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old conditions Is the roof garden.
where the prisoners will take the air.
instead Of dismally ding around the
narrow corridors as they do at present,
getting their only healthful draughts
of ozone through the narrow. heavily
barred corridors. The roof garden Is
on the top floor. directly under the
steep pitched roof.
The completion Of the city prison has
been delayed far beyond the time speci-
fed In the contract. The building was
begun ave years ago-durins the ad-
ministration of the late Mayor Strong.
Warden Van de Carr Is delighted
over getting into the new building.
Since lie resumed bis duties several
months ago the contractors have made
rapid progress toward the completion
Of the building. 1t Is expected that
the present administration will pro-
vide a detached house In the prison
yard for the use of the Warden. The
Warden's family now occupies dismal
quarters.
The removal of the west wall along
Elm street by the rapid transit contrac-
tors MARKS the beginning Of the de-
struction OF that portion OF the Jail
yard where the old.time Sheriffs Of
New York County hanged their con-
demued prisoners.
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WHEN THE CHILDREN co TO BED.

Oh, mothers, 90 weary. discouraged.
Worn cut with the cares Of the day,
Hou often grow cross and impatient,
1 Complain Of the noise and the play.
For the day brings so many vexations,
So many things growing amiss;
But, mothers, whatever may vex you,
Send the children to bed with kiss!
The dear little feet wander often,
Perhaps. from the pathway OF right.
The dear little hands find new mischief
i To try you from morning till night.
But think of the desolate mothers
Who'd give all the world for your bnss,
And. as thanks for your infinite blessings
Scnd the children to bed with kiss!
4or some day their noise will not vex you,
The silence will hurt you far more:
You viii long for the sweet children q
voices,
For q sweet childish voice at the door.
And to press child's face to your bosom,
You'd give all the world for just this:
Tor the comfort twill bring you in sorrow.
Send the children to bed with kiss!
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was stirring within. hut he was too

was stirring within. hut he was too
absorbed to note her soft FOOTBALLS.
Her old blue skirt hung upon the
wall. and her husband. looking older
and sadder. but still with that vast
strength Of patience in his face. stood
looking at 1t.
She wrote the rest to her one friend
In the company.
II walked over quietly and stood be-.
side him. He was still so busy looking
at that foolish skirt that he didn't know
I was there. But after awhile he
turned toward ME. and when he saw
me the look that came into his eyes
made ne cry.
We'll. I've resigned. When saw
poor old Jack worshiping that blue
skirt of mine that had thrown away
as worthless. ! made up my mind that
there are only few things that are
really living for. and stage life isn't
one Of them. and the companionshlp
Of q stanch. splendid soul like Jack Is.
And SO I've left and I'm going to
walt and work with Jack for the better
days that I know are coming.
HE Is getting on in his profession
and the-did I call them better?-the
other days are nearer. But I wonder
II they will be better. the days when
Jack and I are rich. and so many peo-
pie will know us and make demands
upon our time. and so separate us after
q manner? We were both wondering
to-day. but We are going to enjoy the
time before that. and meanwhile that
old blue skirt still hangs upon the wall.
Jack insists upon II. He calls 1t his
.restorer.' New York News.
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An Unsuns Hero.

Pictures of Nelson on the Victory
and Farragut In the rigging Of the
Hartford occupy conspicuous places
on board the German imperial yacht
Hohenzollern. But while every school.
boy In every land Is familiar with
that thrilling chapter in Farraguts
history when the intrepid Admiral had
himself lashed to the rigging Of his
flagship. the better to direct the battle
Of Mobile Bay. very few people have
ever heard the name Of the equally
fearless sailor who bound him firmly
in place under witherlng fire Of shot
and she'll.
Yet he died at comparatively re-
cent date. passing away at Annapolis.
April o. 1895. after having served his
country for nearly half a century.
John Hazard Knowles was born at
South Kingston. r. l.. August 10. 1880.
and was twenty-five years old when he
first enlisted In the navy. serving until
1853. on the historic Constitution. then
cruising as one Of the Mediterranean
squadrons. At the time Of the battle
Of Mobile Bay he was chief quarter.
master ON the Hartford.-New York
Herald
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TEN eoiLeRs EXPLODE.
Many Killed and Injured at Swim Q cS.'A
Chicago Plant.

Chicago. - Fourteen persons were
killed and thirty others were injured,
some fatally. by the simultaneous ex-
plosion of ten boilers In Swift & Co.'S
refrigerating plant. No. 8. q two-story
building, at the stock yards.
Parts Of the exploded boilers were
blown through the roof. and continued
100 yards or more in their flight. Other
fragments tore ont the front Of the
building and crashed into q car shed
across the street. almost demolishing
the structure. Fire. which added hor-
ror to the disaster. was quickly extin-
guished. and the work Of rescuing the
living and removing the dead was car
ried on by hundreds Of willing hands.
The rapidity with which the rescuers
worked in removing the debris was re.
markable.
The cause of the explosion Is a mys-
terry. The boilers had not been inspect
ed recently. The loss, Is estimated at
$150.000
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Ups and Douns OF Bird Life.

Are birds really happy rs they seem?
Or have they the very human trait OF
Just making believe for pride's sake, or
TO outdo some envious neighbor bird
on the lookout for any signs OF misery
marital or otherwise-on the picture
of apparent peace IN the next tree!
The man who wrote How happy the
life of a bird must be- and rhapso-
died through several stanzas about
the joyous freedom Of the feathered
denizens Of the upper air must not
have looked much below the surface.
Watch q flock Of birds about the
fountain in Madison square and be re-
minded Of lot Of boys in swimming.
such gay tosslngs Of water over each
other. such chattering and saucy
pranks and sleeful enjoyment OF life
are there among them. But you come
q yard closer. and what a scattering
ensues! Each one Is on the alert for q
foe every moment-they must be ready
ut any instant to fly. shrieking. for
their lives.
One would think they would die OF
nervous prostration. with their nerves
so continually on the jump. like live
wires on which life depends. !. And.
eternal vigilance being the price OF
safety, the electric current Is liable to
be cut or at any time.
And think Of the tragedies that occur
nightly during the migrating season!
Fir N hundred birds. killed In one
night. were found at the foot Of Lib
erty light one morning! And Fire Isl.
and light was the death Of go birds OF
one species black poll warblers - In
one night. What a lot Of music was
silenced there! The Washington Mon
ument. even though not lighted. Is the
tragic end Of thousands Of birds annu.
ally.
Taking into consideration the known
fact that only a very small percentage
of the smaller birds. especially-ever
reach old or middle age. the rest meet.
Ing q violent death at the hands. or
claws. rather. Of preying animals or
larger birds or remorseless bird wear
ing humans-one might just as well. On
the whole. be a dweller In Manhattan
instead Of above it-and cope with
the usual trials Of coal SCOT. trusts. and
serenading cats. as to gaze enviously
skyward and sing Would were q
blrd!-New York Herald.
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Prominent People.

Premier Balfour Is not only fin
musician. but also q golfer and an al
tomObilist.
The Crown Prince of Germany Is
clever automobilist and understand
how to repair all accidents to the ~
chine. J.
The Shah Of Persia owns the lara
diamond in the world. while the Sr
Of Turkey Is the possessor OF the
est ruby.
The German Emperor has taken
new hobby. He Is very much tas
:tcd just now with the collecting
uC-.. Dlates.
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celebrity OF the modern American publ

celebrity Of the modern American publ
cation.
When the paper is Set up it Is printed
on an American press. but the type
the symbols. are all made In lima.
There are three other newspaper
published in San Francisco besides tht
one described-the Chinese World. tht
Oriental News and the Commercial.
News. Nearly all have some specia'
object In view. Thus the World Is .
reform paper. virtually the organ OF
the Empire Reform Association. clut
or society which is very influential h
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A Peculiar Pear Disease.

In an article which appeared In
American Agriculturist September q.
1902, Professor +. @. Stewart Of the
New York Experiment Station, called
attention to the spottlng and cracking
Of fruit, and particularly that Of the
Flemish Beauty pear. The specimens
received from W. n. Phillips. Of Onon-
daga County. New York, were sub
mitted to Professor Stewart for exam.
ination. who reports that the difficulty
Is the same rs that described in his
previous article. Very often 1t Is i'm
possible to determine the variety Of
fruit on account Of It's diseased ccndi.
tion.
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She was newly married, and did not
know a little bit about either house
keeping or shopping. and she was Civ.
ing her very first order. 1t was a
crusher: but the grocer was q clever
man. and was used to all kinds Of Or
ders. and could interpret them easily.
II want two pounds Of paralyzed
sugar" she began.
"Yes'm. Anything else?"
1.-TWO cans Of condemned milk"
"Yes'm."
He set down pulverized sugar and
condensed milk.
"A bag of fresh salt. Be sure it Is
fresh"
"Yes'm. What next"
"a pound Of desecrated Goldfish"
He wrote. slibly. "dessicated cod"
Nothing more. ma'am? We have
some nice horseradlsh Just in"
mo-" she said. lit would be Of no use
to US: We don't keep horse"
Then the grocer sat down and famed
himself with q wash-board, although
the temperature was freezing.-Wom.
ans Home Companion.
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Chinese circles In San Francisco and
said to include fourth Of the entire
population. The World opposed the
Boxers. Is pro-American In It's ideas: its
editor Is Tong Chong. a friend Of the
late missionary. Mr.. Masters; man Of
high culture and many attalnments.
who has. by the aid Of the society, Of
which he Is Secretary. attempted to
reform the entire Chinese Nation.-Sci-
entific American.
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the cover Is closed down. Any de-
sired method Of closing bottles or
TASKS may be employed in conjunc-
tion. with the lock. Not less wide
field for the use Of such q device is
to prevent unauthorized persons as,
for instance. servants. from meddliDg
with liquors. perfumes. etc.
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The colonbisn Minister Recalled.

The outlook for q Panama canal
treaty was improved by the action OF
the Colombian Government In reiiev-
ing Senior Concha as its Minister In
Washington and placing the negotia.
tIons in the hands of DR.. Herran, who
will probably be appointed Minister.
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that look like coarse yellow parch.
ment. The casual visitor passes them
by unobserved. and with little Idea
that he Is on the tracks Of tragedy.
for the parchment scraps are not por-
tions OF the notices Of prehistoric
church wardens. but the actual frag.
ments of the skin OF some hygone
malefactor. caught red-handed In rob-
bIng the church. his hide being nailed
to the doors as a perpetual warning
to evlldoers. Tradition reports that
he was a Dane. but more probably he
was some Welsh marauder OF the
mountains. and at any rate " this day
the CHASTITY memorial Of his crimes Ii
still visible.
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The 81 100000 offer Of Senator CLARK.
of Butte. Mon. for the first grandson
has been Won. The wife OF his son
has presented him an heir. and the
amount will be paid. 1t has been thu
dearest wish of the Senator.
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Wesley Reynolds. aged sixteen. en-
ployed as clerk in the bank at West,
VILE. Ind. was shot and killed by rob
bers who had broken into the place
and were about to blow open the safe.
The men escaped I'm d stolen rig. q.
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Do Fishes Henri

Did any one ever see q fsh's ears!
Do fishes have ears? 1t has heen pref
ty well proven that they hear. Sci.
entists have made up list Of about
100 fishes that make sounds. Why
snould they make sounds unless they
expect to be heard? The drum drums.
The puffer croaks. Even the weakfish
complains with an internal voice when
the cruel fisherman leaves 1t to die
In the bottom Of the boat. Possibly.
fishes hear through their teeth.-New.
York Press.
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ssntepcea Of i3o Years.

Harvey Logan. the alleged Montana
train robber. was. at Knoxville. Tenn,
given ten sentences. aggreSating 130
years. Some are to be served concurs-
rently. thus reducing his time In pri.
son to twenty years.
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The widows cap is as old as the days
Of Julius Caesar. An edict Of TiberIus,
commanded all widows to wear the cap
under penalty of a heavy fine and i'm.
prisonment.
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Volcanic EruptIons Near Mexico City.

volcanic EEupticus Noar "eAiCo Sstys
According to the traditions Of the
Indians. there were eruptions Of the
volcanoes surrounding this valley as
follows:
Ajusco. most violent. In 76 A. D.
Also in lila.
Popocatepetl, 1883. terrifying the In.
habitants of the Aztec city on whose
site this capital Is built. Houses were
damaged and the people were terrified
by the falling ashes and stones.
Iztaccihuatl was In violent eruption
In l4S0, three years before Columbus
discovered the New World.
Nico, near Lake Chalco. burst into
eruption In l1T0.-Mexlcan Herald.
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Wedding Superstitions.


It Is unlucky for the bride to enter
the church before the ceremony at
one door and leave after the ceremony
by another door.
The bride should always cut the first
piece Of her wedding cake.
1t Is snid to be unlucky to tie shoes
to any part of the carriage III which
the bride and bridegroom 60 away.
In leaving the church the bride will
do we'll to place her right foot fore
most II she wishes to be happy,
healthy. etc. In the future. and she
should always be the first to call her
husband by name.
After the wedding breakfast and re-
ceptIOn the bride should be careful to
throw away and lose all the pins. II
there are any about her. The brides
maids should not keep the pins them
selves. or they will retard their chances
of marriage.-New York News.
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Explosion Kills Three.

Kenton. Ohio.-Three men were Killed
in q boiler explosion In a sawmill at
Alger. A part Of the building col.
lapsed and the three men were hurled
a considerable distance. Their bodies
were terribly scalded and mangled.
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Murdered Roman Emperors.
or ninety-three emperors who have
governed the whole or large part of
the Roman empire sixty-two were MUIR
dered or died under suspicious circum.
stances.
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small four-page daily paper the con-
slant labors OF eight or nine skilled
Cinnamon are required for twelve or
thirteen hours. the entire work In ev-
cry department being the antipodes OF
the rush and whirl and marvellous
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TRACES OF A TRAGEDY.

Grewsome Reminder OF Savage Days on
an Enraish Church Door.
A CHASTITY relic of bygone days Is to
be seen on the church door ut Penn
bridge. England.
The handle Is fastered b. some elab.
crate ironwork to the stout oak boards
and round the edges Of this. says the
Queen, may still be seen fragments
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Engiaud's Yellow Fever Record.
Only five outbreaks OF yellow fever
IN English ports are known to have oc.
Cured In the last century.
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Chinese Press
I'm America.
By Charles p. Holder.

IN roaming through the famous
Chinatown Of San Francisco. Its
lanes and alleys. the stroller will
L perhaps observe over a narrow
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The trouble about the people who
knew how everything ought to be doa-
is that they can't do them.
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Lofty Steam BOAT Route.

The loftiest steamboat route In the
world Is doubtless that Just opened be-
tween Puno and Chilaya, Peru. on
Lake Titicaca. 1852 feet high or twice
the altitude Of Mt. Washington.
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THE OLD 1OhBS PRISON
AND THE NEW.

~ REAT interest centres In the
1 / disappearance Of the old-time
vi wall about the original struc.
ture Of the rombs Prison In
New York City. and the substitution
Of the new granite inclosure. The
change attracts daily attention from
the little crowds of loungers who hang
about the neighborhood Of the Grim.
tnal Court building. The process OF
change from the old to the new is so
gradual. yet SO sure. that the ancient
regime will be merged into the new
almost without anybody knowing It
The removal Of the administrative de-
partments Of the city prison into the
new commodious quarters on the Gen.
tre street side has already taken place.
The change from the semi-darkness
and musty. long out-worn conditions to
spacious ard modern quarters brings
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Loek on O Hottie.

Many safety poison phials have been
devised, but 1t Is doubtful II any one
Is so secure as the simply locked
stopper illustrated herewith. No one
In the dark, or sunlight, no matter
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.lRE CONGRESS IN SESSION
Appropriations Of $3.50, ,lSs,ll2 Asked
For The Next Fiscal Year.
DECREASE IN ARMY EXPENSES

Goth the Senate and the House Looksd
Like q Flower Garden st the Opening
-Adjsui mes, In Memory sf the Deed
: Tho Prssidsni's Message Rsad-Aany
Bills Introduced.
Washington. D. C.-Congress has re-
assembled for the short term. The
reading Of President Roosevelts mes
sage was deferred until the second
day. as both houses had lost members
by death. and 1t is customary for ad-
tournament to be taken out Of respect
to the memory Of the dead.
The Senate ut the hour OF opening
presented gay picture. for the desks
Of nearly every Senator were covered
with flowers. Huge punches Of roses,
chrysanthemums and other SNOWY
flowers covered half the chamber and
added to the beauty Of the scene. set
OF, as 1t was. by gallery full OF
brightly dressed women.
After the morning prayer Senator
Burrows. of Michigan, announced the
death of his former colleague. Senator
Mcmillan. and the Senate adjourned
for the day.
The House also looked like flower
garden when the Speaker called II to.
gether. Uncle Joe" Cannon. who will
be the next Speaker Of the House.
found his desk literally swamped with
boueuets. There was the usual crowd
In tie galleries, and Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Roosevelt were spectators.
The House was only In session very
short time and adjourned In memory
Of the late Representative Charles A.
Russell, of Connecticut.
A number Of bills were introduced
bearing on the trust and tarif ques.
tions.
Washington, d. C.-The Secretary Of
the Treasury has transmitted to Con.
gress the estimates Of the appropria.
tions required for the Government SER
vice for the fiscal year ending June 80.
1904. The total Appropriations asked
for are $3.50, 139. 112. which is $21.63S.-
576 less than the estimates for 1908.
and $33,05O,014 less than the appro-
priations for that year. Following 10
q recapitulation Of the estimates BY
departments, cents omitted:
Legislative ........ 80. $l1,bOS,4SS
Executive ...... ........ 319.500
State Department .... 2678.S25
Treasury Department see. 172,313,526
War Department ......... 13O8S6.6Oo
Navy Department ........ N.I23,79S
Interior Department ...... 163,01S,616
| Postoffice Department 80. 1906. .4S8
Department Of Agriculture $500. .150
Department of Labor. 80. S4.220
Department Of Justice. 7,431, 800
IOtIt. sVOCO, 1oos kAS
Following are the principal Items un.
der the several departments which
show increases or decreases as COM
pared with the appropriations for the
year ending June so. 1903:
Legislative-Salarya and expenses in
crease. $393.913,
Executive proper-Salarles and ex.
penses increase. $4,000.
State Department - Foreign inter
course increase. $211 900.
Treasury Department-Publlc works.
increase. $1,000 900: miscellaneous. In.
crease. $3.O00.OO0: District of Colun1.
bin. increase, S2.700.000: permanent
annual appropriations. decrease. g..
100000.
War Department - Military estab.
lishment decrease. $4,000. 900; public
works. decrease. S4.6S3.0O0.
Navy Department-Naval establish
ment increase. $6.000,000.
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A specimen Of the pear infested with
this disease Is shown In the accom-:
panying illustration, furnished US BY
Professor Stewart. This disease ID
caused by q fungus and can be pre-
vented to a large extent by thorough
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" spraying with bordeaux mixture.
However, where the fruit on the trees
cracks regularly each season. 1t would
perhaps be best to graft the top with
some other variety.
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From twenty.year-old mulberry
tree 21S pounds Of leaves have been
picked In q year.
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People who are governed by their
good impulses can govern themselves.
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Goth the Senate and the House Looksd
Like a Flower Garden at the OPENING
-Adjsui ned In Memory sf the Deed
: Tho Prssidsni's Message Rsad-Msny
Bills Introduced.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17
Save Your Money.

The Bank of the Monongahela
Valley has added savings depart
ment to its business and will receive
savings deposits on which interest
will be paid. Deposits of 81 90 and
upwards will be received. Interest
compounded semi annually. Say
ings deposits can be made at any time
during banking hours and the bank
will also be open from 6 to s o'clock
on Saturday evenings, for the ac
commodation of such deposltors.
For further information call at the
Bank,