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% d A Terms : Four Dollars per Year = een 2 . } é VO L 38 a = “a FOR WA , ; hae K 5 TAPPING ROC serate Read, BOO eg , 4 Baron Nordenskjoid'’s Theory Leads to an a ‘ Important Discovery. Era a a Baron Nordenskjold’s system of bor- : % ing for fresh water through the granite - = rocks of Sweden has now been in oper- + ation for two years. The Geographical i 4 Journal says that 44 wells have been ; uJ bored. This is not alone a question of ia tiuding water, but of the discovery of a new and important principle, 4 The difficulty in obtaining good | drinking water at many of the pilot and | . light stations on the rocky islets off the Swedish coasts first induced Norden- | skjold to consider the subject He be- |

* lieved from his researches in Spitzber- a gen that a horizontal crack would gen- erally be found to exist in all solid rocks at an insignificant depth beneath the earth’s surface. Consequently in the Swedish rocks be concluded that water 7 would be found by boring to this crack.

> The only places where there was any prospect of such borings being under- taken were on out of the way rocks and islets, where water was so much needed.

In order to solve the problem Baron Nordenskjold as early as 1885 inquired respecting the saltness of water in wells or mines near the seacoast and collect- ed some important information. He was told that several wells in sedimentary strata near the seacoast yielded water free from salt, although the springs are at depths of 100 to 250 feet below sea level. The information he collected, though far from conclusive, appeared to point to the fact that water obtained by boring on rocky islands would not be salt or brackish, but fresh drinking wa- ter.

Nordenskjold therefore proposed to the chief of the pilot stations that he should allow an attempt at boring to be made at some suitable station. The first boring took place in 1891 on the little island of Svangen, south of Kos. terfjorden. It was abandoned after reaching @ sufficient depth, because a long crack was reached extending from the sea to the boring ho& It was next taken up in May, 1894, by Baron Ruuth, the general director for pilots, who, regardless of the unsuccessful bor- ing at Svangen, caused a second experi- ment to be tried at Arko. The site se- lected was a flat piace near the pilot station, the rock being composed of j hornblende, gneiss and diorite. The re- sults were very satisfactory.

Aa soon as a depth of about 100 feet was reached they came to excellent wa- ter, yielding 600 quarts an hour. At first

2 the water was a little yellow, owing to clay in the cracks of the rock, the stone dust and oi) from the boring, but it soon became perfectly clear. Water has al- ways been found at a depth of 90 to 125

feet, und similar borings have since been carried ont successfully at 44 i different plhices. At first the water is mixed with the clay from the cracks, the stone dust and the oil from the ma- chine, and it is some time before #1] th: dirty water is pumped away, but soon it becomes as clear as crystal. At Stock q holm it bas a temperature of about 43

to 45 degrees F.

The boring in hard, close rock would probably have the same results in other countries. Baron Nordenskjold is con- Vineed that wherever hard, close rock exists, With variations in temperature und not permeable, water wil! be found in the same way as in Sweden, and in the same quantity—that is, from 600 to 2,000 quarts an hour—with mederats pumping. ites for such borings could

4 be found, for example, on wany parts of the north coast ef Africa, in Abys- ‘sinia, im South Africa, in Spain and other parts of the western Mediterrape- au, at the foot of Mount Sinai, in Greece aud Asia Minor and in the dry water-

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spring forth, free from all bacteria and impurities, 2nd will suffice for house- hold purposes, for «mall villages and for wardens The practical importance of avon Nordensl:jold's discovery entitles ié bo special attention.

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A lot of fine black beaver Overcoats, made in the-finest

possible manner; silk velvet collar, best of erimmings and

sewn with silk; a gentlemen’s coat in every respect; a cheap

coat at our former price, $16 for $11.

30 dark blue beaver Uvercoats, s. b and d. b, velvet or

cloth collar, former prices from $8 to $13.50, selling nowsfrom

$5 to $9.

9 light drab melton Overcoats, s. b. fly front; thodatest

stvles, selling price $12 now $7,50.

18 English nap Overcoate, barrel buttous, tweed lining,

and storm collar; the Impress of style, price $14.25, now $7.75 14 dark brown Canadian tweed Overcoats, s. b.; fly: front

velvet collar, a good coat with a good appearance, former

price $8.25, now $5.60.

6 blue cloth Overcoats, extrr value at $5 25, now$3.60.

6 diagonal blnck worsted Overcoats, astrakan collars and

cuffs, former price $14, now $8.50.

10 black Paton Serge Overcoats, a good weight, suitable

for spring or fall or under a fur coat, price $10.60, now $7.35,

Men's High Grade Ulsters.

Klondike—tbis is the name of our extra heavy black frieze Ulster, rubber lined, rendering it windproof, vanterproot and frostproot, price $16.25. how $8.50.

Extra fine blue and dark brown Ulster, silk linad, with dust vente; a tailor made coat, a snap at $12.50, nowa$7.75.

A mixture of colored friezes of superior quality, will be sold at 1-3 less than priee.

Light grey frieze Ulsters, heavy, all. wool, niee leather oxters, a perfect garment, price $9,75, now $6.25

A lot of very stylish tweed Ulsturs, worth #12 56, now $6.35.

A mixed lot of goed all wool Ulsters, worth $6.50 and

MEN’S REEFERS

We have not very many men’s Beefers lef, extra fin®

37, now $4.50.

goods. We promise startling values on these gaaments. A lot ot blue pilot Reefers, all wool, fast dye, worth $9.50 )

now $6. Lot of blue Pilot Reefers, worth $8,25 for $5,

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Ohildren’s, Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing.

The impulse of giving the best D@rgains and) Sroades values ever known has-swept through our elegans? lines o Ready to wear Clothing: for the juveniles. In this«depart- ment we have shattered! the prices and_wpset all poocedents in values " |

Ycuts’ Ulsters, werth $10 for $6.30,

Youths’ Ulstets, worth 10.50, for $64

Youths’ Ulsters, worth $6.75 for $5.25.

Youths’ Overcouts, worth $5.25, for $3.55,

Youtes’ Overcosts, worth $8.25, for $5 50.

Youths’ Overcoats;. worth $7 45, for $4.85.

Youths’ Overcoats, worth $11. for $7.60.

Yoaths’ Overcoais,. worth $8-25, now $5.75,

Youths’ Overcoate;worth $9, for $650

Youths’ Overccats, worth $6, ter $3365

Youths’ Reefers; worth $3.§0, tor3. $5.

Youths’ Reefers, worth $4.25, for-$2.85.

Youths’ Keefersy worth $4.50, fom $8.15.

~b lot of Reefers for $2.60.

Children’s Ulstars, worth $4.50, Gr $3.

Ghildren’s Uleters,. worth $4.50, tow $2.60.

Children’s Ulsters, werth $5, fer. $3.46.

Boys’ Ulsters,, wontls $6.35, for 34 75

Boys’ Ulsters, $6,50, for $4.75

25 a88erted Ovenrcoats, Children’s, with ¢ mixdd qualities.aaddi prices, at half ‘ice

Coidren’sand boys Reefers, in. maps aud serges, at away below the marked price Remember the above are all good: goods; uo cheap scuff pralmed off, but the genuine anticle at lesa

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Wombat Coat, worth $23, Ser $15.25.

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HOUSEHOLD HINTSi.

‘Vaseline: makes the best dressing: Jor Yrosset shoes.

Bot breads and cakes should be:eut: with a warm knife.

After: washing never wring. worsted dress:goods. Shake them.

Tooclean a.sewing machine coverall. the bearings with .Meresene, run the machine tapidly=. few winutes, then with a. saft cloth’remove:alk the kerosenc and.apply machine oil.

Formthe siokirvem a simple Jisinfectomt is made by putting some ground coffee:in & saucer and imthe center a small piece-of camphor: gum.. Light the gum.with a match. As the gum burns allow +the.coffee to burn with it. The perfume is refresh- ing and healthful, as well as inexpensive,

FLOWER AND TREE, MiGnesota’s: forest rogion &: 330) mifies long and 200 wide. Yet there are hardly any white pines.left and their.daye. are numbered,

Hoses discovered in tombs containing Kigyptian mummies often have theircolors perfect, even theugh some of those. found raust:be over 3,000 years old.

itis said: that in York County; Me., titere isa tree which grew through the holeiof a: grindstone and now «wears thre stone as a coMarette well up the.trunk.

The death plant of Java has flowers which comtirmally give off a perfume so powerful as to. overcome, if inhaled for aoylength: of. time, a full grown. naan, and.wbich. kills all forms of. ingeset. Usa thas come under iis influence .

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ee oh Baseball Batting.

The idealibatter puts into his stroke, fixet, body. motion; second, upper arm metion;: third, forearm motion, and feurth, wrist motion. The stroke begins with a strong body swing, which is fol- lowed hy tla motions of the upper and fare.arm respectively, and ends.-with a short, quick snap of the wrists. Al- though this is the analysis of. the ideal strokey, itris met precisely tith one that I would recammend for the majority of amateurs.. To get all thawmotions to their fall. extent against good. pitchers

| Tequires an ability to judge the ball

more quickly and accurately tham ama-

/teurs, with few exceptions,. can do.

The wrist and arm motions can be con- trolled more easily and quickly than

_the body swing, so that ifymostof the

latter is:lpft off the batter:has:a greater

chance of judging the bail accurately.

I therefore think, as accuracy is abso-

lutely assential, that batters should be

coached, to use but little body.swing. In

other words, trey should be coached

not ta: ‘‘slug’’ and try, for. home runs,

but to meet the ball squarely for line

singles. When you see.a.batter, as I of-

ten have, strike at a bal], and from the

force of the stroke be turned eompletely

around, you have seen.one whe is guilty

of two. breaches of correct. batting prin-

ciplas. First, having entirely sacrificed the impertant arm and.wrist motions,

he bas, with stiff anms and wrists, de-

pended entirely upon a powerful body» swing. And, second, he has iost his bal-. anee amd therefore all, batting form. I> will be well to bear im mind thas, against any pitcher: a geod, clean hig; @an be made, even without any body motion, if the ball be hit squarely ana with a quick arm motion and snap,of. the. wrists. —Harper’s. Round Table,

His View: af, Gur Women.

According to the Rex. Dr. F. E. Clyrk, American women are thus referred to by the Swami Vivekanenda, the Hindoo who was so popular with women while be was in this,country: ‘‘When qwom- an tries her best to find a busband, she goes to all the bathing places. imagi- nable and tries all sorts of tricks.ta catch. aman. When,she fails in her attempts, she becomes; what they call ig, America an ‘old maid’ and joins tha church, Some of them become very ‘churchy.” These charchwomen are uwfu!) fanatics. They are ender the thumb ef the priests there. Between them and the priests they make a hell on earth They make a mess ef religion. With the exception of these the Americans are a very good people. They loved mesomuch. | loved them. I felt as though 1 waa one of them.’’—New York Tribune,

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