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At the recent annual business meet
ing of the "mother" church of Chris
tian Scientists in Boston, reports vera
made concerning increase in numbers.
The membership in 1893. when the first
annual meeting was held, was 1,512 it
is now 34,063. The 625 branches
throughout the world have 38,216 mem
bers. making the total 72,279.
This 'new religion" was "discovered"
In 1866 by Mrs. Mary Bajer Glover, a
frail New England woman, whose restor
ition that year from invalidism was
looked upon as remarkable. In 1875
appeared the book "Science and
Health, with Key to the Scriptures."
In 1S76 the Christian Scientist associa
tion was formed, and three years later
there came into existence a "mind
teaching church without creeds, called
the Church of Christ." In 1877 Mrs.
Glover married Dr. Eddy, whose name
she was to make so widely known. Mrs.
Eddy was ordained to the ministry in
1SS1, two years after the Church of
Christ was organized in Boston. The
Massachusetts Metaphysical college
(Boston), founded by Mrs. Eddy, was
chartered in 1SS1, and in 1SS3 she found
ed the Christian Science Journal.
Since her retirement from the col
lege in 1SS9, Mrs. Eddy has made her
home »n Concord, N. H., the town near
which stands the place where she was
born. Her father, Mark Baker, lived
on a goodly farm three miles from Con
cord, in the village of Bow. Here his
daughter Mary, the youngest of six. was
born in 1827. She was educated at Ips
wich academy, and later came under the
teaching of her brother and Prof. San
born. She showed proficiency in natural
philosophy, chemistry, astronomy,
rhetoric, moral science and the Latin,
Greek, Hebrew and French languages.
Always of an inquiring mind, she
evinced eager desire to enter into new
lines of thought, investigating new
schools. While she was still a very
young woman she begun study of the
homeopathic treatment of disease! and
became a convert to this school of medi
cine. Because of aversion to the dissect
ing-room she lacked the surgeon's
knowledge and never obtained a di
ploma but experimented with homeo
pathic treatments, had some prac
tice. When she made the "discov
ery" of Christian Science she was
about 40 years old.
Part of her girlhood was spent in
Tilton. N. H.„ and here, in 1843, she
tvas married to Col. Glover, of
Charleston. S. C. With her husband
she left to take up residence in the
south, but Col Glover died only a year
tfter his marriage, and his widow re
turned .to her father's home in New
Hampshire. At Tilton a child was born
to her.
room sacred to Mrs. Eddy's use, known
as the "Mother's Room."
When Mrs. Eddy l*ft Lynn for Boston
her time was largely devoted to the Met
aphysical college, during the several
years of her direction of this work she
taught something like 5,000 students.
The annual income from the college was
940,000.
When Mrs. Eddy removed to Con
cord, she set about building up a beau
tiful estate there on the edge of town
and now it well deserved its name. Pleas
ant View. Pleasant View has been the
chrine for many thousands of pilgrims,
come to look upon the home, and per
chance the face, of the woman who
founded a new religion, who started a
movement so widespread. Not very
often does Mrs. Eddy appear to the cas
ual visitor. She lives in very strict se
clusion but as her recreation is a daily
drive, a glimpse of her may be had in the
carriage a3 she leaves the grounds of an
afternoon.
The Christian Scienc
Church and Its Founder
We presently hear of her in Lynn,
Mass., where she dwelt several years.
Here she wrote the book which was to
become the text-book of the Christian
Science church. Concerning the chapter
Science and Man, which first appeared
in pamphlet form, a reviewer said none
but a woman or a fool would have writ
ten it, but added it was safe enough, as
no one would ever read it. Which goes
to show how dangerous it is for a.re
view to prophesy—200,000 copies of the
book have sold.
Mrs. Eddy joined the denomination
to which her parents belonged, the Con
gregationalists. when she was 12 years
of age, and remained a member 40
years, until 1879. In 1878 she occupied
the pulpit of the Baptist tabernacle in
Boston, and drew great crowds about
her. The following year her own
church wa3 organized. .Fifteen years
later the Scientists erected a fine
church as a testimonial to "Mrs. Eddy,
Discoverer and Founder of Christian
Science," and she was named pastor
emeritus. In this "mother" church is a
She certainly has made a most charm
ing place of Pleasant view, personally
directing much of the work of improve
ment. Noble trees, lawns, rose gardens
and shrubberies surround her house
trim orchards, -substantial barns, culti
vated fields attest to the thrift and or
derliness ruling there. Mrs. Eddy may
be a dreamer she is also a worker. She
is said to be a woman of fine presence, of
the New England type.
She i* now almost four-score years,
-old, but sends forth messages to the
Annual Report Tells of increasing Numbers—Church Architecture
Sometimes Suggests Society's Desire to Be
Known as ••Different."
church from her quiet home. She has
led a very busy life, has been a method"
ical worker. There are accredited to her
the following works—"Science and
Health, with Key to, the Scriptures
"Retrospection and .Introspection
"Unity of Good and Unreality of Evil
"People's Idea of God "Christian
Healing "Rudimental Divine Sci
ence "No and Yes "Christ and
Christmas "Pulpit and Press
"Church Manual Of the First Church of
Christ, Scientist "Miscellaneous
Writings "Christian Science Versus
Pantheism."
Statistics of 1903 give the number of
Christian Science churches in the Unit
ed States as 559—surely these figures
are large for a denomination so recently
founded. A writer in the New England
Magazine, discussing Christian Science
architecture, says: "A denomination
only 25 years of age and neither large
in numbers nor unusually wealthy, has
been able with apparent ease to, con
struct such a vast army of edifices at an
expense ranging from $30,000 to $1,000,
000. The magnificent and substantial
buildings which have been erected by
the Christian Science movement, and
which have been dedicated free from
debt, mark a vital interest in the under
taking which has perhaps not beenjaar
alleled by any other religious society of
its age in the history of the world."
THE "MOTHER" CHURCH IX BOSTON.
That saving "perhaps" leads us to quote
these words.
No one will deny that the church
growth, in both senses of the word, of
Christian Science is remarkable. The
"mother" church, which was built in
1S94. cost something like $250,000. Tha
First Church of Christ, Scientist, inNew
York, has an auditorium considered by
architects one of the finest in the coun
try. This structurer built of Concord
granite, cost $1,185,000, the whole cost
paid before its dedication, in November.
1903. New York's Second church also
cost a goodly sum, over $500,000.
In Chicago the Scientist's First church
has a seating capacity of 1,500, and in
this city a Second and Third church
have been built, a Fourth and a Fifth
are in process of erection. Minneapolis,
St. Louis, Kansas City, and Denver have
magnificent Christian Science churches.
Concerning the character of the numer
ous houses of worship built by the fol
lowers of Mrs. Eddy, this explanation
is presented: "As to exteriors, some of
the Christian Scientist churches have
held to the Gothic and Romanesque
styles of architecture, with the tall
spires and towers which quite- generally
prevail in church buildings of other de
nominations others have departed rad
ically from these, and have adopted the
Grecian style, as if intent upon getting
as far away from the ordinary custom as
possible in order to make the outward
appearance of the structure as new as
the religion to be taught therein."
Another writer says, in regard to the
churches illustrating the strength of the
movement: "Such an achievement a3
Mrs. Eddy's—the founding of a great re
ligious movement by a woman—is a fact
historically almost without precedent.
It proves her qualifications as a born
leader of advancing thought. The move
ment of which, she is the origin and head
is certainly one of the most noteworthy
and interesting movements in New
England or in America at the present
time, and her life and personality com
mand attention."
ELLEN THAYER.
BIGGEST GREEN TURTLE.
Mammoth Specimen from Florida Ac
quired by New York
Aquarium.
The Aquarium has now on exhibi
tion the biggest green turtle ever
shown here, reports the New York Sun
of recent date. It was captured on the
Atlantic coast of Florida, weighs 313
pounds, and measures three and one
half feet in length on its top shell. It
is somewhere between four and a halt
and five feet in length from tip to tip,
from its beak to the end of its tail.
Green turtles have been known to
exceed in weight a thousand pounds,
and to me«ure in length as much as
seven or eight feet, but this one at the
Aquarium is nevertheless a big green
turtle.
It has already begun feeding, eating
ulva, or sea lettuce, and eel grass. Eei
grass is what they feed captured green
turtles on while holding them for
slaughter at the canning places. There
they hold such turtles in corrals, or
staked inclosures in the water, not to
be killed in that tropical or sub-trop
ical climato until needed. At low tido
men go in flat bottomed boats to the
localities where the eel grass is found
and r.'ith scythes mow a boat load,
which is tossed over into the corral for
the turtles to feed upon.
The big new green turtle will be
found at the Aquarium in the pool for
merly occupied by the sea cows' which
came from the same part of the world.
A Profitable Earthquake.
Earthquakes occasionally profit man
kind, as in the case of Ouzoua-Ada, a
town on Hie Caspian. The port of the
town was visited by an earthquake
last year, and since 'then it has been
found open to steamers which could
not enter it before, owing to shallow
water.
Lingerie waists blossom on every
tree, and an infinite variety of them
there is. As Dame Rumor says they
are to be worn until late in the fall,
it would be well for the far-sighted
maid to see that her stock is kept up'i^
Fashions for the Midsummer
How shall we begin to select and
describe .when there are such num
bers, to choose from? Perhaps we had
better plunge in and bring forth what
we may. Here is one of finest dotted
swiss, the dots very small. It is made
with a round, neck—the kind becom
ing only to the happy maid with per
fect throat and shoulders. It is a sort
of baby waist, very simple, a few
gathers giving fullness in front, the
back plain. The sleeves are quite full
and extend just below the elbow, where
a deep frill of wide footing edged with
narrow lace flows softly over the arm.
The neck is finished with narrower
footing likewise lace edged. Simple as
can be, but if well cut and fitted very
effective.
Tucks have much place on the lin
gerie waist, and are very attractive In
summer, emphasizing the sheerness
of the materials. One waist had a
wide strip of fine insertion down the
front, on either side were long rows
of tucks alternating with short clus
ters. At the shoulder a deep under
plait gave the proper fullness, for the
waist set well over the bust. This
plait was "discovered" some years ago,
but its value is still appreciated.
There is no end of lace waists, but
personally we prefer the thin.materials
that are not so elaborate or ostenta
tious as the heavy and rich, all-over
patterns—the plain materials infinite
ly preferable to cheap imitation laces.
Even the best Of the all-Overs look
fussy rather than cool and fresh.
We noticed a cool-looking maid this
morning. A black silk skirt, a sheer
white lingerie waist, elbow sleeves and
long black silk gloves. The hat was a
White panama with a China silk scarf
wound about it, the parasol a long
handled affair of white pongee. She
could have worn this costume 'any
where of a summer day, provided it
was as fresh and crisp as when I
saw it.
Handles of parasols are.very long
In England one can buy linen for
something like ten cents a .yard. It
costs five' times that and more here,
many times more for very good—but it
is worn this season by everyone.
White comes first in favor, and
then may be mentioned the gobelin
blue, cream and tans, delft blue, navy
blue, greens and raspberry shades.
Linen should always be well shrunk
before it is made up, and if the shrink
ing is done at home this.is the plan
to follow: Pour boiling water on the
goods, let stand until cool, hang up
OP LINEN.
carefully, the material pulled into
shape, and iron when still very damp.
This will insure against further
shrinking, and the ironing while wet
brings out the gloss that makes linen
so attractive. In making, have the
pressing well done a tailor look is
the proper thing for the linen suit.
Some of the better sort, perhaps we
may say the majority are made with
no trimming save straps of self ma
terial. A few very good ones are
trimmed with a heavy open work, have
elbow sleeves, with turn-back cuff, and
girdles of silk' instead of the belt of
linen or some wash trimming. These
are for linen costumes, though the
coav suits are more severe.
Some of the linen dresses have only
cuffs and collars of openwork embroi
dery, and occasionally heavy Irish'
crochet is used. There is quite a lik
ing for collar'and cuffs of contrasting
color this is a feature of the present
season. Skirts are short, but there is not
noticeable the rise in'the back as last
again, for which we may be thankful
—we need not get. our, hats scraped
off now when a friend gallantly
essays to save us the fatigue of car
rying the sunshade.^ Wash gloves have
oustedi all others! mite and fingered
"IxandshuheVjare worn. It is the best
to have the gloves and stockings
match the costume rather than con
trast, and one should be very careful
to get right shades. Sometimes the
girl behind the counter will inform
you in indifferent manner that it is
Impossible to get certain shades in
silk gloves, but a little searching at
the better stores will reward you with
a rainbow array from which to make
selection. The dealers are supplied
with hose and gloves in every imagin
able tone.
There are shown pretty shoes of
black patent leather with white up
pers. Bits of white on the shoes are
a novelty recently introduced, and are
quite an addition to the sober black to
which we are accustomed. Canvas
gaiters are an excellent novelty, the
old time woolen gaiters were entirely
too heating. There is many a cool
day when the low shoe is a trifle too
cool, and the canvas "spat" will come
in well.
Underclothes deserve a word, for
there is noticeable a decided change
in summer underwear. Everything is
made of softest material and there it
more simplicity of appearance not sq
much lace and insertion and beading,
but finer, less showy work. Embfoi*
idery in white, eyelets and. scallop)
in white make these affairs cos!
money, but the appearance is quite
simple. As a rule the lingerie waista
open in the back, and the opening ol
the corset cover necessarily should
hidden. The fullness at the back it
drawn down in small tuclra.'^
Very "pretty pongee' petticoats ar*
offered for sale, the first cost that of a
good silk petticoat but they make
more economical investment, wash SQ
beautifully and- wear so well. Th«
gray silk pongees are especially good
And by the^way, gray silk stockings
nils year are lovely, in the many tones
of gray that the season shows in cos*
tumes.
Some Popular Linen Dresses
year. If the skirt escapes the ground
an inch in the front, it will be elevated
only an inch and a half in the back
now.
Goats for linen suits are made semi*
fitting in the back, square box front
is adorned with large pearl but
tons. The sleeves, very full at the
shoulders, are large and have plain
stitched cuffs. Skirts are not so
volumous as they promised to be, fit
close about the hips and the flare,
though considerable, is not exagger
ated.
For summer traveling, there will be
worn with silk skirts long coats of
linen matching In colon Shoes and
stockings of like shade add to the style
of the costume, especially in browns
and tans. And speaking of footwear,
there are now offered the most attrac
tive embroidered white canvas shoes,
which, worn with open-work stockings,
complete a white embroidered costume
very prettily. Our grandmothers, you
remember, had great fondness for
white hosiery, and we are coming to
appreciation of what they approved.
ELLEN OSMONDS.
LANGUAGE OF THE ROSE.
Significance of the Various Members
of the Sweet and Beautiful
Family.
In the language of flowers the rose
means love Austrian rose, thou art ali
that is lovely Burgundy rose, uncon
scious beauty cabbage rose, ambassa
dor of love Campion rose, only de
serve my love Carolina rose, love is
dangerous China rose, beauty always'
new Christmas rose, tranquillize my
anxiety daily rose, the smile I aspire
to damask rose, brilliant complexion
deep red rose, bashful shame dog rose,
pleasure^ and pain Guelder rose, win
ter, age hundred-leave rose, pride
japan rose, beauty is your only at
traction maiden blush rose, if you love
me you will find it out Montiflora rose,
grace musk rose, capricious beauty
musk rose cluster, charming single
rose, simplicity thornless rose, early
attachment unique rose, call me not
beautiful white rose, I am worthy of
you white rose withered, transient im
pressions yellow rose, decrease of love
and jealousy York and Lancaster rose,
war full-blown rose plated over two
buds, secrecy white and red roses to
gether, unity crown of roses, reward
of virtue red rosebud, pure and lovely
White rosebud, girlhood moss rosebud,
confession of love.
Different Now.
Biggs—Your friend Enpeck speaks
four or five languages, doesn't he?
Diggs—He did before his marriage,
but he seldom gets a chance to speak
any now:—Chicago Dally News.
Some time ago I wrote a chapter
about cheerfulness, and in one of the
club books there is a whole chapter
upon the relationship between cheer
fulness and longevity. I wish every
reader of this paper would read that
chapter.
Personally and generally I have no
patience with pessimists, and especial
ly with the sort that are continually
howling about the degeneracy, of the
times, the increase of disease, the retro
gression of the human race, and the
terrible increase of crime. I am going
to talk somewhat plainly, and if I step
on anybody's toes he'd better keep
his toes under cover, for when I am
in earnest I stand about six feet tall
and weigh about 170 pounds.
I want to say, and say it emphatical
ly, that such talk is untrue! Disease is
not on the increase, the human race is
not degenerating, nor is crime on the
increase. On the contrary, exactly the
opposite condition prevails at the pres
ent, day and age of the world, and any
one.of good judgment and the ability to
make even a superficial examination
can easily prove it.
Why is it, let me ask you, dear club
readers, that the daily papers employ
agents in every quarter of the globe to
seek out and send to them all of the
horrible details of crime? Now, you
say that is a conundrum that cannot
be answered instanter the pessimist
will at once say that the condition of
the people is so depraved that they de
mand sensational news. Wrong my
friend, wrong, all wrong! What
makes sensational news? Will you
answer that? "Ah, there's the rub."
When you answer that you must ad
mit defeat. Sensational new3 must of
necessity come from that which is out
of the ordinary, must.be something of
rare occurrence. If crime were as com
mon as goodness, acts of devotion and
self-sacrifice, would cause no com
ment whatever—would not be sensa
tional—would not be news. ...
During the, early days of' a mining
town upon the frontier, and before the.
towns are organized, lawlessness is the
order of the day, robbery- and even
cold-blooded murder cause no excite
ment, because they are more common
than deeds of goodness. But let a few
mining camp desperadoes drop into
New York and kill only one citizen oh
the streets in broad daylight and the
act would be telegraphed all over the
world in a few hours.
During the sixteenth century a prom
inent man, -wife, daughter or son,
might be1 kidnaped and held for ran
som without causing much comment
outside the immediate family circle
and friends, but the. daring work done
a few years ago at Omaha in that line
creates consternation Over all the civ
ilized world. Why? Because it is the
second successful crime of the kind to
happen in all America during many
'years.. -'-.
^liliive beforerme a recenr issue of a
magazine which claims to have a wide
circulation and to be an advocate and
exponent of good health, but among
the leading articles I find such head
ings as "Degeneracy of Man" and "In
crease of Disease," "Increase of Can
cer," "Diseased Animals Used 'As
Food," "Many Suffering from Tape
Worm," "Increase of Consumption,"
"Leprosy on the Increase," "North
American Indians Dying Out," "Ty
phoid Fever in Oysters," and a lot
more cheeful subjects as at once ought
to prove that the editor is a confirmed
dyspeptic and ought to take a few
doses of cheerful common sense and
mix it with his articles, and tnen per
haps he would not create in nis read
ers the morbid mental condition which
favors and develops disease.
Let us examine a few of the state
ments. Is the human race deteriorat
ing? If so, the people must be smaller
in stature than formerly. Practical
evidence, however, the actual measure
ment of the bones of our ancestors,
as compared with ours, proves that we
are larger. It would be hard work to
find a company of American soldiers
small enough to wear the coats of
mail and armor that were worn by men
that were called giants in former days.
A trial made a few years ago in Lon
don proved this to the great astonish
ment and consternation" of the pessi
mists. Measure the* bodies of the mum
mies found in the east, and the great
est soldiers and kings are found to be
smaller in stature than our 17-year-old
boys, while the women do not compare
favorably with our 15-year-old girls.
Since the sixteenth century the av
erage longevity of the human race has
nearly doubled, and in some portions
of the civilized world it lias more than
done so. Now, regarding the Indians.
They are not dying out at all on the
contrary, the census report shows that
there are actually more Indians in
America to-day than there were when
the first whites .landed on Plymouth
rock.
Science and common sense nearly al
ways conquer disease, and the doctors
find it hard work to find new and ter
rifying names for the same old aches
and ails that have always existed. But
It must be done if all the great medical
colleges are kept up, and the new crop
of physicians that are turned loose
every year are to make a living. I
think, however, that the fear of dis
ease is, in many cases, more terrible
than the, disease itself, and if people
know the simple, honest, homely
truths they will suffer less and be
much happier. Talk health, not dis
ease be cheerful, not gloomy give a
kind word, not a frown or a scowl, and
God will bless you for it.
Care of the Feet.
Why is it that such important mem
bers of our bodies as the feet so often
are the victims of abuse? Just be
cause our face and hands are exposed
to the public we are very careful to
keep them free from blemish, while
suffering tortures, perhaps, with our
feet by wearing shoes a little too nar
row o? short, or heels too high, or pos
sibly the shoe too broad, which often
causes quite as much trouble as the
other 'defects/1 •*,.' v*.&
When we come to look into the
', Whe we come to look into the want to see too?—Chicag Dail News
matter, how very rare is a perfect
foot!' I know a gentleman over 70
years old whose feet are as free from
blemish as a baby's, but such in
stances are few. So many are annoyed
with troublesome calloused spots on
the bottom of the feet. This can be
very easily helped, if not entirely
cured, by using the following simple
application twice each week: Procure
from any drug store four ounces of
commercial acetic acid in an eight
ounce bottle. Now, most doctors
would say,—also add aqua pura Q. S.
to fill the bottle. The Home Health
Club plan, however, is plain English,
and saves money. Aqua pura means
"pure water," and Q. S. means quanti
ty sufficient. Therefore, when you get
home, fill the bottle with pure water,
wash the feet thoroughly twice each
week with tepid water, use soap if you
desire, dry them well, and then soak
the callouses or corns with the acid
and water, using a soft cloth. Rub
dry witlrthe hands only. The callouses
and corns will disappear and will never
come back so long as you use the
treatment.
STAND ERECT.
Just look at the people you pass on
the street or in the cars. Look for the
man and woman with an erect car
riage, and think of yourself. When
you pass a mirror look at yourself.
Try and get a profile view. You will
soon realize how much better you look
by holding your head up and your
shoulders back, and by and by the
habit will be formed. Really there is
nothing that adds so much to a man's
or woman's appearance as an erect and
graceful carriage.
CLUB^NOTES.
Dr. David H. Reeder, Laporte. Ind.-r
Dear Doctor: Being a subscriber to
this paper and having read and bene
fited by your Home Health CJub lec
tures, I feel inclined to ask a few
questions pertaining to my own case.
A recent lecture on throat troubles ex
plains considerable of my trouble. For
years a cold affects me in the throat
and I very easily catch cold, being
subject to cold. feet. Have been told
by doctors that it is catarrh and bron
chitis. Lately shortness of breath is
getting worse. In the mornings I usu
ally have to hawk and spit until I clear
my throat or spit up phlegm, which
gives temporary relief. It seems to
come from head, throat and nose. The
phlegm is a bluish yellow do not have
much hoarseness of voice, but a fre
quent tickling in throat is common,
and the shortness of breath gets worse
particularly going upstairs, or up a hill
side.
I am 55 years old, have worked in
silver mines in early days, and prob
ably been exposed to powder smoke,
but not for the last 13 years. The al
titude of this 'place is from 6.000 to
7,000 feet high.
.1 enjoy good health outside of the
ailments stated. Can eat hearty and
almost anything that others. eat, but
might say I am inclined to be a little
costive. Have usually very cold feet.
Do not.do much work. If I should ex
ercise much, it would cause shortness
of breath and palpitation of the heart.
Shortness of breath and tightness with
tickling ,iu jthroat\andL difiiculjty to.spit
phlegm seem to be my trouble. I feel
convinced that your advice would help
me. Very respectfully, O. A.
The asthmatic condition or short
ness of breath can to a great extent be
overcome by careful treatment. How
ever, I really think you ought to go to
a lower altitude. Aside from this, the
best you can do will be to follow the
course of treatment for asthma out
lined in the club lectures, and all of
the symptoms you have described, es
pecially the cold feet, will be over
come. This alone will sometimes,cure
asthma, as the course of treatment
given in the book is excellent, while
the tissue elements which are lacking
ought to be supplied either through
food selection or direct. The scientific
principle on which they are based is
that disease will disappear when the
tissue elements, whose lack causes its
existence, are supplied. believe that
the 'shortness of breath described is of
an asthmatic nature, although it is
partially due to poor circulation, as
are the cold hands and feet. You do
not give sufficient description of your
costiveness to allow of a diagnosis of
that ailment, but I am sending you, by
mail, a little booklet which will aid
you in deciding the matter yourself.
All readers of this paper are at lib
erty to write for any information per
taining to the subject of health. All
communications should be addressed
to Dr. David H. Reeder, Laporte, Ind..
and must contain ftame and address in
full, and at least four cents in postage.
Making Good.
Wife—The doctor has ordered me to
the shore, John.
.Husband—Huh. You are not "run
down" or "tired out," are you?
"No but I will be by the time I get
my trunks packed! "—Life.
Sharp Reply.
Wittie Wouldbe—I told the editor I
was pretty good at grinding outjokes.
Bard—Did he give you a job?
Wittie Wouldbe—No he told me I'd
make more money grinding scissors.—
Chicago Daily News.
MUTUAL EMBARRASSMENT.
Artist—Now, my pretty shepherdess,
I have finished your portrait. Tel)
me what you think of it.
The Cow—Now, why should those
two people be so surprised because
want to see, too?—Chicago Daily News.
King of Sweden Does Not
Come, of Ancient Line
Fourth of the House of Bernadotte—Napoleon's Marshal the
Founder Descendants of Marked Ability and
Strong Character.
Oscar II. of Sweden is one of the
ablest, most distinguished monarchs of
the day, but cannot boast of descent
from a long line of rulers. In fact it is
bUt the third generation of Bernadottes
that now occupies the throne.
Oscar is the fourth of the house, how
ever, that has reigned, succeeding his
brother, who died childless.
Thus runs the line: First, Charles
XIV. then his son, Oscar I. he was
succeeded by his son, Charles XV. next
Oscar II. became king.
Long lines of kings are apt to result
in weaklings, unable to guide the ship
of state, intellectually and physically
unfit for their responsible positions.
The House of Bernadotte has occasion to
take pride in its record as yet made.
Mr. Chamberlain, writing in the Chi
cago Record-Herald thus presents the
story of the Bernadottes:
"Of the reigning families of Europe
none has added more to the luster of
kingly honor than that to which belongs
the present monarch of Sweden. From
the time of its founding by the distin
guished marshal of France, the prince
of Ponte-Corvo, whose title came
through the empiric power of the great
Napoleon, the house of Bernadotte has
been one which has ever commanded
the highest respect and admiration.
Springing as it did from the loins of old
fighting stock, it has comprehended al
most all that makes for greatness in the
view of the world, ft is a family of sail
ors, able seamen, who from boyhood
were familiar with ships in all their de
tails navigators, who, beginning with
the boxing of compass, acquired a
knowledge of every trick and turn of
wind and wave soldiers, taking natural
ly to bivouac and battlefield and know
ing of experience the ranks and grades
of fighting men, from the private in the
squad to the commander in chief pos
sessed of the baton of a field marshal.
In the arts and sciences its members
have given to the world artists, whose
handiwork has been of a superior order
of merit and whose paintings and mod
elings adorn public galleries and private
collections singers, whose rare voices
have successfully competed with, the
splendid native vocalism of the land
which has born Nilsson, Arnoldson and
Lind composers, who have created love
songs of sweetness anthems grand and
religious, and military measures of in
spiring melody poets, whose verse
would be an inspiration to any litSra-
OSCAR I.
ture novelists, essayists and orators
of force, power and quality protectors
of things artistic and friends who have
not only appreciated artists, but have
reached out to them hands of helpful
fellowship fine statesmen, whose un
usual poise, acumen and courage has
been heralded throughout the earth, and
better, perhaps, than anything in the
long enumeration—gentlemen always?'
Men of courage as well as men of cul
ture and character have been members
of this house. We are reminded of the
words "Too proud to care whence I
came," when we read the address of
the founder to the people at the time
he was crowned king of Sweden.
"When I came among you I brought
nothing beyond my sword and my ac
tions as my title and guarantees. If I
could have brought you a succession of
ancesters from Charles Martel down
ward, I shpuld have valued the distinc
tion for your sakes only. For my part,
I am satisfied with the remembrance of
the services.I have performed, and with
the glory which has exalted me. My
claims in other respects rest on my
adoption by the king, and on the unani
mous choice of a free people. On these
found my rightful pretensions and so
long as honor and justice are esteemed
on earth my rights will be accounted
more legitimate, more sacred, than if I
were descended from Odin. History in
forms us that no prince ever mounted
a foreign throne but by election or by
consent. I have not opened my way to
the Swedish throne by the latter I have
been invited to it by the former and
this is my best, my proudest claim."
Bernadotte was French born, son of a
not, over-successful lawyer. It was in
tended the son (Jean Baptiste Jules)
should follow the father's profession,
but he showed a strong inclination for a
military life and enlisted as a private
in the royal marines of France. He be
gan his career at a fortunate time for
a man with ambitions, for it was at the
period when "family" meant least in
France, ability had fts chance. The
revolution had turned classes upside
down the talents of the enlisted pri
vate were recognized and ere long he
was advanced to high positions.
Before we speak of the miracle that
placed a French lad of humble origin on
the throne of a foreign country, let us
review briefly his previous career. He
served nine years in his profession with
out attracting particular attention, but
at the end of that period his rise was
rapid. He became colonel, general of
brigade, then general of division and
French minister of war. It was in tho
campaign of the Rhine and the Italian
campaign his military prowess won
special recognition but of this one of
hiss soldiers Napoleon never had any
W
great fondness. Bernadotte was above
flattery and above intimidation, and}
had to be handled with diplomacy
When Napoleon overthrew the directory
and had himself made First Consul^
Bernadotte would have been glad to
defend the directory had he been backed
up with strong stroops. But the troops
were lacking and the imperator's power
grew apace. Bernadotte said of Na
poleon after his first meeting with the
Corsican: "I have seen a man 26 or 27
years old who wishes to be.thought 50
this does not augur well for the repub
lic."
Napoleon's Judgment of Bernadotte
also was discerning: "He has a French
head and a Roman heart. He has iron
blood in his veins." Napoleon had to
reward this dangerous man, however,
and try to placade him. He made him
a mashal of Fr\nce. After Austerlitz
Bernadotte was jnore than ever a hero
with the people, asd there mustb added
show of imperial favor Napoleon pre
sented him with the principality of
Ponte-Corvo. And presently Berna
dotte was offered & still higher post
OSCAR II.
The man with the Fren.A head and
Roman heart became Swedish king.
And why and how? When his strange
opportunity came, Sweden was in sore
perplexity. Her king was old and weak,
she had but recently acquired Norway,
was a little afraid of Denmark andRus
sia. The thought came that it might
win the favor of the great Napoleon ii
there were asked to be ruler of Sweden
one of his field marshals, namely the
prince of Ponte-Corvo. The prince was
connected by marriage with Napoleon,
his wife a sister of Joseph Bonaparte,
Napoleon's oldest brother. So the
Swedes argued Bernadotte surely is in
high favor with Napoleon, we will ask
him to our throne.
It is very probable that Bernadotte
never at all enjoyed the favor of Bona
parte, but the emperor did nothing to
interfere when the Swedes made the
astonishing proposition to name him
their crown prince and carried out the
astonishing proposition. The famous
general was adopted by the 'childless
king, and at the death of the latter
(1818) ascended the throne of Sweden
and Norway. He enjoyed along reign,
was king 26 years, until bis death in 1844.'
As Charles XIV. he succeeded Charles
XIII.
The story goes that Bernadotte was
suggested by an audacious young Swed
ish officer, who was sent to Paris with
a message on the subject of Sweden's
future ruler, but that the message hao
in it no mention of Bernadotte. The
gay young gentleman took it upon him
self to talk matters over with Berna
dotte and suggested the latter was the
man for the place. The daring of a
boy, if the story be true, gave Sweden
a new royal line.
Bernadotte was elected successor to
the throne some years before he became
king. Napoleon in 1810 made known
that he would not interefere with this
succession, little thinking that present
ly his old field marshal would be drawn
into a coalition that was to end his tri
umphs. In that last successful coalition
of the nations against Napoleon, Berna
dotte was persuaded to join, and as
crown prince of Sweden and Norway
he took active part in the campaigns of
1813-14 against his former chief. At
the battle of Leipsic, the decisive "bat*
MARSHALBERNADOTTE.
tie of nations," the Swedish contingent
pressed the French hard, Bernadotte,
who had earlier in the campaign fallen
under suspicion as a traitor, showed
himself loyal to the coalition, loyal to
the Swedes, whom Napoleon had re
cently threatened with starvation by
the closing of their ports.
Bernadotte's wife, as we said above,
was a sister of the wife of Joseph Bona
parte, from a family of wealth and posi
tion, though not Of high birth. Their
son and the second king of the House
of Bernadotte, married Josephine,
daughter of Prince Eugene of Lechten
berg. King Charles XV., their son,
died in 1872, and was succeeded by King
Oscar II., the present monarch. Oscar
married Sophia, daughter of Duke Wil
helm of Nassau. The children of Oscar
and Queen Sophia are Crown Prince
Gustaf, vmarried to Princess Victoria,
daughter of the grand duke of Baden
Prince Oscar Bernadotte, who renounced
his succession to the throne and mar
ried Ebba Munck Prince Carl, married
to Princess Ingeborg, daughter of the
crown prince of Denmark and Prince
Eugene.
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