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tages, all neat and comfortable. and with modern appliances. were con- strueted and let to men of families at nominal rental.
 The miners being cared for. the next consideration wGs for the strangers that might knock at the gates of Tesla, and commodious two-story hotel was constructed. several rooms being set aside for the accommodation of the of ficers of the company and their friends.
 Contracts have been let for hospi tai, in which Dr. Jumps patients may be treated, for barber, tailoring and shoe shop, for a library, in which the men will be furnished with reading matter free of charge, and for a school house in which the twenty-five chill dren of the camp may be educated. The county has agreed to furnish a schoolteacher to take charge of the children.
 Tesla's latest acquisition is a post office, which the Government has agreed to place there. having already signified that the name Tesla is satis- factory.
 The comfort of the miners and their bodily health receives the utmost con- sideration at the hands of the indomit- able Treadwells. On being hoisted out of the shaft all are at liberty to go to the washhouse, where hot and cold water in liberal quantities flow from overhead pipes and soap Is found in abundance.
 The greatest care has been taken in the ventilation of the mine, and so free is 1t from f1redamp that the miners never think of using covered lights, but go about their work with open lamps. Their complaint is often that there is so much draft through the workings that their lights are blown out.
 In order to avoid the chance of sick ness in the camp perfect sanitary sewerage system has been laid out. connecting the buildings on both sides of the creek with the main drain that carries the sewage to a point far below the town.
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Work never ceases at Tesla. During the hours of the night as we'll as while the sun is shining the ceaseless digging of the coal goes on, and while the coy
 otes are bowling across the hills and the good people of the neighboring farms are fast asleep brawny arms are yielding pick and shovel and pouring black diamonds into the cavernous bunkers. Ten hours day is the shift, and the gang that quits work in the evening is immediately replaced by another containing an equal number of men, the twinkling lights of whose lamps go fitting up the hill when the warning whistle blows. Night and day are alike in the depths of the coal mine.
 Miners at Tesla are better paid than the average of their kind. Those who labor in the chutes and tunnels work by contract, 50 cents a ton being the price paid them for their work. Many earn S100 month or more, and a large majority seem happy and contented in
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give them absolute control of the coal fields. Without attracting any great amount of attention they bought up tract of country six and a half miles long by one and a half miles wide and began developing the deposits that they had found existed beyond the peradven- ture of doubt.
 The greatness that the proposition has assumed may be understood from the fact that nearly two millions of dol lars have been spent in development and equipment work alone. By tunnel ing and sinking shafts the most re- markable coal fields of the Pacific Coast have been mapped out and competent engineers have estimated that there are from eighteen to twenty million tons of coal already in sight. The de- posits are as remarkable for their reg ularity as for the extent of the deposits The main tunnel of the mine taps seven coal measures that are known to be five and a half miles In length and from one and half feet to eleven feet in width.
 Their depth cannot be estimated. but it is known to be great, for the shafts, already down over five hundred feet, still follow clean coal and there is every reason to believe that the meas ures go down many hundred feet fur ther. Old coal miners say that it is the most extraordinary deposit known on this Coast from the absolute unifor- mity in the distance between the meas ures. Tunnels run into the hills show that the veins are at an exact distance apart throughout the field and of uni form width and quality.
 When the amount, extent and quail ity of the coal had been fully deter mined, and the future of the property assured. it was decided to form two in- corporations, the San Francisco and San Joaquin Coal Company and the Ala meda and San Joaquin Railroad Com pany-the first to further develop and equip the mines and the second to se- cure the transportation of its products to a market. Both were formed with Q
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their model little town

their model. little town.
 Miners with families are at a pre- mium in Tesla, and the company is constantly on the lookout for good, steady men. Fifty more are needed at once, and if found to be of the right stripe will be put to work at once.
 Superintendent Horswin has been connected with coal mining on the Pa cific Coast as manager or owner for the past thirty years. His knowledge of the details of the business. as we'll as his Judgment, are of a high order, and few who do not contribute to the welfare of the mine remain long in Tesla.
 Drunkenness in the camp is practi- cally unknown, the man having charge
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characters and actions. rising above the
common level. would lack the courage, the
energy. the aspiration, and still more the
humility necessary to raise his own char
acter and life to the highest standard. Chill
dren delighted in an old story while a fairy
story had the greatest charm for them, and
was one of the highest forms of literature.
Then there were allegories; which were of
a more spiritual form than fairy stories.
These served a good purpose in religious
teaching and moral training; also in train
ing children to understand symbols. nature
and the deep truths she teaches. Fables
and realistic stories had great value. OF all
writer's of fairy stories the most successful
one was undoubtedly Hans Christian Ander-
sen, to whom the children turned again and
again for pleasure and recreation
Mrs. Johnson then told several stories in
her inimitable manner. and quoted what
Froebel had said relative to story telling:
Whatever the child feels in his heart.
whatever lives in his SOUL whatever he can
not express in his own words. he would fain
have others express. Therefore ear and
heart open to the genuine story teller as the
blossoms open to the sun of spring and to
the vernal rain--mind breathes rlind-power
feels power. and absorbs it. as 1t were. The
telling of stories refreshes the mind. as a
bath refreshes the body: 1t gives exercise
to the intellect and Its powers, 1t tests the
Judgment and the feelings"
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lets and pinks that made youth attractive
often prove unsatisfactory to women OF
middle age. To a girl of twenty black is
sometimes strilzingly becoming, but much
less so to older women, unless cream silk
or satin, lace or net or some redeeming color
is introduced, for If a woman looks well at
all In black garments she usually looks sur
passingly well. How to relieve-with white
or certain color contrasts-black attire is
important TO all sensible middle-aged
women.
One is never" says a physician, "far
from pretty good medicine chest with hot
water at hand. 1t is a most useful assistant
to tie mother OF family of small children,
who is frightened often to find herself, in
the summer wandering, confronted by a
sudden illness of one of her flock, without
her usual dependence-the family doctor. If
the baby has Group, fold a. strip of flannel or
a soft napkin lengthwise, dip into very hot
water, and apply to the childs throat. Re
peat and continue the application till relief
is had, which will be almost at once, For
toothache, or collie, or threatened lung
congestion, the hot-water treatment will be
found promptly eff1cacous if resorted to.
Nature needs only little assistance at the
first sign of trouble to rally quickly in the
average healthy child, and often hot water
is all that is wanted
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PLAY BILLS THIS WEEK
"UNCLB ToM's CABIN" WITH MILF
BARROW, TO BE AT THE PARK.
Empire VIII Present semon's Extrav-
aganza Company-GOssip OF the
stage Generally.

AL w Martins scenic production of I'm
Gle Tons Cabin comes TO the Park Theater
this week Uncle Tom is played by Milt. q.
Barlow, onc of the greatest of old-man ne
gro roferscnators The speciality features
are Introduced by negroes, including the
Georgia Jubilee singers, who give camp
meeting songs, banjo solos and quartets A
cake walk, buck and wing dancing contests
and numerous other features help make the
performance entertaining. Among the seen
ic effects is an exciting steamboat race be-
tween the Natchez and the Robert Z. Lee,
cotton fields and plantations, st. Clairs
residence by moonlight the prettiest plan
tatiop picture ever painted, gorgeous tab
Ieaux and transformation of Eva. A street
parade comprising fifty people, three bands,
chariots, donkeys, oxen ana ponies, will be
given daily at noon. This is one of the best
Uncle Tom" companies ever organized, and
this season it is greatly improved in every
way.
Uncle Toms Cabin" was first produced
at the Troy Museum. N. Y, where it had
successful run of over two months. In jan
uary, 1853, it was brought out at the Ma
tional Theater, on Chatham street, New
York. and for a period of three years that
theater was crowded. 1t was also played at
the Chestnut-street Theater, Philadelphia.
for over one year. to crowded houses. In
the fall of the year 1854 it was brought out
at the Metropolitan Theater, Detroit, Mich,
and at McVicker's Chicago Theater in De-
cember. 1888, where it had a run of eight
months.
1t is without doubt the NEST popular
American drama ever written, and holds
place in the heart Of every American. AT
Niblo's Garden, New York, in 1879, it proved
the browning success of the year. For near
~ twelve months thousands We're turned
away nightly.
Its success having proved so great
throughout this country, Induced an enter
prising manager to venture on its presen-
tation in England. 1t was produced in Lon
don, where ii took the citizens of the worlds
metropolis by storm, and continued to be the
popular dramatic attraction for a long sea-
son. From London. it was taken to all the
principal cities and towns in England, Scot
land, Ireland and Wales, and in all places
it received the hearty approval of the peo-
pie.
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Odds and Ends.

To prevent needles from Iustlng IN the
summer outing housewife, they should oe
thrust through a bit OF olleo SILK DIS lAeS
are put into the flannel leaves.
Many have pronounced the seamless skirt
an extreme notion, but tailors say not SO,
and are using the design for severe gowns.
One style of this skirt fastenis down d1,, tn ne
center of the back with close row OF
buttons while the other faStenS at the leIt
side of the front.
A method much employed IN trimming
autumn foulards is to carry Irlils OIL lH 1
wide ribbon round the silk to suggest a deep
fiounce and it's heading. and to supplement
a yoke collar, high stock epaulets ana Guns
with two rows of frillS in the Same IdSiiCIi.
Fouards are now made with tlght packs
showing few seams, but the front Is al
ways full.
Nasturtiun seeds for pickles or to use as
capers are easily prepared. Inc Stems drs
removed and the seeds covered WITH sdlteo
water and left until morning Ihey are
then packed in small bottles ana coveIea
with boiling vinegar in wnlcn rev WIZ" l,
spices have been boiled. A little sugar may
be added to the vinegar before pouring II
over the seeds if desired. Thus preserved,
they Will serve as an acceptaDAe SUBSTITUTE
for the expensive imported capers.
In the trying heat of midsummer a cup
OF hot tea is recommended as OF Value as q
preventive against heat apoplexy. II IS
much better to take at luncne9n on q F NJ
day than the same drink iced II opens the
pores quickly and thus relieves any ZEN
dency to congestion. In particular she
skin Is seen suddenly TO be groWins T rbs
old woman's notion that cup OF scaiuIihs
tea was the coolest drink she knew mas
really a foundation in therapeuuIlc lace-
Travellers in India learn this by olt-repeat-
ed experience.
AS people grow older they are very oIten
able TO wear cclors which in their youth
they found unbecoming Green III, fo mi mi
stance may be unsuitable IN carry mt, 1us
later certain shades Of the co1oE nsay .,, -
chosen with distinct advantage. Siuss' sa0-
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ard they were to be matched thus forming
the company into couples When they mad
each found their respective partner,
tablets and pencils were passed around,
then other blue prints bearing mum,
Defs. Zach of these prints showed
different leaf or flower, and the guests
We're told to guess the name and Write II,
with its number, on their tablets. First and
second prizes were given the two VINO made
the most correct guesses. The prizes con-
sisted Of dainty booklets made. of twelve
blue prints pasted on cardboard and tied
with silk cord. All who owned cameras were
then obliged to take a photograph and de-
velop II. a prize being offered for the pest
piece OF work. Then photographs were
taken by those who had never before
touched a camera, and, amid much laugh
ter. prizes for these ludicrous attempts
were awarded. Groups were then formed
from among the guests each artist using
his own Judgment, and prizes offered for
the group photograph which was voted to
be the most artistic. Such an entertain
ment allows for little formality, and. AS may
be imagined. hilarity is the order ct the day
and time passes ali too quickly. The host
ess is expected to provide all materials, ex-
cepting cameras. and If possible, there
should be more than one dark room.
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THE Art OF STORY TELLING.
A story Told Rather than Read Most
Entertaining.
Boston Evening Transcript.

Boston Evening Transcript.
Not the least interesting and instructive
address pertaining to child study was the
entertaining lecture given by Mrs Pauline
is an adept at story telling for children, and
who greatly delighted her audience, both
several stories illustrative of the art She
said that story telling was undoubtedly an
art and happy were they who possessed
the art. With what admiration both old
and young would listen to a good story,
either told or read by one who had the
power or magnetism to hold the attention
were in this modern and progressive age
who had that art or power and how 7 many any
when asked by a child to tell story, had
to deny the request with the unsatisfactory
answer: Il do not know any stories.
She asked if the story had less place in
story telling gone out of fashion? She be-
lieved not. There were just as many chill
dren clamoring for stories to-day. and just
as many older people whose happiness was
increased by story telling as in days gone
by. Many looked back upon their child
hood days with joy as they recalled the
happy story; how, when in the cleaning
they gathered round the firesde and lis
tened to tales told by loved ones. and. when
the story ended-which was always too soon
how they would plead for another and an
ether and Just one morei It should be con-
sdered a duty to give to children to-day
the same delight experienced by tnemselveeS5
as children. There was nothing that would
more quickly quiet a child or make IL more
contented than story suitable to its age.
1t might be asked what constituted the
art of story telling? And what sort of
stories should be given to children? She
had found that a story told rather than
read had doubled the weight and interest
for the reason that the child caught inspira-
ton from the glowing countenance. the
kindling of the eye. which magnetized it.
Children were always ready for story in
whatever form il was presented to them.
But to be successful it must be simple. The
story teller must become joyous, light
hearted bright, must have ready tact. enter
into details and, most important Of all,
must be very familiar with the story before
telling it. Some persons were very apt at
making a story upon occasions from the
simplest objects around Mrs. Johnson then
related how 1.-THE Pretty Sister Of Don
Joss came TO be written. 1t being the re-
suit of a spontaneous effort at story telling
for the pleasure of young girl To be BEN
eficial story should embrace representa-
tive tales Of all classes-narrative magma
tive realistic and historical Stories were
the child's first Introduction into that grand
world OF the ideal in character and life. and
the first and highest use Of stories was TO
enable a child 10 form a pure and noble
ideal or what man may be and do. "A child
who Was taught only certain moral pre-
cepts. and who had no representation put
before him OF those truths expressed IN
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Shades md Tfnts.
New York Commercial Advertiser.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
BY the way, how seldom are the words
shade stint" and "hue" properly used.
The formula of the object lesson manual
is worth memorizing. 1t reads like this,
naming some special color for the clearer
comprehension of the infantile mind. 1.-THE
reddest red (bluest blue, etcO is called the
standard red. Reds darker than the stand
ard red are called shades of red Reds
lighter than the standard red are called
tints of red. Reds made by mixing some
other color with the standard red are called
hues of red"
A child taught the meaning of the term
tint by seeing milk added little by little TO
the pure standard carmine and having his
appeared would scarcely commit the error
in later years of speaking of " a very light
shade of pink People speak of a dark
crimson hue, but crimson, properly speak
ing, is a shade. being made by adding black
to carmine. soIferino is blue hue Of red,
and so is magenta. Orange escapes peing a
yellow hue Of red by being so evenly bal
anced with yellow as to form a new color;
but there are yellow reds, such as prlck
color, which are distinctly hues
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lead pipe was put in TO make the desired
drain. and due respect was paid TO cor.
structing a place outside of where II Wen
through so that the water would dram on.
through a layer of rocks and sand. Whes
the mortar was dry il was treated TO coat
Of cistern cement. In the center was co.l5
structed a miniature island of stones am
earth. and upon it was mass of folass
and flowers, while pink, white ana yelIoId
water lilies filed the space around II, az a.
some tadpoles grew TO be sedate frogs unl ues
the shade of the broad leaves. one yest
half dozen dwarf callas ard lot or ON,
fashioned Wandering Jew" MADE M
island a fairy-lke place. and several yes a,.,
later amaryliis plants of many colors res-
eled in the sun and moisture Of the isiahu'
no one who has not seen one OF the hiil''A
ture ponds can imagine their beauty
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Empire-semon,s Extravaganza.

Harry W. Semons Big Extravaganza
Company will commence a weeks engage
ment at the Empire Monday afternoon. The
company is strong in talent and numbers.
The entertainment given is Of the light,
frivolous order just suited for this season
of the year. The burlesqUe includes score
or more of beautiful women in glittering
costumes. There are several comedians
and the usual mixture of music, dances and
marches that go to make up the popular
burlesque This particular one is named
THE Young Ladies' Bloomer Club" The
qlio includes Vanetta and Sheridan. in a
black-face. knockabout sketch; Madeline
Shirley. prfma donna; George Spence, as
sisted by Minnie Sartelle, in their travesty
on the Cuban war; Mildred Harrington, the
Southern nightingale; James Black, the
champion one-legged dancer of the world
Jerry Conkling, the king of Irish wit; Mile.
Modesto. French chanteusse. and last, but
not least, Louis ]. Melrose, a character
comedian. A bright, sparkling satire, en-
titled Marriage by Proxy" which enlists
the strength Of the entire company, con-
cludeS the performance.
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Nodes or the STAGE.

Julia Marlowes newest play is called BE
cause She Loved Him So" 1t is Gillette
adoption of "Jalouse."
Sol Smith Russell has purchased a new
comedy by Martha Morton called Uncle
Dick" He will produce 1t Sept. rs.
Edwin Foy will have the principal
comedy part in Hotel Topsy Turvey:" the
Herald-square Theater's new burlesque
operetta.
Mr.. J. J. Buckley, formerly manager of
Otis Skinner. has been engaged by william
Harris to go in advance of Andrew Mack
in 1.-The Ragged Earl"
Mr. and Mrs Russ whytal return from
Europe, where they have been since April
last, on Sept. l. Their bicycle tour abroad
covered much Of England, Holland, Ger
many and France.
1t may be that What Happened to
Jones" will be given a French production
early in December The translation has al
ready been completed, but George H.
Broadhurst does not feel quite certain
whether the PariSians would take to Jones
or not.
Miss May Hampton, who has been enjoy
ing a brief vacation at Winthrop, went TO
New York last week to begin rehearsals Of
Shenandoah" in which she will play the
leading role this season. Next season Miss
management of Jacob Lift.
The principal parts in the new spectacle,
ROB and Bob" with which the Liliputians
will open their season about the middle of
September. will be taken by Franz Ebert,
Adolph link and Selma Goenner. Mr.
Ebert and his bride, Elise Lau Ebert, have
spent their honeymoon in Switzerland
Tim Murphy. the comedian, says he
doesn't know whether he will be called an
actor manager next season or a circus man.
ager. as his new play THE Carpet Bag
ger" c0mpels him to use a regular MENACE
RE. He carries bull dog, parrot, alligator
and cub bear. all of which appear In one
comedy scene in the play and should create
world of merrtment.
Maud Adams has sent Mr.. 8. Goodfriend
a handsome photograph of herself auto
graphed with the following inscription ITO
a prophet. my dear Mr. Goodfriend who is
appreciated IN his own country" When
Miss Adams began her career as a star last
year Mr.. Geodfriend was her advance man
ager Notwithstanding the fact that the
Washington scTibes shook their heads
doubtfully on the opening nighf. Mr.. Good
friend. on iis retrFl1 TO New York the fol-
lowing morning, declared very positively to
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Dan Godfrey's British Guard. Band.

Rudolph Aronson has just completed ar
rangements with Mr.. Charles A. E. Harriss,
manager of Dan Godfrey's British Guards
Band, for an American tour by that famous
organization during the coming season. The
brief engagement of the band in New York
early last month was an overwhelming sue
cess for the world-famed bandmaster, who
received the warmest praise for the mag
nihcent work of his organization. The COM
ing tour, which will be in the nature of a
farewell for Mr.. Godfrey, will open in New
York the latter part of October, thence to
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and
Boston. In the latter city the band will
participate in a peace festival, which will
recall in a measure the triumphs of Mr..
Godfrey and his Grenadier Guards Band in
that city in 1872, where they were such
prominent feature in the worlds peace ju-
bilee, which the late p. S. Gilmore con-
Quoted at that time. After this engagement
the principal cities will be visited west to
San Francisco, no return visits being booked
SOr any city, and the American tour will
close on the Pacific coast, after which the
band sails for Australia and other portions
of the British empire in the far East. The
band will play in Indianapolis during it's
tour.