1 w T,,
r incs of Manchuria Face
. JJi in Awful Forms to Aid
the Sick and the Wounded.
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-WOE. Smqlkd 71 raftl
" . , , ill r JV I " Seeing th projectiles falling: tn.i v n my right,"
- ' j" . I I al1 Mile. Vnkovenko, "I turned M tin- left to tln.l my
" j-bs'W'-- v ,, j II VVfVf v'jiV i'' &' ii I l,w" '"" I was "" wi.h fntium- iiihI walked
. ' . - r' Jvtr- .' V'. . - ; . '. If 'y'l,!y5,' M ill slnwlv. All of a Hti.ld. m 1 heard a violcti 11.. Is,, behind
II ' f , .-it "' "" - , 1 11 Vrf5fCT- -y ' II of vvavrons and n,v cars rti. will. confused dins. I
I m,'' f : -!--S . ---cV ' 1 II I yyJlZyy . ti tny consciousness attain.' r sild to myself. and I
TIL 'I , vJ '. ' 4'- ' ' i IS f!Sh-"4jS-V"V tl tn rise.- Impossible; I t vie! r ga in. a mi .iT 1 I ' v : ' I a t -
fVV' v 'VtjVNH"' i ' ' 'I i'Jl'M' J?-if; -''7 I'J tempt I succeeded in supporting iirv.l, on mv n-nis. I
4 ' 11 tl ivK'') f tt 's'1 11 then kiw that my rinlit Ick was doul.le.! ..v-r im -If atil
v V'4,flJ' 'it'i. -V CV V' i-' J T5- 81 that all iilMiut me llioveil l.loml. At tliiM inomnit I lieanl
1 lf TJfav" . :' ; f ' I y rSf ';)f Tl liehlnd me tlie voice if the physician who lia.l it-
; 4 HptfitH : 2 ' ' - MYAj ... I. panl.,1 me. He also v as wonmlcl. M,t less seve , lv. I,;
- i - dk f OC ' t 'L' I tJm,i'l A renponse to liis calls the men erne to me. raised me. nti'1
. f 'f' lrV' ''V I V curried me. 1 1 waK t h. n t hat 1 fel t an a 1 1 ..cinos and Inca -
J. 'V T'.'v'X. IK'CV 1 1 tl rrMi.l pain. My linht 1-k Imhis 1 and vave me
LPr5,- il A f " ttT &1 w..n and ,n the train
I II L -i S3 : IVXJ: ,.fcT S yrs. I I I I conipanloni". who nrenm-.l
IlL-,. I 'AfH . fc IIR I ... "I "Tr"-':PiSSi readied TlellitK. and It
ii.T ',V 1 tifl-': I-r J- f ill V" VfSfl-fS-TS St.?5-S-- them. i .i,tct,e hy II i
B
: I i t tie t'oHS.Ilk Hll.i tl.e ( MHSIK'k H CotulllCt In
war what tiny ma v. his countrywomen who
marcht'I at his s.oe :o Klve hatile t" Jripll
h;ive ht 'o liecaras
'I'la f lis n of the Amnions lire not y t
p.o-t twr Is the stoi cf n Jiain of Arc, who
i a!i s her horse to ha! tie h. fewle her hrother
warriorn. wholly In the chr michs of hygone
n! in i i. no i Is t he eta of mys lei Ions ma.iiuci'aih s oil the
p ut of d n int: voiiiik woiih n 1 1 n il t -rt to tin times of grace
ful and v ly Shakspi mi i .in hi ronn a who wooed and won
tl.iit l.'lowil in masculine ihnihl t and hose.
Of ll.ii p. I ur sipie and soul .stlriliig facts the pecret
)iitoT o tl.e Itiissl.in slih of t'.e pic si til war which as
yi t his i. hi I... n i.nvi iled to th. imlillc hears witness.
While the i xploits of camp mill hn 1 1 lefhld tlllit have
ri ached the oi 'M mld of peace have icady all ihalt
With the deeiN of l!e foldlers. In hlVnllai' and lot h'. de
hy side with Ha- in. n. martial acli'evenn tits and warrlor
hke snffei iiif wall. v an army of Ataczons w re ute er
t.iU. n and nn.h ivone hy the valiant youtm women who
i.vsiii.n . il.c nohle ta.-ks of hlndiiiif the wonnded and of
.-. H.i v I'-.ir pih.M, i. ml If thiso tasks arfc gi nerally less
p ril.oi-. they i. eve rthelesH often require equally mag
idliunt courage.
Wins Cross of St. George.
of the many ey niiplcs of womanly devotion which
tneiii . c.ml In the annals of posterity Is that of tho
a r 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1 nee una rd Mile. Yakovenk.. Vakol. v. Injured while
lanni: lor tie wonnled in the thick of l.attle, she was
the lii-st woman to he .lecoraiii' with 'h- rare diminution
of the I. rave, the military cross of St. Oeorije.
A yoiiny woman of the world, scarcely 1!'J years old,
chainiiiiK and lirliiiinini with love of life, she waited not
a liniment at the com. in ncement of l.os'llities to offer her
servi.es In Manchuria and to adopt the rude life of the
i imp. Thoie this fr.ili creature fulfilled I er mission In
the midst of the Moody fray under showers of Millets,
never .li . 1 1 1 1 1 n k of repose; and It was to this zeal that
she owed the Injury which cost her her terrihie mutila
tion, the loss of a leg.
Leg Shattered by Shett.
It was during t'.le inelaolahlc illga. anient Ut Llaoyullg
one morula,,' of Ootohcr. I'.MH. Tin- amhnlance with wlilcli
Mil". Vakovetiko Yakolcv was lonnected camped In the
a- mlih.o hood of the town of I.laoya ng. wl ence the wound
ed wr. i nn i Kilo,' take a train. Kud h lily to the am
hiilanee canie (Jen. Kmiropa t kin In p.rsoii and ordered
iver one to leave as nion as possihle with the Kick, be
. i-we the .lapancse were npproachinu.
Two houiH after the h ;.uha i .In. eat o' l.lanyung hi gan
and soon the projcclih ware raiirnu' on the spot Just vn
cit.il l. the amhiilatne. The transportation of the last
wound, d w is hastily a hieved and only a few articles he
lohuliiK to the amlnilaiicc remained.
In company with a physician Mile. Vakovenko betook
hi ts. If (i the train In order to superintend the baggage.
At this instant the lire from the Japanese redoubled In
violence and a storm if bullets struck the railway station.
A panic arose among the Chinese and Russians who were
engaged with the sh k, and all precipitated themselves
in a mad flight for the wagons.
Hi inc. . she
la ns for t h
I tin w 111 t
Manchuria.
Raiders.
s Hi. ,1. v
have
will try
nil1 to m
nd Inch
tdleil
started.
every moment of being surrounded
amhul nice
J ip inc.
iboiit me, could
face was as black a cl ar
earth
shell
egs anil hurt my head.'
Determined to Return
Hui ing the J.iLiric y iniu
M ukden
woman recelvi i
Harbin
hl attention-
was
was all
wnundi
valiant young
In fact, before
hospital
w is finally time taken to extinct from
rous projectiles which
thelll
time
atened
ecided
penetrated
Invade
amputate
Tight
as f a r as the
I mm"
the older of 1st. (leorge.
as a testimony to her heroic devotion. And If in the
m her recovery .she was decorated with
as placed upon her bosom
of the springtime
which Mad dawned Hi happl-
ness Hhe at lirst wept over her frightful bodily mutila
tion, her valorous soul nevertheless remained intact
throughout; her wound had not healed er she dreamed of
returning to the sufferers and resuming her care of their
hurts.
CS3SSSSSSSSSSSSSS3SSSSS3
m m k m. ss m m m m mi9--m.itV'm-.mkLtwm.
ARANDJEAR.
17
With a fire of , ,)M itl .r K,,tu.
to those who ouestloncd li. r as to I,, r p;
H In ii my wound sh.ill have It, ale.
an nrtillclal leg and I will go to
4
Woman Rides with
To a parallel pinna, le of va
imolhir .voting vvoiuae who Is lem ik.M. a
the rarity of her experiences. Sic is union.
she assumed dunng the pies, nt war. She Is l.. n. Snu'l
ko. a oung woman known In the liusslau ariuv under h.r
masculine name and disguise as Michael Mlo . 1 1, vlt. h.
and who for a long lime succeed. .1 in dissimulating her
gl III le sex
It was ns n Cossack, accustom. .! to r.. nnit. r nn ex
peditions oat she was attached bv the pcr-.ni.il r ho-
lnendatlon of (',.11. Koiiropaikin. to the s'.T of i! n
Ivanov. the famous hodv of soldiers vv I i. h h id ! . n pf -viously
commaiided by Count Keller, who was k'll. d by a
Japanese bomb.
The mysterious success of this young woman In en
tering the regular army contrary to all rub an.r precedent
Is explained bv the I o i that by virtue of the masculine
education idle had r. c iv. d. and her ac.iiiain'an... woh th
local toiigii. s. she ha I, at t tie ago of Is, cuicn d tin si i v I. c
f the frontier guards as Interpreter
Puring the campaign with China she fell III. but h.r
martial nature did not permit her to how lomr to disease,
and soon Incited her to seek more stirring activities
Heroic Girl Idol of Cossacks.
The opportunity pusciitcd Itself when war was de
clared. She was engaged as interpreter with the Cossacks
commanded by the chief of the siiua.lron. Veehniaknv.
Once on the ground and passing before the eyes of her
comrades us an ex cidlimly young Cossack volunteer,
Michael Nikolalcvltch soon took a leading part in the life
of the soldiery. The yi ling woman showed such courage,
such endurance, that her comrades In aims, who took her
for n gamin, held her In high esteem. Sic w.i presented
to C,tn. Keniieiika lupf, who enrolled her In his division
of CoHsacks without examination ( was thus that ever
since she has been able to wear the real Cossat k uniform
and to parth Ipaic hs a soldier I'- a lunula r of 1. ittl. s
It was during one of the murderous i ngau'em. tits of
Chaho last November that llehne Smolko was wounded.
Carried to ti e hospital at Mukden she was cand for until
the moment of the evacuation of that place by the Hus
slaiis. Assurance Is given that her Injuries do not imperil
her life and that the Odyssey of the feminine Cossack Is
not yet ended.
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SPRINKLING STREETS.
TO CALL CROWDS.
DIFFICUL T.
IN
DOWN 66 STEPS.
HAMMER WOMAN CAN USE.
HORSE SHOE TRICK.
"?.' f- '1 to'i J4l'
J " -AY ' t
Tin- calliope is upon the roof of the floating
Th. , i, ,.. .... i n. mi r Whlcli plies upon the Oh o and Mis-
, " - up io me wiuirr hip CHinope anon calls the
crown together upon the river banks.
li tl ii. i
sal:. : ,-v i rl. nla!
Til' OU V. D li Y HA I LOON.
'
rl'ZZLE T1CTURE.
mmms
A boat towed by a Captive tmlloon Iihs
b. . n a cut iou fiatutv at Atlsntic City re
in liti.V.
Where Is the hunter?
I NGUSH I UNI.RAL THREE HUNDRED YEARS A (JO.
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i
1M IlPi
.VIM .111 II IU . ..
SM9
urn
The funarals were grand Kpectacics. The pullUcarers were dreMcd In F runcUcan habit,
a relic iif old Catholic timts.
. Ill li si tW W i 1
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The phetionn nal Jumpir. llarthy, pir
forms at tin Winttr gard. u. la rlin. one of
the most ililhi lllt and dangirous luits yet
attempted by an acrobat. He Jumps from
one barrel into another an the barn Is rotate.
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1 -m.
I !
a sw
Z1 J W fc - V ;
From a fashion plate showing the style of
that day.
CATHEDRAL UUILT HY ARCHBISHOPS OWN HANDS.
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j 1 i.
In Winnipeg- is a queer looking cathedral, built by an archbishop, unaldtd, after his
own designs and with his own hands. This archbishop. Hcratlm by name, is shepherd of
So.ikki souls of the ()rrk Orthodox Independent church, of which he ultimately became
archbishop. Out of old tin ami Iron and f1olm.ni of uih1 he l.uilt his cathedral, onlv lo
have It torn down by Jewish le ys Nothing .1 . .1 t .1 li st,,rt,, again, pa ing for n. .
essanes with his own money, painfully with toil worn laig. rs working away at his fearful
and wonderful construction.
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tsK KuvVi-"..
U jLvr : rg
A s nsational Incident occurred recently
at Si. Hi lit rs, Ji rsiy, w lun u horse luir-ness.-d
to a cart bolted down sixty-six steps,
which are shown above. Little or no damage
happened to either animal or vehicle.
EGYPTIAN LANTERN.
' 1
s n it-
I 1 7TVX
d frfjii v.'i
Ijiiitcrns. sui h as th. . were used by
ancient Kgptiaiis to lun g ihtum streets
during wedding festivities.
ANCIENT I R EPA N. INC.
V'Jj?- i A)
Th kh..i!n1 lih.s radlutil K fi'.in it indicate
he bevt l.rt f tmw cut with n'i x h.iiu
niiiis in ii i t!.. .. id i ., I p: ' Ti . ;i.!
rw afterwards deatrtzed showire't a' t.
l.alunt survivid the i'.. ration son.. ..ii.
7 . L ,
The pneumatic hammi r Is one of the new
est invidious alal Is gllaranbid lo drive
nails without smashing ila li t g r II l l. -llurtd
to be a boon fur woiini. for Willi il
they can drive nails stiaiclit and thus prove
that the mod. rn woman can l is. t.. :he stand
ard of the masculine si x i vt n in lids re. -pi .1.
v M ,.: i i' . c. ,, .,. t.i. 'f'v." -r .
-VV4c J V.',..;- .
J::i::J
vwl
lr fi a horse shoe m.'itiet up in I vv . i n t Wf
upiight posts, which should I., i .... i tc
th. bottom of a box. Hi' ii put a p i.-t. hoard
i .' i .rn Hi. box and seiit.rsi.il shavings
in . r it Th. y w ill form In nr. In. while
vv lul ling !rom one magm t to l!u olh. r.
'EIl ICIl'.y Oh THE Of. PEN P-liS
,;- 1 1.1 II.
l-t ptian.
tiled.
m WT ;
i;r: .yf
tiaul.
Il
v.
s 'a. v ...... . ..r ' i
tc i i . - r tr .ii -v
Midd.c
l.'t ti . i.l ii y.
Pith ci ntury.
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