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ga 77 EDISON'S NEW LAMP.
rIIament Is Covered with a White Coat
 ing of Rare Earth.

In a recently patented lamp devised by Thomas A Edison the filament con sists of a highly refractory, porous, non-conducting material of rare earth oxide; incorporated in the body there of are isolated particles of earbon, bs- tween which are spark gaps, whereby high tension currents, either alternat- ing, continuous, or intermittent, will be conducted from particle to particle of the carbon and thus raise the fla ment to incandescence. As the fila. ment is of a highly refractory, non- conducting, porous material, the in- terior will be subjected to the effect of the vacuum ill the globe, which will assist in the eonduetion of the current through the carbon particles. The highly refractory material consists of an oxide or oxides of the rare earths, such as oxide of zirconium or thorium. In order to provide an exterior surface for the filament which will radiate light it is momentarily dipped in the salt of the oxide, such as the acetate, which will leave no carbon upon car bonization. and provide white radiat- ing surface. In making the filament, compound, such as a solution or sugar, asphalt, or a tartrate of the oxide it. self, is mixed with the refractory ma- terial, a residue of carbon thus result ing upon earbonization. The mixture IS forced by heavy pressure through small opening and guided to form filament of the desired cfoss-seetlen, which is then bent into proper shape, carefully dried and earbonized. Owing to its high resistance, a voltage Of sey- eral hundred is necessary in operation. The filament may also be formed by soaking threads of cotton in the salt of the oxide, such as acetate, and car bonized to form a deposit of the oxide thereon; then resoaked and relocated successively until the desired quantity of oxide has been deposited, after which the filament may be soaked in the earbonizing substance; after being dried, it is dipped in a solution of salt of the oxide of rare earth, such as zirconia or thorium, preferably an acetate of such oxide, to form the white radiating coating desired.-Elec- trieal World.
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tsul4v. or ureaL rorce.

A rifle of very small bore, invented by Capt. Daudeteau, of the French army, fires a bullet with such force that it will penetrate a horse, from head to tail, at distance of mile and quarter.
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FLASH-SICHTINc GLASSES.

| Professor Lescelles-ScOtts Method OF
Locating Smokeless Field Artillery.
The difficulty of locating smok eless
powder rifles has made the detection
If the fash question of prime impor-
;ance. AS our readers know, the
government has made some interest
.ng experiments with different colored
glasses for that purpose. Professor
W. Lascelles-Scott, an English chem
st, explains how to prepare ordi-
nary glasses for sighting the flash.
Except at night time, the flash of the
explosion is practically invisible at the
usual distances, the pale mauve-
tinted fame OF each discharge being
effectually stopped or masked by the
yellow color of sunshine or ordinary
daylight. The ame-color itself is
chiefly due to the presence of the
metal potassium in the powder, and is
most powerfully exhibited when pi-
crate OF potassium or a nitrated gun
cotton (pyroxiline or trinitrocellulose
subsequently treated with a solution
of nitrate of potassium. e., nitre
or saltpetre) is au ingredient in the
powder.
The professor points out that such
explosion flames can be readily seen if
care be taken to cut off all light pro-
ceeding from the red and yellow rays
Of the solar spectrum land especially
those of or near the so.called D line
of the sodium famel. This can be
accomplished by looking through a
piece of blue glass or a certain shade.
The blue glass of commerce is of two
kinds, but only one of them-viz.,
that colored by oxide of cobalt-is of
any practical utility for fash sighting.
1t is of beautiful blue-violet tint a
disk of it hung in front of good
field glass will enable a smokeless
fash to be easily located at the longest
ranges yet employed. Most of the
blue bottles in which poisonous prep
arations are put up by druggists are
made of the cheaper kind of glass,
which is of little use; but sometimes
clear cobalt colored bottle can be
met with in dispensary, and broken
piece of one might thus come in
handy. With solution of Hofmann's
violet it is easy to color a thin sheet |
of gelatine or mica. A better plan is |
to take ont the front combination
lenses of the field glass and paint the |
posterior surface with the transparent
dye, and then replace it. The instru-
ment will show the invisible fash OF |
. potassium fame PERFECTLY without
the trouble of adjusting a separate
piece Of cobalt glass, and, being inside
the film of color, it is not liable to be
wiped off when busting the exterior
before using it.-Army and Navy
Journal.
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Want of desire is the greatest riches.
-Vigee.
God has commanded time to con-
ole the unhappy. -Joubert.
To see what is right and not do it,
8 want of courage. -Confucius.
| Partial culture runs to the ornatei
extreme culture to simplicity. -Bovee.
A life spent worthily should be
measured by deeds, not years. -Sheri-
Ian.
A churlish courtesy rarely comes
'ut either for gain or falsehood. Sir
?. Sidney.
A man who finds no satisfaction in
himself seeks for it in vain elsewhere.
-Rochefoucauld.
Heaven eternal wisdom has decreed
hat man should ever stand in need OF
nan. -Theocritus.
We do a great deal of Sinking in
his life on the ground of not being
,eniuses. Rose Cleveland.
There cannot be a greater rudeness
han to interrupt another in the cur
ent of his discourse Locke.
1t often strikes one as unfortunate
hat women are not more capable of
citing each other alone. Lucas Malet.
It is the coward who fawns upon
hose above him. 1t is the coward
vho is insolent whenever he dares be
Io.-Junius.
Let us help the fallen still, though
hey never pay us, and let us lend,
without exacting the usury of graft
'ude. -Thackeray.
If there's right thing to be done,
md We seem to pass through a wrong
hing on our way to it, depend upon
t there's another way to it, and
better one, and it is our own fault,
md not Gods, that we do not find it.
-Gannett.
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1t isn't the fault OF one of the most
respected guests of Moor Park Los An
seles, Cal, II, as is suspected, his hair
has been shamelessly dyed. He is only
1 bear and could not protest. Nobody
knows how much the ambitious park
commissioners paid to add a grizzly to
the park menageries. The commits
sioners were inclined to be extrava-
CANT for once, because they had long
wanted grizzly, and grizzlies are hard
to get. What many persons claim to
know quite definitely. however, is that
this bear is not a grizzly. AS the story
goes, this animal was once a common
black bear, or "buzzard," a worthless,
cowardly, ill-esteemed scavenger that,
according to the hunter who captured
him, had not the right to live. So he
tried to get up fight between the
bear and the dog. AS this was inter-
Tered with, the hunter permitted
Aippant minded barber who claimed to
have effectual hair dyes to try his hand
at the bear. Well fortified with whis-
ky. the barber undertook to bleach"
the bear. The result was wonderful.
From greasy black he was transform
ed to a reddish brown. Before the
color had been tempered with the
bears owner sold to the Los Angeles
park commissioners thu only "blon-
dined" bear in the world.-New York
World.
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CHOCOLATE IN MANILA.
How It ID Prepared for Use In the
Prosenoe of the Purchaser.

How It 10 Prepared for Use In the
| Presence of the Purchaser.
In Manila they make your chocolate
while you wait. Right into the house
Chinaman comes with his basket and
rolls the crushed cacao bean and sugar.
and then makes a supply OF chocolate
that is sweeter and more palatable and
cheaper than the commercial brand
sold in the Chicago stores. When the
| Chinaman comes he lays aside his hat
and shirt. and, stripped to the waist
and barefooted, he begins his work. In
| the basket Is the chocolate or cocao
bean, from which the rancid oil has
been extracted and which oil long ago
has anointed the hRir Of some Filipino
belle or lighted some Filipino home.
The beans first come on the board bit
ter and brackish. With rolling pin
the Chinaman grinds them into fine
powder. This takes time. When 1t Is
done, he opens another basket and dips
out the sugar for the sweetening and
the final mixture. The sugar Is what
would probably grade coffee "C' II 1t
were in commercial circles. Like the
bean, 1t grows on the island. Industri-
ously the Chinaman rubs, and gradu-
ally the chocolate forms on the bottom
OF the board and drips off in sticky
sweetness into the basket beneath. The
family gathers about to sample the
product and the Chinaman stops to
smoke a cigarette while judgment is
being passed. Cups OF the beverage
are handed around and all taste" II
it Is not sweet enough the manufacture
er throws more sugar on his board and
drops in another pinch of vanilla ard
cinnamon for the favoring. When 1t
Is right" he goes to work. and for sew
eral hours rubs away at his task. The
deposit below the rolling pin is a
brown substance that is soft and moist,
while above it is to all appearances
dry powder and sugar. The little ones
gather about, and IL there is an older |
daughter, perhaps she sits down on
the floor in front of the Chinaman and
watches the growing pile. Such was
the case In the house of a Spaniard |
today when l called. The young lady |
sat there and idly watched the manu-
facturer of the edible, and when lit |
tie brother came she took his head in |
her lap and he lay there with her, |
watching the brown-skinned Chinaman |
rub and rub the sugar into the other |
ingredients. 1t was insisted that / |
should sample the finished article, and |
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Mourn . Racing Hawk.

All last summer and during the early
fall the attention Of passengers on the
Black Diamond express was called tc
hawk which every day few along BY
the train rushing through Lehigh val
ley on Its approach to Mauch Chunk
The train crew said the bird was rae
ing. and bets were always pending on
which would reach a certain point
first. The hawk never won, but re-
newed the contest daily, and, as
though acknowledging defeat, would
mount into the air and swirl round for
the backward flight. One day. a few
weeks ago, 1t few on with the train
as usual. when suddenly it was seen
to halt and CULVER. then fall. Il was
found soon afterward shot through the
head by somes wanton huntsman. All
the train hands mourn this bird as
though 1t were personal loss.
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DID THE olRL DO RI0Hr7

Simply Lot Her Heart Get the Bette,
Of Her Head.
i had case some years ago." said
delegate from Q middle state to the
southern convention OF surgeons, re-
ported in the New Orleans Times
Democrat, that would have made q
hrst-rate basis for . novel. A widow
and her daughter. refined people, In
| somewhat reduced circumstances. KEEP,
boarding house In q town adjoining
the one in which lived. One of theil
Doarders was . young lawyer, Who had
been engaged to the daughter for sew
eral years. waiting until his income
permitted their marriage. Meanwhile
he had devoted most of his leisure tc
compiling a very elaborate manual OF
forms for use in magistrates courts
and hoped that its publication woulc
put him on bis feet. He was an able
ambitious fellow, and his fance wa.
not only girl OF striking beauty bu,
one OF the loveliest characters have
ever known. Well, while affairs stood
thus the house caught IRE one nigh,
and burned to the ground. The youne
lawyer happened to be away at the
time, and his sweetheart, at terrible
risk to herself, broke into his room
and secured his precious manuscript
In 20 doing she was severely burned
about tho face. / was called in ant
did everything possible, including som.
pretty extensive skin-grafting on thu
right cheek, but I couldn't save hel
beauty. The Disagreement was not a,
all repulsive, but enough to ruin hel
good looks forever. I think the pool
girl had some lingering hope that he,
lover would remain loyal. but when
she offered him his release he prompt.
ly accepted, and for the time beina
that ended the episode. A little latei
a wealthy relative, whose sympathie,
were enlisted. decided the young lady
some very handsome property. which
made her entirely Independent. ThM
was In 's6 or thereabouts, and last
year. to the surprise Of everybody and
against strong family opposition, oh, q,
suddenly married her former lover
who had lately renewed his attentions
think they are now abroad. Thosl
are the bald facts, and It seems to mi
they involve a very pretty problem II
for one, Of these modefI
analytic story tellers."
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6TIFLED.
9TlfLE0s
bme Facts which Indicate tho Port

bme Yacts which Indicate tho Porte.
ricsns' willingness to Learn. A. a
The Portorican Is mentally acute
rhe children learn with surprising ease
Ind quickness. Boys and girls eight
md ten years of age will do sum In
.ong division on the board without
showing the process: doing the multi
plying and subtracting mentally, and
only setting down the figures OF the
luotient, with the remainder. I have
alked with men and women In the
poor quarters of several cities and
owns, have seen the peasant in the
aeld and In the market place, and did
lot find one with slow wits or dense
ignorance Of ordinary affairs. A work
ngman told me Of class of laborere
1e had formed in Arecibo who studied
1t night to prepare themselves for the
educational test required for the fran
;hise. He said they made rapid prog
:ess in learning to read, says Hon. H.
K. Carroll In the Forum. The fact OF
lliteracy is not due to lack Of intelli-
,ence. but rather to lack of opportunity
md the lack. also, Of stimulus. The
peasant has not been able to see how
1e could improve his condition by edu-
:ation. The mercantile and the bank
ng business were almost exclusively
n the hands of the Peninsular Span
ards. 1t was next to impossible for
l native to get position Of any kind
n one Of these houses. They preferred
1oung men from Spain. relatives OF
hey had them. These young men
would begin at the lowest round Of the
adder, sleep In the store, live In the
most economical fashion and trust to
experience and opportunity for ad.
which seldom failed to
:ome. When the heads Of the house re-
turned to Spain with competency, to
i've the rest Of their days in era
ia the newer part Of Barcelona, tho
clerks succeed to the business A Por-
:orican who has a large and paying
business in San Juan says it was with
he greatest difficulty that he found
:hance for himself with Spanish firm.
There was apparently no chance any
where for the peasant. II by the great
,st possible good luck he got steady
work, and lived 80 as to save some
hing, he was likely to be made the VIC
I'm of some unprinctpled, covetous
leighbor, who had property and influ-
nee. When a poor man was compelled
o part with his COW because he could
lot raise eight pesos to pay the alleged
ak on her, and she became the prop
'rty of rogue at half price, peasants
would say, What is the use? Better
ave no belongings; we will spend as
We CO." They saw nothing to be gained
" stinting and starving themselves to
their children. The system
vas against them; and government
nd wealth seemed in league to prevent
hem from rising. The high rate Of
in Porto Rico is not due to
he unwillingness or inability Of the
eople to learn, or to their indifference.
tut to conditions from which they
Guild not extricate themselves.
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Haunted Houses in Washington

There are any number of so called
haunted houses in this city," said q
prominent real estate dealer recently.
II have had one house on my hands for
several years at time simply because
man cut his throat while standing
by the mantel in a front room. I have
rented it, however, and for that rea.
son I cannot give you its exact locs.
tion. 1t is sufficient to say that it il
as desirable house as there is in the
city. regarding both finish and loca.
ton. While l cannot say ANYTHING
definite in regard to the authenticate
of the statements made regarding this
particular piece of property, car
state that friend of mine, who is moi
drinking man, by the way, passed
anything but comfortable night in
the aforesaid house. He heard tn.
sharp, suppressed gasp of the self.
wounded; he heard the blood drip on
the floor, drop by drop, in q most
blood curdling manner, according To,
his story, and he saw the form Of
man enter the front door and ascend
the stairs aud enter the room in which
the suicide occur ed. He says he viii,
swear to this if necessary. Neverthe.
less, I think few digestive tablete
would do him good. Two or three
however, bore out his story.
and l am only waiting. to see how Ions
the present occupants will remain in
The house. In view of pist circum.
stances. it wouldn't surprise me a bi, |
4 they should move out within the
aonth. Washington Star.
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SACRIFICE SALE
First Class Music.
90 PIECES. 81.

90 pIeCE0, %.
For sixty days we will send FIFTY PIECES
OF FIRST CLASS, FULL SIZED, high
grade, standard Vocal and lnstrunenfnl
MUSIC, carcfS lly selected, includins Sslos,
Ducts, Quartctts, Waltxcs, Pslkas, Operas,
Negro Melodies, Hymns, etc., etc., charges
prepaid by post Or rxpress to any part Of the
United Sfntcs or Canada, sp~n receipt Of TIVE
dollars In cash, STAMPS or Monev order. The
regular price Of this music II SEQ. Address
FRANCIS WAILAND GLEN Il CO.,
40 Broadway, New York City.
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The word God" never appeared in
any government act until the year 1864,
when, at the suggestion of the director
of the mint, ex-Gov. Pollock, OF Penn
sylvania, I'm God We Trust" was
stamped on the copper two-cent piece
Before that time e Pluribus Unum''
had been the motto. Strange to relate,
"E Pluribus Unum" on coins never
was authorized by law.
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Many people attribute the recent reverses Of
the British TO tho degeneracy Of the artstocracy
The life OF luxury certainly does not produce
vfgor. 1ndigestiblo suppers, late hours, con.
tho stomach and weaken both physical and
mental vitality. Tho blood that makes mon
heroes must como from active, healthy stom.
achs. Hostetter's Stomach Bftters purines the
blood and strengthens the stomach 1t cures
constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia and bill
BUSINESS
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Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot Ease.
Apowder to shake into your shoes; rests
the feet, Cures Corns, Bunions. Swoll en-
Sore, Hot, Gallons. Aching, Sweating Feet,
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. At all drug
gists and shoe stores, rs cents. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen s. Olmstea d.
Leroy, N. Y.
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Jones-Has the New Year tn
you we'll so far: Brownies. IN
my employer gave me q raise an
family, 30 far has not given m
other enlarged photograph OF my(
Indianapolis Journal.
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Disgustin9l

Skin eruptions, which keep you
scratching, and look raw and sore.
It is unrehned in either sex; and gives
the impression Of uncleanness. Don,
you want to got rid Of it? Get soc.
box of Tetterine from your druggist,
or send stamps to J. T. Shuptrine,
Savannah. Ga. It cures, without fail,
oil skin diseases. Give it q trial.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-05-26

When an Arab woman is tired d
widowhood and decides to marry seail
she goes the night before the wq0
to her husbands tomb and pray!
not to be offended.
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Hoods
Sars apariIIa

II had that tired feeling all tho time.
took Hoods Sarsaparllla and It
made mo feel like a now man. NY wife
was all run down and could not do her
work. She has taken four bottles Of
Hoods and Is Ii good health" @.
BowLEY, Manville, R. I.
Hoods 9avsapavllla is sold by all
druggists. Get Hoods and only Hoods.
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Gained
45


"DEAR MRS. PxMNkJxAM-
J was very thin and nv
friends thought I was N
consumption
"Had continual heaa-
aches, ha0lIa0lbo and fall
Ing Of utes'us, and my Dyes
were affa0fed,
"ENery one noticed how
poorly ! kooltea and ! was
advised to take lydia &.
PInkhan,'s Vegetable
Compound.
Ono hofNe relieved
me- and after falkin0 eialbf
hotties am now q healthy
Woessany have galnod Ii
weight from 90 p0usals 10
I4C1 everyone asks what
makes me SO stouf.N-
mrs. a. TOkkE, 1916 Ill.,
ton ST., PhMadeLpAbka, re.
Mrs. Pxnkksta.,, has fxffv
fh0usand suoh Ioffors
from grateful women.
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The Makers Of Carter's Ink Say:
"Wc can't make any better ink than We do;
we don't know how to. We can make poorer
ink, but we won't" Carriers Ink 10 the best.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-05-26

The man who never takes a chance 10 boat
en- Just as often as any one else.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-05-26

We refund 100 for every package Of PUT.
NAN FADELxss DY8 that fails to give salts
. faction. Monroe Drug Co., Unionville, Mo.
Sold by all druggists.
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Piso's Cure Is the best medicine We ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.aWM.
o. ENDsLEY. Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10. 1870.
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pnpTpAlTc Inrsest and oldest house IN the
TUnlnRIIS South. Twenty years in business.
Crayon, Water Color. Pastel. sepia-sll kinds
g. 90 up. Jobbers in frames. always In stock. Solar
should write at once for big Inducements. Enclose
STAMP for reply. Residence, Store and Studio.
Parker Station, Woodawn. HELM PORTRAIT
CO., P. 0. Box 80. Birmingham. Ala.
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f. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, O., Props. OF
Halls Catarrh Cure. offer $lO0 reward for any
case Of catarrh that cannot be cured by tax
ing Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for testimon-
lals, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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Three gifts. aggregating SIT. 800 arc made
to the University ofChicago.
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That
Tired Feeling

Just - surely indicates that the
blood is lacking in vitality and tho
elements Of health as does tho
most obstinate humor that the
vital fluid is full of impurities.
Hoods Sarsaparills cures that
tired feeling by enriching and vi
talizing the blood, creating = good
appetite and invigorating every
organ OF the body.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethlng, softens the gums, reducing inhama-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, &c q bottle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-05-26

A movement to exclude from Russia al
foreign petroleum Is on foot.
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II we had not very rich we generally had
very happy friends about US,
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Tho Best Prescription for ChiIls
md Fever 10 . bottle Of GRovR'S TAsrILNss
CHILL TONIC. II IL simply iron and Quinine in
. tasteless form. No curo-no pay. Price o0c