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SANER P'It011 THE TIDE.
Swinburne Had Narrow Escape
From Drowning.
Algernon Charles Swinburne, the
English poet,seemed immune from
all the maladies that pursue unfor-
tunate mankind. 'Writing of Swin-
burne, in "Portraits and Sketches,"
1YIr. Edmund Gossesays that he did
not know fatigue; his agility and
brightness were untiring. His cour-
age and zest as a bather were su-
perb. When he was a very little
,child, his father, the admiral, had
naught him to be fearless in the wa-
ter, by taking him up in his arms
and flinging hien among the waves.
At Eton, says his cousin, "Algernon
could swim forever." Yet, as a
young man, he had a very narrow
escape from drowning.
Swinburne was a daring bather,
and he Ioved to go to Etretat be-
cause: the opportunities for swim-
ming in the sea were so exoeldent
there. On a certain Friday in the
(late summer, 1868, about ten
o'clock in the morning, the poet
went alone to a solitary point on
the eastern side of th eplage, the
Porte d'Ainont (for there is no real
harbor at Etretat), took off his
• clothes, and plunged in as was his
' wont A few minutes later a man
i'called ,. Coquerel, who was an the
outlook at the semaphore, at the
toot of the cliffs on the eastern side
of the bay, heard cries for help and
piercing sereams.
He climbed up on a chalk rock,
an.d saw that a swimmer, who had
been caught by the tide, which runs
very swiftly at that place, was be-
ing hurried out to sea, in spite of
has violent struggles. As, it was im-
possible for Coquerel to do any-
thing else to help the drowsing
Mall, he started to race along the
above to Etretat, wheal he saw the
Marie -Marche, one of the fishing
amnacks of the village, come round
the point. Coquerel called to the
boatman, and directed him to the
drifting and shouting man.
The captain of the smack very
quickly understood the situation,
and followed the poet, who no long-
er struggled, but supported him-
self by floating on the surface of the
tide. The' water WAS hurrying him
along so swiftly that the boat could
not pick hien up until it bad reach-
ed a point a mile to the northeast
of the eastern point of Etretat.
The fisherman, whose name was
Valnin, drew the poet out of the
water. Captain Vallin was not Eolh
less astonished at his capture than each of her brothers, whsle elm 1n -
the Icarians were at theirs, for variably has a kind word and a
Swinburne displayed his usual viva smile for all with whom she is
city. The weather, was glorious' brought into eontaact or who are
the rescuers rubbed the poet's body called upon to render her any see-
with
etwith their horny hands, and then vice. She is somewhat shy and re
they wrapped bin in a. spear sail, tiring, and it is only when with a
over which his mane of orange- few friends of her ovvn age and
ruddy hair was spread to dry, He tastes that she, really shows herself
began to preach to the captain and in her true light.
his men, who surrounded him in The late Sir Richard Holmes,
rapturous approval, the doctrines for many years the royal librarian
of Republic, and then he recited to
them "by the hair together," the at Princess
Castle, once wrote: of
poems of Victor Huge. They gave'PrincessMarg in the following
EULsfl Rpm. P BCLSS� drs ha vasplhetyeof drSFhses
and is not permitted to wear much
jewellery. Such ornaments as she
MARY IS VERY POLI? OF OPPNpinna rare quitevsim,pl insimplechar-
AIR SPORTS. acter and aro for the most 1iart
presents that bane been mads to
her by, the members of her family.
King George's Daughter Often Seen Curiously like time Queen, both in
face, figure and many of her likes
Steering a Skiff on the and dislikes, Princess Mary shows
Thames. this no more conspicuously than she
does in her liking for having an
Ib is understood that another umbrella with her no matter where
twelvemonth is likely to elapse be- she may be going net what the wee,
Dore Princess Mary is seen ab ther eonditions may be,
court, writes a London correspon- From her earliest years Princess
dent. Mary has been carefully trained by
So far Princess Mary is known her mother in what may be perhaps
bo very few outside her own family described es the cloauestic arts, and
and a few of her intimate friends, was taught how to cook simple
but it may be Said that she possess- dishes at quite an early age. She is
es a character and disposition that too an excellent needlewoman, and
can only be described as lovable. is of great assistance to her mother
She is .her mother's constant coin- in this direction, in the manufacture
panion and is literally adored by of the thousands of warm and use-
ful garments that the Queen makes
year by year for distribution every
Christmas.
Made Many Garments for Poor.
During the sunvuaer and the early
autumn the two work constantly to-
gether in the grounds ab Windsor or
Balmoral when the sveather per-
mits. Last year Queen Mary sent
a greater number of garments made
by her own hands to the annual
display of the London Needlework
Guild than has ever previously
been the ease, and this year she
hopes to be able to send even more.
Ib is also of interest to recall that
Princess Mary `vas the first of the
royal ladies to open an seconnt in
the Post Office savings bank, end
to this she adds some aur of vary-
ing amount ever week. This Was
undertaken in the first place by the
direction of the Queen, who desired
that each of her' children should
have the principles of thrift incul-
cated in therm as soon as they
reaa•oiled a suitable age. Therefore,
she insisted that each in turn should
open a, savings bank account, and
Princess Mary now has quite a sub-
stantial sum standing to her ac-
count This represents the balance
of her pocket money, a certain pro-
portion of which the Queen insists
that she shall save.
--3,
LIGHTNING ROD,S.
Interesting Bulletin Issued by On-
tario Agricultural College.
him some food, and in the course terms ,
of the morning the Marie-Marthe,
with her singular supercargo, tack-
ed into the harbor of Yport.
Walking on Water.
Experiments have been carried on
by German military authorities
with a pair of cigar -shaped foot
pontoons, or skates, made of rub-
ber, by which it is believed a sol-
dier may be equipped to walk
across the rivers, carry heavy loads
on the water, and fire his rifle with
as much steadiness as on land. The
device is about 6 feet long, and is
fastened on the foot like a snow-
shoe. The motion resembles skat-
ing
kating rather than walking, and be-
cause of this the name rubber
skates or water skate has been
given the devise. A number of
these skates fastened together make
a very eervioeable raft, or they may
be used as a basis for a pontoon
Rather than 6a11 you a liar • to
your face some polite and cautious
people use the telephone.
Young women are as anxious to
try the new wrinkles as the older
are to get rid of them.
Ones
NEW ATLANTIC LINERS.
Two Splendid Vessels for the -Cana-
dian Pacific.
This season will see the Atlantic
eaer-vioe of the Canadian Pacific aug-
mented by the addition of two new
steamers. These two vessels will be
of the ane class cabin tripe, which
are becoming so popular. Barclay
Curie & Company, of Glasgow, se-
cured the contract for the building
of the ships some months ago, and
the construction is well ander way.
They are being specially construct-
ed for •bhe Atlantic service and will
contain every possible convenience
for the comfort of passengers. They
will be of the "one class" type,
with paseessger acoommoaclation for
520 second, and 1,200 third class.
These new vessels have been named
the "Miesiaeibi" and the "Meta,
games" Their length will ,be of
520 feet, greatest breadth 64 feet,
while ,.the breadth of the passenger
deck -will be 41 feet. Each vessel
will have a dead weight, capacity of
'1,950 tons, with an approximate
tmargq capacity for 8,000 toms, The
famous criliser stern, which is the
feature of the new Empress recent-
ly placed on the P:aeific coast, is be-
ing introduced, and the new ships
will also have six complete steel
dents. In order to ensure safety
the hulls are ba be sub -divided by
water -tight doors and bulkheads,
Ego as to be capable of floating when
three compartments are open.
These water -tight bulkheads and
dears will be automatically can -
trolled from the bridge. Tbs speed
of each vessel will be 15 knobs, with
a draught of 27.5. As for the in-
terior of the vessels, eaaoh eeoosd-
clays state room will be fitted with
a wardrobe and chest of drawers,
folding lavatory with mirror, and
other conveniences. The
public roams will be
dining saloon, smok-
ing room, lounge and
drawing room. The refri-
gerating plant will be
capable of malting 300 lbs.
of res per eight hours.
The vessels will be heated
and veutisls,ted on the
therms - tank system,
changing the air eight
tunes each hour, There
will also be a printing
plant on board sash ship.
"Frank and open in countenance,
high spirited in ebaracter and af-
feetionate in disposition, Princess
Mary will when she leaves school-
room and comes out in the social
world take all hearts by storm. She
is so natural, so jolly and so brim-
ming
rimming over with the energy ,and joy
of life. An old man, I hope I may
be pardoned for trying to look into
the future, and I must admit that
I often wonder who will win the
hand of our Princess, What an im-
mensely lucky wan he will he!"
Rifling Baer Favorite Pastime.
Of late years Princess Mary has
developed a great liking for the
open air, and riding is her favorite
pastime. This is largely die to the
influence of the Piing, whose con-
stant companion she is when the
court is etaying either at Bucking-
ham Palace or York Cottage. So
far she has not yet made her ap-
pearance in the. Row, but it is ex-
pected that this will be done when
.Ling George resumes his morning
rides here later in the season. She
is rapidly developing into a first-
rate horsewoman, and during the
past hunting season rode to hounds
upon more than one occasion.
The Queen, curiously enough, bas
a great fear of horses, and it is now
some years 'since, last she took a
ride, while she confesses to a feel-
ing of nervousness whenever her
daughter is out riding, and until
she returns. Princess Mary, on
the other hand, shows no fear at all
when out riding, and has often out-
paced the whole of her brothers in a
sharp gallop through the Great
Park at Windsor,
When the court is at Windsor and
her elder brothers are passing their
holidays there Princess Mary is of-
ten to be seen on the Thames steer-
ing a ekiff pulled by the young
Princes, and in this she shows eon
.sidereble dexterity, the favorite
haunts of the royal party being
either Virginia Water or the "Old
Cut" near Datchet. Next to riding,
boating is her favorite outdoor pas-
time. She swims well, but does
this rather mare as a matter of
duty and for the sake of her health
than from any real liking for the
sport.
May Now Choose Her Own
Dresses. •
The Princess is now advanced to
the dignity of being allowed to
choose her own dress, within cer-
tain limits of course, and usually
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to which are attached a number of
small, fixed blades. The marine
propeller drives the water against
the blades on the legs with suf-
ficient force to lift the body of the
machine clear of the surface, at
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from or alighting on the deck of .a
battleship.
A bulletin advocating the use of
lightning rods an buildings has just
been issued by the Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture. Prof. W. H.
Day, of the staff of the Ontario
Agricultural College, is the author
of this bulletin, and he demon-
strates, after a series of investiga-
tions covering thirteen yeprs, that
lightning rods are the protection
that science claims them to be. In
Ontario in 1912 the efficiency of rods
was 94% per cent. From the re-
ports of insurance companies Prof.
Day found that in every 200 farm
buildings insured, 42 were rodded,
which is 21 per cent., but out of
every 200 farm buildings struck by
lightning only 3 .were rodded. In
this connection Prof. Day observes,
"We should have expected 42 if the
rods were no good."
Lightning rods in Iowa are re-
corded as showing an efficiency of
98.7 per cent., and inspected rods
in Michigan show an efficiency of
99.9 per cent. Records im Iowa
show that for th:e eight years 1906-
1912 the average number of inns;
ante eompamies carrying risks on
rodded buildings was _65. The high-
est number of companies reporting
in any one year was 68 and the low-
est 46. The total lightning claims
paid by -all these companies for the
whole eight years on rodded build-
ings was only $4,404.80 -an aver-
age of $10.16 per company per year.
On unrodded buildings they paid
lightning claims amounting to the
large slim of $341,065.32, which is
an average of $775;15 per company
per year, and the numaber of unrod-
ded buildings was the same as. the
rodded ones.
In Michigan where a company in-
sures only rodded buildings which
have been inspected a risk of $65,-
172,076 was carried during four
years, and damage claims arising
from lightening during that time
totalled only $32.
These and other proofs submit-
ted by Prof. Day are pra.etieal
demonstrations of the scientific fact
that lightning rods properly in-
stalled as a protection. In giving
directions for the proper roddin
of buildings the reader is reminded
that lightning is electricity. Prof.
Day asserts that rods should be in
metallic oonneotion with the buikl-
ing and that no insulatoes should
be used. This method of attach-
ment is directly opposite to that
adopted when lightning rods were
first used.
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IIistorio -District, Immortalized by
Scott, Threatened With
Ruin.
A 'Keswick (Beatified) eorresipon-
dent writes to the London Times in
reference to,,Glasgow's future water
supply, the project being to con-
struct a new reservoir, farther away
from the city than its supply from
Loch ICatrino, which, if carried out,
he says, "wall destroy ono of the
lovlie•st diibricts of the Scottish
Highlands.
Sad Surprise.
"It will have been as said surprise
to the readers of '.rhe Times," gees
on the writer, "to know that a
charaacberistie spot of almost match-
less beauty, glorified by the genius
of Sir Walter Scott and Words-
worth, is thus threatened with ruin.
"It is -scarcely m•coessery to say
that all our largo centres of papu-
lation must have an adequate sup-
ply of good water; but, in order to
secure this, it is quite unneoessars.
to destroy hive very ohoioest seen -sty
of Great Britain. If the sohenmo is
carried out, not only wthat at su-
perb valley i l which Looh Dein° and
Lash Voil are si4nated be irrepar-
ably injured, but the numerous
smaller lochs which surround them,
with all the exquisite streams which
feed diem—especially from: the west
—and the several notable approaoh-
es to the district by Loch Lubnsag
and Strathyre from the south, and
Glenogle from the north-, will be
lost.
Act of Vandalism. -
"Many pemsoans forget that the in-
trusion of artificial dams, hawevor
skilfully concealed (and they • are
scarcely ever hidden from view),
and the addition of maohine=wade
valleys, will not only be as disftgure-
ment to the scenery, but also an act
of vandalism. Sir Walter Soott, in
`Rob Roy' amid `The Lady of the
Lake,' has thrown the mantle of his
genius over the whole district.
Wordsworth, in his poems deasonip-
tive of his tours in Scotland, and his
sister Dorothy, in her `Journals'
have done the same.
"The proposed inorease to the
area of a loch is a miserable recom-
pense for the destruoticn of sacred
places associated with the genius of
the dead. Let anyone read through
the third canto of 'The Lady of the
Lake,' or Dorothy Woudsworth's
I
`Recollections' of her Scatoh tour
with her brother under date Sep-
; tenlber, 1803, explanatory of their
joint wait to Rob Boy's grave; and
he will realize that although the
Iiirlcton burial -place at Do,oh Veil
may he spared, all the approaohes
to it, as well as the house -farm of
Rob Roy, will be sunk fathoms deep
if this obliterating echeane is carried'
out; just as Much as -the. once -
famous Rock of Names at Thirlmere
is sunk under the utilitaarian reser-
voir for Manchester -
Tomb of Rob Roy.
"But,' better still., let any. rever-
ent nature-,pilgaiul walk from
Sbrathyre' up the river Balvag to
the bridge below which the waters
of Loch Voil descend. There are
few gltimli,sea.o£ our Highland seen-
•,ery msec impressive to she mind
and heart of a genuine lover of na-
ture, As a writer pubs it well, Loch
Voil 'is a long marrow lake, with
lap after lap of dark green moun-
tains descending abruptly to ifs
shore line, and well el -tithed with
wood in their louver parts. Those
on the northare the famous 'Braes
of Belqufiidcler.' There is a fine
view of Beninese, and its twin-brc-
ther Stobinan, while looking cast-
ward the eye catches the corn of
Ben-Voi'•lieh, '.ialquhiddea 1s the
Gaelic for `the village of : backly-ing
country.'' The Old -chapel is ivy-
clad, and has a pic1ure,eglte ]retro
open .bell -turret, Inside is a little
grove sof Irish yews growing on a
carpet of grausas, and outside,, are the
reputed tombs of Rob Roy, his wife,
and sons.
"Let ally once tulle has, never visit -
'ed, or is unfamiliar with, the dlse
triol, test the qu•e:ticn by looking
ab the easily -obtained photographs
of Loch Voil, Sia fiver, and llen-
Vorlich, as seen from 1',aoch Voil;
and he will easily he convinced ot
`t the outrage om our cauntry'se seen-
"dry thab as involved in what is eon-
toitylated."
Wealth in the Sea.
The inventor who suoeeedalcl in
rendering sea water clrinlra:ble
might ' incidentally mote than do:n-
•bls the gold reserves of the world.
Professor Wilde, of Brussels Uni-
versi-ty, maintains brat, geibe apart
fecal' the treasures wrecked and,
gone to the bottom, there is more
geld in . the sea than has over been
coined into money. All eea water
contains a certain e,reoutiltof gold,
in the proposition of about one grain
to each ton of water. Rack oeaing
the dotal weight of all;' the oceans
at the Very modest figure of 1,000,-
000,000 tons, Pmwftesor Wilde esti-
mates that they -would yield enough
to' make a =all army „of million-
aires.—Loindon Ohrotie ,,
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