THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
iinnr
Present Ruler Slave of Tyrant!
and Murd:rers.
NO PUBLIC SECURITY
The Unhappy Country Has Only Ex
changed a Benevolent Autocrat
for a Tlmoroua Tyrant Vowed
to Establish a Liberal Govern
ment for HI Subjects,
Nations, tike Individuals, must suf
' r the consequences ot their sins,
. id fw will bo found to lament the
in retribution which bus overtaken
rvlft since she acquiesced In the
. ..uder of her sovereign.
While the mangled corpses of Alex
ander and Drags lay gaping In the
Konak garden, drunLen lieutenants
branlshing dripping swords in the
streets and cried aloud: "The tyrant
has fallen!" Wheu Red Peter took
the Orient express, he carried with
him translations of Mill's "Liberty"
(or distribution anion;; his new sub
jects and vowed to establish all Mill's
counsels of perfection.
But Servla has only exchanged a
benevoleut autocrat for a timorous
tyrant, who is himself the abject slave
of murderers and cowards. Not only
.re electors coerced, parliaments Inti
midated, judges overawed, newspapers
suppressed, correspondents expelled,
but there Is no longer even liberty of
conscience; private Judgment and pub
lic opinion have been equally dis
trained. Public security Is quickly passing
Into a memory. Petty tyrants have
arisen in every village and lay hands
suddenly on private enemies, exac
tions are committed by favor of mur
derers In office, mysterious crimes
pass by unpunished. The best men
in the land are hurrying across the
Save to penury and exile; others take
to the hills as their forefathers did
in bad old times, which after all were
so worse than the new.
National, even municipal, credit has
passed away, though the country's po
tential wealth Is as great as ever.
Public contractors refuse to deliver
their wares except for cash. The
cuckoo king himself cannot obtain
credit for the new crown, to wear
for which he sold his honor.
From this chaos her miserable King
Is incapable of retrieving her. He
began with a light heart distributing
volumes of "Liberty," talking plati
tudes about freedom and progress and
'.rolling about the streets incognito,
, Haroun-al-Raschld in plaster of
arls. Now a change has come over
10 spirit of his nightmare and he
.igs himself in terror, shivering in
'..'.a bedroom among Swiss guards and
'..ceplng a rope ladder outside of his
window to facilitate the expected
flight
Our only surprise is that Red Peter
has lasted so long.
The usual refuge of discredited
monarcht) is to provoke uu unjust
war, and no doubt his Majesty has
considered the propriety of a raid
upon his neighbors.
With an empty treasury, with no
arms or ammunition, a declaration of
war by Servia would only precipitate
the inevitable catastrophe. The termi
nation of Peter's melancholy reign
would disturb nobody in or outside
Servla. So Peter has now bethought
himself of an expedient which Is only
one degree less dangerous. In his
hour of need he Is prepared to sacri
fice all the aspirations, all the dignity,
all the hereditary claims of his coun
try and humbly sue for the protection
of her historic foe. Ho has met
Prince Ferdinand at Nish and all the
quidnuncs are agog with rumors of
an alliance.
It Is even asserted that the shrewd
est statesman in Europe consents to
a treaty whereby Servla is to help
Bulgaria in the event of a Turkish
Invasion, and Bulgaria is to support
Servla if Austria takes advantage of
certain clauses in the Treaty of Ber
lin. As, however, Burgarla has al
ready made her own arrangements
with Turkey and an invasion is prac
tically out of the question, whereas
Austria has obviously made up her
mind to advance in the immediate
future in the direction of Salonica, the
suggested arrangement is, to say the
least, one sided.
We should not welcome an Austrian
occupation, because we have no great
belief in the administrative method of
the dual Empire, but as the lesser of
two evils we should applaud any in
vader who removed from the regicide
kingdom the stigma of the great
crime and enabled her to hold up her
head once more among her fellows.
London Saturday Review.
Winston Churchill of England.
Winston Churchill of England Is de
scribed as "not so well dressed as Mr.
Chamberlain once was, not so small '
s Lord Rosebery, not so handsome as
Sir Edward Grey, not so Intellectual
M Mr. Morley." And It is added that
he is "the most compelling youthful
agure 1b modern politics. The blend
f the schoolboy, the prize fighter
his face sneaks it and the fanatic Is
a strong one, and that almost sums
wd Mr. Churchill. He Is the only man
ving who will be able to compete
with Mr. Chamberlain ta appealing to
the sporting Instincts and the Ideals
the working classes. He is essen
tially a democrat a demagogue, If
ju like as his father was before
him. There is no Parnelllte aloofness
about him; he Is never so happy as
whoa down among the crowd; he
would made a splendid president of
kfcu United States, shaking haa'da with
ail gad sundry."
modeling in cok.
Pleasant and Instructive Pastlmi
with Wonderful Results.
An interesting and extremely fas
cinatlng occupation for the long win
ter evenings Is that of modeling In
cork, and after a little practice (ha
persevering ones will be surprised to
And what clever and Ingenious young
architects they will become, while
greatly charmed as the crude design
grows beneath their nimble fingers.
Let us suppose that it is desired to
manufacture a model of some old
ruined castle, upon which the cling
ing ivy twines so tenderly, and around
which hover many memories of by
gone state and splendor.
Workers must first supply them-1
selves with the necessary material j
and proper tools. Of the latter they
will require some paint brushes, a
hammer, u sharp penknife, a pencil i
and a pair of scissors. Having pro
cured these, they must obtain a quan
tity of cardboard cork sheets, a few
old bottle corks, a little fine sand,
paints, glue wire and a small quanti
ty of erlill" inl moss and Ivy.
And now, having decided upon the
bulld'ng and procured the necessary
materials, the next thing to be done
is to draw a plan of the castle you In
tend to reproduce. This accomplish
ed, you mil? proceed to make a
frame of light cardboard, cutting it
carefully to the requisite size, and
then securing upon the millboard I
framework a layer of the sheet cork
to form the walls. This may be 1
made to represent stonework by ,
means of uneven pencil strokes, which j
should afterward bo colored in with
black or dark brown paint. In order to j
give the structure a suitable appear-!
a nee of age.
The particular portion of the castle
which has fallen Into absolute ruin
and decay should have rough and Jag
ged edges. The walls should be dark- '
cnod by means of a little brown paint j
Judiciously applied, and small, lrregu- ,
lar pieces of cork may be heaped
asalnst tho sides to represent fallen 1
masonry. j
Broken columns are quite easy to
Imitate, and If an ordinary cork be
roughly carved with a sharp pocket
knife and then carefully painted and
sprinkled with a small quantity of
moss, which should be rubbed be
tween tho fingers until a light powder
is farmed, it will be found to serve the
purpose most effectively. I
And now the artificial Ivy (which
must be of a small-leaved variety) I
may be called into requisition '
and trained around the broken col
umns and upon the crumbling walls :
until a most realistic appearance is
given to the whole. The floor should
be strewn with sand with which a
little powdered moss has previously i
been mingled. Memphis News.
New York and the Presidency.
Thus far New York has contributed
only three Presidents by election
Van Buren, Cleveland, Roosevelt. New
York has contributed nine Vice
Presidents, however Burr, Clin
ton, Tompkins, Van Buren, Fillmore,
Wheeler, Arthur, Morton and Roose
velt. Van Buren went to the Presi
dency by election Immediately after
ward, and Fillmore, Arthur and Roose
velt attained thnt office through the
deRth of the elected Incumbent.
The Republican party lias taken but
one Presidential Candidate from New
York but has taken five of its
Vice-Presidential nominees Wheeler,
Arthur, Morton, Whitlaw Reid and
Roosevelt from this State.
The Republicans have carried New
York for President nine times in
1856, 1800, 1804, 1872, 1880, 18iMS, and
1904 und have lost It four times in
18C8, 187C. 1884 and 1892.
In every Presidential election be
ginning with that of 1812 New York
has been preponderant among al! of
the States in tho Electoral College.
In every one of the twenty-nine elec
tions for President thus far held, the
side which New York took turned out
to be the winning side except in four
instances in 1812, when it went to
De Witt Clinton; in 1856, when it was
carried by Seymour, and in 1876, when
Tilden got its electoral votes. Les
lie's Weekly.
A Ben Franklin Story.
When Benjamin Franklin was on
his famous mission in Paris he and
and Silas Deane were one day dis
cussing the numerous errors they
found in the Abbe Raynal's "Histolre
des Deux Indes," when the author of
that work happened to come in upon
them. They told the good man the
subject of their conversation and the
abbe immediately denied that there
were any errors In his history.
His attention was called to the
story of a certain Polly Baker and an
eloquent address which the abbe
credited her with making before a
Massachuetts court. The abbe insist
ed that It was a true story, but admit
ted that he could not remember bis
authority for It. Dr. Franklin was
shaking with laughter during the pro
testations ot the learned Frenchman.
At last he said: "I will tell yeu,
abbe the origin of that story. When
I was a printer and editor of a news
paper we were sometimes slack of
news, and to amuse our customers I
used to fill up our vacant columns
with anecdotes and fables and fancies
of my own, and this tale of Polly
Baker Is one of my making."
A New Deooy Duck.
A deooy duck that will flap Its
wings and rise from the water has
been put on the market. The decoy
is mounted on a rod which fits into a
tube whereby the deooy may be an
chored. The deooy is connected w'th
a cord to the shore or wherever the
hunter is and when the latter pulls the
bird moves.
! H l!l i! li
Raising Flowers to be Used in
Making Perfume.
LARGEST IS IN ROUMAN1A
Nearly a Million Women and Girls
Find Employment on the Flower
Farms of Southeastern Europe
Whole FamiliaMlgrat to Help
In Picking.
Few people realize the extent of the
perfume Industry or of the Immense
number of flowers that are annually
grown for the extract gained from
them. It Is estimated that millions of
pounds of rose leaves are annually re
duced to perfumes, and thnt nearly 1,
000,000 women work following the old
home recipes and supply the markets
of the world.
In southeastern Europe the rose
gathering season Is from May to the
middle of July, and 700,000 women and
girls are employed In this industry.
In the south of France and near
Paris roses are cultivated for the pur
pose of manufacturing the attar, and
over 30,000,000 pounds of rose leaves
are annually gathered.
One of the -largest rose fields, If not
the largest, in the world is Bltuated in
Roumania and is over 120 miles long'
by 40 in width. When the time of the
Roumanian picking season Is known,
people come from 400 or 500 miles in
every direction to get to work. Whole
families migrate from Bosnia, Al
bania, and even from Greece, Rou
mania and Asia Minor to take part
in gathering the roses.
For two months any one who can
pick roses can get a job in the South
ern Balkans. Picking begins at early
dawn when the dew Is on the leaves,
and Is continued until 10 or 11 a. m.,
or during cloudy, weather, all day
long. When the sun Is shining bright
ly labor Is discontinued toward noon,
and recommenced at 4 or 5, and thon
work is carried on as long as tho
workers can see. Labor Is paid for
by the pound.
Every picker is equipped with a
basket holding about two bushels, for
rose leaves are light. After the baskets
are full, they are emptied into sacks
and as soon as possible these are
transported to the bouses and there
converted Into essence. The factories
where the attar of roses is made are
mere sheds; sometimes the walls are
of brick, sometimes of stone, and oc
casionally of planks. On one side
stand the retorts in rows, copper
alembics about three feet high, with
a brick furnace underneath. Each
alembic has a capacity of 110 liters
or quarts, but for a charge only 75
quarts of water are used and 22
pounds of rose leaves.
Distillation goes on for an hour,
and then the flask receiving the dis
tilled product is removed and the
alembic recharged and the process
begun again. The attar of roses Is
the oil which floats upon the surface,
and this is subsequently taken off by
cooling and condensation.
The violet plants are generally
grown In fields where there are or
ange and lemon trees, and the shade of
these trees Is a benefit to the growth
of the flower. The violet farms re
quire constant Irrigation. These plants
are set in rows' bo that gathering may
take place without any one stepping
on the flowers.
After the gathering has taken place
a pomade is made by bringing the
flowers into contact with some very
pure fat, the latter being a suitable
mixture of lard and suet, and careful
ly purified. The pomades are then
melted, put Into tin cans and shipped
to all parts of the world. The manu
facturing perfumer removes the po
made from the tins, "washing" the
pomade with deodorized alcohol, which
takes away from the grease the odori
ferous substances of the flowers. This
"washing" is the basis of all fine per
fumes, and to it are added the vari
ous oils and substances that give to
it its great commercial value.
The standard scent-plants are as
follows: Rose, rose geranium, rose
mary, citron, lavender, orris or iris
root, bitter almond, thyme, violet, cas
sie or opopnax, tuberose, anise, cara
way, fennel, dill and coriander.
Jasmine culture is one of the most
expensive known, but as Its perfume
is said to be one that cannot be adul
terated or Imitated, it brings a high
price, on account of Its general purity.
It Is grown in the vicinity of Grasse,
France, and also In India, where its
very delicate perfume is highly prized
and esteemed.
Lassa's Secret a Superstition.
Lassa's former secret Is said to
have been more of a general super
stition than a fact. Though no Euro
pean army has before entered Its
gates, they have not always been
closed to the discreet traveler. Ac
cording to a recent writer Warren
Hastings, keenly aware of Lassa's
importance, sent an envoy thither
one Bogle as early as 1774. Thomas
Manning, the friend of Charles Lamb,
passed four months within the walls
of tihe sacred city, and left behind him
an eloquent description. He was even
granted an audience with the dalat
lama, a boy of seven.
Unique Trousers Creaser.
An Illinois Inventor has patented
an arrangement for creasing trousers
without removing them from the
wearer. It cor :ts of a pair of rollers
mounted uu a pair of bandies, which
are hlued together In the manner of
a pair of tongs. The device may be
heated la a gas Jet or otherwise, and
the garment la creased by being pass
ed between the r oilers.
AFRICAN POLYGA MISTS.
Condition of Natives of the Dark
Interior.
A cowardly tribe In the Interior of
Africa, the Borans, is thus described
by a British explorer: "They carry
long spears with huge blades, which
look grotesque In the bands of such
a craven race. They wear loose knick
ers of American cotton cloth and a
wrap of the same material over their
shoulders. These clothes are treated
with 'ghl' (butter) till they look like
black waterproof. This American
cloth Is very durable and Is the only
cloth for which there Is any demand.
It is the ordinary medium of ex
change among the tribes from Dlrrl
to the coast. The Boran either shaves
his head or keeps his hair short or
long In ghl-covered ringlets, but he
always wears a smalt pigtail. He or
naments himself with a tnecklnce of
small beads or plaited giraffe-tall
hairs, also with many heavy bracelets
of metal and Ivory, which often In
case his arm up to the elbow. Each
of these is supposed to represent
some dangerous animal, including
man, which he has slain. Bands and
tabs of giraffe skin complete his cos
tume." Borans are polygamists If they can
afford the luxury. Their women
have to content themselves with
leather garments made of bullock
hides scraped thin, clothing being
considered much too valuable for
them. They are weighed down with
many bead necklaces. Their religion
consists in a belief in a spirit, 'Wak.'
The vagueness of their conception of
'Wak' is shown by the fact that the
same word Is used in the Boran
tongue for the sky. They do not be
lieve In any future state of existence,
but try to avert present calamity by
propitiating Wak. This is done by
sacrificing their children and their cat
tle. A Boran of any standing when
he marries becomes a 'raba,' and for
a certain period after marriage, prob
ably four to eight years, he Is obliged
to leave any children that are born
to him to die in the bush. No Boran
cares to contemplate the fearful
calamities with which Wak would vis
it him if he failed in this duty.
After the "raba" period the Boran
becomes a "gudda." "This word,"
says the traveler who describes the
natives, "happens to be the Hindu
stani for 'ass,' but if there were any
connection the Boran would certainly
be entitled to the rank earlier in life."
Wak has no claim on Gudda's chil
dren, but neither has Gudda himself.
He has to send them off at a very
early age with a present of cattle and
sheep to be brought up by the wata,
who are the low hunter caste of the
Borans. They remain with these peo
ple till they are grown up and then
return to the bosom of their people."
Parting Salutations.
A Turk will solemnly cross his
hands on his breast and make a pro
found obeisance when he bids you
farewell.
The genial Japanese will take his
slipper off as you depart, and say,
with a smile: "You are going to leave
my despicable house in your honora
ble Journeying I regard thee!"
The Filipino's parting benediction
Is bestowed by rubbing his friend's
face with his hand.
The German "Leben Sle wohl" Is
not particularly sympathetic in Its
sound, but it Is less embarrassing to
those it speeds than the performance
of the Hindu, who, when you go from
him, falls In the dust at your feet.
FIJI Islanders cross two red feath
ers. Natives of New Guinea ex
change chocolates. The Burmese
bend low and say, "Hlb, hib!"
The Soutih Sea Islanders rattle each
other's whale-teeth necklace.
The Russian form of parting saluta
tion Is brief, consisting of the single
word, "Praschall," which sounds like
a sneeze.
The Otahelte Islander will twist
the end of the departing guest's robe
and then solemnly shake his two
hands three times.
The Piccadilly tribe of white men
say, "Ta, ta, old fellow!" Tit-Bits.
. Old Time Baseball.
The rules of the game were similar
to those used in the "New York
game," as our now national game was
then called, except in the manner of
scoring runs. In some sections it was
the rule that when a long hit was
made, or the ball lost, the batsman
could make not more than one run,
while In other localities the runner
could make as many as he was able,
as In cricket. That is, he could keep
tearing around the bases, rolling up
runs, until the ball was put in play.
I recall one game in which, when my
side had a good lead, an opposing
batsman hit the ball Into some tall
grass near second base. We "outs"
lost sight of it, but the batsman did
not, and, unseen by us, picked it up
and kept on running until his side had
a safe lead. When the Massachusetts
schoolboys were playing their brand of
ball, the Now York game was the
game in general vogue throughout
the country, and this style of play
ing gradually replaced the other in
New England. Outing.
Forgot His Message.
"I was spending some time at White
Sulphur Springs, Va.," said I. W.
Read of Nashville, "and one after
noon a handsome young woman and
her little six-year-old son sat near me
on the veranda. The little fellow trot
ted up to me and I patted him on the
head. 'What's your name?' he asked.
I told him. 'Is you married?' he lisp,
led. No, I'm not,' I replied. Then
Jthe child paused moment and, turn
ling to his mother, said, 'Mamma, what
'eTse did you tell me to ask blnT"
mum
A Dangerous Enemy -to Ever)
Civilized State.
MUST BE OBSERVANT
While Exhibiting a Total Ignorance
of the Language of a Foreign
Country He Overhears Many Im
portant Conversations Regarding
Military Secrets of Priceless
Value.
There is a common and highly dan
Serous foe which civilized states have
always to guard against more so dur
ing times of peace than when war may
be raging and that Is tho military
spy. He Is a danger which menaces
every nation, being largely employed
by the respective powers of the world
to discover the military secrets of
other nations.
It Is necessary that the man who
travels about seeking other countries'
secrets should be an excellent lin
guist, not so much so In order that he
may speak the various languages, as
to enable him to understand all con
versation which he hears. As a mat
ter of fact, a foreign spy often dis
arms suspicion by exhibiting an utter
Ignorance of the language of the par
ticular country he may be visiting.
An English Government agent,
while In Germany about two years
ago managed to escape from a rather
dangerous position by acting in such a
mn'nner. He had been Bent there to
try and obtain some Information about
a new war balloon which the German
Government was trying, and decided
to travel as an Ignorant English tour
ist. He reached the neighborhood
where the experiments were being
carried out, but was not allowed to
obtain a close inspection of the bal
loon. After the experiments had been
made, however, he followed the inven
tor of the balloon and some military
friends into a neighboring Inn, and
sat himself down at a table near them
In the hope of hearing some of their
conversation. He called for "ein glas
bier" in atrociously nad German, in
order to convey the impression that
he knew nothing of the language. But
the military gentlemen still seemed
to suspect him, and began talking
aloud among themselves, in their own
language, about the English "dog,"
and referring to him in other abusive
terms.
The agent, however, took no notice
whatever of the remarks, although he
well understood their meaning, and
sat smoking his pipe and drinking his
beer In a manner quite unconcerned.
This seemed to satisfy the Inventor
and his friends, who forthwith began
to talk of the balloon experiments. In
half an hour the agent had learned
enough of the details of the invention
which was a very important one
to send a good report home, and thus
enabled his government to learn what
Germany was doing in the way of
aerial warfare.
It Is on account of the espionage
which exists in Buch countries as
Great Britain, Russia, Germany and
France that the military authorities
of these Powers take the greatest pre
cautions to prevent strangers from
witnessing any special maneuvers
which take place. Perhaps our read
ers will remember the great fuss which
Russia made some time arjo because
two British officers would persist in
hanging about the district in which
the autumn maneuvers were to take
place. The Russian authorities actu
ally annealed to the British embassy
about the matter, with the result that
the officers were obliged to leave the
neighborhood.
These officers were not spies, but,
of course, their actions aroused the
.suspicion that they were, and Russia
Is particularly keen In guarding her
military knowledge. In spite of the
precautions taken by the Powers, how
ever, there are very few maneuvers
and military experiments carried out
of which Secret Service agents do not
obtain some knowledge New York
News.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Happiness is the ever-retreating
summit on the hill of ambition.
It's far better to be bent on econo
my than broke on extravagance.
The average poet is rich in expec
tations. A New York man has cured him
self of dyspepsia by eating grass. Now
we know what ailed Nebuchadnezar.
Old age may not bring wisdom, but
It hns a lot of fool experience to its
credit. i
One of the longest days in the aver
age man's life is the one Just before
pay day.
The majority of our mistakes would
never be noticed if we did not call at
tention to them.
Preachers have been bombarding
his satanlo majesty's stronghold for
centuries, but he still holds the fort.
London Not 8o Wicked.
Instead of being the wickedest dis
trict la England and Wales, London
stands third on the list, according to
recently announced figures. First
plaoj In crime Is held by Monraouth
while another Welsh country, Glamor
gun, is second. The most virtuous coun
ty, negatively speaking, U also a
Welsh county, Cornwall
BUDAPEST, A MODERN CITY. '
What Hss Been Done to Make It a
Rival ef European Capitals.
Budapest Is composed of the towns
of Pest, Buda and O-Buda, the three
being united as one municipality by
an act of Parliament In 1872. The
city had a population of 360,000 ia
1881, and at this time has more than
750,000. This growth in population
would be a remarkable showing of It
self, displaying the city as American
in spirit. But what Is even more sug
gestive of Hungarian advancement Is
the work done In Improving the city
and making It a rival of the great
capitals of Europe.
Budapest had an ugly rlver-front.
The Government removed all the old
buildings, and, In reconstructing the
district, demonstrated what an attrac
tive spot a levee may be. All the
streets are repaved. Many boulevards
are established. New public buildings
are erected, and the old ones are gone.
Old private residences and stores were
torn down, and new ones stand ia
their place. The standards made by
the municipal governments were ac
cepted by the citizens, with the result
that there Is system and beauty la
construction.
It Is said by travelers that Budapest
has been converted In about fifteen
years from an uninviting city into one
of tho most beautiful cities In the
world. And this chief city of Hun
gary Is typical of the national spirit;
it Is a model among modern cities.
Hungary Is coming to the front, aa
any country must with a city which
progresses so rapidly, and which, ia
progressing, regards aesthetic Ideals.
Our Italian Citizens.
The Italian immigrant Is tho sub
ject of a capital special number ot
that excellent periodical, Charities,
and the Rcvlsta Commcrclale has
published the results of a statistical
investigation of the Italians of New
York City. One is astonished to learn
that there are In that city 382,775 Ital
ians, the great majority below 4S
years of age, aud nearly 50,000 are
being added eaoh year. Although 41
per cent, are utterly illiterate, the fact
remains that they are "most valuable
additions to our population." For In
stance, from the investigation made
by tho Committee of Fifty, of nearly
SO, 000 cases In the records of organ
ized charity. It was shown that iu 20
per cent, of tho German cases, 24 per
cent, of the American cases, 25 per
cent, of the English cases, and 38 per
cent, of the Irish cases, tho principal
cause of distress was intemperance;
in only 3 1-2 per cent, of the Italian
cases was intemperance the cause.
American city life Is having a bud ef
fect upon them. 'The sudden change
of diet is responsible fur an increase
of certain diseases. The change from
the stone cottage In the open fields to
the dark and unventllated tenement
of Mulberry and Mott streets has re
sulted In an alarming spread of tuber
culosis. Doctor Stella, In his practice
in New York, ha3 known as many as
twenty-five cases of pulmonary tuber
culosis in one year in a single tenement-house.
American Medicine.
The World's Warriors.
Two well-known critics have recent
ly argued that Germany is destined
some day to a rudo awakening. Gen.
Rlcciottl Garibaldi believes that the
blow Is ta come from France. Wolf
von Schlerbrand maintains that the
vainglorious, dissolute, overbearing,
cowardly Prussian junkers and sol
diers of 1806 have their counterpart
in the German officers of to-day. De
scribing the soldier of 1806 in an ad
dress to a gathering of his generals at
Berlin four years ago the present em
peror saldr "The glorious soldiers of
Frederick the Great had fallen asleep
on their laurels, ossified In the trivial
details of a senseless, antiquated drill;
led by superannuated, unready and
unwarllke generals; their officers ne
longer used to serious work and de
generated by luxury, sloth and blind
self-glorification." Yet Wilhelm IL ta
himself the chief sinner, if Voa
Schlerbrand is to be believed. A mil
itary correspondent says that the no
bility hold an abnormal number of
the higher appointments in the Ger
man army. Of the 166 Infantry regi
ments of the Prussian army there are
not fewer than thirty-two whose tradi
tion is to exclude officers of bourgeois
origin and the custom Is gaining
strength.
Tale That's Told In Philadelphia.
Robert D. Carson of the Zoological
Society recently made a trip to Near
York and greatly delights in telling aa,
experience be had with an article
which is now fortunately unknown la
this city a horse car. Mr. Caraoa
said that be was riding along In the
little dinky affair with several other
passengers when suddenly the car, ta
crossing a switch, Jolted the front
wheels off the tracks. Rain was fall
Ing in an Industrious manner and al
most every one was feeling out of
sorts. When the wheels left the tracks
all the good humor left the car, and
every one was angry. After consider
able delay the conductor put his head
in the door and shouted.:
"Say, all youse people in de back
of dls car sit still, and all youse In da
front come out and help put de car on
de tracks." Mr. Carson and several
other men distinguished by the tltla
of "youse people" get out In the driv
ing rain and pushed the front wheels
of the car back on the traoks. Them
the dinky little horse oar with Its car
go of "youse people" bowled merrily
along the streets of up-to-date New,
York. Philadelphia Press.
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Beware of liquid food for reflect!
that is Imbibed through a straw.
It takes tome men a long tine la
discover their unimpartaooe.