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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Postmaster Commits SUICIDE.

Hastings, Neb. 19.-Louis B. Part
ridge, for six years postmaster at Ken
esaW, this county, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head. His
act, it is apparent, was due to the dis
covery to Q shortage in his accounts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Two Miners Killed.

Bessemer, Mich, Feb. 19.-William
Hall and Louis Piltke were killed and
Gust Elowson was injured by the pre-
mature explosion Of a blast at the
West Colby mine of the Colby Mining
company.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. 1S.-Cattle-Fancy
butcher steers, $5.50@6.10; fancy
butcher cows and heifers, $4.25@4.75;
good to choice veals, $5.25@6.25;
good to choice feeders, $3.50@425;
good to choice stockers, $3.00@3.6O.
Hogs-$5.50@6.O5. Sheep-Good to
choice, $4.25@5.25; lambs, $5.O0@6.25.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
FROM THE MISSOURI TO BUTTE.
Longest Transmission of Electric Pow
er in the World.

q ~ etV W .-'
Helena, Mon, Feb. 19.-The largest
and longest transmission of electricity
in the world has just been completed
by the Missouri River Power company,
transmitting power from it's dam and
plant at the Missouri river to Butte.
Tne. length of this line is IS miles,
crossing the main ridge of the Rocky
mountains at an altitude of 1900 feet
and spur of the main range at al
most an equal height. At present this
line conveys $4,000 horsepower, but it
is intended to double the power by
the construction of another dam.
The transmission line consists of
two complete lines on parallel poles
Of three large cables each,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Twenty-six Families Homeless.

I Chicago, Feb. 19.-Twenty-six fami-
lies were burned out in fire that
destroyed the 4-story apartment build
ing located at Fifty-sixth street and
Madison avenue. Many women and
children were compelled to leave the
building by way of the fire escapes.
aided by lremen, but all the occupants
Of the structure have been accounted
for E=
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Miners Perish in snowslide.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. ia special
to The Observation-Disclosures from Ketch-
ikan, states that three miners persisted
in a snowslide on Prince of Wales ISL
and on the morning of Feb. 3. They
were Thomas McDevitt, James Lodge
and Chris Jensen. The men were
carried 400 feet down a mountain side
by the avalanche and buried deep be-
meath the snow. The bodies were re-
covered.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Newspaper Publishers in Session.

New York, Feb. 19-The American
Newspaper Publishers association
held the first days session of their
10th annual meeting at the Waldorf
Astoria during the day: About 100
publishers, representing newspapers
from coast to coast, were present
The days business was entirely con-
fined to discussion of topics rela-
tive to the advertising departments of
newspapers. S. H. Kaufman, the
president Of the association, presided.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Duluth Grain.

Duluth, Feb. 18-Wheat-Cash, No.
1 hard, 77%c; No. Northern, 74Ac;
No. Northern, 72Ac; No. spring,
7OAc. To Arrive-No. hard, 77Ac;
No. Northern, 74Ac; May, 76Ac;
July, 77% @77Ac. Flax-Cash, Sill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
HUGO LOSING IN RECOUNT.
Plurality in Recent Duluth Election
Reduced to Two Votes,

= TUT amy TT neCeHt OU1utn ETectIoh
Reduced to Two Votes.
Duluth, Feb. 19.-The recount of
the vote cast at the recent mayoralty
election is attracting intense interest.
When the commissioners finished
counting for the day, with but four
precincts left, Mayor Hugo's plural
ity, according to Democratic claims,
had been reduced to two votes. The
Republicans claim it is five at the
lowest. One hundred and twenty-four
doubtful ballots have been laid aside
to be passed upon by the court. They
are largely ballots upon which cleo
ton judges neglected to put their sig
natures, and are about equally divided
between the contestants. The recount
will finish in the morning.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Holocaust Narrowly Averted.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 19.The great
Treadwell mines on Douglass Island
were assailed by fire on Tuesday, Feb.
IL, and a terrible holocaust was pre-
vented with great difficulty. The
Alaska-American compressor building
was entirely destroyed. For hours
over 100 miners in the lower workings
were in danger, but SO far as known
no lives were lost.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Funston rendered a Reception,

Kansas City, Feb. 19.-General Fun.
ston was discharged from the hospital
during the day, and at night at Con.
vention hall reviewed the Third regi.
ment, M. N. G. He appeared to be in
perfect health, and took great interest
in the affair. He was given a rousing
reception. Governor Dockery was tc
have occupied box with the general.
but was unable to attend.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Sioux CITY Live Stock.

Sioux City, a., Feb. 1S.-Catt1e-
Beeves, $3.50@5.S5; COWS, bulls and
mixed, $1.5O@4.50; stockers and feed
ers, $2.50@4.25; yearlings and calves,
$3.00@40O. Hogs-$5.35@6.00.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis. Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. 1S.-Wheat-
Cash, 74k @74Ac; May, Use; July,
76Ac. On Track-No. hard, 761zc;
No. 1 Northern, 74k@74Ac; No. 2
Northern 73h@73%c.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
CITY AND BOROUGH oFFIcERa
CHOSEN THROUGHOUT
Pennsylvania.
LOCAL ISSUES PREDOMINANT
Republican Candidates Sweep Every
thing Before Them in Philadelphia,
While in Pittsburg a Coalition Of
Democrats and Independent Repub.
+ Leans overthrows the Present Ad.
ministration. -

= Leans overthrows the Present Ad.
mnistration. -
Philadelphia, Feb. REFLECTIONS
were held throughout Pennsylvania
during the day for municipal and bor-
ough officers. There was no general
vote either for county or state Of
fcers. In some sections of the state
the recent heavy snow storm had
made the roads almost impossible, and
light vote was the result, but in most
sections heavy vote was polled, es-
pecially in the larger cities. Local
issues predominated in the various
contests, general politics not enter.
Ing as rule in the settlement of the
rights.
In Philadelphia the candidates sup
ported by the Republican city and
state leaders swept everything, elect
ing all the candidates for the more i'm
portant offices, and nearly all the ward
officers. This also included big ma
5orlty for the $5,O00,OOO improvement
loan. 49, s..-.--
Vii tAS OCAS4 uduu T1LLSUuTS Was
carried by those opposing the city and
state administrations, the independent
Republicans having formed coalition
with the Democrats, under the head of
the Citizens party. p Z.
In the other cities, as stated, local
issues were fought out. Scranton
elected P. W. Costello, Dem, for may
or. -..> 49,.
Wilkesbarre elected a Republican
mayor, Charles H. Price,.
Reading gave $50 majority for Ed
ward Yeager, Dem, for mayor. >-s
At Harrisburg, Vance C. Mccormick,
the Democratic candidate for mayor.
is elected by 1000 majority. McCor-
mick is but 20 years of age, and was
captain of Yale's football team of 1892.
AT Lancaster the anti-Quay Republic
cans Joined with the Democrats
against Chester Cummings, the Quay
Republican candidate for mayor, but
Cummings was elected by nearly 1900
majority. ..--.-... -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Dewet's Forces Scattered.

! Ea-1SWSe . fVISSS 0CdIterS0.
Heilbron, Orange River Colony, Feb.
19.-The British columns have again
come in contact with Dewet's forces
near Reitz, Orange River Colony. The
latter were split up and dispersed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Feb. 1s.-Wheat
75Bc; May, 1874 @783sc; July, 1850;
Sept, 77Ac. Corn-Feb.. 59c; May,
6lA @6lAc; July, 61Ac; Sept, 60Ac.
Oats-Feb., .42Bc; May, 43Ac; July.
36Ac; Sept, 35Ac. Pork-Feb,
$15.65; May, $3.50: July, $15.9711kl.
Flax-Cash Northwestern, $1.72;i
Southwestern, $1.671s; May, SLIP.
Butter-Creameries, 17@28hc; DAT
ries, 16@22c. Eggs 33@3311c. Poul-
.try-Turkeys. 10@1OAc; chickens. 8
@lOc. S.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20
FELL FOURTEEN STORIES.

wv oeructuraI iron W6FKers killed.
at Cleveland.
Cleveland, Feb. 19.-Harry J. Will
son and Fred Buell., structural iron
workers on the Scofield building, were
killed by falling IA stories to the
ground late in the afternoon. The
men were descending in an elevator.
a large timber projecting from the
elevator caught in a passing floor, and
tore the floor Of the elevator out. Both
were dead when picked up.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-02-13

speaking Of insurance matters"
said listener, Il suppose the plain,
old-fashioned nail has caused more
fires in the big establishments where
machinery is used than any other lit
tile thing in existence. The cigarette
stub has played its part. Ditto the
cigar stump. Occasionally sparks have
fallen from the ditcher's pipe into a
wad of material easily ignited, and
fire has been the resBlt. Sparks have
.oozed out from smokestacks and en-
gines of various kinds with the same
result. And there is the match, the
deadly and dreaded match, the awful
enemy Of the men who are engaged
IN the business of betting, if ! may
gay it, against fires. The match, of
course, has caused its quota Of fires in
the worlds history. Sometimes, when
the sulphuric end IS particularly dry,
it is the easiest thing in the world to
start a blaze at the end Of a match.
The slightest rub may do it. Buff the
match is not in good condition, if it
happens to be stubborn and unfit, the
situation is different But the nail is
always fit. The only thing needed is
for it to come in contact with some
o,her hard material with sufficient
force to cause a spark and heat gen.
Grafton. Nails have really produced
a heavy per cent. of the cotton fires
Of the country. During recent years,
on account Of steps taken by the own
ers and conductors Of the larger cot
ION and by-product plants at the in
stance Of insurance men, the nail has
not been such a prolific producer Of
fres. A way has been found, for in
stance, in cotton gins, cotton mills,
and in plants where cotton seed are
put through manufacturing processes,
Of extracting nails and other weighty
and flinty substances that may find
iodgment in these infammable prod
ccts. Gravity is the natural force
ased says the New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat. Nails and rocks, and materials
If this kind are heavier than cotton
and its byproducts, and they have
tendency to force their way to the
bottom of the heap. BY allowing these
products to pass over rolling belt
arrangement these heavier materials
S'ter toward the bottom. and are final
" extracted; SO that when the cot
ion or the cotton seed pass through
the grind in the various manufacture
ieg processes there is but little dam
ger from fire so far as these things
are concerned. But the nail still plays
its part in isolated sections, and the
insurance man still looks upon the nail
as one Of his enemies. and the nail
plays its part in the hazard computa.
tions."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-02-13
St. JosephIs School, Chickaska.

School opened Monday, Sept.
the 9th. High class, With the
extra branches OF algebra, hook
keeping, shorthand and typewrit-
ing 81 90 per month; lower class
es, 81 90 per month-pMd in ad-
vaaee. Parents are requested 10
call and make arrangements with
the Sister Suoerior. Music-Piano,
ma doliu and guitar lessons, 25c
FOR school CHILDREN and soc for
outsiders. Vio,in, 81 90 per lesson,
Z Fery S4utdlv afternoon. needle
work from N until 8 e. IN,
aud painting lessons from , ? ~
until p m Rega.ar attendance
is req1ired.
Boarding scnOoi, with music,
$500 per month.
FR. IsiDnRE, Pastor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-02-13
Cnralnr Lnmhano

IT. G.. Williamson. of Amherst.
Va, says:t' For more than year
I suffered from lumbago. I finally
tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and it gave me entire relief, which
an other remedies had failed to
do" Sold by the Palace Drug
Store.
ia Grippe, coughs often con-
tiuue for months and sometimes
lead 70 fatal results after the pa
tient Is supposed 60 have passed
tie danger point F0iey's Hosey
and Tar Affords positive prOiec-
tpn a1ar sfcuritv FROM those
coughs. S3N bsiJss .16tiviohns.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-02-13

40 also sell ipe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-02-13

Az eypresE charsa. nrepail.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-02-13

You should know that Folefss
Honey and Tar il absolutely the
best for All diseases Of the throat
aud lungs. Dealers are author.
ized to guarantee il to give satis-
faction. Sold by JAS. Pettyjchns.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14

hsmberlsin's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoes Remedy has q world wide
reputation for its cures. It never
fails and is pleasant and safe to take.
For sale BY John N. Gleissner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14

Given under my hand and seal this ath day
OF August, 1902, at the Office Of the County
Treasurer Of Dickinson County, Kansas
WA. MATTrSON,
County treasurer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14
Delinquent 2az-LiSt
DICKINSON COUNTY, KANSAS.
STATE OF KANSAS,
Dickinson County,
STATE OF KANSAS, I 40.
Dickinson County, "

Notice is hereby given that the following described
Lands and Town Lots situated in the county Of Dickinson
and state Of Kansas or much thereof as may be neces
Isary for that purpose, will on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1902,

and the next succeeding days thereafter be sold by me at
the county treasurers Office in Abilene Dickinson county,
Kansas to the county for the delinquent taxes and charges
thereon for the year 1901 unless shall be paid before
said day of sale:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14

Lots l2s4567sglO II u - AIS 10 . y 30
bki Lots i2S4567S9lOi II 70 1915 Is lgN
u Q. g "A IS 20 q IS 20 30 bk 2 All bk S;its 70
Is inclusive snd 80 to IS bk 4; us to Y u a.
25to Ss bkb All bk6, All bk 7; Its to ~ bk 8
lts 20 ii .. to 70 n IS 20 to IS bkS. All bk all
bkl0
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14
ssuthwick & Augustlne's Addition.

Lots 2s 30 rs 81 9th st; $ h II %, Its 20 3, "a
and h Il 9Th SIT "a II ~ 20 81 IS 70 Is Sd st.
isxl60 n q ~, h 20, h h 81, n h VIII 81, n h
g b II, sw ~ 1th st; II "a W OF Mud creek, W
~ II d. zig u bs s3I u Of 100 II So, $50 II
%, center ~ II 20 62 70 " "A Elm ST. Its % "a Ga
$50 " ~ 81 IS o. Broadway; Its % 95 ~ 90 los
Spruce ST.
Augustine & Lebold's Sub Division OF
Thompson & McCoy's Addition.
Lots 10 IL Cedar vt; II 32eScept In. Its "A
5425, n 4 II a Is q Broadway; Its eB y
Spruce ST. It's 70 20 Spruce st.
Augustine 4 Lebold's ub-Divislon No. 2.
Undivided v 80 Buckeye.
Bonebrake's Sub Division No. 1.
Lots 122nd st.
Bonebrake's Sub. Division No. 3.
Lot Cedar ct.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14
CARLTON.

Anbk9. Lots 81 % q "a % % 80 bal Of bk 3
Lots und y int lS579bk l. Lots 351s i o.
s. Lots II 10 i5 II 1921 % q Sss bk6 Il Los y
NlsSss bka Lots / 1879 II 10 Is n 10 u y
STss . to q even Its g bk 10. Lots Spy !, Il
10 Is i7246SlOi2A1 Is bk IL. Az Ok u :.
All BIZ IS. Lots 10 y IL IA 10 10 !, "a "a
81 oasSS % 70 bk is Lots IS 1870 q "a bs Is,
lots 1 10 IL IA i6 BIZ II. Lots sH 10 10 Y "a y
d n n IA. Lots Is Is l7si T23 Is bk %
Al block 81 except It's S57 Q II. All bk T N
Ali bf q except Ii ~ All bk q except Y "
q N MesNS2 AllbkT. Lots sla@ Ok To-
Lot Is bk "a.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14

South s7h II 1879 "A" IT; Q h Is, W h q,
ne ~, Its 81 45 II 40 list ST. Its IA IS 1926 49, h
55 End st; Its 90 6s 70 81 80 70 and 10 It I, and
10 II 81 VI and all ~ % a. OF creek 3rd st; n
80 II 52 IA rs and all So and Q 10 IT 90 50 81 81
and 10 II 10 80 4th ST. It's W N 9 B 100 lO9 tO4
i06 1Os 40 except W Is II Of ITO, all these lots
west OF Mud creek
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14
UNION TOWNSHIP.
LYON TOWNSHIP.
ABILENE.

Lot . blk 2; 1t 10 bk 3; W lteand 9 2 It 1t
Z, ~ II 1t I, Its 10 blk I; Its 20 blk s; Its blk
Q; 1t blk 10 Its 129 IA Is IS bk "A; Its IA 10 10
bk Is; Its u bk 10; Its 6bk II; Its 4 s Blk 20;
Its 90 blk 81; II and part Of st vacated bk %,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-14

Lot 8 Blk 1874; 1t 10 bk 1874: Its g. 10 Y "A 10 bk
ls9; Its 20 to II even II Blk lbo; Is to even bk
1911 Its 10 IL inc 10 10 II IA l6 Is 20 Y bk l58
Beg at sw cor 1t bk IFS n l57 fly 70 rs 10! IT 9
Is II to beg; beg at a pt on n line OF Main 81
line Of Main st $50 H. more or less to sw cor. OF
a tract Of land decided to Z l. 4 Water Co. n
100 # W to said r. of Way 100 feet 10 beg pt
of sw a 70 10 4; beg at NV cor II wv 49, # s 22e
II 90 II 60 II $40 II 100 II to beg being pit
Of sw q i6 IL A. all that land in sw Of II l6 bet
the original town plat on the and sec line bet
ii and u on the and X sec line Of sec IL
running and on the north, &C more or less.
The Iola register., 1902-01-17
QUEERLY ACQUIRED RANCH.
Immense TrRct Granted to Syndicate
for building TeNns' state
House.

Texas is noted for the number and
extent of its ranches. OF a total of
several thousand, they vary in size
from few thousand to several mill
lion acres, the large ones averaging
$4,000 acres. The greatest is the "N.
l. T." in the Panhandle, which em-
braces half a dozen counties and con-
tains nearly 100000 acres.
1t belongs to the Capitol syndi-
cate" a company of men who re-
ceived this vast territory some 20
years ago in return for providing
the magnificent state house at aus"
tin. The ranch is divided into sv,en
sections, each managed by a fore
man and each connected with the
headquarters by means of telephones.
The whole is run with the system and
dispatch which characterizes all great
industries, says the Review of Re-
views.
On this ranch now run consider
ably over 100000 head of cattle, and
an idea of its size may be gained from
the fact that the pasture fence eX-
tends 21O miles in one direction and
25 miles in another, making a totaG
of about 5000 square miles. From
time to time small parcels of land
have been sold, ard meanwhile valu-
ations have appreciated from so cents
an acre to four times that amount.
The Iola register., 1902-01-17
Snnleme Com.t pecisions

During the recent session of the
Supreme Court thefollowing decisions
on cases appealed from Allen county
were handed down:
ID. w. Stewart VS. G. T.. Price.
Error from Allen county. Reversed
and remanded; Johnston, Cunningham
and Greene, justices, dissenting: Dos
ter, G. j., and Pollock, j., concurring
specially: Smith and Ellis concurring.
Mary 5. Parker ct al VS. the Ian
yon Zinc Co, Err or from Allen coun-
ty, proceedings in error dismissed.
The M. K. q 7. Ry. Co. VS. G. H..
Pratt. Error from Allen county. Az
tirmed. An interesting feature of this
decision is as follows: When in "a con-
tract for the sale of real estate it is
expressly stipulated thatthe purchaser
shall make payment of all taxes and
assessments levied against the prop
erty, and the purchaser does make
such payment in accordance with the
terms of the contract, the purchaser
may recover the taxes so paid from
the vendor upon establishing the ina
bility of the vendor to perform his
contract and make conveyance of the
property.
Ira b. Kelley VS. Ed McHugh ct al.
Error from Allen county. Proceedings
in error dismissed.
The Iola register., 1902-01-17
The Last Quail

At 6 o'cl ock lastnieht Walter Hull
ale the thirtieth quail on his bet.
1t was easy--no trouble at all.
Below are some contemporaneous
comments on his feat which, thanks
to generous press, has assumed u
national Importance:
Topeka Capital; A quail-a-day-
for-thirty-days crank at lola will fin
ish his task this week. He says he
believes he could eat that many more
without any trouble.
X. G. journal: To-day, at lola,
Walter Hull will finish eating thirty
quail in thirty consecutive days. on
finishing his twenty ninth bird last
night he declared that his appetite for
quail had not palled and that he
would bet that he could eat quail "a
day for thirty days more. When Mr..
Hull comm need this experiment, The
Journal prophesied that he would sue
ceed. For hundred years the silly
notion has been curreLt that man
could not eat thirty quail in thirty
days. No oneever heard of failure in
attempting it, yet suckers are stand
ing around everywhere, who are will
ing TO bet that it can't be done simply
because some old grandpap handed
down a legend. Near Lawrence one
time, VIII Upton ate seventy quail in
thirty days. and he was ready to bet
that he could eat hundred in the
same length of time.
The Iola register., 1902-01-17
POCKET HANDKERCHIEFS.
The Reason They Are Made square
Instead of Oblong Ia of
Interest.

1t is not generally known why
pocket handkerchiefs are always
made square. The reason is inter-
esting. In the year 1884, on Sep
tember %, a decree was issued by
the king of France ordering that the
length of all the pocket handker-
chiefs made in the kingdom must
be equal to the breadth and since
that time pocket handkerchiefs have
been made in the shape of a square
all over Europe, says the New York
mmercial-Advertiser.
Apropos of linen lore, most in.
structive little booklet, just brought
out, gives comprehensive history
of linen, ancient and modern. More
than 1000 years ago the cultivation,
spinning and weaving of fax gave
employment to many of the worlds
inhabitants. Until the establishment
of spinning mills in 1928 the scutched
flax was spun into yarn by the farm
ers' wives and daughters, originally
by a distaff and spindle, which was
afterward replaced by spinning
wheel worked by the foot. Now
/ these are employed more for orna-
ment than use and have been super
seded by new methods. The German
linen trade dates back to A. d. GOO,
and Russia, Norway and Sweden have
not been neglectful of their linen
manufactures. Ireland, being able to
/ grow fax and spin the yarn and
weave and bleach the linen, has ale
. q Hr- in
/ dustry, even as far back as Henry
III. In William HIS reign an act
was passed to permit its import into
/ Enguand, and the trade has gone on
/ and prospered ever since.