, . - \ ' . ; ( , _ LOOKS DUBIOUS FOR - CZAR . J , ' - 1 I . . ; . . . . .Y. i I' ' . ' i 1 n \ . j t : ' O 3 53 3E ' ' 1 \ , I ' 1- 1 1 r , . . - . U ,7t $ , " .274Z' , . . . . . . - - " ; ; HOROSCOPE OF THE CZAR. " t , , " At this time when the eyes and attention - ' : . ; . . tension of the entire civilized world . . . It , , are focused on Russia , the czar and , . ; . his great army in the far east , the . r. horoscope of Nichilas IL should prove of interest , even to those who do not ' " believe that the position of certain : planets about the time of a person's birth has anything whatever to do ; " with the ups and downs of lite . ' The czar was born at St.- Petersburg . I i . . , burg , May ; 18 , 1868. The time of day . was noon , or to get the time down to . astrological nicety at 11 h , 56 m. 14 s , : a. m. , St. Petersbburg time Accords . i s ing to a horoscope published in an : . . astrological magazine called "Des- : tiny , " there were untoward aspects in fhe heavens about that time which I determine that the czar at this time I . IS in a most terrible position. An evil influence has been at play ; about him all his i life. _ Simple and un- . . r. , - - V < I assuming in manner with both the ability and the desire to do his duty , he stands surrounded by friends and counselors who are false and decep' live , and by enemies who are powerful . ful and un'ielding. ; He is not a robbust man , and his constitution is by no means strong. His nervous system is weak and deranged . ranged , and he lacks stamina and I force of w111. Heavenly signs at the time of his birth foreordained that ate would be too powerful for his weak frame and feeble will to stand against. I All of these doomful , dubious signs : the astrologer who ciphered out the I horoscope interprets as disastrous. The portents point to the defeat of Russian arms in the present struggle with Japan , Internal eruptions In the great empire of the bear , humiliation , dismemberment , and death of the czar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r k l AUTOMOBILE SUITS FOR DOGS J kr r \ ' " r .4 i 1 t 1 .1 ) . . . ' < < ' 1 f 'i I tIc " , . . i.2 . J. . . . ; 1. ' ; > > - - " ' " ' " " - . . - - ----Ii" r- - ) . . \J1- From Paris the latest automobile i . fad has come , and the dog that goes motoring with his master or mistress will hereafter wear goggles , coat and cap In New York just as his European brother has been doing for several YE'ars. Women will be very prompt to take up this new fad , the automobile supply dealers believe. It has lone been a - custom in France to protect pet dogs with the peculiar outfit oC the automo' billets , and it is contended by those who have set the fashion that a dog i needs such protection quite as much , , , ( as a human bemg. It is argued that - the clog's eyes are even more suscop- Uble to the Injurious effect of wind . M i. + J . . . ' . . " . . . . . _ . , . . . . . . . . , , \ _ ' , .t. . C'd ' " . . . . . . . _ ' . . v , ' _ and dust than are those of the auto' mobilist , and for this reason he is entitled . titled to the protection afforded by goggles. Lap dogs , accustomed to the atmosphere - sphere of a house , cannot stand the chilling effect of the draught created by the swift motion of the automobile on country roads , it is asserted , and for this reason they must have an nu- tomobilo coa . So the New York dog that goes rid- ing in a touring car henceforth , It he be a real stylish dog , must put on all the "togger of his master or mis. tress , be be pug , bull terrier , greyhound . hound or Great Dane.-New York Press. . f , r- , ' , ' 'I - 16 . .1 . ' . .i .w.i. ; " . " " . . . ' . . - \ , , , , , , , , " ' ' . , . . . . , ( f ; , 1jt , , ; W" 'W , : 1 . - . . . - . . , - - - - HE SOliD HIS COAL SCOTCHMAN "HELD UP" UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN War Vellel In Pursuit of the Confederate . erate Cruiser Alabama Filled Its Bunkers with Fuel at a Cost to Uncle . cle Sam of $80,000. "One of the peculiar businesses that , grew up as a result of the civil war was the estAblishment of private coaling . ' ing stations in all sorts of out of the way places , " remarked E. McKee , late of the United States na" ' . "You see , the government could not tell on what part of the earth's surface Its war vessels might have to cruise In their chase for privateers and other craft' menacing its operation and , of course , could not. make arrangements for conI. As a consequence the captains . talns were authorized to secure the best bargains they could at such ports as they might touch when a supply ; was needed. Thrift ; ones In the most unfrequented waters prepared for a possible visit from a United States war steamer with low coal bunkers , and when the fish entered their net they charged up for the time they had to -walt. They were not pistrluts , but were on earth strictly for the root of all evil. "I was a marine on the Vanderbilt during her 25OOo-mile chase after the confederate cruiser Alabama. We left i h . f N _ , T k 1 n 1862 Wn l" e port UL . . . ew . . or . . . AUU ' . . - took Capt. John A. Winslow to " 'a'al , in the West Indies , where he took command . mand of the Kearsarge , the vessel that eventually rounded up the prey. At that time the ocean 'was dotted with the ships of Uncle Sam in quest of the greatest and most formidable of the enemy's cruisers. "At nearly ; every port we stopped we would get more or less misleading information . formation , and would hopefully follow every clew. While In the South Atlantic . lanUc we heard from what appeared to be a most authentic source that the Alabama was at the Cape of Good Hope. As v'e approached St. Helena Napoleon's island , the coal bunkers got low , and we stopped there , and opened negotiations with a Scotchman for a new suppl He serenely demanded - manded $30 a ton In gold , without going to the trouble of removing his pipe while stating his outrageous terms. The exchange was $285 , making . ing the total price Uncle Sam was , , , . . . . . . ' . . . . . . , . Ira A t n. $ 80 " t a n d we were as , to . . o pa } , .OV a on , . . . .u " ' " OJ. . . . . " using 400 tons a day running at moderate . erate speed. "After a run of ten hours the ship's officers held a consultation. The , almost . most impossibility of reaching the cape without coal was only too clear , and If a storm should come up the ship would be absolutely helpless It was a hard thing to do , but there didn't seem to be any a1ter.H\th'e. The ship was reversed and put back to St. Helena 'Scotch " ' was occupying the identical position we had left him in on his black gold mine. This time he was a trifle marc interested , because ho knew we were going to trade with him. He gave us his philosophy in this way : He had been sitting on that coal pile for eighteen months , waiting for a ship to come that had to have it. Ho observed from the height of the Vanderbilt above the water that tale came in light , and that her officers would not dare risk a storm while shl3 stood up so high. Our return did not surprise him a bit , and he soon got his men to work : and leaded 1,000 tons in the hold , Jar which the federal government paid $80,000 , He said somebody had to pay for his tobacco and his patience , and we happened to te the vicUms. He admired the United States and sometimes felt s ' - sympathy wouldn't buy whisky and things like money , would.-Kansas City Journal. Prize for German Scientist. Prof Wilhelm Pfet'Ccr , professor of botany at Leipzig , has won the Otto Wnhlbruch prize awarded for the most important contribution to science during - ing the last two years. " " " . . ' , . . ' < \ . > t _ . . J " , . ' ' : ! : JIi ! ; r. . . . . . " . llw , " ' } 1'0\ r , . - . . . . : , . , . . . . . . \ ' THE ! COW WAS CURIOUS. She Visited a Saloon , a Store and a Hotel 1 During Her Promenade. The proverbial bull in the china shop was literally outclassed last night by a re'wll1oufcow \ that broke away from Its herd and raided two stores and a botch near Sixteenth and Market streetfl The cow belonged to a herd which was being driven east on Market street. When the anlmc.l reached Seventeenth and Market streets , the cow became stubborn and refused to follow its companionR. It troth : ! ; away and before the drovers could stop It entered the saloon of Edward Cronin at 1618 Market streeL There were sixteen or eighteen men lined up around the bar , and when "Sookie" ' strolled calmly in many or them imagined that a friend of the nether gillni : : had taken now form. There was a wild scamper and the place was deserted In a minute. After knocking n few glasses tram the bar the cow left ) the place It then calmly strolled Into the dry f gOQc1s store at 1616 Market Atrcet A number ofwomen were In the store shopping , and those that wore red dodged out of sight In the twinkling of an e'e. ; Then the others followed within a minute Inter. Then the cow left the store and sauntered Into the woman's entrance . . to the Keystone hotel , a few doors away. Night Clerk Hoff threw up his hands and fled. The animal 'S alkb - . . . . . . . . . . . . ed through the ! ! hallway and then scattered the guests in the dining room. In the kitchen three women cooks dropped pans and dishes and skipped out of "Sookie's" way Then the cow tried to go npRt.alra. The staircase was narrow , however , and It became fast about half.way up. With the help of several men the cow was pulled downstairs by its tall. It rejoined the test 01' tho' herd ant later tried to ascend the steps of the Arcade building , but the drovers head. ed it otc.-Chicago News. . . The Dulcimer. The leaves were blowing red and br-Itwft BeneAth the beech trees ' bare , When the Dark Maid came to our tows' Wit.\l gold pins In her hair. I Her eyes were like a forest ! pool , . Her lips they were flO sweet , , Every tuRn put aside his tonI I To watch her down the fltreet. The leaves were blowing yellow an4' f'rny In the waning of the moon , When the Dark Maid came along the Wit , ) ' With sliver-buckled Flloon Her mantle fell like folds of mist , That rift and shift and change : Was never wandering lutanlflt That played n tune so titrnnge. _ ' . _ . . , . > The leaves were blowing crimson an' geld , . ' , ' : The wind was like a sigh " . yam' That Fobs across n ferny woJ.1 Si , ilIt. 1 Before the raindrops II ) ' . - And none beheld h'r , whence she rome , Or knew the way she went , Our hearts being Itirrcil to smouldering fame Of tcndcrcflt dllcontcnt. The leaves were blowing ash and dun Athwart the edge 1 or nllht When the Dark Maid : toward the Betting sun ' Sans herself out of flight. , And every man , from marvel Mused ! , Took up his toll again : ' . ' . , How should that fairy joy bo housed In homes of mortal men ? , : But still ngalnst n singing wind In dreams r.c follow her . . . The Dark Maid ; never looks hchlnd ! , That ploys the dulcimer , . -\Iny ; Byron In The S'lcclutor. _ - - . ! - . For the Asking Thlrt ' , five years ago 1man sold over 2,000,000 cardboard hangers thus inscribed : "If You Don't See What You Want , Ask For It. " They were suspended in conspicuous pInceR In stores all over the United States , and customers were tickled hy the comnli' ment Any merchant could have had the cards put to press 11) the local printer , but few thought of It. Besides to print two or three was expensive. In this lackadaisical world of ours It Is necessary to tell the great majority of people what to do even 10' their own lines of buslnes8 Initiative Is the gift which the gods most grudgingly ; . ingly ) estow-New York Prel. . I. ( /I i , \ ,