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braid 70 TsingtaU almost entirely by the
recently constructed German railway
The Packages are carried on wheeIbar-
rows, or Pekin carts. from the interior
town 10 the railway station. and are un-
loaded in Tsingtau and transported 70 the
dealers warehouses in this port. Each
dealer has his agent and warehouse in
Tsingtau, and the foreign firms buy di-
recJly from these agents through the
ever-necesszry conprador.
Buy Through Agents.
Each Of the foreign firms located in
this city has its regular agents OF con-
suruents in the United States OF Europe.
for whom il buys upon teleEraphic aG-
vices On the receipt Of a telegram the
Arms comprador is informed regarding
the quantity and variety OF braid that is
desired and the probable price that can
be paid. and the comprador goes directly
10 the interior dealers agents 10 fnd out
at what cost he can secure the required
braid All purchases are made through
the medium Of this comprador. and the
foreign firms never deal directly with the
dealers or their agents except in this way
In the event OF sales the cOmprado- is
paid a commission OF 2 per cent OF the
amount Of the purchase by the up-coun-
Try dealers. the foreign firms paving their
comprador no wages OF commissions It
can BE easily seen that the success Of a
firm is dependent largely upon the sue
cess Of the comprador in securing the
goods at the desired price
Each Of the foreign firms IS supposed to
have one OF their number who Is al ex-
pert and has been educated IN the straw
braid business Naturally the firms who
are so fortunate as 20 have experienced
men are the ones which are most success
ful In this business
These foreign firms receive usually a
commission OF from ~ TO per cent but
1t Is said that many firms purchase goods
al the lowest possible prices and sell to
their constituents at whatever they can
set. taking the difference as their per-
Quisite; but the firms which are cousid-
cred the most trustworthy purchase at the
lowest price possible and give their con-
stituents the advantage Of such pur-
chases- contenttng themselves with their
regular commission Of from ~ to 5 Der
cent as has been previously arranged
Straw braid is manufactured 10 a very
large extent in Shantung province. and
also in Shansi. Honan. and ChihH- and is
exported from -Tientsin- Tsingtau. and
Shanghai, though practically all Of that
which IS exported from the latter place
IS really Tsingtau goods. collected. sorted.
and repacked only at the place OF export
The foreign firms IN China sell to the
importers in the United States, never d,
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western Maryland in the balance.

Now that the present needs OF the
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad have
been provided for through the efforts Of
z H Hartman the next question is
what is to become Of the Western Mary
land Railroad. which. like the Wheeling
and Lake Erie, was 70 have been a link
in George J. GoUld's chain Of railroads
extending from Baltimore to san Fran
cisco. The entrance Of Mr. Hartman
into the council of Mr. Gould is believed
in weil-informed circles to foreshadow the
abandonment Of the plan and probably
change control OF some OF the lines which
were to have composed the new system.
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Missouri Pacific Doing Well

II one may Judge from the monthly re-
ports Of the Missouri Pacific. which are
now submitted Up 10 May 81. this com
pany will earn upward Of 4 per cent.
probably ~ per cent. on its s79. 7s4. .225 Of
stock This compares with nearly 10 per
cent in the fiscal year ended June 81 1907
A company that can 90 through a year
such as the past fiscal year-it must be
noted in this connection that the Missouri
Pacific has been particularly subject 20
hostile legislation-with its panic and
business depression and still have a. sur
plus after all charges Of from S. 100000 TO
$S,500,0O0 Is q company which should have
considerable credit at its command.
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For Sale

We offer for sale one OF the
finest farms in Lunenburg County.
and when We say this We mean
every word Of II This farm IS up-
. lc-QaIe IN every respect Has all
lle improvements OF al up-to-
cate. srell-improved. and weIi-kept
farm. houses and buildings in good
. repair and well painted. Tbis {aru1
s known as the old Biude-WoOd-
farm and contains 654 acres Of
landf and Is about six miles from
The Seaboard Air Line Railway.
about seven miles from South HlII-
, On the Southern Railway and
about nine miles from Kerbrtdge-
On the great Nirgi1ian RAILWAY
1nere IS now beng built q lumber
, road 10 within q nile Of this uIa-e
This road viii be Of the standard
. gauge and viii be & permanent
This Is an ideal stock farm. be
ing vel wate-sd, and suitable for
raising grass Ire location OF this
, farm IS IDEAL being II q aeIghbor-
mood noted for its cultured people.
me timber on this place has
; been conservativeiy estimated from.
. 10000 10 2.0o0. 900 feet ire p-ics
asked Tor this farm Is 81. .10o
Terms OF sale O1e-thir5 cash
ana balance in three equal install
; meuts-
For further information and par
ticulars. address
. Kennedy-Walker Land and
Development Company,
KENBRIDGE, VA.
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kitchen IS furnished with range sink.
dresser. &c There Is a large room OF
the kitchen. 20 be used as laundry or
servants hall
The second floor is trimmed with pop
lar and treated with white enamel Il
contains five bedrooms. sewlEE room.
linen closet seven clothes closets. and
three bathrooms. the latter waiuscoted
and paved with white enamel tlIing. and
furnished with porcelain fixtures and ex-
posed uicSel-plated plumbing There are
two servants bedrooms. with bath and
trunk room. on third floor The base
ment IS furnished with furnace room.
fuel room. and cold storage. and 70 be
heated with hot water throughout and
VIII 5e furnished with all modern con
veniences-
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The stairs lead 70 a broad landing. with
large art glass window on same. The
reception room IS treated also with white
enamel. and IS separated from the main
hail 5y an archway. supported by massive
auted columns and also contains a fire
place, wiki fzcinSs Of white enamel tiles,
and UarteI OF colonial style
The living room and den are trimmed
with QUartered oak and finished with a
dark Flemish color; the freplaces with a
hearth and facinss Of teapot tile. and "a
mautel Of oak.
The dinI-g-room IS trimmed in poplar
and treated IN white enamel the FIRE
place with tile hearth and facings and a
uauteL
The buffers and kitchen pantries and
storer0Om are fitted complete. and the
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The building. es shown. is Of the colon
ial style, Of good detail The attractive
features are the broad veranda az the
front and the side porch OF the den. The
superstructure IS constructed Of red sand
stock brick. laid in white mortar TIE
trimmings. which are Of wood should be
painted white The roof covered with slate
Dimensions Front. IS feet; side. = feet,
exclusive Of porch. Tie han is q central
one. and trimmed with poplar. treated
with white enamel The staircase Is %
handsome design. with a broad sweep AZ
the bottom. with ingle nook under land
ing with fireplace. and the newell post
formed Of a cluster Of spiral 5alusters-
The treads are Of oak. the riScrs and
baIusters are enaueled white, and rail
mahogany.
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CHINESE MAKERS
Or STRAW BRAID
Shantung Province Chief
Seat Of Industry.
WHEAT STRAW MOST USED

Process of Growing and Sorting Ma
teriaI and Plating the Product De-
scribed - Bleaching Carried On
Largely in EngIand-America I'm
ports sI,5OO,OOO a Year.
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rectly TO the manufacturers. and it IS be-
heved here that such direct sales would
not prove satisfactory
As a general thing the following kinds
Of braids are shipped 70 the United
States Split plait. Shansi notifies. Shansi
white, MashenQoO. TanEshin white. L.ai-
chow white Mlngyang. Eastern or Yu-
teen white, ard Rustic. Most Of the IN
est qualities Of these grades go TO the
United States
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which are OF color. or not up 10 the
standard quality. they are cut from the
piece. and the braid is thus sorted into
the different qualities which have be
come known 20 commerce. a bunGler
then goes through the piles and connects
the pieces together until ne has total
length Of 30. 50. OF 30 yards. according to
the kind Of braid which he is working
upon. and when the reg Iired length is
completed rolls the brai5 INTO the skeins
i1 which IL appears on the market. TIE
bundles are then packed into bales or
cases, according 20 the variety, and are
ready for shipment.
Braids vary in width from 8 miIlimeters
OuS inchl which is probably the finest
braid that can be made, 10 80 millimeters
G-1H inches or over Il is packed in
bales covered with straw mating. and
bale contains 20 pieces. and costs ap-
proximately = cents. gold Per bale for
packing Split braid. or the more expen-
sive kinds. is packed in cases containing
40 pieces. and costs for packing about 60
cents. gold.
Bleaching the Braid.
During the time that the braid is in the
hands Of the up-country dealers it goes
through its bleaching process II is hung
in small. tightly closed rooms for a day
OF more. exposed TO the fumes os burning
sulphur in specially prepared TN boxes
in cases
The complete art Of bleaching has never
been discovered BY the Chinese. and large
quantities Of the straw braid exported
from China are sent TO England where
they are rebleached- The great center Of
the English straw braid business IS n
Luton, 2 small town in BedfoTdshire.
forty miles from London Previous 10 the
opening Of the port OF Tsingtau by the
Germans almost all the straw braid used
on the continent was SHIPPED 10 London.
sometimes rebleached at Luton, and re-
shipped TO the continent. but at the pres
ent time most OF the braid intended for
the continent is shipped directly fror.
TsingtaU-
Braid IS occasionally shipped from
China direct 10 the United States and
then sent to Luton for bleaching ptir-
poses. 70 be returned TO the United
States. but the more usual method IS for
American buyers TO ship such braid as
needs reblesChing direct to London where
1t Is forwarded TO Luton. and after
bleaching il is shipped 70 the United
States from London OF Liverpool ap-
pearing in the American customs statis-
tics IS Of British origin There is pracri-
cally no plating OF braid in England at
present, though formerly much braid was
made in and about Luton
The Chinese interior dealers transport
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Crop. Fine an the south.

Mr.. John Skelton Williams. president Of
the Georgia and Florida Railroad, was in
Baltimore last Friday Mr.. Williams said
that the outlook in the South for business
was very encouraging. The cotton crop
promises to be a record-breaker. and when
this begins TO move both railroads and
general business viii fens6t,r be said.
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IRISH KELP MAKING
Sea Harvest on EFin's Isle
Wards Off Famine.
INDUSTRY IS ON THE wANE

Families Living by the Sea Cut
Wrack and Burn IL Into heID. from
which Iodine Is Made-Seaweed
Once Its Only SOurce-Is Now Pro-
duced in Various other Ways
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A d. 81 x :.
down again on the bank. HeSlaid his
rtfie In the grass, folded his arms % IL
he were hugging himself. and smiled
grimly. Then he fastened his eyes
with great hunger Of longing on the
lessening distance between the two
teams. s.,. s..
All at once face rose before him
her face-tender with happy love, visit
full with longing. He saw her, in
her white dress. waiting for this man
to whom she had given her heart
sitting there on the little uncovered
porch, with her wrap over her knees,
and one little pink flower pinned to
her dress.
Then he snatched his rife out Of
the grass, raised the sight to the last
notch, and knelt in the white road,
with elbow on knee and fore.stock
gripped firmly in his left hand. His
nerves were as steady as threads Of
steel. What he was going to do was
for her sake!
Puff-a little jet of smoke out of the
barrel, away up, there on the
shimmering hill. A brief space Of
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time, in which a bird could scarcely
have drawn breath-and then flying
horses, wagon, hack tarpauhn, all van
ished together, as If at the wave Of a
magicfan's wand. A dense cloud Of
smoke, dust, earth and powdered frag-
mants Of all things sprang up against
the blue Of heaven, and chasm, as IL
to the very bowels of the earth.
yawned in the white road. A bullet
had crashed through the cases Of dy-
Mantle!
The young rifleman shaded his eyes.
until he saw his rival emerge from his
overturned buggy, beyond the wreck.
and kneel on the neck of his strug-
Cling horse, while he hurriedly un-
buckled the harness. Then he who had
fired that wonderful shot for his loves
sake turned swiftly again into the
woods; and the sun shone down on
the white road, and the birds lifted up
once more their everyday songs. as il
nothing had happened.
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Cures by Sea Water.

M Quinton, a learned French bi.
ologist, has effected marvellous cures
by sea water. Reduced to its sim
plest expression, his sea-water cure
consists of introducing by subcuta-
neous injections into the enfeebled
organism a Serum" or ''plasma,' "a
which is nothing but perfectuly
pure sea water, sterilized and diluted
in fixed proportion. He says every
aromal organism, whether worm, dog,
horse or man, is composed OF sea
water to the extent of one.third of its
weight. A man weighing 1853 pounds
contains Sc pounds of sea water.
This sea water, M. Quinton declares,
is the vital liquid of the organic cells,
the liquid without which life would
not be possible.
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TWO CURES OF ECZEMA
Baby Had Severe Attack-crandfather
Suffered Torments with It.
Owe Recovery to cuticura.

I'm 1884 my grandson. babe, had
an attack of eczema, and after trying
the doctors to the extent of heavy bills.
and an increase of the disease and suf-
fering, recommended Cuticura and
IN a few weeks the child was well. He
is to-day strong man and absolutely
free from the disease. A few years
ago contracted eczema, and became
an intense sufferer. A whole winter
passed without once having on shoes,
nearly from the knees to the toes be.
Ing covered with virulent sores. tried
many doctors to no purpose. Then
procured the Cuticura Remedies and
found immediate Improvement and
fnalcure. M. w. LaRue, 845 Seventh ST.,
Louisville. KY, Apr. % and May IA. '07."
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RISE OF JOHN BURNS.
An Engineers Apprentice Who En-.
tered the British Parliament.

Some people are laboring under the
belief that England is less democratic
than this republic, says the Brooklyn
Eagle. They should study the rise of
John Burns, now president of the local
government board. Thirty-five years
ago he was an engineers apprentice at
two dollars week. This position in
England is far more mental than in
this county, because a lad has little
hope of rising to an earning point be-
! yond six or eight shillings day. But
John Burns kept going.
He acquired an education by self.
study because the common school sys-
tenn, as we understand the words, does
not exist in Great Britain. He devel-
oped the ability to talk upon his feet.
He stood for parliament, although he
hadn't shilling besides his earnings
as an expert workman.
Members of the British parliament
are not paid anything for their serv-
ices. Friends came to Burns assist
ance and he took his seat, with nearly
40 other representatives, of labor. To-
day he is a member of the govern
ment and as privy councillor may, II
he chooses, draw $4,000 a year for
the rest of his life, whether in or out
of Office.
OF course, 1t is not considered reg
ular to take the salary when one is
out of Office; but some cases Of the
kind are well remembered. That Ben
Butler of the British parliament. Ben
jamin Disraeli, always drew the
money. He needed 1t, he asserted.
But what started to say is that .
workman has as great a chance in
England as here If he makes some
thing of himself beyond q drudge.
Such successes are more exceptional
there than here, If reference be had to
the American-born workman, because
the foreign-born laborer does 40 little
work as he can here or elsewhere.
His Incidence is infectious and many
formerly earnest toilers have become
imbued with the continental belief in
Sinking duty.
Had Burns felt thus he would stiN
be q mechanic and carrying 8 dinner
pail.
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DIFFERENT NOW
Athlete Finds Better Training Food.

1t was formerly the belief that to
become strong, athletes must eat
plenty of meat.
This is all out Of date now, and
many trainers feed athletes on the
well-known food, Grape-Nuts, made Of
wheat and barley, and cut the meat
down to a small portion once a day.
Three years ago." writes Mich.
man, having become interested in
athletics, I found I would have to stop
eating pastry and some other kinds
Of food.
Il got some Grape.Nuts, and was
soon eating the food at every meal,
for found that when went on the
track, felt more lively and active.
Later, ! began also to drink Postum
In place Of coffee, and the way I
gained muscle and strength on this
diet was certainly great. On the day
Of field meet in June I weighed 124
lbs. On the opening Of the football
season in Sept, weighed no. at
tribute my. hne condition and good
work to the discrimination Of Inn
proper food and coffee, and the using
Of Grape-Nuts and Postum, my princi-
pal diet during training season being
Grape-N Nuts.
Before used Grape-Nuts never
felt right IN the morning always kind
Of out Of sorts with my stomach. But
now whom rise / feel good, ana after
. breakfast largely Of Grape-N Nuts
with cream. and g cup Of Postum. I
feel IKE 1 new man." There's 8
Reason" 3sy s45i ss;s3 .3s 81 5s 5ls3
Name given By Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to
Wellville." ~ pkgS. \ 81 4
Ever read the above lsttsrf a nsys
one appears from tlns q time. They
arr genuine. true and sali ct hunsaa
Interest N. ~
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Railway supplies Are Many.

At q recent convention Of railway
storekeepers held In western city
one Of the statements made was that
the storekesper. NJ the average biz
railway, system carries 56,00o items 81
material in stock. Railway '.scraps'
are Of sumcient importance. g an
economic factor, 70 b divided into
133 glasses 81 order, that they may IS
so,d moss 1snotlhlx. ST --7 Y. I
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A Metaphor With a History.

To know hawk from hern-
shaw" is metaphor with curious
history. It is q comparison drawn
from falconry. "Hernshaw" is a cor
ruption Of "heronshaw," or young
heron, bird which was a common
prey of the falcons. To know a
hawk from a hernshaw is therefore
to be able to distinguish a falcon
from its prey. A further colloquial
corruption crept into the phrase-"to
know a hawk from handsaw," a
form used by Hamlet in one place.
Possibly the distinction between a
hawk and a hernshaw was found not
to be strong enough for the purposes
of the proverb.
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lifting, languor, dizzy spells and rheu.
matism. Before I used Doan's Kid.
ney Pills." says Mr.. Winney, II
weighed 14s. After taking 10 or IL
boxes weighed 1872 and was com.
pletely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Very Good Reason.

miss Edith" asked a young man,
may I ask you, please, not to call
me Mr.. Durand?"
But" said Miss Edith, with great
coyness, "our acquaintance is so short
you know. Why should not call you
that?"
WELL" said the young man, "chief.
ly because my name is Dupont"
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To all who enclose
postage he will re-
ply, telling how
J; D |:''''a Kidney pills
cured him after he
had doct ored and
had been in two diff.
ferent hospitals for
eighteen m on tbs,
suffering intense
pain In the back,
lameness, twinges
when at0oninr NJ,
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suspicion.

You're sure this autograph Of Ju.
Illus Caesar is genuine?"
Sure. Why do you ask?"
Looks to me like 1t was done with
q rubber stamp.
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FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nesvoos
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kine's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $20o
trial bottle and treatise. DIR. R. II. kim,
Id, 93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
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The Worst Blow.

Actor There is one thing in . pro-
duction OF Hamlet" which 70 worse
than playing the piece with Hamlet
left out. z
Critic-What 10 that?
Actor When the ghost dossnt
walk. 81 & 81
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WE MANUFACTURE FIRE ESCAPES,
Twin cty Ron Wre Works 81 pa e,G
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Zimmerman Bros. st. Paul. Minnsssea
are reputed to have the finest Kodak Store
i'll America. They do Developing and Print.
ing for Amateurs. doing very beautiful
work at reasonable prices. They will send
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Use Aliens FOOt-Ease
Cures tired. aching sweating feet. Csc Trial
package free. A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
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BUY koDAks FROM US. ..
Send your developing and finishing to US.
y. II. Peck Company. ITO s 5th Minneapolis
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BUY U. - DIP AND D1sINFEcrANr
ard ship your Hides. Pelts, Wool. ETC., to
N. w. Hide & Fur Co.. Minneapolis MINI.
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II men and women really under
stood each other there would be fewer
love matches.
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WE PAY TOR PRICES FOR CREAM.
MILLER & HOLMES. ST. Paul. MINI.
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No wonder love is blind when the
girl has more dollars than sense.
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When deaf-mutes marry they should
be unspeakably happy.
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The man behind the pillow also
makes quite stir in the world.
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One quiet cooking lesson beats I've
noisy music lessons.
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FACTS FOR SICK WoMEN,

Many man is sorry he had his own
way after his wife let him have it.
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MOREAU DOES 1T RIGHT
When it comes to Kodak finishing aaA
supplies. Try him. GIG Nicollet ave-. AplA
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A man abuses his stomach more
than he does his enemies.
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A woman for driving bargains and
man for driving nails.
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We Are Easily Won.

"McBif is no longer abusing D.
MiIlyuns."
"Why the cessation of hostilitfes?'
Somebody introduced him to De
Millyuns, and now when they pass the
great man grunts."
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We want your CREAM ship us to-day
MILTON DAIRY CO. st. Paul MINI.
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Only a foolish girl would complain
of her lovers amateurism.