The Brandon news., 1903-04-30

An appendix dinner Tor people. who
have been operated upon for appendi-
citis is a society novelty in California.
A murderer in England laughed
waen condemned to the gallows. In
New York the death sentence is sell
dom serious enough to smile at, COM
ments the New ork World.
Mr.. Carnegie has gone into the
peace business. He offered 100000
to settle the foreign claims against
Venezuela. He will find this a quicker
way to get rid of his money than by
founding libraries
In the complete history and descr1p-
tion of the church of Stratford-on-
Avon, England, which has just been
published, it is stated that the church
is very ancient, having been built ear
ly in the 18th century, and on the site
of a much earlier Saxon edifice, all
vestiges of which long ago disap-
peared
A proposition to turn over the GUS
tody Of Bunker Hill monument from
the Monument association to the state
of Massachusetts has been lately con-
sidered by the judiciary committee Of
the house of representatives of that
state, but it found few advocates in
it's favor. The care of the monument
is now largely provided for by fees,
which could not Ee charged if it
should be state property.
A curious story is related in the de-
spatches of man in London having
himself sent by express to an address
in a locality with which he was not fa-
miliar. The fee was Sd. mile. He
was turned over as goods to be de-
livered' to messenger, who constant
ly reminded him "You are express,
SIR" whenever he loitered on the way.
The man was expressed from the
parcels counter of the general post
Office.
LIE Figaro of Paris prints an inter
esting paper by Baron Pierre de Cou-
bertin, in which the writer assumes
that Germany aims to extend her from
tier to Tr!ests. The question is: Is it
worth while for France to go to war
in order to prevent the Germans Of
Austria being incorporated within the
German empire? Aside from senti-
ment the baron contends that France
has no interest whatever in the settle
ment Of the problem which he thinks
inevitable on the death of Emperor
Francis Joseph, and for these reasons:
France would be obliged to act alone;
the neutrality of England and Italy
could not be counted on; and the true
destiny of French expansion lies not
in the direction of the Rhine, but on
the Niger and the Mekong.
What wOrkiuO O wOnoT raa11v pcod hu
way Of diversion is not always we'll
understood by those who would fur
nish it to them, but the subject is be.
ing discussed now in a systematic
way, especially in England, where the
Council of Women has lately consid-
cred the question of popular amuse-
ments" in relation to health, education
and life. In the work of the council
all over the world much attention is
given to girls clubs as means of
helping the members in an education
al way, and also to provide amuse-
ment. The matter of insurance has
been so organized IN Holland by the
Society of National Women's Labor
that way to pension working women
is made possible. Premiums may be
augmented, or diminished, or indeed
stopped in times of need, and what
ever has been paid continues to keep
it's value. 1t is expected that this will
prove an immense value to all women
workers, if only they can be made to
feel the Importance of insuring them
selves early in life.
A curious custom, which has been
in existence for nearly 250 years, was
observed recently in the council cham