THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1899. A Famous Diamond. A Peculiar Belfry. The Wilmington's Stevenson has written a thrilling sto- It is not a common thing to see a Wonderful Cruise. Modern ry of the adventures of a diamond, The but church Way Making bell hanging a tree, of in but here there is a stone in actual existence is one that was recently photographed and which is surrounded by quite as much unusual interest is at ing. For many years gun shot had may always be found a strange looking \u25a0 present being romance as the fictitious jewel of the taken in ammuni- been made by the melting of in instrument resembling a much distort- Scottish This ANEWtion because of the stand taken novelist. is the famous colanders, are merely frying pan a which vessels of ed with long handle and blue diamond known as the Hope dia- at The Hague peace convention by cer- size, pierced holes, supported by an suitable with small iron framework close mond. In plain English, Lord Francis tain of the powers in this matter. Eng- through which drip- to the caldron. Just this a refusal the heated metal under is Hope, the titled but impecunious hus- land's to agree to the abolition ped into tanks placed beneath hole in the floor down of of opening into 200 band of the one time American girl. the dumdum bullet and Captain them. The result was that the small feet of dizzy darkness. The "pigs" Mahan's advocacy of of the explosive rifle drops of lead, being hot, were in- lead are hauled up to the top ball have public still of the aroused curiosity as variably flattened at the point of im- tower by means of a massive iron to how the ordinary shot and shell of pact with the water. was a chain, and there war are This melted down in one made and wherein they differ serious defect in all eighteenth century of the two melting chambers. When from the more destructive leaden im- shot, and troubled the manufacturers this is accomplished plements of. one of the attend- death. of that article of ammunition very ants stands by with his tremendous The dumdum bullet, on account of much. problem insuper- ladles spoons liquid soup having apex The seemed and the of Its steel either cut off flat able, until one day a shot maker of the molten lead into the colanders. ©r previously The split, at once "mush- town of Bristol by the name of Watts size of the shot, of course, depends on

' K^i[||| \u25a0^ '^^^ssj^gss^ \u25a0 mi - —«——?^^- —r^*7: That stanch little gunboat, the Wilmington, which is now engaged on an exploration expedition up the Amazon river, has already accomplished the re- markable feat of piercing 2,500 miles into the almost unknown interior of • South America. At Manaos the arrival of the American gunboat provoked a meeting of protest, the people of that place having never before seen a man- of-war. They thought it impossible, in fact, for a ship to advance 1,000 up such miles the Amazon. Beyond this, however, the Wilmington has met with j little opposition. She has steamed up the Solimoes river as far as Iquitos, and J since then has gone almost as far inland as Cordilleras, a only in a churchyard the distance a "^ in Ontario. When the few hundred miles from the Pacific. This gunboat was designed especially church was built there was no belfry for river service, and has a speed of over an I: provided 15 knota hour. She is slightly for the bell, so it was hung over 250 feet in length and has a draft of only 9 feet. Her machinery con- B on the branch of a large walnut tree sists of triple expansion twin screw engines and she is furnished with May and Sunday large military a I Yohe, wanted to sell this family each calls the faithful to mast rigged up with conning tower and a powerful search- 1 stone, bnt his brother, the Duke of worship. light. j Newcastle, and his sisters objected. The English law courts in the end sus- tained the duke in his objection to hav- Group of Tagalese A New Bust of Dumas. ing .an old family jewel fall under the A Warriors. hammer. The Hope stone was the first What is being called the best bust of blue diamond that ever came into Eu- Alexandre Dumas now in existence has rope and in the rough weighed 100*4 car- just recently been unvpiled in . ats. was brought As will be 3een from our reproduction MAKING It from India and of SHOT BAGS. was sold to Louis XIV,for whom it was cut and mounted. During the •\u25a0 ". ; . "\u25a0"\u25a0'. dreamed a dream in which was reveal- troubles ' of revolutionary times the stone mys- — POURING OUT THE MOLTEN LEAD ed to him the inspired fact that if only teriously disappeared his drippings of melted lead were to and remained lost FROM THE TOP- OP TOWER. SIFTING THE SHOT. for 40 years. When again found, it fall from a sufficient height before im- been recut, pact had and after a number of with the water beneath they would strange adventures was rooms" when striking a solid body, the be sufficiently cooled during their It purchased by de- the size of the holes In the colander, certain diamond merchants of Amster- heavier and softer lead behind the steel scent and would retain their regular and as the thick liquid slowly drips dam for the sum of $90,000. tip spreading out and tearing its way globular shape. Later it away it is replaced by fresh ladlefuls. passed into the Hope family and through bone, inflicting result happy was a has flesh and a The of this dream The shot is then removed from the since remained with them. frightful English repre- speedy test from tall of wound. The the tower the jwater tanks below and carefully dried, sentatives at The Hague claim that Church of St. Mary Redcliffe in Bristol after which it goes through the process this is the only bullet that will effec- town with so much success that the of sifting. A small proportion A New charge certain French Coin. tively check the mad of savage inventor immediately took out a patent of the shot is always imperfectly form- gold and fanatic tribes on civilized infantry, and later made a fortune from the ed, and to separate the goats from the The new coin which has just and for this reason will not agree to its same. sheep, as it or chaff been issued from the mint of is Nowadays were, rather the abolition. in nearly every manu- from the wheat, it is put through a said to be one Wonderful developments have been facturing town in this country can be sort of diminutive thrashing machine. of the most made in the manufacture of these lead- found one of these tall shot towers, It is placed long beautiful ever they then in horizontal en missiles since the time were where the process of shot making may cylinders revolving by machinery and designed. The cast one by one rough first in iron be seen busily carried on. % pierced by different sized holes. Ac- face of this molds. This process is an extremely inter- cording to the holes from which it is- coin, as shown It is not often that a mere dream is esting one. The typical shot tower is i sues the shot drops into appointed re- in the illustra- the direct source of a new and divided two stories, one floor tion, idea into about i ceptacles. After this it is placed in re- i is the head invention capable of revolutionizing 80 feet from the ground, and the other, volving barrels, of the symbolic important the long continued an industry. But there is which is at the top of the tower, nearly turning wearing away original figure of may problem, one one its Whatever be the final outcome of the Philippine Islands instance of such an event recorded twice that height. On the floor of each greenish hue and leaving a glossy France, while thing certain, Filipino never again was in history, is it is and that is that the will be what he and that instance in con- story is a tremendous caldron, heated black. It is then done up in can- • the reverse before the against the troops. nection with the process of stout -- very outbreak of hostilities American The Filipino sh^t mak- by a stove placed beneath it. Beside It vas bags, ready for shipment. shows a aristocratic looking roos- has already learned the arts of war, and it is but natural to believe he will be ter with inflated chest. The designs just as proficient in picking up arts of peace. as- years' the He has learned with are the result of ' three work on tounding rapidity the white man's methods of drilling and campaigning, has The Costliest Dog In the World. the part of M. Chaplain, the chief en- an adept in handling the displayed a Where Reigns *'j made himself the of rifle and has desire Silence Supreme. graver of the mint and the coin is to as as possible, especially Lady very become Americanized much in his methods of Dockleaf is not a attract- known as the Louis ;tl'Or. fighting. ive looking animal from the purely ar- The old fashioned naked warriors, wielding the bolo ft the pictured great tistic standpoint, but her and the poisoned artist has the along own Algeria is the only country in the spears of the Tagalese, are already a thing of the past, and such groups of French author In his mpod. particular lines of beauty so happiest j she is world where the horssea outnumber the belligerents as are in accompanying soon gold faultless she just brought shown the illustration will become a Miniatures of this bust in ara that has her human "oeings. rare sight indeed in the Philippines. popular as watch charms. owner $25,000 in cold coin. In her veina courses the bluest of bulldog blood, and any expert in canine affairs will at once see from her picture that her A Boundary L ne of Bamboo. The Religion of Real Work faultless ears, her well formed skull and her fine fore legs make her a para-

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Imagine, if possible, spending nearly all the ye^irs of one's life Without speaking. certainly It would not do for the young women who enjoy to the ut- The bamboo palisade which stretches north of the city of Kowloon is per- most the conversational opportunities of the opera. They would probably re- most important gard haps the fence in the world because of the fact that it marks as a little less than insane the body of men who voluntarily take the vow territory central of the limits of British in China. By the treaty of 1898 China eternal silence. The Trappist monks who do this have some most remarka- to territory just and ceded Great Britain certain north of British Kowloon, to be ble severe rules. They not only never speak except when absolutely nec- gon of beauty, from, of course, her own as as is essary, they held long Russia allowed to hold Port Arthur. The fence of bamboo but eat only vegetables and fruits and drink only water. Most of particular standpoint. Notwithstand- shown in the fixes the one territory. on ing illustration line of border of this Kowloon their food is raised the lands belonging to the order. They do all their own her facial expression she is amiable city itself, which can be seen in the worthy as being is and distance, is of notice the work. It the custom for them to arise about 2 o'clock in the morning and sweet tempered, and by many crit- first Chinese walled city on a British possession. The town is situated at the \u25a0 go to to labor. ics is \u25a0*\u25a0.-\u25a0— \u25a0" \u25a0._•".•'\u25a0 .* .- -. the fields Their beds are not the soft, comfortable ones fo«nd considered the best living type of of a bay, a Hung-ham bay, - in well kept houses, but head shallow little to the northeast of where are consist of boards without covering. Their only words her breed. located the docks and workshops of several big English business firms. are pious chants and prayers, with occasional religious readings and such It is a theory of Mr. Booth-Tucker, the distinguished Salvation Army lead- speech as is demanded in the performance of charity. They are very hospita- er, that four-fifths of the miserable people of this country who are rotting in ble, however, welcoming their guests with absolute prostration and providing A Remarkable Friendship. our great metropolitan centers would be actually born again under the influ- them with the flesh foods which they themselves never taste. It is a some- Where King Charles Once Hid. ence of pure air, perfect freedom, systematic labor and a prospect of ultimate- what democratic order. They elect their own abbot, but are not permitted to It is not often that a guinea pig and ly owning something of their own. If the $50,000,000 which is spent every year concert among themselves for his choice. They are to be found in large num- a kitten are disposed to hobnob to- for merely temporary relief, says Mr. Booth-Tucker, were spent in enabling bers throughout France, and there is now a colony of them in . gether, but here is a picture of a pair people to work for themselves under the most favorable circumstances, the greatest reformatory movement of the age would be put in progress. It was a year ago that this practical sociologist propounded his novel theo- ry. Not satisfied with that, he has put it to the test. He picked out a piece of The Bicycle In Warfare. land, 1% sections in extent, near the boundary line between Colorado and Kan- sas, and on this huge farm, with the aid of the Salvation Army, started hi 3 colony. The land was bought for $22.50 per acre, with 11 years' time for pay- ment. This colony of 26 families, or 400 persons, has built homes, established stores, put in crops, erected a church and schoolhouse and is generally con- tented, happy and prosperous. The man who is responsible for this is Mr. Booth-Tucker. The accompanying picture shows that humanitarian at work in his private office, a modest little place, where, by the way-, the destinies ot many a man are controlled. Ceylon Footwear. The Bogy Making Fad. Here is a picture showing how the la- To be fashionable means to have dies of rank in Ceylon sometimes orna- fads. The latest freak of capricious ment their feet with jewels. Shoes are Dame Fashion is " * ""**!,:.'""; not a very acceptable thing in this the mania for of these little animals taken from a "bogy men." photograph, showing that sometimes These outlandish remarkable friendships are struck up little ornaments between such widely different animals. are being made This guinea pig and kitten are never by women for happier than when romping about to- watch charms gether, and each seems to have a genu- and desk orna- ine affection for the other. ments, and all sorts of odds and "Wp T L _ —\u25a0—~ \u25a0\u25a0** '' '* - r^ -\u25a0^»^^^^^^^^^^^^^gija~ ==^^i - WIDOWS IN CHINA. ends are being According to the laws of good society utilized as ma- The old town of Brighton, in , is about to lose one of its most not- in China young widows should not re- terial for making able landmarks. The ancient hostelry knowii as "The King's Head" is soon to marry. Widowhood is therefore held in them. The ac- be torn down to make room for a new hotel. It was in this old inn that King the highest esteem, and the older the companying lit- Charles IIhid himself just after the battle of Worcester, previous to his escape widow grows the more agreeable her -11 c illustration England from into France. It was on the night of the 14th of October, 1651, position becomes. Should she reach 50 will give a good idea of the general that the "Merrie Monarch," at that time very badly frightened very far years, may, by applying warm Asiatic climate, and it is no more bogies practical uses to the bicycle can put in and she to the character of fashionable and The which be actual warfare have from "merrie," passed a restless and anxious night one rooms emperor, get a sum of money with a matter of comment to see a Ceylon hobgoblins. Ox teeth, skulls, sea by experiments carried out recently in England. in of the little cat Just been demonstrated These of "The King's Head" and, stealing out at 2 in the morning, sailed for Fecamp which to buy a tablet on which her beauty's feet decked out with jewels shells, chicken bones, and all such experiments were by the Twenty-sixth Middlesex regulars were em- good ship made and in the Royal Escape. This old inn is also associated with the name virtues are named. The tablet is plac- than it is to behold one of our own things are to carve figures inently satisfactory. The manner, for instance, in which the wounded may used the of Dr. Johnson, when the "Leviathan of Literature" was wont to visit the ed over the door at the principal en- American actresses wearing a wealth from, and some of them are indeed on bicycle hurdles is shown in the accompanying illustration. be carried town of Brighton during the summer months. trance to her house. of jewelry upon her fingers. ideal examples of the grotesque in art.

They had dug out of the sand a thoroughly investigated, only et in view of the fact that the directors in Japan on of Japanese I versity, pots number and not invitation the has been translated into Rus- JUST SMALL ITEMS. of and jars that had been buried have the robbers of your messenger would have been entitled to larger re- Imperial Education society. From Ja- sian by order of the czar, and is now for ages, and one of them had found a put to death,, if a bigger dividend had pan Professor will journey as a regular required produces peculiar been but all their chil- muneration Ladd to used text book for That peculiar, not unpleasant odor of which the odor. The child's savings bank, which contained dren, as well fathers, and been declared. India, where he will lecture to students study in the Russian districts same effect digging asi tfceir universities." freshly turned earth in rural is noticed when 145 silver coins issued by the emperors grandfathers. I hupethis will give sat- Washington Duke, the senior of the in the great cities, at the universities A lump of sugar represents as presence of large deeply into the hot, dry of about is due to the in it soil in weather. Rome between the years 200 and 19 isfaction to her majesty the queen." noted Durham tobacco firm, has given principally. His lecture in India will much nutriment as an ounce potato. bacteria, according to The lower strata are moist, even of quantities of B. C. At a recent meeting of directors Trinity college at Durham, N.C., nearly be mostly on religion. English paper says sword of organisms, con- though parched. many the An the Clark Nuttall. These the surface be Not years ago, according to the of Sir Thomas London estab- $500,000, but it is said this gift is small Governor Stanley of Kansas has ap- Saladin, the adversary of Richard sisting cladodrixodorifesa, Romans in pre- Ll^tdh's chiefly of The children of the annals of the India office, a queen's lishments a 12 p(*r cent dividend was compared to one he will ultimately pointed his wife as one of a committee Cceur de Lion, is in possession of a strongest anti- historic times used to put pennies messenger, the are believed to be the their or some other inferior offi- Some of^tMe* well known Methodist insti- to investigate the state's of town of Beirut, Syria, poisons. They into savings just declared. directors wanted make that charitable in- native the dote to all bacterial banks as'the children cial, was robbed, though not injured in a larger Thomas op- His son Ben has given $50,000 stitutions. who is willing $2,000. moisture, of today. 1886, dividend.''baf! Sir tution. to sell it for shivel up when deprived of the Yankees do In when any way, on his road to Cabul, and the posed it, urging necessity of build- and intends to give an equal amount When Captain Coghlaa was in com- Riley always a Thomas tfee Mr. James Whitcomb bujt can stand dryness for months at Professor Wilson of the Smith- British government, of course, wrote to ing up a big reserve, and his colleagues each year he lives. mand of the Raleigh he was the small- to done up rains, or the sonian was wandering sends his verse editors in time. When it earth is institution about complain of it. No reply was received yielded and witlfarew the proposition. Professor George T. Ladd of the Yale est man in stature on that ship. the always way, Ostia. the seaport of Rome, he for neatest fashion. It is writ- moistened in any other the bac- ancient months; but at last the emir wrote: He thereupon, said, presented to university philosophy department, has A text book on railroads by Professor ten by the poefs own hand, a secretion found a group of peasants excavating. it^fs but ther» teria mentioned exude "The matter you mentioned has been each of them £100 from his own pock- left New Haven to begin a lecture tour Hadley, the new president of Yale uni- I is never a blot or an erasure.