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OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
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Sbwi of War.
LTHOl;H Russia, la the present conflict
with Japsa, bat aa luiuieuM preponderance of
military forces, we arc apt to forget the ex
treme difficulty of plarlof and maintaining a
great Russian force In Manchuria. Vladivos
tok la farther from Moscow than la Sao Fran
cisco from Boston, and the fit-Id of operation!
la connected with the baae of supplies by a single track
railway of immense length, not yet wholly complete, rery
hastily built, Interrupted by a lake over which there Is a
ferry of more than twenty miles, with a running capacity
not exceeding eighteen or twenty miles an hour, through a
Tery thinly inhabited section of country, and with constant
dauger of Interruptions by skillful enemies perfectly pouted
In regard to the location and condition of the road In all
parts. It will be an immense undertaking to support '.i.
ciO men over thla road. In the opinion of a good many
military experts In Europe, 'J.V).) men represents the
Urgent army which Russia can properly support In Man
churia. The flu uncial centers of Europe have been a good
deal disturbed by the possibility of heavy drafts by both
Ilussla and Japan In order to carry on the war. So far.
neither country lias shown any Inclination to draw upon
Europe. Japan Intends lo float a war loan of about .",
IMUNK) at home, and Russia has begun by Issuing treasury
notes to the en tent of $".OMi,. During the Chinese
r, nine years ago, Japan astonished the financial world
by raising about $1 !2,0(0.000 by loans absorbed at home
and by taxation. The Russian Government, among others
resources, lmx over $,"". HiOXMt lu gold and bank notes
tu reserve; so that although the financial condition of the
country Is anything but sound, the sinews of war for the
immediate future are amply supplied. The Outlook.
The lost Art of Hospitality.
II KICK are the good old gods of hospitality that
A lw,'r'! o'"'e the chief deities of the household
ff land fireside? Have they no place under the
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n f am itti i-iuir , i t-inn n rr null mu
much nowadays to practice the graces of our
forefather. Klectrldty has set the pace for
the past half century, and we are trying to
keep up with Its telegraph systems. Its curs and motor
cycles. And dust gathers on the neglected gods as they
huddle forlorn find neglected In their corners.
Fifty years ago and more men kept their houses prac
tically as wayside Inns for the specific use of their friends,
for the general use of w hosoever fated that way. To day
1 man's house Is where he rushes for his meals or to see
If his wife and children are perad venture still alive within
Its whIIs, uud where he sleeps when his business worries
leave his brain eh-ar enough to Invite slumber. With the
routing of day he Is up und olT again In the awift mad
Chase for fame or money, chiefly money.
There are n few people who still cling to the good old
habit of receiving on specified afternoons and evenings;
they have retained the charm of looking always so rested
;itl at ease that their guests come to rest and acquire. If
possible, t hat same ease, and look with longing on the res-urn-ctcd
gods free from dust, smiling, contented and happy
n their pedestals. For the majority of hosts and hostesses
to clay, however, entertaining means an annual Investment
In flowers, ices and music, and a setting open of alt the
loors to the home. An army of friends and acquaintances
rushes through the swift and lukewarm greetings, nobody
.etuenibers who came or what they said, and the house Is
leaned and closed until the next annual Invasion. Some
lines It is n card party, where many come because of the
jrl7.es or the supper, and forget even to apeak to their
aostess again when next they meet her on the street,
tntertalnlng so that both the entertainers and their guests
fcjoy It Is an art aitnoNt lost in this busy, work-a day world.
The open door that was the synonym for old-time hospi
tality Is a word that is known to day only In Its political
et.se ami when applied to China. To build houses for ae
mmodatlng one's Invited guests Is not characteristic of
to-day. The man who not long since added two or thre
rooms to his bouse because he was "se fond of having com
pany come and stay." la a mild sort of sensation in the eyei
of bis less hospitable neighbors.
Less hurry snd less worry and seeing one's congenial
friends more often would mean the salvation of many a
work rlddeu, care worn person of to-day, and architect
should discover what the art was in the old bouse tbat
made thera so attractive that one's friends could not staj
away from such comfortable places even If they tried.
Memphis Scimitar.
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steed1 for a Hospital Car.
ITH all the Improvements In medicine and
surgery of rei-ent years, with all the increas
Iji the number of physicians, with all the sub
stitutlon of trained nurses for Mrs. Gamps,
with all the provision of hospitals and dlspen
sarles to the cities, little consideration bat
been shown for invalids by railroad compauiei
and hotels. The sick man is never welcome as a passen
ger on a railroad train, and he Is not received with glad
ness at a hotel. On the day expresses, cunning from New
V'oi In all directions, the man who suffers from an ill
ness or an injury has a hard time of It If he Is trying t
reach his home In the country, or a sanitarium, or a resort
lu the mountains to which he has been ordered by bit
doctor. There is no place In tlxcar for a bed, no place fot
his medicines, and he may ha"- to ride for two or thre
hundred miles sitting In a chair, racked by the motion
of the train and hardly able, from weakness, to hold him
self erect. The sle.-plng car Is an improvement, but titer
Is Just objection on the part of the other passengers to
sharing the confined space with a consumptive, and It U
eeiialniy disquieting to think of occupying a berth that
only a few hours before was taken by a patient suffering
from a contagious disease.
Hence it Is a move In the right direction that baa been
made by the Pullman company in building a car for tli
express accommodation of Invalids. It will probably have
larger beds than the ordinary sleeping car, no top berths
and better ventilation; It should have the euslest of springs,
anil be clear of carpets, curtains, plush and the usual
textiles that catch and hold microbes; It should have hot
water as well as cold, on tap; It should have cupboards
for drugs and Instruments, where they would be In no
danger of breakage and, especially. It should be ao con
structed that It could be cleaned with a hose after every
trip, after the manner of operating rooms In hospitals. If
this car were switched from road to road, and its depart
ures advertised, there Is hardly a doubt that, merely as a
business proposition. It would be made to pay. In the
better sense there Is no doubt on that point. Brooklyn
Eagle.
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Japan's Sea Training.
N the eleventh or twelfth century the Jap
anese were the most dashing pirates of the
Fust; In fact, we might almost call them Hit
vikings of the Fast. They used junkssmall
ships with a scrap of sail, but the little vessel?
In which the Ianes otu-e raided our own coasts,
or as the craft which the Penzance fisherman
have to-day. With these Junks the Japanese roamed the
seas, going everywhere along the Chinese main, ravaging
the coasts, trading and bringing home priceless works of
art from China.
It was not until long afterwards that the ruling authori
ties of Japan, under the great Kmperor Hldeyoschl, de
cided that it suited their purpose to shut off communica
tion with the outside world and to live to themselves,
trading merely among their own islands. The old Jap
anese vikings were reduced to simple fishermen, and the
period of Internal feudatory wars began, for at that time
at least Japanese would fight because they loved it.
London Telegraph.
WAR MAPS IN DEMAND.
Trouble in the Far ICaat Proving; a
Bonanza to Mapmakera.
To the tnapmaki-rs in the United
Mates the Russian Japanese war In
Hie Fast is proving a bonanza. The
principal home of the Industry In this
country Is Chicago, and one firm in
that city Is now turning out 4,00,OUU
maps a week. These figures seem In
credible, yet the books of the tlrm
show that the statement la true. The
1'nlted States ami Canada absorb most
of this supply, but Europe and Asia
also take their share of It.
War Is a great stimulator f f the map
business. Since the trouble began
-draftsmen, engineers and eleetrotypers
have been busy night and day In turn
ing out diagrams of the scene of the
Russian-Japanese conflict Korea,
Manchuria, Siberia and the Islands of
Japan have been the subject of maps
of all sizes and colors. "War atlases"
have been compiled containing prints
of all the Russian possessions and of
every bit of territory that U In any
way likely to be nffectcd by the naval
and military campaigns. Advertisers
seize upon these booklets with avidity,
knowing that the average man likes
nothing better than to spread one open
In front of his admiring family and ex
pound to them the meaning of the
meager and contradictory cablegrams
from the seat of war. England's light
with the stubborn Boer republics
opemtl up n strong demand for geo
graphical Information regarding South
Africa, but the Spanish-American con
flict was the prize winner from a map
maker's point of rlew.
"When Hewey opened fire on the
Spanish ship on .May 1, 18'J8," said a
man who has spent thirty years in fos
tering the map ludustry In Chicago,
"not one man In a hundred knew
where the Philippine Islands were. I
happened to be aware of that fact, mid
our draftsmen were at work upon far
eastern geography before tbo people
waked up to their desire for knowl
edge of the subject It was the most
strenuous six weeks we have ever had.
Cuba and Porto Rico did their share,
and we bad to turn out new maps of
the United States showing all our Isl
and possessions."
The Alaskan gold furors and the
Panama Canal discussion made people
want to bsrs those portions of the
world platlad oat for them, but ti.s de
JAP ARTILLERY LANDING ON THE TARING RIVER.
The Tutung River, a view of which Is herewith given, flows through
northern Korea and empties Into the Yellow Sea. Plngynng is situated on
the banks of this stream, which Is now held by the Japanese. The Tatting
Is used to transport munitions of war and troops into the Interior. Small
boats are employed for the purpose. By such means guns, artillery mules
and other ordinance slipplles arc transported, thus avoiding the Korean roads,
which are practically Impassable at this time of the year.
maud was not ho great as the quest for
war time knowledge. World's fairs,
the opening of Indian lands, and sim
ilar events of national Interest are
other "peaceful reasons" for nuip-mak-Ing-
EXPERIMENTS ON THE BRAIN.
Kk-cirlc Cnrrcnt lined to Induce Sleep
- Senna t Ion Felt.
Experiments on the brain of a living
subject with electric curents have be-on
comparatively rare, as there has pro
vailed among physician and physiolo
gists the Idea that such a course of
exMM-!mciitatlou was extremely dan
gerous, aays Harper's Weekly. There
have recently been published, how
ever, records of Home experiments car
rleU on by M. S. Feduc, with tbo ob
ject of using the electric current t
produce sleep and of studying Its ef
fects on the brain generally.
In early experiments It was shown
that the brain is the best conductor of
electricity In the Jiutnan laaly, being
about 3,0(10 times more conducting
than muscle. It was also observed
that when a continuous current was
passed through the head from one ear
to the other the sensation of giddiness
whs produced, and that objects appear
ed to revolve In the same direction ns
the current flowed. However, when
the electrodes are placed on the fore
head and neck and tbo current sent
from buck to front, tbo effects, are
Innocuous so long as a mild current Is'
used and In some cases may be bene
ficial. According to M. Feduc, the
most satisfactory current Is one of
four mllllamperes at thirty volts, which
Is broken or Interrupted 1H) times a
second for nine-tenths of the period of
the Interruption. The first effect noted
was the disappearance of the faculty
of speech, after which followed tho
loss yf the motor faculties. Under or
dinary conditions there Is no affection
of the respiration or pulse unless tho
current Is Increased, and then It may
ceaso. The patient Is said to awaken
Instantaneously from the electric sleep
and to experience a feeling of refreshment
On English Hallways.
The number of men employed on
the railways of tho United Klugd m,
Including boys, is f.23,082.
After a man has been engaged three
or four weeks, ho begins to And oppor
tunlttes to take sides In her quarrels.
About 750 ton of ore have leen used
to produce about one fifth of aa oum-e j
if radium. j
To test the mosquito theory of ma
laria, two French physicians propose
to be bitten by mosquitoes fed ou an
ague patient ud to allow any fever
contracted to run It full course with
out treatment.
lu some of the French forests a
platinum wire kept at a white beat by
an electric current has been employed
instead of a saw for felling trees. It
is claimed that by this plan a tree can
be felled In one-eighth of the time re
quired by the old sawing method. The
entire absence of sawdust and the ben
elieial effect of the alight carbonization
of the ends of the cut timber in pre
serving the wood are reckoned as de
cided advantages.
An interesting method of protecting
peach trees from frost during the win
ter has been practiced for several
years at the Agricultural Experiment
Station at Canyon City, Colo. Early
in November the earth is removed
from a circle about four feet In diame
ter round each tree, and water Is
turned in to saturate the slioil. AVheu
the ground has become soft the tree
is worked back and forth to loosen the
roots, and then Is pushed over ou its
side. The branches are brought to
gether and fastened with a cord, and
burlap covered with earth is put over
them. Thus the trees lie all snug until
spring, when the covering Is gradually
loosein-d and finally removed, and they
are raised and propped up. '
Among precious stones the turquoise
holds a peculiar place because of the
changes of color which It undergoes.
United States Consul Tyler at Teheran
Is eloquent in his description of the
Persian turquoises In a recent report
to the I lepartment of Commerce and
Labor. Students of Shakspeaie rend
ing it will recall Sli.vlock's exclamation
when Tubal tells him of a ring that
his daughter Jessica has given away:
"Out upon her! Thou torturest me,
Tubal. It was my turquoise. I had It
of l.eah when I whs a bachelor." Mr.
Tyler avers that notwithstanding its
so-called sympathetic changes of hue,
every genuine turquoise possesses a
permanent color, to which it settles
down with age. "The lapis lazuli, or
cloudless sapphire of Its native skies,"
hi; says, "Is the highest quality of the
turquoise." Travelers are frequently
deceived by inferior stones.
While the French submarine boat
N'arval was leaving Cherbourg Harbor
recently, she came Into collision with a
tugboat which was traveling at right
angles to the course of the submarine.
The officer of the latter observed the
approaching tug, and Immediately re
versed his engines, the N'arval at the
time making a speed of five knoti.
Although the momentum of the sub
marine was thus considerably reduced,
she struck the tuglat with sufficient
force amidships to force her nose
through the hull of the latter to the
extent of sixteen Inches and the tug
ultimately foundered, when the nose
of the Narval was withdrawn. This
accident affords a conclusive estimate
of the strength and power of these
submersible craft for ramming pur
poses, when driven at full force
against another craft; and, according
to French Admiralty experts, opens
new possibilities concerning naval tactics.
If a man loses all his money be a 14
manages to lose uearly all bis enemies'
WOMEN PREFER TO GET WET.
Brave Ruin Rather Than Carry Um
brellas Modern Drena Caime.
The day of the feminine umbrella Is
over, l ew women now tinnk or car
rying an umbrella save on extreme oc
casions. At the umbrella counters of
the large shops the decline of feminine
enthusiasm In tl.e matter of umbrellas
is distinctly noted. Many of the um
brellas now purchased by women are
)f a better grade than formerly, show
ing that they are intended to serve
upon superior rather than usual ocea-
ilons. The feminine umbrella, indeed,
sx-ill soon be as extinct as the dodo,
and the last woman to carry one may
shortly occasion as much Interest as
the man who recklessly dared the
gibes and comments of the Fleet street
following by carrying the first one.
Recently upon a day of persistent
souring the observant woman called
the attention of her comrade to this
paucity of umbrellas.
'Chicago women have little use for
iimbrellas nowadays," she said. "Lots
of women, In fact, never think of car
rying an umbrella, no matter how-
heavy the downpour. Oh. yes, the
woman who Is caught In her best light
gown or wearing n chiffon hat may
rush Into the nearest Htore and buy an
umbrella to shelter her fraglne finery
homeward, Just as the woman who
must wear her best clothes outdoors
on a rainy day will make use of nn
umbrella for the sake of sternest ne
cessity. But how many women of
your acquaintance, preparing for a
regular rainy day of shopping, calling,
ar business, arm themselves with an
umbrella before Htartlng out?
"The cause of the change? There
ire several First of all, women wear
more sensible clothing than they once
(lid. The 'Instep skirts,' snug storm
Serges, and heavy-soled shoes of the
present fashion will stand quite a bit
Of rain before allowing their wearer
lo become drenched. The fact that
they will be none the worse for a thor
ough soaking helps the busy woman,
rspeelnlly If she must carry parcels,
to leave the umbrella at home.
"Ilatd. too, are different from what
they once were. The felt, mohair, or '
rady-to wear' bats of the day with
aland water uobiy. j
"The pompadour represents another :
important fact in the umbrella banish
ment of the present Hair not natural
ly curly has iuieriled many a good
woman's soul. esecial)y In wet weatb-
er. Now. with the smooth or only
mildly 'fluffed' pompadour most popu- j
lar. it really doesn't matter much :
w hether the hair gets wet or not.
"The pressing business cares that
now render so many women absent
minded have borne their part in the
abolishment of the feminine umbrella
also. The price of two or three um
brellas will buy a new hat, while the
lost umbrella always pricks annoylng
ly at the womanly conscience. SO the
average Chicago business or profes
sional woman stalks serenely along in
the rain, quite unprotected, solacing
herself with the reflection that all the
beauty culturists agree upon that im
proving effects of rain water. And
when the rain is over the umbrella
less woman feels delightfully free."
Chicago Record-Herald.
HOSPITAL PETS.
OLD AND NEW AIDS TO BEAUTY.
Ioubt if Invention Have Made Women
More Attractive.
Of course, there is nothing new In
the cult of beauty; the only noxelty
lies in the extravagant fashion in
which new inventions are applied to it.
Electric baths and vibration treatment
may be Innovations, but cosmetics and
medicated baths date from the earliest
ages. Women have always aspired to
be beautiful, and have painted their
faces and "tired their heads" since
time Immemorial and in all countries.
The geisha of Japan changes the color
of her lips three times in one evening,
and no little Japanese lady ever misses
an opportunity of whipping out the
rouge pot and mirror which form an
Indispensable part of her toilet. Among
the recipes which have come down to
us from our ancestresses are many
prescriptions for the complexion com
posed of marshmullow and wax, honey
of roses and olive oil. Mixed bathing
in tubs of water thickened with scent
ed bran and salutary herbs was the
fashion In mediaeval France and re
culled the days of Roman luxury. Va
por baths date from an even earlier
period, and one wonders If there Is
any nostrum to-day for the preserva
tion of beauty which was not Known
to those professional beauties of
France, Iiiane de Poitiers and Ninon
de l'Enclns.
The question Is, Are women really
any more admired to-day for being
steamed and smeared and electrified?
Is any attraction worth having which
Is obtained by the painful und expen
sive methods we read of? I doubt It.
Nobody Is really taken In by the arti
ficially manufactured beauty.
It Is the duty of every woman to
make the best of herself. Certain de
fects of complexion and figure con be
easily remedied. Physical exercise,
fresh air and good diet will work won
ders with those, and by the addition
of a smart dressmaker, milliner and
clever hairdresser many a plain girl
has been transformed Into a pretty one.
If a woman's nose Is Inclined to absorb
too much color and her cheeks tot) lit
tle, no doubt a few Judicious dabs of
powder and rouge in the right places
may be excusable. London Outlook.
Not Her Busiaeaa.
Mrs. Pluminer is one of the gentle,
clinging women who are guarded and
guided by some strong and well-balanced
member of the sterner sex as
long as they live. When Mr. Plutnmer
died she was overcome by grief and a
sense of helplessness.
"Now, my dear Emily, what are all
these bills?" asked her cousin one day,
when Mrs. Plummer had been a wid
ow nearly six months.
"They are gas bills," said Mrs.
Plummer, looking apathetically at a
small pile of pink slips, "and tho.se
blue ones are telephone bills. They are
beginning to complain nt the telephone
ollice, and they've said something
about taking out the telephone; and
the gas company has shut off the.gas
already. I sat in the dark last night."
"Well, but why on earth don't you
pay the bills?" asked her bewildered
relative.
Mrs. Plummer looked at her guest
with reproachful, tear-tilled eyes.
"George lias always paid the gas and
telephone bills," she said, plaintively.
"I supposed you'd understand."
Prince of Montenegro,
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, the
comic opera ruler of the Black moun
tain p-lncipality, which has a popula
tion less than that of Rhode Island,
was a great athlete In his younger day
ttud Is still a good horseman, a capital
shot and a splendid swordsman. To
his other attainments the prince adds
that of being r poet and prose writer
of no small talent, bis best work being
a tragedy, "The Empress of the Bal
kans." His civil list, only $14.km a
year. Is ample for his simple tastes,
which never call for great expenditure.
Attaining the Ideal.
All the revolution that mankind Is
yearning for Is Just this: to make men
look In the direction of their work,
to emphasize service and not wages,
to ask how much good If will do? and
not docs It pay? writes Ernest Crosby,
in Swords and Plowshares.
Acclimatizing the Ostrich.
The ostrich Is being acclimated In
southern Europe by M. Octave Justice,
whoso eighty specimens from South
Africa aro thriving on a farm near
Nice.
Have you a friend who does well,
and with whom you occasionally find
fault because be doesn't do better?
This Is the meanest meanness lu the
world.
Of army, navy and other seuiipublie
pets much that is entertaining has
been written. Hospital pets are not so
well known, but it is easy to imagine
the pleasure they give to a ward full
of little patients, and no one could
doubt the statement of a nurse, in the
Hospital, that they brighten many a
weary hour of convalescence and mi
erlally help toward a cure.
The first pet of which the nurse tells
Is Jumbo, a wise old tortoise, which
lived, moved and had his happy being
in a children's ward in a New York
hospital. His curious wanderings
about the ward, his clumsy gait, his
air of antiquity and wisdom caused
many a child to forget pain; and to
have Jumbo on the bed was the high
est reward the staff nurse could prom
ise to a little patient for good behavior
during the surgeon's visit.
"Nurse Judy" was a fox-terrier which
for fifteen years, was a close and lov
ingly compassionate friend to every
little inmate of a children's ward in a
Ixindon hospital. None knew better
than Nurse Judy that a dog that lives
iu a hospital must not bark, for there
were little sick ones whose sleep must
be disturbed. Barking was the only
canine privilege denied her, and she
was always cheerful under this ordeal
of silence, and more than most of her
kind, she learned to express her Joy
by wagging her stumpy tail.
"(Jypsy," another terrier, has taken
Nurse Judy's place, and is already so
wise a probationer that some of the
nurses say they "could almost trust
her to take a temperature;" Oypsy
plays ball with the' convalescents, and
always has a Santa Clans pocket of
her own at Christmas. The only lib
erty she will not tolerate from the
children Is the attempt to "comman
deer" any of her own special property
from the top drawer, where it Is kept
A monkey named Giovanni was
once a ward pet In a little hospital In
Leghorn, Italy. Originally he had be
longed to an Italian, whose dying wish
was that his monkey might stay will;
him to the hist. The good Sisters who
acted as nurses did not quite know
what to do with the awkward legacy
bequeathed them by the friendless
sick man, but Giovanni's big eyes said
ns plainly as possible, "Don't send me
out to face a friendless world! Isn't
it enough for a monkey to lose his lov
ing master without losing the home
he has found here?"
His mute simian eloquence prevail
ed. Giovunnl was adopted, and be
came known as the "Count." The Sis
ters grew very fond of him. He
amused the children, and at length be
came as much a fixture as one of the
pillars of the hospital gate.
Two chameleons lived and died in a
children's ward lu a London hospital.
They did not live long, chameleons in
captivity never do, but they were a
great source of interest and wonder
while they lived, and their changing;
color under the children's very eyes
was a constant mystery and delight
A wise little boy patient once inform
ed the ward that it was "only conjur
ing, like that chap did at our school
treat." But it was never quite cleai
to the others whether the eonjurinj
was done by the chameleons or was t
trick of the nurse who owned there.
SUPERSTITIONS OF THE STAGS.
Opals Tempt Fate, but Kmeralda AV
ways Lucky,
"About the pet superstitions of ln0
vlduala in the profession there is s
most no end," Bays Clara Morris. "On
man 1ms a horror of barrels, egpeciaC
empty ones, and If he sees a wogoi
load of them In the street he Is conS
dent of coming misfortune. But li
has a counter-balancing comfort in th
possession of a caul, which he always
carries with him, believing that it
shields him from violent death. The
late John McCulIough always went to
the theater by the same road he took
the first time. If he got as far as the
door of the theater and suddenly re
niembered that be had been tern pica
out of the acucstomed way, he woultt
go clear back to his hotel and take t
fresh start and always follow the ac
customed route. I remember when
Sarah Bernhardt was here for the first
time she manifested a positive dread
and horror of the color yellow, ami,
indeed, that is shared, to some extern
nt least, by a good many people. A
very prominent actress of our day has
an abiding faith that disaster Is cer
tain if ever the curtain, having started
on its ascent, is allowed to return to
the floor Instead of going up, and will
insist, whether all Is ready to ring up
or not, that once moved It shall rise,
even If the empty stage has to wait
Emeralds are regarded ns very lucky
jewels, but very few professionals will
tempt fate by wearing that most beau
tiful and most unlucky of stones, the
opal. I'm not at nil superstitious my
self, yet I'd regard that man hii ene
my of mine who would offer to give mo
nn opal." Woman's Home Companion.
Lord Strathuoiia.
Lord Strathconu began the career
which has led him to the House of
Lords and n colossal fortune as a "red
haired, freckled, rough-hewn Scotch
hid" In the wilds of Labrador. He was
In the employment of the Hudson Bay
Company and his duty was to barter
for furs with the natives and pack
them off to Montreal work which in
volved long and perilous Journeys by
canoe and on snow shoes, nmld hard
ships which would have proved fatal
to anyone less sturdy than the Scottish
saddler's son.
They are expecting so much of tn
men here lately, they will 11 n ally de
mand that they love their step-cbis
drcn.