Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-24
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Correspondence st. Paul GloAe
TIKI FIRST NApoLEoN's sTnEDs.
PARIS, Dec. S.-The last horse ridden by
Nspolson was that which served for the
frst lessons in equitasion of the Duke Of
Cumberland. It was little dark bay
stallisn, originally purchased at the Cape
of Coed Hope by the governor, Lord
Somerset, wko shipped ID to st. Helena.
Aftsr Eapoleen's death 1t vas sent TO Eng
land. when George I. purshasea ii for o
present TO tho young prince dake. The
animal Though aged, was gensle and at the
same hAs courageous. The Dxke of
Cumberland was very Aush attached to ii,
and allowed it to end its days in fall libsr-
ty in = home meadow. During his career
the horse Napoleon most Mosntsd was
Ali; it had been taken from Abbey in
Egypt by dragoon; later, it was retaksn
BY the Msmelokss, but ultimately was
captured by the French General Nspou,
who brought Ali to France and presented
it to Napoleon. This was tho sseed on
which he dehled through the Alps, and
rode at Wagram, Marengo and Austerlitz.
The horse he rode as Waterloo was call. d
Accacla. liz was grsJ-apotted horse,
aged four years, supple, rapid and enar-
getic. 1t was sold at coramoa auction.
The French have no veneration for horses
like the honors paid to Floriland, which
Abercrombie had under him in Es7pt, and
dssplte It's wounds Of seven rife balls and
two sword cuts. was brought to Malta, and
On its death, aged thirty-shrse, there
buried with all honers near battery.
LOUIS XVI AFrER DHeAPIrATIoN.
The 21st of January. 1898, the unfortu-
nate monarch was driven in the mayors
fonr-wheeled earriags--Msris Antoinette
was conducted in al open cart, hands tied
behind back, to the guiliotine. AT 1920 a.
m. he arrived; at 1922 no was on the sesf
fold; at 1924 his head was exhibited to
the people. A guard of feet asndarmes
conveyed tho body to ths Madeleine csme-
tory, nov part of the boulevard Haussmaa.
Tho burial commissioners certified, the
"soSy ga" attire, save that the head was
separsssd from the trunk" The hair had
been Gus of the back Of the head, and the
corpse was destitute of coat and shoes: il
was dressed in chemise with green en-
broidsFy in the form of heart; the knee
bseeshes were in grey cloth, and the silk
stockings OF the same color. The remains
wore placed in the widest Of she'll coli rs.
the head placed between 5he legs, and tbs
grave covered in. In the register of the
lntarment, the entry is az follows: "Eame.
Louis Capet; where bera, Versailles; age,
~; profession, las king of the French
THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS.
Whom the Moors invaded Spain the Mus
sulnan race was so mixed With the Chris
tians that rallying sign became nsoes-
sary. The latter decided to allow TO grow
under the nose horizontal" line OF hair,
called q moHstache. On the neither lip
vertical" tuft of hair was cultivated. This
combination suggested cross, became the
symbol 81 liberty and fraternity, and was
adopted By ell Christian warriors.
POLITICAL GLOVES.
During many years gloves were banished
from the court OF Franco. The unforsu-
nate Jeanne d. Albert, the mother of Henri
", was poisoned by pair of gloves pre-
pared with perfumes. It is only since 1889
the wearing of gloves las been revived.
at the death of Charles X some floating
deputies endeavored 80 make political cSp-
ltal out of gloves. They appeared at the
opera and Theatre des Italions, having
one hand for e black and the other for {.
yellow glove. The black opened the bour-
bon, the aristocratic salons of the Faubourg
St. German. the yellow plunged into the
budget, that is to say, 10 Orleenism. If q
iegitinist were enoosrtered, quick, out
frsm tbs dsputy's pocket came the mourn
ing glove, but if a member Of the Neuilly
family was met with, the yellow did duty.
An ancient pssr of France, one III. Etienne,
never were but single glove.
DRAWBACKS OF LADY DOCTORS.
A husband rings at the lastsr's residence;
servant dsscsnds and opens the door. "Be
qxiok; tell the docsress have a carriage
waiting for her" ''Impossibls, sir" Via
itor: But my wife ID on the point of be-
ing confined" Sand 80 is she doctor,
sir"
STRANGE oArHs.
We do not know if She Egyptians swore
Spy ths foot of Pharaohp the Greeks
however had two oaths, the big and the
little. Ths first invoked ged; the Sec
ond took tsr witness inaninate, as we'll az
animate objects. The Spsrtsns swore by
Castor and Paillx, the Athonians by Isis,
the Thebiana by Osiris. Ono swors some
tisnss by animals, as the dog, the goose,
etc. Iouians swors by the cabbage. There
was swearing by the protecting gsd of
profession, or the tools Of trade; thus
fishermen swore by thsir nets and warriors
by their ianess. In tho middle ages knights
swore by the pheasant, peacock,
heron and swan. The German
is race swors brides ths
Gay after their msrrisga,so ss TO pay them
the forssns tbs husband was to endsw
them with; they swors by their breasts
ana the two :rssses of their hair. A. Prison
was oaly believed when he touched his
hxir. In France swearing by the beard
was very eommon, and on The sealing of
an act the hair Of the beard was drawn
aeross the wax. On important occasions
the Franks called to their aid q certain
number Of frsenen TO swear for thsm.
Whom Gsutran doubted that Clotairs, then
aged four naonths,was the son Of Ckilpsr1c
and Fredegons he refused to be convinced
till three bishops and 300 leading people
attestsd the fact.
"THa Ho1sE."
This toast is generally drunk at the an
nual dinners of racing clubs. An orator
thus spoke to the toast: 81 drink to the