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The Brussels Post, 1910-8-18, Page 3v NOTE -1S AND cO1'i'r.MGNTs A • few years ago Esperanto was ''the rage" andits triumph es the univorsal artificial language mere- ly a question of time. Quite un- sxpeotedly Ido replaced it, or sl•,ecke<1 its advance. Latterly Ifni - reveal has threatened both, and new this latest claimant is 'sorrow- fully abandoned by its creator, the Bavarian savant Molenaar. At an utternational conference Molenaar, tot without a wrench, suggested but French bo adopted as the "world language.," Though a patri- ttic German, Molenaar is forced by .rvut1i and science to recognize that !lis matter tongne is too difficult 'ever to become "universal," and be .pubmits that the same thing must. i ]f h F ut ther- about English, said g c s r,ore, politics and jealousy and ap- prehension, he thinks, will stand in lho way of German and English, the Teutons and Anglo-Saxon being too powerful and aggressive even. stow. France is nolonger "dao- . exons," .while. her civilization is high and splendid. The French lan- guage is by no means easy to mas- ter, but easier than any other "na- lural" tongue that has any chance sf universal adoption Such is the argument, and it may be taken for what it is worth. It Is, however, significant that ingeni- ous and industrious inventors of l languagese reaching A 2i1T11 CENTURY TRIUMPH. Bioriot May Not Have Been the First Man to Fly the Ohennel. Bleriot may have been the first to fly the channel, net we bane very oxeellent reason to question it. The archives of the city of Bergamo, in =thorn Italy, contain a letter writ- ten in London, October 18, 1751, tell- ing of an Italian named Grirnaldo, who seems to have been an 18th con- tury aviator•. A translation of the letter follows: "There is here a man of the most surprising talent tnat ever was seen in tlto world. I• Ie says he is an Italian rnonk, a native of Civitav e - Oho, named Andrea Grlmnldo, he is about 50 years old.... He spent 20 year; in traveling in eastern lands. .where io of 14 yearstoconstructingd himself rthepmost marvelous machine that high me• chanties and mathematics could de- vise, of the most curious This is a box workmanship and build, which, by moans of certain clock springs, rises such lightness and air with b g in the it its rapidity of force that inflight can make a voyage of seven leagues an hour. It is made on the model of a bird. The wings have a spread of 22 feet front tip to tip. The body is made of pieces of cane connected with parchment and feathers. The wings are of catgut and whalebone. In the body of the machine are 30 wheels with two balls of brass and little chains, which alternately wind up a weight, and with the help of six brass vessels filled with mercury, which run in channels, the machine is maintained in the desired equili- brium. By means of the friction of a steel wheel and a heavy piece of loadstone, the whole is kept in very regular mo- tion, which lasts during an even and gentle wind, because the machine connot fiy either in a total calm or in a high wind. "This Prodigious machine is steered TURKEY'$ EX$$ULTAN. Arch Assassin Has Aged RapidlY Since His Deposition, Since his deposition from the Turks ieb. throne and confinement in the Villa Alattine in Saloniki, Abdul Ha- mid has aged rapidly. His tape lla5 becd parohm t, his beard' ie peece of rfectly parollment, white and he no longer has his berher dye it, as he formerly did. If he has any conscience ho is suffering the punishment that ho deserves, and an eternity in perdition would be a light penalty for his hideous crimes, writes William 13. Curtis in The Chicago Re- cord -Herald, Like Tamerlane, the Mongol Emper- or of the middle ages, Abdul Hamid reigned 33 years, but surpassed him in itis cruelties and wholesale assassi- nations. It is said that he could never be induced to sign a death war- rant for an individual and took great credit. to himself for his humanity in that respect, but at the same time he has repeatedly ordered the mas- sacre.of thousands upon thousands of con - Itis subjects and deliberately uti- ture m con- demned entire races to e Talion and long-drawn-out death. Abdul Hamid is probably respons- ible for the violent death of more in- noeent men, women and children than any human being who over stained the pages of history with his crimes. Hundreds of thousands of people in Bulgaria and in Armenia have been slaughtered in cold blood by his or- ders, and there is not the slightest doubt —indeed,' there is abundant proof -that he deliberately determin- ed upon thea extermination of his Christian subjects in both those coun- tries, He is absolutely unique as a wholesale assassin, and, although the massacres that have been committed by his army in his name and by bis orders are usually attributed to relig- ious fanaticism, the evidence is much stronger that they were for the pur- pose of wiping out an insuboidinate element arnong his subjects who. ir- ritated him because of their resist - rime to his tyranny. It is difficult to imagine Ilia thoughts of such .a man. in solitude. No wonder he is troubled with insomnia and in- sists upon having an innocent child of five years old sleep with him in his bed as a safer protection than a guard of soldiers. the ccia are b a tail seven hands wide, which is the conclusion indicated. The most by to the knees and ankles of 'successful of the artificial languages i an operator, and by stretchin 'finally halts in its career; the wave, drawing in his legs to theright or the lett he moves the machine in of enthusiasm in its behalf spends ,tir•elf asd conversions cease. In. a -nerd of growing, evolving things, .of 'fashions and changes and cur- rents, a mechanical language can- not thrive. The demand for beauty, over the sen, and this was fro !flexibility, complexity, vitality to Calais, and the same morning he ;proves fatal to it. "You can learnt arrived .in London." Aeroplanists will notice some simi- 'nnb in two hours" is an attractive larity between the one deseribed and advertisement, but when you have our 1910 constructions, except that th motive. power does 'learned it, and have read the Bible, 'Shakespeare, Moliere, in it, it fails :to satisfy you. whichever direction he pleases. "But he cannot remain in the air more than three hours and a break in the mechanism would cause a fatal fall. Therefore he does not soar more than the height of a tree or two; so also he has only once ventured n..e. RUSSIA'S lllilThJ)NU.CGKTS. Will Be Oat of Dote Before They Are Finished, No one likes additional work for its own sake, but happily we are not so lazy as to object to the trouble of learning another live and rich :language simply because it means extra work. It safe to say that Indians, once a year. There is a be• of ever any language is made "ani- lief among these people that to bathe -venal," in the sense in which the is to cost sickness and hdeath. There various artificial languages have 'rt.ught to become universal, the 'controlling factor will not be the amount of work it requires of those who would master it. After all, •hope is with the young, and the ,young, in proper schools, under fit instructors, do not find the difficul- ties of acquiring another language Insuperable. French has been nom- inated for the universal language. This will only stimulate the fervor The author of "Kloof and Karroo sf the friends of English. We sus- says that a Boer in Cape Colony had poet that Italian will not lack sup- once forced a zebra to the brink of a precipice, when the d p e no seem bear out even like ideas. It is likely that Grimaldo made some short flights, but it will be difficult to get any one to -day to believe he flew from France to England. The St. Petersburg correspon- dent of the Berlin Lakal Anzeiger has, this to say about the attempt being made by Russia to rebuild its shuttered navy I What little information we now have about the rlow • Russian Dreadnoughts tells more than many words could do, The four now in course of eontstruetion, the Sevas- topol, the Petropavioslc, the Gan - gut and the .Poltava, are each 800 feet long, 89 feet wide, and 27 feet three inches deep, and have a cis•• placement of 23,000 tons, They are to beef 42,000 horse -power and will have a speed of 23 knots. The arab two are being built by the Baltic shipworks, the last two at the Im- perial navy yard. Almost endless differences of opinion have divide the.•R•ussian naval'authorities on now of those ships, but the subjectp r the lens that all aro agreed uponP unite the greatest number of dis- advantages from a technical point of view. There is, in the first place, the armament. It consists of 12 12 -inch guns, which are to be mounted in four revolving turrets, three to a turret. Such a concentration of are within a limited space is ques- tionable, and has been condemned by English experts on account of the great risk it involves. No less fortunate is the disposition of the other guns. The sixteen 4.'f -inch. guns are placed so, close to the tur- rets that they cannot be served when the big guns are firing on ac- count of the strength of the wave explosion. The.emmunition for the smaller guns is stored against the sides of the ships, which increases the danger of explosion. The ar- mor is 8.8 inches thick, therefore nos strong enough to withstand big gu• fire, but it cannot be in- creased unless there is a reduction of weight elsewhere. To achieve this the revolving turrets have been constructed. Each of them weighed 5,000 tons more than the turret of this type on other ships. The steering apparatus is placed in such an exposed position that a single, well -directed shell would destroy it entirelN Department states that The Navy the four Dreadnoughts will be ready in three years, but this term will have to be increased, like the original estimate of cost. As proof of this assertion may be quoted the Andrei Perwoswanny, which has been in coarse of construction now foe eight years, and whose esti- mated cost has already been ex- ceeded by some 10,000,000 rubles. English engineers who have seen the plans for these ships consider the money appropriated for their construction as wasted. Armor has been sacrificed to heavy armament, and the boilers will nob suf0.ee to develop a speed of twenty-three knots for anv length of time. The Russian Dreadnoughts will he anti- quated before they are ready for launching. A Bath a Year. The bath, it is said, is the measure of civilization. He who bathes once a day must be a better human being than he who bathes once a week, once a month or. liko the Mexican was a u w friend of 'nine stopped ono day, and my friend suggested to the father that a bath might cure him. The father held up his hands in horror. "A bath! That would kill him!" he exclaimed. "I never bathed in my life, and my children never bath. ed and never will." Down in the Low Countries, how- ever, they do bathe once a year. Wild Zebras. The zebra when wild is a ferocious animal, and an unwary hunter is like - 1 to suffer from its teeth and hoofs. Used in, Canadian hotrnea to produce delicious hosno-mads bread, and a sups Irly its alwayn included In Sportsmons' and Carnpers' Outfits. Decline 411 imitations, They never 4ive satisfaction and cc at just as much, E. W. <31t:LETT CO. LTD. Wlnnlpog Toronto, Ont, Montreal Awarded highest honors at oil W. 22r Cxpoyirlon5. MOST PERFECT MADE OGS IN PEACE AND WAR A. Matter df Idusiness. "Excuse me," said the stranger as he stepped inside. "Is this Mr. Mark. }tam's office?" No," replied' the man at the desk. "'His office is on the floor above." "Thank you," said the stranger as he went out, leaving the door open. "'.ley, there!" yelled the other. "Come back and close that door! Haven't you any doors in your house P" • "Yes, sir," answered the stranger, who had again stepped inside and closed the door, "but they all have springs' on them. Allow me to show you my patent double back action door spring. It closes the door with- out a bang and is warranted to last ninety-nine years. If it doesn't you get your money back. 'The price is only 25 cents. Yes, seeing it's you, I'll let you have five for el. Thank you, sir. Good morning." port on the floor of international ;onventi0ns. On with the competi- liun I - es ern a crea- ture turned upon him, attacked him with its teeth and actually tore one of his feet from the leg• Another author writes of a soldier who mounted a half -domesticated zebra. The creature, Some public men and editors after •milking the most - furious at - alive refused'to take the cost of Iiv- tempts to get rid of its rider, plunged Imp cry seriously, and they direct over a steep hank into the river and r Y threw the soldier es it emerged. While attention on all occasions to our the may lay half stunned upon the extraordinary expenditures on lux- ground the zebra quietly walked up to him and bit off one of his ears. The Bed In Sickness. Few people realize that 'for most diseases the bed, and it alone, is the s.ries and comforts. What greater evidence of general prosperity can 'here be, they ask, than that af- k,r<led by record-breaking tides of greatest, surest, quickest euro rho leu ist travel, by heavy increases world and egos of science Have yet In importations of art works, dia- discovered or laestptved, People as a :monis, furs, silk, etc. rule look upon going to bed for sick- ness us a necessary and unavoidable consequence of sickness instead of looking upon it, as they should, as being the very drat and greatest part of the cure of the case Evidently many s and sec - Y g 1 r'onp lions of the population have not kit the pinch nor been driven to economize. And liberal expendi- 3ures on travel, on amusements, on ronaforts spell a great demand for Visible Stars. According to the best astronomers, the number of stars that can be seers by a person of average cyesiglit is .labor with rising wages. It would th 1+c absurd to deny that many house - about 7,000. The number visible h rough that telescope hes been esti. mated to be between 75,000,000 and 80,000,000, Flexible. In the lobby of rho British House of Commons a certain political figure was being discussed, 'Ah." said a member, "he's got no backbone." '•Yes, he • has,"nnswered John Burns, the Labor Inc/nine of the Cabi- net, "but it's niado of tripe." aviv"s have been hard pub to it to make tits ends meet, or that prices save risen in recent years, or that those who live on fixed salaries ov lined incomes have had a condition rather than a'eery" to Ileal with. Still, the 'evidences of abundance :-u every hand do present a puzzle to the. serious student of the situa- tion, and a wholesale indictment for "oxtravagance" is beside the koiet. ''lore may, as a people, be ese thrifty than we should be, but where money is freely spent there Is money to spend. Fundamental - le. the 'conditions here are sound, anti prosperity should continue. I'hc "psychological" factor of eon- fteenco'in the future should receive �nety stern �++th from the import fig - Wes an<l the newels of travel for 'the in.at and e-tre•ent Years. THE'i':.Ei°i," L TILE DONKEY IN BELGIUM. Many Uses to Which They May Bo Put Shown at Belgium Exhibition. A very interesting show of draught dogs has just been held at the Brussels exhibition, where over a hundred animals awaited the judges, the other 400 entered being kept at home by the exigencies of their business, the conveyance of milk, vegetables, fruit, laundry work, bread and small joints, which is just now at its height. The Belgian dogs earned for their country in one year £1,800,000, ac- cording to statistics taken ten years ago This was at the rate of a Lane a day, the dogs at that time employed numbering 150,000. These figures must have increased greatly, rays the London Evening Standard, for it was then that the Club of the Belgian Draught Dog was formed, with Comte de Wommerson as president, who with M. Reoul Zoo - technic, professor of the State Vet- erinary School, was charged by the Government to draw up a report on the subject, with the result that the class of dog to be used as well as his treatment in all its branches was placed under police control. CLUBS AND SYNDICATES (627 pounds) most of the dogs en- tered did the,. test easily, .at 320 kilos (704 pounds), several accom- plishing rile Due, a fine b ' in it wl leis , d 1 G , dog, 4 years old, who, unlike many ,of. the competitors, could boast no pedigree,+.tools the load around with ease, barking -defiance at a rival as he ran. , Dogs have drawn over 10 hun- dred-wcight,'and the champion Dra-• goat III:, •who was absent through a foreign engagement, has a record of 14 hundredweight, or more than twice as mach as Duc's record. It must be remembered that in the. ordinary way the owner helps the dog by pushing the cart when a heavy load is carried, but this was not permitted at the .show. Big Heads and Large Minds. Big men have larger heads than small men as a rule — not because their mental grasp is wider or strong- er, but because their bodies are larg- er. And therefore the proportion of the head to the whole organism must. be taken into account. Again, a larg- er head may inclose a comparatively amen brain,' and a thick skull by no means indicates intellectual force. Still further, a small brain may have �,;;dren's Answers. l tests with a view to'the use of dogs a very fine quality of organism, and Rhe superintendents of publfe to transport 'ammunition to out- s larger brain may be very Wiper- schools tell many anecdotes ofi odd an-lyir companies, the smaller carts featly organized. Taking all thea ewers which have been made by ehil Lc,irtg loss likely to be seen by the factors into account, we cannot al- dren to the questions of teachers. , ways be sure that the man wearing One teacher explained to the class enemyitthanu would gond. More the biggest hat is the possessor of the in a lower room that nn island a biggest brain, � "a body entirely surrounded by wat- i distrib'itinn of ammunition, while er," Then she asked one of the little Dumas' Onion Soup. fellows in the class, "Now, Willie, Onion soup is often liked by people what is anbisland?"r; "It's a said the con- wholesomeness on- werson ho disdain the savory herb in any i other form. Thera is no doubt of the fideut Willie. 1 s meness of the • onion, and Another teacher in the physiology the wounded they again promise to who e o class asked the class in general j be useful, both on battlefields and OUR GREAT INLAND 'SEA. Hudson Bay Is Bordered by But r ' t , to C ou ill . f) y Hudson Bay is destined to figure ',in world polities, in addition to figuring in Canadian polities. The United States Government proposes to question the right of Canada to territorial jurisdiction over that body of salt water. It has been evid'e'nt foe scene -.rim¢ that this matter would come up for' consideration. The position of Hudson Bay is unique. It is the only large sea having connection with the ocean that is Surrounded on all sides by land under the same flag. The entrance to the bay being ntc,re than sixty miles wide in the narrowest part, it cannot be said that this connection is by way of waters that are territorial, as the term is generally understood. The Baltic Sea is a large body of water with a narrow entrance, .. but its shores belong to three na. 11005. The Mediterranean has a narroe entrance from the ocean, but its shores are.owned by several coun- tries. Behring Sea is in a way enclosed by land, but its entrance from the ocean is wide, and the shores are owned by two countries. The Sea of Japan is nearly all enclosed by land, although there are several entrances from the ocean, but its shores are owned by two nations. The Red Sea has a narrow en- trance, but its shores also belong to two nations. The same is true of the Blach Sea. Hudson Bay is landlocked all but at the entrance, which is 60 miles wide, and no question has ever teen raised that the land all along its shore line, which must measure .,000 miles, belongs to Canada. The question is one which, if raised, will probobly go to The Hague Tribunal for settlement. It is highly important that the jurisdiction of Canada over these waters should be maintained, if it can be under the principles of in- ternational law and the interpre- tations of treaties 4. MARRIAGE ROMANCE. Wife Insisted Upon Seething •.lo Be Husband's Servant. A remarkable romance, in which a man married his servant, who re- fused to take the position of his wife, is revealed in the will of Mr. Arthur Joseph Mumby, of Fig Tree court, Temple, E.C., and of Pyr - ford, Surrey, England, barrister -at - law, a well-known poet and littera- teur, who died on January 29 last, aged eighty-one years, leaving an estate of $120,000. The will states that the widow insisted 00 seeming to be only a servant because Mr. Mumby's fether objected to a mar- riage. So for forty-five years the secret was kept, Mr. Mumby spend- ing as.rnuch of every year as pos- sible with her. After giving the history of their connection the will goes onto state the amount of the estate left to Mrs. Mumbo. She will receive a life annuity of £70, and the sum of £100; part of which she in her un- questioning way had given him to dispose of as he saw fit and which he had wisely invested. It now appears that the lady, who was known to the world as Miss Cullurek, was the inspiration of much poetry written by the de- ceased barrister. His London friends had long wondered at the sentimental nature of the supposed bachelor's compositions, but' till now they had no -clue to the mys- tery. Naturally, as none but some members of the widow's family knew of any marriage, this roman- tic affair is attracting wide atten- bion. were formed all over the country to revive an old breed of Belgian deg known as a "matin," which is tall, strong, of smooth, short hair and extremely muscular; and shows have been frequently held to en- courage better •food and treatment, much like the donkey shows held in England. The dog replaces the donkey in Belgium, which is sel- dom seen, for the former costs less to keep and to shelter and serves as a guard for house and goods. A splendid class of dog is now be- coming general which not only ren- ders untolcl services in time of peace but is to be enlisted in time. 02 war; for a group of French offi- cers were present at the Brussels show expressly to watch the weight Sampling It. "What are they giving away over here?" "Come along, Sack. It's a demon. station of face powder, of no interest dog carts could travel quicker and ever roads impossible for horses it motor ears. For the use of drawing litters for d 1 those who have never trio the soup which was the most curious bone in fn are recommended of tothe use this cele- the human body. 'Please, ma'am,' brated recipe of alta elder Dumas: was the quick reply from a little girl, il forthree pints of soup four nada onions or eight FIRST AID IN STREETS. They would also aid scouting, since 3 CHANGES MS BIND. Groom Fled Precipitately Frotli the Expet•taut Brides, An extraordinary scene occurred recently during the marriage of a prosperous resident of Coblentz, Germany, at the Hall in that city. The bride had been asked by the Take, free "ft's the wishbone." Mayor whether she accepted the Bern 1 t common man beside her as her husband, and white ses, mince them bleep y to a Toronto Men In Big Fight. they serve the customs officers w"iia ltnd replied in the affirmative. golden brown in two tablespoonfuls Toronto furnished store supporters guard the frontiers by helping them Thea the Mayor turned to the ter. Pour in two quarts of f J k Johnson and less a ectators to attain a speed in running utter bridegroom and asked him whether he took the woman as his wife. To everyone's astonishment, the bridegroom, instead of the custom - ave response, raised his hands in dishray and then turned and fled. Several members of the wedding party steeled in pursuit, but the fugitive bridegroom gained stead- ily, and filially the chase was aban- doned. The bride fainted in her parents' or mar ct nod salt o itac water, season with pepp r Che big tight is Reno tan any offenders (ilio man being actually and boil until the onions are quite city of a simi for lar size on the cantiaent, towed by the dog, whom he holds. soft. Beat the yolks of three eggs, It is a peculiar coincidence that the by a, stout chain), and to reale aux with the soup and pour t t mix -managers of both principals are To- ture over finger slices of toasted route men, viz., Sam Berger, mane- difficult and fatiguing -heights. <l`r s bread. Mille may be used instead of ger of Jeffries, and Tom Flanagan„at the. Brussels S water in this soup, manager of Johnson Berger event hiss were first judged for pointe, the r boyhood and attended schoo in St. requirements being a compact Greatest Battles of History. Matthew's Ward, while, of course, build, with great strength. They Burks: in his letter on "Natural So- Flanagan is at present aat citizen fol. were divided, roughly spooking, in- ciety' says that Syliat destroyed 300; that city, with a legion of . t. 000 nue,. in etch of three battles, one lowers, Johnson's recline frequent t great speed the g flilighter ht er inflat,of being at Choronoa. The Persians are visits to Toronto make tap re. g said to have lost 230,000 mets at Bin- regardless of color. level +districts, and the stronger, teen. to, Chronicles sill, 171 records heavier clogs for lvoc. hilly,mountainous) ityms end the bridal party gloomily ueighborhoods. it has beeu argued• 1 that the dog is nut suited for tray. -1 _. _ _-r-- 11on owing to the make of los feet, but against that is placed the argu- meet that many thnnstutds of hn- n"an beings go barefoot. It is evident that it is not to an owner's advantage to ill treat or overwork the dog, which is his breadwinner and costs it gutxl deal to buy. While most of those• shown beef is trot oVer in the old coun- wero marked "nut fun sale," thel try. Some very bin men have late - price of a good full grown dog may lybeeu brought into prominence. run tip to £20 and over. ltt ruing in Brierley Hill, 'Staffs.,there is they are brown to fawn and black. ,i giant named Cleo. Lovett, who and it ie against the law to use. any stands over six feet in height and dogs for traction (such. is :noodles., weighs 476 pounds. Living in the etc•.) except of the eine prescribed. Harrow road, London, there is Mr. W. T, Ecclestone, better known as DRAW HEAVY WEIGHTS, "'Jolly Jumbo," who, although un - Th„ dchtonsti•ations of the trac- der 5 feet 10 inches, weighs 40`_1. t tion ,powers of the dog wenn very Air. 3, Welker, of Leeds, who surprising, the {;round chosen i e_ makes Relish, also weighs 402 nig sandy, uneven and rough, with Pounds. ('onstelble Wolfe, of the: a slight rise.. There were. two Dublin police, weighs 420 pounds.. eitts"es for males and females, a and stands 0 Inct. ii otherhes in giants have, Elver two-thirds of situ lasts sur - light, stint being loaded with sacks stockings. Many of e t ofthe. third avow seder ftt11r- t t" different weights. With 283 kilns been brought• to light. 1- act. 500,000 slant on one side, which, how- Monuments of eve:, may not have been in a single , r)fci yeti notice Dir, Jones' new battle. I. Kings xx, 20, Mils of 100,000 teeth?" saked Mrs, Sbm•peye. "I never then being kited on one cele in a sea ung so ghastly. They fool: like sin- gle dry. grate lanvthines." "Yes," es," .cid MISS chie Cal; "1 pre, Emphasizing a Fact. some he had them placed in memory oI Thera are pcculinrities, idlosynera- hie lest ones." cies of expression, which emphasize Explained, and ttccoutunte facts. It is not enough p to say "he is deaf." We invariably "What're ye ronin' home with your add "its n post.' It would appear suf- milk pad empty for:" demanded the tleient to say "he is blind, but we farmer, '•L.-.t't th' old cow give any prefer in nearly all cases to admit of thing?" no conlrodielion by eneouueing that ".yep," replied his chore boy—"nine he is "Same blind." To be "dead quarts and a kick In should suffice. "Dead as a doornail"A Pointed filet. clinches the fact, Dissatisfied Guest—waiter, ycu don't • In, But Found Out. seem to know how to broil a steak ai New Maid ((opening doer for caller) this eating house. Let Ole give 3611 rt Me 'mans afn t in, ma AM. pointer. Mitis some alacrity)—ATI right, \1'ttrt�r soh, only we usually calls 'em tips. Just the Sight 01 film. been engaged to ani number If t;!,i;, but he always gel ou 14. us men," _ , "Oh, I don't ]snow. Let's ash fora C'sller—•Olt, yes, she is. 1 saw her taste., _ _ et the window as 1 came along. New Maid--Di5 see, tnll'Itni? Sure Horse Same as Manh site was afru id ye'cl ea tight a glimpse ""One of man's last friends is the of ,al. face! Horse." "Ye+ responded to mtl e t t with the The Shamrock. racetrael; haat. But cc, you eler ut Petrick fy sail l� Irate ,S.r.rti notice what n terrible' a Pru, h Ir13 11 I ca,:ii,:n :If tf it. { I i f !!v your 0 - Urd;t 'rice.,:: 11r1 o[ .l•: r,pponittng you llu. .h.tn.r0e n p,,,•—;. nt5ra10 fro.s and asps tht In, b: r.r •. t andthat sett IN It. OWNERSHIP OP THE AIR• Some Problems Before Interna- tional Conferectee at Paris. Important discussions are taking place at the international confer- ence in Paris upon the rules of the •sit. The greatest legal experts from all the countries of Europe are being heard upon the question, "Who owns the air i" One after another of the .experts have held that there should be no proprietary right in the air. This. view has met with some strong op- position, and the whole question 14 likely to be referred to a furthers international discussion. How will a landowner,who has definitely been given proprietary rights in the air above his property, enforce leis desire to keep aero- planes front "trespassing"? This is a point that one expert has raised. Legal opinion settled the question by suggesting that the landowner would obtain injunctions against airmen who might be its the habit of trespassing, and would also be assisted by the fact that, by the time any trespass could pos- sibly become a nuisance, ail air- craft wottld be compelled to carry identification aeries very Promin- - ct,tly displayed. Upon this last point, indeed, the conference is practically unanimous. Serious attention is being paid by the conference to the question of aircraft and the customs. It 'is practically certain that very defi- nite "airways" between countries will be laid down. Every air craft upon an international voyage will be compelled to approneli frontiers at a certain spot, an<i descend for inspection by the customs officiate. The conference has also before it the question of fortifications and 'aerial spies. GIANT'S IN_.l'IIE LLD. Englishmen Who Carry Weight nil the. Time. If it be admitted that England is not just now producing intellectual giants, still the day of brawn and There are twice as many sailing vessels as steamers in the world. A knife, in the making, liassea tbtough seventy different hands.