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slowly kindIing Into blaze. At the
ends the ropes formed tWo large loops.
which were we'll covered over with
cloth SEEKING the ropes the fakir
stood rigid and silent fox few mo-
ments, then With great agility drew
himself up and innsrting his legs in
the loops. he remained IN sitting
posture till the fasuts were fully
sblase. Then he drsw ont his legs
from the loops mp to the ankles. and
bsean to lower himsedf sIowly. head
dovnwards. into the arms of another
strong falir. Who was waiting to take
hold OF him. and Who quickly drew him
away from the flre. Ths fakir then
made his body perfectly rigid, and
closing his eyes he partly covered his
face with his hands. which we're clasped
round q rosary. He vas soon ready
to start, and the man pushed him
forcibly forward through the flames.
which were now burning high. As the
fakir swung back he was again pushed
forward, and 70 on ccntinually for
about ten on nftsen minutes. He mutt
tered q prayer every time he passed
through the flames. and when the wood
was nearly all consumed he was stop
ped. He quickly raised himself up.
and. Withdrawing his feet from the
loops, sprang to the ground. He was
apparsntly somewhat Eddy. but he
soon sat down. and again performed
poo5a, AZ at nrst-
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A peculiar accident caused the death
from blood poisoning of John Meyer.
one OF williamsburg's wealthiest resi-
dents, says the New York World. Mr..
Meyer was associated a. real estate
dealer. with his brothers. Cord and
Chris. at No. 81 William street. Man
haitian. The three were sons Of the
late Cord Meyer. the millionaire sugar
refiner, who died nve years ago. Mr..
Meyer was sharpening a lead pencil
in his ofice about two weeks ago. and
In doing 90 accidentally cut the index
finger OF his right hand That night
the finger began to sweil. and later.
when its condition required treatment.
Mr.. Meyer learned that blood poisoning
had set In. He was treated by tho best
physicians. hut they could not SAVE his
life.
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every three days, during All Of which
dime the hofse should stand In . dry.
clean stable Do not pack the frog
with powdered bluestone a. Il often
done, for the reason that one cannot
tell where it viii stop. We have seen
this drug penetrate ~ far a. the cof-
nm Joint In q horse that had to be shot
20 lame and worthless had 1t become
from a simple case of thrush which
had been badly neglected and then err
roneously treated
After the frog Is healthy and the
discharge and bad odor cease shoe
with plates coming back only as far
a. the quarters SO as to cause frog
pressure and II the foot be then kept
from the original cause Of the disease
NO further trouble viii be experienced
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4 Ksasas Js1es Css-saisa Devsess Afs,s
s.co.a Marriage
Judge Walter l. Simmons In the DIS
trtct Court at Fort Scott. Kan. the
other evening forbade Mrs. Emma Col
ifns johnson OF Joplin. Mo-. to live
With her husband. J. H. johnson. .
young man Of Joplin. whom she mar
ried a month ago. She was divorced
one day by Judge Simmons and mar
rfed TO johnson the next The court
heard she was TO be married and wired
her warning that II she married 70
soon after being divorced he would sct
the decree aside and she would have
two husbands. The telegram was re-
ceived by her half an hour after the
wedding. She vas ordered TO appear
before the Judge. All sorts ce propos-
ais were made BY her friends in Jop-
lin TO spare her the embarrassment.
but the court would entertain none Of
them and abe was forced to SO. Mrs.
Collins johnson Is the daughter of an
old and prominent family. She vas
stylish and prcposseasing enough ~
she appeared Ia the court 20 fnfiusacs
almost any court. but Judge Simmons
was inexorable. He accused her Of
having deceived him In the trial and
By her conduct since the trial Two
disinterexted attorneys voluntarily ad-
dressed him under their privileges as
friends OF the court and urged him not
to set the decree aside, but he was un-
aiterabie In his purpose.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-16
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In the state of Ohio are 100000 milch
COWS estimated At an average value of
$sloo. This means an investment Of
SIS. .0oo. GOO in milch COVE Atone. and
II the farms and equipments where
these COWS are kept. and the cheese
and butter factories are taken into
consideration. It will be found that at
least $500. 900 600 is invested In the
dairy business in this state. BY the
proper selection of these COWS and BY
feeding and handling. the annual re-
turns from these animals can be in
creased by several millions of dollars.
Much unnecessary loss in quality also
occurs In the manufacture of the milk
into butter, cheese and bottled prod
uets. which might be saved by more in
telligent methods OF operation. A loss
of one-tenth of a per cent OF butter fat
in factory receiving 10000 pounds of
milk per day means Ass pounds Of
butter in a year, and this at the aver
age of 20 cents per pound amounts to
$S51.6o. enough to pay q butter max
er's wages.-Ohio State University
Bulletin 81.
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A hold attempt BY two masked men
to loot the safe In the osice Of shs
Globe Laundry company. at Chicagc.
the other night. was frustrated by an
accident tha1>may prove htzl to one
OF the burglarx In exploding dyna-
mite to shatfer the lock q The inner
door Of the safe one Of the men had
his right hzEd torn away aDl his arm
shattered. while the other thief vas
struck in the face by a dytng frag-
ment Of steel. The injured men ned.
leaving gagged and bound On ths noor
three men employed by the company.
vhom- they had surprised niseping In
the room sdjoining the onkes On the
second fioor So copiousiy did the
blow now nom the wounds Of the safe
robbers that when police o0cers ar
rived ON the scene they found not only
pools OF blood on the floor. but the
red liquid Was despatched on the
stairs leading to the front entrance.
and on the street In front Of TIE build
ing. The mishap saved a large sum to
tho company. the oniciafs Estimating
that the strong box contained thou
sands OF dollars.
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The Indians convicted OF the murder
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Horton OF Eugene. Ore.
last October. were sentenced In ska
quay on June 81. Hanson. who killed
Horton. Will be hanged. Williams.
tho cut Mrs. Horizons throat under
the threats Of Hanson. was sentenced
TO 80 ycars' imprisonment. Ketchinoe
also gets so yeArs. Another Indian
sets 50 years and two othsrs 10 ysars
each. Five other Indians In the party
turned states evidence and wsrs ~
leassd. The crime was committed In
revenge for the deaths Of two Indians
Witch were attributed to watchcraft
practiced by The Hortons,
Cañon City record., 1900-08-16


Psh1ag Flss for 4 Living.
The trades Of London are many. and
some Of them seam very strange to an
American Onc occupation By which .
score Of Brftons are satd TO earn their
livelihood Il that Of '.poking nres." 1t
u thus described By . London cx-
change, and whatever else may b.
thought Of the ptory. It speaks we'll for
the Jews Of nns1and. - faithful keep
ers Y their Law. By the Rabbinical
law. NO Jew - allowed to kindle Of
mend any nre on the Sabbath; and IN
certain places in England. where Jews
are very numerous, this prohibition
makes It necessary that persons shall
be employed from sunsA on Friday to
the same hour on Saturday, In going
from house. to house lighting hres and
lamps. and attending to them Ono
woman In the East End Of London
often has as many n nifty houses 70
attend 10. and draws small fees from
each Of them. It II not long aimee .
male "nre-poksr" in that ouartsr died
worth more than three hundred pounds
which he had saved out of his earn
ings- II often happens at the East
End that . strict Jew goes out into
the street and says to some Christian
passer-by. Would you be 20 kind a.
70 come indoors and light my lamp!
The 'nre-poker' has failed me-" Many
tip do the police constables get for
services Of this kind. One OF them
said that he had received scores Of
small presents for putting kettles on
the nre.
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According to an AustraliAn writer
there b not large numSer of horses
In that country At for army uss. The
principal Australian horse shippers
are unAnimousiy Of the opinion that
should the same high standard cS
quality a. IL insisted upon By the re-
mount osRcials in India be adhered
to. tho available supply In the colony
viii As hound to b. vsry limited In
deed. The Indian rsQuiremsnts are
stated to b most stringent To pAas
the standard only wsll-brsd hoFsse.
with plenty q brns snaatAncs. stand
any chance a aeceptaace. rhe bsss
height b betwsen 1k hands inchss
and ~ hand lneAes. although up -
ls Aands Win pasa nuntsr. Ths linais
Of ase 4 ssvea yoarA aA6 u = ~
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Growers claim that one Of the worst
features Is that the insect carries the
spores of the cabbage rot from plant
to plant In our frst illustration We
show the effect OF the work Of the
curculso- The beetle lays its egg In .
puncture made In the stalk The grub
that matches from It bores Its way
through the stalk as shown and causes
1t to wilt In our second illustration Is
shown the beetle in his various forms.
The length of the beetle. It must be re-
membered. Is only about one-eighth
inch.
The entire body OF the hibernAted
specimens Is covered with q light-gray
vestiture consisting of piliform scales.
while newly bred individuals are coat
ed with ochrous scales. The real color
below the scaly covering is black. and
the older individuals appear leAden-
gray In color. and the fresher ones
fulvous. Such . difference in colora-
tion fmparts tc the insect quite dis
tinct appearance.
II II probable that the cabbage cur
eaiio vas introduced into this country
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coMsINED CARRIAGE AND
SLEIGH.

In the accompanying drawing y
shown q baby carriage which = ADAPT
cd for winter and summer use. The
common carriage must b. put away
whom the ground y covered With sncw.
and u often replaced By coach ON
runners. the vehicle not in U.S. rsquir-
ing not little space for storage. be-
sides the extra cost for the second
coach. Then. too. there u often
combination Of clean and siippery
pavement. where bosA wheels and run
usrs could b. utilised to advantass. To
provide for these smsgsnciss
Edward C. Regslf Of Minnesota has
designed this combination carriage.
which has the wheels mounted on .
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wilkesbarre (Pa-j special to Cincin-
natl Enquirer: Rose Gilmore. aged
Is. dressed In mems clothes. was ar
rested for stealing ride on the Lack
Awanna freight train. She left New
York Monday. intending to tramp to
New Mexico. where her father hAs
ranch. She vas indignant when her
sex was discovered. She says sho has
money. bur enjoys tramping. Upon
promising to pay her fare on passen-
ssr trslns she was allowed to "a.
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Portugniswss decidedly liberal to
eclipse. The custom house employees
we're ordered to give astronomers
every facility for the entry Of their
baggage. their instruments being sd-
mitted free on the presentation Of .
cerfineate from an astronomical OBJ
servatory eountersjgned by q Portu-
guese consular agent
II Is said that coal vas mined prior
70 1l13 In the Liege district coal vas
first found about 1893. In 1914 coal
was attracting some attention on the
southern side OF the Firth OF Forth.
This was a hundred years after the
mines In the Worm district are said to
have been opened and regularly
worked. II IL not likely that coal vas
mined ir Great Britain before the thir-
teenfh century.
Rubber culture vas nrst scientiacal-
ly undertaken At the botanical gardens
At Peradeniya In 1876 By DR.. Trimen.
and In 1897 ceyion 6ossted OF 150. .o0u
trees OF the Brnxilian variety which
yielded an amount Of one pound and .
half per tree. any trees being planted
to the aero. II h fortunate for Brasil
that little Of the east posscsssz the soil.
climate and conditions necessary for
such composition. The present ten
dency u to introduce machinery and
chemical processes in South America
requiring more or loss technical skill.
Some companies are using centrifugal
machines.
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Wherever smut exists in oats the
financial loss to the farmers Il very
great. though this fact Ii not usually
appreciated The Department oe
Agronomy Of the Illinois College OF
Agriculture is making \ special EFFORT
this year to ascertain the losses In
Illinois oat fields due to smut The
loss last year was estimated at $780,
900. Those of our readers who wiz
help In this work should send to the
University at Urbana for circular
giving Instructions how to make the
estimates. Among other things the
instructions contain the following.
which will be of interest to all our
readers: In order to determine the
per cent OF smutted heads take an
Ordinary barrel hoop or light frame OF
any kind Of convenient size and throw
over q spot In the field. selected at
random. Count all Of the stalks in
side the hoop and note the number ON
the blank given on last page of this
paper. Now count the stalks affected
BY smut and set down In the proper
column Of the same blank Repeat this
operation in three or more places in
every feld In order to get an average
Of smutted stalks Tor the feld-
Caution.-Care should be taken that
none Of the smutted stalks are passed
by unnoticed.
i. The smutted stalks are usually
shorter than the healthy ones. and
consequently are overlooked in count
ing
2. The smutted heads do not always
push out Of the sheath and these
stalks are counted ~ merely dwArfed
plants, when II the sheath is unrolled
the head will be found to be smutted-
g. The smut appears early. and by
the time the oats are ripe has been
mostly whipped on by the wind. in
many instances leaving only bare
stalk or stub.
The so-caiIed blighting Of oats Is
generally caused by smut. although
the smut may have disappeared enc
tirely.
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The city of Mayencc. In Germany.
has recently celebrated the ave hum
dredth anniversary Of the birth OF
Johann Gutenberg. who is commonly
believed to have been the iirst man to
rake and use movable types. 0uten-
borg was native OF Mayence. II wns
IN that pleasant city by the Rhine that
b. executed the Gutenberg Bible" one
OF tho rarsst gems OF the great librar-
lee. In Mayence he dicd--in poysrty-
At about the ago Of fifty-eight.
A feature OF this Gutenberg festival
WAS an exhibition OF the best things
ths printers art has produced during
ave hundred years. 1t seemed strange
20 many OF the visitors that in some
directions there has bean 70 little gain.
Va Of the nineteenth century can
barely surpaas the beauty Of the mas
tsrpieces that issued from the press
which Aldns Manutius ut up It vsn-
Ice In 1890.
But these books wers for the rich. It
took 20 much time to print them that
The editions had 10 b. small sud high
solsnes rsprsssntsd quite fortune.
The az q the poor nan dawnsd
With The advsnt ~ the power prpsa.
rhat psralets1 ~ bsvhpapss. The
psrfsctiAg prsna and TIE typs-setting
machtne. wonders * our own time.
sttll fnrthsr cheApsnsd the cpst cf tAs
BOOK and nads ~ I'snny papsr pos-
Fasn = ROW no naaA - poor hat
~ nv ~ ~ fully ik1etne1 oe t'te
wur31,s sctnee. ~ NJ, - cu0p1s<sly
Ii tpaeh wfilr ~. 1plfeee = onlture.
Nj 1ehane 0ele&1tfU NJ ~ Hsun-
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The name rheumatism is applied 10
= great variety OF affections accompan-
Ied with pain In the joints or muscles.
some OF them more OF = gouty nature.
others probably Of infectious origin.
and others still the expression Of some
disease Of the nervous structures
Acute articuiar. or fnnammatory.
rheumatinm II q diseass characterized
By pain. and swelling In ono or more
Of tbs joints. usually the larger onAs.
such - the knee. together with fewer
OF mors or lees intensity. II II dis
ease OF temperate climates. especially
In cold and damp regions. being very
seldom seen In the tropics. II occurs
In this country chiefly In late winter
and early spring. although Il may oc-
cur. particularly on the ssAcoast. st
any time OF the year In England II u
tnmn- II attacks persons between the
Axas OF nftesn aud forty more com
monty than those who are older or
younger. Physicians are not yet agreed
~ to ita nature. although many now
incline to regard II N germ disease
II begins gradually. with siight aching
In the iimbs. sore throat. and general
feeling Of depression. The appetite
falls. the tongue In heavily coated.
often thsrc II complaint Of headachs
and Of chilly sensations. and tho suffer
cr IL generally ''out OF sorta." There
IL fevsrishness. And ~ this incrsases.
pain and swelling appear In one or
more .1 the large 3oiuts The joints
attacked are hot red and exquisitely
painful. and havs every appearanee OF
bcing severely innamed.
All these symptoms may disappear
IN single night from one joint, and
appear At the rame time In another.
and 20 the disease may 20 on. attack
Ing one Joint after another, those flrst
affected recovering much OF their tone
and function. One OF the chararteris-
tic symptoms 10 profuse perspiration:
the skin Ia not red and dry. a. In most
fcvcrs. but cool. moist. and sometimes
actually dripping with sweat. The
disease may come TO nm end In q week
or ten days, or It may 70 on attacking
Joint after joint. and when all have
suffered II may begin over again. and
so go on indefinitely. A long AZ the
rheumatism IL confined to the joints
there Is little danger. although occa-
slonally death results from excessive
fcver: but there IL always danger that
Il may attack the lining membrane OF
the heart and cripple the organ per-
mancntly. Rarely II attacks the mem
brnnc of the brain. causinE violent de-
lirium or death.
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Mn. Naxy Becanon oe santa Ana.
cal. has tsseed u dAys hsatine DF.
Tanners rsoofd by sevee dayA For
shrss ysara Mn nseAnoa lad salRessd
hiou w4uUncA tfonh,s. Roceatly 3
fFieaA eugonc&s1 thAt ~ ~ lnne1hs.
Whsa - beean ~ IA - VS1sAa1
IN Do1nAa ~ ~ s1eos ~ WSlnAs1
~, i pss1llaR relull = ~ 1nali1s =
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Power 81 Hsr.. $50 n.l..

Professor Henry. In his book o.
Feeds and Feeding. says: Rennie
found the hauling power Of = dram
horse weighing 100 pounds equal to
about los pounds at Is miles an hour.
or .. 900 foot-pounds per minute. for
8 hours per day-A twenty-mile haul
This Is q little over two-thfrds OF
Watt horsepower, at thich value
Rennie rates the iverage draft hor1a.
.a3d this Is taken to be. ordinarily.
dTe times the power OF = man Be-
tween rs and 4 miles an hour. the
hauling power of the horse is nearly
inversely as the speed
The mule carries q load Of 200 to 4c0
pounds. and Its days work consists.
usually. In the transportation of the
equivalent OF 5000 to 5000 pounds per
mile. The ass carries It's pounds Sac
upward. and its days work is the
equivalent of 5000 to 1000 pounds per
mile.
According to Weisbaeh. q horse
should be able to carry 240 pounds on
its back SIS feet per second ten hours
a day. Carrying 160 pounds. he should
be able to srot seven feet per second
seven hours a day, doing In the day
ANs<Ay tSA ~ N<-4s AN13 y ~ = sAs@AA ~
fore. The pulling power of a draft
animal is said to be. as rule. about
one-nfth Its weight Its usual effort.
in the case Of the horse at least. Is
seldom in excess Of one-tenth. or
about one-half the maximum. Ono
hundred pounds Is a common pull for
the average horse In draf. vehicles.
In racing. the requirement OF speed
reduces the work performed tcArry-
ing the rider) &, sss smallest amount
possible.
Low writes: when 1t Is consid-
cred that an ounce OF additional load
ing to the same horse may make the
difference Of yard or more in half q
mile of running. Il viii be seen how
greatly the weight borne may affect
the issue In the case OF horses of equal
powers"
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sAVErv RAZOR BLADE srHoP.

In the cut IL shown q new and use-
fu. apparatus by which the blades Of
safety raxors can be rapidly sharpened
on m ordinary strop. This device 10
the invention OF william II. Douglas.
OF New Jersey. In the majority OF
safety rasors the short blade is Get 1t
right angles with the handle. and II II
nccessary to detach the blade from the
safety gusrd In order to sharpen It
This makes Il obligatory to provide
some means tn hold the blade In = po-
sition to be sharpened In = manner
similar to the ordinary blades. II has
been difhcut matter to hold the blade
and turn II readily in the hand. but
with the new apparatus the blade IL
inserted In the grip provided for that
purpose. and the handle is grsspcd a.
shown in the illustration. The rollers
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This insect appears to have become
quite destructive in some parts Of the
country. especially in the West Near
Racine. Wis. the cabbages have been
injured BY It during. the Last few yesrs-
Cañon City record., 1900-08-16
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5ohn A. Thatcher. who for navy
ysars was prominent In billiard carclss.
and Who wrote articles over The nn,n
d. plume Of -shortstop,' died rocoafly
IN : hcapital tn Chicago. iron heon-
eAltis. He waa born in Cle4oa2na
Aho0x f1rty~nlne yeArs ago. and nnAAs
III Arst appeAranee q . protsnn1oanl
hill,Ardist II tsS9. competing fee ~
ehanpionahip q Ohio.
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n 1ea2e 1nnuAtsr OF Mr.. ~ M
4 u 1enaar - Yoft Dodge. ~ ~
tFeNle1 ~ ol111ng Into lard - -,
to1R1nS No>i ~ notAer hqG11 NJ
9AH1 olgo ~ q ~ W. -
!1llIso - - ~ ~ ~ la>e -
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AoRicULrURIsTs

ssss Up-se-Dsss ni.s. Ab>-s c.l-
sfv.tssa Of shs SOIL Asd xssids
rhsr.ef-Hortssslt.r vstssa,s.rs sd
HIEsesItaxs.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-16

skeleton from beneath the body por-
ton. The frame Is mounted on vsrti-
cal guide rods and connected with .
horizontal crank-shaft. the latter bar
ing lever At the rear which IL raised
or lowered to throw the wheels out OF
or into action. All that il necessary 70
change the vehicle from cart 70
sleigh II to touch the lever with the
hand or foot. To throw tho skeleton
frame into either position.
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The discovery Of the part played By
infected rats In tho dissemination OF
the bubonic plague has led to = new
Interpretation Of passage in the First
Book OF Samuel. describing = fatal
sickness which affected tho Philtstines
after they carried on the Hebrew Ark
OF the covenant. Nice are mentioned
In connection with the epidemic. and
this feet, together with the descrip-
tlon os the ef|ects OF the dtsease. leads
Doctors Tidsws,l and Dick Of the Rnyal
eocisty Of New South wnlcs b the
conclusion that the epidsmic described
Ia Samuel Nas an outbreak q he
buhonic plague This cArrtss tAa his
tory of that dissass 500 ysars fArsAsr
back than 4 had preyiously bssa -
corded.