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western Colorado. for trading purposes.
1hey never stay longer than Is abso-
iutcly necessary for them TO transact
little people, who they still believe IN
haoit, in spirit form. the prehistoric cliff
dwellings, that have made the Mancos
valley famous the world over.
Last fall the Mesa Verde prairie dogs
deserted their village for new ones, and
the Indians took to shaking their heads
over 1t all winter. Rain, much rain.
they said. Rain all summer
well, maybe those Indians did not
know what they were talking about; but
II you have made a study of the weather
will realize what true prophets they are.
Out our way we believe them, and We
know by past experience that they GER
tainly beat the meteorological experts in
reading the signs
And now these same prophets are
shaking their heads and repeating that
1t is going to be cold. Cold much cold,
they say; bad winter coming And
why? Because this summer game has
been unusually plentiful on the Mesa
Verde, Deer are more frequently seen
than for years. Rabbits and haros are
so numerous that one can hardly travel
about the country without seeing them
In >large numbers. Coyotes and noun
tain lions are also unusually abundant,
which may be explained by the abund-
ance of the small game upon which they
live. New York Times
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BEAUTY HINTS,

II my face is too wide. beard length
ems 1t: II my face Is too narrow. 1t ex-
pands as IL by magic with the addition
of what have sometimes been affection
ately called mutton chope or "siders''
II my nose projects. almost like a nose
trying to escape from a face to which
II has been sentenced for life. a pair of
large handsome moustaches will provide
a proper entourage.-a nest. so to speak,
on which the nose rests contentedly, al
most like setting hen; If my nose re-
treats backward into my face. the aes
thetic solution Is obviously galways. A
stout man can do wonders with his ap.
pearance by adopting q pointed beard and
suit OF clothes. shirt. necktie, and
stockings with pronounced vertical
stripes. A thin man. on the other hand,
becomes at once substantial IN effect. with
out being gross If he cultivates side whis-
kers. and wears q suit Of clothes. shirt,
cravat. and stockings with pronounced
horizontal stripes. II my face lacks
ferceness and dynamic force, It needs a
brisk arrogant moustache: or If It has
too much of these qualities. n long. sad,
dropping moustache will counterbalance
them-From the September Atlantic.
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THE MONEY-sTONEs OF YAP.

''Propped up against the house OF the
native chief Of Zap. which is one of the
Caroline islands lying southeast Of the
Philippines. may be seen a row Of money
stones the current coin OF the island. In
shape these stones are like millstones.
but they do no grinding. They serve
simply as a parade OF the wealth Of the
village. Their value lies solely in the
difficulty with which they are obtained
The yellowish granite OF which they are
made is found only in the island of Pa
lao, two hundred miles away, and, when
the monsoon favors, forty or fifty natives
voyage there in their canoes. After pac-
flying the king OF Palao with presents.
the work of hcwing the walaka, or
money stones. begins. lasting for months
until the monsoon changes. when the
t1ilers start homeward with their coin.
The smallest Of these stones Is about
foot in diameter and three inches
thick, with a round hole through It's GEN.
ter: IL will buy food for a family for a
month. The large stones, about three
feet in diameter and eight inches thick,
have relatively much greater value. since
It is more difficult to transport them in
cranky canoes over such a long stretch
Of sea. Indemnities can be paid with
such n stone or the aid OF neutrals pur-
chased in time of war."-Wiliam L.
Cathcart in the September St. Nicholas.
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through the high rate of exchange for
American money. but are not as vol,
or as the stewards in the TRANSPORTS
who get $3.50 a month as wei: as the
tips from the army officers.
One OF the oldest stewards on tho
American liner Philadelphia said that
many of the returning Americans have
the nerve to hand steward an Eng
ilsh smiling for waiting upon him ut
the table for eight days. and pretend
they do not know the value of the
money. He said that he received 81
from one OF the best tables in the saloon
where he had five Americans. which I'M
der normal conditions would have been
Sl25O at the least
Inc only member OF the stewards de-
partment on the Atlantic liners who is
allowed to solicit tips Is the Boots" so
called because he cleans the shoes of
the passengers for tho voyage and the
steel knives used at the table
The Boots" is usually dark shaggy
haired eltn-like person who lives in n
specially constructed cavern saloon.
whence he energies at dead OF night
and seizes all the shoes and steel knives
In sight. He eats and lives in the dark
and binks strangely In the light when
he energies to get his tips from depart
ing passengers, According to Purser IT.
vine Of the Philadelphia the Job of
Boots" desccnds from father to son,
and they live in specially built houses at
Bootlc. Liverpool. which have no win
dows, so that they become accustomed
TO darkness at an early age--New York
Time.
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CONSERVATION Of
CONGREGATION IN
RUTLAND Gnu &c \
Temporarily Insane Young Man
Attempts to Re.enact Christ's
Driving Money Changers
from Temple.

Rutland. Sept 12.-Believing himself to
be Jesus Christ. Willard Blanchard, aged
%. to-day entered the First Congrega-
tional Church during the morning serv-
Ice and sought to reenact tho Biblical
version OF Chr.s:'s expulsion OF tho
money changers from tho temple. The
ediiice was crowded and the occurrence
caused the utmost CONSERVATION. Sever
nj women became hystcrical. left the
church and sought medical assistance.
Carrying coil of rope in lieu of a
scourge. Blanchard rushed into the
church through one OF the main en-
frances. He hurried down side aisle
half way to the pulpit. stared at tho Rev.
Arthur II. Bradford, who had paused in
his sermon. and tl.en surveyed the con-
gregation.
out ye hypocrtes. ye ,nockcrs" he
cried out yo untelievors all. Ye de-
fame the temple!' Waving tho coil of
rope. he continued his rambling discourse
until several men seized him.
Deacon Andrus b. Engrem, who was
on the other side Of tho church, vaulted
several pews and was among the first
to reach the young man. He persuaded
Blanchard to leave the church without
further disturbance Although n few
women and children had left the
church as n result Of the incident, the
minister finished his sermon.
Blanchard. who completed his school
and college course In less time than is
usually required. is an accomplished
musician. Ills mental breakdown is at
tributed to overstudy. He Is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs John W. Blanchard Of
North Main street.
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GRAMMATICAL T1EROP.

Little Wcndcll Holmes Emerson OF Eos
ton was resting sedatey with his book
in the park shortly after II picnic din.
ncr. lie had eaten too much ana he was
very much surprised and shocked ut HIM
self, He PRAYED fervently that no one
would notice his condition
Just then . kindly old lady appeared
and sat down beside him, All thought
Wontcll. -. have sedly injured her DELI
cate scrshilltics."
BY this time tho kindly old lady was
firmly seated. "My little boy" She said.
ARE you over cight"'
1t was wonderful to sec how tho young
Emerson recovered his dignity That IL
woman with such Outlandish grammar
should dare to critclse him was unbe-
licvable. mo, madam" said he proudly,
II have reaton"--National Monthly,
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HAITI-A MOCK REPUBLIC.

In the September number OF the
Worlds Work George Marvin states tina,
Haiti is mock republic. The hundred.
year-old struggle of u negro community
TO govern itself has proved n failure
and out of the failure has grown almos,
complete economic atrophy Socially the
HE OF the island has long been a quaint
mixture OF bucolic content, tempered by
occasional homicide.
POLITICALLY Haiti Is divided between the
ms and tho outs the latter always neccs-
sarily In large majority and therefore
only temporarily out. BY the same token
politics are very fluid in this republic
the divisions eternally INTERCHANGEABLE
In Haiti there are no parties, no wei,
established principles Of government, ma
platform. no planks. About 10 or IL per
cent OF the population mako their living
by politics.
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SIMPLIFIED SIGHT SEEING.
MOtiOn-Picture Camera One OF the
Wonders of Christian Err.

Every person who has Travelled on a
railway train, even for short distance.
has had the experience OF seeing a coun-
tryman In the field stop his work. wave
to those more fortunate ones on the train
who can travel and stand watching II
until the train is out of sight. 1t is that
feeling of wandcrlust, as old as the be-
ginning OF the world, which seems to be
born in every human being. Few are able
to satisfy this longing to travel. to see
the world. and to find out how the many
other specimens Of humanity in foreign
countries live dress. and act
1t costs money to travel; not alone for
oceans. but also for hotel bills and tips.
which soon raise the sum to hundreds and
thousands of dollars There are two grea.
reasons why the majority Of people neve.'
travel more than n few miles from their
home: travelling is complicated process
and it costs much money and involves
WEAKNESS. fatigue. and many little I'M
pleasantnesses. For these reasons fully
80 per cent. OF the PEOPLE are left with
that unsatshed longing for travel. Blu.
at last means of bringing the world -
their very doors has been found. 1t was
to see the world should be satisfied in
these days of simpiifled spelling. CORE
spondence schools. nreless cookers dellca
lessen shops. and great department
stores; it was only matter of time UNI
til the worlds inventors should find the
right means of simplifying sight seeing.
and making II easy and cheap for the
public.
The invention which accomplished al
this was that Of the motion picture cam
era. which is one of the greatest Won
ders Of the Christian era, writes Richard
Fletcher in the September Strand Maya
zine. BY means Of this invention travel
and sightseeing for the general public
has been one of the most comfortable
and enjoyable Of pastimes. When man
feels the wanderlust IN his veins or feels
the East a-callin'." he can 20 to the
theater where trave-picture is being
shown buy a seat, sit In ease and conf
fort. and see all the wonders and strange
people Of the world pass before his eyes
on the motlon-pic:ure screen.
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WAR CUTS TIPS AT SEA.
Steamship Lines Compelled to Raise
Wages to Keep Stewards.

The chief stewards on Atlantic liners
assert that the tips from passengers
have fallen off so much that they have
considerable difficulty In getting good
stewards to stay by the ships in Liver
pool The companies have had TO in
crease the wages SO that with the $40
n month war risk bonus the stewards
earn 1872 to $50 "A month. In cases OF the
little boys carried In the first cabin on
the English passenger steamers the war
risk amounts to more than their wages
which Is $50 month. and the latter
is-SlO.
Saloon and bedroom stewards on the
American liners assert that the rich
people are not travelling and the pas
sengers they get now give less than
half the regular fee and put II down
to the war and hard times. Formerly
1t was $3.50 10 the bedroom steward, a
similar amount to the saloon steward.
and 81 each to the bathroom, smoking
room. and deck stewards respectively.
Now steward Is fortunate II he aver
ages 81 each mt the table and $3.50 In
the cabins. They gain a little extra
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-16
ALAsKA's BOOMING TOWN
Site OF Seward Cost s4,OOO-To. dry II
Is Worth Millions

The booming town OF Alaska 1ust new
Is Seward. Tho decision OF the federal
authorities to make It the terminus Of
the first government railroad in tho coun-
try and Its purpose to take over the ex-
listing Alaska Northern railway and ey-
tend II to the Matunuslsa coal fields have
Seward very happy. 1t hos legs than
1000 Inhabitants. The town site was
bought 10 or Il years ago for $1,000 and at
the present prices Of property the site
ought now to bring three or four million
Lots 30 by 10 feet on the main street are
selling at 5000 and upward and outlying
acreage for mics around is being laid
out In lots &c city prices. New buildings
are going up. the leading thoroughrare
is being graded and snacadamized.
Seward, like Cordova. has q railroad
connection with tho interior and believes
that the governments plan for an exten-
sive railway system, embracing loo
miles, rterting from Seward must mako
this a city OF first Importance. There Is
no question as to tho mineral and agrl-
cultural wealth Of this section. The pur-
pose Of the government to reach out
from Seward to tho Matunuska coal
fields Us quickly as possible Is expected
to lead to the establishment OF copper
smclters, as we'll as other Industries. at
Seward. Already It talks of a movement
to make II the capital, but that change
seems a long way off.--Leslie's.
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TYPEWRITERS ON FARM
Writing Machine Source of Profit
Rather Than an Expense.

An increasing number Of the letters
We get from subscribers are written on
the typewriter. This Is indeed good
thing. The letters arc easier 10 read.
they look more business-liie, and, as
everybody who uses machine knows.
they arc certainly easier to write
Sometimes the farmers wife or dauGl-
ter acts as his typist, but more often
than not he writes the letter himself. on
his own printed stationery. His farm,
has name and has assumed n definite
and important place in the world.
We recommend tho typewriter, and the
printed letter head. The cost Of either
need not DO excessive. The children Who
uar the machine always learn to spell
hotter, and compose moro careful Eng
lish, The family has more pride in its
correspondence and keeps II up TO date.
An increasing proportion OF the buying
and selling Is now done by mail. and
often writing machine becomes q
source OF r.oflt rather than an expense.
Farm Life.
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CENTRAL POWERS
STILL SUPERIOR,
DECLARES GEORGE

London, Sect. I2--rhat the CArtyNl
powers still hnvo an ove-wheiminv
Superiority In all the material ana s&tiip.
rhelt OF wsr ana that tho all.es to win
must put forth oil their etrangth t. the
st"''nient made by David Lloyd George.
m'iiister CT munitions. in tho prccacc OF
book containing his spee,hes since thai
outbreak OF the war, entitled: Through
Terror to I'riumpE"
After twelve months &C war ea;r
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WAR UNITING COLONIES
Chances for Bringing Newfoundland
into Dominion Never uriuhtcr

One of the results of the war il likelv
to be the annexation of Newfoundland
to Canada Men of the colony are fight.
Ing In Europe side by side with their ca.
madam brothers, both inspired bv tho
same love of their mother country and
moved by the same motives Of patriotism
to make the supreme sacrifice on behalf
of the empire. 1t gives the colonists and
dominionists q new sense Of brotherhood
and starts anew an agitation which has
never been fully quieted in favor Of
union. says the Cleveland Plain Dealer {
In 1861. when the Dominion was formed
by the union Of provinces, Newfoundland
sent delegates to Ottawa TO discuss terms
upon which to join the federation but
the proposition agreed upon at the Do
minion capital was rejected by the voters
OF Newfoundland as not liberal enough.
The government of the colony which had
advocated acceptance of the terms was
defeated and an anti-confederate party
voted into power.
Contrary to tho expectations Of Sir John.
Mcdonald. then premier of Canada. the
people Of the colony did not soon change
their minds on the question OF joining,
the union. Not till 1883 was the matteri
brought to an issue again md then only,
TO fall. Again In 1892 and In 1895 the ques-
tom was raised In the latter year the
desired merger might have been accom-;
plished had greater liberality and fore-l
sight characterized tho government att
Ottawa.
The chances for bringing tho colony
into the Dominion are said never to have
been brighter than now. The Borden
government is united In favor of the un-c
dertaking and will use every reasonable
effort to round out the confederation by
taking in this last hestant sister. 1t IS
n matter largely OF arranging fiscal de-
tails which has become more difficult
with the passing of the years.
Apparently it has needed the cemeatins
power of intense patriotism such as has
been eneendercd on both sides OF the pres
cnt war. to bring colony and dominion
to a full realization Of their common as
pirat!ons. their common destiny and thelc'
common heritage OF freedom. The desfr.
cd union would be ono of the striking by
products OF the war.
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A .OO-MILE IRRIC ALTON DAM.

or course. the United States is nos
setting the pace for the world IN tAe
matter Of irrigation In feet. 1t must be
confessed We have started rather late Z"
do what other nations consider almost
elementary work. India is blessed WIN
the most extensive irrigation system there
is Tho Assuan dam at tho first cataract
OF the Nile. Egypt, is the "cry lers~s.
structure of its kind. ana got in 1ndiS
they arc constructing n dam and storage
system OF the klstna r1re- which is
planned 20 DO fully ten times the size Of
the Assuan dam. The reger DIR created
will be seven hundred miles long ana Two
hundred feet deep. II ia said that over
forty million inhabitants OF india nre
raved from starvation by It's irrigation
system. Spain. Italy. France, and even
China, are well advanced in this art
Tie Christian Herald.
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THE LATE GENERAL HENRY,
(From the Quebec Chronicle)

(FTOIl the JuCDcc CnrOnlCle.)
In the death of the late Gen. w. w
Henry. which occurred at his home III
Burlington. W., on Tuesday morning, H.
the S5th year OF his age, many Of the
Chronicles readers lose warm personal
friend, and the city of Quebec one Of
the most popular of the many distinguish
ed men who have, from time to time. rep
resented their own country here as con-
sui Of the United States. In the civil war
OF secession General Henry played a con-
spicuous part. lie fought In many OF the
most holly contested struggles of that
terrible conflict. including the Battle of
the Wilderness and came out of 1t with n
military record Of which any veteran
might well be proud. and with scars and
mutilations which he carries with him
to his grave. His recollectons OF tn,
various campaigns In which he partic-
pated were very vivid. and his recital OF
his war experiences were always full OF
the Preside, or related to an always In
terested audience from the lecture plat
form or in after dinner speech Like all
truly brave soldiers he was a tender
hearted man. and the story OF his remin.
Essences had always a touch OF pathos.
General Henry was first appointed Uni
ted States consul at Quebec In 1896. and
served in that capacity during three
terms. or up to 1908. lie was on terms
of personal intimacy with several presi-
f-nts Of this country = wall with the
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PHOTOGRAPHIC ROYALTY
Pictures Must he Taken at Bucking am
Palace, Not In studio.

Sttlngs from the King or Queen or
members OF the English royal family
invariably take place at Buckingham
palace. or another of the royal residences
Members of the royal family practically
never visit n photographers studio, says
Tit-Bits.
A Photographer may DO summoned to
buckingham palace at very short notice.
Some little while ago l had n summons
to attend at the palace at twelve noon
which ! received at about 1890 a M, but
not less than "a hours notice IL usually
given.
Royal sittings at buckingham palace
are given In the apartment known as
the Bow room. large, well-lighted room
on the first floor. overlooking tho garden
When am summoned to a royal sitting,
] always take two cameras. so as TO have
as little delay as possible In securing tho
required photographs: while am taking
one picture my assistant gets the other
camera ready for the next.
The last time l was at the palace
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branches-egg farming, broiler raising,
rooster growing, baby chicks. breeding
stock. and eggs for Matching. The ANA
teu. should start with egg farming and
gradually add whatever other branches
he desires or is able TO handle.
lie should start with one breed. So
lected according to his object, and stick
to 1t. getting all the good possible out of
1t. 1t may be necessary later. as the bust
ness develops, to add one or two other
varieties. as for instance, the Leghorns
for whit eggs. or the Wyandottes for
broilers and small roasters; or the Brah-
mas for dark brown eggs and lnrEe roast
ers. But that will determine itself.
Under no circumstances should q man
leave a steady position to engage in a
business he knows nothing about. Here
is where poultry keeping offers an adj
vantage. Stick to the job while the plant
is gradually building itself up. Learn
the lesson with a few fowls. a mar
should test himself before he invests
much money, for he may discover that he
Is not adapted to tho work.
PLUCK NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.
Lack of good judgment has wrecked
many poultry enterprises. Our talents
do not all run in the same channel
have witnessed success and failures when
conditions In the start we've alike. But
the men were different. One would be
careful, painstalirg man. who possess
ed plenty of pluck and grit; was never
discouraged by drawbacks, never got the
"blues"-in short. an optim!st The 9TH
er would he fellow wild with enthu-
sasm In the start, but one who quickly
tired. He soon saw the drudgery It did
not take him long to see that there Is
no money in the business, and up goes
the plant.
So, briefly. I would say, the cause OF
the majority of failures can be narrowej
down to %. inexperience: (2), lack of
working capital; so. insufficient pluck,
grit and ambition; %. want of business
sense.
There is good bit in business sense. "
NO matter what branch or branches of
poultry culture, the business end must lie
carefully looked into. What do the mar
kcts demand? How can cut dow, ex-
pehses Without jeopardzng the results ,
HOW can | best