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Something About Seals.

About the beginning OF the last cen
fury people began TO hunt seal. They
found it n very profitable occupation
and large numbers were captured; il
has been so profitable that on many of
theislands where Seals were hunted they
have been exterminated, and now they
are mostly seen in museums. There
are several species of seal and some
viii get extremely tame, fond OF their
owner, love TO be caressed and will
learn tricks very much after the man
ner OF puppy The seals body is
covered with a CCublc fur. which. when
1t is Immersed IN vG,er, is pressed very
closely to the body and excludes water
This fur is very valuable and as you
see lady wrapped in a cloak or coat
of fur from a seals body you know
it has cost Ter several hundreds OF
dollars to get the warm covering. But
it Is an animal good for even more than
its beautiful JACKIE, as the Esquimaux
and the Alaskan Indians live very
largely upon its flesh and fat Seals
are said to be fond Of music, ana will
follow boat in which a flute or violin
is played. They often come out ON the
land and lie about on the rocks ana
play and tumble about like happy chill
d"en
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Tn the Dutch town of AIkmar. on
the great Northern canal. about twenty
miles from Amsterdam which is noted
for being one Of the biggest cheese
markets in the world. not less than
5000 tons Of cheese are disposed OF in
the course Of twelve months. The
Dutch chccscs arc made ln spheres of
three sizes, respectively Of four pounds.
eight pounds aud twelve pounds in
weight. and the best quality fctchos
about twenty guilders. or about thirty.
five shillings. per 100 pounds Immo.
diotely after being weighed and
marked off the borrows arc taken fo
The canal boats nearby and then Tine
cheeses which they contain are rolled
one by one into thc hold through
wooden chute, 10 Doc transported to
their various destinations Before oX
p0rtation they are given coating OF
vegetable red and Sc ls FOB This guisc
they are known and recognized the
world over h8A-sf.-. l1.,s.a.. a
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An ax is subject to rigid tests before
it is pronounced perfect The Steel
must hc of the required temper. the
weight OF an axes of the same size
must Doc uniform an must Doc ground
alike, and in various other ways con.
form To- am established standard The
Inspector who tests the quality OF tbc
steel does SO by hammeriug the blade
ana striking The edge to- ascertain
whether DC bee too brittle or not An
AK that breaks during the test is
thrown aside to Doc made over. Before
the material of au ax is inn the prone.
shape 10 hos been heated five times. Inn.
Guiding the tcmperng process. ana tb.
oX when completed has passed through
the hands of about forty workmcp
each of whom has done something to.
ward perfecting it After PASSING iu.
spcction the axes 20 to the grinding
department and from that To- the poi
ishers who finish them upon emc,
wheels
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A HANDSOME ocK.
Facts About tie One in the House of
Representatives.

Representatives.
The death of Architect Clark. under
whom the Capitol has assumed its
present magnificent proportions. calls
to mind the splendid historical work
he did In gathering into number of
bound volumes every scrap of written
or printed records he could secure
regarding the building and decorating
OF the Capitol. Unfortunately much
of the decorative material was
Jumped" in the bills. and It never
will be known just what It cost. A
curious fact concerning the clock in
the hall of the House of Representa-
tives came to light during the sum.
mer. The cleaners tackled this clock.
supposing it to be of some ordinary
hard wood and cast iron. bedded under
varnish. 1t looked ordinary enough
anyhow.
The cleaners scratched and jabbed
and scrubbed till nearly an inch of
varnish had been removed. when it
was found that the clock is encased
in bronze. Beautiful bronze. too
About the face is a wealth Of fruit.
oak leaves and acorns. The chief
beauty OF the clock, however, is the
eagle standing with spread wings Oh
the top of the case, and the bronze
figure Of an American Indian and n
hunter which support it on each side.
These are real works of art. standing
about three feet high, the Indian in
war bonnet and scalp shirt, leans upon
his bow, and the hunter is i'm buck
skin suit, with his gun in his hand.
while both seem looking down on the
House below
There is no record whatever of the
purchase Of the clock, but it was in
its place when the hall was first &C.
cupied as the House Of Representa-.
tives, so the oldest irhabitant" saws.
The bronze eagle and the figures were
not part of the clock originally. for
there is n record in 1SGo which states
that the eagle" was purchased of
Archer, Warner Miskcy & Co. at a
cost of $3.50. Architect Clark thought
that this sum included the two bronze
figures also, although no mention is
made of them here or elsewhere. as
they were evidently an after thought.
but as both lean upon the clock frame.
were Obviously designed purposely for
it, though not fastened to the clccll.
The eagle is welded to the clock
frame. The clock las been gold
leafed" instead of vanished. and the
bronze figures are all restored to their
original state, and the whole now
presents pleasing appearance.
The Architectural history Of the
Capitol of the nation is scattered in
paragraphs and reports collected in
the ola podrida of government reports.
Poor indeXing make It almost impos.
sible to get at anything short of n
months laborious search through
dusty tones. if the data wanted goes
very far back. Architect Clark began
to compile this data nearly forty
years ago, and it is supposed that his
very perfect collection is the only one
in Washington Star.
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rows Of stunted brush. and the Hotch-
kisses would have come in handy. but
not having them Major Helery pushed
on, every officer and man carrying a
rifle and all loaded TO the guards with
extra cartridges
As usual, CHG" Taylor and his as
sociates. "the meanest gang in the reg
iment,' were pushed forward to do
scout duty. Each day they found
themselves from one to five miles
ahead of the column. 1t was on Tues
day, four miles to the front. that they
ran into Del CascO the half-breed. with
400 Tagals, well armed and sure OF
their superior knowledge of the jun
giles. CHG Taylor was admittedly
the crack shot of his company Scully
Tim, the man with the bad foot. was
his only rival. They were coming. for.
ty Of them. the advance guard of Ma
jor Helery's expedition, across sub
merged rice field when the Tagals
opened up.
Nothing showed above the level sur
face Of the food water but the little
lateral ridges of the rice burrows.
There was no shelter.
"Br-rr-rr.' sang the Mauser bullets
splashng the dirty water as they
skinned like hot hail into the wet Six
sharpshOOters were ruddling i'm the
water.
Tim Scully was out in front and
"Chig" Taylor. the sergeant. carrying
his load. was ON his flank
CHG rowled The soldier. "Tm
goin' to stand up and shoot back"
'Lay down behind the rice ridges
ana shoot" yelled the rcd-headed ser.
geout
"Not me-" retortcd the stubborn
Scully ~ didn't lay down for the sore
foot and I'd rather die than walk 90
Gaerl"
Brrrrr.' sang the bullets
The men Of the advance sought the
cover Of the adjacent Jungle.
Say CHG grumblpd ScuIy. lev
cling his rife of the dim. gray row of
~'un'od trees when the rattle of rifles
sung say CHG"
eyes T.m" said Taylor. the ser.
eoaul
"If I git 90 bore CHG
Bling bling went Doll. rifle.
'If I git 90 here CHG VIII YOU drag
me outY ! don't want To- FAN into them
sovagcs' hands
The skIrmish line bod fallen back
behind The river trenches now "Chie"
Taylor and Scully were out. kuoo.dcou
BOZ iho wafcf am alone Tho water
aHou, uom was splashing with rain
ol Tagul bullets Then SruIfr went
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and vivid realization Of its enormlty.
produced by one touch Of intense man.
hood. In that darkest hour of our
struggle for liberty. when the wisest
could not see their hands before them.
and the firmest knew not where TO
stop. the word OF Cary of Ampthin To
Patrick Henry was the lightning flash
that revealed to these despairing pa.
triots the precipice toward whose edge
they were now dragging their country;
and they drew back. II was the moral
thunderholt that arrested the fiery
courSerS OF independence mt the mo.
ment when they threatened to involve
the cause in irreparable disaster. All
honor TO Cary of Ampthill, Compared
with him. Brutus was n vainglorious
weakling-a dupe and tool America
owes Cary OF AmpthIl gratitude. but
has forgotten the debt and is forget
ting him. Already the cyclopaedias les.
pccially the up-to-date oneS) are drop
ping his name. Yet hr was one of the
very foremost men of action i'm Nir-
ginia during the Revolutionary period.
ranking with the first intellects of
=
paedia of forty years ago. and certain.
ly serving with distinction and unwav.
cring fidelity the cause of his country
through it's most trying vicisSitudes.
lie is described as n man of singular
courage, whose serene intrcpidity
Shrunk from no peril and counted
no cost where his honor or rights were
concerned His contemporaries be
slowed on him the sobriquct "Old
IRON expressive of his innexiblc firm.
ness. At the close of his term in the
state Senate. in the course Of which
the Henry Incident occurred. he re
tired to his estate of Ampthm. where
he died not long after at the age of
hfty-siN, esteemed and beloved by Viz
ginianS OF all parties Philadelphia
Record.
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port back to headquarters inside of
siXty-two hours"
1t was all plain enough. but when
Helery and his command reached Ba-
lignag and the telegrapher proved a
failure, and Capper was missing and
half the battalion was sick with its
twenty-four hours i'm the morasses
things began to look bad" for the ia
nous Thirty-second. Major Hclery
was worried, but he couldn't reach
headquarters The Jungle. fun of am
igos.' and a sea of yellow mud, lay be-
fore him.
I'm goin' to lay down" said Scully.
Don't do it, Tim" said CHG" Tay-
lor Were from the same state. the
same county and the same town. an
the good Lord knows | amt got no rep
utation to waste. Have you?"
The day after Major HClc-y left
without his re-enforcements he was
ordered back TO headquarters. but he
didn't get the message When the or
derby rode out six miles after him ne
was twenty miles into the Jungle. and
Tim Scully was still talking about
laying down CHG" the red-head-
ed ne-er-do-well. was carrying the load.
1t was Friday night that the Thir-
ty-second entered Calignac and drove
the Tagals. 400 strong, out of the vii
lage. Beyond the village lay rows on
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The man who has am income Of $40
900 % year and spends every cent of
10 ON his wife and family and friends
is "a good fellow. and is blessed by ey.
erybody even after he has died and left
not % cent 90 keep his children FIN
school 90 save his wife from going
TO work for their bread and butter
D. TO pay DTS bills scattered around the
town tie dies q royal good fellow
with Che reputation of Living only for
DIS family The man who takes $1,000
year off ms wifo- back iu clothes
and $1,000 q year Oh bis own back and
OF his drinks and cigars and puts 70
into Insurance for them against the
time when Doc Is dead. and $1,000 m
year ont of other things which make
% man generous and lovable and put.
CHAT into % bond every twelycmourh
for them and then dies and leaves
them where his children can stay in
school and his wife goo on living iu
comfort we'll hc is curmudgcou.
with % mind not above sordid things.
Every time. Sew York Press.
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standing of a whole brushful of ia

standing off whole brushful OF Ia
gals"
And when the battalion charged
across the submerged ricefield waist
high and shouting. they found little
Taylor sorry wreck. He was lip
deep in the dirty water, but his rifle
was speaking at weary intervals. His
jaw hung down. bloody and broken.
his forehead streamed with muddy
blood
Taylor, you jackass, get out of
this!' roared Helery as the battalion
swept out and cleared the brush
What are YOU doing here alone?"
"LoOlin' after Scully." said the little
sergeant, standing up at salute. and
dragging out OF tN' mire n soldiers
cap. He's here, major. He's here in
the mud. an he died as brave as Law.
ton'r amy o. them"
And after that Taylor. the little red
headed sergeant. Taylor the black
guard, Taylor the mischief maker. was
the model man of the Thirty second
John II. Raftery, in the Chicago Rec
Ord-Herald.
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Every BIT Of "A Dead Bear n Coco

One of the features of the Newcastle
butchers Christmas display was the
carcass Of a Russian brown bear. and
those mho would obiec to it is a
comestible are unaware that the hams
of bear are delicious beyond all the
hams ever smoked in Cumberland or
wiltshire; that the tongue is held to
be more precious as a foodstun than
the tongue of any other beast that ever
licked salt; that the liver is Kings
dish; that the English gentlemen who
planted Virginia preferred the flesh
Of bear to beef. veal, pork. or mutton.
and that the Indians thereaway. in
serving up the bear. were wont to roast
il whole entrails skin and all lust
as they would barbecue hog. But
the choicest morsels are the paws
The noblcmen OF Germany might eat
the sparcribs ana the griskins Of the
bear and high bred ladies' rashers from
his Banks but the bears paws. sailed
and smoked. were reserved for the
tables Of the German Kings ana
Princes Newcastle England Jour
nal
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" Tor 'nerOlSm nor his psyche
q logical possibilities by his size
or complexion. Take CHG" Taylor
for instance. He was the smallest
red-headedest ugliest. "oInieriest" sol
dier in the Tbirty-second Regiment
From the time the command left the
Preside till after the surprise and
massacre of Calignac he never did
have any standing with lieutenants.
captain or colonel. In fact. he spent
half his time in the guardhouse, and
was known I'm the brigade as a trou-
ble-maker and insubordinate.
When Colonel Gary of the Thirty
second, got orders TO send n battalion
around by the Cocoon River to Gagni.
and to make a connection with the
Seventh Artillery en- route CHG"
Taylor was a happy man and a good
soldier. What he needed was action.
and here was the first chance he had
since he landed in Manila First he
got away from the bad influence of
the cheap groggerles of the archipel-
ago. and, second, he had a sick com
rade on his hands. Tim Scully was his
'bunky," and CHG" knew all about
his record" in the States Tim had
'done time" back in the States. but in
spite of that he had been a good sol
der and had split rations with the
hungry "Chig." That's a good deal.
If you're a soldier you know what a
half-portion of beans and salt horse
means.
So CHG" in his rude, humble, law
breaking way, loved Tim Scully and.
because Tim was sick and had a bis
ter on his foot as big MS a paper dollar.
carried his pack to Taglac and beyond.
Perhaps you have never seen the rainy
season in the Philippines The town
streets are stagnant rivers of yellow
siush. kncc-deep, putresccnt and bad
for the strenuous walker. The rice
fields are lagoons of Shiny soapsudS.
1t is not good for the pleurisy. it is bad
for sore feet, it is terror for the weary.
And Tim Scully was stuffed with pleu.
risy and he was tired Therefore
CHG Taylor, the rcg.mental black
sheep, carried his pack. split break
lasts with him and drew his rations.
Everybody hated CHG" He was
the smallest man i'm the regiment.
%%SN AANtth1hs llfthltt, tludTTelSOIue.
lazy and arrogant ne had all the be
setting sins of the despised rookie"
and none of his virtues. for ne was
economical voracious as to his food
Jealous of his honor and moral in the
fine sense
"Chig" was q sergeant aud so thor
oughly despised that when there was
sink digging or garbage moving to be
done he was the elect the chosen one.
He was in the habit of roasting his
colonel, cursing his captain and BELT.
Ting his lieutenants TO that degree
that the men with shoulder straps be.
gan to suspect singing hurts from the
rear. Nothing was put past" "Chig"
Taylor.
THAT fellow will land I'm n post prl-
Bon," said Lieutenant Campbell. the
West Pointer. Gle has a bad heart
and mean. yellow eye"
And so when X Company and the
rest Of the battalion was sent round
by the Cocoon River. Taylor. the
''freckled sergeant" got all the dirty
work. Every commissioned whipper-
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s traveller getting outside ST. Peters
burg discovered when Doe tried to rc
enter the city th1t Doc bad lort DIS pDss
port u the bedroom off hls hotel The
guards refused lo lct him PASS refused
io send for tIo p1 port According
to rou' said he ibo only thing for
mc to do Us to throw myself in tho
Nsr0. So. said tbe sentry. "sut
eide in Russia is strictly against the
law london Globe
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But two protested the young man.
-can live as chcaply as one"
The cld man looked at him pityingly.
Before young man morries." he
said inc ought TO have a little expe-
ricuco"
"Iu what wayT
Tic ought to bring mp n family Of
girls and then he would gain an ap.
proXimatc idea OF how each individual
woman adds to- ones expense account"
Wa .hInRlnm Post
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ThWarted.

Borroughs-"Say old man. can you
--"
PhoNy-"How clever and witty you
arcr'
Boroughs-"Hey? What?"
PhoXy-"Oh! dom deny it. You saw
l was going to strike you for a 'fiver'
and You just anticipated me. Very
wei. I'll ask some one else. '-Phila-
Celphla Press
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A CherisIled NIementn-

why does Miss Flutterby wear that
old dress" asked Mr. Cumrox. II dis
tnctly saw a rent in the train!'
How little sou know rejoined
Mrs. CumroX. pityingly. That gown
is the most distingwee garment in
American society. The torn place was
caused by the Prince of Wales tread
ing on it years ago. Washington Star
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willing to Copcede II.

Don't you think she has queenly
ligureE"
Il never saw a queen, but If they
weigh 200 pounds and have double
chins, l guess she has" - Cleveland
plaindealer
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Would YOU accept him, if you were
II"
Il certainly would-if were YOU
Chicago Post.
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Conservation Of Energy.

You say YOU never gossip"
Never" answered Miss Cayenne.
When l feel disposed to hear my
neighbors discussed l merely mention
a name and proceed to listen. Wash
ington Star.
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Time is short.

II don't see how you breathe in
here said Gummey, who had entered
the stuffy newspaper Office.
II don't said the editor briefly.
Haven't time to breathe" - Detroit
Free Press
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Native Abilitz.

Riches cannot accomplish every
thing said the philosopher.
That's right" answered Senator
Sorghum. 1T isn't necessarily the
man with the most money who man
ages 10 progress. It's the one who
knows how to spend Washington
star
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Cominr to tho Point.

Mr. Grogan-"What a power O. fun
erals they do he havln' ut the church
these days! Shure, it's shtarted me to
thinking" =.
Miss Casey av whatY'
Mr. Grogan--"That whin it come
tonne fur my funeral would you be
the wildly Philadelphia Press.
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Keeping Him Busy.

You oughr TO be more economical"
said young Mrs. Torkins's mother
Perhaps ] ought was the answer.
only, YOU know. I'm afraid it might
be temptation to idleneSs for Char
ley"
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Sufficient Cause.

The EXTRAS about some society
dude. boss"
What did he do?"
81 dunno, but he did something!
That's why they got out an extrar'-
Puck.
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ONGV oURNONo7
I&MA aGisa1
A. ID. 1909.

And the airship goes up. up. up.
And the submarine boat goes down;
And the automobile has succeeded the wheel
As the speediest thing in town.
Puck.
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Mrs Pastel "t was talking with
your ucighbor. Erkm0n boz connection
with matter iu the line of your call
iug and YOU viii be surprised when ]
fpll you low hc spoke of YOU"
Mr.. Pastel Indeed what did no
slvr
Mrs Pastel "Why hc called you
counOisscur
Johnnie Tisiug from % corner where
hc had been uuobscrvcd and muttor.
iue as ho moved toward the door
"Th8t settles ,U I've just been waidn'
for 1900 excuse .o kiil bis dog Boston
Courier
Cardinal BIcueliou frequently neg
iccted bis m'ut oral duties that ne
might have frolc with bis cats and
Kittens of which ho had largo
collection. --.--.sl,a.,l
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In the Sursery Business.

Mrs. Flanagan see as how yer
in tn nursery business an it's meself
thot wants E know how much ven
charge e take care o. these two while
OF do me shopplngT' New York
World
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In the secret Valley Of Silence
No breath doth fall;
No wind stirs in the branches;
No bird doth call:
As on a white wall
A breathless lizard is still.
So silence lies on the valley,
Brcathlessly still.
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THE VALLEY OF SILENCE.
ny FIONA MACLEOD.

In the dusk-grown heart of the valley
An altar rises white:
No rapt priest bends in awe
Before it's silent light;
But sometimes a fight
OF breathless words of prayer
Whlte-wing'd enclose the altar,
Eddies of prayer
-Fortnightly Review.
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7 OW you can't tell about
mans courage, his aptitude
Y for "heroiSm" nor his psyche.
logicnl nnSsihilties Inv his size
Newport weekly independent., 1902-10-03
THOMAS LAWSON.

News was received here Wednesday morning of the death of. Thomas Law son, which took place at his home in Batesville Tuesday night at II o'clock from blood poison contracted from a finger mashed by accident several weeks ago.
 Deceased was about 28 years of age and has been running on the Bates vile local the past three years. He was raised at Swifton and was married to Miss Padgett, of Batesville. For the past 12 years he had been in the railroad business, and everywhere he made an acquaintance he might also claim friend.