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would provide barge with coal car
rying capacity of more than $500 tons.
The career of the Nelson contains NO
celebrating record Of naval battles
and the lowering Of enemies coiors.
In the sixties she was lent to the
government OF Victoria by the imperi-
al authorities to aid scheme Of local
naval defense. and for many years she
was the headquarters Of the colonial
naval forces. Later on, when the YES
sci became utterly Obsolete. Victoria.
having no further use for her. inform
ed the admiralty that she was at Its
! disposal, and the latter ordered her to
be sold to the highest bidder.
She was sold at auction In Mel
bourne and knocked down to the agent
of Sydney buyer for $4,000. While
the sale was In progress peripatetic
German band. whose conductor ap-
pears to have possessed grim sense
of humor, put up the music stands in
front Of the building and played Rule
Britannia" and 1.-THE Death of Nell
son."
Once upon a time she was the larg-
est ship afIoat, and many experts nova
days regard her as the best wooden
vessel ever built. Many new and i'm
proved principles of construction were
introduced into the building, making
for increased stability and strength.
The forests of four continents were
levied upon for her construction, the
timbers used being English oak. Indian
teak, African oak and American green
heart The value of the metal in her
was demonstrated by the fact that
some of her copper bolts were as much
as ten feet in length, and were sold
at prices varying from $25 to $37
apiece.
Her armament consisted of III
guns. Her register was 2,617 tons.
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For draperies and artistic belts the
''recque' scarf is the latest. It has
quite taken the place of the silk hand
kerchief square 80 fashionable a few
months ago. The new scarfs are ex-
quisitely lovely, and make the most
graceful Of draperies. They are half
yard wide and are made of smbroi-
dered crepe de chine or Of soft taffeta
with woven oriental ends finished with
wide knotted fringe. In silver gray
crepe de chine embroidered with faint
pink wild roses and green leaves they
are specially beautiful; also In cream
white with pansies embroidered in
shades of yellow and purple
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AN UNKNOWN
REPUBLIC FOUND

According to a report made by the
the discovery of regularly formed re-
public in Manchuria, which has been
in existence for upward of half CEN
fury, but was probably unknown to
any Of the European powers. or, for
that matter, to the majority OF the
European travellers in the far east. The
Mancuhrian republic is situated in the
basin OF the upper reaches OF the XIV
er Sungari, and south of Grin. 1t -
known by the name of Tcha-Pi-Gou.
and numbered originally 10000 citi-
Gems; the population is now about 100.-
900 souls. In the beginning the mini
ature republic was governed by TIL
umvirate, and subsequently by presi-
dent, Chan Yui Pao, who took all the
executive powers into his own hands
and organized tribunals. trade guilds.
taxes, ETC., and regulated native indus
tries and gold mining. A small re-
publican army was created, and has
been permanently maintained. In the
battle fought by the Russians in the
valley of the Sungari some two months
ago the republican force offered a
more determined opposition than the
imperial Chinese troops. The Chinese
authorities in the province Of Grin
have since its foundation always shown
friendly federation toward the Man
churian republic OF Tcha- Pi-Gou.
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The following is told OF an Ameri-
can gentleman who was recently stop
ping with his wife at the Hotel Cecil
In London. On their first evening
there he happened to retire somewhat
later than his spouse. Arriving at the
door of what he imagined to be his
room and finding 1t locked. he tapped
and called Honey" No answer came
and he called again and more loudly
Honey" Still he got no reply and be-
coming somewhat uneasy he shouted
the endearing term with his full lung
power. This time reply came. and in
. male voice: go away, you blither-
ing idiot! This is a bathroom. not .
blooming beehive!"
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sHiPLoAD OF WIVES.
COLORADO.

1sanE Women Bro.~h.
For fsnnsyivania Miasss.
Inc old colonial scheme of bargain
ing for wives has become po1uIsY
among the Hungarian residents Of
schoenville. This morning . score Of
blooming damsels from the fair plains
q the Danube arrived IN Pittsburg and
buried at once to the new settlement.
whore they will soon become the bet
ter halves of as many lusty workmen
employed in the pressed steel car
works. The method of the Virginia
planters in purchasing q spouse for
few pounds of tobacco will be followed
In . certain measure in Schoenville. OF
course there will be no open bartering
and money is not likely to be sx-
changed, but. nevertheless. the men
who claim the hands of the Hungarian
1atdens must be able to show that
they are able to support the brides who
have 1ourneyed SO far to complete the
sontugal happiness of the millmen.
Since the founding of the new town on
the banks of the Ohio. there has been
. amazing dearth Of manageable
Iomen In the community. American
girls Of the Gibson type. the tailor
made variety of the favorite silk-lined
beauties do not meet with much favor
IN the eyes Of Schoenville. The would
BE- bridegrooms that are compelled to
get up carly and work late, 20 that
there is little opportunity to 20
accounting beyond their own neighbor-
hood. Finally the news of the scarcity
Of eligible girls In Schoenville drifted
beyond the sea. 1t was pleasant duty
for Cupid to perform, and when he
whispered the glad tidings under the
cottage windows on the far away plains
Of Hungary, he was greeted with many
. rapturous sigh. Twenty girls were
willing to risk the tempests of an au-
tumn voyage on the Atlantic to become
the brides of happy homes in America,
and. banding themselves together with
Cupid, they came over under the love
gods tender care. When they reached
their journeys end this morning the
entire population of the town was on
hand to receive them. Two engage
ments had been announced before
noon, and others will follow in rapid
succession. Courtships will be short
in Schoenville, and other maidens soon
will he imported. AS may be supposed
the tax of having and holding a wife
In the new town is not one Of extreme
ease. and the men who have been made
happy today will treat their wives we'll
-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
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ns.l.. n.,p.a sA. xew.p.p....

Ono interesting fact about sovGa-
ment reports II that they are gen
orally published on Monday mornings,
and the reason for this is that the
newspapers on that day are not so
crowded, and thus more space II &c
cured. James G. Blaine, who was an
editor before he became a statesman,
was the first to appreciate the oppor-
tunity of the Monday morning news
paper, and when he had an important
announcement to make, or q report to
submit 1t was always sent out the last
OF the week, so as to secure the best
possible treatment on Monday morning.
His example has become precedent
in Washington oficialism.
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J. NJ. PURsEL's STRANGE TOMB.
ments only with great difnculty after
1t hav been closed and sealed, 1t is a
very easy matter to open 1t from the
inside. Mr.. Pursel planned the de-
vice 70 that should he revive after
burial he will be able to crawl out.
The hve rsceptaclss which are to
hold the inventor aad the other four
members Of his family are placed in .
row. The compartments are solid
pieces Of cast iron, each big enough to
hold CONN, and running back nine
feet into the hillside. From the back
Of each compartment small pipe COR
nsets with main pipe, which resem-
blss q chimney. This 10 arranged 30
a. to keep each receptacle constantly
well ventilated, yet to exclude dirt and
water.
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PRESENCE OF MIND.
Rssnan Makes Scene In Detroit Wiz
Wagon AHre.

Rasman Makes Scene In Detroit w.t.
Wagon Ahre.
The ragman blew a mighty blast and
then entered to see If there were any
old clothes for sale. After he had pur-
chased IS worth OF goods for so cents,
he went to the front and there let out
yell that turned the lady of the house
deathly pale and caused the hired girl
to fall down the cellar stairs. Explain
alton came later. The perambulating
merchant is troubled with cold feet.
To counteract this afflictlon he used an
old iron kettle for a stove with paving
blocks for fuel. He kept it in the front
end of his wagon. and when he came
out his whole cargo was afire. After
the yell he made flying leap into the
rickety wagon. thrashed the detected
looking horse into n semblance Of ami
nation. and went up the street creating
a bigger sensation than Ben Hur's
chariot race. Shouting boys and
barking dogs were in the train, and all
the elder heads conceded in belief
that the man who was thrashing his
horse, shouting in foreign tongue.
who fell through broken seat az he
made the corner, his head and heels
being all Of him In sight, was crazy.
But he was not. His presence of mind
was to be envied by many a states
man, for he pulled up in front OF n
hose house and the laughing fire lad
dies soon conquered the conflagration.
Black. scorched, half-drowned and gag
ing sadly upon what was left Of his
rig. the victim Kissed between his tssth
that he would sue the city.-Dstroit
Free Press.
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= x.,,.r Of rim. and D.....e.. :

A note given on the first day Of jan
nary, 1900. payable in ten years, will
run the full ten years before 1t becomes
due, consequently 1t will not mature
until Jan. 1. 1911. There never was
"the year o." but there was the nrst
day of the first year. which ended with
the se5th day and closed to hrst year
q the Christian era II you travel on
Q railroad to go to point that Is a.
actly ten miles away from the starting
place. when you have Travelled nine
milss you will find staring you IN the
facs \ post marked 10 NJ" meaning
tn miles, but you will ind yourself
ons mile from your destination. and
yuu Will not have travelled ten miles
ant1i you have gone one mile beyond
- 10 n. post-san Francisco Cali.
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This extract Is from THE Story Of
Ny Life" by Augustus ]. c. Hare:
Lady Caroline Paulet wore an anklet
and would often sit upon table and
let 1t fall down over her foot to show
it. It was inscribed, La Legerette de
Camille ct la vltesss d'Atalants. One
day Lady Isabella st. John, who was
equally proud Of her little foot, said:
I wish you would let me try II can
get your anklet over my foot, Lady
Caroline And she put 1t on, and to
Lady Caroline's great discontinue
kicked 1t OF to show how easily her
foot would 20 through It,"
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To Mothers Of Large Families.

In this workaday world few women
are so placed that physical exertion
IL not constantly demanded Of them
in their daily life.
Mrs. Pinkham makes special appeal
to mothers Of large families whose
work is never done, and many Of
whom suffer, and suffer for lack Of
intelligent aid.
To women, young or old, rich or
poor, Mrs. Pinkham, Of Lynn, Mass-,
extends her invitation OF free advice.
Oh, women do not let your lives DO
sacrificed when . word from Mrs.
Pinkham, At tho hrst approach OF
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As A BEAurlFlER.
ssasibas Bathing Rules IA,A Dew. BY
This Writer.

ssasibas Bathing Rules IasA Dew. BY
This Writer.
OF the virtues Of the bath ~ beau
tifier Of the complexion, we are all
more or less concerned; and, there
fore. We all take our morning and
evening bath most religiously, though
1t may be with variations. The vigor-
GUS. healthy woman will have it cold,
with quick all-over sponge; and
brisk towel friction will follow. until
she feels in a buoyant glow. For
though the first effect of the cold
water is to drive the blood inward,
and to make the surface blood vessels
contract, they soon dilate again, the
color of the body becomes rosy, and
there il general feeling of warmth
and comfort. But unless this reaction
follows the use of the cold bath, the
less strong woman, especially If she
suffers from nerves, will have to take
hers at a slightly higher temperature
to make 1t invigorating, and to have
her spine sponged Immediately after
1T. Baths at too high a temperature,
such as some indulgent natures love.
cannot be too much deprecated. es-
pecially for women not in their first
youth. A good rough-and-ready test
is to immense the elbow In the water
before putting the body into it. II
the elbow reports that it IL "juss
right" the temperature is safe one,
and the bath will be soothing and
restorative. Pure rain water is ac-
knowledged to be the best for the
skin; in the city this is, of course, not
obtainable, but the ordinary water can
be softened with little borax, or q
tablespoonful of ammonia will, with
the natural oil of the healthy skin,
form as much soap" as Is necessary
for Its cleansing. The fair Poppaea
kept herself phenomenally beautiful
by means of milk baths. A few years
ago one of our leading society mat
IONS, who is noted for her beauty, In
troduced hot milk baths among her
friends, and they caught on" Ito use
. slang phrase). and they are still tax
en- by ever 10 many lovely women that
/ know Of, and they all boast OF very
lovely compilations. These milk
baths impart remarkable wilderness
and smoothness to the skin.-Boston
Herald.
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COOLIES DRAW THE CARS.

Japan has a street railway on which
the cars are propelled by men. Coolie
labor In the mikados realm is cheap
and the line is therefore profitable. 1t
is seven miles long and connects the
two coast towns Of Atami and Yoshi-
homa, in the province Of Izie. The
motive power consists of two muscu-
lar coolies, who push the car up grades
and jump on when the car is drifting,
or going down grades. One of the
coolies is shown in the rear Of the car.
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weakness, may fill your future years
with healthy joy.
"When l began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound l was
not able to do my house work. / suf-
fered terribly at time OF menstruation.
Several doctors told me they could do
nothing for me. Thanks to Mrs Pink
hams advice and medicine l am now
well, and can do the work for eight in
the family.
81 would recommend Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all
mothers with large families. - MRS.
CARRIE BELLEvrL.LE, Ludington, Mich.
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COOLIES DRAW THE CARS.

and the photograph shows rearkable
muscular development of the limbs.
seldom. If ever. observed in eastern ath-
letss. The boy on the front platform
performs the duties Of conductor. but
his chief function Is to blow horn as
warning Of the approach of a car at
curves and on hills and to manipulate
the brakes. The fare, including tips
for the crew, on this remarkable and
unique road is only the equivalent OF
twenty-one cents for the round trip.
The road forms the missing link b.
tween the Chinese wheelbarrow method
Of transportation the sedan chair and
1inrikisha and the narrow-gauge mule
drawn car.
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lEND OF A MINIATURE RAILROAD

What was probably the finest minia-
.ure railway In the world has Just
oeen dismantled in England. Its name
was the Jericho Chicago Trunk line.
and 1t was designed. constructed and
owned by the Rev. H. Lancelot War
neford of Osborne Terrace. Mr.. War
aef0rd has terminated his eight years
ministry In the royal borough. and in
view OF hts approaching departure de-
stroyed the railway.
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tie. pulled up at wayside station
Crews.
Resuming the journey, the train
crossed "ravine" by means Of an Am
erican made trestle bridge, thundsfsd
over skew arch and ratified acrsss
double suspension bridge, copied
from one over the Thames on the 0fsat
Western Railway outside Windsor.
Then, twenty seconds after the start
the express glided smoothly into Chi
cago.
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model the world-famed Forth bridge
The journey half-completed, In obedi-
ence to . notice, Reduce speed" the
Jericho-Chicago express slowed down
as 1t passed the cabin of the fog signal
man ut the entrance to . tunnel A
signal exploded automatically. and
from the window Of the cabin the
operators head bodied out. 5atisnsd
that the tunnel il clear. he waved .
nag. and the train plunged into dark
ness. and then, with protracted whis-
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TOMB ROBBED OF HORRORS.

John NJ. Pursel of Williamsport. Pa.
has for years harbored the fear that
he might be buried alive and has taken
measures to guard against such hor-
rible fate. In order to be spared such
an ordeal he has devised scheme that
is as ingenious and practical as 1t is
novel. He has constructed in Grand
view cemetery vault the distinctive
feature Of which is that, while access
may be had to any of its five compart-
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teen pounds. and was . correct uoda
Of one Of the powerful engines % he
Great Northern Railway. Steam was
kept up by means Of tank Of .HseAy-
lated spirit in the tender. SOWING
thence into a reservoir beneath the
boiler.
At the start the train drew ~ into
the Jericho terminus-a station two
feet six inches long. Two seconds after
pulling out the train reached ~ arst
bridge, of the tubular variety. Tiny
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launched in 1914. and was intended to
DO = great and enduring memorial Of
Nelson Of the hundred lights" The
Duke of Wellington and the Prince Re
gent went to the launching at the
Woolwich dock yard, and she was
pronounced q "monstrous, fine ship"
and q marvel Of naval architecture and
sea-power. She was expected to en-
durs for q century or so, and always to
be 80 great and powerful among the
lighting ships Of the world that she
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posts along the route indicated the
varying gradients and others the ny
ing miles. The train rushed through
deep cutting spanned BY footbridgs
for the convenience of nsiShborins
residents. This cutting used TO be
troublesome In winter time. and ire
quently snowplow had to be attached
to the front of the locomotive.
Then the train reached the great
cantilever bridge. in the construction
Of which Mr.. Warneford took for his
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The track was laid in the grounds
at the rear Of the parson-railway-
kings house. The raised embankment
was constructed ON scientific princi-
Piles. as. indeed, was every detail Of
the system, even to the telegraph,
which transmitted real messages.
Freight and passenger trains could be
run, the latter being FIRST and fourth
class only"
The gauge was two and five-eighths
inches. the locomotive weighed four
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could worthily bear the name of the
great admiral But the poor old Mel
son has long been an obsolete and use
less piece of floating timber. and after
sentiment had preserved her from des-
truction as long as possible the work
of her demolition began.
The growing trade Of Sydney made
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necessary the establishment Of large
depots for the coaling Of ocean liners
and the addition Of many barses and
hulks. 1t IL the fate Of the Nelson to
help to supply this deficiency, and the
old four decker is being sliced on sec
ton by section, 20 as to make Of her
half dozen or more big barges. The
eve of Trafalgar day witnessed the
launching Of one enormous piece of
timber. comprising the whole of the
maiH deck, which 1t was expected
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MAKING COAL BARGES OUT OF OLD WARSHIPS

Near where Lord Hopetoun landed
the other day in the harbor of sgd
ney to take the new imperial job of
governor general of Australia, is be-
ing broken up for the timber and
metal there IL In her the British line
f-battle-ship Nelson. The relic OF
bygone era of naval warfare was
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The Kaiser will drink no coffee ex-
cept such as is grown in Mexico. A
supply is sent to him each fall from
the state Of Michoaca1 aA
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Remove the causes that make your hair Mfs,sa
I'D 1Yay with PARKKB's HAIR BALsAM.
HINDslcoAH's. the bsst curs for corns. 1Ssas-
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Lady agents wanted for Russ Bleaching
Blue. The Russ Co.. South Bend. Ind.
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The one billionth minute since the be-
ginning Of our present system Of chron-
ology will be reached at 1910 q. N.
April 80, 1902.
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When the cashier wrecked the bank to
raise the wind 1t was quite q serious
blow to the depositors
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II you have had h grippe. . few
doses Of GARFIELD Tea will cleanse the
system of all impurities and hastsa
recovery.
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From the way American wire -
out the British article, ing
lish manufacturers are beginning 70
think that II is a live wire.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-22
THE FRANC0-GERMAN F0RAY.
The Expedition Appears to Have
Been Entirely Unnecessary.

Pao Ting Flu. Saturday. April D.-Thic
city has been for the last four days a
big military camp Of French and German
soldiers on the way to the front It IS
now estimated tnat 5000 French troops,
and 5000 Germans will form the entire
force. when all the reinforcements have
arrived
There is no truth in current reports re-
earding severe fighting between the out
posts and the Chinese.
Three men left yesterday under escort
~ convey Emperor Kwang Hsu's order TO
cen. Iiu to retire Immediately into the
.--ovince OF Shan-Si. Prince Ching and
otber Chinese officials say the Chinese
General has already retired, but their con-
6rmatiors or denials are considered very
unreliable.
The French and German troops seem to
be cooperating fairly well. although until
Yesterday Friday1 there was some doubt
r. 40 who wou.d command the expedition.
Tbis question ros been settled by an ar
raorement under which The French and
r;orrans are 10 work Independently ana
w., at the some time % cooperate
M the Chinese retire over the snan-si
boundary. then according 70 international
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-22
THE VANDERBILT DUCHESS.
Looks as iC ConsueIO and Her Duke
Had Had a Tiff.

Paris, April A.-The Duke of Marlbor-
ough, after travelling for month in the
south of Spain, came to Paris a week
ago and stopped a The Hotel Bristol on
the Place Vendome. While the Duke
was in Spain, the Duchess of Marlborough
has been in Paris, and for the past three
weeks she has been staying at her faith
er's mansion in the Avenue Champs Ely
sees. After the Duke returned from
Spain he visited his father-in-law, where
he saw the Duchess. This morning the
Duchess drove to the Hotel Bristol, where
she was Joined by the Duke, and together
the Marlboroughs proceeded to London.
This would indicate. If discord existed be-
tween the Duke and the Duchess of Mari.
borough, that her father had succeeded In
smoothing it over.