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Suicides. rescues from watery graves,
writs Of habeas corpus and attempted
abductions cluster around the efforts of the
excluded immigrant to pass the portals of
Ellis Island.
One of the employees pointed out to
visitors just now is a great, brawny young
fellow, with hair aud freckles so gorgeously
yellow that he looks like a sunset cloud,
handling trucks. He is a native Of Aus
tralia and came in as a stowaway.
There WAS nothing against his admission,
except his manner Of reaching the country
But stowaways are never admitted. so
the big, smiling young chap was excluded.
On the barge that was taking him back
to the ship there was a jew fleeing to
this country from Russia to escape per-
secution. whose circumstances made it
seem likely that he would become public
charge. This poor fellow. heartbroken
over his exclusion, threw himself over
board, hoping to drown.
The Australian. without stopping to
remove hat, coat or boots, plunged in after
him and accomplished his rescue. Upon
this the authorities decided that the Au-
stralian was the sort of Immigrant that
America wanted. He was taken back
and got a job under the United States
Government, and now there ia one happy
Australian slamming baggage at the island
Old Carmelita is at the present moment
prisoner in the womens detention room,
having just completed her third trip across
the wR;er between this port and Naples. She
has spent most Of the past year travelling
between here and Naples or resting in the
detention room.
The first time she came, being a lone
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WASHINGTON. Sept. l7.-Boston Uni
versity has issued circular inviting opin-
ions on the proposal to hold an interna-
tional conference for the purpose of adopt
ing a universal alphabet, by which to indi-
cate the pronunciation Of words in the
leading European languages.
The twenty-six letters of the Roman
alphabet are known the world over and
ii is safe TO say that 90 per cent. of the
worlds printing is done with these letters.
Thus the universal alphabet already ex-
lists; it only remains to remove few differ
ences.
For the most part the twenty-six letters
represent the came sounds in all langua ges
Write the words arm. brick, past, black,
clock, harmony, individuality, and they
will be pronounced alike, or nearly alike, by
all Europeans, even though they may not
know a word Of English,
As the value OF the letters is not quite
the same in different languages, or even
within one language, it becomes necessary
for dictionaries and language manuals to
use what is called a key to pronunciation.
As the scientific study of pronunciation
is Of rather recent development, no uni
formity has as yet been attained in its
notation.
Almost every dictionary uses key Of
ics own, which Is useless TO the reader
except for that one dictionary. Whoever
wishes to use several dictionaries or Ian
guage manuals has TO learn as many keys.
As a result he does not become master
Of any. Whenever he wishes to ascertain
the pronunciation Of word he has TO
consult the key at the bottom Of the page
or in the beginning OF the bonk
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One Of the most common fears OF N
immigrant is that sore eyes may exclude
one child. This means the breaking up o'
the family, and perhaps it's entire eIcll-
sion. The mother must naturally 50 haci
with the child, and, should the other chi'.
dren be young, they would perhaps have
L, accompany her.
The other day Calabrian woman cane
n with a number Of young olive branches
STOUT her. She was met by her husband
and the family went through all right
In the same ship was an old woman
with two young grandchildren, coming
to her son, the father Of the children
Both the children had contagious disease
OF the eyes, and the party was held
Investigation revealed that the three
belonged to the family already passed
through. Fearful OF the sore eyes, tho
party had separated to allow the mother
ana the other children to get through safe''
ut any rate.
- The two sick children were sent to n
4oepital on Ellis Island. Thither came n"
tither and mother and a crop OF brother
AID sisters t. visit them one day.
During the visit some sleight OF hah
work was tried in the confused grohi
around the two beds. No one saw WREN
the change OF clothing and babies was mad,
but the father and mother were certain
discovered carrying two children "
core eyes out Of the hospital, while B."
perfectly well children wtie in th'ir pIa 90
in the beds
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nuts and fruits my catarrh vanished, and
it has not returned.
.The refined salt found in natural foods
Is the only one man should touch. 1t is a
mistake to put common salt on nuts. Coarse
salt was made for the lower animals, such
as the COW, and 1t should be left to them.
Nuts and fruits contain the three things
necessary for human life, health and energy.
They abound in proteids, carbohydrates
and salts. The term acid fruits leads many
persons to imagine that apples and such
fruits contain acids, and that to eat many
Of them Is injurious.
mo fruits contain acids, though the
juices OF some will turn into acids when
deoayed or fermented, as cider will become
vinegar Rheumatism paralysis, and such
diseases are due to uric acid which meats
and other artificial foods contain, and such
complaints would be unknown II man lived
on his natural diet.
@You have remarked that Mrs. La Croix
and are the only non-meat eaters you have
ever seen who have really healthy color
and ruddy cheeks 1t is a fact that people
who live on grains and vegetables have
pale, pasty compilations. have visited all
the large health food sanitariums in my
anu pne Vi every Oue
had to acknowledge that patients acquired
pallor under their treatment, though i'm
proved in health.
This is because the grains do not contain
the proper amount OF heat and energy
giving nutriment. as do the nuts which
send a warm, healthy glow to the cheeks.
Grains are not the natural food Of man.
They are grasses cultivated by his art.
Next to meats, they are the most danger
GUS OF all edibles; but 80 greatly has man
become addicted to their use in many
forms that he will cling to them even
after he has given up all other unnatural
foods. They are full of raw starch, which
it is impossible to digest, unless they are
thoroughly cooked
And even supposing the grain is SUBJ
mitted to the prolonged high temperature
necessary to secure the bursting Of the myr-
lad little starch cells of whichit is composed
the part Of the starch thus converted into
dextrine may be digested, but the remainder
collects in certain glands and serves only
to build layers Of superfluous fat around
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MARKET PLACE. ASUNcIOH.

gentleman highly cultivated and Of Fl ne
sensibility.
Following this hospitality he took us
by special train to San Bernardino San
Bernardino Is a beautiful summer resort
on the shore of Lake Ypacaray. It's hotel
would be credit to any resort in the United
States
The village is German settlement; only
the poems or servants are natives OF Para
quay. Although the hotel belonged to one
Of the largest property owners, his wife
was the cook. She provided an exquisite
dinner. Native orange wine, made in the
little village, was served.
1t was a surprise to find a community
where the men as well as the women werc
at work.
Alta banquet attended in Asuncion every
one responded to toast except the American
dentist, who did his part in furnishing the
cigars grown on his plantation from Havana
seed and manufactured at his factory.
Minister Barrett in speech in English,
spoke of the world reputed bravery Of the
Paraguayans and OF the phrase he was won't
to hear in his boyhood: "As brave as Para
guayan," and closed with toast to the
President and the country OF Paraguay.
prominent figure at the banquet was
United States Consul Ruffin. He is an edu-
Gated negro Of ability, and his wife is an
Englishwoman.
The object of my trip was the inspection
OF the Paraguay River, which teens with
desirable food fishes. At Asuncion fishery
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said Mr.. La Croix Il consider that vege-
tables, grains and such foods were no
more meant for man than was meat; and
both are harmful to him. / am frugivor,
pure and simple
You see, when i was searching for the
perfect diet Of man l made thorough
study of Mr.. Monkey, the one OF natures
children that is constituted most like the
human race. And in the course of this
research | found the assertion that the
anthropoid ape was the only true frugivor
in existence, the only animal who lived
entirely on fruits and nuts, never touching
grasses or grains of any sort.
From learning of the rapid deteriora-
ton of the monkey in captivity, when
fed upon the artificial diet man has adopted,
I became convinced that / could not do
better than follow the example of the
anthropoid ape. And the success OF my
trial has, / think, proved my conviction
to be correct.
In nature found that the digestion and
constitution of monkeysare of the strongest.
Sickness is practically unknown among
them, and their bones are so hard and
their joints so supple that il they fall from
even a great height, no fractures occur.
But up at the zoo the monkeys are
sickly and very prone to consumption.
and il one falls from crossbar it is
likely to break leg. It's bones have be-
come soft.
Il am convinced that if man would live
on fruits and nuts for several generations
his bones would become hard and fine
"a substance more like ivory than the
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FOR A FORTY LETTER ALPHABET

The list of questions accompanying the
circular indicates the scope Of the move
ment;
First-Is 1t possible to devise universal
alphabet 20 be used as a key to pronuncia-
tion in all dictionaries Of the leading Ian
guages?
Second--If SO. is IT desirable that such key
Thirds Il possible TO give this key such
ordinary writing and printing, thus, estab-
spelling, which any reader may readily
Foprth-n 50. Is II desirable that such form
Fii,h-Would universal key alphsbet be
sltthIIIi 50: would that fact ia contribute 70
phonetic , speilins, more familiar to a large
poItion e the educated publish Iioh.,.. h.v,n.
a be adopted Tor that pqrpose in. ali Ian
suffs mhsnHf Bsrs f ess, 81 of
phonetic spelling children learn to read and
write In few weeks and master even the tra-
6Sns m spsnf ~Sd Ffsds 81 the &c
teach them The Rhonstie spelling nrst
ton becomes familisf with the phonetic
spelling, win |, be necessary Or desirable that
the Spshnee b
universal alphabet can be, reached salts
factorily by correspondence alone, or 10 1t de-
sirable that an alphabet intended to be used
by all nations for ages to come be given at the
outset the full beneht OF oral discussion by
the foremost authorities. in the presence OF
expert type designers to give their opinion
on the form of the letters as required for writ
ing and printing, and able to draw them in
proper form for the inspection Of the dele
gates2
The circular is accompanied by a letter
from DR.. Paul Passy, secretary OF the In
ternational Phonetic Association, Paris.
France, and by ii2 Endorsements.
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Recently there has been a marked ten
dency on the part of dictionary makers to
use the same symbols for speech sounds.
AS a elimination of this movement it is
now proposed to replace the multiplicity
of keys by a single key, as perfect as it
can be made through the amplest possible
discussion and experimentation by COM
mission composed of the foremost experts
in this line of research
BY slight modifca tons. such as will not
interfere with legibility, it is thought that
the number of letters can be increased
from twenty-six till it suffices to represent
all the sounds OF the leading languages.
In English about forty letters would be
required
Several letters even now are used in
several forms in roman and italics Ia, e, q;
in script the variety is still greater. By
assigning to each Of thsee forms a definite
sound forty letters may easily be provided.
Should this key come into general use in
dictionaries it would impress itself on the
memory Of dictionary users OF all nation
alities and enable them at glance to pro-
nounce correctly any word written in that
key.
AS preliminary measure, 1t is desired
to obtain the opinion Of the learned public
on the desirablity and .practicabiity Of
the proposed conference. For this pur-
pose the circular has been sent to the men,
bers Of the American Pathological Associa-
ton, who are to meet in st. Louis about
the middle OF September, when the chief
philologists Of the world will be assembled
in that city. A second circular will be
sent to all university professors as soon
as the faculties reasonable.
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SNEAKERS.
The Man New to the Woods Discovers
Their Usefulness and Comfort.


Sneakers" said the man back from
Not that everybody has them. We
found plenty Of people walking the trails
in leather shoes. and, as a matter Of fact,
that's what would have done myself IL
my friend, who knew a heap more about
such things than / did, hadn't warned me
to get sneakers. You want the sneakers big
enough, but not too long; no long end stick
ing out in front OF your toes to catch in things
as you walk The soles of leather shoes soor
wear smooth in the woods, and IL the trails
are dry you slip on leaves and pine needles
and twigs and roots, and your hard heels, OF
ever; but sneakers, with their flexible rubber
soles extending the whole length of the
foot, and their equally flexible cloth tops.
permit the foot the freest play, and permit
It to settle and grip on whatever you step.
wrap y YOUR ri feet around the logs You 70 have
to walk in crossing brooks and marshy
spots, and there's nothing like them for
climbing and walking down hills, and go
sneakers are the thing for comfort and safety
or course this is IL old to people accus-
toned to them. but. as / said we found plenty
OF people walking the trails in leather sh oes,
not yet knowing the comfort and usefulness
Of sneakers. My friend tells me that there's
sort Of moccasin that is better for walking
than sneakers, and that may be; but sneakers
when 60 to the woods take along sneakers,
and ! take two pairs, The soles Of them
may tear loose, and you want pair in
reserve and one or two extra pairs OF laces.
Take off your suspenders, II you wear
them, and put on belt. and give your body
lightful IL you have never experienced it,
and put sneakers on your feet and then you
can walk the wood trails not only with safety
but with JOY unlimited and unrestrained.
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is conducted by Italians The daily product
of the five or six seines averages thirty CORFU
binis which sell at from 81 to 50 each.
trawl fishery, operated by about the
same number OF men. catches as many
of other species, notably the pacu and
dorado. Inquiry as to why the people did
not eat more fish elected the reply that
fish are too expensive and, besides, mo-
body but Indians eats fish,
AS there was ample room for the opera
ton of long seines. inquired why it was
not done to insure a much larger catch,
and to this the reply came, There is no
demand for more fish"
But if they catch more l said. the
price can be reduced, putting the fish
within the reach OF the poor people"
The answer came, "They do not care to
reduce the price"
Upon our departure a delegation Of
Paraguayan and American citizens visited
the boat to say farewell. The reputation
for cordially and hospitality so notice
able to the stranger in South American
countries was maintained in Paraguay.
The men whom / met were Of q high
order Of intelligence. When the country
has settled down to a stable government
it will progress, as Argentina Is now doing.
In all South American countries revolu-
tons are discussed by the people with no
more concern than the subject OF strikes
occasions In our conversation. Argentina
is perhaps the only South American coun-
try of which it can be safely said that the
period OF revolutions is past.
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for whenever a woman who was smoking
saw my camera she impulsively removed
the cigar.
The costumes of the aristocracy resemble
those of the Europeans. The women of the
lower classes dress in calico gowns with low
necked waists and short sleeves. Over
the shoulders and head is draped white
square of cotton which reaches nearly to
the bottom of the skirt
In the country one sees boys and girls OF
10 or ~ years in natures garb. Some
natives, like the TOBIAS Indians, wear little
or nothing. Aneckace frequently suff1ces.
The market place is naturally the centre
of gossip, where it is the aim OF every woman
to be known as the ~patroness' Of home.
1t does not cost much TO live. One hun
dred dollars American money is worth
$500 Paraguayan, and 81 Paraguayan has
the purchasing power there which 81 in
American money has here.
At Villeta our boat stopped long enough
to take on 10000 oranges. The great piles
assorted by women were worth in Ameri-
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and crowd Of hungry mortals instantly
besieged me. Luckily. was supplied with
enough for everybody, so no one went
hungry to bed.
I'VE are often asked how we find sufficient
variety in this diet. Few persons realize
how many different nuts and fruits there
are. Then It must be remembered that
it is only when man Is living on foods not
suited to his system that he constantly
Graves variety. Let him adopt the food
that supplies all the needs of his body, and
the desire for variety vanishes.
Il never tire Of pecan nuts myself.
can eat them twice a day, for weeks at a
time, and always find them milky and
delicious.
Il am also fond OF pignolias, and these
are very rich in proteids; but most persons
do not care for them. Peanuts and chest
nuts. it must be understood, are not really
nuts. The peanut is legume and. like the
bean and all Its family, is composed largely
of raw starch The meat of the chestnut
is on the order Of a grain.
Il take only two meals a day, with one
kind OF nut and one or two fruits at each.
In what order do the courses come? Well,
when you have two tasks to perform, II
you are wise. you will do the hardest first.
The nuts, being the most difficult to digest,
should be eaten first. then the sweet fruits,
and the juicy fruits at the last.
In the summer we do not eat 80 many
sweet fruits, nature having provided US
with an abundance Of the fresh ones which
we need and crave at this season. In win
ter, dates, prunes. figs and raisins make a
good portion Of our fare and all Of these
except the dates should be soaked until
they absorb the amount OF water which
has been evaporated in drying them and
they assume their natural size. II they can
be soaked in distilled water, such as they
formerly contained, 1t would Of course be
better.
People do not appreciate the strength
and nouIishment contained in raisins
They are the finest of all the sweet fruits
in my estimation Little sacks Of concen-
trated nourishment.' as once heard
doctor call them"
Tomatoes are considered fruit and are
much in favor in the a Croix household.
Mrs. La Croix has read and studied for
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can gold only 40 cents thousand.
We ate them freely, played ball with
them and finally conducted miniature
warfare, using them as missiles. was
subjected to shower OF them from group
Of women who objected to being photo
graphed while they we're sitting on the
ground eating lunch, and was completely
routed The scene OF this orange war is now
the headquarters for the revolutionary
forces under Gen. Ferreira.
1t happened that John Barrett. recently
resigned as Minister to Argentina, was
on his way to Paraguay on the same boat
as the writer. The fact that real live
American Minister. whose name had so
prominently appeared in the worlds news,
was coming to Paraguay excited more
than ordinary attention.
When we anchored in the river at Asun-
cion at o'clock in the morning We saw
standing on the dock several men in silk
hats and frock coats. They Immediately
came out in boat manned by crew in
naval uniforms and waited for Mr.. Barrett
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A LIGHT FOR DIAMOND SHOAI.
ANOTHER PLAN TO PLACE Oyr
OFF CAPE HATTERiS,
Capt. Ellis willing to Risk His Whole Far.
tune In an Attempt 10 Build Livb,.
house at the Most Dangerous Point NJ
the Atlantic COast-Has a New Schem,


tune In an Attempt 10 Build a lvb,.
house at the Most Dang erOus Poin, a,
the Atlantic COast-Has a New Scheme
Another attempt Is to be made to placs
a lighthouse on Diamond Shoal, wh!.h ia,
about ten miles of the outer end Of Cam
Hatteras and is dreaded by coss,wis,
sailors.
There have been many attempts to bu4
lighthouse on the shoal, and the Govern.
ment has spent many thousands of dollars
on structures Of various types, only to have
them battered down in the great gals or
swallowed by the ever shifting sands
Congressman William p Hepburn. chair.
man Of the Interstate and Foreign Com.
merce Committee of the House Of Repra.
sentatives, has had many plans broupb,
before him for building a lighthouse on
the shoal, but none appeared practicabl,
until an engineer from Maine, an old wha,.
ing captain, came before the COMMITTEE
during the last session with a scheme TIA,
seemed to promise some hope Of succes,
and will cost the Government nothing in
case of failure.
Capt. Ellis. the engineer, pr opposes ia
build huge cylinder of steel, proyidad
with pumping apparatus and compart.
ments to let in water so that it may ho
sunk on the shoal, Once in position he
the steel cylinder is buried fifteen feet
we'll below the shifting surface of the shosI'
Then the cylinder is to be filled solid with
concrete, and will serve as the foundation
for skeleton tower which will lift the
light 200 feet above sea level and vet Offer
At the base of the tower will be huil,
an iron storage house, large enough to
contain six months supply of oil for the
lantern and food for two keepers. There
will also be a small living room.
The estimated cost rS Of the lighthouse is
payment, with per cent interest, five
years after the completion of the lgbt,
no payment to be made unless the tower
is in perfect condition at the end OF that
time. The great hurricanes which sweep
over Cape Hatteras come about once in
for in the contract should be ample to test
the stability Of the tower.
AL previous attempts to place light on
Diamond Shoal have failed because the
sand washed away from the Foundations
and the sea soon undermined the structure
fifteen feet below the surface Of the bar
will, he believes, prevent the sea from get.
ting under the tower, and the great weight
of the concrete will hold it in place.
His plan met with the approval Of Con.
gresham Hepburn's committee, and the
ap propriation was voted. MIR. Hepburn
said that the approval of the Senate was
promised and that work would probably
begin as soon as the weather permitted in
the spring.
Capt. Els, as an old sailor. knows the
dangers Of the shoal, and it is understood
that he is risking his whole fortune on the
SUCCESS of his undertaking.
The new light will be visible twenty miles
at sea. and will enable vessels to get their
bearings and keep well clear Of this most
dangerous spot on our Atlantic Coast