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Never Fail to Return.

Grunder said that he had frequently been
sent to Wassen by the chief warder 10
purchase supplies for the Thorberg revels
and had always faithfully carried out the
commissions intrusted to him and had
never failed to return to the Jail. On one
occasion he had forgotten the order given
him to buy some schnapps. He was sent
to Wassen next day and brought back a
couple of quart bottles. one of which rep
resented the chief warder's share When
on such errands he had frequently met
other convicts stroling about. None If
them ever thought OF taking advantage Of
their liberty to run away. They all looked
forward to the expiration of their SEN
fences with regret. he declared.
Technically, however, Grunder and Ger
Der did escape from the JAIL and no doubt
will be sent back to 1t with several months
added to their terms of Imprisonment
They will find it a reformed Thorberg and
it will have no further charms for them
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Oldest London Library.
,m the london Law Clerk


Lincoln's Inn contains the oldest library
in London, 1t having been originally built
in 1897, in the reign of Henry VII. In 1919
the library came into possession of all the
manuscripts of Sir Matthew Hale who had
bequeathed them to the inn. The inn Is
also famous for its beautiful old Gathic
wall which still fronts Chancery lane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
FOR THE SCHOOL ROOM.
Device for Facilitating Teaching Of
Fractions

School teachers assert that they experi-
ence little difficulty in teaching small chill
dren numbers up to 100 as parents generally
impart this knowledge of figures to the
child before 1t goes to school. Their most
troublesome task is to instill fractions into
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r. ST now when the United
States has decided to restrict
Japanese immigration, and
} there is discussion from one
end of the country to the other as
To- the ACCESSIBILITY OF admitting or
refusing to admit aliens OF this
nationality or tina nationality,
there appear the outward and
visible signs of an immigration
flood this wear that will eclipse all
previous records. During the fiscal
year ended June 80. 1905. the total
number of alien arrivals IN the
United States was I,Ioo.735, and OF
this number $4,000 passed through
New York. Now. during that por-
ton of the fiscal year between
July 1. 1905, to March Is. 1906, in
elusive, there were 40IO24 alien
arrivals at Ellis Island. and during
that portion of the fiscal year be-
tween July 1, 1905, and March IS,
1907, inclusive. there were 6Io.5SS
alien arrivals at Ellis Island From
these figures it is clear that up to
this period the immigration record
exceeds the record of last year by
IIS,664, and the record last year
exceeded the records OF all previous
years.
What effect will this imnigra-
ton have on the future of America?
Are we opening our gates to the
right kind of immigrants?
Should we carry our restrictions
to other nationalities besides the
Japanese and the Chinese?
Or should we close our gates abb
solutely against al. aliens:
These are the questions that are
asked on every side.
In the meantime what are we
doing about our present immigra-
ton laws ..--. --..ss
First of all, let i1s remember that
nine-tenths OF the aliens who come
into the United States arrive at
Ellis Island and pass through New
York. The commissioner at Ellis
Island has practically the absolute
say as TO who shall and who shall
not enter this country.
Who, then, is this man at the
gate
What about this gatekeeper of
America?
On his Judgment, on his fore
sight, on his conscience, depend the
future prosperity, the future health,
the future happiness of the people
OF the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
By Frederick Boyd Stevenson.

Copyright, 1907. by Frederick Boyd Stevenson.)
The other afternoon boy fourteen years
old was taken before the commissioner OF
immigration at Ellis Island. The commits
siorer's yes or no would decide II the
boy should be deported or allowed to enter
into this new country where, perhaps,
fame and fortune awaited him. He was a
bright boy and he seemed fully conscious
of the crisis in his life which he was facing
AS he stood there for the final word which
would decide his fate he keenly eyed the
commissioner. The commissioner on the
other hand, looked the boy over from head
10 foot
Where do you come from" he asked
England. said the boy
What part OF England
Sheffield"
Have you father"
Yes. sir.
What does he do for a LIVELIHOOD
"He is a tailor"
Why did you leave home?"
My father does not treat me right sir"
Are you Hebrew?
Yes. sir.
Born in SheffieId?"
Yes. sir
Little by little the boys history was
draw out. II was ascertained that relatives
In America would provide for him and see
that he obtained suitable occupation at the
admitted" said the commissioner and
the boy went out smiling TO victory or de-
feat.
To me the commissioner said:
That boy is a Hebrew. II he had been
born and reared in Russia he would have
spoken the language OF the Russian He
brew. lie would have had all the manner
isms OF the Russian Hebrew, whereas now
having been born and reared In Sheffield
he speaks the dialect Of Sheffield dresses
like the denizen of Sheffield and acts like
him. And all of that goes TO show what
environment and education will do for one
The children OF the Russian Hebrews. the
children of the Italian. the children OF the
Roumanians, the children OF the Swedes
the children OF the Germans, the children
of all people OF all nationalities who are
born in this country talk and act like the
great mass OF the people of America. In a
few generations the characteristics OF this
foreigner and of that foreigner are oblIter-
ated. The different nationalitles are blend
ed into one nationality. They all Ameri-
cans"
Thus in the capacity of the proverbiaI
nutshell Is embodied the immigration policy
migration at Ellis Island. But as for the
conception OF his duty-that is best exem-
plihed by his direct statement on that
point.
II am here to execute the immigration
laws they now exist" said he. IF the
present immigration system is wrong 1t is
not for me TO change 1t. That is the func-
ton OF Congress. My duty Is to faithfully
carry out the laws. l must guard against
imposition on the country. / must see that
no criminals are admitted here. i must
use my best judgment to see that no one is
admitted into the United States who is like
Iy TO become public charge; that all who
come 10 this country are sound mentally
and physically. Regarding racial or educa-
tional or financial conditions have nothing
TO say only as Congress has said it for me.
1 have not the slightest control over the
numbers Of aliens whom shall admit to or
exclude from the country.
-.
Robert Watchorn, who holds himself
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why Railway Travel is Not safe.

From MOodys Magazine. s.ee
Why. with all these safety systems at
command. IL not railway travel made alb
solutely safe? Partly because these sys-
TENS give directions and information. but
do not infict penalties; partly because
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Inmates Of Thorberg Jail
Treated as Honored Guests


GENEVA, March 20. 1907
n MERlCA has provided some spicy
~ prison scandals. but none of them
that l can recall furnishes paral-
lei to that which has just been brought
to light in this model little republic II
is nothing less than the discovery OF
veritable convicts paradise where the in
mates were treated rather guests at a
motel than as prisoners engaged In expi-
atng their crimes by doing time" They
Jared sumptuously, were allowed to indulge
In all sorts of recreation within the walls
or the institution, from gambling to bowls.
were permitted to visit places of amuse-
ment in search OF other delights and were
subjected to no irritating discipline To
OBTAIN the funds necessary to defrav the
cost of this luxurious life the more expert
ot the tmeves and pickpockets We're granted
leaVe OF absence from time to time in which
TO ply their nefarious call!ngs. The only
condition imposed upon them was that they
should allow their jailers a liberal rake
on on the proceeds of their booty
1t Is the prison of Thorberg near tho
town of Wassen. which has thus been re-
veaied as penal elysium. That prisoners
should ever endeavor to escape from such
delightful retreat seems Incredible Yet
IL is the arrest OF two men on that charge
which has led to such amazing revela-
ions concerning Thorberg prison. The
eonvicts are named Grunder and Gerber.
Ihey were caught at kanderstag with a
lot of swag upon them. They both vehe-
mently denied that they had tried to escape
1t does not follow because we are thieves
that We are FOOLS said Gerber. why
should we want to escape from Il place like
that? 1t Is the most comfortable quarters
we have ever occupied. We intended when
We had served our sentence to do some
thing that would put us back there as soon
possible
Out for Funds.
They said that they were returning tn
the jail when they were arrested. The
funds of the institution had been running
low and they had been granted leave of
absence that they might repenish the
pleasure eXchequer They had been out q
week and In that time had secured the
entire Emmenthal valley, had successfully
pulled off half a dozen burglaries and
picked something like score of pockets.
They were anticipating high old time In
Thorberg's hospitable walls. to be paid for
with the proceeds of their plumber when
a couple of policemen. who were ignorant
OF the privileges accorded the inmates of
that remarkable institution, fell foul OF
them
AS the men described it to the examine
ing magistrate. the life led by the for
tunate convicts of Thorberg was regulated g
according to this schedule:
a.m.-Rise: receive hot water from q
warder: clean cells.
= a m.-Breakfast consisting of coffee
milk, hot rolls and a luueur
to II a.m.-Cards; games OF bowls I'm
the prison yards; other recreations
Noon.-Dinner. consisting OF soup. q roast,
with vegetables, plain, sweet coffee, with
liqueur: wine
Afternoon.-Walk through the town: visit
to the cafes or an excursion into the noun
tains.
more games Of cards
. p.m.-Retire
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Robert Watchorn, who holds himself
strictly to the letter of the law. but who in
terprets the law from broad viewpoint. Is
man of remarkably strong characteristics.
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A SHAKESPEARE GARDEN.
New York Suburb ReJOices In Possession
OF n Fine One.

New York Suburb ReJOices In Possession
OF n Fine One.
In a New York suburb lives an old lady
who has created around her little cottage a
Shakespeare garden which deserves being
mentioned even in connection with the
famous Shakespeare garden which Harvard
has established at Cambridge. 81
Among the trees she has planted are oak
elm, chestnut, mulberry, pine, cherry. peach,
apple, linden. orange, cedar. hawthorn,
locust. pear, plum, ounce, sycamore, willow
and aspen. Here is a list Of flowers which
grow in the garden, and the plays to which
they are assigned by a writer in Suburban
Life:
The monkshood. blackberry, chamomile,
gooseberry and radish are mentioned In
Henry w.; the almond in "Troilus and
Cressida'; the apple. cowslip, heath, mallow
and peony in "The Tempest; the apricot.
bean, ~eglantine, garlic. h~oneysuckle, leek,
pansy, primrose and thyme in "A Midsum-
mer Nights Dream; the ash, mulberry and
grape in -Coriolanus"; the aspen and laurel
In Titus Adronicus'; balm mixing Richard
H.; the bay tree and marigold In sPeridess:
the birch and peach In Measure for Meas
ure'; the box. fax, olive and pepper I'm
Twelfth Night; the briar, marjoram and
onion in AIS Wen That Ends Well burnet,
clover, elder and strawberry in King Henry
W: cabbage, gourd, peal and plum In sThe
Merry Wives OF Windsor: c~arnation, crown
imperial. currant, daffodil, feur-de-lis, ivy.
lavender. mint, oslip, rue, saffron and sum-
mer savory in THE Winters Tale; caraway
In king Henry IL; cedar and fernseed in
king Henry VI; cherry and grape In
king Henry VIII. >; chestnut. mustard, and
in 'The Tanning OF the shrew-;
buttercup and ladysmock In
Loves Labour's Lost; crow flower. daisy,
.fennel, long purple, rosemary and worm
In Hamlet; the elm in "A Comedy Of
Errora,' harebell in 'Cymbeline," haw- ]
thorn and holly In AS You Like It. the |
hemlock and oak In king Lear" hyssop. /
Lettuce, >loygst, pesppy and sycamore In
roma" medlar IN "Timon OF Athens myrtle
In Antony and Cleopatra orange and
woodbine In much Ado About Nothing
the pine and willow In The Merchant OF
ysnice.' pink, p9msgranate and quinsce in
BETH rose and violet in King 1ohn.s 4
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lie buried in the mud. under the moasss,
under fallen timber, any place wnere the
frost will not penetrate.
In the last days OF April the smo-rum' Ia
heard booming over the marsh. So deep
and heavy Il the united call Of q band
that visitors near Q frog farm have often
taken 1t for that Of bulls, There IL nothing
surprising In this, for Thousands Of the big
frogs occasionally swell put their throats
In one great @mo-rum" chorus.
May finds than further out In creek,
marsh and drowned lands, and In June the
bands gather in the wide waters of the farm
and the spawn is deposited. The tadpole
In six weeks Is q fully formed frog, an inch
or an inch and O half long. The second
year the youngsters weigh as much as three
ounces, and then agnin an ounce or two q
year until fully grown, a pound being an
extreme weight. The fully matured life
should be about ten years.
The frogs when caught are carefully as
eorted, only the fully developed ones being
killed. The killing 10 done by q blow on
the head with a short killing stick. and the
frogB, which when dressed usually weigh
four or five 70 the pound, are laid In heaps
The head and forelegs are first chopped
OF, and the skin, caught by a pair Of pinoers,
then comes Oh as easily as q glove. The
body Is thrown into a tank Of ice-water. and
thoroughly washed In three changes of
water. Then the clean white legs-and q
frog Is legs all the wav to the shoulders un-
der market oonditions-sf packed In the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05
TO GIVE LACE THE HUE OF AGE.

Keep II wrapped In NewspapeF for Several
Months, 6Rys q Southern Woman.
Now that real old lace is the rage and
comparatively few women are lucky enough
TO own any thsre 10 q demand for q process
by which modern laoes may be made TO
have the real solds color. y
Out OF the South come all sorts Of old
fashioned ideas. An elderly Southern
woman, bearing the complaint OF ANEW
Yorker that hardly n Of her 'old' lace.
making new lace look old which she says
has mover failed in producing the right
aThe whole secret said she, slies in a
newspaper. We Southern women used to
put away u fine laoes at the beginning OF
summer to keep them nice for the social
campaign Of the following winter.
w would out strips OF newspaper a
trifie wider than the lace to be tinted and
carefully sew the edges Of the lace to the
paper. Then we would make q roll Of
newspaper about as thick as an ordinary
mailing tube and roll our lace trimmed
newspaper stripe o this with perfect
smoothneSs.
Next we would wrap the whole In blue
paper n seal up the ends. In the course
Of two or three months our lace would
have the most perfect told' look you ever
saw. A hundred years couldn't bring
about sGy better results than q newspaper
properly put on.
Il know all about the cotfee tint and
tea tint and dyes, but nothing can ever
equal newspaper as coloring material for
lace where one wants to wear heirloom
lace bought about two months ago.
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FOR DRESS OR PLAY.
Continued from FOurtA POos.

force and with innumerable novelties Of
detail, but II Is upon the picturesque little
bonnets that the designers have outdone
oil previous records. and Btraws have
never before been made TO appedr 90 APP
propriate for babyhood as they have this
year. The very fine and flexible neapoli-
tans, the supple lace straws. Grin. and
even white osip are bent and folded into
adorable little shapes and trimmed In
ribbons and tiny baoyish blossoms.
A knot or line Of the flowers 10 often
tucked inside the brim next the baby face,
or perhaps the flowers are cot In punches
on each side OF the chin where thu ribbon
strings begin. or 1t may be that the flowers
wreath the whole crow or nod on the
Top Of the bonnet. Tiny roeebuds. forget
me-nots and pink tipped English daisies
are the f~avorite flowers for the baby bon
nets. and either soft tatfeta or satin ribbons
are used. Afrill Of laoe almost always faces
the brim, but ono in q while n sees softly
shirred blue or pink chiffon next the face.
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NEW DESIGNS FOR THE BABY's WARDROBE.

with blazing fat pine all the secluded places
were thoroughly searched. Lake after
lake was cleaned out. the rivers and marshes
and rice beds yielded up their harvest, and
with no close season or law to protect them
the great majority Of the frogs ended up In
the American market.
The methods OF catching the frogs changed
as they grew soarcer. At first with a
triple trolling hook. a yard Of line and a
long cedar pole, a frog hunter could catch
In a day a thousand big frogs. weighing
BY the aid of the jack and the flaming pine
they managed later TO keep the score up
TO about Eve hundred: then they discarded
pole and hook and took TO catching them
with the hands alone, using the pole only
when the yellow jaws Of the big frogs showed
far hack under the brush that lined the
shores. Some tried small ~scoopnets: others
baited a hook. with the hnrb filed on. with
red flannel.
The froggers all over this part Of Canada
passed out of the business. and n new set
Of lei started 10 preserve and raise frogs
for market. In most cases they owned a
farm with a fresh yater creek and ponds
or marshes on H..
II was n simple mhtter 20 close the egress
with wire netting, stock the marsh with a
few frogs and wait for the little tAdpoles
10 grow; No buildings were needed; only
a roe dam TO turn a swamp into q pond.
The black Alders and birch. the. willow and
the ash and the swamp maple soon grew
along the edges, and In FIVE yeers the pond
Waa well fringed with low trees.
II 10 the end OF April before such Q farm
wakes up from ita winter Nlsep. TheEfroEn
stait 70 hibernate In EOyeEnber. rhsy
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somewhat heavy quality is6 good cloak
material for service.
In little embroidered sacks and wrap
pers and hooded cloakB made Of fine soft
woolleps there are numerous attractive de-
signs and here we find considerable use Of
the hmono lines which are 90 prominent
among the modes for growIhQps.
There are hosts Of dainty handmade
blbs, many of them enriched by hand en-
hroidery. but the bib sketched here has
a novel feature in the softly shirred strap
Of linon through which a ribbon is IN for
1.-THE purpose Of holding the bib down ir
place. The ribbon passes under the artps
and ties At the back.
Baby caps are made by band Of lingerie
material and lace and once more We find
touches Of hand embroidery omnipresent
Close round shapes with little cara or flaps
turning fatty back from the face and
trimmed in lace and embroidery are the
faVorite models,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05
King Edward Fond Of His Pipe.

Paris correspondence London Chronicle.
am indebted TO a Partisan 'chronlauer"
for the information that King Edward shares
with thousands OF his subjects the peculiarly
English affection for the pipe. His Majesty.
we are assured, although the slave OF ell
npette. V meyer really happy unless he cen
disregard II In the intimacy OF his private
out being entirely willing TO part with. his
kingdom rather than lose It, he is very fond
Of his brlar. which Ia generous In slze and
innocent OF sculpture.
King Edward only smokes when he Ia safe
from pryinR And Ne q .King with a
pipe In his moutb has never been seen In
public, when his Majesty goes out he con-
tents himself with a cigar. But even when
he u on official Journeys his Majesty takes
expressly for him In the Jura country. de
took IL with him when he left England a fort.
night ago. but 1t did not leave its case until
he reached Harritz,
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Deterta OF Asia,

From TIE Boston Transcript.
Just north OF the Himalaya mountain
range in Chinese Turkestan lies q belt OF land
which Is watered by north flowing rivers.
These. however, do not now anywhere. but
lose themselves In the sand OF the desert.
The worst deserts OF America are mere
child'E play TO the desert conditions in this
part OF Asia. In many places there were
formerly, Gus thousand Of two Thousand TSSTs
ago q bbndition Of soil and climate 10 that
they could support a considerable population.
There are. the remains Of villa ges and even
Quantities IN places now far distant from any
relianle source OF supply; 30 dry Il the
SSoevv1s Sen snI sx TS,ns q T2Sdsn n3,sei ~ When
%csptyries or more have heFdly The bsglnnlnu
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Rabbits Come 10 Touu.

ElWood correspondence indianapolis Nsps,
Wild rabbits have become 20 common
about the streets Of the city thHt~an investl-
cation was set on foot by local hunters. who
have come 10 the conclusion that the Dummies
are deserting the fields and dells and taking
up their homes In the corporate limits,
II 10 no uncommo sight TO see rabbits In
pairs playing about the streets. and instead
OF running away at sight Of persons approach.
OF take refuge behind Q tree. where they seem
AZ much a. home and az secure Ne n they
we're m their burrows. Another feature Of
ne case is that many are nesting on lawns
and vaoant lot4. where the young are caught
81 cats o. DESTROYED bF deEn,
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CANADA FROGS WAXING Up
AND GETTING READY FOR THEIR
ANNUAL TRIP TO TOWN.

L
BEaFshes q Canada Practically Swept Clean
Of Their Frogs 20 Satisfy the American
Appetite for Frogs LeBs - Market
Supplied by Protected Frog Preserves.
QUEBEC. May l.-with the disappearance
Of the Ice and snow from the inland marsh
lands OF central Canada has come the an
nual awakening Of the frog farms which
supply the hotels and restaurants OF New
York. Boston and Chicago with the frogs
legs Of some menus and the marsh spring
chicken Of others.
The o~-mukuhke Of the red mar and bull
frog Of the Canadian occupies thousands OF
small marshy lakes in the Kawartha chain
Of lakes and connecting rivers In Ontario
and in the provinces Of Manitoba, Quebec,
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. For
centuries he led q peaceful. unmolestedi
existence. Then some thirty years ago a
strange man appeared on the scene.
He listened with pleasure to the great
booming sound which came from the bays
and marshes, the wild river beds and
drowned lands. Then he built many pens
on the sides Of the rivers. and hired white
men and an occasional Indian-though
the latter does not like to handle the cold
kicking frog and never eats him-to catch
every big frog they oonld lay hands on
On the lakes and streams these men
worked, at first catching the big yellow
chaps-for the green frog Is not marketable
in broad daylight, After the first few
years. when the natives learned Of the
money to be made at the game and had
built pens and shipped their wi catch, the
frogs became wary. and night was the time,
and the darkest hours the best in which to
catch them.
Then in canoes with big iron jacks filed