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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-09-21
ssanidam tit ssuet Na@bernaotem.

Cine Gtabt, bic man 5tpiI4en 6riiRtiid
uub Mittageifen srrei9en tanu. 1T in bieiem
2anOe Der grpben Gntfsrnungen cine Ra9z
boritobt; unb cine @tabt, bic man 5tpifden
g1a6teIen unb 5rihitiid errei4t, glei4fa1s.
0arum Iinb indianapolis uno Cincinnati
Na6burItGbte g9icago's. @er ie felt beiz
nabe einem Menf9enaIter gum eriten MaIe
mieberIiebt, auf ben md6t i6r 8efammtanz
Bid einen bo9erfreuli9en @inbrud.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

In them. 1t is curious parish alto
gether. A big van has been run for
years In connection with the school.
This van starts out at O'Clock in
the morning, and makes q round of six
miles to collect children from the out
lying dwellings. The children, when
school is over. are again taken In the
van and deposited at their own doors.
The vicar. Mr.. Broke. tells US that the
floating church supplied an urgent
want. There were several grown-up
children found who had never been
baptized at all; indeed. the very hrst
baptismal ceremony that was celebrat-
ed in the floating church was marked
by curious incident-the child cried
out Indignantly. "Give me back to
Grannie!" The very interesting photo
next produced shows the interior OF the
floating church. "The room ITSELF"
writes Mr.. Broke, "is built of deal with
oak joists, and 1t is matchboarded In
side. The windows open upwards.
and hook on to the roof. Entrance Is
obtained by door in the bows, open
ing on to a short flight Of steps. To
avoid STOPPING in descending. part OF
the roof slides back some three feet,
just like the hatch of ships COM
panion. On the left on entering is
the vestry-merely small recess cur
tanned of. So precious is space, that
when l emerge from the vestry to con-
duct the service, this curtain Is thrown
back, thus allowing room for three ex-
frn 1kAv rf Nhn
There are. altogether, thirty-six chairs.
with ample room for kneeling between
the rows; there are, besides, two small
benches for the choir. The internal
fittings are well shown in the reproduc-
ton. The east end Is furnished In har-
monizing shades of red. The diminu-
tive American organ is one Of the very
smallest made. and is admirably suit
ed to the building" The desk. fixed
to the wall on the right, serves the
double purpose of pulpit and lectern,
and 1t can be folded back when not In
use. For baptism the font, with its
stand, is brought down and placed on
the lower step in front of the altar, and
for celebration of the holy COM
munion the stone basin Is removed,
leaving the oak stand to serve as Gre
dence-table. II is an amusing fact
that, when the Wears wife and a lady
friend were completing the internal
decorations, the latter was seized with
unmistakable symptoms of seasick-
ness! Members of the congregation
have also been smitten with the same
distressing malady during service; and
some Of the choir girls have had to re-
sign on the same account. You see.
during divine service the church swings
out to the full length of her moorings.
and is then brought up sharply. She
then commences to rock gently, and
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Men and Women Centen.rl.n..

The proportion of women among GEN.
tenarians is nearly twice that of men.
Most careful calculations showed that
out of sixty-six persons who were 100
years old and upwards. there were for
ty-three women and twenty-three men.
In London the last census showed
twenty-one centenarians, of whom five
were men and sixteen women. A CEN
sus Of French centenarians showed that
out Of 2.213 persons over 100 years Of
age, 147 were women and sixty-six
men. OF 3SS English centenarians who
died between 1887 and 1896, 14S were
men and 240 were women. According
to DR.. Farr's tables. of 100000 male
and female persons born. seventy-seven
males and 147 females reach 100 years
of age: but the newer tables of DR..
Ogle give only forty-one males and 112
females. According to some German
statistics lately published by the Health
Bureau of the Imperial Ministry,
France holds the record in the matter
of centenarians. Germany and Italy oc-
cupying the second and third places re-
spectively.
The silver star., 1898-04-07
THE INTERIOR.

miles Of navigable canal. and this cir
cumstance suggested to Mr.. Broke the
idea OF the floating church. Mr.. Broke
had been a curate at Great NARROW.
and possibly the recollection of many
houseboats had something TO do with
the notion. Here is view OF the float
ing church. The building" proper is
but seven feet high. and Is erected on
fiat-bottomed lighter. forty feet long.
The interior measures thirty feet In
length. No greater height than seven
feet could be allowed on account Of the
bridges beneath which the church has
to pass. Even now (strange as It may
sound) the sacred edifice has to be In
very low water indeed before It can
reach one particular station. The float
ing church-St. Withburga's by name
Is also the cheapest church ON record.
She Tor IT, cost only f70. The church
is towed by q horse to different sta
ton on each Sunday Of the month.
And. by the way. II much Gilbertian
language strikes the eye In this little
article. II must be attributed entirely
to the topsy-turvines Of o subject
which deals at the same time with q
church aAd with q boat. The church
carries two flags. The st. Georges
cross on top was presented by the
archdeacon Of Huntington. and be-
meath this the St. Andrews cross is
flown. as o signal to laggards that SER
vice IL about to commence. Thus,
these fags serve instead Of bells, and
they can be seen for great distance
across the level Fen country. Several
other ideas suggested themselves to
the vicar before the floating church
was finally settled In all its details.
He thought Of big caravan. but the
appalling state Of the Fen roads (or
"droves." - they are called) In winter
put this out Of the question. Besides.
there was the expense to consider. The
church army vans cost f100 each. plus
The cost Of the horses. The next idea
was o dismantled railway carriage.
costing. say, 81. hxed on second hand
barge. which might be picked up cheap
for about f30. Dismantled railway
carriages. by tho way. play an import
ant part In the lives Of the Fen people.
II costs good deal to bring bricks and
mortar into these lonely places. but the
railway people will always let the peo-
plc have an old carriage for little more
than q f5 note. As fact. many Fen
folk live In these railway carriages (as
At Ramsay 81. Mary. near Holme), and
spend the greater part Of their lives
The silver star., 1898-04-07
BREAD, POTATOES and MILK.
A Dyspeptics daily diet.

seasoned with little salt, and drink only
a little milk. became so bad that n triac
too much of even these caused terrible
suffering in the regions of the stomach.
darting pains back of the eyes. attended
with dizziness and partial loss of sight.
The only way could ges relief was by vom-
iting. Finally had such a severe attack
that the entire left side of my body felt
numb and partially paraiyzcd, and in this
condition. was taken TO my room, uncon.
scious. The physicians failed TO help me.
and none of the many remedies took did
me any good. AT last friend presented
me with n bottle of Dr. Ayers Sarsapariila
and before had used half of II. could see
a decided. change for the better. I used
three bottles and was SO completely cured
that for four years have not bcen troubled
with the old complaint. bu. IN rugged and
hearty and able to eat anything that can
be eaten. II would he impossible to say
too much in praise of DIR. Ayers Sarsapa-
riila. and would not give enc bottle OF 1t
for dozen of any other Lind."-M. S.
SHIELDS. Meridian. Miss.
Try Dr. Ayers Sarsapnriila II yon are
dyspcptic. If you want more testimony to
the value of ti,c medicine. get Or. Ayers
Curebook. II is sent free on request by
the ]. c. Aver Co.. Lowell.
The silver star., 1898-04-07


down like the mast Of Norfolk wher.
ry. In short, in inception, and execu-
tion. the church is monument Of In
Genuity. and is thoroughly appreciated.
untoward incidents are few. One Sun
day morning. however. stout laborer
was in hurry to get out Of
the church. and he slipped on
the plank bridge leading from the
bows to the bank. OF course, he
fell with terrific splash into the
water. When fished out. half-dead. a
comrade and -worshipper, wish
ing to offer little consolation whis-
pered earnestly in his ear. Never
mind, mate, thank God. you've got the
parson here to attend yer in yer dying
moments!"
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forthwith returns slowly inshore again.

forthwith returns slowly inshore again,
to repeat the same performance.
THE bill for the church." remarked
the vicar. was an interesting docu-
ment. To one Floating Church, s70.'
Just that and nothing more. 1t was
built by boat builder at Stanground
near Peterborough. He took two
months to complete the church. and on
receipt Of her we only had three days
In which to fit her up before the arch
deacon came to conduct the ceremony
of dedication. We had about 120 peo-
pie at the dedication service. Not all
inside. Of course. And should tell
you that many Of my own congrega-
tion remain outside ON fine Sundays.
They sit on the bank near the open
windows. with prayer book In their
hands. and follow the service very
closely" Tho Wears wife has a girls
class In the floating church one night
In tho week. The girls work In the
fields. and would not care about four
mile walk to the parish church after
the days work is over. Mr.. Broke Is
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ooNTRAsAMD oooDs DEFINED.
war Materials G<nessll ,. sut1sss to Go
fsoatlon.

WE @8sOEb8ao 4en0fRM y. ooG3SSe - w
afoatlon.
In cnse Of war with Spain the ques-
ti0n Of what II contrabnnd of war, sub
5ect to capture on the high seas. will
certainly be involved. Arms and mu-
nitions of war nre, Of course. contra
band; coal. provisions. money, horses
medicines, merchandise. soldiers, dis
patches and tliplomatists have an been
so considered at various times. The
general rule Is that any goods avail
able for war purposes, even II Ordlnnri-
ly used for peaceful purpose are con-
traband.
Trade in contraband goods Is not by
any means prohibited, nor Is neutral
state required to prevent their export.
They are merely subject to confiscntion
IL captured by the enemy. Thus, II
Culn were recognized. vessels could
clear for her ports with munitions Of
war without interference by our off,
GERS. but they would be subject to seiz-
urc II captured by Spain.
The right of conflscation involves
the right of n belligcrent to stop and
search vessels of n neutral which 1t
may suspect Of carrying contraband.
II Is required, however, to exercise this
right with as little Inconvenience to the
ship that is stopped as may be possible
under the circumstances-Ch
Times Herald.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

Dyspepsia is one Of the most. prevalent of
diseases. Thousands of people suffer from
i in a more or less aggravated form. Few
diseases are more painful to the individual
or more far reaching in their effects on
human life and happiness: What the dys.
peptic needs Is not local treatment. not
mere temporary stimuius. The real need
Is the toning up of the entire system. For
ufy the system and 1t will do It's own fight
ing. and promptly eject any intruding
disease. The success OF DIR. Ayers Sarsa-
pnrilia in curing indigestion and dyspcp-
sia Is due 70 Just this quality which 1t
repairing the waste and loss of the body.
The ordinary. treatment brings the food
down to the level of the weak stomach.
Prayers p. sarsapasiila puts strength into
the strong food fit for men. II does this
by strengthening the entire system. The
stomach cannot stay weak when nil the
other organs are gaining strength. what
sia 10 best illustrated in cases like that Of
~. 8. shields. Meridian. Miss. Mr.. Shields
had got down to the last level of dyspepsia.
But let him tell his own story -
For years. was afflicted with dyspep-
sia which gradually grew worse until I
could eat nothing but bread and potatoes
The silver star., 1898-04-07

BATTERY FOR FIRE SERVICE.
tically, and having at it's rear end a
number OF inlet nipples. One of the
trunnions is connected by different
pinions with hand wheel. dog hav-
ing a handle engaging one of the
pinions, to facilitate regulating the an
gle Of elevation Of the nozzle, which
may be effected by one person. Nov
able through openings in the side piec-
es of the carriage are blocking rods
adapted to engage the spokes Of the
main wheels when the apparatus is
stationary, and these wheels also have
hand rods on their spokes to facilitate
moving the battery from one position
to another. At the ends of the trail
stocks are iron loops to receive straps
or ropes when it is desired to run the
battery down stairway into a cellar
or basement, should the fire there be
too hot to allow the firemen to enter.
and ring on cross-piece is adapted
for connection with an engine or hose
carriage in moving the apparatus to
or from fire.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

structure dealt with herein is regular
consecrated church, which visits its
congregation, instead of waiting for
the congregation to come to 1t. The
pastor is the Rev. Geo. Broke, vicar Of
Holme. Peterborough. Eng. We hear a
good deal about the troubles of the
clergy In crowded cities, where there
Is but one pastor to a population of
several thousands; but no one ever
seems to have thought about the hard
ships endured by the ministers in out
of-the-way parts of the country. Many
OF these heroic men have to work sin
gle-handed parish which. though con-
tanning only few hundred people, is
scattered over many square miles Of
lonely country. Mr.. Broke's parish is
situated in the Fens of Huntingdon,
which. like the rest of those vast tracts
OF fertile land, were until comparative
ly recent times, marsh, bog and shall
low lakes. The chief difficulty con-
nected with most of these Fen parishes
Is that the ordinary parish church, par
sonage and village proper, are not re-
ally in the Fen at all. but In the clay
country bordering it. This latter is
locally called the mainland" or the
highlands" AS the Fen gradually
becomes drained houses are built far
ther and farther from the village"
until at last single parish may be
scattered for miles. The parish of
Holme. in Hunts. is a typical instance
OF this. This part of it which contains
the parish church and village, and
which is situated on the clay, to the
west of the Great Northern main line,
is only about 400 acres in extent;
whereas east OF the railway the parish
spreads thinly over $500 acres. Half
century ago much of this Fen land
was the bed Of the Whittlesea Mere
Holme, however. is blessed with nine
The silver star., 1898-04-07
Electric Moonlight.

In the new library of Columbia Uni
versity. New York, large ball several
feet in diameter is suspended in the ro-
tunda. directly under the center Of the
cupola or dome. Around the periphery
Of the upper part of the rotunda n
number of electric arc lights are placed.
and their light Is thrown directly upon
the great ball, which is painted white.
The lamps are so placed that their light
does not directly reach the lower part
Of the room. The ball acts like the
moon. and disseminates the light
through the room. The effect Is very
fine; 1t is of course far from econom-
tcal.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

John W. and William Denison, and
their chief occupation was supplying
cordwood to the steamboats, that piled
the waters of the Upper Mississippi.
and fourd a convenient harbor in
Sturgeon bay, formed by the widening
of the river channel near that point
The original survey and the plat OF
the town-still in existence and in a
good state of preservation-was made
by Abraham Lincoln in September,
1884. This was the first white settle
ment in Illinois between Rock Island
on the north and Ogawawka. at the
Lower Yellow Banks" on the south:
and, on the organization of the county
OF Mercer, in 1885. the village was des-
ignated by legislative act as the first
county seat. but the honor was soon
after lost in the current of events
Since then. and until within the past
two years, the town has declined, and
its business has dwindled until 1t has
become mere reminiscence of the
prosperity Of its former years. But
recent discoveries have developed new
industries and again old New Boston
Is one of the liveliest and busiest
towns in Northwestern Illinois.
At the bottom of the river and on
and around the shoals near the great
banks Of yellow sand, fresh-water mus
sels-the Unio Pictorum of Linnaeus
live and grow and thrive in count
less numbers. and the gathering OF
these by dredging. for their shells,
from which are cut the buttons known
to the trade as pearl" gives constant
and profitable employment to hundreds
of men, women and children. From
the deep water the mollusks are gath
cred by shoulder rakes, composed of
squared steel teeth set in a fiat bar Of
iron twenty inches long, with frame
of round iron. and handle eighteen
feet long. For shallow water a scis-
sors rake, made on the principle of a
pair of shears, Is used with very satis-
factory results. At the present price
of shells-$10 per net ton-these CLEAN
ers can easily earn from 50 to 81 day
each. During the open river season a
fleet Of seventy or more small boats,
manned by these dredgers. is a COM
mon sight. In the winter the search IL
continued with good results in chan
The silver star., 1898-04-07
TIL. LII. of . Trolley Car wheel

What Is the life OF a trolley-car
wheel? The United Traction company.
Of Pittsburg. reports the average life
Of Its wheels to be about $4,000 miles.
and estimates that about one-third OF
this life il secured by prompt grinding
when the wheels become fiat. This
company. as we'll as some others. buys
Its wheels with the guarantee Of 49,
000-mile life. and II they should require
renewing before that time the wheels
are replaced at the expense Of the man
ufacturing company. while II the life
should prove to be longer tho company
receives a corresponding credit.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

q great enthusiast and an earnest
worker. He welcomes strangers to his
unique church. and he assures them
that its stability prccludcs the possi-
bility Of the church going to the bot
tom. "st. Withburga's Ia not Insured"
remarked Mr.. Broke joculariy, "but
there Is sinking fund. The church."
the vicar goes on to say. "is built Of
deal, with oak knees. Tho bows arc
higher and heavier than the stern. shc
is steered by tilicr. and moved by
towing" One man. II seems. can lug
St. Withburga's n short distance. this
sweltcring duty devoiving occasionally
upon the senior church warden.
Our last photo shows the church iy-
Ing idly at her moorlngs ON . week
day. The outside II painted green.
The hull 10 tarred. and the roof cover.
ed with tarrcd felt. The fagstaR lets
The silver star., 1898-04-07
STEAM OYSTER DREDGE.

nels cut through the ice. The hand
dredging will be continued. but new
and better way has been found.
1t has been claimed and contended
that steam dredge for gathering
oysters and clans could never be made
success. but this theory must give
way to the present condition. New
Boston has opened the shell and let
the secret out. THE Klondyke,"
cleverly devised and artfully construct
ed steam dredge does the work speed
lily and well. A basket dredge Of
strong construction and wide grasp.
with attachments for cooking and
packing, propelled with powerful
engine. with an equipment OF Ave men,
gathers. cooks and sacks from Ave to
ten tons OF marketable shells in a day.
The total output Of shells by hand and
steam dredging during the past year
was 1000 tons or more. After extrac-
tion, the mollusks are examined care
fully for the pearls that are often "in
their midst" This search gives con-
stant--but sometimes precarious-em-
ployment to q number Of people. Last
season one pearl. valued at $780, sew
eral worth from IS to e25 each, and
many others Of lesser size and value
were found.
New York and Philadelphia furnish
the markets for most OF the shells that
are gathered there. and their products;
but pearl" buttons are cut In q small
way at Keithsburg. ILL.,. and on much
larger scale At Muscatine. Ia. and both
OF these plants are supplied by New
Boston. Much OF the process Of button
making Ia secret. The shells are
hrst soaked In water for twenty -four
hours to soften them and prevent dust
in saving. The buttons In various
sizes are cut by rotary disk saws. held
in . stationary frame nnd driven by o
line shaft. Underneath this tho shells
are held in movable frame, operated
by a foot lever. The cutting Is done
from the inner side. and the shells arc
kept moist by sprays Of water. The
disks are then piancd. "ccntcred" and
drilled by clever mechanical devices.
The "hnishing" is secret process,
known only to the trade.
Niagara Falls 10 . sort Of JUMPING
OF place for some people who loek ~
fore ieaping.
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A Cheap Trick.

To manufacture a cheap knlsominc
stuck on the wall with glue. claiming
it to be the ''same thing" or lust as
good" as the durable Alnbastlne, or to
buy and sell such goods on such repre-
sentations would seem II cheap trick.
Some resort to 1t. To be safe, buy Ala
bastine only in packages and properly
labeled.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

Then you don't believe in prestige
derived from nncestOrs?' Not bit :
l believe In fixing things so my ances-
tors will derive prestige from me-
The silver star., 1898-04-07

An Ingenious Knife Crindsr.
A one-legged knife grinder In Phiia-
delphia has taught a Newfoundland dog
to turn his grindstone.
The silver star., 1898-04-07
HOSE ON WHEELS.

There has been recently patented for
use in fire departments what is called
fire balloon, but which could be more
appropriately termed water battery.
1t is machine to relieve the firemen of
the fatigue Of guiding the nozzle. This
latter labor requires constant atten-
tion and great strength. as the resist
ance Of the water creates constant
downward pull. Mounted in trunnion
bearings on carriage which has trail
stocks is nozzle adapted to rock ver-
The silver star., 1898-04-07

Mssy Ways Of Cooking Potatoes.
There are 100 different ways Of pre-
pairing potatoes for t::.s table.
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Beware of Ointmcnts for Cn,arrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering II through
the mucous surfaces Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, as the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure; manufactured by
no mercury, and is taken Internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine
It is taken internally and made in To-
ledo, Ohio. by Il. ]. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free. Sold by Druggists. price
75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The silver star., 1898-04-07
asttins steam chssp,y.

A notable event in municipal ensi-
neering IL the operation Of an electric
plant nt Shoredltch. London. In which
the steam II generated by tho combus.
tion Of city refuse.
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DO NOT DELAY.
An ounce Of Prevention Is worth .
Pound Of Cure,

Pound Of Cure.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., Chi
cago. Dear Sirs: used one bottle Of
your "5 Drops" and It did me more
good than any medicine ever used. 1t
did me more good than all the medi-
cine have taken from the doctors for
two years. besides suffering the entire
time. In three days after &C -rmenced
using the "5 Drops" my PAL all dis
appeared. recommend It to. .uffer-
ers Of rheumatism. Very res. fully.
r. L. Martin. Anguilla. Miss Feb.
Z, '98.
Every family should have 4 bottle
of "5 Drops" on hand, especially at
this season of the year. Changes in
the weather are SO liable to cause rheu-
matism. la grippe and many other dis
eases that "5 Drops" cures.
For another thirty days you can Sc
cure a sample bottle of "5 Drops" for
25 cents. The manufacturers have
100000 sample bottles which they in
tend to distribute for this small
amount.
Write today to the Swanson Rheu-
matte Cure Co., l67 Dearborn street,
Chicago. Ill. This company is reliable
and promptly I'LL every order.