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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1905-3-30, Page 7EA EG 1011 .phib vete, ways mien Mere nO fens Pied Uhioi maki cities ((Inc gooa • )ink • de - the et an a nd laity, good gen- : and Mire mirsie Mist - leek ax Is niter :gain 'stem that re a ones. . to rable 'Jiang siting good own- t▪ icu- way, un 11.1 de, 1 Ile- hject er at any ment auto- ; who adom teals, J 8 in tabor re - for *tern lance can may /less, and IB KILLED AND WOUNDED Losses in the Present War, and in Great Modern Battles. The hal 110 of Mutate:1, Mille I. he percontage of loeses is not so great i(1 many other battles, owing to the extended field over winch it WEIS OlIght, 5.111 rank As ono of the bloodiest bailee of modern times. At bie istage of the war it Is interesting to note what the losses have been 0 both be'ligerents in men, Alps and money, and the total is almost an malting one. Not including this last bettle of Muktien, it is estimate I that the totaj killed and woundrel on both sides, by land anti sea gh I i lig, we e 24.11,000 men, di vi ded this way; Jape neee 115,000, It ue- ns 125,000. Of prisoners, there are DA, least 30,400 Russians in cap- vitY, and probably 1,000 Japanese. In war material it is impossible give an accural e s 1 Moment ' of the loss, but it may be noted that the resider; have lost about $20 guns, as against a loss to the Japanese of me fifteen guns, the value of the former being over $2,500,000. As to the naval losses, the war has so far disposee of eight battle - p8, worth $45,000,000; thirteen cruiser% worth about $30,000,000, ncl a great quantity of other vessels, gunboats, neino-laying ships, coast defence ships, destroyers, torpedo boats, colliers, etc, the value a which will not be less than 830,000,000, so that the total naval losses would reach 5105,000,000, of which about 885,000,000 falls to Russia. The principal Russiao naval losses aro seven battleships, two armod cruisers, seven prefer:tea cruisers, seven gunboats a,nd two mine -laying ships. Those of Jaime are one battleship, four protected cruisers, and two coast defence ships. Whet has the war cost in money? A conservative estimate is that at the end of 1904 japan had expended $250,000,000. and Russets, $450,- 000,000. To these sinus must be added the cost of the naval losses, .8105,000,000, making the total cost of the war $805,000,000, of which about $Sle,000,000 would fall on liusela. And the mid is not yet. At the battle of Mulcden there were between 800,000 and 850,000 num engaged, and the esti:Dater] loss in Isilleci and wounded is placed at 00,000, or 12 per cent. The following table gives a number of the great modern battles, ith the number of men engaged, losses and pereentage:- S00.-Marongo ........ • .. 68,000 " 19,000 27 Per Cent. 1 Ole of Battle. Men Engaged Losses. 1895-A usterlltz 154,000 88,000 24 180& -Jena 110,000 31,000 24 1809-Wagram 280,000 57,000 25 1812 -Moscow 245,000 74,000 29 1813-ffielpsig .,. ., 47:1,000 107,000 26 1813-Baut52,000 een . 260,000 20 181 5 -Waterl oo . 221,000 Ti1,000 . 23 1859-44 ol fete no 287,000 37,000 13 1859-eMagenta . . .. , 108,000 15,000 14 1869 --Antietam .. 184,000 33,000 16 27 83,000 1863-0 ettysburg . 185,000 44,000 1S661--Sadowe 291,000 12 1870-Gravelotto „, 396,000 62,000 17 1870 -Sedan 314,000 47,000 18 • OOD SCHOOL STORIES FROM ALL PARTS - OF THE BRI- TISH ISLES. Specimens of Hum- or and. Quaint Sayings From Many School - To oms. A large and amusing selection of examples of humor front the school- room, has been collected by Dr, Macnamara, to whom tho anecdotes were sent by teachers in all parts of be esitish Isles. Their authenticity is guaranteed by their senders, and Dr. Mammtnera has kept everything out which is not new. (lee of tbo gems of the collection is Ti reply to the question: "Who is letr, Chamberlain?" The enswer was: "A man who broke out among other P people." Another boy said: "Me. pleto Chamberlain has a glass eye, and keeps a shop called John 13ull's Store." The following, although not from the schoolroom, is 'delicious in., Me suggestion of. reform: "Pleas sue, onnie 150$ Imp home to -day. X have ,c1 Vales. It shunt occur again. ours, truly, Mrs. 'Smith." It must have been a Scotch boy o explained David's preferenee to t h a doorkeeper In the house of tho el by saying "Because he could afic about outside while the sex - on was being preached." tlu casionally a word which to the ildish ear sounds similar to the most oper one gives a very humor° is Ames n to an otherwise bald statement near fact. "The marriage custo.ms 01 onts 10 ancient Greeks were that a man el re tacl only ohe wife, and it was mon- uwel 'bony," said one child. rther "Thou shalt llot kick a duckery," in a, vas a four-yearsold child's version of , a the Seventh Commandment. "It WaS promised for you in yotir *tient," said a school inspector, that you would fight against three ,reat evils. Tell mo what they are." S. "My godfathers and godmothers," *wee the reply of mie youtli. on NEOESSARY IN BAPTISM. con iron main th cob- ner's roe hina, her (nee5 tom, from In, plor- of ear - t Ex - "Now, my dear children," said an •eltdeacon, "X will ask you 0, few uostions in your Cetechism, Which of you can tell me the two things necessary 10 baptism?" "Quito right, 'water.' Water is one Ohm, and what is the other? What! Oen none of you think what else is necessary? Well, little girl, what do you say?" Little 0 irl; "Please, sir, . a baby." Teacher (after class had read of St. Paul's • adventures among the "barbarians of Molita"): What is a barbarian?" Pupil: "A man who eats hair, sir!" Smely it was an Irish child who explained that under the Salle law no woma(1 could become a King.' Amalie!' defieition which will not ap- peal to every poet is: "Poetry, is were when every lino begins with a cool - en of t 1 letter " and "Oliver Goldsmith was one of the to greatest poems in Ireland, and his ad- father was a clergyman. Ho wrote tho Deserved village, tho Unauthoris- and ed virgin, ated teams °Ulm's." vial, A 'Standard V. boy giv,es the fol - and lowires infoemation aboet the pig: 1 hee "A pig when living has f our logs, . ttt but when you ,kill it tho butcher 0070 pink it only haS t1170, 0eett080 he °elle '(185, the front legs shoulders and the back Ma- legs are called hams, Ham tastes nice, and they boll it to oat at a 1 al eedding. The misses sprinkles little s I u Ls of toast on item Make it look isoly tt " s nt The liare is Ann With by a youth- ful anther in Standard ITT, in the o1 8.. following numner; "Yoking hairs ate girl s called leveret:Ls. Hales sleep 111110 0, put They always 51001) with their oyez Limb opentteirs ha•vo no eyelashes. Theft ' re, four loge are shorter than their hind legs, Their erm-ring is remarkably 1' be good Hairs paee thoir lies in sole- tere tilde and sileete. They are often pink hunted 00 borsieback and be 11111e hownde." has A NATURAL TYRO Itset, hes quaint, tattle about. UM caned, 41111. '''Xie nest," � etterfe, "is h Valle eleall 014 Matie 01 tWige, tiDaTaft, fete te has a large body, and it is able to carry it full of water. It has two humps of faton its back, on which it is able to feed when it is hungry. Its feet aro webbed, in which it is able to cross the desert. Its hair is used to make brushes which are used for painting. Tt also lays eggs. It eats worms." Tbe following incident occurred a few weeks ago: Scene: History lesson to Standard ILI. on the "Loss of the White Ship." Teacher -"It issaid that after King Henry beard of the death of his son ho never smiled again." Boy (who has boon deeply interest- ed in tbo story)-' Pleave miss, what did he do when they tic:Idea him?" The following answer to a physio- logy questiort was written by a boy who evidently tried to "mecle the most of he" : Q. What are the lungs? Where aro they placed? What aro they used or? A. The limes are too in nuinber; they are orgins of the body; they are "bee -hived" in shape; they are situ- ated 10 the abdomen and aro used for thinking purpoecm. ."A shoft time ago," says a teach- er, "1 was taking a lesson on the use of the hyphen. Having written a number of examples on the black board, the first of which was 'bird- cage,' I asked the boys to give a rea- son for putting the hyphen between 'bird' and 'cage,' After a short sil- ence one boy who is among tiro dunc- es hetet up his Mold and said, 'It is for the bird to ascii on, sir,' " The ubiquity of Bill Bailey Is shown by the following versien of COLIN STERNE'S VERSES: Bark to the smith with his elaug, elang, In his forge he's working daily; h'or his arm in strong, and he singe a •eong, As ho strikes hie An-Iiill Bailey, The teacher had boon talting about; a. lion sitting on eggs, and, with the incubator in itis intrid, asked if eggs could be hatched in any other way. "Yes, put 'em under a duels," was the response. "Please excuse little Vary from at- tending school this afternoon, as she has had an illustrated throttle with glaciers on both SidOS," waS a 110110 sent to a teacher. Xt was playthne. Wordy warfare was being waged between two cheru- bid little brothers of tour and five sumaners. "As I drew near," soya O teacher: " 'Please, can Stanley play cm any harp?' cried the bigger, "Yes, I shall; yes, shall!" taunt- ed 1111.10 Stanley, enticing with mis- clievious joy. " 'But, Harold, you haven't a have.' " 'When we're 111 heavenl' he mute tercel, fiercely'. 'Ho nays, when we're in heaven he shall play on my harp,' " SLEEPYONE. Night ie falling, Sloopyene; Fairiee Sleopyone. 'Drop your heti 1 on teethes breast Time lot little feet to rest, Sleopyone. 'Theo to Mose ;veer eleepy oyes, Time to cross tho dreamland skies, For the land of Itillebies, Sleepohe.. • Night is creeping, Sleopyono, Stens aro peeping, Sleepyotio. Close yelir eyes and Megan afea,y-- Bream of hopes attether deer, Dream of joye form* shod Roiled your bright end elegy hoed; Fairies guarel yam peaceful bed, Sloeporee Oniene have lately, beet selling Ili tondOlo tct the plied 01 geoci apples, HEALTH 41.0• 1:**4.4:”:0,:•••:•4•4•4.4..K.O.1.4;04 WHEN YOU HAYTI A COLD. When a cold le the bead goes down the bronchial tubes to the lungs, there 18 nothing bettor, perhaPs, than all eidaleation of an cinion poultice, 'To prepare, chop three medium-sized melons and one slice of Milt pork, ff you own a meat grinder, you can save thee, noise arid ithrength, by running them through that, Fill a coarse cotton bag with the mixture, and place it on a tin in the oven for a few minutes, turn- ing often until it is wilted, steaming and greasy. .Apply as hot as the patient will allow, and cover with a warm flannel. The roller will corn- pgenespte for the odor and unpleasant- hWhen. threatened With pneumonia, try an application of powdered lo- belia seeds and sweet oil. It Is ex- ceedingly penetrating, Have the patient in bed, and rub the chest thoroughly with hot sweet oil (any oil will answer, either hen's, goose, or skunk's), then sprinkle on the powdered lobelia, end cover with a flannel saturated with het sweet oil. To keep in position, it is wise to place a flannel bandage around the entire body. V it sliould happen to cause nausea, it coulol be removed, but otherwise it is beet to let it re- main undisturbed until the soreness has disappeared. This remedy is usileclein pneumonia, with excellent re- eitPer an ordinary sore throat the home remedies are often the most miTective. A camphor gargle is 0710 AT PORT ARTHUR To avoid colds , carefully shun po- SCENES talions in which the Indy is exposed to different tenumeaturee at ono end the same time. CALLOUS OFFIoms 01, THE thansy is ae. aeute Inflammation of RUSSIAN ARMY. the tonsil. .A geny powder, accord- ing to hga, and a gargle of chlorate Demeee Like Dandies prevared, fer 01 potties:, is generally sufficient. lf a I3iai-soicuers Were in matters proceed further, the tmisil Rags. may require to bo lanced. Gerinall measles /5 frequently eons In a meet: joije ne Landon Times, footiiiiteiidedui,N,veisthwmitehasnsrvlozvr,,mtinci axtt pomlent with the Japanese Port Ar - publishes a letter from its corres- Purtakes of the pecuiluilties of both, thur describing 80.1110 of the merles at bet is distinguishable by the presence 'the fortress after its capitulation. of enlarge° glands, fuel the blotchy The terms of the capitulation at' - character of the rash, ranged for the Russians to march out A sprain is the sudden stretching on the afternoon of the Gth to a and partial repturing of mane liga- village celled Labels°, situated close meets. 11 severe, and accompanied to pigeon Bey, teem to bo 10011)00 by much swelling, apply hot lemon- arlly hemmed until proper arrange - teflon% and follow those with zinc meets could be made to convey them lotion, applied cold. Rest of the to Dalny. From Laliutse to the sta- tion is a distance of about 111teen part is abscautely .necessary•. Carron oil is the name given to a miles, and this the Russians had to mixture of equal parts of lime -water cover on foot. On the 711.1 the first and linseed oil, and used as a dress- batch marched to the station, and ing for burns. Its use was discover- wonderfully picturesque their appear- ed by chance at the large ironworks ance was as they marched along the at Carron, Stirlingshire, where the Ing,h roads, woricees are naturally much expesed First came some officers, some to buena, mounted and others trudesfng along Copper appears detrimental to bac- Carrying their swords. The officers torte, for, while they abound on sil- were all splendidly dressed and look - vet' coplinsr, 110110ilreuveuyeeettebr tnhefote found Dedaleiiilittlheeefit•htei1glihteebtleuerteovierretohaetys hanada on com11 minute quantity of sulphate ofa°P- C0•111tehanfr h0anvinEgniPjuerston °r'ggriethrough a.tb per will destroy the germs of cholera 01 and typhoid without injury to drink- smiclegn, eotfhesiirx meoiteitohisee, .Aefiedforeetpbeeeiesouly- ing-water. their boots, wore -in poor condition, The best tonics for general use are and many wore Chinese costumes and a brisk walk. or a bicycle ride. They sheep overcoats, but physically they reuse the whole system, aid all the Processes of life, and eliminate the efhPte earebdeeitn eefecheeleleittih t.coedition and waste products of the body. Stay- i at-horne, sedentary people aro rob- JEERED BY THE CHINESE. bing themselves . of inedictne which Nature dispenses gratis. Perhaps the most 'disagreeable part Congestion of any part or organ toif the journey for them was when of ono. Some of the station officials and JaPanese officers intervened and assisted the helpless 01108 into the most empty of the open trucks, which were already nearly Lull of the ()Indere' servants, who, tatting the cue from their 171)101.008, were not go- ing to wait for the women and child- ren to be seated. lime Some of the W01)1511 found seats in the trucks, in- termingled with the .dirty, common soldiers and the luggage of the officers in the closed carriages. ONE UNFORTUNATE WIDOW. One beautiful widow, whose hus- band had been killed in the siege, whose very appearance one would have thought might have aroused a spark of dormant gallantry in the breast of one of the Ozar's chosen Arrive, was left wandering about, and would have missed the train had not General Nogi's A.D.C., Caplain Matsuada, cleared out some of the soldiers a.nd found room for her in a t8t1r11°Tuelehivticeit'l:u'e cause of Russia's downfall with a last whistle, the train moved off, carrying with it In the far emit, and leaving seated on the platform, to await lor hours 1t.h1 ssiamarrival of the next train: the majority of the woman and children. R. was a miserable scene, and dissle regret for the misfortunes of the gar - Meted the last remaining feeling of LONDON'S BELL FOUNDRY IT HAS BEEN' AT WORK FOR CENTURIES, - Recently Recaet Pelle Turne Out Nearly a00 Years Ago. London has a bell foundry fa Whiteehapel road, founded in 1570, where the big bells are still made. A peal of eiglit bells for the Roch- ester Cathedral Was turned. out a /ow diva ago. Two are entirely lacy, the treble and second bell, Lour, i1w(31161, W16°91, c aald °VhgeinfaolurlYehlo 1110VG It% , no date, have been made over. Two : of the old bells, cast In 171,2 and 11834, have been retained. The in- dustry calls for superior workman,' ship. To be a successful 0011 10010501' one requires not only to be a good reusleian and mechanician, but he must also be a prattical metallur- gist ane possese some of the Vella - cations of an architect. To be able to cast ancl tune a bell le conson- ance with others of the Peal, ono must have a precise musical car, and as bell metal is a mixture of copper and tin (the latter being somewhat less than a fourth of the whole weight), it would be ruinous if the bell -founder were not an expert. SOME FAMOUS BELLS. But tho onerous dutles of the bell - founder do not end there. Ile has to make the bell wheels and fittings, and M order to appreciate the strength of the belfry in which the bells are to be hung, ho must have a good knowledge of architecture. And %till further, to insure success be must be a bell ringer. All these attributes are to be found. at the foundry whence the great bell of Westminster, the largest ever cast iit London; the great hell of Mont- real Cathedral, the lergest ever ship - venous, when the locality is cold, Ped; "Great Peter" of York Minster, blue, and swollen. Relief is obtained "Great Tom" of Lincoln Catlaedval; by smart purgation or bleeding. the clock belts of St. Paul's (the Whooping -cough is an infectious hour bell ringing since 1709); "Bow and epidemic disease. There is no Bells" of Cheapside, and a host of actual remedy. The frequency and others had their origin. severity of the spasms may be re- The industry Is a most interesting duced by medicine contairdng bro- one in all its branches. To begin mide of pota,ss, tincture of belladona with the casting of large bells, the and syrup of papaveris, prepared ac- shape of the bell is a vital factor, cording to age. The air of the room It is ith soul. Although the shape should be impregnated with carbolic has not changed pereeptibly for bun- + dreds of years, yet to tiM eye of the acid. expert the advance of science can be AM MEAN MYSTERY. seen. The first difficulty is to get the sbhea - Pteruterne. That done, the tone The Mary . Celeste Was Unlucky MAKING TEM CASTING. . From the Start. To bring this about an iron mold Of all unexplained happenings none is neade and lined with loam, giving the exact shape of the outside of seems so mysterious as do those of the bell required. It is =ethernet - the sea, for the waves keep their sec- cally correct and inside this mold. rets. Amopg the many nautical or frame is builb a core of brickwork mysteries which ha,ve been the talk with a lining of loam on the top. of seafaring folk that of the Mary Celeste has for thirty • years taken The core and lining is so manipulat- the lead, All sorts oi explanations ed that spece is left for the exact have been attempted, and the inci- thickness of the bell. The next step dents have been uped as the basis of is to place the mold in a loam pit. O well-known sea rove', yet no sat- The loam, which is in the vicinity of isfactory solution has been offered. the ftrrnace iu which the metal is A writhe' in the New York Evening mixed and melted, must be absolute - Post has recently summed up the ly dry. Wet or damp, an explosioe. facts of the arse, and strange ones would veer. ' The mold is then they are. The Mary Celeste was buried. with the exception of the ori - launched in 1869. Bad fortune at- flee to which the metal is drawn tended her very start In the world, from tho ftn•riace. When the mole for being built of green timber, she is full, a pool of molten metal is steck on the ways, and was floated left on the top of the pit, so as to wore unprofitable, and after a few obviates the mischance of making an only at groat expense. Her voyages years her captain, thscourgaed by uesound head to the bell. A. bell in continual loss, took his life. cooling contracts and the greater On December 4, 1873, the Mary thickness of the base draws the met - Celeste, bound for Genoa, wee found al away from the upper part; hence by the British vessel Dei Gratia the necessity for tho pool of metal. about midway between the Azores Smaller belles by the way, are and Lisbon, adrift and abandoned. made by the same method, with the She was running under sail, her exception that, by means, of a runner long -boat was gone, and the chrono- or pipe which runs alongside of the meter and ship's papers were miss- mold, the metal enters the bell at ieg. It was evitlene she had been the bottom and rises to the top. deserted in haste, 13y the log -book This gives a better vont than by it WaS judged she bad been cruising pouring from the top, but, of course, without a crew for eight or nine in the large bells this method is 1111. days. practicable. Before the mold is placed in the pit, however, the text: The vessel was soarthed carefully, but the mystery only 'deepened. A or legend which is to adorn the bell naked, dark -stained cutlas which was is impressed in the loam and so good found on the cabin floor for a time is the woristeanship at Whitechapel later examination showed the stain that when the casting has been made caused. a sospieion of mutiny, but a. to be only rust. There wore no the letters are beautifully out and require only a rub with a brush to lay cloth, needle, scissors and Ultra- clear away the sand adhering to the traces of strife. On the cabin table ble-evidenees of a woman's suddenly metal. interrupted sewing. The pinups were PROCESS OF TUNING. ilry, the cargo intact, and nothing . When the metal has cooled, the W1'009 with the spars or rigging. mold is taken from the pit and the The Meg was talcen to Gibraltar extraneous parts cut off from the and Investigations begun. Thve was head. If necessory, it is then tuned, an attempt to Prove that the eftp- In case of the Rochester peal, the one of the reefs of the .Azores, but bolls wve cast to act in enison with the old or tenor bell, which has been thin intended to lose Ills ship on jections to this theory were the pres- doing duty for some eighty years. If the case fell through, Obvious ob- thee of the captain's wife and child the new bell happens to be too sharp on board and the risking of all lives it is placied on the tuning machine, head downwards. This machine ._ in the long -boat, so far away from works in a circle and cuts metal entil the train moved off. This is ieh Mighbors is rapidly becoming a efiellilitelmeeMIstteueocif theentliteillt.hTelielserpriel- 1ancl. When the Masy Celeste was board- ed, her sails gave evidence that she to has been obtained. A bell can only one little incident, but there prominmit feature in social and poll- no was abandoned while running before were many 11101e like. it in tint truly 'deal Me- be sharpened mily by cutting it When the change of Ministry comes down, but this is rarely resorted t0. a strong breeze, end had been rounds' miserable scone, ed to in. melee to launch the life- SCENE OF SI -TAME, in Great Britain, and with it a pose Next mimes the fitting of the tongue or clapper, 'this is a delicate boat. Her fore hatch was lying hot tongue describing the arrival of Gen- teel side up on the deck. Her cargo Val Stoessel and his stag at the sloe operation. The staple is first Reged, eels. Red oak is vele, porous, and Then occurred a, scene winch then the clapper and its stem are Welded together, and the lot 'Med was alcohol stored in red oak bar- tion Ole CorreSpoMicilt goes on to those who witueseed it will never in with mathematital preeisiou. In permits the escape of fumes under sa'Y' forget, and will ever remember with the forge the steel fi•ames are et.leo the m•essure of higb temperature. gas whith blew oft the fore hatcle Port Arthur Elm; one has to bo con- nittdele.AMILY or, womarats. • Tho bell is then fitted with a wheel These alcoholic fumes mixing the foul shame and disgest, Even third-class air of the hold may have generated a carriages are scarce on the Daley- Volumee of vapor pourieg out would ley passed through the streets of 211 ea 01S that the vessels are- distended the Ohinese villages and heard the with blood. It may be fictive and of the best. 'l'o prepare, put a, table - arterial, when the part Is hot and spoon of granulated sugar he a red. or it may be mechanical and tumbler, and drop on 11 six drops of camphor. Add a little water and stir thoroughly, then fill up the glass with more cold water. , Use as a gargle as often as the case de- mands. .11 gargle of alcohol and warm water is also excellent for a sore throat. Prepare each time the quan- tity you neon for one gargle. One teaspoon of alcohol to three tea- spoons of water, is a good propor- t ion. Have the water as WarM as you can conveniently use it. Sage tea and alum is another valu- able gargle for cankered sore throat, while for simple irritation borax and water mity be used with benefit. , We wonder if everybody knows the virtue of beefsteak for removing in- flammation? In peritonitis, appen- dicitis and so on, it is invaluable. Replace with fresh whon necessary. LANGTIA.GE OP BABYHOOD. Crying is the universal language of babyhood, the only means that ba- bies have by which to express their desires, discomforts arid emotions. Poverty of vocabulary 15 compensat- ed for by tone and volumo of sound; and these qualities use soon modi- fied to such an extent as to become distinctly expressive of entreaty, per- suasion or cormnand Persistent vying eliveys indicates something abnormal; neverthelest, it is not so often a sign of hunger as the mother is disposed to infer. Tbe hungry babe steles Its fingers into its mouth, and its cry is fretful; but the same actions may denote soreness of the mouth or throat when food is tefusect and headache or earache when the brows are knit and the head Is tossed froin side to side. A hoarse cry is caused by cleyness of the vocal cords that may accompany an orain- ary cold, creep, diphtheria, 'and other \affeebions ca tee larynx. The cry is Aver loud in painful erections of 'the chest; in fact, it is usually re- placed by moaning. When crying fol- lows the coughing of bronchitis, it often signifies tee supervention of bronchopneumonia, and the doctor should be called at Deem Squirming and kicking attenoi the crying of painful conditions of the abdomen. 10. Voiceless esy denotes great wealc- ness, except when the sound is sup- pressed on accounl of pain or hoarse - nem Tearless crying, after the fourth month of age, generally re- veals illness, When the baant cries upon being picked up, there is; usu- ally tenderness due to rheumatism, pleurisy, rickets or nervy. Pressure over clifforont regions discovers the sensitive area. The cry of fear in en older infant is short and loud ; the eyes remain open and are turned toward the source of danger, while the face be- comes pale and the body teembles. Alt 00917 child also bCComrs livid through holding its breath, To the panmered child crying becomes a habit; ever; yoling Infants lenen to cry foe tho light, to be carried or rooked , a,01 s on mos, apparently, merely for their own declaration. It is, of comise, possible thet a sudden piercing er.y at night may indicate sonle serious trouhle, but it 15 more likely to be nothing worse than Indi- gestion or nervousnese. eefetakes °an often he avoided in the interpretation of a fit of Crying ifthe clothes of the child be remov- ed end a search be 1110110 for a prick - i117 pin or loth' signs of injury , or disoase-a reeent reptile°, the frac- ture of a bone or the clisloeation of Tr; no eireuraetanece should an opiate or other aliening potion bo given simply to arrest the crying; end toying thn infant face doWnward upon the lap stops 1,11e noise only by impeding respire 11011 without remov- ing tile cause of it. -Youth's Otim- paeion. ee-t- IthIALT11 Never wear glasses without having the sight tested hy .011 oplithalmie surgeen, .Moro persons Suffer Prol01 eoglect of thie proofed/len than 1r0111 eethal defective eight. Sulphate of soda is useful itt the form of ti mouth wash. Ono tea- epooeful in two tablespoonfuls of Writer, Lozenges of chlorate of not - 958118018,015 employed for .0010InOlith /Ma jeering remarks of the Chinese; for, the last time they had passed that way, they. had passed as a retreating but not a defeated areaY, and were still masters, Now the spell was broken, tho glory hall departed from them, and the Chinaman,Unable to prererve the soil for himself, at least was not going to miss the op- portunity of having a laugh at the expense of those who hail so ruth- lessly made themselves his masters. • A. camp 'was formed at Cherashi station, and here the prisoners were housed, pending the arrival of the trains to convey there to Dalny. Here also was served out to them, with no stintlng hand, each soldier having as many tins of meat and as many packages of army biscuits as he could possibly desire. All were apparently in excellent hemor, and nond ' seemed to feel their position very keenly. The officers para'de'd the platforms smoking. cigarettes and joking as if tee surrender of the strongest fortress ever known Was notlnng but an every -day event. This callousness of tlie Ruseian officers to the disgraceful defeat their coontry bas suffered has been the most mark- ed featere of the surrender, and per- haps explains better than anything else the reasons for that defeat. COSTUMED AS POR A BALL. I went to Cherashl Station, and I think almost every one did, with a feeling of sympathy for the Russians; for, so great had been the downfall and so complete tho humiliation of the Russia", that ,common human- ity could not but feel disposed to RAILS ARE TOO LIGHT, Cause of Most of the Present Ac- cidents. I wfil make a, statement which will be challenged, but which can not be disproved, writes Mr, F. U. Adams, in Success. The abnormally heavy locomotive, now the standard on American railroads, 01 the positive cause of a large percentage of rail- road accidents, most of which are charged against other factors of equipment or service. The craze for powerful locomotives set in about 1878. Prior to that time the aver- age loecanolivo weighed from twenty- five to fifty tons. Our roads were planned for engines of this type and weight. The rails, switches, bridges, viaducts, and other features were in conformity to the medium -weight lo- comotive. It was discovered that there was an economy in big freight engines, hauling a large munber of cars, and thereby doing away with train men. It was also discovered that the greatest source of safety hi case of the inevitable cellissions was a car so solidly constructed that it would smash through weaker ones. Po haul these heavy cars at high speed required engines of increased size. The mechanical world was sur- prised when. the seventy -ton locomo- tive was announced.. Then it went to eighty, then to ninety, and there was much acclaim when the hundred - ton monster Was turned out of the shops. A passenger locomotive which does not weigh one hundred tons is now considered out of date. To .meet the terrific impact of these monsters, the size of the rails has been slightly increased, but we still hold them to the ties by the primi- tive method of epiking them down. What is the consequence? Tlis rails spread on a c:urve. and sometimes on a straight piece of track, and a dis- astrous wreck ensues. Such acci- dents have increased at an alarming rate. • sympathize with individuals, even if It is an open secret that hundreds one's feelings against the nation re- of accidents are charged against Inis- method the same. But, after watch- placed switehes when the cause ing the crowd of Generals, Colonels should read "ripped -up sWitelle8." 111 and lesser magnates arrayed hi cos- seems impossible to construct inter- locking switches, which are safe against tho well-nighresistless im- pact of one hundred or more tone of metal hurled forward at a speed of seventy miles an hour. The tracks and switches are too weak for the locomotives. There is 110 doebt 111 the world aliout it. There is not a railroad matt in the country who does not know that this statement is tumes more lit for a ball than the finale ot a tragedy, and watching how lightly they felt their position, and seeieg the centemptuons manner whith tbey received the assistance so readily accorded them by their ad - vassal'', all sympathy at once ova- Porated, and a feeling that the judgment ranee upon them was per- feetly Met took its place. - Naturally 0005 feelings remained the game towards the wonien mid children huddling together on the few seats and looking for the most pert miserable. There were not many officers' wives present, but many maids and the wives ot some of the civilians and non-commissioned offi- cers. Ono poor woman lutd three children to look after, one only a few months old; they were crying and too much for her to manege; but no helping hand was held out to her by the crowd of officers whose privations she had so bravely borne. They laughed and they talked, they brushed by her and took not the slightest notice, Then it wits that the Russian soldier showed his Importer- ity as a gentleman to hie officer, as be has so often done aS a soldier in the field. One dirty, ill-kempt man, a humble peasant, perhaps neable to read,, went up and took one of the children in his arms and kept him absolutely true. 4- • FRANCE FEELS KINDLY. It Is More Disposed to Friendship With England. The effects Of the Anglo-French en- tente are becoming daily more mani- fest, aud there is e 'growing feeling of confidence in the sincerity or the reconciliation frith England among all classes of Frenchmen. They aro convinced that, et•en iu the event of a change -of Geverantent in Groat Britaie, the same trieedly intercourse between the people which has been begun tinder such promising auspices, would be continued. It is not only among Parisians themselves, but among the whole French people, that the symptoms of cordial sentiment towards their Brit- sibM change. of 0001100110 police', it 05111 be disenesed in this country on its own merits, and hem a purely technical etancipoint; that, is to say, Without the bitter Auglophobe spirit which used to render controversy be- tween the two countries so objection- able, and sometimes' impossible. Itt may be true.that the disenchaete ingnt with their 'Russian alies, re - have caused the captain to believe trucks; but,01010 ttj.,1ice 30°01.7i;ein t°10Pectitl settle.' from the events ;'iie far W05 a saloon for Stoessel, With few carriages for the women and children. Directly the Tfeneral and hie wife had .ontered the train one expeeted to eeci the women find etalce, ron led foievard and assisted into the remaining vatant seats; but no, erawd et oanarais and emcees, the advantages of the Anglo-French pushed forward and entered the ear -1 entento tire‘ 1115 "lel." t)f 00081'1111 appreciative comment. The opening ot Parliament. anti the prospects of .0tihnemscse;ssioutc150w6oanilitin,a infoOrtlailarthealtrendiiris: piny of' hosttlity to English polities and politic:Reis Which 111/Cla Until m- eetly a, leading charttetttiside Of the tent to and head stock. The wheels aro made in two halves of Eoglish oak, the ship wits on fire. Accordingly he and as in other parts of the foundry lost no time in taking to the boat, evvything ia Beglish, a theme, intending to lie out at a safe (lis' stance all the 10080 remarkable when tame. There wile 710 Are, but the Scarcely am Ifinglishtuan is to he vessel, caught by the wince sprang foUnd in the surrounding district. away, and left the lopa,boat to make Good 1101 18 havti long liVes and O tantitlizieg and hopeless stern only a short time ago the belie of ehase, and finally, no doubt, to sink Sittingbourne, Eent, whin wore cast beneath the waveS. No one will 01700 a the foundry in 1087, came back know, but this is What may have after 200 years to be 80811 to. If happened. The later adventures of the Mary bells have long lives. it appears that Celeste were quite in keeping with hellfounticrs aro ale° blest ie. that tti. her ill-starred early proMisce She rotten, tor one of the mon working was sold for debt, and proyed a bad at tho heed. bolls ill a top room has bargain. Thee she was wreckell off his father clowesthire working the Mitt, and her officers wore arrested toning ancteinne, Tile rather has been for intentional destruction of the forty' years at the foundry; his f a, brig. The 108e in barratry was drop- ther in turn Worked for fifty years that the owners and the captain had exhibition of callousness 01111 brutal., that the vessel it1r. great-grandfather of the youngest there, and his father again -the pod, but the suspicion still lingere ari Understanding "Thor treat their women likel closed enmy bettor health than workman--.worlted in the emu pine° should nevpr reach port, so many ipeaste," was the comment others, for many years, East and in the Russian Empire it- self, has tended to fortify the ties that link the French nation With Greet 'Britain :in virtue of thce Anglo- lie'exteli entente. In many cane loss is heard eeeey day of the benefits; of the 30ranco40ussion allianee, whne 'doges, pushing past the women and children without paying the slightest regard for thorn. Soon every eingle ensilage was packed with those gentlemen, and the women and children were lett on the pintfonn sitting on their lug- gage. The indignation of every )01r 019(1011' present, nee every Japanese, "vas instantly amused by this last Vreneit press. T.,conle who sleet, with their =tithe