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ThctvjN room in the Stale of W«?h
ingtou for a population a« big as Eng*
land’?, and no closer packed.
Advises to the Atlantic Constitution
from Culm indicate the rapid growth
of a very bitter feeling on the part of
the Spaniards toward all Americans.
Tho gro%ving importance of the
poultry industry has met with recog¬ ;
nition from tho railroads in tho con¬
struction of cars specially fitted for
tho shipment of livo poultry.
Canadian butter and chceso owe
their popularity abroad to the fact,
proclaims the New York World, that
in that country neither bogus dairv
products nor suspicious qualities aro
tolerated.
Mayor Jewett, of Buffalo, N. Y.,
suggests Hie utilization of tho trolley
railways for carrying all street garb
rge out of the city from collecting
stations established at convenient
places along the railway routes.
Much of tho so-called “foreign”
chi 1 • c consumed in this country is of
American manufacture, asserts tho
(Tiicago Tirues-Herald. It is sent
abroad, returned as tho genuino im
ported article, and many of tho epi¬
cures aro gulled and delighted.
Tho estimates for the British Navy
tlii year are $93,505,003, an inefreaso
of $5,671,500 over tho estimates for
1H91. Tho iucroaso is duo to the de
< ision to build more ships than were
built last year, tho proposed now ves
m-Ih being four first-class, four second
c a;s and two third-class protected
crui-vrs; twenty torpedo boats "and
twenty torpedo destroyers.
One of tho interesting features ot
tho World’s Fair of 1900is to bo an in¬
ternational exhibition of child life,
under differing social conditions, from
tho earliest times to tho present, says
tho New York Post. All kinds of
h mien, mothers and nurses, play¬
houses and toys will form a part of tho
display, and children in tho kinder¬
garten, in factories, on farms and in
tho streets will bo a part of tho great
series of living pictures. The amuse¬
ments of boys and girls of all couu
tries will also lie represented.
Tho San Francisco Chroniclo ob¬
serves : “Almost every day ono or
more newspapers are called upon to
chroniclo cases of mysterious disap¬
pearance.- Sometimes it is a husband,
sometimes a wife, sometimes a young
unmarried man or woman. Tho com
the statistics of casualties,
li an official, would bo
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0 oarried out his inquiries to their
legitimate conclusion. It is much
easier for a grown person to loso him
or her self than to got lost, and in
many cases that which seems a mys¬
terious disappearance is explainable
• by the perversity of human natures,
or, ns tho vernacular aptly expresses
it, pure cussed ness.”
The now illuminating gas is attract¬
ing attention in Philadelphia. Tho
Times says that “few economic discov¬
eries more important havo been made
recently,” and adds: “It has been
demonstrated by actual experiment
that 1000 feet of acotylono gas is equal
in illuminating power to about 12,500
feet of the ordinary gas used in Phila¬
delphia, and as actoylono gas costs
only about twenty-five cents a 1000
foot, thoNlifferonco in cost is the dif¬
ference between $12.50 and twenty
five cents. That seems almost incrod
ible, and yet it seems to havo been es¬
tablished beyond a doubt.” Even tho
electric light could hardly 'prevail
against so powerful a rival, and it is
possible, predicts the Atlanta Journal,
that the new comer may make serious
trouble for a good many interests be¬
fore they aro much older.
Tho Emperor of Germany, what
ever be his faults—and they are cor
tainly not fow, judged from a'JRcpub
lieau point of view—is without doubt
tho most energetic aud ambitions
monarch in Europe, maintains the
New York Tribune. Tho last field in
which ho has chosen to show his skill
is that of painting. A few days ago
he placed two products of his brush
on public exhibition in ono of the
galleries of Berlin. It can hardly bo
•expected that the German artists will
welcome this imperial addition to
their ranks, and tho criticisms have
uot boon extremely favorable. But
the final effect of this “measuring of
his talents” with those of his subjects
the ch»raot- r of tho E^Ofor
Mill probably bo good. It will lessen
his egotism and give him a more cor¬
rect estimate of himself. He is, iu
fact, makiug valuable discoveries re¬
garding bis limitations. He gave
“Ae -ir to the world, aud soon fount
that he was not a new “god of music.”
He is now learning that his talent
with the brush is a mediocre one. His
reci it treatment of Bismarck and his
political course prove that he himself
lias found out that, as a statesman, he
is not tho equal of the grear Caau
cellor. But uo one can deny that he
lins unusual talents; and if lie gets
more eorrec t idea of his powers bv
direct competition with his subjects,
he may become one of the great
monarchs of hittoiu'.
A STRIKING SCENE.
IIOW M ADAGASCAR’S QUEEN DE¬
CLARE D A G AIN ST FIt AN C E.
Barefooted, and Clothed in n Seeond
Hand White Satin Ball Dress
Made by Wort li, She Ex¬
horts Her People.
T ~T RANGE’S enemy in
Iir/ car, the dusky Queen Ran
J _ avolor.a the 111., French against invaders whose
f, army are
advancing, on state occasions appears
wearing a sec md-hand Worth ball
dress of fashion long gone by, and
with a barbaric crown on her head
and nothing on htr black feet. She
appears in trie great square of
A ? ,lalhn : at Tananarivo, the capital,
where t-hs issues stirring procinma
tions to her people.
Tho scene is a picturesque one.
With one hand she grasps a sword and
with vehement gestures emphasizes
her exhortations, and w ith all the pas¬
sionate eloquence of her race threat¬
ens, commands and prays her hearers
to take up arms against and exter¬
minate the bated white men who for
ten years have held the Nation in
thrall.
The war is a holy one, she declares,
and the choicest blessings of the here¬
after will bo the reward of those who
fall. She also promises substantial
rewards to tho victors who survive.
The Prime Minister’s dress is no
less striking. Its principal features
are a sort of dolman of purplo satin
spangled with gold, short trousers of
white silk and long boots, About
his waist ho wears a belt of yellow
leather studded with gems, from which
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(From a sketch made by a French resident in Madagascar.)
hangs a sword in a golden scabbard.
The aunt and sister of the Queen wear
tho native dress, with bare arms, their
long black bair streaming over their
shoulders.
The military profession has been an
unpopular one in Madagascar of late
years, because the amount of booty
nnd pillage to bo obtained has been
small, and it has therefore been diffi¬
cult to keep the ranks filled. In time
of peace recruiting goes on for three
months each year, but as goon as a
sufficient complement has been ob¬
tained and drilling begin, desertions
commence, and in a short time tho
ranks aro badly thinned. Desertions
are rarely punished unless they fail to
bribe their superior officers; then
they are shot. Under tho present cir¬
cumstances, despite the Queen’s buru-
1 ing proclamations and harangues, the
volunteers have been few, for the na
tives fear the French aud do not
^ ove tyrannical ruler.
: Th ° reftl monar ^ of Madagascar,
, however, is . not Queen Ranavolona
III., or as she prefers to be called, Ra
navolomanjaky III., but it is the
TTimo Minister, Rainilaiarivony,
whom the curious law of the land
obliges to be the husband of the |
j Queen. Ho is now past seventy years j
of age and has held his post for more
than thirty years, during which time
he has been the husband of three dif
ferent queens. He it is who decides
all questions of state, and the Queen’s
part is merely to indorse his judg
inents, which she invariably does,
The French Protectorate, which
established after the war of 18S5,
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whites has brought about the present
conflict. The French, however, have
more to fear from the fevers of the
country than they have from the un¬
trained troops which are being gath
e red w ith so much difficulty.
The Queen is well educated, thirty
five years old, and is fond of playing
draughts and chewing betel. Her
private expenses are paid from a fund
to which all who enter her presence
are required to contribute a live-franc
piece (ono dollar). Tho youngest
member of the royal household pro
sents a hat iu which the money is
placed.—New York World.
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CUEEN ANNE HOUSES.
They arc Popular, Although the
Name Is Misleading.
(Copyright 1395.)
Queen Aune will have much to an¬
swer for if she is held accountable
for all the architectural abominations
that have been erected in her name.
During- the earlier days of this conn
try, the major part of tho dwellings
were simple and plain and could give
but little direct offence to aesthetic
t&3te, even if lacking in some of the
prime requisites of beauty, The
larger and more expensive houses
were, happily, almost without exccp
lion, of the Colonial style, and were
dignified, stately, comfortable and
substantial. But as wealth became
more widely diffused and the tastes of
the people grew more pretentions,
developed along lines
that were ugly almost to the verge of
the grotesque. Simplicity gave place
to elaboration that was without rhyme
or reason. Instead of utility adorned,
which is, or should be, the end and
aim of architecture, ornateness was
sought even at the expense of utility.
The hideous structures of the “60’s
and 70’s,” which line every street of
the older cities and dot every suburb,
were tho result. Gradually these
abominations grew to have a certain
similarity and a name was needed for
the style.
Among tho different architectural
styles the Queen Aune seemed to
have the least strongly marked pecu¬
liarities. It was a sounding title, and
the public, when it could not place a
dwelling as Gothic, classic, Renais¬
sance, Colonial, or what not, gravely
dubbed it Queen Anne. So it has come
about in the usage cf uninformed peo¬
ple that the Queen Anne style of arch-
itecture has been widely perverted
from its technical and original signifi¬
cance.
This so-called style is supposed 4o
bo founded on the class of designs
that were used to a large extent at the
beginning of the eighteenth century,
Tne buildings that were erected dur
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simple and plain, with classic cornices
and details, and frequently had large
windows that were often divided bv
mullions. Some of the picturesque
features of the old buildings are util
ized to the best advantage in the
modern revised styles, and an intf rest
ing example accompanies this article.
The perspective view is shown and
the principal rooms and their sizes,
closets, etc., will be found by refer
once to the floor plans,
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second story, 8 feet 4 inches.
Exterior materials; ivwu*uou, ^
brick; first story, clapboards; second
story, gables, dormers and roofs,
shingles. Outside blinds to all win*
dows except those ol the cellar.
Interior finish: Hflrd white plaster,
soft wood flooring and trim, ash
staircase, kitchen wainscoted, panels
under windows in; parlor; interior
woodwork finished in hard oil.
Colors: Clapboards, dark gTeen ;
trim, ontsida doors, blinds and ram
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conductors, bronze green ; sashes,
dark red; veranda floor, dark olive
drab; veranda ceiling varnished;
brickwork, Indian red ; wall shingles
dipped and brush coated Venetian red
stain ; roof shingles dipped and brush
coated with a darker red stain.
Accommodations: Cellar under
kitchen, with concrete floor, but the
cellar may extend under the whole
house or bo omitted entirely. Open
fireplaces in parlor, sitting and dining
rooms, with mantels over same. Vesti¬
bule door is made to slide to avoid
interference with passage to stairway.
Sliding doors connect dining and sit¬
ting rooms; back stairway to second
stairway. Sliding doors, fireplaces
and mantels, and part of the veranda
may be omitted. Bathroom with
partial or full set of plumbing may be
introduced.
Cost: $2687. This includes man¬
tels but not the range and heater;
the estimate based on New York
prices for materials and labor, but in
many sections of the country the cost
should be less.
The name “Queen Anne” is quite
misleading, for the style partakes
more of the nature of the buildings
of the earlier Renaissance or of the
Elizabethan period than of those of
Queen Anne’s reign. It has also bor¬
rowed from the Renaissance of Ger¬
many and France, as well as some of
its best features from the classic and
the late Gothic styles. The Queen
Anne style is best fitted to villas and
structures of that order.
Veterans ot Foreign Birth,
In the Togns (Me.) Soldiers’ Home
a careful estimate shows that the num¬
bers of foreign born and native in¬
mates are about equal, although at
the close of the war the former were
in the large majority. This is easily
explained. Many of the foreign born
Union volunteers had no families in
this country. They were young men,
and when the war left them wrecks
they perforce went to Togas and to
the other branches of the National
Home. The most of American born,
of course, bad relatives and homes to
which they could go, and there they
remained until actually obliged by in¬
creasing years and infirmities to seek
the home.—Boston Transcript.
Governor Marvil’s Foreboding.
That Governor Marvil did not ex
pect to live long is shown bv his own
5™^..?“°“, tion, as lie rode d , to a - V ,°, the f Court House
to take the oath of office, he remark®!
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until now. ^Wilmington (D«L;
LATEST FASHIONS.
DIFPERF.NCKS BETWEEN ENG¬
LISH AND FRENCH MODES,
The French Woman’s Hat is Perched
on Her Forehead, While Her Eng¬
lish Sister is Very Prlm-Looii
lug—Beautiful Blouses.
T 1 yBERF. differ is stiil between an enormous French
ence
and English styles, and where
one woman can wear the lat¬
ter with gratification to herself nud
friends, another looks much better
and prettier in Parisian-made gowns,
says a Paris fashion letter to the New
York Journal.
To begin with the hat, the French
woman wears that right on the top of
hex forehead, her hair is dressed very
wide at the sides and very close to the
nape of her neck in the back; her
skirt is extremely full in front, her
jacket left open, and quantities of rib¬
bons and laces adorn her neck.
Her English sister, on the contrary,
is very prim in appearance; the hat
sets far back, shoeing an expanse of
fringe in front and large coils in the
back; the fullness of tho skirt is only
in the back, and the blouse is invari¬
ably of simple detail, with a neat box
plait down the front, guileless of lace.
Speaking of blouses, I saw some
genuine beauties in tho shops yester¬
day, and accordingly send you some
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cuts of my favorites, being sure you
will appreciate the novel and dainty
affairs.
In No. 1 you will see a bodice of
violet velvet, with an original front
of waved violet chiffon, the back cor¬
responding, Vandykes of ecru
guipure, now laid over violet velvet,
now falling loosely over the chiffon,
enricl ^he blouse and de light the t eye.
is a TTuttnT erf
white muslin and lace, over a Chine
silk blouse, shot-gray and red, and
showered over with tinny black spots.
No. 3 is exceedingly Parisian in
tone, made as it is of soft heliotrope
surah silk and tan lace insertion. The
front is a mass of tiny tucks, broken
here and there by a band of insertion.
It is of the pouch order and fastens at
the side, while the back, which cor¬
responds in trimming, is close-fitting.
Puffed elbow sleeves are held into
the arm by a twist of silk.
Pale belotrope surah is also used in
the make-up No. 4, which boasts of a
box plait and zouave jacket of lace.
No. 5 is quite a novelty in black
stockinette, with apricot silk sleeves
—and note the daintiness—collar, box
plait, dotted with groups of three
small buttons. The design may be
repeated in white or any colored silk.
In No. 6 the bodice is of shot-rose
and fancy surah silk, spotted. The
circular yoke is trimmed with two
bands of tiny gathers, which almost
resemble a necklet, and the collar
band is fulled at the sides.
There is no doubt that alpaca is to
be a very serious rival to crepon as a
fashionablo fabric, and many dresses
for ordinary wear are made of "this
material. In all eases the lawn collar,
edged with lace, is an enormous im¬
provement to an alpaca coat.
In gloves the latest thing is a cane
colored chevrette, finished with Victor
points, black or self-colored, and four
large pearl buttons. Lavender and
white kids will also be much worn.
CAPES AND JACKETS.
The capes are shorter, fuller and
jauntier than ever and stand out over
the voluminous sleeves with grace and
dignity. The ones to match the dainty
lace hats are of accordion pleated
chiffon with rnching around edge and
neck and yoke trimming of the finest
jetted lace. They come midway to
the waist and the fronti are slightly
pointed, long ends of ribbons com¬
pleting the dainty effect. Very hand
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shorter h t capes of hand cut jet passe
mentorie or medallion of jit with a
sa * in ruche on edge and neck. Sun-
6 et moire capes are likely to be worn
to some extent with skirts ot the same
J et ,h< ;- T handsome In
cloth apphqued on eatm or suk the
designs outlined with jet are manv
beautiful examples, both in black and
plain colors, and bead and jet em*
broidery are also seeo.
Jackets come in plain and mixed
materials, tko full sleeves slipping
easily over those of the gown and are
stylish r.nd serviceable. They are
worn as short as possible and very fall
at the back, tunl lined throughout
with plain or brocaded satin, the re
vers and collars trimmed with heavy
embroidered linen or Russian lace.
for onsa dresses.
The outing dress, with jacket bodice,
is going to be made with tho godet
skirt very full, and the bodice has a
short ripple basque with two tiny
pockets in the fronts and the regula¬
tion revers with turn-down collar.
T1ig vest of (Insures? material forma
a big box plait in the center, with
several tucks at the top on either side
j of the center plait, If desired tho
vest can be of silk, with stock collar,
i and for warmer days a shirt waist
can be substituted.
WAISTS GROW IN BEAUTY.
Nothing seems to affect the popu¬
larity of the ever-lovely fancy waist.
Its economy is doubtless one good
reason for this, for with one smart
skirt and sever.ii dainty waists a num¬
ber of striking toilets may be evolved
at comparatively small expense. The
style is also becoming to nearly every
sort of figure, and is a happy medium
between absolute evening dress and
the severity of tho street gown.
Chiffon continuee to bo the favorite
material used. Its delicacy of texture
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and soft coloring are peculiarly
adapted to the effect sought after. A
fetching chiffon waist seen recently
had an entire yoke of pearls incrusted
in gold, with perpendicular rows of
the same trimming extending to tho
waist-line. A huge ruff of the chiffon,
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which was pale rose in color, and
fluffy sleeves completed the design.
Another new waist was ol creamy
white chiffon, with shoulder straps
and girdle of dark green velvet. Tho
decollete corsage had a blouse effect
and was charmingly trimmed with
tabs of fruit-green moire antique, the
wavy design being outlined with de¬
licate pink spangles. This same trim¬
ming added beauty to the full chiffon
sleeve.
YACHTING SUITS.
Anything more natty or effective
than the suits designed to be worn by
the belles of the yachts it would be
difficult to imagine. Mohair and
blue and white stripe duck are favor¬
ite materials, and a fetching model
just completed is of electric blue
plurette, with jaunty Eton jacket and
blouse of corn color satin rhadame.
Sleep and Insomnia.
Bleep is a greater mystery than in¬
somnia. We hear much of the latter
state in these days. But it is more
wonderful that we sleep so well than
that we are occasionally wakeful. We
hear more of sleeplessness than our
forefathers did. It is a remarkable
fact that in scarcely any of the older
recognized text-books of practice of
physic is there any formal notice of
insomnia per se. In later works, and
especially in those devoted to treat¬
ment, the subject of insomnia does re
cieve considerable attention. And
every now and again the sleeplessness
of a great man in the world of science
or in that of politics reminds us that
eminence has its troubles, and of a
which seldom affect the poor man.
It is probable that this evil of wake¬
fulness is more common than it used
to be. The excitement, and especially
the worries, of life multiply. Many
of the arrangements of society are of
a nature to drive away sleep. Even
the very pleasures of life are so taken
by many as to rob them of one of the
greatest pleasures of all—an eight
hours’ sound sleep; for we maintain
that this is what everybody should
aim at. It may seem a long time to
spend a third of one’s life in sleep.
But if the other two-thirds are used
well, there is .ittle cause for blame.
No rule for alt can be laid down ; but
“ oooldbewelj for tnoa. people in the
intensive days in winch we .ve to de
vote eight hours to the cultivation of
the mood and act of sleep, and to re
sist the domination of all habits and
fashions that are inconsistent with
purpose,-The UuM,
The Nestor ol the Stage.
No living man, says tbo New Yotlt
Advertiser, is better qualified to speak
on “Dramatic Art” than tho veteran
actor, Joseph Jeffersou, whose portrait
is given herewith. He lectured ou
that subject recently before the col¬
legians of Yale. Mr. Jefferson con
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deinned in strong terms the practice
of Yalo and many colleges giving no
attention to pure dramatic art, and of
giving farce comedies, such as “Mr.
Napoleon,” the play now in prepara¬
tion by tho Yale secret societies. Mr.
Jefferson looked on tho custom as a
sign of degeneracy.
Row Brick Tea is Ma le.
Great quantities of tea aro exported
to Russia and Mongolia every year in
the shape of bricks, writes Frank G.
Carpenter. These are made of tho
lowor grades of tea and of tea dust.
Tho leaves aro ground up aud steamed
and cooked until they aro soft and
nmsliy. They aro then put into
molds about the size of an ordinary
brick aud are pressed into shape, so
that they become as hard as chocolato
cakes. The finer varieties aro molded
into small cakes, in fact, of just about
the size of tho small cakes of sweet
chocolate which you buy in the candy
stores. I visited several of tho tac
tories iu Hankow, which make this
kind of tea, and tho process was even
less appetizing than that which I de¬
scribed as to the ordinary tea. Tho
factories, in tho first placo, aro very
warm. The steaming tea is handled
by dirty coolies, and is sweetened by
perspiration. After the bricks aro
finished they are carried by boats up
Jt-ho [from rivers thence and canals camels to Tientsin, into Mon¬ and
go on
golia and on to Russia. There aro
about sixty bricks in one package, and
they are so arranged that they can be
carried on camels. This brick tea
takes tho place of money in many
parts of Asia, aud in Mongolia it
passes as currency, each brick being
worth from fifteen to twenty cents.
The Mongols divide a brick into
thirty equal parts. They boil it with
milk, butter, sheep fat aud salt, using
camel dung for fuel. I visited ono of
the largest of the brick tea factories
in Hankow, and I met Russians thero
who were making fortunes out of
>/hi<i?piugJjjick tea to Russia. Some
of more than a
ialmost Thousand hanas^sMWjm
as great as that of shipping
Tea to Europe,
New Uniied Stales Army Cap.
Herewith is presented a picture of the
now cap for the United States Army, a
cap that seems to be a much more sensi¬
ble piece of headgear than tho one which
it will displace after July 1, as to of¬
ficers, and after January 1, 1896, for
enlisted men. Those among army
officers who see no necessity for a
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change criticise the new cap as being
devoid of what they term “military
smartness,” but none of them has as
yet attempted to assail the cap us a
practical piece of wearing apparel.
Among the advantages it has over the
present headgear tho most conspicu¬
ous one is that it will stay on tho head
without being hold; another advan¬
tage is the sloping visor, which affords
grateful protection to tho eyes.—
Washington Star.
Laid a Live Chick.
Albert Martin, who lives near the
Fulton County line, in Indiana, has a
Plymouth Rock hen that has not been
laying for some time. Yesterday she
went on the nest and the family was
greatly astonished to find, upon her
leaving it shortly afterwards, that she
had laid a live chick. Only a few
fragments of the shell were about its
head, and it was still wet. The theory
advanced is that the egg, in some man¬
ner retarded in its progress, was held
in the sac until germ developed and
proceeded to the stage of incubation.
Ho far as is known, this is the first case
of the kind on record.
Another remarkable lusus naturie is
that of a pig owned by Frederick
Shipman, of Pulaski County, Indiana,
which was born recently with its tail
directly in the middle of its forhead
and with nostrils inside of its snout
like a duck’s. Unfortunately its
mother lay upon it and smothered it
on the second night of its arrival or it
might have proved a valuable find for
some museum.—San Francisco Exam¬
iner.
Fishing lor Grease.
A curious sight followed the launch
of the St. Paul yesterday, when twen¬
ty-five or thirty rowboats, manned by
young men and boys, who evidently
had an eye to business, were sent
skimming over the surface of the river
in search of tallow. When a vessel is
launched the tallow with which the
ways are greased flies out into tho
water in great quantities. The boat¬
men are not slow to take advantage of
this opportunity to earn a few dollar?,
and almost before the St. Paul came
to a standstill yesterday the water was
Idotted with the spiffs, and all the
[available iifl sold back tallow to was the gathered dealers and in. used This
over again.—Philadelphia Record,