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History Of Die British Flag.

THE British Union Jack, the King
colors, combines three crosses-the
! cross OF ST. George, the cross Of St
Andrew and the cross of 81. Patrick
all on a blue neld. The union Of these
three crosses occurred in an interesting
Fashion. Primarily Imgland's nag dis
played red cross on a white ground. The
white cross of st. Andrew made It's appear
ance side by side with that Of ST. George
during the reign of James L.. the Scottish
King, who ascended the throne Of Eng
land. Ii was not until later. however, IN
liN, that the two crosses were combined
on the one banner and the white emblem
OF 50. Andrew ran from corner to corner
OF the blue field and crossed the red efp-
blem Of St. George.
Nearly a century later the rcd diagonal
cross OF ST. Patrick found a place ON che
same nag IL was after the Irish pariia-
mont was united to the British that this
change took place.
In England II Is stipulated that all
colors, as flags are termed. should be
hand made. AT first they were the work
of women members of reglmental fami-
lies, but later the privilege was given to
contractors, who number less than half a
dozen, It SIS said. III, however. the wives
land daughters OF officers want to make
colors for their regiment they are per-
mittcd 10 do so but as a rule these regi-
mental colors are submitted to the Car
er-king-at-Arms for his approval before
/ they are presented to the regiments for
which they have boen made.
Evening journal., 1907-09-12

The unaided eye would be absolutely un-
able 10 find the growth on the sands OF
the bottom.
In the sponge market the sponges are
separated and placed in long rows, as
shown in the picture, according 20 quality
and size.
The carts used for carrying them are OF
peculiar construction. being made of up
right Stats. so rhat when loaded they ap-
pear 10 be about four sizes too large to be
drawn by the small native ponies, but be
ing very light the appearance Of the load
is deceptive,
Evening journal., 1907-09-12

WHAT Is known as the corlxscrew
IA palm Is a familiar plant TO West In
w dians. The palm resembles the bay
onet variety, but instead of the long,
sharp sabres springing from the centre of
he palm and reaching upward In the way
they happen TO come. the corkscrew palm
has It's spikes Joined together at the heart.
and they form a winding row from the
base to the top. II Is said that these palm
leaves Invariably wind themselves like a
corkscrew from right 10 left. going up. bu,
occasionally freak plants have been no.
ticeo where the direction was reversed.
This Is however, very rare occurrence.
The corkscrew palm Is purely decorative
II grows 10 a height Of from six to ten
Feet and reaches a diameter OF four OF
six. Its prin,ipal use Is 70 guard the en-
trance TO carriage drives and paths lead.
Ing from the main road TO ones own penn
Il talzeE several years, even in a tropical
country where all plant and animal M,
natures rapidly. for one OF these curiou,
palms to grow TO full height
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n crystal water. so that It IS possible. eve
with the naked eye, to see through It 70
the depth Of thirty or forty feet.
Mans ingenuity ana ambition. not TO say
greediness, have prompted him 20 go Ma
ture one better; therefore, after the sloop
or schooner reaches the sponge fields, sew
raj rowboats are lowered, each TO al ap-
pearanccs being provided with an ordinary
bucket. except that the bottom of the
bucket, instead Of being solid. is made OF
plate glass; this enables one 20 discern the
bed OF the ocean under the surface of the
water even if the sea be ruflcd by the wind.
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ines, while a neghboring tribe might, from
the conclusions drawn to-day, have been
wholly unfamiliar with the process Of
mummifying
Tn the Illustration is shown the skeleton
of an Indian that was brought to light not
long ago by an excavatlng party in search
Of historical material He evidently be
longed to a dribe who We're known to have
buried their dead I'm caves far under
ground. and instead OF laying the body out
fiat they always doubled Il up with the
knees meeting the chin and with the corpse
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Evening journal., 1907-09-12

- NE Of the most picturesque and es-
4 Essentially exotic performances in the
Z world is to be seen in Java, and If
1t takes three or four nights or even
an entire week for an adequate presenta-
tlon no one complains and everybody
seems delighted at the full measure given.
The wayang, or native theatre, is one of
the chief joys in life Of the Javanese. In
one puppets made of gilded and painted
leather are used. But IL is the wayang In
which real actors take part that draws
the great thronSs And here is noticed a
remarkable fact. The actors who take
part wear masks, the shapes of which
are strangely reminiscent Of the profles
Of early Greek warriors, or at least tho
masks Of these reproduced to us by re-
liable archaeology.
Here is given a picture Of the native
players so made up, and though the scene
is hardly comparable In attractiveness ia
any Of our spectacular representations
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'still it has mdeniable bartaric charm,
with something of the weird and mysu-
cal about 1t. The performance Of the
wayang is OF a semi-religious character,
improvised altar fires being lit in front
of the wayang scene before the Javanese
assemble In the gathering dusk. 1t is all
very effective.
Dancing girls glide in on the stage and
announce the performance to follow The
subject of the drama may be the subject
of some ancient Hindu subject, in which
Brahma, Vishnu or silva may be the he-
roes. 1t is needless 20 say that these per-
formances are witnessed with most re-
spectful attention, and that there is no
chatter in the aristocratic section of the
house during the progress of the play.
The costumes are often very rich and the
dancing Of the girls of a grace and vo-
luptuous poetry the like of which Paris
was permitted a glimpse last year DUR
ing the visit of the King Of Cambodia.
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mp to the dock. and they shove their woolly
heads over the railing TO look for sem
crous and curious tourist who Will pay
for the exhibition they are willing to give
no a moment's notice.
The picture reproduced herewith was
made from the deck OF steamer in the
tropics just before she sailed For q six
pence eight boys climbed to the top OF q
railroad train standing on q trestle along.
Side the ship. ana at signal from the man
with the camera they dved feet FIRST into
the water fifty feet below. The first one
to como to the surface secured the silver
coin that glistened now and then In the
water as It zlgzagged toward the bottom
OF the bay.
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numbers have been dug up in Pompeii and
Herculaneum. where in the days of their
prime they must have formed beautiful
table ornaments. Now that the winter
custom OF mixing hot punches and toddies
is in vogue. II IS not Improbable that the
artistic impulse will lead 70 the reproduc-
ton of these beautiful, ancient models.
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Iohn Browns Safe.

OVERS Of the antique would rejoice
IN the possession of a quaint old iron
safe which was discovered Ia an out
Of the way place in Springfield, Mass,
not long ago. The safe was probably used
by It's original owner when he raised sheep
and sold their WOOL 10 is large enough TO
hold aii the profits that Brown might have
Evening journal., 1907-09-12

AWE have read OF the highest railroad
M bridge in the wopid and the highest
footbridge, but something Of nov
city is presented to us In a bicycle
bridge that claims the distinction OF hold
Ing tho record for height This bridge IS
On Tacoma. Washa and it has been
designed for the exclusive use Of pedal
enthusiasts The bridge spans a gorge
made by a swift flowing mountain stream
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A Mighty Steamboat.

THE trains Of the Trans-Siberian Rail-
way are ferried across Lake Baikal on
! steamboat which, Il Is said pos
sesses the most powerful engines en-
ployed in any vessel afioat. They are of
4o.00O-horse power, and a large share Of
their immense energy is required to break
a way for the boat through the thick ice
which covers the lake in winter
The engines of the great German boat
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse are Of only
&,0OO-horse power.
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Smuggler's Luck.

"A gEA2LY all the air Of adventure has
Nfgone out Of the present day corsair,
l Nn the contemporary Algerian snug
gler can be so described. An incident
took place, recently, however, which has
just a dash OF the old careless humor
about IT, Five smugglers Of mixed
Spanish blood had loaded n barken-
tine with Algerian tobacco for Majorca,
and, lying snug under Point Pescades, on
the west Algerian coast waiting for a
breeze, they settled down 10 a cosoy
nap. Some few miles away on the DeuX
Aloulins Rock is a little coastguqrd sta
tion, where the officers, all apparently
being quiet, were also taking a siesta.
From some cause the rope holding tbs
smuggler's boat TO the shore broke and
she drifted, with the men still asleep,
on 10 the Deux Moulins Rock. Here she
stranded, and the customs officers, rous-
ing from their sleep TO help a distressed
crew, found that luck had drifted a rare
prize into their hands.
Evening journal., 1907-09-12

1t Is officially announced that the wharf
dues at Lourenco Marguez, Portuguese
South Africa, on all Transvaal products
for export have been reduced to a uni-
form charge OF two cents per ton. These
are the only export charges Of any kind
levied on such products.
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ious varieties OF these urns, each one pos
.sessing a space for the hot water a tube
or other receptacle for hot GOALS and
tap. Besides their chief use OF heating
water for mixing with wine they could
be used also for cooking ovens. Great
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Grim Joke in a Blue Book.

4 GRIM piece OF humor appears in a
n British Blue Book dealing with the
4 Ntaxation OF unimproved land values In
the Colonies. The Tax Commissioner
OF Adelaide. after referring to the mac
curate returns, says
"Side by side with these inaccurate re-
turns Il has been pleasing to note the
completeness with which others have been
prepared in the minutest particulars, and
we cannot fail to recognize the thorough
ness of the taxpayer who returned that
piece OF land OF his, measuring nine
feet by six feet, In the -- Cemetery,
and under the column, Name OF Occu-
pier gave that OF his departed wife"
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Some giant Jamaica oranges are reported
to have recently brought Si.50 dozen on
the London market. The orange shippers
Of the West india Islands declare that the
crop is an excellent one this season. and
that shipments viii be above the average.
Evening journal., 1907-09-12

Nv FHEN a large group Of smelters. was
Ml hcing built on the Pacific coast quite
wv recently the smokestack, oddly
enough. was erected first, even be-
fore the foundations Of the buildings had
been laid The brick chimney shown In
the accompanying cut stands. so Il Is
claimed, between two hundred and three
hundred feet high and It is made entirely
Evening journal., 1907-09-12

( TYLEs OF burial have differed during
the number Of centuries In which peo-
pie have lived and died The religious
beliefs OF the country are mainly re-
sponsible for the burial mode. though cli-
mate and surroundings are known 10 have
their influence in this matter.
one OF the oldest methods Of disposlne
Of the body OF their dead was practised by
certain tribes of prehistoric Indians IN
North America. Perfect preservation was
a secret known to a few Of these aborig-
Evening journal., 1907-09-12

r HE photograph herewith illustrates a
everyday scene n the sponge mart
at Nassau, n. p. When most OF us
arise in the morning and plunge into
the bathub. applying the sponge vigor-
ousiy meanwhile. how many stop 70 won
der or inquire whence how or why comes
The sponge which Is such a comfort 10 our
daily lives?
Sponge fishing is one OF the principal
industries OF Nassau. and. as usual Dame
Nature has contributed her assistance as
far as possible by providing beautiful
Evening journal., 1907-09-12

NVTOULD you jump on the top OF a
N/ freight train into the sea below for
w the small sum OF three pence? Prob
ably not. unless you happen to be
one OF the black inhabitants of the Sand
wich or Indian Islands. The boys there
think nothing OF diving nifty or sixty feet
for the sake Of a few coppers or silver
piece. AT all the ports of these islands
tourists are met and sent on their way
by the diving boys. AS soon as steamer
IS sighted outside the harbor half dozen
or more 1.-the limbed. dark skinned blacks
leap into the water and swim out a mile
or more to be the frst 20 beg you n
quattie, missus" They follow the steamer
In and climb up the side when she slides
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reapcd IN his wool business. The discov-
cry has been made by Colonel John l..
Rice. Of Springfield. Mass Instead of
keeping his prize however Colonel Rice
has turned the curious old article over to
the Connocticut Valley Historical Society.
The safe must have contained many inter
esung documents during its sojoum under
Browns roof. and It would be interesting
TO get hold OF some Of them.
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and some idea OF its height may be gained
when It is known that there are five sec
tions. or stories. TO the framework up
holding It. This bridge IS provided with a
railing 20 prevent wheels slipping over the
side, and 1T Is sufficiently wide 70 permit
two professions OF wheels to pass. The
fact that such bridge has been construct
cd recently IS proof that In Tacoma, at
least, the bicycle fad is by no means on
the wauc
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Taking the Ven in Turkey.

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Unlucky Charms.

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BROWNS HER CHILDREN.
A Jealous Mother Fastens Them I,
Herself and Wndes Into n Lake.

Dover n. j., March 3l.-Having fastened
their garments securely to her own. Mrs
Otto Drifting carried her two little chill
drcn into Shong'lm lake where oil three
were drowned. The bodies were recovered
to-day by the husband who had searched
since his wife with tho little ones, left
their home in MillbroOk yesterday.
The three had died in shallow water
and tho mothers body was In n stopping
posture as though she had bent over to
place her head under water. With her
right arm her nine months Old baby,
George was casped to her breast while It's
sister, Grace, three years Old. was held
firmly between the dead mothers knees.
As though 10 make sure that the children
would not escape her even in death. Mrs.
Drifting had used safety pins 70 secure
the clothing OF tho little ones 10 her own.
Mrs. Drifting was % years old and the
second wife OF Drifting who had three
children from his earlier marriage. She
is said to have been passonately fond
of her children and her act is ascrihed to
n mental trouble due TO jealousy of her
husbands affection for his older children,
With her own children she left home
during the absence Of her husband,
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S2,708 AND COSTS.
Verdict for PIaintiN in the Wilkins
Brock Case.

A verdict for the plaintiff 10 recover
damages of S2.70s.33 and costs was re-
turned Friday afternoon by the jury in
the $4,000 malpractice suit of John S.
wilkins, admr. vs.. W. w. Brock. a spc-
cal verdict was also awarded stating that
no exemplary damages he awarded. The
case went to the jury Friday morning
at 1890 O'Clock. AT two o'clock in the
afternoon. tho jury returned with n YER
dict. They had been given blank verdicts
to fiji out and upon their first return It
was found that the instructions Of the
court had not been complied with. The
jurors then returned and shortly after
ward returned the above verdict
This suit has been a long and a hard
fought one. having taken up nearly three
weeks The paintiT, Mr.. wilkins. as adj
ministrator of the estate of his wife. Mrs.
lucia wilkins. sought damages for her
death. which he claimed resulted from
treatment received from the defendant,
Hr. Brock in 1s9S. Mrs. wilkins died in
1900 The defense was that Mrs. wilkins
vas a woman Of feeble health of long
standing before receiving the treatment.
lhe suit was entered for trial seven years
ago.
The bill was dismissed in the chancory
case of Naomi Hildreth VS.. Mark Alger,
tho injunction being dissolved.
The suit of Elizabeth A. Snyder, a petit
ton for support, was dismissed. owing 20
the fact that the pettionee had been cited
10 appear before the chancery court
r. f. Brown was assigned as counsel
ior the defendant in the case of State VS..
Chester Hallock.
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Welded AND PARTED.
room Taken from His Bride on
Charge Of EmbczyIemeut.

Within an hour Of his marriage Thurs
day morning TO Elaine d Clarke, Henry
Il. Ward, aged 2s years. clerk and book
keeper for Mason & co.. was arrested
and placed In Jail. charged with
crrbczzlng 500 from his employers. The
events eliminating In Wards downfall
followed each other in rapid succession
yesterday.
He was early at the city clerks office
to obtain the necessary marriage license.
Next. with his bride-to-h be, he FASTENED
To- tho Methodist parsonage. where tho
marriage ceremony was performed by
the Rev DIR. George W. Brown. With'0
an hour. Ward was in the tolls of the
law
Previous matrimonial ventures Of the
bride have not been more fortunate. The
license issued Thursday morning shows
That she has been once divorced and the
city records further show that last fan
license was granted for her marriage
10 one NJ G McGettrick. No return of
such n marriage however. was made 10
posed not to have occurred. She is &c
years old.
1t is understood that Wards alleged
defalcations were made by padding" his
employers pay roll. 1t is not known how
large the defict Is and II is likely that
an expert will be put to work on the
books of the firm.
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VERMONT NOTES


Ihaddeus Simpson. regarded as the
tho ueo -, ~ ,.oors ~. ,,,,..,,' -, ~
stamford is the 18th town to pay back
us l. ;. deposit money to- the state
treasurer Its share Was $,3S6.!5
William Mag'vony Of Bethel, aEcd 81
years = veteran OF both tho Mexican and
'IriI Wars as we'll as Major Grout of
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Tho old newspaper machines IN mill NJ
| of the international papcr co,,na,y a
Bellows Fails are beinp talsep o,,+ o,d
replaced with eouipnonts for ,,oli,,,
cardboard.
partially dislocated his right ebo,,Idn,. So.
his SPUR breaking while no was a., , ,o,a
He climbed eight others be@oro no realised
the nature or his injury
81 Johnsbury Academy opens its ha Sc
| oaI season with game April ~. to be
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Maria Gudulli shielded her husband in
Barre city court last week by claiming
the liquor found at their house, known as
The Dead Rat" and paving a fine of
ch,rcod was
| The Ripley Lumber company of Pouit-
| nev reports that not for II years has
! business opened up as cncouragingly rs
this spring. The company Is driven with
orders ana working its force to capa-
| The body OF Frank Aver. who disap-
| pearcd from Tunbrdge last October. wa
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CEDAR WOOD FOR
LEAD PENCILS
Now Bought by the Pound. and Grow
Ing Scarcer Each Year.

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.RBAPlNG Benefit
From the Experience of Bur
ington People.

We are fortunate indeed to be able
to profit by the experience of our
neighbors. Tho public utterances of
Burlington residents on the follow
ing subject will interest and benefit
thousands Of our readers. Read this
statement IT'S emphatic and CON
Vincing. No better proof can be had.
Mrs. John Baker of SO Elm St, Bur
lfngton. Vt, says: "A short time ago
Kidney trouble while visiting me
Her back panied her good deal,
she wns unable to rest well at
niFht and other symptoms showed
That her kidneys were at fault.
knowing the virtues Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills / sent to the Park Drug
store and got her a box They gave
her prompt relief. II was not long
before her back WAS better and
stronger and all signs of the kidney
trouble had disappeared"
For sale by al dealers. Price
30 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doans
and take no other.
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BEAUTY HINTS

To reduce your flesh, increase your
troubles.
To develop bust, get on the wrong
side of the market
To remove freckles pry them gently
out with a nut-pick. Should this fail,
try blasting.
Brllliancy may be imported TO the com
plexion by powdering with diamond-dust,
Hair on the lips may sometimes be
avoided by requiring the young man to
shave before calling.
There are various ways of removing
blackheads, In the South lynching is
much IN vogue.
Nails which do not yield readily to the
manicure may be driven in with "A ham
mer.
For developing the grace and beauty OF
the fingers nothing is equal TO piano eX-
erciscs. provided police protection be
available.
When "crow's feet" will not yield tc
massage, fiji them suddenly with cement
and smooth quickly with trowel.
Failing hair may he avoided by step
ping nimbly aside whenever you see II
coming your way.
Tho dropping lash" so much affected
by some, may be encouraged by sitting
up late o. nights. y
Thomas Speed Mosby in The Bohemian
for April -g
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$4,000
Reward

will be paid to any person who
can find one atom Of opium,
chloral, morphine, cocaine,
ether or chloroform or their
derivatives in any OF
DR.. Miles Remedies.
This reward is offered be-
cause certain INSCRIPTIONS
persons make false statements
about these remedies. 1t is
understood that this reward
applies only to goods purch-
ased in the open market, which
have not been tempered with.
DR.. Miles remedies cure by
their strengthening and invig-
Grating effect upon the nervous
system, and not by weakening
the nerves.
81 consider that there are no better
NepSne. Anti ai Pain "P i Piia ana Nd aSS
and Liver Pills. We have used them
Tor years, ana recommend thcm 10
many others. My wife Is using the
Nervine. and considers 1t the best
medicine in the world. A lady friend
Of mine. who was almost total nerv-
Gus wreck. through my earnest solicit
tation has Used several bottles of the
Nervine with wonderful results"
VIM. CROME, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Or. Miles Antl.psln Pills are sold by
your druggist, who viii guarantee that
the first package Will benefit. " II
falls, no Will return your money.
IS doses, rs cents. Never sold In bulk.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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WANTED a Law BOOK

4 Vermont lawyer writes tn
congressman who formerly prac
law went. soon after he was adm
to tho bar. into tho office Of an
attorney. ana said: Mr.. -----.
I borrow one Of your law hoe
Tho older attorney looked over
glasses ana said. "Why. ccrtf
Does It make any difference v
ono? '-Casc ana Comment.