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Louis Bonaparte, and the two given the
throne of Holland-without the Holland
ers having anything to say on the sub
ject. Napoleon, after being elected frs
consul. finally crowned himself emperor
and Josephine empress i'm the great
church of Notre Dame. whose interior
now so chill and forbidding. was ablaze
with the colors of rich hangings. Their
they went to Milan, where in the most
magnificent of all cathedrals the "Iror
Crown of Ancient Lombardy" was placed
in turn upon thebrows of Napoleon and
Josephine. Immediately thereafter Eu-
gene de Beauharnais was appointed by
Napoleon viceroy Of Italy.
Had Imperial Attributes.
Amid all these imperial glories the dis
quieting belief was formed in Josephine S
mind that as her husband grew in
grandeur his pride in her was dimin-
ishing. He had every reason for pride
The Martinique creole had attained to
all the personal dignity which should
hedge about a queen and an empress.
In her own magnificent villa of NAL
maison she was a true chatelaine. In
the various palaces he took for his resi-
dences she ruled like an empress. The
Palais Royal was too small for his de-
sires. though that memorial to the eX-
traVagance of an earlier king is bigger
than any residence of an American cap
tain of industry-bigger even than the
Vanderbilt mansion. at 51th street and
9TH avenue. New York. Nothing short of
the Tuileries would serve the Napoleonic
purpose. Years afterward the Paris COM
mune set the torch to the Tuileries as
the home of aristocracy, and today a
public garden, to which all may resort,
occupies the site of the anient palace
which was kept for the luxury of the
privileged few.
At the Tuileries Napoleon began to
manifest his newly developed royal
tastes. He had his suite of apartments
distinct from those of his wife, and be-
gan to practice that entire independence
of moral rule which had been one of the
reasons for the overthrow of the ancient
regime. Nothing in history il more para
doxical than this singular fashion in
which Napoleon was able to cajole the
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and divorced his wife to marry the daugh-
ter of the Austrian emperor he was es-
sentially the aristocrat. Like some Ameri-
can politicians he held the crowd with
smooth words, but never failed to seek
the great places for himself.
Nine. Beauharnais reproached him with
his needless massacre of the Partisan peO-
pie. which was indeed one of the blacklist
bIOtS on his eScutcheOn. 1T is my seal
that have set on France he answered,
with that calm confidence in his ultimate
destiny that always characterized him.
Disllking him at first even ridiculing
him. Josephine finally married the young
soldier of fortune-yOunger than she was.
Probably the sage advice of BarraS and
Talleyrand had something to do with this
They knew he was coming man and
wanted him to have wife whom they
also knew. Either NapOleOn'S persistence
or the diplomacy of these politicians tri-
umphed. In 1876. upon the news of his
appointment as commander-in-chiefo Of the
army in Italy, Napoleon and Josephine
We're married. Two days later he set out
Tor Italy: Josephine remained behind do
ing all in her power to maintain his po-
itical strength at home.
Made Host of Friends.
At the moment that was not difficult
task. From Italy came nothing but re-
ports of victory. Presently he summoned
her to meet him there. and she made such
hosts of friends by urging upon him mild
methods in dealing with conquered
states that he said of her: Il conquer
provinces; Josephine conquers hearts,
This was the most fortunate period of
Josephine's existence. Though her hus-
band was often absent from her. it was
the fortune of war and might be excused
If he was jealouS-as indeed he was
that was the subtlest fiattery dear to a
womans heart. She. however influenced
him greatly for good. persuading him to
heal the wounds inflicted by the revolution
and to make France itself once more
But as he grew in power and station he
lost affection for her. Ambition took the
place Of love. He who had been merely
soldier wanted to he the equal and the
associate of kings and emperors Hor-
tense, his stepdaughter, was married to
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court eXonerated Mime. Beauharnais from
any wrongdoing but granted the separa-
ton nevertheless. giving the son Eugene
to the father and the daughter HOrtense
10 the mother.
Life was destined To bring strange
gifts to the children thus separated in
youth. Hortense became Queen of Hol-
land. while Eugene I'm due time became
viceroy of Italy. Their attainment of
these exalted stations was due to the
power of their stepfather. Napoleon, who
conferred upon their mother the very
loftiest honors and then, by divorcing
her for reasons of state. plunged her
into depths of despair.
Beauharnais Sent to Guillotine.
But | am anticipating. Parted from
her first husband. the Viscomtesse de
Beauharnais repaired for a time to the
island of Martinique, bnt returning after
two years became reconciled with him.
These We're the days just preceding the
revolution, and Beauharnais had thrown
his influence strongly with the Giron-
dists- He openly opposed the execution
of King Louis XVI. which was perhaps
the most perilous thing a man could do
at that time He held to his duty in the
military service and was a valiant soldier
IN the army of the Rhine. but resigned
after a brief campaign. Presently there
after he was cast into prison, marked for
execution and not long after sent to the
Sulliotlne- Josephine, too, was arrested
and sent to different prison. The task
fell upon her one day To read aloud to
the other prisoners the list of those exc
cuted, and among them she found the
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USE OF PARCEL POST
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FIXED BY ZONES TRAVERSED
Division of American Territory Into
Units of Area.

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some conception of the zone system used
IN the calculation of postage on parcel
post packages sent through the mail
after the new system becomes operative
January !. The Star today publishes the
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as it is called. To the map. as issued
DIV the Post Office Department. have
been added cities in each of the states
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name of her husband. With a shrek she
zen senseless to the floor But in that
DAY or the Terror episodes OF this sort
had become commonplace to the wives
ana daughters imprisoned in the concier-
geri". Before long the new widow was
restored to consciousness and to a sense
OF the duties still confronting her.
IL Is proper to note that the early an
tagonisnl between Josephine and her hus-
bard had been thoroughly assuaged be-
fore his death. Whether remarked or
not. they were recOnciled, and their home
had become resort for all the best
minds in Paris when the baleful power
of Robespierre descended upon it and
sent the master to the guilotine. The
wife would undoubtedly have followed,
save that the downfall of Robespierre
came so quickly that she was released
before many more red carts rumbled the
dismal way from the prison to the scat
fold
Followed then a period of penury for
the Beauharnais family. Her son Eugene
helped to support the family. Talien.
then a power in the government. which
had little promise of stability, secured
for her a small pension in partial recon-
pense for her estates. which had been
confiscated. Barras. the most infamous of
the political powers of the day. took in
her an interest which his memoirs do not
describe as wholly brotherly. Talley-
rand. whom Victor Hugo afterward de-
scribed as "a silk stocking filed. with
fifth became her friend. The fortunes
that had sunk so low an ebb during the
terror had begun to recoup before she
met the man who made her an empress.
Distrusted Napoleon at First.
1t was shortly after Napoleon. with that
whit of grapeshot" Of which Carlyle
tells us. had dealt the revolution it's first
serious wound that Josephine and he met.
She distrusted the young soldier who had
shown himself so utterly Indifferent to the
basic principle beneath the revolution
and set up his cannon as the final ar
biters of right. Her distrust was wholly
justfiable. From the day when Napoleon
protected the convention with his artil-
lcry in the name of the republic to the
time when he crowned himsf emperor
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by regulation for the indemnfication of
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insurance or otherwise, and, if desired,
for the collection on delivery Of postage
due on the parcel and the price of its
contents. for the benefit of the shipper,
and to charge the necessary cost of such
additional service.
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in any way affect the rate of postage on
seeds, cuttings. bulbs, roots, scons and
plants which now exists, l cent for each
two ounces or fraction thereof regardless
of the distance they are sent within the
United States. But cut flowers dried
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quarters of NapoleOn's wife. all served
as warnings.
When Napoleon came back from the
famous victory of Wagram. in 1863. the
act that he had in contemplation could
no longer be concealed from the wife.
Every little detail of their daily life in
Dictated his purpose to set her aside and
look for wife more in accord by birth
with the imperial dignity he had attained.
Unfortunately for her, she seized this
particular moment to reprOach him upon
his intidelties, of which in common with
most royal persOnages, he was VIGOROUSLY
guilty. Immediately he told of his de-
termination to divorce her.
Accepts the Inevitable.
Volumes have been written about the
swooning agony of Josephine. the noble
wrath of her son Eugene. the tears and
lamentations Of Hortense. Not here can
the details of the way in which the It'd
ings were broken to Josephine or how she
received them be told. If the narrative
of Theirs and others of his school are
Jnore of Mysteries than beseemed the &C.
casion. But in the end, with recurring
dignity. Josephine accepted the inevitable
and also the palace OF Malmaison. the
title of queen-empress-d owager and an
allowance of about S6O0Oo0 year. Flu
gene. who had cast his post of vicerOy
of Italy in the emperor's face at the
first news of the divorce, thought bet
ter of il and returned to his duties and
their emoluments. while Hortense. whom
Napoleon had made Queen of Holland.
remained to rule over that placid Dutch
people who had accepted her without
even wondering why she who had never
seen Holland should be their sovereign.
This may seem a cynical summary OF
the Napoleonic divorce. Over against 1t
may be set the undoubted truths that SO
long as his power lasted Napoleon left
nothing undone to show courtesy and
honor to his discarded wife. OF her he
wrote that Josephine was truly a most
lovely woman-rehned, affable and charm
ing. She was the goddess of the toilet.
= She was so kind. SO humane-she
was the most graceful lady and the best
woman in France. She possessed the
most perfect KNOWLEDGE - -ttvA- different
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the marriage OF Melvin F. Kline and
Miss Edith NJ. Poole. daughter of Mr.. and.
Mrs. Thornton c. Poole, in Cumberland.
Nd, October s. Rev. Joseph Dawson offi..
ciating.
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Prepayment Required.

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stamps provided for the purpose. other
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And parcel post stamps are not good for
postage on mail matter of the first, sec
Ond third classes Parcels mailed on
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shades or my character and evinced the
most perfect tact i'm turning this knowl-
edge to the best account" True. he mar
ried promptly the Austrian princess.
Maria Louisa. who in due time gave him
the wished-for son, but who was swift
to desert him in the hour OF his adver-
sity. Josephine for her part, SO far as
history tells us, never wavered In affec-
ton and loyalty to him. They exchanged
letters constantly, and while his were
fun Of affection. hers gave him advice
which IL followed would have saved him
many Of his later vicissitudes.
Fall Shortly Follows Divorce.
Curiously enough. the period Of his de-
scent from the glories of the TuiIeries
to the last scene at St. Helena. began
very shortly after the divorce. One who
seeks to moralize might say with much
plausibility that the hand OF heaven fell
heavily upon the emperor as soon as he
set aside his marriage vows.
But his final disasters came too late
for Josephine to witness. She lived in
deed to know OF the disastrous Russian
campaign and the retreat from MOSCOW.
She lived, too. to learn OF his abdicauon
hardly four months after the divorce.
and witnessed his exile to Elba. The
very potentates that sent him thither
treated her with respect and honor. Her
health was breaking at the moment and
written to and called upon her. sent his
own physician to her aid, but to no
avail. She died In the fifty-first year OF
her age, May -. 1914. just four weeks
after Napoleon reached Elba-
Her two children were at her bedside.
but seeing that she sought to indicate
the lack of something for her comfort.
finally brought a large portrait OF Ma
poleon and placed IL In clear view. With
an air Of content she fixed her eyes upon
it and murmuring Island OF Elba-Nas
passed away.
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Disappointed at Lack of Heir.

Kings 'by divine right married their
children to the children of other kings
Napoleon, having no children, determined
to ally himself with the royal families
of Europe by wedding a princess. True,
he was already married, but to so great
a potentate that was no bar. He de-
termined to divorce Josephine. who had
been not merely a tender but a most
helpful wife to him. He claimed always
that only the fact that she had given
him no heir to the great empire he had
conquered caused his determination. II
is not for us to judge the motives which
actuated him. Historians writing more
vary. Theirs. John S. C. Abbott-some of
whom heard the story of the divorce
from his own lips, accord to him the
patriotic motive of avoiding future wars
by providing an heir to the throne of
France. Hostile writer's aver that his
main purpose was to raise himself from
the position of an adventurer to that of
one of the family of kings. At any rate,
it must be conceded that no infatuation
for another woman animated him. Either
devotion to the state or cOld-blOOded am
bition for more royal standing was the
cause of the divorce.
With a womans infallible intuition,
Josephine foresaw what was coming. The
separation of her apartments from those
of the emperor was the first hint. His
preoccupation when with her. his grow
ing regard for royal etiquette, his in
creasing intimacy with the Austrian am
bassador. whose imperial master had q
daughter ready to succeed to the vacated
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pOpulace In their justifiabIe revolt
against the Bourbons he took no part
When that revolt was upon the point OF
creating true democracy he put it
down with his cannon. Acclaimed then
as the savior of the republic. he over
threw the republic and yet held the
friendship of the republicans. All the
extravagances and follies of the kings
whom the French people had destroyed
he in turn committed, yet remained the
idol of France
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-28

the success of some has passed into
tradition as little short of marvellous.
The usefulness of the profession
should make it more respectable at
this time than it has been considered
In the past. Boards of health and
sanitary authorities might well uti-
lie this class of workers as a tenn
porary means of warding off a threat
ening crisis like the impending epi-
demic of plague. Catching the rat.
to be sure, like swatting the fly, is
a lame and unsatisfactory expedient,
says The Journal of the American
Medical Association, compared with
the method Of building and starving
both out Of existance; but so long
as such an anachronism as the rat ex-
lists, there is no inconsistency in
fighting it with a medical institution
like the rat-catcher.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-28
THE PROPOSED BEAT BOND ISSUE

NOW at the proposed general
oed down by vote of IL
ong good roads to ber themselves securing order from the
Oh supervisors at its October
required notice Of an intention twenty or thirty
Donus 10 De used
OF tnls county largely
1ood Roads committee of the Commercial
pubic notice. but the
iomaity attending such issue is with
IL seems to be generally spct
proper and needed STEP will
uays now when that portion
esoug situated will be work that has been foo
long ~ ~ mas 'een 'o0
question
rest and Tor these and other
ZIG OF highway commission
oecome matter of chance Men their county
VINO VIII be willing do
Tor the
sane ana or the sake of those who
system De adopted
tue element OF permanency the
eu roaos 10 community
enecon on the Intelligence presume that thew do not
e uay oeeVe In their construction
ana DO the wrong often
concerned is wise and
interest ana secure public endorsement proposition to issue
OF bonds to be building Beats one and two Of
this - ~ e anu '"' Vi
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-28
FRIENDSHIP AND BUSINESS

The man who the business places Of b b
town is not man who attracts friendships He creates
very little good Will People buy him thew find that he
mas bargains that they simply o
they to man
lot cold isolation and he wins by hard work and friend
ships help ~ ~ '
great the by favor The fe,ow b t
IN his townsmen who opportunity throw good
lhese aVors are not forgotten bread
cast upon waters of shoees when he least
ons comes some man to whom he whom
1T is pleasure to return. " ~ ~
Here is explained the which some euo
aons IN fhy tbev have
genius for business business vors ts
whenever possible they buy everything possible their townsmen
create by and by bev fnd what M
people there are In life who enjoy returning favo and
memberng mutual obligations 49, M -
Government is trust and the officers government are trustees
and both the trusts the benefit NJ tho n
said Henry Clay but that before day of TRUSTS
How learn himself? Never bv medtatng s
Goethe endeayor to do thy once what within
thee hes. WV ~ W
with his open ~ ~
success with consists suit now and then
Many man who starts back into town
Receive guests treat your desires as cbdr
-*
Success today Better the thing YOU are doing
Would you be at peace? Speak peace to the world
God Almighty first planted
Fear is always mean.-Emerson
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-28
SOME FRAcrIous srEEps.

Bucking horses. ridden by fearless
cowboys, will furnish a vast amount
of excitement with Buffalo Bills Wild
West and Panee Bills Far East when
1t appears in this city. Mustangs
and bronchos, ill-tempered and natu-
rally rebellious, will be used in dem.
onstrating the superiority of men over
vicious equines, and will picture one
of the real factors in the cowboys
life upon the plains. To this feature
will be added trained bronchos and
thoroughbreds, Illustrating the further
mastery of the trainer in shaping the
actions of mans most valued ami.
NAL friend-the horse. This show
will be in Hattiesburg on Monday,
October 9TH.