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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1908-01-23, Page 6PRETTY MOTOR BOATS; BUT ---e SHOW CRAFT CRITICISED BY A MAN WHO GOES TO SEA. This is the kind of iv:at-her thd; >h rt• ane tip the winter, No Ned, He Thinks, of Paying S3,000 eelere fora Marvel of the Metal and the Sfalieticinu» dednrc that rats in fare i United lutes destroy S13,990,(1i111 worth Wood Worker's Skill When You of property annually, turd some of the Can Get a Boat With a Simple uew0papere cry out for' a war of eztm'- Engine for $500. ruination on the rodents. r But ice are Tho boats exha vi nt , meant allow la this city were marvels 01 skll1 la taanloniug fitly woods and metals leto pleasing snots. Thousands who are lueetoeted 1n craft Pro - Wiled by explosive motors looked dwat 0111 with wonder. A comparatively rs who ate Judean et nun cabinet wart telly In turning out ceived how mtheseuoh s boakill t gimped cred been eotioua. But some educe said there were few boats exhibited that were suitable for any pur- pose other . than exhtbluon on lend, In a hall, and protected by brass railings or silk- en lines. It was Interesting to not the smile witting to believe that dere iv some good oven in a rat. He is 000 of the greatest scavengers of the universe, and although he issltid to carry around the germs of trichinosis and the bubonic plague, he no doubt sates us from many a devastating epidemic. —_-♦ The United United States National -issecia- with whloi each nacre 0t, mo tion of Manufacturers has cotuprewscd tthe lafr000 0aeeexatbat ihi attar exhibition iiaotberurnedd 1(01 policy with reference to the labor continued thetr tour of the hall. ' What do you think of her?" one of these (motion into a series of negative pro vkltora wan caked u be was looking at (ho positions, as follows: glistening body of a launch of some thirty (net Ibsgts. -No hoyeott ; 'Mighty pretty," he replied. No • sed glop; "Think of buying her?" He could have drawn his check for the x1,000 and more at N0 sympathetic shite; which the bout was priced. No limitation of output; "No." he said; "tor one thing 1 have as No conpuls0'y use o1 tbn anion lube{; place to keep bor." No sacrifice of the independent stork- ''Ha,ea't you got a prllate front on the men to 1)0' union,her 1" Da the bay!" he exclaimed. "What has No restriction as to the use of tools' such n boat se that go to do with the bay? machinery or materials except such' as I admire times almost as much as I love the are unsafe; secottad it my house was up among the No restriction toy to the mmtber of np• houlee of ore rich and bed a floe picture prenticea and helpers when of neo ter gallery an It 1 would buy that launch add l 1 sae IL on a tuahogany cradle to the middle age, ad the gallery nod hue a man or two to lwep They claim that these propositions aro We wood and the metal work abusing as tbey shine 0004," in taxer of 05 per cent. of the working- ''1u men—that only Tice per stmt. g 10111011- „Tb nand ]hitt the five per cent., if that be thing re the trorreet proportion, have views din- tato metrically opposed to the above, and hart" Bu wenn in many cagey to- have tllo power make Ing, be enforce their demands. throe .�--- miles Tlie latest official statistics of the Ing11 British Volunteer Infantry Force sltoto wool 'that there are about 100,000 officers and 00rae eight mon from whom (provided they accept wave ), the conditions of service) to form the anti fourteen divisions of 12,000 0a0h, or 169,- buctt 000 in all of the new Territorial Army. " The 190,000 men, however, are so vizi- "I upas malty distributed that Dir. Haldane is D likely to find hffnself with large sur "Tho plumes in sone districts and serious ever shortatges in MMus.. Nor is it possible nee Am wane districts to traalsfer the nen say, Mo as to equalize matters, In Scotland, „M ,,f0rpiuitance, for the two divisions (24,- tense Ijltnon) ,40,000 Volunteers are avail- meg able:,''No portion of this great excess ha , can go to divisions outside Scotland, so that there will have to he a weeding ' ant of 16,000- men. Where ought to be some way of utilizing these men. Bri- tain's volunteers ]neve shown themselves to be a real bulwark of defence. But for Boni she never could have sent out to Africa the number of troops elle did during the Boer war. t you have a slip that le private and ctly sheltered." at wouldn't keep the boat from getting u her underbody. And suppose 4uoh a Re an old railroad t10 should drift the slip 1n the night and get up against t think what a pretty picture she would coming up from the Hook toward oven - with your trlende on board, clipping Kb the little sena ae eighteen or twenty and hour and—" ave you noticed her bows?" the boat- man lterrupted. "Yea? Well thee you d know that It she was clipping up s the Potato Patch et even seven or miles an hour and fell In with tho thrown by a Coney island steamboat guaata would need to have oilskin on ovary one would have to work a balling et." nr boats here that Interest you?" "Y ,._.,_•••._........._._...--t.. YAIUA 1E FIND , OSI INTERCOIONIAI RAILWAY. While traveling ou the 1..'C. 10., Mr, Har- vey W, Towers, residing at No. 7 3t, Paul street, St. dohn, N. B., made a valuable dis- covery, Some one had lett a small box of Zam-Buk, the great Skin Healer, In the Car and es Mr. Towers suffered with badly ehap- Ped betide, he applied Rune. To his surprise it heeled Ido rapidly. He says: "1t Is an exbelleat remedy, the beet I have over used far chapped hand', cuts, Bores, or burns, and I would 110t be without It," Mr, Towers ie only one of many thousands who ore glad they heard of Zea-Buk. There 1s no skin dloease 1t will not relieve and cure. Zan -Duk ie everywhere regarded as Nature's Great "First-aid." No traveler should be without It for 1t Is a epleudld pre. e ntativo against Barber's Rash and other skin Merano they are so liable to contact. A "little Zam-Buk rubbed regularly on rho bands aid ince before retiring each night will -keep the skin soft and free from dfa- easo. Zdur.Buk as a beater of skin diseases Is without equal. It cures ulcers, festering sores, ringworm, cuts, bruises, chapped bands, .bolls, eex0010, plies, rheumatism, etc. Sold by alt Druggists and stores at fifty cents a box or post-,pald from the Zam- uk Co., Toronto, ou receipt of prices. Three bone for 11.25, •e• The Rich and the Poor. De Lewd hear de po' man cryin', An' he ax him why Rn' how•, An' de po' man say: "Bit's de rich melee day, An' what is de p0' nen now! "Mar is de po' man now— Whor is do po' man nowt Too po' ter stay, Or ter move away— Oh, whar is de po' yuan now!" • nearly all of them interest me." mean any one that you would like to ear for your own use?" can't nay that there Is,' '04aa the reply, number of men who find pleasure or k in using motor boats is growing Larger y year. I know a good many of them, I don't know one who would have any for soy of these boats on such water, as the lower bay." erhape they hiveu't the meaner" oat of them haven't the means—In the of being able to afford the money for what you get; others have the n0, but they know something about hat do you think of the show of en- gines," A lot of good motors, most of them bad - II disfigured tad rendered practloally un- serviceable be unoeceseary appilencee." "What do you mean?" "Well, the gasoline engine 1s the simplest motor that earl be made except a water- wheel or a windmill. Do therm beautiful machlotu look simple? "Yet there is probably not one of them that could not be made better, more durable, more trustworthy and more efficient by tak- ing at practically all of the parte that make them look complex. Good construction, suf- ficient lubrication and trustworthy Igoluoa are the essontlala of a good gasoline motor. None of thea. eseentlats requires a multipll- etty of parts. It lea pleasure to see bare," the man went on, "some motors of sterling quality, with no useless parte and no embellishments. Some Maui are powerful and costly, others are for entailer oraft and aro not costly. "What an lnteaeoting show this would be 1f some of these engines could me ebown In hulls designed for eoaworthinees, carrying capacity and durabllity—ouch hulls as you or I would like to use on the bays or along ebore. or on the Sound or the rivers, and could be anchored out or tied up at a float overnight without feeling uneasy because y they were not In glans ones! When the Next motor haat stow to held New York 1 bop° 10 nee nt leapt ane ex- t that 0111 not only Interest ouch boating u 93 11111040, but will make them want own each a boat." Nor taotaucot" Well, a hull say 20 feat over all, of good no, subote.uuallya bunt, heavy enough t0 nod a good deal o! bonging, seaworthy t ther twith0 ten ore Hook fifteen persona board out wetting them;' a dry boat running BA on, broadside to the soon or drifting bout power; a boat that will go eight et as hour with a etx hero° -power motor. Wouldn' that be a useful boat, and uldn't It attract attention at the.show— pectally with Its price tag on It?" How much would the tag say?" I don't know exactly. I am not in the at business or the engine Modem; but I n get ouch 'Rn outfit now, giving the boat- ulld°t' and rho m or builder his price, tar s than $6W.—N. 'Y. Sun, 4l Wise met of the nations are beginning to ask what is going to happen when the great Celestial Empire has its awaken- ing. It has become n habit to refer to Chine as centuries behind the times, and incapable of being aroused to a true 0008° of its possibilities, That same idea prevailed in rogaird to Japan not so very many, years ago. The little Island Em- pire wag supposed to be as closely locked up against European civilization as its the Emperor was shut up from his people, I h bt but when the awakening cam the little mo dap' made strides which made the world 10 sit up. Within the past few years Japan hats taken a place among the nat`ous, and eta has 000TV been said, by some w'ri) rs, to en0 R'e¢ hold a position 0t. the Pnrific site of the with two continents similar to that held by wit Britain on the Atlantic side. And while mil all this was going on China. watg looked wo upon as a country to be parcelled out 09 in zones of influence among the great i ' nations, and as a people to bo legislatedy bean against when lltey desired to enter au- ! b other land, and exploited for trade pur- i 1°s t poses when the chose to remain at hone. John Chinaman must maintain the open door at hone, and find the closed door'.. abroad. But lie of the pigtail has seen i what his little neighbor can do, and signs are not lacking that he lute begun to think for himself. A leader hal) sprung up in hie amidst, too, who also ]las Me *served what, is going on in the aver!!. That the yellow' loin in his native land in (a) able of (1,3144more than his opera - lions' in the white man's country would 'ad' ate leeadmittedby those who have uudied lifdl ; lnttet closely. When he wakes tail realization of what he to ,is going to. happen. opo'an ti j),American religion, and European and an0riean civilization 1 have done for the (ilifuese, people what they aim to do telt a" ill the millions upon millions of Chi 'e de itt',return? Will they expect to li treated in other lands as the people of puler lands expect to be treated in theirs? Will ,they dC inand bounty for bounty; (100 Otto' tn's'.q,•' privilege for p iulc e, 1'erhaps time trtll-work out the solution of the pro- ' hleni; undoubtedly it.will, but the awakening of China is bolted to lax the ilyjbs of the beet statesmen the world cm produce. De Lewd hear de rich rutin cryin', An' Ile ax hint why and how, An' do rich yuan say: "Dar's my fine to pay, An' whar is de rich man nowt "Whey is de rich man now— Oh, whar is de rich man now! Kin I rise nn' shine Wid de Gover-taint fine? 011, while is de rich man tem!" Den do angel come Pam glory 'per take 'um ter de wort' dot's 110',,, But de rich men say, Dat he reckon he will stoy, An' do po' man erase, tool Doy ain't in a hurry fer to go— Oh, dey ain't in a hurry fer to go— De wort' is a trial, An' e. big self-denial, But dey ain't in a hurry for to gol --Atlanta Conetstttion, WAY OF MODERN' ITALY. Beauty of Perugia's Famous Oratory to be Marred by a Now Building. Rums,--Dgvers a.: Italy's art treatutes will be sorry to learn that IL is Intended' to, build a wooer!) house In the small picturesque equate leading to the celebrated Oratory- of ;.alai Boruaratuo of Sienna to Perugia, end h 6" 1 e Ila bolt laic \IoW Pi 't, 00141141 ala 'runs oratory was, bulli u1agIa,roles 01 P0rdsua, woe worn 00...oua to para to their native pity' some enduring murk of the nen Wtose in- fluence In a tune tit extreme `mural deprav- ity and const¢ut party strife had been purp- ly ono of good Yo the eillsene of Perugia. The lite of St, Bernardino of Sleuna Is familiar to most people. Like St. Fronds he exercised ail extraordinary power over the minds of men In the Middle Ages by the mete example of pure !!ring anti beauty of character, but,perhaps his power lay a little more. In preaching and In stirring men t9 action then that of the Saint of Assisi, whose influence waseeseetlally peaceful. Hla whole life was a struggle for light in a very dark age. He" was full of unse111s11nese and oharlty, and 1t le said that he: started the first Monte dl Pieta or pawnshop, which still Wats at Perugia. Tho facade of the oratory is the work of a Florentine sculptor, Apatite Duct, and 11 an interesting work of rt. It Is built of the pink oolored marble of the country, de- corated wkh terra citta figures, which Mend !or Humility, Mercy, Purity, Religion; Pa - Hence and Holiness. The facade is elaborately decorated and it is considered a mahterplec0 of singular beauty, It Is not clear why this parttouler spot was chosen on which to build the ora- tory, but probably the tenon was its etoee proximity to the Convent of St. Prowls of Preto, where the calm lived wblie at Per. uwla, There Is somolhing touching Intra auto - Mations of the Oratory of 51. Bernardino, and the thought of marring Its beauty 11a any way seems nothing short of deseratlon, But the spirit of the present day Is distinct- ly meterlol. A well paying hotel Is enneld- ered tar better than the unobstructed view of a celebrated facade, and the mutt of Dreaming the surroundings of werke of art seems gradually disappearing le Itay. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Gentleemn,—I have used MINARIYS LINIMENT from tbne to time for the past twenty year.. It was recommended to me by a prominent physician of Mont- real, who called it the "great Nova Sco- tia Liniment." It docs the doctors' work; It is, particularly good in eases of Rheumatism and Sprains, Yours truly, G. 0, DUNSTAN, Charterer! Actio unta.nt. Halifax, N. S., Sept. 21, 1905. "No sale now for any but Ste George's Baiting Powder Glad of it, tool I don't get any more complaints—but lots of compliments. So out with these.old lines." Write The Natloual'nraq & Cherttic6i Co, of Canada, Limited, for thein .new free Cook -Book. a!1 New Roads in Dalmatia. By the construction of new roads in various digtrrcts of the Dalmatian Ri- viera a magnificent stretch of country from Zara to the Montenegrin frontier will be opened up for travel. .Many roads already exist in places, but with gaps preventing continuous travel. It is intended now to bridge these gaps and make one great highway, linking to- gether the most picturesque spots along this coast., The work which is being done by tbltllf1overnment and the local authorlties'together is only part of a general plan, for developing the natural resources of this part of Austria. The country is remarkably beautiful, with many picturesque features, a mild cli- mate and mmnerolts fine bathing places. It is proposed to build first class modern hotels and provide other attractions for tourists and autontobtlists.--Pall Mall Gazette. 8finard's Liniment` C olds, eta SHIL�H'S Quick ease for the worst cough—quick relief to the heaviest cold—and SAFE to take, even for a child, Cures That is Shiloh's Cure, Sold under a guarantee COUgli3 +o cure colds and coughs Colds quiclter than any other Goa medicine—or your stoney back. 34 years of success commend Shiloh's Cure. 25c., 50c.,$1. 316 QUICKLY! What the Whistle Was For, "I was counsel tor a railway' oOntpeny in the West," gays a prominent New York' lawyer in Harper's Weekly, "in whose employ a section hand had been killed' by an- express train. His widow, of course sued for do osgeo. The princi- pal witneee 0000.0 positively that the locomotive whistle hod not sounded 1.111. til after the entire train had passkd over hie departed friend. "'You admit that the eidetic blew?' I sternly demanded of the witness. "'Oh, yea, it bleu.' "`Now,' I added, impressively, 'if that whistle eounded in time to give Morgan warning the fact would be in favor of the company, wouldn't it?' "'1 suppose so,' said the witness. "'Very well. Now, for what earthly purpose would the engineer blow his whistle after the man had been struck? "'I presume,' replied the witneee with groat deliberation, 'that the whistle was for the next man on the track. e Miaard's Liniment Cure. Distemper. ♦ -♦ Persistence of the Russian Police. The persistence with which the Rus- sian police follow up a revolutionist is illustrated In the cue of Nicholas Tschaikovsky, who, a short time ago, wan arrested at St. Petersburg, Tschai- kovsky was the founder of the first re- valuntary circle in St. Petersburg, dur- ing the reign of Emperor Alexander II. He was arested in 1875 and was to have been sent to Siberia, but escaped and event to England, where lie had lived et'er since, aiding the patriots as well es he could from such a distance. Some months ago he visited the United States in the interest of the patriot movement in Russia. After his return to England he became e convinced that it was his duty to return to Reseda to work for the cause. He ebtto'ect the Czar's do - miens well disguised, as he supposed, but it seems that he lied been dogged by government spies all the way from Lon- don, and as noon as he crossed the R110010d1 border he was taken into cus- tody. It is feared that he will now either be put to death or exiled to Si- beria. The old patriot's misforttnto has excited pity for him among all friends of liberty. Minard's Liniment' Curse Diphtheria. Hint to Chinese Editors: In consequence oY the severe tut pro- vocative eritietenis whicti have been ap- pearing in the native papers relative to the proposed foreign loan for the,Soo- eheat, Iii ngehow and Ningpo Railway and the Thibetan negotiations, the Pekin Government has instructed the Governor of Ktangsu and the Viceroy of the Liang- kiang to order the editors of those pa- pers to obey the Chinse press laws, olh- erwiee the editors will bo arrested and punished,—Shanghai Mercury. • - e. The Spider's Appetite. The spider hos a tremendous appetite. which defies all Inman competition. A scientist who carefully noted a spider's conaumpton of food in 24 hours eon - Rom for the . Years to come Jn.t one roof lo Oaananiti n ;n writing, to be good for :,i scar, an i0 really goad for a hundred. Times a roof of "OSHAWA" GALVANIZED STEEL SHINGLES Put them on yourself --common sense and a yammer and snip does it, The building they covers proof against lightning, fire, wind, rain and snow. a'1'hey cost 1008 because they're made better, and of better material. Write uo and learn about R00(01 N0 It I OH T. Address 20a The PEDLAR People ;"i �" (1,4,0400 Montreal Ottawa Toronto 1"n,fon Winnipeg CISTERN OF HOT WATER. Ntturai Curiosity on the Plaine Near Itch. Heber City, l Of ever him -easing interest to malted eurtkaily seekers ere the Rot Pots, about three utiles front Heber- City,. libdl, This region is a level plain, upon. the Rurfnce of which arise in strange e uefusiou l unnlxcrs of conical shaped cite terns, the largest of them being all of 50 feet in height, 100 feet in diameter et the top and twice. that tut the baso and containing in their dark dcpthe im- mense volumes of water heated to a high temperature in the furnaces of the earth, The water» contain the usual chemical properties of thermal springs and are used for bathing and drinking. These pots evidently have been form- ed by the scow deposition through countless centuries of the silica and 1• into t11C composition Saved Lincoln's Life. Barry Fletcher Kenney, former super- intendent of the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company, who is credited with having saved the life of President Lincoln when there was a plan ou foot to assaa0inate Min ht this city, is dying of pneumonia. The day after President Lincoln raised the flag over the State House ho started on his journey back to Washington. Rumors of threats to kill Mr. Lincoln had been. rife for several weeks previous and extra precautions were taken to pre- vent any injury to hint. When all was ready for the train bear- ing Mr. Lincoln to start, Kenney ordererd the telegraph wires between this city and Washington cut eo that no communi- cation could be had between the would -bo murderers. Then, suspecting that possibly the engineer of the train which was to carry the President might be in league with the assassins, Mr. Kenney called him into his office, He told the enginteir that the first coach contained a number of important State papers, which were to be deliovered intact at Washington, and ordered flim to see that no one en- tered the car. This precaution was taken, and when Washington was reached, out stepped Mr. Lincoln from the first coach. In a few minutes he was safe in -the White House.—Philadelphia North American. One Girl's Hour of Trial, - (Toronto Star.) The hour o1 trial came with tho that dey at the Year to a the Torontung lady d en public the schools. inn et aft b) Back aat ndthe withldno srm ttoughtn the holi- days, ypymeut om' a peeled of relaxation and plebe aura, she was suddenly confronted by tbo sight bof and herfather amangledd by rom the the knivesof it crltnsocutting stream Thevision followedtorn neitherh andy fainting or frenzied rush for help of uelgtt- bars. There wa 10 n1lemdament 1100 tlowmeot bf den 110040, blood was staunched by u fragment of dross applied with the skill of trained nurse, and then a firm support of faltering steps to the shelter of the house, Arrival under the roof- tree was not the ending but rather the be- ginning of the real strain. There was no ball telephone with a surgeon in the next street. Assistance could be summoned only by messenger, and an boor and half Passed, each minute seemtug an age, hslore the doc- tor came. ll that young girl, withng ouch 01 velvttar hit nn nerves of steel, held the bloody bandage in place and wltb gentle firmness aoothed and calmed a. patient to whose ease the meet acute suf- fering was accentuated by mental anguish duo to the knowledge of the fact that n hand which had nerved for sixty years was for- ever gone. Even the arrival of the long - leaked -far old did not bring immediate re- -lief; the final duty of assisting at the. pre- liminary operation rendered' necessary by the wound still remained. An bintortr phrase, slightly changed, may well be applied: "It ,''. act n,er, but It was Magnificent. Rowell—How did Rowell die? Pow 11—He took a drop too nla.h. 11awtii—I didn't know lie drunk, PINT! 1-4 didn't say bo did; 'r'. g t. put off an airship for nonpaying Me no with n Pic of twn+tndred birds. fare. soda which este of the waters. They grow in height steadily with years and present a moat interesting epeeta.cle of nature's strange creative methods, The Hot Pots are found in the midst of cultivated fields and thriving oroharde, rwtwithetandittg the peculiar roek-like soil compoeltlon• One of the marked peoulhrri ice of the reion marked is the hollow rumbling sound caused by carriages end horses as they move over the roadways for miles around. la there all enormous cavern filet below the ourtaee and will it eeor cavo in?' is theanxiousenquiry of ev- ery visitor alarmed at the strange un- derground sounds.—Kansas City Star. ENGLISH SPAVIN LINIMENT REabves all hard, soft and calloused lumps and blemishes from horses, blood spavin, sprains, sores and swollen throat, Attlee, ep coughs, etc. gave 650 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by drug- gists, Bungle's Bad Break. Mr. Bungle always takes a deep and sympathetic interest in the welfare of his fellow -man. While out for a stroll one day, he met a friend who seemed in a great hurry. "Hold on, Jones," said Bungle, grabbing his friend's arm, "why this ruche' "Bungle," said Jones, removing his hat and wiping hie brow, "I'm hob footing it to a specialist; I believe my brain is affected." Mr. Bungle, to allay the fears of hit -friend and show the customary commiseration, said jovially: "Papaw, Jones, you shouldn't worry about such a little thing as that, "Wit -at?" '1 moan you shouldn't' lotuch a little thing ad your brain—that is, Mr. Jones, you shouldn't get so ex- cited over nothing—of course—ah, good day, Mr. Jones v•—From the January Bohemian. A Toilet Luxury Mira Skin Soap is a delight to every woman who valutaa soft A beautifulakin Mira Skin Soap y all irritations—mires skin troubles—and he thb'legantlykttef perfumed d refreshing — unsurpassed for toilet and bath. rye ■ eke --el detains or sent on receipt of price, The Chemists Co. of Canada, Limited, t1amileoo. eluded that if the spider were built pro- portionately to the human scales, he would eat at daybreak a rhinoceros, by seven a lamb, by nine a young camelo- pard, by one a sheep and would finish t/ nano f�ARa aamersera. SKIN SOAP 22 Black Watch Chewing Tobacco Rich and satisfying. The big black plug. 41288 Lord Kelvin's Romance. 'there erste an element of romance the late Lord Kelvin's second marrialf►.,, It was at the Camay Islands that the great eclentist met h1e bride to be, and. her apparent interest In scientific put' suite drew them quickly together. The scientist went to great length to unfold a new system of elgnalling, end as lie said good-bye to the lady on the bridge ), of his yacht on leaving he looked at her and smilingly said: "Do you think yon understand the system nowt' "Oh, yea," replied his lady friend, "t ` 0m sure I understand." "Then," said the scientist, "wateh the vessel ae it disappears from view and I will flash you a message." The message was, "WSM you be my wifet"'The lady's reply the world knows- -Westminster Gazette. Gas From Cinders. Smokestack cinders from locomotives are being used for making gag at two places in. Germany by the railway ad- ministration. The plant at Koenigeberg has three generators and three double- acting 538 engines, each 180 horse pow- er capacity. The engines are -directly connected to electric generators. The other plant hits two gas generators and two single -acting gas engines, each of 00 horse power. Both plants are said to be giving satisfaction, the consump- tion of cinders being reported from 1.3 to 2.4 pounds per horse power, varying with the load. ITON lfaeee MteM Betsteaee and :Wig M esa3 minutes by 19011004.4 q0 �� tea, k} 11 Weir tape. Bold by atetgde Rockefeller Waistcoat the Latest. Mr. John D. Rockefeller has est the fashion for wearing paper waistcoats in winter for protection against orld. For many years Mr. Rockefeller has been; wearing a paper waistcoat under his, outer waistcoat, but only recently did' hie friends become aware of it. Some enterprising merchant heard of 14 alloy and the result is that the market is now flooded with neat paper waist• coats made of yellow tisane paper, to bo h worn over the stomach and chest in cold weather, They are very inexpensive af- fairs, against cold is Paper as a protection not really new, though it may be novel to this generation, The troops of Gen Washington in the Revolutionary Wet used paper to keep them warm, by put. ting it in their shoes, and were thus oft. en saved frostbitten feet. To many it does not teem reasonable tat paper could be any •P against cold, but 00 doubt many will re- member tiro experiment made in school of taking a piece of paper in both hands; holding it taut and trying to tear it In many instances the children hove no strength enough to do it. This shows how Closely knit paper fe.Its particle! are so adhesive that no air eon page through, and this in a measure explains' its use in coldweather. Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows, FINANCIAL BREAK. Rich Uncle Ebenezer—So you are Barred cfter me, aro you? c't. r11 Nephew—Yes. Ma said it was toobad, but we needed the money' •-s The abattoir is where they moke both mete meat. A Black, and Blasted Spot. Forty years ago there could: be seen on a farm In Lesmehegow parish a 'circular toot about night weeds not diameter, blades of ton hany ent neither ul'de0.row. Accordingi, to Decal gee sort would .g (Mien, a reputed, witch had in and, days been burned on' this spot, anQ protesting her Innocence to the last, called upon those Present 10 wltnesa that, an proof of hos in- nocence, nothing green wogld grow on the Mace where oho suffered l that It would re - Barrer aand abate the ck and bplace hasoremained t for ein the lifetime of 'the oldest natives of the locality; 00 )001ter whether sown or plumed, nothing would grew, while vegelatlop or cram would antly all ttioOnd. Most thrive t of these nativwerluxue slowly but surely decreasing, and poseibly this reputed link with a more superatltlous past, may soon disappear. --G. F. If you want to avoid scrapes, raise whiskers, e1P.71EO3T goj.1011'rEv), IRII'41 E?R t'RIGE l;I 1 HALLRM R 4NT,Q.;. ,c•..