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Ruler of the Hermit Kingbom
As a Host.
AUDIENCE AND BANQUET
A Traveller's Impression of the Em
peror and the Crown Princes.
The Coreans Did Not Offend the
Rules of "Good Form" of the
West
Pr. Hagen, who has travelled lo
' :-e, recounts la a most Interesting
. y his impressions of the country
1 its people. Of especial Interest U
. Hagen's description of an aurilcn.ee
i of a state banquet at the Court
... Oorea: "When the time fixed for
'j audience arrived we entered into a
:vry lofty room, the cirpots of which
were by no means ci.Jtly. Behind a
table sat the Emperor with the Crown
Princes and the eunuchs. The Emper
or Ll-Hsl thanked us for our visit and
Asked us how our trip was progressing
and whether we Intend to remain a
long time In Corca. The Crown
Prince asked us exactly the same
questions. He is about 30 years old,
baa an Inert look, a beardless, fleshy
face, thus not giving one the impres
sion of being healthy and capable of
doing much, lie has several wives,
out no children: he himself Is the son
f one of LI-Hsl's concubines. He
certainly will not ascend the throne
without a great deal of trouble; the
Japanese already have another Crown
Prince In readiness at Yokohama;
this latter prince has Joined the Jap
anese, and he will be supported by
them wh-n the proper moment comes.
The Crown Prince Joined but very
little In the conversation; oven tho
simple questions that he asked wors
suggested to him by the leader of i
tho eunuchs. It is scarcely to be sup
posed that the Crown Prince will ever
think of shaking himself free from th-i
influence of that powerful and feared
caste, whose rule In Corea, as In China
In olden times. Is noxious. At the end
of the audience, which hid lasted
scarcely twenty minutes, the Emporcrj
took nis leave or us in a iew ar.uau:?
words.
"Before the dinner Vo w?rc offer
ed a glass of vermouth in the next
room. The dining-room v.-ns vc.
heated and furnished wkh Europea 1
furniture; the table was decked m.t
richly with cutlery, glass, linen, Hov
ers and fruits; the cooking was ex
quisite and the wines were many an 1
good. For some years the Imperii!
msehold has been managed by a lady
m Alsace, and she knows her duty
y we'll. Formerly the dinner would
. 0 cost the Emperor 20 pounds per
'tv-jt.; now each guest cos only,
-'jut 4 pounds. Corean Bervantti, !
; -aring the national garb, waited
i:on us attentively and noiselessly.
It seemed amusing to us that the Em
peror remained invisible behind a cur
tain during the dinner. He kept him
self Informed of all that happened e.t
tab!? and asked repeatedly what im
pression the foreigners were receiving.
The Coreans present were fully ac
quainted with the manners of the
West, and they did not offend either
the rules of etiquette or those ol
fcood form.' After the dinner the
room was turned Into a concert hall
lor the entertainments that were to
be given. At first appeared two men
clad in very rich garments to repre
sent a Hon and a tiger. They danced
.round to the music, rubbed together
their noses as they tittered all kinds of
weird sounds and then they vanished
"Thereupon about a dozen female
dancers appeared In beautiful gold
shimmering colors, and with their hats
and other head coverings decked with
flowers and with sandals and well fit
ting white stockings on their small
feet. Although they were young and
pretty their faces were much painted
Round their necks and on their fore
heads they wore pendants and theli
dresses were covered with filigree. At
first they entered In pairs, went
through various movements and each
crowned her partner with flowers
Then a large screen was opened in
the room and a dancer took her place
en either side of It. Near the top ol
the' screen a rather large hole had
been made, through which a dancei
had to throw a flower to he
caught by her partner on the othei
aide. There were fixed rules for thlf
pastime; if the thrower missed thf
hole but could pick up the flower be
fore It touched the ground, then sht
could begin again and go on until shf
managed to throw it through. Wher
the had done that a flower was stuck
tn her hair, but she at once pulled
it out to present it to one of the audi
nee. If the flower falls to tho grounr"
then the thrower has to pay a penalty
The evening came to an end with dan
clng and singing by the soldiers of thf
Plngyang Regiment. To their bravery
In the war between Japan and China
these soldiers owe the permission tc
wear Corean national costume thai
Is, the national hat and tho broad
white robe Instead of the cap, trous
ers and shoes that are worn by Euro
pean soldiers. Eight soldiers danced
to an accompaniment of a chorus and
f tambourines, while othets gavf
some scenes In burlesque of a rathei
a free nature. At midnight we took
our leave." London Globe.
Largest British Land Owner.
There are a number of famous es
tates In England, but the man who
probably owns more land than any
other one Inhabitant of that country
Is the Duke of Sutherland. The duk
Is said to be the largest landholder In
the British Islands, owning about
268,000 acres. 1 j
WORLD'8 CHAMPION TALKER.
Fnstc3t Talker la Ready to Meet All
Comers.
The greatest talker In the world has
bren discovered in Daltimore not ft
woman, but a man in the employ of
the auditing department of the Haiti
more & Ohio railroad office. He is
Ellorod Conway, who boasts of being
able to talk Cli.000 words an Hour, or
18 words a second.
"I am at any time ready," says Mr.
Conway, "to meet any person in the
world in a talking or reading contest
for any amount of money. I am posi
tive that I have no peer In the world
at rapid reading, and am willing to
bark my opinion well financially.
"The great thing In my favor is
that all my work Is done from sight
that Is, sight reading. It makes but
little difference to me If I have ever
seen what is placed before me or not
In fact, fast reading is my daily work.
"As to how long I can read (io
matter whether checks with intricate
names or not ) I really rannot say, but
I know one thing I can do It as long
as any one cares to listen to me, and
my throat gives me no trouble at all.
"How I happened to have the power
to read so fast and accurately I really j
am unable to tell. But one thing I
can say, an I that Is that it has not
been acquired by practice or in any
other way, but has simply come nat
ural. Ther Is no shorthand writer
who can fellow me If I 'turn loosa. "
He Is almost Indispensable at tho
Baltimore & Ohio office in his work.
The proper reading of each check in-,
volves the pronunciation of from 20 to
24 words, and Mr. Conway can rea.1
l.jno checks an hour.
The reading of the checks also in
quires great care and accuracy. Re
cently the pay checks for one month
read by him numbered 32,1 2:5, and th!a
was done without a single error.
New York World.
From the Corean Weekly Courier.
Sergeant Stitchsky Is putting a new
flap on his tent.
The smiling face of Wahal Nipponjl
the well known .lapaneso scout, wa3
seen In our midst Wednesday. Wo
understand his body Is en route.
Hiram Buttlnsky paid ye editor a
hurry call yesterday. Hi says there Is
heavy firing up North, and he Is hurry
ing South. General Kuropatkin and
best girl Sundayed at Che Foo. Thi)
general never looked better.
Admiral Skrydioff Is confined to his
bed with a touch of la grippe. His
Japanese friends hope for a speed?
relapse.
Private Sapolio, of the Thirteenth
Japanese Rookies, was seen on our
streets Thursday with a shine.
Dannie Peeveroff was hangln3
around our burg this morning.
A few of our esteemed patrons re
cently started to'cross tho Yalu and
forgot to land. Now Is the time to
subscribe.
Captain KInksky, who gave us a
want ad. not long ai;o, lost one of his
legs in yesterday's rkirmlsh. ' Cap
says it pays to advertise. Milwaukea
Sentinel.
Getting Back at Vhistler.
The late James McNeil Whistler
had a French poodle of which he wan
extravagantly fond. This poodle was
seized with an affection of the throat,
and Whistler had the audacity to Rend
for the great throat specialist, Mac
kenzie. Sir Morell, when he Baw that he had
leen called in to treat a dog, didn't
like it much, It was plain. But he
said nothing. He prescribed, pocket
ed a big fee, and drove away.
The next day he sent post haste
for Whistler. And Whistler, thinking
he was summoned on some matter
connected with his dog, dropped his
work and rushed like the wind to
Mackenzie's.
On his arrival, Sir Morell said
gravely: "How do you do, Mr. Whist
ler? I wanted to see you about hav
ing my front door painted." Collier's
Weekly.
- England's Coal Supply.
A careful survey of the local depos
its of England has been made recently
with the result of discovering that
there Is coal enough In the United
Kingdom to a depth of 4,000 feet, suf
ficient at the present rate of output
to last 371 years.
This estimate does not take intc
consideration the fact that with im
proved machinery and skill it might
be possible to carry on .mining at a
depth of 7,000 feet. The" supply may
be still further extended by the eco
nomical use of electricity.
If England's fuel supply Is assured
for 371 years she need have no alarm
By that time coal may have becomi
quite obsolete as fuel.
The Value of Health.
The working classes of England
according to the bishop of Chester
lose 3,000,000 pounds in wagei
through illness In the course of
year.
Street Cleaning at a Profit.
The city of Glasgow makes $7,500 I
year profit out of waste paper col
lected In the streets. Liverpool hat
now decided to add to its income is
the same manner.
Better Late Than Never.
The schooner Joseph Hawthorn
arrived at Portland, Me., recently bav
Ing consumed 137 days In making thi
trip from Fernandlna, Fla.
The Walter Knew.
Guest Walter, bring me a tlp-to
dinner. You know what that means
don't yout '
Vnlter Yes, sah. It's one that yoi
t:p off with a tip --Smart Set. j
Mi HID ffi
Soldered on a Large Copper
Vase Valued at 79,000.
A LIFE'S WORK FINISHED
Twenty-three Years of Patient Labor
Required to Complete It. Spanish
Coins of Plzarro'e Time, Roman
Coins of the Caesers and Ameri
can Coppers.
After twenty-three years of patient
labor Eduard Rausch, of Philadelphia.
sits in the front parlor of his little'
home, nursing his rheumatic toe, and
admiring the result or lils toil all day
long.
It Is a huge vase completely covered
by coins coins of all nations and all
ages and it is no Idle boast of his that .
no similar work was ever completed ',
or perhaps dreamed of by any man of,
the dead or the living.
If the fancy of the Gedman cornice'
maker should delve past the mere
outward appearance of those 4,000
shiny scrapings of dead ages, wealth
which he stinted himself through a
quarter century to secure, he might
see more than a remarkable orna
ment which he would bo willing to
part with for a good-sized fortune, i
He might find material lu that con- '
templatlon for a greater elegy than
that of the eighteenth century poet
Here are Spanish gold coins of Plzar
ro's time rubbing edges with Ameri
can coppers; crude African money,
bolts and bars, that might hae been
used by savages as weapons with
good effect, soldered beside tho fat
silver coins of ancient Greece.
Other African coins there are In tho
shape of horse shoes, fashioned as If
the more handily to permit physical
strife for their possession which ex
perience had proven unavoidable.
Sicilian spoon money and J-avanoso
oblong coins, the Nuremburg tiny
speck of gold, the smallest coin In tho
world, only an eighth of an Inch in
diameter, and Japanese bars end forki ,
that passed as bullion when the world :
was- younger; Roman money that tho
Caesers may have touched, shell
money of untutored seashore tribes
not one space of history has been left
unrepresented on this unprecedented
vase.
Rausch has 'surrounded it by a 1
glass case and a brass railing. Peo-
pie walk Into the little front parlor j
of his home, and stand gazing In mute j
wonder. Then they look at Its maker
sitting with his foot propped on n
chair and his pipe in his mouth,
chucking at their admiration.
"Oh, it's never been done before,"
he said to-day, in his quaint semi
Bavarian patois, "there never was
anything like It. Twenty-five year.a
have I been, since I was a young man,
gathering those. Slowly, slowly, you
know. Why some of those coins took
big pieces out of my pay. There,
that," pointing to one not particularly
imposing specimen, "cost me $110.
and several others little less and
others more."
Many of the collection have In
creased In value since the time i
Rausch came into their possession, j
He started to collect In 1879 and wa3
so fortunate In his bargains and ex
changes that he determined to con
tinue as a life work what had begun
as a fad. Two years later he con
ceived the vase idea and constructed
one of copper, on graceful lines, over
five feet in height and thirty-two
Inches in diameter at Its widest pari.
He started to solder on his collection
but It was not long before it had all
been used and to decorate but a small
portion of the surface. Then he cast
about him to get more material.
But a wife and growing family in
terceded In the midst of this pastime
and Rausch felt the necessity of find
ing coins that had to be used for other
purposes than to ornament a copper
vase. The recompense of his labor
was not sufficient to permit much to
be expended beyond domestic needs
and some had to be laid by.
With the perseverance of his race,
however, and the belief that he was
making a good Investment, Rausch
put every available cent Into the pur
chase of rare coins. Few he received
as gifts. Many were hard to get, even
with money. Sometimes work on the
vase would stop for months before
another metal treasure was obtained
to hide a dull patch of sheet copper.
Last week he finished It, and bought
a bunch of flowers to put in the top ol
his vase. Rausch says he ought tc
get $75,000 for It. He was asked II
the pieces could be taken 'off 11
the purchasing collector chose to havs
them detached, without injuring thorn
The idea had not occurred to him.
"No, they would not be damaged II
you pulled them off," said he. "But
that would make bare patches on thi
vase."
Age of Individualism.
This is the age of Individualism
We demand individual peppers, salts
knives, forks, spoons, glasses, cupi
and plates at the hotels, Indlvldua'
sheets, Individual towels, Indlvldua'
soap; and at the barber's Indlvldua'
combs, brushes and pomades, razors
scissors, clippers and lathers. Suck
as can afford it have Individual palaci
cars and steamships.
New Prefixes for Americans. '
The London Express learns thai
"it Is proposed in America that th
prefix 'Mr.' should be, abolished bj
acts of Congress, and every man
should be known by his trade or pro
fesslon, as 'Draper Jones' or 'At
torney Smith."
CLOCKS OF ROYALTY.
Buckingham and Windsor Royal Houses
Contain Several Hundred.
There are nearly 250 clocks at Wind
sor castle, and about 170 In Bucking
ham palace. One of the most inter
esting of those at Windsor Is In a gilt
metal case given by Henry III. to
Anne Boleyn on the morning of their
wedding. It Is ten Inches high and is
engraved with the royal arms of Eng
land quartered with those of France.
The lead weights are engraved with
true-lovers knots and "H. A. Dleu et
Mon Droit," at the base. This clock,
which at one time became the property
of Horace Walpolo, was bought by
Queen Victoria. It has survived four
centuries, but four years only marked
the duration of the royal love of
Henry and Anne Boleyn.
A Louis XIV., buhl, clock In red
shell In the Van Dyck room at Wind
sor castle la very fine, supported by
four sphinxes, and exquisitely en
graved by Marot, who was born In
1620. His son was architect to Wil
liam III. A lyre clock In King Ed
ward's audience room shows the pen
dulum encircling tho dial, and a third
hand Indicates the date of the month.
There arc several other buhl clocks,
one In the corridor, one In the vesti
bule and the forms and sizes are vari
ous. The truest clonk over the state
entrance goes eight days nnd strikes
the quarters, bearing the date 1827.
At Buckingham palace the Augsburg
clock on the equerries' stairs Is among
the earliest examples of the clockmak
crs art and very beautiful Is the clock
In the state dicing room. Hampton
Court is also rich In historically in
teresting clocks, such as the old astro
nomical one made for Henry VIII.,
1540, said always to stop when any
one who has long resided In the palace
dies.
A Vonderful Vessel.
There was launched a short time
ago at Lorain, O., the largest fresh
water steamship afloat. The Wolvln
Is 569 feet in length and Is designed
to carry 12,500 tons of coal ou her
first trip and thus to break all cargo
records on the lakes.
Somo novel features have beon in
troduced in the construction of this
steamer, the chief being that the
cargo space Is one Immense hopper,
409 feet long, with sloping sides and
ends, and not an obstruction of any
kind, the deck being supported by
arched girders. This form was adopt
ed to offer no obstruction to unload
ing ore through its 33 hatches by the
clamshell scoop now in use at Con
neaut and other ports.
Below and on each side of this hold
are compartments for water ballast
to Insure stability.
The engines, bunkers and quarters
for the crew are astern of the hold,
while below the pilot house are the
officers' quarters, and comfortable
rooms are also provided here for the
owners of the steamer.
Everything possible about the boat
will be done by machinery, and sho
will acquire distinction by being
painted yellow. Scientific American.
Fatal Fireworks.
Figures collected last year by tho
American Medical Association, shows
that 4,449 deaths and injuries result
ed from the celebration of July 4,
1903, In the country at large.
There were 40C deaths due to lock
jaw, for which the toy pistol was re
sponsible. Other forms of mortal in
Jury took sixty victims. There were
ten persons who were made blind,
ceventy-flve who lost one eye, fifty
four who lo3t bands, arms or legs,
174 who lost fingers and 3,670 who re
ceived other Injuries.
At the battle of Bunker Hill, fam
ous prelim'nary to the next year's
first dawning of Independence Day,
there were killed 145 Americans and
359 of the British a total only thirty
eight greater than that in the celebra
tion slaughter of this one Fourth of
July.
Voices and Climatic Effects.
Generally speaking, races living at
high altitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those liv
ing in regions where the supply of
oxygen Is more plentiful. Thus, In
America, among the Indians living on
the plateau between the ranges of
the Andes, at an elevation of from
10"000 to 14,000 feet, the men have
voices like women, and women like
Children, and their singing is a shrill
monotone.
American Treasure Trove.
Unable to resist the promptings of
a second dream telling him where to
dig for hidden treasure, John Stone
brunner of Sprlngfleld, O., has found
gold once supposed to have been
burled by the French near Beatty, In
1745. Its value to collectors is esti
mated at $1,500. All the coins bear
gates of the 18th centiry.
An Engineering Feat.
A remarkable feat of engineering
was accomplished at the Narragansett
brewery, at Cranston, R. I., when a
192-foot chimney, four feet out of
plumb was straightened without crack
ing It. When Its fall seemed Immi
nent J. H. Gerhard, a local civil engi
neer, by means of steel levers, raised
the chimney and backed It into place.
Self-Lighting Cigars. .
An Austrian Inventor has applied
for a patent for self-lighting clgan
und cigarettes. These are tipped with
a chemical mixture, and on being
struck against antblng lgilte llki
matches. J
Oblect to Belna Counted
The Boers resent
tempt to take
a Transvaal' census.
iey consider 11
an Intrusion Into
private affairs,
IB Bill IH,
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Army and Navy Are Almost
Completely Demoralized.
HUMOROUS INSTANCES
Escape Fighting Whenever Possible
Albanians' Suggestion of an Alli
ance of England, Italy and Albania
Against Europe.
It Is sild that tho Turkish soldiery
Is becoming demoralized to the po'.ut
where displays of cowardice aro com
mon. Some extraordinary Instances
of this are related by a recent trav
eler there who declares that tho Tur
klik troops have displayed their lack
rif nnrvfi niontt 4 Imoo XMi nn'itnl
ihUniutob. done many of thW .
dlers seek seclusion In the adjacent
fields or escape the observation of
their commanders by getting Into
streams or ponds and immersing
themselves In water up to the neck. It
was near I'skub that a resort to this
method of avoiding troublo was actu
ally observed. An engineer corps had
been summoned hastily to the near
est bridge over the Vardar, where
bombs had Just been thrown, and
found the guard especially placed
there to protect the bridge conspicu
ously absent. It took the officers a
considerable time to find what had
become of their missing men.
Apparently the demoralization of
Turkey's fighting forces extends also
to Its naval vessels. There is a guard-
ship at Salonika, a fairly modern- !
looking small cruller, lying year in,
year out peacefully at anchor in the
bay. One day an order came to the
commander to tako a cruise, and the
consternation of that gallant officer
was great because no screw steamer
can move without a shaft, and that
had been sold some time ago. But be
was a man of resource, and had a
shaft made ot wood, praying that It
would break within the first few min
utes. The wooden shaft held by some
mirr.cle, and as the cruiser slowly
steamed cut of the gulf the captain's
heart sunk, for ho had no desire to
go to sea with a shaft that must
break sooner or later. So he sent be
low nnd had the shaft sawn half-way
through. A little extra eteam and the
,VolJ .lt ...no nn.nninlLI.nJ - -
uaurii iiaitii v. as a uilJl'iiaucu umj
the guardshlp was towed back "dis
abled." Some of the Albanians whoso Insur
rectionary operations have been an
occasion for concern both to Turkey
. . ,. .... . ,. . '
and to tho powers which are trying tc
compel reforms In that region are cur
iously Ignorant as to the conditions In
the outer world. A writer who visited
nn Albanian monastery says: "The fact
that I write impressed these worthy
friars greatly, and Padre Gloacchino,
rnlll Inlnn n a n ra till A 11qIi na j ii a I
jVJUlU IU11 l0 tWU l ! A A 1 IJ1I.IIUIIO, IIIUUV
a wonderful suggestion. "Write along
article, my son, ho exclaimed enthu
siastically. 'Thou knoweth us and the
bravery of my nation. Suggest an al
liance agalnft Europe that will as
suredly destroy the balance of the
.powers." The alliance which the
padre expected to overturn the bal
ance of power was to consist of Eng
land, Italy and Albania."
Intense Cold of Thibet.
The Intense cold found at the high
elevations over which the British
troops lately marched into Thibet
nearly disabled the Maxims and rifles.
The officers of the guns had' to clear
the locks of the Maxims of oil and
carry them in their breast pockeU to
keep them warm and dry, and the
men took their rifles to bed with them.
Otherwise the oil would freeze Into a
clogging mess which would cause mis
fires. The water Jackets of the Max
ims became a source of danger and
even a mixture of one-quarter rum
did not prevent the water from frees
Ing. King Cotton In Texas.
So far from being doomed as a cotton
State, we have reason to believe that
cotton production in Texas is in its
Infancy. New methods made neces
sary by the weevil result in larger
production, even with the presence of
the weevil, and when these methods
become universal in Texas, so far
from going out of the business, we
may look for still greater production.
If prices range from 10 to 12 cents
a pound for the next crop, grand old
Texas will have the goods to get from
$150,000,000 to $200,000,000 worth.
Houbton Post.
An Ancient Pointing Press.
One of the oldest printing presses
In existence was built at Boston in
1712 by Thomas Draper. It was the
first press ever used In New Hamp
shire. At that time it was owned by
Daniel Fowler, but afterwards came
into the possession of John Melcher,
the first state printer. It Is now own
ed by a firm of press builders In New
Jersey who keep it as a curiosity.
Electricity Duty Free.
The Royal Italian Minister ol
Financo has Just granted an Italian
firm permission to import free of duty
electric power by wire from a powei
station to be erected In Swiss terri
tory. In giving his decision the Min
ister of Finauce said that no pro
vision had been made in the Italian
tariff for taxing Imported electrll
power.
An Insurance Novelty. - -
An English firm issues picture poe
tal cards, the purchaser of one o
which can, by mailing it to the flrnj
with his name and address on it, la
sure his life for $2,600 for 14 hour!
against travel accldenU. J
, MEN OF GENIUS.
- s"::7s
' Havelock Ellis's studies of tho orlg-
,n nd habU" of the ,,rlt,"h D,cu
aanlua ihn fhol tnnat nama frm
BVUSMI BUWTT fcMWfe IIIWMII aHW a w tu
business life, many from "good fam
ilies," so called, and few from the
clerical profession. Of 103 men of
eminence In ten centuries thirteen
were the sons of carponters, five of
shoemakers, five of weavers and four
of blacksmiths. Browning's father
was a clerk, and so was Bradlaugh's;
Turner's was a barber, Carlyle's a
mason, Huxley's a schoolmaster.
Keat's a livery-stable man, Knox's a
peasant, Wolsey's a grazier and Whit
field's an Innkeeper.
Men of genius aro long-lived. Of
those on Mr. Ellis's list more died be
tween sixty-five and seventy-five than
In any other period. Those living
those beyond eighty 130, and twenty
lived past ninety.
A genius Is not often an only son;
he Is more likely to spring from a
large family. Nor Is ho often tho son
of a distinguished father. He Is some
times a tall man. Twenty six In
stances are cited of great men who
were six-footrrs and over. Among
them are Darwin, Mlllals, Sir Welter
Scott. Tennyson, Borrow, Thackeray
and Fielding.
Grizzly Bear Is Supreme.
It Is a mHtter cf Interest, If not for
patriotic pride, that of all the fight
ing anlniaU America has la the
grizzly bear the fiercest and the most
formidable. Tho lion, the so-called
i "king of beats." Is distinctly Inferior
i in size and power to the Bengal tlg?r.
but a first-rate grizzly could master
both at once. He Is far stronger. Is
better built for running In spite of his
npparent clumsiness, and loves a fij;ht
for the 'fight's sake better than either
of the groat cats of the Old World,,
who keep well under cover when not
hungry.
Like all other hunted animals, the
grizzly has learned to shun men's fire
arms, but in his palmier days he
never "ride-stepped" for anything
that walked, on two legs or four, as
many i:n curly Western hunter learn
ed to his cost.
The Value of the Whale.
An American company has estab-
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est-bllshcd by tho- government at
twelve other points In Newfoundland
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tuslneas of utilizing commercially the
carcarsfs was carried on by an Eng
lish syndicate, which employed a
number of experts, but gave up the
business after expending a capital of
1180,000. Every ounce of the whale Is
ased In the manufacture of oil, stearin,
bone meal or bones and other articles
jf commerce, which are shipped
abroad. This new Industry employs a
rapltal of more than $1,000,000 and
furnishes employment to over 1,000
men.
Medicine for a Dying Tree.
A very old tree was onco rejuven
ated In a remarkable manner. It was
very ancient walnut that had for
years shown signs of decay. But the
keeper In front of whose house the
tree stood took to slinging the car
cass of each deer he killed on to one
of its boughs for dressing. During
tho process all the blood dripped on
the ground and was absorbed. The
following spring this tree put forth an
I astonishing crop of leaves, and In less
,. a 0'.vu
; wood and BnowlnK B the v,or whIch
had characterized It thirty years be
fore. The Country Gentleman.
Financial Aid te Racial Increase.
The latest scheme for the encour
agement of population in France la
that of the Paris, Lyons & Mediter
ranean Railway Company, which baa
adopted the following scale In the case
of employes who have large families:
Employes whose wages do not exceed
j 2,100f. per annum, and who have three
children or persons to provide for, will
receive a gratuity of $6 per annum;
for a family of four, $16; of five $U0;
of six, MS; ot seven, $70; of eight.
$82; of nlnt. $166.
Uses for Old Parchments.
Quite a good price is paid by a
French firm for old parchments of all
descriptions. They have a process for
removing the Ink, and eventually the
cleaned stuff comes back to us as the
finest French kid gloves. The clip
pings left when the gloves are made
are not wasted either. Mixed with
pieces of vellum and leather, they are
boiled down for size. And the coarse
shavings, with odds and ends of seal
and other skins, come in handy for
filling cheap cricket, and tennis balls.
London Tit-Bits.
Coreans as Wood Finishers.
When the palace at Seoul wee
burned the famous Hall of Audience
was destroyed. Each of its many col
umns was formed from the trunk of a
tree. Each was over 10 feet In height,
and all were rounded to the same ex
act size. No paint or varnish had ever
touched them. They were kept wash
ed with clean water, and then polUh
ed merely by much rubbing with soft,
clean pads. They shone like metal
and yet showed all the beautiful grain
of the timber.
Deer Come to Town.
A herd of 37 deer were seen feeding
. open neld within 100 yards of
the maln Btreet at Oaadale, L. I., the
otner aay. They were not at all timid
And B6veral people took photograph
of theni
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