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sovereign. Bismarck resigned March II.
1890 and five days later went to his estate.
at Friedrichsruhe. The resignation was ac-
cepted. and Gen. Won Caprivi became chan
cellor. Bismarck was created Duke Of
Lauenburg and given high thanks and
commentator. There was q feeling
througout the empire that he had not been
treated justly. To allay any suspicion Of
discord between himself and Bismarck the
RAISED invited him to visit him at Berlin.
Bismarck obeyed, and an Overwhelming
demonstration was made at the German
capital.
The kaiser received him most cordially.
and the whole affair created a happy i'm
preston, and since then the venerable
statesman has resided on his country
estates, seeing few, but treating those
whom he received with the frank cordial
ity which has ever characterized his friend
ships. When he went to his sons wedding
IN Austria the entire country through which
ne passed arose to do him honor. Removed
from the heat Of strife, where his biting
sarcasm, his masterful will and his indom-
table perseverance made him a foe to be
dreaded, the people look now only on what
ne accomplished, and to them he is the
Grand Old Man of Germany"
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The Proposed RuIliling.

Steps were, at once taken toward the
erection of the church iMessrs. Dom and
Peter, architects, of Washington. drew the
plans, and Messrs. Burgess and Whiteside
of Brockland were given the contract for
the practical work. busp &owtng to the In
clemency of the weather, grpund was not
broken until about the 1st OF March. 1t is
expected. however, that the building will
be ready for occupancy by the Goth of
May. The site, SO kindly given by the gen.
erous donor, is a beautiful one, situated
upon commanding knoll, and quite CEN
trail in position. The structure will be q
pressed brick. with truss roof and Gothic
windows, three of which will be memorial
Mr.. William Bradley of Washington do
rated the corner stone, which, with its
contents. will be put in place tomorrow
A gift of $500 for the building fund was
alst received from the vestry and congre-
cation of Rock Creek Church. The build
ing committee consists of Rev. John T.
Grove. chairman; Rev. James A. Buck,
chairman ex-officio; Messrs. w. P. Arm
strong, Edward Baldwin, ]. H. Small sr
ard DIR. H. J. Penrod, with the tadies N
charge Of interior decorations, Mrs. Good
Ice, Mrs. Jere johnson, MIS-. n.rr MIS-.
Stalee, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs Norton, Mrs.
Gaines, Miss Bessie Baldwin Miss Elsie
Snyder and Miss Mamie Small. The trus-
tees to hold the property until the new
congregation Is admitted as a church into
the diocese of Maryland, and until a vestry
for st. Clements parish Is elected, are
Major Green Clay Goodloe, j. H. Small, ST.,
and William P. Armstrong.
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Pasted the Labels On.

From the Chicago Record.
A Chicago woman who has travelled ex-
tensively and who intends to make her an
nual departure for Europe in a few weeks,
sent her steamer trunk to a Randolph
street establishment to be repaired.
The workman who was put In charge of
the job was willing soul, and he wanted
to make the trunk appear as If 1t were
new. Accordingly, he went over it with
hot water and sponge, and peeled Off all
the dfsfguring labels placed there by the
steamship companies, railways and hotels
of foreign countries
He did not know that the especial pride
of a traveller is the number of labels on
his trunk. These labels show that he has
been in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna,
Rome, Constantinople and Cairo stopping
at first-class hotels and travelling by the
best routes. A trunk has no dignity until
1T is plastered over with the colored pieces
of paper.
The workman didn't know that-at least
not until the woman came in to inspect the
repairs, and then there was q scene. First
she screamed, and then she wanted to
break down and cry. The proprietor told
how sorry he was. and the workman made
his frightened apology. He happened to
remember that he had thrown the labels
into waste basket, so he searched and
found most of them. although they were
rather torn and crumpled. However, he
spent two hours in piecing out the labels
and sticking them back on the trunk. 50
there was some balm for the woman's feel
ings. -
Now there is rule in that shop:
X'''''. :..............y
Never Remove Label from
Trunk or Valise. 4:
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From the Detroit Free Press.
There is young couple in this city who
can never go away from home together
without being taken for a newly married
pair. So they decided to ask the waiter at
hotel where they stopped what the signs
were. The gentleman began the converse
ton.
would you think we were just married,
John?' he asked, on the second day after
their arrival.
Eyes, sah," said John, with broad grin,
Il spotted you as soon as see you 1 been
ten year in dis hotel, an dere can't no.
body fool me-"
Now, john" said the supposed BRIDE
groom, as he slipped fee into the wait
er's palm, ''just tell me what the symptoms
are"
''Dere's a heap of 'em. sah," answered
John, q hears you ask yoh lady at break
fus If she like Drilled eyesters, an you tell
her she mus learn to drink her tea
straight, cause it was bettah, an you ask
her whar she want to go fus; dems all
signs, certain suah, sah."
But" said the young matron, don't
old husbands talk in the same way?"
they don't, indeedy. Sides yoh gentleman
hand you de mornin' papah, stead of read
in of it himself. An dere amt no gettin'
aroun' the lovin' looks he been castin' on
you, miss and John smiled with an air
Of superior wisdom.
Now tell us how the old married men
conduct themselves" said the lady,
"Deys mighty short, miss, mostly, an
read the paper jes like dey was alone"
"And the lady, what does she do?
"Jes waits, miss. Kind of looks tired,
an waits, an look at the res of the folkses
in the dining room. You see. miss, it's a
heap of difference, an faint all in the close
dey wears, either, dat makes the honey
moon-no, sab, it ain'.."
They did not undeceive john and he does
not yet know that for once all his signs
had failed him.
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From the Chicago Record. e.
Miss Northrop, the young woman stenog-
rapher and typewriter who copied the al
tered specifications which cut a very mate
rial figure in the Milwaukee county aims
house doodle case, made very import
ant discovery reading a novel, and she
caused a sensation when testifying. She
had previously testified at the investigation
that she could not identify the typewriter
pages as having been written by her, but
later she swore she could positively iden-
tify the writing.
There was quite a stir, and the defend
ants looked uneasy. did you not swear
at the preliminary examination that you
could not identify this writing" asked
their attorney. How is that?'
"Oh, discovered a way since then" an
swered the witness, sweetly. Il read a
novel,"
What novel?"
Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holiness 1
read a scene where certain peculiarties in
the type of machine cut a figure. I look
ed over my machine and at once found any
number of marks. The MS the rs and
several other letters have distinctive de-
fects which show in these specifications"
It was in vain that the disciple of Sher-
lock Holmes was cross-examned. She held
her ground and positively identified the
bogus specifications as having been written
by her.
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university student he was more celebrated
as swordsman than as scholar, and
in three terms fought twenty-eight duels,
receiving in one wound in his face, the
scar of which yet remains. He was
leader in the celebrated drinking bouts, and
was known to empty a quart measure of
beer or wine without removing his lips
from the mug.
Enters Public Life.
Three years in the departmental service
were as much as he cared for, and he en-
listed In the landwehr a sort of militia.
For eight years he led the life of country
squire his fathers estate in Pomerania,
q leader in all sorts of outdoor sports, for
he had splendid health and a fine physical
frame. He was an excellent horseman, as
he was a swordsman. In 1S47 he married,
and for his wife he ever had an answering
love and admiration. In that year he ap-
peared on the stage Of national politics as
member of the PruSsian house of bur-
gesses. This was time when the rights of
the people were being agitated. Mutterings
Of the storm of 1S4S were to be heard.
Democracy was becoming a familiar word.
Privilege and prerogative was questioned.
II has been said of Bismarck that he view
ell the nineteenth century through mediae-
val eyes. At any rate, he acknowledged al
legiance only to his king and his country. In
1919 he opposed, at the Frankfort parlia-
ment, the scheme for German empire, be-
cause it was proposed that the people rep
resented in parliament should offer the
crown to the King of Prussa-an Offer he
claimed, which could be made only by the
various German sovereigns. He was ever
an ultra royalist, his idea of united Ger
many being solid nation, gathered around
the Prussan throne it's nucleus, an arm
ed camp around citadel throne.
Bismarck's Task.
Germany then consisted of thirty-nne
states with varying interests and clashing
ambitions. The task was to weld them in
to harmonious whole. The young militia
lieutenant took upon himself this task, re-
gardless of the objections of duke, king or
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Floating POlyglot Settlement on n
River in the Pacific Northwest.
From the Tacoma Daily News.
Situated in the west channel of the Puy-
allup'river is small settlement called Hal
lelujah Harbor. and it is here the scow
dwellers Of the city hold forth. Hallelujah
Harbor is distinctively Tacoma institu-
ton. Every seaport city, however, has
similar districts, though in nine cases out
Of ten these scow dwellings are the habita-
tons OF very dangerous class Of citizens
robbers, plunderers. river pirates, SNUG
glers. the outcasts of society and Iawbre ak-
crs generally.
But this Is not true Of Hallelujah Harbor
Here the scow jewellers are mostly honest
hearted bachelor fishermen or laborers, who
ma III this locality q home free of rent;
where the tread Of the pompous copper"
Is not heard and where the form Of the tax
collector Is Fever seen.
ABOUT seventy-five scows and miscrably
heavy legs, constitute the village of Halle
lujah Harbor. To become a member CT So
ciety In this quiet town there are two requi-
sites: First, the new conner must own his
little shack: and second, must have sense
enough to strictly mind his own business.
Ihere are no credentials required as to
race. sex, color or previous occupation.
Sunday is a big day over at the harbor.
AhC Ao1hS w not DOdSt ABOUT their church,
gong proclivittes. They prefer to stay
home and do a little laundry work; to sew
on Few needed buttons, and loaf and
smoke during the afternoon.
II was this careless spirit that a few
months ago induced several of the Saliva
ton Army soldiers to take up their abode
IN the midst Of what was then known as
Scowville. Even the enthusiasm of the
ardent devil fighters, accumulated by the
pig bass Drum, and the shouts of glory
from me army lads and lassies could not
wake the wicked fishermen from their
lethargy, and the recruits wers finally CALI
Ell nome. From the time of their depart
ure Scowville has been known as Hallelu-
jah Harder.
The cabins are mostly about 16x1O feet in
size, divided into two rooms, a kitchen and
ped room. The jewellers do their own cook
ing, living chiefly on bread, bacon, potatoes
flour gravy, fish and game. The cost of
such bill of fare rarely exceeds 81 a week
Some OF the houses are very neatly kept,
though the majority woefully show the need
OF the hand of gentle woman.
In this curious little city are Frenchmen.
Germans, Swedes. Italians and Irishmen,
all living together in perfect harmony. On
moonlight evenings they congregate on one
of the largest RATS. and as several of them
are performers on musical instruments
quite an orchestra Is formed, and many a
peasant evening hour is thus Whiled away
During the summer months the dwellers
OF Hallelujah Harbor fish, and in the win
ter they hunt. They are at liberty to go
and come when they please. The waters
OF the sound are open to them for the pIy-
they live their simple lives month in and
month out, perfectly independent of the
great, big, bustling city under whose
shadow they nightly rest.
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CHILDREN IN SCHOOL.

One Method Adopted I'm Looking After
the Little Ones.
From the New York Herald.
AFTER all the talk about improving the
public schools" said one woman to an
other. nothing really efficacious will be
accomplished in education until mothers
are reached. I was listening to discus
sion among ten or twelve friends Of mine,
half with children in private schools, half
who adhered to the public institutions of
learning. OF all these mothers, good and
devoted ones, too, not single individual
had ever been to school to follow her
little ones studies after the first day when
she established them there. Two or three
felt they were miracles Of excellence. in
that they heard their daughters. lessons
clared me a fanatic for spending one day
every week in the school room with my
daughter.
Now, how can outsiders hope to arouse
public sentiment when those nearest
the pupils take SO little INTEREST," Moth
ers do not know what their children
are studying or what sort Of person their
teacher may be, or what sort Of class
room they are studying in When Jamie
complains of pain his mother in all prob
ability gives him a dose Of medicine. The
idea which in all probability she breaches
readily enough, that an ounce of prevention
is worth pound Of cure, does not occur
to her in this connection.
"All this trouble I have obviated by my
plan of weekly attendance"
But how did you get the consent Of the
teachers to such proceeding?" she was
asked.
IT hunted for a school till I found one
that was not ashamed of it's class rooms
or methods. Then. without giving warning
of the day Of my coming. I proceeded
quietly to follow out my idea. Without
disturbing any one. l take my seat in the
room before the children begin to recite.
In this way I can judge for myself who
the women are with whom my daughter
spends the greater part of her time 1
have had no fault to find, as 1 expected.
The principal who was wise enough not
to object to my request was not likely to
have incapable subordinates.
Il realize that there are women who
have too many household cares to give the
necessary day to this sort of work. But
she is no true mother. no real woman, who
spends stray hours in society or at her
clubs and is ignorant the while of her chill
drens school atmosphere That's where the
trouble lies-not with incompetent officials
or niggardly boards. They would be i'm
possible If mothers did their duty"
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tective tariff, provided state insurance of
workingmen against accident, poverty and
old age and nationalized the Prussian rail-
ways. His scheme was imperial socialism
in principle. Emigration fell off from
25O.OOO in 1879 to $1,000 in 1890 and to 1900
in 1892. Numerous were his reforms. He
made constant demands for the increase Of
the peace establishment of the army. hold
ing that to be prepared for war was the
best means of preserving peace.
The kulturl<ampf.
After the war with France he entered
upon a conflict with the Vatican, which
finally resulted in papal victory. In 1873
the Falk or May laws were passed under
his direction, whereby many Jesuits were
banished and several Catholic bishops were
imprisoned for diobedience and schools and
churches were closed. The struggle has
gone down into history as the Kultur-
kampf. The laws were subsequently modi-
fed, and at last, in 1893, were repealed.
Bismarck warred also on socialism-that
Is. on all socialism not directed or initiated
by the imperial throne. He regarded 1t as the
same as nihilism and anarchy and all sorts
of repressive measures were adopted. 1t
is not strange therefore, that Vorwaerts
the Berlin organ of the socialists. should
now speak of him as the man who brought
more misery upon the nations than any
body since Napoleon l." Nor is it strange
that the socialists and clericals should
combine and vote down a resolution to
congratulate him on his birthday again ar
irving. Men have memories.
Break With the Young Kaiser.
With the death of Emperor William I,
March 8, 1883, virtually ceased Bismarck's
labors. The young William II, who as
sumed the throne at twenty-nine, wished
| instruction from no one, and with such
nature 1t can be seen that Bismarck could
not work. Bismarck was accustomed to
carrying the burdens of the empire. The
young kaiser was self-confident and eager
to assume personal control He declared
that rights claimed by Bismarck were an
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THE EASTER EGG,
The Meaning of This Emblem of tn,
Season.

The Meaning of This Emblem of the
Season.
From the Chantauouan
AS Easter represents a new birth into the
best life of all, 1t is easily seen how the
pagan idea that the egg was the beginning
of all kinds Of life should become purified
III the minds Of the Christians, and accent
ed as the typical offering of good wishes
and emblematic of pleasant hopes between
believers of the glad Easter day. The egg
In some form or other has been the un-
questioned type Of the new life from the
very dawn of the Christian era.
In Russia as early as 1889 eggs colored
red, typifying the blood of Christ shed as
an atonement for our sins, were the most
treasured of exchanges at Easter Every
believer went abroad at this season with
his pockets well supplied with Easter eggs,
well-filled card case. When two Russians
met for the first time during the Easter
holidays, If they had not met on the day
itself, the belated Easter compliments were
passed, hrst by solemnly shaking. hands in
silence; then the elder Cor the younger. if
he outranked the elder would say, 1.-The
Lord is risen," and his companion would
reply. IT is true then they kissed each
other and tremendously drew from their
respective pockets the Easter emblem and
exchanged eggs.
The Chinese claim that the world was
formed of the two parts of an enormous
egg. From the yolk of the egg stepped
forth the human being whom they call
Poon-koo-Wong; then he waved his hand
and the upper half of his late castle, the
egg shell, went upward and became the
ccncave heavens of blue; the lower half
fell reversed, making the convex earth.
and the white albumen became the seas
The Syrians believed also that the gods
from whom they claimed descent were
Matched from mysteriously laid eggs.
Hence we infer that our present custom of
offering the Easter egg emblem has the
heather legends for its origin; in fact, ali
our most precious festivals come down
from similar sources, but purified with the
light of Christianity.
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THE GOOD THAT ONIONS DO.
They Purify the Blood and Even Cure
AN Ear Ache.

They Purify the Blood and Even Cure
nm Ear Ache.
From Foreign Exchange.
One of the hcalthiest vegetables, if rot
the healthiest grown. is the onion; yet,
strange to say, but few people use 1t as
literally as they should. Boiled onions
used frequently In family of children
will ward off many of the diseases to which
the little ones are subject. The principal
objection to the pron.iscuou5 use of this
vegetable is that the odor exhaled after
eating Is so offensive. A cup of strong
coffee taken Immediately after eating is
this effect. Although for day or so after
eating onions the breath may have disa-
greeable door. yet after this time 1t will
be much sweeter than before.
For Group onion poultices are used with
success, providing the child is kept out of
draughts and a sudden chill avoided. The
poultices are made by warming the onions
In goose oil until soft, then putting them
on the child's feet and chest as hot as they
can be borne. Except in very obstinate
cases. when taken in time, the Group read
lily yields to onions. This, although an old
fashioned remedy, is good one, as any
mother who has brought up family Of
children can attest.
Onions are excellent blood purifiers, and
for graduating boils or any Of the blood
good for the complexion, and friend " no
has a wonderfully clear, fine complexion,
attributes it to the liberal use Of onions as
a food.
People suffering from nervous troubles
are much benefited by using these vege-
tables frequently, either cooked or raw.
When troubled with a hard cough If a
raw onion is eaten the phlegm will loosen
almost Immediately and can be removed
with very little effort. Those troubled with
wakefulness may insure good nights rest
often If, Just before retiring, they eat
raw onion.
There are few aches to which children
are subject as hard to bear and as pain
full as earache. One Of the best rene
dies we know is to take out the heart of
an onion "a req onion Is the best if it can
be had, although. lacking this kind, any
other can be used and roast it. When
soft put it into the affected ear as hot
as it can be borne. Unless the cause is
deeper than ordinarily the pain will cease
in very short time and will not return.
A cough sirup in which onions form an
important part is made by taking one cup
Of vinegar, one cup of treacle and one-half
cup of cut-up onions. Put on the stove
and simmer about half an hour, or until
the onions are soft. Then remove and
strain. Take a teaspoonful of this fire.
quently when troubled with cough, and
unless very deep seated the cough will
not last long,
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Prince Bismarck on Hi. Career.


From the London Times tf'-
A few days ago Prince Bismarck received
some visitors from Leipsic at Friedrichs-
ruhe. During the course, Of conversation at
lunch one of his guests extolled the ex-
chancellor as happy man. whereupon, ac-
cording to the Tagliche tRundschau, he re-
piled: Seldom in my life have been a
happy man. If count Up the few minutes
of real happiness which I have enjoyed
perhaps they would amount TO twenty-four
hours. In politics I never had sufficient
leisure to be sensible of happiness. 1t was
an incessant struggle: land when success
came, care came with 1t, for it was neces-
sary to hold fast and to make the most of
the success. But in my private life I have
had moments Of happiness; for instance, in
my youth, when I shot my first hare, and
later on as an agriculturist. I have been
happy, too, with my wife and children. To
enjoy happiness one must have particular
endowment, which my old master possessed
in high degree, namely, a mixture of the
pblegmatic man."
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well as to the people Of his charge.
Ever since the formation Of the mission
the most earnest efforts have been put
forth by all connected with 1t to procure
funds to erect place Of worship for them
selves The nucleus of this fund had been
secured. and on the first Sunday in Advent,
the first day of this Protestant Episcopal
year. after Rev. Mr.. Grove approached a
most appropriate and effective sermon from
the text, 1.-The day is at hand" the con-
gregation accepted the gift of the lot upon
which the present edifice is being erected
from Major and Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe.
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Found at Last.

From the Chicago Inter-Ooean.'
A lady had been looking for a friend
long time without success. Finally she
came upon her at an unexpected place.
'Well," She exclaimed, 1--WE been on a
perfect wild goose chase all day long, but
thank goodness, I've found you at last"
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Grove is a native of
Baltimore, and was
educated at Hobart
College. at Geneva,
N. Y. He studied
theology with Bishop
Paret in the Mary
land theological class
and also at the New
York Theological
Seminary, New York
city. Mr.. Grove Is
an earnest and able
clergyman, and by
his kindly walk in
life has endeared
himself to the COM
munity at large. as