Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 73, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1904 — Page 11

THE SUNDAY JOÜRNAI

EN PAGES PART TWO PRICE FIVE CK NTS. INDIANAPOLIS, S.UNDAY MORNING, MA IK II 13, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SMILES OF JAPANESE IN FIERCEST BATTLE nimnu nr nnur TDnv una! a ULrnui ur nunc nnu mm mm IN OBEYING THE POPE'S BY RUSSIA OF IGNORING CHURCH MUSIC DEGREE .USUAL RULES OF NATIONS REALLY A BITTER FIGHT BETWEEN THE CLASSES Church Has Permitted Itself to Become the Instrument of Feudal Landlords. c LI, Peculiar Habit of the Mikado's Fighting Men Excites Amazement Special Commission of Cardinals Has Difficulty in Enforcing the Reforms. Severe Indictment of the Mikado's Government for Its Action in Korea. EFFECT IS TERRIFYING OLD ORDER UNCHANGED NEUTRALITY VIOLATED ATTITUDE OF THE CLERGY

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Band Permitted to Play at the Funeral Services of the Late Duke of St. Pietro. When Troops Were Landed in the Hermit Kingdom After Its Proclamation.

Illustrated in the Recent Revolt of Rad ical Seminarists Against a Bishop. RUSSIA'S ST. SERAPION

They Act on the Pleasant and Proper Theory that to Be Gloomy Is to Be Impolite. gprin' ' 'orresrondene of th? Journal. TOKIO. Feb. 10. The opinion prevails among the hundred or more Russian prisoners of war arrived from Port Arthur, out of whose icy bay they were rescued and pulled aboard Japanese vessels, that Russia is do m ,! to le the war for the reason that the Japs meet the enemy, face death and Inflict death with smiling faces. Among the Czar's jackies are several who peak English, and I was permitted to taA with them to-day iu the presence of an imperial officer. The most intelligent of the crew, a bright midshipman, said: "I am afraid that when the gnat mass of the Russian army learn. of this Jap habit the great mass that is ignorant and superstitious our soldiers will think witchcraft is at work. In that event their fightIns spirit will evaporate as fear of the upernattirnl takes posse'on ,,f them, if any one had told me I would have thought him romancing,-' continued the .middy, "hut I was near enough to see for myself. As tho Mikado's ship advanced, officers nd m n. -is seen through our spyglasses, Went about their rhal.y w-.rk with smiles upon their lips. Stern words of command were given and obeyed with the Joyous courtesy an invitation to the bar evokes among the average soldier. Smilingly the Japs aimed their guns. Whenever we got a glimpse of the commander on the bridge he f, med to be listening to jokes. "We heard of Captain Philips'! humane command at Santiago: 'Don't cheer, boys, they are dying' words that are enshrined in every true sailor's heart but the Japs, it seems to me, outdid the gallant captain of the Texas In graciousness at Port Arthur. When the Russian ships were sinking and our men struck out for shore or any other place of safety, for that matter the enemy advanced with smiling faces to lend us a brother's helping band. Indeed, myself and comrades were pulled aboard with such hsarty w lcom- of demeanor as one might expect of the crew of a yachting party engaged in rescuing the owner's guests. "As we were sent below I saw a Japanese officer kill one of our men who had discharged a rVOlver at him on being brought upon deck. And this act of justice for I admit such it was was likewise performed without a trace of anger in mein or man

ner. The Mikado's lbutfnant plunged a huge bowie knife in my comrade's abdomen while laughing, n boisterously or triumphantly, but in a serene, courteous manner. RUSSiANS PUZZLED. "This. I nave since learned, is a Japanese trait ilttle known to the outside world. To them it means nothing, in warfare at least, but to an enemy such smiling composure is nothing short of terrible. "The Russian soldier in particular is accustomed to see his commander and superiors grave and severe, frowning even, on every sort of a pretext. Our troops are used to being overawed; rertect what it means to them to come face to face with an enemy, who batters their ships and harasses their flanks, who deals death and destruction, apparently in the happi sc frame of mind without seeming effor!. "The great mass of our men will look upon an adversary of that sort as a superior being, as one undtr a spell, as invincible. Among my f e How-prisoners I hear it argued all the time: If tin- J.-.ps mere not conscious of superior strength they would not enter into the fray with auch unheard-of assurance. SurOy. If the didn't know beforehand that they can lick us they wouldn't ha v that air of mocking merrim nt." "Thii k Of a charge of a light brigade with f ich Ban smiling his bent. ev rjf corpse after the battle bearing t h' stamp ot pleasantry on pallid lips wny, it needs no Ten lyson to make such an army a terror far and wide." The Mikado- officer made sig-ns to Indicate that the interview was at an end. and I withdrew not a little astounded and p rrlexed at what I had heard. Subsequently talked t a member of the war minister's staff on the subject, who said that with the Jap soldier the aspect of smiling serenely was a matter of special drill. "A smiling countenance Is. In fact, part of our people's rudimentary education, vastly expanded, and strictly insisted upon, with our boys in M i and the jackies." he continued. "We dou't want morose meu; we know that brave deeds can be accompitsned witnout nerce grimaces, aud we know. too. that a smiling en my. suffering wounds, and Jeopardizing life and limb, is very likely to win a reputation for bravery and recklessness with opposite forces, used to savag demeanor, blasphemy; and ravings with pain and lust for re Bgl "How(er. since the Russians, according to the prisoner of war you quote, mistake Our habit t smile under all circumstances for eviden.e of witchcraft, there Is an entirely new aspect to the case, which I must decline to express at pres at, but I venture to say, though. 'Everything is fair iu war.' " EDUCATED To LOOK PbKASANT. On the way back to his hotel your correspondent, for the first time, took particular notice of the facial expression of natives and foreigners he met, and soon began to ask himself: "Why do all these Britishers. Frenchmen. Germans, and even Americans, look so sad and depressed, or .downright mngry. compared with the sunny-faced Jap?" And I remember that, one day. when walking Inter den Linden, Berlin, with Madame th. MarqWfeN Tsunejin., wife, ot one of the secretaries '.f the Japanese lega11 : 1 said to me: "What has happened? li itrik me as if all these whole people "No. no." I answered: "that's only a way the Oerm tns hav. You wouldn't see such flei. . v, ris in New York or Chicago orfc.it. I , : . , . i To d , ; recognize the incorrectnesi of the above. Sil b aide with the Jan the ts f.r fron genta I laoit i.gjishman appear . ida r.ix America n 1ng. while the Ki.i edly crusty and ti Th- following ea m nti on the si tven in death, wer and loiiK-time : in Island emi In Oerraah austere and s or ami com-wont-come-off. i from natives idents in the "The:, are no pleasanter babies bo-n anywhere than in Japan. Japanese childho-Ml Iriui. p . s and i is as tors in rar as general a rents. 'e eont b a I . Roth native le that the Jap iucatiou is calppy opposition ttle yellow boy ns to smile as d itself, as it iws of old-time born Binning, and petuate tile Jap child 1walk und t riuai.-'; 10 pe: lature bestov ir girl 11 Warn to Laughter im not neourage! no boisterous 4CQNT1N l i 'A. UN i'Aüt 2. PAÜT j

EMPEROR WILLIAM.

KAISER WILHELM SAILS FOR TH EMED ITER RAH EAH His German Majesty to Spend a Short Vacation in a Mild Climate. WILL SEE KIXG ALFONSO BREMERHAVEN. Germany. March 12Emperor William sailed to-day for the Mediterranean on the North German Lloyd steamer Koenig Albert. On his arrival in Vigo, Spain, he will be met by the King of Spain. BERLIN, March 12. Emperor William said to United States Ambassador Tower yesterday that he was much gratified by the recent celebration at Northwestern University of the contribution made by German scholarship to American culture, and by the honors bestowed on Baron von Sternberg, the German ambassador to the United States, and the German professors attending. The Emperor added that he would telegraph his appreciation to President James. IMA GIN A TION THA T IV EST BEYOND DEATH English Suicide Wanted His Body Recovered Quickly, Fearing Rats and Eels. LONDON, March 12. An imagination that went beyond death was shown in letters left behind by Charles F. Davis, a nurse, who drowned himself in the Avon at Turley. Wilt shire. To a friend he wrote: "Tell all those whom It may concern to recover my body as soon as possible. L dread rats and aela" To tha coroner he wrote: "I did this act being fully aware of the awful eternity that awaits me In consequence, but it is the only fit end to a life of misery. God help my soul.' He had left a note on tho river bank announcing his suicide, and there being insanity In the family, the jury yesterday returned the accustomed verdict. WARM WELCOME FOR EDISON IX ENGLAND LONDON. March 12. "I am commanded to assure you that no one has greater ad miration for Mr Edison and for his genius and wonderful discoveries than his Majesty, and il affords him much pleasure to learn that Mr. Edison is coming to England, where the King feels sure he will receive the warmest of welcomes." This is the reply Colonel Gouraud. of Edison House. Brighton, has received from the KinR through Lord Knollys. with whom he has been in communication with reference to the visit of the great American inventor in April or May. The reception committee will be compos, d f leading British subjects and American citizens. HICEMML PICTURES IRn LONDON FAD Ultra Smart Set Takes Up the American Innovation of Photographs in Miniature. TAKEN FROM NEW YORK LONDON. March 12-Of all the fads which an ultra-"smart" section of Londoners has imported from America, perhaps the latest is the most ridiculous. It takes the form of having the photographs printed on the linger nails. The distinction of introducing it to London belongs to the daughter of a wealthy railroad magnate. Last summer this young woman made the acquaintance of a man. well known in London sporting circles and a member of MM of the service clubs, who visited New York for the purpose of witnessing the race for the American Cup. At the end of a few weks the acquaintance had so far developed as to Justify the lady in exhibiting to her relations a neat little photograph of the Englishman printed upon the nail of her third or engagement linger The marriag-- took place on New Year's day; but in the mantlm? an event, small in itself, but regarded as ominously significant, had occurred. The lady had been 1 -impelled to decapitate her liauee. As long as appearances permitted she refrained from submitting that particular nail to the scissors, but when finally it began to assume the graceful curve regarded by the ladies of the Chluese Court as a mark of good breeding, the unhappy bride-elect consented to have it reduced. In the operation the pictured bridegroom lost his head. A fortnight ago the couple returned from Egypt to take up their residence in London, and the bride hastened to a photographer's studio near 81oane street. First a tiny film negativ- of the husband was taken and developed In the ueunl w iv. M. hi- the nail h id Km B coated i U h a sensitised solution. Then over th- n. A the flexible ttlm was imposed and s-curd by tiny clips at ech side of the ring : s. and then by exposure to light the photograph was secured. It was pronounced a great MKCem Upon the delicate pink of tli carefully-prepared nail the features stood out bold and clear. Since then well-known actress has had the photographs of two friends taken upon a linger nail on each hand. l)oiUe Tlmt Heg-. LONlX'N. March 12 An East End costermonger owns u donkey that has fallen into the pernieious habit of knocking at stre t doors and begging for broad. In an action at the Clerkenwell ourt the costermonger, who sued a coal merchant for injuring the donkey, said he gave xl for it, but it was worth double that um to him. It won u prize at the People's Palace Show, und a gentleman paid 5 a day .for hin children to ride it. "A truly marvelous donkev." said Judge Edge, as he gave u eidtct for the coal meichui.U 1

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

Two Important Questions Under Consideration by the Vatican Authorities. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ROME, Much 12. It is notable that the difficulties In the way of the enforcement of the decree of Pope Pius X regarding c hurch music have been found not in foreign countries, like England and the United States, where the clergy and hierarchy have shown great alacrity in planning to meet the wishes of the Pontiff, but in the city of Rome itself, where, because ot longstanding usages and privileges it has been found difficult to bring about changes at once. The patriarchal churches and those called 'titular," because they have a cardinal as their absolute superior, shield themselves behind their special privileges and exemptions, hoping to avoid the execution of the decree. Pius X is firm in the matter, however, and by his order the ordinance of Cardinal Respigh', vicar general of the Pope, communicating the Papal decree to all the churches of Rome has been affixed in all the sacristies attached to the churches. The ordinance calls attention to the fact that to Rome flock thousands of Catholics from ali parts of the world and that therefore Rome should be first in giving an example ot reform in the music of the churches. A special commission to undertake the execution of the Papal decree in the city of Rome has been appointed by Cardinal Respighi and includes as members Maestro Perosi, Cappocci, the musical director of the Lateran Basilica, Baron Kanzler, a well-known instructor of Gregorian chant. Dr. Manclni, of the liturgical commission, and two other wellknown musicians. Little has been yet accomplished, however, and most of the old musical programmes continue in force, excepting that in nearly all the churches the solemn vesper services have been shortened. An example showing the continuance of the old order of things is found in the funeral services of the late Duke of St. Pietro, held only the othe day in the Church of Santa Maria de Angcli in the Via Nazionale, at which the music consisted of selections from masses composed by Caseiplini. Pitoni and Haller, only the ' Benedict us" being a Palestrina composition, Notwithstanding the order excluding brass instruments trom the churches the famous band of the Second Grenadier Guard was present and played selections from Beethoven. Bach. Mozart. Handel. Jomelii. Cherubim and Gounod. So far as is known tin-re was no protest from the authorities of the church. Vatican influence has succeeded in arresting proposed legislation by the Italian Parliament in favor of divorce, and the plea laid before the Senate and Chamber by the late Premier Zanardelli remains dormant, as none of the legislators dare discuss it because of fear of public opinion, which has been stirred up by agitation in the church. It iu riot likely that the proposed laws will be again discussed. There arrived at the Vatican from France the other day a brochure in the form of a petition to the r .;. advocating the riht of the wronged party in the case of adultery to marry again, and insisting that the gospel text, as approved by the church, grants the injured person such right. The brochure, edited by a well-known French Catholic, M. l'oladan. Is supposed to have been issued with the sanction of some of the Wench clergy, and begs the Pope to consider tho advisability of allowing a second marriage wnen ver divorce has been " (CONTINUED ON PACK 2, PART 2.) IN TOYS FOR THE OF E i Many Playthings Having a Bearing on the Eastern Conflict Arc on the Market. SALES ARE VERY HEAVY LONDON. March 12. Since the outbreak of war in the far East there has been a r ord "boom" in war toys, and the London toy shops are full of topical novelties. A "small line" which is proving very attractive has been received by Messrs. Priesi. Marians & Co., from a lejiding firm of Japanese toymakers. It is called the "Toy of the Hour." and consists of various types of the Japanese navy, ancient and modern, packed in pretty fancy boxes. Th'Te are six ships, so constructed as to fold up flat, and each is a carefully-copied model of one of the types of warships which Japan has possessed, from the primitive gunboat with the old smooth bore thirty-six-pounder of forty years ago. to the perfectly-equipped battleship of to-day. The clockwork of suhmarlne, of which Messrs. GamaRo & Co. have sold thousands since war broke out. is "made in Germany." The toy is an excellent imitation of a modern submarine and in the water it behavt s in a thoroughly business-like manner, rising and diving alternately, while with a twist of a screw it can be made to nvve in any direction. "The Seat of War." made in England, is selling particularly well. as. indeed, it ought to, for in additiorf to calling for con-si.'..-r;i:d.' skill on the part of the player, who has to arrange hundreds of little wood n shapes so as to form a complete map of the HU Rast, it is at the same time a geography lesson, presented in an Interesting and attractive .form. Children who enjoy a game of soldiers with that effective schoolroom weajon, a MOfthooter, can now test the strength of the various arms of the Russian and Japanese ;". uvrs. for there Is a brisk trade in BngUsh-made soldi rs of both armies, fr.:n the Cossack, mounted on his shaggy steed, to the diminutive Japanese infantryman. The "Jap-Kussian War Game" appeals to all as a means of following th" movements of the opposing forces, and those who are somewhat hazy as to which are Japanese and which are Russian strongholds can see them at a glance, for the respective pusscsM. ns ar. in .rk- . with colored Hags. LiheloiiM liot Mory. IA)NI0.. March 12. in a local paper. says the Swiss Bund, appears the following extruonv'nary notice: "The report having been spread that F. G. hu - ,-ippeared to us since hi death, we hereby declare that this is : untrue, and warn all persons against spreading uie report undtr pain of prosecution."

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Before Declaration of War Held to Have Been Akin to an Act of Piracy. ST. PETERSBURG, March 12. The following reply, inspired by the Foreign Office, to Japan's rejoinder to the Russian protest against the violation of Korean neutrality may be accepted as official: "Japan's argument that she was Justified in landing troops in Korea before the declaration of war because she had Korea's permission, and also that these troops arrived in Korea after 'the existence of a state of war,' is without value, as Korea, In January, promulgated her neutrality to the powers, which received it warmly. Great Britain even officially conveying expressions of gratitude to the Korean government. Therefore, no state of war gave the Japanese the right to violate her neutrality by landing troops in her territory. Even the consent of Korea, though extorted by the Japanese, is without force, from the fact that the dispatch of troops was not only before the war, but before the breaking off of diplomatic relations, as clearly established, and. indeed, acknowledged by the Japanese themselves. "Japan s contention in defense of the at tack on the Russian ships at Chemulpo, that the port was not neutral Feb. 0. is false again because Korea had proclaimed her neutrality. "Japan's denial of malicious interference with the transmission of Russian telegrams over the Danish cable cannot be sustained. A telegram from Baron De Rosen, then Russian minister to Japan, at Tokio, sent from St. Petersburg, Feb. 4, was not delivered till the morning of Feb. 7. That delay did not occur on the Siberian line, as shown by the fact that a reply to a telegram from Viceroy Alexleff. sent at the same time, was received the same day. Therefore, it is conclusive that the De Rosen telegram was held by the Japanese and not delivered for two days. "Communication with M. Pavloff. then Russian minister to Korea, by the Korean telegraph censed in the middle of January. As the Koreans were enjoying friendly relations with Russia there is good ground for believing that the interruption was due to the Japanese. Thereafter M. Pavloff used a mail steamer or a special warship to communicate with Port Arthur. The minister of Russia at Seoul on Feb. 8, therefore, knew nothing of the diplomatic rupture. "Japan pleads that the charge against her seiture of Russian merchantmen before the declaration of war cannot lie after the establishment of prize courts. Their seizure before the declaration of war being piracy is not defensible by the establishment of prize courts, which cannot exist before a declaration of war. The steamer Russia was seized in the waters of southern Korea, even before M. Kurino had presented his note here." The reply concludes: "Our Information regarding Japan's announcement that in future Korea would be under her administration came from Pavloff and also from the representative of a friendly power at Seoul. Japan's denial consequently is fruitless, as also is the attempt to refute our statement that the Russian minister and consul at Seoul were told to leave. We had conclusive proof in St. Petersburg Feb. M that the French minister at Seoul had officially notified our representatives that the Japanese government had intimated that they should leave and that the Jnpanese had occupied territory in Korea. M. Pavloff was unable to notify our consul at Fusan, his telegram being refused at the telegraph office." Diuner to Ministor Hill. ROME. March 12. Cnlted States Ambassador Meyer last evening gave a splendid dinner in honor of 1. J. Hill, the American minister toSwitzerland. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. D. Fearing, of NewYork; Mr. and Mrs. Beffljr, a brother of United States Senator Kean. and the Misses Potter, sisters of Bishop Potter, of New York. RADIUM FOUND IN THE ITER OFJATH SPRINGS Discovery of Value from Both a Medical and Scientific Point of View. LUCKY ENGLISH RESORT LONDON. March 12 "I have now come to the definite conclusion about Bath thermal water that there are traces of radium in it." This sentence, contained in a letter from he Hon. R. J. St?utt to the Mayor of Bath, and read at the meeting of the City Council, has caused quite a mild excitement in the moi?t famous of British watering places. Radium had already been found in the deposits left by the waters in the tanks, but this latest discovery is regarded as being of immense value from both a medical and scientific point of view. Mr. Strutt was supplied with only two gallons of the water, and if radium is found active in so small a quantity the city is already congratulating itself on the probability of a considerable amount radiating in the mineral springs as a whole. Scientists do not regard it as necessary to seek the explanation of the t.-mperature of Bath watCTl in the presence of radium, but it is Impossible to dissociate the mysterious Curative properties of the waters from the nw element. Mr. S. Sydenham, who Is well versed in the science of Bath waters, said to an interviewer that the presence of radium gives Bath a position as a Spa that no other health resort in the world has yet been able to claim. The drinking fountain in the pumproom has fresh importance as the spot at which radium-laden waters can be obtained nearest to where they rise hot and h ulth-bearing. A new and welcome use for radium has been discovered by a Sandgate gentleman, who. after succt ssf ully experimenting on himself, declares that the new element affords great relief in neuralgia. Three hours after applying the salt in a little glass tube to his face his pain had quite gone, did not recur for ten days, and then vanished after similar treatment. AMAZONS IN NIGERIA; MONKEY-LIKE MEN LONDON. March 12. Lady Lugard. formerly Miss Flora Shaw, read a paper before the Society of Arts recently on the Potentialities f Nigeria. Of medium height, daintily dressed, with clear-cut features, and a wealth of '.ark hair, the speaker attracted much attention. One of tbe Ni;-riHn tribes, said I'idy Lugard, was reported to have tails. In anotber all the tiuht ng Is done by the women, who also Üll ali the public uOicc.

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BE Duchess of Marlborough May Be Known as the Vicereine of Ireland. LUCKY AS LADY CURZOX LONDON. Marth 12. If. as has been rumored, the Duke, of Marlborouph is appointed viceroy of Ireland, there will be two American women filling the honored position of vicereine. Lady Curzon, nee Miss Leiter, of Chicago, is vicereine of India. The Duchess of Marlborough was Consuelo Vanderhilt before her marriage. HEALTH RECORD OF THE BRITISH NAVY LONDON, March 12 Only two men In the whole of the British navy received wounds in action during 1902; one recovered and the other di?d. The navy's health record, as contained in an official return, was considered satisfactory in that year. The Pacific station provided the highest death rate, 67.42, but tor this the loss of the Condor was mainly responsible, while the Cape of Good Hope and Wi t African station gave the heaviest inaliding rate, 36.Sl. The total number of cases of disease and injury entered on the sick list was S5.T61. which Rives the ratio of 861.13 per 1.000. This, though an increase of 7.3 over 1901, is 22.2 less than the average of the preceding five years. The disquieting feature is in respiratory diseases, which in the home training vessels alone hve advanced by 79. per 1.000. There wero fifteen suicides, which is greatly above the average, but the record varies greatly. LIBEL BY POSTCARD. English Storekeeper Heavily Fined by a Magistrate. LONDON. March II Harry Britton, of Hilmarton road. Camden road, was foupd guilty at the Old Bailey recently of publishing a libel concerning George Bedford. After Mr. Bedford had bought some goods on th easy payment system the prisoner, who described himself as a debt collector, sent a postcard to Mr. Bedford's office stating, "Persons who obtain goods on credit and do not pay for them receive scant courtesy from me and suffer exposure.' Mr. Justice Darling said that he would not allow his natural indignation against the prisoner to affect him, and ordered him to pay 25 and to be kept in prison until ;he money was paid. REGIMENTAL NUMBERS RESTORED TO THE ARMY Welcome Reversion to Old Titles in the Designation of Famous English Organizations. SOME ARM V NICKNAMES LONDON, March 12. Probably none of the revolutionary changes effected by the new War Office reformers will be quite so w. l ome as that which gives back to the regiments of the line, in place of their cumbersome if honorable designations, the old numbers by which they have been made famous the world over. The numbers are those that Wellington knew, that Napier of Magdala knew, and which even now the army itself employs. What civilian student of military history has hi ard of the (jueeji's Own Royal West Kent Regiment? On the other hand, who has not heard of the Fiftieth Regiment of the Line. "The Blind Half-hundred," "The Dirty Half-hundred," "The Gallant Fiftieth and "The Devil' s Royals?" The Princess Charlotte of Wales s Regiment sounds rather bewildering to one who does not recognize through the pompous title the old Sixty-sixth Green Howards. The veriest tyro does not need telling who are the Forty-second, or the Seventh Fusiliers, or the Fifth Fusiliers "The Old and Bold." The Third Buffs are not particularly glorified by their territorial title, which is the Fast Kent Regiment; the Fourth of King's is the Lancaster Regiment; the "Saucy Sixth" are the WarvMcks; the Eighth of King's is the Liverpool Regiment. Who has never heard of the Ninth "Holy Boys?" They have always been known by that title rather than as the Norfolk Regiment There is a legend concerning th.-ir nickname. In which figures of Britannia worn by the regiment were taken by the Spauiaids to represent the Virgin Mary; but irreverent barrack room gossip has it that the regiment earned its title by exchanging its Bibles for beer on one thirsty occasion. It should not be forgotten that all regiments that live In song and story are remembered by a title in which the number invariably llgures. "The Bloody Eleventh" is a memory of Ireland; by this is the Devonshire Regiment known. "The Old Dozen" is he Suit ilk Regiment. "The Seventeenth Lily Whites'" are to-day the Leicester Regiment. Tbe lancashtre Fusiliers the old Pwentlelh Foot enjoy 1 the sobriquet of "The Two Tens." The Twenty-second Cheshire Regiment will always be the "Twj Twos." The Twenty-fifth, Tweaty-atxth and Twenty-eighth are all regiments better known by their numbers than their designations Everybody knows the Ninety-third Highlanders ; eTerybody knows the Ninetyhfth miss. All that will happen now that the n-cessar permission has hen granted It that soldiers will use officially the names which the) have so long used without authorization.

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ENGAGEMENTS RESULT FROM LEAP HEAR BALL Many Proposals and a Large Number of "Understandings" at a London Function. INCIDENTS OF THE NfGHT LONDON, March 12. There Is reason to believe that the Leap-Year ball at the Empress rooms resulted in the Immediate engagement of twenty-eight couples, and that seventeen other couples came to an understanding, which it is expected will result in an engagement in the near future. Besides this there were at least fifty cases in which advances and reciprocations laid the basis of acquaintanceships which are distinctly promising, so that altogether the ball may be accounted a great success. Kensington was greatly stirred by the occasion, and the guests had to pass from their carriages to the entrance to the ball room through an admiring throng of people. The crowd appreciated the leap-year nature of the occasion, as well as the pretty dresses and charming faces, and when a party of masked ladles went into the ball loom unescorted by gentlemen they almost broke into a cheer at the delightful daring. inside the building the scene from the first was bewildering in its brightness and sparkle. From 10 o'clock, the formal time for the commencement of the dancing, vestibule, corridors, ball room, drawing rooms and alcoves seemed overflowing with dainty ladies, some in ordinary evening dress, some in all the colors of the Orient, tempting Edna Mays, ranged with graceful mermaids and geishas from the East, all looked radiant. But the men, poor men! In numbers, perhaps, they equaled the ladies, but in nothing else. JuHt a few had ventured on strange costumes. There were Captain Cuttle, Mephlstopheles and a few others, but for the most part their courage went no further than evening dress. And they were modest, very modest. They hung about the passages in groups, afraid, palpably afraid. True it is, the ballroom was already uncomfortably crowded with dancing couples, but many seemed to regard its proximity with great and unnecessary fear. Presently they found that even the passages were beginning to be thick with ladles. Individual men sought in a cowardly manner the refreshment room upstairs and ordered coffee recklessly. For a time they were safe. But not for long. How it was done no mere onlooker could tell. But by midnight ladies and gentlemen were thoroughly intermingled, and thence onward there were couples everywhere. The curious part of the whole of the proceeding's was that the outsider, looking on. could never see a lady or gentleman propose a dance to a prospective partner. People sem d to select their partners by Intuition. In spite of the character of the gathering, the keenest observer could see no trace of a lady's proposal for a dance. NOVEL STEP IN TRAINING OF LITTLEH 0 U S EW1 VES Lessons in Shopping" Given Girls W ho Attend Birmingham Cooking Schools. KEEN AT BARGAINING LONDON, March 12. "First catch your hare" was the advice of 'the famous Mrs. Glasse. and an adaptation of the idea is being tried in Birmingham, where children are taught to buy the things which they are afterwards called upon to prepare for the table. In other words, they are being trained in the art of shbpping, as a preliminary to being given lessons in cooking. The tuition is carried out on practical lines by the Birmingham Education Committee. To the bland and unsuspecting shopkeeper who has just taken down hls shutters for the day there arrives a deputation consisting of six tiny girls with verybig Tarn O'Shanters and very small baskets. They are students of the local cookery "center" In quest of materials for the day s studies, and behind them Is a reserve force consisting of one young and blushing teacher. And woe betide the hapless tradesman if his wares are not above suspicion! The Tarn O'Shanters are Jealous guardians of the public purse, and are instructed, if necessary, to "take their custom elsewhere, ' and they do so. As yet the shopping classes are in the experimental stage, but their success is such that they will soon become general In the fifteen or so centers where Birmingham girls are taught to cook. The scholars much enjoy the outing." said the superintendent of cookery to the City Council, who Is responsible for the innovation. "The girls of the poor classes, particularly, are keen hoppers, for they know tho value of money far better than the pupils in the higher grade schools. jn fact they are commonly intrusted by th-ir parents with the greater part of the fanily purchases, and the tuition is, in consequence, of immediate benefit." A curious fact is that some of the cleverest shoppers belong to th' deaf-muti d iss. Though stone deaf the children can articulate plainly, and lis resdlnSj enable them to translate the shopkeeper's eulogies of his wares. Thibetan Ass at London Zoo. LONDON. March 12. A fine male kiang. or Thibetan wild ass, has just been placed In the 'Zoo." where on only three previous occasions have specimens of it been exhibited. It is the largest of the Asiatic asses nnd comes nearest in appearance and i lor to the dSSSSStlc hors. . It Is of a reddish brown above and white beneath and has long ears like donkey. The rarity of this animal in Kuropen m. ii.i Körles ,s .He to its inaccessible haunts la the mountainous districts of Thibet.

Imperfect Skeleton Canonized Monopoly of the Grand Duke Alexander Making Him Rich. Special Correspondence of the Journal PARIS, March 2. I have had occasion to allude several times to the quarrel between church and state In France, which historians probably will regard as the most important event of the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. If I felt quite free to give the subject all the attention it deserves. I would m-rite about it far more fully. Only it is a delicate subject, and I find It a hopeless task to do it Justice within the limUs of a newspaper article. From time to time, however, incidents occur which are so characteristic and throw such ligrht on the situation that I would nt be doing my duty to my readers If I failed to note them. The truth Is that the socalled "religious war" in France as the clericals misname It is really a class war. The church in France, for its misfortune, has al

lowed Itself to become the instrument of the feudal landlords the nobility and of the bourgeoise, or middle class, which hate and dread the leveling; tendencies of the republic. Having been drawn into the battle, the church cannot complain If It receives hard knocks. The seminarists' strike, which broke out a day or two ago at EHJon. the old capital of the dukes of Burgundy, will show you how deeply corrupted by political motives is the affected eal for religion of the younger clergy, educated under the influence of the Jesuits. If there is a cardinal dogma in the Catholic Church It Is the obedience and respect due to bishops. We find, however, invariably that whenever a French bishop happens to be a republican there are about half a dosen of this type, out of eighty this dogma is ignored. Three years ago the bishop of Laval was boycotted and insulted in the papers by the monks of his diocese simply because of hie republican opinions. Similar misfortunes have happened to Monslgnor Fuxet, the archbishop of Rouen, perhaps the most enlightened member of the French episcopacy. But the revolt of the Dijon clerics this week beats anything I can remember. REVOLT AT ORDINATION Five of them about to receive holy orders declared on the eve o' their consecration that they declined to be ordained at the hands of their bishop. They refused to give any reason for their behavior. Monslgnor L Nordes is a republican bishop and consequently has been defamed and boycotted by the monastic orders of Burgundy. Some weeks ago, as the bishop was visiting a neighboring parish, the priest refused to let him say mass in his church, and on Monsijrnor I Nordes asking for an explanation gave the following insolent and insane reply: "I cannot let you cross the threshold of my church because you are a Free Mason." This calumny. Invented by tbe clericals, seems to have been swallowed by the seminarists. The five students I alluded to having been suspended and sent home, the whole college, numbering seventy seminarists, declared in their favor and refused to continue the studies. The attitude of these young men reflects that of the great majority of the French clergy toward all bishops who side with democracy. N fa wonder sueh a clergy Is rosing its hold on a nation which is athirst for education, equal rights and progress. The mot d' ordre from St. Petersburg to the French press is evidently to air the yellow race bogey. M. Menne, author of the protectionist tariffs of 1H91 and nicknamed by the working class "Father Famine," has been holding forth on this subject and against what he calls the fantastia humanitaxianism of the peace movement. Talk, he says, about cordial understandings, national accords and arbitration has no more importance than puffs of smoke. The. far Kast explosion has silenced the I'toplans. who hoped to see one of these days the lamb gamboling under the eye of the lion. If Western statesmen do not look out la time the effects of the catastrophe will be to overthrow their part of Rttrooe. Strong in the conviction (M. Mellne's e.mvlctlons! that Russia will have the final victory, Father Famine" conjures France to thor oughly fulfill her eriRa ments to that i tower. Let her prove she Is no fairweather friend of Russia, and that good giant will not repudiate in better times tha debt of gratitude. Now is the time t.. nit the friendly part and to keep off the ;.tman Emperor, who watches for an opportunity to supplant the French ally and appear at St. Petersburg as the friend in seed. M. Mellne calls those . Juares and t iemenceau) who try to shake the FrancoRuss alliance blind guides who do not know what they are about and who are intent on destroying- what should he th keystowe of French policy, and he coriKr.it ulates tho two groups whi- h condemned all Clemencean and Juares. in the way of a foreign policy, recommended. ADVOCATES STKo.NtJ NAVY. This brought the speaker to ttie subject of the yellow race peril. The fact of Russia being victorious woul not prevent black spots gathering on the horizon and clouding it for a long time. The Japanese have not only revealed the terrible covetousne8S and appetite of that race, but havs unmasked the rivalries, the secular passi. :,s ai.! tl. hidd.-n a rn t ; 1 1 r . European and transatlantic peoples. Has not France every need, in face of the coalesced appetites behind Japan, to be tremendously strong if she is to resist In the coming struggle? She has to defend her European neatly every country, and rendei hie to collide with redoubtable r; Metine preaches a return to the iirft-tlass. w 11 disciplined and navy. France cannot otherwise als. M. cult of a powerful discharge her providential mission. This M. Mellne. in the p. riod of reaction which preceded the signing of the FrancoRussian military ugnement mot technical ly a treaty, was president of the of Deputies and aa a pffSfSssoe moderation a favorite of Prcsid n Casumlr Farter and Faun .r almost superstitious reverence f publican label, but could not see of its covering all sorts of antl-i quack medicine. Perlcr had no r tier im 't. an I erni I :i ad th the label and liko: tri juaa n ! Felix Faure would have be n gla rid P- , eise presidential SUtbortt) which uil have m.ul the repi . signed proximate The mill ears ago 15ois Oeffr . r 1 1 hjbff Ul. to)k thirteen by the now , on b half utch ff. a ojgnlssnet a On the Rui for I he ler situation ilan side they bdiv that th.. v.r- tiiurily actuated hg