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1 LFTILOPDINAPPZ Famous Portia of Paris Mire. Miropowiski, the famous woman lawyer of Paris who has gained spcci.al eminence by pleading in criminal courts, is shown in our illustra tion addressing one of the regular weekly meetings of the Paris bar. She al so has lectured in London and has been entertained by the judges there. Mile. Miropowlski believes women are of especial use at the bar In cases af fectIng children, and would like to see mixed Juries, but does not think thed time ripe for the appointment of women judges. WINE FOR FOWLS V M.o ,oubert, professor at the agricul rural college at Fountainebleau, claims that he has discovered a new and simple method of making hens lay. lie feeds them with wine in ad dition to their ordinary food. The jil7f '( o PWtas not cry to be made known lightly. He has been experimenting with fowls of all kinds for- several years and linds the .:sane result in every case. In each case he experimented for the ftnur winter mcnths with two sets of 12 Iovwls of the same breed, adding bread soaked in wine to the food or one of the two sets of 12. In every case after six separate trials the wine led liens laid more eggs in the pro portion of 20 eggs a month or there SMALLEST COW IN WORLD A rcstaurant keeper in Paris is the proud owner of the smallest cow in the w orld1----so far as Is recorded. The lirtl, a.nimal is just over two feet in height end is five years old. She gives goode milk. though naturally not In great quantity, and besides attracts mlany 'llstoluers to her owner's cafe. HEAD DRESS OF TEHUANAS T'he head dress of the Tehuana In .tlan women whose home is upon the Isthmu:s of Tehuantepec in Mexico is of remarkablle design and not lacking in attractiveness. It Is called .x hul pil and Is an elaborate lace affair re sembling in some respects an Eliza bethan ruff. It is worn on special oc cai uis and in different shapes. Some timtes it is not flared out from the head, but is worn hanging down the hack. The Tehuana women perform the business functions of the tribe. many of them being small merchants In totn upon the Isthmus. The men ilive n idleness. In this respect they are :Ce lhurmese women and there is sa triking resemblance between the liurn ese and the Tehu nas. The daily .costunme. of the Tehuana women very much rtemble that of the BIurmese womnen. They are truly oriental in their ftotadness for brilliant colors. CURIOUS AUSTRIAN CUSTOM l'lrioggttig the dummy" is a curious •-usltou kept up by the villagers of Austria. A dummy is dressed up in ;grotesque fashion, and is called the "Luzelwife." It is taken from house to house by the troupe of grotesquely dressed musicians and before each hou:e it is flogged. Then the band pla, a ti I the householders emerge with cakes and wine for the crowd. HOUSE OF, DIAMONDS About 20 years ago the diamond merchants of Amsterdam held their market as best they could. The mer chants would meet in a cafe, or some times in the street, where, drawing their gems from their ockets, they would compare them, chaffer, and con clude their contracts. Those days may be termed the patriarchal age. In time the merchants saw that their precious goods were worthy of a more dignified procedure. They rented premises, which they named "Beurs voor den Diamanten." Business pros pering, Amsterdam absorbed about two-thirds of the world's commerce in the precious stones, and the syndicate determined to build their own hall or exchange, and this the minister of the interior has recently opened on the Weesperplein. NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT A new stringed musical instrument is reported to have been devised by a Japanese violin maker in the city of Nagoya. The invention is named the reikin, and seems likely to super sede the samisen. It has the shape of a guitar, save in the neck, which is the only part resembling a samisen. There are four strings to it, and by manipulation of the keys the instru ment can be made to do the work of several samisen. The inventor has played his reikin in an orchestra of .Japanese instruments, and showed that it is a success in every way. Tunnel Under Chinese Wall l '\ All things relating to China are interesting these days, and not the least interesting is the railroad from Peking to Kalgan, which was financed, en gineered and built entirely by the Chinese. The line is 130 miles long and there are four concrete tunnels. One of thsse tunnels passes under the Great Wall, the entrance to it forming the subject of our illustration. HOW THE ELEPHANT TALKS Elephants are said to make use of a great variety of sounds in communi cating with each other, and in ex pressing their wants and feelings. Some are uttered by the trunk, some by the throat. The conjunctures in which either means of expression is employed cannot be strictly classilied, as fear, pleasure, want and other emotions are sometimes indicated by the trunk, sometimes by the throat. An elephant rushing upon an assail ant trumpets shrilly with fury. Fear is similarly expressed in a shrill, brassy trumpet, or by a roaor from the lungs. Pleasure by a con tinued low squeaking through the trunk or an almost inaudible purring sound from the throat. Want-as a calf calling its mother-Is chiefly ex pressed by the throat. A peculiar sound is made use of by elephants to express dislike or apprehension, and at the same time to intimidate, as when the cause of some alarm has not been clearly ascertained and the ani mals wish to deter an intruder. It is produced by rapping the end of the trunk smartly on the ground, a cur rent of air hitherto retained being sharply emitted through the trunk, as from a valve, at the moment of im pact The sound made resembles that of a large sheet of tin rapidly doubled. It has been erroneously ascribed by some writers to the animals b4tinl their sides with their trunks. FIRST STOCKING FRAME The first stocking frames are said to have been made by William Lee, curate of Culverton, in 1586, and were at first worked by him with the ass sistance of his sweetheart or wife. Like most other inventors, he failed to receive a suitable reward for his labor and is said to have died at Paris in 1610, starving and broken hearted. The stocking weavers' company, es tablished in 1663, for the next 90 years had almost a monopoly of the business, but Great Britain today makes nearly one-half of the stock ings made in the world. Germany is a close second, being famous for the cheapness and excellence of her hose. SLICE OF LARGEST TREE What is believed to be the largest tree in the world grew in Southern r California and stood over 300 feet high, measuring 90 feet at the base. The section here illustrated weighs 50 tons and is 56 feet in circumfer ence. The concentric rings indicate that the tree began growing in the year 550. BRIGHT MONEY IN STREAKS 9 A man who gives to his wife all - the bright dimes and quarters asd I halves he gets says that bright money s seems to run in streaks. Sometimes i he gets a lot of bright coins for days i and weeks in succession and then he may go a month and get not one. WOMAN IN GOUT Fru SPANKING A HUSBAND Pygmian Head of the Housr Knocked Out by: His Juno Wife. Georgetown, Conn.-Mrs. Gustave Frederickson of this place is under $500 bonds to keep the peace and not maltreat her husband. This sounds funny, but so are the circumstances. Mrs. Frederickson, who Is a regu lar Juno in build, is known as the female Samson of the place, and she does not belie her title, weighing 25( pounds and with biceps like a knotted boa constrictor. Her other half is not r- - Spanks Pygmian Husband. a half at all, but a mere decimal point, being pygmian in size. It has been her custom to take Freddie across her knee and apply her hand ca' hair brush when hubby was naughty, or came home with too much hard cider. When the missus saw Ilt to do these same stunts and hubby expostulated it was the same thing, varied frequently by an enforced in carceration in the hencoop for a day or two. The other evening Mrs. Fred erickson varied the monotony of the proceedings by first bouncing a milk bottle off Freddie's head and then lay ing a poker on it with incisional re sults. This was the frost that made tne worm turn, for, egged on by his friends and braced by some medicinal cider, he sought out the local justice and lodged complaint.,His bigger half ,was accordingly ha1ioe into court and tput-under bonds t..e.t he-peace.. SHOOTS DEER ON THE STREET Third One This Season Which Lucky Hunters Have Brought Down in Duluth. Duluth, Minn.-The deer season opened in this city with a 200-pound buck running wild on Commonwealth avenue in New Duluth with a crowd of hunters in close pursuit. Two boys, Harry Olson and Enith Collins, were the lucky hunters, and brought down the deer. This is the third deer shot this sea won within the city limits and the sight rrr rrrr r r rrr Hunt Deer in a City. of a deer hunt in the streets of a city is losing its novelty here. The ani mals frequently are driven in the direc tion of the city, and, in fact, into the streets by dogs and hunters who may have started the animals several miles 'way. Dancer Breaks His Nose. Wichita, Kan. - Herbert Porter, salesman for a Wichita drug com pany, will be very 'careful what sort of floors he dances on ii the fu ture. He has put slippery floors on the taboo list. A broken nose, a badly bruised face and a sprained wrist are his arguments against highly polish ed dancing floors. Drinks Quart Whisky; Dies. Pittsburg, Pa.--Dinking a quart 01 whisky on a bet, 'Con" Lucas won, but died an hour later. Lucas had placed the bet with John Brunas. A few minutes after he finished the qjuart he reeled and falL KING PLAIN ITIZEN Spanish Monarch Acts Like Or dinary Man Occasionally. When on Vacations at His Summei Residence Alfonso Talks, Walks, Rides and Mingles Generally With the People. San Sebastian, Spain.-At this beautiful northern coast resort of Spain King Alfonso XIII enjoys life in his boyish, free fashion. Imagine a great round bay so locked in that its waters are a pond. High around its edges circle the villas of the rich, while along the sandy shore the Royal Yacht club and bath houses adjoin private beaches next to the great hotels and the public promenade. Along the sands the public bath houses and gay tents flash all colors, fairly soaked in sunlight, even in late autumn. The stone promenade, bor dered by shade trees and forged iron balustrades, continues round the bay, through gorgeous parks and gardens to the public gambling halls, with the marble terraces and flowers, restau rants and cafes of one of the most luxurious casinos of Europe. Back of all this is the modern built town of wide, shady streets, parks and monu ments in bronze and marble, rich shops, cafe terraces and flaunting aw.n ings, street sprinklers, gushing foun tains and that mixed perfume of or ange peel, violets and tuberoses that marks the south of Europe. Chief of the villas perched high around the bay is the king's Miramar palace, half hidden among its forests. At night any traveler can lose him self {n its winding alleys, lighted by 900 electric lamps. Anyone who has been there must have thought how easy it would be for armed conspira tors to enter the park and take the palace by surprise. The guard at the gate is composed of three men of the Minarets corps. At the wide door of King Alfonso. the palace the only sentry is an old veteran, wearing many decorations, but unarmed. The idea generally held that the king of Spain lives surround ed by an army to protect his life is absurd. The "Alabarderos"-mounted escort-and the large military staff Is regularly invisible in its barracks be hind the palace and exists merely to satisfy court protocol. When the royal family enjoys its home life in the evenings after audience hours are over, it is no more protected than any other well-to-do family of San Sebas tian. Every day while in residence at San Sebastian, the king, unaccom panied by soldiers, on foot, on horse back, or in auto or carriage, can be seen going about. We met him once in a lone spoc of the Corniche, writes a traveler, attempting to clean three plugs that had got choked by soot. My French friends stopped and asked the customary, "Anything we can do?" "These plugs are choked with soot," replied Alfonso. His chauffeur was respectfully offering new ones, when our French friend-a pure automobile crank like the king-explained that he could clean those plugs by backing rapidly up the slope. 'That is what I said," cried Alfonso. 'Oust! tumble in!" and, with a very tricky swing, he got his weight on the crank and started the heavy motor before his chauffeur knew what he was up to, jumped in beside his only companion, a silent military man, ant began backing up the slope at secona speed. "Now that is Just the type of auto mobile crank who will not let his chauffeur do a thing,' expained the Frenchman. From this time Alfonso nodded to us with a smile, content that here were three men and a lady who had seen him, Alfonso, acting ar a man. Pool Ball In His Mouth. Philadelphia. - Robert Wilson, youth living at 1330 North Eighth street, made a bet with several com panions that he had the largest mouth in the crowd, and to prove his asser tion thrust a pool ball between his jaws. He won the wager, but lost several teeth, for the ivory ball fitted his mopth so well that it took two hours' work on the part of physicians at the Children's Homeopathic hospital to re move the ball, and that was accom plished only after the forceps had been used. Wilson walked to the hospital with his friends. The physicians first told him to force the ball out with hip tongue. His efforts were unavailing and the pain from his distended jaws so great that it was determined te sacrifice five fro* teeth. FOWLS LIKE RIDIING ON AUTOMOBILE HOOD Rostand's Famous "Chanticleer" Has Nothing on an Oregon Man's Pet Rooster. Hood River, Ore.--Rostand's fam ous "Chanticleer" has nothing on a young rooster, the pet of Howard Hartley, a Hood River business man, which recently learned the delights of joyriding in his master's car with a couple of young pullets. Hartley has been accustomed to place his car in the garage about five o'clock in the evening Several times Chickens on a Joy Ride. recently he has had occasion to use it about nine o'clock. The chickene, roosting on the hood, have refused to leave their night quarters and have accompanied the car on its trips about town, clucking in satisfaction, the young pullets snuggling under the protecting wings of the rooster. Lately, however, a great disturb ance was ci eated, when some friends of Hartley, who had stopped his car in front of the Boosters' club, tried to catch the chickens. One of the pul lets fie': over the building and, land ing in the rear court of the Hotel 'Oregon, struck a Japanese cook' on the head and knocked him almost senseless. TEACHER LASSOES A GCOYOTE Young Woman -D0afi i ptures Animal - With a Lariat, Then'D.ispatches it With a Stone. Custer, S. D.-That she can throw a lariat as well as teach school was shown by Miss Alta Scott, a young teacher near here, who is proudly displaying the skin of a coyote which she caught with her rope. Miss Scott was on her way to Her mosa when she spied the animal. The had the lariat handy, and, spurring her horse, she gave pursuit; she let the rope fly and deftly slipped it over the coyote's neck. She had no firearms, Teacher Captures Coyote. but well aimed stones dispatched the coyote. The hide was brought to town and is being made into a rug. Miss Scott learned to lasso after she came to the west. Girls Work In Poolhail. Gary, Ind.-'A request made by the Chicago police department asking the Gary police to find a fourteen-year old girl named Wiseman, brought to light the fact that the girl was em ployed in a Greek poolroom. Mrs. R. Charlton, police matron, has found that 12 foreign poolrooms employ girls 'under sixteen years old to serve cof fee in the pool rooms where Greeks. Bulgarians and Macedonians congro gate daily. Hunter's Aim Is Bad. Moosic, Pa.-Miss Selma Shear' right hand is bandaged as the result of a young hunter's bad aim when she held a letter as a target. The bullet pierced her hand instead of the letter. LIFE INSURANCE COMPAIIIESi They Are Closely Observing Public Health Conditions, An examining physician for one of the prominejut Life Insurance Com. panies, in an interview on the subject, made the astonishing statement that the reason why so many applicantsfor insurance are rejected is because kid. ney trouble is so common to the. American people, and the large major. Ity of applicants do not even suspect that they have the disease. He states that judging from his oWa experience and. reports from druggists who are constantly in direct touch with the public, there is one prepara. tion that has probably been more sus. cessful in relieving and curing these diseases than any remedy known. The mild and healing influence of Dr. Kit. mer's Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its remarkable record of cures. We find that Swamp-Root is strictly an herbal compound and we would ad. vise our readers who feel in need of such a remedy to give it a trial. It is on sale at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes-fifty cents and one-dollar. However, if you wish first to test its wonderful merits, send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.. for a sam. ple bottle, absolutely free. When writ. tng be sure and mention this paper, THE WAY NOWADAYS. 19 Hoax-My daughter has reachel the age when a girl begins to think of marriage. Joax-Just seven years old, eh? THE PEEVISH CHILD NEEDS TREATMENT When a child sulks drowsily, or is fretful, it is usually due to some slight disorder of the digestive organs, and a mild laxative is very often all that is necessary to restore cheerfulness-·nd buoyancy of spirits. In cases where the use of a gentle, effective laxative stimulant is indi cated, many lf the bwst physlcia, Pepsin. This preparation is adiitt ly the perfect laxative, being mild,y yt positive in its action on the bowels, and far preferable to violent cathart' ics and purgative waters. It is very pleasant to the taste and is an deal; remedy to regulate and strengthen the. stomach, liver and bowels. Its easy, natural action makes it especially de: slrable in the case of children, a doese at bed-time being sure to have the de sired result next morning, with no at: tendant unpleasantness or discomfort. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is soldi by druggists everywhere in 50c aind $1.00 bottles. If you have never tried& this splendid remedy, write to Dr. W B. Caldwell, 201 Washington St., Mony ticello, Ill., for a sample. He will be: very glad to send a trial bottle withl out any expense to you whatever.. After the Party. "Well, George, I hope you are pleased with yourself." "Suffering Samson, what have I done now?" "Oh, nothing, of course. What did you say to that aristocratic Mrs. Pin gleton?' "Well, what did I say?" "And right after I warned Yet against your awful breaks. You sald to her: 'How time flies! I suppose your young hopeful will soon aution long trousers.'" 'Well, what's the matter with that? Friendly, wasn't it?" "Friendly! Mrs. Pingleton has ba one child, and shes' a young wot0a5 of 20!" Chorus Girl Repartee. Trizie-O, you're not such a muchl Zaza-No? I don't see any Plth` burg millionaire's picture on Y bureau, either -Christmas Puck. Pretty Big. "My new hat is pretty big." "I thought so, too, but when I_ the bill for it it made your bat 10 like the head of a pin."-Roseleaf. The Fool Season. First Ice Pond-You look thin. Second Ice Pond-Yes, thsy .ad l ter not skate on me till I nave eisbsi point. Constipation causes and serioasly rates many diseases. It is thr - cured by Dr. Pierce's Pellets. Tiny coated granules. Exchange of Slang.. "You can go as far as you like "'But I don't want to go so far it can't 'comne back.'" ONLY ONE "BROMO 9UIN'l%° That is ,AXATIVE BROtO QU tNýIN" ,. the s..igatr. re of F. W. (G.OVI, Lsed tb' over to Cure a Cold in One Day. . -e. Ever notice how much easier iti go from bad to worse than from to better?