NOBILITY WEDS A f OOTMAN.
Countess Marie Wyanoff Marries the Man Who
Worshiped Her Picture.
All tlio world Iovph n lover, nml
the olil, old Htory In ever now. It Ih,
then, no wonder that tlicro Ih u general
Inloicst concerning llio lomantU; his
tory of the IIuhhIiiii Countess, Mario
Wyanoff, who Iiiih married her foot
man licciniBO of lilu lino love and devo
tion. The Htory has attracted even more
attention because of tho fact that the
rich and beautiful Countess Herviid iw
tho model In Cnrolus Duma's ruinous
palntlnK. "I.o IJalHPr" (Tho Kiss).
Tho Countess wa horn In Poland,
n land saddened In Ittt political hlHtory,
but ouo which Iiiih sought to plenso ItH
unhappy children by making ItH daugh
torn tho niOHt beautiful of Europe Po
HhIi girls aro nlso fauioiiH for their
romantic and ardent natutcH. At the
ago of IK thin fair daughter of tho eon
(liiered laud married Count Wyanoff, ti
ItiiKHlati nobleman of great wealth, Ilia
rlchcH and her beauty mado them a
famotiH pair at St. Petersburg and
Paris, In both of which centers of so
ciety tho nobleman owned a princely
palace.
All tho wealth of the Count wan laid
at tho feet of IiIh young wife, whom
ho adored. Sho wore the most splcn
dld Jewels at tho Russian court, where
fair women are accuntomed to be re
splendent with costly gems as tliey aro
nowhere else in Europe. Who had a
prlcolcsa collection of furs, among
which there was a net of KiihiIiiu sables
that a Princess of tho toyal blood
might well envy. Her Htnbles wero
filled with two hundred horses, and
sleighs and other vehicles of every
description and ornamentation.
Ah an example of rceklosa genet os
ity and Impulse, tho Htory la told that
at tho opera ono night hIio threw n
iiockloss of thieo strands of great
pearlH to a singer who had excited her
fancy. Her beauty, wealth, luxuriant
surroundings and generosity woo for
her admiration and fame in all tho no
dal centers of Hurope. Wherever Hho
went hho wim sought by tho most arls
tociatlc and exclusive sets.
When her huHband died he left her
tho whole of his vast fortune In her
own right. Including gold, silver, cop
per, Iron and gold mines, tho Income of
which Is each year a large fortune In
itHclf. Tho beautiful widow, possessed
of a fortuno which could satisfy her
every wish In worldly goods, found
herself tho center of a moat devoted
nml attentive group of Hiiltora of every
title, nationality and description.
Tho present Czar, then tho Czare
vitch, waH fascinated by tho charming
Countess -KO much so that n warning
to her, doubtless Inspired by the Czar,
pater, caused her to leave St. Peters
burg for a time and combo the perilous
flirtation. ,
Hut tho fair widow of Wyanoff be
gan to tiro of tho llfo of a woman In
tho exclimlvo aristocracy, and hud, bo
foro tho death of her husband, develop-
suit of wealth by painting women of
fashion has, some say, been nn Injury
to his natural genliiH, but when ho llrst
knew tho Countesrt ho was painting
worltH of art simply, and not fashion
nblo women at high prices.
Ho at onto recognized in tho Count-
Klsn." Tho picture Is full of tho strong
est of passion, but la purity Itself In
every detail. It Is tho Innocent lovers'
toul-embracliiB hiss,
"And our spirits rushed together at
tho meeting of tho lips."
Hut the prettiest story of tho Count
orb's llfo Is yet to bo told. It Is not to
bo doubted that a woman who could bo
the inspiration of such a picture would
consider true lovo tho most holy nnd
sacred reqtilulto to tho marriage vows.
Ardent woocra were plentiful, but In
thclr courting tho Countess saw, with
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dried In tho air, salted, put into bag3
and pressed and packed In casks. It U
one cf tho moat Important articles of
Russian trade, tho sales reaching an
nually over $10,000,QOoO. Tho Importa
tion of caviare to America Is Increasing
yearly. In 1899 It was double that of
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St. Louis has a caudidato for the vice
pre3!dcncy on the republican ticket In
tho poison of Edwin Obed Stnnard, ex-llotitenaut-governor
of Missouri and
ex-congrcbEinan. He Ib ono of tho lead
ing citizens of St. Louis, ami has been
Identified with ts public enterprise for (
many yeais. fe has been president of t
tho Merchants' Exchange, the St. Louis .
exposition nnd ti leadci In tho Autum
nal Festivities aBsoclatlon.out of which
grew tho Huslness Men's league, be
sides serving on committees or at the
head of countless public enterprises,
whether of commercial, social, political
or religious character.
Gov. Stanard's political caicer Is
comprised, practically, between the
years 18U8 nnd 1871!, during which ho
served as lleutenant-govuiiior of the
state and representative of ouo of
the St. I,ouls districts In congress.
While Bcrvlng in congress, ho was In
Htrumcntal In securing the adoption
of tho ISnda Jetty system.
Gov. Stanard comes of good New
England stock. Doth of his great
grandfathers served with distinction In
tho revolutionary war. Ills mother
FANCIES OF THE CZARINA.
One It I'or Wonderful i:ulun lJce
nml Another fur lllnck Itmnt.
Tho czarina has aroused tho wrath
of nil her court ladles and, rumor says,
of the czar himself, by her studied sim
plicity in dress. She heartily dislikes
gorgeous clothes, nnd If sho consulted
her own wishes would seldom wear
Jewels; but she has one enthusiasm,
nml that Is for tho Russian lace which
Is made only for tho Russian Impe
rial family. Years ago a tribe of laco
makers lived near Archangel and mado
by hand a deep yellow laco of marvel
ous design nnd texture. Tho Empress
Mario, wife of Alexander II., developed
a passion for this lace, and, being a
woman of whims, sent for tho lace
woikors, about 200 In nil, and forced
them to leave their homes nnd settlo
In St. Petersburg. The story of their
captivity and homesickness Is a pa
thetic one. 'iho older women of tho
tribe died, ono nftor another, of home
sickness and ago, but tho younger, 1cb9
submissive, were In perpetual rebellion.
Many of them escaped and rejoined
their husbands and lovers, nnd tho em
peror thieatened to send the couples to
Siberia, but tho empress, feeling a
slight responsibility In the matter, In
tervened. The girls who Htayed In the
palace married and were well provided
for, but only a few of them are still
living, and they aro kept busy making
laco for the czarina. Another fad of
tho czarina Is tho black rose, whlrli
has mado a sensation In St. PetersbuiR.
A llorlst named Fetlsoff has produced
In his garden a roso Jot black In color,
nnd tho finest specimens aro owned S
the czarina.
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FAM OPS.
ess n tit subject for inspiration In art.
Sho Is n perfect example of tho blonde
type, with hair of pure gold, of that
raro Hhado which Is neither flaxen nor
light brown, but of thu shade seldom
hoon nnd never perfectly described by
tho pen. llor foatuies aro perfectly
regular, and express vivacity nnd Intel
lect. All In all, sho Is Indeed "n daugh
ter of tho gods, divinely tall and most
divinely fair."
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clever Insight, their motive, which was
her fair face and fabulous wealth. Each
day upon tho Countess's table appeared
n lovely bouquet. Who the giver was
no one knew.
At last tho fair lady discovered her
footman In tho act of kissing her por
trait. On demanding an explanation
sho learned that her handsome sorvnnt,
with a temperament as ardent as her
own, had long loved her In secret.
Hopeless of ever having his lovo recip
rocated, ho had been pouring out hla
soul to her for years.
Hero was devotion not found In nny
of her high-born suitors, and, by tho
lawH of lovo, ho stood before her her
equal. An elopement nnd wedding
soon followed, and tho Countess raised
her husband In the eyes of tho world,
although not in her own, by buying for
him a Bulgarian estate, with which
goes tho title of Count.
And now, In a picturesque spot of
old nulgarla, wo mny well Imagine U1I3
Countess by marrlngo and Count by
purchnso, forgetful of what tho world
calls titles, living a llfo which Is truly
"ono grand, Hwcct song." because they
aro dally realizing tho full slgnlflcanco
of those beautiful lines:
"Two souls with but a Rlnglo thought,
Two hearts that beat as ono."
EDWIN OIH3D STANAJID.
camo of tho famous Webster family,
being n cousin of Daniel Webster, (iov.
Stnnard was bom at Newport, N. II.,
In 1832, nnd four yeais later his fath
er, Obed Stanard, moved to Iowa. Tho
west has slnco been his home. In poll
tics Gov. Stanard is an uncompromis
ing republican, and In religion a
Methodist.
Wliere Wo CiKt C.i litre.
Caviare Is consumed In vast quanti
ties all over tho Russian empire. It In
nlso sent to Italy, Germany, France nnd
England and is largely eaten In this
country. Caviare Is a shining brown
substance in little globules, looking ex
actly llko llttlo brambleberrles. It Is
obtained from sturgeon In March by
millions 011 their spawning beds In the
mouth of the Danube, the Dnelpcr, tho
Don and the Volga rivers, where both
nets and hooks nro used to capture the
llsh. After tho membrane of tho roe
has boon removed tho grains are wash
ed with vinegar of the cheap whltn
wines of the country. Then they aro
L'ned hi the (lrtivom lllndln
Nome Famous Hook.
Tho skin of William Corder. the
murdoror of Maria Martin, was used
for tho binding of a book containing a
biographical sketch of the murderer,
and this book with Its grewsomo bind
ing is to bo found In the library ot
Trinity college, Cambridge. M. Flam
marlon had In his possession a book
bound in the skin of the woman lm
loved in vain. Tho lovely countess,
whose whlto and gleaming shoulders
had stirred his admiration before her
denth, bequeathed him the skin that
colored her form, upon which he had
gazed with such pleasure. Shu also
loft a letter dcslilng tho nstiouomcr
to use her skin to bind the wonderful
woik In whkh he speaks so eloquently
of the glimmering world of stars, and
Flnmmnrion did not hesitate to fulfill
the last wish of this most eccentric ol
women. Andro Le Roy had at ono
time in his possession a volume bound
In tho skin of Delllle, the poet. A
book entitled "Principles of Practical
Anatomy," written by Prof. Leldy ol
Jefferson Medical college, Philadelphia,
was bound In human skin, and Is now
In the Rusk library.
ENTERPRISING YANKEE WIDOW
She Know tho Vuliie of n Mfo l'i nnd
aindo Vo ' It-
Ono of the Islands in Panama bay
used to belong to an enterprising old
voman from Connecticut, tho widow of
a sea captain, and she lived all nlono
there In a little cabin for several years
after her husband died. In the courso
of time that Is, about ten years ago
tho Pacific Steam Navigation com
pany desired that particular island for
warehouses and repair shops, nnd when
It camo to mako the purchase tho an
cient Yankee dnme drovo a very hard
bargain. She mado It n condition of
tho sale that tho company should rjlvo
her a life pass upon Its steamer) be
tween Panama and Valparaiso foi- her
self and a mald.to bo used nt bor pleas
ure. This was done without mlsglv
InEs. Tho manager of tho company
thought It was only right to glvo tho
old woman a soa voyage now and then,
but experience caused him to think dif
ferently, for as soon as she had con
veyed tho title to the property, and had
received a card signed by tho presi
dent nnd general manager granting
her passage at all times on their line,
she calmly moved aboard their best
steamer, selected a stateroom and
cruised up and down thu coast for sov
eral months. At Guayaquil, Callno,
Valparaiso and other of tho large porUi
she would go ashore while the ship was
loading nnd unloading, but sho always
left most of her traps In the stateroom
and camo aboard again before tho sail
ing date. When sho got tired of ono
steamer she would try nnother.and wns
not contented with getting her living
free of cost, but actually attempted to
make a prolit out of the arrangement.
The old woman had never enjoyed tho
luxury of a maid In her life before sho
entered Into this contract with tho
steamship company, but on several oc
casions brought a woman aboard whom
she Introduced as such, nnd she do
manded that she be allowed free pas
sage. The company's odlcers discov
ered that sho was collecting faro from
these women that Is.scalplng her pass
and declined to carry any more of
them. Tho old woman made a terri
ble fuss about It. and threatened to suo
tho company for violating Its agree
ment, but n lawyer she consulted ad
vised her not to prosecute tho case.and
she reluctantly abandoned It. Sho
continued to live aboard tho Pacific
steamers until her death a few years
ago. Chicago Record.
Vim l I'lMKlhllltlei or Itunla.
Should Russia ultimately succeed In
her scheme for dominating Asia, she
will becomo mistress of somo 800,000,.
000 people.
PRINCE CHRISTIAN VICTOR.
COUNTESS MARIE WYANOFF.
d a fondness for tho society of nrtlsts.
Although hor friends of high llfo ex
pressed their annoyance, nevertheless,
painters, musicians and actors wero al
ways hospitably received by her wher
ever sho might hnppen to be.
tfntnrlng the llfo with enthusiasm,
nho beenrao a shining llguro In tho
uppor nohcmln of Paris. Hor houso
on tho Pare Monceau, near that of
Melssonler, was thronged by nil tho
famous In art.
Among her artist friends was Giro
lus Duran, known as "tho splendid
Cnrolim," who was winning fortuno as
well as fame ns tho painter of beauti
ful and fashionable women. Hl3 pur-
TVIijr l'eople Ilrcomo llrnf.
It has taken tho medical world a
great mnny years to discover that n
loss of hearing Is almost invariably
caused by somo disease of tho throat,
or nose, or both. Hut very recent re
searches In these Holds have demon
strated this fact beyond question, and
it Is now admitted by the moro ad
vanced medical men that, asldo from
rupture of tho ear-drum.thore Is scarce
ly a symptom of defoctlvo hearing
which Is not tracoablo directly to tho
condition of tho noso and throat. In
view of tho now discoveries, oar speci
alists nro finding their occupations
gone, Bavo as they mako their particu
lar branch an nsslstant in further in
vestigation. It is said, as wo have al
ready pointed out, that tho uso of
smelling salts Is ono of thu most pro
line causes of deafness, operating by
weakening tho olfactory nerves, nnd
through them the auditory system. All
strong nnd pungent odora slionlil ho
avoided ns far as possible, especially
thoso which act upon tho secretory pro
cesses, nnd, as thu popular oxprosslon
goes, "make tho noso run."
Carolus Duran prayed tho Countess
to poso ns a model for him. At first
6ho protested, nnd nindo her objec
tions oven moro cmphntlc when ho ro-
vcated tho subject which ho considered
best suited for her personality. But
with such exnmples before hor as tho
lato Empress of Austria, who wnB tho
model of Dlnnn In Hnns Mnknrt'a pic
ture, "The Hunt of Diana," now In tho
Metropolitan Museum of Art In Now
York, nnd with exnmples of other wo
men of title who had served as artists'
modola in ono subject or another, Bho
finally consented.
Tho result was what mny bo called
ono of Duran's masterpieces, "Tho
llrnr lloth Klilm.
Never condemn your neighbor un
hcard however many tho accusations
which mny bo preforred ngnlnst him.
Every story hns two ways of being
told, nnd Justlco requires that you
should hear tho defonso as well as tho
accusation; nnd remember that tho
malignity of enemies may placo you in
a similar predicament.
A Miniums I'rlnolple.
Mr. Gotrox So you wnnt my daugh
ter, eh? Do you drink? Rob Bluffor .
Not while I'm doing business! Let
that go till later. Puck.
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FEASTED UPON FOE'S CARCASS
Merrymaking of 11 I'rNen Xelghliorliooil
Ot r Di-iitli of u (lliiint.
Two hundred residents and property
owners of tho Sunset district partici
pated in n novel entertainment tho
other evening. For some tlmo past a
voracious goat belonging to Philip Dlez
has been a constant source of nnuoy
nup" to its owner's neighbors on ac
count of Its depredations In their yards
nnd Its bellgorency when disturbed on
these occasions. All sorts of schemes
were devised nnd executed for the pur
poso of circumventing this unwelcomo
visitor, but with persistence worthy of
a better cause the goat overcamo nil
obstacles, overruled nil objections nnd
continued to show an extremely bcM
front to nil who sought to discourages
his raids. Finally, in desperation, 11
rommlttco of his victims called upon
the goat's owner nnd demanded satis
faction. Recognizing thnt his goat was
Incorrigible and anxious to conciliate
his angry neighbors, Dlez consented to
sacrifice the animal to tho public good
and suggested that his visitors help
him to oat the carcass of tho brute.
This Idea was accepted with avidity
and the committeemen loft.hlghly elat
ed over thu success of their mission.
On talking the matter over with tholr
trlends. however, other victims of tho
goat's Idiosyncrasies expressed a desire
to attend the obsequies and tho idea
suggested by Dlez was finally adopted
as the keynote for a public demonstra
tion. A conimltteo of arrangements
was accordingly appointed, a formal
program drawn up and some 200 Invi
tations were Issued. Tho affair took
the form of a banquet at Park VIow
hotel, followed by an entertainment.
Tho goafs meat had the distinction of
being served on n separate tablo. P.
J. Dlez was given tho placo of honor
as toastmaster In recognition of his
generosity In sacrificing his pet. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Typo ns Ammunition.
At the time of tho Maori war In New
Zealand a newspaper correspondent
had a strange experience Tho pub
lishing ofllco of a newspaper wns closo
to tho sceno of somo of tho hottest
fighting. During tho strugglo tho
MnorlB ran out of ammunition for tholr
guns, and, raiding the newspaper of
tlceB, charged their guns with typo and
stereo blocks. This novel ammunition
proved very effective. Ono of tho
whlto invaders wo soveroly wounded
with n patent medicine advertisement,
nd another wns crippled for llfo by a
church bazar ainonncement, and tho
editor, who had taken rofugo with tho
British troops, had n narrow escapo
from being hi. with ono of his own
poems.
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswlg
Ilolsteln, tho queen's grandson, who
la fighting tho Boors In South Africa,
hns been a famlllnr Ugurq In recent
British wars. Ho la an ofllcer In tho
King's. Royal rlllcs, and Is 112 years
old. In tho Ashantco wnr of 1895-0 and
In tho Nile expedition of last year ho
greatly distinguished hlmBelf. At Ox
ford Prince Christian was known aa
nn nthloto. Ho hns been employed In
nctlvo military servlco utmost continu
ously slnco ho left college Ho Is tho
oldest eon of the queen's daughter
Helena, and was born at Windsor.
A mnernl Syndicate.
All tho inernls In Paris nro eon
iluctcrby t Blnglo syndicate which has
a licensed monopoly of tho business
There is 0 regular tariff of rates n rst
class fun.ral costing ?2,000,and a' cheap
or nlnthclass ?3,
Who Ilo Wim.
tleVmo,,rr"Aml Wh Ur yU my m
Cutibert (with conscious prldo "pm
1 10 uuy a urotnor." Pittsburg Bullo-
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