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0 dweller ir. I ho valloy. 1:?'; 15:ino eyes
To whore, above 'In- drift of cloud, thi
stone
Endures in ?i!onrc, an I to (iod alone
Upturns it? furrowed vis.;?e. .nvi is wise.
Thero y?f is lieinn. far from all that dies.
An*l beauty where no mortal inaket!
moan.
AV iierf larger planets swim the liquic
>:<ine.
And wider spaces stretch io calmer shies.
Only a little wav above the plain
Is snow eternal, llound the mountain':
knees
Hovers the fury of the wind and rain.
Look up. and teac'i thy nob.e heart l(
cease
From endless labor. There is perfec
Only a little way above thy pain.
?CIcorse ijantayana.
fg LOVE, AND A VIOLIN ||
By CHARLES RAYMOND MAC.VJIEY.
WWW'K
Autumn chill was in the air. Dead
brown leaves were .strewn in little
heaps along a street that sprawled its
way at the foot of a mountain thai
rose in easy gradients upon the on?
liana: upon me otner a mruuieut river
tore its way to the sea through .1
canoned pass. The sun had but jusl
dipped behind the while-topped
crags, and the frontier village was
sunk in sweet obscurity in the purplt
shadows that stretched along the base
of the hills. It was as though the
everlasting mountain had drawn its
royal robes about its rugged form
donned its white nightcap, and was
preparing to sink to sleep in the calm
bosom of approaching night. Just
another touch of realism was given
the metaphor by the moon that flirted
a moment with the silhouetted crags,
and then, with a cold, passionless,
good-night kiss, parted reluctantly
from them and sailed majestically off
into the star-lit dome. From afar
out upon the plain came the mournful
howl of a solitary coyote, which
was echoed dismally from cliff to
beetling cliff. The faraway murmur
of the rock-girted river and the occasional
hoot of an owl among the
towering pines were the only sounds
that disturbed the stillness of the
evening.
Dan Cupid stood at the intersection
-of two well-nigh deserted streets and
bethought him of some congenial occupation
for his meddlesome and mischievous
fingers.
Upon the opposite corner a youth
and a maiden met. stopped and conversed
in guarded undertones.
Dan unfastened his bow from an
invisible baldric and drew an arrow
from the well-filled quiver at his
back; fitting the notched shaft carefully
to the taut string, he took delib
erate aim and let fly at the pair across
the road. The downcast eyes of the
maiden, the blush upon her cheek, the
abashed look of the youth, gave unquestionable
evidence of the little
god's unerring aim.
It was an excellent shot and prettily
planted, yet it afforded the little
snortsman no more satisfaction or
amusement than would have been felt
by a mighty hunter upon potting a
sleeping antelope. The game was too
easy, and scarce worthy the skill of
the marlisman.
Dan turned disdainfully upon his
chubby heel and wandered aimlessly
down the darkening street. Being
the author of his own code of ethics,
he did not hesitate to peep through
a keyhole here or between the chinks
of a shutter there. Whenever occasion
offered he winged an arrow from
his tiny bow.
He arrived at length near the
point where the street canted up into
the mountain. There, at the end of
the 1,'vel thoroughfare, stood a ramshackle,
two-story structure, which
might have been said to have ')een an
"Old Curiosity Shop" transplanted.
Within its grimy windows was ar
rayed a wonarous variety 01 unsalable
knickknacks. So far as could be
. seen they were thickly mantled with
dust, and a busy spider had set the
anchorage of his intricate web from
the headpiece of a stringless guitar to
the rusty muzzle of a revolver that
was fashioned after the manner of
another time. The room opening off
the street was untenanted, but from
somewhere within came the plaintive
strains of a violin. The most euphemistic
would have hesitated to
dignify the sound by the name oi
music, yet upon occasion a note rang
true, and as it quivered on the night
air spoke of a genius untutored and
r a deftness and sympathy of touch
once acquired, but long since forgotten.
Glancing above the outer door Dan
Cupid noted the half-obliterated
name, Thomas MacWhirter. Without
a moment's hesitation he melted
through the two walls and stood with
in the inner room. The room was
meagrely furnished, and the table
benches and chairs were of the most
primitive pattern. The wood fij-t
that glowed within the open grate
performed the double duty of providing
light and heat for its two occupants.
Bathed in the ruddy firelight
sat an old woman bent far forward.
with her elbows ficed upon hei
knees, her chin resting within het
open palms. She might well hav?
been a rustic figure cast in bronze
so far as any outward semblance ol
life was concerned. By the side ol
the curtainless window, illumined b>
the pallid radiance of the moon, ar
old man sat, drawing a listless bow
over the strings.
Dan Cupid shivered, climbed to z
seat upon a high-backed bench neai
the window, and bent his gaze upot
the aged musician.
The old man paused for a moment;
his bow wandered aimlessly over th(
strinsrs. and ihen t-nmo thp first nntps
low and sweet, of "Robin Adair."
The old woman raised her head
clasptd her bony hands together, am
looked straight before her into the
flickering blaze. It was her initia
movement since Dan Cupid's entrance
From "Robin Adair" the mush
swept into "Comin" Thro' the Rye.'
b The notes were falling lirm, resonant
true, and not without a touch of mys
tic sentiment. Dame MacWhirter's
hands were clasping and unclasping;
once she stole a glance at MacWhir
ter, and it could be seen that an ex
prossion of pleased surprise dwe!t
upon li^r wrinkled countenance. The
mr.sic was breathing (he breath of
1 life into a multitude of dead memories.
Sh 9 was traversing again the
| (ircla of her existence by way of its
diameter. Ones more sho saw herself
1 a iass, and a right bonnie lass. too.
1 Again she saw sturdy Tammas MacWhirter
come tramping; across tho
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moor?sne oven iunneu sue ucmu
s the cooing of the amorous cloves, the
drumming of the frogs in the tarn,
the lowing of the stabled cattle, as
' she listened to the sweeter music of
l Tamraas* whispered declaration of :
love. She lived again her marriage,
and was thrilled once more with their
glowing hopes, their lofty ambitions,
as they embarked together for the
* Xew World. She felt again the joy ;
and pride at the birth of their chilj
dren, and the sorrow of their passing.
I She realized, for the first time how,
i during the last score of years?years |
I of poverty, years of privation, years |
j of utter loneliness?they had drifted j
I apart till they stood, metaphorically, j
* j at the opposite ends of the world, j
j Love had receded from thei/ life and j
| left it bleak and barren. She steath- '
1 ily gathered up her chair and moved j
* it nearer the figure by the window. j
5 Dan Cupid saw and smiled. Here
1 offered a quarry worthy of his sub '
j tlest dart. He felt somewhat of a '
' j culprit, too. for having flown through
1 j the window?thus leaving these two
: I bereft of his presence? at the fii3t j
' j howl of the wolf at the door. He
51 was determined upon retrieving him- j
! self, and so took most careful aim. i
- Swift and true sped the feathered 1
! shaft.
* MacWhirter straightened in his j
chair; he lifted his shaggy head; a
1 deep flush mounted to his furrowed
brow; the last note of "Comin' Thro' j
; the Rye" melted into the tune of
"Annie Laurie." The melody was
rich, powerful, impassioned. As the j
last note trembled on the air the old J
woman rose from her chair and came J
' to the old man's side. She put her j
toil worn hand tenderly upon his
shoulder and placed her tear-wct :
cheek lovingly against his.
"Tammas," she whispered, just as ;
1 of old. and in tli3 olden dialect. "Tam- j
mas MacWhirler, d'ye ken ye'er e'en !
yet a braw laddie?"
I "An' I dunno, Janet, but what i
ye'er a bit bonnie lass, yersel'," he
answered.?New York Times.
Weekly of the Future.
The strong and successful weekly
paper of the future will collect I
strictly in advance for its subscrip- |
tions and collect and settle all other !
accounts on the first of each month, j
so that the publisher will know j
j twelve times a year bow he stands j
and got the added benefit of being a j
cash customer. It may even dis- j
count its bills. It will accept only
one price from any source or under ,
any condition. It will accept only )
cash payments for church, city, the- j
atre and all show advertising, taking j
tickets only for after notices. It
will get cash for all railroad advertising,
and the editor will pay cash
when he travels like any other business
man, and, besides, he can use
any limited train on the road. And
incidentally he will have more time i
to build up and maintain his paper. ;
Railroad companies cannot get along j
without newspaper advertising. They ;
are experimenting now. but they will j
all recognize this fact and come to ,
be among our best cash patrons. The |
paper of the kind we are talking !
about will accept no trade contracts j
unless the publisher at the time j
needs some article from the adver- j
tiser, and even then it's better not tc (
definitely agree to do it. It will keep j
' an accurate expense account and will ;
enter every item of stock, labor and
every other outgo for comparisoa
month with month and year with :
year. It will keep an expiration book j
and kill all advertising promptly ;
when dead. It will prove its circula- |
tion to advertisers. It will let the !
other fellow alone and pay strict at- \
tention to its own business. It will I
be well printed and contain actual i
II news and not stuff to fill when copy
is slack. It will have mechanical !
t I LUILII'UOILIUII uuu &UUU uiauuiiici j it .
will be able to compete against the '
i dailies, because people would rather '
have it or because they need both. \
' It will have an editor who needs
' no apology for his existence.?Gao. '
E. Marcellus.
Workmen and Their Tools.
> The monotony o? labor union meet
ings was broken the other night when '
: a spirited fellow blurted out: "You
chaps can talk the year round about |
I wages and hours, but mighty few of
i you know how to keep your tools in ,
order and get the best out of them, j
I'll bet there ain't a dozen men here j
l t'i-night who don't abuse their tools, i
I You let 'em rust out, throw 'em away j
. and buy new ones." There was a i
I general movement in the room. An
old man said he had used a saw for ;
> twenty years. A tailor declared one I
. pair of shears lasted him eig'ntesn j
: years. A carpenter's drawing knife j
? j was fifteen years old. Old Jimmy, j
? of Washington Market, used a carv- ;
ing knife twelve years. Joe Ochstel |
had a hatchet for twenty-two years, j
- A. boxmaker used a pocketknife for '
nineteen years. A cabinet maker had '
a plane bit that wore out a dozen
stocks; etc. The experience meeting
? turned out to be highly interesting.?
, New York Press.
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C Vienna's Crown of Green.
' The city of Vienna has recently un- '
1 dertaken, at an estimated expense of :
' $10,000,000, to surround itself with j
a belt of forests. The existing forests i
1 J near the city are to be preserved, J
j and others, together with broad green j
'j meadows, are to be established in
I such a way as completely to encircle
; j the city. Land is being reserved for
' the new plantations, which are to be
. connected with the celebrated Prater,
which already forms a green border
, for the Austrian capital on the east.
I This idea is enthusiastically urged
J for the beautifying of the suburbs of
1 other cities, which are now, in many
I cases, not only unattractive, but
: ! liii'.oftllS.
' I
There is a wild flower in Turkey
- which is the oxact floral image o? a
s humming bird. The breast is green,
; the wiugs are a deep rose color, the
- throat yellow and the head and beak
- almost black
IN THE PI?)
PROFESSOR CHARLE
Collapsible Lunchbox.
Those who do not take kindly to
shoe boxes, etc., will be Interested t
In the collapsible lunchbox shown In e
the illustration, the Invention of a ?
Massachusetts man. The several sec- f
tlons are hinged at the corners, so 3
that they can be folded into a small j
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Folds Into a Small Package.
space when necessary. In fact, when
the entire boi is folded up It can
be carried in the pocket. When expanded
the box is carried by a leather
strap. The box is made of pasteboard,
of wax composition, insuring
the proper keeping of the food within?a
distinct advantage over the ordinary
box.?Philadelphia Record. ?
Surgical. | <
The surgeon is the only "cut-up" 11
who really makes it pay.?Atchison i
Globe. i i
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STANCE AXi)
Mr. Timtot (teaching a friend gol
me himpress upon you, old man. that
stand!"?Sketch.
Can You Do It? i ?
To pierce a nickel with a needle, j
especially if the needle be a very fine |1
one, seems a difficult, if not an issoluble,
problem. It is, nevertheless,
a very simple feat.
To succeed, insert a needle in a
cork, so that the point be just apparent,
and, if th-j needle project at
tlie otner enci, snap on tne remctuiuvi i
o( it with a pair of shears. 1
Now place your nickel 011 a couple
of wooden blocks, as in the illustra- <
tion, and strike a sharp blow with a
heavy hammer on the prepared cork 1
that you have placed above it; or it 1
will do if the nickel ia simply laid <
upon a single block of soft wood. 1
The needle, being unable to bend 1
either way, thanks to the friendly 1
BLIC EYE,
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B ELIOT NORTON.
University Tests.
Ono might say that the first test
it Oxford is athletic ability, the next,
tociability, and the final, scholastic
ibility. When you have passed tlje
Irst two you are the admiration o?
* * ' 1 ? - - t- ? ?t/\ nk ATVn
rour irienas; wnen jou uavc i
-ourself a scholar besides, you are |
he admiration of your college.? I
ithodes Scholar in Sunset.
Sun Dial.
If I should over lose my watch I
vould make a sun dial out of a
vater tumbler. Take a plain water
umbler and close its top with a
ound slat of wood, into the centre j
>f which stick a darning needle. On
he outside of the glass paste a narrow
strip of paper which has been
ioaked in oil. Then place the glass
)n a slanting piece of wood and the
;un dial is ready. At 5 in the mornng
place the glass so that the needle
:hrows a shadow on one end of the
strip of paper and mark the spot
ivith a line and number 5. After
;ach hour mark the shadow of the
leedle, and at 7 in the evening you
vill have a reliable sun dial.?Washngton
Star.
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ADDRESS.
f)?"Before I go hany further, let
heverytliiug is in the way you
support of the cork, is forced to go '
.*'l ?-iil niown tIto n 1 r*IcP] j
>ut: via), uuu ? in , ,
n- even a quarter, with the greatest
;ase; for, as we know, the steel of
he needle is harder than the bronze :
>r the silver of the coin.?Magical
Experiments.
An Unpleasant Oflice.
The task assigned to the bell-boy
it a small New England hotel was no
sinecure, and he realized it, for the
ji.d gentleman who had requested
hat he be wakened for an early
jreakfast was extremely deaf.
"I don't know what I'll do about
he man in Number Forty-one, that
ivanted to go off on the 7 o'clock
rain," the bell-boy announced, |
jreatlilesslv, to the proprietress.
"Haven't you waked him up yet?" |
lenianaea tnai unsn iicisuu.
"I've waked him throe times," said
he boy, sulkily, "but he hasn't heard
Tie yet. Everybody else has, though,
3n that floor. I know, because j
they've all hollered to me to stop battering
on their doors."?Youth's i
doniDanion.
In Washing Animals.
To protect thom from parasites,
which either bite or annoy them,
wash them with borax water, when
the dirt and disagreeable odor are
not only removed, but the animals'
skins are rendered much healthier,
the hair will be eoft and glossy, and
they will be practically free from
further annoyance by insects.
Acetylene Waste.
What is the value of refuse from
an acetylene gas machine as a fertilizer,
how best apply it, and to what
land? C. L. M. The lime from acetylene
plants is simply lime. It may
be poisonous if applied in too large
quantities, but is as useful as any
other lime if applied in reasonable
quantities. The worst trouble is that
it is soft and sticky, and therefore
hard to apply.?Country Gentleman.
Ripening Cream.
It Is very essential in cream ripening
to agitate the cream frequently
to insure uniform ripening. When
cream remains undisturbed for some
time the fat rises in the same way
that it ioes in milk, though in a less
marked degree. The result is that
the upper layers are richer than the
lower and will sour less rapidly,
since the action of the lactic acid
germs is greater in thin than in rich
cream. This uneven ripening leads
to a poor bodied cream. Instead of
being smooth and glossy, it will appear
coarse and curdy when poured
from a dipper. The importance of
stirring frequently during ripening
should therefore not be underestimated.?Professor
John Michels.
j- " THREE IIORSJ
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THREE HORSE EVENE
Some one asked for a three hor
is one. There must be an offset iro
The ends may be bent down so as t
The one bolt in each end will be e
A GOOD WAY TO AR
be made of iron two inches wide an
be twelve inches from the centre of
iron. The length of the long even
tree at the end of a set of Whipple
inches between the end holes. Thi
inches from the noie in me snori iu
offset may be remedied by a strap f
the end of the neck-yoke. Care mu
so that the iron semi-circle will not
while at work.
In using three horsss try this
pair of old single harness lines and
than the regular ones. Fasten the
side horses. Let this run over the b
into the regular buckle. It works fi
team.?J. U., in the Indiana Farmer.
Getting Alfalfa Started. |
A subscriber asks which is the;
quickest and best way to get a start j
of alfalfa?use culture or inoculate)
the soil. i
Inoculate by all moans. This is!
the surest way and by far the most
practical, and where the soil responds
to the treatment one may get a good
stand from one seeding. It does not
require a large amount of dirt to
innnnlnfp a field to in
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sure a stand. Soil taken from an old t
clover or alfalfa field is the kind to ;
use, but if this is not available, hunt
up some sweet clover along the
roadside and use this soil. Alfalfa
responds quickly to these t,weet clover
soils. The best way to scatter
dirt is with a manure spreader. Put
only a very thin layer over the entire
bottom of the spreader box, and
gear it so that the dirt is fed out
slowly. Then disc and cross disc, and
follow-with a harrow and sow your
seed. A careful sower can get pretty
good results by sowing broadcast out
of land, and then cross sow. But
whatever method is used make sure
that the ground is covered evenly. If
strips are left unseeded weeds soon
appear, and it will take double work i
afterwards to get these covered.?
Indiana Farmer.
The Farm Wood Lor.
A good sized wood lot is indispensable
to every well regulated farm.
mt? ^ n/1 a iin/vn 5f o v/i mnnv
1 IH* Ut'liiaiiuh niauc ii['uu ib u.1
and various in the course of a season.
Here it is that the farmer
comes to lay in his supply of fuel
for both summer and winter use and
on it he depends for the timber to
repair his buildings, fences, farm
tools and machines. On account of
its great importance in the economy
of agriculture the timber tract should
be one of the best cared for sections
of land on the farm.
In these days of our failing timber
and the depletion in the supply ol <
lumber it behooves every farmer, who i
is fortunate enough to own a piece <
of forest land, to follow out a defl- <
nite plan in practical forestry. At *
this time of the year a great deal
can be done in the way of prolonging '
the life of the trees now growing in '
the woodland, and more especially ^
the life of the young and vigorous (
ones. The dead, dying and diseased i
timber can be cut down and convert- j
ed into fire wood or sawed into '
lengths for fence posts or logs for
the saw mill. By so doing, the timber
that otherwise would go to '
waste through decay can be readily
turned to some good purpose. The ,
thinning out of the dead trees allows
more space for the remaining healthy
and vigorous specimens to grow and >
develop to advantage. Whenever it
is necessary to fell a large, healthy
tree the stump should be left high ;
enough to insure a growth of vig- !
orous sprouts. Chestnut, oak and
hickory are examples of this class of
trees. Cutting out the under brush i
and letting the stronger and more i
promising growths of young forest
trees stand to develop into future
timber material is always profitable
Any attention that may be given to j
the wood at this time will be certain 1
to bring in good returns a little later
on.?A. G. It., in the Indiana Farmer.
Farm Notes. j
One who has tested the matter
compiles the paying factors in the (
following paragraphs, in a very concise
way:
It takes less fertility out of the ;
soil than any other form of agricul
E EVENER.
R, TO USE ON TONGUE.
se evener to use on a tongue. Hera
n made in the form of a half circle,
o hold against the side of the tongue,
nough to hold it in place. It should- '
RANGE THE LINES.
d one-half inch thick. There should ;
the tongue to the draw holes in the J (
er may be found by placing a singla t
trees. It will be about fifty-four J 1
s would bring the draw hole eighteen i '
d. This side draft caused by the
rom the hames of the third horse tc !
st be taken to hitch the second horse
interfere with his freedom of action ' i
I
way of arranging the lines: Take a
make two cross lines a little longet
m to the inside bit rings of the out- J
ack of the middle horse and buckle i
ne and gives one full control of Lis i
i
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ture, and hence it is useful in following
a well-regulated system of rota i
tion. <
It can be combined readily with ^
other forms of agriculture or horticulture.
<
The dairy provides in winter a
quantity of stable manure in which
the straw from the barn is profitably 3
utilized. 1
The by-products from the cow. J
skim-milk, whey and buttermilk, art <
a source of income in raising pigs j
and calves. ]
Dairying gives constant and regu *
Iar employment of a light charactei j
to every member of a farmer's fain- 4
iiy. <
Dairying inculcates habits of punc i
tuality, industry, cleanliness anc 1
thrift on the farm. '
Cheese and butter are condensed products,
and the cost of carriage, ir
comparison with their value, is less
than that of any other farm product (.
The demand for good butter anc r
cheese on the world's markets is un r
limited, and, so long as the quality is *
maintained, an all-around, even and ?
profitable price can always be se .
cured.
The monthly check from the fao c
tory provides the mainstay in th< t
household, as against the precarious f
returns from yearly crops. s
The farmer's household, as a re
suit of dairy work, is always suppliec
with fresh milk and cream, butter \
cheese, pork, bacon and veal.
Storekeepers, traders, bankers
financial men and politicians alt fulij j
realize, after years of experience f
mac wueiewi unuj 4uum.it, 10 ..
ducted farmers are most prosperous t
mortgages are rarely found, and tin <
values of landed property become: r
considerably enhanced.?From "Dair; 1
Farming Pays," in the Indiana Far
mer.
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SMT USE III FACTORIES
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iVJany Employes Affected in Naw
England Mill Districts.
v"VCotton
Mills the Chief Plants Affected
by Depression?Some of the Mills
"Which Are Reducing Output.
Boston.?Thousands of employes
jf New England mills and factories
r\rt a chs\~t timift V**JO?<2 f nl 1 ATl/l fl P
several months cf depression. In
;ome place3, however, reports come of
several factories resuming work after
i shut-down, or increasing their running
time. During the next few
weeks many mills will go on short
time, so that no boom in industrial
:ircles is looked for at present. The
Hargraves and Parker No. 1 mills in
Fall River went on a four-days-atveek
basis, while the King Philip and
A.ncona resumsd operations temporarily.
The Fisher Manufacturing Company's
cotton mills at Fisherville,
Mass., employing 700 hands, were
shut down for a week. The Cabot
mills, of Brunswick, Me., with 800
hands, went on a schedule of four
days a week.
The cotton mills at Providence,
Woonsocket., Centreville, Riverpolnt,
Arctic, Natick, Lippitt, Pontiac, Jackson
and White Rock, R. I., and at
Dodgeville, Hebronville, Readville
and Manchaug, Mass., all owned by B.
B. & R. Knight, and employing 6000 ' \ >r:
operatives, went on a three-quarter
time schedule.
The Putnam Manufacturing Company's
cotton mills went on a three
and a half-day schedule, and the
Nightingale and Powhatan mills, of
Putnam, Conn., have reduced the time
to four days weekly. About 700
hands are affected.
The Edwards cotton mills, of Augusta,
Me., employing 1000 hands,
adopted a half-time schedule, and the
Whitin machine shops, at Whitinsville,
Mass., making cotton mill machinery,
with 1800 men, reduced the
time to forty-five hours a week.
In Millbury /about 100 hands are
affected at th&^owdsn felting mills,
which will run four days a week until
Jurther notice.
Curtailment or proaucuon is ciso
approved by tha Chicopee cotton
mills, of Chicopee Falls, 1300 bands;
Dwight mills, of Chicopee, 1500 operatives;
Salmon Falls mills, Salmon
Falls, N. H., 700 operatives; Naumkeag
cotton mille, Salem, 1500 hands,
and other concerns.
The Jewett piano factories in Leominster
went on a four-days-a-week
schedule. .
The Talbot woolen mills, of North
Billerica, which have 600 hands, began
running five days a week, instead
of four, as previously.
In Gardner, Mass., the furniture
factory of P. Dsrby & Co. began
running five days weekly, an increase
of ten hours weekly for 325 employes*
At the E. E. Stone Lumber and Box
Company's mill, in Spencer, the fifty
employes agreed to a ten per cent.
cut in wages in order to enable the
mill to resume work.
The working time at the plant of
the Waltham Watcn Company, at
Waltham, was increased by seven
hours a week, making a total of fortyseven
and one-half working hours
weekly.
The Acushnet and Hathaway mills,
at New Bedford, employing 2070
hands, resumed work.
UNEMPLOYED APPEAL FOR AID.
Those in Philadelphia Say They Are
Starving and Need Assistance.
Philadelphia.?At a general conference
of unemployed held in the
northeastern section of the city a
committee was appointed to go be^fore
City Councils and request an
appropriation to relieve the distress
among the unemployed, and that city
contracts be pushed as much as possible
in order to give work to many
who have earned nothing in months.
A member of the Executive Committee
of the Central Union of Textile
Workers said: . .
"Fully ten per cent, of workers at
the several textile trades are not
working, and have not been working
for some time. As a result we are
starving. We must have relief, and
we must have it immediately."
OPERATORS' WAGES REDUCED.
Denver and Rio Grande Takes New
Nine-Hour Day Into Account.
Salt Lake, Utah. ? The wages of
svery telegraph operator employed by
the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
has been reduced to $60 a month,
with fifty cents subtracted each
month for hospital fees, making the
net salary $59.50.
This is according to circulars issued
by the company. The reduction
lame in with the new nine-hour law.
5CHMITZ AND RUEF TO GO FREE.
Court of Appeals at San Francisco
Says No Offense Was Committed.
San Francisco, Cal.?That former
Mflvnr Finp'dnft F\ Sr.hmitz was un
lawfully convicted of extortion and
sentenced to five years in prison was
reaffirmed when the State Supreme
Dourt unanimously refused to grant
i rehearing of the case before the
District Court of Appeals, which several
weeks ago reversed the judgment
.'.nd order of the trial court. It oriered
his discharge on the ground
;hat even though Scfvnitz had accepted
money from French restaurant
nen, he had not obtained it by threat
ind was therefore not guilty of estop
ion under the statutes.
u3,000 Starved to Death in
German East African Campaign.
Berlin.?Apart from the losses susained
in fighting and by disease the
ecent German campaign in East Afica
caused the deaths of 75,000 naives
from starvation. This statement
/as made by Colonial Secretary Dern?urg
in the course of the debate on
he colonial budget in the Reichstag.
He explained that the troops were
ompelled to seize all supplies, either
o feed the soldiers or weaken the en?my,
with the resuit that 73,000
tarved to death.
HEPBUR.V LAW ACTIVE.
iVcstcrn Maryland Railway I-'orred
Into Bankruptcy as a Coal Carrier.
Baltimore.?Because oZ the provis
~ p -1- - poffl low willful
uu in iiit? ni:[iuuiii i
orbids a coal carrying railroad to
ransport coal mined by it, the Western
Maryland Railroad Company, u
Jould lino and a heavy coal carrying
oad, lias gone into the bands o? its
(resident as receiver.
Canadian Pacific's Cash.
The Canadian Pacific has $38,000,<?
> 0 0 cash in its treasury