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Facts About Deafness.

A French surgeon has collected sta
tistlcs relative to deafness. 1t appears
that males are more subject to aurai
diseases than females. and that out OF
every seven middle aged persons there
are one or two who do not hear rs
well with one ear as with the other.
In every 1000 children under fifteen
years of age four show symptoms or
some ear disease. anG six 4 marked de-
Ic,ency in hearing power. The Ia
bility to disease increases from oirtn
to the age of forty. and then begins
gradually 10 decrease as old age ad-
vances. Out Of the total number OF
cases subjected to surgical treatment
1t is estimated tina, about dfty-three
DER cent. are cured and thirty per cent.
permanently improved London News.
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screech with q dash Of cold water
Youths Companion.


It was the fog alone that bothered
them. Swift currents and narrow.
crooked channels have few terrors for
a lake skipper. as long as be can sec.
Give him the use Of his eyes and he
will make good time wherever the
ground is little damp" and carry sew
eral thousand tons Of iron ore along In
his trousers pockets. The seemingly
reckless way in which he pushes his
5O0-ton ship around sharp corners and
over shoals where there is not a foot
of water between her keel and the
rocky bottom. finally bringing her up
to her own wharf without power. with
out thinking Of calling in tug to help
him Is enough to make seq captains
hair turn gray. Not that he likes 1t ex'
actly; not that he wouldn't much rath'
er have open water and clear sailing
all the way from Duluth to Buffalo. II
that were possible. But 1t isn't posi-
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BILE. SO he takes things as they come
and does the best he can with his
tough proposition. And a remarkably
GOOD best it is. His business Is to hus-
tie, and he does 1t with all his might.
Even when the fog shuts him In. or
binding snow.squall comes bowling
down the great lakes. 1t is to be feared
that he does not always slow down IS
he should. The season Of navigation
Is short, the ice will sooa be making.
and the owners will be jumping on him
IL he doesn't make his trips in tine.
Cant stop for a triHe Of q fog. Let
'er som - Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly,
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No matter how widely some people
travel. they remain provincial. and
held the village they live iE as the
starting point Of all knowledge. A pri'
vet. soldier once introduced himself
10 Lincoln as the brother Of the man
wtc gave the Fourth Of July Grafton
in Topeka. An Andover clergyman Is
said to have fixed the town he hailed
from with equal precision.
He was present At gathering OF
not ID sc holars and professors in Fer
liz. A distinguished German piilol) J.
cist, just intro duceG to EilE. ASKED what
part OF America he caLle from.
".lndover." said the clergyman. with
proud cOntidcEce.
"Eh! Where Is Andovcr:'
Next to TewksbIry,' replied the
American.
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Plan For a funnel
Under the Hudson.

Charles n. Jacobs, the consulting
engineer Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. has devised a new system
for the construction Of tunnels through
silt and other loose materials naturally
III adapted for such structures. In the
Scientific American this Is said OF his
device:
I'm driving tunnels through the or
binary run Of material. such as solid
rock, loose rock. cement, gravel or bard.
pan. 1t Is sufficient either. rs In the
case Of solid rock. to make an e1ca-
vation larger than the gauge required
By traffic and line the excavation with
masonry or concrete. or. as in the sys.
tenn so largely adopted in London tun'
nels, q metallic tube may be driven
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evening. according to the season Of the
year. the Lemur torquatus wakes up
and begins to explore his boarding
house; cautiously at first, then in wider
and wider leaps, taking jumps Of ten or
twelve feet without ever miscalculat-
Ing his distance by n hairbreadth.
He will hop on his masters knee.
down again. and up on an armchair:
there he will crouch for a rnoraent with
a Quivering bush tail. then double up
fer q spring and land on a bookshelf ut
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and top OF the sash II is fastened at
the top. but at the left-hand side. 1t
has two bolts. one engaging in tie up
per sash and the other In the window
frame. Holes may he bored at suitable
points ir the upper sash and in the
window frame. and by this means
either sash may be lowered or raised
and locked fast in that position.
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TLe:e Is ole physician in the present
United States Senate aEL four lEysi-
Clans in the Iresent House G Rcr-e-
scrtativcs. There is one clergyman
in the present House OF Representa-
tivcs.
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A Chimney on Stilts.

On the road between Bowling Green
and Auburn. Ky. few miles from the
latter town. Is a cabin with the Chin
uey buil, Of 4 novel and economic style
OF archi;c ctIre.
Heavy wooden stills. with PLATFORM
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on top. support the chimney proper.
which Is merely a pile OF br cks few
feet in height Directly under 1t 10
small window.
The house has the appearance Of hav-
ing been built without 4 chimney and
then having Lad one stuck on II in the
most convenient spot.
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CHAPTER vi.
JUSTICE.

Mrs. Harold Graham was delicately
engraved upon the card laid upon the
desk before Palmer Earle In his hand
some private ONCE; and Palmer Earle's
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VeNTlLATlEc SASH LccK.

Catch which Holds the window Frame
at Any Point.
In nearly all the sash catches now IN
use the device is operative only when
the sashes are entirely up and down.
An improvement in these is that in
vented by Homer F. Livermore. which
is shown in the accompanying cut.
Instead of being placed In the middle
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It is harder to remember a vistus
than o fault
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tween the bray Of donkey end the
scrccch Of a locomotive.
Captive hornbi.ls are rather subdued.
perhaps because their keepers have
learned the trick Of drowning every
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ing down on you. Earle got of pretty
lucky. I think--thanks to"-he came
near forgetting his agreement to speak
Of the adventure to NO one outside OF
the witnesses. and caught himself with
q slight 1T Of coughing-"thanks to the
men on the beach! lie ,ame q trifle
too near going under to please me,
were l In his place:
II wouldn't mind being In his place.
said one Of the Others. laughing. with
a shrug Of his shoulders. catching the
strange expression upon Harold
Graham,s face and believing that he
knew It's cause: III by being there
could possess his wealth. One Of :he
richest men In the city. he Ia! Look nj
the yacht that went down! Worth a
good sight of money! And his horses!
why, his stables are enough to make
one howl from pure Jealousy"
Conversation strayed upon indiher'
ent subjects after that The gentle
men, after boarding the train. buried
themselves In the morning papers with
a comment now and then upon some
point Of politics or other thought as
suggested In the columns before them
And before they reached the city most
OF them went into the smoker to re-
fresh themselves against the trying
Eay with q cigar - all save Harold
Graham. who protested that he did
not care for this stimulant, but would
remain with his wife.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-11-22

The California Nevada Mining com
pany 81 making rapid prog ess, and
viii douhtlcss have the best and most
economical plant on the Pacific coast
Il IS reported upon god authority thai
the wealth contained in the Victor
mine IS practically inexhaustible. The
company has lately purchased the old
Arizona group lying adiacent to the
Victor. and also group in Limrick
canyon The Arizona mine is devei
opad and has over 100000 tons Of S2t
ore blocked out. Regular NOR hly
dividends are being paid by this com
pauy f,om proceeds Of high grade ore
which is eorted. sacked and shipped
10 market.
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ENGLAND ORDERS
aACRINERY HERE
American Electrical Mach
inery ODE Installed in
Welsh COIIelieS
lRr Assoclated Press.l

Pittsbure, Pa, Nov 22.-American
electrical machinery is 10 be installed
on an extensive scale in several Of the
more important English and Welsh
colIeries, contracts having Just been
closed with Pittsburg company
which viii. represent an expenditure
Of considerably over Si.000000. The
principal contract calls for a 1000
horse power plant to be erected in The
coilieries Of the stavsley Coal and
Iron company, of Chesterfield English
Midlands. Another important contract
Is from thesneyd Colliery company
at Burslem. staffordshie, e, where q
4 300 horse power equipment will be
used The Byers Green colliery at
Auckland. north Of England. has also
ordered from the same firm an ex-
tensive electric coal cutting equip
ment.
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W ANTED-sal e, men Co sell lubricating on
aad greases on salary OF commission. -
cel'ent side % ne. The A G Harbaugh Co
Gle eland, O
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s cents per line, first Insertion, pa cent
er line each so 'sequert insert on.
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Oriental AstrOIooy

reveals all matters OF love. marriage,
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McKinley's death, The earthquakes,
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10 cents for copy of my book on as
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whom you should marry and a free
reading to convince you prof. O. l.
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AIuskogee citizens are determined
70 celebrate the opening OF the Ozark
and Cherokee Central road Commit
tees have been appointed with instruc
sons TO make the event the biggest
celebration that town has ever indulg
ed in. A barbecue will be one Of the
-features Of ne occasion, which will be
about the 20tg Of December.
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Guthrie fowel supply.

Cabinet. mirror. comb and brush
and clean towel each morning, slO0
per month.
See Walter Hammock at Star Laun-
dry.
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The Rt Rev. r. K Brooke came up
from Guthrie Monday evening to hold
three service at the Episcopalan
church IN this city. lie returned to
Guthrie on Wednesday AT the Tues
day evening service three persons
were confirmed --Pawnee Times Dem.
ocrat.
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lf you are bilious and seeking Cd
visers.
Take DeWitts Little Early Risers
Just before going to bed.
You Will find on the morrow
You are rid of your sorrow-
That's all; just enough said.
J. N. Wallace.
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Thousands Of acres Of Comanche
county are covered with wheat fields.
One hundred ears Of eed wheat has
been sold in that county and Il is es-
timated that 100000 bushels Of
wheat will be the harvest there next
season.
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OKLAHOMA CRY
Worlds Fair Special

(Worid's Fair sPeeisLJ
Leaves oklahoma City 49,. 30 p o,
Arrives Kansas City ...... 1900 am
Arrives ST Louis .......ll:So am.
Arrives Memphis .,.. e.. 500 pm
Cst- Louis ESpress.)
i.eaves Oklahoma City .... $50 ara
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(Msteor.)
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Arkansas and Oklahoma Exp.ess.}
Lcavss. st. Louis ....... .lO:OO pm
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Through cars and Pullmal Palace
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Division Passenger Agent.
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Pus His Prisoner in a Bear Pit.
(CleyeIaud Plain Dealer.)

All night in the bear pit at Silver Lake
and handcuffed. while two bears poked
their noses through the wide bars of the
grating at him. was the trying experience
of Johann Vaelinski. of Kent. last night.
Pete Bey, full-blood Indian. who re,
Gently came from Canada, is doing special
police duty at the Silver Lake resort ana
his opinion of the laws majesty is very
elevated When he found Naelinski and
two other men nosing around the cottages
inside the grounds late last night he gave
whOop and caught two of the fellows
before they could start to run. The third
escaped. Another got away while Peter
was putting the cuffs of Vaelinski. Where
to put the prisoner bothered the Indian
for while. but at last he thought of the
bear pit. There is an entrance to the pit
three by four feet and with wide-barred
gates on each side. Into this the prisoner
was pushed, and though he yelled with
fear as the bears came trottins toward
him it did no good. By putting their feet
through the grating the bears could come
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crS oil The NATIONAL Tribune.
saw, which is the key to the whole coun-
try. The weather is now better. and the
roads are drying up fast. Our losses are
light. and. Notwithstanding the repeated
breaks of the road to our rear, supplies
are ample"
On June 81 and % Gen Schofield con-
tinucd his movement of extending and ad-
vancing the right wing of our army. Gen.
Sherman Kept a constant watch upon the
progress of events: he was daily in the
saddle: he passed from point 10 point and
became perfectly familiar with the rela-
tive position of the two armies and the
strength of Gen. Johnst0n's position. Gen.
Sherman came to the conclusion that Gen.
Johnston would not come out of his works
to deliver general battle. and that if Il
battle was to be fought on this ground
his army must be the attacking party.
Gen. Sherman consulted Gems. Thomas,
Mcpherson and Schofield upon the ques-
ton of attacking the enemy's fortified
line The contending armies We're now
confronting each other at close quarters,
each behind strong works. but the field
of operations had been chosen by Gen.
Johnston. commanding the Confederate
forces. The position held by Gen. John
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on the left. those of the Fourth Corps il
the center and those of the Foui teentl
Corps on the right.
The assaul;ing column of the Fifteenth
Corps was placed under the command oi
Brig Gen. Morgan l.. Smith, and WAS
composed of th,ee brisades, namely:
First Brigade, Second Division, con-
manded by Gen. Giles y. Smth-5:5tt
ILL.,, Capt. Jacob NJ. Augustin; lIIth lii.
Col. James 5. Maitin; I1Gt!l I'LL. Capt.
John 5. Windsor; 12!th ILL.,, Lieut. Coi
Frank S. Cuitlss; 9th Mo-, Lieut.-Col. De
les Van Deuseil; Sth Mo, Llcut.-Col. Da-
vid c. Coleman: 5Ith Ohio, Col. Amcricus
V. Rice,
Second Brigade, Second Division, com
mandcd by Brighton. Joseph A. j. Light
burn-SId Ind, Col. Benj.J. SpOoner; 3uth
Ohio, Col. Theodore Jones; 41th Ohio,
Col. Augustus c. Parry; 53d Ohio, Col.
Wells $. Jones; 54th Ohio, Lieut.. Col.
Robert Williams.
Second Brigade. Fourth Division. com
manded by Brighten. Charles G. Wal
cutt-40th H., Leut.-Col. Rigdon S.
Rarnhill; 103d ILL.,, Lieut-C George W.
Wright; 9Ith Ind, Lieut.-Col. Alvin c.
Cairns: G.h Iowa, Maj. Thomas j. Sims;
10th Ohio. Maj. Henry II. Giesy
Brighten. John Newton's Second Divi-
sion, Fourth Corps. occupied the center Of
the assaulting line with lis three bri-
gades, namely:
First Brigade. commanded by Brig
Gen. Nathan Kimball-36th ILL.,. Col. 81
las Miller: i4th ILL.,. Col. Walter W. Bar
rett: I'D ILL.,. Mai. Thomas w. Mother
spaw: 18th ILL.,, Lieut.-Col. James II.
Keyr: SSth ILL.,, Lieut.-Col. George w.
Chandler: 2Sth Ky, Lieut.-Col. J. Rowan
Boone; 2d NJ, Lieut.. Arnold Beck
10Th Mo-. Col. Joseph Conrad; 24th Wis,
Maj. Arthur Macarthur, jr.
Second Brigade. commanded by Brig
Gen. George ID. Wagner-100th ILL.,, Maj.
Charles NJ. Hammond; 10th Ind, Col.
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diao were destroyed completely, and Al
bay, Guinchatan, and Bulusan partially
by this eruption 1t was estimated that
2,2OO persons lost their lives.
On June f3, 1853, following an earth
quake and loud subterranean noises heard
throughout the province, MayOn erupted,
casting out rtd-h9t powders, which rolled
down the mountain and killed numerous
people. Tive years later, when the whole
island Of LuzOn experienced powerful
earthquake shocks and loud subterranean
rumbles were heard, after Mayon erupt-
ed, tremblOres and rumbles Immediately
and entirely ceased.
In December, 1871, and curing the two
years following, Mayon gave violent per-
fOrmances, the last continuing from June
Is to July %. A still longer eruption Of
dust and lava continued from July o,
1881, to June, 1882. A later exhibition
was continuous from July 8, 1856, to the
middle of March, 1887.
In December, 1883, it burst out with
great violence. which continued at inter-
walls until Feb. "a, 1890, when it sent
forth white-hot stones, which exploded af-
ter discharge like bombs. 1t presented
similar phenomena Oct. 8, 1898. Violet
cOlored lightning also played about the
its crater, accompanied by thunder which
seemed to respond to loud sub.erfanean
noises.
Its latest destructive eruption occurred
June 25, 1897, when some 400 people
were killed and the villages Of San An
tonic, San Isidro. Santo Nino, San Rogue
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BuLusAN VOLCANO, FROM THE SOUTHWEST

BULUsAN VOLCANO, FROM THE SOUTHWEST
made of Anobing wood, borne to the top
of the volcano by more than 400 natives,
the result being that not only the volcano
ceased to do harm, but the island re-
gained its original fertile condition" :"
Foreman's Phil. Is, p. 15.)
In 1641, 1909, 171G and 1871 there were
destructive eruptions, though not extern
sively affecting human life. In 1749 the
mountain blew its head off, leaving the
two peaks and triple-pit crater as they
now exist: In 1854 an eruption of hot
stones and mud ns black as ink" utterly
destroyed the towns of Taal,. Tanauan,
Sala and Lipa, with many Of their inhab-
itants.
A Spanish writer of theological turn
characterizes this crater as Ian exc
cradle blasphemy launched by Satan
against Cos" 1t is oval. two miles in
the longest diameter, with three boiling
lakes whose contents are OF different
hues. The air is filed with the fumes
of sulphur and lighted by explosive gases
whose echOing detonations resemble mus
kerry and at times artillery In action As
one has to descend by the aid of cords
around the body, no 'shOot the chute"
Gn affOrd<such nervous strain as this
experience. DR.. Elisha Kent Kane, the
Arctic explorer, in : attempting 1t, was
drawn ont unconscious. "Never In the
course Of my wanderings," says Prof.
Dean. G. Worcester, "have beheld such
magnificent sights as saw in the crater
of Taal." (The Phil. Islands, n. 4A0.l
Taal gives the name to the other al
legged volcanic system Of the islands. In
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All Told in 0ne-Syllable Words.
fBoSton HercldJ

The following monOsyllable presentation
of an old story was written for this col
umn by one of Boston's celebrated stats
ticians, who likes to see some of his wOrl
in print:
A wife burnt her mans corpse. She pu
the ash in an urn on the best shelf in hel
best room. Her love led her to wed once
more. An ice storm glazed the front steps
She took the ash from the urn and spread
it on the steps to save the risk of slips by
the men she loved while he lived. Thus
she urned one man and made him earn his
keep.
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Gil Cure for Cancer.

DIR. d. NJ. Bye Co., the eminent Can
Ger Specialists, have cured hundreds Of
cases with their wonderful Combination
Of Oils, originated and perfected ly them.
1t is no experiment, but the result of so
years experience. Now in successful use
eight years. Convincing evidence set
forth in their new book, which can be
had for the asking. Address P. o. Drawer
sos, Indianapolis, Ind.
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within an inch of touching their visitor,
and they made things interesting for him
for seven hours.
After an investigation this morning Vac
linski was released, it being found that he
and the man with him had become lost in
going from Cuyohaga Falls to Kent.
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A Pree Kidney Remedy.

DR.. d. A. Williams, East Hampton
Conn.,, says he will send a remedy that
cured him absolutely free by mail to any
reader suffering from a kidney or bladder
disease who viii send him his address.
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LOGICAL Conclusion.

Tourist Tin Frozen Dog)-So you feel
sure the posse caught the horse-thief?
Bronco Bill - Wal, they didn't bring
back the rope!
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~ AWzlh the WESTERN
.yA 9:4RlMI~
zassaFfssxsSEExx Kenesaw Mountain and Marietta.
Kenesaw Mountain and Marietta.
By GEN. GREEN B. RAUM.

Copyrighted 1901 Ivy the publishers
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PHILIPPINE EARTHQUAKES And VOLCANOES.
OF the Archipelago That Rival Any in the Wcrd in
) ri Grandeur and Destrucveness.
Craters OF the
By CAPT. HYLAND c. KIRK.
oorYrrour. 1902. BY nYLAND c. KIRK


tn. are destrOyed
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CURE CURE FOR PILES.-ON RECEIPT OF 10
y cts will mail to any address Pile Cure that has
never failed 4 trial package will convince any
that 1t Is no fake Address j. l. Trout, Room TO- VIII
son Block. Kokomo. Ind.