PILATE'S My orders you know. May happi- ness attend you. Farewell." j "Prince of the earth," replied Jesus, "I came not to bring war in- REPORT An Ancient and Interesting Document Found in the Vatican at Rome. to the world, but peace, love and charity. I was born the same day on which Augustus Caesar gave peace to the Roman world. Perse- The public is indebted to the en-| ditious nor rebellious, and I extend- ergy of a Christian minister, W. D.| ed to him my protection unknown, Mahan by name, for calling atten-| perhaps, to himself. He was at lib- tion to and securing an English! erty to act, to speak, to assemble translation of this interesting docu- ment. He first heard of it through @ German student who had spent a large portion of weveral years in searching for curiosities in the im- mense library of the Vatican at Rome. The German professor did not consider the MS. of sufficient interest to take a copy of it, but years afterwards made mention of it to the minister mentioned. The latter felt a great interest in what he had-heard, and finally he wrote to his friend, the German professor, who meantime had returned to Westphalia, Germany, requesting that the latter, who was intimate with Father Freelinhusen -- chief guardian of the Vatican--would un- dertake to procure a translation of the MS. into English. This was fin- ally accomplished at a cost to Mr. Mahan of seventy-two dollars and forty-four cents. The parties concerned in procur- ing this translation are unknown to us, but the circumstances leave no room for questioning the fact. The account does not contradict, but fully corroborates the account of the Apostles in the Bible. We give here an English translation of the letter purporting to be Pilate's: To Tiberius Caesar, Emperor, Noble Sovereign, Greeting: The events of the last few days in my province have been of such a character that I thought well to re- port the details as they 'have occur- red, as I should not be surprised if in the course of time they may . change the destiny of our nation; for it seems of late that the gods have ceased to be propitious. I am almost ready to say, 'Cursed be the day that I succeeded Valer- ius Gratius in the government of Judea,."' ' On my arrival at Jerusalem I took possession of the Judgment Hall aod ordered a splendid feast to be prepared, to which I invited the tet- rarch of Galilee, with the high . priest and his officers. At the ap- pointed hour no guests appeared. This was an insult offered to my dignity. A few days after, the high priest deigned to pay me a visit. His deportment was grave and de- ceitful. He pretended that his re- ligion forbade him and his attend- ants to sit down at the table of the Romans, and to offer up libations with them. I thought it expedient to accept of his excuse, but from that moment I was conyinced that the conquered had declared them- selves the enemies of the conquer- ors. It seems to me that of all con- quered cities, Jerusalem is the most difficult to govern. So turbulent were the people that I lived in momentary dread of an insurrection. To repress it I had but a single centurion, and a hand- ful of soldiers. I requested a rein- forcement from the governor of Syria, who informed me tliat he had scarcely troops sufficient. to defend his own province. An insatiate thirst for conquest--to extend our empire beyond the means of de- fending it--I fear will be the means of overthrowing our noble govern- ment, Among the various rumors that came to my ears, there was one that attracted my attention in par- ticular. A young man, it was said, had appeared in Galilee, preaching with a noble unction a new law, in the name of the gods that had sent. him. At. first I was apprehensive that his design was to stir up the people against the Romans, but soon were my fears dispelled. Jesus of Nazareth spake rather as a friend of the Roman than of the Jews, One day in passing by the place of Siloe, where there was a great concourse of people, I observed, in _ the midst of the group, a young man who was leaning against a tree, calmly addressing the muilti- tude. I was told that this was Jesus. This I could easily have expected; so great wads the differ- ence between him and those who were listening to him. His golden- colored hair and beard gave to his appearance a cclestial aspect. He appeared to be about thirty years of age. Never have I[ seen a sweet- @r or more serene countenance. What 4 contrast between him and his hearers with their black beards and tawny complexion. Unwilling to interrupt him by my presence, I continued my walk; but signified to my secretary to join the group and listen. My secretary's name is Manlius. He is the grandson of the chief of the conspirators who en- camped at Etruria, waiting Cat- iline. Manlius was anciently an in- habitants of Judea and well ac- quainted with the Hebrew langu- age. He is devoted to me and wor- thy of my confidence. On entering the Judgment Hall, I found Manli- us, who related to me the words Jesus had pronounced at Siloe. Never have I heard in the Peitico, nor in the works of the philoso- phers, anything that can compare to the maxims of Jesus. One of the rebellious Jews, so numerous in " Jerusalem, having asked him if it was lawful to give tribute to Caesar, Jesus replied, / "Render unto Caesar the things which belong to Caesar, and unto God the things that are God's.'"' It was on account of the wisdom of his sayings that I granted so much liber- ty to the Nazarene, for it was in my power to have had him arrested and exiled to Pontus; but thus would have been contrary to the justice which has always characterized the "Romans. disciples unrestrained by any Pre- of the timber' and said, with a grace and a di- ; vine smile, "When the day shall|cents a piece, or 4 cents more than have come, there will be no asylum | ls for the Son of Man, neither in the| ts were the more expensive by 3 earth, nor under the earth. asylum of the Just is there," point- ing to the heavens. written in the book of the prophets must be accomplished." ly, "'youvoblige me to convert my request into an order. The safety of the provinee, which has been con- fided to my care, requires it. must observe more moderation in gure, cution proceeds not from me. I ex- pect it from others, and will meet it in obedience to the will of my Father, who has shown me the way. Restrain, therefore, your worldly prudence. It is not in your power to arrest the victim at the foot of the Altar of expiation." So say- ing he disappeared like a bright shadow behind the curtains of the palace. To Herod, who then reigned in Galilee, the enemies addressed themselves to wreak their venge- ance on the Nazarene. Had Herod eonsulted his own inclination, he would have ordered Jesus immedi- ately to be put to death ; but though proud of his royal dignity, yet he was afraid of committing an act that might diminish his influence with the Senate. Herod called on me one day at the Pretorium, and on rising to take leave, after some insignificant conversation, he asked my opinion concerning the Nazar- ene. I replied that Jesus appeared to be one of those great philoso- phers that great nations sometimes produce, that his doctrines were by no means sacrilegious, and that the intention of Rome was, to leave him to that freedom of speech which was justified by his actions. Herod smiled maliciously, and saluting me with an ironical respect he de- parted. The 'great feast of the Jews was approaching, and the intention of their religious rulers was to avail themselves of the popular exulta- tion which always manifest itself at the solemnities of a Passover. The city was overflowing with a tumul- tuous populace clamoring for the death of the Nazarene. My emissar- ies informed me that the treasure of the temple had been employed in bribing the people. The danger was pressing. A Roman centurion had been insulted. I wrote to the prefect of Syria for a hundred foot soldiers, and as many cavalry. He declined. I saw myself alone, with a handful of veterans, in the midst of a rebellious city, too weak to suppress disorder, and having no other choice left but to tolerate it. The seditious rabble had seized Jesus, and"although they felt that they had nothing to fear from the Pretorium, believing with their leaders that I winked at their sedi- tion, continued vociferating, "Cru- cify him, crucify him !" Three powerful parties had com- bined together at that time against Jesus. First, the Herodians, and the Sadducees, whose seditious con- duct seem to have proceeded from double motives; they hated the Nazarene, and were impatient of the Roman yoke. They could never forgive me for having entered their city with banners which bore the image of the Roman Emperor, and although in this instance I had ig- norantly committed the fatal error, yet the sacrilege did not appear less heinous in their eyes. Another grievance also rankled in their bos- om: I had proposed to employ a part of the treasure of the Temple in erecting edifices of public util- ity, which proposal was scowled at. The Pharisees, too, were avowed enemies of Jesus, and they cared not for our government. Thev bore with bitterness the several repri- mands which the Nazarene, for three years, had been throwing out against them wherever he went. Too weak and pusillanimous to act by themselves, they had eagerly em- braced the quarrels of the Herod- ians and Sadducees. Besides these three parties, against the reckless and profligate populace, always ready to join a sedition, and to profit by the dis- order and confusion resulting there- from. (Continued next week.) and address the people, to choose torium mandate. Should it ever happen--may the gods ever avert the omen--should it ever happen, I say, that the religion of our fore- fathers be supplanted by the relig- ion of Jesus, it will be to this noble tolerance that Rome shall owe her premature obsequies, while I, mis- erable wretch, shall have been the instrument of what Christians cail providence, and we, destiny. But this unlimited freedom grant- ed Jesus provoked the Jews; not the poor, but the rich and power- ful. It is true that Jesus was se- vere on the latter, and this was a political reason, in my opinion, not to control the liberty of the Naz- arene. "Scribes and Pharisees,"' he would say to them, '"'you are a race of vipers; you resemble paint- ed sepulcheres.'? At other times, he would sneer at the proud alms of the Publican, telling him that the mite of the widow was more preci- ous in the sight of God. New complaints were daily made at the Judgment Hall against the insolence of the Jews. I was even informed that some misfortune would befall him--that it would not be the first time that Jerusalem had stoned those who called themselves prophets--and if the Pretorium re- fused justice, an appeal would be made to Caesar. However, my conduct was approv- ed by the senate, and I was prom- ised a reinforcement after the ter- mination of the Parthian war. Be- ing too weak to suppress a sedi- tion, I resolved upon adopting a measure that promised to establish the tranquility of the city, and without subjecting the Pretorium to humiliating concessions, I wrote to Jesus, requesting an interview with him at the Judgment Hall, and he came. You know that in my veins flows the Spanish, mixed with Roman blood, as ineap- able of fear it is of puerile emotion. When the Nazarene made his ap- pearance I was walking in my court and my feet seemed fastened with an iron hand to the marble pave- ment, and I trembled in every limb as a guilty culprit, though he was tcalm--the Nazarene--calm as in- necence. When he came up to me he stopped, and by a signal seemed to say to me, 'I am here," For some time I contemplated with ad- miration and awe this extraordin- ary type of man--a type of man un- known to our numerous painters, who have given form and figure to all the gods and heroes. "Jesus," said I to him at last-- and my tongue faltered--"Jesus of Nazareth, I have granted you for the last three years ample freedom of speech, nor do I regret it. Your words are those of a sage. I know not whether you have read Socra- tes or Plato, but: this I know, that there is in your discourses a majes- tic simplicity that elevates you far| above those philosophers. The Em- peror is informed of it, and I, his humble representative in this com- munity, am glad of having allowed you that liberty, of which you are 80 worthy. However, I must not conceal from you the fact that your discourses have raised up against you powerful and inveterate ene- mies. Neither is this surprising. Socrates has his enemies, and he fell a victim to their hatred. Yours are doubly incensed against you on- account of your sayings, and against me on account of the liber- ty extended towards you. They éven accuse mo of being indirectly leagued with you, for the purpose of depriving the Hebrews of the Lit- tle civil power which Rome has left them. My request--I do not say my order--is, that you be more cir- cumspect in the future, and more tender in arousing the pride of your enemies, lest they raise against you the stupid populace, and compel me to employ the in- struments of justice." The Nazarene calmly replied: "Prince of the earth, your words proceed not from true wisdom. Say to the torrent, Stop in the midst of the mountain home! because it will uproot the trees of the valley. The torrent "will answer you, that it must obey the laws of the Creator. God alone knows whither flows the torrent.' Verily I say unto you, be- fore the Rose of Sharon blossoms, the blood of the Just shall be spilt."' "Your blood shall not be spilt,' re- plied I with emotion. "You are More precious, in my estimation, on account of your wisdom, than all the turbulent and proud Pharisees, who abuse the freedom granted them by the Romans, conspire against Caesar, and construe our bounty into fear. Insolent wretch-| es, they are not aware that the wolf sometimes clothes himself in the-skin of the sheep, I will protect you against them. My palace is open to you as an asy- lum," Jesus carelessly shook his head, Sorc aewe | Fare riemioes PRESERVING TIES. Would Save Canadian Railways Vast Sums Yearly. There were 13,683,770 cross-ties purchased in Canada in 1911, ac- cording to statistics compiled by the Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior. This is an increase of 4,469,808 (48.5° per cent.) over the number purchased in 1910. The increase is largely due to railway construction, which was. especially noticeable in the Western Provinces on the new transcontinental lines. The re- placement of ties on existing lines amounted to about 10,000,000. Eighteen kinds of wood were used, Jack pine standing first in importance, numerically, with about 40 per cent. of the total. Tamarack stood second with al- most 19 per cent., and Douglas fir with 14 per cent. and hemlock with 12 per cent. occupiéd third and fourth places respectively. The average price of ties in 1911 was 39 cents, one cent more than in 1910, Southern pine ties at $1,10 imported from the United States were the § most spruce ties at 26 cents were the cheapest. The sawn-tie is increas- ing in favor, evidently, as 70 per cent., or 3 per cent. more than in 1910, were the product of the mill. Sawn ties cost, on the average, 41 hewn ties, while in 1910 the hewn cents. ang _Only 206,209 ties, or 1.5 per cent. of the total number purchased, were given preservative treatmont. However, this ig practically a clear advance over 1910. Two treating establishments are now in opera- tion. On the average, the treat- ment of ties prolongs their life by ten years. It is estimated that at You) least 350 million feet, board mea- could be saved annually "That which is "Young man," answered I mild- This man was neither se-l your discourses. Do not infringe. | through this process. Thad to contend) expensive, and | showed 'his meal check only thousands into the '"'bush." of the colored workers now live in the "'bush" and find for themselves. Any attempt to drive them commission quarters would lead to labor trouble. alone. LIFE IN PANAMA CANAL ZONE AN ENGLISH CORRESPONDENT TELLS OF IT.. ---- 65,000 Persons Depend On the Dig- ging of the Big Ditch for Their Livelihood. The London Daily Mail sent a staff man to Panama, and he thus tells of how they live in the canal zone. In its way the administration of the strip of land ten miles wide and running from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with the canal threading the centre, is as remarkable as the engineering feat which is being ac- complished. Remember the region is unhealthy jungle. The popula- tion, a breed of Spanish-Indian, is sparse and with none of the strenu- ousness necessary to remove moun- tains, To-day there is a long straggling camp of 65,000 persons in the isth- mus, 2,000 miles from the base of supplies. There are 10,000 white workers, 25,000 colored workers, and the rest are their women and children. Houses had to be erected for these folk, provision made for feeding and clothing them, sanitary conditions attended to, arrange- ments made for their suecour when sick or maimed, policing them, edu- cating them, seeing to their spiri- tual welfare. Everything is now working as efficiently as though the inhabited trail across the jungle were a model town in the middle of civilization. WILL BE CLEARED OUT. But when the canal is finished the United States is going to clear out all these people. Most of the houses will be destroyed. Except, for actual employes on the canal the government land will return to jungle. Settlers are not wanted. The climate is not good enough and the soil is too poor to attract United States farmers. Of course. the Americans are a democratic people. But they are having no democratic nonsense in Panama, Government is autocra- tic; generous, but autocratic and even despotic nevertheless. The Czar of the Isthmus is Colonel G. W. Goethals, and there is no court of appeal. He is chairman of the Canal Commission and chief engi- neer. UNDER MILITARY RULE. Ostensibly the zone is under civil administration. Actually it is un- der military rule. Americans like it. It has stopped bickerings be- tween the higher officials: The Colonel is supreme. He gives his orders and they have got to be obeyed. He never argues. He wil! listen to a criticism quietly, almost deferentially. Then he will say, "Now go and do the work I order- ed. That is what you have to do. I take the responsibility." He is a big man, straight shoul- dered, inclined to put on flesh, grey - haired, 'grey - moustached, light-complexioned for a man who lives so much in the open, and he has large, wide-open grey eyes curiously like Lord Kitchener's. ARMY OF WORKERS. The army of workers is divided into two sections, "gold employes" and "'silver employes."' All through the isthmus you see. these two legends on adjoining doors in official buildings. There is a "gold"' and "silyer" currency in the isth- mus--gold is United States and sil- ver is Panamanian--and the stran- ger is much confused in finding out whether he is paying 50 cents gold (2s. 1d.) or 50 cents silver (1s. ¥4d.). The "gold employes" are the offi- cials, clerical force, construction men, and skilled artisans, and are practically all Americans. The "silver employes'? --are others, Spaniards, Italians, West Indians. GOOD PAY AND NO RENT. The American employe gets bet- ter pay than he would get in the States--from 25 to 50 per cent. more. But he has house rent free for his family--a heavy charge at home--and he is able td get food at practically cost price, while doc- toring eosts him nothing. The high- est paid '"'silver"? employes are the Spaniards, most of whom earn 10d. an hour. The minimum pay to the West Indian negro is 5d. an hour, but though sleeping quarters are provided, the nigger does not care for barrack life. Thousands have taken to the bush. PREFER BUSH LIFE, "Amid the heavy tropical vegeta- tion are clusters of huts sometimes made of planks, but more often of old boards and old sheets of corru- gated iron. They are crude and in- sanitary; but the negro likes to have a "thome.'? Here the colored men bring their wives and children. Several years ago the authorities endeavored. to stop this' '"bush" life. It was concluded that the men who lived at '"home" were not so strong physically as those who fed in the commission kitchens and messes. Then the attendances of men at mess meals fell' below the number of workers, and it was felt niggers were saving money by miss- ing meals and not working with the strength expected. An order that no West Indian should be provided with sleeping accommodation till he sent Most into So things are left BIG WAGE BIL. Twice a month an armored train Jaden with bullion erosses the isth- mus carrying wages, The monthl wage bill is about $1,800,000. : The Commissariat Department is in the hands of the government. tables and some fruits Panama pro- duces nothing. All food stuffs have to be brought 2,000 miles. ie HOW CHALMERS GOT IT READ. It's one thing to write a booklet, and quite another to make another person read it. There are thou- sands of leaflets, helpful hints, fac- tory guides, and "what-not's" pub- lished annually by the leading in- dustrial companies of this country, that are consigned to the waste basket by their recipients as fast 4s the letter carrier brings them into the office. How to make the men for whom the booklets were intended actually read them was a problem that Hugh Chalmers, pre- sident of the Chalmers Motor Com- pany, Detroit, set out to solve, and he suceeeded beyond expectations. How he did it may be gleaned from the following account of his scheme: ten out a book--"'Story of the Chal- mers Car." President Chalmers wanted all dealers to read this book carefully so that it might be used intelligently in promoting sales. So he dictated two letters. The first put members of his organization on their honor not to open the second until August 30. The second letter sealed in a separate envelope, offer- ed a new suit of clothes to the first two dealers who should read the "Story of the Chalmers Car" from cover to cover and send an affidavit to that effect. Postmarks on the envelopes containing affidavits were to determine priority. : Chalmers dealers throughout the country were all curiosity. One nailed the mysterious letter to his office wall so that he should not forget it. Fully half the dealers in the country sat up until midnight August 19, so that they might read the sealed message as soon as the clock announced the arrival of Au- gust 20. Two such won the prizes, H. E. Frederickson, of Omaha, sent for a notary while he was reading the book. His affidavit was postmarked at Omaha at 1.30 a.m., August 20. L. H. Filiateanlt, of Duluth, won the second suit of clothes. His af- fidavit bore a postmark of 5.30 a.m. "The prizes were not the main issue, however,"? explained Presi- dent Chalmers. 'The big thing from our point of view is that every Chalmers dealer in the United States sat down August 20 and read that book from cover te cover. The contest made them do something which might otherwise have been neglected for months. Now every member of our organization has the big points of the 'Story of the Chalmers Car,' firmly in mind. The dealers realize the immense amount of information in this book and they will use both the information and the book consistently and intel- ligently."--Automobile Topies. ey KINGS OF UGANDA SACRED. Their Food Was Restricted to Milk and Beef, Some extraordinary facts regard- ing the former Kings of Uganda were recently related by the: Rev. John Roscoe. It appears that in the country known as Banyoro, when once a king was enthroned his person became sacred, and his food was restricted to milk and beef from a sacred herd of cows. When the boy, whose duty it was to call the sacred animals, took them to pasture, he uttered a shrill cry to warn people that they must not come near. At his approach men and women fled into the grass and covered their heads. No person was permitted to see the king drink milk, not even his wives. At night the king dined on beef from one of the gacred bulls, and the cook, after purifying him- self with clay, placed the meat on the end of a prong and put it in the king's mouth. It was necessary to take great care not to touch the royal teeth, for it constituted a criminal offence to do so. The King of Banyoro never allow- ed himself to grow old. When age or serious illness overtook him, and he felt that his end was near, he called a council, arranged the af- fairs of State with the principal chiefs, returned home and drank a cup of poison. For as long as possible the death was kept secret, Each day the milk and beef were brought to the royal residence, and inquirers were in- formed that the king was resting. When the ntws leaked out, how- ever, the song of the dead king fought among themselves, brother killing brother, the survivor becom- ing king and attending his father's funeral, At this cermony several of the widows of the late king, as well as his cowmen and cook, were clubbed to. death. Other widows took poison. All the bodies were placed in the grave, the belief be- ing that their ghosts should minister to the ghost of the king in the next world, oe FAMILY RELATIONS MIXED. Complications in Genealegy Re- sulted From .Intermarriage. Many ingenious complications in being definite as to time, place and people. It concerns a family living at Faversham, in Kent, England, in February, 1760. Old Hawood had two daughters by his first wife, of whom the elder was married to John Cashick the son and the younger to John Cashick the father. Oashick senior had a daughter by his first wife. This daughter old Hawood married and by her had a son, which led to the complication summed up in the following dis- tich, supposed to be spoken by Oashick's second wife: "My father is my son, and I am my mother's mother, My sister is my daughter, and I'm With the exception of a few vege- i eS The Chalmers Company had got-. | Wales India, , Other British dependencies Pagan. i so so owns tae ce Scotland Ireland grandmother to my brother." Other British dependencies. FROM ERIN'S GREEN ISL ~ ---- Se Happenings in the Emerald Isle of Interest to Irish. men, Two fresh outbreaks of foot and mouth disease are reported in Fer- managh. The death took place suddenly of Paul Stokes, a resident of Silver Street, Nenagh. . Dr. McDonnell, Dublin, has been elected tuberculosis medical officer of Roscommon, County Council. P. J. Kelly, assistant surveyor of County Derry, has been appointed chief surveyor for County Donegal. Dr. E. M. McDonald was ap- pointed medica! officer of health un- der the Insurance Act, for Carlow County. The death has occurred at his residence, Meanus, Castle Island, of John Horan, at the age of 102 years. At Ballyclare Petty sessions, Mr. John Furniss, of Straid, was sworn in as a magistrate for County An- trim. : Mrs. Kiely, for thirty-nine years school mistress in Tipperary Union, has resigned her position on pen- sion. Gunner Underhill Barton, of the R. F. A., met with a fatal accident at Newbridge when he was thrown off a gun carriage, Miss Windross, who recently re- signed as Matron of Wexford Coun- ty Infirmary, has been granted a pension of $180 per year, Several thousand pounds' worth of damage was done by a fire which broke out in the factory of McDon- nell and Son, Limerick. The body of a man named John William Lough, aged about fifty, was found in the Ulster Canal at Magherarney, Smithborough. The premises and warehouses of Myles, May of Ballinrobe, have been destroyed by fire, and damage to the extent of $5,000 was done. Mr. R: G. Elney, Downpatrick, has been awarded with a testimon- ial from the Royal Humane Society for saving some persons from drowning. Mr. W. Luttrell, son of a mer- chant at Roscrea, was knocked down by a train at the junction of the Birr and Nanagh lines and fa- tally injured. The Right Hon. Garton Thomas Wilkam, Baron Emly of Tervoe, County Limerick, has been appoint- ed a deputy lieutenant for the County of Limerick. vk. = NATIVES AFRAID OF CAMERA. Woman Tells of Expericnees in Bel- gian Congo. About 500 photographs, taken during a recent journey in Central Africa, were recently exhibited by Mrs. J. H. Harris at the Royal Colonial Institute, says the London Chronicle. With her husband, Mrs. Harris went out chiefly to investigate the condition of the natives in the Bel- gian Congo. They were absent from England for a year, during which time Mrs. Harris took over 1,000 photographs. These she de- veloped under difficulties. 'The water in the rivers," she said, "was too muddy for the purpose, and I had to collect from tornados. We used to gather it in sailcloths. "In many of the places," she says, "we came across natives who had never seen a camera, and when I attempted to take them they ran away and hid. They thought my camera was a gun. After I printed the negatives I showed them the result, and then they said, looking at the pictures, that T had caught and bewitched their spirits." ' Some of the photographs show the extraordinary prevalence of the native custom of cicatrisation. The wounds are self-inflicted and the re- sulting sears are the distinguishing marks of different tribes. young native terribly scarred, Mr. Harris explained that if she didn't do it she would probably be with- out a husband. ; One picture gives a grim sugges- tion of the dangers risked by Mr. and. Mrs. Harris in their journey. It is of a woman whose face has been permanently scarred by a leo- pard which stole her babe from her arms as she slept. Mrs. Harris said that they had to take special precautions against these animals at night. . aie en cope BRITISH-BORN IN THE STATES Returns of the United States Coy. sus Bureau. Statistics show that there are nearly four million of British-born inhabitants in the United States. According to a careful from recent returns of the United States Census Bureau, at the iid. dle of the present year, the Brifish- born population was 3,889,169. made genealogy have been compiled, but; up as follows :-- the following one has the merit of | England Scotland 84,252 Ireland 1,378,428 Canada and Newfoundl'd, 1,221,960 West Indies 17,710 Australia. 8,638 2,987 13,600 The British-born population of New York city is 401,409, made up as follows :-- 79,662 31,200 1,734 257,550 27,336 3,927 terse teense Canada s. When a' lady remarked on a picture of a | sailles troop entered | thrice estimate | | her RAY. 08 | 268,686 lmals os NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HER - RANKS AND BRAGS. ---- What is Going on in The Highlands -- sod Lowlands of Auld = Scotia. It is proposed to extend Airdrie © Court House. , oss The death has occurred of Mr. | James Lauder at his residence in Bridge of Weir. He was gas mana-_ ger for the village. << 'Four further cases of smallpox have been reported in gems There are now fourteen cases hospital. = The revenue taken at Dundee in September was $232,060 as against a5 $239,215 for September, 1911. 2 Montrose asylum has been grant. ed a license for cinematygraphic en- = tertainments for the inmates. ae Leith Corporation is proposing te _ sell the old gas works. oe Over 200 delegates attended the National Sabbath School Union Convention at Galashiels. The Black Watch Association an- -- she nual report states that the 1st Bat- talion of the old 42nd Highlanders -- expect to move to Aldershot in Feb- ruary. a Mr. Alexander Middleton, one of the oldest Freemasons in Scotland, has just died at Johnshaven. He was a member of the craft for 61 years. é There were 7,482 bowlers on the Glasgow Corporation green in one week recently. The first moving-picture house was opened recently in Kirkintil- loch. A memorial tablet has been erect- ed by the' Duke of Arglyle to com- memorate the death of Lieut. Don-_ ald Patrick Colin Campbell, of Bal- lineglain. David Sinclair, boat hirer, Dun- oon, was fined 30 shillings for carry- ing more than twelve passengers at once in motor boats during the | Glasgow Fair. A serious landslide has occurred on the east bank of the River Cast at Inchinan, partiallly blocking the channel. The total drawings of the recent flower show in the Waverley Mar- ket, Edinburgh, amounted -- to $1.770. an inerease of $65 on last year. - At the Edinburgh Court the other. day a woman said that she had charged her husband with assault merely to get him out of the road for awhile. A Strathaven man has grown in the open a vegetable marrow 25 lbs. in weight. John Hands, aged 5, the son of a Wishaw miner, was fatally injured through hanging on to the back ofS a lorry. - ae At the monthly meeting of Irvine Town Council it was agreed to car- ry out the extension at Glenafton Sanitorium at a cost of $11,500. A temperance home for women which has been provided in the mansion house of Crawford Bank, Lasswade, has been opened by the Marchioness of Tullibardine. Cockburnspath salmon fishermen complain of a bad season. Much gear has been destroyed by the storming seas, and few fish have been caught. For the first time in thirty-eight years the Incorporated Sanitary Association of Scotland held its an- nual congress at Montrose. tener tes HEROIC NURSE'IN POVERTY, Mine. de Rousard, in Cairo, Served With Florence Nightingale, Word has come from Cairo, Egypt, that there is living in an ob. scure quarter of that city, in sick- ness and poverty, a heroine . who nursed British soldiers with Flor- ence Nightingale in the Crimean War. She is Mme. de Ronsard, and she is 84. It is said she is the old- est nurse in the world. She commenced her career as 2 Sister of Charity in 1849, and 22 years later she was decorated by M. Thiers, president of France, for services rendered to the wounded during the last agony of the Com- mune. When the Crimean War broke out she was already married, and was living in Paris with her father, who, in partnership with his brother, Jean Alexander Panteau, treasurer at Covent Garden Opera House, in London, entered into a contract to supply hay and: horses to the Russian Government. She accompamiced him to Russia, and, Joming the Sisters. of St, Vincent and St. Paul; nursed the soldiers at Sentari, where. Florence Nightin- gale was stationed. _ Her next service was as in. the Schleswie-Holstein can paign, when she was wounded: Then, after nursing cholera patients in Paris and Marseilles, she became a Commune nurse. When the Ver- Paris she was In 1866, at the M. Pasteur presented to a medal." With her third hus- band, M, Pater, an Italian, - she & nurse wounded, Sorbonne, jmoved to Cairo. Na ee ee ee ANIMALS" DEATH EASTER, In English slaughter houses ani. arc killed by a new and hu- mane method. The instrument em. ployed is a spring operated pistol that projects a sharp blade into the: anunal's head. No bullet enters the animal, and as no powder js used, the pistol may be placed directly upon the vital point of the skull, so that the aim will be unerring, death will be absolutely instantaneous, and the animal will feel no pain. = 4 nS Se Natural Inference, ses "You must be opposed to big business." en Why? "You don't advertise." a