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Evening star., 1903-07-25

The blowing of the MONDAY whistle Oh ii
locomotive ON the embankment of the great
bridge over the Jumna river was followed
by the shriu trumpctug of fifty eierhah'S
and Sigh of relief from the lips OF 5,'No
native workmcn who had tOiled since III
the morning More than thousand noon
day whistles had preceded this one. EnSi-
neers. watermcn, stone maSons ana c'fi"h-
ters. iron workers. laborers and elephants
had been toiling day after day for almost
three years. Caissons had been sunk, piers
built. approaches made and wood and IRON
bOItcd together, until men had begun 10
wonder if the great structure would ever
be finished. -Four hundred and eighty ma
tives had yielded up their lives to this Mo-
lcch and been buried in the space cleared
away in the jungle. The fever was always
with them and accidents were ever ready to
embrace them. When one fell out another
was ready to step into his place. Labor III
India is cheap.
OF the 3.Ur native wOrkmen, all but
score sought the shade to break their fast
and rest their tired muscles. The score
quietly disappeared in the jungle to reach
clear spot half mile above the bridge.
Each was laborer. but each was leader
of men, and Ram Lal was the leader over
all As the others gathered around him he
turned his face TO the opposite bank of the
Jumua. distant half mile, with millions of
gallons of muddy water flowing between.
and stretching out long, lean arm, sad:
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the shoulders and the muscles OF the sides
of the abdominal region. II tho neck IS
twisted with the body the muscles there
are also strengthened. The effort to hold
the head in one place-say. looking ful>
ward-will also give beneficial neck eXcr-
else
the length of the cane and raise 4 over
and well back of the head Bend one arm
until the other is extended out on level
with the shoulder Fisure y. Then. with
both hands tightly clasping the cane. pun
hard to straighten the crooked arm. and
pull hard with the Strengthened arm IN
the opposite direction, but not hard enough
to prevent the bent arm finally coming out
victor. Pail the cane from side TO side
until WEAKNESS sets in.
The upper part of the body between the
shoulders, the lower part of the neck. the
back Of the arms and the hands and
wrists are intensely exercised.
III Stretching and RcachnG-AlthouCh
this movement makes it appear rs If N"H
were cndeayoring to impale yourself on
your own walking stick. don't mind that.
Think only of the beneficial results il VIII
have on back, chest, back of the shoulders,
arms and the entire abdominal region.
Put the handle of the can" in the pit
of the abdomen. The other end should be
slightly higher than the handle Reach
energeucally with one hand for tliS end
then try to reach beyond the first hand
with the other and so on Figur" 3 All
this time keep the body with the eXcep-
ton of arms and shoulders about i'll the
correct walking position.
When the hands can reach no farther.
lean the upper part of the body well back.
taking care to keep cane and hands III
position.
The exercise can be varied and its ben"-
fits enhanced by moving the stick up and
down and from side to side, while the
arms are still outstretched.
". Deep Breathing This exercise is of
most vital value, 1T enables inhalation
to be made 10 the fullest extent. with every
lung cell. Ii thus tends to counteract tie
customary habit of breathing with only
portion of the lungs, often a small part q [
that. The arms Icing held back and lifted,
the upper part OF the chest is depressed
and the lower part expanded SO that the
usual dormant portions of the lungs are
thoroughly filled with pure out-of door air.
This exercise is practically useless in
doors. 1t must be performed in the open
and in place where there is not much
dust, as in the woods or on a lawn. 1t IS
permissible in this case to breathe through
the mouth, but from this exercise the per-
nicious habit of mouth breathing must not
be contracted.
To do the exercise. grasp the cane in the
hands, palms outward. and hold II back
of the hips, with the arms straight and
conveniently apart. Then, keeping the
arms straight. begin to faise them To their
highest possible point. DO this with dog
ged determination, and at the same time
shove down the shoulders and inhale. (tlg-
ure A. After inhalinS all you can, make a
final effort to inhale more, TO raise the
arms another notch, and to lower the
shoulders another iota, and then eXhale
and relax.
or the many other exercises that can be
devised, lungng and whrliLg are excellent.
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dile few months ago, and she has hunted
me up to thank me for it.
The budding of sentiment and love,
laughed the chief.
The budding of a cabbage head. That
couldn't have talked love to her If d
wanted to. DO you want to hear her
StoTy?"
She had a story to tell. eh? Well what
rev mares nest is 1t? You are always
suspicious of an uprising"
We'll, my mares nest fs enough to de-
stroy all our work here in a day if we are
not prepared for outbreak" was the
answer
Don't talk nonsense. man. The people
are duiet Even that old fanatic Ram Lal
who WAS driven out of the country flVe
years ago. couldn't excite them If he was to
return and talk a lung out"
Ram I.al was never driven out. quietly
replied Clifford. He has only been hiding
in the hills below Agra and waiting for
next Monday"
"Humph, And what of next Monday?'
This bridge is to be formally opened next
Monday but old Ram Lal proposes to IN
terfere. It's on the cards that every native
in camp will join in the uprising. The girl
has it pat. and she sought me out to tell
me. I'll stake my life that she told me the
truth"
There may be something in it-there may
be- unused Saunders, but look here! l
don't propose to make a laughing-Stock OF
myself by appealing to the authorities to
Evening star., 1903-07-25
The Kaiser's Pipe.
rom the London Chronicle


The German emperor seems bent on
breaking fresh ground in every direction
for we learn that. on going ashore at He'll
goland the other day, he was wearing oil
skins and smoking short pipe'-prob-
ably a French briar, unless indeed 1t may
have been an Irish clay Guilty. This is
quite new departure, like his majesty's
recent assumption OF a pince-nez when
reading newspapers in the train. When he
began his reign the kaiser smoked nothing
but cigarettes-very long and big ones they
were and from these he gradually ascend
ed to light Dutch cigars almost of straw
color, costing a penny each. Now he has
taken to q pipe such as may be seen be-
tween the teeth OF yachtsHen at Cowes
His father, the Emperor Frederick. took
his tobacco in a porcelain pipe OF the stu
dent type. The old emperor. on the other
hand. true to the tradition of his youth.
never smoked. or at least he never went
beyond raising a cigarette to his lips at
military messes and shooting parties as a
signal to the rest Of the company that they
might now light up.
Evening star., 1903-07-25
Charm of Circus Life.

There IS charm, fascination about
circus life that is hard to explain" said a
veteran Snowman yesterday. 1T is surely
a tough existence, being buffeted about
from place to place. often without a bed to
sleep in and the wages. outside of the sal
aries paid to a few stars, are amazingly
small. Yet when man once gets taste of
circus life its all up with him. He's never
good for anything else and never wants TO
be There must he germ, bred of the
sawdust that gets into the blood. Take the
canVaser for instance. They get $40
month and their board, which usually con-
sists of bad grub aud AN impromptu bed in
a wagon. Often they don't take their
clothes off for weeks at time. There's
one fellow | know who possesses more than
the average intelligence. lie has a trade,
and during the winter he makes, on an
average $50 a week. And yet. Just as soon
as the circus season opens. he throws up his
lob and goes out the road with show
for $50 a month. In almost every town the
manasement is beSieSed by men and boys
who want to go along, and many of them
offer their services for their board. Its "a
queer state of affairs.
Evening star., 1903-07-25

Barker.
Copyright. 1903, by Anthony Barker)
And pray, why do you carry caue?'
asked a friend of certain United States
Senator. who Is notorious for making as
little physical eXertion as possible.
For exercise. sir" was the response.
jokingly delivered.
The Senator had his little joke with a
fact; a light walking cane is the only ap-
paratus needed for a highly beneficial
system of open-air physical culture that
can be taken with ease by the business
man his hot-weather and vacation
country seaside rambles.
Not single movement will Interfere with
or mar his walk. Instead cane exercise
will send him who practices It back to
his hotel cottage reinvgorated from
head to foot. 1t will do for the arms and
upper part of the body what walking does
for the legs. 1t will take care of and
healthfully exercise those sets of muscles
that cannot be brought into active play
by pedestrianSm Therefore, cane ex-
erciSe takes no thought of the legs. for
the legs unconSciouSlY exercise themselves
This mode of outdoor physical culture
then, removes the frequently raised OBJ
lection to walking, that 1t does not act
with equally beneficial effect on all parts
of the body. At the same time 1t permits
of no neglect of the legs. which is so often
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four OF which are given below and are
typical OF many others that can be easily
studied out keep walking IN the line or
path before you. Don't go from side TO
side and thereby lose much OF the benefit
to be derived by practicing them correctly.
These exercises are peculiarly suited to
women, II they viii remember to wear
loose or no corsets while taking them. A
woman can use her sunshade with as good
results as her husband or vacation sweet
heart can obtain from his walking stick
Side Exercise.-Althoueh IL Is not per
mlssihle to stop walking while taking this
ana All the other exercises. YOU can walk
gently and slowly at first until the move is
mastered. To execute this particular move
ment grasp the cane at or near its ends m
the hands. in front Of the body and hold
1t down the fun length Of the arms Then
while walking dead ahead. revolve the
body To one side. as II the spine were a
PIVOT. and swing both arms along and as
far back rs possible Continue for several
moments trying To turn the body sidewise
more and more. and see to II that the body
Is gently lowered in the direction in which
1t Is being revolveI G'igure II. Also lie
careful To turn alternately To the right
and left side
THIS Is splendid exercise for developing
Evening star., 1903-07-25

Here on the banks of this river l was
born. Here my father and my grandfather
were born. Here for seven generations my
people have lived and died ana blessed tue
sacred waters 1t has been so with others
of You. Three years ago the white men
came here and looked across, as we look
today. The waters were clearer. ana the
CrucOdiles swan up and down or baSked on
the shores When We put our dead upon
RATS and set them afoat we knew they
would voyage peacefully. Tho waters wtis-
pered softly as they ran, and there was no
pollution"
Ram Lal speaks truly" whispered man
to man.
Look at our godmother now!" exclaimed
the man. as his face grew fierce and his
words came with hiss. can you ma
me crocodile for miles up or down? Since
when have you seen raft bearing Its dead
down the GangeS? The white man has
planted heaps of stones to veX the waters
He has polluted them with oil and mud
until they disgust us. He Is building a
great bridge here, and over It Will travel
the iron monsters which Shrek and hiss
and rumble and care not for the living or
the dead. Shall Il be So or shall it not7
Shall our godmother have peace again as
she flows on. or shall these white men be
allowed 10 vex her until she bursts her
bonds in anger and sends her waters INTO
our houses and our temples TO punish us2
l have called you here TO ask you. l have
spoken"
Ram 1.al has spoken, and we see and
feel and think as he does replied each
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4 tti, VOC ~ our do, am hJ
tEa hnrcs ~ ,non roronn md children
7 hoae ,,o,, ,oii al theso ,rortbs bacI,Ise
thare ,,.,s fa,,,re g., ,be 1,rd ana Mo ubite
me-, ,aId VII for vn,,r 1,hnr hr,t 7 also
nior,ad ~ Won, sbG,,Id destroy ae ,yaII as
imiid ria ti,,e Ie ri,,a ;,
..,rIo ti,no is rt,a ;, ,,,rrrouroa ,be o.,ors
.,n1 nav, n,,r b,nas sL,II y,orl, do
,,rnctio, ard go n,,r ,,od,,otI,~ nf ,bnso
,nbo1,, nhetructiors wbicb a,,f.cr hn, eoy.
EacL 70 vo,,r NOV and naes 10 wor5 w
am 20 Nd r..a, hn, It No h,a ~
; a., on " III i,.e ati w -,''a" 5e
, toan,Ler,
We VIII S'rike '"Eethcr
quarter OF Hh hour Ia'er 'he whstie
hiew again; To lie re,ecnoed ny the ele-
phants as neiore anu 'hen 500 human
ants returned 10 'heir uiGgine ana delFlns.
AL the hour ram Lal WAS appealing 10
the fanaticism or MS people. Egbert Cliff
ford' an American ana one or the chief en-
gineer assistants IN the great work. was
smoking his cheroot ,si. IN me shade of ban ban
I yam tree on the outskirts OF the white
mems camp
Evening star., 1903-07-25
LEPERS OF MOLOKAI.
Natural Beauty of the Place Where Un-
fortunate People Live.

From the Housekeeper.
1t was doubtless from China that the dis
ease spread to the Hawaiian Islands and
the natural conditions and customs of the
natives there made it particularly fertile
ground for the spread of the horrible afflic-
ton. The authorities soon became alarmed
at the foothold 1t gaining among the
islanders, and various restrictive measures
were tried without success. Finally the
government decided to set aside an island
and compel all lepers to go there for the
remainder of their lives. Upon my first
visit to the islands there were fifteen hun
dred patients. but that number has greatly
reduced since then. and 1t is generally be-
neved that another generation Will the
disease utterly stamped out on the islands.
Molokai was the island selected for the
leper settlement. 1t is not a great distance
from Oahu, the one upon which Honolulu
Is situated. and if natural beauty can COM
pensate for loss of friends and the many
influences that life holds dear Molokai Of
ferS all that nature has to give.
The Hawaiian government employs agents
who travel over all the islands looking for
indication Of the disease in remote places.
Banishment is so dreaded that frequently
the family of leper will keep him secreted
for a year or two before discovery Is made.
A person who Is supposed to have the dis
ease ia sent to the receiving station in Hon
olulu. where he is examined by five medi-
cal experts. If "a leper" be the verdict,
money. position. influence. race or color
cannot change the decree which sends the
patient to Molokai. The strongest heart is
moved to tenderness when one contem-
plates what it means to one to hear that
stern judgment pronounced. I saw small
girl only ten years old. with no evidence of
the disease. to an unskilled eye. sent away
with a half score. several Of whom were
reduced to a loathsome mass which bore
little resemblance to a human being.
If relative Of any leper is willing to
share his banishment. the person Is al
lowed to go. with the understanding that
1t means for life.
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the case with other systems of exercise,
many of which make little or no provision
for securing a sturdy foundation to the
body.
But cane exercise is valuable for another
reasOn-it can be adapted TO the indiyid-
ual without the slightest difficulty and
without reducing its efficiency. 1t can be
made as vigorous or mild suits the
needs of the pedestrian, and in any case
it will be equally beneficial and upbuild
ing. The strong man and the weak each
can use the system to advantage.
There is not muscle in the upper part
of the body that cannot be exercised by
the aid of the cane. Neck. arms. abdomen
back, all ire cared for: and he who earnest
ly uses the cane cannot help adding an
inch or two to his chests expansive powers
Whenever possible take the exercises
without coat or hat Minus coat the move
Evening star., 1903-07-25

Subbubs-'Its funny the way the morn
ing papers go at our station"
Citiman-"An snapped up before you get
there eh?
age to get paper one of my neighbors is
bound to get into the seat beside me and
talk to me all the way into town. If I
don't get a paper my seats bound to be
shared by stranger. r."-Philadelphia Press
'Why don't you follow the fashion and
striker" asked the vase.
TOO tired" licked the clock. "Owing to
the carelessness Of the girl who wound me
up on one side this morning I haven't got
my second wind"
Whereupon the vase fell off the mantel-
piece-Chcago Tribune.
Rusher-"Did you ever go to Bins, the
tailOrT"
Crusher-"Yes. Got two suits from him
one dress suit. one lawsuit. Very expensive
man. Pick -Me-UQ.
Evening star., 1903-07-25

ments will be freer; and minus hat. the
hair will be materially improved by the
sun bath 1t will get. Exercise until the up
per part Of the body is weary. and then, if
you are near a body of water-lake, river
stream. sea-take a dip Since the pores
have been opened well by exercise, the
swim will act like a massage. cleansing
the pores and giving the skin healthful
glow.
Let the cane be strong. Should an or
binary cane be too light, cut heavy oak
stick from handy tree, or you can make
use of an iron rod.
To enhance the value of the exercise
Evening star., 1903-07-25
Where Blood Tells.
he New York Timel

From the New YORK I1mee
1t was in one OF the farming districts OF
New England. The young folks had banded
themselves together for monthly jollifica-
tions during the winter. and were about to
celebrate the last dance Of the season. as
we'll as a couple of engagements which had
resulted from the assemblies Ben Haw-
kins. the local Paginini. and his Stradiva-
RUS had been engaged to lead them through
the mazes of the country dance, and all
were looking forward to the time of their
life"
But death inconsiderately claimed Mrs.
Hawkins for his own on the afternoon of
the event"'l party. The young people gath
cred as anged. but bemoaned the alb
sence of ole Ben" and games were being
substituted for the dancing. when 10! Haw-
kins and his fiddle appeared on the scene.
Great establishment and many questions
greeted the old man. but he calmly slipped
his fiddle out Of Its green bag, and, as he
meditatively rubbed the resin on the bow.
said: Wall, yes, Maria's gone; died this
afternoon. but l reckon 'tain't no sin for
me to play for you tonight, SEEM she
want no blood relation"
Evening star., 1903-07-25

Bill-'I see your neighbor has bought an
automobile
Jill-"Yes."
HAS he made his will yeti"
81 don't know, but l think I had better
make uine"'-Yonkera Rtatesmape
Evening star., 1903-07-25

intellect. His father, the rajah. Amir Singh.
the brother of the maharajah and far the
cleverer of the two. came to see US the
next day and interested us very much. He
is Of medium height, rather stout. dressed
In frock coat and all to order. and had an
intelligent face. although in way repul-
sive from his thick lips and protrudirg
eyes. the same glittering red-brown color
as his sons.
Accent and Manners Good.
He has very good manners, and speaks
English with almost no accent. 1t seems
that although the Kashmr princes are
Rajputs, the proudest race in India, they
are considered Of very minor Importance
and are allowed to marry only the most
humble of the Rajput princesses, and we
are told that they find great difficulty IN
getting wives at ALL for they must marry
Rajputs. They are unfortunate In regard
to sons the only one in the family being
the small Hari Singh. AS to daughters. it
Is to be supposed that such are born. but
from the fact that there is one only in the
present reigning family, it is thought that
they are made away with at their birth.
and very good for them II this is So for
as there Is great difficulty in finding them
husbands. they would necessarily lead a
trying life. We are told that the power
of the maharajah, Pretab Singh, is only
nominal and that he can never give an
order or command of which the resident
does not approve, and l dare say 1t is for
tIllS reason, 1eeUnS lnat ne ledQS d useless
life and is really only figure head, that the
maharajah has become an opium-eater.
When Col. r. e. went to see him on our
behalf and he found that Mrs. r. E. and
ourselves We're in the boat at the foot of
the palace stairs he asked US to come in
also. which we did gladly.
He came to meet us himself and led
into the ugly room of audience, where he
sat down in gold chair and we, having
been given smaller chairs near by, he talk
ed to us for a few moments quite ration
ally, asking US the usual questions about
our opinions of his lovely valley, and final
ly saying quite simply that owing to the
rise In the price of rice, which has been
bought up by syndicate and SO made al
most impossibly dear for the people, that
he hardly ever left the palace any more, for
the people clamored so for rice and prayed
could do nothing. Poor man, he is helpless!
AS he told us this he got up and led US
to a balcony looking the river and
the moment he appeared a great minor
sort of cry arose from the crowd which
must have numbered a thousand people
at least. assembled on broad stone stair
way leading up from the river on the op-
posite side. They all raised their hands in
praying attitude to their foreheads and
called Rice! Rice!' in distressing tones
However their distress did not affict the
poor maharajah for any length of time. as
while we We're still talking to him. he began
to doZe from the effect Of the opium and
was soon in sound sleep, snoring gently
rather to our amusement.
Evening star., 1903-07-25
Likes Gay Colors.

The palace is huge barrack, the ex-
terror painted hideously in brick red. apple
green and orange. Inside 1t is not SO bad
as the furniture is of good quality and
there are many interesting curios and a
few portraits. Colonel R. E. told us in
regard to the famines here that every
tenth year there is a flood. which ruins the
crops and spoils all the rice, and that as
the crops of rice are only just sufficient to
feed the inha btants from year to year
they, having never by any chance prepared
for the tenth year, die in large numbers
AS one stands on top of one of the hills at
the side Of the valley and looks down over
1t, with It's fields of grain, almond. apple
and peach orchards full of bloom, 1t seems
that 1t must be a short-sighted people
which cannot and does not save enough
from such plenty for the one year which
they are quite sure from experience will
be year of famine.
MARGARET STIRLING.
Evening star., 1903-07-25
Little Prince Charming.

We had Just come in from church on
Sunday, when Col. r. E. came to our door
and called out, Come out, If you please.
1 have a dear little prince to show you;"
and on going down stairs we found the lit
tie heir to the throne, Hari Singh. whom
we addressed as Man Sahib CMr. Prince, a
charming little boy of eight, with refined,
delicate face and very good manners. He
was dressed in a long coat Of cloth of gold
embroidered in red and green; had gold
shoes and a pale green turban. He was
accompanied by his English governess, OF
whom he evidently Is fond. and he spoke
very fair English to US all. He told Col
r. E. that he was going to have a dressing
room of his own. and then said. looking
up straight into his eyes. his own dark. red
brown eyes glitteringly bright, Have you.
too. a dressing room. Col. Sahib?" On
being informed that he had. he begged to
see It. and we all went up to inspect It,
He was most interested In the trees for
the vast collection Of boots and shoes: and
next in silver hand glass. in which he
looked for time and then said: my tur-
| ban Is not entirely straight" His COVER
| pcss said that he was a very intelligent
child and learned very rapidly, and that he
had. she thought, the promise Of brilliant