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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1905)
il Tbe Special CHAPTER IV. Then sre a hundred passengers on ttonrd the Astara a large number of them Caucasians trading with Turkestan, end who will be with ua all tile way to the eastern provinces of the Celestial Km pi re. As I urn going to pass the night on deck, I return up the cabin stairs. The American is there just finishing the re packing of his case. "May I ak how many teeth you are Importinir into (Viin In those cases?" "Eighteen hundred thousand, without counting the wisdom teeth!" And Kphrinell began to laugh at the little joke, which he fired off on several other occasions during the Toy a ire. I left him and went on to the bridge be tween the paddle boxes. A rather large deal case, covered with tarpaulin, attracts my attention. It measures alont a yard anl a half in height and a yard in width and depth. It has been placed here with the care required with these words in Russian, written on the side, "Glass Fragile Keep from Iamp," and then directions. "Toji Bottom." which have been re spected. And then there is the address. "Mademoiselle Zinca hlork. Avenue Cha Cona. I'ekin, Peteliili, China." This Zinca Klork her name showed It ought to be a Roumanian, and she was taking advantage of this through train on the Grand Transasiatic to get glass forwarder" Was tn.s an article in request at the shops of the Midd'e-Kingdom? How otherwise could the fair Celestials admire their almond eyes and their elaborate hair? The bell rang and announced the 6 o'clock dinner. The dining room is for ward. Ephrinell uad installed himself nearly in the middle. There was va cant seat near him; he beckoned to me to occupy It. Was it by chance? I know not: but the Englishwoman was seated on Ephri nell'a left and talking to him. lie In troduced me. "Miss lloratia Bluett," he said. Opposite I saw the French couple con cientiously studying tbe bill of fare. At the other end of the table, close to where the food came from, was the German with a ruddy face, fair hair, reddish beard, clumsy hands and a Tery long nose, -which reminded one of the probosci dean feature of the plantigrades. "He is not late this time." said I t Ephrinell. "Da you know his name?" "Baron Weissschnitierdorfer." "And with that name is he going to rekin?" "To Pekin. like that Russian major who is sitting near the captaiu of ths Astara." I looked at the man indicated. lie was about fifty years of age, of true Muscovite type, be&rd and hair turning gray, face prepossessing. "Yon said he was a major, Mr. Ephri nell?" "Yes; a doctor in the Russian army and they call him Major Noltitz." Evidently the American was some dis tance ahead of me, and yet he was not a reporter by profession. Ephrinell chat ted with Miss Horatia Bluett, and I un derstood that there was an understand ing between these two perfectly Anglo Saxou natures. In fact, one was traveler In teeth, end the other was a traveler In hair. Miss Horatia Bluett represented an Im portant firm in London, Messrs. Holmes Ilolme, to whom the Celestial Empire annually exports two millions of female Leads of hair. The pitching now becomes very vio lent. The majority of the company can not stand it. About thirty of the pas sengers have left the table for the deck. I hope the fresh air will do them good. We are now only a dozen in the dining room, including the captain, with whom Major Xoltitz is quietly conversing.' Eph rinell and Miss Bluett seem to be thor oughly accustomed to these inevitable in cidents of navigation. The German bar on driuks and eats as if be bad taken up hU quarters in some bier-halle at Munich or Frankfort. A little way off are the two Celes tials, whom I watch with curiosity. One is a young man of distinguished bearing, about twecty-five years old, of pleasant physiognomy, in spite of his yellow skin end narrow eyes. A few years spent in Europe have evidently Europeanlzed his manners and even his dress. His mus tache is silky, his eye is intelligent, his hair is much more French than Chinese. His companion, on tbe contrary, whom he always appears to be making fun of, is of the type of the true porcelain doll with the moving head; he is from fifty to fifty-five years old. like a monkey In the face, tbe top of his bead half shav en, the pigtail down his back, the tradi tional costume, frock, vest, belt, baggy trousers, many-colored slippers; a China vase of the Green family. He, however, rould bold out no longer, and after a tremendous pitch, accompanied by a long rattle of the crockery, he gave up end hurried on deck. And as he did so, the younger Chinaman shouted after him, "Oornaro! Cornaro!" at tbe same time holding out a little volume be had left on the "table. What was the meaning of this Italian word in an oriental mouth? Madame Cuterna arose, very pale, and Mousieur Caterna, a model husband, fol lowed her on deck. CHAPTER V. It Is half-past ten when I sit down on one of the' seats in the stern of tbe Astara. But with this Increasing wind it la impossible for me to remain there. I rise, therefore, and make my way for ward. Under the bridge between the paddle boxes, tbe wind is so strong that I seek shelter among tne packages cov ered by the tarpaulin. Stretched on one of the boxes, wrapped In my rug, with my head resting against the tarpaulin. X shall soon be asieep. After eome time I am awakened by a carious noise. Whence comes this noise? I listen more attentively. It seems as though some one Is snoring close to my ear. "That Is some steerage passenger," think. "He has got under the tarpaulin between the cases, and he will not do bo badly In hi Improvised cabin. By the light which, filter down from Correspondent I the low-cr part of the binnacle, I see nothing. I listen again. The noise has ceased. I look about. There is no one on this part of the deck, for the second class passengers are all forward. Then 1 must have been dreaming, and I resume my position, and try again to sleep. This time there is no mistake. The snoring has Ivgun again, and I am sure it is coming from the case against which I am leaning my bend. "Goodness!" I say. "There must be an animal in here!" Now I am off on the trail. It must be a wild animal on its way front some menagerie to some Sultan of Central Asia. 1 light a wax vesta, and as I am shel tered front the wind, the flame keeps upright. By its light what do 1 read? The ea containing the wild beast Is the very one with the address: Mademoiselle Zinca Klork. Avenue Clu-Coua, lVkin. China. Fragile, my wild beast! Kerb front damp, my lion. Quite so! But for what does Miss Zinca Klork, this pretty lion inanian, want a wild beast sent in this way? My thoughts bewildr nv.'. I have a two-pound weight on each eyelid. 1 lie down along by the tarpaulin: my rug wraps me more closely, and 1 fall into a deep sleep. It is not yet daylight when I awake. I rub my eyes, I rise. I go and lean against the rail. The Astara is not so lively, for the wind has shifted to the northeast. The night Is cold. I warm myself by walking about briskly for half an hour. I think no more of my wild beast. Sud denly remembrance returns to me. I look at my watch. It is only 3 o'clock in the morning. I will go back to my place. And I do so with my head against the side of the case. I shut my eyes. Suddenly there is a new sound. This time I am not mistaken. A half-stifled sneeze shakes the side of the case. Never did an animal sneeze like that! Is it possible? A human being is hid den in this case and is being fraudulent ly carried by the Grand Transasiatic to the pretty Koumanian? But is it a man or a woman? It seems as though the sneeze has a masculine sound about it. The eastern horizon grows brighter. The clouds in the zenith are the first to color. The sun appears at last all wat ery with the mists of the sea. I look; it is indeed the case addressed to Pekin. I notice that certain holes are pierced here and here, by which the air inside can be renewed. Perhaps two eyes are looking through these holes. watching what is going on outside. At breakfast rally all the passengers whom the sea has not affected; the young Chinaman, Major Noltitz. Ephrinell, Miss Bluett, Monsieur Caterna, the Bar on Feissschnitzerdorfer, and seven or eight other passengers. I am careful not to let the American into tbe secret of the case. About noon the land is reported to the eastward, a low, yellowish land, with no rocky margin, but a few sand hills in the neighborhood of Krasnovodsk. In an hour we are in sight of Uzun Ada. and twenty-seven minutes after ward set foot in Asia. CHAPTER VI. As may be imagined, it hardly takes an hour to see Uzun Ada, the name of which means Long Island. It is almost a town, but a modern town, traced with a square, drawn with a line on a large carpet of yellow sand. As the train starts at four o clock this afternoon, I must telegraph to the Twentieth Century, by the Caspian ca ble, that I am at my post at the Uzun Ada station. That done, I can see if I can pick up anything worth reporting. Nothing is more simple. It consists in opening an account with those of my companions with whom I may have to do during the journey. That is my cus tom, I always find it answer, and while waiting for the unknown, I write down the known In my pocket book, with a number to distinguish each: 1. Fulk Ephrinell, American. 2. Miss Horatia Bluett, EugHsh. 3. Major Noltitz, Russian. 4. Monsieur Caterna, French. 5. Madame Caterna, French. 6. Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer, Ger- man. As to the Chinese, they will have a number later on when I have made up my mind about them. As to the In dividual In the box, I intend to enter Into communication with him, or her, and to be of assistance in that quarter if I can do so without betraying tbe secret. The train Is already marshaled In the station. It Is composed or nrst and second-class cars, a restaurant car and two baggage vans. Russians will take us up to the fron tier of Turkestan, and Chinese will take us through China. But there is one rep resentative of the company who will not leave his post, and that is Popof, our head guard, a true Russian of soldierly bearing, hairy and bearded, with a fold ed overcoat and Muscovite cap. I intend to talk a good deal with this gallant fol low. For ten years be has been on the Transcaspian between Uzun Ada and the Pamirs, and during the last month he has been all along the line to Pekin. I call him No. 7 in my note-book. It occurs to me to have a look at tht mysterious box. Has It not a right to be so called? Yes, certainly. I must really find out where It baa been put and how to get at it easily. The famous box was still on the plat form. In looking at it closely I observe that air holes have been bored on each of its sides, and that on one side it has two panels, one of which can be made to slide on tbe other from the inside. And I am led to think that tbe prisoner has had it made so In order that he can, If necessary, leave his prison probably during tbe night. Just now the porters are beginning to lift the box. I have tbe satisfaction of seeing that they attend to the direc tions inscribed on it. It Is placed with great core near the entrance to the van, the side with the panels outward, as if it were the door of a cupboard. And U not the box a cupboard a cupboard I propose to open? "There It k all rlgrttl said nt of tht porters, looking to see that the case waa as rt should be, top where top should be, anl so on. "There Is no fear of its moving." said another porter; "the glass will reach Pe kin all right, unless the train runs off the metals." The American came up to me and took a last look at his stock of Incisors, mo lars and canines. "You know, Monsieur Rombaruac," he said to me, "that the passenger are going to dine nt the l.lolel du Caar be fore the departure of the train. It Is time now. Will you come with me?" "I follow you." The dinner ends ten minutes before the time fixed for our departure. The bell rings aid we all make a move for the train, the engine of which is blowing off steam. The Baron Weissschnitxerdorfer Is not behind hand this time. On the contrary, it is the train this time which is five minutes late in starting; and the Herman has begun to complain, to chafe and to threaten to sue the company for dam ages. Ten thousand roubles not a penny less! if it causes hint to fail. Fail In what, considering that ho is go ing to Pekin? At length the last shriek of the whis tle cleaves (lie air: the cars begin to move, and a Ion. I cheer salutes the de parture of the Grand Transasiatic ex press. For fifteen years our guard had lcoit in the Trausc tspiau seivi-e. He knows the country up to the Chinese frontier, and five or six times already he has leen over the while lino known a t lie Grand Transasiatic. I aked him if lie knew anything of our fellow travelers. 1 meant those who were going through to China, and In the first place of Major Noltitz. "The major," said Popof, "has lived a long time in the Turkestan provinces, and he is going to Pekin to organize the staff of a hospital for our compatriots, with the permission of the Czar, of course." "I like this Major Noltitz." I said, "ami 1 hope to make his acquaintance very soon. And these two Chinese, do you know them?" "Not in the least. Monsieur Bomhsr nac; all 1 know is the name on the lug gage." "What is that?" "The younger man's name Is Pan Chao. the elder's is Tio-King. Probably they have been traveling in Europe for some years. As to saying where they come from. I cannot. I Imagine that Pan-Chao belongs to some rich family, for he Is accompanied by his doctor." "And the two French people, that cou ple so affectionate," I asked. "Who are they?" "Stage people who are going to a the ater in Shanghai, where they have an en gagement at the French theater." That is capital. I will talk about the theater, and behind the scenes, and such matters, and I shall soon make the ae qauintance of the cheery comedian and his charming wife. As to a certain scornful gentleman aboard, our guide knew nothing beyond that his luggage bore the nddress in full: Sir Francis Trevellyan, Trevellyan Hull. Trevellyanshire. "A gentleman who does not answer when he Is spoken to." added Popof. "Now we get to the German." s.ihl I. "Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer?" "He is on a trip round the world." "A trip round the world?" "In thirty-nine days." And so after Mrs. Bisland, who did the famous tour in seventy-three days, and Citizen George Francis Train, who did it in seventy, this German was at tempting to do it In thirty-nine? "He will never do it!" I exclaimed. "Why not?" asked Popof. "Because he is always late." .(To be eoollnned.1 "PET" AVERSIONS. Sfott Folk Have Unreasonable IU likes. "We are all born with an aversion to something, ami this aversion Is ft thing we ran no more direct tliun we can fly by merely beating on the at mosphere with our hands," George Mc pherson informs me. "History Is rich In the account of such Instances. There Is Vincent, the painter, who would faint if the odor of n rose was wafted to his nostrils, and the great German sportsman, Vaughelm, would become positively ill if he even saw a bit of roast pig. These aversions, often so entirely un accountable, are curious things to study. I became somewhat Interested In the subject a year or bo ago, and have since that time been quietly adding to my store of Information on this somewhat unusual topic by per sonal Inquiries among my friends and acquaintances. "Not one of them did I find without bis pet aversion, for the existence of which be could give no good reason. Generally the aversion was toward some kind of food, but not always. One bated the color of blue, and noth ing depressed him more than being In tbe company of people who were, for the most part, garbed In clothes of this hue. Another couldn t listen to tbe music of a harp without becoming Irritated, while a third detested lilies to such a degree that he couldn t re main In tbe room where there was one. "None of the men who had these aversions understood why lie had them. One man told me be couldn t touch a drop of milk or cream without becoming sick, yet he thought nothing looked quite so appetizing as a glass of good rich cream. Often he bad tried to partake of It, but without success. Parental Influence will, of course, be urged as the reason for these aver sions, but In the ease of the man who couldn't touch milk or cream hla mother and father were both very fond of milk, and another friend of mine who couldn't eat a strawberry had parents who simply loved them." St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Trying to Hedge. Wife John, I'd like to have a short talk with you after breakfast. Husband It's no use. Mary, I'm short myself. mk IT i .' The Mansion of the Kettle. There are many farmers In need of something convenient to hang a large kettle on. Many .support tho kettle on three stone, which Is unsatisfac tory, especially If the heat cracks one stone and the 'kettle tips over. Tho accompanying rut Is drawn from n photograph I took recently on a neigh boring farm, and It conies very near to explaining Itself. The device con sists of three moderately heavy pieces f wood for lo's. which are attached together nt the top by a heavy Istlt. Some six or right Inches below the union of the three legs a heavy clevis Is secured to the middle leg. Front this levls two chains extend downward to proper distance nnd double backward to fasten on to tho ears of the kettle. 2 KBTTLK PROPERLY Sl'SPEXnri). which then bangs suspended. ine length of the legs will depend on con venience and the size of the kettle they are to support. Those shown In the cut are eleven feet In length ami were made from medium alzed well seasoned fence rails. When the der rick Is not In use It. can be lowered, folded together and laid away. Cor. Orange Judd Farmer. Pruning KooU of Trees, While there may be merit In the method of planting known as tne Strlngfellow plan, which provides for cutting away most of the roots of the young tree as well as the top. It Is a plan which does not work well with all species of trees nor In all soils. As a result the average orchardlst will stick to the beat of the old methods which provides for a cutting back of tbe top so as to form a proper bead and balancing the roots somewhat af ter the manner of the lower cut In the Illustration. The upper cut shows the roots of the two-year-old tree after it now ROOTS ABB PBU5ED. Is dug In the nursery and tbe lower drawing shows how all the mass of fibrous roots, which would die anyway after exposure to the sun, have been cut away and most of the longer roots shortened. It Is easier to plant a tree prepared In this manner and strong young rootlets will form from the ends of the roots which were cut, forming a mass of roots during the one grow ing season following planting which will give the young tree a good start in life. Indlanupolls News. Kate of the Old Hen. After the old ben has raised her crop of chicks, she Is not a fit subject for the carcass market. Turn her out on the range to get strong and In good shape to be fattened for tbe summer or early fall market, If she Is not to be carried through another winter. It will cost little or nothing to feed her through the coming months nnd with a few months or even two months on the range she can be plumped up so as to fatten at the smallest possible expense, and the carcass will be rea sonably tender and fairly satisfactory to the buyer. If she Is not to be set again don't be In a hurry to take ber away froln the chicks. Let her run with tbem as long as they will stay with ber, for she ran do no harm, and may be able to help them more or less even though they may be balf-grown. Ion't be too quick to say the old hen Is no longer useful or profitable. Perservtns; the Kbk. By tbe water glass method eggs may be preserved, and be In good condition for use several months later, although they will not pass as strictly fresh eggs. Tbe procedure Is as follows: -ji.talo tbe water glass from the drug- 1 gist and dilute one pint of It with nine pints of water. Use a vessel of some kind not metal. The old fash loned crockery three or four gnllon Jitrs art Ideal. Have ths eggs fresh, put them In dally and see that the shells are not cracked. Put the water glass solution In the crock and then put In the eggs, seeing that tho eggs are completely covered with the solution at all times. When the egg are taken out of the solution rinse them !u clean water, wipe them dry and they are ready for use. Growth of AMrli-utture. According to the statistical abstract of the. United States. Issued from the Department of Commerce and Labor. there were. In llHNt, ,7:tn,tir.7 farms In' this country, an Increase of 1,17.1,0111, In ten yours. There were engaged In I agriculture. In !XH), 1o.-:tM.lt persons,1 while In !,sM there were S.-VkV.'-tl. n Increase of I.S72.2H3. The Increase lit: the total I .pn hit Ion for the period I state! was I3.n7l.-IM. so of this In-' crease over II per rent must have rn- i gaged In farming. The value of farms and farm prop-' erty Increased from $ 1 l,iS.Jtl7.VH In is:) to J,.,ll,:.N,(Hll,.S.tS In 1!MK. dlf-! fereneo of $ 1, 13 1.73 1. 1 p.). The value of farm products Increased f l..'tiM.i7,. -.VJ. the value In 1IXN) being $.1.7tU.177. 7ml. This does not Include value of products not fed to live stock. The total number of acres In farms In Unsj was x;w,M)l,77. the average number of acres to a farm being H1.2. ' while In 1W0 It was 13U.5. The per cent of I in pro veil farm laud was de creased 8 per rent In the last ten years. The greatest Increase In the number of farms has been In the States of Col orado, Arizona, Idaho, Montana and New Mexico. In the production of corn and wheat there has been a corresponding Ittvj crease. In S'.H) there were 1.4MO.l7i,-' UK) bushels produced and In UK) '.'.ntt.Kf.'.MO bushels, while of wheat In 1K! the crop was SlKt.'.'t'.tNio bush- J Ha and It Increased to 5-".V.MMJ,.V5 . bushels In 11. Thus It will be seen that whatever the gain In commerce and manufac-J tu res the relative gain In farming has' held Its own. Agriculture, too, has been lifted to a higher plane than tor-; merly. It Is uo longer said that "any-( ixxiy cajt rami. Agriculture in rapiuiy attaining the dignity of a profession. i:ln Free Help. Frequent reference lias been mode to the advantages of using the State experiment stations, which lu ml own ers In each State help support, hence have an undoubted right to ask their help when nwded. The director of one of the State atatlons told the writer not long ago that he hoped the sub ject might not be urged too hard, else the stations might be In the same trou ble be was with a farmer lu his State. This farmer makes It his busi ness to send to the State station a sample of everything he buys for the farm In the way of stock fixHl and fertilizers and has profited greatly by the plan. If he Is attracted to a cer tain stock food, for example, he will buy the smallest purchasable quantity and send a liberal sample to the State exerlnieiit station and obtain Its opin ion as to Its worth. He bases further purchases on the rejMirt received from tbe station and by this plan saves many dollars. Io thou likewise. Do not be afraid that you will give the station men too much work. Some of them need more work, while the majority of them will be more than glad to be of use to you, for they will see the beginning of an era of useful ness which has hitherto been denied the stations and solely because the worst enemies of the Institutions have been the very eople they were Intend ed to help the farmers. Try the plan the next time you buy grain or mixed feeds for the stock. You will learn much and save more. As to the Strawberry. In some ruses and with some varie ties It will pay to crop the same bed of strawberries two or even three years, although most growers go to the other extreme and take but one crop and do not use tho same soil again for berries until the third year. Possibly this Is carrying the rotation too far. We plan to set tho berry plants after a crop of corn, fruit them two years and then plow under and set to tomatoes, pota toes or beans, sowing crimson clover In midsummer and plowing under tho following spring, when the ground Is again set to strawberries. Home of our neighbors go us a year better and sow corn the year follow lug the turning under of the crimson clover, putting the berry plants out the spring following the corn and permit ting the ground to lie fallow during tbe winter. The plan works well, though we dislike the Idea of not hav ing the ground covered during the winter. However, as this may be a matter of personal opinion, we have no comment to make beyond the one that we like our plan best and consid er It tbe most profitable one. II -n on Uoose Kkks, Early lu spring give a hen four to six eggs, according to ber size. A large Cochin hen ran Incubate six or seven eggs In a warm nrst. Set eggs' on tbe ground If possible and use some straw In tbe nest Relf government Is gradually devel oping In (he Philippines. In ItKg Con gress passed a law which provided that a census of the population of the Islands should be taken, and that with in two years- after the completion of the census a representative Mpular assembly should bo elected. The ren ins was completed on March 27th of the present year, and on that tiny Gov ernor Wright Issued a proclamation fixing March 27, 1IK)7, aa the date for lbs first general Filipino election. The legislative body to be chosen Is to contain between M and 1' meinlters, elected by popular vote, ami la t form, jointly with the Philippine tVtm inlsslon. the two-chambered legislature of the new government. This legisla ture, bealiles milking laws, Is to elect two commissi is t represent them In Washington. It I" expected that these couimlsHloneis will be allowed to sit In the American Congress much as I lu territorial delegates now have seats there. Moroccan affairs continue to bold an lnioitaiit place lu International dls cussloii. The desire of Germany, a stated In a memorandum to the United States, Is for the maintenance of the "open door" In Morocco, for the preser vation of the status quo. and for '.lie protection of the coinriorolnl Interests of all trading nations. It Is pointed out, however, on I he other hand. 1luit the Anglo French agreement of April. I!Ht4, expressly declared for the princi ple of commercial freedom. April (lib. King Edward, on his way to Jolu Queen Alexandra at Marseilles, paid a brief visit to President Uuilict at Paris, and the Incident, following soon upon the call of Emperor WllllniB at Tanglers, was Interpreted by ths French press as a realllrmatloti of tb Anglo-French agreement. A reduction In freight rates on tb Panama railway was suggested to Sec retary Ta by the ministers In Wash Ingtnn of the republics In Central America and on the west crust of South America. They snld that It cost much more to ship g(Mis to New York by way of this railway than to send the same goods to Ixitnlon by the Straight of Magellan. They also nsked that equal facilities be granted lo goods shipped by ell steamship lines, and charged that under the old man agementthat Is. before the United States gained control of the road various lines were discriminated against Secretary Tuft promised that the discriminations would cruse at once. The President bus, by proclamation. Invited "all the nations of the rurtti to take part In the commemoration' of tbe 3Xth anniversary of the first English settlement In America, at Jumestown, "by sending their naval vessels to tho said celebration and by making such representations of their military organizations as may be prop er." The festivities are to nisi rrom May to November, l!si7, nnd are de scribed as "an International naval, mil itary and marine celebration." Gen. Fltzhugh Lee, the president of the managers of the exposition, at the time of his death, wns engaged In persuad ing the various Stairs to be represent ed at the exposition lu some olllclal way. John Hny, when an undergraduate at Brown University, assisted In de fending some lower classmen from un fair treatment In a hinting episode; but when a clnssmiite recently wrot him about the Incident, be humorously replied, "I remember nothing of my heroic conduct In the Gordon case. But my recollection of everything In those far-off days Is dim, and heroism waa my dally habit. I couldn't sleep nights If I hadn't saved somebody's life. Now I only save a nation now and then." Secretary Hay, Just before he replied to the letter, must have been reading some Washington eorresjiondent's de scription of how he bud prevented tht) dismemberment of China. Chinese Neutrality. It has been of ficially disclosed at Washington that the movement In February, 1!K4, for concerted action by the neutral powers to Induce the belligerents In the far East to respect the neutrality of China was made by the United States at the Initiative of Germany. The ' reason that this fart was not made known at the time, It Is stated, was that the German Emperor felt that the sugges tion would be more certain t6 be adopt ed If It emanated from Washington rather than from Berlin. With the beginning of the new ad ministration for the second time In suc cession there Is no change of party control, whereas from Garfield's In auguration to McKlnley'a there waa every time an alternation from parly to party, which made the retiring Presi dent seem almost like a captive chief gracing the triumph of a conqueror. t Ji In tbe Sunday schools of the United States there are fewer pupils by about five millions than the number enrolled In the public schools. Putting the fact In another form, of every three girls and boys who attend the day schools, only two go to Sunday school. It would be a delicate task to appor tion the responsibility for this state of affairs; but It is fair to suggest that when children stay away from tho pub lic schools their purenU are huld r sponsible.