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N- EW YORK. No petty,
pampered prince Is go
ins to got the Leeds
millions.
This la pooitlvo. It
lino been tried and
failed.
Young Murnt, who con adorn a
drawing room, but is somewhat shy
of practical accomplishments, naw the
tempting bait with a longing eye,
Thoao $10,003,000 looked llko teal
ready money. Thoy wore attached
to u buxom widow. What could be ens
lor for a prlhcot
Yot'it wasn't bo easy, after all. The
widow looked upon tho prince and
refused to buy. Tarnished titles were
worthless in her eyes. All the dis
tinction they could sccuro wan too
cheap for her fortune; besides, she
hud tho temerity to prefer plain Ameri
cana. Therefore tho young Murat who
a-woolng wont got tho mitten. It was
hard luck, Juat after tho duke of Bra
gahza got ouch U rich plum, to bo
turned down. Yet it was all hlu own
fault. 1'orlmpB if he had been par
ticular onbugh tb notlco something of
tho character of tho woman ho wanted
lo marry, ho would haVe spared him
holf the mortification Of bolng an in
tornational laughing-stock.
torn. I.eodB, who did tho turning
down so beautifully, is the Widow of
William 11. Leeds former head of
tho "Tihplato Trust" and president of
tho ROck Island railway.
Woman of Business Instinct.
Ml. Leeds was one Of tho shrewdest
ttnd tnoBt capablo business men of his
day; nhd his wldbw, in addition to
hid inllllons, has apparently inherit
od something of his shrewdness. Sho
knows how tb handle her fortuuo wise
ly and Is not likely to throw herself
tit tho bond of tho owner of a title,
as many another woman would and
hhB.
tilnct) tho death of nor husband
Mrs, Leeds has .refused sovorol offers
of marrlago, and Prlnco Murat Is not
tho first nrlstocrat sho has spurned,
in fact, tho marrlago brokers who dis
play their bargains aro having a hard
tltno with her.
"I do not expect to marry ugaln,"
Bho tells her friends. "At all events,
1 shall not bo tho brldo of a forolgn
nobloman."
The latest unfortunate suitor,
Prince Joachim Napoleon Murat, Is
but 24 yoara of ago, Ho is a dashing
young cavalry officer, a captain in tho
Fourteenth regiment of Hussars of tho
French army.
"alio is n grandson of tho groat Mar
"(thai Murat, who roso to such high
honors during tho first empire, in
recognition of his services Napoleon
mndo htm king of Naples in 1S08 and
gavo bm his slotor Carollno for his
wife. Tho old marshal was known
far and wide for his valor anil skill
as a gonoral during tho "Llttlo Cor
poral's" many campaigns.
Tho presont prince makes his homo
in Paris, whoro ho llvoa with his
father. Ho Is said to bo rathor good
looking and. because of his nnmo, la
prominent in socloty whorover ho
goes. Ho is tho typical young prince
of tho drawing room variety.
Woood on Her Yacht.
During tho last regatta at Cowes,
England, Mrs. Loods chartered tho
Margarita, Anthony J. Droxol's yacht
to entertain ft party of frlonds. Murat
was utnong tho guosts.
Her expensive gowns, rich Jewels
and lavish, entertainments made him
sit up and take notlco. Her personal
charm, aH woll as tho size of her for
tuno, completely turned his bend.
With this handsome womnn for a wife
and her money at his command, ho
thought, there was no tolling how far
ho might rise In tho social scale.
Mindful of tho duko of Iiraganzn's
coup in cnrrylng off tho wealthy and
charming Anita Stowart, ho did not
hesitate to try his luck; with his
proud nnmo to back him success scorn
cd assured,
Hut Mrs. Leeds, too, had a good
memory, Sho recalled tho sad expe
riences of Anna Could, tho countoss
of Yarmouth and others. So sho very
promptly said him nay.
Socloty hero and abroad has taken
a very keen Interest In Mrs. Leeds'
doings ever since hor marrlago to Wil
liam Batoman Leeds In 1001. It was
tho old story of tho man who became
a millionaire and then decided that
lie must cast asldo his first wlfo for
a companion bettor fitted to help him
spend his money and attain social success.
Ho was born in tho small town of
Richmond, lnd., in 18C1. His parents
woro poor, but ho had ambition.
Whllo earning his living ns a florlal.
ho found tlmo to study civil engineer
log. At tho age of 21 ho Btarted his
railroad career as a helper in a flold
corps bf tho Pennsylvania railroad.
Alee to High Position.
Dy hard work ho earned lits way
to a position of gonoral superintend
ent In a fow years, thus gaining the
practical oXporlonco in railroading
which lator stood him In good Btcad.
Ho had married, iti 1683, MIbs Jean-
HOtto dbar bf his homo tbwli, who
possessed a comfortable fortutto in
hor own right. Ho wns then but 22
years old.
For somo tlmo, ns superintendent
of tho Lognnsport division of tho
Pennsylvania railroad, Mr. LoOds had
watched tho progress bf tho tlnplnte
Industry. The Hold looked very good
to him; so, In 1895, with D. G. Hold aft
a partner, ho acquired a plant at El
wood. Ind.
Tho business grow sb rapidly that
ho had to glvo up railroading entirely
to handle It, as prosldont Of his cbnv
pntiy. In 1898 ho orgnnlzod tho Amerl
can Tlnplato Company, commonly
known as tho Tlnplato trust, with a
string of plants in various cities. His
faculty for organization and exocutlvo
work was remarkable. At tho forma'
tlou of tho United States Steol, Com'
pany Leeds and his associates sold
out to thorn at a profit or about ? 10,
000,000.
With tho prococds or tho deal thoy
bought heavily In Rock Island rail
way stock, rapidly absorbing tho ma'
Jorlty or It, and In a short tlmo Mr,
Leeds round hlmsoir prosldont or his
road. This offlco ho hold rrom 1901
until 1906, when ho resigned rrom nc
tlvo connection with tho Bystom.
Met His Affinity.
Whon Loods first becomo deeply en
grossed In business affairs ho and his
wlfo gradually drifted apart. His In
terests required his prcsonco In tho
oast most of tho tlino and his wlfo
preferred to romaln at homo.
In 1900 bo met tho fascinating Mrs.
Nannie Stowart Worthlngton, and Im
mediately decided that sho was his af
finity. Sho wns tho dnughtor of a
wealthy Cleveland banker and had just
obtained n dlvorco from hor first hus
band, Goorgo 13. Worthlngton.
Mr. Leeds Immediately bocamo hopo
lessly Infatuated with tho beautiful dl
vorcoo. Ho notified his wlfo that ho
had found his Idoal and offered to hand
hor $1,000,000 in cold caBh If sho would
Institute dlvorco proceedings against
him, so that ho might bo froo to wod
tho fair eharmor. Mrs, Lcods accepted
and ontorcd suit In n western court on
tho ground of desortlou, as Mr, Leeds
had not lived with her for about ilvo
years.
Mr. Leeds lost no tlmo, Three days
aftor bis first wire was grantod hor
decroo, Mrs. Nannlo May Stowart
Worthlngton moved into hor placo,
Tho coromony, which wub colobrated
at tho Stowart homo In Cleveland, was
most lavish. As a wedding present
Mr. Leeds gave his brldo about $1,000,
000 worth or jowols, n prlncoly $2,000,
000 mansion on upper Fifth nvonuo,
Now York, and an ocean yacht said
to bo worth nnothor $1,000,000. Tho
Jewels Included a poarl necklace val
ued at $05,000, a dlamoud necklace
worth ?CO,000, and a $1,1)00 diamond
ring. As If this woro not enough, ho
throw to a $10,000 erinlno coat and a
$5,000 painting. It money talks, Mr. i
Leeds was certalny an ardent wooer. I
Women In Rivalry.
Aftor tho honeymoon, which was
passed quietly on Mr. Leeds yacht, tho
(lotvan, the Mrs. Leeds thnt waB again
appeared on tho scene, and was re
sponsible for a bit of comedy which
lasted over two yoara and made tho
smart set sit up and tnko notlco.
With her own privato fortune and
the $1,000,000 which Mr. Leeds bad
handed over to her, the former sharer
or tho "tlnplatc king's" Joys found life
rather easy, so sho wandered forth In
search of amusement, It pleased her
to follow In tho waka of tho newly
wedded pair from ono end of tho
country to the otlior. No matter whore
Mrs. Leeds No. 2 decided to stop, it
was certain that in n few hours Mrs.
Leeds No. 1 would arrlvo, bag and bag
gage. At Palm Beach and other fa
vorite rosorts of wealth and fashion
society was given a treat. Whoro ono
woman nppoared in public the other
ono was to bo found not far away.
Each vied with the other in the
mntter of hor artistic and expensive
gowns, and each woro every Jewel
sho owned. So keon and notorious
was this womanly duel that, nt tho
various hotols, tho guosts would line
up in rows to watch the contestants
aB they entered or left tho 'dining
room.
Tho pace was evidently too norvo
racking ror tho nrst wiro, for, after
tho second year, sho gavo up and loft
her successor in poaco.
Meanwhllo tho Loedses woro getting
wealthier each day and enjoying lifo
to tho full. Mr. Leeds was n power in
tho railroad and financial worlds, while
his wlfo waB cutting a wide swath in
socloty in Now York, Newport and
clsowhoro.
Has Far-Fnmed Pearls.
Early in 1906, howovor, Mr. Leeds'
health began to fall. Ho was oporated
on fbr npliehdlcltls and waB also
stricken with paralysis. Ho retired
from his pbsltioh na president of tho
Rock Island railroad ahd, from that
tlmo until his death, spent most of his
tlmo nbroad, lh search of health.
During ono of their visits to Paris
Mr. Leeds bought his wife a wonderful
pearl nccklaco, valued at $200,000, nnd
referred to in trade papers as tho only
ono of Rb kind In tho world. It con
tained GO stones strung upon a silken
cord 14 Inches long. Thoy woro of tho
oriental variety and ranged in slzo
from twonty-ilvo to forty grains, tho
avcraKo being thirty-two. Each was
flawless.
Ilut whon tho customs ofllclals on
this sldo saw tho nocklnco thoro was a
hot dlsputo over tho duty payable on
It. For a porfoctly matched necklace
tho duty waB CO per cent., but for an
lndlscrlmlnato assortment It was only
11 por cent. Tho quostlon aroso as to
whether It was a nccklaco or not, and
whether Mrs. Leeds should pay $120,-
000 or simply $20,000. Mrs. Leeds won
out by carrying tho dlsputo boforo Sec-
rotary or tho Troasury Shnw ror BOttlo
mont. Tho dlsputo Btarted a pearl
crazo at Nowport, and thoBo stones
displaced all others In the tashlonablo
tasto for tho tlmo bolng.
In 1908 Mr. Lcods was suddonly
stricken again whllo In Paris, and died
In tho Hotol Illtz on Juno 23.
Tho bulk of his fortune, about $11,
000,0000, wont to his widow. Thoro
was somo talk at tho tlmo that tho
nrst wlfo would light for her Bharo, but
nothing ever camo of It.
Welcomed Everywhere.
During tho Inst yoar Mrs. Leeds has
lived mostly in Europe, where hor
boauty, wit and wealth have given hor
tho ontreo Into tho most exclusive
circles. Her ontortalnnionts aro at
tended by tho ollto society, and hor
gowns and Jowols aro tho wonder or
all. King Edward recently took occa
slon to cbraplimont her on tho boauty
of a nartlcular ornament, which ho
hlmsolf had ndmlrcd and would prob
ably have bought had Bho not beon bo
foro him.
Evidently, though, hor association
with royalty has not turned hor hoad
Whon tho potty French prlncolot
turned up sho turned him down with
real grace.
Sovoral times rumor has connected
hor narao with aspiring Americans
Ouo of them was Do Wolf Cutting
of New York, who hus been attontlvo
ORIGIN OF THE WORD CANARD
Is French for "Duck" and Was First
Used In Present Sense In Eight
eenth Century.
Yoni often declare that somo float
ing pfeco of intelligence is a "canard"
while hardly knowing why such a
word should bo applied to an unfound
ed story. Tho word itself is the French
for "duck," and wns first used In Its
present senso In tho latter part of tho
eighteenth century, having its origin
In a gigantic hoax.
About that tlmo French, German
nnd English papors wero straining eV'
cry nerve to boo which could publish
tho most scnsntlonal Items. Their
writers ransacked tho earth, "tho sky
abovo tho earth and tho caverns be
neath Its surface" for material on
which to found extraordinary stories
At last Corncllson, one of tho Paris
competitors, stated that an interest
lng experiment had Just been carried
out In that city which proved tho ox
traordlnary voracity of ducks (can
ords).
Twenty or those fowls had beon
nlnprwl intrnthnr rynn mnrntnp nnil nf
to her and who has prosecuted hi suit nn appolnted htmr ono of tho m,mbcr
nuroaa wnn great vigor ior mo mm
several months,
Sad to relato, thcro camo a qt srrel
recently, so tho cables say. Mrs.
Leeds had engaged passogo fof New
York, and Mr. Cutting waB i,om!ng
home by tho same boat. Whon, how
ovor, tho widow iound Mr. Cutting was
to be a fellow-passenger, she canceled
her ongngoment at least that is what
the European gossips have been saying.
After returning to France, It is said,
Mrs. Leeds made up her mind to re
main in Europe n year or bo more, and
immediately began plans for a social
campaign In London under the tutclago
or her friend, Lady Paget. It would
couso no surprise if Mrs. Leeds blos
somed out in a London house or her
own ror tho coming season.
Meanwhile tho reported quarrel with
Mr. Cutting lots tho French fortune
hunters got busy again. Among tho
most assiduous suitors is Prince Dolu
cingc, whoso titlo dates to the thir
teenth century, and who Is a chum of
tho Grand Duke Doris of Russia.
This second prince to try his luck
Is qulto a lavish gentleman, and by no
means penniless, so that, If tho buxom
was killed, cut into small bits, fcath
era and nil, nnd fed to the other 19.
Fifteen minuteB later No. 19 was
hashed and served to tho remaining
18 in the flnmo manner. The expert
ment was commenced nt seven o'clock
in tho morning, tho experimenters rcg
ulnrly "hashing" a duck every 15 mln
utes. and at a quarter to twelve
(noon) there wan but ono duck re
mnlning in tho pon, and ho, of course,
was placed in tho position of having
eaten his 19 companions.
This story, pleasantly narrated, ob
talned a success which the writer had
never oven anticipated. Betoro tho
end or tho year It had run tho rounds
or all tho prominent Journals or
Europe, and had even beon translated
into Indian, Chinese, Japaneso nnd
other Oriental languages. When it
had been all but forgotten, tho Amer
lenn papers took it up and gavo it
.many amplifications, Including a cer
tlflcato of tho autopsy of tho last sur
viving duck, which was declared to
havo Bwollen out of all proportions
nnd to havo had his oesophagus badly
injured.
For many years afterward tho story
of tho "twenty canards" was a com
The Clrclo children's clrclo doff
la not ho very biff.
Ho rove to run around nnd chaaa
Tho Circle children's pig.
The Circle pig docn not object
To being chnsod nt nil,
And both of them conic smiling when
Tho Clrclo children call.
MACHINE FOR INDOOR RUNNING
Simple Apparatus Arranged for De
veloping Muscles Where out
door Exercise lo Lacking.
An enthusiastic "Marathoncr," who
evidently does not get sufficient out
door exercise, haB devised n simple
apparatus which will ennblo him to
Indoor Running Machine.
develop his running muscles Indoors,
says Scientific American. Tho appar
atus Is on tho order of a treadmill. It
consists of a rack mounted nt an in
clino in a sultablo frnmo, and provid
ed with a scries or rollers on which
tho athloto runs. The "frame Is formed
with handles at tho Bide, so as to pre
sent him from falling In case ho
should loso his balance and which
will permit him to stop running whon
ho desires, to do sb.
HOW TINY INSECTS BREATHE
American should change her mind on mon jaughlnB Btocll( aml the word it-
ui mniibueu uuua uu miBui fioU ,ms ever B,nco retalne(l lts novel
stand a fair show. N. Y. Press. i
JOKE WAS ON THE ORATOR MAGIC FAN TELLS YOUR AGE
Ringing Periods Awakened Somno- illustration Showing How One Can
lent Citizen, But He Would Not Ascertain How Old a Friend
8tay to Listen, May Be By Blades.
John Kendrlck Dangs, tho author, ir you wish to know tho ago of a
who spends so much of his time at his friend always supposing tho rrlend
home on tho Maine const that ho has not to bo older than 31 years Just
become a citizen or that state, took Bhow him this plcturo or tho "magic
part In last year's political campaign, fnn" and ask him to toll you on which
and had many Interesting experiences 0f tho blades his age appears. Then
on the stump. Ho admits that In ono
lnstanco tho Joko wns on him.
At this particular meeting ho waa
tho third Bpeaker, following two local
Bpellblndors to whom the crowd lis
tened patiently in anticipation of the
"big gun" of the occasion.
Tho evening was warm, nnd whllo
tho second Bpenker waB holding forth
a rat mombor of the bnnd, occupying
a Beat directly In front or tho stage,
yielded to tho somniferous Influences
and Biiored loudly .
"That's ono on you," chuckled Mr.
Hangs to his fellow orator, ob the lat
ter closed his peroration nnd retired
tb his seat at tho rear of the stage.
"Now watch me wako him up!"
Sure enough, scarcely was Mr.
Hangs well under way before tho rnt
mnn opened his eyes, stnred wildly
for an Instant and bolted for tho
doorl Llpplncott's.
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Literary Favorites.
Tho Paris Gaulols has boon asking
Ita renders to namo tho 25 greatost
writers In tho world up to tho present
day. Tho list which resulted from tho
voices given by 11,247 rondors runs:
Victor Hugo, Shnkospcaro, Rncine,
Comolllo, Vergil, Mollere, Homer,
Dante, Goethe, Rossuet, La Fontnlno,
Lamnrtlno, Chateaubriand, Voltalro,
Cicero, Pascal, Mussot, Ralzac, Soph
ocles, Horace, Schlllor, Plato, Cer
vantes, J, J. Rousseau and Milton.
Votes wero given for 432 other auth
ors. It will bo noticed thnt tho list con
tains tho namo ot no living writer,
and that 14 or the 25 aro French,
threo Latin, two Greek, two English,
two Germnn, ono Italian und ono
Spanish.
Restrictions On An Heiress.
Tho most recent addition to tho
ranks or tho wealthy helressos of
Now York la Miss Katherlno Bradley
DIgolow, a llttlo girl ot ton years.
Under tho will of her grundmothor,
Mrs. Ellon M. Hcnnossy, Miss Blgo
law Inherits a fortune estimated nt
$500,000, which Is, however, torrolt ir
Bho ovor travels unaccompanied by a
maid or chaporon ot education and
refinoment or If ahe marries a divorc
ed man or an actor.
Telle Friend's Age.
the only thing you havo to do Is to
add tho numbers at tho top of tho
blades indicated and you will know
tho correct answer.
For Instance, supposo your friend is
19 years old. Tho number 19 will bo
found only on tho blades 16, 2 and 1,
tho sum of which 1b 19.
Curious System of Tubes That Run
the Whole Length of Their Lit
tle Frail Bodies.
Landlubber animals havo lungs and
sea creatures havo gills. Hut insects
havo neither ono nor tho other. Thoy
havo a complex system of tuboB run
ning throughout tho whole length of
tho body, by means of which air la
conveyed to every part of tho system.
As thoy aro destined to contain
nothing but air, they aro strongly sup
ported to guard against collapse from
pressure. This support 1b furnished
by means of a flno thread running
spirally within tho walla of tho tube,
much in tho eamo way that a garden
hoso is protected with wlro. Thoro
aro generally two ot theso tubes.
which run tho whole length of tho In
sect's body.
Many flics, as larvae, livo in tho
wnlor. Arranged along each sldo of
their bodies Is a sorles of exceeding
ly thin plates, Into each of which runs
a BorioB of blood vessols. Theso
plates absorb tho oxygon contained In
tho water.
Tho tall ends in threo fontherllko
projections. By means of theso tho
larva causeB currents of water to
flow over tho gills and thus their ofll-
.clency is Increased.
Tho gnat also lives in tho water as
a larva. But It has no gills. There
roro It cannot breatho tho oxygon In
tho water, but must breatho air. This
1b dono by means ot a Bplcado Bltuatcd
at tho tip ot Its tall. Indeed, tho tall
Is prolonged Into a llttlo tube.
Tho larva floats along head down
ward In tho water with this tube Just
abovo tho surfaco to enable It to
breathe. Alter somo tlmo It is pro
vided with two llttlo tubes which act
in tho samo mannor.
Longevity of Birds.
Tho duchess of Bedford, In "British
Birds," gives somo rcmarkablo in
Btanccs of longovity nmong birds In
hor own collection. A Barbary dovo
which has been In tho duchess' pos
session for 15 yonrs was left hor by
an old woman who also owned It for
15 years and who always said it was
an old bird whon it was glvon to hor.
A Chlneso gooso has beon In tho pos
session of tho family for 57 years. A
plntnll drako which tho duchess
bought 20 years ago, when It was an
adult bird, still survives. Another bird
wns takon from tho nest in 1852 and
died In 1900. "It was chained by tho
leg to a small hutch," saya tho duch
ess, "and lived 48 years under theso
mlsorablo conditions."
CONUNDRUMS.
Rich Picking For Lawyers.
After costs and othor oxpousoB had
boon deducted from a legacy ot $45,
000 to tho city of Lucerne, In couse
queuco or tho will bolng disputed,
on'y $4,000 was loft whon tho legasy
was finally received by tho council-
Why may a beggar wear a very
short coat? Becauso It will bo long
onough before ho gets nnothor,
Why aro bakers self-denying pco
plo? Because they Bell what thoy
knead themselvos.
What is that which a llttlo girl oft
en looks for but novor wishes to find?
A holo in hor stocking.
Which is tho most ill-tomporcd work
for women? Cross-stitch.
Why aro sentries llko day and
night? Becauso whon ono comes, tho
othor goeB.
WHAT DREAMS MEAN.
Candle To dronm you nro holding
a lighted candlo signifies that you will
bo happy In lovo and accomplish your
plans.
Dogs To droam that dogs fawn up
on you Is very lucky. To thoso in
lovo It donotos thoy will havo a
Bpecdy and hnppy marriage.
Peacock To dream of soolng this
bird 1b a very good omen. It donotos
great buccoss In bustnoss, and to a
woman a good and woalthy husband.
Quarreling To dream you aro quar
reling with eorno ono signifies thnt
somo unoxpected news will roach you.
Stars To dream you seo stars 1b
good. It foretells prosperity and ad
vancement. Well If you dream you aro draw
ing water out of a woll, it is a sign
that you will bo married speedily.
Floral Decorations,
Jennlo is only ttvo and her brother
Rob is six; so of course sho asks all
sorts of questions, and ho always an
swers them.
Tho othor day sho heard somo ono
talking about "Floral Decorations,"
nnd Immediately asked Rob what it
meant.
"Why, don't you know oven that!"
oxclalmod Rob scornfully. "Why, flor
al decorations aro rugs or carpet or
matting, or anything olso you uso tb
decorate the floor!"
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