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Chairs as q Luxury,

Most people believe that the habit
of sitting down as practiced by them.
selves is q common human habit, old
as the race itself, in no way associated
viii civilization. But Frederick Boyle,
who seems to have one of those inquir-
ing minds that are not content to sc-
cept things as they are, without first
tracing causes and history, contends
that sitting down is an acquired habit
that marks the height of civilization.
He estimates that even at the present
day not more than ten per cent. OF
human kind practice sitting on the
European plan. 81
Men who do not sit have two atti-
tudes for resting; women use one of
their own. Squstting con the heeP'I
is favored in India and China. In this
position the weight of the body falls
upon the toes, and to keep the balance.
comfortable the arms must hang over
the knees, the hands dangling. A Eu-i
ropean trussed in this msnner prompt
" feels a pain in his calves, but he,
can understand that habit makes it .
restful posture. In fact, the colliefs
of England use it altogether.
The cross-legged attitude is general
from Siam eastward through the Ma
lay countries. In the jungle men
crouch, the knees raised, the arms
folded over them, and the chin resting
IN tho arm The women of that re-
gion rest upon the floor with the knees
bent sideways, thus throwing the
weight on the outer part of the thigh
"a mighty uncomfortable posture to
a civilized Caucasian. Chairs really
seem to be no more necessary to the
race than pianos. st. Louis Re-
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and the coloring of suitable shades. 1t
is difficult to say just what is the right
length of skirt for girls frocks, and
the best rule to follow is to have them
becoming. bearing in mind that they
should come below the knees or they
will look extremely awkward and ugly.
Simplicity should always prevail in
garments for children. Elaborate
trimming will spoil the prettiest. Co.'S
tune, and it is a great mistake to use
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-03
spain's Long Line ofsSorereigns.

The present King & SPAN Is
Alphonso Kill, who succeedea TO tne
throne in the year of his birth, 1850.
There is perhaps no country on the
globe which can boast of a longer
line CT sovereigns than Spain. From
71a down to the present time Span
has been ruled by no less than ioo
kings. This extraordinary numbef OF
sovereigns is explained by the fac.
that up to the union of Ferdinand anA
Isabella the empire Was divided into
several dependent monarchiea e
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with braid that appears in flat bands
headed with small loop pattern. My
friend showed me among her costumes
one particularly pretty gown which
she intended for wear on the steamer
during the evenings. This gown was
made of one of the new canava weavcs
in O combination of dark green and
purple, and was trimmed with wide
velvet revers with o cream silk vest.
5, This is seasop OF the year for CO..
vert and box coats, those smart little
garments which when made by COM
UeItent tailor are 40 extremely stylish.
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sleeves are always modelled after those
of the grown-up gowns. For older
girls there are some extremely pretty
frocks made with circular skirts and
Eton jackets in bright blue camel's
hair cheviot. A frock made in this
style is trimmed with small buttons
and short straps of braid extending
across the revers Of the jacket.
Fancy silks are worn by children for
dress, but the patterns must be small
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and his shoes are blacked. The men
are not as we'll set up as the Ameri'
cans. In fact, the men are not az
robust as our countrymen. They are
sallow and thin. 1t may be the climate,
and it may be the excessive smoking.
With all his politeness and kind
ness, the Havana citizen looks on tine
American as Legitimate prey. If you
have the misfortune to be of that
nationality your fate is sealed. You
caGpot hide your identity. You walk
too last and you are too straight.
Even fheEery children on the street
recognize yon. ,Hhe boatman charges
YOU 80 cents, wheSs the ordinary price
is only 20. Figures on fruit aid all
merchandise rise alafmlngly when the
American approaches.
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apparently crazy and unsystemstic
laying on of color harmonizes with
the glowing tropical atmosphere. This
coloring of the house fronts is not
without reason, in fact. 1t has been
found to absorb much of the sun'srays,
which, without this disadvantage,
would work serious injuries to the
eyes
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cavalry, artillery, officers. You can.
not walk five steps without meeting
one. All these distinctive raiments
are neat, but look cheap beside the
dress of United States soldier or
marine. The cloth resembles cambria
and is.porous and cool However, it
fits the wearer we'll eis always clean,
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FASHIONS REALM.
NEW CONCElTS FOR THE ADORN
MENT OF THE FAIR SEX.
Gowns Seen at the Opera - Novel
ties In Wraps-Garment for
Ckildren-Calye's Hand
some Hood.
Especial New York Letter.)

Especial New York Lottery
THE really fashionable woman
of the present day is the one
who never loses her individu-
{ slity in her dress. She COM
pels her clothing to become part of
herself, and while she follows all the
changes in fashion she Iinds them eias-
tic enough to be modified to suit her
when she does not suit them. The
most interesting development in fash.
ions just at present is tle combination
of the simple with the elaborate which
results in o tendency to trim the
tailor made suit. An instance of that
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liar portl

turer age. The discoverer is gentle
man in this city, who purchased half
q dozen impressions belonging to a
farmer in the West. The Western gem
tleman explained that they had been
in his family for generations, but
could give no further information. He
WAS not aware of the rarity Of his
property.-New York Herald.
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MORO CASTLE. ENTRANCE TO HAVANA.

rs lives in Havana is fostered and in
which state balls occur.
The glory OF the new city lies in its
splendid streets and the we'll ordered
vegetation that has been cultivated
along their lines. The churches are
without number and are enthusiastic
ally filled on Sundays and holidays.
| On these occasions unusual demonstra.
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Forming Our lLabitatiOn.

The astronomers say that the earth
is a ring of matter which was "shot
off" by the sun &c, 900, 600 years ago,
and which gradually worked itself in.
to ball or globe. Boston Herald.
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EUBA'S METROPOLIS.
[GAY AND NOISY HAVANA'S PIC
! TURESQUE SIGHTS,
The Handsome Harbor and It's De-
fenses-The City's Architecture
Many Parks and Cafes-Sol-
diers Seen Every Where.
TAVANA has long been reck.

r AVANA has long been reck.
M oned the eighth commercial
city of the world. MORO
Castle, with it's Dahlgren
guns peeping out through the yellow
stones, and its tall sentinel lighthouse.
stands guard over the narrow entrance
of the harbor 4; the battery Of La Pun.
ia On the opposite shore answering to
the Moro. 1t is proud and strong
fort, but its defense, declares the
Chicago Times Herald, is merely a
matter of sentiment. With such ar
mament as Havana has, an invading
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GAMECOCK SOLD FOR $1,000.
A Remarkable Transaction at an
English Poultry Show. .

A man in England paid $1,000 for a
chicken a short time ago, although
the fact is not basis for speculation
as to English poultry market prices.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24
Falling OF Of Rai.In Crop.

Fresno.-The packing-houses have
about competed their receipts OF raisin,
though the last of the crop has come
in very slowly, so that one inspector
can attend to two or three houses. II is
now made clear that the raisin-grow-
ing industry is annually falling off,
and that the crops have shown a spe-
cially marked diminution within the
last five years.
The estimated raisin crop of the
State for this year will not exceed 49,
500 tons. Last year it was 40, 900
tons and in 1898 it was so, 500 tons.
The causes for this falling off have
been variously given, but it is be-
lieved that one is the exhaustion of
the soil and the negect OF fertilization.
In the early years Of raisin growing the
soil was so rich that fertilizers were
unnecessary. Another cause assigned
is the injury done to vineyards, especi.
ally on the West Side, by the deposi,
Of alkali after evaporation OF water
from the irrigating bitches. 1t i,
stated that many vineyards have beer
dug up to make way for other crops.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24
How He Cor HI. Divorce.

A good story Is told OF Judge NJ. f..
Randolph, one OF the leading lights OF
the bench in Kansas. divorce suit,
in which grayhaired veteran Of the
civil war was plaintiff, came before
him. The courtroom was filled with
spectators, and the old man seemed I'M.
willing to go ON the stand in his own
defense. Il am not going TO grant d.
yorces without good reasons an
nounced the judge: and the plaintiff
went 10 the chair that served as wit
ness box. Now said the attorney,
tell us Just what your wife did 10
make you leave her" The witness
looked appesllngly at the judge.
Answer the question" was the or
der.
We'll, she called me names
THAT is not ground enough for a Ill.
yorce." said the Judge sternly.
And she neglected me-
is that all!f
and she said that | was coward
and A sneak because went to the war
and came back alive. She said that all
the brave and worthy men died IN bat
lie. and only the traitors and towards
came home: and
THAT will do, sir. The decree pray
ed for In your petition Is granted" In
terrupted the Judge. II want you SC
understand, sir that this court went tc
that war. and spent four years there
and the court came back, too
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some interesting News for the
RuraIIst
SPOKEN OF IN THIS COLUMN.
4 Few Sensible Hats 70 Salt the Busy
AgrisuIturist.-Its..s That MAy
BENEFIT our Readers.
Bulletin on Nature and Treatment of
sheep Seab.

Bulletin on Nature and Treatment of
sheep seab.
The United States Department OF
Agriculture has in press and will soon
issue Bulletin No. 81, Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry, entitled Sheep Scab:
Its Nature and Treatment. This
bulletin was prepared by ID. e. Sal
mon, u. V. NJ, Chief Of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry. for the purpose OF
correcting many erroneous ideas prev
alent regarding the exact nature of the
disease and the methods by which it
may he eradicated, and to meet the
necessity of exact information on the
subject. 1t begins with a historical
Introduction showing that this disease,
one Of tn oldest known, most prevalent
and most injurious maladies which
affects this species of animals, is a
contagious skin disease caused by q
parasitic mite, and that the impression
that has arisen among some sheep
raisers that the scab is hereditary il in
correct.
The losses in home industry and to
the export trade are referred TO in the
bulletin, and in it will be found de-
scriptions of the various forms OF sheep
scab and of conditions which may be
mistaken for scab.
Attention is called to the necessity OF
keeping sheep under proper hygienic
conditions, but that alone, it is stated,
though of Importance in connection
with the subject OF treatment, cannot
be relied upon to cure scab. The only
rational treatment consists in using
some external application which will
kill the parasites.
The Bulletin says: by far the
most rational and satisfactory and the
cheapest method OF curing scab is by
dipping the sheep in some liquid which
will kill the parasites"
A description is given OF various
kinds OF dipping plants for use on small
and large farms, directions for prepar.
ing certain homemade dips and direc,
tions for dipping.
The bulletin also contains extracts
from the federal laws and regulations
relative to sheep scab and gives notice
that the Department of Agriculture
will hereafter take such steps as may
be required to stop the dissemination
of this contagion through the channels
OF interstate commerce:
DIR. Salmon also says: The diseas,
of scab is one of the most serious draw
backs to the sheep industry, and re
suits in enormous financial losses
Yet, despite its insidious nature, it,
ease OF transmission, it's severe effects
and its prevalence in certain localities
it is disease which yields readily t,
proper treatment. Ii all the sheep
owners OF the country would dip regu
larly and thoroughly there is no reason
why this scourge should not be total,
eradicated from the United States
There should be stringent scab laws il
every State, with State inspectors to Sc,
that these laws are carried out.
The bulletin is illustrated by ST,
plates and thirty. six text figures.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24

st. Louis. The United States Court
OF Appeals has decided that constitu-
tional limitation is no bar to the legal
collection Of an honest debt. The case
as that of +. H. Rollins & Sons against
the Board of County Commissioners of
Rio Grande county, Col. The suit is
an action to recover judgment on a
number OF county warrants.
In the United States Court of Colo
RADIO the defendants admitted that the
debt was an honest one, but claimed
that the issue OF the warrant was in ex-
cess Of the amount allowed by the Con-
stitntion, and consequently they asked
that 1t be declared null and void
They were sustained by the Court, but
the Appellate Court reversed the de-
cision and remanded it for another
trial, insisting that the lower Court
was in error by directing Judgment
for the defendant.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24

THE WASP AS AN ENGINEER.
Bit of Insect Cleverness That Won
Praise from Army Men.

Bit of Insect Cleverness That Won
Praise from Array Men.
Several members OF the United States
engineer corps were interested witness
es of feat Of insect engineering near
the road on which they were working.
One OF their number found blue
ground wasp dragging along the ground
n dead swamp spider one-quarter the
size of full-grown tarantula. Wheth-
or the wasp killed the spider or found
1t dead Is a question beyond solution.
He was having hard time dragging
his prey along, and presently left 1t to
go prospecting for his abode. The dis
coverer of the wasp called his compan-
ions, and one OF them In coming stepped
upon the wasp's groundhole, crushing
down some blades of dried grass across
II. This caused no little trouble to the
insect. who. upon locating the hole.
nipped away at the obstructing stalks
with his strong mandibles until he had
cleared a passage. Then he went back
and sized up the spider, walking around
the big body and surveying it from all
sides.
Hes reckoning that the hole isn't
big enough said one Of the engineers.
That's all right; he'll fix It." said
another, as the insect went back and
commenced vigorously widening the en-
trance to his domlcile.
Again he returned TO the spider.
seized 1t and dragged II TO within foot
of the orifice. To the spectators it was
evident that more work would have to
he done before the spider could be
dragged in. This struck The wasp, too,
for again he ran around the body. ex-
aiming 1t carefully. and returned to
the hole to take measurements. He
went to digging second time. Having
dug for two minutes he brought his
prey up to the edge of the hole, nlpped
out q piece of dirt here, cut away y
grass stem there, and after fifteen min
utes OF hard and skillful labor disap-
peared underground dragging the
spider after him. doubtless 10 form the
piece de resistance in winter store.
house. The engineers then resumed
their work, exchanging comments OF
admiration.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24

Honolulu.-Edward F. Aldrich is
under arrest charged with having man
ufactured the only counterfeits of the
Hawaiian treasury notes ever at
tempted. About elk months ago few
counterfeits OF the five, ten and twenty
dollar bills of the Hawaiian currency
were found in circulation. An exami-
nation showed them to be largely
work, the blue body color
of the bills lending itself readily to
counterfeits by this process.
They were at first thought to be the
work of Japanese. Later, suspicion
fell on Aldrch, who was photograph
of no mean ability. He was kept unde,
strict surveillance. A search of hi.
room a few days ago brought to light :
complete plant for counterfeiting. Hs
got wind of the matter and went int,
hiding, but was captured.
Aldrich has been in the islands abou
five years. He was member of (
military company for while and tool
part in quelling the uprising in 1896
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24
Army to Control Transports.

Westinghouse new Army regula.
tion has been prepared regarding the
transportation of troops by water. The
regulation is based upon the report of
the board recently convened, at the
head OF which was Major General Lud-
low The regulation is mostly of
technical detail, the most important
feature being the fact that the trans
ports are to remain wholly in charge
of the Army and not placed under
command of naval officers, as has been
suggested, and which is the general
policy of England and some other gov
ernments.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24
A New Good Road. Riii.

A bill in the interest Of good roads
will be introduced at the next Legisla-
ture by the California Good Roads
League. The bill will provide for the
classification of all California roads
into three classes, the first to include
all highways designated as State high.
ways; the second to include all high
ways designated as county thorough
fares, and the third to include all high
ways designated as district roads. The
construction OF twenty-eight new roads
in various parts OF the State will be
provided for In the bill, together with
arrangements for the acceptance Of
highways OF the first class by the State
and their maintenance by definite
appropriation. The width OF wheel
tires 10 also regulated and various enact.
ments outlined for the betterment oil
existing roads and the making OF new
ones.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24
HUNTING LOST COINS.
Many Believe that IL 4. Good Luet
TO Find Then.

: MANY Believe that Ii Il Good Luck
TO Find Then.
was talking to a prominent Wall
street man ss we passed slOng Broad
way. when suddenly he darted eagerly
forward. stopped and picked up some
thing from the sidewalk.
I'm glad didn't miss that this morn
Ing" said he exultantly.
What is IT," | inquired. He opened
his hand and showed me battered
hve-cent piece.
I'm not superstltious about many
things, explained he. as he fished a
small and mueh-worn purse from an in-
ner pocket and deposited the coin, but
you will find any number OF men on the
street who are just as glad as | am at
finding stray coins. A great many are
firm believers In the idea that good luck
always follows such finds. and will not
hesitate TO embark in commercial or
financial ventures on the strength Of
adventlriously discovered coin OF the
realm. can't say that am absolutely
dominated by such a superstition. but
l do admit I always feel easier about
transactions of a speculative character
IL have first picked up in the streets a
bit OF fractional currency.
Picking up coins becomes a mania
with many brokers and spectators, and
from mania II not infrequently be-
comes passion. II you observe closely
you will detect a dozen well-knOwn
Wall street men parading the thorough
fares with their heads bowed. They
are looking for small pieces of money
which careless persons have dropped.
Several men with whom am Intimate
ly acquainted haunt the vicinity OF the
big daily newspapers, where there Is
/ always more or less small change in ac-
tive circulation. and where, as a conse-
quence, many pennies. nickels and
dimes are lost on the street. These
coins they treasure and preserve with
| the fondest care. They would not part
with them for many thousand times
their intrinsic value. As a rule, coin
hunting brokers and spectators carry
special purses in which the finds are
kept, and some have amassed as much
as five or six dollars.
Some Wall street men believe II Is
good luck to find pin pointing toward
them. but they are in very insignia.
cant minority In comparison with those
who hold TO the golden promises held
out by picked-up coins. New York
| Herald
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Good and Bad.-The church divides
men into good and bad. holy and sinful.
Rev. W. u. Williams, Episcopalian
New York City.
olumb-line by which to test every Chris
ian creed.-Rev. A. G. Dixon, Baptist,
Brooklyn. \. Y.
Christ Master.-Because Christ lived
lor man and died for man, he is to-day
the master of the human heart.-Rev.
Or. Bristol, Methodist. Washington.
d. C.
Power OF ThOught.-The power OF
hOught has evolved. by philosophy, our
present religious and social civilization.
DIR. Aston. Spiritualisf. San Bernar.
limo, Cal.
One Noice.-There is one voice that
men are agreed ought always TO have a
nearing. That is the voice OF the Lord.
Rev. J. G. Adams. Universalist, Brook
YIN, y. y.
A Great Man.-A great man Is one
who dwells apart and works up divine
principles into character.-Rev. y. u.
Hills, Independent. Chicago. Ill.
Followers OF Jesus.-We say that We
are followers OF Jesus. If we have
principles let us act up to thenl.-Rey.
!. Il. Mes, Episcopallan, Bro0kln, y. Y.
Leaders of Men.-A leader is a man
who sees the divine, eternal principles
more clearly than his followers. -Rev.
Lyman Abbott, Congregationalist
Brooklyn, y. y
Right and Wrong. Right and wrong
ire relative. What is praiseworthy ia
one stage of human progress becomes
criminal in a later.-Rey. Ii. W. Pink
ham, Baptist, Denver, Colo.
The Church.-The church must spea (
% the humanity of the present day ia
rs own tongue if its divine truths are
20 keep their human worth.-Rev. l.. f..
Learned, Episcopallan. New York City.
Our Shepherd.-Christ as a shepherd
II our souls folds his followers. He
Odds them in the church. The safety OF
souls consists in being In this fold.-
Rev. Theo. l.. Cuyler, Presbyterian.
Brooklyn, y. Y.
The Bible.-The Bible Is the profound
est book ever written. II gives a wider
scope for the legitimate use OF the i'm.
lginatiOn and fancy than all other
oooks.--Rey. II. 4. Torey, Presbyterian.
Chicago, H.
This Life Astronomers weigh the
earth by comparing 1t with the heaven
y bodies. So we rightly estimate this
life only when we keep heaven in view.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, Presby San
Bernardino. Cal.
Tenderness -Tenderness is quite n
modern thing. 1t has come about
through the spirit OF Jesus Christ. II
is only observable in those countries
where Christianity dominates.-Rev
DR.. Mcconnell, Episcopalian BROOKLYN,
\. Y.
Noble Ambltion.-Th thirst for fame
IS perhape the noblest of worldly ambi.
tons, for It's attainment almost ALWAYS
necessitates some benefit TO the race. =
Rev. +. G. Harding. Congregationallst
New York City.
A Relic Of Barbarism.- Christian
pulpit should denounce war as a relic
Of harbarism, as the enemy of civiliza
lion, as absolutely opposed TO the genius
of Chrlstianlty.-Rev. H. w. Pinkham
Baptist, Denver. Colo.
The Messiah. The Jews expectad =
Messiah of worldly dignity and warilkt
powers. They We're looking for secular
blessings only. Hence their normal un
preparedness for the Son of Godfrey
Geo. j. Minglns, Methodist. Asbury
Park, \. J.