s THE GREAT FAMINE IN INDIA, $ That tho monsoon has lirnki'ii nml Hint in I n Is falling throughout tho Ktrlekrll district of Imllii doe not lni'iin Unit the fit m I no 1m lit nil end. The runup of the dunlin- was lack of tnln. The present fall !m the first tlie ronntry ha known In t went y-f our mouths with the exception of the one liour's rnln which fell on the 'Joth of July lust yrnr. Hence rnln must now ifnll for ninny weeks before the parched nrface Will heroine Softened to n imlllclcnt depth to assure lh raising of n crop. Moreover, million of head Cf rnttle. tilnoty-flvo per cent, of nil Hl.INI) VICTIMS OP T:iK the entile, I;. deed, lnive died, for v.mt of foililer, nml funnels tin; tleil hind nml foot till (iovottiineiil supplies iww live Hlnrk to replace the old, iis, bones lie Krattoreil over thu whu'.e country. Therefore desperate distress still ex ists, t iler desolation Is mill Hie lot of millions. If the Covcriiincnt Were How to withdraw lis nld, shut up the relief ,vork nnd poor-houses, seven million homeless, helpless people would he In Imminent thinner of s nrv lng to dentil. Moreover, slnee the rnln ha come scores of thousands who Imve lieen saved from denth hy star vation nre threntencd with death by oxposnrr. lllnnkcts nnd clothing lire genre; only one person In every thou Mild possessing more thiin n loin cloth. Never since the world begun huvc ten million people, nt one time, boon nhsoluicly without n crumb of their own to cut. Gilsou Wlllcts, the special corre spondent of Collier's Weekly, writes ns follows nhout vhnt he sow In In dia: "The brendless area, ewers SoO.OOO square miles, one-third of nil 1 ml lit. big ns nil our New lhiglnnd, Middle mid Southern Slnlcs. In this nren nre D0,OO0,00O people, one-sixth the entire population of India, a number equal to our whole, well-fed family enst of 'the Mississippi. Ten millions nre Mi ll E ORPHANS IN THB TOOB HOUSE. destitute, nnd of these Govern- ut Is tujlug enro of U,5oo,000 on re ef wot' ?P nnd In poor-houses. "As for the mortnllty more famlno deaths dally than tho total American Josses iu tho Spanish-American war; tnoro deaths weekly Until the lloer und British losses to il.'ito In their pres ent war, nnd a grand total of famine -deaths, since January 1, ciinnl to twice the figuro nt which U placed the losses on both sides from all DEAD BODIES Off THE BTAltVED ON causes In tlie CJvU Wnr. Iu nctunl figures the death list' amount to nore than 8000 dally, 100,000 each XWik, 700,000 tbU year. . IrIIHI VI "Tp-country r.-nwleil the tniln, pirn selircrs ho lew Hint eileh of lis hml II c.irrlngo In hlniHelf. Twenty live miles from Itotnlmy vegetation conned. Kyes Henrelieil the miles vainly for n single green eek. We IiikI pmscd even Hie last cactus. Illnsts of hot nlv, ns from iiiIIIIoiim of furnace, ill most suffocated ns, nml yet the trees of the 'Jackal Jungle' bordering the f n rum wi re shorn of loaves, im In n 'mm l In 11 whiter. .Ineknls relihl lie scon prowling, trying to hhle tiehlml tree trunks, mid we shuddered nt the thought of their 'dally broad.' Ilti- I'AMlN'i: IN A l'OOU IIOUHli. 111:111 Hindis nml bones dotting the snn ,il"il llclils tohl nwl'iil stories. "one liiiiilred miles up the train (mvlrd Into llujfirnl. once the Harden, i Hie S.iliarn, of India. The whole world, level ns 11 prairie, barren as n desert, was dust -colored. The only lliliej; of nnotlier color was the train. Kven the nuked trees were routed with Hie dusi of the desert. The train zlziiK'.'id In and out between farms and deserted villages, where there was 110 11 vlntr HiliiK nnywhere. not even a Jackal. Yen, few neninperlnu ii'niikcjB seemed to lind fun keeping HUE ItKACHI',) TIIK ltF.I.lKK CAMP TOO LATE. piuv wllh the train. Huge, nlniost ape-size, they were, und dust-colored, too. "Ulvers, strcanis, lakes, pools had disappeared, leaving beds, like the lield.s, parched wastes of earth. Water, except In the few remaining wells, had vanished from the earth's sur face. Wo were journeylnqr through n depopulated Hades. Were nil the lib scut ours nt work In tho relief camps? After nil, besides the monkeys, wo did occasionally see a stray brown man, or n stray brown group of families, trudging, probably bound for n relief camp, where they would arrive too late, so weak, so wasted, that the first Ktoniaehfiil of curry would bo like n mortal wound. At stations nearest these enmps tho train paused for water, which was brought by gaunt, half-dead coolies In buckets from thu nearest cholera-Infected Well. "Two hundred miles nnd two days from ltombny tho train wriggled Into tho hg station nt Ahmedabad, tho city In tho heart of tho desert. Ordinary population, lon.OOU; 1'amltio popula tion, i:u,000 the 100,000 living hi stuiio houses, normally, nml tho 30,000 in straw tents on tho relief works out side tho city walls. These were tho people I had como to see. This ramp was tho Mecca for all f limine victims wlililn a radius of thirty miles. None within that urea need starve. All were welcome. Here they could cam two nnnn8 (four cents) n day, which would buy grain enough to sustain life. Tho camp was divided Into three sections; In tho first, 0,000 people were digging a reservoir half ns big FUNEBAL PYRES HEADY FOU liUHNlNO as Central Park; In tho second, 7000 were building a narrow-gunge rail road; Iu the third, 3000 were breaklug tone for roadbed. Two-thirds of "the wniUeM were women. On tho Innll works the men dtitf tho rotossnl pit, the women curried nway the sand lu bushels on their heads, Tho great WAITIXll rilB AN DI1HKH OS TIIK BUN N1AII (illlAlt PP.AI.Kn). reservoir was for the ri-servn storage of water, thus provhlln:; ngnltist Hie recuiieiice of fillnllle III Hie future. Ill the stone breaking seel Ion both men and women broke stone, but women only were the burden bearers, Carry lug nway the broken stone In baslielM on Hielr heads, each tottering under her load for 11 distance of from 0110 to two miles, till she rnme to (he pile to which she must add her share, day by day. Among the slolie lirenkcis were nursing mothers, old crones, young girls. Due mother broke si one Willi one hand while Willi the other she helil an Infant on her lap. Death claimed the child even while I looked 011, und the native In charge of Hid gang of thirty to which the mother be longed came nnd Iook the little body nway. She followed It awhile with animal eyes, then, niter pulling her lorn saree closer iiboiit her face, re sumed her tank, grasping the hammer now with both hiindrf. "Next morning tit sunrise we fol lowed the carls that gathered up the dead. In a cleared space In the adja cent Jungle we attended the funeral of sixty-live famine victims. Tho ashes of 11 thousand other victims lay In white, smoking heaps. On top of these lish heaps low-caste men piled logs-four such piles. Atop the logs were thrown the sixty flvo bodies, (lie morning's harvest. (In the bodies more logs were thrown, till only 11 foot here, a head there, protruded. Then the four 'illes were set 11 fire, nnd tho Humes of the funeral pyres leaped far above the tops of the surrounding trees. Thus Is tho trace of famine obliterated from tlm face of India." Conrturtor W 11 Psynlilo MyMiiry, 'I have known streetcar conductors to fuss nnd worry," said the 1'sychle Cncklcr, "to roll out tho names of streets nnd carry passengers past them; to quarrel nnd give back talk ns n result. Hut the other day t met n ninrvel mining conductors. He was oil 11 California uvenue car and ho never opened his mouth from the time he left Sixth tivcnuo until he reached Arthur street, where I ge off. Nobody ever spoke to him or beckoned to lilni, so far ns I could see, but tho car stopped nt different places and people got off. I was puzzled mid paid strict attention, but failed to fathom tho mystery. I wanted to go to Arthur street, didn't know where It was, save that It was a good distance out, but said nothing to tho conductor. Talk ing didn't seem possible on that car. I!y nml by tho cur stopped and nobody got off. The conductor looked stern ly nt me. I mumbled an apology, I didn't know why, und got olt ut once. The neighborhood was strange to me. but tho fact remains that I got off at Arthur street. I do not undertake to explain this thing; I simply mention it."-rittKburg Dispatch. KxmmuutnK 'lrouiiittitucrf, Tho Hr'Hsl! soldier Is 11 tlrst-rhiss flgh .ng man, but his mental attri butes are not always very high. Nu merous nuecdotcs nre told of the sim plicity of his Ideas, aud tho following Is, perhaps, 0110 of tho best: A gunner In 0110 of tho campaigns lu Egypt was serving his piece, when ho wus surrounded so elosely by Arabs that he had to use his rammer as a club, lie reputed tho euomy aud saved his gun at tho expense of a broken rammer, aud for his bravery be was selected for tho Victoria Cross When summoned before tho board of otilcers, tho soldier thought It was for the breach of discipllue lu having broken tho rummer, and, before a word could bo said, ho spoke up and volunteered a plea of "guilty, with cx tenuatlug clrcumstiinees." Tliero was a broad smile on tho face of tho board, but tho soldier got the Cross. BIck Belloi Mail In Germany. - Preparations tire already being made In largo Industrial ceutres to meet or ders for I'ekln relies, shell splinter brooches, bullets, Chinese skulls und "match-boxes made from tho wood work of the British Lcgutlon" these last largely In Ceruinny. Sieges are, however, becoming rather a drug in the luurUet. St. Jnaies tiasette. V." --.'p.-. 'AitSt . tT.il " A RU3TIC CLOCK. Keep Aronrnm Tim Altlionih All Wnrhlim I'aru Am nt Wnml. Thi rustle dock shown herewith, nccordlng to Itevue ('hrotiomelrlijue, was rotiMtructed by M. Ilonllat, ti rlofkmiiker of t'ontmiccs, Kriuire, ns n curious piece of horology, yet not withstanding Its rusticity It scrum to conduct itself with much regularity, nnd rcllccts credit on the mecliaiilciil skill of Its author. It possesses nil the necessary organs, iilHumgh Ihey lire exceedingly simple. Two small logs of live wood, fastened crosswise, con stitute the base, mid two upright Sticks, solidly colllleeled nt top mid bottom, rervrt for the reception of tlm nrhors. The mechanism consists of n motor weight, n fournrmcd wheel nnd eseajieiiieiil rack, n pendulum nnd two pulleys, one of which has n rraiik nml handle for winding. A dial nml hands, mmno ot.ot'K. with the dial work, complete I ho en semble. All Is of wood, except the wheel range of the rack, which Is of metal. The motor weight Is suspend ed from the drum of tho four nrmcd wheel, which occupies tho ceil tin I part of the clock. The force. Is trans mitted to the pendulum mid the mo tion work by n wire, four mid n half meters 111 length, rolled on one hand on the 11 i-l tor of the rack, nml on (lie other attached to one of the anus of Hie wheel, 11s shown ill the Illustra tion. The pendulum Is at Inched to n wire, of which the length Is regulated by means of a pin seen nt Hie top of the frame. The winding Is cliectcd by means of a pulley placed nt the lower part of the const ruction mid connected with the axis of (he escape ment wheel by mi endless wire. The Hint ion work Is operated with the nld of a pinion of Hirer leaves acting on 11 cannon pinion of sevcnt.v-two teeth, which revolves once nn hour. This pinion Is 011 the arbor of Hie rsenpe tneiil rack, so thai; Hie latter makes twenty-four revolutions nn hour; ns It him 120 teeth the virtual length of thu pendulum Is nhout ,'KM! centimeters. Tho wheel rcvolvrs otico lu four hours. Clenernt Mllfm In III New Uniform. The new uniform of lleiiteiinnt-gen-crul, which hns been built lifter de signs iniido by (icnerul Miles himself, promises to create a reform In Kuropu which will bring the old style military dress of high rank up-to-date, (icn erul Mlles's new regimentals nre sonic- GENERAL MILKS IX HIS NEW UNIFORM, thing to shame tho nntltpjo styles of the continent and Urcnt ltritalu. The coat Is of n rich dark blue ma terial, illuminated with triple rows of buttons. There nro collars und cuffs of dark blue velvet, nnd the cuffs nre three inches lu depth. There nre gold epaulets, with solid crescents, bear ing three stars Instead of two, as un der tho old regime. Tho shoulder straps, of dark blue, are four inches long, bordered with gold embroidery, and on each strap nre three stars em broidered in silver. In selecting his hendgear nnd that of his staff Ucncral Miles bus fol lowed tho Husslan fashion. , The Governor of Cieorgln, popula tion lu 1S00 1,800,000, receives 3000 a year salary. , The Governor of New Jersey, popula'tlou lu 1S00 1,400,000. receives f 10,000. JtlM Mil If If if M MmkmmiF 1 m THE REALM OF FASHION. New York t'lly.-Tho lilted Jacket bnsipie that ran be worn Indoors or ns part of n street costume never goes out. of style. This season It Is short nnd embodies some hint of the mill- Firrr.rt jackkt iiahu.uk. tary Inlliietiec Hint renders It especially Hiiiart. As llitslrated Hie May Miinton model Is made from Hue broadcloth III n rich brown, with vest of erciim while nnd trimming of brown braid edged with while, but till suiting materials nro suitable, vicuna nnd Venetian cloths being generally good. The bnsipie Is cut with n centre nun 111, side backs nnd uiidcr nrm gores, nnd Is fitted with double ilnrts. Hie lumiy seams, ns well ns the narrow Vest, lending lo give 11 tapering elTeet. .While It Is excellent for nil figures, it Ftilta the stout ones ns few models run, nnd reduces apparent size us far ns It Is possible to do. The Sleeves nre two Hcnmod nnd fit snugly to the wrists, where they lire slashed mid flare over the builds. The high stand ing collar Ills smoothly, nml Is singu larly effective ininle of Hie two colors, nlthotigh It run bo of cither one en tire, If preferri-d. To rut this Jacket bnsiptn for a womnn of medium size one mid three quarter yards of material forty-four Inches wide, of one nnd three-elghihs JO ft mm MISSES' bOLEItO WAIST. yards fifty Inches wide, with five eighths yards for vest und collar, will bu required. M !' Ilolero Walet. Whatever other styles tho senson nioy have In store, tho bolero will re main a favorite for young girls, ns well ns for their older sisters mid inainmas. Tho very chic May Man ton design shown iu the large engrav ing Is youthful ut the same time that it Is eminently practicable und suited to a variety of luutcrlitls. As Illus trated, the Jacket Is of fawn-colored vicuna cloth, with bauds of rich red bruld, tlie waist or, soft-finished talTetii in n slightly lighter iduido with em broidered dots of red, that match the braid, and worn with a crush licit and collar of pnnno velvet ribbon In tlie some warm color. Velvet could, how ever, be substituted for Hie bolero with ttdmlrulilo effect, nnd nil suiting ma terial nre entirely appropriate. Tlie waist Is Hindu over a fitted lin ing that closes nt the centre front. On It Is nrruugrd the full front, that is tucked to form a pointed yoke. As shown. It is Included In the light shoul der nnd under-arm seams, aud hooked over to the left; but. If preferred, can bo opened nt the centre, tho closing lie lug concealed by thu folds. Tho little Jacket can bo mado entirely separate nnd slipped on over the waist. It is simplicity itself, fitted with shoulder mid jiudcr-arin scams ouiy, and is lined throughout with silk. The sleeves nre two-seamed aud nro fin ished nt the wrists with roll-over flare cuffs. To cut this bolero waist for a miss of fourteen years of age two and three eighths yards of material twenty-one inches wide, one aud one-quarter yards forty-four inches wide, or one yard fifty Inches wide, with ouo yord of silk twenty inches wldo for thu full front, will bo required. rp.to-Dt. A golf skirt up-to-date lias a new fangied pocket added to bold a few ex tra golf balls as a reserve for an emer gency. This Is an outside pocket, aud hns an envelope flap, which buttons over to keep the bulls from hopping out during exercise. The pocket must be placed at the left side. It would be In the way of tat player If. ar- or ranged nt. the right side. This mil only bn ninile on n henvy skirt, such ns corduroy or cloth. The weight of the balls would drag n phptn skirt out of shape. The pocket should bn rnpn clous, or there Is no need, otherwise, for Its existence. The Pointed Unit fronf. The newer lenther bells for wonr wllh morning gowns nre slender nil nroiiml, rxe-pt In front, where tlm lower rd'; broadens to dip down nnd produce tlie desirable loug-wnlsted ef fect. These new bells bnve two buckles, only one of which Is fastened. They nre on both sides of Ihe pointed piece of leather. A while ooze lenther belt Is machine ntiiclii'd with black, mid the black patent leather belts lire Honiel hues decorated with n narrow faring of white leather on the edges, or a h often ns not nre stitched with while thread. All Hie hilliualloiiH from fashion ren in's lire lo the effort thai sleeves nro lo be loose tills winter. Not that then Is any ilangcr of 11 return to Hie over grown monstrosities of n few years 111:0, but It Is not going to be fashion able lo have the sleeve lilted closely to the Hues of the arm. Sleeves will be draped. They will have ilahily raps ami riilllcs mid shirring, mid will otherwise lie made an iillractlve fen lure of Hie gown of Hie coming sen son. Allium! In Ihe Uliow. Very long ruff of lure nre worn over Hie forearm. They nre rlose lltling, rather 11 tight envelope for the crepoii or mohair lienealli. They con tinue their Journey upward from the wrist, mid freipiently reach the el bow, where ihey nre lost to sight be neath the elliow puff of silk, or of chiffon. As the upper edge of the lace cuff Is not visible, you ran use plern lure for Hie ruff, If yon have no rdgo hire wllh border of the suitable depth. f'llnllia HIIII Ihe Vngue. Long chains of milhpie design will bo popular during the season. Homo nre hung with odd rharins nnd pcud nuts. LailleiT Circular Skirt. Skirts that tit snugly nt tho upper portion nnd tlaro freely nt the feet make a marked fenturo of autumn styles. Tho circular model lends it self to the mode peculiarly well and Is becoming to nil slight and medium figures, nt the same time that It is singularly well ndapted to cloths nnd all wide materials. Indications point to many striped inatcrlnls for fall nnd winter wear, nnd tho Illustration by May Mjinton shows tho skirt In a tun cheviot with lines of brown, but nil plain mid small figured materials are equally suitable. The skirt Is cut In one piece, with the seam at the buck. It Is fitted nhout the hips with small darts, and the fulness nt the wuist Is laid In an In verted pleat nt tho centre buck. The folds formed lire graceful, and te Hare provided means abundant free dom for the fort. When plaid goods Is used, n good effect Is obtained by making a seam nt tho centre front, thu pattern bring laid on the bias edge of tho material In pluco of on the doublo fold. The plaid must. of course,, bo carefully matched, but when that is done the result is a good one, and the sides, falling on the straight, are not so liable to sag. To cut this skirt for a womnn of CIIiCi.-r.AB SKIUT. medium size three and one-half yards of material fifty inches wide, or three and three-quarter yanls forty-four Inches wide, will be required. 9 -
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