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STATE IN FROG BUSINESS. JOSEPH HORNE CO. HE WARSHIPS Cor. Penn Ave. and Fifth St.

WEATHER-FAIR. Thursday, August 17 1905. 73c Music HooK-r Tomorroto 22c "ff have made a special purchase ef some 3M Music Boobs, each containing; from twenty to thirty the latest popular pieces. You will find them oa center table. Aisle -No.

8, tomorrow for 23c each. Music 7c Copy. Another lot of standard music, vocal and Instrumental, at 7c a copy. You will be aurprised at the many choice selections In the lot. Our pianist will play any of the new musle over American JLatus of Uriel fe.

Io you play Bridge Them 70a will he Interested In a little book called the American, Laws ef Briace. It Is published at 76c, but It Is obtainable In au Book Department For 25 Cents. This book will be mailed to say one ansa re e. a est for SOe, the Rc additional to cover postac. Every bridge player should own one.

tor you, upon reouesu RULES OF HEALTH. Temperance. Abstinenee of Worry, a Youthful Mind and Plenty of Sleep. A famous New Tork physician, now hale and handsome, at 75, sums up his half century of medical practice and observaftion in these simple rules of health: Be temperate In all things. In matters of amusement or study as well as in regard to foods and drinks.

To be temperate In all things, however, does not imply that one must be a prohibitionist about anything. 2. Don't be afraid to go to sleep, for sleep is the best restorer of wasted energies. Sleep a certain number of hours every night, and then remember that a short nap during the "Say Is a safer re-Juvenator than a cocktail. 3.

Don't worry either about the past or the future. To waste a single hour in regret for the' past is as senseless as to send good money after that which has been irrevocably lost. To fret one's self about what the future may have in store is about as reasonable as to -attempt to brush back- the tide ot ne ocean with a broom. Worry, of whatever kind, banishes contentment, and contentment is a necessity of youth. 4.

Keep the mind youthful. Live in the present with all the other young people. Don't get to be reminiscent. Let the old people talk about the past, for the mere act of thinking anout old things reminds the mind of Its years. Reminiscences are dangerous whether they be soothing or sweet or sad for they characterize old age, and must be sedulously avoided by those who would be ever young.

6. Keep up with the times. Don't fall behind the procession. To accomplish this learn one new fact every day. The mind that is satisfied to live upon the lessons it learned in its youth soon grows old and musty.

To keep young it must be fresh and active that is, abreast with the torpedo-boat destroyer will grow in elze until It has rendered the unprotected cruiser or scout a superfluous type. The new 33-knot ships will probably be of not less than 1,000 tons displacement, and will combine In themselves the qualities beth ot the scout and the destroyer. Scientific American. NEW CEREALS" Csm Be Made Out of Grasses if the Xeceaslty Arises. Agricultural explorers In the employ of the government have been ransacking the world for new kinds of grasses, some of which It Is thought may be susceptible of development into cereal grains of value.

Of course, wheat Is a grass, and so likewise is rye. Oats and barley are grasses, and the same remark applies to maize, or Indian corn. To be useful for human food a grass must bear large seed heads containing good-sized seeds, and this is a matter depending to a great extent upon cultivation. if all the cereal graiTS now existing were to vanish from the earth in the present year, others could be brought Into being in a surprisingly short time by the scientific propagation and improvement of species of grasses which at present are neglected. Several of our native grasses might, it is believed, be made to serve in this way notably three or four of the "prairie grasses" (genus Panicuml, which are related not distantly to the broom corn millet grown largely for human food in Russia.

It Js wonderful what can be accomplished in the development of a grass for the production of a cereal grain simply by the application of well-understood methods of selection and propagation. Maize originally, it Is looked not so very much different from any ordinary grass. AVhere it had Its origin Its not known with certainty, though probably it was in the hignlanda of Central America and in a rather restricted area. The aboriginal people took It up and cultivated it, selecting from year to year plants that bore the largest ears, and hundreds of years before Columbus landed on the shores of America, Indian corn had become much like what It is today and was grown for food all over for a Wxill '23 Ter Cent Less Regular Season The Blanket and Comfort Sale will be continued tomorrow. The sale is now three days old, but there are no signs of abatement in interest hundreds of pairs of fine blankets have changed hands since Tuesday morning.

Hundreds of fine comforts have found new owners, and flannels and flannelettes have been selling at a rate that proves the providence of Pittsburg women. To those who have missed our previous news on this subject we will say: These are not mussed goods, or seconds or old stock. No, indeed. The sagacity and farsightedness of our buyer makes these prices possible. Bought months ago, before wool advanced, and had the goods made up during the mills' dullest season.

Some of the prices, as follows: J. H. California Diamond Valley Blankets. This brand of Blankets controlled by us J. H.

Keep Warm Blankets. All under our special Blue Monogram Ticket. The following lines are without doubt the best values ever offered at popular prices, and represent a saving of 25 at prices quoted. J. H.

No. 10 White Wool Blanket, 11-4 size; at, pair J. H. No. 210 White Wool Blanket, 11-4 size; at, pair $3.50 J.

H. o. 220 White Wool Blanket, 10-4 size; at, pair 44r J. H. No.

220 White Wool Blanket, 11-4 size; at, pair $4.00 J. H. No. 230 White Wool Blanket, 11-4 size; at, pair $5.00 J. H.

No. 250 White Wool Blanket, 1 1-4 size; at, pair J. H. No. 250 White Wool Blanket, 12-4 pair SS.uO California, 10-4 size; at, pair 9 T.OO California, 114 size; at, S.OO California, 12-4 size; at, California, 11-4 size; at, pair.

California, 12-4 size; at, pair. .912.50 California, 11-4 size; at, pair T.CO California, 12-4 size; at, pair. f75 fine, soft, fleecy Blankets are Invited lines. They combine -warmth, lightness durability, and are quoted 30 'below SPECIAL J. H.

Keep Warm Plaid Blankets, 72x84 size, pink and! white, blue and white, tan and white, gray and white, black and white, red and black plaids, worth $6.50, for, pair, $5.00. Men's $2.00 to $4.00 Vests, 25c. The price seems ridiculous we admit it, yet the matter is easily explained. We had a great call for coats and trousers this season, without the vests, and necessarily find cur-selves with a lot of vests on hand. They are no good to us, therefore we say, take them at 25c each.

Black, blue and fancy woolens. News for Tomorrow ribbons? Certainly. What woman when ribbons are so lavishly used. ribbon trimmed, frocks are ribbon trimmed, is ribbon trimmed and this refers old. for Taffeta, both plain and striped edge, value.

Double Faced Satin, worth 35c a yard. Ribbon, pink, light blue, olive, cardinal, black and white, worth 25c a yard suitable hair ribbons and children's sashes. Pennsylvania Shipplaar 300.000 from One of Its State Hatcheries. The largest lot of frogs ever grov' captivity in Pennsylvania is now being distributed from the Pleasant Mount I hatchery, in Wayne county. Fish Com- missioner Meehan decided last year to add frog culture to the service rendered by the fish commission, and a few were raised at the Corry and the Erie hatcheries and distributed.

The experiment was successful, and frog-raising, it was decided, should also be tried at the new Pleasant Mount station. There the frog crop has been entirely successful, and the that were raised are now being sent out. These frogs will be the only ones the people will get from the State this year, as the experiment proved a failure this season both at Erie and Corry. At Erie an epidemic got in among the pollywogs and at Corry more than 100,000 small frogs were eaten by snakes. The process of raising young frogs is exceedingly interesting.

When four or five days old they are ready to ship and are from 1V to 2 Inches long. When 12 days old they are worth 2 cents apiece, for bass bait, so there Is money in raising frogs if one knows how. since It is possible to grow 2.000,000 of them to the acre. The frogs are shipped in cans of 400 each, packed simply in wet moss. The 300,000 on hand are not nearly enough to supply the requisition, which comes from every county.

Fish Commissioner Meehan will in the fall Issue bulletins from the reports of the superintendents of the fish hatcheries giving their experience at frog raising for the benefit and instruction of the public. The raising of frogs is easier than the raising of poultry. A frog a week old planted now will be fit for the table next year, and In two yearj will be a "monster." Two kinds of frogs, the greenheads and the western, were raised at the hatchery, but the greenhead is preferred by epicures. The market price of edible frogs is from $1.50 to $3.00 a dozen. Wellsboro (Pa.) Republican-Advance.

GOV. MICKEY ON RINGERS. He Tells Ahont Rales of Quoits and Aska a Question. "I am eurprlsed," said Governor Mickey, of Nebraska, as his eye wandered over the Sun editorial in which his skill as a thrower of horseshoes was extolled, "that the Sun, after displaying such apparently thorough knowledge of what I Insist ought really to be our national game, should fall into so egregious an eror as to speak of a ringer as being a shoe or quoit so thrown as to hang on the peg. "A ringer is nothing of the kind.

I speak thus positively because this is a game I know as well as I do my letters. I played it in boyhood, a fact that has a great deal to do with my present ability as the best horseshoe thrower at the State House. "What the Sun describes as a ringer is, under all rules, nothing but a leaner. A ringer counts three and a leaner but two. Anybody can throw a leaner, but It requires the highest skill to throw a ringer.

"What is a ringer? A ringer Is a shoe thrown In such a way that after it has settled down over the peg It completely encircles it, no part of fhe shoe leaning upon or touching the peg. "Under the rules, when it is disputed whether the throw is a ringer the laying of a straw, piece of string or corncob across the heel of the shoe will furnish conclusive evidence if any portion of it touches. As has teen pointed out in some of he State papers, this measurement gives rise to violent disputes, but maintain this only develops the sturdy', Vpe of countrymen of which the nation i fands in need. "The Sun seems surprised that I should make ringers in the method described. I see nothing unusual about my playing.

I am informed that billiard players make their best shots by caroming off a selected spot, and that is simply the secret of my skill In this matter. "There is one point the Sun has left me in doubt upon, and that is, is it good horseshoe throwing form to allow the right suspender to droop from the waist while the trousers remain imbedded In the boot tans, or should both be shucked?" i4ncbln' (Neb.) Letter New-York Sun. Twine and Wine. Mr. Edward D.

B. Brown, of Chicago, at the Rennert, doesn't expect to sell an order today or tomorrow, and didn't sell one last Saturday. But one month his people put in half a million dollars. He sells coal elevators for the use of railroads great big things that have a capacity of up to 6.000 tons, overhead and yard, and do away with all the old buggy system of filling the tenders. "Yes, they cost a lot," he admitted, "but we're not ashamed to take the money, because our elevators handle the coal for about one cent a ton, while under the old system it cost from ten to twenty cents.

If an elevator handles 6.O0O tons a year and saves from nine to nineteen cents a ton, there is a nice, fat interest on the Invest'Cnt in sight for the company on the start. Of course, I don't sell an order a day or a week, but we put in something like 100 elevators a year, and that's Our trouble begins when we get the order, on account of the scarcity of timber and general material. We have recently put in several 5.000 ton elevators for the New Tork. New Haven Hartford road. Speaking of large sales, one of our men met a drummer on the road once who had just sold a big order, and was buying the provisions on the strength of it.

He explained that he could afford it. because the order amounted to Our man smiled, and asked what the line was. 'Twine. he said. Next day our man placed a little business, and casually mentioned to his friend of the twine that it amounted to 'Gee! he whistled.

'And are you going to order was the reply. I couldn't afford it on Then come and have a few bottles with was the Invitation of the twine man. Well. It was a big order. Tou know $3,000 worth of ball twine makes a lot." Baltimore News.

Interesting? Vol Time. A small edition of the "Executive Register" dating from the time of Washington is about completed, the stamping room finishing the last "run." The volume gives the Presidents and their Cabinets, laws governing their election, appointment of each election, a literal copy of the Declaration of Independence, the articles of confederation and the Constitution. Many incidents relating to early presidential elections set forth in the book are not generally known, Washington's twelve competitors for the presidency, the neck-and-neck race of Adams and Jefferson and other Interesting facts being among them. The figures given in this register of the popular vote of Andrew Jackson 155,872 compare unfavorably with the vote of a Congressional district at this time, and even William Henry Harrison's round million of votes are not very impressive. In view of the popular ideas of the life and history of Aaron Burr, it is rather surprising to find that Congress required thirty-six ballots to -determine the choice between Thomas Jefferson and Burr, the seventy-three electoral votes receivd by-each appearing to indicate that Burr was considered to be a better citizen in those days than present belief would warrant.

Washington Star. Rabbit Skin Blankets. "I don't suppose that many of the Post's readers ever slept under blankets made of rabbit skins, but that's an experience I recently had during a pleasant sojourn in the Canadian woods." said T. R. Hersey.

of Cleveland, at the Arlington. "These skins, which make a delightful covering, are very light, and as warm as the heaviest woolen blankets. These blankets are made by the Indians. The peltry is cut into strips about one-half an inch wide, woven squarely, and apparently tiel at each crossing. The fabric is very delicate, and you can poke a finger through the interstices.

The prevailing coTX Is white, with delicate brown auu iiiw iuc men IS Vvery reasonable. In fact, but for one ofect the cpst would be several times figure the trouble is that the white lirs win come out. ana so to use these tfciutiful articles they must be covered wn silk on both sides." ashington "COO to Cumberland and Retnrn, Sunday, 'Angmst 20th. fecial train leaves Baltimore A Ohio Tooth tXTRAUItu: I 8 Bill PAINLESS. Safe as Sleep VEG-0-ZON makes it possible to extract from one to twenty teeth without pain or danger.

$8 Bridge Work $5 I Oold Crown and New York Dentists, 12 Years in the Same Place. Corner Sixth and Liberty Ste. Fntranc nn Liberty. Opea Nights Till Sundays 10 to S. Oiir Optical Department should be visited by all who have trouble with their eyes.

Our Expert Optician will EXAMINE THEM FREE You may or may not need glasses, but if your eyee are not perfect they need an examination. JOHN M. ROBERTS SON 441 Market St. PEAT AS A LOCOMOTIVE FUEL. Successful Testa In Xew England.

Great Stores of It in Maine. Peat is abundantly stored in our Maine bogs. Androscoggin county has enough peat to supply all Maine with fuel for a generation. Yet we fail to encourage intelligent efforts to develop our own resources in fuel. A number of experiments, which will be of interest to many Maine men, have recently been made by the Boston and Maine Railroad in the use of peat fuel.

So far the tests have given entire satisfaction and now the company is preparing to give the new locomotive fuel a more extended trial than any heretofore undertaken. The company had Its attention called to the value of peat as a steaming agency some weeks ago, and upon representation that it was equal to bituminous coal was induced to test its qualities. These' were eminently satisfying and a carload of the material has been delivered for further experiment. The source of supply is In the town of Lewington, and it is said that this single deposit would furnish enough fuel for all the railroads entering Boston for a period of 250 years. The treatment consists in cutting out the peat In large cubes and then subjecting them to heavy pressure, which exudes all the moisture and makes the mass as compact as In the pressing the cakes take on an elliptical shape, with an inch hole running through them, which admits of Iree burning.

In reporting on the first experiments the officials of the road say that they found that this fuel made an exceptionally hot fire, was free from smoke, and that it could be purchased for less than coal. From an economical standpoint, however, the coal showed to better advantage, owing to slower consumption, but the two advantages named for the peat fully offset that in favor of coal. The further tests which the company proposes making will be watched with Interest as a solution of the present smoke nuisance may be found in the general use for steaming purposes of the peat Lewlston Evening Journal. AMERICAN STEEL. No Reason "Why It Should Not Win In Brazil.

A favorable opening for American steel works and rolling mills to establish a rtade In Brazil is pointed out by Consul General Seeger, of Rio de Janerio, who has transmitted to Washington a letter received recently by him from a firm of importers now representing several French and Belgian iron contractors and builders. The letter reads as follows: "As we know you take a great interest in promoting the commercial and industrial relations between the United States of America and Brazil, we take the liberty to make the following proposition, which we would like you to consider: "We are representatives in Brazil of several iron contractors and builders of France and Belgium, and as you know, all European Iron merchants have formed a syndicate to sustain prices of their products. It may be a good opportunity now for a new competitor, without such engagements and in positln to compete with the European industries, to enter this market, particularly as several important North American companies were formed in Brazil a few months ago. What should not Americans do here that they do successfully in Europe? "We would be much obliged to you if you could put us in connection with a good steel factory and important rolling mill, and iron founders and constructors, able to supply us with iron frameworks, bridges, etc. We are perfectly sura that many North American iron and steel manufacturers are in a condition to work as cheaply as any European competitors and to give the same credits.

You are here long enough to testify to the rapid expansion of the German trad ein Brazil, and to be informed of the means employed by firms to win commercial supremacy. You know the great facilities of payment of the German factories to their customers. There is no reason why North American merchants should not do what others do." 1'ties desiring to communicate with thest firms can obtain their addresses by writing to Eugene Seeger. consul general. Rio de Janeiro, or they will be furnished upon application to the Bureau of Manufacturers at Washington.

Why Wltte Kissed Conductor. That distinguished statesman and man of affairs generally, Sergius Witte. the czar's chief peace envoy, traveled bv railroad from Newport to "Boston on Sunday. When the train arrived at the Hub, M. Witte, it is stated, "went up to the locomotive and shook hands with the engineer and fireman.

He then embraced the conductor and imprinted a kiss upon his forehead." This method of osculation belongs distinctly to the old world, and while it may excite amusement among prosaic Americans, it is considered both good form and a delicate attention in Europe. Our own President has been known to shake hands with engineers and firemen, but it has never been reported that he imprinted a kiss on the brow of the manly conductor. Railroad men are known to be bashful, and It would probably be embarrassing to them if the custom of kissing the conductor should be established in this country. It is possible M. Witte did not intend to a precedent.

He had suffered greatly from seasickness on the voyage from Oyster Bay to Newport, where he left the Mayflower and took the train for Boston. A man who has been seasick feels grateful to anybody who. relieves him of the necessity of remaining on the water. He may have kissed the conductor out of sheer gratitude. If the Witte kiss was intended to set a new fashion, however, railroad men who object may be compelled to wear masks like those worn by baseball players to avoid the attacks of oscu-lators.

Baltimore Sun. Disappointment. The old man had enjoyed a good dinner at a moderate outlay. He smiled benevolently at the small boy who checked the hats. "Boy," he said, "do they ever offer vou tips?" And he slipped his hand deep" in his pocket.

The boy grinned expectantly. "Sometimes, sir," he answered. The man looked pleased. "Boy," he said in bis unctuous way, "if they ever offer you tips you take 'em." And hi3 hand came out of his" pocket with the brass check that called for his hat tightly grasped between his fingers. Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Men Straw Hats 25c. Tomorrow Boggs Buhl will sell all their $1.00. $1.50 and $2.00 Straw Hats for 25c. Some slightly soiled, but most of them are fresh and clean. I Hi I Best Teeth OF THE FUTURE The War Between Russia and Japan Has Already Affected British Building Plans HIGH SPEED BATTLESHIPS.

GREAT EGINES AD GtSS OF EXORMOIS POWER PROJECTED. NO UNPROTECTED SHIPS. As the ally of Japan. Great Britain is probably In possession of the facts as to the behavior of the ships and general war material of" the Japanese navy in the present vrar; aii henre the naval program for the present year, as far as it has been made known by the British government, may be accepted as embodying, in the distinctly novel features of the ships to be laid down, many of the lessons that have been learned. These changes are exactly those which the Scientific, American has predicteuV'ivouid be brought about as a result of the 'war.

namely, a great increase In gun and a corresponding increase in speed: Dealing first with the batCeshir 'the foundation upon which a navy is buiii upland around 'which its various elements are gathered), we note that the British admiralty are to lay down a vessel which, if it proves to be satisfactorywill become the standard type of the battlesup for probably a decade to come. In the first place, the speed is to be that whfth only a few years ago was the standard speed for armored cruisers, namely. 21 knots an hour. This would be a "hie battleship speed, even If sacrifices were made in the armor protection and the batteries: but. as a matter of fact, in snfte of the high speed adopted the ship he considerably larger and more powerfully armed than any battleship built or building today, exceeding even the "Ixird Nelson" type of last year, which oh a displacement of lfi.500 tons is to carry four 12-inch and lo 9.2-inch guns.

The ship will mount a battery of 10 12-lisch guns, each of which will have a muzjie energy of about 50.110 foot-tons. All of fhese guns wilt be carried in turrets pori the main deck. There will be no intermediate battery; but for the de-fens against torpedo boat attack, the new ship will be fairly alive with high-velryity three-inch guns, of which she will' probably carry not less than two or three dozen. Steam will be supplied en-tirly by water tube boilers, and she will be. driven by Parson steam turbines of 23X horsepower.

The embodiment of Sfch f-peed and gun power necessarily lm-pSes a great increase in the displacement, lfhich in the new type ship will be not lss than lS.OOO tons. The great powers of ittack of this vessel can be best understood by a comparison with the two next most powereful battleships in the world, the British Lord Nelson and our own Connecticut: for while the total energy of a "Ingle broadside from the Connecticut Is 297. IK foot-tons, and that of the I-ord Nelson 312, 0v foot-tons, the seven 12-Ineh guns of the new battleship 'which can be brought to bear on either broadside will have total muzzle energy of about 330.000 foot-tons. This is the energy at the muzzle; but since the big gun holds its energy longer than the smaller gun, it follows that at long battle ranges at which the engagements of the present war have been ought, say three to six miles, a broadside from the new type of battleship, if every shot got home on the enemy, would have about TO per cent more striking energy than the broadside of the Connecticut, and about 30 per cent more than that of the Nelson. Furthermore, because of her excess of speed of about three knots an hour, she 'would have the "weather gage" and could choose the distance and the position that would be most favorable to herself.

A similar increase in, speed and power is to he made In the new design of BHtish armored cruisers, of which four are to be built. With their turbine engines they are expected to realize a speed of 25 knots an hoour. As In the battleships. The six-Inch gun will disappear, and witn It the port casemate method of mounting the gun: and a powerful armament of 10 or 12 9.2-inch guns will be carried on the main deck, all of them with turrets. T.Ike the battleship, these vessels will have the weather gauge of any armored cruisers afloat on the high seas: moreover, as the 9.2-inch gun is to be KO calibers in length, its high velocity and great carrying power will render these ar-morpd cruisers a match for many of the smaller and older battleships, that are armed with short-caliber 12-inch guns.

One of these 25-knot cruisers could, for Instance, circle around the battleship Jowa at a range at which the chances of footing a hit with the low-velocity 12-inch gens on that ship would he rather remote, and because of the flat trajectory of her own 50-caltber 9.2-inch guns, she would he capable, did she carry first-ctass gunners, of placing her shots with telling effect. Just here, as showing the rapid strides made by modem gunnerv, we may mention that the 9.2-inch 50-cal'i-ber gun of this cruiser has about the same muzzle energy as the 35-callber 12-inch gun of the Iowa, and of course a much flatter trajectory. These four armored cruisers will constitute a squadron, whose 2fi-knot speed will enable them t- refuse battle to the modern battleships: close with any battleships armed with 30 or pieces, and, by virtue of their long-range guns, have the battleships at a great disadvantage. In the new British destroyers an even greater Telative increase In speed is proposed. Two classes are to le built, one for work off the coasts, and the other for dtittea on the high seas.

As in the case of the battleship, a type vessel, to be followed by others if it proves satisfactory will be built, and the estimated speed' with turbine engines, is 36 knots an hour. This speed is to be no mere racecourse achievement, run over a measured mile under favorable conditions; for the S6 knots an hour trial speed must be maintained over a distance of nearly 300 knots, or for a period of eight hours" continuous steaming. Five destroyers wilt also be built which must maintain a speed of S3 knots an hour for a period of eight hour. The coast destroyers, of which a dozen are to be constructed are to have a speed of 2 knots an hour It is significant that in this program there is no mention made of the building of cruisers of the unprotected class, and herein the Scientific American finds a further verification of its stated belief that Painless Davis Is positively IIS PRICES. $3.00.

Crowns and $5.00 Plates. $2.00 an $3.00 Bridge Work. Painless Davis, 445 Smithfield St. Opposite Ka fman n's. LOOK FOR THE BLUE SIGNS AND RED JT.

dti I The Procession of New Autumn Dress Weaves Begun. From now until late in the Winter season, as Summer glides into Autumn and Autumn steals into Winter, new dress woolens will be arriving constantly. Those now here waiting to make acquaintance are Polntille Eolienne, a beautiful silk and wool material, In flamboyant weave, designed especially for dressy gowns and costumes. Shown in soft and mellow 6hades $1.50 a yard. Wool Empress Cloth is a poplin-like weave, very fine and solidly woven, which will be seen this Fail In many coat suits a handsome material that will give good service.

$1.50 a yard. New Tailor Woolens In mannish mixtures, neat checks, and hairline stripes, full 52 Inches wide, and only $1.00 a yard. for Mousseline and Taffeta Ribbons, In all the including white and black splendid quality for sashes and girdles. Regular yard for Striped, Dotted and Figured band ribbons, hat bands, stocks, belts, etc. for Ribbon that would be good value yard pink, light blue, white and black.

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Lovers of to inspect the and regular values. Ribbon Interested in isn't in a season Lingerie is millinery to young and 13c a yard 5-inch Ombre regular 25c Vz inch black, 4 inch Taffeta brown, for 25c a yard 5z inch beet shades, width and 40c quality. 18c to 35c 1J4 Inch suitable for 35c a yard 6 inch Mousseline at 50c a Autumn Some new Shoes are here We wish to maker of these in advance Custom rc Queen Quality you decide on wise to see these These new and are made lasts. $10.00 $18.00 A a) the times. The old methods of thought and the old facts may have been correct enough once upon a time, but that time has passed.

Today they are obselete and only amusing as relics of antiquity. To remain young, therefore, one must keep the storehouse of the memory clear of all such rubbish. Throw away one of the mildewed relics every day and replace It with some newer, fresher and more up-to-date fact. Here, then, is this New York physician's secret of perennial youth In a nt-shell. Be temperate! Don's! be afraid to go to sleep! And keep up the times! It is not a difficult rule of life to follow.

It Is ever so much easier than wandering about strange lands in search of hidden springs. It is somewhat pleasant-er than stewing over Ill-smelling crucibles. Moreover, it has the advantage of being thoroughly agreeable, which makes it well worth trying. New York World. OUTLOOK IN INDIA.

To Insure Trade, Onr Merchants Should Send Representative. A letter received by the bureau of manufacturers from an America gentleman in Italy describes an interview with an Italian trade commissioner who recently returned from a tour of investigation in the Orient. The Italian commissioner expressed the belief that the United States, with proper effort, could materially increase its sales of cotton goods, manufactures of Iron and steel, railway supplies, boots and shoes, mineral oil, in India. To do this, however, the opinion was expressed that manufacturers and merchants should associate themselves and send a representative to India to exhibit samples and solicit orders from dealers here. While a considerable share of the importation is now in the hands of English houses, the people, he thought, would not hesitate to buy from the United States if the.

goods were shipped direct and prices and terms were satisfactory. The Germans are making rapid gains in their exports to India, which may be attributed to their persistence in preparing goods in form to suit the local markets. He further said that a part of the growth of German trade in the Orient is due to the fact that a good and reliable steamship service to that part of the world has been established by the Germans and greatly strengthened In recent years. While he thought that regular lines between the United States and India would be almost necessary to the development of any considerable export trade to that country, he suggested that the Italian Steamship Co. now operating a line between Italy' and India, with the assistance of the Italian government, could perhaps extend Its service to the United States, so as to give a direct through line from New York to India, touching at Italy en route.

The Iaw and the Dor-. The other day there was a great commotion in one of the tenement districts of Milwaukee. It was a mad dog scare and there was great excitement. The dog was rolling over and over in the middle of the street, snapping and yelping, and the frightened bystanders were yelling for a policeman to shoot the dangerous beast. It was only a little mongrel but it had the center of the stage and no one would go within half a block of It.

The policeman came, shot the dog and then it was discovered that it was not rabies, but fleas just ordinary, every day fleas and the tortured cur was rolling In the dust to rid himself of them. The men who had shouted for a policeman looked cheap and sneaked off, and the garbage man took away the carcass. This is a sample of nine out ot every ten cases of BO-called hydrophobia. Reliable veterinarians declare the disease is one of the rarest among animals. It is more prevalent In cold than in hot climates and vet our wise lawmakers enact a law that "in the hottest days of summer, when It will Inflict the most torture on the animals, dogs must be mmzled and tied to guard against a danger that does not exist.

Fon du Lao (Wis.j Reporter. Ignorance of Speed, Most people hold the idea that they can Judge pretty accurately, while, as a matter of fact, not one in 50 are in the least way capable of doing so. At an inquest held recently an engine driver said his work gave him a good idea of various speeds, but he knew that cyclists betrayed great ignorance as to the speed they traveled. Motor-cars skim over the thing so easily that it is a most difficult thing to estimate their speed, while those traveling in a car find it practically impossibleunless they have had very considerable experience to gauge it. Giving evidence in a motor case the other a constable said the car went by him like "greased lightning whatever that may mean and a second policeman, called to corroborate, said the motor was traveling 60 miles an hour.

Subsequent evidence proved that a cyclist was keeping pace with the car, so that the most moderate of the two constables must have overestimated the speed to the extent of about 30 miles an hour, at CThe best way to become fairly proficient in gauging speed is to select a position near the railway where trains can be seen traveling at various speeds, inquire what speeds they travel at between the two points, and carefully note the" difference. London Answers. The Shah in France, The other morning he came upon a kitten that imediately charmed him. For a while the shah played with the kitten, and at last he picked it up and presented it to the grand vizier with the instructions to take good care of it. Its owner, the wife of a gardener, ventured to protest.

She loved the kitten, she could not part wth it; but the grand vizier threw her a piece of gold, silenced her with an awful look, and walked off with the kitten under his arm. I have said that Con-trexeville rejoices at the shan's visit, but the rejoicing is not altogether disinterested. When last he took the water there he departed without discharging a number of heavy bills. The creditors, after many aplications. at last brought proceedings but the courts professed themselves "incompetent" to judge the matter.

M. A. P. Roshed Him. Pearl They say that marriage between Miss Olde and Reggy Sapp was love a 111 IM Jit.

Ruby Yes. she didn't give him time to resort to "second sight" before she made him marry her. He was going to a medium to find out her age. Chicago News. Overshot the Mark.

Mrs. Housekeep I don't believe you ever went to work. Weary Willie Oh, honest. lady. man; the time.

But I'm sich a strenuous feller dat every time 1 start ter go ter work I so clean past it. Philadelphia Press. i i i 1 I 1 A a ti It tl i a I tl ol 3 e) Ol 111 nl la ti bt Ft da da the Eastern part of the United States. Some of the most promising of the new grasses have been- obtained from the arid plains of Central Asia, They are now being cultivated in this country under the direction government experts, and before very long they will be made available for use by American farmers through the free distribution of their seeds. BEARDED WOMAN IN CHINA.

Stirring: ITp the Chinese and Claims to Be a. Sorceress. It Is reported that In the eastern part of the province of Kwangtung there is a considerable movement on foot which, in some respects, resembles the Boxer outbreak of 1900. The leader of this restlessness is said to be a bearded woman. She has been urging the people to form themselves into a guild or association.

She gives out that she is an incarnation of a fairy, who has come down to teach the people the arts of magic During the spring large numbers of people have been moved to follow her lead. She gives out that by sorcery and magic she can cast out fox devils in which the Chinese are profound believers can foretell events distinctly and announce what happiness or misery shall befall the lot of others. By the same "mighty magic," moreover like the leaders of the Boxer insurrection she promises immunity to all her sincere followers from bullet of rifle and thrust of spear, as well as from the effects of water and fire. The people are said to be deeply moved. Wealth is pouring into the coffers of the leaders, so that they have provided themselves with weapons, and are now bejolned by large numbers of local banditti, of whom, in every place in China, there are more than enough.

They have already assumed the offensive and have looted some rich stores and other shops. What their ultimate purpose is does not yet appear, but they are laying in stores of provisions, and have so far terrorized their neighbors that many of the well-to-do of the people are fleeing for their lives and seeking safety in quieter districts. It is reported that already they can muster more than lO.OOil. It Is helleved. however, that the incarnated fairy, who appears in the form of a bearded woman, is nothing more than a man.

who has assumed this guise for the sake of secrecy and effect. Several countries have been infected by the contagion. china Mall. STATUE MAKES YOU YAWN. New York II a a Plaster Fignre That Moves Everyone Alike.

A statue with a little history and a work of art inviting more than passing attention Is M. Paul Nocquet's plaster figure of the "Yawning Woman, says the New York World. This figure of a nude woman yawning stands IS Inches in height. The subject, a Parisian model. Is not beautiful.

That's Just the point. Look at the statue for a few minutes, and you are held captive' in the spell of a yawn. The yawn is contagious. Look around the room where the "Yawning Woman" holds court, and you will observe others endeavoring to stifle yawns, so realistic Is the idea of the sculptor conveyed in the pose of the sleepy woman. Two years ago M.

Nocquet sent "The Yawning Woman" to the Paris Salon, where it was exhibited with honors, and obtained for the sculptor a distinction all artists covet Hors Concours. Last year he brought the statue to America. Art dealers in the metropolis refused to exhibit it. The work was accepted by the Academy of Iesign, but when placed before the hanging committee all began to yawn, and the statue was denied a place in the fine art galleries. M.

Nocquet says the committee feared that in event of their finding a niche for the figure no one could be induced to look at the pictures. So the statue was veiled in seclusion. It has just been put on exhibition at the new gallery, where many connoisseurs gather dally fo pay homage to this unusual example of clever modeling. The tout ensemble of the figure responds to the idea expressed in the yawning face. All of Nocquet's figures are covered with a potina of his own invention.

Viewed from a short distance the "Yawning Woman" is mistaken for a work in bronze. Nocquet is only 28. He was born In Belgium, where he studied with Jef Lam-beaux, the famous Belgian sculptor. At Brussels he won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1900. which gave him a four-year art scholarship in either Rome or Paris.

Nocquet chose Paris. There he became a pupil of Antoine Mercii and Gerome. The Latter Dar Plot. The heroes of the olden tales The heroes of a while ago Were knights who sought for holy grails, Were models of the perfect beau. Romance today has not the glow Wherewith the former tales were lit, Io heroes swing the sword? Ah, no.

They lug the Jimmy and the kit. No longer do they brave the gates That on the angry ocean blow. Nor port the helm, nor reef the sails While madly tossing to and fro; Today we will not have it so. The hero haa a ready wit By daylight; in the moonlight, though. He lugs the jimmy and the kit.

Of hairbreadth 'scapes from frowning jails. Of threading hallways on tiptoe. Of rifling banks and robbing mails, Of finding epiendid swag to stow. Of fatal footsteps in the snow We read, and marvel at the grit Of these new heroes that we know They lug the jimmy and the kit. Good-by Three Guardsmen.

Ivanhoe! You'll not make a best selling hit. The modern hero is not slow He lugs a jimmy and the kit, Chicago Tribune. Nothing on the Market Equal to Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This fact is well known to druggists everywhere, and nine out of ten will give their customers this preparation when the best Is asked for. Mr.

Obe Witmtr, a prominent druggist of Joplin. in a circular to his customers, says: "There is nothing on the market in the way of patent medicine which equals Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. We sell and recommend this preparation." MaTlDg Him Oft. Meek I say, old chap.

I'm in shocking Hick. I want money badly, and haven't th least idea where I can get it. Beek Well. I'm glad to hear that. I thought perhaps yoxi had an idea you could borrow it from me! London styles in iueen Quality Shoes.

Autumn styles in Queen Quality ready for inspection tomorrow. call attention to the fact that the fine shoes have taken another step that step being the introduction of Grade at 3.50 Pair. 4.: 1 1 ii i The Butterfly Churn. Several months ago we received a few gross of these Churns we mentioned them in our regular bulletin and by noon the next day we had none left and with orders on our books for several hundred. In other cities dealers who had them fared the same way, so that the manufacturer found himself swamped with orders.

We have just succeeded in getting our order filled and have for sale tomorrow a few gross of the two-quart size worth about $1.50 and priced at 45c The butterfly churn is a glass affair in which any one can make butter in five minutes' time. The housewife can also find other uses for it. See it demonstrated in the West Basement. Shoes for $3.00 a pair, but before a new pair of boots it would be new custom grade shoes. shoes have many points of excellence of selected stock throughout fashionable Women9 Silf Wraps and Coats Strongly "Reduced.

What mere suitable than a pretty silk coat or silk wrap for the cool evenings of summer and the early fall? And what more agreeable to the feminine sense than to get them for about half their real worth Tomorrow we will sell silk wraps of all kinds for strongly reduced prices. All styles eton and blouse effects, coffee coats, three quarter length, loose fitting and a few full length coats in the lot. The materials are black taffeta and pongee, all prettily trimmed some in handsome laces and braids. from $20.00 to $22.50. from $28.00 to $38.00.

WI UNIFORMITY The ever uniform quality of Blatz Wiener means that un-deviating principles are practiced at the brewery 5.00 from $15.00 to $15.00 from $25.00 to TEN MILE ARTIFICIAL LAKE. When the National Irrigation Congress meets in Portland this month it -will hear a. report on the irrigation work being carried on at Belle Fourche, S. D. There are larger undertakings upon which parts of the $25,000,000 appropriated by Congress are being spent, but at no place are the possibilities for reclaiming land greater.

In the tract segregated for irrigation there are 465.0OO acres, on both sides of the Belle Fourche river. The project contemplates the construction of two immense dams. The first will be more than 400 feet in length and will serre to divert the waters of the Belle Fourche river. Grow, Owl, Indian Horse, and Willow creeks into a canal leading to the main reservoir. This canal will be six and a half miles long.

40 feet wide at the bottom and 58 feet wide at the waterline. The dam to hold back the water In the main reservoir will be between 4,000 and 5,000 feet in length. 125 feet high, fOn feet thick at the base and 100 feet wide on top. The total cost will be $3,000,000. This obstruction will Impound a lake 10 miles long and three miles wide at its broadest point.

The country which will surround this articficial lake is most picturesque, being among the foothills of the famous Black Hills. Already there is talk of organizing companies to promote summer resort features. It will be the largest body of water in the State. fiioux City Letter Xew Tork Sun. rs UIEHER tl Mi en 1n ha A 12 Market St The most exercised That's always VAL sale forj i critical exactness is in every process.

why Blatz Beers aro the same. HEWING MILWAUKEE I bv. f1 Heron, Wholesale Dealer. mi i4ILWAUKL 5 A Bell 1423 P. A.

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