Show An Old Beauty Contest Milan Intends to hold an International exposition In 1005 and as a special attraction at-traction proposes to give very large prizes to those women who shall be adjudged ad-judged the most beautiful in the entire world All unmarried women will be allowed to compete In this novel beauty contest con-test and the charms of each will be duly weighed In the balance by persons 1 who have won an International reputation reputa-tion as authorities on this most difficult subject To the woman who Is pronounced the most beautiful a first prize of 200000 will be awarded amid for the other women wjio also win the approval of the Judges will be set aside four second sec-ond prizes of 100000 each eight third prizes of 10000 each twenty prizes of fliOOOO each and fiftyfive prizes of 10 000 each In order to cover expenses a lottery will be organized and the man who draws the winning ticket no matter whether he is young or old wealthy or 1001 ugly or handsome will receive as his reward time most beautiful woman and the iODOOD which she has won It Is supposed that he will be only loa glad to marry her but If for some rca I on or other he prefer to remain a bachelor he will receive 100000 which apparently is I to be deducted from the amount I won by the I Incomparable I woman The men who draw the other winning tickets in the loUery will be I treated In II a similar manner Detroit Free Press Latest Pashion in Songs The woman vocalist who cannot sing In the German tongue Is voted as belpg way behind the age now by l society To sing In German Is considered the most uptodate of vocal performances The old feat of singing In I Italian which was considered a great one by tho society so-ciety a generation ago gave place to Hinging in French and now to singing In German It is not so ousy for the novice to acquire ac-quire the art of singing In German as It is to master the words of an Italian or French song but the ballad or other composition possenses a charm and attractiveness at-tractiveness HO peculiarly Ita own when rendered In the original tongue that the result in therefore anplo compensation for the special effort made by the singer Vocal teachers many of them now Insist > on their pupils singing German songs In the original Awcllknown Instructor In-structor of thin city Insisted that a young woman pupil who uskcd recently that he teach her to sing Flsas Dream from Lobegrin should learn the Gorman VOliSh Brooklyn Eagle Arrived From tho Island A native of Prince Edward Island 1 had pono forth to see the world When ho reached Boston he engaged a room at a modest hole Intending to remain there while he hunted for work Will you register 2 asked the clerIc handing him n pen S Register said the traveler t whats tIVrlto Wrlto your name What for Wo are required to keep a recordof all our guests The man wrote his name nnd wan about to lay down time pen when the clerk added Now the place If you please What place The place you come from Where do you live On the Island Weil but what Island 7 The other I man looked itt him In amazement Thenhe said with an emphasis em-phasis that loft no doubt of his feeling Prince IWwnril Island man What other Island IH I lhcnYontha Companion Com-panion |