x i OOO00O0OCOC0C50CCCO00O0C00C BOER PRISONERS OFF AMERICA'S COAST Qnaiirrrd Oppnulte Ifninlltnn, ItwrramlA, OOOOOC 000003CO0O0CCOCOO TTT i it UK 2.100 Boer prisoners In ilt Bel :mula are quartered on ' I ' ... . I Tucker's and Morgan Islands, In Crent Sound, opposite tho Uty of Hamilton, write n raw Bpnndcnt of the New York Wn-ld. .The entire nrrn of tin- lles mi which Sheso men mid their guard will lie encamped l less tlmn thirty acres, Dan-ell's Island, containing tho I Ft lot o.' prisoners, those who arrived from Cape Town In .7imi, Is lis ti'nn llwenty acres In extent, n lonjr i::ir row strip of hind on which the llivco summer mm liciitn down, rcllech d In I jmujb'i 'ij, y . i i'm(,f . ""'VSCT- - im. - ii i JJENEKAL. VIEW OP TUB BERMUDA ISLANDS. WIIEltR TIIM .BRITISH ARE SENDINU BOER ROW ISLAND IX THE CENTRE THE FIRST DETACHMENT WAS ; rORT'S ISLAND. WHERE THE HOSPITALS ARE STATIONED. TUCKERS ISLAND IS THE SMALL ONE AT EXTREME LEFT IN BACKGROUND. e glare of the tropic sea. Its rocky rface Is covered with a thin soil i which grows n coarse grass nnd few scrubby rediirs. Piirroll's Is stnnt nbout fiOO ynrds from the aln Island nnd Is surrounded liy the Ight shnllow waters of the sound. Across this Island Is a strong Iron ice, to the enst of 'It Is the Boer np. composed of ten rows of tents, ns closely together ns possible. e nnd on a tiny Island, Burt's one , to the north, nre huddled to- er like sheep In n pen some 030 ncrs of war, eighteen of whom Ulcers. - - sick have been placed on nn small Island, Port's, on which onvalescent tent nnd hospital for tbelr accommodation Is 'l? built. tvrtma bobb prisoners ox board SHIP AT PORT NATAL. It baa been very hot and dry for (weeks, and no provision lias yet been knnde for on ample supply of fresh iwater. A condensing machine was bent out from England, but It is Sseless so fnr, because nn important part of the machinery was left be tiind. There are no wells- In Bermuda. Hk.ll the water used on the main Island 1a rain wator caught In huge cisterns, Bnd the supply Is low, owing to the (drought. Their cooking places are till Incomplete. England has sent these prisoners lo the smallest and most helpless of tier colonies, from which the brand Bf a penal colony had been wiped hway chiefly by tho Introduction of he Industry of Illy-growing by on i 1 I V I (BOW THE PRISONERS ARB FENCED IN ON DARRELL'S ISLAND, i A THICK NETWORK OP BARBED WIRE OFFERS UNCOMFORT f " 'ABLE RESISTANCE TO ESCAPING BOERS. ' timer lean and by tho winter Tlsits Of Americana to an American hotel. mi. int.&i. it-.- " i. - i.i.hj. ry AUW lUIWUILIilll ui tut iiinuui uosuy seem to ueiieve mat a uoer If mixture of pirate nod cannibal with a dash of wIMcnt thrown ln New rifles enn now bo found In prlv nte possession among the colonlaiii to defend their household If ono of the Boers get loose! A Boer prisoner nmttsed himself by making n toy. n little lox, ami threw It to n resilient who rowed pnst tlm rnmp In hi liont. The lid of tn bo olid back mill showed n snake's hend with n pin for n tonj.Mii'. The licr mtidnn keeps It. ns n relic of wnr. but with the greatest rnre, not allowing nny one to toni'h It. ns he thinks the pin Is probably poisoned. rreenntlons nre tnken to gttnrd the prisoners ns If they were 'dangerous wild beast instead of iiminneil gray liulred old farmers, some of them nenrly eighty yenrs of ngo, kindly fiithers of fimillles, three with grand elilldren with them, little hoys under twelve yenrs of ngo. A gunboat lies on either side, nnd not fnr nwny nre th batteries of PRISONERS. THE T.nxn NAIi. IS DARRELL'S ISLAND . WHEHB SENT. OrrOSITE THIS IS one of Cront Britain's grentost dock yards, all pointed day nnd night at that helpless camp. Hlnce the escape of Dnvld dil Ploy n powerful search light has swept tho camp from time to time during the night to prevent further escapes. Two prisoners did swim to the shore of the main Island lately, div ing under the water to avoid the search lights, only to be caught by the negro soldiers. A reward Is offered for Information concerning any runaway, nnd nil per sons arc warned that a severe pun ishment awaits nny person who falls to Inform the nearest English officer or magistrate of the whereabouts of nn escaped Boer. Along the shore of Warwick Par ish a sentinel pnees, watching the Boers, ready to nlann the enmp of negro soldiers Just over the hill. On a few small sun-baked Isles within 700 "miles of New York Bay 3000 men will soon be sweltering In the August sun. There are. only nbout 5000 white Inhabitants In Bermudn. There nre 10,000 colored subjects of King Edward. Books, papers, food can be sent to the Boer prisoners of war, but nobody may go to speak to them. They nre Incommunicado, shut off from sound of a voice of sym pathy. Fnahlnni For Ojimmlte Vfnrknn. In factories where gunpowder nnd the modern high explosives nre made the grcntest precautions ngalust acci dent nre taken. Not only nre the buildings so con structed ns to minimize tho danger of explosion, but the dress of the work men Is also regulated by tho manage ment. All workers In smokeless or nltro powder mid other high explosives wear rubber nprons uud Blceves. Another safety appliance is tho aluminium hel met, which causes tho simlau appear nneo of tho men In tho picture. Th object of this queer coatumo is to pro tect the man from splashes of aeld and other chemicals. The tonga car ried by one of the men are made of aluminum and are used for makluj guncotton from Its bath of nitric acid, which has so effect upon aluminum. MBMHaBMlVDSManapBsi fum in in iBTlliisi im a i iimmumh J MEASURING THE SUN'S HEAT. The Iininrn Work nan hf th Itrs on tli Rsrth't Surrr. Every school boy knows that rain Is produced by the sun evaporating tho water from the sea nnd tho repreclpl tntloii of this water. But let him ask ! 1 i . ' CiffCT' II HtAT ft I Q A I ,t KM . C0HDIMS19 MF.AStTRtSO Tnn son's hrat. bis teacher nt whnt rate this evnporn-J tlon takes place and few will be nblo to answer. In trder to study the forco of the sun Professor Bnehniinn has, according to Nature, devised what he calls a "Solar Calorimeter." By menus of this nppnratus the sun's rays nre concentrated by a rellector upon tho surface of n silver tube In which is water, the area of all parts belns accurately measured. Now the beat from tho sun changes the water lit the sliver boiler to steam nnd this Is condensed by a suitable arrangement and measured. Thus by noting the time required, the area of the various surfaces and the nniount of water changed to steam the sun's heat can be calculated. Observations made nt Sohng In Egypt showed that the sun could evnpornte to steam more 'than seven teen nnd a half cubic centimeters of water per square meter of surface per minute. No nllownnce has been mnde for Instrumental Imperfections, They certainly exist and by making suitable corrections we llnd the force of the suu per square meter to be ?q"unl to niiont. cue horse-power. By making suitable calculations the au thor reckons thnt each meter of the sun's surface emits 45,000 horse-power per minute. . . i . ,; Signs hy KtiRllnll Burglars, Should you, while taking your morn ing or evening stroll around your house, not lee nny of these drawings, or any chall; marks In the lenst resem bling them, on your garden wnll or U13 walls of your house, says Answers, HARKS tTSKD BI ENOLISB HOUBEBREAKEH notify tho police. Thesa elgus nro la common use among housebreakers ar.d trnmps nud thieves, each having Its special significance. Thus Fig. 1 means: Following tho point of the arrow, tho fourth bcv.so la tho direction given li to Iw burgled during tho nlgjt of tha next aooa creseer.t.' Tho tools reeded for tho burglary ara Indicated In tho second Hue. A blid (lantern), do (hammer), key, pitcher (chloroform), ncd ladder. Fig. 2, a key crossed by an arrow, neauo that a frec-lanco tramp has been loiounolteiin;; and desires assist aut; also that It would not bo amiss to visit tha place at night, whea la all probability a valuable acQualutunco lujy be formed. Fig. 3, two swords crossed, with an arrow running through, signifies the direction a certala trooj) of traups or gypsies have taken. Fnihions For Kqiiloci. EATS W0BH BT PHILADELPHIA HOBSSf Dunura xaa hot spill, i jz- - 1 1 BLEACHING PROCESS. Attention Csltrit to a Moitlflrntlon of the Suit Wntnr Melhnit. The production of n blenching nnl disinfectant liquor by the electrolysis of salt water Is a thoroughly well un derstood commerclnl process. Soino yenrs ngo It was tried on n large scab? for the disinfection of the garbage: refuse of New Y'oik City, but for soi-iu rensou was never followed up. Consu lar Agent Harris, of Elbenstock, !cr many, sends the following Illustration and information In rcgnrd to a modi lli atlon of tills principle for tho use of textile niniiurncturers, laundries and others, requiring chloride of lime for bleaching or disinfecting purposes, such ns laundries, hospitals, etc. In this, device the production of tho bleaching liquor Is continuous ns long ns desired, nnd the current for Its op eration can bo taken from the ordi nary house mains. The npparatns consists of n box of slate, swung on trunnions, with nn Inlet for the brlno and nn outlet for the sodium hypochlo rite, which Is the active chetnlcnl Meneher. The current pusses In nt one end of the box. nnd passing be tween the poles or electrodes nt oppo site ends, traverses the solution of brine, disintegrating It and producing the blenching solution. It Is asserted that the bleaching liquor Is suitnblo f"r bleaching raw cotton, yarns, Juto of flax, paper, clothes, etc. For use In laundries the apparatus Is somewhat moilllled in form nnd attached to thn washing tubs. This solution Is claimed ti be less harmful to the fibres of tho threads than the usual bleaching pow ders, goods blenched by electrolytic means here ilescrllied losing only two per cent., against some eight per cent, for chloride of lime blench. The ra pidity of the bleaching operation Is also somewhat Increased. Flllplnn T.pttur Csrrlitrs, The queerest mall carriers In tho United States postal service are tho Igorrote Indians of the Philippine Islands, which are shown in the ac compnnylng photograph. The l'ostniaster-tienernl at Wash ington may make nil the rules he pleases nbout shirt wnlsts and other' proper uniforms for United States mall carriers, but the Igorrotes will disregard them nil. Their idea of aj uniform Is a breechcloth, nud noth ing cnu change thnt notion. ( It must be ndmltted that this cos-, tumo shows olt their figures to good( advantage. The Igorrotes, though' small, are well proportioned men, audi their muscles nro Hrm as a profes-' slonal athlete's. These couriers carry mall from Dagupan to Unglo, Botiguet Prov ince, the round trip being one hun dred miles for $1, nnd consider them selves making good money at that. Their principal diet Is rice nnd fish, nud though It may sound somewhat Btrnngo "dog" Is their chief luxury. In leaving Dagupan It is no un unual sight to see them each with from eight to a dozen dogs. They pay twenty-five to forty ceutnvns for each dog, according to his size and condition. They travel naked through S0STUA8TS3 riNcssionn AJO TWO Off iti3 maIj CAr.iur.r.3. tho lunulas sunshine of Luzon with ra'jeU mere coufort than nn Ar.ierl taa with umbrella and fan. Their otla is almost no tough as that of a cariboo, and their feet have never Unowa what ahoea nre. "They nre perfectly trustworthy," says Post aiastcr' Klngsmore, of Ing upau, "more so than tho avcrago Fil ipino, nnd among nil I have ever seen tot ono was a beggar." nglUh linages About Spurt. Lord Grey tie Ruthyn claims the right to carry tho sovereign's golden spurs. A Field Marshal wears gilt spurs, nnd mounted officers of other services wear Bteel spurs, except In mess dress. A victorious South Af rican general hns been presented by his many admirers with a pair of gold spurs. lie will never bo able to wear them In uulform. London News. A specially trained sanitary troop lately drilling near Berlin has trans formed cars of different kinds Into hospital cars with berths for slclt or wounded In from three and one halt to five minutes per car. rrfi cvriovs .Yu REACTS, Cast-Iron plows were first made In this couniry In 1707. nnd were gnvitly objected to from the belief Hint the enst Iron poisoned the ground and pre vented plants trom growing. At Little Diinmow, In Essex, Eng land, n flitch of bacon Is given yearly to such mnrrlcd couples ns can declare upon oath thnt they have not quar reled and have not wished themselves unmarried for n year and n day. The custom wns established In 1411. At n North London church the gold wedding ring not being In evidence, one of the bridesmaids cut off a lock of her hair nnd handed it to the pros pective htlMmnd, who, to the amuse ment of all present, deftly Improvised a ring which answered all the purposes of the one he had so carelessly forgot ten. Tapers recently discovered In Spnln show that Columbus, ns Admiral of the licet of cnravels that discovered America, received payment of $.120 a year, while the captains of his three ships were- paid $10, $1S nnd $10 n month, while the wages of the sailors were from $2 to $.1.-10 per month, with rations nnd two suits of clothes a year. There were eighty-two men in nil un der pay. A thief lately arrested In Madrid. Spain, inrrled n concealed electric bat tery with n metallic plate which .' carried In his right hand, no would approach a man offering his hand In friendly fashion. If the man respond ed by clasping the outstretched hand an overpowering shock wns the result and thn thief would get through his work nnd nway before the victim re covered. A curious commodity Mint enters Into nearly all preparations of food always attracts the curiosity of trav elers who visit the Bolivian market. It Is preserved potatoes, cut Into cubes or slices and exposed to tho nlr until the moisture Is entirely evaporated. They have n dry, corky appearance nnd nre almost tasteless. They nre nl ways used In the preparation of "chiipo," the national dish, which Is nlwnys the first course nt both break fast nud dinner. Some yenrs ngo a respectable mer chnut wns summoned nt n London po 1'ce court for refusing to exhibit his ticket to the railway Inspector nt a certain metropolitan station. It trans pired In the course of tho evidence that, for some reason or other, tho gentleman In question had n rooted objection nt nil times nnd sensons to displaying his pnstchonrd, though It was not hinted for ono moment that ho had the slightest desire to defraud the company. Tho magistrate charac terized his action as n "foolish freak," nnd mulcted him In n small line. The line was paid, but the olisllnnte Indi vidual before leaving the court Indi cated his Intention of ndherlng ill U'3 future to his reninrkable conduct. A Fly's Wing. Most respectable insects have two pairs of wings, but n Hy has only ono pair, with a scallop on the rear edgo of each, showing that in earlier days It had "openers," even If they went Into the discard later. These scallops nre called "halteres." or balancers, nnd It Is the theory of some that they help to steer the fly. They say that when the starboard balancer Is clipped off the fly goes hard n-starhoard, and vice versa. But under each of these scales Is a globular process, with a long tube fringed with cilia, believed to bo sensitive to odors. These globu lar processes pump nlr luto the nerv n res or veins of the wings nnd keep tl.em taut and stiff, for thin though the wing may seem, It is really a dou ble texture. Perhaps clipping off the b.-.lnncer lets the air out of the wing nnd so disables It. A fly is able -. ' snuutcr along through tho air nt the rate of five feet a second, but when It Is In a particular hurry It can go about thirty-five feet a second, which Is u two-thirty gait. lis wings bent the air at nbout the snmo ratio of vibra tion of tho piano siring E, first line of tho treble stnff; but that Is not Its only means of audible expression. When it gets excited and cannot brents nwny from tho fly-paper It makes Its thorax vibrate at n higher pitch. You have heard that Cninpanlnl could sing high C with chest voice. He could not, but n fly with Its feet stuck fast an. Harvey Suthcrlaud, In Ainslee's. Mr, riinnillcr't Kiirljr I.onnn. It was uhvnys noticed of William E. Chandler, whllo lu tho Senate, that he never allowed thu present moment to pass when ho had anything to do. Tho word "procraKtinntiou" wns not In his lexicon. This lesson ho had had drilled Into him early by his mother, a New England womnn of sturdy con science und character. Once, when ho came home for a holiday from an academy six miles distant, she discov ered that he had let: his umbrella at school. "WHIInm," snld she, "you need not take off your hat. (!o right back and fetch that umbrella." "But, mother," plendcd tho lad, "that's six miles, and the tenuis are all movlug this way now, so I shan't get a lift." - "Then walk," was all the comfort be got. He trudged off, recovered his um brella, and made a philosophical up plication of this and" other experi ences In tho same line to the business which filled his life at a later stage. Washington Post. New York City. Tucks, fnr from losing favor, nppenr to be steadily gaining ground nnd will be oorrcct for the next, ns well ns tho present Benson. The novel May Mnntnn shirt waist shown Is of white taffeta silk, and Is mnde over the fitted lining, but nil wnlst materials nre appropriate and the lining can be omitted when washable fabrics nre used. The foundation fits snugly and closes at the centre front. On It nro arranged tho portions of the waist proper. Tho -A TCCKF.D BirinT WAIST. Ml j MVfrVSSt VwK.-rr-i rf::-.- Tl!-y 4 Wl ETON fronts are tucked to yoke depth, then fall free to form soft folds, but the backs are tucked for their entire length and are arranged to give u tapering effect to tho figure. The novel yo!:e extends over the sleeves, but can be cut oK at the arms eyes when preferred. The sleeves ure lu bishop style, tucked for ionrly their length, but left free to form puffs above the narrow pointed cuff bauds. At tho neck Is n regulation stock collar with which is worn n tie of black .velvet to match tho belt. To cut this waist for n womau of medium size, three nnd seveu-elghtb yards twenty-one inches wide, three and seven-eighth yards twenty-seven Inches wide, three mid live-eighth ynrds thirty-two Inches wldo or two and one-fourth ynrds forty-four Inches Wldo will bo required. l'otnan'i Kton. Cions remain first favorites for light weight Jackets nnd will extend their popularity Into tho coming season. No other stylo has so iirin u hold ou the fashionable world nud no other Is sj generally bccaailug and useful. This latest design possesses uinuy ad vantages and Is admirable both for tho entlrj suit and the separate wrap. The May Malitoa original shown in tho largo drawing Is designed fjr the latter purpose and Is of black cheviot trimmed with stitched taffeta bands nnd haLdsjuo crochet buttons, but Oxford cheviot, taffeta, covert cloth nud nil Jacket cloths nro equally ap propriate and nil suiting materials. nre correct when the little coat U part of n costume. As shown, tho big snllor .collar is used, but wheu preferred this last cau bo omitted and tho neck finished with a Btitched band extended from tho rovers. The back of the Eton is smooth nnd Bcomless. The fronts ore fitted by means of single darts and are turned back to form the pointed revers that meet the collar which is Joined to the neck. Tho sleeves nre plain in coat style, trimmed to slmulatK cuffs, j To cut this Eton for a woman of medium size, threo und one-half yards tf material twenty-one Inches wide, two nnd one-half yards tweuty-seven Inches wide, two and oue-eighth yards thirty-two Inches wide, one ond one bslf ynrds forty-four Inches wide or one aud three-eighth yards fifty Inches wide will be required, with two ynrds of stitched bands to trim as Illus trated. - Tits rumaol of Msiit Colors, Among novelties from Paris Is thn sunshade Willi a movable cover, achieved In tin Ingenious nnd perfect ly simple manner so that I ho cover can be put on Instantly, and. naturally, can be varied ns much ns liked, so) that endi one will harmonize with a different dress. It used to be the cus tom to give ns n present n valuable parasol handle, but Instead of that It Is now fashionable to present the frame, accompanied by several covpih. A sunshade cover painted by the giver forms a lovely gift. Sii!ilrn unit Rinnrnlils. Sapphires and emeralds may be set around with dlnmnr.ds If you enn af ford the extravagance. If not. you nny havo opals mid turquoise set In gold. nirl's nrrn. Little girls nre best dressed when wearing simple little frocks that are quite free of fuss. The very charm ing May Mnntoft model shown Is ad mirable in many ways. Including tho latest fenture In tho novel plastron bertha that finishes tile low neck. The orlglnul Is of China silk, with blue figures on n white ground, and Is) made with short sleeves nnd worn without the gnlmpp'; but enn be varied nnd made high by the addition of the latter, while countless materials are equally appropriate. For warm weather, dancing school or party. Miim JACKET. wear the design is admirable at It stands nnd childish, simple silks, pale tinted cashmeres and tho like are ap propriate. For simpler occasion washable materials aud darker color can be used either with or withour the separate guimpe. Or tho wnlst can be made with high yoke aud long sleeves. The wnlst Is simple and full, closing nt the centre back, nod Is finished at the low neck with tho plastron-bertha. The skirt Is straight and full gathered at the upper edge and joined to the belt. To cut this dross for a girl of eight years of age, five yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, four and three-eighth ynrds twenty-seven Inches) wide, three and one-fourth yards thirty-two inches wide or four yarda forty-four Inches wide will be re quired: with short sleeves five and Uve-clghth ynrds twenty-one Inches wide, four nud seven-eighth yarda twenty-seven Inches wide, three and three-fourth yards thirty-two Inches) wide or three nud one-eighth yards forty-four inches wide; with long sleeves one nnd one-half yards thirty two Inches wide, two and one third yards twenty-one inches wide for oibl's dbkss. guimpe, two and one-fourth yarda of edging and three and three-fourth yards of Insertion to trim aa Ulus fated. 0m
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