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The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
Forged Works of Art.

Factories exist in Europe for the
manufacture of all kinds of works of
art that are likely to attract the col
lector, Modern articles of china are
stamped with old marks so cleyerly
that even experts have been deceived
Arms and armor are treated with acids
which eat away the metal, thus proGuc-
ing the same effect as the ravages Of
time. Carved ivcries are stained with
oils to make them yellow and are sub
jected TO heat TO make them crack.
Pieces of furniture have holes drilled
TO represent the worm holes, and so en-,
until there will in time be very little
In the way of curios which are in them
selves really curious. Paris is one of
the greatest strongholds of this class
of forgers, Forgeries in all works of
art very rarely get into the dealers
hands. As a rule they are sent to
auction rooms. Many amateurs have
an idea that they may pick up price
less work of art CT eurio for a mere
song. Mr.. Wertheimer laughs at this.
That is the chance for the fcrgers.
They know all this and work accord
ingly. and thus the amateur is deceived.
The spurious eurio makers haunt out
of-the-way auction rooms. where ANA
teurs look In with the idea that nobody
but themselves can know CT the room
IN question. The sale takes place, and
they come away with gem, so they
think, and are perfectly happy until
overwhelmingly Magazine.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

1t isscomputed that a hundredweight
of lead is fired for every man killed in
battle.
The small lakes in the northern part
of Indiana are estimated to number
1000.
The chief silver-producing states
and territories CT the country are now
Colorado, Montana, Utah, Arizona,
Idaho and Ecvada.
Since 1883 the United States govern
ment has expended in the distribu-
ton of seeds and in the PRONUNCIATION
of statistics concerning them $3,476,-
SO2,
In a recently discovered Roman
tomb the skeleton. of woman was
false teeth, beautifully wrought in
pure gold.
Within the last five years several mil
lions of the Pacific coast salmon have
been placed in Lake Superior. They
are now frequently caught weighing
ten to fifteen pounds,
The test required of gunpowder of
any and all classes is to give the prof
ectile a muzzle velocity of 1900 feet
per second with pressure not greater
than Is tons to the square inch in the
powder chamber.
One of the most beautiful orchids
was recently exhibited in London. 1t
was a white flower, shaped like sea-
gull with outspread wings and gold
and vermilion heart. 1t came from
Venezuela and cost $4,000.
Every ton Of Atlantic water when
evaporated yields 81 pounds of salt; a
ton of Pacific water, 70 pounds; Arctic
and Antarctic water yields IS pounds
to the ton; Dead sea water, 1877
pounds; the Mediterranean, 81 40,
An instrument for seeing objects un-
der water has been invented by a
photographic engineer of Russia. By
| its aid the bottom of rivers, to depth
of from As to 60 feet, can be distinctly
viewed, In the examination of wrecks
this submarine telescope will be of
great service.
The thickness of armor on modern
warships is truly astonishing. The side
armor of first-class battleship usual
| ly varies from 16R inches thick at the
top of the belt to 91a inches at the bot
| tom. The gun turrets are often pro-
tected by armour from Is inches to II
inches thick. The armour on the deck
; of the vessel is about 2A inches to
inches thick
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
NEWS READINGS IN DAWSON.
An Enterprising Man who Made $500
by Reading to the Miners
All About the Maine.

Claude Smith tells a novel story
about the way the news of the blowing
up of the Maine was received in Dawson
City. An enterprising Yankee got hold
of the first copy of newspaper con-
tanning the account. He made arrange
ments for getting the news abroad in
this businesslike fashion, says the Port
land Oregonian.
Renting a vacant saloon building, he
caused bulletins to be issued giving an
inkling of the news that had been re-
ceived, most judiciously worded, and
announcing that the full account would
be read in public in the evening in the
mammoth one-story log edifce next
the Blue Ruin dive on Birthstone street; !;
admission, two pennyweights of gold
ranging in value from $3.50 to S1.75.
At the appointed time the miners
gathered to hear the news, and 200 or
more of them tossed their gold dust
into the doorkeeper's scales and crowd.
ed inside. The reading was satisfac.
tory, if the news was not, and there was
no grumbling about the investment.
NO less lndn SoUO, ana prODaDly muCl
more. was realized from that idea. The
reader was liberal sort of chap, and
he read the other news in the paper
merely as a courtesy to the assembly.
This practice grew as the nation
neared war, and after the war began,
and it is frequent occurrence for q
public reading of important news tc
be given in Dawson at so much per head
for admission. And the cooped-up men
pay for nothing more cheerfully than
for war news. Their liberality in this
matter is sometimes taken advantage
of, and stale stuff palmed off for news
and even the Dawson City public is dis
eliminating in this particular, and is
strongly disposed to resent the swindle
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
She Objects to Cigarettes.

A ridiculous rumor is current that
the recent illness of the czarina has
been due to slow poisoning, the arsenic
being adminstered-so it is said-by
Il trusted lady-in-waiting in the en-
press morning cup of chocolate. Sen
sational rumors of this kind are con-
tinually cropping up, and the mere
fact that the czarina has long been
in i'll health was quite sufficient basis
en- which to found this highly colored
story. That the empress is unpopular
| is certainly not true. On the contrary
she has won the confidence of her hus-
bands people by her gentleness and
tact, her edict against her ladies-in-
waiting smoking cigarettes being the
one trivial grievance they have against
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
"MOTTO" HANGINGS.
One of the Latest Fanctes Among
Needle Workers in "a Pret-
~ Ornament,

The motto" hanging curtain or por-
there is the latest fancy among the
guild of needle workers To make 1t
the woman who knows her business
procures a number of lengths of two
inch ribbon in her favorite colors, or
varying shades thereof, and upon these
ribbons she induces her friends to in
scribe their autographs, together with
the date of inditing, the motto or
watchward which is supposed to rule
and dominate their life and character,
and any other fragments of similar
nature liked.
The lettering is done in sepia, oil
colors, colored or even black ink, ac-
cording to taste. Sepia looks especial
Is well upon yellow, golden brown or
certain shades of green; black ink is
striking upon scarlet or blue; purple
writing fluid is lovely upon lavender
cr other pansy tones. If the maker
of the portierc is doubtful concerning
the ability of her friends to do the let
tering artistically she merely asks
them to write upon slips of white pa
per, and herself copies the legends
thus obtained upon the ribbons. In
rare cases tic names are embroidered
instead of written.
When ready for making up the rib
bons-varying from six to ten feet in
length-are attached to and sus-
pended from wider ribbon as long
as the portiere is to be wide, and upon
which is emblazoned the name, motto
and other particulars concerning the
fair owner. Fringed, scalloped or
pointed ends of similar or Sle same
ribbon, a line of painting or em-
broideSs, may serve to conceal the
method of joining. Once attached the
loose ends of ribbon are arranged ac-
cording to the location of the motto.
If this is near the top or bottom of t.Se
ribbon the portiere is connected mid
way; if passing along most of the
length the waving ribbons are allowed
to hang free. Rainbow" portieres of
this order are much liked.
A glorious bit of color and delight
full souvenir hanging is the result, how
ever they are fastened. purple and
gold and the glory therefor" are as
nothing compared to the color scheme
and beauty of a really well made and
artistically arranged motto por-
there e"-ChicapO Times Herald
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
BIG LOTTERY IN SPAIN.
The Government VIII Try to Raise
s1OO,OOO,OOO for Pressing Needs
by the Scheme.

Under the auspices of the Spanish
government a great lottery scheme
has. been launched in Madrid, the re-
ceipts of which, minus the prizes, will
be turned over to the government for
its most pressing needs. 1t is thought.
says the New York Times, that by Sep.
telnber the salaries of civil and mill
tary servants recently suspended can
then be made good. Circulars are be-
ing sent out all over Europe, and it is
expected that 5oo,oOo,OOO pesetas, or
about $100,000,000, will be netted by
the government. There are five capi-
tai prizes of 100000 pesetas each. The
lottery is not new to Spain, but the
Spanish lottery has never been popu,
lar in other parts of Europe, investors
preferring to take their chances with
the Dutch or Prussian lotteries. The
Spanish lottery in 1897 brought the
treasury 5000, 900 pesetas. In the same
year the Portuguese lottery gained
l,75O,0Oo milrels (nearly $2,00O,OOO),
The lottery is authorized in other
countries of Europe. In Italy last year
the government gained 62,OO0,OOO lire
($12, ACC, ,O0O), showing that the poor
lazzarone was not without his savings,
IN Holland the official lotteries gained
100000; in Denmark the winnings
amounted to about $500, 900 more. But
the Prussian lottery, which is annually
operated under the direct authority
of the state, is the most pee sular.
There are q number of prizes of 5C0,-
900 marks every year, and in 1897 the
receipts of the treasurer amounted to
over 100,000,OOO marks,
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
Declined with Th a m ks,

A Chinese editor returned a contri.
button on the ground that if he printed
it the emperor of China would insist
on everything in the pa per being main
tained at the same high standard.
That is a more soothing reply to the
contributor than "declined with
thanks" Why not put the case thus:
Sir, your article (or story is so mag
nifcent that if it were to appear in our
pages our readers would clamor
against the rest of the contents. We
are compelled to employ other writer's,
who, If you were competitor, would
have to retire to the workhouse. In
the cause of charity, therefore, we beg
to express the hope that you will give
up literature and apply your genius to
the manufacture of marking INK
London Sketch,
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Her ke.-Anna-''She refused
him, as she thought he would propose
again" Jane-"And did hep" Anna
"Oh, yes. But it was to another girl"
Life,
Midnight losophy-She-"J John,
I'm sure there's a burglar down
stairs!" He-"Well, we can tell by ex-
amining the silyerware in the morn
ing!"-puck.
Abnormal Energy Kirby tells me
he walks in his sleep" How remark
able! He doesn't do anything but sit
around while lie is awake. Chicago
Record
Mary, the piano has not been dust
ed in six wesks; it is an inch deep"
Blame your former chambermaid for
that; I have been here only three
weeks. ."-Fliegende Blatter.
A Bird's-Eye View.-''What is a de-
cadent?" "a Gecadent? Well, he is a
man who borrows money to pay his
board while he writes morbid poetry
that he can't sell."-Detroit Free
Press.
Mother" said Miss Dolly Newrich,
''can't father afford a seat in parlia-
ment?" ga aeat?" echoed the good
lady, scornfuily. "My dear, your ia
ther is rich enough to have a whole
sofa if he desires it."-Tit-Bits.
Guest-"What! Two dollars for a
room here at Clamhurst- -on-the-Bogs
for single night? No, I'll go back to
New York first" Hotel Proprietor
''But it is raining hard. You'll ge-
wet" Guest-"Well, which is worzc .
Go to New York and get wet, or stay
here and get soaked ?"-Town ToHics.
"The fact is, DOCTOR" said the miser-
ly man, that I Go not recover as ra D
idly as should, because l am constant
ly worrying about your bill" ''Ch
that's all right" returned the doctor.
who readily saw through his plea for 3
small charge. "You can get around
that very easily by paying me in ad-
vance. e."-Chicago Evening Post.
Looking Ahead to Good Times.-'T
don't know what I'd have DONE" said
the Santiago Spaniard, eff it hadn't
been for that optimistic friend of
mine" "He encouraged you to hold
out to the bitter end?" "No When
we were tired and hungry he was al
ways saying cheer up, We'll be con-
quered in a few days "-Washington
Star.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
MAN OF SCIENCE TO THE CATS.
Bomb Invented by a German for the
Benefit of Victims of Noctur-
nal Concerts.

Germany has made another i'm,
portant contribution to the field of in
vention. This time man of science
who, presumably, occupies bedroom
in the rear of city house, has invented
a bomb to be thrown at nocturnal cats
The bomb is of about the size of base.
bail and will explode with loud noise
upon forcible contact, but is war
ranted perfectly harmless.
The innovation promises great re-
lief and satisfaction to sufferers, and a
mighty saving in books and crockery.
Many a tooth mug has been shivered
into bits on the back fence, and there
are persons who are afraid to KEEP
small books in their rooms because ot
the tempting fitness of such volumes
for missiles. Apples or oranges covert
ly stolen from the dinner table are
first-rate ammunition; but, unques.
tionably, the bomb fills longfelt
want. Even if ones aim is inaccurate
and one doesn't hit the cat, the bomt
is bound to hit something and make a
racket,
Pessimists say that after the first
experience the noise will not make the
slightest impression upon the sere-
nader, and that exploding bombs will
only add to the suffering of the neigh
bors. The harmlessness of the bomb
is it's flaw, say these vindicitive per.
sons, and the only way to stop cat
concert is to massacre all the per-
formers. But the German professor
insi IS that his bomb Is a boon to hu,
manity and it certainly would provide
more exciting entertainment than the
ordinary missile
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
EGGS NO HEN EVER SAW.
Factories in Europe Manufacture
Them Out of Starch and
Other Things.

Much has been written of the arts
of adulteration, says an eminent an
alyst; but there is very little general
knowledge of the extent to which
foods are built up chemically, and sue
cessfully palmed off on customers as
material products,
1t will be shock to many to learn
that millions of eggs which have been
bought and eaten as products of the
hen have no connection with that use
full fowl.
There are factories in England and
on the continent where these "oviforna
frauds" are produced at the rate OF
many thousands day, as simI y and
yet mysteriously as so many sausac
The yolk is first quickly fas lorr..
machinery, from a mixture CT n.ai.~
starch and one or two other ilgre-
dients, colored with ochre. The yell
low sphere is then placed in another
"box of mystery" when the white part
of the egg is added.
The resultant ball is frozen and
nodded into the requisite oval shape
again by machinery. 1t is then i'm
mersed in third vat, which contains
plaster of paris, and emerges with a
shell which quickly assumes all the
hardness and appearance of a genuine
eggshell.
The process of thawing quickly re-
duces the contents Of the she'll to the
consistency of a new-laid egg. and the
artificial result is ready for the break
fast table, or any of the uses to which
eggs are put.
These eggs" can be profitably manu-
factured to sell at prices ranging from
four to twelve cents a dozen. and are
retailed al prices which yield nothing
up to 100 per cent, profit.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
NOTHING BUT NERVES.
Hiding In the Cable Cars Has a Bad
Effect Upon Them md Causes
Dyspepsia.

"Heart trouble?" said the doctor.
mo, your heart is as sound as a dol
lar. What made you think of such a
thing? There is only one kind of heart
trouble to which young girls like you
are subject to, and ! can't prescribe
fer that"
"But l have such funny feeling
when / am riding in the cable car, doc
tor" said the girl. Something seems
to stop just about where my heart is.
and l feel so funny and stuffy, and
there is sort of lump in my throat.
Then 1 feel it for long time after
ward, and it is SO uncomfortable"
'Humph!" grunted the doctor. "Aft-
er riding in the cable cars, is it? When
do you ride in them oftenest? Just
after luncheon, isn't it?'
'Why, yes; I guess perhaps do ride
just after luncheon quite as often as
any other time. You see, am apt to
be out to luncheon, and then 1 have
to take car to get anywhere l am
going"
"What seat do you ride on?"
ooh, on one of the front seats, 1
guess"
'And there you sit and watch the
wagons in front of the car, and the
men who jump in front of it, and the
women and the children"
"Why, doctor, how did you guess all
that? Yes, | DO; and sometimes l am
SO sure they are going to get run over
l just shut my eyes tight anu think to
myself that I won't see it, anyway.
Oh! it is so exciting!"
eyes, and that's what's the matter
with you. There is no heart trouble.
Il is nothing that sounds as well. 1t is
simply dyspepsia, nervous dyspepsia,
brought On by the effect on your
nerves of the excitement of seeing peo-
pie run over. 1t is about as bad for
you to think they may be as If they
were
Some of my patients have to sit on
the front seat, with their backs to the
motormen, and, if anyone is going to
be killed, they don't have their stom-
achs put out of order by knowing all
about it beforehand Now, if you will
do that, or keep your eyes carefully
away from the track in front of you,
don't think you will have any trouble
after little. IN. Y. Times.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
A Wise Mother.

II fear George is untrue to mel" she
moaned as her tortured head fell upon
her mothers waiting bosom. "In his
dreams last night he said: have two
little aueens!' Oh, if just knew who
the other one Is I'd scratch her eyes
out!" But her dear mother had been
married longer and was wiser than
she, and quickly sent the sunshine of a
smile scintillating through her tears
with the explanation that some bold,
bad man must have lured her darling
George into a little game of draw, and
given it to him in the wishbone in such
a cruel manner that he was worrying
about it even in his sleep.-Denver
Post
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
A Good Excuse.

A western teacher in a town in
which the women have the right of suf-
frage received the following note ac-
counting for the absence of one of her
pupils on election day:
"Dere Teacher: Please be so kind as
to excuze Lizzie for not having went
to school yesterday. 1 KEEP her home to
mind the baby while l Civ out votes at
the poles an otherwise done what /
could to elect the right man, who, as
you will see by the morning paper, got
there by big majority. So L am glad
l KEEP Lizzie home an done what l
could at the poles. ."-Harper's Round
Table
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
A Valuable Service.

PatrOn-Here are ten dollars which
4 wish 10 present to messenger boy
40. 999
Agent am glad to hear that one of
our boys has been of so much service.
When was II?
Yesterday. l sent him to the ex-
change with an order TO my broker
TO buy 10000 shares Y. Y. z. stock, but
before night tie whole bottom
dropped cut of Y. Y. Z. i rushed
around to my broker and was delight
ed to learn that the boy hadn't got
there yet."-N. Y. Ledger.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
Mine Burned Fifty Years.

Acoal mine in Scotland which caught
fire over so years ago, and has been
burning ever since, has at last burned
itself out. The mine is on the Dali
qnharran estate, Daily. 1t was set on
fire by the engines which worked the
fans, and although many costly at
tempts have been made to extinguish
it they have been unsuccessful.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08

Something New I'm Pfnnos

A Roumanian manufacturer has an
nounced his intention of sending to the
Paris exposition in 1900 pianoforte e
of such exceptional sonorty that its
tones will be heard at distance of six
miles,
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
TERRITORY OF APIZOEA, [
County Of Navai0

TERRITORY OF AP11oNA, ss
County of Navajo.
I, ]. H. Frisby, County Recorder In and for
the County of Navajo, Territory Of Arizona,
and custodian of the records thereof, do
hereby certify that the foregoing and hereto
attached Articles of Incorporation OF the
Winslow Electric Light and Ice Manufacture
ing Company. is a full, true and correct copy
of the Articles of incorporation of said com-
pany now on file in my Office; that said Artt7
cles of Incorporation were filed for record
in my Office on the 9Th day of January A. U,
1893 at 30 o'clock p, m and are duly enter
ed of record in Volume No. OF Articles OF
incorporation, on pages Nos, IS. 81, 28 records
of said Navajo county.
In witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and seal OF of1ce
}sxAL{ this 9Th day of January A. d. 1898.
J. ii. FRIsBY,
County Recorder.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
She Had Her War Paint On.

"Ugh!" said the real Indian in the
museum. white man him paleface,
yes But white squaw? Her paleface?
Nit!"
And the golden-haired. lady who sang
sentimental songs wondered deeply
at his intense scrutiny,-Up to Date.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, !
County of Navajo.

County of Navajo. %
Before me, F, w. Nelson, Notary Public
in and for the County and Territory afore-
said, personally appeared Frank Hart. ]. X,
Woods, W. r. Campbell U. 2. Rand, A. T
Cornish and F. c. Demarest known to me to
be the persons whose names are subscribed
O the foregoing instrument and duly ac
knowledged to me that they executed the
same for the purpose and consideration
therein expressed.
~ Given under my hand and seal of
}srAh Ss' isSs. '' ~ w.. w. S.nsos'
~ Notary Public.
My commission expires December g. 1893.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
. s,mc,ent reason.

Judge-Can you give any reason why
sentence of the court should not be pro-
nounced on you foi, picking that mans
Culprit-Yer hoaor, I--er-did 1t IN
a AT of abstractioa,-N, J, Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
Cranfped.

''Thcy say that the boys in camp are
occupying cramped quarters"
"Yes; they are between a peach or
chard and a watermelon field."-N. Y.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
Snain's SuDshine.

other country in Europe, the yearly
average being 5000 hours,
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08
Uprooted Tree still Alive.

The "life tree of Jamaica grows and
;hrives for months after being uproot~
ed and exposed TO the sun.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-08

Ny commission expires Decem