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Electro Magnets.

The familiar horseshoe magnet is
made of highly tempered steel and
magnetized SO that one end is q north
pole, the other a south, or perhaps
more commonly known as q negative
and a positive. Once magnetized Il
is always magnetic unless the power
is drawn from 1t by exposure to in-
tense heat. An electromagnetic, how.
ever, can be made from any scrap Of
soft iron, from piece of ordinary tel
egraph wire to gigantic iron shaft,
When a current Of electricity passes
through an insulated wire coiled about
soft iron object, such as nail.
bolt or a rod, that object becomes .
magnet as long as a current of electric
tty is passing through the coils Of wire
or helix. A coil Of wire In the form
OF a spiral spring has stronger field
than straight wire carrying the same
current, for each turn or convolution
adds its magnetic field to that OF the
other turns; and by having the center
Of the coil of iron. which is magnetic
body. the strength Of the magnetism is
greatly increased st, Nicholas.
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The Standards in Cuba.

The white Cuban is the son or the
grandson of a Spaniard. Those born
on the island, though of Spanish par
entage, glory In the name Cuban and
drink in the love of freedom with the
air that blows from the tropic seas
over the palm-crowned hills. The
Spanish element is numerically small
but potential; about 100000 natives of
Spain are found In Cuba. For cen
turtles the tide has been setting thither
and still iemigrants from the PENN
sula flock by thousands to the sunny
isle. The Spaniards control the COM
merce and the monetary interests.
They are the hotel-keepers, the own
'ers Of the coastwise steamship lines,
as well as Of the choicest properties
in city and country. The Spaniard
is to be reckoned with in the develop
ment Of Cuba. He kept the Cuban out
of government positions and deprived
him of that business training which
might have made him competitor.
Now the Spaniard is in turn excluded
from lucrative government positions,
though he retains his hold on the bust
ness Of the island. Quixotic, proud,
self-conscious, loyal to Csatilian
Ideals, he holds tho purse strings. The
intense ante-bellum animosities be-
tween Spaniard and Cuban are dying
out as together they face the future.
Southern Workman.
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Prof. HcrdmAn'B recent investig7-
ions on the subject Of pearl formation
have yielded sosne interesting conclu@
sions. In the great majority Of cases
Il appears that the pearl Is due soathe
presence ia thu oyster ofssas marine
tapevorm. When the spherical siarya
OF the worm dies nacreous matter "
deposited round II. and the resulting
mass Ks known as a'pearl. The lif6 hiss
tory Of the tapeworn ID continued I'd
the bodies of certain species Of ais
Ash which prey on the oysters ThessH
file Hsh. again. ars dey0ured by Ashss
eating rays or sharks In these lAsters
the sapeyprm becomes mature, and
sets frea numerous enabryos into tbs
sea, These finally enter the OYSTERS
and 90 conpIets the life cycle.
The small azcailsd "sesd" pearls arc
caused By the deposition OF necFeous
matter round small crystals formed ID
certain muscles Of the oyster Perhaps
the most important result Of Prof.
Herdman's work from the scientific
standpoint ss the establishment OF q
marine biological station ut Gale fpg
fur4hersresearch.-T London Globe. 4 ,
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WHEN HEAT IS CONFINED.
Experiments Prove Electric lamps
often Cause Fires.


Incandescent electric lights have
caused many fires because the heat
generated by them becomes intense
when confined. They are, therefore,
dangerous in those coal mines whore
they have displaced other forms Of
lamps. A writer saSs: Among min-
ers, where the underground workings
are lighted by electric incandescent
lamps, there is often tendency to be
careless in the handling Of the lamps.
AS the light is not naked 1t is consid-
cred that the lamps may be laid down
anywhere without fear or danger;
Some experiments that have been car
ried out In England, however. prove
the fallacy of this contention and show
that an incandescent electric lamp Is
equally as dangerous If not properly
handled as a naked light
Investigations of H. Hall, one Of
tho British government inspectors Of
coal mines, showed that when a To-
candle power lamp was covered with
coal dust the generation of heat was
SO rapid that within four minutes q
temperature OF 450 degrees Fahrenheit
was attained and the bulb burst. His
Investigations also showed that when
the heat had risen to q certain point
evidences Of spontaneous combustion
developed and, although the lamp was
then removed from the coal, heat. gem
Grafton still continued and finally the
coal burst into flame.
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Many Uses Of Tea.

Hot tea will often relieve a sick
stomache or headache, is restful and
soothing to the nerves.
Cold tea with ice and lemon b an
almost ideal summer drink.
Cold, weak tea cleans paint admlra-
bly,, eevn white paint.
1t cleans mems clothes. taking out
spots.
To clean black goods with tea, silk.
satin or cashmere; sponge thoroughly
and press with q hot iron ON the wrong
side.
Tea colors lace that ''old" coloR
which is so much desired.
Green tea Will darken red hair, r. is
said.
Tea leaves washed are very good to
sprinkle on the carpet to lay the dust
before starting In to sweep.
Tea leaf poultices are good for weak
or infiamed eyes Minneapolis Journal
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wcKEDEsr TOWN ON EARTH.
caIientes, New, Paradise for Thugs,
Gamblers and Cut-Throata.

Calientes, New a Paradise for Thugss
Gamblers and cut-Throats.
Calientes, New. only four months
ago was little. peaceful, pastoral
settlement, scarcely of enough import
ance to get notice on county map,
and known only to the couple Of hum
dred sleepy individuals who made up
the population Of the village. s,a
Now its inhabitants number thou
sands. 1t Is a city Of tents, shacks,
gambling bells and saloons without
number, and is known for hundreds of
miles around as THE wickedest town
On earth"
All this great change came about
through the building Of the Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad,
which is to connect the intermoun-
tain country with the Pacific Ocean by
a new route.
With the advent of the civil engi-
neers, camp crews, track layers and
the host of other laborers Calientes
was chosen as temporary headQuar-
ters and no sooner had tents been
pitched and rough frame shacks raised
than the camp was invaded by thugs
and sharks Of all descriptions, repre-
sentative of the worst element In the
west.
First saloons were opened, then rou-
lette. faro and poker In a dozen gamb-
ling halls came into glaring evidence,
and soon painted females from the
mining towns of Arizona and Nevada
arrived in numbers and assisted the
bartender in separating the gay west
erner from his coin.
As time went on the thousands Of
men employed on the new railroad
moved farther along the double line
of stakes, but at the end of the month,
when their wages come in. they pay
regular tribute to the town. and in q
single night-often in much less time
their earnings Of four weeks go into
the pockets of the keepers Of the re-
sorts.
Great crowds gather nightly around
the faro layouts-the laborer, cowboy
and miner against the professional. Az
the amateur loses bet after bet his
wagers become smaller; finally his
last "two-bit" piece is raked In by the
dealer, he goes out into the night and
in the morning is hard at work again
With the amusement promoters"
have come a bold crowd of armed
thieves, who rejoice In having found
place where they can reverse the
usual order Of things by sleeping
nights and working daytimes, for in
Ualientcs sand-bagging men In broad
daylight is a business Of slight risks
and good returns-New York World.
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Now the Constitution Escaped.

The next morning left no doubt as
b. the character Of the strangers,
among whom was the Guerriere; and
there ensYed a chase which, lasting
from daylight Of July Is to near noon
OF the goth, has become historical In
the United States navy, from the at
tendant difficulties and the imminent
peril Of the favorite ship endangered.
Much Of the pursuit being Ia calm,
and on soundangs, resort was had
to towing by boats, and 10 dragging
the ship ahead by means Of light an
chors dropped On the bottom. In Q
contest OF this kind, the ability Of g
squadron to concentrate numbers on
one or two ships. which can 1rst ar-
proach and cripple the enemy, thus
holding him till their cousorts come
up, gives an evident advantage over
the single opponent. On the other
hand, the towing boats Of the pursHer,
being toward the stern guns Of the
pursued, are the first objects on either
side to come under fire, and are vul
nerable to much greater degree chan
B01Rb ku00166kVSSs Q1uSE SUC0 CO1lGk-
tions, accurate appreciation Of advan-
tages, and unremftting use Of small
opportunities, are apt to prove decis-
i've. It was by SUCH diligent and skill
fun exeStion that the Constitution
ELECTED her escape from position
which for time seemed desperate:
but Il should not escape attention that
thus early in the war, before Great
Britain had been able to REINFORCE
her American feet, one Of our frigates
was unable to enter our principal sea
port. Finding the ship SO far to the
southwark and eastward" reported
Hull, and the enemy's squadron sta
toned off New York. which would
make 1t impossible to get in there,
determined to make for Boston, 10 re-
ceive your further orders. "-Scrib-
ner's.
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EN- yApANgeg roRpEDo noAra.
,nconveniences to Which Officers and
<. Men Are Put.

lnconveniences to Which Officers and
<, Men Are Put.
A japanese officer serving on tor
pedo boat has been telling his expert
ences. Very few caught cold, despite
the bitter weather. The officer at.
tributes this to the fact that they did
not expose themselves to variations
of temperature, as is the case with
men in big ship where cabins can
be warmed and heat-generating PRO-
cesses employed. On destroyer or
a torpedo boat the only source Of ar
tificiaI heat is a brazier, and brazierS
have two serious drawbacks; one that
in a little craft pitching end rolling
badly live charcoal Is dangerous
companion; the other that, as all aper-
lures have to be closed to keep out the
perilous. There was nothing for 1t,
consequently, but to dispense with all
heating appliances and the men, Hv.
ing In q uniformly cold temperature
seem to have kept their health better
than they would have done had means
of generating artificial heat been ac-
cessible.
One great trouble was that the off,
GERS hardly ever got quiet sleep. Their
work was always at night, and the
strain and anxiety of moving at high
speed without lights, when every
sense had to be keenly alert so as to
savoid collisions and yet keep In touch
with the other boats, became scarce
ly endurable. It was not merely want
of opportunity to sleep; what hap
pened was that the long-sustained
tension made sleep impossible. Drink
ing sake brought no relaxation of the
strain, and only by taking morphine
could sleep be obtained in many
cases. This was found much worse
than the actual fighting.
Provisions were another great diff
Guilty. 1t is, Of course, out Of the Ques-
ton to have good fare on board
torpedo craft. But tn very cold wealth
or what a japanese soldier or sailor
desires above all things is plenty Of
misoshiru (bean sauce). Casks Of this
necessary were taken. but as there
was no place to stand them under
cover they had to be dashed on the
deck. and so 1t happened that heavy
Seas constantly breaking on board car.
ried away or smashed many of the
casks. TO the mems great chagrin.
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TAe expert chemists OF the arid belt
Akx@, undertaken to determine the ex-
aSk composition Of the loco weed,
WAacA Is the cause Of q good deal Of
worry aAd expense to stockmen
@rougAout the West. Just what COM
essa tAe active principle Of this plant
1'unknOwn, though its effects are very
evident upon grazing cattle and horses
asksrl they have eaten it. The plant
0entalns q poison which acts on the
&eatA e. an animal and causes form
eG insanity. 30 the coming investiga-
etongia 10 determine FIRST the COM
EleNatisn q this poison, to classify 1t,
~ tAon 70 AnA q way 30 render 1t
AaSxRless.
me original loco plant is weed,
watch sAkes It's name from the Span
anG Ome peculiarly Of this is that
u AAs no eject on sheep. -Field and
mKA@m.
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sharks After 1870 Years Absence.

Sharks have appeared In the Baltic
sea, after an absence OF nearly 100
years. Sharks are still to be met
with in the Mediterranean, bat the
northern seas had long been rid Of
them. But now fishermen report that
III the narrOws Of the Cattegat and
the Belt these dangerous fish are once
more to be seen, and that they follow
the boats to attack the nets as they
are being hauled in. 1t is also said
that some of the fishermen have had
narrow escapes with their lives
There are shoals Of sharks In the
North sea, and along the coasts Of
Germany and Norway they are to be
found in considerable numbers.
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C1rbonic acid has been suggested By
an italian inventor a. means for less
sening the danger Of Ares on ship
board The gas could be stored IN the
hold, either III the solid form OF IN
steel cylinders IN liquid condition. ~
Is argued chat Ia either form Il would
BE- innocuoua 10 carg1Aand. as It's denr
saey 80, very hagh. Il would permea4e
ali the interstices between bales an6
eases and sink 10 the bottom Of the
hold. Wherever It reaches nothing can
burn, so that perfect immunity fforn
lnre would be obtained up % the gsves
OF the gas The gas itself Is d waste
product or brewsfiea and the only
cost n the expense Of the condensins
plant. Before discharging tho cargo
ventilation would be necessary.
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naaklnr Rubber in Colorado.

rue announcement that rubber has
been found In supposedly useless
weed. growing on the arid plateau
and high mesa lands Of the Colorado
Raotsnkains. sets at rest all fears OF q
rubber shortage. The rubber tree is
Q product peculiar to the tropics. The
meway discovered rubber plant Of Col
eAAe. However, grows at an altitude
@g from 5000 to $4,000 feet, where
eAc climate holds ali the rigors OF win
Ger and all the whitening force OF q
gainiesa summer. The discovery Of
tAs plant relieves the worlds rubber
aarket from It's dependence on the
eswplcs and makes It possible for rub
Ger be became stable crop, even in
eDuaskiaG where extreme cold prevails.
as~GA0 world To-Day.
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nritlsh Grown et7s,ooo Rloher.

Az the late Capt George Lindsay
Anthony Wilson. the Folkstone recluse.
died without making will. the whole
Of his fortuen goes TO the British
crown. Several persons In his service
had expected handsome legacies. Capt
Wilson, who vas the illegitim&te son
Of Cir John Wilson. Bart. At one time
commander Of the forces in Ceylons
vas q bachelor. and left no legal heira'
The estate ssveyting 10 the crown un-
der this intestacg has been valued Dy
the authorities at &160,2Oo. To this
has to be added 2a6.s6s left by Capt.
wilson's father. Sir. John Wilson died
In 1856. but Capt. Wilson refused 70
touch q penny Of Il, with the result
that the estate has remained for 40
years unadnainisteted. Now the crown
inherats both fortunes.
eays the London Chronicle: TT has
vary Yaxely h@vDaned tAat 90 large an
estate q Cnp& Wilson'S falls 20 the
erowu. Queen victcria, during hse
long Isea. haa oniy one on two a. large.
AashomsA the aggregate amount which
annually Revsrts 70 the crown In the
ease AZ persons dying intestase, With
ont known heir9, 10 considerable. it ie
ahaa0y made up of number Of very
small ESTATES, and there are usually
many claimants. Persons entitled 10
yanaey ere saSdom far to seek when
wanted. but the number az claimants
az money who cannot show any tatle -
II Is very barge indeed"
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A British government engineer iiv-
srg m Bombay asserts that India haze
ths largest artificial fresh-wstef .reser-
wosr N the world He says that III
TIE Aative state Of uralpur H. Raipu-
ERna, some thirty miles south Of thS
cry Of 'UdeiDur. n the treat 5alaas
naand. tNs Dhebat lake. The dam "A
this lake was buiit come 200 years
$50 By the MRharSna Jai Singh. Il
covers an arsasot between t&Anty-one
and twenty-five square naiIAs. It's
depth at the dam b ninety Saae ana
As capacity Is estimates ati1Ss, OK. 000..
600 gallOnM sss'
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!. insurance for Pics.

A scheme for the cooperative In
surance Of pigs has been started In
Wiltshire, the idea being to strengthen
by amalgamation the hundred or more
pig insurance clubs which already ex-
list in the country, and TO form new
pig clubs in villages which are the
source of some Of our best breakfast
bacon.
The new association, which is to be
known as the Wiltshire Pig Insurance
and Provident Association. Is to be
registered under the friendly societies
act.--London Express.
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aNrieNs OF JAP AND AMERICAN.
Great Difference in The Emergency
Meal Of the TWO Countries.

0raas Difference In The Emergency
Meal Of the TWO Countries.
& General John r. Weston. Of the De-
partruent of Commissary and Subsist-
ence. has received from an American
army ofacer in the East q dried fish
which. In the generals opinion, ex-
plains the wonderful mobility Of the
Japanese.
M the Japanese soldier has no time
'QH boil section OF the. fish with his
4 Toe. he cuts OF piece with his knife
Z and chews the cud. SO to speak. There
Z IL enough nutriment In 1t 10 sustain
him Tor several hours. With proper
= economy, one nsh, which takes mp but
Mtkie room In his hayersack, VIII last
ksHn almost q week.
2 The American emergency ration
: consists Of parched corn and powdered
{ dHa@a best packed into a tin cylinder
aAout seven inches by one and half.
- soldier with good appetite could
eOM6ums the contents OF one day and
ag least half one If he were making
forced marches. It has more sustain
enR power than the Japanese emer.
gency ration, but as full ration 1t
cakes mp ave or six times as much
apace. since the American soldier is
supposed 30 carry one for each days
ocnsumption.-New York Evening
Siam.
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where orasshoppers Are popuIar.

There Is q regular business in Italy
Of making little wire cages for grass
hoppers. The insect Is regarded as
lucky and II one can be kept alive Ia
the cage for month 1t Is believed the
year will be prosperous. The supersti-
ton arose from this incident: A car
dinel Of the NEEDED family invited o
bishop to dine with him In his garden.
The cardinal handed the bishop glass
OK wine. A grasshopper fell from .
tree into the wine and the bishop did
not drink 1t. The wine was afterwa<d
found 10 have been poisoned
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JAPAN AND CHRISTIANITY.
Converts Include Among lts Ciasses
japan's Best Element.


japan's Hest element.
sAcceasions 70 Christian churcheaatn
Iapan are estimated by Or. Scherer as
about s.eoo annually. but they enn-
brace mainly the influential Glasses
Legislators, judges. army and navy
ofRcers, lawyers, bankers ana pnSsa7s
clans. ~
The masses seem as yet almost as
immune to christianity as, are MO-
hahmedan masses. Count OkAma 70
represented by DR.. scnerers 20 AMONG
the Japanese of light and lending WHO
feel concerned ct the moral eonoitaon !.
of Japan today. II Is q question.
says tho count, whether as people
we have not lost Aber AZ . result ot'the
many new influences TO which we haVo
been subjected. Development has peen
intellectual and not moral" =
Count okuma, although not Cnfss.
ton himself, Is Represented as welcoka-
ing the endeayors which Christians
are making to supply TO me country
q high standard OF conduct.
There is. In q word, ample evidence
that the action OF rch-burnins mooa
In TOXIC reflects no sentiment preya-
lent In the government circles OF
Japan. Prime Minister Katsura seems
10 think the American mind may De in
the dark on this point. for he has kept
the cables warm with assurances OF Of
ticial Japanese esteem for Christians
and TOR Americans, Current Litera-
ts1ra.
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yes possibly think Of Mombasa.
wAese Roosevelt landed. as sort Of
mgencas outpost on the edge Of the
weriA. AZ matter Of fact. Mombasa
waa 90 the map 400 years before
Gplumhus discovered America, and it
Il eemewhat prosperous city Of 27,-
90 people. II IL the terminus Of the
iE5KanAA Railroad. and has steel pier
ana saeme whaTves. The protective
essaAek whach stili stands as q part Of
90 tawa's eugtiGsations. was started
- 10 Arabs In the seventh century.
I@un may ncG have heard much OF
'AagsaAasa, but II Isn't because i is .
fsw 6seR. hutt to mako one end OF q
saxoa6 o. 8 lanaing place TOR ex'
nes.
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n ls said that some pearls that once
belonged OF the late empress OF Aus
triA are nov hanging IN . hidden Gags
IN the depths Of tia AdTistacs TAe
pearls had grown sick" as every one
Who is familiar with the ways Of pearls
knows that they sometimes will, and
this b tae only way % revive them.
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Cahman,s snperstitions.

A cabman never likes To drive
red tie the first thing In the morning.
II means he will have bad luck all
day.
A white top hat brings luck; SO
does a man who halls cab with his
hand touching lamppost. An old
gentleman with plaid trousers is as
good as $40 any day.
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A swedish Custom.

Tho Ewedes have q custom ~
Christmas time Of decorating pet
lamb with red ribbons and bells, then
loading It with gifts for the family.
The lamb Is turned loose In the house.
ana each person attempts to catch u
and DAD hls Or hss gttk
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island Ruled Entirely by Women.

Tiburon, an island in the Gulf OF
California, is ruled entirely by wo-
men. The inhabitants are a remnant
of the Sevis tribe of Indians, formerly
numbering about 5000, but now
shrunken to a few hundreds, They 1--we
In almost complete isolation and re-
fuse to marry any Of the Indians of
the mainland. The woman is head
OF the household. and council Of
matrons conducts public affairs.
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For tnsomnia tsy this simple fSna-
edy: Hava o barber; chair sigged M
- your room. Then, wheM unable Ia
s0.:tn sleep ~ 1.se q. n, send yrsSr
motor ear for your favcria8 ksrbSa
When hs comes. hass lin give ycn 4
thorough shanaDoO. II BOA sleapy than.
repeat ana continue treatnAsnA 1870
put 70 sleep n ne sfgAsxaenS s
% do this in ave A6srd. l!sdg d.
look at TIA bin, 49,. 80
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on Aer callinn List.

Mrs. Flynn had just moved into the
neighborhood and an old friend drop
ped in for a visit. and are yez on
calm. terms wild yer nixt-door neigh
Dor YETI" "Indade Oh am. OF called
her q thafe, an she called me an
other
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Lieut.. Gen. Baden Powell has two
favorlte notices. One is, Don't fur
~; patience wins the day." and the
ether, "a smile and q stick win carry
man through almost any difficulty"
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Hard 70 Be All Things &c AT Men.
Do not think that your learning and
genius, your wit or sprightliness are
welcome everywhere. was once told
that my company was disagreeable
because appeared SO uncommealy
hannv.-