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CHOOSING A CAPTAIN.
The Rough and Tumble Custom of the
Japanese Fishermen of Hawaii.


japanese Fishermen of Hawaii.
Where several years ago the fishing
for the supplying of the Honolulu mar
ket was done almost exclusively by the
natives in their canoes and a few
Cinnamon, now the bulk of the work is
done by the japanese, who are at it in
great numbers.
The boats which they use are built
here after patterns used in Japan, and
once in while an Oriental steamer ar
irving from the west brings an import
ed fishing boat, which the fishermen
think is superior to those of local manu-
facture. The boats are of a peculiar
shape and are of different sizes, some
able to accommodate but three men,
which is an ordinary crew, and others
are large enough for seven or eight
men.
Up to the time that the vessel is
launched there is no captain selected
for the boat. The choosing of this i'm
portant factor in every case is left I'M
I'll the boat is in the water. 1t is known
who the members of the crew are, and
from them the captain is selected.
When the boat is in the water and
mOored securely, the members of the
crew, who are generally the owners of
the boat, strip themselves and get into
the boat Then the fun of making the
selection of the commander begins.
There is no voting or drawing of lots
to settle the matter. At a given signal
from one of the crowd on shore, who
are watching, the men in the boat be-
gin with all their might to try to throw
each other out into the water. Each
man is against the other, and so the
struggle, as a usual thing, lasts long
time and is remarkably exciting. All
the time the play goes on the friends
of the contestants yell words of cheer
! to the struggling men in the boat and
throw buckets of water on them and
into the boat, seemingly with the idea
of making the battle-ground more slip
perry as well as refreshing to the men
at work. AS soon as man is thrown
out of the boat he must stay out, but
may assist with water if he so desires.
The man who stays in the boat longest,
| or rather who is able to put all the
others out of the boat, has by his Prov
ess shown himself competent to be cap
tain, and so he is greeted with much
applause and showered with congratu-
tations at the termination of the scuffie'
There is no appeal from the selection
so made, and the man so chosen con-
tinues to be captain until he voluntarily
retires or sells out his share in the boat
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RECENT INVENTIONS.

A new grip for bicycle handlebars is
formed of a fiat strip of spring steel
curved into a spiral and wound around
the end of the bar, with a sliding collar
to be fastened by screw after the
spring IS wound up to the right tension.
A Californian has designed a boiler
which cleans itself of all impurities in
the water, the feed pipe being curved
after it enters the boiler to cause the
water TO revolve, the dirt gradually fall
ing into a funnel in the bottom to be
drawn off through a faucet.
Razors can be quickly sharpened by a
new device formed of a circular piece
of flexible material, having fine grind
ing powder on it's face, the sharpener
being folded over the back of the razor
so that the grinding surface acts on the
blade as it slides back and forth.
To prevent elevators from dropping in
case the cable breaks, curved steel
bar is attached to the under side of the
carriage, carrying blocks at the ends
to grip the ways in which the cage
slides, the blocks being normally held
out of contact by levers connected with
the cable.
Two Englishmen have patented a
lock bottle which will prevent the theft
of the contents, a metallic casing sur
rounding the. neck of the bottle, with a
sliding yoke at the top, which covers
the cork or engages a glass stopper, the
yoke being released by turning a bolt
with a key.
A combined mud guard and bicycle
support recently placed on the market
is formed of two rods hinged to the
frame under the saddle to carry a
curved plate resting on the rear wheel
to scrape the tire, the rods being
| dropped down on either side to support
the wheel when standing.
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Seeking After knowledge.

Figures recently compiled by the reg
istrar of Columbia University show
that as a whole the institution stands
second to Harvard in membership, the
respective enrollments being $40 and
1892. After Columbia came the Uni
versity of Michigan, with 3,S13 stu
dents; the University of Chicago, g.
IA; the University of Minnesota, 3,423;
the University of California, 1926;
Cornell University, 1904, the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, 2,573, and Yale,
2,544. Columbia is one of the lowest
numerically in the size of its mems un-
dergraduate college, which, however,
has increased more than so per cent in
a single generation. In the scientific
schools she is surpassed in numbers
uate departments she stands first in
this respect, with 422, against 1893 at
Harvard. The statistics further show
the peculiar prominence of Chicago,
with her theological seminary of $50
students; of Pennsylvania, with a
school Of All dentists, and another of
GO veterinaries; of Minnesota with a
college of agriculture, numbering 500
in attendance; of California with her
school of art, attracting 20S students
of Cornell, whose division of forestry
is established with registration of q
and of Yale, the only university having
a separate school of music.
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antiquity of MINI.

From Il review in Science of De Nor
tillet'S great work on prehistoric times
the following is condensed Twelve
chapters are devoted to the question of
tertiary man. 1t is concluded that
while man did not exist during this
period. precursors of man more intell
gent than any of the living anthropoids
did exist.
Pithecanthropus erPctus is consider
ed as the immediate precursor of man.
The CalaveraS skull is rejected. The
pa!eolithic period is considered as cor
responding to the early Quarternary.
and 222,000 years is assigned as the
length of this period. Add to this num-
Der 10000 years for the protohistoric
and neolithic periods and G000 years
more for the historic period, and we
have 23S,000 years, which is, according
to the authors, a moderate estimate of
mans antiquity.
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Rang In Its Third Century.

The bell on historic old st. Johns
church, liz Richmond, where Patrick
Henry made his famous speech prior to
the American Revolution, rang in tho
twentieth century. This bell is thus
given the distinction of being the only
one in this country, with the possible
exception of that on old Liberty hall, in
Philadelphia, that has rung in three
centuries. Old st. Johns bell has an
interesting history. Many years ago.
when the old structure for which 1t
was made was repaired, the bell was
removed and sold. Later its last own
err presented it to the Virginia Historic
81 society, by which it was restored to
the church.-New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat.
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COUNTERFEIT ART.

Americans Are Easily Swind1ed on
Pictures by "OId Masters"
There will doubtless never come a
time in the history of the art world
when the discovery of "old masters"
will cease, certainly not as long as
American picture buyers possess the
almighty dollar and are willing to be
swindied.
Nearly every week in New York for
the last year there have been auction
sales of rare old masters" Some of
them are rare, indeed; one that was
shown at the Macbeth gallery and also
in Detroit some time ago. supposed to
be a study of an old man by Rubens,
the left hand of which was nearly
twice the size of it's mate, and the term
rare" did certainly apply very aptly
to the flesh tints.
Do people ever stop to think how
many of these ''old masters" there are
in existence? Any one may have an
"old MASTER these days who has the
price to pay the dealer to find one or
go abroad and get one made" There
are many artists in Paris and else
where who make q good living, or
what they consider a good living, copy
ing "old masters" in the various gal
leries to sell to dealers for little OF
nothing, and they in turn bring them
to America and clear hundreds by sell
ing them to some moneyed art lover
who in some cases is doubtless in the
possession of more money than judg-
ment in art matters.
One well known New York art col
lector some time ago paid large sum
for a certain painting that an enter
prising dealer had "discovered'' and
who represented it to him as very rare
and the only one in existence. The
same gentleman while on Il recent toul
through Spain was shown the Original
painting upon the walls of Il certain
monastery. The sequel of the story
does not say what he did with the
dealer. If there be a hereafter for these
discoverers OF 'old masters" their con
sciences, which seem very elastic, viii
have to do deal of rubbering to ge
back to the required shape TO fit then
for their celestial abiding places or tt
meet the frownS of the shades of de
parted masters themselves.-Detroi
News Tribune.
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Anronos of Ice Tea.

Some construction workers were
camped in small Arkansan town.
They boarded with an old woman
whose ideas of culinary art were not
of the latest approved style. One
young man tired of the evening drink
of cheap, hot tea. He asked the old
lady why she did not serve iced tea
She replied that she never heard tell
of it, and asked for information. He
told her to make it the same as any
other tea only put ice in it. That even
ing she waited until he had seated him
Self, then bestirred herself to the kitch
en-. She FASTENED back with a steam
ing cup of tea just brewed. In the cur
was a small piece of ice.
Here, take it quick" she said, "'for'
the ice melts.'
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Methods of Curing Jungle Fever.

got over my attack. but it was a
marvel that did One morning my
doctor lied me till there was scarcely
a drop of blood left in my body. He
then gave me 40 grains of calomel, and
in the evening, as the fever was still
raging, he ordered me to be taken out
to the yard of my quarters, laid on n
bare rattan couch and buckets of cold
water thrown over me for about 20
minutes! was then put back to bed
and fortunately fell asleep for several
hours. After some weeks on the sick
list, was able to return to my post ut
Kornegalle.-"Fifty Years In Ceylon."
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And Yet He Could Write.

Among the public servants who are
worried by foolish questions the super
intendent of mails in the postofiice gets
his full share. One Of his visitors or
a certain occasion was a man who said
to the deputy who answered the cal
at the window:
81 am going out of town today and
want to get a letter to my brother, who
is on board the Majestic, and she is
not due until Wednesday. l don't
know where he will stay in New York
or where he will go from here. Car
you help met"
Certainly we cam" said the clerk
"a mailboat goes to meet the steamer
and if you address your letter properly
and put domestic postage on it it will
be delivered all right" .7s.
But how shall l address it-whert
shall l send itY'
Address it John Smith, passenge'
on board incoming steamer Majestic
due in New York, Dec. 12.' That will
reach him.
mo city? No nothing?"
THAT'S adjust as 1 told you"
The man thanked the clerk and wen
away, and came back little later will
an addressed letter in his hand.
Say" he said to the clerk, "abou
that letter. I've addressed it anC
stamped it all right, but the man.
name isn't John Smith. How abou
thatT-New York Tribune.
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EngIishmen In America.

Among Englshmen who come to
America n British author, Mr.. Vachell,
enumerates 1.-The parsons son, the for
tune hunter, the moral idiot the re-
mittance man and the sportsman"
1t is a clever and comprehensive
catalogue, but it omits one of the types
most interesting TO Americans-the ir-
responsible younger son" sent to "the
States" to seek fortune he has never
been able to find at home or to avoid
a maturing crop of wild oats.-New
York Herald.
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holds out the helping hand to you, and
will advise you without money and
without price. Mrs. Pinkham's labora-
tory is at Lynn, Mass. Write a letter
there telling all your symptoms and
get the benefit Of the greatest expert
ence in treating female ills.
- was suffering to such an extent
from ovarian trouble that my physi-
clan thought an operation would be
necessary.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound having been recommended to
me, 1 decided to try it. After using
several bottles l found that L was
cured. My entire system was toned
up, and I suffered no more with my
ovaries. "-MRs. ANNA Asrog. Troy. No.
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Rnhics In Greenland.

The bed of the baby Eskimo is not al.
ways one of elder down. There are
times of famine now and then when
the condition of the ice makes hunting
impossible. and old and young starve
to death. Cases have been known on
both shores of Baffin bay where ba-
bies have been eaten by starving adults,
but infanticide in Greenland is IN
known because of a belief that the
spirit of a murdered infant turns into
an evil spirit called Angiak that for
ever haunts the entire village and
brings endless misery and distress.
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Her Hint.

Stout Maa fwhus2 appetite has been
the envy Of his fellow boardersI-l de-
clare have three buttons of my vest.
Mistress of the House (who has been
aching to give him hint)-Iou will
probably find them in the dining room,
sir Exchange.
What we call time" is but single
sun ray thrown across the infinite void
of eternity. and life" is but floating
flicker or mote that vanishes even as it
hcrames visil lie thereon.
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betrayed ny His Feet,

Sherlock Holmes-I have not looked
around. but very tall man just came
in and sat down in the opera chair be-
hind me.
Miss MARVEL 1t is true. Say. yon do
me how You knew without looking OF
the tall mans presence.
Sherlock Holmes-HiS feet are stick
Ing through under my chair.-Ohio
State Journal.
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What IS
ONaRei1ES =

A dull, throbbing pain, accompanied
by a sense of tenderness and heat low
down in the side, with an occasional
shooting pain, indicates Inflammation.
On examination it will be found that
the region of pain shows some swell
ing. This is the first stage of ovaritis,
Inflammation of the ovary. If the roof
of your house leaks, my sister, you have
it fixed at once why not pay the same
respect to your own body?
You need not, you ought not to let
yourself go, when one of your own sex
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Hoods CdrSdpdrilld

cleanses the blood, restores appetite,
gives vitality, vigor, tone = this is
one of the reasons why it's called the
Greatest Spring Medicine.
Take it.
Il have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla and
it has created a good appetite and cleansed
my blood" ADoLPH RHODE, Plattsmouth,
Neb.
MY little brother had no appetite. He
has taken Hoods Sarsaparilla and now
gets hungry like any other boy" MAUD
KILGoRE, Alden, Kan. 2
Hoods SarsapariIIa promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
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Shopping.

Shopman-This matches your sample
perfectly. madam.
Customer-It certainly does. 1t
couldn't be closer.
Shopman-How many yards do you
wish?
Customer--Oh, not any yet! You see,
this is the very first shop I've tried!-
London Fun.
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upon what" said the student of
antiquity, do we base the statement
that Solomon was the wisest MANI"
81 dunno" answered Senator Sorg-
UNI, unless it is on the report that
he was also the richest. Washing
ton Star.
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HenrdIess Soldiers.

Modern warriors generally wear hair
on their frontispieces. 1t is thought TO
give them martial appearance. But
Alexandt'r's invincible soldiers were all
bare faced. He compelled them TO
shave fer a Sufficient reason-viz. lest
the "ouiside harbarians" of Asia should
seize them by their boards and so cap
ture them.
1t Was There.
''There's a boy wants to see you, SIR
.''Has he got bill in his handT"
''No, sir"
"Then he's got it in his pocket! Send
him awayr-Phil May in Punch.
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In time fame drags on broken wings
On many lines this fact we note
Now, lots of women write worse
things
Than bad Lord Byron ever wrote.
Chicago Record-Herald.
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A folding pocket camera, making
31ax31a pictures, for $11.25. No ex-
perience required to make perfect pic
lures. Film, 60 cents. Send for full
description. Kirk, Geary & Co., $50
Suffer St., S. F.
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The making of postholes is an easy
matter in Alaska. A mass of powder
blasts out the hole in an instant, Il tele-
graph pole is Inserted. water is poured
III. and the intense cold holds the pole
secure in an incasement of ice
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"Why don't you get up and de-
nounce the trusts?"
I'm afraid to- answered the bust
ness man. ct might hurt my finan-
cial standing. Everybody will take
it as a sure sign that 1 don't own
stock in any of them Washington
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COMPELLED GAsTRoNoMICALTEs

Percy-Would you like to eat din
ner at $25 a plate?
Guy-No. I'm afraid I'd kill my
self trying to make the host feel that
1 was getting his moneys WORTH
Puck
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Active man by large Manufacturing
House; $4,000 in cash paid for II days
trial; promotion and permanent posi-
ton if satisfactory. Address G. B. P.
Co., 729 Chestnut St., Philada.
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His TaSk.

George-With the assurance Of your
love l could conquer the world.
Grace-That will not be necessary.
All you have to do is to conquer papa
London Tit-Bits.
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Make your own photographs. 1t
costs but little. Send for our hand
somely illustrated catalog showing all
styles of cameras. Kirk, Geary & Co.,
$50 Suffer St., San Francisco, Cal.
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Close Resemblance.

Contractor-You won't sell me car
load of bricks on credit?
Dealer-No. Me and my brick are
very much alike. We're hard pressed
for cash.-Philadelphi Record.
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Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to
use for tE,rir children during the
teething period.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an
infallible medicine for coughs and
colds.-N. w. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove.
n. j., Feb. II, 1900.
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Throw Physic to the Dogs,

Constipation is treated by an intestinal tonic
and liver stimulant, palatable, gentle, yet
potent-Cascarets Candy Cathartic. All drug
gists loo, 25c, soc.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure
c. w. Groves signature on each box. Csc.
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TO CURE ANY DISEASE
The Cause Must be Removed, Same Way
With Dandruff

Kill the germ that causes dandruff,
falling hair and badness, and you will
have no more dandruff, and your hair
must grow luxuriantly. Herpicide not
only contains the dandruff germ de-
stroyer, but it is also a most delight
full hair dressing for regular toilet use.
No other hair preparation is on this
scientific basis of destroying the dan
druff germ than Newbro's Herpicide.
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The Best Prescription for Malaria.

Chills and fever is a bottle of Groves caste
less Chill Tonic. II is simply iron and qulnIme
in tasteless form. No cure-no pay, Price SOC
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YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
because the formula is plainly printed on every
bottle showing that is is simply Iron and Q1i-
inc in tasteless form. No. Cure. No pay. Soc.
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ETC Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
EEIO after first day of DIR. Klne's Great Nerve
Restorer Send for FREE 90 trial bottle and treat
Use. Dr. R. H. KLINE Ltd, 93l ArchSt Philadelphia, Pa
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Don't Stop Tobacco Suddenly

Itinjures nervous system to do so. BACO-
euro is the only cure that really cures and
notifies you when 20 stop. Sold with a guar
antee that three boxes will cure any case
RAc0-cTIR0 is vegetable and harmless. 1t has
Gao9 3oHo cured thousands; it will cure you
At all druggists or by mail prepaid, 81 a box
3 boxes, $3.50. Booklet free. Write EUREKA
CHEMICAL Co., La Crosse Wis
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loss of appetite
Is Loss of Vitality, Vigor, Tone.

That stands to reason.
1t is common in the Spring, when
the blood, which needs cleansing, fails
to give the organs the stimulus nee
essary for the proper performance
of their functions.
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Il see that. we are shipping consid-
cradle horse meat to the Scandinavian
countries"
Perhaps that accounts for the fact
that the Scandinavian servant girls
have such excellent horse sense."-
Cleveland Dealer.
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Rev. Gassington-HonestIy, Miss
Deering, do you think my sermons
are too long?
Miss Deering-O, dear, no! I merely
think that life is too short.-Puck:
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Sacred TO the Memory OF
Mrs. Mary McHard

The virtuous and estimable Consort OF Captain
william McHard of Newbury Port, who midst the
laudable exertions of very useful and desirable
Life. in which her Christian Profession was well
adorned, and fair copy Of every social virtue
displayed, was, in a state of health. Suddenly
Summoned to the Skies & snatched from we eager
embraces of her friends (and the throbbing hearts
of her dsconsolate family confessd their tairest
prospects u subunary bliss were in one moment
DASH ) by Swallowing Pea at her own table,
whence in few hours she sweetly breathed her
Soul away on the sth day of March IT'S. aged AZ.
This Mournful Stone a faithful Monument
of Virtue fed to Realms Above and solemn
Monitor to all below the Stars. is Erected by
her Husband.
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E1oouence and the Pea.

Our worthy forefathers were fond OF
rhetoric-particular! of funeral rhet-
oric-and were not always quick to
perceive the dividing line between the
sublime and ridiculous. They seem,
moreover to have regarded the extraor-
binary as contributing an added and
kindred element to the impressive.
Many of their epitaphs show this, but
few more completely than that of an
estimable matron who persisted I'M
timely in Newburyport in the eight
eenth century.
Her tombstone on the crest of the
burying hill is yet easily legible, with
no more trouble than scraping bit OF
lichen here and there and kneeling to
push away the long grass and intrud-
ing daisies. Thus it reads:
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Consumption Cured

For the treatment of Consumption
and diseases of the throat. Call or write
for literature and report of cases.
KOCH INSTITUTE ers
1917 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-15
st. CHRISTOPHER.

The belief was that any one who looked
at a representation OF st. Christopher was
safe for that day from an evil death:
Christopher sancti speeiem auicunaue
tuetur
Jsta nempe die non morte rnaIa r,oriatur
lie was always portrayed OF colossal
size, and Is so painted at the entrance OF
most Spanish cathedrals. that all may
see him. None OF the many carved fig
ures OF this saint approach I'm size one
which was removed from Notre Dame
at Paris. in 1855.
1t was said that St Christopher's orivi-
nal occupation was TO carry people across
a stream, and the legend is that once a
child presented himself TO be conveyed
over. Al first HIS weight was what
might be expected from his infant years.
but presently IL began TO increase, and
so went on until the ferryman was likely
to sink under his burden. The child then
said: Wonder not my friend | am Je-
sus, and you have the weight OF the sins
Of the whole world On your backi" Hence.
81. Christopher Is represented as carry
ing the infant sa viour across a river, with
the globe IN his hand.
St Christopher has an interesting place
I'm the history or Typography, I'm conse-
quence OF a wood engraving OF his figure.
supposed 90 he of date about 1923 being
the earliest known example of that art
Under IL appears the following inscrip-
tion:
Christopher sancti speciem auicunque
lila nempe morte mala non morieris.
Notes and Queries.