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CURIOUS FORM OF LOCOlIOTION.
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Th Tsar's Kitchen.
MF.RE l no rrt of the Tr' pnl-
Mil no Jeulcmily piiar.lpd from ilie
oittndf world and nveIoppd in
miM'h mvvterv as th k:t:-h"n In whlcli
th royal moala r prcpar-4; Indeed, all
thi- Informxtlon h.iv about them haa
Ijocn (riven by one o' to nitloyea who
linvf left th TMt'a sotvkv. The nvt
comict and lntrUnt pf ttiew accoimta
-a Rlvtn ami lima aro by Mr. Victor
If'rtitpr. mho for tro yvara a mplovJ
In th kil( hen of th famoul Winter Tai
ae. Thla lmtnal kitchen la th fevadqaax
tra of lh Tr'a culinary derawutt,
hlrh 1ncludr acoron of other plac and
;mfoya n(ft:iy hundreds of hnnds. and lt
I principal i h-f may m-ell be dracrlbed na
Ithe "kcn autocrat" of the world. H1
'aalary rxceeda $V.niO, he njoya the rank
iif l 1T(I. ant hn he Tnake lila toura
. of In.pealon every two month he travr l
Mn at lruat aa mirch atata aa an Ambaxxa
I dot.
The diitli of thla klnt of cheN, like thst
I of the hold of any other great atata de-
I partmcnt, are largely ndnilnlf tratlve. but
hi" haa one other Important duty which
cannot be dlg-ted to a auboidtnate
thtt of devising new diahea to tem.t tlie
T.sr'a appetlt. In tha Invention of dell-
jc.ictea na la a paai niaaier. atiui nic-mi
lk 1 - 1 -It. I. him nrll'DlP
In u liui rut r iivuib jraiij in n.o
and auperbly appointed kitchen eknerl
imentinir In the manufacture of new
-ntre, wdilctlve aauces and aoupa nndCiBV travellers on h Nile ha falll
ihe dclVa -lcs of Very kind, tne recipei
'all of wh'ch are kept a prr found aecret.
An Expert Cllmfcer.
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The Parcels Post.
-"HK parcel pot i In aucoesful opera
I Hon In Auatria. Parole are carried up
I to a wviant of tio pounds, or only two
piunda lea than hun.lrpilaihr mri
the mlnlmnm r.ile for a parcel of twenty-:
one pounds la fourteen centa. Any package'
can He Inaured for a trltle more, an J red'
tape la cotispkuoua by Ita atwence.
All the Sender of a parcel haa to do la to,
place Upon It the proper atanip and await;
the arrival of the parcel poat wan. in. whr-n1
In exchanre for eiis parcn tke postman wl.lj
give h:m a receipt.
But ndoubealy the moat remarkable
feature of the AnatrlaA Pout ottic. it.
, - - - -
iMMn: Dank department, which la utilized
or quite a variety of purposes. It Is a
great deal simpler and still more cotnpre
henaive In Ita operation than the cumbrous
system with which Urlt shers have to be
content, and at the some time It la
Bioeraoi? leas expensive.
the Tomb of romuiajs.
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pilK frollc.onie attitude bf this iliieep
I Is not assumed In play but la Its tiai
I ural rosltion In walKlng. The animal
was born w'th Ita hind lees so bidty
ilformeJ that It eould not walk atralght.
Ita only means of locomotion ta to stsnd
6ourc of Ambsr.
-HE moat atrlk'ihit example of the on-
ln of a auostance in everyuajr
literally on Ua in.-u and
uslns US hose as a third foot.
The eletrtiants In the London Zoological
Gardens earn $4,000 a year by carrying vis
itors About on their bucks.
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Few peoplft are aware that the Orkney
and Shetland Islands, strictly speaking,
belong to the kingdom of Norway, a cir
cumstance which has been recalled bv
The Tsar la an eolcure. with a rare
.'m.iwlejre ant appreelstlnn of umietlalnK
foods, and every day he spends much time
,and thought In preparing the menu for hla
:dtnner. Th other meala of the day are
of much leiss Importance. The breakraat,
I for Instance, which is Invariably eaten at
eight o'clock. dinV.-s little. If at all, from
I that In thousands of the homes of hla ub
: leots. for it consists usually, of tea. coffee.
w.hle alma chocolate, egfri and aome choice fish, with;
hobble a'f-ng, . - . f , . both of
which His Majestv haa a great ronJneaa.
Luncheon, which follows threw hours later,
la aleo a modest meal of aoupa, cold meats
and salads. Ices and deasert ' But the
dinner, which comes at BvS o'clock, Is al
ways a most elaborate meal of many
courses and taxes all the reaources of the
Tsr and his chefs.
One of tha bpst known housra In North-'
T
1 ror"" rM Venla al -"nl. 1WW amptenshire was designed to represent the
. 0', ; ... wJ?y."I3 fn f,,rmin!"' ' l afieeni.i century KinK;dava. weeks and quarters of the year. It
I, for , oval necklace. In med,.hrll'ai. ' Norway, pledged the Orkneys hia four wings, facing the four quarter, of
mu.i. variety 01 purposes, it Is i 13 j.",, , l.;tvv1i. f ; ' 1" ' ' ,
great deal simpler and atill more compre-l !l ' ' I . , '. - "1 i ' " ' . -. :.:V,Vl, ' '
henaix-. In 1U Oixratlon than the cumbrous V ' jW; X'-Z'T?1 "t v r V V " ' e C i '
system with which Urlt shers have to be I A fi V .' .vW, V'UV '''A . . s
content, and at the ..me time It Is con-i J . t ' 1 : V ' '' ' V '. .'V S. 3-. ' JfV-,7
siderably leas expensive. A r ' l- ', k..V '. 1 '":V', "" ' aa' '-. '
The Pparbank," a. It la called, la uaedl SI . ;'?T' i V . 'X ' i ' ' ' ':'.'. ; ' 1
as much by the rich as by the poor, for III f ;v Kv;. . C J V KSv V A ' : V- - '
transacts the business of an oKllnary bank i -' . V 5,vJ .T-vT-V't -r h";t 'r ' ' 'yf J
a. well as that or a savings bank. Its tj ? ' 5 ' 't ' " i '""V'"- " '' 'J ' '-''..?. . f
rules and regulations are so simple that1 . i )T;"V';,,4t:Vi;v 'V
even t'he most Ignorant of the people havel 1 :' -j "; V. ' v- - it V.; , - l.1,' r
no dmculty m umlertan,llng them, which !' Lt.$ v-i. . ',-- 7 kjt'S-' x"'"'f ::-J.
::ncM -Brtj : tfefo : - - -
S.,me thuueands of depositors use the: ! TVtt ' T '? !H""'-i-" ' ''''i
.nvihgs bk for ordinary trading pur-i ' f- Vyi 'w' ' f -V ' ' V'' N ' ' " '".'!'
noses, with this enormous advanue. that " k V; HV" &Kk&VZ - W', - J
any check drawn UDon It con h. rU.hH II 6PrirjSi?; .riA. . y--'-CTi . - H li
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any bout oilk In the kingdom. In trar
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ioc imnvo cSi uaii no..-, .umih ueiween d'oitors a payment
carriers who ply their U-ade along tne( through the bank takes the shape of a
great waterway of the Pharnolis. . mere ledger transfer of debit and crelit.
Whatever changes have come to paaa. which does away with the necessity for
whatever Innovations or modern methods actual cash passing between the par tie j
have taken place, the Egyptian water car- For this work no commission Is charged '
rlr remains as he was a thousand yeara and when check are drawn on accounts
ago. Tall, long of limb, agile and ath- which exceed a certain tlxed sum the
letlc, coal black, wearing nothing but charge for cashing them is merely nominal 1
turban and hla breech cloth, he JuillajThe savin bank Is made uee of bv the
ev-erv pAaelng craft. If they heed a fresh I government for paying the salaries of lta:
supply of Watet that U lit to drink the subordinate ofliciaJa throughout the em-i
pnsalng Boat turns In toward the bank.jpipp.
nn.l befor U hia slackened Ita race a, An Austria-t hosekolder can and 'does'
lotvg bartiboo stick has been raised and pay his ordinary hou.sHio.Id expense auch
leaned SKrninat Its side and, spry a a, a3 hla coal and gas bills, a well As 'thoie
monkey, the fcgyptinh Is Scampering up 0f his butcher, baker and candlestick
a head and neck or proaujioua nrroiiu, is always willing to receive the trltiu
fi
r the main quulincatlons of this Egyp-tto the State.
tlan, for the load he balances on ni:
cranium is neavy ana tne no,u A , .
a are held bv
and -p. U
nnter.t I tour
te due, I that
I intpi
rist Is shown many historical foots ; that the march of Chriatlahltjr had some
t are- bound to prove of Inlense'what dimmed the reverence for the old
Interest granting always lhat the i legend.
have on h Mngl. stick ladder must need. rrTtZl
t ur. A. pupil of th taw tdibol Under th Irrt:- i
w "-fi'i.auiiru sjuus. i ne wnuie
Dle. ol ri'unstrvlments though its j , undisputed, to King James ill., d of the yeat; three hundred and alxty-Hve
ect orlcTn ha. neve been raced 8fi,",d1 ,','L,th9 M dowry window, one for each d.y; Hfty-two chlm-
Th. m.-t that can 1 "aid of it I. that r h daughter Margaret, who bevame neys. one for each week, and seven en
ltT...muirt?r.SeUW.r..ln.. and Queen 0f nd. The p.ed8e i.aS ,wt ( tranc, .. to reprent the seven d.y. of the
is In all pobability cUrlved from various" of-n redtmed. week.
extinct coniferous ire.-, while it aircers
from other reslnou. exudationa owing to
the changes Induced by the rossllised con-
dltlon. kj
Often It "Is 'found to contain extinct
species of Insects and plants, ttiough au:h
only point to. while not Indicating. Its
actual source. A species of conifer has
been established provijlonully a the am
ber yielding tree, but It has been shown
taat many trees may nave yielded lh
exudation, and these not all necessarily be
longing to the pine order.
It Is obtained in the sjreatest quantities
chiefly Horn the coasts vf the Baltic 8ea,
where It Is cast up by the action of the
waves, especially after storms.
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At Dovenby station, near Cockermouth.
the whole of the work is done by a woman.
This Is Mrs. l.lssie Davidson, who issues
add collects the tickets, manages the sig
nals and does all the other necessary work
In connection with the arrival and de
parture of the train.
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procedure, from the issuing of a warrant:
statements of the guide are true. The
above Is a snapshot at what the guides
volubly Insist la the tomb of Romulus. If
ever this obsession held such an exalted
ice, the squatter's shanty how perched
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for arrest tr, thn hntnAnn..Utf t . . .
two new CunarJer. Which are to be the , through. Ohe ou.,11 aci. ... Z"l
:nger boats in ino . - .o
At a recent contest between blind ath
letes nt a school In Pennsylvania one com
petitor did a long Jump of 17 feet and an
other a high high Jump ot 4Vi feet.
another as advocate for the
fusteit and bisaest passenger boats
world, are now In course of conatructlon mti ,a rrow.outlnlf attorneV and'
mi the Tvne and the Clyde. A trip down T,, ,. ,,,j .
the Tyne reveals In some slight degree the d n outsiders are allowed to &t-1 delioats pupils to health. They lire taug
aerence, a
so on.
earnest-
Korest sanitaria for aeakly school chll-
d.en have been established by the Berlin i
muniLMisuiiy. j itvy tire vpen mi me )
round, and the first object is to restore
huge proportions of the new vessel. Which tnd
is expected to do tne journey oeiwvcn
QUeenatown and New yor in iuur anu a
half days, the Tyne built vessel Is TtV
feet in Ivnanh, and tne two masis win
2W feet kbove the keel, or within 24 feet
of the top Of the great dome of St. Paul's
Cathedral. The four funnela will tower 151
feet above the keel, and their diameter will
be hog? enough to allow two ordinary loco
motives tj pass each other ihslde. Her ao
commo latum will bn sufficient for &00 first
class. 9W second class, ahd 1,300 third ctass
passengers, with a crew of about 00.
erun i
year C OMR
e the' nectlo
ughtS-'ectloi
only as much as they can assimilate with
out strsln uoon their minds and bodies.
AN ALLIGATOR HUNT.
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jnlque d!s:lnc':0n of being 'the smallest'
man in the world. Is thirty-ains years of
ise, welrtis only thin pounds and is
IS Inches In height. The lltlla man la an en
tertainer of no mean merit.
A Famous Boo Plnte.
I th
E explosive letter With which fcas-
slaa nihilists at times seek to Injur
their enemies Is a very Ingenious, and
at th same time dangerous weapon
Outwardly they appear harmless enough.
but on being Opened are likely to deal a
death blow. They are made of fulminate
of mercury and are discharged on being
opened through the action of small deto
nators. Such letters are carefully dis
sected in the Russian post offices.
Awhl
all
Fears of Famous Men.
G
'Adr Iron dogs are a common deco
ration on many front lawns, but It
, haa remained for an Ingenious Oer-
man to decorate his front yard with
a group of dogs modelled la the most life
like manner out of snow. A photograph
of one ot these white statutes Is herewith
produced. The model of the dogs Is ex
ceedingly successful when the difficulties
of the material employed are considered.
Th statu latd nearly eight weeks.
Bell ringing has been suggeated as a new
recreation for the athletla girl. Bell ring
ing, from the point of exercise. Is on of iuaded
the best things for developing the body, placed
and ther are plenty ot village churches J with fear.
Analysing England's Parliament
LL great people have had their follies, 7p LIST of the members of the present!
high is another way of saying that 1 l'arliajnent, divided according to oc-
bave their weak points. Dr. John I Iju pat lone, shows many curious facts.
son, with ail his ohiloeophy. was not in the new Parliament there Is a
without a superstition. He was very care- slight falling off in the number of lesjdsla
ful not te enter a reora wRh his lert Toot!tlv lawyers, tor whereas five years ago1
foremost If by any ehanoe he did co hino fewer than 116 wearers of stuff ae.di
would immediately step back and re-enter j sill gowns and two doxen solicitors bad
with his right root foremost. H was ter- seats the present number is 100 barristers
rlbly afraid of death, too. and would not and M solicitors,
suffer It to be mentioned In his presence. A noticeable feature In the new House,
Julius Caeaar. to whom the shouts ofiot commons la tne marnea decrease la tne
thousands of ths enemy were but sweet , number of' brewers, distiller, and winej
music, was mortally afraid of ths sound of merchant. Ten years ago this class had
thunder and always wanted to get under- J representatives. In 100 the number wasj
ground to escape th dreadful nois. J" . .V w"" ' - ;
Marshal Sax, who loved to look upon "t while the lawyers and brewer have,
th ranks of opposing armies. Med and ""J" "i"1-". th.!, fnaamfacturer,!
screamed In terror at th sight of a cat. ' ' " "1" ,t" Z.r T . YTT Z. .
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Sof great commercial value in the man
vufacture of purses, handbags, the deco
ration of dresses, Ac, crocodile hunt
ing I. a vary profitable pastime. There 1.
obviously enough danger in the sport to
eye lanterns attached to their hats to at
tract attention.
The cost of electing M. Fallleres Presi
dent of the French Republic was 6.000.
Tea Chst Lining.
OMR of the many Industries In con-
on with the tea trade la the coi
tion of the lead with which tea
chesta are lined. China hm heen
notd for many centuries for the purity
of Its lead, and this tea chest lead, aa it
is called, ia regarded aa the tineat In exist
ence. There are many uses for It; It Is
found very valuable In making the best
kinds of solder.
Machinery I. not usually employed in the
production of this sheet lead, every sheet
being generally made by hand In the most
primitive fashion. A large brick Is pro
vided the vise of the sheet of lead to be
made, and Is covered with two or three
sheet of paper.
On these the molten lead Is poured and
another brick Is placed on top, which flat
tens the lead out to th required slse ant
thickness.
The sheets are then soldered together to
the slse of ths tea chest; the tea Is packed
In and the top sheet is fashioned In placs.
The workmen are very expert, and they
turn out an Immense number of sheets in
the course of a day.
Bird nest freely In the rafters of the
ancient parish church at Ivychurch, Kent.
During the services the birds lilt to and
from pew to pew and are often fed by
bread crumbs brought In the pockets of
the worshippers.
Rome for Wild Animals.
lend considerable excitement to the chase. While In office he will cost France (30,000 a
The crocodiles are usually hunted In the 1 month.
A
Cost of Court TJTes.
FORTUNE 1 expended in costuming
every English court function, ins
King possesses ao great a variety oi
uniforms and dresses as to number
considerably over a hundred. Among these
that ot the Earl Marshal or Engiana. an
hereditary office which has been held ir
many generation by the Dukes of Norfolk.
is Derhaos the most magnificent, ana cer
Yi
Superstitions About Engines.
OU never see a ship launched on a
Friday, and slmlllarly a new loco
motive hardly ever makes a trial trip
on that day or on the thirteenth nf
Ithe month. Even though the superintend
ent may Jeer at this superstition, yet he
knows too well to set it at naught, tor
Just as sailor consider that some ships are
taltily the most expensive. It Is absolutely ( unlucky, ho do train hand credit certain
unique In Its goc geousness, between 1.700 locomotives with a sort of demoniacal pos-
TH
with 11ns peals of bells that lack thale
ringers. There are about twelve bands 61
women bell ringers In England at pres
ent, and of these the Misses White, Ba
singstoke, are the moat expert. Three of were spilled
vines gins s voe occasioa nipa tneir and leave.
father ia ring a peat ei "granasire
ilrr. Th- rirVt ZTi.Td T aeTrcelv be net-. yar "0 they numbered 62; to-day 70 of ..JP"f of th plate have already been
Peter the Great could Scarcely b Pr- entitled to dace "M P " after oU l ood price In England and oo th
iaded to cross a bridge and whenever h m Mere hanti too haV ma -,ontln""- The design which wa. made
Ud ll overcome hi. weakness, but he was h",r Bw""
never able to do so. And Byron would I"'"" .T. ""T . . .
never hlp any on to salt at table, hor The military element Is not nearly a
would he be helped himself, and if any ,,it'f ninent In the present a in ths late
were spilled he would Immediately get up,lluB ' Commons; for while In 1900 the
and 1,800 yard of gold embroidery of the
most exnulslte deaten being used In the
i decoration of the coat, collar and sleeves,
I costing about O.2o0.
The flowing ermine robes, silk vests and
'full hnttomed wigs of the full dress of the
HB book plate used by Sir Henry Lord Chancellors or Kngisnd ana ireianu,
Irving hxs kow a recognised value stately and dignified, are little leas expen
1n a collection of such designs. The slva. The complete costume of many of the
copies of th plate have already been ar8t class court officials runs up to nearly
session.
It Is certainly very strange th difference
that may be obsarved between two loco
motives built from ths same plans, at the
same time, ot similar material. One geos
on her way quietly and smoothly, never
breaks down. cost, little or nothing for re
pair.; the other cause troublo front the
as much, the Jacket alone costing rrom yry first, runs olf the line, kills the drlv
ItOO to $. It Is of the finest royal blue erB gt, mt0 accidents of all kind and
two hours and forty-five minutes.
triples." consisting of S.Otu changes, in -,h. -,.riiie nf San Francisco boast nv' Amo the newly elected members
of being the first to employ a
lice constable.
PERFORMING BUXXS OW THE STAGE.
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resrujar armv ntd ajitiv-Ai MirMcm,.
lives, it now has to be content with forty
oman po 1 -' - umifun suip owners ana
; builders, a number which compare favor
ably with the twenty-seven In the former
House, while author and Journalists have
isrrown from thlrty-flvs In 1W0 to forty
eight. The medical profession has now
ten representatives, or one more than In
1I0, and the mine owners have dropped
from eleven to ten. There are now four
teen M. P.'a who are professors or school
masters, exactly the same number as in
the previous House: while the stock
brokers have added one to their number.
In the last Parliament there were only a
dosen member who In their etrller day
had encaged in manual iibur; this number
has now been exceeded by the legislators
who have workel a miners alone; in fact,
there are tew f Jim of manual labor whksa
are not now represented at Westminster.
In acklttlon to the thirteen former miners
I hare are two M. P.'s who have worked as
eume mason, including the veteran Mr.
Broadhurst, who was a atone mason In
ISTt and member for Stoke-on-Trent eight
years later; there are also two former!
navvies and two mur legislators who Ivave
worked a mechanics. I
Thre of the newly elected have served,
behind grocers' counters; one has been s
railway guard; anotner a blacksmith; a
third haa sold newpapers In the street
and a fourth was a null haod until he wa
nearly thirty. Six other members have also I
mj t r L A I,, f i fun VtIliIa AIViah hmtrm'
tolled in brick fields, In carpenter shops as I
barge builders, and a farm laborers.
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herewith.
A Monkey in Full Dress.
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cloth most artlnucally and lavishly em
broidered In gold lace, with gilt buttona.
The waistcoat I. richly designed to match,
and the knee breeches, of white Kersey
mr allk, with buttons and buckles of gilt,
whtt silk stockings, court sword, cocked
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T.IE most eli
any soologict
new spucioua
generally acts u thoug possessed
evil spirit.
There wa a famous Instance aome. years
ago on the South Florida itailway. A loco
motive killed so many people that she
gained tho name of "The Hearse," aud no
left the employ of the company rather
than continue driving her. Tho xi,l thing
was that she never seemed to In lure lier-
Eventually her owners were forced: there are
SEA riSHINO WITH HORSES.
hat and white kid gloves complete a dress feWBr Uuin three engine drivers actually
a rich as it is oigninea.
There are Ave ranks or classes of court
otilclals and others who are entitled to at-
jof the first tana. Including Ministers of
'State, members of the Corps Diplomatique
j Ambassadors and their retinues and the
v (Treat officers of the royal household, down
jto the Lord Lieutenants of counties, who
j belong to the fifth class. The Lord Lleu
i tenant of Ireland and the Viceroy of India,
j a diet I not representatives of royalty, be
long to th first class and have special
i ceremonial dres each of his office. I
! It Is almost Imposslbl-j for the eye of the
I uninitiated observer to distinguish the
difference between either "full" and levee
, M. nuts shades of wld'.h in the embroidery.
Ithe width of the lace and the number of
j buttons make the distinction. The point:
jtnost eHily marked I the varying width of
'the edning embroidery, ranging from five
' Inches in the first class to threc-elghtiis;
of an inch In the fifth. The difference In
'cost, however, is considerable. The Cap-
I lain or tne xeoiuen oi me ujkiq, inr.
Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms and
' the MiKter of the Horse eaoii wear special
and costly uniforms, while the squires and
: pages of honor wear prescribed dr-ase, all!
eye of the conno.:ur.
laborate animal house In
cal garden Is said to be ths
a ostrich house In the Ber
lin Zoological Garden. It Is built aTter
the design of an Egyptian palace and la
decorated laslde and out with ancient
Egyptian figure of men and blrda.
On of rhe most interesting features of
the little known museum at the Royal
Mint, which has recently been ent'-tely re
organised, la the collection of medals
which have never been issued. One of
these is a Waterloo medal In silver,
which Is much larger than ths design
, " ' finally approved. Another Is a Went
oy some AMl,an mda! with the bar for Dawk ta.
which was bestowed In Wi upon only fif
teen officers and mpti.
The works of a clock made for the
Cathedral of St. Gervala d' Avranclies
weigh two tons; there are five sets of
wheels, and the hours are struck on a hell
weighing over alx tons by a clapper of I'M
pounds. rXr tne quai-ieis hiki uic ruu.iuii
the
twenty-two other bells
t.. hruv her bd althouah she was by Hoi weight of the quarter bells ranging from
means worn out. (thirteen hundredweight to two tons. Thr
Of actual ghosts In trains or railway en-lare four faces to this clock, which I th
glne. one very seldom hears. 'largest in France.
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'HERE have been many horses hlco,'of trained bulls is Illustrated herewith.
with carena training, nave lurnea oik rney ar saia io nw no is ioieiugrm-
TH
There Is a well known actress In Paris
who I nt year received the nice l'ttle sum
of $7.im for giving a single recitation of
E monkey whose portrait Is repro- the "'Marsellla'se." wtilch lasted exactly
duced herewith la said to be the best t-n minutes. The actress in question if
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aresed member of the monkey fam- Mile. Uudley, who some twenty year, ago,
la UavIm b arold mine haa lust hn iM Hy in the world. Hla wardrobe com-,,, forced upon the rnanagenieiit of thel r-i ih. rii,.rman who la mil In aesrch
to be wore r lea eatWactury actor' than horses, whli their great etrenglh for l6o,o00, for the discovery of which P1, mor ! than twenty .ult of clothes. Thektre Franyals. For many years pasti I of spori. but merely pursue, the art
an rha use. This field of endeavor .i,u. ih.n t tiM.,i,t varv eonntdeT- chickens ar entitled to full credit. A few , Including the most fashionable garments tn ujy ha been a full fledged member ofl I for results, the niethoiis of the horse-
is tu, bover. whlcfc faas nver bvfor able repertoir. tmon rl th value of the property was for morulng. afaernoon and evening wear.lthe con t any, ar.d last year her share ofl back fisherman along the French
bean utirnJ bv eo or bulls. Ptrhsna 1 unaosnected. but one dav tha eniuiowa tf He htt "aia sbltabl for each suit of the pn.fils amounted to exactly 1.2M. coast should make a very strong appeaL
btcaus tftey are coniu.lered a a specie ( Albt-ri Palos, a merchant, of Tapalpa.;010""5 Wllh "ntn to ""atca. This Beau gne only appeared once oa the stage dur-l Fishing Is djiie wholesele. Mounted on
ummhit headstrana- when Provoked no1 Montreal has tha lamat flour mill in the ru.iJ ara-Bs ot Bold In the crops of hls;Hru",m1 llf xht '"VDrv wor'd ' st pres- ing the year, and that was to recite the' hor.es which will slm or wade as desi-,d.
trainer has thought of educating tuem for Br:tln Empire. It turu uiM. barrels fowls, and immediately took steps to ac-;""1 w"" l" "lnuu aiage. national hymn on the occasion of a free and wim great nets extending out on either u,.t consisting of dry I. lack bread, a 11
the Slag. A ismarkably pruflcUut team of flour s day. jqulr th land where th btrd roamed. e'V I pop alar pert ormunc. I iae the bitieruicn gw tbruuU the waP rylli luUi garlic uud luw cifcarctle.
catching, or rather screening, the fish In
great quantities. The accompanying Illus
tration shows a group of lbee fishermen
emerging from the sea.
Tha Spanish soldier, with only two meaia
duy. keeps in excellent condition on
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