lnnbeSLU NfAtliSlOS NCAlLA tAO
fixed point the observer must note the ex-
act time it disappears. Watch the Same
star the following night and it will vanish
behind the same object just minutes and
Sc seconds sooner. If the timepiece marks
o'clock when the star disappears one
night. it should indicate minutes and So
seconds less than the following night.
If several cloudy nights occur together, fol-
low the first observation and deduct the
product from clock time to find the time
the star will pass.
Of course the same star can only be OBJ
served during a few weeks, for, as it gains
nearly an hour in fortnight, it will in a
short timo come to the meridian in broad
daylight and become Invisible. TO make
sure the observer is watching star in
stead Of planet, he should notice that
stars twinkle, whereas planets give a
steady light because reflected, and, if he
wishes further assurance, he may observe
that all fixed stars appear to maintaia the
same relative positions with regard to each
other, most noticeable with the different
stars in tie consultations, whereas q
planet changes its place with regard to
the other Stars. This method Of verifying
time is easier and more reliable than the
shadow On Il sundal. In the famous OBJ
seryatory Is Greenwich England, from
which longitude is couEtod, the clcck by
which chToHometers are set is regulated iii
just about this manner, but over 200 of
the fixed stars are observed. The observa-
tons are taken with a telescope, across tho
center of which is the limo of spider s
web to mark tho meridian Marine Jour
nal
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ton for mayor, and approved Of q let
ter of notification to be forwarded to
him at North East Harbor, Me, where
he is spending his vacation, which let
ter had been prepared in advance. The
borough committees represent the
Citizens unions of all the boroughs en-
braced within the territory OF what
after Jan. l, 1898, win be the city of
New York
The conference which sent q deputa-
ton TO the Citizens union was held
at the Aston House. 1t was in session
behind closed doors for two hours, and
when it adjourned Chairman Quigg, of
the Republican county committee, told
the reporters that the Republican or
ganization will proceed in it's regular
course"
The position of the Republican or
ganization has been, and is, that 1t
will not place itself in a position to
accept the dictation of any association
as to whom it shall support for the
office of mayor and its chairman,
Congressman Quigg, has repeatedly as
serted that the nomination of Mr..
Low by the Citizens union would drive
the Republican organization to look
for a candidate elsewhere.
A special messenger left this city late
last night for North East Harbor Ne,
with the letter of the Citizens union
notifying Mr.. Low of his nomination.
All the members of the Citizens union
seen today insisted that the action of
the borough committees was a nomi-
nation of Seth Low, no matter what
the wording of the resolution was.
7 go e.
Gators of America, and is president of
the Columbia university, where his di-
rcction of affairs has been notably sue
cessful, and in parity with his exalted
reputation for executive ability, fully
shown when he was elected mayor of
Brooklyn in 1881 and reelected in 1888
He is a Republican in politics, but is
thoroughly independent, and does not
believe in strict partisan control, nor in
the spells system, or the creation and
maintenance of offices for the benefit
of ward workers or personal or politi-
cal henchmen and favorites. Among
the reforms he instituted in Brooklyn
was the system of competitive exami-
nations for appointments and promo
ton for merit He founded the admir-
able Brooklyn board of charities, and
was its first president. Mr.. Low was
offered the Nomination for governor Of
New York in 1888, but he declined it
because the Chicago platform did not
please him, and he was the chief COM
petitor to Colonel Strong when the lat
ter was nominated as the reform mayor
of New York.
Seth Low was born in Brooklyn in
1880 and is q graduate Of Columbia
college. He is the richest college presi-
dent in the world, and last year he
started the pedagogues by presenting
to his alma mater the sum of $1,000, 600
for the establishment of a library. His
paternal grandfather was the first
mayor of Brooklyn.
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The antiquity of gloves has long been
in dispute Tho question turns upon the
rendering of a passage in the fourth chap
ter of the book Of Ruth, verses z, 8:
"Now this was the manner in former
time in Israel concerning redeeming and
concerning changing, for to confirm all
things; a man plucked off his shoe and
gave it to his neighbor, and this was a
testimony in Israel. Therefore the kins-
man said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So
no drew of his shoe"
For shoe, in these verses, it is said we
ought to read glove. On this matter NJ.
Josephs, Hebrew of great literary attain
ments and author Of several learned works,
advances tho following theory: The He
brew nangal signifies to shut close or in
close. When followed by regel, the foot,
1t might mean shoe or sandal, but when
1t stands by itself, as in the original of
the passage quoted, it must be rendered
glove" 1t is further stated that the an
Gent and modern rabbins agree in render
ing the word from the original as "glove, I"
and that joel Levy, celebrated German
translator, gave, instead of shoe, his pic
turesque native term of hand schuh, hand
shoe, by which gloves are known in Ger
many to this day. ('Gloves,' by William
Beck, 1889 Notes and Queries
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1t is the duty Of every man TO
make the most Of himself. What
ever his capacities may be, be is
sure TO find some place where he can
be useful to himself and to others.
But be cannot reach his highest
usefulness without good health, and
he cannot have good health without
pure blood. The blood circulates
to every organ and tissue and when
it is pure, rich and healthy it car
ries health TO the entire system, but
if it 10 impure it scatters disease
wherever it flows. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is the one true blood purifier.
1t cures salt rheum, scrofula, ca
tarrh, dyspepsia and rheumatism
because these diseases have their
origin in the blood.
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PENNsYl yANlA DEMocRATs
Dust Mr.. uarrity and Nominate Ritter
and Brown.

oust NIT AltfIltt anu 1>O1tliuahG ttAllcI
and Brown.
Reading. Pa, Sept. 1.-The Demo-
cratic state convention met in this city
yesterday and nominated Walter E.
Ritter, of Lycoming county, for auditor
general and M. f. Brown, of Blairsvile,
for state treasurer. The matter of the
selection eff candidates was entirely
oyershadowed by the fight to force the
retirement of William F. Harrity from
the national committee. The opponents
of Mr. Harrity succeeded in pushing
through By vote of 200 to 134, reso-
luton endorsing James M. Guffey for
his positions Mr.. Harrity's friends con-
tend that the state convention has no
power to declare his seat in the nation
al committee vacant, and that he viii
not surrender without a fight
The morning session OF the convention
ended with a disgraceful row, during
which some delegates who did not like
the way things We're going climbed up
on the stage and exchanged blows. A
large detachment of policemen were on
hand in the afternoon, and everything
was serene.
Congressman Ermentrout was tenn
porary chairman of the convention, and
was succeeded by r. W.. Irwin, of
Washington, as permanent chairman.
Every reference of the speakers to Will
lam ]. Bryan was loudly applauded.
James Kerr, of Clearfield, chairman
of the resolutions committee, read the
platform, which may be epitomized as
follows: Reaffirms the Chicago free
silver platform of 1896; denounces
Dingley tariff law; declares in favor of
Cuba's struggle for liberty; denounces
alleged loaning OF state funds to pri-
vate individuals; sympathizes with the
coal miners; declares for trial by jury;
supports the selection of James N. Cuff
fey for the national chairman, In place
of William It. Harrity; compliments
State Chairman Garman.
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NIAGARA FALLS.
Low Rate Excursion via Penn
sylvania Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will run series of ten DAY ex-
cursions to Niagara Falls, leaving
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash.
iagton on July 22d, August 9Th and
10th, and September 4th and 10th.
An experienced tourist agent an d
chaperon accompany each excur-
sion.
Excursion tickets, good for return
passage on any regular train, exclu-
sive of limited express trains, within
ten days, viii be sold at $40 from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
ton, and all points on the Delaware
Division 1910, from Lancaste.
$500, from Altoona and Harris
burg; 1926 from Wilkesbarre
$3.50, from Williamsport, and at
proportionate rates from other
points. A stop-over will be allowed
at Buffalo. Rochester and Watkins
returning.
A special train of Pullman parl1r
cars end day coaches will be run
with each excursion.
For further information apply to
nearest ticket agent, or address
Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia.
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do not work with any great regularity,
for great Part of my time is spent in
cleaning my bicycle. However,, usually
manage to do at least an hours work
daily on the typewriting machine, and my
usual rate Of speed is about 1900 words
an hour.
II am driven, ! can write about 1000
words an hour. / seldom do more than
1900 words in a day, for by the time ]
have written, say. 5000 words, the ma
chine refuses to spell intelligibIy and per
sists in writing about one word in -four
backward. New Illustrated Magazine.
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The dyspep,ic carries a dreadfui
load IN his back. It seems as if he
were really made up Of two men
One CT them ambitioua, bfaiuy and
energetic; the other sick, lstless
ptevish and without force. The
weak man weighs the other one
dom. The dyspep'ic may be able
TO do pretty good work enc day, and
the next day because Of some little
indiscretion in eating, be may be
able to do nothing at all. Most
cases of dyspepsia start with eonsti-
patton. Constipation is the cause
of nine tenths of all human sickness
Some OF its symptoms are sick and
bilious headache, dizziness, soul
stomach, loss of appetite, SOU
breath, windy belch;ngs, heartburn
pain and distress after eating. All
these are Indicative OF arrangements
of the liver, stomach and bowels and
all are caused by constipation. Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
quickest, easiest and most certain
cure for this condition. They are
not violent in action.
Send 81 cents in one-cent stamps
to Worlds Dispensary Medical AS.
ISOLATION, Buffalo. N. Y, and re-
ceiye Or. Pierce's 1908 page COMMON
SENSE MEDICAL ADVISER. Illustrated.
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IT HURT Her DIGNITY
The Elevator Mans Trick Offended til
Falling Girl.


The Elevator Mans Trick Offended the
Falling Girl.
"You fellows have got your business
down to quite an exact science" the
eighth floor passenger remarked, observing
that tho elevator had been stopped with
its floor on an exact level with the floor of
the hallway.
Yes, " the elevator man assented; "a
person gets so used to that sort of thing
that he doesn't notice it much. A rather
neat piece Of work was done in that next
shaft the other day." he continued
Probably nobody except me would have
paid any attention to it, but it struck me
as a very good illustration of tho skill that
can be developed in this profession. p"
"Yes?"
Eyes. 1t was this way: The twenty
second floor door Of this here shaft where
the thing occurred had been left open and
stenographer girl gets absentminded and
steps in. The car was then at the twelfth,
coming up, and the elevator man sees the
stenographer just as she starts. Here,
this Il never do, says he, and with that he
reverses and starts his car down.
"Tho girl passes me at the seventeenth,
and l throws everything open to keep
alongside of her, and watch what happens.
At the rate she was going 1 judged she'd
hit the roof of the car under her with an
awful bump, but she didn't. The elevator
man KEEP his eye on her and gagged the
speed of his car SOS to fall just le-e-etle
bit slower than she did. She'd almost
caught him at the seventh, and they was
going like fun. If it hadn't been q pretty
high building his calculations would have
been upset Of course. AS it was, though,
he had time to jolly her for floor or two
kept just out of her reach, you know, SOS
to keep her guessing. When he sees he's
getting pretty close to bottom, he pulls the
lever over just the le-east bit, sir, and she
lights on the roof of that car just as easy as
if she was sitting down on an easy chair
He stops with his roof flush with the second
floor, and the stenographer opens the door
and steps out, She'd never speak to that
man again, she vowed, because he'd joshed
her that little bit on the way down. Funny
how touchy these women are, amt it?''-
Chicago Times-Herald.
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Like Labor In Russia,

Philadelphia, Sept. &C. F. Corta
and j. V. Seek, sub-contractors employ
ed on the dredge work of the upper
canal on League Island, were recently
fined $40 each for working horses COW
cred with sores. The contractors en-
ploy a gang of men at the rate of so
cents a day and board. Last week the
men subsisted for two days on dry
bread and water. The regular board
consists of bread soaked with coffee
and boiled ham, Old tomato cans
serve as coffee cups, and strips of news
paper as plates. The sleeping room is
a small den of rough boards, with no
floor and the men are covered with
mosquito bites
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FinaneiaIly Embarrassed.

A large manufacturer, whose af-
fairs were very much embarrassed,
and who was overworked and broken
down with nervous exhaustion, went
to a celebrated specialist. He was
told that the only thing needed was
to be relieved of care and worry, and
have change of thought. This doc
tor was more considerate Of his pa
TENTS health than of his financial
circumstances. He ought to have
advised him to use DR.. Miles Res
torative Neryine, the bestremedy for
nervous prostration, sleeplessness,
dizziness, headache, i'll effects OF spir-
its, tobacco, coffee, opium, etc.
Thousands testify to cures. Book
and trial bottle free at A. M. Gill
belts.
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WE LEADss~.~


We authorize our advertised drug
gist to sell DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, upon this condition. IL you
are afflicted with Cough. Cold or
Lung, Throat or Chest trouble, or
will use this remedy as directed, Civ
ing it a fair trial, and experience and
benefit, You may return the bottle
and have your money refunded. We
could not make this offer did we not
know that DIR. Kings New Discovery
could be relied on. 1t never disap-
points. Trial bottles free at l.. G..
Matthaei's Drug Store. Large size
Soc. and 81.
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Victims of a College .sRus,. ,.

Berkeley, Cal, Sept. 2.-There will be
no more ''rushes" at the University of
California, if President Kellogg's latest
mandate is obeyed. In the last rush
Benjamin Kurtz, a newly entered
freshman, was disfigured for life, and
may have sustained an injury of the
brain. Some one put his heel on Kurtz's
face, and as result his jaw is broken,
a piece CT flesh was torn from one nos
tril, the upper lip hangs only by
shred, and all the front teeth are gone.
-Four teeth were knocked out of the
lower bone, and the bone in which they
had been imbeded was broken off with
them. Both the upper and lower jaws
We're smashed, and the flesh of all the
face was crushed and bleeding. Marsh
all and Ccalin, freshmen, each had a leg
broken.
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TOR MAYOR seth Low.
The Wealthy College President May
Govern Greater New York.
NAMED BY THE CITIZENS UNION.

The Regular Republican Organization
Urged That Action Might BE De-
layed, ana May Now Nominate an
Opponent to Mr.. Low.
New York, Sept. 2.--In the face of the
ultimatum of the regular Republican
organization that it would refuse to
endorse any candidate for the mayor
atty of greater New York who might be
formally nominated in advance of the
Republican convention, the borough
committees of the Citizens union yes
terday placed Seth Low, president of
Columbia university and twice mayor
Of Brooklyn, in nomination for the Of
flee indicated.
Prior to this action by the Citizens
union deputation from q conference
representing the regular and Brook
field Republican organizations, the
Homo Rule and Independence Hall
Democratic parties and the Brooklyn
committee of so. appeared and asked.
in the name of the conferrees. if it was
The intention of the union to proceed
to a nomination Being answered in
the affirmative the deputation presented
resolutions adopted by the conference
asking for delay until Sept. 2S, upon
which date the Republican convention
is to be held. and withdrew.
The meeting then proceeded to the
business in hand. and with practical
uncnimity placed Mr.. Low in nomina-
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ERRORS OF AUTHORS.
Som Bad Musical Breaks That Have Been
Made by Writers,

Som Bad Musical Breaks That Have Been
Made by Writers.
In their illusions to the musical art our
noyelists commit the most amazing blum
doris with the most serene conscience,
blunders of which any schoolgirl would be
ashamed, and from which no more trouble
than is necessary to turn over the leaves Of
q dictionary of music might have saved
them. One novelist, for example, makes
his hero a soprano. Another pictures a
Scottish highlander sitting on the roadside
singing Jacobite song and accompany
ing himself on the bagpipe. Mr.. Marion
Crawford has aseribed LA Fayorita" to
Verdi, a feat paralleled by Mr.. Black in
setting "a lady down to piano to play
Beethoyenis Farewell" a composition
unknown to that musicians many admir-
ers. Mr.. Black has again distinguished
himself by describing one of his heroines
as playing an nnheard of and impossible
sonata of Mozart's in A sharp major, Ono
Of the carly popes stigmatized the inno-
cent scale of Q major as lascivious and
banished it from the music Of the church.
One can understand Mr.. Blacks key of A
sharp major being placed Oh the index ex-
purgatorius of the musician, for the ten
sharps which would be required to mako
up its signature would brighten q Diabolus
among piano players. Even Charles Reade,
who really did know something about
music, at any rate about old violins, was
on dangerous ground when he Yentured
on details of musical technic
In ''Peg Wellington" for example, he
makes the famous actress whistle quick
movement upon a huge paste ring and
then tells how Mr.. Cibber was COMPOUNDED
by 'this sparkling adagio." No wonder
Mr. Cibber was COMPOUNDED. A quick
movement which is at the same time an
adagio is enough to confound any body.
Nor are Englishmen the only offenders.
Victor Hugo in lies Miserables'' has
three yiolins and flute playing some of
Haydn's quartets at wedding The COM
bination is curious enough in all con-
science, and certainly Haydn never wrote
for any such quartet of instruments. Arts
totlo held that the moral effect of flute is
bad and exciting. What it might be when
combined with three yiolins we can only
pUpgs - NTacpi1IaDis Niaoazipa
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Tennessee strikers submit

Knoxville. Tenn, Sept 2.-The min
eIs strike in the Jellico district is
practically at an end. The operators
gave notice to the striking miners that
unless they returned to work at the
scale offered they would have to va
cate the company houses. As this
threatened homeIessness, in addition to
starvation, the strikers have returned
to work in large numbers, and the oper-
ators expect to have all the mines in
full operation within week.
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Another Rlch Colo TERRITORY

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Sept 2.-Later
developments tend to substantiate all
that has been reported concerning the
richness of the recent gold find at
Michipicotem, and there is no end of
excitement here in consequence. The
tug Annie Clarke returned from the
new gold, fields Tuesday evening with
Mackie, one of the owners of the first
location. Mr. Mackie brought down
with him so ounces of gold, valued at
about $500. This gold was extracted
from surface quartz.
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w hat is

eJas. is d.. Samuel Pitchers prescription for sn
and Children. It ccaSains neither Opium, MOTT.
other Narcotic subetance. It is harmless s', ute
for PareSoric Drops Soothing Syrus, and Castor OIL
IL is Pleasant guarantee is thirty years use by
Millions Castoria destroys Worms and allays
fevcrisIness Castora prevents somiting Sour Curds
cures Diarrheea and Wind Celic Castoria relieves
teeiing troubles constipation and Hatuiency.
Csto-ia assinatcs the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-
tora Is Panacea- the F1other's Friend
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Sending Money South.

New York, Sept. IA canvass of the
leading banks in this city shows that
large sums of money are being shipped
south daily to help move the crops.
One of the most prominent financial
institutions here has sent about 100000
since the middle of the week. Alto
gether it is estimated that fully s5,000,-
600 of crop money has been shipped
from this city within the past fort
night
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Robbed the District of Columbia.

Washington, Sept. 2.-The safe of the
district tax collectors office was rob-
bed Tuesday night of all it's contents,
amounting to about $4,000, received
during the day for taxes. The loss was
discovered when Cashier Chamberlain
opened the safe as usual yesterday
morning. The safe had not been tam
pered with, and the police believe that
Varick Hawkins, the negro messenger
for the tax collector, learned the COM
bination and robbed the safe after Of
flee hours. He failed to report for duty
yesterday and the police are search
ing for him. A reward OF $500 is Of
fered for his capture.