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The Washington times., 1902-10-23

Countess Lonyay has received from
Emperor Francis Joseph permission 10
erect monument to the memory of her
mother, the late Queen of the Belgians,
in the park of his suburban palace of
Hetzendorf. at Vienna, which. from the
time of her marriage with Crown Prince
Rudolph until that with her present hus-
band. two or three years ago. was the
favorite home of Stephanie. After she
welded Count Lonyav 1t remained the
residence of her daughter Archduchess
Elizabeth. The latter, now Princess
Otto Windischgraetz. will share with
her mother the expense Of the erection
of this memorial. But the fact that En-
peror Francis Joseph should have per-
mitted it to be placed in the park of
one OF his palaces by Stephanie indi-
Gates that his sympathies are with the
ex-crown princess in her misunderstand-
ing with her father.
The Washington times., 1902-10-23

Every American tourist who has visit
ed Moscow will recall the magnificent
Cathedral of the Saviour, which, erect:
ed to commemorate the expulsion Of the
French under the first Napoleon in 1872,
was only completed and consecrated
some seventy years later, that Is to
say, In 1888. 1t is monument of which
any great nation might we'll be proud.
and was erected at an enormous cost.
Therefore, 1t is not surprising that a
sensation has been created by the dis
oovery that the splendid frescos, which
have been the chief glory of the cathe
dral decorations, and which cover the
the walls above the huge marble slabs
bearing the names of the officers, regi-
ments, squadrons. etc. engaged in the
campaigns of 1872 to 1915, are rapidly
decaying. The celebrated fresco by
Semiradski above the high altar, repre-
senting the Last Supper. has disap-
peared.
Investigations by experts have reveal
ed that the frescos, instead of being
painted on the walls themselves, as they
should have been, were made on plas
ter laid on light metal network
screens, bolted to the walls, in such
manner, however, as to leave quite ap-
preciable interstices
For some reason or other, these in
terstices, perhaps with the object OF
fastening the drying of the plaster.
were filled with rags and similar rub
bish. These fulfilled their object of dry
ing the plaster quickly, but, like sponges,
retained the damp themselves. rotted.
and in course of time restored the
dampness to the plaster, with the re-
suit that all the frescos have de-
1t is merely another instance
of how things are done in Russia; but
the loss may we'll be described as ire
parable.
The Washington times., 1902-10-23

reports of fatalities the grdron prove that football
expected to become dead
The Washington times., 1902-10-23

I hear, by the by. that King Leopold
Is moving heaven and earth to prevent
the publication Of the memoirs left by
his consort, and which are not calcu-
lated to increase his prestige in the
eyes Of the public. 1t remains to be
seen whether he will be successful, but
as they are already in the hands of for
eign publishers, 1t is extremely doubt
full. This source of anxiety, as well as
the obloquy in which he has involved
himself in connection with the circum-
stances of his wifes death and funeral.
have had an injurious effect upon his
health. and 1t is said that his condition,
while not critical, is of a nature 10 cause
considerable anxiety to his medical at
PENDANTS.
The Washington times., 1902-10-23

from his action in summonng the
Friday the President is superstitious
The Washington times., 1902-10-23

is small Washington audience should
of the of fame app
The Washington times., 1902-10-23

The killing of Newport KY by his
| Cain.
The Washington times., 1902-10-23

at the British from in
mind during African war;
The Washington times., 1902-10-23

the Treasury
that arrived train late.
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fire one
The Washington times., 1902-10-23

the absence of the Chinese the
fin proves great powers hungry as ever
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
THE MOTIVES OF MIsERs.
Fear of Possible Poverty the One
That More often Makes
Itself Manifest

The case of a man who died from
personal privations with 1000 hoard
ed pounds within reach of his skele-
ton fingers inspires a mOralizing
mood concerning the motives Of
misers, says the London Globe. The
one that strikes us as reaching the
nearest to the truth Is the hypothesis
of fear-fear Of extreme poverty. to
avoid which at some indefinite future
time the miser faces all its conse-
quences in the present. The gibe of
the old laboFer, who said to his
master: Il be drawer man than you
be, for / burst spend my last farden,
and you dursent," is quoted as af-
fording the best hint of the real
truth. When once the mind conceives
the idea of possible poverty there is
scarcely anything it will not do to
avert the horrible contingency. Men
in battle, as our contemporary re-
minds US, have been known to shoot
themselves in the dread fear of being
shot by the advancing enemy. Fear
in money matters, as in all other,
paralyzes the judgment and shakes
the reason. Misers are probably in
all other respects the purest and
most moral Of men; they are at any
rate as rigorous in their asceticism
as monk and friar But such is the
force Of this vice that it destroys by
its own strong arm all the higher
a r
ity, leaving its victim a miserable
and negative creature, beneath the
contempt of his weaker brethren.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
CRUSADE ON GIFT-GIVING.
EXtrnvagnnce In Presents Has start
ed London FashiOnabIes on
Reform Movement

The oppressive social tax Of we'd
ding presents has been brought
prominently under notice by Lady
Helen Stewards phenomenal record,
says a recent report from London.
She received 72s presents, the esti-
mated aggregate value Of which is
S750.O0o. About half the presents
were given by friends, the other half
by people either anxious to adver-
tise their acquaintance with the
Londonderry family or to secure a
place on the Londonderry visiting
list.
In more than 100 instances in which
pushing snobbishness was clearly
the motive in giving it is said that
the gifts were returned with a polite
intimation that the bride elect did
not feel justified in trespassing on
the donors good nature. The rap
idly growing ostentation Of wedding
gifts amounts to serious annual
charge upon the resources of even
the wealthy and aristoeratic fam
lilies, for the offering of a simple
memento now is assigned to stingi-
ness. A self-protective association is
being started in the highest circles
to set the fashion for less extrava-
CANT gifts.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

The state astronomer of New
South Wales has recently shown a
remarkable relation between the good
and bad seasons of Australia and the
moons position. There is a lunar
cycle of 10 years. or, to be more pre-
else. of 6,939.69 days That is to say,
after 10 years the times of new and
full moon come over again almost eX-
actv as before. Mr.. Russelrs official
observations for three periods of 10
years show that "rain comes in times
in abundance when the moon is in
certain degrees of her motion south,
and when the moon begins to 60
north the droughty conditions prevail
for seven or eight years, which, says
the astronomer. ''is either marvel
Gus coincidence or IS a law connect
ing the two phenomena, and the
latter. he believes, is the case. The
first bad year of the present cycle
was in 1895. and the droughts have
persisted to such a terrible extent that
from 1895 to 1900 25,00O,OOO sheep have
died of starvation in the common
wealth. But the law doesn't work 50
wen lsewhere.-Science.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
SPEED IN TYPEwRITING.
The Number of words That the Aver
age Operator Takes Down IN
the Course of an Hour.

An expert amenuensis and type
writist. such as are as a rule en-
Moved bv first-class business houses,
viii take from dietation (stenographic
notes) and transcribe on the type
writer an the way from 100 to $50 let
ters a day, averaging about 100 words
per letter, by which calculation he
viii write from 10000 to $4,000 words
per day, which in almost all cases he
viii be obliged to do within seven
or eight working hours. Taking mat
ter on the machine from dictation
fdirect). however, is a different prop
.osition. SAYS an authority, an expert
tvpewritist working by this method
being able TO average from 500 TO $500
words per hour for a stretch Of eigh.
hours. OF course his first hour viii
naturally be his best, in which he VIII
~ able 10 "bat out" something ike
1000 to possibly $500 words, A fair
average when Transcribed from manu-
script or notes is 1000 words per hour.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
OLD pRovIDENTIAL WAYS.
white House Entertainments and
Dinners That Were Much Like
Home Affairs.

II has been charged that jefferson
banished courtly laws and introduced
stumbling manners. When the Madi-
sons took his place they sought 70 es-
tablish the old order Of affairs. The
white house was gay with dances,
dinners. leyees and garden parties.
Some unkind diplomat has recorded
Mistress Dolly's dinners as being
more like harvest home suppers than
affairs of state. There certainly was
a home-like air about Mrs. Madison's
affairs. II was during the Madison
regime that the custom of making
calls at private houses on New Year 5
day was inaugurated at the capital.
II still survives there. in spite of the
fact that other social centers have
voted it plebeian, says the National
Magazine. Jackson's reign is assoc
ciated with the merriest, maddest
scenes the white house has ever
known. The fame of his plebeian
summers bids fair to rival Washing
TONS little hatchet While his guests
smoked costly cigars he blew whiffs
from his corncob pipe, whitfield by his
own hand. His lavish entertainments
ate deep inroads in his salary. and It
was his constant worry that his cot
ton crop would fail and leave him IN
able to meet his expenses.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

Once upon time young gentleman
and younger lady were alone in
bright parlor in front Of a cheerful
open fire, with a table between them
playing cards. As they continued to
play and chat the table was not SO
much between them, for they both got
nearer the fire and played the game on
one corner of the table.
They had started in to play eueher,
but after an hour and half they found
that they were playing hearts
Moral-We are not always sure what
the game is.--St. Louis Republic.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
,op KNowETH BEST.


- vorld is as we find Il,
~ for good or III;
- I'm i Outlines stony,
4 7. oft-times up the nh;
-. ,-ben we reach the sumnit
~, ma there peace and rest
"a az men forget the journey
feel God knoweth best
~ world Is as we take II,
4Wbsther for IN or good
rts n9tb lies through the bramnles'
$50 often through the WOOD
- h We look beyond II.
where shines the light Of cay
u,s,U bravely journey onward
"acad knoweth best"-we say.
RI. world IS as we make Il
Ne reap both good and III;
~ saed We SOW in passing,
4T+r-sprlng from wood and hill;
ustore We reach the summit,
me flowers may be but weeds,
r-riess we tread with gladness
Eod,s path-He knows our needs.
-1Irs. ID. r. Thompson, in n. !. Oh
server.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

The learned doctor solemnly shool
his head.
Il am grieved to say" he slowly re
marked, that the patient shows eY
cry symptom of idiotic disintegra
ton of the brain cells. just lister
to the crazy twaddle he is foolishly
humming."
THAT amt twaddle," roared tho
patient; that's rsle latest sentimen
tai song, Because You're Nine -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

'sTereHce, the witness says you hf'
him in the jaw and knocked him
down. What did you do that for?"
"Y'r honor. he called me names"
"What did he call you?"
'sHe asked me wasn't ] a advocate Y
reciprocity"
'Nhat did you think he meant by
that2"
Il didn't know, y'r honor. That's
why l slugged 'im."-Chicago Trib-
une.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
mherenbeuts Of LaEnrus.

In the funeral sermon the eolored
parson said that the deceased brother
was now safe on Abraham's bosom
After the service member of the
congregation said to him;
"How YOU know dey's room enough
fer i'm dar? Amt dat whar Latherus
is?"
"Weu." explained the parson, "hi'
may be dat Latherus is done walked up
en- is gwine round talin' exercised
Atlanta Constitution.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
Holiday Cheer.

"Don't you think holiday IS more
cheerful when there is large family
gathered about the festive board?
II do" answered the sardonic per
son. "a large family is a glad as
surance that there is not going to be
enough turkey left over to supply
the menu for the next three days.
Washington Star.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

Old Lady-oh, ] always get so nery.
Gus on a railroad. Don't you think
we're goin' at an awful rate?
Mr.. nmck-Y-e-s, but you needn't
worry, mum; there won't be any ae'
cident.
"How do you know there won't?'
"'Cause I've got an accident insur'
ance ticket.-N. y. Weekly.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

Lover-You are getting prettier ev
cry day.
Sweet Girl-Just now l am living
on brown bread and water to improve
my complexion.
Lover-How long can you keep that
up?
Sweet Girl-Oh. indefinitely.
Lover-Then let's get married.-Iit'
Bits.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
Mnre satisfactory.

Waiter, bring two boiled
eggs.
Waiter-Boss, couldn't you take
dem aigs poaehed2 Hits been found
mo- satisfactory all roun' to open dem
aigs in de kitchen.-Leslie's Weekly.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

Ida-Before their marriage he used
TO call her 1.-The harp with a thousand
strings
May-And now they are settled
down?
Ida-oh, he picks on her all the
Chicago Daily News.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
Tho.. FemInine critics

$50 she was led to the altar at last"
remarked the girl in blue.
led" repeated the girl in gray.
"Ledl I guess you didn't see her. She
didn't have to be led. When she started
down the aisle you couldn't have head
ed her off with a regiment of cavalry"
Chicago Post.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
warm within.

"Mercy, see the dog drink! Why,
he's almost emptied that pail of wa
ter. What's the matter with him"
please, ma'am, ! think he ate the
moostard plaster you left lynn on the.
kitchen table" ~ Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
FINDS IL Quickly.

Henderson-Does your wife ever lose
her temper?
Henpeck-Yes; but she finds it so
mighty quick she never misses it,
Ohio State Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
M. j. u. HAsKINs.

for months after, and at the time I
thought death was a welcome relief;
but before my last child was born
good neighbor advised Lydia E.Pink-
hams Vegetable Compound, and
/ used that, together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the ehild's birth lit brought
me wonderful relief. / hardly had an
ache or pain, and when the child was
ten days old | left my bed strong in
health. Every spring andfall now take
abottle of Lydia E.Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and find it keeps
me in continual excellent health. -
Mrs. j. ii. HAsKINs, 324s Indiana Ave-,
Chicago, III. = $4,000 forfeit If above testimo-
NAL Is not genuine,
Care and careful counsel is
what the eXpectant and would-be
mother needs, and this counsel
she can secure without cost by
writing to Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

After a man has sung in church
choir about so long, he thinks he at
tracts a larger proportion of the con-
gregation than the pastor.-Atchison
Globe.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

as she pretty?" they asked the
young man who was speaking of his
fiancee.
"Well. I don't want to boast" he re-
piled, "but she always gets seat on
the street car."-Baltimore American.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

Sally Gay-After he had kissed you
goodnight for the last time ] suppose
he took just one more?
Dolly Switch, yes! Several dozen
one-mores, in fact!-Puck.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

A Kansas City mans full-dress suit
was stolen one night recently, and
the detective who was sent 70 inVes-
tigate the case asked: what color
VAS it?'
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
- - nnd thr MIC.

A girl goes.to lots of trouble TO cap
ture a husband, but after the capture
she doesn't 60 TO as much trouble to
hold him.-Chicago Daily News.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
AIMn,. Hard bid MorIs.

Mrs. Tattler-rd have you know I
weigh my words.
Mr.. Tattler-It must keep YOU aw-
fully busy.-Yonkers Statesman.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

Frank-.Oidn't [ understand that
Belle married money?
May-That can hardly be, for she
told me herself that her marriage
was a failure.-Harlem Life.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
Two InvaIids.

20 dear. i've frog in my throat to-day
A stork was heard to complain.
"And L." said the fish, as he swan away
''Have water on the brain.
Chicago Tribune.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
TO MOTHERS
Mrs. j. III. Haskins, of Chicago,
ILL.,, President Chicago Arcade
Club, Addresses Comforting
Words to Women Regarding
Childbirth.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM - Mothers
need not dread childbearing after they
know the value of Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
While / loved children / dreaded the
ordeal, for it left me weak and sick
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

"How does it come that new barber
does such rushing business?"
"Deaf and dumb. Ohio State
Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

Two men never come 10 blows IN
less they are angry and foolish az
the same time.-Chicago Daily News.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

Gustam-When did you get &C
acquainted with your wife?
Bustam-About three months after
married her.-Judge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
vivacious.

If a girl is silly and has lots Of
money she is called yivacious.-Chi-
eago Daily News.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24

Every man ought to make his will
Especially If he is under the doc
tors brooklyn Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

Columbia. :. c.. February 2S.-SOuth
CaroIinians of the upper class seem
TO resent even more Ileenly than the
fisticuft in the senate the terms of
Senator Tillman's apology. They
consider the senator's declarations
that his term of four years as gov
ernor of the state just previous to
going to the senate had TO some eX-
tent untitled him for properly wear
ing the dignity supposed To enfold Il
United States senator was a distinct
insult to the state. Here many look
upon the governors office as more
important ard having more dignity
attached TO ii than any other except
president. Newspapers and individ
uals are now charging Senator Till
man with having dismantled the gov
ernor's Office of its dignity when he
went into it. The immediate prede-
cesSor of Tillman in that Office was
John Peter Richardson. a typical
South Carolina gentleman OF the old
school" His father and grandfather
had been governors before him. and
the Office had been held by five of
his family. Kindness and courtesy
were prominent characteristics with
Gov. Richardson. but the dignity of
the office was felt in the very air.
Within the last week northern
have alluded to Senator
Tillman as a South Carolina bourbon
and McLaurin as the representative
of the young. progressive class. As n
matter of fact. Tillman went into Of
flee with the cry of Down with the
Bourbons'' on his lips. With that cry
ne rallied those he termed 'the COM
mon people" around him. declared he
was one of them and against every
thing having the faint of aristocracy.
1t took five years for him to work mp
the populace to that pitch, but sue
cess. overwhelming success. followed. !
1t has also been printed that Tillman
served for several months in the con
federate army and lost his eve in the
war. That is entirely without foun-
Jation. He never entered the army.
and. so far as can be asccrtained lost |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-01

founded in 1919 and became the capt
tai in 1852. In 1775 the European
population numbered III .G20. The
English held Habana and a part of
Matanzas for some months in 1862.
Instructions occurred in 17l7, 1872,
1926. 1865 and finally in 1895, the last
Spain of her sovereignty TO the United
States on December 10. 1895.
The aboriginal inhabitants of Cuba
have been estimated at from 100000
TO 100000. They were enslaved, put
To work and destroyed by the Euro
pean settlers long before the end of
the sixteenth century. African slaves
were then introduced. and the Afrl-
can slave trade remained most
profitable one up to the abolition of
slavery i'm 1883.
The Spanish census of 1887 gave
the population as 1851 .6S7; the cen
sus taken under the direction of the
United States war department in 1880
gave the population as 1,572.797, or
nearly $1,000 less. Allowing for prob
able increase of population between
1887 and 1895, the date of the begiu-
life due to the war, as Indicated by
these two censuses, may be estimate
ed AT nearly 100000, and fell entirely
upon the three western provinces.
Pinar del Rio, Habana and Mantanzas.
The density Of population. taking the
island as a whole. was 3j.7 iuhabit-
ants to the square mile. and varied
from 153 per square mile i'm Habaua
70 in Puerto Principe. The urban
OF Cuba, including cities
of 1000 each. is AL per cent. the
same as that of the United States.
As to sex. the proportions were SIS
per cent males and 4s.2 per cent fc-
males. the excess of males being
probably due to- immigration. As 10
race. there were 6S per cent white
and - per cent colored. and the col
ored population has for many years
been diminishing. The foreign-born
formed per cent of the total popu-
lation, which leaves 60 per cent as
native whites. Three-fourths of the
came from Spain. the /
chiefly from the United |
States. China, and Africa. Nearly |
of the foreign-born element !
was found in Habana. The proper