DAKOTA CITY IIKKALD
DAKOTA CITY, NEB.
Publisher.
SPIRIT OF ROMANCE.
To the spirit of chivalry and love
tf adventure that characterized the
wonderful days of long ago the aver
uo rner turns for his romantic tales
pf love and war, but It seems some
how as though enough of romance
ran be found In the world at every
period of Its existence, even In Its
resent most practical and, perhaps,
Its most unpoetlcal stage, to make
Volumes of absorbing interest, but tho
mystery of the past appeals to the
ordinary mind with more persistence
than the wonders of the present; per
aps, because tho intervening periods
of time have endowed the occurrences'
bf other days with something of the
charm of their own uncertainty. The
Influence of poetry, of music, of art,
of the drama, of literature, helps to
mold a world of loveliness, and con
tributes in no small way to the hap
piness of living, says the Charleston1
News and Courier. Into each profes
sion some of the spirit of romance
lias crept, much of which has been
landed down from generation to gen-.
ratlon as a priceless heritage. The
artistic temperament best understands
the making of those rose-sweet ro
mances which breathe their fragrance
far and wide and make the world a
tetter place In which to live, but even'
those of us who ore not blessed with;
poetic natures cannot, indeed must
pot, fall to trace along our daily(
Ipaths the romance of the world Itself;
Kvith all its throbbing beauty a ro-
E nance of life and color, of effort and'
ichlovement, and above all of Joy and
inpplness.
Sometimes the question fs asked,,
''What becomes of all the gold?" It
ls a well-known fact that the total of,
(the precious metal mined Is not fully
(accounted for by the amount of gold
tolns in use or the quantity of gold
employed In the arts. A good deal of
lit "gets away" in some fashion and
hides from the sight of the statis
ticians and the economists. Perhaps
a little light may be thrown on the
bnystery by the experience of a worn
lan In South Bend, Ind., who while
Wigging In her flower garden found
$1,145 in gold pieces. , It Is believed
the money was burled by the wom-
jan'a father, who died some years ago.
a low much- more has beon disposed of
pn like fashion or stored away In nil-'
taer's hoards and In secret places by1
(those who wUh to keep the coin
(against a time of need?
The remarkable Instance of a cure
f tetanus after the Jaws were locked,
iffectod'in Mllwaukoo not long ago,;
as been paralleled In New York, tho
tlent being a seven-year-old boy. He,
aceratouVhls right band and loft knee,,
hlch were cauterized by a physician.!
Ten days later, however, he bocame;
ylolentty 111, showing symptoms of
tetanus, and being removed to a hos
pital, where for four days his Jaws
were locked and for eight days he was
subject to frequent spasms. At the
first Injection of the Improved serum
from the New York board of health
6,000 units were used. After 30,000
nnits had been administered the lad
showed Improvement and gradually
igTew batter, until a week ago he was
jfllacharged 'from the hospital complete
ly cured.
i One of the precious things that es-'
taped destruction In the fire that
wrought such havoc at the Brussels
exhibition 'was the priceless collection
pf lace loaned by the former queen of
Italy. As all the world Interested In
lace-making; Is aware, Queen Dowager
flarghorltar has revived the lace Indus
ry In Italy, and her endowed lace fao
Lory at Venice U visited by many trav
elers. Brussels mft well as Venice In
(old times -was famous for Kb lace, and
no doubt the Belgians inspected the
Italian collection like connoisseurs
rThe collection Is now again In the
Ithe possession of the queen dowager,
! Women arriving at the port of New
(York from abroad, who wore tholr furs
to escape paying amy on me wraps
jhad It made even more warm for them
jby the explanation that their excuse
lot nonpayment for duty wouldn't
fwear.
The champion fish story, not only of
this, but also of many previous sea
fons, was told lately at a meeting of
he American Fisheries Societies. It
mas to the effect that fishes grow on
trees In Alaska, This record triumph
sully challenges all coiners.
A Seattle man wants a divorce be-
pause his wife eats seven pounds of
meat a day. And then has the nerve
Ito ask blm for ostrich plumes, too,
we presume.
A French student has discovered
that man Is superior to all machines,
rWe might add that the common man
Us superior to the machine politician
A New York paper says its city has
"4,700,000 souls." Tho census Hays
tonly that number of people.
Another woman of eighty years
realizes t-he need of an education aud
iaa decided to become a coed.
"Hobble Skirt More Fullness 1
Vogue," reads u headline. Can you
lai :e tho men?
Ki:re!y the Gulf of Mexico Ih old
?i-Ki.t;ti to dull tumbling tut of bed.
It's a mean man who will steal
notocycle from a policeman.
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Ed tto
Mr. William A. Ka.lfnnl will nniwr
lumtlomi nrnl kIvi nclvlce I'ltKK OK
COST on till subjects pertaining to the
nutijcel of lnillilinj,' fur lli renders if
tMs pnprr. On account of IiIh wide pp
rlcncp hs Editor, Atitlior nnd Minnfnc.
tllPT, 111! Is, Without (lolll)t, till! lilKllCHt
authorlly on all thpn subjects. Address
all Inquiries to Wlllliim A. Kadfnr.l. No.
J4 Fifth Ave, Diiriiico, 111., and old" iv
doNO two-ee-nt Ktiinip fr re'p1"-
The design shown in connection
with this is a simple Colonial dwell
ing in cement plaster. It Is planned
according to the best approved mod
ern Ideals, both as to Its outward ap
pearance and the arrangement of the
interior.
Following out the idea that the
home Is made to live In and should
be designed and arranged for the com
fort and convenient of the family
rather than to conform with tho old
accepted notions of bouse planning, it
has become very popular the last few
years to move the large elaborato
porch, that used to grace tho front
of tho house, around to tho side or
oven to the rear. This Is in accord
ance with the new idea that the large
porch Is a good thing to really use,
not simply a pretentious ornament for
tho street front.
The largo porch today Is very ant
to be screened in in the summer time
and surrounded with glazed sush in
the winter and made comfortable for
real uso as a living room or a dining
room.
For these purposes it Is obvious
that the location at tho street front
would very seldom be satisfactory, ex
cept of course In tho case of very
large grounds where the house can bo
sot some distance from the street.
With the living porch placed on the
side or toward tho rear, on tho other
hand, privacy and comfort may bo
had even on tho avorago-8zod city
building lot.
With the transference of tho large
Iorch away from tho front the en
trance porch has been reduced to very
imall terms, It being usually merely
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small canopy to protect the door-
Way.
The design illustrated here is a
good example of this. Nothing could
bo moro attractive or home like than
tjpls littlo cement plastered Colonial
house. The Interior is Just what one
Wodld expect from the interesting na
ture of the exterior. The reception
ball Is only partially separated from
the living room by means of a set of
square pillars with a railing. Book
rases are built In to form this rail
n each side of tho center pillars,
making a very attractive and useful
First Floor Plan.
feature. The livlni? room is at tho
right of tho reception hall as ono
enters. Straight ahead Is the Ktuull
vestibule opening onto tho grade en
try and the kitchen. The labor-saving
advantages of this arrangement
will be appreciated by any housekeep
er who has lived In the ordinary houso
where it Is necessary to run through
all the rooms in getting from the
kitchen to thu front door to answer
the bell.
The dining room is conveniently iir
ranged, both with respect to the living
room ami the Kitchen. A large but
ler's pantry separates It from the lat
ter. The rooms are all exceptionally
well lighted and are hot', comfortable
and homelil
On the second Moor four bedrooms
Bud bath are found. There is u good
supply of !o: ct space, also a uteful
built-in case for bin n in the upper
ball Tic attic :-;ace under the roof
proviih s for noi.r.e spac e, servant')'
room. ( tc
The '-ll- I of this ci, -lit -room house
i;? i st im-iti il at ' : . 1 1 u . ilioiii;li it inij-ht
nil: sli":Mly t,,nrii than this in some
!'Hatks Tin- rn;t -.von Id depend, of
oi ri' . i-:i tl-e style of Pniiih and fix
tup'; m ! I ' I ':
'll:e J -1 . i : I' . 1 1 ti. i the t c.ir.'t ruc
tic:i of t !!-. I."' e .i r.'meut plaster
on '!' t:;l ': 'i : l- a form of con
. i: i't.o'i '! .! I. i". li' en very popular
I'-' I1-;' liv:: y. ara and has
l'ci n 1 oi'.)it,;'ilv ti-M;il on many 1m-l-oitai;'
pl(i:i of work. There Is ev-
ry t).Ki:e t'i:.t properly upp'.led It
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JLf "l VfeOM M t .. t SM
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forms a warm, enduring, weather
proof wall, having the additional ad
vantage of being fire-resist Ing. The
cost Is not excessive, being slightly
more than for tho ordinary clap
boarded or shingled walls, but less
than for brick veneer. It has been
pointed out that In the long run tho
real expense Is less than It would
peem, for tho large expense needed
for painting to keep a frame bulldlnsr
in good appearance is largely done
away with for the cement plaster.
Considerable discussion has been
carried on among the architects and
practical home builders as to which
Second Floor Plan.
form of lath Is best, suited for exte
rior cement plaster work. Somo claim
that wood lath Is more durable; oi ti
ers claim that only metal lath should
bo used. There Is littlo doubt that
If high grade, well-cured wood lath
could bo used such would bo thor
oughly satisfactory In every way. Un
fortunately, however, much of tho
lath now sold is of such poor quality
that it will scarcely hold together
whllo being nailed In place.
Expanded metal oi wire lath has
proved thoroughly satisfactory on
many Important Jobs. It has the great
advantage of being fire-resisting and
when the cement plaster work Is
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properly applied and made water-proof
there is little danger from rust.
Tho house shown here has been es
pecially designed to make uso of the
advantages of cement plaster or stuc
co walls. Tho prospective home build
er could not fall having good results
when using such a plan as this.
Maine Farmers Using Oxen.
Malno newspapers report that farm
ers In the Pino Treo state are reviving
the use of oxen. Commenting on the
fact, a correspondent of tho Farming
ton Chronicle writes: "Wo guess some
of our neighbors have changed their
mind in relutlon to oxen. We know
oxen are slow workers, but It doesn't
cost one-half as much to feed them,
and when done with their work they
are good beef don't have to make hen
meat of them. A mini In the town of
Starks told us a year ano last winter
that GO horses were killed and died
that winter in that town. What a loss
for one towu!" New York Tribune.
Temptation.
Tho Agent This house Is very
cheap, madam. Only one thousand a
month.
The I.ady (doubtfully ) Well. I
don't know; that seems rather more
than we can afford.
"Well. 1 tell you what 1 11 do. I de
liver a morning paper free as long as
you are In it, I'll have you put up free
at the post ofllce and present, you with
a box and I'll renew your gas tlpo
when you need them."
"How alluring! We'll take It'"
Life.
Diplomatic.
"I'o you believe," said tho stern
1 tip inber of the hoard, "in Snlniiinn'a
! c -'iiH ntly wise and proper method of
cumi; the roil .'
"Yes." said the sentimental mm.
her. "do you advocate the brutality
and degrading influence of corporal
punishment ?"
"I believe," replied the expectant
triiclicr iifti-r n innhiiiiit'a 4lw.,..i.,
, w .... ,i i t, I IIVlllll,
' "that If .-my t hild lias ability, it should
he v h;;ipcd Into shape."
His Inflexible Rule.
"Thor.-'.s noihMig really the matter
v, ith vein," f:iI,1 tl-e physician; "all
Veil need is exercise a:id -and do
e hat'.ie frequently""
"Ys. sir" responded Mr. Wipe
niinl.s: "e ver s-i ice I was a boy I've
made it a ira.c'Ise to t.iKe a bath
u ui-s; .". week, r g'!;tr.''
Rcnlnlecent.
'I see where a poet si:;':s himself
'.'..I to' 'n.' "
"1'iohalilv n nsc udonym kium'.ieio
I hy hi., experience's with fussy edi-
lorn '
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BEARS IfJ A SCHOOL
Startling Adventure of School
Teacher in Wilderness.
Two Animals Get Into Building
Through Dugout and Spring Lock
After Themselves Attract
ed by Honey.
Cross Fork, Pa. When Miss Lydla
Musser, teacher of a country school in
Eulalia township, opened the door of
hor schoolroom tho other morning sho
was confronted by two pupils who
were not enrolled in her book. Two
black bears got into the building
through a trap door in the floor, which
led into a dugout underneath used for
the storage of wood.
Of course Miss Musser. who was
alone, didn't tarry to ask the new
scholars their names, nor whether it
was the first time they had been to
school. Sho slammed the door shut
against tho spring lock and tho bears
were again made prisoners, for it was
subsequently discovered that they had
cut off their own egress by the route
through which they had come by acci
dentally slipping the catch on the trap
door after they wi-re In tho room and
being unable to open It.
When Miss Muster opened the door
the bears made a lunge toward her,
doubtless in an effort to reach the door
and escape, but the ycung woman be
lieved that they were about to attack
her, so that In her haste to get the door
shut sho tripped on her skirt and full
from tho porch, landing in such a man
ner as to turn her foot and sprain her
ankle so that sho was unable to rise,
and sustaining nn injury from which
she is not apt to recover for several
weeks.
She screamed at the top of her voice.
The schoolhouse Is fully a milo from
the nearest farmhouse, tlinnrh fortu
nately, a teamster who was within ear
shot in passing heard her and went to
her rescue. Several pupils on the way
to school also heard her alarm. Miss
Musser informed the man of what she
had seen, but prevented him from un
locking tho schoolhouso until she had
been helped out of the reach of dan
ger. The arriving pupils peeked through
the windows and saw the bears. The
animals were pawing back and forth
like caged Hons and showed every evi
dence of their fright at being prison
ers in the schoolhouse under the gaze
of the fast gathering throng and
aroused by the noise made by the af
frighted boys and girls.
The teamster sent some nf tho hnm
down the road to the nearest house for
ntie, but beforo the gun arrived the
"ars took it Into their heads tr An
something on their own hook. One of
them appeared at tho window farthest
iway from where the school crowd
WIFE RULES EEAGA
New President of Portugal Gov
erned by His Wife.
Loves Old Country Place Where They
Lived for Many Years, and Will
Not Change Her Mode of
Living.
Lisbon. When Sonhor Theophilo
Ilraga, tho new president was called
upon at his country residence, a long,
one-story building on a cliff overlook
ing the Tagus at Cruz Quebrada, sev
en miles west of Lisbon. It was found
he had left for the capital, but his
wife, a frail, sweet-faced old lady,
with white hair, advanced and insisted
that the interviewer should enter.
She led him by the hand In motherly
fashion to a long, low room, more
than modestly furnished, the windows
of which overlooked the wide expanse
of blue serene waters but lately seeth
ing and smoking under shot and shell.
She expressed her regret at her hus
band's absence, and said that he was
delighted to speak to tho English peo
ple. She was congratulated on her
husband's new dignity. It being added
she ought to feel proud.
"Proud," she exclaimed, smiling
doubtfully, "perhaps; but above all 1
regret the Interruption of 43 years of
peaceful domestic happiness."
In the conversation that ensued sho
said many thlngB of an adorable, sim
plicity, of which tho following are a
few;
"Wo married for love. TVe have al
ways been poor, and always happy
with ono another, except for our great
sorrow thut wo are now childless, for
we are ever mourning the loss of our
son and daughter 20 years ago. My
girl would have been forty now and I
bhonld have had grown-up grandchil
dren around me," sho added, with eyes
full of tears. "Hut we found comfort,
my husband In his books and I in my
household work near him."
NEW CHEEK BUILT FOR MAN
Operation Apparently Successful, but
Faint Scar Will Be Left, De
clare Physicians.
London. The Until stage In the op
eration of making a new cheek for a
patient at Guy's hospital, from the
trklii of his arm has been completed.
The patient had a largo part ot his
right cheek and upper Jaw cut away
in the removal of a growth six years
ago. On September 1' I a Hap of tkin
was partly detached liom over the bi
ceps of the rlt;lit arm. and ir ide to
cover the sunken part of the ct. -ek by
stitching It to the side eif the ie ;e and
mouth. To keep the skin Hap. which
drew Us bloo'd supply from i;s re
maining a'tachment to th.- cm, in
place, the arm had to be ti nt over the
head mid lixed in a plaster c::t iu
that position.
Since the t.kin flap was sewn to the
side of the face, e'lioueh new blood Ves
ncU have sprung up between it aud
Uxn uudcilin tissues t rtudcr tho
PRINCE WHO HAS YIELDED TO PEOPLE
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irv;il.
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TllK prince of Monaco having given to his peoplo a constitution after
many years of effort on their part to obtain that degreo of liberty, the
little principality seems to have settled down to comparative calmness.
This leaves the prince entirely free to pursue his favorite study of ocean-
ubiuiuiy, in won' u lie iu an ucsuowieugcu uuuioruy.
had collected, and with one great push
of his paws sent the glass flying in a
hundred pieces, following the crash
with a plunge that brought his shaggy
form all a tumble on to the ground. He
had no sooner landed than the second
bear followed suit, and in another sec
ond tho animals wero streaking It into
the woods, while tho boys and girls, of
course, were making pell-mell in the
other direction.
The bear that did tho glass breaking
evidently cut its paw, for blood in pret
ty good quantities was to be found
along tho route taken by the animals.
When tho schoolroom was opened and
an examination mado it was discov
ered that tho bears had played havoc
It was suggested that the change
would involve a change of habits and
probably of residence.
"No, no!" exlaimed the old lady, al
most terrified. "I have told Theo
philo that I will never leave my little
heme and pretty garden, where I have
lived for 20 years. If we are forced
to have a larger house for meetings
and receptions, we will keep our little
home to live in always.
"We have had Just enough to live
on. My husband has always been
persecuted because of his opinions,
but although he cannot forget, he is
incapable now of seeking to avenge
himself on his enemies.
"I, too, am a Republican, but I
adored King Edward of England, so
Just, so good, so courteous to all!"
She referred to his visit to Portugal
and contrasted the enthusiasm of the
people in the streets with their Indif-
CHILDREN CAN
Columbia Professor Would Use Same
Scheme As Colleges Now Do
With Their Students.
I3oston. "The present practise of
sending exchange students to the Eu
ropean centers ought to be extended
to children and young people of both
sexes in all walks of life," declared
Dr. Ernest Hlchard, proi'esscr at Co
lumbia university, at a meeting of
the Twentieth Century club the other
day.
Professor Richard's plan would en
able families with small means to
place their children with families in
other countries, thus enabling them to
study the language of the country and
become acquainted with Its business,
social and educational enterprises.
"Tho distinguishing feature of chil
dren's exchange," he declared, "is the
reception free of expense of foreign
ers In the home life of the family.
There are. of course, many families
blood supply from the arm vessels no
longer nocessaary. The last operation,
therefore, consl-ted of removing the
plaster cast, cutting the flap away
from Its remaiiiiiii; attachment to the
arm, and fitting It into position over
the rest of the denuded area on the
face.
No f-tltche-t wi re :i' i"!eil, the ,in:i
septic dresiii.i.' ; plied ai.d the new
firm attachnu'iits lo tin- nose hoidmu;
the flap lu position. The arm wound
van also treated aliti.-epticai!:-', '.tie
a' in somewhat s'iff, luit ;i tir.iii'e;:: !y
intio the v o:se fur being lixed so lorn;
In uch a rr.iiiipe.l position, l.ein;; laid
cc nil'eirtal.ly at the letti'iit's s-iiie.
In liliolher el.i'.lit e!.l).s it is i Xjii'i led
that the Hap will have taken liini root,
new ce-lls hpringiiiK up lroni the f-o
opposed law i iu I .res and knitt'
ihe'in in 1 1 one. l.l.t'.e tear will lie I' ll
to thow that 1 1 ai t tea lly the whole' i f
the rlr'ht elK'i k w compose d of si. in
tissues rt'U.ovid Lcdily liom tho 1'iiUt
Aim.
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i:.'.tv?:,.4 . i;-,r-.'V;;.v.v1' ;Vit
with the books and maps. They were
evidently in search for food, and the
books and other articles coming within
the reach of their search had been
roughly handled.
This Is the schoolhouse in which
during the summer a colony of bees
took up their abode between the wall
and tho weather boards, whero they
stored a quite generous supply of hon
ey before being discovered and their
sweetmeats confiscated. It Is pre
sumed that the bears were drawn to
tho place by the smell of this honey
or tho bees may have made some of
their comb in tho little basement of
the building, and that this Is what first
attracted tho attention of the bears,
ference towards their own King Car
los.
Speaking of a visit of the command
er of. the English warships, Senhora
Llraga added, proudly: "And he knew
my husband quite well by his books
Theophilo Is so pleased with tho good
words In the English newspapers," she
continued. "Tho monarchists always
held up the bogey of English lnterven
lion, but only ignorant people believed
that England would act thus towards
another country." With simplicity sho
added: "Ort" 'nes not give orders in
anotlu ' . . house."
At;;; ...ii; to her favorite
theme, hovin life, she exclaimed
laughing: "Oh, but I scold Theophilo
sometime i. Our men folk at home
have to be kept under a little,
rierlin. Accompanied by the grand
duke of Hesse, the czar motored to
Frankfort-on-Maln the other day.
alighting at a hotel, the Engllscher
llof. When he was ready to depart
the czar left the hotel by the way of
the kitchen in order to escape the
crowds in front of the entrance.
VISIT EUROPE
that would like to see their son or
daughter enjoy the advantages of
prolonged stay abroad, but do not,
have the means to pay for it. In re
ceiving tho guest member of the fam
lly In exchange, the expenses for
maintenance remain the same; only
the transportation has to be provided
"There Is no reason why, after con
querlng the first difficulties, the enter
prise proposed should not develop
most useful activities."
Students Kick at Smoke Rule.
New York. Students at Columbia
university are objecting to a new rule
which forbids smoking In any of tho
lecture rooms or hallways. The college
daily is leading the attack, one of the
arguments advanced being that the
members of the faculty may step into
their ollice bet we. n le ctures for
tmoke, while the studeuts are denied
the same pi ivile re.
' BIRD E, DRIED
IN FAMILY L0
Canary, Taken to Philadelphia, Missed
Country Air and Pined Away Pet
of Children.
A.'e ore.-tow n, N. J. , unique funera
v.;;- he-li! in Trinity churchyard, when
i he- l".!y eii .Mis. Eva Lamb's pet can
a:y, !. i!!; was brought from 1'liiladel-
I 'm. i and e!. osited in the family plot
.!. s I.: n. h was ;:ce otnpanleel by he
J'- :'. I.' iiii'.i M. Hansen, who car
:i .: . 'idy ot the- Llrd and deposit-
ei i! in tt:.- eravo.
liiliy w..f well known In Moores
' a;i, m :i : ,i i d to he ten years old,
i.r.d v. ,,s the d.'liu'ht of matiy children.
A e eiiihs ago Mrs. Lamb moved
to I !:!'.. bat Hilly missed tho
eo-.r.: ry a:r, and pirn d aw ay.
Kv Gives Mayer Deer.
I.i i.( ti Tc I. in..; has proeuted a
'. 'u '. I.e.... Wii.il. oi' (i.'eat pi.Mt to the
or and ( o;'i or:" ion of Windsor,
.: l m 1 a enii-oii dinner has been ar
rai l ed to take place at thu Windsof
k j...;Uall.
BREAKING UP HOUSE ft
THAT 13 WHAT EARL PERCY'S.
MOVING AMOUNTED TO.
Nobleman of Sixteenth Century Hac
Only One Set of Furniture for
All the Placet of Residence
Which Ha Occupied.
Most of the Percy estates were so
close together in the north, commerce
was already so far developed, and
the earl himself was so often absent
on business of state, that his house
hold was generally able to avoid any
moro serious displadeinent than the
periodical migrations from Wressill to
Lecklnfield and back, a distance of
some twenty miles. These flittlngs,
however, turned everything upside
down for a day or two. For tho earl,
like smaller men, bad only one set
of movables for all his residences;
and, as surviving documents testify,
he needed a far greater train for these
periodical Journeys than for the con
tingent of 023 men at whoso head he
served in the French campaign in
1513. Only the heaviest articles were
permanent fixtures; all else must be
.transported b?ds, chairs, tables.
kitchen utensils, hangings for doors
and walls, and even glass casement
for the windows. This book throws a
vivid ligut on such phrases as "the
breaking up of my lord's bouse," or
' his lordship set up bis house again."
Sometimes there was a partial
breakup without an actual move;
when my lord "kept his secret house,"
dismissing tho majority of his serv
ants to live on board wages in the'
village, and retiring to a corner of
his own ca.'itle for some such ap
proach to tho simple life as his mod
ern descendant might enjoy in a High
land shooting box. Tho general mi
grations, when they came, followed a
strict routine; each man had his
specified share of horse and vehicle
for himself and his belongings.
A single paragraph will show not
only how carefully everything was or
ganized beforehand, but also (what,
may be more unfamiliar to some read
ers) the very primitive sleeping ar-(
rangements which were common in
the middle ages. "Item, it is ordained
at eVery removal that the dean, sub
dean, priests, gentlemen and children'
of my lord's chapel, with the yeoman
and groom of the vestry, shall have
appointed them two carriages at
every removal; viz., one for their,
beds; viz., for 6 priests 3 beds after
2 to n bed; for 10 gentlemen of the
chapel 5 beds after 2 to a bed, and
for 6 children 2 beds after 3 to a bed,
and a bed for the yeoman and gToom."
Out of all the officers on these occa
sions, high and low, six only had a
bed to themselves, and not one of
the eight migratory priests was
among these privileged few. We find
even the sixth earl addressing his
relative, Thomas Arundel, as "bed
fellow"; for they had been servants
together in Wolsey's stately house
hold. Harper's Magazine. 1
Mustaches Compulsory.
Mustaches have been made compul
sory In the Austrian army, or, rather,
an old ordinance has been revived by
a rescript from the war ministry, It
is said, on the personal wish of Em
peror Francis Joseph. The original
compulsory mustache order dates
from before 1848, and its author was
General Count Cyulal, the successor
of the famous Kadetzky in the war
with the Italian states, who himself
possessed an immense flowing mus
taeh and who wanted every man In
the army to grow ono, too. The new
order at the same time upholds the
exclusive privilege enjoyed by the
Windlschgratz regiment of dragoons,
which distinguished Itself In the bat
tle of Kolin, where Frederick the
Great was defeated in 1757, in memory,
of which they were allowed to shave.
Since then there has not been a mus
tache in tho rejlment.
Royal Poets of Great Britain.
By far the most famous and the
best of our royal poets was James I.
of Scotland. While a prisoner In
Windsor Castle he composed his al-;
legory, "The King's Quhair." It owed
Its origin to James' love for Ladyi
Janes Beaufort, a beautiful young lady,
nearly allied to the royal family, and
of whom he became enamored by,
seeing her from the window of hla
room as -die walked in the garden.
She afterward became Lis queen.1
Queen Elizabeth wrote poems In'
prison. The unfortunate Lady Jane
Grey and her equally unfortunate
cousin, Mary Queen of Scots both
solaced their hours of captivity, de
stined to end on the scaffold, by
learned studies T. P.'s Weekly.
Why He Prefers It.
Every now and then a true story of
the littlo boy in Sunday school hap
pens to go the rounds. Here Is one:
Robert is the son of a Chestnut Hill
lawyer. He went to Sunday school for
the first time, and In tho course of
clas3 instruction the teacher awked
him where ho wished to go when he
died.
"I want to go to hell," said the boy
blinking his eyes. "I know all about
heaven they're too stiff and stuck up
for me up there, and, anyway, from
what mother says, the devil seems to
be better acquainted with little boys
and girls than tlu angels are, and I
do so hate to have to behave my
best est." Philadelphia Times.
Place for the Wolf.
"New Yorkers are not really the ex
travngant und ostentatious lot the y'rf
made out," s.iid Charles M. Schwab In
a recent intervi-w. "Why"
Here Mr Schwab smiled.
"Why, even in Fifth av nue there
Is many a family that v. ill l av the
wolf at tin door this win'er. only, for
th sakei of appearances, they'll coax
liwu round to the back."
End of a Glorious Career.
Captain Cool; had disc, ere. d tho
Slitidw ich islands.
"I Willi you to mid' r 'tav.d distinct-
Iv, though." lie saiel to :li.) naiue'H.
-that I'm net the de 'er."
On thu occasion of a sa'iseip ent
visit there, however, the natives, hav
ing heard from Copenhagen In tho
meantime, gave Ll.n the disadvantage)
tf tt; doubt and smiished hliu
