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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
PRINCES AT TURIN.

The old Piedmont capital Is thronged with
wouidbe kings in exile. Not many days have
passed Of late without some news Of some Pre-
tenders going thlther or action there or depart
Ing thence Don Carlos ybrates between IT
and Venice The Duke Of Orleans went thither
this week from Brussels. The two Bonapartst
Pretenders make their headquarters there. II
Princess Mary Of Bavaria were the PretendeT
the devotees Of Saint Charles Stuart would
Ike to make her, she doubtless would set up an
establishment within the shadow Of Moncalier
where, indeed another Bavarian Princess the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
NmusfmentB.


AcApFMY OF MUsIC-2-s:lS-Her Atonement
AMERICAN manufacturers
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TROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Three DreSoolS
DAIT'S THEATRE-11-Lecture- 4S--1;sS-Ine "F'~'
Ruby. $500. - Gina
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EMPIRE TIL :2o-Iord and Lady Alsy.
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CARRTCR THEATRES i0-zazs
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HAMMF RsTEINs vICTORIA-s15-A Re.en 81 ErI"
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-s:i5-A Dangerous MAJ s "a.
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Waves. D....J
IRVING PLACE TTIEATRE-s-1m wessen , Kocsra
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ROSTER & BIALS-s:l5-VRudeviHe , A..
tSNIcKFRRO(KER THEATRE-c-s-1he Kings NIUE
keteer. -. 49, --.us
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-lo a. IA 10 IL p IL
Sportsrens show. .. ,,o p..,v.. sh,
METROPOLITAN OPERA HoUSE-s-Ie Prophete.
NI-RRAY MILL MISUNDERSTANDING senator
PkSTOR S-i2aO TO 11-Contnuous Performance.
SAM T JACKS THEATRE-2-s-The fenale S.u.o
WAIIACK' 2:i5-S:So-At the White Horse Tavern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

France heads tho list, with one soldier taken
from every 4.31 adult males, making 94.3 days
Of labor or II weeks and 43 days required
from the rest in order to support the army on a
war footing, and even in peace one soldier for
1852 male adults is taken, leaving the rest to
Give 1S9 DAYS la60r-over three weeks-fOr the
support of the army Germany is not far be-
hind in magnitude of burden imposed, one sol
dier being taken for ass male adults In war,
leaving the rest to give S04 days, or 10 weeks
and o. days labor for his support, while even
in peace the army takes one man In %, leaving
the rest 10 work two weeks and one day in 4
year for his support Austria Hungary demands
less. and yet one man of 6 Is in war and one OF
20 in peace. the rest having to give $50 days
labor or nine weeks, each year for his support
in war and 10S days in peace Italy is on
about the same footing, with one man in Gia
taken In war and one in SO in peace, leaving the
rest to work over nine weeks each year in war
and so days in peace for his support. With a
vastly greater population even Russia takes one
man in 10 for war and one in fl for peace scr
vice, requiring from the rest over five and a
half weeks each year in war and ~ days. or
one weel, and nearly two days, labor in peace
for the support of the army.
The contrast with the burden imposed by
Great Britain, in spite OF Ter vast colonial syS-
TEN, Is striking. In war one man In II and in
peace one man in GS Is taken, SO that 1jia days
labor from the rest in war and 4Gt days in
peace suffice for support Of the army. But the
Army Of 100000 men recently in service in this
country took less than one man in 81, and the
Army proposed by the President would take
but one man In 2l1 in peace, leaving no more
than 49, days work required from the rest in
war and less than IL days work in peace for
the support Of the fighting force. Is it not
clear that the outcrlcs against such provisions
for National defence are addressed by the
cheapest OF cheap demaSogucs 10 people whom
they insult by suppOsng them even more ignO-
rant when the measures proposed are luridly de-
pictcd as transferring TO this country the ntol-
cradle burdens Of mllitarism In Europe?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

tho neonIe and most OF all the poor people, nhu
h.an rejoicing in the prospect Of obtaining free
md convenient access to a great collection Oh
books md considered his hostility an outrage
And so having hesltated as long as he dared
bs reversed himself and work Is about 10 he
hecun Mt Forty -second-st. and Fifth-avc.
Two generations, ostenslbly hostile TO each
other but actually allied for common purpose
I'D rodo their ARRANGEMENTS to infict great
distress and danger upon the people by opera'
tn, four trolley tracks in Amsterdam-aye. II
the city government was not in cooperation
,.,th +ber, Il was indifferent to their invasion
Of publc rights, as was the Legislature ~ al
bsnv presumably for similar reasons. y rev
individuals and most of the newspapers hau
,on,, hoon onnosjng the scheme. but they had
not seemed TO be making much headway' S"u,
All, bo,vaver the fire caught and blazed. ana
snread and became irresistible. Members Oh
,to Ioo,is,,ture nolitical mouthpieces of both
norties and finally Mr.. Croker himself. saw 'ha'
the only way TO avoid being consumed wos 10
ion those who were pilng on the fuel. 1t iooN7
,,orr much nc # the needful task had been nc
complished. and It certainly will be If the people
continue only little longer to do wha' 'nes
have been doing for a week or two.
"A for IammanyS rcceHC dtt"~h "" ~
oIlv. the Manhattan Company. that Is another
story though there are points of resemblance
These nre signal illustrations of the way III
,,hich Good citizens can take care Of their own
affairs when their servants are impudent and
neclectful We do not know that we nave en-
honcted tho evidence which even the last four
teen months have produced but these items are
enough both for admonition and encourage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
BROTHER JONATHAN AND JoHv !

DHOI mrs JON u NAN AN JOHN run.
TO those who may be inclined to regard
many Of the recent British expressions of good
will toward the United States as the polite but
insinccre or meaningless declarations Of poll
ticans letter I'm THE Dundee Advertiser"
one Of the leading newspapers Of Scotland. is
commended rs showing what the feeling is in
the provinces. The writer speaks Of a meet
Ing in Dundee's principal hall. and mentions
"the enthusiasm that greeted the star spanglcd
banner from over the sea as II was placed
alongside our national flag" He goes on to
say that Britishcrs generally. and Dundonians
particularly, desire an alliance between Brit
'an and America Is sclf-cvdent" and that mo
sooner do we sec tho flags Of these countries
displayed together than we show by n hearty
cheer that we consider that's how they ought
always TO appear"
The writer asks why should not the hands
Of Brltishers be outsiIetched TO their brethren
on this side Of the ocean. Are they not Joined
by inscparahlc ties? And Of the same blood &?
70 the attributcrs Of base motives as 10 Brit
aims reasons for favoring an alliance the writer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

answers with n vehement denial, adding, how
ever. that as soon as Brother Jonathan clasps
the horny palm of John Bull the enemies Oh
Great Britain may shake and tread carefully
for the tight little island will then be as near
ely impregnable as It Is possible for nauon
"to be-; and he closes by saying that 1t may
not be far wrong TO believe that n BRUSH
American alliance would do more to estaoliSn
n permanent peace than the Cars rescrlpt'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
MR. YINDERBILT BETrEk'

Cornelius Vanderbilt had virtually re',srsay 10
his sllght attack OF rheumatism ", A.,n fH
would have gone 20 his Office had u ~ VA IN re
tho severe weather AS was amount nes ~ goins. y.
Tribune. he has Abandoned tne ncs esrU IN w
spring
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

Fate wrought In tho weaving OF his chaplet. as
well as his own deeds His country has reason
to remember him among her worthiest' though
she sometimes bestows on them the unwortheS'
rcquital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

Mr.. Lauterbachs fear Of q dreadful congestion
Of traffic in Amsterdam-ave. in case the rail-
roads are compelled TO alter their arrangements
recalls tho plea OF the Metropolitan managers
when they were asked to stop killing people ut
Union Square They said that to run their cars
slowly around the curves would mean n reduc-
ton Of the number Of cars in operation by about
one-tbird Whether that statement was the
uttcrance of ignorance or Of dupclty has never
been positively determined
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
NOTES or THE STAGE.

Tho contracts for the engagement % X p..,,s
Lean Miss Odettc Tyler and Charles y ....s
~ the Herald Square Theatre were ssneu ,ss u
day. They will open on April 8. eo"' ..ns,,y,
tbrea weeks. in repertory OF shaht' '1,Rors
r,ovs FOR The first week "Othelo anu "a wsA
And juliet will be presented: 'or ne s.So csss
..9vhe Msrchgnt OF Venice" and y Jul e,ur VS.
and for the third week. the play or tne az Othec
draws best. Mr.. MacI.ean Will ne sgsIt as De-
Romeo Shylock and Brutus. Miss lliSS' A., HISS
dcmona Juliet and the two Portals ~ ~. Marc N
ford. as Iago. Mercutio Gratano anu
tony.
Rupert Of Hentzau" will be press",s -, ru,s
I.yceum Theatre by the company he'o'' -,,r o,
X Hackett Oh April 10 On the Sane Of ~
I.yceum company will pay lIv.eSS .,ur
Wells" I'm Boston. beginning It's ahn""
4. meeting OF the Metropolitan - 20. ss-
Real Estate Company. held YESTERDAY ,,,.r ogsss
cided to extend the lease OF the NJ icr
House TO the Maurice Grau Opera S.rssent ease
three years beyond the time OF Inv
which Is for one year more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

Messrs Willis and Philips WILL according 10
the Court OF Appeals have TO stand trial on the
conspiracy indictments. AS they professed the
utmost anxiety for a speedy trial when first
charged with crime they ought not to have any
objection TO this decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

In Burmah n man has just been fined %
rupees and sent TO jail for a month for cruelty
to animals. his offence being the mutilation Of
herons to secure 'ospreys" for the adornment OF
womens hats. In that half-pagan country they
have curious prejudice against sewing shut the
eyes and pouring melted wax into the ears Of
live birds used as decoys and also against leav-
Ing hedgling herons to starve to death. for fash
ions sake. No wonder that women here who ar
feet such adornments make haste to give money
for the sending Of missionaries to Burmah.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

General Apathy seems to have the Rapid
Transit bill In charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

The President has had an anxious ard labori-
Gus year We hope he Will take the vacation he
needs and thoroughly enjoy it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

Sefor Sagasta goes into retirement wearing
the white flower Of deserving and II his wrcat n
bears also the "sanguine flower inscribed with
Woe" emblem Of the calamities OF Spain during
his administration, 1t does him no dishonor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

II ftaly's experiment OF expansion I'm China
turns out no better than the one she made In
Abyssinla, 1t we're better for her that the ONT
ment Of her preparation were sold for an hun
dred pence and the money given 10 her poor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
In the ancient cathedral of Lubbock. in Germany


Thus speaketh Christ our Lord TO
Ye call me Master. and obey me not.
Ne call me Light and see mo not;
Ne call me Way. and walk me not:
We call ne IIfc and desire me not;
We call me Wise, and follow me not:
We call Fair, and love me not,
We call Rich. and ask me not.
Ie call mo Eternal. and seek not:
We call me Gracious. and trust me not;
We call me Noble and serve me not.
fe call mo Mighty. and honor mo not;
We call me Just and fear me not; "
II condemn you. blame me not"
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-11

let him in helped him to bed, where he
often spent the greater part of the day.
As he lay back amid the pillows be
was thinking of the two rosy checked
girls and the valentines, and then his
memory went back and back, and he
was thinking OF another rosy checked
girl for whom long ago he had bough.
other valentines. They had been sweet
hearts for awhile, and it was nearly 40
years now since they had quarreled-
just 40 years tomorrow. The old gen.
tleman closed his eyes that he might
remember more clearly. It had been
about valentine. too; foolish quar-
rel. She had sent it to him in fun, of
course, but he had been sensitive, and
he had recognized her handwriting.
He had gone to her accusingly and she
had not denied it. So then they had
quarreled and parted.
"You will be sorry some time," lie had
said to her, as he turned away.
when l am will send you another
valentine-a beautiful one, with sweet
verses on it," she had answered; and
since that day he had been waiting
for it.
He had loved her dearly, and he be-
lieved she had loved him in return. At
first he had expected the valentine
surely with the coming OF each Feb
ruary. Then by and by her parents had
moved to the city, and his hope grew
fainter each year. Later he had come
to the city, too, but he did not know her
address. He had never married. He
told himself that she must have mar
ried long ago and that the valentine
would never come. And yet he had
never ceased to think of 1t when the
day came around, and in his heart he
had never ceased to look for it. When
the shop windows were filled with val
entines he would 60 from one to an
ether, looking at them all and wonder
ing which she would send. He had
done this more and more as he grew
older, and to-day, he had bought yalen-
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A DAY OF MATING.
st. Valentines Day. as Celebrated By
the Romans. Was the Time
to Choose Mates.

Mr.. Donce, in his illustrations OF
Shakespeare, says, regarding St. Val
entine's day: 1T was the practice il.
ancient Rome, during a greater part OF
the month of February, to celebrate
the Lupercalia, which were feasts in
honor of Pan and Juno, whence the la t.
ter deity was named Februata, Febru-
alis and Februella. On this occas sion
amidst variety of ceremonies, the
names of young women were put in a
box. from which they were drawn by
the men as chance directed. The pas
tors of the early Christian church, who
by every possible means endeavored
to eradicate the vestiges of pagan su.
perstitions, substituted in the presen.
instance the names of the particular
saints instead of those of the women,
and as the festival of Lupercalia had
commenced about the middle of Feb
ruary. they appear to have chosen St.
Valentines day for celebrating the new
feast, because it occurred at nearly the
same time. This is, in part, the opin-
ion Of the learned compiler of the lives
OF the saints. 1t would seem, however.
that it was utterly impossible to extir-
pate altogether any ceremony to which
the common people had been much ac-
customed, a fact which it is easy to
prove in tracing the origin of various
other popular superstitions, and &C.
cording the outline of ancient ceremo-
nies was preserved, but modified by
some adaptation to the Christian sys-
TEN. 1t is reasonable to suppose that
the above practice of choosing mates
would gradually become reciprocal in
the sexes, and that all persons so chosen
would be called valentines, from the
day on which the ceremony took place."
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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busily and did not lice that . cable
car was changing It's bell wildly and
that the gripman was making frantic
effort to stopit. But suddenly each felt
herself pulled hastily backward, and
realized that they had been drawn from
in front of the deadly cable car just in
time. Each gave little scream and
turned to thank her rescuer. 1t was the
old gentleman. Mr.. Fessenden. He had
dropped his cane and leaned on them,
trembling from the effort. The girls
were abashed. and blushed and STAN
mered. Clare hastily picked up his
cane, and he thanked her courteously.
They crossed the street together in the
direction OF the little shop.
II suppose you were so taken up with
the valentines you are sending that you
| did not notice the car" said the old gen.
tleman, gently. II used to be very fond
Of them myself. Suppose we all 60 in
and look at them a little"
The girls could not refuse and shame.
facedly entered. The shopwoman
smiled at them knowingly, but they
only smiled back in feeble and sickly
way. The old gentleman selected two
valentines that the girls had not felt able
to buy.
II want you to have these" he said.
ito remember me by and to make you
think to be always very careful wher
you cross the street."
The girls thanked him family with
downcast eyes. Then he bade them 3
courtly adieu. They noticed how feeble
he was as he limped away and won
dered how he could have had strength
enough to save them from the car.
Then as they went out, each holding
a prettily ornamented envelope. they
looked at each other in shame and re-
gret. Glare was the first to speak.
Let's serd him another" she said.
"They have some beautiful ones down
the street further. Let's go down
there"
They counted their money as they
went along and put it all together. BY
and by they came out of the shop below
with valentine that, instead of being
in an envelope, rose to the dignity of
beautiful box, tied with pink and blue
81 would give anything if we could
only get that old letter box open" said
Clare, and, passing. they frowned at i,
as if it were to blame for everything.
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tines for the two little girls becaus'
one Of them-Katie-had reminded hin
of the little girl for whom he hat
bought valentines SO long ago.
IF 1t does not come tomorrow" b,
thought, with a faint smile. 1T will b,
too late" For he had been more feebl,
than usual this winter. and his doctor
haG told him that he could hardly hope
to live through another. Then HI
closed his eyes and slept, and perhup.
as he slept he dreamed.
He slept SO late the next morning
that his old servant was alarmed, bu,
near noon he awoke and asked for his
mail. The servant brought it. There
were two or three small envelopes, let.
tiers. probably. and one PACKAGE
handsome white box. tied with blue and
pink ribbons. Then he put out his hand
tremblingly and touched it. He wished
to be sure that it was not part of his
dreams. He was SO pale that the cid
servant was frightened.
Are you ill-worse? he asked.
"No-no! l am well. Open-open
the box"
The servant united the ribbons care
fully. Within was beautiful valen-
tine. The old man stretched his hand
for 1t. 1t was very handsome, and in
the center was poem that told of love
and constancy through all time. The
servant roo 4 ~ IN h;r,
See if there is any address on it
anything to tell where it was sent
FROM"
The old servant looked carefully,
There was no address.
Then she will come to me. shall
see her o-morrow-perhaps to-day"
The rest of his mail remained unoo.
ticed. 1t was beautiful winter after.
noon and the sunlight shone through
the west window into the room where
the old man waited, holding the white
box. tied with blue and pink ribbons,
by and by the servant went out and left
him there. When he returned it was
near evening. The old man still held
the little white box and his face was
turned toward the gates of sunset. But
his eyes were closed and he was look
ing through the gates of-eternity.
And perhaps she had come to him, for
when Katie's grandmother heard of old
Mr.. Fessenden she said, reflectively:
Il used to know of a young man by
that name more than 40 years ago. He
lived in the next town to us and went
with girl whose folks moved to the
city just before we did. l didn't know
EN- very well, but l heard once that
about year after they came here she
Bigelow Paine, in N. Y.
Herald.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-11

case fIled with those dainty combina-
tions of paper lace and bright color so
fascinating to the heart of youth and,
ah, me! to the memory of age, perhaps,
and as they lifted the tilmy overlaxs to
read the cunningly hid verses beneath
they did not notice that standing in the
door was feeble old man leaning on a
cane and watching them. His hair was
rather long and silver white. His face
was cleanly shaven, and he had large
nose, rather childish mouth and
clear blue eyes. AS he moved away the
two girls heard his step and turned.
"Oh!" exclaimed Clare, whispering,
"there is old Mr.. Fessenden! He lives
next door to us and is nranky old
bachelor. Let's send hidSEa valentine. "
The other girl nodded. Then they
watched him a moment through the
window as be paused to look in.
HE comes every year to look at the
valentines" said the shopwoman.
"Show us some funny ones" said
Clare. "Some about old bachelors"
The girls were not cruel; they were
thoughtless. They picked out high
ly colored picture of tierce-looking old
man in a house that was in wretched or
der and under which were the follow
ing lines:
AN OLD BACHELOR.
"You think yourself extremely wise,
Since all your worthless life
You've lived alone without the care
And love Of a tender wife.
Perhaps, indeed. you've vainly tried
To wed. your whole life through,
And were SO glum and crusty that
No wife would live with you"
They did not like the word worth
less" because Clare said she had never
heard that he dissipated in any way,
but Katie said it did not mean that,
but only meant that his life had been
worthless because he hadn't married.
BY and by they went across the street
to bright red letter box and dropped
in all their purchases. $$ n
As they recrossed they were talking
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-11
IL,

Mr.. Fessenden on his way home
paused here and there to rest. He was
not SO old as he looked, but had been Ill.
for many years, and the sudden exer-
ton had been unusual and too much
for him. When he reached his home,
which, as Clare had said, was next to-
her own-he climbed the steps with diff
ficulty and was trembling violently as
he gained the top. His ol servant who
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-11
practical Classics.

Mrs. Timkins was taking her son ~
school for the first time, and, after lm'
pressing the schoolmaster with the nc
ccssity Of his having thorough gooa
education. finished up by saying: AD'
be sure he learns Latin" ~.
"But, my dear madam" sala ~ .u'
oolmaster, Latin 10 . deao 'an
guuge." - 1T
"All right" said Mrs. T'mxins; ne
want 1t. Hes going to be an unus'
taker. Golden DayA '"
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-11

Mrs. Slimdiet-Yes; I got II comic
valentines to-day, and I shall expect you
all to settle up at once.
Chorus of Boarders-But surely, Mrs.
Slimdiet. you do not accuse us of send.
ing the valentines?
Mrs. Slimdiet-I make no accuse tions
whatever. gentlemen. Ionly know that
I have II boarders.-N. Y. World.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-11
Could Not Understan nd II.

"There's one thing" said the prac.
tical joker, that could never under.
stand"
what Is that?" =
"Why. when I can pick out such ger.
timely witty comic valentines to send
out to my friends, they should make
such blundering and brutal selections
to send to ."-Washington Star.
The Grenada sentinel., 1899-02-11

that came within reach of their purses.
The two girls were great friends. each
just IA, and pretty and full of fun.
They were going to send this year a
number of valentines to other friends
and relatives, and had come in together
to select them
As they stood before the little show.