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FOR THE. I OF JAPAN'S' EMPEROR 'f. The coronation of the emperor of Japan required elaborate preparation for the ancient rites and ceremonies with which it was celebrated. In the upper of these photographs are seen Japanese maidens, specially dressed, stripping from the stalks the ears of rice for the emperor to present to his gods and ancestors. Below are shown the men gathering up the rice straw that was used for making mats and thatches for the shrines where the rites were celbrated. AUSTRIAN SHARPSHOOTERS IN THE ALPS :up in the mountains..::::.: UNCLE SAM lTESTING EYES FREE 14 / C B : ..... ' AU the employees .of the United States treasury are having their eyes tooted by the oclals of the United States public health service to determine the effect of their vocation on the sight and to aid in the extensive "studies In vocational diseases," being conducted by Assistant Surgeon General Kerr. This picture shows Dr. George L. Collins of the public health service exam iblag the eyes of one of the pretty treasury employees. He has a room fitted up as an oculist's omce, and as the eyes are examined he gives advice as to their care. -"""--------------------- LATEST WAR FAD IN ENGLAND 4,, yI Many English girls whose sweethearts are battling in the trenches of Flanders have the regimental badge of their lovers tattooed on their arms. PENSIONS FOR BRITISHERLS Pensions of disabled Canadians vary from $75 to $265 a year. A British private can set as much as $325 a year pension for his wounds, according to their nature. CHICK BURIED ALIVE IN PITCH. Pete, the prise rooster and pet belonging to John U. Longaker. was exe euted at sunrise. And spying was not his otense. Pete met death as a result of trying to climb on the roof with some other ehicken, but not being as husky as the rest, slipped and fell into a box of soft pitch. The pitch hardened, and in the morning Mr. LeUgacker found his bid. ln agony, molded In the tar, only his head sticking out. An effort to er of e the pitch failed. so the rooster was beheaded.-I dal (Pa.) Di pteh to Phlladelphia North American. FOREIGNERS MOST SAVING. SThg depositors In the postal srvi banaka or the New Tork est d. i the native born by abeet three tn ee. Th are r 2, ea$ R es,, who have saved $4,.60,94. Itaans have saved stat s tllsat, l beis no America have PiW.IfW - dpeosiL ON A BENEVOLENT MISSION To be pointed as the best-dressed woman In Paris is an enviable honor. This has been bestowed by the men tors of fashion on lime. Ralmonde Fernandez, wife of the former Mexi can ambassador to Paris. She arrived in New York recently with $100,000 worth of the very latest creations In hats and gowns, to be shown durtin the course of'a play written for the purpose by the well-known brench litterateur and society man, Roger Boutet de Monvel. Then the hats and gowns are to be sold under the super rision of Mme. Fernandez, the pro ceeds to be used for the establishment of an orphanage in Paris where chil dren of sewing women whose hus bands have been killed at the front will be reared and educated. Substitute for Cotton. A German chemist is working on a process which Il expected to make wood pulp available as a substitute for cotton in the manufacture of high power explosives The pulp is pre pared and made into sheets much the same as in the manufacture of paper. The only diiculties yet remaining arise from the fact that the material contains impurttles which make the explosive uncertain ad highly danger ous to handle. Uncle Jers Verdlet. I like de ole doctah's kin' oh aed clne de bese 'cause he ride arona' In a automobile: but de young doctak. he stay at home moe' ob de thee. He's homepathy. I don't like dat ki'. It don' pay nothin'. Anmther Name for it "Your remarks an Ifl4ImeI." said the Iadlady to the frlviess boarder. "Yeous onu remember there Is a time tor everythlg." "Y." rlse the L b., "an that is all the time la this Isit, but i aever did em tr: hab." ;ULER OF SIAM HAS RESOLVED NEVER TO WED Educated in Europe His Mind Re volts at Requirement to Marry Sister. ILLITERACY UNKNOWN THERE Country Has Compulsory Education, Military Service and Religious Service-Women Unusually Free in Siam, But Polyg amy Prevails. Fort Worth, Tex.-The king of Siam !s a sad, sad king. Not on account 2f the war, for the conflict has not had the slightest effect there; not )n account of his finances, for he re zelves $3,000,000 annually. But be- o :-use he is doomed to live an unmar- b rled life while his father before him a sad 300 wives. The Siamese monarch has refused to marry of his own free will, for the y inexorable law of that country says that a king must marry either a sis ter or a half sister; he may not have for a first wife a person lower In rank. But the king recently has an-. nounced that he prefers to remain single than to marry his sister, al though he has a romance on with a d celebrated and beautiful Oriental e lancer of Bangkok. o Advice to this effect has been a brought here by Frank Huffman. for- I merly of Fort Worth, but for tho last If sixteen years a resident of Bangkok, I where he is publisher of the Daliy f Mail. b For many years the Siamese won- e dered why their ruler never married, t but the foreigners knew. Now that r he has told them the natives are s amazed. "Not marry a sister? What I a funny king!" they are saying. t Idea Revolts Him. t But the king, whose name is Mans I Maliravudah, spent ten years in Eng land and graduated from Oxford, and E is as polished, refined and western as t t any European ruler. And of course while In England he learned that to marry one's sister is abborrest, and I he will none of it. He must abdicate if he would marry the girl he loves, but the king is sensible, likes his peo ple and will not desert them; so he ha chosen to live single, He is now thirty Kine years oldam Sam has compuleory mllitary serv ice, compulsory relgious servire and compulsory education. While the so thive standing army Is no i reater than 5-0,00, all male Siamese are reoquired to enlist for two years' field service and thsen snd two months of eawh year in the reserves or "continentals," after which they prs into reservesa rmady to be called to the colors in cas of war. This is the plan Jurt Indored by President Wilson to a certain es tent, except for the compulsory fea Every youth at twenty-one years must enter the priesthood whether it be for life, a few years 'or three months. The usual erm of "enlist men" in the presthood is three months. The r1ligion is Buddhisl. Before enterinl the priesthood the young man must clear himself 'of all debt, otherwitse he is forbidden to en ter the temple. Any creditor whe ie leases a man about to become , pr/,'t wrll "make merlt" in future life. Illiteracy Unknown, "Although Sia matny be regarded as one of the rsem~cvlllzed natons, illiteraoy there Is known; every in habitant can read ahd write," says Hmuffnan. "In childhood they muast go to the templres and the prlaits tach them.'" While the -ianese ares moat friend y and hospitable, theAy are below tebo Chinese in thrift and Intellienpe, Human says. He says tbe rChnem are one of the most inteligent races ol earth Regarding womea Huffmand says_ that they e nausully free in 1Sam, but that poitamy nprevals The hus baeds hkeeps his wives ina the trbac HE KILLS THE TOWN CAT Man Iaeguaea Heatiu eose bye Stirrine Fire Dslartme ientoe Hilirsnu . He Casl-la the tons at and roei the t ire d1 ertaest of this uelusv esm. into actlvty Re the rmm r .min , h laml aIr.s - of MIki. J. Garee, Isser, United State refr eae sly ha ees , ulsered bu "hips"ol p s ahe r uit was ke hse arest o the backurni FOR ANOTHER WINTER, CAMPAIPN UNt*L woo L)urtng the cold weather the new sleeping bags of sheepskin will be a great boon to the soldiers of the allied troops. The lower photograph shows onp of the men comfortably incased. The upper photograph shows how the bags are examined abd folded before shipment. Urgent calls for more and more of such bags are made in England. yard, where hJ has a house for them. The richer the man is, the more wives. When a man "goes broke" he lives with and off of his friends until he gets on his feet again. "And yet," says Huffman. "the Siamese do not mix like we do. They do not call on each other or dine with each other, and foreigners do not call on them. Their chief outdoor sports are kicking the rattan ball and kite flying. A circle of men or boys will form and keep the ball going without touching it with hands. Expert per formers will keep the ball in the air half an hour, knocking it with head, elbows. knees and feet, but never touching it with hands. In kite flying rival parties will send up a male and a female kite, so called, the male be ing the larger. A line is drawn on the ground. The male tries to grab the lady kite and elope with her across to his side of the line. The female flyer also tries to abduct the male to her side. Whichever is able to carry the other wins." Marriage Customs. Huffman says the young Siamese swain never calls on his sweetheart at her home; that woulk be impos sible. He sees her outside and they begin a flirtation. Then they meet often, and may even elope and wed. But usually the marriages are ar ranged beforehand. The bridegroom gives the parents what is called "milk money" for the bride. This is to pay them for the bride. When they marry they live together tin the parents' home for a year, then go to their own home, and perhaps the parents will return the "milk money" to let the young couple buy furniture and get a good start. Huffman employs more than one hundred on the Daily Mail, all bat four being Orientali. He assues both as flagsh and a lamese edition. The typesetters are paid from $10 to $40 per month-good wages in Siam. "The same motion picture plays are exhibited over there," said Hugman. "and they are attended by crowds of the natives. who enjoy the plctures with keen delight. "It is very difficult to tell the men from the women. for all wear a sort of trousers or skirt that gives you so chance for distinguishnlag. The Siam ese takes a roll of silk about three and a half yards long, wraps it around the body, rolls up the loose end tightly and them. bilging it be tween the less, tastens securely to the waist in the back. Elephant Lre. For a while Huffman had charge of timber work in a teakwood forest where elephants are empleyed He has had much experience with the big beasts. "Some of them are harder to ride than a bucking broneo," he said. "Some elephants will shake their heads when the rider straddles their neck. The rider will be thrown from side to side so violently that he will be sore for a week afterward, sore enough, maybe, to keep in bed. Then there are a few elephants that shrink their skin to make it uncomfortable for the rider. This is worse than ever, for it makes the rider quiver violently from head to foot and dares him. The female is more docile than the male. We used them to carry logs to the river and then work them down stream. Sometimes when we woueld have a jam we would send in a strong elephant to break up the logs." When three or four years old the elephant becomes rather mischievous. At that age it may stand five feet high and is very heavy. Often they will run down a man, give him an affectionate slap with the t(unk on his back. then run away squealing in delight. But the gentle iatle lap usually makes a man take the cosnt. Once in a while, Hufaermam says, an elephant will kill and est a man. He says he knew of such a case. Menster Gray agle. Ehlzabethtown, Ky.-Mr. J. 3. Wal ters killed a gray eule an his fhr four mies ast of town, 8unday eve nina. The eagle had just paeviousy killed a goose beLegng to Mr. Wal ters, who took part in the aray with a shotsn. The Wirl mesre seven feet rm tip to tip of its wge. Green started out huntin, buth coldn't wat ntl he gt hbqed the confaes of the hbaugh to try out his new shotgn. Nwear th town hall he espied a qual, raisnd li gua - red. The quaml went thr~ the pattern." bat s at the ht sent the town tab to ts eI t l ntig •ro und.r, , "4 Isa ma," rassee' t ~e, me . "is daki sosoekus. ask - to hbe o keme fru bai m' ap ut ERO SHOT FROM SHIP DECK' leow Navy Device for Releasing 'Planes From Moving Vessels Proves Successful. Washington.-When a navy aere lane was shot into the air at Pen acola from the deck of the cruiser forth Carolina while the ship was In lotion a new feat in aviation was ao omplished and a device on which avy airmen have been at work for •ree years proved a success. The device consists of a track en ending along the ship's after deck, n which is a car. An aeroplane lands a the device from the air and is ecured to the car. On launching the ar is driven down the track until it as attained high speed., Then it is oaught to a sudden stop, and the aer plane, released from its. moorinas, oars into the air, shot over the cruis r's stern at a speed of 50 miles an tour. RECORD FOR LITTLE MOTHER rather Leaves Half of His Estate to Daughter Who Guarded His Children. Passaic, N. J.-Miss Rosie Seitmtan, idest daughter of Julius F. Se.tmana. who died recently, will receive ee -alt of his estate, according to the rill which was probated the other day. ohe remaining half Is divided equay mong Miss Seltmann's six brothers had sisters, Walter, Frederick J.., Ottes brthur. HlRe. and Olga Seltmana. "Raoee has been practically a meth r to her younger sisters and brothers, specially since the death of her moth. Sfifteen years go," said Mr. Se mann in his will.- "I therafor eoaseld r her entitled to special considera ioe in the divislea of my estate." The value of the estate Is not givel, t it is understood to be largl RABBIT LEADS WAY TO SWAG bragged From oMet by Moican, He Uneevers Large Cellekti of Sileware Pratt, Ka.-A Mexeaa, hnting as niles east of here, ran a rabbit ite i hole. He pulled the bunny out, but hte rabbit held to a sleeve of the man's Jacket. Further eumalnatom by the Meal. ma showed that a large swag of heavy silverware had been hiddeM in the ole, ~rapped up in the acket. The poice are trying to decide whether the ilver was hiddea treasure or the po reeds of a robbery. They spect the ltter. WILSON PORTRAIT IN OIL The latest lifelse portrait in ed' of President Wilsao, by Mares Swin torn, rmerly of the royal iatitute a paaters, lmdoan . was spelly hung at the re ee h ebrJqa the ttlet s ersor tho. te tuma e ah h New York. No Pink oeee or Low Neobth Stb Bead. Ind--Plnk pmaamet.BB stedengs,. low neck dremsse s othes lo cratens l dress mall ant be weru hereafter h the tirl puplls of South Beat hih scbhol, as a reo! o a ollg oft the feSlty. Aetsa was takens ater desua a the emsg women had inireduam ib pink e-tmM Inta the oslams smens tLhe bas etistk seoL ses amaumes the sobuMt auhe , wlbls to' have al pp sdrl s liggy as poess. sFYT -RV T11 IN ANW AV irrrOvsw TANWRum Many Ways Jhat wai aPs SM meusewlfs Whe Prides leSe * 'Her Table-Mad Sb D rt Attractive Now we turn to the arving of over cold sweets ass the ftI ? vning Telegrai. Only to e aOes the housewife sops last nlght's piddIl a to the table In its t1n. .leRdtl sI ppetites of everyoe present with t sight of t. The samne pudding. dished I- the kitchen with whipped e@r8 added to each plate. seems quite dSaP to the fastidlos eye. When r.servng such coM mswer a Jelly or prune mold. etc.. e ther nto cubes and dish them in a ei cups with a little whipped caresms the top of each, if yo an abid i Do not send half of yestrdayl ' -prune whip with the remains a4 see cream that was poured over it to the tble In such a dilapidated eomdlii]4 Again. if you have halft eold tart e rulit pie place the fruit tn a glasU d1 nad cut the pastry into eant wedgT ad arrange them on top. erhaps you have seme stswd prunes and a few tinned oa fteb . stewed apricots left from other disi. Do not throw them Into a glase d In any which way, but pile the agie ts the center and make a brda of the prunes. When you serve fritters do e t ea them flat as the dish and let resu of the rying grease make unapps lg trails around about them. Drai them first thoroughy, pile in the eel ter of the dish and shake powdere sugar over them. A paper dolly O the center-of the dish adds to the o tractlveness of its appearance. When you have an extra quorr S so to spars sometime, buy somee gelia, pistachio nuet sad seome w served cherries. Kep them tim •ad use them sparingly nad you wI ad that they will go a long Wb Is akitng say number of desserts isR attractive to look upe. For enampl our husband may eye with scmp $ lain tapioca pudditn bet a tpeia cream. coansisting or tadpieo thr y oked In milk wlth a ur adI* mall spread Ia a gium bw b Iw lust enough ream to ewer it -s a cherry and four ttle aveS angelica as a center ornament, wilt greeted with a friendly welcsme 1* the latter will only cost you Se. ve math more than the ormir. Temato CarOslma. nBtter a baking dish. add io a bottom plae a layer of ebuit Sa layerof Osllead and pled a--te sad smar raw o6is 0L mimes out is qearterm. > lst Ina lumps of butter-e-or dripping. t as good sad mush bon highly with eslery salt. and ordinary dair a; .l them. -other layer of we' rpa MI Ing with tomatoes sad .enimuS .86. the dic is full Now take a aiifl, . sh or anned tomatl ele wW*' ever you preer, sad e over h._Spinakle the top wia W"bt hes sad hake in a mades9 VW T frhalf or threysqusarlte'r as bs 1f ah dis s very las a oul la he ats bake it. It ans tsir 4h so-sd to much, and is setl go aSkin sad have peacMs. ss. sto-ne Chop comarmly u l ss· b part together with ta imd.. ; ite wuer. tinikle tow or ivo ia.b . fhis of a oagr ovr t hem .' sam tra mintes. Ce . ua s~e . wM cwh.resm. It prhrred,. m@ar0asl wsm ., sabi ted r t ste oheod s .I ' alnds stukei them end een "t wto a mea ed alwgir erooa b~ ao ,.eW Sal dr ea s pit w al e rslAWsu r. and add tothis onemalt - wi to-ll m l on water. Es eno to ake a batter ihmCmg hi et to spread. Dre a a dt in large or ma akes, a. .0* -.wed, sheet oneeblf Inch bin . 3 - Cook slowly sad when C brwue turs, Serve a bet patp. add a ,ttel Uor map ses wash a large euplua lof r1* UVS a teaspoonfu of salt sad bol na ulof asedd raisins. TiI 1* a for the rie to swell; boil mpidly two hours. Remove the s ah turn the ale l or oe on to a hg Miahi re nas. *f boie e s -erf a w it cream oemr ana as sinamer slowly. Add the beaten 'a o one egg and stir uptil ess lI esible. a se rady bultsed toast agep ' t over a It you Wh9 o Iiia - cheese eo sprinkled a It not th bread can be p)Ieed the sieve mat the meal hrems mS -y. Sian teaK sp be made in h i: is pies fur breuabg. e.e the whs eof ful orf pew ed sart aes -e. m -r the oUr u - thin truaoe tm . 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