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THREE AMERICAN DUCHESSES ATTEND AN ELABORATE
DINNER IN THEIR HONOR AT PARIS
FRANK R. STOCKTON, FAMOUS AMERICAN NOVELIST,
WHO RECENTLY DIED IN WASHINGTON
PRINCE ALBERT. HEIR TO BELGIAN THRONE, WHO
FUSED TO LEAVE A POST OF DANGER
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The IJaroncs3 Von Andress. sister-in-law
to Chaunccy M. Depew, gave
the mtr.t elaborate dinner of the sea
son In honor of three American c'uch
.esseo. No other hostess in the Anier
io.n oniony has ever succeeded in get
tins these three together.
There were the Duchess de la Roche
f.iiicauld. nee Miss Mattie Mitchell; the
Duchess of Manchester and the Duch-
Froud Itecord of a Negro School.
Of the fifty colored boys who were
graduated from the Richmond Color
ed High School in the decade 1873-83.
twelve have died. At the time of
death one was a contractor, one was
a professor of ancient languages in a
college, three were postal clerks, and
others, respectively, were an internal
revenue collector, a candymaker and a
preacher. Of the thirty-eight still
alive thirteen are teachers, three are
lawyers, two are doctors, two are jour
nalists, five are postal clerks, one is
a civil engineer, one Is a clerk, two are
bookkeepers, one is a bank president,
and so on. Not one of the thirty-eight
now living has ever fallen into disgrace.
WEALTHY PHILADELPHIA NEGRO WHO LEFT AN IM
MENSE FORTUNE TO CATHOLIC CHURCH
W srm1
The will of Col. McKee. who died a
few days ago at Philadelphia, gives
his fortune, the largest ever possessed
hy a negro in the United State3, to
Archbishop Ryan to be used in the
construction of a Catholic Church, rec
tory and convent at McKee. N. J., and
the building and maintenance of two
schools for white and colored orphans,
one, in Philadelphia, to be modeled
Oodles Florin.
Florins were first placed In circula
tion as a British coin in 1S49. The
first Issue was speedily called in. how
ever, for It omitted to declare that Vic
toria was queen del gratia, "by the
grace of God." or F. D. (fldel defen
sor), "defender of the faith." Even
the threepenny bit and the farthing
made this confession, and it was felt
to be a shame that the bigger and
more valuable silver coin should be
so wanting in decency. The oversight
was easily made right, but those florins
became known to fame as the "god
less" or "graceless" florins. Of course,
examples of them are now rare, and
worth far more than two shillings.
English Exchange.
-o Ta Ly This Tear.
No municipal tax levy will be made
In Peterborough this year, the first
time when such an incident was re
corded in England.
Lin ef Torpedoes,
The Portsmouth (England) torpedo
school has devised a line of torpedoes
to prevent submarine attacks.
es3 of Marlborough. Other guests were
the Duchess of Devonshire, V. K.
Yanderbilt and Mrs. Harriman of New
York.
Mrs. Von Andree encountered diffi
culty deciding the question of prece
dence between the Duchesses of Marl
borough and Manchester. The Duch
ess of Marlborough won because of the
antiquity of her title.
Frog' Egg for Complexion.
Two young glrl3 of Berlin found
their eyesight failing and their par
ents sent them to a doctor, where they
had to undergo a cure lasting for some
weeks.
Questioned by their parents as to
what they had been doing to bring
their eyes to such a condition, the
girls confessed that they had washed
their faces in water mixed with frog3
eggs in order to secure a delicate
complexion.
Perfume In Ancient Day.
The records left us by the Phoeni
cians, Assyrians and ancient Persians
show that among all those nations the
use of perfumes was very common.
on the United States Naval Academy.
Col McKee, who was a member of the
staff of the Governor of Pennsylvania
and influential in politics, was con
verted to the Catholic Church by the
ministrations of two Sisters of Char
ity who were sent to nurse him in his
illness. His only living child is a
daughter, Mrs. Abbe A. Spyhax, who
is given an annuity of 5300.
Men vs. TFomcn Dressmakers,
An old bachelor, who is supposed
not to have a too kindly feeling to
ward women, is certain that there is
nothing that they do that a man does
not do better, and if we are to believe
him the gentle sex gets most of Its
best Ideas in the way of the toilettes
from the sterner sex. We certainly
find the presiding genius at many of
the largest houses where articles of
dress are sold to be a man. and some
of the largest dressmaking, millinery
and tailoring establishments are man
aged by them, and not by women;
says the Philadelphia Public Ledger!
How we are to divide the work of the
world Into a man's province and a
woman's has not, up to now, been de
cided. Aged French Scientist Dead.
Emlllen Renoa, who died last
week in France at the age of 87, was
the oldest of French meteorologists In
active work. If not the oldest in the
world. Since 1S7S he had been the di
rector of the St. Maur observatory. In
1S52 he was one of the founders of the
French Meteorology society.
Frank R. Stockton, author of "The
Lady or the Tiger," "The House of
Martha." "The Vizier of the Two
Horned Alexander," and a score of
other novels and juvenile books, pass
ed away suddenly In Washington of
hemorrhage of the brain. Mr. Stock
ton was born in Philadelphia in 1834,
began his career by writing for East
ern newspapers, and later was for a
number of years on the staff of Scrib
ner's Magazine and St. Nicholas.
For thirty years Mr. Stockton has
been a prominent figure in the literary
life of America. In that time he pro
duced a remarkably quantity of sur
prisingly good fiction. His general
recognition by the public may be said
A Fatal Providence.
A BUlvllle man who had obtained
a pension from the government for
having lost his voice as the result of
injuries received in service shouted
"Hooray!" on the day his first pension
money was paid to him. The pension
was straightway called off, and now,
in great dejection, he says:
"It happened thisaway: Some o'
these meddlesome Christians got to
prayln' fer the return o my voice, an
their prayers was answered at the
wrong time!" Atlanta Constitution.
CARDINAL SARTO SAID TO
FOR HIS SUCCESSOR IN
CARDINAL GIUSEPPE SARTO.
Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto, Cardinal
Patriarch of Venice, who is said to be
the choice of the pope as his own suc
cessor, has never been an aggressive
factor in church affairs and has al
ways held aloof from quarrels of every
kind, whether church or political. He
lives a quiet, retired life among the
Finger Touch Rings Great Bella.
Few persons who listen to the
chimes of Grace church. New York,
know that the ringer in the belfry is
a woman, but that is a fact. The old
system of chime ringing which re
quired a corps of bell ringers with
brawn and muscle went out long ago.
Electricity killed it.
Now, Miss Bertha Thomas, the ring
er of the chimes at Grace church, sits
at a little keyboard of nine notes and
plays on it the hymn tune repeated by
the bells above. Between the key
board and the bells is an electric at
tachment, and as the operator touches
es the key the corresponding great
bell, a hundred feet or so above, rings
out the same note in a tune heard
above the roar of Broadway down be
low. To Study American Methods.
M. Blenvenu, chief engineer of the
Paris Metropolitan Underground rail
way, is about to visit the United
States to study the American system
of passenger handling as well as vari
ous projected underground roads in
the larger cities.
to have begun with the publication
of "Rudder Grange," which for drol
lery, sweetness and simplicity opened
up an entirely new and original field
of humorous writing peculiarily Amer
ican. He was next in public note by
a long series of short stories of the
most fanciful conceit and puzzling
realism, chief of which was the far
famed "The Lady or the Tiger," a tale
the elusive and tickling charm of
which promises to make it a perma
nent part of our native literature.
Hardly less successful were "The
Casting Away of Mrs. Leeks and Mrs.
Aleshine," "The Hundredth Man."
and "Squirrel Inn," all running into
many editions.
Use of CbnrentlTe Book.
It is said that when in India, Wins
ton Spencer Churchill, Lord Randolph
Churchill's son, presented a copy of
his first book to Gen. Tucker, who,
previous to his South African com
mand, was all-powerful at Secunder
bad. "Do you like It?' young Church
ill inquired of the general. "Haven't
read it. Is It meant to read?" "Why.
yes." "Wish you'd told me so before.
I keep it hanging up in my dressing
room, and tear off a page every morn
ing to wipe my razor on."
BE CHOICE OF THE POPE
PAPAL SUrcMACY
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people of his parish in Venice, visit
ing the sick, repressing persecutions
of every sort and preaching learned
and eloquent sermons. The cardinaJ
was born at Riese, northern Italy, in
1835. He was created cardinal in 1893.
and has as his titular church in Rome
that of San Bernardo alle Terme.
Secrets of "Borneo and Juliet."
Mrs. Gallup gravely tells the readers
of "The Boston Transcript" that "the
play of 'Romeo and Juliet' was the
story of the love of Bacon's youth and
early manhood, and the score of years
between the time of writing the play
and publishing the essay had filled his
life with other things, yet those who
have read the cipher story know that
an inner chamber of his heart en
shrined a memory of Marguerite."
Secretary a Lover of Rare Books.
Mr. Moody, the new secretary of the
navy, is a connoisseur of rare books,
his collection of works on law being
one of the best in the country. He
frequently prowl3 around the second
hand book stores and often picks up
prizes which have been overlooked ly
other book lovers.
Secretary Shaw a Horseback Rider.
Secretary Shaw has taken up horse
back riding in Washington and hopes
to be able to join President Roosevelt,
Secretary Root and Senator Lodge in
their afternoon canters over the coun
try roads.
MARK TWAIN AND HIS "ENGINE"
Cnlqae Method of I'ropaUlon on the
Mississippi Itlver.
Captain Thomas Bixby. under whom
Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain
served as pilot and engineer on the
old Mississippi river boat Swallow,
has given in a New Orleans paper the
following description of the engine of
the Swallow:
"The craft was a little, shaky af
fair, which plied between St. Louis
and Cairo. It had a stern wheel, a
place for freight and passengers, a
pilot house and a place on what may
be called the pilot deck foT the en
gine. "That 'engine went aboard when it
was needed, and only then. It burned
no wood or coal, but ate a powerful
sight of grass. It was a large gray
mule named Jerry, which ' worked a
treadmill that propelled the boat.
Samuel Clemens was chief engineer
and pilot
"He had a system of signals which
was effective and ingenious. By pull
ing a cord he could raise a head of
cabbage Just out of reach of the mule.
The 'engine would start and begin
to walk after it, and the boat floated
majestically down or up the river, as
the case might be.
"Without desiring to be personal. I
will say that Jerry was one of the
most Intelligent animals I ever met.
Is voice was more on the order of a
iog horn than a whistle, being too
much of a barytone for the latter.
When Samuel wanted to whistle for i
landing he just hit Jerry with a stick."
Youth's Companion.
HADN'T RECKONED ON SPELLING
Would-He Joker Who Went Cp Against
an Old, Old Game.
It is related that Dr. James Wise of
Covington, Ky., Is the victim of one
of his own jokes, and that he is in
half-mourning on account of it. From
all the evidence that can be produced
It appears that some time ago the doc
tor went up against an old game.
One of his friends met him and,
producing a pencil, said: "Doctor,
see this pencil? I can make it write
any color I want to."
"Let's see you make it write indigo
blue."
The owner of the pencil promptly
sat down and wrote i-n-d-i-g-o
b-l-u-e."
Then the doctor tumbled and said,
"That's pretty good. Til just go down
the street and try that on Theodore
Hallam."
Down the street he went, looking
for Mr. Hallam. He finally found
him and, producing the pencil, said:
"Theodore, here's a pencil that I can
write any color I want to with."
Then the doctor gathered himself
for a good laugh.
"Let's see you write ecru," said Mr.
Hallam.
The doctor smiled, picked up a piece
of paper and started to work, and for
ten consecutive seconds said nothing.
Then he said swear words, and added :f
"I have forgotten how to spell that
word."
JAPAN RUSHING TO BANKRUPTCY.
Island Empire of the East Has Been
Recklessly Extravagant,
Frederick Taylor, a son of the late
Moses Taylor of this city, known in
ternationally for his work as an ex
plorer was a passenger on the steam
ship Nord America, which arrived re
cently. Mr. Taylor made a study of the Boer
prison camps in Ceylon and Bermuda,
explored the jungles of Borneo, visited
the Malay Peninsula, and many points
of interest in China and Japan.
Mr. Taylor had no very exalted
opinion of the commercial integrity of
the Japanese, especially when com
pared with that of the Chinese.
' "It has been the experience," said
he, "of all good sound banks in the far
east and most particularly of the
Chartered Bank of India, Australia,
and China, that in all their dealings
with Chinese merchants for many
years they never lost a dollar, while
with the Japanese they lost thou
sands. During the time I was in Ja
pan eight banks failed. The Japanese
government is in financial difficulty,
largely the result of undertaking the
building of its own ships, the estab
lishment of steel foundries, and the
expenses of war with China. Unless
there are early reductions of expendi
tures. Japan will soon be bankrupt.
But in the matter of enterprise the
Japanese are the Yankees of the east."
New York Times.
Row Re Worked It,
"I don't see why they call you the
star boarder," complained the fellow
who always got the wing.
"That's easy," replied the other, in
his copyrighted superior style. "I just
twinkle-twinkie, and the landlady
doesn't know what I am and lets me
stay on blind faith."
Wanted to Be Prepared.
"Lady," said Meandering Mike,
"would you give a starvin man some
thin' to eat."
"Perhaps. But you are not starv
ing." "I know it, lady. But an ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure,
ain't it?"
"Cyclists and Rens" Warned.
The church in Buecken, a German
village of about 1,000 inhabitants, has
a notice board which bears the follow
ing legend in large letters: "Cyclists
and hens are forbidden to wander
around the churchyara."
A Nation of Fish Eaters.
The Japanese eat more fish than
any other people in the world. With
them meat-eating is a foreign inno
vation, confined to the rich, or rather
to those rich people who prefer it to
the national diet.
Knew What He Meant.
Teacher What do you mean by say
ing that heat expands?
Pupil I mean that when I am full
of hot turkey and plum pudding I am
bigger.
The world is always suspicious of
fat philosophers.
Prince Albert, heir presumptive to
the Belgian throne, is a major in the
Grenadier Guards, now lying on their
arms in Brussels, waiting for an
emergency call. The prince, when it
was suggested he let another officer
take his place in case of trouble, re
plied: "If my men are called to a post
Jostlee Took Mo Chances,
The Goodland (Kan.) News publish
es a story which has the essence of the
bully west In every line. A lawsuit
was being heard before Justice Robin
son of Goodland. A point of law
was raised, and for an hour the law
years debated hot and heavy.
When they had finished the justice
si.ld: "Mr. Constable, I want you to
search the plaintiff in this case and
see if he has any weapons about him.
I am ready to decide this point, but
I won't have any shooting."
The constable made the search and
then the court decided against the
plaintiff.
Manufacture of Rifle Ballets.
The machine which cuts rifle bul
lets from rods of lead stamps them
into shape by means of steel dies and
drops them, finished, into a box at the
rate of seven thousand an hour.
RUSSIAN GRAND DUCHESS.
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GRAITD DUCHES3 HELEHA
The Neue Zeitung, a sensational
newspaper published at Vienna, states
that the Czar's niece, the Grand Duch
ess Helena, who i3 twenty years old.
recently eloped from St. Petersburg
with a plebeian student.
The couple were on their way
abroad, according to the paper, when
Sey were captured at Warsaw.
Old Heated Terms,
The heat of 1783 was accompanied
by some "horrible phenomena," In
cluding alarming meteors and a pecu
liar haze that prevailed over Europe
from June 23 to July 20. The last half
of June and the first half of July, 180S,
exceeded anything remembered by the
oldest inhabitants of England. The
thermometer rose to 98 degrees in the
shade. One Wednesday, July 13. was
marked by so great a heat that it wa3
known as the "hot Wednesday," the
thermometer varying in places at
noon from 90 to 101 degrees in the
Bhade.
The Cbeese Fir
The common cheese fly is only a
tenth of an inch long. It deposits
afcout 250 eggs in the cracks of cheese,
though, If not able to find this sub
stance, it readily selects another.
Warsaw Has Largest Dome.
The largest dome in the world Is
that of the Lutheran church at War
saw. Its interior diameter is 200
jfeet. That of the British Museum
Library is 130 feet.
of danger It will be my duty to lead
them." Prince Albert, who visited th
United States in 1898, and was enter
tained at the White House by Presi
dent McKlnley, Is a nephew of KliiK
lipoid, and follows his father, tho
Count of Flanders, in the lino of succession.
A Left-Handed Compliment.
Lord Amptliill. governor of Madras,
India, who 1h a big man physic-ally,
was paid a somewhat left-handed com
pliment the other day by the good
people of a locality in southern In
dia which rejoices in the name of
Kumbakonam. At the railway utatloa
on his arrival a jail-made carpt was
spread for him to alight upon which
bore the figure of an elephant and
under it the legend "Good morning.
Jumbo," woven into the fabric.
Ions; ICx'oril of Army Bervlre.
The Austrian army has an activo
general who is 95 years old. This is
Field Marshal Lieutenant Iiaron
Schwartz-Melller, who has been an,
officer seventy-four years and fifty
years a general. He Is one of five of
ficers still alive who marclwd with
their luggage on their backs from
Lemberg to Naples.
NIECE OF THE CZAR, SAID
IN AN ELOPEMENT
Grand Ducbes3 Helena was sent
home, while the student was exiled to
Siberia.
The Russian authorities have issued
an official denial of the story, but It is
generally believed In European so
ciety. This Is the second escapade of
the kind in which the Grand Duchess
Helena has figured.
Honor Brave American Scientist.
The committee of the medical school
of the Johns Hopkins university ap
pointed to erect a memorial to th
late Jesse William Lazear, who lOKt
his life as the result of an experiment
on the transmission of yellow fever,
reports that sufficient money has iteri
subscribed to erect a memorial tablet
and to establish a library fund for tho
purchase of works relating to tropical
diseases.
Hold Secret Society Record.
Col. Ernest C. Stahl of Trenton. N.
J.. Is known to secTet society people
all over the land. He belongs ' to
twenty-eight different organizations
and has traveled from one end of the
country to the other on business con
nected with one or the other of them.
The colonel owns a prosperous news
paaer published in the state capital of
Nw Jersey.
Town of Many Invention.
ISew Britain (Conn.) holds the ree
ora for inventiveness. Over 1.40)
patents hive been issued to 311 of lu
citizens.
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