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Special Correspondence.
HRISTIANIA, Norway. July
2G. Preparations are well
under way for the world's
conference 'of the Young
Men's Christian " associa
tion, which meets here next month, and
t warm welcome from the always bos
pitable Norwegians awaits all who
may come. They will greet with spe
clal cordiality and delight the delegates
from the United States, which they re
gard as the foremost nation of the
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CHBISTIANUL.
world in all good works for the upllft-
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. ing of mankind. Then, too, there are
,' so , many of Scandinavia's sons and
, -daughters in America that the Norwe
gians feel almost akin to the people of
the United States. r '
' When the International Jubilee meet
ing of the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation was held In Boston a few years
ago, Norway was ably represented by
. four delegates, who asked' that the
next world's conference be held in
i Chrlstlanla. pledging the delegates a
; -cordial reception. That pledge will now
be redeemed In amplest measure. The
r storthing, or parliament, of Norway
has made a government appropriation
of 6,000 kroners, and generous sums
have been contributed by the city and
private individuals for the entertain
ment of guests. It is expected that
there will be a large attendance from
: all parts of the Christian world.
Besides the sessions of the Young
Men's Christian association conference
'the visitors will find much to interest
' and entertain them In the capital city
, of- the Land of the Midnight Sun.
which at this season Is at its best.
i Chrlstlanla is a modern and up to
date city, although in comparison with
the cities of the new western world it
Is an old city, and there still clings
about it the flavor of the old viking
days. The nucleus of Chrlstlanla was
the ancient town of Oslo, east of the
present city, foanded by King Harald
Haardraada about the' middle of the
-eleventh century. It was the royal resi
dence for COO years. Oslo was burned
- by its inhabitants to prevent its falling
-Into the hands of the Swedes, and then
in 1624 came King Christian IV. of
Denmark and founded the present city,
which he called by his own name. It
was built up around the old castle of
Akershus, which Is said to long ante
date the founding of Oslo and which
escaped destruction when the latter
was burned. The castle stands upon a
promontory In the center of the city
overlooking the beautiful fiord or bay
which forms the harbor of Chrlstlanla
and is more than a thousand years old.
Here, the Norwegians tell us, dwelt
Harald Haafagar, the Fair Haired, who
made a vow that he would not cut his
-hair or beard until lie had united Nor
way under one government. The one
thousandth anniversary of his success
was celebrated in 1S72. Akershus was
the palace of the kings until 1740.
Time and the different dynasties have
wrought many changes in the ancient
pile, and it Is now used as a barracks
for the little band of troops that garri
sons the city. It is proposal to restore
the IJ castle to Its original conation, j
ana a fur.d for that purpose la It;
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Norway is supposed to -spend three
months every year, occupies the most
beautiful and commanding situation in
the city at the bead of the principal
street, but is an ugly structure, built in
1841, of brick and stucco and painted a
gloomy orange. The parliament bouse,
which they call the storthing, or "great
meeting" place, is likewise a homely
structure of brick, without ornamenta
tlon, though the grounds and fountain
in front of it are attractive and refresh
lng to the eye. In striking contrast to
these are the new National theater and
Masonic temple, which are fine exam
plea of modern architecture.
The theater was built about three
years ago and Is considered as much of
an educational necessity as the univer
sity, which stands Upon the other side
of the street and furnishes facilities for
about 1,200 young men to obtain a free
education. The faculty Includes fifty-
five professors, some of them being
men of universal reputation. There are
libraries and art galleries, museums of
art and archaeology In connection with
the university, and under the care of
the archaeological department are the
two viking ships which were found
burled in the clay on the coast of Nor
way, one In 1867 and the other in 1880.
Among the chief objects of Interest
aside from those I have already men
tioned are the supreme court house and
the house of the bishop of the Luther
an church, which are imposing struc
tures. The Lutheran faith is the domi
nant religion of Norway, and there are
here many fine churches..
Christlanla has a population of 250,
000, which- is rapidly Increasing, and an
annual commerce of more than $25,
000,000. Formerly Its trade was almost
entirely : confined to' lumber, herring.
sardines, matches and beef, but it is
now becoming very much of a manu
facturing center. Engine works, cotton
sand paper mills and other industries
have developed rapidly of late. ,
The" people are rich and prosperous.
The residences, constructed . in the
French style of brick and stucco and
lined off in imitation of stone, are quite
imposing. The shops are large, and the
goods they contain indicate the luxuri
ous tastes of the people.
The city is founded upon a rock and
lies around the shores of a beautiful
fiord which is dotted with islands,
where rich citizens have their summer
residences. Little steamers that are
puffing and tooting around among them
all the time furnish frequent and rapid
transportation, aa the electric, trolley
cars do upon the land. Back of the
town is a stately group of mountains
covered with groves of pines, which are
utilized by the pleasure loving popula
tion for parks, beer gardens and picnic
grounds and by invalids, who are few
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status or ou
BUI.Ii AT
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BEBOSH, KOB-
In number, for sanitariums. A sanita
rium in Norway is not necessarily a
hospital, but a health resort
But Christianla Is not all of Norway
by any means, and those who come to
the loung Men's Christian association
conference should not be content with
anything less than a fortnight's tour
through the delightful and picturesque
scenery of the Land of the Midnight
an.
Americans '"'ill be especially interest
el in a v!. :t to BtTt'-n, the second city
I i J-Vrway cni the Llrthrlace of Olc
T ', t! ? f s v!-.-'.:!;!et ani com
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EiprlnUr Vtlk
New Wlreleaa Telearrapay. .
(Special Correspondence. , "
Washington, Aug. 5V With the In
vention of wireless telegraphy pey
chlsts have been spurred to renewed
efforts to demonstrate the feasibility of
telepathy, the transference of thought
troni the mind of one person to the
mind of another simply by the will of
the thinker. The possibilities of telepa
thy have been advocated by no less
straltkiced a scientist than Sir Wil
liam Crookes, the inventor of the radi
ometer and the X ray tube, and, ac
cording to the claims of experimenters
In this city, results have recently been
obtained that have far surpassed their
fondest hopes, l
The experimenters, who , are mem
bers of the Society For Psychical Re
search and are therefore entitled to a
bearing, admit that they are making
use of an apparatus in their work, but
- TKLKPATHT WITtt CABDS.
this is designed merely as a mechanical
device to aid the operator In concen
tratlng bis mind on the word or sen
tence to be transmitted to the receiving
agent. The apparatus used consists of
Btereopticon lantern for projecting
light, an easel supporting a blackboard,
disks of pasteboard marked with the
messages to be sent and a conical tube
through which the operator gazes in
tently at the disk on the blackboard.
All these are arranged in a room that
has been completely darkened, and the
Btereopticon is adjusted so that it will
cast a light exactly covering the out
line of the disk and making the disk
the only, object visible in the room.
The operator sits perfectly still and
thinks of nothing but the message on
the disk. . - ,; - .,
In another dark room sits the re
ceiver with eyes bandaged to exclude
the light that might creep Into the
room through door or window cracks.
The mind of the receiver must be ab
solutely : passive a vacuum, so to
speak. According to reports from peo
ple who have taken part in these ex
periments, the message from the opera
tor la received In the following man
ner; i-tf$l0&:'f:::''UfyW
While allowing his mind to remain I
passive the agent begins to see wavy
clouds, followed by a pale bluish light
bright in the center. Gradually the fig
ures on the disk appear in larger luml
nous form, lasting only a moment but
reappearing several times.
It Is declared that in experiments
where messages have been transmitted
over a distance exceeding 200 miles not j
w ,.
only tne actual messages, but stray
thoughts In the mind of the operator,
have been flashed to that of the receiv
ing agent It la further asserted that
on some occasions sentences thus sent
have been received audibly as though
spoken In the room where the receiver
passively sits.
An instructive experiment that may
De conducted as a drawing room
amusement is the reading of the de
nominations of cards held hidden by
the transmitting agent It is possible
for the receiver, who should be blind
folded and sit back to back with the
operator, to distinguish accurately
cards selected from a' pack. Both par
ties must concentrate their whole at
tention on a card chosen for the experi
ment noting the design, color and de
nomination. If the operator does not do
this, ha cannot expect to convey a defi
nite image to the mind of the receiver.
Frequently both will imagine that they
see the form of the card undergoing
changes while they are endeavoring to
fix itin their minds, but with proper
attention the correct image will finally
be represented ' .
Although it is possible that the ex
perimenters are attaching undue value
to the results already obtained, there
can be no doubt that they are re
moving the doctrine of telepathy from
the realm of coincidence, to which it
has so long been assigned by unbeliev
ers. Nor can the accurate reception of
messages transmitted In this way be
set down as instances of clever guess
work. The requirements for successful
telepathy, however, are so great that it
is probable It will be many a day be
fore It becomes a profitable or a popu
lar science.
H. ADDIXGTON DEUCE.
Sleeping; on tba Line.
A strarsre circular was recently ls-
euod to f:.-nalmea ou a Russian rail- i
way fuiliJJi-.:? them to po to 6lecp
lying on xae ra;.a. una wouu tardir
hanrine that the trr f.V,.'-.n to do so
v. ' 1 rrove ov, ;,,; ( jt- P?
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I PLAN A BIG WAR GAME
HOW EFFICIENCY OF WARSHIPS AND
V FORTS WIIL BE TESTED,
Xorta Atlaatte Sqaadroa Will Trjr o
Raa Paat the Porta Guarding Lnntl
lalaad Aparoachea to New Yerk
, City.
ISpecial Correspondence.
Washington, July 29-r-Just, whether
President Koosevelt or Secretary Moo
dy is responsible for the tuning up
whicli the navy Is to receive during the
next few months no oue seems to kuow
Credit ha 8 been given to both, and it is
quite likely that the affair was Jointly
planned between them.
: However that may be, the persons
who are fortunate enough to be along
be shores of Long Island sound in Au
gust will see a brilliant and Interesting
spectacle. Naval maneuvers are usual
ly held in Hampton Roads, off Newport
or out at sea. The coming evolutions
will take place within seeing distance
of many populous watering places
along the Connecticut and Long Island
shores.
The chief feature of the show will be
a grand contest between the war and
navy departments, played with real
forts and real battleships, each burning
real powder, but spilling no blood.1
The navy department will endeavor
to get its biggest ships by the first line
of eastern defenses of New York that
Is to say, through Long Island sound.
The army, with Its artillery and In
fantry branches, supported by the mill
tia, will try to see to it that the navy is
repulsed and does not get in a position
where If the ships were of a hostile
fleet New York could be shelled.
Of course It will be a sham battle.
There will be no projectiles fired from
the forts at the great ships of the navy,
and the navy will not unllmber the ter
rible thirteen inch guns nor start the
rapid fire batteries. There will be plen
ty of gunpowder burned, plenty of
noise, smoke and all that sort of thing,
but the real test will come with the de
cision of experts, who will be stationed
on ships and on shore to decide wheth
er at certain times an attacking ship
could withstand the fire from the forts,
provided it were real, or whether the
forts would have to succumb from the
raking the ships would give them.
Before the attack on the forts Is
made it is the intention of the secretary
of the navy to have some general naval
maneuvers. These will probably con
sume the first three weeks of August.
The north Atlantic squadron, which
will be assembled, will be divided into
two parts. One will be told off to rep
resent an enemy's fleet and one to
guard the coast.
It will.be the duty of the offensive
,qnadron to trv to elude the defensive
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BIAS ADMIBAL BIOOCTSOS. '
squadron between the limits set by
New Bedford on the north and New
York on the south and make a landing
on the coast The duty of the defend
ing squadron will be to send out scouts.
locate the attacking squadron and in
form the battleships which are held in
reserve so that a naval engagement
may be precipitated off the coast and
the country saved from a ravaging at
tack by the enemy, v " ;
The ships taking part in these ma
neuvers will include the battleships
Eearsarge, Alabama and Massachu
setts, the cruiser Olympla, the Mont
gomery, Scorpion, Marblehead and
probably half a dozen more of the
crack ships of the navy.
Just where the principal mimic fight
will occur has not been decided. It will
depend largely upon the opinion of
Rear Admiral UIgglnson, but the hot
test part of the fight will develop when
the fleet tries to force an entrance past
the line of defense formed by the guns
at Fisher's, Plum and Gull islands and
through the string of torpedoes ani
submarine defenses between them.
This fortification is the key to the east
ern approach to New York, which Is
far easier than the southern approach.
The field on land and water to be
Covered during the maneuvers will be
bounded on the west by Fisher's Island
and on the east by Fort Rodman. New
EodrorJ, Mass. It is possible that a
part cf t' engagement may occur oft
Ne-p'""t. where Fort Adams would
rrove r
r t p-iint cf defense,
f ' " ' ' 1 ii t:.: r- .;'vx Is
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f" " AeeoaaamaaTalf if tr CaptaTa.
I One of the sea captain la the em-
jploy of Stephen Girard bad a rural
rYankee'a fondness for whittling with
his jackknife and oh one trip suc
ceeded in getting away with a lurge
part of the rail, although, feeling that
be was not without the artistic seuse,
be really regarded the rail as greatly
Improved in appearance. When the
vessel came to Philadelphia, Girard
went aboard, made a general inspec
tion in the captain's absence and as be
was about to return to shore asked
one of the seamen who had been cut
ting the. rail. The seaman told him
the captain and then, afraid his telling
might have unpleasant consequences
were the captain to learn of it In a
roundabout way, informed that official
of the Interview with Girard. The
captain was lu terror of a reprimand,
but, hearing nothing from his employ
er, supposed the incident closed. As
he was about weighing anchor ready to
leave port a dray loaded with shingles
drove down to the wharf, and the driv
er hailed the vessel.
"There must be some ml.-taker shout
ed the captain. , "Our bill of lading
doesn't mention shingles!" ' -
"This Is where they belong!" sung
back, the driver. "Mr. Girard himself
told me to deliver them I He said they
are for the captain to whittle f Phila
delphia Times.
The Cat Nature.
The- cat's spirit of independence i
the most distinct clmracteris'tic of her
nature. As Mine, de Custine rightly
said, the cat's great difference from
and. according to her sentiments, su
periority to, the dog lie lu her calm
insistence on selection which invari
ably accompanies her apparent docil
ity. To the dog proprietorship is mas
tership; he knows bis home, and he
recognizes without question the man
who has paid for, feeds,' and on occa
sion kicks him with all the easy famil
iarity of ownership. He follows that
man undoubtlng and unnoticed, grate
ful for a word, even thankful for an
oath. - ! -' ' i ' 1 ' i.
cut tne cat is a creature of a very
aiuerent stamp, sue win not even
stoop to conquer, nor be tempted out
of her nature by offers of reward. She
absolutely declines instruction; nay.1 1
even persuasion is lost upon ber for
any permanent effect it may be de
signed to have. You may be the legal
possessor, of a cat, but you cannot
govern her affections.
St. Joha'a Bra.
Curious and quaint beliefs still pre
vail In some parts of England concern
ing St John's eve. Lassies still place
their shoes, before retiring for the
night at right angles, forming a T, re
citing the lines: i - '
Hoping this night my true love to o
I place my shoes in the form of a T,
under the Idea that their future hus
band will be revealed to , tkeni lu
dreams. Formerly supper was placed
on the table with the belief that the
future husband ., would enter by the
open door. There Is, too, a prevalent i
,dea that especially fortunate are the
cnuaren born on
I rhyme running:
i Under the stars en the eva of St John.
Lucky tha babe that.thoaa stars shin on.
, Waited For Tawa.
Two young fellows recently went
out on a shooting expedition, driving
to their destination in a trap. . They
had excellent sport and toward night
fall tbey returned to where they bad
hobbled their horse and were proceed
ing to hitch up when they discovered
that neither of them knew the way to
do it In about an hour they had most
of the harness on; but try as they
would, they could not get the bit Into
! the horse's mouth. At last one of them
sat down In despair, and his compan
ion said:
"Well, Tom, and what are you going
I to do now?"
'I'm going to wait till that brute
yawns," was the reply. , And they' did.
I St Louis Republic.
Klepfcaata La-re Far Ft aery.
Strange as It may seem, the elephant
la passionately fond of finery and de
lights to see himself decked out with
gorgeous trappings. The native princes
of India are very, particular in choos
ing, their state elephants and will give
fabulous sums for an animal that ex
actly meets the somewhat fanciful
standards they have erected. For these
they have made cloths of silk so heavi
ly embroidered with gold that two men
are hardly able to lift them. Pear
son's Weekly. . '
Tfcar FM Baaarry. .
She Well, Clarence, dear, the situa
tion is not quite as rosy as it was pic
tured to us before marriage, is it?
HeWell, not altogether so. love.
She I wish r I wish . '
He What do you wish, dearest?
She I wish we had the rice and the
old shoes they threw at us when we
were married. v
He Tlew.
A little three-year-old miss while her
mother was trying to get ber to sleep
became Interested in a peculiar noise
and asked what it was.
A cricket dear," replied her moth
er. '.
"WelL" remarked the little lady, "he
ought to get himself oiled." Chicago
News.
Btmeitr, '
If honesty is the best policy in busi
ness. It is also the best policy when
one has done wrong and Is confronted
with the question whether he 6hall
confess everything frankly or make
excuses. A transparent excr "e 13 wor?o
than rone at all.
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Tli a BefrooBt Caadla.
A woman who has a country cottage ,
says that Vhether one has gas, gaso
line, lamps or electricity in one's bouse
It Is always well to hove a candle la
each room. When a big storm comes,
either the electric light wires and pole
will bo blown down, connections or
mnchlaery stopped, power house flood
ed, or In some way the gas or electric
light is cut off. . . . .
For some purposes, such as carrying;
from one room to another and keeping.
fu a bedroom to make a quick light in
case of sudden emergency, candles are ,
safe, clean, convenient and cheap. Any,
ona who once adopts the custom of
keeping' a candlestick in each bedroom
will never abandon it. Have low, plain,
candlesticks, easy to keep clean, not"
easily broken and with a saucer shaped :
base, broad enough to catch all the
drips and Impossible to upset, and you
will be glad a dozen times a year that
you have them, and If you never allow ,
a lamp carried from one room to an
other you will be less apt to collect
your Insurance.
For Babjr'a Coaifort.
. When there Is a baby in the house,
his comfort during the warm weather
should be considered before anything
else and every effort made to keep him
healthy and good natured. His meals
should be given regularly and his diet
confined to the simple articles of-food.
that you have found to agree with him.
Even then he is apt to have an attack
of summer complaint, and it Is well to -
have a remedy at hand, especially if 1
you live some distance from a doctor.
The following remedy has been used
for years and has proved very effec
tive. It is composed of equal parts of
camphor, peppermint, laudanum and
rhubarb. When they are well shaken.
put oue drop In a teasioonful of water
and give a dose every hour or two until
relieved. A tea made of .wlntergrecn or1
peppermint Is good for the colic.
Sell Heating- Sadiron.
The improved fiatiron shown In the
drawing seems to have been Invented
especially to aid the busy housewife
who has a large Ironing to do on a hot
summer day, as she can keep right on
with her work long after the fire in the
range has gone out and the room baa
cooled to a more comfortable, tempera
ture. Besides, there is no changing of
irons to replace the one rapidly cooling;
through use, the one iron doing all the
work without change and being ar-
EffDXPXKDZHT OF THB BAXOB. '
ranged to keep the temperature of the
smoothing surface at just the right de
gree to suit the operator. The Iron
comprises a hollow chamber formed in
the casting, in which a horizontal tube
having perforations on the underside
and a feeding tube connecting the
burner with the- globelike reservoir
above. The reservoir Is supplied with
any volatile oil and in passing to the
burner is adapted to be transformed
into gas through the action of the
flame, which also impinges against the
comparatively thin undersurface of the
iron to maintain the proper tempera
ture. By adjusting the valves the flow .
of the liquid from the reservoir and :
the pressure of the gas entering the
perforated tube con be easily altered.
The inventor Is H. B. Swartz of Wooa
ter.O. .
. Attractive Bntarooina.
It Is readily possible now to have not
only a pretty but even novel bath
room. V.'all papers come in patterns
specially designed for bathrooms.
There are tile papers, but In the way
of fanciful designs there Is, for exam
pie, an Imported frieze called the es
tuary, which is aa artistic panorama
of ships passing along a narrow strip
of water, with trees and banks in the
foreground, t Tiles are eminently clean.
and a bathroom which has a tiled dado-
In white and green or white and delft
blue will always look inviting. The -
walla should be nalnted in a solid color
or papered to harmonize with the col-
ore In the tiles. If the floor be cov
ered with oilcloth, a tile or other de-
sign In the colors of the room can-readily
be selected. All the accessories of
the bathroom, such as soap dishes, ,
sponge receptacles every conceivable
requisite from a towel rack to a tooth
brush holder now come in nickel.
which greatly Increases the possibili
ties of mtiking the domain devoted to
the health promoting and refreshing
morning dip an apartment most at
tract! vein appearance. -
. To Ft ad Partners.
After racking her brain one hostess
evolved this method of finding part-
tiers and places at her luncheon for a
bride to be. Each guest entering tha
f arlor was given a pretty saucer or a
cup. Partners were found by match
ing saucers with cups. When the guesti
came to the table, esch found at her
place either the saucer or the ci:?
Which matched her own again.
T'rachlnar iritit.
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