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THE PAGEANT AND CEREMONY OF THE CORONATION OF THEIR
' 1 MAJESTIES KING EDWARD VII. AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA IN
WESTMINSTER ABBEY WILL BE A MOST GORGEOUS SPECTACLE
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THE FIRST ONE IN ENGLAND IN SIXTY-FOUR. YEARS-MODERN REVIVAL OF ANCIENT CUSTOMS.
QUEER CLAIMS OF THE NOBILITY-HOW THE PEERS AND PEERESSES MUST DRESS-THE LENGTH
OF THE LATTER'S TRAINS'REGULATED BY LAW-THE CROWNS AND REGALIAS-THE ANOINTING
WITH HOLY OIL-ST. EDWARD'S CROWN-A LONG AND TIRING CEREMONY FOR THEIR MAJESTIES
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E UOI est inort. Vivo lo Roll"
Anil bo the Idnff never dies.
When the Inst faint nulsn
tlon of the dylnsr queen Vic
toria, hnd conned and that
life, which through more than iHlxty
two years, hud been ,tho centre of u
Kreat nation had departed from the
royal body and thereby rendered It the
equal at last of that of the meanest
of her mibjcots; ut that exact moment
his royal highness, Albert Kdward,
prince or Wales, became his majesty
King Kdward VII.
Many folks folks, too, that should
know better have the Idea that Kins
Kdward will not bo kins olllelally un
til he Is crowned; that ho Is, In fact, ut
the present time a sort of "acting
king," They forget that even In our
own country we are never, for the
biicfest second, without n president;
that, although he knew It not, Theo
dore Hoosevelt became piosliient of
the United States while he was some
where In the Adirondack wood. Our
Constitution provides that "Before he
enter Into the execution of his ofllcc
ho shall take the following oath or
affirmation," &c, which is the nearest
this countiy can get to a coronation
ceremony.
Not so In England, however. True,
there nothing has been done In that
line in sixty-four years, and they may
be excused for being a little out of
practice. Hut for what they have been
compelled to deny themselves In the
number of ceremonies they propose to
mrtke up in pomp and splendor, for the
coronation ceremonies of their majes
ties King Edward VII. and Queen
llexandru are to form the grandest
land most gorgeous spectacle the mod
"crn world has ever seen.
Americans arc not one whit behind
their British cousins in their love of
the spectacular, and the national sym
pathy that so persistently makes it
self manifest the Anglophobes to the
contrary -notwithstanding will make
the forthcoming ceremony a matter of
deep Interest to them. When in 1837
Captain Tattnall, then American Hag
officer jj the Asiatic station, saw, the
English getting the worst of it in an
engagement with the Chinese .at Peiho,
he ordered his vessel into the fray, ex
claiming, "Blood's thicker than w,i
ter!" and although he violated nil the
laws of neutrality, he was upheld not
only by public opinion but by the gov
ernment itself.
It does not follow, .however, that be
cause he takes an interest in corona
tions and that sort of thing the aver
age American sanctions royalty or a
monnrchial form of government. Nev
ertheless, he is too broad-minded as a
rule to stay at.ho'me .and sulk -Just be
cause he himself wouldn't agree to be
governed by a king. On the contrary,
if there's u good time going on any
where he wants to be In It, and usually
Ss.
The widespread Interest already
aroused on this side of the water has
led to the production by D. Appleton
& Co. of a book on, the coronation, en
titled, "The Pageant and Ceremony of
the Coronation of Their Majesties
King Edward VII. and Queen Alexan
dra," which is a complete compendium
of all the facts and Incidents relating
to the ceremony that It Is advisable to
he posted on, for not only those who
intend to visit London this summer,
bit those also who desire to keep
fully informed upon the Important
events of the period. The book is well
Illustrated and contains eight pages of
colored plates showing the crowns and
various insignia of office. It is written
by Charles Eyre Pascoe, author of
-L,onnon or Toaay," in ws usual en
tertaining style, and in fact one can
3ust Imagine him seated in a comfort
able arm-chair and, perhaps, between
clijar puffs, telling In nn easy, conver
sational manner all he knows about
the , event, which, when he getB
through, you are willing to admit Is
Considerable.
OLD FAMILIES NOT SO OLD.
'He-begins by telling something about
pedigrees, and his remarks In this re
gard are quite apt to tlcklo the palates
of Americans. Says he: " 'The souls
of emperors and cobblers are all east
In the same mould," so s,aid the Loid
cf Montaigne, some time the pupil of
George Buchanan, tutor of James I.
of England, and a gentleman not un
familiar in his time with princes and
the humblest of their subjects, too.
Montaigne's dictum may be true
enough, but even the soul of a cob
bler may bo cast In a finer mould than
the majority of his fellows. In ro
Bpect of his craft, truly he may bo
Bble to traco his ancestry back to the
Very first cobbler who sat on the
bench. It Is conceivable that his pro
genitors of the remote past may have
keen poisons of quality. Much more
unlikely, things havo como to poss than
that a- cobbler should bo descended
from a peer. One of the flock In inost
families sooner or Inter strays from
Iho fold. His wanderings may lead
him to the top or the bottom, as his
tntcrprjso or energy, or lack of both,
may determine,"
The late Lord Beaeansfleld (Benja
min Disraeli) causes a character In his
"Conlngsby" to exclaim: "Ancient
lineage! The real old families of this
country are to be found among the
peasantry, But a peer with nn an-
tlent lineage, Is to me qulto n novelty,
No, no; the thirty years of tho Wars
f tho Roses freed us from those gen
tlemen. After tho battle of Tewltes
ury a Norman baron was almost as
are a being as a wolf Is now,"
SOME QUEER CLAIMS.
With tho revival of ancient pagean
Iry and ceremony there Is nothing
that so perplexes and at the same time
teems so ridiculous as the Court of
Claims, Briefly, the "Court of Clulms"
Inds its origin In the ancient prero
gatives, of tho lord high steward, who
Lit judicially In the hall of the king's
jalace at Westminster to receive the
applications and decide upon the
Malms of ull who held lands on the
lenuro of performing some personal
Jervlce at tho king's coronation. Here
Ire some of the alleged heredity prlv
Jeges that arc being as Jealously de
lated as If tho fate of the empire
rested, upon them, The claims of the
luke of Newcastle, as holder of the
donor or workshop, to provide a glove
ind support tho king's arm. j
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Tho bishop of Durham and the bls
hop of Bath and Wells, to support
their majesties at the coronation.
Tho duke of Some! sot, to carry the
orb.
Tho curl of Erroll, to walk as lord
high constable of Scotland and to havo
a sliver baton tipped with gold.
Lord Orey de lUithyn, to curry tho
golden spurs.
Colonel C. G. Brown, ub baron nnd
Jurat of Fordwich, to bear the canopy
over the king nnd queen a privilege
accorded to the barons of the Cinque
Ports.
Lord Hastings und Lord Grey do
Ruthyn, to carry the great spurs.
Tho carl of Shrewsbury and Talbot,
(1) to carry a white staff as loid high
steward of Ireland, and (2) to provide
a glove for tho king's right hand nnd
support IiIh hand while holding the
sceptre.
The duke of nuccleuch, ns gold stick
for Scotland, to ride by his majesty's
carriage.
The marquis of Winchester, to carry
the cap of maintenance.
HEREDITARY GRAND CARVER.
Truly, It docs seem a trlffe ridiculous
that the lord high chancellor of Eng
land should be troubled with a point,
aa to whether some distinguished gen
tleman Is to exercise tho office of
"Hereditary Grand Carver for Scot
land" with probably no baron i of
beef anywhere forthcoming worthy of
his skill; or whether another gentle
man is to carry a silver baton tipped
with gold; or a third a while staff;
or another Is "to bear the canopy over
the king and queen" doubtless great
ly to his own discomfiture, since mos't
regal canopies would require at least
six or eight gentlemen to support
them. However, honor to whom hon
or Is due, and lot all tilings be done de
cently and In order. May every claim
be held good, and allowed on the day
of coronation.
WHAT THE COURT LADIES WILL
WEAR.
'It may Interest those privileged to
be present In the Abbey to know how
they will discover one peer or peeress
from another peer or peeress by the
glory of his or her apparel worn at the
coronation "of their Most Sacied Ma
jesties King Edward the Seventh and
Queen Alexandra."
The robe or mantle of the peers is
of crimson velvet, edged with miniver,
the cape furred with miniver pure, and
powdered with bars or rows of ermine
(i. e., narrow pieces of black fur), ac
cording to their degree. Thus: barons
wear two rows; viscounts, two rows
and a half; earls, three rows; mar
quises, three rows and a half; dukes,
four rows. The mantles or robes are
worn over full court dress, uniform,
or regimentals. The coronets are of
silver gilt; the caps of crimson velvet
turned up with ermine, with a gold
tassel on the top; and no jewels or
precious stones are permitted to be
used In the coronets, or "counterfeit
pearls Instead of sliver balls." Such
is the earl marshal's order.
All peeresses who attend wear the
robes or mantles appertaining to their
respective ranks over the usual full
court dress required for ladles. The
robes of the peeresses are, If any
thing, more effective, ladles may be
satisfied to learn, than those of the
peers. The entire dress Is carried out
In rich crimson velvet bordered with
miniver. The long train hangs from
the shoulders. It Is lined With white
silk nnd bordered -with white miniver
which varies in width according to the
rank of tho wearer. The length of the
train also varies In tho same manner.
For whereas a duchess Is entitled to
the full glory of two yards upon tho
ground, the marchioness may only
have one and three-quarters and a
baroness one yard.
THE CROWNS AND DIADEMS.
Some persons would not wish to see
even the "mock pearls" of history
trampled under foot. It may be Just
as well, however, to remind admirers
of such pearls that the present regalia
of England Is not that consecrated by
the religious rites and obsetvunces of
coronations prior to the reign of
Charles II. The crown Jewels now oc
casionally used possess no claim to
be considered even copies of tho an
cient regalia which, as students of
English history know, were .taken out
of the "Treasury Chest" of Westmin
ster Abbey and later sold by order of
the parliament of Cromwell.
In a small apnrtment of the tower Is
his majesty's jewel-house, where the
ciown regalia Is kept, a very pplondld
display of ilch gold nnd Jewels, crowns,
sceptres, orbs, swords, dishes, flagons,
salt-cellais, sacramental plate, maces,
stale, trumpets used at tho coionntlon
of the kings and queens of England.
What Is known ns tho Imperial
crown was made for the coronation of
Queen Victoria. It Is composed of a
enp of purple velvet Inclosed by hoops
of sliver richly set with gems, tho
front cross containing the "Inestimable
sapphire" of tho purest nnd deepest
azure, more than two Inches long nnd
an Inch broad; and in tho circle be
neath It Is a rock ruby of great size
and exquisite color, which tradltlbn
says was worn by tho Block Prince at
the battle of Crcssy and by Henry V.
at the battle of Agineourt.
The old Imperial ciown (St. Ed
ward's) Is tho one whose form Is fa
miliar from Its frequent representa
tions on tho coin of the renfm, the roy
ul a.rniB, &c It was made for the cor
onation of Charles JJ., to replace tho
one broken up and sold during the
civil warn, wlilcha was suid to havo
been worn by Edward tho Confessor,
With St. Edward's crown the uct of
coronation Is performed. It Is of gold,
and consists of two arches crossing at
the top, und rising from a rlni or clr
'clet of gold,' over a cap of crimson vel
vet, lined with white taffeta,uud turned
up with ermine.
The Pilnco of Wulo's crown, so
named, Is of pure gold, unudornW by
Jewels. On .occasions of state it is
placed before the seat occupied by the
heir nppaient to tho throne In the
house of lords.
Tho queen consort's crown Is the
ond used at coronations when the sov
ereignty exists n tho male branch, as
on the present occasion. It is of gdid, '
set with diamonds and costly Jewels
of greuf value.
A plain gold ring with a large table
ruby which Is engraved a plain or St.
George's cross Is always prepared for
the coronation, but, of course, it must
ba newly made, or nt least set, for each
sovereign.
THE CORONATION CHAIR.
Tho ancient chair known as v"tho
coionntlon or King Edward's chair,"
Is considerably over 600 years old. It
originally came from Scone, In Scot
land, whose kings hnd also'" been
crowned In It, Edward I. of England
carried It away with him In 1207 from
its nnclent repository In Scotland, and
rendered It (along with other of the
old Scottish regalia, the golden sceptre
and crown among the number) as a
solemn offering nt tho shrine of Ed
ward the Confessor. Ever since then
It has Etood in tho "Chapel of the
Kings" (the Confessor's chapel) and
been known as St. Edward's chair, be
ing so deslgnnted in the coronation of
fices. Four lions support each corner,
and n space between the chair and the
bottom board incloses the famous
stone of Scone,
THE DAY PROCLAIMED.
The day of the coronation was an
nounced In accordance with old-time
regulation by royal proclamation in
London and elsewhere; in the present
instance six months in advance of the
actual date fixed.
In the second week of December,
1901, the following was published in a
supplement of the official London Ga
zette: "By tlic King.
"A PBOCLAMATlOX.
"1'or appointing a Day for the Celebration of
die Solemnity of tho Coronation of Their lla
jetlra. Kdward, It. I.
"Whereas, By Our Hojal Proclamation, tear
ing dale the twenty-sixth day of June last, We
did (amongst other things) publish and declare
Our Hojal intention to celebrate the Solemnity
of Our Royal Coronation and of the Coronation
of Our dearly beloved Consort the Queen, upon
a day of June next to be thereafter determined,
at our palace at Westminster; and whereas we
imp resohed by the t&oi and blewlng of Al
mighty God to celebrate the said Solemnity upon
Thursday, the ttventy-sixtli day of June next;
Wo do, by this Our Bojal Proclamation, gle
notice thereof, and We do hcieby strictly charge
nnd command nil Our loiing biibjccts yliom it
)nay concern, that nil persons of what rank or
quality soever they be, who cither upon Our Let
ten to them directed, or by leasou of their olfiec3
and tenures, or otherwise, arc to do any pen ice
at the time o( Our Coronation, do duly ghe their
attendance at the said Solemnity on Thuiiday,
tho twenty-sWth day of June nct, in all re
spects furnished and appointed as to to great
a Solemnity appertaineth and answciable to the
digulties und places which every one of them
respectively holdclh and enjoyetli, nnd of this
they or any of them arc not to fail, as they -vill
answer tho contrary at their peril, unless upon
special reasons by Oursclt under Our hand to be
allowed Wc shall disptnse with any of their scr
tics or attendance:
"Provided alwajs, and wo do further by this
our royal proclamation signify and declaie, that
nothing herein contained shall be construed to
change or alter our royal determination ns more
fully declared In our loyal proclam.it ion beiring
date the twenty-sixth day of June last, whereby
wc did signify it to be our loyal will and pleas
ure, upon the occasion of this our coronatbn,
to di-pensc with that part of the ceremonial
which heietofore tool; place in Westminster ball,
ond that part thereof which conflated of the pro-ces-sion.
"tihen nt our Court at Saint James's, this
tenth day of UcccmWi, in the year of our Wd
one thousmd nine bundled and one, and in the
fliNt year of Our llcicn.
"fiud save the Kins."
THE PROCESSION.
As regards tho Interior arrange
ments of tho Abbey for the coronation
service, from the great west door, at
which the procession enters, to the
screen which divides choir from nave,
two rows of galleries which hereto
fore been erected; on each side, that Is
to say, of the centre aisle the one gal
lery level with the vaultings, the other
with the summit of the western door.v
These galleries, the backs of which
would rest against the wall of the
Abbey, have their fronts fluted with
crimson cloth, richly draped at the
top, and decorated with broad golden
fringe at tho bottom. Tho seats in
these galleries were supposed to pro
vide accommodation for some fifteen
hundred persons. It is somewhat
doubtful, however' if galleries so lofty
will be raised now.
On the floor of the centre aisle a
slightly raised platform, or carpeted
way, Is laid down, along which the
king's and queen's procession passes
to the choir. This is matted over and
covered with crimson cloth. On tho
pavement of the aisle Itself bordering
this carpeted way stand the military
told off to keep tho line of the proces
sion clear.
Tho "theatre," where the principal
parts of the opening ceremony are en
acted, lies immediately under tno cen
tral tower of the Abbey, nnd Is, in
fact, a squat o formed by the Intersec
tion of the choir and transepts, ex
tending nearly the wholo breadth of
ho choir. On this square a platform
Is erected, ascended by five steps. The
summit of this platform and also the
highest step leading to It are covered
with richest cloth of gold. From that
step down to the flooring of the "the
atre" all Is covered with carpft of rich
red or purple color bordered with gold.
In tho centre of this "theatre" tho
sumptuously draped chair Is placed for
the sovereign In which he receives tho
homage of the peers.nnd a little aside
from It another for the queen consort,
At the northeast end of this "theatre"
a pulpit la erected from which the cor
onation sermon Is preached,
In tho sncrarlum, which forms part
of tho ultar-space, tho coronutlon
chnlro stand the ancient chair known
as King Edward's and that of later
date known ns Queen Mury's. It Is
hero tho king and queen ure crowned.
To tho right of the altar, looking to
ward It, accommodation Is provided
for members of the royal family, and
on tho left a bench Is provided for the
bishops, while above them In a kind
of low gallery or ';box" are ranged the
foreign ambassadors and special en
voys. The back of tho altar Itself Is
draped with purple and gold silks, and
the floor of the nacrurlum s covered
with a rich purple and gold carpet.
Aoovo io atar in times past were
the galleries reserved to tho members
of the houso of commons, but this ur
rnngeincnt u hardly likely to be made
now.
1 In tho choir Itself all the ordinary
stalls, reading-desks and pews are re
moved. In their places are erected on
each side or the choir five rows of
benches, covered with scnrlet drapery
and gold, reserved ns seats for tho
great officers of slate and household.
To the peers and peeresses arc usually'
allotted galleries In the transepts,
north nnd south. There they sit In all
tho glittering pomp of velvet and .er
mine. THE CEREMONY BEGINS.
The entrance of the king and queen
into the church nt the west door Is the
signal for the beginning of the ser
vices In the form of nn anthem sung
by the choir. The king and queen pass
up through the body of the church
and up the stairs to the raised stage or
platform erected between the choir nnd
tho sanctuary known as the "theatre."
Passing by the throne, they make
their humble adoration, and, kneeling,
offer private prayer, and then seat
themselves In chairs placed before and
below their respective thrones.
The archbishop turns toward the
east' part of the "theatre," and with
the lord chancellor, Jord great cham
berlain, lord high constable and carl
marshal (garter king of arms preced
ing them), proceeds to the south, west
and north sides respectively, the king
In the mean time rising and standing
by his chair. The archbishop an
nounces as he reaches each side:
"Sirs, I here present unto you King
Edward, tho undoubted' king of this
realm. Wherefore nl! you who are
come this day to do your homage, are
you willing to do the same?"
The people signify their willingness
and Joy by loud and repeated acclama
tions and cry "God save King Ed
ward!" Then the trumpets sound und
the service proceeds.
The sermon being ended, and his ma
jesty having on Thursday, February
14, 1901, in the presence of the two
houses of parliament, made and signed
the declaration, the archbishop goes
to the king, and, standing before him,
says: "Sir, Is your majesty willing to
take tho oath?" The king answers, "I
am willing." Then the archbishop
asks and the king answers the ques
tions as follows:
Archbishop Will you solemnly
promise and swear to govern the peo
ple of this United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, nnd the domin
ions thereto belonging, according to
the statutes in parliament agreed on,
and the respective laws una customs of
the same? ,
King I solemnly promise so to do.
Archbishop Will you to" your power
causo law and justice In mercy to be
executed in all your judgments?
King I will.
Archbishop Will you to the utmost
of your power matntntn the laws of
God, the true profession of the Gospel
and the Protestant Reformed Religion
established by law? And will you
maintain and preserve Inviolably the
settlement of tho 'Church of England
and of Ireland and the doctrine, wor
ship, discipline and government there
of, as by law established within Eng
land and' Ireland and the territories
tnereunto belonging? Aira will you
preserve unto the bishops and clergy
of England and Ireland and to the
churches there committed to their
charge all such rights and privileges
as by law do or shall appertain to them
or any of them?
King All this I promise to do.
Then the king arises out of his chair,
attended by his supporters and assist
ed by tho lord great chamberlain, the
sword of state being carried before
him, and goes to the altnr and there
makes his sole'mn oath in the sight of
all the people, to observe the promises.
Laying his right hand upon the Bible,
which was before carried In the pro
cession and Is now brought from the
altar by the archbishops, and ten
dered to him as he kneels upon the
steps, he says:
"The things which I have hero bo
fore promised I will perform nnd keep.
So help me God." Then tho king
kisses the Book and signs the oath.
THE ANOINTING.
The king returns again to his chair
on the south side of the altar and
kneeling, nt his faldstool, tho archbis
hop begins a hymn, the choir complet
ing It. And then, after some further
prayer and hymn-singing, comes the
most peculiar part of tho whole ser
vicenamely, the anointing with oil.
Tho oil used must not be the simple
oil of the church, but "chrism," a mix
ture of balsam and ollvo oil, "very
holy" ns unction with It contains sac
ramental grace.
Tho king rises from his devotions
and goes before tho altar, attended by
his supporters and assisted by tho lord
great chamberlain, tho sword of state
being carried before htm, where his
majesty Is disrobed of his crimson
robes. Ho then sits down In King Ed
ward's chair, with a faldstool before
It. Four Knights of the Garter hold
over him a rich pall of silk or cloth
of gold; tho dean of Westminster tak
ing tho ampulla and spoon from off
tho altar, liolds thein ready, pouring
some of the holy oil Into the spoon,
und with it the nrchblshop annoints
tho king In the form of a cross on the
crown of the head und on the palms of
both the hands, saying;
"Be thou nnnolnted with holy oil ns
kings, priests and prophets were
anointed,"
Then the dean of Westminster lays
tho ampulla und spoon upon the altar
and the king kneels down nt the fald
stool, und the archbishop standing on
the north side of the altar offers a
prayer or blessing over him,
(THE KINO CROWNED.
There Is much more of this sort of
thing, such us tho presentation of the
spurs nnd sword, the Investment with
tho ro-ynl robe and the delivery of the
orb, and then comes the actual put
ting on of the crown, the one used for
thlB occasion being St. Edward's
crown. The archbishop, standing be
fore tho altar, tukes the crown in his
hands and, laying It before him on the
altar, blesses It. Then, the king, still
sitting in King Edward's chair, the
archbishop, assisted by (ho same arch
bishops und bishops as before, comes
from the tiltur; tho dean of Wcstmln?
ster brings the crown and the arch
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bishop, taking It from him, places It
upon tho king's head. The people cry
out, God save the king!" the trumpets
sound and, by a signal given, tho
great guns at the tower boom forth
the news that tho climax of tho wholo
ceremony has been reached and that
the king has at last been crowned.
With the placing of the crown on tho
king's head all the peers put on their
coronets, the kings of arms their
crowns and the archbishops and bis
hops their caps. Then como the de
livery of tho ring by the archbishop,
tho acclamation by the people and the
homage of the lords spiritual and tem
poral a most wearisome period In tho
service with a swollen peerage such
as that with which England Is now
furnished.
Regarding the crowning of the queen
consort, tho order of James II, nnd
Mary says: "Tho queen was then
anointed, crowned, Invested and en
throned with the same ceremonies"
that Is, as tho king. Up to that sec
tion the service will doubtless bo so
arranged as to 'Include both their Ma
jesties King Edward and Queen Alex
andra. The queen consort's rite will
probably follow tho order of George
III. and Queen Charlotte, which fol
lowed that of King James II. and
Queen Mary.
Tho banquet takes place In West
minster hall, and the ancient customs
in regard to It are full of quaint Inci
dents and ceremonials.
Taken altogether It will be n hard
day for London, from the king down
to the smallest newsboy, and a great
sight for those fortunute enough to
witness It,
SQUIBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
With a piece of steel embedded In his
tongue William Carmlchncl, employed
In tho Bath Iron Works, Maine, went
about his work for several days. While
cutting off rivets ho was struck in tho
tongue by u pleco of steel. The wound
was very painful and uu examination
was made, but the doator could see no
truce of the material; still Mr, Car
mlchael said ho could feel the matter ill
hb tongue nnd could bite it, Tho doc
tor probed for it, and finally pulled out
tho steel, which measured five-eights
of nn inch long and about one-fourth
of an Inch wide, Cnrmlchuel was chew
ing tobacco at the time of the uccldent
nnd tho chip llew In while his mouth
was open.
Mrs. Eliza Tucker, of Mlllbury, Mass.,
has a hen which has produced thirty
eggs jn the last thirty days, each with
a double yolk. Each egg has measured
eight Inches in clrcumfereence.
Tho playing of billiards by students
bus been prohibited by the Btate Argl
cultural college of Oregon. The action
was by resolution of the faculty, and
Jhe iOilkie
Porcelain Refrigerator
Is'in a class by itself and bears the same relation to the
ordinary "ice-box" that a porcelain bath does to the old
style zinc tub. With doub.le walls of porcelain, lined with
heavy insulation of mineral wool, the Wilke Refrigerator pre
sents a perfect non-conducting and non-absorbing structure,
which renders the passage of heat from the outside extreme
ly difficult, thus adding fully twenty-five per cent, to tha life
of the ice as compared with any other system.
v $60.00 to $125.00.
Leonard's Cleanable Refrigerators are the easiest in the
world to clean. The inside parts can be easily removed.and
you can get into the corners without any trouble. No mold
accumulates in places you can't get at, because there are no
such places. Our refrigerators appeal to women who believe
in purity and cleanliness. They appeal to those who believe
in economy.
Leonard Cleanable Refrigerators
Are built With eight walls, made as follows: The out
side is wood, then there, is a dead air space, the a layer of
parchment sheathing, then a layer of mineral wool, then a
layer of waterproof sheathing, then the inside box, then
water proof sheathing again, and finally the inside zinc wall.
Air can't possibly pass through these barriers.
This combination of eight walls is the best in the world
for protecting the ice from outside Heat, and for keeping all
the cold air inside. Food placed in our refrigerators can't
help being kept pure and wholesome.
$7.50 to $45.00.
Green Trading Stamps Free
This Coupon presented at our store will entitle you to as
many Green Trading Stamps Free as your purchase en
titles you to. That- Is, you get a double quantity of
- Stamps by presenting this coupon.
Not Good After June 15. 1902.
.
Piazza
and Lawn
Swings
Summer
Furniture
The Largest and most
artistic line ever shown
in the city.
Hill&Gonnell
121 Washington Avenue.
makes suspension the penalty of vio
lation of the rule, in making the an
nouncement President Gulch said an
elimination of tho college records
showed that 80 per cent of the failures
In class work were by students who fre
quented billiard halls. '
In the last forty years there has been
nn Increase- In the expenditures of this
government of nearly, 1,000 per cent.,
while the increase In population has
been only 150 per cent. The population
of the United States In I860 was 31,,
321, while In 1900 It was 76.303.387. The
tax upon the people In I860 was only
K'.fll per capita, while- now it Is $9 57
for each Inhabitant,
Mwnl J V 4rwV
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We Have
Both 'Phones.
NO POISON
Has Ever Been Found
in the Enamel of
AGATE NICKEL-STEEL
TheBLUE LABEL
Protected by Deelelon of United Statei Court
Pasted on Every Piece
PROVES IT.
If substitutes are of fered.wrlte us
This trade-mark Is on every piece
of genuine Agate Ware.
HAKE
1520
KINDS
Sold by riratclM Department and Home.
(urnliblog Htoree.i Stnd for Br Booklet.
LALANCB & GROS1HAN MFC CO.
sew tohk noiToa cmoiao
FOOTE & FULLER CO.,
140-142 WASHINGTON AVENUE,'
6CRANT0N, FA, -,
Complete line of the genuine L. tc
Q, Manufacturing .Company's Agata
Nickle- Steel Ware.
fflH 1520 Wftn
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
Cenerel Agent lor the Wyoming Diitrlct to
Dupont's Powder
Uiclng, Blutlng, Sporting, Smokileti tod too
Btpauoo Clitmlctl Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Stletjr Fut, Caps and Explodert. Boom 401 Cos
mil Building ,6craatoa.
AGENCIES.
JOHN B. SMITH k SOX ., Plymouth
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