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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
.ROUNlANIAN PEOPLE HATE
PROSPECTIVE RECENT
Dislike Of Englsh Princes. Who May Become Regent
When kim Dies, Casts Gloom Ouer People.

Fear Of an English 1egency is cast
ing its shadow overathe people OF
Roumania.
The 100000 inhabitants of this
kingdom, created BY Alexander John l.
Of the House Of Cuza, when In 1859 he
proclaimed the union OF the principal
titles Of Moldavia and Wallachinia, sare
intensely patriotic.
They have never rsEented. nomi-
hal sway assumed by turkey, because
Gonstantinople has been too wary ITO
make the bonds cut. Moreover, the
power and patriotism of the present
king, the beloved Charles, has suficed
to serve as a check on plans that am
bilious and covetous nations might
have in contemplation.
But now arises a more serious con-
dition:
King Charles is going to die. Death
is lowering. over him., and entangle-
ments are portending the instant he
passes from life.
Nor In this crisis will Roumania
have the help of the worshipped queen,
the lovely Elizabeth, better known the
world over as musician and writer
under the pen name Of Carmen
Sylvia" She, too, is lettering on the
brink of the grave, the victim of in
durable disease that would sap the pa
tience of nature less beautiful.
The heir to the throne is Prince
Ferdinand, but hes&is so far removed
from the direct line that the citizens
of the country place little reliance in
him. Had they only been fortunate
enough to haveSa son from the king
and queen, all might ,have been well,
but unfortunately ChaIies and Eliza.
beth have been denied offspring,
The original heir to the throne was
Prince. Leopold@of Hohenzollern- Sig:
maingen, brother Of King Charles. 1t
had been confidently expected by the
Roumanians that Leopold would take
the reins Of government. and they
were content, for he is very popular,
but, unfortunately, the frother OF the
present monarch had no inclinations
in the direction OF governing. He de-
clined the place Of heir and appointed
in his stead his son, Prince Wilhelm.
Again the Roumanians were con-
tent, but once more they had to sub
NIT to dlsappo continent, for Prince VIII
helm, following: the ezaa snples OF his
father, also declined the throne. which
went begging TIL it reached Prince
Ferdinand. He is a younger brother
of, Wilhelm.
( Ferdinand accepted the place
of heir, and in the event of the death
OF Charles, Will take the throne
Ferdinand is not personally unpops-
lar, but his wife is. Crown Princess
Marie is too thoroughly of English
stock, too completely out OF sympa-
thy with the people OF Roumania to
be regarded as an ideal queen.
~ When Ferdinand fell in love with
Marie and brought her to Bucharest,
the capital of his people, the nation re-
rjoiced. Marie was and is the most
beautiful member of the,reyal families,
of Europe. Her charming manner
added to her popularity.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27

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But soon it developed that the new
princess was not only not Roumanian
in her leanings, but was entirely out
OF sympathy with all that was most
dear to the people.
Her lavish expenditures quickly
brought her into conflict with the min
istry and with legislative bodies. Il
These are very powerful, for the
sovereign of Roumania has his powers
limited by the will of the people The
right to vote is extended to every tax
payer. and the people do not willingly
permit the money they make by stock
raising, the exporting Of grain, flour.
petroleum and rock salt to be sQuan
dered by those in authority.
The electorate scans the annual
budget very closely, and when evil
dence Of more than normal expendit-
ure is disclosed, there Is certain to be
some inquiry either in the senate or
the chamber of deputies.
All the diplomacy of her grandmoth-
er by marriage, Queen Elizabeth, was
required to smooth over the rupture
Ferdinand, in love- with his superb
wife, naturally took her side, and did
not by the action add much to the af-
lection Of those whom he must rule.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
THE TERM "OLD MAID
HAS LOST ITS STIGMA
Successful Women Are Converting 1t into Badge Of
Independence and Achievement.

made herself such magnificent place
in the annals of English achievement
II she had encountered the rivalry OF
a husband. Throughout all the WON
derful period OF her reign, a time that
produced Shakespeare and dozen
other great writer's, that saw England
gain a mighty foothold in the new
world, and come victorious from many
conflicts by land and sea, the potent
force of E" old maid was at the hglm.
ASK any'British soldier what woman
OF the last two hundred years did the
most to lessen the rigors of military
service and to give the fighting man
a chance against disease, a foe more
to be feared than the bullets Of the
enemy, and he will reply: ss5t
Florence Nightingale" Ba
Another old maid.
Ask any American soldier who
served in the war against Spain, or
Jap, or Russian, who fought in the re-
cent conflict, the same question that
was suggested above as one to put to
the British soldier, and again the an
sWer will be the name of an old maid:
"Clara Barton
When this lady in 1881 organized
the American Red Cross society, and
became it's president, she imaugurated
"a movement that has gone tar to in
troduce mercy into warfare. No treaty
between nations is ever made now
which does mot recognize the right of
the Red Cross nurse to be regarded as
"a neutral, and to move freely from
place to place ON a battlefield while
impartially distributing succor to the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
Washingtonians Not Curious.

Very often in Washington during the
season there are elaborate weddings at
the fashionable churches In other
cities. New York, for example, squads
Of police have been detailed to keep
back the curious women who huddle
In front Of the churches when these
notable weddings are scheduled, for
the purpose Of catching view of the
brides and bridesmaids raiment.
Washington women don't go near
the churches at such times. There is
never any bother with crowds In front
Of the. churches. When the bride and
her women aFesin the very act Of step.
ping from their carriages at biz
wedding even the darkies on the street
scarcely pause to have a look.
It isn't that rubbering is one of the
seven deadly sins in that town. any
more than it is anywhere else. They
simply don't care in Washington
that's all.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27

tet of children In .Europes royalty.
Moreover, the life of the family is
genuinely happy, for Marie and Ferdi-
p! nand are devoted to each other and TO
their children. Were Ferdinand to
live it Is likely that his influence with
Marie would suffice to make her tone
her prejudices against his people, and
act to them with the proper diplomacy
to make a success of her reign.
But the fear is that when he is gone,
! there" will be no check on the will of
the beautiful headstrong princess, and
i that, given a free reign, she will con-
suit her own whims to a point that
must eventually involve her in a dis.
pute with ministry and legislature.
+ These are both intensely patriotic,
and no obligation to the ruler will
ever suffice to make the claims Of the
! nation secondary.
Should such quarrel arise, Marie
would not let the interests of her son
suffer, and would go the limit Of an
appeal to her uncle, King Edward Of
England. tits some such action as this
! that the Roumanians most fear. s
I The forty-eight years that have
elapsed since, under John Alexander,
Roumania began national life, have
been stormy ones, and the nation has
only survived vecause of the fixed pol
icy of the rulers to avoid giving any
nation Of Europe any undue potency
at Bucharest.
John Alexander understood this
need, SO did Prince Charles 1. Of Ho-
thenzollern, who was elected prince by
the people April Ia, 1866.
Through all the trials of the Turko-
Russian war of 1878, Roumanian dip
pomats skillfully obtained every adj
vantage for their nation, and the Ber-
lin congress Of 1873 proclaimed the
full independence of Roumania.
In 1881 the establishment OF a king
dom, with the succession fixed in the
male line, opened up the opportunity
for substantial progress.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27

suffering. To fire on Red Cross am.
bulance is regarded as one of the most
atrocious ofenses possible In warfare.
The beautiful face of Miss Frances
p. Willard looms up among the women
who have mot been afraid to ignore
the cheap popular jest passed on
women who remain In single. blessed
ness. II any mig have married, it
was surely this sWeet-faced advocate
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
The term ''old maid has lost it's

The term "old maid" has lost it's
stigma.
The independent, unmarried woman
no longer bothers to resent 1t.
Modern opportunities to engage in
business, to play part in the activi-
ties Of business and art, of philanthro-
by and politics, without being ham
pered by the presence and care of a
mere man, has proved such an allur-
Ing prospect to many women OF force
4 ~ - -
full personalities that proposal OF
marriage far from being something to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
Has Historic Flag.

Eben Appleton, OF New York CITY
has in possession the "star-spangled
banner which flew over Fort Nc,
Henry and which inspired Francis
Scott Key to the composition Of his
national ode. It is his intention at his
death to leave the flag to either one 81
the national museums at Washington
or the Massachusetts Historical mu
-e,.xn at Boston.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27

of sobriety, for never was there a
more charming personality. But she,
too, had mission. Hers it was to do
the dual work of warning men against
the dangers of their uncontrolled ap-
petites, and of rousing women to the
influence for good they might become
by demanding a ballot.
In this latter cause Miss Willard
had the able seconding of another Odd
maid, Susan B. Anthony.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27

Men may dfHer as to the value of
the prize for which she strove but
none can deny that this grand old
maid was ever redoubtable opponent.
The greatest actres this country
ever knew, and she who could express
the love Of woman for man, the devo-
ton OF w1fehood, the joys and pangs
| OF motherhood, better than any Of her
contemporaries, was another old maid
Charlotte Cushunan.
The list might be multiplied indef-
initely and it is very rapidly growing
to-day, for girls have found out that it
is better to live i'm single comfort and
independence than marry Mistakenly.
During the recent insurance investi-
/ cations was disclosed THAT in one Of
the prominent companies an old maid
was so essential to the noinpnny. that
she earned salary OF 31zee0 "a year,
an amount that MANY al prunlinent
man does not equa1. Miss Margaret
NJ. Hanna, in her capacity Of confhaens
tial secretary to Assistant Secretary
of State Alvey "A. Adee, is regarded
as one of the keenest diplomats. in.
Washington.
Secretaries of state may come and
go. according to the exigencies of pol
tiles or the favor Of presidents may
decide, but Miss Hanna and Mr.. Adee
are essential. They remain under all
administrations. Miss Hanna is not
SO old as to be out Of the marital
race. but she frankly proclaims her.
self an old maid, and moreover, glories
in the title. 49,.
Marie Coreln and a host OF, other
writer's rejoice in the appellation.
No longer term of reproach, old
maid is now the badge OF honor that
proclaims independent womanhood.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
The storm Rod.

The Storm Rod.
Father said the boy, Il was not
to blame. / was the victim of "a brain
storm"
THAT 500" responded the old man.
We'll, for fear Of a recurrence Of the
storm we'll put up rod right now"
Indeed, he put it up several times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
Hardly Possible.

Hardly Possible.
The Baron-I had such beautiful
dream last night. I thought was in
the Garden of Eden.
The Countess And did Eve appear
as generally represented, baron?
The Baron-I-I-didn't look.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
Black and Blue.

She practically II wonder what
makes the Black sea look so blue?
He-You'd look blue II you had all
the Cossacks to wash.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
One less to Clean.

One Less to Clean.
Mamma with a silk thread in her
hand)-Do be brave and have your
tooth out, Marie. It will all be over
in second.
Little Basil Yes, Marie, and it will.
be one less for you to clean, you know.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
Waking Up.

waking Up.
Rarely has our leading morning
newspaper done itself more proudly
than over the jamaican earthquake.
On the morrow of the calamity 1t man
aged to print not only the actual facts
but also some messages about it from
New York.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
a Practical wife.

"A Practical Wife.
Poetical Husband Oh, if only
knew how could throw my troubles
overheard.
Practical Wife Well, let US take a
sea voyage. Is
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
A Cautious Man.

Jeweler would you like to put
the lady's name on the ring, sir?
Cautious Young Man--Er ELL
think you might just put, '.To My Be.
loved"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
past Saving.

Past Saving.
Lady-Couldn't you possibly have
saved your friend who was captured
by the cannibals?
African Traveller Unfortunately
not. When arrived he was already
struck on the menu.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27

Egypt Almost Without Rain.
Twenty minutes OF rain in q year.
is sometimes all that Southern Egypt
gets and there is no dew in that coun-
: try.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
A Good Recommendation

a Good Recommendation,
Guest latter he has ordered bottle
OF wine)-Here waiter, when does the
next train leave for Bimmelhausen?
Waiter-In half an hour!
Guest latter he has tasted the wine)
HIM! Excellent! This is good wine.
Waiter, when does the last train leave
for Bimmelhausen?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27

81. A Pertinent Question. II
Papa-I never told lies when was
a boy.
sonWhen did you begin. papa!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-04-27
Conditional.

Conditional.
Are you a vegetarian
That depends
Depends on what %
"On whether or not the theory that
all flesh Is grass is to be accepted"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-08

Hurrah For Molly cottontaiIl
All the woodland creatures were sitting in
the sun
Calling Molly Cottontafl TO come and have
some fun.
mot a single gunner anywhere a-near;
Molly, don't be timid, come and play, my
dear.
Dance the dinkydOOdle. stand upon your
head,
Have a nzzywinkun 1T and make believe
you're dead.
We WIN keep a lookout. none of US WIN
fail
Come and make us merry. Molly Cotton
tail.
Hurrah. hurrah. for Molly Cottontanr"
Molly was obliging. Moliys heart was
light.
Molly knew her antics were really quite
Upon the slippery needles she balanced on
her toe
And danced the dinlydoOdle and the dun
lCydooEledoe,
And underneath the naples, where the
ground with leaves was red,
She had a fizEywinkum At and stood upon
her head.
Every woodland creature was in q perfect
.oh. you are 70 funny, Molly cottontaili
Hurrah. hurrah. for Molly Cottontail!"
Crow upon the pine top. squirrel down be-
low,
the show;
flicker. jay and weasel. robin. mouse and
frog.
Even Brother Beaver. squatting on q log.
Quite forgot their lookout-haying %
much glee-
They never thought Of Bobby, hid behind
woodpscker and partridge. ehiekadeo and
EVER one was taken up with Molly Cot
.,zurrah, hurrah. for Molly cOttontanr'
In another second every one had SD
They ran and left poor Molly standing on
her head
Whsn she saw the reason. Molly did NOT
know
which end she was standing on or which
way abe should go.
/ In another second she found her scattered
Wit
And Scsred poor Bob by having hzzy-
Wiakum 1T
Then. while he stoSd watching--WonoeS
/ struck and pale
! aba acooted under cover. Molly Cott0ntAA-
Hurrah. hurrah, for Molly CottontalnI
YOUTHS Compant0n-
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FOR THE CHILDREN
The Circus Rina.

AH4 0hN8&
The circus OF the present differs
from that OF the past in various ways,
but the ring remains unchanged. 1t r.
always forty-two feet and nine inches
In diameter. Go where you win, from
China to Peru, from the frosty eau
casus to the desert OF Sahara, and new
er circus ring win you fnd OF any
other size than that. The reason Is
obvious. Circus riders and circus
horses go all over the world, and they
must have the ring always the same
or they would be seriously disturbed
In their performance; they might even
be wholly unable to perform. Trained
to forty-two feet and nine inches, they
have acquired the exact incline of the
body that a radius Of twenty-one feet
and a given speed produce. The
mound on the circumference Of the
ring always has ON the inside n level
OF earth at the same angle as that into
which the radius and the speed throw
the horse and rider. The speed OF the
horse, except in some special acts, Is
the same throughout the performance.
the horse being so well trained that
all the whip cracking Of the ringmas-
ter ana the shouts Of the clown and
the spectators do not disturb him.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-08
Go In Lsmons-A Game.

Any number may play this game.
Two Of them stand aside, joining
hands like the arch in London bridge.
They represent the squeezer. The 9TH
or players are the lemons, and they
stand at some distance from the
Bqueezer.
The squeezer sings:
Some lemons want for the freezer.
Come, Juicy ones. come to the squeezer.
They keep on singing this refrain,
while the lemons creep nearer and
nearer. Suddenly one Of them darts
through the arch.
If the squeezer is quick enough the
lemon is caught and squeezed and
stands aside, out Of the game, while
the squeezer sings:
A Juicy lemon, squeeze him dry.
Well have another by and by.
But if the lemon gets through I'M
caught the sQueezer sings:
See, the rascaPs passed us byI
To catch another we must try.
II the squeezer fails three times It
Is worn out, and new one must take
its place. In this way the game can
be kept up for long time, for 1t is
seldom that all the lemons get caught.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-08
We Are All Too Busy
To Talk Politics.
By Speaker JOSEPH C. CANNON.

w He GREAT TALKING POLITICS Now
THEY THEIR AMBITION is TO SEE THAT
NOTHING TO MAKE THEM DLEi TO CON-
HONORABLE WAY TO GIVING EACH
MAN THE THE WORK OF HIS HEAD
AND HANDS.
country very prosperous There is the OLD STATE OF
UNEAsINESS IN WALL STREET Wall street should look
into country where the factories and the FORCES going where
the harvesting their and sending them to MARKET
where well paid putting forth ENORMOUS PRODOO-
TON for our domestic for the markets of the world
IT WOULD BE A CRIME If CONGRESS ANYTHING
AT THIS TIME TO BUSINESS MIGHT MAKE MIS-
TAKES A DOZEN WAYS
of congress- which begins the first Monday OF
December will provide for the expenditure of about ONE THOU
SAND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS There will probably be bill
dollar session. taking consideration the continuing aPPropa
iona
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-08
A chostiy Cat.

If rats and mice are as much afraid
Of ghosts as boys and girls are the
chances are that they will not trouble
rs much longer They have multiplied
and increased in spite of cats, terriers,
ferrets and traps, but they must fee
before the latest device for their ex-
termination. This device is the APP
partition Of a cat with such ghostly
qualities as will make 1t suitably ter
rifying. The animal is made Of metal,
but is covered with luminous paint,
and when placed in a dark room II
CLOVIS with a mysterious radiance that
cannot fail to strike terror to the
hearts of all rodents. 1t Is likely that
the children Of the family viii stay
out Of that room too.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-08

," commission from the people he at a time when
.V the question of the had to be MET OR
EVADED. President Roosevelt confronted
with three distinct dangers when he undertook to
apply the remedy.
The first that he would precptate GENERAL WAR ON
HRFT and enterprise effort op the evils manifest in
ONE industries
The second that he the power of the national
in his effort extend jurisdiction new subject
matter.
The third that in his
instrument for the bettermen he would unwttngy
ecognze the most advanced form Of SOCIALISM and give
SOCIALISTS great encouragement
IT 10 NOT QUESTIONED HAS ESTABLISHED THE
SUPREMACY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OVER EVERY AND
ALL MANNER OF INDUSTRIAL GIANTS. DISPUTED
THAT He CAUSED STANDARD OF ECONOMIC
JUSTICE AND HONESTY TO BE ERECTED IN THESE VERY IN
pUsTRIEs COMMENDED THAT HE HAS NOT
EMPLOYED ALL THE POWERS IN WHAT
|HE EARNESTLY BELIEVED
MANKIND.
The first serious question grows assertion of the
of the national government whether
hereafter every question be solved by the federal govern
ment ALONE
The second serious question grows accusation
against certain industries whether it has already gone FAR
ENOUGH and already threatens attack of
destroyed confidence
third question whether he has not UNCoN-
|sCIOUSLY BUT SURELY, committed pr
mary theory of the most enlightened form of SOCIALISM
No problem complex that may
under the powers the people acting through the
the other hand, the national government exercising NO
ORIGINAL POWERS AND INCAPABLE OF INITIATIVE
unbending its fixed limitations adapted instrument
the changing forms of industry and the growing complications
of developing country
LOGICALLY, THEREFORE, WOULD SEEM THAT THE STATE
AZ A SOVEREIGNTY EXTENDING EVERY DEPARTMENT NOT
FORBIDDEN CONSTITUTION COULD BEST ENCOUNTER
DIFFICULT PROBLEMS THE STRIP
STATES OF THEIR POWER BY THE EXERCISE or
POWER ON THE PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN
MENT MAY EFFECTIVELY CORRECT EXISTING EVILS, BUT NO
AMOUNT RECONSTRUCTION WILL EVER RESTORE
THEM THAT WHICH THEY HAVE LOST IF WHAT THEY LOST
10 HELD AND EXERCISED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
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Our Boys Not Afraid to Work
cHARLns ~ scHwAB steel r1anufactursr.

BY ScIWAB. Steel r1anunetursr
- UR bows ambition undoubtedly makes them restless 1t
keeps driving and they will not stay longer than
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY in any one place once they
get the idea that they rut But they succeed In the
end They must, because they have the ambition
the American boy has no tenon OF "o
ing HARD for any length me that he lacks the patience p
and pluck of the English lad. .,r
However may be- the fast remains that THE AMEho
BOY DOES WORK HARD AND VERY HARD. SuPP
ever wants to work hard It's when he finds he
is AMBITIOUS that his working ability out linen ne oo
work. say of other nationality WORK h
show more pluck perseverance untrue =
THE AMERICAN YOUTH HAS ALWAYS WORKING W
soMETHNc r7rs IN HIS BLOOD. OTHER HAND
WHEN THE YOUTH DOES LEARN TRADE No ~
KNOWS BECAUSE He Is SATISFIED VII
ITS PRosPEcTs THAT He STICKS 1T. HIS ADVANCE
AENT IS ALWAYS
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-08
The States Should
|Have Power to
ICurb the Trusts.
H1ARrM W. LITrLEToN. New York Lawyer ana
Politician.

HEN President Roosevelt came to power with direct
commission from the people he came at time when
the question of the trusts had to be MET OR
EVADED President Roosevelt was confronted
with three distinct dangers when he undertook to
apply the remedy
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-08

Origin Of the Term "Frse Lance"
After the crusades a great many
knights and their esquires found them.
selves out Of employment. Wander
ing from state to state, selling their
services to any lord who was willing
to pay them their price, they were CIV
en- the very appropriate name Of free
lances"-men who were at liberty to
fight for any one who wanted them.