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
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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
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MUNT fails to cure any case of Itching , Blind ,
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Any man t tight to get three square
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end able to keep from being worked.
Mrs. taslcrw's Soothing Syrup for Children |
tcethinc , Pofiens the pmns , reduces inflamma
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No man ever abuses an enemy as j
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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.
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"When Herr Growler began to sing
did not you observe how our hostess
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dews ? "
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the window-panes would be shat
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