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, W rfwitu. Ji 1 n?ijs(WMlQirlois3 On a Newfoundland River nH S' JJwK $&& $& 17' Z--' vSv-.'-V,k77 IvrfiCvx?!'flWc?c; W ' '',i,v jBBBBBBBsaan t. w i,w u j -:.. -www. in m 1 r-r v'- . :j.w-. rrr-" jsaaaaaasBaaK i- '-Si'iL"s ''V- 4i-x. HSs-ws-V SJT"" V ' ? ,' -x- '. V . 8. ft "a. KL'P'r-iSiiiakti-.fi '- M -'. ji, 'V'.-.-.,-rr.,''caiifci -t--,-j-..-''V '...--i Lovers of Nature In her wild aspects will find much to give them delight In Newfoundland. The scenery there often Is striking and spectacular, a specimen being here pictured. This Is Breakfast Head, on the Humboldt river. PRUSSIA'S OLDEST WOMAN In Prussia today thero lives a wom an who has completed her one hun dred and tw nty-flf'h birthday. Census ofllclals havo been Interested In her case for the last CO yenrs, llrst on ac count of her marvclouo memory, and more lately because of her longevity. She la now almost blind, and bent fair ly In two with rheumatism. She has been transferred, within the last year, to a Catholic institution where she will be cared for, her children having all died, ono Hon recently at the age of clghty-nlno. Another was a Jesuit priest, who died in 1910 at the age of one hundred. Her daughter died the very day the mother attained her one hundred and twenty-fifth year, aged ninety-four. She bad, In all, ten chil dren, three dying in Infancy. Her de scendants number nearly three hun dred, counting many great-grandchildren. Her married life extended over eighty-five years, and she has been 25 years a widow. She was married In 1801, at the age of fifteen. Until within five years she remem bered perfectly the Napoleonic wara and prominent ofllclals of Prussia con sulted her as to happenings which were matters of historical dispute in the vicinity of Gernmny where she first saw the light. In order to con firm his dates, an Kalian historian, ten years tigo, traveled to Prussia to inter view her at the suggestion of the keeper of archives In Potsdnm. OBSERVE ANCIENT CEREMONY The ancient ceremony of the plant Ing of the "penny hedge," or horn garth, was observed recently near Whitby, England. The custom Is sup posed to be of feudal origin. Its ob servance Is connected with a farm about six miles from Whitby near Robin Hood's Day, and if the cere mony be not duly observed "on the morn of the eve of Ascension Day" the farm lands must revert to the holder or holders of the manorial rights. The tenant of the farm along with the bailiff lays the hedge with "ten stakes, ten strout-stowers, and ten yeddors." The ancient horn Is blown, the tenant shouts, "Out on ye, out on ye," and the ceremony Is over. BONES OF PRIMITIVE MEN Eleven skeletons of primitive men, with foreheads sloping directly back from the eyes, and with two rows of teeth in the front of the upper Jaw, have been uncovered in Cralgshlll, at Ellensburg, Wash. They were found about 20 feet below tho surface, 20 feet back from tho faco of the slope, In a cement rock formation over which was a layer ot shale. The rock was perfectly dry. The Jaw bones, which easily break, are so large that they will go around the face of the man of today. The other bones are also much larger than those of the ordinary man. The fe mur Is 20 Inches long, indicating, scientists say, a man of 80 Inches tall. J. P. Munson, professor of biology In the state normal school, visited the spot and pronounced them the bones of primitive man. The teeth In front are worn almost down to the Jaw bones, due, Dr. Munson says, to eat ing uncooked foods and crushing bard substances with the teeth. The slop ing skull, be says, shows an extreme ly low order of Intelligence, far earlier than that of known to the whites. tbe Udlaas PLANTS GETTING PERILOUS It Is a fact recognized by botanists as beyond dispute that the carnivo rous habit among plants is more wide spread than It waB formerly supposed to be The specialized sundews (l)ro seras) are but the advance guard of a large army of species which depend for their existence more or less upon absorption of animal salts through their foliage. Thero Is no gainsaying the statement, recently put forward by more than one scientist, that the ten dency to rely upon a carnivorous diet Is on the Increase. Of course, this Is only In a line with the simplest evo lutionary principle. It Is possible to trace the steps by which the highest types of species, which seize and hold their prey, such as the Venus fly trap (DIonaea) have been evolved from those which merely capture their vic tims by the use of an ahheslve fluid, such as the fly catcher of Portugal (Drosophyllum). Still lower In the scale are the plants, such as the teasles (Dlpsacus) which drown the in sects in strange bucket-like contriv ances located at the base of the leaves. Files which may chance to fall Into tho water are of course drowned and the plant absorbs the ni trogenous elements from their decay ing bodies. It is n Btartllng conception advanced by BOinc scientists that In ages to come theso plants may becomo so ad vanced in carnivorous tastes as to be a real menace to nnlnml creation. Dreadful Indeed must bo tho sundews and the Dlonaeas to their insect vic tims at tho present time. Tho unfor tunate fly which Is captured by tho leaf of tho sundew finds Itself held down by strong arms which are able to resist Us violent struggles. The largest Droscra on earth at the pres ent timo 'produces leaves which are perhaps nine Inches in length. Mag nify this plant until tho leaves are ten feet In length, and wo have an exceedingly formidable plant. Many of tho palma and other tropical ape- icies have foliage which is much in excess of this measurement, so that the idea ot leaves as big as this is not altogether fantastic. To be pro portionate, the tentacles could scarce ly be less than ten inches In length, and these would be able to grapple with birds of considerable size. We may conceive that the giant sundew would be able to hold out some spe cial inducement for its Intended vic tims to visit tho leaves. Probably Jewish Gate ; BBBBBBBBBBBBBBbVvm BBBSrlrl' HslaBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Bv sBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSH'flillBW eHLLHiUHflHgflgTV ? f ', jy ?jy '$', - tiVKyyiS'SiL' '-.salBsssW && Q, .A '3-frffvi, One of the most Interesting and valuable discoveries so far recorded In the field of Biblical archaeology has bsen the recent unearthing at Samaria In northern Palestine of the palace of Hebrew king, believed to be the "Ivory house" of Ahab. Labels with Hebrew writing, which sssm to have been In actual use during the lifetime and perhaps In the households of Omrl and Ahab, have also besn found, as well as fragments of pottery and other Inter estlng remains. It was (n the pslsce here thst Ahsb dwelt with Queen Jesebel and where Naboth had his vineyard. Among the ruins msny Inscriptions have been found containing Biblical names and there Is frequent reference to a vineyard, which la believed may be the vineyard of Nahath. ThU la h first and only palace of a Hebrew king 1 M unique and of the deepest Interest the bait would be In tho form of some sweet-tasting secretion. On alighting, tho birds would probably not And the ndhestvo fluid which tho leaves would produce more than slightly annoying Tho movements which they would mako In an endeavor to free them' selves, would be nll-sumclent to gtv the stimulus to tho sonsltlvo tentacles. These would rapidly closo In on their prey, and In a few moments escnpe would bo out of tho question. Finally, tho unfortunate birds would perish miserably, tho bodies In their deeny yielding to the plant tho nltrogcnoui matter desired. The butterworts nro nt tho present time Innocent-looking plants rather at tractive In appearance. These species, as Is well known, find their homo In boggy tracts, where tltcy spread their foliage on tho surface of tho ground In tho form of n rosette, if tho lenvc of tho butterwort nro closely exam ined, It will ho seen that they arc thickly covered with two sets of glands, one set of which Is plainly vis ible to the naked eye. This visible set resembles a miniature mushroom, while the other set Is microscopic and Is formed of eight ccIIb grouped after tho manner of a wart or a knob. It ii the practice of theso glands whenever they como Into contact with nny ob ject to pour out copiously a mucllagln ous fluid, which nets much in the same way as bird lime. Acid secretion ii also produced, which aids tho leaf in the digestion of the object supposing that the capture should bo an insect In order to make assurance doubly sure, tho edgo of tho leaf In certain species Is seen to curl slowly Inward Now we can Imagine that In the very far-away future with which we ar dealing, the Plnguiculn will develoi leaves which will hardly bo less than five or six feet In length. These lying along the surface of tho ground will make a special appeal to grazing anl mnls BELL TOWER OF VILNA Dating bnck to tho days of verj early Christianity, tho bell tower ol Vllna, Russia, is an edifice of great Interest. Despito tho fact that Vllni now Is a great Industrial center, Itj authorities are careful In tho preser vatton of such antiquities ns the bell tower, tho old cathedral and otbci structures. CITY L0TTERYF0R A BRIDE The city of Smolensk In Russian oc caslonally holds a municipal lottery In which tho first prize Is a girl. Somi 5,000 tickets aro sold at a ruble each and tho proceeds go to the girl dowry. If she does not llko the mans who wlnB her, nnd refuses to marry him, she has to glvo him half the dowry. Dut cases of refusal are rare. of Samaria ever found, and aceordtngly regarded to archaeologists. The elcture shews f " i V -(B 3B frBSSSSSSSSHSjvVSjjbtwABBjBSSSJ HOODOO RING THAT PARTED FOND HEARTS N EW YORK. When Frank M. Ladd stood on tho end of the iron pier at Atlantic City the other day with Miss Jcanette Carberry and throw a carat and far the n half solitaire diamond ring ns ns ho could into tho waters of Atlantic somo of the spectators thought him Insnuo. Hut as tho ring Anslied nnd sank Ladd turned and said, "Thank heaven It's gone," nnd Miss Carberry sighed happily. The act probably dispensed for all tltnu with tho hoodooed engagement ring that four tlmcB caused Mr. Ladd to llguro In broken engagements nnd which live times ho placed upon tho linger of Miss Carberry, where now n new cut diamond Hashes. Unless somo lueklcsB loving couple dallying in tho sand at Atlantic City some time dig up the Bolltnlro tho hoodoo will re main with tho mermaids. The story of tho ill luck thnt hns followed tho ring and Its peculiar ad ventures leads toward tho realm of uncanny mysteries. No explanation yet has been offered, no theory evolved beyond that tho whole thing must have been tho work of somo hu man enemy of either Ladd or his flancco. Nothing Extraordinary In Principals. Mr. Ladd Is a New Yorker; thnt Is, he has a business in New York but resides in Brooklyn, down in tho Pros pect pnrk Bouth district. Miss Car berry lives In the Bamo neighborhood with her pnrentB, nnd until two years ngo was assistant buyer for a big New York wholesale millinery establish ment. Mr. Lndd has a Btnnll apartment and takes breakfast with a family nnmed Brcscher, consisting of tho father, mother, nnd ono child, a boy of twelve. While on friendly terms with the nreschcrB, It cannot be said that Ladd Is at all Intimate with them. Ho bccb them at breakfast, but seldom at any other time, ns be lunches In New York and usually dines In town and returns to his apartment during the evening. Their First Meeting. Lndd met Miss Carberry in the fall of 1909. They fell In love with each othci and their engagement was an nounced in January, the date of their marriage being set for June 27. Evi dently Ladd felt tolerably certain that he would be accepted even before ho made the formal proposal, as he ad mits that tho week before they be came engaged he gave an order for a pure white diamond solitaire and or dered It set In a high ring of old red Guinea gold. Miss Cnrberry first put on the ring the evening of January 7 when she ac cepted Mr. Ladd's proposal. She was much pleased with the ring itself, be sides Bho Bccmcd unusually happy and woro the ring proudly. The following Friday Mr. Lndd called to tako her to the theater. Sho woro the ring nnd distinctly remembered that after Mr. Ladd kissed her good-night and started away Bho turned out the light, nnd ns sho started to her boudoir sho stopped on the staircase and kissed the ring. Tho following morning the ring was missing. The Ring Disappears. Miss Carberry made a hasty search of her room and her bed, then sum moned her mother, Informed her ot the loss, and told her to take every thing In the room and hallway to pieces and find the ring, as Mr. Ladd was going to call that evening and the would not want him to know. Her Finds Ring In a Sealed Envelope. mother searched for several hours In vain. Miss Carberry returned from the offloe and together they searched the entire bouse. Tbe girl was mor tified and distressed. Instead of tolling Mr. Ladd, she tel ephoned him that she was sick and for him to come the following night. She remained at borne from the office and searched the house again. That eve nlng Ladd came. She hoped he would not observe tbe fact that the ring was missing, but as luck would have It be tried to kiss ber hand before ha bRbiHiTT WAS? "21 HgslaBUa i n 1UuSR6'9 IgssBBsiffiH i4 ' 'MX? "' j EH had beon In the house fivo minutes, and observed that tho ring was gone. "80 soon, sweetheart T" he asked. Then Miss Carberry confessed. "It must have slipped off whllo I slept," sho said. "I nevor, never would have taken it off. Hut wo have searched high and low and can't find It" Breach Widens to Final Break. Mr. tadd pretended that It did not matter, but evidently he felt a little hurt. Tho girl Imagined that ho was suspicious, and when day after day passed with no trace of the ring she grew proudly silent nnd refused fur ther explanations. Thoy parted In an ger nnd she wroto a note breaking the engagement and both of them were miserable. Two days after that tho ring reap peared Inside- the wrapping paper around n pleco of meat from tho mar ket, which Miss Carhorry unwrapped when Bho took It out of tho Icebox. The girl, nt tho liiHlstrnco of her moth er, wroto to Mr, Lndd, returning tho ring and staling thnt she had found It In n peculiar place and expressing regret that Its loss had caused them to quartet. Lndd hurried to her as soon ns ho got tho note and begged her to forglvo him und to wear the ring again. Again Wore Engagement Ring. As no ono outside the Immediate fnnilly knew of tho broken engage ment, they kissed, mado up, vowed never again to nllow such trivialities to mar their perfect Impplncss. MIrs Car berry woro her ring again, proudly ex hibiting It to her friends. Four days Inter MIsb Carberry ac cepted Mr. ladd's suggestion to meet her nt luncheon. Thoy had a Jolly llttlo luncheon, nnd Miss Cnrberry nnd Lndd both remember that Bho had the ring on her engagement linger when they were eating tho salad. A man friend of Mr. Ladd's entered nnd stopped nt tho table to speak to him, and was presented to Miss Cnrberry proudly as his fiancee. MIsb Cnrberry extended her hand, nnd the ring was missing. Sho observed Kb loss al most Immediately, and as soon as the friend had passod on she whispered: Disappeared at Luncheon. "My rlngt It's gonol" There was a quick search. The ring hnd disappeared, vanished completely. Ring Suddenly Turns Up In Package of Meat. It was not on the floor, on the table, anywhere. "Maybo you slipped It off for fear Joo would see you were engaged," suggested Ladd hopefully and tact fully. Miss Carberry indignantly denied this, and called his attention to the fact that Bhe bad been proud when he Introduced her as his fiancee. They parted with Increased coldness, Ladd Bald he was glad the ring was lost, but he did not say It as If he meant it Another misunderstanding that lasted for weeks resulted, and then there was a quarrel, and the engagement was broken again. The day after the breaking of the engagement the ring made its reap pearance. Miss Carberry found it in an envelope on her desk at home. She waited almost a month before she no tified Lndd of the recovery of tho ring. Although both had been so positive that she woro It at the luncheon, they agreed they must havo been mis taken. That time Miss Carberry wore tbe ring exactly seven days, and was so careful that sho placed a tight guard ring above It on her engagement finger. On the seventh day, a Sunday, she went to spend the day with some friends. Guard Ring Remains on Fnger. After dinner, late In the afternoon, sho went to a room upstairs with three other girls to preparo to re turn to tho city, and the ring disap peared. Oddly enough, the guard ring was on the finger, and bo far as she could recall, It nover had been off. She was almost frantlo with anxiety, fearing another break in her engage ment She determined to make every ef fort to recover the ring, and not let Mr. Ladd know of its third disappear ance until Tuesday evening, when be was to call. He did not call Tuesday evening. Instead there came a cool little note asking her to explain why she had left the ring on bis desk and If sho was desirous of breaking the en gagement why she did not say so and have It over with Instead of Indulging in trickery with the ring. The note made her angry. She I Grs' mil If H wrote, stating the facts of the esse,' denied having been within throe miles of his office, and asked him to ex plain how he came In possession of the ring. Thoy did not see each oth er, becauso Miss Carberry was so angry over his reply to her note thai she refused to soe him. Renewal of Affairs Moat Curious. That quarrel was so serious that It was moro than a year before they spoke again, and tho mannor of tho re newal of tholr lovo affair was more cu BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSSv .flS) - BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV'r F " glsSSSSSsHBBsB S&im saBaBasaK'S BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBm.' 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Three days after he received the letter from Miss MacCallum he re ceived a nice little note from Mist Carberry. She thanked htm for send ing the ring, showing her that In splto of misunderstandings be still trusted her. The ring, Bho said, was loft on her desk In tbe office where Bho was employed, without a message, but she understood it to mean that be was weary of their foolish quarrel. Puzzled nnd upset ovor tho affair, Ladd called upon her, and after be ing convinced thnt thero was no danger ho confessed everything and wob forgiven. They agreed to be mnrrled In three weeks nnd Lndd Jokingly Inslstod thnt n wedding ring was necessary to hold that engage ment ring on her finger. Ring Found on Ladd's Desk. Two nights afterward the ring die appeared again, while sho slept, Miss Carhorry insisted, and the following day Ladd found It circling a twisted spile of paper on. bis desk. On the paper wore two words, "Hal Hal" written in a large, bold band, and thoso two words furnish the only clew to the mystery. Instead ot writing Ladd went direct to the home of bis fiancee and de manded to know whether she were trifling with him. The result was another quarrel and a separation, more tears, and they parted, Miss Carberry declaring she never wanted to Bee his face again. He stood it a month, then wrote, begging forgive ness. After proper time he was per mitted to call to "explain." Ladd proved resourceful that time. He brought n now engagement ring, and he pledged himself to throw the othor away if Bhe would accept him again. She agreed that it tbe new ring would remain on her finger for two months she would marry him and they would know that the other ring was hoodooed. For two months the new ring sparkled on the third finger ot her left hand. Then tho date was set and a short time ago they ran down to Atlantic City for a little outing and threw away tbe hoodooed ring that bad caused them so much trouble. Solving the. Old Problem. When Sir Thomas Llpton was a small boy In Scotlnnd, he dropped Into a church one Sunday morning and was put by himself In a pew directly In front of tho minister, who preach ed n sermon on the text, "Am I my brother's keeper?" The parson, who was unusually elo quent, talked on this theme for about forty minutes, and finally worked up to tbe climax ot bis remarks. He kept bis gaze fixed directly on the little) Llpton, who began to fidget and look very self-conscious. At last, after an overwhelming outpouring ot Ions words, tbe minister, his eyes bias ing, made a quick gesture and shoutee at the boy: "Am I my brother's keeper?" Llpton could stand the) strata laager, and replied, la a meek voleei, "Ne, sir." The Fatalar kfagaalaa, ci r 1 si l! J a '$i M hi tf ,fy - . 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