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THE MAGNET AND THE TOP

horseshoe magnet, such az you can buy
in any toy shop.
Now spin the top and hold the mag.
net horizontally near its edge. 1t 10
still attracted, no matter how rapidly
it may be spinning.
But IL you hold the magnet above tho
disk with its poles pointing straight
down you will be surprised to SEQ that
the top is no longer attracted. On the
contrary, 1t is repealed, and crawls
away from the magnet, at least so long
as it is spinning rapidly. AS the top
runs down, however, there comes =
time when this repellng action, which
depends on it's speed, is overcome by
the natural attraction. Then the top
is again attr tied by the magnet. II
you are obse. Ing you may notice that
when the magnet repels the top, 1t
also acts on it like brake, 20 that
it runs down sooner than It would
otherwise.
Both the repulsion and the slowing
up occur because there are electric
currents flowing through the top.
says a writer in Good Literature.
and these currents are due to the spill
ming and the presence of the magnet.
Now when currents are caused BY
moving piece of metal near the mag
net the metal is repelled by the mag
net and at the same time its motion
is impeded ~ II by friction, and SO
our little ton both slows I'M and moves
away from the magnet. zee.
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Value Of Sunshine.

It Is quite impossible for q thorough
" healthy person TO have too much
daylight. One might IS well say 1t is
nossib!e to have too much fresh air.
Daylight does not meaa th direct
glare of the sun. And a healthy per-
son is not one whose eyes demand
darkness. Whether the house furnish
ing is rich or mean does not matter in
the least. There are mansions in whAzh
one feels gloomy, despite the evidence
of wealth, a7a there are cottage homes
that make one sing from lightness of
heart. Let the light into the ICONS.
See that stairways and passages are
bright as the garden outside. Shun
the s.dim religious light as you would
the plague. 1t has much dimness ana
precious little religion about it.
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the heayens when woke, Rnd noticed
that my roommates were still asleep.
The man with his rifle in his knees was in
the same attitude, and so we're all the
others. Yeo. they were all in slumber
from which they will never wake until
the trumpet louder than any yet sounded
on earth shall call them back to life
again.
Another member of the little COM
pany related an incident which came un-
der his personal observation at or near
Gettysburg during that three days ngnt.
He told of soldier in the company, that
went in early and came out after its
share of fighting only for the reason that
nearly every man in itw either killed
or wounded. The soldier referred to
played on the fiddle, the veteran said:
He was in love with his fiddle, and as a
general thing, when he wasn't fighting
he was fiddling. The spirit and the soul
of music were both vital essences of his
being. His story, however, which was
inspired by the events related by the
comrade of the empty sleeve was to the
effect that on the morning Of the third
day of the battle he, wandering by barn
attached to a hosiery known as tha
Tavern of the Three Stars" heard
sounds coming from it and looking In
found it to be sort Of hastily impro-
vised hospital. 81, .,..s..-. & s,.yss,s4
There were at least score OF. soldiers
laid out in cots on tie floors, all more or
less wounded. Several of them were past
all surgery. To his amazement he saw
the musician, who had suffered the loss
of leg. He was, of course, lying on his
back, but the stump Of his limb was
propped up. He had pleased express
sion on his countenance, his well-be-
loved fiddle under his chin and was
filling the room with music. -..
The most beautiful and pathetic part
of the picture was the calm, sweet and
smiling expression of the poor fellows
who were being RECALLED with its melo-
dies.
1T seemed" said the speaker, "as II
Qualification from Heaven rested upon
the place and its celestial glory shOne
in the countenance of every poor sufferer
within it, D.
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IMPRoMPTU AMPUTATloN.
Soldier Submitted to Operation With
out an Anesthetic and Then
e. ..-., Slept Among Dead.

At a recent campfire of local chapter
of the G. A. r., says the Washington
Star, several old fellows as usual had
much to say of the civil war, particular
ly concerning events and circumstances
in which they either participated or were
able to relate with the soundest reasons
for belief in their truthfulness. Every
man in the little group had snutfed the
odor of hostile powder, and each had
hardened to the ''rebel yell'' as it came
from trenches over fields, on mountain
tops and in the valleys. -...... /
On this special occasion incidents more
or less relating to the battle of Gettys-
bury were talked about. An old clerk
in one of the departments, who carried
with him constantly souvenir of that
terrific struggle in the shape of an empty
sleeve, told of certain experiences that
befell him after he became hors de COM
bat. He was residing in the Green
Mountain state when bugles first called
men to arms to save the union, and
though he had not yet advanced to mans
estate, he enlisted promptly in a Yer
mont regiment, and from first to last
had his full share of fighting. His story,
embellished with many points of humor,
had yet considerable pathos with it, and
is given as nearly as the writer can rec
ollect, in his own vernacular.
Il received my quietus," he said, ION
the second day of the Gettysburg fight.
One thing recollect perfectly, and that
the day was scorcher. I'm talking
about the caloric in the atmosphere, not
about the heat Of the fight. Men on both
sides knew all about that. About four
o'clock in the afternoon I was kneeling
on one knee all ready to take another
shot, when all of a sudden l thought a
hornet stung me. Well, it was a hornet,
but it was made of lead, and came out Of
confederate rifle. seon found that
out, and reported to the rear in double
quick order. I had been on the fighting
line nearly the entire day, and was per-
fectly tagged out. .....
well, as l could show blood, I was
passed on, and l swear that then felt
as though were on q vacation. want
ed drink of good cool water, for that
remaining in my canteen was as hot as
If it had been boiled; so went on look
ing for river or brook of spring or
any place where could quench my
thirst. Soon I found one in sort of
little grove. 1t was just bubbling and
gurgling and sparkling, and thought it
was one of the prettiest sights ever saw
in my life. just lay down on my stom-
ach, and with my. wounded arm thrust
deep into the water, drank my I'LL.
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craft. and if one has not 4 good store
of old material to lraw upon an
outlay of several dollars is neces.
sary.
Here is a style Of boat which will
carry you perfectly, provided you are
willing to 81 barefoot" 80 as not to
spoil your shoes. 1t has the added ad-
van, axe that it draws much less water
than the ordinary bost; in fact, it will
70 wherever it is a little damp"
Almost any boy who lives near
enough to free water to use q boat can
fipa about the place two old boards
or planbs about seven feet long or long
a. s:1 or eight inches wide, and
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sW1MM1N' IN THE SEA.

Patsy, Peter, Lou and me
All went swimmin' in the sea,
With our suits Of red and blue;
Don't you wish you'd been there. too!
Me and Pats and Peter we
Went k-plunge right in the sea.
We thought Lou was coming, too,
But she stopped and shivered-"oo-o 90!
Every time she saw wave
Coming in she ran and gave
Little screams She didn't get
Even her red stockings wet.
Then she sat down in the sand,
Scooped out quite a hole there and
Put her feet down in it; then
Pulled the sand all back again.
BY nd by, Pete, Pats and me
Came, all dripping, back to see
Lou, half buried in the sand,
Having run to beat the band.
That's how Pats, Pete, Lou and me
Went a-swimmin' in the sea;
We went in-we fellers-and
Lou went swimmin' on the land
philadelphia Press.
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JackkniVeS.

The word lack" is applied to auy
continuance which does the work of
a boy or servant. In French tho
name Jacques" is term used for a
youth of mental condition. The term
country jake" is of kindred sense.
Jack-lord, Jack-a-napes, Jack Tar,
Jack-o-Lantern, Black Jack, Jack Rab-
bit, the term Jack applied to the knave
in playing cards. Jack-in-the-box, and
Observation-Disclosures show the derivative
meaning Hence jackknife means a
boys knife. In early days the jack
knife headed the list of boys toys,
and, with his skates, gave him the
greatest pleasure. His skates We're
made of-what do you suppose? Beef
bones, fastened to the soles of his feet!
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never had such refreshing draught in
all my born days. 1t put new life in me,
and remember to this day that sat
down for a long time, and wondered,
among other things. if there wasn't good
trout fishing in the stream; then, after
long rest, I resumed my journey.
knew was bound to pull up somewhere,
and didn't care much where.
II hadn't gone far when I met two off,
GERS. They had boxes under their arms,
and it was not difficult for me to recog,
nize them as medical officers. They were
young men, both of them, and after a
short talk with me and an examination
of my wounded wing they began to
talk to each other about modification
and amputation, and all that sort of
thing, and at the same time informing
me that twas necessary to cut my arm
of then and there. They assured me of
their regret that they had nothing in the
nature of anasthetics. I kicked, meta
phorically and physically. l wanted to
go to a hospital, but they said nay, and
the result is here" and he held up what
remained of the arm.
One of the doctors nxel me up and
made me feel very comfortable, and the
other gave me the biggest drink CT
brandy l ever had in my life-that made
me more comfortable.
"And now comes the third thing in this
eventful tragedy "a
Here the veteran waxed pathetic and
grew poetic.
1T was nearing or quite shutdown
when the surgeons met me, and enjoyed
their company for about half an hour,
when went MY way and they continued
on their journey. About eight o'clock
over little range of hills saw the big
round yellow moon, flooding the country
with light. The evening was growing
cooler, and l WAS ready for all the re-
pose could get. Isaw by the moonlight
a barn or outbuilding of some kind and
made for it. When l looked into the
door I saw it was already occupied, but
there was room for one more. The tenn
porary tenants were scattered around in
all directions, some sitting up against
the wall and others on their backs on
the floor. They were all soldiers, and I
noticed particularly one who was sitting
down with his musket between his
knees, He was leaning against some
boards. ;,obody said anything 20 me,
so I entered without the slightest cere-
mony and was asleep before the second
f1cnd of clock could travei Sc the tenth
part Of It's circle. The sun was high il
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05

In Fig. 2. and your work Is nearly
half done. Nail the second boz to the
second board.
Now get four boards one-half inch
thick, or saw one board Tito four
parts, each two feet long. These are
to be nailed firmly to the long boards
connecting them, but leaving rs much
space as possible between them, a
shown in Fig. 4. This figure also shows
q board nailed across the two boxes.
making the seat. Fig. 3 shows tho
simplest form Of paddle, which you CA
elaborate ON u you wish, but which
will do its work well enough % an
sweI all your purposeAs
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05

two inches thick. II not they can 30
bought for so cents from any carpcn-
ter, and that is all the money you
need spend on your boat.
Here are the directions given by the
Chicago Inter Ocean for the building
of the boat: Saw the ends OF
the boards to point, as the d.
agram shows in Fig. l. Get two
strong boxes the same size, nail one
to the center of the boards, as shown
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can - easily prepared by making a
noose in one end and tying the other
end to the upper part Of the stick. The
st,rrup should be about four feet long,
60 you will have no difficulty in throw
ing it over your shoulder. - a.
The rules are very simple, explains
Good Literature. The suspended foot
In the stirrup must not touch the
ground nor the stirrup length be re-
moved from its position over the Shout
Ger. A hundred-yard dash" will be
J.enty long for the course.
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Be Amtable.

II the cleaners spoil your favorite
dress don't get angry about 1t. An
outbreak of hot temper will taEa away
much more of your attractiveness Than
your dress could supply.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-05
: SHALLOW WATER BOAT.
Craft Which Nay Be Built by the
Handy Boy Out Of Old and
Discarded Lumber.

Many boy who would like to build
a boat is kept from doing so by lack
of lumber suitable for the purpose.
1t takes lot of boards to build even
the toughest kind of fat-bottomed
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Unhappy Medium.

Unhappy Medium.
Visitor-How old are you, Johnny?
Johnny-I'm too big to cry and not
big enough to make anybody else cry.
IN. Y. Sun.
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4 Woman's Strength Lies in Tact
The Gracious Woman mice to
Everybody - She Ignores Her
Friends Petty Failfngs = Some
Say She Lacks Characterize Ac-
quire the Gift, Cultivate Smiling
Expression - Seem Interested in
Others, Not Yourself Tact, Like
Charity, Should Begin at Home.
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If one would acquire the gift of era
.ciousness, let her commence by cuEti-
waiting a smiling expression-not a
distortion of the features and loud
~'ha- na," but the suggestion of an up
ward tilt at the corners of the mouth,
and soft, smiling expression in the
eyes. The mere effort of replacing the
droop Of the mouth-which droOp is
almost invariably an indication of
selfishness-of brooding over troubles
and envyihs the possessions Of others,
is sure to make the world seem pleas
ant Few human beings can resist the
influence of smile, and the girl who
acquires the habit os slightly fitting
the corners of her mouth will soon find
that it has had an effect cpon her dis
position. One instinctively thinks of
pleasant things, and the eyes that al
ways look at the world through the
rose-colored medium of q smile will
find 1t q pretty good place to lite In
after all. y
Then commence with the older POO
pie, and the very young ones of your
~ceuaintanc~ Try to make the shJ
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-20
VARIOUS ITEMS.

The forests OF Canada supplied $685.
10000 worth of lumber to the United
States during the three years ending
June 80, 1904. Most Of this lumber,
as is we'll known, came from the regions
bordering on the Great Lakes and reach
ed the United States through the ports
of entry on these lakes. The imports
of lumber from Canada in 1904 were
valued at S11 100000, or S2,100,000 less
than in 1903. The value of all other
manufactured wood consigned from Can
ada to the United States during 1904
was S3,o0o,000 and wood pulp amounted
to S1,s00,00O. The customs districts in
which most Of the lumber imports from
Canada were entered in 1904, and the
value Of the imports in each district
were as follows; Huron, Mich, ST.
900 900; Champlain, n. H., $1,000,000;
0swegatchie, N. III, S1,300,000; Buffalo
Creek, n. ", $f,100,Oo0, and the Yer-
mont customs district, s1,000,O00. The
| total value Of lumber imported by way
Of the northern border and lake ports
| in 1904 amounted TO 100000. Most
Of the value of imported lumber con-
sists Of boards, deals, planks and other
sawed lumber, the quantity Of which in
1904 was 5S9Oo0,0 900 board feet. The
| imports of shingles in 1904 were from
Canada, and were valued at S1,600,oo0.
| These shingles were imported chiefly
through Memphremagog, Niagara, Ban
gor and the customs district of YER
mont. Twenty three million shingles
were received through Puget Sound GUS
toms district. Nearly one-half of the
| logs and round timber imported into
the United States in 1904 came by way
Of Puget Sound. United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Il am going back to China, and now
| that the war is over | expect no further
trouble il my business" said benjamin
la Grange, fur merchant Of Shang-
hal, at the Hotel Pfster. "The recent
war paralyzed my bushes and / left
China on that account. All my furs
are brought in from Siberia and Man
churia, and when the Russians put their
vast armies into the field they used up
all the fur they could get their hands on.
1t was simply next to impossible to
get any furs Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-20
MONUMENT FOR BRIGHAM YOUNG
Talk of One for Nottingham This
State.

BrattIeboro, Nov 20.-The action Of
the Mormons in erecting monument
halfway between Royalton and Sharon
to mark the birthplace Of Joseph Smith
revives the report Of sometime ago that
The Mormon church had practically de-
cided to honor the memory Of the late
Brigham Young by erecting near his old
birthplace in Nottingham costly monu-
ment something after the design of the
one now being set UP to the apostle
Smith. A few years before the death
Iof Brigham Young party of strangers
came to Brattleboro for the purpose of
aesertaining the exact birthplace Of sew
eral prominent leaders in the Mormon
lchurch. These men quietly, and what
| at that time appeared mysteriously,
searched the records of several towns
and finally visited Nottingham to as
certain all that was known Of the early
lives of Brigham Young's ancestors. It
was then decided that some sort of
marker should be placed near the ances-
trail home, some regret being expressed
| that the matter should have been delay
ed so many years. The Mormon dele
gates visited several towns in the West
river valley for the purpose Of finding
some trace OF family which they de-
clared had been most prominent in Nor
mon councils, but which had gone out
lentirely, leaving it difficult to find even
a trace of their ancestors whom the
visitors believed came from Londonderry
or some town near there. The delegation
showed not q little anxiety in their
search and offered liberal compensation
to those who should find any trace OF
the missing family. When they left
Brattleboro it was understood by those
with whom they talked that as a result
| of their visit to Nottingham a sum
would soon be contributed by the Nor.
mon church toward the building Of the
Brigham Young monument This was
several years ago, but as yet no move
has been made further than to mark
the site of Young's birthplace. 1t has
been reported that there is some OBJ
lection shown by the church to the monu-
ment project and that it has so far been
impossible to secure the legal authority
| to erect one in Nottingham. On the
other hand, some Of the faithful follow
ers Of Brigham Young say that this me-
mortal shall be given, and ii is under
stood now that Joseph Smiths memory
is to be honored it will be but matter
| of short time before Nottingham will
have something even more imposing to
the memory Of Brigham Young.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-20
Andrew Inquest, Boss Contractor a
Bristol, Was Too Near.

Bristol, Nov. 20.--As result Of a
premature explosion of dynamite An
drew Inquest, aged 40 years, a super
intendent in the employ Of the contrac-
tors who are building the new water
works in this village, is in serious
condition In the Bristol hotel. II pos
sible he will be removed to the hospital
in Burlington.
Inquest had directed the location of
the charge, but had not got beyond the
danger zone when the charge exploded.
The shock threw him into hole and
he was buried under FIVE feet of dirt.
After an hours work the unfortunate
man was dug out.
He was unconscious and it was feared
that he had sustained fractures to both
ankles and legs and that his back was
| injured 1t is also feared that he Is
injured internally. Linquest's home is
in Rochester, N. H., but for the past
three years he has had charge of con-
structing work in this state. He was
in charge of large contract Of work
at Fort Ethan Allen. He is known
from one end Of the state to the other.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-20

Dear Mrs. Pinkbam:--
g feel TINY duty to tell all suffering women
Of the relief have found in Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. When COM
menced taking the Compound suffered
everything with backaches, headaches, mem
strual and ovarian troubles | am complete
ly cured and enjoy the best of health, and
owe it all TO you"
When women are troubled with irreg-
ular, suppressed or painful menstrua-
ton, weakness. leucorrhna, displace-
ment or liberation of the womb, that
bearing down feeling, Inflammation Of
the ovaries, backache, bloating Cor
flatulence), general debility, indiges-
ton and nervous prostration. or are be-
set with such symptoms as dizziness,
faintness, lassitude, excitability, irrita-
bility, nervousness. sleeplessness, mel
ancholy, "all gone and want-to-be-
left-alone" feelings, blues and hopeless
ness. they should remember there is one
tried and true remedy. Lydia x. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound at once re-
moves such troubles.
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unqual-
fed endorsement. No other medicine
has such record of cures Of female
troubles. Refuse to buy any substitute.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-20
THIEF IN A PACKAGE.
Was Put in Warehouse, Where He Tried
to Plumber.

New York, Nov. 20.A thief who gave
his name as John Schmidt entered the Sc
curity Storage Company's warehouse in
an express package Thursday and was
caught yesterday as he was about to
leave the warehouse, hidden in the same
package, along with $500 worth of stolen
goods. Thursday night he climbed out
Of his package and after rifling the ware
house again repacked himself and his
plunder.
An employee saw one box move ac-
countably as it stood along on the floor
and peelxing through a knot hole in the
top saw the burglars hat. He imme-
diately smashed the packing case OPEN
Five minutes later an expressman cali
ed asking to remove the two boxes which
contained the burglar and his plumber.
The police went with the expressman
to meet the man who sent him after the
boxes. This fellow, who gave the name
of Robert Arnold, was found waiting
at the Bowery and Second avenue, and
was arrested.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-20
HAAKoN VII OF NORWAY.
Prince Charles Takes Title--Love Feast
at Christiana.

Christiania, Norway, Nov. 1o.-The
Norwegian Parliament yesterday unani.
monsly elected Prince Charles OF Dem
mark to be King Of Norway. There
were 116 members present.
At 8 p. IN. the fortress began firing a
royal salute Of AZ guns in honor Of the
new king.
The words Of President Berner after
the storthing's unanimous election Of
Prince Charles OF Denmark as king OF
Norway Friday evening, @this decision
Of the Storthing Is the keystone Of om
independence, which has been construct.
ed this year," aptly expressed the feel
ing animating all Norwegians, Repub-
licans or otherwise, at the conclusion
Of the long struggle leading to the enroll
ment of Norway in the European states
The Socialist pastor, Eriksen, and Stats
Advocate Castberg, emphasized the uni
tv of national conditions by sinking
party differences in speeches cordial,
supporting the government.