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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1889)
FOREIGN GOSSIP. An elcphnnt died In Bombay lnte ly who hnd lived to bo 300 years old. A young womnn nt Ostcnd, Bel gium, Is said to tivko a sea bath every day in thoycar, remaining' in tho water about fifteen minutes. Li Hi, the presont King of Corea, belongs to a family which has hold tho , Corean throne since 1392. During that : THE RUSSIAN POLICE. The Almost Unlimited rielil Occupied hj Its Ilepresentntlves. Thoro Is probably no country in tho world whero tho public power occupies a wider fiold. plays a more important part, or touches tho prlvnto personal life of the citizen at more points than it does in Russia. In a country llko Knglnnd or tho United States, where tho peoplo are tho governing power, HABITS OF ROOKS. SOLITARY AS A tlmo twcnty-nlno Kings have reigned, ! , funcUon8 of tho"1)0ilco p. 'simple nnu tlio power of eacn lias been more despotic than that of tho Czur of Rus sia. Tho Czar is said to wear always a ring in which is otnbeddcd a pieco of tho truo cross that was given to an an cestor of tho Czar by a Popo long ngo. Tho Czar Is said to bo superstitious about this ring, and once, when he had started upon a long journey and had forgotten it, ho had his train held while a messongcr wont back upon a Iocomotivo and fotched it. At Russian places of amusomont tho ladles wear fur caps and big fur collars Instead of tho hats and bonnots worn in othor countries. An observer says: "Somo of them havo such won derful comploxions that ono might well say tho effect of their faces above tho whlto fur is that of roses in snow.1 Among tho hereditary jowols be longing to Duko of Cumberland aro Queen Chnrlotto's pearls, valued at $750,000. about which, for twenty years, Queen Victoria and tho Han evorian King quarreled with ran jcstorlul dignity. The Queen main tained they belonged by right to En gland. Tho King insisted they should havo been sent to Hanover in 1837, on tho death of William IV. The othor Jowols belonging to tho Duko aro valued at $2,000,000. His gold and silver plato weighs twelve tons. DRAWING-ROOM SECRETS. An Kngllsh r.mly Who Drill lehiitant-s fur tin! Onsen's ICix cptlons. Next to tho Queen as a model of court carriago stands tho Duchess of Tcck. Mrs. It told mo all this in n soft, motherly way. Then she sudden ly turned practical, and fixed her oyos keenly and crltlcnlly and said: "But come, tako your hat oil and wo will havo a lesson. Placo this on your hond." oho handed mo a disk of wood about tho sizo of a tea-plato "Thoro, put that on your head. This ribbon prevents its falling olT. Now walk up to me!" said madamo. "Koop your head dp. Don't walk," sho cried. "You musn't vonturo to walk. Your foot must slldo over tho floor. Hold your shoulders up. Keop your chin high. Now try again!" I wouldn't bo a maiden of tho Sunny South. W o aro told that tho cause of their oreot bearing is long practice with a wntor-pltohor on tholr bonds A platter of wood convinced mo that tho maidens of tho Sunny South de serve all tho orect carriago thoy can got, Havo you evor trlod to walk with your head up with a bit of wood bal ancing on tho top of your skull? I tried again. "You must not lift your toes." I did so and balanced tho piece of wood with oaso. "Now, I will bo tho Quoon pro torn. Glide up to mo." Sho rotlrod to tho end of tho room. "'You must rogulato your stops and count two botwooneaeh fctop forward. Tako anothor stop, and then curtsoy." I oboyed. It was a very unstoady ono. "Try again, and go down very slowly. Slowor, slower," sho said, Btrotchlng out hor hand, which I kissed. "You mustn't try to grab tho Queen's hand. You must sweep your hand round so" and she mudon grace ful curve lu tho air "and be careful your noso doesn't touch tho Queen's hand. Any time enn bo given to tho curtsey to tho Quoon. Then you must curtsoy to each mombor of tho royal family. Tho Kmpross Frederick may bo next tho Quoon. Make a deep curtsey to hor, and a shorter ono to each of tho othors according to tholr dlstanco from tho Queen. Tho regula tion uumbor of curtseys is six. That is what I train my pupils for. Having finlsliod saluting each member of tho royal family you back out swiftly still wnii a gliding motion, to allow tho othor ladles to como up. This back lag out Is really a succession of curt- oys with ilrst tho right foot and thou iuu mit mot jorwaru. ion icicle your itirts away all tho time. "1 seo all my pupils in tholr full dress," Hald Madame, "to give them tho finishing directions. I keop trains noro lour yards long for practice Los sons aro almost required If you go to tho HUito ball. Debutantes aro ofton Invited. Tho only formnllty to bo ro mombored lu tho drawing-room is tho modo of carrying your ticket. This must bo carried in tho loft hand, with your right-hand glovo between tho fourth and little linger. Ladlos aro also permitted to carry handkerchiefs, but it Is not advisable You glvo up your ticket, as tho Lord Chamberlain announces your name, and then you advance up tho room to tho Quoon." "Do you get muny American pllsP" I asked. "Yos, I had aovoral last yoar, Thoy woro very agreeable young ladles, too. fiomo Kngllsh people think that Amorl hii women aro too go-ahead to bo na decorous as good tasto demands. Hut I can not say that. I think Americans, rlth till tholr curiosity and their road Sows to plunge Into any conversation, are animated not so much by a dottlru to bo forward lu evidence as by a llvo Jlor Intelligence and animation than tho Kngllsh. I havo hnd some Kngllsh kelrosses to teach; and oh! thoy aro so stupid when thoy como fresh from the wuutvy to make tholr llrst iippcurauco ki socloty," Pull Mall Garotte and clearly defined, and aro limited, for tho most part, to tho prevention or the detection of crime, and tho main tenance of order in public places. In Russia, however, whero tho pcoploaro not tho govornlng power, but hold to that power tho relation of an infant ward to a guardian, tho police occupy a v ,-ry different and much moro impor tant position. Tho theory upon which the Govern ment of Russia proceeds is that tho citizen not only Is Incapable of taking part In tho management of tho affairs of his country, his provlnco or his dis trict, but Is incompetent to manago oven tho affairs of his own household; and that, from tho time when ho leaves his cradlo and begins tho strugglo of life down to tho tlmo when his weary gray head is finally laid undor tho sod, ho must bo guided, directed, instruct ed, restrained, repressed, regulated, fenced in, fenced out, braced up, kept down, and mado to do gonornlly what somebody olso thinks Is best for him. Tho natural outcome of this pntornnl theory of government is tho concentra tion of all admlnlstratlvo authority In the hands of a fow high officials. j and nn enormous extension of tho po- lico power. Mattors that In othor countries aro loft to tho discretion of tho Individual cltlzon, or to tho judg mont of a small group of citizens, aro regulated in Russia by tho Mlnistor of tho Interior through tho imperial po lice. If you aro a Russian, and wish to establish a nowspapor, you must ask tho permission of tho Minister of tho Interior. If you wish to opon a Sunday-school, or any othor sort of school, whother in n neglected slum of St. Petersburg or in a nativo vlllago In Kamchatka, you must ask tho permis sion of tho Minister of Public Instruc tion. If you wish to glvo a concert or to got up tableaux for tho benefit of an orphan asylum, you must ask permis sion of tho nearest represent ative of tho Mlnistor of tho Interior, 'then submit your pro gramme of oxorclsos to a censor for approval or rovlsion, and finally hand over tho procoeds of tho ontortalnmcnt to the police, to bo embezzled or given to tho orphan asylum, as it may hap pen. If you wish to sell nowspnpors on tho street, you must got permission, be registered In tho books of tho polico, and wear u numbered brass plato as big as a saucer around your neck. If you wish to opon a drug-storo, a prlnt-Ing-olllco, a photograph-gallery or a book-store, you must get permission. If you aro a photographer and de sire to change tho location of your placo of business, you must got per mission. If you aro a student and cro to a public library to consult Lvoll's IIott to Kep tliu Orreilr Writs Awny from it Certain Locality. ! in tno autumn when tho nuts aro ripe tho rook Is busy. Walnuts aro his especial favorites. You will not seo n bird near tho place until thoy are ready for thrashing down; but when that time has come a solitary pioneer will appear first, high up, inspecting tho tree or trees. Iho next day ho will bo joined by ono or two moro. After wheeling about and over tho placo thoy will settle and oxamlno tho stato of tho crop. If tho outer rind Is loosened from tho shell of (he nut, a problem soon solved by tho blrd3 biting n piece off, they will fly away and glvo Infor matlon to tho rest that luxuries aro to bo had. Then u number come, nip ping tho nuts off in tho most wholesalo manner and flying off with them. In tho first fiold or meadow thoy dine; with a dig or two of tho powerful bill thoy split off tho outer covering, and then with ono moro dig opon tho nut nnd eat tho contents. They aro quick ly back for moro. "HI! Gip! Rooks!" cries a mnn's voice, and a fino old dog dashes over tho lawn a dozen times a day, barking his loudest to scare them off, for if left to themselves thoy will clear tho heaviest crop from tho trees in a very short tlmo. It is no uso thinking of shooting thorn; you mny point a stick at thorn and ilourish it about as much as you llko, and it will i i f j i j . hoi uisuiro mom in mo least. A gun Is a dillorent matter; only let them catch sight of ono, and instead of com mitting tholr robbories in an opon and dollberato manner, as is tholr usunl way, they will clatttor into tho trees llko hawks whon thoy got a chanco, nip off tho nuts and lly away. Tho only effectual plan Is to trap ono. I once saw tho experiment tried. Ono of them hopped Into a common trap, set openly. only so secured that tho bird could not fly off with It I Hiding himself in troublo tho rook yollcd out his noto of alarm. Up tho others cluttered, cawing their loudest and dropping somo of tholr plunder All their menus round about camo to see what was tho matter and to join In tho uproar. Plying found and dashing down to him as though to got him out, n.. n a i . nnu nmung mis no uso, moy were frightened out of their wits by their comrade's frantic shouts, and thoy mounted high up in tho air. cawing tholr loudest. Whon tho captive had his neck twisted, and ho was sprcad- eagieu out on a suck tor las compan ions' inspection, tho business was set tled; not a singlo rook has been near tho placo from that tlmo. I have ofton proved tho fact that shooting somo doos not affect tho rest in tho least: but trapping ono upsets tho wholo rookery for a long tlmo. Whon that calamity has onco taken placo it is put down in tholr notebook, and no matter what may bo tho attractions of tho locality, it is shunned with tho groatost caution. Tho Cornhill Maga-zino. nu "Principles of Geology" or Spencor's "Social Statics," you will find that you can not even look at such danger ous and incendiary volumes without special permission. If you are a phy sician, you must got permission boforo you can practice, and thou, if you do not wish to respond to calls in tho night, you must havo permission to re fuse to go; furthermore If you wish to prescribe what aro known in Rus sia as "powerfully-acting" medicines, you must have special permission, or the druggist will not daro to fill your prescriptions. If you aro a peasant and wish to build a bath-housoon your promises, you must got permis sion. If you wish to thresh out your grain In tho evening by candle-light, yo;i must got permission or brlbo tho police, If you wish to go more than fifteen miles away from your homo, you must get permission. If you aro a foreign travolor you must get permission to come Into tho Um pire, permission to go out of It, per mission to stay In It longer than six months, and must notify the polico ovory tlmo you change your boarding' placo. In short, you can not llvo, move or have your being lu tho Russian Linplro without permission. Goorgo ivoniiau, lu Century. 1 ho latest story of Bismnrok do- scribes how ho called on tho Kniporor the othor day, and while waiting In tho anto-room hoard voices In the Im perial nursery, and wont In. Ho found tho little Crown Prince grinding away ata barrel organ, while the two young er Princes woro trying to danco. "Please, Princo Bismarck, como and danco with mo," said ono of tho young sters. "No, I am too old; I really can not danco," said tho old gentleman, "but if tho Crown Princo will danco I will grind the organ for you nil." When tho Kmporor opoued tho door the Cliaucelor of tho Gorman Kmplro was found grinding away in a high state of pleasure and perspiration. Tho moral of the anecdote was drawn by His Majesty, who said that, not content with making threo generations of lloheuzollerns danco to his nine. Bismarck has already begun with tho fourth. FASHIONABLE WOMEN. According to recent statistics. published In tho Honolulu Almanac tuul Directory, tho population of tho Hawaiian kingdom Is made up, in round numbers, of 18.000 Chinese 2.000 white natives, 2,000 Americans, 1,300 British, 1.000 Germans, D,600 Portuguese, 2,000 of othor foreign na tionalities, and 41,000 Hawullans aud half -castes. One Who Claims to Know Talks Ahouttho I.ltoraturn Allected IlyThein. "What do fashlonablo womon rend?" I might answer "ovory thing" covers a largo fiold In a gonoral way, and I prefer to deal with particularities just now. 1 havo boon told moro than onco that tho readers employed by publishing houses to road the MSS. of novols aro almost invariably women, and young women between tho agos of twenty and twenty-five Tho reason glvon for this is that, as the majority of novel readors are young women, a young woman Is considered the host judge in this matter. This may bo truo or not, but it Is truo that a groat many elderly womon dovoto a largo portion of tholr tlmo to reading novels. Thoy aro too old for much social lllo, and therefore havo plonty of tlmo to dovoto to reading, and thoy soom to havo a fancy for tho lightest kind of novols. Ono elderly, crlpplod lady whom 1 onco nnu tno pleasure oi Knowing, took a great delight in books that told of murders aud tho pursuit of tho crimi nals by detectives. Sho declared that she knew tho Bible and prayer-book by heart, for sho had read them dally through a long life, and sho road nov els because sho enjoyed them. Coming down to tho youngor wom on, there aro many fashlonablo mar ried women whose spoclal pleasure is reading history and biography. I know sovoral women who appoar to pass tho grantor part of tholr llvos In socloty, nnd yot thoy find tlmo to read tho best novols of tho day, tho biographies, memoirs and books of corre spondence that aro bolug con stantly brought out, and tho many vol umos of poems. French novols aro much read by the womon who habitu ally study tho language during tho winter season aud tako an annual trip abroad in tho summor; but I find that tho French novel is often laid aside for tho study of some of tho French classio writers. A fow ambitious debutantes make an attempt to keep up with ono or two studies nnd do a Uttlo solid reading, but boforo tho season is well under way their engagements aro so numerous that tho attempt falls through, and if any time at all is de voted to books it Is to tho latest society novel. Tho oldor girl, howovor, tho girl of a fow soasous, finds tlmo to take up a language, nnd If she Is in earnest sho accomplishes a good deal of heavy reading. N. Y. Star. Including policemen, post-ofllco officials, market men and women, care takers, hospital nurses and nowspapor writers aud printers, It Is estimated that fully 103.000 of the Inhabitants of Loudon aro night workers. The llnril Lines Mnrronndltic linperor of China. As yet tho doi.igs of the Chinese havo no particular interest outside their own country. Tho mnrriage of tho Kmporor Is a strong proof that this Is tho case. An Imperial alliance of tho same kind in tho West would havo sont a flutter through every court in Kuropo. No Chancelor or Premier will disturb himself about tho rank or tho relations of the lady who becomes tho Kmprcss of Chlnn. In the Flowery Land Itself tho choos ing of an Imperial bride" has no political interest; sho comes from no royal house; princely or even blue blood is not a necessary qualification She has to bo selected from tho "Eight Banners," a phrase which expresses the Manchu army of Pekln. Wo should call them the "guards." for thev are tho personal defenders of the Emperor. Up till lately tho Emperor of China only knew of tho Western nations as "foreign devils." nnd tho small states such as tho Corea, which aro in con tact with China go under the name of tho "tribute-bearins' nations." Ambas sadors from these states present tribute as feudatories, and in doing so nppenr before tho Emperor on their stomachs, knocking their heads on tho ground a ceremony known ns the "knw. tow." The Sou of Heaven could not condescend to aak for a companion to tho "Dragon Throne" from nny of tho rulers of these insignificant countries. It is tho Dowager Empress who chooses tho lndy who becomes her successor. The Dowager Empress in the presont case is not tho mother of tho Emperor; sho is the mother of the late Emperor Tung-chih. During his minority sho and the Empress o7 Ilicn-fung net?d as Regents; on Tuiif- chih's death In 1875, when tho present Emperor, then a moro child, was ap pointed to tho throne, tho two ladies again took charge of tho government as Regents. In 1881 tho other Empress died. Sho was known as tho "Eastorn Empress," and tho "Western Empress" continued tho re gency. Un his marriage the Emperor assumes full powers and the Rosront retires into private life Tho presont .hmporor was born in 1871; he is tho son of Princo Chun, ono or the brothers of tho Enmornr Hion-Fung. Ho is thus a full cousin to tho lato Emperor Tung-Chih. who died in 1875. Tho latter died child less, thus causing a break in tho direct succession of tho Ta-Ching, or "Great Pure Dynasty." Tung-Chih left a will appointing the present Emperor to succeod him on tho throne. His name boforo becoming Kmporor was Tsal tien; but on becoming Emperor of China a now name is always as summed, aud tho now ruler will bo known as Kwanrr-su. n Inheritance Vast as may bo of China, many as millions ho rules ovor, this young man of oighteon must, at least for somo yoars to como, count for littlo in tho national policy. Documonts will bo placod before him. and ho with the Dragon Pencil" will sign them. As Kmporor ho becomos a priest, and will havo now to officiate in tho imperinl temples, tho great colobration being that at tho templo of Heaven. At tho Confuclal temple ho has to address the literati; and an important dutv in Chinese eyes is that of visiting tho tombs of tho dynasty, whoro ho offers sacrifice and worships his ancestors. Thoso tombs aro somo dlstanco to the northwest of Pekln and havo to bo visited onco a year by tho roigning Kmporor. If an Kmporor of China should chanco to havo natural abilities, ho labor under tho groatost disadvantages in their dovolopmont. Kvorv action of his lifts is affected by the otlquetto of an elaborate coromonlal; tho two hun dred volumos and tho "officials who in quire into Heaven" who intorprot their meaning must swaddlo up his whole oxlstonco as If ho woro a mummv. Ho has none of tho ordinary Intercourse which othor mortals havo with tholr fellow-creatures. All who approach him havo to do so knocking their bonds on the ground; on his exalted throno ho is cut off from all thoso in fluences which would and do improve tho heart aud mind. His position can nut oo uouor expressed man by re peating what tho Chlnoso thomsolvos say: "Ho Is as solltnry ns a god." London News. GOD. SIR JULIAN PAUNCtFOTb. the loans I qn,. inn- A,fi the .Vr ltrltlih Minis ter to the United State. There aro fow moro cosmopolitan men in the British Government service than Sir Julian Pnuncefoto, the ncwly nppolnted Knvoy of tho Kngllsh Gov ernment to tho United States. He was born at Munich, was educated at Paris, Geneva and at Marlborough College. In England; has acted as Attorney General at Hong Kong nnd ns Chief Justlco of the West India Islands, nnd is now about to crown his erratic but successful career by becoming the Envoy Kxtraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Queen Victoria to tho United States. Though far from a brilliant man, and even reputed as somewhat slow and ponderous, yet he has the advantage of being a particu larly safe man one, In fact, who will duly weigh the pros and cons of every matter, even tho most trivial, before coining to a decision ns to what particular course to pursue. If nny thing, lie is too cautious, the effect, perhaps, of a legal training which enabled him to devlso a codo of civil procedure for the colony of Hong Kong and subsequently for tho Leeward Is! inds. In 1874, after having been knighted by the Queen, ho was appointed As 3istant Legal Under-Secretary of State to tho Colonial Department. He, how ever, did not succeed in getting on very well with tho Permanent Under- Secretary. Sir Robert Herbert, who complained that tho excessive caution exorcised by his lejjal assistant de layed business. In fact. Sir Robert used ovory menns In his power to shunt Sir Julian from tho Colonial Olllce But the Pauuccfotes havo considerable staying powers, and not oven the offer of the lucrative Chief-Justiceship of Ceylon could induco him to forgo the sweets of a fat oillco in Knglnnd. At length, however. Sir Robert per suaded the Earl of Derby, at that time Secretary of Stato for Foreign Affairs, that Sir Julian was tho very man of all othors whose legal services would bo of incalculable valuo to the Foreign Olllce. Lord Derby accordingly of fered tho newly-created Logal Under Secretaryship of the Foreign Otllco tc Sir Julian, and the department has never had occasion to regret the bar gain since. For, with all his littlo faults of pomposity and self-consciousness, tho newly-appointed Envoy to tho United States is ono of tho most eminent experts of international law now alive Sir Julian's favorite amusement is fencing, and lid is almost as clever with tho foils as in dealinir with in tricate questions of international law. Although far from rich and dependent almost entirely on his official pay, yet ho has always been renowned for his kindly hospitality, especially to stran gers. Sir Julian, besides being a Knight Commander of tho Bath, is also a grand Cross of tho Order of St. Micliaol and St. George. Lady Pnunce foto was a Miss Cubott by birth and is descended from tho famous Lord Mayor of that name. Sho is very popular, as is also hor protty daughter. On tho whole, both tho now British Minister and his family aro likely to bo quito ns popular nt Washington as were tho Thorntons, especially If Sii Julian can manago to lay aside a littlo of tho pomposity which hides a verv warm and kindly heart. N. Y. World. MORGANATIC MARRIAGES. which means of Glory. " tho Empire mny uo the BATHING IN ALASKA. A venerable, white-haired clorgy- man of Philadelphia has recontly beau much gratified at recolvlng sovoral re quests from ladles for a lock of his hair. But tho othor day his wife re ceived u noto that put a different light on tho subject. It ran as follows "My Doar Mrs. X. Won't you please ask your good husband to send mo just a littlo lock of his hair. Wo havo nil boon taking lossons In making hair flowers. So many of tho other girls asked him and ho sent it to them, but I thought I would rather ask you to got It for mo. Now, won't you please do this for mo, it is so hard to cot whlto hair for llllles of tho valloy." A lady who llvos near Lngranero. Go., ordered hor servant girl to lire up the stove preparatory to baking somo potatoes, blio did as sho was dlrcctod, but whon the stovo door was opened tho house cat was found baked to a turn. Tho regulation professional carb of tho English physicians and surgeons Is tho high hat black in winter, drab or whlto lu summor and always u dark frock or morning coat. Processes That Aro Derhledly DUucrre ulile to tho Uninitiated. Every Russian trading post, accord ing to Mr. Dall, has a bath-house, and once a week all the people avail them selves of Its privileges. Tho apparatus is simple, not to say primitive, but the uiothod is what might bo called heroic, especially the dressing in a room where tho tomperature is below zero. A rude arch of looso stones is built, and more stones piled over it, so that a fire made beneath the arch can penetrate between them. There Is no chimney, but a trap-door in the roof. A large cask full of water heated for tho purpose, and another of cold water, generally with ico floating in it, nnd a succession of bonches, ono abovo tho other, comploto tho equip ment. Whon tho stones are thoroughly heated, and the smoko has all passed out, nil coals aro removed and tho trap door is shut; any smoke or coals re maining will make tho eyos smart and tho bath very uncomfortable. Each ono leaves his clothing in an outer room, and on entering wets his head and throws hot wator on the heated stones until as much steam is produced as he can bear. Then ho mounts as high on tho bonchos as he finds comfortable and tho porsplration issues from ovory pore Next ho takes a sort of broom or bunch of dried mint or birch twigs, with tho leaves still on them, which Is prepared at tho proper season nnd called mccntk: With this ho thrashes ; himself till all Impurities aro thor- i oughly loosoned from tho skin, und finishes with a wash-off in hot wator and soap. Then takincr a kantaa. or wooden dish, full ot Ice-cold wator, ho dashes it ovor himself, and rushes out Into the dressing-room. This last process is disagreeable to tho uninitiated, but is absolutely neces sary to prevent taking coid. I havo known cases of acuto rheumatism brought on by omitting it. Tho dressing-room Is spread with straw, and al ways communicates with tho outer air. The temperature is often many doirroe bolow zero, but such Is the activity of tho circulation that ono drossoa In per fect comfort notwithstanding. A warm drosslng-room would bo Insupportable Youth's Companion. They Are 1'errprtly ltepectuli!r, Itut Con ler No ltlirliti on the Wl c. Morganatic marriages are but littla understood cither in tho United States or in England. By somo thoy are re garded as a kind of semi-legalized con cubinage; by others thoy aro believed to confer tho full rights nnd privileges of an ordinary marriage. Even tho origin of tho word morganatic is un known. Its most likely derivation, however, Is from tho Scandinavian verb "morgjan."to "shorten or limit." Implying that the rights of tho inferior of tho two contracting parties aro limited, and do not extend to tho full condition of the other's rank. Thus a morganatic wife has no right either to her husband's title or fortune. He is not permitted to chargo the family domain with a llfo interest in her behalf. She is deprived from the appanage ordinarily reserved for the wife of her husband's family, and if lie dies without specially pro viding for her and h?r children out of his saviuge or private and unentailed fortune, both sho and her offspring aro left penniless. Moreover, although tho position of a morganatic wife is regard ed as perfectly respectable, yet hor hus band is at liberty during her lifotimo and without obtaining any separation or divorce, to contract another marriage with a Princess of his own rank. Among the numerous instances there of may bo cited that of Princo Chris tian of Sehleswig-Holsteln, who at tho time when he married Princess Helena of Great Britain, and became the son-in-law of Queen Victoria, was known to possess n morganatic wife and a numerous family of morganatic chil dren, who lived In a small provincial town near Frankfort-on-thc-Main. An other case Wits that of the Due do Berry, at one time the heir presump tive to tho throno of France, who al though morganatically married to an English woman, Miss Lydia Thomp son, was forced by reason of state to become the husband of a Princess of the royal house of Naples. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, the sister of the present Duke of Rich mond and Gordon, the most haughty and powerful peer of Great Britain, did not con&ider it beneath her dignity to beconi'? tho morganatic wife of Princo Edward of Saxe-Weimar, a cousin of tho reigning Grand Duke of one of the smallest of tho potty German States. She is entitled to appear at court both at home and abroad, not as a Princess of Saxe-Weimar. but only its n Countess of Dornburg. Another member of tho same house. Prince Gustavo of Saxe Weimar. is married to a Dalmatian "diva" of "cafe chantant" fame, who, on the day of her wedding, received tho title of Baroness Neupurg. In tho same way Prince Victor of Hohenlohe, who does not even belong to a reigning dynasty, but only to a mediatized family, and who holds the rank of Admiral in the English Navy. i& married morganatical ly to a Miss Seymour, who is known as tho Countess of Gleichon. Ono of the sons of this union, a young Count Victor (.ileiohon, was recently in New York. The only American girls who havo contracted morganatic alliances aro Miss Lea, of Now York, now tho Countess of Waldorsee, but who on her marriage with the late Princo 1? 1 I -I- f r. , t . . rrvuerieK ui acnieswig-iioistoln re ceived from tho Kmp?ror of Austria the title of Princess of Norr, and Miss Elise Ilensler, of Boston, an actress, who, on becoming in 18G9 the wife- of tho lato King Consort of Portugal, was created Countess of Edla. Among the sovereigns who havo con tracted morganatic marriages aro tho late King Victor Emmanuol of Italy, who gave his loft hand at the altar to tho notorious Rosina. subsequently created Countess of Miratiori; the Into Czar, who married tho Princess Dol gorouki nnd conferred upon her at tho time the title of Princess Turioffsky; tho lato King of Portugal, whose namo has already been mentioned above, and the reigning Grand Duko of Saxo Meiningen, who is married to an act ress of tho name of Helono Franz, created Baroness Ilnldburg. The lato Frederick William III. of Prussia con ferred tho title of Princess Liognitz on tho Countoss of Harrack whoa iio con tracted a morganatic marriage with her, and tho lato Queen Christina of Spain elevated a simple soldier of humble origin into a Duko of Rianceros when sho married him in 1850. Brus sels Cor. N. Y. Tribune Charms agninst almost any of tho Ills and accidents of lifo can bo ob tained in Burmah, of tho Buddhist priests, for a trilling consideration. In this respect tho priests constitute n sort of "travelers' accident insuranco company." Ono of them will furnish a charm warrantod to protect tho wear er against being shot, for two or threo dollars. Ono of those charms, obtained by an Kngllsh officer, consisted of a small image of a god, not much larger than n pea, carved on ivory. In ordor to make the charm efficacious against sword wounds, a modicino mado by tho priest, to bo paid for extra, had to bo eaten. Her Majesty receives as Quoon an annual salary, termed tho Civil List, of $1,1125,000; as Duchoss of Laucastor she draws annually $205,000, and u pension of $1,015 "in llou of prlsago and butlorago on wines Imported Into the duchy," whatever that mny moan. This gum of $2,000,000 odd Is almost all clear profit. Hor Majesty does not von havo to bo charitable out of hor own pookot, fo Parliament grauU very yuir nn. "t7-000 f-yr-iynl yharl tfos iu'3 V ---r 7