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THE NOHTTT PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Jirpartjy Till Nitioll Cwnjlli Socwty, WJwhiniton, D,)c., M l3f&(Wy ANTWERP: A LATTER-DAY ATHENS Antwerp, where the United Stntos nthletes performed ho notuhly In the 1020 Olympic games, whs Europe's Hamburg of the sixteenth century and (lie Athens of the seventeenth. Tills city compels American admira tion y its phenomenal power to "como buck." Crushed by wars, In quisitions, economic bans and persecu tions or its people, Antwerp always has risen again. Figures tell the story. Populntlon In 1G08, 125,000; twenty years later, only 55,000. From 18(H) to 18.10 the population almost doubled. To Its 200,000 In HKH, a hundred thousand more were added before the Hermans enmo In October, 1011. The 12,1(50 vetwels tliat passed in nnd out of Its fine harbor In 1005 marked an In crease of more than DO per cent since 1888. Not that Antwerp Is a perennial boom town. It Is at least 15 centur ies old. And during that time Its story Is one of struggle against re peated tragedies. When the .(lerninns Invaded the city Its noble cathedral tower looked down on Just one more, though Inllnltely more cruel, blow of the sort It had been receiving since the middle ages. Napoleon (some say Charles V) compared this tower to Mechlin lace. Its delicate chiseling forms a network of stone embroidery ugaliiHt the sky that can bo seen froiii the surrounding Hat country, and from the winding Scheldt, Ions before any other building In Antwerp Is visible. Uy 1(500, live hundred ships often came nnd went from Antwerp's har bor in a day and two thousand wagon loads of merchandise usually entered Its Kates. A thouwind foreign busi ness houses were represented there. Its own merchant, princes dwelt In al most regal splendor. Amid this material wenlth noblo works of art were created. In the city's museum were specimens of Its glorious school paintings by Van Dyck, the Tenlers, Mending, Musnys .Tordaens, .Tan van Eyck and Uubcns, though the Inst named was better represented In the cathedral by his masterpiece, "The Descent From the Cross," nnd two other noted works. In the Miibco I'liintln were relics of that Elbert Hubbard of the middle ages, Chrlstophe Plnntln, whosu press product was no less distinctive when heretic pamphlets were struck off than when devout rellulous works wero printed nnd embossed. During the religious disturbances of tho mid-sixteenth century the cathe dral, then considered second only to St. Peter's at Home, was pillaged by tho Ieonoelnwts. Its Images and nlc- turus, Its iiiagnlllcent vases, Its GO al- 1 uirs nnd Its great organ, considered tho finest of its time, were burned or broken by the torch-bearing vandals. Whitewashed walls reminded twen-tlotli-century tourists of these depro diUloiiH. Other churches wero ravaged nt that time. Hut whnt Antwerp suffer ed then was mild compared to tho horrorn of "tho Spanish Fury" In 157(5, when that latter dny Nero, the duke nt Alva, and his Council of Blood, began a reign of terror which sav agery scarcely could surpass. Tying wealthy citizens to horses' tnlls, he would drng them miles to "trial." Antwerp suffered grievously from this debauch of hangings, quiirtcrlngs, beheadings and butcheries. In three Unys 8,000 of her men, women and children were slain, burned or drown- vl ; hundred of tho ilno marhlo homes ! destroyed, nnd tho ccrilvnlont of mil lions of dollars worth of property , wrecked. , It was seven years later that tho lnuglity citizens of Antwerp mado hort shrift of tho duke of Anion's plotting against Flemish liberty. When tqe tluko and his men overcame the Flemish guard of n drawbridge, nnd H.OOO of tho duke's troops rushed In to tnko tho city, workmen fought furi ously with their oven shovels, and elt Iv.ouh grabbed arquebuses and chewed coins Into shape to load them. FINLAND: WHERE WOMEN WON VOTE BY HELPING SETTLE A STRIKE Victory for woman suffrage In the United States adds Interest to the ex periences of Finland, where women won tho franchise by their part In qui eting labor troubles similar to those which now assail the United States. Incidentally, Finland was one of tho first portions of the old Uusslan em pire to set up n constitutional govern ment. Tho advent and progress of suffrage In Finland Is described In it communi cation to the Nntlonal Geographic so duty by Rnroness Alctta Korff as fol lows: "From an educational point of view !ho women of Finland hnve been very fortunate, as there are many excellent schools for girls nnd a number of co educational schools throughout tho country which propure students for tho university examinations. Girls wero admitted to tho university In 878, and, until tho war Intervened, they not only attended lecturer but "ok part In alt branches of university life: they participated In nil the cele brations and festivities, and were members of the various clubs nnd stu dent organizations, in which they were on a footing of perfect equality with the men, and frequently were elected to various olllclnl position. After they were graduated from one of the sev eral high schools or from the unlver- lty. there were tunny branches of work open to them. "Ilnvlng thus such an excellent foun dation to build upon, It Is small won der that the woman's movement mum found marv active supporters. In 1 RfVt the diet hud accorded the mu nicipal vote to women taxpayers living In the country, nnd In 1872 to women living In the towns, nil of whom were also given the right to be elected mem bers of certain local self-governing bodies. In 1000 the women social dem ocrats Included the suffrage In their program, but Mjo special activity for the suffrage began only In the year 1001, although In 1807 a petition had been olllclally presented to the diet lit the request of the 'Finnish Worn mi's association.' "The reason why so little -wns done In direct furtherance of the cause of woman suffrage between the years 1807 and 1001 is Hint Just at that time Finland was passing through n severe political crisis. "After the outbreak of the October revolution In Russia (lbori), n sympa thetic strike was declared In Finland and several of tho members of the eon trill committee elected by a mass meeting to manage tho details of the strike were women. "The first nctlon tnken by the com mittee was to close all the liquor shops, saloons and barrooms, and to organize n volunteer police force to keep order. After the second day the markets were reopened and the strik ers were not allowed to cut off the wa ter supply. In short, the strike was mnnnged In a most orderly and sys tematic way, nnd no outrages of any sort were committed." FUTURE OF SYRIA AFFECTS CIVILIZED WORLD More and more frequently the spot light swings to Syria. The Syrians declared their country Independent, and chose Prince Felsal as king. Fels til reigned a few days. The French set tip a temporary government, nnd now Felsal seeks restoration. Syria's future concerns the entire world, for It Is coming Into Its own as a result of new railways which make It onco more n link land In history's chain. Explaining the significance of recent events, a communication by Mnynnrd Owen Williams says: "Syria closes the east end of the Mediterranean and Is bounded on tho jorth by tho Taurus mountains. The A Woman of Syria. Syrian and Arabian deserts limit fur ther settlement to the east and south. Hut In connection with world com merce It has always been closely re lated to the fertile valleys of the Nile and the twin Mesopotamia rivers, and Its commercial life of tomorrow can not bo divorced from thnt of Mesopo tamia. "The future of Syria depends upon the development of two ports and upon who controls these strategic centers of politics nnd commerce. Alexandretta and Haifa attain new Importance as tho Dardanelles aro Internationalized and free passage, open to nil nations, cuts across what Germany was forg ing as a Herllu-to-llagdad route, all but P.00 miles of which, between Nls llln and Tekrlt, a few miles above Sn marra, Is now complete. "This new line of trnflle from Alex andretta past Aleppo to the Euphrates river at .lerablus, connecting the old est routes of international commerce, ulso separates two Important lingual groups, for Turkish Is generally spok en to the north of the railway and Arabic to the south. "Whatever political adjustment Is made between England and Franco, Italy nnd Greece, Arabia anil Syria, conservative Mecca and liberal llelrut, Zionist and Greek Orthodox, Christian and Moslem, Marontto nnd Druse, tho line of division between tho Turkish and Arabic tongues will bo slgnlllenitt for language differences as well as those of race oxert a profund effect on political life In tho Levant "Syria Is the hub of tho Afro-Eurn 1 slim continents, und with every rail ii ii mi m m wmmmx way thnt renches out to Bremen, Haku, Rnkhnrn, Burmn or Rloemfon teln the centrnl region of tho world's greatest Innd-mnss achieves nw sig nified tire. "Aside from Its Importance ns n trade route. Syria will find Its great est future as an agricultural nation, and lm extensive regions which can be made to produce largo crops." 1 RUMANIA: PAWN OF MANY Rumania, which has nttracted ntten Hon recently because of the visit of Prince Parol to this country, hns been a center of European war storms for a thouM.md years. Peter the Great once established n protectorate over the Itumnnlans and Catherine the Great later advanced n plan for the nnnexntlon of their ter ritory to Hussln. Fenrlng thnt such territorial expansion might be? a mon aceto her. Austria persuaded Cather ine, to abandon that plan. Ilumnnln, as we now know It, wns formal from Moldnvln and Wnllacbla In 18(51. Previously these principali ties had been under Turkish suzer ainty, following Austria's protest ngalst Hussln annexing them. Au tonomy being guaranteed by the pow ers which agreed to the union of the principalities, following the Crimean war, Rumanians chose mi nrmy ofllcer, Col. Alexander Curza, as their ruler. I Ills title was Alexander John I, prlnco of Rumnnln. When, seven years Inter, tho element In power nt Iluehnrcst decided for n change of rulers there were few for malities. Invading tho prince's bed room by night, lenders of tho group presented a certificate- of abdication to be signed, nnd then bundled him in n carriage and put him nbonrd nn ex press for Paris. The count of Flnnders, brother to King Leopold of Rolglum, was chosen by n provisional government. Tho lowers, especially Austrln, protested, and Prince Charles (Carol), who had been an ofllcer In the Prusslnn nrmy, wns substituted. He set about free ing the country from tho suzerainty of Turkey. When the Russo-Turklsh storm clouds arose In 18".r, Chnrles sought to have the powers guarantee the neutrality of Rumnnln. He failed. Then nn agreement wns reached with Russia. Under Its terms Russian soldiers wero i to have free pnssago through Ru mnnln. while Hussln was to respect tho rights and defend the Integrity of Ru mania. When the war begnn Rumnnln promptly doclnred herself Independent of Turkey. As tho wnr went on Rus sia needed help badly and llnnlly Ru mania responded to repented appeals. Under Prince Cnrol, Rumnnlan and al lied troops gained n decisive but cost ly victory before Plevnn. Rumnnlnn freedom wns recognized In the treaty of San Stefano. und it furthermore wns stipulated that Rumnnln was to get the swampy country known as Dobrudjn. lying between the Danube, where it flows to tho north, and the Hlnck sea. Itussln was to have Hess arabla. territory claimed by Rumnnln and In part occupied by her. Rumania protested bitterly against exchange of picturesque Hcssarabln for the ugly Dobrudjn region. Russia threatened to 'disarm the Rumanian army, nnd Prince Carol plucklly re sponded thnt his army might be de stroyed but It never would bo dis armed. The Russo-Turklsh treaty of San Stefano was overturned by the con gress of Herlln, but Russln's aim In Hessnrnbla was not denied. Thus Rumnnln, nftcr helping Russia In her plight, came out of the war with less than she hnd when she went In. CANADA MAY ADOPT AN ESKIMO INDUSTRY Conversion of the nrctlc and sub arctic regions of Onniulu Into a rein deer meat producing nren Is being con sidered by the Canndlan government nnd Is being widely discussed through out tho dominion. A communication to the National Geographic society recalls thnt rein deer were not Indigenous to Alaska, and tells the Interesting story of their Introduction there. "The story of the Inception nnd growth of the reindeer enterprise In Vlnskn Is very Interesting and Is not generally known," snys the writer, "During nn extended trip of lnspee tlon of tho missionary stations and government schools In 1S0O. Dr. Shel don Jackson, then general ngent of ed ucatlon In Alaska, wns Impressed with tho fact that tho natives In arctic and subarctic Alnska wero rapidly losing their sources of food supply. "Doctor Jnckson snw that unless something was done nt once the Unit ed States would have to choose be tween feeding the 20,000 nnd more na tives or letting them starve to denth. "The same moss which covered so many thousands of miles of the plains of arctic Slberln wns seen everywhere In Alnskn. The tnmo reindeer was practically the same animal as the wild caribou of Alaska, chanced by bo Ing domesticated for centuries. "On his return to the United States in ISM. Doctor Jnckson asked congress for an appropriation to provide tho money for Importing n few deer. Congress wns not convinced of the wisdom of such nctlon, but several prl vnto persons wero so Interested thnt they placed $2,000 at Doctor Jackson's disposal to begin the experiment. Tho tlrst deer wero brought over that your. It was not long before the government realized the Importance of the move ment, nnd In 1891 appropriated the sum of 0,000 to continue tho work. Lutor tho appropriation wns Increased and by 1000 amounted to $25,000 annually," Salvation Army Dedicates New Training School Commissioner Thomiis Estill of the itrmy olllcers. The college Is one of the i rain there. Tho building wns formerly The moving of u number of boxwood trees, rnnglng In ago from 200 to Lincoln Memorlnl In Washington. Is rees are so Inrgo In some cases they irom tho Heltmuller estate In Washington. They have to be carried five miles. Indiana to Be Used As a Target The old U. S. S. Indiana, ufter 20 years of service, Is to be used by the navy for a target for battleships and nlrplanes. The navy will try out a new aerial bomb on this old sea warrior. Where Lord Mayor Brixton prison, London, in tho hospital of which Terence MacSwlney Is starving himself In dcthuico of llrltlsli authority. CONDENSATIONS Eighty-five per cent of tho world's automobiles nre manufactured In t-.o United States. An Inventor hns developed n form if treadmill to ennblo an nthleto to get running exercise without lenvlng his room. Tho four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of tho Straits of Magel lan will be celebrated by Chile In No vember. A substnntlnl holder for n pall ivhlch cannot bo kicked over by n cow being milked has been patented by n CnUforuiau. Salvation army dedicated the new Chlcngo training school for Salvation army's three largest In the United States nnd more thnn 125 students will the home of Joseph E. Tilt, wculthy Chicago shoe manufneturer. Ancient Trees for the Lincoln the biggest tree project ever undertaken have to be divided before It Is possible of Cork Is Confined Germnn silver contains no silver, nnd blacklcad no lead. The government of' Hollund will es tablish an nerlal mall service between that country und England. It has been discovered that an oil can be distilled from horso chestnuts .composed of ono part acetone nnd two of butyl nlcohol. Splints to be strapped to tho feet to gradually correct the deformity known as "hummer toe" have been In vented. An English noii-lnflnmmnble, non breakable substitute for celluloid weighs only about one-sixth as much ns glass. " Memorial ,'100 years, to he transplanted around tho by the District of Columbia. These to move. them. They were purchased ......wW'gt' Mr. and Mrs. Edward Remsen Toller, who wero mnrrled the other day, each aged seventy-five yenrs, Fifty-live years ago .Martini Juno Gnbrlel and Mr. Teller, then twenty yenrs old. wero engnged to be married, but they quarreled nnd separated, and each married another. But now. 55 yenrs afterwards, being widow unil widower and each seventy-five, they hnve decided their old nffectlon con tinues. Mr. Teller wns formerly su perintendent of the training stnbles In tho New York fire department, and for the past 20 years has been con nected with tho New l'ork vetcrlnnry hob-pltal. One of Gene Field's Pranks. Eugene Field and I were seated In a Chicago theater near the wtage, and "East Lynne." or somo equally tear forclng piny wns being produced. At the moment of high tension, when there was profound silence throughout the house, thore burst out u loud "Iln! hn I hn I" and, then Field turned to n quiet old gentleman seated by his sldo nnd silently denounced him with u look of nmnzement nnd condemnation. The nudlenco took It up nnd all rec ognized tho poor old fellow ns tho culprit. He blushed and, when tho curtain fell, quietly took his lint and slipped out, and did not return. Field, who wns nlmost n ventriloquist, wns tho renl offender. Melville E. Stono In Collier's Weekly. Unterrifled. "It's going to be n hnrd winter." "I hope so." unswered Mr. Growchor. "And fuel Is likely to lie scarce." "I don't cure. I'm tired of tlieso all-day bathing costumes. I want to see a climatic condition that will com pel people to wear a whole lot of clothes." WEDDED AFTER 55 YEARS