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Show A LIFE-- 8 A VINO MASK. H0U8E OF 5,004 BITS OF WOOD. TRAVEL IN NORWAY Dvle to Be of Benefit to Bhlp. wrecked Parson. A Gorman Inventor bu decided that a7 persons come to their death through drowning at sea, even though they are able to swim or are prcvent-o- d bom oinking by the wearing of Ilf holla. He malntalna that the deatha 4ra due to the fact that the ware breaking over the wearer force aalt water Into the mouth and nose, often resulting fatally to the victim. To eliminate this danger he has Invented a mask, preferably made Toy Mads by a W cod worker la Connecticut Town. George Wright, a aawyer ta the employ of a dock company in haa completed a miniature house, says the Waterbary Republican. It ta gothic tn style, a story and a half tn height There ta a porch in front, the roof of which Is supported by pillars. On each aide of the porch and separate from It are balconies There are two how window The house la built in Imitation at a brick building, and la composed of 5,182 pieces of wood. Including sycamore, or California red wood, aa It Is called, and mahogany, and fine white 'paper ti Used between the bricks to represent mortar. Over the porch at the front of the house is a small clock. There are windows with lace curtains and shades. In oery respect It is a complete and house. It Is a very handsome piece of work and proves Mr. Wright to possess a large amount of patience. The work baa been done at odd momenta at his home in Torrlngton. lie also has a number of Other pieces of hia handiwork. Including a of some elastic material, as, for In- picture frame composed of 40,000 stance, rubber, shaped to conform to piece of wood, but probably there la the modeling of the face. In the nothing that he has done thit will kwer portion of the mask are open quite equal the house In design and lugs covered with wire netting to re- workmanship. duce the watpr pressure, and orevent Its ready entrance Into the Interior Prince of Monaco Deep Sea Trap of the mask. Short tubes Inside cover Many new and Interesting traps those orifices, and are provided with are being made to catch the mysteriThs a hollow adapted to auto- ous inhabitants of tbe deep Prince of Monaco, who devotes all matically close the orifices against the entrance of mater, wt'hout re- the revenues of the gambling casino stricting the freedom of breathing. A to marine exploration, baa just introwhistle is provided to enable the duced several new trap. One la a wearer to sigi al when desired. CORRESPONDENT PRAISES PITALITY OF CITIZENS. HOS- Tor-ringto- See , Little of ths Midnight Sun Houses Very Like ths Log Huts of Our Own West Americans Always In Favor. (Special Correspondence.) When we see some- - places for the first time, we find thc-less than wo It Is quite cried. With Ncr-.a- y, the other thing. It has more rocks, more w aterfalls, more hospitality and more weather than I anticipated. The dull and cbilly days along the coast toward North Cape (which, by tbe way, we never saw at all), and on the voyage south from it, was Illuminated by the sun of royalty, but wo had only one glimpse of tbe mtdnigbt sun. King Oscar of Sweden and Norway life-savin- g rt:. n Jimmie Say, Marne, when I tlnk I used ter puli yer aroun' dis pond In dat boat las' summer, cant help but wish dis Ice would never melt. bow 1 Preserved by Military Discipline. A terribly dianiatic scene was a few days ago In a theater at Wlobslcesk, in Russia. During the performance in the town, a bouquet was being presented to the leading lady, when by some accident a petroleum lamp became upset, and the acenery was set on fire. For a few moments, awed by the very excess of their terror, the audience Kept ti.eir teats, ard before a panic had time to assert itself the voire of the military orders commandant was heard tn loud tores to the officers of whom many were present, to see that all women and children were conducted safely to the doors. Under their cool s direction the people restrained and ultimately were got out without a etpmpede. Shortly after, the place collapsed. d g suftmvr missed together, th day. PARADISE. Its Capital One of ths Famed Cities of ths World Quiet Life Led In Out of the Wsjf Place Primitive Prison Syetom. begins for There is no time for a procession of blooms here. The little white in nooeuts of our April are grow tug aid by side with the golden rod of our fail, and tbe dandelions, daisies, pansies, buttercups, yarrow, clover score besides, are all there, anil too hurrying into flower before the quick cold comes. Now and then the boy criea ! r and tbe horse stops sbsrt. It has a sound as If made by a per- son shivering with cold. All aorth- - (Special Correspondence.) the land of winter sunMexico, shine, you find to be well named, and you are well content simply to live ' , i ' l ib w 7 :i s' ! : V v Laplander with Rllndeer. broke upon our sight at Tromso. He ern nations appear to use It. In Russtood on the bridge of bis yacht, ft sia it.ts just the same as here. grave, white king, giving the salute The houses scattered lip on those of a naval officer. In that gray haired heights and wastes cf Norway are man stood all that Napoleons convery like the log huts of our own c( earthly glory, West, the same shape, the same bi.e. quests mean the descendant of that Marshal The builders stufT moss between the who grasped and held what logs, and the roofs look different his chief, who gave it, lost himself, a from those of the kindred dwellings crow n. at home, for a layer of birch bark The midnight sun appeared for us has bten spread upon the boards, and but once. This is how it behaves. It over that another of turf cut into goes down to the edgo of the horizon squares and fitted close together. of the sea just like any everyday sun. Upon this grows grass In which flowThere it stays a bit, and sw ings along ers are thickly so that the at the verge as If playing a slow game tops of all the blooming, houses appear like of bowls; then climbs tn a reluctant pleceq of tbe fields lifted into the air. sort of way up Into the sky again. The young girls were all up tn the The reindeer were a disappointment to me. They looked small and ill fed, rough1 hats put up for them to live in, high jn tbe mountains, while in I thought, when a number of them summer they tend the cattle, the were rounded up with their accom which are driven up there to feed panylng Lapps for us to Bee. I bad where the grass cannot be otherwise expected them to compare more favorThere these red cheeked gathered. ably with their owners than they did and why they walked Indian file girls stay, making butter and cheese, round and round a heap of stones, spinning and keeping an eye on the cows, pigs and goats, among the upon which two or three among them took turns In standing still, I am not melting snow patches and tho flowers It seemed student enough to determine. All I and grass close to them a fashion for a girl to he atquite could imagine was that they might tended by a clean, white pet pig. 1 have inherited the evolution from ancestors who used to swing around saw several such chaperones of lonely young figures, but never a dog the circle at the pole. A beauty bom of After we left the ship at Bergen, murmuring sound Bhall pas Into her face the real fun of the trip began. "We saw scenery from that time on, but Wordsworth believed. Well, if runwe saw the peojile, too. Their cheek ning water can give tills grace to woman, here Is the place for it to do bones are set higher than is common with us, and they often seem to have so. Days went in which the air was , as If voeal with cascades and foaming tortheir eyes narrowed, from ages of looking at bright sun rents from dawn till it should have and waves; but I liked them from the been dark, according to all preconceived Ideas' of night hours. It never first. I liked their hard red color and was dark at all as a matter of fact. Once in a while we saw at the sta- their yellow hair and the frtendll- - Pledged tp Abstain from Slang. i tudge," rubSuch exptcsslons swell "easy mark, and kinber, dred. b1v.m phrases have been tabooed by members of the senior class of the Derby, Conn . high school. In a resoJ at rlass meeting. All lution r member of the class are pledged to abstain from tnlng slang either tn writing or speech until graduation. gayly-colore- 1 old-tim- e d 1 Ber-nadot- WWOCia, triangular cage of Iron work and netting. There are holes In tbe aides opening Inward and shaped like cones, getting narrower aa you go Into tbs cage. The curious fish pushes his way in through this opening and then fs afraid to come out through tbe small end. Pockets Inside dragnets are very effective in tangling up the fish and holding them. One new trap closes through the action of an electrical current which ts broken by ths fish. New York World. Ths Wild Was of India. In tbe Northern Shan states, on the trlb's border of Burma, there Is called the Wild Was. These people propitiate with human skulls the d mons whom they worship. Outside every village tn their country there are many posts, all In one line, decked with human skulls. A niche Is cut in the hack of each post, with a ledge on which the skull can rest and grin through a hole in front of It Every village has a dozen and some as many as a hundred of these head post. Fresh skulls are in special request at harvest time and are purchased for large sums, those of distinguished visitors being particularly desired. So, as Mr. Scott, the British Superintendent of the States, remarked some The Wa States are, years ago: therefore, no place for missionaries or globe trotters. Cocoanut Sent Through Mails. letter carrier in the LouisvllVe (Ky ) 4,ostofflre was surprised to find among the mail matter ready for bis distribution a few days ago a large cocoanut In all Its natural hairy coverings. He thought at first that someone was trying to play a joke on him, hut upon looking closely discovered that the cocoanut was duly stamped, postmarked and addressed to a young woman on his regular route. It bad been sent from a Florida town and t bore sixteen stamps to cover postage. At one spot the hair had been carefully scraped off, revealing a smooth surface on which tbe WB3 written In ink. The unique mad parcelwas promptly delivered to tne young woman, and she later told the postman that It bad lost nothing of its flavor by reason of lta eld method of transmission. A known as ft man-motiv- e Celebrated 103d Birthday. Miss Rachel Martense of Brooklyft, wbo is said to be tbe oldest woman In Kings county, received a number of visitors Wednesday at her borne. Flat-bus- h and Linden avenues, on thelsetMc slon of her 103d birthday. Her visiIntimate tors Included relatives, friends and acquaintances. She received presents of flowers and frnlt and messages of congratulations from many parts of the country. Boston Globe. communication kept up with It by a small stage eoaeh driven by Don ' Feliciano, whose eyes are black and his beard long and full shaded with white. Hp is 10 years old and as agile as a youth To most of the inhabitants Feliciano Is the one link with (he great tinkrow n, out de world, of w lib h sti an go tales are told Of the uno inhabitants perl tips a ioori have seen a locomotive. thote arc lamb d pioprietors ard thir interests tak" them on journeys for whirl long preparations are made and some s'ravtix said by wives and daughliis, anxious fur the safety of husimnds and t.ithers Ti) 'so mlri p d vovagers go to risk their l'os on hat wonderful where as many people ns would h'l a bilge are irarsjKirted In vehicles ice lnxurv is Known by report of returned trave'eis when at the barbers and in the little sliops. they tell the story of their marvelous adventures It is almost the same, f fancy as it was in Europe in the middle ages, newspapers arp unknown, though the postmaster, who Seeps a general store, occasionally receives the Dario del Hogar, a radical Liberal paper, from tbe capital, and gives out such scraps of interest as he thinks may interest the people. He has eorsuited me as to the expediency of subscribing to the Imparoial irstead. At the peluqueria the local Figaro discourses with the notables of th.e town. Qu te as In the pages of Don Quixote. you find in the shop of the barber the priest, Don Rafael, a venerable man, wbo Is opposed to most things modern, and yet is fond of reading. He says his daily mass, baptizes the babies, marries the young people and hears the confession of the dying. His face is benevolent, and he is just now much interested in the new Pope The holy father, says Don Rafael, must be like one of us, the humble rural clergy. I am told that he likes not show and ceremony, and that one of his sisters cooks his meals at the Vatican,, just as my sister doe mine In the parish house. This 's a Iso pfre- . - l. v v The First Automobile. In 1769, Mokl Girl. Is -- two-cen- Built li half-shut- them-aelve- Keep Up Small School. The little Islet of Nordstrandsehmor, ta the Noith Sea boasts what is probably the (smallest school in the world. A century ago there were flftv who lived by fishing and rode husbandry, ard in 1836 a little school was erected, capable of providing for abonh a dozen children. The population has thtnred and now numbers no more than fifteen souls. For ve years past the school attendance kat varied from nothing to half doaen children. and breathe tbe air, an air balmy, odorous, restful and unstiniulatlng, the land of eternal reverie. Every day yon say to yourself, "This is the Indian summer of the far north, with Bonie-thtndifferent. There is no hint in sky or vegetation of coming frosts. Tbe hard, white hand of winter never touches this favored land. In the City of Mexico automobiles roll rapidly over asphalted streets as level as a billiard table; men go to their offices and sit at desks, with a telephone at their elbows; they d.ctate letters to stenographers. go out to lunch at clubs or restaurants, and take electric cars for their homes in the late afternoon. One hears English, French and German; Chinese is singsonged, and a party of Japanese are met, chattering tn tbe soft tongue, strargely suggestive of the Xahuatl Idiom of the Aztecs. The capital Is one of the worlds famous cities; every corner nas something of historc interest. Statues and monumerts, pleasant little public bands playing, and globe (ark trotters from all the ends of the earth meeting in tbe hotels. Impart to the city the air belonging to the big modern world Titled diplomats give dinners or hold receptions Par. gowns the upper class women, and there are seniors of opera, and all the year round the theaters are filled. Here In El KiacuncUo are people wbo have never seen the capital; the r horizon, mental and physical, is limited, and they lead placid lives. An Anier can is a furiosity, as much, so as would tie a Chinaman. The nearest railway town is leagues away, and g Pr-T-- C caution; tho great of the world have many enemies, aenor. Some powerful person might be tempted of Satan to try to end the Pope life! Nowaday 1 lberals and godless men abound; the world1 has wandered far from the old ways, and the church la surrounded by her foes. I went yesterday, at the Invitation of the alcalde. Don Miguel, to see tho carcel, the town prison. It Is situated at the upper end of the plaza, and two tall palms rise from its courtyard. Wo ascended to the roof the better to s e the "poor captives." who make the court, or patio, their outdoor parlor or sitting room. It was a leaf from an old Sparlsh p'etitresque rovel. The prisoners, clothed In simple white cotton garments, sat about the courtyard order the palms, smoking their cigarettes, amiably engtgd in agreeable and delightfully unprofitable A story teller some conver-ailu- n ..( wins their atteution, and tells of tho days of revolutions, of the famous br.g.inds on the public roads, ard. as he sirgs prettily he Introduces snatches of old V.exh an ballads. reGlorious days, my friends, marks the teller of tales when tneu like myself, lacking money, took our eseopelas, and on our own good hoises sallied forth to the highways in quest of money and adventure Did I ever lack silver to buy the dinner for my family? Ard did not providerce watch over me, g.vlng me a charmed I'fe? There was orce a bishop from up San l.uls Rotosi way whom we relieved, my companions and myself, of much good linen underwear, some gold ounces and a hag of silver. He threatened us with hell and Its torments, and for his pains we tied him to a tree; where he stayed over night sayhe had ever ing nil the prayers learned. Ah, comrades tn mlsfortur-- - I lived like a prince for u month afterward on the 'spoils of the holy church. And, truly, one deserves all he gets when risking his life In such adventures. am in the carcel for nothing Here more than taking corn from a field, and from a man so rich that even hie dogs are Insolert to the pooly clad. Quite true. said the alcalde, this chap is more than 60 years old, and he OF SUNSHINE. LAND MEXICO WELL CALLED A WINTER bit, . , Remarkable .i,': . 1 snow-covere- t WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Hia Easier Task. they between your compon- and yourself on tbe seat before blft. The lad, always a small boy, make encouraging sounds with bis miiuth to tbe horse between the shafts. The stocky little beast, with hid mane cropped tc a stiff, erect brfth, dashes away over the perfect road, and the panorama of heights and tumbling cascades, of green g.ass at their feet, tbttk with ail the flowers cf tbe whole lot "I 1 ball-valv- e Modern Achievements and Inventions. During the last quarter of a century so many wonderful works have been constructed and equally wonderful inventions brought into use that it Is very difficult if not quite Impossible, for any one to say which are the seven greatest wonders of modern times. In regard to several most people would probably agree, out with respect to others there would be a w ide divergence of opinion. The following are entitled to be ranked amongthe wonders of modern times, but which are the seven greatest we do not presume to say: The Suez canal, the Forth bridge In Scotland, the Brooklyn bridge in New York, the Assouan dam across the Nile in Upper Egypt, submarine boats, wireless telegraphy, the flying machine, the use of electricity for purposes of power light, and telephone. to., the telegraph 8ome of the discoveries In medicine and surgery, t Instance, the discovery of anesthetics, which render surgical operation patalese, should also be ranked among the modern wonder. a Laplanders ness of thef glance at the strangers as they passed. Their faces looked as If their hearts opened outward, like the windows of their houses; and. though there was no lack of courtesy anywhere in the width of Norway, there was no servility of manner. That never belongs to peasants who own their bit of land as these have always done. With the exception of the train from Bergen to Voss and a steamer up the magnificent Hardanger fiord, where the mountains inclose the narrow, winding way which, ages ago. fought Its path through them into the heart of the land, we drove across Norway In the queer little gig of the country. It is on the principle of the hansom. somewhat, the driver hitting though not above, so that his reins are forever sawing at yunr arms and HuL tions a man who knew a little English. and his face always lighted up when he found we were Americans. We seera very popular there. Ice English buy the people's logs that we saw clogging tbe streams, or rather that part of the rivers on the lowe. slopes to which they were confined, for there la a very clever arrangement of barriers, chained lines of logs, which pen the drive into It quirtirs at each side of the middle eiianti' of the stream. England is their warkeL but Anitriea is the home of their sons, and the heart toe oi,' where the children are. When any of the emigrants come ,ari. they always seem to have money .:rglir.a in every pocket, a young woman t Id tne In Christiania when I asked h r about the matter of their ilccetis. but few ever come back at all. eht sadly added.. led the grand life of the roads In hlft best days You see how unrepentant he is We have him at least every year or two. But his vigor Is gone; he o is of the past A great rogue but prior, very good company for the other captives Prisoners in lands where reformers have done their worst might well envy the inmates of the carcel or El hue no obligation to work tat t resume Hades ro rules against talk-i- t fi n i !at king of bars and absence of Min-- I i.u tometmes in the afternoon, on the i rison, one will ve at (lie rile on the plaza a hand held out for b'iii- Baieiooled women, wives or daughof the f r. onters or perhaps ers e mm daiiv with luiskets. bring, tig food and rural dainties for the r ' un-hpv in ps. most likely far happier in their plea-aprison club than when al lilurty. tine captive has a rod to which is alta I cd a little leather bag, and tie puts it througn the grat-l- i gs of the door, fishing fdr cbar.ty! It is all humane, cheerful and conducive to sympathetic reflexion. There are rarely any crimes of grave importance In this region; the rural guards police the roads and, as eveiy one may easily get a living, tho of want does not ex-tUrrible pres-ur- e Men take too much aguardiente, quarrel over some fair one, dispute about their valor or repeat a rumor, and knives are drawn and blood flows. murRarely Is there a der. slm-patle- I'-'i- i! nt -t cold-bloode- d The Joys of Womanhood. What did you do yesterday, dear?" he asked. I had an engagement with my dressmaker, she replied. What are you going to do I shall have to go to my dress- makers O. to-da- Have you anything on hand for me see? Thursday. isn't it? Yes. I shall have to ho Chk at ray dressmakers cago Record-Herald- . "Ix-- t |