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Show 8ENT 8AMPLE3 OF WARES. BOTH TABLE AND DESK. i t 1 4 t t J I 1 if ' I ' I i i Here are some striking statistics showing the progress of the United States during the ifforty years from ' : t i i i factories. From less than 1,500,000 to over 6, factory workers. From $100,000,000 to over $3,000,000 000 factory wages and salaries yearly. From $2,000,000,000 to over $14,000,-500,00In factory products yearly. From $47,000,000 to $82,000,000 worth ot gold produced. From a few thousand dollars to over $7o,000,000 worth of silver produced. From 4,800,000 (1860) to 10,000,000 bales of cotton produced. From $115,000,000 (1860) to nearly $400,000,000 worth of cottons mauu to 1903: From $174,000,000 to $073,000,000 in agricultural products exported. From $41,000,000 to $107,000,000 in manufactures exported. From $6,000,000 to $39,000,000 in mining products exported. From $9,000,000 to $58,000,000 in forest products exported. From 33,000,000 to 82,000,000 popula' tion. From $17,000,000,000 to $100,000,000,-'Oi- l total national wealth. From 2,100,000 to 6,000,000 farms. From $8,500,000,000 to $22,000,000,-00- 0 total value of farm property. From $1,500,000,000 to $4,500,000,000 annual value of farm products. ' From 10,000,000 to 250,000,000 tons of coal produced annually. From a few thousand to over tons of steel produced. From 23,000,000 to 2,900.000,000 gallons of petroleum produced. From less than 1,000,000 to over tons of pig Iron produced. From 7,500 to 275,000 tons of copper produced. From less than $200,000,000 to nearly $1,100,000,000 total worth of minerals produced. 1SG3 A i From less than 150,000 to 525,000 OOu.OOO 0 factured. From $525 to $1,300 national wealth per capita. From $1,250,000,000 to $2,500,000,-COtotal value of farm animals. From $204,000,000 to $1,025,000,000 total Imports. From $243,000,000 to $l,420,000,0el) to $914,000,000 public debt. From $146,000,000 (1866) down to $25,000,000 annual Interest charges. From $4.12 (1866) down to 32 cents annual Interest charge per capita. From $25,000,000 to $782,000,000 gold und silver In the treasury. From $595,000,000 to $2,367,000,000 total money circulation. Exchange. Alistake in Hats A well known merchant of Boston, who prides himself upon his bump of order, went over to New York recently on business. Arriving by the boat, he repaired to his usual hostelry, whence, after a hasty breakfast In the cafe, be departed for the city. That afternoon he found It necessary to come to Philadelphia, and was gone over night. Getting back to New York the next noon, he concluded his business, and at night went to his hotel and sought the table d'hote for a substantial meal. Now, it Is a boast of.thls gentleman that In all his business career he has lost but one umbrella, and never a hat He was at much pains to place his bat in an obscure corner of the public rack In the ball. Coming out again, he groped for an Instant in the selected hiding place, and then proudly drew Jforth the shining tile and was about to put it upon his head, when he felt his hand forcibly arrested. You've got my hat there," said a and angry-Iooklnman, who was bolding his wrist. He ot the bump of order smiled a suave and superior smile. "Oh, no, red-face- d you'ro mistaken, sir this is my hat," he said, patronizingly. "That's my hat," retorted the other. "It's my hat, and I mean to have it! "My dear sir, you have Blmply made a mistake that is all," said the mer chant, who Is diplomatic, above all things. "This Is iny hat; there Is absolutely to question about that. Let me explain the matter. Upon coming in here tonight I took particular pains to place my hat up there In that dark corner, next to the wall. It was out of tho way, hidden from view, there were no other hats near It. now come out, reach up my hand, and take my hat from precisely that same spot, sir. You yourself saw me do It." "That may all be, sir, sniffed the man; but It's my hat. Just red-face- d the same." "Your hat, sirT Will you kindly explain how that can be?" said the merchant, icily. "I will, sir, in about three words,' grow led the other. "Its mine because you took it out of this hotel yester day morning, and youve been wear-- ' Ing it ever slnce.Fhlladelphla Led ger. Queer Old Solomon Oaks A queer old fellow la Solomon Oak a; Ha belonaa to the order of folks; v Ha alnga and. ha whlatlea about tho good-nature- d work , That nobody over haa known him to aiilrk, And ho makea you think, with hla blltho good cheer. Of the merry blackbirds when spring la hero. And see only rood things along tha way And I And a lot of them every day. - always naving something to do I tiy keep out of trouble, and mischief, too, I stick to my business, aa best I can. And keep on good terms with my fellowAnd the better 1 treat him, it seema to me, Tho better my fellow-ma- n treats me." old fellow, thla Solomon Oaks, come to Mm with a doleful tale A queer hla neighbor's faults, they always fall WithJokes. merry laugh and hla pleasant To rnuae attention to what they tell. hla faith in hla fellows, said or At such a time ha can't hear very well; And sung. Hut If they pralae up a neighbor then a host of friends among old and He can hear as well as the best of men. He's young. He makes them and keeps them by smtlo He always Indorses the good thlnga said nml sung liy his friends of tha living as well as And the word that helps ua when thlnga dead. tha go wrong. If he's askwl what ha thinks of a man . gone wrung. Hla life holds a lesson twero well He'll pause, perhaps. In hla cheerful learn; Shut your eyes to tha bad; all tha good And long, say: "I'm sorry, but there must be discern ; Borne good to hie credit. It seems to me." Keep busy: he cheerful; and aim to make This old world better for love's aweet "I haven't time to keep track." save he, aake. "Of the sad thlnga and bad things that Queer T Well. It may he; but thla I say: I might see More Of such quneriiese we need If I was to look for them: so I trv Kben U. Hex ford In Chicago To shut my eyes aa I pass them by. If they Of a ManHsndsome Piece of Furniture, Ingenl. By Phonograph and Photograph Actor. of ous and Useful. ager Judged This Is a marvelous age we live An ingenious piece of furniture Is that Just patented by an Indiana man ln, said a theatrical manager, and which comprises a desk and table. Its marvelousness was brought home to me forcibly last week. As Is shown in the picture, the transformation from one to the other is I had written to a French tenor accomplished and asked him what he would take to easily and quickly come over here and sing next season. His reply consisted of a letter and two cylinders. " I will come for $5()0 a week, the letter said, and I forward In another package samples of my voice and of my acting. The large cylinder was a phonographic record of one of the mans solos. The smaller one was a moving picture of him singing the solo. I took the two cylinders to a dealer, and one we put in a phonograph, tbe other In a moving picture machine, and then started the machine and the phonograph simultaneously. There he was on the screen, walking up and down the stage and gesticulating. and there was his voice Issuing In sonorous notes from the big phonograph horn. I got from it as satisfactory an Idea of the mans talent as could have gotten if he had visited The Table-Desk- . me. through the' unique arrangement of the several parts. Japanese Flatiron. The flatiron used by the As a table a smooth rectangular Japanese Is a curious little tool. surface is presented which may be used for any of those purposes to which the drawing room table la usually put. Rows of drawers, dainty lockers and shelves line the sides of the affair. Converted Into a desk, the user has the advantage of a smooth wilting surface, pigeonholes for the writing material and paraphernalia and an ample upper ledge or shelf for such use as be may desire. Tak en all in all, this is one of the most complete and handy contrivances of the kind that has been granted patent rights recently. 1 Valuable Gift. Will Carleton, the poet and lecturer, was lecturing In a Western city sev eral years ago, when, on leaving the platform, he was accosted by a pleasant shabby looking old woman. "Mr. Carleton," she said, I want to ask a great favor. Will you give me the handkerchief you carried while you lectured this evening? Why, what on earth do you want A It!1 V THE TOURIST'S FAVORJTE ROUTE AID SCENIC TO THE WORLDS PAIR FAST FLYERS DAILY BETWEEN OGDEN AND DENVER; CHOICE OP ItOCTES. AND PULLMAN THROUGH TOURIST SLEFPFpo FROM OGDEN OR SALT LAKE , TO ST. LOUIS WITHOUT CHANGE rn OF ,Free Reclining Chair Cara. Dining Car Service a la carte on all through trains. For Folders, Illustrated Booklets, etc., "V'ga. rviaV. address L A. BENTON, G. A. P SALT LAKE CITY, MISSOURI PACIFIC UTAH RYJ Tbe Popular Route to tho ST. LOUIS FAIR f t and Points East .,,, : Pullman and Tourist Sleepers from Ogden and Salt Lake to St. am very poor, Mr. Carleton," she said, and if you give me that handkerchief 1 think I can live on it a year." Mr. Carleton stared. "A year! You shall certainly have It, and the old women retired with the handkerchief, profusely thanking him. Later Mr. Carleton learned that she had embroidered his name on it. and raffled' It to so good effect that she cleared several hundred dollars, enough to live on for a year. Montreal Herald. "1 steak-puddin- till SILT LAKE T that for? Queer English Court Decisions. A new set ot false teeth was award ed last May as damages to a Clapton coachman who had bitten upon a small pebble which had somehow got Into a he was eating at a coffee shop, and broken and strained the set of teeth be was using; while "the flrst and second pick of the next litter of pups" was the amount of damages gravely entered for a Plaistow who had had a little trouble with another of the craft as to the disposal of some pedigree fox J ft- - N Louis THROUGH SCENIC COLORADO WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS. Dining Cars. Free Reclining-Chal- r Cars. Everything Fur bertha, tickets, folders, etc address H. C. TOWNSEND, G. P. & T. A., First-clas- t ST. LOUIS. g Great-Grandma- 's Pattens. y. ARE YOU GOING J dog-fanci- which they thrust Into the charcoal the hlbachl, or firebox, to heat, somewhat as ws use the modern curlThe greater portion of ing tongs. ordinary Japanese wearing apparel is not subjected to the smoothing process. Cotton garments are for the most part ripped and washed in long breadths that are dried on boards; those that are not ripped are dried oo a sort of frame, from which they hing smooth. For corners or gathers this little pointed Iron Is used. To the Worlds Fair ? In ati ul 4 r If to to, you QREGOn SHORT Bfidoubtidly vmt to it thiro LIKE Connection with the l J I ill .!it p 'i i it quickly it pottibli, Union Pacific Railroad C4 ibl Jo Tramp Had Long "Snap." An action brought by the Bohemian Is the SHORT town of Deutsth-Landsberagainst D. g, BOtLST. FAST tns Bohemian provincial authorities a. 9, a r. a ROUTE revealed the astonishing fact that a T. U. BCHOMACHXt, tramp named Waselowsky had been To ST. LOUIS and all point EAST. Ttxreic xm, D. A BPgNCBa, kept In the local prison for three Ask Short Line Agenta about Special a. a. P. AT. A. years while Inquiries ss to bis Idenwere Excnrtioo made. Rates. being tity eat Un Ci tt, Ciu, the this authorila country parish The pattens that our wore Instead of rubbers were ties of the place where a man Is born wood standing on a ring ot are responsible fur the cost of paroof clogs iron. Straps, which the feet slipped chial relief or Imprisonment elae. Into, held them on. Waselowsky presumably found the to hla prlaon at Leutsrh-LandsberSingular Fiddler. all refused aa to Information taste, Frank Clawson la the name of a and waa detained by the singular fiddler ot Atlanta, who is hit origin, authorities for Inqutrlea THE NEW WAY OF without hands. Msny years ago he parochial OLD WAY whole wl'hout three years any result was caught in a blizzard and his trtns now unsuccessbut claimed, They were frozen so badly that both bands were amputated at the wrists. For a fully. tbe cost of his keep from tbe authorities. London Mall. long time the vtulln was silent; but, p'cvlnclai a mechanical being genius, he InventToo Eaay. ed a contrivance or wire to enable NIW RQUIPMKNT, ILXCTRIO LIGHTS AND ELKCTBIO FANS him to wield the bow. Tbe fingering XTWKIN was more difficult, but by practice he trclnod the stump of his left hand m e 1 a M e to make the necessary shifts from one string to another and tbe varying positions. With the violin held In place by hla chin and kneea and with WHXnCL, ALL TRAINS DAILY the help of hla fingerless arms, Claw-so- p The alphabetical aymbols of tbe '! aaaiva ! !l to hla semanages play Corean language are tbe simplest In pm lections with nearly ss much skill as the world. For tbla reason they are he formerly did. used only by women, servants and PnJ pCl TI rlnti New R.llnlnf Chair peasants. Corean men prefer Chinese Turtles In Fierce Fight. bsrseters. and uae them alwtys in Two turtlee, weighing not less then otuclal documents. fifty pounds esch, engaged in a fierce w ' BJVHtf BUR nwwwww fight on tbe btnks ot n pond In GardiAll CMneaa Ara Detectives. munT! DXSVicn. a aVnn LotT, ,T VVaau4 Si ner. For a full hour they fought on, The detective fores In China is unmindful ot the spectators gathered secret body second to none in a tbs about them. Both teeth and dews world In point of organization. From 144 were used freely and more than once one end of tbe Celestial land to fee MM vie tbs each was obliged to seek the protec- other a very wide-opeIs eye up-o- n kept tion offered by his thick shell. After every man, woman and the fight about half ot one turtle's whether foreign or native, and.child tall was found rteanly rut off, ss with that matter, the detectives watch for one knife. another most vlg!lan'y. V. w. r, a g Very quaint Is a description ot a Journey made over American frontier roads by Thomas Walcutt in 1790. Walcutt had been a hospital steward during the revolution and had received In part payment for his services one ahare in the Ohio company. The return trip from what Is now the Buckeye state was made In March and, in addition to floods and bad roads, some of the food and entertainment along the way proved unusual. "Weather raw and moist," reads one of the enwe tries in the account "To-da- y crossed seversl of the large creeks and waters which fall Into the Ohio. We had so much trouble In getting got right again. We breakfasted at Webb's mill, a good house and clever folks. Had coffee, meat, etc., and paid sixpence each. Lodged at Wlckware's, who says-bis a Yankoe, but is a very disagreeable man for any country; rough and ugly and he la very dear, f paid a shilling apiece for the doctor's and my supper, upon some tea made of mountain birch, perhaps black birch, stewed pumpkin and sodden meat Appetite supplies all deficiencies. "March 16 It took till dark to get to Davis'. We got same bread and milk for supper and drank a quart of elder. Mr. Davla was originally from Connecticut Hla cider in a brown carried over these streams that at mug seemed like home. last we forded them on foot Two ot to"March 26 A very dull the streams we crossed ss many as day. It rained hard In theprospect and night twenty times. We walked thla day continues to rain this morning. We about fifteen mites. stay Indoors and murder time. The a doctor goes out and buy some cakes "Friday, March 12 We started sunrise and got a little off our snd we get a half pint of whisky, read Into Morgantown road, but soon which makes us a little less sad." e be-for- Author Made Hie Own Terme. Ia Tarlatan literary circles they are telling a new story about Eugene Sue and the queer way in which he used to bargain over hla serial rights. Ills "Mysteries of Paris" had Just appeared and Sue was the man of the moment To him went the editor of the Constltuttonnel, then one of the 'leading French papers, for the purpose of securing the rights as a serial of whstever new work be had in hand. "1 shall want $20,000 for It," replied Sue, "payable pay it, and produced his check book. "Hold on, cried Sue, "there Is one condition. 1 understand that you htvs the smartest carriage and pair la Paris. I stipulate that you shall send them every day to my house to bring me my proofs and fetch my copy." Though the request was rather aa odd one the editor agreed to It, and, ss the work which he thus obtained was The Wandering Jew," he probably never repented of his bargain. The editor said he was willing U any-vl-e- g "THE Four New Worlds Fair Trains t old-tim- e KANSAS CITY AND ST, LOUIS Uln ituau" "!lj lJ"aw a iiia.ni .. u.u . ... 2? Ah kmk CHICAGO AND ALTON t, r, i,q uni, alt like city, utli. Mtim M M ,M' SvaS'ooiA I; it W H ;5P |