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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1900-8-16, Page 2I' PO - OPThi O , AST :OF CDR,' OI#INA. -Welled east" scaper - Tee rested, O BBer•Opeon, 5 an opinion one! Gordon, Chinese Gorr ler eloeed at 85, Has mill- hem cluuing 08 to 18666, Flyer Vietor'l- ed, gave Mian the Chinese ir somewhat' tonal and in ppoeition, en vel bean fatal t be received, rue of serves° bine from Li trod. a force: oars of near - hiding some e Taepingre- thea existence ty. The opine fore have at 1 / ALULI'. fidentially tq e was just on India, when past elf Seer. - rd Ripon, me a'r eatern/t, ng rebellion, the Chinese ey were 0o15, old that they, h he bad seen Simotimes and terward. Bet have to cone corb l cone I movement, the vast 1 .' oP mallton of foreign devils rson, an outburst, reater every e way the nmolly heres- ies with de- s, in some cite frivolous it only means ions ayes to. Lth Improved wld !buy guns with tee! aid !d always be nd orgaoiae AIIIIIY. aIt quite sure, European: weld march. positron, or on d sweep them oon be over, ore mlldtaryi ndred 13ritrsb Oa the coun- t Chinese 'be - rtes, Cordova r to be trust-. o glad when .a English, in mistake of una wherever n or twenty el to e o the nn iu. r la tl st t n p as , leonine, the s estuuation,. by the cease. Che Govern - a, and Eng olared, had 1 the tame he. e most scan - proving bolt'' n' judged the. 15 that acre and tempera - him to a'ban- e, could. have. o China and ht of 'what lav Gordon t ve a prophe••. STIB,Y. k has for me- lee business Ron • astable third century e of, cloth of y vestige of noa•thern in-, eilk industry ly and Spain the year 1400 of Louis XI. and weavers, ase of dimlitt then flowing t is raoordod at thbt time as, or from 48 1.58 a yard, h aboutfaux ISURDITY,' discovered nim , lunar, dish, that 15 t° it? beg haven't %1` 5 is hand against the bottom'e of tee top beetle, Oaptalel If he hrrd managed to de would thorn be any bruiem or mark so, hie handP Y y y y; I t did. not diea4V$ nyvor lkeJ ;captain: Was there nluale bland P t , • y little; the tl1Otto - a Doo oi. say a e d the 'beszt and left been driven int he there, so pam'p'arativ0ly little bleed could 0055 out, ibis closed the evldenae of tee dao- tor, and then ltlanald Monteith step- pod forward and told the jury the ataxy of the deceased. C}aptnin: You Any the deceased os. °rod to be killed byhis wife? p°will Monteith: H0 told me ab several times, And did he he would oammit suicide ''ever say Muntaith; He distinctly domed env- ing any push intention, Cuptslna \When did you nee him last 4 1Vlonteith; At half -poet eight last ni bt' ha said he tl•ould oto bed 8 , g early plpteln: Ws be excited In any wa P Y Monteith: No; just tae same as Dual, Captain: If your theory is correct, and the deceased was murdered by his wife, as he expected to be, do you think she eons on board at Valetta] Monteith: Yes; I are aura of it, Sensation, captain; moo you give us your reasons/ Monteith: The deceased saw bis wife 1n Malta, and she recognized him, When he loft me at half -past eight to ge to his cabin, there was a num, ber of strangers, on board; if his wife were on board, she mould easily have Followed him to his cabin and killed Mem. Captain; But she would nos know the number of his cabin? Monteith: Yes; she would. He ask_ ed me to see him in the morning, and told nee the number of ibis cabin twice; the second time he spoke so loud) P Y, that anyone could have heard, and immediate) aSOME Captain:Y afterwards went away. Then you think the crime 'vas committed. before the sailing of the ship Monteith: I can't say; If, as the doctor says, the deceased had been dead for nine hours, this would bring the time of the oommtsslon •of the men to nine o'clock last night, at whish time the ship sailed. 'the captain asked Monteith a few other questions ands then the inquest was adjourned till the next morn- hag. --- OBAP.TER IV. Wien the in quest had been adjourn- ed, and the excited passengers were assembled in saloon and smokin g roomy giving their ideas on the sub- jeal, Ronald Monteith, at the captaln's re nest, remained to talk over thins. g is a curhous case altogether," g said Captain Templeton, sitting back his chair, "I uever knew of such a thing to occur aboard one of our steamers before, and your story isa strange one." 6 "It is, rather," assented the Aus- tralian, pulling moodily at his must- ache; "but I think it is true. Poor Ventin told me it only too bitter) y y to leave any doubt in my mind as to bis vern°ity." The captain took up the stiletto, which (` aGil sill! 7 0 nt be tab) a Y e n]ed d oaka ad at it thoughtfully. "Have you ever seen this in Ventin's possession?" be asked, "No," replied Monteith, casting a careless glance •at ht, "But, then, I never was in his cabin. We sat next to one another in the saloon at meals, and talked together a good deal, Beyond the story I told you ' I know nothing about his life.' "Excuse me putting the question to you again; but do you really think this Maltese wife killed him?" "Well, of course, I can't say for ear- tain, but it looks very black against her. She wrote and told him she would kill him." "Ofi !" interrupted the catptain, "diel be show you the letter?" "No; but it aright be among his pre- vote papers, which you will of course take charge of." g "Yes; I will look over bis things to -night, But go on." "Wall, he Valetta,0, goes on shore at , sees els wife, who recognizes him, abmes hack, she Fallows, bears the number of his cabin, and kills him:' "And thane" "Well, the question is easy to an- awe`" She must have oommitted the orirno before nine o'clock, and assailed on shore in the confusion, or --e" "Well." "She must be still on the bout. what: passengers came on board at Valetta?" "1 asiserLutned that when I Beard your story this worming -two only," y, "Maltese or Englislt?" "The formas.. Marchese Mattes Vassalla is the name of one, and the other Is Miss Coroner -both cousins.' Do you think she d the wifo of Vs El 3" aslrod It ld, eagArly. , "flow the deuce do I knowP' said Templeton, quickly; "I never saw blas. beEorel' 'What age abould yon think abs . was About twenty-four or five" "'Women's appearances are 80 deeep. hive." "What tee deuce are you drieii?q at P° asked the paptaln, annoyed, "e know the exact lige of the Mei. toad wifo, . t "Haw r", V°ntln told Me eo wan lett era y' Ye of age, and that' h'e.wae, twenty. when he litarted his career in London; be said he bad tee Yearn of fast lie- In there, so in order to be forty now, B , ,.. yours must have elapsed sin his marriage, „Eax7cluoaLlY Hut wluat bee this got to do with. tee age of les wife P" „ P�9erytlitng; he amid lila wife was twenty-three years of 'ago when ho met Ilea' etre]; that, by mY argument, must haus been seven ytlara ago, eo to -day els. wife moat be thirty years of age -now i9 this now passenger thirty V" "No, I'm' certain she isn't; besides, the Marchese told me his cousin and himself stayedon desk till tie vessol started." "Ohl" said Ronald, teoughl,Eully, "aa that ilisposee of this young lode, it oaunot be she, but t:he ]l arohoso mi ht g help us" "1 dont think so; he wouldn't know Vantin.' "Perhs not, but he might know Mrs. Vevtin, as he livoa at Valetta, and the whole offerr might be silted to the bottom; but, oh, hang it, 1 forgot 1 broke off 114'ontoith', in dismay, "Ven- tie was not his real name." "13envens, you don't say sol Then what was it P" "He did not tell me." "Ho'w vexatious," said Templeton, ricin to his feet, "this involves the affair in still deeper mystery,for if Vantin were not his real name, we cannot find the former Mrs. Vantin, and will not be able to ascertain if there's any truth in the story he told you." "Examine his boxes," suggested Ronald, as be followed the captain outside, "his real name may be among his papers, or else a crest ; you might find out from tbat." To be Continued. liCi'[I77?el`eee , Iy 11) 1,,111�,1wal��GpJ41) QR' AN. Altai N . esee THE VPuR ELASTIC TERN USED BY ' THE GREAT POWERS. � eialrteen•klghkeenttia or mo leleale Mee. de)u Divided Atuoee lutperf*1 NBlieos, aria I►an,lerplq.nt Slur, 7lheti ttlrerlvaguettexm�,sphaxe of influence'," lYeice we have hea'eet a0 in nen/4°419n with Cbinu, has one peculiarity Its elasltiaatydistil ve Y be it said has em dea rea it to the hea'rtal of intereation- al pe t3oaame, foa• it may moan mush °Q nothing at a'11, ao°arding to the oa' eltrength of the Power foe• Whose territorial ambitions it serves as a oom'venieart oloatk. Taited'allj, y nate, either eertavnii advantages ordl pi i- Yllege;d aocon'ded by 'tic Chimese l",ov- sriiment to ons patrtioular Poor14 aouas delinike paa't of t11e empiae, as itiItlue ease of Geumaay in Shunglung� y eat en o snout as. else it 3s morel g gant Paom tiler CMineso Govrnmet to a foreign Power not to alienate scar- 'Lain region without reference to that Paver. Save an engagement 'ts the ahuarter of British ri hts in the Yang-; g tie Valley. Jtp w attempted to ob tarn a similes. sphere on tee main- land facing Formosa. Another form in white foa'eign influence has esteb limbed itself in China is by the leasing of parts and coaling stations to ver- laws Powers, Instances of which are too wall known to:be given here. The whole of this movement began no further back than two and a half yearsago, attar the Japanese War had left China prostrate, It will be rear- sneered how the fruits of her vietoey were sna,tcheel from Japan and aha vvus compelled to look on while Che European Powers took tee, first steps (award what was practically tb° par? tition of China. FOLLOWING TIdE WEDGE. These Powers had already many commercial and other interests in, China, which were difficult( to defend in the state of anarchy prevailiugl throughout the empire. There were, too, missionaries of all nationalities, whose frequent murder called for re- dress, but, above all, the mutual jeal- Quay of the Power afforded a stimu; hue to their anxiety, ate to the fate of China, and the immediate neighbor- hood of a powerful and growing na- tion precipitated matters. Germing is usually credited with having been first in the field, but, tie a matter of feat, Russia, although the fact was not announced till litter in tee day, obtained the lease of Ta- lienwan and Port Arthur for 25 years prier to the move! of Germany, The lease was officially confirmed' in march, 1898, and in May Manchuria became practically a R,uselelO sphere through privileges granted in con- Heeled with the extension of the Trans-Siberian Railway Co those pptta, The concession to Russia debarred otbaea Powers from walking lines nonce of Port Arthur and 'la.lienwan, prohibited the opening of other: ports in ties neighborhood. Towarel LMe end of 1897, Germany, a retaliation for the martins. of German mie;ianaries in, Sbaugtung established her influence by" ibe mill- tare 000upartian of that( province, and to March, 1898, she obtained reaog- nibion b • China of h claims 1 e i i r h e ]ease far '999 years of T iuoahnu Site' end the extension of her "sphere" over 'tee whale province of Shangtung, Like Basalar in Manahurin, Germany demanded and acquired certain ox- elusive economic privileges, includingloud, the sole right of railway construe - tines and preferential rights in con- mectiaa with all worlds for develop merit of the province and provision oft mntevials for the sono. All these rlaims are hn cantntveniion of the oiiherng treaties between China and. athea• Powers, but axe, neverLhelbss, !aa :mere alteration •and bear witness Is the reality of the carving up of China. GREAT BRITAIN, TOO. T,he action taken by Russia 1n occu- pyin:g Pott Arthur and Tnilenrvan na- iurally aroused the apprehension of Gcelt Brrt:ain, whose aommeraial de- sires, if not her interests, in Chinn always hen ahva bse(a' larger than those of any elites. Power. CHS dosing of any pert of China, which would na- Level) fallow in the!walke, of Russian y •snflucmee, would be n serious matter to Englund, Unfortunately far thmtn, however, the acquisition •of these ports was •nett prevented, no remedy re- maimed to Britain, save to make coon- lea ulei1me, and, alter considerable pressure, Rhe lease was obtained of Wei -hal -Wei an July 1, 1898. The Ya otsu Valley had already been teatime(' by Britain as' her •'sphere of influence," s eeial] suited for ex- p y ploitatlon by a commented maritime nation, and the Chinese Govarniitent yielded se Par as to give the celebrate ed, if vague, assurance which, as al- ready said, is rho cheater oe British righlts in. the Ya:ngtse Valley. This arssuranoe aonRained no concessions_ as to exclusive rights f°•r Great Britain, Por ¢.hese were not demander), the ono eliipulateen' being for the "open door" and .the promise not to alienate the prelvinaes adjoining Che Yangltse, Thus' a Bxitisb• eplioro, was estab• lislued ow nix Oe tee 04/Been pray, an°es of lite .Colostlal l.mtesn • Qv it Wee 120,000,000 people, end between .1,00Q end 4 ,000 =31e1 of 7lavigabls was eea'Irvny, Newt QOM F'ramoa SvbaSe claims ware basad an. t. �O,ya9901an oe "nn ha p important colony lmmediiitel to WIa spate of Cbima, Soon nft°r, the aoqulsiRiom of \\ei-11,i1-\Vat she tit- Mended mumdmd a °oaltng�..stat1o71' at 155'ang• Ghon -Win, facing the Island of Ffai• ban,node Stipulated foti Shedon, tee noralionaaon;of that island; on account: of Be position damiraating the Gulf os TohT kin g g, and now, eltimulat sd by Rho auoneesea of ether Pan'°rs, sbo obtained a. similar promise with regard to lire throe provinces neigh- boring Tongking, Although at • the limn not stipulating far exclusive rights and tuivileges in the ('sphere" � od9taind, Prnes hd prevlausly managed to arrange for various mo- nagaes,bvt NOTHING LI I C BUTWAR. Thus acquisitloo, aloes to Mar own rtlaontly grnaatexi ad loosely defi- ed sphen;e, causod further anxiety in gland, and the evre w'atohful linalways Ch3meee Gone osiemt 5vas lxresed Ear mere onceeeions to conterblance ehoee obtained by Frame. Britain wee suecoe 1'ul in obbaining, an eaten- sa'o'u of her limits which brought with- rupees. sphere et the provinces ak al - nerdy hu1P promised to France. China, presumably, nus anxionis to autisfy ev- ery one es cheaply as possible. The matter was settled by an arrange- mmol of mutual benefit and .paivi- leges in the province of Yunnan, while in Hwang:tung, which fades the int• of Ho trgko�ig, Brit- air's stake was too large to be dis- annulled. Hitherto Japan has not Bought any leasehold on the mainland, but has secured a promise of monalienation of •bhe province of Fokien,' and has since extended ]leu' demands to the two neig vinees. In this strurals for spheres even a Bg pexpected, minor Power like Italy has tried to win something from the Chinese Gov. eanment; but her demand for the lease at the Bay aP Sanman, with a pledge not to alienate Chekiang, though supplanted su rated by Great Britain,was flat- ly refused. 111tus, it will ba seen, 13 out of tie 18 provinces of China ere parceled crit, lett off, as it wean, to other Powers, who, while only lodgers, may yery easily regard thsrnaelves on the "might is right" princeal.a as landlords. Besides tee "spiexes" many conces- elms foe mining and railways have been granted. to Belgian syndicate has a line from Peking to Haukau, a Germain railway is to run from Tien- Teen to Cliinkiang, and an Ameriann line from Canton to lLenkau. 4o Yar Auslrin and Belgium Mee refrain_ ed from any attempt to acquire Ler- r'i�°•a'Y, but a naw era, is dawning. All these batians have vested interests which have suffered in the recent dL turbanene, and their missionaries have lost their lives probably, their b'o'nes oentainly, in the Boxer rising When the time arrives for settling up Ibsen will be a long list of cltims far damage against the Chinese Govern- °t' 1 110L (0RJJ01 V P t • . t i .–,-'i TWENTY YEARS' FOREC RENT EVENTS IN �' tlliinese Ito Not FoeNeste 81:1aeaarN or 74 emote NPt be 'l lu'latinx c ti beets r !Tjhe YO Wan rQ more gixahfisd to expect of tee Chinese tha'npOc. more commonly welled whose strange par. Khartoum fn-Jaiwaryp 11 tory ussonfation with t the two yoaa's, frpm 11 whet be commended the nus Army, as .4t wee lite a unique experience alt and an 'Metgbt into the oomptex ohaaaoter, Witb khm ai'udoet oft mi spits of rho strongest c o7posi'tion that( wouiti:ba for thea loyaul euppor ehrawgliout Mie short tel ruder rite Emperar'oP Ci Hug C3ismg,' he organ that minder European ot1' 1y sunny natuanadity,• ina. Ameu'7oane eupressed-£1 'hellion 'lbentereautening of China and the dynes lone he expressed there the present moment EXCEPTIONAL V pus whtah be gnus San a fras'nd.i'n 1880 when h the paint of leavens for he had aeoepted the tory to the Viceroy, L just now of artuoul p Speaking of the 'Tamal and af the eoureage of troops, be denied) that th eras In one sense. Be h did not fear death, thong them Stand up bravely, then flee like sheep alt wheat Eurropenne would aider wall, be said, the sequences of a genera wwben least in err mess of hundreds mem to overwhelm the whom they hate like po The danger of such Gordon said, 'became g Yeaa' on account of th Chinese were beteg canto sed by the European SC •mantis 1or compSnsatio cases just, in others qu When they suiw that teal of meeting the aggress organize an army w weapons, then they two end rifles and shps, and of Europeans, who woo found ready to drtll a them, the Y would create A FORMIDABLIE Of ono thing Gordon f The days were' European up to Ceeneee troops in defence oY a position] en envoy like flues, would s Thera would :be no m promenades Illy a few has Wald French troops throw p try, droving thousands o fine teem. Speaking of the authori said a mandarin was nave ed, and he was onlyto left their service, Te his opinion, made the thanking time- were w•eloe the • went, but in Yiftee y years they would find pro trot i th all t Ir thou ureas, and theft ig Chinese were, in Gordon' far two good to lee ruled that governed them. F menta of France, Russe be em hadinall df p Y for the forty, years,beFore spoke •treaNed •the Chinas delously, Current events are eocurat•.'! Chinese Gordo ' y situation, and tPt'e regr°t teen deserts of ahareatet•, meat should Hage caused dot a position in which 1 rendered great assures 1 civilozaition. In the lig: Ls passing in Olhlna to -e words oC 'LO years ago he tie ring. - .. Tk E MYSTERIOUS CRIME ON THE S.S, NEPTUNE .. •, CiIIt•T' ilYli til,-epamtlnued, • Next ramming they were Ont of Sleet el ,i blue 5vaters 1 th afloat on thea With the blue sky above thorn, Ronald w h faun. it too bet to as upearly, as o do eeMain below, and having hisd hie tub 1 n osis he er:ted Mimeo e i flannels,' c]to have a snake be- he Inlet on deck( m #pre lite ladies in an appearance. h The Iowan were washing clown t e deck and disturbing numerous sleep- r whohad 'been takin their rest ova b g all nh ht u italrs far the salve of cool- g pB DOSS, One of teens waS Pat, who name stumbling out of the smutting• pyjama,with a fur rugceased, FLn bis adv h coosarm ad a ptllaw under tem llo, Pat," said Monteith, laugh- y ou look as If ,you were going patvnbroPrer." to go to bed," retorted Pat; Y ; "those devils iii the °making- commeuoe shyin' pillows morning; and I'm as slobpy ns asa 'winkle. Ill have another winks," "Nanaeuse," said Ronald, looking at his wane; "it's about seven; go and ban your both and'join me an deck." "All roight," assented Pat, with a glgantio yawn; "1 dare say oold water Will wake me up." And, 1 say," called out Monteith, as Pat rolled along towards the sa- loon, "knock up Vantin; his n:tbia No. 43."paruL'.anbport "Knight you are," from Pat, as he disappeared. Ronald took a turn along to the end of the hurricane deck and, after sof- veyhn•g the slumbering forms in the luoking-xoom, walked book again. st as he got to the captain's cabin he saw a steward emerge therefurm with horror and alarm on his face. "Hullo," said the Australian, stop- ping short; "what's up?" "Oh, sir," gasped the steward, paus- ing a moment, "Mr. Venda, sir -he's dead -murdered!" and he ran off to 'the cabin of the first officer. Ronald sat down an the nearest Beat and let tea cigarette drop from Ws fingers. Veneta-dead-murdered.l Monteith thought of the dead man's story and how he said he would never reach England alive. His presenti- anent of evil was right after all, for his wife hal fulfilled bar premise, and. killed him. "But she will not escape punishment," theugbt Ronald, "for in order to commit the crime see must bane name on board." The nervy was soon all over the ship, and in a chart time all the passer- gees were an deck. The captain, the first officer, the doctor, and the pars- es. all went along tb see the body, at- Cel• which the door of the cabin was"It locked while they deliberated over what was too be dons, The excite -)in meat was intense, for no one doubted but that a murder had been commit-{ Led, though no official notice had been given, and everyone was puzzling aver what could have been the motive for such a crime. Only o•ne man on beard had a clue, and this was Donald eaptabihh> who determined to tell the iaptain Ven tin's strange story, and them have the ship thoroughly search- ed to see if the Maltose wife of the c Sul ° discovered. lsAfter Gould b e After werebreakfast, when all the pas groups were gathered in excited groups talking over the affair, Mon- tette wont along and asking subject, sham to see the °aptaia on the subject, told him everything, while the doe- tor went down to make an examine- the of lieitavb�o es. was verynot, the corpse would have to be buried before a'rriva] at Gibraltar, and Captain 'tem- pleton determined to hold an inquest at ante. A Jury was chosen from the passengers, and the captain anted as coroner, while the witnesses were Lbs t body,but ataward svha had disoavetBd he ,. a ,Ronald lvfonteltM. the daetoa, ud ,a l ' 2bo jury, baying inspected the body, went beta the oaptaina cabin to hold • the inquest, and the proaeedinge were nod by a si eeob tram Captain Pe p Teti pletun. He stated teat a °rime bad been oommitted on board the ship, and it bellowed every passenger taX use his or her best energies to find. put who bud 'cemmitn d 1t. The idea et s�lo ld had been talked about, but time would hear from the evideme of Mr. Mon -Captain: teeth, an intimate friend e£ tee de teat the (lead man had die- ttnotlY denied huvrng auy suh edea. Ho went to bed the paevlous night at half"past eiget, and at .seven that marnirrg one of the Stewas, by name NItthew llaltan, Mad gang to the de- ceasetls Sabin and £nand hli>. lying dead with a stiletto her bis heart, The stiltto would be laid before the jury, the evidence of tea steward, the dna tor, anti o£ Mr. 1Vtonteite token, and every attempt would be made to fled the auChar of this dastardly °rime. The first witness °ailed was Dalton. rub° deposed that be had knocked at the door of the deceased at aevon, as usual, but receiving no reply cad en- tared, and found him lying in the low- or berth, with a stiletto, produced, in; Ms breast. lie was completely dress- ed, and as all the furniture of the cabin was in order, there was nog sign of any struggle. The stiletto produced was a seen- der, steel instrument, about seven in- °Mas long, with a curiously carved ivory bundle, representing the head of Bacchus, surrounded by clusters of. grapes. Captain. Were the' bed -clothes in the bertb disarranged 1 Witness: No, sir; be was lying on top of 'em. Captain: Quite dressed 4 Witness; Yes, sir; just as if he was taking a sleep afore turning in. Captain: Any of bas jewellery miss- lag. Witness: No, sir; has watch was in bis packet, and tw,d rings on his fin- gers. Captain: When did you' last see him alive? Witness: Yesterday, when he came °m board at Valetta. Captain: How long was he ashore? Witness: About an hour, sir; he came back at three o'clock; he seemed upset, and asked me to get him a glass of brandy, Captain: Do you know what time be went to bed4 Witness: No. sir. Captain: Was there any blood about tee Dubin 4 Witness: No, sir; just a little oozingq from his breast. The do°tor was next called upon to give his evidence, and deposed teat he had examined the body of Lionel Ven- tin, deceased It was teat of a arae of thirty-seven, or thereabouts, well nourished; very little food in the stomach, but a faint, aphrituous odor,as welch showed that the deceased must Have been drinking previously to his g i death. The deceased had died from a stub inilited by a stiletto, which Had penetrated the Heart. The r ha° theYW rrouod vho r sthl two was in they e_ body was discovered. Captain: At what time do you think the, crime was oommitted 4 Doctor: That is difficult to say; it was quite cold when, I felt it, at sev- en this morning. I should say at leastB eight or Hina hours. didtiheway was captain:From idea of sure de occur to you? Doctor: No; the stiletto waslong, and as the body was lying in a lower compartment, be could not have lift- ed the stjletto high enough to have driven it so deeply, without knocking GOOD ADVICE. yr sort want Irt Mlvo to ben MMlln,tre,l, Fel1nrt These antes. There are many helps to longevity, the latest being the Hundred Year Club^ Jain it, say its members, and you need have no further thought of aiekness and death. However, every_ body does not belong to the Hundred Year Club, and old time doctors and physicians as well as new ones lay down many laws that must be follow_ ed if health is to prevail. "Avoid fussy women,' says one learned doctor; "they' kill persons off by the dozens. Avoid being fussy your- self ; it wears you out as, nothing else will, Calmness can be attained." "Make cleanliness our motto," says Y y another. "Extend this to both the house and the grounds. Few women starve for food, but many do for fresh air, Ever woman 3f unable to take a walk daily should go out into the yard or to the window if an invalid and breathe deeply a hundred times or more for exercise, "Throw awayand your corsets and never wear any tight clothing, and by all moans sleep in a well ventilated room, Beware of gluttony. If not Hungryhe confine the eating to fruit and utilize the tenth instead of the stomuah for chewiee the food. Bathe often and g keep the blood pure; ewer°ice tinily and doa kind3 de on every "The effect of exercise on the mind is always good; the brain and nervous system are supplied with more blood and the repair of w%este hs •more cam- plat°. Aaoordin to Sir James Saw ser, by observing the Iollowing nineteen rules one stands a good chance of befog a worth y memher of Lite Hundred Yea x Club:- L Bight hours' slee B P• 2• Sheep on your right •side. a. %cep your bedroom window open all night, 4, Have a mat to your bedroom door. 5. Do not have your bedstead against the wall. 6. No sold hater in rite mornin but abates at the temperature pE the body 7. Exercise before brealcfast, 8. Eat little meat, and see that ibis well cooked. For adults, Drink no milk, 10. Eat plenty of fat to feed the cells 'h. la deatroy disease germs,. 11. Award intoxipants, which destroy those cells. 12. Dail y oxeroise in the open ahs.. in18. Allow n° pthey re animalsinyour li.v_ grooms; LHe are thiel to natty about disease germs. 14. Live in the country if you eau. 15. Watch the three b s -drinking water, damp, drains, 10, Have change of occupation, 17. Take fr equent • and short boli- does], 18. mit your ambition, Keep your temper• 4 MORE DEADLY THAN WAR, -- tctii°d and tutored en ,be ttanroads or we M'nlced mules rot un„ Year, Those werein the habit o tat who fdl ing upon the fearful carnage of the Spanish-American war and the Anglo - Boer war will be interested to know that the railroads of the United States killed or injured more people during the year ending June 90tH, 1899, than in the farmer wait and of the British in the latter war says the ChicagoAa Times-ei raid, The British casualties in the Boer war, according to figures issued by the Brit'iah •\war Office un July 3rd, lust, were as follows : Officers. Men, Hilted in action, 254 2,403 Died of wounds. . , . 70 001 DedMissing and prisoners. 65 2,624 Died of disease. 80 2,486 Invalided home. . . 844 18,483 --- ____ Total. 1,800 28,274 Total losses, axe lushve of sick and wounded .29,840 The total losses from all causes in the S tnhah-American war from Aprh 21st to October 1st, 1898, were: Billed, Officers. 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I that five aune,s of silk 60st from 300 to 400 frau to 130, frames, $963(3 to $1 morib • then being wort 3 times its present value, HOW CHINA IS SUBDIVIDED. leach' of the eighteen provinces of the Celestial Empire is ruled by agov- ernor or overnor-general, who is re- g aponsible to the emperor for the entire adminitIn'utron, polrtreal, judicial, military and fiscal, Haab province is subdivided into departments ruled by prefects, and each department into die. trlcb$, eaolr with a dhstriot ruler. a ID'1PE7?\rIOUS TO Al Edith -P !Weimar, I've why poets and scientific long Hair. 2tolesspi•-Ah, mass E� Indeed a, .ttfeporocry, Why l;dblb-lt' Is 'bacr.'ase t. inns sense ell hyanor. OPThi O , AST :OF CDR,' OI#INA. -Welled east" scaper - Tee rested, O BBer•Opeon, 5 an opinion one! 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