The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-28
Some Interesting
Foreign GIeanings

| erary sensation OF the year. lie says in
~ his last chapter that Napoleon lis multi.
farious. luminous, brilliant; he gives
| light from thousand facets" In his treat.
ment Of his great subject Lord Roscbcry has
shown the same qualities. lie says the imlne.
| date cause Of the calamites that befell him.
f! self and France, next to unbrdled ambition and
| the passion of war, was, the eX.prme min.
istcr strikingly brings out. the facility with
which he transported himself into a FOOLS para.
disc. lie would always believe what he wished
TO believe. and the results were fatal mscon.
ceptions. As to the war passion. it is th,
Grandest excitement of the born gambler,
! though few have had the genius or opportunity
to play for Napoleon's stakes; possession
like the possession by demons Of the sacred
mrative--Lord Rosebery defines it 'the gam.
bling OF the gods
Lord Rosebcry. in his eloquent oraion,
oGnizes him the man Of destiny, and we are
reminded of the magnificent in Isaiah,
where all hell is moved to greet the mighty
oonqucror's advent. by the philosopher, and
still more by the philosopher who believes in
the divine guidance Of human affairs. the true
relation of Napoleon 10 the worlds history
will he reduced to very simple conception;
that he was launched into the world as u
great natural or supernatural force, as
scourec aud scavcnycr, to effect vast oper-
that when lie has accomplished that work lie is
withdrawn us swiftly he came Caesar. At
ta. Tamerlane and Mahomet are forces of this
kind: the last a much more potent and abd-
ing factor in the universe than Napoleon. An.
other proof il proof were needed. OF how small
is the permanent effect OF warfare alone on the
history of mankind These men make great
cpocls; they cmbotly vast transitions; they
perplcN and appall their contemporaries; but
when viewed at distance they to be
periodical and necessary incidents of the worlds
movement. The details OF their career, their
morals, their methods. are then judged. inter-
esting though they may he. To he merely sub.
ordinate details"
The soda.water locomotive is an accomplished
fact, and proves Il decided success. On The en-.
gincs of the London and Southwestern railway,
Mr.. Dugod Drmmond introduces a pound OF
soda into the tender for the purpose of soft
cnng the feed water, and at the Broad street
terminus Of the North London railway, where
there is 4 water'softcnng apparatus at work
capable OF dealing with 10000 gallons an hour,
about 20 tons of deposit exported per annum.
This measure adds greatly To the lie OF the
boilers and tubes by minimizing the internal
inCrustations, besides cffccting q substantial
saving in fuel. 1t appears that in Austria and
Russia a little petroleum is used for similar
purpose.
The oldest duly qualified physician in the
world resides at Carlsbad, in the person of
Gallus Ritter Won llachherser, NJ d., imperial
and royal counsellor OF the Austrian court. lie
was born on Oct 10, 1905, and therefore he is
~ years old lie has beer. in practice for ~
years, and still gives medical advice, but only
visits poor people who live in the remote
corners OF the town and on the hills. The
veteran doctor is not only known in Carlsbad,
but all over the country, is u daily visitor to
the Carlsbad theater and his mental faculties
are as sound as they were fifty years ago.
proposed single line OF railway between
Manchester and Liverpool on the Behr system,
in which The train hangs from an elevated CEN
hal rail and is kept steady by two side rails
below il, has been approved by Sir William
Preeee. Each train will consist OF single car.
riasc, holding "a passengers, and there will be
u succession of carriages every ten minutes.
The speed will be about 40 miles an hour and
the distance between the towns.-S4i. miles--wiI
be covered in 20 minutes. There will be no
intermediate stations, crossings or switches.
peasant woman Of lnierlaken, with her
five years savings, went on 4 pilgrimage TO
Rome with the purpose OF obtaining the Pope's
blessing. On her arrival in Rome she was
robbed Of everything and reduced to great dis.
trcss. The Pope hearing OF the robbery, sent
NO 'Ht poo' WbIhdH anu received
her personally. As the woman, after receiving
'hc Popcs blessing, WAS leaving the palace, an
officer OF the guard handed her a letter contain.
ing 500 francs,
The invitations of soyereigns and other princely
pelsonages 10 the marriage of Queen wilhelmina
which will be celebrated at The Hague at the
end OF January or beginning OF February, win
he confined to the nearest relatives OF Her
Majesty and her mture consort Duke Henry of
Mecklenbnrg' 'schwerin II is expected that other
soyeregns will ,cHl representatives.