The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-02-19
SOME CONDOLENCES.
The First and Third Nspofeons-hai-
ser WiIheIa and Wagner.

That condolences should dog the
steps of the great is perhaps not very
remarkable, considering how bright
light beats upon them, but in some in
stances the coincidence is not little
remarkable. 1t has been pointed out
ere this that the letter NJ dogged the
Napoleon family throughout their
career, and one has only to look back at
the events that have happened in that
family to see how true the assertion is.
The great Napoleon's first battle was
Montenotte. his last Mont ST. Jean;
Marengo was his first great victory,
Moscow was the beginning of the end.
Twenty-six of his generals had names
beginning with NJ, and his marshals in
chded Massena, Mortier. Marmont.
Macdonald, Murat and Moucey. Matt
land took him prisoner, and Montholon
and Marchand accompanied him to
exile.
With regard to the third Napoleon, his
career fairly bristles with Ms. Moreith
de Montelimar was his tutor; he mar
ried the countess of Montijo; Malakoff,
Montebello, Magenta, Marignan, Milan
and Mantua mark several of the mill
tary episodes of his reign, when Mae
Mahon was chief among his marshals.
and, finally, the Moselle, Metz and
Moltke loom largely in his debacle. II
has also been pointed out that IL we
add the figures that form the date OF
Napoleon Ills marriage TO that year,
the result is the same, l. e.: plus plus
0plus splus 1853 equals 1870; again. five
add the figures of the year of his birth
to the same year, the result is the same,
|. e.: l plus plus plus s plus 1853
equals 1870; moreover, as the empress
was born in 1926, the same result can
be obtained in yet another manner, j.
e.: plus plus 2plus plus 1853 equals
1870.
Her majesty's favorite figure is said
to be the figure O.; she and Prince Com
sort were both born in the year 1919,
she was 10 when she assembled the
throne, and the ninth sovereign in sue
cession after the revolution of 1858.
The prince of Wales was born on the
9th of November, and the princess of
Wales at the time of her marriage was
10. The same figure appears to haunt
Kaiser Wilhelm, who was born in 1859,
entered the army in 1869, and COM
pleted his university career in 1879. He
is also the ninth king of Prussia, and
the date of his birth and marriage, Jan
uary ~ and February 27, both make
nine if the figures and 7 are added to-
gether.
The square root Of is 3, which is
said to be the figure that clings most
closely to Bismarck. Richard Wagner
(13 letters was born in 1913 q plus 8
plus l plus 3 equals 49,, and died on
February 10, 1883, having composed 10
works. "Tannhauser," completed on
April 10, 1s45, was first performed on
March 10, 1861. Wagner left Bayreuthl
on September 10, 1861, which may be-
written 13-9-'61, and plus plus 0
equals 10. With regard to the figure 10,
1T is somewhat strange that on the
United States quarter dollar there are
depicted - stars, 10 letters in the scroll
which the eagle holds in its claws, 10
feathers comprising the eagles wing,
and the same number forming its tail;
there are also 10 parallel lines and ~
horizontal stripes, 10 arrowheads and
l3 letters in the words quarter dollar"
no wonder that the silverites enioyed
defeat at the last election.-London
Standard.