THE SAILOR PRINCE
UNIQUE RECORD OF LOUIS OF SA
VOY, DUKE D'ABRUZZI.
Son of a Former King of Spain and
Great Explorer a Visitor in Amer
ica—First Man to Scale
Mount Elias.
Washington.—Of all the royal and
Imperial personages who have visited
America during the last hundred years
there is none who has so large a claim
upon the regard and admiration of the
people of the United States as Prince
Louis of Savoy, Duke D’Abruzzi who
came to America with the Italian fleet
as Italy’s representative in the open
ing ceremonies of the Jamestown ex
position. From Norfolk the admiral
prince visited several other cities be
fore embarking for New York on his
flagship, the Varese.
In these modern times the sphere
of activity of the princes of the reign
ing houses of the old world is of an
exceedingly restricted character. For
the most part they are debarred from
emulating the prowesses of their an
cestors on the field of battle, while in
these days of constitutional monarchy
they are precluded not only from play
ing any political role, but even from
manifesting any political sympathies.
Their efforts to make a name for
themselves in the realms of science,
of art and of literature are always
handicapped by the difficulty of se
curing honest judgment, according to
ordinary standards, and by the conse
quent suspicion of favoritism. In one
word, if a prince of the blood wishes
to win for himself a niche in the tem
ple of fame he must perform some feat
that has never been accomplished be
fore by any other man, no matter what
his rank. He must do something that
wins for him fame, in spite of his hav
ing been born on the steps of a
throne; something intrinsically worthy
of such lasting renown as to relegate
to an altogether secondary place his
status in the social system.
Prince Louis can boast of having
achieved this. As long as America en
dures he will remain on record as hav
ing been the first man to scale Mount
St. Elias, while he can in the same
way boast of having been the first hu
man being to make the ascent in Cen
tral Africa of the loftiest peaks of
snow-capped Mount Ruwenzori, until
then regarded as altogether inaccessi
ble; and until Commander Peary’s
last dash for the pole the duke of the
Abruzzi held in the entire history of
arctic exploration the record of far
thest north. As King Edward re
marked at the meeting of the Royal
Geographical society in London lakt
winter on the occasion of the descrip
tion of the ascent of Mount Ruwen
zori, given by tie duke, the laiter still
young, being but 34 years of age, and
his past successes, unique in history
of modern royalty, give splendid prom
ise of still further brilliant achieve
ments.
Like most men really entitled to
fame Prince Louis is extremely mod
est, and quite averse to figuring in the
role of a hero. In the clever book
which he has written on'his tolar ex
periences, and also in the descriptions
which he has given of his ascents of
Mount St. Elias and Mount Ruwen
zori, the keynote has been the anxiety
to give all possible credit to his fol
lowers, and to efface himself.
It is this modesty, thoroughly in
keeping with the chivalrous character,
that has led the prince to remain
DUKE D’ABRUZZI. *
(Italy’s Sailor Prince Who Has Made
a Record as an Explorer.)
much In the background during the
recent visit of General Baron Kuroki.
The strain of old-time chivalry in
the character of Prince Louis, and
which has figured largely as an incen
tive to his deeds of daring, may be
said to have been inherited from his
father, the late duke of Aosta, who re
called so much to mind the knight of
the middle ages that he seemed some
how or another out of place in the lat
ter half of the nineteenth century.
The loftiness of his principles and
of his sense of honor were scarcely
in keeping with the age in which he
lived, and were hardly of a nature
to fit him for the duties of modern
government. EJlected to the throne of
Spain, which he only accepted with
the utmost reluctance and from a
sense of duty, he contemptuously
abandoned it after a reign of three
years rather than submit to political
compromises rendered necessary by
the situation, but to which he could
not bend his conscience.
HONOR MEMORY OF AGASSIZ.
Centennial Anniversary of Great Nat
uralist’s Birth Celebrated.
Boston.—The centennial of the bril
liant Swirs-American naturalist, Louis
Agassiz, was celebrated by the whole
scientific and educational world on
May 28. The date was the hundredth
anniversary of the birth of Agassiz at
Burial Place of Louis Agassiz.
Motier, Switzerland. Interest in the
centenary in this country centered at
Harvard university, where Agassiz
lived and labored from 1847 to 1873,
the year of his death. This was a
period of great growth for Harvard.
The conspicuous work of Agassiz for
the university was the great musuem
which he founded, and to which he
gave the best of his remarkable tal
ents and energy. The museum,
though youngest, ranks with the best
and oldest in Europe.
Cambridge is distinguished as the
burial place of Agassiz, whose grave
at Mt. Auburn is marked by a monu
ment in the form of a fine natural
boulder direct from the glacier of the
Aar in the Alps—the memorable
scene of his celebrated glacial explor
ations. In Cambridge, also, lives the
surviving family of Agassiz, his three
children and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Cary Agassiz, now 85 years old.
Agassiz's oldest child and only son,
Prof. Alexander Agassiz, who yvas 71
on his last birthday, lives with his
stepmother in the mansion on Quincy
street, where Agassiz lived and died.
He is a man of great wealth and scien
tific genius. The two daughters are
several years younger than their dis
tinguished brother. They are Mrs.
Ida Higginson, wife of Maj. Henry L.
Higginson, whose munificences found
ed the Boston Symphony orchestra and
gave to Harvard its Soldiers’ field and
its Harvard union; and Mrs. Quincy
(Pauline) Shaw, the founder of Boston
free kindergartens and other philan
thropies.
NEW ENVOY FROM SWEDEN.
Herman L. F. Lagererantz Presented
to the President,,
Washington.—Herman L. Fabian
Lagererantz, the new minister from
Sweden, who was formally presented
to the president, the other day, is a
well-known business man in his na
tive country, having been president of
the Svartalf railroad, in the heart of
the iron mining district of Sweden.
He was born in 1859, was trained for
yi/r
H. L. F. LAGERCRANTZ.
(New Swedish Minister to the United
States.)
the army, and lor several years was a
lieutenant in ^ the Royal artillery.
When Mr. La'gercrantz* retired from
the army he engaged in manufactur
ing and other business pursuits. This
is his first diplomatic appointment,
and his selection for the Washington
post is considered here as a marked
tribute to Mr. Lagercrantz’s abilities.
Liberal, Indeed.
“It don’t pay to remember every
thing you read,” grumbled Sandy
Pikes, as he wrapped his shins around
the brake-wheel.
“Speaking from experience, pard?”
asked his chum of the fast freight.
“You bet, old pal. I seen an item in
de paper dat said -people with big ears
were always generous, so when I
stopped at de wayBide cottage and
found de lady had large ears I told
her I, knew she was generous.”
“Great hobos! And did she give' you
anything?”
“Yep, she gave me a piece of her
mind. Den she said her husband had
big ears .also.”
“Dat’s de limit And did he give
you anything?”
“Sure! He turned out to be a Judge
and gave me 30 days.”
At the Picnic. •
“We’ve only got a knife or two
packed in the basket with the pie.
What shall we do?”
“That’s all right Up yonder I thtnir
you will find a fork in the road.—Bal
timore American.
How Marble* Are Made.
Most of the stone marbles used by
boys are made In Germany. The
refuse only of the marble and agate
quarries is employed, and this is
treated in such a way that there is
practically no waste.
Men and boys are employed to
break the refuse stone into small
cubes, and with their hammers theV
acquire a marvelous dexterity. The
little cubes are then thrown, into a
mill consisting of a grooved becstone
and a revolving runner. Water Is fed
to the mill and the runner is rapidly
revolved, while the friction does the
rest. /
In half an hour the mill Is stepped
and a bushel or so of perfectly round
ed marbles are taken out The whole
process costs the merest trifle.
Collegians.
Thed -fjogge—-When you make lying
excuses for not attending cha pel you
can’t tool the Ruler of the Unireroe,
my boy.
Yaleton Prlncevnrd—1 don’t; try to.
It’s the ruler of the university 1 try to
******-&*»:.■■ h
POINTERS ON EGG COOKERY.
Some Things to Be Borns in Mind In
Preparing Them.
Cheese and eggs, both having great
nutritive value, may well take the
place of meat during a brief season,
says the Home Magazine. Epicures
say an egg, to have the best flavor,
should be 12 hours old, and certainly
eggs over a week old are not palatable
when boiled, though they are not un
pleasant when fried and are quite as
serviceable in other dishes. In cook
ing eggs it should be remembered that
the albumen, of which the white is
chiefly composed, is most easily di
gested when slightly coagulated, while
the yolk digests easiest when dry and
mealy. To boil eggs evenly, put them
into a dish havidg a tight cover and
pour boiling water over them in the
proportion of two quarts to one dozen
eggs, cover and Bet at the back of the
stove. After seven minutes turn the
eggs, re-cover and in six minutes more
the eggs will be cooked. When more
eggs than four are used by this
method, about ten minutes longer
after the turning will be required. In
this way the-white of the egg cooks to
a jellylike consistency, while the yolk
is much harder.
Foreign cooks use a small portion of
grated cheese to give a piquant relish
to many dishes. Veal broth, creamed
potatoes and many salads are greatly
improved by its addition. The shell of
an Edam or pineapple cheese makes
a very nice dish for serving macaroni
ALL Mr RICANS NOT BRUTAL.
Moundans Bear Farming Tools Instead
of Warlike Weapons.
That the native African is not al
ways and invariably a poor, half naked
brute has been proved by the reports
and photographs brought back to
France by the “Moll mission,” an ex
pedition sent to the French Congo
about 18 months ago for the purpose
of determining some unsettled boun
dary questions. South of Lake Chad
Commandant Moll discovered a peace
ful race of agriculturists and shep
herds, intelligent and hospitable, ripe
for civilization, living in pastoral sim
plicity. •
Everything about the Moundans is
picturesque and Interesting. They are
a vigorous and handsome race and
very brave, but, contrary to the' al
most universal practice of the Afri
cans in regions where white rule ha*
not been established, they never carry
arms. On the contrary, the implement
oftenest seen in their hands is a hoe.
Nevertheless, they appear to have
descended from warlike ancestors and
were probably driven southward from
their-original mountain home by some
conquering chief. Reminiscences of
this past may be seen in their semi
military architecture, which does not
resemble that of any of the neighbor
ing peoples. At a little distance one
of their villages looks like a fortified
city.
The Moundan village, of which Lere
is an excellent type, is inclosed )>y a
NEW AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.
Thomas J. O’Brien, the present United States minister at Copenhagen,
■will succeed Gen. Luke E. Wright as ambassador at Tokio when that official
retires in September.
or light salad, and if thoroughly rinsed
in cold water immediately after using
and kept in a cold, dry place will serve
many times.
King Edward Fond of His Pipe.
King Edward., shares with thousands
of his subjects the peculiar English
affection for the pipe. His majesty,
we are assured, although the slave of
etiquette, is never really happy unless
he can disregard it in the intimacy of
his private apartments. He adores
the pipe, and without being entirely
willing to part with his kingdom rath
er than lose it, he is very fond of
his briar, which is generous in size
and innocent of sculpture. King Ed
ward only smokes when he is safe
from prying eyes. And a$ a king
with a pipe in his mouth has never
been seen in public, when his majesty
goes out he contents himself with a
cigar. But even when he is on offi
cial journeys his majesty takes with
him his favorite pipe, which was made
expressly for him in the Jura country.
—Manchester Chronicle.
Reward on Learning.
* “Thar, my son, you see what lam
in' done fer yer daddy, don’t you?”
“What, Maw?”
“Why, jest as soon as the gover’
mint knowed that he could do Ag
gers in his head they ’pinted him
postmaster at $60 a year, an’ purty
soon he'll be sellin' stamps what
goes'on letters!”—Atlanta Constitu
tion.
series of round towers connected by
walls from two to three meters in
height. Inside, parallel to the inclos
ing walls, is a circle of cupolas, each
one pierced with a single hole. These
are the granaries, the most important
buildings of the town.
They are erected on piles supported
on great stones, which places them
beyond the reach of termites and ro
dent%as well as of dampness, and the
only entrance is through the hole in
the vaulted roof. Between the outer
wall and the granaries are the homes
of the people, while the residence of
the chief faces the entrance.
The Very Latest.
Here is the latest handed out by
the Rialto. You put your hand palm
upward and with fingers and thumb
extended say to your friend ag you
do the trick yourself before his eyes:
“Can you dp this? Bend your fingers
over slowly and altogether, like this,
until the finger tips touch the palm
of your hand without bendipg your
thumb-?” And he says: “Why, sure,
I guess I can do that,” and he does
it at the first trial triumphantly, and
then you say to him: “Well, I guess
you can squeeze a lemon.”
As She Saw It.
“Will you be mine?”
“Yes—till we are married.”
“Till we are married?”
“Yes—then you’ll be mine.”—Cleve
i land Leader.
THE VANDERBILT HOME, NEW YORK.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has spent millions of dollars in purchasing real es
tate on Fifth avenue, New York, in order to prevent the erection of flat build
ings in proximity to his magnificent mansiok Now. however, a skyscraping
apartment house will rise on the east side of the avenue, to frown down on
the Vanderbilt house and “blot" that most fashionable neighborhood.
Canadian Peers Without Heir*.
Jt is a noteworthy and carious fact
that of our three Canadian peeresses
not one has an heir male to contin
ue it
Lord Strathcona's title will presum
ably descend one day to his daughter,
Mrs. Howard, who will thus add an
other to the small and select company
of peeresses in their own right
Lord Mount Stephen, though he
has been twice married, has no. chil
dren, and the one other
clitfe, is now held by the widow of the
first Lord Macdonald, and as yet no
provision has been made for its Inher
itance by her qnly daughter.—Tit
Bits.
Useful Unique BandbeA
One woman has a bandbox ig which
she keeps her good hat so arranged
that the side opens like a swinging
door, so that she can readily remove
the hat from the box without the awk
EDUCATED DUCKS
GEORGE TELLS OF HIS WONDER
FUL BIRDS.
But When the Washington Club Men
Wanted to See Their Tricks Their
Owner Reminded Them It
Was Sunday.
Down on the Patuxent river, a short
distanoe below ' Upper Marlboro,
George MacKenzle occupies a cabin
3verlooking the stream, relates the
Washington Star. George does some
farming on a small scale and he also
has charge of the home of the Glebe
club. He boasts that he is enough of
a politician to throw the country to
either political party, but his long suit
is training ducks.
“I’m the greatest duck trainer you
ever heard of,” he told a gathering of
club members and friends who as
sembled at the home of the club on
a recent Saturday night. "I have six
trained ducks, and they are just the
same as members of my family. No
money could buy them, and I want to
say if any of you accidentally kill
one of them you will have to pay me
ten dollars for him.”
“What is that your ducks can do?”
interrupted one of the listeners.
“Anything I tell them,” was the
earnest response to their owner. “Two
of them won’t associate with the oth
ers while they are in the water, and
these two go gunning with me. When
we go to the river I tell them to go
away and bring me back some wild
ducks, and they do it. They will go
down the river and swim about until
they get some wild ducks about them,
and then they will start back to the
blind where I wait for them. Before
they get within shooting distance they
will flutter about in the water to let
me see them, and when they near the
blind they will swim away in order to
get where no shot will reach them.”
“Do you really mean that they will
do what you aay?” asked a member
of the party.
“Do I really mean it?” echoed the
Prince George county man. “You
watch the ducks in the morning, and
then you, will see for yourself, and
that ain’t all they can do. I can send
one of them to the post: office at Pig
Point, more than a mile away,” he re
sponded, “and he will bring back my
mail to me.”
Nothing more was said about the
ducks until the next morning. Then
George and the guests of the club
stood on the bank overlooking the
creek where the six ducks were sent
out. They did as their owner had
said, two of them left the four and
went down the river, the four going
in the opposite direction. George re
lated the story of how the four ducks
would go to Pig Point and how one of
them would go to the post office and
get his mail.
“And,? said one of the interested
ones, “how does he bring back the
mail?”
“In his mouth,” was the response
of the trainer.
“Lot me see you send him to the
post office now,” suggested the for
mer.
“There’s no use sending him to-day,”
said ‘ MacKenzie, “because the office
is not open on Sunday.
First Complaint.
For the first time in the history of
the interstate commerce commission
there was a complaint received there
by telegraph. It was from the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers’ association.
Just what the urgency of the case
was did not appear on the face of it,
though, of course, California is a good
distance off by mail, and this is close
to the shipping season for citrus
fruit. It was concerning the distribu
tion of fruit cars by the Southern Pa
cific, and set out the grievance of the
association in full. There were 1,315
words in the complaint, and while, of
course, that Is not particularly long
for a newspaper dispatch over the
same distance, it is rather long for a
business communication by telegraph.
It was, legally, a well-written com
plaint, too, much freer from legal
verbiage than the average complaint,
but setting forth all the facts clearly
and concisely. Just how the signa
tures would stand if closely ques
tioned in law would be a question, but
the complaint has been regularly
filed, and will be made the basis of
action as near in the futunT as may be.
Could Be Confidential.
A day or two after George B. Cor
telvou assumed the duties of secretary
of the treasury he was visited by an
elderly man who wanted an appoint
ment as confidential clerk to one of
che assistant secretaries. Notwith
standing the fact that he was very
ou^y at the time, Mr. Cortelyou gave
Ihe elderly person a hearing. On ac
count of his age, Mr. Cortelyou said,
ae felt that he could not comply with
.he request. So, gently but firmly, he
.ntimated to the old man that it was
about time for him to go. This, how
ever, did not dampen the latter’s spirit
n the least. “Why, sir,” scid he, “as I
eel myself peculiarly competent to fill
one of these confidential clerkships I
aope that you will further consider my
•application. Then wagging his head
most impressively, he added: “Oh, Mr.
Jortelyou, I could be so confidential!”
Helped His Fattier.
William, aged four, had jpst rented
ahd moved into a new house with the
rest of the family, and he was deter
mined to help papa in every way pos
sible. The new houBe was for sale,
and it was plain to be seen that Wll
-11am, Sr., was much annoyed a day or
two after all the family possessions
bad been settled when a real estate
man brought a possible purchaser on
the ground. Tactfully he suggested
that he knew of another house on the
street that was for sale, and then
came William, Jr., to the rescue with
the statement:
“Yes, indeedy; I'll tell you how to
find" it. It is the house with a cherry
tree in the yard. Don’t you like cher
ries?”
OM Building*for All.
An effort is being made to get aH
the scientific societies of Washington,
D. C., housed under a single rpof. The
scheme Is to get them all to pool their
WAR HEROES HONORED
MONUMENTS ERECTED TO NOT
ED SQLDIERS AND SEAMAN.
Statue to Gen. Lawton, Who Fell in
the Philippines, Unveiled at
Indianapolis by Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Indianapolis, Ind.—That patriotism
in this country is not at a low ebb is
indicated by the number of memorials
to heroes and statesmen recently
erected. There is a close connection
between patriotism and art. One is
especially reminded of this -in the
Study of ancient countries, and it is
becoming more and more true of
America. The fact has been empha
sized within a short time by the un
veiling of a statue of Commodore John
Barry in Philadelphia and the com
pletion by Karl Bitter of a statue of
Gen. Franz Sigel for a site on River
side Drive. Further emphasis was
added with the unveiling on May 30
at Indianapolis of a statue of Gen.
Henry W. Lawton, at which the presi
dent made an important address.
Gen. Lawton was a soldier of the
civil war, saw service in the Spanish
American war, and was killed while
fighting in the Philippines. The re
public has many memorials of soldiers
of the revolution and the civil war,
but as yet few erected in honor of
heroes of battle for the flag in the
faraway islands of the east Special
interest attaches to the memorial un
veiled at Indianapolis for this reason.
Gen. Lawton, who was bora at Man
hattan, O., in 1843, began his military
career as an enlisted man in a volun
teer regiment in 1861 and held the
rank of major general of volunteers
when his life was ended by a Filipino
bullet on December 19,1899. His com
mission as a brigadier general in the
regular service was being prepared
when he was shot. When war with
Spain broke out he was in demand
in the field, for he had enjoyed not
only a civil war experience, but a
career as an Indian fighter on the
plains of the west. One of the famous
Episodes of his career was his pur
suit and capture of Geronimo. He
was in command of the second divi
sion of the fifth army corps before
Santiago, and on the conclusion of
peace was transferred to the Philip
pines.
He captured Santa Cruz, a Filipino
stronghold, April 10, 1899, and San
Isidro on May 15, and on June 1 was
placed in command at Manila. He had
begun an offensive campaign looking
toward the capture of Aguinaldo when
he was killed while directing an at
tack upon the insurgents in an en
gagement near San Mateo, about 15
miles from Manila. A monument was
erected by American soldiers at the
spot where he fell. This memorial is
in the shape of a pyramid 15 feet I
high. On the top an old Spanish can
non is mounted, surrounded by four
modem shells. The brave command
er was greatly beloved by the soldiers
who fought with him in Cuba and the
Philippines, and his character was
most highly esteemed by President
Roosevelt, his comrade in Cuba, a fact
that led the latter to accept the invi
tation to make the principal address
at the unveiling ceremonies at Indian
apolis.
The equestrian statute of Gen.
Franz fiigel has engaged the best ef
Lawton Monument in Indianapolis.
forts of Mr. Bitter since he received
the commission for the work about)
three years ago. The unveiling cere-t
monies will occur in October next.;
The site for the memorial is Riverside!
Drive, and it will be one more impor
tant adornment for a locality that has)
already come to be known as the
Acropolis of New York.
The Barry statue was presented to
the city of Philadelphia by the Soci
ety of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick,
of which the naval hero was a mem
ber. It is of bronze and of heroic size
and stands in front of Independence
hall, where it was unveiled on March
16 by a great-great-grandniece of Bar
ry, 12-year-old Miss Eflsie Hazel Hep
burne. Barry is ohen called “the
Father of the American Navy,” and
his right to the title was defended by
Rear-Admiral George W. Melville, re
tired, in an address which was the
leading feature of the unveiling cere
monies. Barry was born in Ireland in
1745 and came to the colonies when 15
years old. He commanded the first
ship that flew the continental flag and
captured the first vessel taken by an
American warship.
GRANT’S OLD HOME IN ST..LOUIS.
Cottage Once Occupied by Great Sol
dier and Traded for a Farm.
St. Louis.—While modern brick
dwellings have sprung up on all sides
in the vicinity of Tenth and Barton
streets, there remains standing two
doors west of the corner an antiquated
little wooden cottage, guarded by
Grant’s Old St. Louis Home.
memories so sacred that the hand of
the despoiler has never dared to raise
against it.
The humble structure was the abode
of ' Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, soldier,
statesman and president of the United
States, and, it is believed, was the
birthplace of Gen. Frederick Grant, the
revered soldier's son.
The fact that the cottage Whs once
owned by Gen. Grant was brought to
light by a recent article in a St. Louis
paper, stating that a patriotic wave of
reverence for the name of Grant had
started In St. Louis and was being
fostered by the Grant Cabin associa
tion, which plans to restore Grant’s
log oabin on the fair grounds to Its
original site on the Grant farm in St
Louis county, near Fenton.
Mrs. Philomena Hollweg, of 1002
Barton street, one door east of Grant’s
former abode, which she owns, no
ticed the article and communicated
with the paper, stating the fact and
giving what scraps of its history sh©
recalls.
The little structure has a ground
floor containing four small rooms. An
attic room is reached by a narrow
flight of rickety wooden stairs.
The house was occupied by Mrs.
Hollweg and her husband fot many
years after they acquired it in 1865,
for $3,025 from the late Mr. and Mrs.'
Joseph W. White.
SECRETARY STRAUS’ WIFE.
Only Jewess Among Cabinet Ladies Is
a Beautiful and Cultured Woman.
Washington.—The wife of the new
secretary of commerce and labor is
many years younger than her hus
band. Mrs. Straus was one of the
beauties of New York Jewish circles,
and her 20 years of married life have
left her still a queenly and beautiful
woman. She possesses rare culture
and shares with her husband the
genius of diplomacy. As Miss Sarah
Lavenburg she was known for her
graces and charities.
For many years after her marriage.
Mrs. Straus devoted her entire atten
tion to the care and education of her
daughters, and it was not until Presi
dent Cleveland sent her husband as
minister to Turkey that she found a
field for her broader sense of diplo
macy. Oscar Straus and his brother,
Nathan, fought hard for the election
of Cleveland, and it is a strange coin
cidence that Oscar Straus should have
accepted a cabinet position under a
Republican president, though a Dem
ocrat, while his brother declined one
under the president they both helped
to elect #
Washington is the most cosmopoli
ton city in America and Mrs. Straus
will n^>t find thorns in the path of
social success. Her o’-n frank and
open manner will win h^r friends, and
her fine intelligence will lead her un
erringly through the maze of diplo
matic amenities, obligations and in
tricacies, if which she is already a
skillful and exceptional sailor.
Early Cigarette^Smokers.
Who first introduced cigarettes into
this country? They were first used
in the streets here by the late Laur
ence Oliphant; and, curiously enough,
the introduction of this method 6t
smoking to the English people came
as a result of the Crimean war.
Our officers in Russia, among other
hardships, could not procure tobacco
or cigars, and learned the use of the
cigarette from their French, Italian
and Turkish allies, and also from their
stay in Malta and Gibraltar.
Introduced into London military and
other clubs, the new custom made very
Mow progress. But its use steadily
spread from 1870 to 1880, when the
fashion was set by the golden youth {
of those days.—The Reader.
A Benefit.
“You think the discovery of a route
to the north pole will be of great
benefit to the human race?”
“I do,” answered the scientist. “If
if does nothing more it may satisfy
curiosity so as to preventothere from
lives on the Journey.”
Wages in Austria.
Consul J. S. Twells writes that the
district court of administration at
Carlsbad, Austria, has fixed the un
usual rate of daily wages for laborers
who are subject to state insurance for
sickness and accidents, as follows:
Males—Foremen, 60 cents per day;
others, 40 cents, and apprentices and
boys, 20 cents. Females—Women, 28
cents, and juveniles, 18 cents. Serv
ants of the state, 48 cents, except serv
ants of the post and telegrajih, who
receive 44 cents. The order is to re
main in force during 1907, 1908 and
1909. The laborers mostly live in the
surrounding villages. They hay from
$10 to $20 a year for rent and from 15
to 21 cents a day for subsistence.
In the Front Rank.
Customer (trying on his new trou
sers)—Great snakes! TheBe thing,
seem to be a bifurcated skirt. I’ll
look like a guy if I wear these.
Conscientious TaUpr—Can’t help It
sir. If fashion says men must look
like guys, 0167*0 have to look like
guys it they deal with me.—N. Y.