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5? ; The scene of the army and nary -1 -exercises this year was Chesapeake • ^ bay, and, in a measure, the movement . ..was to determine the value of the :^|fbrtificatlon8 in preventing a foreign <-^""foe from making an attack upon v .Washington from the sea. Officers in Command. •ff| Rear Admiral P. W. Dickftn ires ;cf^in command of the invading fleet, £,*nd the defensive works were com- sfmanded by Major General James F. jWadte, commanding the department Jof the Atlantic, who had as his chief '«f staff Brigadier General Frederick ^ /D. Grant. j&y . All the elements of actual warfare were not present; for, among other %>\c ^things lacking was a defensive fleet, ,\r. which, in the event of war, especially ^ were believed Washington was be directly menaced, would be float* • j,'J^Ing in the waters of Hampton Roade. 1^-t -Jj;In actual war this fleet would be con- r foidered advisable to protect the large / •.government navy yard at Norfolk, If jX*sY'3tor no other reason.' - ,'^1 Bear Admiral Diekins had in his ^commard a torpedo boat flotilla, under I^Commander M. Johnston; size thirds class battleships, twocrttlsers and i 'three converted yachts.- i, j Nearly 10,000 Man Fort*. The fortifications in the three artil- I V lery districts, which comprise the de- „;|ifenses of Washington and Baltimore, ^"'^jjwere manned by nearly 10,000 men, ! , ^iior more than half those in the fleet I \ t Opposed to them. Seven forts were || fEngaged in the war game; Fort Mon- ^ ; , i|iroe, in the Chesapeake district, com- X J >rtnanded by Lieut.-Coi. Ramsay D. .Jpotts; Fort Washington and Fort V|]Hunt, in the Potomac district, com- • %nanrled by Col. Benjamin K. Roberts, ^Jand Forts Howard, Small wood, Carroll - c'ra*nd Armistead in the Baltimore dis- peake, is a government wireless tele­ graph station, which also had its quiet part in the exercises. This agency, which was in communication with the forts, naturally endeavored to keep the army informed of the ap­ proach of the attacking fleet, and also attempted to "overhear" any wireless messages passing between the flagship and the other vessels in the fleet. Likewise the fleet tried to "tap" the Gen. James F. Wade. wireless messages passing between the commanders of the artillery dis­ tricts. Fort Monroe Chief Point.,, - Fort Monroe, at the mouth of the James river, which commands the en­ trance to the Chesapeake, was the most critical point in the war game. Although Major General Wade's head­ quarters were movable, it was at Fort Monroe where the headquarters flag first flew. The fortress is a very dif­ ferent defense from what it was even so late as the Spanish war. Very con­ siderable improvements have been made to it, and its battery of great ooold not itt any even risk grounding in order to pass the upper forts. Defense of the Cities. Washington is about 175 miles from Fort Monroe, and Baltimore is about 160 miles from the entrance to the Chesapeake. Defending Washington are Forts Washington and' Hunt, on either side of the Potomac, about twelve miles below the national capi­ tal. Baltimore is defended by Fort Carroll, which is on a small island lying in the Patansco river, about seven miles below the city, and on the west bank of the river, nearly oppo­ site, lies Fort Smallwcod. About four miles below them are Fort Howard, on North Point, and Fort Armistead, near­ ly opposite, both guarding the en­ trance to the river fnm the bay. The-Game of War. Only the destroyers and smaller boats attempted to pass these fortifi­ cations, and choose the uight for the work. It has been the usual belief Among those who have made the wag­ ing of war their specialty that ships can rarely be pitted against fortifica­ tions with success. Apd it has been found in practice in recent wars that the damage done on either side dur­ ing such an engagement is very small iifijeed, although a chance snot from a fort would work more damage to a ship it happened to hit squarely than any broadside is likely to effect upon a modern fortress. The night attacks were to ascertain the efficiency of the searchlights of the fortifications and also to give the navy exercise in constructively making these lights dark. Actual experience has .demonstrated that it Is most dif­ ficult to hit a searchlight, and. inci­ dentally, most difficult to navigate a ship on which a searchlight has been iv-ii V f"V* turned, the effect of the light being to FORTRES8 MONROE, OFF WHICH PART OF THE WAR GAME MANEUVERS WERE CONDUCTED. ?. /v*: HOLDS STREET FAIRS ILLEGAL Attorney General 8tead Explains Status of Exhibitions in the State. Attorney General Stead declares that it is illegal to hold street fairs in any city. His opinion was requested by the state board of agriculture as the result of reports submitted by the Effingham and Greene county agri­ cultural boards and the Free Corn as­ sociation for the purpose of securing $200 in appropriations. The attorney general's opinion, however, is that neither organisation is entitled to that amount. The opinion, in part is as follows: t "It will be noted the legislature con­ templates that the agricultural Soci­ ety shall control the place where the exhibition Is to be held. For the ben- efit of exhibitors and patrons and fof the protection of the general public, the .legislature has vested said socle- ties with certain powers and con­ ferred upon them certain privileges. Likewise, it has charged them with eertain duties. It has charged them with the duty of keeping and main­ taining order on or about the grounds or place of holding Such fair. Fur­ ther,, it has charged them with the 'duty Of not allowing or licensing any wheel of fortune or other gambling device. "If a fair Is held upon the streets of a city the agricultural society has no control whatever over the conduct of persons attending the exhibition. It cannot maintain peace or good or­ der in the streets, nor can it prohibit gaming or selling of intoxicating liquors at or near a place. "Moreover, it is illegal and unlaw­ ful to hold a Mr upon the streets of any city. It is not to be supposed that that legislature appropriated the sum of $200 Annually to thfc county or other agricultural society for a fair which, when held in public streets, Is violative to public law. "I am of the opinion, therefore, that the agricultural society which holds fairs upon the public streets of a city has not complied with the law govern­ ing these matters, ror with the act of May 18, 1905. and is not entitled to money appropriated by said act to county or other agricultural society 'for fairs." BRAKEMAN CATCHES WRECKER (1) View of harbor. (2) Water battery in Fortress Monroe, (3) View of fort and moat. • strict, under the command of Col. ,4§Prank Throp. Artillerymen were col­ lected from the ports all along the At­ lantic coast, and augmented by few, if |kny, state militil. * 5 K Preparations for Resistance. > In the fortifications the greatest preparations for the event were made, frat for the most part the improve­ ments made and the equipment install­ ed are intended to be permanent. Within the last few months $125,000 Jias been expended in the purchase |(md installation of the most complete telephone equipment which could be Obtained. In time similar equipment #411 be in place in every artillery dis* Jtrict on the coast to carry out the ap- iroved system of flre control. This is most elaborate scheme of attack on approaching enemy which cannot seen by the gunners anywhere. f. It is possible by this arrangement jto direct the fire with effect, not only as to the time of discharging a gun, |>at in respect to range and direction 4>f the shell. This mysterious factor s jnade possible by means of numer- instruments, miles of land wire J^nd cable, and a comprehensive secret '§ode. Signal Service Complete. The new portable searchlight for fortifications was another important feature which was tested under prac­ tical conditions of service. It was iscovered in the maneuvers of two ars ago that the gunfire of ships as directed with what would have n telling effect If the shots were , on account of the stability of the hllghts. In the war game these lights did »ot remain in one place. They were ounted on wheels, and in that way eir location was changed, in addi- on to which their removal prevented eir destruction by a shot from the Ifceet. At Cape Hatteras, 11.5 miles 4outh from the entrance to the Chesa- disappearing guns is believedtobe invincible. The fleet did not attempt to run past Fort Monroe in the day time, although the deepest part of the channel is almost fourteen miles distant. On the part of the artillery officers it is claimed that even at night there was little hope for the fleet to pass suc­ cessfully by the fortification. There are frequent heavy fogs in this neigh­ borhood, however, and had the fleet been favored with such an ally, the naval men believed that they could pass in without the fort being aware of it. The extensive mine fields of the military at this point, however, would ^>3 4 Edible Swosdflsh. The Block Islanders are justly roud of their swordfish, for they Imost have a corner on that variety jpf the finny tribe, the flesh of which, lift is claimed by many, surpass any­ thing caught in the deep. The de­ ign and for the swordfish is invariably greater than the supply, for although * number of boats from the islands Sake dally trips, they have practi-,lly no competition, as the fish even the best fields are not numerous, fend it is hard and dangerous work. 'i'&i Hawk the Prey of the Weasel. ^ A New Zealand paper relates that aettler noticed a hawk flying about a peculiar manner and crying out If in pain. The settler obtained a ,_n and shot the bird and Investiga­ te showed the cause of its distress ras a weasel which was perched on e hawk's back, wifh its teeth burled the bird's neck. Apparently the ani- aal had pounced upon the hawk ien it was on the ground and was led skyward with the flight of its Admiral Francia Diekins. be expec&d to destroy a fleet hazard­ ing the attempt. For the fleet to reach Washington, or even Baltimore, was hardly prac­ ticable, owing to the shallowness of the channels of the Potomac and the Patapsco. Consequently the main fleet, under ReaA Admiral IXckias Coal-Black Rat. A coal-black .rat was caught in a trap at the police station the other morning. The rat was unusually large in size and its skin was very soft, like velvet. The animal was drowned along with several other rats which were caught in the same trap. Many people saw the animal and they all said that never before had they seen a black rat. It attracted a great deal of attention even among the prisoners In whose apartments in was caughtr-- Portland Oregonian. blind the navigators ,** well as the gunners. To render this exercise the more ef­ fective, the ships of the squadron were painted four colors: The Texas, New­ ark, Atlanta. Terror, Puritan, Hornet, Siren and Silvia, white; the Florida, Arkansas, Nevada, war eolOr; the Hartford, black, and the torpedo boat destroyers, dark green. iThe object of each of several forms of attack by the navy was to demon­ strate the strength or weakness of some particular phase of the defense. The results were known only at the conclusion of the exercises, and then known only to the proper authorities. This precaution was emphasized as Important, that the character and strength of the various defenses might not become known to possible enemies of the country. ¥ Oldest Judge in Active Service. Judge Charles Field of Athol, Mass., is ninety years old. He is in active service, holding court in the first dis­ trict court of northern Worcester, at both Athol and Gardner, several days each week. While, naturally, his health is not quite as robust as teii years ago, he is still vigorous enough to administer Justice in the two courts. Judge Field is said to be the oldest judge in the country in active judicial service. Great Singer's Tomb Prepared. If me. Emma Calve, the famous sing- en, is one of those people who like to have their tombs ready for them in case anything should happen. Some four years ago the great singer and actress gave instructions to a well known French sculptor to prepare a design for her monument, and though at first he thought she was in jest and hesitated to begin the work, he soon found she was in earnest. He set to work, thevefore, *Li modeled a sketch. . • -c.' Keeps Important State Record*. Gov. Warfield of Maryland has had made a large scrapbook of newspaper clippings on the death of Lloyd Lowndes of his state, to be filed in the state archives at Annapolis. He says: "I believe it Is the first time that any history of the death of a governor of Maryland has ever been compiled and I propose to take care of predecessors ard trust that my ex­ ample may be followed by my, succes­ sors." Peculiar Case of Smuggling. A smuggling case which is probably unique, even in the strange annuals of contraband, has Just been before the customs court of Marseilles. On board the French steamer Touraine there was found a large quantity of opium smuggled, not by any individual in particular, but by the whole ship's com­ pany, and the strange spectacle was witnessed of the heavy fine of £2,000 being levied on all, every man in the vessel being mulcted in Bis proportion, assessed according to wages. Prevents Accident to Fast Mail Train at Kewanee. -* Brakeman Blomgren on a side­ tracked train saw a man drag heavy railroad ties upon the main line track of the Burlington road at Kewanee shortly after midnight and by quick work succeeded in capturing the crim­ inal. The first east-bound' mail train, which goes through at eighty miles an hour, was due on this track in a few minutes and certainly would have been wrecked by the obstruction. Po­ licemen were summoned, but Just as they arrived the culprit broke away and made his escape In the dark. Rate Hearing Is Adjourned. The contest of the shippers of Illinois for lower freight rates, which was in progress In Springfield before the railroad and warehouse commis­ sion for several days, was closed June 15, as far as the evidence is concern­ ed. The railroads concluded their ev­ idence, much of which was expert, and adjournment was taken until July 11. when ttye. arguments will be heard. FIVE FREE PHONES ARE IN USE Company Claims This Sufficient for Compensation for a Renewal. At an adjourned meeting of the Paris city council the annual appro­ priation ordinance, carrying a budget of $74,000, was adopted, and an ordi­ nance passed prohibiting the use of explosive canes, dynamite crackers and toy pistols as incidents of the Fourth of July celebration. The com­ mittee having in charge the petition for a thirty-year extension of fran­ chise of the Wabp.sh Valley Telephone company asked for further time, and the matter goes over to the regular July meeting. The company repre­ sents that it is about to float a bond issue of $75,000 for the reconstruction of its plant, and that it is unable to do this under the present franchise, which has but ten years to run. Rep­ resentative of the Commercial club appeared before the city council and offered, in the event that the company did not offer some adequate compensia tion for the extended franchise, to put in a complete new system and give the city%5 to 10 per cent of the gross receipts. The Wabash Valley com­ pany contends that the cheapness of the service precludes any such con­ cession, five free phones for city use being the only consideration fojr the franchise. ! BOGUS MONEY IS FOUND BURIED Federal Authorities Discover Imita­ tion Dollars. Douglass G. Williams, deputy Unit­ ed States marshal, unearthed $1,300 counterfeit money on, a farm seven miles east of Ridge farm, near the Indiana state line, and the stuff was sent to Washington. Eight years ago Douglas Hayes was tried in. Indianap­ olis for counterfeiting and was acquit­ ted. The money was found on the Hayes farm, and later in the day the Hayes house was searched by the federal officers, but nothing of an In­ criminating nature was discovered. Of the bogus money. $1,000 was in sil­ ver dollars, of almost perfect make, but slightly defective in weight. There was also $200 in imitation $20 gold pieces. .The coins were found buried In an old tea kettle, under a beech tree, but a short distance from the Hayea house. Arrest Youth for Arson. St. Charles, Elgin's southern sub­ urb, is greatly excited over the arrest of Leo V. Day, 17 years old. son of C. A. Day, superintendent of the Glenn Manufacturing company, charged with arson. Of late seven mysterious blazes have sprung up at St. Charles and Mayor Glenn suspected that poli­ tics were at the bottom of It. Young Day has not been in attendance at school for a year or more. Practical­ ly all of the fires have Occurred in the ward where Mayor Glenn resides. Deneen Pardons Sick Convict. The governor upon the recommen­ dation of the board of pardons, com­ muted the sentence of Edward Dixon who was sentenced to the county jail of Livingston county for six months for the crime of larceny. The com­ mutation is based upon the statement of the county physician to the effect that Dixon Is afflicted with consump­ tion and can live but a few days.; « 'Bad Fire in Johnston City. Fire has practically destroyed the entire town of Johnston. Forty buildings including the entire busi­ ness section, were burned. Among the First National bank, Elles Bros.' the principal buildings destroyed were department store, Duncan & Bakers' company and the Horrin-Stotlar Lum­ ber company. Fire departments from Marion and Herrin assisted in extln guishing the flames. The loss Ig es­ timated at $200,000. *: " Train Wrecker Is Sentenced. Fred Ellis, who a month ago placed ties and snow sheds on both mains of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, west of Galesburg, for the purpose of wrecking two fast trains, pleaded guilty in circuit court and was sentenced to the penitentiary* Both locomotives, running at high speed, plowed through the obstructions. Two Men Drown In Lake. In sight of hundreds of pleasure- seekers at Priesters' park lake, Belle­ ville, two unknown men fell out of a rowboat and were drowned, the bodies not coming to the surface. After sev­ eral hours' fruitless endeavor to re­ cover the bodies a sluice was cut and the large lake is being drained. Galesburg Girl Weds. Elizabeth Belie Ranaall of Gales- bug and Umberto Frilli, the sculptor, were married at Florence, Italy, Sun­ day. The bridal couple left for C^iege, Belgium, where the honeymoon will be spent. Demanded Bandf ai'Ftwiwtaf^"' By the provisions of his will, filed at Belleville, the executor of the estate of Louis Birth, who died at Mildstadt, June 2, is authorized to employ the Milstadt brass band to play at the funeral of the testator. The request was carried out. To Fred Etling he leaves $200, to Henry Voertmann $150, to William, Fred, Charlotte and Doro­ thea Voertmann each $200, and the re­ mainder 0 his estate to lira. Fred Et ling. * . Threaten to Close Coal Mines. Coal operators of the Springfield suhdistrict decided to vote at the con­ vention of the Illinois Coal Operators' association, to be held in Springfield on June 20, for a shut-down of the coal mines of Illinois on July 1 if the miners do not agree to recompense the operators for the extra expense they will be compelled to undergo for extra shot firers. Chautauqua for Paxton. A Chautauqua organization was ef­ fected at Paxton by electing T. D. Thompson president, E. R. Orr secre­ tary, C. A. Nordgren treasurer and James Speed manager. The meeting will be held early in September, as It I* planned. ^ Dowries for French G1H*. V ^ A recent writer says of the commer­ cial side of matchmaking in France: "In most French marriages money plays the important part. The first question asked by the young man is 'How much?' As a rule, It is an easy matter to ascertain without applying directlgr to the papa, but even when no question of dowry is raised at the formal demand there is always a contract, drawn up by a notary, which specifies the exact mm the girl r» Mima*- • ' Slays Man of 93. , ; Ninety-three years old, blind, and feeble, Thomas Snider, known thirty years ago as "Keno Snider," was killed six 'miles north of Murphysboro by Allen Dukes, a farmer 30 years old. Snjder was in a carpenter shop when Dukes entered. Th^ old man reached out his nands and touched the farmer, asking him who he was. With an oath Ouke raised <• a pick- handle and repeatedly struck the old man over the head. His defense was that his victim had attempted to kill him. He was-arrested. Charge Husband With Murder. Mrs. William Stuke died at' Quincy from the effects of wounds alleged to have been inflicted by her husband, who was arraigned on the charge of murder. In default of bond, ke was sent to jail. , Wed on Train. ' |w A- Coleman of Equality and Miss 'taiira J. Pemberton of Eldorado were married on the Big Four passenger train between Harrisburg and Eldo­ rado, Judge Burks of Eldorado ofloiat- Inf. • • ' - Weil-Known Man Dead. George W. Poole, a pioneer and a G. A. R. member, also widely known to the I. O. O. F. and Pythian frater­ nities, died at his home at Bement of apoplexy. Cadet Drowns at Annapolis. Midshipman Louis L. Vertress of Bushnell, 111., a member of the second class, was drowned while Swimming from the Cruiser Newark, upon which he was stationed, off Hackett's Point, about seven miles above Annapolis. Vertress was 21 years old. Engineer la Bankrupt. Louis E. Lavely, a locomotive en­ gineer of Pana, filed a voluntary pe­ tition in bankruptcy In the federal court at Springfield, scheduling lia­ bilities at $1,300, assets $260. Lineman Is Fatally Injured. „J. Frank Kendall, a lineman for the Central Union Telephone company, was at the top of a 50-foot pole at Quincy and fell across several wires, where he lay until removed by mem­ bers of the fire department. He died fromJtiis injuries. ?i/ Supreme Court Bulldl Tfte supreme court designa^d iftis- tlces Cartwright, Wilkin and Boggs aa commissioners for the erection of the new supreme eottrt house la Springfield. Of the reigning families of Europe, none has added mbre to the luster of kingly honor than ihat to which be­ longs the present monarch of Sweden, writes Harry Barrett Chamberlain in the Chicago Record-Herald. From the time of its founding by jthe distin guished marshal of France, the Prince of Ponte-Corvo, whose title came through the empiric power of the great Napoleon, the house of Bern a dotte has been one which has ever commanded the highest respect and admiration. j. The ruling house of Sweden Is now In its third generation, the present king being the fourth of the Berna- dottes. The line is modern, beginnirg with Charles XIV., who was succeeded by his son, Oscar I., who in his turn bequeathed the crown to his son, Charles XV. This Charles, dying without issue in the kingly line, his brother, Oscar II., the present mon- 1 arch, came to the throne. His father, a briefless lawyer, Jfan Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, 'was .horn at Pau in Beam, Jan. 26, 1764. Des­ tined for the law, he followed his na­ tural bent and chose the profession of arms, enlisting in 17S0 as a private in the royal marfhes of France. When the arbitrary distinction of classes was swept away by the revolution, open­ ing the path of preferment to all alike, the abilities of Bernadotte secured speedy recognition. He had seen two years of garrisOn life in Corsica, but his nine years of service had brought him nothing more than the chevrons of a sergeant. From this time on his rise was rapid, and In 1792'he was'a colonel in the army of Gen. Custines. The year following he served with Kleber and demonstrated his ability so thoroughly that he was promoted general of brigade and almost imintv diately afterward became general of division. In the campaigns of the Rhine and of Italy his brilliant work furnished the foundation for his soldierly repu­ tation. during these years he avoided rather than sought the favor of young Napoleon. Each instinctively distrust­ ed and disliked the other. It is said that after their first meeting Berna­ dotte remarked, "I have seen a man, 26 or 27 years old, who wishes to be thought 50; this does not augur well for the republic," a judgment which in the light of later history proved his sagacity as a prophet and the keen­ ness of his perception in reading men. "He has a French head and a Roman heart," $ald Napoleon after the inter­ view. "He has iron blood in his veins," proving himself not inferior to Bernadotte in his reading of men. During Bonaparte's absence in Egypt Bernadotte was appointed minister of war. He reorganized the army and prepared the way for the conquest of Holland. His popularity was so great that the directors became alarmed, fearing that he might dismiss them and reconstruct the government. They removed him from the ministry, an ac­ tion by which they doomed themselves, for there is no doubt that distrusting Bonaparte, whom they wished arrest­ ed for abandoning the army in Egypt, he would have gladly protected the directorial government had he been placed at the head of a sufficient body of troops. Though he had no share in the revolution which established the consular authority, he shared' in its advantages, accepting the position of councillor of state and general in chief of the army of the West. - So brilliant was the work of Berna­ dotte that jealousy conspiring against him led to his displacement. Never­ theless, when the imperial dignity was assumed by Napoleon, the reputation of Bernadotte was so firmly estab­ lished that even the emperor could not ignore it; with other distinguished officers he received a marshal's trun­ cheon, and in 1806 was invested with the principality of Ponte-Corvo for his distinguished services at Austerlitz. As prince, the government of Fionia and Jutland were intrusted to him, and the mildness of his administration won for him renown as a statesman and ruler. In 1810 the death of Prince Augus- tenburg of Sweden left the throne of that country without an heir. The Swedish states in council nominated Bernadotte as successor to Charles XIIL, who adopted him as, his son. In the campaigns of 1813 and 1814 Ber­ nadotte, as Crown Prince of Sweden, joined the coalition against Napoleon and it was his Swedish contingent that decided the battle of Leipsic. On the death of Charles XIII., in February, 1818, thirty-eight years after his enlistment as a private soldier in the army of France, Bernadotte was crowned King of Sweden and Norway, with the title of Charles XIV. John. His coronation as King of Sweden took place in Stockholm May 11; as King of Norway, at Drontheim, Sept 1. Dying at Stockholm March 8, 1844, the man who had been called from sunny France to the snowy throne of the fair-haired Harold was succeeded by his only son, Oscar, surnamed "the Amusing Typographical Error. Laurence Hutton eites as the most amusing and, at the time, most per^ plexing typographical error in his long journalistic and literary career, one which occurred In an article he wrote at the time of the consolidation of the Astor, Tilden and Lenox librar­ ies, in which he was made to express the following remarkable opinion: New York, perhaps, has never fully realized until this day how greatly it has been enriched by receipt of the vest buttons of James Lenox!" Ha had written "vast bequests." • . T (CHARLE6 XIV) JBER*HADOTTB. . m I ^ r * . V Oo CAR. I J CflARLEfl XV Bathe Your Tired Eyes. "I have never found anything so helpful for my eyes when they are weak and tired as bathing them in a weak solution of borax and water," said a business woman. Her work re­ quires close application all day and sometimes many hours into the night, and her eyes are, consequently, often overstrained, weak and tired. She said that for years borax and water had been the only thing that tided her over and made it possible tor bar continue her work. OOCAR. JT, peaceful." This monarch reigned les& than a score of years, bnt his admin* • istration was noteworthy. He brought the criminal law of Sweden and Nor­ way into line with modern ideas; he abolished slavery, in Martinique; he advocated large appropriations for popular education; he secured citizen-- ship to women after the age of 25; he made daughters equal inheritors with sons; he reformed the prison system; he Improved the civil, sea and war , laws; he developed railways, road* and Canals, and the commercial classes prospered by leaps and bounds. 'f Charfea XV., regent for two years and elder brother of the present king, came to throne in 1859. He was thor- oughly a man. His ear, heart and j hand were always open to the needs - of the people, but he disliked conven­ tional demonstrations, and the story is told of him that on returning ta Stockholm, where a formal reception had been arranged, he changed clothes with the coachman of the first car> < riage, whose seat he took, and so pas» 1 ed through the streets, calling out laughingly that the king was in the rear. He died Sept. 18, 1872, since which time the second Oscar, wh« also bore the titles of Prince of Swe­ den and Norway and Duke of Oster> gotland, has upheld the traditions at his line. Poet, painter, musician, linguist, or* tor and promofer of peace. Osfcar It , inherits the aristocratic qualities of mind combined with the democratic spirit which raised the first Berna­ dotte from the ranks of the people to the proud position of king of a free nation. Like the three of his house who preceded him, he has been a good, just and wise man. The domi- noting qualities of the house of Ber> ; cadotte are character, courage and * culture. Handsome physically, intel­ lectually acute, morally fine, the Beiv nadottes are an ideally kingly race. Long Sermons. Baxter, Knox, Hooper. Bunyan and Calvin rarely preached less than two hours, and often saw the sand run out of the hourglass for the third time bo- fore they came to "lastly." But not one of them all could rival the prolix* ity of the Rev. Thomas Banks, a sev­ enteenth century divine, who on one occasion, after keeping his congregar tion over two hours, said: "And now, having cleared the ground by these few preliminary remarks, I will a4 dress myself more directly fpi 4 mw text." V \ j'1 Old Font Desecrated. f* the parish church of Nottinghamshire, England, reopened last week after restoration, is aa o«i font which has a romantic history. After standiug in the old church tor nearly five centuries it is said to have been taken by a farmer and used ** % cattle trough for fifty years. Next it did duty for a century aa * trough at the village inn, and suits-t- quently was placed in a ooawmtory with a rose tree planted in it. Now K has returned once more to tb* ohweb* 1 9 i.-:/ ' • -L*. jl .. So V-