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The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

A newspaper of Pottsville, Pennsyl-
vania, records that One day recently,
in Judge Bechte's court, a foreigner
was an applicant for citizenship. Be-
ing an Englishman, he had a most
confident air. The judge asked him
this question: did you ever attend
school in this country" Eyes, sir"
answered the man. What school?"
"The naturalization school," was the
reply. TO obtain an explanation of
this answer, the judge asked several
more questions, and the fact was de-
veloped that there is in the town a
sort of agency or process. connected
with political headquarters, where for
eigners are regularly instructed or
coached" in the art of obtaining nat
uralization papers.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

A difficulty encountered in the prep
aration of foundations for the Paris
international exhibition of 1900 is the
character Of the banks of the Seine,
which are formed of stone and earth
filling, resting on fine sand, easily
washed out during periods of food,
The difficulty is being overcome by
new system, devised by NJ. Louis Du-
lac Wells, about two and one-halt
feet in diameter, spaced about six feet
between centers, are sunk to varying
depths down to about fifty feet by
means of special pile driver, having
a boring weight of conical form, and
these wells are filled with lime and ce-
ment concrete, which is rammed hard
by a second weight of different form.
This process forms a series of mono
lithic columns anchored into the
ground, the concrete spreading to some
extent into the sides of the wells. In
his first experiments with this system
the inventor was enabled to construct
buildings exerting load of nearly four
tons per square foot on ground that
previously would not carry a tenth as
much, and a later building weighing
about eight tons per square foot was
placed on land where the first fall OF
the boring weight had thrown up a
Jet of semi-liquid mud to a height of
thirty feet.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
CIncInnatrs Strange Rat.

The Cincinnati zoo boasts curios-
lty In the way of a white rat. 1t
closely resembles a miniature white
boar and has two long tusks
growing out of the sides of the mouth
and curving upward to fully twice the
length of the head. The rat is not
more than a week old. It's parents
are the ordinary white rats, beloved
of the small boy, as also are it's broth
ers and sisters. Being in a cage,
somewhat removed from view. no one
paid particular attention to the white
rat family. When the little monstros-
ity was discovered he was nearly a
week old. The keeper promptly re-
moved him from the rest of the family
and is bringing him up most carefully.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
A New Process. of Enamellng.

A French inventor has prepared and
successfully used a new enamel con-
sisting of mineral substances with
gums and resins. The compound fuses
between $50 degrees and 800 degrees
centigrade. A variety of colors has
already been produced, among which
are blue, black, white, red and yellow.
The process which is thus described
is certainly very simple. The mixture
is brushed over the metal to. be
enameled and this is then put into a
furnace heated to $50 degrees cent?
grade. The resinous vehicle evaporates
and the mineral matter vitrifies, taxi
ing the appearance Of porcelain. IL,
before firing the article, it is sprinkled
with bronze or gold powder, some
pretty effects can be obtained. 1t is
said that the new enamel is very dur
able and acid-proof.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
Recent Inventions.

Hat pins are prevented from Slip
ping out of the hat by means of spir-
al portion near the head of the pin
to screw into the hat after the pin is
pushed in.
Electricity is used to ignite the wick
of an oil lamp recently placed on the
market, the battery and push button
to turn on the current being mount
ed in the base of the lamp.
Fountain brushes for painting are
made with a socket in place of a han
die, and screw over the neck of a
paint can, from which paint feeds
through an orfiice into the bristles.
Bicycle pedals are being made with
an adjustable extension at the rear to
slide into the hollow of the shoe next
TO the heel and prevent the foot from
slipping forward on the pedal.
To prevent the freezing of running
water in pipes globules of heated air
are forced into the pipe at short inter
walls to warm the pipes and keep the
temperature above the freezing point.
A new center board for yachts is
hinged to the keel of the boat and
controlled by lever to counteract the
tendency of the boat to keel over UNI
der the wind pressure acting upon the
sails.
In a new combined cane and UNI
brella the stick is made hollow to con-
tain the framework and cover of the
umbrella, which are of such shape that
they can be closed into a very small
space.
To prevent the overflow of water in
a new gravity filter a rod runs down
ward through the valve and ends in
a hollow ball, which rises and shuts
off the supply as soon as the lower
chamber Is full.
To assist in mending tire punctures
on the road a spirit lamp is attached
to a rod for burning out the puncture
hole so the plug will fit, the bicycle
pump being used to blow the flame and
heat the rod.
A new cooking utensil has slots in
opposite sides of the interior to sup
port a semi-circular vessel having a
bail and cover, thus permitting its
use for cooking meat and vegetables
at the same time without mixing.
A combined fountain pen and clinic
thermometer has been invented for
doctors use. consisting of double
cylinder with place for the Their
mometer in the inner one and a res
ervoir between the two to contain
ink
A unique bicycle lamp just out has
horseshoe magnet pyoted to a clamp
on the wheel, the weight of the lamp
resting on a revolving wheel on the
front tire, which generates electricity
for the light by turning a pair of small
wire coils rapidly.
To detach boats from the davits of a
ship a new device has bolt set in
each end of the boat to fasten cyclists
in the tackle block, the bolts being
withdrawn simultaneously by means of
lever placed at the side of the boat
and connected by wires to the bolts.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

,"Hullo, chickens How are your" they
both answered together:
1--WE know it's wicked, but we can't
help 1t. Though 1t is Thanksgiving Day
we can't be thankful, for we don't know
that we'll ever see papa and mamma
again."
Then Aunt Rosy looked Mt Uncle JEFF,
and both laughed hal hal ha! and no!
hol hoi
What cruel creatures" said Bessie
to Sophy. IL don't love them bit. But
grandpa and grandma won't laugh at
us"
oh" said Uncle JEFF, II bet you'll be
jolly and thankful this evening""
Indeed, We shan't," said Bessie. I'VE
won't have papa and mamma"
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

II suppose So" said Sophy.
well, l can't be-" said Bessie
"'cause papa and mamma are away,
and they've been away so long, and l
don't know when they'll come back.
And the ocean is so wide. and some
times there are storms, and II they
should get drowned could never be
thankful again."
81 couldn't either" said Sophy.
Come, come, don't you mean to get
up at all this morning." asked a
CHEEKY voice. Aunt Rosy had come in
to the room and was looking over the
headboard. Don't you know it is
Thanksgiving Day?"
YES" said Bessie, "but we're not
thankful, cause papa and mamma are
away"
my! my! But you'll be glad when
they come back" said Aunt Rosy. But
get up now and have your bath and
your breakfast, and then III tell you
something nice-a surprise"
81 wonder what Aunt is going to do?"
Sophy whispered.
LET us make taffy, maybe" said
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

is a short-lived animal, but when care
fully kept and allowed to spend great
deal of its time in pasture 1t has been
known to live past the age of 40 years.
The trouble with horses is that
they are fed for hard work. conse-
quently their feet and their digestion
wear out. Eighteen to twenty-four
years is a very high average for horses
to attain. Cows live Is or 20 years,
but they have very little value toward
the latter portion of this period. save
IL exceptional cases.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

that today the average man Is utterly
upset and undone when his ears catch
+ the old sweet sound OF course, this
does not justify nor account for the
current lack of gallantry among men,
but / am not engaged in the hopeless
task of restoring men to the old paths,
but in the hopeful one of pointing out
a neglected talent which the most
charming of girls may cultivate with
good results. I am not grumbling.
do not mean to say that the girl of
the period is one whit behind the girl
of the past. / do not believe in the
decadence of women. / believe that
the girl of today is equal to the girl
her mother used to be; but | do not
believe that it is enough to say of our
girls that they are equal to the girls
of the past, any more than it is enough
to say of a flower that has had the
best attention of the best florists for
generation, that it is as beautiful today
as il was thirty years ago. If
we have done wisely, the girl of today
ought to have not only something
which her mother lacked, but she
ought to have all her mothers graces
as well. But it is a serious question
whether, in pressing her development,
we have not cultivated some qualities
at the expense of others, just as in
pressing the development of a certain
flower we have increased its size and
beauty at the expense of its fragrance"
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
And tLen those grownups laughed

And tLen those grownups laughed
again In that cruel way.
NASTY things" whispered Bessie.
81 think so, too" whispered Sophy
But here they were at last at grand
pas house, and out came grandpa and
grandma and Aunt Jennie and Aunt
Eliza and Uncle William, Aunt Eliza's
husband, and their boy.
well. now, darlings," cried grandma,
holding out her arms, "how do you
do?"
"They are not bit thankful, ma"
said Aunt Rosy. They won't even
smile"
Because papa and mamma are
away" said Uncle Jeff. 81 told them
all about the turkey and pie, and the
candy and magic-lantern in the even
ing, but they don't chirk up bit"
mo, indeed" said Bessie. I'VE don't
mean to. It's so dreadful for papa and
mamma to- be away Thanksgiving
Day"
$50 it is, darling" said grandma.
But she did not look bit solemn,
and grandpa winked at Uncle William,
and Aunt Jennie pinched Aunt Eliza,
and black Lucinda, the cook, who had
come out to say "Howdy," showed all
her white teeth, and laughed xxi, vi,
vi" and Uncle JEFF roared "ha, ha. ha."
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

The national flag is cheapened by
making it common, says a newspaper
critic who does not approve of the dis
play Of the fag over the schoolhouse
every day. This is not only unphilo-
sophical, so far as theory is concerned,
but experience shows it to be an error
of judgment. A sacred thing is not
cheapened by fulfilling one part of its
mission, namely: the inspiring of rev.
erence by sight as well as by thought
Forever float that standard sheet"
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

and all the aunts laughed ''tee. tee,
hee," and grandpa gave great Tho, no,
no." and the poor children felt as If
their hearts would break to be laughed
at like that.
None of them love u.s." they whis-
pered to each other. And we won't
love any of them"
Oh, what a dreadful thing to feel and
say on Thanksgiving Day! And then.
all of sudden. some one back in tie
hall began to laugh also.
Company laughing at us, too" sob
bed Bessie. I'VE want to go home"
Then the unseen person cried out:
Don't tease them any more" and some
one came running and took them both
IN her arms. Some one, indeed! 1t was
their own mamma, and behind her
came their papa; and it was so Won
derful they could not believe it.
my darlings, no one was laughing
at you." said mamma. Every one
knew we were here but you. l asked
them not to tell you in order to give
you happy surprise; and when you
said you did not know when you would
see us, how could they help laughing
when they knew you would eat dinner
with us at grandpa's house,"
Then they did love us all the timer"
said Bessie.
THAT was the reason they laughed"
said Sophy, because it was going to be
our very thankfulest Thanksgiving af-
ter all!'
And then every one laughed again,
and Bessie and Sophy laughed with
them this time.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

A peculiar property of slang is that
a word which fits a distateful person
may at the same time characterize
whole obnoxious class. The noun
"faker," for instance. means. accord
ing to the Century Dictionary, thief,
or a person who deals in worthless
merchandise, or a hanger-on of the
theatrical profession; and under its
comprehensive Ghelter one feels justi
fed in arraying the cheap trickstcrs
who flock, self-invited. to agricultural
tairs. to peddle useless wares, exploit
gambling games, or give vulgar tent
shows" 1t is easy to determine the
proper attitude of good citizens to-
ward such persons, who menace order,
insult decency, and corrupt the young
and thoughtless; and the most cheer
ing news we hear from the fairs of the
present season is of an earnest and
general effort to shut the takers"
out.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

The following advice was impaired
to John Quincy Adams, by his mother,
in 1878. in a letter to him while he
was in Europe: Great learning and
superior abilities, should you ever
possess them, will be of little value
and small estimation, unless virtue,
honor, integrity and truth are cher
ished by you. Adhere to the rules and
principles early instilled into your
mind, and remember that you are re-
sponsible to your God. Dear as you
are to me, would much rather prefer
that you would find a grave in the
ocean which you have crossed, than to
zee you an immoral, graceless child"
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
A Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Know all men by these presents that
We turkeys do protest
Against an annual outrage which
Brings sorrow to the nest.
We think it most becoming for
A nation to give thanks,
But we object in firm tones when
1t cuts into our ranks.
Think of the widowed ones, and think
OF orphans in the flock,
Who must this year with sadness view
The cruel chopping block.
So now, good people, we request,
Our pleadings may be heard,
And If you must give thanks and
feast
Please kill some other bird.
George V. Hobart.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
A Reform in siberia.

Up to the present year the great pro-
vince of Siberia, covering an area con-
siderably larger than all Europe, has
been without organized courts, the
whole country having been subject to
the arbitrary administration Of officials
appointed by the tsar. On the first Of
August a modern and uniform system
of public justice was instituted, and
law courts were opened in each of the
provincial capitals. with a court OF
appeals at Irkutsk. There is still no
trial by jury. but the new system rep
resents q great advance upon the old
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

On the 22d Of next January there
will be total eclipse of the sun, to
which astronomers are looking for
ward with great interest. The moons
shadow will first touch the earth
about three hundred miles southeast
from Lake Tchad, in central Africa.
In the early morning 1t will pass over
Gondokoro, and after crossing the con-
tinent and the Indian Ocean, will reach
the western coast of India near noon
about one hundred and fifty miles
south of Bombay. Thence it travels
northeast, crossing the Himalayas near
Mount Everest, and leaves the earth
about four hundred miles north of Pc
king Most Of the track is practically
inaccessible to astronomers, but in In
dia, especially near the coast, it is
otherwise, and a good many stations
will be occupied. Where the shadow
strikes the coast it is nearly fifty miles
wide, narrowing to forty in northern
Bengal, the duration of the totality
ranging from two minutes and ten Sec
onds to one minute and forty seconds.
On the coast also the weather condi-
tions are usually very favorable in
January, so that the astronomers have
good reason to expect better fate
than that which overlook most of the
observers in 1896.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
THANKSGIVING AS AN ART.
An Accomplishments In Which Our
Mothers ExcelIed the Girls of Today.

An Accomplishments In Which Our
Mothers Exceiled the Girls of Today.
In an article entitled IAN Old-Timc
Accomplishment" in the Woman's
Home Companion, Edward L. Peli
says: 1.-THE girl who has cultivated the
spirit of thankfulness does not gush
over at the gift of a daisy, and snap
an Indifferent 'Thanks!' at the man
who has lost day from the office to
crafty her little within. OF course,
those mothers of ours had their whims.
and exercised the priceless privileges
of thoughtlessness and swapping now
and then, as girls, and other than girls,
have always done; but think 1t can
not be denied that the girl of gener-
alton ago had a conscience on the
subject of debts of gratitude such as
few have had since her day.
Il have said that l am afraid that
with many of us today it is lost art.
l am sure that it is not given that
prominence which it once had, and that
it is not cultivated with the enthusiasm
with which it once was. Girls are
taught what etiquette says about 1t, but
etiquette deals only from the lips out
ward, and the result is that even our
language tells the story of the deca-
dence of thanksgiving. A traveller
from Mars might hear our 'Thanks!
a million times and never suspect that
1t was meant as an acknowledgment
of favor. / am sure that up to. say
a dozen years ago, in those parts of
our country where gallantry has held
out longest, one could not give up
seat in a car without being sure of
full return in an acknowledgment that
meant to acknowledge something; and
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
To Protect the Cvnlist.

w. T. S. of st. Paul has evolved an
invention which, if properly handled,
should prove commercially successful.
1t is a coin-in-the-slot bicycle holder
and lock. The lock is contained in a box
about four inches square, which may
be attached to wall or frame. Upon
the front of the box are pair of semi
circular arms with a shield on either
side to support the wheel. These
arms are open and when the wheel is
pushed into them they close auto
matically around the rim and tire.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

vegetable seeds known. Peanut oil has
become a staple article of commerce,
and the manufacture of it is engaging
a large amount of skilled labor and
great deal of valuable machinery, some
of which has been made or arranged
expressly for this purpose. Peanut oil
is of delicate amber tint and has a
very agreeable taste and odor. 1t re-
quires but a slight refining process,
and once freed from the fret acid
which the raw oil contains, keeps well,
indeed better than ordinary olive oil.
Another seed that is attracting con-
siderable attention as a commercial
product is that Of the sunfower. Sum
flower seed oil is one of the most de-
licious productions of nature. This oil
is comparatively unknown, but as soon
as the public learns it's value 1t is
bound to become popular, not only for
its delicious flavor. but it is said to
keep better than any other oil. An OBJ
lection to its use by certain tempera-
ments Is that it is extremely fattening.
Sunflower seeds have long been a
delicacy in Russia. They are eaten
either raw or roasted like popcorn
CONNECTIONS are also made of them and
latterly they have been extensively
used for oil by cold pressure. An emf
nent scientist predicts that the sun
flower crop at no distant day will re-
ceive quite as much attention as is
now bestowed upon corn, peas, beans,
and like products.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
The Age of Animals.

AS far as naturalists have been able
to discover the elephant lives to the
greatest age Of any of the animals
with which we are familiar. 1t takes
twenty-five to thirty years, and some
times longer, for elephants to COM
plete their growth. 1t is recorded that
certain specified animals have lived
more than $50 years, but the statistics
on subjects of this sort are necessarily
incomplete. and therefore unreliable.
The lion is supposed to live forty years.
although It is claimed that one kent
in the Tower OF London attained the
age of 20 years. 1t is not supposed
that he would have lived to that age
In the natural condition. The horse
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

The difference between religious on
thusiasm and sectarian zeal finds its
latest illustration in that western avn
which Bishop Cranston pictures "a
l..tle village of some seven hunIFsd
people. with thirteen church orgsni-
Eations.s
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
WHY THEY LAUGHED.

ESSIE opened her
eyes first o n
Thanksgiving morn
and pulled her sis
ter Sophy's sleeve
to waken her.
IS o p h y" S h e
whispered, lis it so
very wrong not to
feel thankful on
a Thank 5 g / v | n 6
Day ?"
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

The forty proposals of marriage
which Luetgert has received within the
past week indicate desire to make the
sausagemaker a bigamist.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19
SCIENTIFIC POINTERS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOv-
cry AND INVENTION.
A ST. Paul Man Makes a Nickel-in-the-
Slot Machine for the Convenience of
Bicycles-A Wonder In Natural Science
The Record of Recent Inventions.
The Peanut as an Article of Commerce..

HE demand for
concentrated and
condensed foods
has led to a very
careful and scien-
tific study of the
peanut and its pos
sibilities. Peanut
and peanut grits
are richer in nitro
gen than almost
any of the other
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

The capsizing OK c German torpedo
boat resulted iE the death OF eight
members of its crew. The quesson
whether most of the modern vessels of
war are more dangerous to those on
BOARD than to the enemy is yet 10 be
answered.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

The recall Of Weyler is the greatest
victory the insurgent Cubans have
won; and when his successor goes the
Spanish army will go with him.
The Yale expositor., 1897-11-19

First Boy-I say, Tommy, do tou
work for Robinson? Second Boy-I
guess he thinks do IT any rate. he.
pays me every veek--Boston Tran
script.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-22
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News Service Extended.

The st. Louis Republic recently
made arrangements with the cable
companies, whereby direct news
from ell sections of the civilized
world are received. Itnow prints
more authentic foreign news than
any other paper and continues to
keep up its record for publishing
all the home news. The outlook
for the year is one of big news
events, fast succecdidg each other
and they will be highly interesting
to every one. The price of tie
Republic daily is $6 year or $3.50
for three months. The Twice a.
Week Republic will remain the
same-one dollar year, by mail
twice a week.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-22
Spring Requires

That the impurities which have accu-
mulnted in your blood during the win.
ter shall be promptly and thoroughly
expelled if good health is expected
When the warmer weather comes these
impurities are liable to manifest them
selves In various ways and often lead
to serious illness. Unless the blood is
rich and pure that tired feeling will
affilct you, your appetite will fail ana
you will find yourself all run down.
Hoods Sarsaparlila tones and strength
ems the system, drives out all impurities
and makes pure, rich, healthy blood
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the one true
blood purifier and the best spring med
lcine. Be sure to get only Hoods.
The Green Forest tribune., 1897-04-22
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas of Junction
City, Ill.,, was told by her doctors that
she had consumption and that there
was no hope for her, but two bottles of
DR.. Kings New Discovery completely
cured her and she says it saved her
life. MIR. Thomas Eggers, l39 Florida
street, San Francisco, suffered from a
dreadful cold. approaching consump-
ton, tried without results every thing
else, then bought one bottle of Dr..
Kings New Discovery and in two weeks
was cured. He is naturally thankful.
1t is such results, of which these are
samples, that prove the wonderful
efficacy of this medicine in coughs and
colds. Free trial bottle at J. E. Har
bert's drug store. Regular size 5Oc
and ST. co.