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y y When Jappie Left the Circus.

could feel no fear save of a great brutal
master In the form of circus manager
He united a rope from about his waist
and left 1t lying by the we'll, one end
Of 1t remaining tied about an upright
beam fastened above the curb. He had
guarded against falling into the water
by securing himself with the rope to the
curb. Then he had gone down almost to
the waters edge, holding his toes and
fingers tightly into the crevices Of the
stone wall. He knew when descending
that should anyone come to draw water
from the well while he was hidden there
he would be ip danger of being thrown
to the bottom by the heavy bucket. But
he knew that risk must be suffered II he
ever got away from old Peterson. But
he felt In luck when, after what seemed
an endless time, the noise of the circus
people, animals and vehicles ceased. He
knew that they were on the move. Also
the shouts and commotion In the streets
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youngster of the town was In blissful
dreams of clowns, monkeys and ele-
plants, the man in the moon looked down
on Berton and saw a strange sight. He
saw little black head come rising out
of the big we'll that was on the baseball
grounds-the site of the late circus.
Pretty soon the dark head came entirely
out Of the well, followed by a slender
body and long, active legs. Then the
man in the moon discovered that 1t was
none other than the little Jap whom all
the town and circus people had hunted
so vainly. Little Jap looked about min
and grinned. That's the time / stole
march on old Peterson" he said. "Uh!
how mean he was to me! l hate him
and l hate being a show man.
But just now a new problem presented
itself to little Jappie. He knew no
living soul In the town that was now
asleep. Not light was to be seen any
where. But Jappie was born brave ana
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Catharine of Braganza. queen-consort of
Charles H., of Great Britain, was born
in Portugal November 25, 1888. and was
named in honor of st. Catharine, having
been born on that saints day. When
she was two years old her father. the
Duke Of Braganza, became king Of Portu-
gal, assuming the title of Juan w.
When Catharlne was but six years old
her father made oyertures to Charles l.,
of Great Britain, regarding marriage
between her and the young Prince Of
Wales, afterwards Charles II. But these
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Impatient Tommy.
LETTER ENIGMA.

NV first is In dirt, but not in clay;
NV second Is In bark, but not In neigh,
Nv third is In night but not In day;
NV fourth Is In sun, but not in ray:
NV fifth is in milet. but not in hay;
My sixth Is in come put noe IN stay.
My seventh Is IN sounu, put not IN Day.
NV whole spells blossoms
That come in May,
And children gather them
Wherever they may
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JOKELETs.
HOW He Might BE Identihe

man from town was calling at
farmhouse On business. Meeting half
grown boy in the yard, he inquired for
fhe farmer who lived there. "Oh, he's
nv dad, an you'll fnd him down In the
holler with the hogs. You'll know nlm'
for he's got hat on" was the lnrorma
tion innocently given by the boy.
Impatient Tommy.
Tommy went to kindergarten. One day
the teacher said: Nov, children, ! want
you all to be SO quiet you could near
I'm drop" The little ones Strengthened
m and kept very quiet, not one moving
a finger or toe Pretty soon Tommy, be-
coming impatient. cried out: "Well, why
don't you drop 'erY"
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LAttle Minnie Gold-curls
Sleeping in the sun;
Teddy Bears beside her.
Isn't It great fun?
Round the corner Tramp crecps:
Minnie doesn't hear.
Teddy Bear leaps forward
Gets Tramp by the earl
Tramp, his ear a-stinging.
Goes of on the run.
Smiling, Teddy sits down
By Minnie in the sun.
TIN TURNIPs,
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toned at Himeii in southwest Japan.
and IateF Of the First division at To
kio. In this position he weat 70 the
front during the war with Russia. his
division forming part Of the second
army, and he was engaged In the se-
we're struggle a Nan-shan. and after
wards with the third army In the at
tack on Port Arthur.
As in war. so also in peace. the
prince has rendered the emperor i'm
portant service. He represented his
majesty at the coronation Of the car
OF Russia in 1886. and was specially
dlspatch5d By the emperor to the in-
ternational exposition held in ST Louis
in 1904.
The suite Of the prince. which may
come with him to the United States.
includes Admiral Baron Yamamoto.
until recently the minister Of state for
the navy: Gen. Nishi. Inspector general
OF military education and training,
who likewise greatly distinguished
himself in the late war with Russia;
Mr.. S. Nagasaki. court councillor: Mr.
S. Baba. steward to the princes house
hold. and Mai. Higashi. aide-de-camp.
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Of them crossed the traverse platform
from one blazing foot bridge to the
other just as the burning structure
fell For awhile he hung there over
the river swaying to and fro Ike q
spider whose web Is torn BY the
wind Then he climbed to the big
cable Overhead and crawIed slowly to
the Brooklyn tower.
When the bridge was nearly fin
ished riveter slipped on an icy plat
form and fell 15c feet to the East
river. He turned several somersaults
on his way down. struck the water
with q great splash. and was fished
out almost unin1uTed. Later . TiFHt-
er's apprentice stepped on q greasy
sirder. slipped and fell 10 the ground,
100 feet beneath He landed in
heap Of sand. got up and looked
around. as he said later, to see II
he was dead" His only injuries were
a brUken arm and some bruises.
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Prince F0sHIm. 81 JAPAN
LOOKING WESTWARD.
Royal Guest Of England Anxious to
See the United States BefoFs
His Return 70 the Flow
cry kInaaom.

Prince Fushimi. OF Japan. who Is
now visiting England on q special
mission. from the emperor. viii not be
satisfied unless the opportunity comes
20 see the United States before his re-
turn home. Like the rest Of his dis
tinguished countrymen he is alert aud
intensely progressive. and it is but
natural that he should desire to see
again the land he visited in 1904 when
he came to the international exposi-
ton at St Louis as special representa-
tive Of the emperor
Prince Sadanaru Fushimi is the
head Of one Of the imperial families
Of Japan. being a son Of the late Prince
Kuni-iye. and was born on April 2s,
1858. He welded the Princess T0shi-
ko, a daughter OF the late Prince Ari-
sugawa Takahito, on October s. 1876.
She is a sister Of the Prince Arisuga-
va who visited this country in 1905
Prince Fushimi's eldest son. the Prince
Hiroyasu. is married to a daughter OF
Prince Tokugawa Keiki, the last OF the
Tokugawa line OF Shoguns. Prince
Hiroyasu is a commander in the navy,
and was wounded while with Admiral
Togo on board the Mikasa in the bat
tie Of the Yellow Sea on August 10.
1904.
Prince Sadanaru Fushini has had a
long and active military career. and
has rendered conspicuous service to
his country. In Japan all officers Of
the army have on joining to serve one
year In the ranks. the frst three
months as private. the next three
months as corporal, and 50 on. and
Prince Fushimi might in due course
have been seen drilling. rife in hand.
and knaDsack on shoulders, side BY
side with men OF the humblest rank,
during his first year OF military serv-
ice. In the Japanese army the only
difference made between the son Of a
marquis. for example, and the son Of
a small shopkeeper. it may be, while
undergoing their first IL months
training. is that the youth who is to
hold officers rank is invited to mess
with the officers Of the regiment from
the outset The imperial princes all
go through this routine Of training
precisely as do the sons OF the people.
and possibly these early associations
have something to do with the strong
attachment that exists between the
rank and file and those who lead them
n battle.
Prince Fushimf graduated from the
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Spanning Wide Rivers, Erecting Skyscrapers,
Boring Tunnels and Subways, Not Done
Without Many Fatalities.
Tales Of Heroism Relieve Recital Of Appalling Disasters
Hairhrsadth Escapes and Startling Adventures Form
Part Of the Building Up Of the Great City Of the
Future aImmunes" Sought All Over Earth.

when he became an invalid from ex-
posuFe, overwork and anxiety.
Tire Deadly Bends
The centers Of interest In this great
engineering feat were the caIssons-
huge wooden boxes sunk 40 feet BE-
low the water line. to hold the founda-
tions-and in these caiss0n disease.
or the bends. caused endless anxiety.
The disease IS the more dangerous be-
cause the physicians have not made
up their minds precisely what II is
Men who work under compressed air
in tunnels or caissons are seized with
cramps, severe pains ii the joints.
and dizziness and are doubled up
Ike iackknives. Not infrequentIy
paralysis and death follow The re-
ports Of the building OF the Ryooklyn
bridge show that there we're zs cases
Of the bends. three OF them ending
in death.
While the caisson work was under
way a disastrous IRE occurred in the
box on the Brooklyn side in Decem-
Der. 1870. The chamber was flooded.
and the damage cost weeks of labor
and delay On the day of the fire Col.
Roebling spent seven hours in the
caissor Wher ss returned to the
surface he was partially paralyzed.
This was one Of the causes Of his III
health.
There were between 50 and 40 fatal
accidents while the towers and super
structure OF the bridge were building.
Three Of the workmen were killed By
falling derrlcks on the Brooklyn
tower. Two more fell from the Man
haitian tower and received fatal In
iurles.
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ment that many foreign ambassadors
spend the summer At Newport. It has
been called the summer capital. and
men Of prominence. both In the Unit
ed States and foreign countries. con.
gregate here in vacation time. A
striking monument to peace in such
diplomatic and cosmopolitan centef
would be more Appropriate
The villa itself vas built hy Rob.
ert L. Maitland. who had made huge
fortune In drugs in New York city. II
Was one Of the show places of New
port at the time of its erection. for
marble houses and other two-mllls0n
dollar summer hcmes had not yet
come into vogue Niles away On the
cliffs there we're : few houses that
we're iEs equal IN elegance. but aions
the shore 0f the bay 1t was the only
ore o is Kind ard ! striking snggos
ton of What the summer homes og
miIlionaires might BE- 4o or 20 years
lateF. There was grapery. conserv
atories and = farm attached to the
place. while beautiful trees grew all
about On the front lawn there il now
fine grove. with one magnlAceus
red oak tree.
For 40 Years the place was occu-
pied y Mr.. and Mrs. Maitland and
their two children Then. the par
ents dying. It passed into the hands
Of real estate men. Il readily found
tenants for few years. but after q
tine i ran down and became board
ing house. Many army and navy OF.
fcers come here with their families
to spend TIE summer Il is very pop
ular On account Of the superb outlook
and the delightful hreene from the
Sest. The house Is repused 70 havs
been the residence Of Jay Gould Il
the time when he mapped oug the
financial plan resulting in Black Fri.
day
This Is the site planned by Mr.
Wright for the peace temple. and the
plcturesqueness and symbolic slznfll
cance Of his scheme are apparent. Bur
the proposition gives rise 70 q number
Of questions. For instance. one In.
tenseiy interested writer asks. wculd
a temple Of peace have 4 beneficial
effect on the peace cause in psopor
tlon 70 the money expended. Could
that mone~ se used Ia any way %
better advantage Is Newport the
best place fof such a temple. shau
We lave universal peace 50 sooa
that q permanent peace monument
would prove Enneeessarya
Mlss Anna b. EeKsteln. an earnest
worker for the canse of international
peace, advocates the practical before
the picturesque she believes mat
should s2o0oe be expended tor PEACE
work il ought 70 % for propaganda
and g defray The expenses ~ lee.
turers. who would explain tie slx.
nlicance Of the peace movement Is
eyeE1 part q the United states
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a 1E th A
rir5r ceT EE a fe -
e ICE % e.1r n M
sflfH 1a5 been relucea 20 t~6 asy
OF z5 minutes eaet The d tozs
Wesa prasi1e4 Hilh dressing r1oms.
has halls. steam elevators Is carry
them 20 the surface. ana plenty 81
hos ccHee. Same oi the men we're
attacked 8 caissuu disease. but noae
q then ended fatally
fhis srest public woFk vas not t0
be accomplished. however. without
the usual tribute of human NE. The
working force On the bridge varied
from 400 70 see mea- Twenty Of
them we're killed. mostly by fails. As
was the ease with the Brooklyn
bridge. some Of the escapes were
grotesque. some almost miraculous.
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T. the building Of the subway
there have been nearly 750 accidents.
costing 80 lives, OF four victims for
every mile OF track. Hardly had the
work been started. in 1900. Nhen fall
ing rock in the south heading OF the
One Hundred and Sixty-eighsh street
tunnel killed i've vorkmen and IN
iured two others. A similar accident
in one Of the Murray Hi tunnels cost
the life Of Mai. Ira A. Shaler. a sab
contractor. Chief Engineer William
B. Parsons. who vas with him, had
narrow escape
The explosion Of dynamite in the
same section Of the work. near Fortv-
second sereet On January q, 1885,.
shattered the windows for blocks
around and killed i've persons. four
of them being in the Murray hin
hotel In October. 1s9s. an0ther fzIi
Of rock near Fort George killed ten
wurkmen.
Il was not these more serious acct
dents. however. that sweIled the list
Of dead in subway building 10 q tor
midable total Rather vas It the
casualty to single workmen or 70
some careless bystander-dsath in
the dark Feceszes OF the xast river
tunnels or a Harlem biun. the 70.
suits Of : nIssEsp thai sent : work
man crashing into tie depths Of an
open trench. injuries from falIing
timbers or lives snuEed ouz by MS
calculated blasts. or an avalanche a
sogU SOL II 1900. Whan the gnn
waT vas started. = vorkmer and
eight outsiders we're any0Ivsd "a aret
deats mere or less serious. Con
structive work was n progress af
many points In 1901. and he number
of casualties was swellsd 70 176. OF
tknaa killsd or injured Ia uare
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Wright. vice president OF the Unirer-
al Peace union. has issued an appeal
Mr.. Wrishs suggests the purchase
q the Maitland villa estate. which
comprises 4 hne Old mansion and
some IL acres o. ground valued alto
gether at So, 600.
Para1oxical as II seems. his chief
arguments II favor Il the locality are
rs warllke surroundings, and the COS.
mnpoIilan ana varied character q tie
visitors that come to Newport in the
simmer. The estate Is but short
walk from the naval college. and in
fnll view nf Fort Adams
During my visit to Newport last
season. says Ax. Wight. four oE our
hrge var vessels left for Manila. to
Sc gore three years: Ne were told
that they we're worth ss2. .0no 600
They had m0re than Sa00 men OF
board. and they spent 10000 IN
Newport for provisions. 70 Aes from
the crag drive. this vasf sum Of
money floating ont to sea, and to
sSink Of the 2.o00 homes with one
member gone from each. was indeed
yefS suggestive subject of study
for the peace student.
NJ. Wright also advances tie argus
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military school and obtained bis arst
commission as Lieutenant IN 1913.
From that time be steadily ascenced
the ladder 81 promotion until be at
tanned bis present status 81 fun gen.
erai ID the imperial army, having also
been appointed a member Of the nu-
preme council Of war As major gen
eral BE commanded brigade II the
northern part Of Japan in 1892. and
subsequently in the Japan and China
war Of lSs4-5. when be fought IN the.
Wei-haI-Wei region. as Weli as in the
island Of F0rmosa. being awarded at
the close Of the campaign the Order
Of the Golden Kite. the decoration
most coveted BIZ those who are IN the
military and naval services Of Japan.
The prince was promoted in 1855 to
be lieutenant genes1l. and became
commander Of the Tenth division. sta
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Border On Humorous.
Some OF the escapes, miraculous as
they seemed to be, were not without
their suggestions OF hunor. One
workman fell from the Manhattan
anchorage to the ground. 50 feet be-
low, struck pile Of lumber. and lived
to tell Of it. He struck the lumber
with such force that be broke one OF
the planks neatly In the middle. An
other workman plunged into one Of
the we'll holes in the Brooklyn tower.
At the bottom. 104 feet below, was a
FOOL Of water with an empty cement
barrel floating around IN it. The fall
ing man. landed on the barrel and
rolled on into the water. He was
only slightly hurt
An unprecedented record was made
when the Williamsburg bridge was
built between 1897 and 1904. Al
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usually the case. -recompressed~ him
that Is. treated him under the pres
sure Of compressed air. The next
morning BuIlard was unconscious. He
was sent to hospital. and died that
evsnsFE In his case It was said that
h1 h>d Erixhts 5.7~sse which devel
oped rapidly under air pressure
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W.iiianSnurg Bridge Fire.
Many New Workers viii recall the
splendid spectacle one night early in
November, 1902. when burning oil and
woodwork atop the Manhattan tower
Of the bridge shone over the city Ike
a blazing meteor Then the firemen,
Fowerless to fight the blaze 100 feet
in the.air. watched the flames spread
to the swaying foot bridges until they
became great festO0ns Of running
Ere
Several men we're on the bridge at
the time, but they all escaped. One
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SUGGESTION THAT ONE BE Es-
TABLIsHEp At NEWPORT.
Thought Advanced BY Vice President
Of Universal Peace Union Who
Would Rehuke Warllks Sur
roHndirgs Of Place.

A peace temple at Newport. r. l..
standing as a living protest to the
war college and torpedo station close
By. and IN full view Of Fort Adams il
the project for which David H.
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seareh worId tor -Immunes.-

Search World for -inmunes.v
The necessity or obtaining sand
hogs" with these peculiar physical
qualifications. with tunnel building in
this city to zn extent hitherto IN
precedentsd for tunnel workers. ana
not a little dificulty in obtaining the
required number. The Pennsylvania
railroad. f0z instance, literally
searched the world for men OF ex-
perience to build the tunaels- On
the cr0sstown shafts they have scores
of Austrians who get their experience
in the Simplon tunnel The engineers
and foremen include men whO have
tunneled in Egypt. South Africa and
England. As many ss 5.o09 men have
been employed Il one tine oa the Nc
Adoo tunnel project On account of
the constant menace 70 life and limb.
their wages are proportionateIy large
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Chief Cause Of Danger.
The large number Of casualties On
the North river works IS explained
by the peculiar dimcultfes Of the
work The East river tunnels were
driven largely through rock. In the
North river the tunnels must be
driven through masses Of soff silt
varying from oozing mud to lreaeheE-
Gus quicksanfu The compressed aiF
must be maintained al a higher pres
sure to keep oas the Eatsr Tie dan
ger = greatest from : -blonout OF
leak vfsM It's sudden snrush Of
~zte<. Indeed. tie Old heading 81 ne
tunnel shich crosses the North river
AZ Morton street wzs abandoned AZ
cne time because 50 many lives we're
lost bY -hlownuts
Last January eighs sau1 hogs
fought f1f thelr lives IA calsson
nearly 199 Esag under ground aE the
hudson companes' terminal AZ Frit0n
and Church streets There Vas .
-blo~out ana . sudden Inruaa OF
water. TIE eight nen scrambled for
tie ladder feaehins up % the door
q the asFIock TIE as=nlng was only
large enough for one ma 10 nzzs
fbsvush a. a tlzne and ihe men fought
on TIE ladder q Be tie Grst t0 reach
r Two Of them fell back into ths
water n struggling heap. A third
got bis had through ne dor ~ was
dragged back 81 two olhey<. An threa
fsn on : fourth. and ~ had duck.
ing Flnally ne rsssusrs II the alr.
Iaek hoissad tbam frpm shsir xap.
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~1s--l- l-N'N . 81 A4A-t- ~ -A--sHA I"tN
WITH all precautions 81 IS apparent
y impossible to prevent the bends
claiming its victims Two sand
hogs died in one day last October.
for instance. because. as the doctors
believed. they bad passed too quickly
from the compressed airlocks to the
surface A conspicuous example vas
the death Of young Claiming Bullard
cn January S. last Bullard was
big. husky fellow. a graduate OF Cam
hrs1ge Latin school. and an expert
electrician. He started TO learn tan-
neling, ana decided to begin at the
bottom by becoming a sand hog"
He passed the examinations and went
to work on a Monday morning as a
hydraulic litter in the Pennsylvania
tunnel under the East river. When
he came to the surface that night he
almost tainted with the bends" The
physician took him back into the tun-
mel. put him n the medical airlock
a. the foct Of the shaft, and, as Is
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Wefa t 1 u the
-ct c1raecl H.tl she arerlles-
Il the twa v&zs ihe satwar cost 1s
lFes On 1-L ono oi tAe victims being
Waskmea- 4gaza in Isa2 the lst was
tcEmidaelH Iwenty-ona lives were
lost and 1l4 persons were hurt. ls5
Of sham being employees.
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= +~-tt - ~N.A~tt ~~~~f+-~-
Yet the spirit Of adventure walks
hand in hand with death While many
lives were lost that the Brooklyn ana
williamsburg bridges might be built,
there we're escapes By the workmen
engaged on them that would seem
grctesaus and improbable If put into
novel A man may die for every day
Of the year during the construction
CT cassi0n or river tunnel. but the
men who escape tel stories that
would enhance the fame Of Hugo, Poe.
Or Eugcne Sue The sacrifice 0f life
in public vorks. TOO. is : story apart
from the record Of seven lives ended
hy violence in this city for every day
IN the year. X tahes no count Of the
men. women and children killed By
accidents in the streets one victim
for every suns
a hint of the sacrifice 0f life II pub
lie works Vas found in the records Of
the hoard Of c0goners in Manhattan.
Last year there were 2.I60 deaths hy
violence in the b0roushs. and sS4, or
nearly one-third. were caused BY falls.
explosions. the collapse Of earsh in ex-
cavations, premature blasts. and fall
ing rocks and timbers The river tun-
nels were pushed forward at the cost
Of 81 lives. or 43 IN the Pennsylvania
terminal works. 20 in the Belmont
tunnel. TWO IN the subway borings IN
der the East river. and three in the
Hudson company's terminal At Church
and Dey streets.
The ercction Of the Brooklyn bridge
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though as many as $50 men worked
At once under compressed air in tie
calssons. not a single death from the
bends was reported. The hard
lessons Of the BROOKLYN bridge Gals
sons had been wen learned. Al first
the sand hogs worked IN elsht.honr
shifss TIE working periods were
gradually refused ~ the csiusons