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OIIX IL JlEAil, - - , PiiWIAi
llnj-tl Is one of tlie spots on thartn
that Is progressing backward.
In regard to elections, many have
been nnmcd, but few will be chosen.
Tbe Cr.ar wants to visit America.
Westward the course of empire take
Its way.
A Chicago tbii'f wears a merry wld
tw. Frohably because widows usually
are touching.
Prince Helle Is oa happy its a roan
Ivho hns Just found tho commutation
kneal ticket lie thought bo bad lost
Dr. Emma Onlbertson, of Boston, as
serts that "every woman Is a human
being." More wild-eyed radicalism.
Time Is money, but you can't start
tbank account with It and alt down
hlle It draws 8 por cent Interest
Strange how proud a solf-marto man
U f his handiwork ; yet you nover her
5self-iuade "Indy" throwing any bou
uets at her wl f on that score.
When It comes to Inqulsltlvonoa and
iusplclon almost any woman con give
a detective cards aud spades and beat
nlm out
The a vera go woman get a double
quantity of enjoyment out of a present
the present Itself, and trying to find
Out the cost thereof.
Some people talk as If hot weather
tn summer Is nothing less than a bloom
ing outrage, which the government
Ought to put a stop to.
A Chlcogo woman was arrested and
pnea ror wearing overalls. 8he com
toltted tbe mistake of not having toatn
waae by a rarls dressmaker.
, The' French Academy, when full, con
tains rorry "Immortals. Two of them,
Luflovlc llalenr arwl Wrnimli rVnua
t - - .
are lately proved their mortality by
oylng.
Prom the capitalist's nolnt of view.
perhaps, the north pole Is not worth
fflO.000. It Isn't portable, and for
merely the good will of It that price Is
xoo high.
, France Is to have a new law which
rlll bring divorce automatically after
married couples decide to separate. Brl
flently the French lawmakers are 1
tmnined to keep the population from
owinuiing any more. t
"What" nrita tha WaaMnrt, -T.
Democrat, "has become of the nlA-faah.
loned man who bad to have a fmtfW
bod to Bleep in 1" The last time we
noara of him fie was content with a
Moms chair, because ho has wife
Who snores.
What will tbe women say to ttm
aertton recently made by Jbjj Boms,
Cesldont of the British local gorotlv
mt board, that tho "sorvaut problem"
Arises hot so much from tho scarcity
of good servants, as f rn the lacotnpo
y tency of present-day mistresses to nasr
age their help? Whether hi rhara u
true or not, a girl without training for
turn w wui rna it as difficult to run
her house and dlreet he? servants as
bcr husband would find It If ha tried
to direct a business without first learn
ing how.
I Louis Honors Frechette, who- died
Recently, was the unofficial rut
frcato of Canada. Do wrote tn rrotwh,
nd. his work was crowned by the
French Academy. Longfellow hailed
him as tho "pathfinder of a now land
bf song." As a port ho was born, so to
peak, fa two nations. One of his
Ipoems, "Lo Drapeau AnffUUv" "The
English Flag"-nggeU his alUglano
p the British flag and his affection for
Jhat other flag, the flag of Franco,
JrbJcb, as a French poet, he ktssod oa
tended knee.
f
PrJght ahlppedJo merchants east of
vh Mlsslselppt most bo plainly njarked
with the same and address of t eon
algneo, according to a recent fecial on
of tho railroad companies. It has been
tho practice of manufacturer to mart
the goods with a hieroglyphic, partly
to save time In shipments, and partly
to prevent spies from competitors learn
ing wIjo their customers are. This
practice has mad It dlfflcult for the
railroad couipanlea to dullvor the good.
Onoconipony Is said to have lost f 1,500
000 lu the last t years, because It has
bad to rclmburso shippers for goods
-lost on'tlie roacL Goods In car-load lots
may go marked in cipher as heretofore
as It Is not illlllcult to deliver a car at
the point to which It la billed.
Among tho sincere mourners at the
fleath of the late Secretary of State,
John Hay, there were none who felt
moro keetily the loss of a friend than
did tbe Jews. They have not forgotten.
Tho other day, at a eoiivcutlou of the
Independent Order B'ual B'rlth, resolu
tions were adopted to erect In Wash
ington a suitable monument to Mr.
Hay. The thing for which tho Jews
venerate the great Scrota rj-'s memory
Is his action at tho time when the Klsh
cnef massacres stirred the whole world
to horror. Tho IVunl H'rlth requested
Mr. Hay to forward a petition to the
Busslau government; and although Mr.
Hay was definitely, but unolllcially. lu
formed Chat it eould not be received,
he went ahead, and the representations
bo made are believed to have done
touch to check the massacres.
If within the range of possibilities,
sure and snocdy solution of a very
practical problem should bo found
tbe problem of labor on tbo farm. It
Is dlscusa!d year after year, but Is
ott'uer treated as a Joke than as a se
rious problem bearing In the most di
rect wuy upon the prosperity of the
country. We Lave succeeded lo wot
lug the bulk of what the harvest fields,
C&xdvns, orchards and vtueyards bars
yielded to turn labor as could a had
tlon and money bar not always Won
adequate, but Lave In th main mot de
mands at tbe most pressing season, of
fh Tear. The record Is. however, that
millions f dollars' worth of farta prod
ucts bare rotted In the field or been
allowed to wither on trees and Tinea
because the help to rather and market
them was not to bo had, even at tie
best prices ever offered for such serv
ice It will be recalled that during one
harvest time the fanners of Kaunas,
adopted the shotgun policy and brought
the boboea Into camp, compelling them,
ror a time, at least, to earn thelfl
bread by the sweat of tbe brow. Bu(
tbla Is not a plan to be considered,
and In fn!te of what we hove lute!
been referring to as our "army of too
unemployed," the vexations problem
now soems more difficult than ever be
fore. The manufacturing Interest ara
reviving and expanding, rubllc works
are enlisting n larger army than ever.
In censenuence. the trouble of tha
farmer Is pven more acute this Reason,
than In previous sensors. The farmer
labors under a handicap because he
wants extra men but a few months In
tbe year, because the Job la a rush one,
and because tho demand for short hours
Is not conceded when there Is a gncs-'
tlon of saving crops. They mean tbe
wealth of tho nation, and some way
will have to he found to harvest and
market them without the heavy loss
which we annually sustain.
The rrolonKalloa of Life.
Wby we grow old Is a problem which
many scientists have tried to solve.
Tho fact that we do irow old Is lnoon.
testable, and tho changes In the tisanes
that come with Increasing age art
known to pbrsloloclsts. but What causes
these changes, aud whether they are
we cause or the result of old ago, sol
enco has been unable to show.
We know that the process of aging
is a hardening process. The soft and
yielding structures, tho arteries and
the cartllacea. stiffen with aire: frf
Juicy tissues dry up, and fibrous niatarl-
bjs, or tuose containing lime, strangle
or take tho place of the structures
which ara concerned In the vital proc
esses.
Borne bolleve that It Is slmnlT a wear-
Ing-out process, aud that tho bodv la
used UP by work lust as as enHna fa
or a watch. But this Is ao explanation,
w a wring roacnine which has wtlWo
Itsalf t& power of rogsnpratlon, as tha
ttUnal body hns, Is not comparable
a macWtio of lifeless material, which
friction wears away and which cannot
b automatically renewed.
Xhe cause Of old ara In the t!anea
l ft gradual loss of the 'power of ro.
numeration. As the calls wear on wtfh
uso they can no longer bo replaced h?
etner. eeiia of the same sort wbicli aim
aMo to do the sane work, but that
place Is filled by fibrous material which
m wmjuoh i aoiog ut wort; Qaoas
ajry to nutrition and rltal action. -
Tfcla explains the process of growing
old, but gives no hint as to tbe cause:
One of the most recent theories nm.
posed to account for this fatal cnng
im uiv wuy is mat or nor. Metoaol
koff of the Pasteur InsUtuta In prt
He ssys that there Is a constant wa
fare going on between the cells of tbo
body the "noble" cello, such aa thmt
of tho brain, the walls of tho arteries,
and tho various organs, on tho on,e band,
aad those of lower order, the 'fchaxp
ytos or a ting cells, on tho other. Th
noble calls are always on the def&nalv,
and so Ions; as they are well noiirlafiM
they are able to-resist the attacks of
Uiotr enemies. But within the lajp
Intestine are numbers of bacteria
stantly creating poisons which Vfafcea
tbe roslBtlog power of those nobte cells,
Tbo remedy Is to lessen the production
of those poisons by attacking the bacilli
which make them.
This Prof. Metchnikoff
do by Introducing harmless bacteria
Into the Intestine to tako tho place of
the Injurious ones, ne says that among
these harmless bacllfl ara the laotla
add baemt those which are present In
sour milk ; and he advocates, therefore,
tbe dally drinking of buttermilk.
Ills theory Is alnmlo. but he hlmaoif
is not so simple as to- reenrd butler.
milk as the elixir of life. Ho malnrnlna
only that the use of aonr milk helps to
prolong lire uy preventing the formation
of poisons which shorten It. Yonth'a
Companion.
InU on Leather.
For ink snots on lcntlior iiri
- - ...... . nua4
the spots with inlllf. renewing the milk
tin it is no longer btulucd and the
on the leather has disappeared. Then
wssn tne learner with wurin water, and
when dry pollah It with a verv lltfin
llusied oil and vinegar mixed In eoual
parts. Tho InU stain should b r.
moved as quickly as poKsIbln. tnr if
allowed to dry and harden It la donht.
ful whether you will ever be able to
entirely remove It.
It Took Ktrrrlhlos.
Naybor rry to liear you had senr.
let fever at your house. That's a hml
disease. They say It usually leaves you
with something.
I'opley Huh ! It len't llkelv to la.
me with anything, Judglna- from tk.
doctor's bill. Philadelphia Press.
A Uetlr Aalhorltr.
Toung Husband Mt dear Jemima I
must say that this puddiug tastes ?err
bad.
Wife All your Imagination, deae.
The cookery book says that It tastes ex.
ceueut I ix)i)uon Telegraph. ,
When all the neighbor unite In aa.
lng, "What a good time she has la
life, you caii bet your lust cunt "iiu."
Is either a spin or a widow.
Getting rich quick Is as dlfflcult aa
It Is dangerous aud exciting.
V3 I
iermotd
Faith.
Without faith man cannot 1k what
nc ought to be In this world, much less
(he one that Is to come. Itev. F. W.
Hlnltf, Presbyterian, Dnnvllle, Ky.
fhorehea and Saloona.
The churches stand as the outward
symbol of the Christian religion ; tho
ftnlooiia, us the gateway to ienlitlon. -Rev.
J. A. Ileury, Baptist, I-os Angeles.
Divine Power.
Nothing less tlsiu the power of God
ran savo the world. If wo are saved
at all wo ore saved by divine power.
tlshop J. M. Walden, Methodist, Cin
cinnati. The Chrlndnn.
If we compare every Christian with
the M'jlL-itnineriaus or other heathen re
ligious It does nt always result with
credit to tlw Christian. Bishop Karl
Cranston, Methodist, Washington.
Faiutljr Life.
Ood did not plat tuau in this world
to llvo alone. lie needs the conipan
loiiKlilp of his fellow man. ' So God
placed lilm flrst lu the family with all
the privileges aud blessing, and at tho
Kama time with all the responsibilities
:if family life. itev. Charles II Cralk,
Episcopalian, Ix)uIsvlllo. v
Tho Unrdrn llcuror.
Tho church utmids for a perpvtunl
promlao to lighten all tho burdens of
human life. Whether tho burden bo of
poverty or of sickness or of Bin, the
church should nerve to lighten it till
It Is not merely loss grievous, but till
It has entirely rolled away. Hev. Hen
ry I. Cushuian, L'nlversallst, Provi
dence. Ilelra. f
From generation to generation aro
transmitted taluts or traits of charac
ter, for children are heirs. Life is more
than label call the vulturo n dove, still
It Is a vulture; call the nightingale an
wl, but tho nightingale will still sat
urate the night with melody almost di
vine. As muuy us are led by God ara
tho sons of God. Bishop L. B. WIIsou,
Baltimore.
Social Club.
nuimi iiuua buuuiu 1101 no roiiHiucrcci
in essential factor In church life, nor I
should they be considered as a feeder, '
fioclal clubs should not be considered
ror my observation Is that they fall to
feed either the young people Into the,
church, or church principles Into them. '
Rev. Harry K. Gilchrhtt, Unitarian,
Now Orleans.
The Lynching Erll.
' Our courts cun aid in educating the
people against the lynching evil by ex
pediting trials. Teoplo have lost con-
Idcnce In the sacred ermine and sunc-
Jty of law. which has become nartlv .
in excuse for this relic of savagory
n Ameca.Bev. K. W. Caswell, Meth
idlst, Now York City.
The Uoapel.
The Gospel is tho power of God, tho
aneans by which God employs His pow-
to save this world There is no limit
L iTu !J ,Va'
tlon of mankind, and He never allows
-or
BM-iiwM'vM, r'ritt' E0(1Je8,' ,n nn American Indian
Bishop J. M. Walden, Methodist, Ciu- , headdress, but tho face ho- no rhr.
clnnatl.
Dlrlaltr of Cbrlat.
The strongest evidence of the divin
ity of Christ lu that He taught men
the only adequate and satisfactory con- piacod the feathered ornament of a
ooption of God whlcii has ever been Sioux Indian. Her father was an en
brought to this world. More than all graver and ho placed his daughter's
propboeles and-all miracles this pro-
claims him to bo tho only begotten son
Ood manifest in the flesh. Itev. '
William H. Crawford, Methodist, Alle
gheny. Mlnlatrr of the Church.
Tho ministry of the church will fit
all needs and all conditions. If she can
only find men filled with her spirit to
carry her message and to do her work.
Out of the armory, where are stored
tho well-tried weapons of her spiritual
warfare, we may find that fitted to our
need which has won many a victory.
Bishop Edwin S. Lines, Episcopalian,
Newark, N. J.
Liberty.
In 1733 men knew what lilx-rty
ruoant They had Just been pouring
Out their blood for It. In 1783 men
knew, or were beginning to know, what
was the true denotement of national A"uto c'lur r Cincinnati, ana is con
lire, national promise and eventual nccted wlth '""" Kreat enterprises,
destlnv. i AH the lessons sn rnlfnii ! Mr- Tcft'8 hollw ln Cincinnati is one
v- - - M -,,
acquired meant moral nerve and ex
alted ambition In thu hearts of all the
people. Hev. Charles 11. l'arkhiust,
rresbyterlnn, New York Cliy.
Tern pern nee.
The present dignity of man demaiuU
temperance that ho may not drag the
Image and Ul;enes of God In the tilth
ami ml re of the streets; his family re
lations demand It; his civic duties di
inaihl It, that he may keep his promises
as a dutiful citizen, which a drunkard
Is not that lie may obey tho hiws
which bind his .conscience- and extertial
acts. Itev. George I. Conlan,. Kuman
Catholic. '(riii-l.-
hcliK-
them to endure tho cues and trials of
life and landed them safe In glory, that ,
hclKd premier and president lu times j
of national disorders, that changes the
vilest sinner Into the humblest saint,
that comforts the sick aud sorrowing,
in u gun-H-i turn un ueeu, Hiiu a gospel
that none can improve. Kev. F. W.
Cox, Presbyterian, Provbleni-e.
The inter AVaa Ultten.
First Card Shark How did you hap
pen to let that gre.-'iihoru skin you?
Second Ditto -He told hie he was
going from Detroit to Chicago, so I let
him win as far aa Ypsllantl. ne got
off there. Detroit Free Press,
Saw fiV lllliiarlf.
A mau carrying a looktug glass said
I IS
OM I-'ukLIouimI ;el. j B J ,
e do not need a new gospel or a .v',4;. :.y . . v:yf:
new theology or a new religion. The jjviS'. ''-.'v 'I- ': '' U-v "Y' "'f;--" 'r-' ;U"v'v,r-'!;t;j x-J-'-' ,4N;:ii:-,i-'V"?.
old fashioned gosMl that comforted the B't.T';Vt'.: v'-. -Y- Y:,'M:
hearts of our dear pn rents when we V:N'- ;ti
f?,!'.7Ty' '"m "Ud LktUo with a brawny" blacksmith yes-
Into this glass and you will ace a terd,y ofternoou. say. the De. Maine.
'ir, rtii t .i
lorted th. boy.-Loudon Lxpress.
FLAQ HEROINE JTOW
Jri' Vi cv7 1
Betsy Boss, never was fired with patrioUc zeal in making an American
flag and George Washington never leaned over her watching thu nimble
Angers sew the first stars and stripes. The chairman of tho Philadelphia
committee on marking historic places has so reported. The Betsy Boss house
once contained a (seamstress of that name, but, according to tho Philadelphia
committee, "she would have beeu tired with about the same umount of patri
oUc zeal la sewing Old Glory as she would have found In darning a pair of
socks." Tho above picture, which has done duty for a century. Is also called
a fake.
COINS AND FACES ON TTTT.M,
Feature of Raters Abroad, Tier tho
Emblem of Liberty-.
Coins of most of the nations bear
Upon thera he faces of their rulers. In
the United States each coin has an em-
blem of Liberty. "
uieru ot u
The first
matlon of
first coins struck after the for-
the federal union bore the
face of George Washington. General
Washington disapproved of the custom
a:nd It was dropped It has never been
revived.
Portraits of prominent Americans
appear upon .postage stamps, internal
revenue stamps and paper money, but
never on coins. And it has boen the
custom to use no portraits of living
tTta on the currency and the
stamp,
In England as soon as King Edward
succeeded Queen Victoria the Queen's
faco gave way to that of Edward on
all the coins and stumps tn the British
emplro. The accession of a now ruler
In most monarchies means an Instant
ft QT Cr& In tha AnuTwa Oia
Ts an exep Ion to 1 rule
f no Prtrfl,t OQ Affirlcan The
.m- f t ihrt fh 1 .
acterlstics of tho Korth American
aborigine.
It la the face of a little girl, Sarah
LoBgacro Keen, upon whoso head was
bead ou the coin.
Barah Longacre Keen. died In Phila-
delphla not long after hnvlm sowcri
thirty-five years as the secretary of her
city's branch of tho Methodist Wom
en's Foreign Missionary Society.
TAFT'S HEADQUARTERS.
Will Hold Open Court at Ilia Broth
ea'a Home la Cincinnati.
Bocrotary Tart 'will make his head
quarters at tho home of his half-brother,
C. P. Taft, la Cincinnati. Tho hit
tor is one of tho wealthiest men In that
city and was tuo unofficial manager of
the Secretary's campaign for the presi
dential nomination.
llo has been prom.
Incnt ln 0hl Hepublicnn politics for
,carB nna Borvttl ul8 district ln
CouCr0BB- n the owner of the
agaamwnaarwMiiiii iiMiiiHwn,. - -in n n . i
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f ,-
SMiateMMaafc
SKCUKTAUY TAFT'S POUTICAL HKAUgt'AUTKKS.
'pfj the most beautiful In tho State and
contains one of the finest art collections
ln the country. It will, while serving
as headquarters of his brother, the Sec
retary, be the Mecca of tens of thou
sands who will Journey to Cincinnati.
HOESE MEETS HIS MASTER.
Farmer Trooper of 1Kb Cavalrr
Saeea Him After Straa;:!.
With eyes Hashing, nostrils distend
ed, ears laid back, mouth open and
whiskers standing sharply on end,
Satan, a vicious horse, gave desperate
Ke,8'e nd Leader. Satan determined
Aod hlm ,,n6le.haaded 5ut tLe
PEONOTJNCED A MYTH.
sle had his left hand literally crushed.
Several bones were broken and tho
smith suffered excruciating pain.
The nume of the smith Is II. W.
Brown, a former trooper In Troop U.
Eleventh Cuvalry, who was dlschnrgpd
here aud took up his trade with Vro
roon. Satan Is a beauty; a llttlo sorrel
weighing scarcely moro than 1,1200
pounds, plump aud full of ginger and
firo.
Satan has always rebelled savagely
against the Iron shoo. His very nume
was given biin on this account He
has never been known to let a smith
shoe him without being bound by leath
er ' straps until he could not move.
Brown Is a wiry soldier, erect aud
solid.
Satan was led ln by a coroiuon
halter and tied to the ring in the side
of the wall. With a great leather apron
about his waist, Brown took the shoe
and approached Satan. Quick as a
flash the horse wheeled and both foet
shot Into the spot where Brown's stom
ach was but Brown was quicker In re
moving It
Then came Into play the scientific
blacksmith's tactics, picked up in the
United States army, whero bad horses
aro plentiful. Advancing to Satan's
side, Brown was ready for the next
spring and caught Satan sharply In
the flank with the point of his elbow;
a painful grunt was Satan's reply, and
bo huddled himself, ln surprise ln a
corner.
The Builth stooped to lift a hoof, and
Satan, without moving his foreparts,
deliberately twisted himself In a posi
tion to let fly one foot but Brown
again escaped by springing aside; this
time, however, the smith trapped the
fellow and caught his left foot before
he. hud the leg stiffened. There was
a struggle. Brown slipped a knee un
der the hoof and cruelly pressed down.
crumping tho leg so that Satan stood
still, while tho hot Iron was pressed
against his hoof; thou Satan's hoof was i
w-ieased. For the first tluje he took a !
good look at the man who dared. I plcklngen, on maguiflcently caparlson
When tho shoe was ready to nnll I ed Palfre-TS' roJe at the hd. follow
Brown again approached the horse ed by a qulro bearlnS tholr standard
The same tactics were adopted except I Wlth blunderDU8es. two-handed swords
that at the crucial moment Satau ln- and lons p,kes of th porlod plece of
stead of merely twisting himself ' rtIllcr-T ttom tne mrty years' war,
v-ioiHiii.-u nrai jumped rorwani as far I
as his halter would allow and let fly i
t.." ft .( . :
bis left foot twice so quickly that It
caught Brown's hand each time. By
standers heard the bones crush as the
cruel hoofs struck. Brown's face went
white, his teeth set, and quietly asking
his helper to take Patau's head, the
plucky fellow brought the crippled
band to bear tho best he could, aud,
forcing the little sorrel In a corner, de
liberately cowed him by tho power of
bis eye and his nerve aud nailed both
shoes home.
When it was over the smith was wet
with perspiration and almost fainting
from pain. He was taken at once to a
physician, w here his hand was dressed.
Satan showed no more ill temper, but
walked with his head down from th
building, as though be were ashamed.
Legal Information i i
The reiort of the en so of Copp T.
Dopp, 08 Atlantic Reporter, S, decided
fiy (he supreme judicial court of Ualna,
discloses an attempt ou the part of a
wife to collect from her bnebaud on a
claim for labor as cook la bis logging
ramp. Plaintiff also sought to eattfb
)Uh a lien on certain logs. Tbe court
held that no judgment could bt bUlo4
by a w ife against her husband, aud sus
tained a demurrer to tbo declarer!.
Plaintiff, lu the case of lfocbaaaa v.
Ftout, decided by the appellate division
bf the New York supreme ceur 108
ew York Supplement, 88, recerere4
Judgment on a trial la the . muslctpeJ
court for Injuries resulting from sboek
and distress of mind caused by seeing
Y pet cat mingled by defendaafs de.
Plaintiff herself was secure la be
room, and suffered no physical la Jury
whatever. The supreme court reverse-
the decision of the municipal court and
held that no cause of actios was shew
In the Interrogation of Mr. Harrl-
tnan during an investigation by tbe eom
tnerce commission, he refused to answer
tho questions asked him concerning bis
operations. In Interstate Commerce
Commission v. Ilarrtmaj) et aU 187
Federal Reporter, 432, It was contended
that Congress had no power to make
sucn investigation or to delegate apy
such power to the commission. The
United States circuit court held that
respondents should be compelled to
answer the questions propounded, say
ing: "No person or company can en
gage ln any commercial occupation
without capital, and the management
and Investment thfteof Is as tauch a
commercial Instrumentality as Is a lo
comotive or a if engineer, and that tbe
power of Congress extends over all In-
sirumenrauuts or commerce Is no
Jonger doubtful. To ne It seen clear
that financial regulation of corpora
tions engaged ln Interstate courAerce Is
a regulation of that commerce by regu
lating Its most potent Instrumentality.
MEDIAEVAL POM? FOB T-ararf.
Tlcralda, Sqalrea aaa Be4Iam4 faO-
frera at 16th Cantmry Ctimnr.
Emperor William gratified bis love
for the pomp and show of feudal
times at the dedicating of tbe restore
IIohen-Koeu'igsburg, one of tbe most
ancient castles, ln lower Alsace, says
a New York World dispatch from
Strassburg. The restoration coat
$050,000.
Tbe emperor and empress, accone-
pamied by a brilliant, suite, arrived
there from VIenua for tho ceremony,
which was designed wit elaborate re
gard for the customs of many caatu
rles ago, the castle dating back to the
thirteenth century.
It passed Into the possession of tbo
emperor in 1S00, and since then It has
been ln process of restoration under
the direction of Prof. Bodo Ebhardt,
the recognized authority' oa aacleat
castles. .
Other antiquarians find fault wit
tbe restora-tlon, claiming It does not
truly represent the castle as It stood
Jn tbe days of feudal splendor. Tbe
castle, however, experienced several
architectural changes ln bygone centu
ries. In 14C2 it was partly destroyed
by tbe bishop of Straasburf. It was
restored, but la 1G3S It again suffetoa
when It was bombarded and burned
by the Swedes,
Wednesday's ceremony m most
brilliant In front of tbo castle gates
9 medieval tent was pitched from
lyhkh tbe emperor, tbe empress and
jholr guest watched, tbs historical en
try of the brothers Von filcklnxen.
Tfrhen the latter recetre tbo castle
pom tbo Imperial warden, of when,
in other words, the castle passed froa
pperlal Into private possession.
Trumpets sounded a fanfare, tbe
castle gates were opened, and from
the forest at the foot of tho bill came
a herald, who recited a prologue. Than
a procession marched up tbo bill ind
Passe befors tho emperor Into the
casueyaru. The three brothers Von
pamp IOIIOwerB na nuniamen.
to reproduce exactly tho uniforms and
accouterments of medieval German
poldicry and many of the weapons car
ried were originals from private col
lections.
After a banquet-In the nail of the
Burg, at which the emperor presided,
the procession reformed and marched
j through tbe gayly decorated atreets of
Schlettstadt
MEXICO CITY POLICS.
Street Lanterna that Keep Them
TIarllant at Night.
"When I visited Mexico' said an
artist, "I found innumerable things of
Interest but that which gained my
notice particularly was the police sys
tem. In the City of Mexico the police
at night are stationed at short inter
vals apart lu the street. Each police
man has a lantern, which is placed on
a stand ln the center of the street it
Is bis duty to remain ln easy striking
distance of the lantern at all times,
so that be will be on band ln case of
an emergency.
"Any person who is sble to reach
the lamp and lift It from Its book be
fore the policeman Interferes Is entitled
to a reward of $500. Any policeman
who loses bis lantern Is subject to in
stant and dishonorable dismissal. This
is to Insure constant vigilance on their
part and to require their presence at
A certain point at all times. At first I
regarded the thing aa a Joke, and I
tried to get possession of the police
Untern. But then I found that I was
ready mistaken. Not once, although
exercised extreme caution, was I
quick enough for the policeman on
tratch,
Tbt City of Mexico Is one of tho
best policed communities tn tfle world.
FoHceineo are always on band wkes,
VOfi requires heni, and It Is tirtually
hivrcsslble for dosperadoes to operatj
In lb pen." New York Telegram.
THD BUBY KLAI3ER.
HarttVr a Th.ln la the Empire K
enpoa Ula Attention,
Emgror William Is tho busiest man,
I Germany. TetineramentaHy, I take
It, iTesidttnt Itooftevoft resembles him
Btueb, but tbe Kaiser Is the more ver
satile of tho two, Bays a writer la
lryt.dy's. If there Is anything go
ing oa In the empire that the Kaiser
dees not find nn opportunity to talio
a back at It has evapod tho notice of
tkeso who watch him closely. He re
vises all public findings, supervises all
arcblteetnre, lectures everybody and
Is a general all-around Llttlo Father
bs every sease of the term.
When they want to illustrate his
oeaeetea. activity ns well as his re
sistless power they tell the story of
tbo attr above the cross on the spire
f tbe lauperor William Memorial
Comrek. This Is the tule as It. was
toJ4 to me: Of course, the Kaiser In
sist on revising the plans of the
church. That Is one of his fondest
prerogatives revising everything and
especially plans. The architect brought
the .plans to him, , and the Kaiser
scratched out what he- didn't like and
made such additions as he fancied be
fore ho gave' them tho imperial O. K.
The church was built. There was to
b a big, gilt cross on tho spire, and It
appeared In Its proper place. But,
much to the general astonishment,
Whn the cross was put up a largej
many-pointed gold star was raised!
above It on a heavy rod. The Berlin-'
era could not understand the star.
They Isqnired. The architect said tho
Calser had added the star to the plans.
The plans were examined. Then it
was found that In revising them, tho
Kaiser had let fall a drop of Ink from
kls pen, which hit the paper just above
the cross. The architect studied a long
tSsae over this blot of luk. His Teutonic
mind grappled with the problem for
week. There was Ao appeal. Thero
eeuld be no Inquiries. He finally de
cided tbe blot of Ink signified a star
above tbe cross, and ho put the star
there, making It to correspond as near
ly a possible with the outlines of tbo
blot Tlie star Is still there.
A SUICIDE'S HAND.
Tm r Saperatltlon that ITeed to
Fre-rall In Euftrland.
In former, times It was a common no
tion that If a- sick person could only
touch tbe hand of a suicide he or 6ho
would be cured. This superstition was
especially common In tho west of Eng
land. In Cornwall touching a suicide's
haod was said to have once cuml a
young man who had been afflicted w ith
many tumors from his birth. A slm-i
liar superstition regarding the touch1
of executed criminals has been widely
prevalent and has often been recorded,
Robert Hunt, lu his "Romances of
th West of England,' says that ho
once saw a young woman led on to the
scaffold at Newgate ln order to have a
wen touched by tho band of a man who
bad just been executed.
At Northampton of old the hangman
is said to have had a regular fee for
aeoording a similar "privilege" to sjf:
ferers from Ilk disorders. Even tho
cflln of a suicide may have curative
val. There Is a Devonshire belief
t the effect that If anyone suffering
fxors disease can manage to throw a
wait handkerchief on such a coffin at
th Una ef Hs Interment the disease
wQI vanish as the handkerchief decays.
Moek Superstitious value has also been
attached to ttfo knots of the rope used
ajtber by a suicide or in tho execution
f b criminal.
Wark f th Farmer.
Th countless millions of bur popu
lation are fed and clothed by the Amer
ican farmer. The grain waving in
golden beauty upon the great plains of
the West the cotton drifting HEe sum
mer snow upon the fields of the South,
freight tho fleets of nations and loose
their sails, threud the continents with
track of steel, fill tho earth with the
roar of trains and heap for trade and
oomraeree and useful art those stores
that inako a natlou great. Where ar
tb sinews of our strength if they nr
not found ln our great, diversified agri
cultural products? What victorious
hosts ever waved as joyous banners ns
tho that float above the tassclcd,
maize from the snows of Slalne to the
spicy groves of California? What spirit
of beauty hovers above Soutlicrn fields
when fleecy bolls uncover to ctowd
"King Cotton !" Hon. Ezekiel C. Can
dler, Jr., of Mississippi, In nouse of
Representatives.
A Lucky lloraeahoe. ' '
The Australians, when they find
horseshoe, throw It over their shoulder,
A lady in Sydney found one and threw1
it gracefully over her shoulder. It;
went through a hatter's window aud
hit a customer who was trying on a
new hat The gentleman, under tho
impression that one of the shopmen ln
a fit of temporary Insanity had played
tbe trick, promptly struck him and
sent blni through tho plate glass win
dow. A general melee ensued, although
on consideration nobody knew what It
was all about
The While Kvenliig Walatroat.
Anything that breaks through the
gloomy, funereal, waltereal aspect of
male evening dress Is to be commend
ed. But practically, ns a general rule,'
the white evening waistcoat cannot b
effectively worn much after the age of
21. Black, It Is well known, dimin
ishes the proportions, but white un
doubtedly Increases them. I see men
whom I have hitherto considered to be
slim sppesr in white evening waist-;
coats snd look absolutely corpulent'
London Graphic.
A Gooa Heaaoa.
Pearl They thought at first thev
would b married ln Holland.
Ruby And what changed their
minds?
Pearl Why, they heard that old
shoe ln Holland weighed from two to'
six pounds each.
A Cantradletlaa.
Although a woman's si is nn&a-
niaoiy ner own, she aoes not alt
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