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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
MANY KILLED
AT CHICAGO
Heavy Arch Supports Crush
Out Human lives.

CHICAGO. AUG - Late YestsH-
jay Afternoon. AZ fhr caIsesm nuIli .
INK ueu bsins erected $50 Wabash
avenue. is stvei arehts. caeh .Fh-
Ioe "a toms. which aere a. htNe SUP
ported the supefrtructure az the biz
bulfI.ag feb kliuns AMI tuJudHT
many people Tho t8gas number -
Casualties are upi see knuNu aa q
auus teF sf men aerr working GA top
at the arches and may BE hur.af 10
the debris Name ~ chs dead ars
HORRIBLY mauEied The H-d were
Charles WNuuI EdN afI Murray r
taean. Stephen Thamps ia. John
Faray Richard sherman Theodore
THsfn. g4et5 Eruuef aHa A +. Nars
man. The laHt tea Nrfr from To-
ietn. Tuose fttaily injured we're iHhn
MARKHAM. ] , Duud. l'rtrr reltI,f
and John White
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
GEN. Otis WILL STICK
TO HIS PRESENT JOB
According to the Latest Information
Sent Out From Washington.

WASHINGTON. n. e. AUG - -
The reports hat regularly spring lu-
e. circulation that there ia to be- a
change u commanders at Mania
are evidently bceamlnF annoying q
Secretary Hoat and today be denied
positively tbat there Is any f1undh-
sion f4r them More than thls he
iHrs not choose % ay. TIE Discus
sion - commanders necessarily in
easEra more or lsHe the frtazls ~
campaign strategy. and there ia M
man more pablo - Keeping close
WoEh On official matters than is the
han secretary There g. no fuunda 3
tom Tor th" statement That Gen.
Miles IS tp Rp 20 "a. Philippines and
take active command If the ARMY
there. u is known on good authority
that the president Is aistdffrt In Ala
confidence that cen. OIL, IL equal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
Automobiles in Missouri

stsHI%GF1ELp. Nc. Aur - 4
company sith . capital SITS ~ t'a-
80 is beine organized Iu fiia elty fnr
the puTrosR ~ manufaeturiaa satos
mobiles it p intended g. rureaaHe
the patented portions ~ tbs ma
chimes sud have them put together
ant the hNianrr manufactures IN
this city Hy This procedure. it is
rlaHmed. saving ~ at least ONE
third can he made
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
STRAWB0ARD
TRUST DEAL

HosTnN. AUG - The Transcripts
today says Important developments
IRE understood o. b. psHtur iu Che
sir1UHaHrI frHd# The general
nuaIueaa activity which has extended
ta every class - industry has great
Is inerea "a tie consumption "
ftrtubH1-4 Al the mills of the
American sfraNbaarl ,ampluy la
Ia number are runn.nr full t'me.
wIh AN average daily output of %
taHs ~ #trsNhaIrd ,aeh Nee1tia-
toms arr uaH pending f'r the aeIui#
auuu by the American strawbHard
Company af several important indie
pendent eursegus THE dead has ga
EHs pr1err sseI that 10 is understood
that BH advance i'm pfier viii be- or
drrrd amulfU 1ualy hN the TRUST
and ita nr zHHt competitors uH all
grades 20 take effect September !.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29

o. f4a duty an1 be h1a bad at ~
time ary thought - rtmos= uE him re
suppiaHtinE him bF lbd.aHHHs &c
aHs btcn raid that the president has
discussed Witn Secretary aas tha
aieH - restricting cen ufa - the
duties ~ his imusiiatr 1fn,a Il nrva
rrnur general ~ She islands and give
ing 60 Cen Lawtun tho command e
the army iu che Philippine h#.Hg-
inF thlf this afflare WFth 80 TH#rea
ana SKID. H1uii make Iu 5 eara n
TIE iawrfrutH and then rI. - t
possible far otis % rafIz.aa 80 3 10
che islands until 1fIEssefaHs euf-
erurnfnt could be- eft up und p4t In
operation Hut hafsFer may have
De- eu eanEaFse1 in the dIs#fiss.5u 81
p.1Ha FOR campaign IT, Is known
that the president approves ~ Con
ntha course since the campaign
opened
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
THE VANDERBILT
DANCE AT NEWPORT

NEWPORT. u. !. Aug st ap-
pears now e. b. definitely settled
that Newport VII have only one
dance Of Importance This seas1n. ana
that viii b. Nj william * Wander.
bits. which viii b. given AZ the
Golf club Friday eyeuine next
Mr. Vanderbilt has invited Sir FL
sha Dyer Jr. 70 lead h.s eotillon.
Mr Dyer has accepted The honor. 80
everybody IL looking Tor aard t1 a
very spirited and Interesting sreut
The Vanderbilt dance Wili be mo-
ticeable not. only ~ the only one ~
the season. but as marking fha fr-
opening ~ the Go.f cub h9usa fpf
such affairs Two hundred invita-
tons have been sent out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
A Aard Blow

NO. sir. I'll never wear anything
but a boiled shirt aH t9nr ~ 8ert''
protested the man AZ he ordered or
extra dozen.
hut the negiIseea are q great deal
cooler"
u don't care If they are=f'ee had
enough ~ 'em just ass ? was stand
iuE on . corner . faEg moments ae1
an INN ~ bosthIaek eame a'aur
and pulled back my coat and said e.
the crowd HIM mighty pretty
shirt waist he's got on. alH't ite'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
CLAIM WORTH
100000

WABASH. Ind. Aug % The oai
eials and employees of the big Fauf
railroad here Wha organized the va.
hash klnndlke company with a cap.
Ital - $4,000 tNu yrarH ago. are ia
hiFh feather o,fr the report ~ Taau-
a GHchfial Wh9 eighteen months
aru. With VII Hayden was sent q
the klaudHke g. prospect
GHrhHat returned Yesterday and
today informed the directors that
be had located three e'aims AMI that
he could get iaOa 0o0 for one Tee =
FER vii bc refused and ,isIehrist WHI
br supplied with funds e. provide
an engine and thaVrr far mining
purposes to work she ctaim.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
Il Smled Him

aYaa. spent trr summer iu Tie
country Iltd ID Efett time
HiIut Nau miles The convenience
lf civilization
UHHa H4#a anything WHY my
boy obey uai Die nnsaf sanitary
hHth plumbing mp There thai Shu
ever aaB
What was II Ike
An OF paken bus ket and tin
wash basin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
AN OPERATION
ON THE CAR

PARIS. Aug e. Ths Courier du
6uIr vBIfh receives information
from ihr ~ nar foreign office. pub
iln sH tao fuEisw
.rhf amaesIh aith uhleh tho car
hHs iunf beru aHaek. aeefua to iHdi=
,afe Is dangerous Psychological situA-
uau Emperor SiehuiHs iH about 60
So 60 n4fmstaaf atih the Empress
and D. eiIi rsuntr the regency so
Hsa Kauiuurlr. Nicholas Michar'p~
steh Huaaf hIH stay abroad the
CHaf VIII undergo thH operation u
frcpauihF. tAr result - ISL sch is uh-
certain drau.tr the pfnErraH lu sur
gieat ps1enee. So may ttcrtfare.
NOT Hru Hur sovereign ally in PARE -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
LA CROSSE Is
STORM SWEPT

In CROSSE. Wis. Aug 29.--This
city AIS visited today hy cloud
ogrt and wiudst1rm. purely tHral
ln sHap-. bat DOING hIe damage The
torn came To- three aatHaua. tho
fest beIuR about O'Clock. The second
at u O'Clock aaI fHH thrl shortly
after 2 o'clock Ia the afternoon The
lightning struck Ii d8z.H different
places. AMI Dire started Iu @ number
~ business blocks O. o. Barron
block aas plrtIy burned AMI wreck.
et ft Wa occupied au the thIrd
ua1r hy The Masonic bodies. ana OIL
are heavy losers. tuHush amply COW
HrHf b. Insurance The 81 $3.50 1ark
~ drg Lsala ~ thn Barron company
Was practically ulu.5 by water
thrown hF the 0ramnH Thu rain
ai vaH nearly 90 IHrl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29

IN CANADA

MONTREAL. que Aux - 4 biz
aeli involving several millions -
dHHHrs. hts Iusl been iWf through ~
Toronto s HYu1IratH h1a bought out
ne bicycle Interests 81 fha Massey
Harris company n A Lazira a 60.
~ Toronto Junction. Good Gold lH
cycle company Nanffurd S Weilun1
N#Is company. 81. catHaHnr Az
u..HtIuu fuf charter fuf fhs new
company vth tfoaH n9n eaplal la
90 o. unIr 90 th# Ontario govern
menl thHr fHe Dominion govern
'H..nt Wlli ALSO bc 4fked f1f "a special
charter vs. q II Marsy Nin hr
president 81 fhr concern. The come
uany alH re anaa So into tbs buhiHrss
~ manufactured automobiles AT To
Tuufa aa1 Muatfard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
MS JUST DESERTS.

Fred Eekaward. who was arrested
Saturday Tor stealing q watch. chain
and several ether ARTICLES frpm o'e
Gundcraen's room ct isas sisth ave
nue.. was given a hearing hsfatr
Judge Cam yesterday. Tie charge
was originally burglary hui WINS nj
tered g. petit iarceny F,ckswari uas
anei tioo aud gwen 81 days IN the
county Sail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
SEATTLE ROWING CLUB

There j. roual lerabis talk a. tbe
present time about commanding tho
s-btUr Rowing club n ftr action
fs .takrn ffe s'Hb wiH - made 6
member e the North -. nr Hesat-
e. Association. Tbs pfnsauce FRI the
oli5 ~ the VIetsr.a team an thrlr Fr-
flfr from auss.ssfai meet at As
ta6.s e Haae mneh toward euesur-
urIrr tHa Move
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
Fear End of the Wcrid.

ST. PETERsBUEu. aus. . =
rumor THAI fhf end n tha ssa-td Is
near IL causing naulc smaug tire
ern Russia Larer numbers - men
are leaving the fewn e. pass their
few remaining days witt their faml-
lies In their native villages, ara the
factory owners have heeH bf-rd 20
ask the police g. put a stop 60 the
exodus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE GAMES

CHICAGO, AUG - flames i'm the
National League Yesterday resulted
as follows. At Cleveland boston e.
ii a. Baltimore e. at Piushurg
Brooklyn = PIttaburg a. at Louisville
Philadelphia IL. Louisville @, at
Chicago First game. Chicago {.
New York s; second game Crcaga
II. New York 3, at ST. LOUSY Wash
iugtou II, st, Louis II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
ANDREWS ONCE
MORE IN FAVOR

pITrsBCBa. Pa. Ava - There
- geei s.sei war lu Quay tirs e
hrre asgr tine discovery that ,xssrn-
RHsr W 81 Au8fteH has been rein
stated ~ Quals nFrt lieutenant and
sH hausefuria 81 Fiee orders 60
gnaYa afher fallnWerH Tfs fast
ahm8 Andrews has hreu RESTORED to
power MAS secret cot known until
arrr TIRE election bat &c leakaf aul.
and has eaused a storm with thnas
Fhe Thought thtf thry vere rntlt.
"a ~ gHsy g rauntrure Chr placing
II AHdresa n Etr afaf ~ huuar r
very repuEnant It's 10 heartily dis
kri
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
Fooled the trust.

FAsluSfTpS. u. g. Aug 20
Consul Johnston reports from Hon
duraa tbsg 5He banana trust recently
sought 20 pat d"HD tha rrie" ~ ihIa
fra.t h4f Che rIIutHrH com ind and
refused o. furnish buHau1a o. the
trust iie mFa pineapple maugnf g
ana other fruits arc backward on
account ~ the rains.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
the OFFICE CLOSED.

The recruiting Office n the Pacific
bis..E Vaz ordered closed yesterday
aud Lltut Alvin q NoHa Whu bad
charge ~ the office. WIS ordered e.
fhr Vancouver barracks far duty.
Tbers a., 49ast se0b mrn At Van.
aouger .sha were uaa euitsd IN oregon
and Washington. which eIil complete
Che Thirty arb regiment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29

COLUMBUS O.. AuR - Camp
No Is Union veteran Lection has
elected President Mckinney O. repre-
sent b. at the national eucampuau
at baltimore on September rs. u and
IS. The precedent Re IA member %:
she organization
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
THE GRocERS MEET.

The Seattle Retail Gracers' Asso
elafl1n mot last evening iu the See
York block aud decided 10 establish
t baeNH,IuE #ystem 20 prevent lac
o. aIiur " groceries by whole l.ru
Tho association also decided ~ nIpao
the stores al u O'Clock on Labor day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29
POLICE MADE
A MISTAKE
Officers at Bar Harbor Hand.
cuff d Minister.

HAlt HABuoB Ne. Aus - ROY
~ is0neHfau fifnsu. pastor af tbs
Wilson 81 modal Methodist isplara-
al ehue.a ~ Washing 10. . g. Var
arrested hE mistake tpsisY while
HrBHaHE ur GFa.a Mountain tHe
F. 'fee thiHNua ihaf Hr saH FRANK
William funs. wanted flr the mur-
der - IS ~ uFaake - Washing.
tHH. anh four afhvs rrimea. rhe ro-
ue Hrei hen hH released him
uf=aa discovering BE- erfaf NJ usu-
rH rHuaet tbe ssfetin-u uef1He issYs
ins far NareAsaua user chat be
veuid rafau au1 bring saB f9r al
lsk.1 saiaa ARREST
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29

AMSTERDAM. Aur 90 mHf1a
las tHH t#eu proclaimed at tiiser
sual #4r fHlH Hla. WHeHa thss has
h.su Halaus t.aaaH iu consequence
Of Oh. suppression ~ che annual f1u#
Shops anal usHeursa were Htfntd
h5 hr Hatau and much damage Wac
IuHr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29

Exspeaksr Hda
treasury may regarded
honoarua
- power al.
report
New York bar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29

It ass ost sgeeaf NOON r#gor- - interviews 81" Nj shoe"'o
est popular ee.k ot nt1fpe-
resarf ae situation m ae fI# aI b. Hfau9 Increased
Commissioner s.hufmnn VII
rt q e Ifsa.aa BY nHsa he Was appointed aud
not b. fa1e pub
Ju}sue uelaes ef tn commissioner President
ctudtts ssep
discussion their commercial rssihi'e the
81 that Of
doubt be worth a thc
administration u iuehes s"hurm"n
commission
forgotten. government officials
original tnN.a
The of iefnu
tus balm ou the Of IN
became
Keep thr civilian
ts1ui represented
critical period
Manila hstues tcHeatay
President sehusn hs aaHeatsH went
through
Nraanao tho
manIug
Az this perhaps further
characterization fashnesa % the fs'oHr administrative policy
interfere work which
q Federal
bsb.pdeeI
similar etsd and survi
q multiplication
"a public
might Dc easily s4uaulsra.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-29

Ahoura formally united under th
japan religions and the
will be closely
formally obtained from the ia
district sought religious before rau1c
meeting BE- hst pacs q waship vra Full Information
b. Furnished proposed rilnee
needed what decided rstbot
deed teaieu b the Japlnese officials eho
Furnished
with the religious history ne
leader chief
s
impartial soterao
their preIudgvs
religions shat prospect pigeon
japanese
ON
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Names ia the Postal Guide.

The following names of postoffices appear in the United States postal guide: Mud, Twin Sisters, Texas Mule, Oregon; Sodom, New Mexico Yeltowjacket, Idaho; Loyalsock, Op- tion. Pennsylvania; Wax, Iowa; Peb- ble. Sawdust, Florida; Seven Guns Quality, Kentucky; Virtue, Tennessee Wit, North Carolina; Zero, Mississippi Love. Colorado; Oats. South Carolina Pluck, Virginia; Pure Air, Rockycom fort, Peculiar, Lick Skillet, Missouri Sassafras, Maryland; Pious. Ohio: Roll ing Stone. Minnesota: Pepperto~n, In diana.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-19

On Oct. 16, 1913, the French army under Napoleon l., numbering 19O,OOO men, was attacked at Leipsic by 200,- 900 of the allied forces under Prince Schwartzenberg Butcher and Berna- dotte. The battle was renewed on the 18th and 18th, and in the end the French were obliged to retreat, leaving 25,0O0 prisoners in the hands of the allies. The total French loss was up ward of 6O,OO0 men, and that of the al lies 46,000. After this tremendous con- flict, called the battle of the nations, the allies entered Leipsic, and Napo- leon commenced his retreat toward the Rhine. The fiftieth anniversary of this battle was celebrated with much en- thusiasm throughout Germany, Oct. IS 1863.
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MIoe That nIanufacture Thrsnd.

A Scottish artisan has conceived the ingenious and economic Idea of em- ploying mice in the manufacture of thread. The small quadrupeds are made to turn a wheel with their feet, and in this manner, and by means of . simple mechanical contrivance, they are able to make about 2.S00 reels of 137 yards each daily. To produce this quantity it is estimated that they cover 6 course of 1S,000 yards.
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.rau Raitors PnnIsh ed.

Max Regis, the former mayor of AL giers, notorious Jew batter and editor of the Anti-Juif, has been sentenced in default to three years Imprisonment aed to pay fine of 1000 francs for ''r ess offences and glorifying murder erl aillage at meetings in Algiers and Paris M. Philippe, managing editor of the same paper, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment, to pay 8 fine Of 100 francs, on the same charge.
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strength of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The recent discussion by engineers of the safety of the great Brooklyn bridge under the increased strain caused by the addition of trolley and elevated cars to its moving load, has brought out some interesting facts about the huge structure. At present the total strain upon the cables is 13,S74 tons. but their ultimate strength is 49,20O tons, so that the factor of safety" is S.52. It wou% not be possi- ble to crowd enough moving load upon the bridge to break the cables. The immense anehorages of masonry to which the ends of the cables are fast ened have been moved forward by tue pull of the cables one-eighth of an inch in eight years. The natural life of the bridge is reckoned at 2,000 years
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1ndlan. rn th. Lumb.r Ru.lns...

The Menominee Indians in North eastern Wisconsin are as successful as anybody in their lumber operations. By the sale of pine logs in years past 1,200 men, women and children have a tribal fund which aggregates about $1,000, 900 and is still growing. The tribe expends about s75,0o0 year in logging operations and clears s50,000 to s1O00O0 yearly, which is added to the fund
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Sorry He Spoke.

It was once the fortune of man who was ugly both in temper and in features to sit opposite to Douglas Jerrold at dinner party. Whilst the cloth was being removed the latter managed to break glass. His vis-a-vis thinking to turn the laugh at him, at once said: "What, already, Jerrold Why never break a glass" 'I am surprised at that" Jerrold answered, "You ought to whenever you look in one"
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1ndorslnx an Ancient Cure.

Ground oyster shells were given by the mediaeyal doctors to children suf- fering from rickets and scrofula. Now it appears that they were right. The shells contain lime, nitrogen, iron, sulphur, manganese, magnesia,. flour, bromide, phosphoric acid and iodine, all excellent for feeble children. They say if growing children were to take powdered oyster shells in their food Che teeth would be improved.
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Cricket as a Thermometers.

A conscientious cricket is one of the best thermometers in the world. The temperature may be accurately told by observing the number of chlrps in a minute. At 50 degrees Fahrenheit the rate is eighty chirps minute, at 70 degrees Fahrenheit 12O per minute, and the rate increases four chirps to the minute with a change of one degree. Below a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit the cricket is not likely to make any sound.
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The whlstling Tree.

The "whistling tree" is so called from the wind in it's branches making a sound like flute. It is the 'tsofar" of South Nubia, and yields the gum of senaar. Dr. Schweinfurth has shown that the sound is caused by holes bored in the spines of the branches by an insect in order to suck the gum. The spines, in fact, become little flutes.
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A CnnnnarIann.

Let me write the songs of a coun- try, and I care not who makes its laws" quoted the student. Well, {" answered the man who comes from a state where they Iegislate on cartoons and theater hats and kissing, "now and then I think there isn't a great deal of choice. It's hard to tell which are the foolisher, some of the songs or some of the laws. Washington Star,
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Nevr Tost for CoaI.

A French experimenter suggests that the X-ray furnishes ready means to detsct stony impurities in coal. Carbon is very transparent to the Roentgen rays, while silica Is opaque to them. Consequently the silicates, which form slag when coal is burned. can be seen like a skeleton when the shadow of the coal is projected upon the fiuores- cent screen.
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Good EyesiEht,

Brawley (given to boasting) Do you know, suppose I've got the best eyesight of any person going" L1te- sum-"Oh. there's no doubt of that, That book you praised 80 highly you were able to read without stopping to cut the leaves. Don't believe another person In town could do it."-Boston Transcript.
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Value of Walnut.

Fifty walnut trees in Cass county, Mich. were recently sold for s10,OOO cash. These trees have now been felled and will be shipped to English buyers. The largest tree was seven feet in diameter at it's base and will yield lumber worth from s7OO to s1,OO0.
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CuOumbers for the Complexion.

Cucumbers are not only invaluable as an adjunct to the toilet, but they should be eaten plentifully by those who have high-colored complexions. Cucumber juice well rubbed into the skin of the face will keep it clear, fresh and soft.
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AmbassadOrs' Pay.

England pays it's Ambassadors as fol lows: France. $45,OO0; Germany, s4O.- 900; Turkey, s4O.OOO; Russia. 5000 Italy, $35, 900; United States, $32,0OO Tn most cases the officials receive per Quisites in addition. America pays its Ambassadors SIT 300 each.
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Arsenic Not Allowed.

Tn Sweden yarn is not allowed to be sold If 1t contains .0009 per cent of ar senic. A carpet has been condemned by the inspectors because 1t contained 1000 part of a grain of arsenic in six teen square inches.
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NeseIr as gwlre as ChIeara.

Melbourne, Australia, which con, sisted of thirteen huts and was known as Beargrass at the time of Queen Vic- toria's accession, is now classed as the seventh city of the British empire, coming in after London, Liverpool Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Calcutta
 Dlnnsrs Served Up in a Trees
 A restaurant exists at the village of RQbspson (namsd after Crusoe), about ten miles from Paris, where they serve dinners up in a tree. This restaurant has turned the trees of it's garden into small thatch-roofed pavilions. They are built solidly into the branches, aud plainly furnished with deal tables, straW-seated chairs, and coarse, clean napery. The visitors ascend by flight of rustic steps, and the food is hauled up in wicker baskets by stout cord and pulley. There is a waiter below, a waiter above and, considering the distance the yiands have to travel be- fore they appear on the table they are served tolerably hot. There were said a gentleman who recently dined there, "three stories or platforms on the tree on which my party dined. We occupied the middle one, while the Pa- yilion above us was in the possession of group of vocalists. Every one was in high spirits, and the dinner in tree proved a great success"
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A Remarkable vans.

On the roof of brewery at Maid stone is to bs seen one of the most remarkable yanes in England. It rep rassuts an old brown jug and glass. The iug, which Is made of copper. stands three feet. six inches in height. and three feet In diameter. and is ca oabls of holding 10S gallons.
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stlIi ln the Rough.

"Boerdway is perfect diamond in Che rough" "That's funny. Surely so- eiety has cut him enough. ."-PhiIadSA shia North American.
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Statue with Exelaahes.

Only one marble statue of the human figure with eyelashes is known. It is the sleeping Ariadne, one of the gems of the vatican, and was found in 1903.
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seedless Oranges and Concord Gl

seedless Oranges and Concord Grapes.
 The seedless orange that has be- come so popular in California was originally found growing wild in the jungles of Brazil. The Concord grape also is a wild plant and the man who removed it from the woods in Massa- chusetts died but recently.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-19
Few Suicides Among Minors.

There are said to be fewer suicides among miners than among any other class of workmen.