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■TCHES AND MONEY
^OMAMTIfl CSiiJ&fgfiiPS ARE tril
RULE IN GERMANY.
the Women Are O'lllKCd to
IV« Sotuc fluAUdnl Resonrccii
lien Thor Murry— 1 The Coat of ie>
tiring a Military Unebond.
Bov aria every g!rl Is expected to
| married. Ask a Bavarian, and he
tell you that It Is Impossible for a
llouless uialdeu to find a husband,
girl has no money for a dowry,
efore. she sets herself at work to
one.
rrir.go In* Germany la nearly on-
a matter of business. The father
ie gi;l annouuct's the simi which Is
with her. while the papa of the
^pectivu husband holds out for
That Is the first stnge of the
itlat ions. Little by little each yields
|the other. Finally, often after
tbs of delay, the contract is drawn
with minute specllicnlions by e
•y, and then the lovema..lng may
i. The courtship Is very circum-
d and is probably not altogether
factory, for the German maiden Is
it tic crcuturc. and the opportuni
stic lias for getting acquainted
her husband before marriage arc
meager.
ie parental supervision Is so Inbred
notion that even the government
a hand In It with Its servants. A
n army officer Is a splendid crea-
to the eye, hut his pay Is verj
|11, ranging from a matter of ¥5 c
for a lieutenant to Sod a wee
full hedged general In order to
lit the possibility of secdlness lr
ante or style of living the gov
cut forbids an officer to marry uu
he deposits a certain sum—It Is
‘UO for a lieutenant and becomes
ually less for etlcli higher grmle-
Ihe authorities, the Income ot
:h is doled out to him semiannual
This Is in reality |iuttlug a prlee on
man. because the greater nutubei
leruinn officers are very poor and
get t!:c money required only from
r brides.
ie money which a wife brings tc
husband, unless there is an express
rial stipulation to the contrary, be
is aiKsolutely the* huslwtud's proper
VY<;natU in tl»‘ eye of the taw has
ticaliy no rights except such as bet
liau.l may allow iter. He treats hei
often as merely a piece of live
k. If the woman rebels, which she
very rarely, he displays a very
•j temper and an aptness for wield
a linker or a walking stick In a use
which they were never meant,
u t Icrutan iK‘Wtqm)H<r one may nl
find a column devoted to matri
lai tatiouucenn'iiis. Tliere Is no
ace in these advertisements The
tells how much money lie tins and
much be warns. The woman
■s I.vr dowry - to the very pfennig
often the man has no money at
md expresses bis desire to omrry
a business, l*a» the woman knows
it is useless to advertise at alt tm
site has some money, It It amounts
r to #U«? or so. which may tie re
led ".is the lowest sum worthy ot
sldermlon as a mltgift.
t the other tiantl. It t* the woman" - .
I lege to name the calling wliieh jflf
ers tin* Mian should follow she
ally , koosett an official clerk br por
a policeman or a car •■e.nducitof, all
wlrnrn uinv tenure ot office und an
age pension. Shu lias more of nu
to stability than to ambition.
i. ; the ro called lilglier classes of
elv I'i.'it one liuds the tmldest and
A businesslike tuatriumninl trails
ons. There ore few young men of
class who have either money or
prospect or making any otherwise
itn by a wealthy marriage. When
•}• Inherit fortunes. It is the roshlon
dissipate them, and' when they don’t
Iherit it is against iIh* prejudices of
‘ir education and training to seek
ipioyuieut or to engage In any kind
Imslucss.
rtien fare most of them enter the ar.
• while waiting for s rich bride,
lighters of rich brewers and mer-
miis are ncceptnlile to these gentle-
n. but i heir great and persistent
am is to capture an American heir
They confess the matter frankly
any one and every one who will Its-
Traveling American heiresses are not
plentiful In Germany as In France
|il Italy; still, they are to tie found
would seem, however, that notwtth
fading the fact that German titles
at least a little more valuable than
of the Latin countries they do
IKissesa the saute glamour In feml-
c.ves, because the German title
[mires the American bag of gold
iparntlrely rarely. IVrhaps It In be-
|i«e the Teutonic wooing is more ar-
pint and supercilious than lnsinuat-
>f all countries Germany la perhaps
• t in which romanticism flourishes
It is instinct Ip its traditions. In
history and Its literature. Vet In
nflnlra of dully life and pre-eml-
tfl.v in itn matrimonial affairs mill-
fisin rlsra to the plane of worship.—
York nun.
The Knglinh statute mile Is L7C0
andard yards.
Pohdii rrtot f-roptg:
There atv ctitire cttiuiuunitic*) Vt poh
sell pritof people who partake bt dosed
of Wlllth nrschib Ifirii as intieh sest ai
the hvetifjft 1 person pdrtitkeit tif ti tneftl:
Chief dttiffiig (itese sihgulurlgf gifted
people Htv the BtyriaU und Gcribtlllatt
shepherds who Inhabit the districts of
I.auiprccht, Salsbul’g. llurtberg. Leo-
bcu. ObtAwelrulig und the Erzgebirge
hionntaitis The ntut-dy mountaineers
consider that rtm'iiic Improves their
wind for chamois cllmttlug.
Some years ago Dr. Knapp put two
of these men through tllelr pjiCCfl be-
fore the German Society of 1’h.VSlClaiis
assembled at Grutz. The one ute*slx
grains of white nrseule. or enough t»
kill three uten, without experiencing
the slightest inconvenience. The other
partook of four grains of yellow arse-
nic, or orplmeut. with equal Impunity
It was explained that; seeing the good
.■i'fect of the drug upon the coats and
c-ondltlon of their flocks; many of these
shepherds start the practice mulct - tin-
Impti-sslon that taken lit moderation P
Is good for hitman beings also.
t totally started with a small weekly
lose spread upon Itn-utl and butter, tin
embryo arsenic outer lias to undergo t.
very severe test of his devotion to tin
drug. Violent sickness and hurtling
pains accompany Its flrst use. and th
drug speedily asserts Its fatal power
iver Its devotee.
Any attempt to leave olT the drug I-
generally fatal. The women of these
irsenic eating districts are famous for
their beautiful complexions nud luxur!
•rat tresses.
The Missing Tetri],
Sarah Bernluirdt was once (ilaylng nt
.Marseilles in a sjiectnculiir play In
which she made her onm-e necompa
-lied by six Turkish slaves. A line on
the programme announced that these
six Turks would accompany Mine.
Bernluirdt, but when the time came for
tht'iii to go on one of the youngsters
had disappeared. Sarah mustered the
five In order and nude her entrance
with a grand flourish. The house wits
crowded, but not a ham! clap greeted
her as she appeared. Then a still, small
volet* in tin' gallery murmured some
thing In an Indignant tone. Fifty
voices Immediately took up the strain,
and hi ten seconds toon' the whole
house was shouting the same phrase.
Bemhnrdt strained every nerve ta
cuti-h wtinl they tven 1 eoiuplululug
about. She- knew Hie phrase began
with "Manque," but the rest of it wn*
lost in tin- general hubbub. For a full
minute the tumult continued. Then
Sarah, uiutit'rlng things below her
breath, rnslsil like a fury down to the
footlights. In th«' front raw the ac
tress Imd spotted one mun who was uot
taking part In the hullabaloo. Pointing
at him. the actress exclaimed sternly:
“Ton »w.i to tie the only sensible per
son In tlie house. Tell mo'what on
earth they are kicking' up this row
; forr
! The man rose, bowed to the actress
and remarked in very bail American-
French, “Madame, you arc ally one
Turk.”
A ModerE t*oloHih«i
M Jljf Bon,” said the foud litlt wise
pafenb ‘‘jrott tire iDnviJ.g hit' W go out
Into thfl WUfld; i L'iIH 1 iiothlilg td glv •
fcltl hilt advlcdt h’l'vt'r tell it lid Ir
yoil wish td hut bud hi I'h-eiilittioiii get
it published, A tie cannot live', but I:
takes one a blamed long time to fade
out or print.
•‘Always rend your contract A mat:
might consider he was getting n slue
cure If he were offered a position pick
lug blossoms off a century plant: but.
you see, he wouldn’t have n remunera
tive occupation If he were paid o:~
piecework.
• Be uot overcrltlcnl. Eveu the uios
ordinary sort of a genius can tell when
the other fellow Is making a fool of
himself.
"Ilemerabnr that the young man. Ilk -
the angler’s worm. Is ratber better fot
being visibly alive.
"Be careful In the choice of your sin
roundings. Environment will do ;
great deal for a man. For exam pi i
(lour and water In. u china Jug iscreni
sauce. Iu a pall on the sidewalk tt 1
hlHstlrker’s paste.
"Uon’t forget tluit there-’a a time foi
everything and that everythlug should
he douc lu Its proper time. Novel
hunt for bargulus lu umlirellos on a
rainy dtvy,.
"You lUAy make enemies.' If yot
know who they are, don’t ueutloi.
theiui. SlletK-e Is- goldeu. It saves tin
money tluit might otherwise tie spetn
lu defending a libel suit. If you don’t
know who they are—well abuse lav
ished on u concealed cuemy Is like
charity Indiscriminately bestowed; It’s
a good thlug wasted.”—New York
Commercial Advertiser,
General Groene’s Dhri^iliic,
General Francis Vinton Grecno Vas
one of tho slric-test dlsclplhtariuns In
all tlm hrmy Hint went out to fight
SpaJn. He was la command of the 8ov-
fenty-flrst regiment N. O. N. Y.. af
Camp Black, near Hempstead. N. Y*.
As the regiment was breaking camp<
on the way to the front nmold gentle
man Interrupted General Greene, who*
was talking with the wrlier.
"Sir,” lie said “will yon grant a brief-
leave - of: ulmcuoo to Mr. Blank, n prl-
vaif Id- tills regiment ? He Is n son of
rhe line Colonel- Blank of (he army:
SIls mother Is dylmg. and she Is asking
for Iter hoy. fie will join his command
at Tampa."
“1 am very sorry, sir." replied Gen
eral Greene, "but It will be Impossible
to deviate In any ease from the rule
by which we nre all Itouml. My own
father lies dying at home, yet I cannot
go to him."
And Geueral Greene, as a matter of
fact, did not for tunny weeks m-e bis
father, who died liefore the S|M>nlsb
war was ended.
Mow Btntao Rrnirulirrfd Ilrnfrnon
It was before Geueral Hcudcrsou liml
been eh'cted to cougress. and Blalte
was speaker of the house. Ueuderso.
was In Wmtfrhigton. and naiurnll'
Blaine was one of the statesmen thin
he much desired to meet, and the op
portunlty came of a montlug Just a
the t!j)caker wsa passlug through tin
lobby on his way to the marble ros
trurn. Thr« formal gnvtlngs were ex
changed in a brief morneut. and Geuer
al llcudcrson was left to see the swltig
big doors dost' on the form of the lb-
publican lender.
Six years Inter General Henderson
again came to Washington, this time t<>
get Iowa dir Idl'd Into two Judicial ills
trlvts*. lie put up at Wonuley’s. where
Ulnlne also lin'd. It being lu those days
a fashionable and flourishing hostelry
A wt-ek or so after his arrival from
Iowa, aa General Henderson was on
tt’ring the dining room, he met Blalnc
nftcr having passed nud rettnssi'd him
many times. The Maine man gras|>e<!
him cordially by the hand, called him
by name and Inquired about Iowa.
"I had heart! of Senator Blnlne’s
wonderful faculty for re member In
nutui's,” says General Tlcudcrsun
"When 1 had Bon ted myself nt the
table, 1 bpckontnl tj the fund waiter.
“ 'Fn,irr ilw T.miue n.ktd you m..
hntno: I suiu to him. ‘Now think hurt!
and !'• sure of your answer.’
*’ ’Yea, poIl’ ri'tdh’d the waiter. ‘H.
done eft lied tue ovuli, las’ night nn
asked yo* name tut allsabout yo‘. I toll,
him yo' wwa Mist ah ' Ueuderson.’"
Washington Post
Missed Ills Chance.
During his lecture to children ot the
Society of Arts Mr. E. Walter Maunder
told his aitdleuee nu instructive story.
A certain lecturer on astronomy ob
served that some of the students were '
not pnyiug due attention. "Mr. So-and-
so.” he called out to one of them, "will
you lie good enough to fell us of what
the corona Is composed?" The student
OrtBls of Ikr YowBltr Valley,
I* Is perfectly obvious to those fatnll
lar with glacial phenomena that Yo
Semite Is quite an ordinary and tiet-es
snry product of glacial erosion undo
the conditions prevailing In that local
Ity. The- urn In glacier came down Te
naym ennyon, cutting it to a steep but
fairly uniform grade. Yoserolte vnlley
la but a continuation of that gorge
The end of the glacier at the time that
It was cutting Yosemlte extended not
far beyond Fort Monroe. It remained
there for a long time and therefore
plowed out the bottom of the vnlley lo
a considerable depth. Branch glaciers
Jollied theTeuaya glacier when It tilled
Yosemlte, coming down the valleys of
Yosemlte. Little Yosemlte, lllllouette
and Bridal Veil and other creeks and
forming hanging valleys at the junc
tion points. The formation of the ver
tlcal cliffs of the valley may have been
due to undermining and may buve bec.i
aided by the cleavage of the rocks. On
the recession of the glacier Uoubt'M
the bottom of the valley was Decupled
by a lute which has since fc:-ea partial
ly tilled by detritus trail drained by the
erosion of Merced ri-.or cutting through
tbe rock wall at the foot of the valley.
—National jeogrrphie Magnxlne.
Wher# Girls Xa-f Msrry,
addresseil hesitated fora r.ionteut and i i. , .
then blurted out. "I did know sir, bul! tt „ 5^'. ,tud ^
^o n eler knew " 1 ^ on,y , m " n , form of marriage with one of the uten
W _ b0 _°- Ve . r J a ™ '^^Por.lUon of the , tudollU . wUolu „, e |IWJ . n< .ver have
corona, and be has forgotten!”—London
Chronicle.
TBs krlikt of Closds.
To determine the height of Clouds
sn observer at each of two stations a
mile or more apart measures the apglu
and altitude of some point of a cloud,
the identity of which Is ascertained
from conversation by telephone, while
synchronism In the observation Is se
cured by the beating of electric pendu
lums. This Is the method used at the
celebrated observatories at Upsaltt, in
Sweden. . . i
seen before and perhaps may never
speak to again.
These marriages are perfectly legal,
and If the contracting iwrtles like curb
other they nre united for lire, but othpr
wise the marriage Is dlssolv"- 1 when
their university course is Mulshed and
both are free to marry again. Mourn
Kovulevskl. the celebrated mathema
tician. went through the civil marriage
ceremony with a student whom she
then saw for the first time, hut who
eventually became her hushauU,-
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