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Southern Ry.
Schedule IN effect November ., $780,


Trains leave from Peana. Station
SCI = M Daily Local Tor EaUisonbuTg aRd
Tor Charlotte and way stations
HIS Z N Daily Z ; tast AalL S,eePfag
cars 10 New Orleans, Columbia, Savannah, and
jacksonville, uniting at Salisbury with sleeper or
AsheFilIc, Chattanooga. aad Memphis, ard az
Charlotte. With sleeper foT Augusta. Solid train
Washington TO New ORLEANS: Dining car service
I:3T a. N. Daily Local for Charlottesville
4:0I P m Week Days- Local for Front Royal
Strasburg and Ha:risoubuTg-
4.9O D. m Daily Local Tor Charlottesville
$50 p n. Daily. y Y < Fla Express sleep
ing cars to Augusta with connections for AlkeR
and Charleston and 10 Savannah, jacksonville
and PorI Tampa. Through coach 70 Jacksonville
Dining service
9:55 D. m Daily Washington and Chattanooga
Limited Cgia IyIchburg9. Sleeping cars to Roam
oke Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, and NeT
Orleans. Through coach 10 Memphis Dining CIR
io:45 p. n. Daily Washington and Southwest
ern Limited Sleeping cars 10 AsheTlile. hnu1-
vile, Chatta11oosa- and Nashville and 20 Atlanta
Macon, Birmingham. Memphis. Montgomery, Mo-
bile and New Orleans; connects at New orleans
with Sunset Limited for California Dining car
service. Tourist sleeper Washington TO San Fran
cisco MONDAYS, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
TRAINS ON BLUEMoNT BRANCH
Le2ye Washington 9-Ol a. M daily. 4-4o p n
week dsys and 6:z5 P; n SuRsisys for Blue
mont 6:25 p m. Saturdays and 4:S5 ?. n. week
DAYS and II:2e p. n. Wednesdays and Satur-
DAYS only for LeesbVFg, 6:25 P Seek days 20
Herndon-
Through trains from the South arrive Washing
ton 0:42 a. m, T:25 m, 9-I5 p. m, and $50
D m daily. From HarrisonbUTg L 81 n. m. week
DAYS and $40 p n. daily. From Charlottesville
SIS a n and $40 D. N. daily
Tickets Sleeping car resUrvati0Ils, and OTHER in
formation furnished and baggage called for and
checked from hotels and residences by Union
Transfer Co.. On orders left at Ticket Office, z0s
15ta ST. NV: 61I Penna. Ave Nm. and ct
Penna- Station.
Phone i4aI Tor P r. r. Cab seF-ice-
FRANK s CANNON,
Cd Y ?. and Gen Mgr
" CUP Traffic Manager.
w A TURK. General Passsr Ace-t
[. s BRONX General Agent
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

OLExAN 4lSF11PS-
AMERICAN LINE
FAST EXPRESS SERVICE
Kew YORB-SOUTHA sIPTON-LONDoN.
CALLING. WESTB0UND At CHERB0URG-
SaiIings Wednesday at 10 a. n
St. Louis. .............. Wednesday. December 5
New YoTk----.....-- Wednesday December Il
Southwark u ednesday, December 10
ST. Louis. -....--.... ednesiay. December 20
RED STAR LINE
Soordland- --.--...... Wednesday, December 3
Southwark Is ednesdaT December IS
EaderIand . "Wednesday December 26
NEW YORK-ANTWERP-PAR
Every Wednesday at u noon.
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY,
Piers Il and Is, \. R--Gfioe IS Broadway, y. Y.
Philadelphia Office 395-3g7 Walnut St
WASHINGTON 0FFTCE-I90s ST y. W.
q W C. MOSS. Agent. I4II G st n W
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FOR sALEBICycLEs.

FOR s4LE-Gent's bicycle, good condition. 81
Address BOX ., this Office Gel-St
FOR SALE-Jady's bicycle. good condition, &c.
Address BOX p, this Office. de4-st
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Fon RESa-sreREs.

rGg RENT-store roorls. 50z < ST. near y L.
Market key Ga Sd - NV. da=2t EN-
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FOR SALE-EeH Luxury bicycle; catalogue price
SO. for S. yI5 9th St NV. de2-Jt
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Seaboafd LIZ Line Railway

sfELoRTDA AND WEST ExoIA SHORT
IBEu
IEATE WASHINGTON, PEszSA 4 4 STATION.
a-S5 A h daily FieFi4a Express Tor Peters
burg. Raleigh. Southern Pines Pizeir1-st, Cam
Gen, Columbia s2vanuzh. IacksoaviIle TaIla-
n2sSee and Tampa through sleeping cara %
JacksoEVi.ls-
6-55 P n. daily. Florida Limited for Camden.
S24usesss.. Savannah, Jacksonville, and AaasEfs2
Through sleeping cs=s 10 JackSSBrliie and
Tampa. Dining Car Service.
C:55 P II daily Atlanta Special for R2leiEh,
Southern Pines, PiEekErst, Charlotte, Ataecss
AtlsIsta, New erisxns. and al POINTS n The
SostE%est Through sleeping cars 70 Atlanta.
For fsu ther information apply TO ~. u AcCoS-
NELL. General Agent. 1854 New Xozk ave.
Central location. good service, steam heat Offices
IN sIusciiir1s Brildise ccTaer Tenth AID streets
northwest. Tor rent very low to good tess<sts.
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SPECIAL BTeYCLE 0FFERINI

SPECIAL BICYCLE OFFERING.
THE NEW YORK CYCLE Co.
424 Ninth St. NM.
VIII offer. beginning Monday, December 5. very
extraordinary bargains in BICYCLES TIRES, and
SCNDRTES- Special attention IS chiefly directed
to the ECLIPSE BICYCLES (Iee09, fitted with the
Morrow coaster brake, Goodrich tires. Aelly or
extension bars, at
S28. rs.
This Eclipse Is listed s47.5o. All bicycle riders
know the sIraIi.y and reputation Of tins bicycle
Don't miss this exceptional opportunity. We
shall offer 1900 Sterlings for Si9S; equipped with
Morrow coaster, So extra We have received an
other large shipment of s35 Pathfinder Bicycles,
which we sre offering for the holidays for $1z-ss
Also Juvenile Bicycles at very low prices, for
children from FIVE years old up
Special in Bicycle Lamps, suitable Tor holiday
presents: 1900 Searchlights, 1ee0 Everlit, 1900
Dietz. and all kinds Of high-grade gas lamps
from g5c up to 81 So. Ali goods zre fully gu1T-
anteed and satisfaction IN every instance Is as
sure5. dsest
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FoR skEREaousEs.

FOR SALES, coo N st. nv near 18th: frame;
rooms. rented OWNER. 11s1 18th st.
des-St, enl
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGES new houses Oh
Seaton St ne. ". IL tyaEson; rooms and
bath; cellar; furnace; So,
To celoTed. people, story and cellar brick, 6
rooms and bath; neafs Var Department; house il
same held at $4,000; price only 8, 000
Fine investment $500 cash Cor equity in g
story I0-room brick house: under yearly lease
for $3.50 per month; tHst s. 600; IL per cent
net money invested.
Two lots on 9Th st. ne, bet. F and 6 sts.. Tx
% to alley adjoining lots held at 09e and 81
foot; price OF these only 55c- per foot. Apply to
Eh. SAUNDERS q CO., I407 ST. nv.
da4-sf
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WANTED-RoOaFS
WANTED rooms. Tor / b. k; not to ex-
coed SO; OF room and board IN NV; by 3
couple with child two years old; state terms
Box %, this Office. Item
WANTED-By gentleman wife and grown iaJgh-
ter, suite OF four furnished rooms OF part
Of house, for light housekeeping. Address Box
.. Us office. de4-St,em
WANTED-By middIe-aged man, y.ar1n room Ad-
dress BOX q, this Office. 1t
WASTED-By adt.lts. three rooms for light
housekeeping; Northwest p=zierrcd. Address
BOX 16, this office de4-St
WANTED-Unfurnished rooms BIZ quiet. respect
able adults state terms Address BOX 81,
this Office de2-2t
- -- -
wANTED-RoosIs AND board.
WANTED-By young man, room and board in pri-
Fate family, within or blocks of Columbian
University Address, stating particulars and
price. BOX Y. this Office. de4-3t
ROoMs AID BOARD.
SECOND STORY bay-Hinciow front room. opposite
War Department; room and board for two
so. LOS St nv. de4-St
FOR RENT-Two large furnished parlors. suitable
for Congressman; board if desired 323 East
Capitol 81. dc4,St
FOR RENT-sI9 ST. NV. vel -ls.r. front roor,.
2d-story. with other desirable rooms; board If
desired 5e2-9t ON
BRIGHT, comfortable second Aoor rooms board
or housekeeping; near Census, Library, and
cars references $50 I'd st. ne de2-3t
WANTED Couple young men 10 room and board
wItr private family; terms reasonable. Adj
dress BOX 756. this Office de2-2t
FOR RENT Furnished rooms with board. -
East Capitol st de22t
FURNISHED room and table board for tvvo in
small private family 12C Tenn Ave nc
de2-3t
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FoR RENT-215e L ST. nw furnished rooms and
good beard, 81 week de2-2t
TWO bright, vyell-heated seeond-floor cc26r1Dieat
ing rooms; excellent home table; everything
thoroughly fIst-class. l0I6 J5ta 81. nw de2-St
FOR sALE-sUBURBAN.
FOR sALE-ao acres; new 7-roon house. barn,
am oieil%Iu' F,icc' S-,SSs' o.e-thdId cash,
balance to suit; also large bcilding lots s.
down. balance 81 Per month. price. from $50
to 500 each; alse u acres. room house. cheap
and on easy terms; near Washington. JAHES z.
CLEMENTS 1871 St NV de4-3t
FOR SALE-Prospectire purchasers OF suburban
real estate can hear OF something interesting
By addressing BOX 10, this Office. It
FOR sALE-Four suburban lots z5xIl5. v5fb
small neE 2-room building; lots lie together;
price. $50 c. W. P. S022 ST NV deI-3t
FOR sALE-A beautiful corner n Del Ray. Va.
u5 Il front, on Mt Fernoa Boulevard IIG
#. front, on LLOYD Avenue; corenient 10 cars
and public school; 2 bargain If sold II once
J. R. HANlTON, 13el Q st nv. de2-St
FOR RENT OR SALE-Farm Of 100 acres. Groom
house, fruit OF all kind, good. large barn,
courthouse; school on the place: 10 miles from
the market Address j. J. FINK. Berwyn, Nd.
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TRkTNs ON BITEHoNT BRANCH

Through trains from the South arrive Washing
ion 0:42 a m, T:35 i. m, 9-l5 p m, and 80
D. m daiiv. From HaTrisonbUTg L 81 4. m. week
DAYS and $40 D. n daily From Charlottesville
SIS a n and $50 D. n. daily.
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Hugo w orch o32 F.

Owe DON'T BELONG TO THE COMBINE
therefore sell roofing paper, nails. wire,
and other goods cheaper than others: pay the
highest prices for iron. metals machinery, paper,
and books S. BENSINGER & CO., IIth and
cts, Ho22-tt
FOR SALE-DTeS goods. silks. lace curtains, poT-
there's, Blankets eo4nfortc, mems and boys
clothing. capes, cests.s skirts, etc, weekly
payments; drop postal, 1 call. JOSEPH Calm,
81 Pa ave nw no2l-lno. en-
FOR SAEE-Pictwe frames made TO order Csc
up; largest and most complete line of pie
lures, frames and medaalions IN the city SEW
ARDS, 736 9TH ST. NV oclo-5mos
ECONOMIC BUYERS look at our stock OF mat
hngs and oiicl0ths before purchasing; curtain
poles in al lengths and fixtures of every descrip-
ton at lowest prices; carpet lining &c yard; sam
pies brought; mail orders promptly attended To-
KLEEBLATTS 18th and II sts re. se27-6
FGR sALE-cood quality opaque shades, fitted to
your windows. only 25e: the best quality oil
opaque shades, 80 cents; hung free; viii ca4
with asEples. KLEEBLAFTS. 11th and sts
ne. my6-d
FOR SALES for hair mattress, IN two parts;
lounges SIS. gasoline stoves and reirig-
orators; parlor and bedroom suites 81 per week;
VIII move and store your goods; cash or credit.
REDMOND. 81 and SI3 7th ST NV de4-t.em
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WANTED Ealf,grown rolored girl to do light
homework. SOs 18Th st. NV. H,sm
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WANTED-White girl for general housework; no
laundry; good wages. go st. nw. Item
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" ANTED-CouIpetent woman for general house
work il family CT two; refs required. Call
after 80 o'clock evening, I4s7 ST. NV. Item
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YOUNG PARROTS. singing canaries, knocking
BIRDS dogs cats rabbits, gold fish, etc;
catalogue free. SCHNfIyS BIRD STORE. a2 18th
St au12-f
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WANTED-ReliabIe cook and lauadress; small
family; wages SO; good home Tor right per
son Apply =, 9Th ST ne de4-2t, EN-
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WANTED-LOTS.

wANTED-LOFs.
WANTED-A lot 9ox5o for coal yard. as near
North Capitol and sts. rs possible; one upon
which owner viii put up small Office and few
covers for coal; VIII lease for FIVE years o.
longer address at once, BOX Il, this Office
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WANTED-Flrst. second, third cook; SO, $50,
SO; Tor hstel. BURGESS HOTEL. AGENCY
500 10th St Item
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FOR RENT-RooMs.


FOR RENT-Newly furnished rooms; well heated:
also two urfur rooms for l h. k OBS Sd st.
NV de4-3t, em
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So monthly payments for high grade organs
best makes, suitable for home lodges ehapels. or
churches; VIII be packed and shipped to country
if desired. BRADBURY FACTORY NARERoGMS
1925 Pa, ave. no3o-ti
SPECIAL prices in wines.-File OLD Port, SIer-
~. Blackberry and CataRba 75c and 81 per
gallon; box Of u bottles fine Lager Beer 80;
orders delivered TO any address in unlettered Bag-
onS. THOMAS R. BEAVERS Oh IL St sw.
Phone 1881. no27-Imo
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FOUND

HOODS Baking Powder. Worlds Rest. 5, 10 l5c.
2u1s-tu. Ln.s7- SUIT
ICE CREAM, 7oc gallon, not made in a cellar
but above ground, for sewer gas abourds
in cellars and breeds TYPHOID, diphtheria. etc.
moral don't cat that kind LACEY'S Is pure aud
delicious CO.. n + ave 'Plona a0sl
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FOR HIaE-HoRsEs AND sEHTcLEs.

FOR HIRE-Horses. delivery wagons. buggies.
and carriages; special rates PALACE
STABLES, ia E st. Sc. de4-It
BIRDS. D ,Gs, ETC.
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WANTED-AGENTS.
wANTED-Agents IN all counties Virginia; new
plan; big commission. WETM0RE, S34 c St.
NV " ash. D. C. de3-2t en-
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FOR SALE-Steinway. square, $50, cost 500;
nearly new upright sI6s; hauling 50: stor-
arp 81 ner month rerairsus- IN ali its brascbas
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Organs $50 IIn.

FOR SALE-Sewing machine, perfect condition
s.. 81 E St NV. del-St
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Rubber Heels for Soldiers.

Everyone knows that when soldiers
cross bridge they are ordered to
break step, SO that the regular vibra-
tion of SO many feet shall not endan-
ger the safety Of the structure. Now
an army surgeon of France has dis
covered that the brain jar due to long
marches in regular step is trying on
the human frame as such marching is
on the structure Of a bridge. To the
regular repetition of shock to bones
and brain caused by this uniform and
long-continued marching are due the
peculiar aches, pains and illness of the
troops. On a one-day march, he says,
this shock is repeated 10000 times, and
often the strongest men who can walk
the same distance without trouble
when not in line succumb to the strain
in two or three days. Therefore this
surgeon proposes as a remedy the use
of rubber heels. This device has been
tried in the French infantry with great
success.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Shields for Rap,d-F,re Gun.

The board of ordnance and fortifca-
tions held an important meeting in
Washington recently and decided that
the rapid fire guns of the seacoast de-
fenses should be supplied with shields.
This action must be approved by the
secretary Of war before it becomes
operative. The ordnance officers, the
engineers and some artillery officers
do not approve of shields. This is a
continuation Of the contest between
the ordnance officers and engineers on
the one hand and the majority Of the
members of the board of ordnance and
Notifications on the other relative 70
disappearing gun carriages. In con-
nection with the action at the meeting
there developed an interesting feature
of the proceedings of the board rela-
tive to field artillery. 1t appears that
an agent of the department has come
into possession of what he asserts are
accurate plans for the new French
field gun and these he offers to place at
the disposition of the board if he is
permitted to undertake the construc-
tion of sample gun from the plans
at the cost Of the government. The
board decided to avail itself of the op-
portunity to build the test gun and
made recommendation to that effect
to the secretary of war.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
General. in the British Army.

The apparent anomaly of major
general in the British army ranking
lower than a lieutenant-generaii is cas-
lily explained. In the olden days the
highest rank Of general in the British
army was captain-genera1, next came
lieutenant-general and then sergeant
major-general. When subsequently
certain changes were made in the des-
ignation of ranks, the title captain was
dropped and the captain general was
made full general. The rank of lieu
tenant-general was retained and the
title sergeant was dropped from the
third rank. it then becoming major
general. The relative rank of the three
grades of generals remained as before,
the lieutenant-general thus being SUI
perior to the major-general. In the
field general would usually command
an army corps, acknowledgement
one division, and a major-general one
brigade.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27

Song of the Transvaa1ers.
Know ye the children Of the veldt.
Tried, true, and heroes all?
Full grand they smite for God and
right,
For Freedom stand or fall!
Rise. burghers, wave our dear flag
DER us,
Triumphant shall we be!
Glad hills shall echo to our chorus:
Our people shall be free!
Our people free /, g,
For aye shall be!
Cur people shall be, shall be free!
Know ye the refuge. of our sires,
That rugged land sublime,
Where Nature sowed her jeweled fires,
Like stars, at dawn of Time?
Then, burghers, join our chorus swell
ing,
Exultant where we stand;
While joyous guns the skies are tell
ing:
'Tis here. our Fatherland!
Our glorious land,
Beloved land.
'Tis here, tits here, our Fatherland!
Know ye the newborn Afric State.
Babe-nation Of the world,
This very hour, 'gainst tyrant pow'r
Hath bold defiance hurled?
Then, burghers, strike! In God whose
glory
We sing, our hope doth dwell!
Our rifles ring in battle glory
The spoilers doom shall knell!
On wars red field,
With God our shield,
Triumphant all our praise shall
swell!
-Char1es n South
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
GONE TO HER REST.
coLoRED WOMAN WHO SERVED
IN TREASURY.
Sophia Holmes, Who Died in washinr-
ton tho Other Day, Left . Record for
Heroism That Il Truly . Credit To
Her Race.

Old Sophia Holmes, the most inter-
esting colored woman of her day, has
left little story woven around her
memory which will long live, and a
record OF which her race may well be-
proud.
She died In Washington a few days
ago, where she had won her mark Of
distinction as the first colored woman
to be given a life position under the
United States government, which was
awarded by special act of congress
during Lincoln's administration.
She was at that time employed as
charWoman in the division of issues
department, position to which she
was appointed by President Lincoln.
One evening in 1863, in sweeping up
after closing hours she found chest
OF bank notes, which had been care
lessly overlooked by the employees and
left out of the vault. Not knowing.
what to do and fearing to call the
watchman, of whose honesty she was
not sure. she continued to sweep back
and forth until it was dark, then she
dragged the chest as noiselessly as
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
CANADIAN SEEDING DEVICE.

The sowing of grass and other fine
grain evenly is difficult task when
attempted by hand and most of the
patent seeders offered for sale are too
costly for the average farmer to in
vest in, especially when it is taken
into consideration that the seeder will
only be used once or twice a year.
With the idea of providing cheap and
simple apparatus, which will SOW the
seed rapidly and evenly, Canadian in
Ventor has designed the apparatus
illustrated above. 1t consists of cloth
sack suspended from the shoulder and
provided at its single lower corner
with funnel leading into the distri-
butlng tube. The funnel has an in
ternal gate to limit the amount of
grain passing through. In the outer
end of the tube is arranged a series of
DETECTING fingers, which aid materi-
ally in the distribution of the grain,
which is accomplished by swinging
the tube from side to side while held in
slanting position, the grain falling
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
1arge.. S, archl,sht In the World.

The largest searchlight in the wo
is situated on the top of Mount 10
in California. at an altitude of g.,
feet above sea level. 1t is known a
the "Great Worlds Fair Searchlight,", >,
because it was first exhibited at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago. 1t was 81
sequently exhibited at the Mid-Wint
Fair at San Francisco, where it stooN
on a tower 264 feet in height. At
the close of the last-named fair the
searchlight was purchased by Profess
sor Lowe and removed to its presep'
site. 1t is of the 100000 candle pe
er, and stands on wooden base h
In octagon form, which has dss
ter of eight feet. The total weigh
the searchlight is 5000 pounds. i
ertheless it is so perfectly mou.
and balanced that even child
move it in any direction. The ray.
this searchlight are SO powerful
they can be seen at distance of
miles, and the beam Of the light is S,
strong that it is possible to read a
newspaper by Its light thirty-hye miles
away.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
COMBINATION CARRIAGE LAMP

COMBINATION CARRIAGE LAMP.
Gently patented, for use in cold wealth
er. The object of the invention is to
provide simple and effective means by
which continuous warmth at little
expense may be supplied to the feet
of the occupant of the vehicle, and in
which the arrangement is such as to
provide light whose rays may be di-
rected on the road in advance of the
team. This object is attained by
the lamp proper directly un-
derneath the body Of the vehicle, with
the oil reservoir located below and at
the rear lamp. Leading from the res
ervoir to the lamp is curved tube
containing the feed wick, and in line
with the blaze is the glass bull's-eye,
through which the rays are emitted.
Directly over the flame is a vertical
tube leading to a warming chamber
contained inside the body OF the wagon
and passage for smoke is formed by
a continuation of the pipe. 1t can be
readily understood that If the wnk Is
ignited and the feet are placed over
the warming chamber and covered
with robe they will be perfectly
comfortable themselves and also aid
greatly in the circulation of blood
through other portions of the body.
The Leon reporter., 1900-12-27
Hleh-Water Times.

After not raining for a long time
1t rained very hard in India, and the
resent letters and newspapers from
Calcutta describe the flooding of that
city, where the water stood twenty
inches deep in the streets. People
went about in boats and wagons and
as the rules of the road were suspend
ed for the time, there was great
mix-up in the more crowded thorough
fares. In some places pedestrians
waded up to their necks, and in other
up to their knees. Scores Of natives
went about the streets spearing fish.
The fish tanks had been oyerfiowed,
and it was good fishing in all the prin-
cipal streets, especially in the cele-
brated Madam. A native clerk who
was late in arriving at his Office excus-
ed himself by saying that in wading
to his place of business he was much
annoyed by the fish, one OF which
jumped out Of the water and hit him
in the eye.