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Show VALUE OF CROWN JEWELS. be considered very bad form for the man of the house or a man friend to perform this, with us, ofttimea pleas- Precious Stones in Royal Regall Worth Immense Sums. ant duty. The eight largest diamonds in the WHY IT WAS POSTPONED. world are what are known as crown Jewels, and their weight is given beMatrimonial Venture Put Off for a low. Some of them are in an uncut Unique Reason. state and others are carefully cut and There is in one of the departments finished, so that there is a wide difin Washington a handsome and still ference in their value. The Kohinoor, young widow, who has made two mat- the smallest in weight, has been thus rimonial ventures already, and is now reduced by cutting and is much the engaged to a bachelor business man most valuable of the lot and has been of that city. A few weeks ago a friend estimated at $2,000,000. None of these asked her when the wedding was to mentioned is estimated at less than occur. $5K 100. The list is as follows: The Oh, not before next year, she re- Braganza, part of the Portugal jewels, Kohinoor, beplied. weighs 1,880 carats; But why do you have such a long longing to the English crown, 103 carengagement? the surprised friend in- ats; Star of Brazil, 125 carats; Regent of France, 136 carats; Austrian quired. For a few minutes the widow hesi- Kaiser, 139 Karats; Russian Czar, 19$ carats; Rajah of Borneo, 367 carats. tated, and then replied: Ill tell you the real reason, but Big Prices for Jewels. you must solemnly promise never to Four thousand pounds for a repeat what I say. 3,000 for a pearl scarfpin, Of course the friend, consumed with 980 for a stud, pearl curiosity at the mysterious manner of formed of a white boutton pearl with the widow, promised as requested, and gold bar, 170 for seven buttons en then told the story to all her confi- suite, and 155 for a pair of brilliant dential friends, which accounts for its sleeve-linkthese are a few .of the appearance here. prices realized at a sale of an English when marquis jewelry, and they come as Well, you see, she said, a revelation to the average man who has to work twenty years for the price of a scarfpin- - London Answers. CANOES OF THE KANAKAS. Construction Considered a Matter of Much Importance. The early Kanakas built their fast eailing canoes out of the body of a single tree, hollowing it out, and staying the edges with strips of hard wood; these strips extended to the ends, and covered a space at both stem and stern. The triangular sails were made of fine matting, and the little craft was steadied by an outrigger. The ruling chiefs and their families traveled in large double canoes, with a raised platform in the center for passengers. The building of a canoe was a very serious business. Offerings were made to the gods, and prayers were especially addressed to the fisher mans tutelary saint. A priest finally stood with the owner at the bow of the canoe and recited the last prayer in unbroken silence; death and disaster were sure to follow if any extraneous noise disturbed the scene. An Owls Love for Music. In my sons junior year at Harvard, says John Burroughs, the naturalist, it became the custom in May and June to give frequent band con certs in the evening on the steps of University hall. Exactly over the hand was a flagpole, fastened at an angle to the building. On the gilded ball of the flagpole there would come and perch, soon after the concert began, a little screech owl. After the music ceased and the crowd dispersed the Iitt'e owl would fly away again. So regularly did the owl come witn his noiseless, muffled flight that my son came to look for him and to specu- to by late To vegetate in a delightful climate, whose hottest sunbeams are cooled by breezes blown from Andean snow fields, exempt from all excitements except, perhaps, those that spring from natural causes, such as love that is the delight of life in Chile. To promenade in the cool of the evening in the Garden of Delight, the public garden of the populace, and still later to attend the opera, or tertulia, as the social gatherings in the private houses are called, is almost the sole diversion of the Chilean. The fair Chilean rises late, in deshabille she dawdles about, amusing herself with fancy work or nothing at all until sheer ennui drives her forth to seek relaxation in shopping or makThen the glossy hair ing calls. mounts high on the head in a heap marvelous to behold. She dons a pair of French boots with heels so high one wonders they do not cripple the foolish wearer after the days She comfort in slipshod slippers. sallies forth with stately tread (Solomon in all his glory was never sc gorgeously arrayed), ever closely attended by a servant, who is expected to attend to her most trivial needs. In the early evening she repairs to the promenade to enjoy a little music or a mild flirtation, the latter being confined discreetly to sighs, eyes and possibly following footsteps. So pass the days in thi3 land of indolence for the women days go by monotonousi round, year in and year out. As for the men, they omit the mass, which the women always attend, their deshabille covered by the long black mantua covering, indeed.-manomissions as regards neatness of toilet. They attend a little to any business they may have during the middle of the day, but most diligently to the opera, the promenade and the gaming table for the night. Gambling is a national habit. In most of the swell-ss- t classes of Valparaiso and Santiago the gaming table is regularly set oifand forms the most important feature of private entertainments, ikq the baccarat of Great Eritain, which some time'ago plunged his now al Highness of England into such id water. Even the poorest peons t gamins may be seeivtat purs betting nuclos anil centaJos pentiles and Vic klip of tf.is itry) with as much eagerness las the) wealthy mine owner stakes this golden ounces. The tallest gambling tha ever came under the writers observation took place on a steamer plying between Copeapo and Talcahuano, when a man who had recently struck it rich in the Atacama mines lost $90,000 in a single night. There is a law 'against gambling, but well! In regard to an American wrestling with the mysteries of Chilean housekeeping, I can give you a slight insight into my own. We engaged a cook, who promised faithfully to come on a certain morning, retaining our predecessors man servant neither of whom spoke a word of English, while we, unfortunately, were equally ignorant of Spanish. We took possession on the day appointed, but, a la Frisco, no cook appeared. There was nothing in the house but groceries and bread, as at the moment we were unable to buy anything, being unable to speak the language or traffic, consequently the gentlemen returned to aggc-Jes- strong find its beginning in thef lower forms of life." Popular Airs by Birds. Teaching birds to sing, the new wrinkle adopted by the London fanciers, is soon to be tried in this city. They find they can demand a larger price for members of the feathery Iribe which can warble tunes that sound like Bedelia, Hiawatha, or the other popular airs. A young girl is placed near the cage ard plays the flute by the hour. A bird at first takes no notice of the strange, tremulous whistling notes, and it requires much patience on the part of the teacher. After some lime the bird begins to repeat the first bar. That is the cue for the teacher, and the air is taken up on the flute where the bird stops, and gradually, bar by bar, the tird is taught the full tune. A bullfinch is said to be the easiest to teach to sing, and when they are declared proficient they have a iharket value of from $50 fo $100. New York Letter in Pittsburg Gazette. The .Winds. the meats, vegetables, etc., are placed above one another in the successive tins. The strings of tins vary in length according to the magnitude of ones purchase. It was most amusing to me to see men hurrying in every direction with these tins at the dinner hours. We managed to live, or rather exist, in this way for a week, all the food half cold and I always had a horrible suspicion that the tins were never more than half washed, and really all the food most unmistakably did taste tinny, but if people will visit a foreign country without knowing the language they must take the consequences. After a week of this sort of living, we obtained a cook. I smile now when I think of how I was obliged to approach her each morning with a dictionary in one hand, money in the other, giving the necessary orders for the day. coals, and drop-shap- ed coast-fasten- s Kentucky Mans Duty. Jamboree, Ky., August 29 (Special). After suffering for years with pain In the back Mr. J. M. Coleman, a well known citizen of this place, has found a complete cure in Dodds Kidney Pills. Knowing how general this disease is all over the country, Mr. Coleman feels it is his duty to make his experience public for the benefit of other sufferers. I want to recommend Dodds Kidney Pills to everybody who has pain I in the back, Mr. Coleman says. suffered for years with my back. 1 used Dodds Kidney Pills and I have not felt a pain since. My little girl too complained of her back and she used about half a box of Dodds Kidney Pills and she is sound and well. Backache is Kidney Ache. Dodds Kidney Pills are a sure cure for all RheumaKidney Aches, Including On a City Street It was not difficult to catch the my second husband died I had a fine Spanish pronunciation and the follow- monument erected over his grave, and have since been paying for it on the ing dialogues usually occurred: por papas, huevos, beefsteak. installment plan. I will not have it (I Want potatoes, eggs and beefsteak), completely settled for until the early to wbiclithe servant replies, "Si, part of next year. Of course ypu will ' hupr.o. J Vpr- - A ell. Miss.) djreciate the impossibility of my C?i I Obliged to fand askiiig him toT finish for magnificently stjJe him jmajordomo It, and that is what would paying takes Charge of the fining room, have to do if we were married very waits at table and acts as chamber- soon. New York Times. maid. In is a singular fact that the chamber Vmaids of Chile are almost As It Was Intended. invariablyi of the sterner sex. A certain clergyman reports the folUp the one staircase everything incident as occurring just inmust come. The first thing I hear lowing side the entrance to one of the larguncomfortably early each morning is est and most popular New York the step of the water carrier, who, churches during a crowded service: with unnecessary clatter, brings us It was during the reading of a two kegs of water, daily, for which and the entire congregation Drayer, he is paid $2 per month. Then comes were A man of rough apkneeling. our breadman, to whom we pay 30 unused to ecclecents per day for what our family of pearance, evidently strolled siastical through surroundings, five are supposed to consume; then open doors and stared in apparthe milkman, charging six cents for the ent wonderment at the silent and half a pint, and, lastly, but surely not 'He looked a the least of necessary evils, the cook, kneeling congregation. to then the sexton, moment, turning bringing the days supply of market- who stood near by, remarked, briefly: ing and fuel. ' Well, this beats the devil! Sunday is the day for complimenon a serene sexton turned The eye tary visiting in Chile and in case you have a letter of introduction to Senor him. That is the intention, he replied. and have been recognized Harpers Weekly. by receipt of a card saying he will celebrate greatly acquaintance with The Pretender. you, and that his house and all it Richard Harding Davis was attending In New York a performance of his farce, The Dictator, when a young man near by entered into conversation with him. The young man proved to be very entertaining. He was tall and strong, and he had been, he said, in every part of the world. Princes, dukes, rajahs, sultans and even kings were numbered among his friends. At the end of the performance he shook Mr. Davis heartily by the hand. I hope, he said, that we may meet again. I am Richard Harding Davis. Are you? said Mr. Davis, laughing. So am I. Yu-ser- o sen-orit- tell-grl?irr- y v iftlflllSFIfiSI. The Winds are usually represented artists with wings on head and shoulders. This picture of them is in an edition of Virgil at the by poets and Vatican. .... Sudermann of Dutch Descent. Germanys great dramatist, Sudermann, comes from Frussian Poland, his birthplace being Matzich, near the Niemen. His family, originally Dutch anabaptists, settled there more than 200 years ago, forming with other coreligionists a small colony. One of them took a leading place in their little church as the author of a hymn-book. Arabias Laughing Plant. There is a laughing plant that grows in Arabia. It gets its name from the effect upon the people who eat its seeds. The natives in the district where the plants grow dry these seeds and make them into a powder. A small dose of these causes the most staid and sober person to dance and shout and sing, and act almost like a madman for an hour. After this the victim falls into a deep sleep, and when he awakes, after several hours, he has no recollection of his antics. tism. GETTING HAIR CUT IN JAPAN. Peculiar Doings of a Very Serious Barber in Tokio. On returning to the hotel I Indulged In a Japanese hair cut for the first time. Here you dont go to the barber shop. The barber shop come4 to A very sijrious looking young ip wt-- v kimono waiting lipon me at my reom at the hotel, and undoing his barberous instruments, deftly and skillfully executed a very good modern hair cut in a very short time. He did not tenderly rub his hand over that little bald place on the back of the head (most all old boys Lave it) and enlarge on the virtues of his inimitable hair restorer, and tell you how much brighter life would seem to you if you would only invest in a bottle of it, nor did he enlarge on various themes to display his conversational powers, but confined himself strictly to his professional work. In some respects Japanese barbers are preferable to those of our coun, ya V sober-hue- d try. Possibly this superiority may arise from the fact that as they do not know our language they could not indulge in the customary airy persiflage if they wanted to. Brooklyn Eagle. Three Nations Make One Glove. It takes three nations to make the best gloves Spain to produce the kid, France to cut it out, and England to sew it together. LEARNING THINGS We Are All in the Apprent'ce Class. When a simple change of diet brings back health and happiness the story is briefly told. A lady of After being Springfield, 111., says: afflicted for years with nervousness and art trouble, I received a shock four years ago that left me in such a condition that my life was despaired of. I could get no relief from doctors ror from the numberless heart and nerve medicines I tried because I didnt know that the coffee was daily putting me back more than the Drs. could put me ahead. Finally at the request of a friend J left off coffee and began the use of Postum and against my convictions 1 gradually improved in health until for the past 6 or 8 months I have been entirely free from nervousness and those terrible sinking, weakening spells of heart trouble. My troubles all came from the use of coffee which I had drunk from childhood and yet they disappeared when I quit coffee and took up the use of Postum. Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Many people marvel at the effects of leaving off coffee and drinking Postum but there is nothing marvelous about it only common sense. Coffee is a destroyer Postum is a Government Building. Had Their Uses. A Puritan sort of creature, all flufthe hotel, while we ladies were com- contains is at your service (a meanto make a hit pelled to content ourselves with bread ingless phrase, by the way) you may fy and lacey, thought and butter and, I fear, a few regrets call and be received cordially by his with David Warfield by criticising the friends. audibly expressed. A friend calling wife, who will serve you with tea and ways of some -e, Mr. Warfield, said Now, tell during the evening suggested that we entertain you to the best of her abilhave our meals brought from the cafe ity until midnight, regardless of the the, truly and honest, do you like to a common custom here pending hosts absence, for he is rarely at ree women smoke? Oh, I dont know, he replied the arrival of our cook. One has a home after sunset. set of tins made, fitting one into the Ladies are seldom attended home thoughtfully, "theyre mighty handy rebuilder. Thats the reason. other, a wire passing through rings bv anybody but a servant, no matter in a company where a fellow wants to Look in each pkg. for the famous New York Times. at the sides. The bottom tin contains what the hour, as in Chile it would borrow a light. little book, The Road to Wellville. |