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    THE OMATTA DAILY BETS; SrXDAY, lKHKVAHY 10, 1001.
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11 51 I 1 T 1 OC le88euinS th'8 factno slighting of qual
VJ dCfjl JL Ll Jl IkJ Hy in favor of price, for the hiirh standard
JL that has always been characteristic of this
store's offerings must be maintained. Wo
want our customers to feel the assurance that if it comes from us, it's best in
Must be up to
the standard if
it's offered you
every detail.
Bookcases
Always a
bookcase it
, , one mat is
most suited to your needs for the storing of your
books. It's practical, it's dust proof, it's "Elastic."
It grows with your library, rich and pleasing in ap
pearance. You can always add to it and obtain a
any time the desired additional book room that you
would need. Buildincr tin a njisn wt nrintitori r vm.
needs. "Wernicke Elastic Bookcases" are guaranteed by tho manufac
turer and by us. They are absolutely the best and most perfect bookcase on
tho market today. One section of four units with a top and
base in select figured oak, door is largo enough for tho CP A C 1
average homo book, price f
Wo have those cases in three finishes of oak also imita
tion and solid mahogany. Inspection and comparison invited.
T Si ffr lill Ifiir Q 1 Tl C Our February sale of
JLA WMi i m. 1 M I I If 1 1 lacc curtains continues. Un-
- WaV.. W Ka questionably tho largest us-
Ihil'mlh? uM'ln', V'f B,h0Win S?,?rl5r th0 8casoD Ilundrcll' ot Ora' 'nMXroa"m angVot
In nMni t i , B.a ? b.U5;lng li,0lr laccs now for carly sprlnK ,lccj8 Mnay Pecl Prtco Inducements
on special design and stylo curtulns. Sco our east window. Everything' to bo found In tho best eastern market
ns to variety, styles nod colorings that will supply nlmost any requirements, you will find In our assortment
of high grade curtains of which wo name a few grading prices;
Ileal Arabian
Juices, per pulr-
Itrnalssanco Cur
tains from
Ileal Saxony
jirussoiM irom-
fiwlss Drussels
from
Irish Points
from
$7 to $40 $5 to $35 $13? to $50 $4 to $25 $3? to $25
BwIhh Arabians
from
HwIkh Tambour
Nets, from
Nottingham;!,
from
Sash Curtains,
good Swiss
374 to !t2U $6 to $15 75c to $10 10 cents
Duchrsso Sash floods 27-lnches wide from 50c to $1.23 per yard.
Irish Point 8anh
(loods, ST-ln. wide
35 cents
Ingrain Art Squares
I.'he finest selection of
Ingrain Art Squares wo have
vcr shown. Tho lino Is rando
expressly for us and contnlna more stock than tho common nil wool kind tho different sizes weighing from
ono to flvo pounds heavier than the regular stock goods. Noto the sizes, and prices.
6x9 ft.. 4.80 7-6x9. ..5.75 9x9. ...6.75 10-6x9. .8.00 9x12. . .9.00
9xiy.5. 10.25 10-61210.50 12x12.12.00 12x15.15.00
Special salo of Wilton Kugs, slzo 2-3x4.0, $3.50 quality for this week only $2.00 each.
ORCHARD & WILHELM CARPET CO.,
I4l4-l4i6-.4lf DOUGLAS STttEET. OMAHA, NEB.
ALL' EYES ON
' Inttreiting Little. .Corner of the World
Attracts Attention.
MARRIAGE OF QUEEN AROUSES INTEREST
I'dTTaril V. VlU-h V.Urm l',linii( I ve
ItevliMV nf ft Country Almut AVIilcli
lint ('nnipnrii tl vcl- I, Idle
In llennl.
Tho marriage of tho young Queen Wll'
hclmlna to Dulto Henry of Mecklenburg
Bchwcrln, which wns colubnitcd at Tho
llaguo Thursday, has turned the public at
tcnttou for tho llrao being to tho little
kingdom ot Holland "bravo llttlo Holland"
as It Is called by Dr. Orlflls to tho tem
porary exclusion of Kugland, with 11b new
king and China with Its multiplicity of
trouble.
Tho llttlo kingdom has led tho "strenuous
II to" for many centuries, has participated
In many vicissitudes, yet has struggled
through them all, and so successfully that
In many ways It has Bet oxampleH of gov
ernment and ot Hues of thought that havo
been models to other nations.
And of all who havo profited most by her
teaching and cxnmplo tho United States of
America owes by no means tho smallest
debt to tho notable country of Nederland,
For, It may bo remarked hero, that the
word Holland is rather n misnomer.
Many centuries ago, about tho tlrno that
William tho Norman was preparing to In
vade Kngland, tho feudal lords ot tho Qer
mn Btatcs acquired tho low-lying, marshy
Islands that had been formed whero tho
Meuso and tho Ilhlno wound their sinuous
course to tho sea.
Whether tbeso counts ot Holland derived
Tired 05il
And she docs not understand vhy.x ITer
work used to seem co easy. You could
tell her whereabouts ns she worked by
the snatches of song which now and
gain overflowed her happy lips. And
now she can hardly keep up. llcr head
pains, her back hurts, and she feels
entirely worn out.
What Is the mat
ter? The proba
bility is that the
stomach is disor
dered, the liver is
not performing its
whole duty. Poi
sons are accumu
lating in the
blood, and unless
these are removed,
and the stomach
and organs of di
gestion and nutri
tion cured and
strengthened,
there is liable to
be a serious ill
ness. There is no
medicine can
equal Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery for
prompt help and
perfect cure for
diseases of the
stomach and
blood. It strength
ens the stomach,
purifies the blood,
nourishes the
serves, and brings lack the happy days
of health, when life 'is all &ong and
unsmne.
piji"
"I (uOcred tea months from complicated
OIHll
lv fu
ey dlarase, too," write Mix Uila M. llrlttle,
caie of liver complaint, constipation, Indige-
noo, (uppreulou of monthly function, and kid-
f Iror. Va. ni al30 suffered excruciating pain
in ray back and head. I am glad to (ay that
be bottle of 'Golden Medical Discovery three
ial of Dr. Tierce's I'leataut Pellets, and two
bottles of 'Compound Extract of Swart-Weed'
cured me entirely. I Kindly recommend Dr.
ficrcc's medicines to all iutfcrcr."
their nnmo from holt (hollow) land or from
hont (wood) land is uncertain.
At that tlmo tho Islands supported vast
forests, which havo long since disappeared,
but two of tho provinces lying nearest tho
sea retain tho names of North nn'd South
Holland, respectively, but to npply tho namo
Holland to tho entire country would bo
cuqlvalent to applying tho namo Carolina or
Dakota as applied for our own United States.
"Tho Netherlands" proporly designates
Holland (as wo know It) and Belgium, but
Ncderland la tho proper namo to ho given
tho llttlo kingdom that faces with such
determination tho sea that threatens Us
very oxlstence.
Illatury In Kicltlug-.
The history of Nedcrland or shall wo not
admit and yet pcrpotuato tho error and call
it Holland? In oxcltlng and deeply stirring.
Briefly, It may bo summed up as follows:
Various counts and dukes held possession
until tho fourteenth century, when It be
came a part of tho great duchy of Bur
gundy, which comprised so much of what is
now northern and northeastern Krnnce;
thence, it passed to tho hoiiBo of Hapsburg
of Clormnny and then to Chnrlcs V of Ger
many, who becamo Charles I of Spain, under
whom Spain wns at tho zenith of hor glory,
flovolts followed as tho result of tho tyran
nical courso pursued by the Spaniards, dur
ing which tho Infamous duko of Alva
brought to Holland tho bloody machinery ,ot
tho Inquisition and caused streets to run
with blood of his hundreds of victims. Un
der William tho Silent, but only after many
years of warfare, twclvo years of truer,
then uioro years of hitter struggle, Spain
acknowledged tho independeuco of tho
Dutch republic conquered by Franco In
1701, ruled by Louis Napoleon In 1S0G, an
uexed to Franco In 1810, Joined with Bel
glum In 1815, to bo separa'tcd In 1S20; ruled
today by tho remaining representative ot
tho house of Orange, a direct descendant of
William tho Silent. Kven this record docs
not touch upon tho ono continual conflict
that theso bravo people havo fought all these
years, namely, to wrest now land from tho
sea and to defend themselves from con
tinual encroachments.
Not always have they bcon successful.
Catastrophes of tho most nppalllng naturo
havo occurred numberless times, even into
tho nineteenth century. Provinces havo
been overwhelmed, cities nnd villages de
stroyed, thousands of Inhabitants drowned,
vast values In wealth ruthlessly dissipated,
yet. with unbounded energy and Indomitable
will, tho ravages of tho waves havo been
restored, tho i dykes rebuilt, tho land re
claimed and rfepopulatcd and mado to blos
som llko tho rose.
Well may the Hollanders say, "Cod mado
the sea, but tho Dutch havo mado tho land."
Vulur la (.rent.
The country ot Hollnnd Is ns small as
tho courago nnd valor of Its people nro
great.
A lino drawn from tho southern corner
to tho iwtromo northeast would bo scarcely
0 miles, while from east to west ou the
latitude ot Tho Hague, 126 miles would bo
tho limit.
About ono-balf tho slzo of South Caro
lina,, or one-third tho slzo of Ohio, a popu-
ation of about 4,500,000 Is supported, but
this by no means represents tho slzo of
tho Nederland republic. Next to tho Eng
lish, tho Dutch hnvo been tho greatest
colonizers, nnd, while some lands dis
covered by them aro now protected by an
othor flag, and others of tholr colonies
have galnod Independence (and nro striv
ing to retain It), Java, Sumatra, Celebes,
part of Borneo, Dutch Clulana' and St.
Euslnchlus, in tho West Indies, nro still
governed by Holland, these coloulos repre
senting an urea of Ave times tho slzo of
tho stato of California, with a population
of over 30,000,000,
Tho size of Nederland proper is annroxl-
raatcly 12,650 square miles, but tho flcuro
Is as changeable as tho area of a Nobrnska
farm bordered by tho Missouri river. Hov-
lug no coal, wood or stone, vast tracts of
land aro dug for peat for fuel, or clay for
bricks, and these low places become lakes.
In turn, these aro dyked nnd pumped dry
and bccouio arable, land again.
The sea Is a constant menace and miles
and miles of dykes of ston and earth
nro built and constantly watched to pre
vent tho Inundation of land frequently
uttccn feet below tho water level.
Tho river Uhlue, born of glaciers in the
Alps, fed by crystal lakes of Switzerland
flowing with rapid pneo beneath tho castlo
topped cliffs, of Germany, leaning over tho
falls at Schaffhausen, It becomes tired nnd
weary when It reaches tho flat alluvial
plains, and seeks Its sluggish way to tho
Bea tlirough dovlous nnd winding ways.
Even Its namo is lost Injls llstlessness,
except ono small branch' reaching the
ocean's brink nt Kantwyck, but uufor
tunately so many fort below Its level that
it must needs bo helped over tho dyko
uy means ot powerful pumps.
But, though a bad master, tho sea may
provo u useful servant In numberless ways.
In this laud of strnngo ways did not one
tno Dutch cnvulry advanced on the Soan
lsh fleet btuck fast In the Ice and capture
tno entiro notlllaV A conflict between cav
uii unit bhi;is ot war certainly socms a
paradox.
A fow years ago a Jingo paper of Oer
many hinted that tho Impcrlnl government
might rind it necessary to absorb this llttlo
Kingdom with Its deslrablo water front.
and added that to accomplish Its purpose It
wouiu oniy no necessary to send a few
unians.
A Dutch paper copied tho remark with
out comment other than a slmplo sketch,
clmn.lt.r. ..... ...
vu ujiwo iiii anu ine water a
fow inches nbovo tho level ot tho uhlan's
neimet.
wuomer tno utterances were ofllclal or
nor, mo innt was significant.
ii none, it would not bo tho first time
wiui uoiinnu imd called on tho sea for aid
lloro of .Nnlrrlnrwl.
vwiunm tho Silent Is the national hero
i .eucrioni. tno father of his rnnnin-
Ono of tho great sights nt tho country's
.n,m.u in mo national monument, erected
to tho memory of tho founder of tho na
tion's Independence.
Ai A......I
auiriitunn rovcrn tno memory of
"UMimgion, eo tno Dutch regard this ln
tropld warrior, who. with this little coun
try and Its smnll but bravo nrmy of de
voted patriots, braved the fury of tho
iuiiinu mouarcny, mat power thon tho
"..Kum-ai mi ciiriu, vn030 rapacious claws
had seized part of Italy, tho Netherlands,
a portion of northern Africa, tho richest
ui wiu nowiy discovered countries In tho
western hemisphere, Mexico, I'eru, tho West
Indies, tho Philippines and Spice Islands
of tho hast Indies nnd was dreaded on land
nnd sea by tho other powerful hut timid
nations,
Vet ngalnrt this Oollath marched Wll
Horn tho Silent, llko David of old, and
with Holland's Independence began Spain's
downfall.
Well did Macaulay write: "Whoever
wishes to he well acquainted with tho mo
bid anatomy of governments, whoever
wishes to know how great states may be
mado fecblo nnd wretched, should study
tho history of Spain."
Uadu.' William tho Silent tho downfall
began, and under another Wllllnm mr.,
centuries later, It was reduced to Its lowest
ebb.
Vet Philip II, son of Charl I. mir
of bucIi a gross portion of tho known globe,
feared so much this silent man that a re
ward of 23,000 crowns nnd a tltlo of no
blllty was offered to anyone who would
assasslnnto him. Not less thnn nlht m.
tempts wero made, but frustrated, ami ttm
assassins met with bloodv ami waii..i..
served deatlu.
Finally, on Sunday. July 10. 1ES4. th
prince entertained nt dinner several
friends. Passing down the stairwav. hnv.
tng on his arm his young wife, who her
self witnessed tho murder of her own
father In Paris on tho dreadful evenlnc of
St. Bartholomew, the prlnco was accosted
by an evll-looklng stranger, who desired
to present n petition. Asking hlra to come
nt somo tlmo when he was not ongagod
tho prince passed o'n, and entertained his
company with his usual cheerfulness, for
his title, "Tho Silent." indicated neither
tnclturnlty nor gloom, but tho case with
which he kept his own counsel and evolved
In his own mind the muster strokes ot
strategy and his plans of warfare.
let be bad bad premonitions of hi) Im
pending fate, which cannot bo wondered
at, considering tho dangers ho had passed
tnrougn.
But ho reassured his spouse, who fre
quently expressed during tho repast her
fears of tho Intentions of the petitioner.
On leaving tho room, tho man stepped
forward from n comer on tho stairway
and dlachargcd a pistol at his chest, Im
mediately taking flight.
Covered with blood, the prlnc of Orange
sank Into the arms of his attendants, say
Ing: "May God have mercy on mo and on
my poor people,"
His sister Catherine said: "Do you
recommend your soul to Jesus Christ?" to
jwhlch ho answered faintly, "Yes."
it was his last word.
Tho assassin wns pursued and captured
as he was about to Jump Into tho caual, on
the opposite sldo of which a boat awaited
him.
In reply to the epithet "Internal traitor'
he replied! "I cm no traitor, but tho faith
ful servant of my lord nnd master, the
king of Spain."
Arrogant and boasting to the last, tho
wretch exclaimed, when ho heard a false
report that the prince had not been fatally
wounded, "Accursed be tho hand that
missed the stroke;" nnd even when under
going torturo on tho rack prior to being
beheaded he boasted again of his deed.
Ho repeatedly confessed to his Judges
had no word of repentance or regret; do
clarcd that had ho not killed the prlnco
ho would attempt It again, had be tho
opportunity; his conviction of having per
formed a holy mission and had assurance
of a glorious death amazed his hearers.
Tho tortures that preceded his execution
wero too horrible to relate.
The king of Spain glorMedMho murderer
and bis act; tho Jesuits exalted him as a
martyr, and his family wero granted u
lino ot nobility and presented with tho
confiscated lands ot tho prlnco of Ornngo
in uurgunay.
Wllllnm Prilnlip.
Thus perished William tho Silent, a Ko-
man catholic by faith, a Calvinlst by con
vlctlon, so broad and earnest that he tol
erated and encouraged nil sects. Holland
nccamo a rorugo for tho oppressed from
every land, for In thoso days religious per
secution was rife. When outlawed and
exiled, the Catholic church had put n
prlco on his head, yot Homnn Catholics.
Anabaptists, Lutherans and Calvlnlsts were
niiKo unristluns In his eyes.
Huguenots from France, Separatists, Pil
grims and Puritans from Enclnnd.
from Germany and Italy allko found shelter
nnu encouragement. Houses of worship
wero furnished by tho state for all, nnd
tno clergy were also paid by tho state
no u was wuo mado tho cornerstone
first of tho Dutch and then of tho
American republic, and who wroto theso
words, which express the greatest domi
nating lnuucnco in each:
mo ueciaro to you fin a loiter to tho
Dutch magistrates in 1577). that you havo
no right to Interfere with tho conscience ot
anyone, so long as Ho has dono nothing
'"' "urns injury to another person, or n
l'uuuu acanuni.
When tho sturdy spirits of colonial duy3
met In Philadelphia to framo that declara
tion which nnnounced their sovernuoe from
allegiance to Kngland, they had for a pat
tern tho republic of Holland, which, 200
years previous, had mado a declaration of
mut-penuence, anu had since governed
iiivuist'ives,
1T.I,.- . - . .
i .v,... iiunnnd our rorerathers took tho
dca of a written constitution, a body of
usioiuiurn cnosen ny mo people, a supremo
uuii, u tapnui situated in n district In
dependent of ono of the component stntcs,
land laws, registration of deeds and mort
gagos, local self-government from town and
state to tho government of governments at
nusmngion, tno common school system
freedom of religion and of the press, as well
ns numerous other dotalls of the Dutch sys
tem. Yot many of tho faults of tho Neder
land plan wero avoided.
In tho Dutch constitution the stndtholder
(king or ruler) could not be impeached, thus
enabling him to bo practically Independent
of the people. Franklin nolnlefl m.f n,n
gravity of this, as well as tho difficulty flint
"u" "penenceu in ine fact that military
power had two heads.
UllllctiltlcH Arc Avolilnl.
In tho United States both dim ctlltlpR nr
avoided, yet. politically, the United Stntcs
of America aro more llko Holland than any
other country.
The Dutch declaration of Indenenilpnro.
called tho "act of abjuration."
July 26, 1581, and is In many ways n ro
markablo document and ono with which the
American people 6hould bo more familiar.
Written nt a time when the dlvlno riciit nf
kings wns unquestioned and tbo criticism of
tho established religion was danenrntm nmi
heretical, It contnlus many striking phrases.
While more prolix than our own declaration
nud having not that pointed, direct, forceful
diction that Is so significant, it Is unmis
takable In Its Intentions.
"As it 13 apparent to all that n nrlnpA
Is constituted by God to bo a ruler of n nnn.
pie, to defend them from oppression nnd vlo
lenco ns a shepherd his sheep; nnd, whereas,
uou am not create the peoplo slaves to their
prlnco, to obey his commands, whether right
or wrong, nut ratner tne prince for tho sake
of bis subjects (without which ho could be
no prlnco), to govern them according tn
equity, to love and support them as a father
his children or n shepherd his flock, nnd
oven nt tho hazard of llfo to defend nnd
prrscrvo them. And when ho doe3 not be
have thuB, but, on tho contrary, onnressea
them, seeking opportunities to Infringe their
ancient customs nnd privileges, exacting
from thorn slavish compliances, thon ho is
no longer a prince, but a tyrant, and tho
siiDjccts are to consider him in no other
view. And particularly when this Is dono
deliberately, unauthorized by the Stutes,
they may not only disallow his authority.
but legally proceed to tho choice of another
prince for their defense.
"This is tho only method left for subjects
whoso humhlo petitions nnd remonstrances
could novcr soften their prlnco or dlssuado
him from his tyrannical proceedings; nnd
this Is what tho Inw of nature dictates for
tho defenso of liberty, which wo ought to
transmit to posterity oven nt the hazard of
our lives."
It is difficult to refrain from nuotlnc fur
ther. Surely tho snmo blood that flowed in
the writers of this declaration (lowed In tho
veins of thoso who penned thnt other fa
mous declaration In Philadelphia two cen
turies later. '
Lord Somers, tho English .statesman who
framed tho declaration of rights which nro-
clalmed tbo abdication or James II and tho
divergence of succession from his sons to
William and Mary (under whom the crowns
of Kugland nnd Holland were'united) used
this declaration as his model.
Surely this should ho tnoro familiar to
every American who Is proud of his own
country's achievements, for hero he finds
much that prompted and suggested It.
At Zaandam, tho great and in fact only
point of Interest Is tho cabin where onco
lived temporarily Peter tho Great, czar of
Russia.
Story U ruiullliir.
Tho story Is familiar to every school bov.
Flushed with successes over Tartars and
Turks, having extended his cmplro se
curely beyond the Urals, after his tri
umphal entry Into Moscow, Poter turned
his eyes toward western Kurope. not for
conquest, but to become acquainted wllh
tho higher civilization nnd the methods by
wnicn nis cmpiro couiu become great by
some other means than contiuual warfare
against nomadic nnd snvago tribes. Accom
panied by n retinue of somo Blxty persons
ha traveled through Germany, Austria, tho
Nelherlandu nnd l!nelaml.
In advance ot his suite bo arrived at j
Amsterdam nlone nnd Incognito, visiting
tho famous arsenals. At this tlmo Holland
wns pre-eminent In tho art ot shipbuilding
and her sailors and discoverers were
traversing all the seas of the globe, In
this Peter saw a power that would mako
Hussta great also.
Disguising himself nnd under an as
sumed name, ho entered the shipyard of
Mynher Kalf as an ordinary workman,
worked In wood, Iron and cordage, dressed,
ato and slept exactly ns his fellow labor
ers did and lived In the cabin which Is stilt
shown.
Tho energy of the czar Is shown In that
during a yenr In Kanndam and Amsterdam
ho studied mathcmntlcs. physics, geogra
phy, anatomy and painting, as well ns car
pentry and shipbuilding.
How well ho succeeded In all branches
It Is hard to say, but on bis return to
Ilussla tho city of St. Petersburg was
founded nnd rrom that day tho empire of
Ilussla began Its upward nnd advancing ca
reer. In the Hussion navy today many nautical
terms nro Dutch. During tho stay of Peter
lu Holland our own William Penn, whose
mother was n natlvo Nedorlandcr, Inter
viewed tho czar nnd presented him with
Dutch translations of Friends' books.
It would hardly seem fair not to pay a
raising tribute to the fearltss Dutch nav
igators of the days when America was
ycung.
HeudrlU Hudson gave his namo to the
river that flowed Into tho sen at New Am.
stcrdnm, destined to bo the greatest city
cn mo western continent, and Istor to
tno great bay lu tho far north.
Tho first navigator to go around the
southernmost point of South America. In
stead of through the straits of Magellan,
was Schonten, who cave tho nnme of his
birthplace on tho Zuyder Zee, the llttlo
Aillngo of Hoorn, to what wo now call Cape
uorn. laBinnn, a much oxn orer. named
an island which he discovered In honor of
the governor of Batnvla nnd colled It Van
Dtcraan's Land, to bo rhnnged long after
word to Tasmania; while Now Zealand, In
tho Antipodes, nnd Brooklyn (Brcukelen),
kiiouo island (Hoodt Ellnndt lied Island!
and tho Kutskllls, with memories of Illp
Vnn Winkle, carry us back nt once to the
homo of tholr discoverers and founders.
Capo May, named for Captain May,
Staten Island, after the Stnntcn or States
General, Jan Mnyen'H Land, In tho An
tnrtlc regions, nnd Nova Zembla. nt the
other extreme, tho Orango Freo Stato and
Transvaal, nil benr trlbuto to many rigor
ous nnu rcniless voyagers.
SyiuriiitliUR tvlth Colonies. .
From tho beginning of tho American
revolution tho sympathies of tho Dutch
people wero with tho struggling colonies
They, too, hnd suffered taxation without
representation, had felt tho oppressor's heel
and had smnrted under tho tyranny of un
Just rulers.
They had founght, bled nnd died for In
dependence nnd freedom, and their hearts
went out to any nation undergoing the
same throes.
Then, too, the Pilgrim Fathers had fled
from Kngland to Holland, whoro they
round shelter and refuge, nnd left only be
cause tho cessation of the truce with Spain
promised a contlnuanco of sanguinary war
fare. So from Holland, by tho way ot
I'lymouiii, tno rilgrlm Fathers hnd sailed
away to establish a new home In America,
carrying with them tho best wishes of their
Dutch friends.
Here, too, two years after peace was
declared with Spain, Holland had changed
her flag from one of orange, whlto nnd
blue, to ono ot red, whlto and bluo, and
tho sturdy Dutchmen must havo felt b
thrill of prldo to seo tho same colors In
tho flag of tho new republic.
Ono of tho first ships of tho American
nnvy was named tho Andrea Dorla, after
n celebrated Genoese who had driven tho
French out of his natlvo city In 1528, but
msiend ot proclaiming himself ruler,
adopted and protected tho republican form
of government, which tho citizens of Genoa
preferred.
This ship, having on board a copy of tho
Declaration of Independence, snllcd from
Philadelphia to tho harbor of St. Eusta-
chliis, in tho Dutch West Indies.
The governor was Johannes do Graoff, n
sturdy Hollander. Delighted to seo flying
rrom tno vessel the flag of tho newly-born
republic, with tho same colors that broucht
a patriotic thrill ns he thought of bis na
tivo country, ho ordered that a saluto bn
fired from tho fort In honor of tho good
snip Anarea Doris,
Thus It hnppencd that tho Dutch ronnh.
lie for n republic It Is, nlthouch their
president Is a king and tho office hereditary
instead or elective was tao first to rocor.
nlzo tho republic of tho United States.
Tho portrait of tho Dutch governor hangs
today In tho stato houso nt Concord. N.
II., representing him reading the American
Declaration of Independence.
EDWARD P. FITCH.
Drink Cook's Extra Dry Cham-
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pngne.
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HKLIGIOCS.
Arcordinrr tn tlin pHtlmntn nr ih r-.
York Ilornld the Christians of New York
City gavo $27,0(10,000 to curry on gospel work
lust year.
. 0u . ?T. nearly 7,000 children carefully
taught klmlncHS to nnlmnls In n Scotch pub
lic Hcnooi it nns ueen round that not ono
lias ever been charged with a criminal of
fenco In nny court.
Rev. Dr. EIIuh THcch. n-lm ,u,i n Li
brium In feoutnrl. nenr Constantinople, tho
other dny, wns tho oldest graduate nf Am
hcrst, wliero ho took his degree In li23. lie
hnd been a missionary in Turkey for nlxty
nlno years.
Thero nro now about fnrlv
which nro renorteil In fnvnr nf nn rimn
of the creed. Two of these, however, nro
hiiiiwii inn. in nn properly represented by
thnt report nnd thero nro others which will
not wish to stnnd as negations to the In
evitable. Dancing has caused tho downfall of Holy
Trinity Episcopal church in Boston Har
bor. Mich. Ono faction wanted to dunco
nnd tho other faction didn't. An eruption
wns tho result und tho pastor, Frederick
olham. left. Tho church is now closed on
account of this iliinco war nnd it will prob
ably not bo reopened very soon.
About twelve years ngo I. It. n. Arnold
built a floating chapel, a houseboat, cupa
bin of seating 450 peoplo, nnd this gospel
boat bus been tho center of it shifting mis
sionary work on thu Mississippi and its
tributaries. Half n million people hnvo at
tended services on this boat during th last
six yenrs. Mr. Arnold Is about to build a
larger one,
Tho minimi meeting ot the Mount filnal
Hospital association, ono of the most prom
inent Hebrew chnrlties In New York, was
hold on last Sunday. Thn board of directors
has decided to. push work on the now build
ings of tho nssoclatfnn. which nro to bo
orcctcd nt One Hundred and One Hundred
nnd First streets nnd Fifth nnd Mndlson
nvenucs nt a cost, slto included, of J1,GOO,000
Of that mim nil but 1250,000 lias been sub
scribed. Tho presbytery of Aberdeen. S. D., nt a
recent meeting decided to present un over
ture to tho general assembly to "open cor
respondence with other reformed or Cnl
vlnlstlo churches with n view to the prepa.
ration of u Pan-Presbytcrlnn confession of
faith to tako tho plnco of the Westminster
confession nnd to nppolnt a commltteo to
confer on the subject with similar com
mittees that may ho appointed by other
Presbyterian bodies."
Rov. Dr. Fulton, editor of the Church
Qlnn,lnl TJI. 1 1 ..I . I ... .1.. t j 1 !
a niii,urijiiiiit uui: ui 11111 lemuiiK
periodicals of the Protestant Episcopal
church In the east, recently submitted a
statement of the factB of the Fond du Luc
consecration to lortner Jiistico (Jlinrlns K.
Andrews of Syracuse, with a request for
his opinion. "I am of the opinion," writes
Mr. Andrews, "that tho procedure at Fond
du Lao violntcs tho law of the church."
It Is related of Rev. Dr. Ilawels, whose
death In Now York occurrod u few duys
ngo, thnt on ono occasion on entering his
pulpit ho 'found that ho had forgnttun to
bring tho manuscript for his' discourse. He
wns entirely sclf-possessod im bo nn
nounced; "I have forgotten my sermon:
therefore. Instead of preaching, I shull play
you Bomo sacred music on the violin." The
story Is concluded with the statement thnt
tho congregation was pleased with the
change.
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