The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-01

per. but In the printed ana completeu group of vegetarians." True as preach ing.
 One of the strangest churches in the world is at Taranaki, Australia. Each of it's four walls bears a large adver- tisement in flaming letters. The church was built by the firms whose goods are advertised, and they claim that their advertisement will be paying one.
 The London Express has the news that Canada's army is to be increased to 100000 men. Also that after next year Canadian regiment is to be sta toned in British India by way of giving the officers and men practice un- der active service conditions.
 The cheapest postal service in the world is that of Japan, where letters are conveyed all over the Empire for two sen-about 7-1Oths of a penny. This is the more wonderful considering the difficulties of transport over a mour- tainous and irregular country which shas less than 100 miles of railway, while wagons can only pass over few of the chief roads and the steamers connect but small number of coast stations.
 The hanging committee of the Na- tionaI Academy of Design, New York, has received the largest number of pic- lures submitted to the academy in many years. More than 1,40o pictures have been received, of which only 34S can find wall space. A dozen of the strongest American painters in Paris will be represented in the coming exhi- bition. More than 1000 invitations have <been sent out for vanishing day. Jan- uary 1.
 The Sugar trust seems to be holding its own It has been slowly but stead { fly absorbing the sugar business of the Pacific coast. It has now taken in the large Sprecleis concern in San Fran cisco, known as the Western Sugar Re- fining company. The beet sugar fac- tories of California and Idaho have all ready been absorbed by the Have meyer concern, which may obtain con- trol of the entire sugar industry in inc United States.
 Alfred Tennyson Dickens, the eldest surviving son Of Charles Dickens. has strongly protested against published re- ports of his fathers i'll feeling toward Thackeray. He recalls the fact that his
 her was the chief mourner at Thack- seGray's funeral in Kensal Green and also wrote biographical sketch which did full justice to the genius and merits of the author of Vanity Fair" and "Pen- dennis MT. Dickens adds that many a time he has heard his father speak in the most glowing terms of Thackeray's wonderful versatility.
 A substitute for the caoutchouc tree in furnishing "India rubber has been discovered by a French botanist in a plant growing on the sandy plains ot French Congo. The rubber exists in the roots of londolphia thrallonii, found all along West Africa and in northern Mi geria. The product is sold at seventy five cents pound, and is in every way equal to the rubber of commerce. Also 1t has been proved that the white man. grove of the coast swamps of Queens land. Australia, yields an excellent rubber, from sap obtained by incisions in the bark, as that of the caoutchout bush is gathered.
 The personal appearance of Nathanie Hawthorne at about the time ''Tht Scarlet Letter. was written is thus de- scribed by his son in his new biogra. phy: T see a tall, strong man, whose wide domed head was covered witt wavy black hair, pushing out at the sides. .. Under heavy, dark eye. brows were eyes deep set and full ot light, marvellous in range of expres. sion, with black eyelashes IT the house he wore slippers which al ways seemed down at the heel. In the house also he wore writing gowi made for him some years before by my mother; 1t reached nearly to hi. heels, and had once been gorgeous affair, though now much defaced. The lining under the left hand skir Of the gown was nlackened with inl o9er space as large as your hand
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