The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899, July 15, 1897, Image 2

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New York court has decided that
"tbeosopby Is not a religion," but un
fortunately the court doesn't tell what
It Is.
The principal program of the Greeks
has been to all fire and then fall back.
That's the trouble; they fall back too
allflred much.
A Chattanooga paper, lamenting the
absence of a building boom, editorially
exclaims: "Where is our brick?" We
suggest that your hat be searched.
After studying the present course of
Colonel Ab Ha mid we are firmly con
Tlnced that a magnificent advertise
ment for somebody's nerve tonic Is go
ing to waste over there.
That Massachusetts bank employe
who ran away with $30,000 the other
day had been drawing the magnificent
alary of $33 a month right along.
What rascals some men are!
A London paper assures us that
"Ambassador Bayard left England full
of conflicting emotions." Well, a three
weeks' course of continuous banquet
ing is likely to leave a man in just that
condition.
A merchant In Atlanta, Ga., has been
hauled up In court and fined $10.75 for
"kissing a pretty customer when she
was not looking." The offense, appar
ently, Is set forth In the last five words
of the charge.
A Kansas man has petitioned the
Legislature to change hto name, John
Rat, because he can Induce no young
woman to accept It Very naturally
the feminine sex Is averse to becoming
a Rat catcher.
It Is announced that "the Prussian
Diet has made a savage attack on
American oleomargarine." If the oleo
margarine Is given half a chance it
will retaliate by making a savage at
tack on the Prussian diet
Italian duels are not quite as harm
lees as the similar pastime in France.
The annual number of duels In France
is about 1,000, and occasionally some
body "ts scratched. In Italy the an
nual average is 275, with five fataiVtles.
An iniquitous man in Kennebunk,
Maine, pried open his wife's trunk the
other day and found $2,000 worth of
stolen goods and a set of burglar's
tools, Served him right! When will
husbands learn to mind their own bus
iness? Word comes from India that a dia
mond valued at $1,500,000 has been
stolen from the Nizam of Hyderabad.
It ought to be comparatively easy to
detect that stolen gem whenever it is
worn, unless It happens to fall into the
hands of some hotel clerk.
. That Chicago police officer who is
unable to distinguish the difference
between a case of paralysis and a case
of Intoxication would seem to be well
fitted to adorn almost any walk in pri
vate life, and he should be given a
chance to adorn It at once.
A Louisville paper refers to the sad
case of a prominent young man of that
city who called upon his sweetheart
the other night and shot himself in the
vestibule. It is a foregone conclusion,
of course, that he will die, as a shot In
the vestibule nearly always Is fatal.
The running of automobiles, or horse
less vehicles, has become a national
sport in France, and clubs devoted to
It have been formed In the larger cities.
One of the sights along the French
roads this summer will be the addition
of many motor wagons to the great
number of bicycles.
An electric contribution box is the
latest Connecticut Invention. The min
ister touches a button, and small silver
cars, lined with velvet, visit each pew
simultaneously, running on a slender
rail back of each pew. Each car re
turns to a lockbox at the pew entrance
and the deacons collect the receipts
after the services.
Switzerland Is not addicted to giv
ing away franchises. In the Jungfrau
a railway to the top of the Jungfrau
the Swiss Legislature requires $20,000
to erect so observatory on the summit,
and $200 a msatn to pay for weather
reports and other sdeotlflc work. The
fare Is fixed, but the Government re
serves the right to bay out the com
pany after a certain number of years.
A passenger pays $8 and the ascent
will be made in 100 minutes.
Turnpike raids, murders from am
bush and mob lynching parties In Ken
tucky have driven the Legislature to
the enactment of stringent measures
to suppress this lawless element so
common within Its borders. The Sen
ate of that State has passed a law
which requires Jailors and other offi
cers holding persons threatened by vio
lence to arm the prisoner that he may
defend himself, and to protect him
with the aid of a posse at the peril of
forfeiting his own office. It Is ques
tfsMble which would be la the most
CjBjer, a desperate criminal without
weapoas, er his captors, providing he
(' 0? tzS$ Press expresses
it",:' i ry sf prescriptions
" "-' .vjvCi fcrxhM
be assessed $1,500 by a Jury for de
stroying the sight of a child's eye by
putting carbolic add In a prescription
where something else was ordered. An
other chemist will pay $8,000 because
be substituted corrosive sublimate for
a harmless drug. Not all the blame
should be attached to the drug clerk,
however. The handwriting of physi
cians is notoriously indistinct. They
should be required to put their pre
scriptions In printed characters, espe
cially where poisons or dangerous
drugs are included.
The gracious princess of Wales, un
like her mother-in-law, has thought to
commemorate the latter' Jubilee by
raising a fund for the survlng poor In
India Out of her own means tne prin
cess has given a royal sum and others
have helped to swell the total wkh
generous amounts. An anonymous do
nor has contributed $125,000, and there
las beem much curiosity as to the iden
tity of this person. It is now $a!d that
it is the late American citiaen, W. W.
Astor, who is so generous. Charity
should not be impeached, but if Astor
Is really the man who has done that it
Is not ungenerous to say that his mo
tive for the gift was not so much a
desire to help the East Indians, for
whom, of course, he cares nothing, us
a wish to obtain favor in the eyes of
the English nobility, and especially the
royal family. However, the Indians
are that much better off.
When a trial for heresy before the
synod of the English Presbyterian
church can fall to the ground as has
that of "Ian Madarau," there is reason
to hope that perhaps that favorite pas
time of the modern Calvkis has lost lis
old-time charm. At the trail in ques
tion the indietment was written In so
slip-shod a way that there was really
no ground upon which to base a prose
cution. There were no specific acts or
utterances of the accused brought up
to prove that he had strayed from the
narrow way of orthodoxy, and the
whole proceedings were marked by a
lack of interest in contrast to the fierce
prosecutions of another day. Not only
the minister but the world is to be con
gratulated In this Instance, although
had the trial been more exciting the
gentle annalist of Drumtoehty would
have added another experience which
would have had a fictional value.
The London Times remarks that it is
next to Impossible for England "to do
or abstain from doing anything In any
quarter of the globe without calling
forth angry criticisms from the Ger
man newsiMiier8, which more or less
regularly and intelligently derive their
Inspiration from the German Foreign
Office." The reason for Germany's
hostility to England is one of the fea
tures of foreign politics which the
average American cannot readily
grasp. Every country In Europe, of
course, Is more or lens distrustful of
England, but why Germany should
have this feeling In a more pronounced
degree than France or Russia, the in
terests of each of which are more di
rectly and strongly antagonize! by
England than are those of Germany, is
hard to understand. Probably the per
sonal prejudice of the Kaiser against
everybody and everything English la
responsible for much of this antipathy.
The depletion of the forest resources
of the country has resulted in the cre
ation of forestry commissions in a few
States for the purpose of devising
means for preventing a waste of tim
ber, the destruction of forests by fires
and encouraging the development of
forest reserves in sections denuded of
their pine. Scientific forestry, such as
Is resorted to in France and Germany
for preserving the timber resources of
those countries for the use of future
generations, lias been almost unknown J
In America, but It Is probable that the !
work of the various foresty commissions I
now in existence will lead eventually I
to a general movement throughout the J
country toward the cultivation of for-J
est reserves, under the protection of ,
laws providing that the timber thereon '
shall be removed gradually and a sap
ling planted for every tree removed.
At the last session of the Wisconsin ,
Legislature a law was enacted provid-
tng for a com mission to devise means
for creating forest reserves In the
State and to prevent further destruc
tion by forest fires, which are usually '
caused by the carelessness of settler
and hunters.
How Tradesmen Ar; Chested.
Two dealers, one of china ware and
the other In suits and wraps, happened
to be discussing, not long ago, the mul
tifarious ways of small cheating most
In vogue.
"A lady she Is counted a very fine
lady Indeed," said the first, "sent to me
on Christmas eve fora punchbowl to
be forwa rded to the house on approval.
On December 26 It was returned with
word that it did not suit. But we could
see that It had leen used and carelessly
washed. She had had all she needed of
It and then she sent It back."
"It's the same thing," responded the
other, "with our Easter business. Not
a year passes that we don't have suits
sent borne on approval and promptly
returned on Easter Monday. They
have been worn for the festival, and
then what was considered their most
urgent need was gone, and so they are
thrown back on our hands."
A Blessed Hope.
First Auditor (at the tank drama)
Never saw such miserable acting In my
life. Let's go.
Second Auditor Let's wait till the
next act. There's a flood scene with
real water In it, and maybe some of
'em will get drowned. New York
Weekly.
This Is the season of the year when
the household martyrs drag a wet rag
through the house, and call It heje
cleaBUKg.
STYLES FOR SUMMER.
MOT WEATHER GOWNS FOR IN
AND OUT OF DOORS.
revlnloity All A-fluff aad A-flutter-Free
Kajployment of Baffling
New Characteristic of Ureezlness
Pome Very Newest Designs.
Faacies of Fashion.
New York correnpondence:
ALL to the mind
the summer array
of women's finery
and the first com
ment to arise is an
annual one; we are
all a-fluff anda-flut
ter. So we have
lieen at July's be
ginning for many
years, but this
year's flutter is dif
ferent from that of
past seasons, else
women wouldn't be
women and fash-
ttniz niflpnt wonlil
(V y be out of a Job. One
new characteristic
of breeziness comes from the free em
ployment of ruffling, and this Is seen at
its height In skirts of wash stuffs,
which are frequently either one deep
ruflle falling full from about half way
above the knees, from Just below the
hips, or from the knees; or are a scries
of ruffles from the hem to the knee, to
half way above to the hip or to the belt.
Cuffs and soft sailor-like collar make
a pretty finish to go with such a skirt,
or a piece of the white is swathed
loosely over the figure, the other mate
rial showing through. For this use,
deep embroideries and flouncing by the
j ard, edged with lace, ornamented with
insertion or even run with ribbon, are
sold. Thus effects that once guaran
teed the tune and care of a dressmaker
may now be secured at reasonable rate
in the shops to put right on. Certainly
any woman who does not make herself
daintily pretty this summer, ought to
be condemned for stupidity or wicked
indifference to opportunity.
When It conies to similar adornment
of silk dresses, the opportunity, of
course, isn't so general, but the ruf
fling is there, though usually In modi
fied form. The idea seems to be to
make wash goods up in some elaborate
fashion, and to gain the apiiearatice of
simplicity in silks. Thus it comes that
the dress of this first picture is typical
of many more. Its goods was lieige
r.ud brown silk grenadine, three ser
pentine frills of the grenadine trim
ming the skirt near the hem, each frill
edged with brown satin anil the top
one finished with a satin heading. The
waist's deep round yoke was edged
with three ruffles that gave a stylish
surplice effect, and the epaulettes were
to match. Brown satin gave belt and
collar.
Quite as simply planned as this are
evening gowns of finer stuffs, though
in these there Is almost always some
trimming on the skirt, ordinarily some
uovelty of adornment is secured on the
bodice, and In the whole as great a de
gree of pieturesqueness is attained as
is consistent with an unelaborate
scheme. Such gowns are not easily
made beautiful, and the skillful hand
has In them quite as fine a chance for
TI1K VKRY NK WEST KAMI.
expression ns iu highly wrought cos
tumes. An evening gown on this order
Is In the second picture. It was Turco
blue satin, the right side of its bodice
lapping over and fastening beneath a
planted bodice belt of satin flnMied
with small rosettes. Three satin strap
held by handsome chased gokl buttons
held down the lace Jabot, the collar
was folded chiffon wtth a' lace f rifling.
IN SIMPLK PATTERN A5D FINE STUFF.
j and the sleeves were severely plain.
Even less of ornamentation was gives
to the skirt, which trained sligljUy and
had several rows of black velvet near
the hem. Fitted to a tall and slender
wearer, this dress will effect Just that
appearance of simplicity skillfully
planned that is now desired in dressy
costumes.
Its skirt's velvet ribbon trimming is
a very stylish touch, one that Is being
resorted to by the most stylish dress
ers. With the gowns that tre all a-tl utter,
much of that apparance is due to the
fascinating chiffon or gauze sash
worn. The belt portion of the sash Is
usually of a sash wound easily once or
twice about the figu. j. The euds seen)
to tie at the bark in a lsiw knot with
softly crip loos and ends floating away
down by the hem of the gown. The
ends are frilled sometimes, he edges
at the end being finished with three or
four little frills set close together; or
they are tucked, the tucks extending
half-way to the waist and 'sometimes,
in Intervals of two or three tucks, to the
loops.
As a rule, these sashes art? worn
with organdie or muslin gown?, and
they may Ik made of the gown's ma
terial or of chiffon to match some col
or of the dress, but of late black mous
seline de sric sashes have appeared
with summer gowns of black or white
or any summer combination of color
that will take black ns a dash of con
trast. The effect is often excellent,
ami the notion is among the new oni.
Even newer than these is the sash ar
rangement shown in the next picture,
which is. in fact, yet In the stage of
being, like an uwertn!n housemaid, on
trial, but with the protects favoring
prompt acceptance. This belt was
folded mull, the euds falling at the
left side to the hem when; they were
edged with delicate lace. The skirt
thus set off was pleated cream mous
seline de sole over rose-colored taffeta.
Its waist consisted of alternate hori
zontal bands of butter-colored lace In
sertion, and narrow bands of the mous
scline, all over rose silk lining. Epau
lettes of the taffeta capped the shirred
sleeves. With costumes into which
GRAY WHIPCOBD STITCnEI) IH SCItoLLS.
these sashes enter, the dainty summer
hat is often tied, no matter what the
color of the hat and trimming, with a !
sash !ow and strings to match the sash
at the waist. When the bows at throat ,
and waist are both black and In con- j
trast to the rest of the costume, a strik- i
lngly pretty effect is often secured, I
This summer, as for many previous
seasons, a few women are seen In the
country rigged out In sailor dresses.
They are the unpleasant exceptions
that prove the rule, which In this case
Is that It Is not good taste to wear sail
or dresses where there is no sailing.
But where such a get-up may be don
ned, there will be none prettier than
that In to-day's fourth sketch. It was
of white flannel, Its skirt consisting of
a gored upper part completed by a
gathered ruffle headed with three rows
of white braid. The bodice bad sur
plice fronts, large white revels, collar
stitched with white and a folded white
licit. The chemisette was white ba
tifte, with a narrow frilling at either
side of the center Iwx pleat, and tho
separate collar was white linen, tho
tie black satin. A white serge cap
lined with white and yellow plaid taffe.
ta and a white yachting cap completed
the outfit.
The wheeling suit shown here la of
especial Interest, since it Is pretty with
out being striking, and is In every way
suitable. iray whip-ord was Its ma
terial, the Jncket Mousing over a white
leather belt, and opening over a
uleevvlesK vest of white pique. White
plqtic faced the revers, and stitching
In scrolls ornamented the fronts. Be
neath this or any other bicycle rig
there should be corsets especially de
signed for the exercise,
Cnpyrlslit. ISWT.
England hag 85 per cent of the
wealth of the United Kingdom.
'SHE WST A-SAII.IXO GO.
RAILROADS IN RUSSIA.
Bis Thoasaad "Mitee HHng Mailt in
the Ciar'i Dominion.
The State of Illinois has lO.Otm miles
of railroad, Iowa K.5oii, and Michigan
1,500. The three States Illinois, with
a land aren of Sti.imo square tulles:
Iowa, with a land area of ..." square
miles, and Michigan, with a land area
of 57.tH.o- have collectively ''". U'iO miles
of railroad, or more than the Empire of
Russia had, cording to the last ofti
d.'il reiKu-u, which showed that at rlie
beginning of the present year the total
length of railways open for tnillic in
Russia was 'S.i)" milt, of which 15.
2.'!0 milts liehmged to the State, exclu
sive of 1H5 miles of the Tr.ins-Ciispian
Railroad, win- h Is In the hands of the
Minister of War. The area of Russia
in Euro- is 2.1M),(HM) square miles, and
of Russia in Asia. 0,4hI,h square
miles, a total of 8.500,1 mki square miles.
This deficiency of communication, how
ever, is being, if not rapidly, at least
steadily, overcome, and It is computed
that there are now (S.ikhi miles of roads
In course of construction, and it is es
timated that by the end of the century
there will be something like V2,iV miles
of railroad iu the Russian Empire, two
thirds belonging to the State.
The growth of the railroad system in
Russia, modestly begun in 1S.TT, has
been very rapid since lsoo. The first
road constructed was sixteen miles
long, from St Petersburg to Tsarskoc
Selo, and In 1810 this was the only line
In the empire.. At that time the Fulled
States bad In operation 2.HOO miles. In
J.S50 the mileage of Russian railroad
had increased to 300 miles, and 1150 It
was still less than 1,000. The railroad
mileage of tho United States in the
name year was 30,joo miles. In 1870
the mileage of Russian railroad was
7.000. miles; in 180 it was li.iXMl; Iu
1S'0 It was 111,500. It has since Increas
ed with such rapidity that, as stated,
it is extiected that lief ore 11HMI there will
lie 32.000 mile of railroad iu Russia,
though, of course, thete figures com
pare jioorly with the totals in the Unit
ed States, where there are now Iso.ooO
miles of railroads. One difficulty from
which the railroads of Russia have
heretofore suffered severely iaa lieen
the lack of freight buslines. In other
word, the Russian railroads have lieen
run chiefly for passenger traffic, the
profits of which are re'.ntlvely small
and the expc;:.M-s of whl -h ;.ie inordi
nately large. Up to twenty-five years
ago the railroads of Russia carried
tw ice as many passengers in a year a
they did tons of freight, though grad
ually the disparity betw-cu the two has
been lessened, and since 18S.ii file pro
portion of freight carried has lieen ma
terially larger than heretofore. In the
United States about 70 mt cent of the
railroad earnings are from freight, and
this i the chief hem of profit in opera
tion on all the lines. The Russians are
beginning to utilize their railroad facil
ities for the transportation f freight to
a greater extent than was formerly the
case with them, and a a result of this,
managers of the various line have
found it profitable to extend them.
New York Sun.
Wonderful Mosquitoe.
The Reverend Zeb Twifhel was the
most noted Methodist preacher In Ver
mont for shrewd and laughable say
ings. In the pulpit he maintained a
suitable gravity of manner and expres
sion, but out of the pulpit he overflow
ed with fun.
OcetiKloiially hp would. If emergency
seemed to require. Introduce something
queer in a sermon for the sake of arous
ing the flagging attention of his bear
er. Seeing that his audience were getting
sleepy, he paused in his discourse, and
then proceeded as follows:
"Brethren, you haven't any idea of
the sufferings of our missionaries in
the new settlements, on account of the
mosquitoes iu some of these regions lie
ing enormous. A great many of them
would weigh a pound, and they will
get on logs and bark when the mission
aries are assing."
By this time all ears and eyes were
open, and he proceeded to finish his
disburse. The next day one of his
hearers called him to account for tell
ing lies In the pulpit.
"But I didn't say one of them would
weigh a pound; I said a great many,
and I think a million of them would."
"But you say they barked at the mis
sionaries." "No, no, brother I said they would
get on logs and bark."
A Thrifty Georgia Negro.
Barton F. Powell, of Albany. Ga., a
negro 32 years old. Is one of the most
successful farmers In the State. Twelve
years ago he had saved up $2,000, with
which he bought 500 acres of land. He
went to work on It and cleared $2,500
the first year. He has continued to add
to his landed jKissesalons paying sKit
cash for every farm purchased, and is
now the owner of 2,100 acres of land,
from which he market 4i0 bales of
cotton annually. Besides his success
on the farm he has developed the conn
try supply store idea, and thus rakes
In thousands of dollars a year. He
also owns a comfortable residence In
Baliibriilge. His profits last year were
over $7,i00. He says that the question
of social recognition doesn't trouble
him so long ns he can get financial
recognition at the bank,
New I'roectts lor t.lsx Making.
A number of prominent gins manu
facturer met at the Moiiongah"hi
House recently and deckled to build an
Independent plate glass factory at
Ellxnlicth, a few miles south of Pitts
burg, In Monongnheln valley, at a cost
Of $200,000, The prospective company
Will fight the 1'lttsburg Plate Class
Company and the plate gins pool, and
will develop an Invention patented by
George Marsh, of Sandusky, Ohio, The
Invention, It Is said, will revolutionize
the manufacture of plate glflss. By
moans of it. the company, it Is cJalried,
will le side to make plate glass equal
to the liest French product, and at a
cost less than that of ordinary Ameri
can plate glass. The device hskls the
Sheet of glass In Its frame by means
of suction while the sheet Is being pol
ished. The glass may then be easily
reversed and the other side polished.
At present expensive plaster of parts
casts are used In the polishing process,
and even then many sheets crack be
fore completion. It is said the Marsh
patent reduced the loss during the pol
ishing prtioess almost to nothing. The
new manufactory will give employ
ment to several hundred men. Mr.
Marsh's patent Is known by the Pitts
burg Plate Glass Company. This cor
poration offered the Inventor $250,000
for the device, but he refused 1L Pitts
burg Post.
A. E. Keet, editor of the Forum dur
ing the last two years, ha resigned his
position.
'The Pursuit of the House Boat," by
John Kcudrick Bangs, will be issued in
book form.
M. Berthelot, the eminent French
chemist, intends to publish the many
letters from Ernest Kenan which he
ha in his j hisses Ion.
It Ls said that Stevenson's story, "St.
Ives," ls to n- completed, and that the
name of the author chosen for this re
sisiusible task will shortly be an
nounced. Justin McCarthy was Just able to fin
ish the additional volume of hi history
before his Illness lxvaane severe. He
had worked so steadily over the book
a to have been under a considerable
straiu.
"Daricl," the new novel by Mr.
Rlackmorc, author of "Ixrna Do.e,"
Is to Is? publislw-d In the autumn. It
ha ben running serially in England,
and 1 con.side.rcd one of the author's
best novels.
The literary monument of the late
Archbishop of Canterbury I hi im
pirtaitt work, "Cyprian, Hi Life, His
Time, His Work." which 1 to Ik- pub
lished Imnu-dlately, with an Introduc
tion by Bishop Potter.
Alsmt the time of the Crimean war
Cnti Marx wrote a scries of newspaper
letters on the Eastern question. His
daughter, Mrs. Marx Aveling, ha Ikh-ii
collecting them not an easy task and
they are to be published a a Ixmk.
Pierre Ioti Is at work on a drama for
which lie has obtained the material
from iipor In the mncsIoii of his
family. The piece is an historical play
dealing with the perksl of the revoca
tion of the Edict of Nantes. It ls In
tended f'r the Ooniedlo Fratwalse.
Opie Read's "The Juckltns" Is re
ceiving rather more favorable reviews
Iu England than It did at home. Tho
Isjndou Telegraph ascrllics the gt-ow-Ing
English Interest in American rustic
life to the pioneering work of Harold
Frederic.
One of the longest novels of the year
will Is- Hall Cable's "The Christian.''
The passage oinllt'-d from the serial
are to be restored in the Ixxik, and the
work is expected to cause considerable
discussinii. It ls probable that Its pub
lication will be deferred uutil the au
tumn. The committee that has been formed
to erect a monument to Paul Verlaine
ls prejKirlng for publication a small
volume containing some unpublished
verses of the poet, In addltiou to cou-1
triliution by Stepliane Mallarmc, Hen
ri Bauer, Edinotid Lcpelletier, and otb-i
er writers.
Mr. Crockett's autumn book will be'
"Lochluvnr." That 1 to be followed!
by a shorter story culled "The Stand
ard Bearer." He ha Just returned
from Pomeraniit with the materials for1
"The Red Ax." But these make only
a beginning on the five years' contraHs
that Mr. Crockett still bus ahead of
him.
Ian McLaren will not publish any
work of fiction during this yiar, but he
will Issue one, If not two, religious
hooks liefore Christum. The scene of
his next volume of stories will proba
bly be Uild, In part at least. In Ameri
ca. He 1h making progress with his
life of Christ, whk h will proliably bo
entitled "The Life of the Master."
Preventing Noises.
A means for preventing tho noise
made by trains In passing over Iron1
bridges has been devised by a German
engineer named Boedecker. He puts
a decking of inch and a quarter irianka
between tlie cross girders, resting on
three-Inch timber laid on the bottom
flanges. On the planks a double kiyer
of felt is laid, which Is fixed to the ver
tical web of the cross girder. At the
connections with the girder a timber
cover jodnt Is placed on felt, and two
hooked Isdts connect the whole firmly
to the liottom flange. Four inches of
slag gravel cover the decking, whk h is
Inclined toward the center of the bridge
for drainage purposis. A layer of felt
ls laid ts'tween the planks and the tim
bers they rest ujhui and the Ironwork
Iu contact with decking mid ballast Is
asphalted.
The decking weighs 000 pounds per
yard for a bridge eleven feet wide And
cost fv. enty-three -ent a square foot.
It Is water-tight, and lias proved very
satisfactory In preventing noise.
After a man's children are grown,
mid ncqtilre bad habits, he wonder
that he ever complained of the trouble
they caused when teething.
When a man Ims-ouic so Ul It Is fear,
cd he will dk', lot of pde say nice
things about him which e.ribtirraao
lliein greatly win lie recovers.