Exeter Advocate, 1906-11-15, Page 6 (2)ORRENT TOPICS
Tee an -aliening cf Chista
tereee f't4? nowcylays.
.5ibli,:tie5 are so znazmy tf that arm,c!',1eit:
imriVe an replicas -al tee'
renietelite is C.5z,". Went
Thav onto Ulltzp-
:a2 014Via fin p)Vi.:114V:Ilent
111k"' chattiefe EZDM,() he ankle
eat, lett they aee apt to he gradued ones
rathee then sueltlen and revoletiottary,
The translittien. ofrein imperial decree te
the empress' dowager lies been receivre
by diploinatic eirelee wiefeltdfurecaeli-
tiei prottalito developments of the Mime-
didte future. This paper asserts (het
natems are irtiluenred by one another,
that Chinese institutions have remained
uneltanged so long that conditions
threaten danger and disaster, anti con-
sequently that China utust broaden its
knowledge by a study of comparative
platen' scienee.
As a help in this direction the govern
-
merit appointed a commission to visit
other countries and make careful ob.
esiervetiansiee The report Them these gen-
neaten deteares that the troUble with
Clautt'is the lack of participetion of the
people in the government and the want
of cooperationelieteen the capital and
the provinces. "The officials are ignor-
nut of the needs of the people, and the
people do not understend what es neces-
sary to the safety ofir the state." The
wealth and strength -of other countries
are due to constitutional government
under which public questione are de-
termined ofter consultation with the
people, money is raised with the con-
sent of the people, and the limits of
authority are -clearly defined and under-
stood.. In,euch countries there is con -
slant study of the acts of others, one
learning from the other and making
Modifications of policy as 4a result of
such enlightenment.
The conclusion is plain. It China, is
tel develop it must have a con.stitutional
government. Tee people must be en-,
courtiged to cooperate with. the crOwn.
But China is net ready for such. a
„sweeping change. Educational facilities
must be extendge. . The finaneia1. eyse
tem muse be tint in order. - The military
• musts he reorgenized. The pceice cone
teet throughout tthe empire must be per-
•
..fectedie•The.hentry and the people -muse
• eteught to ttoderstand political
affaireetthoroughly, By such 'prepate-
tione 11I foundations of .constitutional
government. w1(11 be securely • Jaid, and
then, alter it feer• yeurs, -such, a. pot:Weal
organization will be started .with A fair
chance of setisfactory waking.
The proclamation probably indicates
what my be expected during the com-
ing years. Its frankness is interesting
wLien compared with oceidental mee
thods. The "afveeening" seems a real
thing. It may not bring a disruption of
the great empire, as many have
-thoeglit. It may result in one of the
geeet constitutional governments of -the
future. Most constitietionaI reforms have
come through revolution and, blooeshed.
The deliberate recognition of a situation
which needs? improvement find t•he deft=
nite plenning.for,„govermental.ceangee
make therChinesei movement a specially
interesting one
The English at oil ort the troubled
roads. Dust liaising is . a nuisance of
such magnitude that various -civid and
• Oficial etradust experiments have -been
made. Quite setisfactory 'results have
been secured In Liveripool through the
,Uge.of oil sprinkled upon macadam.
roadways. The surfaee having the
cleanest and whitest taPpearance was
thet coeted.veith creosote ail mixed with
reeixtr while filet covered with creosote
mixed with tallow had the least odor.
The Texas crndei petroleum gave the
most lasting results. After oiling the
wear and tear of the road appears to be
less. The surface of the road dries mare
quickly after rains, and the number of
, loose ;stones picked up has been re-
duced, 1116 first, sprinkling here the
surface in good order for three weeks,
fat, the end of which -time It was thought
advisable: to re-coverthe area. The
effects of the oil on the surface after a
second ,coating had been applied had not
entirely disappeared after the lapse of
five weeks. Oiling wood pavements in
Liverpool was done in elle same Mart-
ner and the. duet sattsfactorily Rept
down, a result not peeviously obtained
even by weltering four times a &ye'
ed,
eller Motherfeel saw him kisa you. 1
amhterriply shocked, I did not for a nue
meet imagine he would dare 10 take melt
a liberty." Ilereelf-"Nor did I, ma, In
fact, I bet heat a pair of gloves he
daren't
4iisorpoi#0,1k
"That Meri. Sawbonee always alludes
to her hueband ne 'the dear dopier.'"
"Well, there the kind of doctor icJs
A, men 'een't nereseatity erefefed bee
eitute Int follows his, natural Iieut
IN TROUBLE AND AFFLICTION
,
i'aith in God's Providence Is a Solace For
Alt Our Ills
/els thou who has fret uti all the faith in the fact that all tho works
beundariej. af the earth, summer and nature have been formed and ordained
winter -thou. thyself hest formes -1 them, 41 wisely and so beautifully by the,
ixniv. 17„nughty
The psalmiet 'and all thegodly ', ie of bur -dateable geode, It is ele-
and prophets of tee biblical age ttnaltien4- `1?edrittrenin4ii:itioCn°11arnarisguealtin4a ititt;
ett their greaturis* and dietiection, not ere inseparably united. One without the
through scientific researehee, nor other is worthless and ineffective.
through art and ehitosophyareike the Ilati not the psalmist been Imbued
ancient wise men of Rome and Greece, with such`faith he could never have en
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bet* einehleit their childlikeconfidence "'idled the world with his sacred psalms
and faith in the Almighty.' and sweet hymns., Had not the divine
From such e. faith they not only drew men and prophets of old been animated
-their inspiration but also their moral with such a faith they would have beep
strength and solace in gloomy hours of unable to peer forth. the sublime erne
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trouble and affliction. In all the occur- lions and holy effusions which, have
refaces of life -in the summer, when the been transmitted to menkind through
Nun of happiness smiled on them, and the medium of
in the winter, when life seemed to them
dark and dreary -they beheld the finger MS HOLY scruvrum.
of God, Hence the one could not ren- How umeh improved would meneend
der them vain and 'overbearing and tee be coliectivele and individually if they
other collld not, dishearten itiatt. render adopted and fosteeed the pealmistte faith,
Went i• , fee fee: eft is-lee.4 'tete bee set teeralt the bottle_
daries of the earth; summer and winter
-Thou Theteelt hast formed therth"
"For everything that emanates from Since the all -wise Creator has called
fralirnet.,!eas been calculated for man's wet- into existence the universe and all things
thereie, and since He in His endless
Those holy men at old firmly believ- ,grace.sustains and upholds all Ills -bandi-
ed that all natural phenomena, summer wortc, a Would be unreasonable to 15
and winter, have their origin from and set that man, the best workmanship
thdir exietence in Hee. Hence they of the Creator, is -left uopared tor and
never shirked their defies, neither exposed to the pranks ote blind chance.
amidst the torrid heat of summer, nor We should, therefere, implant in our
amidst the freezing cold of winter. Pat- hearts the faith of the psalmist, We
riarch Jacob, therefore whose vocation should never forget that we stand un
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M his, younger days was that of a slip- der God' s providence, which guiders our
herd, tells how conscientiously he kept steps and directs our pathThen we
Laban's sheep, saying in the day the should surely be cautious' inot to incur
hetet consumed me and the frost by Hie righteous displeasure, but strive to
night and my sleep departed from my please Him and sanctify His holy name
eyes."
A firm ane childlike confidence and bacytioounrs,noble deportment and exemplary
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SOME DAINTY DISHES,..
Pastrelt Fingers. -Ween next Vie are
making *pastier, save some to make into
fingers. Roll eutrinto a piece rtheut the
size of a Yorkshire 'pudding in Take
ft sharp knife, dip it into flour,and cut
the pastry into.lengths about, one inch
wide, Bake in a sharpoven till' donee,
.Spiettle one piece -with raspberry or. apri-.
.ect jam, fay anothetepiece on it sift
fine White sugar over. Pile these sand-
wiches: neatly i, on, a d'oyteyn tend you
have A.pretty :dish for tea or dinner.
Tor a Plain Suet Pudding, -Take
three-quarters Of a -pound of flour, tide
to It a pinch of salt, a leasrfaenful.of
baking poWder, and a quarter of a
pound of yery finely chopped suet.
When these ingredients are mixed, add
sufficient milk to make all Into a stiff
dough. Put into a greased mould, and
boil at a gallop for two hours and a
half and longer if time permits. Serve
with jam, treacle, or sauce, end you
Will have a delioleus pudding. Long
boiling is most important.'
by a doctor that this time is necessary
Potatoes and Cheese. -This is a tasty
,
-dish, and the tnaterials require,d for it t-: _killthe germs.
A walnut is made thus.' Take
are oftep: thrown away, as the .cook stain
two parts of permanganate of potash
and thirty parts of water. Mix .well.
Paint this on to the floor two or three
tunes until the right shade s prodeced.
Afterwards polish well.
Biscuits are a wholesome form of
food, if not too rich. All plain biscuits
may be considered more nourishing than
tread. At any rate they lime -for stout,
DeePlewho shetlid always select reeks
end' cracknels in preference 'to toast: -
,let all beat very slowly till the cheese
le diesolved. Add the butter, and sea-
son nicely. - Whip the whites of egg
very stiffly and beat the yolk separately.
Take the milk, cheese, etc.off the fire
and let it cool, then add the yolk of an
egg; season to taste. Butter a pie-dieh
ligetly, add the white of an egg to the
mixture, pottr into the dish, and bake
for twenty minutes in a quiek oven.
Serve at once, or the souffle will go down
and be spoilt.
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HITS FOR THE HOME.
,
To polish kitchen knives fthorougely
Mix a little carboliale of soda With the
brickduste and 'rub ihern ,theiroughly. •
• Table linen tliat liasebeen attuned With
THE SUNDAY MOO
IMERNiTIONAL LES4ON,
NOV. 18.
Lesson VIL lestas elelore Coddle -las.
Golden 'reel;ls tel.e.
THE LESSON WDI
ORD STUES' .
Note. -The text, of the Revised Version
Is used as ae basis for these Word
Studies. ' - ••
Armes and Citiaphas.-Annas;the son
of Seth, was high priest of the Jews
from A. D. 6 or 7 to A. p. 15. Even
after being deprived of his high -priestly
office by the Roman authorities he still
retained in a large measerentoth the
power and tee dignity of his former
stetion among the Jews. Flee sonefand
one son-in-law (Caiapleas) succeeded
him in turn in the office of high priest.
The family of' Annas belonged to the old
Sadducean aristocracy and derived its
inunense wealth, In part at least, front
a monopoly which the family held on
the sale of all kinds of articles neces-
sary in connection with. the sacrifices
offered in the temple. ft was the sons
of Armes whoiri Jesus accused of mak-
ing his Fditeertsf ehousee. A .efeert .01
thieves" and it was thee -Vassal $ateSalprl
Of this high -priestly family wham Jesus
had driven from the courts of the
temple. So strong was the influence -of
Annus In the Sanhedrin that even, dur-
ing the ineumbency of his sons and
soneselew in office he remained the,
real power in Jewish religious effete&
It 'Wag for this 'reason .that "the band
and the chief captains, and the °Ulcers
of the ems," who had seized Jesus and
bound him, "led .11im, to Annas first" as
John is careful to point out (John 18,
12, 13). In John, also as well as in MIs,
Minas is given the title "high priest,"
though in, the narrative of John at least
it, is evident that the narrator was fully.
aware of the relation between Annas
and Caiaphas and also of the fact that
the latter, was the actual incumbent of
the office. ' •
Calaphasi too, was a: man of strong
though wielced character. It was he
who, professing to fear that the popular
demonstration in favor of Ies'us con-
nected with' the triumphal entry and
other events would bring upon the city
the displeasure ef. the Roman authori-
ties, counseled the laws that it were
better "that one man should cite for 'the
people and that the whole nation perish
not" (John 11. 50); thus, as the evan-
gelist points out, becoming uncon-
sciously a priestly prophet ef the atone-
ment.'It f was Caittphas who took the
leading -Part at he first infoeirrial meet-,
ing of the Sanhedrin mentioned in the
tat -of dur treday's le,sson.
Verse • 57. In the verses humeetetely
peeeepfg ibis one, Matthe_ve reelerds...th
link should be at once soaked ,In milkee,
end
and Alum the stains evill ente, out -with, fLotting off- the -ear of the .lugle,
incident of Peter's drawing Ids *sword
washing. • priest's servant, which incident is /Mee
To Clean Black Cloth,e--Mix onepart, recorded by the other evangelists: . See
of liquid ammonia with three parts of ing that their Master had been leetraeted
boiling water. Apply with a -sponge and -wee to be led away it. prisoner "all
andrinse off with boiling, waterthe disciples left elm and fled" (Matt.
To keep your fowls healthy they 26. 56). Mark records the incident, of the
-should have an the vegetables left from young Mae who had followed Jesus and
the house, either boiled, or raw.. Give Whobeing seized by those who teok
them also any scraps of meet and Jesus prisoner, barely escaped, his
bones to . pick, ' clothing having been torn from him in
If boiled water is used for drinking an effort to hold him... Having hound
purposes, care should be taken -.that the their prisoner securely the soldiers took
water boils for ten or fifteen minutes be him first to the Jewish authorities under
fore it is poured out. We are informed whoseImmediate direction they were
acting. Matthew omits the examination
beer° Armes.
To the ,house of Cataphas-The words,
the house of, do not 'occur in. the Greek
weere the reacting is simply. to Cala-
phas.' • '
The scribes and the elders -Members
ot the Sanhedrin who' had been besets(
summoned to, an infermal ,meeting
shortly after midnight. Matthew is
-earetil to mention the more formal ses-
sioa of the:Sanbedrin which occerrecl in
the morning.. eeeletivi when morning was
ierlderee, alt 'thee cpileioept eeand
dtelelee
\ OMELETS.' ' 515., Court o! the high priese---A court
againet Jesus to,''put ften death"
in: the bigh-prieetly palace, , From thd
:Garden' •of Gethselnaneeieeue had been
triton first eialAnnreee thew, after a brief
examination, recorded inflohn 18. 19-23,
to Calaphas in anotherpart of the same
building. Here some members of the
Sanhedrio had timely gathered, and
the first informal trial of Jesus took
place at night (Comp. Meek 14. 52-05;
Luke 22. 54, 63-65). Early in the morning
a second and more formai, trial'6Was
held by the Sanhedrin (Comp. Luke 22.
.00-71; Matt. 27. 1; ,Mark 15. Da Later,
probably between five aed'seven olelock
In the morning oecurred the trial be-
fore Pilate welch consisted of two
parIs Iii the intermission between
which Jesus was &elite by Pilate...to
Herod (Comp. Luke 23. 1-25; Matt, 27.
11-31; Mark 35. 1-20; John 18. 2849, 16e.
;60, Afterward came two -The number
reguir.ed to convict a prisoner cif a
crime
61. The temple -Or, Sanctuary.
Build it" lin three days -The- aetual
words of Jesus referred to ere found in
John 2. 19, "Destroy thie temples and in,
three days I will raise it up." It is he
asparagus and cauliflow
er can be used, bine no:tetiw'oi
tir(mast Jesus referred to his
dealh'and resurrection after thda
ree YS.
quoted, yet from les • use
pe'SpPpaerir (t'hheopsefiedti: nor? stemsThe
la this way. of
to a dtallenge of the .Iews to showilmem
tleansing of the temple, and in answer
words in connection with his
have been removed, two medienesieed sign establishing has authority. it WM
tomatoes, one smali oniona sprig of easy to place upon time words of IestiS
parley, three thin eliees of fried bacon, the niestalcen Interpretation witielt ,the
and five mushrooms; add a tablespoon- eeeee gave to them. ilf indeed it was
ful of butter, season ,with .ealt and peeettelei for those who, belted him to
simmer for fifter.n minutesflare a underMand his words in any other
plain °Meld. made, epreed this ilot neme.
drealing over,• the tote and fold, then ee. Ansevereth thee nothingA gums
pour the remainder around the omelet tion of desrieration. We note that the
belltla-enalt SeOrgenlee't.---TO thie yolks or .four eripittiorrgiyiteineatodeinbefthilkluipriefevotetieriraitntrqs,;,e:
eggs add four tablespponfuls of wafer, not pitshed agaire4t lesits 'be the 'Jews.
a small teacupful of , finely nowt -did Aft, 1 future thee by lite Heine -.
hatn, and a few Spligh of
boat vit.trwourilY* Beat liSititt)O3.:(.42teiri, 4.atmir(mtl :(:17:1:11.1)::le!""of des'AetrIittisitrtletimi(itfttet ritiri1;1.1:i'. ft: t
gOtitlY ;gilt* them info the mixturp. Have a itt i101114. ohnlioner.Q hoe rei
tableepoenful of' butter 'teeated It tho re81 lethal et N'4111' 10:Wel", 11:1.1'1.411
(41)1(10V, 1141111' in the omelet and Lai with end the levielt eitiliereced eee.
a fork lin it becomes quite thick, C00% /1/44,,,:via*Ii0 dnt 1 fli 1-11I-ofm iq
flee minutes over a hir0; lite, fold and mo tho torn) r,f ttatci, 0(001,11
doesn't know how to utilize them. Well
grease •a pie -dish withdripping, .scatter
breadcrumbs over it and some grated
cheese. Take some cold mashed pete-
toes, add a -Selina milk 15 moiseert, and
some more cheese. Place, this in, the
dish, scatter 'grated cheese on the top,
mixed with beeedcrumbs.„ Dab 'little bits
of thinning or butter on the top.'Bron
before the fire ,or in 'the oven and serve
hat. .
Stewed Mutton and Macaroni. - Cut
one petind - of breast of neaten -into
small pieces. Slice one onion, one tur-
nip, two carrots, and a stick of celery.
Put a layer of the vegetable; in a eauce-
pan, then a, layer of meat, then season
afl weth pepper and salt. Next have a
layer of meat, then season all, and add
the rest of the vegetables. Pour over
three pints of water, brine to the boil,
and cook all gently for an hour. Put in
half a pound of macaroni, and.simmer
till all is tender. Turn into a deep
dish, scatter chopped parsley over and
serve.
A spice piaster is a very useful appli-
cation in .eases of severe colic in chil-
dren. Toprepare this, take one part,
even of .cinnamon, allspice, cloves and
ground ginger, with or without a very
little cayenne pepper, according as the
plaster is to be strong or weak. Mix
well together and put it in a flannel
bag, spread evenly and quilt the bug to
prevent the spices getting into lumps.
Before applying, this plaster wet it with
a little warm whislcyf or water. The
game bag •xtitty' be used repeatedly until
it begins to loSe Its, strength.
Medicated prunes are an old world
remedy which bid fair in modern nue.
series to become popular again. Take a
quartereof an ounce of senna and inane
me (sae obtained eroin' a druggist), and
pour. over it one pint of boiling water.
Cover and place by the side of thefire
b infuse for an hour, Ceeered tightly,
then strain the liquor into a china lined
saueepara and 'sett in a whieglassful of
really good treacle. Add haee a pound
of the beet prunes, petting ih etericieot
Obseret all the liquid while egold
Then cover the veseel tightly and' let
whole serener for an hour, or tjl
etonae of the prunea are tooy
Cooked too long, the fruit will
weak and insipid. When done, Wee
in
a elefit to cool and pick outail the
stone.;. These, prunes are so good that
children often enjoy them for their 21111.
per.
For a chease souffle take a tai'nplul
of grated cheese, the eame quantity of
fine white, brietecrumbe end milk, a
pii ce! of butter the size of a %tante, two
witeee of ego and one yoll: cayenne
proper rind sa. Mace the tali', lo'cad-
crumbs, and cheese iu'-a saticepan and serve garuielied with parsley,
Oirielets are helpful solving the.
problem of getting a sufficient'. number
of dishes for the light breakfast, as
there id an almost unlimited variety. To'
be successfel the pan should bef eleen
and smooth, they must be eaten "Immo-
diately; the omelets should be small,
four eggs being better than six, and the
eggs inust not be beaten, too Much.
Plain Omelet. -Beat the yolks of four
eggs, add four tablespoonfuls of water,
first mixing one-half teaspoonful of
flour in a tablespoonful of the water;
put in one-half teaspoonful of salt and
a dash of pepper, then gently Toed le the
beaten whites. Drop one-half table-
spoonful of butter into a hot fryeng
pan, tipping the pan so that the sides
ahd bottom will be thoroughly covered.
Turn in the omelet effickly, and when
the centre looks dry run a knife around
the edge, then under the half nearest the
handle and fold over. Slide carefully
onto a warm platter and garnish with
parsley. Serve immediately.
Chieken Otnelet.-Make a plain em.
id, but, just before folding spread
creamed chicken. well seasoned, over
the top. Fold and serve. Creamed fish
,.-39L1 (30/1. This eilm'Illerv.ge 0 doiinitAy
t.i.Aare imimci wiiltm reoint
Eaimi if3tainv-3- Jeian MV:iwcveti unteineti
amLly and with full laowiclige of v,ima
time consquences of a dtlinite and public
deelavation, of his divinity would hoto
himself.
e. Henceforth ye shall ;see the Son of
Atm felting at the right, bend of Power
-As if Jesus IVA tAitt, "I am indeed the
Melee the Son of tee living God, and
henceforth ye shall st.se him whom yo, press, „
have known as h 'Son ,of Man' exalted Some good people just at this time
to time dignity of the Son of God." drew a pretty picture of the Dpwagez
05. bent his preterite custom in retirement and cultivating the art al
required of the high priest before Willem being a grandmother, but the eigerous
'It prieolter had been coneected of leas- Dagmar had no ncirOn at eel of doing'
phony, The act was 'intended as ari that. Though as a wife and mother she
outward hemn of sorrow, in this ease of had beena thorough .suceess, as a
pious horror, mother-in-law, she made haste to dia
He bath spoken blaepheray-For one play another side of her character, and,
who rejeCted the claims of Jesus no seeing that Nicholas was no such mart
other verdict was possible in view of as lus father, and thinhitig that his pe
just
tmleealdeer.at.lon w.hich the prisener had wife, pretty Alix of Hesse, a weakling 4,
too; she decided to renaain in Russia ant
66. Ite is worthy of death -Under the take a -strong hand, in
'Boman: rule thei Jewish. authoritiee were DIRECTING BIG AFFAIRS, ,
not permitted to pronounce or execute
death sentence. Hence, while the San-
hedrin members assembled considered`
their prisoner "worthy of death," it was
still necessary forr therneto bring smile
formal charge againet him before the,
Roman authorities and secure from
them a conviction and death sentence.
67, Buffet -To strike with cleuched
elefeere , ; „fear • re ef •eet- -
With the palms of their hands -The
meaning' of the phrase in Atte. original
is not clear. The marginal rending of
the .flevised te'erelon is with reds.
68. Prophesy unto us, thole, Ceristee
The demand of those men Ettvjealk the
eottese, pepulat idea et projerecy, aoe
cording to which It is a meaningless ex-
hibition of miraculous power..
__N01.144. Mat -t*
and ianuncdiat,ely after his d,?aHm the
iimnlan people fairly weA
They hnew the ;story of timcso heavy,
months when Glii0 had 'tenderly -zaid
with her two strong white bawls'
nursed her husband; they saw her go
through the ordeal of his fttneral with,
out flinching or excusing herself from
one of the duties of it, and they were
not at all inclined to Me the new rin.
-4.
EMPRESS' NERVES BREAK
RU8SIAN DOWAGER AT LAST VIELDS
TO TERRIBLE STRAIN.
A
ffer Name Is On the List of Individuals
to be Exterminated by the
Terrorists.
At last the Russian terror has broken
dawn, the steel nerves and the iron con-
stitution of one who has been described
as the most high-spirited , end calmly
courageous woman that. the present
generation has seen. This is the Dow-
ager Empress of Russia, sister 'to the
Kings oe Denmark and Greece and the
Queen of England, and mother of Czar
Nicholas II. fier husband was the late
Alexander III.,, one of the few Russian
Eniphrors who have been anew-et:lila die
decently in bed.
;While the Empress is 59 and has
lived since she was tt. girleirethe health -
destroying Russian court, she Was until
two years ago e -peisod of remarkably
youthful appearance, slim figure and
teeefintlY hopeful.disposition. She even
rivaled her .sister, Alexandra of 'Eng-
land, who is only three years her sen-
ior, in the exquisite preservation of all
her charms.
t -Though , never at any time has she
boasted' the •beauty of the English
Queen, she has always' rejoiced in the
possession of an intellectual vivacity
that was inherited from her mother,
Queen 'Louise of Denmatece and like old
Queen Louise, Dagmar, as shehas al-
ways been called in spite of her change
of name on e entering the Misstep
Church, Was deeply and
-DETERMINEDLY AMBITIOUS.
Moreover, she was her strewd nue.
ther's favorite daughter, and to her mar-
riage theconsortof the good and .rnild
old King Christian devotedethe great
diplomatic skillshe possessed. Nothing
indeed in all her long and successful
life gave -Queen Louise the satisfaction
that she derived from the union of her
t
second daughter in 1866 with the eere
Czareviteh of flossier who later bee rrie
'Emeerorrielexander 111 . , •
-*Fortunately the mother -In-law of Eu-
rope, as QueeteeLouise was sometimes
called, ' 'died 'before troubles thick end
test began to fall in the path of her
child. For ell gossip to the contrary,
and in spite of the severe etiquette of
the _Hessian court, as well, as the very
gloomy temperament of Emperor Alex-
ander and tee daily peril in which Rus -
sten rulers have lived since the rise of
Nihit*m, Dittmar was for years one of
the happiest nvomee on thrones in Eu-
rope,
Some of the old Viklee spirit if her
ancestors was in the bleed of tall, stint,
Dagmar; it shone ' tif' her 'big, brilliant
sea -blue eyes, and It is declared by those
who helped to guard 1101- and were with
her in 'monients of surprise and danger
that she never .seemed to understand
the meaning of the word, fear. Not once
or twice. but frequently in her career as
wife of the heir and the of the ogee
-
pant of the Russian throne did she look
death in the face as it threatened her-
eelf, her husbAnd and her children, and
never once was she known to blanch or
shiver or' toe° her presence of mind.
Site knew that poison, the knife, a but.
let Or a bomb, might at any instant
hurl her into etereity or snatch one of
her loved ones froher; alWayeher
giant husband broodefe over the possi-
bility of a quick and teerible end, but
she kept ever a
IX= AND CONFIDENT HEART.
Iler superb 'health and the zest with
which she could endure the severest
round, not only of court entertain-
tainmerite, but Mill more eeltausting
religious ceremortials, were' also recoiu.
mendations to popularity. flow much
the Empress prized her popularity and
the authority that ,cronti from it is Italie
tated by the grief she now suttee lee
cause it has vanished, and she has beeti
hunted Out of the country* in \leech once
she was so fisteented.
Ilut how much that popetiority reeled
oe tlie good advice and affectionate con-
trol exercieed by bet' husband een only
be measured by the feet that from the
moment of his death it begun to wane.
Twenty-eight years et lofty positio 1 as
Though her husband, doting in many
things as he had been, had Dever shared
with. heS his State. cares, pawner was
ever a good friend of most or his bro.
!hers and his uncles, and the •Grand
Dukes courted her aid and influence in
managing Nicholas II. It was thus in-
deed and unfortunately that this woman
was brought into the snare of politics
aiedfqedekly-down'Aohic rum
-
She) hated to give up her crown to het
daugeter.-in-law, :to get out of her
rooms in the palaces; and though Alex-
ander had left her tremendously rich in
money.. and jewels, she passionately ae
sentece giving up the use of the great
reeatiorand the lesser queen gems that
only an Empress consort, is privileged
to wear. Noterious et the time was the
gtruggle that went on for months be.
tween daughter and mother-in-law over
it. certain set of marvelous. pearls that
the Dowager alt,
but refused to reeign.
And so, from bad to worse, Went the
domestic situation, until the tiontest be.
tween the two women was extended
front the question of pearls to the right
to influence the son and husband. .
For some years the Dowager held
her power ovee her son. R is probable
that she advieed him to .follow his fa- „
ther's policy, and she still held One of
the trump cards in her .garne with her
dbiartight7-in-law, because lacking the
th0.
scin to Nicholas the Grand
Duke George was heir to the litrone.
But somehow with the death' of eher
husband -Dagmar's long run or luck
came to an abrupteend. Grand Duke
George died miserably of lung trouble,
and at his death hie %other not only.
suffered, but the loss seemed to harden
her. At court site formed -a party de-
voted- to her interests, she invested
GREAT SUMS, OF-, MONEY
do vague' misinanageil .....lannRhurian ere;
terpeises, she dabbled in 'dangerous
politics, and so from being the avast
lovedishe craze to be the most detested
.worn,ae.,mn Eastern Europe.
' Violent accusations of extrevagencef
or keeping in•hee pay an army of spies,
whese.busitefes,it was to ferret .out ttue
names of plotter,s against her life and
that of the Grand Duke Michael, the only
son save Nicholasnow left, were brought 0
against her by ;enemies. They efitinerettee
went further and e accused her of ad...
vising the Grand Duke Sergius to some
of his wor,st acts of oppression, of coun-
seling Nicholas to .vvho1e4tle murder of
his subjects, ,/
In the preseet inflamed state of the
Russian people a word of the revolu. '
tionisis Against the Dowager Empress.
.was enough to incite the unkindest,
liefs, and two years ago her name ap.
peered in the list of individuals to be
exterminated by the Terrorists', Not
only was her name included on the list,
sent
formalher.
waening, as is usual,.was
. At fest she refused to believe it. Stu
aim laughed at It as., she had been
wont to laugh years ago when death ,.
came near her. _Nevertheless her chiV
drert, and 'thief among them the Czar,
urged her- toe plece-herself beyond thi
maple • of leer enemies, „ Whispers -blew'
about to the effect that the Ciar would
give info 1iis mother's, hands his heir
and ()lily son and thatetise two would..
retire to Denmark to wait for fairer side,
to shine on troubled Russia. '
#011 DOCTORS ONLY:
Novel 'Features let 'the London Medical
•ExItibition.
eledical men with a' thirst for fresh
knowledge, end much to 'Merest them
at the second London Medical Exiebe
tion, which was opened at the Royal
llin
eoit,rilytity.csui 01, 1,innnyasd
t and
'Vincent' Square rec.
rgeons to the nunt.
ber of 3,000 visited the first of these ex-
hibitions wld�b are organized by -Mt
"British and Colonial Druggist," and
this year many more are expecte& Thi'
exhibition is attended exclusively bl
doctors, There are 117 attrective stands
ait compared with fifty-eight last year:.
There are many novelties in the
'Way of preparations, appliances, and
seientific discoveries. Among the lettere
is a small phial of a white fluid, a see
lettion of adrenalin, which in solid
form, is worth fet,400 a pound. It is
obtained from sheep's kidneys, Where
it is found in stuih minute quantities
that only a pound can be obtained from
35,000 sstimielemis)iance.. discovered by a la-
paieeee doctor, is us* for arresting
catellery bleeding, and the treattnere
or chronic catarrh.
A novelly 'in appliances is a tooth-
brush in the slew Of it small ritikee
glove tip yen rubber spikes. It is wept
oe tile end of it limier, and the rubber
spikes, having been dented into the den -
melee, aro Hild lo seareli the remotest
nor/tors of the roost complicated set of
t''Vii
it'lltere is also in the exhibilion what!
14' believed to be the only piece of Eng..
Usti opium in existence. It was extracte
ed from popplos grim% near Peterlrese
°11.-e.
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veilor ',Iry the exhittition.rfold an
r.1)r ',0ulaiiive why' he was there;
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which in Runkle IS utaially 00 120.1itum v pr.1,1 :4{si•;wsi“.1y
at all en far ae initnence is ('0111 i.1 to levee Crvat 511 141e.11
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