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Provinclalisin in France.

Certainly the untraveled Frenchman
is unpleasantly narrow when he is not
exceptionally intelligent. He has an
off-hand way Of disbelieving what he
has not seen, and Of brushing aside
what he vaguely knows by hearsay,
which precludes every attempt at con-
Versation. But the Frenchman who,
even without the advantage of travel.
happens to have received a thorough
French culture, is often delightful.
They both have the briliancy belong
ing naturally to the French tempera-
ment, not that which is obtained by
much friction against all sorts of ad-
ventitious objects. Such intellects are
never averse to literary forms differ
ent from those to which they have
been accustomed from their childhood; !;
on the contrary, they often seek them
eagerly. have known women born
and brought up in quiet provincial
towns who possessed an astonishing
knowledge Of English literature and
English contemporary history only
through that admirable magazine. un-
fortunately now discontinued, the Re-
vue BritanniCue. They assimila ted
their knowledge instead of being ab-
sorbed by it, as is the case with people
who want to shine instead of wishing
to grow.-M. Ernest Dimnet, in Har-
per'S Weekly.
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BURGLARS BLOW UP SAFE
Masked Men Loot Public Service
Office at Forth Amboy N. J.
Four Robbers. Supposed to Be profos>
sionals, Break Into tho Car Barns
aud Find Watchman.

Terth Amboy, N. J.-After capturing
the night watchman and putting him.
out of the way while they were doing
Their job by tying bag over his head
and binding Lis hands behind him,
four masked men entered the Office OF
the Public Service Corporation at
Perth Arboy early in the morning.
blew open the safe and secured be-
tween $500 and $780, They then made
a thorough search of the place. escap-
ing in the end without being put to
any trouble in effecting their depart
ure. II was believed that they went
off in 4 wagon, as wheel tracks were
afterward found leading from the car
barns, where the Office is located. The
police were inclined to think, from the
manner in which the deed was done,
that the men were professionals. They
managed William Wood, the watch
man. like old hands at the game.
Wood was working under car III
the barns when the four men entered
the place. Each wore a black mask
and each carried revolver. The tall
est of the four, who appeared to be the
spokesman for the gang, asked Wood
if he was married, and when the lat
ter replied that be was the robber said:
"Well, you had better keep quiet and
not make a fuss. We don't want to
iLjure you, but we want the money in
the safe over there, and we're going to
get it.. so take my tip and keep quiet,
cytx
The four men then placed bag over
Woods head, tied it about his neck
and bound his hands behind his back.
Two of them then led him into ro0rA
in the rear of the barn, and. after pus-
ting him into the room and again cau-
tion1ng him to keep quiet. locked the
door and Joined their companions, who
had gone into the Office.
The men drilled holes in the safe and
inserted nitro-gy ylcerine. There was q
loud report when the explosion oc-
CURED. After securing the days ro-
ceipts, which were in the safe. and
looking around for something more tbs
four men left the Office.
The noise Of the explosion was heard
by people in the neighborhood and
soon word was sent to the police Sta
ton. Policemen Hansen, Morris, JeA-
kins and Long were sent out on tha
case and when they reached the barns
they found the Office wrecked and
the contents of the safe gone. They
succeeded in finding Wood in the rear
room and after releasing him learned
the story of the robbery.
One of the robbers, Wood said, was
very tall. Two were of medium height
and the fourth short.
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DOMESTIC.

The Citizens Union asked Borough
President Littleton, OF Brooklyn, to
be in readiness to accept possible
Fusion nomination for Mayor of the
city Of New York.
The price of all grades Of crude oil,
except Raglan, was advanced again
by the Standard Oil Company, making
the third advance in quotations in two
weeks. AS usual, the higher grades Of
oil were raised three cents and the
lower grades two cents.
State officials in Chicago took action
toward recovering land worth $4,000
600 said to have been unlawfully oc-
cupied by steel company.
Thomas Fl. A1cManus defeated Geo.
W. Plunkitt in the fight for leadership
in the Fifteenth District, New York
City.
Charles A. Seton and Harrison n.
h1cElhiney, claiming to be brokers,
were arrested in New York on a charge
of swindling. !.
By the Mayors order Borough Presi-
dent Ahearn revoked the permit for
the "Steinway tunnel" from Long ISL
and City to the Grand Central Station,
New York City.
By the formation Of the Metropolitan
News Company, Of Louisville, pool
room keepers throughout the country
received full returns Of the races
from the Gravesend track.
Representatives Of subordinate coun-
ellis of the Royal Arcanum took meas
ures to test the new rates in the
courts.
Hotel men of Richmond, Va, are
angry because the committee appointed
to arrange a reception for President
Roosevelt, who visits there next month,
have obtained the services Of a Wash
ington caterer.
The explosion of forty quarts of nj
to-gly ycerine, near Clarksburg, w. Va,
killed David NJ. Mckay and wife and
a pair of horses he was driving.
Rescuing a fellow workman from a
live wire, Joseph Ring, Waterbury
Conn electrician, was killed.
With razor Eulass Morgan. Of Cor
inth, Ky, cut his wife's throat and his
own.
Caught by a circular saw at Wind
sor, Va, Kintz Johnson, nineteen
years, was killed.
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and tinder. The whole, connected with
cords, is worn at the belt To use
the apparatus, tht native takes the
bamboo firmly in bis left hand, and
in his right holds the bit Of china by
the finger and thumb, and on the
thumb side pinches bit of tinder.
The edge Of the china is then struck
sharplyS down and along the bamboo.
producing a bright and long spark,
which catches in the finder and ignites
it. Very little practice is required to
enable even a novice to light fire by
this means. Obviously, when the ap-
paratus was first devised. no china
was available, and doubtless some
sharp stone took IFS place. Now, how
ever, bits Of broken china such as are
found in cheap eating houses, are re-
garded as best for the purpose, and
universally used.
The thoughtful reader will at once
draw an analogy between this means
Of fire making and the flint and steel
Of our own ancestors. In the East
ern tropics, however, bamboo is the
commonest Of woods, and so was
doubtless observed many times to
where flint, in contact with metal,
was seen once. In consequence, after
the first bright thinker had devised
this way Of using the spark, the meth
cd held its popularity and obtains to
this day, although the flint and steel
is so much simpler, easier and more
portable.
The philosophy of the device will at
once be apparent. The sharp edge of
the china scrapes off a bit of bamboo
not much, because the wood is hard
and the outside has quite a glaze
but enough to be made incandescent
by the friction of the the stroke. The
tinder catches this spark, and the de-
sired fame is the result.
The photograph vas made from the
object in the possession of Mr.. w. W.
Dinwiddie, of Washington, D. C. -
Scientific American.
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why Single Paddles Reign.

"No," said the oarmaker, "for fast
padding the single paddle cannot COM
pare with the double paddle; but you
see 100 single paddles where you do
one double paddle. Of course. some
canoe enthusiasts think that the sin.
gle blade is more picturesque, but it
is the men who sell canoes that have
brought the single blade into vogue.
''It became the custom for the dealer
to give away a double paddle with
every canoe purchased. One dealer
began it, and. Of course, all the rest
had to follow. But the double pad.
dies are rather expensive. So some
bright dealer conceived the scheme of
putting in a big stock OF single pad.
dies and giving one with each pur-
chase. This continued the courtesy
of throwing in something with every
canoe sold, but it cut down greatly
the expense of the gift. New York
Press.
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the MORO FIRE MAKER.
BY y. u. .ILAC0y.

The match is said to be the great
est civiliZcr of the world, but it has
not vet completed it's work. There
are still tribes Of barbarous and SEM
barbarous people who use natures
means for producing fire, either by
friction with or without apparatus, or
the contact Of two substances which
produce spark, as flint and steel.
The Moros, of great interest to us
OH account of our experience with
them in the East. use 4 method dis
tincitve from other sara5e races, and
Of interest not only FOR its uniqueness,
but as showing the effect of environ
ment on invention.
This apparatus consists. as shown in
the accompanying photograph, of a
bamboo stick, bit Of china, and tin
der. The cylindrical cases, which are
also shown, are part of the device as
it is used, one being case for tobac-
co, and the other Il case for the china
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SElF-HEATING SOLDERING IE0A

The operation Of soldering is a much
more cxacting one than the ineXperl-
enced person imagines as he witnesses
the facility with which it is conducted
under favorable circumstances. 1t re-
quires a knowledge and eXpertness
which is secured only from long prac-
tice to have the iron at the proper de-
gree of heat and the surfaces to be
Joined in the necessary condition OF
absolute cleanliness before the solder
will Row. Unless all Of these require
ments have been complied with the
amateur will be surprised to find that
the leaden stick will not be Influenced
in the least by the application to the
heat Of the soldering tool.
The expert workman who is sure of
his ground is somewhat hampered in
his work by the fact that there is much
time lost while be is waiting for the
iron to heat. A novelty in the line cf
tinsmiths' tools has been recently intro.
duced to the trade. which is self-con-
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MINOR EvFNTS0F THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.

The United States Attorney Gener
ais Office refused the offer of G. w.
Beavers, charged with completely in
the postal frauds, to confess and thus
obtain light sentence.
The count of the cash, notes, bonds
and other securities in the United
States Treasury, incident to the trans
fer of the Office from Ellis II. Roberts
to Charles H. Treat, was found to ag'
gregate exactly with the Treasury
books. The total. as of July 1, 1905.
was found to 81, ,259, ,59S.5S 90.
Wade S. Stanfeld has been appoint.
ed United States District Attorney for
the Northern District Of Indian Terri.
tory in place Of p. L. Soper. resigned.
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia. the
Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Interstate" Commerce, has announced
that be has issued a call to members of
the committee to meet in Washington
November 15.
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EXPRESS DERAILED IN TUNNEL.
Accident Occurs in New York City
Seven Persons Hurt.

New York City. - The Boston EX-
press, which leaves the Grand Central
Sta ton at noon. one Of the fastest Of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford trains in the New England serv-
ice, was derailed in the Park avenue
tunnel at Fifty-siXth street few min
utes after II o'clock by the spreading
of q switch. One car was badly
wrecked and seven persons were in
jured. three Of them painfully and one
seriously. The accident happened in
almost the same spot in the dark tun.
nel where the fatal collision between
a South Norwalk local and Harlem
accommodation train occurred three
years ago last January.
The express train was crowded when
1t left the Grand Central station. and
the passengers became panic stricken
at the sound of splintering timbers and
the screams Of the injured.
Although seven or eight persons were
injured the police list included small
er number They are:
Miss e. A. White, of 255 West Nine
ty-second street; scalp wound and con-
tusions of the body; to Bellevue Hospi-
tal
Miss KIirk. of Springfield. Mass;
lacerated left arm. Taken to the home
of friends.
Miss Z. S. Heines. of 336 West
Twenty-frst street; shock and contu-
sicns of the left shoulder. Removed to
her home.
w. H. Hodgkins. Of Boston, Mass;
confusion Of the left leg.
The train was made up Of seven
cars. The first four were parlor cars.
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Take Courage.

Yesterday the aeolian harp was 81.
lent all day i'll the window. not fugi-
tive air wooing it to music; to-day it is
wild with melody from every wind Of
the world. So shall the brave music
Of your hopes be renewed.
Have no care OF the dead and barren
yesterdays - they were good only to
carry away all your mistakes. all your
MANNED purposes. all your vain brood
ing. all your irresolution, all your cow
ardice. Concentrate on to-day and
your soul shall be strong to meet to-
morrow. Hope, courage. energy-and
you!-against whatever odds.
Lift up your heart!-The Papyrus.
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FOREIGN.

The Ontario Fisheries Department
will make a rigid investigation into al
legged illegal fishing by American firms
in Georgian Bay and Lake Erie. 1t is
said that thousands Of tons of fish ille-
gally taken are shipped to the United
States every week. American firms, 1t
is said, make use Of the services OF
licensed Canadian fishermen.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Bremen broke her shaft when two days
out from New York and was towed
into Halifax. All on board were re-
ported well.
The Russian imperial yacht anchored
off the port OF WibOrg. The Car in
spected the new battleship Slava and
received Prince John Obolensky, GOV
ernor- General Of Finland.
The Oporto (Spain) express came in
collision with an automobile which was
crossing the railroad and killed its oc-
cupants, a husband and wife and their
two children.
A hitch is said to have occurred be-
tween Germany and France over the
Morocco question, but the Foreign
Offices deprecate alarm.
A special cable dispatch from Cara
cas-, Venezuela, says that the French
Charge d'Affaires has protested against
the closing of the cable company's
lines, and that the Minister of Foreign
Affairs replied by q counter protest.
China's Foreign Office has been in
formed that the Dalai Lama, who fed
to Urga prior to the British entry into
Lhassa, left Urga, the sacred city Of
the Mongols, in Northern Mongolia, on
September Is for Tibet. The diplo-
mats are doubtful if he really intends
to return to Tibet.
An unconfirmed report from Panama
said that General Reyes had pro-
claimed himself dictator of Colombia
on September 6, had imprisoned the
Supreme Court and that there had
been sharp fighting in Bogota.
One hundred and fifteen out of 1000
qualified voters have registered at
Odessa, Russia.
Turkey has yielded the first step in
in that country.
The impnrta ton duties on wheat and
-four have -. cen renewed in Spain.
Emperor Francis Joseph, at Buda-
pest. accepted the resignation of the
Hungarian Cabinet. headed by General
Baron Fejervary. the Hungarian Pre-
mier. He directed the Ministers to
continue their duties until further Or
ders.
The funeral of Amila Boori, the ex-
Governor of Baku, took place.
Britain's proposal to unite Grenada
and st. VINCENT in q single colony is
arousing great opposition in the Wind
ward Islands.
President Diaz Of Mexico celebrated
his seycnty-ITth birthday. which was
observed as a national holiday.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has
visited the earthquake stricken vii
lagos, risking his life under the ruins.
The Sultan Of Turkey has ordered 4
ministerial inquiry relative to the pass
ing OF a death sentence Of Ghirkio
Vartanian, an alleged murderer. who
claims to be an American.
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Net His Cue to "Knock.H

The evening school pupils were dis
cussing Hannibal's crossing of the
Alps. A brawny young fellow was in
clined to belittle the deed. 81 don't
see as it was anything so great he
said, scornful'y.
'See here" said a little fellow at his
side. Did you ever try to get an ele-
phant over a mountain? Well, until
you have tried, you don't want to-
knock Hannibal"
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To Get a SPLINTER Out Of Yo 1T Hand.

When a splinter has been driven into
the hand it can be extracted By steam.
Fill wide-mouthed bottle nearly full
Of hot water, place the injured part
over the mouth and press it slightly.
The action thus produced will draw the
flesh down, and in a minute or two the
steam will extract the splinter, also
the Inflammation. Try it and be con-
vinced. Ma tional Magazine.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

First Lieutenant Sydney S. Burbank.
Sixth Infantry, U. S. A., is to be court
martialled. Lieutenant Burbank, who
is now il the Philippines, is the officer
who brought suit in the District Court.
Leavenworth, Kan, to annul an alleged
marriage with Mrs. Conception Vas
quez, a Filipino woman. The suit is
still pending, and after many delays,
covering period Of nearly two years,
is set for trial in October.
In August at the medical station in
Abonito, Porto Rico. exactly one-third
of the population was treated for an
aenia.
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tanned soldering iron. dispensing with
the use of the charcoal fire usually
made use Of for the purpose Of heat
ing the iron. This tool is self-heating.
The handle contains supply of gaso-
line and is fed to the copper point by
means Of a pressure generated auto
matically from the heat. 1t is merely
necessary to give the copper: point an
initial heating by means of an alcohol
lamp. The latter operation requires
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AUTUMN LEAVES.

Flower and leaf of vine and tree,
Grass OF meadow, weed OF mire-
Summer gathered them to be
Faggots for the autumn fire.
Smoke-like haze on vale and hill;
Flames of gold and crimson bright
Into life now leap and fill
Field and forest with thetr light.
All the glory of the year
Kindled into beauty SO;
Soon the winter will be here.
Soon the curfew-then the s1ot.
' So these lovely leaves I lay
In my book, all gold and red;
Embers for winters day
When the autumn's fire is dead.
Frank Dempster Sherman. in the Amer.
lean Illustrated Magazine.
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about five or six minutes, and after
that the device is self-acting as long as
the fuel supply holds out. The con-
sumption Of the fuel can be accurately
regulated, and thus it is possible to
adjust the heat Of the copper to any
desired point for different kinds Of
work-Philadelph Record.
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Mr.. Shaw's Dress Theories.

Forgotten as statesman, Brougham
is remembered as an elegant vehicle.
Generations hence, when his dramas
and his political theories have passed
into oblivion, Mr.. Shaw may be remem-
bered by -self-adjusting, self
cleansing. a paragon and paradox Of
a shirt-Illustrated London News.
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SDorting BrevitieS.

Cornelrs football team began their
seasons work at Ithaca, n. Y.
Battling" Nelson won a lightweight
fight from Jimmie Britt at San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Mornn: Star paced in 2.04A in a
rae. at Pittsburg, Pa, equailing the
amateur record.
Hamburg Belle won for the second
year in succession the Flight Stakes at
Shcepsiead Bay.
Nathan Straus won the free for all
pacing race at the Hartford (Conl.b
Grand Circpib meeting.
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Car Conductor Elbowed Her.

Jennie Carroll twenty-five, Of Water
bury, Conn. ventured too near the
Main street trolley track and was
struck by the extended elbow of the
conductor, who was on the running
board reaching for change in his poe
ket. She was thrown against tele-
graph pole. received painful bumps on
her head and face and had three ribs
broken.
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His Speelalty.

"Gragley tells me he is doing Won
derful work with his present employer.
I didn't know he was particularly
strong in business"
"He isn't. He's merely particularly
strong in talking about business.
Philadelphia Press.
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q Necessary Modification.

Knox-"Why don't you cut that out?
Tone your talk down bit"
Kanaor-"Well, it's all right to call a
spade a spade, isn't it?'
Knox - INSTEAD of calling it you
might whisper it occasionally."-Phila-
delphia Press.
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Uncertainty.

"What time does this train arrive at
Swamp Centre?" asked the travelling
man.
MY friend" was the answer, I'm
only il conductor. I'm not a fortune
teller" "-WashingtOn Star.
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The Accident.

Mrs. Hogan-"An' how did the baby.
git the fall?'
Mrs. Grogan-"His father wor hou!d-
in him in his arms whin the whistle
bleW."-New York Evening Mail:
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The Sure Way.

Hicks-"How did Tompkyns make all
his money, anyhow?
Wicks-"Out of ginseng"
Hicks-"Raising it?'
Wicks-"No; selling roots and seeds
to people who believe that there is a
royal road to fortune" - SomerVlae
Journal.
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Sneaker ReedIS Wit.

Senator Platt's remark that if he had
his life to live over he should model
his political activities on other lines,
recalls the reply Of Speaker Reed, who,
when asked by the lady reporter of a
Sunday paper if, having another oppor-
tunity, he would not be better man,
said solemnly and sadly that he did
not think he wouId.-Harper's Weekly:
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Witt the Fanny
Just Shopping.

Where are you going my pretty maid:"
TIN going a-shopping, sir" she said.
"And what are you buying, my pretty
maid?'
Nothing; I'm shopping that's ALL she
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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A knowing Walter.

The Waiter-"What's for you, sir?'
The Professor (engrossed in a prob
lem)-"1n the correlation Of forces it is
recognized property of atomic frag'
ments, whatever their age. to join
and"
The Waiter-"'Ash, one."-Sketch.
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Her Speciality.

Bleeker-"l our wife is something Of
a wit. She tried to make game Of me
at the reception last night"
Meeker-"Huh! That's nothing She
often makes me quail" Chicago News.
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Natural Inference,

Mrs. Smith, called my husDand
back to kiss him goodbye THIS hlofh-
ing" -,
Mrs. Jones-"And what did he say
Mrs. Smith--"He said, What's the
matter, Cerdella? Did you forget 10 so
through my pockets last night? ?"-Cnl'
cago News.
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The earliest known mention of shay
ing is in the Bible Genesis Xiv, ~:
"And he [Josephl shaved himself and
came before Pharaoh"
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SDecial Terms.

"And have you any special terms for
summer girls when they come IN i
party?" asked the pretty brunette iii
the. mountain hotel.
"Yes, indeed" replied the clerk,
suavely.
"And what are they?"
"'Peaches' and 'dears. IL Chicago
News.