arades, but
seeks to avoid war.

As Austria and its rulers do not receive much attention from American
journals, I thought it well to look into the royal sphere by
Psychometry, and having a photograph of the emperor, I placed it under
the hands of Mrs. Buchanan, who pronounces without seeing the object
investigated. The following is her language:

"This is a male. There is a good deal of character and
intellect, and he carries with him a good deal of power. I think
he has been sometimes engaged in some great public movement. He
is philanthropic. He has power to sway and carries force with
the people both from his position and his ability.

"I think he is a foreigner with a very high rank. He seems a
magnate of great distinction. He has about as high an office as
can be given, like an emperor or czar.

"There is a good deal of forgiveness in his nature; he forgives
wrongs; he has no cruelty. He is not as selfish as men of his
rank generally are. He is more with the people, less
aristocratic and proud. It is difficult to tell his
nationality--Servia and Austria come into my mind. There is a
great empire about him. There seems to be some dissatisfaction
in the country, some apprehension of invasion and disturbance.
There's a good deal of trepidation. They do not want to go to
war, though there is no cowardice there. They are uneasy and
suspicious of other nations. He is not ambitious for war. I do
not feel that there will be any war. The difficulty is about
some question of territory.

"It is an agricultural country, with a loyal peasantry. They are
not well educated, but naturally intelligent. It is a pleasant,
temperate climate.

"He does not desire to show off kingly power. There's a good
deal of modesty. He is not aggressive. He is quite advanced in
science, but is not a spiritualist. He is orthodox in religion,
but liberal to science."

If she had known the subject of these remarks, and studied European
politics and travelers' descriptions, she could not have been more
correct.

The Emperor of Austria has introduced a great improvement in royal
deportment. The _London Times_ says of him:

"One or two days a week his Majesty receives all comers who have
applied to be received, and he receives them alone. Every
applicant takes his turn. A master of ceremonies opens a door,
the visitor