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ft THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 20, 1907. I1ICI1 HONOR TO LADY PAGET American Woman Has Been Invited! to Visit Kaiserin. SIGNAL COKPLIMEKT THUS GIVEN m r 9inrf Teiii noar iv i a a; bawi Gat Mrs. "Lola" Harcourt la vlted to Enemy's Hon rmrtr. ward LONDON. Sept. 28. ("pedal. ) Lady ?aget and her daughter rece'ved an Invl-' ration to accompany Sir Arthur Pae;et to Germany for the manoeuvre. Thla waa, f course, a slgnsl favor on the part of the kaiser and kalaertn, a It la the first 'ime on record that an American woman ia been bidden to etay at any of the jnperlal palacea. Aa all the world knnw, ihe kalaertn la one of the moat exclusive, conventional and old-faihloned ladles In Europe, and hitherto It used to be said that the had to know people at least ten yeara before she became on friendly terms with them. Lady Facet and her ' daughter, . Illa. being "booked up" for a series of country house v!alta in England, had to reluctantly decline the Imperial Invitation. BIr Arthur and hla eon, however, accepted It. Lady Paget haa isked the kalaerln, with the kalaer, to apend week-end at her new houae. The Warren, at Coombe, and I am told her Imperial majesty haa written to aay ahe will do ao tf It la at all possible to fit It with the numeroua engagement which await them here. One wondera how Lady Faget will man age to accommodate the Immense Imperial suits which Invariably travels with thla royal pa'r. The kaiser would consider he had parted with half hla dlynlty were he riot accompanied by a sta which It would tax the facilities of a email village to ac commodate. In the event of the v'elt no doubt Lady Pa set will rent one or two of the numeroua fashionable mansions near The Warren, i which are sure to be ava'.lablo at that time. Klnar Social Martinet. No party organised to meet" the king la now complete without the Harcourts. A certain hostess left their names out little while ago, but hla majesty, when the list of Invited guests was aent to him for hla approval, Immediately Inserted that of the cabinet minister and hla American wife It appears the royal hostess had had some alla-ht "tilt with Mrs. Harcourt. and the last Idea that had ever entered her mind was to Include her and her hustjand among her gueata. Her embarraasment may be gathered when ahe found bcfelf compelled to Invite these royal favorites. In certain things King Edward la a martinet of the Mrst order, and no matter how Intimate he may be with people, he never allows them to oppose any wish of his. Invitations to royal house parties are regarded as royal "commands," for everyone asked Is aware '.hat his majesty haa already carefully read and expressed hla approval of the list. When Mra. Lulu Harcourt received the Invitation In question she was aa dlplo matlo and sensible as It la possible to be ind, aa though nothing had happened, wrote In acceptance the kindest letter pos sible. Harcourt, however, fumed, resenting the fact that hla wife should have to enter th house of a "dearest enemy," and It . took all Mra. Harcourt' tact to make him see the situation from a diplomatic aspect. , During the visit Mrs. Lulu told the king f the contretemps between her and her hostess and hla majesty to whom It was inronr.ation waa Immensely amused. ., "I am very glad." . he said, 'that I .am unconsciously a peace-maker. Of Quarrel JVhave" a detestation and as you know, I over tolerate them among member of my own family. Without peace there can be no happiness." At the moment Mr. Lulu Harcourt I regarded aa the best turned out wqman In English society. Her taste la perfect and unlike other American she never ihock her conventional English sisters by wearing frocks, which are too French or too "previous." Englishwomen are alow to accept new notion In fashion and ob serving thla Mra. Harcourt humora their Uistea. Royalty Baek to London. ' The marriage of Miss Breese and the Suke of Roxburgh' brother will bring loclety rushing back to London next month. Mr. Harry Hlgglns, the mother it the prospective bride will hold tha reoep ceptlon and all that 1 smartest of British society will be present. Although the Rox burghe family (save the duke, whose American wife brought him a goodly share of the Ooelet millions) are not wealthy, they hold a premier place In society, and are related to half the aristocracy. The lowager duchess of Roxburgh I an aunt f the duke of Martlborough, who has promised to be present and I hear hla two boy a. Lord Blandford and Lord Ivor Bpencer Churchill have been asked to be pages. Whether their mother will permit them to be remaina to be seen, for ah ha already declined to be present, the Roxburgh having offended her by the . attitude they assumed at the time of the separation between her and' the duke. The greater part of the future bride' trousseau has now arrived from Pari. The wedding gown 1 the perfection of ele- gance and lmpllcity. It la copied from a picture in the Louvre and some price less antique lace, one of numeroua gift from her mother, will trim It. It Is a pity that none of the royal family will be In town at the date of the wrddlna aa had thev been th nHn.a mnA prince of Wales and all the Connaughts would have put In an appearance. The latter are on extremely friendly terras with the prospective bride and there waa an Idea that Princes Patricia would have been a bridesmaid. Unfortunately royal etiquette does not permit a princess to act In this capacity for a commoner and her royal highness could not do as she had hoped. Mrs. Ooelet Wins Hearts. Mrs. Robert Ooelet ha stormed the heart of all with whom h come In con tact In Europe by her beauty. .The tame f her look ha reached the king and tueen, who are both anxious to make her acquaintance. If ahe and her husband "Before I !( CsseareU. I kail a Vad an- Sluinil piuii oh my far, siui my ( wu aot icm u It (liould liavatiMn. tiam I utirely ii, and lVMinpl.,T..ildlpparWfn.ni m far. 1 ma Inillifully f ,at t'Hararau ara Ju.t asMrarUaatli I haTatakaonlvlwaio1can(khul.', Clanaoa k. (iuDUa. ttMrvaao. W. 1aaaat. Palatahl. Pwtaal. Taaa 8oo4. DeAao. Oaf ar aickaa. w aakaa ar tirip. la. n Navaff tU la aula. Tka raaalaa tlat aiaaiaad COO. Saaraaaaad aa aafa wr ftMar aiavaj aaaa S tar ll a KaaaaJy Co., Caicage or N.T. las mm $111. TEN UUUOM E01ES f (Pvyl Tor . I 1- s' r' 'i. ' i ' T-i 1 : J LORD A8HTOWN. decide to take a London house she is sure to have an extraordinary vogue, for her manners are aa captivating aa her beauty and maRe for her friends on all sides. She I very anxious to see something of London society and would very much enjoy having a manalon here, but Robert Ooelet object very much to hi wife being a he call It "mobbed" by eoclety. He 1 absolutely In accord with hi brother-in-law, the duke of Roxburghe, whose ab horrence of social fame and advertisement Is so well known. Lombard to Visit Capitol. Musical and social circles in London have been greatly interested tn the production of "Errlsinola" and the announcement that the millionaire American composer may bring hla brilliant production to London ha been warmly received. It I only by repute that London society knows anything of I Louis Lombard, but those who have met him at the renowned Chateau Trevona at 1 Lugano consider him one of the most cul- ! tured and clever amateur musicians in Eu-1 lnd he 1 accompanied by four burly i these naturally succumb to the hard condl rope. The chateau Is an example of per- I guards armed to the teeth and carries a tlons of life and many others less fortunate feet taste In Italian stylo at It best and Is 1 small arsenal on his own person, he con fined with priceless traesures of art. The ! tlnues to enjoy life to the utmot, ae- Gobelin tapestries vie with those of th Louvre, every titch In them being worth gold. - The gardens are laid out In stately Ital ian style to match th housa and fountain which have been designed by great artists and statue worthy of th Luxembourg - - - - ' aT aa w MUUiWUUI decorate them. Ther 1 no mor hospitable ' I American than th host and from time to time the chftteau Is full of guests who ar always of th cultured order. Moat ump tuou and lavish entertaining take place. For month at a stretch, however, Louis Lombard will live almost the Ufa of a re cluse, shut up in hi own muslo room with th magnificent Instrument with whloh he I haa aurrounded himself, composing beauti ful melodies. He ha been ' engaged for nearly two years upon Errlsinola," the li bretto of whloh is by Sifrnor Luigl Illlca. who Is so well known as a librettist. At the production which has just taken plac Loul Lombard conducted, hi own orchestra, which was mad up of picked plaara from soma of the great opera houae of Europe. The scenery and mount ing was superintended by th stage man ager of th Scala at Venice, who waa for day at th private theater at th Chateau Trevona In connection with It. The com poser spared nothing on the production, which la said to have cost him between KO.OOO and 175.000. Mrs. Louis Lombard Is, like her husband, devoted to music, and It Is to th great en couragement which he haa received from her that he attribute hla success. On of her most intimate friend her I Lady Yarmouth, who 1 a frequent visitor at th beautiful chateau.. LADY MARY. FAMOUS MEN ARE TATTOOED Expert Declares Maay Have Fallen t Victims . to Craae Women Carry Lovers' Names. LONDON. Sept .-(Speclal.)-Amerlcans have gone tattoo mad. Suoh I the In ference to be drawn from the conversation I have Just had with Alfred South, a fa mous English and continental tattoolst. Ac cording to the artist, the rich have atolen th thunder of the poor. The practice of covering the body with elaborate dealgna, which waa supposed to be the special weak neaa of the low-class sailor, haa ascended the social ladder and la now tho amuaement ' of the aristocracy. I Certain well-known Americana, If we ar to believe Mr. South, would present th appearance Of animated picture galleries could we see them In the nude. Their backs, cheats, legs and arms are covered with crouching tigers, poised snakes and more'or less beautiful women. The son of on of th Isrgest watch manufacturers in the United States, who is many tlmea a millionaire, has a a fac simile of hs fath er's particular brand of timepiece tattooed on his chest by Mr. South. H had the hands showing the hour to be exactly twelv and remarked that no matter where he wa he could always refer to It as ex actly that time of day and always correct hla fallible timepiece. Th tattooing erase appears to be even more advanced In England and on the con tlnent than In th United St a tea. Her It seems to have touched even the highest rung of th social ladder. The prince of Wale himself 1 said to have some most artistic work on his arm, while th crown princess of Denmark. Lady Cornwalils West, and membera of the royal family of Ruasla are said to be devote of the erase. Som of them are even said to have be come adept at the art itself. Among society at the present time prob lems In bridge are especially popular as subjects for the tattoo artist. One woman recently had "her last will and testament," In four colors and many elaborations, tat tooed on her back. Religious devotees have peculiar hobbles, and a rriiari- -..ia old woman recently had a likeness of her prWt tattooed ou her arm by Mr. evuth. i LORD UNAFRAID OF BOMBS Irish Peer Declares He Has No Terror of Assassins. . RECENTLY HAD NAKEOW ESCAPE Guarded by Armed Constables at All Hoars of Day and Night Defles United Irish Leag-oe. LONDON, Sept. 28. (Special.) Lord Ashtown, the Irish landlord who recently bad the good fortune to escape being blown up by a bomb which someone ex Dloded under his bedroom, says a little thing like that does not disturb him a bit. Though whenever he stlTs abroad In Ire- cording to a tatement he haa jusi puo- llshed. -Lord Ashtown ascribe all hi troubles to the United Irish league, which, hs de clares, 1 trying to drive him from his country. In his statement he several times reoeats the assurance that he 1 " . . . not afraid, but tho fact remains that he . a til- aiiilaa Ml a 1 la? d f Is taking no chance. Hla entire aaiway estate l patroled, he say, by police and a cordon of armed constables surround his house as he lies down to sleep. When hs venture from the preclnot of his hom. even to pick a cabbage or two rhla lordshlo being an eninusianu dener). two constable armed with rula- tlon army rifles aance in ncuu, the lock-tep In his rear and go through the manual of drill every time he pauses. Precautions Whllo Driving;. But It Is when he goes driving that "precautions" reach their limit. To tha uninitiated he muat convey the lmprea alon of aome high official reviewing a battalion of Irish Infantry. Before hi carriage ride two constable on bicycles. Ir. the carriage, grlm-vlaaged and alert, w ,i,i ia lord Aehtown himself. 'hi ready finger caressing the trigger of i a double-barrelled gun. Bringing up the i ...i..t an mnrAich of rear ana guarains " r the enemy from that quarter ar. two more constables in a carriage. Only Lord Ashtown himself knows how many scouts beat the woods about on the look out for possible assa.slns. But his lord ship I not afraid. Th fear of an assaasrn. the dread of unexpected death, may take flesh off King upward, may turn the hair of the presl- I . aa white as the driven snow, may even mak. th. mou.tache of he German kalaer aland on ends, but u haa no terrora for Lord Ashtown. More at-Aa means more insnmen employed a hla lordship I a friend of the Irish- man, he say. His u la Prlat. When the explosion of a bomb brought Lord Ashtown Into the public print omo of us recalled hi name, but could not place him. The aecret is now out. He It wa who Invented that famdu riddle, "la a melon a vegetable or a fruit?" and answered It himself by calling It a fruit. At hla Oalway eatate, Woodlawn. he lives a life of serlunlon. He cultivates most of his 22.000 acres in preference io ' It. claiming that he t an make more money in that way. He Is the third baron of the title, waa educated at Eton and suc ceeded his grandfather in 1880. One of his ancestor wa Chenevix Trench, the well-known poet and writer on theological subjects. Mineral Waters The mineral water business ha for many yeara oeen a yeara Deen a spucuuiy wun wui W buy our water direct from th firm. anria th inmorter. We are thur able to mak th lowest possible price, and to abso lutely guarantee frealinesa and genuine ness. We sell 109 kinds. Write for cata logue. lOU MUTES, AX. WATER PRIOCS Manltou Water, dosen, 12.00; case, (0 quarla, 17.00. Boro-Llthla Water, dosen, $2.60; case. SO guana, 18.60. Nek-rok Llthia. dosen. $1.00; case, St quart. SO. Crystal Llthia Water, (-gallon lug, $1 Rublnat Berre (Spain), bottle, 16c, dos en. !). . Idunha Wattr, dosen, $2. SO; case, tt quarts. IS. SO Hathorn (Saratoga), dosen, $2-00; ease, 48 pinta. 17.60. Pure Dlatlllad Water, case. 11 ti-gal, $2.25. S-Kal. jug Crystal Llthia, $2.00. Allowance for return of empties. RX&MAJr h McCOVHEU. SaVDO CO, Cor. lath and Dodge. v OWL BBUQ COaflrAsTT, Co. ilO a4 iiarae. FREAK STRIKES IN IRELAND Derry Newsboys Defy the rollee, bat Not Their Parents Grave DIT arers Demand Tlsa. Dl'BIJN. Sept. 18. (Special.) Ireland la going through an epidemic of freak atrlkes just now. A few day ago all the newa boy of Ierry struck andvrefued to handle any of the papera. It Is not clear what they wanted, but while the trlke lasted they had a royal time overturning wagon and making "bonfire of the offending jour nals. The constabulary were quite help less In dealing with the active and en terprising little fellowa, who seemed to swarm Into the streets aa oon aa the po llreman's back was turned. They tired of the strike In a few days and returned to work as suddenly as they left it. It is stated that parental persuasion of the good old-fa3hloned kind had a good deal to do with breaking the strike. Another freak strike wa that of the twenty-four grave dlgstrs employed at Olasnevln cemetery, where Mr. Parnell la burled. Tho grave diggers were receiving a week and wanted f5. They also objected to a rule forbidding them to ac cept tips from mourners, and several funerals were delayed. Nonunion crave diggers wore brought In, but the strikers tumbled oiveral of them Into open craves and placed boards weighted with stones on top. A few hours detention in a damp, dark and uncomfortable grave was gen erally sufficient to convince the nonunlon iat of the Justice of the strikers' cause. Walk to Work Was Too Long;. Another freak strike was that of the pauper near Glenties, in County Donegal. The Inmates of the workhouse are em ployed In breaking stones for "road metal" and groups of them may be seen sitting by the roadside on heapa of stones, pound ing away with a little hammer. The Glenties paupers complained that they were compelled to walk too far from the work house to their work, and demanded that the workhouse master supply them with a car. They also declared that the stone recently Introduced was harder than that to which they were accustomed, but they were willing to waive that complaint If they were supplied with an extra allow ance of tobacco. They got the tobacco, but they still have to walk to their work. Nothing, perhaps. Indicate the true con dition of the people of Ireland better than the alarming lunacy statistic which have Just been published by the various com mittees of management of lunatic asylum. An analysis of the figures contained In these reports show that roughly, one In every 170 In Ireland la a certified lunatic, while aimllar reports, Just issued, with re gard to England and Wales, show that the proportion Is only one in every 282 per sons In those countries. It must be borne In mind, too, in considering these figures, that while in England and Wales practi cally every person who Is Insane la con fined in an institution of aome sort, the Irish peasant clings to his feeble-minded relatives and often conceals them In his cottage to prevent their removal to an asylum. It la likely, therefore, that the true proportion of lunacy In Ireland It even greater than the figure indicate. Causes of Lmuauiy. The chief cause assigned for lunacy in the reports are worry, poverty and old age. The young and strong are emigrating in thousands, leaving the old and weak to face the battle of life at home. Many of survive a mental wrecks. It must be re membered, too, that a large number of per son who break down under the stress of life In America and the colonies are aent hom by their relative and go to swell the statistics of Irish insanity. Recruiting- (or the) Constabulary. . The work of recruiting for the Royal Irish constabulary Is being pushed on with feverish haste and Is taken a an indication that the authorities are planning a cam paign of st$rn repression of all national agitation during the winter. More than BOu men have been enrolled during the last month and ther la no sign of any slacking up In the activity of the recruiting officers. Ths oountry Is being scoured for suitable men, who are being urged to join, and the officers are promising them that there will soon be legislation to Increase the pay and privilege of the Royal Irish constabulary. The Phoenix Park constabulary depot is o congested that the authorities have had to take over one of the military barracks, to accommodate the new recruits. In the meantime the cost of the constabulary es tablishment Is steadily growing. The total cost In 1906 waa $6,497,065 and In 1906 it had risen to 16.660,190. It Is expected that It will come very close to the (7,000,000 mark this year. Belfast Is nowbusy reckoning up the cost of the late disturbance there. What the loss to business has been no one will ever be able to tell, and It Is expected that the effects in this direction will continue for years to come. So tar, claim for nearly 1200,000 have been filed agalnat the city for malicioua Injury to property done by riot era alone, and It la expected that the total under thl head will reach double that urn. There are also many clalma for per sonal Injury, one being by a policeman for ll.BOO. . F. X. CULLEN t.'k - ." -h. V f V ""V i 4" AUTHOR PREDICTS HIS DEATL D'Annnnxio Says He Will Leave World in Year 1029. HE DISLIKES BASELESS ST0ME3 Refases to Rlak Lit la Scorching; Automoblls la Spit I Belief Ha WIU LIT to Old At: FLORENCE, Sept. J8.-(Bpeclat)-Oa-brlele d'Annunxlo, most famous and most discussed of living Italian authors, ha In formed the public at large, through an In terviewer of the Qlornale dltalla. that If baseless torles about him do not cease someone will get hurt ' "Whenever the gossip of Italy," he de clared, "has nothing else to concern Itself about. It diverts Itself with Inventing stories about me. 1 dealre only to be left to my work, and ir I am not, I ahall be obliged to give a severe lesson to some one." The cause of this outburst I the recent statement in many Journals that the writer who Is credited with possessing 100 neck ties and twenty suit of pyjamas Intended to go to Brescia In an automobile at the rate of 120 kilometres an hour. Many fan- frr mU-j fj.ft.iomctTV mm m.mmi WW FAKB "OLD CURIOSITY SHOP." WHICH AMERICAN DOLLARS IS TO BE TORN tastlc additions were made to the story and the finish of the author prophesied. Will Not Risk His Life. "I have read with astonishment," ""said Signor d'Annunxlo, "the numerous state ment in the newspapers concerning my Journey to Brescia. I deplore that so many serious Journals take It into their heads now and then to draw fancy pictures of me. I have accepted an Invitation to go to Brescia In the automobile of Signor Con stantly, but I do not wish to risk my life, and we certainly should be madmen to run an automobile at the rate of 120 kilometres an hour. In certain plaoes,' especially be tween Bologna and Mantua, the road is such that one is compelled to go at mod erate speed." Apropos of d'Annunilo's possible death, the Vita publishes an Interesting anecdote concerning a prophecy made by the poet himself. A few months ago he gave a photograph of himself to a newspaper eo' league. It was reproduced In ths Italian comto paper. Don Chrlsolotte, and Vamba caricatured It by elongating the small mous taches of the poet, who, himself, wrote be neath It: "Born . Died, 1829." As D'An nunxlo though he refrained from mention ing it in this "epitaph" was born in 1861. and Is now 43, It is evident that he expects to attain the ripe age of 65 before depart ing this Mfe. Italian , Immla-ratlon. That eminent sociologist. Prof. Pasquale Villarl, has Just contributed a striking article to the Corriere Delia Sera on the results of Italian emigration to America. He deals with two questions, the first relat ing to the abandoned provinces In Italy, tha second to the proceedings of the Italians who return with American gold. The latter Instantly buy land, and their Ignorance is leading to all manner of agricultural evils. Prof. Villarl, accordingly, propoaes an ag ricultural education, furnished by the gov ernment, or a. distribution of land by the Umanitaria, a philanthropic society of Milan which will keep its eye on the land syndlcatea, the peasants' enemy, as possible remedies. The point of Interest to America Is that the Italians do not stay tn that coun try to become the model citlxens Senator Latimer and Mr. Burnett hope for, but have Italy always in the back of their minds, and that in the Mollse district alone, tha postal savings baifk deposits, which were 1.339.740 lire In 1888, Increased to 9,372,927 lire In 1906. The central council of the Societa Dante Full 'Dress Suits UR Full Dress Suits for this season are ex amples of the highest art in tailoring. No one can expect to be harbored in the social swim without full dress clothes, and they are becoming more imperative each year. . - Few men come to us who cannot be fitted without alteration. And when alteration is nec essary, we have experts to do the work at once, and in the most skillful manner. We Can fit yOU as perfectly and as handsomely as the custom tailor who charges-you twice as much We have all the fixings to make your full dress wardrobe complete. BROWNING, KING l CO. Allghlert announced Mr. Plerpont Morgan i a life member of the Aresso branch. Italian Maaraalno Proas. II Rlnovamenta, the new Italian review, which correspond to Le Demaln of France, appear to be prospering, regardless of th letter of Cardinal Stelnhuber. prefect t th Bacred Congregation of the Index. In which h reprimanded by name Its contributors. Fogasxaro, Tyrrell. Von Hugel and Murri. and charged them with "trying to teach th pop himself." " Don Murrt. In fact, ha Jut had hi book. "La Vita Religloaa net Cristlaneslmo," placed on the Index. It Is a most serious. grave and Interesting volume, mougn po"ed somewhat I y a 11 ! t o muo i a dor, and devout Catholics are completely at a loss to know wherein It sins. While the Papal party on the one hand Is condemning right and left, the king Is declaring himself the friend of letters and In a private abdlence given Bignor Vln censo Glannottl. hla majesty Impressed upon him the fact of hla vivid Interest In everything pertaining to the publishing In terest. He spoke of certain firms by name and discussed at ome length the present book movement In Italy, and his hone of the production of a national literature. Not only la there an upsetting of religioue Ideals In Italy and a revival of Christian ethlca among young men, but there la a literary one as well. In each of the large cltlea, new author are appearing, young, talented, and very eager, with a general Impulse away from the literary Ideals of njf " iht-li t it e-"--rluW".'1 AFTER DOWN. GARNERING COUNTLESS D'Annunxlo, a few year ago tha literary mentor. In Florence, for Instance, there I a group of young men who publish a paper In the Interest of things literary, oalled "La Vita Letterarla." In It the young writers of the day find voice. A writer of whom Its adl tors prophesy great things Is Umberto Des ogus, who comes before the public with a drama, "Era Destlno." which is declared to possess rare power.' The Marchese Rldolfo Peruxxl, ' whose mother was Edith Story, is one of these vnune- Italian writers, his "La Morte del Falco," and his "Canto delle Saglone" hav lng appeared befrr he was a. Ugo Ludovlco Morlchino of Rome, author of "Semi Su Pietre" Is also but twenty-one, Tha latter possesses what may be called a photographic mind. Hs pays a call, say, and on his return home h will find every bit of color, every article of furniture, every peculiarity of the person Ylilted, in fact th entire room in detail, so pictured upon his mind that he has merely to write It out without effort. When ho was ready to write his "Semi Su Pletrs," he refrained from .entering a single house during Its writing that his photographs might not be come composite ones. He Is able to writs anywhere, and armed with his notebook, he may be seen in the midst of a fashionable crowd on the Pinclo, writing with the ease Of some other writer in his Jtudy. SUNDAY TO BE WORKING DAY Posts inter General Meyer Makes New Order Governing; Weigh ing of Malls. " WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-After a con ference with President Roosevelt today Postmaster General Meyer announced that the attorney general had completed an opinion which would be promulgated today or Monday, sustaining the Meyer modifica tion of the Oortelyou mall weighing order which, It ia stated, will save the govern ment several million dollars a year tn rail way mall pay. The Meyer modification makes Sunday a "working day" In all cases where the malls are carried and weighed on that day. Troops Will Leave it. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Sept. 28.-Nearly 1000 federal troopa which have been participating in the military tournament here this week will leave for varloua post tonight and Sunday. The Eighteenth Infantry returned to Fort Leavenworth and will leave for the Philippine' Monday. Th Second cavalry will leave Sunday, marching overland to Fort Dea Moines. FAKE RELIC TO COME DOWN Old Cnrioiitr Shop No Longer to Fool Gullible Touristi. i HAS NETTED MANY THOUSANDS Long; Held Claim to Be Original at Heme of Dlekea "Little Nell" and tier Grandfather. LONDON. Sept. K (Special.) Who knows how much money ha been mad out of that venerable London take, "Th Old Curiosity Shop"' In Lincoln' Inn Fields, with th spurious legend "Immortalised by Cherlea DlckensT" It has reaped a rich harvest out of Ita bogus reputation, but all speculation aa to th exact amount would be mere guess work. Despite th obvloui fact that It la not what it pretends to b and may In no way resemble the shop of "Little Nell's" grandfather, the old building- can truthfully lay claim to upwarda of three hundred years of life. And while tha thousands of enthusiastic Americana who hive been In the habit of visiting It every year may have been under a delusion In supposing It to be the Identical building de scribed by the great English novllst. never theless they had the satisfaction of seeing; one of the oldest buildings In this very old cuy. ... But a few weeks hence will see an ena iw It Already bright red Dins are pieir all over the little shop snnounclng the re moval of the waste paper business, wnicn at the present moment occupies th front room, and of the souvenir business wnicn prospers so greatly In the stuffy low-cell-inged room in the rear. Irrespective of tho question of Its authenticity, one may sin cerely mourn Its approaching disappear ance: for It Is such old places tnat go rar to make the English metropolis so interest ing and popular with the American tour is t. The Old Curiosity Shop" is one of a trio of fakes in London which have made a lot of money out of foreigner, American! chiefly, through their claim to ancient lin eage and Historical nsnociaiiunB. i" "Cheshire Cheese" in Fleet street, wnere you can see Dr. Johnson's alleged favorito chair and the smudge on tlw wall, head high, supposed to have been left by his greasy wig, anj the barber shop at IT Fleet street, said to have formerly ,been the Palace of Henry VIII and t,uruuial Wolsey, are the other two of this Inter esting trio. Charles Dickens himself disposed of tha real Old Curiosity Shop before he finished the book Of that name. For does he not tell us that many years after the death of Lit tle Nell, Kit visited the site of the old shop which had then given place to the march of Improvements and was occupied by a broad thoroughfare. Chnrles Dlckena tha younger haa also declared that ther Is no truth In the claim of the building which la now to disappear. According to Robert Allbut, "Little Nell s' home formerly stood at 10, Oreen street, Leicester square. This house la said to) have been pointed out to a friend of Mr, Allbut by -Dickens himself as the original and he Is said to have even shown the llttla room In the rear, cparated from the front by a glass partition, which had been "Lit tle Nell's" bed room. EDITOR WASSPIRITED AWAY. Fremont Older of San Franclae Bulletin Taken to Loa Aasjelea n Libel Charge. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28.-Frftmont Older, managing eldtor of tho Bulletin and prominently connected with the graft pros ecution, was arrested in this city yesterday evening on warrants Issued In Los Angeles and sworn to by Luther Brown, who charges Older with criminal llbeL Older waa arrested on the street and taken in an auto mobile to Redwood City, twenty-flve miles) south, where a connection was made with a southbound train for Los Angeles, on whloh he waa placed In charge of officers; from that city. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sept 18. Fre mont Older, managing editor of th San Francisco Bulletin, arrived here this morn ing on Southern Paclflo train No. 18. At a, session of th superior court held ' at I o'clock this morning, papers were prepared In habeas corpus proceedings, on advice of District Attorney Langdon of Ban Fran cisco. When ths train arrived Mr. Olde was taken from it by the sheriff and at once conducted, to the superior court whera a hearing on ths habeas corpus writ Is now in progress. Klpllnsj Reaches Moatreal. MONTREAL, Sept. 28. Rudyard Kipling, accompanied by Mrs. Kipling, has arrived here. Mr. Kipling expected to remain la Montreal for a couple of weeks, after which he will cross Canada to ths Pacific coast. He will return to eastern Canada, but after that he said his plans wsro unde. Clded. Brewer Made Lord Mayor. LONDON, Sept. 28.-Blr John Charles Bell, ex-sherlff of the city of London and heaj of a big brewery company, ' was today; elected lord mayor of London. ooo