Washington sentinel., 1898-01-08

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ieR. or Standard BesFe- TIE partl
opposition 20 the Msdici was The Ait
and in r443 Esfnedo Guadagni, who
leader Of lile Albizz,. was elected G
falo-i a, or s,sntard bearer. The p
an opposition to she Medici was
Alblzg., and in I443 Barnado Guadag
who was leader of the AIbizzi, VI
elected ContalOnier, and Cosmo VI
arrested All expected his speedy deaf
but his gaOIer saved him from seer l|N
assassination, and Cosmos wea
enabled him to purchase enough le
ency from Guadagni to permit OF
living anywhere in Italy within no m
Of Florence. The Florentines sd
found IL awkward to be without the o \ ||A
citizen banker who could give money 3 ||
the Government, and he was recall X
ere long. From the time of his rett
to Florence Cosmos career was ope
successful. Like all the Medici, he bI
his power on the support Of the low
classes. He always upheld the lessi
guilds against the greater and opposeUi
heavy taxation. He thus became the
idol Of the people. Has father, Giovanni
de Medici. had founded banks IN Italy,
and in many places abroad. and in the
hands OF his successors financial power
became political power-as ii is at the
present day, and always will be. Cosmo
had thoroughly commercial training.
He liked commerce, and was dexterous
in business to Ihe last day Of his life.
On Cosmos return to Florence after
his banIshment he established balance
OF power between Rome, Naples, Milan
and Venice, and gave to Florence e.
role OF mediator. He allied him
Venice and Rome, so as TO be 3u,
enough to repel the interference
other States. The powerful
Florence he either destroyed or
over to his side. He iOresaw thu --.,s.
of Sforza, the great military leader, and
in his time of need Cosmo lent him
monev and proffered him friendship; and
once united to Sforza in interest, Cosmo
was doubly strong.
THE WONDERFUL MORNING GLoRIBsl
OF Japan.
Eliza z ScfASOye. IN the "centsyyI
.@srGziae.
AS floral ssnsa ton tSe chamV n
mum may be said t. d a n
the carnation is going goiHt | 4 N
ers after novelty among flower N X p y 4
are signing for new flower to ccl z
1t is hardly known, even TO foreigSll
dents in Japan, that that land. which hsss K
given us so much Of art and beauty, has
lately revived the culture OF its most
remarkable flower. the asagao, our
morning glory For size, beauty, range
of color. and ilimitable variety there
attained, this sunrise flower precedes all
Others until its cultivation has Become
a craze which is likely to spread TO other
countries, and-who knows2--perhaps
there Introduce the current Japanese
custom of FIVE O'Clock in the morning
teas and garden parties. Asagao, the
morning flower, is more especially
JaPan's own blossom than the chryssn-
themum, which, like it, came from China -,
as a primitiye sort of weed, afterward to
be evolved by japanese art or magic into
a floral wonder OF hundred varying
forms.
We who know and grow the morning
glory as a humble backyard vine on
string--a vine with leaves like those of
thsa and punY little pink or \
purple nsaess r 1,,alii7aw 1,,aii7awat, athe floral
darkness as the Chin9ss Y! |' M a 4, , l 'l'
chiefly as a wild thing OF M * NN V ~
hed6 e rows, the vine OF 'theV s & M "a M u 5
pets," or the dawn flower, Vs' az n A| |
entangled with briers and I'd e x e
miles along the top of Pekif. "a
The old poetry and the old al e
seem TO be permeated with N
Japan, where the forms of vases
and cups, the designs and paint
the greatest m asters, repeat the gI \
lines OF vine a nd flower, and Sc M 3
famous poets celebrate the asa1
written characters as beautiful
eye as is their sound to the ea
asagao was brought to Japan
Buddhist religion, that particu
OF early rising. Scholars and prize (. l
went over to study the new
brought back the seeds Of mana
plants. The tea plant came Then.
EisaI brought the seeds of the sacreda
tree; and Tai Kwan, the Chinese pries
at the Obaku temple in Uji, who may ~M
have introduced tile flower into Japan,
was one of the first to sing OF the asagao
in graceful outas, classic poems which
scholarly brushes repeat today. "Asa-
gaos bloom and fade so quickly, only to
prepare for the mouow's glory" is Tai
Kwan's best known verse. But the poem
to the asagao Is the musical hokkp, or
half poem, the shortest form of Japanese
verse, written by O'Chio san, the Kaea
poetess.
ENGLISH HAMS. 4
Dafh GyabAic-London. Dec. a..
The Secretary Of the Bacon Curers'
Association Of Great Britain and Ireland H
INVITES our attention to the conviction
a a