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Iceland 10 American.

The old, old question whether Ice
land is European or American is an
swered. The land of the geysers is
Yankee. 1t is waking up.
Consul Mahin, Of Nottingham, re
ports that Iceland, cut off from the
world save for slow mails, is to be
linked to other countries by wireless
telegraph with the Shetland Island OF
the mainland of the United Kingdom
more than six hundred miles. The
Icelandic Parliament has voted a year
~ subsidy of $93S0 for twenty years
and also for similar communications
between Reykjavik and the principal
towns of Iceland.
F%our-ffths of the foreign trade OF
the island is with Denmark and Great
Britain. In 1900 the imports totalled
$2,507 1902 and the exports S2,5Il.921.
A single merchant at Reykjavik last
year bought salt fish for 100000 cash
and exported it mostly to Spain. Emf
grafton has not been great in recent
years. Farming has made great pro.
gress owing to the agricultural schools.
A butter export on the Danish system
has been commenced, and the stock Of
COWS is increasing.
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frills, and can be made full length by
using Innings to the wrists and lacing
the lower portions to form cuffs. The
slashed bolero is cut in one piece and
Is arranged over the waist, being joined
to it at the lower edge beneath the full
belt.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is: For waist, four
and one-fourth yards twenty-one inches
wide, three and f%ive-eighth yards twen-
ty-seven inches wide, or two and one
fourth yards forty-four inches wide,
with one-half yard of all-over lace; for
bolero, one and three-fourth yards
twenty-one or twenty-seven inches
wide, or seven-eighth yards forty-four
inches wide.
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Bones of tn Insane.

The attendants in city hospitals VINO
make a practice of calming demented
patients by jumping on them will be
interested in a paper read by DR.!
Maule Smith before the British MediI
cal Association. DR.. Smith stated that
an undue fragility of bones was not in
frequently met with among the insane
after middle life.
The ribs, he said, was the most easi'
~ affected; then followed the fat pei
vic bones, the %vertebrae, the skull cap
and lastly, the long bones. An analy!
sis of 200 cases from the post-mortem
records of the West Riding Asylum
was made, the strength Of the rib
bones being tested with the hands. No
fragility was found in twenty-six out
of twenty-seven cases of idiocy or i'm
becility. Melancholia was marked by
evidences of increased fragility, and
this was still more marked in the case
of dementia.
By knowing that the ribs Of insane
persons break most easily, while the
long bones are likely to be the last to
be fractured, the attendants can save
themselves a good deal of effort in
calming their patients. The veriest
novice should be able to break ribs,
and an attendant of experience should
have no difficulty in fracturing skulls.
IF there is anv Dublic proteSt against
the injuries to which the patients are
subjected, a plausible showing can be
made that the patients ribs were so
fragile that they broke when the at
| tendant tried to lead his charge back
to the ward.
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full waist of dotted silk null, with
slashed bolero of pale green mousseline
taffeta, which matches the skirt, but
there are numberless other materials
that are equally desirable. Veilings
are always pretty made with waists of
either thin, soft silks or muslin and
very nearly all the seasons fabrics can
be utilized. The yoke Of lace with COL
lar to match makes an attractive fea-
ture and is finished with lace or other
banding when the bolero is not used.
The waist is made with a fitted lin
ing on which the full fronts and back
are arranged and is closed invisibly at,
and on a line with, the left edge of the
yoke, which is hooked over onto the
left shoulder seam. The sleeves are
wide and full, finished with double
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Baroness Burdett Coutts.

The Baroness Burdett Coutts, says
London Queen, was much feted recent
", when she celebrated her ninetieth
birthday, all her many friends wing
to do her honor, and tine flowers she
received were most beautiful. There
were roses, orchids. stocks. lilies filling
many beautiful baskets, and arriving
with many kind words Of greeting and
good wishes. A very charming basket
Of La France roses came from the lit
tie Lady Clifton, who arrived i'll the
morning with her pretty present. and
on q card tied to the basket were the
words, From the youngest Baroness
to the Oldest Baroness The Duchess
of st. Adams also sent a beautiful bas-
ket of China roses and lilies of the val
ley, and Lady d-Bartlett's
present was q fan made OF White
stocks and a spray of lilies. Ihe great
event of the birthday was tie large
luncheon party given by the Baroness
at her house in StrattOn street.
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Remarkable New Mineral.

Specimens of q remarkable mineral
newly discovered in Ceylon have been
sent 10 London for analysis. The hope
that this substance might prove to be
q source of wealth in containing large
quantities of thOrium-of which incan-
descent gas nantes are made-ap-
pears to have been i'll founded; but. on
the other hand. there seems good rea-
son to believe that its potentialities in
other directions arc much greater than
any one could have guessed. 1t has
already yielded signs of containing two
lists. and it may we'll turn ont to be
the most precious product Of Cey lions
Isle.
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Flounce Embroideries.

Deep or narrow founce embroideries
In fine Swiss or heavy materials. collar
snd cuff sets, and special blouse sets,
IRE manufactured of this embroidery.
A founce that will do away with the
necessity of gathering is shown, made
Of a circle of Swiss. the embroidery
being along the outer border. The
round centre is intended - be the size
Of the skirt or petticoat, although it
may be cut out to accommodate q
wider one. The plain edge of the
rircle is stitched to the draperies.
The embroidery then falls in folds.
much more graceful han the ordinary
Gounce.
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acting as if he thought people were en-
dcavoring to rush into danger. NO
longer he stood patiently by the track
! giving his signals. No. he must see
| every part of the crossing. and tins
was particularly true when either the
| limited or fast mail passed. These
two trains were the fastest on the dl-
vision.
"The old man is getting wonderfully
spry," commented Forbes one morning
to McFadden.
Yes" said the engineer, giving his
whistle cord a sharp pull, but if he
ever slips he's gone. 1 don't like his
new system. Keep off the track, Fab
ey," he shouted from his window.
Fahey could not hear what he said, but
smiled back and waved his hand.
The winter wore on and the days
came neal to hand when the track
elevation work was to begin. Fahey's
CELEBRITY or nervousness in guarding
his crossing was now apparent to
every engineer and fireman on the di.
vision. He had always been the best
kind of q fasman, but now he outshone
all previous efforts. If 4 train was ap.
preaching and he saw a woman or
child on the opposite side Of the tracks
and coming toward him he would leap
over the rails and shout at them and
then run back to his old position just
in time to miss being struck himself.
He had not done this many times,
though, with McFadden and the linn
tied before that engineer suspected
what vas up.
by lingo! Forbes" he said; "this
track elevation is the end of Fahey's
job, and he's trying to quit like a gen.
tleman before he's fired. I'll bet a
dollar to a cent that he doesn't care to
kill himself, but would be tickled if
he slipped some day and was caught
Without the crossing he's done for"
Forbes did not share McFadden's
opinion, but both men kept a close
watch of Fahey, until one foSgy morn
ing, when a bad rail, a nasty sky and
all kinds Of trouble in the yards, d.
verified their attention from him, and
they came down to his crossing with
thunder and steam without a care as
to his whereabouts. And it was on
this morning tnat one of the children
of the neighborhood, Fastening to
school, thought it would be great
sport to run the crossing gates while
they were down and pass ahead of the
train. !
The first th:.t McFadden saw ahead
in the mist was q child stumbling and
falling between the rails, next, n
glimpse of Fahey, between the rails
himself and hurting the child into
safety; last, the engine upon Fahey
himself, tossing him high, over the
gates, and into the roadway. Duty
had saved the old fagman not only dis
charge, but the pain of suicide. He had
died for another on the V Of the end
of his labors. He never opened an eye
when McFadden and Forbes picked
him up. The limited had mangled
him. but could not take from his lips
the faint smile Of contentment resting
there; the reflection Of the last thought
he ever gave earth.-H. /. Cleveland
in the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Lullaby of q Himalaya Baby.

In certain parts of the Himilaya
Mountains. the native women have @
singular way Of putting their children
to sleep in the middle Of the day. The
child is put lear a stream of water,
and by means of a palm leaf or q
tin scoop the water is DETECTED so as
to run over the back Of the child's
dead. The water pouring on the
,hild's head apparently sends it to
sleep and keeps it so, while the mother
proceeds with her work in the fields,
On one seems ever to fear that baby
NAV be drowned.-Chicago Journal.
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A Coming Mode.

Fine Brussels net, or footing, is
going to be largely used to beautify
our thin frocks. More than one dainty
creation displayed in smart shops is
trimmed only with this footing. Bands
of it are set around the organdie or
Swiss skirt, in place Of tucks, inserted
in bodice and sleeves, and Of wide,
long band serves as a sash with long,
flowing ends. The beautiful effect Of
frosty looking net in this capacity can
be imagined.
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Across the Line Fence,

81 am looking for my cat. I haven't
seen him for several days, and didn't
know but you might have seen him
over in your yard"
"What sort Of cat is .he?"
Large and white, with a black stripe
down his back"
"QuarreIsome animal?"
"Well, he's a pretty good fighter"
you'll find him over here in the
fence corner, third plank north from
the barn, if you care to dig him up.
Cool weather for this time Of year,
isn't it?"-Chicago Tribune.
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srArs OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

LUCAS COUNTY. J,
FRANK J. CHENEY make oath that he is
senior partner OF the firm Of F. J. CHENEY q
Co. doing business in tine City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and hat said
Arm will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF cATARRH
hat cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
HtT.ppu CrRE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
-, presence, this 9Th day Of Decem-
(sEAI. ber, A. D., 1886. A.W. GLEASON,
- Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is I taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood, and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Muslin Walking Gowns.

It is a comfortable prediction that
dark muslins will be fashionable for
promenade wear this summer, and
the newest models have no trimmings
on the skirt except two or three
fiounces. Dark blue muslin scattered
with a rose pattern has the skirt
founces headed with a ruching OF
pink taffeta, which, also trims the
draped fchu around the shoulders.
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A We'll Known Canadian Lady Sends
Letter of Endorsement to Pe-ru-na.

Mi Mis- May MaFy BSgFns, % Spring Garden
a Ifedbi ees snd TIC for b 1niiddlss np a b a1d st0 down
system with the very best results, l am
pleased to state my experience with this
excellent medicine. l had been troubled
with stomach trouble and poor digestion
for some years, and although l tried many
remedies and dieting, nothing seemed to
restore my health until / used Peruna.
In three months l had entirely recov-
cred my health and strength."-Mary
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Grisaille Silks.

The most precious bits of stained
glass in Old World cathedrals are the
pieces of ''grisaille," so-called. decora-
tive painting in monochrome Of a
greenish gray.
The silk merchants borrow the word
This season as a trade name of grisaille.
Some are the queens gray, a sober
color which is adopted by women in
half mourning or by those who seldom
wear anything but black. Some shades
Of gray without the slightest tinge Of
green also pass muster as grisaille.
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Executions.

Capital punishment is in vogue in
Japan, but no one-not even the e1ecu-
tioner-witnesses the actual dispatch
Of the condemned man, who is placed
IN a kind of box and left to himself as
soon as the moose is adjusted. The
floor or the box falls when the signal
is given, and the murderer drops into
eternity unseen.
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The late Queen Isabella of SpaiI
believed in the evil-eye. beloved tha'
the Italian Bourbons possessed it. ant
believed that they cast it upon her t.
her detriment. She was a victim Of it
she maintained, from the hour of bel
birth. for both her mother, Queer
Christina. and her aunt. The Duchess
of Seville, were members of tina;
house..
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RI MATTERS LITTLE NOW.

It matters little now;
, The past we can't recall.
, Tears are unavailing-
| The grave grass cover all.
It matters little nov;
The good we might have done
Vanished like the dewdrops
! On yonder setting SUI
1t matters little now;
We soon shall follow, too;
Rest beneath the willow
And yonder bounding blue.
It matters little low;
Nor wealth nor power avail.
The ship that sank at sea
, vii never show a sail.
It matters little now;
Our signs are all in vain,
Neglected love and hours
, Will not return ag:in.
d John A. Joyce.
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delicate wreaths Of flowers and other
designs suggesting the Pompadour
period. Breton, Alencon and the Ma
line laces, as those with a basis Of
fine netlike Maline are called, are
going to have a great season.
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LATEST Idcas in Lace.

The day of the heavy, rope-like lace
is waning. and all the new sorts COM
ing now to trim the summer frocks
are on the Chanti!ly order, thin and
airy as cobwebs. But most beautiful
vubWebs they are, wrought upon with
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The Pathway to Fame.

Any man who seeks notoriety and
cannot get it otherwise may realize
bis wish by claiming the authorship
IF any. poem he may fancy. There is
sure to be a controversy in which he
will be Observation-Disclosures Star.
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Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new shoes
easv. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching
feet, improving nails, corns and bunions. Al
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't &C
cent anV substitute. Trial package FREE by
mail. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, NY.
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The number Of carcases of frozen
lamb and mutton landed in the port
If London during 1908 was 5,G65,35l
In 1880 only 400 carcases were import
Al N. Y.-27
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Creme de Chine Suits.

One Of the newest particularly smart
stuffs for the coat and skirt suit, and
one that has been eagerly received
simply on account of its novelty for
the purpose, is crepe de Chine.
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Latest Glove.

A short, loose wristed glove without
buttons is being worn by a few good
dreSSerS.
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American Shoes In Denmark.

The American-made shoe is popular
in Denmark. Two Of the foremost
shoe stores in Copenhagen use the
American shoe for q Leader" in their
splendid show window exhibits.
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FITS permanently cured. No ftsorneryous.
ness after first days use OF Dr.. Kine's Great
NerveRestorer ,S2trial bottle n dtreatisef free
DR.. R. 81. KLINE, Ltd, 9S1 Arch St., Phila., Pa
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Narrow Streets In Japan.

Most of the Japanese cities are very
BID and their streets are too narrow Tor
street railways. To rebuild the streets
for the use of the street railways is
not an easy matter.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton. allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c.a bottle
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80 saSss

New York City.-Full waists worn
with fancy boleros are extremely smart
and allow of many charming and effec-
tive combinations. This one shows a
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1881 to which they came, and
M gsll at which they failed
to lean far out of the cab of their en-
CINE and shout to an old man who
stood by the way waving a white flag
in his hands. This old mar was Denis
Fahey, keeper of that crossing for
thirty-six years, and at the time Of this
story ninety-one years old. 1t was his
fond boast that he was not only the
oldest crossing aagman in the United
States, but longest in such a position,
IAN O railroad mon, livery inch O.
him"
1t was not a bad crossing as grade
crossings 60 in Chicago. The number
Of accidents a year there rarely ex-
ceeded five or six, and the fatalities
were comparatively few. The street
ran straight away from each side Of
the track; it vas clear and open, the
protection gates were modern, and
Denis most watchful. He knew every
human in the district, and every horse
and cow, and it but needed his voice
or the sight Of his flag to warn them
not to venture on the tracks until the
gates raised.
McFadden and Forbes had taken a
fancy to the old man because, despite
his age, he was so prompt in doing
his duty, so eager to let trainmen and
public see that he kept the crossing
q q - ara6 tr1,cf YT,.,1.a hn nn1u nornn1
$40 each month, but that held up his
tiny home and bit Of garden, not far
from his place of work, and he was
contented. That he would die appar-
emily never entered his head; he acted
as if he would be holding this crossing
long after all about him were dead.
! He knew every engineer and fireman
by name, the styles Of their engines,
their runs, which had the limited, the
express, which the oriental freight, and
so on. His data on time tables was
marvellous for his age.
mo. s." he would say, "is due here
at $40 an No. 6 will 60 by at sos. The
limited, if she's maxim her stame, will
be passing just at 2, an you'll see Nc
Fadden a wavin' his hand at me,
shure."
Then would come the limited at pro-
per time, and McFadden and Forbes
would be looking down, and perhaps
something wrapped in a paper would
come out Of the cab, and when the old
man picked it out Of the ditch it was
sure to have a remembrance inside
for him.
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There are railroad men not gentlemen.
The boor, and what the president calls
Intentional asses" find their way into
railroad work, the same as into other
callings. Some of them manage to
twist and sneak to live q career Of ten
or fifteen years, arrogant, self-opinion-
ated individuals. But they drop in
time, fall by the wayside, and the gen.
t,eman who is not afraid remains.
Fahey had witnessed the downfall of
many employees, but through all the
years he kept his kindly greetings and
CHEEKY word for the people who need.
ed protection over his crossicg, and
while the company knew little of him
beyond his wage roll, the public that
came to his care honored him.
One day Fahey picked up his news
paper while off duty and By chance
read a long description of the com
pany's intention to elevate it's tracks.
He saw that this elevation would take
in his crossing, and that one of the say.
ings of the company through this work
would be in the number of fagmen ii
would be able to discharge.
TIL be lookin' for a job" said Fab.
ey, and felt a strange Juggling at his
heart. To not have the flag in his
hand every day, to have his crossing
replaced with a subway, to miss the
roar of the trains, the shouts of pass
! inc froinman tho low of rrotoot;o~ ~
destrians was something he could not
imagine. He looked 20 hard and long
at the offending newspaper that he
suddenly found the lasheS Of his eyes
wet and realized that the 'crossing''
had become so much q part of him
that to be taken from it meant the end
/ of life for him.
Many an inquiry did he make during
the following weeks of those he met as
to the certainty Of the tracks being
elevated. One and all assured him
work would commence in the spring
and be completed within eighteen
months. An Alderman said to him:
II hated to get your job, Denis, but
the tracks have got to go up, and the
work must commence here. This
slaughter of people must cease"
In the long nights Fahey thought il
all over. If, as a railroad man. he had
been a train dispatcher, he felt that
he might have had a hope of ending
his days in an asylum when labor was
done; if he vas an engineer there was
good chance Of his dying = a wreck
But IS flagman nothing faced him but
discharge. FaLey shook his head al
this-discharged he would not be.
Now there came a change in his man.
ner Of work. Fahey. who had never
gone on the crossing himself except
to catch some stray child, now rar
wildly about at the approach of every
train. He would cross the track or
any provocation. waving @. is flag anl
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Shirt Waist With Underarm Cores.
Plain shirt waists, made in tailor
style, always are in demand and al