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THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA J L. C. HAYNS, Pres't. F. G. FORD, Cashier. Capital, ?250,000. s^la'?n\.} $110,000. Undivided i'rolltl Facilities of our magnificent New Vault [containing 410 Safety-Lock Boxes. Differ ent Sizes are ofiered to our patrons and the public at ?3 00 to ?10.00.per annum. THOS. J ADAMS PROPRIETOR. fl}-- fe ?UTK.* ? THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK, AUGUSTA, GA. Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. L. C. H a vue, President. Chas. C. Howard, Cashier. EDGEFIELD. j C.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5. 1902 VOL. LXVII. NO. 10. [.1 jD?AilONDS, I WATCHES, fjEWELRY. 5 We carry the lar; g fine Diamond5? H Sterling Silver a; ^ Diamond Seitins, Watch and g Old Go d taken in exchange fe JEWELERS, -Now rork Citj.-The novelty of the with pleats that run to or over the Shoulders. Tho smart May Manion SniRT WAIST. example illustrated combines that feature with the uew deep pointed cuffs aud stock and is suited to all the seasons waistiugs, madras. Oxfords, pique, chambrays, linen, batistes, silks' gghi weight flannels, albatross and the ^i^but g (he crigip-'Lis of silk cham and is held by wm te pearl biirrcrrsr Thc fitted lining extends to the waist line only, but forms the foundation on .which the waist is arranged. The fronts and back of the waist proper are laid in two pleats at each side, which meet at tho shoulder scams. The fronts include tue regulation box pleat and are gathered at the bolt or left free and adjusted to the figure as pre ferred, but thc pleated back is smooth and without fulness. When the plain back is substituted it is drawn dowu in gathers at the waist line. Orna mental stitching, simulating pointed bands, is shown on the fronts. The sleeves are in shirt style, but with deep Tainted cuffs that lap over and are but toned at the outside. At the neck is a novel pointed stock that matches the cuffs. To cut this waist fer a weman of medium size four yards cf material twenty-one inches wide, three and scv SMART BOL en-eighth yards twenty-seven inches wide, three yards thirty-two inches wide or two and one-eighth yards for ty-four inches wide will be required. Woman's Bolero Waist. The bolero waist is a marked favor ite of fashion, and is shown in many of the advance styles. The smart May Manton model shown in the large drawing is admirable in many ways, and is adapted to a variety of mate rials. The bolero, having no collar, makes it peculiarly desirable for weal beneath : wrap, while at the same time it gives sufficient of the jacket suggestion to bc suited to street cos tm ?es designed for spring. As shown lt makes part of a costume of satin faced cloth in sage green, with Hie ful waist of Liberty satin in a lightei shade of the same color, the I rim min; being folds of the satin. cross-stitcliCi ii with black cbrticelll silk, and at Hu ids by jeweled huttons, 'he fitted lining closes at the con tn t. On it arc arranged the wa is he hulero, so that both are mad The f all front and back of tb tucked to yoke depth thei take soft folds, the closin; 1 at the left front wdier cut from the shoulder t e jacket is fitted b ulder and under-ari cut away at th chemisette. Th bile In blsho render thei rest add most complete stock of Watches, Jewelry, Cut Glass? nd Plated Ware in the South. Jewelry Repairing. >r new goods. 0 Augusta, Qa. S .shape they include deep cuffs, poiuted exceptionally becoming. At the neck is a regulation stock that closes invisi bly at the centre back. To cut this waist for a woman of medium size two and one-eighth yards of material twenty-one inches wide, ouc and three-quarter yards twenty seven inches wide, or one and three eighth yards forty-four luches wide will be required for the waist; two and a half yards twenty-one inches wide, ouc aud seven-eighth yards twenty-seven inches wide, or one and one-eighth yards forty-four inches wide for the bolero. Tiny Jct? For Lattice Centre?. The evening gown of black lace or lotted Brussels net is treated with >aneling of embroidery. Tue panels ire of white satin veiled with Chan lily lace medallions. Although the nedallions are uot large in size they ire enhanced by edges of baby vel vet ribbon applied in three rows. At ntcrvals here and there the ribbons ire joined with small jet ornaments, 'paillettes," which make lattices of he delicate si -' . -.i.!T +n he beauty of uncling the s re finished w Kemating ro\ rith a narrow nd coming ov rig. The cuffs .uttons concei Fancy Foliado on the Hats. Gold and silver tissue is now used o make foliage of the most fancy .arlety, aud if fruit effects, such as iny berries, grapes and currants, orin a part of the spray, pearls are imployed for the latter. Girls' Four-Gored Petticoat. Little girls as well as their elders dave need of well fitted underwear if the pretty froeks are to appear at their best. This carefully shaped petticoat was designed by .May Manton with that fact in view and can bc relied upon to give entire satisfaction. As shown it is of white cambric with frill ERO WAIST. of needlework, but taffeta. Sicilian and -loria arc all correct as well as the va rious white fabrics. When made from silk or wool a plisse flounce makes the host substitute for the ' embroidered oue, although a bias ruffle, gathered, is correct. Thc skirt is cut in four gores so pro viding a straight back that can be trusted to launder satisfactorily. To the lower edge is joined a deep gath ered flounce that, in turn, is edged with a frill. The upper side is finished with a painted yoke-band, applied over the material that can bc drawn up to the required size by r ans of tapes or ribbons. To cut this petticoat for a girl of eight years of age three and a quarter yards of material twenty-one inches wide, two and three-quarter yards twenty-seven inches wide, two and a GIBLS' FOUR-GORED PETTICOAT. half yards thirty-six inches wide or one and a half yards forty-four inches wide will be required, with five yards of needlework for fr UL -._ I THE VERECUNDI ? Dy Helen El When the men of the service lei valdez to build the military line through the interior of Alaska, Lang field went with them, He was undeniably plain, under sized and over-sensitive, and that wai why he felt certain that Dolly couli never love him, To be sure, he had nr intention of loving her, but when si:s feet two of well developed manhood, m the person of Tom Derry, came down from Circle City prospecting, Lang field found that intentions and love had very little to do with each other. Vainly he stood erect, but not ene cu bit could he add to his stature, and every morning thc square of looking glass impressed afresh the redness of his hair upon him. Tom and Dolly had known each other In the Stales, and Langfield watched with hopeless pain the re newal of their friendship. She had grown shy with bim since Perry carce and lhere could be but one reason, be argued. He did net blame her; there was nothing in him to inspire a wom an's love, and Tom- So he packed his flute and his knapsack and left willi scarcely a farewell. ^ The men wera fcot fond of Lang field. He had a way of shrinking into himself, that only Shivers, thc camp mascot, a lank mongrel Siwash willi Lhc stump of a tail, understood. Mornings, when the "Top Sergeant" -ave his first call through the camp, t was the warm tongue of Shivers that irought Lanefield into touch with the lay. and later, when the company lined ip around thc mess tent for their r? lons of coffee and beans, thc man i'ould seek a secluded stump for a ta le, with the dog huddled by his side. Langfield seldom joined the camp res. But when Hie fever broke out, angficld was the first to offer his i-er ices. He was not afraid of contagion e told the sergeant, and anyway, 1?re was no one at home who needed ?m. After that he and Shivers took P their quarters hi the hospital tent. The fever had !ts run, but only one. tanks to the nursing, was borne up ie trail and laid away under the snow, angfield planed a piece of spruce antling and drove it in by the mound, it his hand was unsteady, and his es were heavy and dull. The "Top Sergeant" on his rounds e next morning found him sitting | ) in has blankets. His face was swob j a and discolored, and he was talk- \ S excitedly to Shivers. I "You mustn't let Dolly get the fe r," he said; "she's so little. Nor r .m-nromlse me vou won't let Tom." g ?va ou"" **?*" i - . jse to him, "maybe she'll forget- 1 at my hair was-red." I The men were very tender to Lang- 1 ?ld after that, and Shivers seldom i ft his bedside. 1 When, some weeks later, he became . mvalescent, he seemed smaller and : ighter than ever, and his hair shone ore vividly red against the pinched, hite face. They carried him out into ic sunshine, but his eyes wandered ,'gretfully up to the snow. In a month he was at the post ?ain, doing thc work of two men. ith scarcely thc strength of one. He came down the mountain one ight an hour behind time. The trail as slushy, and the early gray twi ght lent a soft indistinctness every rhere. Suddenly he paused and stood :oking intently at a line of fresh racks in the path. His first thought ;as of Shivers. He always met him, int seldom so* far from the camp, bighting a match, the only one he had, ie bent closer. The prints were too lean-cut for a dog; the opposites al most overlapped each other, and Shiv irs was broad-chested. Cautionsly the nan crept on, peering about for an ther mark he knew. It was there i slight depression in thc mud, like :he fringe of a feather. Only the edge :f a shaggy tall made that. He stood jp and looked around him. He was not afraid of death, but he had a de cided preference regarding its.medium, and a she-wolf hunting for a family dinner was hardly to his liking. The camp was three miles away, and the underbrush made a cross-cut im possible; besides, the snow still lay in the ravines. Tnere was one thing to be done, and drawing his hat securely down, he started forward, then paused again, with his head raised to listen. From somewhere there came a faint cry, weak and indistinct, but undenia bly human. Langfield made a trumpet of his hands. "Hel-lo!" he shouted, and strained his ears for the reply. Some 10 feet down the trail a gla cier stream had gullied out the bank. Its icy, slate colored waters fell al most perpendicularly over the rocks. Creeping to the slippery edge, he peered over and called again. A faint voice answered. A steep, shelving path was just visi ble, a.ul ne clambered down to it scratched and torn by the brambles at every step. A little farther on a rob of blankets impeded his way, and h< knew that somewhere in the ravine bc .j rf he would find a prospector. The man proved to be a big fellow out the light was too dim to see hi: face. The force of his fall had wedgei one leg between the crevices of rodi and it look Langfield's entire .strengt! to extricate him. He pressed bis can teen to thc stranger's lips, and niobe him vigorously, but it was half a hour before he could get him up tb path All the while, in his ovei wrought fancy, he heard the cry of th mother-wolf for food, and once he. wa sure that a pair of luminous eyes wei watching them from the dusk. "It's no use." said the man at las "I can't make it!" and lie sank limp! on thc bank. Langfield took oif his coat pud rolle it into a pillow, then started belo again. In tne outfit there would 1 TY OF LANQFIEL? ? Iswort? Wright. I matches, and blankets enoughi^the night. V? Just as he reached them Jong, whining howl broke the stillnes-An other followed, and anotucr.They were tracking along the trail. To the man, straining everylnew under#his heavy load, it meant fe one flung. Mechanically fie held1? his ?"iden and stumbled on. f?i?bead '.vam dizzily, and the brush abd Lum .?^corred to swarm with un}taln shaper. With a superhuman efft he hoisted tho blankets over the laaittle ledge of rock and drew himself!) be hind them. The sick man lay where he li left lum, but creeping toward him 1 tho bank was a lithe, gray shadow, was less than a dozen feet. away. La ifield drew Iiis revolver, then, by thsud tp*f of lire, he saw what he Wione. "Shivers:" he cried. There'as a i?iad whine of recognition, as t" dog tried to drag himself toward him. Langfield was kneeling besideht in a moment. "Shivers, old friend -he said, and somewhere on his "jrjrney to thc dug star." Shivers heard! His stump of a tail wagged an answel and in his glazing eyes t_cre was a ?lc of perfect trust. f Thc night wore on. Slowly tb,'gray skirts of dawn swept across the ??tern sky. g j Langfield still sat with the doTin his arm?. Thc prospector could pt see b's face, but the slight, daping shoulders seemed familiar. Tfc$>ain was growing unbearable, an' he groaned. Langfield etaried. "yes, yegj he answered absently, "Ld forgotte." HG put the dog gently from hil and stood up. Thc morning light] was ?coding everything, and it fell upon thc two men as they looked infd?ach other's eyes. Langfield drew-if-his breath with suoden sharpness; ?Thc .other muttered an oath and ljaned weakly back against the bank.. | "Tom Perry.1" ejaculated Lantfeld, laking a stop toward him. "Yoi!" Thc man nodded. j Thc lines on Langfleld's face were tense and drawn, and he steadiedjhim self with an effort. "Well," he sfu at last, ifs three miles to the campVand we'd better be moving." There were a few drops in hi? ?an teen. He offered them to his comjan cn, converted himself into a pr'off for bc wounded side, and f.he slow, kain ui journey down the trail began,' I Neither crti.2ra talked much.- The nist hung midway on the raWaii. ind who?. *i- --- lovering in me light. For the first irae Perry's helplessness .tempted lim. Why should this man have'every .hing which he had been denied? He Jolt again the dumb, pleading eyes of Shivers. Shivers had loved him; he had never known that his" master was plain and red-headed, and Shivers was dead. Langfield mechanically slipped his hand to thc sheath in his belt, stole a sideways glance at his companion and saw that his eyes were closed. He drew out the knife and held it behind him. His breath came in short, con vulsive gasps. Just then Perry gave a stifled moan. The cound brought Langfield to his senses. What was this he had in tended to do? A fit of trembling seized him. He rose to his feet, though he reeled as he uid so. There wa3 a swift movement of his right arm, and something glanced in the light and fell far below them in the brush. "No one needs me," he thought, "and Tom-" "Come," he said aloud, "we must get you down for-your wife's sake." The man did not reply at first. When he did his voice was a trifle husky. "I have none," he said. Langfiem stared at him. 'Why Dolly-" he blurted out. "She-" He began and stopped again, but Perry understood. "No-o," he replied with an effort, "she didn't want, me." He turned his head and looked unseeingly across the valley. "There was some one else," he said. "Some one else?" Langfield stupidly repeated. "Yes," answered the other, "and it seems thc fool couldn't understand!" There was a moment's silence. "She's, waiting till thc company's ordered back," he added, with a whimsical ^mile. Langfield drew his. hand across his forehead. The snow, high up on the mountain, Seemed a swimming sea of white; thc little stream beside them ?oared like a cataract in his ears. Perry made an effort to rise, but fell back in a spasm of pain. "She loves-my God, man!" he cried vehemently, are you an idiot- She loves-you!"-The Ladle's' Woi.M. Tim Shop? of Vez. No census has ever been taken of th; Fez, but the population is probably not far from GO.OUU. Centuries ago it i? said to have had more than half ; million citizens, juU.OOO houses and 70' mosques. The shops arc mere cells elevated about four feet above th ground and so arranged that the mer chant, sitting ai. day long with hi legs curled under him, can reach anj thing in his stock without getting u] As may be imagined, he docs not carr a neavy line of goods. Fine carpet silken fabrics, woolan cloth, girdle sashes, slippers. Moorish leather worl swords and daggers, wrought gold ar jeweled ornaments are sold. All a; made by skilled workmen, in celia beneath the tiny shops, and broug up on demand. There are a groat mai of those shops, besides a multitude bazaars, and at least 200 caravaaser; or Arab hotels, wherein "accomraod ".ons for man and beast" is decider] \\\ favor of the latter. UNLOADINC IRON ORE SHIPS. Machinery That Now Greatly Itedaceg tilt Labor and Cont. The use pf steam shovels at some of the large Iron mines in the Lake Su perior region-in loading cars at the mines has long been an important ele ment in reducing the cost of our iron ore. The handling of the ore in this manner years ago reached a degree of perfection that is almost incredible. A record of 6000 tons of ore dug from the ground and loaded by one machine In niue hours Indicates what may be done under favorable conditions. Of course this achievement is not usual and lt would be unfair to gauge a sea son's w?rlt by this record. The a ver age output of each shovel per'- y, working in open pits and durrX^'the ore directly into the cars is'"^ut 1500 to 2000 tons costing from 10 to 15 cents a ton to mine and load. lt was long, however, before great expedition and economy were secured in unloading the ore ships after their arrival at the receiving ports of Lake Erie. This prooiem has been solved it last, machinery having supplanted to a large extent the nand labor which formerly filled the ore buckets. Ore handling appliances now remove thc ore from the vessel at a minimum of expense. At Conncaut, on Lake Eric, for in stance, a G000-ton ship may now be cleared of its ore in 14 hours. A load of ore arriving at that port may be dc- ; livered at the furnaces of Pittsburg in 'ia hours after the arrival of the ves sel. A steam shovel in operation there loads 35 to 40 cars with ore in two : boure.. j The machine for unloading vessels fveighs about 400 tons, has a height of >5 icet. and is mounted on wheels, so ,' ' ?hat it ls moved along the dock as lt j inloads one part after another of the rossel. The clamshell bucket which j scoops up the ore has a spread of 19 j 'ect; takes out 10 tons of ore at a ! ime and discharges it directly into j .ailroad cars or through a hopper into -mall cars, which carry it to stock dies at the rear of the dock. Its ca pacity ranges- under ordinary condi ions, from 250 to 300 tons per hour, r. reduces the labor employed 75 per lent, only six men being necessary for | he operation of each machine. Three nen are in the hold to clean up the ire which the machine cannot reach ind the other three are engaged in op ;ratb' the macnlne. The entire cost nr\uing the wages of workmen and ingineers ls 20 cents a ton for remov ng the ore from vessels and depositing t on railroad cars ready for transpor ation to the furnaces. . 1 This machine has been introduced at flost of the ore receiving ports; incl"'1 ^ouipnan county, Kan. The Z?richer Tagblatt published the following advertisement: "A Swiss family, Protestant, wants money to purchase a grocery shop. In case thc help ls forthcoming the family will baptize their three children, aged 1 to 10 years." The goose market is one of the prin cipal institutions "peculiar to Berlin Geese furnish one of the staple arti cles of diet to the Germun people, and the total value of geese consumed in Berlin In a year is said to exceed $3,500,000. f _ Three friends of a Russian living at Marienburg gave him loO marks to shave off his beard. But his wife in terfered with a public notice to the ef fect that she claimed part proprietor ship. The three friends are now su ing the husbahd for non-performance of mis contract. ' The Chinese have the idea that milk revives the youthful powers, and that it has special virtue as winter food for old people. Pictures and charac ters illustrating this idea as well HS the value of it. for baby food, would without doubt increase the sale of American milk in China, as one. of the consuls suggests. ? "Beesf.are'an institution in the-Rus sian village. All .summer, time they are in full swing, especially among the women. Each one's flax is gath ered and beaten in turn, thc potatoes are dug and stored, and so on. But at the end of every day the evening is full of song and dance, for in Rus sia they do not forget to play after work. The ancient city of Babylon seems tc have been protected from floods by high brick embankments-on both sides of thc Euphrates, while .an .immense reservoir was constructed into whicl the whole river might., be turnet through an artificial canal. This gr?a reservoir, used for irrigation in time; of drought, held sufficient water to ii rigate .over 2,500.000 acres. Insuperable l>ifllcnlty. A Scotsman who had been employe nearly all his life in the buikling c railways in the Highlands-of Scotian went, to the United States in his late years and settled in a new sectio on the r'ains of thc" far west. Soo after, his arrival a project came ti in his new home for the constrtictic of a railway througu the district, ar the Scotsroa-n was applied io as a vaz of experience in such matters. "Hoot, mon," said he to thc spok man of thc scheme, "ye canna bui a railway across this country." "Why not, Mr. Ferguson?" "Why not!" he repeated, with an ? of effectually settling the whole m.* ter. "Why not! Dae ye no see t country's as flat as a floor, and ye di na hae ony place whatever to r your tunnels- through?"-Tit-Bits. Their Romance. "Let's see; wasn't there a romai connected with their courtship?" "Yes. The one ho told her ah? hi?: vast wealth."-San Francisco E let'.n. Wno ls Comii I Most Popular Man io it IT is the most popular and the most accomplished of tho Hohenzollerns who is in a few weeks to visit America as thc guest of the nation and the personal represeutatlve of His Imperial Majesty William II. of Ger many. Prince Henry of Prussia, the Kais er's only brother, is indeed one of the few princes in Europe who fulfill thc romautic ideal of what the son of al royal household should be. A naviga tor, a scholar, a musician, handsome and dignified lu appearance and lova ble In personality, His Royal Highness will decidedly be the most interesting visitor tho United States has seen in many years. And there is every rea son to believe that the olive branch of pence which it is his mission to offer us afresh will be extended by a most graceful hand. Henry, the sailor prince of Germany, "Unser Heinrich," as he is affection ately called, is now forty years cid, having been born on August 14. 1S02. Among the many points in which he offers a striking contrast to his broth er, none is moro sicmificaut iban the fact that he was the favorite son of both his mother and father, aud that he was loyally devoted lo them both at a time When William, then Crown J Prince, was pursuing n decidedly un-| filial course. Personally Prince Henry ls a little less tall iban his brother. ?I(IXCE HENRV OP PRUSSIA'S WIFE FAMIL?. from War Lord down through all the degrees of Ich und Gott, Wilhelm the Suddcu, Wilhelm the All Knowing, Tack of All Trades, the Mailyphist, the Pickelhaube, and William the Vam, Prince Henry has made himself so well beloved among the Germans that they have honored him as they did his father. They called that good man "Unser Fritz." and they call his youugcr son "Unser Heinrich." He has earned their love by (1) Keeping lils mouth shut (except once in Kiel): (2) Bearing the hard Jot of a younger prince without expectations and with a mailyphist brother, in silence and with dignity; (3) Minding his own business; (4) Selecting for that business that of sailor. Every uation with a crowned head demands a sailor prince, aud .the sailor prince always is the favorite. Henry is a real sailor prince. There wasn't any fooling about it. Few admirals in any service in the world have seen ai PRINCE HENRY, BROTH much sea service as he has. worked his way up and served : captain so loug that all Germany came excited over lt, and lusinu that his Imperial and absolute bro never would lot him advance. Besides being able to steer a sh! get up steam in her or paint her or ?re her guns or scrub lier decks, he can make excellent clocks. COLUMBIA WILL ENTERTAIN GE If there ever should be a revolution in Europe that would make it desirable for the Admiral lo emigrate and begin life over again in a free and easy coun try, he could hang out his shingle in Haiden lane confident that the merit of his goods would bring a reasonable amount of business to : Albert William Henry Hohenzollern! : Formerly Member of the Firm of : : William II. (Limited), : : Now Manufacturer of Clocks. : For Prince Henry learned clock making as a trade, following the Ho henzollern custom of teaching each child a manual art. Wilhelm the Mighty is a gloveuiaker by trade and is said is to be as good at it as he is at emperoring, sculpture, .statesman ship, oratory and poetry. Wharpvur THl? KAISER'S YACnT AS SHE WILL LOOK WHEN* COMPLETED. ? hat vessel, the Hohenzollern really is a warship. She ls well armed, and capable of being armed far more heavily than she is. Her sides are armor plated and she has a ram. lu fact, in all essentials she is a cruisei of no moan strength. Her crew is uniformed, and the dis cipline aboard is that of a naval ves sel. Her interior is-as lavish as her ex tcrior is grim and threatening. EL OF EMPEROR WILLIAM IL Miss Alice Roosevelt, who christen the schooner yacht tba now lying on the ways at Shoo Island, in the works of the Town: & Downey Ship Building Compan a tall well-built girl of the mo athletic type. She is the daughtc the President by his first wife, and was cared for by his sister, now Mrs. Cowies, wife of Commander Cowies of the Navy, until Mr. Roosevelt mar ried again. She ls in her nineteenth year. Prince Henry's Itinerary. This program of Prince Henry's American tour was submitted to Em peror William and the Prince, and has been approved by thom: February 22-The arrival of the Trinco and bis suite at New York. RMANIA AT A L(A)UNCH PARTY. --.From the New York Tribune. February 23-The official welcome by the representatives of President Roosevelt, the Governor of the State of New York and the Mayor of New York City. February 24-The launching of the yacht at Shooter's Island and a dinner to be given by Prince Henry. ; February 25-A reception in honor of Prince Henry, a dinner in his honor to bo given by the Mayor of New j York and, if consistent with these GEP.MAX EMBASSY AT WASHINGTON, D. C. (Prince Henry's stopping place while at the National Cai functions, a r?ceptif. Club. February 20-The party will proceed where prince will reside at the" German Embassy; He will exchange calls with President Roosevelt and be entertained by a dinner at the White House. February 27-Official receptions and visits and a dinner at the German Embassy. February 2S-The Prince and his party will start for Chicago. The appointment of the Trince's time between Chicago, M ilwa*.'.?.?:?;, Niagara Falls and Rosten, ali of which he will visit, has not yet been pre cisely made. In fact, any part of the olficial program may be modified. Before sailing for home Prince Henry will spend two or three days in New York, visiting the city's objects of interest and receiving privately some of New York's notable citizens. A Celebrated ltoman Kater. Touching the matter of eating, the stories told by the old chroniclers and historians of the abnormal appetites of certain Roman and Oriental men of note fairly stagger belief. Gibbon tells of Soliman, a caliph in the eighth cen tury, who died of indigestion in his camp near Chal?is, in Syria, just as he was about to lead an anny of Arabs against Constantinople. He had emptied two baskets of eggs and figs, which he swallowed alternately, and thc re cast was finished with marrow and sugar. In a pilgrimage to Mecca the same caliph bad ?reaten with impunity at a single meal seventy pomegranates, a kid, six fowls and a huge quantity of thc grapes of Tayef. Dangerous D?liants- S23 A Now York physician luis recently drawn attention to the danger of tu berculosis infection in childhood from visits to menageries. These greatly loved visits of the little ones should, he thinks, give concern to sanitarians. To visit the monkey houses in the zoological gardens and to remain there as long as nurses, time and temper will allow is thc delight of every child. But monkeys also, like the children of men, are pione to tubercle. The commotion, dust, impure air of the average monkey house arc cor tainly favorable to the dissomiuati of tubercle.-The Medical Tress A Qneer London Character Gone William Day, a London character, is dead. He always wore a high hat Inscribed in gold letters. "Trepare to meet thy God." He had special per mission from Scotland Yard to wear this hat. He made a special point of promenading the Strand when the theatre crowds were pouring out from the matinees. The old wooden boat bridge over the ancient Oxus, on the line of the Trans Caspian Railroad, is to be replaced by an Iron bridge 5000 feet long, support ed on twenty-four piers. The esti mated cost of the structure ls $2,000, OOO._ ^*,*J cer-^fv