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The Brussels Post, 1907-3-28, Page 6CURRENT TOPICS. FOP Seine Un wotohlul phyalCians , 'glee lieen enderayereig to Cheek the .atti- laic graze whleh• hos exelted phyeical pretve.ss to 011 Unwholesome cle.gree. Dr. Woods Hutchinson makes the latest,Pro- (eel eerenss 01.,erobnadence in the heulth- fuheese of exercise. • Up to e certain' • point exereise is necessary to the wetl- •heitee of the •body, beyond that point It lietemful. Dr, Hutchinson finds the great Bouvet) of danger of Overexertion .40 ire tee feet that the muscles which are most abused are cootrolled by the will. One may foolishly torce museles Le work long after they are fatigued, The heart, the lungs, the elomaele the brain are altvay$ working, but the muscles of the arms and legs trioy pass fame a state of idleness into one of intense ex- • ertion, straining anti racking the body, oe may be deprived of the rest, which they require quite as truly as tlic or- gans beton tnentioned score rest while lite lasts. The athlete and the farmer on. the one hand and the factory operative on the ogler are at the extremes of the two kinds of abusers of the muscles. The vesi-kman in those industries where the hours are still on the unwholeeorne schedule of an earlier generation work on unremittingly until exhausted. Tiler, sin against the laws of health is fail- ure to give the muscles a sufficient por- tion of the day for rest, even. though the work in itself Is not more than a man could easily do If the interval be- tween hours of work was greater,. The athlete puts too great a strain upon hts frame during decesive moments of con- test, and the farmer works too hard and too many hours at a. erne during a. pate ot the year and too title, by con- trast, at other seasons. The statistics quoted seem to bear out the contention of the doctor that athletes are a notoriously short lived class. The idea that farm life in itself has anything peculiarly invigorating about it has been responsible for a great deal of suffering. The life which Is likely to be prolonged is- that of the man who does not work too bard either at a particular moment of the day or et one season of the year, and who does not work each day beyond the power of the body to recover during the remaleing• hours, but who works enough to keep the body in health. The attempt ot a city dweller to crowd the exercise of a year into a brief vacation Is slowly fatal, quite as much so as what Dr, Hutchinson characterizes as the alternate debauches of labor and el Idleness in which athletes and farmers indulge.. What Is the nutter with man? March Phillips points out. that Mere is this pe- culiarity in the condition of man, es cempared with the other marnmalla, that his life Is shorter now than by analogy it ought to be. In: other animals the period of growth is about one-tenth lo oneelfteente of the whole life. The lion, which is full grown at 5, lives for seventy or eighty years. The dog, full grown at 18 months, is as old at 15 as a. man at 80. Man, living a.s long as the lion, is not full grown till 20. The same proportion would give man from 320 to 400 years. Thus his physical life ie not in leis respect the normal life, it is cut exceedingly short, and -its bre- vity points to some primal tenure of vigor—to the presence of some nonna- three-that is, some diseased --condition sapping his vitality. Prof. Virchow notes that it we gather together Use. whole sum of the fossil men hitherto known and put them parallel- with those of the present time •we debielealy can pronounce there are among living men n.'melee greater numbey of individuals. who show a relatively inferior type lhan among the fossils known 01 10 this ([inc. ---- — OUT FOR THE DUST Eva: "Have you decided to accept the young man, Katharine?" Katharine : "No ; at present I look Won him merely as a pack of cards," eva : "A pack of cards ?" Katharine : "Yes. If ho has the long green I shall snake a deal." Eva t "Arid if he lies not?" Katharine; 'Then I shall cut hip" INTENTIONS GONE WRONG. Governess : "Yoteee a neughty little girl, ea -mislabel, to kick your cousin like that." Christahel 'I didn't Mel: her." Governess : "Oh, hush, cleat, I saw you Mei: tior severel.limes." • Christabel 1 "I didn't. I missed every SO THOUOHTFUL. "Beer," snorted ely, Slubb, as he tame out of the sleetstorm WIIIi dripping shoes, "1 5111 shaking 111:0 a leaf. 1 lebe- lieto 1, have a eh -chill." "Indeed, -beer" replied Mrs. Slubb, e teedly. ."Well, in that case yet' San shake the furneee without any exertion.", Jeweller : "And would ,you 11lc to put the tody's name on the ring, shoe, • Cruelties Young Man 1 "Ere -Well -et think yort might just Put "le me be- loved." • • eWlil ,you give Inc a kiss ?" "Sir, 6111 liP"POSed 10 indiSqviillillaie hissing r, (tenet ask you to kiss anybody • but me 1" 4•011.1,10,1, THE SALVING OF SUSAN MARSTIN Cziplatn woton, of the linee Gaelic, wee a man of many expereirreee; but fresh one mese to hen when 'Silas 7,. Craeleston, a welower, proposed foi, his daughter Susan( it woo not only that Mr, Creel:e'ez . was a Millionaire, but the CaptaM had never pveriously had n°11 a eatiffeettea Made to him, and the euitore manner WaS Unconventional from a Britisber's petal, of view. "Say, skipper," the Anesieician said one evening, as the two paced the erldgs deck together, "that's a daisy girl of yours yott have aboard this trip. Now, doiet you think 4110 and you might have a bit of a deal abOul her? "1 guess," =diluted lee spealter, when the Captain made no reply, "you'd be glad, now to see Miss Susan well repried aad settled down?" "That's so," replied tito skipper; "It's 1,1 the natural order of things. You want 10 marry her?" "That is my notion, Captain. 'I'd set- tle what you please on her; and It you'd a fano}, te &op the see, and start ship - owning ashore, 1 guess there ain't no' impediment to the money she'd have belie put into shipping, Is it a deal?" The sailor was touch perturbed. A bettee match financially he could not hope for, and he knew the American for a man who would melee an indul- gent busband for his daughter. But there were diMculties, and the Captain hesitated. "I never took stock in family myself," saki the American, noting his double "but if that's in your mind, 1 articulate It's obtainable. There was a man cf my name in the Mayflower, and if you'll say the word I'll send an order for the alleiredest kind of ancestry te the right querter. You can cottnt 00 Silas Z. every time, Captain." ""risn't that," Marston. said at length; "and if she chose to take you, 1 wouldtet stand in the way. But—" "I Jump!" the AmerIcan Interpolated quickly; "there's another man?" "I wouldn't Just say outright, but I have my .suspicions." "So?" Crackston was all. alertness. "Then he's got to be worked. Who is he?" For answer Captain Marston glanced up to the flying bridge above them, where his chief mate was keeping watch arel ward. ' "Chief °Meer lirtzlitt, is it?" comment - et' the Yankee widower: "Waal, Cap- tain, with your permission, Pe -get his views when he comas off duty, and tell: to you again eiterwards.. When Silas re. Is seb on a thing, he goes through with it." ' Captain Marston could not well ole [eel, and he had.. an. idea it would be no use if he did. Accordingly, when Hazlet came be- low, he found his roOM occupied by Ceacksten and by the odor of the re- markaLly fine cigar that gentleman was hateemoking, half•chewing. A steward was setting upon the table abottle el Ponunery '03, and the maee expostu-' laled. "That'll be in order," explained the Yankee. "I reckon the skipper knows I want, a word with you, and that it will be better wet." The steward drew the cork and (Its- appeered. "I guess," he saki, Writing to the male, eyou. know who I am:" "I should," replied Hazlet,. "You've crossed often enough ort ships I've been on, Mr. Ciackston; though I don't meal- tect that you ever came after me be- fore," "Now," responded the eisitor, "that's business, and I'm here on business. I neves came after you, Mr. Hazlet, be- cause it never was worth my while. Now it is. Silas Z. always talks straight." . "And so does Thomas Hazlet," replied the mate, taking mental measure of his guest; "so, as len for duty again at eight bells, PR be glad if You'll tell me whai you want. "1'11 not keep you waiting. You hold some stock in Miss Susan Marston?" The other's manner stiffened. "Tills Is good wIne"—he held up the glass: 16 I,sspoke—"and' I think , Mr. Creel:sten, it has possibly tou•ched your head." "Net a touch," returned Craokslen cheerfully; "but 1 guess you don't like -.Miss Susan coming into this. No, more do I, but she le the business ern here about." • "What business have yau with bell demanded the mate hotly. "Same line as you, my eon—same line as you." !Inlet could not trust himself to speak, and Use millionaire proceeded: "Weal, come to business. What's your figure?" "I think," snapped the sailor, "you'd best go out before I fire you out." Cracketon did not move a muscle. "Well, friend,' he said, "you've had your chance, and I'd rather have done it that way, but you've refused, and you'll find Silas Zell make thIngs uncomfor- table for you. now." "Get out," ejaculated the Mate; "gat out, of this and do your worst, •I'm not afraid." Tee millionaire smiled benignly and departed, leaving the sailor is no en - ;viable frame of mind. Heelers un- eesinese provee only too well founded weeli after' the Gaelic's orrival in port, he received e 'pre notice of (es- eniesol from the owners. The first thing was to secure Pother ship. When that wee done, he coin(' appi•ori,els Captain 'Marston. If not with eonfltience, atleast, with a definite pro - peal for Suseres hand. Ilia a com- e -land was hard to procure, and the flaelle Ind salted amen eye , he got e berth, Moreover, he learned that hole sweethenet end the millionaire had gone west with her. • Hazlet, Mel leen nppointed enplain ef fee Thyme a watt -sided tramp boat . of some 600 Loos register, and, ae lis new charge it:Mimed her way out into the Atlantic laden with chat, he etemed happier than he hod done, Since leateng Ilia Gaelic. On the third day rad, Ms first officer roesed him to report a lin- er ahead, flying signals foe assistanee. Hazlet on reaching the bridge, recog- eized this lame (lack as Jim Oselle. A boat front her Put olt as the Diver eppreached, and Hazlet sheolt hands e•Ith the Officer in charge of It as he stepped over the rail. After the usual questions as to cargo, the officer in charge 01 1110 boat return- ed to the Gaelle With a note tor Captain Marston. When C,aptain Marston perused It, Ile said things unfit, far peblioation, and seat a quatteronester to liek elle Creak. sten to step up to the chart -room. "liouk here," he exclaimed, when the ruilliaaake arteved; "It is not usual to eonsult paseengees 111 0. Mee like thee inn you got mo trite this mess, and you'd, bettee get me Out. Captain 110.0. 1111 says he'll tow us hi for salvage to be settled in Court provided I merry him to Sone before the i•opee arc peesed. The weather is Mete', and I daren't run the risk of waiting fot• an- other ship, we are So far out Of the course of Mmes." "Waal, shipper," eeld the Yankee, 'YOU send for Miss, Susan and love rne te settle the ;stakes." When she appeared, he• went, on In futherly nisei:sit; "My deer, are you willing le be 'salved?" "I really don't understand," laughed Susan. "IL depends on who does the salving." "Waal, there's a young man, named Hazlet In that steamer out there, pro- posing to take on the contract." The girl flushed rosily. "And the terms?" see asked, "That your father here hitch you rind hite together before he takes the Gaelic's tow -rope." "Then," she replied, dropping Crack- ston a demure curtest-, "will you please let Mr. Hazlet know 1 a.m willing to Ise salved?" "Now. Capin," summed up the Ameri- can, "yeti hunt up the marriage service Inc those in peril on the sea while I fetch up that parson -passenger from the saloon. lel show the young man when he coines aboard that when Silas 7. climbs down he does it handsome. But, gee whiz' to think Silas Z. shouldn't come out on top , after. all!"—Pearson's weekly, - WITCH'S WEIRD MIXTURE STOATS' LIVER, MICE'S TAILS, RAB- BITS' EYES, WATER -RATS' HEARTS. Cook Concocted the Stew in Order to Regain Master's Favor, But Nearly Killed' Rim. Never, perhaps, unless it be the brew of "dog's tongue, adder's fork and ba- boon's blood" made by the weird sisters - in Macbeth, has a more unsavory mix - lure been concocted' than that Teeetilly prepared by a siniple-minded Polish 00010 10 the hope of retaining his threat- ened billet. The new story, which Is now amusing all Poland, recalls the old, for it ap- pears to have been ale the advice of a witch that old Direitri Payoff produced the sauce which came within 60 0.00 et killing his master and his guests when served up to them the other day. The scene if this incident, was an isolated dvor—manor house—and it was because his ancient cool: had' latterly growa al- most incapable that the Lord of- the ma- noy declared be must be pensioned off. This did not please the venerable cor- don bleu, who liked his quarters at the civor far better than a crowded village hut. So obtaining a half holiday,. Pa- yoff visited a witch, who lived some versts off and sold love potions,Onel life alleles to the neighboring pealsantreit He returned at midnight, TIRED BUT TRIUMPHANT, with a small bundle tucked under his sheepskin. Next day there were guests to dinner at the dyer. A dish of hare was serv- ed up with a sauce for which the cool: was famous throughout the district. All praitsed it, and if some detected a pe- culior flavor, 'hey thought it was because the hare heel been kept too' long. But before 'they lied fleetly settled down to their afternoon's game of cards—to get an appetite for supper—they all became v.ery ell, so ill, in fact, that most of them ley groaning on the fleets and sofas, crying for a elector and declaring te•ey were killed. ' At last a &der came, said they had been poleoneel and gave them large .doses of salt end warm water. Then he walked across the courtyard to see if the cool: would tell hen what had been served for dinner. A strange sight met Ms eyes. An old copper got, long condemned OS unfit for use, hung over the fire. The cook, grooms and kitchen maids WM executing a kind of death dence round il, hand in hand, and sing- ing some nonsense to the tune of a folk song. "eVilat are you doing there?" roared the doctor, for they made such a noise that they did not hear him. The cook looked round and the olhees fled. ' "WHY DO YOU USE THAT ,OLD THING?" the doetor went on. "It's not fit to be In the' kitchenl" "Please, doctor, she told me to boil it in an old copper pot," replied the cool'ele.ho told you to boil whale atsked the doctor. "You've killed the gentle - foil: as it is." , Then the cook, with many tears oriel prolestetions, confessed. The witch had glean him a receipt' for regaining h ie master's favor, ft consisted of stoats' liver, mice's tails, rabbits' eyes end the hearts or writer rals, These were lo be boiled clown in a copper pot to the singing of leeenletions, and a few drops of the Mixture were to be eta in one dish, at every meal, until the full moen env. The famous entice had contained a geed close of the comic - Con. The vIclime of this magle conk- e ry reeovered, but neither the cook, the groome, nor the makis, Co say nothing of the witch, rim be induced to bellev Mg the geellefoles were ill from the e0.1100, They pill rir spos if inn time 05 a well -merited punishment for %ant of faiiii. TIs begy to Convince the waled that you hove eenge enough. If you have en unusally large number of dollara, . 0: 10 c00 'T‘ aS 1 crib BALL AT GERMAN GOURTpVancre.",irig. Ev7,0n?wv.sev: the wine '6"1"an' After an intermission of half enhour VERY EARLY FUNCTION WITH the music stem* up again, A mete, Kalserin Ovate and 15 Minitel' Weitz were danced. Then ihe hall closed with aft old-fashioned ceremonious homage mare's. whioh was Perfereled by the whole assernblag,e t troditional music, The ball Wee over et 12,30 a.m. HISTORY FULL OF FRAUDS LOTS ON' CLIIIIIMONY, E 11/rerroonri an g1410,Orkic:Iles On T1)1$ 'is the season of court festivities NitN1,11Cliteoeinialanir, andSloattieletball,sitlitteeld diannatitito melds of the Imperial lealaeo in Berlin ho thus descrieed in the German papees. The first odd thing wOS that the invi- tations were issued for 7 °Week In the evening. The second was that permit- cally 'everybody arrivea at that hour, for nobody would Mink of being absent when the ISropetese end empress and their party made their entraelee Into the ballroom. The members of the Roe- ei Maslen househoed assembled isi the King's room and adjoining gallery to escort the membeys of the royal family. The rest of the company were ushered at once into the moat White 115111. The canopy over the dais for the lin- Perial theones was deebraled with Mack and while plumes of ostrich feathers. This 'night seem lo suggest a hearse rather then a centre of festivity, but bled: and while are the Prussian State caora. The theatres were two great gli1 arm chairs upholstered ia crimson velvet with the German eagle on the hack of each, To the right of the throne, on a raised platform just a step below the level eif the imputed dais, the ladles of the Dip- lomatic Corps were provided with seats. THE AMBASSADORS' WIVES were nearest the dais and the others tapered off according to dignity to the wives of attaches, who landed around the corner by the side wall. On the left of the dais the ladies of princely houses had ihe seats nearest the throne, Next came tee wives of Field Marshals and high court func- tionaries. On the raised platform op- posite the throne were stationed the Exec Ilenzen-Damen—ladies whose hus- bands have the title -of Right Honorable; so to seeak—and all other non -dancing ladies. . The youthful dancers, the poetic Ger- man reporter says, formed a beauteous bouquet of color and life along the con- servatory side of the .ballreorn. They ali wore garlands of <Mowers in their hale and the pale blues, greens, roses, turquoises and other tints of their light (lancing frocks gave a kaleidoscopic ef- In. front of these sat the more digni- fied ot the masculine guests'' the Gen- erals, Admirale, members ofthe Bun- desrath, Privy aouncielors and elders of the noble houses. • The Ambassadors and Ministerssat on the opposite side 01 the room next the -diplomatic ladles tied under lee nmsic gallery. The clancin.g men were gathered just oueside- fhe -ballroom in the While Gal- les% There were the officers of the ;guard, the young diplomats; sprigs el German nobility and cadets of Berlin high society, The scarlet uniform of the imperial bodyguard and bodyguard -hussars, the uniforms of lee Knight/of Se John, Hungarian diplomats with fur trimmed costumes, Chinese in gorgeous silk draperies and samples of military and court splendor from all parte of the world made the men almost as artis- tic and far more gorgeous a spectacle than the chiming girls. FOOTMEN IN GALA LIVERY threaded their way in and out among the seats, offering tea to every one. Promptly at 7.30 o'clock a tremendous noise of hammering caused a hush to fall on the crowd. It was the ushers pounding on the floor with their staves to announce the.appearance of the Em- peror and Empress. Everybody rose and bowed In silence while the imperial party proceeded lo thee. places. The Kaiser wore the uni- form of the Hussar Regtment of the Guard, with sundry orders. The Em - epees wore a gown of strawberry col- ored velvet with gorgeous ornaments cf diamonds and petals. Following the couple caine General Captain von Sobel' and the officers ei* lee Kaleerlies household, all wearing costumes Of 'the period of Frederick the. Great. 'After them the princes and prin- cesses came in without any special cere- monial. Taking her place on the ads the Em- press bowed right and left, first to etut group of ladies and then to each sep- arate group of men. l'he Kaliser did the same, beginning with the diplomatic ,ladies, then, bowing to :he diplomats themselves, then to the princesses, Lim gentlemen -Damen, then to the other ladles, and finally to tee men. Each group returned the salute with solemn courtesies and bows. Then the Imperial couple took their seats; die princes and princesses followed sult, ansi at last everybody else sat down. At e nod from the ICalsey the hall began. The band of the Second Regi- ment of the Guard fuenished the music from behind a screen of palms.. The Vortanzer of the season—the core Illlion leaders --Count Wend zu Buten- burg of the First Regiment, of the Guards ,and Count Pfeil of the Bodyguard, ,started the festivities tvith the court lady. Countess eu Rantzau, and thelady el hone'', Coin:flees Bismarck -Bohlen, as pmeners. The bend struck up the "Vic- toria Regirel waltzes by- Ohlsen. PRINCE', AUGUST WILFIELNi wills his fleece was the first of the im- perial party Is jolti in. As the ball went 'on the Emperor and leMpt•ess sent boy many gentlemen and ladies and talked tothem, the ladies being escorted to the throne by aides de Limp. The Kaiser stood up a good part of the 11010 so that he could see the whole field of dancers. Several figure (lances were given, in which the young princes and princesses look part. e At 11 o'clock supper was annoueced. Tfie ball wag suspended tvlele the Ifers- perm' end Empress, the princes and princesses, the ambessedoes and their elves and a fese eliaciellY invited guests nurrelied to the efarine 115 11 old 11se (emcee; room, Who're the stale labIes WPM': sot, Thovo wart, accommodations for all the other parHaipanls le the state merles tied galleries. 'Liter() was 100 'Waiting • SOME SRAM 11E1106'5 WHICH TIM W0111,0 ADMIRES, Great Ilisearleat Personages Go( Repu- tations Which They Did Not Deserve. The modern histerian, who Is a pee- isdoonist,telhout any -sentimental weaknesses for (Mani loinance, has clone a. peal deal to pitilessly smash many populay Considerable doubts, foe instance, ex - let as to whethee the personal dame - ler of Robin Hood wae above repreeell, if judged by our ideas of what is the corset:it conduct for a gentleman. • lita rival historical authorities have guar - relied desperately over Ile; outlaw se Slierwood. Oreseralf of the learned gen- tlemen have etcetera' him a 'maple pa. Noe while the other side hos .110elled hen as a thief end a public nuisance, Perhaps, therefore, as the jury are equ- ally divided, it would be fairest to give Bolen Hood the benefit of the desibt. As regards Ilichord of the Lion Heart, however, whom the romances describe as a fellow -hero of the Sherwood out- law, there is no doubt al, ell. Richard W158, es a plain mallet. of fact, 000 01 the tuorst kings who ever reigned In Eng- land. He was a selfish and cruel ty- rant. and more unectemulous in Ins me- thods of getting .hold of other people's property ,thart any up-to-date burglar. He was also not above fergery now and again; 11 50 thought he could 'gain any- thing by it. : THE BLACK PRINCE, again, is an historical peesonage, who Ns enjoyed a vast amount of heroic ee- putation which he does not deserve. He was as leeree and fond of fighting as a tigar. But when that has been said for him it Is about all that can be said. Ile had all a tiger's ferocity and love of bloodshed, and in .sorne instances' his conduct wee that, of a thorough -paced blackguard. At the sack of Liinoges this "mirror of chivalry," as'soon as tie was in possession of the conquered. towel, was not.salisfleeleterebaleher .reen with arms in their hands, but out of a spirit of sheer spite, ordered thatall the old people,. woreen,, and children o the place should be meseacred. • It was. the Black Preece,- too, esfio; simply -and solely to get.mopey, hired himself out like a common beateo to fight for Pedro the Cruel, the crime -stained King of Castile,' who had murdered his WINZ'srwlek, the "Kingtnaker,".. about whom Lord Lytton wrote se eloquent- ly—and romantically -1n "The Last ef the Barons," Was nothing like the Item 110 had been popularly esteemed. The best authorities are agreed that Warwick, far from helng the gigantic, splendid specimen of manhood, with dauntless courage and the brave, sim- ple soul whom Lord Lytton described was A MAN OF PUNY STATUI3E, who never did any dangerous fighting himself, but used his cunning rind his gold to set other people by the ears and induced them lo kill each other, so: that he should be able to eeize their proper- ty. When he had got all he could out ol one side in the Wars of the Roses,. he went over to the other 'side, in order to have a chence of plundering his a.foretime friends: Instead of dying fight- ing splendidly -in the van et Berhee.lie was .1cilled while trying to steal away Irons the battlefield and leave his follow- ers -In the Mira: Henry of Richinond, the "hero" of Bosworth, is another Individual who en- joys an uncleserved„. eopetalloreThe battle of Boeworth, in wttich Richard of Gloucester perished bravely, sword in hand, was won by Henry of Richmond's captains, while Henry himself kept tirn- idly out of harm's way. When he be- came king, as Henry, VII., flenry prov- ed himself en expert in grinding cash out of HIS UNHAPPY SUBJECTS. William Tell was yet, another dubious hero. As for Jack Sheppatd, around whom the late Mr. Harrison Ainsworties novel has cast such a halo of sham bora- bin, he was an unmitigated young rue fem. lie was quite prepared to corned/ any crime for ,sixpence or thereabolgs, Dick Tuipin Is an even worse fraud. Tile original Richard Turpin had not a scera pvaosnot ag f t ll eroiaenai linn highwayman, but was much more ot footpad—a dastardly snealethtee who hid behind hedges In lonely country lanes, -and jumped out on old' ladies and gentlemen who could not defend themselves. There Is not a shred cf proof that he ever possessed /such a horse ne Black 13ess err rode to York. Ilis beseauthenticated exploit consisted le tying a poor old woman hand' and foot end paella her. on the lire, be- cause she could not give, him arie money.—Pearson's Weekly. FOOD FOR THOUGHT. ellstrese : 'That was a very nice letter of Potriclee, offering you marriage. What shall I say to 11101 in the letter you 1o11 hl[un, fo(wylvet °Pp! tlacaazillae',tr nwylourrnuite7,j5itha'c'Ywehmenayt gets me wages rinsed next month, mum, sttre 01 mane le begin savin` for the weddise things." "What are you crying about„lohnnyr "I got, licked twice to -day," "I -low was Chalet" "Teacher caned nee, an' I told tied, itn' dad event up to theash the teacher, are the teacher, licked dad, an' dad chino horde an wallepeel me." FIFTY BRIGANDS SEIZED 61AVE 1.0N0 11:111101117610 TUE N01101 -0E FRANCK. I.kader of Desperate Gang Ilas Long • and Sensalienal.itecord of • Crime, Fifty members of a desperate band of 100 brigands, who foe years have teeror- jeee tee north of Franco, ;ewe been arrested by the pollee.. Accorelin to leo Malin, Abel Pollee We leader of the gang, 15110 is in captiv- ity, has a sensational record of crime. As a boy he eecured the plece Of hemor among a numben of candideles prepared fot, the ars', communion,' but sold 11 to the son of a pork butcher fay $10 and a sail of clothes, 110 followed thls up bY 01115)11)0 aWay from the pasty of coat- numIcants ana robbing the till of a Irecieswoman who was Present at tile cesemony, Foe this lie wits sent td a refovinatory for three months. -On his 'TeleaSo Im lalcl the foundation Inc a lOng series of Mines, Ile entered the service of a hoesedealer trained Dechirey, and bectene familler with some 01 11115 best kaown !muses in the north of France, Thirteen years later these houses receivea the attentions of Pellet, and Ills band. 13ECANIE A SNIUGGisiell. He was imprisoned again_ when 15 '1'clu's of age for a Jewel l'olleetY, end on oblabling his teletkee induced a brother to join him as a smuggles. While suttee gling coffee over the ilelgian frontier he was again capIttred and heivictiffed, hut managed to break away, end :leveed the frontier. weere the poke were tillable to follow him. Ile jeered at 111810 from a distance, and releasing himself from the handeuffe, threw them Lame to the police. 118 anonyms's served his eine as a soldter in a 'nest exemplary' manner, end on his reitiva to civil life :Boasted a girt of fifteen. Ile celebrated les wedding clay byroehing a house hit Noddles. Again joining forces wile his Mother, he ticcomplished 200 roliberies within Iwo months. So successful were his raids that other londits, agreed to servo under Ids leadership, and the band inet•eased 151 numbers until 11 had a hundsecl mem- • It was not long before murder -was added to the leg of the bend's crimes. Three people were found murdered and intended in January of lest year, Nlys- tery 'surrounded I'm pullers for a. time, but they were eventuelly traced to the band, and Pollet and a man numed Vro- inent were arrested. Since then other errests have been made, and the police heIleve they Vill be able to capture the i•est of the hand. AT WINDSOR. Dow Guests.- are 7 Treated at Ring Ed- ward's Castle. l'he recent visit of Mr. John Burns to Windsor Castle et the invitation of King Edward was unique, inasmuch as the President of the Local Government Booed le; probably 1115 only labor representative who has Seen honored,with an invitation le dine and sleep at the royal resklence be the reigning Sovereign of the country, says London Til -Bits. It must have been o curious experience for one who, was obliged 10 COITIT000C0 the struggle for a livelihood at ten yeers of- age lo be saluted by SellIVICA as Ilia guest of iho King and to be relieved of even his handbag by a royal footman. Any one, hoWever, who is invited to dine with their Majesties is walled upon M practically the same manner ns the King and Queen would be themselves. 11a laege piney from London Ore asked Li .spend the night at 'Windsor Cestle a gpeelal train is provided, and royal ser- vants attend in order to welt upon the guests. In the epee of Mr. Burns, a ape- eial carriage was reserved for 111111, and a ("lose carriage, drawn by a pair of elorses in charge of a postilion, met him 0.1 Windsor. , • -Wlsiha1 of course ,the ordinary rules of royal etiquette are observieodr,tallicili.yten e NINS'n]. ways an absence of 1'1gkim commoners dine with the King. His Majesty (tole Me part, of geteal host to perlection, arid with his Usual tact never fails to put his pests quite at ease. Duriegethe after dinnersmoke he throws off all reserve. and Mkes and chats with his guests just as an ordinary individual. Their Majesties usually re- tire from the company about 10 or II although that does 101 15101115 that the guests must do liketvise. They may please themselves in exactly the same way as if they were at home. That their movements are in 110W1SO reSiVICtOCI by any form of etiquette is shown by the fact that Mr. Burns, the ;morning follow - Mg his visit to Windsor Castle, was up at 0 o'clock, and 51105 looking eyound the grounds between 7 and 6. Their Majesties seldom bred:fast 'with their gueses. Sometimes they give their farewell greetings the previous evening, if the guest is leaving the following morning. Usually, however, bolls the King one Queen say good-bye to any- one who lies been staying at the Castle just before the girest leaves. It 010.7 not be out of plaeo.here to say a word regarding "command" theateleal performances at Windsor Castle. At one time the relgrang Sovereign not 'oely paid all travelling expenses, but also paid the actore and aelyesees at a cer- tain rata When, In 1883, hewever, Queen Vieteria resumed something like the old lee at Court, and pelted the late Sir Henry Irving to play "leecket" at Windsor, the famous actor stipulated that he should ..be allowed lo bear all expenses, arid this rule has usually been MIMwed by other well-known acters who, with their companic,s, have gives n°61111101n00a1.1C"V110P1.0a11071111801‘1VCOeSVe. eggle ft a rule with all her guesle that she should bear the travelling expenses, and King Edward ha.s always followed her lath Majeity's generals example. CLOSELY ACQUAINTED, Friend 1 "When did you first become acquainted with your husbiltid 7". The Wife : "Tho first time 1 asked him for money after wo webe married." • — A SHORTA6E(It? SAILORS SERIOUS DIFFICULTY WIII(111 CON- FRONTS 411E ADMIRALTY, "Permanently Ready Fleet" of the North 500 neri• ipaluvesoqiiiinilooman.Train- The Home fleet, which, acceniding to the Government, is to ihe peagettnently toady for war, is 10 he reduced to Ilue rOle of training equadeon for boys. The Admiralty has arteved at this extertoydinary decision in order to solve the eesious diffloully which confronted Leo board in connection with the num- aing of the new fleet, When the composition 'of this, force is completed under the scheme of reorganie melon new in progress, it will consist of ono Dreadnought, two Formiciables, three Ocenas, seven Majesties, and two Burfitters.-in all.fifteen battleshiPs. . The vessoLs an to be permanently manned wile full aucleus crews, In tho Prolxiellori of two-fifths of their war coniiptiert\tentsr. se 18 vill egt Ire a. total of about 4,000 oftIcees and leen, whielt feace is avail- able Met of all in the erews of the re- serve division that aro to be embodied in the Rome Elect, and secondly, in the surplus complements nf the fttlly com- missioned ships being reduced to nu- cleus crews, i3u1, the claim of the Horne Fleet is to bo a. "permanently ready levee". implies. that it, can be' completed Lo full war strength .al, any time. '10 do this will' necessitate the provision of another 0,000 ollIcere and.tnen. WASTAGE OF Pl?,I1SONNEL, Tim Admiralty was at a loss to knove where, to find these officers and men. The wastage of lee personnel .has been permitted to pi•oceed with but adequate replacement for 0 long time past, doubt- less in view of the coutemplated reduc- tions. The result, is that In order to cover this shortage as fee as possible, it has been decided to deprive the Fourth Cruiser Squadron of its l'Ole as training squa- dron, and utilize the Home Fleet for this purpose. In pursuance of this policy, a- large number of boys from Shotley have al- ready been embarked In the battleships Victorious and Magnificent, to undergo a course of training lasting four monies. 41 1110 expiration of this time they will be drafted to fully commissioned ships, ana their places filled by further raw material from Shotley. The scheme is to be extended until every battleship in the Horoc Fleet will hates on boatel a draft of boys under lvaining, averaging about one-third ol IhAen"dotee'se rusllnucleuescrrmeVant,ly ready fleet" which is to guard the North Sett Is be- ing resolved into .teere training sepias dron. REES CLIIIED'I. TBY SURGERY. -- Abscesses Caused by Paresiles Opened and Treated Antiseptically. The successful treetment of trees hy surgery Is the subject of a report made recently hy a bohmist 'named Eberhardt to the Academy of Sciences In Paris. M Eberhard thas practised it, he says, with -entire 'success in Indo-China. He has performed operetions on tea plants, mul- berry trees, orange trees and other tro- pical plants. Experiments in cold climates have not met wile success go Inc. but It is be- lieved tee system can be used with ad- vantage in the southern regions of Eu- rope, The operations are not amputa- tions, neither are they mere subentene- pus injections, mesh as have Seen made souleeees,sfully in :l'h Swope tor the' efflerer 'some parasitic diseases of plants. ey ere surgical irt the strictly tnodern sls The method is adopted when the trees are attacked by insects, which penetrate the bark and deposit their eggs in the wood. The long horned beetle Is a seri- ous plague in Inde -China. , • The larvae hollow out 'galleries in the tissue•of the trunk end branches, these Interrupt the circulation of the sap and mo tree speedily withers arid dies. Elserherdt's method consists of open- ing up the gallery viIh a scalpel, re- moving tee larvae with n forceps or cur. inttrument end then flushing out the aridly With an antiseptic (mid con- sisting of fotty parts of glyeetine. 110 oi formaline and 850 of \teller. Three • er feur washiegi are given at Intervale extending over about. fifteen days, end ah the and of (hat the a)lele:1ns et vegetable tisstte begin to ewer along the edge of the scar, which heals com- pletely in from six lo eight months. It Is essential during the fleet Iwo or three walls to protect the wound from tight, which seems to stop the formation of neV1V•htein5811tleie trent.< is so seriouslyel- al aaevitiel ye as ti s tios itoriesea1 d re(11,01consy lallow t ee:free: lion unelesireble NI. Eberhardt pricks Hu: he tax.es a syringe and injects a 50115. eon of 180 parts of formalise, 'sixty glycerine and 701. oof etcvNuille5r,, hs 11171111ga litoo bo ovreareflsotivnuingr.lt[Elither the lervae come Is the surface when they ore exlmoled with the forceps or else they ere poison. 551, Two injections arc usually made al eight days interval. The ,forneeline hardly seems to penetrate Um wieldy, fibre beyrind the eurtace broken dowri hy the parasites. The wound heels in lime and the 1000 seems to suffer no damage teem Ilse treatment, while Is Inevitable destruction by Ilse parasite is preVented.• • lEALOUSY. George'. "Is Mabel Jealous of hey hes. balerli1" icsie; "Jealous? 1 should thInk s0, Why, on the honeymoon, she woirldn't even let iden admire the =eerie' -- FASIITON NOTES. Now that Engliall Wolnen am reviving the fashion of wearing nightcaps, Id stlnf not be amiss le note ihe feet (1111.1 a good many men still keep up the faseton of teldug 'ern regularly.