; i Sapphires ORDERS ryz making or mi omsANtw mimif. wan gganwuiwinu.JHWBeHEMam n.jjjwnggwia.L.ujjuwwiwwwwB 1 VHKS- ggfgwtfaHB, iigy I Tg'-MgS5"rti;:?fc-'irMiiiiiiHii mi - jt MdMS'X yffiMIlMia MWUfflCTUfflD&IPPfflPES Is It nature faking when a man learns nntuie's sccrols and beats hor at hor own pime? That Is a question which wo have not Unto to dubato hero, and It Is not altogether mate ilal, either, for the story we have to tell is not based upon conjecture, but fact. Sapphlies, real precious stones, are now being made nnd can ho pro duced to sell at a profit for 21 franca a carat; or say about $1.75. More than that, the method Is comparatively rapid. After the exposure of tlm wonder ful and mysteilous methods of manu facturing diamonds by a Frenchman, last summer, now announcements of the fabrication of precious stones arc now received with due restraint on the natural cuthushusni. It remains n fact, however, that nnother French man, this tlmo a young engineer named Louis Paris, has achieved the alchemical feat of making a sapphire which answers every test of the sap phire of nature. Practically It Is a real sapphire, and that Is what it is called. The- secret of tho manufacture, of course, lies In tho quantity of mate rial used to produce the result, con sequently, tho discoverer Iuib not hes itated to tnko Into his laboratory In qulsltlvo viators, and show them tho entire process, nnd also to tell them just what the material used con sists of. If any person desires to duplicate the feat ho may be told that all that is required Is a quantity of clay and an oxldo coloraut. Then, too, ho will require n apparatus, of which tho main feature Is an oxy-hydrogon blow pipe, and tho necessary cylinders of gas to feed the latter. It Ib vory neces sary to know how to do It, to obtain tho kind of lesults which crown M. Paris' efforts, but that Is n mere de tail. M. Paris is n very retiring and mod est discoverer, nnd the llrst inkling tho world, that is to say, tho scientific world, had of his wonderful discovery was tho announcement mndo nt a re cent meeting of tho Academy of Sci ence at Paris, when a communication from him was read. An enterprising Paris Journal sought him out, and both correspondent and photographer worked on tho subject until they wrested from tho Inventor tho method of his twentieth century nlchomy. It Is probable thnt M. Paris had his attention directed to tho manufacture of precious stones from tho growing demand among engineers for somo cheap substitute for tho diamond In drilling. It was found when work on tho Metropolitan Underground Hall way In Paris was begun that In cer tain parts of the lino, near tho Solnc, there was a subsoil so soft nnd oozy that It seemed that nothing would con trol It while the tubo was being run through It. An Ingenious engineer suggested that If the quicksands could ho frozen they might be rendered almost as hard na rock, and while In this condition thby might be bored with n diamond drill. The merest tyro In the Jewelry trade knows that, although there aro cheap diamonds, It would require n small fortune to provide them In suf ficient quantities to enable them to bo used oxtensivoly In boring works. Tho necessity of a hard drill In this work is due to tho fact that It Is essential that the boring proceed quickly for tho reason that hardness of the sol) Is obtained by artificial temperatures, In Itself a costly operation. Vlth tho production of artificial sapphires, It Is claimed, a now substltuto Is at hand for tho expenslvo diamond dust. Tho new stones also permit of larger drills, nnds consequently greater expedition la forcing tho borings. Minute diamonds have bt-foro this been produced In laboratcty c'iorJ menu, but In no sonrw In comhtjCiU BAKING THE UiGPEDIENTS 1T MGII TEflPEPlTURE quantities or at a cost below that ot tlits genuine stone. As a matter of fact tho artificial diamond Is more, of a luxury than tho ical article, al though the production Is an achieve ment to be admit ed, and to make mnn feel thnt ho lias dotto something. On tho other hand, however, the snpphlro of M. Pails Is a commercial article, and Is produced In commercial quantities and tit so small a cost that it is be lieved that new uses for the stones will be found. They have all the char acter of the stones of nature. They hnvo tho color, tho hardness or spe cific gravity of tho genuine yapphlrc, and can bo sold at u flguro below thnt of the most Inferior natural stone. The succchh of tho discovery Is be lieved In Franco to foreshadow tho manufacture of other precious stones, and now It is believed that fabrication of the pure carbon, which Is to sny, the diamond, hi measurably within vIpw. In this prophecy It may be that the lmportanco of tho discovery is overestimated, yet it shows that tho electric current, or by menus of a rn-, dloactlvo substance, Is unnecessary. M. Pails accomplishes his wonderful transmutations by means of the com mon calcium furnace. In beginning the npcrntion M. Pnrls uses most delicately balanced scales, eo contrived that they answer to tho merest f met Ion -of a mlllesrammo. This part of tho operation must bo conducted with the greatest attention and with preclseness, for the variation of a mlllogramme too much or too lit tle of tho powder means the falluro of (he experiment. Into one of the buckets of tho little balance tho In ventor puts his powder, composed of two parts, one of them of nn alumln oub clay and the other of nn oxide cob orlug substance. Hero Is tho real se cret of tho operation tho peculiar kind of clay to bo used and the quan tity to be mixed. Theso are small, for tho stones now being manufactured aro comparatively small. Tho next operation Is to place this soft powder In crucibles mndo of a refractory earth. This crucible then Is deposited In a furnace heated by oxy-hydrogon gns by means of a shov el with a long handle. This resembles tho Implement used by bakers to place their dough In their ovens. Tho cru cible, which Is placed In a heavy oil, Is left In tho furnnco for several hours, where It Is attacked by a heat of 1,700 degrees centigrade, or about 11,000 do grees Fahrenheit. After a lapso of time nuccssary for this stage of tho transmutation to bo completed tho crucible Is withdrawn nnd Its contents placed In n jnr termed n "semeiiso," which may be translated, as meaning tho germinating recep tacle. In shape it is not unlike a flow er pot, and also looks like a large car tridge. Tho operative puts more pow der Into this "someuso," and then, after sealing It, places it In a special ly designed oxy-hydrogon blowpipe fur nace. Theso furnaces aro protected by a sheet-Iron front, nnd aro watched constantly by women operatives. Hero the temperature Is only nbout 1,500 de grees contlgrade. Tho powder Is al lowed to drop slowly from tho support ed Jar through n funnel to tho heat ed point of n blowpipe, and as It falls the drop Is formed by x'ontnet with the free air Into a beautiful blue and translucent sapphire. It Is then ready for tho cutting, which proceeds In exactly tho samo manner as with the natural one. These artificial sapphires have been found to resemble In tho cutting tho real ar tlclo, and excepting for tho shnpo, they would resemble tho genuine stono even In the rough. Advancement in Illustration. Up to 1879 no othor methods wqro used for plates In fine art illustra tion than lino engraving, and for blocks than wood engraving. Lithogra phy scarcely entered Into considera tion, photographic reproduction was unknown. Etchings wero out of fash ion, nnd mezzotint was found un workable for large numbers. Twenty years later, lino engraving was prac tically a dead art, nnd wood engraving wus rapidly becoming, so. Reproduc tions based on photography develop, until color photography appears a pos nible method of actual book IlluBtro lion. TEMPERANCE LESSON Sundiy School Ltnon for March 28, 1009 Specially Arranged (or This Paper LESSON' TBXT.-l'rov. 23:29-.T5. Mem ory VOtHcH 23, 30. tiOLDKN' TKXT.-"At tho hint It bltotb Hid) it sot petit, ntul Htltigetlt like tin add-or."- I'rnv. ZV.Z2. ilOIUI'Tl'AI. Ili:n:ilKNCKfl.-riink rniifHN. Uout. Ill'JO, 21 J 32:3KB, I'rov. 20:1; 2i:i7: Mi-jo, 21: at:, b. is.t. r.:ii, 2.': ito. 4:11; Ilal). 2:1.'; Mutt. 4, 5; tmi, 0:11, 22; IIoh. 4:11, Hal. 2:15; Matt. 24:49, CO; I.Ulo 21:31; Horn. 13:13; 1 Cor. 6.11: Oal. 0:21 j Kph, fi:I8, 1 Then, G:C-S; nnd to-day's Ips Hon. Warning IJxninples. (l'ii. 0:20, '.it; 1 Hani. 25 :.1fij Inn. 2S:1, 7: Dan. r,:l-0; JCithet 1.10, II; Matt. 21MS-G1. Tonipcroneu.-l Cor. U:2r.-27: t Tim. 3:2. 3, 8! TU. 2:11-14: 1 Pot. 4:7; C:S; 2 J'H. 1:0. Principles of Total Abstinence. 1 Cor. 13; Itotti. II; 1 Cor. 8. 9. Comment and Suggestive Thought. Tho money nnd talent In any civil ized city Is sufllolont If properly used and distributed to make that city an Kden, an Hesperldes garden or the realization of nny dream, ancient ot modern, of tho Golden Ago. All would bo educated, all would partake of tho best things; there would bo no Blums, no abject poverty. Everyone could have all the Joy, the wealth, tho com Torts, tho rights, the school privileges which ho could use. The one thing needed Is the Improved man to make tho social transformation of the world, tho eliminating cvory evil from tho chnrnctcr of men, till they are restored to the moral imago of God, when each ono did all ho wished, and wishes but what ho ought. Tho great obstacle In the way Is sin, hnd character in some of its many forms. Tho one of these forms, the grent obstaclo which most concerns us In this lesson, Is intemperance, tho want of self-control over tho nppctltes and passions. The wise man of tho Proverbs ex presses tho evils of Intomperance by n series of questions. 29. "Who hath woo? Who hath sor row?" Tito' words corresponding to tho two substantives are, strictly speaking, interjections, as in tho mar gin, Who hath oh? Who hath alas? The woes are too great and too many to nnmc separately. They arc woes of body and woes of mind; woes In oiio'b solf, woes In his family; pains, dis eases, poverty. Note that othor people have woes nnd sorrows, besides the Intemperate" man. Apostles and martyrs have beon Imprisoned nnd tortured, have suffered hunger and thirst, endured poverty nnd sickness nnd pnln. Wo have studied some Instances during tho past quarter. Read tho eleventh chapter of Hebrews. Read the stories of tho Huguenots in France, and of the martyrs and missionaries of every ago. But the diffcronco in the two kinds of suffering Is heavon-wlde. Tho woes nnd sorrows of Peter anil John, Paul nnd alius, in dungeons anil chains, rejoicing that they wero counted worthy to suffer for Christ's suke, with clear consciences, for tho Bake of the kingdom of God nnd salvation of men, listening to God'B "Well done, good and faithful," nnd seeing the crown of righteousness aro almost In finitely removed' from the woes and sorrows of those "that tarry long nt tho wlno," whoso sufferings nre the fruit of their own sins. The other sorrows that flow from the wine cup mentioned In the wise man's questions belong only to wicked ness a quarrelsome disposition where strong drink inflames tho pas sions, nnd, at the snmc time, removes the restraint of conscience and will. first maddening nnd then unchaining tho tiger, grumbling, foolish talking whero the drunkard's "tongue Is set on flro of hell;" "wounds without cause;" "redness of eyes;" either (or both) the dimming ot tho sight, physical, mentnl nnd spiritual, or the "copper nose" which makes "tho drinker's nose blush for the sins ot his mouth." Tho means by which theso great evils can be removed nre precisely the same ns those which produced the marvelous transformations of char acter In tho early Christian disciples, which wo hnvo been studying. 1. Christ, our Living Leador, the power of God for snlvation. 2. Tho Holy Spirit, convincing men of sin, of righteousness, nnd of Judg ment to como; awakening men'fc hearts, Inspiring them to better things, 3. The religious life which those pro duce. 4. 'Hie results na manifested In the healing of the body, und tho better inont of tho outward life and happl ness, which wore symbols and means to n bettor spiritual life, 5. Tho banding together In an organ Izatlon which created a helpful moral atmosphcro. fl. Tho courage, wisdom, generosity, lovo, peaco, Joy, religious spirit, right eousness of life, produced In the dis ciples. "" 7. Their efforts to bring others Into theso blessings, nnd to spread tho good news. 8. Tho good example of tho Chris tlans. Practical Points. Tho economic vnluo of tho virtues Tho Bplendld dream of cooperation can only becomo possible when there Is (l) widely diffused Intelligence, and (2) a widely diffused virtue A new rnco of men will mako a now world. D. A. McDormld, socrotary of tho London Tompornnco league, London, Ontnrlo, Bays: "I have been Identified with work among boys for many years, In night schools, Hands of Hope, and Sunday school, and 1 never kuow a good boy who smoked cigarettes, and with raro exceptions a bad boy who did not" DACKACHE 18 KIDNEYACHE. Usually There Are Other Troubles to Prove It. Pnln In tho back Is pain in tho kid toys, in most cases, and it points to tho need of n Bpo clal remedy to re lievo nnd euro the congestion or In flammation ot tho kidneys that Is in terfering with (heir work and causing thnt pain thnt makes you cay: "Oh, my back." Thompson Wat kins, professional nurse, 420 N. 23d St., Parsons, Knns., says: "For somo tlmo I was nn noyed with sharp twlngcti ncroBS tho small of my back and Irregular pas sages of tho kidney secretions. SInco using Doan's Kidney Pills I nm frco from thcEO troubles." Sold .by all dealers. 50 cents n box, Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. INADEQUATE. Doctor Monk Did tho30 mustard plasters that I left Becm to relieve tho pains In your chost to nny consider ablo degree? Ostrich Well, no; I can't sny that they havo; but (apologetically) l'vo eaten only flvo of thorn! COVERED WITH HIVES. Child a Mass of Dreadful Sore, Itch ing, Irritating Humor for 2 Months Little Sufferer In Terrible Plight. Disease Cured by Cutlcura. "My bIx year old daughter had tho dreadful dlseaso called hives for two months. She becamo nffectcd by play ing with children who had It. By scratching she caused largo sores which wore Irritating. Her body was n complete sore but it was worao on her arms nnd back. Wo employed a physician who left medicine but it did not help her and 1 tried several reme dies but without avail. Seeing the Cutlcura Remedies advertised, I thought I would try them. I gave her n hot bath dally with Cutlcura Soap and anointed her body with Cutlcura Ointment. Tho first treatment re lieved tho itching and In n short tlmo tho disease disappeared. Mrs. Georgo L. Frldhoff. Wnrrcn, Mich., Juno 30 and July 13, 190S." rotter Drug A Cbcm. Corp., Solo 1'rops., Uoston. Fiery Courtesy. In a Canadian town a few days ago a dry goods firm was burned out n the morning. In the afternoon a com peting firm Inserted tho following ad vertisement In a local paper: "Wo desire to extend our sympathy to our respected competitors in their loss by flro and to express the hope that tholr affairs may soon bo so ad justed as to enable them to continue business without undue loss ot time." Satisfactory Ending. "How was your speech recelvod at tho club?" asked ono of Chumloy's friends as they walked nlong tho Broadway at Hnmorsmlth. "Why, they congratulated mo very heartily. In fact, ono of tho mombers camo to me and told mo that when I sat down ho had said to himself It was tho best thing I hod over done." Tit-Bits. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Alercury, as mercury will surely destroy tlio Bfne ot smfll and completely clrrauso tho whole ejstcm when entering It through ttie mucous surfaces. Such article should never bo uaeil except on prescrip tions from reputablo physicians, as the damairo they will do Is ten told to the (rood jou can possibly de rive trom them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. O.. contains r.o mer cury, and Is taken Internally, actlna directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces ot the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure bo euro you get the genuine, u is xancn uueniauy diiu ihhuo m .ura,. Ohio, by V. J. Cheney A Co. Testimonials tree. Bold by Drueuhts. Trie. "to per bottle. Taxo Hunt tamiiy riii tor consiipaviuu. Bank Balance and Independence. Business women havo evolved tho Idea of saving, and tho thrifty Incen tive was not Inspired by their broth ers, but rather envolops tho girl with pendonco which evolves thr. girl with 300 or $400 to her credit hnd spura her on to add moro and tm.ro to tho reaorvo. Cure That Cold To-Day. Nearly nil drtigcifitit nnd dealers now have in stock Lane a Pleasant Tablets (lax ative), for Colds and Grip, and they will break up a cold quicker than nny other remedy. A trial will convlnco you, as it has thousands of others, Avoid suffering and savo doctors' bills by ordering today. 23 cents a box. Sample free. Address Orator F. Woodward, l,e Roy, N. Y. Hard to Get. Junior Partner I'm going to adver tise for au honest man. Senior Partner Toll the newspaper peoplo that we want tho "ad" to run for a year or two. New Orleans Plcay no. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and suro remedy for Infants and children, and see that It t)Annn 4 lift Signature CjAS&U In Use For Ovor 30 Years. Tho Kind You Havo Always Bought A Cold Deal. "And bo he made a cool million?" "You, cornered the Ice market." Yalo Record. gpg M$:m Know These Mm &j&jH Picture a bakery costing $1,000,000. Er H Think of white tile ovens on the top floor J M Then, the triple-sealed protection packages H iMomaBiscuitl H These are the 20th Century Soda Crackers. H M You can always be r.urc they will be fresh H U and crisp flaky and whole H M Yet they cost no more than the old kind H Pfl Takoma Biscuit are at your grocer's in 5c Hi. ff.i? B Bnd 10c packages. Try them. K' 42 iifl B" Jsl UlPSE-WlLES BISCUIT CO. Bv-W MAPLEINE :n ? WMiKH y Uui P CThn tjm vrn aro wo flnt flnuifl- mn thnnlc their hriiU. whether tha tiromlwa we mado. Vow all dnnlitsarfl remoTed.and wher am n tan! in fji-cr'm ll'lllon feed rotta t Jt OOo to OOo ccr acre and ttio ceauiAriicracrci ALFALFA AND OTHER Ft. (tnr. Ttrwird nf WfwonRlnfromnOar Bown vnatf! within 2& worba a.ftAr flMr1lni tt2fXOO.OO worth of frAfnlflcrnt Lit or nt the rata cf ovor 930.00 per aero. Our com Centurv Btraltu of Alfalfa, Uodlum, ILunmoth lud and AUtka clover mid rranoa aro the puroet wo bollavo on earth. WC ARK MEADOtlAltTEnn VSR AQniCULTURAL COLLEQK BKZD3 Fach an Itarlev. Com, Flax, Ootl and Wheat C'lWliUr rocommendea aa 1 Introduced bj Uia Azrt cultural Coltozca cf WlKooitn, Ion a. North Uakota, UlnnetoU,tkuth UaJtota, etc VECCTADLB SEEDS V. am tho larpMit tnm.M of vAtati!fl immIi vb believe la America, rroeratlnr over &000 acres. W narraat our Mode to produce the earliest, Qocst, Catalog telle why we hav the largest Seed Potato traae l- tne woria one of our collar holding over 60,000 bushel alone. Try oar S3 package earliest vegetable seeds postpaid (or tixa. WORTH 910.00 OP ANY MAN'S MONEY For lOo In stamps we mall f roe ot all cost samples ot Bluer King liarlov. yielding 173 bu. per arret Macaroni Wheat, yielding 64 bu. per acre; Billion Dollar Urass; bpelts. the cerrul and hay t ood wonder, together with timothy, clover, grasses, etc., etc., nny ono ot which, it It becomes aocllma ted ou your farm, will be worth 110.00 ot any man's money to get a start therewith. Or, send 14 and we add a sample farm rood novelty never soon before by too. For DISTEMPER KurAOurA anil fioelH va "oipowd." Liquid, Riven polftonouscrerins t rom the 1'omtrr. lAnzreteclllnitmeatork rrnie.lv. cures Ia lripie amontf unman Del rdu isa lino kiiiucy rmifHiv. It. Khow tnyonrdminrist.wuowlllgetlt forjou. Free Vuoklet, and Cures." tlpcclal agents SPOHN MEDICAL CO.. EXPERT ADVICE. v Butler Pardon this Interruption, but there in a deputation ot unem ployed waiting for you at tho door, j His Excellency Tell tho people to go homo quietly. (Drains a glass ot , champagne.) Peoplo in this world can get on very well -without work at least I And it bo. Internal Disturbance. Cuslo Oh, mamma! I'll never dlB obey you again. Mamma Why. Susie, what havo you dono? Susie Well, I drauk my milk at lunch, and then I ate a plcklo. And ' the milk said to the pickle, "Get out!" and tho pickle said, "I won't." and they aro having nn awful time!" ' What a Woman Will Not Do. -' Thcic in nothing n woman would not do t to ivgniii her lost, beauty. She ought to bu fully aa zealous in preserving iter good looks. Tho herb diink palled hane's lam- j ily Medicine or Lane's Tea in tho. most cf tk'icttt aid in picserving it beautiful skin, and will do more than anything clue to ie-1 stoic tho roses to faded cheek. At ull . druggists' and dculets', 23c. He Objected. "Meeker tolls mo that he wants handcuffs abolished." i "Is Meoker Interested lrr crimin ology?" "No; his wife Is In the habit of cutt ing him on tho ear." Young America. Dal Do you know what happens to llttlo boys thnt tell lies? Tad Yep. If they toll good ones, ' thoy get away with it. Cleveland Leader. IsW . IJetVaBBfaWalWf- f . m m v . v.r r p J" li A niiTorlnp thnt IntiHcri tlicHamcnn Irmon or vaulllii. Ily ilUsi)lvhi(f rniiiiliUcd Miij-nr In wutri'iimt niUlliiR Mupli'lnp, it dcllcKiua ryrup In mndo nnd a hjrup bcilcrthnn mnple. Maplolnn Is kold bytirocrrs. If not wnd .".Vfor 2 uz. hot. nnd reel ix) book. trt.MotJirj. ., Ht.uu. B TUT offered to tho world FulEtr'i Billion Dollar tirofeifiora doubled. farznLrfl wondered O to 12 tons haT per aero, could bo rtmlUod. trxUr tho first farmers of America ey err Dollar Urars to thrlr fullest satisfaction. yield U seldom under O to 12 tens ot matnifl- PURE CLOVER. SEED v tfl Ralzera nth Conturr Alfalfa Clover hftr- veccUbleo crown, our seeds are none makers. Pink Eye, Epizootic Shipping Fever & Catarrhal Fever nreventlve - no mttr tinw homes at anv arro are Infertml ne on the tonuei acts on the Illood and (Jlandsi eiprls the body. Cures lmteinper In Doira and bheep and Cholera In ir human brine racann si a iiotiip. ruann siuatioEen. Cutthlsout. Keep Distemper, Cause wanted. bIM?. GOSHEN, INO., U. S. A. Do You Love Your Child? Then protect it from the dan gers of croup to which every child is subject. Keep DR.D.JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT in your home alltfcs time, thtr. jou're ready for the sudden attacks o croup and colds. Neglect may cost you the life of your child. It's safest to be on your guard. , Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant is the best remedy known for croup; it gives quickest relief. Sold everywhere In three tlze bottles $1.00, 50c, 25c ' Live Stock nnd Miscellaneous Electrotypes In great variety for sale at the lowest prices by A.N.KELLOGGNEWSPAPER CO. 73 W. Adam St., CHICAGO RUPTURE Hi few ilny without a mirslral operation or detrntlon from liiiHiues. No pay will be accepted until the patient In completely natlhfled. Write or call on FRANTZ II. WRAY, M. D. Room 300 Deo Bltfg., Omaha, Neb. n M s a iisaikssuss&Ltta Uxigh byrup. lMtes Oood, in nine, noia IMP rjcu H Fa u.o IW dv aruginiis. bbbj ew ! A m ' i --nwin smalms , - -wiiKJft-