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LondOn's Postal Arrangements.

So complete are the postal arrange
nents OF London that there is not "a
house mere than 200 yards from Il let
ter box or 400 from Il pustotfice anu
money order office. There are over
10000 letter boxes, which are cleared
every hour from 10 il the morning
till tive i'll the evening ana there are
twelve deliveries Il day in the city.
About 2GU OF the chief sub-ottices re-
ceive letters and parcels to be delivered
in London and its suburbs by special
Il mile. Special deliveries handed in
at other offices are forwarded in the
ordinary course Of post (our American
SYSTEM to the nearest express delivery
office. whence they are sent on by
special messenger.
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Wives by purcha ase.

Wives are still obtained by purchase
in parls OF Russian Europe. In the
Russian district OF kamyschin, Oh the
Nolga. for example. this is practically
The only way IN which marriages are
brought about. IAe price of u pretty
girl from Il well-to-do family ranges
from $50 to 500. and in special cases
Il much higher sum is obtained. In
the Villages the lowest price is about
SO. 1t is customary for the fathers
of the intending bride and bridegroom
to haggle for "a long time over the
price to be paid for the lady. young
farmer whose father cannot. afford to
pay for wife for him need not think
ot getting married
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CHHr

Oxford University has three colleges
for women: Cambridge has two.
The first lady Of the land signs her
self Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
A society has been formed in London
to encourage the emigration OF women
to South Africa after the war.
An automobile tour through Spain is
included in the summers itinerary OF
Madame Calve. the famous operate
star.
Mile Chauvin. the lady harriSter. has
Just completed her first year OF prac-
tice at the Paris bar. During that time
she has pleaded in some fifty cases.
The favorite room of the late Frances
Willard in Rest Cottage" Evanston,
ILL.,, has not been changed since her
death. Rest Cottage is now the Ia.
tional headquarters of the w. G. L. u.
The association for maintaining the
American Women's table at the Marine
Geological station at Naples has offered
prize of $1,000 for the best thesis
marine zoology. to he presented before
December 81, 1So-.
The astronomical library and collec-
ton OF photographs, drawings, etc, be-
longing to the late Miss Catherine NJ.
Bruce, to whom astronomy is indebted
for many generous gifts. has becD pre-
sented to the Allegheny Observatory
by her sister. Miss NJ. W. Bruce. g.
In France three women painters have
been made chevaliers of the Legion of
Honor. The first was Rosa Bonheur,
who obtained the decoration through
Empress Eugene; the second. Nine.
Demont- -Braton; the third. Mile. Marie
Breslau, who won gold medal III the
1900 Exposition.
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Sand Pillars.

Travellers in the celebrated Death
Valley of California have described
the wonderful contortionS of the sand
pillars that small whirlwinds some
times send spinning across the hot
plain. Even more remarka bic are the
dust devils seen by H. +. Witherby.
the English explorer. in the valley of
the White Nile. Sometimes two of
these whirling columns, gyrating in
opposite directions. meet. and if they
be well matched the collision stops
them and a struggle ensues as to which
way they shall twist. Gradually one
gains the mastery. and the two COM
bined begin to gyrate alik" and then
rush on together. Some of these
whirls will strip the clothes from an
Arabs back. or twist Il GOAT round and
round like Il top.
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ton means something when viewed
from the standpoint Of the pOcketbook.
AS for the lining. 1t is matter that
cannot be ignored. All, or very nearly
ALL of the summer goods are trans
parent and the lining is distinctly vis-
ible. painfully SO sometimes.
OF course, it Is possible to use the
plain cotton Innings. just as one would
with any other gown. But these lin
ings do not show up well and they add
nothing to the beauty of the dress.
II YOU cannot afford to line well. then
do not get a transparent dress. so the
modistes advise; and they send their
customers back to exchange dress pat
terms that show the lining too plainly.
But the prettiest gowns for the house.
and many of the best gowns for the
street, do ''show through and the lin
ing question must be tackled boldly.
Here is,the advice of ii very fashion
able dressmaker, who designs and exc
cutes for the wives Of millionaires.
Il begin at the very beginning" says
she. land make Dy Innings first. l
make very stylish and wholly beauti-
full Innings of the finest of lawn. The
waist is low in the neck and is made
like a corset cover. sleeveless. 1t is
elaborately trimmed with lace, and
would do for an evening waist. 1T
washes nicely and is made separate
from the gown.
For the skirt ! make not q petit
coat, but perfect fitting. perfect nang-
ing dress skirt. 1t has its hounce,
which is very full, and it has its sweep
length. 1t would do very well indeed
for a gown.
When the dress is to be put on, the
lining is first donned and hooked up,
the skirt is Eow put on and hooked.
Then the dress is put on. bodice and
skirt. A perfect lit is secured and the
effect is lovely.
Il make up Innings in all colors Of
the finest of lawn and in wash NULL
and in the thin goods. following al
ways one model. and my patrons have
four and six of them and often more,
according to the size of the wardrobe.
The secret is in making both waist
and skirt so that they look like gowns.
not like corset cover and petticoat. My
patrons could attend dinner in a
lining. OF that ] am positive. Brook
lyn Eagle
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Natural Cave in Montana.

A remarkable natural cave has been
discovered in Montan;t. about fifty
miles east Of Butte. \ large river
with cataract of about 100 feet was
explored for a distance of several miles
without discovering its source or out
let A few articles of stone and cop
per utensils and some human bones
We're also discovered i'll one of the
large apartments explored. There We're
other evidences that ut some time in
a prehistoric period the cave WAS used
as Il habitntion. The present entrance
10 the cave was made by some lime
quarrymen at Il point 1900 feet above
the bed of the jefferson River while
engaged in blasting rock. The foima-
tiOn of Stalactite and other natural
decorations throughout the cave are
pronounced the most beautiful and
varied ever seen.
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Occupations For Women.

Perhaps it is not generally known,
but nevertheless it is StatiStically true
that there are in the United States
100000 women workers. There are
10000 women authors. 320.000 women
school teachers, 10000 bookkeepers
and 1900 women occupy pulpits. Then
in the colleges there are 1000 women
professors: the actresses number abou,
1900 and about 1900 women are
engaged in art and decorative work
Medicine has long appealed 10 women
and to-day there are 5000 women doc
tors.
Thirtyfour years ago there were nc
such things as women's clubs The
late Jennie June" Croly was the first
woman to break down the old con
servatism. and to-day. in this country
of ours, there are 10000 clubwomen
Nor is 1t possible to continue with this
category. 1t has been said with u de
gree of truth that there is no longer {:
'womans sphere" in work: and. indeed
when one considers the number OF
women who have forSaken the drudg
cry Of the household and have entered
the business world as carpenters bar
bers. engineers. policemen. etc. il is
not hard to understand why so sig
niticant statement should have been
mude.-Ohio State Journal. -.
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1.-The clause please omit flowers. so
often seen in funeral notices. doesn't
mean such Il loss 10 Us rs You might
suppose says Il florist. III used to
be that all the flowers received at Il
funeral We're sent TO the cemetery and
placed upon the grave to witner. a
great many people object TO this pro
cedure as II sinful waste, and these are
the people who advertise. Please omit
flowers But the flowers are seldom
really omitted. Some people don't see
the announcement, or, if they do, they
don't heed it. The flowers come, just
the same. In such cases the blossoms
are usually given away. after the
funeral services. TO some hospital or
Institution where they contribute to
the happiness OF the living. .'-Phila
delphia Record.
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g0GLEAA'M!es E! u! /!
E&1 Shops

Ostrich boas in green and white
mixed combinations.
Golf vests and waists in knitted ma.
terials and taffeta sleeves.
Ecru-colored carriage parasols made
of pongee and lined with green tatfeta.
PINK liberty silk negligees, trimmed
deliberately with Oriental lace in cream
color.
Small girls sailor suits made of blue
flannel and trimmed with touches of
red and white. i..
Wash waists. CrnamCnted on the
front with little fancy applied designs
IN another color.
White lace mitts in short. elbow and
long lengths being shown IL Il variety
of openwork patterns. ."s..'
Womens white waists adorned on
the sleeves with monograms worked
in colored embroidery. .,-s,s..E-;. 81
|. Dressing sacques made of cream
colored Oriental lace relieved by ME.
dallions of black Venice.
II Safety pockets made Of heavy ma
outing jaunts for the carrying of jew
elry, etc.
|s.SsLUng lace mlttS-Some of them shoul-
der and some Of them elbow length
in. a variety of striking open-work
patterns. =.
|. Polka-dctted blue and white liberty
satin dresses. cut very plain as to the
skirt. with only a slight flare at the
bottom and the waist with Gibson
effect front and plain standing collar
Dry Goods Economist.
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SPOKEN 3ysE p4,l,prna
Many Di0erent Languages In Use A0oo
the. IsON na1e.

the Islsn.is.
Here are the languages they speak
in the Philippines: Ilocano. fgot"te.
Pangasinan. Pampangan. Tagal. Bis
col, Bicol, Visayan. while in the north
ern part of LuZon there is still another
tongue. and the Jolo tribes speak still
another making ten languages for the
lO,OOO.OOO people. The dialects and
languages of the mon Christ ian tribes. y
as Governor. Taft designaieS Il large
proportion of this l0.Ooh.ON. are be-
| yond. comprehension. In answer to Il
question when he was before the
House committee on insular affairs a
few weeks ago. Governor Taft gave the
following idea of the linguistic qualities
of the inha bitants of the Philippine
archipelago:
Beginning 1T the north of LuZon
there is !; language in Cagayan and
Isahala that is different from any
other in the island. On the west side
of the northern end OF the Island of
Luzon is the llocano. In Bengeut they
speak an lgorote language and also
llOCano to some extent. Coming down
and the Ilocano. In Panga>inan both
are spoken. Panpangan is spoken i'll
Tarlac. in the southern part. and Pan
gaSinanian is spoken in the northern
part. In Bulacan. Cavite. Batansas
and Tayabas Tagal is spoken. and in
the northern part of AmboS Camerines.
In Albay and Sorsogon and the south
ern part of AmhoS CamerineS the BIZ
col is spoken In Masbate. where the
three tribes meet. the Ricol the Visa
van and Tagal are all spoken. In Sa-
mar. Leyte. Cebu. Rohol and NegroS
NiSayan is spoken. and also Romblon.
In Mindoro the Tagal is spoken. Where
the Nisayan language is spoken they
have two dialects. the northern and
Cebuyan. Tue Joio tribes speak a Ian
guage of their own.
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Harpooning 4 Drowning Man.

Talking about curious experiences"
said a man who had spent his life along
the coast, II had an experience some
years ago and it tried my nerve more
than any incident in my whole career.
1t was a little above the east coast
of Florida. There is n section of water
there which is as clear as a mountain
brook. and at points where the water
is eight or ten feet deep the bottom
can be seen as plainly as if it We're
only six inches down. ii was one of
those white sand bottoms. and this
made it even easier to see any object
Mt the bottom of the water. One after
noon ] had been cruising around the
coast with party of friends. We had
been out fishing and having Il good
time generally. Several of them We're
old-timers. regular ducks when it came
to the water. A severe wind struck us.
and III some way. we never knew ex-
actly. one of our men was hit a violent
blow on the head, fell overheard and
went to the bottom. He remained on
the bottom with his face apparently
buried in the sand. We thought he
would come up again. and then we
would grab him and pull him out. But
he remained there. and we began to
figure rather hurredly on what to do.
Throw the gig into him.. said one of
the rougher and older fellows. This
made me shudder. but the old man
reasoned it out that our friend was a
dead man sure if We didn't get him out
in some way. If we pulled him to the
surface by throwing the gig into his
neck he might get off with light
scar. Anyhow. it was chance. l
blazed away. and fortunately Just
caught the skin in the side of the neck.
The prongs of the gig held and l pulled
him to the surface. We dragged him
out Of the water and onto the boat and
in few hours he was all right. So?
Well, l should say SO. but really, you
can believe it or not, just as you please.
1t was the only time ! ever actually
threw the harpoon into a friend. and
is the strangest experience of my life
| along the coast."-New Orleans Times
Democrat
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Lost in u Crater.


Joseph Burkam. a Minnesota lumber
dealer, had, if a Western newspaper is
TO be believed. an experience in an ex-
tinct crater in Arizona which nearly
cost him his life. and has all but de-
stroyed his health. Mr.. Burkam is an
enthusiastic explorer. One day he
came upon the crater of an extinct vol
cano. and climbed about it for an hour
without mishap. Then he discovered a
hole about as large as barrel. and
started to crawl in. Suddenly he
slipped and slid long distance. strik-
ing his head against q ledge of lava.
When he came to he was in total dark
ness and absolute silence.
He had nine matches. These he
struck one after the other, holding each
one until it burned his fingers. He
CROPPED along the passage. thinking he
must soon see daylight. Suddenly it
came on him that he was not finding
the entrance as soon as he ought to.
Then fear seized him. He sprang
forward like a crazy man up the pas
sage. struck projection and fell.
When he recovered he moved on again.
cutting his hands and bruising his
head and shoulders against the lava.
Sometimes he lost consciousness for
hours. Then finding strength again he
struggled on.
Once luminous spot led him on
Overjoyed. He struck with awful force
against phosphorescent wall. which
had deceived him. BY rubbing it he
was able to make better progress fol
the next few rods.
Without warning he pitched head.
! long into a pit of thick fluid. 1t was
sulphurous and choke him. He strug
gled out and lay down to rest,
When he looked around again he saw
several pairs of cleaning eyes. Shril
squeaks told him that they belonged te
rats. The rats made a dash at. him
but were kept off, fortunately. by the
sulphur, which was too strong fol
eAem. Otherwise he might have dice
. oorrible death
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The Pottery Tree of Brazil.

The pottery tree, found in Brazil. is
curious and useful. One would scarce
ly expect to find pots and jars and
pitchers growing in if not on tree,
but the material for them certainly
grows in this tree. 1t is found in the
y form of silica. chiefly in the bark, al
though the very hard wood of the tree
also yields it. To make this curious
pottery the bark is burned. and what
remains is ground to powder and mixed
with clay.
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The rose undoubtedly takes preced-
ence of every other flower in the de-
sign of the latest and most fashionable
trimmings.
tive silks and laces are made in "a
wave OF scalloped pattern.
The swagger but expensive fad of the
season sto have no extra trimming
on shirt-waists or bodiceS of linen or
lawn. but to have the Ella boration of
drawn-work or embroidery in the stuff
itself. ..f'
Persian and jewel embroidery Ca bril-
liant silk effect with heavily padded
silk polka dots to represent iewels)
are the most modish garniture for the
very popular linen and pongee cos
tunes.
While white lace is newer than the
deeper tones. all tints from clear white
to the deepest ecru are used, and q
favored notion is to combine black
ana WQlJe lace. .',t't
A noticeable feature of all the newest
trimming laces is. that although bought
by the yard, they are composed of sep.
arate and distinct motifs that may be
detached and used as individual decora
tions. Many varied and elaborate
trimming schemes may thus be pro
duced by the way these are appliqued
and Joined on gown. ...
Embroidery in crewels and tinsel or
cloth and silk blinds is used to adoru
cloth or yelling gowns
y
A novelty in trimming this season is
the combination of lace and heavy
silk embroidery. One handsome one
has lace pieces in diamond shape con
nected by punches of heavy silk EN-
broidcred eS.-Philadelphia Rec
ord. IS:
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An Oblfyinr Youth.

Miss Blink seems to be d very sad
and serious person. said Miss Cay
enne. "Nothn" ever seems to make
her smile
That's too bad answered Willie
Washington. Il guess III propose TO.
her. That seems to be the beS, dung
l can do. 1t never fails 10 get :. .ui!-,.F
-Wasliin Gton Star.
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The Messenger Boy-"We!l, how IL
yer like mercantile life:"
The Office Boy-"Aw. de boss dou't
give me any encouragement"
The Messenger Boy -"How'S dat
The Office Boy-"Why he never gives
me Il look when I'm workin'. but just
as soon as l start ter loaf bit. he's
Johnny-on-dp spot Wit his eagle eye. -
Puck.
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<aturaItO Him

Your husband" said Mrs OldcaStle.
as she again awaited herself of the priv
ileGe of inspecting the splendid library
of the new neighbors seems to have d
particularly fine taste for articles of
viltu."
Yes" her hostess replied Il know it..
But then it's only natural he should
hav.. Josiah's one of the virtuouseSt
persons-for Il nan-that l ever seem
Chicago Record II Herald
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An Adverse Impression.

Don't you think you have a very
changeable climate:' said the stranger.
No" said the native: lit changes
fast enough when it's pleasant, hut
when it's disa greeable, it hangs on like
grm death. "--WHShington Star.
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4 Cautious Claim.

rs your wife one OF these women
who look at their husbands and say,
4 made a man of him.: ?" asked the i'm
pertinent friend.
No" answered Mr.. Meekton. Hen
rietta is very una Ssnmin". She mere
ly says she has done her best. .'-Wash-
ing1OD Star.
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Il have decided TO ecODomize, re-
marked the mrlti~millionaire.
I'm going TO quit buying political
machines and content myself with de-
flying the public in an autoln obiie. -
Washington Star
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A Pretty Pair Of slipper,,

A pretty little pair of black slippers
have five straps over the instep. each
covered with cut steel ornaments.
These slippers are different from the
many, and have elastic gussets on
either side of the straps and no open
ing.
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Woes of the Collector.

Did you get anything out of herr"
asked the business manager of the col
lector
Yes. she paid me compliment.
Said she wouldn't be Il fraid to trust lie
with the money if she had il. New
York Times.
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A Narrow Escape.

Re- AAtmiral Robley ID. Evans, al
though he has seen plenty OF sharp
fighting and been often under tire
once came nearer to losing his llfe
on board his own ship and when ro1
engaged with the enemy than during
any battle in which he ever had part
He tells the story in "A Sailors Log
A little before the destruction of Ger
yera's feet he had gone below to his
cabin with Commander kimbaN OF
the torpedo feet, who had brought
dispatches. They were sitting at the
cabin table studying the situation.
when startled voice exclaimed,
"LoOk out. captain!
81 threw my head to one side" he
writes, ito see what l was to look out
for, when there was a tremendous
crash, and l was aware that l was
hurt and more or less daZed. My first
impression was that one of the Span
ish gunboats had sneaked up on US and
put shell into my cabin. l had been
thinking all the afternoon what fine
chance it would be for them that night.
But when l was really conscious I saw
that that was not the trouble.
MY cabin was full of men. all star
ing at me. their eyes fairly sticking
out of their heads. They thought I
was killed. and l suppose they wanted
to see the last of the old man. / was
soon aware that one of the doctors was
feeling and twisting my right arm,
and that my right shoulder was in
pretty bad shape. Through it all I
was sorry for Kimball, who ! thought.
was surely killed. and l was greatly
relieved when l heard his voice, which
sounded a mile away. satsss2:iz,
; "The accident Wis soon explained.
The men We're running in IL steel haw-
ser, and it had picked up the steel
battle hatch. weighing something over
400 pounds. which was lying on deck
ready to be put on the cabin hatch
when needed. The line had carried
it along until it came directly over
the hatch under which l was sitting.
when it slipped off. came down edge
first. and caught me Oh the shoulder
instead of the head.
1.-THE man who called TO me to look
out held Oh to it in his effort to stop
it, and came down with it,
"My shoulder was badly mashed and
dislocated, but the excellent medical
men soon wiped the blood off. reduced
the dislocation, bandaged my arm to
my side and turned me in.
"If my head had been four inches
farther forward ! should never have
had the pleasure of writing this book"