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; ' ' - .- ?v ' - ''"'. ' , i . .... , 1 " - -. ; 3 , 11 ? J if COGNATION OMENS. UNLUCKY INCIDENTS AT THE CHOWIJTNG OF KINGS. Historical Reminiscences of Happen ings Considered Unlucky at Cor onation of Morarchs. '" T.nnr1on "Sam ""What- is the finest Bight in the world?" said Horace Wal poie. "A coronation. What do people most talk about? A coronation. What is the thing most delightful to have passed? A coronation." These words are an accurate indica tion of the close scrutiny which is cast by the public eye upon this great his torical event. It arouses, therefore, but little surprise to learn that even the tiniest incidents on this great oc casion have been remarked and noted down by the curious; while a value al together disproporionate has been not Infrequently asigned to them. Naturally this was proved to be the ease in a very marked manner at the coronation of sovereigns whose reigns have subsequently been clouded with disaster and failure; or, perhaps, ter minated in a violent and untimely end. There was the well-known scene at the deathbed of Edward the Confessor, -when Harold and his relatives forced their way into the king's bed chamber and demanded the name of his succes sor. "Ye know full well," replied the dy- BATTLESHIP MAY Although Xing Edward VLT may n ot ti7!qd , TTnited States, Hiehness may visit here in a mer on the warship which has been lng monarch, "that I have bequeathed my kingdom to the Duke of Normandy, and are there not thoss here whose oaths have been given to secure his succession?" Dissatified with this answer, the earl proceeded to repeat the question In still more peremptory terms. "Harold, take It, if such beUhy wish," was the reply, "but the gift will be thy ruin. Against the duke and his baronage no power can avail thee." A few more moments and the king had passed away. Harold was hastily crowned, and before that year had been gathered to its rest he himself was lying, a blood-stained corpse, beneath n heap of Saxon claln, upon Senlac field. Another 70 years and the troubled reign of Stephen commenced. From the very first this reign was marked with events which augured ill for the new sovereign. The usual kiss of peace was forgotten; the host bestowed at the celebration disappeared in some strange and unaccountable manner. The archbishop. William de Corbeull. who but a short time previous had solemnly pledged his word to uphold Queen Maude, and was now deliberate ly breaking it by crowning the king, died within the year; while the great officers of church and state who had taken part In the ceremony all came to some wretched and miserable end. The coronation of Edward II. was a scene of desperate confusion. Arch bishop Wlnchetoey was unable to offi ciate, owing to the breakdown of health and hit absence at Rome. He accord ingly named a commission, consisting of three prelates, to act In his behalf. One of these, Thomas Woodlock, bish op of Winchester, was actually Intrust ed by the wretched Edward with the Arty of crowning him, in spite of the fact that he had deliberately played the traitor to the great sovereign who had just passed away. Another Incident which Jarred upon the afTectlon felt by ths nation for Ed- .a t w9. th levmtton of Piers Oav- eston, the royal favorite, who had been excluded from the court to a position superior to that of any of the great magnates of the realm. The arrange ments, which Gavaston had superin tended, were of the crudest description, with the- result that the "hallowing" of the king and queen was not completed until I o'clock In the afternoon. When at length tie hungry and wavy nsbles sat down to the corona tion banquet the confusion displayed In ths hall eeemad to rival that of the ab bey, for the food was eieerably cooked Md the whole thing was 111 served to a degree. Richard ui. endeavored to throw dust Is the eyes of his subjects by great display of magnificence. CJill, H was hardly to bo expected that tie murderer of kit own flesh and Uaod. so to speak, ahonld melv the wort of welcomes. Pot Jhe ja the Unfa Pn wit a body CO norta. Ths atfctot and other er ? cf ta mmvmC tMt the kiT. r r "J, u c canr m vm invvsy, B" , ,cu.ir 1U irrtipt had pledged "his aln body and soul" for the safety of the young Duke of York, now lying, with his brother, the victim of a foul crime. The melancholy story of the two last i.amed reigns need not be dwelt upoa here, nor yet the five brief unhappy years during which Queen Mary ruled over the land. At ber coronation a terribly evil omen for the cause of Protestantism was remarked. Mary, so runs the tale, absolutely declined to be seated In the same chair as that ii-h"h Kdwnrr! VI. had occuoied. Hence it horamn liwpssarT to nrovide a sub stitute for this ancient throne of the land. Needless to say the new one was carefully blessed and sanctified by his holiness the pope ere the queen ven tured to trust herself upon it. Once more, it is curious to note that during the act of homage the nobles one and all "held both their hands together, in manner of lamenting." The Stuart dynasty, too, displays a bountiful crop of evil omens. Take the coronation of James II. for Instance. Even In the preliminary preparations for that ceremony a curious lack of rev erence for past traditions is shown, to gether .with a determination to ride rough-shod over popular opposition. To begin with, the actual service was mangled almost beyond recognition. The reason alleged was the necessity for curtailing the extreme length of the proceedings. In reality, the omission of the com munion and other prominent feature of the rite was entirely due to a desire to refrain from outraging the papal BRING PRINCE. sanction an official visit ot the it is yet probable that ida Soya semi-official way during the coming- sum named after tne heir apparent. ivmngfiiiu if th Vine. Once more, hi im.hnnnii nmcession from the Tower through the city to Westmin ster was abandoned on tne grouuu u nnr,oo Thla Hffl BOt- hOWSVer. prevent James from expending over a hunrirprt tnntisana ooauai u ujo adornment of his queen. VOCABULARY OP POKEE. Literate and Illiterate Contributions to Its Enlargement Philadelphia Telegraph: A coterie of poker players meet semi-occasionaiiy of nno nf ttia m11r iiTitnwn clubs and play the great American game with all the zest that sirs, eatue uea iu into whist. Once In a while a stranger o Emitter) nn tli atreneth of an Intro duction by one of the poker crowd. The limit is small, but tne game s utiea !(,. iiiraiv for all that. Straneers are welcomed more for the variety of the thing than tor tue amount or money wkink thaiF mAvont eftimM to chanse hands, but especially for the way in wM"h thev enrien tne vocaouiary oi One night last week two men were Introduced who were types the one, a man who In early life had ...jion thunlnn1 ti nther. one who V.4 rnrVtt1 hS Wv KA With the id vantage or oaiy one winter s scnoouus. Dstth inat rAiiiv rram lOfl L 1UI J' J L .i - - an hour, and even with a small limit one can lose a good deal in an nour at ! T nrk turned for the collese man, ana in ten minute n vmv tured three big "now, ana um au niinrtw nf an hour was Dlarinr 4 ..i.rf VL!y am 1 1 ha remarked as be raked In the chips after a big Jack. "I knew there was balm In 01 lead for ma" ijiok was still against the other hi na whin hi had hecun to think that it wasn't his night for winning his luce turnea, ioo, ana t.ia kmii tn vm lila war. When his pile of chips was big enough to make tne panner weary ne, There s a Dam m uwuoru iur mm. too!" Ancient City In Mexico. T Ttaraa mnaanraiAV of Sdl aeologlcal monuments In Mexico, has exhumed an ancient city oi w mw u. Im ttm mmtm M riatfaM. In Its Ml- ter is a grand puiia, and rising to the north oi tne piasa are wnm, m which are founded two great temples, hita in tha Mater of the nlasa itself are two massive mausoleums In which the priests of the temples were ounea. w aMaa mtAmm mt tka Mhlie samara there are also It mailer shrines, six on either nana, an supponea 07 neavy nianiu f haavilt edwared with hlero- ivDhle lascnotlona In bas-relief. In v- Mia Ka hlatntw at the Beanie was found Inscribed, in the language of the Zapoteeas. upon M tablets of atona, go ansa of the sarprlslngly ran hla- JU haa aliaailT haatl faond that Vr. Batres will mk the govern xeemt for xeore men to be Mt at the won of exaamint saw lewnjug we bmlUiao of the mnm fitr. at a tl tftSlB f U1 if c UNCLE BILL AND 8 FELLOWS down atShakeRag O'Fallon came in and gave the have become plutocrats now," said Uncle Bill, as- he and editor his usual weekly round-up. "Why plutocrats?" asked the editor. doubtfully. Tls not plutocracy, pure and sim ple," remarked O'Fallon. "but In a small way. We be's bondholders In th' Shake Rag and Shoe Fly Interurban SubHrban Electric railway, and phwile we be's bloated bondholders, there'll be no na cessity fer t' tap us, because pwhy, we be's Just afther being' tapped, as th' shoemaker said t' th' ould shoe. Wc paid our money for th' privilege av roidln' be electricity, and In order that th' cars may be kept a-goln' we pays agin whin we roldes." 'Oh, wall, me an' OFallon is goln' ter be the hull gosh durn push," spoke up Uncle Bill. t There be s no pushln' needed, in terrupted O'Fallon. "All yez have t do Is ring a bell aud give the crank a thwist and off yez go V bate th' divll out av Jail." Who are going to run the cars? asked the editor. ''Sure th' electricity be's goln' f rim thlm. Didn't we Just tell you?" said O'Falon. I'm goln" ter be the moterman," proudly asserted Uncle Bill, "I went Inter the city ter learn how the dumb thing works, an' I'm purty tolerable well posted. They put me on a car what had a pilot on ter show me how ter turn the electricity on an' off. Wall, we started off an' In 'bout a half hour we fetched up right where we started. That made me feel sort uv cheap, 'cause when a feller gits lost he generally fetches up right where he started from. I asked the pilot feller If he had a compass. He said 'no. Then I said, 'you wait here ontil I go git a compass, an' we'll take the durn thing out, 'thout gittin' lost An' then ev erybody ' laughed, and the pilot feller said, 'Lost? No one is lost, ole ' man; we've been 'round the loop.' Gee!mart gown. The long rolling collar whizz, what do yer think uv that? I thought we had ter go somewhere an' then came back, but instead uv that we Jest kept goin' and got bank, any how. Wall, the sum uv it was I learn ed how to run the cart, and now I'm a terror ter all the chickens an' dog In the neighborhood since I've got ter be a motrman." "He have eggs in his head since he bought shares in th' trolley line," said O'Fallon. "Wall," replied Uncle Bill, 'I ain't afraid uv 'era hatchln' out" "Anny wan that wants a compass t run a street car have his head so full av eggs that be needs a cold storage Instead av a compass. Sure, yez be worse than Clancy, fer his head wouldn't hould mush widout it makin' a hoe cake. He be's so hot-headed," said O'Fallon, who seemed to take de light in trying to get Uncle Bill rat tled." Oh, I hain't much alarmed 'bout the heat in my head," said Uncle Bill. "But yerought to have seen O'Fallon the first day be was conductor on the trolley car. He would walk aneaa a nttie ways ahead every time I'd stop the car. Jest to show people how much like a railroad man he wae a-glttln on, an' he can put on more dog over a little posi tion like that than eny Irish feller yer ever see, an' that s sayln' a hull lot But I shook some uv the dog out uv him yesterday." "How was that? asked the editor. "I landed him in a sand bank 'long- side of the road. Yer see he went ahead as usual an! it was oown grade there, so I turned the crank good an' strong an' off we started like a shot out uv a blow pipe. O'Fallon made a grab for the car an' caught hold uv the rail uv the car.'but he couldn t git next ter it with his feet, an' there we went with a wild Irishman in the air, an "Hold on," Interrupted O'Fallon. "Ol'Il tell yez all about it 01 had me hoult av th car wld me two hands, but My Peet Slipped and There 01 Was. me feet slipped and there OI was, and as presiding officer, I yelled fer Uncle Bill t stop th' car until me reet couia catch up wld It; but dlvil a stop would he stop, and there 01 hung wid me feet cracking together every tolme we'd turn a curve and whin 01 wlnt t' spit on me hands, OI lost me hoult and was denoseted be th' car head first In a sand bank; and begorrah, 01 couldn't check meself out "Yes," sal Uncle Bill, "I went an' drew blra out uv the bank, an' made him a present uv himself. I ain't sup posed ter stop the car onlees the bell rlnes from the conductor. "How th' divll could 01 ring th' bell whin 01 couldn't rache th" rope?" re torted O'Fallon. "Wall, we cum up town ter day ter And out "bout It but I know that I'm right," argued Uncle Bill. "What has become of the trolley car today?" asked the editor, v "We hitched it ter a tree out here tout two miles, an' If It don't get scar ed an' run off by Itself, we will And it there when we git this point settled," said Uncle Bill." "Yes," remarked O'Fallon. "Uncle Bill wanted t' blanket It f kape th' flies from biting It out there be th' bonnle hasel brash." And at that O'Fallon clicked a couple of nlckles together and they started for the corner with a parched contenanos. noasxss or Mexico. Piesfrons Oedltion of th Country , . as Ov Southern sorasr. Ui4er the leadership of the well-organised party wttmn whiea per sonal ambitions are loyally subordinat ed to public ends; and the eventual successor to Freldent Diaz is already practically determined upon, so that the fear sometimes expressed If st upon the death of that great ruler the coun try should be in danger of a revolution lias no reasonable iounnauun iu mix. With resoect to the security of titles and the protection of life and property, Mexico at present leaves little to be de sired. Moreover, conservative business methods are being adopted, and men of the soundest financial standing are be ginning to interest themselves exten sively In Mexican industry. Eaousi experience has been gathered so that the Investor may avoid costly mistakes, while the avenues to great success In the exploitation of the natural wealth of Mexico have not yet been closed, and the most tempting opportunities re main. It is therefore reasonable to expect that the next decade will witness unusu al progress in Mexican Industrial life. In mining, systematic methods of pros pecting and surveying have been em ployed; water power is being Investi gated and developed; and the railway system of the country Is receiving im portant additions, opening up promis ing regions that were hitherto almost Inaccessible, and this giving an Impetus to the development of the rlgh agricul tural lands of southern Mexico. Indica tions of progress along these lines are afforded by the formation of large pros pecting companies, backed by the most conservative American and European capital; by the establishment of the great water-power plants of Mexico City and Orizaba; by the opening of scores of tropical plantations, and by the movement of railway consolidation and construction now In progress. Thus the National and international railways are to be united so as to form a single broad-gauge line between the northern boundary and the City of Mexico; while the railway known as the "Mason line" will connect the Mexican systems with the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and open up the way to the Central American republics. STYLISH SPRING COSTUMES. FEATURES IN TAILOR-MADES. Gown of Fancy Suiting and White Moire. The material for this handsome street costume Is a fancy suiting, but It will also be quite chic if developed of smooth finished cloth. Some" of the newest features in tailor-mades, the basque or skirt, as well as the broad shoulder effect are combined in this and the straps over the shoulder and around the bottom of the skirt are of moire. The revers and the extension vest are of white moire stitched with several rows ot Corticelli silk; small buttons are set down the center of the veot. as well as on the fronts, and clus ters of buttons are placed on the shoul der straps and sleeves. The latter are nuite novel, the fltted undersleeves flar ing at th bottom. The skirt Is laid In wide tucks and spreads out Into a verv full flare at the hem. As the season advances the prefer ence for mixed and fancy suitings be comes more distinct and it seems ai most as if the latter would In a very short time be used entirely Instead of smooth finished clothes, although the cloth is by far the most dressy in ap pearance, It is of more compact and closer weave than the mixed suitings snd homepuns, which, together with Scotch cloth, are In the lead at present Buttons and Buttons. The Paris Musee de l'Armee has re- centlv received a most interesting ana novel present In the shape of a unique collection of buttons, selected from the many varieties or uniforms wnicn nave been used from the days of the first re- nubllc till now. The collection nam ben 800. many of which are extremely rare, and was bought from the owner for the nation by a generous aoner, wno calls blmeef "Babretacne. ' TO INVITE PRINCE Peer who will pment formal Invi tation from Uew lork Chamber of fliiam to prospective loyal Tig. iUr to the United Ctaten. MFNELIK. ABYSSINIA'S EMPEROR, ABOUT TO VISIT THIS COUNIKY. M EN'ELIK, emperor of Abyssinia, best known as the man who de feated the armies of Italy, is to visit the St. Louis exposition. He Is to come as an Invited guest of the United States and as his manner of life is not exactly that of ordinary sovereigns, the state department and the authorities of the exposition are both looking forward to the event wlttL feelings of anxiety closely akin to those with which the British government re garded the visit of the ameer of Af ghanistan. The visit of the emperor of Abyssinia 111 be made In his character of a reigning sovereign, and for this reason added anxiety is felt by those whose mission it will be to receive and enter tain hfm. Menelik will be the first reigning sovereign who has ever visited the United States and the etiquette In such matters Is consequently not very well understood. He will assuredly travel with a large retinue and is likely to bring with htm many members of his HIS SON TO BE AT The son of the distinguished president of China's council 0 foreigtl"" fairs has been selected to represent occasion and will take with him a large suite, comprised of Chinamen of rank, to honor English King's accession. numerous family. The emperor him self has been constantly under the In fluence of white men and is semi-civl-llzed and fairly well educated, but those who have visited his capital say that his attendants are virtually savages and have not the slightest conception of any other way of life than that which obtains in Abyssinia. It Is remember ed "that the British authorities found themselves under the painful necessity of setting a close guard of armed sol diers over the quarters of the follow ers of the ameer of Afghanistan, in order to repress their pleasant little Afghan habits of wandering into the streets of London to do as they pleased with the property and persons of the scandalized British subjects, and the Afghans are said to be mild In com parison to the Abysslnlans. As a reigning sovereign Emperor Menelik will be entitled to the most ceremonious reception which this coun try can offer. The welcomes and en tertainments accorded to the Prince of Wales, to the Duke of Veragua and to Prince Henry of Prussia will have to be eclipsed by those given to the Em peror of Abyssinia. If the requirements of ceremonious etiquette are fulfilled. The fact that Menelik prefers butter to soap as a toilet adjunct and always eats his meat raw makes no difference whatever. International courtesy de mands that the emperor shall be re ceived with the same honors that would be bestowed upon the most cultivated European potentate. Then there will be the matter of Mrs. Menelik. There Is but one such, offi cially, but actually there are several, and the emperor of Abyssinia is quite as likely to bring some ot the several as to fetch along his recognised em press, Tsltu, Menelik, like all the Abys slnlans, regards womanfolk merely as beasts of burden. At Menellk's capital Addis Ababa, It you lack wood you or der It by the woman-toad. The fair sex are expected not merely to be hew ers of wood and drawers of water, but to do all the hard work of dally life as well. H Is therefore not to be won dered at that the Abysslnlsn women do not regard the marriage condition with delight Indeed, marriage Is so unpop ulsr with ths women of Abyssinia that they will only consent to it wnen pnysi rsl force Is actually nsed. The Samali and Abyssinian husbands always carry a whip during the first fortnight of their honeymoon to keep their wires In order. It Is a cruel looking Instrument, studded with steel on the handle and fitted with a long strap of hippopota mus hide. The strange things about Abyssinian women' Is that In spite of all the hard work pat upon them, they are by no maaas bad looking, a thing which a marl cans will be able to sea for them selves whan Menelik arrives with his burden themselves with rih' th wear every bit of Jewelry they - iov hir hands ui)on. whether of 1 a 11 ,tj ' - silver or brass or glass. They take uver or B - - . peclal pride In the arrangement ot sti their hair, which is dressed " remarkable way. The process of hair dressing Is a long one, each lock being separated by a pin, elaborately plaited, steeped in melted butter snd then plas tered down firaily against the skuiL When finished it looks Tike a number of glossy black ridges carved upon the top of the ht-ad, leaving wide valleys of skin between each ridge. Though her features are comely, travelers in Abyssinia say that the aver age woman of that country is not at all the sort of person one would care to choose as a companion. For one thing, she never washes herself in all her life, the butter on her hair grows rancid and emits a peculiarly pungent odor, which affronts the nostrils when you pass her on the street, and In her own country wherever she goes she carries with her a large black cluster CORONATION. PHIHCD CennNtn. the Celestial empire on this au ugUW-v. of flies congregated on her back. Whatever may be the shortcomings and omissions of the emperor ot Abys sinia In matters of civilized etiquette, there la one virtue he possessses which will attract to him every faithful heart In the West. He Is absolutely sound on the silver question. He is for 16 to 1 to the very backbone. No one ex nctly knows how be contracted the Wil liam J. Bryan habit, but here Is the short and thrilling history of his ex periment In 16 to 1 coinage In East Africa: Menelik started coining dollars with bis own Image and superscription upon them, and they circulate equally with the trade dollars at bis capital of Ad dis Ababa, but are little known else where and suffer painful discount at the coast He has also issued division ary sliver money, the smallest being a piastre, of the same size and reputed value as the two anna piece, which Indian merchants have installed at Harrar, a town nearer the coast than the capital. One of the last persons to see Mene lik, Herbert Vivian, says of him: "His fare Is not so much marked with small pox as 1 had been let to expect He Is darker than the average Abyssinian, but bis features are not those of a ne gro. His mouth, however. Is quite negroid, and his thick lips wear an In cessant grin displaying large, very white teeth set loosely together. His small brown eyes wore an expression of fatigue, and what should be the whites of them were yellow. His fore head hi narrow, but the upper part of his face appears to have much charac ter and kindliness. His beard and whiskers are very close and curly and Inclined to be grsy. His voice Is soft and rather oily, without any vestige of the usual Abyssinian squeak. He speaks very deliberately, showing his teeth and tongue and wagging his head a good deal. He makes no gesticula tions with his hands, except that he sometimes puts his finger tips together. On the whole, I should describe bis as a rather eccleslsstlcsl manner." Abyssinia Is not much of a country f?r natural productions and Its trade Is of little Importance. Under wise management It Is believed that the country could be developed very much and this Is probably one of the reasons why France, Russia and England all maintain diplomatic relations with the emperor of Abyssinia and quarrel with each other for his favor. The country lies In northeast Africa, being shut in on one side by Egypt and on the others by the possessions of Italy, Britain and France. The country has no seacoast A Master. Detroit Tree Press: "Is ha of English T" "Tea, to indft by the Ubartiaa he " train. Uhs U nstn, they M aot over-1 Ukaa," ' " . : ' ' "'. MS- t .. ... ,' . v. ! f