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COAL DUST BRICKS.
Millions of Tons Of Grimy Powder
to Be Utilized as Fuel.
Process discovered of Saving What
Has Hitherto Been Practically
Thrown Away by Minc-Owners
Factory at Chicago.

Millions of tons of coal dust hitherto
deemed little better than waste are to
be reclaimed as fuel through the me-
dunn of a new compound, which is soon
to be manufactured in great quantities
by concern recently incorporated as
the Briquette Coal company. The
crumbling atoms of bitumen and an
thracte are to be packed together in
miniature bricks and shipped in large
quantities to all parts of the country.
a factory plant has already been con-
struc,ed at Morgan and Thrty-eighth
streets, Chicago, where the apparatus
will shortly be placed in working order.
Gardner Corning, a Chicago man, is
the inventor of the formula, which
promises to dispose of the great guam
titles of black crumbs distributed in
the swamps of a dozen states by the
mine proprietors, who have feared that
the dust would choke up their shafts
unless more practical me tllod of dis
position were evolved. Mr.. Corning
will not divulge the constituent ele-
ments of the composition, which he
says will assimilate with the coal dust.
He asserts that the use of pitch will
make the artificial cakes give out more
heat and be less productive Of smoke
than the most valuable species OF hard
coal.
1t is estimated that 1,OGO,OOO tons Of
coal dust are distributed about the
country by mine owners. The stuff,
which has been regarded us almost
worthless, has been used for the bed
ding of railroads and the reclaiming of
submerged lands. In Duluth last wear
10000 tons of coal dust was used in the
construction of the new docking sys-
tenn. AS soon us the Chicago munuruc-
tory is in working order the concern
Mr.Corning heads will establish branch
works in different parts of the country
convenient to the coal ccntcrs.
According to the plans prepared by
the inventor the coal dust will pass
through several processes before it is
turned out in brick form. It, is first
dumped into huge receptacle. where
ii is carried to n boiler heated almost
to the ignition temperature of the dust.
Then the stuff is mixed with the vari.
Gus ingredients which are to make it
practical. Out of this apparatus the
combined materials fall under urcss,
which turns the stuff into bricks ready
for consumption. The apparatus for
producing the coal brick is entirely n,,-
tomato.
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GAS WELLS PLAYING OUT.
The Indiana Fields Are Steadily
and Seriously Waning In
PrehHure.

The recent extreme cold weather of
the past week has suddenly aroused the
people of the gas belt to the stern fact
that the gas pressure is steadily wan
ing. The efforts to make an oil field out
of Il gas district has had n distressing
effect on the supply, and the extension
of the oil fields is now proving a detri
ment to the field. Millions and millions
OF cubic feet of gas have been wasted,
first by the flambcaux and since by the
oil operators.
Gas wells in Hartford City, Ind,
which few years ago showed pres
sure of $50 pounds have now dwindlcd
to 220 pounds. Waste from oil opera
tors alone was enormous, and it, is as
tonshing that steps were not taken
long before to stop it. Oil and salt wa
ter are rapidly qucnching the flow Of
gas. There is no doubt that 4O,OO0,0O0
worth of natural gas has been wasted
since it was frs, discovered in the state.
Residents of the gas belt for number
of years refused to admit the supply
was failing, but they arc now face to
face with the reality.
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ALLOWANCE FOR COLLEGE.
Court Gives sixteen Year Old
Youth $4,000 n Year While
at Harvard.

Considerable information in regard
to the amount of money to be expended
by a youth, 16 years old, who occupies
good social position, and who is to
be educated ut Harvard university, is
found in legal papers filed in the SUI
prcme court at New York city.
This information is contained in the
report of Edward Il. Johnston who was
recently appointed referee by Justice
Bookstaver for the purpose of hearing
testimony and advising the supreme
court how much money should be nl-
lowed to Richard Delafield Shipmnn,
16 years old, from his estate of $105, 900
while he is being prepared for lIar-
ward and while being educated there.
Young Shipman expects to enter llar-
ward next fall.
Referee Johnston reported 1t was his
opinion $4,000 year was none too
much for boy Of the property and so
cia position of young Shipman while at
Harvard.
Justice Gilderslccve has approved the
referees report and directed that Mr..
Shipman should eXpcnh $4,000 year
for the use of his son, whose full in
come is, $4,000 year.
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HORSES We SHIP ABROAD
THE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN TO
r1AoNIFlcENT PROPORTIONS SINCE
THE WORLDS FAIR YEAR

people that foreign governments, espe-
IT'S in the American markets purchasing
mounts for their cavalry and artillery.
While this is not true. it is still fact
that many American horses find their
way into the military service not only
in these two countries, but in others
us we'll. While the governments do not
buy them direct, the foreign buyers in
American markets sell them to the gov
ernments whenever they have horses
answering the various military re-
quirements, because they receive the
best Of prices. For cavalry and artil-
lery horses abroad the price ranges
from $3.50 to $3.50.
AS guide for horse breeders and
shippers the agricultural department
has published a statement showing in
general way the character of the horses
desired by each of the countries to
which we sell horses, us indicated by
the horses sent them:
Great Bri,ain-Ninety per cent. of the
horses sent TO this country are draft
horses, about seven per cent. are high
class coachers, and three per cent. trot-
ting and light carriage horses.
Germany-Ninctytivc per cent. of al!
the horses sent to Hamburg are draft
horses weighing 1900 pounds or up
ward, the other five per cent. being
made up of highclass carriage, run
ming and trotting horses. Most of the
latter are rcshipped to Austria.
France-Abou, IS per cent. of the
horses exported to this country are
what are termed cabbers. The other IS
per cent. are about equally divided be-
| tween draft horses and trottcrs.
Relgium-About two per cent. of
those sent to Antwerp are trotting or
light buggy horses. 23 per cent. street
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There was still a port hatchway. which,
was partially closed, and towards this the
two men made their way, Lynch in the
lead. Directly under the hatchway and
discharging through it was the break in
the steam pipe. Lynch rushed through
it safely and turned to help Paul
The latter, however, was unable to fol-
low. Then his brave companion lay
down on the deck with his head and face
in the escaping steam, selling hold Of
the sinking Paul, and by remarkable
exercise OF force and tenacity drew him
up on the deck.
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Long skirts,

A shoe filter comments on the sorry
conditions to which ladies' skirts are
brought through he present fashion of
trailing their length over the dirty
pnvcincnis. "I.adirS til, msclvcs Go not
know" says he. chow much dirt they
carry around from This style Of skirt.
If take off and replace Il pair of laced
boots have TO wash my hands imnIc-
dialcly TO remove the dust that is
whipped in by the skirts and held by
the tongue and lncings Of the boot. even
though the wrnrcr may have walked
but Il short distance. The skirt are no,
only long at the back. but al he sides
and they act as brushes to sweep the
street dirt directly in about he ankles
and on the pctiicoat hens. II is con-
slant wonder TO me that women of evil
dent taintincSs and ncatnrs> will per-
sist in this very untidy fashion,. lh"
filter echoes the surprise Of minr-i|nths
of the women who wear skirts. but
who would allow any other stupidity if
fashion demanded it.-N. y. Post.
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perimental way, 1000 horses were pur-
chased and exported with satisfactory
returns. In 1894 there were five for
eign buyers, or their representatives,
on this market, and 1000 horses we're
exported. In 1895 5000 horses were
purchased, and the number of buyers
was materially increased. In 1896
there were upward of so buyers on the
market. and 10000 horses were pur-
chased and exported. The present sea-
son over 20 buyers are on the market"
The classes of horses purchased by
the foreign buyers Mr.. Bruette enumer-
ates rs first, coach horses and drivers;
second, cab horses; third, bus horses;
fourth, draft horses. and fifth, standard
trotters.
The growth in the expectation of
American horses has been unprece-
denied. In five years time it has
grown from nothing practically to
mammoth proportions, with promises
of even greater growth if properly
encouraged and protected, The bulk
of the horses exported go to the ma
tions of Europe, and so come into di-
rect competition with the horse breed
ers of the old world. The effect of
this competition has been wall from
the breeders Of several of the European
nations. Germany has found ii neccs-
sary in order to protect her own prod
uct in the horse line to raise the cry
of diseased horses against the import
ers, MS they do against our meats. They
have increased the stringency of their
quarantine regulations until nothing
but the absolutely perfect can pass
them, and still the sale OF American
horses in Germany is increasing rap
idly.
Belgium breeders nre also alarmed
at the increase in the sales of Amcri-
can horses, not only in other nations of
Europe. but in their own country as
we'll. So long MS the imported horses
were of inferior classes they took but
little notice of it, but with the improve
ment in the class of horses, us well as
the increase in numbers, they began
talking of measures of protection for
themselves.
The effect of the American horse
upon the English market has been prac-
tically the killing of the horse raising
industry in the island. This was first
noted at time when the prices of
horses in this country was SO low that
they were comparatively worthless.
To realize profit from the business
buyers began shipping their horses to
Europe. where they were sold at most
any price they would bring. But with
better market at home better horses
were shipped abroad and better prices
demanded, and to-day the American
horse of the hest class is a feature Of
the London streets.
There is 4 mistaken idea among many
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Lynch then rose to his feet, badly
scalded about the head. arms and upper
part OF the body. The surgeon began to
apply oil and wool to his burns, but he
repelled the attention. I'm all rightw
he exclaimed; look after my chum!
He's very bad!'
He had said nothing about the way he
had rescued Paul, but his manly conduct
led the surgeon to investigate, and it was
ascertained that in order to rescue his
comrade he had plunged the whole up
per part Of his body into what was prac-
.tically a boiling cauldron. More than
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some miles for the smaller class of ves-
sells.
Along the west coast of Luzon these
bays are found every few miles. Some
of them will never be anything more
than mere shelters for passing vessels,
or stopping places for the smaller YES
sells engaged in the coastwise trade.
The first port along the west coast
from the north is Port Salomague.
| Once inside the harbor vessels are shell
tered from all but the southwest and
the west-northwest winds, and even
partially sheltered from these. There
is good anchorage in from five to seven
fathoms of water, with a mud bottom.
At the present time coastwise vessels
make it port of call once each month,
but with the development of the is
lands the harbor gives promise of be-
coming of greater Importance.
The next harbor of any Importance
is Lapug bay. To make this harbor a
good one 1t will be necessary to remove
shoal at its mouth. which lies direct
J ly in the center of the entrance. twill
be many years, however, before har-
Dor of any Importance will be needed
at this point.
Port San Tornado offers good an
chorage for vessels of almost any size,
but the harbor is exposed to the north
winds. The town promises to become
of some Importance within a short
time. and is now a port of call for coast
ing vessels.
Of the ports that have been open to
the worlds trade during the years of
Spanish sovereignty. with the excep-
! ton of Manila and Iloilo. none have
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been of more Importance than the port
Of Sual. Situated on the Lingayen
gulf, it has, next to Manila. the best
harbor on the island of Luzon. 1t is
about $50 miles from Manila, with
which place it is connected by the only
railroad in the island, and which car
ries the product of the rice plantations
to one or the other of the two ports for
export. Lingayen gulf runs inland 80
miles and 20 miles wide at the entrance.
1t affords anchorage for vessels of all
sizes. The town of Sual is at the pres
ent time but small place, and landing
facilities are poor, but with such a
natural harbor and the fertility Of the
territory surrounding it it is destined
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MfS\\NE of the agricultural indus
u y tries of the country tina, is re-
~ ceivinr the fostering care of the

~ ceiving the fostering care of the
agricultural department a, the present
time is the raising Of horses for export.
1t takes visit to the horse market
IN Chicago to fully impress one with
the importance of this industry to the
American farmer and horse breeder.
There are in that market more than IS
foreign buyers bidding for horses
suitable for export, and there were
shipped from Chicago to foreign ports
during the past year more than 10000
horses-all of the higher grades. But,
while Chicago is probably the largest
shipper of horses TO foreign ports, it
Is but one of many. and the figures of
the agricultural department. for the
past year. SO far as completed at this
time, indicate that more than $4,000
horses were shipped abroad during
that year.
The great majority Of the horses
bought by foreign buyers for export
are raised in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas, Iowa and
Michigan, and as result horses in
these states are bringing much bet
ter price than they would otherwise.
Mr.. William Bruette, the government
inspector at the Chicago market, said
regarding the expectation of horses:
"The exporting of horses has been
going on from this point for the past
ten years in desultory way, but did
not assume proportions of material i'm
rortance until 1898.
Foreign horsemen who visited this
country, presumably through the in
strnmentality of the Columbian eYposi-
ton. found our markets surfeitcd with
horses, while there, was shortage
abroad. During that year, in an ex-
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Kelly and Burke and Shea.

Many will remember the poem in the
New York Sun about year ago by J.
/. c. Clarke, entitled "Thc Fighting
Race, Kelly and Burke and Shea" 1t
is interesting to note company in a
New York regiment carried to Cuba a
Kelly. Burke and Shea. Kelly lies
buried among the long grass at FL Ca
ney. Over Burkc's grave Company G
fired their mournful volley last fall, and
Shea is still alive to represent the fight
ing race in Company G.
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but its surroundings, including the bay
Of Manila. This bay is one of the finest
harbors in the entire world. 1t is 100
miles in circumference, and has but
very few dangers to navigation. The
wharfage, and facilities for loading and
unloading vessels are not in keeping
with the nature and Importance of the
harbor. however. The principal wharf
age is afforded by two long piers rum
ming out into the bay from the mouth
Of the Pasig river. One of these ter
inmates in a lighthouse and the other
in fort. Good wharfage is also found
fer smaller vessels in the Pasig river,
witch is navigable for a distance of ten
mi %,
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ton in British naval nomenclature.

Towards the end OF the year 1897 the
Thrasher, while on the way from ST.
Ives to Falmouth, grounded, causing Sc
rious injury to the boilers and bursting
of the main feed pipe. The burst pipe
instantly filled the stoke-hold with scald-
ing steam.
In it were two stokers, Edward
Lynch and James Paul. All the rest of
the boats company had been landed, but
the doubling up of the deck had prevent
ed the egress of the stokers by the star
board hatchway.
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Next to Manila the harbor and town
OF most Importance is Ilof2o, $50 miles
toths south of Manila. The harbor here
is not to be compared with that at Ma
Mia, but it still affords we'll protected
and naturally good anchorage for YES
sells of all classes. Smaller vessels en-
ter 1loilo river and discharge their car
goes at the wharfs along it.
OF all the islands Luzon has the great
est number and the best harbors. Into
many of the bays forming these har-
bors flow rivers that are navigable for
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Au Irish Hero.

Stoker Lynch, the young Irish navy
man whose heroism in dashing into the
engine-room Of the British torpedo de-
stroyer Thrasher to rescue his mate, won
for him the Albert medal, first class, the
highest distinction for bravery in Eng
land, died the other day at his home in
>'Youghal, County Cork, from consump-
ton, following the injuries he then re-
ceived
1t is proposed to name after this gal
liant Irishman the next destroyer launch
ed, which would be a complete hhova-
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Long-DeInyed Correction.

Postmaster futile. of Carthage, Mo-,
has just received from the federal gov
eminent n draft for $500 in payment of
debt that has been running since the
civil war. but of which futile knew
nothing. 1t appears that in settling
with Capt. futile for his services as Il
soldier one days pay was overlooked.
1t took Uncle Sam "a years to discover
the error.
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Turned Down.

81 come to ask you for your daugh-
ter" said the young man who has moth
ing but what he expects to earn. "but
cant express myself
plntocra,ic parent. "You don't even
need to go by freight. Walking is 'X-
prditious enough in this case. Don't
forget your at."-DctrGit Free Press.
What II Means.
Little Eddic-Papa, what does haut
ton mean?
Papa-Whenevcr you hear anybody
make use of those words ii mc%"s that
there is some one around Hhn ! :. -: =
to show off and who has taken i''a poor
est way to do it.-Chicago Evening
News.
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NV OWHERE in the east can be
AM found such a large number of
- v good landlocked harbors, capa-
BILE of sheltering the largest ships from
the terrible tropical storms, as in the
Philippine islands. Along the coast of
almost every one of the hundreds of
islands are found immense bays on the
shores of which large towns and cities
are destined in a few years to take the
place of the native villages.
The exclusive policy of Spain, which
has kept these harbors closed to the
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car horses weighing 1900 pounds. and
IS per cent. draft horses weighing
/ 600 pounds and upward.
The following table, furnished by the
section of foreign markets of the ngri
cultural department, give the number
of horses exported from this country
to foreign lands in the years 1893 and
1897, and the annual average for the
five years 1903 to 1897:
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Pujaga Bay the Best Harbor tn Mlndanoa.

worlds commerce, has prevented the
development that would have. occurred
under a more liberal government. AS a
consequence of the same policy but
little is known of the great majority of
these harbors except TO the coastwise
navigators. But comparatively few OF
them have ever been surveyed in any
thing but the crudest way. The only
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Mr.. Hunter with blase enthusiasm
Il went south on hunting trip this
autumn, and found most delightfully."-
wild spot, perfectly swarming with
game; such MS deer wild turkey. wild
pig, wild cattle, and even wild horses.
Miss Wittier (meaningly)-Jndecd!
Why. you must have been the only
tame thing down there.-Life.
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Lingaven Gulf and Port of Sual.

ports that have been open to the worlds
commerce have been Manila, iloilo,
Cebu, Sual and Zamboanga.
Of these Manila is of course of first
Importance, and since the stirring
events which have happened there dur
ing the past few months, the world at
large is familiar with not only the citv
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WIND OPENED A GRAVE.
The Grewsome Sight Witnessed by
a Traveller Near a Vermont
Town.

That frightful wind which visited
this part Of the country few weeks
ago did many violent things which
were not discovered at the time. One
of the most grewsome of these occur
rences was discovered by travelling
man in the vicinity of Rupert, VT. The
agent was driving late in the afternoon
on somewhat unfrequented road
toward Rupert, and he noticed far
ahead of him something swaying and
dangling from tree. AS he drew near
sound, and. although he could not see
distinctly, yet it was evident that the
thing in the distance was of human
shape.
Some poor fellow has got tired of
life" soliloquized the drummer, land
has made away with himself l wish he
had chosen some other time"
AS the horse drew near the dreaded
object, the drummer was almost
tempted to turn about, but the night
was cold and the way back was long,
and he determined to face the awful
thing whatever it was. When he
reached the spot he found to his horror
an open coffin lying on the ground,
while dangling from the boug h of a
tree near was human skeleton with
grinning teeth, eyeless sockets and
rafting bones.
Near by was an immense tree up
rooted, its roots extending upward in
the air. A small family burying
ground. an open and ragged grave
torn all to pieces and splintered cof-
fin told the story. The recent wind had
torn up the tree. the roots of which had
been entwined around and under the
grave. When the roots gave way and
came up with the force of the wind.
the grave had been torn open, the cof-
fin wrenched in two and Its silent ten
ant had been thrown into the air, some
of the rafting bones catching on the
bare branches of the tree from which
It dangled.
The drummer drove on without look
ing backward. When he reached Ru-
pert he notified the authorities and the
uneasy bones were soon buried In an.
other place.-N. Y. Press.
What He Got.
AZ
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Paris Plan. a Giant Tbeater.
The Paris exposition of 1900 is to have
a theater which will seat $4,000 people.
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The following table shows the an
nunl value of horses exported from the
United States during the years of 1893
and 1897. and the annual average value
for the five years 1893 TO 1897:
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What He Got.

"udt ne oOts
Bill-You say the thief snatched the
purse from your wife's hand?
Jill-Yes.
"How much did he get? Thirty
cents?"
Thirty days."-Yonkers Statesman
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this. it appeared that he had previously
sacrificed his own chance OF escaping
from the stokc-hold the other way in
order to stay with Paul
In recognition of this act OF self sacri-
fee and bravery Lynch was presented
with the Albert medal OF the first class,
which is given primarily for gallantry
in saving or attempting to save life at
sea and in some cases for similar acts
ashore.
John J. McHale and Ace P. Abel, Jaw
yers, 3oI-3o2 Bank of Commerce Build
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Under Government Control.

The Hot Springs of Arkansas, owned
and controlled by the United States gov
crnmcnt, are admitted to be the best
medicinal springs in the world. The
Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad is the
shortest and best route. Write for ex-
cursion rates and particulars. A. B.
Cults, G. P. and T. A., Minneapolis,
MINI.
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Call Up Meagher & Co.
If you want good dry pine wood. Every
load warranted Tel. I6sI. .,ss
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Total ...............7l8G0 4.769. 2G5 2,lG7, 374
BERNHARD BRISTOL.