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that they have such q fierce struggle
to keep the wolf from the door, that
they have no time to learn or strength
to care whether they are ruled by
the Rajputs, the Moguls. Or the Brit
ish. .~ H. -
When a man lives in one room of q
mud hut, with half a dozen children,
beaides the household goat and hens,
when by working from dawn to dusk
he can earn eight cents for his own
support and that Of his family, when
he doesn't know or care whether the
earth is round. fiat. or triangular or
solid, he is not apt to pay much at
tention to the politics of Westmin-
ster or the reform scheme of Calcutta.
But this is not saying that there is
no unrest in India, or that there are
none who hate the British as they do
Satan himself. There Is a small but
not insignificant band OF agitators,
who make up In rancor what they
lack in numbers, who will be salts
fed by no reform and appeased by no
concessions. These agitators constant
ly 60 to the very limit of sedition in
speeches and publications, and fire.
quently are taken in charge by the po-
lice. From their ranks come the as
sassins who have made off1ce-holding
In India of late as dangerous business
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room and finally worked its way to
the bed on which lay the ossified man.
The mans screams brought a police.
man to the rescue just as the snake
was about to wrap itself about the VIC
TINS neck. The man has been ossi-
fed in his limbs for years, both legs
and arms being stiff and helpless. He
was unable to fight off the reptile. He
was literally dying from fright when
rescued.
It is the shock from which he is
now suffering.
"A death-like quiet settled over the
deserted place." began "Jim," recall.
ing the experience. 81 was terror.
stricken, for no apparent reason. I
closed my eyes to shut out some mag.
mary terror. Then I reopened them
almost Immediately and raised my
head. My eyes met the fixed gaze of
the serpent.
with wide-opened mouth, its
tongue of fire, it crawled slowly over
my ifeless legs, wrapping it's body
about me apparently ready to crush
out my life. But I felt nothing only
the spell Of the serpent's eyes. lay
there hypnotized by the. reptile. That
pair Of snake eyes that glistened In
the darkness and held me in their pow
er shall never forget. I could no
more shift my gaze than I could res
cue myself from what appeared to be
certain death.
Surely I was dying I thought. I
measured the distance the serpent
must crawl till it would reach my
face 1t was less than four feet. It
had lifted it's tail from the floor then.
It's next move, I thought. would be
the beginning of the end. imagined
everything. I remembered every event
of note In my career. Everything
flashed through my brain with light
ming rapidity.
II saw strangers packing my body
into a wooden box. Stamped on all
sides was this address: Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D. c. And
the printed words: Handle with care!'
I wondered If the scientists would
welcome my body.
II imagined they found more to study
in my body than they did In that Of
Jonathan Bass, the ossitied man be.
fore me. 1 saw them cover me over
in the box, and the hammering on
the lid told me they were making me
a prisoner, while in reality still
lived. 1 cried out. and-well, a po-
liceman broke in and rescued me.
Pretty narrow escape? Oh! the snake
is harmless. but didn't know it
then"
Wood Is so years old. and his home
is in Vinton, Iowa. Rheumatism. he
thinks, caused him to become ossi.
fed. The joints grew together. He
became helpless IL years ago, his
body being dead" from just below
the heart to his toes.
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the remaining 81 members, II will be
elected by municipalities and district
boards, one by the corporation of
Calcutta, one by tho university, five
by the land-holders, four by the Mo-
hammedans and three by the Bengal
chamber of commerce and BY the
Trades association.
Said the leading newspaper Of India
on the day Of the PRONUNCIATION Of the
new rules: "They surpass the hopes
OF tho most sansuine friends Of re-
form. They seem calculated to infuss
vitality into institutions which have
hitherto been little better than pre-
tentious shams."
Yet, in spite Of these reforms, We
stu hear much about the unrest Of
india" It would be too much to say
that this fermsat Affects tho heart of
1Adia, for do not believe that there
IL any heart failure or even heart
dutterlng because of British rule. II
by tho heart of India we mean the
common people. for nine people out Of
ten know and care % much about tho
methods Of this rule 10 the chickens
In their doorways or the sheep on the
hillside.
do not mean to say that these peo-
pie are stupid or sodden. but simply
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About Wells,

When money is scarce there seems
nothing that runs away with ones
money so fast as wells. Their life
is a very short-lived one and often a
misadventures ruins thsm as soon as
bought. Yet. we must wear them II
We want to look smart, and to buy
cheap ones Is morse than useless, as
they never look well from the day
they are bought. The truest economy
is to buy fine net BY the yard, says the
Woman's Life. 1t cuts to better ad-
vantage. you get four wells for the
price of one, and it is of a far better
quality and lasts longer than il you
buy yelling pure and simple.
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A Determined WOMAN
Finally Found Food That Cured Her.

when I first read Of the remark.
able effects Of Grape-Nuts food, / de-
termined to secure some." says a wom-
an in Salisbury, Mo. AT that time
there was none kept in this town, but
my husband ordered some from Chi
cago traveller.
I had been greatly amicted with
sudden attacks Of cramps, nausea,
and vomiting. Tried all sorts Of
remedies and physicians, but obtained
only temporary relief. Al soon %
began to use the new food the cramps
disappeared and have never returned.
my old attacks Of sick stomach
were . little slower to yield, bat BY
continuing the food. that trouble has
DISAPPEARED entirely. I an today per-
fectly Well. can eat anything and
everything I wish, without paying the
penalty that I used to. We Would not
keep house without Grape.Nuts.
NY husband vas 10 deliGhted With
tho benefits F. received that 10 has
been recommending Grspe-Nuts . III
customers and has built up q vesy
large trade ON the food. He sells them
BY the case to many OF the leading
physicians oe the county, Who rocon-
mend Gra4e-Nuts very senssallv.
There II some satisfaction IN ustng
. really scientifically prepared Ieod.s
Read the little book, The Anad to
Wellville, I'm pkgs. ~1here's aReasoas
BvsR reaA the abevo lettees 4 ~
50 eaDDo01D 1Ro0 t1Do to t1nA Tho1
oFe genuAes uu0s 1nA 1au % h
e0taDoDt. "a
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chantecler Craze Responsible fol
Veil Which 10, to Say the
Least, Daring.

Most remarkable Of all the examples
of the chantecler craze which has dis
played itself In wearing apparel is the
chantecler veil, which has been recent
~ placed on the market, and which is
enjoying quite a little popularity in
some quarters where the eccentric L.
neither feared nor disliked. The ven Ia
Of rather open meshed black net, on
which there Ia the design of chantecler
facing the rising sun. Both chantecler
and the sun are stable and shoWy and
the effect Is decidedly striking. d
The design is so arranged that one
rooster may rest over one eye when
the ven Is In place, another rooster
over the other. while the rising sun Is
situated over the bridge of the nose.
OF course. q less startling adjustment
70 possible, and with care the eyes
may be covered only with the net
while The rooster decorations fall to
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sentients like himself, including a
h1gh-casre Brahmin. the director Of tho
greatest Hindu temple in Bombay. a
Swami or god" in his yellow robe,
and the very intelligent widow Of ono
Of midas chief and much-mourned re-
formers.
asked them each and all, a. We
discussed some excellent tea and sand
wiches and sweetmeats, what the feel.
Ing was toward the present regime In
India. Their answers, condensed and
edited but not distorted. hope, were
something AZ follows: I'VE acknowl.
edge that. In some respects, British
rule has been . blessing to India, and
~ things are now, We couldn't ret
along without It. Injustice 10 better
than anarchy. But We do not like
to be treated a. children. India 10
Ike . growing boy. and the clothes
that fitted him . quarter of q century
ago are altogether too small now.
Even now nine-tenths Of the omces
that pay from ono hundred to one
thousand rupees . month (from $50
to $500 are in the hands Of the Brit.
1sh. and . native with tho same quail.
dcations does not stand nearly a good
. chance of promotion a. 4 white man.
What we demand IL free educatio, Tor
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THE death of England's king throws
nearly all the courts Of Europe
= into mourning and III consequence
the%subJects Of mourning apparel and
mourning etiquette are up for con-
sideration more / generally than for
many years. Customs change slowly.
especially those which rule In matters
OF greatest moment. Rules of eti-
quette governing . in - the events Of
death, marriage, births and social
functions Of high Importance have all
been carefully thought out and are
the crystalized expressions of con-
sideration for others. They are form
ulated from the conduct of those
whose good taste and keen intuitions
put them in position to set examples.
Much latitude is allowed individual
taste in the matter of mourning ap-
parel. Some people decry any s2ec:ai
dress for those in mourning, on the
ground that we should not divide our
sorrows with Others But the great
majority feel that the assumption of
mourning attire is imperative as a
sign of respect to the dead or to his
family as we'll as an outward token
of sense of loss. To ignore a death
seems to cast slight upon the worth
of the departed soul; therefore, an in
creas1ng number of persons in the
best social circles assume what is
called complimentary mourning"
This is either badge of mourning of
some sort, or the wearing of black for
a short term. This is different mat
ter from the mourning apparel as
sumed by members of family. Com
plimentary mourning does not involve
the restrictions which that of rela-
t1ves assumes. Certain fabrics are
chosen for those in mourning These
are Grape, silk genadine, nuns-veiling,
bombazine, net, uncut velvet, crepe-de-
chine, mourning silks, felt, voile and
other fabrics of a jet black hue and
soft luster or dull finish. Grape is
recognized as the correct fabric for
first mourning everywhere, and is in
fact the insignia of mourning. Grape
is used as a finish, or decoration, on
other fabrics, and sometimes entire
garments are made of it. It is beau
tiful fabric made of silk and having
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diagonal rib or crinkle across the sur
face. It is made in both dull and
silky luster; the dull finish is consid-
cred tie more elegant. Recently it II
much used in dress accessories, such
as collars, cuffs and bands, and in
stoles and NUTS, for those in deep
mourning. Silk grenadine is very gen.
orally worn in this country for wells,
as shown IN Fig. l.. It Is light in
weight, supple and durable. It Is used
In the open weaves for face wells and
is often, bordered.as, For summer, large
mesh silk wells, bordered with a. fold
OF Grape, are worn, with millinery
made of or trimmed with these ma
terials, the Grape nearly always ap-
pearing in a flat border or fold. Eng
llsh manufacturers have succeeded in
waterproofing these fabrics so that
eain or moisture does them no harm.
The transition from deep mourning
to colors is accomplished gradually.
After a certain period of time, more
OF less long at the discretion of the
wearer, the mourning veil is discard
ed; next Grape is eliminated. The at
tire is next all black, but not neces-
sarily of recognized mourning fabrics
After black, gray, the cold lavenders
and white are worn. White may be
worn with black accessories for
mourning, and is correct, but Is more
often assumed for what is called "sec.
ond mourning" that is, in the period
OF transition from mourning to colors.
There is nothing so dignifed and
nothing more elegant than a we'll
chosen mourning costume. In choosing
models or patterns for making mourn
ing gowns or hats (or any garment)
plain, neat and elegant designs are
correct. Nothing "fussy" is admissi-
BILE. No extremes of the mode are to
be considered. For millinery neither
very large or very small hats, but
those in shapes which are always
worn should be selected. Exquisite
workmanship, must characterize the
work of both milliner and dressma-
ker. Fortunately the regular mourn.
ing fabrics, Grape, bombazine and nuns
yelling, all are adapted to the sort OF
work required
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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Childish Wisdom.

The young daughter of popular
Chicago clergyman some time ago
manifested quick wit. Her father had
gone on a brief holiday with bust
ness parishioner and associate, and
the talk of the children turned on the
problem of which father needed the
rare rest most sorely.
well, I think my father works the
hardest" said little Miss Business.
"and his work keep him stirred up
and anxious most of the time"
Your father may work the hard.
est in one way" was little Miss Cler-
gyman's answer, at once thoughtful
and diplomatic, "but think he gets
more rest as he goes along. You see,
he can let down a little evenings and
Sundays, and if he gets cross and
nervous nobody says anything. But
my daddy has to be better than ever
Sundays and evenings, because then
everybodys taking notice and the
whole lot of us children are around"
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Story About SatoIlI,

A story is told of the late Cardinal
Francesca Satolu's visit to Scranton
some years ago, on the occasion of
the Rt. Rev. Bishop M. J. Hoban's
conservation. During his stay in the
upstate city he inspected the Catho.
lie college there, and after addressing
the boys gave them a blessing. hold.
ing his right hand aloft, in the man.
ner Of churchmen, with the first and
second fingers extended.
Nov, boys" he said. on concluding
the blessing. Il am privileged to an
nounce that you may have a holiday"
A quick-w1tted Colt, observing the
two fingers still extended. smilingly
piped up:
1.-TWO. Cardinal SatolN."
Eyes, two," laughed the cardinal.
catching the idea which prompted the
boy to put the query, but at the same
time lowering his hand.-Philadelphis
Times.
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advice FREE Established 1850.
j - j 6uV y ntIgeFaldkCs. Bsx X, NasAiagten, DC
Didn't Know the Purpose.


Mark Twain. as an example of I'M
conscious humor, used to quote a
Hartford woman who said one day In
the late spring:
my husband is the dearest fellow.
'Jim,' I said to him this morning, are
you very hard up just now?'
~ certainly am hard up he re-
piled soberly. This high cost of liv-
Ing is terrible. l don't know what I'm
going to do
Then, Jim,' said I, I'll give up ill
thought of going to the country for
July and August this year.
But the dear fellows face changed,
and he said:
Indeed, then, you won't, darling. I
thought you wanted to buy hat with
an aigrette or some such foolishncss.
No. no. my darling-Jim can always
find the money to let his dear little
wife 90 to the country"
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Just Saved from Starvation.

A moving tale of the sea was told
the other day when 81 castaways from
the sailing ship Deccan. which was
wrecked off the extreme south of the
South American coast, reached Liver
pool They stated that the Deccan
was lost in a violent gale and that they
managed to reach an uninhabited is
land in the boats. They had no food,
clothing or implements, and on search
ing the island were Mortified to find
a number of skeletons, believed to be
those of shipwrecked sailors. They
lived for II days on mussels and other
shellfsh, and had no shelter but tent
made from a sail. On the twelfth day
they were rescued in a starving con-
dition by a sailing vessel and taken
to Punta Arenas. No lives were lost
in the wreck on the island.
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legislative assemblies. To be sure, the
franchise is still hedged about by
many qualifications of property and
education which would be confusing
and tedious to relate. Special regula-
lions that fill many pages of the daily
papers prescribe the rules that give
the Mohammedans and the Hindus and
the universities and various organiza-
tons certain votes, but the point to
note Is that this is an effort, and ap-
parently an honest and earnest effort,
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our children. and an equal chancs
at the higher government positions
for our people. We NO longer wishSto
be- treated as dependents and infert.
ors."
But, =" ventured to inquire, do not
the new reform laws which have been
promulgated this very week show the
purpose Of the government to deal
fairly, and give the people a larger
and larger measure Of self-govern.
ment?"'
Eyes, they are good as far as they
co." was the reply. but they don't 90
very far in giving India to the In.
dians."
My own opinion is that they do go q
good ways in this direction, perhaps
quite as far as it is wise to go at pres.
ent, and that they will do not a little
to satisfy the reasonable desires of all
but the extremists.
rulers of the native states, of which
there are over six hundred, the rajahs
and maharajahs, are unit in their
desire to uphold the authority of the
British. They realize that their only
hope for peace and prosperity, and the
security Of their rather shadowy
crowns, is In the over-lordship of some
strong foreign power: and If this au.
thority were withdrawn, the different
nationalities would get at each Others
threats like so many Kilkenny cats.
Realizing this, maharajah of Cash
mere has deported the agitators from
his state, and has absolutely forbidden
any meetings of their sympathizers.
The gaekwar of Banoda has done the
same thing. The chief Justice of the
native state of Bharatpur, Christian
convert and a leading figure at the
recent Christian Endeavor convention
at Agra, told me most emphatically
that his rajah and he himself would
greatly deplore any weakening of the
British authority; that, on the whole
it was just and fair. and infinitely
better than the state Of things in
former days.
Famines still occur, but they are
nothing to what they were a cen
fury or two centuries ago. Warren
Hastings, for instance, in 1910 report
ed a famine that swept off one-third
of the population of Bengal, killing
three millions of people in that one
province, and leaving hundreds of vii
lagos utterly desolated. Horrible al
some recent famines have been, moth
ing like that is to-day possible, fol
the excellent railway system of India
can now hurry supplies across the pen
insula in two days, and an Intelligent
II somewhat too patriarchal govern
ment looks after it's children. SO fal
as possible, in all parts of the mighty
empire.
The personal equation in the unrest
| in India must not be forgotten. The
rude, boorish, overbearing treatment
! of natives by Europeans has much to
do with it. If Englishmen and indeed
all foreigners would use little more
tact and considerateness in their per
sonal dealings with natives, treating
them not as an inferior creation or al
dogs of the street, as some do; 4
they would use a little more of the
gentle suavity with this polite ant
subservient race for which the prince
of Wales pleaded on his recent visit tt
India, the unrest in India would be
sensibly reduced, and the rule of the
| dominant race would be far more SO
cure in the days to come.
copyright, 1910. by Joseph b. Bowles.)
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OSSlFIED. NAN N GRIP :
or 4 MONSTER PYTHON
JAMES WOOD HAS A TERRIFYING
:. EXPERIENCE WITH BIG SNAKE
- IN "A MUSEUM. &

Chicago.-James Wood. an "ossified
man." is near death at st. Luke's hos
pital, the result of a shock after a
thrilling experience with a ~. ten-foot
black python. Five physicians. at.
=tracted by the study offered In the
strange patient, are at his bedside. q.
A strange feeling of fear and hor-
ror came over .Ossified Jim," as he
Is known as he lay on a rude bed in
a State street museum. It was after
midnight and the place was in dark
ness.
The snake, which had been allowed
to escape from its cage by careless
attendants, had crawled about the
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Rather a Startling Effect
the cheeks and the rising sun accents
the end Of the nose.
Hat Contrasts with suit.

For years we thought It was the cor
rect artistic thing to have the hat
match the gown. Now it is not con-
stdered fashionable. even If it is AZ
tistic. It is not amiss to have a sug-
gestion Of the gown in the hat. Some
people do this, but it is not necessary.
The best-dressed women wear suits,
we will say. Of black and white check
and hat Of burnt; straw trimmed with
chantecler red. Not only Is the con-
trasts violent, but we Ike r.
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Provide Sweater First.

The girl who intends spending her
summer vacation In the mountains
should not forget that the sweater IL
BY far the most important garment OF
the outing wardrobe. 81 SSss. -
Not only - it more practical than
any sort d tailored coat, but It IL
especially suited to the roughlAwsar
which sporting toys Of tall kinds aro
necessarily subjected to. s . ...ss
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This Is a very smart frock suitable
to be made in cashmere, silk and wool
crepon. or any fine wooden.
The corselet bodice and side OF
skirt are cut in one to below hips;
the front is panel to foot; the lower
part Of side and back of skirt is plat.
ed; braiding forms the trimming On
skirt and front of bodice, a simple
border being worked at edge of the
shoulder straps. The under-slip is of
piece lace.
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Chinese Education.

There are no free schools IN China,
and II there were they would have NO
pupils. Inc poor people educate their
own sons and daughters, and it does
not take them long. When 4 boy
can count up to ten, tell the di6ersnoe
between kinds of money and can catch
fish or snare a duck he IL thought to
have all the education needed. When
q girl can sew and wash dishsss and
tell the time Of day By the clock: shs
must ask for no more. .,s
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Offices Of a Leading India Newspaper, Bombay.

on the part of Lord Morley, the secre-
tary for India, and Lord Mimic, the
viceroy, to allay the unrest which for
years has been seething in some parts
of the empire.
These legislative reforms have add
ed greatly to the power of the non
Office holding part of the population.
In Bengal, for instance, the legislative
council will consist of 4S members,
of whom only II will be officials. OF