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Lea*c>e*r His TShrone.
King Oscar of Sweden, Weary of Reigning, Abdicates in Favor of
Hi.« Son— A Romantic History.
Although of peasant extraction, Oscar II of
Sweden has for so many years been the most
' Imposing and majestic looking figure among the
{sovereigns of the Old World that the news of
his bavins been forced by illness and old age to
surrender his sceptre to his eldest son and to
step down from the throne, as Incapable of ful
' filling any longer the onerous duties of ruler
eMp, will be received with a feeling of regret
t-ven in this country, where popular sentiment is
so averse .to monarchical forms of government.
Oscar was until a few months ago a superb
specimen of manhood, towering head and shoul
ders over every ■'.her king and emperor in Eu
rope, with the exception of Leopold of Belgium,
while his wonderfully varied gifts and talents,
his unusual culture and his singularly sunny
disposition imported to his manner an extraor
dinary charm and fascination that made them
se.'ves fell to all tfiose .who had the, privilege of
approaching him. Indeed, for those- who be
lieve In the advantages- of blue blood and of
ancient lineage it was difficult to realize that
this grand looking prince, so truly kingly in ap
pearance, and yet withal so simple and so dem
ocratic in his ways, was the grandson of a
Pyrenean peasant and the great-grandson, on
the distaff side, of a Marseilles shopkeeper.
There are few stories more romantic than
that of the present Swedish dynasty. • Gustavus
IV. the last monarch but one of the House of
Vasa. v. as brought to the throne at the early j
age of fourteen by the assassination of his \
father In that very palace at Stockholm where
Oscar a few days ago turned over the reins of j
government to his eldest son. Gusiavus IV j
proved a most unsatisfactory ruler, and in 1801)
was deposed by means of a military pronuncia
mento. forced to sign his abdication, after a
most dramatic hand-to-hand struggle with Gen- j
aral Aldtrkreuu and the officers implicated in '
the coutpiiacy. and was then banished, along ;
with his consort and his children, his urn ie '
taking his place on the throne as Charles XIII. I
The "tatter, being childless and an admirer of !
Prance and of Napoleon, selected the French |
Seld marshal, Berriiidotte, who had been born j
as a peasant near I'uu and who had risen from '
the ranks, to become his heir, induced the na- !
tional Diet at Stockholm to ratify his choice and i
established him in the Swedish capita] as crown j
prince. Bemadotte. who took the name of !
Charles John, scon made himself the real ruler 1
of the kingdom, associating himself heartily i
.■^lth his adopted land, and in Wo, when Na- [
poieon's star began to wane, joined the powers
which were striving to crush the- Emperor. His
services in bringing about the latter's over- ;
throw caused the Congress of Vienna to leave !
him undisturbed in the place which he had at
tained at Stockholm, and In IV]>,1 V ]>, on the death '
■of Charges XIII, the last of the Vasa line of j
kings, he ascended the throne under the title of I
Charles XIV. his wife, De&free, daughter of the *
ritars^illes stockbroker Clary and grandchild of ;
•■■ Marseilles shopkeeper, becoming Queen of ;
. Sweden ar.d . Norway.
i Queen Deslree, it may be added, was at one ■
lime betrothed to the first Emperor Napoleon, '
•who Jilted her. Her grandson. King Oscar, is j
Jhe authority for this assertion, and it will be '.
iound likewise in the novel which he published !
tome years ago under the pen name of "O. I
Frederick," and entitled "A Romance of the |
Times of Napoleon and of Bernadotte." Desiree
•was. according to her grandson. King Oscar, '
almost heartbroken when Napoleon abandoned
l:er for Josephine de Beauharnais, and never
forgave him; for after Indignantly refusing
General Junot and Duphot, as well as*several
other suitors, supported and sponsored by the
Emperor, she Snail* accepted Bernadotte. not
because she loved him, but because in her eyes
be was the only man capable of contending j
•with Napoleon. The match, as might have
been expected under the circumstances, did not
turn out happily. Bernadotle, on becoming
Crown Prince, and subsequently King of
Sweden, lost his head so completely that, for
getful of the fact that he himself was a peasant
from the Pyrenees, he reproached his charming •
"wife with the lowliness of her birth, declaring I
that he had been guilty of a terrible mesal
liance, and that if he had only waited he might
have had any princess of the blood In Europe
for the asking— this, toe, In spite of the fact
that he hud stood us a soldier on duty on what
Is now the Pl^i-e de la Concorde at Paris, on !
the occasion of the execution of King Louis XVI,
i id that he had taken part in the shout of'
"Mort aux Tyransl" which greeted the j
exhibition of the severed head of that '
monarch to the multitude— words which j
along with a Phrygian cap were found
'tattooed on his right arm after his death. I
1 Queen Desiree. whose sister Julia married King i
Joieph Bonaparte of Spain, and lived with him '
for a Unie at Boidcntoun, N. J., survived her i
2-usband for many years, and died shortly be- ■
lore the Franco-Prussian War. universally be- i
loved in Sweden, and strangely enough without
ever having revisited her native land after the
overthrow of tha great Napoleon. It is by an !
•Irony of fate that Queen DesirGe's only son, i
Oscar I, fefaquld have fallen in love with Jo
fephine de Leuchtenberg. daughter of Eugene
de. Beauharnais. who was the only son of that
Empress Josephine for whose sake she had been
jilted by Napoleon. In spite of his mother's
opposition. Oscar I insisted upon marrying Jo
sephine of Leuettennerg. and in this way the
present King of Sweden, Oscar 11. finds himself
a grandson of Desfree Clary, and a great-grand-
Kon of Empress Josephine, whose singularly
beautiful and expressive eyes he alone of all
her descendants is Bald to have inherited.
King Oscar's contributions to literature have
beer: very voluminous. He has published sev
eral lames of original poems, as well as Swed
ish translations of Tasso's "Jerusalem Deliv
ered." of Goethe's "Faust." of several of the
dramas of Shakespeare and of the "Ci -1" of Cor
fieille. and to such an extent is he regarded by
Scandinavian writers as a man of letters that
■fMn Bjornsen learned that Oscar ha<3 criti
cised one of his plays he immediately insisted
that the King had been prompted thereto by
mere literary jealousy, and proceeded to send
him a challenge to a duel. Of course. Oscar
ignored this, and some time later, when at
Christiania, and being serenaded by a number of
choral societies, he requested them In a loud
tone ot voice from the balcony. of the palace to
sing one of the finest poems of Bjornsen. This
particular song cf the republican poet Is a very
soul stirring and intensely patriotic composition.
■ eet to exceedingly grand music, and when tha
vast crowd that densely thronged the huge
square iryfront of the palace perceived that not
only had Oscar tared his head while lie song
v.as in progress but th^t he had actually
Joined in the sinking with that voice for which
he was celebrated, and which would have won
fam** and fortune for him en the lyric stage, the
popular «»nihi;s:asni became ine!fscribable. j On
the following day and before leaving Chrlstlania
to return to ste>ckho!in. Oscar conferred the
Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olaf upon the
poet. sending him along with the insignia a
most charming autograph letter, expressive of
his admiration of his poems. That is how the
King granted to old Bjornsen the 'satisfaction
vi-hich he .had dc-mar of him on the field of
honor.
U!;;; regard to Oscar's voice and fondness for
nicvie-. it may be.nifntioned the vast majority
of the hymns now in u=e throughout the Prot
estant churches in Sweden are of his composi
tion, words as v.ell as ' music. Of ccurse, the
Klae ha* lung since censd to sing. But up till
about ten years ago. whenever he was in resi
dence at Stockholm, he would assemble a little
coterie of. his own in the beautiful music room
adjoining his library at the palace, among the
number being usually the Countess Taube, the
popular Swedish composer ivar Hallstrom, and
the operatic singer Ocdmann, and with Hall
strom at the piano an hour or so would be spent
in part singing.
King Oscar's library, adjoining the music
i room, is a magnificent affair, occupying a num
ber of vast apartments, and differs from most
royal libraries in that the book* hay« each of
them been personally rhoi-t-n and acquired by
ostar himself, for his brother and prod. ■
on the throne bequeathed on his denth his book:;
to his only child, the Crown Prince of Den
mark, who tooU th?m all off with her id Copen
hagen, leaving nothing but the empty tAdlvea.
Each volume In the King's library, aa now ar
ranged, is ador..ed wiih hia "Ex L,ibris," con
sisting of a Jai'rcl encircled "O" surmounted hy
a royal crown, and below the motto "Oefver
djupen mot hojden." w.hich may be translated
as "Soaring from the depths upward." The
same kindness and consideration that char
acterize Oscar in other matters, are likewise ap
parent in connection with his library, and all
people connected with the court, from the high
est dignitaries down to the lowliest kitchen
scullion, are permitted access thereto, unrier the
supervision of tae chief librarian. Ttr. Yon
Friesen,. precisely as X it were some national or
public Institution. No other sovereign grants
priviieges of this kind to his household royal
libraries being, as a rule, most Jealously
guarded, which is a pity, as those, for instance,
of Emperor Francis Joseph at Vienna, of the.
Kaiser at Berlin and Potsdam, and of King Ed-»
ward at Windsor Castle, contain vast treasurer
of priceless value to the historian, but whlcfc
a;e altogether inaccessible either to the latter or
'o the public.
Like the Queen Dowager of Portugal, King
Oscar wears upon his breast a medal for saving
4ife. It was conferred upon him by the French
government as far back as IS6I. long bejfore
he ascended the throne, for two feats of courage
performed in the neighborhood of Nice- The
first consisted la checking at the peril of hlfe life
two runaway horses hitched to a carriage that
were on the point of dashing themselves amd the
vehicle with its occupants over a precipice.
Five days afterward he jumped Into the water
and saved it child from drowning. Ko detlaed
i hat he deemed it best to leave Nice after this,
lest he should be accused of posing for a pro
fessional lifesaver, and as staying on the Riviera
for the sole object of exercising his profession.
It is not generally known in America — at any
rate, by those of the present generation— that [
King Oscar visited this country on several oc
casions prior to his accession to the Crown, and
while serving in the navy. In fact, King Oscar
was reared as a sailor, and has always remained
devoted to the s*.a, as may be seen from the
whole tenor of his poems. It was while In the
navy that he acquired that presence of mind In
the face of danger, and developed that courage
which has been one of the features of his entire
career, and in Sweden they tell a story of how
t:i one occasion a gigantic soldier lying under
t-enter.ee of death secured possession of a long
knife and defied any one to enter his cell. The
King, on hearing thereof, drove to the prison,
and. in spite of the protests and entreaties of
his attendants, insisted on entering the man's
cell alone and "unarmed, locked the door behind
him. reasoned with the convict, explained to
him why he had decided to reject his appeal for
clemency, and then shook hands with him on
taking his departure, leaving the prisoner thor
oughly subdued and content to meet hia fate on
the following morning in a manly and soldierly
manner.
Columns more could be written about this ro
markable monarch, whose career has been so
singularly free from scandal, who has dabbled
in theosophy, und who, In spite of his earnest
piety, oddly enough expresses his belief in the
Darwinian theory of evolution, and la content
to accept the doctrine that our ancestors were
not angels, but monkeys. He made this clear
one day in discussing the arguments of Pro-
Virchow in favor of the gorilla being de
scended from man, and representing the most
degenerate form of the latter, and gave utter
ance to the conviction that the tendency of
mankind was not downward, but upward. This
is so entirely at variance with the ideas ex
pressed by most other monarchs concerning
tli' ir remi-divine origin and the sacred char
acter of their royalty, that it created a sensa
tion. How can an emperor or king pretend to
revere his ancestors as saints, such as is tho
case with almost every reigning family In Eu
rope, if he believes that these ancestors were
monkeys? There is a possibility that we may
be favored with further views on the subject,
by this broad minded sovereign. For it Is stated
that he has for two years past been engaged in
writing his memoirs, which are to be published
shortly in four volumes, and to bear the title
of "Hours of Contemplation."
EX-ATTACHE.
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Demand Exceeds Supply of Space
at Lexris and Clark Exposition.
San Francisco, Feb. 17.— Every week brings
some new development in the municipal cor
ruption cases. The Mayor this week served
notice on the Auditor that the payment of
£2.200 for the expenses of the grand Jury was
illegal and that the money must be refunded to
the city treasury.
He declared that the room rents and other
expenses were wasteful, as the city could pro
vide free all these things for which the grand
jury had paid. This grand Jury's chief work
s been to furnish material that has serxed to
convict two men who stuffed ballot boxes ror
Mayor Sehmltz and the labor ticket. The
Mayor's cutting off the funds may compel the
grand Jury to cease its activity in dragging out
proof of fraud In municipal politics. Mean
while the Mayor is trying to secure a Police De
partment that will be absolutely subservient to
him. George Whitman has been Chief of Police
for four years, and he has made a good head for
the department because of his thorough train-
Ing in all branches of police work and un
usual executive ability; but he did not obey all
orders from the Mayor, and hence this week a
inajoiity of the Poll, c Board suspended him.
pending an Investigation of a charge of wilful
neglect of duty and incoinpetency. This sus
pension really meaii9 hw dismissal, for the
-Mayor h:.:> long been re-iii%e over the Chief's
:-dence. Captain John Shllane is named
acting Chief, but :t is pn-tty certain that the
Mayor's brother Herbert will be appointed Chief.
?;<• knows little of the duties of the place,
but this lack of training will be no bar.
;-s it was none against his filling the position
of thief of the Board of Public Works, which
ht recently gave up.
The conviction of Adolph Steffens as a ballot
box stuffer this week In eight minutes showed
the conclusive character of the evidence which
he prosecution placed before the Jury. Stef
fer.s waa guilty of the same offence as Weiman.
• who was recently convicted. He wrote another
man's name on the roll and voted this ni.me.
Fairfax Wheelaij, a local lawyer, and his young
son were witnesses of the whole proceeding
and. though Steffens swore that no nevur wrote
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the name, an expert photographer presented en
larged facsimiles of the writing on the election
register and Steffens's own handwriting, and
proved his perjury in a most convincing way.
Both Steffens and Weiman were working for
Maestretti, a local boss, who aided largely in
securing the election of Schmitz.
The cancelling of the sale of the Methodist
Book Concern property In Markct-st. was good
news to the leading Methodists here, who were
much wrought up over Eaton & Mains
disposing of the property without consulting
any of the local agents of the book concern. It
was regarded here as a bit of revenge for the
deposition of Dr. J. D. Hammond, agfit here
for many years, who was ->r what the
conference called onministeri&l conduct.
The Italian Opera Company, which ha.-i o< b
crowding- the TU'oli for seven weeks, will give
another week of opera, as there is still time be
fore the date of opening in Havana. The honortj
of the season have been won by Sisnori::;i Te
trazzini, soj-rano, who has one of the clearest
and most powerful voices heard in this country
since Paul was in her prime. She shows little
feeling in singing, but high notes me taken
with so much case and her voice is so perfect
throughout the entire register that she has cre
ated a furor among lovers of the opera. Sht
is under contract with Conried to sing in New-
York next fall, and her appearance here shortly
before Conried brings out his own company
for a brief season has displeased the New-York
impresario. He wrote to Tetrazzlnl saying he
deeply regretted she should have sung at the
Tivoll, but she replied that she didn't regret it,
as >he hsid received $14,000 for the season, and
If he wanted to break the contract she was per
fectly willing.
The sale of the southwest corner of 3d and
Mission ata. this week Is noteworthy, as show
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Copyright. 1904. by Underwood & Underwood. New-York.
Ing the Increase In the value of prop«rty In that
part of town. The lot, which is only 25x73 feet,
was sold to M. A. Gunst, a tohacoo dealer, by
George D. Toy and Henry P. Sontjig for $120,
000. Only two years and a half a.go this same
property was bought by them for i£SG,OOO.
One of the best rains of the season has fallen
throughout the State this wee*. In Southern
California it has been equivalent to, one thor
ough irrigation, and it has greatly helped tho
stock ranees.
The managers of the Lewis and.' Clark exposi
tion at Portland. Ore., report tlirat now, four
months before the opening, the demand for
space by . manufacturers exceeds the supply.
Additional buildings are being constructed. On?
of the features of the fair that will interest
all Eastern tourists will be a large working
model of a gold mine. "Pay dirt" will be
brought from Jacksonville, Ore., and gold will
be extracted.
COST OK FREE SEEDS.
Total Reaches Over $6,000,000 Since
Distribution Began.
The distribution of free seeds by the Department
of Agriculture recently caused animated debate in
th« United States Senate. An effort was made by
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to strike out the ap
propriation of $200,000 for this purpose, but trh«n
the matter cans« to a vote on Monday ho was its
only supporter, and the amendment was lost.
From 1152, In which year the first Congress ap
propriation was made for the purchase of seeds, un
til th» present time the taxpayers have put up
•1.144.07S 78 for the purchase and distribution of
garden and flower seeds, and "rare and valuable
plants and bulbs." this colossal sum not including
deficiency appropriations, amounting to something
like {193.000, and an average of $6,000 a year for
printing and other incidental expenses, making the
aggregate a little more than $6.602.C00.
Since the birth of this free seed distribution
there have been more than 4.716.987.000 packages
and packets of seeds cent out broadcast over the
country at government expense, as vote getters for
Senators and Congressmen. Last year the number
reached 36.293.8C0. and the men. women and ma
chinery of the Division of Plant Industry of the
Agricultural Department will burden the mails
with more than this number before the present
"seed season" closes. In April. It Is interesting to
note that of this more than "6.0-30.003 packets "and
packages of seeds 32.393.324 packets were garden
seeds and 3,GC5,€25 Rower seeds, the bulk being the
ordinary seeds which are purchasable at almost
every country store at two papers for a nickel.
notwithstanding the fact that the department baa
p-ithologlsts. botanists, pomoiogists, agrostologies
and cereallsts chasing ail over the civilized and
heathen world after "rare and valuable plants
and seeds," and drawing salaries ranging f om
$1,800 to J4.600. with elastic expense allowances
thrown In.
The total salaries of these scientists, a number
of them employed in the "free attribution of
feeds," foots up $£C.(£oi annually. There nre in
high salaried officers and lower priced clerks and
laborer* in the Buteau of Plant Industry. 81 be
ing regularly engaged in "the purchase and dis
tribution of valuable domestic seeds." to »ay no*h-
Ing about the Brown Bag Killing Machine Com
pany, which received last year $11.126 63 for put
ting up these little remembrances fiom eta teamen
to their constituent*. • The following items will
give th« reader an idea of how «oiut> of Uio $30,
| 000 appropriated for the "purchase and distribution
! of seeds" is used: , „
Salaries. $47.555 35: seed and Dlant introduction.
| exclusive of salaries. $26.547 91: vegetable and flower
: seeds. •*»»»; tobacco seed. $1.582 58; , cottonseed.
•• $8.674 51; miscellaneous seeds. $7.067 49: m^seellsne-
I ous plants. J2.2J169; seed testing experiments. W.
'..00 75; fi eight, express and hauling. J5.137 23; mis
! cellaneous expenses. H2.88071, These and similar
', expenditures foot up J27B.SSW, leaving a balance of
' $10,174 01. but the announcement is made that out
| standing freight. tele- :apli and express Us will
! probably ■ use ud most of this."i
i.i.i there is no doubt about kli i department know
ing what to do with any left-over funds, and they
| will not be burned, eilhor, as was the ci-.se two
; y«ara ago, when bo c tfuin $30,0v0 worth of . garden
and Bower seeds wore tonsianed to " ie furnace,
I thvj setas being in such rou*n conait.on that thty
■ wcie worthless. There aie always Immense quan
■ titus of steels left over after the distribution baa
closed, the list last year showing:
Seeds in packets— Vegetable. lOl.MT; Bower, 226,
iiZZ; tobacco, T7,«54; lawn gras.E, 2,iiiO; cotton, 1,1-5.
Bulk seeds, pounds— Vegctablei lS,4w; flower,
l,£ul;»Siajn, forage, etc., li,6ft»; other setds. U,\j2).
It is interest-ny to note that the first appropria
tion for agriculture — and this was t'ollcweu by the
free s>.ed abuse— waa made in 1533. whtn Congress
gave a township of land in Florida to Dr. Henry
l'errir.e, who had accumulated a knowledge of til
i tropical plants v.h:ie the American consul at Cam
! peche. Congress beuevtd that be could do incal-
I culable croud for his country if he had a chance
Ito test the raisins of such plants in i .or. da, and
| for this purpose the land was granted. The follow
i ing year an appropriation of $1,000 was made out of
i the patent fund to be expendtd by the Commis
j sioner In the •"collect-on of agricultural statist.es
i and for other agricultural purposes."
This same appropriation, and for the same pur
j poses, was made each year until ISI2, whtn it was
j increased to (.',OOO. followed the next with the
I same, and then made &.COO in 1513. but no appro
i priation was made in 1545. In 1347 an appropria
• tion of Jo.ooo waa made, and this was Increased by
$600 the following year, dropping to $1,000 in 1849,
and being raised to $4,300 the following year. In
j ISSI tha appropriation was made $5,000 and the
next year it was $3,500, and the clause "for the pur
chase of seed" inserted. The next year it remained
the same, but was doubled in 1&",4 by a deficiency
bill, and then made $23,000 in the regular appro
priations. Congressmen -adding "plants" to the pur
chases. The next year Congress reimbursed the
Patent Office with $10,000 for funds expended on
this line and save another reguular appropriation
of J25.0G0.
The next year a deficiency appropriation of $30,000
was made, and the regular appropriation fixed at
175.000, but this was cut to $60,000 in 1837. It re
mained the same for '■"■.. and was cut to $10,000 in
IS£9. The throe following years each had an appro
priation of $60,000; and in 18S2 the Department of
Agriculture was established and the same trans
ferred from the Patent Office. The first appropria
tion was for {GO.OOO, and then follow* several de
ficiency appropriations, one of $40,0C0. to pay claims
against the Department of Agriculture for goods
furnished. The appropriation was made with the
understanding that '"the government would not
stand for contracts ma< c by the department in ex
cess of the appropriations made each year, and
that a violation would cause a tine of $5,000." In
1v.9 Ihe appropriation dropped to 420.000, but "the
act must not be construed to reduce the salary
of any employe.'" A'ong in the^^> years there wen
some heavy appropriations for glas3 houses, flower
pots, airs to houses, freignt, etc; ana deficiency
appropriations fo» clerks, as well as for seeds for
States ravaged by grasshoppers and locusts. Then.
too, the Bum of $2,000 was appropriated to pay
"gome man of approved attainments In agriculture
to look aft'-r the work of seed*
In IS7S $75,000 was appropriated, provided the
Commissioner report place, quantity and price paid
for seed purchased "but nothing in this shall be
construed to prevent the Commissioner from send
ing out flower and garden seeds to those who ap
ply." It was in 1330 that Congress got right down
to business In the seed line and made an appro
priation of JSO.OCO. with the proviso that "three
fourths of all seeds and plants are to be supplied
to Senators and members for distribution among
their agricultural constituents." The next year
Congr«»B made the same appropriation, but only
wanted two-thirds of all seeds and plants. The
$100,000 mark was first reached in 1831. and with
$8,000 ndded. remained thnt for the years ISBS to 1891,
when $13,500 was added for clerks. One year later
saw the appropriation raised to SISO.tXO. and in 18r5
it was brought up to $180,000, dropping to $150,000 in
iBS 6. and 10 <130.000 in 18^i-S9. An upward move
was made to $170,000 in 1900. and one year later
raised to $270,000, then to $230,000. where it now is
although a Mississippi statesman attempted to get
another $100,003 added at this session.
Along with all these appropriations there are
others for various and sundry purposes connected
with the department, and most of them bearing al
most directly on the seeds division and the distribu
tion of seeds and plants. In many of these old
appropriation bills earmarks of "I*U-send-n>few
vote-getters" statesmen are cleat ly seen.
Even back In the early years prior to the estab
lishment of the Agricultural Department, the Com
missioner of Patents, who had the "procuring and
distribution of seeds," was taxed yearly far be
yond the amount of his appropriation, and da
flcloncy apn.opriatior.s ran as high as SiOOGO Th*n
as now. statesmen Insisted thai their rural con
stituents must be supplied with seeds and plants
and that in application must be turned down The
policy was. you furnish ihc goods and we'll pay tho
freight. Each succeeding year has Witnessed in
creased expenditures; not orlv for the purchase
and free distribution. of seeds an<l plants but for
installing a printing office, costly machine?!' build
ing of additional houses for th< storing and test
ing of seeds: flower pots, L'mlacellaiieoua expenses'.'
-always elastic and convenient-rand hundreds of
other items found and utilized only in well regu
lated free seeds emporiums conducted by govern
in- nts at the exprnse of taxpayers.
Touching the question of costly machinery for
the proper carrying out of this elgantta work, it
has it [east been, a source or rel ie-f to S«-ret : irv
Wilson, who was asked a few vVar' retars
would not be better for tha government to.employ
men and women to U., tho v.ork pf puttincmo'ln
rackets and packages th.- seeds, ur.,l fila rer>T v wa* ■
"Emphatically, no. When this wo^ ;' S
packetJns was dor.o here by hand every Senator
and Representative wanted to appoint «<>:«>, womVn
and , the result was that we had about ■ in- hun
.i.-.l women at work and paid an nverugo u-Urv "of
$,0 month- ..- K VOry - s l' ; > s 'vf anil awroylHß »t<u,.
;■' »*« ir If ','' system i.s to be contiiuu-il 1..» ■ iV
i.t- with the help of mm-hinerj." "I" '. .■5 ii
In ull [fairness to Secretary Wilson it should be
: •.!-.! thai he does not favar the wholesale senrt-
n o - out of c .mm se«da and .plants, and he Kay,"
•iho Law is not carried out; it Uo.-s not carry i.vi
''" " l li -I '
put up. and '.' / j' ;l; l
° e l!i. I?.*' 1 * { * rt -y millioia packets of ;n
vtnouible and flower see& each r «. rh-ti iS
Foreign Resorts.
WH^^^^m
. are the best that can be obtained In the ma
but from the fact mat large nu">°i" ™ -,'- lI v \
are wanted, the seed.* obtained can be ot st '"£ l * ■■ '
n- ir rj desirable thai * £
: rr.aac. It would seem wist to Umlt our work to
1 tVe -ecurins and distributing of seeds plants, etc..
: of nnv-ua rare sorts. There are great possibilll
! -ties "of Imping agricultural Wjjgf'gg I
tributing specially bred beeds and PtentaftTteMr aro ,
valuable plains scattered all ever countr}
I which are little known outiide of their respective j
I ■ I °Se I 'marv Morton, in 1815. made a thoroußh a in
vestigation of the free seed busir.es* and came -to
the conclusion that the original spirit of -law »
could not be lived up to. as the plants and weds .
; Which were being annually distributed could Je j
i bought anywhere and evtry where. He asked th^
I Attorney General for an opinion, and that opin on
f wa-> of "such nature as to cause Secretary; Morton
' to close up the frop seed emporium, but a lon»y in
the interest of Western seedsmen succeeded in
gpttinp through a special art making it rpsndatory j
! upon the Secretary to cause the distribution of ,
'■ seeds to be mnde. . - -*- I
.And now. with a new $10/W) seed house, new
i and costly machinery, a full force of "see.! scien
tist? "• clerks and laborers, the government is ham- [
; mering away, sendinjr out- millions of packages or •
i seeds and plants: the mail clerks are taxed to tne |
limit with packages, and express and freight agents •
I are kept on tho lump, and the aistrlbution »111 be •
i larger th:» year than ever before, and the taxpay- i
I ers will ray the f: eight
ON FLORIDA EAST COAST.
Rush of Visitors— -Delights of the
Season — Many Entertain.
St. Augustine. Fla.. Feb. 18 (Special}.— The rush to
Florida, especially to the East Coast. Increases as
the season advances. Every train coming in does
full duty, and here, at St. Augustine, the dis
tributing point, hundreds of visitors come and go
daily This does not affect the real life at the
hotels, for every hotel Is entertaining many more
than the usual numher of all-season visitors, who
are entertained by the kaleidoscopic picture the
arriving ami departing visitors afford.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Twombly, of New-York.
have Joined the permanent colony at the Alcazar,
finding friends there, II and Mrs. Arthur L. 3Jer
riani. who were married in Madison. X. J.. on Janu
ory 25. are among the recent arrivals. Samuel T.
Shaw. Mrs. J. F. Fradley. M!s3 Emir.a Frad^ey.
A. O. Webber. Dr. George L. Romaine and H. C.
Kni~ht, of New-York, are late arrivals. Arch
bishop Farley, of New- York, came late last week.
Fathers R. J. Claney and J. V. Lewis are with him.
Mrs. Murray \V. Seagears gave a valentine tea
In the Alcazar parlor on Tuesday, entertaining
fifteen young women. Eridge was played, and af
terward valentines were presented as favors. Tea
was served at a tafc'e decorated valentine fashion.
A supper for the bridge reception given by Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Fletcher at the Ponce
de Leon was served at a beautifully appointed
table, decorated with hundreds of pink carnations
and pink shaded candles The guests Included Gen
eral and Mrs. Brooke, General and Miss Wherry.
Colonel H. Anderson. Dr. Anderson. Mrs. and Miss
Camp. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Keep. Mrs. Hugh Cole.
Miss Metcalf, Miss Steams. Miss Freeborn, E. A.
Dix. Miss Smith and W. H. Pell.
The handicap tournament, eighteen holes, medal
play, for men and women, was the leading golf
event of the week, both women and men turning
in good scores, despite a strong wind. Miss Riggs.
of Washington, won the women's prize, and L. M.
Boomer the handsome flask put up for men, given
by Mrs. Felix De Crano.
Among the New-Yorkers at the Ponce de Leon
recently have been Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Halsted.
Miss Coles. Mr. and Mrs. Percival Kuhn». Mrs.
James Taller, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hees. Mrs. Z.
Frallley Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Bradisfa Johnson.
Miss Aymar, Mr. and Mrs. F. May. Miss May,
Mrs. C. M. Slum. Ralph D. Shctt. Mr. Clark, Mr.
Fish. Mrs. Frederic Coudert. Miss Coudert and Mrs.
Benedict.
The euests of the Ormond find every hour occu
pied. There la automobiling. sailing, fishing and
eolfmsr. with occasional baseball, for out of doors.
Within there Is, of course, bridge, swimming' In the
pool, daily concerts, afternoon tea. billiards and
cards, and none are neglected. Clarence Seamans.
who went South with his party directly after the
races, has returned, Mrs. Seamans and Mrs. Dyer
loinlne him there. Among the late arrivals are Mr.
and Mrs. Collard. Charles H. Fleishman, Edward
H. Chflds. Mrs. M. F. De Hass, Henry A. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pouch. Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Pouch. Mr. and Mrs. I* O. Hedden,, the Rev. Dr.
and Mrs. Wllley and Mr. and Mrs. T. Hungerford.
William Adriance, who. with bis family, comes
to Ormond each season from Poughkeepsie. cele
brated his birthday with a large dinner last week,
entertaining a number of Ormond friends. Mr.
Stevens, of Lynn. Mass., spends his waking hours
either in one of his automobiles or on the river in
his motor boat.
Mrs. William McMillan, of St. Louis, gave a din
ner recently for E. E. Combe, of Havana. The
guests were Mrs. F. F. Webber, Mrs. L. R. Carter.
of St. Louts: Mrs. Alice G. Fisher, Miss Alice Cald
well. the Rev. J. M. McGrath and M. M. MeGrath.
The fish in the Halifax, Tomoka and Thompson
creeks and biting, and fishermen are having fine
sport, bringing in great strings every day.
One of the factors of life at Palm Beach that
makes It an ideal resort is the charming hospital
ity dispensed by the cottagers. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
eric Robert have a charming home. Fleur d'Eau.
and lew days pass without some guest from one of
the hotels enjoying its beauty and hospitality. At
a luncheon given on Saturday their guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Bartlett. of Baltimore; Mr.
and Mrs. John Sprague. of New-York; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles I. Cragin, and their guests, Mr. and Mrs.
Georse B. Woodman, of Philadelphia.
The visit of Sir William Grey Wilson. K. C. M. Q..
Governor General of the Bahamas, and the dinner
given by Henry H. Flagler are still the topic of
conversation at Palm Beach. There was a notable
gathering around the board— en-Secretary Gage. ex-
Postmaster General Wanamaker, Dr. Woodrow Wil
son, the Duke of Manchester, his father-in-law. Eu
cene Zimmerman, and a dozen men well known in
New- York.
The tournament for the Jefferson cup began
Thursday morning with the largest list since Jo
seDh Jefferson first put up the cup. It is a hand
some silver trophy, bearing his name, and is much
prized by golfers, who anxiously contest for it.
This year S. J. Spaulding puts up a runner-up cup
and George W. Watts, of Durham. N. C. offers a
consolation cup for the second sixteen.
Mr. and Mrs. William Painter gave a violet lunch
eon in the grill of the Royal Polnci&na on Monday
for Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Knleriem. of New-
York. Tha other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Costello. ex-Governor and Mrs. Orlando Manning
Miss Manning. Mr. and Mrs. E. Gray. Miss Fontle
roy. Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Meeker and Mrs.
Lv us. lev.
Robert Allyn. of Hartford, Conn., gave a boating
party on Monday night, the houseboat at the Inlet
being it: • objective point. There supper was served
Among those present were S. S. Brass*, J. 3. Van
Nostrand. George W. Johnson. Edward Laagley
Louis Bound, Misses Ethel and Lou - Carr Mrs.'
G. W. Watts, Miss Boyd and Miss Eddy.
Mrs. J. Marshall Fhilips. Misj Elizabeth >• ut-
Coon. W. H. Ch^escborcugh, Miss Evelyn Crinim'ns
Mr. and Mrs. Robe.t p. -McPherton. Mr. and Mrs'
Edward B. Oshcintv Mr. and Mr<? Thomas E
Greacon and Miss Greueoii arc Yorkers at the
Krfakcrs.
Mr. and Mrs. William Van Andcn. Mrs A If
Teele/ W. A. Tilt. Mrs. Grenvilio M. Dodge* Mil
Dodge. Mra. Frank Pursy. Mr . C. M UIU9 and
Mrs. A. M. Uazeltlne are at the Royal Poinciaea
Miami is crowded with visitors who no longer ask
th.mseivca where they «v!U go. bat where can they
nnd a spot to rest their heads. Of course, ... con-
Ration is ju-t betore lh« Fulling of the ships for
S"SJJ>'Wg Havana, un.i after their ,lr,n a rtW :
Uttlfl shifting of tho seen*>, and all is W«ii for ■[
;!ay or ivvo. The Uojal Palm Increase* i» popu-
• v v'-i ■ •••:*•••-■. i i- '«;»3 with t^ .
who flock there in constantly ln . reusing numbers
! ...I JV-w No\v-\orkfr» rto equally fond oc -M..1.1,
l/^hfK^ &
w, aad
isxislss>m,% „ ..
Foreign Resorts.
for Curs or
Heart Diseases.
Goat,
Rheumatism,
Diseases ol Women.
Scorlula,
Nervous, £ Spinal Disorder*
Prospectus in all l&n£u&£«i,
address-General Director,
B&d-Nauh«iin, Germany.
LONDON HOTELS.
SAVOY «OT£i,LQ)N3!!
HOTEL DELUXE OF THE WORLD
ibr ryunia are bright, Iresn and a;;/
• no* deivri'^'v ijui-t. Bathroom ;•> «-v^ry a<d%
SAVOY RESTAURANT,
TBv niott famuli* »<--si<»ur .. t>; ;. .-.uruv^. JJj
Orrb^strn plays during I'inn^r *r.d
th» Op»ra Ci ?;-p«t
/"*URI9Bi 3 H9TIL
The Centre g: Fashionable Lend.!
"Th: Its! Worf cf /&4;
Kciei Loxary. tkanrttnq ;a:fes ; ajilh sr^[> t
intranet, bathroom, e'.c.' Cb*- 200 «j££
hearty CO bjtihrco-r.s.
A mzgnificeni Royal Sai'*.
Ha CARLTON
Motel, Restaurant,
and Ciriil Room,
LONDON,
FKANCE,BEUiir_\i& U'JLLaND
PAR 1 5 (Fa?o:It« A-csrfcaa Brail
' Hotel Chatham. -
PARIS. Hold it \'Ssm,
ET 13. MIC SCKIIiE.
■ OPPOSITE THE <ikANLi OPERA.
The Modern Hotel of Paris,
E. AatMSsCliS I *"-•*• '■"» - ■ i«r.
PRRIS
HOTEL OE LILLE ET li ALBJGf],
VS. R=eSt.~Honor*. close to l'U-"s V*-!nrr.'. First cluv .Vi
moi-tn inn>'oi«un«ir». Etctj taosra cocsfi.r. txza iuil.
Rekt»araat. !■■< hi— l Bad dirrafrs *t fij*l lirtce orlU c-fc
Te>riam»: Lilui I'i.k.is-— l'er.n AtaJ:*. r:x.,«a.
.. . . i r I • *-"»• 23. (-our ckliPcm;
Kotel go faiais j^^jSigg
HAL! AND SOUTH OF FRANCE
lor^e, Italy.
Rome. Italy.
Grand Hotel
OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. |
The most beautilul
and comfortable
Hotel in Italy. Electric
light throujjheut. American
elevators. Charming; Suite*
with bathrooms attache J.
Under the same Direction as
THE SAVOY HOTEL LONMII'
By§ IG£ {25 ' Prom. de.; Anglais).
ral» Hotel de la ESediterranes.
§3 iB Un!vora*liy BBcotnr;or.it(}»
<~ANNES. faskioh.
w Hotel Oeau Slte
TOLL SOUTH EXPOStRE. LOVELY CAIBO*
ENOA.
SAVOY HOTEL.
O;postt« R«nw«j Stst».«. Tba Only M^dera •••
**^^ In n*non. ftE3TAURiSS.
LIPHERT A FlOr.Oni. PillllW
ILI'SUIMb private park-
U "EDEH PALACE^ I
t^^ APPNfP Hotel-de-Loxe.
|~LUiAEI\v»E. Finest Position.
FI Af>C\rC Hotel -de- Luxe.
LUi\EnLL. Rnest Petition.
GRAND HOTEL
• Late Continental & R*d« la Pata.
Magnificent Panorama of the Arno and so
rounding Hills, Large Winter Garden.
O. KRAFT, Propridftf.
FLORENCE.
it* SAVOY HOTEL
THE ONLY MODERN HOTIJ^
Yowet Hotel Vt^C
K'.«:trlc US**.
Royal Danieli s _~r
ATX. MOD^W^Y ££Frrba>. Eail^aj TleW*-
NCVEXY REFITTED. * _^
AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND
UTSTRIA.)
VIENNA *Z?
1 HOTEL BRISTOL
Located on the Fashionable Karntberrisft
and the favorite resort or Americans. ***
fact Fr«ncb CuUine and cboice wine*
Z2::ropea n A dvertise m en ts.
MV> VET IN LONDON.— l.on£<>n Hju^e. new t ai
X Arch, to U-i lurinsftcJ. {or season cr c=« - uf
S beU:oon;9. i rec«pt.cn. studio. mo«r Souse. s*»« .Wetf
ra-'« and lawn. !ar«e library, electric lL?i"-'. ♦•} **f
cvr.i«r.)encM: d»cor\ted 0r..? furnished ir. .-X! » :> ,.%sa> j
leg rooms. « L.i itaUnn furrlture ar.U Veiwi!:!!! UKe ,* I
■s;»K-t. AAlre«.i T Northwlck TVrr*,-*. N" \V. U^ ■" "
>V. F. Mott. John SuryilaiS* John .Ma'.ltr. jr., FJ*J
tor Saotth ami WiilUm llenry Hail. Mis* >*££
lituiJ, cf Nevr-Tork, wou the prise in tp* £,$*
sinß'.es this vvf>.>k. There was a Terano
party recently, Frederic Hrioe. of Xew-YorSi*"
ln^ tiff the ni-^r.'s pri:?i». . - ... s a'.'j
Nassau is enjoying her banner season. * ver '»i-3
arrivir.K tilled wilh visitors, many of tnera^Y^jvx
for a long: visit— mow th;m ever before. >* ™" *.. ,h,»
utr.ee dtscrvea tho narae "fair M* «f Ju f.% a«l
sun shining so brightly; the air b<*in« J*if2Jaßei
balmj-, the natives living out of tU*>rs. ** * hres
toon learn to <io. » esiilta the re«ttla»*22S tlwf*
times a week U^twevn Miami and • s - Ul^v/ asl tor.al
is ii weekly ship from Xew-York *«■! a:l^Ls,mseii
esc.irsioa steamer lhai leav« f&uvf v-*~
here on their home journey. ,„_ nooularity
Veijnia la giving court golf a r 3C vfoj» iSSStea
this .svufttn. many of the youaj 11 ijanib'^*
mu«t o? ih« »'.£>■ on the ctntrt* s»rs. »,'- ' "• on t ft d
icwntly S avt>ia tennis iti\ for « b *'PTVktoStel * v
lawn, many c* the English calory J - \_..^^ for a
Kirn. M E. IHmm o«*rs har^m-j i— k . therJ
court Kolf tournament to £♦■ h« -M 1C „,r a fr c moaa.
will V>*» a handicap sweepstake satw- 1 ~«J « v3ki
ITie third crleket watcb for i^ T f ,&"Ltw«*a tt*
J.lay«ti at. and Waiulerere' on * t !^> *?"»« **'
St. Georsre and Wander»r»* cMt*. «» »•»"*
ular taally vrifh iLxty-tixre* rua»»

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