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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGTJ-, eV YORK. MONDAY. APRIL' 10. 1903." THE CZAR'S EASTER EGG. Queer, Quaint and Curious.

Walks and Talks. By Juuus Chambers. mere toys, are sailed there by boys who might be much better employed. The pond covers an acre of ground, which is worth at the least calculation one million dollars. This costly favoritism of a special class The assertion by Dr.

Letulle, of the Pnrls Faculty of Medicine, that the poor in the French capital have fewer parks and enjoy less privileges than the same class In any other large city In the world is not borne could be offset by stocking the pond from" hah Lover of Cats. The Shah of Persia surpasses all other toyal devotees In enthusiasm for cam. He has fifty of them, and they have attendants of their own, with special rooms for meala. "When the ghah rocs away they go, too, carried by men fond of the feline tribe. When visiting the King of Denmark on one occasion he alarmed the servants by rushing cut very early In the morning to the gardens.

From ih0 window, of his sleeping room he had seen a big dog attack hla favorite black eat and without staying to complete his toilet he had fled to her rescue. NZ Doctors and Celibacy. A I. the conclusion of the medieval period, when medicine was in tho hands of the monks, doctors were not permitted to marry. In France the habit of celibacy per sisted long after the practice of medicine had passed Into lay hands.

For two or three centuries the doctors protested, but In vain. The matter waa Anally laid before the Tope, and toward the end of the fifteenth century the vow was abolished. Lowest Mountain. There has always been more or less dispute about which Is the highest mountain In the world, but the lowest mountain does not appear to have Interested the geographers to a great extent. Yet there Ik a lowest mountain, at least In the United States, and It Is Mount Cornelia.

This little mountain, only sixty-three feet high, is located in Fort Oeorge Inland, at the mouth of the St. Johns River, Florida, and is the highest point of land on the coast between tape Hatteras and Key West. A light was established on It at one time, but at last accounts It had been discontinued. out by the facts. It is true that London, Philadelphia and New York have more acreage of so-called parks, but the citizens of these towns do not derive the same benefits therefrom that are willingly accorded to the poorer classes of TariB.

The Bois de Boulogne is literally the poor man's pleasure ground. The Frenchman in a blouse is quite as privileged there as the nabob. On certain mornings of the week ho Is permitted to fish In Its lakes. These ponds are plentifully stocked with fish and a card may be obtained by the poorest citizen at the C08t of a trifling stamp tax of 10 centimes two cents. The commissioners of our many parks In American cities seem to think they are showing a great favor to the people In allowing them to enter the public: grounds.

Only a few years ago New Yorkers had to obtain permits to carry cameras into Central or Prospect Parks. This savors of Morocco, because the mosques of Tangier are the state fisheries which the city pays so much to maintain, without receiving the slightest return. If a million dollar tank can be maintained for the pleasure of a few, a two million dollar fish pond ought to be provided for the many. The Central Park lakes are breeders of malaria in their present condition. They ar not even attractive to the eye and in the dog days they become filthy beyond description.

Compare their stagnant slime with the always fresh water In the Serpentine of St. James' Park. London, or Virginia Water, at Windsor, or the lake in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris! A constant, supply of fresh water Is needed in all our park ponds. So poorly are these features of the public, grounds cared for that fish would not live In their waters! Give the people an Innovation, Mr. Commissioner.

King Alfonso has Joined hands with Mr. Baer of the coal trust and William II of Germany in thinking himself heavenly inspired and that he holds his Job "by divine right!" Alfonso is a type of enemic boyra seen clinging to cigarettes in various part of this land. Only a few months ago Span Gossip of the Stage. eloEcd lo visitors with cameras; but In Cairo, Egypt, strangers are encouraged to make pictures of everything and everybody. At the Alhambra, In Grenada, the Spaniards, the leant progressive people In Europe, allow Mis.

Louise Thorndyke Bouclcault, widow Of Dion Bouclcault, was married to William G. Cheney, of Montreal, at the Marble Collegiate Church Saturday afternoon. This is her third marriage, her aecond husband having been Frederick (lowing of Denver. Louise Thorndyke began her career as an actress in Australia. Some seventeen yeare photographic apparatus to be taken Into ish alienitit were worried about his mental condition.

The court physicians had difficulty In keeping the silly youngster's shirt on his back. He had a propensity to return to the garb of Adam. Now he is "a gift of God to the Spanish people!" Some of the Spaniards believe every word their King says Just as they have given credence to all the stupid and forgotten monarcbs since the time of Ferdinand. William II and Mr. Baer have quite as much "divine right" to make asses of themselves as the cllly, little, bloodless boy who dwells in the big, square palace In Madrid.

Mr. Baer lives In Pottstown and William In Potsdam. There are mental differences between the two men that need not be mentioned. None of us know exactly how surance that I am the person to receive the money." Treasurer Ottinger smiled, but agreed to the proposition. Shortly afterward the office boy brought the envelope containing the $10 bill and left In due season also, Mr.

Grant, attended by two men, arrived in the lobby, gave hla name, rapped on the window and received the money. Then he disappeared from view. A few minutes afterward one of the gentlemen who had been with Mr. Grant walked up lo the window, muttered bis name, rapped four times and, receiving no answer, except an amazed stare from Mr. Ottinger, smiled feebly and walked away.

From that time until nearly 9 KM. a procession of men kept coming to the box office and gave various queer signals; rnpped on the woodwork, rapped on the glass and rapped everywhere else that their knuckles could reach. Lee Shubert, who was standing by, declared that never before In his theatrical experience had he seen so many knockers. But the mystery has been solved. Mr.

Shubert asked one of the most persistent hammerers his reason for rapping at the window. "Why," he replied, "a friend of mine named Grant told me that in order to boom the sale of seats for 'Fantana' you had arranged to give a twenty dollar bill to every part of the beautiful Moorish palace. Why the restrictions were so long Imposed on citizens of the American metropolis cannot be explained on any other hypothesis than "graft." Why are not the ponds of the parks cleaned and stocked with fish. In order that certain days of the season may be set aside for the poor people to enjoy the sport of catching a mess for a meal? It would be a pleasant way of diverting the soul-weary workman by allowing him to nsh from 5 till 8 o'clock on Sunday mornings. Only true lovers of the sport would apply for cards, because the Idle and shiftless would not get up at such an hour.

Of course, I expect to hear proteats from the "uncou-guid" that such a diversion should be suggested for the blessed Sabbath. But, while the trolley cars speed along the streets, while water la permitted to flow down-hill or trees to grow on Sunday, the example may Justify three hours fishing on the sacred morning. In Paris. Sunday Is no better than any other day. Among a portion of our population Sunday Is so sacred that nobody is expected to enjoy It when It arrives or to look forward with Joy to Its approach.

People are allowed to akate upon the park ponds in winter. Why shouldn't they be permitted to fish In them during the the Almighty classines them. Wouldn't It be a terrible punishment it Mr. Baer were told to fold up his wings. wnen ne reacnesj neaven, ana ordered to a heading in the direction of the celestial mine, where he'd have to lie upon his back, picking coal out of the seam above? However, that's a digression.

The cablegram about "the baby IKng" delighted my heart because It described the constant "baiting" of General Weyler by Alfonso. The persecutor of the Cubans is any person who hit upon the right signal. THE BEVOLUTION IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AFTER THE EOSSIAN EASTER. N.w. Item.

getting his punishment In this world. In the darkness and stillness of the nights, Weyler pleasant weather? We have a progressive Mayor a young man who is a cosmopolitan. This Is a suggestion that will receive his favorable at 3 Silhouettes. 3 must hear the cries of anguish that still hover over the terrible prison pen at Ceuta on the Strait of Gibraltar. Every day the New Inventions.

"Nonsense, exclaimed Mr. Shubert. "It Is not nonsense," said the man, myself, saw Mr. Grant, hit upon the proper sign, and get the twenty dollars." It took Mr. Shubert ten minutes to explain matters to the earnest searcher for wealth and ten minutes longer to understand that he and the score of others simply had been the victim of the Joking propensities of Mr.

Grant. The Lyric will not do a banking business after date. J. H. Stoddart, the veteran actor, who has been seriously ill at a hotel In Gault, On- cable tells us.

his majesty sends for the Minister of War in order to taunt him with having caused the loss of Cuba. That must be very pleasant to a burly brute of a man like Weyler. who delighted to glvo Cuban villages up to the rapine of his dissipated soldiery. What a contrast must this To Catch the Mail. A hammock mall receptacle Is a veritable novelty, which also deserves attention be Mrs.

Louise Thorndyke Bouclcault. whips, on a ground of blue enamel, that being the color of the Cossack uniform. The shawl is about ten yards square, but It is so exquisitely fine that It can be passed through a ring, and when folded makes a small parcel of a few inches only. The business of college education Is one of the greatest businesses of the country. The 426 colleges and universities, In whlci are enrolled 175,000 students, represent an invested capital of jJuu.UuO.OOO and give employment to 25,000 persons as teachers and officers.

tention. I am sure. He naa lived in rance and knows that In some ways, at least, the heart of the man In the blouse Is lightened by little evidences of thoughtful consideration from the public officials. The conception of duty among the park conservators among us is that if "a breathing place" is allotted to the citizens the latter should go there and "breathe." The ponds in the city parks are for the benefit of a dozen swans and a batch of Insolent boatmen. In Central Park, for a stone-ledged pond is maintained for a few rich men's sons.

Small model yachts. Gargantua in warfare, who combed cannon- cause of its many merits. In the first place, It is readily attached to or detached from the usual letter-drop opening, the advantages of which are obvious. In the second place, it shows at a glance whether there Is any mall to be removed, and Its character. In the third place, its ample proportions allow it to accommodate a large number of balls from his whiskers every day.

present to himself as he remembers his power In Cuba! Now, we behold him bowing and cringing before a cigarette-smoking kid, who Is allowed to call himself a king. Isn't It all very ridiculous? IN THE REALM OF THE REAL magazines or similar bulky articles of mail, ngo she met Dion Bouclcault when he waa on tour in Australia. With his company aho fame to the I'nlted States. After he was divorced from hla first wife she was married to him In 1888. He left her the greater part of his fortune when he died, in 1890.

Then the first Mrs. Bouclcault brought Bult for the money, refusing to recognize the second marriage of her former husband. Her contest was unsuccessful. Mr. Cheney waa a close friend of Dion Bouclcault before and after the actor-dramatist's marriage to Miss Thorndyke.

Miss Irene Cromwell, of the "Babes in Toy-land" company, which la to be seen at the Broadway Theater this week, is a Brooklyn girl who la meeting with success. and yet it does not ordinarily take up an ap- OLD PICTURES OF STAGE FAV (From the Collection of a Brooklynlte.) The sppointment of Assemblyman Frank J. Ulrlch as deputy 'Bridge commissioner has created quite a lot of discussion, notwithstanding that Ulrlch was promised the Job several months ago, and bad been expecting it all along. Even the Democrats of the Sixth Assembly District, where Ulrlch is an aspirant for the leadership haven't been able to figure out the significance of the appointment. A McGulre Democrat was asked the other day what the Democratic situation Is in the Sixth District since L'lrlch got his Job.

"It's like this," he said. "It reminds me of the story they tell of a man who went Into a saloon for a drink. He got the drink, but didn't have the money to pay for It. The bartender wanted to put It up to the proprietor, who was In the back room, so he proceeded to consult the latter about the drink. This dialogue took place: is McManue good for a driuk?" 'Has he had 'He He "The Democrats of the Sixth Assembly District are a'oout in the same frame of mind aa the owner of that saloon." JS The Chinese laundrymen on board some of the battleships often contribute situations, as the following incident taken from a letter received from the North Atlantic fleet by an officer of the Navy Yard will show.

There was a minstrel on board the Alabama and all the captains and officers of the fleet were assembled on the quarter deck awaiting the arrival of Rear-Admiral Barker, commander-in-chief of the fleet, when somebody shouted "Gangway: gangway!" All thought It meant the admiral was coming and everybody lined up in two lines and stood at the stiffen attention. Not an eyelid batted as down the line came Mr. One Lung, first-class Chinese laundryman. in bis Sunday go-to-meetln's. smoking a fat cigar and holding his head high in air.

After marching Impressively down the line, he squealed out: "Belly good; me muchee like minstlel show; me Illsh, too." And Admiral 'I t. i KW (John D. Rockefeller took hi. grandchildren. Fowler McOormick, years old.

and Muriel, 3 years old. over to Point Pleasant In his automobile. He dig sand with the children and helped them bullrl ami houses and torts. Lakawood Xewi.) Dream not this afternoon waa wasted, no. It breasts the tide of Memory's ebb and flow! Though time each milllon-coun may quickly blot, The play of love can never be forgot.

Sand forts, sand houses, are more real, maybe. Than gold and bonds, and Croesus-dignity, In recollection, here, their charms they fix; And human love must live beyond the Styx. When Fate from kindred dying Croesus parts, The sun-touched sand, not gold, will stir their hearts. Their minds will linger on these playful hours. Not on his victories over money-powers.

When of his kindly presence ail bereft. They'll think of him, and not of what he left. i T.ie waste is In the piling up of rocks; Sand forts, sand houses, not a critic mocks. The sand, the surf, the children and the sun. Make light of all the cobwebs he has spun! J.

A. Ji VV 3 1 J. H. Stoddart. taiio.

for two days, showed slight signs of. Improvement. He waa conscious throughout yesterday. There Is little hope, however, for his ultimate recovery. Jl The Foley boys, two young Brooklyn minstrels, have Joined Dockstader's Minstrels, and will appear this week at the Majeatlc Theater.

fi 4 hm preciable amount of space. The common rigid box has to be made large enough for maximum requirements, while, as a matter of fact, these are only called Into use setui-occasionally. The distension Is accomplished by means of a wire framework from which the netting depend. The modern particular housewife, if appealed to, would probably lay some stress on the fact that a receptacle of this kind does not form a lurk 'I it 1 Barker on his gig in the water wondered what the applause meant that came over the waves to him. ing place for an accumulation or dust.

Effie Shannon. Henry Woodruff. THE DAILY GRIND OF THE PUNSTER'S MILL. Odds and Ends. The smallest police station In England is Walter J.

Kingsley, the business manager of "Mrs. Wlggs, of the Cabbage Patch," which has proven the comedy success of the season on the road. Is searching the Scriptures by the light of his theatrical experience. He informed George C. Tyler the other day that the reason Belshazzar had such a disastrous season in Babylon was because he refused to "share" on the electric alga which announced that there was going ro be something doing in the Palace Theater.

Kingsley also advised Mr. Tyler that he wanted a man with "Mrs. Wlggs," who could turn an electric light sign Into a pillar of smoke by day, whereupon the elder Tyler, who has a pretty wit, remarked that the smoke from Ktngsley's burning dope waa sufficient for signaling the public Into the broad path lo the box office. it THE POPULAR IDEA. at the town of Fishguard, in FembroKesnire, WRINKLES.

the building being only about 10 feet square. OHI THESE GIRLS. Russia, with a population of 1:7,000,000. Irene Cromwell. Miss Cromwell Is assigned to the role of "Little Miss Mullet," in the musical extravaganza, and lias been with the organization rvi since the first production of "Babes In Toyland." One of MIbs Cromwell's claims lo distinction Is that she Is the possessor of the smallest foot of any actress on the htage, at lenm, so say her many friends.

Mica Cromwell wears a No. 11 child's shoe. has only 18,334 physicians. In the intted Slates, with a population of about 75,000.000, there are physicians. An official map of Paris on a large scale has Just been finished.

It is twenty-live vrd lone? and nearly twenty yards wine. In addition to this, however, she is said to Every building in I'aris altogether 88,500 is recognizable. have a good voice, and Messrs. Mitchell Fields have In view a nice part lor her in their next production. about fi o'clock one evening last week The modern bullet will pierce the carcasses of three horses in succession at 550 yards; John Knox, the famous Scotch preacher, wa3 a galley slave on French vessels.

"For nineteen months he had to endure this living death," says a writer, which for long-drawn out torture can only be compared with what the Christians of the earliest centuries had to suffer when they were condemned to the mines. He had to sit chained with four or six other to the rowing benches, which were set at right angles to the side of the ship, without change of posture by day, and com the 'phono In the box office of the Lyric of four at hair the distance, or kill a man after passing through the trunk of a thick tree. F.nizootlc lvmphanitltis is devasting the Theater buzzed violently and Treasurer Ot-tinger put the receiver to his ear "This the Lyric Theater?" he heard. "I tables of the south of Ireland, and has pelled to sleep, still chained, under the stopped hunting for a time. It was Intro benches by night: exposed to the elements duced into tho country hv the horses of a by day and night alike, enduring the lash of battery from Soulh Africa.

inc overseer, wno paced tin and down the gangway which ran between the two lines of nro Henry Grant, at my home 1867 Seventh avenue. You arc holding for me three seals for to-night's performance of but 1 find there la not a cent In the house. I have 'phoned my office boy to put a $20 bill in an. envelope and leave It for me with you. I will Identify myself to you to-night by giving my name and then rapping four times In succession on the glass of the box office -window.

You can take this aa positive as The Cznrlna has a shawl which she values very highly. It was 6ent her by the women benches; wearing the coarse canvas shirt and serge Jacket of the rower: feeding on nf nrenbura. a town in southeastern Rtts sla. It reached her in a wooden box with sliver hooks aud hinges, the outBide being the insufficient meals of coarse biscuit and porridge of oil and beans, chained along with embellished with designs, spears, turbans, tne vilest malefactors. EXALTED RULER OF BROOKLYN LODGE OF ELKS.

V. The Hostess Hot water prevents wrinkles. Tilt' Culler I tlon't 'litiovv my lnisbnnd keeps mo In hot wnter nil the time, and I lnive erew's foot or two. 4 a Palsy Going lo do any penance, this Lent? Malsy Yes; I'm soing to allow myself only two proposals. "Slie used to say Hint she'd never marry a man who worked for bis "She didn't she mnrried an artist." mi, HAD IT IN FOR PAPA.

OF COURSE NOT. AFTER DARK. LP TO HER. 1 'if Wf nr. i' 4v Tommy-Say.

mum. were all the hntl men (leslroyril by the Hood'; Mamma Yes. dear. Tommy I who litis just been his father I Say. mnm, do yon think, there is ever f'Wi i to' another flood.

Her Fat lief Young man. my daughter teels me yon kissed her last night. Kidder Well, if she wants to go nround drugging about It, It uiu't any of. my The Old Mint The man who expects to pet fomethlni; for nolhlnjj Is bound to be disappointed. ltcprnr oil I don't know, I ain't hogging Just for my health.

Mlstnh Johnson YVuen's dc lies' time to pick apples? Mistnh While De same, time dat you pick pullets, umu. Philip A. Brcuuau wiib insiallcd Bs exalte ruler of Brooklyu Lodge No, 112 I', 0. o'Elks last Friday night,.