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VOL 37

CHILD SLAVERY IN FRANCE.

Pisclosures Concerning the Sale of Italian fioys to Agents of Glass Works.

Public attention has been turned toa form of slave tra te now carried on in Fran sand Italy by caiscl ires Which are being made u the subject. rhe vic- tims are Italia: ildren who are bought from the. rents by padrones and forced to work in glass factories, chiefly in the central partof France. Formerly large numbers of these children were gid into \ irtual slavery as bergars, q@hen mutilations were practiced upon them to excite sympathy, as musicians | gpd as chimney sweeps. That slave trade was suppressed, but the law does pot reach the present form.

The children bring frem 100 to 150 | francs ($20 to $30) and are sold fora

period of three years. It is so much money found and a mouth less to fill, the peasants say. The contracts are du- jy executed before a notary, and the village priest blesses the departing con- yoy of little ones. There are no statis- tices of the mortality among them, but #was calculated formerly that of 100 gildren taken from their homes by pa- drones 20 returned home at the end of their period of slavery, 30 settied per- manently in their new surroundings, snd the other 50 died, and in view of the conditions in which they find them- slves at the glass works there is no reason to suppose that the mortality is any less now. Their ages. vary from 11 to 18 years. The French law forbids the employment of ehildren less than 13 years old at such work, but that is evaded easily. Their services are sold tothe manufacturers at from $7 to $13 amonth, according to the locality, and they work ten hoursaday. The pa- frones pocket all their wages and some- times even the gratuities that may be distributed among the employees of an establishment npon special occasions.

Their condition in the factories is de- eribed as shocking. They workin a superheated atmosphere, charged in ad- dition With noxious gases, and ure con- gantly exposed to severe accidents, while their injuries do not rece.ve prop- @ treatment. They are especially sub- pet to lung tronbles. Bad as their nor- mal state is, in many cases it is aggra- vated by tho brutality of the regular workmen, who hate them both for being Italians and for working at far below the regular scale of wages. They are haturally ill fed. A mugistrate who Waicalled upon to make an investiga- tion ina certain case found that their chief fare was soupe aux legumes and bread, with occasionally a bit of cheese aad some wine, but never any meat. It isestimated that the cost of sustenance @ these children ranges from 5 to 8 cents a day each to the padrone. In one tase the cost of feeding 18 of the little daves was found to be 40 cents a day. The children are as wretched in appear- ace as is to be expented. They are lodged iu ill smelling tenements, three and four on a mattress of sodden straw, with rarely any covering, even in win- tr. They are clothed in rags, for the drones do not permit them to carry aiy luggage from their homes to save pense.

The number of these children can only be guessed at. It is estimated that Htwodepartments 1,300 are employ- td More children are constantly being bought into France from Italy to take the place of those who die or become ieapacitated for work and to supply the increasing demand for cheap labor. S gteat has the demand become of late iat girls as well as boys are being sold

their parents. The attention of the hand the Italian governments has en called to the matter, and the trade Will be regulated if not suppressed. — Exchange. Platinum.

Arport issued by the Russian gov- *um ut on the production of platinum M thut country shows that Russia stands

‘in the world in the yield of that Hetal, the amount reaching some 40 fmes the product obtained by all the tstof the world. It appears that in the Year 1880 the quantity produced was Rekoned at nearly 3,000 kilos. In 1895

Teached more than 4,400, the amount

“asing up to the last year, when it

‘ished on account of the unfavor-

¥ Wet weather in summer. Curious-

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in the southern Ural, the manner

is being worked up is unknown in "@ This isdone in Germany, to

Country the platinum is exported ude state, and whatever Russia

— of the worked up article it has

y back of Germany. The price at bo: ; named is 900 marks, or about bes °F one kilo of crude platinum in

‘4 Small quantities of the still fp etal, iridium, are found in min-

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All our winter goods must be sdld, and cash customers will find. our prices are the lowest in the city;

Overcoats, Ulsters, Caps, Fur Coats,

Flannels, Yarns.

every article in our stores,

Fur Caps, Robes, T weeds,

Kyvery article in our ready to to wear departments

gains may be expected; come all.

will be sold at alow price to clear. Bar-

McKay Woolen Company

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medicine has ever been dis- covered which can take the place of Cod-liver Oil in all conditions of wasting. New remedies corne, live their little day and die, but Cod- liver Oil remains the rock on which all hope for recovery must rest. When itisscien- tifically prepared, as in Scott’s Emulsion, it checks the pro- gress of the disease, the con- gestion and inflammationsub- side and the process of healing begins. There is the whole truth. Book about it free.

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Adams’ Pepsin

Tuttefrutt

An unfailing remedy for indi- gestion. Recommended by the leading medical authorities.

See that the trade mark name “Tutti Frutti” is on each 5c,

package. ALL OTHERS ARE IMITATIONS.

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For Sale.

SCHOONER “SAN JUAN,” now on her way from St. Jchn’s New- foundlana to Charlottetown; built in 1889, registered tonnage 94 tons; has a good outfit. Apply to

PEAKE BROS & CO.

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Fruits Canned at Home.

It is said the American stomach has un- versally suffered from the use of canned goods. This, ef course, applies only to bought goods which contain some chem- ical to preserve them. Peas, beans and tomatoes are treated to preserve their ool- or, and with the exception of tomatoes all vegetables, it is said, contain something to prevent fermentation. Fruits, being with- out starch, keep more easily than vegeta- bles, but many are variously treated to in- sure their fair appearance as commercial articles. Nearly all fruits and some vege- tables are easily canned for winter use, and if s housekeeper onee supplies her own storeroom bought goods will never aiter have an attraction for her.

It is a mystery why we use bought ean- ned tomatoes when we are so often warned against their injurious effects and when home canned ones are so much better, al- together wholesome, so easily prepared and keep 60 well. Perhaps it is because of an impression that the bonght ones at 9 or 10 cents a can are cheaper. This is not the case. The first cost of quart jars at retail as 40 cents a dozen. Tomatoes at the height of their season can be bought, even in cities, at 25 or even 20 cents a bushel.. So, even the first season a quart jar would not cost 10 cents, and after that the cost of the jars can be subtracted, making the cost of the canned vegetable nominal.—Ella Morris Kretschmar in Weman’s Home Companion.

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A Perfect Model.

Pallette— What are you painting now?

D’ Auber—A study in still life.

Pallette—What’s the subject?

D’Auber—A street in Philadelphia. »Chicago News.

The Missing Jingle. I can jingle Every single Word now in the English language. In course of time I bet I'll rhyme “Digestion’’ with “ham sandwich.”

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My rhythm never sickly.

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MESAGE TO MEN

Proving that True Honesty and True Phil- antrophy still Exists

If any man who is weak, nervous and debilittaed, or who is suffering from any of the various troubles resulting from youth- ful folly, excesses or overwork, will take heart and write to me, [ will sead him con- fidentially and tree of charge the plan pursued by which IT wae conipietely restor- ed to perfect heulih and manhood, after years of ruffering from Nervous Debility, loss of Vigor and Organic Weakness,

I have nothing to sell, and therefore want no money, tut as J kaow through my own experience how toryu:pathize with such sufferers, 1 am glad to be able to assist any fellow—beings to a cure, I aim well aware of the prevalence of quackery, for I mvself was deceived and imposed upon until I nearly lost faith in mankind but I rejoice to say that I am now pertectly weil and happy once more and am desirous therefore to make this certain means of cure known to all. If yon will write to me you can rely upon being cured and the proud satisfaction of having ben of great service to one in need will be sufficient re- ward for my trouble. Absolute secrecy assured. Send 5c silver to cover postage and address Mr. G. Strong, North Roc k and, Mich 135 p&w.

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Aubrey Beardsley, the founder of the strange decadent school of art which bears his name, is in a most pathetic condition. He is in the last stages of consumption and can only drag himself from his bed to his easel, where he works till he is exhausted and has to be helped back to bed again. He is mak- ing a brave effort to keep up his work, for he has his sister and mother to sup- port, the golden harvest that he first reaped so abundantly having been spent in his search for health.

Animals In Paradise.

According to the Mohammedan creed, ten animals besides man are admitted into paradise. These ten are: 1, the dog; 2, Balaam’s ass; 3, Solomon’s ant; 4, Jonah’s whale; 5, the ram of Ishmael; 6, the queen of Sheba’s ass; 7, the camel of Salet; 8, the cuckoo of Belkis; 9, the ox of Moses; 10, the ani- mal called Al Borak, which conveyed Mohammed to heaven.—St. Nicholas.

Ax OLD AND WELL ikiep RemEDY.— Mis. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been us d for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teethin with perfect success. It soothes the child softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and ir the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to tne taste. Sold bv druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents @ bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winsluw’s Sooth- ing Syrup, and take no other kind

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A MOST PECULIAR PEOPLE.

Some of the Remarkable Ceremonials of Southern Alaska Indians,

One of the most remarkable of the fes- tivals celebrated by the Alaska Indians is a carnival of ghosts which is held each winter. It seems to be derived from a tra- dition that tells of a journey made by an adventurous individual toa region beneath the earth inhabited by phantoms. The celebration itself is a mimical representa- tion of the visit to hades aforesaid, and the performer who represents the submun- dane traveler wears a necklace and heud- dress set round with skulls.

This festival requires elaborate prepara- tions. Speaking tubes of dried giant kelp are laid under the foot of the lodgehouse go as to terminate in the fireplace. When phe ceremonial is in progress, the performer disappears into a ditcn previously dug be- hind the fireplace, and then many voices are heard coming out of the flames—really the voices of persons hidden in adjoining rooms, who speak through the tubes. Later on an image representing a ghost is scen to rise out of the ground, carrying the per- former.

Cannibalism is very conspicuous in the myths current among these people, who have themselves been eaters of human flesh up to a recent period. Indeed, though the whites are supposed to have put a stop to such practices, it would seem that secret indulgence in them has not been wholly done away with.

Quite a number of strange demons are worshiped as guardian spirits, among them a cannibal demon that lives on the mountains and always is engaged in the pursuit of human beings for his table. The smoke of his chimney is the color of blood, and he has a femal slave who gets food for him by catching men and collect- ing corpses. In his house is a fabulous bird with an immensely long beak, which lives on the brains of persons whose skulls it fractures with its bill. Anybody who is so unfortunate as to encounter the can- nibal spirit may be transformed into a grizzly bear. On the other hand, if he can please the demon, he may obtain power to handle fire without being burned.

Another guardian spirit is a fearsome warrior, who lives in the far north. He travels constantly and never leaves his canoe. By obtaining his protection a man may become invulnerable, or he may aoquire power to catch the invisible disease demon. This demon is at all times flying about in the air in the form of a worm. The fortunate protege of the warrior spirit catching the worm can throw it into the body of an enemy, who will die at once.

These Indians wear wooden masks in their ceremontials. Some of them arv of enormous size and astonishingly grotes jue. The mask worn by a performer who rep- resents the cannibal spirit, for example, is a huge crocodilelike head. Another, rep- resenting the bird servant of this spirit, is like the head of a bird, with a bill four feet long. by means of strings, pulled by the wearer, the beak is made to open and shut rapidly, producing a loud c.ap- ping.—St. Louis Republic.

EDUCATING MUSCLES,

A New Theory Propounded In Regard to Them,

And now comes a Russian professor with a book of his own making, in which it is shown that muscular exercise docs not develop muscular strength where there was none before. In short, Professor Alexis Horvath completely upsets the the- ory that the absolute strength of mu. : les may be largely increased by exercise talon a that purpose, says the Washiny\on

‘ost.

He contends that muscles are a gift of nature and that no amount of exercise can convert a congenital weakling into an j: h- lete, and a strong man may preserve con- siderable strength for many a long ycar even in the face of absolute physical cxcr- tion. The principal difference between a man who exercises his muscles and one who does not Ties in the greater endursiive of the former. A regular course of #y1n- nastics does, during the first weeks, .n- crease the muscle power by a little, but the improvement soon ceases, and th size of the muscles changes very little.

The beneficial effect of gymnastics and of work shows itself principally in the greater staying power of the mus !rs. The best means, Horvath thinks, for »er- fecting the muscles and giving them the power to resist fatigue are oft reprated rhythmical contractions. He gives «5 4 corroborative example of this theory the human heart, which, although it goes through these contractions consecutively during a whole Jifetime, never tires or ceases its functions for a minute. = a —3

FOR SALE.

RARE CHANCE

The property occupied by J.J, Gay and son situate in the village of Pownal, 7 miles from ~barlottetown, is offered for sale. The pro-

rietors have carried on a large market ear-

en Qs and seed business for ti-irty years, and the purchaser will no doubt 1¢tain a large share of the tocal trade. The prem- ises comprise a large dwelling house, s ore warehoure, barn, shed, orchard, and about 15 acres of the most ferti:e land on the Isiand

This land hasbeen manured year after year, for so long that as an vid man said the other day.; “It isail abed of manure and could be uled for top-dressing.” ‘his would be an ideal spotfor a country merch- ant, or it would be admirabie fora summer resort, The situation is one of the most beautiful on the Island. Good bathing, fishing. boating, shooting and within easy distance; churches, st office school telephone and sbops all at the door,

For terms and further particulars, apply to Von Clure Gay, J J Gay & son or to.

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