The Dillon tribune., 1883-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
TIE QUEEN or THE BEIa1ANs Ns--she
L. f,ne whip, and wherever she goes her
uha,ton and four beautiful ponies 70 with
her. Driving with her daughter stephanis
lately at Bruges, she was stopped in the
street BY policeman, - there 10 not room
for two vehicles to pass, and traffic il per.
mitted only in one direction. The Queen
smiingly sugge ID that no vehicle was in
sight, 30 mightn't she 60 on ? But the man
was inexorable and the Queen put back.
TONGUE TIPs.-One very ancient Greek
cere mony, strangely enough. has survived
to our lines. II is the cutting of the tip
Of a tongue at the dinner-table and keep
ing it "for luck" The origin Of this,
which is mentioned in Homer, Sophocles,
and Aristophanes. seems to have been the
symbolical offering to the gods Of the organ
Of voice. the interpres lingua through which
even animals, birds especially, were thought
to utter sounds communicating to "the
knowing" (;.e., to the impostors. the
prie't., the will Of the gods These tongue
tips which last for many years, and be-
come, in time, as hard a. piece Of wood,
l have known to be kept in families who
could never be induced to throw them away
- luOo1sn
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late Czar Of Russia was persunded to adopt
many devices to protect him from conspi-
rhcy and assassination At one time ne
wore chain breast plate under his tunic,
hut though ono of the lightcst kind was
made for him he could not bear its weight.
10 the exredient was adopted Of carsing
his tunc to be padded with cotton wool.
s.eeped in preparation which hardened
it, and rendered it, 1t not bullet proof. at
least knife proof. and difficult TOR even
bullet to pierce at . long shot An attempt
was made to poison the Gear by send'ng
him petition covered with some noxious
powder; after that he ceased to receive
letters. papers. or petitions. For similar
used to like cigar. and ne drank no wine
\ but from bottles unc0rked in his presence.
In the imperial kitchen the Czars food was
4 prepared by French cook. who piled all
his vocationx under the eyes OF two police
guards that the cook himself could
incur any suspicion. but bccause some con.
spirator might have got at the Ingredients
lie was preparing. The food was always
cooked IN the simplest way, without sauces.
a'.u 10 was c.s1su ~ TWO o'nc'a's DeIo.o y
.na. wa. ~. a,s.', =, ."1 81. C"o .nn4
in his presence.
Voh1N Mu'sh oF IAuss'A.-iAouise
was ~ ~ IeslNcts goo' anu oevoteo ~ile,
oonesticatcd AMI economical IN her haolts,
nature "a end d,'wet her with much grace
ana ooautv. ~he was talI ana weu'Iormed,
WIN = SWEEP ana nnoie race iarge olne
eyes anu ''eau OF 'oSe'y goioen cus,s,
t"ac we're sim'p c"l''eu nack. sne
w"n'e1 w "rt'"c, 81 ".o."nonc 70 "aAo nor
l"k queen. Her stete Fooes' necessary
~ olio ~ uel Po,'e"'. roe".u 70 Ou'ue =
Iet. anu "ue" ""1 Icc'r"eu no'" s":n
court testslIes a. oni:eu neI 20 a"lNear y.
CuiIiv aWa.cl; sue "H' not 'eel n"lpy anu !.
At nome unCl' ,sno h''u TAKEN tneM On. ana
""s "Sa.n y. nol """"' e'ok"ne yuS slnp'e
atuIe' neI IasoI1c summer Um,".e ,.a' ~ ~
"" 70 Mus'n ~ nome ~ 'nc nIs'o Ian,'y
Circle snrreundeu ~ lew o'd I'en'ls;
tne'e Louise ,e'1 m"N" once 'noIe' ah''
% .neIo rls"ecA "a ~ NV, "'"'.v ~ h'n "S.I ~ ps.
session OF nls lea... wei M'gnt ne naxe
eAc'"' ao'.. ""o" u' '''.s 'no,nsesscs Nee0,
,'.e Now louise. am nnppy; now
A"o" you "lc my VIE out am no'
always your wife said she. No. he
replied; lyon must too often be the crown
princess
No., ., p,,.m, r.... .. .
'ou,ooSe. , ANn n'"H ,'s -. ~ ""s .'.. .
.nn Nnen i.ns uo ia.a n.a. ," - T...s .
s"'4ue y. ",'i P'o"' i"1" so -. "
life joyous and light hea: ted, ana o. M IN.
t'lIlsent c'y,l'zat.on not TO oe met with Out
ut Italy. Ths v'llz"tion had given nm
bragg TO the Church. wn'cn allowed no nll,
'iative nut lro'" ltselt. mo l'opu. u.atioh oi
PEACEFUL ANA lnoustr''us pea anus was mas
s'crtd IA sold b ood ny armies "i oaroar',
''> sent against them un"er the banner "l
cess ~ n fathers OF .nristenaon
hut tic ciu s;'.ie was s"cee stu. C.v,lza
t;o" was stamped ""t and tns o,o l'yoa'
LIE OF the south q "s.ei. Iou.oase De
came the nome ana .ap"ai OF 'gn"Iahce
u b'go'ry. IL WIS al ioalouse !nae ms -
infamous lnqn slta"' was FOUNDED oy @ =.
omlnlc, nd u nsned,c y was the only lro
Vine" OF France IN when u ever 'annshee
its autnority. "1ter tue race Mauoe.' !. !.
Far 3, there was no spot OF grouial
France wh' re 70 many persons were oarne.
al'>e as III the fiacn -. lhs. 1ouious'