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make it. The seat is two-inch chest
nut plank You will notice that the
seat plank has a neck Chat is so the
legs can use foot pedalsll. The sprocket
of the back bicycle wheel c is on the
axle of the g%rindstone. A is the
sprocket as it belongs on the wheel
chain to connect with the grindstone
sprocket; B the frame inserted in the
seat, a one-inch hole being bored in
the same; D a single leg to prevent
it from being front heavy; E a foot
pedal, connected with the front leg to
connection T to pedal bar G, both
made Of hard wood one by two inches:
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47bE* ct TW

vessel and place it in a cool cellar.
Eggs preserved now in the manner
described will keep in good condition
for seven or eight months. 1t is Dec-
essary that the eggs be perfectly fresh
when they are put in the preserving
fluid, or they will not keep * long
as stated.
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Alaska's Great River.

Through the centre of Alaska flows
the Yukon River, the largest in North
America, larger and longer than the
Mississippi. On this great river one
may ride for more than 1000 miles
with as much comfort as upon the
Hudson.
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A GrindStone Frame.

A correspondent has drawn an out
line of what he has done with an old
wheel that had passed its usefulness
on the road, and he says: 81 there
fore made a grindstone frame Of it,
and it works 80 well that if I could
not procure another money would not
buy it. In construction it Is very sim
pie. Anybody handy with tools can
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Austrian School Gardens.

It is said that nc fewer than 7769
school gardens exist in Austria, not in
Guiding the sister kingdom Of Hun
gary. They are connected with both
private and public schools. and are
used for purposes of practical instruc,
ton in horticulture and tree growing.
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Perfectly Suitable.

Mr.. Nuwed-"I think Ill wear my
last years Panama this summer"
Mrs. Nuwed-"Oh, no. dear, Z
wouldn't do that"
Mr.. Nuwed-"Why not? It's just as
ugly and unbecoming as any of the
new styles."-Houston Chronicle.
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After All.

"You may talk about your pleasure
resorts" said Phalmley. "but there's
no place like home, after ALL
That's right" said Lushley, latter
all the pleasure resorts are closed for
the night."-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Sure Cure For Dubbs.

Dick-"I don't see why you girls ali
speak of Blankley as such a sterling
fellow. 1 used to know him years ago,
and he had the reputation of being a
regular dubb."
Mabel-"You probably haven't heard
that since tLen he has fallen into a
large fortune."-Detroit Free Press. +.
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EXPERIENCE.

The first time, when at night ! went about
Locking the doors and windows every
where,
After she died, I seemed 20 lock her out
In the starred silence and the homeless
air,
fnd leave her waiting in her gentle way
IN through the night, till the disconsolate
day,
Fpon the threshold, while we slept. awake;
|uch things the heart can bear and yet not
break.
Nv. D. Howells, in Harper's Magazine.
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Touching.

Jaggles-"Do those noblemen who
come over here to visit US acquire
many Of our customs?"
Waggles-"T presume SO. At any
rate, they borrow a great deal from
us."-Town Topics.
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Setting Strawberries.

DCTtTnE CCT8
Autumn is not considered as good
a time for setting strawberries as the
spring, but there is a word to be said
If the ground is ready and there is
time to set them they will get estab-
lished before cold weather. Next
spring they will be ready to grow
and will get a good start before the
new beds are set. They will bear a
small crop if allowed to do so, but it is
better to pick off the blossoms and
let the strength Of the plant go to the
new growth. A great difficulty is the
fall drouth. If the ground is moist the
plants should grow we'll enough.-Na-
tional Fruit Grower.
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Drawing Card.

He-"Honestly. now. just between
ourselves, will there be anything really.
attractive at your church oazar?"
She-"I shall have a booth there.
He-"Y-ah, e-r-rr, gi'me nine tick
ets."-Detroit Free Press. g. -
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A Leap Year Proposal.

Harry-'Here is the newest conun-
drum: When is two an odd and lucky
NUMBER"
Celia-"Ycu know, I can never guess
couundrums."
Harry-"Wh N two are made one"
Celia-"Oh. Harry! This is so sud-
denw-Town Topics.
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A REVOLVING IKoN.

The electric iron has not made much
Impression on the household sad iron
trade, presumably from the fact that
electric power is by no means avail
able as a general thing, ever in the
better class houses. There is hardly a
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Clean Nests.

"A filthy nest is an eyespre in many
a hen house. To obv. e this a nova
BILE box, one that is easy of access,
but cannot be roasted upon, should be
used. The cut gives such a n and
has been found by constant use for
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Perils of Leap Year.

Tired Tatters-"W'y. wot is youse
runnin' fer. Weary? Did de lady set
der dorg on yOuSe:"
Weary WalGer-"Naw: she set out
helf or chicken, q lot Nv hot biscuits.
a whole pic, q big hunk Nv jellycake
an or pitcher Nv cider. l bet she want
cd ter marry me."-Chicago News. :.
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Easy.

"You know Jones, who was reputed
so rich? Well, he died the other day
and the only thing he left was an old
Dutch clock"
"Well. there's one good thing, about
it: it won't be much trouble to wind up
Ills estate.'-New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat
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Cot Rack at Uncle,

Uncle Gcorge-"Well, Willie. you are
about the worst speller l ever encoun-
tered. Doesn't the teacher tell you
you're 4 bad spcller?"
Willie-''Our teacher would never in
dulsc in such language rs that. Uncle
George. She has often said. however.
that my photography was utterly at
variance with tue Decentralization
Transcript.
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Struck a Bonanza.

First Panama Mosquito-I never
saw you looking so plump and pros
porous. What are you feeding on
now?"
Second Panama Mosquito-"Sh!
Don't give it away. I've found a
bunch Of fat American contractors. -
Chicago Tribune.
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Visitor-"Do you have any difficulty
In getting servants"
Hostess-"None whatever. We've
had ten different ones in the last
month!"-Punch.
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Viewpoints.

Cobwigger-"What are you crying
about, my DEAR"
Mrs. Cobwigger-"I have just been
reading the old love letters you sent
me before we were married.
Cobwigger-"That's funny; 1 was
reading them myself the other day. and
they made me laugh."-Judge.
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All Wanted Breagt.

"Now, look here" said the father.
pausing in his carving Of the fowl
there's not breast enough on this
chicken to 60 round"
why doesn't mamma get a double
breasted chicken, pop?" asked one OF
the children.-Yonkers Statesman.
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Hints About the Sow

Feed the sows that have summer
pigs slops rather than too much grain,
and don't encourage the pigs to eat
much corn yet. Give them slop. But
don't feed sour slop. We've told you
that before.
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According to Charles Booth, of the
Salvation Army. "the poverty Of the
Door is mainly the result Of the compe-
tition of the very poor
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Eenair the Tools.

Have you 4 workshop in which to
repair tools? Whifietrees, hoe handles
and the like should be repaired rainy
days and not left until the busy time
when they are needed most.
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Aa ComDared,

"a river" remarked the originator
Of fool remarks, sis a good deal like a
man"
whats the answer" queried the
eve present easy mark.
eft shows the most sand when it In
full" replied the party Of the preface
-Chicago News.
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The Wee Seed.

Now is the time to raise your crop
Of weed seed for next year. No great
amount of care is needed to secure a
large crop but you will have to hustle
next year in order to keep down their
progeny.
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are printed herewith, r the Hon.
Paul Morton, who succeeds Mr.. Moody
as Secretary Of the Navy, and the
Hon. Victor Howard Metcalf, who sue
ceeds Mr.. Cortelyou as Secretary Of
the Department of Commerce and
Labor. Mr.. Morton is a resident Of
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VICTOR HOWARD METCALF.

in Oakland. In Congress Mr.. Metcalf
! did good service as q member Of the
| Ways and Means Committee and other
important committees. He is said to
be the third man from the Pacific
Coast to hold Office as a member Of
any Presidents Cabinet. Mr. Metcalf
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ant Call 1t Livine

"Does he live in a boarding houseT'
"No, he boards there."-CleVeland
Leader.
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LOOPING THE LOOP
IN JALYAIGVRIE

The photograph reproduced above
goes a long way to shatter the idea
that modern amusements are novel
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Public revenue of Great Brita:a il
the quarter ended June 30 vas $751;
440,220 below the same quarter last
year.
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A Great Waste.

"One of the most universal wastes on
the farm" said the late Colonel'J. b.
Brigham, Assistant Secretary Of Agri-
culture, "arises from the practice Of
keeping scrub stock, which is likely
to occasion loss rather than profit. Co.
incident with this is the common waste
resulting from careless feeding and
lack of proper shelter for and atten-
ton to farm stock. The neglect of
probably the majority Of farmers to
keep close account of the various de-
tails Of farm expense and production
results in farmers continuing to raise
this scrub stock whereas they would
otherwise weed it out without delay"
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The worst Workman.

"Of all the workmen in our shop"
began the grumbler. "the worst luck
has come to me. l." y
All" remarked the foreman, with a
knowing smile, "the worst has come to
the worst, eh?"-Philadelphia Press.
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Pruning Currants.


The fruit is borne on both old and
new wood, but the best FRUITS pro-
duced by one, two and t~hree-year-old
canes. After three years Of age the
old wood should be cut out, leaving
from four to eight stems Of varying
ages not exceeding three years. No
wood over three years Of age should be
kept, as it then becomes hollow and
rough barked, and harbors, worms, in
sect eggs and fungous spores. To de-
stroy these the old wood should al
ways be cut out, gathered and burned
Immediately after removal, and not
left lying around, as is sometimes done.
The old idea of training the currant
in the form of q tree is not now con-
sidered profitable, but rather the plant
is allowed to sucker, and send up many
stems, the number being limited as
above described.-N. E. Homestead, in
the Mirror and Farmer.
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The picture comes from Jalpaigurie,
Chalsa, India, and shows hill coolies
amusing themselves. The square
wheels shown have four cars attached
to them for passengers, and have been
in use for many generations.
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Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr., a son
Of the noted author and orator, heads
this years class at the Polytechnic In
stitute. Brooklyn.
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years to be ahead of all others. They
car be made in two sections, but in that
case a solid partition should be in
the centre to prevent hens fighting
and breaking eggs.-W. B. German, in
The EpitomiSt.
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Today
In Keeping,

In Keeping.
Priscilla has a golfng suit
With which she now ~cajoles,
And in her daddy's bank account
It made just eighteen holes.
Puck.
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HOW presentdble Youths
Can Pay Summer Board

lized in giving good time to the
girls at that hotel, and at no other.
The manager saw the point. These
well-groomed, well-spoken fellows, be-
tween eighteen and twenty-one, would
make a social center OH his hotel
verandas during. the. middle Of the
week when men were scarce. He
made the agreement, and the boys
moved.
The young fellows lived up TO their
agreement, and the pretty girls of the
hotel were not forced to repine in
solitude until the weeks end
Club and hotel manager parted last
season on the best of terms, and this
year the young men were not SUR
prised to receive more generous
offer from the manager. He urged
them to come early and stay late.
The club has been increased to ten
members, the majority of whom hold
positions with banks, brokerage or
commission houses. They expect to
remain at the shore three weeks.
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though the Russian passengers are
eager buyers, they are not reckless
They test everything before they pur-
chase, being SO cautious as even to
uncork the bottles of milk and take
a sample swig before they invest.
After two days of this kind of
travelling the steamer reaches the
place where the great Sungari, rum
ming north from the southern part of
Manchuria to Hardin and then north
east to the Amur, joins its yellow,
muddy floods, full of clay from the
lowlands, to the cleaner waters of the
big river
The Sungari is, in large degree,
the Missouri OF Manchuria With its
tributary stream, the Nonni. it forms
a great waterway that reaches we'll
into the heart Of the country of the
Manchus over which the Russian Bear
now rules. And it has on its shores
some of the most important stations
of the Chinese Eastern Railway be-
sides Hardin.
But there is no St. Louis where the
! Manchurian Missouri meets the Man
churian Mississippi. A Korean colony
lies there, and you can buy dried and
fresh salmon and mighty little else
in it.
Some distance west, however, lies
a hoursfing town, the Cossack set
tlement of Nikolsk Like all the other
] Cossack settlements along the Amur,
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A Revival in Cycling.

There is decided revival of inter
est in wheeling this year, particularly
in the large cities, where for the past
two years the bicycle has been rather
under ban. The revival came with
unexpected suddenness, and repair
shops were flooded with more orders
for work than they could do The
new interest seems to be among
former wheelmen rather than new
ones, though there is also a brisk
trade in new bicycles.
Al the repair shops curious reason
IS offered for this return to favor.
Enthusiastic wheelmen for the past
two years have had their ardor some
what dampened by the comparison of
bicycles with automobiles, but as the
automobile craze continued to be one
beyond the purse of the average in
dividual, wheelmen returned to their
discarded machines, realizing that the
bicycle was a pretty good thing after
all
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the inhabitants do much more fishing
and hunting than farming This is
one of the noticeable conditions along
the Arnur; and, since the settlements in
this valley are the most desirable for
the agricultural population of Russia,
they are truly typical of weakness
of Russian colonization.
Not Good Colonists.
The Russian peasant does not APP
pear to be a good eolonist. He
doesn't try to get more out of the
earth under his new and favorable
conditions than he did in Russia I'M
der unfavorable ones.
Although the Russian has taken
away the heritage of the Manchurian
Chinaman, the Chinaman is getting
it back by the slow, humble but re-
norseless process of work.
The Russian. colonist is not strong
on raising new kinds of crops. He
contents himself with growing in
Manchuria the same kind of stuff he
used to raise along the Volga and the
Dneiper. Before long he sublets some
of the land that the Government has
given to him. The man who rents it
is a Chinaman.
The Chinaman at once begins to
raise garden truck, which he under
stands thoroughly. This he carries
to the towns and the steamer land
ings, where he is sure of good mar
ket. Before long he leases another
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An Unappreciated Royal Author.

1t is the fashion for kings and
queens to write books nowadays.
Carmen Sylvia" the Queen of Rou-
mania, and the Emperor of Germany
are only two Of the most famous out
of many royal authors.
Many stories are told of royal per-
sonages sending manuscripts to pub
fishers under assumed names, and
having them rejected. The late Duke
Of Clarence, King Edwards eldest
son, experienced this humiliation with
novel which he wrote under the
pseudonym Mixes and sent III vain
to several London publishing houses.
But probably only one king ever had
his work refused by publishers who
knew his rank.
This happened to King LUZ L.,
the father of the present King of Por-
tugal He occupied his spare time for
over twenty-five years in translating
Shakespeare plays into Portuguese.
When he had completed this big task,
he took his immense pile of manu-
script personally TO London and tried
to get it published Not single Eng
! lish publisher would risk his money
in the venture. even 10 oblige mon
arch; and eventually King LUZ took
published them at his own expense.
They fell fat The Portuguese
were disloyal enough to refuse to buy
them, and the circulation of the work
was practically confined to copies
which His Majesty gave away to his
friends and courtiers.
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Hottentot." Yet he has received a
comparatively small return from their
immense sale, and has always had to
depend on newspaper work for a iIv-
ing.
Such examples might be multiplied
almost indefinitely. Many of the most
successful songs are written by
amateurs in a moment of inspiration
and given away to friend or pub
Usher without any business conditions
being made. Often the man who has
made one great hit with song never
makes another, and, indeed, does not
try to do SO.
One of the most popular songs in
recent years was After the Ball,
which sold considerably over a mil
lion copies and made large fortune
for its composer Charles X. Harris.
of Milwaukee For many weeks he
received over $1,000 day in royalties
and the song is still earning money
| for him.
In England the most noted and sue
cessful song-writer of the present day
is Felix McGlennon. author of Com
rades,' THAT Is Love and "Oh
What a Difference in the Morning.
Each of those. songs has sold over I
million copies McGlennon's income
is said to be over 100000 year.
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parcel of land from the Russian

parcel of land from the Russian
owner.
Then, when the latter sees little
rent money in hand, he often takes to
his favorite National occupation Of
snoozing behind the stove. Or, if he
is more energetic, he is lured by the
abundance of game and sets himself
to hunting.
In this, again, the Chinaman leads
him astray. There are lots of deer
along the Amur, and the Chinaman
prizes the antlers in the velvet so
highly as sovereign remedy for lots
of ills that he will pay from ten to
a hundred dollars for good specimens.
But the Chinaman is a poor hunter,
Consequently, the Russian colonist is
tempted to neglect his hard farming
work for the easier and more lucra-
tive pursuit.
Neglects His Crops.
After he has shot few deer, he has
enough money to make him care-free
for while He drinks his vodka and
tea in peace and JOY, only to awaken
too late to the fact that his crops
have not been attended to.
Then he puts in the winter living
precariously on what he can borrow
or beg. The result is that agriculture,
the main object of all intelligent Ma
tional colonization, is not a brilliant
success as yet in the Amur country.
Although deer are plentiful and
venison is as cheap in this region as
beef in the United States, you don't
get venison to eat on the river
steamers.
The first day the passenger will hug
to himself the delusion that he is
going to live like king, for the
Amur is wonderfully rich in fish, and
magnificent sturgeon and salmon are
served at table. 1t is possible to buy
a three-foot sturgeon, big enough
to make meal for fifteen persons, for
from ten to fifteen cents.
But after you eat sturgeon and sal
mon, diversified only by salmon and
sturgeon, for two days and three days
and four days and at last fifteen days,
and when all the drinkables except tea
have run out-which always seems to
happen on the Russian Imperial Amur
Mail-the JOY of living is impaired.
The deck passengers live still more
monotonously. Tea and dried sal
mon are their staple food. There are
no facilities for cooking on their deck.
If they want something hot besides
tea, they appeal to particularly
criminal brand Of vodka which would
burn the hair off a Western mustang.
If the voyage is being taken in mid
summer the traveller may account
himself lucky if he manages to get
as far UP the Amur as Blagovest-
chensk before the boat has to lie up
to wait for a higher stage of water
There, at least, he can get lodging in
a hotel and escape the crowded, dirty
steamer, which by that time will have
been rendered nearly uncomfortable by
the passengers, who economic their
time SO carefully when travelling that
they rarely spend more than a pass
ing moment in the single Mushroom
which graces each boat
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Sample of Filipino
InSurge1f Journals y

A man who was with the Gilmore
party in Filipino captivity tells story
of the journalistic methods employed
by the insurgents to create en-
thusiasm among the natives.
1--WE did not know" he says, who
was in command of the American
army, or that Dewey had gone home
"One day we got the insurgent pa
per, La Independence, and read in
big headlines, Another Filipino Sue
cess and the sub-heading, The Bald
win Hotel of San Francisco Is De
stroyed.'
The article went on describing the
total destruction by fire Of the hotel,
implying that the insurgent army had
attacked it.
1.-The loss of life was terrific, con
tinued the article, and no doubt it
will badly cripple the Yankees, but
such are the fortunes of war We
would not gladly infict death by fire
on even our enemies, but when our
national existence depends upon it..
we cannot hesitate. Long live the
Filipino arrnyp