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what resembling those of to-day, which
probably grew on high ground. Be
sides these there were plants of the
horse-tail family, which grew up with
long, reed-like, jointed stems to a
height of 20 feet or more and with a
diameter of 10 or ~ inches.
1t is claimed that coal was mined in
England before the Roman invasion by
Julius Caesar. The cinder heaps found
among ruins of the time of Roman SUI
premacy in the island appear to show
that coal was largely used by the people
of that age. BY the end of the thir-
teenth century bituminous coal was
burned to a considerable extent in Lon
don. The oldest coal workings in
America are near Richmond, Va. 1t is
supposed that coal was discovered and
mined there as early as 1850. Tradition
says that boy while hunting for craw-
fish CHANGED upon the outcrop of coal
bed which crosses the James river IL
miles above Richmond. Mining was be-
gun and by the year 1775 the coal was
in general use in the neighborhood. 1t
played part in the war for indepen-
dence by helping to make cannon balls,
and by 1889 it was being shipped TO
Philadelphia and New York. During
the late civil war these mines were
seized by the confederate government
for the purpose of procuring fuel, and
they are still largely productive. This
coal bed has an area of about $50 square
miles and an average thickness of "a
feet. 1t is supposed to contain about
50,000,000 tons yet unmined. There is
reason to believe that the Indians knew
something of the use of coal.
SMITH u ERY
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INSTRUCTIVE TRADE FIGURES.
the German Bureau of Statistics
on Foreign Trade of Empire.

According to statement published
by the German bureau of statistics,
the foreign trade in the empire in 1898
amounted to S1.295, 554, $50 in imports
and 1854, 499 900 in exports. These fig
ures do not include precious metals,
of which Germany imported 5,442,
600 and exported $50, 152 600. OF late
new phase in Germany's economic
life has become apparent which af-
fects the labor market. Some branches
of trade can work only with half power,
because they lack the raw materials.
This refers especially to rolling mills,
which suffer from a dearth of pig iron,
and industries using steel. coal and
coke, though fully at work. are not
making much profit on their output, as
the advance in the cost of the raw ma
terials is not compensated by the prices
obtainable for the finished products.
Most of the iron and some machinery
works have contracts that viii keep
them busy until the middle of next
year. These are now working over
time and refuse to take any more con-
tracts at fixed time and price.
The great boom in iron and coal is
principally due to the large contracts
given by the government for its rail-
road stations and rolling stock, and by
municipal and private corporations for
narrow gauge railroads and electric
tramways; also TO the many machine
works that have sprung up during the
last two years.
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pERATloN.

Come" said the little Ether-Atoms,
Let US cling together and march together
Millions and millions and millions are we
Let us form and march like the waves Of
the sea.
With shoulder to shoulder hand linked
in hand.
Line behind line of us. Here we stand!
Steady, there. Wait for the word Of COM
nand.
Steady. my comrades! Is everything right?
Now, all rs one of US, into the night"
So they chung together and marched to-
gether,
And the world was filled with light
Come" said the little vibrations-in-Ai Air,
Let us cling together and work together
Starting not on on our separate tracks,
But all within touch, that whatever each
lacks
The rest may supply, and that each, great
or small,
May something contribute-to soar run
or crawl
Toward the one common end; there Is
work for us all;
And mingling our efforts. the weak with
the strong,
Break we a path through the silence
along!"
So they chung together and helped one an
other
And the world was filled with song.
"And now" said the children of men on
earth.
LET us cling together, and work together.
And help one another, and turn our words
Into golden action, and sheathe our
swords!
Let us tunnel the mountain. span the plain
Stretch hands 10 each other across the
main,
And each mans wealth be for all mems
gain
Then unto his neighbor let everyone
Say: BE of good courage and let the
word run
So they chung together. and, 10! as in
Heaven
His will upon earth was done.
Samuel " Cole in Youths Companion.
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remove the sod carefully, replacing it
after they have taken out stratum of
peat There is little doubt that if these
beds of peat could lie undisturbed and
covered over through many ages they
would take on all the characteristics of
mineral coal.
The substance of coal has been so
compressed that the forms of the plant
composing it cannot usually be seen.
But when piece of it is made so thin
that it will transmit light, and is then
subjected to powerful microscope, its
vegetable structure may readily be dis
tinguished. Immediately under every
separate seam of coal there is a stratum
of what is known as fire clay. This
stratum is always present and contains
in great abundance the fossil impress
sions of roots and stems and twigs,
showing that it was once the soil from
which vegetation grew luxuriantly. 1t
is common also to find fossil tree stems
lying mashed fiat between the layers
of black slate which form the roofs of
coal mines, as well as the impressions
of the leaves, nuts and seeds which fell
from these trees while they were liv-
ing. In some beds of camel coal whole
trees have been found with roots,
branches, leaves and seeds complete.
and all converted into the same quality
of coal as that by which they We're sur
rounded.
Biologists are of the opinion that BIZ
luminous and anthracite Goals were
formed during the same period and I'M
der like conditions. Originally they
were all bituminous, but during the
violent contortions and upheayals of
the earth's crust at the close of the car
boniferous age the bituminous Goals in
volved in that disturbance were
changed by heat and pressure, and the
consequent expulsion of volatile mat
ter. from bituminous to anthracite.
Camel coal is a variety of bituminous
coal which burns with great freedom,
the flames of it affording considerable
lipht. 1t was called candle coaf' by
the English people who first used it, as
il often served as a substitute for can
dies. The name became corrupted to
.'canneF" and has so remained. 1t is
more compact than ordinary bitumin-
Gus coal and it can be wrought in lathe
and polished. A certain variety Of it
found in Yorkshire, England. is man.
ufactured into a kind OF iewelry known
as set"
DR.. Homer Greene gives an interest
ing description of the climate Of Penn
sylvania during the conforming epoch.
The most remarkable features OF the
vegetation OF that period were the size
and abundance of its plants. Trees of
that time whose trunks were from one
to three feet in diameter, and which
grew to height Of from - 10 100 feet,
are represented at the present day by
similar species whose stems are only
4 fraction Of an inch in diameter and
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SHAVING A DEAD MAN.
A DihicuIt Job That Occupied and
Tired an ImpecuniOus Artist
About a Week.

81 have just finished shaving dead
man. said local artist. The job oc-
cupied mo about week and" Good
heavens!" calculated Mortified friend,
what dye mean ?" Don't be alarmed,
replied the artist, calmly, "the opera
ton was not as repulsive as you may
imagine. In fact, performed it with
brush You see, certain family of
my acquaintance have large oil paint
ing of the head of the house, who de-
parted from this vale of tears some time
in the early SOS. At the time the por-
trait was made he wore a full beard,
which was contrary to his usual Gus
tom, and the family, who remember
him best with a smooth face, have been
anxious ever since to get off the whis-
kers. / was engaged to shave the por-
trait, and hard times and approaching
rent day persuaded me to accept the
commission, which, needless to say, was
highly antipathetic to my artist in
stincts.
Il had to depend entirely on the recol-
lection of the family for my data, and
| found, to my alarm, that each member
had retained a different impression of
the old gentleman's chin. One claimed
it was double and another insisted that
it was sharp and clean cut daughter
described it as square and determined,
and the widow assured me privately
that it was shaped like the prov of an
armored cruiser. Altogether / found
myself in the deuce of a fix. 1t was no
trouble to take off the whiskers; / did
that in three fell swoops; but when
blocked out the jaw experimentally
and called in the crowd for suggestions,
there was a grand chorus of protest.
Strange to say, pleased nobody, and
have been correcting, amending, re-
modelling and doing it all over again
ever since. One point of dispute was the
location of a wart, which half the fam
lily said was on the left and half on the
right. / finally effected a compromise
by painting in two warts, one on each
side. / got my fee all right, but before
| take another tonsorial job I'll go to
driving trolley earn. o. Times
Democrat.
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HAT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.
The Owner Tried to Economic, But
Her Efforts Met with Fear
full Results.

This IS plain, unvarnished story of a
lady who trimmed her own hat She
was endeavoring to economic and con
celved the brilliant idea that by purchas-
ing the trimmings and the frame she could
construct a ha. that would be quite as hide.
Gus as the ordinary or extraordinary mill
Inery creation and at much less cost. So
she made dozen or more trips downtown
and finally had gathered together a trunk
full of bits of ribbon, steel buckles, gauze
flowers, birds, fiber chamois, bolts, rivets,
barbed wire, varnish bicycle cement gal
vanlzed iron, incrusta walton and all the
singular ingredients of 4 womans hat, to-
gether with fearful and wonderful frame
that looked much like a wire waste basket
after a tug OF war with a steam engine.
Then she haunted the display windows and
changed her mind something like a thou
sand times regarding the manner in which
she would trim that hat
She sewed on and ripped off the birds so
often that they looked much bedraggled
and were, indeed, very sad-looking birds,
but she finally succeeded in assembling the
hat and then, as she was going on a VISIT
to her mother and sisters, who lived in E
small city, she wore the magnificent crea
ton, calculating that they would 90 into
commissions over her hat. And they did
After they had kissed her several times and
assured her Of their undying love her moth
er, VINO IS wise woman, with keen sense
OF the proprieties, ba3e the elder of the I'M
married sisters ring for the carriage. Il
am so glad to see my dear daughter" she
said, that | must buy her something. Now,
you drive down to the millinery store and
buy her the prettiest hat there before any
of her friends see her"
And after the economical daughter had
departed for the millinery store the remain
ing members OF the family fell upon the
floor and screamed with laughter, for they
knew a good thing when they saw it, even
i. they did live in jay town.-Chicago
Chronicle
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of a thing. 1t seems as if =
Well, | don't know how TO say it. But
her eyes! Kind
loving and full of the very
devil. Somehow, from the first minute
saw her | wanted TO pick her up and
pet her. To hear her laugh
Oh, Johnson, Johnsonl" There was a
lot more of it, but that was a fair sam
pie. And then it happened that john
son began 10 be neglected great deal
At last the whole thing was settled,
although they had hardly realized it.
II was talking it over with Johnson
after l left you last night" said Geff-
well. Il told him what you said"
The girl started up and let go of his
arm and looked at him in amazement
''You told Johnsoni" she said. Harvey
Geffwell, you don't mean to say that
you told anyone what / said!"
Geffwell got red in the face and
laughed in an embarrassed way-as the
dignation sparkling in the eyes he adj
mired. johnson isn't really anybody"
he said, at last, and even as he spoke he
felt that he was guilty of disloyalty to
Johnson. ''He's-don't laugh, Bessie
he's my skeleton. You know we have
10 have such things-I don't mean our
own skeletons, but this was one my
uncle sent me, and-well, you know
had to grind like the mischief, and l
knew it was up to me And
didn't dare see much of the fellows, be-
cause I'm naturally sociable, and if
started in it would take my time. And
so 1t was kind of lonesome
up in that little room, and kind of got
in the way of talking TO Johnson. Oh
1 know it seems foolish TO you!"
You poor boy" said Bessie, plying
ly. Then she laughed, but stopped sud
denly and said; Foolish! Why, it's
horrible; it's CHASTITY! Why didn't you
talk to the bureau or the bedpost or
something's"
Il don't see anything CHASTITY about
it," said Geffwell, which was perfectly
true. you don't seem to understand"
Il don't want to. A horrible-ugh!
Don't let's talk any more aboutit And
that YOU should talk about me-and
tell things!"
johnson wouldn't breathe a word.
He's the soul of honor"
81 don't care. l don't like il. Har-
vey, if you keep that thing single day
longer you needn't come and see me
again"
ut seems to me you are little alb
surd," said Geffwell, coldly. IF you
will think reasonably moment you'll
see"
They were standing by her fathers
front gate, and that was the end of that
particular conversation. The girl
turned abruptly and walked, in an ex-
traordinarily dignified way for such a
small person, into the house. Geff-
well stood and looked at her, but he did
not call her back. She was peeping
at him through the curtains, but she
didn't go out again, although he waited
for minute or two before he went
away.
But that same evening he packed
johnson tenderly in an old trunk and
drove with him over to Dickinson's
rooms. He told Dickinson that he
would like to have him take care Of
johnson for awhile.
Glad to have him." said Dickinson,
Hospitality. you'll take good care or
him, won't you, old man?" said Geff
well. Il may want him back again
after awhile. Chicago Daily Record.
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SOUVENIR FROM MANILA BAY.
Pair of Shells Polished and Mounted
on Marble PedeStals-To BE Pre-
scented to Miss Helen Gould.

There is a souvenir aboard the Olym-
pia for Helen Gould. 1t is pair of
shells from the Reina Christina, sunk
BY Dewey May /. James Hicks, Of 1870
Prospect place, Brooklyn, recovered
them from the wreck soon after the
battle, and he has kept them ever since.
They are polished. and the charges have
been withdrawn.
Hicks has mounted them on marble
pedestals as vases, with a tiny statue
of Liberty surmounting each one.
That's pretty good souvenir" said
Hicks. "Ten years from now they'll be
worth something as relics. I'm going
to give them to Miss Helen Gould. be-
cause / think she is the most represent
alive American woman.
Il don't think any woman alive has
done as much for the soldiers and sail
ore ~ she has
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FARM POULTRY HOUSE.

"A. Scratching Pen; b, Roosts: C, Poultry
Doors; ID, Inside Doors; V, Ventilator)
to accommodate a hot-bed sash, and
would need three of them. The parti-
tions should divide the house into four
equal parts, scratching pen and a
roosting and nest room ON each side.
Place the water, ground bone and
grit in the roosting or nest room and
do all of the feeding in the scratching
room, and also keep the dust bath in
this room right under the glass so that
the sun win shine in it and keep it dry
and warm. For cheapness and dura-
bility | would cover the roof with Ne
ponset roofing and paint it we'll; board
up the sides and ends and batten the
cracks.
This style of a house = the most
roomy and convenient of any / know
of, and almost any farmer can build
one. TO start one, draw your plans,
first, to scale and see how your lum-
Der will cut to advantage. Hang a cab
bage or other vegetables in the roost
room so that the fowls can pick it from
the roost board and the floor, and fall
off once in awhile for exercise. The
plans are plain and Explanatory
Il. e. Page, in Ohio Farmer.
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RAPE AND TURNIPS.
Not as Valuable for Green Manuring
as LeguminOus Crops, Nor
Quite as Profitable.

Rape and turnips are entirely depend
ent upon the soil for their nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash, therefore
they do not increase the amount of any
of these substances in the soil if
plowed under. They viii, however, in
crease the amount of vegetable matter
or humus in the soil, but other crops
will do this more cheaply. Leguminous
crops, such as clover, COW peas, etc,
obtain considerable amount of nj
trogen from the air, therefore they not
only increase the humus of the soil but
increase the supply of nitrogen as well.
Rape and turnips, says writer in
Rural New Yorker, require soil which
is fairly fertile in order to do their best,
and a soil which will grow rape and
turnips successfully will also grow le-
guminous crops. From these three
statements it will be seen that rape
and turnips are not suitable for green
manuring; at any rate they are not so
valuable for this purpose as leguminous
crops. / do not know of any good
farmer who uses rape or turnips for
green manure. They are highly es-
teemed as stock food and they should be
used for this purpose only. Some crops
will grow on extremely poor soils which
will not grow leguminous crops, and
by blowing under such crops the phys
ical condition OF the soil may be so inn
proved as to enable the soil to produce
leguminous crops, notably clover, which
is liable TO perish from drought on soils
poor in humus. Rye and buckwheat are
good examples of crops that will grow
on poor soils, and they are sometimes
prepare the soil physically. Rape and
turnips, however, will not grow sat
isfactorily on poor soils, hence there is
no excuse or reason for using them as
green manures.
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JEWS IN CONGRESS.
Senator Simon, of Oregon, the Fourth
Hebrew to Occupy Seat in the
Senate.

Senator Simon. of Oregon, who was
born in Germany, of Jewish parents,
will not be the first man of the Hebrew
race to hold a seat in the United States
senate Three others preceded him, all
from the south. The first, David l..
Yulee, of Florida. was a member of
that body from 1S45 to 1851 and again
from March, 1855, to January l, 1861,
when he retired from congress to cast
his fortunes with the southern confed-
eracy. Senator Yulee was born in the
West Indies in 1911, came to this coun-
try with his father when quite young,
and located in Florida. Yulee's fathers
name was Levy, and he was of Jewish
extraction. The senator first sat in con-
gress as a delegate from Florida under
the name of David Levy. During the in
terval between his leaving the house
and entering the senate he changed his
name to Yulee, and was afterwards
known as David Levy Yulee. He diedfn
New York on October 10, 1896.
Judah F. Benjamin, of Louisiana, was
the most famous of the three, and one
of the most distinguished lawyers and
statesmen this country has produced.
He, too, was born in the West Indies,
his parents being English Jews, who
sailed from England in 1911 to settle in
New Orleans. Upon hearing that the
mouth of the Mississippi was blockaded
by a British fleet they put in at ST. Croix,
where, on August II. 1911, the future
lawyer and statesman was born. Ben
iamin was member of the senate from
March 3, 1858, to February 4, 1861, when
he and his colleague, John Slidell, with
drew to join the confederacy. He had
sharp controversy with Jefferson
Davis on the floor of the senate which
came near resulting in a duel. Benja-
min was successfully attorney general,
secretary of war and secretary of state
of the eonfederacy, and after the sur
render at Appomattox escaped to Eu-
rope. where he remained until his death
in 1884.
Benjamin Franklin Jones represent
ed Louisiana for one term from 1879 to
1885. He was born in Kentucky and re-
moved to Adams county, ILL.,, where he
was educated In 1853 he went to New
Orleans TO live, and was identified with
the confederacy. He was succeeded by
James b. Eustis. ambassador to France
under Cleveland.
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Mrs Clara Makemer, housekeeper for
the Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mis-
sion, of Chicago, writes the following
letterfrom 302 Chestnut street, Chicago:
"Peruna is the best tonic have ever
known for general debility, sure cure
for liver complaint, and a never failing
adiuster in cases of dyspepsia.
Il have used it in cases of female ir-
Irregularities and weak nerves common
TO the sex, and have found it most salts
factory"
From early girlhood to the end of the
child-bearing period few women are en-
tirely free from some degree of catarrh
of the pelvic organs.
With Peruna the thousand and one
ailments dependent upon catarrh of the
pelvic organs can be wholly averted.
Health and Beauty" sent free TO
women only. by The Peruna Medicine
Co, Columbus, Ohio.
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cnmhs In Cold weather.

Every winter damages the birds more
or less by injuring the combs. When
comb is frosted it turns black and often
the points decay and fall off. 1t is very
painful, and results in loss of eggs, as
the birds will not lay until the comb is
thoroughly healed. The wattles also
freeze, especially when wet, as is the
case with birds that drink from an open
vessel The best remedy for frosted
combs is to keep the birds free from
draughts and anoint the combs with a
few drops of glycerin and crude petro-
leum mixed. TO prevent the difficulty,
if necessary, cut off the combs and wat
Ties with sharp knife or shears, dip
the head in alum water and put the
birds in dry. warm place. Should the
weather be warm rub the cut surface
with crude petroleum as a protection
against fiies-American Gardening.
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A noy.s Dewey souvenir.

Souvenirs Of Dewey are to be had on every
hand, if not for the mere asking at least
for the paying. But they are cold -hearted
souvenirs, that have no intimate connection
with the life of the great admiral. If one
might get as a memento something that had
been his own, that would be different mat
ter. A certain small boy has keen appre-
citation of that fact. He feels that he has
been more highly favored than the average
mortal, for has he not even penetrated the
hero of Manila face to face? He was taken
aboard ship by his father After his return
home the family observed that the little fell
low was going about carrying his hand care
fully. bound up in a handkerchief. Have
you hurt your hand?" they asked.
in great dignity: "That is the hand that
Dewey shook. IN Y Sun.