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Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20


r4;. ;nonossible to conceive greater con-
800 +ban that which existed between ena
&c hrothers. who were exceedingly ionool
S"oh other Nicolas the elder oore q
str;tino resemblance to his DeauOiLuA
other He possessed the same uencaSe'
oIeor cnt and refined features ana tne
s.o slender. elegant and graceful ngure-
HE yhvsical graces were on par wlO1
+hose Of his mind. Witty, clever anu
snorfline. his kindly epigrams anu nis
okbarroino" verses remain to this gay az a.
of his brilliancy OF lnteliece-
He was an local lover and under the cir
cumstances it was not astonishing that his
betrothed, Princess Dagmar of Denmark,
the Younger sister of the Princess OF
Wales, should have been passionateiy
devoted to him.
While the education of Nicolas was al
most entirely foreign, that of Alexander
was left to Russians, his principal tutor
having been the fanatical and bigoted
Pobiedonostzew, who, today, as procuratoE
general of the holy synod, is the moving
spirit of all the Jewish and Catholic perse-
cutions. Uncomely and uncouth as lad,
surly tempered and dull witted, Alexander
experienced the treatment of the ugly
! duckling, and was perpetually being
sighted, not alone by his own family, but
even by the court dignitaries and officials,
in favor of his elder and far more popular
brother; and can well remember the dis
agreeable surprise and widespread appre-
hension which was created both in Russia
and abroad when it was realized that he
had become heir apparent to the crown OF
fall the Russias."
Betrothal in the Greek church is not a
mere engagement in the manner that An
glo-Saxons understand it, but solemn
ceremony performed in church and almost
as binding and important as that of mar.
rage itself 1t was not, therefore, as mere
fiancee but almost as wife that Princess
Dagmar was summoned in all haste from
Copenhagen to Nice late in the spring OF
1866 to attend the deathbed of her i'm
perial lover Her grief was intense, and
she only parted from the medallion con-
tanning her dead lovers hair and portrait
which she wore around her throat when
she donned her wedding dress on the day
of her marriage to Alexander Ill The
latter, too appeared during the whole
period preceding the wedding to see his
dead brothers. specter arising perpetually
between himself and the fair lady whom
the exigencies of national politics-but not
love-required that he should lead to the
altar as his bride For during the entire
courtship-if courtship, indeed, it can be
called-he avoided ever being en- tete-s-
tete with the princess or even meeting her
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20

sional children, stood on the seats and
cheered; even the musicians rose to look
over the footlights. Tuesday seemed
amazed and puzzled, but being in happy
mood she gathered up her skirts again
and danced real Irish jig. Faster and
faster she went until the perspiratlon
rolled down her baby face. Utterly ex-
hausted, the little feet went slower and
slower and the wearied hands let fall the
rumpled skirt. For momeEt she stood
perfectly still, looking about undoubtedly,
then, with quaint bow, she made her
adieu. 1t was some time before the per
Torrance could proceed. for one could
have watched her dance all night, it was
an Intoxicating dream. | spoke to Tues
day after the performance, and she stopped
eating an apple long enough to tell me
about her Christmas tree and passed on to
the banquet hall, where were gathered
several hundred happy children who earn
their living on the stage. Probably many
of our future stars were in that room.
Some of them get perhaps not more than
three dollars per week, while others, whom
we shall never hear of as grown people, are
already supporting families, for it is not
always the brightest child who becomes
the greatest woman. A. H. FORD.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20

pending this year a good Gov
Notifications and arnE.;
I S75O,OOO for gun and M CO..
defense of Boston, New ~ T,a a.
s5oo 200 80 .s'of anu Roads;
tbe I,oon rot si.es Aor seachs; for
Al eo0 noo. fon az VI gun iageS,
Tools oto &C n ooo un ia.inery,
St5o ooO. ~ V III ana I'guns,
Notifications. ooo
Uncle Sam does not forors
ltwould require half coin i;st
inc,,rs ie 10 u expense whli ngly
conrao,a 10 ---, uosiie W euuc9d en-
more noteworthy: The sech his
clerks, $4,000; study of btf;rds
$4,000; vegetable pathologvhan.
lstry, $1,000; forestry, $500 for
49, 80 49, l',Voo' SEEDS, S4lect-
So ooini'iling statlstlcS bo-
SSn 600. ,eee.lsaclons ana ents,
-.'f - 'NSOieSdJiIlS Uu6 DaDlnptG
$4,000; investigating adulterd ooO.
Investigating forestry, SIS, oOGgat',
+ies Hoi9' SiO,uoo' purchase aibu-
e. ~ seeus' SloV,ooO; seed fort af
49, COO neS Soo' Sloo,oOO; experlg gar
49, 49, sS',ooo, agricultural ehta
stations, SIPS, 900; experiments nm
sugar, $4,000; inspecting cattIan,
meats, S515,OO0, and the weath.an
$s9O,OO0. These and other itena
total for
Agriculture, :,
uncle Sans diplomatic and cde,
penses, including everything, ais1
656,925, which is comparatively nh
A little more than $4,000 goes1
port the military academy at Wet,7
and having reached this point i1i
bursements Uncle Sam looks overE
list, of which I have given you a 1
adequate picture, and yet finds nal
places for his money. So he fini.
with miscellaneous appropriate
making the total of miscellaneous {
lures 1927, 531.
And the grand total of all these e
lures of our great uncle? No one
because many of the appropriations
definite; but the estimates of the
mite added to the specific make the
Tor the year ending June next S
o'S'oo. ROBERT CIR
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20
10Y CAME FROM SORROW
rue TRAGEDY AND ROMANCE or
THE czAR's WEDDING

s,, H,s Elder Brother by Accide"e
and Then Married the DEAD
1,.or,,sad Tride-The Union Has froNo~
ideally Happy
The preparations now being mau
41.-a,,ohout Russia for the celeDrapion "
a. siiyar wedding of the car and czarln"
w. 20 mind the singularly sad clfcu1
-ees,oas under which it was contracCo-
No wonder that the massive anu SUI 49, -,
fao+,,res of Alexander Ill are oiten 49, a
nrad Inv a gloomy and unhappy expresslo1n
u, t1;s marriage followed one trageuS
and his accession to the tnrone ~. In.
Of the latter it is unnecessary lor - az
soaak here. for the circumstances u AZ AZ
tarr;hla assassination of Alexander IL ~
Tjherator of the Serfs, just ten years eeS =.
&c still so fresh in peoples minus Snas - -
.ro,,ld he superfuous to reiterabe Cno 70
,,oiIiar details of the catastrophe VI ono
.ad events which led to the present en- :.
na,or,s marriage, however. lar lesS -
The czarina was the betrothed-ai
Che widow of Alexander Ills eiu s,
! hrother Nicolas The latter oleo on wv
sro of the date appointed for his marrlae
49,, tho effects of a blow struck ourinl
49, course of some rough horseplay oy cn
Olie " a,,,naror. Husband and WIFE me
FOR the first time at the oeaCnpeu =. y.
= Czarowitz Nicolas, who was uro0HI Ia
20 the one and the liance of the otner. "A ns.
more than a year afterward tnelr wouo''
10 10 took place at St. Petersburg
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20

oocasions-for benefit or big rouna SUM u,,n.
This baby is not yet five, at least she was Sas
no nls when saw her at the children's res
NV tiyal last Christmas. What cry OF pleas 3
v ,,re vent zen, up from every child on ana OH
the stage as this little tot made her appear
snce in a long lace gown and STOOD :,i pa-
Gun on ner ,au1enUe ssuu Waiting
to start. AS it did the tiny hands gath
cred up the lace hounces, and little blue
socked leg shot straight toward the cell
ing. Then commenced the prettiest, love
lest and purest skirt dance have ever seen.
Perhaps if some of the things done by Lit
tie Tuesday had been performed by child
of even ten they would have been sugges-
tive, but the innocent manner in which
this little one pranced about, utterly re-
gardless whether her clothes were in their
proper place or about her neck, captured
every mothers heart and filed the chill
dren with delight.
For, whether in midair or bundled up in
maze of skirts, Tuesday was vision OF
grace, and when her dance ended the
theater echoed and re-echoed with applause
The audience mostly composed of profes
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20

Twain has one prerogative of royalty.
When he sends word from Hartford that
he will call, Elsie breaks every engage
ment and is at home to no one else for that
day.
Another girl, somewhat younger, but
who also draws a very large salary, is
Gertie Homan, a thorough little creole,
born in New Orleans of French and Amer
lean parentage, with little dash of the
German thrown in, for she is the great
granddaughter of Schiller. Her great dark
eyes and oval face framed in a mass of jet
black, wavy hair that falls in tangled
wealth about her shoulders always at
tracts the attention of passers by. A. M.
Palmer first discovered Gertie at a Sunday
school entertainment in Brooklyn He
asked the child if she would like to act at
a real theater, at the Madison Square. OF
course Gertie was delighted, and immed1-
ately introduced Mr.. Palmer to her par
ents. The child was but four years of age
then, but from that time forward there
was no peace in the family until they had
given their consent. Gertie was only a
baby in Partners" but the very next sea-
son Gus Thomas wrote up 1.-The Burglar
in four acts for her. She soon left that to
star with Kate Claxton in "Bootles' Baby ="
Then came the Fauntleroy craze, and or
course Gertie Joined the happy family. She
has quite a sum of money stored away
somewhere. She does not own a house, IL
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20
A RATTLESNAKE CHAT.
Mr. munkittrick Learns Something
AndoYer, n. j.
Especial Correspondence.l

ANDovER, n j., Oct 81 had bn
rambling about this delightful place [
Toying nature in her autumn dress, win
met sociable sort of man who was l.
ting on rail fence partaking of the ST.
rounding scenery. He nodded pleasant,
and after word or two on the subiectbf
the dryness of the season broke off on he
subject of Eattlesnakes.
Great rattlesnake season." he said Will
the same kind of smile that would hav,
illuminated the face of a farmer upop oh
serving the fact Of a big peach year; ''grea
rattlesnake season; the best since 1862
is there any reason for it?'' inquired
little curiously.
THE dry weather." he replied. ''Yo,
can always bank on rattlesnakes-suhAn ~
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20

is true, but she thinks she has big thing
in play of her own. That is, she has
bought it, and soon expects to snow
northerners what real southern ire eau
ing heroine is, for that is her part.
One of the luckiest youngsters on the
stage is Flossie Ethyl, aged eleven. She Is
lucky for the reason that Augustin DAILY
has taken her under his wing and INTENDS
educating her for the stage. Some months
ago she was retained for the part of Moth
in "Love's Labor's Lost" DAILY taught her
the part carefully, and Flossie learned IT
mechanically. All went smoothly the hrsI
night, but by the third night the nervous,
ness that accompanies new piece nau
worn Off and the child had recovered her
usual pertness Passing from the rear tc
make her entrance. her quick eyes caugnl
sight of her manager under the shadow OF
wing. Hello, Mr.. DAILY" she calico
cheerily; 'just watch me tonight. Now
am going to show you what acting is; NJ
automaton business for me- am going K
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20
49, ha did: everY piece Of cuisines

act f" And she did; every piece OF business
,nss changed, and Shakespeare most teot-
~ comedy actually became interesting.
IN IN obi1d showed what could be done WIN
- Y,art of Moth, and a few days later
s;es,ed a five years. contract with her man
-a,. With a clause STIMULATING yearly
asol, IF salary. | understand that
r'~,.ie ia the only member of Days com
Who dares make exception to MS ruiz
p..-s event. of course, Miss Rehan-puS
.n Iso +hot Miss Flosse is never seen loiOer-
80 On broadway nowadays. Mr.. Oaly TO
1--sested her to give that avenue "ioe
berth, and she does. ,,,onev
Girl who makes great deal OF money
e. not Clarendon, a mite OF about SIN ~
x,,os she who, when her means OF gaining .
I;valibood were about to be taken @m"y
from her by the Society for the FreVeno.on
~ Cruelty to Children, argued bne inaUO.A
most ably with Mr.. Gerry, lts pIesiuonS s.
Seated in his lap with her cnuopy ain"
ahout his neck she conducted ene ais -
Tnent. begging and pleading most earliest
10 he allowed to stay on the s1aee. "a
first Mr. Gerry refused to let ner aoU ssO a., =
Then the child began TO cry anu v1e 60
Gu +be oreat briny tears began to nov
49,, So1,n the collar of the children's guaroiaL
~ ~ comnromise was effected, and MI
\ 60, ,,ronised not to interfere WIN AZ
g. sctino but she must not sing ~
slackened her hold, gave Mr.. TERRY VI
q v,,ora kiss and let him 60 Inns niue iie :
have ouite a pile laid away somewhere
! know she receives a good salary eVen
a,,romer and besides working Une ye
ronnd and growing fat on it, she last ses ::
:s,trodnced the London fad OF attenul
society.gatherines after her p peri
a. Last .as and smallest but far from least east
YER r;trle Tuesday. She only plays on spe
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20
CHILDREN WHO ARERICH
THEY HAVE ACHIEVED FAME AMI
FORTUNE ON THE STAGE.

Elsie Leslie. Mark Twain's LiI1Ae
uer. Is a Real Estate owner-eer''e
Homan Buys Plays-Flossie Ethyl Do'
clarendon and Little Tuesday.
PLAYWRIGHT, 1901, by American Press Associa-
ton.
wonder if theater goers ever stop W
tbink of the number of children VINO sup,
mort themselves by acting, children wno
draw regular salaries sufficiently large :.
support not only themselves, but cnos'
rvho care for them also. l am sure coul'
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20
colombia at the worlds Fair.

John T. Abbott, United States minister
to Colombia, who has just returned to his
post after an extended vacation, in a pri-
vate letter to friend in the department
of state, writes; 81 am delighted beyond
measure at the prospects here for the rep
resentation of Colombia at the Chicago ex-
position. Lieutenant Lemly is as busy as
a bee, and has great influence at the pal
ace. The appropriation has been given,
and a splendid set of commissioners ap-
pointed"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20

except on official occasions. 1t was to his
younger brothers, vladimir and Alexis,
that he left the duty of representing him
at all other times by the side of his future
wife.
1t is surprising that a marriage thus
contracted under the very shadow of death
should have resulted in such unalloyed
domestic bliss. There is no royal or inn
perial couple in Europe whose relations
toward one another have been so unclouded
since their marriage. The czarina has
learned to love and admire the sound and
sterling honesty of her huge, burly and
rather narrow minded husband, and is
wholly wrapped up in him--never leaving
him, and acting as his guardian angel.
That her affection and devotion is returned
with interest by the czar is conclusively
shown by the fact that he alone of all the
princes, either past or present, of his house
has maintained strict and honorable OBJ
servance of his marriage vows.
t,. Ex-DIPLOMATIST.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-20

A woman in Hancock county, Me-, who
was afraid to drive her horse across rail
road track, was bitterly disappointed in at
tempting to go around It.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-24
About Wedding Rings.

There is less change in wedding rings
than in anything else in the iewelry
line. The wedding ring is about the
same to-day as it was a century ago.
The marriage token can hardly be
improved upon. 1t is a ring Of pure
gold. 1t is softly rounded and if you
hang it on a piece OF string and strike
it gently it will ring out an indescribab-
ly soft and sweet sound.
Ladies often wear numerous rings
which carry no significance, except,
perhaps. in some instances a
hint OF the possession of
wealth. Twenty-Five years ago it was
unusual to see woman wearing more
than one ring on either hand, but
now the more one can crowd on her
dainty digits the better she appears to
be pleased.
While women are most mindful OF
the harmony of their dress, they
tumble diamonds, rubies, pearls, gar
nets and other precious stones to-
gether in ridiculous confusion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-24
To Preserve Flowers,

A charming way OF preserving flow
ers is shown by a Boston friend. Take
very fine sand, wash it perfectly clean,
and when dry sift it through a fine
sieve into pan. When the sand is
deep enough to hold the flowers in an
upright position, take some more sift-
ed sand and carefully cover them. A
spoon is a good thing to take for this,
as it fills in every chink and Granny
without breaking or bending the
leaves. When the pan is filled solidly
leave the flowers to dry for several
days. 1t is a good plan to warm the
sand in the oven before usingit, as the
flowers will then dry more thoroughly.
In taking the sand off great care must
be taken not to break the leaves, as
they are now dry and brittle. Pan
sizes preserved in this way will keep
their shape and briliancy OF color all
winter, and many other flowers can
be equally successfully treated-any-
thing, in fact, where the full pressure
OF the sand comes on both sides of the
leaf; other wise they will shrivel. To
fill in flowers with cup-like shapes it is
better to lay them on the sand and
with q small spoon fill in and around
each flower. Ferns, when preserved
in this way, have a more natural look
than when pressed and the maiden
hair fern looks almost as we'll as when
it is freshly gathered.-New York Tri-
bune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-24
An Aluminium Steamboat.

A novelty in boat building is the
tiny steamer just completed for the
Frankfort Electrical Exhibition by
Messrs. Escher, Wyss, and Co., Of
Zurich, and which made successful
trial trip on the Limmat the other
day. 1t is constructed entirely Of
aluminium, even to the engines and
screw propeller and is the first vessel
that has been built OF the light, ductile,
silver white "metal OF the future. .
The lilliputian bark is 2Oft. long and
SIT. wide, and is driven by 2-horse
power naphtha motor. AS this com.
pact style OF engine, when, asis usually
the case, it is WI ought out Of iron, is
already considered one of the lightest
on the market, the further advantage
gained in this respect when the motor
is constructed of aluminium is obvi.
Ous-Iron
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-24
Some Uses of Kerosene.

I a tablespoonful is put into aquart
of tepid water and this used in wash
ing windows and mirrors, instead of
pure water, there will remain upon
the cleaned surface apolish no amount
OF mere friction can give. If a flannel
cloth dipped in kerosene, then wrung
dry, be used in rubbing off dirty finger
marks from paint, the grateful house
keeper willrepeat the experiment often.
TO clean and brighten brasses and
copper, wiring out a piece OF soft fan
mel in kerosene, and with this apply
Putt pomade to the tanished surface.
When we'll coated, rub hard with old
linen and polish with dry flannel. The
result leaves nothing to be desired.
The shining brasses OF locomotives
and ferry boats aye cleaned in this
manner. For white spots left upon
polished furniture by scalding water,
tea or coffee, rub hard with kerosene,
then polish with dry soft flannel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-24
A BEAD SHOT

right at the seat of difficulty, is accom-.
plished by the sure and steady aim Of
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. Don't
fool around with pop-gun, nor q
Flint-lock." when this reliable "Win.
chester" is within reach!
DR.. Sage's treatment of Catarrh in the
Head is far superior to the ordinary, and
when directions are reasonably well
followed, results in permanent cure.
Don't longer be Indifferent to the veri-
fled claims of this unfailing Remedy.
The worst forms of Catarrh disap-
pear with the use of Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. Its mild, soothing, cleansing
and healing properties effect a perfect
and permanent cure, no matter how bad
the case, or of how long standing. It's
a remedy that succeeds where every
thing else has failed. Thousands Of
such cases can be pointed out. That's
the reason its makers back their faith in
it with money. They offer $500 reward
for case of Catarrh which they cam
not cure.
It's medicine that allows them to
take such a risk.
Doesn't common sense lead you 10
take such medicine?
can advertising fake" you say.
Funny, isn't it, how some people pre-
fer sickness to health when the remedy
is positive and the guarantee absolute.
Wise men don't put money back Of
Stakes" And taking" doesn't pay.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-24
outburst in the Sun.

A luminous outburst in the sun
was observed by M. Trouvelot at
10: 16 a. M, Paris mean time on June
II last, and has now been fully de
scribed by him to the Academic DIES
Sciences. First, luminous spot APP
peared on the disc of the sun near it's
western limb. It was of a golden
yellow tinge, and shortly afterwards
a companion spot appeared a little
above it. The spectroscope showed
the first spot to consist OF a central
eruption, from which volcanic bombs
were thrown to heights above tns
chromosphere, where they seemed to
rest as dazzling balls. A few minutes
later these We're replaced by brilliant
jets or filaments. On the next day,
June ID, at $50 a. M, the eruption
was seen to be diminishing; and it
finally ceased at 2:45 p. m. There
was no corresponding magnetic per.
turbation observed at Kew.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-24
The Family Recorder.

THAT" said the quiet little woman,
as she was showing her guest over the
house, sis my hall photograph and
family record taker. My husband
and my sons all talk into it when they
come home at night, and each has to
give the hour at which he comes in"
"But mightn't they give the wrong
hour?" asked the visitor.
ooh, yes; but I don't care about
that particularly" said the little
woman carelessly. cit shows me their
condition, and that's what l want,
you know. Now you stick those lit
tel thingsln your ears, and I'll turn
the switch, and we'll see what the re-
port is this morning"
The visitor followed instructions,
says the Chicago Tribune, and then
the little woman asked her if she saw
the value of it. She said most en-
phatically that she did. Then the
little woman took the report herself,
and she grew red in the face as the ma
chine began:
.It'sh 2 g. M: II! Pm glad of it!
Whoopee-e-e. Fuller'n a goat, and
had more fun than box of monkeys!
Woop-la, Maria, wow-w! I'll
bust
Then sheshut the machine off and
said family:
George must be playing a joke on
me-"
There was more sarcasm than sim
certify in the tone OF the visitor as she
replied coldly:
81 presume So" Then she added.
'But wouldn't put the family re-
corder on exhibition"