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in a foufant toilet, much rufled from
the knees down, Of delicate mauve taft
fetas, the sort designated as souple.
There was q deep collar of point lace
and a pointed girdle.
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four yards twenty-seven inches wide,
or three and one-half yards thirty-two
inches wide, with one and seven-eight
yards in any width for bands.
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A Fertile Mind is Invaluable

Missionaries are at work in 247 Of the
walled cities of China.
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Germany has ten trade journals devoted
to tobacco.
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Piso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM.
O. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
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lieutenant George G. Warren, OF NO.
3,Chemieal. Washington, D. Z. says:
"It,s IN honest fact that Doan's Kid
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THE STRAIN OF WORK..

cest of Backs Give Out Under the Burden
of Daily Toll.
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Among the Japanese one divorce take:
place for every four marriages.
The oasis., 1904-11-05
NoGALEs. Arizona,

To the Honorable board or rus
 tees
 Gentlemen:
 I have the honor to present for your consideration. the following report for the second month of the Nogales Public Schools, which opened Oct. 3rd, and closed Oct. 2S, 1904:
 Total number of pupils enrolled, 3S5, being 193 boys and 192 girls.
 The percentage of attendance was 93.
 Total number cases of tardiness, 5S.
 The number of pupils neither absent nor tardy during the month, 118.
 Numbers of visits by patrons of the school and those interested in education, 37.
 Number of books drawn from the library, 75.
 Number of teachers meetings held for the month, 5.
 The banner for attendance was awarded the high-school, this room having percentage of attendance of 99.
 The banner for punctuality was won by Miss Hills room, there not being a single case of tardiness during the entire month--or per- centage of attendance of 100.
 The cases of tardiness decreased in number by IS, as compared with the first month, while the number neither absent nor tardy, increased by y8.
 The improvement of the pupils throughout the several grades in the subject of reading, has been very noticeable. This Is the result from the special instruction and discussions upon the importance of this subject in the teachers meet- ings the first month. I would urge to the parents to continue with my suggestions in the last report of encouraging the pupils to read around the freside each evening. If student becomes good reader 1t is absolutely necessary that he have constant practice-reading.
 The subjects of Language and Grammar have been the all-impor- tant topics for instruction and dis cussion in the teachers meetings for the past month, and the rigid adherence to the plans has al ready been effective for good re- suits.
 While every subject in our com mon school course receives careful attention at my teachers meetings, 1t is found effective of best results to specially emphasize but one or two subjects each month, and thereby assure thoroughness in these special subjects. This is con- elusive as noted in the very great improvement in the grades made in the several departments in the subjects of reading and language in the examinations at the close oi the second month. While the ex- aminations in these subjects were much more rigid than in the same subjects for the first month, the grades of the pupils average much higher.
 There were several prominent visitors to the school, number of whom were from distant sections of our country, and where schools nre snnnnsed to be the most ex.
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Copied Without Comment.

The Liberal has never been 8 be- liever in prohibition, but has al- ways thought there were certain positions in life the occupants of whom should "cut out the booze" If you are acquainted with the no- minees on the republican ticket you will notice there is not a hard drinker on the list. If you will notice the democratic ticket and are acquainted with the men on the ticket you will observe that the men who, if elected, from the posi- tions they will occupy, and the ex- ample they should set, are entirely too much devoted to hard liquor It is not necessary to mention names.-Lordsburg Liberal.
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cellent, and all these visitors had very complimentary words for the excellence of the Nogales Public Schools. This has encouraged pupils and teachers, and they hope to be encouraged in their work the coming month by visits from the good patrons of the school. They are always welcome.
 Respectfully submitted,
 A. H. MCCLURE,
 Superintendent.
The oasis., 1904-11-05
NoeALEs PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Supt. A. H. Mcclure Presents His Re- port for Second Month of the City
 Schools.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-16
Hot One Agreed.

j DR.. K. Of Capitol hill has-rare thing
for a Washington physician-an Irish
driver. The doctors horse Is kept at a
livery. atabIe. and when its owner and
the driver arrived there on Sunday
morning not. long ago the doctor dis
covered that his watch had run down
hours before He asked the time of one
Of the men lounging about the stable.
The man produced noisy tin turnip
and announced the hour as 81. The liv.
cry stable keepers watch made 1t 1857.
Somebody else's had it 9:1O.
'Come on. Jim." said the doctor to
the driver. Its no use. No two of
these watches agree"
mo two Of thin" said Jim. Faith,
divil a wan of thin agrees" Washing
ton Post
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The very best a man can do Is moi
very much. r'
Some way 1t causes n smile when a
married woman announces that she is
taking music lessons. ~5 u 55aa's..'
To be q fool Is always bad enough.
but to be fool aud be in love Is the
most fatal Of all the combinations Of
fool. E.4-fe a+4 Enszs. .-g.-s
Remember when you run away from
punishment that punishment has a
great habit Of waiting around till you
come back. ~ 4t
One Of the most pitiful sights in the
world fl an intelligent. energetic, pro-
gressive woman married to worthless
man who doesn't know much.
When a girl buys her wedding outfit
she should leave her father enough
money to pay for the relief expedition
he may be compelled to send to her
later on.-Atchison Globe. a t6st
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THE FOOLS VERDICT.

The Wise Judgment That Was Del8vs
cred by simple Seyny Jean. 1855.
Here is a story which has gone tho
rounds of three and half centuries. 1t
has been credited to MANY writer's. but
WAS first told by Rabelais:
In Paris at a roast meat cookery Of
the Petit Chastelet a certain hungry
porter was eating his bread and at the
same time shifting the reek and steam
from fat goose which was being
turned on a spit before a great fire,
thereby gaining savory, accompaniment
to his dry ration. ..-.s
He ate very slowly that he might en-
joy the reeking smoking SAVIOR as long
as possible. and when his penny loaf
had been consumed he attempted to de-
part. But the cook was not of that
mind The master of the shop laid
hold upon him by the gOrget, demand
ing pay for the smoke and steam Of
the roast goose. The porter demurred.
The cook claimed that portion Of the
meal had clearly been made from the
SAVIOR shifted up and swallowed.
1t CHANGED while the discussion was
going on that Seyny Jean, the fool,
entered the shop. and the matter was
referred to him.
"Wilt thou submit to the judgment
Of this good citizen?" asked the cook.
"Aye, by the blood Of the goose, that
I will" answered the porter.
The story was then told and the case
argued. The fool listened .attentively,
and in the end he asked the porter to
let him take two pieces Of his money.
The poor man drew from his fob two
pieces Of copper. Seyny Jean took
them and jingled them awhile between
his two hands and then gave them
back whence he had received them. Then
to the cook he said: THE porter did
smell of thy goose. and thou hast heard
the jingle of his money. Thou hast
thy goose intact, he hath his money, az
seemeth to me right and proper. And
now this court doth decree further
that every one go about his own bust
ness lest we have too many fools
among u.s."
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FRUITFUL FACTS.

Lemons. are an excellent remedy In
pulmonary disease.
Persia practically enjoys the monopo-
" Of Che date trade. EEs
Sicily has some of the finest lemon
orchards in the world. ga
The pear. tree will continue bearing
fruit for several centuries.
The cherry. the peach and the plum
all originally came from Persia.
Strawberries are regarded as particd-
larry good for sciatica and govt.
At one time strawberries were sold
strung.aa straws. Thus they got their
name.
The banana is q perfect food. Weight
for weight 1t Ia claimed to be as nutri-
tious as the beefsteak.
About one pineapple in 100000 has
seeds in 1T. and it Is from these seeds
that new varieties are produced.
Prunes are the dried fruit Of certain
kinds Of pluns which are put Into very
slow ovens. Tie finest of all. the
French pruues. are made in, Provence.
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THE STEAMER STEWARD.
A Busy Man who Carries a Heavy
Load of RespOn ability.


A Busy Man who Carries a Heavy
- Load of RespOR ibflity.
The comfort of the passenger de-
ponds perhaps more Oh the vigilance
and executive ability of the chief stew
ard than any one else. He it Is who Or
ders the supplies for the voyage. has
minute knowledge of what the store
rooms and refrigeratOrs contain and
sees that the menu for each meal Is
ample, well cooked and daintily served.
He makes arrangements In port for
the entire trip, plans each days meals
at sea- and with the assistance of the
chief cook gets up the menu card. You
will find him mornings In his once.
Just off the grand staircase. making
up his books and records. but during
the rest of the day he is all over the
ship, now taking a look at the store
rooms far below to see that groceries
and provisions are rightly served out
to the cooks. now inspecting the re
frfgerators to note the temperature
and again watching the butchers with
precise knowledge of how meats shall
be cut and seeing that they are deliy-
cred to the cooks on time and In the
right quantities. .-. .........s
All these things he is responsible for.
But that is by no means all BE must
also keep a minute record Of all trans
actions of this sort and must have a
watchful eye upon the passengers to
note that his lieutenants among the
men are giving them prompt and
cheerful service. He has record OF
every passenger travelling with him
and all the details connected with bis
journey. Ii you sailed with him last
year or twenty years ago he can refer
to his books and tell you the date Of
the voyage. its duration. your room
and seat and table and just what
the stewards served to yOu.-BoOkloy-
ers' Magazine.
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PeiM,TivE MINING
the way Rubaes Are Feuna. ssA4Asa
ana sola I'm Burma.


and sold Hn Burma.
The system praeticed for ob<aining
rubies in the mining districts In Burma
a If the most primitive description
The mining shafts are simply noies
about two feet square sunk to depth
varying up 10 fifty or sixty feet. The
snoring up of the walls Of the shafts Y
most crude the sides being supported
nv posts at the corners and branches
of small trees secured against the
sides by stout sticks. - gyE
The miner carries n tin pot similar
in shape to u blunt ended cone on his
head. He squats down IN one corner
and digs between his knees in the OPP
posfte corner The earth, or byon. as
the ruby bearing earth is called, Is con-
yeyed to the top as fast as 1t Is exca-
waited In small buckets let down from
above. The apparatus for raising ana
lowering the buckets is simple IN the
extreme. A stout bamboo post about
twenty feet high. called maungdine.
is fixed upright in the ground at con-
venient distance from the pit or OWN
and a long. thinner bamboo pivOted
horizontally into the upper end of 1t SO
as to project an eighth from the mine
and the long arm toward the mine.
From the sud of the long arm hangs
a long cane fastened to longer thin
bamboo. the latter ending In double
hook. and from the short end hangs
basket of stones. The buckets afs
raised by the inner arm with Its nook
while the stones counterbalance the
weight. Usually three men work In o
dwin-one down below. one hauling up
the baskets, and the third operator
piles ND the byon as it is received. The
byon is excavated by means Of
straight. strong tool about two feel
three inches long. with broad blade
The baskets are shallow and circular
with loop csne handles. - -a-
When enough byon has been piled NJ
it is taken off and put into u stone
paved circular Enclosure resembling Q
bath under fall of water and shov
eIed about with a mattock till the mud
and CLAY are washed away and the
stones are all collected i'm deep hole
aft the end of narrow channel These
are then strained. sieved and finally
sorted and all rubies and sapphire:
placed in a little bamboo cup full o.
clean water till the wash Is over. The!
are then transferred to a little calico
bag, which every mine owner carries
and are finally transferred to the un
clean hands of the money lending fra
ternity, who flock around in crowds OF
the bazaar days to buy any stone
found during the week. - Scienttf'
American.
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wi.aom That ,cf, oo,me. with Age.

/ well remember one case before
Justice in which acted as respond
ent's counsel in a criminal action and
in which an older and well known at
torney was my opponent AS thought
then and as l. know now, the law ana
evidence were. well in favor of my cli-
emit, and at the close of the arguments
! looked with great confidence for
prompt acquittaI. Judge Of my aston
ishment when my unfortunate client
was found guilty and sentenced to thir-
-ty days in jail. Il promptly entered an
appeal and furnished sureties to pros
ecute the sameg Before 7 left the court
room the Justice took occasion to take
me aside and say, Young man, kind
8erlthought, We were right but knoWei
Judge w. (nalning my opponenD is q
sight older'n you be and a sight better
lawyer'n you be, and SO of course gin
him Judgment. Judge Shute in Les
Hes Monthly. 4saasss' sci ta'4'ssh'
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November no. rs7A.

Petty thieving was never more
common in this place than now, and |
clothes-lines and hen roosts. IL ex-
posed, are quite likely to suffer-
Nelson Towne is about erecting two
additional, houses and . barn upon
his Westford avenue lots.
M. B. Fisk has sold to T. c. La
throp lot next east of his house on
High street, and to E. X. Taft lot
ON southeast corner of Prospect street
and Fisk avenue. Both these gentle
men have already broken ground pre-
paratory to building.
A. D. Cady has sold the Furnace
Hollow hotel aud fixtures to Mrs-
Margaret Black OF ~Fiskdale, Mass. :,
q recent resident of this village.
Mrs. Black, with the aid of son of
mature years, proposes to assume the
conduct of the hotel April LIST. 1875.
The price paid was "a. 300.
Last Monday afternoon as A. H.
Blish of Monson was driving through
Main street with horse and carriage.
his wife being with him, when near
John Foskit's. building he attempted
to turn around, when his horse be-
came frightened by q passing wheel
barrow laden with large sacks. and
left the road, backing toward the
high wall beside the railroad, and
finally over it, horse, carriage and
driver striking In . heap upon the
railroad track some IL feet below.
The carriage overturned just before
going over, throwing out Mrs. Blish.
Mr.. Blish, who Is q cripple, wal
Obliged to go over with the carriage.
Strange to say though the carriagt
was broken to bits, driver nor hors<
seemed to have gotten any permanent
injury. Mr.. Blish was badly cut
about the head and neck, and bruised
upon his side, but went home upoE
the train in less than an hour later
The horse was led OF and showed No
lameness until next morning. wbeE
It seemed pretty stiff. The piac'
where the accident occurred 10 no
dangerous in appearance, there beint
considerable space between the stree
and the wall, but two similar acct
dents have before occurred ut tn
same place, and quite likely measures
will be taken to prevent any NOR
, such.
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J AN OFFER DECLINED.
AstesApt aps the Tweed Aims to Bfibs
Mast. the CartOOmist.

AstesAps asf the Tweed Ring to Bfibe
Mast. the CartOonist.
A lawyer friend one day Intimate to
Mast that in appreciation OF his great
work a party Of rich men wished to
send him abroad and give him d
chance to study art under the worlds
masters. The friend was probably in
nocent enough. an unconscious tool OF
the ring.
Mast said very little except that he
appreciated the offer and would beade-
lighted to go but for the factathat he
had important business just then In
New York. He fancied that he detect
ed the tai, faint Odor OF a mouse under
the idea, but he did not mention this to
his friend. On the following Sunday
an officer Of thu, Broadway bank where
the ring kept Its accounts came out to
Morristown to see Mast. He talked OF
q number Of things. Then he said:
II hear you have been made an offer
to 70 abroad for art study"
Eyes" nodded Mast. ''but can't go.
haven time"
but theg. will pay you for your time.
I have reason to believe you could get
s1OO 700 for the trip" Il
Mast pondered moment, then:
Don't You think can get $2OO,OOO!'
81 do. / believe from what l have
heard In the bank that you could get
II You have a great talent. but yen
need study and you need rest. Besides.
this ring business will get you into
trouble. They own all the judges and
Jurors and can get you locked up for
I libel. NV advice is to take the money
and get away -.f ..-.
Mast loQked out into the street and
perhaps wondered what $500. 200 would
do for him. II would pay the mort.
raRe on the house In the city. 1t would
aiye him years Of study abroad. II
would make him comfortable for life
Presently he said:
"Don't you think I could get $5OO!OOt
to make that ,tripT
The bank official scarcely hesitated.
"You can. You can get 100000 II
gold to drop this ring business and ge
out OF the country"
Mast laughed little. He had played
the game far enough.
well, I don't think I'll do it." III
said. - made up my mind long tim
ago to ppt some Of those fellows be
hind the bars. and I'm going to pu
them thereT
The banker rose rather quietly.
'-Only be careful. Mr.. Mast. that yO'
do not f1rst put yourself In coffin! h
smiled.
1t was not until two years later tina
he met Mast one day on Broadway.
Mast" be said, ''yOu did 1t afte
anv'-AIbevt Bigelow Paine In Pear
sons. ~ fas
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-11-16
A Thousand Ways of Lxanw.

There are. Thousand ways of lying,
but all lead to the same end. 1t does
not maize whether you wear lies, tell
lies, act lies or live lies, your character
Is ruined all the same.
There is no more demOralizing In
duence in modern life than the unnat-
ural straining to seem other than we
are. Nothing else 50 quickly lowers
self respect, takes the fine. edge on
honor and blunts the conscience as the
sense of being a sham, a gilded fraud
or an unreaIity. 1t cheapens stand
ards, lowers ideals, saps ambition
and takes the spring and joy out Of
living. No man can make the most
and the best Of himself until he is alb
solutely honest with his own soul and
unfalteringly true to his highest
ideals, and this is impossible while he
h living q he:--Success. 49,
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what did the Roman. smokes

At depth Of nine feet underground
at the old Roman fort of Also. near
Haltern.. the surface of which was
proved to have remained undistnrbed
since the Roman occupation. fifty four
fragments of various clay pipes were
found. Their shape was almost uni
form. and they could be divided into
three groups. one of which was char
sacterized by clumsy and very rough
workmanship. The other groups We're
of much finer make and decorated with
figures and Roman characters. From
marks found on all Of them 1t was evil
dent that they had been used for
northumberland Standard.
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To our Customers reerl
We are anxious 60 have you ali Know
that vino1 IL new form OF q very old
and valuable remedy. II Is q Cod Liver oaA
preuaration, because It contains all the
medicinal elements actually taken from
fresh Gods Livers. BY new process
No are able to make IL without OIL OF
grease and give you real Cod Liver OIL
prenarat ION an delicious 90 the taste al
a fresh orange. Respectfully,
A. c. EATON, Druggist
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An old and curious key and lock are
attached to the dooE Of Temple church
in Fleet street. London. The key
weighs seven pounds. il e ghteen inch
es long. and. uniikeSother keys. II was
not made for the lock. On the contra
~, the lock was made for 1t. Both key
and lock have been In use since the
crusades. the church itself having been
built by the Knights TempIars in l4sS.
London Standard.
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/. An Enorn,uu. sundtal.

A curious phenoi., enon is reported In
the columns Of geographical publica-
ton. 1t is "a large promontory in the
Aegean sea. known as Haydn Horoo,
which extends 5000 feet above the
level Of the water. As the sun swings
around, the shadow of this mountain
touches one by one circle Of islands
separated by regular intervals, which
act as hour marks. 1t is the largest
sundial In the world.
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I,nnrnxinr the Time.

Little Bobbie left HIS mothers lap
and climbed up on his fathers knee.
z do you love papa more than mann
ma p asked Aunt Kate. nosas 4
s''Nss'' replied the. youngster. but
mamma land,I are both going to heav
en-, and grand1na says papa wont il be
don't stop smoking in the ,parlor, SO
I'm going to see all OF him can now
Cincinnati Commercial Trihnna veg
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sign. Of Genius.

81 reckon John must have been CUT
out fur one O. these here geniuses tnat
writes for the magazines" said the OLD
man.
"What makes you think soY'
Cant make money enough to GIT nls
hair cut an would rather watch star
than dig a,welly' Washington Star.
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Hostess tpairins on her guestsl-~Mr.
JUSTIN. will you take Miss Smith out
to dinner? MFR. JUSTIN (his first ex-
perienceD-Er-Mr Mrs Jones. let me whis.
per something to Won. I left my money
I'm my other clothes. I've only got Is
cents about me. Please let some other
man take her Quito Chicago Tribune.
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Heine's sense of humor did not leave
him until the last. A few days before
his death Hector BerliOz called ON him
lust as tiresome German professor
was leaving after Worrying him with
his uninteresting conversation Il am
afraid you will find me very stupid.
my dear fellow" he said. The fact 10
I have just been exchanging thoughts
with DR.. -"
On one occasion when the doctor was
examining his chest he asked him.
"Can you whittier" He replied. Alas.
no: not even the pieces Of NJ. Scribe"
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1.-The trees stand up SO beautifully
exclaimed the young poet. just home
from college. aa
Yes" replied the old man, .'thar's
some tall timber round here"
They seem to laugh In the. wind.
and bow good morning to you" CON
tinued the poet.
Look here. john" said the old man.
7" fore yeu go plum crazy. take this
here az an chop me down a dozen
trees an run 'em through the sawmill!''
Atlanta Constitution. 1880.