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BKS 1ST SKIRMISHES ON THE SHAME RIVER. Japanese Developing Their Turn? ing Movement on the Left. Flank. Engagement in Which Seventy Regiments Participated Japanese Lost Hand red and Russians Seventy. St Petersburg Nov. 29.- Dispatch? es from the front report frequent skir? mishes on the Russian left flank near Shahke river. Apparently the Japa? nese are continuing there development of ! a turning movement in ?his direc? tion the beginning of which was re ?ported last week* General Rensenkampf reports a hot skirmish on Scnday in which seventy Japanese regiments and a force- of Kassians clashed. The Japaneselost a hundred killed and injured, while "tte Russian casualties were seventy five. Anoth#^jpfe* ?a Port Arther. Tokio? ?ov?. 29.-It is reported ~that the Japanese made a night- at? tack on 203 meter hill which they snc -ceeded in taking. It is estimated that -ninety - per cent of the occupation of Pott Arthur bas now been accomplish ed. With this height in their posses? sion no part of the harbor is conceal? ed from Japanese. flkmSfi?F OHIO UM mmi "C?fBptr?iler of Currency Makes a Statement of Why the Doors Were Closed. Washington, Nov. 28.-The Comp? troller of the Currency this morning gave out the following statement regarding the failure of the Citizens National Bank of Oberlin, Ohio,, **The Comptroller of the currency yes? terday appointed National Bank Ex? aminer Miller receiver of the Citizens National Bank of Oberlin, Ohio, which closed its dcors yesterday morning in cons?quence of a ron on the bank on Saturday last, cansed by a suit enter? ed against Mrs. Cassie Lu X. Chad? wick, of Cleveland, who was a heavy borrower in the bank." The -resources and liabilities of the bank as shown by its'sst report of condi? tions to the Comptroller on November 30th were $588,335.18 each. Woman Who Broke the Bank. . New York, Nov. 28.-A sensation Ins been cansed here by the ? bringing ?fa snit by Herbert D. Newton of Brookline, Mass., against Mrs. Cas? sie Chadwick of Cleveland, 0., for 9390,800 for money. loaned. Mrs. -Chadwick is the wife of a Cleveland physician. In addition to Mr. New tons' suit, several banks have taken langai action to recover varions amountSr which brings the total sum L , te*267.8C?. Mr. Newton alleges that Mrs. Chad -wick told him she had 85,000,000 in ~nonds and securities held in trust oj Ira Reynolds, secretary and treas uer of the Wade Park Banking com? pany of Cleveland, and that she had a note for $500,000 which she could negotiate.at any time for the purpose cf paying Newton, .fie loaned her $130,800. Besides Mr. Newton, the plaintiffs is snits ugainst Mr?. Chadwick are the Eclid Avenoe Savings and Trust company of Cleveland for $38,231, the Savings Deposit Bank and Trust com? pany of Elyria, O., for 810,000, and the American Exchange National hank cf New York for $28,808. The magnitude of the snits and sen sational stories growing out of the attracted much attention here. EI6LISRX?N MIRRIES HEIRESS. Miss Nancy Leiter Weds Major Collins Powtss Campbell. Weshingoo, D. C., Nov. 29.- The wedding of Miss Nancv L. Loiter, ?aucbter of the late L. Z Leiter, the Chicago million are and a sister-in law of . Lord Curzon. Viceroy of In? dia, to Major Collins Powis Campbell of the English armv was solemnized -st noon tocay st the hone of the bride's mother on Eapona Circle. Ow? ing to the recent death of the bride's father only tba immediate members cf toe Leiter family and a few very intiment friends and several represen? tatives from the British Embassy at? tended the wedding, although it was probably one of the most important international alliances of the season. Bev. Dr. Boland C. Smith, Rector of St Joseph's church, conducted the ceremonies. The wedding breakfast fellowed and Major Campbell and his bride departed on a long honeymoon which will end with the arrival at Crowns station witn his regiment in Jfldia. PRESIDENT ?T HOME &6?IH. Returns From a Strenuous Trip to the St. Louis Exposition. Washington, Nov. 2S1.-At seven ^o'clock this morning ended one of the Most interesting trips ever taken hy tbt president of the United States. jC?ko eveything else that he does, it ^partook strongly of Theodore Roose veits personal traits. If; was a rush ?nd hurry strive from start to finish ?ad all good natured and successful. Ibe president with his party reached White House from St. Loins this snorting in good condition although stated. Should Have Been Here. "We cannot, for the life of us, under? stand why the Cheleston News and Courier should give more space to the Bunter Gala Week than to the Char? leston Gala Week. Of coarse we un destand that both were worthy of at? tention, but it seems to us that the . ^Sews and Courier has practiced gener- j esity to an absnrd degree.-Anderson "Hail. j TRAIN CREW ROBBED A CAR. An Atlantic Coast Line Crew Ar? rested in Savannah. Homes of the Men Searched. The Act is Regarded as One of the Bold? est in History of Rail? road? ing. Macon, Ga., Nov. 28.-A special from Savannah, G., says: G. S. God bold, Atlantic Coast Line special agent this afternoon' arrested an entire train crew cf the Atlantic Coast Line for robbing a car on the train which they carried on the night of Novem? ber 10th. The men under arrest are : J. J. Reed. engineer ; C. C. Clements, fireman ; R H. Floyd, conductor ; and Owen Robinson, car inspector. This afternoon the detective went to tbe homes of some of the men and se? cured evidence in the shape of fine [hats and shoes, which he brought j with him to Justice Bevans as evi? dence. The men made no resistance when arrested in the railroad yards. I According to the evidence the men .carried the car out from the Ocean Steamship company's wharf to the Central junction and thence to the Atlantic Coats Line company's yards. The act is regarded as one of the bold? est in the history of railroading. WADE HAMPTON'S MONUMENT. Mr. F. Wellington Ruckstahl and the Commission Hold a Con? ference. The Inscriptions. Columbia, Nov. 28.-The Hampton monument commission this moraine, after a formal inspection of the model submitted, closed the contract with Sculptor F. Wellington Huckstabl for the monnment, the price agreed upon, including the expenses .of transporta? tion and other incidentals, being $30, 000. Of this amount about $28,000 has been raised and it will be necessary for the state to raise in some way the remainder in two years, the time agreed upon- for the delivery of the monument The commission was well pleased with the model submitted by Mr. Ruckstahl, and was only iii session a few ruin?tes. The contract will be drawn up at once by the commission ?nd signed and the work will start at once. The monument will be twenty eight feet in height, an equestrian statue and a very imposing affair, showing the gallant leader hat in hand on a spirited horse and appear? ing to be ready to take charge of affairs wherever necessary. The com? mission decided to change some of the inscription, and the following will appear on the base of the-moncmect, which will set just to the east of the front steps: East Side-"Govrenor of South Car? olina, 1876-1879. United States Sena? tor, 1879-1895/' North Side-"Boru March 13, 1818 -Hied April 1, 1902. , On the shield just below will be the last words uttered: "My people, white and black-God bless them all." Sooth Side-"Erected by Citizens of This State, 5.906.' ? West Side-"Lieutenant General Confederae States Army." On the eight shields on the western and eastern sides will be placed the eight most prominent battles in which he was engaged, as follows: Fir?t Manassas, Brandy Station, Gettys? burg, Trevilion, Sappony Churcb, Burgess Mill and Bentonville. Habana, Nov. 28.-The French schoolship Dngnay Troin arrived here with a fever case on board. Exami? nation by the port health officers devel? oped ^suspicion of yellow fever and the ship was quarantined and ordered to undergo fumigation. The patient, who is a midshipman, was surrounded by mosquito bars and taken ashore to the detention hospital. The school ship sailed from Fort De France Mar? tinique on Nov. 22, and did not touch at any intermediate ports. The crew numbers 500. Strange Myth? of tbe Tibetans. The Tibetans have numberless strange myths, one. the most curious, pertain? ing to the sun. moon and stars. The sun is believed to be an immense balj of yak meat and fat. whereon the spir? its of departed ancestors are supposed to feast, the light being caused by it* heated condition. The stars are por? tions of this i inmenso yeast, which dropping to earth, give birth to ani? mals for the sustenance of suffering humanity. The moon is a lesser ball of similar texture as the sun, in use while the larder one is being replen? ished for the morrow. When sun or moon fails to appen r in cloudy days and nights it tiitv.ns that the dvitie* are undergoing a perle! of fasting und religious abiwgation. And the parched and sterile coudltion of bleak rejetons is ascribed to the fac? that many loon* ?and year? n%o the sun ball slipped from ?he ha inls of its Keepers, de? scended too near the earth and befor? oeiiig recaptured scorched those parts with which it came m contact.-Book lovers* Magazine. Aaron Barr mn a Baby? As early as IT???. when Burr was a ?jaby of only thirteen months, his own mother wrote this significant descrip? tion of him: "Aaron is a little dirty, noisy boy. Ile begins to talk ? little, is very sly and mischievous. Ile has tnore sprightliness than Sally, h's sis? ter, and most say he is handsome, but uot so good temperet 1. Ile is very reso? lute and ret ju ires a good governor to bring li iris to tenas.'" That very good governor, his father, who might have made, such n dififerejee in the life of the lad. was only a few months late' taken out of the -world. His mother also soon died. However, despite all that bas been written of the man's shortcomings, there was in his heart spp.ee for a very j beautiful devotion to his daughter The j odosia. No more exquisite family let- j ters may he found anywhere than : those which passed between the two. j WANTED, A REFORM SCHOOL. The State Federation of Women's Clubs Working for the Estab? lishment of an Institution to Save Youthful Malefactors. About seveu years ago the women of Alabama, seeing the great evil done to youthful law breakers by associa? tion with adult criminals, inaugurat? ed a movement for the establishment of an industrial school for white boys. A committee was appointed, which presented to certain Legislators the great needier such au instituion. The Legislature granted a charter for a "reformatory and industrial school, to be established under the care of the State of Alabama * * * for the benefit of orphan, helpless and way? ward children," and said school to "receive and provide for the welfare of white children between the ages of eight and sixteen, who, by reason of their conduct or surroundings, are likely to become base or criminal, or hurtful to tbe State or the best in I ter?sts of society * * * or such children as snail have committed petty offences or crimes:" said chil? dren : to be committed to the school or reformatory by any Judge or other proper officer. The Legislature appropriated three thousand dollars for this school which appropriation was supplemented by contributions from public-spirited citizens, and a school was established at East Lake? near Birmingham. The Legislature has since made increasing appropriations, and now ninety boys are being clothed, boarded, educated and trained in useful industries. A prominent Judge recently said that Alabama could better do away with every other public institution than the industrial school. Tennessee bas bad an industrial school for fifteen years. Careful re-~ cords kept of the subseqnent careers of the thousand boys dismissed show that less than 2 per cent reverted to evil ways. Experience having shown that it is cheaper to prevent crime tbau to punish the criminal, all save four? teen of the United States have estab? lished such schools. In the last fifteen years how many South Carolina boys have been allow? ed to commit one petty offence after another, and left unpunished and un? cared for, until old enough to. perpe? trate crimes leading to terms in the Penitentiary? The South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs, having undertaken the work of securing a school, model? ed on the lines of the one successfully operated in Alabama, asks and confi? dently expects, the hearty support of all citizens of South Carolina. lt is proposed to form an industrial school association, with a vice presi? dent for each county, which vice president will Organize the work in every county, endeavoring to arouse in? terest in the movement. The follow? ing committee urges the co-operation of all women in South Carolina who believe in giving every boy a chance : Mrs. M. F. Ansel, Greenville; Mrs. W. B. Wilson, Rock Hill; Mrs. Ira B. Jones, Lancaster; Mrs. J. M. Vis anska, Charleston ; Miss E. Mcclintock, Columbia; Miss M. E. Waterhouse, Beaufort; Mrs. John G. White, Ches? ter; Mrs B G. Clifford, Union; Mrs. Chas. Petty, Spartanburg, Miss M. Caroline Mciver, Darlington; Mrs. Mortimer Glover, Orangeburg; Mrs. A. F. McKinie, Greenwood, Mrs. R. D. Wright, Newberry; Mrs. S. Blec ley, Anderson; Mrs. F. W. P. Bulter, Edgefield; Mrs. W. H. , Carroll, Ben netsville; Miss DuecieMoise, Sumter; Mrs. J. O. C. Fleming. Laurens; Mrs. Marther Orr Peterson, Greenvile, chairman. Seneca, Nov. 28.-lu a row Sunday evening about 2 o'clock between Bub Wright and Elias Hammond, both col? ored, Wright hit Hammond in the head with an axe crushing his skull. Hammond died this morning. A Lifetime's Eating. Science Siftings tells us that if we could soe the amount of food one would consume in a lifetime pass before us the sight would be quite appalling. If a man lived seventy years, he would consume during that time about 100 four pound loaves of bread a year, or a total of 7.000 substantial loaves. Of meat be would consume, if he ate all beef, forty bullocks; of potatoes, an average of 200 pounds per year. If he ate only two eggs a week, it would re? quire about 7,000 eggs to feed him dur? ing bis lifetime: of tea and coffee on an average a pint a day. or for a life? time about 3.220 gallons. Memory of Sleepwalkers. The memory of sleepwalkers is ex? traordinary, not to say phenomenal, especially when under the peculiar im? pulse of the disease which prompts their movements. Moritz gives aa in? stance of a poor basket maker who was unable to either read or write, yet, strange as it may appear, when in one of his somnambulistic vigils he would preacii fluent sermons, some of which were recognized as having formed parts of discourses which he was ac? customed to hear when he was a child attending his parish church forty yean before. l?cTee * Dirri n fee tant. "Drink plenty of coffee if there ?? sickness around you," said a physi? cian, .'Coffee is a good preventive of typhoid fever and cholera. This hal been proven. Cholera germs and ty? phoid germs have been thrown inte coffee and the aromatic drink has not once failed io kii! the germs witina an hour. Mernie, amid contagious con? ditions do not neglect, jimong your otu* ?ar precautions, to drink three cups of strom? cf)ff<Hj at each meal." Mandu \o Chane?*. Fond Mother -I ?in not surprised, Edith, that young Mr. Hightails pre? fers your society to that of Kate <?ar llnghorn. She may be more dashing and coquettish, but she is far from be? ing your equal in the enduring quali? ties of intellect and culture. Miss Edith- Yes. that's where I've got thf bulge on poor little Kit.-Chicago Trib BAPTIST PASTORS' CONFERENCE. Rev. F. 0. S. Curtis Was Elected Moderator. A. R. P. Pastors Welcomed to the Meeting. Chester, Nov. 28.-Tbe first prayer, opening the Baptist Pastors' confer? ence in the Chester Baptist church was offered by Rev. L. C. Hinton. The service was conducted by Rev. J. B. Shelton, pastor of tbe church. Rev. L. J. Bristow, secretary of the confer? ence called tiie meeting to order, and on motion of Rev. C. C. Brown, D. D., Rev. F. O. S. Curtis of Dillon was elected moderator, and on motion -of Rev. J. D. Huggins Rev. L. J. Bristow was relected secretary. Revs. Drs. Watson and Moffatt, pastors ot the A. R. P. churches, were recognized and welcomed to seats in the meeting also Rev. Livingston Johnsoo, secretary of State missions in North Carolina. Piesident E. Y. Mullins was the first speaker. This by special request, was one of his lectures to the class on systematic theology. The following speakers are on the programme for this meeting: Rev. Dr. E. Y. Mullins of Louisville, Ky., Rev. P. P. Fitch, Rev. Rufas Ford, Rev. H. A. Bagley, Rev. Vernon PAnson, Rev. R. E. Peel, Rev. J. j B. Parrott, President Edwin M.Poteat ot Furman University and Rev. Claude W. Hair. Yale Students in Charleston. Charleston, Nov. 28.-A party of students from Yale university aie in Charleston, having come south to make a study of the forestry condi? tions in this State. In the party are William F. Sherfesee and F. A. Sil cox of Charleston, J. M. Nelson of Baltimore, G. A. Wilmot of Cape Town, South Africa, and Lage Ven Wernsted of Strangnas, Sweden. The students are the guests of Mr. Sherfesee and they will start out in a few days beginning immediately in this section to prosecute their inquir? ies into the forestry conditions. Messrs. Sherfesee and Silcox graduat? ed from the College of Charleston in June, 1903, and then entered Yale university. Scotch Immigrants. Columbiia, Nov. 28.-There were fourteen fine-looking Scotchmen in Commissioner Watson's office today. They came here directly from Scot? land, via Charleston. They have come here to / join hands with the people of the State. One of the par? ty, soon after arriving here, started a bank account in the National Loan and Exchange Bank Most of the members of the party are skilled arti? sans, stone cutters, tailors and the like. Several of the sturdy Scots are looking for small farms. Negro Shot Seven Negroes. Lancaster,'Nov. 28.-A negro gath? ering on Thanksgiving night on Mr. Sep Massey's plantation across the river, broke up in a decidedly lively manner. One of the party becoming offended at some of the others, wen! off and came back with a breech-load? ing shotgun and his pockets filled with loaded shells. Seeing the negro thus arrived the crowd began to scat? ter, but before they all escaped tc 'tall timber" he succeeded in wound? ing as many ag seven of them. As the shells were loaded with bird shot and the parit?s were stiuck about the hips and legs, none of the wounds proved fatal. The negro who did the wholesale shooting escaped by board? ing a Seaboard train at Columbia Junction and going to Virginia. He is thought to be at Norfolk. Sea Waifs Picked Up. i Quarantine, N. Y., Nov 29.-Tne steamer Trinidad wnica arrived nere today broagnt seven of toe crew* of tne Barkentine Elmiranda. bound from Jacksonville gfor Fort Spain. The barkentine was abandoned No? vember 14th. Sumter is getting very deserved compliments from every source on ac? count of her management of that fall festival. Never was, never will be an affair of the sort handled better, ex? perience or no experience. This is be? cause the heart of the whole people was in the affair and where their hearts are everything else needful will be also The whole people, black and white, did all that they could to make the occasion a pleasant one for the visitors. Some people say they found difficulty in finding food, but while the hotels and regular boarding houses were crowded we guarantee that if they had knocked at any door in the city and said they were bunting food and rest they would not have been turned away, but wonld have had both, all that they could have desir? ed. No visitor would have been al? lowed to suffer if the people of Sum? ter could have known of vt. What will Sumter get out of it aX1! They contributed liberally to the affair, $3,.500, about fifty cents for each man. woman and child in the city. They have already gotten it hack in .their own way and they arc not ashamed of their investment, they have all rea? son to be proud of it ;ind they will reap dividends on it every year. Florence Times. San Francisco, Nov. 28 -Rev. Isaac Selby, of Australia, plaintiff in a damage suit, shot at Superior Judge HebbaTd today while the latter was on the henel:. The bullet came within an inch of the judge's he?d, and lodged in the back of his chair. Selby was ut once removed to the c ty prison and charged with an attempt to commit murder. Lamar, Nov. 2S.-Saturday night Marshal Privett received the informa? tion that a game (if 'Seven np*" was in progress in an empty house at the sooth ?'tige ot' town. Summoning a posse to help hint, hr raided the place about midnigt t and captured four or five negroes. On** of thi< number, Lv e Dukes, started to run, when be WHS fired on bv one of th?* officers, but he escaped. Later it was found tl at Pukes was shot in two places, in the thigh and in the ?hip. J 3Bd?SS^ i QUAINT SWiSS FESTIVAL j How the End of Winter and Advent of Spring: Are Celebrated. I Switzerland has ].;:>.". boen known as I the land of festivals rich in local color, such as the Feast of the Vines, m Can? ton Vaud. and the l'est of the Cows, in Canto:: Valais. One ox the quaintest of the old Helvetian popular feasts is the Zurich annual < *iebration, known as the Sechselauten. This curious fete ! has as its raison d'etre the burning of a toy snow mun in commemoration of the death of Winter and the birth of Spring. The festival begins at S o'clock on the morning of Sechselauten, when a procession, of gay ly attired boys and girls is formed to escort the snow man to the great public square, called Stad? thausplatz. Boys dressed as pierrots drag the car on which the portly snow man stands along the narrow streets of old Zurich. These pierrots are followed by companies of knights in armor, members of the various guilds in their respective picturesque costumes, cow herders, fishermen and clowns, with a car bearing the emblematic figure of Spring in the rear. This figure of Spring is greeted with the cheers of the crowd of onlookers, who have turned out to make merry on wThat to them is the greatest fete day of the year. Finally the procession ends its long march at the Stadthaus? platz, and the snow man, familiarly known as Bogg, is placed on an im? mense pile of wood. At this stage the festivities are interrupted hy luncheon, ! and the crowd disperses until after ! noon, when another and much more im j portant function takes place. A pro ? cession of guilds is formed, with each member dressed in the costume of his ! craft, as in mediaeval times, followed j j hy a long line of artistically decorated ! men. Toward the end of the afternoon the procession reaches the Stadthausplatz, where the Bogg is awaiting its doom. The scene now becomes most pictur? esque. The crowd cf onlookers, several thousand strong, gathers rouud the Bogg, while the neighboring lake is dotted with boats filled with people. Underneath the Bogg stand a num? ber of men, torch in hand, all ready to put the pile on fire when the signal is given. This signal is a boom of bells from the belfry near by. As soon as given the Bogg is in flames, and the cheering of the people fills the air. When finally the flames reach the ?now man a loud explosion takes place, shattering the Bogg to pieces. This is to proclaim to the populace that winter has really passed away aud that spring is at hand. The cheers of the crowd increase, while all the church bells are rung. Thus the festival comes lo an end, and the people of Zurich return to their homes to in? dulge in banqueting and dancing, which bring the day to a close. Cafes and restaurants are kept open all night on this occasion, and the farmers as? sembled from the villages of the can- ? ton continue their rejoicings until the small hours of the morning. The origin of the Sechselauten is un? known, but dates back to thc days of William Tell and of other classical Swiss traditions.-New York Tribune. ANTS' NOSES. There Are Five of Them, and Each Ha? lt? Own Duty. In their antennae, or feelers, ant:? have five noses, each of which has ita own duties to perform. One nose tells the ant whether it is in its own nest or that of an enemy; another nose discriminates between odors of ants of the same species, but of different colonies; a third nasal or gan serves the purpose of discerning ! the scent laid down by the ant's own j feet, so that it may be able to retrace I the way quite easily; a fourth nose smells the larvae and pupae, and the fifth nose detects the presence of an ? enemy. If au ant be deprived of a certain uose. it will live peaceably with ene? mies, but if it retains its fifth nose it will fiirht the alien to the death. There Is a difference in the functions of nose one and nose five, although they ap? pear to 1"-N somew hat alike. This sense of smell does not come till the ants are three days old. If. therefore, ants only twelve hours ol?! are placed among others belonging to different colonies, they will grow up quite amicably and not understand that they are a mixed lot. because they will have grown up with ideas of scent in accordance with their sur? roundings. The sense of smell to them is as important as the sense of sight to human beings. A PAINTER'S ARTIFICE. The Secret of the Color In One of Turner** Picture?. Thc late Mr. Horsley, li. A., has re? corded that at one time he studied al? most daily oue of Turner's finest water colors, called "Thc Snowdon Hange." admiriug especially the tender warmth of the light clouds encircling the moon. He ti ?ed all sorts of glasses to see if he could discover how the particular glow was gained, but without success. (?hance revea let! the secret. The pic? ture began to buckle from its mouut. and its owner. Slr Seymour Haden, put ir into the hands of a noted expert to be remounted. When he had suc? cessfully removed it from its old mount ? the export sent for the owner to show | him what he had discovered. A circle ! of orange vermilion had been plastered ; on the back with an Ivory palette knife j where the artist wanted the effect ind ; then worked off sufficiently far through ; the pores ot* the previously wetted pa- ; per to give the show of ?-olor, while re- I taining The smooth surface, without a : trace of workmanship on the right side. This may have led Mr. Horsley him? self to use, as lie did. brilliant orange ns the foundation for a white muslin dress. ODD HOTEL CHARGES WAYS THEY HAVE OF LIGHTENING ONE'S PURSE IN EUROPE. Items In the Bill* That Are !*ot Ap preeiatetl by the Victims-One Plaet Where You Pay Por Fodder Wheth? er Yon Have a Home or Xot. Most British hotels adhere to a stereotyped list of charges, though oc? casionally travelers come upon strange exactions in out of the way places. British hostelries, however, are far behind foreigners in the variety and strangeness of their charges. Nearly every European country has some curi? osity of its own. Many hotels in the Tyrol charge un? der the heading of "office" to cover the clerk's time wasted in looking up in? formation about trains and attending to letters. lu some parts of south Ger? many travelers arc invariably charged for soap, whether they bring their own or not. Some small country hotels in north? ern Spain supply their visitors with nightshirts, for which a charge is made, and all over the country luggage not kept in the visitor's bedroom is charged a special storage fee. French provincial hotels are proverbially mod? erate, but there is a hotel at Dijon which charges all its visitors fer "fires*' in summer and winter alike. Old fashioned hotels in Vienna maka a charge for ..brushing clothes," and visitors are expected to leave their ex ternal garments' outside their bedroom doors on retiring. "Usc of dark room, 1 florin," appeared in the bill of an amateur photographer known to the writer, who changed his plates in the bathroom of a big hotel in the same city. Russia beats the world for strange hotel charges. In all but first class ho? tels bedroom towels are charged for, and visitors, after paying about 4r shillings for a bath, are required to pay an additional sixpence each per towel. Country hotels supply beds and mat? tresses, but charge separately for blankets, sheets and pillows, the theory being that all, sensible traveler? bring their own. Where there are no railways, the posthouse keepers are al? lowed by law to charge travelers for "fodder for one horse," whether the horse be kept at the inn or not. Heavy taxation sometimes leads to curious hotel charges. Many Greek hotels charge 10 lepta (a penny) a night for matches. In Italy, where the salt tax is outrageously high, land? lords of small inns charge a halfpenny per head for salt. They also invari? ably charge a percentage on postage stamps bought at the inn. "Use of toilet necessaries" is respon? sible for 30 centimes (threepence) of most Corsican hotel bills. At Ajac cio some of the better class hotels charge for "table decorations," and any one who wishes to avoid this ex? action should instruct the head waiter to put no flowers on his table. The item "lights in public rooms" appears beside "bedroom lights" ic many Greek hotel bills. In Sofia hotel keepers have to pay a special tax for the maintenance of thc police force, and they extract this from their visitors by charging spe? cially for hoi water. Most Bulgarian hotels charge a shil? ling to any one who comes in after ll o'clock at night and to any one who comos down to breakfast after 10. There is a hotel restaurant in Bucha rest which widely advertises a Hunga? rian hotel as its great attraction, but charges sixpence for "music" in all its bills, In Roumani*, as in Russia, bedding is universally charged for. Roumanian country hotels charge a fixed price,, ac? cording to the visitor's rank, a mer? chant pitying only two-thirds of the amount debited to a noble. In northern Ronmania a traveler's paying capacity is estimated according to the number of horses he travels with. The basis is one horse, and IO per cent is added to the bill for each additional animal. Servia, however, beats the world for the variety of its hotel bills. In all but the best class hotels table lineu, bed? ding, writing materials, hot water, towels and "services of valet" are put down separately in the bill. A Bei? grade hotel some years ago installed a lift, charging visitors a penny for every ascent or descent. The rooms of Servian country inn* contain nothing* but beds and chaira, and if the visitor objects to dress in the common lavatory he is charged ex? tra for towels, soap, water and use of washhand stand. But perhnjs the strangest hotW charge on th?* continent is that of a big Copenhagen temperance note*, which charges sixpence a day to every visitor who si-iokes on the premises. renison'*; We? Uly. What to amt With me Plngers. A man who has forgotten to get mar? ried and is consequently obliged to dim about town in various restaurants say* that he can readily pick out person/* not accustomed to dining away from home from their inexperience in using their lingers. At table d'hote pia ct* ?.sjMvially things are served as rourke* whirh are expected to be eaten with the lingers. No idea as to Ur-at i-? right can be obtained from the bailer* for it is the custom to put <-utN>r.v enough for the entire meal on the table ??-?til the <oup. Olives should be eaten with the f i gers, t?:*? rilli many of thc ntiiuithu-'d try tn sp :t them wit!) :i fork. Aso:;;? gus should *.H* eaten with the t?iigers, l'hat is why the cook docs not rhrow sauve over the root em's*, live ti e?* ~r, si on Id I-" eaten with the r>;r. mu\ not si-raped from the rots willi un ... S]'??t?I.e, ? i shotl'd !??. eaten with a I. : Mid .-; i-rnsl ol" bread In i ainu r??s