The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

at your palms, and you will find Ger
tain classical lines. These lines. TIN.
so-called lines OF life, heart and head,
the girdle OF Venus, the bracelets Of
life round your wrists-what do yo;
suppose they really are? They are
nothing more or less than creases Or
folds produced by the action of tho
muscles
Tho line OF heart. for instance. is
the fexure Of the four fingers, and the
line OF life Is the result of action
by the thumb. All these lines that
by the palmists are characteristic feN-
ures. You will find. the same lines on
the palm OF an ourang-outang. HUI
mainly Is easily gulled though Its ex-
traordinary ignorance of the elemen-
tary facts OF physiology"
Cars Kitchen Secrets Exposed.
PARIS, April 25.-The secrets OF the
Cars kitcben--the imperial kitchen CT
Russia-are exposed in a remarkable
article published in the current num-
Der of the Revue. The writer. who
signs nlmself s. r. G.. claims he is a
Russian prince and belongs to the
Cars encourage. He begins with a
reference 10 the SZdT y dltdCh ol ~
plus fever in 1900. and the wonder
expressed throughout Europe that a
potentate whose life was so carefully
guarded should have contracted the
Infection. There would have been 40
wonder. he says. II the secrets of the
imperial Kitchen were known. They
are managed with ineXpressible dis
order, and are unsanitary beyond be-
lief. Their unhygienic condition is
equaled only by the dishonesty and
extravaganza which prevail in them.
The alleged prince writes that Cen
eral lyric, brother OF former minis
ter OF marine, called In his doctor one
day. He was fearfully Ill. and the
doctor asked: Where have you been
dining?'
81 had luncheon with the Car yes
terday. and I came right home and
went to bed I was so i'll" was the
answer. The doctor treated him for
ptomaine poisoning. and pulled him
through.
The following story illustrates the
dishonesty OF the Russian imperial
servant: There is a man in st. Pe-
tersburg who is famous for his dinners
and his wines. AS he Is not wealthy.
his friends wonder why he is not.
One day the writer solved the mys-
terry. He was sitting in cafe with
the dinner-giver when servant In
court livery popped his head In rear
door and beckoned. The prince thought
the signal was for him. but the din
ner-giver put in dry laugh. Never
mind. That's my purveyor-generaL
He has something for me. Wen have
good Wine to drink His Majesty's
health in tonight" They went out
into a rear corridor. where they found
the servant had a big basket. 1t con-
tanned twenty bottles of the finest
wines, which the dinner-giver paid for
at from fifty kopecks to rouble n
bottle, and then sent them TO ms nome
by public porter.
Tho Cars table,. continues the aru-
Gle. is financed on scale OF enor-
nous extravaganza. Each dish pro-
yided is put down at ten roubles-and
each single article of food counts as
dish, though 1t may be only a FEW
olives or bunch of celery. At great
state dinners the figuring is even high
er. For instance, II there are 500 COW
ers set, and lobster patties are on the
menu, the account put In will be for
500 Holsters at four roubles .apiece,
though one lobster. at court dinner.
easily- suffices for four or FIVE guests.
II ducks from Rouen are provided, 500
ducks are paid for at five roubles
apiece though each duck affords four
lportions Withal the Holsters are apt
to be of doubtful freshness, and the
ducks do not come from Rouen.
The table ware is also taken out OF
the palace and sold by the Kitchen SER
wants and walters.
In the reign OF Alexander III, his
artist friend, Bogoluboff, came on q
beautiful Sevres plate embiazoned
with the imperial arms and mono
grams, in a curlo shop. He bought y
for trifle, and then the dealer said:
IF you care for rubbish Of that SORT
I can get you lots of it,
"Do, by all means" said Bogolu-
bof. In a few weeks he had aecun u ~
lated several dozens specimens OF me
china and glassware. all stolen IRON
Tsarsko -Selo. One day he asked tho
Car to come and see his latest Gu
rios. The Gar was enraged When INC
matter was explained to him. Ihere
was considerable clearing out OF ser
wants, and the curio-dealer was I'M
prisoned.
roxvr reformed by "ARcction Strike
ROME. April 25.-The village Of Ser
ravalle, In the province Of Florence.
long known to be one Of the most
dissolute towns In Italy, has been re-
formed by an Correction strike"
The men Of the village We're ao-
customed to spend their money IN
drinking and gambling, and there were
continued quarrels.
Last month, on the initiative OF the
wife Of the mayor. the women dis
cussed remedies, and resolved to boy
cott love making until the men re-
formed. The young unmarried women
dismissed their suitors and postponed
their marriages.
At first the men Knocked the wo-
men, but the latter were relentless,
and finally the men began to reform,
On Saturday the local publican closed
Its bar. owing to the falling off In
trade, and sixteen couples have given
in their marriage banns.
The parish priest is arranging to
turn the former public-house into q
public library.
Police Shadow Future Kings Parents.
i TIT r,p CyNJCE, A ,,r}1 .-.-vr[a hnri.