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OW the Kaiser William. Emperor i
of Germany, and believer in the I
divine right of kings, has sot to
eonomize.
The five million dollars a year in
come which he (rets from -arious
sources, and which has heretofore
proved too meager a sum to supply
CARDINAL GIBBONS' FINE LIBRARY
Hare Old Books in Many Tongues, the Collection the Work of a Century
ONE Inflicted with bibliomania would
surely be tempted to pilfer if given
wide range in the arch-dlocesan li
brary of Cardinal Gibbons.
Books art there in abundance 15.000 of
them, in bindings of the old and the new
schools bindings and paper which rei're
sent the earliest work in the art and
books that are at once the envy and the
admiration of other though larger li
braries. The works of the library are guarded
with the greatest care. Rev. Louis O'Don
ovan. secretary to the Cardinal, is the
custodian, and every volume is carefully
arranged and accounted for.
The collection represents the work of a
century, from "the time when Archbishop
Marechal laid - the cornerstone of the
rrand old cathedral. In until the
present day. The great part of the books
are from the famous old shops of Teub
r.er. In Leipzig; Albrizzt, in Venice, and
Phrey. In Germany. The printing estab
lishment of Agrippa is also well repre
sented. Should you go to the library you are at
first struck by the simplicity of detail
and the economy of space. The ceiling
Is frescoed in imitation of the sky, there
being a representation of the sun, the
moon, the stars and planets in golden
frieze work.
At intervals in miniature alcoves stand
busts and statuettes of the former prel
ates of the See of Baltimore. These were
Archbishops John Carroll. Ambrose Mare
chal. Leonard Neaie, James Whitfield,
Samuel Eccleston. Francis P. Kenrick,
Martin L. Spaulding, and James Roose
velt Bayley. a relative of President Roose
velt and the predecessor of Cardinal
Gibbons.
The books, most of them huge volumes
several feet In length and too massive to
he comfortably carried, are stowed away
In dust-covered shelves. The authors are
mostly men unknown to the modern
world, but their names have been per
petuated in the annals bf theology, phil
osophy, art, and science. The libraries
of Gregory of Nazianzen, Thomas Aqui
nas. Eusebiue. and the other masters of
the golden age are there in solemn array.
The Cardinal frequently consults his li
brary, but does little reading there, as
he has his own private collection and li
brary adjoining his bedroom. However, he
often takes some ancient volume, inval
uable by its age and rarity, upstairs to
consult In his own room.
On examining some of the old works
one is struck with the durability of the
leather and cloth used in the early days.
Indeed, there was very little cloth used,
for most of the works of those times were
'bound in hand-carved, decorated and
glided -leather, which, naturally, mala aj
""ill
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THK EMPEIcOJe ITAVINO CNE OF THE, CA-5XLEc9
WHICTt JtlE Ic5 CON IEMELAXING' Sr.T.TJKQ-
hie inHiiy needs, must In the future
be sufficient.
In some manner the ruler of the
Fatherland must find a way to cut
down his expenses to keep within this
pittance.
Thus for the first time the outer
world irrts knowledge of the fact that
the Kaiser faces the same problems
volume a costly possession. The worth
of leather for bindings is well proved by
the fact that most of the books In the
Cardinal's library are in almost perfect
condition.
There are many botiks from the library
of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. most of
them regarding the doings of the earlyl
American congress. Men volume mu mo
signature of Charles Carroll, of Carroll
ton, on the title page In a free, bold hand.
One of the books ia entitled "Extracts
from the Notes and Proceedings of the
American Continental Congress. Printed
at Annapolis by Anna Catherine Green
and Son, 1774." The records have to do
with the work of the convention held at
Philadelphia in September, ln4.
No one could 6et a price on the many
books of the Cardinal's library. Most of
them are not only out of print, but could
not be duplicated in other libraries. The
clergy at the Cathedral say that these
works are priceless.
There is a dictionary of "Ye , English
Language." modestly tucked away in an
obscure comer. It bears on the title page
the fact that It was written by Thomas
Sheridan. M. A., and was published in
Philadelphia in 17S9. While the definitions
are good, they bear many of the traits of
the old English authorities pompousness
and verbosity. .
There are thousands of books dating
back almost to the discovery of printing.
The works of St. Augustine, embracing
his letters and studies, bear the year
1729 on the first page and were printed in
Venice. Each of the eight volumes is
about a foot -and a half long, a foot
wide and about five Inches thick.
Preceding these works by a span of two
centuries is the "City of God," oy St.
Augustine, "with learned commentaries,
piblished In 1522 by Ludovico Vives; Eng
glished by J. H." The works of John
Peter Maffeius, of the Society of Jesus,
describe minutely In 'seven or eight Im
mense volumes some question of dogma
which has Deen long forgotten and set
tled. The book was published in 1589 at
Agrlppa.x"with the permission of his Ma
jesty Caesar."
One of the earliest is a book which be
longed to Archbishop Marechal. entitled
"Sacred Letters, Published for the First
Time with the Approval of the Clergy."
It was written by Louis de Granada, of
Lyons. A polyglot of the Bible in Hebrew.
Chaldaec. Greek, and Latin bears date of
publication 1ST9.
But it is not only Intellectual pabulum
that one can derive from a perusal of the
cardinal's collection of books. As the
present writer was rummaging through
the place he came upon a small booklet,
which io one could account for, and
which had been hidden away in a tiny
nook, C&a ii.-.a.ttada-stsUiua UKlJULWitU
T7IE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 21, 1909.
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of economy that confront men not
born to the purple. The Kaiser
doesn't have to wrestle with coal bills,
or fret Ills mind as to how to pay his
rent, or meet the cost of educating
his large family, but nevertheless he
must retrench. The kind of saving
he must do involves bigger sums than
the ordinary man is confronted with.
fiad evidently become the possession of
the library through a legacy. It was in:
scribed with a pen, evidently in a femi
nine hand, with the title "Some of Te
Olde Remedies to Be feed in Ye House
hold." and bore a date in the latter part
of the ISth century.
While the physician of today would
scarcely prescribe roasted turnips for tu
berculosis, they seemed to be a favorite
prescription of that time; still less would
any one think of boiling old shoe leather
for a toothache.
The following was given an unfailing
remedy for "Ye Toothache:"
Take ye white of an egg. a piece of atom,
a little salt, a little wheat flower, the in
ner sole of an old shoe, burned to powder;
bcyle these Ingredients all together and
then make ym into pill. Apply ym to ye
tooth, keeping ym In ye mouth, till they
bo dissolved; then apply till ye pain do
cease. This may be done at any time.
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Should one have the misfortune to beJeaway to keep company with Its older
bitten by a mad dog he need not go to
Dr. Keirle, at the Pasteur department;
but, consulting this wonderful mildewed,
Roosevelt's Place in History
ONTLVCED FROM SECOND PAGE
tion franchises, and the further ex
tension of the civil service system,
e e
His course as Governor had raised up
bitter enemies within the party and
enthusiastic friends both within and
without, so that his was a more con
spicuous name at the Republican Pres
idential committee in 1900 than even
that of McKinley, who received the
nomination. Against his will he was
forced to accept the nomination for
Vice-President In November of the
same year the Republican ticket was
elected after a strenuous campaign, in
which Roosevelt had borne a pictur
esque part.
On September H, 1901, the death of
President McKinley from an assassin's
pistol shot made Theodore Roosevelt
his successor.
Mr. Roosevelt announced that he
would follow in the lines laid down
by his predecessor, whose Cabinet he
retained. But he threw new energy
Into the old methods, especially into
the projeot for an Isthmian canal at
Panama, which he made an actuality.
In the anthracite coal strike of 1902
he persuaded both sides to submit their
differences to arbitration.
In the Republican National Conven
tion of 1904 he was nominated for
president, and in the ensuing campaign
defeated Judge Parker, his democratic
opponent, by a popular plurality, of
but nevertheless the proposition is
the same. The experiences of the
Kaiser prove that even a king is not
Immune from the need of battling with
the universal problem of how to live
on less per year. ,
William was extravagant, but it is
only lately that the statesmen and
newspapers of his country have found
the courage to frankly say so.
The extravagance of the monarch
has grown from his honest belief in
his duty to demonstrate his kingship
to the world on all occasions. Wil
liam is honest in this sentiment. He
thinks it imperative on him to sur
round himself at all times with the
trappings of royalty, so that never for
one instant can his own subjects or
the peoples of countries he may visit
lose sight of the fact that the hered
itary ruler of Germany is before them
in all the majesty of kingly entourage.
It has only been lately that the peo
ple of his country have dared ques
tion the acts of the Kaiser. The peril
of arrest for "Less Majeste" acted to
some extent as a deterrent, but what
silenced them to a still greater degree
was the deep and honest love In which
the nation holds its king.
During , the 20 years of William's
reign the country has enjoyed a period
of extraordinary prosperity, and in
place of plunging his country into
strife, as has been feared the "Waf
Lord" would do, William has cultivated
the arts of peace, and for all his some
what extravagant speeches has never
theless won many diplomatic triumphs
for his people, and has given a won
derful Impetus to commerce.
Until the recent disclosure of the
Indiscretions of the King in connection
with the interview in which he frankly
discussed British policy, and committed
dusty little book, he will find the follow
ing as a cure:
Take ix ounces of Rue, eh read email four
ounces of garlick. pilled and stomped: four
ounces of mythrydate. four spoonfulls of
mall scraped binn; boyle these in a peb
ble of bale in a pot well covered for ye
pace of an hour or more. Then strain
and give this decoction in ye morning
Casting. You are to give 12 spoonfuls.
Innumerable other remedies are pro
posed for curing a colic, a cough, the
jaundice and the gout, and even speedy
panaceas for your best horse, should it
be ailing.
Books in xLU Languages.
A bookworm could muse in the cardi
nal's library for hours, finding nothing
but fascination In the abnormal, gawk
lsh, unrefined pages of the volumes of
.the old masters. There are books in
every language, even the works of Con
fucius in Chinese, although every one at
I the Cathedral disclaims the enjoyment
of these.
Day by day the library is increasing.
With nearly every mail the cardinal re
ceives some book from an admiring
author or friend. Each volume is stoned
brethren, forming a striking proof that
the work of man in all ages must come
to the same level. Baltimore Sun.
On June 2, 1905, President Roosevelt
offered his services to promote peace
between the warring Nations of Russia
and Japan. As a result representatives
of both nations met at Portsmouth, N.
H.. on August S, 1905. On August 29
the treaty of peace was signed. For
this International service Mr. Roosevelt
received the Nobel peace prize In 1906.
During his two Presidential terms
Mr. Roosevelt has thrown his Influence
into securing many measures of public
moment. He has Interested himself in
the welfare of our Insular colonies, he
has attempted to curb law-breaking
corporations, to prosecute faithless offi
cials, to regulate the packing and meat
dressing Industries, to conserve the
natural resources of our country, and
to break down race prejudice by ap
pointing negroes to public office in
anti-negro communities and by invit
ing Booker T. Vashington to dine with
him at the Wiite House.
Mr. Roosevelt's chief publications,
besides the a already noted, are "A Life
of T. H. Benton" (1&86), "Ranch Life
and tb Hunting Trail" (1S88). "The
Winnig of the West" (four volumes,
1889-96), "The Rough Riders" (1899),
"Life of Oliver Cromwell" (1900) and
"The Strenuous Life"-(1901). Of these
the most important is "The Winning of
the West," a narrative of the conquest
of United States territory west of the
Alleghanies, which takes high rank
THE KAJc5EI? IlAI-DINtr UST EISTGLAND ID
FaCir OiSJE OF TKOcSE, EEGALVleiTcS TO
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a series of most unfortunate diplomatic
blunders, no word would have been
uttered against the Emperor's expendi
tures, but the feeling has gained cur
rency that while there is no right to
question the Kaiser's patriotism, his
judgment is not always good, and the
practical common sense Teuton wants
to know why five million dollars is not
sutficient to support the Crown in
proper fashion.
It is recalled that on a smaller al
lowance the worshipped William I saved
large sums of money, amounting, it a
said, to $13,000,000. But the Kaiser has
steadily been exceeding his allowance
until a mountain of debt promises to
add to hie worries, and this is the basis
of his determination to sell five of his
castles.
The allowance granted to the Kaiser
in his capacity as the King of Prussia
from the Prussian exchequer amounts to
fx, 900.000 per annum, in addition to which
his Majesty receives the revenues accru
ing from eighteen different crown es
tates. But this is only a portion of the reve
nues that come to the august ruler of
the Fatherland. King William III of
Prussia established crown funds, which
yield a large profit annually. The Kaiser
receives all the interest of this Invested
capital, and can dispose of the principal
itself to the amount of $2,250,000, but the
remainder must be kept intact, invested
in safe securities as protection for the
monarch in time of some great national
crisis.
Taking all these various sources into
account, it Ls estimated the total in
come of the Kaiser is well In excess of
J5.000.000 per year.
When examining into the methods by
which this huge sum has been so lavishly
thrown out that the Kaiser is steadily
running into debt, the first big item that
is charged on the bad side of the ledger
HANK PEARSON'S FAMOUS RIDE
Most Remarkable Authentic Itide In History Vancouver to Fort Benton, Montana.
As today's Oregonian contained an ex
tract from the New York Sun regarding
the remarkable ride of AV. H. Pearson,
during the Oregon Indian War of 1S55,
I send you a description of that historic
ride, which may be of Interest. It was
written some years ago for use in Clark
County schools, after talks with many
pioneers who were well acquainted with
the famous .courier. It is not just as I
would write it now, and departs from
historic truth in speaking of the death
of the rider, who survived several years
after his dangerous journey.
GLENN N. RANCK.
Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 30.
HANK PEAR-SOX'S HIDE.
From "Pictures from Northwest History,"
by Glenn N. Ranck, Vancouver, Wash.
AT THE beginning of the Indian up
rising under Chiefs Kamiakin and
Kanasket, in November of 1S55, Governor
Stevens was near Fort Benton, Montana,
attending the Blackfoot council. As the
people needed their gallant leader in this
great emergency. Hank Pearson volun
teered to hasten onward with the dis
patch to the Governor.
His course led him through 500 miles of
hostile land filled with lurking savages,
and over rough, snow-covered mountains.
When one horse was worn out he jumped
upon another and pressed on without
pausing for rest. When he reached his
destination his clothes were frozen stiff
to his body and he was so weak withal
that he had to be lifted from the horse
and carried into the house. Pearson lived
at Vancouver, and was widely known for
his expert horsemanship, having served
as a courier on many occasions.
While this dangerous ride did not result
in the rider's instant death, as related in
the verse, it greatly hastened his un
timely end; and the story of his heroic
self-sacrifice remains a poetic truth.
Among the famous rides of history
none are more thrilling than this, and It
is rendered doubly precious by its as
sociations with the name of our heroic
Governor, Isaac I. Stevens.
A Courier of the Wwt
"Heaven's cherubim, horsed upon the eight
less couriers of the air.
Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye."
THE WARNING.
Around the firesides of the West lingers this
tale of a hero brave.
Who iyeathed his last In storied past, while
striving human life to save.
During the 'Fail of '65 on a dark and stormy
nlBht,
Adown the swift Columbia, like an eagle
In its flight,
Darted the light canoe of friendly Indian
Jack
To warn the people at The Dalles -of a
dreaded nicht attack.
The startled yUlagass tor self-defense gx-
is the Kaiser's great love for making
expensive journeys.
these are one of the heaviest item
to be found in the list, for when his
Majesty goes a traveling he throws
aside all thoughts of economy, and
sets out regardless of expense to prove
to his hosts the full glory of the tra
ditional rules of the great Teutonic
nation.
In the course of his stay on the
throne he has made many noted pil
grimages, and in every case he takes
a most elaborate entourage. Whether
he travels on the Imperial yacht or by
his special train, the process scatters
dollars as though they were sands of
the sea swept in a mighty wind storm.
His spectacular trip to Constantino
ple, his visits to Austria, his numerous
trips to Ivondon, are all samples of
excursions that made a terrific hole
in the royal budget.
The Kaiser is fond of costume. Its
likes to be lavishly dressed, and the
many orders, military, royal and civil,
to which ho belongs give him an ad
mirable excuse for many changes of
costume.
And what he docs when himself on
a visit is only equalled by the lavish
hand in which he extends hospital
ity when some of his ruling brothers
call on him. Then no outlay is too
great for their pleasure, and for Im
pressing on them the fact that in
glory no court surpasses that of Will
iam. .
But now all this is to be changed.
The frank and able Premier Prince
Buelow has not hesitated to tell the
Kaiser th bitter truth that the only
way he can win bai-k the worship he
had from the people for two decades
Is by adopting some of their own home
ly virtues of prudence and moderation.
Impressed by the truth of what his
4r-
Then called for a volunteer, for one who
freely dared
To carry the news to Stevens about the war
at hand.
Through Hive, hundred lonely miles, where
skulked' the savage bar.d.
Then rose that gallant yeoman, Hank Pear
son, bold and strong,
And started on that mountain ride, so peril
ous and long.
Not his the classic face, not his the rythmic
name That sculptor on marble loves to trace, or
miruitrol softly gives to fame.
But fitter for him by far, is granite's rude,
endurinff heart.
And sweeter rings his name afar, when com
rade sings his noble part.
THE RIDE.
rut -he rode hv Columbia's stream,
riuided by day-star or moon's pale beam;
By day and night ne nastcnea on.
Passing relilo. whence had gone
All the braves of tho Aching village.
The last to leave for war's rude pillage.
As he neared Walla Walla's lovely vale.
He spied a ploughman in the dale;
Telling his tale, so fierce and new.
He asked for a horse to carry him through.
"Take Antelope,' a steed more true
Ne'er from the meadow dashed the dew.
Springing upon the gallant black.
He breathed his name, the rein held slack;
Forward flew the quivering steed,
Straining his limbs to the utmost speed.
Not faster the startled deer is borne
When soundeth anear the huntsman's born;
Not surer flies the unerring dart
Seeking Its rest In that trembltug heart.
Leaving Walla Walla's plain.
He dashed on through the Coeur d'Alene.
THE ARRIVAL AND THB PASSING.
So without pause by night or day,
He rode, until one morning gray.
Spattered with variation of every ground.
That 'twixt The Dalles and Benton Is found.
He was lifted tenderly from the back
Of the gallant but all breathless black;
nd was carried In through the open door
Straight to the side o our war-Governor;
Then striving to rise, bold Pearson spoke
Though his words by frequent gasps were
broke
"Kamiakin and fierce Kanasket
Have raised on high the bloody hatchet;
For their leader's return, your people pray,
Make hasto. brave Stevens, haste away!"
In the arms of friends, his last words said.
The messenger falls with drooping head;
His eyelids close, his deeds are o'er.
The courier will ride on steeds no more.
Softly our Roman his orders told:
.... . 4 ... viffli, a'ai- hprn bold:
JVCCp tClluii .-.- -
My people are calling. 1 hasten on.
I'd nause not now for my own dear son.
r.. A A tn n,h Uflll IP.
Where Spotted Eagle Impatient did wait
To sareiy guiae xne ijovrumi
O'er mountain path to seat of war:
. - i.j ki. in r,nl fiarht.
nere ne iru " b . j ,
Till peace soon followed the war s dark
night.
THE CLOSTN-f STRAIN.
Ptlll In the hearth-ytones of the West
T.lncers this tale of a hero brave,
Who breathtd his last In. storied past.
While striving human life to save.
6UU whisper gray aires 'round heartla at
JlMlLO -1
chief' adviser told him, the Kaiser ha
promised to curtail, and the retrench
ment process has already been inau
gurated. The first step in the plan of the sim
pler life involved the cessation of
work on the new palace designed for
the Crown Prince and his Princess at
Babelsburg.
The Emperor has long believed that
his son was not living in the state of
splendor required by his position as
future ruler of the German empire.
Some months ago he called to him
the best architects of the nation, and
Instructed them to prepare plans for
the most elaborate palace in the coun
try, which was asking a great deal,
since his majesty has a number of su
perb buildings.
Enormous sums were to have been ex
pended on this building, and in th
earlier stages of the work, for it Is
already started, enough was shown ito
promise a palace of most marvellous
beauty.
But as soon as the Kaiser reached
his resolve to cut down his expenses, ha
made a first sacrifice of this bullduig;.
which had 'been one of his pet projects.
Orders were given to abandon building,
and the Crown Prince and his future I" n
press will continue to reside at their
marble palace a.t Potsdam, despite the
fact that the Emperor believes that this
building is too small for them.
The next step In tho Ka'ser's pro
gramme of saving money was the plan to
sell five of his twenty castles. This also
must l.ave cost tho Kaiser a wrench, for
he is very iproud of the many homes he
owns, and some of them have historic
Interest far greater in value than their
money worth.
But it is characteristic of the Emperor
to go at a thins thoroughly, and just
as he was complete and consistent in his
waste of money, now that he has deicr
mlned on thrift In the future, ho will hew
equally straight to the line. Not all Ger
many approves of the selling of the five
castles, for so: e of them aro valuable
architectural works and ought not to Iw
allowed to fall into private hands. One
paper invokes the law of 1P07, which pro
hibits the destruction of historical monu
ments. The Castle of Stol.enfels. which is now
offered for sale, was given to the Kinn
Frederic William, of Prussia by a number
of patriots, who subscribed Hie. money
out of their own pockets, and there is a
feeling that it is improper to sell.
But the Emperor luus got to retrench,
and sentiment can't be weighed in his
present exlremity. t
That sometimes in the weird moonlight,
A phantom rider on horse afoam.
Comes and vanishes in the night;
A Bign that once more in time of need.
He will ride, as of yore. Ills gallant steed.
The tale is told, the hearth is cold.
But the heart throbs warm for the hero
hold;
And ever may his memory last
While hearts are thrilled with tales of the
past.
"For whether on the scaffold high.
Or In the battle's van.
The fittest place for man to die.
Is where he dies for man."
FOOTNOTES.
"My pople are calling, I hasten on,
I'd paute not now for my own dear son."
Stevens sped on to reach Hell Gate,
Where Spotted Eagle Impatient did wait."
In describing the death of General
Stevens, the New York Tribune of Sep
tember 5, 1562, says: "A moment after
Stevens seized the colors, his son
Hazzard fell wounded, and cried to his
father that he was hurt. With a glance
backward, that Roman father said. 'I
can't attend you now, Hazzard; Corporal
Thompson, see to my boy.' "
That was his last farewell; a few mo
ments afterward he lay cold and still on
the field of Chantllly, his fingers still
clasping, like bands of steel, the nag he
loved so well.
The Nez Perce chiefs, Spotted Eagle
and Three Feathers, with 70 followers,
acted as bodyguard for Governor Stevens
on his perilous return.
Spotted Sagle and his band proved
faithful to the whites throughout the
war, and fought gallantly with them in
several engagements.
The Little Green Hnt.
Topeka State Journal.
A lot of the folks from my home town live
here;
I meet one or two every day;
And more of them seem to be coming each
year
They like It so well that they stay.
I met Ezra Brlggs close by Madison Square;
lie seems to be growing quite fat.
And he, with a jaunty, collegiate air.
Was woaring a green -little bat.
Ed Saunders walked by he's a lawyer, you
know
He's only been here a short time;
But business-, he suye, Is brgjnnir.g to grow,
And ha Is a chap who will climb.
As Ezra and I raw him swing up the street
We couldn't help noticing that
Our friend, who was dressed most surprising
ly neat.
Was wearing a little greea bat.
We walked a few blocks, thea w met
Johnny Brown,
And yes, he was wearing one, too.
He's lived for a year in this big, noisy
town,
And does as the other folks do.
I left Ezra Rriggs and I started in quest
Of needs that had come with our chat4
And very soon I, just like all the lest,
j. 5Vi gsSiS-sj little feU, .