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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1909)
n THK OMA11A MUINDAY HW: JAMTAKY 3. 1009. XUESTS HOUSED IN GARRET ltr. John Ward Proridei for All in i Hr Unfinished Home. f ACCXTT THIS TO ENJOY SPOET So Rararlao la l.4on Over Eitt meat of Karl at Granard Bad "Tfca Macalareat Beatrice." IXXNDON. Jan. 2.f (Special.) It wa 1 rase of either letting the magnificent sport i en the Chilton eitate go thla season or arriving at some decision wherehjr sports- mn could be housed under difficulties, me Ifon. Mrs. John Ward, nee Jean Reld tackled the problem and msnagd to put up i her frlenda In the story under the roof at ' her newly acquired home. For the beauti i ful "lodge" Is In the hands of the builders I and decorators, notwithstanding the fact that the lata tenant had Just spent $75,000 ' upon it. .'The guests, who Included the duke of Roxburghe, Mr. Ward s s ster, Lady Wol- verton and her husband, said they never enjoyed a visit more and made very light of the Inconveniences which were naturally attendant on the condition of the establish ment. Although they were housed In the garrets, the rooms were comfortable, the chief drawback being that they had to use the servanta' stairs, the front ones being full of the scaffolding of the workmen. Chilton has been bought outrght and some fix the price paid for It at 1500,000. It is a wedding gift from Mrs. Ward s parents, he having had the choice of either a coun try or a town house, the shooting on the I estate Is some of the finest in England. I -J Immense Mansion. t ' It Is an Immense house with scores of I bedrooms, so that when the mans. on Is 1 In laV...l Mr W rA mi 11 I liav. tw.r hp&rt'i ,1 1 1 1 D 1 1 . L , .A I . . V. .. . . . 1 ' . desire, namely, be able to entertain big parties of her friends at one time. It is built In Georgian style, a period when architects had such a capacity for getting atmosphere and space Into their work to gether with a solid comfort which ha never been equaled in the more artistic periods since. There Is a splendid picture gallery 1 at Chilton which will, in time, no doubt be filled with works of art. It has precious and priceless stained glass windows and Is panelled In beautiful old mahogany. .No 'one expressed . the least surprise at the announcement of the engagement of Lord Qranard and Beatrice Mills, "the magnificent Beatrice;11, as we all call her here, save a few noted Irish belles who, in spite of definite knowledge to the effect that Oranard Intended to hang up his hat at the home of the Ogden Mills, Insisted that he would yet marry a girl of his own country. "Beatrice Is over-dressed,11 said the Irish belles. "Beatrice looks as if she was advertising a Jeweler's shop. Granard, like every man hates and detests an over dressed woman." So on and so on. Miss Mills has certainly been the most sumptuously attired young girt who has ever appeared at Dorchester house bans and that Is saying a lot. Many a time she has cut out even American ducheases in the glory of her Jewels. It was aald that Lord Oranard once remonstrated with her on her love for Jewelry, but that she laughed him to scorn and. in a ladylike way, said something which spelt ','mlnd your own business." Probably the knowing young minx realised that this was about the best way she could go about bringing Mm up to the point. He Is one of the men, for, of course, he Is a grest parti, who has been satiated with attentions from all smes. A man in his position could practically mirrr anyone! It was Beatrice's "cheeKy mAnnen and independence which did the trick. Like every other American belle who has married Into the Brltiah arlstoc r.cv she refused him at first, realising that thi. would for a dead "cert" make him II the more determined to get her. Religion Mar Cause Troable. "But what religion Is she? There's the rub If " my memory serves me rightly she Is not a Roman Catholic and there will be ructions In Ireland, as well as In other quarters if Lord Granard wife is not. As the wife of a lord-ln-waitlng to the king, the future Lady Oranard will have two magnificent royal carriages at her disposal, with servants who are privileged to wear the royal livery. On state occa sions, such aa courts and balls, the carri age of the lord-ln-walting has the right to take precedence of all others after those of royalty. Mr. and Mrs. McCormlik Ooodhsrt are spending the holidays st Boughton, their beautiful seat In the "Garden of England," as we like to cell Kent, which many peo ple consider the lovelist county In Eng land. The McCormlck Goodharts recently celebrated their golden wedding at their town house In Eaton Equare, with true American generosity, snd now the event Is to be observed with far more eclat at their country seat, all the poor people and their chl.dren, as well as the county families, having been Invited to come and make merry In honor of the occasion. Mrs. Mc Cormlck Goodhart Is one of the I-arty Bountiful of Kent and she and her hus band are Immensely popular ail around Boughton, although they are but compar atively new people In the neighborhood. The Vounty families are very anxloua that they should buy the place, for although the Goodharts are by no means young peo pla they nevertheless have made the whole district lively and have scattered money right royally. Boughton Is an exquisite spot, with prim old-world gardens, the house being quaintly picturesque and com manding lovely views. Back to Lovely Fota. Lady Barry more, Mrs. Adair's sister, re mains far from well. She spent, by her doctor's orders, several weeks lately In Brighton. It was the medico's wish that she should stay at "London-by-the-Sea" for the entire winter, but she dashed over the traces and said, evsn if she died she would go home to her lovely Fota, in Ireland, to hich she Is most passionately devoted. Fota is, aa most people know, an Island of which Lord and Lady Barrymore are "king" and "queen." Unlike her popular slater, Mrs. Adair, Lady Barrymore cares pracloualy little for society, a peculiarity. no doubt, she has acquired from her hue band, who hates it and usually flies to re mote parts. If possible, on the rare occa slons when his wife does a little entertain ing In Iyondon. Nellie Post, Lady Barry- more's daughter of her flrat marriage. spends most of her time with her lively and charming aunt, Mra. Adair, for It la not surprising to know that the girl gets bored to death on the Irish island, beau tiful though it may be. All Mrs. James McDonnell's friends here have been greatly grieved to hear of her serloiia Illness in Paris. She has had to have her eyes operated upon, I hear, and has had a most trying time. This coming on' the top of her husband's long illness, makes matters worse. Mrs. McDonnell has been saying that "money is such poor thing If you are very 111," and that "It won1! buy health." The McDonnells have truly proof positive of this, for James McDonnell has searched the world almost to recover his, and, though somewhat bet ter, never expects to be strong. Jolly London Parties. Borne of the Jolllest parties in London are given by' Mrs. James McDonnell at her lovely house in Cadogan Square. It she who first Introduced us to "hen luncheons" and the season before last they were quite a feature, and smart English women, as well as American, fought to be invited In fact. If you could nut say you had been to one of these gatherings you were regarded as a nobody. Last season she did practically nothing owing to her husband's ill health. It is feared It will be many a day before the McDonnells' hos pitable house in London is again opened. Meanwhile the blinds are all drawn. It is one of the houses which are never let to strangers, the McDonnells considering their beautiful things far too sacred and 1 I THE A-13-C of Success Orer $50,003 worth of High Class Stylish Wear inJ Apparel at Half Price Formerly LKSCOnELD llCLOAK&SUITCq IOIR KIM ""V I f sjajn i "fc. r 1 V as Formerly :SC0F1ELD CLOAK iSUITCq 15 iO DOTJGIAS ST. This is The Greatest Clearance Sale Omaha Hat Ever Known First Monday 0 ft of the Greatest Clearance Sale Omaha Has Ever Known IF winn An mar wiw jyuyyfiiiL inlffilLirQli mm Don't miss this wonderful bargain opportunity. Tomorrow the sale wHl be at its best. Our extra sales people are now thoroughly acquainted with the stockwhich will insure better service Plain Tailored Coats $39.50 Plain Tailored Coats; fft HP January Half Price Sale at. . 1" 1 0 $35.00 Plain Tailored Coats; f 7 TA January Half Price Sale at. . 1 1 $29.75 Plain Tailored Coats ; 4 M O C Jn.miA.rv Half Price Sale at. . llOw $25.00 Plain Tailored Coats; January Half Price Sale at. $19.50 Plain Tailored Coats; January Half Price Sale at. . $15.00 Plain Tailored Coats; January Half Price Sale at.. 12.50 9.75 .7.50 Directoire or Empire Coats $55.00 Trimmed Coats; tyn rn January Half Price Sale. . & I 3v $45.00 Trimmed Coats; 99 PA January Half Price Sale. ....31 $35.00 Trimmed Coats; f n r A January Half Price Sale .. 1 1 3 U $29.75 Trimmed Coats; January Half Price Sale. $25.00 Trimmed Coats; January Half Price Sale . $17.50 Trimmed Coats; January Half Price Sale. 14.85 .12.50 ...8.75 Tailored Suits $65.00 Tailored Suits; Jan uary Half Price Sale at. . . $55.00 Tailored Suits; Jan uary Half Price Sale at. . . $15.00 Tailored Suits; Jan uary Half Price Sale at. . . 39.50 Tailored Suits; Jan uary Half Price Sale at. . . $35.00 Tailored Suits; Jan uary Half Price Sale at. . $29.75 Tailored Suits; Jan uary Half Price Sale at. . $25.00 Tailored Suits; Jan- -IOTA nary Half Price Sale at. . . IttoWV Tailored Suits, Dresses Dresses $50.00 Satin or MeasaEne Dresses; January Half Price Sale, jjrj $45.00 Satin or Messaline Dresses; January Half Price Sale, 22 $35.00 Satin or Broadcloth Dresses; January Half Price Sale, at Opera Coats $65.00 Opera Coats; Jan- QO r A nary Half Price Sale. at. ,.vud) $55.00 Opera Coats; Jan uary Half Price Sale, at. $45.00 Opera Coats; Jan uary Half Price Sale, at. $39.50 Opera Coats; Jan uary Half Price Sale, at. $35.00 Opera Coats'; Jan uary Half Price Sale, at. . . $25.00 Opera Coats; Jan uary Half Price Sale, at. and Furs at Half Price 27.50 22.50 19.75 17.50 12.50 New Fur Coats $115.00 Fur Coats; January rn rf Half Price Sale, at.. Ul.tfU $90.00 Fur Coats; January IP AA Half Price Sale, at... .ttf.UV $75.00 Fur Coats; January 17 PA Half Price Sale, ftt....:....df.9U $65.00 Fur Coats; January Half Price Sale, at $50.00 Fur Coats; January nr A A Half Price Sale, at tiO.VM $39.50 Fur Coats; January 4 A 7P Half Price Sale, at J. if Id 32.50 32.50 27.50 22.50 19.75 17.50 14.85 $20.75 Satin or Broadcloth Dressea; January Half Price, at S27.R0 Satin or Serge Dressea; January Half Price Bale, at 17.50 14.85 13.75 Fur Gets $250.00 Mink Sets; Janu ary Half Price Sale, at $150.00 Mink Sets; Janu ary Half Price Sale, at $125.00 Mink or Lynx Sets; January Half Price Sale . . . $100.00 Mink or Lynx Sets; January Half Price Sale. . . $75.00 Mink or Lynx Sets; January Half Price Sale. . . $65.00 Mink or Lynx Sets; January Half Price Sale. . . mWm 125.00 . 75.00 62.50 . 50.00 37.50 32.50 Fur Gets $50.00 Fur Sets; January Half Price Sale, at $45.00 Fur Sets; January Half Price Sale, at. . . . . . $35.00 Fur Sets; January Half Price Sale, at. . . . . $30.00 Fur Sets; January Half Price Sale, at $25.00 Fur Sets; January Half Price Sale, at $17.50 Fur Sets; January Half Price Sale, at. . 25.00 22.50 17.50 15.00 12.50 .8.75 Nicholas Tchaykovsky Tells the Story - of His Imprisonment absolutely any possibility of their spending: any part of the cold weather In town. LADY MART. Ability Brains Confidence will give you large financial returns if you make a con tract to sell insurance for the best company The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States - PAUL MORTON, Pres. "We will teach you, and ASSURE you of an IN COME while learning. Selling insurance for THE EQUITABLE will bring you larger returns than any learned profession would yield after years of study. Ask How Now! H D. NEELY, Mgr. Kqultable Life Assurance Society. Merchant's Nat l. Bank Bldg., Omaha, Neo. NEW BUST OF WASHINGTON Americas Bidders Lose Opportunity to Get Geaalne Relic of Father of Country. Nicholas Tchaykovsky, the Russian pa- trlnt 1 nroll rAmomtiArAft In nmnhlL where precious to be delivered Into the hands he ,ectured a tUe over ft ago. He 01 sirsngers Accorains; to present ar- WM arre,ted and cast lnto prison several rangements the McDonnells are not ex- month, 0 on charges preferred by the pected back In London until the late spring, Ru88lan government, and has but recently xar. Aicuonneu s neajin 01 law precluding y.ea reieased on ball of 60.000 roubles. His case has excited the greatest Interest In both England and America, and leading men . and women of both countries have petitioned the cxar's government to either give him a trial or liberate him. Ills bail was raised largely In London and New York. The following story of his life In prison was written for the New Tork In dependent: It Is only natural that my personal friends In America, aa well as the friends LONDON, Jan. 2. (Special.) Collectors 0f my country generally, are eager to hear will be Interested In . the recent discovery t least a few words front me, and I feel In London of a remarkable bust of George bound to respond. I thoroughly understand Washington. It is very doubtful If there the state of their minds. They are like exists a similar work, taken at the same j friendly bystanders standing on the tea time of life, and experts consider the COat watching a terrible storm which has find" as throwing a new light on an In- seized a frail boat with Its single-handed tereatlng period of the career of the I rower. Bo many valuable lives, so many Father of His Country." ,jear ,0uls, have already perished on this Most of the statues made of Washington I fatal spot their gaxe is riveted on the show him at an advanced age, when fame misty foam where the conflict between an had crowned him with military and civic individual human spirit and the blind forces glory, but this new work depicts him In 0f tne elements is waging. At last the the formative" stage of life a young man oriels is over, the boat, as if by magic, is Just entering on his career. .,. wnile the rower embraces his friends This bust was put up for sale recently on tha COast. for the elements had so me at Sotheby's auction rooms and sold for now. gnded over him and the shell-like boat $50. American buyers did not attend the wtthout injuring either. The miracle, how sale In large numbers, as they were more everj ne, not the saving, but far deeper. Interested, apparently, in the sale of Lord The 'critical moment of facing the terrible Amnerst great imrary. itie consequence dan(er instead of disabling the rower has was that an English dealer-Rochelle only .trengthened him. The overfilled Thomas-acqulrea a treasure which should hart redv to overflow. But first as to nave Deen Dougni oy Americans wno go in I jjts for collecting Washington relics. Mr. A ' r and a haif Bg0 I left the British Thomas considers the bust a very fine spe- .w f. n,i. eravin to learn, to see cimen of French bronse work, the artist's nd to hear wUh my own eyes and ears name being Fournler. It seems quite prob- .,, .i,,inn. So Incredlb e. so Du r able that the work was done In America, tnougn how It came to mi rope is not, at present, known. Washington is shown In the uniform of a general, and the work rep. resents him at a period corresponding with the second year of his leadership of the plexlng seemed the news which came through the press and through arriving eye witnesses, neither supplying any Intel ligible key to the puxzle, that the wave or faith snd of courage was evidently retreat nut m-li v Wrb It because American army. The uniform Is so mod- wetnMl. of m,ry brPW'd destruction elled as to Indicate active wear; while the I A.,j tne frightened tnonarchs came back top button of his slngle-breaated vest Is characteristically open. The expression on once again T I arrived In St. Petersburg In August NEW YORK CITY of high grade, of fers Investment aa REAL ESTATE mnt boiula Tiildi attractive returns earVy Increases In value. The 107 rfert whatever oa the kind offer. Investments from to l.OOO.ooo. 'ul Information oa request WliTIWO CO. lEatsbllshM t M. T,.Cty 11(7. the face Is one of calm mastery. One of 19uT, and decided to make a tour through the curious features connected with this I the esstern and northeastern provinces. work Is that Washington Is shown wearing I which were the least known to me, for the a "pigtail" that Is. the braided wig of the I purpose of learning and observation. I period. knew only too well that my plans were Quite a number of relics of Washington, bound to be frustrated by my arreat had Franklin, William Penn and other Amer can I apiared at the frontier under my own history makers have recently found their name. Therefore I had provided myself way to English auction rooms. These have with an assumed name and a false Russian doubtless come from old members of the respective families who have died and whose estates have been disposed of, The ancestors of Washington and Frank lin lived near the little village of Sulgrave. in the Midlands of England. The earliest branch of the Washington family lived It Durham, about 1183. It Is a little known fact that the Washlngtons first went under the name of "liertbiirn," but William de Kertburn exchanged his village of Hert burn for the manor and vlllagi of Wesyn ton, and the family took the name of the estate from that time rnward, calling them selves at flrse De Wessynton, wh'ch u'l- mately became change) Into Washington All through the Midland districts of Eng land you come upon relics of the Washing ton family, who were among the largest landowners of the district. Mattered throughout this country are doubtless hun dreds of other relics similar to the recently discovered bust, and It might pay an Amer ican antiquarian to make a pilgrimage to some Of the American shrines in England. anil Mv Inc yr tu CjT.io el o op, -y we m HI) lo V lslied on t ietlaut Krlcateaed lata Kits by fear of appendicitis, take Dr. King's New Life Pills and away goes bowel trouble. Guaranteed. &c. For sale by Peg ton Drug Co. Midwest Life The Midwest Life will close the year 190K with tl. 460.000 of Insurance in force, or a net gain during the year of $300,000. On January 1, 1909. Mr. J. II. Mockett, Jr., who for the past two years has been Assistant Superintendent of Agents of The Midwest Life, will become Superintendent of Agents of that company. Mr. C. R. Eas terday, who has held the title of Mathema tician ever since the company started will become the Actuary of 'the company In name as well as in fact. Theae are two well earned promotions. The man who Increased his life Insurance or took out his first policy in 1908 Is to be congratulated on bis good Judgment. The year 1909. from all present Indications, will be one of great commercial activity, and business prosperity. In prosperity prepare for adversity. This can be dooa In no better way than to take out a life or endowment policy In The Midwest Life, an old line Nebraska company. Home Office, 1007 "O" Street. Lincoln; Omaha Agency, X2 Board of Trad Building. passport and safely went through those provinces by rail, by boat and by horse! chaise. I saw, heard and learnt what I wanted; ail went well, with ma until the very eve of my Ueparture from the capital for England. On that last day I ha?t un fortunately caught what they call here ' a tall," probably through merely the acciden tal coincidence of having entered a house where someone clue was being watched, consequently as soon as I entered the rail way station the following noon I was sig nificantly touched on the shoulder by a gendarme and arrested by order. When BBked for my name and passport In the gendarmerie room of the railway station I produced my false document, acknowledg ing that although I had been residing un der that name It was not my own passport. 1 1 moreover declined to reveal my Identity I until a formal accusation and the reason of my arrest were declared, men an my pa pers, packets and luggage were ransacked, catalogued (although not without omissions and disappearances), sealed and together with me sent under a strong escort to a preliminary prison. There I had to live for three days in an empty and dirty room tem porarily converted Into a prison cell, at night sleeping without undressing on a bare and hard oil cloth couch, using my fur coat as a pilow and my overcoat as a blanket. When two days later the legal situation was explained to me I disclosed my real name and received permission to write letters my family In England and In form them of what had happened to me I learned afterward that theae first letters never reached there destination. For tunately I had provided myself with a good sandwich for the -Journey before starling, for no food of any kind was given me during my first eighteen hours In this dirty prison. An atmosphere of sulky sunp clm and hatred, veneered with military deception, surrounded me here, although my own siiper-politenes, aided to my gray liuim and decent clothing, preserved me from actual rudeness. On November 14, 1907, we were taken over to the fortress In two double-horse carriages with dark curtains, one for my self und threa armtd gendarmes, and the other for my lufyase and further esc rt. The formalities of handing me over to the fortress authorities, the passing through the formidable Iron rail ng, by which the TrubeUkol Bastion la guurded, after the arrival of a special key keeper, the sight of a whole detachnv nt of soldiers, with rifles, f.rmed the details of the transfer. I was then m irehed b -tween two gendarme ( up a stone stal.caae, almg a corridor, with a mysterious looking row of wooden doors on the one slJe and of windows, over looking the square of the bastion, on the other, until we reached a door wide open as If eager to receive me In its cold embrace. I found myself in a spacious vaulted cell, with wh teaashed walls and a yellow painted floor, scantily lighted by one nar row window, far above my reach In the thick wall. Here I was ordered to strip by ir.y guards, while they stood In front of me eagerly scrutinising every motion. A prison garb had to be donned Instead. rough linen, a thick loosu and long coat of woolen cloth and a pair of loose leather slippers, rough pieces of the same linen for a handkerchief, a napkin and a towel completed my new wardrobe. This cere mony over, my own th njs were removed and I was M'. In the empty cell In the position of an unw.liing Dlagones, alone with my thoughts. My cell appeared to measure about 90x 10x10 feet and allowed at least a good walking space, ten paces one way and five tha other. The, entire furniture consisted or a rough iron table bracketed to the wall, an iron bedstead, close to the table, also fixed to the wall and floor and always open; an electric lamp covered with a convex jtas over the table in the wall; a porcelain basin fixed to the wall under a water tap In one of the corners and, last, but not lease, an ordinary water closet without any lid or screen. The bedstead had a thin mattress, so that the Iron trellis underneath could be destlnctly felt; a sheet a blanket (or two Is necessary) and a decent pillow; a small copy of the New Testament In Russian and a quart mug on the table; such were my surroundings. Plenclng the wall 2Hx3 feet thick, was the window, about 2x3 feet, with dauble glass framed In Iron and wired to prevent doves from outside visiting the cell through the ventilators. This window admitted a very limited amount of llght principally due to another external wall of the firtress of the same hlght as the Trubetskol Bas tion Itself, arising at a distance of ten to fifteen feet from the windows of the cells of both floors; consequently only a very narrow strip of sky could be seen from the upper cell and none at all from the lower ones, as I learnt subsequently, being tem porally placed In one of these lower cells. The dark brick external wall reflecting very little sunlight through the windows leaves them half dark even on bright sunny days. Moreover these lower cells are positively damp, and this together with the dark ness, must act terribly upon the nerves and the health of those who are unlucky enought to be Incarcerated therein for any period over a year. (Solitary confinement in the fortress even for two years Is not a rare occurrence.) Fortunately for me, I was placed on the upper floor, and in order to escape rheumatics asked the authorities at the very beginlng to allow me the use of my own woolen underclothing, to which I had been accustomed for the last thirty years of my life in England. This request of mine was granted, I was Informed, out of regard for my age. A few months later I was even transferred Into what was said to be the best and lightest coiner cell in the whole bastion where the externul wall retreats from the window and leaves an open space for the southwest sun rays. When I entered the Trubetzkol Bastion the food allowed by the prison consisted of hot water and black rye bread In the morning, two courses of meat for dinner at noon and a pudding or stew of some kind with hot wat;r for supper at six. All additions to this, such as tea and sugar, milk, white bread, fruits, sweets, tobacco (I did not smoke), etc., had to be ordered once a week at the prisoner's expense from shops outside. I had no reason to complain of the diet, especially as I had money and could buy all the extras that I wanted; materials were fresh and the supply auffieient, although the cooking was somewhat Indifferent. There Is a smull, but select, library of books left by previous Inmates, for many many years. Each prisoner may borrow through warders two' books at the time, three times a week, having not more than five books altogether In the cell. It Is a curious statement to make, but a good many young Russians, especlaly artisans, owe whatever higher education they have, such as knowledge of lanauaKes. uhllo. sophkal works, nc, to prison libraries. As to myself, I wrote once to my daugh ter from the fortress ' that I was there passing through a supplementary course of higher education, aa I read and studied In the course of eleven months over 100 volumes of different works. My wife and daughter supplied me through the au thorities, with books wanting in the library and when I left the fortress I left about twenty volumes. Letters re allowed to be written from the fortress twice a week to near rela tions only. All such letters undergo the Inspection not only of the fortress author ities, but are also forwarded to the min istry for the strictest censorship of pro curators and examiners. No currant poll tics or social topic are allowed tv bf dis cussed, no complaints or criticisms of any authorities, no literary productions; in fact In order to express one's opinion on any subjects of general Interest beyond merely personal wanta one ought to learn the special Russian art of writing between the lines. And it must be admitted one attains a considerable proficiency In this art under the circumstances. Visiting prisoners In the fortress Is per mitted only to the nearest relations, usu ally through two small windows, separated by a space of four by five feet where an officer has to sit; only in exceptional cases Is visiting in an ordinary room allowed. Endless limitations are prescribed for these visits. In my own case I received permis sion to be vlelted by my wife and son about the same time as the American and English addresses reached here. Soon after that my wife received permission to visit me regularly in an ordinary room, and when she left the capital my daughter, Mrs. L. V. Breesey, visited me In the same way twice a week. These visits were to ms like flashes of fresh air and light to one buried alive. I used to live from one visit to another and often counted the days and even hours left till the next meet ing. It was not because one feels merely lonely, I had always plenty of imljr'nary personages and thoughts of my own to keep me company, but while staying all the time and dealing with one's self one begins to lose the sense of reality and Is apt to identify one's own phantoms and abstractions with real things, which makes one feel curiously uneasy and to lose con fidence and Interest In one's own thoughts a most disheartening sensation. FreBh air exercises were allowed In the Trubetzkol Bastion dally (except one Saturday In each fortnight devoted to go ing to the Russian hot bath), from fifteen to thirty minutes in the square of the Bastion, where a few trees at) 'J bushes are growing. Such a narrow limit of time was explained by want of space for exercising more than one prisoner at a time, the whole bastion being capable of admitting nearly seventy inmates when the cells of both stories sre filled. Prisoners use their own clothes when walking In the square. Generally speaking I could not complain of the regime In the fortress as applied to myself. But . I had good reason to ascribe the comparative leniency of the authorities . to myself much more to the expression of public sympathy and Inter est in my case in England, the United States and France than to anything else. For the last eleven days of my Im prisonment before liberation I was trans ferred to the so-called Cross prison or St. Petersburg prison, where the regime is supposed to be much milder than in the fortress. But I found some of the prison conditions, such as sanitation fcr Instance, far Inferior to that of the fortress, while me cubic space -of each cell In the latter Is about 2,000 cubic feet, in the "Cross it is only about 700 cubic feet, which Is hardly sufficient for one inmate, even without the traditional Russian "par ashka," 1. e., a pall for human . refuse, present there and polluting the air of tho cell every time it is opened. Consequently the atmosphere of the cells, especially In winter time, which prisoners have to breathe twenty-three hours out of tho twenty-four Is simply insufferable. As to my esse of law I had seen no ex amtner nor were any questions asked of me for the first month and a half. And then It appeared that the accusation made against me consisted of two main points: (1) Participation In a criminal conspi racy against the state, 1. e., under article 102 of the criminal code; and (2) agitation abroad the former accusation baaed on so fantastic and inaccurate a statement of facts that it was not difficult for me to knock the bottom out of It. As to the second part of the indictment I never made any secret of my sympathy with the whole liberal and revolutionary movement : In Russia, neither my readiness to supply ' the public opinion of the world with re liable information aa to the truth and the whole truth of the situation In Russia. Moreover I am ready at any time to bear tho responsibility for doing so It this is a ' crime according to the present interpreta tion of the Russian law. My present position is as follows: A golden thread has taken the place of the Iron fetters which formerly held me. A Tolden thread of 60,000 rubles. At first It was officially stated that on receipt of this sum the government was willing to let me out on ball. The conditions of this temporary freedom were crouched In terms which were apparently misunderstood both, by the lawyer anil my daughter, as they informed me that I would be free to live abroad or In Russia until recalled for my trial. Thla was, however, later proved to be a false hope, as now It turns out that I am tied by law to the town in which my case is proceeding. There was even a doubt whether I should be allowed to make flying visit to Kasan to aee my dying mother, who for thirty years has yearned to see her youngest born;, she Is now 88. stricken In health and fast passing to her last rest. This latter doubt has, how ever, been dispersed and I am on the point of departing to Kasan via Moscow. While in prison I was not Idle. I read a good deal and hope to publish some of t ie work, which I sketched there. I have also compiled a booklet on the new Amer-, ran method of cultivating the arid soil, ' fie so-called ' "dry system."' by II. W. Campbell, and hope to see It soon In print and of some use to the mass of Russia's rgriculturlsts. As soon as I have time to he working again I shall prepare some of ny "Letters from the Fortress" for print ji England and Russia. . St. Petersburg, Russia. Fortune Telling Docs not take into ooaaideratioa th one essential to worn- an s happiness womsnly health. 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