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Mrs. Andrew Carnegie haa It is not very often that Ameri- arrived from America for her can nomenclature .commends itself summer stay at Skibo to the English taste (says the Castle, Sutherlandshire, where Daily Chronicle.) But it must she will remain until the end of be confessed that it was a happy September (says the "Star) Like thought, when, a century and her late husband, the Dunfermline more ago, they dubbed the azalea man's son, who emigrated to the upright honey-suckle. Those it on going down the stairs. He America, began there as a who visit Kew, where this lovely could not Imagine why women in weaver's assistant, and became a flower is just now the chief attrac- the street smiled at him, until he was about to book his ticket; and, multi-millionaire ironmaster, Mration, will note how appropriate the thrusting his hand into his Carnegie is very fond of Skibo, name is, especially to the sweet- pocket, pulled out a flat powder- and she is a welcome visitor in scented molis variety. At Kew box instead of a half crown. His the county, for her stay means the azaleas are seen to perfection, but

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Already some of the many gifts just published, is at present in the mansion a most luxurious given to the Prince of Wales dur- Paris, collecting atmosphere and abode, and, to improve the fishing, ing his present tour are beginning. local colour for her next book,established elaborate almon and to reach London, and are being writes "Gadabout" in the "Daily trout hatcheries.

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return of His Royal Highness (says a "Daily Chronicle" writer.). 'Among the presentations made to the Prince are a considerable num- ber of silver and gold cigarette. cases. Thear that His Royal Highness is smoking more than ever, and, apparently, the South Africans have noted this fact. Severai gold-mounted riding whips have also been given to him by the. Colonials, who dearly love a man who is fond of horses. Chaperoning Sisters.

excuse for a journey "to pastures. Cancer and Cockroaches. new," said Mrs. Sidgwick. Sir James Canthe, a well-known Though she has published nearly parasitologist, makes some re- 40 novels, she has seldom, if ever,markable claims which will arouse used the same locality for two much interest in his foreword" Successive, stories. She says that to a book dealing with cancer and the constant travelling keeps her with certain investigations carried young, and many of Mrs. Side-out by Dr. W. L. Sambon, lecturer wick's friends do not realize that in the London School of Tropical she is 70, and that she has been Medicine. Sir James says that writing books for half a century owing to Dr. Sambon's researches ME Future of Arundel Castle.

"two important facta stand out(1) There are many rumours con- cancer is a parasitic disease (2) cerning the future of beautiful | the control of cancer is within our and historic Arundel Castle, the reach." These claims are not Sussex seat of the Duke of Nor- widely admitted in the medical folk. I am able to state that there profession. On the contrary, it is is no truth in the story that it has maintained that this theory of the been privately disposed of to an origin of cancer as being due to a American who is seeking a per-parasite, is not new but is based manent home in this country, nor on the researches of the Danish is it true that any proposal for biologist Fibiger, who 10 years sale has been decided on. It is ago published the results of not likely that Arundel will be the experiments which suggested that scene of such distinguished, cancer in rats is caused by a gatherings as it has known-at parásite which Infests cock Icast, not for a long time to come. roaches, Fibiger's views may The plans of the young Duke are have some basis of fact, but they by no means fixed, but judging are not yet generally accepted. from what they are at present, he They are still subject to test and examination and may be proved or disproved."Daily Express." The Salmon Mystery.

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folk is, of course, Hereditary Eari] What becomes of the young fish Marshal of England, a post which gives him the supervision of the organisation of a Coronation, and he has other offices besides, which require the upkeep of great family traditions. The present Duke is a quiet, earnest young man with no desire for public life, and still less for the limelight. Friends are kept busy speculating as to his future course but their curiosity is not satisfied. The possibility of his entering the priesthood of the Roman Church does not seem to be developing.

There are always one or two debutantes who make their entry into society under the wing of a married sister (says the "Weekly Dispatch.") This year Miss Mary Ashley is to do so, her chaperon being Lady Louis Mountbatten. The two sisters are more alike in features than the casual observer would suspect, being often misled by their very different colouring Lady Louis is extremely dark, while Miss Ashley has hair of the true Titian colour and a very fair skin. Both are tall and graceful, and her young sister seems likely to follow Lady Louis's example in the matter of dress, choosing sim- ple but extraordinarily subtle clothes...

Big Heads.

There is an old Scots story when they emerge from the eggs about a young hopeful with a very has long been one of the intrigu-large head, of which his fond ing mysteries of salmon culture-mother said, "It's a grand head to how long they live in the fresh wag in a pulpit" (writes Colophon; water before going cat to sea, and in "John of London's Weekly.") where are their feeding grounds Whereupon the more Cynical in the salt water? It is supposed father observed, "Ay, and it would that they must live in the open be a grand head for a goalkeeper." sea, for they are never found in I thought of that tale when I read the numerous bays and inlets that Anatole France's brain has along the coast. Nor is anything proved to be of less than normal seen of them until their fourth weight.

It is actually 400 year, when they join in the mad grammes lighter than the average rush for the head waters of the weight for a Frenchman of ordin- stream

It has been decided,ary size--and Anatole France was therefore, that in order to trace a tall man. Thackeray's bruin, on Vaccine To Prevent Tuberculosis. the ultimate destination of the the other hand, was very much! Intense interest has been raised fish the British Columbia beyond the average weight, a in scientific circles by the news hatcheries shall attach little metal quite abnormally large mase of that a serious claim has been set tags to the tails of 10,000 or grey matter. So it seems that the up at the French Academy of 15,000 little fish before their re-size of a man's head proves Medicine to the effect that a lease. These, it is hoped, will nothing. It is the quality and means of preventing the develop enable the experts to ascertain the texture of the stuff inside that ment of consumption has at last direction or run of the salmon, matters a good deal more. It was been discovered. The announce-A similar experiment has already observed in the case of Anatole. ment was made by Dr. Albert been tried with success in Alaska, France, as in that of Gambetta, Calmette, the assistant director of some of the fish, released from that the convolutions of the brain the Pasteur Institute. The paper hatcheries there having been were much more complicated than embodies the result achieved as found, along the British Columbia is usual the outcome of over 20 years' coast, and one actually in research into the mechanism of Siberian river! Fishery experts baccilli inception, and the role of state that a single female fish ofTM infection in the evolution of 30 lb. weight deposits nearly tuberculosis. The results attain 30.000 eggs, about 4 per cent. of ed in making tests to protect which hatch.. newly born children against

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