The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, January 19, 1882, Image 7
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FE.1KI.S OF THOUGHT.
Tytomucli talk on trifles is a social
^ ovil.
Nothing circulates so rapidly as a
?secret.
On slippery places take short steps
and slow.
No one is ever fatigued after the exercise
of forbearance.
We can do more good by being good
than in any other way.
Make not thy friend too cheap to
thee, nor thyself to thy friend.
We carry all our neighbors' crimes in
sight and throw all our own over our
shonlder.
An arter-ian well has been sunk at
Vitoriato the depth of 11,020 feet. It
cost ?30,000.
Youth is the tassel and silken flower
of life; age is the full corn, ripe and
solid in the ear.
Education begins the gentleman, but
reading, good company and reflection
must finish him.
No life can be utterly miserable that
is heightened by the laughter and love
of one little child.
Bashfulness may sometimes exclude
pleasure, but seldom opens any avenue
to sorrow or remorse.
The praises of others may be of use
to teaching ns, not what we are, but
what we ought to be.
A great many people's lives are like
the blunderbuss that had a rusted loud
in it. At the discharge the owner is
himself kicked over.
It is better to yield a little than quarrel
a great deal. The habit of " standing
up," as people call it, for their
little rights, is one of the most disagreeable
and undignified in the world.
How a President's Message was Stolen
During the excitement over the Alabama
treaty, some few years ago, a
message of President Grant got into the
newspapers before it did to tho Senate
No one knew how it did so then, though
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this way: W. E. Sawyer, the correspondent
of the Boston Traveller at that
time?who has since gained prominence
as the inventor of a nnmber of electric
*\ appliances, notably an electric lamp?
happened to be near the state department
building as the message, which
was prepared by Hamilton Fish,
the then secretary of state, was being
sent down to the executive mansion
for the signature of President Grant,
^preparatory to being sent to the Senate,
which was then in special session for
the purpose of considering the quesf!ma
an'Rintr nnt of the SDoliation and
damages done by the Alabama to
American shippers. Taking it for
granted that the messenger had the
document which all knew would be
sent to the Senate that day, he spoke to
him in an authoritative way, saying that
President Grant was in a great hurry
for it, and so great was his hurry that he
would take it to him himself. His manner
of talking threw the messenger off
his guard for the moment, and he
quietly handed the package to Sawyer,
who jumped into a carriage near by
and drove away without giving the
messenger time to think.
Instead of going to the White House
Sawyer drove about the city until he
> could copy the message, and after
filing it at the telegraph office ho went
to the White House, where he delivered
the message, as he promised he would
do. President Grant occupied some
time in reading it over before he would
sign it, and it was an hour or so before
it was sent to the Senate. By this
time the message was in Boston and was
being read on the streets of that city in
the Traveller before it reached the
Senate. The Senate being in executive
session, even the substance of the
message was not given out until Sena
tor Sumner called the attention of the
Senate to the fact that he had received
a telegram from Boston saying that the
message was printed there entire. In
view of this faot, the Senate allowed a
copy to be given out. Sawyer took
chances and won, as many do who take
chances. All sorts of stories were put
in circulation as to how it got out, the
general impression being that Ben Butler
had a hand in it. The true story
was the above, and this is the first time
that it has ever appeared in a newspaper.?
Washii gton Letter.
ITiiqIJa tn f'Anin
VIIUW1V IV VVUIV9
A New York paper tells this good
story : A matter-of-fact young man from
New York during a recent visit in Bos
ton received an invitation from a lady
?an old acquaintance?who has just
blossomed out into a typical specimen
of the aesthete, requesting his presence
at her house on a certain evening "to
meet two minds." It happened that he
had just accepted an invitatien to dine
elsewhere on the same evening, and so
he replied, expressing his regrets that
he could uot avail himself of the opporA
tunity "to meet two minds'' owing to a
^ previous engagement " to meet four
stomachs."
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.
Oats came originally from Abyssinia.
Silk and sponge scarcely differ in
composition.
There are eighteen known species of
the bat in England.
It is calculated that out of 110,000
salmon eggs, not more than five fish
live to be caught.
Among Swedish Laplanders a drum is
kept in every family for the purpose of
exorcising the evil spirits.
It is reported that the Colorado 1
beetle has obtained a foothold in Belgium,
near the French frontier.
Au ant town was found in the Al;
leghany mountains containing 17,000
nests, rising in cones to the height of
two or three feet.
The religions ceremonies of the
Egyptians were preceded by abstinence,
and the sacrificers were allowed neither
animal food nor wine.
The town of Yarmouth, by an ancient
charter, was obliged to send 100
herrings baked in twenty-fonr pies or
pasties annually to the king.
Sir John Mandeville, who wrote a
book of travels, is called the first prose
writer in English literature. He died
in 1371 at Leige, Belgium.
There is on record a story of a young
man who ate eighteen ponnds of beef
daily, and died at the age of twentyeight,
weighing 530 p:unds.
In the will of the Countess of North
ampton in 1356, she bequeathed to her
daughter, Countess of Arundel, " a bed
of red worsted, embroidered."
Among the Greeks of the time of
Homer, the Dorian tribes were characterized
by the broad-brimmed hats
which they wore when on a journey.
In 1531 the wandering bands styled
gypsies were so numerous in England
that an act was passed to banish them
from the realm on pain of imprisonment
and confiscation of property.
One of the first modern kings who
possessed the accomplishment of
writing was Pedro I., of Castile, styled
Pedro the Cruel. He died in 1369His
signature is preserved on a treaty.
" Yo, el Key." I, the king.
Only One News Stand.
A correspondent writing from Venice,
Italy, says: There is only one news,
paper in Venice and one crier of papers
in the streets, and this vender makes a
noise between a yelp and a bay?a sad
bnt desperate noise, as if his epiglottis
had been struck by lightning and he
was about to expire in mortal agony. I
bought a Paris paper from him?about
all he carries?but it didn't seem to do
him any good.
The saddest thing in-Venice is the
absence of newspapers. I have never
yet seen one in the hands of anybody
but a traveler. The red-faced Venetian
sits lazily under the half-drawn curtain
that takes the place of door to his
shop, waiting for customers, knowing
nothing of the world without; the
women, barefooted or in toe-slippers,
sbufile and gossip about; bnt no one
has a newspaper or a book; the somber
gondolier quarrels for an extra centesimi
from his passenger, but he never
heard of America or of England, and
has never read a word even of his own
language. All are proud of Venice,
even though she is but the dowerless
bride of the Adriatic; proud that she
was once conquered by Napoleon; proud
of the church and square of St. Marks;
proud of the palace of the Doges, with
its quaint Moorish-Gothic architecture;
proud, for aught I know, of the Bridge
of Sighs, " a prison and a palace on
each hand," which we traversed yesterday,
and of the horrible machinery of
persecution underneath, rui ning down
a hundred steps into the gloomy earth,
where the early Venice developed all
that was devlish in man. But Venice is
a bankrupt city, only half f ?*, a pauper
of brass gewgaws and ilkgree, slowly
returning, through gloomy grandeur
to the quagmire from which it sprung.
Thn fir Join (if Rnvntfoc
Apropos of a recent article in the
Pall Mall Gazelle, a correspondent
writes, it may not be generally known
that Venice is the home of regattas
whence they were introduced into England
in 1775. In the appendix to the
" Annual Register " of that year will be
found an article entitled, "Some Account
of the new Entertainment Celled
a Regatta, Introduced from Venice into
England in the Course of the Year
1775." The event produced a universal
excitement. The whole river side was
crowded from London bridge to Millbank,
and even Westminster hall was
aesecratea oy a scauoici ior spectators.
" Plans of the regatta were sold from a
shilling to a penny each, and songs on
the occasion sung, in which ' regatta'
was the rhyme for ' Ranelagh,' and
Royal Family' echoed to ' liberty.'''
The racing itself is dismissed with the
scanty information that "the wager
boats started.on the eignal of firing a
single piece of cannon," and that "they
were absent near fifty minutes."
Of Idaho's 40,000 population, 10,000
are Mormons.
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LADIES' DEPARTMENT. <
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Prcitv GlrN In Mexico. ^
The Mexican girl has not the life, the t
vivacity, the animation of the American 1
girl, a correspondent asserts, but she is (
very lovely in her way, and I think her
the best product of the country. She :
1 u.o woel ViAontifnl avnci in t.flA 1
XiUO ' XIC myoil MOflUUAlUA wjvu ,
world, with a soft languishing expression
in them for those who like that sort
of thing; a good complexion, not rosy
but colorless, a magnificent head of
hair, aud a very shapely head to wear it
on, a slim waist, and a graceful walk.
She is perfectly modest, in fact rather
timid, pretty well bred, and does not
seem to find it dull to have the old
folks along; it would be hard with her
if she did, for the old folks would as
soon think of letting her go up in a balloon
as of letting her go out of their
sight. I figured up that there must have
been at least 500 pretty girls in the
crowd, and it was pleasant to pass two
hours between 9 and midnight admiring
them.
Washing Flannels.
Cup up what soap may be needed and 1
dissolve in a skillet of boiling water.
Let it stand on the stove and simmer (
till every particle is dissolved. Never ]
rub soap on the flannels, or allow a bit
tu settle on them. Nothing "fulls" ]
flannel so badly as rubbing soap on it,
or letting bits of it settle on the eloth. <
A place on which a bit of soap has j
been rubbed will have a different shade i
from the rest when dried, making the j
whole garment look spotted. j
Take a small tub not quite half full j
of scalding hot or boiling water. Into
this pour enough of the dissolved soap
to make a rich suds, also some ammonia,
a tablespoonful and a half to
ten or twelve quarts of suds is a fair
proportion. Stir this and the soap into
the hot water till it is all thoroughly
incorporated. Then put in the flannels.
T\vo or three articles are enough to
soak at one time. Press them well
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Uiiutjr liUW uut (lUlu luuui uydi 1U
the suds occasionally while soaking.
Let thom remain in the water till it is
cool enough to put the hands :in without
discomfort. While washing keep a
good quantity*of water at boiling heat
on the range for rinsing purposes, and
to keep the suds as hot as it can be
used. Beforo one piece is washed and
ready to be wrung ont fill a small tub
half full of clear hot water. Into this
stir a little more " bluing " than would
be used for cotton or linen. Shake out
each piece as soon as washed, quickly,
and throw at once into the hot rjualflg |
water]
Bub the flannel as little as possible,
but draw it repeatedly through the
hands, squeezing rather than rubbing.
Harsh rubbing thickens and injures
the fabric. Never wring with a wringer,
as the pressure mats the nap down so
closely as to destroy all the soft, fleecy
look of good flannel. Wring with the
h ads as dry as poseible, then rinse and
wring out again ; and when as dry as it
can bo made by hand, snap out, stretch
and pull out into the true shape ; dry
in the open air, if possible. Bring in
when not qnite dry, roll up a short
time, and iron while still a little damp,
so that each part can be more readily
brought into shape. Pressing, when
ironing, is better for the flannel than
rnbbing. It does not make the fabric
feel so hard and wiry.
Scarlet flannel is poisonons to some
skins if used oeiore wasning, ana as one
is not always sure how one may be
affected by it it i3 safer 1o give it a
scald in hot water with a li ttle soapnot
enough to make a strong suds- Let
it stand and soak a few minutes, then
wring out ank treelike otter flannels.
?Chri hii-i ion.
Fashion No to*.
Shirring is out of order.
Fans are of medium size.
Veils are not worn with pokes.
Brown furs are restored to favor.
The word chtiddah means shawls.
Opera cloaks are mad^of moire plnsh.
Polonaises much bunched up are
parts of new costumes.
New York women are favoring black
costumes for street wear.
Nickel chatelaine watches for shopping
are chosen by New York ladies.
Little tufts of black silk, watered ribbon
and Spanish lace sre used to trim 1
heavy black satin gowns.
Link necklaces of bright gold cable
cUains, Etruscan wire work, or heavy
gold ornaments of any description are, 1
for the moment, 'considered out of 1
stylo in the fashionable world.
Diadem wreaths of scarlet picotees
and hollv-berrv leaves for the hair aie
worn with full evening dress, and pink
pinsh roses and white clover blossoms
are favorite hand and corsage bouquets
for bridemaids.
New and beautiful semi-long visites
of black velvet, brocaded with fine gold
leaves, are imported. They are lined
with gold-colored satin sublime, and
trimmed with broad bands of black
ziblinette, sprinkled with tiny flecks of
gold.
The dress goods made by stitching ;
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iesigns in cloth upon a silk or satin
jround are now succeeded by those
vith plush figures stitched with gold
ihread. Plash gowns are trimmed with
lands of plush figures on a cloth founlation.
Long rows of Roman pearls are used
lpon dresses of white surah, satin or
rrocade, as a heading to ruffles of lace
>r plaited frills of the dress material.
3hort pearl sleeves and high medica
raises made of the beads are added to
;he corsage when this heading is used
lpon the skirt. ,
The short-pile plush being found the
nost durable is in the greatest favor,
[t forms a decided feature in all milinery
'decorations, and a band of it
"ailed around the edge of a bonnet
nakes a soft, becoming frame to the
'ace?even the severest features coming
mder its pleasing and subsiding influence.
Exquisitely fine all-wool fabrics in
lelicate shades are shown, designed foi
evening dresses for youug girls. The
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jjtiris ox tnese maienais are irimmea
sith lace, and the bodices to be of plush
jr satin, matching the color of the skirt,
rhe laces used with these dresses are
generally white Spanish, rose point,
polanza, or Aurillac.
Very pretty walking costumes art
made of dark Prussian blue vigogne,
the only trimming being a wide Moorish
scarfjof rich Oriental striped silk which
is caught under the paniers on each
3ide, and brought around and tied ir
front. Handsome enameled buttons
in bright Persian colors to match, faster
the bodice and the outside coat.
A Successful Stratagem.
Miss Rebecca Bates, who died re
centlyat Scituate, Mass., aged eighty
eight, was with her sister Abigail th<
heroine of a stratagem which drove i
British vessel out of Massachusetts
bay during the war of -1812. She wa
then eighteen and her sister fourteen
The residents npon the shore had bee:
frequently visited by the crews o
British ships and robbed of their pro
visions and other articles, and whei
the girls saw the vessels bearing doWi
they knew it boded no good to th
family larder. Eebecca's quick mini
decided to repel the enemy by a strata
gem. The musical instruments of th
home guard were stored in the house
She could play four tunes on the fife
and her sister Abigail could beat th
drum in an exceedingly wild mannei
"Yankee Doodle" was their mastei
yjcce, The idea- thus conceived wa
Abigail, with the drum and fife, ra:
down behind the cedar wood, and in
moment the quiet September evenin
was startled by the most remarkabl
martial outburst that ever was heard
"Hooked," says Miss Bates, "and
could see the men in the barges restini
on their oars and listening. Then
saw a flag flying from the masthead o
the ship recalling them. My siste
began to make a speech, and I said
' JL>on t maae mo iaugu, ior x can
pucker my mouth.' When the men i
the barge saw the flag they went aboo
so quick that one fell overboard, am
they picked him up by the back of hi
neck and hauled him in." A quarter c
an hour later the La Qogue saile
away, the strains of "Yankee Doodle
pursuing her.
Too Fast to Wet On.
It was at a way station on the Wa
bash. An old man and woman witl
bundles and packages arrived from ou
in the country. They expected to ge
on the train for Detroit. The statioi
agent told them that the train alway
stopped. "Just put your things wher
you ?an gat them quick," said the agent
"and when it comes along jastget on.
There was an "extra" on the road, a
it happened, in advance of the "regu
lar." -In a few minutes they heard thi
sound of the approaching extra. Thi
baggage was all secured, and the tw<
waiting passengers stood close to thi
edge of the platform. The train wen
by at the rate of forty miles an hour.
When it had passed the old womai
dropped her bundle, and rushed to th(
door of the office shaking her fist. Shi
Bcreamed out, '-You big-headed fool
did you say get aw-en ?"
The old man rushed around the platform
calling for the agent to come out
The agent came to the door. Ther<
was a smile on his face.
" Don't come out a smiling at me I
By the living jingo," said the old gentleman,
"we've a notion to pace yot
iround this platform six times 'astei
than them keer3 went! You blaster
fool, did you say get on I Did you thinl
i man of my age could got on a streal
oi greased lightning' You may pla]
kriolrn nn unrnn folks. hnfc don't VOU trt
my game on me! Because a man livei
on a railroad he doesn't have to knov
it all. I'm feeling hungry, and some
body is liable to get chawed up afore ]
leave I"
o Before anything serious happenod th<
regular train arrived, and the couplt
boarded it all right'. The railroad apen
felt relieved. He doesn't like the b yi
to hallo, "Did you say git on 1" at
him,?Detroit Free Press.
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Rushing to Tlie!r Heaths.
"Howard," the New York correspondent
of the Philadelphia Times,
writes: Onr "first citizens" are going
off like hot cakes. It's as much as a
fellow can do to attend to his business
and pay the last sad tribute to departed
' friends. First-class fanerals are of daily
1 occurrence, and there are more mourners
in tne streets than ever before. Other
i things are happening, too, and among
1 them softening of the brain. For years
Printing House square, the Astor house
rotunda, Delmonico's and the Bruns)
wick have been frequented by a handscme-faced,
big blue-eyed, frank-man.
nered, opemhanded paper dealer,
; known to every one, and a jolly good
; fellow all the time. He was a fast liver,
, a hard drinker and a very light sleeper.
> He made money easily, spent it like
. water and was the personification
generous recklessness. Result ?
Softening of the brain. About
' three weeks ago he was taken
to an insane asylum, where he is of
| course abundantly cared for, but the
doctors say he is hopelessly idiotic. A
1 friend of mine, one of these self-sacrixi
x x i_ mi
ncmg cnaps, went. 10 bbb mm. xue
s poor fellow is poisoned by tobacco. He
1 smoked cigarettes incessantly, so mnch
so that his forefinger and thumb were
> yellow stained. This complicates mat*
, ters. If he were devitalized by loss of
i sleep only, rest and regular hours
l might recuperate him. If his interior was
t simply overcharged with alcohol, proper
l medicaments and total abstinence
, from intoxicating drink might bring
1 him up again. But on top, through,
under and all about every muscle, fiber
and tissue of his mental, moral and
. physical nature is that ineffacable stain
. that nicotine alone can give and omnipo.
tence alone remove.
3 Anybody else ?
a Yes, indeed. They may not be lits
erally in insane asylums, but they are
3 the merest wrecks of old time glory.
Come with me to that great exchange of
a down-town workers, the rotunda of the
I Astor house, ?nd stand near the cashier.
The place is packed from noon nntdl
a three, and tolerably full all the rest of
a the day. Thousands eat and thou6
sands drink and thousands smoke there
j every day. The monthly profits are
said to be $15,000?a great deal of
g money. Is it the same crowd? Are
/ they the same thousands? Not by a
jug full. Within the past five years
e two generations have come and gone,
.( and the third is rushing along as fast as
it can go.
s How?
?< ?By-eating fast, drinking faster, and
a puff, puff, puffing with the eagerness of
a a race horse, bound to win and lose no
g time. There they stand or sit, as the
e case may be. If they eat they throw
[, their victuals down at a gulp. If they
<1wnlr if'fl nrtn fwA flivon (i fl-iwa ma a
JL ailUA| AW O VUUj UTTW, UUACO) fTATO AUG U
g oheck," and ofF they go.
I And then?
f Well they work till night, take their
r dinner and repeat the dose in some up:
town house, according to their means,
't The chief places are Delmonico's, the
n Brunswick, the Fifth Avenue, the St.
Lt James and the Hoffman. Accustomed
1 though you may be to the gay
g and festive developments of Fhila,f
delphia, I can show you sights here in
a the gastronomic line that would open
" your eyes with wonder and shut 'em up
again in disgust.
Well?
But it isn't well, it's fearful, and the
i- few temperate old chaps who witness
b this social breakup, who see friend after
t friend depart?who has not lost a
t friend??are paralyzed with fear lest
a some day we be left alone in onr glory,
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How Queen Victoria Travels.
A late number of the London Times
gives an account of a recent trip made
by Queen Victoria to Balmoral, etc., in
the royal saloons provided for such oc0
casions. Superintendents of the rail0
roads always take charge of the train
3 whenever the queen travels, and upon
0 the occasion referred to " the utmost
^ precautions were taken for the safety of
her majesty during the journey, very
1 detailed instructions being issued to
3 the various railroad officials for the
3 purpose, and it was distinctly stated
' that on the occasion none of the public
was to be admitted, under any circumstances,
to the stations between Ban'
bury and Edinburgh; that the com3
pany's servants were to perform the
necessary work on the platform without
' noise; and that no cheeiing or other
demonstrations was to be permitted,
1 the object being that the queen might
' not be disturbed during the night
^ journey. The royal train was provided
c with a complement of fitters, lampmen
[ and greasers, and was preceded by a
7 pilot engine; it was furnished with conr
tinuous brakes and electrio communi3
cators. A ' lookont man' was placed on
7 the tender of the engine with instructions
to keep his face turned toward
^ the rear of tho train for the purpose of
observing signals, and similar orders
5 were given to the guard on the front
' van."
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i It matters not how careful the cook
t may be, he can't make a rabb.t hash
without getting some kind oi hair in it.
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Hdw tli? Express Business Started.
Josiah Qaincy writes as follows
in the Independent: I have just found
an old letter addressed to me 'on
the 27th of October, 1838, which led to
results quite overpowering in their magnitude.
The writer is William F. Hamden.
He tells me that he has applied
for a post of conductor upon the Western
railroad, and solicits my inflaenoe
as treasurer of the road, "should you
think me worthy of the office." Harnden
had been selling tickets at the
Worcester railroad depot, but found
this office much too sedentary for hia
active nature. He was a man who
wanted to be moving. For some reason
I do not recall, Harnden did not
get the conductorahip; but his application
brought me in oontaot with this
lithe, intelligent young fellow, who
wished to be on the go, and I suggested
to him a new sort of business, whioh in
the hands of a bright man I thought
might be pushed to success. As director
and president of the Providence
railroad I was compelled to make
weekly journeys to New York, whore
the bulk of our stook was held.
Hit- - t ? - - ?
rue aays oz my departure were well
known, and I was always met at the
depot by a bevy of merchants' clerks
who wished to intrust packages of busi-'
ness papers, samples of goods and other
light matters to my care. The mail
establishment was at lhat time utterly
insufficient to meet the wants of the
pnblic. The postage was seventeen
cents upon every bit of separate paper,
and this was a burdensome tax upon
the daily checks, drafts ind receipts
incident to mercantile transactions. I
was ready to be of service to my iriends,
though some of them thought my good r
nature was imposed upon when they
found I was obliged to carry a large
traveling bag to receive their contributions.
I kept this bag constantly in
sight on my journey, and upon arriving
in New York delivered it to a man
whom the merohants employed to meet
me and distribute its contents. Now, it
occurred to me that here wan an nmwwu
trinity for somebody to do, for an adequate
compensation, just what I was
doing for nothing. I pointed out to Mr.
Harden that the collection and delivery
of parcels, as well as other transportation,
might be undertaken by one responsible
person, for whose services the
merchants would be glad to pay.
The suggestion fell upon fruitful
soiL Harnden asked me iot^ special
facilities upon the Boston and Providence
road, Which I gladly gave him,
"ud with the opening year lie commenced
regular trips* (twice aweeJ^lT-;.
think he made them), bearing in his
hand a small valise; and that valise
contained in germ the immense express
business?contained it as the aoom
contains the forest of oaks that,may
, come from it; bnt many generations
are required to see the magnificence of
the forests, while the growths of human
enterprise expand to their wonderful
maturity in one short life. Harnden's
fate was that too common with pioneers
; and inventors. He built up a great
business by steady industry, saw all its
' splendid possibilities, tried to realize
them before the time was ripe and died
a poor man at the asre of thirty-three.
In attempting to extend the express
business to Europe he assumed risks
that were ruinous, and the stalwart
Vermonter, Alvin Adams, took his place
as chief in the great industry which had
arisen under his hands.
Dinners of the German Emperor.
Tho American Register A Paris says:
After the frequent notices we read in
the papers of dinners at the emperor's
palace, and tables laid for twenty or
more oovers, it may not be uninteresting
to learn something about the emperor's
taMe in general. Emperor William
is in the habit of taking, about
7:30 a. m., a simple coffee with a large
allowance of milk, and a oouple of
small breads without butter. At 1
o'clock p. m. the seccnd breakfast
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warm. The dinner takes plaoe regularly
at 5 o'clock. If the emperor has
one or two guests the table is simply set
in the lower apartments of the palace, the
menu remaining the same which
he is wont to order for
himself, consisting of four
or five courses, whioh the chef de cuisine
submits early in the morning and
the emperor approves of. If the dinner
is a large one, the table is laid in
the upper apartments. The invitations
are given by the emperor at an early
hour, the arrangements of seats being
then and there discussed with the court
marshals. The invited guests receive
their host in a saloon adjoining the
dining-room, where the latter salutes
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fifteen minutes, precedes them to the
table. The emperor takes light claret
or Moselle with soda-water, and coffee
only occasionally after large dinners. A
cup cf tea, without cake or bread, after
the theater, concludes the frugal repasts
of the day. When the empres
is present the menu is submitted to her,
and, except when a large pnity is invited,
the emperor taxes his dinner in
the empress' apartments.