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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

A stanza, not as often quoted as that
with which the poet opens the brilliant
scene. and which is not less beautiful,
describing the battlefield, the carnage and
the dead, is as follows: A..
Last noon beheld them full Of lusty life,
Last eve in beauty's circle proudly gay,
The midnight brought the signal Of strife,
The morn the marshaling in arms-the day
Battles magnifcently stern array! -
The thunder clouds close DER it, which we rent
The earth Is covered thick with other clay
Which her own clay shall cover heaped and
pent ~ ~ - 'sA
Rider and horse-friend, foe-in one red burial
- Elent. ~ ..., ., .Es.'' -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04
No century Begins on sunday

- NO VeHCufy Be81MB On Sund1y.
There are some curious facts about our
calendar. No century can begin on
Wednesday, Friday or Sunday. The same
calendars can. be used every twenty years
October always begins on the same day
of the week as January. April as July,
September as December February,
March and November begin on the same
days. May. June and August always be-
gin on different days from each other
and every other month In the year. The
first and last days of the year are always
the same These rules do not apply to
leap year, when comparison is made be-
tween days before aud after Feb. 20.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

rhe crown jewels worn by the girl queen OF
Holland at her coronation we're once buried
in q Brooklyn cemetery. ..'--
One year before the outbreak of the Belgian
revolution these jewels were stolen from the
court in Brussels, where William I. held forth.
It was Said that the thief or thieves We're in
innate friends OF one Of the trusted court serv
ants; that one day while cleaning the apart
ments the servant was made to drink drugged
wina and that the strong box containing the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04
Election Incident.

i Chicago Tribune: Hurry up there, Joshvs
sailed out one Of the election judges. you've
been in that booth long enough"
When a Teller hez to put an x in everS
square 'ceptin' the ones that's in front OF tn
names he wants to vote fur he can't do it e.
two seconds! angrily responded the indepeul
ent voter behind the curtain :.
And the sound Of HIS scratching went on,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

Baron Huygens gladly gave a written as
surance, and then Romage accused an Italian
by the name Of Polari as the thief. Romaga
confessed that he had become acquainted with
Polari's sweetheart and that, the latter had
betrayed to him the story OF the theft. He
had quarreled with her, and to be avenged
on him, she told Of his crime and the place
Of concealment in a. Brooklyn cemetery. When
search was made they were found there and
returned to Holland, but Polari had been
warned before he could be arrested and was
never apareheuded. - "a .,,-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04
Cause of Yawns.

YaWns are excited by improper aeration Of
the blood, and are akin to the unconscious tired
sigh. Both evidence of mental fatigue, and
sometimes are symptoms OF brain disease. There
10 no reason to be worried over a fit Of yawning,
however, for often 1t is brought on merely by
sight Of some one else yawning. $50.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04
PHARAOH PALACE FOUND.
BabylOnian Explorer Believes i
Has Located 1t in Petra.

Has Located 1t in Petra.
Philadelphia Times: One Of the most
remarkable discoveries Of recent years of
study and explorations on Babylon is that
Of G. A. Hornstein, who in his recent trip
through Palestine unearthed what he be-
lieves is Pharaoh's palace His discovery
was made among the cliff jewellers of Pal
estine on the site of the city of Petra,
or, to give it the biblical name, Sela. The
city was founded by the first born, son
of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, and Is
therefore one Of the Oldest cities of Pal
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04
Lost Time by Hurryinss.

Lately man IN New York theater who
tried to ct out ahead Of the crowd by climb
ping up Of the seat. which pinioned his foot be-
tween the seat and the back Of the chair, hold
ing him as in a wise: He had to be cut and
screwed out by the stage carpenters, which opera
ton took nearly twenty minutes.
+ PRESIDENTS NARROW ESCAPE.
News in; Foreign Paper Of HOsv He
,;sz@i - Was Protected" = : =
Glasgow Herald The method adopted
by the Chicago police to protect Presi-
dent Mckinley from murderous attacks
recalls the precautions occasionally re-
sorted to in the good old times Of chiv-
airy, when cautious king would have
some of his men dressed in armor like his
own to deceive the enemy on the day OF
battle. "Methinks there be six Rlch-
monds in the field cries Shakespeare's
Richard III. at Bosworth, and the Ameri-
cans are going to have two presidents at
least in the street whenever Mr.. Mckin-
ley takes his drives abroad in the me-
tropolis of pork. One wonders what the
detective force thinks Of the plan OF
having one of their number who strongly
resembles Mr.. Mckinley dressed up like
him and set to bow, in a carriage In front
If the presidents so that the hand Of the
murderous crank may fall upon him by
mistake 1t Is certainly an ingenious de-
vice, but rather hard on the detective:
while the real presidents reflections, as
he sits back in his own carriage and
thinks that man in front Is personating
him for the benefit of militant anarchists,
can hardly be of the most comfortable
kind. Let US hope that the: poor substi-
tute is well padded and armored belo,
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'pIo1 91B eM So .IsqlIql uInMs ouM s1s;
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sql le 5uIFeuspueu eul op o. eIqnop rgI1,
.dep!seId eABu. lou sId:uex9 Io1 'HuM;
l!1ed sseI u4IM '6IEddpu 'puB 1lsl1doIo'
Isnpe VAIN psHoIdWe 90 luSlu1 ~ QoIqM uoi
suoIseooOs Iau1o HHp"r Orr, aJauI. .leaIas!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04
| Cemetery aud Dug Up After Many Years.

jewels was broken open while he was uncon-
scious and the jewels taken out Of the coln-
try. =
On July %, 1881, Frenchman by the name
OF Jean Romage appeared in the Dutch EN-
oassy at Washington and asked to see the
ambassador, Baron Huygens, This man de-
clared that he knew the man who had taken
the crown Jewels and that he would be Will
ing to reveal his whereabout II he would re-
ceive an assurance that the $4,000 reward
oTered by King William I. would be forth
coming at once. -. -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04
WHAT SHE MAY AND MAY NOT DO
TO AMUSED HERSELF.

Talking and Gazing Mt Her emo
vio''-Traits of Personal Beauty
Refreshingly Frank Treatment Of
Love Affairs In the Land of the
Montezumas-Serva Girls in the
United States Probably Happier
Than the SenOrita. .- -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04
10 THIS POSSIBLE POINTER FOR
KLONDIKERSs

Instances of Luck Related by
Former Dfgger-Men Who Have
Made Rich Finds ON Ground
Where Others Had Spent Their
All to No PurpOse-First Discover
les of ACCOMPLISHMENTS Laws
Against the Illicit Diamond Pur.
chasers. "a ~. :
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

con the other hand, have also met
men who, after few weeks work. found
stones to the value of $4,000. I can re-
| call one instance where man whom
personally knew had accumulated about
| So, 600. He took chances and went to the
river to try his luck. He employed sew
| eral natives and took out license for
three claims. He worked INCREASINGLY for
| about two months, without even finding
! a single stone. Then he abandoned his
claims erd returned broke to Kimberley.
"A week or two after his departure q
tIScotchman named Cameron staked off one
claim in the center Of where the former
three had been, hired one Kafir and
Pie was washing UP, he found a pure
white octanedron of 14713 carats which he
sold to visiting broker on the spot for
! 900, cash. The largest diamond found
on the vaal river surface diggings known
as the Spalding or Stewart diamond. was
discovered in 1872. It weighed 2a8 carats
ana was valued then at $25,OOO. It has
been cut and weighs now 1913 carats>
! Ihese diamonds found on the banks Of
me inc river are OF decidedly superior quail
+ lily TO the Kimberley mine diamonds, be.
ing generally perfectly white. All com.
mod1tles Of life here are very expensive.
owing to the great difficulty OF TRANSPORT
| tatlon. have often paid 81 for q can OF
condensed milk, 60 cents for loaf Of
/ bread. 30 cents for a small tin OF sar6ines.
\ . cents for pound Of sugar, and Is
]! cents for an ordinary glass of irish or
j Scotch whisky. The only food which Il
cheap IS goats meat. which must be con-
sumed within few hours after slaughter.
owing to the hot African sun and tho
utter absence of ice. This meat can be
purchased as live stock from the con-
stantly travelling Kafhr herds for about
i s cents a pound. The climate is fairly
neallny Ior europeans, and especially
beneficial for pulmonary weaknesses. Fe.
male society 0llf ne .flax,- -. =.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11

It appears that some of the growth of the foreign trade of the United States is due to the superior character of American to foreign commercial travellers. It is complained in Eng land that the commercial agents sent abroad to represent firms in their coun- try are generally young men who have worked in the office until they are run down in health and who go abroad for a change, with no knowledge of the business except that gained behind desk. A French consul writes in the same line that French merchants are willing to accept as representatives abroad men who have failed in their OwRcountry. An English writer, who is himself a commercial traveller, adds: United States merchants and manu- lecturers send out a high class of rep resentatives-ast men, who have large and varied experience in their re- spective lines; men educated in the de- tails of the business they represent; men of the age that brings wisdom and accuracy; men that earn and command the largest salaries, and men of push, energy and vigor." The American drummer" abroad as we'll as at home is a resourceful individual, which is to say he is an American.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11

entirely disclaim all responsibility in the matter. 1 have simply given effect to Miss Beaumont's wishes, and the final issue of them must rest entirely with yourself. If you please, we will go to the adjoining room, where Miss Beaumont awaits us.'
 ''We found her seated near a window. She did not rise, but simply bowed, and l saw that her face was pale, and that it wore an expression of apparent en- forced calm.
 Fritz, I told you last night that people are saying that you are marry ing me merely for my money. It mat ters little to me now whether they speak the truth or not. If they do, then, whether or not you become my hus- band, Is the light gone out of my life indeed. You know, Fritz, how I love you! If you can have done this cruel thing nothing can undo it now. If you have designed to beggar me. under the pretext of affection, husband or no hus- band, fortune or no fortune, can make no difference to me. But it shall never be said that you actually did marry me
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11
WHEN NAPOLEON WALKED.

AR Incident of the Memorable Re- treat From Moscow.
 It was on Nov. 9, at about 2 o'clock in the morning, when we saw the head of the column. The first we saw were generals, few of whom were on horse back, but the majority on foot. Ths latter painfully dragged themselves along, almost all having their feet fro- zen and bound up in rags and pieces of sheepskin and dying of hunger. We then saw what was left of the cavalry Of the guard. The emperor came next on foot, with stick in his hand He was untitled up in a large capote lined with fur and wore on his head an amaranthine velvet cap edged with black foxskin. On his right marched, also on foot, King Murat; on his left, Prince Eugene, viceroy of Italy; then Marshals Berthier, prince of Neufchatel; i; Ney, Mortier, Lefebvre and other mar shals and generals, whose corps had been partly destroyed.
 They were followed by 700 to 500 officers and subofficers, marching in or
 
 the eagles of the regiments to which they had belonged and that had so often led them to victory They were the remnant of over 60, 900 men. My poor Picart, who had not seen the army for a month, gazed on silently, but his con- vulsive movements showed only too we'll what he felt. 1 saw big tears roll down the cheeks and fall on his mus tache, from which icicles were hang ing. Then, turning to me, Really, compatriot, do not know whether l am asleep or awake; l weep because have seen our emperor marching on foot, a stick in his hand, he that was so great and who made us so proudP Memories of Sergent Bourgogne-"
 What the Prisoner Said.
 A celebrated judge was once trying a case where the accused could only un- derstand Irish, and an interpreter was accordingly sworn. The prisoner said something to the interpreter, and the latter replied. ''What does he say?" demanded the judge.
 Nothing, my lord "How dare you say that when we all l heard him? Come, sir. what was it?''
 My lord, ," said the interpreter, be- 1 ginning to tremble Git had nothing to | do with the case. If you don't answer, I'll commit | you, sir. Now. what did he say?"
 "Well, my lord, you'll excuse me, but he said, Who's that ould woman with the red bed curtain round her sit ting up there?' D
 At which everybody present roared.
 "And what did you say?" said the judge looking little uncomfortable.
 "I said Whist, ye spalpeeni That's the old boy that's going ohang you. ," London Answers.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11

It is a characteristic example of the
 ideas which prevail in Great Britain of the way to look after the interests and advancement of its dependencies, so soon after a conquest like that recently achieved by Kitchener in the Soudan, that one of the first schemes proposed is to establish a great university among the conquered people, as a means of cementing and making per manent the conquest. That is what is being done The possession of a con- tributory interest in the Khartum uni versity seems just now to be one of the necessities to the preservation of political or social standing among En- glishmen, and the endowment fund has reached large dimensions. The university will of course be of kind adapted to the industrial and economic needs of the SOudan, seeking the devel- Opment of its people along practical lines. The example is one which Americans may we'll emulate. It comes just at a time when such a practical pointer" Is likely to awaken Ameri- can enthusiasm for laying in our new colonies equally up-to-date founda- tions for the establishing of American influence among the new races now brought under our flag. Those races must be of poor material indeed if they can see such results following the as tendency of the Stars and Stripes without being stirred to enthusiasm in a newborn loyalty. It may, however, take time for them to comprehend the full meaning of such offerings for their advancement.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11

An attack Is being made by a num- Der of learned ladies on the old-fashion- ed nursery stories. Mother Goose is to be banished, Santa Claus barred out and all the dear old legends of our childhood stamped as silly falsehoods. Of course this attack will be unsuc- cessful To paraphrase certain writer who was himself a good deal of an iconoclast, if there had been no Mother Goose 1t would have been nee essary to invent one. The mental lim- itations of the people who decry the nursery stories prevent them from sec Ing how much good these dear old legends contain.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11
The Worlds Wheat Kinp.

The wheat king of the world resides in Argentina, according to the Boston Traveller. He is an Italian emigrant, named Guazone, and his broad acres are situated in the south of the prov ince of Buenos Ayres. His crop occu- pies an area of 66,270 acres. He num- bers his workmen by the thousand, and each one receives a certain share of the profits. When his seasons crop is har- vested he fills over 5000 rail way trucks with the grain.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11

Besides the ordinary scattered shoot ing stars there are others, presumably of the same sort, but moving in great swarms, and in regular orbits around the sun like comets. Indeed in several cases such a swarm follows in the wake of a comet, and is almost certain ly related to it in some way not yet quite clear. Some of the meteoric orbits intersect our own; and if earth and meteOrs happen to reach the cross ing together, we have a meteOr-shower
 The little bodies rush into our atmOs- phere and burn. Although the meteors in such a shower are all really moving in parallel lines, perspective makes them appear to diverge from single point in the heavens called its ''ra- diant." The most remarkable of these meteOr-focks is one that makes its cir cult around the sun in a little more than thirty-three years, in long, oval orbit which the earth crosses on Nov. 14. It is called the 'Leonid" swarm, because its radiant Is in the constella- ton Leo. Magnificent displays from it occurred in 1799, 1883, and last in 1866 and 1867; for the flock is so extensive that 1t takes more than a year to pass the junction, and scattered Outliers precede and follow the main body for several years. It was this advance guard which in 1898 gave us the feeble showers that attracted so much atten- ton. In 1899, or perhaps in 1900, we shall encounter the swarm itself, and the sky will be filled with flying me- teors for hours. Whether the spectacle will be visible in this part of the world, or not cannot be certainly foretold The radiant is above the horizon only after midnight, and the shower is visi- ble only where it occurs between mid night and dawn of local time.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11

Russia is such vast country and so little known beyond its borders that it is somewhat surprising to learn that the tramp evil is perhaps greater in the Czar's dominions than anywhere else in the world. The Russian tramps are called gOriouns, and in number prob ably exceed their species in any other country. They abound in every village. stand on the steps of almost every church greeting the worshipers on en- tering or leaving with the usual suppli- cation-'radl Krista'' (fOr Christs sake). One reason, perhaps, for the increase of the tramp species is the fact that the peasantry always share the hospitality of their cabins with them. giving them place by the stove and a portion of their simple fare. In the cities the goriouns have regular lodg- ing houses and also what might almost be deemed a regular calling, that of paid mourners at funerals. The agen- cies which manage the latter furnish the gorioun clothes for the occasion and torch, thus enabling him to make a respectable figure, and pay him 40
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11

for my money, and so, Fritz, I have
 asked MT. Dicey to draw up a deed
 which-which-' And here the poor
 darling broke down completely and could say no more.
 "'The deed, Capt. Faulkiner,' said Mir. Dicey, with frigid solemnity, Is an uncommon one; 1 know, indeed, of no precedent. But 1t relates that, in con- | sideration of Capt. Francis Arthur | Faulkner, of the Second Life Guards, releasing Miss Honor Beaumont, of | Hurtsfeld House, Hertsfordshire, from | her engagement to marry him, the said i Miss Honor Beaumont herewith makes over to the said Capt. Francis Arthur Faulkner all her real and personal property, as scheduled herewith, save and except the residence known as The Grove, Isleworth, in the county of Mid dleseX, and as much of her Midland Railway debenture stock as will suf- flee to provide an annuity of $1,50O a year.
 T turned half mechanically to Hon. or. She was still calm and pale, but her eyes were brimful of tears.
 " It is impossible! I exclaimed. And just at that moment something seemed to struggle within me, for out of the depths of my sinful heart there came yelling the tiny, feeble remnant of the little good 1t ever held.
 "I felt as if could give not only love but life to that noble woman who had proposed to herself this mad, this fear ful sacrifice in order to put to proof the sincerity of the man she loved. Disre- garding the presence of the man of law, 1 clasped her in my arms, and we-yes, Jack, we wept together.
 "I treasure now that sacred parch- ment which awakened to new life the little good that was left In me-which aroused the deadened sense of unselfish love and gave me riches greater far than my villainy had ever dreamed of. Do you wonder, Jack, that l am a changed manW
 And that was the sequel of the con- versation in Bond street
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11

France seems to be quieting down in view of the fait accompli of English occupation of the Sudan. As a matter of fact the country is in no condition to go to war, unless for the gravest req sons. The war minister of Louis XI was correct when he declared three things were necessary to the prosecu- ton of war-money, money, money. Just now the finances of France ara in bad way. The country ranks as one of the two or three richest conn., tries of the world, but with a debt of nearly $6,500,0O0O00, or more than a third for debt service of the total rev enue, the people are not in a condition to find readily the money necessary to the prosecution of a great war. In Great Britain the debt service Is less than one-fourth, and in Germany only one-twentieth. In case of war France undoubtedly would make heroic sac rifces, but a wise government would hesitate long before calling for such an exhibition of patriotism.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11
An Inch from Death.

A correspondent of the Detroit Free Press relates a peculiar experience which happened to friend of his dur ing stay in Burma.
 We were sitting on the veranda of our bungalow one evening, enjoying our after-dinner cheroot. Finally my friend arose and sauntered into his bedroom.
 Usually lights were placed in all the bedrooms, but this evening. for some reason-probably the moonlight-the servant had not performed his duties l could hear my friend fumbling about on his dressing-table, and then sudden ly he gave a cry of horror and rushed out to the light.
 ''I have been struck by a snake" he gasped, and his face was deadly pale.
 Where is It? Quick Show mer' 1 exclaimed, as I whipped out knife.
 He held out his right arm. There was no mark on the hand. which I ex- amined critically, but on the cuff of the shirt were two tiny scratch-like pune lures, and two little globules of poison sinking into the starched linen and leaving a sickly, greenish-yellow mark.
 You've had a close call, old man," I exclaimed, with sigh of relief; ''and now let us settle the snake"
 We found him coiled up on a small mirror, which lay on the table, and an ugly-lOoking reptile he was, too. ready to strike again.
 He was a very poisonous snake, known as the Deboae Russelli, but after my friend had done with him 1t would have been difficult for any natur- alist to have placed him in his proper genus.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-03-11

Japan's new government is pledged to an active and vigorous foreign pol Icy, which Is polite way of serving mo- tice on Russia that Japan will not re main an idle spectator of affairs on the continent. She will be China's friend if China will permit, but in any event she will not forgive Russia the treach- cry that followed the treaty of Shim- enoseki. This is in accord with the tra- ditiOns of the clans that brought about the revolution of 1868 to abolish feudal- ism and have since been the brains and Drawn of new Japan.