THE OMAITA SrKPAY BEE: DECEMBER 21. lf07.
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ROYALTY FEARS DISCLOSURE
Lady Wanrick'a liernoin Awaited
with Trembli-a by Hnlubjoco.
connxss forkollt favobjte
tw Ret ! DlMr4M mows' at Klaa
Mar fork neveege far Hta
A ttltww reaeaelo'e
Arrival.
LO.VDON. Dec a .fpciil-V Boc'rty U
on the tip toe of expectation with regard
to the fort booming "Memoir" cf Lady
Winrttt No one is more wosried -on-Crrnlng
what those page may unfold than
the king hlmeelf who wu for rear
rat ckum of the counter. Aa Intimate
frtead of Lady Warwick t-!la me that there
ta no woman la ail England vha feels more
bitterly the - alight, axd indeed deliberate
-siuba. which hare been put upon her by
royalty than Lady Warwrk- And by an
accounts abe ta determined ta serve r or all 7
1 out, especially the king. There are women
1 who aever forgive. The countess ta one
, of thm. Her opportunity baa now come is
) aouare ber aooousta with the royal family.
And what aba can tell If be chooses!
Heaven and aarth are being moved ta in
1 dloca beg to delete pertain portion of her
: "Memoir.? the td being that if they
' appear in coVd print they will uoa jr-
I tirtT.m 1 v Initjr vnrv -rei1Jv 1 tmmilarttv
of Kbit: Edward. Borne people re ao far
I M to say that tf Lady Warwick persist
' tn making pertain disclosures that the
, book will be .suppressed. Aa everyone
; knows the Warwlcks are sadly ta need
I of money and were the aale of the work to
! be forbidden, ft would te a moat serious
loss to them. However, in the cJrcom
' stances, the writer may decide that ci-
cretion la the better part of valor and at
the last moment arree to tone down aome
ef her recollection where they concern
royalty.
DleTar-ded: Royal Favorite.
Theae wbo know the countess best feel'
very sorry for ber. There ia something
peculiarly ptyhatic in the position of ' a
discarded royal favorite, whatever her role
may have been. In regard to that, W. T.
Stead once said to me that Lady Warwick
waa "the ly good tefiuence that ever
came Into the life of the prince of Wales"
aa the king waa at that time, and Mr.
Ftead could apeak on that subject with
earn authority for there are few men ta
England wbo get more information aa to
what goea on behind the acenea.
Lady Warwick's recent visit to America
waa flnder-takon in the hope of raising
funds which would obviate the necessity
of aelllng Warwick bouse and lis contents
and if report speaks truTy she waa pre
pared to give certain securities. But your
financiers did not see the advisability of
putting out dollars for tbe purpose and
a he returned a sorely disappointed wonin.
The next thing she did waa to place the
bouse on the market. .That did not matter
so much; it la tbe aale of the content
nany of tbem hlrtortc, which hurts the
pride of Lord Warwick and his family.
Bat whatever his wife does must be right
tn his estimation. He worshlpa the very
ground she treads on. Ha has over and
evr remarked:
"If my wife were the worst woman tn
tbe world and she Is not, but one of the
best It would make no difference to me. I
love ber today aa devotedly as the day we
were married at East on."
A KaMessaa's Wrath.
"Never ts tbe day of our death! will we
forgive Lyndhurst for bis marriage. Such
were tbe words, of Lord Aberdare when his
son married toe Gibson gtrL Camille Clif
terd. At the time be meawt them, no
doubt. But tine softena even a nobleman
wrath against hta heir, and a Oibaon girl,
who ta ber personal chara adda tact and
discretion, can accomplish much. In the
case of Camille Clifford It baa done great
things; for the bridging of the breach is
due to ber rather than to ber husband.
Ever since ber marriage aha baa been like
Caesar's wife, above suspicion. Once when
ber husband waa laid up with a oold Lady
Aberdare came to visit ber son unexpect
edly and entered the alck room unan
nounced. There abe found Camille admin
istering beef tea to ber buetiaad. Lady
Aberdare was at first inclined to cuf tbe
actress, but Lyndhurst Bruce turned to his
mother and said. Ton don't appear to have
noticed my wife, wbereupon tbe baughty
lady, already touched by the picture of
domestic bliss she bad observed, went up
to ber daughter-la-4aw. and putting ber
arms around ber seek, exclaimed:
"I bops you will forgive me. I am afraid
we have beea very bard upon you." '
Tbe fair American promptly explained
that "she did not think so at all," and put
Lady Aberdare aa good terma with her
self by aaytng thst it was qui la natural
that the Aberdares abould not wlan their
son to marry as actress; thst she would
not like ber own child to do so. knowing
what sha knew about the stage, etc, etc
But aae wound up by saying, tn effect, that
there were actresses and actress, and abe
berself waa one of the right sort.
Now ths burning desire of tbe Aberdarea
ia ts get all Camine Clifford's proUigrapha
out of tbe Shop windows. Her admirera
are buying up what are left, for the story
ge this will be their lut opportunity of
securing ber llkenesa
DirkrM aVsraraa alaat.
Tbcre was nut a aout at tbe elation ta
aeet the duchess of Marlborough when aha
arrtvedback In London. Although every
thing waa in readiness for ber advent at
Sunderland bouse the servants, it appears,
were Ignorant of tbe hour at wb.K-n the
train waa du and no motor or carriage
as ailed ber. He maid having ascertained
that thia was so. the duchess left her to
grapple with the luggage and promptly got
into the Bret -four-wheeler" that could be
found. The hanaom possesses great ter
rors for her graoe ever since she. as a
bride with Marlborough, had a nasty spill
from ona
In her luggage was Included a box con
taining son, magnificent toys tor hr
younger son. Lord ltor Spencer CsurchlU;
the marcjuie of Blandford being now evrue
what tond ths toy stage quantities
of presents of a more mature kiod brought,
him by liia adoring mother.
Aa extraordinary atory la going the
rounds extent Mra. Beatty'a ato.en jewel,
which, aa all the sorid knows by now,
disappeared from the hurting box the
Brti are rtr.ili.g at Mellon. It is aaid
that a guest who waa atayiug wit Uue-n
at th time knowa a great deal about
the affair. Eter almw the production cf
"The Thief" aud U-r pltya f the
same nature la a htA aocWty man cr
soman la somewhat glorified la the capac
ity of burglr- thieving takes laoe con
tinually ta English and Scotch country
beuaea. though, as a rule, it rarely gria
Inta tbe Brsaparera Hosts en this side
are extremely eterse ta baling It found
out that they bate been harboring so
ciety burglars under their roof i and gea
rrally prefer pocketing their loaa to hav
Ug the Butter made public
A MM-iHr Baratar
Soma time age there was a mvci-tj
burglary, at floors castle which. If I
renwmber rightly, I recorded tn this cor
ratoasdencw and although tbe ducbas
f Kexburghe waa willing ta aare It ui
powd tn fart, abe bad telegraphed toe
the Vocal police the dwke put hie foot
oxwn aad said on ao account would be
Lave a scandai oaneced with bia house,
atlb tbe result that a check aa ( ed
Ubrr fr the worth of U.C liusa-
Work of Cupid
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RETT. W. J. GOMEKSALI
LONION. rc . SpeciaL "Cupids
Succesaor," as be has been dubbed here,
ts contemplating a visit to the t'nltod
States. He is tbe Rev. W. J. GomereaU. a
Presbyterlsn clergyman of London, whe
declares that the little chap with the baw
and arrow has twen loafing lately, and
therrtry rendered necessary some org ari-
tsed eobemw for promoting matrimony. A
while ago. accordingly. Mr. GomereaU
founded tbe so-called "Eligible Social Clr-
dee." of which there are now tares ia
London. And aa be ha read in the Amer
ican cable that organisation modeled after
his are about to be started In New Tork
and Boston, be wants to gs acres and
g.'vs tbem a start tn the rigkt direction.
Besides being the originator fend organ-
tner, Mr. Oomersall la the presiding genius
of the "Eligible Social Clrclea" Osten-
slbly these circles are formed to provide
social evenihga for lonely bachelors, wid-
exi era," single women and widows. One ha
to be either one of these four to pass tbe
hospitable portal of the circles. But Mr.
Oomersail and bia wife, who is the official
hostess, frankly admit that tbe encourage-
ment of mstrlmony ts the chief end tbey
bsve In view. They are doing at tbey can
to lay out an enticing pgthway leading to
the hymeneal altar, and interspersed at
lntervala with whist, drives country walks
dance and tete-s-tete over cope of coffee
(for Mrs. Gomersall has evolved tbe unique
theory that coffee te-a love philter).
System la tbe strong point of tbe Eligi
ble clubea Nothing la left to chance. Upon
Doming Into tbe organisation the men con
fess themselves to Mr. GomersaU, tell blm
ing Jewela on the condition that tbe guest
from whsm tbey bad been stolen took
no further action in the matter.
Mra. Beatty'a Jewels were, of course,
extremely valuable, but much of tbe his
toric interest supposed to be attached to
many ef the gems are faked tales pure
and simple. To use a vulgar expression,
Marshall Field- was "had" right, left and
center by unscrupulous dealers on the
continent who had learned of bia pas
sion for "historic" gems and bric-a-brac
Mra Beatty's distress Is nevertheless
Intense, for ebq valued the collection
apart altogether from ita Intrinsic worth
becauae of lta asaodation with ber
father's memory. LADT MART.
MME. NQRDICA'S DIRECTOR
Dr. Ernst www Ia apart of M smirk Will
Take Cbararc of "Aaaerteasi
U-arresta.
BERLIN. Dec. . Special When Dr.
Ernet von Poasart, the celebrated Ger
man actor and stage manager, goes to
the United States to assume the direction
of the dramatic department of Mme. Nor
dlca' "American Bayreuth" on the shores
of tbe Hudson, it will be by no means hi
first visit to America. As far back as 1KC7
be made a tour of the Vnited States and
was seen in many of hie world-famoua in
terpretation a. He was as years of age then,
and in tbe full flush of bis histrionic tri
umph. Sine that time be has considerably
PR. ERNEST POS6ART.
enhanced tua reputation and added to it
the title of managing director of lha fa
mous court tbeatrr at Munich, la recogni
tion of liia em kneel sertti-es to the drama
and to dramatic art he 1 waa knighted by
the prince regent of Bavaria
la ISC the king of Bavaria offered bin
the post of saaaging director of the Court
theater at Munich. Thia tnsatcr la the
property of ths sovereign and ta run en
tirely at his esene. Dr. Poasart accepted
tbe post aad far ten years ooatiaued in it.
His knighthood waa received is ISal. At
Munich, both as actor aad actor-ruastagar,
he added auau-rially to bis already great
reputation. The bat of bia rotea ia a toag
one and It Is bard ta give tbe palm ta any
oaa. But bis really great parw include
those of Shytork.-Mephista, lags. Nathan.
Gassier, Msrmelli snd Manfrra.
Dr. Poaaart agrees ta remain ta Aaaertra
for a period of eigblcea anonlha. beguiaUig
J ana IK. He baa beooina perauadad of
the full worthiness af Mate. Nnrdira
prelect and ber ability to aaak It a auc-crae.
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MRS..W. J. OOMER5ALU
their lnoomes. their prospects snd Just
about what tbey want in the way of a
wife. The women make Mra Gomersall
the custodian of similar confidences, and
the buaband and wife exchange informa
tion. Tbe course of true love Is then
macadamised by Mra Oomersall, who saya:
"Mr. Smith, will you see Miss Snicker
home thia evening?" knowing that Mr.
Pmilh baa an Income of S3 a week and that
that la Just about what Miaa Snicker longs
to get ber hand on. But should Miss
Snicker by any accident allow Mr. Jones
to take ber home. Mra Gomersall says to
ber, "Ton must not allow Mr. Jones to
go any further. Miss Snicker; be gets only
(20 a week." In this way mstrimonial dis
appointments are prevented.
But big as Ixmdoif is It Is too restricted
for tbe matrimonial activities of Mr. sol
Mrs. Gomersail. They have formed what
they call a correspondence circle at a
guinea (sot a head. Thia U entitles one to
send ia two photograph with some per-
sonal Information and a statement of tbelr
virtues and accomplishments that the de-
sired life partner must possesa One of
the photograph ts passed around the cir-
cles with requests for bid, snd ths other
Is sent to some other correspondent who
seems especially fitted to fulfill ths requlre-
ments cf tbe original. Should auooes at-
tend the efforts of the marrying person
and his wife, do extra fee is demanded.
"although," as Mrs. Gomersall told me,
it la the custom for the couple when
they are married to make ue a present."
Also it is the custom for the couple to
come to London and be married by tbe
Rev. W. J. GomlrsaTL
HUMBERTS LIVE SIMPLE LIFE
Varleiaa Mesabera f Kotarloaa Fasally
Oather la TlUa la
Paris.
PARIS. Dec. 2S.( Special) In a lonely
little villa at Aanierea near Paris, dweil
tbe Humberts trying to live their life in
peace. It Is a quiet country cottage that
they occupy with a small plot f flower and
vegetable land.
Asnieres is on tbe Seine, northwest of ths
city. To get there take tbe Cllchy road
Cllchy ia half way to Aanierea and crosi
I the river. Thus one reaches the home of
tills family, whose fate Interested the
wbole world not so very many years ago
in connection with the visionary Crawford
mllliona
When tbe Humberts left prison they dis
appeared. Some enterprising reporters had
it that they lived on the Lake of Geneva
In grand style, the great Tbereae driving
her own automobile. Some believed thi
story, others doubted It. Now all knew the
truth.
The villa is Isolated from all neighboring
houses. The door remains closed to every
stranger. The enterprising newspaper man
entered by strategy, however. He succeeded
In talking to the ever lively Romain Deur
lgnac. He even aaw Theresa Humbert
or a minute, rsne. on seeing a stranger
approaching disappeared Instantly.
Tbe villa of the Humbert In Asnieres
is very plainly furnished. Nothing recall
tbe luxury of the Palais Humbert ia tba
Avenue de la Grande Armee. The cele
brated Iron safe, which helped Ttierese for
fully twenty years to bluff the world, ia
here replioed by a plain sideboard filled
with a cheap dinner service. Tbe walls are
decorated by pictures with and without
framee, all the work of Frederic Humbert,
who. according to Romain, la after all.
talented painter. He now keepe bia family
by earning money by painting. He work
Incesaantly, morning, noon and night. Ro
main remarked that now nobody will be
able to aay that another dots Frederic's
painting tor him. as wa alleged at the
great trial Romain Daurignac also sol
emnly declared that Frederic Humbert wa
ir.nuoest wfcHe he called the "grand
Thereae." hie sister, a visionary, who Buf
fer from halluclnationa Her buaband.
like everybody else, was deceived by the
great deceiver.
In the Asnieres villa, with Frederic and
Tbernae, Uvea old Mra Humbert. the
widow of tbe former minister of Justice
snd mother of Frederic Humbert.
MarV Daurlgnac, "the eternal fiancee.
as she waa Ironically called daring the
Humbert troubles, live in an attic in
Parle and starves on a piUaaoe tamed aa
piano-ptayer in a concert room near the
Porte Maillot- Eva Humbert, Tberese'a
daughter, ia a French teacher in a family
in "A estphalia.
What the ever happy Romain does for a
living is unknown. It is rnly knemn 'ha
n baa regained the effectior.e of V!rie
Calaaa. known in the demi-monSe
BloodUMtt.-' Romala ia surely the tnly
member of the whole family who ia n-t
cruahed by tbe fat that overtook them.
and who remaina the gay pa:k be el aar
wa In the palace of hi eister, when the;:
atar seemed fixed in prosperity.
STOCKING MAKER IS MAYOR
Wllllaet ruerrtght -M arks Half Ttaae
Pwblte.
ixisj?i. Dec. . (Special e-Eren tn
small places la the United State, the
mayor generally ia a man cf anbetano
On thi side of the water, bowevnr. it
no common thing for the humblest eort
of toiler- to be elected chief executive of
hta towa or city. Dublin ba a working
printer for its preeeait lord mayor, wr.il
a chimney-sweep, aa one of tat alder
snea of tbe Irish capital, ts ta direct line
for the eBVe, and la different farts of
England blacksmitha robblera aad etone
maaon are wearers of the official er
mtn. Loadoa'a lord mayor must,' of
co urea, be a mas cf wealth, on account
cftbe tavteh hospitality be bag ta dis
pense, but bis authority extend only
throughout tba ao-called "city aad the
mayors af snany rmpertant nerrt.poHta n
boroughs sre engaged in It omnia employ
ments Another 'wsrktiig' xuayur is "Hie
Worship" cf Loughborough, Lecestv
sMre. wbo ha Just held hi Crrt pnbltr
reception. He ta William Carts-right, a
stocking-maker, and hi reception was at
tended by more thaa a thousand of his
fMlew workmen at the Nottingham Manu
facturing company mllL
At his trade Mayor Cartwright earna from
17-S" to ITS a week, full time, but stnee the
awumplKm of hi duties hi earnings hsvs
dropped considerably. . Hi father and
mother were also "slot klngers." At I
years of aae he wa tfft fatherif-sa, the
eldest of three children, and two years
lsler started working as a "winder" at
home At i be went int tbe factory,
but .the passage of tbe fact pry act sent
him home until he wa big enough to
"pas for I!" Three of hi six
daughter now work in the factory with
him and hta wife, before their marriage,
waa employed there also.
The home of the bumble mayor is a
neat little cottage for whVh be pay
about H.S a week rent. There are three
room upstairs and the same number on
tbe ground floor. In the front is a, small
garden which t continually kept In
bloom by the roayoresa
The Irish town of Limerick, however, ia
more kind to it mayor, for be Is allowed
a quarter of a ton of coal on every cargo
of that mineral which enters the port
Hi toll, thus enacted, is large enough to
enable biro to relieve many of the poor
amilies of the town.
PRINCE IN MARRIAGE MARKET
Alexander of Battewtae-rs; WW.
I'll deeeaswra. Marry far Lwve,
Its lltlra.
LONDON. Dec . (Special. -Another
prince has entered the marriage market
and la on the lookout for a bride wltb a
dowry of mlHlons. Thia Is hla higbnea
Alexander of Battenberg.
The importance of the prince I much en
hanced by the fact that his sifter i queen
of Spain and the public' Interest is great
because be ta the particular chum ana woe
partner" of the former Princesa Ena fibe
was much of a tomboy, and thougn a year
younger than irrooe aimc -.
leader In all manner of mischievous prank
in their boy and girl daya
Prim Alexander 1 a tall, clean-cut
young man, with the good look cf aU the
Battenberg of Ms particular brancc ne
has the sturdy Isulld and disposition of his
Teutonic ancestry. By no means a bril
liant young man be i a smart officer, a
clever musician, excellent singer, splendid
danoer. accomplished linguist, fair artist
and a general aJl-round good feilow. pup
lar with all whom be meet.
Prince Alexander has two brother. One.
Prlnoe Leopold, has recently entereo vain-
bridge university as a freshman, tie is
resident at Magdalen college pronounce!.
tf you please, "Maudlin." TTe youngest
brother. Maurice, ia a naval cadet wita bis
cousin. Prince Eddie of Walea at Oeborna
He is W and very delicate, taking after hi
father in thia
The father. Prince Henry, It will be re
membered, died year ago ta West Africa,
Hi marrtage with Uueen Victoria young
est daughter was another romance of tne
Battenberg family. Prlnoe Henry, as
handsome a man as ever lived In bis decade.
came to England to attend tbe wedding of
hla brother, the admiral. It was there that
be w as first seen by Princes "Ttix or
PrlQoes "Baby.' as she was called In tbe
family circle. On ber part it was lov at
first sight. The queen, on behalf of her
homely daughter, proposed to the penni
less prince, whose only Income was bis
nearer salary as aa officer of the German
army.
The marriage was a quiet one the first
royal marriage ever held in a simple vU
H3NCE DeLEON,
tut rUastraa4 Deacripciva Martar.
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laa-e church. Princess Beatrice wonderfully
impreced la looks after she became the
mother of children. Her was a happy
family. But tbe Brttlah public a'ways hated
the German prinre. On eery possible oc
casion be wa taunted with being a pauper
prlnoe, a tin cr drrtng room soldier. Tea
years after hi marriage be could stand it
no longer. A little -cent war In West
Africa gawe him a chance. He volunteered
for sen-ice, went out s an ordinary omcer
and died soon after arrvat. Hi constitu
tion waa delicate; It could not stand the
fever-stricken, swamps of tbe Gold Coast.
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PRTNCE
Bl"RG.
ALEXANDER OF BATTEN-
Prlnoe Alexander take after hi mother.
He has ber strong build. She is the most
talented member of the British royal fam
ily, and ber son decidedly inherit her
genius for music True bis Inclination run
to comic songs, but he sing tbem like a
music hall professional and through him
royal friends are well acquainted with tbe
favorite comic songs of the stage.
Prince Alexander has been tbe hero of
more than one amusing story, but tbe best
Is that of his school days. There are many
variationa of this story, but that related
here ia tbe true one. The prlnoe had run
short of pocket money, so be wrote to bis
grandmothfr aaklng for some. Queen Vic
toria had ber own ideas about extravagance
and wrote the boy a long letter a sermon.
In fact, on economy and said that tn a
month's time she would send blm money,
but dot befera
A few day later the prince replied:
"Never, mind about tbe money, grannie.
Tour letter proved a real friend in need.
I raffled it oS with a signed phot you had
given me and raised HO0."
EMPRESS RECOVERS SLOWLY
I It eras f Caarlaa Sot Critical, bat
(he Mar Be Moatae Aeray
Treat Ceert.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 3R.-AB au
thoritative announcement issued from
Tarskoe-Selo today confirm the informa
tion given out yesterday that ths condi
tion of tbe empress of Russia 1 in no
sense critical but that her convalescence
has been slower than her phystcian bad
hoped- There baa, however, beea a slight
Improvement day by day since tbe 13th of
this month. Tbe strain of the last few
years has told heavily upon tbe empress,
but there is bo organic weakness to arouse
alarm. It will be months before she win
be able to participate tn the ceremonies of
the court. s
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The OrigtBeJ Pioneer cf Florida
Tacked Rasas. Hsael Riaicsariosn. Slaeftia
or ST. AUGUSTINE. FLCRJDA.
IRISH LIBELED II PRESS
EcgliiB Xew-trptpm Orrrdo Account
of Disorder on. Island,
JSTETLR WAS KORE PEACEFUL
t'wiwa at In Kb Feetlema
far I ntte-d Frxt la Cwaatag
Breetea ef rarlla
aaent. DfELIN. Dec. 'Special. V-One would
be inclined to think from reading the Eng
lish pre newsday that all Ireland 1
seething with crime aad disorder, and no
doubt aocownt of these alleged outrages
are cabled o America by the correacn4
ema in London.
The fact I that the country baa never
been so peaceful nd free from senou
crime aa at present. It is true that thii
ha been some cattle driving, but that ha
been confined to s few small districts tn
Roscc'Tntnoo snd Gals ay. Some of the
Judge hve waxed eeml-hysterical over
the refusal of Jurie to convict and the
ituatlon in these small area I being made
the excuse for a demand from the Ergllsh
unionist for the revival cf the crimes set
Csttle driving ha been condemned by the
moct thoughtful men in the Irish party and
it is feared that it will be made the ex
cuse ty the whig in the present govern
ment for refusing to consider the demand
of the Irish people for borne rule. Nothing
would please theae so-called liberal, wh
are reaRy more tory than the torlea, more
than an excuse for throwing over the
Gladstonian home rule policy, and It is
trongly uspected that they have some
thing to do with the campaign of slander
against Ireland now being carried on In the
British preae.
fteaalea f IrtaT lwrty. f
In the meantime the movement for the
reunion of all the fsction in the Irish party
is making good progress and there is now
no doubt that tbe party will present an
absolutely united front when Parliament
meets again. Even a more hopeful feslure
is tbe growing friendship in Vlater be
tween tbe democratic unionists and tbe
nationalists. Even the Orangemen are
breaking away from. the alavlsh obedience
to tbe tory politicians which ha alaays
characterised them, and are taking par
with their Catholic neighbor in movement
for the extension of local self-government
snd local co-operation. A new body which
has arisen, known as Orange democracy,
is tn practical sympathy with every plank
In the home rule platform and apparently
ts only awaiting for same guarantee of
religious liberty in the evert of home rule,
to throw in lis lot with the national party.
This development need not surprise any
one who remembers tbe heroism of the men
of Ulster in 17SS. nor bow the Ulster Prot
estants fought the union. It is only since
the union that they have become so
strongly anti-national as they have been
recently.
A romance of ITS is recalled by s claim
which has Just been made by a Derry man
to a Scottish jieerage. The claimant 1
William Docherty and he claim that he 1
Vi count and Baron Gardiner of Torwood
heed He say be Is the descendant of
Colonel James Gardiner, who was In Ire
land with his regiment in 17M. Pstrlck
Docherty. the claimant's grandfather, was
Colonel Gardiner's coachman and he fell In
love with Lady Mary Gardiner, the
colonel's daughter, and married ber. It is
well known that Scottish peerages descend
through tbe female line, but it was sup-
posed that the Gardiner peerage ,had tie
come extinct. Docherty is trying to bring
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Under the Management cf
aaa Parlor Car Axxomaaodaboeu or Caaarai
his case before the House cf Lords, which
Is the tribunal to decide jrh claims, taut
be la hsndirarved by lark of futvt.
Hevlval ef asrlraltare.
A bopeful tgn of the revival of Irish
agriculture ia contained In the call Issued
by tbe County Dublin Farmers' asstx istioa
tw an "all-Ireland' conference of farm
ers at Ballebridge thia winter. The sub
jects te be discussed are the nooursgetnent
ef local industries, the consumption of
botae-grow-n bay and straw, railway rates,
agricultural education and the organisa
tion of the farmer In every county for
the purpose cf co-operative buying and
selling. The co-operatrve movement Is al
ready making good progresa in many dlr
Uicta la some part ef the country the
farmer have managed by combining ta
eliminate the "gombeen man" entirely and
to open new market for the produca,
I mentioned a few wek ago the growth
cf the temperance movement. Another
feature cf the work of the clergy w hlrh
I w orthy cf notice I the app el a hlch
has recently been made throughout the
country for temperance at the Christmas
season. It is sell knewn that this sea
son is alasys the excuse for a gmd deal
cf drunkenness In Ireland, and the clergy
are tryitig to avoid this by issuing spe
cial pledges to cover the Christmas sea
son only. Another fe.-ure of the tem
perance agitation which i working very
successfully is the argument that in
diminishing the consumption of spirit
in Ireland those a ho do so are diminish
ing the taxes paid to England by Irish
men. It is a fact that cannot be too
generally known that the revenue tax
on spirits and beer ts one of the greatest
sources of English revenue, snd n blow
struck st the consumption of spirit bit
John Bull a here he feels it most tn Lis
pocket.
One of the great strupgle of the "Wt
i recalled by tbe reinstatement a few
days ago of the evicted tenants on the
Coolroe estates Jn County Wexford.
Probably no set of tenants fought longer
or harder to retain their homes, and they
were finally evicted by force in IsSt
amid scenes of great brutality and th 1r
homes battered down. Four of the nina
tenants are dead and only the building
on two of tbe farms remain, but the set
tlement which lias been arrived at pro
vides for tbe erection of new farm build
ings and dwellings. William A. Cullen,
the son of the man who made the tnwl
heroic defenae cf hi home and who only
left it a hen it waa burnt over hi head,
has returned from America to take charge
of hi father land and rebuild the old
homestead. The day when the tenant?
definitely enti into possession again Is
to be made the occasion of great national
ist demonstrations all ever Wexford.
F. X. CULLEN.
CARDINAL CALLS FOR ACTION
Head af Cfcwrrf at treat Aka Faith
fal ta Reeee TheaKselve ta
Cee dittos la France
LTON8. Dec, . Csrdlnsl Coullle. arch
bishop of Lyona has Issued a pastoral
letter. In which be describe In the most
vigorous language what he terma 'the
"satreltgious rbtery" of the church in
France during tbe first year of the ap
plication of the separation lawa He pre
dicts that the state will persist in Its ef
forts to suppress tbe Catholic order thst
still remain, and put an end to Catholic
schools. The cardinal complaina that while
a few of the faithful have been aroused
to Impotent indignation, tbe majority are
wedded to their pleasures and business and
deceived by tbe newBtiapert, have shown
themselves indifferent to what is happen
ing. He concludes with an appeal to Catho
lic to remain faithful and aaya:
The evil day will paas and eventually
we s ill taste tbe Joya of victory. "
of fHe Yorld
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