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WsTARrLINo BLUNDER.
Russian Court Minister Disposes 'of _
Memorial Wreaths.
‘ Misunderstanda an 'Ordcr Given by
the Czar and Hurts His Mun-
te-r’s Feelings—His Resigna-
“ tlon ls Inevitable. -
Amusing to an outsider. but serious
enough to all concerned. was the acci-
. dent that recently befell the memorial
wreaths oil’ercd by the various Euro-
pean sovereigns on the death of Czar
Alexander 111:. which. up to a short
"time ago. still lay. as they had lain
since the funeral. in 1594. on the tomb
of the father Of the present monarch
Of Russia. Emperor I‘Iichoias was re—
.cently visiting the tomb at the imperial
burial place in the Cathedral of SS.
Peter and Paul. St. l’etershurg. in this
church, which is situated within the
Petropavlovslzi fortress on the banks
of the Neva. all the emperors and-em-
presses of the lomanort‘ dynasty lie
buried. '~ His majesty observed that the
\fir‘ral tributes ctl’ered by high person-
zges in all Europe, and indeed in all ,
' the world, had fallen into decay. The.
leaves of the wreaths were covered with
an accumulation of dust; the petals Of
the flowers had crumbled. and the rib—
'bons, with their inscriptions of coni-
plimcnt and sorrow. were time-stained
and discolored. ‘ '
“I wish you to take immediate care
of these dusty wreaths." said the czar,
turning to Baron Vladimir Fredericks,
minister of the imperial court. of ap-
panages. “They are in most disrep-
utable condition!"
Unfortunately for Baron Fredericks,
says the Chicago Record, he misun-
derstood the order, and it was impos-
.'sible-—so he thought—as it seemed un-
necessary, to trouble the emperor for a
further explanation of what appeared
to be so simple a command. Accord-
ingly, he made haste to remove the
dust-covered and broken \Yl‘é‘CiiJS from
their place on the tomb. and the réiics
of the late czar were sold to shopkeep-
ers in the capital. These in turn sep-
arated the wreaths and their ribbons
and passed them on at a vastly in-
creased price to private persons, who
considered the exorbitant sums they
‘had to pay full cheap enough for relics
so interesting.
The wreath ofifered by Kaiser Wil-
helm of Germany was sold to the pro-
prietor of an Amsterdam curiosity
shop, while the ribbon, whereon the
German emperor had ordered placed
in gold an inscription dictated by him-
self, in honor of the dead monarch,
"so." . .
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BARON FREDERICKS.
(Imperial Russian' Minister of Court and
Appanaees.)
was bought by the custodians of the
Hungarian National museum at Buda-
pcst. The price paid for the ribbon
alone was 12,000 guldens ($5,820). ~
.In time the czar bethought him to
ask Baron Fredericks if he had execut-
ed his order. “I have removed all the
dusty old wreaths,” replied the minis-
ter, with all the pride of a faithful ’
servant. “and they have even been sold
for a consideralre sum."
"What!" cried Nicholas, in a rage;
“sold the memorials to my father? You
will return them at once, sir!
you to take care of them. not to rcmov"
them—la:- less to sell them! 'Vhatever
it costs to recover these wreaths you
shall restore their!"
Fredericks did not prolong the in-
terview. He sought out the ’dealers
who had purchased the relics. but the
flowers were gone beyond reach, some
to unknown Russians. others beyond
the confines of the empire. Where his
cxccllency could get track of the
wreaths and ribbons he telegraphed to
the purchasers beseeching them to sell
.back the now priceless mementos. In
the case of the Dutch and Hungarian
purchasers of the wreath and ribbons
' sent by William the German, h0wever,
he met with a stout refusal to part with
them. though he otfered a small for-
tune for their restoration. In all, only
a small portion of the loste. wreaths
haverbeen brought. back to Russia, and
those, the least prized of the lot, have ,
been placed once more on the despoiled
tomb.
To Such a blunder there can be but ,
one ending. Whether the court minis- .
ter is to leave his oflice by force simply _
of his own chagrin. or on the emperor’s
suggestion, it is rumored that his resig-
nation will not be long delayed. The
czar’s first. furious resentment has
given place to profound regret. and it
is not likely that he can long tolerate ,
in hiscabinet the presence of a minis- i
ter so stupid.
Every Day II Sunday. ,
By different nations every day in the
Week iS'set. apart for public worship-—
Sunday by the Christians, Monday by
the Greeks. Tuesday by the Persians.
Wednesday by the, Egyptians, Friday
,by the Turks and Saturday by the lie-
:brews. '
No Beer Served with Fruit.
A German law prevents proprietors
of eating-houses from serving beer to
generating trait; ,.
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{MW-"IIISIIS’AEROT FISH.
.SO'me Points of Interest concerning;
D-enizen of Bermudan
Waters. ‘
l Among the fishes in one of the tanks
at the-Aquarium are two parrot fishes
' from Bermuda. Both are strikingly
colored, but. in one of them green pre-
dominates, while in the Other the. tint
most. prominent. is blue, says the New
1 York Sun.
The great. thing with captive fishes is .
to get them to eat. A fish wit-h ngood
appetite, that will eat the food provid-
ed, is likely,-other conditions being
favorable, to get- along; and every ef-
fort. is made togive the fishes food such
as they have been. accustomed to in na-
l ture or such as will tempt their appe-
, titles. ' " '
i In applying this treatment the parrot.
,fish, which in nature subsist on mol-
f lusks and crustaceans, are fed here oh
l shrimp, cut-up herring, cut~up clams,
' and killics. Pretty much all fishes like
g live killies; and in fish circles the
shrimp also is commonly esteemed a
delicacy. ‘And it. is customary at the
Aquarium to supply these things in
such quantities as may be bestfor the
, fishes’ welfare; moSt. commonly, espe-
cially in the case of shrimps, in limited
quantities, as a sort of relish or dessert.
~Th us after the hearty meal, of chopped-
up clam or whatever the principaliood
‘ furnished to the various fishes may be.
, the man who feeds them goes. along
with a deep pan containing live killics,
which he gives to the fishes that care
for them in the several tanks according
to their desires or his own discretion.
', When he comes to the tank where the
parrot fish are the green parrot. sweeps
around and, takes in the first. killie
dropped into the water. Itfis'not-rav-
enously fond of them, but. it. likes them
well enough to come fonthem. But- the
stay made here is not. very long—the
green parrot’s wants are very easily
supplied; it will eat one big killi-e or
two small ones, and that is all.
SCARED INTO APPENDICITIS.
New Orleans Man Read All About the
‘ Disease and Then Come Down
with on Attack.
“I had appendicitis the other day,"
said a St. Charles street busineSsman.
reports the NewflOrleans Times-Demo-
crat, “that‘is to Say I had it to all in-
tents and purposes. This is the way 1
contracted it: About a week ago Ibor-
rowed a medical work from a friend to
look up a. point about which I was curi-
ous. It was a work on diagnosis, and
among other things it gave a mi to
description of the symptoms, of appen-
,of the malady, and that chapter had a
. hideous fascination for me. I read it.
' and reread it, and as I did so it seemed
" to me that some of the premonitory
symptoms coincided exactly with cer-
tain aches and pains I had felt- for sev-
eral days. I got alarmed at once, and
that night was panic-stricken with a
sev‘ere cramp a little northeast. of my
right hip bone. That I knew to be the
fatal spot, and-needless to say I didn’t
sleep a wink. By morning I had all the
symptoms of a typical 'case, and could
scarcely get. around to see the doctor.
I began to tell him my- story when he
stopped me. ‘How do you come to
know so much about- the disease?’ he
‘ asked. I replied proudly that I had
‘ been reading up on it. ‘The dickens
you have!’ he replied. ‘Well, you get
f right out of this office, confound you!
' and don’t waste any more of my timcl’
' Then he explained that every medical
. student always had all the diseases on
, record. in regular Order, just as he
studies ’em, and I began to feel better.
I went hOme, returned the blasted book,
: and am now entirely out of danger,
thank you. It. was the quickest recov-
ery on record."
THE FIRST POST OFFICE.
A Private Penny PostEstabllslled in
‘ France in the Reign of
l Louis XIV.
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The fact. that there is a regular mail
route through Alaska. and thateven. re-
mote towns in Africa are not without
postal facilities. is in these progressive
times accepted quite as a matter of
course. Yet. this wonderful system,
which has reached out. until it, in-
cludes every country on the face, of
the earth. had its beginning in themind
of an ingenious Frenchman who lived
. less than 250' years ago.
5' In 1658, early in the reign of Louis
l XIV., M. de Velayer established a pri-
; vale penny post. says a writer in Bar-
l per’s Round Table. Boxes were set up
! at. the street corners for the reception
1 of letters. Office-s were opened in vari-
ous quarters of Paris; collections were
I made once a day from the street. boxes,
I, followed many hours later by a. single
l delivery, and thus the first post office
I in the. world was established.
l M. de Velayer was‘so greatly en-
l couraged by the success of his enter-
l prise that. in order to .develop it still
I further be printed certain forms of
l billezts or notes which were intended
i to Cover all the ordinary requirements
l of" business in great. towns. These.
fOrms contained blanks which were
intended to be filled up by the
pen with such special matters as might
be necessary to complete the writer’s
object. The idea at once became pop-
ular, and the printed forms accom~
panied the expansion of the postal
3 service throughout the larger cities of
~ 2, France, and it- was many years before
" they fell into disuse.
Asparagus tor Fodder.
Asparagus is so plentiful. on the Rus-
sian steppes that. the cattle eat it like.
i grass. The seeds are sometimes dl'icd
and used its a substitute for coffee.
Pearl Diver's Day's Won-IL,
A pearl diver considers i'oa good day’s
work if he collects anything over 200
Shell's. A thousand shells is the record
of pne day.
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1’ .. THE BELLE or SAMOA.
She Is a Princess, Named Fa’mun, am .
ls Said to Be a Very Pretty
Girl Indeed. . '
The belle of Samoa. is t-h_e,dusky beau-
. ty whose photograph you see here. She
. is the daughter of the late King Malle-
, ton, and it represents her ina fancy na-
. tiveJdress worn on the occasion 0f the
‘ wedding of a relative to achief of high
rank. ‘
Her name is Fa'muw
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Four years
1 ago, when she was sent to the Tongan,
or Friendly islands, to be educated, She
become engaged to be married to the
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THE BELLE OF SAMOA.
(She IS a Princess by Birth, and Quite a
Flirt.) ~
young king of the islands, the engage-
ment. being afterward broken forarea—
son which, after the native custom. was
never made public. ‘
Fa‘muu is now :20 years Old, having
been born in the village of Malinuu, in
December, 1878.
Her latest romance is with a. young
German Oflicer, Herr Otto Schiller, at-
tached to the kaiser-‘s consulate at
Samoa. Being a princess. she appears
at many of the swell diplomatic recep—
tions at Apia. On these occasions she
dons some European adornments.
These are mostly jewels, of which she
is passionately fond. Pearl necklaces
are her especial delight. She will wear
half a. dozen of these, sons to complete-
ly drape her breast.
But for the flimsy fabrics that‘most.
women sigh for she cares not at all.
The traditions of her race are decidedly
against overd ressing and,“newwoman”
as'she, is, she clings to her people’s
tastes in this respect.
Herr Schiller,«it is rumored, is at-
tracted to this Samoan belle not only
on account of her dusky charms, but.
by a craving to win high standing
among the natives by marrying a.
princess of the bloodroyal. This would
mean almost untold wealth.
HISTORICAL PULPIT.
John \Vesley, the Father of Method-
lsm, Preached Hi- First
Sermon from It.
In nearly all of the churches of Eng-
land will be found relics of the days
long gone by. 'None, however, is of
more interest than those of the little
church of South Leigh in Ofiordshire.
In fact, there are three relics of con-
siderable importance in that lovely
little edifice. Among these is an in-
HIST-ORlC.AL PULPIT.
(From It John Wesley Preached Many ;
Sermon.) )
teresting and exquisite fresco of the
fifteenth century, which was brought
to light a few years ago. It. repre-
sents the “Judgment of_Souls" and is
painted on one of the side walls.
While the visitor is naturally attract-
ed to this queer painting. he usually
is more interested in a little wo’oden
church near the altar rail. It. has an
unimportant appearance and it is not
until the visitor has examined the
little polished brass plate that he be-
gins to grow enthusiastic. The pul~
pit is the one from which John Wesley
preached his first sermon. The little
tablet on one of the panels records this
fact. ‘
A t Bedtime
Take a dose of Hostetter s
Stomach Bitters, and
your eyes ‘ will soon
close in peaceful, refreshing slumber
Another dose in the morning will make
your breakfast. taste goOd, and put. you
in fine fettlc for the day’s work ahead.
’ Jill?“ Hostetter’s
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$33: ilk btomach
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lit?perérllis'y Blttels
pulpit standing at one side of the
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From all other Sources
For all other Accounts
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RICHARD A Motlnnnv
JAMES C. HOLDEN ‘
HERMANN C. VON Poe's
WILLIAM J. SnWELx.
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OF NEW YORK.
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' ‘ According to the Standard of the Insurance Department; of the State of New York.
INOOME. . ‘,
- - . ’3 ~ - - . $42,318,749 51
. . . . . . 12,687,880 9’2
. $55,006,629 43‘
hasn‘nnsnmnnms.
To Policy-holders I‘Or Claims by Death . ‘ . .
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. .
$13,265,908 '00
11,485.75! 35
who
, $35,245,035 88
ASSETS.
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United States Bonds and other Securities ., . .- ' $160,956,141 33
First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage ’ .. . . .68,5O3,580 9,,
Loans on Bonds and‘other Securities, . ' . ” 9,396,619 00
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents
_ at $23,534,826.88 : Book Value . . . 20,604,649 6;
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies .. . . 11,621,377 36
Accrued. Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . ' . 6,434,957 m
5m
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' LIABILITIES.
233,058,640 68
Policiy Reserves, etc., . . . . .
Contingent Guarantee Fund, , . . . . 42,238,684 68
DivisibierSurplus “ . “ . . . . . . $2,220,000 00
' . , , 111,512.32; 36
insurance and Annuities in Force . . . $971,711,997 79.
. Ihavecarefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct.
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor;
-’ From the Surplus a. dividend will be apportioned as none
Board. of Trustees- _
anbenm OnonWELL
JULIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. VVATERHOUSE
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
RUFUS W. PECKHAM
J. HOBARTHEBBICK
WM. P. DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISB-
GEORGE G. HAVEN
ADRIAN ISELM .l .,
GEORGE S. Bowoois
WILLIAM C. Wain-2:15:
VVILLIAM IlocKEIrnLIrI. .
JAMES N. JARVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY JR ,
ELBRIDGE T Gunny
JAMES beams;
HENRY H. ROGERS
Jno. W AUOIIINCLOSS
THEODORE MORFOBD
WILLIAM BABCOOK ‘
STUIVESANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIABD'
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER B GILLnr'rr
H. WALTER WEBB
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ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President.
JOHN TATLUCK, Ja, Assistant Actuary.
UHARLE" A, PHELLEli, Auditor.
G'OLIE‘FuaD fiRETb‘lmuEu, Anuistant Auditor.
' Julio U.‘ EL L10 1‘, ouperintendent of Domestic Agencies.
l1? 1) Vs Alli.) LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
alliihfifi J. A.‘.At‘;z~$t‘, a]. .U"
y . WALTER R. GILLETTE, Generm Manager. .
moat: F. LLOYD, 2d Vice—Brendent. . ‘
DUEH du-P. BBEGK, Correspon“ing Secretar,
ALBERT KLAMROTH, Aosistan Secretary
. - FBEDEIEIO CROMW ELL, Treasurer.
JOHN A. FUNDA, Assistant; Treasurer.
WILLIAM. l’. n‘AlVDS, Cashier.
JAMES TIMI’SON, 26. Assistant Treasurer.
‘ EDWARD 1’. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.
EMORY MOULINTOOK, Ac‘tutu-y.
WILLIAM . w. RICHARDS, Comptroller. V
HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptrollel
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MEDICAL DIRECTORS:
OMAN VILLE II WHITE. M D .
U. .3. WINSTON M. D. Consulting.
arduous ournnnnr, aghast Agents.
t A” E”. @AMEa Endfiiall Aggmfio ‘
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