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Collector Has Wonderful Assort ment of Pasteboards. Philadelphia Woman Who Has Devot ed Twenty Years of Her Life tea a Unique Study Has Packs From All Nations. London. An American woman who is interested in the history of playing cards asked the superintendent of prints in the British museum not long ago who was the world's authority on cards and card collections. "I want to consult the best book , " she explained. The superintendent took a volume from a shelf and gave it to her. "This is the highest authority , " he said ; "the author of this knows more queer facts about playing cards than any other living person. She has the largest collection in the world herself. And this Is the best book on the sub ject that has ever been written. " The author is an American woman. " ' ' Books by 'The Devil's Picture , Mrs. John King Van Reusselaer , ' " the American visitor read. "But haven't you anything else ? I've read this , and 1 wanted to know if there wasn't another authority I could con sult. I am collecting material for a book. " "You'll find all there is to know about cards in that one , " the man 'in sisted , and his questioner sighed. ( "I wanted to find out more , " she said. "I know this book by heart. You see , I am Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer. " , The director gasped , and Mrs. Van Rensselaer proceeded to establish her Identity by means of a letter from the Smithsonian institution in Washing ton. Then she began to search the print room of the British museum , where the card collection is kept , and to consult the museum's books. Mrs. Van Rensselaer's collection , as it now stands , is the most comprehen sive and most valuable , as well as the largest , in the world. Out of it she has given to various American museums their assortments of old playing cards. 'I am quite sure that every public collection in America has come out of this private collection of mine , " she said. "I am sure that I have gathered together all the strange and historic playing cards that are shown in Amer ica today. " "Playing cards , you see , " Mrs. Van Rensselaer went on , "may be studied under three grand divisions. There are fortune-telling cards , gambling cards and the various kinds of educa tional cards. Educational cards are not of paiticular interest and gam bling cards are but the modern adap tation of the old fortune-telling cards. These fortvne-tclling cards are by far the most interesting , and it is from them fchat one can read strange sto ries of the history of the world and the customs of the people. "Fortune-telling cards are an evolu tion of the great Egyptian mysteries. They were first brought into Phoeni cia , Greece and Itay by the Egyptians or gypsies. I 'now that a great many people do not Relieve that the gypsies are descendants of the old Egyptians , but I do. and my study has confirmed this belief. "The use of fortune-telling cards may be traced back to the rites con nected with Marduk , in the Bible , and his son Nebu. In chapter 17 of the book of Numbers the divine com mands are given to consult the cards. The people believed in the fortune- telling and the oracles , and the for tune-telling cards were an important feature in their life. On His Way. "Why do you always appear in pub lic carrying a tire ? " " 1 can't afford an automobile just yet. " Pitttburg Post. TROLLEY LIKE ACROSS LAKE BAIKAL Rare Germ Causes Excitement in Berlin 67 Dead. Botulinus Bacillus Said to Have Been Discovered in Food Eaten by Some of Victims Kaiser Calls for Reports. Berlin. Announcement today of a dozen more deaths and thirty new cases of prostration have intensified the public alarm over the mysterious malady that first made its appearance three days ago at the Central Munici pal Shelter. The deaths now total sixty-seven and the prostrations 142. Despite official denials that there Is any suspicion of the presence ot chol era in the city , Berlin is giving more and more credence to the most sinis ter rumors. These rumors are chiefly due to the fact that many caces of ill ness and death have occurred at wide ly separated places in and near the city where there could have been scarcely a possibility of the malady having been due to eating spoiled her ring gathered by habitues of the Cen tral Municipal Shelter. The latest explanation of the au thorilies , put forth from the Berlin Magistracy , is that the strange dis ease is due to a microbe known to science as the "botulimis bacillus. " This particular type or' bacillus is said to cause a deadly sickness similar to that produced by "ailanto-toxicum" the acid developed in spoiled liver sausages. There has been no posi tive identification of this bacillus in ailanto-toxicum. It is a case of sim ilarity of effect. It is announced that investigations at the Bacteriological institute seem to determine the present malady as due to the botulinus bacilous in food eaten by those who have been strick en. If that be so , the mystery is how so many persons in such widely separat ed districts could have chanced to eat food infected with the compara tively rare microbe. The German emperor has asked the minister of the interior to send him a full report on the outbreak. The Emperor and Chancellor Hollweg have sent messages to the Burgomaster of Berlin expressing sympathy for the victims. The fact that thirty deaths occurred the first day of the outbreak , after which the spread of the disease less- I HE WAS A "PHONY" CARUSO VJayor Carter Harrison of Chicago An noyed by Telephonic Grand Opera. Chicago. Max Finkelstein , although a plumber by trade , was so sure he was Enrico Caruso that he called up Mayor Harrison and insisted on sing ing a few grand opera selections. Finkelstein started early. At S:30 in the morning the mayor's telephone rang. "Hello , " said Mr. Harrison. "This is Caruso , " was the greeting that came over the wire. "I will come over this afternoon and sing for you. " "No you won't , " said the mayor. "Good-by. " "It was not long before the tele phone bell rang again. When Mr. Harrison risen took down the receiver he heard the same voice. "Listen to this , " it said. "Umpte- did-di-do. That's grand opera. I'm coming over to your house and en tertain your friends. " From that time until 2 o'clock the offer was repeated every few minutes. Finally iayor Harrison's patience gave out. He called up the office of the chief of police and suggested , that the man be found and locked up. About the same time the police re ceived a complaint from a confec tionery store at Johnston and Maxwell - well streets that a crazy man was making the store his headquarters. Detectives hurried to tiie store and captured the disturber in the act of calling up Mayor Harrison for the purpose of singing a few grand opera j selections. * Finkelstel- the Maxwell street ; W AKE BAIKAL. , the big body of water in the southern part of Siberia of sit which so much was heard during the Russo-Japanese war , is easily crossed in winter now by means of a trolley line , the rails of which are laid on the ice. The lake is part of a great commercial line of cummuni- cation , and as it is frozen from December' to April the recently installed electric road is well patronized. police station gave his address as S15 West Fourteenth street. Judge Owen was called by telephone and gave in structions to have the man taken to the Detention hospital. There Finkelstein insisted that he was not insane , and to prove that his head was sound began to beat it against the wall of his cell. He was put where he could do himself no harm. GIVES HER LIFE TO SAVE Servant Suffers Burns in Order Not to Frighten or Hurt Little Ones , and Dies From Injuries. Paris. A striking case of heroism by a domestic servant , who sacrificed her life for her employers' children , has just occurred here. The heroine was Mme. Jeanne Mounot , aged G4. who acted as servant to a family in the Rue Brunol. During the absence of her master and mis tress Jeanne Mounot lit a small lamp in order to put the three children to bed , and accidentally set fire to her clothing. The children were playing close by. In order not to frighten them and to prevent them approaching her and themselves setting fire to their clothing , the woman , with great sangfroid , refrained from calling for help. "It's nothing , " she said to the eldest child , who looked on in terror as the flames enveloped her. "but don't come near me. " The children obeyed and the cour ageous woman seized a blanket and wrapped herself in it , succeeding in orod. is conclusive evidence to Prof. Gaffky that there is present in the community no infectious disease , such as cholera , moreover , all the symp toms themselves , he adds , point to a parasitic disease. The professor says this type of ail nient is luckily infrequent. The most recent researches , he says , lead to the conclusion that the botulmus bacillus is not restricted to meat or to food prepared from meat , but may occur in vegetables. To this Lacillus is attrib uted the outbieak at the cooking school at Darmstadt in 1S94 , when tuenty persons uere attacked after eating jalad. and eleven died. Prof. Lenz and his staff at the Rojal institute have begun an examination of the various food scraps , including smoked herring , gathered by the in mates of the Central Municipal Shel ter and its branches. MONEY MADE IN FOX FARMING Most Profitable of All , Says Agricul tural Official Skins Are Worth $10,000. Washington. Fox farming is prob ably the most profitable agricultural industry in the \\orld. This was what J. Walter Jones of the department of agriculture told the American Breed ers' association here. At the Mig es- tion of Secretary of Agriculture Wil son Mr. Jones made an investigation ot the fox farms of Canada , \\here a practical monopoly of the business now is enjoyed , with the idea of try ing to interest some Americans in the work. Natural black fox sets sell at from 52,00 to $10.000 a set. Mr Jones said. Next year's expected crop of pups al ready has been ? oid for SG.OOO a pair. "The increasing scarcity of costly furs. " he declared , "and the greatly increased demand make the signifi cance of breeding in captivity the more important. It is probable that within a year or two the breeders will be rearing mink , marten , otters , and beavers. Skill such as only a trapper or a close student of nature can achieve is necessary in the successful breeding of the shy and nervous rey- nard. "The so-called black fox is the skin of the timber wolf of Kamchatka , the half-wild dog of Manchuria , or cheap American fox dyed black. Only a few dozen genuine black foxes have been caught yearly , and most of them have gone to the nobility of Europe , prin cipally those of Russia and Austria. " putting out the flames. Then , although her hands and body were terribly burned , with almost superhuman cour age she put the three children to bed one by one and got them to sleep. It was only then that she thought of seeking assistance. She- had just reached the door of the apartment when she fell in a faint , without hav ing uttered a cry. Her master and mistress found her lying there on their return. She was immediately removed to the Beaujon hospital , where it was found that she was terribly burned , and she died during the night. Jeanne Mounot had been acquainted with Mme. Dolipowski , her mistress , since the latter was a little girl , and she was treated by M. and - > lme. Deli powski more as a member of the fam ily than as a servant. HORSE THIEF POOR TRADER Broncho Buster Keeps on Swapping Animals Till He ge.o an Un- tradable Nag. Altoona , Pa. Charged with stealing a valuable pony from John D. Bloom- hardt of this city over a year ago , Charles Foust , a broncho buster , was arresteJ at South Park , wb&re he was working In the coal mines. Foust was employed to break ponies by Bloomhardt. and one day drove off with the best one in the lot He tel < ! the police that he trailed it off for i horse , getting something jo boot eacu time. It Is supposed thai lie tiept on trnl ing for a poorer animal each time uu- til at last be got a horse he could hardly give auay. SUFFERED FOURTEEN YEARS. A Terrible Case of Dropsy and How It Was Cured. Mrs. W. R. Cody , COS Tenth St. , LewSston , Idaho , says : "I was so lame and sore. I could hardly move. Headaches were frequent and my whole body bloated. I had chills and hot flashes and my an kles swelled so I could scarcely wear my shoes. Kidney secretions bothered me and my nerves were unstrung. I began ' Pills and gan taking Doan's Kidney soon the swelling diminished. The backache and othe" troubles quickly disappeared , and I was completely cured. " "When Your Back is Lame , Remem ber the Name DOAN'S. " 50call stores. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo , N. Y. NO SYMPATHY THERE. Henderson I'm not living with my mother-in-law any more. " Henpeck I don't blame her. DISFIGURED WITH CRUSTS "Some time ago I was taken with eczema from the top of my head to my waist It began with scales on my body. I suffered untold itching and burning , and could not sleep. I was greatly disfigured with scales and crusts. My ears looked as if they hc.U been most cut off with a razor , and my neck was perfectly raw. I suffered untold agony and pain. I tried two doctors who said I had eczema in Its fullest stage , and that it could not be cured. I then tried other rem edies to no avail. At last , I tried a set of the genuine Cuticura Remedies , which cured me of eczema when all else had failed , therefore I cannot praise them too highly. "I suffered with eczema about ten months , but am now entirely cured , and I believe Cuticura Remedies are the best skin cure there Is. " ( Signed ) Miss Mattie J. Shaffer , R. F. D. 1 , Box 8 , Dancy , Miss. , Oct. 27 , 1910. "I had suffered from eczema about four years when boils began to break out on different parts of ray body. It started with a fine red rash. . My back was affected first , when it also spread over my face. The itching was almost unbearable at times. I tried different soaps and salves , but nothing seemed to help me until I began to use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. One box of them cured nie entirely. I recommended them to my sister for her baby who was troubled with tooth eczema , and they completely cured her baby. " ( Signed ) Mrs. F. L. Marber- ger , Drehersville , Pa. , Sept/6 , 1910. Although Cuticura Soap and Oint ment are sold everywhere , a sample of each , with 32-page book , will be mailed free on application to "Cuti cura , , " Dept L , Boston. He Did Not Wonder. One of die worthies of a Fife vil- age happened to be working in his garden with avery small spade , when a neighbor came on the scene and re marked : "Man , Jamie , that's a gey wee spade ye're working wi' . Ma lad dies have bigger spunes for suppin' ! their paritch wi' . " Without glancing up , "Jamie" re plied : 'Ma mannie , I dinna winder at it when I see their faither's mouth. " Tit-Bits. Friendship. "Are they friends ? " "Well , one of them lends the oth er money , but I'm not sure which is which. " CREAM OF RYE For health and energy eat it for i breakfast. Reduces cost of living. j Free Silver Spoon in every package. Ask your grocer for a package. Let this be said of our enemies. They'll not give us Christmas pres ents for which we never did and never will have any earthly use. Hamlins Wizard Oil is recommended by many physicians. It is used in many pub lic and private hospitals. Why not keep ! a bottle on hand in jour own home ? A man may have his price , but it takes a woman to make him feel like a bargain counter remnant. PH.ES CCKED IX G TO 14 DATS _ Tour drut'Kibt will rotund money If PAZO OIXT- MUNT fails to cure any case of Itching , Blind , Bleeding or Protruding Piles In 6 to 11 days. . 60c. Any man t tight to get three square meals a daif he is able to work end able to keep from being worked. Mrs. taslcrw's Soothing Syrup for Children | tcethinc , Pofiens the pmns , reduces inflamma tion , allays paincuras wind colic , 2Cc a txntle. No man ever abuses an enemy as j much as he does his stomach. THE HOME LIFE OF THE SETTLER WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS ALL THE COMFORTS AND MANY OF THE LUXURIES. A young lady of V.'isconsin secured a certiiicatc at the Milwaukee oihce of the Canadian Government , and on presenting this to the ticket agent of the railway at the Canadian boundary i line she secured a ticket at a reduced rate which carried her to Edmonton , Alberta , Irom which point , about ior ty miles , she had friends. This was a couple of years ago , and the young lady is now married to one ot" the promising young farmers of the dis trict. In writing of her trip to the Mil waukee representatives of the Cana- j dian Government she says : "I enjoyed j my trip up here very much , and ex pect to go out to our homestead in the Pembina district next spring. " To the housewife the information that she has "put up twelve quarts ot rasp berries" is important , as they "picked them themselves , " and they might have picked ten times the quantity it they had required them , for there Is no country where wild fruit grows in such abundance. The letter goes on to say , and this is interesting Irom a woman's standpoint , "the country is very beautiful. " Speaking of the friends with whom she went up to live , she says : "They certainly have a beautiful farm and house" they had been there about four years , also going from Wisconsin "they have about twenty acres of oats and bar ley , five acres alfalfa , three acres po tatoes and I dcn't know how many ot vegetables. I think they have about forty acres under cultivation altogeth er. They are now draining a slough which they will afterwards plow and put into fall wheat. They also have a large herd of cattle , and Mrs. U. has about 100 chickens. They make on an average of uO pounds ot butter every week , I never saw such grand cream. " Now these people are enjoying life in Alberta ; they have a splendid cli mate , excellent prospects , and are happy that they are part and parcel in the working out of the upbuilding of a new country , that will take its place amongst the progressive coun tries of the century. Numbers of let ters that express satislaction as ex treme as the one- quoted appear in literature sent out by the Canadian Government and which may be had oil application to any of its agents. One of the Perils of Divorce. "How do jou like your new papa. little girl ? " asked the neighbor. "Not very well , " was the reply. "I told ma yesterday that I could have picked out a better one myself. " De troit Free Press. Smportant to IVSotherS Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for infants and children , and see that it Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. 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