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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,- Uouie Notes. NO BUSINESS Can be properly run without being Advertised, And no advertising pays better than newspaper ndvert'sing. The news, paper goc» into tho homes of the people and is rend through. If bar gains arc offered, they make a note of it. TIE SEAMI-LIGHT _ a first-class advertising medium. As it is read by the people very generally in this county and by many hi adjoining counties. 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