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The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The hunting of birch saplings suit
able for barrel hoops in the Maine
woods occupies 1000 men.
The exports of pig iron from the
United Kingdom in the eight months
ended August 81 were 6l2,930 tons, as
compared witb.5s3, $50 tons in 1901, and
with 1,O45,256 tons in 1900.
A hydraulic cartridge" is being in
troduced in English mines to bring
down coal in place of dynamite or
powder. The cartridge is 20 inches
long. 1t is inserted in drilled hole,
and by means of the well-known hy-
draulic press principle a pressure of
three tons to the square inch is
brought to bear on the coal, which
after little time quietly gives way.
The costermonger has found an
apologist in the London Lancet. 1t is
his business to watch the markets and
to buy extensively when there is a
glut, and to distribute the purchases
as quickly as possible. He thus pre-
vents the wholesale destruction of
perishable goods, and he also discour-
ages the inclination of small shop
keepers to make extortionate charges.
OF the engines running on the Rus
sian railways, 4,766, or 80 per cent,
were built abroad, and 7,421, or 81 per
cent, in Russian engine yards. The
st. Petersburg & Warsaw railway has
the greatest number of passenger en-
gines, namely, 201; then come the
Southwestern railways with 172, the
Moscow, Yaroslav e. Archangel rail
way with 124, and the Southeastern
railways with 104 locomotives, while
the remaining lines have each less than
100 locomotives at work.
The immense accumulations of pine
and birch scraps around the big lum-
Der mills of Maine, which were long
an Inconvenience and source of dan
ger from fire, are now being utilized
by small machines which make them
into novelties. The manufacture of
toys, too, is gaining considerable i'm
portance, and method of painting
them by dipping may cheaper their
cost/so that made in Germany will
not longer be read from the baby's
stocking. Among novelties 500, 900, 900
toothpicks, 25,00O,OOO butchers skew
ers and 25O,0OO,OOO birch spools are
turned out in year. Checkers, half
q million dice boxes, bicycle rims,
tables, desks, and swings add to the
annual total.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30
Wells IN UNIVERSAL VOGUE.
Chfnon and Tu1le Are Popular for
the Face and Drnperies
on the Hat.

Wells may be said to be the universal
vogue with fashionable women at pres
ent. and in those of the European coun-
tries from which we draw advices of
the mode and supplies of millinery
wares. The veilings continue to be of
chiffon and tulle-the former variously
worn over the face, and used for drap-
cry on hats-the latter worn exclu-
sively over the face. Whether of one
or the other gossamer tissue, they are
this season mostly in black and white.
or in gray effects of black and white.
or of white and black, the fancy of the
existing mode seeming not much to
favor fancy colors in these tissues. says
the Millinery Trade Review. Wafer
spots and the other figures of velvet
in black and white relieve the veilings
both of chiffon and tulle, while chiffon
gossamers show in some cases embroi-
derry and other enrichments of design
in manufacture, and those of tulle
fhreading-traceries. seeding and other
interesting conceits, of design, tending
to their beautifying effect upon their
fair wearers.
The Elsie" veil, which has fanciful
bordering at the lower edge, and is
worn to fall loosely, after the man. /.
ner of the wells of lace of two score
years ago, or in the days of our moth ,
ers, is just now much affected for the !
beauty veil; although seen mostly in I
chiffon. printing on tulle is among the Z
new ideas to give variety to the manu-
facture for yelling purposes, and large
open meshings vary the close of ma
lines weaves. When the range in price
for wells, from IL cents to $12, is quoted :
the range in variety and quality of
manufacture can be imagined.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

quiet, confident smile, through the
half-dozen or so of persons who were
waiting to see the secretary, took his
hat and coat from their cupboard.
and, strange to say, took his holiday
from that moment instead of waiting
till the next morning. And, stranger
still, for the rest of that day the staff
found the secretary cheerfully m
clined, instead, as of late. cross and de-
pressed.
The morning train of the Sewers
Limited" service, which, according TO
the time table, reaches the metropol-
itan terminus at 1920 a. M, entered
Kings Road station the next morning
at 10:30, ten minutes late. A smart
young ticket inspector, who was ON
the platform, glanced searchingly at
the carriages as they passed him, and
us the train pulled slowly out of the
station he jumped on the footboard
and entered first-class compartment.
There were only three passengers
In the compartment he had entered.
and only one of these, by casual
glance, paid any attention to his en-
trance. When he had closed The door
he turned to the passenger in the cor
uer on his immediate right.
'Your ticket, please" he remarked.
The passenger addressed was Deep
y engrossed in the financial columns
of his paper. and seemingly did not
hear the remark, for he made no re-
ply.
The ticket inspector leaned forward
and touched him gently on the arm.
''Your ticket, please" he repeated.
A face was now raised from the pa-
per. disclosing man of about 50-an
:mpefioua looking man, keen and
1uiek
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30
QUEER NATURAL EFFIGIES.
Remarkable Figure of a Whale High
in the Coast Range Mountains
of California.

AT Conchise, Ariz., the passenger on
the Southern Pacific railroad is shown
wonderful face, formed by the sum-
init of mountain range. 1t is called
the face of Sleeping Conchise, fam
GUS Indian chief, and is said to be held
in more or less reverence by the Indians
who have seen it. The profile is re-
markable, doubtless several miles in
length, and from certain localities a
perfect face gazing upward with won
derful dignity.
In almost every portion of the coun-
try strange faces or forms are found.
but none are more remarkable than
the stone whale, writes Charles +.
Hilder, in Scientific American. Nearly
20 years ago the writer heard of this
natural curiosity, his informant urg
ing him to go and see the whale high
in the mountains. NVertebrae of these
huge creatures were not uncommon
on the summit of the Coast Range
mountains, and the writer had seen the
skeleton of whale dug into when a
street was being opened i'm the CITY of
Los Angeles; indeed, remains of these
animals were found in various portions
OF the state, hence the story of the
whale in the mountains did not result
in long trip at that time, ard the
natural effigy was not seen until MANY
years after, when making a coaching
trip from Los Angeles to Santa Bar
bara. One afternoon, after crossing
a little stream in Ventura the coach
rolled out into country road and
came to standstill by the side of the
whale, an efiigy so remarkable that il
was easily seen how the early natives
were attracted by it and had legends
referring to it. The whale is a con-
spicuous landmark, and stands on the
Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Bar
bara highway. pointing to the east and
attracting the notice of all who pass
that way.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

Prof. Blank, who was born dry, and
is prone to thrust his dryness upon
others, recently achieved additional
dryness for himself. He was among
large party shooting on the moors of
Scotland. Suddenly heavy storm of
rain came on. No shelter was at hand.
and the sportsmen were drenched. All,
at least, but Prof. Blank. He had
mysteriously disappeared when the
rain came on, and rejoincd the party
when the sun was shining again. To
their amazement, the erndite one was
as dry as one of his own books. "How
did you manage to escape wetting?"
growled one of the dripping sports
men. "As soon as the rain came on I
went off by myself" returned Prof.
Blank, blandly, 'slipped off all my
clothes, and sat down on them till the
shower was oyer."-Liverpool Post.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30
RER BOW TO SOCIETY.
An oId-Fash med Afteraoon RscsD-
, tion for the lntroduetion ol
& the Debutante.

How shall girl be introduced?-
rat reception, at dance or at se-
ries of dinners given by the immedi-
ate family or by friends? The old.
fashioned reception covered multi.
tude of sins, for it was possible, even
with an enormously long visiting
| list, to give on entertainment anil
not hurt any ones feelings, since all
ages could be included in the invita-
tons and, like a wedding, many indi-
viduals of social standing, who hal
not taken any prominent part in So
cial life, could be remembered. For
the last few years, however, these
large afternoon receptions have been
going out Of fashion, says society
paper.
Four days are often chosen when
the mother and daughter receive
their friends. The idea of the four
days is that there may not be too
many people present at one time. The
difficulty is that each one of the
guests is likely to wait until the last
day, so that the preceding afternoons
will be dull, and the fourth so crowd
ed as to be unbearable. With long
visiting list, even after it has been re-
vised by some social mentor, it is i'm
possible to invite even desirable ac-
quaintances to dinner and to go
through the list would be to take up
every evening during the season. A
dance can include but one set, or, at
the most, two-the debutantes and
the younger married people-and
then there will be no end of heart
burnings and jealousies, for few pr;-
vate houses have ball rooms large
enough to invite everybody who is de-
sirable and to maintain rigid exclu-
sIveness is possible only to a favored
few. But this problem has to be
faced by many mothers of debutante
daughters, and consequently there
will be every form of entertainment
given. The old-fashioned reception
card to the effect that Mr.. and Mrs.
and Miss Blank will be at home from
four to seven will be the accepted
form of invitation, and Mrs. Blank
and Miss Blank will receive Mrs.
Blanks and Miss Blanks friends
(and enemies) while Mr.. Blank will
put in an enforced appearance late
In the afternoon. In this way at
least 1000 persons can be disposed Of.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A level surface is naturally fiat, but
there is vast difference between a
level headed man and a fat headed
one.--Chicago Daily News.
Barber-"Hair's gettin' bit thin
on top, sir. Have you tried our hair
restorer?" Customer (facetiously)-
"Oh, no, it's not that. It's worry
Pick-Me-Up.
Family Secrets.-Teacher- John
ME, this is the worst composition in
the class, and I'm going to write to
your father and tell him." johnnie
Don't keer if ye do; he wrote it fer
me. Detroit Free Press.
'Why do you go hunting for quail
instead of deer? 1t isn't half so ex-
citing" II know; that's the reason.
l don't think anybody'd be likely to
take me for quail, no matter how
badly he had the buck fever.'-Wash-
ington Times.
Patient-'I can't see that there's a
thing wrong with my eyesight."
Oculist Jonniwyse-"The most posi-
tive proof that you need glasses, my
dear sir, when you are unable to see
anything so plain as that!"-Los
Angeles Herald.
Martha-"That horrid Mr.. Roamer
kissed me in the hall last night" Con-
stance-"You don't mean it! How did
it happen?" Martha-'It was pitch
dark in the hall" Constance-"Ah,
l see. That accounts for it, DEAR
Boston Transcript.
swell, well!" he exclaimed. as he
tackled her first pot-pie, where did
you get this?" 81 made that out of
Mrs. Shouter's cook book" replied the
young wife. sTt's "a" "Ah!" he
broke in, "this leathery part is the
binding, i suppose. Philadelphia
Press.
Knew the Kind He Wanted.-"Do
you want my advice ~ asked the friend.
The honest man hesitated. He was
tempted to reply in the affirmative
and trust to luck, but he could not con-
ceal the truth from himself. THAT
depends he said, frankly, "on what
your advice is."-Chicago Post.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

Whats the matter. with Sewers
Limited, to-day9" asked broker bf
a colleague on the exchange that same
afternoon. "The stock is jumping ike
blazes."
what! haven't you heard ?" replied
his friend; the news is all over the
place. Bailey has bought controlling
interest in the line, and talks of con
verting it into an electric system.
undermining and improving the car
riages. reducing the fares and SO on.
Take my tip and buy Sewers if YOU
get the chance. Black and White.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

Cook one cupfui Of sugar and half
cupful of water, pour this slowly into
the whites of five eggs beaten stif.
beat until cold, add one quart of cream
whipped. Flavor with vanilla and al
mond, pour into star shaped individual
molds, pack and freeze. When serv
ins sprinkle profusely with granulats1
sugar.-G9od Honsekeepipg.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30
LITTLE WILLIE ON wHIPPINos.
LOUISE ANA.

Sometimes wen I'm midd,in' bad,
Same es boys II be,
Then my ma she gifts stick
Jus to punish me.
Make you laugh to see that stick
Like wisp o. hay
But the minute that 1t lan's,
Then l talk this way:
Wow Ouch Oh say!''
(Thinks I'm cryin' them
Ouch Oh. dear! ] will obey;
III be goo6 agadnr'
Seems to ease my ma. you see,
An, o course, ii don't hurt me.
But it's differen' with my pa;
Wen he gifts a stick
1t is longer AN his arm
An erbout es thick.
VILE he's gittin' Ii wait,
Thinkan'. thinktn' hard,
An the frs blow at he lan's
This is frum me Jared:
Wow Ouchr'-Queeres' thing!
Case erpears to be
can't member wat say
Wen he's whippin' me.
Whippin's on'y fun frum ma
But it's differen' with my pa.
ALFRED ]. Waterhouse. in Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30
Oysters Panned I'm the sam.

Scrub the shells and dry them, put
them in pan, round side down. and
place in a hot oven until The shells
open. Then remove the upper shell,
put two or three oysters in one
shell, sprinkle with sat- and pep
per and little dabs of butter, cover
with butt,red crumbs and bake
brown.-American Queen.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

Cook one can of tomatoes with ore
and one-half quarts of good beef stock.
one tablespoonful chopped onions, one
bay leaf, six cloves. one teaspoonful
celery seed, and half a teaspoonful pep
per corns for 20 minutes, strain, cool.
and clear with the whites of three eggs.
Serve with parboiled oysters in bouillon
cups or small bowls, with croutons.-
Home Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

Mr.. Bnnker-What shall you Civ.
your wife for Christmas?
Mr.. Tee-A new golf set.
but she never plays golf"
Il know she doesp't-bpt ! de.p-
N !. GimeA
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

The hearts the border beating
with love for and agriculture are calling for
espousa1s. ,ssss-&o .ss..s.s.s
The star OF empire will westward The
center OF population the Mississippi sere will
stay but psaple will norhwad Canada and Canada
will move southward into the American of the
Canadian hearts with and but natural that they
she nd be.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30
CANADA IS COMING
By ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.

GU may not it may see it but in time Canada
will be part of this country.
40 not want to De belicose, but say this for myself
AS fate the starry banner will wave mistress of all
the territory from the Qulf Tl,oxa Ill
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

DEAR Mrs PNKHAM:-It is with
E. Vegetable Compound has of the greatest help
me- NY work keeps standing feet all day the hours
long, Some months didn't though could it.
would get dadfu tired and ached
to to bed and was terribly blue and doyharted regp
lar and the How scan and and had appetite told
girl friend who taking medicine how felt she said
taSe SoononI - and 20 S e n tal ~ y - hI @ t es
After the first few doses than fol
time seemed to lift load off aching and
felt brighter than had for months three bottles all Now
never have an ache p and after work and have good
time regular and and thankful to for the change
hear Of girl suffering for know how hard it to work when
you feel SO MAMIE KERN 553 9th Ave. New York City,
Women should not fail to profit
just surely they cured Of the troubles
merated in their letters just certainly will
Compound others who suffer from womb
painful excitab
ton; remember that 1t
pound that to
sell anything else in its place. gg
Amanda T. Atvyater
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

DEAR Mrs PINKHAaI. Il hope that you
will publish this testimonial so that it may
reach others and let them know about your
wonderful medicine.
Before taking Lydia E.g Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was troubled with
the worst kind of fainting spells. The blood
always felt tired, had dark circles around eyes.
II have now taken several bottles of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
\ pound and am entirely cured. had taken
doctors medicine for many years but it did
| me no good.
Please accept my thanks for this most
excellent medicine which is able to restore
health to suffering women"
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-01-30

other female medicine the
widespread unqualified
medicine such
Those who refuse to accept anything else
warded hundred thousand times
Sold Druggists everywhere. Refuse
XhI] SaS and
LYNN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

1t will be welcome news to Joel
Chandler Harris many friends, and to
those who have been amused by his Uncle
Remus stories in the past, to know that
he is spending this summer in writing a
lot of new stories about Br' Rabbit and
Br'er Fox and that they will shortly ap-
near in book form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

her thirty-ffth year-but she lived
while she lived and helped make a
goodly amount of history Fact and
fiction, admiration and calumny, are
closely interviewer into the wool of
her story, as it may be gathered
piecemeaI from witnesses of her own
time, or as it is rewritten by authors
in the succeeding centuries. Accord
ing to one view she is a romantic
heroine, the embodiment of a nation
al feeling; the REORGANIZATION of me-
diaevalism, with nimbus of chivalry;
a charming, spirited creature, bat
Ting sturdily for her rights against
Injustice. According to the other she
is an undiscipIined, lawless person,
whose hereditary claims were proper
" set aside because shewas unequal
to the task bequeathed to her by her
father. and because she def1ed the
laws of the church and of society. She
certainly was interesting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

Az THE CAxToN HEAD.
Something About This Interesting Old
Book ShOD.

The Caxton Head is the sign which
hangs over the little shop of James
Tregaskis on High Holborn, London,
says London dispatch. There is
little shop where on the ground floor
one is surprised at the smallness of
the stock kept; but if the presiding
buyer, you are invited to the second
story, where illuminated manuscripts,
missals, rare historical bindings, and
many other items of interest are dis
played. Mr.. Tregaskis himself is an
interesting man to meet but it is said
that his knowledge of his business was
largely acquired from his late spouse,
who was accounted the cleverest wo-
man in the trade in England
The catalogue issued from the Cax-
ton Head, which generally appears
monthly, is of unusual interest, be-
cause of the variety in the stock and
the learning displayed by the vendor,
and the bibliophfle always cons its
pages with attention for the impor-
tant information given. A recent
number contains an item of more
than usual interest; it is none other
than the famous book, little known
even to collectors, entitled "Blake's H.
Illustrations to Dante" This copy COM
prises 1.-The Seven India Proof Plates"
before letters, and it is published in
an oblong atlas folio.
In 1924 William Bake was intro
duced by his friend. Mr.. Linnell. to
Dante'S writings, and he was asked to
drawings for the "Divina Commedia,"
Mr.. Linnell justly thinking that Blake
was the right man to interpret the
great medieval master of -Supernat-
ural awe and terror. At the time this
commission was given, Blake was in
bed with sprained foot, and he made
the sketches in outline under these
conditions, numbering 100 in all.
These were finished during the years
1S24-'26, when Blake was 81 years of
age. At this time he also applied
himself to learning Italian, but he
engraved only seven of the 100 de-
signs, and these are the ones now
offered for sale.
The seven original proof plates
measure 11x14 inches. and are offered
by Mr.. Tregaslxis for IS guineas. 1t is
worth while to note in passing that
many of BIake's original drawings are
owned in this country, notably by the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Mr.. w.
A. White of Brooklyn, Mr.. Marsden ].
Perry of Providence, and few 9TH
erS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

Gus places he heard of Joe Folk and his
fight against corruption in st. Louis. He
Investigated, then told the story Of his
Investigations. In natural sequence came
stories of Minneapolis, Pittsburg, Phila-
delphia. Chicago and New York The
and reflect. But ssThe Shame Of the Cit
les was not the conclusion of his inyes-
LEGATIONS. Following the trial of graft
to the states, from the bribe-taker to
the bribe-giver, from the politician to
the business man. 1t is the big business
man and the captain of industry who cor
rupt government, who are the real . En-
emies of the Republic and these Mr..
this subject Mr.. Steffens simply selects
states and men as types and treats it all
impersonallly, as far as possible, using
names and Incidents only to illustrate his
points. His discussions are entirely nom
partisan and unbiased. In the April Nc
Clures Mr.. SteffenS considered Democrat
ic Missouri, and in August he finds a par
allel in Republican Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
How He Got His Job.

Prof. w. G. Bowdoin, author of
Book Plates and other special art
volumes, did not always enjoy the
success he now has. He tells a nervy
incident in connection with his first
magazine appointment.
cit was in this way" he said. ''I
tried to get on the staff as an art
editor, critic and contributor, but
neither owner nor editor took much
notice of me. One day 1 got my dan
der up. I went into the office, saw
an empty desk and ordered the office
boy to clean it up for me. l dictated
to the stenographer nearly all day.
The rest of the staff listened and
seemed interested. The next day they
appealed to me for orders. gave
them. The editor sent me out on
the third day for an art essay. Near
the end of the week the owner hap
pened in.
"'Say, Bowdoin, how do you like
your job?' said he, with twinkle in
his eye.
First class replied, all but the
salary
Don't worry about that he an
swered; I'll give you the same as the
last man we had
"And he did.'-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

ONE OF THE FEW.
Not Many Ronances of Literature
Turned in Plots for Novels.

Not Many Ronlances of Literature
Turned in Plots for Novels.
The publica ton of THE Castaway,
Miss Halle Erminie Rives' story based on
the life and loves of Lord Byron. recent
ly published by the BobbS Merrill Co.,
brings out the fact that comparatively
few of the romances of literature have
been turned into the plots of noyels.
Shakespeare has been used by aWlHian
Black: Sir Philip Sidney and Sir Walter
and Steele by Thackeray; Goldsmith by
F. Frankfort Moore; and Burns quite re-
Gently by Mrs. Elinor Lane. John Keats.
or rather a miserable ghost of John
Keats, figures III Kipling's nightmare,
Wireless"
But many of the most brilliant and ro-
mantle careers have been left untouched.
Sir Thomas Overbury's adventures are in
deed stranger than fiction. The path that
Sir John Sucking trod led through many
exciting episodes, well worth telling with
the aid of imaginative reconstruction.
Marlowe, Lodge, Greene and Decker in
the sixteenth century, Carew and OtWay
in the seventeenth, and James Thomson
in the eighteenth are poets whose stories
lie ready made to the hand of the anx-
ious author in search of plot AT a
time when many writers are sinking ar
tesian wells into realism, perhaps there
will be a focl1ing after Miss RiveS to the
true founts of romance in the history or
Yet one must admit that the author of
1.-The Castaway'' has taken the best at
the start. for other romantic lives are to
Byron's ''as moonlight unto sunlight and
as water unto wine