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gtrsng ic 2Sad)SifjinnS.
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r.iajt clcfltifittf Httteibc-Stmatno Ui
. rltnftct-Sat;anRai)tte act aatudiar
eicrtriiitat-Tl)0Qtc ertrftgr.
23etnalje efcenfo alt rate unercStenni
fiiiTe Don ber gfcfirtaitai fmb aud) bit
iBeftreBungen, einen 3U f ammenang
2ix?ifd!cn biefer geeimniftiolIen dlatuu
frcft unb ben mannigfadjen 2eben
erftfjeinungen, raela fyutz ncrf) in ben
sdfcter be3 Sftdtfcls unb Oiel;eimnif
fc jfiilll f:nb, erjufiellen. So fin
ten rair auf ber einen eite friieitig
bie SJritrelmngen, bie Gleftrisiiai 3m
eilung b3 tranien ir.enfdjfidjen 5ts
gantSmu brcnftoar 3U madjen, ra'd
renb auf ber cnberen Seite ber elef
irifdje Strom ba $flan3enle&en be
etnfhiflen unb ben Grirag ber Grate
toerfceiitrn foEL 2er ruffifdje Sotant
Ut Gpedjniera raar ber erfte, raeldjcr
bie Corner rerfdjiebener eireibearten
l:!irifd) teanbeiie unb babei im 2IIU
genieir.en eine urn mefjrere 2age oer
friifite unb traftigere ileimung teS
cleitriurten ctreibeg gegeniiber bem
unelefiriftrien beobadjien fonnte. Seine
iOerfudje lourben in augebentem
matt im af)tt 1S94 Don iJJaulin
luisDcrolt. liefer 5orfd;er fonftatirie,
bag bie (fletirifirung be it ernes im
trodenen 3ufante, clfo loab.renb ber
kriobe ber vedeintobis, feinen (xrfolg
fcatie. SUitlmefjr mufeie fie mit einer
23efeud)tung ber ilorneg, alfo mit einer
cnberen 2ie't3ung beS fdjlummernben
52rfcen Sjanb in anb gefjen. Sic
auliny'fdxn Grperimenie lourben
1S97 Don itcrmei) burdj mannigfadje
unti ausgtbefjnle 23erfud)-5reif)en nad)
gepriift. Jiki Dielen einer lyerfudje be
biente ex fid; finer (UlarCDlinbers, ml
djer mit eudjtem Sanbe gefiillt unb
c&cn unb unten mit UJieiaOplatten Der
fcfiloffcrt mar. 3n ben Sanb loaren (5)e
tTeibelBrner fo naf)e ber 6'larioaub ge
6etiei, bop man jie Don aufeen btobad):
ten fonnte. 2Jon latte 3U latte
lourbe nun em Strom gefdjidt unb
gleid)3ei!ig bie C?ntiDtdeIiing in einem
foldien elertriftrten Gnlinter unb 3ur
ilsntrolle in einem unelettrifirten be
obadjjet. 5lermen fate nun bar Sle
fultat feiner metjrjaljrigen Uerudje in
bie oIc,enben Sae 3uammen: 2;ie
(rleltriurung Don Gttreibe'brnern be
cinfiufjt bie fteimung unb bas Sad):-
tfjum ber flcit3e betradjtlid). Sar
iUJajimum bex Iffladrtumfteigerung
Seigt fid) loaftrenb ber erften 24 Stun
hen u:id bctragt 30 rojent gegeniiber
kv.n nidjt t!e!trifirten iiorn. 2)ie Glef
trifjrung beeinflut h?eiter bar SBadr
tum ber !ffiur3eln ftarler air baS
jenige ber '.Jtflansen. l'iad itermeijs
VIuffaiTung befdjleunigt bie Gleftrift
Tung bie Ukrarbeiiung ber im 0e
treibelorn aufgefpeidieuen 9t5brftoffc
jjim Vlufluu ber flanse unb Ieitet
jjlcidjcitig cine niiljlidje 5!Baffer3er
fetjung cin. Gdilienlid) fdicint aud) bie
G.romircrme fclbft bie iteimung 3U
bcfcr.ern.
I3emcrlcnrrert fmb bie Dlrfceiten
Don 6ranbr.iu unb ikdercq. Sicic
beibep nrorni)cr umgaben 3imad)ft ter
fud;ircife flan3cn mit einem ral)i
fiiftg, unt Die natiirlidKn atmofpf)ari
fdcn clettril'dicn Stromungen mit
Sidic:C;eit Don inen fern3ualten. 2er
pral!'fd)e (rrfolg 3cigte fofort, rrie
ioidig Die atmofpbarifdK (Hettr'hat
in 5?rn; ber JBHtjfdjlagc unb ber
atmofpfjarifdjen GJemittcr fiir bie
tftitdjibarfeit unb bar 5IBad)r:b,um un
fcrcr 'flansen ift. irr 3eigten ndmlid)
bie itentroIlDflanjen orjne itafig, 3U
brnen bie iiuftcleftrijtidt alfo freien
utritt batte, cin urn 50 bir 70 s4iro
jciit geftcigcrter SSJadjrium unb eine
uo oo bir GO '4Jro3ent gefieigeric
iJr:!d)tbar!sit.
rofcrfor 2agrange in S3riiicl fudjte
nun bie natiirlidje I51c!trt3ttat nutjbar
311 mndien. (rr 'feijte einfad) 3ioifdien
bit flanen Stabden aur Der3tnltem
(rifen, loeldie 5 3n xn ten "ben
brangen unb 1S. $oU aiir bemfelben
berairagtcn. 'JJiit biefer 51norbnung
nnirbc gleidjfafir eine auffallenbe Gtei
gcrung ber (rmteertrage crjiclt. 5n
afwlicfar iiDcife tottftruirte aulinr
einen ?(pparat, raeldjer in ber $aupt
fo.d;e cocnfalir au einer 51rt Slitjab
Iciter bt-ftanb. Sfadi ben Ingaben bei
(rifinberr foflen Dier berartige Stppa--xale
ii 6efamnitpreife Don $40 fiir 2h
hitler jeniigen. Dluf einem ierfucbs
fcitrr Don 32 ?)arbr im "Quabrat er
3ie!!C er 3S0 funb itartoffeln unter
IMuffteHung eine3 iDparater, loabrenb
cin qleid) groBCr gelb obne SIpparat
222funb brad)ic.
Jrorcanifdjc Sprirbtourtrr.
"ingefangen ift balb gelungen. (rin
?Icin5 apritatorn ift fdjarfer air ein
grojjec. iu? Dielen Staubdjen tann
tin iiigel cntfieben. Jeber bat feine
tir,er.: Srille. (5bcm barren gerallt
feme ilarpe) 51fle GJefabten Icmmcn
?um lilunbe berauf aUe Hrantbeiten
lommen um lUunbe binein. Gine un
Sfniesbare rudjt fiebt oft icbbn aui.
2er roriqe 6ouDerneur ift immer gut.
VRcn mufe leers! Gefdjirr beban
belu. els ob er gefuEft nj'dre; man foil
tine leidjie Slrbeit Derrid)ten, air ob fif
fdjirer roan. ar SBicflcIcSt bod)"
(fi: toffnung) iobtet ben 2ienfd)en.
ein 5Rann, ber Don itji (augepres
tcr ttesucn) fait ift, D:rad)tet felbft ben
cn;g!ud;en.
adfrc b SicsfhuicbeK.
Sn Sonbcn bt fid) ein Serein Don
2u.3frauen unb Sienftboten gebilbet
5uni $ut ibrer gegenfeitigen 3n
terejTen. Ser Serein beftebt cus srrei
S-e!:bnen, einer fiir bie ijerrinnen unb
einer fiir bie Sienfhnabdjen. 3et eIs
lion h?5!jlt ein Somite, unb beibe ilo
miier beratben miteinanber. 51Ge
2)ienftmaban iiber 1G 3ab;re Ibnnen
btm Serein beitreten, 2)rei rabe, bie
ben Sertlj ber Siabdjen fe3eicben, fmb
gefd)affen, abr cudj brei ftlaffen
aurfrcuen gibt e. GdIedjie au
frouen unb fcbledjie HJiabcen raerben
auf bie Jcjtoarse Sifte" gefet. Sine
.Jeftimmte Stufenfolge ber Sobne ift
. 'feftgelegt, bie 2Irbeitftunben unb 2tr
. otiflbebingungen finb rcgulirt. 2I2e
bem Serein cngeijbrigen Sienftm'dbs
'ten follen Sefdjaftigung finben, unb
"cet GteHenlofigfeit rairb eine Serfiaje
"- rhrig ge3alt, bie im Serfjaltnifc 3U bem
'tm:Ipn 3ab;re fcogenen 2obe fteb;t.
..ausfrauen, bie bem Serein angeb
: ren,:lDetben mil Sienfrmabdjen Der
. forgir imb'. 6ei Gdraierig!eiten teirb
'".; inen'iiuageolfea.
Uii itr mnrfpradK.
tflinwg (tficCTirr, fit rfif4iF
flcktteIics MuiWtktt.
2)er Seefrieg m Oftafien at m'bie
Sreffe eine SJInjaI maritimer tjadjaurs
crude gebradjt, beren Sebeutung niajt
alien Saien befannt fein biirfte. S3ir
enrnebmen bather einem Stuffatje be3
JKarinefcdjDerftanbigen beg SerIinez
SageblatteS," GJrafen Sfletentiora, bar
golgenbe:
2)05 gebraudjlidje 2Kas ber e
fd)teinbigteit eines Sdjtffes bilbet ber
SBeg, ben e innerb;al6 einer Stunbe
guriidlegt, unb araar in Seemeilen.
Gine Seemeile ift urn 796 3fufj longer
air eine englifaje Sfteile, bie 5290 ijufe
mifet. Sknn man alfo fagt, ein Sdjiff
Iauft 18 Seemeilen, fo ift er im
Stanbe, biefe Strede innerbalb einer
Stunbe 3uriid3ulegen. "dufig finben
rair audj tatt Seemeilen bie Sdjreib
art jlnoten." Siefe fcat ib;ren Ur--fprung
Don einem Slpparat, raeldjen
man friirjer auf ben Segelfd)iffen
braudjte, urn bie efc&ratnbigfeit mii
telft einer Seine 3U mejfen. 2Iuf ber
Seine raaren in beftimmten Slbfianben
ilnoten berart angebradjt, ba fte beim
SKeijen ber In3arjl Seemeilen, bie bar
Sd)iff in ber Stunbe lief, entfpradjen.
yiir bie Jlfiionsfaljigteii bes ftrieggs
fdjiffeS fpielt, auger ber efdjminbig
feit, eine grcTje Uiolle, raie lange e mit
einer geraiuen efd)ioinbigteit bampfen
tann, ob,ne tint itoqlen ergan3en 3U
braud;en. xy'nz biefer 2Jiaf5 ift bie Se
3eid)nung SittionSrabuir" iiblid). er
felbe ertlart fid) burd) bie 21nnabme,
ba ein Sd)iff Don einem iafen fo
toeit raegbampft, bag Cr mit feinem
SloblenDorrath, raieber oir 3U bemfelben
3uriidgelangen fann. 2)ie efammts
bampfftrede betragt alfo bas 25oppeIte
biefer Slltionsrabiug. 2)ie 5lngaben
ber ijffotkniiften fmb in biefer Se
3iebung Dtelfad) untlar, ba fie burd)
raeg bie efammtbampfftrede f"dlfd)lidi
aI3 5lftionsrabiu3 be3eid)nen. Sienn
ein itriegrfdjiff alfo mit feinem Jtotj
lenoorrat 5000 Seemeilen bampfen
fann, fo raiirbe, rid)tig be3cidjnet, ber
21ftionrrabiur nur bie ."ilfte biefer
Strede tetragen. 2)a nun ber tfob
lenoerbraud) mit ber efdjminbigfeit,
bie bas Sd)iff Iauft, madjft, fo bt$ef)i
fid) bie Slngabe ber Sampfftrcde ober
beg 21ftiongrabiug nur auf cine ein3ige
gan3 beftimmte efdjrainbigtcit, unb
3raar auf bie praftifd) ermittclte foge
nannte bfonomifd)e 5art," beren
.bl;e bei jebem Sdjiff Derfd)ieben ift,
jebod) fiir 2inienKSd)lad)t5)fd)iffe
burd)fd)nittlid) 3raifd)en 10 unb 13
ilnoten liegen biirfte. S:i geringeren
efd)it)inbigfeiten ift ber itofjlenDer
braud) naturgemaB cin nod) gcringerer,
jebod) rairb bann loegen ber gropen
fiangfamfeit ber ufrtcctDegung bag
efammtrefultat nad) IRaum unb 3t
ein unbfonomifdjeg. 2)ie of)e beg
fioblenDerbraucbeg rid)tet fid) aucerbem
nad) berJSefct)affenr)ett b;r SJJafdjinen:
unb ilejjelanlagen; moberne 5Jiafd)is
nen arteiten bebeutenb fparfamer air
unmobern. Wti Se3icl)ung auf bie
efdirainbiglcit lommen aud) nod) bie
inien bee Gdjiffeg fiir ben itoblens
Derbraud) in Setrad)t. Gin Sd)iff mit
ungiinftiger 5orm braudjt gur Grrei
d)ung einer beftimmten efdrainbigfeit
groflere 2)Jafd)inenarbcit air ein an
bereS unb infolgebeffen met)r iloblen.
11m t)'6f)cxt efdjraittbigteiten 3U errei
dun, geniigt fcer natiirlidje, burd) bie
Sd)ornffcine binabgelangenfce fiuft3ug
nidjt mer, unb eg rairb bann ein es
bldfe angefiellt, raeldjer einen fiinfk
lidjcn 2uft3ug er3eugt. 2J2an nennt ba
forcirt ober mit tiinftlidiem 3US fas
ren.
Seim itoblenDorratb untcrfdjeibet
man ben ncrmalen unb ben majima
len. at ein Sdjiff nur normalen Sloty
lenoorratl) gelaben, fo ift nod) Sftaum
an iloblenbeb.'dltern Dorl)anb:n. SSer
ben bagegen alle ocrfiigbaren Wcume
mit ilonlen gefiiQt, fo b,at bar Sdjiff
feinen lyfajimaloorrat an Sorb; ber
llnterfdiieb ift erbeblid); bei ber beut
fd)cn ,.N'4ilaffe 311m Seifpicl betragt
ber normale SCO, ber majimale 1S00
2onnen.
Sic flugen -Sdihiolbcn.
3m Slntraerpener .aKatin- er3ab;ii
ein 9iaturfreunb folgenben b.iibfdjen
3ug aug bem Seben ber augfd)raalbe:
3n ber Uiue 5JJonteoibeo befanben ftd)
3irei Sdjraalbennefter. 9Jeulid) fanb id)
auf bem Siiraerfteig ein taum befieber
tes 3un9e- bar aug feinem 9?efte ge
fallen raar. JJierfroiirbigcrraeife lebte
ber Heine Sogel nodi, unb id) erfann
einen Slan, itjn feinen lrltern'raieber
3ugcben. 3U biefem Qntit fiillte id)
ein itaftcben mii SJatte, legte bag
2f)ierd;en barauf unb feljte bag an3e
auf ben Saltonranb bes aufeg, rao
fid) bar DJeft befanb. Gr raar Dier Ut)r
DJaajmittagr; fur3 barauf bemerlte cine
Sdjraalbe ben racrtboollen Sn&.alt beg
ilaftcbeng, ndberte fkd) biefem unb rief
burd) trjr efebrei ir)re enoffm brbet
5Iunmebr entfpann ftd) 3raifdjen beiben
eine 21 rt Seratbung, raorauf ftd bie
eine auf bag 3unge fefete, urn eg ju
erra'drmen, raabrenb bie anbere 92ab
rung bolte. opISenben 2ageg fef)rte
id) 3U meinem Seobad)iunggpoften 3U5
riid unb fanb 3U meinem nid)t gerin
gen Grftaunen bie beiben Sdnoalben
raieber. Sie madjten aQe Slnftrengun
gen, ben fleinen Sogel aug bem 9lot
neft 3U entfiib.ren unb raieber in iljr
Keft 3U fd)affen, bag minbejteng brei
2)arbr b,ber alg jeneg b,ing. 2)ie erne
Sdjraalbe b,ielt bag 3n3C ant alfef
bie anbere cm guce, unb nad) Dielen
Serfud;en celang ben llugen 2b,ieren
bc3 Hmernebmen.
eiereii aab ftift
SDie Satfadje, bas fur bie Ser
bauunggpergange bie G&luft Don gro
Eer SSid)tig!eit unb groBem GinfluB ift,
iat em ruffifdjer gorfeber auf bem
Siege teg Serfadjg nad?geraiefen. Gr
rei3te namlid) bei einer Sieuje Don Ser
fonen ten Slppetit burd) efd)madg,
eftd)tg unb eljbrgempfmbungen
unb unterfudjte barauf ben 2ttagenfaft
berfelben; 6ier fanb et eine tnnebte
Slbfpnberung Don 2Ragenfaft, ber Dor
allem eine bebeutenbe 2J2enge Don Salj
faure unb Don Sepfin entb,ielt. 2)iefe
Serfud)e seigen, raie raid)tig eg fix bie
Serbauung ift, ba bieSpeifen in einer
5orm gereidjt raerben, bie auf bie e
fdjmaelgs unb eftdjtgempfinbungen
9tlicrfid)t nemen unb anregenb auf
biefe rairfen. 2Xuf ber anbern Sette
beraeifen bie Serfudje, ba SJiabrungSs
mittel, bie raiberraillig genommen toer
ben, fd)Ied)t Derbaut ober gar nidjt aug
genut raerben, unb ba neroofe 6ra
fluffe, raie ber laube, eine Sptife fet
fd)led)t, SSirfungen btrooratfen Ion
nen, bie benen burd) nrirflid) Deibor
beneJSpeifen gleidjlten.
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"Itfanbcrn&e VOgeL
1 $i: JUiilflewe til mrtlte Sgfirt
I 'fcta fur fcte JSiifccmgel.
Kitt ct Mrtfririt BUtmragftetaRafic.
N ttt Caftf4i4tc. is cutu Me Strife
ox c 3rlrmr atittilttt.
9ummpuuttt e eelie4.
I 3m an Sadjfenlanb ber Sieben
biirgen pflegen afljarlid) in ber 5Jiae
Don ermannftabt einige bunbert raans
bernbe Stbrdje einen JRafttag abubal
ten. 2)ort raurbe r.un im erbft Dor
jraei 3aren c'n 2RttgIieb biefer nii
lidjen gamilie erlegt, bag unier feinem
giiigel ein Sriefdjen be 3nb;altg trug,
bafj ber w3aDr ctnliegenber llr
funbe" im 3rriir)jar)r 1902 im Sffiefc
baDellanb gefiiiren fei. Gr raar mit fei
nen enojfen offenbar, bem fiauf ber
Spree unb Ober folgenb, burd) bie
Ginfenfung araifdjen Subeten unb
itarpatfjen, bie fogenannte Sflafjrifdje
Sforte, in'g ebiet ber ffliard) unb So.
nau gelangt, rjatte bann bie ungarifd)e
Gbene iiberflogen unb Dor bem lleber
gang iiber bie trangfDtoanifdjen Sllpcn,
3U bem er ben nur 360 2Heter (.1 9Heter
gleid) 3J 5U) n SHotfjetljurmpaB
benufeen raoQte, einen JRafttag einfdjak
ttn raollen, an bem ifjn fein Sd)idfal
ereilte. Slug biefem SBege get)t b,erDor,
bag bie 3"SDogel in erfter 2inie ben
aflufjtljalern fo lange raie mbglid) fol
gen. egalb bilben bie fSfliifjftiknu
Seutfdjlanbg mit ibrer im 2Iflgemeinen
norb-fiiblidjen 9iid)iung, befonberg bag
beg JRfieing, bag unmittclbar big an ben
madjtigen Ouerriegel ber Sllpen fiibrt,
uralte beliebte Sugfirafjen fiir bie
SSanberDb'gel. 2)ie od)gebirge, in Gu
ropa aufeer ben Sllpen, bie Sftrenaen
unb ber itaulafug, bilben fiir bie JReife.
rid)tung htberniffe, bie entraeber um
gangen ober in feltenen fallen bort
iiberflogen raerben, rao raeitere gluB
Cufe bequeme Gingange bilben. So
fefet em 2b;eil ber Don UJorben auf bie
mipentette itosenben 2BanberDogel bie
Weife burd) bag 3nntljal unb bag Gn
gabin fort unb gelangt fiber ben 1S10
3Jietcr b;obn QJtalojapas 3um Gomer
fee. Sfnbere folgen bem Korbranbe ber
Stlpen nad) ber einen ober anbern 9tid
tung big gur ungarifdjen 2icfebe ne ober
big in'g 9tI)onegebiet. 2Bo meb,rere 3ug
ftrafeen 3ufammenftoBen, cntfteh,en fo
genannte SrennpIte beg Sogelsuges;
alg folcb finb ben rnitljologcn feit
fiangem fceifpielgraeife bie Snfel Jgelgo
lanb unb bie ilurifdje 9ieb,rung be
fannt, rao Sogeltoarien eingeridjtet
fmb, in benen Seobadjtungen iiber bag
SJanberleben ber Sogel angefteflt raer
ben.
lleber bie Cange ber tii, bie gur
Slugfiibrung ber Sleife nad) bem raar
men Siiben gebraudjt rairb, fmb Diel
fad) falfdje 21nftd)ten Derbreitet. SBobl
niemalg rairb ber gan3e SBeg obyne lln
terbreajung guriicfgelegt. Set Orni
tbloge 2)r. R. 3ide nennt bie
erbftreife Dielmer ein gemutb.licbyeg
orttummeln. 2ritt raiirmereg erbft
raetter ein, unb bietet ftd) ben Steifenben
an irgenb einem Suntte erraiinfd)te unb
reid)lid)e 9iabrung, fo rairb an biefer
SteUe oft raodjenlang $alt gemad)t,
big eintretenbe ilalie jur SBeiterreife
graingt. Sie JRiidreife im gfriir)jar)r
rairb fd)nefler ausgefiiljrt, bie beoor
ftebenbe 3e ber 5oripffan3ung ireibt
bie Sogel gur Gile an.
Son 2BitterunggeinfIiiffen bt ber
2Sinb ben grbfeten Giitflufe auf bie
2)urd)fub;rung ber Meife. Set S3inb
ftille ober fd)raad)er Strbmung in ber
SHid)tung beg 3"1 ift ber 3"9 &
ftarffien; bei Sturm rairb geraftet. Se
fonberg ber llebergang fiber 2Jieereg
fladjen rairb nur bei gunftigen S3inb
Derbaltniffen geraagt.
2tutfj fiber bie bb ber 2uftfd)id)tcn,
in benen bie JReife Dor ftd) geljt, finb
fibertriebene Sorftcllungen Derbreitet.
2)er 2uftfd)iffer D. 2ucanug tbilte auf
bem 3ooIogen!ongre auf runb feiner
Dom SaQon aug gemad)ten Seobad)
tungen mit, baft bie Sogel fid) feltcn
raeiter alg 400 D2eter Don ber Grbe
entfernen. 2tlg feltene Slugnaljme fab
er einmal in 3000 JKeier be einen
SIbler, ftaben ober ftrabn in 1400
SKeter, eine 2eraje in 1000 JKeter, 3toei
Stbrdje unb einen Suffarb in 900 5Ke.
ter blje. efttge 2uftprbmungen,
Serfolgungen ober anbere ung gur 3
nod) unbclannte Urfad)ek mbgen in bie
fen fallen mitgetotrft baben.
9Iod) ein $un!t Derbtent Grraa
nung: bie raieberbIt auggefprodjene
unb ebenfo oft begroeifelte Sebmptung,
bap fletnere Sogel grbfjere unb gute
fjflieger gelcgentlid) alg JReittbiere be
nufeen. ftur bie Kid)tigfeit fpredjen
Seobad)tungen Gbelingg unb beg fcrae
btfd)en KaturfoffdjerS ebenborg, bie
fn Ggnpten Sad)ftelgen auf bem IRiiden
Don Stbrdjcn beobad)teten; D. 2ennep
fab, in Aleinaften 9cotIebld)en unb an
bere' Heine Sanger, bie burd) itranidje
ffibraartg befbrbert raurben, unb aud)
bie itanabagang foil tlemere finfen
arten auf irem JHfiden mitneljmen.
Sie &mtbcwbc e 9tt6ttetibet9.
25er in ber fionboner efeUfcbaft
fe$r befannte 2Jlarquig 6. Slnglefen ge
rieir) infolge feiner Serfd)toenbungg
fudjt, bie ungeb;cuere Summen Der
fdjlang, in Honfurg. 2)ie Iaubiger
pfanbeicn feine QaU, unb Dor ilurgem
gelangten bie gefammte arberobe, fo
raie anbere bem SKarquig gefjbrige e
genftante gur Serfiexgerung. Siefe
arberobe umfafete nid)t raeniger alg
227 fomplette Salonangfige, ferner
362 SSeften, 100 Uebergiebr, 60 3a
quetangfige, 73 radanjitge, 142 Saar
Sd)ub unb Stiefel, 150 aftorgen
angfige, 82 Sd)Iofrbde, 29 Sabe unb
Stranbloftfime, 278 Saat anbfcbb
unb 453 Slraraatten. Sie arberobe
raar Don feinftem unb loftfpieligftem
Staterial unb Don ben erften 2onbonet
unb arifer Sdjneibern unb ftonfei
ttonaren geliefert raorben. ang fe
fonbereg 5tnterefie erreqte erne arofee
2Xn3ab;i Don Selgen, bie gleiajfaflg gut
Serftetgerung gelangten uno Don oenen
ein ein3iger auf 1000 (1 gleid)
$4.70) gefdjafet raar. Set ber tuition
ging biefeg Sradtfiucl urn 300 a. .
Sllufterftabt Gine SaugefeH
fd)aft in fjfranlfurt a. 271. plant bie
riinbtmg einer SRufterftabt auf bem
'ebiete beg,5tabtd)eng Sprenblingen
tm zobrgogium effen. Sie S(n
lagt-foll bex nwbernen Stiibtebau mit
alien Serbeferungen gefunbbttlid)et
unb aftbttfd)er 2Irt Dorbilblid) bar
JeEen. ' "
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CitWSamaiibeingefutt j
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m SenBcttnag iai Urifge.
I Gin mit ben japanifdjen SBebr
1 Derljaliniffen tertrauter yadjmann
I fd)reibt:
j Sie je&t in ber 2Ranbfd)urei unb in
Hcrea Derraenbeten iapasifeben 2rup-
pen umfeffen bie ganse tapanifc&e Sir
mec unb 2anbraebr m firtegsftarfe, '
mit 2I3nal)me Don li Srigaben auf J
ber Snjel gcrmofa unb etner Spegtal
brigabc auf ber 3nfel 2)efo. Sie japas
nifd)e iUieggformation umfafet nam
lid) Dom erften 2age ber 3KobiIifation
an bie fief)enbe SIrmee unb bie fteferDe
Dom 4. big gum 7. 3ar9an9 aI ute
Ginbit. Saburd) tommen bie 16 Si
Diftonen fofort auf ib)re ilrieggftdrfe
unb Derfugen fiir einige Qtit aud) nod)
fiber ben Grfafc fiir ben unDermeib
lidjen 21bgang burd) Serlufte unb
iUanlfjeiien. Sie 2anbraebr Dom 8.
bis gum 12. 3ar9an9 bilbet 16 bes
fonbere Srigaben nad) bem gleidjen
2erritorialft)ftent; fte befinbet fid) fet
ebenfaQg faft DoIIgalig auf bem
iUieggfdjaupla&e. SBfirbe bamit bie
militdrifd)e 2eiftunggfdbigteit 3apan5
erfdjbpft fein, fo batten bie Stuffen gute
21u3fid)t auf Grfolg, ba inen, raie eS
bij$t, burd) bie UJtobilifation im SJeflen
monatlid) graifeben 20,000 unb 35,000
2ftann nacfgefanbt raerben.
Siefc JRed)nung bat aber ein 2od).
Sie 3apaner baben namlid) im inblid
auf biefen itrieg erne ""toeiterc Orgari
fation Dorgefcben. SBJenfd)enmateriaI
fteljt ibnen reidjlid) gur Serffigung, ba
fiir bag fteljenbe eer iaijriid) nur etraa
55,000 ffiann eingefteUt raerben. Sei
einer Seoblferung Don 46,000,000
flbpfen ift bag progentualiter raeniger
alg ein Srittel ber efteflung, bie bie
fran3bftfdje Strmee in Slnfprud) nimmt.
Slug ben braudjbaren fibersaligen jun
gen 2euten bilbet 3aPflu ne erfte unb
eine 3raeite JReferoe. Sie erfte JReferoe
(Sobieti) legt ben ba3u berufenen jun
gen 2euten eine Dierjaljrige Sienftbes
reitfd)aft auf. itonirollDerfammlungen
unb 3raet big bretraodientlidje llebun
gen forgen fiir ben Sufammenljalt bie
fer erften Sieferoe in griebengseiten.
Slug ibnen unb ber im le&ieu gebruar
Dofl3ablig auggeljobenen jungen UJianns
fd)aft fmb bie neuen IRegimenter gebiU
bet raorben, benen ber itaifer im 3"
unb Siuguft it)re 5ab,nen fibergeben b.at.
21n eineru 2age beg 3" bat er fo nidjt
raeniger air fiinf Stegimenter 3nfan
terie alg in ibrer formation beenbet
aner!annt. Surd) bie befd)leunigte Se.
fbrberung ber ilabetien unb Unteroffi
giergafpiranten unb burd) bie in ben
le&ten 3aren 0Q geb.altene 3flW ber
3U Offigieren befbrberten Giniab;rig
gfreirailligen ift gegen ben URanget an
Sfurern Sorforge getroffen. Siefe
fdmeli auggebilbeten UKannfdjaften, git
benen nod) bie iWeggfreiraiQigen torn
men, fmb unlangft alg Kationalgarbe
(ofumingun) burd) faiferlid)e Ser
orbnung alg Grfafeber organiftrt raor
ben. 3U rcr Seraaffnung l)at man
auf bie reid)en Seftanbe ber 2Jiuratas
geroeb;re, SJiobeU 1887, 3urdgreifen
mfiffen, bie ein grb&ereg ftaliber alg
bag neuefte japanifdje 3nfanteriege
raebr befitjen. Sag efd)of$ b,at man
burd) einen 2Keffingring oerbeert, ber
ben Stablmantel fejter gufammenalt;
baburd) rairb bie Surd)fdjlaggfraft er
bbt. 3nfalltc"e' ion"" unb jrain
fann 3aPan fur f"ne 9lationalgarbe
fcnell befd)affen. Sd)raieriger ift eg
mit ber SaDalferie unb SIrtitlerie.
Sie Solbaten ber 3raeiten SIrmee
(5?obir)ei) fmb entraeber fbrperlid) rae
niger traftig entraidelt ober raegen
irjret Sfantilienoerbaltniffe fajraer a&
Ibmmlid). Sie Derraenbet man im
eigenen 2anbe alg Sefafeunggtruppen
unb 233ad)tmannfd)aften ber S!fiften
Dcrtbcibigung. 3m 2a3aretbbienft ftel
len bie 3al)lreid)en profeffioneCen SWafs
feure, ftnodjencinrenter unb Sarbiere
ein febr anftelligeg Sebienunggntate
rial. Sie feit 15 3a&"n in bielen
SroDin3iaIftabten errid)teten SDtebigin
fd)ulen, in benen 2Ier3te graeiter Piaffe
auggebilbet raerben, fommen bet bem
grofjen SKangel an Dott auggebilbeten
2Rebiginern ber jeigen, alle ftrafte an
fpannenben Organifation einer ftatio
nalgarbe 3U ftatten.
Pie Sfmncnptrtfti.
Vsxt toedifelate Shl aa kcren CinKufe af
Sie Ztmpttatat htt ftte.
Sjdbrenb Don mandjer Seite bebaup
iet raurbe, bafj bie jerceilig: 3a ber
Scnnenfleien feinerlei Ginflufe auf bie
2emperatur ber Grbe augfibe, b,aben bie
Seobad)tungen beg betannten Scrliner
JKeteoroIcgen Sientjel, foraie ber
aufeergerabbnlidi IjeiBe Sommer, ber
b)euer in Guropa geb,errfd)t b,at biefe
SBedjfelrairfung 3raeifeIlog beftatigt.
Gtenfeel 3at)Ite auf ber Sonnenfdjeibe,
foraeit bie SJitterung ber Seobadjtung
afinftia raar. im ftabre 1901 nur 6
unb im 3ab 1902 nur 7 felbftftanJ
otge yrieaengruppen ooer irmgeifiede,
im Sabre 1903 bingegen fdon 26 unb
im Iaufenben 3afi big gum 28. lu
guft fogar 72. 3n fledenarmen 3ab;
ren ift bie 2Barmeftrat)lung ber Sonne
grbBcr, in ftedenreidjen 3aren gerin
ger. Gin fledenarmeg 3ab;r raar 1901
auf 1902. 211g fledenreidje 3abre raa
ren 3U Dergeidjnen 187071, 1S82,
1S92 03 unb 1894. StrabU bie
Sonne, raie bieg 1901 auf 1902 ber
pall raar, ftarf (im Sfatetimmimum),
fo rairb Guropa burd) bie Don ber er
jjbljten SScjfetbampfentraidlung im 9It
Iantifdjcn Ogean b,errii&renben regen
ffiljrenben barometrifdjen 2iefbrudgc
biete Dorraiegenb feud)te3, Iur)le S3et
ter im Sommer unb feudjteg, raarmeg
S3etter im Siinter erblten; ftralt bie
Sonne jebod) febraad) (im ledenmajis
mum), gum Seifpiel 1904, fo raerben
fiber Guropa bie SBafferbampfntafTen
me&r augbleiben, bather rairb ber Som
mer Dortoiegenb f)t unb troden, ber
SJtnter ingegen fait unb troden dug
fallen. 2IIg Stenfcel im m&lid auf
baS auffallenb ftarfe 2Inraaafen bex
onnentb;atigfeit 1903 im griiftarjt
bie groe Sommer&jfee foraie gablreidje
SJetterfatafiropben Doraugfagte, raurbe
Don anberer Seite baeor geraarnt, fols
S)tn Soraugfagen gu glauben. Set
S3itterungDerIauf biefeg SommerJ
tat aber aelefirt. baft eine aDaemeine
3ob;rcgprognofe auf runb ber Se
ooaajrungen oes XjerDraud)g ber Son
nentbatigfeit mbglid) ift unb einen ntd)t
gu unterfebasenben SBertb) beft&t.
(Sin unterirbifdjerSSalb
tourbe in Solf Gountp, 3. bei bem
raben nad) i!obIen entbedt. Sie bet
ftemerien Saume, Don benen Stfide
gur Oberfladje gebradjt raurben, toaren
einen 5U& bid. Stud) raurbe ein Sent
Don einem oormaligen Wiefentbier ge
funben. . . -
Km? Kxav Pfatl Skat.
'Auy man with ordinary nerve can
become a fair shot with a revolver
from the saddle with a few weeks'
practice. I believe in a-sbort-time-a
man can become sufficiently expert to
make Oo out of 100 shots," said a regu
lar army officer,
"You see. it Is all in learning when
to shoot. The aiming is a small part
of pistol and revolver shooting. The
aiming is just like pointing your fin
ger. A man can naturally point bis
finger at an object accurately. If ha
can do that be can aim a gua by sim
ply throwing it out In the same way.
The reason an unpracticed marksman
Is no marksman at all Is that be stops
to aim and gets off the mark or be
comes unsteady in pulling the trigger.
He must learn his gun, so -he will
know just the exact instant when it
goes off, just how much and bow long
a pull he must make to snap the trig
ger. When be learns so that It is sec
ond nature to shoot just as he points
the gun. be will hit any ordinary marie
within reasonable range." Dea Moines
Register and Leader.
-rr Part G Teaaat.'
"It isn't always the tenant who pays
bis rent on the first of the month who
is most desirable," said a household
er the other day. "Your prompt ten
ant Is likely to bold you his debtor for
that virtue and feel perfectly free to
ask for numerous improvements. My
best paying property Is leased to a
man who is always two or three
months behind in bis rent. Of course
I lose the interest on my money for
that time, but that is all. In the three
years In which he has rented of me he
has not had the nerve to ask me even
to paper a room for him. I haven't
done it. either. In one instance he bad
some plumbing done at bis own ex
pense when he should have charged it
to me. I am constantly afraid that he
will get prosperous some day and
want to pay me on time. Just as
sure as he does I will have to spend
several hundred dollars on the house."
New York Tribune.
Artificial Er-
The trade in artificial eyes Is ex
tensive not only from the number of
people who need them, but also from
the fact that they only last for about
a year In consequence of the action of
the secretions of the eyes upon the
enamel.
The process of manufacture Involves
eight distinct operations, which call
Into play considerable artistic ability
and patient skill, and for this female
workers seem specially adapted.
The enamel has first to be fused,
then the globe Is blown and colored,
after which the shaping, tempering
and polishing have to bo attended to.
The minutest details, even to the coral
veins on the sclerotic coat and the
broken colored iris, are so faithfully
reproduced that the Imitation can rare
ly be detected save in times of great
emotion. London Standard.
A Titled Daadr.
At the court of SL James in 1773
Lord Villiers appeared, according to a
writer of that day. In a coat of "pale
purple velvet, turned up with lemon
color" and "embroidered all over with
S's of pearl as big as peas, and In all
the spaces little medallions in beaten
gold real solid in various figures of
Cupids and the like." In that day the
dandies rouged and powdered and car
ried nosegays as big as cabbages. Wal
pole records an occasion in the bouse
of commons when, to hasten the ad
journment, some of the exquisites-voted
against their own opinions, "because
the house was very hot and the young
members thought it would melt their
rouge and wither their nosegays."
Orlffla af Saata HaatM.
Many religious sects are now known
by what were originally nicknames.
These epithets, coined in derision, have
"appreciated" and grown into honora
ble epithets. "Methodism" waa a
nickname originally, an undergraduate
nickname, applied to Wesley and hi
friends because they lived by rule and
method. Every one knows what it la
now. So people use the word "Quaker"
without any contemptuous connotation,
and even a word like "ranter" waa on
the way toward respectability when
ranting seemed to fall out of fashion.
Safe Fraat Barslars.
"I'm so glad the boys of your com
pany gave you that handsome revolv
er." said the militia captain's wife.
"We need have no fear now of the
burglars infesting this neighborhood."
"That's what!" replied the gallant
captain. "I've got It locked up in the
office safe where they can't get at It."
Philadelphia Ledger.
Three Faaiaaa Saiakera.
Fabulous things have been said
about Grant's smoking propensities.
My word of honor that Grant's cigars,
over which he meditated and about
which so much has been senselessly
published, were cast aside, but never
relighted, while Sherman and Meade
would make the air blue like volca
noes. National Magazine.
Her Two Dearreea.
"It was only two years ago that Mrs.
Weddiu took her B. A. at college.
wasn't It?"
"Yes. Why?'
"She has just taken a higher degree
MA In the school of life." Philadel
phia Press.
1
Will la ta Demaaatrat.
"Do you really believe that the proof,
of the pudding is in the eating?' "
"Sure! Give me the pudding and4I'U
prove It." San Antonio Express. 1
Her lateaie.
Ada Why does Clara speak of!
George as her intended? Are theyaen-
gaged? Alice No, but she intends
they shall be.
She Kmw.
A certain old lady always knew ev
erything before anybody else. One
day her niece saw her passing the
bouse and ran out to meet her. "Do
come in, amity." she begged, "audi help
us. We arc making. charades."
"Certainly I will." answered the old
lady. "I knew you-were making 'them
because I smelied them as I came
along."
A Patater.
"Say. Mr. Smartle," whispered lit
tle Tommy, slipping from behind the
portals, "for a nickel I'll slip you a
pick in the parlor tonight."
"What do I want with a pick?" ask
ed Mr. Smartle in astonishment.
"Why, I heard sister say youwere
going to break the ice tonight."
Caler Caver.
Stocks He always was a bad egg,
but nobody seemed to notieeilt While
he was rich. Knocks Yes; he was
all right until he was broke. New
York Times.
The first day a guest; the second a
boarder; the third a pejfc-2ftbon)j.
SaUter teaee af .
A high naval offldaL now dead, often
cited as an example of ghastly kamor
an incident that befell a young woman
during the, civil war.
"She was good and kind," he would
say, "and during the war she visited
the hospitals dally. dlstributJac traits
and flowers and tracts.
"One moraine on her rounds a yoaag
soldier, immediately after she had
passed him. set up a loud laugh.
"She turned and looked at bun In
surprise. His seemed a pitiful case.
Nothing of him but his face was visi
ble on -the little white bed. and this
young face was sadly thin and pale.
Nevertheless be laughed like one pos
sessed. His mirth resounded through
the grewsome room.
"The visitor returned to him. '
" 'Will you tell me what amuses you?
she said.
"'Why. ma'am.' said be, 'here you
have given me a tract on the sin of
dancing when I've got both legs shot
off." Baltimore Herald.
Carefal af Her X
Many interesting stories of courtiers
and favorites at the old French court
are found in the memoirs of the Mar
quise de Crequy. She says that on cer
tain solemn occasions kings of France
wore ermine linings to their robes, but
ermine became scarce, and she writes:
"The anointing of Louis XV. was re
tarded some years for want of this far
for the court mantles, and at the coro
nation of Louis XIV. they actually
used catskin." Superbly elegant was
the Duchesse de la Ferte, who generally
was carried around under a canopy.
The marquise goes Into ecstasies con
cerning this particular, duchesse, whose
eyes "bad the most disdainful expres
sion I ever saw. though they .had a
slight cast In them." Box her supreme
elegance can be appreciated when It ,1s
known "she never blew her aose for
fear of spoiling her Greek contour, but
dabbed It at Intervals with a small
square of cambric."
Beajaatla Fraaklla'a Wife.
A very unflattering description of
Benjamin Franklin's wife is taken
from the diary of Daniel Fisher, who
was Franklin's secretary for a short
time. "She sat on the floor at a neigh
bor's. She assumed the airs of extraor
dinary freedom and great humility,
lamented heavily the misfortunes of
those who are unhappily infected with
a too tender or benevolent disposition,
said she believed all the world claimed
the privilege of troubling ber pappy
so she usually calls Mr. Franklin with
their calamities and distress, giving us
a general history of many such wretch
es and their impertinent applications."
He mentions "the turbulence and Jeal
ousy and pride of her disposition" and
the violence of her invective. Pointing
to Franklin's son one day, she exclaim
ed. "There goes the greatest villain up
on earth!"
ka la Serlee.
While it is certainly a pretty sight to
see a long row of books in a neat and
uniform binding, like soldtess on pa:
rade, there la a distinct lbs of Indi
viduality. .As you glance over your
books upon their shelves It is pleasant
to recognixe them from their outward
dress. They keep themselves better hi
mind if each one Is not exactly like Its
neighbors. Yon are even likely to for
get what yon have If you cannot know
them from across the room.
We often go to the bookcase looking
simply for 'something; to read.' and
then It Is an advantage to know each
book at the first glance. Of course this
does not apply so strongly to the works
of a single author. These 'belong hi a
uniform, and you know what Is among
them. St Nicholas.
Fltetla Im Jai
A Japanese woman flirts as far as
she knows the meaning of the word
with her sleeves and fan and not with
her eyea and amiles. By. the different
movements of the ends ot her kimono
sleeves she msnages to convey to ber
admiifr all sorts of unspoken mes
sages, sd by the opening and shutting
of her fan to the right or to the left
she can reject or accept the most
weighty offers. Her code signaling
with her sleeves and fan i quite an
Item of her social education.
Freaea SaMlera Haaakerealef.
The cotton handkerchiefs provided
for French soldiers have printed upon
them a number of sanitary precepts to
be observed on the march and during a
campaign and are farther decorated
with medallions containing pictures of
officers of all grades, the different uni
forms being so distinctly portrayed
that a French private, can tell at a
glance to what grade any officer he
may see belongs.
Well She Mlaht.
An old German historian of Tubin
gen describes an attack by the French
la 1G74 during which eighteen persons
were killed by the exploding of a
mine. A. soldier's wife waa thrown
the distance of an acre. She was not
hurt, the chronicler adds quaintly,
"but she scolded terribly and was In
a very bad humor."
After the aarrL.
She-There Is just one little bit of
millinery that I desire more. He
(crossly) You needn't say any more.
I won't buy It for you. She Don't
be afraid. You'll never get the bill
for it. It's a widow's bonnet.
A Sare War.
Mabel I wish I knew some way to
make George forget me, for I can nev
er marry htm. Henry Have you tried
leading- him money? New Orieasa
Times-Democrat.
A very wise man once said that
when be began to feel too important
he got a map of the universe and .tried
to find himself on it
Waleat
very loquacious lady asked a friend
what position he.woald give her ware
she a man. ,
"I'd, make you superintendent of a
deaf and dumb asylum.'t waa his re
ply. "Whyr
"Because either the inmates woald
learn .to talk or you to keep silent"
New York Times.
American Board Ends Session.
Grinnell, .Is,, Oct. 14. The Ameri
can Board of Foreign Missions con
cluded its sessions here. Brief ad
dresses were made by returning and
outgoing missionaries. A report was
made adverse tot the consolidation ,of;
the missionary magazines of the Con
gregational missionary societies at
home and abroad. The Missionary
Herald of the American board will be
continued on the present basis.
Lady Curzan Is Worse.
Walmer Castle, Oct. 14. There Is
a renewal of acute anxiety regarding
Lady Curxoa's-condition. She passed
a restless, night and Is somewhat exhausted.
INDIAN INVENTIVENESS.
Sa
Ita Beat Fretactleaa.
That the North American Indian nev
er rose to a high level of civilization may
be attributed to his lack of inventive
ness as well us to his Indolence and
Improvidence. He reared no enduring
structures and constructed no instru
ments for .the manufacture on any
thing but the smallest scale of articles
of use and exchange. This seems at
flrst glance like a satisfactory explana
tion of the undeveloped state of bis
civilization.
It -is nevertheless not true that the
Indian lacked inventiveness. He has
left at least two worthy monuments
of his capacity for invention, although
our own civilization has converted
them from articles of necessity Into
what are practically playthings. '
These two evidences of the Iasuaa
genius are the birch bark canoe sad
the snowsboe. For beauty and utility
la the uses for which It waa designed
no product of the white man's art
working wMh the same materials could
have surpassed the Indian canoe. The
snowsboe, aa the Indian designed and
made it, moreover. Is a distinct week
of art and. like the violin of the older
masters, seems Incapable of Improve
ment It may be argaed that these are arti
cles of the' simplest kind, but the gen
ius that Inspired their Invention and
construction Is none the less worthy to
rank with that which manifests itself
In our own civilisation In works of aa
ampler but hot more beautiful design.
Boston Globe.
SECRET INK.
Wrttlaa Wale. Mar Be Made Irnvtat
ale'er VlalMe at Will.
There are several ways in which two
persons can correspond with each oth
er unknown to even the people before
whose eyes the very letter Is held.
Ovid taught young women when writ
ing to their lovers they should use new
milk as Ink. This when dried is invis
ible, but by scattering coal dust or soot
upon the paper the writing becomes
legible. Ansonlus adopted this method
when writing to PauUnua.
Dilated sulphuric add. lemon juice,
solutions of nitrate and chloride of
cobalt or of chloride of copper write
colorless, but on being heated the char
acters written with the first two be
come black or brown and the hitter
green. When the paper becomes cool
the writing disappears and leaves the
paper blank again. Saltpeter dissolved
in water and equal purls of sulphate of
copper aud sal, ammoniac dissolved In
water are two good invisible inks.
There are also some Inks which are
Invisible when dry, bat visible when
moistened with another liquid. Thus
a solution of muriate of antimony
waahed with tincture of galls becomes
yellow, green vitriol ink washed with
the same solution turns black, nitrate
of cobalt washed with oxalic add
tarns blue, arsenlate of potash with
nitrate of copper green, solution of
gold with muriate of tin purple.
Gaaiaetta'a Table.
There is a curious story told of the
table at which Gumbetta, wrote. A
previous owner. General Labltte, min
ister for foreign affairs in IM). dis
missed his confidential servunt because
he believed he had stolen a large sum
of money In 1.000 franc bank notes.
Years afterward, when the table had
to be repaired, the joiner employed for
the work found the missing bundle of
bank notes betwevu the mahogany
board of the table uud the drawers be
low. They hud lain there unnoticed
for fourteen years. Lnfortunately the
story does not go on to say that the
poor servant and his mistaken master
were alive at the time of the discovery
and that the one's character was clear
ed and the other's confidence restored.
Kalaer'a Saab af the Blaawreka.
The marriage of Count Herbert Bis
marck aud the Countess lioyos took
place at Vienna, and It was on this oc
casion that the kaiser took a step
which was oue of the falsest steps of
bis life, a step equivalent to the malev
olent boycotting of the BLsmarcks. By
order of his majesty Count Caprivl, the
new chancellor, wrote to Prince Beuss,
German ambassador at Vienna: "Should
the prince (ex-chancellor) or his family
make any approach to you pray confine
yourself to conventional forms of courte
sy. This order Is also to be observed
by the staff of the embassy. Bamay
add that his majesty will take no no
tice of the wedding." London Chroni
cle. The Tallsaaamle Maaaataae.
The remarkable peculiarity of the
moonstone is that, while in all other
gems Internal scams are called flaws
and detract from their value, hi the
moonstone they are called "magic mir
rors, because those favored mortals
who are gifted with the illumination
of the astral light can by its aid read
on those surfaces of milky white the
reflections of the past and the promises
of the future."
The Oaly Care.
Bints I wish they would cut out
these ballad singers at the vaudeville.
They make me tired. Jinks Well, you
might get somebody to remove their
noses. Then they wouldn't have any
thing to sing through. Cincinnati
Tribune.
stiaar.
"Now I know," sobbed the six
months' bride to her husband, growl
ing over her extravagance, "why you
used to call me a flower. You thought
I was an orchid and that I could live
on ah-." New Orleans Picayune.
It is from books that wise men de
rive consolation In the troubles of Ufa
Tktor Hugo.
The Shla
Even compared with the work of a
circus acrobat the Job of a ship's rigger
Is extremely perilous, for whereas the
circus performer is safeguarded in ev
ery way possible aad the ropes and
supports are thoroughly tested the rig
ger's duty is to ascend masts often
made extremely perilous by rot or dan
gerously impaired by storms: Extreme
coolness and caution are necessary, and
the men engaged hi this calling are a
clear headed, bard handed lot. who
take rtoka cheerily and work with aa
Instant understanding of their busi
ness. Taking into consideration thes
teat and character of their work, com
paratively few meet with accident
New York nerald.
Me West
Book Agent (entering-Madam. I
have a work of art to show you. It hi
a book. Lady of the House (reopening
the dooriAnd I havo a' work of art
to show yon. It Is a landscape
Wngletoa How do you know her
ago? Doublet By her pleased ex-
nrmslea when I told her
their loveliest at thirty five
THE STONE BREAKER.
la
TaO.-
Ia my country of Alsace, onthe aott
tary route whose Interminable ribbon,
stretches on and- oriT under tbe forests.
of the Vosges, tfero Is a stone breaker
whom I have seen at his work for thir
ty years. The first time I came upon
him 1 was a young student setrmg oat
with swelling heart for the great dty.
The sight of this man did' me good, for'
he was humming' a song as he broke
his 'stones. We exchanged a few
words, sad he said at the ead, "WaU. .
goodby. my boy,, good courage
good luck!" Since then I have pa
and repassed aloag the same 'route .
under circumstances the meat aYverse.V
painful and jeyfaL The stamat'sas':
lalshed his. car;-tn sriahit of'
atones remains what he'waa. ' ha -taken
a few mora preraatloa affuast ,
the 'seasons' storms a rash mat pro-
tects his back, aad am fait hat W
drawn farther down ta ahWd bJa.face. .
Bat the forest Is always seadug: bade
the echo of hla valiant hammer. ' How '
many sudden tempests have broken
aver his beat hack, how much advera '
fate hesTaltea oa IBs head, ml,
house, oa his coaatry! Ho cMtiaaes.
to break hla stone, aad coming and
going 1 tad him by the roadside smil
ing hi spite of his age and hw wrin-v
kles, benevolent, speaking above alt '
in dark days those simple words of'
brave men which have so much effect
when they are, scanned to the breaking "
af stones. From "The Slmpte'LlfeV' '
by Charles Wagner.
A SHREWD OLD LADY.
She Cat Mar WW
Feale Mer lawyer.
certain lawyer, famed 'for high
charges, had incurred' the enmity of
an old lady oa account of" the same;
Wishing to get even with hQu. she con
sulted him about drafting her wllL As
she was a very wealthy old lady, with
out aear relatives, she had many chari
table assodatlons to benefit, and 'the
accurate draft of the will required
much patience, skill and time. Among '
the provisions she made a generous
bequest to this lawyer and nominated
him executor. After the execution of
the will she called for he? bill.-where-apon
the lawyer, with the vision of
ample fees in the prospective settle
ment of the estate and the memory of
the generous bequest, told the old lady
that under the circumstances he should
charge nothlug, but finally, to satisfy
her business scruples, made' out a re
ceipt In full to date for $1, whereas the
smallest sum he could 'have Drooerlv
psharged would have been SIOO.
The old lady marched home with her
will, set herself to work, copied It out
carefully word for word, leaving out'
the bequest to the lawyer aad aomlaat
lag a new executor.
la the ajMiroe of time she died, 'and
the disgust of the lawyer at the con
tents of the will was so great that he
Inadvertently let out the secret, to the
huge delight ef hi brother lawyers.-
Leslie's Monthly.
Twelve.
The "patriarchal and apostolical
aumber of twelve" as the proper aad
only admissible number for a Jury try
ing cases according to the common law
has come down to as from remote an
tiquity. Yet this number was 'hot al
ways universal In 1632 a Cornish cus
tom to have Juries of six was declared
to be bad, but evidence was given that
auch juries had been widely used. In
the county, and by a special statute of
Henry VIII. juries of six were allowed
In Wales. But the jury of the grand
assize consisted of sixteen men; which
still finds a parallel hi the Jury of pre
sentments of the Liberty of the Savoy.
The modern grand Jury, the coroner's
jury and the Jury at lunacy and eccle
siastical Inquisitions number anything
between twelve and twenty-three,
whereof twelve at least must agree ba
a verdict London Law JouraaL ' '
Carleae Wara
Certain species of crabs cover them
selves with seaweed hi order to de
ceive their foes. One crab was seen by
the naturalist Elsig In 1878 to pluck
off zoophytes, those plantlike animal
colonies which grow on shells and
stones, and to fix them on the spinas
and hairs of Its shell. Av still deeper
romance of defensive tactics Is to be
found In the case of certain hermit
crabs. They live hi the castoff shells
ef whelks and crawl about, bouse on
back. One claw la bigger than the oth
er, and this is an adaptive feature, for
when the tcrab retires into ita house
the bigger claw la tucked across tho
mouth of the shell to bar the way
against a possible Intruder. More curi
ous still Is the habit of one species
which tolls along with a sea anemone
fixed to hla shell, like Slndbad carrying
the Old Man of the Sea. Great care la
taken of this anemone. It Is fed 'by
the crab, and If the latter has to seek
a new shell by reason of hi growth
be tenderly shifts his tenant off the old
abode and places him on the new one.
Deaa Melaa Wit.
On one occasion Dean Hole, the well
known English clergyman, with Mrs.
Hole, landed at Dover, much exhaust
ed, after a rough crossing of the Eng
lish channel. While waiting 'for the
train the dean pored over the railway
regulations. "An," he said, addressing
the station inspector, "it's one consola
tion after 'such a crosstag and this
tiresome wait that we go back at half
price." "I don't understand, sir." was
the official's reply. "There is no special
reduction." "Oh. yes, there is." said
the dean. "I've Just been reading all
your notices, and you state that you
take returned empties at much reduced
rate." Once when the deaa waa play
ing whist for threepenny points he ap
peared to be very well provided with
threepenny bits. "Ah." his opponent
remarked, "have you tbm offertory with
youT' "What sir." the dean answered,
"do you recognize your miserable con
tributions 2"
"When you first entered politics,'
said the young man who Is looking for
knowledge, "did you setoat with the
determination to win at aay cost?"
"No." answered Senator Sorgham; "I
act out with the determination to whs
at as little expense a possible."
Washington 8 tot.
If It be true that a maa who never
makes mistakes never makes anything,
at all It ia. equally true that af ora
tor-woo never say aa.iugiacr c Trnaa
may be confidently reckoned oa
to aay anything at an worth
London World.
CaaaM.
She (after accepting him) Hava yoa
ever loved any other girl? HarCer-
talnly. I can bring you half a
written testimonial if
Oaeof the hardest
to lad la
hart hard
this world la a friend a
ap at tho same time yea
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