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ed in all about them. Vary the cover
ing with the weather and see how
quietly they will sleep.

Don't throw away old newspapers
They can be made of use in several
ways, Here are few of them:-
AS protector from the cold. If your
lungs are little sensitive, there is no
better chest protector than a piece of
newspaper folded inside the bodice. II
you have that creepy, cold feeling down
the spine, line the back of your waist
with piece newspaper and see how
warm you will feel. Your feet need
never be cold if you will remember to
cut a stripe of newspaper and lay it in
the sole. Onyery cold nights If you
want extra warmth, you need not pile
on thick coverings, thereby adding an
uncomfortablewsight to your bed cloths.
Between the sheet and the blanket
place layer of newspaper. and you will
sleep as ''cozy as a cat in ashes"
The other use is that of a stove
polisher. Of course, at regular inter-
walls all stoves need a through dressing
with the regular stove polish, but for
the every day Frightening, the news
paper gives brilliant services. A wad
of this paper vigorously applied to
stove for few minutes makes it as
clean and bright as new penny. Not
the least of its virture as a polisher is
the fact that its attended with SO little
"fxation." The paper, after use, is
put in the fire and there is the clean
stove and nothing else to cl can up or
put in place, as when other polishers
are used.
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Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bazaar
I'M 1907.

The BAZAR, a thoroughly up-to-date perio
Volume in 1897.
AS fashion journal 1t is unsurpassed and
Is an indispensable requisite for every well.
dressed woman. Katharine De Forest writes
2 weekly letter on current fashions from
Paris. In New York Fashions, and in the
/ fortnightly pattern-sheet supplement, ladies
| dndful1 details, directions, and diagrams for
gowns, wraps, and children's clothing.
Sandoz, Baude, and Chapuis draw and
engrave the newsstand finest Parisian designs
every week.
The serials for 1897 will be: The Red Bridge
Neighborhood, by Maria Louise Pool; and
Father elimination, by Octava Thanet. Short
stories will be constantly presented by brilliant
writer's, among whom are Mary. E. Wilkins,
Harrie Prescott, Spoford, Marion HarIand,
Margaret Sutton Briscoe.
What Woman are Doing in various parts
OF the Union well form series of special
Other interesting features are The out Door
Woman, devoted to healthful sports and past
Times; Times; MsLs5c, M Ga weekly critical summary Of
Embroidery and Needtes0ork, Ceremony and
etiquette. Good Housekeeping, "What Girls are
Doing" "I,trrent Social EUe1ts, and Personals
cleaned from original sources
Women and Men. Colonel T. w. Higginson
will continue his valuable essays
answers TO correspondents. This column
Is conducted for the benefit and conyienence
OF readers, and all questions received are an
sWered In rotation, as promptly and fully as
Art. The Bazaar is anotable picture-gallery,
reproducing the most beautiful works OF
American and foreign artists, as presented in
the annual Paris and New York exhibition.
Wit and Humor. Everybody turns for q
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Bazar2 Secure it as a welcome visitor in
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE
IN Mo-
IN 1897.

FICTION: The Martian, the new novel by
Du Maurier, the eagerly expected successor to
| illustrations from the authors drawings. A
new novel by Frank r. Stockton-developin
Twentieth Century Renaissance-Full OF
humorous situations and characteristically
illustrated. A Pair of Patient Lovers, by
william Dean Howells. Other striking
noyelettes by American authors. Short
stories by Mark Twain, Thomas Nelson Page,
Kendrick Bangs, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Oc-
tave Thanet, Mary E. Wilkins, and other
popular writers.
during the Nineteeth Century, o series OF
papers by DIR. Henry Smith Williams, sup
plemented by contributions on special sub
jects by expert scientists; Articles on the re-
lations of curious psychological manifesto
Gons to physiology by DR.. Andrew Wilson.
AMERICAN FEATURES: The Mexico Of
To-day, a series by Charles F. Lummis, splen-
didly illustrated-the result Of recent visit
to Mexico undertaken for HARPER'S MAGA-
ZINE. Mexico is prominently sllver-pro-
ducing country, and its monetary operation
rest entirely on a silver basis. Owing to the
keen discussion Of certain economic problems
in connection with issues of urgent tmpor-
tance in American politics, these papers, will
command general attention. american n HIS
Bach MacMaster, and James Barnes. The
true story Of Sheridan's Ride, by Gen. g. A.
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"reminiscences Of eminent literary Ameri-
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Poultney Bigelow, the result Of personal OBJ
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covering the whole field of European exploi-
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Richard Harding Davis, illustrated by r.
Canton Woodville, who was commissioned
ceremony.
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Harper's Weekly
IN 1907.

With the end OF 1895 HARPER'S WEEKLY
viii have lived forty years. In that time II
has participated with all the zeal and power
| at its command in the great political events
OF the most interesting and important period
in the history of the country, and it has
spread before its readers the Accomplishment
of science, arts, and letters for the Instruction
OF the human mind and the ame1ioration OF
human conditions and of manners.
What the WEEKLY has been in its spirit
and purpose, these have been manifested
tinue to be.
1t is impossible to announce with precision
all that the WEEKLY will contain during
the year 1897. 1t were as easy to announce
what is about to happen in the world, what
triumphs for good government are to be won,
what is to be the outcome of the continuous
struggle between the spirits of the war and
peace, what LIS to happen in the far East, what
hence, what new marvels of science are to be
revealed, or what are to be the achievements
OF arts and letters, for the WEEKLY is to be
pictorial record Of all this.
Cartoons will continue to be feature.
Serial Stories. A New England story by
Miss Mary =. Wilkins, will begin in January
by Mr.. E. F. Benson, the author Of "Dodo,'
Will follow. A sequel to "The House-Boat on
the Styx," by Mr.. John Kendrick Bangs,
illustrated by Mr.. Peter Newell.
More Short Stories will appear in the
'W9EEkLY than thar it has been possible to pub
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departments: MI. w. d. dOWellSS Lille
and Letters" have been among the most
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Mr.. e. 8. Martin, and others will contribute
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in the country.
The WEEKLY will continue to present to
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to Americans, to make important advances
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Mrs. Van Spendam Ito her friend,
Mrs. SkaaterkasbJ: "There's one thing
about our costume balls that puzzles
me, dear. wonder why so many Wo-
men want to dress as Marie Stuart or
Marie AntoinetteP"
Mr.. Van Spendam (cynically): "It's
not to be wondered at. Why shouldn't
the women who've lost their heads in
century pay a compliment to the wo-.
men who had the same misfortune in
centuries gone by?''
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Schedule in effect January 24th, 1897.
n TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE
WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST BOUND.
/ Express trains.
All trains Illuminated with Pintsch Light.
tl22l, t22s, ts.28 f5.sa, II So, III DIN D. m S Sun IN
days, 1918, tll20' a. m. t82s, 1882, $780, tll.OO
Phiiadelphia, weekdays, tsIS 655, $40,
fl22l, ,124O, t229, ts:2s, S.5O 1852 $50. Ss, sl5
ee R Rla g. s ssPdssss s M H. ssS 49, rs, rs H. e.
Chester, weekdays, 1918, 5.55, $40, 7.2o,
i I Ss s Sss s sS ssS IT'S lSa sl5 @ e. pm N. a sas
ss ssSs & Ell as zss sS s9 fl g M, il ao s
ta p M, is sandsys Sdsssdazss s@ r. Z. m a. m sl2
Cape May, weekdays, M, tS.25 m, t2:29,
10, Is4a. tia. M, tl25s i2o7, 254, t4.6s, a57
am. %.. fiS5sp Ia.67,' aa. t2.a, "a 3sis n s;n m
Baltimore and way stations daily. 7.0o, a. m
III EsIa. e m Rs SsfsafYS sfs f .its' ss fsss
sundays. tAls. 7aOs s1sAe,a. M. 254. t4.57,
PitssbuETg, weekdays, ts.is. p. M, Sundays
Chicago via Cincinnati and indianapolis
Cincinnati and st. Louis, daily fl2b5, and
New Orleans and Memphis via Bristol and
Chattanooga, week days t6.l6 p. m. Sundays,
t4.5I. Through sleepers TO Memphis and New
singerly accommodation, daily 7.20s q. m,
254, TBS, p. m:
Landsnb6Fg accommodation, weekdays,
I0.27.s .: n.,. 2a 4T, p. m. sundays, 10,
"a M, 4.b7, p, m.
leave Market Street Station
Phfladelphias weekdays, 3 80 pm
BaItim0re, weekdays, $50 p. M
Tandenburg and way stations week DAYS
as 10 %. q. m., 50, $50 p. M Sundays, e.55,
= Ms I've S Philadelphia, Chestnut street
sssattcn for Wilmington, weekdays, t8.3O, 6l5
s'so's 1S.15, $50, 10 g MSoj .. a., ti250,
4 ss 20 t4.2o. 40 Is, t5A. 500, $50,
i,:sOI ,::.sOSIsdsss, asS ia iss9 is ssis 200. ll.so am,
"a fi.5g i.5o. t42os 30. $50, t7'l0.
"a 2; m and Detroit AIS am, .4.57 p. m. and
1os2 m daily:
Rates % I'M western pointslowsr than via aaE
Q. .soTnr. sl5i Gsneral Passenger Agent
Il aREENEs General Manager.
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HOW,S Thfs2


We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. Cheney & Co., Props. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West and Truax, Wholesale Druggists To-
ledo. o.
Walding, Kinnan G. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Trnth ina Nntahall

Impureblood is the natural result of close
confinement in house, school room or
shop.
Blood is purified by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
and all the disagreeable results of impure
blood disappear with the use of this nledi-
cine.
Ifyou wish to feel well. keep your blood
pure with Hoods sa rsaparilla.
Hoods Pills are the best family cathar-
tic and liver medicine. Gentle, reliable,
sure.
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Mother Ito her little girl: ''It's
very cruel, indeed, of you, Dolly, to
hurt poor innocent worm like that. q
Dolly: But, mamma. he looked SO
lonely all by himself, so l just cut him
in twc'so he'd have company, and the
two Of him wiggled off together, just
ever SO happy.n
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No mystery about it. When the Sha
kers offered some time ago to give away a
bottle of their Digestive Cordial to any
one who might call at their New York of
fee. there was great rush and a great
many people thought they were crazy.
Subsequent events pr owed it to have been
very clever advertising transaction. fol
although they gave away thousands of bot.
ties, it was in the end profitable: nearly
every one that took a free bottle came
back for more and paid for it with pleas
ure, saying they had derived better results
from its use than from any other medicine
they had ever used.
There is nothing so uniformly successful
n the treatment of stomach troubles as the
Shaker Digestive Cordial, vnd what is bet
ter than all, it relieves at once.
Laxol, the new form of Castor Oil is so
palatable that children lick the spoon clean.
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Washington
Letter

He Dingley tariff
bill having last
week past the
House. receiving
every Republican
vote, five Demo-
cratic votes and
one popullst vote
is now in the
hand s of the Sen
ate Committee on
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q m. q m. q m. p m. p m. p N


Daily. daily except Sunday.
"a" Stops to leave passengers from Whining
Ton and points north, or take passengers fol
points south of Delmar.
~ Stops only on noticeto conductor or agent
"i' Stops to leave passengers from Middle
town and points south.
.'t' Stops to let of passengers from points
New CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs-Leave
Wilmington l2.l0 a. m: and 9.5l p m, daily,
silS, 80, Hip. q: m 20, 4So 6l5, 6.6S, p. m, week
M, daily. s.sl, 9.46. I02 q. M, Lis, Sc. ii,
7.22 p. M, weekdays.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. M.
through sod to and om Batmers US PoTts,
and Newark.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations 1889 m. week days, 80 p m Returning
train leaves Franklin City $40 nc., 10. ls week
days.
Leave franklin City for Chincoteague (via
steamer) Lab p. m. week days Returning,
leave Chincoteague 4S2 a. m, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
at 1888 a. m, $50 p. m, weekdays Returning,
leave Lewes6. .45 q. M. 40 p. m. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1889 q. M week
days and $50 p. m, Returning, leave. Berlin 6.59
q m and 1927 pm.
QUEEN ANNE l. KENT r. R.-Ieave Townsend
4OL OCubECNlu6 dllu way steablOnS S.SA D. ua. anu
0.30 p. M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile $50 q. M. and LAO p. M, weekdays.
DELAwARE & CHEsAPEAKE R. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations o.38 a. m, and
6.45 p. M, week days. Returning leave Oxford
6.55 a. M, and 40 p. M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE SEAFoRD r. R.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations II. IL a.
weekdays, and on Tuesdays. Thursdays and
aturdays7 7.O p. m. Returning, leave Cambridge
6.20a m. weekdays and 2a p. m. Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays
CONNECTI0N.--At Porter. with Newark anil
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clayton
with Delaware e. Chesapeake Railroad and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad. At Har.
rington, with Delaware. Maryland Virginia
Railroad. At Seaford. with Cambridge q Seaford
Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, Philar
delphia & Norfolk, WicOmico & Pocomoke. and
Peninsula Railroads.
]. B. HUTCHINSON, General Manager.
J. r. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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Finance. Every statement made con-
cerning changes n the bill by that
Committee is guess. Senators Alli-
son, Aldrich, and Platt, of Conn.,, who
have been going over the bill as sub
committee, are not the kind of men to
announce their conclusions, even when
they have definitely arrived at them,
to the public, before making their re-
port to their colleagues on the Com
mittee. When the Committee decides
upon the amendments to the bill will
be time enough to praise or to criticize
its work. Until then your guess is as
good as anybod'ys, if you must have a
guess.
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Within The
Fold
BY MARY F. LATHRoP.

TNERALS were
not an exciting
novelty in Logan I;
forty-seven souls
slept in the little
graveyard over
the hill. Fully
half Of them died
by violence. and
were buried with
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Hon. Fl. Clay Evans, the new Com
missioner Of Pensions is now in charge
of that office. He says his policy will
be to justly administer the pension
laws, and his record is such that his
old comrades have every confidence in
his doing so.
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Our Wonan's.
.....Colunn
sP1NsTER HOMES.

HUNDRED caus-
es have been at
work to- make
these homes pos
pible. First of all
there had to come
among both men
and women COM
plete submission
to the fact that
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For YOUNG MOTHERS.

have a friend whose baby, while she
was bathing it was perfectly happy,
but as soon as she put on the band and
began to dress it, it cried and cried,
and the mother would work with pers:
piration standing in drops all over her
face. / said, 81 think you pin the band
to tightly" She loosened it and had
no trouble dressing it. She said, "Oh,
if / had only had some one to tell me
that beforep' Another thing: Some
mothers have found it very hard to cut
the little ones toe nails. It is because
you tickle it's foot. Take its stocking
and wrap around the instsp then
take hold the foot where the stocking
is. You will have no more trouble.
Another thing: Don't have the baby's
napkins rinsed in the bluing water. Use
a clean water. The skin of q babe is
very tender, and the bluing irritates
and makes it sore. Some are more SEN
sitive to it than others.
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Not Too Much Covering. Children
should sleep alone if possible. They
should have light warm covering. just
enough 10 keep them comfortable. If
they toss the cover or throw out the
limbs, they are too warm and part Of
the clothes should be removed. have
known children so restless If sleeping
with grown persons that it almost i'm
possible to keep-the,n covered. when, IL
put into bed along with just enough
coveTs they would snuggle down and
rest quietly aIL night with covers tuck.
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Representative Grosyenor, of Ohio.
is good lawyer, and the following op-
-inion from him on the decision of the
Supreme Court which SO many persons,
especially Democrats, profess to think
is opposed by the amendment to the
tariff bill making the duties imposed
by that bill go into effect April 1st,
and upon the right of Congress to pass
such an amendment, is both timely
and interesting. After citing other
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Absolutely Pure.

misunderstanding, Mr.. Grosvenor
says: "Simply and solely what the Su-
preme Court did hold was that the
Wilson law, which went into effect on
the 2Sthtday of August, did not re-
peal the Mckinley law until the day
when it was passed, and how anybody
could have had doubt about that is a
mystery to me, but the Supreme Court
did not hold that the long line of rel
respective legislation in the Wilson
law was not approved. That law bris-
ties with retrospective legislation.
Whiskey in bond and not in bond that
had been manufactured and deposited
in the bonded ware house or was that
day deposited at a tax of ninety per
cent. was Immediately raised to $1.10
New bonds we're required, the whole
system remodeled, but no lawyer in the
U. s. ever disputed the power of Com
gress to pass just such an enactment.
The best evidence Of the popular estf-s
mate of this retroactive amendent Is
found in the fact that the vast body Of
importers who presumably hays the
very best legal advice at their COM
nand, have all accepted as conclusive
that Congress has.thatspower."
President McKinley's appointments
have been uniformly good, and even his
bitterest political opponents have
found it extremely difficult crlti-
ize4 and of them, and his appoint
ment of Maj. BENZ. Butterworth
to be commissioner of Patents is COM
mended by everybody, including Dem
ocrats and populists. This is just as
it should be, for Maj. ButterWorth as
Commissioner of Patents is surely the
right man in the right place. He is an
able lawyer and statesman of wide ex-
perience, and having been Commissions
er Patents once before, and had service
on the House Committee on Patents, is
throughly familiar with important dut-
les of his position. He is quite large
enough Jor Cabinet position or for
that matter for the highest position in
the country. But there are few pub
lie places in which man of Maj. But
terworth's equipment can do so much
good as in the Patent Office. The prac-
Lice in, and especially out of that office
is desperately in need of reform.
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Harper's rIagazine.
For One Year, $4.OO
Postage Free to all Subscribers In the United
States, Canada, and Mezico.
Address HARPER & BROTHERS.
p. o. Box oso, N. Y. City
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The honor of being the first fourth
class postmaster appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley fell to Mr.. John P.
Kelley. of White Cloud, Kansas. The
delay in making appointments of this
class was owing to the change in the
Office of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. Mr.. Bristow is now occupying
that position and will proceed as rapid
ly as possible to fill the $500 vacancies
which have accumulated since the new
administration came in. There will
probably be an average of about 30 ap-
pointments day made until the work
gets up to date.
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"In loving memory of

Died June 9th, 1887. Aged 8 years, 1
month, II days.
And Jesus called little child unto
him.'n
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Senator Elkins has for long time
been studying the question of how best
to restore the old time prestige Of
American shipping. AS result of
that study, he made avery strong
speech in the Senate in favor of his bill
providing for the imposing of duties
upon imports in a manner that will
discriminate in favor of American
ships
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President Mckinley seldom makes
promises in connection with appoint
ments, but he has made one that will
please every patriotic American, that
is, to appoint young Phil Sheridan a
cadet. to West Point as soon as he
reaches the age of eligibility, which
will be sometime next year.
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B. & o. Railroad

Schedule in effect January oath, 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE
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sCqmpetitors TO save as many 8 y
SOAP Wrappers AZ they can col
oil the top portion Of each
SOAP - These (cailed ssGou-
RSsG',''2 Rs'y Ss sEs g .asIs:sS Ss ssaSs PsS PSsSsass
tt0r,s fun name and address
and the number Of Coupons
sent In, 20 Lever .BF0s.s Ltd,
New York, marked ON outside
Wrapper ltop LsZf haad eorner) with n
Of tho DISTRICT Competitor Iii
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scraping of violins and firing of Win
chesters. Men had been ''planted" with
as little ceremony as potatoes; pro-
fessional descendants of Delilah were
laid away amid the blare Of brass in
stuments and breaking of champagne
hoftIoo
The Mena weekly star., 1897-11-17
Polk County Bullion.

MT. ". H. Scroggings who has been interested with Chas. A. McGee and others in the Bald Eagle Mining O., i, displayed among his friends last week a piece of bullion weighing several ounces which was sent him as the re- suit of d thousand pound test made from ore taken from their mine about three miles east of town.
 The metal is said to contain gold, silver and lead and to have a value of $2l00. The test was made by govern ment assayers at St. Louis and can be depended upon as being correct.
 Mir. McGee took the piece of bullion to Kansas City to show to interested parties. Before he returns he will have 1t made into watch charms to be worn by each member. The company expects to push the work of develop ing the mine as rapidly as possible. Thelr progress will be watched with interest