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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
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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
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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
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No one can expect to be harbored in the
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Few men come to us who cannot be fitted
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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
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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.
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