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New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

lowing morning al 10 o'clock. TWO assault
ing columns OF one battalion each were 10 be
in readiness for attack Immediately after the
mines were fired
"Punctually to the minute the explosions TOOK
place one after the other with an interval oI
a few seconds. There was a repetition OF the
scenes which had attended the blowing UP OF
the other forts The same column of black
smoke and earth rose UP toward the heavens
filed with the same terrible eruption OF oe-
bris Before the pail OF smoke had even he-
gun TO roll away there was another roaring
detonation, apparently from the very centre ci
the fort This explosion had certainly not been
on the programme, and II was too FAR from
the north wall to be caused by japanese mine
Arterward il was learned that the shock OF the
first explosions had been communicated TO IN
rnagazines which had thus been set of
"rbe men Of one assaulting column swarmed
m the north parapets, and disappeared into
the interior, apparently unopposed, except for
heavy shell fire from the Russian fortress ar
tiIlerv upon adjacent forts, The second colum"
made its way to the gorge in the rear in order
TO cut off the retreat OF the garrison. But the
nrecautiors taken were needless: there was no
garrison left to fight. Two hundred and fifty
of them had been killed and buried in the
debris of the awful double explosion, and the
remainder. one hundred and ffty-six rank and
file with three officers. had been entombed IN
the ruined concrete classmates.
~When the japanese troops swarmed into the
fort the imprisoned Russians put a white nag
through one of the Ioopholes in the classmates
and surrendered The japanese sappers were
then brought UP. and by means of dynamite
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

closely by twenty or thirty men. With Ban
zais' that could be heard for miles the crawl
ing hundreds rose to their feet and went TO
the crest like q whirlwind. In the midst Of II
all there was a loud explosion The Russians
In retiring had fired d mine under the battery
position but it was timed too soon ana dld
no serious damage. Nor did II stop the as
saulters for a second. Through the smoke and
dust they went, and Wangta. was theirs at last
1T was wonderful scene. this last in the
drama fer il meant much. a whole army
was anx usly watching the progress Of the
attack Men in hundreds, with drawn, anX-
ious faces. scarcely breathed. lest some aw-
ful disaster should again rob them of posses
sion of that hill. and when the very end did
come, and the flag of the Rising Sun was
planted high above the topmCst heights or
Wangtai. cheers went up from watching thou
sands in the valley below such man hears
only once in a lifetime, and then only if he is
Fortunate
1t is just possible Jhat the world will never
see such another sioge, because ii needs only
a little more improvement Of the airship TO
make underground operations give way 70 as
sauIts from overhead.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
BITTENBERG CHILDREN.
Were Brought Up in as Simple a
Manner rs Possible.

Prince AleXandcr of Batteuberg, who has Just
come Of age, is u tall. handsome boy. nuch re-
sembling his good looking father, and inherit
ing from both his parents q decidedly Ieutomc
weghtiness and precision of manner tie ls'
like his mother. very fond OF music ana mas
a nice voice and d large collection of comic
songs In common with his uncle, Prince LOUIS
of RattenberC he is sailor 10y profession lie
was borr-a serene highness only-at Windsor
Three weeks after his birth Queen Victoria
changed his title to hishness, and his SISTER
Queen Victoria Eugene, was created a royal
highness by the King when she became en-
gagged to King Alfonso 3
The Battoubtrg children, under the eye OF
their rovaI grandmother, were brought up IN Il
KaV As simple "a is possible within royal walls
II is told of Prince Alexander that. While al
school he ran short of pocket money more often
than was tolerated in his domestic circle. on
one occasion he applied 10 his grandmother for
a sman loan. In reply he received severe
letter scnldiuc him for extravaganza and re
The time came Tor his next allowance The re-
hul. was bat lightly taken To heart 10y the little
prjnce for he. quite aavy. resumed the CORE
spoudencc as follows:
"Afy Dear Grand mamma. | am sure YOU VIII
te clad to know that / need not trouble you for
any more money just now. for | sold your last
le1t.r to another boy for thirty shiiIinSs. The
RvetandCT.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

an opening was made in their prison through
which this scanty remnant OF the garrison OF
four hundred officers and men were marched
cut in twos and thrces and taken as prisoners
Of the japanese lines. Not man "i
the garrison ESCAPED.
'"The fort was a terrible sight. Nothing was
left intact. Guns smashed to splntcrs
and heavy concrete was rent into thousand
fragments. A pile Of ruins stood where the
fort had been and underneath were the bodies
Of two hundred and fifty officers and men.
During the last day of the year the Jap
anese massed two regiments in their trenches
close to the old Chinese wall, which skirted the
base of Wangtai Hill The enemy's pro-
tected trench line behind the wall had been
mined in a number of places, and during the
afternoon the mines were fired and the trenches
carried at the point of the bayonet. shortly
after Q o'clock on New Years morning two
strong assaulting columns massed for attack
about the base of Wangtai The advance UP
the steep slopes of this hiIl, which had cost
so many lives in the August assaults, was pre-
ceded by a tremendously heavy bombardment
from the japanese siege train and DIVISIONAL
artillery. The fight was a splendid one to see
From the tirne the advance began the as
saulters were in plain view, their dark uniforms
and elitte1ing bayOnets showing up against the
lighter background Of the steep hill slope Like
swarms of ants the black lunches OF men
worked slowly upward in the direction of the
battery position upon the crest, which all the
time resembled the crater Of an active volcano
from bursting shrapnel and heavier shells
Many wonderful sights this siege had afforded
but this last scene in the last act of the great
drama more fascinating than anything
which had preceded il.
pf
vain efforts TO reach that lofty crest in August
More had fallen in every subsequent attack
Wangtai meant Port Arthur to the besieging
army. 1t had always, from the first day OF
the siege beckoned them on until now only
to death and defeat. For five long. weary
bloody months the army had cast longing eyes
unon the fateful crest which had cost much.
because its capture meant much. Now the
supreme moment had come. Wangtai y
within reach at last.
THE very manner in which those japanese
soldiers wormed their way inch by inch toward
the crest dying they crawled, told the "o-
server that if all other attacks had lance
were almost bound to fail this one was just
as sure to succeed Nothing short Of absolute
annihilation could have stopped those men at
that time in their slow upward climb for the
end the very last Of the awful siege, lay at
tbe ton. And when it did come il was superb,
that end.
"Onlv q short twenty yards separated The
leaders of the nearest bunch of men
from the goal 1t then about 80 o'clock
in the afternoon. Half an hour was spent III
the exchange of dynamite hand grenades he
tween the assaulters and the garrison. sud
denly a japanese officer rose from his craving
,,t;tuda waved his sword high in The air and
made straight for the crest lie was roho"eu
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
EOI lLI/4TION.

Professor Brandcr Matth rws, who is at least
as good a wit he is a refUrmer, was overheard
once talking with Mr.. Carnegie
Il notice Mr.. Carnegie" he said, that you
don't limp
And why should ?' asked the philanthrcplst
well" slowly answered the professor. may
be they pull them nateiy.'-Lippinc"tts
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betting. Or, if the bodice is quite thin
material, 1t mayEasten, like shirt
waist, with ~ ape sewed across the
back, leaving u erront hanging quite
straight and loose.
In shortening or lengthening sleeve
pattern an equal amount must be taken
ont, or added, at each edge in order to
preserve the shape of the pattern. If
the pattern is too long shorten 1t by
laying a plait of even width across the
pattern at the elbow. Lengthen the
sleeve by cutting the pattern at the
elbow and separating the two pieces an
even width at each edge, so as to give
the desired length, says the Ladies'
Home Journal. TO make the sleeve
smaller at the hand and elbow take
10 the outside seam of the sleeve.
II walking dresses are to be four
inches from the ground, as the men
tallors insist that they must be, ladies
should really use them for walking.
Anything adapted so nicely to service
should not be made TO do duty in heat
ed shops alone, but should inspire the
wearer to long jaunts in the country
ways or through the length Of quiet
streets at any rate.
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The strangest Of all strange Chinese
customs Is that of marriage after
death. When n young person of mar
riageable age dies minated the fond
parents give him or her mate ''in
order not to let their loved one lie all
alone In the cemetery"
The details of the marriage are usu-
ally arranged by slant-eyed Schad-
chen for consideration. When all ls
settled grave Is dug alongside that
of the boy or young man to become a
groom. Then the casket of the dead
bride is removed from It's resting place
and carried to that Of the groom with
great ceremony and with attendance
of all relatives and friends. A band
is never missing. The more wel.to- do
the father-in-law the more bands. At
the head of the procession red flag
is carried "in order to show the soul
Of the young girl the road"
The relatives await the bride at his
grave. There Is a religious ceremony
when the second coffin arrives. Con-
gratulations, singing and musical ex-
erclses follow. These signify the we'd
ding. When the brides coffin is low
cred into the grave there Is much cry
ug and lamentaton.
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PHgzzEk&ys ~
-~N~~~~~~~~
The Deflance of PeIe.

The recent death Of one Of the first
of the missionaries who went to the
Sandwich Islands brings to remem-
brance the work of civilization which
has been done there. 1t was In 1920
that the American board sent out rep
resentatives to Hawaii. Forty years
later Richard Henry Dana said, "They
have taught a whole people to read
and write, cipher and sew. They have
given them an alphabet, a dictionary
and a grammar, preserved the language
from extinction, and established
schools. The missionaries found ma
ton Of savages; they have left civ
ilized people,"
One of the most picturesque incl
dents connected with the overthrow of
idolatry was the defiance of Pele by
the Princess Kapiolani. Pele was the
most dreaded deity of the Sandwich
Islands, a goddess supposed to be of
great and terrible power, who resided
In the crater of the volcano of Kllauea.
Superstition in regard to this revenge
full spirit who dwelt in the fiery, seeth-
ing pit was hard to dislodge from the
savage mind
The princess journeyed one hundred
miles, most Of the way on foot, to the
great crater of Kilauea. The mission
aries at Hilo, twenty-five miles from
tho unIaann hoo VSI nF hnr SNfI
and wished to meet her at the noun
tain. One was obliged to give up going
because he had no shoes, and his feet
were tender The other had no shoes,
either, but he was used to walking
barefoot, and so he started out.
The princess was much affected at
this meeting with the missionary. The
two, watched by a company of about
eighty natives, descended from the rim
Of the crater to the "black rock
There, in full view of the terrific pan
Drama, Kapiolani calmly spoke.
Jehovah is my God" she said. "He
kindled these fires. l fear not Pele
If l perish from the anger of Pele
you may fear the power of Pele. If l
do not perish, all the gods of Hawaii
are vain"
She then sang a hymn of praise, and
returned to the wondering, fearful com.
pany unscathed. In that few moments
she had done much to overthrow the
remaining paganism.-Youths Compan-
ion
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Need for Companionship.

There is wise old German saying
that ''only god or a. brute can dwell
in solitude" Men and women need
congenial companionship, both for the
sake of health and happiness. Just as
your lungs, after using up all tirc oxy-
gen in close room, need to be filed
with fresh, out-ofdoor air, SO your
minds need contact with other minds
to get new ideas. There is such a
thing as mental as well as physical
hunger. Herders on the cattle ranches
of the West frequently become mad
from the isolation they are forced to
endure. Women on lonely farms and
in small villages grow morbid and
mildly insane, and people do not guess
that the cause is want Of companion
ship. 1t is for this reason that a wom-
ans work at home is always more try
ing than that of her husb nd, who
goes to his Office, sees new faces and
has the friction that is produced by
meeting other people. Even the farm
pr has more intercourse with his ny Iii
Dor at market or at the village W1y&y
than his wife, who may not see any me
outside of her own family for w&ks.
1t is a great mistake for ycung people
to isolate themselves. Even If their
tastes lead them to a quiet life, they
should make it point to cultivate a
few agreeable friends.
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noo, Tn thinking. 1 wish l could see
my bonny BARNS again"
When the fog lifted in the night the
liner was put at full speed and bowled
along at the rate Of tweny-three knots.
Wireless messages were received from
the Lucania all through the night, but
our officers professed to have no idea
of her position. Questioned clio. ly by
painstaking passengers, they did not
even remember the name of their old
greyhound.
Some time, when we were all tucked
away in our hunks sleeping peacefully,
the Lusltania passed her PAGER and by
noon on Monday the Lucania was six
ty-one miles astern, but the majority
of the passengers did not know what
had become of her until they reached
New York. 1t Is not the way of the
Cunard company to let their passen-
gers know too much lest they should
become excited and lose sleep.
BY noon on Tuesday the distance be-
tween the two Cunarders had been In
creased to 120 miles.
One Of the features of the daily life
en- shipboard was furnished by the two
elevators amidships, which carried the
passengers up and down to the various
decks, six in all, which are designated
as A. B. G, d and E. Two boys IN
gold-laced uniforms were in charge,
and were kept busy day and night, es-
pecially at dinner time, when the Ia
dies appeared In gorgeous toilets, es-
corted by their husbands in solemn
evening dress.
Sitting in the splendid dining room
decorated in white and gold, with Its
lofty balcony and listening to the or
chestra, it was difficult to believe ones
self at sea.
The telephones, which are connected
with every cabin, afforded great amuse-
ment to the passengers at first, but
later were found Of great convenience
in asking ones friends If they were
coming to dinner or for promenade
on deck. The ship was so large that
1t was not always possible to locate
your friends without the aid of the
telephones and the central Office of
each deck. Following the London Gus.
tom the passengers all said, "Are you
there?" instead of the American 'Hel-
lo!7
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In the Wrong Church.

An absent-mlnded woman one Sun
day morning walked into church, took
front seat and Joined in the service
vigorously, according to the Chicago
Inter-Ocean. Then the collection bas-
ket was passed to her, and, putting n
coin into 1t, she looked about. She
cast glances in every direction, her
r1lnd cleared, and an expression Of
anlezement oyerspread her face. She
got up. She hurried down the aisle.
She overlook the man with the collec-
tion basket. ''I'm in the wrong
church." she whispered, and taking out
the coin she had put In, she hurried
'orth.
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THE "APAcHEs" OF PARIS.
Their Numbers Are Increasing, and
the Stranger Is Not Safe.

Their Numbers Are Increasing and
the Stranger Is Not Safe.
In the last few years the "toughs'
of Paris have been getting the upper
hand to an astonishing degree. Pre-
viously they did not receive much con-
sideration, as most of them were un-
armed, but now, however, the young
est boy has couteau, while the old
est carry revolvers. And woe to the
stranger who comes along through GER
tain parts of the city at night, says the
New York Post.
The Partisan police are so used to
finding men in the cutters with their
pockets turned inside out that the facts
are made public in small type under
the title of "The Bandits of Paris"
They are fast forming permanent
ever, gendarmes make a raid and seize
firearms. These revolvers are sold at
auction to the joy of the toughs, who
are enabled to get dangerous weapons
at ridiculously small price. So the
toughs are really aided and abetted
in their search for arms.
However" says Henry Maret in his
"Carnet dun Savage nit Is a pity
that the victims always die. Perhaps
it would be best to invent some method
by which the ruffians might examine a
mans pocket without necessarily kill
ing him.
To that effect the state might open
shops for the sale of special powder
possessing the property Of making
those who smell it fall into a profound
sleep. In the meantime, the aggressors
might operate, calm and undisturbed,
and appropriate whatever they saw fit.
They would not need to worry about
committing murder. The sergeants
on their daily round the next morn
ing could pick up the sleepers and have
them all sent to a hospital, where an
antidote could be administered,
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Household Money.

Personally, says a clever man In a
housekeeping discussion, when my wife
Is from home l hand the housekeeping
money to my cook, who is a careful
soul with simple ideas, and she ilfva-
riably has surplus at the en6 of the
month-and l lose weight, l. believe,
but am in better health. l have even
done the housekeeping myself.
My wife and | consider the allow
ance for food, ETC., as a trust fund (no
matter who has it), to be expended for
a certain purpose in the home, the vic
tualing of the home not for powder
and paint, nor for cigarettes or pipes,
but for victualing the home.
1t is certainly the wife's duty, If she
is doing the housekeeping, to eXpend
the whole, or else to tell the husband
she can do with less allowance in that
direction, or put it in the rainy day
fund. 1t is not fair for anybody con-
cerned that the wife should cut down
supplies or use poorer food in order to
save money for other, land perhaps pri-
vate, purposes other than for the pur-
poses the money was obtained. That
would be misrepresentation of the funds
at her disposal.
The wife has her allowance for pin
money" as it is called, and the hus-
band does not claim her surplus of
that, If any. Why should the wife
claim the surplus money from store
allowance or housekeeping?
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As to Hand Shaking.

The old, old custom of shaking hands
is used pretty generally these days, eX-
cept in very formal functions where
there is not time for details. 1t puts
two people on cordial foundation, and
you will seldom go wrong in always
offering your hand. If you are host
ess, you must invariably rise when you
greet your guests, but if man is
brought up to you to be introduced, you
need not rise. However, man must
always rise when being introduced to a
woman.
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because He Likes To.

'The small newsboy is not a public
necessity" says Scott Nearing in the
Woman's Home Companion. THE as
sertions of some newspaper men that
neither they nor their patrons could be
adequately served without the newsboy
are disproved by the facts.
"In nearly every large city the morn
ing papers are sold from stands and by
men. The small boy selling morning
papers is a rare exception. This is be-
cause a man with an established route
can make a good living serving papers
and where such is the case the small
boy is inevitably displaced.
'The afternoon papers are still pret
ty generally on the old small boy basis
and wherever propositions are made tC
restrict the age of boys selling, some Of
the circulation managers are sure tt
come forward with that antiquateC
statement, we can't do without tht
boys
Nowhere In New York City does thu
small boy sell morning papers, and ii
the business districts he no longer sell
afternoon papers. The logic of the sit
nation Is inevitable. At Brooklyn bridgt
and points in City Hall square maj
with a good place can sell ten or twelv
papers a minute during the evening
rush This means mans wages. ant
men take the work.
speaking generally, boys sell paper
because they like to. They like the ex
citement of the streets and the freedom
that money earning brings, the high lly
ing In which they can indulge, and tn
companIonship with older boys an
with the crooks who hold such prom
iuent place In our cheap theater plays
When a man aims at nothing he Sc
dom misses his target.
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value of Scientific Knowledge.

We are raised by science to an un-
derstanding of the Infinite wisdom and
goodness which the Creator has dis
played In all His works. Not step
can we take in any direction without
perceiving the most extraordinary
traces of design; and the skill every
where conspicuous is calculated in so
vast a proportion Of Instances to pro-
mote the happiness Of living creatures,
@ ""a ,.nc.ly n,nnc.nllv Of ourselves tho+ w, we
feel no hesiittea 1ion in concluding that if
we knew the whole scheme of Provi-
dence every part would appear to be
in harmony with plan of absolute be-
nevolence.
Independently, however, of this most
consoling inference, the delight is mex
pressible of being able to follow the
marvellous works of the Great Author
of nature, and to trace the unbounded
power and exquisite skill which are ex-
hibited by the most minute, as well as
the mightiest, parts of His system
Lord Brougham.
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The sabbath BELLS.

The cheerful Sabbath bells, wherever
heard,
Strike pleasant on the sense, most like
the voice
OF one who from the far-off hills pro-
claims
Tidings of good to Zion; chiefly when
Their piercing tones strike sudden on
the ear
OF the contemplate, solitary man,
Whom thoughts abstruse or high have
CHANGED to lure
Forth from the walks of men, revolving
oft,
And oft again, hard matter, which eludes
And battles his, pursuit thought sick,
and tired
Of controversy, where no end appears.
No clue to his research, the lonely man
Half wishes for society again,
Him! thus engaged, the Sabbath bells
salute
Sudden His heart awakes, his ear
drinks in
The cheering music; his relenting soul
Yearns after all the joys of social life,
And softness with the love of human kind.
Charles Lamb.
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Keep Hoping Always.

We are saved by hope. Never man
hoped too much, or repented that he
had hoped. The plague is that we
don't hope in God half enough. Hope
never hurt any one-neyer yet inter-
fered with duty; nay, it always
strengthens to the performance of duty,
gives courage, and clears the judgment
St Paul says we are saved by hope.
Hope is the most rational thing in the
universe.-George Macdonald.
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Chintr Much In Favor.

Chintz is very much used in the
daintiest of bedrooms, and is much to
be preferred to cretonnes, which look
quite common beside the more beauti-
full material. The Americans do not
know as well as the English how to
wash chintz so that it will have the
"calendered'' look, but 1t retains its
shine for long time.