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G and b, while the term "beveled
edge always indicates a fiat surface
made at any angle to the two original
surfaces.
An example Of beveling is given in
the hat hook strip, Fig. so. On near.
~ all work the bevel may be made
with a plane and tested with the bevel
Gig. 39) set to the desired angle.
tbs sometimes necessary to use a
chisel to make the beyel, as when the
bevel is stopped off-that is, not con-
tinued through the entire length Of the
piece.
In all such cases the chisel must not
be held to cut across the fibers, as at
A, Fig. 81, or to cut up against the
fibers, as at B, but with the grain,
and the chisel given side or lateral
notion as shown by the dotted lines
at q, which will always give clean,
smooth cut.
When plane is used on the end of
the piece it must be held SO that the
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ALBA.

Abba, July s.-The Abba Chautau-
qua closed its ten days session last
night, with the lecture of Father
Vaughn. The rain has irterferred ma
terially with the success Of the as
senbly, nevertheless the Chautauqua
spirit is abroad and Abba will hold
Sarother session next year. The fifteen
directors have been chosen and the
officers and committees will be elected
later. The program as planned was
carried out to the letter, with the ex-
ception Of the appearance of the Whit
ney brothers, who were unable to be
present. There was not an unsatisfac-
tory number during the ten days as
sembly. The address of Governor La
Toilette yesterday afternoon on Rep
resentative Government was enthus-
iastically received by one of the larg
est audiences that has been present at
any one session. The Moravia con-
cert band furnished some excellent
music yesterday.
Charles Clark, of Lovilia, visited the
Chautauqua yesterday to hear Gov.
LaFollette's address.
Miss Lulu Reeves left this week for
points IN Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois
and Iowa. She viii spend most of the
remaining weeks of the summer yaca-
ton visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Evans and fam
lily, accompanied by few Abba
friends will leave Monday for two
Aweeks'4 stay at Clear Lake.
n Miss Edith Elder returned from yfr-
Sginia yesterday for the summer vaca-
ton. She has been teaching a colored
mission school in that state the past
wear
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FIG. s.

greater depth as at G, and continue
cutting down and increasing the depth
at each successive cut until the full
depth of the mortise is gained.
Pry out the shavings and continue
cutting down the end OF the opening
to the full depth each time, until the
end of the mortise is reached, as at D.
Reverse the front Of the chisel, and
in the same way cut the opposite end
Of the mortise until completed, as
shown at 3. Do not try to sink the
mortise little at time. but at every
cut, after full depth opening has
been made, drive the chisel to the bot
tom Of the mortise. II the shavings
are not removed from time to time,
the incomplete mortise will resemble
the enlarged view shown at F. In no
case should a chisel be used whose
edge will not reach from line to line
the full width Of the mortise, as any
pairing or trimming of the sides Of the
mortise should be avoided, as that will
make the width below the surface un-
even and irregular. Such trimming
will be entirely unnecessary II the
operator carefully follows directions
already given.
When the mortise is to be cut
through and through, as Is often the
case, the cross lines shown at A, Fig.
So, are continued. using the try-square,
across the edge Of the piece and
around on the opposite side, and the
mortise gauge again used on the Sec
ond side, as on the first. The mortise
is then made one-half way through
from each side.
In Fig. 81 we show working plan
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BLADENsBuRe.

Bladensburg, July John Allen, Of
Blakesburg, is visiting his grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Allen, of this
place.
Elmer stearns, Of Ollie, is visiting
his grandmother, Mrs. e. j. Stearns
c. A. Smith is visiting relatives at
Fairfield this week.
Lawrence Wright is visiting rela-
tives at this place.
Mrs. Eliza Allen, of Gearing, is
spending few days with relatives
this place, having been called here
on account of the Illness Of her
mother, Mrs. Mcdowell.
Monday July 8 occurred the death
of Mrs. Mary Mcdowell, aged re years.
She was the mother of nine children
all of whom survive her, except one.
She was preceded in death just four
teen months ago by her husband. Be-
sides her family, she leaves many 9TH
er relatives and friends to mourn her
departure. She was faithful mem
Der of the Christian church at this
place since early youth. The funeral
services were conducted at ker home
conducted by Rev. e. A. Hastings m
terment was made in the Brush Creek
cemetery.
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of the hat rack strip, with all sizes
and distances marked The mortises
will be five-sixteenths inch wide, and
must be made through and through in
the way directed above.
After mortising it is next marked for
beveling, as shown by the dotted lines
one-quarter inch in each direction.
This marking must not be done with
the spur Of the gauge, which would
cut into and deface the work, but in
stead lead pencil is used in the fol-
lowing way: u
Remove the gauge head from the
stem and tightly clamp the back end
of the stem in the bench wise ito pre-
vent splitting), and with a one-quarter
inch auger bit bore hole through the
stem near it's end.
Bore with care. and as soon as the
screw point Of the bit begins to come
through, remove the auger bit and
finish boring the hole from the oppo-
site side. This will prevent the bit
from splintering the gauge stem, as 1t
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FIG, 81.

using the bevel (Fig. ss) set to that
angle. The work OF beveling must be
done by first stopping the bevels off
square, as shown at A, in Fig. ST.,
Then, after having finished the bevel
true and smooth, the angles are care
fully pared off, as indicated on one
Of the corners at G.
We commend this form OF hat hook
strip to the beginner as being an ex-
cellent exercise for chisel practice
Both should first be made Of pine
for practice latter which, II desired,
they may be made Of quartered oak
or some other of the finer grained
woods. Before inserting the pins both
strip and pins should be sandpapered
smooth.
II the wood is pine. first use No. L.
afterward finishing with No. 0 sand
paper Should oak or other hard wood
be used, No. ~ first, then No. 0 will
be needed.
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Y ss1alr--- st.----1 I|----s t-.-.-s-1 aS'sHi
FIG. "a.

would If forced through and through
from the first side.
The gauge head may now be re-
placed on the stem, and small piece
of lead pencil fitted into the hole thus
made. The gauge head can be adj
justed to any required distance from
the pencil point, and used in the same
way as with the spur point. This ar
rangement is illustrated in Fig. So.
Always plane the bevel on the ends
Of the strip first, which will enable
any splintering at the corners to be
removed when beveling the sides,
testing with the bevel set to an angle
Of 45 degrees.
We are now ready for the hooks or
pins, which are made as follows:
Prepare strip of wood 16 inches
long, seven-eighths Of an inch wide
and quarters Of an inch in thick
ness
After planning the strips to these
dimensions, cut off three pieces, each
four and three-quarters inches long,
and mark them off as shown at A, in
Fig. Sc. This marking must be on the
two opposite sides of each piece. Saw
down the shoulders at A and at B
with the back saw, and with the saw
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FARsoN.

Farson, July 8. O. E. Dickey, who
has been a sufferer from appendicitis
is recovering slowly.
J. G. Deuser is quite i'll with rheu-
matism.
Mrs. Mabel G. Dickins and sons,
George Earl and Lloyd Martin are Wis
iting relatives at Bottineau, N. D.
The new M. E. church here will =,
ready for the plastererE In few days.
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Passig of Hum
boldt, Colo, have been guests at the
q w. Dickins home during their stay
here, returned to their home yester.
day ]. W.. Frank and Glenn Hook
will visit few days before leaving.
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ORIGIN OF WEATHERcocks
Figure Of the Fowl Was Set Upon
Churches by Order Of
the Pope.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., with some
power Of observation, was asking about
weathercocks, says Success Magazine.
Why weathercocks?" he asked:
most vanes are in the form of arrows.
Sometimes they are hands that point
with the index finger in the direction
toward which the wind is blowing; q
running horse is quite popular as q
yane; fish, trumpets, locomotives, and
many other forms are used, but sell
dom If ever see vanes, except in pictures.
that can with any propriety be called
weathercocks."
l referred the matter by note to our
mutual friend, DR.. Detail, and received
the following reply:
The ninth century was time Of ex-
IRENE ignorance among all countries
which now lead in civilization. An au-
thentic account of the controversies. DO
litical, social and religious, that then
occupied Europe, would make curl
GUS and interesting list of reading. In
England, the question of how persons
who devoted their lives to religion
should wear their hair, and at VIVA,
particular Sunday they should celebrate
Easter, became SO bitter that the con
version Of that part Of the Saxon
people who still remained pagans fell
into neglect, and even those that had
been won from idolatry showed signs
Of apostattzing
AT this time, by papal order, 1t was
enacted that the figure of a cock should
be set upon churches, in order to put
the people in mind of Peters denial Of
our Saviour and of his unfeigned repent
ance, thus at once admonishing those
who would renounce the Saviour AMI
offering forgiveness to the peniten,
apostle"
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of the work. thus enabling him to SEQ
that the chisel is held perpendicular
to the surface being n1ortised. 1t is
also the best position for prying out
the shavings cut by the chisel.
Clamp the piece firmly to the bench,
and with a wooden mallet drive the
chisel into the middle Of the space
marked off, as shown at B, but NOT
so deep that 1t cannot be easily drawn
out. Next set the chisel one-sixteenth
inch back from the opening thus made
and cut down a shaving to a still
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inch, and from point A on the hrst
curve connect that curve with the
edge at s. 4,
With q chisel and cabinet file
tFtg. 3S) carefully cut away all wood
outside OF the curved lines, when the
result viii be as shown at B. Now
taper of with the plane the two sides
of the pin as shown at G. The two
upper corners are next beveled with
chisel and file as shown in the two
views of the finished pin at D, in zig.
80. At 3 and 3. Fig Sc, are given
two views Of slightly different form
of head Tor the pin, which may be
used in place Of the first described.
The radius for the upper end curve is
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A LESSON IN
MANUAL TRAINING
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BOYS
WITH AMBITION AND
GENIUS.
Directions for Making Hat Hook
strips-How Beveling Is Done
Mortising ~ Mortise Chisels and
How to Use Them Detailed Elk
PLANTATION Of the Various Steps in
Making Hat Hook Strips.
Ry JAMES RITCHEY.

BY JAMES RITCHEY.
Instructor in Woodworking and Pattern
Making, Armour Institute of Tech
= nology. Chicago.)
ICopyright, 1904 by Joseph B. Bowles.l
(The interested reader is advised to clip
this article for reference.)
It is often necessary to chamfer or
cut away the corner where two sur
faces meet, as, in Fig. 49-the word
chamfer being carpenters term
which includes beveling.
A chamfer may be flat bevel, as
at A and B in Fig. 49,, or it may be in
the form Of groove or curve, as at
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width Of the required mortise, this in
the case of the hat hook strip being
five-sixteenths inch.
When preparing for the mortise,
first mark out the length of the NOR
tise, as shown by the cross lines for
three mortises on the piece A., Fig.
So. The mortise gauge, shown at B, in
Fig. 81, has two spurs, whose distance
apart is regulated by the screw in the
end Of the gauge stem, and is used to
mark the two parallel lines showing
the width of the mortise, which in all
cases must be the exact width Of the
mortise chisel used When mortising
the position of the operator must al
ways be at the end-not at the side
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The Original.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity Of Foley. Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine. Ask for Foley's
Honey and Tar and refuse any substi-
tute offered as no other preparation
will give the same satisfaction. 1t is
mildly laxative. 1t contains no OPT
ates and is safest for children and del
icate persons. For sale by w. D.
Elliott.
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Four Nations.

Practical idealism takes with the
German chiefly the form Of devotion
to duty. In the Russian it is readi-
ness to sacrifice everything to his in
ward feeling. In the Anglo-Saxon it
is the stalking of the whole person for
a concrete, palpable and distinctly
fixed purpose. In the Frenchman it Is
a general idea which carries him away
to great deeds. Contemporary Re-
view.
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first, and then with chisel cut away
the wood at x and Y.
Next plane off the wood at s, and
with the dividers set to a radius Of
one-quarter inch. mark the upper
curve for the head Of the pin, and
lastly change the radius to one-half
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PIN Gre a,,x EMarsss.
FIG. 80.

plane iron will cut at an angle Of
about As degrees. as shown by the line
KY at b, and the plane, like the
chisel, must be given sidewise and
not forward stroke. This will pre-
vent splintering at the last or out
corner Of the cut
Before returning to the hat hook
strip it will be necessary to give some
instructions in mortising and in the
use Of the mortise chisel shown at A
in Fig. 81. These chisels are thicker
and stronger than the frmer chisels,
and are made in all sizes. The size
used must always be Of the exact
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Worry, Time

But" asked Mrs. Nervis, don't you
ever worry when you're having q dress
made?"
NO, indeed, replied Mrs. Spenders; II
only worry when I'm not having one
made. "-Philadelphia Press.
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one-eighth inch, all other dimensions
being the same.
In Fig. 81 there is shown the same
strip, with the beveled edges stopped
on opposite to each of the three pins.
There is a change in the position OF
the two end mortises only, and, an
Will be readily seen, the stopping off
Of the beveled edges will add greatly
to the appearance of the strip.
The angle at the ends Of the stopped
bevel is As degrees. and is marked ~
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DISHONEST sTATlsTicIAN OF DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
is DISMISSED.
WILSON ENDS SCANDAL
lewa's "Tama Jim' Solves the Trouble
Arising Out Of the Leakage of Fig
ures From the Cotton Statistics in
Advance of Reports Publication ~
New Clerk Named. ----'''aEe-

Washington, July S-As the result
of the Investigation by secret service
agents into the charges made by Rich
ard Cheatham, secretary of the Cotton
Planters association, that information
Thas been given cotton brokers in New
York by some person or persons in
the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment of agriculture, Secretary Wilson
today made public the official report In
which he states that Edwin s. Holmes,
associate statistician, has been guilty
OF Juggling" the official reports and
communicating advance information to
New York brokers.
4 Steps have been taken by the sec
! retary to prevent any further leakage
OF the departments figures and an en-
tire reorganization of the bureau of
statistics has been outlined. Holmes
has been dismissed from the service
Of the department.
Holmes Successor Appointed.
Victor H. Olmstead has been APP
pointed associate statistician of the de-
partment Of agriculture to succeed Ed
win s.. Holmes, ordered removed to-
day by Secretary Wilson.
Secretary Wilson is simply aston.
ished by the result Of the investigation
begun by his direction. He has heNho-
s,for always scoffed at the idea
there could be leak in the bureau Of
statistics. The figures were never
made up until the day of publication,
and after thosewho made them UP
! went into the room adjoining his, which
was on the day Of publication, not one
OF them had left 1t or had any COM
munication with the outside world un-
til after the figures were given out.
When the compilers went into that
room they took with them reports
from the state agents and from B. G.
White, the general travelling agent,
who Is supposed to be the best man in
the country on estimating the yield OF
cotton from merely looking at it as
the plants grow In the field. These re-
ports we're to be used to correct the
reports from the 10000 townships and
county reports.
They were supposed to be kept in a
safe and under seal until the day for
making up the figures. The chief fact
developed by the secret service men
is that they were not. They were
opened and the facts contained in
them were used to supply the cotton
brokers.
Figures Are Doctored.
Another material fact developed is
that the estimates put out by the divi.
sion Of statistics were evidently doc
tored for the purpose Of enabling the
operators to create the sort Of market
they desired. In this way it is be-
lieved the fortunate brokers buncoed
the public out of millions Of dollars.
There will be no prosecutions as the
result Of the revelations. There is no
haw whereby the giving Of informa.
ton ii violation Of confidence can be
punished other than by the dismissal
Of the guilty clerks or officers. The
only way that those who have been
buncoed could get back any other
money is by suits, in which they could
establish an allegation Of fraud or of
some other crooked work.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, July s.-A very pretty
home wedding took place Wednesday
at the Nathan Puffer residence, seven
miles south of the city, when Mr.. and
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$4,000 Slaughtered.

The killing at the plant of John Nor
rell & Co. this week aggregated 12,-
900. This amount usually is consid-
cred an average killing, but at this
time Of the year, it reaches the I'M
usual class. The killing department
has been working steady throughout
the week.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
IGNORANT RUSSIA.
Continued from fifth page.

to propitate popular sentiment abroad, where,
ignorance concerning Russia being the rule
rather than the exception. parliamentary forms
of government are declared to be the only pana-
cea for Muscovite Ills. While in Russia
has a good word for the Muscovite bureaucrat,
De Witte, the late Prince Lobanoff. who died
as the first Chancellor of Nicholas II and even
Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace. the brilliant for
eign editor of THE London Times" who spent
long years In Russia. studying all her conditions
and people. especially the peasants. among
whom he lived. in their villages, usually as the
boarder of their parish priest, for months and
months at a time are in favor OF the retention
of the autocratc principle as the form Of govern
ment best adapted. at any rate for many years
to come, to the peculiar requirements Of Russia
The demand for its abolition. or for It's modih-
cation comes not from the masses Of the Rus
sian people. nor even from those Of its statesmen
best qualified to Judge unselfshly, but from a
small and noisy minority representing at the
most considerably less than l per cent Of the
popula ton, and who are divided among
themselves as to the nature and form of the con-
stitutional regime for which they clamor.
There is only one point on which nearly all of
the Cars subjects irrespective of class, race,
creed and political sentiments. united, name
!y in the ardent desire for the termination of the
war III ManCnurld- tOle ana flTfi Russian ana
Armenian, Lithuanian and Jew, prince and peas
ant merchant and laborer, are all against any
rrolongation of a campaign which has been un-
popul4r from the outset, and the suspension of
hostiiit;es and the proclamation of a peace. even
if the terms of the latter are humiliating for
Russis far from impairing the hold of the crown
on the affection and good will of the masses.
Will increase it. There are two things however.
which cause the Emperor and his best advisers
to hesitate about the matter One, perhaps the
less important, is the loss Of prestige to which
Russia will be subjected thereby abroad and the
disadvantages resulting therefrom In matters of
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

international politics The other and far more
serious question is the danger which will in
evitably follow the return to their village homes
of hundreds of thousands of moujik soldiers,
embittered by the needless sufferings to which
they have been subjected in Manchuria through
the incompetence, the dishonesty, the selfishness
and the misconduct in general of so many OF
their commanding officers. How intense is this
feeling among the rank and file is shown by the
fact that of the best generals in the field
have written to ST Petersburg urging that no
matter what the fate of Russian arms, it would
be preferable to continue the war rather than
bring the troops home in the present state of ex-
asperaton against a government that has treat