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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
MANUFACTURE OF
BRICK AND TILE.
Carried ON ThrOug hOut the state IN
Plants Undergoing Constant
Improvement,

Millions or brick are manufactured and
sold annually In Washington. the natural
properties Of the clay making IL possible
TO place an article on the market equal
10 any in the world. This is boast which
the ordinary brick manufacturer makes
without hesitation. as he can prove his as
sertion by facts and figures.
Each year witnesses an increase In the
production CT brick and tile. modern meth
DDS in building calling for material in
keeping with the advancement. To do
this requires constant improvement; in the
brick works. by introducing the newest
methods in use throughout the world. In
many of the yards OF Washington can be
found the most improved machinery for
the manufacture of brick ard tile, one OF
the latest features being permanent down
draft kiins.
To publish authentic statistics on the
number of yards in the state their capac-
ity and value OF yearly output would be
mex: TO impossible, as there are scattered
throughout the state in obscure places
yards for the manufacture Of brick for
home consumption which. to give COM
plete statement. should be Included All
told there are probably fifty yards in the
state. the majority of them manufacture
ing common brick The average number
of employees for each yard would be about
fifteen, making approximately 80 men en-
gagged In the business. The combined out
put would no doubt foo up a quarter OF
a million dollars, which is all spent in the
state with the exception OF an outlay for
new machinery. which can be secured on,y
IN the East. The Thing. which is consid-
cred very fine by nidges OF tsat kind OF
ware is only made In several or the larger
cities as there IS little demand In the
country for il.
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THE INNOCENT ROOkEYs,
The Coed Samaritan Eagerly showed
Them Where to Enlist.
naTlsas CIV TINES.


lie VAS waiting or the corner az Twelfth
ana Wslng. streets. Thrre VAS quite u
crowd around awaiting street cars. nna
there was plenty IT var talk 20 De heard
from the iOIncefs ia front Of the saloon
across the way. The morning sunshine
vac warm upon tie pavement
-'CoIld ycu oslise us with the way - the
arrnoryT" askel a voice. lie turned quick
y. Two fair-naireti young fellows were
standing ther@. ORC on each SIDE. as ne
faced them. They wcrs keenly 4ntere Cd
As 'hey ayA.,s. mis- repv.
TIE Third regiment aru.ors? Yol wart
70 euli~. 49,
Yes. s!r. we want - toia the army"
He d.reefed them 20 20 Straight out
Twelfth street Unta they came 10 Troos;
ard he l+-caHrs really Interested in tho
y0un& fellows ~ they foi him 81 tAeir
nnx search for employment. and of paa-
49, r. cssaGce ~ distinguishing tho rae g.. y
+. tina var, ste gave the n q card intro
dacins ,heTu TO 1 friend ot als il the ?. gil
rsnt
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was s. each. whlch WITH the cetirnat4d
number taken in Aj4zks from Washing
to1, placed 81, toas@. would make he value
~ the output $Hs0
Ihs-s were 4tzo 3ew devices for COX
. y which SOL readily. swelling tMc total
FOR A.3<kA business 20 nearly GOO IN
order 20 supply thts demand = Wa acr-s-
sary - p-4t on e ranch larger force az en-
p,ayes Go0seq aeG.-iy uen with sxp1r.cuc.
IL tG4S particular iiae rad 10 troqo.e wnat-
ever IL hut.us. steady tnp,oYrs nj
EngaEe3 in ne manufacture % fEry,are
articles il lh-s state are probably tgsf MY
dse firuas. eIHq4e ylng an At avegaxe os
i've men each Incomplete returns y me
business transacted ana srcre4ze = r.
aacity received by :ns Pest In;el.ts efs ner
sacw fha: IL every instance fs9z saa= . bit
ter year thaa .ss% and taae lssa 49, over
sha.fev both No Only cos nE utesNtls
tin buckets ana ether dorne@71. articles
are aaa1e. bar sa-.so;3. fgust and vegetable
cans - millions. he wAo.e 3oca4 demand
t@lns SLIP. &c n the state
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chinery and castings. caused by the actav-
fty n threshiny and harvesting operations
The great numbers OF these machines
Throughout. the vast wheat belt require
that repair shops and machinery manu-
featuring concerns should De maintained
IN the vicinity in which they are working.
so that breaks may be rerned ed without
delay. This afforded a stimulus N that
section and served 20 more evenly average
the outpu; between the two portions q the
state.
Returns sent 10 the Post-Intellisencer
state show that the business in 1877 agg-e-
gated 81. eeS aooc as against s5Se.oo far 1895.
The number Of employees for 1921 averaged
30. ard in 1895 about so. From every
source comes word tia. the prospects for
1898 are very encouraging for = SIN great
er increase over las, year.
One OF the most important features in
connection with this industry has been the
increase in capacity and the iDsiaiment
OF new ard modern machinery TO racI.,-
tate work. This more than anything else
shows that the people engaged IN the
business have confidence IN the future
of the state as a manufacturing center
many OF the plants that are now consid
cred small being in fact incipient Cramps
or Union iron works. The fine showing Of
the war vessels built al Seattle has con-
WINGED the world what he state is capable
OF in the line Of shIpbuilding. and Wash
fngton will be a strong factor in the bid
ding for future contracts 10 build war
ships.
The natural facilities for the manufac-
ture OF machinery OF all kinds so long
way towards insursng success for the in
dustry. Coal Is produced in great guam
titles for home consumption. and as the
demand for pig iron at the foundries IN
Cre2SeS. the Iron IeDOStfS Will ne Aayeiape1
and blast furnaces built for the reduction
Of the ore. AT presen, the foundfies Use
pig iron from the East, or imported as
ballast frnrIn Scotland
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THREE SHELTERS
TREAT THE ORES
Large New Plant ut NOrthport in Adj
dition To Older Ones ut IA
coma and Everett

There are three snelters in opera: ton IN
the state at Everett, Tacoma and North
port The Everett plant has ! capacity 81
40 tons a day. with three seton sacks A
large new rooster ana n refinery Appl-
ances for the savU, OF thz arsenic in the
ore are being added. The outpu. fer the
year 1871 was $l,>2. 0o as compared; with
sl.255.iso in 1896 ana the employees number
les
The Tacoma smo.te- has capacity OF
10 tons day. with TWO s0-.on e,5cks ans.
one rooster The output was S7tJe1E II
1897 as compared WIKI 1921 .99i3i III 1875,
and there att % employees
The slrelte- a; Nor;hqor; was recently
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One Of the young rnen did mos. ~ -. -
questioning IN a modest way. ana ~ -
sidewalk was rather crowded. tiey -
rather close together He wn'sfisa -,
trioiic air aa they walked up the 80. -.
They disappeared Saddony ~ wa $50 -
moved 20 fad ihai he had been sada -.
with utter earclsssures. cost tAfe~h -
open. hands thrust in pockets fi@ -
remained n&ei ID the afes 'So' .,...,y
strangers had taken, His mana $50 az
rs,t-st ff4.,f - ~. vest. the oaaia ans
wa,rh were rsgtf, g1ae. Ard issn -
searched through ~ other p0cke.s. -.
mat ha found missing vas g. IN reg =
that he had received ins nign' ps'@'
/, hapfens.i Il. ~ alt he had
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near tie hea6waters o. the south fork
Directly east &C INC pass. az s;os1 creek.
are several sse1g@s carrying hign grade
gold ard silver GRE. % watch Gre sap
rssnt has been made from t1e Esther aac
Louisa
Summit. Cedar River. ST Helena.
In TIE 1o0shsllz cf Gt. EaInIe~ Il ne
Sunni. district which aas extensive
showtaes Or free rs1issing 1rz1 Saspb@rs- ore
tngcp gtfov- = wide Ysrgo q country. par
.scu.arsy IN Cod Hal. CrJsta@ gagtIntain,
P.ckaaa9is peak ard oz the main divide.
and has paying placer ul.des Oh sese.-ai
xsreams.
r-xtendinr alar4. Cedar T4@er from the
M, i.t4 ~ Bear creek towards izs source
arr . series o. lodges wbich wisl DC me
soes.e ~ much activity th.z year. The
May E>a~8arg Has ledge fuzzy forty feet
wide ta-ying ron ara cGpgss- s2.ssfsidss
end gnt f-bea-inE hosnb.ende. about 90
tors Of ! - ore borg ready - s1-g. THIS
ru.ae h4.5 recently iscea sold - g, I.
6;ardne~, q 40 @3ii develop !. his SUNNI er.
TIC San J, sse las = great boy q Bns
grade goit-s opce- orr. On wA!et. several
hundred feet 81 tunnel has lssen argv@r
Among the fo3t4a.ls Of Noun; -. Hcleas
se...a. b.1zy camps have bsen created
about a nurah ~ q edges - iron ard cc;-
PER suiPhd" srr' IN "nicn gray o2pieF'
erale,a ard nat We copper aEe gfssn found
,'ne value is 81 DIVIDED among geld
sityer ard copper asd ae pT .tsc'pal work
has been done on the Chicago. Samson
ard AlrnIe AliCe Pros tsststsng has be-
extended III fhe osi two years INTO SKA
marta county over Sokirg The Columbia
river
The general be..ef that Inc Olympic
mountains were barren sf ~ neral has
been a.speiitd ~ the i sg'lEg II g0i8. sil-
yer copper and even liz near the sources
% the Doseaaili.s ana on the I-s".l
river and r,aaay Ynen are beginning 10 de-
ye.op IN earnest.
II il dlf!cli.t "a sinai. space 20 DO more
than skin over lie ragface - tas SUD
je4t but The aboyn w. snow f1at ~ n L
ington itseif " II cfe loGl~ contribute largo
~ Ia tho business 0r A5e Scait1e aSsay
Office
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
MAKERS OF STOVES
AND TINWARE.
Yukon Excitement Caused a Sudden
Demand and Cauneries Furnish
n Good Market

Dealers IN stoves and tinware shared IN
the prosperity iha. came from the Yukon
gold discoveries. They az once saw an OPP
portun!ty OF enriching themselves by
manufacturing portable sheet iron stot es
suitable 20 that country both IN weight
ard efficiency. Sheet ron and tin plate
are brought In large quantities from the
East. The average price OF these stoves
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Compresxed Fiour Brseh@

ean Pc 7cI91o IHf4aIFi" :,
II EnE.auf muca 'n'efFe' j. saAr" -
the army ard navy aAthcFi'ies -. 4
method ~ preservlus four ~ i"sa ma -.
cor, oreys.a-.. WIZ hy 1raullc pressure y.
aossF IL squeezed into the FORM Va s.ys
and exrerir-1onts are reported TO as ~
-, -. ne PRESSURE destroys -
forms ~ larya. pfe thus preserving ~ =.
cor from the ravarcs Of insects, "SS~
4, IA equally secure from maid,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
The Mines in Operation.

The Mines In Operation.
The mines now regularly operated are:
Newcastle. Franklin. BLACK Diamond. Ce-
dar Mountain. Recton. panvslie ana issa-
quah. in King county. Wiikeson. Carbon
ado and South Prairie. in Pierce county:
Cheaals, In Lewis county; Kosiyc, Ronald
and Gle Elum "a K.,titss county. The
greatest producers age thu three Ros'Sn
mines and the second H. NJ wcastie. while
kins, county leads the st3te IN aggregate
production. The Cdkedale ana Wnkeson
coal IL burned into coke. which - used at
the Tacoma, Everett. Trail and Nortlport
Smeltere The Itos,yn ccai IL used MANY
on the Northern Pacific and other rail-
roads. The coal from the various King
county nl.nes goes parity n the local Seat
lie market. IS used extensively Oh The Pa
cinc coast, Aiasia ara !r9nsPacltic
steamers ana Is shipped in large carsoes
10 San Francisco The South Prairie Is
used mostly on The Southern Pacific rail-
road. BY which the mine il CONTROLLED. The
Bluo canyon - uacsl al steamers ana "A
the local market ard that from inc Che
halls mIGe Is used locally and shipped to
rail points.
The Last Year. Production.
The total amount OF coal n.ned during
the year 1897 WAS l.s3o.is. tons Of @.2io
pounds. compared Win i.ies.aes tons IN
1se6. The total for tac frs. three noatha
- iSaS IS 4i%.5'o toms. taus showing sat-
iSfactogy aud steady Increase Thc mum
Der OF mea employed la Js@. was e,H1: IN
1855 Il was .sS2 King county. As usual.
takes the lead I'm total production. The
EroSi output ~ i>es being sS,2if 'ons. in
1896 It was i-t@es tons. IT, most remark
atle increase. however IS shown ~ fE!tti-
tas county. the total In iSa; belas So SO
tons. aad Ia 1870, rs - tons.
Few Fatal Acctden,s.
var tNQ- Aas Arest Tzsl, RI All st,
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City Forge
AND
Iron w Orks
VIM. Mcclellan. Props.
Corner Western AVE. and University s's
Seattle. Wash.

General foTcjngs. crank shalts, 80.
forgfnys. steamboat work. machine sals
ings. ship iron work, derrick hons s 80
winchez. dump carts, coniractus -.
work, mining cars. general rspsn,s,s
Ia iders' iron work. co.unhs' ''ns sss
beams anchors. stifFEpS. suapsa,s
holtg. iron doors ghleters. hinges. SIDE "a ga
lights and vent.lators. gratings Ipn 49,
and railing ire escapes. staha P1Se-
bridg, iron. truss rods. drift bots
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GREAT INCREASE
TN COAL OUTPUT.
An Extensive Field Opened In Many
PInces--steam. House anc
GoLfng Coal Produced.

Coal has been for mar1 years oIe or the
principal produces and sources 9t wealth
Of Washington and it's importance grows
yearly with the general development OF
the state and the extension OF as trade
relations with other states and with for
eign countries Every additional steamer
plying from Washington and every addi-
tlonal train run on the tFaR@con tineniaI
and local railroads Is "A new Customer for
Wash ngton's coal. The production has
Increased and VIII continue 10 increase as
the market grows and w.dens
For, great az the coat mining industry
already Is. it - yet in 80 Infancy. Tho
mines so far oper ei are scattered n wide
Intervals through large area u tho
western and central part Of the state and
each Ia the CENTER OF a coal field where
number Of others could be opened. Most
Of The ccai now produced Is semi -0ituua.n-
Gus or ignite bGt deposits Ct bssam.n0Gs
and anthracite have been discovered and
Wi. IN c0arxo of time % added TO the l.:si
OF producing mines
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FOUNDRIES AND
MACHINE SHOPS.
Building of Yukon Steamers and Of
Farm Machinery Cause Great
General Activity.

The Alaskan rush. winch resulted in the
building of r4nlerous craft Of ali kinds.
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he. Some will ride canuily by hedge
and bridge and take the assemblage
unawares. Some will work wonders on
ola machines with white paint, and
Japanese lanterns at the bandlebar
win proclaim their advent e al and
sundry.
The chief item Of the programme
should be the supper and this should
be as dainty as possible, and az yir-
ginal In hue as the culinary art can be.
4erated waters, white meat sand
wiches cakes, sweets and fruits, the
latter in ans hue obtainablei should
be served By white-robed landmarks,
on white ware. The glamour Of q moon
light night IN a sylvan glade will be
likely to suggest its ISL method q
| killing time, therefore active forms q
| entertainment need not be suggested
Dumb charades would probably sug-
eest themselves to the more hiatrion-
ically disposed. and II enacted IN q 50.
perstltlous neighborhood would prob.
ably tend TO enrich the local folklore
and dissipate the popular belief that
TIE little people have ceased to Re.
veal themselves y mortal eycs-Chi.
cago Daily News
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BIRD D ON CARS
ne Also Is an able Ally Of the Law
Public Morals.

Brixton. an uninteresting suburb Of
London, has a jackdaw worth going
miles to see.
This wise bird is at home, when he is
at home, in a local publictouse where
where he acts as bouncer, II a custom
er makes himself obnoxious by indecor-
Gus behavior Jack" flies at him and
pecks him about the face. The drunken
man strikes out blindly at his tor
mentor, but cannot reach him, At
last la desperation he says; Dang th'
birdl" and stumbles out. whereupon
Jack gives a satisfied crosk and takes
a rest.
Everybody knows Jack which does
not. perhaps, speak wen for the so-
briefly Of Brixton, and bis face is al
ways goodfor a free ride on a tram car.
Thousands have seen him perched on
a tram enjoying q solemn and digni-
fled outing.
on Sundays Jack inspects the crowds
/ coming out Of church and grayely spec.
ulates upon the growth Of high church
practices.
Naturally, as an ally Of the law and
/ CONSERVATION Of morals the BriNton jack
daw IS friendly with the police, Otter
~stroIilng into the police station, and ey
/ changing remarks with the constabl
on dutv-N. Y. World.
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NO. - n - -


tAet FIrstl
pear erandmamma ! write to say
tAnd youIl be glad, ] k1oNl
mas il am coming. Saturday
70 spend d week or so
Tn coming TOO. without mamma
You know I'm eight years old
And you VIII see hoW good I'll be,
To do as / am toldl
I'm help you lots about your work
There's So much can do
IN weed the garden. hunt for eggs,
AMI feed the chickens, TOO.
And maybe ] wfH BE- 50 good
You'll keep me there thl ran;
Or. better stlb perhaps youU say
can't 60 home at ALI
Now, Erandmamma. please don't forget
To meet me at the traiHi
For I'm be sure to come-unless
il should cloud up and rsiul
IAct second.l
Dear mamma please put on your things
And take the next express
1 want 10 so back home again.
I'm very sick, I guessi
MY grandma very good % me.
But grandma isn't you!
And ! forgot. when ] came here,
ia got TO sleep here tool
Last night I cried myself to sleep,
I wanted you 50 bad!
To-day 1 cannot play OF cat,
1 feel 50 very SAD.
Please, mamma come, for I don't see
How ] can bear to waltz
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THE PARsoN BIRD
can he ruught 60 speak, 60 GROW
Like q Cock and 70 Rark
Jest Like q Dog.

IL has taken SOME hundreds q years
for mankind 10 think out and develop
the idea Of a el%ergymani but nature
anticipates all mans ideas, however
original For hundreds Of years the
View Zealand bush has swarmed with
elergymen- dapper little gentlemen in
black coats and white ties. The "tni
as be is called by the Maori. or par.
son bird as named by the Briton, IS
the delightful little comforter aud joy
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25

To women 10 whom every added item
Of expense Is q worry, this Is written.
A dime can secure an amount Of pow
der that a druggist would charge y
cents for, and # is d s%atisfaction 20
know It 81 pure ard harmless ard tbe
skim IS not injured hy The use q il.
Take half q pound of ordinary starch
and crush Go very fine With e rolling
pin. mis- Go two ounces 0f fre pow
aered orris root; sit ven in 3 h0ur
sifter then through Muslin This -
especially good for the bath powder.
even Hamofe expansive one u used FOR
the face.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-25

sigt Of a comb, razor, case and strop
whisk broom, hair brush, fiat tumbler,
with ~apotheearys measures, which
may be used for medicine ri drinking
water. scissors, fountain pen, two hat
aluminium boxes, one containing
writing paper, stamped envelopes
and postals, and the other soap.
courtplaster and any medicines
desired, and q package d mus
tard leaves. Above these. white
and black thread, a needlebook, with
needles, gafcty-pins and pins and q
button bag This rolls up In a wallet,
as shown above. on the outside %
which is a large fat pockeibook toi
money and letters, WHICH locks viii
q combination lock.-N \ Tribune
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Of every tennis party or five O'clock tea
that is held by the bird world Of the
New Zealand bush. BE can be taught
to speak, to crow like a cock, bark
like a dog and to whistle tunes, and at
evening he literally Sings vespers and
rings the curfew bell-for his note Is
then "like the clear high note Of an
organ and again like the striking to.
gether of hollow metallic rods He
closes The day with a clear, silyery
toll" then retires deceutly to rest at
a suitable hour and sends IN other
respectable birds Off to rest also.
The bird is about the size and shape
Of a blackbird, but has a pair Of deli
cate tufts of white feathers at his
throat, and Is a glossy dark green
otherwise, looking hla& in ordinary
lights. He is a honey-eater and may
be seen lowering at the flowers OF the
fax plant and fuchsia tree. But, alas!
the introduction of the bee is fast de-
stroying the tut. On more than one
occasion he has been found dead with
a bees sting IN his tongue. he IS sell
dom still for a moment preaching
singing, e%Xhorting mimicking; he viii
mimic every bird IN the bush TO per-
lection. Then he is such a buifoon; he
viii break off In the middle of an ex-
quisite melody and indulge ID the most
strange medley Of sounds, impossible
to reproduce and difficult to describe,
but il nj san imagine "the combina-
tion Of a cough, a laugh and a sueeze,
with the smashing Of a pane Of glass
that will be some slight approach to
the idea. The Maori have a song Of
IS lines, each descriptive Of a move
ment" of the tui's sonata.
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nInInmnrr 81 3 sherIn.

Arkansas sheriff arrested a man near
the western end 81 the state and had to
bring him to Leavenworth. He was a
respectable looking man, ant the
sheriff did not want to humtiate him
with ~handcufs and yet he was afraid
the man was desperate enough 70 at
tempt escaping Presently a brilliant
idea occurred to the sheriff His pris-
oner had an artificial leg The sheriff
unstrapped Il and hid il in the baggage
car, and thus crippled the man rode IL
otherwise perfect freedom back tc
Leavenworib, and it IS needless to eN.
plain hist be made no attempt to rur
away.
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- 49, ~ - woRLD.

sTRANGEST WHEEL IN TILE WohLD'
aneholy bleating Of thousands Of
sheep. and bis daily duty Is to inspect
miles Of wire fencing.
The machine here depicted was the
outcome Of his lonely leisure and his
inventive ingenuity
il. will be seen that the bicycle com
bines two Of the very latest notions in
cyeling mechanics-it IS chainless and
uncomfortable. Though not construct
"a of aluminium, it is rust proof, and
at the same time the expense Of enam-
cling and nickel plating is saved,
The frame and wheels are Of wood
ana the saddle IS a soogee bag tied Will
stringy bark. The stays are oftwist.
ed fence wire and the bah bearings and
spfndIes have been superseded by bolts
and nuts. The wheels are warranted
not to buckle and the ~eXertion Of driv
ing the machine p measured mile i
rather less than that required in walk
iur the same distance,
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sammie had just returned from sun
dav school and his mother asked him Il
lie had been a good boy mo; MOI
very. was ihe truthful reply. "Iher
YOU didn't get a good-behavior card
oueried his mother. "0h, yes did
replied the precocious y~oungsteri +.
saved the money you gave me Tor th'
heathen and bought two from the
other boysn-Chicago Daily News.
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COMBINATION CASE.
rsesai L,tae Arsiels which wives
and Mothers Cnn Make for the
nosa na thc Fronf

A great deal Of anSi0us thought is
given just now by che women Of our
country To the necessarily small COM
hination eases for their soldiers, con-
tanning as many n~eeessaries and CONT
forts as can be held Go such small
space. 70 take the best ideas from
each pattern and 90 combine them into
a useful whole 6 perhaps the best plan
to follow. as each particular one seems
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QUEEREsT BICYCLE
frame and wheel Are Of wood and
the saddle Il a sogee bag ried
with bark.

The ~queerest bicycle on record is
one built by John Gilguys, a fence in-
spector on a station beyond Bourke,
New South Wales.
So unique is It that its fame travelled
10 Sydney, where it was published in
the Cycling Gazette; thence to the
staid and dignihed columns Of the Me-
chanical Engineer of London, and
thence 10 this column.
Gilguys is a clever inventor but a
poor man.
He lives among a wilderness Of
stones. scrub and sticks, amid the mel