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UP at the head of the Adriatic lie
Austria-Hungary's only sea
coast possessions, Trieste, Is
trla and Flume, and, not far In
land, Trent, all of which Italy
has long coveted. Of these provinces
and cities writers for the National
Geographic society have this to say:
Across the Gulf of Venice from Italy
Ilea the rich Austrian province of Is
trla, formerly Venetian, a thick, Irreg
ular triangle wedged Into the. North
Adriatic, with Its mainland base de
finedly a line from Trieste in the north
to Flume in the south, and with Pola
at its apex.
Istria, the ancient HIstria, contain
ing, with its neighboring islands, 1,912
square miles, is an Austrian crown
land, and forms part of the modern
territorial division known as the coast
districts. Its coastline Is well Indent
ed, but the shores in much of their
extent are steep and forbidding.
Mountainous rock masses cross the
land from north to Bouth, culminating
in Monte Magglore, about 4,000 feet
high.
OllveB and figs are cultivated in the
region, and Istrla's grapes and wine
are famous. There is little garden,
though considerable rich pasture land,
and the forests of the peninsula sup
ply the material for a large native
Bhip-bulldlng Industry. Its fisheries
are very valuable, and It has a small
mineral yield, coal, alum and salt.
There is little or no local manufactur
ing, except the building of ships. It Is
as a shipping point, as a land of ports
and strategic commercial and military
naval bases, however, that Istria Is
most desirable. The shipping of Its
harbors amounts to more than 7,000,
000 tons annually. The population of
Istria Is about 350,000, 40 per cent of
whom are SerboCroats, and 34 per
cent Italians. In its early history Is
tria was a famous pirate land. The
Romans Bubjugated the freebooters
here. From the late middle ages un
till the extinction of the Venetian em
pire In 1797, Venice ruled the greater
part of the peninsula, while only Ilia
northeastern portion belonged to Aus
tria. Pola a Strong War Port.
Pola, the formidable Austrian war
port, is but a few hours' steaming
across the Adriatic from the rich east
ern coast cities of Italy. It Is the
chief naval Btation and arsenal of the
dual monarchy and one of the bent
protected ports in the world.
Pola lies at the southern apex of the
lstrian peninsula, about 53 miles
south of Trieste. Us almost completely
landlocked harbor is one of the finest
of Europe, and upon its roomy, well
guarded surface a great fleet could
ride safely at anchor. The harbor has
an area of three and one-third square
miles, while beyond tho channel en
trance Is a fore-water dominated by
the guns of .the Drlonlan Islands.
History begins for this little-known
city with Its first capture by the Ro
mans In 178 n. C. Pola bus been a
war port since its appearance In tho
ancient chronicles. It was once the
strongest and wildest of those lstrlun
pirate retreats, where the rebellious
spirits of the Roman world-empire
gathered, and whence they made their
raids upon the rich commerce that
flowed from every eastern Mediter
ranean port to Rome. The Romans
destroyed the place. Under the Em
peror Septimus Severus, 193-211 A. I).,
it again became an important war
harbor, and its city grew to 50,000 In
habitants. The trade rivals, Venice
and Genoa, fought each other for its
possession, as It was a key to the free
dom of the Adriatic. Destroyed by
the Genoese in 1379, It continued un
der the sovereignty of Venice until
1797, when it fell to Austria upon the
dismemberment of the Venetian state.
At Pola are situated the principal
dockyards, dry docks and repair shops
of the Austrian navy, together with
technical and scientific Institutions
connected with the admiralty. Its
arsenals contain vast naval stores
equal to the outfitting of a large fleet.
' There are large naval and Infantry
barracks, and several well-equipped
hospitals' here. '
Trieste 1b the only great seaport of
Austria, a powerful commercial rival
of Venice and Genoa, the pride of Aus
tria's Adriatic possessions, and a city
as important to Austrian development
as Is New York to the development of
the United States. It has been an
Austrian possession for more than 500
years, and during this long association
It has earned the title from the central
Imperial government of "the most
faithful city."
Situated at the northeast angle of
the Adriatic aea, on the eastern shore
of tbe deeply Indented Quit of Trieste,
the port has been growing steadily In
importance as an outlet for the over
ea trad of central and southeastern
i -w
Pola,
Europe. As a trade center it has
long eclipsed its ancient rival Venice,
and It now practically monopolizes
the business of this Mediterranean
coast. Despite Its lack of a natural
harbor, the geographical location of
the city is so favorable and Its enter
prise has been so fruitful, that It has
developed Into one of the first ports
upon all the inland sea.
Trieste is a tremendously successful
business town, and, therefore, largely
a modern one. Its harbor facilities
are the" best that modern technique
can devise, and many millions of dol
lars have been expended In carrying
their undertaking to conclusion. In
1910, nearly 12,000 vessels, represent
ing a total tonnage of about 4,200,000
entered and cleared at the Trieste har
bor. The value of the. Imports which
these ships brought was about $117,
000,000, while they carried exports
amounting In value to about $102,000,
000. The chief Imports are coffee,
rice, cotton, spices, ore, coal, olive
oil and Levantine fruits. Chief among
the exports are sugar, beer, wool, tim
ber and many varieties of manufac
tured goods.
Together with a surrounding area
of about 3G squnre miles, the city ot
Trieste form an Austrian crownland.
The municipal council of the city con
stitutes at the same time the diet of
the crownland, which Is little more
than a mountainous shell around the
Immensely wealthy, ltfecrowded port.
Tho population numbers 29,475, of
whom about 170,000 are of Italian de
scent, 43,000 Slovenes and 11,000 Ger
mans. Tho old town Is a series of
steps upon the hillsides, while the new
town lies on a flat area that extends
around the bay In crescent form. The
new part of the city has been built
largely upon land reclaimed from tho
sea; Its streets are broad and straight
and Its buildings are substantial and
modern In architecture. The old town,
on the other hand, consists of narrow,
irregular, hill-scaling streets, and Its
buildings preserve many quaint archi
tectural conceptions.
Hungary's Outlet to the Sea.
Flume Is tho only outlet of the Hun
garian kingdom to free water, and the
Hungarians have spent millions of dol
lars hi their endeavor to make it a
model port. There are several ha
bors; one for coasting vessels, one for
timber, and a general harbor, begun
In 1872, and capable of accommodat
ing about 200 large vessels. It is pro
tected by , a breakwater more than
half a mile In length, and Is flanked
by a great, modern quay more than
two miles long. The wharves and ele
vators are equipped in the most up-to-date
fashion for the handling of a huge
inflow and outflow of trade. The wa
ter front, as was the rest of the city, Is
lighted by electricity.
Flume is picturesquely situated at
the head of the Gulf of Qunrnero, at
the southern baBe of the lstrian tri
angle, 40 miles southeast of Trieste,
or about 70 miles away by the rail
road through the mountainous coast
land. The city has more than 50,000
population. The Italians constitute
the largest part of the populace, and,
together with the Slavonians, com
prise about 90 per cent. Geographic
ally, Flume belongs to Croatia. In
1S70, however, It Anally became a part
of the Hungarian kingdom. Flume oc
cupies seven square miles of land
carved out of Croatia. Around Its wa
ter front there is a narrow, level plain
upon which the new town Is built, with
Its convenient, modern groundplnn,
fine business structures and generally
substantial architecture. The old
town climbs the hills back from the
shore, straggling In a quaint disorder
If irregular, narrow streets and hap
hazard houses. Views of the city and
its surroundings from the deck of an
approaching steamer are delightful,
and there are a number of pleasant
tours to be made In the neighborhood
The county of Trent Is a fascinating
bit of country nestling in the southern
hills and mountains of Tyrol, linguis
tically, culturally and geographically
at one with Italy over the border. Tho
county embraces about 600 square
miles, a region rare In Its scenic beau
ties, and one, within whose smiling
valleys often nearly mountain-locked
more than 1000,000 people house. A
large part of this population, about
25,000, la concentrated In the capital
city, Trent, a place that supports Itself
more by Its relies aud the charm of
Its surroundings than by Its com
merce or industry. The city stands
on the Adlge river, on the Brenner
railway, 67 mllos north of Verona. !
Trent Is powerfully fortified. Some
308 feet above its streets, the mod
ern redoubt. Doss Trento, looks out
over the city. The other defenses
command the approaches to the town
There are a number ot fine palaces li
Trent and many substantial houses.
SOME OF NAPOLEON'S MAXIMS
Ideas of Great Soldier and Statesman
That Are Worthy of Being
Placed on Record.
The following are some of Napo
leon's maxims, taken from H. A. L.
Fisher's "Napoleon" in the Home Uni
versity library:
"Unity of command Is a first neces
sity of war."
"Love ie the occupation of the Idle
man, the distraction of the warrior,
the stumbling block of the sovereign."
"The first quality of a commander-in-chief
la a cool head."
"He lies too much. One may very
well He sometimes, but always is too
much."
"A great captain ought to say to
himself several times a day: If the
enemy appear on my front, my right
or my left, what should I do? If he
finds himself embarrassed he la 111
"When a king is said to be a kind
man the reign is a failure."
"Heart! Row the devil do you know
what your heart is? It is a bit of you
crossed by a big vein in which tho
blood goes quicker when you run."
"The heart of a statesman should
be in bis head."
"High tragedy 1b the school of great
men. It Is the duty of sovereigns to
encourage and spread It. Tragedy
warms tbe soul, raises the heart, can
and ought to create heroes."
"Bleeding enters Into the combina
tion of political medicine."
"The vice of our modern Institu
tions Is that they have nothing which
appeals to the imaginations. Man can
only be governed through Imagina
tion. Without it he Is a brute."
"Conscription is the eternal root of
ft nation, purifying its morality and
framing all its habits."
"I regard myself as probably the
most daring man in war who has ever
Bxisted."
"Love of country is the first virtue
Df civilized man."
"There are only two nations East
and West."
Where Does Goodness Dwell?
When a vicious young millionaire
like Harry Thaw runs amuck through
his crude and evil environment we
sigh and eay, "His money ruined htm. 1
When a poor young woman abandons
her weary frugalities for the ques
tionable pleasures of prostitution, we
sigh and say, "Her poverty drove her
to It." Where, then, does goodness
dwell? What part does honor play?
The Sleur de Jolnvllle, in his memoirs
of Saint Louis, tells us that a certain
Tian, sore beset by the pressure of
emptation, sought counsel fro.n tho
bishop of Paris, "whose Christian
lame was William." And this wise Wil
liam of Paris said to him: "The castle
Df Montl'hery stands In the safe heart
rf France, and no Invading hosts assail
It. But the castle of La Rochelle la
Poltou stands on the line of battle.
Day and night it must be guarded from
issault, and it has Buffe'M grievously.
Which gentlemnn, thin. ,u, the king
holds high In favor, the governor of
Montl'hery or the governor of La Ro
Jhello? The post of danger is the
post of glory and he who is sorely
wounded In the combat is honored by
God and man." Agnes Reppller, in
the Atlantic.
Studies Italy's Thrift.
Simon W. Straus, president of the
American Society for Thrift, Is study
ing methods of thrift used in Italy.
He has been surprised to learn that
In the last 30 years savings in Italy
have more than quadrupled, having
risen from $268,600,000 to 1,200 million
dollars. The chief means of Inducing
thrift are the ordinary savings banks,
which number about two hundred,
with nearly three million depositors,
whose deposits total 500 million dol
lars, and the post office savings banks
with an average of six million depos-
Itors, whose savings amount to 450
million dollars. The remainder of the
savings are held by co-operative so
cieties ot credit and by the savings
departments attached to the state
pawnbrokers' establishments.
Robinson Crusoe In Trouble.
Robinson Crusoe was arrested by
Detective Kracke on a warrant charg
ing him with falling to provide for a
minor child, says the San Francisco
Chronicle.
"Is that your real name?" asked
Prison Keeper Smith.
"Sure. But nobody bellevss me."
"What do you know of Defoe r
"Never beard of him. ti He the
ne who had me arrested?"
"Take him away," said Smith.
Crusoe was arrested on tbe war
rant which was obtained from Judge
Sullivan by bis wife, Mrs. Lillian
Crusoe, 1485 Pine street n her com
plaint the alleged that Crusoe bad
'ailed to make any provision' for their
inly child, Muriel, four year of age.
Buying Crimean Clothes.
The weather, as an English mili
ary correspondent points out, may
bave a great effect on the war. It la
lecessary, therefore, that abundance
if warm clothing be provided for the
loldlers. But we have not always
thought ot this. In the Crimean war
'.he British troops suffered terribly
from the cold until some clothing
tenths Invented a pilot Jacket of
iheepskin. So many ot these were
nade that after the war there was a
lurplus of some thousands, which
srere kept In stock tor quite thirty
rears, when they were sold by auc
tion and found their way Into city
iailors' shops, where they were eager
ly snapped up as novelties. London
Chronicle.
REFORM
SURGERY
Matter of Slow Growth Through
out the Centuries.
Practitioners Were Slow to Abandon
the Barbarous Methods Which Had
Been 8o Long In Use Some
Queer Remedies.
In 1536 a great reform In the treat
ment of gunshot wounds was made by
Ambrolse Pare, the father of French
surgery. For some Inscrutable reason
such wounds had previously been re
garded as Infected and therefore in
need of cauterization with boiling oil
or water. Once, In the absence of
these antiseptics, Pare simply dressed
some wounds without cauterizing
them, and on the following day be
was agreeably surprised to find them
In better conditions than wounds that
had been 'treated with boiling oil.
Thenceforth he abandoned and op
posed the barbarous practice. Soon
afterwards he devised the ligature of
arteries aa a substitute for cauteriza
tion after the amputation of limbs.
Bold and successful methods ot
treating wounds of the head and brain
lesions were adopted by Berenger de
Carpi a little later.
The advancement of the healing art,
however, was slow, and many queer
remedies were employed, such as
broths made of vipers and frogs,
which are mentioned in a medical trea
tise published in 1778.
General Marbot has described the
heroic treatment applied to his foot,
In which gangrene had developed
after It had been frozen on the battle
field of Eylau. He was held by four
men while the surgeon cut out the
gangrened parts as if he were remov
ing decayed portions of an apple. The
surgeon then mounted a chair, satu
rated a sponge with hot, sweetened
wine and let the liquid fall, drop by
drop, into the hole which he had ex
cavated. The pain was excruciating,
and the general had to endure it every
morning and night for a week, but
his leg was saved.
In the Crimean war 75,000 of the
French army of 300,000 men died of
anthrax, scurvy, typhus and hospital
Infection. Death followed 91 per cent
ot amputations of the thigh and 65
per cent of amputations of the arm.
The physicians and Burgeons did their
best, but they were too few, and the
organization and equipment were de
fective. In May, 1855, there were only
78 ambulance and field hospital sur
geons for an army of 108,000 men.
Similar conditions prevailed in the
Italian campaign (1859-1860). At Ma
genta each ambulance surgeon had
175 wounded men to care for. At Sol
ferlno each surgeon had 500 patients,
so that even If he were able to work
20 hours continuously, he could not
give three minutes to each patient.
The Crimean and Italian campaigns
proved tho necessity of a radical
change in military surgery. This
transformation has gradually been ac
complished, both in the administrative
and in the medical and surgical fields.
Cauterizing Implements Used by Pare.
Tho railway and the automobile have
facilitated the transport of tho wound
ed and ameliorated its attendant con
ditlons. Antiseptic methods have
greatly diminished mortality and'has
tened cure. In large armies, however,
the wounded may still, at times, be
too numerous to be properly treated
Important progress has been made
luring the present war, but still fur
ther Improvement is required. The
ratio ot dead to wounded has beon
reduced from one-third to one-fifth.
A soldier represents a capital,
value, a force. His death or Illness
Is a loss for the whole nation. For
these as well as for humanitarian rca
sons it Is Imperative to neglect no
means ot restoring to health the citi
ten who has risked bis life in defense
of his country,
Taking No Chances.
"What would you call a policewom
an? A 'coppess' or a 'copette?' "
"I wouldn't risk calling one any
thing. A chap called one 'dearie' the
other day and she arrested htm for
flirting."
Real Situation.
Count I can't live without you,
Miss Monne.
Miss Monne Don't you mean,
count, that you cannot live as you'd
like to without me?
Had an Unpleasant Sound.
Daughter- Father, can I take a
post-graduate course in biology?
Her Dad Dubiously I don't know,
daughter. I'm afraid youll be want
ing to buy too many things.
LIVED UP TO REPUTATION
Not for Nothing Had Mrs. Fifer Be-
come Celebrated for Economical
Dealings.
Mrs. Hannah Fifer, a widow, who
earned her living by renting rooms for
light housekeeping, had the reputation
of being a shrewd manager and much
Inclined to carry economy to the
farthest possible point She was hard
working withal, and seemed never to
reach the end of her dally labor. On
a certain day Mrs. Castle, one of the
"light housekeepers," finding a surplus
of time on her hands, kindly offered to
help Mrs. Fifer out with her overflow
of work.
"Well, If you feel like It, I wouldn't
care if you'd take hold and bake me
up a couple ot pies," Mrs. Fifer con
ceded. 'That'll help me a lot There's
a bowl of apple sauce tbat I'm afraid
won't keep, If It ain't used soon."
After Mrs. Castle had begun work
Mrs, Fifer appeared with a supple
mentary suggestion.
"While you're about It," she said,
"mebby you wouldn't mind baking four
pies. 'Twon't take any more coal to
bake four than two, and that'll be a
saving. You can make the fillln' hold
out by having lots of Juice to It"
Mrs. Castle agreed to the amend
ment, and worked away Industriously
until her task was accomplished,
when, wearied with her labors, she re
tired to her own apartment.
In a short time Mrs. Fifer's small
daughter, Peggy, appeared at her door.
"Ma says," reported Peggy, "that
she don't b'lieve she'll be able to use
all them four pies before they dry out
and she wants to know If you won't
buy two of 'em offher for 20 cents
and she'd like the 20 cents right
away, please."
Mrs. Castle bought the pies, observ
ing to herself with a dry smile, "She
might have let me have two for fif
teen considering!" Youth's Com
panion. Not a Fatal Age.
It was written at the death of Ellsa
Rachel, the great French actress,
which happened January 4, 1858, that
she was thirty-eight years old, "that
age which appears so fatal to genius,
when an overworked nervous system
comes naturally to a close." This is
not the fact even In regard to "emo
tional" actresses, of which Rachel was
one of the greatest in all the history
of the stage. Adelaide Ristorl, who
toured America and gave many "fare
wells," died at the age of eighty-four.
Our own Clara Morris, who played
many of the characters portrayed by
Rachel, Is living at sixty-five, though
she suffered a nervous breakdown sev
eral years ago. Sara Bernhardt, also
eminent In parts presented by Rachel,
Is sixty-nine and still acting. Mrs.
Drew died at seventy-seven, and only
a few years before her death played,
parts in which dancing had to be done.
Mrs. Gilbert was playing "old woman"
parts when she was past seventy, and
lived to be eighty-three; and the list
might be greatly extended. Probably
nobody will remember seeing Rachel
In America, but she made a tour of
this country In 1855-6, and It was at
the ending ot this that she broke
down.
Gold In Australia.
A "List of Nuggets Found In Vic
toria," published as No. 12 of the
Memoirs of the Geological Survey of
Victoria, Australia, shows that it Is
not only a land unusually rich in gold,
but nuggets bave been more lavishly
distributed In this state than else
where in the world, and In sizes that
have never been exceeded. The list
describes 1,327 nuggets, many of which
are waterworn. Contrary to general
belief, examination Bhows that these
alluvial nuggets could not have re
sulted from the aggregation of gold
while in the gravels from an original
ly small piece. The famous Welcome
Stranger nugget, weighing 2,284 troy
ounces net, was found in a bed of
quartz. No evidence was found that
the size of the nuggets grows in the
drifts, but there is ample proof In
some cases that drift waters contain
gold.
First Cremations In America.
Thirty-eight years ago the first sci
entific cremation in the United States
took place at Washington, Fa. The
pioneer cremator was Dr. Julius Le
Moyne, and the subject was the body
of Baron de Palm, a Russian theoso
phlst The following spring the body
ot Mrs. Benjamin Pitman ot Cincin
nati was cremated. But tbe American
precedent had been set 83 years be
fore when under penalty of losing a
legacy of 60,000 pounds If he refused,
tbe son of Henry Laurens, South
Carolina's Revolutionary patriot, con
signed his father's body to a funeral
pyre. The ghastly experience of see
ing his Infant child come to life Just
before burial in the earth is said to
have been responsible for Laurens' de
mand to be cremated.
What Puzzled Donald.
An amusing story was told In con
nection with the appointment of the
emperor of Russia as colonel in chief
of the Scots Greys, who, it may be
mentioned, fought in the Crimea dur
ing the war. After the appointment
had been duly promulgated an enthus
iastic subaltern of the regiment com
municated the information to his sol
dier Bervant
"Donald," he said, "have you heard
that the emperor of Russia has been
appointed colonel ot the regiment?"
"Indeed, sir,' said Donald, "it's a
Terra gran' thing tor him." Then, aft
er a pause, be inquired: "Beg pardon,
sir, tot will be able to keep balth
lobs?"
I CUSS WORDS WERE COSTLY
Autolst Tells Friend of His Experi
ences In Jay Town wnere non
stable Was Not Needed.
"Beware of that jay town ten miles
out," said the autoist.
"Why so?" Inquired his friend.
"There was no constable there the last
time I passed."
"They don't need a constable.
There's a thank-you-ma'am that throws
your car Into a ditch. Then the Jus
tice of the peace comes along and
fines you $10 for obstructing the high
pay and $10 for the use of a team
to pull you out. The harness is fixed
to break, and that costs $5 more. By
that time a man loses his temper.
The Justice waits until he runs out
ot breath and then charges him $2 a
cuss word."
"Holy smoke so it cost you a total
of $27?"
"A total of what? It cost me Just
$105, and even at that I think he lost
count." Philadelphia Ledger.
Unwarranted Peril.
"This penitentiary wants reform
ing!" said the man who was reading
the paper.
"Is something shocking going on?"
inquired his wife.
"I should say so. Here's a story of
a prisoner who was allowed to ride
up and down Broadway In an auto
mobile!" "Horrors! It's bad enough to put
a man In prison without encouraging
htm to risk bis life."
Trying to Be Merry.
"I Bee you are being investigated,"
said the chatty young woman.
"Yes," replied Mr. Cumrox, with a
determined air of cheerfulness. "My
business affairs have been made the
object of some formal curiosity."
"Are you in the manufacturing
business?"
"No unless you might be pleased
to call our business office a malefac-
tory of great wealth."
Speechless.
Blondlne Hear about Gerty Gld
digad? Brunetta What about her?
"Knocked speechless by a street
car.
"But I just passed her a few mo
ments ago and she spoke to me."
"I know, but she was on her way to
a meeting to make an address, and
when the car hit her she lost her man
uscript." .
His Sage Method.
"How is it that young Dr. Plpsls
sewa has succeeded in building up a
large practice so quickly?"
"Oh, he tells his men patients that
they work their brains far harder than
their bodies, and his women patients
that for some time they have kept
up solely by their wills. Naturally,
he cannot help but succeed." Puck.
Doubts Algy't Intentions.
Ethel Oh, dear me! I don't know
what to think! Algy asked me last
night if I wouldn't like to have some
thing around the house that I could
love, and that would love me.
Edith Well?
Ethel Well, I don't know whether
he means himself or whether he Is
thinking of buying me a dog! Puck.
Met His Match.
"What has become of your local bad
news man?"
"He got his," replied the citizen of
Ochre Gulch. "He was riding his horse
In and out of stores and saloons the
other day when a tenderfoot came
along In an automobile and ran all
over him."
8NAPPED HIM UP.
He Oh! don't mind me, Miss Sweet
She But I'd love to mind you, Mr.
Huggs.
Bystanders.
"Your constituents didn't stand by
you," said the sympathetic friend.
"Yes, they did," replied Senator Sor
ghum, "That was the exasperating
fart of it. They Stood right along
side of me and didn't seem to care
what happened to me."
Less Competition.
"Years ago they used to cheer my
picture when it was shown on the
screen," said the disappointed states
man.
"Oh, well," replied the friend,
"that was before all these moving pic
ture stars came out."
Generous Arrangement
'Tm afraid we must apologise," said
one Turkish official.
"That's all right," replied the oth
er. "Frame up two or three neat
apologies and send 'em along la ad
vance, to be used as needed."
LEAF FROM MEMORY'S BOCK
The Bright Hopes of Youth That Were
Destined Forever to Be
Unfulfilled.
When one is past middle life, mem
ory begins to unfold its pages. He
sees his youth, not as his own, but as
that of another. He is touched with
sadness and pity as he recognizes the
plans and ambitions, the high hopes In
the youthful breast that experience
has shown him were never to be real
ized, says a writer in the Milwau
kee Journal. One hope after another
had to be given up. Indeed, it seems
sometimes that life is but a giving:
up day after day. Anticipations are
seldom realized. Perhaps it is best
that this should be; for the same ex
perience that brought disappointments
showed us that, often as we thought
we knew what would make us per
fectly happy, we were nearly always
mistaken. It was the anticipation
really that went furthest toward mak
ing us happy. When It was over, it
had served its purpose; another took
its place
So, as memory turns the leaves, we
sigh a little at those bright hopes of
youth destined forever to be unful
filled. After all, it matters little. Each
of us had some share in the world's
work to do. How little it mattered
that that share was not what we bad
guessed and wished it to be, If It was
performed faithfully! How many
things the bright dreams of youth
failed to take into account that were
to prove the greatest part of the
business of life! We are feeble in
judgment; we do not always know
how to trim ourselves, nor Bee exactly
what form our lives should take.
Vicissitudes clip us here and there.
often where we have least suspected
the need of it. But the failure of the
dreams should not grieve us.
After all, their real purpose was to
give us hope and courage and make
us work. If they did that, they were
worth while, though not a single one
was ever fulfilled.
The Lion's Cubs.
The Canadian force, or the Lion's
Cubs, as it is frequently called In Eng
land, is, according to English mili
tary opinion, as fine an army corps as
has ever been assembled. From the
point of view of physique, equipment,
general smartness, organization, intel
ligence from every standard, in fact
it Is as nearly perfection as a hu
man war machine of 35,000 men can
be. The force haB with It 5,000 horses,
With an adequate staff of veterinary
Burgeons, and it also has its own
Young Men's Christian association,
with six secretaries. If variety is the
Very spice of life there ought to be
plenty ot spice In the Canadian con
tingent. It Is composed of men spring
ing from various stocks, from Amer
ican, Canadian and English to Russian,
Swedish and French; men of all
walks of life architects, ranchers,
business men, lawyers, doctors. Once
a week services are conducted for
Wesleyans, Jews, Episcopalians, Cath
olics and Presbyterians. We look
forward with interest to hearing what
record these North American Boldiers
will make when they are sent to the
front to fight Baltimore Sun.
Old and New Use for Wire.
"Since the manufacture of wire be
gan In this country," said the veteran
steel manufacturer, "we have hn
pulled out of many difficulties by un
foreseen developments. The wire
trade Is more active today than any
otner branch of steel, due to a large
extent to the consumption of wire for
war purposes. The substitution of
wire for fencing was another devel
opment responsible for the great
growth of the industry. But the most
extraordinary boom came when the
wire industry was in its infancy. Busi
ness bad been poor for a long time and
producers were verv much rilarnii.
aged. Suddenly orders began to
mane tnelr appearance by the. whole
sale, and the mills were taxed to
their utmost capacity. The increased
demand was due to the adoption of
the hoop skirt. Dame Fashion had
started the foundation of an indus
try in this country which now turns
out over 2,000,000 tons of wire a year.
The demand from this source, of
course, did not last, but it was suffi
cient to give the Industry a good
start." Wall Street Journal.
War Changes Guide Books.
One of the multitude of effects of
the war is its alteration ot the guide
books to the continent, says the West
minster Gazette. The majority of
these have needed little change for
several years in the bulk of their
pages. But now! A publisher of
guide books says that as regards Bel
gium, Austria and . France there will
be wholesale corrections needed. And
the end is not In sight, for on man-
confidently anticipate very striking
ccanges in Oermany.
The year books, several of which
are now in active preparation, are ex
periencing similar difficulties. Th
statistics of various public depart
ments nave been held ud owine to
the enlistment of officials concerned
in this work. And when one does not
know what a day will brine forth It l
Impossible to "close" pages for press.
Struts Nearly All the Time.
"Who is the old gentleman who
seems so well pleased with himself?"
Oh, he s the father of a famous full
back." "Umph! I guess he does most ot
his strutting in the football season."
"No. That old gentlemat Is nlngu
larly fortunate as a father. Ha n
another son who Is a famous baseball
prtcnert". .
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