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% WOMEN TOY-MAKERS. Tiurty .Million xoys uonsumeu nuuunuj In the United States. There are 15,000,000 children in the United States, each one of whom consumes at least two toys a year. The.se tffetoys laid together would form a belt ^W&ching from New York to San Fran''mEpnbc?. The making of them is a huge ^W$$<fostry In which the factors are ma^^^HHne, men, and women. The machines , do the hard labor, the men attend to the mechanical part, and the women add the artistic elements and put on I the finishing totches. New York City r> the most Important centre of the "trnfip and is snnnospd to turn out near ]y one-half of all the toys made In the United States. The work is irregular, being at a maximum from July to No' vember, and at a minimum from . Christmas to April. A few toys arc made exclusively by women. These Include several varieties of dolls, paper figures, Christmas-tree decorations, toy flowers, and dolls' trousseaux. .With such toys as patent dolls, dolls' houses and kitchens, Noah's arks, and the cheaper mecliauical affairs, the work is very evenly divided between the sexes. Strange to say, women seldom, if ever, succeed with mechanical toys. On the other hand, it is just as * rare for men to master the art of putting on a doll's complexion or coloring a wooden cow so as to please the juvenile heart. The trade was formerly very unhealthful, but so many have been the improvements of late years that most aw rtl-ci ltawa r\r> ppa/1 Ui HJtr iui iuti uiau ua\.as ua ? ?r paootu away. The workrooms are well ven' tilated and lighted, and the accommodations praiseworthy. About ono' third of all the work is done at home. VThis is particularly the case with dolls' raiment, creations in paper, cloib. and tinsel, and the coloring of dolls' faces. The wages paid differ greatly. Each shop or factory has its own sys tern. In factories wages vary with the skill of the operator, and run from $3 ^ to $S a week. The more common practice is to pay by the piece. When this is done the operative's income runs from fifty cents to as high as $2 a day, and averages about eighty-five cents a day.?New York Commercial Advertiser. lionse Gowns For Winter Wear. N Gowns to wear in the house are so essentially feminine and dainty this season It is small wonder that much time, thought and expense are expended on them. They are so different from the street costumes and allow for so much more exercise of individual taste that women take an especial interest In them. They are not necessarily expensive, especially this year. f* In this respect they differ from the ^ SV* no 11 //m* I * Ducct ?v 111V.U iau 1V1 v- of workmanship as well as good fit House gowns, the term as used this time, including tea gowns, include the gowns that are worn in the house or that are smart enough to wear to an afternoon reception or to the theatre, but are too elaborate in design or too light in color or texture for street wear. A very good model for one of these gowns Is made \yith a long skirt and has no trimming whatever, but in front and at the sides are rows of narrow tucks put in to form a yoke 6hape, 6titched down so that they give no unnecessary fulness, and yet make the skirt hang well. With this skiri ' Is worn a smart blouse of lace or satin, embroidered.net, jetted or spangled, and with a hasque that is longer iD front than back. A yoke of tucked cninon ana jet emuroiaery, ana a Dcir and sash, of chiffon, add to the soft effect of the gown, while the under. sleeves of chiffon are gathered into a band of embroidery at the wrist.Harper's Bazar. Laughable Ways of Earning Money. The women folk of the Methodist Church at Oxford, a small tpwn in Kansas, agreed recently to earn the money to make some necessary chm-cn ( repairs When they had succeeded they held an experience meeting, at which each contributor related what she had done to earn her dollar. Soiw of their doings make very laughabhreading. Mrs. M. Collins said that one night she was wondering how she was going to earn any money when her husband - came In very tired and said he would give a quarter to have his feet bathed. She bathed the feet and earned the quarter. A few days later her husband was tearing around the house hunting for his overshoes and said he . would give half a dollar to know whar had become of them. She told him she had sold them to the rag man and d ? mnnd?<l the half. This made seventy/ five cents of her dollar, and the other twenty-five cents she got by making three sunbonnets. Mrs. Fred Barnes picked peaches and washed tdishes for a neighbor. Miss Zulu Cole engaged in a great variety of employments. She got five cents for washing Mrs. Middleton's dishes, ten cents for doing some sewing for her sister, five cents from her uncle for keeping her mouth shut five minutes, five cents for killing throe j/j-^rats, fifteen cents for sweeping the sidewalk in front of two stores, ten cents for dressing up as a darkey and dancing tne cake walk and five cents for popping some corn. Miss Lyda Mills made fifty cents by mending the harness and making a new halter for the cow. . - Miss Lettie Morrill got fifty ccnts for i j doctorins a sick calf. South American Women. The men in South America hold their women in the highest regard. Not only do they , accord them distinction of outward deference, but they guard them with an earnest solicitude that protects them from every care, anil they bear for them every burden that man can carry for women. The chivdry of the olden times survives among these people, and that is doubtless one reason why the women are so contented with their lot. A charming j^onjan assured a .writer contributing, to the Woman's Home Companion thnt the South American women make the best wives in the world. After marriage the woman is as one lofct to the world. Her career is finished as far as matters outside her domestic affairs are concerned. Her duties consist in bringing up her children, and in exercising a mild sovereignty in her domestic domain. There are no women's rights conventions, no woman's * ? ? * fAAinfJno ?a "/Iniifrlifnrc' '' ieiliptrruucc uuncurc, aiw no mother's meetings. The wife knows uothing of the family finances and she is not consulted in the consideration of her husband's serious affairs. South American women are very charitable, and are kindness itself to the poor people in their neighborhood, as they send portions of bread and meat every day to their poor neighbors.?Chicago Times-Herald. - V-* ^ The Style In Stationery. Some people use one kind of writing paper from year's end to year's end, regardless of the changes of fashion, but the majority like to keep up to the times In this as in everything else. Fashions change in writing paper, engraving, etc., as in everything else. For instance, a year or so ago the square envelope was used exclusively and the oblong one looked very old(ncilnnnorl ii>f1oo/l VniC tllO nn?iti("inR are reversed; the only stylish envelope is oblong and the square shape quite passe. Two sizes of oblong envelope are de rlgueur?one, the smaller, for notes, is about three inches wide and five long. The larger style, for letters and mostly used by men for all their correspondence, is about three and three-quarter inches wide by five and three-quarter long. This difference of three-quarters of an inch seems trifling, but in reality it makes a decided change in the appearance of the envelope. There are several new styles of writing paper out this season, but most ' women prefer the heavy linen, or the bond, old blue vying with cream white for first place as far as tint goes. Etamine and French coquille, or organdie, are two of the latest novelties. The former takes its name from the open-meshed dress fabric whose weave It closely resembles. They are both ideas that originated in France. The Tucked Gown Reappears. The tucked gown has appeared again but made in rather different style. Tho blouse In smooth tucks that are suicueu uowu or uiiuuiuu wim crus:;bands of lace, the upper part of the skirt tucked half way down is handed with heavy lace or embroidery and be- . low the embroidery a pleated ruffle. There are a number of new materials that come already tucked. Tucked waists in silk are much in evidence. There is a tendency to band all skirts made of thin fabrics. For example, one of the newest skirts of crepe de chine has a tight-fitting yoke about four inches deep, and from it falls an accordion-pleated skirt, which is banded into as small a compass as is possible to allow enough freedom for walking, with three four-inch bands of stitched cloth. Heavy lace and appljques of panne, silk or cloth are also used for these bands. The Monogram Under the Ban. Fashion's mandate has been issued in London and Paris to banish the very tiny monograms used so long for marking writing paper; so, of course, we cannot be behindhand and we follow suit, and now have a large, strongly outlined monogram as the lat est stylo. They are really a welcome change from the very small ones as they are so much more substantial, showier, and give so much character to the paper. Their comparative high price will keep them exclusive for some time to come. Very Chic Bowl. Perky, tiristed-looking bows of pan11? velvet are very chic. At the neck of a modish cloth coat is such a bow in reseda. Ends continued to the bust line, where another corresponding bow is formed. J Violets are still the most populai flowers worn; they are tied with gold ribbon, the ends finished with violet silk tassels. A black broadcloth gown trimmed with ermine or frogs of black am] white braid is one of the strikinglj novel costumes. "White chiffon with gold thread anJ laid over gold tissue is one of the lat est and prettiest fancies for vests, col lars and the like. Special favor is shown to black ir gowns, costumes, cloth and velvet wraps, gloves, and simple elegant millinery for the winter. Of all tlie skirts that have mad their appearance this se .son there if none more popular than the skirt cat with the large, deep, shaped flounces. Colored veils dotted with chenille in a vermicelli pattern are one of the winter's fancies, and brown to match the hair, worn with a brown gown, is especially chic. The new khaki tints are almost cooper so much red is used in their composition. Ited is to steadily grow in fashion's favor until next spring, so that by next fall it will supersede a!! other tints in vogue. Triple slioulder-capes are a feature of many of the three-quarter or fulllength wraps of the season, the edges finished variously with a narrow band of stitched cloth or velvet, a tiny roll of fur, or three rows of line gold braid. The finish at the neck is a Kaiser col lar. and just in front shows a white satin siock and a dainty lace cravat. rtand-painted evening gowns of mousseline de soie arc one of the fads of fashion not altogether new, hut a novel phase of this sort of decoration which may appeal to the eccentric woman comes in a report from London. The painting, or a continuation of it. la done on the bare shoulders after the gown is put on. to extend the sprays on the bodice. Certainly the craze for novelty has reached its limit in this odd fancy. V ' < J . J J ^ u^ncruAi h a|nuvsLnuLu Caste as Decoration?. One wants to avoid making a "spot" of a plaster cast. One small cast on a dark wall with nothing about it ia the way of pictures or books would be apt to prove the only visible thing in a room. On the other hand, when a cast is large ana important, u may uu treated with the dignity that one observes in hanging pictures. There is, for example, that famous group of "Singing Boys," by Luca della Robbia, in bass-relief, from the lunette of the doors leading into the sacristy of the Dnomo at Florence. This deserves n place to itself over a mantel-piece, 01 a panel at one side of the room maj be given to it. So, too, many of tho Madonnas, always in bass-relief, may be treated ns one would treat pictures ?Harper's Bazar. A Hint to the Furnltnre Bayer. In buying furniture for any part of the house many things are to be considered. Expense is only one of the issues. If service is limited, that which has little or no ornamentation is most suitable, because there will be a great saving of time in dusting and caring for it. Dainty china can be bought in the cheaper wares, and many a heartache will be spared il this and not the costly pieces are broken. Hours are spent in wearisome, nerve racking shopping where minutes would suffice were proper thought given to the needed articles, and carefui lists made out Derorenana. Jt;iaDorai? household equipments in any depart ment mean time, strength and monej to keep in repair. Where these are noi proportioned to the means, shoddinesf and shhbbiness are sure to ensue. Table Linen. Fine, white table linen is always h the best taste at dinner. What ii known as double damask is always de sirable, if it is fine and of small pat tern. Good, fancy weaves of linen like the crepelike morale cloths, find some favor. The cloths which havi napkins to match in the regular din ner size, three-quarters of a yard square, are finished with a liemstitche/ hem, which is sometimes ornamented with an insertion of heavy linen lace Lace insertions in table linen are gen erally reserved for tea cloths and tin lunch cloth. The breakfast cloth is i usually plain damask, with napkini five-eighths of a yard square. Colored cloths are little used by people of re fined taste. The table centre, which ii placed under the low jardiniere 01 ferns or flowers that so often orna ments the centre of the table, seldon shows any color, although it is fre quently a piece of exquisite needle work in while. Special napkins oi doillies for boiled eggs, corn and some times for rolls, are used, and fancj doillies of various sizes for plates am: cups, where the polished top of th? table is uncovered. Table mats art out of date, as the heavy blanketing used under the table cloth at meals sufficiently protects it from hot dishes. Do not allow table linen to freeze in winter, because it is easily cracked by being folded when in a frozen state. Dry it in the house, even at the risli of it turning yellow. It can be easily bleached on the spring grass in the sunshine.?New York Tribune. liUld Chocolate Ice Cream?One quart of rich cream, one-half pound of granulated sugar, two ounces of chocolate, two teaspoonfuls extract of vanilla. Rub tlie chocolate to a smooth paste, first adding a little milk. Stir all together and freeze. Berlin Pancake?Roll out dough slightly sweetened and shortened, as if for very plain doughnuts, cut iD circles like a biscuit, put a teaspoon ful of currant jam or jelly on the centre of one. lay another upon it, press the edges tightly together wltb the finsers and fry quickly iu boiling fat. They will be perfect globes when done. Pigeon Served with Broth?Clean nnd truss four pigeons and half cover them with boiling water. Add av onion, a bay leaf, half a carrot and a tablespoonful of parsley. Simmer until tender. Season with a teaspoonful of salt and a fourth of a teaspoonful of pepper. On slices of toast make nests of well-seasoned spinach and dispose the pigeons# on these. Servo hot with the broth thickened to the consistency of cream. Scones?Mix one and a half ounces U1 ITtfUlli Ui lill Lill ilUH liiiCC-iVUi lUil ounce of bicarbonate of soda wit!) three pounds of flour, and rub in three ounces of lard. Add three ounces of sugar, one-half ounce of salt and eight ounces of well washed and dried currants; make a hollow in the centre and pour in sufficient buttermilk to fonu a dough. When thoroughly mixed form it into shapes, put them on flat tins, brush them over with egg and bake in a moderately hot oven. They may be eaten hot or cold. Boston Brown Hash?Chop up the remains of either cold beef or mutton to the amount of two cupfuls or less. Take the same quantity of cold mashed potatoes, half-cup of bread crumbs and a tablespoonful of butter. If the potatoes and meat have been seasoned ni*nnA?] tt Yi.Knn n A Q111 will lip nu^u \.vv?vv> ?w ? ... required. Into a deep dish put a layer of the potatoes, then one of meat; then the crumbs. Add the butter in sma'd bits; moisten with one-half cup of gravy; put a layer of potatoes on top. Dip a knife in milk, smooth over the top, dust lightly with pepper and bake UStOrpwu. s HOW SHE COT A PENSION. By Unintentionally Killing JHer Troopei Husband In a Fight For Her Life. I A pension has been allowed recently 1 to the widow of a soldier of the Sixth United States Cavalry for whose death 1 the beneficiary was responsible, wnne ' this startling fact would seem to de- 1 bar the widow, the peculiar and interesting circumstances of the soldier's demise rendered it proper for the pension officials to pass favorably upon her application. It appears that the soldier, according to the Coroner's verdict, came to his death May 7, 1S8S, through choking with a leather watch chain in the hands of his wife while she was protecting her life. The widow's statement before the jury disclosed a remarkable series of incidents, and wis corroborated in all essential respects by other witnesses. She testified that her husband had been drinking heavily for a week. She had gone to him at 12 o'clock and told him that dinne* was ready. He made no response, and after the meal was finished, and the diners had gone, he came and told her to prepare dinner at once. She at first remonstrated, but observing a strange look upon his face, became frightened, and began to do as he commanded. | The husband then said with an oath that he was going to kill her and struck her, knocking her against the table. The wife then fled from the house, thinking to find some of the men about the place who would quiet or restrain her husband. She ran to a field where men were plowing and besought their interference or protection. They refused, saying they could do nothing with the man. Meanwhile ho had gathered up the baby, mounted a horse and followed in pursuit of her. The husband rode up to his wife, who begged him not to hurt her. He replied, with an oath, that he would break her bones, and would kill her;' that she must die. He then threw the baby to the ground, pulled his six shooter from his belt, tried to make his horse run over her, and reached out trying to strike her with his revolver. As he leaned over he fell from his horse to the ground on his side and back. In falling he fell against his wife, knocking' hefr down. She jumped up, threw herself upon her husband, intending to get his revolver away from him. She laid hold of his leather watch chain, which he wore around his neck. This leather guard 1 fastened with a slip-knot. The wifo clutched the chain with one hand and with the other held one of her husband's hands. She was exhausted, and lay in that condition foe four or i five minutes. He did not struggle, but made a queer noise in his throat. When the woman recovered sho arose, hid the revolver, and ran to tno 1 house. When the men went to where her husband lay they found him dead. ' The wife had unintentionally strangled [ her husband. Her pension has beeu 1 granted, and to-day she is drawing ?8 a month.?Washington Evening j Star. Mustn't 'Own' Their Engines. < The railroad engineer who "owns" his engine is not in favor with his superiors. Complaints about trivial matters are likely to be made against him, ""'l c-nnn Via fln/lo litmaolf without n. UUU OVVU UU uuuw U1U.WVX. ? berth. The phrase "owning an engine" does not mean that the engineer has acquired title in his iron horse. The expression is used of a man who has been with a certain engine so long that he becomes a part of it. He knows its every peculiarity; he feels its every protest against a heavy load, and he nurses It and coddles it as if it were his child. He dislikes to run the engine at top speed for fear something will happen to it, and In consequence his train is frequently behind time. He takes a grade at half the rate he should, and he runs cautiously down hill. In a word, he "owns"' his engine. Of course this is all very nice and idyllic, and it is the kind of a thing a person likes to read about in stories of the railroad. But plain, practical railroad men look at it differently. They argue that the best engineer is the man who never fails to run his train according to his running time, the man who is never behind and seldom ahead. So it'comes about that the engineers who makes a master of that which should be his servant wonders who has a grudge against him. But'it isn't a grudge; it's business. ? The Unparalleled Century. One hundred years ago! What a remarkable story the panorama of the closing century reveals! In 1800, our country was a plucky fledgeling, healthy, vigorous, ardent in hope, high in resolve. Our total population was less than 5,500,000. Germany and < Britain each had four times our number, Spain twice as many, and even little Portugal had as big a family of sons and daughters as Uncle Sam. West of the Mississippi all was wilderness. We bad thirteen little States and few cities of prominence except Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Boston and Charleston. The entire revenue of the United States Govern| inent under our first administration I tv;is nnlv ?4 iiftf) Oftft whilp it now posts annually !?9S,100,413.33 to defray the j expense of the Government of Greater i New York. Washington was then a new settlement, with only a few thousand population, and had been only lately made the capital. The total wealth of the country was roundly estimated at $200,000,000, or a very little less than ?40 per capita.?Success. Protective Coloring nnd Form. The sea is full of wonders of protective coloring and form, and there is , one real chameleon in it?namely, the ' chameleon shrimp. This, like its land counterpart, changes color from minute to minute?now green out in the sunlicht. now yellow on the sand, and ! again dark brown under the shadows I of souie projecting rock. There is an- 3 other quaint little fish which haunts j the weed tracts of the Gulf Stream, J and there builds its nest and lays Its J eggs like a bird rather than a fish. , This animal?the antennarius?is not j very easy to see owing to its similarity to its surroundings. It imitates in J color the weed it lives in, and, like the I chameleon, constantly changes its color J t PolBon From Pineapple*. Tho inloa nf flip oTPPri nineannle Is iccredited in Java, the Philippines, md the Far East generally with beng a blood poison of a must deadly, lature. It is said to be the substance with which the Malays poison their creeses and daggers, and to be also :he "fingernail" poison formerly in i6e among, aborigine Javanese women ilmost universally. These women collated a nail on each hand to a long iharp point, and the least scratch from >ne of these was certain death.?Lonlon Globe. Eloctric Ray Care. One of the novelties in medical treatment is the "electric ray cure." The Princess of Wales recently gave an expensive apparatus to the London Hospital, and now every day patients nnv hp found comfortably seated la eclining chairs in a circle around the 'light room." From the celling an ?lectric lamp is suspended, with lenses so arranged as to concentrate the light upon the sufferers. A nurse stands behind rich patient and presses a glass lens on the spot under treatment It is confidently asserted that the large Jeorea3e in infant mortality In this counIry during the past decade has been jroutrbt about in no small measure by .the inlversal use of Castorla?it being in almost every home. ( Trees are obliged to branch out for themselves. Don't drink too much water when cyjlinsr. Adams' Pepsin Tutti Fruttl is an excellent substitute. It seems queer that the more weight a man gains the more ungainly he becomes. Mrs. Wlnslow'sSootbinor Syrup for children eethinz, softens the gums, reduces lnflMnmnJon, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. abottle A rolling 6tone gathers no moss, but a rolling mill usually gathers the dust. Piso's Cure'for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.?N. W. 3ambel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. There are ninety-six cities in Cuba of over 1G00 inhabitant:. Frey'i Vermifuge, 25 Cfs. Eradicates worms. Children made well and mothers happy. Druggists and country stores. There are five routes from London to Paris. Carter's Ink has a good desp color and it loaa not strain the eyes, carter's doesn't tad?. In Marion, Ind., a law firm bore the name of Robb & Steele. The Deit PreaerlptlM for Chills and Fever la a bottle of GrOV?'? TA8T*LX8i Chill Tonic. It la eimply iron and Quinine In ft tMtalesa form. No curt?no pay. Pnca wo. Bad Manners In London Streets. Weak, nervous and elderly people are often made very uncomfortable by the overcrowding of the London pavements in the more frequented parts, while busy men are driven to despair by the obstacles to direct walking. Of late the inconvenience experienced has been increased by the fact that the public of London are, ?V?*v "^?V>/vln Iacci r\r/lor] TT nnrl HToll. Iill U1C tYUUiC< 4COO viuvnj MUU ?IVM mannered than those of a previous generation. The deterioration of public manners of the men, and especially of the boys, in the streets is a subject of constant remark among those whos^ memory carries them back only ten or fifteen years.?The Lancet. Ages of British Cabinet Officers. Here are the ages of some of the members of the British Cabinet: Lord Halsbury, seventy-five; Lord James of Hereford, seventy-two; Lord Salisbury, seventy; the Duke of Devonshire, sixty-seven; Chamberlain, sixtyfour; Lord Ashbourne, sixty-three; Sir M. Hicks-Beach, sixty-three; Mr. Ritchie, sixty-two; Lord Cadogan, sixty; Lord Lansdowne, Lord G. Hamilton and Hanbury, all fifty-five; A. J. Balfour, fifty-two; Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, fifty-one; Akers-Douglas, forty-nine; Lord Londonderry, forty-eight; ueraici naiiour, luriy-seveu; i^uug, iuity-slx; Broderlck, forty-four, and Lord Selborne, forty-one. I Q FOR GOUT, TOR No medicine in t Mineral Laxative W A covered more than ? ^ Cat 0a ^ W?r'^' ufiMI KM / Recommended t tjfjfinjB / /miV\ Physicians, from who KoS M0 / f^V hest Natural Laxatlvi 81/Si / Its Action is Speec c raf I Every Druggist a b /jyf( I ^1/ for the full name, It) flvll "Hunyadi JunoB." USole Importer, Firm of i Criminal statistics show that Italy furnishes more political assassins than nil other countries combined. Dr. Bull's Cough Cures a cough or cold at once. __ Conquers croup, bronchitis, | II O grippe and consumption. 25c. J 1*^ For headache (whether sick or nervous), toothache, neuralgia. rheumatism, lumbago, pains nnd weakness tu the back, spine or moneys, pain around the liver, pleurisy, swelling of the joints ind pains of all kinds, the application of Bad way's Beaify Belief Will afford immediate ease, and its continued use lor a few days effects a permanent cure. CURES AND TKEVfcNTS Colds. Coughs, Sore Throat, Hoarseness Stiff Neck Bronchitis. Catarrh, Headache Toothache Rheumatism Neuralgia Asthma Bruises. Sprains, Quicker Than Any Known Remedy. No matter how violent or excruciating the pain the Bheumstic, Bedridden, In irm, Crippled, Nervous, Neuralgic or prostrated with diseases may suffer, RADWAY'S READY RELIEF Will Afford Instant Ease. hterhaxxt?A half to a teaspoonfol in half a tumbler of water will in a few minutes cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Vomiting, HeartDarn, Nervousness. Sleeplessness, Sick Headache, Diarrhoea, Colic, Flatulency and all internal pains. There is not a remedial agent Ui the world that trill cure fever and ague and all other malarious, Dllious and other fevers, aided by ItADWAY'S PILLS, so quickly as KADWAY'S 11EADY BELIEF AO Cents per Bottle. Sold by nruarnisu. BE MURK TO GET RAUWAY>5. ADVERTISING gjaffiS R% m VPIITA WITHOUT FEB LB ft 9 u fU I nnleaaaorceaalul p U I B IV I Send deacrlptlon; I and vet free opinion* MILO B. 8TEVBNH ?t CO.. ErtaU 18b*. )! .* 817-Hth Street, WAHHINGTON, l>. C SraocL officer - Chicago; Cleveland and UetrvWf * j (* ' f The Pencil Trade. The German pencil trade is suffering severely from competition of American i lead-pencil makers. The ingenious la- 1 bor-saving machinery of American < factories and their large scale of pro- t duction and especially cheaper prices at which they can supply themselves 1 with c?dar wood, are the chief causes for the failure of German makers to i hold their own. The fact is that Germany is practically dependent upon J the United States for her supply of cedar, and the best of the wood is kept In America?The Manufacturer. The Parisian Lapdog. There are to-day 45,000 lapdogs In the city of Paris. They have almost as mnch attention after they are dead as during their comfortable lives. The dog's owner pays ten francs a year to the city during its life. If It takes sick it is taken to a special clinic for the treatment and housing of dogs in poor health. After it dies it is taken to a cemetery which is kept in excellent condition from the proceeds of the money obtained from the price paid for the burial plot Put*am Fadeless Dyes do not spot,streak or give your goods an unevenly dyed appearance. Sold by all druggists. The Philadelphia directory shows nine. men who bear th> name of Thomas Thomas and eleven known as Robert Roberts. But William Williams outnumbers them both, as thereare eighty-six citizens thus named. Best For the Bowelb. No matter what alls you, headache to a I cancer, you will never Ret well until your I hnmola nr? nnt rlffht. CaSCABETS help nature, cure yon without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you Iust 10 cents to start getting your health tack, Cascabets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C.C.O. stamped on It. Beware cf Imitations.* There are 348 Belf-propelled vehicles of all kinds now in operation in Chicago. 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