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. ‘r l 7 l f I accesseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee When Edward g is Crowned .T Across the 398.5 in London at the heart of the British Empire our King is making great preparations for his forthcoming coronation, con- sequently the many ceremon- ies pertaining to that event will be full of interest even to those for whom a trip to Eng: land next June will be an impossibility. There are so many mystic forms and curious customs in connection with the coronation that it would be well to be- come familiar with a few of them. As a matter of fact, coronation ceremonies are connected with the first establish- . ment of Christianity in England; they I also perpetuate some of the earliest British notions of public liberty, and while they proclaim the hereditary rights of the Prince, they are intro- duced by a recognition ,of some of the most ancient claims of the people. In these ceremonies, too, is shown the char- acter of each constituent portion of the body politic from age to age, and they are chiefly valuable perhaps as preserv- ing a claim of national identity, un- broken by conquest or by civil war, by changing dynasties, or by the most im- portant revolutions of the empire. Not~ withstanding the vast democratic pro- gress of England to-day, she still shows her love of regal rule in the enthusiasm with which she enters into the splendid ceremonial of the coronation. In the coronation rites there is a great amount of symbolical instruction to which we require a clue. Below are a few explanations of the regalia and royal vestments. The' regalia of England are symbols of a monarchical authority that has been transmitted by coronation ceremonies for upwards of ten centuries. But the incorporation of England, Scotland and Ireland into one United Kingdom has connected the history of the Imperial rcgalia with some tales of legendary lore of more than passing interest, the truth of which, if the circumstance does not demonstrate, nothing will. Irish re- ccrds are said to add at least another thousand years of substantial history to the honors of that solid regal seat or coronation chair in which our mon- archs are both anointed and crowned, while some of our own “honest chronic- lers” assign to it a still more marvel- lous antiquity. ‘ Holinshcd gives us the history of one Gathelus, a Greek, who brought from Egypt into Spain the identical stone on which thé patriarch Jacob slept, and “poured oil” at Luz. In.Spain Gathe- lus built a city called Brigantia (Comâ€" 'Significance and l Antiquity ' _ Of the Ceremony. 3, 8' b e O O .M".".u.".'Nn.n.. 5 Sva‘V'v$m$$WOvv‘$$§-‘$$vav3v~F¢$7$mew§¥ principal parts is supposed to be. the same in which EdwardI. recased it, on bringing it to England. . .' None of the‘crowns now in use are of older date than the reign of Charles II. This monarch issued a commissmn for the “remaking such royal ‘orna- ments "and regalia” as the rebellious Parliament of his father hau destroyed. in which “the old names and fashions” :were directed to be carefull sought af- l’cer and retained. Upon this authority we still have the national crown, w1_th which our monarchs are actually in- vcsted, called S. Edward’s, although the Great Seal of the Confessor exhibits him wearing a crown of a very different shape. The present crown slowly ad- vanced from a mere fillet of pearl to its now commanding size and brilliant ap- pearance. . The sceptre is a more ancrent symbol of royalty than the crown. Homer speaks iof “sccptred Kings,” and the book_of Genesis of a sceptre as denoting a. lung or supreme governor. There is a very early form of delivering this enSign of authority in the Saxon coronation ser- vices. and the coins and seals of suc- ceeding reigns usually place it in tho hand of the monarch. Very anciently, too, our Kings received at the coron- ation a sceptre for the right hand, sur- mounted by a cross, and for the left, scmetimes called the verge, one that [terminated in a globe, surmounted by a 'dovc. The two great symbols of the 'Christian religion are thus professedly embraced, but the monarch never ap- pears with two sceptres except on tlns occasion. The Ampulla, or Golden Eagle and the “holy oil,” which is poured from from it. are connected, like the royal chair, ’with some interesting historical facts. The three distinct anointings yet lrctained (i.c., on the head, breast and hands or arms) were said by Becket to indicate glory, holiness and fortitude. l The Royal swords are nam- ed Curtana, or the Sword of to the Mercy, the Sword of Justice Spirituality, the Sword of Justice t9 the Temporality and the Sword of State. Of these the last alone is actually us- ed in the coronation, being that with which the King is girded after his anointing; the rest are only carried be- fore him by certain great oihcers. Cur- tana has been honored with a proper name since the reign of Henry III., at whose coronation it was carried by the Earl of Chester. It is a flat sword, without a point; looking to which cir- THE CORONATION MEDAL, IS SUED IN BRONZE AND SILVER. postella), where he “sat upon his mar. ble stone, gave laws and ministered jus- tice unto his people, thereby to main- tain them in wealth and quietness,” and “thereof it came to pass that first in Spain, after in Ireland, and then in Sect- land,. the Kings who ruled over the Scottishmcn received the crown sitting upon that stone, until the time of Rob- ert L, King of Scotland.” Another story is that King Simon Brech transmit- ted this stone to Ireland, about 700 years before the birth of Christ, and that “the first ,‘Fergus” brought it out of Ireland into Albion, 13.0. 330. There is an importantpropcrty of this stone. It is said .to furnish a test of legitimate royal descent, yielding an oracular sound when a Prince of the blood is placed upon it, and (remaining silent under a mere pretender to the throne. Apart from these legends, the real his- tory of the Fatal Stone is curious, and ” has induced the learned Toland to call it “the antientcst respected monument .in the world.” It is to be traced on the best authorities into 1reland, whence it had been brought into Scotland, and had become of great notoriety in Argyle- sbire, sometime before the reign of Ken- nith, or ,A. D. 834. This monarch found it at Dunstaffrage, a royal castle; be enclosed it in a wooden chair, and re- movcd it ,to the Abbey of Scone, where for 450 years “all Kings of Scotland war crownit” upon it, or “guhil ye tyme of Robert Bruce.” In, which time, beâ€" sides many other cruclties done by King Edward, the said chair of marble was taken by Englishmen and brought ‘out of Scone to London, and put into lVest- minster, where it remains to the pre- sent- day. The ancient Irish prophecy, quoted by~ Mr. Taylor in his “Glory of Regality,” assures us that the possession of this stone is essential to the preservation of royal power. ,King Kennith caused the lconiue verses following to be engraved on the chair:â€" ~. ~ Ni jallat fat-um Scoti quocunque locatum a, Invenient lapidcm ' Regnare teaentur ibidem. Thus given by Camden:â€" Or Fate is blind, . Or Scots shall find Where’er this stone , ' A royal throne. At the coronation of our Kings the royal (their is now disguised in cloth of 3:941, but the woodwork which forms its lcumstance, and to its being also on- titled the Sword of Mercy, some ety- mologists have traced it to the Latin curto, I cut short. The Sword of Jus- tice to the Spirituality is obtuse, that of Justice to the Tcmporality sharp at the point. The King’s spurs and orb and. S. Edward’s staff of the golden ring with which our Kings are invested, as the ensign ot’ royâ€" al dignity. and of defence of the Catholic faith,” there is miracle of the coronation tourelate. certain “fayre old man,” having asked mum “S aims of S. Edward, the Confessor, he had nothing at hand to bestow but his ring. Shortly after two English pil~ grims lost their way in the Holy Land, “when there came to them a fayre anc~ ient man,” with “white hair for age.” Then the old man asked who they were and of what region, and they answered that they were pilgrims of England, and had lost their companions and way. Then this old man “comforted them goodly” and brought them to a fair city; and when they had refreshed the mom, this “fayre 'old man” went with them and brought them in the right way again. And he was glad to hear them talk of the welfare and holi- when he was departing from them he told them who he was, and said, “I am ' Johan the evangelist, and sayc ye unto Edward your Kyng, that I grete' him well by the token that he golf to me, thys rynge, with 1in one handes.” The present ring was the favorite one of Mary Queen of Scots, and was sent by her, at her death, to James I. The spurs are a very ancient emblem of knighthood; in later coronations the abundance of ceremonies has only allow- ed time for the King’s heel to be touch- ed with them. The Orb, or Mound (Fr. Monde) is an emblem of sovereignty, said to be derived from Imperial Rome, and to have been first adorned with the cross conversion to part of the regalia, political in the b Constantine on his Ciristianity. This being indicative of supreme power, has never been placed hands of any but Kings and Queens reg- nant. The only remaining member of the Regalia now in use is S. Edward’s Stall; but whether so called from any of the ' pilgrimages of the Confessorâ€"from its eing designed to remind our monarchs ct another . . . . y A lessening it by oneâ€"Sixteenth is as | ness of their King, S. Edward; and of their being but pilgrims on earthâ€" or simply from its being offered with the other regalia at that monarch’s shrine, on the coronation of our Kings, 'we have no means of determining. All the regala are supposed, indeed, to be in the custody of the Dean, as the suc- cessor of the Abbot of Westminster, at the period of each coronation. The Royal vestments of Eng- land are amongst the most gorg- eous “makings of a King” known to his- tory. In the robes ordinarily designed to be worn in Parliament, and consist- ing of a surcoat of the richest crimson velvet, and a mantle and hood of the same, furred with ermine and bordered with gold lace, the King first makes his appearance on coronation day (on which he wears a cap of State of the same materials, and at this time only). These are, therefore, called the Parliament robes, in distinction from his robes of estate, for which he exchanges then: in the Abbey at the close of the corâ€" onation, and which only differ from the former in being made of purple vel- vet. These sumptuous external robes are laid aside during the anointing and other parts of the coronation service. The Armil, or Stole, is the only cc- clesiastic symbol now retained in the investiture of our Kings. The orna- ment in present use embraces the neck.-â€"L. G. in Toronto Ladies Jour- nal. +._.._.. MORPHINE FIENDS. .â€" Ten Per Cent. of Physicians Slaves An Authority Says. At least 10,000 persons in the United States are victims of mor- phine “and 10 per cent. of American physicians are slaves to opium in some form, according to a statement adopted. by. the Medical News. All recent estimates, the same authority asserts moreover, indicate that the use of morphine not only as a drug to allay pain, but also as an inâ€" toxicant, is daily becoming an inâ€" creasing evil. . A physician to- whom this statement was quoted expressed some doubt as to the extent of the evil so far as the medical profession is concerned, but said was "rather under than mark. over the “The demand for morphine in the= increasing at an. drug stores is alarming rate," said this physician. "Traffic in the drug is restricted by law, but the law is practically in- effectual. Any morphine fiend who needs a supply knows how to get it, and does obtain it readily enough and apparently one user of the drug makes many. more. "Before long there is sure to be ar cry for increased restriction. What is needed, however, is not so much a new law, but the stricter enforce- ment of the present one and vigorâ€" ous prosecution of those who conâ€" nivc at the illicit traffic in the stuff.” Whether or not it is possible to cure the confirmed morphine eater after the habit has reached a serious stage is among physicians. There are also differences of opinion as to the best treatment, although the authorities agree now that ment or the services of a trained nurse to outwit the cunning aroused in the patient by the craving for the drug are essential to success. Baths and exercise in the open air form an important part of the new- est trcatmeut advocated and it is laid down that there is practically a certainty of a relapse unless the treatment is prolonged months, oftcncr to six. The sudden withdrawal of the drug by friends or relatives, horror strick- en over the discovery of the dis- case; has resulted in- many cases in a. fatal collapse. Substitution of some other opium derivative has 1n.w been rejected as unsatisfactory. Gradual witlulraWal of it or taperâ€" ing the doses is the only choice in a majority of cases, and in some cases can be effected at first. -- .c .1. _.__..._.-... Mr. Manleyâ€"“Well, darling, lfve had my life insured for>$5,000." Mrs. lirâ€"“I‘lO‘V very sensible of you! Now I sha’n’t have to keep telling you to be so careful every place ‘you "MAMMA IS WAITING FOR US?" that the general estimate g still the subject of debate: institutional treatâ€"‘ u .l’ .3 . senses-{ere THE BOY, Ame , THE BANK, wanenom AND For n th . THE onus. ° _, seesaszosswewsoaess stone Once there was a boy about seven years old, whose parents thought he was flawless. He was potted every day, and by leaps and bounds he grew into the idea that the earth and the fullness thereof was his. He became arbitrary in his methods and not only gave the neighbors, but also his parents, much trouble. Neither his father nor his mother was particularly “keen” on psychology, and so matters drifted along until the time came when the father awoke to a realization of the [fact of his offspring’s degeneracy. He 6'3 { KOR- a l I x I \10 .*\./;\.I,\ I AX \ / /$ 3+0: came, also, face to face with the collat- eral fact that something would have to ‘be done in the way of child-government, or the time would speedily arrive when even a. revolution would do no ood. He therefore resolved to begin wit 1 the in- culcation of the great and basic laws of frugality. If, he reasoned, he could teach ‘lliS son and heir the value of money and self-denial, a great step forward 'would have been taken, and the way conse- quently would be opened for education along other lines toward which the youth had so far manifested the utmost repug- nancy. Filled with those thoughts,and others in which his son constantly figured as a ‘bright and shining star, the father bought a toy bank that was‘mj constructed that it would receive dimes to the extent of five dollars, but unless the full comple- 'ment of fifty dimes had been faithfully deposited within the precincts of the bank there was no such thing as with drawals. Until the aforesaid deposit, the bank was securely locked, but when it 'hcld five dollars’ worth of dimes it could .then be easily opened and the money iplaced in a real savings bank, there to draw compound interest and to double itself, from time to‘ time, as the years rolled by. The father brought the bank proudly home, thinking of the time when his son should figure among the world’s rcat capitalists and financiers and be able to trace the origin of his wealth to the little bank he was about to give him. It was an inspiring thought. and the reveries into which this father fell because of it were very pleasant indeed. He dreamed, as fathers will, and when he reached home he was not a little dis- appointed to find that the boy had been put to bed and was sleeping quietly. He explained his ideas to his wife, and want- ed to awaken the lad in order to im- ipress the scheme upon him, so that no 'time should be lost with his new educa- tion. His wife demurrcd, however, and lso the father was obliged to wait until Ethe next morning before presenting the imatter to the young savage, who was to {be the subject of an experiment with which he was destined to be entirely out of sympathy. At breakfast the father made a rather ,neat little speech to his son, and gave linto his hands the bank and a dime. to ;put into it, that should serve as a nucleus about which might gather his wealth and capital that was to be. He also pro- lmiscd further contributions if the boy lwould be good. The young man was en- gaged in eating his breakfast while his father was talking about the bank,and it must he confessed that .the charms of ,the cereals that were a part of the lam- lily menu, together with the accompany‘ {ing milk, were greater than was the rudi- gmentary system of finance. that was pa- : rcntally outlined. In due tune the father 1went down town to do business. The 10 “WOO i son remained at home for the same pur- 'pcse, as it afterward appeared. When the young man had quite finished eating (because there remained nothing else to teat) he turned his languishing attention *to the bank that his father had given him. He knew there was a dime therein, sbcâ€"causc he had seen it placed inside. He lcould also hear it rattle when he shook l the bank. His mother was a trifle busy, and went- ;upstairs, rejoiced to think that she 3 could leave the young man with the bank 'and the contemplation of it. When his zmother had retired. his interest in the bank seemed to intensify. He shook it, and the rattle of the imprisoned dime "was again distinctly perceptible. Ile Eshook it more fiercely, and the sound of ,inflnitcsimal but boarded wealth was hol- Slow, He shook the bank a third time, iand then it slipped from his fingers and WHERE IS SHE? 1 very ' fell with a crash to the marquetry floor, The bank, which was quite heavy, struck on its shar corner and broke a piece out of the cor that cost one dollar and fifty cents to have replaced a few days later. The boy picked up the fallen bank and looked at it very hard. He did _ not even glance at the damaged floor. He tried rather to pry the bank open .witli a silver fork, the result being that tht prongs of the fork were snapped off. H1 began to be annoyed. He finally struck the iron bank right smartly with his little fist, which bruised him. This made him quite angry. Throwing the offend ing bank on the floor, and thereby mak- ing an additional dent in it, he kicked it with one of the new shoes he chanced to have on, in such a way as to rend a most unsightly hole in the shoe that did the kicking. He realized vaguely that his progress in breaking the bank was some- thing likc the progress of most of those who have tried this sort of thing on a larger scale at Monte Carlo. In a reflective mood he icked up his bank once more and turned it over and over again. Visions of the candy, gum, soda and other edible and semi-edible juvenile joys that the dime in that use- less bank would buy rose up before him and overmastered him. He went to his father’s tool chest, where he had so often been told not to go. He lifted the heavy lid, and there, right on top, lay a ham- mer. It fairlyinvited him. to use it. Temptation carried him away captive- IIe grasped the hammer and struck the bank with all his little might. The edge of the hammer was chipped ofl‘, and there was a dent in the new bank. That was all. He hammered away at the bank until there were many dents in it, but the. run upon the bank was valiantly rcsrsted. The hammer was but a. dc. lusion and a snare. He put it back in the chest and closed the lid with a hang. The thought of the dime so near and yet so far was most aggravating. He thought and thought and thought. There was nothing promising that pre- sented itself by means of which he could make that dime negotiable. He took the bank out in the back yard, where the walks were flagged. He threw it several times on the fiagstones. The only results were moredents. The bank began to look a trifle battered. its capital was as yet, however, entirely unimpaired. He took the bank into thc house again and put it on the hot kitchen range. Some of the bright paint sputtered up and came off, but there was no further result. At last an idea came to the chila that seemed promising. He took it up the street, and when fairly out ol sight of his own house he placed thc bank upon the car track and then rax back to wait for a passing car. Pres cntly the car came with a rush and wax gone, scattering sparks in transit. T111 car simply pushed the bank off the track. The boy put it back and pos- sessed his soul with such patience as he could. The four following can likewise swept the bank harmlessly fI‘Ol'K the track, but the fifth, a fifteen-tor. car, struck it a little on thc‘slant and the bank was left fragmentary. Witt a shout of triumph the youthful Spend. thrift snatched the dime from the road- bed where it lay, and with it safely in his hand he ran off to the nearest candy store, where he bought sweetmeats un- til the dime was gone. Then he went out and enjoyed the confections until they,.too, were gone. There .is no need to tell what the moral of this tale is, nor to mention the doctor’s charges for attendance on the child because of the candy eaten for which the dime paid. it would be worse than useless to point out wherein ithc father failed in his application of first-class moral teaching. Nor would ' anything be gained by tabulating the [language of the father when the dam- age was footed up. These items are familiar to parents with boys in the family and are quite commonplace. So, for that matter, is this little story of the boy, the bank, and the dime. _+_...__â€"-â€". ODDEST VAC CINATION CASE . Little Girl Carried‘It Latent for Two Years. The remarkable case of a small girl whose vaccination took after two years’ delay should be some consolation to those who have got it over quickly. The case has beer. reported to one of the medical jour- nals by the child’s physician and is recorded as being probably without precedent in medical science. The child was vaccinated when she was only six mouths’ old and with Slight success. Nothing was thought about that until “a few weeks ago, and two years after the original vaccination she llztll an at- tack of scarlet fever with complica- tions which puzzled the family _(.locâ€" tor. The old vaccination marks scemed‘to wake up again. Inquiry revealed that the little girl had not been revaccimtimh though all the symptoms might. have indicated that she had. ()thcr phy- sicians were called in and watched' the case. I When the child‘s recovery was cer- tain they agreed that the one exâ€" planation feasible Was that the vacâ€" cination had remained latent in the child’s system for two years and that the fcver had started it afresh. ---»-~+ INDIAN lEl’NGL’l'SI-l . An intelligent scpoy one day came to a telegraph oillce in India and handed in a message to send to a station in Central India. Having read the message, the operator said there Was something wrong. 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