I'“n—-O'U'I~ . \ so‘. n. _ . .. 1 Mi rm“ «in ”mus-‘— QUEEN WILHEIMINA STORIES'OF HOLLAND’S YOUNG AND POPULAR SOVEREIGN3 She Says that She “'ill Choose Ber Owr. Husband, and that. No State Match- . makers Need Apply—She is Intenscly Loyal to Her Race. li'hen Queen Victoria inherited the - British throne she was scarcely more popular than is the young Queen of Holland at the present moment. The Dutch simp‘y ado1c thei1 young sov- e1eign, and take the most intense in- te1est in her coming of age (which will take place next August), and in her possible 111a11iage. Queen Wilhelmina is credited by her people with much force of character. It is thought that she will attempt to rule as well as reign, and her choice of a husband is therefore a matter of utmost import- ance to the Dutch. The “Wochen Zei- tung," Amsterdam, says on this sub- ject: “The many rumo1s of the Queen‘s app1oaching malriage a1e premature. More than once she has declared that she would prefer to remain single as long as possible. At any rate. it is cer- tain that the Queen will choose for hrrself. She will not be railroaded into marriage. Only recently she said: "I love my loyal subjects, and hope to please them in every way. But if they believe that they have a voice in the choice of my husband, they are de- cidedly mistaken. If extreme meas- ures should be resorted to against me, I shall be more energetic than ever. I will not be married at all if I am not allowed to have a voice in the mat- ter.’ ” ' _ So far the Dutch people are rather pleased with these expressions of in- dependence. They are, however, anx- ious to have certain legal formalities settled before the Queen comes of age. The “Com-ant,” Rotterdam, writes as follows: “'It will be necessary to define the position of the Queen before the law, to remove the conflict between the Queen‘s position as head of the state and his wife, and it is best that this should be done before she has chosen a husband. According to the civil code the wife is bound to obey her hus~ band, and the latter has a right to de mand that his children should be called by his name. More. The bus- band can compel his wife to reside in 'whatever place he thinks fit to choose as his abode. The Queen is‘not above the law; she must obey it as well as her subjects. The rights of the Prince Consort would therefore clash with the constitution, for the seat of govern- ment may not constitutionally be transferred to a foreign country. The Queen's exceptional position should be defined by special legislation while she is yet fr.”ee Although them are many points of similarity between the position of the Queen of England and that of the “men of Holland, tl1e1e has sprung up them een the two countries an estrange- mcnt since Wilhelmina inherited the throne. of Holland. For some unac- countable reason the young Queen has a violent aversion of everything'Eng— lish. "be British press returns this dislike with interest. “Her figure is ‘-ungainly, her lips are bloodless,” etc.. are things we read of her in “Life" :and other English society papers. These descriptions are reported to her and do not assist her in overcoming her dislike of Englishmen. The “Va- derland” relates the following inci- dent: “During a recent tour abroad the Queen expressed a wish to the Dutch Ambassador accredited to a. foreign court to meet his daughters. ' ‘ I do so wish to meet some Dutch girls,’ she said. ‘I am just dying for some one to speak to in my own language. Do :send your daughters to me.’ ‘But my daughters do not speak Hollandish,’ replied the. unfortunate nobleman. ‘My girls were not born in Holland; they only sp: ak English.’ ‘Then, for heaven’s sake. do not send them to me,’ replied Queen Wilhelmina. wrathfully. ‘I will have nothing to do with Dutch girls who do not understand their own lan- guagel’ ” “Ignited Spices of Variety in Life. The expression of his! face showed that he was easily irritated, and the contractor into whose office he walked braced himself for trouble. “I wish,” said the irritable man, “that you would do me a favor in con- .nection with the work on my house.” “Anything that we can do will be cheerfully attended to. ” “Thank you. I wish you‘d send a new man to do the painting.” "‘But the one we have there is an ex- cellentwm‘kman.” "I don’t doubt that. But he's been » aliere three days and he hasn’t whistled anything but "Tell Them that You Saw Me.’ I’m pretty slow at catching a tune, but I've learned that with all the variations, and if it’s just the same to :you I’d like to start inyon a new one." *Washington Star. A Wise Precaution. Mr. Williams: “VVha’ yo’ doin’ dat 360’, Mr. Jo’son—puttin’ mosquito nets up dis time in de year?" Mr. Johnson: “Waal, yo’ see de doc- tor tole me de air war full of dese yer micro bees; so I’s takin’ precotions agin gittin’ ’em into de house.’ A Soft Language. The Turkish language is said by scholars to be the softest and most mu- .sieal language of modern times, being better adapted to the purpose of musi- cal notation and recitation than evgn the Italian. (. By washing the clothes at. the un- ¢dertaker’s the second wife of a Ban- vggor, Me., man is paying off the bill for she. burial of. her predecessor. WEEKLY: A RAT or: TASTE AND TALENT. The Tale of the Tail of a Rat and the Man- ner in Which Tall Obtained the Living. A story is told of a recently deceased 'at who obtained oil from a narrow necked bottle by dipping his tail there in. Then he licked the oil from his long and well-oiled tail, and waxed fat. The truth of the story is certified by reputable men. Tlit rat had the misfortune to be born in a machine! shop, where only metal was used,'and there was, cOnse- quently little good food for his kind. It happened that the men alwayrz kept a bottle of oil uncorked, and fas tened by a wire to 'a certain part 01 the machinery. It was in constant use. One evening the thoughtful rat betook himself to a study of this hot. tle. Could he not get at the oil? He had a tail—what use was he making of iti This tail was an opportunity, and he had been wasting it, but now he could use it. Immediately he inserted the long tall as far as it would go into the narrow neck of the bottle, and soaked it thor- oughly in oil. Then he withdrew it. and licked the oil carefully ofl from it. After that be repeated the same pro cess as often as he,felt hungry. One day he was taking a.copious meal of oil when he realized that he had forgotten his hereditary caution, and that a. man was watching him. The man showed no sign of attacking him, but rather a. pleased curiosity. and the rat therefore stayed. The re-. sult of this meeting was that in time the rat got into the habit of taking his meals in the presence of the work- men, and that to have killed so clever a creature would have been regarded as a crime. He led a. happy life, and died of oil and years—New York J our- nal. ' THE CLOUD WOMAN. A Strange Apparition Formed of Cloud: and Books on Lake Leman’s Shores. A strange freak of nature is “the lady of the lake,” a. combination 0! rocks and clouds in theform of a wo- man, on the shores of Lake Leman in Switzerland. The strangest thing about this freak is that, though permanent, it is not fre- quently seen. Only under certain at- mospheric conditions does the lady of the lake appear to her admirers. If there are no clouds, the naked rock is too plainly visible. ,On the other hand, it often happens that the clouds are sd‘ 1 thick that nothing can be seen at all. The lady of the lake is a gigantic fig- ure 1,000 feet high. When she appears at the best her head is covered by a white veil falling down her back, the corsage of her dress is gray, and her skirt is of dark color, with large pleats and a long train. A more majectic figure is not to be found anywhere. No human being or aggregation of human beings could ever produce a work of such dignity. The human likeness of the figure is very striking. The apparition from a distance is grewsome, indeed, and many travelers seeing it for the first time have been given a fright from which they did not recover in many days—New York Journal. A Census of Words. It is generally admitted that 5,000 expressions «are amply sufficient for common use. The vocabulary of a writer seldom surpasses that number. With 7,000 words a. language is ac- quired thoroughly. According to Bra- chet, the number of French words in the Dictionnaire do 1’ Academie is 27.‘ 000, including 6,000 primitive expres- sions. The Littré Dictionary contains about 60,000 words. English, according to Johnson, con- ’ tained 15,000 words; but Thommery gives to the English of the present day 87,000 Words. An ordinary German dictionary has has about 42,000 wo1'ds,.and 3. Spam ish dictionary 52,000. Chinese is composed of 41,000 known words in an imperial dictionary ofdthe eighteenth century. Doggies in Bracelets. The French poodle has. set the fash- ion for New York’s swell pups in the way of fourteen-caret gold bracelets, ablaze with jewels and spangles, with which to adorn his high-born legs, and with a collar and shoulder harness to correspond. The cost of these small trappings must, of course, vary according to size and the number of jewels used. The plainest of gold collars made with jewel settings costs not less than $100, while the jewelled ones quickly mount up to $300 and $500. The bracelets cost from $150 to $400 each, and the harness and gold chain from $150 to B500r—New York Journal. Cemeteries of Elephants. The ivory trade with Africa is con- ducted on a scale of far greater di- mensions than most people have any idea. of. Elephants would soon become killed off, were not the largest part of the importation taken from the stores which have been laid 1111 by nature, as if in anticipation of the requirements of modern people. These stores are practically the ceme. teries of the elephant world for cen- turies and centuries, and the ivory is fetched from them by the natives, and gold to the traders, to be by them ex- ported With comparatively little trou- ble, and without incurring any risk to their lives-Pearson’s Weekly. ' Grown Rich 011' Tips, A Boston man who dines regularly at a prominent hotel was interested to discover that his Waiter, whom he has been tipping liberally all along, owns five tenement houses in the Hub, all :lear of mortgages, and’that his tax oill is considerably larger than his~pa~ trons—Springfield Republican. 9 5 TH" EAMPAIGN ”WSWWWN IS OVER- NflW is 1 TIM .51: To Subscribe for the. is] ' ’ HAND 9- Both Pacers Sent to one Address for $I.OO aYear- Nonwnnn-G'AZTETE. . I . choice. 67}§@700. .. . , BIG JEWELRY FAILURE. , A Large Incorporated Company In New York Goes to the Wall. , NEW Your, Jan. 8. —J. H. Johnston 8; 00., dealers in diamonds, jewelry and sil-‘ verwaro at 17 Union square, today assign- ed for the benefit of their creditors. Arthur H. Masten, a lawyer of 49 Wall street. and John R. Keim were named as assignees and at once took charge of the store. No definite figures regarding the affairs- of the concern could be ascertained, but on reliable authority it was ass‘grted that the liabilities are $219,000 and the assets $200,- 000. General depression in the jewelry trade) which has been long continued. is said to be the cause of the financial trou blos of the company. The concern has done a big business and was connected with the New York ‘Jewel- ers’ association. It has suffered, it. was said today, from the lax trade in jewolry caused by the growth of the bicycle trade. All jewelers complain of this, and it has been given as a reason for failure and as- signments of other jewelry houses recently. Johnston & Co. is an incorporated con- corn, having been incorporated in 1893 with a capital stock of $150, 000. HAMMOND’S ACCOUNTS. The Mystery of the Foreign Exchange Entry May Be Cleared Up. CHICAGO, Jan. .8.—The much discussed entry of “foreign exchange, $900,000,” made by Second Vice President Hammond of the National Bank of Illinois, may be made clear in a. remarkable manner. That: the entry was proper is likely to be shown. Colonel W. V. Jacobs has sued his for- mer bookkeeper for an accounting of money and papers traced into his hands, but. of which his books show no record. Fac- similes of some of the missing papers re- _; cently found their way into print. In themselves the papers have no value, - as they relate to transactions dating back to 1893 and long since closed. The papers relate to loans of the National Bank of 11- linois early in the life of the Calumet Electric railroad, when Mr. Jacobs was its 5016 owner, and show that the National Bank of Illinois instead of using its own resources borrowed the money for Mr. Jacobs abroad. Such a. transaction in- volved nothing illegitimate on the part; of the bank until, as afterward developed, when the bank was forced to take control of the road, these loans became larger than the national» banking laws allowed. Shot; by a. Priest. BAY CITY, Mich, Jan. 8.—A warrant was issued today for Father Pogoacki, charging him with shooting Joseph Bart;— kowkiak, the leader of Monday’s riot. He .has gone to Grand Rapids to visit the bishop and has not yet been arrested. A crowd of 500 people occupied the church property all day, but no violence was at- tempted. Mr. Depew’s' \Vard Married. PARIS, Jan. 8.—Miss Edith Lyman Col- lins, the only daughter of Mr. Clarence Lyman Collins of New York and ward of Dr. Chauncey M. Depew, was married to- day at the Church of St. Germain-1’ Auxer- rois, M. 1’ Abbe Salmon, the vicar, oflficiat- ing, to Rechid Bey, Count. Czaykowski, councilor of the Turkish embassy at Rome. Snell’s Susplclous Death. WAUKESHA, Wis, Jan. 8.—Frank Snell was found dead here. Mr. Snell was a nephew of A. J. Snell, the millionaire, who was murdered in Chicago some years ago. It is not known as yet. whether death resulted from poison or he died a natural death. The Conemangh Afloat. LONDON, Jan. 8.—The American steam- ‘shivaonemaugh, from Southampton for Antwerp, which was reported ashore ofi Terschelling in the North sea, has been floated and has proceeded for Antwerp. Patti \Vants the Legion of Honor. PARIS, Jan. 8. —According to a newspa- per interview, Mme. Adelina Patti is anx- ious to secure the decoration of the Legion of Honor. The Pope’s Activity. ROME, Jan. 8.—-The pope gave audience to 60 persons yesterday. He was not; fa- tigued by his exertion. The \Veather. Fair, followed by cloudy; westerly to southerly winds. - -;FINANOIAL AND COMMERCIAL. oslng Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NXKWYORK, J an. 7.-—Money on call easy at 1% per ent. Prime mercantile paper. per cent. Sterling exchange strong, with ac- tual blisiness in bankers’ bills at $4. 87@4. 875/4 for demhnd and $4. 84@4. 84% for60 days. Posted rates, mercial bills, $4. 82%@4. 33. Silver certificates. 64%@65}40.; 8310 sales. Bar silver, 64%c. Mexi- can dollars, '1 (T501111. Government bonds flrm. State bondsd‘ 1.11 Railroad bonds flrm. Closing mic-311: Atchison ........ .1496 New England. —- Bur. & Quincy. i 71% N. J. Central" ....100 C. C, C. &St. L127 North American. 4% Chesapeake&0.. 117% Vorthern Pacific. 13% ChicagoGas ..... . 721% Do. pref........... 38% Cordage ...... ... N. Y. Central. 98% Cotton Oil........ 14% Omaha. ........... . 4896 Del. & Hudson” .11214 Ontario&West... l5 Distillers’ Trust... Pacific Mail.. . . ... 24% Erie ............... 15% leading. . . . . ...... 27 "‘ neral Electric. 34 Rock Island....... 67% coking Yalley... 17% Silver Bullion... .65% Lackawanna......157 St. au1.. .791 Lake Shore. .... ”152% Sugar Refinery: 1.10% .............. TexasPaclfic.. 996 Union Pacific. . . .. 996 Wabash preh. 16% Western Union... 134% Lead m Louisville & Nash 49% Missouri Pacific” 21% Northwestern. . . . 103% General Mnrkets. NEW YORK. Jan. 7. —“LOUR— State and western dull. but fairly steady; city mills pat- ents. $5. W5. 45: winter patents. $4. 95@5. 1:0; city . mills clears, $4. 95@5. 05; winter straights, $4.60 @480 WHEAT—No. 2 red opened firmer on foreign buying, weakened under local realizing, but rallied again on covering; March, 91 15-160.; May. 87 9-16@88%c 1 CORN—No. 2 was quiet. but. steady; May, 31§§@31}§c. OATS—No. 2 dfill; February. 22950.: track T white, state, 20@30c. PORK—Quiet; mess, [email protected]: family. $9. 50 @10. . LARD—Dull; prime western steam. $4.075, nominal. BUTTER—Steady: state dairy, 10@15%c.: state creamer-y, 13@19 c. - CHEESE— Quiet: state, large. 7mllc4 small, 7m11c. EGGS—Quiet; state and Pennsylvania. 19 @2ch western, l4@18c. SUGAR—Raw quiet and firm: fair refining. 2 13-16c.; centrifugal. 96 test, 3 3-16c.; refined steady; crushed, 50.; powdered. 4%0. TURPENTINE—Firm at Wléc. MOLASSES—Steady; Nor r Orleans, 24@34c. RICE—Quiet; domestic, 3Wc. .. Japan 43/409340- TALLOW—Dull; city, m; count ' .HAY—Steady: shipping, ‘4 $£84§§@4.85 and $4..87}é@488. Coin- ' isistibly naughty! M%1%.good t \ MADAM CALVE A enem- “ACTRESS AND MARVELOUS SINGER. She Returns to America More Popular Than Ever—Stories Concerning Her Studies for Carmen—~Managers are Com- ing it Strong on Morality this Season. Madam Calve returns to America :his season more popular than ever, and her Carmen draws as irresistibly as when she first taught American an liences the power and. beauty 0f the zapricious gipsy queen. if . Many pretty stories are told of in: methods in studying this,part.Pe1- naps most of them are apocryphal. It it'said that she went to Spain and spent much time in studying the Span lsh gypsies at short range. self has sanctioned this story by per- mitting it to stand uncontradicted. The story, indeed, is to her credit. It shows that she went out to see whether there was anything in a Spanish gypsy that night help'her to make an illusion for her public. I11 all human probability she found nothing. Certainly there is nothing of the coarse and cheap no- mad of the peninsula in' her Carmen She did better when she spent some of her days and nights in the study of Prosper Merimee’s story. found gty. MADAM CALVE. In the other characters which she assumes Calve has attained great suc- cess, but it is with Carmen that- her name and fame are chiefly interwoven- Her Ophelia, however, is one of the master creations of the lyric stage. 01’ zourse, her great triumph in the part was reached in the mad scene, which had been used as a piece of vocal fire- works in the concert room so'often that its dramatic possibilities were not known. Mine. Calve showed us that this mad scene was one of the opportunities of a. dramatic singer’s aareer. The technical difliculties she overcame in _a manner which proved that as a vocalist pure and simple she had few equals. But her conquest was. 1n imbuing every measure with emo tional eloquence, while she accompan- ied her song with look and action suit- ed to the crowd. In short, it is true :l1at Mme Calve is a great actress; but what we are in danger of forgetting is that she does most of her acting with her voice, and that she is first, last, 1nd all the time a singer. MADAM CALVE AS OPHELIA. It looks very much as though ths. theatrical managers had gone back to first principles. Perhaps they have come to the conclusion that that origi- nal showman, Artemas Ward, wasn’t so far out of the way, after all, when he preached the doctrine of “Cum the mo1al on ’em strong.” “Em ” of course, meant the great and only—and rgullible—public, who, while apt to sw allow down pretty much every- thing that the astute manager has to offer, is still unquestionably more wrig-- gly and wry-faced over some doses than over others. It may be that the manager had‘discovered that immortal ity was more likely to produce-wry fa- ces than someotherthings; at all events. a large number of them have turned over a new leaf, and instead of vaunt- ing the iniquity it is now “the thing” to extol the virtues of their bright par- ticular stars. latest and most scintillant example of this. With what pains was she her- alded a year ago as all that was irre- All that is now Ichanged. In the lobby of the music hall where she appears may be seen . cores of photographs immortalizii’ig‘ the domestic charms and graces of this ame Guilbert. There is “Yvette at ome,” “Yvette Sewing,” “Yvette and Her Mother,” “Yvette in the Kitchen,” and various other tributes to the peace ful, homeful life' of the artist. Any one unfamiliar with previous records and boasts really might supptfie that it was all—well, very different from What? we were ledgto believe it was last year 11111111111011. GOSSIP. She her. . There she ~ :1 complete, concrete personah Yvette Guilbert- is the . . Rosa FANCHON. . ,
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