The herald., 1897-05-30

ture, several tons Of resinous wood being
stacked closely against the building.
The list of jubilee honore IL definitely
closed, and notice has been given to as
pirants that their names cannot, under
any circumstances, be added to the list
1t is stated, semi-offlcially, that the
Kings of Wurtemburg and Portugal
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
and Grand Duke Sergius of Russia will
be made Knights of the Garter. and that
Prince Albert of Prussia and Prince Rup-
| pert of Bavaria will be made knights
of the Grand Cross Of the Bath. The
Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis of
| Tweedale and the Marquis of London
derry will be made Dukee, and Sir John
Lubbock and Sir John Gerst will be ele-
waited to the peerage. The honor Of
knighthood will be conferred upon hum
dreds of people. including the Premier
of Canada. Mr.. Wilfred Laurler. and Mr..
Alfred Harmsworth, proprietor of the
Daily Mail, the Evening News and six
teen other journals.
THE POPES POEM
The Pope has just completed a Latin
poem of so stanzas, pointing out the du-
ties of frugality and the evils of glut-
tony. ne poem lS iuil VI CHdTIH dHu
quiet humor. His Holiness says: PAY
attention before all to cleanliness that
the table appoin tments be spotless, the
glass bright and napery immaculate
and that from the cellar comes the purest
wine of the Albanian hills. which ex-
hilarates the spirits and keeps away
trouble; but don't trust Bacchus; 30
don't be frugal In diluting wine with wa
ter"
He continues: "Obtain from healthy
grain well-cooked bread. Eat sparing-
ly of chicken. lamb and beef, which are
most nourishing to the body. Meat
should be tender. ard without abundant
sauces or root vegetables, which spoil IT,
Fresh eggs are excellent, whether raw
or slightly cooked. Drink an abundant
quantity of foaming milk: 1t nourishes
infants and assists old age; alec honey,
that celestial gift. But of this frugaliy
Add to these sweet herbs, fresh vege-
tables and garden supplies. Add ripe.
fruit according to season, especially ten
der apples which, with their pink tints
brighten the banquet.
Lastly comes drink, which. in hard
seeds. Mocha send you a softly slipping,
black liquor, that comforts theheart"
The Pope adds that by following these
precepts a man may live to healthy,
strong and good old age.
The second part of the poem consists
of a graphic description of a banquet,
which is largely composed Of oysters,
high-spiced ,>nison, foie gras, ETC., at
the end of which there is sometimes strife
and contention and almost always bodily
disorders
WILDE'S LETTER
Oscar Wilde has written three-col-
umn letter, published in the Daily Chron-
icle, regarding the dismissal of warden
of Reading Jail for giving biscuits to a
hungry child prisoner.
Wilde says: 1.-THE cruelty practiced
day and night upon children in English
prisone is incredible, except to those
who have witnessed it. The contaminat-
ing influence of English prisons is not
that Of the prisoners; it is that of the
whole system Of governor, chaplain,
warden, lonely cell, revolving food, the
rulee of the prison, the commissioners,
etc"
Wilde further declares that at Read
ing a youthful prisoner is being made
mad by the system, adding: "At present
it is horrible duel between himself and
the doctor-the doctor fighting for his
theory and the man fighting for his life."
ANDREE HOPEFUL
Professor Andree, the Arctic balloon
ist, has left Gothenburg for Spitzbergen,
whence he will renew his attempt to
reach the North Pole, or rather, to pass
over it by balloon. Professor Andree is
accompanied by Messre Strindberg,
Swedenberg and Tunkel. They hope to
reach Spitzbergen on June 1 and to be
ready to sart on their aerial voyage by
June 20, five weeks later than last year.
They take number of carrier pigeons
with them, and firmly believe that this
time they have every chance of success