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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-01
Congressman Shower.

AT have found Fortuna a very efficient
and speedy remedy for persistent and
annoying cough resulting from catarrhal
trouble. Horace G.. Snovor, Port Austin,
Mich.D
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

There was a hazy story that an uu-
known operator had once paid the
family Of an unknown driver boy, who
was killed, $40. But this case could
not be traced within the time at the
ordinary mans disposal Most of the
operators make some sort of repara-
ton by furnishing special employment
about the works TO the men crippled
in their employ, and where the father
is killed q place is generally found
for the boys if there are any in the
family But such thing as a cash
settlement is never dreamed Of
The little chance that the miners
had in this direction was skillfully
taken from them by a piece of legls-
lation that was passed. "in the inter
est Of miners and that was hailed
with joy by the men at that time,
This was the creation Of county ex-
aminng boards, TO insure miners
licenses. Without such license no
man can mine coal The men foolish.
ly thought that this would protect
them from unskillod competition, and
specially from the competition Of the
foreigners that were pouring into the
region. They soon found, however,
that the protection didn't protect The
county boards are paid a fee for each
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

graphs of the operation, cuts from
which are shown herewith. The in.
sects are brought from the country in
light baskets by Malagash women on
the day upon which the silk is to be
reeled, and placed in frame in groups
of one or two dozen. 1t is important
not to mutilate or wound them during
the operation, since they are capable
of being submitted TO four or five sue
cessiye reelings in a month, represent
ing about four thousand yards Of
thread, At the School of Tananarlve
the idea has occurred to place the
spiders in what fre called "guillo-
tines" the crescents of which hold
them between the abdomen and corse.
let. Their legs are turned back upon
the cOrselet and their abdomen
energies from the side ON which the
unwinding and twisting of the thread
is done.
The Malagash girls, in performing
this delicate operation, touch the end
of the abdomen of the prisoners with
the finger and then gently withdraw
the latter, thus carrying along, in a
single bundle, the twelve or twenty
four threads to a hook that unites
them into a single one, whence they
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

the operator warns the miners as
they 20 in when gas may be expected
and it is up to the miners to avoid ex
plcsions. This is what the license"
has done for the men.
Mother Mary Jones, queen of the
mines and the idol Of the miners.
occupies a unique place in the world Of
labor This kind-hearted philan.
thropic woman is so loved 10y the
rough delivers Of the coal mines in the
anthracite regions that with them her
word Is tantamOunt to law. Mrs.
Jones is ffty-siX years old, silver
haired and beautiful. Her voice has
been sweeuy eloquent in behalf OF
the workers whose cause she has
adopted, and her appeals have won
unstinted sympathy for her simple,
hard laboring friends. She lives at
Wilbesbarre.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

generated into 4 farce n 80 FAR as Il
serves as q protection against com.
petition. and danger from tho presence
of poor worlmcn. But for the Operat.
ing companies the measure has proved
Il great thing. BY employing only
"licenscd' miners they are released
l,galy from all responsibility for nc.
cidents. II miner is buried under
tons Of coal and rock when he is at
work. the fault is his own. Ii the In.
borer working at his side is also killed,
the laborer's relatives may look TO the
family Of the "licensod" miner for
damages, but not to the operator. II
there is an explosion Of gas the miner
i'm whose chamber il occurs is the re.
sponsible party.
The operator hired him on the
strength Of his license, the possession
of which prcsupposes that the man
knows all about gas, and how to get
away from the chambers where it lies
before it accumulates in dangerous
quantities.
The FIRE boss who inspects the mine
every morning for gas on behalf OF
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
ThlckIce Frozen Ranldly.

In the illustration is shown an ap-
paratus which will aid materially in
the formation Of ice on a small lake.
1T is well known that when n body
of water starts to freeze on the sur
face the latent heat Of congelation is
liberated into the water underneath,
thus retarding the freezing process and
often preventing the formation of ice
beyond a certain depth In localities
where the temperature seldom falls
much below the freezing point it is
difficult to obtain a good crop of ice
by natural methods, in which case
this machine will be found useful. The
apparatus is so arranged that it will
withdraw the water from beneath the
thin sheet Of ice, cool it, and return it
at the opposite side Of the pond. The
sluice through which the water passes
is provided at intervals with planks
set obliQuely to stir the water and
extract the latent heat The water
re-enters the pond in very thin
sheet directly under the ice for
nation, and being now of low tenn
perature freezes rapidly, the inventor
claiming that a crop Of ten or twelve
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
New Nnrsery Cnronse1.

If the invention shown in this Illus
tration does not serve to give the
children many hours Of thorough en-
joyment then we miss our guess. Al.
most every child is ready to ride on a
merry-go-rOund as often as invited,
and with this machine set up in the
nursery the invitation can be given
many times a day without squander-
ing a nickel The inventors intention
is TO have one of the older children pro.
pei the carousel by means of pedals
located as shown. The seats are ad-
Unstable, in order that children Of
different ages may be accommodated,
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
IIlgll Llgllts.

Weak coffee often nerves n man
sufficiently not to tip the waiter
Other peoples blunders either cdu-
cate us or make us more concelted.
Good luck is simply having the
agility to get on car that is going
your way.
The cheerful life Is like all other
entertainments; We have TO seek it
out and pay TO get in.
We like the people who don't put
on too much style and the people who
don't put on too little
When we try to blame other people
for our mistakes we usually get hold
Of the wrong person.
Polite people are those who listen
TO us while we talk about something
they have no earthly interest in
II is well occasionally to put your
self in the other mans place, even IL
you feel yourself too big to be a good
dt.-Chicago Record.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
How Pennsylvania Coal IS
Miners Work and Live.
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them down as being underpald as a
class. Compared with other forms
of work, mining, even i'm its highest
form, is little more than unskillcd
labor, and. the scale of prices may
seem high But i'm determining the
earnings of miners as compared with
the earnings Of other laborers, num-
Der Of things are TO be taken into con-
sideration The character of their
work is extra hazardous, Every time
a man goes down the shaft he puts
himself at the mercy Of all sorts Of
dangers over which he has no control.
Gas explosions, a Squeeze the fall
ing of a mass of coal, and dozen
other things menace his life every mo-
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
nr1mmnnh Cnaile.

Drummond Castle is one Of the fin
est and most picturesque country
seats in Great Britain. The house, the
oldest part Of which dates from 1l01,
was rebuilt during the last century in
excellent taste, and it contains fine
collection Of family and historical por-
traits The terrace and gardens, de-
scribed by Mr.. Charles Grenyille as
fabulous" were originally laid out
by John, Earl Of Perth, who died in
1862, and they extend over ten acres,
and comprise the best features Of the
French. Dutch and Italian styles. The
castle is approached by a magnificent
avenue Of beeches and llmes.-London
Truth, ---.------.-----.a .aS------.---
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
DOMESTIC" ,rnnEY.ao-RoUND.

and the baskets were for the babies.
The vertical post is piyotod in stand
ards secured TO the ceiling aud floor,
and the horizontal arms are rigldly
attached TO ;Ais central post The
pedal shaft is connected TO shaft
parallel to the supporting arm by Il
chain or cord running over the pulleys,
and power is thus transmitted from
the pedals TO the inner end Of the shaft,
where a gear wheel meshes with a
toothed disk attached to the standard,
the revolution Of the shaft driving the
machine around.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
Good Roads PLANK in New 1Inmpslire.

Good Roads Plank in New Hampshire.
Through the efforts Of Vice-Presl-
dent Kingsbury. of the League Of
American Wheelmen, the following
good roads plank was inserted in n
New Hampshire State PLATFORM
1--WE heartily approve all legisla-
ton which may tend to advance and
promote the interests of our State.
Whatever may be necessary to in
crease business at our mountain,
country and seashore resorts should
be generously accorded Facilities for
travel, whether by steam, electricity or
carriage, should be Of the best; and to
this end we should pursue a liberal
policy i'm matters of legislation and in
the appropriation Of money for public
improvements Without good roads
New Hampshire will be laggard in
the competition now so intense for
the patronage of the summer tourist
Good roads, forestry supervision and
iudcious fish and game laws will at
tract visitors to our State, and we
pledge ourselves to advance those in
terests in every Legitimate and
Droper way"
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
God Roads R6tss

Government Good Roads work,
? HE good roads question is to

WY HE good roads question is to-
day the subject of a vast agi-
tation, begun hrst by wheel
men, taken up by the Gov
ernment and now a matter of legisla-
tive consideration the country over.
AS result ten States have exhibits
at the present universal exposition in
Paris illustrating how perfect roads
ought to be built. This from a coun-
try that still has, in part, the worst
roads in the world is rather daring,
but 1t is also an indication Of what is
being done. The ten States in ques-
tion know what they are talking
about. They had the worst roads,
ind now they have Tor, at least they
are constructing the best.
1t will be Il matter Of news to many
to learn that the United States Gov.
erninent has gone into 0the road ques-
tion in the most energetic and thor
ough manner imaginable, and having,
through the Department of Agricul.
tire, studied what constitutes a good
has gone to work to spread the infor-
nation and teach the people, 1t has
experiment stations in every State in
the Union, where lessons in roadmak-
ing are taught. Hundreds of pam
phlets showing just how good road
is constructed and how it may be pre-
served have been published by the
Government. and may be had for the
asking Object lessons in road-build-
ing are given annually in every State
in the Union, when in some worst sec
tions a quarter or half, or even mile,
of excellent roadway is constructed,
and the people shown how and why it
ought to be done. These object les
sons, begun in 1891, have done more
than anything else TO start the great
movement which is now furthering the
construction of perfect roads the land
over.
The Government, in these exhibit
tions, ordinarily constructs three spec
linen roads-a modern macadam, a
sand and an ordinary dirt road. When
these roads are completed a heavy
farm wagon, loaded with produce, is
drawn over each Of them, and the
amount Of force required to haul it is
determined by the use Of a trackomc-
ter. This instrument is so constructed
as to accurately register every pound
the horses pull at every stage of the
haul in plain view of those in its vi
cinity. 1t is made clear by these eX-
periments that a team harnessed in
the ordinary way is subject, under
the best conditions, to n continuous
jerking motion, which must, on even
the smOothest country road greatly
increase its fatigue. On dirt road in
bad condition this jerking becomes a
succession of heavy blows transmitted
to the team by means Of n collar
They are cruelty painful, bruising the
shoulders, harassing and torturng the
animals, constantly lessening their
value as well as directly decreasing
the amount of the load that it is possi'
bic to haul.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
JUDlClOUS
ADVERTISING
PAYS.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Lcutenant-G General Miles is said to
favor an increase in the number Of
officers at Western ports
Archibald Clavering Gunther, the
California novelist gets $4,000 Of his
mothers estate by a will fled at san
Francisco.
Crown Prince Frederick William Of
Germany viii appear during the win
ter in Il series OF court tAcJtricals, as
suming leading parts.
William G. Whitney has been offered
$4,000 for his "Danae and the Golden
RAIN by Titan, which he recently
bought in Paris for $4,000
Governor richards, Of Wyoming,
was seized with an attack of rheuma-
tism while in Chicago the other day
and had to be taken to a hospital.
John Olney, of Chicago, who died
recently at the age Of seventy-eight'
was the last Illinois Lincoln electot
and the Oldest member Of the Chicago
bar
Both the Prince Of Wales and King
Victor Emmanuel of Italy have a ner-
yous affection of the muscles Of the
face which makes the left eye blink
constantly
1t seems that the young King Of
Italy, economically inclined though he
be in all other respects, intends to in
dulge in good music and plenty Of It,
Both lie and his Queen are passion
ately fond Of music.
Governor Won Lehr Meyer, our new
Minister to Italy, was born in Boston
I'm 1853 graduated from Harvard in
1870, served his city and State in Off
cial capacities for eight years anG last
summer represented Il at the Paris
! Exposition
The late General John M. Palmer
was the son of Louis D. Palmer, a
veteran Of the war of 1912, poor
farmer Of Madison County, III. The
boy worked on the farm until he was
seventeen, when ne started out TO
make his own way. a bundle over his
shoulder being his only baggage.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

ment that he is underground. And so
shrewdly have the operators managed
that the financial penalty for an ac-
cidcnt never falls on them. In almost
any other pursuit in which an en-
ploye is killed his family has a chance
OF claiming damages. In the coal
mines no one ever dreams of putting
in such a claim as a legal right Many
diligeut inquiries 1 made to find case
where coal operator had been
mulcted in damages. for injury aud
loss of life, but none could be found.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

mines would at once put
che mine workers and their families in
D class apart from the ordinary human
beings, writes Paul Latzke, in the De
croft Free Press The newspaper ac-
counts have paved the way for this,
aBd the appearance of the men and
boys in their working outfit cllnches
Tie impression. No other body of
Aaborers in the world carry such
strong external evidences of their vo-
cation FEom the top Of their heads,
where their mining lamps flare from
che peaks of their queer shaped caps.
20 their feet shod with great grimy.
Ghick-soled, clampng boots, the mine
workers bear the obtrusive stamp Of
their trade. They look uncanny, fierce
take the most mild hammered and in
offensive little man that lives, ClOthe
him IN the miners regala, let him
hammer for eight or ten hours under
ground and he will come up a fear
some object. The most courageous
woman from the outside world would
run from such man at the least
demonstration. Should she unexpect
.edly meet him at dark on lonely road,
having never seen a miner before, she
would probably have an attack of
hysteria.
The faces of the men are hard and
scanned and sallow, and, thick with
coal dust. they are almost less than
human to the unaccustomed gaze.
Their eyes are outlined with crows
feet, no matter how young they may
be. and they have a peculiar squirting
look due to their constant working i'm
thc half gloom Of the coal tunnels, 1t
Is recorded Of some Of the mules that
pull coal cars in the mines, that, hay
ing worked for years under ground
without once coming up, they have
gone instantly blind on being exposed
to the daylight In a measure it is SO
with the men and boys who spend
their working hours day after day
underground The daylight gives
them an uncomfortable sensation and
they acquire the habit Of screwing up
their eyes that finally affects all the
muscles Of the face.
1t is owing to these strongly marked
pcculiarities that the mine workers
are put down at first by newspaper
correspondents and writer's in the dis
trict as something apart. Even the
trained observer requires some time
to accustom himself TO their striking
appearance and to realize that after
all these men are like other men, and
that their women, though they have
absorbed many Of the Characteristic,
OF the men. are like other women. Il
is not until he has spent a little time
among the miners that he comes to re
gard them as ordinary workmen. On
sunday or holiday with the Crime
washed off their faces, their mining
lamps hung away, their working
clothes removed, the men look an en-
tiyely different lot Of human beings
Then it is only by their crows fee
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

afterward start for the bobbin upon
which they are to be wound.
The spiders thus undergo a COM
plete reeling without resistance, AMI
when they are empty" they are ~
placed by others. Those which have
been operated upon are placed for con-
v0lescence in "park' constructed
for the purpose and consisting of bam-
boo planted in the ground and con-
nected by strings soas to form trellises.
After a few days rest in these they
are taken out in order to be submit.
ted to another reeling. The silk is Of
a wonderful golden color.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
a Splendid Law.

New York's splendid country road
law is each year building a good many
miles Of fine roads without hardship
to taxpayers. That other States could
easily adopt n similar one is apparent
upon studying the provisions Of the
law. Absolute home rule is permitted
the counties, no section being forced
to improve its highways unless it so
elects The exact cost is known before
the contract is closed and half the
cost is borne by the State.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

and the paleuess Of their skins, due
to their underground life, that they
are to be recognized The first time
] ever saw a considerable body Of the
miners together was n Sunday mass
meeting before the big strike was
called. I was amazed at the unlike
ness to their pictured appearance. For
all that any one could have told the
mass meeting might have been at
Cooper Union in New York. The only
difference was that most Of the men
and women, too, for there were lots
of women in the crowd-werc much
better dressed than the crowd that
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
Annrcclnted in Winter.

Good roads will be appreciate. ia
the winter At this season all may be
well, but when the roads are muddy
the time lost in hauling but a few
loads will be much greater in value
than the amount Of taxes necessary
to make good roads. This fact be-
comes painfully apparent when the
farmer must use four horses to draw
only half n ton over roads that could
be put in such condition as to permit
of a heavy wagon and a ton lead 10 be
draWn by two hOrses.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
Midn Tlres in Europe.

Wide tires are used in Europe, and
the consequence is that the roads are
never cut up. In France the tires Of
wagons are from three to ten inches
wide, and are verltable road rollers
Switzerland requires all heavy wagons
TO have six-inch tires, while four
inches are required In Germany No
road can be constructed which Will re-
sist the cutting up by narrow tires
especially in winter.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

license they issue. Naturally county
politicians are not going to work
against their own politics by refusing
licenses to men prepared 70 pay for
the luxury. So the license has de-
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

turn out at Cooper Union mass meet.
ings.
II the miners and mine laborerS were
engaged IN work Of an ordinary char,
acter. 70 one would think Of putting
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
TAcm1rAr1Nd THE FORMATION OF ICE.

inch ice can be harvested several
times n year with the aid Of the APP
paratus. In the cut an endless chain
elevator is shown in the act Of feed
ing the waste ice into the returning
stream of water at the rear Of the dam,
thus further aiding in the cooling
process.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

In the private schools Of China a
teacher is paid about one halfpenny q
day for each pupil.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
SILK FROM THE sPlpEe.

a Beautiful Golden Threod Taken From
Madagascar insects.
A French writer, who recently paid
a visit to Tananarive, on the Island OF
Madagascar where the web Of the
spider is utilized to produce silk Sc
cured some very interesting photo.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27
THE sURuRBAN CIrL.

THE BU bD h.bAN ClIl-
ZEN Is a permanent lnstltu-
hon--a fixture at the Natlonai
Capital. Thousands aud thou
sands Of people can testify to
the good work IL has accom-
plished during the past five
years In the line OF suburban
Improvement. 1t IS the only
pswspaper in the District OF
Columbia that maintains a
punching bureau, whose duty
Il is to punch up the authori-
Ties and keep them awake to
the needs Of the suburbs. on
that account IL deserves and h
receiving subRtantial eDcour
Ngemsnt.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

The one thing that everybody can
succeed In borrowing is trouble.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-27

OST people going for the
first time into the region
of the great anthracite
mines would at once put
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-30
FAUOUIER DEMOCRATS.

The democracy of The Plains, Fsu-
auier county, were aroused from their
lethar. v on the 9th instant by most
inspiring addresses from two OF the fav-
orite sons OF Fairfax and Fauquier, Mr..
r. Walton Moore aud Mr.. Epps Hun
ton, ir. A large and enthusiastic as
semb age greeted them, including O
goodly number OF ladies. Mr.. Moore
was most happy in the deDuDciaii1n OF
the methods practiced by the republi-
can party for breaking up our "iree
and independsnt country" usurpiDg
the constitution forging the hands OF
unwilling subjects and making our
land one OF imperialism. His sd'
dress was deeply interesting and in
structive, and delivered in his always
attractive, per uasive manner. 1t was
greatly enjoyed by all who heard him
Mr.. Hunton next addressed the meel. .
ing with great vigor aud telling effect,
showing up the great combination OF
money TO be the heinous crime
of the present day by the leaders
OF the republican party. Making
the poor to suffer and the rich TO over
load their pockets from the necessities
of the poor. Although Mr.. Hunton
was suffering from a very bad cold, be
greatly interested his hearers and show
ed his great sympathy for the welfare OF
his fellow citizens, but that we must be
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-30
James Reed Injured.

Mr.. James Reed struck his leg agaiost
a cake of ice in such manner rs 10
bruise it severely. II became very
much swollen and panied him so badly
thai he could not walk without the aid
of crutches. He was treated by physi-
clans, also used several kiDds OF lioi-
ment and two ard bslF gallons OF
whisky in bathing it, but nothing gave
any relief until he began using Chan
berlain's Paio Balm. This brought al
most q complete cure in weeks time
and be believes thGt had be mol used this
remedy his leg would have had to be
amputated. Mr.. Reed is one Of the
leading merchants OF Cay Court House,
W. Va. Pain Balm is uuequsled for
sprains, bruises and rheumatism. For
sale by ell druggists.