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Show BRING3 GREETINGS TO NORWEGIANS V ''V PRINCE OR PRINCESS i v $ BONES OF LENFANT SHOULD REST IN WASHINGTON. $ o $ By HUBERT M. SKINNER 0 Man Appropriate Move to Honor the Who Designed and Laid Out the Magnificent Capital of the United States. 5 oiorooxo:Oioioiccorororo:oio:c;'j Pub. Co. by Dally Story (Copyright, Weird, Indeed, are the tales of the ancient Hindus and Persians. Nothing la Improbable among people who believe In magic carpets and flying horses, in terrific genii corked up In bottles, and in men transformed into animals. Here is a veracious and very ancient tale from the Sanskrit, which does credit to its original narrator, whoever he may have been. The great king Nihla-Ketolived and ruled wisely in his beautiful city of Barty-Pourwhich was the capital of his flourishing kingdom of Anga-DessYou must not ask any questions about these proper names, for one cannot in this day turn to books of geography and history and put his finger upon the persons and places of five or six thousand years ago; and this story is one of the oldest. The king's premier, the great Lord Vahaea, was a man of wonderful resources, who was equal to every emergency in statecraft. The queen and her three daughters were as beautiful as Dahana, the Dawn. But for one thin, the kings happiness would have been complete. Like Napoleon, a century ago, he lacked an heir; and Just as Napoleon was led to divorce the devoted Josephine for purely dywas nastic reasons, King Nihla-Ketoconsidering the matter of a separation from the queen. The ladies of the palace were overwhelmed with eorrow and dread. Just then another child was born. It was a girl. In her desperation, the queen appealed to the great Lord Vahaea to save her; and this he undertook to do at great risk to himself. He announced to the king that at last a son was born a son, the very image of his sire, evidently favored of heaven, and giving every promise of a glorious career. The king was mad with delight; but according to the etiquette of the time, he must not be permitted to see the child until the twelfth day after its birth. Then he must solemnly greet it and bestow upon it its mama-carma- , name at a great or christening feast. For 12 days he tumbled over In his mind the Sanskrit roots, in a search for a combination which should be grand and inspiring, as becoming the title of such a prince; and for 12 days the premier planned how he might carry on the deception upon which he had entered. The pahorita, or royal astrologer, was appealed to, and for a consideration, doubtless gave the king the horoscope of the child. The stars, he declared, forbade the formalities of the nama-carmand would prevent the king from seeing the baby. In fact, he continued, the brilliant career of the prince was strictly conditional. The stars decreed that the king was not to see his son until the latter should be grown and married which would be about 16 years later, according to Hindu custom. The king was deeply disappointed, but was pacified by the promise of life and health and honor for the prince, and so bowed to the will of heaven, He Was at liberty to arrange for his sons education through the premier, of course to build a palace for him, and to inquire about him from day to day; but to see the child was out of the question. Fifteen years passed rapidly away. The great Lord Vahaea was still in his prime, the queen and her daughters were still beautiful. The supposed prince was grown to womanhood. And now, more than ever before, all the parties to the scheme of deception were filled with apprehension, for the king was bent on having his heir married as soon as possible. The proper thing for a royal father to do, in that day, was to raise a large army, place his son at the head of it, invade the realm of some neighdemand the boring potentate, and daughter of the latter. King Nihla-KetoHe had followed the custom. heard of the beauty of a certain prinShe must be cess of Pattaly-Poura- . the bride of his son. Troops were gathered in the city of Barty-Poura- , and the supposed prince was ordered to lead them to the neighboring capital, to marry the princess, and to return for the royal blessing. With a faint heart the poor princess of Anga-Dessdetermined to carry out her part as best she might, to save herself and her mother from exposure and destruction. But the premier must go along with them. This was granted. The Lord Vahaea had his own head to save, and must make a success of the expedition in some way. And as the army set out, at its, head and arrayed in the garb of a prince, rode the luckless maid, all Bary-Pourwhile rang with cheers, and only the poor king was denied the pleasure of seeing the adored leader. As they drew nigh to Pattaly-Poura- , the premier wa3 at his wits end. What was to be done? Luckily, fate offered him a temporary n a, n a a assistance. As they passed through the defiles of a craggy forest, they came upon a great giant of supei human powers. This giant had the prerogative of being at any time either a man or a woman, at will. But he could change himself temporarily into a woman only when some woman, on agreement, would suffer herself to be, for the t'me, transformed into a man, so that the balance of the sexes might be preserved. Her was an opportunity. Could the Pierre Charles LEnfant to Washand the ington erection of a sult-- MaJ. - a b e 1 interesting As a special messenger with greetings from King Haakon VII. of Norway the Norwegians in the United States and with a message of good will to the American people from his sovereign, Bishop Anton C. Bang, primate of the established church of Norway (Lutheran) and bishop of Christiania, is now in America. In Minneapolis on Sunday, May 17, the independence day of Norway, Bishop Bang delivered the message from his royal master to men and women of Norwegian birth or descent in the United States. io GIFT THAT Spyglass PLEASES THE BOY. the Source of Constant light During Vacation. De- NOT CUT OUT FOR A GALLANT. Youths Naive Answer That Amused Passengers on the Car. a (te-he!- Two little boys made castles of sand white beach in the May sunshine. "Theres a ship, said one, and he pointed towards a black ship on the blue and shining ocean. Then, with a pompous air the other little boy took a jointed spyglass from the hip pocket of his overalls, extended it, and put it to his eye. After he had studied the ship awhile in silence, he handed the glass to his companion, and another grave Inspection of the vessel was made. A spyglass," said a passing cottager, is the finest present you can find for a child at the seashore. A lointed spyglass, the real old salt kind, which pulls out to a length of a yard or so nothing tickles a seashore kid like that. So if your own kid is going to pass the summer at the shore, or if you know at the seashore the kid of a friend, buy it a spyglass. That will make it happy; that will make ft the envy of all the small fry at the beach. Buffalo Express on the He was 19, gawky and She was 16 pretty, demure, full of fun and laughter. When she entered a suburban car in New Orleans the other day he rose gallantly with many blushes to proffer his seat. Thank you, no; I am going to transfer a few blocks further on, she He answered, bowing graciously. subsided, red to the ears. A block farther on the car made a sharp turn, and the little miss was precipitated from her feet squarely into his lap. She took it in good part, however, laughingly gathered herself together and struggled to her feet again with the blushing apology: Oh! how very awkward of me. I beg your pardon, Im sure. You youre quite youre quite welcome! he stammered, and fled from the car at the next stop. Some of the passengers didnt stop laughing for six blocks and she was one of them. Monkey Sent to Boys Home. "Jersey justice has long been far Supposed Tomb of Eve. A correspondent of an English Jour- famed for its speed, but if the state nal has sent from Jeddah a picture produces many more freak cases like postcard what a blend of ancient and one that cropped out last Week its modern! of Eves tomb. lie points courts are likely to become known for out that if the sarcophagus is any- something besides celerity. A live thing like in proportion to the mother monkey is a regularly committed in- - MONSTER SPEED INDICATOR TAUGHT WIFE A LESSON. Man Showed Business Like. Looks What $600 8pouse New York There is a broker's wife residing within pistol shot of the Majestic, who learned a lesson in finance recently which, she says, will last her a while. She saw a pretty rug downtown and expressed a wish for its possession. "We don't need it for the moment, she told her husband, "but I am perfectly fascinated with It and Id like to own it against the time when we own our house. Please write me a check for the amount $600. The broker is a man of means, but even men of means have looked twice and even thrice of late before buying $600 rugs that were not of immediate This broker, however, is a service. judge of human nature or else he wouldnt be a success in his line of business and he saw an avenue of escape. I haven't my book with me, he glibly said, but Ill send you the money as soon as I get downtown." And he did. He sent his clerk to the bank with instructions, loaded him up with $600 in silver, and sent him up to the house. When the man arrived he asked to be shown to the dining room, and without a word he dumped the contents of the sack in which he carried the silver. It made a big pile 600 round, glittering dollars and Mrs. Broker was impressed. A check wouldn't have appealed to her for a moment, but the money actually talked. She looked at tho heap of silver, and fingered it, too, and at last she said: "You take this money back. Tell Mr. Blank Ive changed my mind. I guess I can do without the rug for the present. An English firm which manufactures speed indicators for motor vehicles has constructed the monster instrument to illustrate the practical working of a speed indicating instrument. Each of the dials of the monster instrument is four feet in diameter. of mankind, she must have been about 300 cubits in height, and the tallest of modern women are mere pygmies to her. He relates that there is a singular absence of trees in the district, but that the wily Arab is not Insensible of the marketable value of souvenirs of this interesting spot, since, on being asked concerning fig trees, he offered to procure a leaf of one for the modest sum of $25. And they say the modern woman is extravagant in dress! Were Married In Buggy. John Creslip of Rochester, Pa., and Miss Ivy Davis of Beaver, Pa., were married recently while standing .in a buggy in the street. The young couple met Rev. Harvey L. Grimes, who was out walking, and produced the marriage license, which the preacher read by the aid of an arc light. There were no witnesses, and after waiting a short time Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hayes, who Statesmen Shorthand Writers. W E. Chandler of New were out strolling, came along. They to ba about the only agreed to be witnesses, and , while used Hampshire man in either branch of congress who Creslip and Miss Davis stood in the could write shorthand. It was a dis- buggy under the light Rev. Mr. Grimes tinction in which he had some pride. performed the ceremony. Creslip and The house in Mr. Chandlers time his bride then drove away. had one shorthand writer in the For tha Present. late Robert R. Hitt of Illinois, who "Before I give you my answer, debate, said the beautiful heiress, you must reported the and who told many reminiscences of tell me about your debts. how he used to write out his notes "Oh, replied the count, why disin the days before the invention of cuss matters? Let us just talk worldly typewriting machines. sf love for the present Lincoln-Dougla- s memorial over his grave recalls the career of an eccentric and light-spirite- Va-hac- VAIN RECF1ET. mate of the State Home for Boys at Jamesburg. Not long ago the monkeys owner, an Italian, was sent to the state prison from South River. What to do with "da monk was a question for the law officers' until one of them hit upon the happy idea of committing him to the state home. The papers were mad? out by a sheriff, and the monkey was accepted and receipted for in due form by the superintendent of the home. Pedro lives for two weeks at a time with each of the groups of "families of boys in the institution. Brain in the Muscles. "If you want to develop the brain in its highest capacity you must do it through the muscles of the hand. So said Sir John A. Cockburn at the annual conference of the National Association of Manual Training Teachers, at the Caxton hall, Westminster, Eng. resides largely in the "Memory he added. "If you want muscles, children to remember their lessons you must bring their muscles into play Thereby you stamp those lessons in the memory. The Remarkable Part. I fail to see anything remark-ablabout that man. Diggs Thats because you dont know him. Last winter I had a cold for nearly two weeks and, although I met him every day during that period, he never once suggested a remedy. Biggs e Gen. Keifer of Ohio Is the wonder the everlasting human wonder of his colleagues In the house, says the Washington Star. The general, aa most everybody knows they certainly should, anyhow, for it has been pub. lished often enough was Bpeakf-- of the house of representatives twenty, odd years ago, and those who knew him in those days, when they heard he was coming to Washington again after his election to the Fifty-nintcongress, expected to see a sedate old fobsil, decoiated with whiskers and antiquated notions, totter into the chamber and fall into the nearest seat. Without going into the harrowing of a details, they got something shock. The general is as young as the best of em, and as husky and tireless as a bucko mate on a South seas His day begins at pearl poacher. seven in the morning, and he got s to bed after everybody else young, middle-aged or old has fallen to sleep, and theres nobody left to talk to! Then, reluctantly, he can sometimes be induced to seek the "downy, where he usually tears off about 1,0(10 kilowatt hours reading and smoking and A little Incident such. which occurred on the floor the other day best illustrates his attitude toward life: On this particular morning the general appeared profoundly sad, which in him is something of a phenomenon. His mouth turned down at the corners; the starched shirt bosom, framed s in his morning vest, crackled grouchily; his head hung in his hands most of the time, and every now and then he lugged out his handkerchief and swabbed away a pale gray tear. Finally the gloom that he radiated got on the nerves of Jim Taw-neof Minnesota, chairman of the appropriations committee, of which the general is a member, and approach- ing Mr. Keifer at a funeral gait, Mr. Tawney laid his hand on the sufferers shoulder and spoke most symr The Item of $1,000 in the sundry civil bill reported to congress to pay for the removal of remains of the premier persuade the giant to exchange sexes with the princess? Tho great Lord Vahaea set himself to the task, explaining the necessity of the case. And the giant, who was not a bad fellow, gallantly agreed to make the exchange for six days only, to please the fair princess. Bear in mind, (he giant did not become a princess, nor the princess a giant. There was no exchange of personality, only instead of a princess and a giant there were now a genuine prince and a giantess. There was little change in the appearance of the two, and no one suspected anything of the strange compact between them. The prince now led his soldiers into the city of Pattaly-Pour- a and up to the royal palace. The king was impiessed with the formidable character of the army, and especially with the appearance and deportment of the manly young prince. The latter fell in love with the princess at sight, and she lost her heart as soon as she beheld him. There was a bold, passionate demand for her hand, which was conceded at once. But the wedding must be celebrated on the morrow. How very sadden! What an ardent wooer! Could he not wait at least a week or two? The prince shuddered, but stood firm. Not a days delay would be permitted. All things are allowed to lovers. The city of Pattaly-Pourimprovised a of e'endor. For oriental wedding four days it was mad with delight Illuminations, music, parades, dances and feasting filled the hours. The prince determined to leave the doIn short minions of his father-in-laorder. No, no. It was useless to talk. Not another day could he remain; not another day. From the ecstasies of those days ha turned to his dark future. On the sixth day he found himself, with his sweet bride, in the rocky forest where the giantess was awaiting him. Would his bride be a party to the terrible secret of his life? Mu3t he and his motha er and sisters and the great Lord all suffer death when they should bo at her mercy? Could he exchange his proud young manhood, so lately possessed, for the inferior estate of He must. woman? The giantess, doubtless, was awaiting him, impatient to return to her own proper self. But where was she? How he dreaded to meet her! Ah, she comes! But how? Not with Not with impatient, stern demand. stately tread. Simpering, giggling, she comes, to make a statement and proposition. Within the past fiv days she has had several visits (giggle) from a ). giant who happened along He had talked and talked with her, and and he had fallen in love with her (giggl), and she had with him. And now, would the young prince be for any consideration to willing, of make their, temporary exchange sexes a permanent arrangement? KEIFCRS Those Who Knew Him Best Declare It Was Uncalled For. ft ft - - V V GEN CITY HIS MONUMENT person- age. LEnfant came to America with Lafayette, entered the American army and shortly became a captain of engineers, reaching, before the conclusion of the war, the rank of major. To him is given the credit of devising the magnificent plan of the city of The plan, it has been Washington. said, was suggested by that of the ancient city of Annapolis, which is dominated by the state house, as that of Washington is by the capitol. The original plan of the capitol was designed by Dr. Thornton, and although it was pronounced by Mr. Latrobe to be one of the first designs of modern times, it proved so faulty and impracticable In detail that a committee of congress called upon Mr. Benjamin II. Latrobe to help to straighten things out. Mr. Latrobe had been appointed surveyor of the public buildings in Washington and experienced such difficulty in dealing with Dr. Thornton that he resigned. But the president would not accept his resignation, and he received authority to complete the capitol. About this time, namely, in 1806, Latrobe wrote in his journal as follows: Daily through the city stalks the picture of famine, LEnfant and his dog. The plan of the city is probably his, though others claim it. This singular man, of whom it is not known whether he was ever educated to his profession or not, has the courage to undertake any public work that might be offered to him. He has not succeeded in any, but was always honest and is now miserably poor. He is too proud to receive any assistance, and it is very doubtful Jn what manner he subsists. Before this time LEnfant had been employed by Robert Morris to design and supervise the erection of a dwelling In Philadelphia. The design of this house was a monstrosity, and the attempt to build It ruined- both Morris and the architect. The house was 120 feet long by 60 deep and Latrobe spoke of it as a complicated and unintelligible mass. After Latrobe saw LEnfant in Washington looking like a picture of famine, LEnfant was offered the place of professor of engineering at West Point Military academy, but declined it He was a frequent visitor at Chil-luManor, in Prince George county, and there he was cared for in his last illness. He was burled there in the family graveyard. Latrobe seemed to have no doubt that the plan of the city of Washington was made by LEnfant, and in this day it is accepted as a historical fact. That plan establishes the genius of LEnfant. It seems beyond belief that in the very infancy of the republic a man could have looked forward with prophetic eye and designed a city which can be suitable only as the capital of a great and opulent country. It was designed for just such a city as it has grown to be, namely, a city of residences and public buildings. For a business or commercial city the streets are too wide and the design unsuitable. But as a capital city, and a residence city with the resources of the whole country to help it, it is difficult to see how the design could be improved. For the first half century of its life the plan of Washington was greatly ridiculed as inappropriate to a town of its insignificant size. Its broad streets were unpaved and were alternately storms of blinding dust or deep in mud. It was called in derision the city of magnificent distances. But Washington has now grown up to its plan and justified the designer. It is entirely fitting that the ashes of the man whose genius accomplished so much should repose in the city he created. Beauty in Streets of Capital. Without going beyond the city streets or outside of the beaten course which leads from his home to his daily task, the resident comes in contact with nature to a degree and extent that is without parallel, says a Washington correspondent. He sees the foliage on trees and shrubs develop and the grass on the lawns come to life. He can note the opening of the flowers and watch the. gaunt, bare tree forms, first crowned with a delicate haze, like a mist of greenery, and then opening out into masses of foliage. All these processes of nature are familiar to the most careless eye, for the reason that grass and trees and shrubbery and flowers are so common in this city as to be found on street and in all sections. It isevery not one favored street, or perhaps two or three, but all streets have the glory of the trees and of the lawns and of the parks filled with shrubbery and flowers. As one looks up and down the street the line or his vision is bounded on each side by masses of beautiful leaves and is closed with the expanding glimpses of the greenery of some park. full-dres- y pathetically. What in the world is the matter, Have you heard general?" he asked. 13 any member of your bad news? family dead? Can I do anything? No, replied Gen. Keifer with a half sob, as he took Mr. Tawneys hand in both of his. "No, Jim, theres nobody dead, and you cant do anything. Im an old man, and I was just sitting here thinking what a lot of time Ive wasted in sleep. PROBLEM FOR THE BUTLER. Host Evidently Not Aware That Sole Was Salt Water Fish. Frank O. Lowden, representative from the Ogle district in Illinois, is becoming interested in agriculture. He introduced a bill calling for $100,-00that one of his pet measures might be scientifically pursued. of the late George M. The Pullman has one of the best equipped farms in the west. He lives on it, too, having recently moved from Chicago to Oregon in Ogle county. It is one of his delights there to entertain his friends from tbfe city. At the dining table he calls attention to the tomatoes, the lettuce, the beef, the lamb, mutton, chicken, turkey or whatever dish there may be served all raised by him on his farm. John J. Mitchell, the Chicago banker, and former Comptroller of the Currency William B. Ridgely were his guests a few weeks ago. After the soup was served there was fish. This is fine, observed Mr. Mitchell, What asking for a second helping. brand is it? Mr. Lowden didnt know. lie asked the butler. The answer was that it was sole. Sure enough it is, said Mr. Lowden. "I had forgotten that it was the season for sole. And I dare say you caught them right out of the little lake this afternoon, didnt you, but0 son-in-la- ler? And what was a poor butler to do? Washington Star. His Support. young colored man in Washington who recently passed with credit a civil service examination was immediately certified for appointment to the treasury department. Ilis old mother, a darkey of the antebellum type, insisted upon accompanying him to witness his taking of the oath of office. When the official charged with the swearing in of the new clerk put to him the usual formula with reference to supporting the Constitution of the United States, the old ladys eyes were seen to bulge with astonishment. But she said nothing till she and her son w'ere outside, when, turning to him, she solemnly observed: "I didnt winter say nothin in there, Joe; but deed, honey, I dont A see how youse goin to suppote de United States when you aint been able till now to suppote your folkses! Illustrated Sunday Magazine. Uncle Sams Employes. The employes in the execu.ie civil service are the subjects of a staticcomal inquiry which has just beencensus. pleted by the bureau of the The results of this inquiry are published in Census Bulletin 94, which was prepared by Lewis Meriam, acting chief of the division of revision and results. On July 1, 1907, according to this bulletin, the total number of employes in the executive civil service, exclusive of persons in the consular and of diplomatic service, was 286,902; and this number 29,103 practically were employed at tne national cauital. cae-tent- h |