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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
Bradstreef,s Review

New York, Dec. 29-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: Holiday quiet and
stock taking impart an appearance of
dullness to general distributive trade.
broken, however, by fair activity in re-
order business to fill up stocks depleted
by the heaviest holiday trade that has
ever been experienced. Anticipation of
spring trade wants has given a more
than ordinarily active appearance to
business in dry goods at New York
while in industrial lines the efforts of
manufacturers to keep up with filled
order books is resulting in unusually
active operations.
Following the furry in money, stocks
and in some lines of speculative COM
modities noted last week, has come as
was expected more cheerful tone and
a firming up of quotations is noticed in
such staples as cotton, which was af-
fected by last weeks money develop
ments and also in holding products,
coffee, copper, tin and lead.
The failure of cotton receipts to in
crease has been source of strength in
that market, more especially as the
break recently is understood to have
afforded opportunity for heavy short
covering by foreigners. Aside from
these features, prices have displayed
exceptional firmness, cereals holding I'M
especially well.
The strength of textiles is still fea
ture which finds justification in current
statistics of large seasons receipts and
sales Of wool and in reports Of enlarged
old and heavily increased new capacity
in manufacturing lines. Another ex-
ample of this is found in the fact that
although wool receipts at Boston for
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GAGE GOING RIGHT AHEAD
No Attention Paid to Attacks on
His POLICY

Washington, Dec. 29.-The distribu-
ton of the internal revenue receipts
among the depository banks is going
rapidly forward at the treasury, in spite
of hostile reports to the contrary. The
treasury officials are reluctant to dig
nifty the attacks upon the policy of Sec
rotary Gage by entering upon serious
discussion of the subject. Mr.. Wander
lip says: we are going right ahead,
designating additional banks to receive
deposits; transfers will be handled ex-
actly as we have been handling them,
II is not true that the treasury has sus-
pended the transfer of internal revenue
receipts to the banks with the compile
ton of the transfers of ST., O00, 900 now
going on. The City National Bank will
not have more than $4,000, 900 at a time.
We are trying to distributs the deposits
pro rata in lots of $4,000. The deposit
Of public money in the banks under the
security of bond deposits in the treas
ury will continue up to the limit of $4O.-
OO0,O00," said Mr.. Vanderlip. I'VE will
arrest the transfers whenever condi-
lions justify it, but we will not arrest
them at the present time The reason
for making distinction between banks
which had already filed applications fol
deposits up to Saturday last and those
making later applications were simply
to give the preference to the first COM
ers. There is no discrimination what
ever, but it was necessary 20 deposit
funds at once with those banks which
had completed the arrangements to re-
ceive them and had given a proper
guaranty for their security"
The cash statement has not yet shown
very large transfers to the banks. The
amount reported in their custody yes
terday was 1884, 800, 572 as compared with
$S1, 774,504 a week ago. This difference
of about $S,100,0O0 does not measure all
the money which has probably reached
the depository banks. The internal reve-
nue. receipts have been somewhat light
for few days, owing to the holiday
season, but are expected to be larger
within few days. The surplus OF or
binary receipts for December stood to-
day at Sc, 740,972 and will probably be
$S,000,000 at the close of the month I'M
less further heavy payments are made
for interest. Under existing conditions
December and January together are
likely to show a surplus of $4,000. 0O0
which will reduce the amount gained
by the money market by the transfer
of funds to the banks.
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The Market Elsewhere

New York, Dec 29.-The stock market
was favorably influenced at the opening
today by the Improvement in London
following the completion Of the settle
ment there.
This was followed by signs of hesita-
ton and reaction when money f1urried
to eighteen per cent simultaneously
with the appearance of the statement
of November earnings of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad. This
statement showed decrease in the
surplus earnings after charges for the
month of over $215,OO0 and coming on
top of yesterdays similar exhibit by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
made a natural impression on sentl-
ment as going to show the effect of the
high prices of material upon the oper-
ating expenses of railroads. The gran
gers were most affected. but prices in
the railroad list generally ran down to
about last nights level. About the time
the London stock exchange closed the
most notable movement of the day was
inaugurated.
This marked the completion of the
settlement in London and the fact that
it was completed with no failure of
great Importance was gratifying to the
financial world.
buying We're the favorites in anticipa-
ton of a demand tomorrow from Lon
don. Although the call money rate adj
vanced sharply in London discount
rates dropped off fully half point with
a resulting advance in the long sterling
rate in New York. The private discount
rate in Berlin also showed a further de-
cline so that the foreign markets in
which crisis had been feared all
al ,~lrs
loans made today will carry over until
next Tuesday 1t was this fact which
ran the rate up to Is per cent
A favorable bank statement is count
ed on for tomorrow in spite of the fact
that some six millions of gold exports
will figure in the statement. On the
regular express movement of money to
and from the interior the principal
banks have gained upwards of 81, 800, 900
and on sub-treasury operations they
have gained $1,4SS,000; besides this
there had been very large receipts of
money by mail estimated all the way
from $4,0O00 900 to $1,000 00e, so that the
net gain in cash from all sources is es-
timated at from two millions upwards.
In the late strength of the stock market
the trunk lines were very conspicuous,
led by the Baltimore & Ohio and North
western stocks. A rumor was circulated
to the effecI that a plan Tor narnOnl5-
ing trunk line interests was soon to be
announced and that it would include
Norfolk & Western as well as Baltimore
& Ohio Gains in the specialties were
larger than in the railroads except that
Sugar and Metropolitan street railway
were more or less under pressure The
New York City Gas company, the Coal
ers, General Electric, Pacific Mail and
the Steel and Iron stocks show some
striking gains and many of the rail-
roads are a point or more higher. A
notable feature of the days trading
was the number of odd lots dealt in.
Some of the minor bonds showed losses
but the tendency was upwards. Sales,
$2,240, 000 United States old As and 5s
declined n and the IS * in the bid
price.
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(Howard, Crosby 8 60. Is Boston Ietter

Boston, Dec. 90 = Liverpool opened
lean markets opened in sympathy with
the strength of cables The trade was If
the special order, and the sentiment does
not seem TO be particularly bullish at the
unfayorable report for some time on crop
conditions in Europe, especially Russia
and Hungary, and a few sections in Ar
genuine We're reported as having suffered
from too much rain
Argentine and America will have to sup
ply the bulk of European requirements
for a while. For the week the total shin
ments We're the smallest in a twelve
month, which suggests the possibility of a
still further decrease during the present
week in the amount on passage. Argen-
tine shipments for the week were 6SS. 900
bushels, compared with 92S, 900 the week
previous. Northwest receipts were 40
cars, against $50 the same day last year
and All last week, -
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than ever before, and this traffic
should be large during the coming
year. The California fruit crop is NOV
ing earlier than usual and the Atchi-
son, through it's new lines to the Pa
cific, is deriving large benefits from
this business.
Federal Steel is climbing up very fast
on the strength of the company's big
revenues and the prospect of an early
dividend of so per cent on the common
stock
Very little progress has been made
thus far in the adjustment Of the
United States mining complications.
The pooling committee" is however at
work. and is in hopes of ultimately Sc
curing the deposit of the required
amount of stock so as to place it in a
position to affect the sale of the prop
erty. There are two parties who would
take hold of the property at price.
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MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
Stocks.
Market Notes

The stock market is lapsing into
holiday dullness. Trading is light and
changes in quotation are even less
marked
Five independent eastern tobacco
factories have combined to fight the
tobacco combine, and have made ar
rangements for an aggressive campaign
on the Pacific coast
Several extended street railway
schemes are on foot-more than for
several years 1t would seem as if the
boom in business had stimulated the
building Of more lines
The first petition filed at the legis-
lature is for charter to construct and
operate a street railway through the
towns of Aver, Groton. Townsend,
Fitchburg. Lunenburg, Shirley, Ian
caster, Bolton and Hudson. The second
petition is from the same men, asking
for similar rights in Billerica, Carlisle,
Chelmsford, Westford, Concord, Lin
coin, Acton, Maynard and Stow
This would cover the towns lying be-
tween Lowell and Hudson, and, with
the scheme first mentioned, would sup
ply that part of the state with good
electric communication with those two
places and Fitchburg.
It would build up the country places
and tend TO quicken some towns which
have seen better times than they enjoy
today
Other street railway matters pending
include the petition of the Plymouth
and Sandwich company for change in
it's charter, not specified; of the Cen
trail Berkshire company, for leave to
extend its tracks into the town of Lee;
of the Pittsfield company for leave to
extend it's tracks to Lenox; of the Bos-
ton, Milton and Brockton Street Rail
way company for leave to build on the
Blue Hills parkway; of the West Rox-
bury and Roslindale company for leave
to consolidate with the Hyde Park
Electric Light company; for incorpora-
ton of the Worcester and Gardner; of
the Waltham, Aver and Pepperell for a
change of location and increase of cap
ital stock
The president of a large Boston bank
says: Suppose the banks of Boston
should lose 81 100000 by reason of hav-
ing saved State Street, it would amount
to less than per cent of the banks
capital and surplus, and was good
investment. We could better lose it
than to have had such a panic as
would have been caused by the sudden
closing of the Globe bank with its S.
600 900 of deposits and the failure of
several brokerage houses"
B. r. T. comment, notwithstanding
its recovery of about IA points from it's
panic figures, is again very bearish,
and it is strongly intimated in political
circles in Brooklyn that "a vigorous eff
fort will soon be made by the municipal
authorities to force the company to put
its electric trolley wires under ground
While the exact amount of gold
which will be shipped abroad today is
not known as yet, it Is estimated that
between sS,00O,0oO and s4,O0O,OO0 will go
out
The New York exchange will keep
open as usual today.
The New York World figures out
that the Standard Oil banks in New
York city, so called. now control
Al $4,000 per cent of the total deposits
and 80 s0-100 of the total loans in the
city.
General traffic on the Atchison is re-
ported excellent with shipments of live
stock above the average. More cattle
are being fed on the company's lines
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Treasury Statement

Washington Dec 20. = Today's state
ment of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, S297, 500, 63S; gold reserve.
S2SS, 919, 4S2; net silver $9975, 600; United
States notes in the treasury, SIG, III 720:
treasury notes of 1890 1852, 500; total re-
ceipts this day, 81, 500 419; do this month,
s449s9, 49, do. this year, $2SS ,0S4 1871; total
month, $3SO31, O00; do this year, S262. 652,-
coo; deposits In national banks, SS5, 767,-
100; silver bullion S104 52R
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD.
Worcester. Nashua and Portland
Division \

For Montreal and all points north; Port
land, Bangor and all points east
Winter arrangement, in effect Oct. Q,
1889 Passenger trains will leave Worces-
ter as follows:
IL, 11;2o 4 70 a. m; 2s az As, SIS p: n.
FnE 10 a. K g. t. rs s s5 d nlS n
Fer CLINToN~s.l3' 8.Ci. 1fi t. i. 40 a. m:
FOR LANCAsTER-s. g 11.4O a. m: go
For HAsHuA-s.R. s.o4. IL Is express:
train stops only at oakdals, Clint n.
Aver. Groton and PepperelD 11.40 a. M;
29O 45S, 6,20 p m. sundays-6.45 a. M;
FOR OR RRocHEsrER-8.o4 a. M: 2.so D. M.
FOR PORTLAND-S.N a. m; 2.30 p. m.
FOR R K 1S!SfS BUNK BIDDEFoRD AND
FOB, ALTON Ito \ Say AND Il 'MorFBoRt-
ro 8 K N Il RI Z c z + z -s.os a. M
FOR FITCHBURG -tyia Sterling juno
tion)-6.43,, I1.20 a. M; ASS p. m. (v!a
FOR Igo5wELL.s48. 11.4o a. a. n; 4.5s p.
RIA nj f s1p d yftN5; + q m. I, 40 "a
FOR MANCHESTER AND CONCORD
S.04, II 10, i. 40 a. m; 2.S0, Ass, SIS p. m.
F6 SFn sH{RI4 3 7; h 81. A1sANs AND
m, "a; s25 r, sgqd@ysI4 So 3: 81;
MoNTRiEAL"5M. AID B. Air Linej~s.G
FOR BOSTON : via Ayer)~e.4S. S.O4,
3l;4o a !, m; 2,ao 4. SS 4 e25 p m Sun
FOB BosToN-(via Central Mass. R. R.
500 % a. M; 3.14 p. m. Sundays
F cjfs WARE " AND NoRTHAMPToN-s.os
a. m; 2.S0, 1853 p. m.
D. j. FLANDERS, Gen. Pas. & Tiki Agt.
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tendency notably Baltimore & Ohio

tendency, notably Baltimore & Ohio
and the Union Pacifics.
The reaction extended to Az in Met
ropolitan Street Railway, to points in
a numIer of industrials and to a sharp
fraction in the railways. Burlingtons
unfavoTable November statement de-
pressed il points and intensified the
weakness of the grangers. Only a few
railroad stocks receded below Thurs
days close. The bond market was un-
usually active with price changes mix
ed. The market became intensely dull
and irregular in the noon hour with the
predominant tendency downward. The
coalers. the specialties and New York
Central We're notably heavy. Minneap-
oils, st. Paul & Sault Ste Marie prefer
red dropped six, General Electric rose
21s ex-dividend, and Steel & Wire
point.
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The Money Market

New York, Dec. %. = Money on call
firm, 6 to 10 per cent; last loan, 10; close
offered at 20 D. c. Prime mercantile pa
per, p. C. Sterling exchange firm, with
actual business in bankers bills at .S7K
Posted rates, 4.S21s and 4SS1s. CONNER
cial bills, 4.S0QA. Silver certificates 5Slb
Bar silver. 59A. Mexican dollars 47ih
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BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD.
Corrected to Nov. 10 1899 \


PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE woR-
CESTER FOR BOsTON-'5 OF. 700, 800,
.isS . rs 20 49, !? o. l c5o. Fiji = Is j. H.
M; i so 200 SIS, Il. S. S.57 D. m. 90 o
RETURNING, LEAVE BOSTON ~ 500.
100. $3.50 500, 915, 1000, II 90 a. M;
r12O0 noon; Log, ZOO e. As. 70 80, a. co. 4.30,
$50 $500, 200 9.25, FLO o. m, Sum
days-S. %, 40 30 a. M; 1920, 70. 49, "a. 90.
5,25. $500, *11.00 p m.
FOR MILLBURY-7.O 90. 1000 a, M; 400,
GA p. m.
FOB M1LFoRD-,OO. 1857 a. M; LIS,
400 p. m.
FOR PITTsFIELD AND ALBANY-s.s3.
+9.42, %"11 81 a. M; 1.02, % 81 *439, 7.12,
VIZ. rs p. m. daily. except Sunday morn
ing. Sundays-'1l, 81 a. M: 1882, '7.1S p.
FOR sPRINGF1ELD-e.s 90, s.as .s42. .1o.1a
II; g q, M. 12l0, +1.02, % SO, 1851, 4.a1.
~b.06, $50, T.l2 p. M; %12 2S midnight.
Sundaysn'll 81 a M; 1852, s5 .06, FLIP
pm. S midnight.
FOR NORTH OXFORD MILLS, HO-
WARTHS AND WEBSTER-6.3 S, 10. 20
Fo Meb 81 RT$ 80 $50 M; 1,25, 41S p. m
NEW YoRK-6.33 *1012 a. M; s1O2.
b.O6. lR p. m; t12. % midnight Sun
days. .06 p. M; az. Is midnight.
express trains. +sAlbany sleeper at
40 a. m. daily, except Sunday morning.
Local tlIne tables, showing time OF
trains on all divisions of the road, will be
turnlsheu on application at station: also
through tickets to all important points,
A. S HANSON. Gen. Pas. Agt.
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State Mutual Life Assurance Co.
Railroads
NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.


HARTFORD RAILROAD.
eastern District Worcester Division)
Commencing october %, 1889, passenger
trains LEAVE WORCESTER as follows:
FOR PROVIDENCE, WOONSOCKEr,
MiLLxILLM, BL-AcKssTSoNE - AND
m; PSI IA 4.87' 's.1O (steamboat ex.
press), 6.2I, 7,55, 955 p. m. Sunday
trains leavn at 7.37. 1880 a. M. and 4.S1
p. m.
FOR NEW yORK---via stonington Line.
except Sun lays-'6.0S p m. Return
Leave New York 800 p. m. daily except
(Norwich Division.)
FOR NORWp H-6.40. 9.25 a m; 100. AS,
500 p. m.
FOR wEBsTER-s.4O s.25. n.2O a. M;
100. AS $50 $500 p. m.
FOR soUTHBRIDGE-6.4 9.25, u.2O a.
M: 4.45. $500 p. m.
FOR PUTNAM, WILLIMANTIC AND
HARTFORD-6.40. 9.25 a. m: 100. 4.45.
500 p. m.
FOR NEWBURGH-s.2 5 a. m.
FOR NEW LONDON-6.4G. s.25 a. M: Loo.
SO 800 p. m.
Express trains.
*fStcp on signal.
- For connections and time Of trains at
bles. furnished at ticket office.
NEW YORK-Via Norwich Line Train
leaves Worcester at 800 p. m, connecting
at New London with steamer due New
York at g. m; Returning, steamers
leave New York from new pier Sc, North
For ticket, staterooms and further In
formation apply at Union station or at
City Ticket ONCE Q. F. RAWsON, agent,
391 Main St. Worcester, Mass.
A. G. KEND--LL. General Passenger
Agent g bnTrP CLARK Genera, srD+
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GO WEST BY THE FITCHBURG
RAILROAD.
(Through the Great Hoosac Tunnell

Through the Great Hoosac Tunnel)
The scenic route OK New England The
shortest route. ctroring best service ard
quickest time.
To Chicago in 27 hours.
To Denver IN 212 days
To California in days
through sleeping cars TO Bufralo. ClevO-
land, Fort Wayne Detroit, Chicago and
Only line running through Pullman
sleepers to Chicago via Binghamtcn and
Youngstown.
Unexcelled service to Montreal and Que
bee Parlor and sleeping carg on through
trains Day coach to Montreal without
Trains leave Worcester week days:
FOR TROY. BUFFALO. CHICAGO and
the west at 8.1U a. m, 11.45 a. M; 3.45
p nj, sic p m. Sundays at "a p. m.
FOR WTNCHFNDON and intermediate
stations. week days. at $40 a M. II .l5
a. M; 3.45 D. m, $40 p M. 1855 m.
Sundays at 3.45 p. M.
$40 m. and II As and 6 p. m. connects
week days at Gardner with accommoda-
ton trains for all stations west.
Rutland and White River Junction.
go ~, 7 As a. M, 7.55 p. M, week
3ave for Bellows Falls, White River
FUNSTON, Rutland. Burlington nousea
Point Montreal Ottawa and Quebec.
For time tables, rates. parlor and sleep
ing car space apply to
J; F. HEALY. CITY Ticket Agent SO
Main ST., Worcester
c. M. BURT. Gen. Pas. Agt.
A. S. CRANE, Gen. Traf. Man.
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the year aggregate nearly double those
of a year ago, the stock held at the
close of the year is actually smaller
than it was at the end of 1898.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
The Cotton Market

New York Dec, 20. : Cotton futures
closed steady. January, 7.S3; February,
June, $50; July, 7.53; August, $50; Sep
TENDER, 7.40.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30
Stocks. Bonds, Grain,
Cotton and Provisions

bought and sold for investment or on
margin.
COMMISSION ON WHEAT. lie ONLY
ADVANCES MADE ON COLLATERAL
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS DEALT
IN.
Direct private wires to New York. Bos-
ton and Chicago.
OUR QUOTATION RECORD FOR DE-
GENDER JUST ISSUED THIS BOOK
is INDISPENSABLE TO THE INVES-
TOR OR SPECUEATOF, GIVING THE
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES,
EARNINGS, DIVIDEND RATES, ETC.
ETC. FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS
ON ALL STOCKS TRADED IN THE
NEW YORK AND BOSTON Elk
CHANGES; ALSO GRAIN AND PRO-
VISIONS FREE ON APPLICATION.
NATIONAL BANK REFERENCES.
HIGHEST COMMERCIAL RATING.
TELEPHONE 6s1-s.
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He Took 1t

Ibid you ever hearof the joke which got
Dan Rice, the most famous of all the
circus clowns. his first job under the can
vas?" asked an old-timer. Mo- what
was it?'' Dan, while still in his teens
What salary do you want?' asked the
manager Eight hundred dollars a night,
replied Dan. Tell you what I'll do said
the manager. Well, speak quick, re-
you 81 week All right said Dan.
It's CO. . He couldn't get all he want
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7MILLBURY SAVINGS BANK.

Deposits put on interest the first day of
January, April, July and October.
Bank hours: a. m. to D. m. Satur-
days, 8 a. m. to IL M
IRA N. GODDARD. President.
AMOS ARMsBY. Treasurer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-30

The following quotations were made
on the Boston exchange yesterday on
stocks held in Worcester and vicinity:
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Receipts. Dec %. .....I II II = q. 200
Estimates, Dec. 30. -. 65 290 1856 q, 900
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Bonds
The Chicago Market

Reported by ]. L. McLean)
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WORCESTER FIVE CENTS
-----------~----------SAVINGs BANK,
No. S14 Main Street.
Incorporated April l, 1854.
Deposits put on interest on the fret d.,,
Of January, April, July and October. All
taxes on deposits paid by the bank
Bank hours: a. M to 4 n. m Sa+,r
days a. m. to p m.
p. B. SToDDARD, President
j. STEWART BROWN. Treas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30

parishes displaying their distinctive ban
nerets, like temporal knights of old; then
the civic corporation, then the officers Of the
household the holders Of the-yarious Aus
triaan orders and the military staff Lastly
there appeared the magnificent palanquin
of state under which walked the cardinal
bearing the host, before which the soldiers
knelt and men reverently uncovered. Be-
hind was the solitary figure Of the Emperor
He was bareheaded, and, like the members
of his court, bore lighted candle. He
in the garden walked with elastic step TO the
priedieu under the canopy. The archdukes
took up their position behind him. His Mai
esty wore a full generals uniform-cocked
hat with green plumes, red trousers and the
distinctive tunic, with its pale lambert
sheen OF delicate green. wonderful scheme
of color. with its background ablaze with
the uniform of the guards OF the household,
and representative of all the chivalry and
nobility Of the dual monarchy.
There was certainly a strange incongruity
in this medieval display amid its garfsh
modern surroundings. The materially mind
ed might have regarded IL as nothing more
or less than solemn mummery, but the sight
Of the monarch and his subjects worshipfng
under the canopy Of heaven kept back the
irreverent smile. The moment was deeply
impressive when. at given signal, the
whole of the court and soldiers knelt and
the Kaiser devoutly crossed himself in a
silence that was almost audible.