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. STORY OF MRS. KRUGER.

Among the recent stories OF the per-
sonal habits OF Mrs. Kruger Is the fol-
lowing: A lady from Natal. who was
recently passing through Pretoria. was
allied with the desire TO see the pres
/ ident and his wife and induced friend
IN take her to call at the presidency
They knocked at the door. which was
onaned nv the grandson OF the president
himself He said that Mrs. Kruger was
not seeing any one that day But one
~ the ladies. who was very intimate
with the all powerful couple entered
She speedily. however returned. saying
that Mrs. Kruger was busting out the
dining room. preparatory 20 the meet
ing az the executive and absolutely re-
fused 70 see any English ladies, II ap-
Dearad that some months ago she had
received a party Of English. ono ~
whom remarked in her presence. W nat
an old trump she IS" And the bngl.Ah
speaking grandson had kindly transiat-
ed the remark
Mrs. Kruger has not had her head
turned by the position which her hus-
hand holds in the TranFvaai or ~ the
millions which be is reported 20 possess.
Today she keeps house with the ifu-
galityof less prosperous times and taxes
her greatest delight IN cooking. mendlng
and making" The wife % Dom Paul
docs not like domestic complexities and
has solved the servant question BY do
ins, the Homework herself. she II equal
~ slrnple in matters Of the toilet. Her
dresTeg do duty for many years. regard
less OF the changing fashions. ana sns
makes them herself
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HOW LIFE MASKS ARE MADE.

It is not often that men desire that
a life mask be taken of their features.
they prefer TO wait till after death be-
fore undergoing such an ordeal Yet
several residents Of Chicago have pass
ed through this unpleasant process. ana
their masks adorn their homes or Of
/ fees.
Masks from life are taken almost
precisely in the same way as after
death. save that much greater care has
10 be used. as the subjects life hangs
on very thin thread. or. TO be more
precise. two small quilts. II requires a
great deal Of nerve and patience TO IN
dergo the process, the sensation being
most disagreeahle. When mask from
life is about 10 be secured. the subject
reclines on long table. and towels are
placed around his neck and forehead
TO prevent the plaster going where not
intended. The face is slightly creased.
but not enough TO ill the pores Of the
skin. Care has To be especially taken
with the eyelaShes. as. otherwise in the
subsequent operations these are likely
to be pulled or. A small quill is now
/ inserted in each nostril to allow the
subject to breathe through. and cotton
wool lightly pressed around the base
10 keep the liquid plaster from intrud-
ing. A pair OF scissors is always kept
handy SC as TO be able to cut on the
tops of the quilts should by any chance
the plaster splash up and cover them.
All being ready. the plaster is care
fully poured over the features. The
following operations have then TO be
performed with skill and celebrity: Dr.
rectly the plaster lightly covers the
face a small but strong thread is laid
on top OF the cheeks. running from the
top Of the head down to the neck. and
is pressed into the plaster until II al
most touches the skin. Additional plas-
ter is now placed on until the whole is
about an inch in thickness. Ere this
has quite set the before mentioned
threads are pulled up through the mold
so as to cut the plaster: otherwise IL
would be impossible to remove IL from
the face. The plaster presses and burns
the subjects cheeks He thinks of all
the horrible things that might happen
should those two LITTLE quilts get chok-
ed. Not a sound of the outer world can
he hear save some indistinct rumbling,
and the thud. thUd of his beating heart
almost deafens him
Hours seem to pass. and he is power
less 10 know what is going on. He lies
helplessly there and. perhaps. out OF
curiosity. tries TO raise an eyelid. Tint
settles him. as by this time the plaster
has hardened and holds the lid in an
immovable grip. A sickly sensaHon
comes over him-he feels paralyzed.
and unconsciously gives a long groan.
This. by the way. can only come
through the quilts in his nostrils. and It
naturally alarms the operator. who i'm
mediately shouts as loudly as he can
10 know II anything Is the matter. The
subject is just able TO hear his voice.
and so raises his hand, a prearranged
signal that "alrs WELL
The plaster. through being mixed
with warm water. quickly hardens. and
in the course Of about FIVE minutes the
mold is strong enough to be taken on.
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ts,rcuEyER LISGUIsT.

Lord Kitchener is an Arabic scholar
Of ability He f. ar familiar with the
old as with the new. but In Egypt be
used 10 tel every newcomer % try 70
pick I'D. first Of all. the current talk q
the people. You viii get along very
well" he would say, IL you only Try a
bit. The Arab f. a good fellow Al frst
he will. perhaps. think YOU are speak
ing English. bot presently he viii catch
something ike one ~ bis 0wn words.
and then he viii end you are trying q
talk Arabic. and he VIII help you out"
Kitchener - good iinEuiat, sne
Arabic is not the only foreign tongue
~ which ~ n master. HIS earliest
writings are essays IN which questions
az language play the CHIEF part-notea
on the connection between HehreW
Scripture names and the modern naHlef
II places IN syria-eaEaya Published N
the transactions 81 the Society =
Biblical Archsoiozy'' more than -
years ago and signed Herbert Eiirh-
ener. Lieut. r E. one wonders y be
viii now ras ~ work - pick " work
ing knowledge q Cape Dutch ard
Eafr
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for 20 francs, entities its pOssessOr to 20
tickets to the exposition, while the pos
SCISSOR, moreover, participates in %
drawings, comprising ABB prizes, rang
ing from 100 to 500 600 francs in value
If the exposition for any cause what
ever should not take place, the state is
pledged to redeem the bonds al par
1t can be imagined how such a financial
scheme is a source of periodical speCu-
lation and excitement to the people of
France, and especially to the Parisians.
In the classification of exhibits there
have been established no less than IS
groups. These groups are as follows:
l, Education and instruction; ,, works
of art: 8, instruments and general
methods of letters, sciences and arts;
I, machinery and processes of mechan-
ism; 5, electricity; 6. civil engineering
and transportation: I, agriculture; s.
horticulture: 9, forestry, hunting, fish
ing, crop gathering; 10, alimentation;
II, mines and metallurgy; II, decoration
and furniture of public buildings and
dwellings; Is, cotton fabrics, textures
and clothing: il. chemical industries:
Is, various industries; 16. social econ
omy, hygiene, public assistance and all
such works; l.. colonization and col
onizing methods, and, Is. territorial and
naval arm;ss and everything relating to
them.
AS was the case in the exposition of
1889, the jury will be an international
one. 1t will be subdivided into juries
of class, juries of groups and a superior
jury All the foreign jurors have not
yet been named by the commissioners
of the respective countries, but this
task will be completed before very long.
The foreign commissioners themselves
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the senator during his recent visit %
the eastern archipelago Many q ths
implements we're used - tbe inipep8ius
war and HeTe given - Mr. Bsyeri18s
hy officers Hho captured them
Edwlu '. Morgan. whDm ere pres
dent has appointed secretary = fa@
legation q TIE rnlTed States 80 seoul.
E0rea. - 3 SeW Yorker = sa q II. b
Morgan . aurora. =. 7. The family
IS prominent in central Ne@ York 70
sssn y feTEan sfsG2afss from Har-
yard wlth high ksuoFs
BBTne-Jouss portrait = RE9yarf
ElglinE = co1gse;S9- Il = lAS 49,
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music and the third an instructor II
electricity
! Nearly ali the nonsrchs q Europe
have their lives insured. The most nos-
able exception Is the Russian emperor
The companies would not insure him.
regarding his chance 81 long life as ex
tremefy perilous.
Congressman George B Mcclellan o.
New York is regarded a the best story
teller in the house, and when there e
nothing important before the chamber
his desk IS The center Il 3 group q
members who enjoy = laugh
Sir Charles Nicholson. the sole sur
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the coming summer II is a sad incOn-
venience to the disconnected citizen at
the present time New electric roads
are another source Of torn up streets.
. and all the present promises Of rapid
transit in the near future mean very
slow transit at the present time. For
months il has been almost impossible to
/ reach ones favorite shop or cafe or
music hall Dust heaps and torn up
( cobblestones still lie about the usually
/ spick and span Paris. The exposition
grounds themselves. IL is true. have at
/ last assumed something Of an orderly
arrangement after the reign Of con-
structive chaos. though eight or ten
weeks viii see still more wonderful
! changes. Painters are busy making
/ hundreds and hundreds Of signs bearing
/ the significant motto English Spoken. %
and today there is hardly hotel in all
! Paris where living BE- comfortable OF
where even decent quietness reigna.
/ Carpenters have been taking possession
q all the great hosteiries Of this city
{ Of inns and dividing and subdividing
and resubdividing sleeping chambers
into little pens and closets. for ba8 a
hundred million people are no easy
/ thing TO take care Of. Rents have jump
ed up and pensions. already oveFcrowd-
I ed. have had their salons cut up into
Z tiny sleeping quarters
There IN every indication that the for
| eign nation 10 be most strongly repre-
scented BY attendance VIII be the United
States. The American. in fact. has fail
F CT into the exposition habit q habit
which when once formed. has 10 cure.
F THIS republic has taken part iu many
expeditions and has always made cred
stable showing Al each. bat never has
the new world scored such triumph
as il will score at Paris in few months
from the present Good Americans.
when they die q 70 Paris" such was
+ the statement q Mark Twain The
case viu soon BE reversed. &anT
Americans. wheu they go II Paris tbs
time. wIH de. Or almost de. for TIE
fair. with al its attractions. and Parls.
< with all its faEcination. VIII hardly
make Up for the lzcougen ence which
many q the foreign Tl&tors. and par
tgeularly those of limited means. wiIl
experience during the stress and strain
and excitement q the colossal crush q
800. CHASNISG 4 BARLOW.
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nations will be allowed 10 compete on
absolutely equal terms, and no charge
viii be made to exhibitors for space,
water, gas. steam or other motive pow
er, but connections" must be supplied
by the exhibitor himself, or, at least, at
his own expense. The exhibit, when
coming from a foreign country, viii be
admitted into France free of duty. as
the exposition for the time being VII!
be a sort OF bonded warehouse. The ex-
hibitor however, viii have to stand the
expense of packing. repacking, installa-
ton and storage The number of ex-
hibitors, judging from the demands for
space. viii be enormous. The coming
exposition, in fact. viii not only cover
y per cent more actual space than did
the exposition Of 1889. but viii also be
much more compact and condensed
The ground viii not be partitioned of
by nationalities, as was the case II q
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OF people. Appalling figures they are,
but not impossible.
| One of the unique features of the
great fair for the accommodation of
the immense crowds who will be at this
exposition is the moving sidewalk II
will not be necessary to trudge pain
/ fully about the grounds or take a cab
in order TO see the exposition. All one
viii need to do viii be TO step on the
moving sidewalk and glide about from
one part OF the exposition to another.
If he prefers rushing to gliding. there
is a faster sidewalk he can take. one
going at the rate OF three kilometers
an hour and the other at the rate of
six kilometers. These moving side
walks viii be raised some seven feet
above the ground level and carefully
banked up on either side by turf and
bOrdered by rows of shrubs and flowers.
The route of these moving sidewalks in
making their two mile circuit OF the
grounds will be along the Quai d'Orsay
by the river Seine. then on through the
Vanue de Suffren. the Ecole Miliat Mil
itaire, the Avenue de la Motle Piquet
and back through the Rue Faber TO the
Quai d'Orsay once more.
Such route Will command an ex-
cellent view of the exposition buildings
and the gardens. and the slight eleva-
ton viii be just sufficient 10 allow the
passenger to look out over the heads OF
the pedestrians and the carriages that
will swarm about in the neighborhood.
1t is estimated that these sidewalks
will be able TO carry s.. 600 passengers
an hour. The system adopted was Sc
lected by the exposition managers from
dozens Of novel transportation schemes
submitted to them. The system has al
ready been given a practical test at
Clichy, suburb of Paris, and was
found eminently satisfactory The
length of the experimental system was
a quarter of a mile, with plenty OF
curves and grades thrown in, TO make
the test a crucial one.
But. with all the tearing down and
building and preparing now going on at
the gay capital. ii can be imagined in
just what condition Paris is at the pres
ent moment. A walk through the ex-
position grounds today will convince
the visitor that everything viii be in
shape for the official opening. though q
great deal of hard work has yet TO be
done, and done in a very short time at
that. But during the last eight months
the Partisan has been working with a
vengeance. The new underground rail-
way has broken oHt in its periodic
spots. ana. while it will prove a, pride
and convenience to the boulevardier Of
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merrymakers and sightseers who flock
10 an exposition at any time or in any
country.
Just how great viii be the number Of
visitors 10 the exposition II is OF course
now impossible 10 say. Il is worth
while remembering. though. that the
number that visited the last Paris ex-
position was officially returned as over
y, 900 0o0.
As the date for the opening comes
nearer and nearer the possibility FOR
any great international complication
that might interfere with the attend
ance At - huge fair grows more and
more remote. - II is quite safe 70 as
sumo that the enormous figures Of the
exhibition OF 1859 viii be easily sur
passed during the present year DIFF
fereut Official estimates. naturally mere
approximations. place the probable at
tendance at from S0.ooe 90 70 50.e99. coo
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The progress - The south Afrfcan
war has proved that the modern mag
azine rife s. par s1r~lience ne weapon
~ the future in military operations
Although the British Infantry hsFs
proved ,heit ability - storm uuin-
treuched ~ partially ints~ura=f posse
lions. a. 81 Glaucoe. TslfsoEf ard DFss
Pan. TIE repBisea A. 8agersfos stein ard
the Tuzeia- where ire Ecern hsd thFoz r
70 elaborate lnirerc izfIiFEfa. froFes
mat direct assault en f4eb positions.
= ben held y Esch eHcslient shots aa
the Beers. are doomed - failure The
rTlagazsne rlae has pat . heavy diseo1at
afon old firne vaior. anf me SaF - ths
fsfare wiu - gaefs thar sssE was -
the tac3selauE-
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while some Of them affect the garb q
the cOuntryman.
Mgr. Frederic Els, the new Roman
Catholic bishop OF Sault Ste. Marie
and Marquette, is a native, OF Germany.
81 years old and came TO this country
when he WAS i. The family settled n
the Michigan peninsula. and there the
bishop began his life work and spent
SO years.
In 1883 three now famous men were
friends together AZ the University OF
Observation-Disclosures PaGerewski and
Tesla The first was a professor o.
physics, the second an instructor n
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This official was TO deal with all mat
teTS Of general business, employment,
medical police fire service, the press
ana complimentary admission. The sec
Ond section was devoted to architecture
and all building and construction con-
Eiderations, such as the erection of the
different palaces and pavilions and the
control of metallic structures and of
all devices erected by foreign nations,
colonies and industrial exhibitors. The
third section had TO do with 70 ds.
parks, streets, gardens, water and
lighting. The fourth was called the sec
ton Of exploitation, and had to deal
with the French, foreign and colonial
departments, installation plans and
methods, the fine arts, agriculture
catalogues and diplomas. The fifth
was financial pure and simple, to look
after the money side of such a stupen-
dous undertaking, while the sixth sec
ton had to do with litigation. The sew
enth and last section was detailed to
look after the different fetes.
While in general way the -exposi-
tion and the works preliminary TO it
are and have been under the control of
IL hEllerand the French minister of
commerce and industry, posts and tele-
CraDh. the entire execution has been
Confded to an administrative body
made up Of the most experienced and
able men Of the French capital This
committee includes, as commissioner
general NJ. Alfred Picard: NJ. Delau-
y-BelleVille, president of the Paris
chamber Of commerce, who is director
general Of exploitation; NJ Bouvard,
Inspector general of architecture for the
city of Paris. who is the director Of
architecture: NJ. de France as director
OF roads. streets, parks and gardens:
NJ. GriSon. director of finance NJ Vas
siliere, director of agriculture: Nj. Mo
reau. director of litigation. and NJ Rou-
Jon. director of fine arts. with NJ
Charles RouX as delegate for colonies
and Henri Chardon as the general sec
rotary.
II has been calculated by the different
committees that the works, when COM
pleted. will absorb $4,000. 900 francs. that
such things as exploitation, advertising
and installation Will take another H.
600, 000 francs. while the administration
itself is estimated to require 5000 coo
francs. Seven million francs is held
back as a reserve fund. This means
that the French government has esti-
. mated the total cost of the exposition
10 be O00 francs-that is to say.
$50, 600 600.
1t is interesting to learn from lust
what sources this money comes. It is.
in fact derived from three quite differ
ent sources. One Is the French govern
inent, from which come q. 600 900
hrancs; another is the city of Paris.
(which gives a like amount, while the
remaining 100000 francs is secured
by bonds.
These exposition bonds are an ingen-
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viving member q the first Australian
parliament has entered on his ninety
second year. he graduated as an NJ d.
from the University 81 Edinburgh when
Cueen Victoria vas a Hsile girl "a short
frocks and went 70 Australia 10 prac-
tlce ia Iss4 oxford has made him q
D. c. L IN recognition Il MS gifts %
the University q sydney.
Senator Beverage q Indiana has had
his interesting collection q fi.iplno
arms sent 70 hls Washington residence
Every kind q pon - included -
the assortment. from 2 MALAY kris % q
Sulu spar. ard al we're obtained ~
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NOTES ABOUT MEN AND THINGS.

In view OF the coming exposition and
the extra demand for local transporta-
ton. a school for coachmen has been
opened in Paris. This school turns out
from 100 TO $50 per month. A born Pari-
sian can graduate in two weeks, but an
outsider is Obliged TO remain 80 days. as
he must know every nook and corner
of Paris and must take a course and
mass examination in the police laws.
Among the men who have entered
konsress this session for their first
term is Delegate Pedro Perea Of Ber-
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Facts About the Great Fair
Which Will Be Held In
the French Capital From
April Is to November 5,
1900.
DARIS is the most charming Of
hostesses. Long experience has

DARIS is the most charming Of
hostesses. Long experience has
= taught her how to entertain her
guests more delightfully."- than can any
other city in the world. In fact, taking
care of visitors is her special forte. just
at the present time, therefore, Paris is
feverishly busying herself preparing for
the great army of sightseers VINO are TO
flock to her boulevards, parks and cafes
early in the spring.
The more one studies the official plans
and figures and the more one looks into
the preparations that have already
been made and the structures that have
already been put up the more one is
impressed with the fact that the Paris
exposition Of 1900 is to be an affair I'M
euualed in the history of the world.
Officially, the origin of the exposition
dates from the month of July, 1892.
Paris had already had four great expo
yitiOns, each one of which had been an
unqualified success. The first had been
in 1855, the second in 1867, the third in
1878 and the last in the year 1889.
Shortly after the closing of the last ex-
position the idea of a great centennial
international exposition to be held in
the last year of the nineteenth century
was tentatively taken up by the press
Of Paris. The people liked the idea. 1t
was not until 1892, however, that an
official move was made toward any
such end. This move took the form of
4 communication from NJ. Jules Roche,
the minister of commerce at that time
to President Carnot pointing out the
advantages of such an exposition.
On the 18th Of July following a de-
cree was issued by President Carnot
announcing a universal exposition of
works of art and of industrial and agri-
cultural products" The date first fixed
for the opening of this exposition was
May 8, and it was originally decided
that it should last until Oct. 81 These
dates were subsequently changed to
April IS and Nov. 5. Preliminary stud
les were at once made and financial
scheme was devised.
For the convenience of reorganization
and administration the management
was divided into seven sections. The
secretariat general constituted the first.
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which is soon to open 50 much has been
said and so many conflicting stories
have been published that il is quite i'm
possible TO decide just what VIII con-
stituts the spectacular piece dc resls-
lance. Many wonders nave been enlaTg-
ed on in the press that viii never be
seen along the Seine. one Of the most
novel and attractive features IS sure 10
be that made Up Of a fac-simile Of the
streets Of old and new Paris. running
along the embankmeut from the Place
de la Concorde 10 the Point de TAlma
and continuing on the Champs Dc Mars.
IN this display Will be embodied the
spirit Of modern Paris. with occasional
glimpses Of its picturesque past II
VIII illustrate the art and beauty and
wit Of the gay capital and VIII contain
palaces and pavilIons Of dancing. song.
auusement-au that Is refined and at
tractive in the curiosities OF Paris. Dr.
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