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INDUS1RY6S@a,<
9 hECanNs
A micRoMETER.
instrument for Delicate Measurements
Which You Can Make.

II often becomes necessary for the
experimenter or practical worker "a
find the thickness o. material so thin,
or inconYenient to measure, that the
thickness cannot be found by means
OF foot rule or other common measur.
ing device. A simple, fairly accurate
and easily made apparatus Of the mi
crometer form may be constructed as
follows, explains DR., Thomas II. Baker
in Scientific American
Get common iron or brass bolt
about one-quarter Of an inch In d.
ameter and 2ks inches long, with as
fine a thread as possible, and the
thread cut 10 within short distance
of the head Of the bolt. bolt with
a cut In the head for a screw driver
should be used. Clamp together two
blocks of wood with square corners
about one inch wide, three-quarters
Of an inch thick and ~ inches long,
with their narrower faces in contact
tthe width Of the elamped blocks be.
Ing two inches). and bore a quarter
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Employing Agencies Intend Shipping
Them Across Border.

Galveston, Texan immigration in
spector who has been touring Mex.
ico 10 quest Of undesirable aliens seek.
ing admission TO the United States
estimates that there are at least
10, 900 Hindoo coolies In the sister re.
public, Foreigners and MeXicans
claiming to be American citizens are
engineering the traffic In coolie labor.
ers. II Is charged that contracts have
been made 10 ship several hundred Of
these little brown men to the north.
western states. where many OF their
countrymen are now employed, hav.
ing been smuggled over the line from
Canada. Many of the coolies are work
ing in the fields In Mexico and al
least 2,0oa in the mines. They work
even cheaper than the Mexicaii\peons
Three men who are charged with hay.
ing sold several lots OF the HindoAs 10
railroad contractors and mine owners
in Mexico have been arrested aA
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Hardly, II Hall Those Who Practice
Earn Only $1,000 a Year.

In the United States to-day there
are over 175,000 lawyers--more than
In any other profession or calling save
teaching and medicine. In addition to
this number there are thousands OF
young men in law Offices and colleges
educating themselves for the lava
mighty army of legal representatives
fighting and preparing to fight the
battles OF life.
In one city alone there are over TO-
900 lawyers. three-fourths Of whom are
wholly dependent upon the incomes
from their practice as a means OF
livelihood. While from 80 to SO per
cent. are successful practitioners with
good incomes and monopoly upon
the better class of law business ii Is
safe to say that the remaining so per
cent. make on an average less than
$1,000 year.
In many law Offices In our larger
cities you will find half dozen ~
more lawyers occupying inerely cleri.
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Coryt,ghtby waldnn raweett

each year Allowing that twothirds
Of this wealth is consumed by the
workers and their families, there will
still remain sl.0OOO0O to be aGded to
the collective capital each year.
Thus. In Ave years, our society will be
a workingman's trust, capitalized at
ST, 900 OO0." ~
But the story Is only half told.
When 1000 workingmeu have started
such q trust and at the end of the first
year have added to their fixed capital
81 ,000.000 and divide among them
selves s2,0O0,00O, thu giving each
worker an income Of $4,000 a year for
the remainder of his life, what a life
of peace and prosperity the workers
will lead
But there is only one drawback TO
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REAL UTOPIA FOUND
PARAGUAY, SOUTH AMERICA,
OFFERS GREAT INDUCEMENTS.
In This Land Of Plenty Cattle Are TO
Be Bought for a Song and tho
LATEST Man Can Earn Seven
Dollars a Day.

Philadelphia, Paraguay, in South
America, Is TO be the real Utopia, II
the plans OF the Universal Coaopera
tive brotherhood which Is at work
10 this city gathering In sympathi2ers,
is successfully carried out
Talk about your seventh heaven
OF delight" fer the workingman! Es'
pirauZa city on the beautiful slopes
of the Parana valley, bids fair to be
the tenth, or even twentieth heaven,
IL there Is really any possibility of
reaching such summit But list to
the announcement Of the brother
hoods plans, as contained in vol
luminous pamphlet on the new system
Of living" for which prospective CO.
operator pays one dollar, and when
the brotherhood officers say contains
information worth $4,000.
After pointing out the fact that II
the Pilgrim fathers had sent out some
pioneers 70 parana they would never
have made the mistake OF landing on
the bleak spot known as Plymouth
Harbor" the hish.soundIng phrases In
the announcement paint a glowing pic
ture of the wonders OF the Parana re.
eion, where the new model city is to
be built whenever the promoters get
together enough men and women to
start the thing going.
Ii tells OF thousands Of cattle 20 be
had almost for the asking. and OF the
wonderful vegetation that abounds--
all waiting for some llne with milk
pail and plew.
Prospective members Of the colony
are told that they need not work more
than seven hours day, and after a
while only five days week in order to
earn the regulation seven dollars a
day, And when a member gets along
In years, and feels that he is unable
any longer to put a hand TO the plow,
he is 20 be pensioned for life, What
a snapl
This Is how the brotherhood figures
the financial scheme OF the Utopia
will sdjHst itself;
"On an average one man. with the
aid of modern machinery will produce
at least $40 of new wealth each day,
OF $1,000 each year. Thus 1000 men
will produce at least S3.0oO,OO0 worth
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the success of the sCheme-the broth,
erhood hasn't been able to get enough
members together who will each put
up 500 for the privilege Of becoming
a member of this colony So the date
for the opening of this Elysium has
he2n Indefinitely postponed. Iue ract
is, the brotherhood hasn't even got the
land it proposes to turn into the ITO.
pia. But We have a concession on
IT" says its officers, and can cIinch
the bargain when We get the money
II we ever do"
Meanwhile hundreds of would be
utopians in Philadelphia are waiting
patiently and anxiously-and are pay
ing five dollars month Sor the priv.
ilege--for the formal dedication Of this
land of milk and honey
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WIRELESS 'PHONING.

years Of experimental work Mr poul
sen, assisted by stan of Danish en-.
gineers, has been at work for a long
time In undertaking TO make telephon.
Ing by means Of his undampcd and
continuous waves practicable and use
ful In commercial transactions
When Mr.. Pouisen had about fin
ished hts work with the wireless teIe.
graph he had become convinced r'lat
the transmission OF oral human
speech through the air was possible
and at great distances, II he could con.
ruct an apparatus for transmission
and recording sufficiently strong and
powerful, He began experimenting at
once at his wireless station at Lying.
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
Girl Worried into Disease

South Orange. n jim ignorance
of the fact that her sister. Miss Helen
Halsey, is also patient in DR.. Run.
yans private hospital, Miss jeanette
Halsey underwent an operation for ap.
pendieitis there, II was soon after the
one sister was taken to the hospital
that the other became III with the
same disease,
Both were In good health until the
oher day, when Miss Jea4ette became
so sick her immediate removal TO
the hospital was advised Miss Helen
brooded over Jeanettes Illness until
she showed anmistakable symptoms OF
the nalady.
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ing began work in the general super.
tntendents office of the Rock Island
in Chicago To grasp an opportunity
OF learning telegraphy he came here
Railway men say he Is as common
as an old shoe and he is popular.
He likes to use the vernacular of rail.
road men. He has thoroughbred
saddle horse, and takes a hrisk ride
every night before going to work
He has more ambition than two
orr Try men, and is bound TO reach
the top said an official of the road.
with all his money and the chances
to begin on a big salary. he has
turned them down TO work his own
way up"
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ing illustration. The pan for gathering
up the article to be weighed is pivoted
to the handle and operates a pointer,
which indicates the weight of the cen.
tents on scale, If a pound of sugar
is wanted the grocer dips enough out
of the bin to swing the pointer to the
pound mark. The sugar is then trans.
ferred directly to bag doing away
with the necessity of weighing on
scales.
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TAKES JOB AT BOTTOM.


Topeka, Kau.--on a salary of SIS a
month. Charles D. Davoi, a graduate
OF Harvard with the degree of bach.
elor Of arts, and son Of Fan River,
Mass. millionaire wool manufacturer,
has begun as night messenger at the
Rock Island railway station here to
learn the railroad business from the
ground up, lie is % years old
Following his graduation Davol
took q trip to Europe. and on return.
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The bids for the Salter contract were
awarded the Friday following at noon.
Henry Best had been living on air in
the meantime. Fannie had kept
strange silence on the subject. Friday
afternoon, as soon as he knew the re-
suit, Best went at once to Fannie's as
he had promised her he would. She
met him at the front door,
He had no need to tell what she al
ready knew. He had it written all
over his features in painful characters.
She put her arm around his neck and
lead him into the quiet den yhere
there was a big leather CHAIR hlse forN
two, if one isn't particular for room.
TITS all off, Fannie" he saiG, des-
perately.
"Sh!" said the girl, and( she
smoothed his head with her h ands.
Tell me who was the winner?" n
"Oh, it doesn't matter--there we're
two under me-"
"Who got it?" she protested, eag-
erly.
Il don't remember Fellows beat me
and someone beat him"
TRY to think and tell me. please"
she pleaded, who got it?" M
"Oh, some Jones company--or
something like that-for s36,G00. /
think it was blind bid"
THE Frederick Jones Cop1any!"
Fannie shouted, and gAt up and
danced around the room.
Best looked at her in aI(,azement.
What is it," he demanded.
She went and crowded inhs the
chair again, Dearest" she saiG 'Tm
The Frederick Jones Com.anJ'" >"
You're what?" he asked. Et
They bid within enc miauA q N
closing time" she went on, thu szgh
their secretary--at least she SAID kshe
was-the man asked loads of QGAes.
ions. Oh, Henry. learned to lie tket
hight something dreadful. FciloWS
Tan be here that evening after you lefk.
snd tried 10 get your bic out Of me-
and l got his bid out OF him. And
ysut had gone to the theater--so you
tod me next day at least-and l
couldn't get you. So | organized The
FIR derrick Jones Company"
Fannie! is this true?" Best almost
shliited.
wanted to beat that Fellows
man" she answered.
You wanted to beat Fellows he
repested in admiration.
fhs snuggled down close against
hiusl and he heard her muffied voice re
plyf
ARD | wanted the house on the hill
sndA he new hats. And Henry-I-
wanted to hear how you would apollo
gize about your remarks on women
and business"
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SCOOP THAT WEIGHS.
Does Away with the Necessity o. EN-
ploying Counter Scales.

Every grocer can scoop up sugar or
coffee, etc, from the storage bin and
very closely gauge the correct guam
tity. Yet he would not be willing to
give it to the customer as the full
weight to be purchased without first
testing 1t on the scales. A Texas
man has hit upon the idea of having
the scoop indicate the weight of the
contents, eliminating the necessity of
transferring 1t to scales. His weigh
ing scoop is shown in the accompany.
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
PoULsEN DECLARES VOICE WILL
CARRY ACROSS SEA.
Inventor Tells OF 25oMlIe Test
Loss OF Power by Undsmped
Waves Less Than In Spark,
ling Waves OF Wireless,

Copenhagen The wonderful achieve.
ment OF Valdemar PoulscB, chroniciod
In the newspapers of the world few
days ago Of carrying on a conversation
of wireless telephony between Lying,
by and Weisensee. was the result OF
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Hindoos for Mexico.

thrown In Mexican prisons, When
the Mexican government got after the
gang who are responsible for the in.
vasior of coolies they declared these
laborers were destined for the United
States. To the American authorities
they made affidavit that the coolies are
destined for Canada, where, It Is sald,
there are several large colonies,
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| the bids we're deposited and that any
one could bid.
Fannie" he said, finally, "your
friend is good enough man, but
| frankly. he isn't going to do much at
this business. Now I'm going to get
that contract, just as get most OF
them. ! thought Best would do bet
ter. I don't mind telling you now The
looked at the clock) that | went down
to $37 900. just to beat him. He is the
only one not in the ring and was
afraid of him. You see | know the
game. I'm the kind OF man that's
going to be millionaire some of these
days, Fannie, and 1t won't be long
either. And I'm anxious to spend it
all, If necessary" he went on reck-
lessly, "to get the girl ] want and to
make her happy
II Fannie longed to tell him then
what she thought of him, she didn't
show it. She simply smiled and
played and sang him the new songs
and made him forget the business
world But at last she turned to him
and said:
I'm going to be rude, Mr.. Fellows,
and ask you to excuse me. I've had
a fearful headache to-day and must
be dreadfully stupid this evening al
though I've tried not to show 1t. But
really | believe I'd better go to bed
early"
When the door closed on Mr.. Fel-
lows Fannie rushed to the telephone.
Best was not at his rooms. She tried
all the places where she thought he
might be-he was at none OF them.
He might have gone out walking, to
the theater-anywhere She called up
his rooms a dozen times in half an
hour-always that fearful response of
central's-"No answer" All the while
the clock was moving slowly forward.
At II her mother--the two lived to-
gether alone since her father had died
year ago-called down to know II
she weren't going to bed.
NO" Fannie called back. Il think
I'll take stroll around the block first.
Don't worry"
"All right" said her mother. BE
careful and l guess it will be all
right"
Fannie put on her hat. Then she
went to the phone and called Best
again. Still no answer, A moment
later she was running as swiftly as
she could for the car line two blocks
away.
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How Anelents Did.

BIZ rubbing metals with salt, before
applying mercury, the ancients OBJ.
tanned reaction similar to that for
which copper sulphate is used. The
chlorine released from the salt formed
a silver chloride easily attacked by
the mercury, so as to form an ANAL
sam.
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70 MAKE CONCRETE sTEpa
Directions for Putting in Permanent
improvement.

Concrete may be used in the con-
struction Of steps. particularly In damp
places. and in the open or where the
ground is terraced, concrete steps and
walks can be made exceedingly attrac-
tive. Where the ground is firm II may
be cut away in the form Of steps. with
each step cut two or three inches low
er than its finished level.
When the nature of the ground VIII
not admit OF its being cut away In the
form of steps, the risers are nodded
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
HORIZONTAL KITCHEN BOILER
How II May Be Connected Up to
Good Advantage.

A great many ways have been sug.
gested in regard to connecting kitch-
en- boiler horizontally placed. Some of
the ways are good ones, yet improve.
ments can be made. The accompany
ing sketch shows a system of connec-
tions which is the most satisfactory
way of connecting a range boiler in
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
The Draft Spring.

corn.plow or machinery spring. Two
loops are formed as shown In Fig. 1
from ssinch round iron. Insert one
loop from each end of the spring as In
Fig, .. The elevis or pulling trace may
be fastened in either end.
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
Smallest Electric Mo1or.

A German mechanic has built the
smallest motor in the world. 1t is
rsel as scarf pin and is run by q
battery in mis- pocket He keeps 1t In
constant operation.
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14

horizontal position, says The Metal
Worker. Making the connections in
this manner provides way to entire.
ly empty the boiler, which is necessary
on account OF sand or sediment that
will accumulate in the bottom.
The commonwealth., 1908-02-14
HOMEMADE DRAFT SPRING.
hew One Can Be Made from Old Ma.
ehinei, Spring.

A draft spring for use on the evener
or tongue of agricultural implements.
to relieve the jerk on the horses
shoulders, may be made from any old
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Hunted Leak
With Match
EXPLOSION IN BOOK STORE
WRECKS PLATE GLASS WIN
DOW FRONT.

PARKERSBURG. Feb. 17.-Saturday
morning shortly before noon a plum
Der searching for a gas leak in the
bookstore of the ]. H. Cotton COM
pany, used lighted match in the hunt.
The gas, which filled the room at the
time, exploded, blowing out one OF the
large plate glass windows In the front
OF the room. demolishing smaller
one in the rear. and ripping hole in
the steel ceiling. The damage amounts
to about 800.
The odor OF the escaping fluid has
been noticeable lin the store for sew
eral days and plumbers had been
searching for the escaping place for
some length of time. The searchers
Saturday morning went to the floor
above the store room, and 1t was there
that the disastrous match experiment
was made A hole was cut through
the flooring to test the chandelier con-
nections, the match was struck. the
explosion took place, the force gener-
ated took downward course. ripping
out the steel ceiling and made for the
two ends of the store, with the re-
suits described above.
A regularity of the affair was the
fact that the other windows in the
front and back of the store were not
in the least injured. No damage was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-17
being absolutely and in every sense Non-secret.
bold step Pierce has shown that his formulas are OF suc
that he not afraid to subject them to scrutiny

Not only does the wrapper of every
bottle OF DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, the famous medicine for
weak stomach, torpid liver or bilious
ness and al. catarrhal diseases wherever
located, have printed upon it, an PLAN
English, full and complete list OF all
the Ingredients composing it, but o
small book has been complied from
numerous standard medical works, OF
all the different schools of practice,
containing very numerous extracts from
the writings of leading practitioners
of medicine, endorsing IN The strongest
possible terms, each and every lngredl-
ent contained in DR.. Pience's medi-
cines. One of these little books will be
mailed free to any one sending address
on postal card or by letter, to DIR. R.V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, AID requesting
the same. From this booklet it will be
learned that DR.. Pierce's medicines con-
tain no alcohol, narcotics, mineral
agents or other poisonous or injurious
agents and that they are made from
native, medicinal roots OF great value;
also that some of the most valuable in
gradients contained in DR.. Pierce's ta-
vorite Prescription for weak, nervous,
oyer-worked, "run-down,' nervous and
debilitated women, were employed, long
years ago by the Indians for similar
ailments affecting their squaws. In
fact, one of the most valuable medic
inal plants entering into the compost
ton OF DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton was known to the Indians as
WSuuaw-Weed." Our knowledge OF the
uses OF not few of our most valuable
native, medicinal plants was gained
from the Indians.
AS made up by improved and exact
processes, and with the use of specially
designed chemical apparatus, the VIA:
yorite Prescription" is o most efficient
remedy for regulating all the womanly
functions, correcting displacements, as
prolapsus, anteversion and retroversionr
Overcoming painful periods, toning up
the nerves and bringing about a per
feet state of health.
The enact proportion Of the several in
gradients used in these medicines, as
well as the working formula and pecul'
lar processes, apparatus and appliances
employed in their manufacture, are
withheld from publicity that DR.: Pierce {
proprietary rig hts may not be lntringe6
and trespassed upon by unprincipleo
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-17
FARMERs MEEr AT CORNELL

t.
ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. lT.-Thts IS
farmers week at Cornell University.
residents of the rural districts from
all parts of The Empire State are
nock!ng today to the New York
State College of Agriculture for a
general reunion and discussion of
agricultural TOPICS. The fsca,y and
student body Ct the university and
college are giving the visiting farm
ers hearty welcome and will enter
tain them handsomely during the
week.
The week opens with poultry
ton OF +. F. Dawley. of Fayetteville.
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imitators and those who may be pirate
cally inclined.
Dr. John Fyfe, OF saugatuck, Conn,
Editor of the Department OF Iherapeu.
tics in The ECLECTIC REVIEW says OF
Unicorn root (HetO9tiGS Dl0tcd) one ot
the chief ingredients of DR.. Pierce's Ia
vorite Prescription: "a remedy which
invariably acts MS uterine invigoratCr
and always favors q condition which
makes for normal activity OF the entire
reproductive system, cannot fail TO lie
of great usefulness and Of the utmost
importance to the general practitioner
of medicine"
vHelonias more fully answers the
above purposes than any other drug
qcith 7chtcL am acquainted. In the
treatment of diseases peculiar to women
it is seldom that case is seen which
does not present some indication tor
this remedial agent"
uThe following are among the Lead
ing indications for Helonas: Pam or
aching in the back, with leucorrheai
atomic (weak) conditions Of the repro
ductiye organs OF women, mental de-
preston and irritability, associated with
chronic diseases OF the reproductive
organs of women, constant sensation OF
heat in the region OF the kidneys:
menorrhagia, ("flooding"f due 70
weakened condition OF the reproductive
system; amenorrhea, arising from or
accompanying an abnormal condition
of the digestive organs and an anemlc
(thin bloody habit; dragging sensation
in the extreme lower part OF the abb
domen."
Ifmore or less of the above symptoms
are present, no invalid woman can DO
better than take DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, which is rich in all the
medical properties of Unicorn root OF
Helonias.
MEN AND WOMEN
should have a good medical book
handy. They should have q book that
treats OF the sociological relations OF the
sexes as well as how and when to nd,
wise son and daughter. A standard
work is the Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser, by R.V. Pierce, M. u:
Send 81 one-cent stamps for the latest
thoroughly revised, cloth.bound book,
or 81 stamps for the PaPer-coyered
volume. Address DE-. R. v. Pierce.
Buffalo, N. Y.
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zIRs;.I WARD
MEMORIAL Service.

The Frances 3. willard memorial
seEyice heldtat the First N. P, church
s6naay afternoon at two-thirty o'clock
sae local w. q. #. u. was one Of
ne most interesting services held in
J this 8ird tor some time. "A large
ntlmber Of persons were present and
n q meeting was a very instructive as
ven as Interesting one. The following
prUgfanTne was rendered:
PortugVsss. Hymn.
Responsive Reading.
Prayer Rev. j. c. Broomheld.
adress Rev, U. w. Morrison.
Responsive Memorial-Local w. C.
GLORY Song Company A. l.. T. L.
Select Reading Mrs. r. D. Harden,
ddFess Rev. Broomfeld.
Offering.
Fopward We Are Marching "-coni'
3paIy "A, y. T. i.
Benediction.