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AN EXPLODING SHELL PHOTOOBAPHEn.
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Royal Present.
ONE of the odd features of the English
Christ ma Is "boxing day." which la
the day following Christmas, end ob
served as the holiday by the servant,
who are required by their position, to
work harder than UaueJ on Christmas.
On this day the tradesmen and domes
tics receive their presents, and the custom
Is religiously observed by Kins; Kdward.
who yearly distributes about tlO.OCO In
money to those who serve the royal house
hold. In addition the servants at Sandrlngham
all receive joints of beef for the Christ
mas dinner, the Joints being distributed In
the proportion of two pounds to each adult
member of the family and a pound for
each child. The lower servants also re
ceive money, while those of higher station
are given a souvenir selected by the Queen.
The Kaiser gives three dollars to each
of his servants of minor Importance, while
the others receive boxes of candy made
especially for the Emperor In Paris. They
cost seven dollars each and bear the Im
nerlal monoamm In silver on the coer.
All of the sentries on duty about the pal-
Crima in London.
LONDON Is Paving the penalty paid by
all large cities. Crime Is Inside her
gates. In round numbers she has to
pay nearly H.om.ono to keep criminals
In check, for that Is the sum paid out to
her police, courts, orisons a.nd prosecuting
officers. It falls to include stolen property.
losses dua to the Idleness of criminals,
losses to Injured parties, Ae.
Berlou. crimes, such as burglary, house
breaking, counterfeiting, Ac, are Increas
ing. Arrests are more frequent than formerly,
and each arreat adds to the expense and
loss account of the city. Estimates put the
bill of the city's expenses as high as $10,-
WIO.OOT.
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THE most
mark of he
Is the dlvlsl
Women's, Rights in China.
essential and consplcunuj
eathenlem In China to-day
lion of 4h It riivlriee
the em olre intn tw ri... .n.i -nK.
each of the help which the other Is In
tcn.ied to supply. It la astonishing to see
to what extent this rule of division Is
carried. In the families of the better
clais the male and female members are
kept strictly apart. The different sexea
even have different servants. Brothers and
sister are not allowed to associate to
gether after the boys begin their studies,
which Is usually at the age of Ave years.
The social gathering where both sexes
meet Is not only unknown but Is regarded
with abhorrence. To them no country
I. ",k.. a. ...n.ver or head T rrl" OI moral OKon-
... ...... -".. '--' " y-i""' nu oaroariam than to ndulge in
of a household of nve Persons l"mled social gatherings. Even the working
a year for London's crime. Nor do these, .dom appfllr ln the ,treeta wltl
million, make up the total loss. There are , .,r WVMjand th occasions when
the hundred, of thousands taken, con- they do the man walki behind Ms wlTe to
sumed by the criminals, hidden away, lost 8ce that she conducts herself nronerlv it i.
destroyed Add then to these ine unnecessary to say that among the people
THE OLDEST ANIMAL IN THE WORLD.
amounts paid v orlvate parties to pre
vent burglary, Ac, watchman, caretakers.
of the higher classes tha husband and wife
are never seen together In tha street or
In any nubile nlo Th. i -
'All OI lilt; Btrilllltff "II UUIJ Buuu. vi.d . . . . I J ,,Dlnn
rMK erellnnt ir nlctitrrs from the Orlna hv eJectrlcltv a nuantltv of nnmif ... . ...n nt nt mnnev from i burglar alarms, door and mtnaow issien
Eat have shown exploding shells. butburied beneath the earth. A great column the Kmueror In person and to the trades- "". "fes, revolvers, life protectors, dogs, man tb mourn three years for the death!
.. IiK mn.i nf 1 1,,., mt rrmt rtl.innre of smnke. earth nd atones w.im thrown . - r ih. rn...l nre. c.. and one begins to get a fairly good ; of a father and nna hunHnrf h. . . t ...
Here you have a view of Juat how the up and veterans who have observed real serves !ld' of what ar the OMe due to crlme -n;deth of a mother, but a man would be
thing looks at close range. It all seema shell fire- declare that this Is a most rtal-j i Russia ariy one who ha done the a large city. , jostraclsed socially If he gave any signs of
very realistic but is the result of a most;lstlc make believe. Isllghtest service for the Tsar Is entitled , A table prepared In London P"" the po- prrlefit the deaMi of his wife. Probably
ingenlou. arrangement, which, while af- ;to a present. The custom has been much and courts down for 19.1 49.W0. the pr1".-:mny a Chinese husband becomes, fond of
fording all the characteristic, of the real The furnace as a means of ventllatlon'abused. !n Portugal the Royal Chamber- fn for luM.980. lost property r"r,'6;Bf J1'9 ,w'fe after marriage-he has no oppor
thlng, still is merely make believe. lis said to be more economical In deep lain gives each new servant a ticket. It; "8 InJurle". assaults, Ac., loss.tunlty prevlously-but It Is a breach of
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It whs arranged durlna recent Ena-llsh' mines than 1n shallow ones, as It arts hvils worth nothing at the time, hut on the
naval manoeuvres and shows a supposed heating a column of air; the higher that I following year Is not only redeemed In
shell from one of the gunboats striking a; column the greater will be the difference cash, but a second ticket Is given, worth
redoubt occupied by a party of blue- In the weight of air in the u pea. it and an additional sum, the following year, the
Jacket, with a twelve pounder gun. The downcast shafts, and consequently the value rising ln sccordance with the length
exploson Is caused by the men themselves! greater the motive power.- of service.
Carrying out experiments In psychic phe-i Chinese dealers in Singapore have re
UM of Transparent Envelopes Dis- jn0mena .some scientists at Ruvo produced fused to buy Manila cigars from Slnga-
allowed. some striking results. A fourteen-year-o!d Pore merchants, on the ground that Ma-
'T.THOl'GM the attention of the postal, tiny was put in a trance, and in thla cnn-inlla is an American colony. Still . the
i authorities of tlie Potnlnlon of C tnail i ,,i.m answered nuestlons nut to him In China-Manila vessels which o from Ma-
;Greek, Latin, Arabic, French, English, ; nila to Hong Kong every few days all
'German, and conversed ln those languages, carry Urge consignments of Manila cigars
his voles being that of a man. land cigarettes.
In
total of I13.000.SSS. These appwlllng flgu
cover often only the well known Items.
A;
A Performing1 Ant.
a nature T.n i. r .
Ij-nn. .1 iiit'ima engagea in
wouia never think of men
tlonliig the name of uny female relative
That common question "How Is your
"wi iicvr neara in cnina. and would
khas been called from time to time to
the use of transparent envelopes,
where the sddresn Is Insrrlbed on ihe con
tents, ns he ng objectionable, ciiuslng un
necessary difficulty In sorting mall matter,
yet no steps were fnken to have It dis
continued until lately, when the British
Post office Department returned to Can
ada a number of post cards In transparent
covers, having the" addresses written on
the cnrlosurea. with a note to the effect
that such matter Is regarded as non
transmlxslhln on account of being embar
rassing to the sorting duty.
In view or this action of the British of
fice no cards ln transparent envelopes,
with addresses written on the enclosures,
can hereafter be accepted for addresses ln
the l.'nlted Kingdom or ln those countries
to which correspondence Is forwarded via
England, and the department has decided
to prohibit their circulation ln the Cana
dian domestic mails also. Postmasters
are accordingly directed not to accept for
transmission any matter enclosed ln trans
parent envelopes with the address written
on the enclosure.
George J. Coppernnll, of Carleton, Mich.,
has lived to. attain a distinction given to
few men the celebration of his golden
wedding with his second wife. Mr. Cop.
pernoll is elghty-flve years old and has
lived on the same farm for Bixty-nlne
years. He first married In 1845 and his
wife died In lSil. in 145 he was mirrled
to his present wife and to-day both are
hale and hearty.
A Magnified Onat.
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CHILD LABOR IN COREA.
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IV a man had the strength of the ant he
could lift fiOO times his own weight. Thus,
If the standard weight of man were 160
pounds, he could lift without undue exer
tion "50,0000 pounds. Think how suoh a
condition would affect the labor problem T
Or how It would express Itself In prowess
of peace and war beyond the wildest
dreams? And It an ordinary man was so
fclrong, how marvellously more able would
1e a Sandow of that race of Ramsons !
There Is no record that a British ant Is
UJeVy. J II stronger than Its fellows 4n other parts of
'.f' vill worm, so tne one .nere snown may oe
i v. In 3 II accented as a s-cnernl examDle. It arrasned
Lsr - Tili Is half aoverelam In Its Jaws and held It
"M t 1 ? J, Ii I Rrmtu nihil, k.nstn. hv Ana 1. V frnm &
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4T 3 II Pa,r micro-forct-ps.
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N the Island of Jamaica there Is a tree
that I. greatly admired by all visitors;
hence Its name traveller's tree. It Is
similar to the palm tree, but In shnpe Is1
Ilk a fan. A curious feature of this tree
is that Us plumelike leaves sway and bend
parts of Africa, except Abyssinia, ; with the sun and the rain. In rainy
very tender age, as the photograph would Morocco and Liberia, are controlled di- weather the leaves bend almost to
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IT Is a peculiar distinction to be the old- Tortoises ordinarily live lo a remarkable
est reptile, and If this tortoise had thej age, and this one Is said to have so many
weakness of ordinary man It would vaunt ears to It. credit that the thin is almust
Itself above other, of Us kind, anJ If It beyond belief. Scientists, however, have a
could speak, could tell reminiscences dat- method of figuring out thrsc problems, i.nd
ing hundreds of years back. It Is a giantl In the face of such an argument, what Is
in sise and as big as an able bodied man.' the ordinary layman to doT
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The Chinese are, perhaps, the most sue-
UUIIH nprpfl n Irmmm ., .. . , . . , . .. . n..
. uiipitrnonaoie cpsstui poultry raisers in me worm, i ney . . irp; heanrst eh. I,. i.
insult even Itetween the mn.t i.i,. . .. k..i r..i, .t,, im I cneaprst eans in any b
friends. Chinese gentlemen never mentj up ne.rown food, each flock being k. p. i Z many otherX''
,.kJ,.t "r."iLMk to. of the other on the move, as sheep are on a range. The I u he n,LJ .f -..u
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".5 . .rp: .' nr ,he,r own family. In quality of this poultry Is, however, poor.
: .-imn ne no emoarrass-
;.ng cnanct meetings when calling on a I . . . .
fr end the vlnllnr tmM. hi. " The town of lovelocks,
coughing as he nears the house, thus glv-iv,1l Tn short of fuel the other m
ling the objectionable female. tim that the Inhabitants had to pull dowu
their escape. It would be a sign of ooorl,om" of their buildings and use the ma-
oreeding to fall to give this sign. -terlal for ruel. The mercury was JO de.
grces below tero.
AT THE PROW Or A FAST SHIP.
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H
ERE I. one of the most picturesque i and hence the stick for balancing the two
examples of chdld labor which could oatls over his shoulder. .
be well Imagined. The photograph
was taken In Seoul, Corea. In that
country the children are put to work at
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Cabs Her and Abroad.
Iir city sfe
t there, is
.1 hn re. i In
must he ma. In v..,. ... ii. ......
. . ut 0,lr destination aid your
li"u to the drowsy man ii the Imix. The
In Central Xe-Ionicly opens, the process of bargaining
"gins, starting up, the drowsy m;in calls
.upon the mints to witness Hint the sug
gestion Is preposterous; that his wife and
family would he corpses, haunting him
........... rirmiiy, ir sncli proposals were
entertained; that you. as lie plainly sees,
are a person of vast wealth and generous
instincts, and, as you pass on a vile pau
per. You pass on, and finally you get your
cab.
Paris. In contrat. has come near to t!ie
fixed tariff and the accentanee of It. In
Berlin you will get your calls graded as
to comfort iimi swiftness and price, hut all
with taxometers. The cab problem la re
duced to the simplest expression In Mu
nich. There I no bargaining. Step Into
the cab and say wait her you are bound.
The driver starts, and so does the little
machine before your eyes. It ticks out
the pfennings a. you go, and ns you watch
the Indicator you feel the hlood running.
At the end, however, there is a possibility
of dispute. The taxnmeter shows the
driver's claim, and if Hie driver goes be
yond that he Is hanped. drawn and qtiar
ttred. Immured In a fortress and deprived
of civil rights.
The Impression ln Ixindon Is that no one
but a mllllonnnlre, an Englishman or a
fool takes a cab in New York. The driver
here, they say, spends his day prowling
In search of one of these three, and when
he finds one of them ho frequently ges
West to buy a farm.
Largest of Chains.
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All
Indicate. The tiny laborer In question Is
employed 4n the carrying of water. He i
required to carry two pailfuls at a time
rectly or Indirectly by some European I ground, but In sunshine they raise th
Power; French Africa Is about eaual In selves to their upright and more graceful
area to 'half the United States. 'position. The effect 1. very curious, for
tnim tne leaves or mis tree are immense. Jiriy
get some idea of a rough sea 'en route from New Orleans to Hampton
e accompanying picture. This; Honda.
was taken from the forward
bridge of the t'.S.S. Pennsylvania
October 25, 1905. The ship that can be i
the rNK can
em- I lfr,om th
eful Picture '
Food Adulteration in Germany.
URINQ the year 1903 S.091 persons
were convicted In Germany for adul-
eratlon of articles of food. In 1903 the
convictions were larger, a decrease ot
8 per cent being noted for 1903. The larg
est number of convictions occurred at Ber
lin, where an Increase from 598 in 19U2 to
IMS In 1901 is
keeping for sal
im.j i. mm ...i..i i i. iu twi. i...T . --.
--' ... 1 island is noted for Its tailless cats. It Is
true that there Is an Indigenous breed of
oats without tails, but It seema hardly fair
Tha Isle of Man.
nlihing fact that; though the
at no great distance from
Scotland or Ireland, very
lime was known or It except In the most
general way until Hall Calne began to
IT Is an astonlii
Isle of Man Is i
either England,
little was know
general way un
increase irom in ii '"intake the world acnuainted with It thrnnaV Prlna lne native g
shown. For producing and fVscmaTma nov.l. Th. 11 . J, ' th,r ,nto a "af
le and consumption unwhole- wi- tha Jl L"n T.hm. Jn, P,l. trees and quart, of de
'"rrr-!"" That '.;--' ut-
. Th R'hari hn.. nvnp nno.li ilf tha nroa
the leaves of this tree are immense. ,n .u.j.rilTi. .Z.p U '... vir. n. the I'nlted Slates. Its population is
iplace. of consequence in Jamaica has one " pl "T" plver, small for its area. The Libyan and
or more of tnese specimens, out it is neces- . ',.,, ,. Virginia i Nubian deserts are only a continuation of
. Imv.I h.f.a fnv m . rht thim ' , . , v nao .... n.. - .
for they will not grow In any other climate.! 'he time the above picture was taken, I it to tne ed sea.
In the Island of Madagascar there grows '
a tree which gives the traveller a drink of
mire tee nntil wnter When ffnldlnv travel.!
lers through a forest ln which there is no' The Use of Perfumes,
spring the native guides simply thrust fHERE Is a great deal said and written
Stalk of one of these.
dellclously pure walcr
Increase Is due to the effects of the inspec
Itlon law ot June 3, 1900. In "Berlin St per
sons were convicted for violating the pro
visions of this law aralnst 29 ln 19J2. For
IN the aummer twilight, floating In the, knowingly violating the rules with refer
dusk like agitated motes,. you have prob-ence t0 ttnmal epidemics, especially those
ably seen the gnats a-wlng. One has,for the prohibition of Imparts to prevent
often wondered what part the gnaipliyedr,n(eppaa, as wel, aa the reBUlatiuns to
in nature s economies, and though the an- ent conton the transportation of
swer may not be quickly forthcoming, the " , , D raroad. and for wllful .
. " o il ,mprt.anc.! of articles liable to spread contagious dis, of the British Isles.
Ulltll mo iiuiiujv.vn;, oiiliill as It la,
the naked eye. Cnder the glass It is a Z 'il.l k .! vnr o wlnJli 5o DUW Und Wh,n th' BritM W" drlVn
creature full of Interest. Here you see onede.ireas' of 20 pe.r ff"1' f r Wfi' .Zjint eat of England It formed part of
of the beautiful feelers of the male gnat. 'e U""H,1"1." V ".An.!th wlh Kingdom.
1 .u,k im r ft .turltr It nH liro In mwil. "l"c"i . . .
ure. how 'manv wondrous thl'nas nature i were convicted, against 91 In 1902,
tati lies before our eyes which we have not
Ihe perception to behold.
that this circumstance should have caused
the Island to be regarded In a humorous
light Instead of Ir. the Interesting one of
its history and traditions.
The island Is only thirty-three miles long
by twelve ml!es broad and U a remarkable
survival of feudal days in the vsry centre
In the first period of
Its history it was . a stronghold of the
It was seised by the
Vlklngs-early In the tenth century and In
1 1386 waa bought from Scotland by Norway
'for the sum of 5,000 marks. It was seised
The Duke of Devonshire possesses, as an b , Ena.llsh , lsa and tha Ear, of
heirloom. Claude Lorraine S "Book of ,,. . . .'
It is coninuted that farm properties In Ten. V" which I. aM to b. on. of the .i, cumiia rujrai
the eleven States that once seceded from 'rarest and mot valuable volumes inrlhl vr this tiny domain. Soon after It
the Union have riaen In value more than Europe. It Is worth six times as much as was sold to Sir William le Scrope, whose
a billion dollars In two years. The aver- the 'Masarin" Bible, the most costly ,d"'1 of purchase states that he bought of
age yield of these lands since this century book that the British Museum can boast. I William Montecute. Earl of Salisbury, the
began Is l.'OO.Oiio.Ooo a year greater than The late Duke refused an offer of I100.0UO of Man- w'th the title of King and the
It was ln the preceding six years.
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Irisht of being crowned with a crown of
i gold. The owner, like many nobles of his
time, soon after came to the scaffold and
then the Island passed successively to the
Karl of Northumberland and Sir John de
Stanley, the lattei of whom passed it down
to a long line of descendants. For three
hundred years the history of the Stanleys
was connected with the Isle of Man until
It passed to the Duke of Athol. In 1TG5 the
British Parliament obtained proprietary
rights, and In ltC3. by the payment of 416,-
iOi a. large sum for tha sixe of the Island-
obtained complete possession.
Until lass the government of the Isle of
Man was more or less of an oligarchy.
There are three estates, the (Jovernor, the
Council and the House of Keys, or Par
liament, which together constitute what
Is known as the Court of Tynwald. The
Council consists of the Bishop of Sod or
and Man, the Attorney General, the Re-
celver Ueneril. fie two Deenistt-rs. or Chief
Justices, ma le familiar to the public by
the writing of Hall Calne; the Clerk of the
Rolls. Water Bailiff. Archdeacon, and two
Vicars Oeneral. There are twenty-four
Keys, and till lSng they held office by the
unique method of rilling vacancies by the
self-election of others. hen the second
reform agitation was sweeping through
England In 18T4 this was changed. Hither
to on the death of a Key two nominations
were made, of whom the Governor selected
one, for the filling of the vacant post.
Since then the house has become represen
tative and the members of the House of
Keys are elected for the period of seven
years.
The Bishop of the Isle of Man, called
the Bishop ot Sodor and Man, has a seat
In the Hous. of Lords, without the privi
lege or a vote. The establishment of the
bishoprlo Is lost In the mist of antiquity.
It la supposed to have, been established by
Pope Gregory IV. Iii the ninth esntury.
The name "Sodor" Is of forgotten deriva
tion, though It Is supposed to belong to
a time when the Hebrides were In the
posseasion of the Norsemen and divided
nto N o.l or and Sudor that la. North am)
THE railroad which carries Dassengersl act of makinz the aacenL Tha anal af aa. ouin. I no language or tne Manxmen Is
I t th. .mm,. it ,.t M.mni WiiMniun u'.-.nt hm iwn .miwht ....r...i I... Gaelic and is stUl spoken to some extent
I one of the most remarkable In the! tha camera. The people have many of th.tr primitive
world. Travelllna- a barren country at .-.. ' n1 are little touched by the spirit
ik iirv ateen ascent It oresents msnv un-l 'r customs of modern times. In man
I rtnhUm. t.. t'h nzln..cr4 The ae- A burglar forced his way into a whole-(ways they have changed but little from
companying photograph shows one of the le toy store in Minna street. San Fran-j trudal day wh-n -tie Stanleys .-
uaias wf this remarkable railroad la the, Cisco, and stole 1,000 Jumping Jack. 'the lords of the island.
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THERE Is a great deal said and written
for and against the use of perfumes,
but a side of the question which Is sel
dom touched upon Is the fact that per
fumes have certain medicinal values. The
ancients recognised this and one of the
Latin writers has put over a hundred dif
ferent scents on record which are rem
edies for disease. Among these the violet
has a more Important place than any other
Iflower. But It Is essential that the essence
should be pure and made from the nower.
A large percentage of the violet water on
the market Is only a chemical Imitation,
'and chemically made perfumes are Irritat
jlng to the nerves If not positively In
jurious. The Idea which our grandmothers
I had of scenting the sheets with lavender
was not only to please thu aesthetic sense
of the person who slept between. Laven
der Is soothing to the nerves and a great
sleep promoter. Some refreshing perrumes
are stimulating, but lavender combines re
freshment and relaxation. Another per
fume which has a distinct medicinal value
la jasmine. Old writers suggest It as a
general tonic, but they add the warning
that though when taken alone It Is a boon,
It Is in most compounds Injurious,, produc
ing nerve exhaustion and profound de
pression. Chemists find many interesting experl-
: menta In the compounding of scents. Al
' most all perfumes have as a basis am-
! bergris or civet. And while they are most
neceasary, great care must be observed In
! their use. for a grain too much will make
the scent distressingly Irritating to the
: wearer, as well as to those with whom she
r-rttnam In Odtiruet Th .im. I. Iin. if
an uweci in innia wnun ,,, ,., in. , rr,,. .. .
most expert mimics In the ' . , , -
Inadom. Unlike the mimic "" 'M"' m.-biu. uuhih '""
nt the dr.m.tie ataice or the social 1 lie. ve i one ilme may produce
mimic of eiiis uthrinB. It does Its aLt hysteria, though the sufferer may be at a
for neither pay nor pleasure, but for pro- loss to find a reason for the attack. This
taction against the destroying nana or nwu is aisumeui Bgainsi me
man. Its art I. consummate, tor it is tne :nuiscrinnnie un ui ptnunii-i. oooq tuie
marvellous art of great nature. Even has long waged war against the practice,
close observation Is baffled by the ltkenes but with small results. Particularly dur-
of the Insect to the flower. It is called Ing the last few years has there been an
gongylus gongyloldes, which is not aa mere me in (ne offence. Hatcnets are worn
pretty a title as might be, and soon In the gowns, perfume is sprsyed on the
more like Ihe name of a Greek merchant hair, there are perfumed pastiles for the
THE officii
show tha
177.0S.) str
Americans in Switzerland.
HE official statistics recently published
at from May 15 to October 15
rangers stunned at hotels and
Doardlng houses of Geneva. In expla
nation of these figures Consul fenerl
Guent'ier, of Frankfort, says that of the
177.0S6 strangers 26.519 were Germans, S.Hld
Englishmen. 30,114 Swiss, fis.513 Frenchmen
and 14.177 North Americans.
It Is evident that this large numBer of
Americans, who naturally belong mostly
to the wealthy classes, would purchase
many articles of American manufacture
of which they might be in neeil If they
were on sale In Geneva or other places
they visit. American, usually visit dif
ferent cities In Swltserland. notably Lu
cerne, Interlaken, Berne, Zurich, Ac. ln
most of the European cities articles ot
rKlLil HJ1. Ol'lU.IHl Jd . II JSi,J--
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HIS Is an ane of glgantlo things and
tlie hanly Spanish voyagers who
ailed the turbulent seas in a cockle
shell caravel would be overcome by
woniler in in-holding one of the giant steel
ships which ply between the Western and
the Eastern worlds.
Everything concerning ships ' naturally
view
THERE Is a
one of the
animal kti
Kn.llsh make Int.nH , Kth Brown in proportion. ,re Is a
sold In stores, which exhibit signs declar- of ,the, biggest cable, lou may get
ing that fact. These store, appear to hi : ei 1 ,f '"i"' welht 'rom, thf facf
doing a good buainesa. tha,t ich link weighs one hundred and
m k-,s-i;cNo. MITt V IirilltlfW .TtlH thorn of HAai w D U . .
In view of the fact that a greater num- ur. ,l OI Thu mllHt,.r 'c ' "
ber of Americans travel n Switzerland anolbullt fr OI, of tne Cunard ';,"
other European countries than English-, steamers, and at the rate at which marine
men, that American visitors stay longer! arehiiertnre Is heln n.i.hd it r.u .
abroad than the English, who often run remain long the biggest cable In existence.
over irom tngianu to rrance, Belgium, j
Germany, Swltserland, &c, for perhaps! ,., , i ....
would be required through long absence tp1 ,G tne King of ,tflIy , e;e,.ulPJ
from home. It would seem as If "An.erl- t ,nlone ltf u r,.1)1PSrlltll ..
can stores" of this kind would do a gooui' ' !. t ,rn, ... .,.! k.
American articles.
come, a sunse-t on the plain.
AN ACTUAL SNAPSHOT OF A WATERSPOflT.
than that of one of the most unusual ui
insects.
bath and to burn, powder, creams, lo
tlons, nail salve and rouge are terfumed, I
there are scenie.1 sosps inn! riob.t. And
,. each one of theee la probably redolent ofi
Infant Mortality in Germany. a d(fferent scent and the combination la
-rHS mortality of nursing Infant is, not only unpleasant, but harmful to the:
I with the exception of Russia, greater nerves. The most desirable scent oh.
ln Germany than in any other country talnahle should he used with great dis
of Europe. In the German Empire no crimination, so that Its wearer need not
less th.tn 404 52 nursing Infants died ln lSa make herself an objectionable member of
Of each hundred legitimate children 19.3 society.
per cent died ln the first year of their lire;
of the Illegitimate. 32 7 per cent. In Mag
deburg In 1904 l,i12 children died under
one year of age, being 25 per cent of the
llvlng-born
This very large mortality of lnfmti Is
an Important social problem and Her Maj
esty the Empress, who labors without tir
ing to remedy the evils from which the
German people sutler, nai cmej toe atten
, Ky t v , f JI
, vvk v '-f r" wi rit y y.w
Tha Palmist Objected.
HE revival had been a tremendous
success, ana finally the eloquent
preacher mounted the pulpit to g ve
out the nnal hymn.
The congregation will now sing 'Throw
(tu( the Lifeline," he said.
At that moment there was a mild dis
Ti
v. .-Yt.
Vr
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('3 yy
tlon of Influential persons In all parts 0f j turbant-e In the rear of the church. A
the Empire to this most unfortunate state
of affairs. Following her, suggestion a
local oommltie cf the German Evangelical
Woman's I n on h.s taken upon It
task of doing Us p irt to relieve the suffer
ing of the little children. The home In
Magdeburg, whlls directed by the sisters.
presided over by a Mrs. Wolff, wife of
l Chief Justice of Magdeburg . Supreme
OurL
tall man broke away from the usher's de.
talning hand and strode up the aisle.
"1 must respectfully protest against that
if thelhyn,n' ,lr!" n crle'1- n'"y deprive
me Of my mriui vi iiihkhiji a uvhir.
"What Is your calling, sir. and what
possible object lun cm you have to 'Throw
Out the Lifeline?' "
"t am a palmist. If you throw out the
'life line' how will I be able to read tha
lngv:ly in my cpents' rail's? Vo, sir?
You must not throw out the Lie line!"
V ATKKsPUl
11 have figure
VY youthful he
ATKHsPUl'TJi. which freau ntly; the waters about the Bermudas aod
red In tales so dear to th- i-, i,iM. Hi,, mi lu..h occasions
earl as a eilenace to some ,, ,,, ,.,, n,., wi.i
goua snip, ami anicn, uniu recently. . . . ,, , . , , , , . ,
have been .mclure j only from the mind brl,ln bj" U,,1J lobably faie
ul some sympathetic artist, have at last ' in contact with one of these crr.
ralleu victims to the camera. They are l"' ",B he Phoiograph repro
nol sucu fearsome objects after all and duced here was taken by a German . X
oppose! to a m dern steel steamship e"'H a"J slios a waters:! nit of no s nail
wouIJ probably cause no more damite pr .poi tl ins. Ami . et It mus b owns 1 l.iat
than a sudd-n hesvy rainfall. It is n .t such a fen-oao- Hi .in lae
Small walerjiout are frciiJiutly ien , Imag. nation of the arust ha painted.