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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-01
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL,
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets.
New York Stock and Money Market.

BY Tele
VIEW YORK Oct. 81.
Money. on call easy at ia @2 ger cent; last
loan at 1M prime mercantile pape 314 @4A
pc cnL Srerling sxchange firm, With actual
usiness In bankers bills s5A a. s5M Tor
demand and4 S21s al 62sa Tor sixty day oosu-
ed rstss at e3@4 81. Commercial bills are
4S1
silver certificates 61N62.
Bar Silver 6lSa.
MsxIrari dollars 471s
Government Son firm.
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FISHING VESSELS OVERDUE.

St. Johns. N. f., October 3l.-Thres
fishing vessels, homeward bound from
Labrador with crews aggregating 1870 per-
sons, are now much overdue. Since the
recent gales the wreckage of a schooner
has been found strewn along the coast
and it is feared that she was one of the
belated vessels. Arrangements are being
made to despatch search steamer.
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NEW YORK DIRECT LINE,
Maine Steamship Co.
Long Island Snnnd fv Daylight

3 TRIPS PER WEEK.
FARE ONE WAY ONLY $500.
The steamships HoIatio Hall and Man
haitian alternatively leave Franklin Wharf,
Portland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
at 6 p. IN. for New York direct. Returning, leave
Pier 49, Z, r., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days at p. M
These steamers are superbly fitted and fur
convenient and comfortable route between
Portland and New York.
J. f. LISCOMB. General Agent
THOS. NJ BARTLETT Agt Ocr4dtt
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chicago Lave STOCK Market
tBy Telegraph,

CHICAGO. Oct. 81. 1s9s.-Cattle-receipt
10. % o; choice steers at 25@5 75; medium at
4 so "a SO; beef steers at a. 60; stocKers
and feeders 2s6aA 65: cows and heifers 80
"a 20. xs..
Hogs-recelpts 1000 excellent demand fair
to choice at 8 62taa3 10; packing -: Dutchers
=: light 5 3O@3 70; pigs 75a,3 90.
Sneep-receipts 27.OV0; weak ranging from
6ua4 80; lambs at 3 1890 80.
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Ter. New York; 18th, sch Eta A Simpson. Ho-
gan, st John, NIB
;, CID at Hillsboro, NIB 29th. sch Hugh Kelley.
Haskell, Baltimore.
Cid at Musqnash, NIB, Oct %. sch Glenerra.
Hoar, Rockland,
Cid at St John, TB, 29tn, sch Uranus, Mclean
for Rcckport.
Spoken.
Ocz IA, lat As, lon 40. ship Seryia, Anderson,
from Mobile for Manche ter.
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Portland, Mt. Oeser' and Machlas Sthi. Co
str. "Frank Jones'"

Beginning Friday. July goth. 1885, will leave
Portland Tuesdays and Fridays AZ Hoo p. M.
on arrival OF train leaving Boston at p M. for
Rockland, Bar Harbor. MachaSport and inter-
mediate landings. Returning leave Machias-
port on Mondays and Thursdays at a. m ar
irving IN PORTLAND about 90 p. m.
Passenger and freight rates the lowest, SER
vice the best. GEO. F. EVANS
MARRIOTT General Manager.
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NJ .A-RINH Fl; N EW s
PORT OF PORTLAND.
MONDAY. Oct 81.

MONOAf. OcI Oh
Arrived
Steamer State Of Maine. Colby, Boston for
EastpOrt and st john NIB.
Steamer Enterprise, Race. South Bristol and
East Boothbay.
Sch Onward. (Br) st John. NIB, for -.
Sch James Freeman, Jasper, Machias.
Sch Mystic Tye. Harris. Port clyde.
Sch Marcia Bailey, Look Addisoa for Boston on;
Sch Lincoln. Robinson, Millbrldge for Boston
Sch Velma. Young, Calais for Vineyard Haven
Sch Mile Washburn, johnson, Calais 1or
Wellheet.
Sch Sarah. Rice, Prospect Harbor for Boston.
Sch f G French. Look. Calais for New YORK.
Sch Ella Brown, Peabody, Lubec LOT Vlne'
yard-Hayen.
Cleared.
Steamer Salacia, Oliver. Bangor via Rockland,
Bucksport, &c.
Sch Fred Il Gibson, tBr) Publicover. Monte
video.
low u Co.
SAILED-Barque Willard Mudgeit; brig z
Haskell; schs Fred Fl Gibson, Sarah Ropes;
Madalesne Cooney. Henry T Mason, Henry )
Smith, and the fleet which putin for shelter.
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RAILROADS.
G;l:ZIIlhlIlIIi
On and after MONDAY Oct Sd, 1898, trains
will leave as follows;

On and after MONDAY Oct. Sd, 1898, trains
will leave as follows:
LEAVE.
For Lewiston and Auburn, $40 a. M, 1.3o,
400 and 500 P. m
For Gorham. Berlin and Island Pond, $40 a..
nl., L30 a I'd 500 p. m.
For Montreal and Chicago, $40 a. m. and 600
D. m.
For Quebec, $40 a. m and 800 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn. $40, 11.30 a.
M; 545 and 6.45 p. m.
From Island Pond, Berlin and Gorham, $40 and
1i.30 a. ~. and 5.45 p. m.
From Chicago and Montreal, $40 a. m. and
From Quebec, $40 a. m and 5.45 pm
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Montreal, Quebec. Toronto and Chicago
600 p. m.
For Lewiston and Auburn 7.3o a. M and 6 COP. IN.
For Gorham and Berlin, 7.30 a. m. and 500 p. m.
ARRIVALS
From Island Pond, Berlin, Gorham, Montreal
and West 8. 10 a. m.
From Lewiston and Auburn, $40 a. H.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Night
trains.
TICKET OFFICE. DEPOT AT FOOT OF
now diff.
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BOSTON & MAINE r.. II.
In Effect October 3rd, 1898,

WESTERN DIVISION.
Trains leave Portland, Union Station. for
scarboro Beach, Pine Point. 100, 1000 M.
s ssso 81 Raas sss s 1919 ashsss
q. h. IL iase ss SD F. 5.a, $50 @ K.nnssunS
Wells Beach, 100, $40 a; m m, s;so. 5.aS P m;
1se 5s D. m Roches,er o.:
Alton Bay, $40 a. M, 1886, $50 p. m; Lake.
port, Laconia. Weirs. Plymouth, $40 a. m,
Rochester), 100 a. m; Manchester, Concord
and North, 100 a. m, $50 p. M; North Ber-
wick. Dover. Exeter, Haverhiii' Lawrence.
aSWs bos arrys 1 Bosto INV sao ioa5 &
1850, 4l0, 7.15. p. m. Leave Boston for
Portland, $50. 7.3o, $50 a. M, 1.15, AIS, p. m.
Arrive Portland, 1910. Hoo a. m. 1910, 900.
7.50 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Scarboro Beach, Pine Point, Old
Orchard Beach, Saco, Biddeford, Kenne-
bunk, North Berwick. Dover. Exeter,
a sa hill LAY. Lswrenss Lowe Boston, 0''
Rochester, Pennington, Alton Bay 4.So
p. m.
EASTERN DIVISION.
For Biddeford, Portsmouth, Newbury-
port, Amesbury, salem, Lynn, kSston. 2oo
800 a. m 12.45. 600 p. m. Arrive BOSTON, ooo
Q. M, 1910, 400. 9.05 p m. Leave Boston ior
Portland, 7.30, 900 a. m 1880, 100, 7.45 p. m
A rive Portland, 11.45 a. NJ. 1900 $50, l0lo,
10.45 p. NJ
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Biddefc d, Portsmouth. Newbury-
port, Salem. LYNN, Boston, 200 a. ~. f2.45
pm. Arrive Boston 5.57 a. M, 400 p. m.
Leave Boston for Portland. 900 a. M, 700 p m.
Arrive Portland, 12.1e, 1880 p. m. VA.
q. DAILY except Monday and stops at NORM
Berwick and Exeter only.
oct3 diff
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Hides.
Exports.
Portland wholesale Market.

PDhrLA Oct 81
Trading continues quiet with little or no i'm
proVement. Flour rather easy and 10 to l5c
lower on all grades. Wheat unsettled. closing
higher on renewal of the recent war scare.
Corn and Oats steady but firm and unchanged.
Lard easy. Cranberries scarce and about 81
higher. Cheese very firm. Eggs held higher.
Sugar strong and tending upward.
Tho following arc todys wholesale price, of
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Portland { Small Point Sieamhoat Co.

AN aud after October "a, 1898, Steamer PERCY
" V. Will leave Portland Pier, Portland, AT
II a. IN. Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays for
Orf's island, East Harpswell, Ashdale, Small
(;undy's Harbor at a. m. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. touching at all
landings arrive in Portland II a. m.
j. H MCDONALD. Manager.
Office, 1853 Commercial ST. Telephone 463.
oct22 dt
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Bo.ton Produce MARKET.

BOSTON Oct 81 lSSS-The following are
days ouots,t,on, OF Provisions. etc.:
FLOUR
pr,ng patents 9O@4 80
Spring cieal ana straights 90 3 ~.
,tlnler. patents 8 OAa 4 10
Winter. clear anu straight 40y4 80.
xtra and seconds w
zine and SuperS -
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Domestic Markets.

by 4StoStAnE
Oct 81. 1898.
NEW YORK-Tho Flour marKet-recelpts
2K, sh3; exports 21,S1S: sales 5000 packages
1u and nomira " steadier.
Flouriquorations-city mills patents =; winter
patents ) 10 - 90: city mills clears =; winter
straits 3 sos So MINI. patents at soG4 ID
winter extras 2 sOa31O MINI bakers az l
a3 A.; winter low grades 2hga 40.
firmer; OF Western 81 d 1acii. Buffalo.
Wheat-receipts 43s.7 bush: exports g.
53o bush: sales 1850 oush futures; aud
10000 bush spot spot steady; NO hed al
30 0 b aiioat.
Corn-recelpts 66.o25 hush experts 2o6.5 4
bush; sales ~ ,0oo bush futures, $4,000 bush
spot spo. firm; No at 1915 C o b afloat.
Oats receipts 2I2.SOo bush; exporls = bus
sales bush spot; spot hrner; No 2 at C;
~ . al oA2c; No write &C; No white at
3012c; track white $3.50.
Bsei hrmeg; amily-; city extraIndia Mess
Lard steady: Western steam 25a6 271a.
Pork frm; mess 76da9 -.
Butter Is ilrT; Western creamery at 15G
$50: factory do at 1sMl4Ac; kiglns at 2Sc;
stste dairy t4al Sc; do crem 562z1ac.
Eggs frmef, State aud Penn at 2I1a @22tc
western fresh 21c.
Petroleum steady.
Rice fl IN.
R0sn steady.
Spirits Turpentine easy.
MolasSes tr5t-
Freiehts to Liverpool steady.
sugar-raw s.rong. held higher fair refining a,
.i6; Centr tueai 90 test 1916; Molasses
at -l6c; refined firm but quiet.
CHICAGO-Cash quotations;
Flour steady.
Whea,-No q spring wheat Sc 651sc: No 3
10 al 64a66c No Red at Csc. Corp-No al
s2s.c: No yellow &C. Oats-No y al 25c;
No 4 white al gehaa 7Atc; No white at 20 q
56La: No z rye 80 - n 51c:No 2 Barley TT & g
Sc: NO i Eiaxseed al 1 Ul ri al o. prime Tim
otjly seed at 3 81. Mess PORK s5a7 80. Lard
4 g3 IA 80 ;short rib sides at UOan 0; Dry
salted nleats-shoulders ~ as4A ; short clear
aides 1906 80.
better steady; creamy i4a2l n CT ia ry. ga
tsc Che Sc quiet at % Ac. Eggs irm-fresh
at ! 12 also.
ush corn 6S co. bush; oats 100000 bush
We 4, Ultush; DatlsS 500 bush.
h .menis-Flnui 1900 9bls wheat $1,000
bus corn As ,ooi bush oats 55u.o0u Uush
r. 1o0y Uu-h; BARLEY 900 bush.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES vt SAC; Dec al
4-6 ~, c; May a 6 IS aoa ac; No haro al
e5Aa;No Northern at "a sc; No 2 Northern
20 @. 1885,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vents at 8 sc
90. second patents 1898 80; nrst clears
Q S0W2 SO.
DETROIT-Wheat quoted at for ca q,
White; cash Red at 701sc; Dec 69Mc; May
7U14c.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Oct 3l-SId, schs 5
Lindsay Portland for Calais Charles Z Sears,
New York for Lubec; Judge Low. Portland for
Calais; Telum; h, New York for Bangor; Nat
Aver, Bangor for New York; Eagle Boston Tor
tom Polly, Roston Tor Bangor; July Fourth,
Bangor for Vineyard Haven; Beta, New York
for Calais Hortensa do Tor Bar Ifarbor: Je'
rusha Baker, Machias for Boston; Henry Whit
ney, Boston for Bangor: Mary G Stuart. do for
Sullivan; Ida. do for Cherryfeld: Z h King,
Eastport for New York.
WISCASSET. Oct 31-Sailsd, sch Sarah G
Smith. HillsbOro
ROCKPORT, Oct 31-Sid, sch Lady Antrim,
Sweet, Boston; Leona, Lane. do.
Ar 3oth, sch Hannah Grant, Strout Steuben.
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DEATH OF DIR. SAMUEL DUNCAN.

Boston, October 3l.-Dr. Samuel W..
Duncan, who returned from his trip to
foreign countries only last Saturday, died
at his.home in Brookline at midnight
from heart failure. He was graduate Of
Brown and foreign secretary of the
American Baptist Missionary Union.
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MAINE PENSIONERS.

Washington. October 81. Pensions have
been granted residents of Maine as fol
lows:
SUPPLEMENTAL,
Francis 6. CHM, Bucksport
INCREASE.
James Reynolds, Unity.
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CHIMNEY FELL ON HIM.

Rumford Falls. October 3l.-Bradford
Harmon of Mexico was killed this I1orn-
ing by falling chimney, while engaged
in moving house.
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Cotton Market,

Cotton Markets,
OCT. 81. 1899.
WV yORK-Ths Cotton inA3seI 20
closed dull; middling gulf at 9-l6c; do up
anus at b-16c, sales 4l9 oaies.
NAR..FS'r( Nj = @arxei t0-oBt
was quiet; B.adling 11-16c
GALyES1 ON--Coeton market today was
steady; nal idling 4Zsc.
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market to-day was
easy; miadlines 4Nc.
aaw ORLEANS--Ths Cotton marKes to-day
easy; middllDg 4 IS. l6c.
M0BILE-Ths Cotton market to-day was
easy; middllns 4Ac.
,AyANNAH-The Gotten market to-day was
quiet: middling 4sac.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-01

Dr. ssaIl's Dough Syrup is g most WON
derful remedy for bronchial troubles. 1t has
cured thousands and will cure you. Zoe.
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European Al arketa.

European aarketa-
nv Te eor ~.
LONDON. Dot ss31, 1sss.-flsnso'. closed az
100 . for money ana Oslo for account
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 81, lS9o-Cotton market
steady american nidling 1-32d; sales -,
900 Including 800 bales for speculation anu
export.
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Portland & RurltOrd Falls R'y.
In Effect Oct 3, 1895.

In Effect Oct 3, 1895.
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. M. and ITO p. M. From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Falls. Buckheld. Can
ton, Dixneld and Rumtord Falls.
$50 a. n. Ito and DIS D. m. From Union
Station for Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
Connections at Rumford Falls for all points
on the R. F. & r. L. r. II. including Bemis and
the Rangeley Lakes.
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STEAMERS.
CHANGE OF TIM C..

On and after September 2S, STEAMER
PHANTOM will leave Portland Pier
For Falmouth, Cousins, Chebeague, Busttn's
Island, SO. Freeport and Por er's1LandIng at
p. NJ
Returning leavs Porter's Landing at 700 a.
M, SO. Frceport at tbs a. m, Bustin's Island
at 7.30 a. M, Chebeague At a. M, Falmouth at
$50 a. m.
sep2sdf B.M. SEABuRY. Manager
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHER.


Fall River, Oct 29-Sch Senator Grimes. which
arrived here yesterday from Calais, had rough
massage ana when q few days out broke main
raff. and lost jib topsatl. Was blown across the
Gulf Stream
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As cons. mtg. .i03 lOb
"gHs, 1900. exten'sn.1 03 I04
Portland & Ogd'g gss, 1900. LIST mtglo4 !9o
Portland Water Co.'s As. 1927 los IVAN
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R. @. BRADFORD, Traffic Manager,
Portland, Maine
E. L. LOvEJOY. superintendent
je18 du RumfOrd Falls. Maine.
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RATES OF PASSAGE.
First Cabin, $4,000 and upwards Return
STA and upwards according to steamer and ac-
commodation.
second Cabin, to Liverpool London, Lon
donderry and Queenstown, $35 to $4,000. Re
turn $3.50 TO $500. according to steamer
and accommodation.
sreerage. to Liverpool London. London
derry, Glasgow, Queenstown and Belfast
S22 30 to $3.50 according to steamer.
Apply to j. B. HEATING, r. p. MCGOWAN,
J. j. JENSEN, g. ASHTON, Portland. or
DAVID TORRANCE u CO.. Gen. Agents.
Montreal. je18du
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Retail Srocors usar Garss.
Portland market--cut loaf 7; confetiouers
puiverised 60; powered, &c; gramos.st.o
" c3Itee crushed 5 peilow
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NOVEMBER DIVIDENDS.

Dividends on Maine securities are pay
able in Boston this month as follows:
Div Amt
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portIan1 & fjoothhay Steamboat Co.

summe Arrangemf nts-0n and After
June 18Th, 1898.
GOING WEST.
CTR. ENTERPRISE leaves East Boothoay
y for Portland Mondays at 7.15 a. M, touch
ing at So. Bristol anu Boothbay Harbor.
Wednesday, leave Damarlscoit ia at a. m. for
Portland, touching at ABOVE landings.
Friday, leave Pemaq,Iid Tor Portland at 6 a.
NJ, touching at above landings except Damarls-
Gotta.
GOING EAST
Tuesdays and Saturdays, leave Portland at 7
a. M Tor DamariScotta, touching BoOthbay
Harbor, So. Bristol and East Boothbay
Thursdays. leave Portland at a. m. for Penn
aquid, touching at above landings except
Damariscotta.
On Saturday will return from Damariscotta
to East Boothbay. ~
sep2Cdtf ALFRED RACE. Manager
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

ornament or mark of comfort save for the clean bit of bamboo mating with which it was covered. When addressed In his own language, and in words be- fitting his position, he arose with all the dignified grace of a mandarin and bade me welcome With the proper apology for my intrusion, and a re- fusal to be seated until my worthy host would condescend to do the same, we lighted our pipes and soon became quite chummy and comfy like. I ex- pressed my surprise that man of his learning could content himself with such humble surroundings.
 We'll he said, it must seem rather queer to you because you are a Vest erner and presumably follower of Christ, while l am pagan, a believer in theosophy and student of Confu- cius. Here I have peace and quiet and time for contemplation. Besides I am able to do much good for my country men in this part of the world, for you must know I am the official letter. writer for my people here. Mo- I am no longer rich, in fact, am quite poor, and I depend entirely on what I may earn writing letters to supply my sim pie needs. It is next to impossible for one of your people to imagine how very necessary and important a parsonage the public letter writer is to the Chi nese. But with us the spoken language is never written and the written lang uage never spoken, and as the written language comprises something like 72,- 900 characters you may readily see that it is almost impossible for man in the ordinary walks of life to accom- plish anything like an education
 You say you want to know some thing of my life, and why I have cIos- en this spot so far away from my home for residence Oh, we'll, 1t is no great secret. am not an anarchist or members of the Black Flags. I am a simple scribe and man of peace. Although if man on earth has good cause for complaint against his own government I am that man.
 But 1 will explain to you why I am an exile from my native land First. l will tell you something of the crim- inal laws of China. If a corpse is found on the property of another it devolves upon the owner of the property to prove who committed the murder. Now. this is sometimes very difficult thing to do, especially if the deed be com mittted in the night. Strange as it may seem to you, this law has made suicide very common in China.
 If l do not tire you will explain to you how this all comes about You see the Chinese religion, as 1t is prac- ticed is based almost entirely on filial affection, for it is believed that the bones of the parent can only rest in peace through the prayers of the off, spring. Well, this means that the son who is faithful to the parent is sure of eternal salvation, and any sacrifice he may make in this life means so much to his credit in the life to come. Frequently it happens that mans parents may be very noor and if dutiful son wishes to do something to relieve the burdens of this world for his father or mother. he may make 1t known to the wealthy people of his vil-
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night and watches the King and the Princess in the park, and hears the song, which she soon learns. Countess Larisch gives her readers the text and the music of the wonderful song-but she does not mention either poet or composer, and only says Princess Elsa received 1t in some mysterious manner.
 Wally von Sartory gets herself made lady-inw waiting to Princess Elsa, and when she is alone with her she uses her hypnotic powers, sends the Princess to sleep and suggests to her that she must not love the King-she must not be- come the Kings bride. The Princess suffers from these suggestions in her sleep, and she wakes up with a painful sensation. Still the suggestion has taken effect She shows her ladv-in- waiting blue silk watchguard on which she has embroidered a crowned silver swan.
 The Princess worked it for the King, but now, obeying the suggestion, she lady in- waiting, who is treacherous enough to show it to the King as a present from the Princess, and then gives it to the Kings aide de-c camp, Baron Decker, saying she was desired by the Princess to present him with it. One evening she arranges the candles on the piano at which the Princess is seated, while she sings the song to the King in such a manner that they top pie over on the music and the only copy of the song is burned The Princess cannot sing the song because her maid of honor has before this sug- gested in her sleep that she must for get the words and music of the song.
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the banker appearS-a passionate beauty of the Southern type-Wally von Sartory, who declares to her father that she loves the King and will not let them couple the sun-god Phoebus to an earthly princess. He loves art, and she will become an artist as means of finding the way to his heart. Wally von Sartory is no definite character, but type of the numerous young singers and actresses and artists who tried to gain the Kings love in those days.
 In chapter III the King is shown to the reader in the idyllic solitude of his castle on the shore of Starnberg Lake. The castle is SchlosS Berg, the scene of the catastrophe in which the King ul- timately lost his life.
 Countess Larisch describes the hand some young King with certain amount of enthusiasm-"ta and straight, like a noble pine, with inde- scribably beautiful dark blue fairy eyes, with curly brown hair framing an open brow, and a sad. sweet mouth shows the King deeply interested in a conversation with Richard Wagner, whose name in the story is Reinhard Meister The King is speaking with Wagner on the tradition of the Knight of the Swan, which the composer-Poet used in his opera "Lohengrin.' The King confesses that he is on the look out for song-his own song. he calls it-which an angel sang to him in dream He must have the song, and he knows a woman will sing it to him some day.
 The King tells the master secret, that he never yet cared for woman, saw no poetry in any other woman than his mother and Wagner admits that noafica1 women are very rare. wagner,
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 The first chapter reveals the young King in his private observatory ab- sorbed in astronomy. When his pro- lessor in astronomy retires the King goes to sleep and dreams a dream. He understands the language of the stars and hears the music of the spheres He sees three brilliant castles on the shore of an emerald lake, over which sail singing swans. With them sails a mythical youth, swan king, who an- nounces his intention of descending upon earth, or, as the author expresses 1t, "the will to live on earth is awakened in him.
 An angel warns him in vain that on earth kings have to suffer more than other mortals.
 The swan king refuses to be warned {; the angel has to consent to his earthly journey, but he comforts him by prom ising that a noble human maiden will reveal herself to him with a song. "A limit is fixed for your life,'' says the angel, If you live it to the end; but if you leave the earth of your own free will, if you feel your powers failing, then you will return here and be swan again.
 In the second chapter the reader is in the full reign of King Louis II, the scene being. the lake of Starnberg, not far from Munich. The reader is ini- tiated into the intrigues played by the persons of the court of this King. Baron von Decken, the favorite and aide-de-camp of the King, is in con- versatiOn with banker named An thony, and both admit the necessity of getting the King to marry.
 The reader learns that the courtiers' party intends marrying the King to Princess Clarisse, the daughter of ex- Queen Honesta, who lives in Biarritz.
 Suddenly an illegitimate daughter of