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TIE INCrRArrNG ROOMS.

A great part of the establishment is on the
cottage plan. The babies sleep on the ground
floor and at the end of each nurse : bed stands
one of the little cribs. They are never allowed
To sleep with their nurses and the greatest care
Is taken that al of the surroundings should be
healthy. The rooms are We'll ventilated and
there rooms in which pre- m1turely born
babies are KEPT. which are. a. II were, ncubating
rooms. These are heated BIZ steam and are
kept at what judge il about seventy degrees.
1t Is the same with ihe hospital proper. and the
babies are taken to cooler and cooler rooms as
they recover from sickness. In the incubating
rooms saw scO-e or So Of babies i'll copper
tubs 30 made TINT hot water running around
their doIble walls kept the interior at almost
blood heat. In these Were babies born two or
three months before their tins. These were
wrapped in cotton and they hardly seemed
alive. but | could note the quiveriug of their
eyelids as the Inat-on opened the glass tops of
the tubs. The most Of such cases are. / am
told. successful. and judge that if baby has
any chance for existence when she comes here
she lives. The babies are washed once day
in bath tubs of copper, and l noted that in the
bottom of each tub there pillow which
the baby was placed and that its sides were
padded with soft flannel.
TIFTY NEW BABIES A DAY
About fifty new babies are received on the
average by this institution every day, and all
babies are taken and no questions asked.
They are sometimes left on the steps of the in
stitution. but more often are brought by their
mothers or some friend If the mother has
name for the child she writes 1t on a card and
this name is given IL, and at the same time it is
registered with a number and a corresponding
number Is given 70 the mother. This number
Is written little round tag of bone. and il
is tied around the neck of the child and by
this number it goes in the institution. II the.
mother wants it again she can bring back her
check and get her baby. and she can claim il at
any time up to the age of ten years. The
babies are kept III this Institution only four
weeks, and after this time the nurses who are
in charge of them take them to their homes in
the villages and there bring them up. Each
nurse gets : a month for such service, and she
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GOT BIT AT LAST.
Ratt,ers and Rat Engage in an Interesting
but Unequal Contest.

but Unequal Contest.
From the Punxsutawney Spirit.
Last Thursday evening a large rat was placed
in the Hotel Pantail window along with the five
rattle5nakes on exhibition there. The rat was
at first SO terrified at the sight of his venomous
companions that he actually tainted. He
keeled over and lay in an apparent swoon for
fully five minutes. Then he recovered his nerve
and began to size up the situation, and in order
to test the metal of his reptile associates ran
up and bit one on the back 1t ratified, coiled
and struck. But the rat was not there. Two OF
three of the snakes pursued the rat, which
would run up IN q corner, turn and face its ad-
versaries. then jump out Of the way just in time
to escape hypodermic injection of venom.
The rat ran up water pipe to the ceiling and
fell down right on top Of a pile Of snakes. Then
it hustled away, followed by big RATHER. The
rat faced il and showed its teeth right against
its forked tongue and seemed to say "Strike
me il yoG dare" II struck. but the rat was not
there to receive the blow.
This proceeding was kept up until the rat be-
gan to consider himself master OF the situation
He seemed to lose all fear Of the snakes and
would run over and under them and treat them
as though they were entitled to neither fear nor
respect. Finally, about IL o'clock at night,
when the rat bad been there four or five hours
and the snakes were all piled up together in one
corner of the window, piece of cheese was
dropped down on the snakes. Immediately the
rat jumped in among the snakes to get it. The
serpents Missed and shook their ratties, and the
rat, thinking they wanted the cheese proceeded
to bite two of them on the back. which made a
general scattering among them. Then he sat
down quietly and triumphantly ate the cheese
After he got through he took notion to have
some more fun with the snakes and
ran over and bit one of them on the back, and
while he was facing the reptile in a saucy what
are-you-going- II manner, one Of
the other snakes struck and hit the rat on the
side. This angered him very much and be
snapped his teeth right in front OF the snake q
fangs. But the rat soon began to look very
sick. Its body swelled up and in less than ten
minutes it was dead.
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little iron crib. and these cribs are smaller than
any baby cribs you have ever seen. They stand
on iron legs. but they not as big as the aver
age family clothes basket. and they are about
two feet wide, three feet long and two feet deep.
Each baby has a crib to itself, and there were,
/ was told. | 800 cribs standing in the garden at
the time | visited it. In some of the cribs
babies were living. They rested on soft mat
tresses with their little heads many of which
seemed to me no bigger than a base ball. upon
little pillows. and over them we're drawn nets TO
shield their red faces from the too ardent kisses
OF the wind. They look most comfortable. and
/ venture you could get nowhere in the world
1000 babies all under -four weeks old who would
make less noise than these 900 odd Russian
babies were making.
Here and there about the grounds | noted
tables which the babies were laid when their
nurses wished 20 reIrrange their toilets. and |
noted how carefully the little ones were handled.
The tables. which were about four feet Fquare.
had padded tops. and ~ | saw the dressing
going on looked in vain for safety pms and
the other little fortunes which | have seen in
American baby dressing. The baby il wrapped
around In soft linen clothes its legs being close
together and it's little red body swaddled up till
il looks for all the world like a big rag baby,
with the exception of where its little red face
and it, brigh. eves peep out of the white linen.
As looked at this baby being dressed asked
the Young matron if they had any bottle babies
on the grounds. and if some of the babies were
not brought up By hand" A look of horror
and disgust came over her face. and she re-
Piled thai they did not consider such methods
of baby farming good Orrigh,, and that each baby
had lts own nurse. She had apparently never
heard of our patent baby foods and the pretty
faces of the bottle babies which appear as the
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head of the baby, noted the size of it and then
measured its length from crown to SOLE These
figures were put down and the infant was car
RED off. naked as it was, into the next room
and handed over to the washer. First, how
ever. its check of white bone bearing its MIMI
Der was tied about its neck and it from this
time lost its name ard became a number.
WASHING AND DRESSING NEW ARRIVALS.
Let us follow i. az / did and see how it is
taken care of. In the next room an old lady is
washing. baby that was brought in five min
utes earlier. She speaks to the girl who brings
the new baby in and the baby il dropped gently
on padded table and left second while num-
Der one is dressed. 1t continues to squat and
kick as 1t lies there for five seconds on its back
but stops Suddenly as the old lady picks il up.
1t starts up again a. she lays it in the copper
bath tub lined with flannel. This has warm
water Ill II and into it more warm water is flow
ing. With soap the old lady quickly washes the
baby and i'll ten seconds by my watch she has
cleaned every part of its body. She now raises
1t iii her hands and lays it on % dry padded
table She dries its red limbs with a soft towel
and puts little long shirt on its body. Then
comes the diaper, which is much the same as the
article used by orr babies at home, and then
the old lads wraps around it these swaddling
clothes and the infant Ia complete. 1t is car
ried to its little iron crib and its life Rus
sian founding has begun. Eight days later it
VIII be baptized by the priest in great silver
urn which stands the floor of the next room,
and for the next four weeks it is
sure of as good attention and as
good food any baby can have.
It's health wiz be carefully watched and it will
be vaccinated with matter taken from inocu-
lated calves which selected for this purpose
and which are kept in another part of the es-
Enlistment. The vaccine matter is transferred
directly from the calf to the child, and the
greatest attention is paid to having the animals
clean and healthy. FRANK q. CARPENTER.
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superior to the overhead trolley. then the more
thoughtful viii recognize at once that Washing
ton IN respect Of one OF the most serious prob
lens OF municipal life has now reached
point toward which all the cities are
working their way slowly and with
much difficulty. The visitors viii be told that
there are no trolley electric street railroads be-
cause the public and the lawmakers LOOK upou
them as ugly to the sight and dangerous so life
and property, and il Will be recognized that one
OF the grave questions now confronting most of
the municipalities of the country l. the best
way 10 get rid Of the trolley. SO il will he
found that Washington. 80 far as the use Of
electricity for public lighting and street car
transportation is concerned. instead of being
behind other cities leads the procession in the
movement toward the successful solution of
the question Of how best TO adapt this agency
to the needs Of modern life in cities.
THE WEEKS RECORD
The building operations during the week end
ing yesterday were small. During that period
nifty permits were issued for new dwellings with
a total estimated cost of Sl4lS5O. This amount
was divided as follows among the several Sec
lions: Northwest, thirteen permits S3i 800,
southwest. twelve permits. s22. 800: northeast.
sixteen permits. SCI. 200: southeast. one per-
NIT, $4,000, and county, eight permits S2i,-
$50.
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W. a. kudTe In London Mature
As cases of poisoning from the bite Of ve,-
omous reu,iles ara ban,ily rare in ,bis -.
:, 49,, -, ;s,...i.:. =. .ouii'rs
.'". prove Sing 70 sou'e OF your
readers II relate my experience on this
matter.
About n month ago I caught tvo .,,....
., p;.,,.;.,, -. p,,e.,,,,, "a -, s""Aes
- : "'v 500 "Aue exam
ming one IL dit or ratner struck me on the
lower part Of the right thumb. immediately
sucked the puncture Dit could not be c.I,.d !.
xouudl which bled a little. and tr,ed ~ -
-. - -, W make
hsn' oi tne matter. "'id pa'cn soon formed
around the point and the hand and arm COM
meneed TO swell La quarter OF an hour was
unable to hold ANYTHING and almost In fsintinp
condition. The fret symptom apart from the
.sns IN the sns.
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AFTER TAKING.
They Swap Experiences OF Their vacatio
Pleasures.

They Swap Experiences OF Their Vacation
Pleasures.
From the Chicago Times.
Hello, Smith, cid boy. Where have you
becn?''
ton"
Are You? Got back from mine Just two
weeks ago"
Did. Ell? Had fine time. presume?'
"Simply immense! How have you enjoyed
yourself?'
'Grnndly! How hate to come back to the
din and dust again!''
''Seems perfectly horrible, doesn't it. after
two weeks in the country? Good fl .hing where
you were?'
splendid, Caught wagon loads of beauties.
SUPPOSE you did. too?'
We'll should ray so. Hauled them out till
my arms were about ready TO come off,"
Have good accOmm "a -ion?''
'First-class. Large. cool. airy rooms: lots to
eat and well cooked and every thing lovely and
not very expensive"
Same way with me, exactly. By the By,
where were you?'
AT Mr.. Skinem's place. near Jayville."
What! Old Sandy Skinems place, on the
sand hill?''
"Er-y-e-s."
"And you had that corner. room looking out
across the barnyard to the horse pond full of
poliiwoSs, where you caught your big fish?''
"Er-y-e-s."
And there wasn't enough shade within three
miles or the place 10 cover a hammock, YOU
didn't have decent restaurant meal while you
were there, and you paid SIS week for itp''
''Er-y-e-s; but how do you come to know so
much about the placer
Il spent my vacation there. Beastlv, WASH /,
~ The thought OF 1t makes me tired and
hungry yet"
Me, too! Come with me to the l5-cent res
taurant, where We will get some nice, fresh
country vegetables and fruits and jollify over
the fact that We won't have to 60 on another
vacation trip for whole year."
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From the Illustrated American.

From the Illustrated American.
There was recently exhibited to few privi-
legged visitors at Nara, at one time capital OF
Japan, wonderful hoard Of Japanese re lies
dating from about the eighth century Of our
owe era. In A. d. 7i9 the Emperor shomu
moved to Kioto, and the priests of the ceie-
brated temple ut Nara were left In possession
Of a large number Of articles in use in the
palace BY the emperor and his predecessor.
Thus the temple became the depository Of
dresses, utensils. ornaments and the like be.
longing to the three emplrors spd empresses
Of the first half OF the eighth century. To
realize the importance Of this collection We
must imagine what, The discovery Of hidden
chamber at Glastonbury abbey, containing .
hoard Of apparel AID household vsssals belong
gaish, and how priosless TO the French would b
2 dscovssy of C1arisnagns's dudlas b.
lonsineA
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is under the supervision of the doctor of the
district and has to report her baby TO him from
time To time. At the age of about six wears
the children are brough. back to the institution
and are educated. They are taught trades and
al twelve go out 10 work for themselves Some
OF the girls taken back 40 officers
and they are trained as hospital nurses
Many Of the boys 60 into the army and there
are 80 OF them annually admitted to the in
dustrial schools of Moscow. II a girl gets mar
rled before she becomes of age the institution
gives her her trousseau. and altogether found
llags are better treated in Russia than in any
other country IN the world. Their treatment
however, after they are sent out into the viii
lagos to be nursed is not SO good as
1t il here and the statistics show that
fully half of all these babies die
before they are year old, and the
science of baby raising over the whole OF
Russia is in such backward state that one
fourth of all the babies born In tbs empire die
before they are twelve months of age. Forty
two per cent die before they are 1--WE years old,
and still the yearly crop Of children is so great
that the population Of Russia, according to the
statistics OF the statesman's year book, is in
creasing Mt the rate Of two millions a
year. In European Russia alone there
are every year / ,60O. 900 more babies than there
were the year before and more than 1905, 900
babies are born here every year. Russia has
n high death rate. but these PEASANTS breed like
Australian rabbits and they like large families.
Nearly every woman you sec in ths country has
baby At her breast and tow-headed young ones
OF all ages swarm in the villages.
RECEIVING rHE FoUNDLINGs
The most of these babies OF Moscow come from
the city and the mos. of them are illegitimate
There are 10 per cent more nlegitima.e births
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Queen Victoria a Writer af Specials,

From the London Truth.
The announcement in the Court Circular
about the iixe at Heifigenberg and the health of
Princess Bestxice was written by the queen
herself, who sent it up to London by special
messenger to be added to the usual daily bulle-
tin of Osborne doings.
The castle Of Heiligenberg il in the Berg
strasse, on the hills above Jugenheim, near the
road from Darmstadt 10 Heidelberg. The large
estate Of Heiligepberg was purchased about
forty years ago by the late Emperor Of Russia,
who rebuilt and greatly enlarged the castle,
which became an occasional summer residence
of the empress and her family Then tho en-
peror presented the whole property to his wife,
who bequeathed 1t to her brother, the late
Prince Alexander Of Hesse. at whose death. in
1888, it passed TO his eldest son. Prince Louis Of
Battenberg, to whom ii now belongs.
Heiligenberg il a very fne place, and all the
surrounding country is most beautiful Princess
Louis Of Battenberg hiss been residing there for
some time past, and her mother in law, Princess
Julia Of Gutenberg, is also staying there.
Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry went there
on a visit TO these ladies when they left Bal
reuth.
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Written for The Evening Star.
Manifou,

written Tor The Evening star
Manitou.
Twas he who reignci from sea 10 sea
Where plains and mountains alternate,
Der prairio-'ands with scarce a Tree,
Der wastes of sand as waters free;
Old ManitOu, tle Indian FATE!
twas De who led the redman through
The labyr.ntGs Of savage life,
har taught that trcschary was true,
All told sim deadly deeds u Ia,
10 END his days ia sulleu strite-'
Twas he who s;rewed the settlers trails
vista wrecks OF lives and broken fsrmA
WAC reE! the air with mortal walls
An thrilled The heart with tragic tales
OF stranded sonis in pitiiess storms.
Twas he who ia tae desert built
The settlements baptized in blood.
Mi! narrowing scenes OF vrngeful gliit,
Naere last and fury ran atut
And passion RACED In turbulent roodi
Twas he who bred siurdier rare
Than that of the e1eminste east,
Injured to warfare aud tae chase,
Wdich foun LED fruitful homes apace,
Making Of barren dc, Is feast!
Twas he VINO babe the reiman 20
To hunting grounds beyond the StyK,
Swept from the land the bun alo.
Ard made tie Homestead nresides glow.
Stacking the farm with generous ricks,
Twas he who sent the cowboy oat
Across the sandy sagc-orush plain,
To herd the cattle round about
And brave the redskins ruthless rout,
Ere turning tow AID his ranch again.
Twas he who gave the miner gold
From secret chasms If the stone,
In quest Of buried wealth untold
Since Jason searched The earth Of old
For treasures hidden there aionei
Twas he who lieut. 10 labor smiles
In iowly households pure and bright
Cntainted by the Thought OF wiles
Where honest toll the day begriies
And siumber lulis TO Test at night,
Twas he who ruled from sea TO sea,
The sea of birth, the sea Of death;
Shaping cur human destiny,
The interocean-life that We
Follow from first to latest breath!
DAVID GRAHAM AIDE,
farrow Farm, Laurel, Nd, August 10, Isss.
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.: one end Of one of these walks Won
look along line Of 800 white necks shining out
under these bright caps and bOrdered bv white
yokes from which fall gowns fall so "a 10 show
the swelling Of these 800 bus,s Half of the
girls have babies sucking milk from their milk
white breasts and the other half have little
swaddled infants who have had their nil and are
taking Arrest or sleeping in their nurses arms. Al
nrstCou can no; notice the dresses for the in
terest you take in the nurses aud babies and
their feeding. but YOU grow used to thi.
yon note that each girls dress IL much the same
Ihe sleeves, full ut the shoulders. are short
and leave the arms bare to the biceps The
vAists are full and half open at the front and
the skirts gathered in at the waist are short and
do not reach 20 the ankles. The caps are of
dtnerent colors but Of the same shape and the
yaris are Of all types Of Russian beauty and
nomeliness. Hundreds Of them are blondes and
thS Aaxsn-haired, blue-eyed beauties of the
northeru provinces are well represented. Hun
oreoe have the rosy cheeks that Won And along
the Neva and Upper Volga and here and there
yoo zee the dark eyes and brunette faces which
are found further south As stood upon the
oeed see fully thousand Of these
girls IN the garden below me. Think
o. III A thousand Russian Madouaas-not IN
Oh or water colors, but in living, glowing
neah and blood; q thou sand babies per-
forming their part in the picture; and all this
The prettiest gardens of the world Ii was. in
oufh, nght worth coming TO Russia to see
TEE BABIES CRIBS
Aws walked through the garden ths nurse,
salussd us. The young matron bowed to them
and ve raised our hats as we entered one of the
vaaks, and at that moment the 100 red and blue
csPs bowed down TO u.s. The girls bow from ths
vast and not with q nod of the head. a. We d..
may are not ashamed Of their business. aai
hey hold up their babies for US to look at As we
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Tired of Vegetables.

From the Buffalo Enquirer.
''Georgie." said Mrs. Bean to her only un-
married daughter, wasn't young Mr.. Pease
here last evening"
'.Yes, mother"
Didn't be propose to your
"Yes. mother"
didn't you refuse him?''
'Yes, mother"
'.Why did you do it? Mr.. Pease is rich hand
some and of good family"
s''I had good reasons
What were they2 l am your mother and
wish to know"
1T is because you are my mother that hate
to tell you
II must know"
''Well, when get husband I must have @
man whose name is TO be found out OF the
vegetable kingdom
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HE BIGGEST BABY
farm in the world il
here at Moscow. 1t
costs s5OO.O0O a year to
run it, and it has an an
nual crop of 1l,000
babies. 1t has a branch
farm at St Petersburg.
which turns outayearly
harvest of 8 900 more.
and since its foundation
il has sent ont into the
country districts Of this
ernpirs more than 2 001 =