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Canadian Pacific the workmen wear
gloves and Wells. When | was out
there a year ago. looking after the
building Of a short branch road, we
had only one man In the gang who did
not mind mosquitoes nor even horse
fiies. He was a big Swede with a hide
Ike sole leather. His impFeznablhty
10 the assaults Of singing things was
the wonder Of the camp, and one day
he offered to bet my assistant that he
could sit half an hour in a slough and
not vince once while the galliuIppers
drained his life blood. My assistant
had a s. bill which said the Swede
couldn't do it. The Swede stripped to
the waist. folded his arms. and let the
bIOodthirsty inss cts do their utmost
Ten, fifteen minutes passed, and my
assistant saw his s. leaving him. lie
took out a sun glass and focused It on
the swede's back. The big fellow be
gan to squirm. His back was toward
us. and he could not see what was go
ing on. His back began 10 smoke. He
writhed for nearly three minutes, then
he twisted his head over his shoulder
and called out:
"'Ae tax of 80 cents II you kill thai
horse ny Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Why "LittIe" Japan

HERE is Illusion about Japan which
n ~ Ito survive evidence and to work most serious
Hpolitlcal mischief The Continental Powers
and Russia especially, cannot get rid of
Hg5SSSfSN the belief that the Island Empire
HES brave astute lucky its children may be-
after all, a little State which In very
short bleed to death" 1t Is very
the origin OF this belief unless 1t be the habit OF
expecting great in all Asatic Empires Of comparing
Japan with that OF China.
90 compared Japan Is OF little place which looks
the maps almost Insignificant Compared. however
a sensible way with the other Island Empire
has long been Of Ehe Great Powers the world
Japan by small Its total area without
ing Formosa, Is by twentyseyen thousand square
greater OF the British large pro
portion 1t is fertile and thicky populated That popua-
don. again. is fortyfour millions three millions greater
that OF Britain millions greater than that OF
France almost equal that OF Hungary II
word ttle" again. refers strength for war that
strength is In many respects superior to
could probably destroy the Japanese feet Japanes
feet has destroyed that of Russia and could II allowance
Is made for position, maintain with that of
France Germany which would be absolutely hope
less.
As regards soldiers Japan has conscrption the
eOnscripton obviously works Within the last six
the country six armies each nearly equal
either OF the forces that commended Waterloo We
thought had done great thing when eighty
thousand India In 1851 and extraordinary
when transported hundred thousand South
Africa 1900 But Japan has transported than
hundred thousand the and dehed the Rus
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During tho Franco Prusslan war
Rarthoidi served with distinction and
fought under GaribaldL Ia the days
Of the Commune he visited the United
states. being unable 10 pursue hia
studio work In Paris The magnificent
position presented by New York hat-
Dor for a statue Of colossal dimensions
struck him, and when a body Of di4.
tinR1IiHhed Frenchmen formed a spci.
ETY. to carry out the project his design
v as approved. In I've years France SUD
scribed the $4,000 necessary for that
purpose. Bartboldl spent on the statue
/ nearly ten years Levi r. Morton
then United stntes minister 10 France.
received the gift July 4. 1884; Il was
brought over on a ship Of state, erect.
ed on Bedloe's island and dedicated
with imposing ceremonies October 2s.
/ 1880, President Cleveland making the
speech Of acceptance and Bartho.dl
himself unveillng the statue. For this
work Bartholdi made deep study OF
colossal figures IN Egypt Greece and
eastern lands. The statue Is the largest
bronze figure IN the world. being 15i
feet from the pedestal 20 the extremity
Of the torch. the figure being III feet
high and the torch being SO8 feel
above the tide level.
The masterpiece OF his creation
however. IL The Lion OF Bslfort tt
commemorate the defense Of that plac,
during the Franco Prussian war h'
acuIptured the immense lion, q figure
50 feet long and 30 feet high, partly
cut in the rock and partly built NJ
with stone, which stands against a.,
face Of the citadsl's plateau As a tea
timoniai Of gratitude 10 Americans tol
their sympathy and service In tina
war the statue Of Lafayette, IN Unior
Square, was given to New York. 1
came from Barthoidra chisel, ~ ais,
subsequently, did one Of tho publl
fountains OF Washington and the fou
bas-reliefs around the steeple OF thr
Brattls Square Church, Boston. Ii
the last named the faces OF his friend
and weli-known public men are repro
duced.
The sculptures By Bartholdl are M
merous. In 1865 he was decorated b.
the cross Of the Legion Of Honor
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story Of its transformation into a busy
industrial community Is a good Illus
tration Of the pluck and indomitable
will to which America owes its indus
trial supremacy. The mine f. located
at the summit Of a mountain. three
thousand feet above the sea-levei.
The physical difficulties that had to
be overcome were enormous
The ore body averages twenty-five
to thirty per cent pure arsenic. It Is
found in assure veins, cropping out
at the surface and extending into the
earth for an unknown distance
Twenty distinct veins have been dis
covered, outcropplng for a distance OF
seven miles. so that the deposits are
extensive enough to supply the worlds
demands for an indefinite period.
From the time when the ore enters
the crushers until the finished prod
net reaches the casks It Is untouched
/ by human hands. 1t Is carried along
| from point to point by automatic ar
rangements through each process OF
manufacture. The impaIpable dust
and poisonous gases generated are 80
dangerous that the atmosphere Of the
plant has to be kept pure by artificial
means. As a further precaution the
works are provided with hot and cold
baths, Of which the men are required
to make use as soon as their daily task
Is completed.
At the present time the output Il
three tons OF white arsenic q day
When one stops to think Of then,
these figures contain some startling
possibilities. The output for four day
would furnish a fatal dose for ever
man, woman and child in the United
States. In a few weeks the plant coult
turn out enough arsenic to wipe on
the entire population Of the globe.
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would be safe to carry sail and set
back to where we belonged. While
we were doing this 4 big sea broke
over our quarter and washed q Nor
wegian sailor overheard. he was =
powerfully built fellow and a good
seaman. aud we wers short handed.
so as soon as the skipper saw him 80
he Foared out 10 heaye 10 and lower =
boat. But as soon ~ he gave the or
der he realised that no boat could live
IN that sea. 70 he regretfully counter
manded Il aud We had TO let the poor
fellow go"
The captain paused TO Fellght his ei-
gar. bat this frst two match heads
broke.
was he reacueaT' asked some one
The captain checked himself In the
application OF the third match. whats
thatY' he asked
"was he Fescnestf''
The captain looked repsoaehtully az
the speaker. Now that's an awful
/ foolish question 10 ask" be said,
''Dldu't | tell you that be was washed
( overheard zoo miles from anywhere
+ and away from tbs track q any sort
I % vessels In SEA that no boat could
have lived int Why. how could he be
reseuedf That fellow couldn't even
swim. Must have gone down like
/ lead.
-No. that incident only goes 10 show
that sometimes us about a. danger
i ans NJ aea "a On a railroad - Chicago
Daily News
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TINS CLOCK a VETERAN.
rimepIocs Made Two Years After Co
iumbas Discovered America.

Timeplccs Made Two Years After Co.
inmbns Discovered America.
A remarkable clock. over 800 years
old. and which still keeps good time
and ticks away the seconds and min.
utcs. Is owned by IT, Halbich. 10 West
Neptune street. Lynn.
Made two years after Columbus dis
covered America. the clock is said to
have been constantly In service and
after the lapse Of four centuries shows
but little wear aud Its wooden works
revolye and perform their functions as
we'll as the modern clock made to-
day.
Plainly the dates Of manufacture
and when repairs were made are In
aerlbed and there Is no doubt about
the authenticity OF its history.
The clock, made entirely Of wood,
with the exception OF the weights.
stands three feet high and Is IS inches
wide and presents a strange appear.
ance with It's dial showing old Roman
figures. with the quarter and half
hours also displayed
Two figures, each n foot high, stand
guard on either side Of the dial Ona
represents skeleton, and at each
quarter hour this figure strikes n bell
The skeleton Il supposed to typlfy the
passing OF man and the going on Of
time even after only the bones re-
main.
The other figure is that Of an old
man, and In a measure resembles this
familiar representation OF Father Time
As each hour, half, and quarter II
marked by the clock the figure blow
A horn. II 10 an ingenious arrange
ment. A reed is fxed in the end Of
the horn. and the dropping Of a small
piece OF wood allows the air to cir
culats and pass over the reed. making
a peculiar sound.
In addition, there IL a bell on tn
top Of the clock. and the hours ar
rung on this. a hammer striking res
ularly. The bell has a deep, pleas
ant sound.
who built the clock IL unknown
but for over 200 years It was in tn
castle wailenstsln. Bohemia, and 4
1860 was repaired by Rita Freiher
Won Frederick. For a number OF year
it was In the castle Kleinskai, BOhs
mia, and when the latter place wa
being renovated the father Of the pref
ent owner secured possession and pr'
sented II to his son.
The clock IL biackened By age, bu
the wood IL hard as hlnL--Bosto
Globe.
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MIMNG ARSENIC.


A Virginia farmer, up among thu
foothills OF the Blue Ridge Noun
tains. cleared a new field and pastur-
ed his cows there. Before long the ami
mails sickened and one died. Think
ing that perhaps the spring which
dubbed from the rocks in apparent
purity might be the cause, the farmer
caused It's waters to be analysed. 1t
was found that they contained arsenic
in such quantities as to render them
dangerous to man and beast This
discovery, says the Boston Herald, led
to an industry, unique, not only in the
United States, but In the western
hemisphere; that is, the mining Of or-
senIc ores and the manufacture of
white arsenic. for the supply OF which
America has hitherto depended en-
t1rely upon foreign markets
ArBensic Is mined In Japan, Italy,
Portugal, Spain, Germany and Eng
land. Its uses are many. As poi.
son It has been known from very ear.
~ times. The peasant women Of Aus
tria consume large quantities Of H.
having faith in its virtues as a beau
tifier, and the men Of the same region
are addicted to its use In the mistaken
belief that it increases their bodily
strength and endurance.
Arsenic IL a useful mineral. 1t II
used in the manufacture Of glass
white metal. Paris green and 4 Rrea
variety Of paints; In printing calico
ii making toilet soap. cosmetics ant
complexion powders; IN the manufac
ture Of fireworks and as a constituen
of many alloys. For theSO and SINH
lar purposes between i've and oil
thousand tons are imported Into tn
United States every year. The aver
aga value OF white arsenic may
placed at about eighty-6Ve dollars
ton.
II was only about a year ago tina
the arsenic ore was discovered In VII
@inia; then the mountain top round III
present mining town OF Brinton wa
an alm0st unbr0ksn wilderness ID
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FAMOUS STATUE or LIBERTY.


win LouR Psrpetnate the Naae 81 the
late sculptor fsaFthoidi.
long afer his dust shall be indistia'
Eulshable FROM It's mother earth The
tame OF Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
the famous French SCULPTOR, who died
Ia Paris recently. shall be remembered
and revered ia this country. The eolos'
sal Statue Of Liberty on Bediow'a
island. New York. Ia tbs aFat oblret
10 greet the incomsr a. he enters the
chief portal o. the new world, and as
the statue Is a c0mmemoratiou OF tbs
traditional good feeling existing be-
tween France and the United states
the ages will be many before It's slg
ulficance Is lost sight o. With that
statue the name and fame Of bar
tholdi are inaeparabls.
Bartholdi was bora IN 1884 and was
intended Tor the legal profession. lie
chose sculpture Instead. and AZ an
early age entered upon what proved %
be hls tlfcwOrk. Ills nrAt statue was
exhibited when he WAS - ycars old
and thereafter the greater part % bis
life was deFotFd 10 bis chosen pursuit.
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Joe olsoRoER on oIAMoMo
Hootimg ~ UmplTss ard RiaatiaF oat-
breaks = Msaaes 90 Case.


breaks = Msaaes % taHts.
IL requires no stretch Of the iinaEtna-
ton to predict that SOME sims % an
other. somcw here aud somehow. some
thing Is going 10 happen 70 that las.
pOrtaHt American funetionaEy. the base
ball umpire. aud II We do mol miaib-
terprct tbs steady drift toward vies
lsues on the mmobd the happ@Hlna
will be = tribe more serious thau =
progahs bambarimrut % The sariruua.
m0rr serious than any % tho disgrace
ful things yet hDted In connection with
ibis feature % the srvat Amsriean
game. What happsued ia Jackson.
Miss. TO Umpire Harlow. when i b.
came necessary gnr Mayor iIeminE.
way 10 visit hlm "a bis hotel sa.i &C.
sure him - pFutectloH. aud what hap.
pCned TO Umpire clifford al MoRFue.
Ia. during q game there are but
atrnws showing the drity % tho Wind.
Baseball Il a great game. !, has =
splendid recrrativs value II sweeps
the ciflAen away from the dun cares.
tho sweat ana Crime % Ilfsa routiaa
and often tiags the sunset Of rtlstenes
with hat Of tho Eiow - ysaisr.
day. for though we have slipped tnte
tho sllm groove o. aEs ami may -
hurrying TO a hole IN the ground. We
may Jet be boys aEnin sna ihriil with
tho remembered passions ant excite
menta Of the achnolgruuud Hut hana-
/ ball IL too often robbed q 'ls poetic
/ color and the nns exbilaratIus value Of
the game by just suca Disturbances as
4 noted ct Jackson and Monroe Tin.
/ pirea. ike other men. ara made out
% clay. Being clay. thpy must err.
Bias may now and then dominate
them and shape their Judgments Con.
sciously wrong sometimes. uucon-
sciously wrong at others. IN the de-
cisions they make. they are no bettsr
and no worse than tho common rur. uf
| partiaahs whether ihry are ~ tho dla.
mond OF not. The presumption % hnn-
esiy should run In every mans behalf.
whether be be baseball Umpire OF
what mt, uu,ll there IL gpod proof 10
the contrary.
| In any aspect or The 80 tAs DIS
orders which now - OF ~ the
progress 81 ball games casy>ot do 9th.
or than injure the sport. Aside from
the strictly baseball interest OF the
question. there il an Issue Of greater
significance and Of deeper public con.
Germ Baseball Il = passion with The
young American. No other form Of
amusement, no other kind Of contest
will 20 atir the blood Of the American
boy. No other game has ever been
able TO take Its place In his affections
He generally sees the game, sta kim
ali his youthful enthusiasm on on.
side or the other. though freuuentlI
put to the stress Of pouring his son
through . knothols IN the fence. Bu
no matter how. he secs the game an
its exeitements and passions end lodg
ment in his nature. II for no oths
reason. the game should be kept Cleal
and on the square for the good Il maj
do TO the American boy. Assaults q
umpires, the profanity. the grumbllnl
and other violences in word and dee.
can do the young American no goo
and should not be countsnanced. Hast
ball managers should put q stop 10 d
this disorder and vulgar byplay on II
diamond.--San Francisco Call.
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. Ga
MzZaaS zNgHgAlRE5g.


The ruddy, blue-eyed elderly man in
the blue serge coat, who was address
ed as captain" by his two friends In
the smoker. was commenting on a re-
cent newspaper account OF the suffer.
ings OF some shipwrecked men who
were taken from an open boat by q
passing vessel.
"Of course. on a well-tFaYeled track
like that there's always the chance OF
being picked up" he said. I'D sooner
be IN a shipwreck than railroad
wreck. There's nearly always an OPP
portunlty to launch a boat or lash
some gratlngs before a ship goes down.
or 10 grab a life belt. but II anything
hits Us now al the rate we're going
what chance would We havef
Il was erulalng in the south seas
about twenty years ago" he continued,
Fenectiyely. 1--WE we're clear out OF
any OF the trading routes. after an un'
charted Island that was said TO be one
part coral and ten parts guano, There
came up a stIff gale one night and the
seas rolted IN on Us mountain high.
We had shortened san as much as
we dared. considering the seas. anal we
scudded along before the wind all
night. We were driven clear out Of
our course. AT noon the sun came out
a little aud our skipper took an OBJ
servatiOn and made out that we were
in the exact middle Of nowhere and
1000 miles from any land.
Toward evening the Wind dropped
enough 80 the skipper thought n
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10 SAVE CALIFORNIA Elk
Preserve Being Arranged Near San
FranelaeO by Cattle King.

Preserve Being Arranged Near San
Franchise by = Cattle King.
The California elk II to be saved
from extinction Henry Miller. the
cattle king. is to save the elk. He 10 at
work upon a magnificent country home
within easy reach OF San Francisco,
II Ia called Mount Madonna, because
It tops little mountain OF that name;
but ElkwoOd might be a more appro-
pirate designation. for II Is about this
surprising country seat that Henry
Miller is arranging a preserve, Inn
mune from gun and dog and the civ
lized things which harry forest dwell.
eFs. where the California elk may live
ON In peace TO the perpetuatlon and
even increase OF his kind.
The cattle king will be able to carry
out his praiseworthy scheme because
already he owns about all the Callfor-
MIA elk which lift their antlers today.
There may be $50 specimens Of these
magnificent elk in California. Henry
Miller owns l25. His title TO them is
OF the best. He never bought them
with money. but he went into their
wild haunts and saved them from the
destruction which was wlpLng their
species out OF existence.
The elk which he now owns compose
what Is probably the only herd OF
American elk which IL will be possible
to save. In the terribly rough Jack
sons Hole country OF Wyoming. In Arl-
coma and ia few places further east
the last OF the elk are now in hiding
Their hual refuge becomes often thelS
death trap. In Wyoming many elk die
every winter because the deep SHOWS
OF their retreat leave them foOdless 81
long that they stArve. when they fol
low the grass line down into the low
lands they fail before the guns OF hunt
ers eager for the last Of the royal spOr
OF elk stalking.
Tardy game laws have come too lat'
TO permit the reJuyenatlng OF thell
kind in the United States. The ell
must soon follow the moose. w'hOsI
fate was that OF the buffalo. Henri
Miller would have elk IN California
. " ltu NlA MAN " W AVAAA NV ANAN Vs.
in the country.
MHler's elk are on one Of his man!
cattle ranches. the Buena Vista ranch
In the mountains OF Kern County, thIF
ty-four miles east OF Bakersfield Whei
the FIRST cattle were driven there tn
elk were plentiful. Herds OF elk graEe'
. and browse with herds Of steer. VIA
the settlement OF the country the oil
thlnned before the settlers guns. whei
but a few were left Henry Miller saw
; that complete determination was clos
: at hand and be lntGrtered lie chos
the best. wooded portion OF his land
containing hundreds Of sores Of timbe
and thicket in places almost impene
trable. and built about the great arenl
an eight foot fence. The fence wa
left open at places. and the natural IN
stinctA Of the elk taught him In tim
that Il was only within this IDEAL r.
treat. always guarded from hunter
and lneruders, that hs vas safe. Til
elk % the whole vicinity took up tibet
home there ana their number has In
creased within the last ten years.--Sa
Francisco Chronicle.
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the aggregate that which Napoleon I'LL mohzed for
the invasion OF Germany or the quality of these forces
Is unnecessary speak Sailors and soldiers alike in
discipline In speed OF marching and In endurance of
fatigue the equals OF any that Europe has produced; while
in their reckless contempt death they display special
quality which, great Russian officers admit. sometimes
appas and demoralizes their stubbornly brave
Where all this evidence Of the ttleness upon
which their press declares be guarantee Of their
ultimate victory ?-London Spt ctator.
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looking for EasN Jobs.

w
n n washington and pronounced insane after a
~ medical examination One of the chief proofs
OF his insanity his stubborn inslstence that
k&SR$N the government owed him living and that he
v&9II99N entitled by right to position in one OF
the Federal Departments
The furnishes At for the pen of the
humorist. Yet matter Of fact Is it not true that
large number OF white who vigorous
and presumably capable OF making place for themselves
In the world likewise possessed OF this particular form
OF unacy7 How many Senators and Congressman II they
should speak frankly, could furnish interesting
revelations regarding the and perslsency OF the
importantly to which they have been subjected hy people
who convinced that they ought to have government
3oband who frankly based ther psfence for this sort
OF employment their belief that about easiest
7tnat could be found anywhere2
There Is of course nothing dishonorabe in seeking
subordinate position under the government In some
branches OF the public service owing the gradual intro
ductton OF the merit system there is chance than
formerly for promotion based fitness and capacity But
q Ia undoubtedly true the that the
Is usually easy job" inspires the bulk Of
the applicants who annoy members Of both houses Of Con
gress with their appeals Yet is this the way win gen
uine successf Is task that Is easy the kind which the
z GTerage neaishy young person should look for2
Men who have risen to emnenee In trade industry and
professional life not wasted their time in hunting
up places where they would have little do with
parativey small prospect Advancement They have
lutely looked for openings which accompanied by
hard labor and plenty it; they have secured
such opening they have usually proved that they had
the right stun them by bucng down with energy do
their best.-PhiIadepha Bulletin
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WnnIll Tnka aA.hn.

The people who complain about the
ordinary mosquito don't know what
mosquitoes are" said a civil engineer
the other day. THE Evanston mos
quito is a positive JOY compared to the
blood suckers we have In the North
west In North Dakota you couldn't
possibly sit out In the evening without
aha1n armOr or q smudgs are 10 pro
tsct you. and along the line Of the
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Pa,,a Answer to the RerReant.

An Irish soldier was crossing a bar
rack square with q pail. in which be
was going to get some water. A ser.
geant. passing at the time, noticed that
Pat had a very dlsreputabI looking
pair of trousers on, and, wishing 70
make a report, stopped the man and
asked:
where are you goingT
ITO get some water"
what In those .trousersT
"No, sergeant, IN the pail"
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Christians IN Japan

According to the Church Missionary
Cleaner. the Christians in Japan num-
Der 14O.sO8. The Protestants number
S5,354; Roman Catholics, 5000, Rus-
sian Orthodox Christians Greek
church,, 1880.