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TIIKBmDERSOKUITIKS.
FOUR NVTIONAL CAPITALS THAT
OWE MUCH TO INDIVIDUALS.
Huron Itiittssninnn'ft lIcriiiMt ruction itt
l'ir Is-Shepherd's Work ut Washing,
ton A City Crrnteil by Order of the
(,'iir I'rederlrk the Clrrut and llerllii.
Four great capital own their beauty to
Individuals Hcrllu, Paris, Watlilngton
nnd St. PotcrshurK. I10111I011, Vienna, Con
Mnutlnnplo nnd Rome are the growth of
centuries, and Inherit from the past queer
mazes of streets, strange divisions nnd an
tique customs. Until the time of llaus
matiu Purls figured in the latter category.
It Is but a few days since Napoleon's pre
fect of the Seine breathed his Inst, nnd it Is
less than forty Near since he Inaugurated
his architectural and Intramural reforma
tion. To lie exact hh to dates, It was In tune,
18.W, that Huron llnUHsiunnti liegan the
creation of a new Paris. Tho French cap
ital has ix history running back to the
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IIAItON HAUHSMANX.
dawn of western civilization. When the
Romans knew It its boundaries were
those of the present lie de la Cite on
which now rises the grand cathedral
church of Notre Dame. Ah time went by
the town spread from the Island to the
main hanks of the river. It wiih n gay
capital when Philip inarched forth to the
crusades, and gayer still when the tide of
English invasion broke nnd ebbed from
its leuuuered gates. It gloomed with
Isolds XI and glowed with Louis XIV.
Then how thickly great men and mighty
events crowded upon the vast collection of
tall houses and narrow streets! Itichcllcti,
Talleyrand, Miruhvau, Napoleon tho (Jreat;
Papa Guillotine ut work beheading: kings
and nobles; the barricades, tho directory,
the consulate, the empire; the sun of Ann
tcrlllz, the sunset of Waterloo; Invasion,
humiliation, the liourbous; again revolt,
again the republic, and then once more
the empire! After that the new Paris, n
city reconstructed with the idea of sym
metry secondary to that of imperial safety.
Under sanction of the third Napoleon
Huron Iluussmunn did away with the old
shanties and kennels, the euls-de-soe and
alleys, and substituted for them spacious
boulevards and avenues, by whoo shies
stretched hi straight and Imposing lines
for miles mansions of freest 0110 timcrlng
to the height of six and seven stories. The
people applauded and the world admired.
No one thought, until there i'.-e threaten
lugs of trouble, of the subtle reason for all
this. The Parisians, however, discovered
it the llrst time they cried, "To arms!" anil
threatened the existing order of tilings.
Those broad metropolitan highways could
uot lie barricaded like the crooked thor-
A. It. dllKI'IIKISU lKXKASr.
oughfares of yore. Instead, they gave free
sweep for cannon ball and musket shut,
nnd nlnng their wide vistas columns of
troops could move at will. The Improve
ment wits 11 masterly check upon popular
uprisings. Yet the house It was to lsjuellt
reigns no louder, and at the great agu of
tfj the man who curtailed the strength of
riot and gave Paris more light and air
than any other modern city enjoys lias
breathed his last.
Ton certain degree there is n similarity
in the careers of Haron llaussiuaiiu and
Alexander H. Shepherd. Hoth suffered
much from public disapproval and curious
Inquiries regarding the accuracy of ac
counts. Still, along different lines, Shep
herd did as much for Washington as
lluusstnunn did for Paris. He fore the
present century had existence the land
now occupied was chosen as tho site for
the capital of the United States, The en
gineer selected to prepare the plans for the
proposed city was a Frenchman, .Maj.
Pierre Charles l'Eufuut. Ho worked In
telligently and with foresight. He en
countered narrow minded opposition, re
signed and refused pay fur Ills services.
KISfl I'lll.llKIIICK C.AII I'i:ti:ii.
Hut time, a recent writer declares, "has
fully established the great merit of his de-slgn.-aiid
it is a lecogiii.cd fact that by
means of it Washington has been able to
become a beautiful metropolis." "Moss"
Shepherd, as they called him in I hose days,
was the head of the bo, ml of public works
of the District of Columbia during the ad
ministration of (Jon. (iraut lie accepted
imau olllcial inheritance the almost for
gotten Ideas of L'Kufunt. Ho spent !',
(KN),(HK), was charged witli various iiuancial
olTenses, and Dually retired from author
ity. Hut he left Washington in rar d lifer
ent shape from what he found it. It eau
now challenge comparison with any of the
capitals of Europe for beauty, comfort
and general attractiveness. "The, French
man's magnlllceut plan ho been properly
developed."
Only an autocrat wltli unlimited means
could have called into U'liig a city like St.
Petersburg. It stands today a monument
to the sublime audacity of Peter tlicCreiit.
lie coveted the Hat and marshy soil nloi.g
the hanks ol the Nova with vast palaces,
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Br 7jb
comfortable icstdcucrs and unspeakable
prisons, The gorgeous glided domesnf the
puiiuo iiuiiumgs tower iitiove super!) sped
tuensof Italian arrhltciiurc, while through
the heart of the winter city sweeps the
Nevskoi Prospekt, one of the llnest streets
III Europe, lilt) feet wide and four tulles in
length. St. Petersburg Is a triumph of
man's iletermlnatlo 1 over the forces of
nature and environment It was born by
order of the c.ar, and the same command
continues Its existence. Nowhere else eiin
a city lie found whose seventy bridges are
built oil boats and lire annually temoved
at the cliMoof tho brief summer season.
Yet such is the case ivlth the capital of all
the Kusslas.
Of Berlin the German has every reason
In lie proud. It is net the walled Berlin ol
the Middle Ages, although the mngulllcent
Brandenburg gate (till guards 11 western
approach, but It Is the Berlin of Frederick
the Great Although the city owes Its
famous avenue Utitur den Linden to the
elector Frederick William, jet It Is In
debted for Its modernization and re erea
tlon to thn watrlor king whoso triumphs
rendered It possible for Ins successors to
w ear the Impel lul crown. It spreads In ma
Jest le grace of stone and marble along both
tides of the river Spree, and many of Its
castles, palaces and monuments hear mule
testimony to the wise liberality of the gi eat
Frederick. It has manufactories and mtt
Houms, theatres and works of art, colleges
and schools of science. It Is a seat of learn
ing and a centre of power, the vigorous
heart of a nul Ion of soldiers.
Peter, Frederick, llaussinann, Shepherd
the four have been called many names,
some of them not con plimeutary. Laying
aside any other claims to remembrance,
however, all are entitled to enduring fame
for one tiling they were hulldersof cities,
FitKii C. Dayton.
FOR HOME ENTERTAINMENT.
How an Kieiilng of I'd ii noil Instruction
May Hit Arranged.
For a novel patty the plan is to take
characters from prominent novels for rep
resentation. Tills will give wide scope for
originality, as most of the costumes would
have to ho designed by tho wearers as seemed
to them most appropriate. In this repre
sentation the prominent characteristlcsand
oddities of manner of the subject should
Is; Imitated. Only characters of marked
prominence or peculiarities should I hi
taken. Before the readings from I lie va
rious novels are given It would be Interest
ing to have eacli person present make out
a, guess list in which he will enter the name
A NOVEL I'AItTV.
of the character which lie decides each one
present lias chosen. In order to make out
the list it will Ihi -frmlssihlo for him to
talk to any one he chooses in regard to
whose personation he is in doubt.
For instance, if ho thinks a certain gen;
tleinaii has chosen the character of tiie
merchant from Australia in "Cnsar's Col
umn" he can approach him and ask him
how he likes tho arrangement of the (able
service of his hotel, if he does not think
the method of ordering Ills dinner by the
use of tho numbered electric buttons a
great Improvement over tho old way, and
so on. If ho has guessed the right charac
ter of course the person addressed will an
swer his questions and carry mi a short
conversation on the subject introduced.
If lie has guessed wrong Ills questions will
be unintelligible, and lie will bo informed
that he has mistaken the person.
The time given to making out tho guess
list, which should contain not only tho
name of the character personated, but the
name of the book from which it is takeu
and tho author, should bo limited from
half an hour to an hour, according to the
numlMTof guests. After tho owner's name
Is signed the lists should le collected and
some one appointed to compare them with
a correct list.
If desired a pri.e may he given to the
owner of tiie one which is most complete.
Much fun may bo had during the time
given to guessing through tho conversa
tions held with those whose personations
are in doubt. When tho guessing is com
pleted n limited number of selections from
tho various novels should be given, or
when of siilllcieut interest a sketch of the
author's life would bo appropriate. This
programme could lie made to cover two
evenings by dividing the novels into
"standard" and "modern" and taking one
class for each evening.
Sim Itcfiised to He 11 lluriniilil.
Minnie Schenck Is young, attractive and
determined. When she will she will, and
when she won't she wont. She lives in
Jersey City, where her parents keep a sa
loon. She worked at a factory each day,
and until recently made her home with the
old folks. As she paid tier bouid she
thought herself entitled to the evenings
for lest and amu-eiiieiit. Hut .Mamma
Sfhciifli had dlllereut view, ami ordered
her to put in tho time as a barmaid. .Min
nie icliised and sought other quarters.
Shi- had to go to law to get her clothes, hut
that iliiln t bother tier much, nsshewas
sustained in her course by a young man to
whom she is engaged, It was more bo
cause he wished it than on account of any
high moral principle that she took her
stand against serving In the saloon.
The Wealthy nf (ireul Hrlliiln,
During the jear 1WH) there died In the
British -es thirty-one poisons, each of
whom left a fort une of more than fl,'J,V),(MX).
A curious statistician, basing his estimates
on the averages of life insurance tallies, and
using the above mortuary llguies as a
starting point, has arrived at the conclu
sion that there are now living in the king
dom l.VMO persons who luie wealth equal
to or in excess of the amount named.
A Nei I'diiiiiI Tribe uf I' guiles.
The French explorer Cratnpel liasiliscov
ered a race of dwarfs In West Africa that
d lifers from those seen and described by
Stanley These mw found pjgtuies urer
ago ns adults ';fietlu height. They have
uniting c.Nclirnws, long noses, short necks,
big al'dii.ucn-, huge wrists, strong arms
and bind) leg-. 1 hey are very li'old hut
nlo erv cm ions
I'lcklng 11 Winner.
Uncle IliiHtus Kye, hyal 1 knowed dnt
lio.Hs'd wlul I ktiowed It for suuhl
Tom Bookie Have onythlng on liltnf
Uncle ltasttiM No, salt; hut 1 seen he had
11 cinch.
Tom Hookle Why didn't you bet on him
thenf
Uncle Bust us Didn't, hub no time, suh.
Hut 1 knowed he'd win. I knowed It Jus'
an soon as elier I Keen him come kerllttkln
under do wire, sab. Week's Sport.
At l.imt.
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Mrs. Cohwlggor Did yon ever llnd n
man under the bed?
Mrs. Merrill Yes, the night we thought
there were burglars in the house. I found
my husband then), Life.
A Mighty Menu Trick.
AO-year-olil child with 11 large appetite
nnd a special fondness for pancakes and
maple sirup arrived ut the breakfast table
tho other morning and forthwith demand
ed cakes,
"luit, your oat meal llrst, "said tier father.
"How many cakes can I haver" said the
greedy young lady.
The father, who in given to practical
Jokes, cogitated for n moment and then
said:
"If you cut, 0110 platof'tl of oatmeal you
can have three cakes, but If you eat two
plutcsful you can have four cakes, nnd if
you eat three plutcsful you can have six
cakes."
The child accepted the arrangement
promptly, and one plateful of oatmeal dis
appeared In ik twinkling; then another
plateful followed slowly, and a third won
consumed with evident dllllculty.
Tiie cakes and sirup were then prepared.
The youngster had Ih-cu growing more
solemn every moment, and when one
mouthful of cake had been disposed of
suddenly roared out in anguish:
"My tummy's full of oatmeal and I can't
eat any cakes at all boo-hool" Chicago
Ledger.
Er)rd.
She was n plump woman, and Is would
not have been a violent stretching of the
truth to call her a corpulent one. With
the fatuity which sometimes seizes upon
her sex In the way of deciding to wear the
most conspicuous stults, she had selected
as the material of her gown a brocade such
as of old was used by tlio upholsterer. Sho
was covered with figures so largo that, had
she been smaller, not so much as n single
one could have been crowded upon her,
yet which sho displayed us fully us a con
scientious sign board could have done.
There were tliosu In tho company who were
not restrained by the loftiness of her social
position from remarking upon herstriklug
appearance, and oh she sailed across the
room one of those crsons said to her
neighbor: "Do look at Mrs. X.; Isn't she
astonishing to-nlghtC" "Yes," was tho
reply; "she looks exactly like nn escaped
iiofa." Boston Courier.
Sometime Ihiiii.
Anxious Caller Is this the police stn
tionr Chief Yes, ma'am. What can I do for
you?
"I have lost some valuable Jewelry. I
suspect a former servant of having taken
it. I want to employ ndetectlvo to find
her whereabouts."
"All right, ma'am. Your nnmor"
"I am Mine, do Wise, tho er fortune
teller." Chlcngo Tribune.
No Coiiiiurlsoii.
Dentist Now, see here, whnt's the use
of making so much fuss about a little mis
erable root like thatf Let me pull it.
Patient You'll hurt.
Dentist You're n coward. Why, thero
was a woman In here this morning who
had seven good teeth pulled.
Patient I know, Doc, but this Isn't a
good tooth. Rochester Post-Express.
Delicate.
Proprietor (of furnishing store) What
are you doing with those everlasting neck
ties? Clerk I was Just rearranging them in
the showcase.
Pioprietor Well, that's all right, but
you can't Im too careful ulsiut handling
them, Clot liier ami Furnisher.
Itrilmillllble,
"You are discontented with tho wages I
pay you, and yet at Mrs. Brown's you
didn't have any more."
"That's so, mid I did all the work there
too. Hut you see you want mo to love
your children, and I must have extra pay
for that." Fllegcndo Blatter.
He Wan 11 Colonel.
Mr. Gargoyle I hear your daughter Is
engaged, Mrs, Gumiuey.
Mrs. Gumiuey Yes; ton Kentucky gen
tleman. Mrs. Gargoyle What! And you were
always opposed to American girls marry
ing titles' Judge.
A Cniifttriirtlnii Needed.
"What do you hear from your Eskimo
friend!'"
"He lias Just asked me to go up to Ids
place and spend tho night with him. I
don't know whether ho wants me to stay
six inonthsor six hours." New York Sun.
The Art of onelutloll.
Uncle Josh How's your father?
Miss Belle Very well, thank jou.
Uncle Josh How's your mother?
Miss Belle She's well, too.
Uncle Josh (after a three minutes' pause)
How-re your parents)1 Yale Record.
A Clew.
Patrolman They've jut took a floater
nut of the ilver with a crews marked 011 lib
forehead with a knife.
Chief- Start right out and arrest every
man that Isn't able to write his name.
Indianapolis Journal.
f 1 ii iti "., rill
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II end mill Ili-urt.
The lie.id 11ml the heart in the gnnu) of low
Must iii its m'imi'.Uk imi t ;
Uut ue'11 1 . i r. 1 1 1 1 a till a cold in Hid head,
S loii's she's not colli in Km heart,
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I.. MEYKK,
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AOC.NT
North German-Lloyd Steamship Co.,
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Also Rallro.id Agent for the Different Companies East and West,
outbampton. Ilnvrc, Hanil-ine,, Stet'en, London, Paris, Norwn, Plymouth, Hrctnei
Sweden, and anv Klnt in Euiope
Post Orders and Foreign Exchange issued to nil piomiuent jxiints n Europe.
Having larKo facilities east with tho MuKCut Hanks and Ha lnh's InstHutlons, 1 am pre
niki all kinds of Loans on Mrst Heal Kstnte MorluiiKei1. i Ity or harm I'ropertj.
years, nt tholouciit Interest. I ulsodenl In Schixil llonds, State, County nod Clf
also In htate. County anil City Certltleil Claims, unit will nlwnjs pay the hluhest
an aim see mo or correspond wmi me.
L. MEYER, 10S North Tenth Street.
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Dr.H. S. Aley, Specialist
In FEMALE, NERVOUS and KIDNEY DISEASES.
HpeilHl attention paid to the treatment of these iIIm-um-s
liy mriins of electricity.
All noii-mnllKimnt tumor of tho womb removed without
the use of tho knife.
All oM'ratlons for Injuries rrom childbirth skillfully is-r-formed.
IHliict-nif nt of tho womb cured In moat eases without
thn use of Instruments.
Kpllepsy. Ht. Vitus' Bunco, rtrlntloii, NelinilKln, Hysteria,
dlllereut forms of parnlysls. Deformities, unit nil other
forms of Nervous Troulile successful! v treated.
I'oiiNiilliitlon at oltleo or by mall .eu.
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