Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 13, 1912, Page 10

MOLTKE ACCEPTED THE FEE Occasion When Great, Though Tacl- turn German Soldier, Must Have Felt Like Laughing. Sidney Whitman's book, “German Memories,” is full of interesting stories about Prussian statesmen, sol- diers, artists and writers. Here are two: “Moltke paid repeated visits to his nephew's villa, and it was there that a droll incident occurred under the chestnut trees of the picturesque gar- den. One day a stranger looking over the garden railing saw an old man, whose well worn straw hat seemed to betoken the gardenmer. ‘They say that Moltke is on a visit here. Could you tell me, sir, whether it might be possible to catch sight of him?" The old man replied that if the gentleman would come again in the course of the afternoon he might perhaps see Moltke in the garden. In his joy the stranger tendered a mark to the com- municative ‘gardener’ who promptly pocketed it. nation may well be imagined when on his return in the afternoon he be- held the identical old ‘gardener’ walk- ing arm in arm with Major von Burt. Moltke waved a greeting, and with & smile called out to him: ‘I have gtill got your mark.' “Any one who happened to be in' Berlin at the beginning of the ’80s and was in the habit of riding in the tramecar from the Brandenburg gate to Charlottenburg between six and eight o'clock of an evening might often have noticed an elderly gentle- man of striking appearance among the passengers. He was of medium height, of slight figure, his face clean shaven and full of wrinkles, set off by a head full of long silvery hair. A pair of dark, {lluminatingly expressive eyes peered through his spectacles. On en- tering the tram he always looked out for a seat near the lamp at the back of the car, and,invariably succeeded in obtaining it. Thereupon the old gen- tleman would draw a newspaper from his pocket and soon be engrossed in its contents, notwithstanding the dim- ness of the light. stopped at Charlot{tenburg he had generally finished reading. He would et up and hurry to the March Strasse, in which his unpretentious house stood. This was Theodor Mommsen, the renowned historian of ‘Ancient Rome.”” Victimized French Government. ‘The European spy mania is likely to reach the reductio ad absurdum if there are many imitators of the in- genuity of a certain Herr Glitch, who. has succeeded in victimizing the French government to the tune of sev- eral thousand dollars. The resource- ful Glitch has a considerable knowi- edge of military tactics, sufficient to enable him to prepare an assortment of plans for the invasion of the French frontier and to give them the neces- sary professional tint. These he sent to the _French government with a When the tramcar | The stranger’s conster- |i mu‘d luck letter ubout gambling debts and the pressing need for money. By return mail came a letter enclosing $5,000 in bank notes and a request for as much more of the same kind of in- formation as could be procured. Glitch put the money in his pocket and laughed. Moreover, he told every one why he was laughing, so that they also might laugh. But there were no corresponding sounds of revelry from Paris. Changes in Faces of Cards. Faces of playing cards as printed today date from the middle of the sev- enteenth century, at which time the portraits were becoming conventional- fzed. In France they underwent a number of changes, between the time when Louis XVI. was beheaded until the fall of the second@ empire, Then republican cards were again devised. Their inventors tried in each suit to symbolize one of the great repub-' lics of the world—the Roman, Ameri- can, Swiss and French being those most usually selected. The symbolic figure of each republic became the Qqueen of the suit; its great hero be- came the king, while the jacks were secondary heroes, and the aces show- ed historic pictures. It is from this time that dates the card in which the American republic was the spade suit and George Washington’s portrait appeared in place of the king. Overcoming Insomnia. One hears frequent complaints of’ insomnia from persons who tell in the next breath that they have slept from four to five hours but who think that in order to maintain perfect health eight or nine hours of sleep are necessary. As a matter of fact, there are periods in everyone’s life when health is so abundant that five hours, and, in exceptional cases, four . hours sleep are ample. Persons who sleep for five hours and no longer are not suffering from insomnia. They are enjoying exceptional bodily health. But the entire five hours must be devoted to a sound sleep, or other- wise the body will not be sufficiently rested. Many Uses for Bamboo. Bamboo, one of the most provident gifts of nature to a people, is put to 80 many uses by the natives of the tropics, especially in the Orient, that it is difficult to see how they could live without it. Among the principal uses to which it is put may be set down: Building houses, furniture of all kinds, casings of artesian wells, water buckets, rafts, pipes, window shades and blinds, mats, umbrella ribs, hats, rain coats, outriggers on native prows, cover for junks, palanquin poles, blow-pipes, picture frames, dec- orative purposes, Including paintings, paper and paper pulp, baskets, small bridges, walking sticks, and flutes Daily Thought. No thought which ever stirred & human breast should be untold.—Robr ert Brownine. EGGS COOKED TO SUIT HiM How John Randolph Had Them Boiled With Assistance of String of Servants. Most persons who eat eggs at all are particular about them. :‘The’ boil- ing of an egg seems a simple matter, but many a breakfast has been spoiled end many a temper rasped by the cook’s failing to observe the precise number of minutes and seconds that the process should occupy. That very original man, John Ran- dolph, is said to have invented a method of getting his eggs cooked ex- actly to his taste that worked per- fectly. As in the case in many coun- try homes in the south, the kitchen was in a separate building at some distance from the house, and servants were plenty. When the “sage of Roanoke” took his seat at the breakfast table there was 'a line of servants from the din- Ing room to the kitchen. Mrs. Ran- dolph, the mother of the statesman, held an open watch in her hand. “In!” exclaimed Mr, Randolph, and the word “in” was passed from mouth to mouth until it reached the waiting cook, who dropped the eggs lato the water. After the requisite humber of seconds the holder of the timepiece signified that the cooking was done. “Out!” went forth the command in like manner, and the eggs were quick- ly removed. The system required six or seven servants to cook one egg, but Ran< dolph was accustomed to declare that this was the only way that he could get it cooked to suit him. Hig Position Explained. One of the curiosities of the British house of commons, very rarely seen, was Erle Drax, for many years. mem- ber for Dorsetshire borough. Once, at a general election, on the day pre- vious to the nomfnation, ke put out the following address to' liis constitu- ents: “Electors of Wareham! I un- gderstand that some evil-disposed per- gon has been circulating a report that 1 wish my tenants, and other persons dependent upon me, to vote sceording to their conscience. This is & das- tardly liq, calculated to injure me. 1 have no wish of the sort. I wish, and I intend, that these persons: skall vote for me.” Tolerably Well. The last pig-tail has dissppearsd from the Chinese embassy in London: It belonged to the majordomo- of the: Chinese ambassador, and it is mow om Its way to China as a present to that functionary’s wife. A story is going: the rounds that at an official reception: recently a member of the Chinese em--|| bassy was presented to & well known: Jady. “We no talkee Chinee velly well)” ghe said. “Never mind, your Iadyship,” was: the smooth reply, “I can comverse tol- erably well in English!” Santa Will Make His Headquarters at the Claus FAIR STORE He Will Take Personal Charge of the Toy Department Between 2 and 4 0'clock Every Afternoon and On Saturday from 1 to 5 Oclock ~ We have the biggest line of Toys and Christmas Goods of any store in North Central Minnesota. We Handle Gold Fish PostCards,|PennyEach Postage StampsatCost . Golden Oak, Ma- MURPHY'S Christmas is again near at hand and Murphy’s Furniture Store is packed with presents that aref useful the year around. Givessomething to the home that they will remember. 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