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span OF any form Of arched structure thus far
constructed measures only five feet more.
In this great mechanical age the immense work
OF excavaline for the barge canal is being done.
OF course by modern methods The engineer
ing works of the ancients and even OF the mod
ems up TO 4 century ago. excavated. so
far We know, almost entirely by human
hands using primitive tools for it is not neces-
sary to 60 back four thousand years to the days
OF Cheors and the building of Egypts pyramids
to find examples of crude methods. Our own
Erie Canal in the first instance dug with
pick and shovel. plough and scraper. but to-day
II the pick. the shovel and the wheelbarrow.
backed by the main strength of the laborer
ever permitted Oh works of any extent. the fact
At once calls for explanation apology.
The route of the barge canal. in large meas
following the alluvial beds of the Hudson.
the Mohawk. the OswegO. the Seneca and the
Oneida rivers. offers a particularly favorable 10
cality for the use of rapid methods of excava-
ton. best handled by hydraulic suction dredg-
ing
Three Of the Illustrations show parts of one
OF these suction dredges. one displays the cut
ter head work. tearing down the bank which
becomes mixed with the water. only TO be
sucked in by the pipe just below and forced
through the dredge and out into the discharge
pipe. carried on line of pontoons TO the point
where the material is TO be deposited in a semi
liquid state behind combining dixie. The two
other photographs show the discharge pipe
drst on the pontoons and then the end, be-
hind the levee where the solids may settle,
while the water drains away.
Another illustration represents one method of
excavating in the dry. Two revolving derricks
are digging a channel between. A scraper
bucket gathers its load. which is deposited on
the spoil bank by the whole machine being re-
volved its circular track.
The remaining photograph shows a sand and
gravel washing and screening plant. built In the
Mohawk Valley at Mindenville for supplying
materials for concrete 10 several barge canal
contracts The machinery is complete for
a1cavaung. conveying. screening and washing
DE- sand and gravel and loading them on canal
hats without the Intervention of manual labor
except to operate the machines.
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FROM 4 BOTTLEt

! never Use a hook and line.
To scare the fish to death.
Because ] am so anxious that
fish with haited breath.
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Use For Philadelphia Papers.

The newsboys who sell papers in
the neighborhood of Franklin Field
reap a harvest whenever the Penn
sylvania baseball team plays a game.
Not that the students read the papers
more than the ordinary run Of NOR
tails, but because every man who takes
his girl to the game. has to buy a
paper or be forever out Of favor.
Railroad trains run east of the
grounds on elevated tracks and
throw cinders on the stands, while
numerous chimneys on three sides
pour forth dense SCOT. The result
is that there is always a thin layer
Of black dirt on the seats, which no
amount of cleaning seems to thor
oughly remove When the girls sit
on these seats in their light dresses
they leave the game looking like con-
victs, with black stripes wherever the
oak bars have touched their clothes.
One newspaper on the seat and one
over the back completely remedy this
trouble, and the girls have no sad
surprises when they reach home, nor
do the students have to walk the
streets with a girl dressed like a
zebra. This makes it very nice
for the newsboys. - Philadelphia
Record.
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WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was Coffee

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer so,
and eventually discover that the drug
- cafeine-in coffee is the main
cause of the trouble.
II was always very fond Of coffee
and drank 1t every day. I lever had
much flesh and often wondered why !
was always so pale, thin and weak.
About five years ago my health
completely broke down and 1 was Goa.
fined to my bed. My stomach was in
such condition that l could hardly
take sufficient nourishment to sustain
life.
During this time l was drinking
coffee, didn't think ! could do with
out it.
After awhile l came to the con
clusion that coffee was hurting me,
and decided to give it up and try
Postum. l didn't like the taste Of it
at first, but when it was made right
boiled until dark and rich-I Don be-
came very fond Of it.
I'm one week I began to feel bet
ter. I could eat more and sleep bet
ter. My sick headaches were less fire.
quent; and within five months |
looked and felt like a e being,
headache spells entirely gone.
MY health continued to improve
and to-day I am we'll and strong,
weigh 14S lbs. ! attribute my pres
ent health to the life-giving qualities
of Postum"
There's a Reason"
Read, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" In
pkgs.
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Have We MiSlaid q Valuable
Possession?
BY SENATOR w. E. A

On the strength of assurances
officially made by responsible officers
Of the United States Government ten
or more years ago, nearly 5000 Amer.
leans have become interested as resi-.
dents or property owners In the Isle
Of Pines. At least n~ine-tenths Of the
land of the island Is now owned by
citizens of the United States under
titles bought in good faith and paid
for to the Cuban and Spanish owners.
They have built their homes there,
established churches, schools, banks,
newspapers, transportation lines and
all the adjuncts Of American civiliza-
ton. The conditions which have pre-
vailed in the island for hundreds of
years, under Spanish rule, would.
with favorable conditions, be miti-
gated by American ownership Our
people show both a willingness and a
capacity for developing its splendid
resources, and they feel that they r
entitled to encouragement by the
maintenance of American sovereignty
instead Of enduring prostratlon and
loss through e~xpatriation to an alien
flag.
Our fellow citizens have spent their
money in the purchase of farms, have
moved their families thereto, built
their homes, and endured all the dis
comforts of pioneering, with the dis
tinct understanding, based on their
Interpretation of the language of the
treaty and on official assurances from
our Government, that they were en-
titled to, and would receive, the pro-
lection of the American flag. They
now find themselves abandoned by
their Government and subjected to
the rule Of foreigners whose history,
traditions and policies are altogether
different from any to which they have
been Observation-Disclosures American
Review.
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and not risk a search for a boarding
house until the next day.
When in a sleeping a learn to be
comfortable. Do not attempt to dress
entirely in your berth. Always have
a kimona ready to slip on at any time.
A long silk coat often comes in very
handy, as 1t. covers up a multitude OF
deficiencies when seeking a dressing
room. In a sleeping car cultivate the
early rising habit. In this way the
dressing can be often accomplished
before the rest of the women In the
car have dressed. The clothes should
be arranged in the berth in such a
way that they may be found on a
minutes notice in case of an accident.
It Is best to. have the porter take
charge Of the hat. Hang the skirt
by pins to the inside of the curtain so
that 1t hangs straight and avoids
creases. The other clothing should
not be piled in the hammock or it will
be a sorry plight in the morning. The
small belongings should not be re-
moved from the case. and all jewelry
should be worn around the neck or on
the person in some way.
Choose for the travelling suit n
that is light in weight and that sheds
dust easily. The hat should be styl-
ish but simple. Avoid feathers or
flowers that curl and soil easily. 1t
Is not wise to wear a black hat, as it
shows the dust. The astraw-colored
ones are much in favor with women
who travel. An umbrella, overshoes
and %raincoat are almost indispensable
on a trip, but the latter can be left at
home If the suit worn is OF water
proofing material. A sweater should
20 in the bag for extra warmth. as 1t
is very often needed on a boat trip.
It Is also best to have an extra pair OF
shoes, which can be worn in case OF
rain.
A small case of remedies, such as
smelling salts and camphor. often
comes in very handy, especially on a
boa, trip, when seasickness must be
reckoned with.
Girls travelling alone should be
very careful when meeting strangers,
especially in the cities. On their ar
rival it is best for them to step into a
nearby cab and go at once to their
hotel where they have applied for
r~ooms.-Washington Star.
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Woman's Modesty Doubtful.

That modesty with which it has
been the custom to believe the fail
sex is enshrined Is a misnomer II the
statements of Mrs. Charlotte Perkins
Gilman are to be accepted as correct
Lecturing at the Women Of Wood
craft Hall, Mrs. Gilman declared
woman's modesty was doubtful. "She
will expose two. square feet Of snow
white BOSOM" she said, land then
shndder at exposing two feet"
But women were not alone in com.
ing in for censure. Every one did
That is, every one who has a brain,
or who chooses to believe he has. The
person with a brain was told that in
reality the brain "a hopelessly dam
aged. Cracked" was what Mrs
Gilman called it. "That peoples
brains are generally more or less
cracked is shown by their inability to
accept new ideas, and the disconnec-
ton between what they know and
how they behave" was one Of her ex-
p%ressions.
Then Mrs. Gilman told the women
that the instinct of a mother was only
an animal instinct. She said that, &C.
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Writing in Harper's Weekly, Will
liam Hemingway describes q visit
to Mrs. Kate Walker, the woman
lighthouse keeper of. Robbins Reef
off Staten Island shore. 1T isn't
much of a story" she said. Just
keep the light burning and the fog
bell wound up and the siren ready
all the time. That's all" How
long have you been doing this?" she
was asked. "Twenty-three years it
will be next New Years. My hus-
band was the keeper, but he died
fourteen years ago, and I've kept the
light ever since. OF course, my son
Jack helps me, but I'm here all the
time. I couldn't like it being any
where else. I'm used to it. It's
home" aren't you ever afraid out
here in storms?" Never" Mrs. Walk
er replied. "Once we were worried
about ten years ago when the bay
was damned solid with ice from here
to the Jersey shore. We were cut of
from shore for a week, but 1t all came
out all right" ""And the light?"
":Oh," said Mrs. Walker, not without
a touch of pride, "the light was al
ways burning"
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He held her attention, but she did
not seem to realize the meaning Of his
last words, for she said:
did Katie know you were going to
Preston?"
Eyes," he said, joyful at the sound
OF her voice. II told her I was going
to coax you, and she said you must
go. She gave me a note to give you
in case you refused"
why didn't you give it to me?"
There was something almost tragic
in her answer as she jumped from the
wall and stood before him.
He was startled. "But you didn't
refuse, and I forgot all about it and
afterward you would not speak to
me-"
He fumbled through his notebooks
and finally drew forth a letter, which
he handed to her.
She seized it eagerly, almost hun
grily, as she recognized the delicate
handwriting.
Dearest Louise" she read. 1T
have been thinking how selfish I am
in being jealous Of Harry's love for
you. It Is a different love and can
never usurp my place. Go to Preston
with him. Have a good time, and tell
me all about it tomorrow. Your low
ing friend, KATIE"
Louise stared at the paper in a
daze. Through the mist of tears gath.
ering in her eyes she saw her friends
face no longer sad and reproachful.
but sweet with the unselfshness OF
true friendship.
"Katie! Katie!" she cried, then
staggered in sudden weakness.
Harry caught her in his arms, and
led her to the wall, and she sobbed
out all the pent-up grief on his shoul.
der. Wisely he let her cry it out
keeping his arm tenderly, protecting.
ly about her.
When she stopped, from sheer *.
haustion, he led her home. With ar
overwhelming feeling of JOY and
thankfulness he felt {though he die
not understand how it hapX;ned)
that the old love had melted inso the
new.-Boston Post.
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Home is Changing.

The real home is becoming, alas,
very rare. We have palaces nowadays
or else cramped fats, and even in
country towns life Is not as it used to
be. It Is not the fashion to educate
our girls to be domestic in their
tastes. They are more apt to be ath-
letic and carry off skating and. bas-
ketball trophies. They meet their
friends outside the house and have
no time to visit except in the most
formal way.
This did not used to be the case.
says the Utica Observer. Women and
girls did not scorn to be found per-
forming little tasks abut the house.
They ran in to see EACH other in the
mornings and exchanged household
gossip.
One reason why it Is difficult to
create a home >on the old simple
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Poetic Justice.

NO." remarks the editor, with a
hooking smile. 81 cannot use your
verses. You will pardon me for say
ing that they utterly lack sense,
rhythm, meter. idea, form, construc-
ton and everything else that should
be in a poem"
With a proud though peeVed heart
the poet strobe from the magazine
office, took his verses to a popular
song publisher, had them printed,
and within six months, a millionaire,
came back. bought the magazine arl
fred the editor.-Chicago Post
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IncomprehenSibIe-

81 hate to be contradicted," she
said.
"Then I won't contradict you," he
returned.
@You don't love me-" she asserted.
II DON'T" he admitted.
you're a hateful thing!' she
cried.
II am" he replied.
II believe you are trying to tease
me-" she said.
81 am" he conceded.
"And that you do love me?"
81 do"
For a moment she was silent.
"Well," she said at last, II do hate
a man who's weak enough to be led
by a woman. He ought to have a
mind Of his own-and strength"
He sighed. What else could he do?
New York Times.
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Right of Possession.

A. J. Singelyn, of the Burns Hotel,
says somebody played a mean trick
on one Of his German customers last
week.
THE German had one of those old
fashioned fly traps in his place." said
Mr.. Singelyn. 1T is about a foot
high and half the diameter at the
bottom. The flies get in somehow
and then they can't find their way
out. A fellow went into the saloon
on one of the hot days and the fly
trap was full. I'll give you half a
dollar for them fies,' says he. and
the Germans face lit up as he &C
cepted 1t and showed over the trap.
The man looked at it awhile, then
loosened the bottom and let the flies
out. 49,.
Watts der matter NIT your asked
the excited German.
Nothing replied the man as he
neared the door. They were my flies
and I could do what I wanted with
them Detroit Free Press.
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Dragging Up the Past.

Scolding husbands might not be al
together eliminated, but they might
be held in check by the following
treatment, which is as original as
e~ffectual. A young wife. just out OF
ner honeymoon, was visiting a friend
.ong married.
"Tell me, Margaret, what you do
when your husband gets cross and
wants to scold?" she wanted to know.
"Why, 1 just read him n or two
Of the letters he used to write me be-
fore we were married. That'll stop
any mans crouch New York
Zines.
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AN OLD SUBURB AT NIGHTFALL.

Stand but a-tiptoe on your highest hill,
My naughty city-look a while away
And see the elder town that nestles still
Among her quiet greenery; hush the bray
Of motors, and that moan,
Your climbing t~rolleys' tone;
Hush, while her church-bells say their
evening prayer!
See not with scornful air
Her many marks of wear,
The broken street, the door-stone cupped
and gray;
Time was, she saw in you
A flippant suburb, new,
A thing for sweet indulgence as you grew
Close to your elders side.
AS 'twere the frisking pride
OF some white-choker'd father of that day,
Or mother, thinly tied
In scarf and bonnet wide
Smiled on, yet chidden for its forward way.
That old town gave her best;
Your stanchest, wittiest,
All in their babehood hung upon her
breast;
Now, as in hazy lace
The twilight wraps her face,
Breathe her kind thoughts before she sinks
JEANNE Pendleton Ewing, is Youths
Companion
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Russian Garden CITY.

Owing to the great increase in
house rent in Warsaw persons are be-
ginning to build cottages some miles
from the capital, taking the Howard
Garden City type as their model. The
settlement of Wolomin, ten miles
from Warsaw, has already 1000 cot
tages, a school, church, chemists
shop and market. The place Is man.
aged by a committee chosen by the
inhabitants, who are employed in
Warsaw during the day. In order to
popularize the idea, literary men give
lectures in Warsaw on English garden
cities.-London Chronicle.
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Vacations Spent Travelling.

Vacations spent IraVellng.
If a woman has just two weeks for
a vacation and desires to spend it all
travelling, she must make her prepar-
atoms thoroughly. The woman who
is going to enjoy her vacation has her
trip mapped out long before her start.
If she is to take a steamboat trip she
must engage her stateroom early
enough to insure her getting al OUT
side one. 1t is impossible to make
steamboat companies give up the out
side staterooms just before the trip.
In preparing for a long trip it is best
to do the packing as far ahead as pos
sible so that n will not be too tired
when the start Is made. r. ';.
If the trip is to be taken by steam
boat OF. rail, with only short stops, it
is best to be hampered with as. few
clothes as possible. If 1t can be done,
dispense with the trunk. The wicker
suit a is one of the best to carry.
being very light and large enough to
hold all the things necessary. Sew
eral frocks, toilet articles, undercloth-
ing and shoes can be easily slowed
away in the case. Have a neat little
sewing packet In which can be stored
buttons and sewing material for cases
Of an emergency. Tickets should be
purchased at least a day'in advance
of the start, and If several roads are
to be travelled a close examination Of
the tickets should be made when pur-
chasing them. Often because the
tickets are not closely examined en-
tire trips have to be changed and a
new route planned.
If the trip Is to take in several
towns it Is best to write in advance
for rooms and board. If girls are
travelling alone they should arrange
to reach their destination in the day
time. If this cannot be arranged it Is
best to go direct to a first-class hotel
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Wherein Lay His Ability.

My little boy, four years old, has
never liked to say his prayer very
well, so has never learned it, but re-
peats it after me. He has a little
cousin who is more than a year
younger and she has learned 1t, so
the other night my little boy was
repeating it after me and I said:
Roger, Isabel knows all Of her little
prayer and she isn't nearly as old as
you are" He looked rather sober foE
a minute, then he frightened up and
said: well, bat I can lick her" -
Delineator:
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The Tennis Champion Says
May SUTTON
rells American Girls How To Be
EeaIthy and Graceful.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.
Don't drink coffee.
Dor't drink tea.
Don't exercise too much.
These three don'ts constitute the
advice of Miss May Sutton, champion
woman tennis player Of the world. to
girls who would go in seriously and
Systematically for athletics.
Eat what you want.
Take long walks.
Get all the fresh air you can.
These are the three rules Miss SUIT
ton lays down for girls who desire
merely to be strong and healthy.
The little champion recently ap-
peared on courts in San Francisco in
a series of exhibition matches. 1t
had been reported that she was not In
the best Of health, but she gave no in
dication of having gone back" play
ing her strong game that made her
worlds champion. with her same old
dash and accuracy.
At the close of the series Miss SUIT
ton was asked to tell what system of
training she had found most effective
and what. in her opinion. is the best
form of exercise and diet for the av-
erage American girl. In part she said:
"While I advocate hearty
eating, I cannot say too much
against the use Of tea or coffee.
They are nerve destroyers and
no one can be healthy who
persists in their use.
TOO much exercise is as bad as toe
little. Walking is the best exercise
there is. Early each morning, after
drinking a glass Of hot water, dressed
in loose clothing, l walk for nearly
an hour.
athletics should receive some at.
tention from every girl. If her time
precludes the playing of tennis or golf
she should take long walks in the
open air, both before the morning
and evening meal, throwing the head
and shoulders back and taking long
deep draughts Of that which money
cannot buy but is in reach Of the poor
as well as the rich-pure air.
Pure air and a moderate amount
of exercise I cannot too strongly i'm
press upon girls as being the only Sc
cret Of health and grace. Medicine
for that out-of-sorts feeling may cause
girls to imagine they feel all right
but what they really need is more
fresh air and not quite so much sit
ting around the house in tight-fttins
clothes as a great many Of them do"
Miss Sutton is declared by physi
clans to be a perfect athlete. Tenni!
experts declared that every movemen
is "a picture. "--Lerington (Ky.) Leader
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No Use.

Our little girl was in the garden
vainly calling 4 pet kitten that was
up a tree, On account Of the thick
foliage she could not see that the
kitten was climbing higher all the
time, but her sister who had been
watching from an upper window anG
could plainly see the kitten, called
disgustedly: "Minna, Minna, come in
to the house; you are calling the
wrong end of her."-Delineator.
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Well Named.

Little Lima had recently taken uE
elementary physiology, and was being
questioned at the dinner table by her
mother as to what she had benefited.
SISTER, how many teeth have your"
The response came quickly: "Ill
have thirty-two when I get my purga-
tory eeth."-Delineator.
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friendly basis is that household inter-
ests are called drudgery, and the real
drudgery of the Office and the .strug-
gle for a decent salary are considered
more "elevating."
Thank goodness, there Is a move
ment on foot to dignity household la
Dor and make that an art-as, indeed,
1t should be-and in this direction
lies the preservation Of the right kind
of home.-New Haven Register.