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T1is HEngGrisH C-our.-The Hungarian crown
{, = generally believed. Hossu,h has taken With
bin IN his flight; If 50 1, has for second time
crossed tie frontiers ot Turkey. The pas, his,o-
~ Of this crown : curious one, and as fail OF
yiclssi;ies the lives Of some OF those vho have
worn L. The Masyars attach s1Psrstiiio1S val
ue 10 the relic Of their ancient mons rchy; thsrc
IS Ieceui that Il wrought 6y he hands Of
ansels for St. Stephen who VAS crowned IN L ia
1901; history. with more limited faith. records
that i VAS ser, IS present 70 Stephen by Pope
Sylvester The Second. In l072 Duke GelSa re-
ceived from the Greek Emperor golden circle
or roval band for his brow: when he was aiter-
vardS made King Of Hungary. he joined his circiei
to the 6ater. so that the crown Is really composed
Of TWO kinsIv emblsms united. When The race
of the 4 rPads became extinct, ii 1901, there was
Il double election 10 the vacant ihrons; o1e party
chose Robert of Anjou aud Naples. tie oIher Wen
zles. the youuger, Of Bohemia Toe cause OF iae
latter did no; prosper, and his afairs were taking
an unfortunate turn. when his father. WenEsl.
Hiug Of Bohemia, marched sa army 10 Ofen ard
carried of his son and the crown with him 20
Prague. The Hungarians then 6ofnisively elected
Otto Of Bavaria; AID old Wenrel, FOR reasons no.
stated. gave up the crown 20 him. Quo, 20 take
possession Of his kingdom. had 10 ride tEeogEifo
through Austria. Carrying the crown n property
with him. /, packed in a little cask. aud
hung nj the saddle-bow Of German Graf, who
discovered one morning AZ Gaybreak thar ne had
los, his precious charge during the night. The
party had then arrived NJ FIsc hsrraet, below Vi
emma. where they were about 10 cross the Donau;
,hey rsiraced their steps, aud BY great good luck,
found cask apd crown again In 1907 O;io went
} 20 Sicbenbureen. on 7 visit 70 The WayWo6e Lad
is,aS. intending to win him over 10 his party. BE
mus. have failed siSuay in his attempt, for the old
Wayuoie seized the crown and made the king
prisoner. After soGle time, he saw n, 20 let Otto
20. bat kept hrm possession OF the GaceG Tor
I three years. In 1910, 90 threats OF war AMI eS-
termination he gave up. For more than ceniu-
rury after this is history is blank; but in l4S9
on tie death of the Emperor Aibrechl ~, there
was again double election, the two rivals 5oiug
Wladls.aw, Of Poland. aud Laijslas, the infant son
/ Of Albrechi. The Empress resolved 10 have the
child crowned, aud for that purpose the crown
( was stolen from The Castle of WlsSegrad, by one
of her maids of honor, who undertook the task.
and succeeded. Ia l44l. the Empress made less
diguiicd use ofi,-she pledged il 70 the Emperor
Frederick ". for 1000 guden. 1t was redeemed
By Matthias Coryinus. aud taken back to Wisse-
grad from hence. afer the battle Of Mohac, il
was again stolen, and again By woman, IN order
10 crown John Z1poya. Zapolya gave il iu
charge 20 Preny, who delivered il up 10 Ferdinand
l.; he was crowned with !; in 1927, and then !,
fell into the hands Of the Turks. As Soly u;au
returned from the siege of Vienna he publicly
exhibited the 10 his army in Oten. but told
his soldiers ha, Il was ofihe renowned Persian ruler
Nushiryan: he then sent It back 10 his pra;sss
Z1polya. on whose death il was again given up by
his Si6ow 10 The Emperor Ferdinand. Rudolph
II. sent the crown 70 Prague TaihIaS ii. brought
il back 10 Presburg where in 1919, u was seized
by Be;hlem Gabor on The conclusions OF tho
peace Of NIkolSburcer he gave Il up 10 Ferdinand
n. The Emperor Joseph had Il brought to Vienna,
Leopold sent /, gain TO Hungary where Il reulaia'
ed Till the taking Of Pes,h by WiniischgrniZ
when it removed by ykoSsu,h, sud has ever since
been kep, a, the seat Of the Hungarian Govern
rnent; that being broken mp and dispersed, The
crown hasresumed is wandering. As 10 what
has become Of {: there are many ruors; Il IS said
10 be buried in n secret place. According 70 9TH
ers hossu;h ha, it in his personal possession, and
by this time the dader,, tha, the gfs ofa Pope e
saint, has been stripped Of its jewels 70 90 q:
, 6ribes TO the Mahoumedau. and the gold has ter
> minated an almost sacred existence of eight cen
, Iuries ignOmiuiously as mere p'oce OF sioier
, plate in the melting pot of Jew!
5 iecsu,arcs of Col. Frsrsoaf.--The Washington
Republic, Of the l7Ih, publishes the following ex'
tract of a letter from Colonel Fremont, da ted a
Pueblo, OF San Jose, August. 1919:
To t8s Hon. J. NJ Clayton, Secretary Of S!Gts
- | have the honor TO receive, BY the hands o
Mr.. Beale, U. s. Navy, your letter conferrin!
upon me the post of Commissioner Of the United
State, for the determination Of our boundary ln'
with Mexico.
:. feel much qualification in accepting the ap
poin,rnent. and beg 10 offer, through you, to th
Presiden, my Acknowledgements, for the mark o
: confidence bestowed upon me, and which he ma.
be assured. is fully appreciated, &c.
(Sgued) J. c. FREMONT.
: Improved Printing Press.-"Noia Beue'
: in his las, letter in the Concordia lu,elligencer
e has the following:
b. .Nr lanes A. CamnbeI cpite a voe,th ha