The Washington Bee Newspaper, September 2, 1893, Page 4

HE OFFENDED THE CZAR, And the Punishment He Received was a Terrible One. Frogere, an actor at one of the minor theatres of the boulevard of Paris, had entered into an agreement with the manager of the French theatre at St. he soon became a tinguished favor- ite of the monarch, recounts a writer m_ Globe. the imperial dinner table of the guests lauded the ror at the expense of Peter the at is robbing Peter to pay Paul,” Emperor, turning to his faver- is it not so, Frogere?” answered the latter, ul we may rob not only at, but also Peter the , why so?’ asked the Czar, said the actor, “Paul in r has frequently commanded, ‘Go and bear the cross throughout the world, more especially in Sibe It was in the middle of winte midnight, when Frogere was aroused from his sleep by 2 loud knocking at his door. He jumped from his bed. opened the door, and saw to his amazement an officer and a file of sol- diers enter the apartment. The former produced a warrant from the Emperor banishing Frogere to Si- beria. -He cried, threw himself upon the floor, tore his hair and exclaimed: “What crime have I mitted to de- serve such punishment He receiyed no a or. He begged for a few hours’ delay In vain; the otlicer would allow him only time to pack up a few clothes and linen. Scarcely was the operation finished when he was surrounded by the sol. diers and carried outside the house, where a coach was in waiting. ed into it—more dead two sold! with ols, took How re was their seats on each side of hin Jong the first stage lasted Fro; mnable to tell, the vehicle was so thick- ly covered that not the least ray of ght could penetrate. The door of the coach was at last opened—it was broad dayMght. His eyes, however, were bandaged, and he was led into a miserable hut, the doors and windows of which were closed as soon as he entered. The officer dismissed his guide and) ordered the soldiers to leave the room and wait outside. Being alone with th isoner he said, almost in a whis- pe ‘rogere, we must now part. I ave accompanied you the first stage, and you will hence be under the in- spection of another officer. Be careful not to speak a word. I risk much even in giving this caution; but I am your friend. Poor Frogere melted into tears. In- stead of replying to the question he only bewailed having to undergo a punishment for an unknown crime. “An unknown crim said the offi- cer. “Don’t you, then, know what you ave done? Have you forgotten the ie jest you made at the imperial it has offended the Emperor; you are punished because there was so much truth in it. You have noth- ing to hope. Tell me, then, quickly what I can do for you.” “If that be the case,” said poor Fro- gere, “I have nothing to ask.” And your money and trinkets,” re- ined the officer. “Can I lodge them safely for you somewhere until you return?” “My retur I am not ped Frogere; “then led for life?” “OF cor not—only for three years. Take cour: the will soon pass away—and then’- it this moment the soldiers en- and, bam g his eyes, they him into t lift © vehicle, and away it rolled By F estimate, as well as he 7 could t velled three days and 1 lis eyes were bandaged is bef but instead of being led his guides seized him and carried him for until they placed him upon 1 bench At last he rd soft whisperings, and then quik steps approaching. His hands were suddenly seizea and tied behiad his back. In another moment i at was torn off his shoulders and t laid bare. ‘now thought eternity instead ai was to be the goal of his was the command of he thought he knew— il shots were ere fell sense nd while he w became si ible of dic 1ing past him. placed upon a ck unbound and the ba removed. He then found hin in the same room, at the same table, and in the same company, where that unhappy bon-not had uped him. Opposite to him sat the Emperor. The astonishment, terror and doubt alternately reflected in the poor actor's so greatly excited the risible facul- of Paul that the entire company joined heartily in the mirth. Frogere fell in a swoon. The whole terrible trip had only last- ed twenty-four hours. The Emperor had companied him in disguise all the time. and found immense delight in the prisoner's painful sufferings. Though used to comedies, it was long before the actor recovered from the sad dreams of the imperial farce. Pepper and Birds, An eminent Prussian ornithologist, who ha beer making experiments, states that ane pepper in the food of «< ds will slowly change their color from yellow to red, but that ed of i rritating ple has no effect. The addition of olive oil re- the vehicle necessary to color. Wholly white hens were colored by the pepper food. These hens lay eggs with a very bright red yolk, and them- ss the rema temperature by a decided change of | tint. When fed with alkanet root the; birds become violet-red in color. Sealing Wax As a Hardener, The tool is heat: | nd plunged into the) fter an instant, and | the process being | teel is too cold to! » steel is said te: become 2 SS almost ag hard as the and when, touched with a little oil of turpentine. the tools are excellent for engraving. ed to whitencss wax, witha plunged in repeated enter th AS A BUSINESS. Is Not What It Is Cracked Up to Be. “Literature, id the ets shouldered pilgrim, wit he be trousers, “is an attractive and enno- bling thing, but considered as a busi- it doesn’t pay.” ‘ou have had Literature I: stoop- ome experience in ” observed the com- arty in the new says the Chicago Tri- bune. A “Yi sighéd the other. 2 publisher or a8 a dealer in “Neither. As a writer. I have tast- ed the joys of authorship. I am the father of a successful novel. It went through eight or ten editions, and the papers all spoke well of it. And what do you suppo: I made out of it? seven hundred and fifty dollars. Three months’ work, nine months’ waiting, and It may have netted the publishers more than that, but that's all I got out of it. The sad-eyed pilgrim we the other ventured to Are you still writing novels? “Oh, yes. Ive got one or two on hand, but I am in no hurry to publish them. What's the use? Ther more money in running a good ¢1 only I don’t know how to run a tank.” s silent, and “Ye paper ‘s . have had articles ac- cepted by the magazines which I hope to see in print if I live long enough and I assist in keeping the books dur- ing the busy season at one of the big } Altogether I manage to ut’s about all.” said the man in , “is somewhat dif- and I am in the ss, too. I make with my pen.” children, but t y experience,” the spring overc ferent from your: same line of bus about $5,000 a y “Writi “Wr Great Scott, no! I do these nice little newspaper stories that turn out to be puffs for patent medicines after you’ve begun to get interested in them Like All the Rest of Them. “I must sented h S $ the hou I am sorry, for you have been as kind to me as I could have pected, but I can't y any long She was a_ ple woman—a girl almost—neatly dressed and modest in her demeanor. “I am sorry, too,” looking up in s been very sati you going, ma, “Back to the “You have Where a it for? { mates on the probable vote in Con- | gress have not sufticiently taken into consideration the effect of public senti- ment. It is considered certain that any unt-looking young ! | mer | mere resistance to the repeal of “I thought it would be better,” she | said. “I could barely live there be- fore, but here I could get as good or better wages nd had nothing to for board. It seemed better, espec ly as my mother, before she died, had taught me to do housekeeping work. She took great pride in thought—I thought”’—— “You thought what?’ “I thought I could do better, and I tried, but the girls I used to know laugh at me and will hardly recognize me.” “But aren’t you doing better than they?” “Yes; I can dress better than I could, and save up a little money, too.” “And aren't you more comfortable you were in your boarding place?” indeed. That was nothing but tie. the work here harder?” t is not so hard, and it is much unter.” ad yet you are going back to the ory ‘I must; I’m losing the respect of all my friends. They all say that domes- tie work is degrading, and—and I won't stand being looked down upon.” She went back to her attic and the factory because she was ashamed to do the work that her mother had done and had taught her to do. And her companions said she had shown spirit and independence. They said nothing about sense.—Chicago 1 une. The Musical Girl. The St. Louis Journal advises young men to choose-a wife by the music she plays and the way she plays it. If she manifests a predilection for Strauss, she is frivolous; for Beethoven, she is imparitl; for Liszt, she is too ambitious; for Verdi, she is sentimen- tal; for Offenbach, she is giddy; for Gounod, she is lakadisical; for Gotts- chalk, she is superficial; for Mozart, she is prudish; for Flotow, she is com- mon-place; for Wagner, she is idiotic. The girl who hammers away at “Maiden’s Prayer,” nvil Chorus” and very Waves” may be depended upon a good cook and healthful; and if she includes the “Battle of Prague” and the “White Cockade” in her repertory, you ought to know that she has been religiously and strictly nurtured. But, last of all, pin thou thy faith upon the calico dress of the girl who can play “Home, Sweet Home.” Calculation of Atmospheric Weight. Somebody has made the calculation that, taking the quantities roughly and in round numbers, the atmosphere weighs about a ten to every square foot of the earth’s surface, 25,000,000 tons per square mile, or 5,000,000,000,- 000,000 tons on the total of 200,000,000 square miles; and its energy is that due to the motion of this inconceivable mass, at velocities varying all the way from the slightest zephyr to the hurri- cane and the cyclone, rushing over the prairie or along the surface of the sea at more than 100 miles an hour. Again, according to this authority, a cubic mile of air, weighing about 10,000,000,- 000 pounds, develops, at the rate of motion of the cyclone, some 4,000,000,- 000,000 “foot tons” of energy, and, if all were employed at such rate for the performance of work, useful or destruc- tive, this number of ‘foot pounds” would be equivalent to more than 2,. 000,000,000,000,000 horse power. The Age of Clay. Clay in various artistic forms and colors is being utilized for the purpose of giving elegant and substantial ef- fects to public and private edifices. The remarkable advance made within. the past few yea in the production of unique effects by the use of clay building material, is suggestive of the thought that we are approaching an “age of clay.” These bricks are now anufactured in great variety, and known as “terra cotta.” _ | disorder READY FOR THE VALKYRIE. 1 eas the American Sloops can anes or pail Beat Her. The cruise of the New York Yacht Club ended on Saturday last. As a result of the various tests of speed, it is believed that the Herreshoff centre- poard sloop Vigilant will be chosen as the yacht to meet the Valkyrie in the coming international yacht race. In winning the Astor cup, the Vigilant beat the Jubilee, Colonia and Pilgrim under conditions that showed her su- periority on all points of sailing. She was wonderfully fast in light or heavy winds, in running, reaching and beat- ing to windward. The other sloops were not far behind, however. Over the 30-knot course the Vigilant beat the Jubilee by 5 minutes 21 seconds, the Colonia by 5 minutes 29 seconds while the Pilgrim did not finish. There is much rejoicing among New York yachtsmen over the Vigilant’s victory, first because she is owned by New Yorkers, and secondly because she represents the American centre-board style of sloop which has heretofore car- ried our flag to victory in all contests with English yachts. Next to the Vigi- lant, the Boston centre-board fin sloop Jubilee, built by Oliver Paine, showed the best results. The Herreshoff keel sloop Colonia, sailed by the famous skipper Hank Haff, could not quite keep up with the centre-boards. This fact is considered ominous for the Val- kyrie, which, like all English yachts, is a keel vessel. The Boston fin sloop Pilgrim has so far proved a fail- ure. It is generally believed that the gilant will be chosen as the cup de- fender. REPEAL SEEMS SURE. Reports Indicate a Large Vote for it in the House. Those who have carefully estimated the sentiment in the House are con- vinced that the Wilson bill for the re- peal of the Sherman silver law will the House by from 30 to ma- The Senate managers are now conyineed that this will be the and although the silver Senato: apparently in the majority, they are seriously considering the effect that is likely to be produced by any attempt to defeat or greatly delay the repeal bill in case it should pass the House, as is now predicted. Those who have been making esti- ast obstructive tactics will not be pursued in the present condition of the public mind. The leading members of both houses are beginning to recognize | the serious and even dangerous condi- tion of public affairs. While the silver Senators maintain a bold front, it is doubtful if they can count upon the support they expected in a poli The indications all promise ly action in favor of the suspen- sion of the purchasing clause of the Sherman law. FRENCH ELECTIONS. it, and I - The Returns Indicate Popular Indorse- ment of President Carnot. Simultaneous balloting took place throughout all the districts of Irar for members of the Chamber of Depu- ties. Sunday being a holiday, much was expected. Excepting e ‘ slight disturbances in the Var, where M. Clemenceau, the Radical leader, had a hot fight with his slanderers, no trouble has been reported. All the Cabinet Ministers were re-elected, none meeting with serious opposition. M. Wilson, son-in-law of the late Presi- dent Grevy, and who was implicated in the Legion of Honor scandal, is elected by a large majority in Loches district of the Indre-e Most of the deputies connected with the Panama scandal were defeated. The result in Lille is regarded as pecu- liarly significant. There M. Loyer, a Catholic, who has become reconciled to the Republic and belongs to the so- called party of the “Rallied,” was elected by a vote of 7,081 over M. Lafaigue, a Socialist, who received 4,745 votes. The Count de Mun, lead- er of the Catholic Royalists, was de- feated. In general, the returns show a Con- servative Republican triumph, and in- dicate the re-election of President Car- not by the Chambers. Prize Winner’s Exqosition. ‘A New York dispatch says: Although this city failed to secure the World’s Fair her citizens will have an oppor- tunity of viewing the cream of the ex- hibits at the World’s Fair Prize Win- ners’ Exposition, which it is proposed to be open in February next at the Grand Central Palace. Interest in the enterprise has been manifested by the foreign exhibitors at Chicago, and al- ready the main floor of the Grand Cen- tral Palace has been leased to exhibi- tors from Great Britain, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Russia and Spain. An opportunity is to be offered to local and other Eastern mer- chants to show what they can do in competition with other nations, and the number who have signified that they have no fear of. accepting the thallenge. Among the members of the Advisory Board are Joseph O’Donohue, Chairman; Charles W. Dayton.,, Ferdi- oand Levy, Col. John A. Cockerill, Hugo Sohmer, Dr. L. L. Danforth, Robert J. Horner, X. Baltazzl, Consul- General of Turkey; Andrew J. White, A. B. De Frece, Sheppard Knapp, Louis Runkel and Theodore Rickseck- er. All the available space on the six floors of the great buildings will be de- voted to exhibition, and the manage- ment hope te secure several of the at- tractive foreign novelties from the Midway Pleasance. The exposition will continue through February and March. Gold Mining Booms. A San Francisco dispatch says: The mining industry in California has profited materially by the fall in silver. Miners and prospectors from Colorado, Nevada and elsewhere have crowded into the State, and turned their atten- tion to gold hunting. Much capital also has been diverted to investment {In gold mines. From all over the State comes news of gold finds, of old | mines reopened, and new ones started up, of the building of mills and of in- creased interest everywhere in the min- ing industry. Favorable Bank Statement. The weekly bank statement in New York for last week proved unexnested- ly favorable. The favorable items were: Reserve increase, $4,493,657 specie increase, $4,728,000; circulation increase, $702,200. THE MONEY OF THE WORLD. Aggregate of Coin and Paper and the Per Capita in the Principal Countries, Acting Director of the Mint Pri has pre) 0 ed a table of the monetary mate stocks of money the aggregate and per capita in the principal countries of the world. This table shows that the aggregate stock of gold 5) 305,000; silver, $: 2 700,000; uncovered paper, 0. i | The stock of gold possessed by the | principal countries is given United States, $604,000,000; Grea ri ain, $550,000,000; France, $800,000,000; Germany, $600,000,000; Russia, $250,- 000,000. The silver stock of these same coun- tries is given as follows: United States, $615,000,000; Great Britain, $100,000,- 001 Germany, $60,000,000. This stock of silver is divided by Mr. Pi ton as follows: United States, 000,000 full tender and $77,000,000 lim- ited tender; Great Britain, no silver full tende 100,000,000 limited tender; France, 50,000,000 full tender and $50,000,000 limited tender; Germany, $103,000,000 full tender and $108,000,- 000 limited tender; Russia, 000.000 cu tender and $38,000,000 limited ten- er. . The ratio prevailing in nearly all the principal countries between gold and legal-tender silver is 1 to 15%. This is the ratio in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Russia and Central and South America. The ratio between gold and limited-tender silver is as a rule 1 to 14.38. The respective ratios in the United States are 1 to 15.98 and 1 to 14.95. The various monetary systems as divided among the several countries. are as follows: Gold and Silver — United States, France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Netherlands, Turkey and Japan. Gold—United Portugal, Aust Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavian Union, anada and Cuba. Mexico, Central and South Ame and India. Of the uncovered mone a has $600.000.000; Ru: the United States, South Amer- 000; Ger $107,000,000; $81,000,000, and Great Britain, $50,- 000,000. The per capita circulation of gold is: 52; Germany, D y is: France, $40.56; Cub: Netherlands. 8.8% Belgium, $: United States, $24.34; United Kingdom, $13.42, and Russia, 7.16. BEHRING SEA DECISION. Uncle Sam Beaten on Law, but Wins on Regulation. The controversy between England and the United States as to the rights of each nation under international Iw in the Bebring Sea is pra ally de- cided in favor of England. ‘ive points are decided against the United States. The decision denies that Russia ever asserted exclusive jurisdiction in Beh-- ring Sea; denies that England ever recognized such jurisdiction; asserts that the Behring Sea is part of the Pacific Ocean; admjts that all the rights of Russia in the Behring Sea passed to the United States limited by the cession; and finally denies that the United States has any rights to the protection of property in seals fre- quenting the islands of the United States in Behring Sea when the same are found outside of the ordinary three- mile limit. The arbitrators then establish regula- tions for the protection of seal life in Behring Sea that practically concede the main object contended for by the United States. The United States and Great Britain are directed to forbid their citizens to kill, capture or pursue at any time or in any manner w ever fur seals within a zone of miles around the Prebyloff Islands, elusive of territorial wate! They must also forbid their citizens to kill, capture or pursue in any manner what- ever during the season extending in each year from May 1 to Ju i fur seals on the hi § art of the Pacific Ocean, sive of Behring Sea, situated north of the thirty-fifth degree of north latitude, or eastward of the one hundred and eightieth degree of longitude from Greenwich, until it strikes the water boundary described in article one of the treaty of 1867, between the United States and Rt following the line up to Behring Straits. It is also for- bidden to use nets, firearms or ex- plosives in seal hunting, and other reg- ulations to protect the seals are pro- vided. The American Commissioners and Consul are satisfied with the decision, which practically secures the protec- tion of the American sealing interests. THE PRESIDENT IS BUSY. He Does not Devote All of His Time to Fishing. The President is devoting some at- tention to public affairs at Gray Gables. Evidence of this is given in the bundle of papers that arrive at the White House nearly every day, postmarked “Buzzard’s Bay.” Mr. Cleveland is not working very hard, but he does not let a day pass without doing something. Many of the recent nominations sent to the Senate were signed at Gray Gables, together with the commissions of those whose nomi- nations have been confirmed. While at his summer home the President will give some attention to filling offices, and a few new nominations may be expected. The Home Rule Bill. Mr. Gladstone plans now that the final vote on the whole bill shall be | taken on August 31. Joseph Chamber- | lain, leader of the Liberal Unionists, | declares confidently that the House | Will be kept sitting until November, | when the Government will be forced to prorogation, or more probably disso- lution. | A Brute Meets His Reward. Chester County, Pa., has had a series of outrages upon young women. Judge Waddell, at West Chester, sentenced George White to five years in the peni- tentiary. Two other men have been found guilty of a similar charge in this week's court, and now await e=tences and five others await trial. ' Russia and Germany have practi- eally ceased doing business with eagh : other in several lines of trade, omlng ‘to their tariff war, eee waren ere ery Fifty Cents Per Week $5 CASH ~-AND~s 50ce, Per Week a’ buy you a home in the CITY OF BOWIE. 50 CTS. PER WEEK, The first opportunity offered colored people to secure Homes on Weekly payments of 0% cents a week or Two Dollars per month. 1000 LOTS FOR SALE. In the city of Bowie, State or Maryland. Only 20 minutes ride from Washington. Double track 22 trains stop daily. 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