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We're All Leather Eaters.

And then," said the arctic explorei 'sI ate my leather belt
 Pooh, what of that? Every mother son of us eats a pair of shoes year.
 The explorer drowned. This" he b :, gan, 'is no laughing
 But the scientist interrupted him. :" an not testing, sir. I speak the soleni truth. What is leather? Is 1t not albu men and tannin? We'll, when you ad- milk to your tea or coffee, the tannit of the one and the albumen of tlr other unite and leather results. IT., leather is in minute particles Mover theless 1t is there. And down it goes All who drink tea or coffee daily the scientist concluded, consume in q year enough leather to make pair O shoes"
 The explorer sneered. 'To resume he said, "I then ate the lining off," ett Exchange.
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PRINCE AND
 PRESIDENT

Oyster Bay, x. Y, Aug. 23.-Prince Wilhelm, grandson Of King Oscar of Sweden and a son of the crown prince, was the guest of President and Mrs. Roosevelt at luncheon today Prince Wilhelm, on board the Swedish ccuIs- CT Fylgia, arrived off Oyster Bay this morning and was given an excee ling ly cordial welcome to the sunm af capital. The F'yIgia will remain ha~e until tomorrow morning and will then carry the prince to New Y0.'t where he will be officially weIcomei oE the city fathers and will be the guest Of honor at many important soc,A- iunc- tions. While in New York cns prince will pay visit 10 Conev :s'ani. The Fylgia. with her royal off1c.r a9oatG will sail for Sweden n4zJ Tuesday.
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One Source of News.

For many years certain New York paper received society and club gossip from man whose identity was con- cealed by clever rrse. Even his checks were made out to his wife in her maiden name. He furnished in formation about the doings and wran- gles in various clubs-little stories in volving people whose names are known by reputation to practically all readers of newspaper columns. He is said thus to have averaged an income of about S1O a week-not much. but enough to buy hats, gloves and canes He was q most immaculate and ap parently prosperous person. It is needless to say that he has never been suspected of this small traffic. A wealthy relative died and left him in dependent. When some such man furnishes the clew to delectable scandal he has done a stroke of busi ness that will keep him in small lux uries for months to come -Whitman Bennett in Bohemian.
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Hoped He Wouldn't Grow.

A we'll known member of parliament was addressing an agricultural meet ing in the south of England and in thG course of his remarks expressed the opinion that farmers do not sufficiently vary their crops and make mistakG in always sowing wheat.
 One of the audience opposed to hiln in politics asked him what crops he would recommend. ! "Everything In turn he replied. ] Well, said his interlocutor, eff swedes don't come up, what thene"
 "Sow mustard" said the M P.
 And if mustard doesn't come up what them ] And so he went on through a whole slist of crops until, the NJ. P.'s patience being exhausted, he put an end to his questioning amid roars of laughter b! saying:
 "Oh, SOW yourself. and I hope yo< wont come up"
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Enqiand and Erancs

It has been playfuily observed that the mutual antiquities and attraction : of England and France resemble to 9 curious degree those of man and wom- an, perhaps one might say of man and woman attached to each other by q marriage de conyenance- -geographiqua "We do all naturally hate the French ' Mir. Pepys observed long ago. Does any nation, by the way, love it's neigh borD France has never ceased to in- terest us or indeed to inspire part ol our ideas and conduct.
 Rightly do her historians descant of the glorious role she has played in the general work of civilizatio of tha sym pathetic genius which has seized and translated for Europe the ideas ot reason, justice and all the theory Of life, private and public" which has ..'preserved even In the useful and frivolous the tradition of art" of the idealist perseverance. whose expert ments have saved the world SO muct. suffering and made of her follies the wisdom of other nations."-George H Powell in Fortnightly Review.
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Atmasoherie Weioht.

At the sea l.vel, with the barometer marking 30 inches and the thermom- eter S2 degrees F, cubic foot Of pure dry air weighs about 555 grains troy. The weight Of cubic foot of water vapor under the same conditions is only o52 grains. When vapor is mixed with dry air, therefore, the resulting compound is l!ghter-that is to say, damp air Is lighter than dry air. h stormy wea ther the air is lighter than It ts h fair weather and not heavier
 as many persons suppose. Whe:. smoke hangs about the surface of thr earth, 1t shows that the air is lighter than the smoke. When the air is Grr
 !t $ heavier than the smoke, and tn latter therefore 35Centis The weight of the ea,-h'5 atmosphere, or, in other words. the pressure exertad upon th. earth by tha atmosphere. Is about the same as would De exerted by flood Of water thirty three feet in height over the globe At the sea level tha pressure 0f tue atmosphere Is about fifteen pounds to the square inch. \ man Of ordinary size thus bears all the time q pressure of about 3O000 pounds. but he does aot feel it, because tla pressure is eyertal in every direction above below and around him-and ba cause ais body is filled with air and other fluids that press outward, thus maintaining 3 state of equilibrium.
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St. Geor1a and tha Qra1on.

Other nations besides England have fought under the banner of St George, and other kuightiy orders 3s we'll as that of the Garter have been instituted in his honor He was the guardian saint of Sicily, Aragon. Valencia, Genoa. Ma to and Barcelona; ] Venetian order of St. George was created in 1900, q Spanish in 13lT. an Austrian in 141o. Il GenOese iu f4T2 and I Roman in 1432 More modern orders bearing his name are those of Bavaria ff129l. RuSsi2 11G1J and Hanover tlo391. The device of St. George staying the dragon forms part of the arms of the czar and az pears on several Russian coins. Th- conjecture that this was owing to th - preseAltion of the Garter by Eliza beth D Ivan Nassilieyltch has no foun- dation in fact. for Chanceler, the first outspoken Englishman to visit Russia speaks of dispatch sent in I554 from Ivan EassiIievitch b Queen Mary, the seal 9f which was much like the broad seal of England, having Oil the one side the image of ] man oQ horse back in ompiete harness fighting with dra gon."-I0nd0n Chronicle
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Pat Took tho Prize,

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotchman were one day arguing as tc which of the three countries possessed the fastest trains.
 Well" said the Englishman, "Ive been in one of our trains, and the tale graph poles have been like hedge"
 ''I've seen the milestones appear like tombstones," said the Scot.
 "Be jabersw said Pat. "I was one day in a train in my country. and we passed field of turnips and field of carrots, also field of cabbage and parsley, then pond of water, and we were going that quick I thought it was broth.'
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Circumstantial Evidence.

l Chick Bruce was a famous AdIron dack guide, who accompanied Grover Cleveland on one or two of his hunting 1 trips in those mountains. Chick left MT. Cleveland sitting on log one morning while he went out to drive down a deer should he chance to find one. When he came back he saw his distinguished employer still sitting ou the log. but with the muzzle of his guu pointing directly at the presidential chest.
 ! Here shouted Chick, quit thaI
 dod gast ye. Suppose that gun had gone off and you had killed yourself Cwhat would have happened to me. rDern ye. everybody knows I'm R. fpublican!"-Saturday Evening Post
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Not So Daft After All.

Daft Tam, as he was called. wander ing through the village one day, got Sc yerely bitten by the village inn dog.
 Proceeding to the inn, he showed the mistress what her ''dawg" had done She was much alarmed and, putting g half crown into Tamis hand, said:
 "Awa tae the doctor noo an pay him wi the hauf crown"
 Tam eyed the coin, saying:
 "I dinna think I'll bother wi the doctor, but jist keep the siller."
 'For my sake gang tae him, or else yell gang daft"
 "Hoots. wumman; ye're bletherin Daft folk canna gang daft twice. Dundee Advertiser.
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The Vanishino Trick

Into the grocer's shop walked an an c1ent lady with q slow and halting ffead and carrying on her arm q bas ,xet containing a large eartheHware pot with lid. Placing the basket on the counter, she made various purchases. which she put carefully in the pot. and had her bill made out
 ! By the way" she said before paying this, do you mind keeping this pot with the purchases in if until I coma back and pay for them as 1 have to buy other things some distance of. and it will be more convenient for me to leave the things here till later?''
 This request was willingly accedeI to. and. lifting the pot carefully out of the basket, the old dame placed it. with an effort, in q corner; then, ptac. Ing he1 basket yn her arm. left the shop Hours went by. day ripcnal into e.enil' and eVening gave va to night, but the old woman did not return. 1t last he proprietor thought of examining II. earthcnware pot to see f By any chance it had its owners address U1on f. and great was his as tonisha4sae. not nntinged with dis may t5 md thas t possessed no bot- tom -I.91doa Aa5Wags
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A Larae Order.

The proprietor of certain restau rant "leased" the reverse side of his bill of fare to carriage manufacturer fThe other day a customer, in a grea, hurry, ran into the restaurant, sat at a table and was handed bill wrong side up by the durried waiter. The customer put on his pince-nez. curled his mustache with his left hand and shouted in voice of thunder: Bring me fly, a laudau. two victorias and a dogcart. Got any funeral cars2" The walter fed.-London Graphic
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VACATION TRIPS.

In the summer resort region of Wisconsin, Minnesota and northern Michigan, The Northwestern line reaches with direct train service and through Pullman sleeping cars, se- ries of cool summer resorts, hunting md fishing rounds. which for variety f interest excel all others. Numerous good hotels, boarding houses and amps. Some of the best fishing in he world. If you are interested in finding place suited to your par ticular needs, call upon any ticket agent. or address Geo. H. Brigham, General Agent, 311 North 9th street, St. Louis, Mo.
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Ahead, Yet Behind.

The nervous foreigner got up aa, went back to the conductor of tbt street car.
 "Pardong, m'sieur," said he. "but z;, car, he run 80 slow. and why. if yor pleeze? Ees 1t nor SOP"
 "Yep,' replied the conductor. "W't can't help it, though. You see. the cal ahead is behind"
 The foreigners eyes opened wider "Would you mind saying him againT he asked apologetically.
 ''I say" replied the conductor. louder than before, that the car ahead is be bind. See?"
 The foreigner returned to his seat "Zee car-r-r ahead, he ees behind? said he to himself "Most wonderful most astonishing Is zis country!"- Judge.
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EARL GRAY
 REVIEWS CHILDREN

Toronto. Ont, Aug 2S.-A great pa rade Of children and boys brigades, a feature of the Canadian National E1. position, was held today and was re- viewed by Earl Grey, governor-gener- al of the dominion, who came here to open the fair, Tn number and uua,- ity the exhibits in all departments surpass those of previous years and make the big show truly representa- tive of the industries and resources of the dominion.
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Queer Positions of N carts.

There is Dne curious fact which not everybody notices about the common, fnger-ons. green eaterpilI1rs of our larger moths Their hearts, instead of being il front are Tt the back of the body and extend along the entire length of tae animal. One can see the heart distinctly through the thin skin and can w7teh Is slow beat. which starts at the fail and moves forward 10 the head. Heart, of this sort reaching from head to tail are not at all uncom- mon in the simpler creatures. The earthwarGN has raa. and so have most worns. eatarHii!aeS and other crawling things. Heart, i'll tae middle of the back ats' are quite as frequent as those in H.hat ,namS to nS to hp the natural p!aea Man animals tha lob ster for A,,l anj' and tha r"avtish and the crab. VI ich have snort hearts like those of the .;cls.s &ad birds. never theless have them placed jest under the shell in what. in ourselves. would be the small of the back.-St. Nicholas.
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Judgment Reversed.

Schoolteacher-I am sorry to com plain, but Johnnie Jones has been very Eimpertinenr. Princlpal-You must be more patient, Miss Howard Teach the children to respect you as they do me-
 and We shall have fewer complaints What did he say? Schoolteacher-H
 said you were the skinniest oll maid 'alive.-Brooklyn Life.
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Pepys on Shakespeare.

Pepys' Diary. 1G59-1669, commenting on Shakespeare's plays, says of Mid summer Nights Dream" '.It is the most insipid, ridiculous play ever saw in my life," and upon reading "'Othe To, Moor of Venice which have hith erto esteemed a mighty good play, but having lately read the Adventures o' Five Hours,' 1t seems mean thing
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Just a Suggestion.

"Oh, my" exclaimed the excited wo man who had mislaid her husband "I'm looking for a small man with one eye"
 "Well maam,' replied the polite shopwalker, eff he's very small man maybe you'd better use both eyes"
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No Need to Cry.

Don't cry, Buster" said Jack aftei the catastrophe. Napoleon didn't cry dentally on the eye"
 q know that" retorted Buster. "Na poleon did all the hittin' on the eye hiSself"
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Witchcratt In th. Nireseenth Century

WitchCrafL Tn CGe fNtFcEeeHCf ScnGdf5
 Most people believe that Witchcraft among civilized people ended when the "'Salem witch mania" ran it's course and diel out in tAe year 1G92. It did as far as America $ concerned, except among savages, but in other countries the belief in the superstition did not die until q much late: date, even if 1t can be truly said to be dead now. h France an old beggar vas tortured to death as late as 1897 on the charge oi being one who "communed with ert. spirits" and in Spain witch Wal burned in 1S0S In 1850 in France D man and his wife tortured a sHspncte,t witch to death, and nothing at all va done with them by the criminal courts on account Of the lingering belief ir sorcery Four years later a witch wa drowned in England, and in 1860 one was burned in Mexico In 1874 1872 1880 and again in 1889 witches were publicly burned in Russia. and even as late as 1890 regular Judicial trials of witches were had in Prussia, Pc land and Austria Hungary.
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Her Eirat Birth.

Black Sarah was busily employed about our northern kitchen, remarked a prominent housekeeper, when I had occasion to go out there and by way of being pleasant said:
 You are from the south, are you not, Sarah?"
 Claw, yes, miss" was the answer
 "Born in the south?' I continued.
 "Originally bawn in Richmond miss," was the astonishing reply Reader Magazine.
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A Thouqhtful Wife.

'Why did you tell your husband that there would be three parts to the con cert? There ere only two"
 ''Yes, ! know but he will be so pleas ed when it leaves off sooner than h. expects "-Fliegende Blatter.
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Her Fear.

A little girl remarked to her mother q am not arraid in the dark
 "Of course not" said the mother q was afraid once, though, when went into the pantry to get tart" she added.
 "What were you afraid of?''
 q was afraid l would not find tn. tartS," was the reply
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The cisadyantaqes of Schoos

Why have you taken your roa out of school without asking permi,~. ,n T' Father Ia grocep - But thr ere ruining him. I wish to brin. nj | =, to carry on thy business, and la.y were teaching him that there are sixteen ounces in pound, Motto Pu Ridere.
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The SauaII.

Where do you suppose that squal! l. coming from?" asked the amateur yachtsman 'I don't know" reple.l the head of small but obstrepero2s family, unless it is coming from thA cradle of the deep."- Baltimore Amer ican.
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A NiNe Present.

It is said of champlon mean mar that the only present he ever made to his wife was on the twenty fifth ami, Fersary Of their wedding, when he gave her four yards of cotton cloth with which to make him q shirt.
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The Jury.

"When I goes to de co'thouse," said Uncle Eben, "it sometimes looks to me like de jury was committee to award a prize to de smartest lawyer. "-Wasb ington Stay.
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tooicaI Qacult

Teacher-What happens when a per sons temperature goes down as far as 1e can go? Tommy-Then he has cold feet
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A swarm of bees contains from 10. 900 to 10000 in a natural state. in , hive from 30.OOO to 4O,OOO bees.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Some of the Leading Whoissais snd merit a liberal share Of your ca.
 PINE BLUFF IRON WORKS
 !Senerai Founc~' Ind Mschirixta
 nrass an" .AstinXs ana xs :h.ne Repal. .L.. Stock of all srxna ard goods and castings carrleO stock all the time. Locomotives IT. slnes and Boilers Repaired L,1us distance telephones, day. A76: n1xbr S34 Pine Bluff, ArkAnsaa NOt~ We operate our machine shop bcr' 'ay and night.
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! The world knows nothing of Its
 reaeest men.-Van Artevelde.
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Culture indicates superiority. and x, periority impresses others.-Marden
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FOR RENT,

If you are looking for 3 desirable house read this list. No. 503 West Third avenue, , rooms and hall.
 No. 216 Olive street, rooms and hall. No. 7OS Hickory street, rooms ant hall.
 No 1914 West Third avenue, f rooms.
 N. S19 West Thirteenth avenue, 4 rooms.
 No. 515 Hickory street, rooms. No. 2007 West Fifth avenue, 1 rooms.
 No. 71a East Third avenue, 6 rooms.
 COlOred Dwellings. No. 702 Linden street, 1 rooms. No. 1714 Georgia street, 3 rooms. No. 1127 Louisiana street, 3 rooms. No. 811 Linden street, 3 rooms. No. 1216 Fir street, 3 rooms. No. 407 Missouri street, rooms. No. 1910 Orange street, 2 rooms. No. 1905 West Ninth avenue, rooms and hall. No. 1102 Virginia street, 1 rooms.
 For Sale. Three lots on East Second avenue.
 Insurance. represent old line companies. Place your insurance with me.
 CHAS. HANCOCK,
 Real Estate, Loans. Insurance. Office 113 Pine street.
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ISAAC OREvEwuS

ISAAC OREvEwus Var wholesale department sa co. ,letA in Dry Goods. FuTnisrlrsa iona snd Hats Quick delivery :. r.r-'''&s to s,,it ts our strunx po' '@r ''a-126 12H Main street, P1ac M >-sanB1A
Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-11
GREENE eoLp.sILvER.

Announcement is made by the Greene Gold-Silyer company that the final installment of 25 per cent or S2 a share, the balance of the subscrip ton to the last offer of preferred stock, which was due on July l, has been paid.
 In April the company offered 100,- 900 preferred shares at $S which of- fer followed closely upon a similar one in February at $7.50. As the first 100,000-share lat was undeTwritten. the entire issue was disposed of, while but 10000 shares of the second ailot- ment were subscribed for.
 Colonel Greene, who went to Mexi- co early in January. is still in that country. and is dividing his time be- tween the property of the Sierra Madre Land & Lumber company and the personal supervision of the Greene Gold-Sllver company He is not expected back in New York until September. when the annual meeting of the latter company is scheduled to take place.
 Since January 1. the G0-stamp mill of the Greene Gold-Silver company has been ia continuous operation. and with the treatment of between 150 and 200 tons of ore a day, earnings
Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-11
BISBEE EXTENSION.

The 400 foot mark and water level are very nearly reached in the Bisbee Extension shaft and as it is the inten- ton of the management to stop sink ing and commence drifts in three diff ferent directions to explore well mineraliZed faults at that point the working force will probably be laid off until preparations for the new lines of development are completed A two-drill Sullivan compressor will be installed at the property within a short time. I has already been order ed and is at .El Paso, enroute tp the property. This will make possible the increasing speed in development al though ever since the ground was first broken Foreman Long has main tained high average. It is estimated that the cost of developing the prop erty has been as little per fott as that of any mine in the district
 At the present time the bottom of the shaft is in coarse grained lime stone formation, which is considerably crushed and altered. It is understood that there will be 3 call of S1 share on the stock of the company issued during September or January, but no definite announcement to this effect has been made as yet
Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-11

have approximated about S, 900 daily Most of the money, however. is being put back into the property. and the present mill is being enlarged so that within GO days it is expected that the capacity will be increased by 40 ad- ditiOnal stamps. Owing to the intro ductiOn of some Improvements the management is of the opinion that with 100 stamps in operation a total of 300 tons daily can be treated and at the same time reduce costs.
 An average Of apout s10 per ton net is figured by the company against 5 as average cost of operation The Greene GOld-Silver company sells is gold and silver bars to Mexican banks, receiving full value in each instance. The company employs about 700 men, and of this number about 125 are Americans.
 There are on the Greene Gold-Sil- yer books the names of about 1O0O holders of the preferred shares, while the common stands in the names of approximately 1000 persons. Nearly all of the common stock is outstand- ing. while the 300,O0G shares of pre- ferred. authorized, but 10000 shares are out.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-11
COPPER QUEEN,

During the past week there has been nothing out of the ordinary around the Copper Queen mines. px- cept the official announcement of he appointment of Parker WoOdmal as mine superintendent to fill the posi- ton which will be vacant on SepIem- ber l. when the resignation of ;. W. Clawson goes into effect.
 Work on the power house eNtvr- sion of the new marchine shops is De- ing pushed rapidly forward, while un- der ground the various drifts cOnyerg- ing toward the Sacramento shaft are being driven.
 in line with the general plan to change the entire system of hOisjIng ore from the Copper Queens mines, the first preliminaries are now being worked out, with the intention of having the properties ready for the installation of the new system in about a years time. The new plan conIem. plates the hoisting of all ores throngn the Sacramento shaft by what IS known as the skip system. For this reason it will be necessary to connect all of the various underground work ings with the hoisting shaft which accounts for the fact that at the pres. ent time drifts are being run in that direction
 Part of the machinery to De used under the new plan has already been ordered. while the remainder will probably be ordered within the near future
 All of the improvements winch have been under way at the various shafts are about completed.