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Pastel coIorInas Ponular.

Pastel colorings still hold the fort
where frocks OF formal intent are con.
cerned. Especially is this 80 when
one comes to consider the tailormade.
The palest OF pale blues, soft saffron
shades OF yellow. a tender willow or
almond green and a blush pink com.
prise the seasons favorites I'm these
and broadcloth is far and away tho
FIRST choice. Velvet, MORE and hand.
some braids that match exactly ara
the favored trimmings, and where a
touch Of fur Is introduced. as II so
often will be this year, a scrap or two
OF real lace is expected to accom-.
pany IL. The combination OF fur ana
lace In the trimming &c is ona
that is always we'll " -
an air Of luxurioX
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! JORDAN s
\ bsToRY OF The CoAoUssTcF
II CANAAN.
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Scripture Authority: chap
ters and 4. especially chapter 4.
verses II and 13. Read also Numbers,
chapter 80.
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Most UsehuI

No other gown is
useful and adaptable
a gap than one OF VIII
and If a robe gown 1
choices can be secur,
will possess herself
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The bugle note had sounded and the
people see the priests lift the ark
and start towards the rivers brink
And as they watch in awe and wonder,
the waters uddenly stand upon a
heap and those below the place where
the feet of the priests have touched
flow on revealing the bed OF the river.
On move the priests until the center
Of the river is reached, where they
pause.
So absorbed have the people been
in watching this miraculous dividing
OF the waters that they did not OBJ
serve the commotion I'm the camp in
their rear. but now as the priests
pause in the center of the river, there
marches forth the long columns OF the
Reubenltes and their brethren, armed
and ready for war.
There are times when the Joy and
gratitude OF the heart are so intense
that the lips are dumb and the voice
hushed before realization OF the great
blessing which has come into the life.
There we're the great multitudes OF
the children Of Israel watching those
mighty waters Of the Jordan rolling
apart and opening highway by
which their feet might gain the Prom.
lscd Land; there were the armed
forces Of their brethren going before
them into che land as token OF the
help which was 10 be given them In
conquering the land. But no shout
Of triumph was raised. no voice gave
expression TO the gladness which
surged within the breasts OF those
waiting multitudes
Where now were their doubts and
fears? Where now were their muir
murings? Swept like chan before the
mighty wind Of Gods triumphant pow
or. There was the ark Of his coven.
ant in the midst OF Jordan as pledge
Of security as they should uass under
that vast wall Of water pillng up above
the point where the priests stood.
There were their brethren the Reu-
benites and the Gadites and the men
of Manasseh standing upon the far
side OF Jordan
With glad. eager steps, but with the
solemn hush which comes from a
realization OF the rearness Of God and
lis mighty power. the people passed
over Jordan to begin that heroic. vet
tragic conquest of the land which God
had promised TO give 70 Abraham and
his seed. forever.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
Cost of Our Lighthouses.

greater wastes of water than ever be-
iore There are now in existence on
M cols, OF the United States a number
81 Lighthouses of more than Une Lund.,
thousand candle power. The introduc-
tlOn OF a greatly improved lens which
concentrates the rays has been impor-
tant In bringing the lighthouses TO
their present state of perfection. AnotGST
innovation is the revJ.V NJ Of the lighting
apparatus. BY this plan the mariner,
wherever he may be, will see flashes of
light separated by intervals OF darkness,
but by this means a more powerful ligIt
Is secured than would otherwisa be the
case. and there Is none OF the objection
raised against giving different colors to
different lights by reason OF the great loss
Of light entalled when<glass screens are
lnterposed in front OF the light.
The important work of indicating his
whereabouts to the mariner has been
undertaken by the lighthouse officials.
Hundreds OF beacons which fash white,
then red, indicate to the perpleXed mariner
by means of the order OF succession OF
their duration his exact whereabouts.
With glasses of only two hues an endless
number Of combinations may be devised.
But Uncle Sans officials have a better
scheme than this. and II is nothing less
than plan to have each sign of flame
dot out its message to the mariners By
means of beams of light just as a tele-
graph instrument clicks out the words.
Every seaman, even though he be color
bind. Is able to count up TO ten,s and with
our great seaboard lamps operated on
this new system all that he will have to
do Is 10 count the number OF flashes
Drown toward him, note the dura lion of
the total eclipse which follows and CON
suit the key or code which he carries, and
lac may be as sure of his position as though
the fact were chalked on a signboard b.
fore his eyes.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
HYGIENE AT HIGH ATTITUDES

A is an error to think that the chemical
| composition Of the air differs essentially
] wherever the sample may be taken. The
relation of ONygenIO nitrogen and other
constituents Is the same whether II be on
the heights of the Alps or at the surface
of the sea. The favorable effects, there
fore, OF a change of air are not to be ex-
planned by any difference In the proper
lions OF its gaseous constituents. The i'm
portant difference Is the archaeological
one. The air Of high attitudes contains no
microbes and is, in fact, sterile, while near
the ground and some hundred feet above
Il microbes are abundant In the air of
towns and crowded places not only does
the microbic impurty increase, but other
impurities such as the products OF com
bustion OF coal, accrue also
Several investigators have found traces
of hydrogen and certain hydrocarbons in
the air, especially in pine oak and
birch forests. Il Is to these bodies,
doubtless consisting OF traces Of essential
oils, that the curative effects OF Ger
tain health resorts are traced. Thus the
locality of fir forest is said 10 give relief
in diseases Of the respiratory tracts But
these traces Of essential oils and aromatic
product must he counted, strictly speak
ing. as impurities, since they are appaT-
entity not necessary constituents Il he air
Recent analysis has shown that these
bodies tend to disappear in the air as a
higher altitude Is reached until they dis
appear altogether. 1t would seem, there
fore. that microbes. hydrocarbons, and en-
titles other than oxygen and nitrogen, and
perhaps We should also add argOn, are only
incidental 10 the neighbOrhood OF human
Industry. animal life and damp vegeta-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

a foothold But IL he Is overloaded he Is
quick 10 resent 1t, and no amount OF beat
ing or persuasion will make him rise to his
feet and coptinue his journey except the
removal OF Abe excess.
No other animal can endure the rare
fled atmosphere of the heights of the
Andes Even the burros have Sits in their
nostrlls. or have holes punched through
them in order 10 make II easier for them TO
breathe. When horse is first brought
into this high altitude blood drips from
his ears and nostrils. and II takes him a
/ long time 10 become acclimated. Mules
are more enduring and the burros better
still, but the llama Is native there and
thrives accordingly The keep OF the llama
costs the arrieros nothing and he obtains
his food as he passes along over the des-
Ierts Like the camel, he can live for a
long time without food or water When
the arrieros comes TO good OIL OF sIa@-
ing he let's The pack Inger, sometimes for
an hour or two, or IL may De for several
days. Tor dime IS no object. and the well
fare OF the animals is OF the greatest i'm
pOrJance.
The annual circus parade has made US
familiar with the llama, but few have
noticed how really stately and dlgnlhed
they are, They hold their small heAds
proudly and their necks are most graceful
but their fhie! charm lies in their eyes
/ W4Ach are tdFSe anu lusklCus, AAOubh A'SA-
dncholy and questioning. Ine!r ears are
sAapely and are set 10 eaten tie slightest
sound. When fright ned they scatter IN al!
directions, ana when CuruervI they cluster
In groups with their tails tCsetaer and
their heads out 10 meet tie enemy. Their
wea pom OF defence is Il strange one, and IL
Is their saliva, which they sIuirt at an in
trud.r with considerable force. II drop
fans on the ear or the eye or any part Of
the body where the skin Is broken IL Will
produce a painful irritation and dangerous
sores The drivers have curious way Of
keeping them together BY throwing coils
OF rope over their heads, 50 that the neck
OF one serves as a hitching posi- for the
other.
When they become excited each one runs
in different direction, The kids AFFORD
excellent food and are eaten by the, arrie-
ros. They always go In packs and will fol-
low a leader which is usually pet animal
decooatel with bits OF bright calicOes and
ribbons The arriero or his vile goes
ahead aud the pet follows and the pack IN
turn follow him, stopping 10 Craze as ,hy
20. The female llama is never loaded. but
kept In the pasture. An Indian VITA from
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

been abolished in Japan. For a time We
used hard wooden swords in our training.
Even then SO many bones We're JrOken
that now the government uses only a
splintered bamboo which makes much
noise and seems formidable but does no
harm A man with few weeks instruc-
ton could protect himself against the
most vicious thug or professional Orulser
who might attack him by day or night Oy
using only stick or cane.
II merely make these suggestions for
what they are worth and have M per-
sonal interest to gain as ! am about sail
ing for England, where l am to open
school of instruction with the support OF
men of wealth and eminence."
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
Kite Flying as a Science.

reached in kite photography so that Il Is
possible to send up a camera and take a
picture of any particular building or OBJ
ject with but a small chance Of failure.
One enthusiast has arranged cOntrivance
for taking complete views Of the horizon
Eight or more cameras are arranged back
to back on a circular platform. sent high
into the air with kites, and all the shutters
snapped simultaneously by pulling string
below. Many successful panoramic Views
of large cities have been taken with kites
iloWn from the tops of high buildings. In
photographs taken in midair buildings ana
scenes appear mucl nearer than they
really are, ana there is often a curious
mirage effect which is invisible from the
ground which makes the landscape look AZ
though rising up into the Sky.
Rites have been put 10 many ingenious
uses in connection with sports. To keep
cartridges from rising and flying from
cover where IL Is wished TO Keep them
for shooting II has been found that the
BIRDS will not rise with kites lowering
over their heads, doubtless because they
fear attack.
Another interesting use Of the kite Is
air line fishing. The advantage OF fish
ing from a kite Is that the fisherman may
stand on shore while his bait is dropped
far out at sea; also that tmid FISH are
easily scared py seeing the lines or boats
near when the old method is used For
this sport strong kites are flown the string
carrying "A strong pulley. through which
the fish line runs one end Of the fish line
is held by the fisherman on shore; the
other, which is We shted, drops from the
pulley as the ascent IL made and dips into
the 81 At the moment when the fish
snaps AZ the bait and is hooked the fish
e~man feels the pull on his line, and the
kite Is quickly hauled in and the fish 10
ragged IN m tho sane 1m1. A r-rr'
Is practically no limit 10 the sizes OF kites
which viii fly vel the future surely holds
some interesting experiments In many
lines where the kite NAV he utilized
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

sword the movement is much shorter than
for the one-handed stroke, and consequent
ly the blow IS much quicker and more
effective. These polAts are important in
viewing the art from a standpoint of eff
fectiveness and sure result.
The European style of fer cling as prac-
tised in New York is. of course, good
enough in its way, but our japanese sys-
TEN is entirely different and We claim far
more effective. 1t has been brought to a
high state OF perfection among us. for we
are an old people and have loved sword
pay for more than three thousand years,
so we ought TO have developed something
worth talking about In all these centuries
What Is most needed In America to
Snahle an ordinary man to master the
highest art in fencing is mental rs well as
physical culture. In ia pan our long years
of training are not devoted To phys
icll deVelopn ent alone, but 10 educating
the mind. for 1t is a mans ability-a ques-
ton of having mental control Of himself
that makes him supreme I'm fencing.
Il think l know something OF the Amer
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

NNE Of the great expenses which our
IgoVernment has to meet is the sum
Owhicn is expended annually for the
maintenance OF the lighthouses along
some FIVE thousand miles of coast line. OF
this amount nearly hals a million is re-
quired to purchase the supplies for light
houses. $4,000 for repairs and $500 COO for
the maintenance OF lighthouse vessels. The
United States has now about fourteen hun
dred lighthouses and fog signal Keepers,
and as each mans pay Is fixed by law At
not less than 500 per year a little multi
plication will show US that sum Of about
$S25 900 Is required yearly for this service
alone. Congress has been fairly liberal In
the matter Of appropriations. Another
heavy expense has been the installation
Of modern lights to take the place of the
antiQuate Illuminating apparatus.
The Lighthouse Board has under its care
more than nine thousand aids 10 naviga-
ton" OF one kind or another, including
lights, beacons or signals, which are opt-
rated by steam or not air. more hah q
third OF the number are designed to give
warning at night. II requires an army OF
four thousand men and fleet OF nifty yes
sells 10 maintain this giant Illuminating
system, but the lights Hash out along the
shores in the dusk OF evening with as
mu,h regularity as though they we're OPP
rated by c!ockwork.
Ile old fashioned towers OF brick and
stone are being changed to the steel tubl
lar structures Of great strength Sc ure
bu.ted 10 the rocks. Many OF he lish =
hoses situated In dangerous locations
ksy, finally been AIRED on their hazardous
Sos after years OF dogged nshting on the
..r- OF the sea builders with wind and
WYE ana tide and ice rack. The reports
ne ,ne workmen who have reared these
a III towers upon submerged found itions
where the waves swept them al interva $
o. 5n submerged rocks in midocean read
Ike romance. Hundreds OF men lose their
lives IN this most hazardous Undertaking
A. times they have seen the work OF years
sweut away in a single night or have bee =
concealed 10 live on some bleak rock. cot
on nom an communication wi n tie world
FOR months at time,
II Is D. no means exceptional for the
government 10 pay mo- than N2S.OO ioi
lighthouses, snd some Of the triumphs OF
engineer NJ SIX il have cost MT less thar
$4,000 The electrical apparatus Of Ell
SITS hfth OF the sum. Side by side
with the ende tvor 10 build beScOns wher,
IL Aas been supposed tmpo ssible TO inc
a resting place for them i The ambition
to furnish ihess towers with l ghts OF
slficlent power ~ ssnd the rays over
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

lean Ideas that prevail, something of the
people and their mental stamina. | bega
here as a student, took a classical course
In school near Rochester and am famll-
liar with American chara cteristics and the
capacity OF young men for knowledge and
Ideas. They take to Japanese fencing with
great success
Il might also say that ! am familiar with
European fencing, having studied unGe.
camera NegrOni, and | can speak with au-
thority on the subject. | know that In 81.
Louis l taught during the whole EXpus-
ton and found Americans quick to learn
our art of fencing. They master new
Ideas with ease. | taught +. Percy Noel,
son of a banker In three months so that
he could defeat the bes. European fencer.
II would be a good thing II Japanese fenc-
ing were taught In West Point and I'm all
military schools-even in ordinary schools,
simply as a means OF defence.
European fencing exercises only one
side of the body. japanese fencing re-
quires a man to exert every part of his
anatomy. All the muscles are evenly ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

new rad mas come 10
New York-Japanese fencing. If
u you hear a clash of armor and
IA clang Of steel as you saunter
through the brown stone districts
uptown it's wealthy young men
taking lessons in palace staoles
and studios where the famous two
handed swords to the samurai are at
work The weapon always has been de-
scribed as formidable in the hands of an
expert The word 'samurai mems knight,
and for three thousand years he has been
the IDEAL swordsman of Japan-always
using the terrible two handed blade OF his
fathers
A descendant of the illustrious band of
home defenders is now in this country,
teaching fencing. Tatewaki KawasN is
his name, and he was Instructor OF
fencing in Toxic College, Japan. Among
his various weapons are thirty or forty big
swords now used by proficient pup 8,
young Edward H. Hartman among them.
Accompanying photographs show the
ponderous character OF the double handed
japanese sword, and the serious business
OF handling II contrasts wildly with the
light and airy play Of naplers in the hands
Of European experts.
Here is what KawasN has to say of the
japanese art-"ken J!tsu,' 1t Is called -
Fencing is the outward and spiritual
sign of our national spirit. The ordinary
sword is about two feet I've inches
long bat all lengths are used The cid
time warrior handled a weapon as long as
six feet The blade is about an inch wide
with an iron backing on which face OF
steel is forged.
The entire life of professional swords
men was formerly devoted to warlke ex-
erc!ses These men no, only formed a
Class of themselves. but had many rights
and privileges, which were maintained at
the point Of the sword.
ouga and rigorous course in fencing 1t
was his sole education. And 50. from gem
Grafton ~ generation, the science devel-
oped until 1t became marvellous as an ex-
hib.tion OF dexterity and, science
Here is the difference between Japanese
and European fencing. The japanese
sword is grasped with two hands. While
fencing it may be transferred from one
hand 70 the other. From zine to time the
fencer makes a sort of jump TO change his
position-the position of his feet the left
root falling back. the right foot advancing.
or vice versa.
This rapid change is a marked feature
OF our fencing. AS in the American sys-
tenn OF boxing, the japanese fencer is in a
continual! state of motion. Great agility and
strength are demanded. The japanese
nave not only great muscle power in their
ivss' Out they can use II in a way prob bly,
unknown in other lands"
MI NA"dskl salu Nltal feature in Japa-
nese ieacing Is to develop brayery-intimi-
dating ile opponent Sometimes Il is Dos
s.b.e @ irlghten him at the outset and
aus insLre defeat before the contes. has
really begun.
C0nff6e CO Necessary.
Confidence is OF first Importance In fenc-
ING Even in a European bout a clever
man seeks first to discover the state of his
opponents mind and then to work upon
his fears accordingly. a man who could
whistle gay tune In time on the field OF
in fencing.
In fencing We depend more on the fierce
attitu~e and threatening glance than on
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

TIL most picturesque mode OF trans
yortation in the world is doubtless that
] II he llama trains which one can
see from the car windows in journey
across the Andes. Though the railway has
o1eh completed for several years the pack
rains or burros still compete with il for
me transportation of the natural products
from the Interior and the carrying back
Oh merchandise Of all sorts from England.
france and Germany. The burro trail
sIiortehs the distance nearly a hundred
HlneS' Tor me sure-tooted little animals
are able to climb mountains that are inn
passable for railway trains.
The arrieros in charge Of the Lama and
ourro trains are usually accompanied by
thelr entire families Their lives are spent
III coming ana going across the desert so
It matters not to them how long a time is
spent on the journey. The animals are
the capital of the arriero ana the desert
IS MS home. His wife helps him to drive
them' and at night, wrapped in their
ponchos, they lie down by the side OF their
beasts, though the air is often SO cold that
zee forms in the little streams esde them.
IHey are often OVertaken by snowstorms
IN the mountains, but they do not seem to
suffer from the cold and are rarely known
TO perish from it, The South American
bundles all his blankets about his head and
keeps his feet cool. The North American
keeps his fec, warm and exposes his head
ind arms. The children who are too small
to walk. sometimes little ones two or
three days Of age, ride on the donkey )
when their parents are driving the train.
They are born by the waysde. like the
lambs of the flock, and there is little more
fuss made with the one than The other. The
first years of their lives are spent In the
pannier on the side OF the burro, where
they roll among the cooking utensils and
blankets and surplus clothing. Sometime
they are carried in poncho on the
7'-'Ner's back.
The pack trains make the Journey from
the seaports on the west coast OF scout n
America 10 the basin lying between the
ranges OF the Andes in from twenty 40
thirty days. All the steamers which IN
former days were seen on Lake Tltlcara
were carried piece by piece on the backs of
lamas and put together ON their arrival
Il was the same with the machinery which
Is used IN the MINES. The railway nav.
changed all this
The burden which the llama will carry
must not exceed one hundred pounds II
makes no difference OF what his bur,l.,
consists he viii carry IL over pathwaya
whore no other beast OF burden could find