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EDITORIcL COcTWcTVIENT clND TIMELY TOPICS
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THE JOURNAL, P. O. Box 121, Portland, Oregon,
Instead of the government keeping Its revenue In a bank, crested upon busfi
ess principles, the sub-treasury system has been created, which Is simply an
enlarged safety deposit box, where the revenues of the government remain In Idle
ness except when disturbed through Congressional appropriations or by the Secre
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Channels of trade that which is essential to the proper conduct of trade and com
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PULL TOGETHER.
.Prom this time oft" every Oregonlan should,
; In every possible way, endeaaor to make the
. Lewis and Clarke Centennial a grand suc
' esa. i. There should be no thought of failure,
' : much leas the expression of a fear of failure.
,. The directors have been chosen from
M amongst our most worthy citizens and they
' ; are giving ireeiy; ana xuiiy oi meir; ume,
The least the rest of us can do is to pull all
JhtV. time and all together to help them.
Jf.no other goodSxesuHs, a better city, a
, cleaner city, a mof" harmonious city, will
follow, "We jnay;not.have the greatest Ex
position the world has ever seen, but we w ill
' have one supreme In Its natural surround
T T (figs. "We may not be able to show In such
treat profusion man's handiwork, but we
cn show the stranger within our ga.cs the
; wonders God has wrought. There may be
greater crowds at other Expositions, but we
can, tr we wui, send tnose wno visit us,
away chanting the glory and hospitality of
the great West., f
It all depends tipon us,1 upon each of os,
what our Fair shall be, shall mean, shall
:-: do. Imagine -If -you can, how St. Louis
would exploit the scenic advantages If those
surrounding Portland were within sight and
reach of her marble walls!
'i Where, besides, is tbere-euch a comblna
'tlon of natural attractions as are found
, beret Winding through the city is a beau
'?JflS u' rtvef with - charming view and a pw
, ( feet delight to all who enjoy aquatic sport.
; From the hills which form the background
; of the city, vews He before you Which even
- the most devoted, Swiss might envy. The
mountains clad in eternal snow, and the
, great ranges of which they are the white
robed sentinels, are of transcendant beauty
and grandeur. A ride of but a few miles
by beat or train up the lordly Columbia un
folds a panorama of waterfalls, mountains
and river that dwarfs the Rhine or the Hud
i eon. Jl To the westward the shores of the
. i Pacific lie not four hours run from the city.
! To the south either by : boat or train the
more peaceful beauty of the valley -of the"
.Willamette may be seen. The sportsman
' can gratify his wildest dream, the mountain
climber find height on height to conquer. In
very truth in this favored land of ours the
visitor will be amply rewarded for his trip
even though not a building was erected nor
an exhibit made. In our ' city he will find
a people proud of their home and will 1 re
ceived with warm hospitality.
The great difficulty is for us to realize
what we have and how singularly- we are
brought. Mr. Manning has but to follow hie
promises with performance and he will
merit the heartiest commendation.
No public official could ask a better op
portunity to demonstrate his loyalty to the
Interests of the people than is afforded at
this time to the County Board and the Dis
trict Attorney of Multnomah County. Let
them act together with an eye single to the
-fprotectlon of the county's rights, and undis
mayed by the powerful Influences' that will
e arrayed against them. This is , no time
for personal or political jealousies amtfng
these officials. All else must be forgotten in
the firm determination to right the wronge
which have been Inflicted upon, the county in
the past, and to fearlessly expose and punish
all to whom punishment is due.
clean walks and drives around the hills,
Portland would be the show flty of the con
tinent. All that is needed is for our own
people to act together.
Let all realize that It Js no time for bick
erings or fault-finding. That the capitalist
and the laborer, the employer am! the em
ploye, are all alike interested. That in
jury to one Is ajy Injury to U, Lt us all
now, not tomorrow, get together in a reason
able spirit am! Fettle tho little difft'icncpK
that cloud to nim; extent the otherwise
sunny sky. l,et al! resolve thiit thi: Portland j
fcf Ours will chow ;he world th:tt tin- spirit
which created it Mill dmi.iii.it. s it. and there
.will be no doubt th.it a triumphant success
and a great forward movement will be Our
rew ard.
"Now Jojn your hands, and your hands
your hearts,
That no disruption binder government."
BUYERS A ISO SELLERS
. .What is the great purchasing power of a
community? This question was asked by
prominent financier on visiting the great
stores of John Wanamaker & Sons, of
Philadelphia.
. The. answer came promptly, "The . plala
people, the wage earners."
. Estimates made by careful students of
commercial life place the percentage of pur
chase of the necessities of life with the men
and women who work for salaries and the
ratio Is as eight to ten. The great depart
ment stores' of the Eastern cities cater al
most entirely to the masses. The volumn of
trade Is, therefore, largely Increased, al
though the Individual purchases are small
The rich man and his family naturally deals
with high-class stores that carry an ex
pensive grade of goods in stork and that do
not attempt to secure the small trade of the
big majority.
Most storekeepers make a study of the
best method of reaching the worklngman's
purse, and at the same time to have stock
on hand that meets the demand of the
wealthy class. The business of managing
such establishments as Sigel, Cooper & Co.,
of Chicago, and Wanamaker's, of Philadel
phia, Is the result of years of patient study
of the human character and an untiring ef
fort to please buyers.
The value of newspaper advertising Is
guaged by the management according to the
standing of the publication with the people.
Newspapers that are merely subscribed to
because they are "the only thing that we
could get" have little weight with the great
purchasing class. A paper must have the
onfldence of the people, must be known to
be honest and above petty bribery to be of
value as an advertising medium. Any jorlr
nal. no matter hbw groat its circulation,- that
has offended class or creed, can never be of
particular, benefit to an advertiser.
The people learn to love a newspaper that
will champion their.-cst.uee and despise one
that tries to usurp the entire journalistic
field for none other reason than an effort to
fatten itself at the expense of aufferlng
public
The Journal has not been above error in
the conduct of its policy toward' the people
no newspaper ever was; but it haS' always
tried to pursue a course of equal rights for
all men. rich or poor. The loyalty of read
ers toward those who advertise with The
Journal has been proof positive that a news
paper that will at, least make attempt to
guide the plain people and give them proper
recognition, will Itself be rewarded by an
unswerving public support.
Posthumous children are frowned upon by German law as set forth' py the new
imperial code, which declares that only those children ehftll hav a right to their,'
lamers neruage wno nave Deen corn prior to nis aemise. Attention nas jusi oeen
called to this particular provision of the' law by the posthumous birth of a son to the
late Prince Wolfgang Stolberg, who waa found dead with the top-of his head blown
off through the discharge of his gun only a few days after the demise of his own father,
Prince Alfred, whom he had succeeded aa eldest son. ,y ;t
The new-born Infant, who has thus made his appearance In the world nearly five
months after the death of its father, has, according to the law of the land, no right to
the chieftainship of the princely houae of Stolberg and to the vast estates and lm
mense fortune that go therewith. But the mother of the child that Is to -say, the
widowed Princess Wolfgang Stolberg--and her legal advisers have, already put forward
the pretention that members of mediatised houses of Germany that is to gay, families
exercising rights of, petty sovereignty prior to the beginning of the nineteenth century'
are governed in matters of succession, marriage, etc., by their own family statutes
enacted by the adult male members of the house and only subject to modification by
tiirm. .
Of course the late Prince Wolfang's brother will contest this view, and basing
himself on the laws of the land will claim the succession. It remains to be seen what
view the tribunal will take of the matter, and the question if decided against the new
born Infant will arise as to what extent the national laws of succession to property
affect the statutes governing the succession to the throne. . .
Were the German Crown Prince to marry, to become Emperor, and then to die leav
ing no male issue, the question arlsea aa to whether any son to which hta wife might
give birth,, after his demise, would have any right to succeed to the throne of Prussia,
and to the dignity of German Emperor, s
This Is a matter which is of considerable Interest, and while it is easy to under
stand the motives which have prompted the compilers of the new German code te
discriminate against children of posthumous birth, since the frauds In connection
with cases of this kind have been numerous, yet It cannot be denied that the law bear
ing upon the matter is liable to lead to gross injustice, besides being contrary to
the statutes and principles of all other countries. ,
In view of the letters which have been recently appearing In the American papers
written by English people, and especially by subjects of King Edward In th West
Indies, condemning the social ostracism to which tjie white classes condemn the col
ored people In this country, It Is unfortunate that Lady Hemming, the wife of the
Governor of Jamaica, should have declined nt a horse show held there the, other day
to take her seat In the place reservedfor her on the grandstand until a respectable
colored woman, well dressed and Avell-behaved, who occupied a seat not far off, had
been removed.
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This waa done In deference to the orders of one of the governor's aides-de-camp,
by a. policeman, and the incident, which created a great sensation, being witnessed
by the public, aroused so much Indignation on the part of an American couple present
that they Invited the colored woman, who maintained a most quiet and-dignified attitude
in these trying circumstances, to take a seat in their box, from which, after expressing
to her their warm sympathy, they withdrew.
This Is the first occasion on which there has been such a public exhibition of
aversion 'to the colored element displayed by people occupying high official positions
in the British West Indies, where there are several coal-black, members of the African
race who have been knighted by the late Queen Victoria, and whose wives are, there
fore, entitled to the prefix of "lady" to their name. Just in the same manner as Lady
Hemming. ' I understand that the matter is to be taken up In Parliament In England,
and we shall doubtless hear more about the affair, which, as Sir Augustus Hemming
is a specially capable administrator, is greatly to be regretted.
Emperor William has Just conferred the rank of field marshal In the German
army upon Count Haeseler. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of his Joining the
colors. The count is a strange looking old man, who, alike in appearance, in manner,
and in military genius, possesses a striking resemblance to the great Moltke. He has
nothing of the trim, well-groomed, natty appearance of a German officer about hinV .In
deed, no man dresses worse; his uniform always Ill-fitting, and betraying traces of
long wear, seems to hang around him rather than to fit his figure, and give him' the
aspect of an antiquated umbrella of the Gamp species. 5?
He disdains all the artifices of the toilet, lives on the coarsest kind of food, seems
to begrudge every moment that he wastes -either at the table or in bed, -drinks nothing
but water and milk, has a heart that Is utterly Insensible to the charms of the fair sex.
and Is twisted and warped in shape. This is -owing to the fast that he was danger
ously. Wounded In the ..war of 1870 a.t the.battleof St. Prlvat, where he lost two
ribs, and he has ever since been obliged ip. wear a silver brace or corset lnthe same
way that the French general the Marquise de Gallifet wears a silver covertng upon
that part of the abdomen which wa" sht away during the Mexican war.
"The new fleldmarshal hae no ear whatever for music, and on one memorable oc
casion, in the presence of the Emperor, made the remark that It was only calculated to
"please Imbeciles."- The Kaiser, who had Just- been expressing the utmost enthusiasm
about Wagner, instead of getting angry, merely laughed uproariously. In fact, he puts
up with everything from Haeseler, who Is. in chief command of the western frontier
Of the empire. ..."
At the grand military maneuvers held some years ago, when William assumed
the "direction of one of the rival armies, the field marshal had the temerity to surround
and capture his sovereign. Oh another occasion, it was in 18987 when the Kaiser com
manded and led In person a charge of cavalry,-which resulted In. the death, of tjo less
than 14 horses, and In the placing hors de combat of some 20 troopers, several of
whom succumbed to their injuries, the Count apostrophised the Emperor with this
remark: "If you go on at this rate, I really don't know If I shall have enough men
left to bury the dead."
There Is no officer In the German army of Whom more amusing anecdotes are told,
especially In connection with his aversion to soldiers performing duties In the house
hold of married officers, which should be performed by nurse maids. Many Is the time
that he stops on the streets at Metz soldiers conducting their masters' children to
Bchool, and takes charge of the children himself until the man hus gone to fetch either
a maid or the mother to assume the' care of the youngsters.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY. In Washington Times.
William jr. Petere, of the , United States
Geological Survey, wh0r , to' represent the
Matlonal Geographic Society on th Ziegler
arctic expedition, has lived m the far Nortn
much of the time since 1899. : He went to
Alaska Vlth the' Klondike rush' that year In
the interest of the Geological Survey and
with a party of five or, aix men went over
White Pass and explored the White and
Tanana Rivers in canoes. ' , , ' .f -
- .The ext year Mr., Peters took, a. pack
train from Pyramid -Harbor,, on . the .Lynn
Canal,' and started across the mountains in
June. His 'party, explored ' the headwaters 'of
the Tanana River and went as far as Fort
Egbert on the Yukon River, near -the inter-
I national line. The party devoted much at
tention to study of the topography of . the
country and was also accompanied by a
geologist who studied the minerals. .
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' In 100 Mr. Peters explored, the east, and
of Seward peninsula, in which the Nome dis
trict lies, In 1901 he started with a small
party over the snow and ice and explore
the Koyukuk River. The party went to the
Arctic divide. It returned to Bergman, a
trading post, which waa Its basis of supplies.
After the breaking up of the ce the party'
Went again by ' canoes to the Arctic divide '
and explored the Colville i River, sklrtei
along the coast to Point Barrow, and from
there, went to Cape Llsburne In in4 open
whaler's boat. . From Cape - Llsburne Mc:
Peters and his party returned to- Nome in a
collier and then teok the regular steamers
for .the United States.-: r
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,In j90J Mr. Peters wae detailed to make a
map of the country about Juneau, which In
clude the famous Tread well mines. He re
turned laat fall to the famous Tona'pah dls
trlct in Nevada, a map of which he con
pitted a short time ao.
Aside from being an expert In geogrftt'jlo
and topographic science, Mr. Peters has had
so much experience In roughing It in the
arctic region that he la especially well qual
ified to accompany the Zlegler party, which
Is to make a dash for the North Pole.
Mr. Peters la a 'native of California. He
was born In Oakland and educated in the
schools of the Golden State. He entered the
set-vice of the geological survey 19 years ago.
A FARMER'S OPINION..
I'm only a common farmer, - -,
I live in tne hills, of old Pblkv v
Don't pretend to belong to the city
Can't stand tne noise and smoke.
But I'm up-to-date (n farmin"
An' I alius' read a heap.
J know how to make my business pay
And make money while I sleep.
I alius keep myself posted.
On what 's goln' on a roup,'
I know Just where Teddy is travelin'
And the career of ever' Portland
. "Brown." 7
I'm posted on affairs In China,
I've read the lstest prise-flght.
But ' they none don't amount to nothln'
With the question that's hurtin' my light
Now I've alius voted fer the Grand Old
Prty,
And my father before me did too,
Aa'me an' my ooy at the last iectlon.
Helped Teddy with a considerable few.
But lately I've been clean disgusted.
With what my party went and done,
I feel like luruUn' down my colors,
And handin' over my gun.
I tell you.' it's' disgUBtln'
And a, stain to our party's name
To elect this man to Congress.
Who is aspirin' for the same. V
I tell you. I know Binger,
Know him far too well,
I know all about his shady career,
All about hi magnetic spell.
Our party, shouldn't send him to Congress,
Jlst because he wants to go,
We want te be friends with the leaders.
Don't send one who Is their foe. ,
I've alius voted the ticket straight. "
But I hev' voted fer "men" you see,
An" I'll vote fer a "man" this time;
P.eames Is good chough fer me.
L D. Brown.
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LIFE Of- A FIGHTING SHIP.
Wardroom life aboard American men-of-war has. greatly changed with the growth
of the new navy. The bigger ships of today carry more officers than those of ' 2 0 years
ago, and the hastened promotion of the last five years has changed somewhat the
character of the personnel in the wardroom.- The officer who presides at the head
of the wardroom table is no longer a grlisled Veteran who has eaten his heart out
with 20 years of monotonous service in the grades below . lieutenant-commander.'
Bearded ensigns 80 years of age and drawing pay that barely enables them to live, no
longer haunt the ships of the united States navy. Promotion and command come
earlier, and men who even 10 years ago would have been seated well toward the foot
of the wardroom table now dine in the lone dignity of the cabin. With the fuller
table of the wardroom there is more variety of character and conversation, and jvlth
greater activity everywhere throng! ut the service men have livelier Interests. Old
stories are not heard so frequently, and mn do not harden into set peculiarities of
views and manner as they did when promotion was slow and duty, -from being -the
same for long years together, was dull and insipid. ,
Some things remain, however, much, as they were, because tradition Is powerful In
the navy. Chaff? Yes; a good deftf of it as of yore. There Is .always some man In
the wardroom keen enough to penetrate the most secretive of his fellows and discover
their lurking weawness. Once discovered, that weakness is a proper subject for chaff.
The freshness of "the young doctor," the indolence of the pay-master, the susceptibility
of the Junior lieutenant, aie subjects that furnish unfailing amusement when conver
sation runs low.
. LtCl UJ flAKtZ r(tZjU LI j All the energies of the Postofflce Depart-
The vountr Judffe and th- County t'oin- meat were recently devoted to securing the
mlssiohers are giving to the public the be?t i ;l1 rest t an Indian letter carrier who was
possible evidence that they wero thoroughly" "chargpcl with appropriating two rents, more
than a year being consume 1 in the, effort
To gather cvidence'-against him. Superfn
tendent Machen Is charged villi receiving
bribes to the amount of $20,000, and It will
aside, and the aid of the rourts will be in- he Interesting to observe whither similar
voked to recover the money loet to -the'"P!'r,;tt-'i,f ls displayed in his case as In
county. Other questionable
In earnest when they declined their Inten
tion of investigating -the tax scandal. Two
of the" extraordinary "settlements" made byi
a previous board have, already been . set
Other questionable transactions
will be similarly re-opened.
.The - Dletrlct Attorney has declared .em-
phatically that he proposes to compel ueytl
tulitm of ;the fund due the county from
;J former County derks, whose accounts were
found . to -be sbortAand that If necessary.
' criminal as weU as cJvif proceeding win be
that of the two-rent einbezjiler.
Postmaster-General Payne is reluctantly
cojtting to the conclusion entertained by the
rublii'- thi't something ls wrona; in 'the
Poslofllre Department. A few moie arrests
iray even convince him tnt the investiga
tion was necessary,
A MECHANICAL "HELLO GIRL."
Reports from Chicago announce the success Of ah Invention which wl'fi add about
one hundred per cent te the -wijue of that heart-rending Invention, the telephone.
It. is a system with an automatic switchboard, and the great advantage is that It
does away with "central" altogether. , 1
No more "hello girls" or the malting of remarks oyer the wire to distracted patrons.
In the new order of things It is only necessary to turn a small dial till you. have formed
the combination of figures in the number wanted. It Is the same device as that used
on the time lock of a bank safe.
As soon as the number Is arranged ypu touch a bell button and that rings the. bell
on the other, end of the wire. Having found your man and entered lntp conversation, 1
there is no danger of being Interrupted at-the critical point by having the wire "out
off," as happens so frequently by the systent now In vogue A conversation over the
automatic telephone is kept up until both parties are ready to hinf up then; refteivSrI-
Besides this advantage there is the satisfaction of knowing that ho Idle and
inquisitive young lady Is drinking In your, conversation. According to the officers of
the new Chicago concerh there will be 10,009 of their Instruments in use within alx
months, Already they have it working lrt more than ten cities of some 25,000 popula
tion; and 'nothing but satisfaction is expressed, fdr the plan that eliminates "central"
from the. scheme of thingr. . v: . -
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NEW NERVE CENTRE OF GOVERNMENT
The most Important room In the new
White House Is the one which Is occupied by
the telegraph end cipher bureau. . -
This might be described as, the bridge of
the ship of stale, the. . place, where the,iresi..
dent stands in time of war or during any
serious crisis and Issues his orders to the
various departments of the government.
Slxty-flVto wires connect the telegraph and
cipher bureau with the nine governmental
departments, as well as with every tele
graph, telephone and cable station in the
United States.
It Is the only telegraph office In the. gov
ernment seriice that ta never closed.
Three shifts of operators, working eight
hours each, keep the bureau open night and
day.
Col. Benlfamln F. Montgomery, Of the Sig
nal Corps ls In charge, with a staff of 18
men.
No visitors are allowed to enter -this room,
which Vs the clearing house of all govern
mental secrets. Nine codes, or systems of
secre telegraphy, are used by the govern
ment In sending and receiving its messages,
and 'President Roosevelt has a private code
which he Uses when on his tours through the
country.
Every possible means has been adopted to
Insure secrecy.
The, system of w;lres which connects .the
President's desk with the desks of his Cab
iney officials Is automatic in Its action. No
onf is employed who is not In every way
above suspicion.
During the Spanish-American war the old
bureau, which was not nearly, as well
equipped as the new one, handled 600,000
telegrams, nearly 400,000 of which were of a
conJldentlal nature, ;. . . . '
President McKlnleyrwith-the Secretary of
War and the Secretary of the Navy, rnade
the bureau his headquartera during Jhe ex
citing days of the war. For hours they sat
at elbows of the telegraphers, directing mil-
ftary operations that were being carried on
housands of miles from Washington,
So perfect were the arrangements that
when the Amerclari army was advancing on
Santiago President MeKlnley waa able to
send, messages to the officers on the firing
line In less-than 20 minutes.
At the time of President McKlnley's assas
sination Col. ' Montgomery, secured two ex
clusive wires between the bureau and Buf
falo 15 minutes after the assassin's shot was
fired. ; 'a : -
WHEN EAGLE AND BEAVER WED.
There's a maiden who,' though grown to
womanhood, v
. I a child among the nations.
She Is one of Britain's fair and lively
brood.
Held In check by her relations.
Her near neighbor ls a cousin, big and
smart,
And It seems, somehow or other,
That they cannot alwaya live a, now-
apart , ,
She wul have to leave her mother!
Her big cousin's, noble eagle proudly soars
While her beaver coyly eyes htm.
And if he came, a lover, to her doors
tine would surely not despise him.
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In the starry sky she reads her destiny
'TIs a bright and wondrous atery
Of, what the maiaen, Canada, will be
When she sits beneath Old Glory.
Britannia may a tear of sorrow shed
When her daughter wills 10 leave hen
But Columbia will pat the lion's head
When the eagle weds the beaver.
New Tork Sun.
PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.
Popular Interest centered in the President
of the United States and the only living ex-
President. The two distinguished Amer
icans represent two entirely different types
of character. Mr. Cleveland Is the embodi
ment of conservatism, Mr. Roosevelt is the
incarnation of radicalism. When the Presi
dent was presented to the mighty audience
at St; Louis, he leaped, tipon. the railing of
the rostrum as a circus "equestrian bound
upon horseback In the sawdust ring. When
the first citizen was presented, he -stepped
quickly to the forefront of the stage with
ponderous dignity.
... . e--e - ... :
The incidents were small, hut character
istic. Mr. Roosevelt manifested dash, spirit.
enthusiasm, lacquered good nature. His il
lustrious colleague -showed poise, profundity,
and self-control. Mr. 'Cleveland wae adver
tised by .hUv friends... The dedication, cerj -
monies gave these friends opportunity to
"make the ex-President prominent and they
were not slow to utilise the opportunity,
Mr. Roosevelt ls his own advance agent, H
plants himself always in the center of the
stage,' having always carefully adjusted the
lime-light. In the military parade he ,rode
standing up In his carriage, hat In band,
and the most feeble attempt at a cheer from
a single throat was sufficient to bring a bow
and a wave of the hat from the spectacular
President.
e e e
If a barnyard simile may be employed la
dealing with the republic's hired men, on
discharged and one sWynx as another's sub
stifute, Mr. Cleveland may best be compared
to a Missouri mule, solid, stubborn, safe ex
cept on extraordinary occasions; while Mi
Roosevelt more nearly resembles a Bantam
rooster, all fuss and feather. Columbia,
Missouri. Herald.
FETISH DOLL,
Upon -a certain day" of the year the heads
of households In South Africa who wish to
bring good luck to their homes make an
Image '-of straw, vaguely resembling a doll
and throw It Into the street. . Within the
bodyof the image a. Small rolh. la placed.
The . person who . ta kei possession of this coin
receives all the ill-luck . of the household.
The Image Is supposed to have the power ofJ
transferring It. The" average' email boy,
however, la not troubled with superstitious
fears and considers the flndfng of such coins
a clear profit and' extreme good luck, ;
SPRIN FLOWERING PLANTS.
Planted in beds of fancy tulips which,
otherwise would be bare between the bulbou
plants, Aubretla deltoldea a variety of the
purple rock isress forms a bright and deep
lilac-blue carpet of flowers In April. It likes
a light, sandy and well-drained soil and a
sunny position, ' conditions congenial to the
tulip. The dwarf habit and dense-growing
leafage of the Aubretla deltoldea are addi
tional qualifications for spring carpeting.
Another effect and a different one, may be
obtained, by planting polyanthuses-" Detween
the." '.tullpC'eaving'". sufficient Bpace"ibT" "de -r -velopn.ent.
The yellow fancy polyanthus,
which grows' about ten Inches high, is, of
course, perfectly hardy, and will dc
where the beds are not In so sunny a pos
tlon or the soil so light and sandy. Fe
spring carpeting around and .under decid
uous trees, shrubs and bushes there are ttfo
dwarf bulbous plants which should be grown
n multitudinous clusters. The chlonodoxa
("glory of the snow") will fiowerfrom Feb
ruary to May. The beauty of-the tender blue
and white blossoms, borne about four to six
Inches high on the crest of delicate stems, '
can only be fully appreciated when seen in
close-growing, wide-spreading masses. It
grows best in sandy loam, and, like .most oif
other bulbs, should be dibbled" In about 'Sep
tember to flower the following spring. An
inch, apart is not too close to plant in order
to obtain full beauty, of effect, and three
Inches is the regulation depth. The blue
Muscarf, or grape hyacinth, should be plAnt-
ed in similar close bulbs and three inches
apart for .the larger bulbs. They will bear 4
their skyblue flowers erect, about Bit or nine
Inches high, looking. "like little -.bunches of
blue : grapes held upward to-, th onlooker.
For an aaure carper", -presiding mas of "
Muscart botrloydea Is very striking from k
March to May: The bulbs should be dibbled ;
in finy time from August to November