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Daily camera., 1901-09-19
NEEDED his STRENGTH.
Pas1s, LalA Then Oct h
OhoSt Order.

6andow. the strong man, has seldom
had occasion TO display his muscular
ity except to crafty his audiences. but
once Il stood him in good stead among
the bullies who have At times sought
TO run things to suit themselves on
the Bois de Boulogne In Paris. Their
mode OF action is.to have one Of the
gang follow the proposed victim. Ata
given signal several others approach.
close in on him. rob him. sometimes
seriously injuring him. An additional
800 police now ride about the Bois on
bicycles and keep . sharp lookout. But
despite this extra vigilance the out
RACES continue.
One day Sandow. walking in { >ath-
sr remote avenue Of the Bois. sudden
y realized that he was being followed.
He grasped the situation. and appar-
emily took NO notice. As he had ex-
psctsd, . signal called two or three
fellows from the shrubbsry. Az they
hrst approached Sandow stopped down
- II to tie his bootlaes. Rrasped the
robber by the ankle and used him as
, sort Of ca4-o'-nine tails. lashing his
astonished confreres. first one and
then the other. before they had q
chance even to think Of escaping. stav-
;ng In the ribs Of one. smashing the
arm Of smother. and leaving the whole
sanG MANNED and strswn upon the
ground. Then ssndow lsisureiy went
on and remarked TO the next police
man he met:
you'll dnd two o. three men mp
there. more dead than alive. You'd
better 70 and look at thsm."
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
CLANS FOR MANGLH ISLAND.
s0all lslaa1s Asserted ~

The government Of Nicaragua has
recently put in . claim to sovereignty
over several groups Of small islands.
including the Mangle islands. lying
off the Atlantic coss, OF the lxthmus
OF Panama. says the Washington Star.
The question arose when President
Loubet OF France recently gave his
decision ~ TO the boundary between
Costa Rica and Colombia. The deci-
sion awarded to Colombia consider
able part OF the territory in dispute.
including the valuable bay of Chiriqui.
on the Atlantic side. and aiso several
groups Of outlying isla nds which were
in dispute between the two govern
ments. When the award was made
known Nicaragua came forward with
claim Of ownership over the small
group of islands. II was answered
in behalf Of Colombia that President
Loubet had carefully gone over the
records establishing ownership. and
that these had failed to disclose any
authority on the part OF Nicaragua
W Ssuiih thS". lut ut SOtSht'oue nave
not proceeded beyond this point. The
islands are rather unimportant except
for their strategic location of the
,aster.y entrance to any canal route
which may be chosen. For this reason
the controversy has received the at
tention OF the isthmian canal commits
sion. which has not, however. had oc-
casion to take definite action on the
subject. -
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m TIE KAIsER's COUNTRY.
rAs,~s WASsA Yss n~sa Hsa NJ n YSu
AsO . ASsSAo0t - NJ

Thsps ass many things you must not
do II you live under Emperor William.
Following are some Of the restrictions
in Berlin. enumerated In the late 6.
". Stevens book just published. en-
title ''GNmpsss Of Three Nations"
"You must not hang beds or clothes
out Of windows 20 that they can Be
seen from the street. You must not
feed horses in streets where there is
not room for two vehicles to pass. and
In others only with the consent Of the
occupier opposite whose piece OF pave
ment you are; you must watch the
horse. and undo the traces while he
10 eating. and when he is done the
occupier must clear up the split chah.
II you accidentally break q bottle or
Jug In the street you must carefully
gather up the pieces and take them
away. II you stand on the pavement
you must ksve room for other people
to pass. After this II 10 rather an anti
climax to karn that you must not dis
charge hrearms In the street. nor
shoot with erossbows and blowpipes.
III children make . noise in the
street their parents can be punished.
and rambling shout In cHoves' y for
hidden after dssk. Dogs that annoy
peop:e BY barking are forbidden. espe-
cia.iy after ten, II you take your dog
out then the nearest policeman bears
iown on you sp4 wakes the streets
with yells Of That doe-must-not
barki'"
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
PROVISIONS FOR An Army.
- Have Wsll-ososksl
LAFAeP.

People who cross the Atlantic in one
Of the great liners are in no danger
of famishing. A gentleman with .
penchant for statistics has given the
public the average supply aboard the
Deutschland At the beginning OF every
voyage between New York and Ham
burg. and, Of course, sll the other b4g
ships are provisioned in about the
same way.
In the first place, there are 20 tons
of ice to keep things eatabls and
drinkable, and these are the things
that were on the ice on . recent trip
across: Fourteen beeves, ten calves,
70 sheep. rs lambs, hogs, 1900 chick
ems, geese and game birds, 1.7oo
pounds of fish, 400 pounds Of
tongues and sweetbreads. 100 dor
ems Of eggs, IA barrels Of oysters and
CLANS, ITS barrels Of potatoes, Is bar
rels Of other vegetables. 20 crates Of
tomatoes and celery, 200 dozen heads
Of lettuce, 90 barrels Of hour, 800
pounds of oatmeal and hominy, 1900
pounds of butter. $500 quarts Of milk,
400 quarts Of cream, 1000 big moids
of ice cream, 4 tons Of fruit, 1900
quarts Of wine and liquor, 1900 quarts
Of beer and 400 tons Of drinking wa
ter.
OF course all OF this Il not used on
eseh trip, but enough IL carried TO
provide . liberal margin.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
How oHRlfs NAY BIZ KILLED.
Information Absut Disinfectants -
Various kin1s aad new
They Are used.

Scientific men say that the disin-
fectants most useful as germ killers
are moist heat, such as il used In
steam disinfectors, and certain chem
ical substances found by experiments
to be germicides. says the Scotsman.
Steam at 212 degrees Fahrenheit
will kill germs Of high resistance In
Ave minutes. Dry, hot air at 2s4 de-
Rrees, on the other hand. took four
hours to effect the same end. 1t may
be said that II articles of infected
clothing are exposed to steam at 27o
degrees for IS minutes all germs are
destroyed. These means. Of course,
apply to public disinfectors which
municipalities possess for the disin-
lection OF clothing. bedding and the
like.
Tho chemical disinfectants which
are the most powerful are Sichlorids
Of mercury "a poison), which In the
proportion Of one part to 1000 OF
water kills all germs. Half an ounce
to three gallons Of water with lit
tie aniline blue added Ito color the
solution and prevent mistskes) and
one ounce of hydrochloric acid to as
sist the action Of the mercury makes
the best disinfectant known. Only
the public cannot be trusted to use .
solution which 10 poisonous. Csrbol-
10 acid is not q powerful disinfect'
ant. Used in the proportion OF hve
TO 100 Of water II will not kill all
germs, and water will not take up
more Of the acid. Ixal IL not poison.
Gus and 10 . good disinfectsnt. 1t 10
used In the proportion Of one to 200
Of water. Chloride Of zinc e corro-
sive poisonj Is disinfectant often
used for disinfectins typhoid excrs-
kona.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
HIGHLY IxpoLlrB.
Etaaustte sAys . naa SAosIA ~
walk with Hts W1fe ot ~.
laatic CITY.

Husbands who are versed In the
eanons Of Atlantic City etiquette are
careful not to pay too much atten.
tion 10 their wives at this charmingly
unconventional resort by the sea, ssys
the Cincinnati Enquirer.
If there's q crowd Of women sitting
on the porch and your wife is among
them. steer clear OF your better half
and lean over some other woman's
chair and chat with her. The chances
are, anyhow. that some other mar
ried man has already monopolized
your wife.
II a crowd Is going out 70 cafe OF
pier. or what not. don't. for PHYS sake.
walk with your wife. II you do the
other persons in the party will nudge
each other. say something uncomph-
mentary. shrug their shoulders. raise
their eyebrows and pity you for your
lack Of manners.
The logic underlying this is thus sx-
planned by . man:
''Its downright selfish in . fellow.
don't you know" he said, "for him 70
mouopolixe his wfe's attention down
here. She and he may see each other
whenever they wish. but in the social
swim the opportunity for other per-
son. to see her 10 limited. Those op-
portunities should not Be lost. They
keep the man and woman from stag
naing-keep them in touch with
other persons ideas. But. first OF all
reasons. i,'s selfish for q man to stick
to his wife in public-and I'm glad 70
see that persons are sensible down
here, and man and wife are seldom
seen together"
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
IT'S TOMATO cH0WDIR HOW.
Dash h which Claas oose
H1GureA.

Thst good old American dish which
used to deserve it, name OF clam chow
der seems to have degsuerated thess
days into thick, sour-tasting tomato
soup, says the New York Sun. There
10 scarcely place in town where one
can get clam chowder now ~ 1t was
made when the dish earned the great
measure Of popularity upon which
Its disreputable successor 10 still trad
ing.
Instead Of clams tomatoes have be-
come the chief ingredient. and the re-
suit 3 IN indigestible mess that re-
calls only In name the savory chowder
Of better days, and nine times out OF
ten the deluded diner who partskes
Of II win be ahaicted with heartburn
for hours afterwArd.
At the seashors where clans are
abundant one would naturally expect
to 1T ehowder made after the old
orthodox fashion, but In the neigh
borhood Of New York 1t kast there
RENAME oaly disappointment for any
one who banks ON this hope. Even
there the en4erprisins and inexpensive
tomato has won the fight. and 1t IL
that product and not the clam that
dominates the chowder.
Another instance Of the aggressivs'
ness Of the tomato y 70 b. found 10
moss restaurants that serve spaghetti.
TAiA Zoo, instead Of being an appe-
tisilg mixture Of maesroni and meat
gravy, topped With Parnesan. has
como to b nothing more than Z
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
SECURING 4 LOWER BERTH.
TAs Trick Donetines Played b
Travellers q Get The Coveted
1lssDiAg P1sss,


Those who travel . good deal and
are compelled TO make use of night
appreciate the value of . lower berth
in . sleeper. All kinds Of tricks are
resorted to to secure one and the
agent must keep his eyes wide open
II he would escape several kinds Of
trouble. One Of Chicngo's veteran
passenger men the other day told OF
q practice that was common before
1t was decided not to show the dia.
grams Of the cars to passengers.
"A customer would come into the
Office" said he. "and ask to be shown
the diagrams Of the various sleepers.
In looking them over he would no.
tice that John Smith had a lower re-
served until four o'clock in the after
noon. a. he was not certain that he
would be able to take the train that
day. After getting the name well
fixed In his mind the tricky Gus
toner would purchase . ticket and
go back to his Office. About two
O'Clock he would send . messenger
boy to the agency with notice that
John Smith had decided to take the
berth he had conditionally reserved.
whereupon II would be turned over
to the messenger. When John
Smith called At four o'clock the dia-
gram showed that his lower berth
was gone. II would not be proper
to quote all that John Smith would
say at such times. To save ourselves
from these embarrassments and to
protect our customers. we recently
decided to treat our diagrams a.
confidential"
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Ths moon moves round the earth 1t
2,f73 miles an hour.
During the year ended June 30 last
there were 400 cases Of smallpox in
Tennessee.
London public libraries have over
s,ooo.o volumes. Their joint issue is
77.0o0, 900 volumes.
The Chinese, In their theater in San
Francisco. have adopted the custom
OF pelting bad actors with stale eggs.
An English cycling policeman has
had tho satisfaction Of capturing his
man At Exmouth, after . ride Of 4c
miles.
Canada has the largest forest in the
world. 1t IL In the Labrador and Hud.
son Bay district, and Is. roughly. 1000
by 100 miles.
There are Ave rivers in the world
which drain over Loco. 900 square miles.
They are the Amazon. La Plata, Obd,
Congo and Mississippi.
Exports Of horses and mules in Ms.
souri, last year brought q return OF
s.. .000, 900. and q great deal Of the
money came from foreign countries.
There is no other exercise that can
be INDUCED In st so relatively little
cost that can compare with swimming
for giving general hsalthful exercise.
A successful Kansas farmer declares
that he feeds nothing to his fattenine
hogs but ear corn and cold water, and
that he cleans the feeding 6oor after
every meal.
A Magdalen in pink and white
robes kneeline in prayer In cavern
WAS sold for $500 at Chrystie's, il
London. 1t IL . large Murillo. Ave
feet by four. Three Cupids playing
musical instruments hover above the
head of the penitent.
1t is rather curious fact that while
We all know what 'life" Is, still the
term in philosophy lacks strict and
adequate definition. II is said to be
difficult to find for it . definition that
does not include more than 10 neces'
sary, or exclude something that
should b taken In.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
DON'T BIZ A P0RcHHR.
~. Il, wo~e, a.A oa.is WAs Cen.
stantly frequent the Hotsl 81
Cottage Porch.

At every summer hotel there 10 to be
seen an army Of women and girls Who
have been named "porchers." Don'tbe
q "porcher." even though you have to
spend your holidays At hotel The
"porcher"-well.s she sits on the porch.
That's all, says Ada c. Sweet, In Wom-
ans Home Companion. Perhaps abe
crochets Idly. or dawdies over bit
of lace or muslin which she misnames
her work. Dressed UP" and ready for
morn. noon and night. the
'porcher" sits and rocks in her chair.
meanwhile gossiping over the really
live people who come and 70 between
her and the rest Of the world. Ny
dear girls, run about on the grass. In
the woods, along the country roads.
afoot. awheel or on horseback; row on
lakes, drift on streams and rivers, DIP
i'm the salt sea; campin the pine woods;
rejoice In the natural life Of the farm;
journey the world round. or stay In
the sugsr-camp cabin with . jolly par
ty Of friends. and be happy in what
ever you do. fading change. exercise.
happy companionship snd rest; but
never, never be "Porehes!"
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
1fiIlD AND 1H1 wIArHIR.
- tAo PAysaeal vraAo 81
Person.

Everyone knows that the imagine
tion has great effect upon the body
and a. timss some ludicrous expert
ences Are met with. During the pre-
vailing to1rid spell . man and his
wife aAt together on . shady veran-
d. reading. The man read an Afri-
can story which dwelt upon the suf-
fering cntailed upon the inhabitants
Of this land BY the heat. Hot sands
and tho blazing sun were often men
toned and the scant costume of the
natives was given due mention.
The woman by . strange chance
was reading OF an arctic expedition.
She had not picked out this htsra-
turc purposely because Of the con-
trast to present conditions It offered.
She had just come scross It In the
bookcase at tlae summer resort and
opening 1t 1T random was soon
among the icehergs and almost lost
in snow.
"Isn't 1t warmf" asked the sxplor-
er In Africa presently, tugging at his
collar.
"Why. no." replied the lady from
an ics Zoe: ut seems TO me very
pleasant-even COOL"
The man grunted disbelief and
then he took OF his cost. Later he
retired 70 his own room and removed
his collar and necktie and painted
still for breath and finally flung
away his tale of the tropics and was
soon In the lesfy Adirondacks with
"The Aristocrats."
And the feminine member Of this
duo insists still that the day was q
cool Day and not at al oppressive.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
SOME FAMED ECHOES.
Buildings and Out-ef-Dooe Spots
That Furnish Them.
Remarkable PAensnsna That Rave
Attracted Curiosity SeeksPs
from All Parts el the woRlA
Is This Cont1nent.

In this country there are many
well-known buildings noted for their
echoes, and Of these perhaps none
10 more remarkable than the tab
ernaole in Salt Lake City. When this
hall is empty and quiet, the ring OF
a pin falling on the floor can be heard
from all points and even the feeble,
rasping sound produced by rubbing the
hands together 10 perfectly audible
from one end of the building to the
other, says Pearson's Magazine.
A better known. but really less won
derful, example Of audibility within
a building is found in the national hall
Of statuary in the capitol at Wash
inFton. The phenomena manifested
here, which are genuine and interest
ing enough, have been somewhat over
stated. have spent long morning
in this hall studying the matter crit.
ically and having obtained due permits
sion have questioned the various
groups Of visitors while being placed
in chosen positions by the guides to
hear the marvellous reverberations OF
sound.
The guides certainly make the most
OF their opportunities for impressing
visi,ors-but when a guide retreats
to distance to whisper you may OBJ
serve on approaching him with due
caution that his whisper IS Of the
stage whisper" sort and calculated
to carry with great distinctness un-
der any conditions. The chief acousti-
cal peculiarities Of the chamber are
clearly due to the fact that the roof,
which is partly domed. Is not sym
metricai with respect to the hoor. 30
that a complex reverberation is the
consequence.
Natural echoes unsurpassed in won
derful effect are not far to seek In
America. Probably Irish Killarney
itself does not hide away more strik-
ing echoes than lurk within the IA
nous Colorado canyon. and II would
he rash to assert that these are quite
the most wonderful TO be found
among the rocky retreats of the FAR
west.
Deep ravines being the recognized
haunt of echoes, 1t may be taken for
granted that many exist In the great
gorge OF Niagara, and anyone Journey
ing 10 the fails by this approach viii
be we'll rewarded by stopping at In.
sp;ration point. walking forward to
the edge Of the cliff. and here walt
ing till the As train. on nearing the
level crossin-. blows its whistle. All
the deep glen takes up and carries
on the warning shrek.
The musical chord blown % con-
stan.sy by railway engines often
meets with beautiful response from
the surrounding country. This is very
noticeable sound the lake OF Geneva.
Wis. when the listener Is standing
on high ground and trains are thread
ing their way through the woodland
below. These effects are due TO the
nearness OF extensive pine forests to
the railroad tracks.
Many who visited wAdesboro. n. C.,
ID observe the total eclipse OF the
sun from the observation station there
las. year noticed that the organ-like
piping of the trains. when two mile.
Instant in the broad. wooded valley
Below. would give place. without sensi-
bic break. 10 an echoinE reply. which
slowly and softly died away like the
wild notes Of some gigantic harp.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
LATEST THING IN FRUIT.
nsesuNles q Siaaess Tvvia Peach
TIavereA with PinsADDle eAA
Has Romantic Story.

Most New Yorkers at least have
heard Of "dumbbell tenements," but
probably no one In America has yet
seen the newest product Of scientific
gardening-the dumbbeh fruit, says
the Herald Of that city.
The new fruit resembles Siamese'
twin peach and tastes ike peach
favored with pineapple. 1t 10 said
to be delcious-far surprising any
known fruit in the delicscy OF its
aavor.
There 10 . romance connected with
the story Of its cultivation. and al
though the fruit comes from an island
in the Indian ocean, on the opposite
side of the world, the hero OF the
story was An American.
It seems that In the year 1885 AZ
American scientist named Jefreys
embittered BY an unfortunate love at
fair, turned his back on civilization
and with Cingalese servant made his
home on . small island 1000 mikes
south Of Ceylon.
Here he remained Giving Robin,
SON Crusos Afe) until his death in
1898. occupying himself with scientific
studies and the cultivation of fruit
trees. BY grating and other meth
DDS he produced several curious varie'
ties-his most astonishing success be-
ing the dumbbsll fruit,
After the death Of Mr.. Jeffreys the
native servant took few samples OF
the new fruit and set sail In trad
ing vessel for Bombay. The mer-
chants TO whom he showed his speci.
mems At once formed . syndicate and
have since been diligently cuitivating
the plantations left BY the American
scientist.
Several shiploads have been sold in
the seaport cities Of Australia and In
dia, and the syndicate II making prep
arations 70 meet an enormous demand
next season.
In Loudca. where tie dumbbea fruit
has appeared this season In small
quantities. Il las met with much
favor from those fortunate enough to
obtain Il. 4 suburban innkeeper, who
concoctsd . new drink with the juice
Of Tie 4raiA IL 8 thriving business.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
HI Il. s.ll yuss o.es.

Il was Charles first game Of golf
His patient friend had taken him
sadly around the 1s holes and
watched him hack the ball into small
bits and cut up the green as though
it had been plowed by shrapnel.
After the game Charley and his pa
tient friend were talking to few Of
the golfers on the clubhouse veranda.
That was . beautiful shot you
made this afternoon, Charley" said
the patient friend. -
Charley Frightened up and flushed
happily. while the young women
looked at him admiringly. (which
one7" he asked. eagerly.
why" said the patient friend
"the time you hit the ball."-Chicago
Tribune.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19

sauce Of tomato posred over the
spaghetti. So that II 10 little won
der that these two dishss-c.am chow
der and spaghetti-which formerly
were so highly esteemed by those who
knew good eating, have fallen In favor
here. and II seems probable that the
time is at hand when they will be
found on the lists Of only the poorest
grade Of Getting places.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
n. L.v.l 81 ~. NJ.

Lake Erie u now three and one-half
feet below the city base Of level TIE
standard from which the city takss
measurements Of altitude. What n
known to engineers ~ the ''city da~
tum~ seprssents the high water maxb
Of the lake in 1885. It cannot be SAID
that the level of the lake IL steadily
lowering, ~ Some believe. for the
level he's Risen above and gone below
the city datum several times since 1858.
It Il interesting tonsts that the great
lest dspth IN Lake Erie 'direstly north
Ezrom CevsfA.d y % fest. Tho great
est depth in the lake b more than zoo
fest, Of Long 'Point - Cleveland
|Iaadeg. 4 4 a.s /.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
The nou.e ct Eehoev.

Many valleys. described in guide
books ~ whispering valleys" are f.
vorite resorts for tourists in al parts
of the world. Few. however, exceed
in wonder valley at stansfield. in E.
sex, England. The rector of this par
ish. in giving . careful account Of his
own experiences. states that his house
stands on hill 2sS feet above sea level,
rising in the rear to 300 feet, while In
front the ground slopes away to .
stream 100 feet below. and again rises
$50 feet on the opposite side, From the
rectory the bells of n or IS villages
may be distinguished. while across the
valley footsteps and voices In. CONVEX
sstional tone may be heard st half .
mile.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
Reason fer Dsubt.

''I'm suspicious Of this dish" he
said - he helped himself sparinsiy.
II believe It's an experiment and not
properly prepared At that"
''Why9" she asked.
"Well, I understand IL was pee-
pared by . woman Who spends hss
time writing receipts ct the rate OF .
dozen . day for . household nage'
Sine."-Chicago Post.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
oeal The ce.~.er.r ee Nations.

According to the Scottish American
golf i gradually taking nrm hold on
the European continent. It 10 ten
years or more aimee golf links were es-
tablished At Cairo and there most of
the British officials. including Lord
Cromer. Sir Edgar Vincent, the late
Sir Gerald Porter and others were to
Be found at ose time or another. I'm
til recently there weee NO links IN
Vienna. but the emperor has now
granted . tract of land near the Prater
and club 10 being organised BY the
members of the British embassy.
Daily camera., 1901-09-19
Ne reetls rlisAt ser nss.

Hs-Darling. will you place yourselt
forever in my keeping?
She-No; but II you really mean
business Ill come down stair and ~
you in when you can't And the ksy.
.holeeChicaGo Record -HeraN.