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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
THE FRENCH OFFICERS
one of the Features That N,,.o a..
french Army FOrmidabIe

From tie New Century Review
one OF the features which make tha
french army corps so terrible a v,sanop of
attack, when properly handled. is The 1arga
number of non-commfss toned officar- II
nave won minor commissions, such as so,,s-
i.e"'e"S'ht and captain and if their educa-
.ioh Is faulty they more than atone for if
's superb courage. They hope to win their
promouon by the sword and NOT bv +ba
book. Ii Is this very class of whom Won
Moltke said, il 1870, that while they nos
| sess no other instruction than that of ,b,
Dad primary French instruction. and giy,
evidence of gross ignorance il was nraoiSo
~ these ofhcerS who, for the greater mart
sroVe on the battlefields of France to wash
our, at the cost of their blood faults for
winch they were in no way resnonsihla
| AS class, the French officers are eoToi 70
any officers on the continent, up TO a CO.
| tain poIftt. WI
l have already alluded to the advanced
age of the French military chiefs wbicf'
makes 1t impossible for them to conc with
hardship and fatigue. The officers between
twenty-eight and fifty are at their very
pest and any young man who has thor
ouehiy underst TODD the teaching at 81 g.
| might mount a horse and lead an army
corps but the absurd reverence for 80
inakes ms an impossibility. In our own
Gay we nave seen the magnificent clear
headedness of youth in three Departments
Kitchener in war. Harmsworth in Journal
ism and Lasker in chess, all of whom seem
TO emphasize the great lesson that the com
| ing general must be between the thirties
and forties. The statement that Frances
commanding generals are between fifty
| eight and sixty-five is almost confession
| of coming defeat
Another fault lies in the tendency of the
French officer stationed in Paris to grow
| fat. The English officer never has this
ridiculous leaning toward embonpont, but
T, If one were to watch a batch of officers en-
| ter the Cercle Militaire-f am now speaking
| of those III the forties and ffties-one
might easily mistake them for aldermen in
uniform. This argues lack of exercise and
would augur badly for the drill of the
troops were 1t not that In France, as In
England, the bulk OF this work depends
upon the non-commssioned officers Luck
| lily for France, her young army officers are
| in the pink of condition, ready for any
emergency, and equal to any demands on
| their physical and mental systems The
new rules laid down at 81. Cyr In 1897 must
| result in an Improvement In the morale Of
the French commanders Of the future The
tyranny of mathematics is abolished and
| every effort ts to be made to inst!l Into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
EUROPE's HERMIT SOVEREIGN.
Prince of Liechtenstein Has Been In
visible for Forty Years.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Hidden away in the eXquistely pictur-
esque and magnificent castle of Eisgrub, in
Morayia, an old world ruler has just cee-
brated in solitude the fortieth anniversary
of his accession to the throne. He is not
insane. On the contrary. he is one of the
most intellectually brilliant as well the
most kind-hearted of European sover-
eigns. Yet during these forty years he
has been practically invisible to the world.
No one save his only brother and his con-
fidential secretaries and servants know
even what he looks like, and his subjects,
like the rest of the people on the continent.
can only form cOnjectures as to the nature
of his appearance.
This hermit ruler is the reigning Prince of
Liechtenstein, an Independent sovereign,
who, theoretically, is still in state Of war
against Prussia. For, when, in 1866, the
various sovereign states of Germany We're
called upon to array themselves either on
the side of Austria or OF Prussia the Prince
OF Lechtenstein cast in his lot with Aus
tria, boldly declared war against Prussia
and put on war footing his army of about
300 men.
After the conclusion of the campaign
Prussia concluded peace with the various
states that had taken part in the conflict
But somehow or other the princpality of
LIechtenstein was overlooked or forgotten
by Bismarck. and as if his attention had
been drawn to the matter il would have
resulted in a demand for indemnities the
prince naturally forebore to call the atten-
ton of Prussia to the neglect. No peace
having been concluded, therefore between
the two countries, they are theoretically
still in state of war
Few people are aware of the reason for
this mysterious secusion of the Prince of
l-lechtenstein. who, in spite of the small
ness of his dominiOns is one of the very
wealthiest rulers of the world The fact of
the matter Is that he is afflicted with an
intestinal ailment of such a Character as
debars him from the society of his fellow
creatures, and to render his isolation neces
Sary
He entertains large parties of guests at
MS various castles during the shooting son
son, and likewise in his palace at Vienna
during the carnival week. But while his
guests are never permitted to want for
anything. and are simply overwhelmed viii h
dellcate attentions, they never SET ewes on
their host throughout the entire time thev
are underneath his roof. and if they hayr
anything to communicate to him they must
do so by letter. mus
1t is a very sad life and vet that If hoe
not rendered the prince a rnisanthrona i.
SHOWN by his bOundless charity and nhiIan
thropy and by the number of his sciantiGc
| Studles and works which have won fo, hin,
the honorary membership of the Imneriai
Academy of Science of Austria He i. cIno
upon sixty years of age now. N'''0
His next heir is his brother Francis non.
fuStIIah ambassador at St Petersburg
ana VINO Will succeed not only 10 his yas
estates. but likewise to his soveraigntr a. 80
Ldechtenstein and TO his dukedon nf r.
pau. u'Lii VI Ifop-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
You Remembers.

lillian lightfoot VissGher il the Chicago obsery
Are you old enough to know the joy
That comes On IRsIni rvs wings,
W hen you We sat beside,an ancient friend
And talked of oldstime things
With You remenIber ! this and that,
ANA boyhOod GANG again
In troops of sweet, and happy thoughts,
long and jolly tFains
You remerssber, Old fellow.
The days SPIT and mellow,
In Autulnns,: u long time ago,
We secuted for paw paws
And gathered Iieh black-haws.
And ''sassedff, pack the sassy echo.
You call to mind when first you saw
The COW s-foot IN the milk.
And how the fairies Game at night
10 hang The with silk:
ron We rubbed charm upon your bait
To make the sunfish bite
ana you We torn up things most sacred
For the failing to your kiteI
You remember. old fellow,
The days long and yellow, -.
When spots that were shady and cool
Were far more inviting.
And much more delighting.
Than books and hard study at school,
Did you ever stain your fingers
Hulling walnuts In the Fall
U1til you thought the blackened skin
Would never bleach at all?
or course you've been to singing school,
Where do, ra, me- So fa''
IVES Just sort of trick to fool
Your sweetheart's dad and ma?
You remember old fellow,
Twas hard werk to tell her
At first, how yea iov'd her so true.
The birds in their singing.
The bells in their ringing. -
Are not 30 Hweet, now. to US two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14

ne Lincoln 10 the l.. A. W. Bullrtin.
When papa's sick. my goodness sakcs!
such awful, awful times il makes;
He speaks in, oh, such lonesome tGnes,
Ana gives snch ghas'ly kind of grcans,
And rolls his eyes and holds his head
And makes ma help him up to bed.
lille Sis and Bridget run 10 heat
Hot-Watcr bags To warm his feet;
And l must get the doctor quick
We lave to jump when papa's sick.
When paras sick ma has to stand
Right side the bed and hold his hand,
While Sis she has to fan an fan,
For he says he's "a dyin' man.
And wants the children round him to
BE there when ''snfferin' pa gets through
He says he wants to say goodbye
And kiss MS all and then he'll die;
Then means and says his ''breathin's thick,
Its awful sad when papa's sick.
When panas sick he acts that way
lntll he hears the doctor say:
you've only got Il cold you know;
You'll be all right'n day or so:''
Ana then-well, say you ought TO see,
He's different as he can be-
And growls and swehrs from noon to night
Just cause his dinner Amt cooked right
And all he does is fuss and kick
We're all used up when bapa's sick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
His Idea of Il Good Time,

From the Chicago Post.
The retired contractor sighed as he got
into his dress suit and thought of the elab-
crate dinner and the opera that were to
come.
'Some day." he said, "Fll git real desp rit.
an then do you know what I'll do?"
Something terrible, no doubt" replied
his ambitious wife.
u s'pose it wouldn't look we'll in print, -
he admitted. but l can't help that. What
I'll do will be to throw away these high
priced cigars. put on some old clothes, go
out an come in by the back way, an
smoke quarter pound of cut-up chewing
tobacco in a cob pipe while I'm talkin'
things over with the coachman in the barn. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
DOLLS FROM SAXONY.
Makers of the Celebrated ''French''
Ones an Interesting Community.

lToil lHe trtnlleNOllan
In the forests of Saxony Germany. are
thousands of matched huts in which dwell
the makers of the celebrated French
dolls. Not many years ago a traveller rid
ing through these noble forests might have
seen drying in the sun before the queer
houses thousands upon thousands-whole
acres-of doll heads. That was in the day
of composition" heads, but now the doll
heads are manufactured of bisque in the
factories of Dresden and other cities Whith-
er the peasant doll makers trudge each
Saturday with big baskets piled full of
beautiful new dolls taking back to their
pititully poor homes the blank heads. wigs,
KIDS for the bodies, hands and feet and 9TH
er parts to be used in the next week $ work.
The father works daily in the forests
and all the rest of the family engage
heartily in the work of dollma king: the
good wife tints the cheeks. paints the eye
brows, adjusts the wig, and makes the tiny
shoes. The boys fasten the jointed limbs
together, stuff and cover the body and get
it ready for dressing, while little Gretchen
makes the wee stockings and the prim
muslin skirt in which the lady dolls cross
the great ocean to the shops in the big Cit
les of America, where Santa Claus goes
each year to buy his dolls.
All through the rainy season the father
also sits about the freside working with
his family. on Friday night the faithful
frau packs the dolls in large shallow bas-
kets. and prepares lunch of bread and
cheese, for the Saturdays journey is long,
and Hans may have to carry his basket
twenty miles Or more before he reaches the
village or town where the commission mer-
chant lives who is to buy his wares. Hans
is very proud if he is paid at the rate of
one mark day tabout - cents) for his
dolls. but if he be paid at the rate of a
mark and a half day CT cents) on ac-
count of having brought in some especially
fine dolls, his heart is so light and his hopes
so high that he sings all the way home as
he carries his basket of blanks kids and
curlcd hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
RANDOME VERSE.
TheiPoets.

Written for The Evening Star by W. t. Talbot.
These the makers of song,
Simple and tender and strong
Standing rapt in the glory
Of thought that burns steady and passes
In its swe' from the; stars to grave grasses,
From the joy to the grief of iife's story.
Fair in their hearts yises youth;
There shoulder embers of truth,
Strewn with ashes OF sorrow
There are pain and regret and the traces
OF conflict with sin inEtheir faces,
But the dream Oft better tomorrow.
Bends, in the temple of song
Their strength to tho struggle with wrong
And they find sure guerion
In the hope that their souls may be gifted
So TO sing that some toiler uplifted
May stoop with less pain meath his burden.
Theirs is the passion that CLOVIS
Pure as the breath of rose;
In their bosoms are burning
Inc hres OF the hearts sweet awaking,
Of the joy that is almost heart breaking
VI deep love in its uttermost yearning.
Calm mid the strife of the throns
These are the makers of song,
Human tenderness voicing;
FROM the griefs of humanity reaping
y rultage OF cheer; in mems weeping
flhdlhs chords OF hymn Of rejoicing.
they, where men falter and gropc,
Come with the blossoms of hope
Fair from the fields of the ages
Fragrant with promise of cleaner
Sweeter with love. and serener
Records of man in lfe's pages
Theirs is the battle with fate
Theirs is the torch at the gate
OF the stronghold of error;
And men, while wars echoes go ringing
Hear the sweet undertoncs in their singing
OF peace and the passing of terror
These are the makers of song.
Scorners Of foulness and wrong
And base pride in high places
Who With mirth too heroic for laughter
Foretell love-lighted hereafter,
With the glow of its dawn in their faces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
In the Twilight of Love,

Thomas Walsh in The Bookman
If years ago you told me dear,
That on day dreams would fade
10 these half hearted fancies drear
l should have greved and felt dismaved.
But yet so softly was the rain
Of dead years ashes settled on
Each glowing passion that the pain
Was smothered ere all light had Como
All, be it thus with Loves decease,
Its day is done; its shrine too high
To brave Times destined tragedies:
Let us steal down ere night comes hr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14

A gun which can fire 30 900 bullets min
uto has been invented in England Some
men couldn't hit rabbit with a gun that
fired twice that number Of bullets q min
ute.-Norristown Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14

A curious character i'm Paris is a man
who makes his living by strolling along
tie bouIevards and making wagers at the
cafes that he can answer correctly any
question that relates to the history Of
France. He In very successful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
Under the Charm

Once in Tahiti garb the charm Of Tahiti
begins TO dawn. Once in this garb. living
under q leafy mango tree. listening to the
brook mur'nuring softly as it winds it's way
through the underbrush to the sunlit sea.
watching the deep red flowers drop.fron the
branches Of the faruna. and hearing the
plaintivc song OF a Tahiti maiden horn n
waste her time aWay-and you don't care
II the expansion treaty reaches to the stars
or II Buffalo Bill is elected President The
subtcness of the warm fresh air and the
odor OF rhe ever-bloOming flowers seem TO
QfiFe all thoughts of worldly affairs AWAY
II Is glory OF absolute contentmept--rn-
less you are bitten by centipede
various are the menus which the natiya
most VIII prepare. He has no stove but
does his cooking in oven made by hot
stones layer OF these stones is placed
on the ground and the edibles placed on
them, generally sucking pig, several
chickens, breadfruit and taro plant These
are covered with stones and q fire Is built
around them. When the stones are re-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-13
Deserved His Promotion.

Captains of the Iowa, in his contribu-
ton to "The Story of the Captains" for
The Century, speaks of the wonderful
nerve and courage Of boatswain's
mate named Trainor shown at the de-
struction Of the Vizcaya. The boat OF
which Trainor was acting cockswain
was lying near the stern of the burning
cruiser, and most of the Spanish sailors
crowded on her upper deck aft had been
persuaded to jump overheard, and were
thus saved. Three remained, however,
holding on to the rail, with their bodies
hanging over the side Of the almost red
hot ship.
Trainor was heard to say, eve must
save them men somehow, and with
out orders he jumped overheard. swan
to the side of the Vizcaya, .clambered up
to the deck at the imminent risk OF his
life, kicked the three men overheard.
took header himself and succeeded in
rescuing all three Of them. The water
was full of sharks swapping and tearing
at the Spanish dead and wounded.
Trainor was afterward promoted at the
request of his captain.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-13
A White Elephant In Paris.

A genuine white elephant-or what
passes as such-has been presented to
the Parisians by NJ. Doumer, the French
representative in Siam. Cherie, as the
pachyderm has already been nicknamed,
made her state entry into Paris few
days ago, being met at the Care de
Lyon by distinguished company.
Some little disappointment was felt
when it was observed, as the traveller
stepped onto the platform, that she was
scarcely so white as she had been paint
ed. The prevailing tone of her complex
ion is indeed sort of patchy red, veiled
by mass of grayish hair, the eyes and
the eyelids being pink. 1t will be re-
membered that Barnum's specimen,
"secured at immense cost. " fell equally
short Of it's reputation.
AS matter of fact, the A1bino ele-
phant is never really white, but the de-
fciency Of nature is sometimes made up
for by the aid of art. 1t is gratifying to
learn that the guest Of the Jardin des
Plantes has charming manners, includ-
ing clever habit of kneeling and doing
obeisance to the French public. Lon
don Chronicle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-13
Didn't Know Poueh to Look.

..yes am tough with him!"
snanned the prey girl in blue, land
if von ever me ion him to me again
Won will max ne an enemy for life !"
"What is t, matter?' asked the
sympsthetigfiend.
"Mat.er ,nough!' snapped the
pretty gfi in blue again. "That,
voune mi doesn't know enough to
saw .boo;o a sick cow! You know
we wento $ picnic the other day?
Well te pcnic was held in a de-
lightfv SPIT out in the country, and
while VIZ were strolling around,
oath gin wild flowers, we came to
a stravthat we had to cross. And
wha dyou think! He never offer
ed o frry me across!"
"Phaps he was too bashful," sug-
eest the sympathetic friend.
sjwas just downright ignorance!
T dn't care whether he carried me
apss or not! I'm too independent!
pst took off my shoes and stock
Jbckings and waded across!'
."You didn't?" exclaimed the friend
/ a tone that was supposed to ex-
ress horror.
II did, too!' retorted the pretty
irl in blue. But took the precau-
on to have him go ahead and
romise not to look"
"And he looked?" asked the SYM
athletic friend, preparing to be
hooked.
"Look nothing! He didn't even
retend to look! What are you
lughing about?" blazed the pretty
irl in blue II hate you as much as
do him! do, SO there!'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-13
Science OF Sounding Skulls.

Certain disciples of Charcot, notably
NJ. GILES de la Tourette, have recently
evolved new science, or rather new
aid to diagnosis, in the sounds of the
skull. They tap the skull with little
hammer, and, according to the char
acter Of the note it gives out, they con-
clude as to the condition Of the brain.
The skull of child gives out a note>of
higher pitch than that of man. In OLD
age the skull sound rises again. The
thickness Of the skull can be determined
after some practice, and any disease or
fracture betrays itself by the peculiar
sound. Some skulls, according to the
doctors, give out veritable sound OF
a cracked pot, and so the popular term
"cracked' for a person Of eccentric in,
tellect is fully justified.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-13
Good Exercise For the Cs1ves.

That results which seem lncreolple
can be obtained in the development OF
the muscles without resorting to gym
nasium practice or using expensive ap-
paratus and without the slightest In
reference with the subjects usual
mode of life has been learned with
pleasure by a young man in German
town. He bought bicycle last summer
and proposed to ride it. but his legs
were 80 small that in "bike" pants he
was jeered at wherever he went and
soon his wheel was rusty from disuse.
He determined then to enlarge his
calves, and in September he began the
simple exercise Of standing with stlh
knees fat footed, then rising as hlgn as
possible on his toes and repeating TINS
until thoroughly tired. His caves are
[S,zaa.-v0 inrhes bigger Thirty rises
in succession was the limit Of his en-
durance the first day, but 500 rises do
not fatigue him now. he has been av-
eraging daily since January ten min
utes on getting up, ten before luncheon
and ten before retiring. hiladelphis
Record. -~o>.-->-~
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-13
PERSONALITIES.

Senator Hanna is good golfer and
has lately become something OF horse
man.
Emperor William has denied that he
will visit this country and Mexico naxt
autumn.
Helen Keller, the famous blind deaf
mute of Boston, has learned to ride q
tandem bicycle
Mark Twain's lawyers have bought
for their client the old frame house In
which he was born ut Florida. Mo-
Robertson Southey, an elocutioniS
described as grandson OF the poet. has
been arrested at Llanelly for fraud. :
Dr.. James B. Hodgkin Of Washing-
ton owns a pair Of silver spurs worn By
General Robert E. Lee ON the day OF
his surrender. 5s.sz4
Rear Admiral Sohley has been elected
commander Of the New York state cona-
mandery of the Military Order OF ths
Loyal Legion.
Dwight Moody recently received an
invitation. signed by 1881 Austria
lians, asking him to come to the island
continent and preach for them.
Prince Tokuma Konoe Of Japan. pres
> identsots the Japanese house OF peers.
will spend year in this country study
ing our educational Institutions
Coils p: Huntington Is interested IN
the collection of butterflies, and, II ID
said, will contribute a large sum TO the
University Of California for that pur-
pose
A gold cross Of honor has been given
to Berlin cook, Johanna Mock, by the
Empress Augusta for 65 years faithful
service in one family. She was passed
on from mother to daughter.
The Rev. DR.. Willard NJ Rice ct
Philadelphia, who has just completed
his eighty second year, has been engaged
in literary work in connection with the
PRESBYTERIAN board Of publication since
1850.
When Admiral (then Lieutenant5
Kautz was exchanged, and thus hber-
aISQ IION ulS SOu4SOC40sO fAAo0AA -
Richmond, his was the first case OF 1e1s
change Of prisoners sanctioned bys Pre-
ident Lincoln.
Both the United States senatcn From
Alabama have reached q ripe old age
Morgan is Is years and Rsttns 78 The
former, it seems. win succeed himself
and Pettusis likely TO do likewise ff be
lives his present term ont B. &
Russell Sage. while walking on Wall
street, New York, the other day, jos- :
tied little girl and upset the tiny oE
flowers she was selling. His apologieeg
were profuse. He stopped and helped.
gather up the flowers. and took
for which he handed the girl az IN
in exchange -, s.'..- --.- J,
The New York ysaidenc. 6s va
Giark' VINO was recently elected To the
onlteo senate for Montana. is TO
De as rssTh avenue and Seventy seventh.
street, and win cost 81. 500, 600. His AT
galleries will contain enc OF the hness
collections Of paintings and statnary N
the United States