BY LAND FROM PARIS
TO NEW YORK.
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Itouto Crossing lterlnff Strait
Harry Do Wlndt and his companions,
who will attempt to reach New York
by traveling overland, have- started
from Paris on their way to Behrlng
strait. The trip will be across the con
tinent of Siberia, where the Russian
government will uctlvcly assist the ex
plorer In his undertaking.
Tho vlcomte do Cllnchamp and
Georgo Harding will accompany M. Do
Wlndt. This will bo tho third attempt
M. Do Wlndt has made to reach Amer
ica entirely by land. On tho first oc
casion, starting from New York, ho
managed to reach tho Asiatic coast of
tho straits, but owing to his capture
and subsequent 111 treatment by Koarl,
tho Tchuktchi chief, ho narrowly es
caped with his life and had to return.
Ho again uttempted tho Journey in
tho roverso direction last year, but ow
ing to tho political situation In China
and on tho Amur Count Lamsdorf re
fused to allow Do Wlndt to cross Si
beria, and attain M. Do Wlndt had to
relinquish tho trip.
Now, however, ho Is receiving assist
ance from both the Russian and Amer
ican authorities, Including Commodoro
Melville of Washington.
Count Hiitzfelilt' I.mt Diijk.
The death of Count Hatzfoldt did not
como entirely as a surprlso to his
friends, as It was generally recognized
that tho retirement from tho post of
German ambassador meant a very
critical stato of health. Indeed, It
was ono of tho peculiar features of
his career that ho should hnvo for so
long remained Intrusted with tho in
terests of tho German Empire in Lon
don, when his health was such that
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lilt "Surrender Tree" in Cuba.
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During his recent visit In Santiago
General Wood bought for tho govern
ment tho principal part of tho San
Juan battlefield, Including San Juan
Hill, the Bite of tho blockhouse and
Bloody Bend. Tho tract comprises 200
acres aud cost $15,000.
It will bo considered a United States
reservation, and the government In
tends to lay out a beautiful park on
the old battlefield.
Governor General Wood's nctlon In
purchasing tho San Juan buttlefleld
for a government reservation is be
lieved to bo in lino with tho policy of
tho administration to acquire territory
at strategic points In Cuba upon which
American troops will be stationed,
On this park is situated tho "Surren
der Tree," under which tho terms of
the surrender of the Spanish army, to
mm
I'lmined liy Hurry Do Wlntlt.
ho was able to tnko no part In any
ofllclal or court ceremony, and spent
his entire existence prostrate cither in
bed or on a sofa, whllo on tho raro
occasions that ho visited tho foreign
office ho had to bo lifted out of his
carriago into n sort of sedan chair,
and bomo in tho latter to the room
of Lord Salisbury.
Alluring
The following Is quoted as a Japa
nese "personal" from the columns of
tho Annzawa-Sheurbum of Toklo: "I
am a beautiful woman. My abundant,
undulating hair envelops mo as a
cloud. Supple as a willow is my waist.
Soft and brilliant Is my vlsago as
tho satin of tho llowers. I am endow
ed with wealth sulllclent to saunter
through lifo hand in hand with my
bolovcd. Were I to meet a gracious
lord, kindly, intelligent, well educated,
and of good taste, I would unite my
self with him for lifo and later sharo
with him tho pleasure of being laid
to rest eternal In a tomb of pink mar
ble." Stool In Ucvnn Llnur.
Tim holler tubes of a liner, If placed
in a straight lino, would reach nearly
ten miles and tho condenser tubes moro
than twenty-ilvo miles. Tho total
number of sonarato nieces of steel In
tho main structuro of tho ship Is not
less than 40,000.
Tho golf players in congress nro
qulto numerous. Corlcss of Michigan
Is tho founder of a golf club, and was
among tho pioneer followers of tho
gamo In his state.
tho victorious Americans wcro agreed
upon after the famous battlo.
DrciamuUInc In I'urli.
Paris leads tho world in dressmak
ing. It is estimated that there aro 75,
000 persons employed In tho dressmak
ing establishments of tho city, and If
ono Includes tho workers who design
and make the materials used by the
dressmakers, about 140,0000 persons
aro engaged in tho business.
OjmL.
Formorly most opals camo from
Hungary, and moro recently from Mox
lco. In 1889 an Australian hunter,
whllo pursuing a wounded kangaroo,
oamo across an opal. Slnco that tlmo
Australia lias yielded nearly $2,000,000
worth of that srem
A NOVEL SETTEE
This Is hardly an undertaking for tho
ordinary amateur, but If ono bo well.
grounded in tho carpenter's art It of
fers no difficulty. If not, tho Idea had
better bo handed over to tho local car
penter for construction. Tho high back
should havo square spaces cut for
etchings, water colors or photographs.
At each end artistic corner shelves nro
added, which make excellent recepta
cles for curios, china and such like. A
shelf along tho top of the back gives
Bomo more opportunities for tho dis
play of china. Tho seat Itself need not
bo upholstered it a flat cushion to fit
tho size bo made. All tho llttlo turned
wood rails can bo boucht ready mndo,
so tho most difficult part Is easily sur
mounted. When finished tho structuro
should bo enameled In white or cream,
and a really charming piece of furni
ture will bo tho result.
BECAME PR.OMINENT
"Ho is qulto n prominent man In tho
neighborhood," said tho vlllago mer
chant to tho traveling man, speaking
of u gentleman who had just left the
store.
"What does a man havo to do to bo
como prominent In this neighborhood?"
asked tho -traveling man crossly, for
business was not very good with him
thnt day.
"Oh," said tho merchant, "ho may do
any ono of many things and sometimes
becomes prominent, or even famous,
by dplng nothing, llko old II tram Roes,
who by Just living for nlnety-threo
years has becomo tho oldest man In
tho township. Somo men becomo prom
inent by taking prizes nt tho county
fair, somo by raising big wheat crops,
somo by paying their debts, and somo
by nevor paying anything. I knew a
man onco who beenmo prominent bo
causo his wlfo mado good biscuits, and
you will becomo prominent In this lo
cality becauso I fired you out of my
placo for making light of things se
rious." And then ho took tho traveling man
by tho ear, led him to tho door, and
kicked him Into tho muddy road.
STATUE OF CROMWELL
A bronzo statuo of Oliver Cromwell
was recently unveiled In St. Ives,
Huntingdonshire, by Lord Edmond
Fltsrmaurlce, M. P. Tho Btatue, which
is tho work of Mr. F. W. Pomery, lias
been erected by public subscription, on
tho Market Hill at St. Ives, closo to
which the Protector spent tho early
years of his life.
How tho Timber Wolf I'reyi.
Tho keepers of Hello Isle zoo, at De
troit, recently had an opportunity to
seo how tho timber wolf gets its food
when wild. A peacock got out of Its
pon and after flying somo distance
started to nllght In tho section fenced
oft for the timber wolves. When tho
bird began to settlo tho wolves were
alert, crouching as If to keep out of
sight. When tho peacock touched
ground tho animals were upon it In nn
Instant and tho bird was torn to pieces
In a fow seconds.
I'uniU for IlnrrUon Monument.
The Benjamin Harrison Monument
association of Indianapolis has raised
nearly $40,000, and It Is believed that
tho plans now agreed on, which will
bo put Into active operation at onco,
will swell the amount easily to $100,
000. and tlEO.000 may be raised.
CELEDR.ATING EAR.LY
It Is the delight of a certain Chicago
citizen to got Intoxicated on every hol
iday In tho year, save Christmas. Hut
ho makes up for this holiday by get
ting drunk ono week before.
Ho Is employed to unload dirt wag
ons by a north side contractor. Iast
Tuesday ho was working out In Lnko
View. After ho had labored for about
four hours, it occurred to him that It
was the ISth of December, tho day on
which he celebrates Christmas. So ho
went to tho nearest saloon and pur
chased a pint of whisky. Ono hour
later ho was not ablo to stand.
In tho meantime tho dirt wagons
wero coming to tho dump. Tho driv
ers, on not finding the unloader, drove
back with tho dirt to tho Job. There
they told tho "boss" that tho unloader
had disappeared. Tho "boss" got Into
his buggy nnd drove to tho dump.
Behind a bank of dirt ho found his
employe stretched on tho ground fast
nsleep. Ono foot away was a flro built
by a llttlo boy to keep tho man warm.
Tho "bois" aroused tho unloader from
his sleep, and asked him what ho
meant by gottlng Intoxicated during
working hours.
"Isn't this tho 18th of Docomber?"
Inquired tho man.
"Yes," replied tho boss. "What of
that?"
"Well," said tho unloader, "as I never
touch a tlrop on Christmas I always
colcbrato It by getting drunk a week
before." Chicago Tribune..
NEW BISHOP OF MANILA
Mgr. Sbarcttl, bishop of Havana, and
recently auditor of tho papal delega
tion at Washington, 1b mado titular
archbishop of Manila and goes ns
apostolic delegate to tho Philippines.
Colncldently with this Mgr. Bcrnardl
na Nozaleda do Villa, archbishop of
Manila, has resigned his charge Into
tho hands of tho pope, nnd tho vacan
cy will bo filled by tho appointment of
a prclato from ono of tho western dlo
ecscs of tho United States.
Right Rov. Georgo Montgomery,
bishop of Loo Angeles, Cnl., Is tho pro-
lato tentntlvoly chosen to bo tho first
American bishop of Manila. Bishop
Montgomery, although resident In Los
Angeles, Cal., Is properly credited to
tho old Spanish seo of Monterey, In
California. Ho was born In 1810, and
becamo bishop of his present seo In
183G. His mother was a Spaniard, and
ho Ib thoroughly conversant with tho
feelings nnd prejudices of tho Latin
peoples, besides speaking tho language
as a mother tongue
DflM WITH ft HISTORY
Tho oldest dam In tho Northwest
Territory Is to bo restored to useful
ness. Dan RHoy'B pond, which fur
nished tho power that turned tho
wheels of "Riley's mill" for a century
nnd a hnlf, will soon bo full of water
and stocked with tho finest fish In
southern Illinois.
Riley's mill nnd pond aro in a ravlno
between rocky hills, nenr Fort Gage, In
Randolph County. Tho mill was built
ti a Fronchman named Prix Paget,
about 1750, to grind tho corn of tho
early French settlors. Paget was killed
with all his mill hnnds by Klckapoo In
dians in a mnssacro in 17C1. Twenty
years later tho British General Edgar
bought tho placo and restored It and
conducted a milling business for sev
eral years. Then, In 1842, Dan Riley,
later well known In stato politics,
camo down from St. Louis, bought tho
property, and ran tho mill.
Under his control it becamo the lend
ing mill in tho Mississippi Valley nnd
retained that position many years. Ho
erected a steam mill bcsldo tho water
mill. Riley died In 18G7 and In 1880
tho mill business was closed.
Now a fish club from Cnester, Illi
nois, has bought tho property and will
restore the dam, stock tho pond with
fish, nnd mako it a preserve.
I'utrnn Knlnt of llulcurlu.
Tho patron saint of Bulgaria is St.
John of Rylo, nlthough Christianity
was Introduced into tho country by St.
Methodlas. Originally a Nhcphcrd,
John nf Rylo became a monk nnd as
cetic and lived for twenty years In tho
hollow of an oak troo In tho mountains
that divide Bulgaria and Macedonia,
which aro now called by his narno,
Ho then removed to an lnncccsslblo
rock, under which was afterward built
In his honor what Is known as tho
Rylo monastery. It is nn oxtenslvo
building of mediaeval architecture,
and one of tho most picturesque ob
jects In Bulgaria.
PRETTY WINDOW RECESS
Tho recess for this seat must of a
necessity bo fairly deep. No recess
under eighteen Inches deep should o
attempted. Tho scat should be fixed
ncross tho recess at about sixteen
liidhcs nbove tho lloor, tho underneath
front being filled In with n fretwood
support as shown. This will form a
reccptaclo If curtains aro fixed inside.
Tho. scat need not bo upholstered if a
flat cushion of tho samo slzo bo made
to fit It. About a foot from the cell
ing fix across a shelf, with a decorative
woodwork front, nnd finish thla off
along the top front with n molding,
says tho Chicago Dally News. Under
nnd inside this the smaller shelves can
bo fixed for books, nnd an open cup-
board as shown for pottery. Keep theso
well out of tho way of tho head of tho
porson sitting down. The wood Hhould
bo stained and varnished, or clno enam
eled In somo pretty nrt shade. When
finished tho whole structuro will glvo
great satisfaction.
AUTOMOBILE MASKS
Gold automobllo masks aro coming.
M. Picrro Roche, tho Paris sculptor,
proposes mnskB for women mado cither
of Bllvor, gold, or aluminum. Ho r,nya
tho caps and goggles of to-day aro un
sightly, and, besides that, they do not
provent nournlgla.
Of courso, every woman, whoso hus
band can afford them, will havo hor
maBks golden, Mr. Rocho snys gold
Is bettor for tho complexion, nnyhow.
Ho will make Uls rcady-mado masks
on tho model of,Dlana's face. But for
thoso dames who think tho virgin hun
tress physiognomy too chilly ns an
outward sign of their own sunny na
tures ho expects to produco inado-to
order mnskB showing tho fnvorlto ex
presslon of tho customer.
"Or, hotter still," pursues tho Inven
tor, "I can mako sovoral masks for tho
snmo face, showing It In manifestations
of various soul conditions. Far exnm
plo, a sweet, submissive smile for" hor
flnnce, a polite grin for lior?rlonds,
and nny ono of sovcrnl qulto different
expressions, according to tho choice of
tho buyer, for hor husband. On start
ing out of n morning for a stroll In tho
park sho can chooso from out of her
wnrdroba of maBks that best Bulled to
tho time, placo, weathor, and compan
ion." QUEEN'S DOLL HOUSE
Ono of tho most valuable and unlquo
exhibits at tho Christinas children's
exhibition at tho Crystal palace, Lon
don, was tho doll's houso which Queen
Victorln played with at Kensington
palaco, when, as Princess Victoria, sho
resided thoro with hor mother, the
duchess of Kent. Built on the Hues of
Buckingham palaco, with six largo col
umns, the house, of courso, hns a moro
than ordinary commanding nppcaranco
nnd Is a plaything which Is suro to
call forth expressions of envious de
light from tho youngsters. Tho houso
Is well furnlshod with the toys which
tho young princess spent so ninny
happy hours In arranging and rear
ranging; but thnt which Is sura to at
tract more than usual attention, both
from tho children and tholr eldors,
will bo tho two carpets which tho lato
queen worked with her own hands.
Chicago Dally News.
Titmtlon In Jtiunla.
During tho last forty years the year
ly expenditure of Russia hns Increased
enormously. Thirty years ago ItB
budget was less than 500,000,000 rubles
($250,000,000), twenty years ago It was
1(00,000,000 ($450,000,000), ten years
hack It amounted to 1,000.000,000 ($500,
000,000), nnd at present It has reached
nearly 2,000.000,000 ($1,000,000,000).
Tho peasantry nnd tho Industrial
classes, who form nearly 00 per cent
of tho whole population, havo to bear
tills burden.
UNIQUE VIOLIN
Forhnpa tho most ghastly musical ln-
Btrtiinont over mado Is the violin be
longing to nn cccontrlc Englishman,
llvag in London. It Is composed of a
human skull and leg bono. It wan
mndo by stretching over tho hollow
part a sheet of sheepskin as a sound
ing, bonrd. A part of tho leg bono is
used as a keyboard, with pieces of tho
Bmnll bontfl of tho nrm for keys. This
curiosity camo from Charles Wilson of
Divbnn, South Africa.
Mr. Wilson had to risk his own skull
to get thts ono. Ho attended a pow wow
of tho natives in tho guise of a wan
dering hunter. When the cllmnx of
their ceremonies was reached, ho was
startled to seo thoin bring forth thla
hideous musical Instrument. Upon It
wns played tho Yu-ku-ka, or death
dance.
Mr. Wilson know enough of tho nn-.
tivo dialect to learn that this death's,
head violin wns made from tho skulll
of tho great chief of their tribe, who
hnd lived hundreds of yearn ngo.-Whcn
tho death danco was over and tho per
formers hnd sunk exhausted and stu
pefied by tho natlvo wine, tho Eng
lishman Bocurcd the skull violin ami
succeeded In escaping with It unde
tected to Durbnn.
WEAPONS IN R.USSIA
As an illustration of how closoly ovJ
orythlng Is watched In Russia, take
fhelr system of registering firearms.
When a weapon of nny kind is pur
chased a permit must bo secured from'
tho local authorities. Tho nnmo of tho
mnn who nakeH tho purchase, with tho
number of tho weapon, Is recorded. If,
tho purchaser over wants to dlsposo of
tho wenpon ho must notify tho author
ities and causo tho transfer to bo re
corded on tho books of tho firm which,
sold it. If that weapon Is over used In
nn nttomptcd assassination or in any,
demonstration against tho law the man
recorded aB laBt having it In IiIb pos
session Is hold responsible.
MRS. WILLIE ALLEN
Tho south hna given many beautiful
women to Now York society, but nono
moro charming Minn Mra. Wllllo Allen,
who waa recently accorded nn added
distinction by acknowledging tho au
thorship of "Tho Lovo Letters of n
Liar,", a production that greatly
pleased people who aro Inclined to bo
fond of that sort of literature. Mrs.
Allen is a r cat social favorite, and
her claim to ically romnrkablo per
sonal beauty thoro la nouu to dlsputo.
How II (Juron Hovlvoil T.tiru TriKlo,
Ah n youngor womnn tho Queen of
tho Belgians' wns fond of paying In
cognito vIbUb to hor husband's poverty-stricken
subjects. It Is snld that
during one of theso expeditions sho
became awaro that what was wanted
was not so much tho bestowal of
monoy a a n rovlvnl of tho laco trado.
It is, thanks to hor efforts, that Bel
gium now again holds a lending placo
In tho laco trado of tho world.
In Belgium, -whoro much of tho
finest laco In tho world Ib made, thoro
are over 0110 thousand schools where
laco making In taught. Each of tho
towns has Its own particular "points1,"
tho imttorns of which havo been
hnndod down from mother to daugh
ter for generations. Laco mnklng la
tho chief IndjiBtry of tho women of
Flanders, and lino been for flvo cen
turies. Tho finest spcclmons of Brus
boIs laco como from tho town of that
name. Bruges- hii Its point duchessc,
or Belgian Honlton, a brilliant whlto
pillow laco of llowors', united by bnr
rettcs. Prettiest of all tho Flemish
laco Is that mado at Mechlin, Point
do Mechlin It Ih called, and It has an
exquisitely transparent ground and
lino design.
Conntltuent Annoy Oouurriiimnn.
It Is a rule In political lifo In Wash
ington that a congressman 1 must al
ways bo "In" to a constituent. Tho
greatest annoyance and hardship thoy
aro forced to enduro under this rule ia
providing transportation homo for
men nnd women who havo failed to
find government employment or mero
ly go to Washington on a pleasure trip
and spend all their money. Tho pro
fessional "constituents" always pick
out a now member when thoy want
cush for board or railroad tickets.
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Kmpnror Wlllliun Nix Hum,
Emporor WUllum's six sonB aro to
get their education In part at tho milU
tary academy nt Plon. Two of thorn
are thoro now and threo hnvo beon,
thoro. Tho crown prlnco Is at prcsont
at tho University of Bonno and Prince,
Adalbert Ib making a long trip on a
military training ship.
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