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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1911-5-4, Page 6UNIT AT "HALE IN THE WALL" "For Tea You Can't Beat Lipton's Give it a Thorough Test, Try it .Alongside the Rest; Y oil Will Agree That the Best Is LIT*T'S . Sold Only in Airtight Packages in. powers England, Russia, LONG SEA VOYAGES. ussi Ra,,g and France—he is there - Bark Port to Port fore considered ono of the richest liarld 389 Days From rulers in Europe. The court ex- --Ship ]flown Aeross Paeiiie. pensee, both private and public, The other day the Italian ship aro limited; no one could a,ecu e Ninfa sauntered into the Channel the King of undue displayorof with a change of wind and signalled squandering his royale a off Prawle Point, 196 days out from Both he and the Queen set an Astoria Bay, without onee having example by their sixnp reify of liv- been reported, says the Pall Mall ing, both at home and in their Gazette, To the nautical pea•cep- travels abroad. They brought u�p tion the sea is full of such lonely their family as becomes the dem craft battering their way round the cratic spirit of the country. Horn through a region of .almost Forty-three years ago the King perpetual gales, or idling in the married the young and beautiful doldrums to the irritation of their Grand Duchess Olga Constantin - dispirited crew's, who only find par- ovna of Russia. The Crown Prince tial consolation in the reflection and his song Prince George, having that every flap of the mainsail means half a crown out of the own- er's pocket and a corresponding ad- dition to their own hard earned pay. Within the experience of the deep sea sailor such passages are nothing unusual, particularly onthe out- ward voyage to the Pacific, when Cape Horn has to be weathered and its prevailing westerly winds won through, On March 2, 1910, the been born in Greece and broug up in the national creed of the country, the Greek Orthodox' Church, are looked upon as native Greek Princes by the nation with which they have wholly and entire- ly identified themsehes. ono It was a difficult task for anyone coming to a country that had been divided by internal strife, after ex- pelling its ruler, to reign over a turbulent race as yet atnused to any four masted bark lnvernesslnre higher authority. Happi]Y, sailed from Hamburg bound for Santa Rosalie in the Gulf of Cali- fornia. During a passage which in- cluded such incidents as her tem- porary abandonment by her crew in dread of her foundering, she was forced to put into the Falklands to refit and sailed again on her inter- rupted voya8e on September 27. From that time -she was neither seen nor heard of until she arrived safely at her destination on Febru- ary 2, 1911, 338.days out from her original port of departure. The voyage of the Invernesshire almost compares with the perform- ances of the lumbersome craft . of earlier navigators, except no doubt that it was ill tedious passage and not enlivened by encounters with carracks laden with pepper from Malabar, of which the King of Spain was owner. On November 19, 1587, the Desire, under command of Thomas Cavendish, a gentleman of Suffolk, set sail from the headlands of California for the Channel. At break of clay on June 8 of the following year she fell in sight of the Island of St. Helena; on July 3 she crossed the line, and after holding the brave trade winds to the limits of 40 degrees north lati- tude recovered the long wished •for port of Plymouth on. September I, 1588. Not much better could be ex- pected from the ships and their equipment. h Desire The sailing master oft e thought it worthy of record that running merrily before ,the wind under all the sail `'site could carry his vessel compassed 140' miles be- tween noon and noon, a boast which would expose the modern shipmaster to the derision of his companions in every shipchandler''s shop of the ports frequented, Among some extraordinary voy- ages made by deep sea sailing craft within recent years there may be mentioned that of the Beacon Rock, engaged on a shc,rt coastal trip be- tween two Australian ports. After all hope of her safe arrival had been abandoned she turned up at Tal- rahu ane.' Chile, some 6,000 miles from her intended destination. Be- ing in light trim and consequently with no grip on the water, she hacl a ship If it be so, ex STIRRING STORY OF THE ILD WEST OF LONG AGO. Remarkable Feat of Fred DI. Hans, the Famous Scout and Indian Fighter. "For faithfulness; .daring, and durance, and good Judgment he is the superior of any scout and guide I have ever known," In these words General,Sheri- clan, of the American Army, nee paid tribute to the bravery and prowess of •Mr, Fred M. Hans, the famous scout and Indian fighter, whom the Sioux na'cnsd We•Chac- Pe -wan Ce -La (.Lone Star), owing to his custom of scouting alone, Re accomplished all but incredible feats., and hacl many hair -breadth escapee but it is doubtful if .be was ever in such a• tight corner as when, single-handed, he tackled a band of desperadoes in the notor- ious "Hole -in -the -Wal]" retreat, Wyoming—which, by the `way, to this day remains a favorite retreat for outlaws -killed two, captured three, and smashed up the gang. "SIIACI{NASTY JIM," King adapted himself to circum- stances, and aided by a natural gift of foresight and keen intelli- gence won the respect and devotion of his subjects. He as- sumed for his motto, "My strength lies in the love of. my people," which pleased every Greek heart. r At the time he was attached to Fort Mead, and one day the eons- mander, General Crookl a famous Indian fighter, said ''o him, These outlaws in Central Wyoming are causing too much trouble. Can you put a stop to it, and capture or kill them'? How many men do you want, and when can you starts" "I don't want any men at all, and I can start at once," Lone Star ans- wered, and before half an hour had passed he was in the saddle and had left the fort behind him to go into the den of the worst set of men in the West. The leader of the gang was one "Shacknasty Jim," as thorough a ruffian, thief, and murderer as the frontier ever produced. He, to gether with his gang, had robbed overland stages and mails, and nev- er hesitated to kill men in cold blood. Their headquarters—Hole- in-the-Wall—was eadquarters—H the - in-the-Wall—was situated in heart of the Big Horn Mountains, and was reputed to be so safe- guarded by Nature that one man with a Winchester could prevent any number of persons -from pass- ing its portals. Not content with this, Lone Star determined to see what outer bin. .lits there were in the,'"Eolean" tno-Wall" ; and after handcuffing the two outlaws to a tree outside the entrance to the valley, he rode for ten miles down the valley. Then he suddenly +same fn sight of a large tent, but aa he could not dis- cover how many men wet'e within, and fearing to ride up without see- ing ]ns opponents, he dismounted, and made as though he intended to b int into firemt three Just toughx he had looking characters came from the tent, mounted their horses, and rode to- wards the scout, They were three more members of "Shac'knasty Jim's" gang—Tom Lawton' Jack Hawkins, and a stranger to Lone Star. ANOTHER SU:1tP1USE. Allowing these men to get within twenty yards of_ him, Hone Star whipped out his gun and demanded their surrender. Instead of cern- plying, all three. t.liceled their horses and.attempted to escape. With three shots, however, bit kill- ed the three horses, and nothing remained for the deeperadoes but to surrender or fight. They were not the kind to suii•ender easily, however, and as quickly as . their horses fell each man rose with a gun ieady for work.. Then ensued a thrilling scene. Lone Star jump- ed behind a pine tree, while the bandits took refuge behind the car- casses ofheir dead horses. CHARTS FOR- AIR -VOYAGERS. French Commission Presents Plan for All Governments. A permanent aerial navigation commission, empowered to elabor- ate a system of air chart; recently reported to the French Minister -45f Public Works a plan which the commission suggests should be ad- opted by all the Governments of the world in order to ensure its effectiveness. The system counts longitude from zero to 136 degrees west and east from the Behring. meridian, and latitude from zeio'to 180 from south to north, starting from the South pole. will be cut according The charts to meridians and parallels, each chart including one degree of long- itude and one degree of latitude. Corresponding land maps will be laid out with the special aim of aiding aeroplanes in times of fog. "We were only a few yards apart," says Lone Star, "and ev- ery time a part of my clothes show- ed -and my tree was a small one, not half large enough for my com- fort—it was promptly riddled with three bullets. "Then I heard them planning a rush at my tree, expecting in the resulting mix-up to get me excited and so manage to kill me. Sud- denly, with a whoop and a hail of lead, all three men jumped from be- hind the dead horses and started for me at a run. Two of them. car- ried a revolver in either hand, and all five guns were working as fast as they Goold. fire. "Jack Hawkins's second leap was his last one, for he dropped. with a bullet through his heart. As Hawkins fell dead, I stepped from behind my trees and covered the other two bandits, who were only a. few yards away by this time. They hesitated, lost their nerve, and promptly dropped their guns and surrendered." WALKED 150 MILES. A DARING PLAN. Lone Star's plan was to endeav- or to fall in with some of the out- laws, ut laws, posing as a fugitive from jus- tice, and ask to be allowed to join the band. Then, at the first op- portunity, he intetnded to either arrest the leader or kill him, and then fight his way through to the mountains. Having thus learned the route to the rendezvous, he in- tended to return later with a com- pany of soldiers and break up the infamous gang. SHIP`S ENGINES. The trial -trip of the tramp steamer Vulcanize, built in Holland for trade with Borneo, and equip- ped solely with internal combustion engines, marks, according to the Engineer of London, the first clear step in a new epoch. There' are nae;' ]boats propelled bye internal Camhuetl0Yl sue5,ie9, but they ..are nearly all pleasure craft or vessels svhich do not venture far'from home. The Vuleanus is a regular seagoing ship, although her en- gines are of only 500 horse power. It is predicted that within ten years large steamers driven by in- ternal combustion engines will be seen crossing the Atlantic. Yet doubt is expressed whether level: h such engines can be applied more than abort 24,000 horse-pow- tremelV been unable to make any pxogtes. against a persistent head wind and her master had been compelled to square yards and make a fair wind of it across the broad Pacifica Another large four masted hark, the Bnteshire, had the remarkable experience last year of circling round the windless Gulf of Panama like a circus horse until she was ob years ago that the liged Se put back, ninety days out It was not many g • and short of provisions. to her port newspapers of China were not to of departure, It may, however, be be compared with those of Japan, an exaggeration that the lighthouse but I would to -day rather read a• keepers in the gulf fell into the Chinese nowspaper than any for - habit of regulating their calendars eign newspaper that reaches the by her appearances. Empire, writes a Shanghai corres- pendent. They contain as much news as many of the papers of . Europe, and their policies, editor- ial and otherwise, aro vigorous. Au Adopted Monarch Who Has Got e.. -- Along Very Well. BIiTTER THAN A (1.001) RAIN, er 1 o be drivenvby5 engines of the old s will continue ttype. C'HINA'S SPLENDID PAPERS. One of the most remarkable ad vances the Chinese have made is in the character of their newspapers, Three days after leaving Fort Mead, Lone Star came in sight o the famous "Hole -in -the -Wall it- self—a narrow gateway, seeming scarcely wide enough for a horse- man. to pass through, but which led to a large valley, surrounded , on all sides by inaccessible eliffs hun- dreds of feet high. Apparently the outlaws considered themselves quite safe from interruption, for Lone Star passed through the gate- way unchallenged. With his freld- glnsses_ he carefully scanned the valley, and Wt. located two men who were eating lunch at the foot of a great tree, "These men saw me about the same time as I saw them," says Lone Star in his ac- count of the incident, "and, hast- ily mounting their horses, they rode towards me. As they drew closer I recognized them from the descriptions which had been given me; the gigantic man in front could be none other than the redoubtable `Shacknasty Jim' himself, while his companion was his chief lieutenant, Bill Cole. The Danish royal family was \Voile it has not been found pos- lucky . in 'securing. thrones, but it ruin something t' da will hr lined coals on the fire, You have not g, Bible 1e. make Prince William Christian iii ut Alphonso even :better has been discovered, miler the d hut ) d t George, who reigns in Greece to- at the firing and lumped George 1. and .that is that the moisture can :s :l Stchener„ VVin<lurva along site dayander. the came of t ill the suit. Wltan a n of hiui, lrnvtng him expo t Ii 'steelier), how �onN have you he<:rr bottled ttletl t p font •ezlat ' READY FOR USE [N ANY QUANTITY 'ii For making SOAP, soft ,u ening water, removing old fi b paint, disinfecting sinks ,f r�p closets and drains and '�'y4' 'A'{. for men1 othereerpeses est A can equals 20 Ibis. Sid irl Soda. Useful for five ;1 thundred purposes. � Sold 4VerrJwhere _ L E. w: Gillett Co„ Ltd. h. Toronto, Ont. I .$s$,000,000 IN JEWELS. Some Ileautlful limns Will Be Seem at the Coronation. ~•CHINESE SIODE1T CPT`Y• a unable to of a word aback,w wasg A. Home for Returning Emigrants out, continued the Very well, then,"o ]toils to Order. old autocrat, "I will• give yon one A little. over a year ago a num-, hour. Aat half, past one I expeet bei of Chinese capitalists inaug• you to be gone." orated the construction of a mad- Probably those old veterans were ern Chinese city to order on the very fall of gout, er had become so shore of •Yehli Bay, ton miles from accustomed to unquestioning obed- Macao inner harbor and ,not far lance that they; could not brook the from one of the Lappa customs slightest opposition.; but it made a stations in the province of Kwang• very strong and painful impression is tong. In some respects the scheme upon my youthful mind. is a peculiarly significant ,one. The now city to be called Heitngchow. Of the enterprise the Chinese .Im- CO®hI'E 111GBNUITY, perial;Maritime Customs Commis- — sxoner at Lappa, in his annual re- Hott' Re Secured Milk for the Mis- sionary's says :— Family. It is openly stated that ''a new Chinese city with all foreign con- A returned missionary, who has forts, as it is intended to make acquired during the years of her Heungchow, will, be a great attrac- service great respect for the native tion to many wealthy Chinese im- shrewdness of the Chinese peasant, migrants, who are averse to re- tells the following incident to justi- turning to their own cottntry and fy her opinion. She lived for a time making their homes in an ordinary near the, town of Chia -ting in the Chinese city or village for the reas: province of Szechuan. The region on that, owing. to long residence in is rocky sand precipitous, the sac_ foreign countries, they have' ac- red mountain of 0-meishan, cover- quired foreign habits, likings and ed with temples, rising it'the im- tastes. The promoters' scheme is a mediate neighborhood. most ambitious one. Of, prime ne- "To the pasture -lands at the foot cessity there will be the construe- of .the mountain, just outside.. the tion of an immensely strong break- city walls, the mission -coolie led, water, over a mile long, and ex- and watched from morn till night, tensive dredging, as there is no our cow and calf. Little- cows,. these natural harbor. Jetties are to be are, smaller than the thoroitgh- splidly constructed of large blocks bred Jersey, which `give, when at of stone, which exists in large goon- their'best,'only'two quarts of milk titles in the neighboring hills, sunk a day, Ofttimes has our supply for in layers between rows of wooden breakfast been but a cupful To ob- ides. The scheme allows for a well tain even this bit, the.calf is an all laid out city, 'with broad streets and important factor, for without it the foreign buildings for shops and re- cow 'gives not a drop' of milk. It is sidences, which is to b'e governed not an uncommon sight to see a •by a municipal council, it also pro- •year-old calf running alongside its vides for schools, charitable institu- mother. Handcuffing the pair, Lone Star drove them before him out through the entrance to the- valley to the place where he had left 'Shack nasty Jim" and Bill Cole. There he found that Jim had died of his wounds during his absence. Then he handcuffed the three surviving bandits together and started for the fort, 150 miles away; and as no horses could he found the outlaws were compelled to walk the whit distance. One week later. the handcuffed outlaws, ragged, foot- sore, and weary, entered the fort, while Lone Star himself was nearly dead for want of sleep. The pris- oners were turned over to the mili- tary authorities, and duly suffered the penalty of their crimes. Lone Star led the soldiers bacic to the. "Hole -in -the -Wall," but it •w s found that the other robbers had taken alarm and fled. Some famous jewels will be soon. at the coronation of King George - V, It is estimated that the value. of the apparel and ornaments worn, in Westminster Abbey will exceed, $55,000,000, Tho ,yaluo of the regalia was ea -- canoed. at $15,000,000 at the corn- meneereent of King Edward's reign, It then ranked second in value only 1 to that of the Russian Empel•or. Since that time the Cullinan dia- monds and several lesser jewels, have been added. The actual mar- ket value of the famous South Af- rican stones is probably not less.` than $10,000,000. There will be present at the cor- onation between 700 and 800 peer; eases, all of whom will wear their finest gems, Some of them aro• practically priceless in that they are ilniquo and have, therefore, no• standard of valuation. The Countess of Aberdeen pos sasses some famous emeralds, in- cluding the five largest in the- world, he world, Lady Wimhourne ross.esses. the finest rubies in the world, among them being the hope dia- mond. 'It is so Mire in tint' that. by transmitted ,:cit it might most be taken ter a' very dark ton- ed sapphire. With her magnificent. diamonds and pearls, Lady Wim - borne will carry about 5500,000: 'worth :of jewels on her person at. • the coronation, In a mere matter of money's. +1 worth she will be eclipsed by her American niece, the . 'Duchess of Marlborough,- who will no doubt• wear her historic pearls, some of which belonged to Marie Antoin- ette, while others formed the col- lection of the Empress Catherine , of Russia. So perfectly matched are they .in skin' and color that their equal as a set could not be• bought for less than $750,000. Another wonderful •set of pearls is that belonging to the Countess of Ilchester. They are the most perfect black pearls in existenoe. They were purchased from the Empress Eugenie for $125,000, but their market value to -day is pro- bably three or four times that amount. This estimate does' not take -into account the fortunes represented by the jewelry of Indian princes. and chiefs attending the ceremony, some of whom are said to carry 55,000,000 to' $25,000,000 each on, their persons on great stake oc- casions. '- - AT TWENTY YARDS. "My quarry were actually coming to me, and I determined at once to either capture or kill them hoth." Jim and Cole got -within twenty yards of Lone Star, when the for- mer called out savagely, "What the dickens are you doing here 1" "In- stead of answering, says the scout, "1 whipped out a Colt in either hand, and called upon the astonished pair to surrender. By way of reply both men slid• like lightning from their horses, and from the shelter of the animals pre- pared to shoot. Before either could fire, however, I got in half -a -dozen shots. Jim's horse fell dead at my first shot, and his master went down with two bullets in his breast a sec,rnd later. SHORT AND' SHARP. e fri htened with some 04.000 troops, obeyed my orders. rave eptr . "C'ola's horse liceam g n<I i>lrat flunkey 1„ Gln to instead, l from fn eonmitnd of i'r,rld Marshal Lord (not of Greece be ,,, ,rrrva rorl'e are already hong srott to my 1<tvrc,e G hat of the lie Greeks), lest `soil is hull of moisture, as in the 1:rr me; fire• The man lost hrw h of the Crteeltsl, is the luck ,s rapid.instead stead of shooting big priers, and so rnilnll money. is “Thirty-three ,years my turd," nt r stern sf,xixig, tlir, evaporation r i at this, and rn 1] Western ie the 1.a t•, could easily haw hong spent. es reeling these points ;,aid the trembling ,a et, of all, e - anrtri'h• if the aani c na wet amounting tne, wltinh he cc t and Western ILrunkn for rrrnn wee engaged Frith hie of venin;:.•, from which to watch the ;yy grrrtidfn%hci took out bit dour finite 1 w C1 eeco it unknown and rev- thous rf inch a week. BY stnt en c�hind promitedoti that Lloyels is cluing an wades, ism i 1 1 ' 1 and unmolested. re }' • ch- enormous business sc,n alty wants freelyevaporation is stopped 1'n s d�•ad horse, lirfnr•r, h<r tqa that moisture saves in ` c soil. e< t ., 1 , A t, pomade abanrinnmrilt n r, , rttiaw ton will it tette nu and arm, and his %aspen from the posstl titeph u,1 k Y This is.re inns than a and' it rani hr,eropp(e his ar 1, tlee ro ress through the melr000l• `to rank'i r yon. things 'and leave the grr adv season, cutd'it'luas. l'rc amine the the ,(rotwi. At the is, for, Rome untoward reason o'' 1 1, further advantage ago of', lett went ups • m, horse 4 surrendered, atltor, oar op ten, being much ;a TWO PROCESSIONS. Coronation Times Will Be Lively in Old London. There will be two processions of the King and Queen in State through the streets of London, in connection with the coronation. tions, police and fire stations, thea- "One late, October day the coolie tie, public gardens, electric lights was lazily lounging on the grass, and trams, water works, afforests- but half -watching in his careless tion, chamber of commerce, free manner our cow and calf. Sudden libraries, and in fact evergoad. ly realizing that the calf' was not that may tend to public good. with its mother, he raised himself Opium smoking and gambling of all quickly, and with apprehension sorts are to be strictly prohibited. looked about. What the coolie The construction of the city was most dreaded had happened; the commenced in April, 1909, and 'milf had fallen over the cliff which quite a large number of buildings bounded the pasture to the north. have been erected, including police A rocky bluff it was, with a sheer and fire brigade stations, a large drop of one hundred feet. That the number of residences and business animal was dead was a certainty, buildings. The work on the break- for it was not the first time such an. water progressed rapidly for a accident had occurred. time, but at present is delayed for "Trombliox}g with fear, the coolie financial reasons. In fact, at pies- hurried down to the narrow road ant nearly all work has ceased until which led by the foot of the cliff. it is certain what course toward the Tho mere fact that the calf was city is to be followed by the Chin- dead mattered little to him, but if ase Government. the little animal was not beside its a mother that night, we would have - - no. milk for -dinner, and not only A RUTHLESS VETERAN. that night, but for days to come. The coolie, however, was equal to the An Instance Which Shows Ills occasion. He took out his knife and Harsh aril Cruel Nature. carefully skinned the ealf, stuffed who was.wonndecl' the skin with grass, and carried Lord Anglesey, the result of his labor and ingenu- ity the Battle of Waterloo, was a ity to the barn. man of hasty temper, as several "That evening our family could stories related by his grandsoin, have been seen standing in the door Admiral Montagu, in his "Remi- of the barn, looking on with amus nfseences," serve to show. One ed wander; for there was that of these, the admiral declares, al grass -stuffed calf, leaning against ways made his coat stand up like the feed -box within.sight of the a Scotch terriers, and he found g cow; and she, our little Chinese, cow,. was giving her usual supply of milk. There will be the procession to it hard to excuse his grandfather s Westminster Abbey on the coron- action. Others will agree with the atien day, Thursday, June 22, theadmiral that his grandfathers ac -- route all lined with troops, being tion" was needlessly harsh,. and from Buckingham Palace via the tlre,.,cfore erne]. Mall, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, My 'grandfather had long enjoyed the services of a very faithful val et, to whom, I believe, lie was much attached, although he certainly "dissembled his love" with some success. Ono very cold morning, re. the Strand, when he was writing at his table, Trafalgar Square, to Hill St,. he noticed that the ;fire was low, Fleet Street, Ludga , anti rang the bell for more coals, Paul's Clnirchyard, Cannon Street, le walked his valet'. and Parliament Street. On. 1 following day, Friday, the King and Queen will make a progress in state through the metropolis, by way of Constitution Hill, Piccadil- ly St.James Street, Pall Mall, London Bridge, Southwark, 55. George's Circus, Westminster Bridge Road and the Mall,. At the entrance of the city, where Temple Bar formerly stood, the King and Queen will be welcomed by t Lord Mayor .and the Baty fathers,. will receive an address of welcome, and will touch the ancient City. Sword of State tendered to him by the Lord Mayor for tits purpose, in token of submission. of the city nrto bis sovereignty. The 'fling Queen will he escorted by a brill- iant eavaloade, and the Strode, as Ott coronation y, "coals!" Put mere coals on the fire!" said his lordship, shortly, Out went the valet in search of feel; but as he seemed 'to be tak- ing an unusually long time bring- ing the coal -scuttle, Lord Angle- sey became- irnpati.ent, and rang furiously at the boll, In walked a anddmred ade up fire, the coals P "Bend Stephen here immediate- ly 1" thundered his lordship; and when the faithful valet arrived "Stephen,,, said Lord Anglesey, "my orders to you were to put m rt r ci tl surfaro "thus forming a sot cum atimn, het, ran 'o cm . • b in the wav of I l thin it. le hriteem, twelve.. ratrvel mulch,• this ovapom Pl J „ <, a utsl loss rrsnitrn ]rn rnurrmrmr•cl, cantemplativoly. King George it. Gifted y 1 I srni a bullet insurances age lest, g 1 ' the 1 1 't tI 80 easy time of it. Crrfgu with no small share of warldy goads, for besideGreek Stho civil Governmentthe retell/anted es tim an additional grant from the three 1 1 t warming up amine re n ers , t atm - fat I l i h taken tiro soil. I he s FRENCH POPI'LA'l'ION GROWS: Suburbs [Iratvilig Trent Congested Districts of Paris. The publication o[ the first re- sults of the census which recently was taken tbroughoue France rather gives the lie to the pessimis- tic view generally taken of late years regarding the danger of the depopulation of the country. 'Jwo facts stand out from the re- port,l received to far. One is the: decided tendency toward a •partial abandonment of the, land in favor of urban districts and. the either is the decentralization of the most crnwded sections of large cities. The heart of Paris, for instance, is getting Ices thickly mandated, while the suburbs are receiving the benefit of the exodus and are grow 1ng steadily. ']hrunghou1 hranee the figures show a slow 1)011 general growth in the lroptdalinn, ?'ire most notable inclreasn has taken place fit Nancy end '1'„nlettse, due, without doubt, to the growing prosperity of the eastern Crueller. It is •sato to say already that when all the r'etur'ns aro init will he shown that the pm - elation of native' lute nonsidernbly grown since the torsi (tenses in 1906, 3 CLIMBING ARARA'I'. Only 17 RecordedAseents of th Roust on Which Ark Rested. Ararat is not a mountain that is • climbed every day, or oven every year. Seventeuun ascents have ben recorded, says the Wide World, and there is no .reason. to suppose that. any have escaped notice. When James Bryce, : unaccom- " panied, made his remarkable as- cent in 1876 he was told by every - One whom he met. in the vicinity of the mountain that the top had nev- er been reached, and what was - more, that it never could be. Jinns and fiends and 'giants had prevented the rascally Kurds from even attempting to Beata the ter- rible mountain, and since tho Ark grounded: there no mortal; nian had been allowed to trespass on the sacred heights he was informed. Hsd not St. Hagop tried aga•n and again to reach the summit in order to silence the sceptics al eut the -- Ark, but found himself ea.;1 morn- ing on waking, quietly deposited at the base, whence he started? Finally, an angel presented him with a piece of the Ark for- -h. ie pains, but: told him to cease h 1t len r C for bd attempts to reach the ground. That was in the fourth century of our era, but the piece of the Ark is still to be seen at the monastery of the Eltehmaidsin, where dwells the Catholicos of the Armenian Church. That Russians, or a stray - lone Englishman, had reached the top of Ararat was not to he thought of. „ Times have changed during Go last thirty years, even at the base of Ararat. The railway now goes skimming along the great waste of the Garden of Eden, the. Catholic - os, or head of the Armenian Church, who dwells :in sight of the snow-tl'on-led mountain, is - an en- lightened man' who presses electric buttons, turns switches and gives,. audience near a table covered with fly pstper, and the Kurds, though Shay will not venture for more than two miles up, are willing to admit that other people have braved the jinns Lan the third milersand tile still ntoie tliflicult surph "Your face is a masa of sears. Did you ens yottrsoif while shaving 1" "No; but I mane ed to ohave my - Holt while outtinget GROWTH OF FRENCH errmS. "flu, results of the French COMBO taken during the fist week of elareh indicate the general growth of the cities at the expense of the country clistr•igts. Thus the De - pertinent ,of Yotrrte's population lilts diminished since 1900 from 1313r 153 10 300,741. All important, cwt•, Department of Saone at fres in the gains while the Loire shute gains, uFh villages have fallen aff. Tie, same drift ritywards is taking place in the De- artmerit of the Rhone. The City of 1, •ons gained 59,639. now hats g a population tri 1210,793.: The sub- urbs of Lyons also show alt iircreate from 88,261 to 99,209, .ti s.