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THE KANSAS' CiTT JOURNAL. SUNDAY, "JUNE 11, 1899.
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WATCH DON CARLOS
HE CAN'T EVE.V P.UV.V FAJIILYJEW;
ELS WITHOUT DETECTION.
Danchtcr Gets n Belt Her Father Had
Left It With a Monaco Money
Lendcr for -Th Cash Con , .
slderntlon. '
From is Eichtnte. ''
Don Carlos is In one of those phases of
Ill-luck which almost everybody encounters
at. least once in -a. .lifetime. Not only
Prince- Scboenburg-Waldeburg an(j signor
Folchl, his sons-in-law, try to get out of
lilm' 'the money "which tic-longs to their
wives, the. Princesses Alice and ElviraT
but another- daughter of his. Princess
Beatrix, married to the Prince of Rovi
ano, Duke of Anticoll, has just succeeded
in playing him a scurvy trick during his
stay in Monaco, where he lately" spent a
few days incognito, trying his Juck at
roulette.
The Princess Rovlano, who had chosen
San Remo for her winter residence, was
rather startled one' day, as sh6 walked
al6ng"tne old street of the town, b see her
father, a sight which interested her so
much that she walked behind for awhile
tinsh'e saw her patent disappear In the
richest second-hand Jeweler's shop of Hie
place. She was thickly veljed, .and flat
tened, her pose against the shop, pre
tending to look at the .trinkets therein.
What were her surprise and disgust
when she sawthe jeweler examining a
""""bljoti whlchher ' mother, the "Princess
Marguerite, had loved above aIljothers,4
and which the girls had been accustomed
to regard as a wonder a wide belt of
diamonds and many colored"s't'dne3:- At
the death of thelrmpfJaef"the princesses
had claimed thlstreasure vainly, but Don
Carlos demurred long before answering
thelr'questlons, And finally declared that
Dgna Marguerite'" had it taken to pieces'
and had used "the ""stones for many pur
poses. All inquiries .and researches were
useless, and"'the''g1rls,"''.had givcnup all
hope, of ever"UnbWfhllte","raTe','fcr the'
"Queeh- Esther"'' belt.' "Which was so. called
becattscrtbe' princess -wore! lr?oneewhen
playtngthepart,,rf-QtJeen-Estherr -
When -Don' Carlos left -the 'Jeweler's he
did notTecogrrize'-th'e -woman-woo, hastily
tunn.nl' 'the comer at the same moment,
and'hc rubbetl-hts-, hand ln-Blee.-'for the
man had toid hlra-iho-bad ucllenCa fool
ish Englishman, who used to come to
him evcry-rWeeJt from: Monte Carlo, -and-l
-,who waulil.aiost likely ba-tempted-byahls
.unlqua-belt. -Next day, -however, .a. grand
.U. eauipage. stoodat the jeweler's.- and. she
who was In it sent her footman to ask the
tradesman ,to ,come and speak tp her.
"I am leaving San Remo very soon,"
she said, "and will not go before having
bought a few curious old, Jewels, such as
'you have in your shop." Will' you call
to-day at my hotel and bring me a. choice
of your best things?" ' She nanded him her
card.and at the,h6ur"appotnted'-the 'de'-"
lighted money lender presented himself
before the" Princess dl Rovlano, "whose
name he had never heard spoken of in
connection with that of Don Carlos, and
placed before her' the best pieces of his
collection. ''Is that all?'-'-safd the prin
cess. - - --.
The pawnbroker winked, and took out of
his bag. a case in blue morocco, the sight
of which made the .heart of the princess
beat violently, ".Not, quite... There is.
something else a morceau de rol, en
which I lent, yesterday . 20,000. .francs. I
have orders, also, to sell it, either whole
,or. In. separate pieces. But, that, I .Should
call a murder." And he opened the case,
showing the belt of poor Dona Marguerite.
The tears came to the eyes of the prin
" cess, "but she had courage enough to re
main cool, and simply said: "For years I
have wished to have a belt like this. But I
cannot buy it, of course, without asking
my husband's advice; will you leave it
here? 1 will give you -a 'receipt for it. The
prince will come home to dinner, and you
may call at 9 to-night: most likely I shall
by -then- have succeeded- in persuading him
to btiy-lrfor-me." - -!
The- money' lender hesitated- a minute,
but he remembered having seen the princess-driving,
all? the-winter in the streets
of San. Remo. - Besides, the lady, who
could well understand his feelings, touched
, a bell., and then wrote a. receipt which .she
signed. "Beatrice de Bourbon, "Princess
Rovlano," and handdd. it to .him. At the'
same moment the hotel keeper entered:
"This is to reassure you. sir," "she said.
"Monsieur will tell von that vou can. leave.
"'izr'izrr j -" -i"-:r.jc..., .jvc r ji. '
;-jew cuau, x uesire lu
ButTi'e received
vhen'-a.'ribte was
"bf ought tohlm from the hotel informing
him that tne irmcess cu rtoviano was tne
daughter of Don Carlos, of Bourbon, that
the belt belonged by right to the daughters
crf-DBifCnrloS. and that the princess had
gone away with the intention of putting
it In a secure nlace. Attached to the note
was a letter for Don Carlps, written by
- his -daughter lieatrlxv anan-cnccKiorx.vw,
wrjlch'.was.the amount dent on -the belt to
the-chief of the royal house of Bourbon.
C0NSUEL0 REVIVES FALCONRY.
Former Sport of Kings to Become
Aenln. Popular In 31errle
. - Ensinnd.
From Ine JCew "Yorlc Journal.
The Duchess of Marlborough and the
'fasnr6na'ble'"set arc going in for a revival,
of oldtlme falconry next fall. The former
sport of kings long since has been aban
doned save for a few sturdy,-old squires
iri remote provinces. y.
'Some one last fall proposed to take up
the sport. The Idea spread rapidly. The
scarcity of falcons prevented much indul
gence during the last hunting season. -
The Duchess of Marlborough, however,
has procured a cage of a half dozen fal
cons, which are being trained at Blenheim.
' The duchess Is said to be much interested
and means to try the sport t-a soon as the
London social season ends, the latter part
AMERICAN DUCHESS AND HER FAT,
CON.
of July, and society people go to their
country places.
She-makes a charming picture on horse
back, with a falcon on her wrist. The
hunting Is to be conducted as nearly as pos
sible like in the days of King Charles.
The falcon Is a bird belonging to any
one of several species of hawks. Only the
female, is used for hunting purposes. -
In. ancient tiroes, In England, falcons
. and .hawks -were allotted to various- de
grees of men according to their rank;
.for Instance, to royalty,, the gerfalcon; to
.an. earl, the peregrine falcon: to a .yeoman,,
"the" goshawk: to .a. priest. thc, MtfUTQW
hawk. and to a." knave or fccrvant, the
-worthless kestrel.
wjinoui "anger, in!
i Tiny." " '"
u He wehteawavadlaTit.
1 a."sBok art hour" later
TIMPRESENTE-0THEQUEEN
And "Tim" Barked Ills "Thank You"
Three Time, After "Which He
Went Hut Hnntinir."
"Timr" the' halfbrced Irish and Airdalc
tcrrlor, who collects contributions at Pad
dlngton station, London, for the widows
and orphans' fund Of the Great Western
railway employes, has been presented to
her majesty the queen.
The royal carriage rolled up to the sta
tion the other day and her majesty, who
was interested .in the story of "Tim." di
rected that -he be brought forward to her
carriage.
"Tim." who was rather negligently
groomed for a royal reception, was brought
into ,rhe presence of the queen.
.Her "majesty smiled when "Tim" was
held up for royal inspection and remarked
TUB BEST CANINE BEGGAR IN EN
GLAND.
that he' was "a noble old dog," while the
princess dropped a sovereign into the dog's
box.
When nlnced on the ground. "Tim" stood
up on his hind legs and barked "Thank
you--tiiree-times a tries taugm mm Dy
-the station-master and then' ran-off to re
new an InterruDted-intervIew with a rat.
"Tim" has been collecting for over seven
years at the Faddlngton 'Station, ana dur
ing that, .time has taken In just Sl.'JIO. His
daily receipts have never fallen below nlne-
ikpnrp, u.-hil thpv. nnrp rnsft ns hlcrh as
twenty-seven shillings. He Ifas never had
a blank day. As a snecial reward for his
.services theauthpj-ities.jiermlLJilm to go
uninuit-u.vunu,o lyr lie nas nui iurit,'iiLu
his privllege'.by ,bitlpg any oijp,"
FROM RICHESJO PENURY.
Henry Prolinncn, Once n Millionaire,
Gives Ills Vast Fortune
to Other. "
Cincinnati Special to Nee York World.
"To die rich is to die disgraced." lately
said Andrew Carnegie, who has given away
$17,000,000 In" we'nty-i'vo years, and who is
worth $150,000,000.
Such disgrace will not be the fate of
Henry Probasco, of this city. Once a mll-
llonalre, Mr. Probasco has given away his
fortune In public and private benevolence.
Seventy-nine years of age. he tinds himself
impoverished in the twilight of his gener
ous life. Those closest to him estimate
that this open-hearted, open-handed man
has expended $700,000 In charity and phil
anthropic works.
Once the' owner of the splendid residence,
Oakwood, In aristocratic Clifton, Mr. Pro
basco 'now lives in a little house that he
rents. Once the largest depositor' in the
Cincinnati "banks, he now supports himself
on a small salary' paid him as president
of 'the' board of trustees of Spring Grove
cemetery, the beautiful city of the dead
whlchhe and Adolph Straush, the famous
landscape gardener," created. And he bears
his changed fortunes serenely, with dig
nity: "Probasco has given far more to others
than we supposed." said one of his old
friends, to-day. "There Is .no other expla
nation of his financial decay."
Mr. Probasco made his fortune in the
hardware business, from which he re
tired soon after the civil war. He save
to this' city the superb fountain that is
Its greatest ornament. He estimated the
fountain would cost KO.IiOO: It vaM fnnr
times" as much. The' fountain is to the
memory ot Tyler Davidson. Probasco a
benefactor 'aii'd former partner.
Mr. Probasco Is a devout Episcopalian.
Calvary church, Clifton, where he wor
ships', needed money. Mr. Probasco gave
S30.O0O to the church. He gave $10,000 for
a fountain that stands before the Clifton
town' hall, where horses quench their
thirst.- Just as a "horde of mendicants"
has driven Andrew Carnegie from Ixindon
to his palace In Scotland, so countless
appeals for -aid poured In on Henry Tro-
nasco. Tne word "No was not in his
vocabulary.
His servants enjoyed his most generous
bounty. He paid them well, made them
save their. wages and invested and jeal
ously .guarded their savings. Some of his
servants, were in his household for. twenty
five years..
In JRS Mr. Prohacn bought the prop
erty In .Clifton, and began the jerection
of' a "mansion in the Elizabethan stvle.
William ."Tlnslcy, an, Ensrllsman. was the
architect'. Oakwood was three' vears build
ing: The house and the splendid "grounds
cost tM,m. They were sold at assignee's
sale for $57,000 a few days ngo.
.
Froiic-li Imltntlon Furs.
From Contemporary Itevlcw.
London Is reputed the fur market of the
world, hut France Imports less and exports
moro prepared skins and objects in skin,
leather and fur than England. The Frnc-h
-owe their prosperity in this industry to
the art with which they are able to make
imitations of expensive furs. Thanks to
the Perfection, of ihnir nrnrns.j. tin
French turn every year S0.000.000 mbbit
skins, 15,000.000 hare skins and a proiior
tlonate amAunt of cat skins, according to
linlsh. Into Canadian marten. Prussian
marten, Svedish marten, Russian sable.
North sea otter, etc The crv of "March
and peaux de lapin" Is legendary upon the
streets or Paris. This merchant buys of
the cook for a few .sous the skins, which
he sells by hundreds to other mprch.-ints
who sell them by thousand to others who
buy them by hundreds of thousands. It Is
said that two-thirds of the fur us-d In
the world is rabbit. H may be hazarded,
then, that the greater number of fur Jack
ets and muffs have their starting point in
French kitchens.
Proof to Iie Contrary.
rtom the Chlraco Tribune.
The young ball player, fresh from a long
tour, ran up the steps and rang the bell.
She met him herself in the darkened hall
way. "Oh, Jamesy!" she exclaimed, speaking
with some difficulty. "How they have lied
on you! They said you had a glass arm!"
A KnklNh Companion.
From th Cleveland Flaln Dealer.
-"I saw -Daisy -Blight promenading with
that horribly dissipated Paul Splitz the
other- evening. She made me think of
Maud Mullor."
"That's funny."
I "Vcs. The girl with the rake."
HENRY PROBASCO.
TREED BY A GRIZZLY
WHITE .MAX AXD INDIAN CAUGHT UP
WITH A BEAR;
Then They Show Agility Flnnlly
FIsli Up Rlllc From, the Ground
' and Give Bruin a Finish
ing Shot.
Klpp. Jlont., Cor. cf the Chicago Inter Ocean.
For a wonder the wind did not blow
something' very unusual In the Rockies.
The Indians say that there Is a great ani
mal they named Al-so-pomstan (windmak
er) that lives on the summit of the moun
tains, and- which, by Happing his immense
cars, causes the windstorms that nine days
out of ten" throughout the year sweep down
through the passes and over the foothills ot
the Great Divide and make life miserable
for the dwellers of the prairie beyond. Just
now we read of summer costumes In the
East, and hero we are with a wind blow
ing at the rate of forty miles an hour, the
sky Is overcast with lead colored clouds,
and there is two inches of snow on the
ground.
But on tli's day exactly a year ago this
month for once the windmakcr forgot to
flap his ears, and. St. Mary's lake had not
even a ripple on Its surface. The towering
snowclad and glacial heights which rise
almost lcrpendicularly from its shores
were reliected by the placid waters and
gave one a double view of mountain scen
ery unsurpassed in this or any other coun
try. The waters of the lake are as clear
as crystal, and the rocky and pebbly bot
tom can be seen ut a depth ot more than
sixty feet. f
Early In the morning Bear Head (a
Blackloot Indian) and 1 had embarked in
a skiff we had built and started out to
catch some trout of which there arc three
varieties in the lake. There is the lake
trout, the mountain trout, and. above all,
the trout popularly and unfortunately
named the Dolly A'arden. Why so grand
a game lish should have such a name sur
passed our understanding. We of the West
call it the bull trout; and It certainly de
serves the name. This was the tish we were
after, and, rowing along the shore to
where a mountain stream poured the milky
water of the glaciers Into the lake, I began
to whip the eddying, foam-flecked swirl
caused by the lnrushlng waters. A goodly
tish of six pounds' weight took the fly at
once, and, after a valiant struggle, was
finally brought Into the boat. Then a much
larger one took the fly, and at the same
Instant Bear Head pointed to a small,-pine
inngea parK. or prairie, excitedly saying:
"O-mok-nl-tapo-kai yo!" ("There is a real
bear!")
The Blackfeet have great respect for the
grizzly, and so have named him the "Real
bear" the actual, bona, fide bear,, as dis
tinguished from the other variety, black,
for whieji they have" no fear nor venera
tion. Looking up, at Bear Head's exclamation.
I saw an immense grizzly in the upper end
of the park, busily digging up the sod and
dirt,. where a ground squirrel, or perhaps
a marmot, had made its home.
"Ap-o-tos-kltoml-kan" ("Let go the fish"),
said Bear Head.
Four Shots nt Ilruln.
I quickly saw that was the only thing
to do, for we were not very far from the
animal, and in our exposed position he
might see us at any minute. So the line
was cut at the reel and we rowed to
shore. We had only one rifle with us (an
old-fashioned, rim-lice piece, belonging to
Bear Head, and which did not always shoot
true); but we wanted that bear, and I
thought that at reasonably close range I
might shoot near enough to the animal's
heart to kill him. Leaving the boat, we
skulked along the shore until we reached
the pines, and, sheltered by the drooping
and' dark green foliage of the smaller trees
which bordered the park, began to ap
proach the game.
The bear continued to dig. throwing out
as much as a shovelful of dirt at each
stroke of his long, wide paws. We soon
arrived within sixty or seventy yards of
him, and, taking a long, careful aim. 1
pulled the trigger of the old weapon. Sim
ultaneously with- the report of the gun the
bear jumped backward with a roar of pain,
rolled over and over, clawing at a place in
his side between the ribs.-and the haunch.
Two. three more shots were fired without
effect and before more could be got In
the beast ran off into the timber on the
opposite side of the park.. .We went to the
place where he had been digging and found
a hole large enough to conceal a man:
earth, stones and large pieces of sod had
been removed in a few minutes which
would have been a task of .several hours
for a laboring man. After viewing the
work and measuring the great footprints
of the digger in the loose, moist earth, we
went on to where the bear had vanished
in the pines, and with one accord stopped
ab'nin.
"Go on." Bear Head urged: "I'll follow:
when you see old sticky mouth just brain
him."
This instruction was plain enough, but
I had no ambition to make a record or dis
tinguish myself as a trailer. The bear
was wounded; he was in the thick pines,
perhaps lying in wait beside the trail, to
pounce upon any pursuers, which is a fa
miliar trick of the grizzly, and one often
disastrous to the hunter. So I handed the
rifle to the Indian, and replied:
"Take you the rifle and follow up the
trail of this wounded one. There will I
rest and smoke a cigarette."
"I myself feel the need of a cigarette,"
said Bear Head. "It's a long time since
we last smoked in the boat."
It might have been twenty minutes since
we had done so, but we now sat down and
rolled our little papers of tobacco and
lighted them. After Inhaling a few whiffs
the Indian said:
"The whites arc great medicine. The?
have hearts of Iron nnd are afraid of noth
ing. They make horses of Iron, feed them
with fire, and travel in them faster than
the wind. They have made the lightning
captive, and use it to talk with each other
across the world. Handling all these fear
ful things as they do. of course they are
not afraid of a common bear."
Spm-rliio- Hie Bed Mini On.
"It's true," I replied, "that the white
men do as you say. They travel on the
lire wagons and talk with each other by
the dreadful lightning's aid. But yet, as
you know, their ways arc the ways of
peace; they do not care to quarrel' with
man or beast. Now you are different: you.
people are warriors. I know your history.
Your chiefs are ' the men who have been
In the front of battle. Therefore 1 think
that vou, who are yourself the son of a
chief." should take this gun. and, lollowlng
up the trail of the bear we have wounded,
keep on until you find It, and then give
II the death fchot it deserves. I have heard
your fathers count their coups. They told
or killing men; surely you will go on and
kill this bear, so you can tell about the
brave deed when you return home. You
ought not to be afraid."
"t am not a coward, exclaimed the In
dian, rising and strutting up and down .be
fore me. "Afraid? Why should I fear even
the real bear when 1 have warred with the
Sioux, the Crow and the Asslnlboln? Now.
this day. will I prove to you that I am the
true son of mv, father. I will invade the
haunt or this terrible beast and kill it as
1 would a dog. But I wish you to come
with me: follow my footsteps and make no
noise. You have a knife; hold It In your
hand and be ever ready to defend me in
'case' we are surprised."
1 look my jackknifc out, opened it. and
made several passes with It through the
air. The blade was not long enough to go
through a fat bear s rlDs.
"Go on." 1 exclaimed. "I'll follow you,
ot course, and If necessary I'll cut the heart
out of the beast with this weapon.
We started, and soon found the trail of
the bear by the occasional splotches of
blood on the dead pine needles. The trail
led up the narrow, densely timbered valley
of a mountain streamlet which I afterwards
named Mad Bear creek. Fir. pine and
balsam crowded one another, endeavoring
to reach the sunlight, and It wns aim. still
and gloomy under their Interlacing branch
es. There was now a dense undergrowth
which helped to obscure the trail we were
following. With the Indian 1 believe that
thp bear is almost human in his intelli
gence. Wandering about in search of food,
la- would have trampled a broad plain path
through the brush and weeds; but now,
wounded and expecting that he might be
followed, the cunning animal went through
the patches, of delicate ferns and flowers
without bruising a single plant. The only
way we could distinguish his course was by
the blood which dropped from his wound
and dyed the broad, light green leaves of
the plants.
Gettlntr Close to Hie- Bear.
At"first wc proceeded jcry cautiously, but
as we ascended, the steep valley .and saw
that the bear kept on a certain course with
out stop or deviation, we grew bolder and
pushed on- as rapidly as the trail could be
discerned. The bear seemed to know that he
would be followed and. although severely
wounded, he kept steadily on up the valley,
stopping only at the various crossings and
rcc'rosslngs of the stream and at the water
holes he came to, where from the Indica
tions, he seemed to have rolled and pawed
about In the water and mud. As we went
rapidly along the trail these signs became
fresher and fresher, until where we had
found the crossings or the streams or
spring holes slightly discolored, the water
n'ae ,, ur. ln-i..Ann. ,..,1 .L-ltli m 1 1 f 1 thnt the
1... . (iw, w ,,,iI, t.-,llL.U ...... .. ...... .....
bottom of the naturally crystal pools could
not De seen. When we came upon uiesc
evidences of our closer approach to the
bear, the Indian began to go slower and
slower," until we moved along almost as
slowly as the proverbial snail.
"Go on, brother," I finally exclaimed. "It
we do not hurry we may not overtake, out
game before It reaches the top of this long
mountain and descends Into the valley be
yond." Spurred on by these words, the Indian In
creased his pace reluctantly. We were
passing through an unusually thick growth
of timber a little later when suddenly the
bear, who had got tired and lain down in
a mud hole, charged on us. I. am no climber
and had never before tried to ascend a tree,
not even in boyhood days, and how 1 ac
complished the feat I can't tell to this day;
but the fact remains that 1 ascended the.
tree beside me with surprising' ease, and
almost before I knew It found myself cling
ing to Its upper branches. It was a balsam,
covered with nodule's of its sticky sap.
which now covered my hands and gummed
my clothes. I looked about ror the Indian
and found that he was also perched In
a tree onlv a. few naces distant. When
the bear charged he had not attempted
to shoot, and. dropping the gun hastily,
had climbed bevond the animal's reach.
The bear sniffed at the rifle and gazed
up at us with his wicked, blood-shot, little
eyes, champing his jaws and whining oc
casionally with the pain of his wound. Un
like the black bear, who had short, hook
like claws, the grizzly cannot climb a, tree,
for his claws are very long and almost
straight. So we were safe from his nearer
approach, but very uncomfortable In our
aerial perches. The bear, after wandering
about sniffing at the gun. our trail and the
trees in which we had taken refuge, finally
lay down a few yards away and rested ills
head on his paws. Occasionally with a
howl of pain he would half sit up and bite
at and lick the bullet hole In his flank.
Do Not Die Easily.
Wc sat a long time In silence. I don't
know what the Indian was thinking about,
but I was trying to devise, some scheme
to get possession of the gun, which. lay on
the ground In plain sight, but much nearer
to the bear than It was to us. There
seemed to be no way except to descend
and make a rush for It; but that was out
of the question; for all the cumbrous and
uncouth appearance of the grizzly, he is
really as quick and active as a cat.
"Brother," I said. "I think the bear is
dying now. See how hard he breathes."
"Oh, you white men are simple. I'll tell
you something. Once my father was hunt
ing in the foothills and was following an
elk along the side of the canon, when he
came upon a big bear; they met face to
race. My rather shot it, and just then' the
bear knocked the gun out ot his hands.' and
also pulled the blanket from his shoulders,
which he began clawing-and biting. Mi-
father thus had a chance to run. and he
quickly climbed up on a little ledge of the
canon wall. Higher he could not go, for
there was no foothold on the smooth rock.
The bear tried to overtake him ns ho
climbed up on the ledge, but he had just
time to get beyond the bear's reach. Two
days and one night my father sat there,
and at last the. bear died: he had been shot
imp this one here, far back in the entrails."
"Bear Head." I said at last. "It I only
had some string. I could trim some ot these
branches, leaving a hook at the end qt one
of them, and, splicing them together, reach
the -gun. and draw it up."
"Cut your sticks quickly." he said. "I'll
furnish the string." and pulling off his thin
cotton shirt, he began to tear it into strips,
which he rolled into a ball on the end of a
short piece of wood and tossed over to me.
It wns no small task to cut. trim and
splice enoun-h of the branches to reach
from the lc'n-er limbs of my tree to the
gun. for while I worked I had to lean
against the trunk and use my hands on the
opposite side of it. But T finally spliced
on the first piece and then slowly and
cautiously began to reach for the gun.
After many attempts, and when almost
tired out, I had the satisfaction of seeing
the hook pass through the trigger guard,
and In a trice T held the gun In my hand.
The old gun played us a trick again, and
Instead or entering where T aimed the ball
pierced the bear's heart and he died almost
without a struggle. In a short time we had
his heavv hide off and packed it leisurely
down the hill, to where our boat was
moored.
CHAMPION' 0FJ3REAT BRITAIN.
Miss Hezlet. -Little IpIMi Lass of 17,
. i - . .
Whor Romped Away from
the Experts.
From the New yorlt Journal.
Miss Hezjct,' an Irish .lass, is the wonder
or British golrtng circles. A 17-year-old
girl. ' the Ulster miss has won the Irish
championship and rollowed that triumph by
coming rrom -the ladies' open champion
ship or Great Britain a victor.
In the open championship Miss Hezlct
displayed superb rorm in every match.' Not
MISS HE.LET.
only did she pay with remarkable skill,
but when In several rounds misfortune
placed her in the rear In the early part or
the competition she summoned her nerve,
and by courageous play made, up' the loss
and qualified.
Miss Hezlct won the first round without
exertion and saved the' second round rrom
monotony by her dashing goir. Miss Can
was her opponent. At the start the latter
secured a lead. Miss Ilczlet soon reached
her adversary, and both were on even
terms artcr several halved holes at the
beginning of the home journey.
Every stroke or the Celtic girl was a
display or accuracy, and at the ttrtcenth
hole Miss Hezlct was entitled to compete
In the third round. The third round was
played to the accompaniment of rain and
a bothersome wind from tltq northwest.
But the elements did not hinder Miss Hez-:
let's clever work in the least. She quali
fied for the fourth and fifth with plenty to
spare.
Miss Dod. a player of some note, was the
opponent of the Emerald Isle golfer In the
semi-finals. She made a plucky effort, and
for a time the Issue was In doubt. But
approaching the finish of the round Miss
Hezlct rallied, and carefully calculating
every stroke, romped in -a candidate for the
finals.
-It was a great match in the decisive
round. Against Miss Hezlct was pitted
Miss Magill, another Ulster golfer. The
first half was all In favor of Miss Magill,
who turned for home with two holes to
spare. At this critical moment the young
girl was not dismayed one bit. Playing
determinedly she gradually crept up tow
ard her opponent. The twelfth, thirteenth
and fourteenth holes were hers after an ad
mirable exhibition or first water golf. The
undaunted man-el halved the firtcenth,
took the sixteenth, and halving the seven
teenth, was the possessor of the ladles'
open championship.
Prior to the championship Miss Hezlet
gave a hint of her ability by winning a
stroke competition with a score Of 34.
Replying to a Premature Dan.
From the Boston Journal.
A young tailor named Berry, lately suc
ceeded to hi father's business, once sent
in his account to Charles Matthews some
what ahead of time. Whereupon Matt
hews, with virtuous rage, wrote him the
following note: ".You must be a goose
Berrv. to send me your bill Berry, be
fore it Is due Berry. Your father, the
elder Berrv, would have had more sense.
You may look very blapk Berry, and. fee
very blue Berry, but 1 don't care a, straw
Berry, for you and your bill Berry."
Circumstantial Evidence.
FroM the Chicago .'. - -- -
Husband (after the performance) -: "I
didn't enjoy the show very much. I-. for
got -my glasses' -- . ; '- --
Wire "Perhaps you did. dear, but your
breath doesn't indicate it."
AN ENORMOUS FLAG
MISS MULFORD'S PLAN TO RAISE A
MORTGAGE MAY SUCCEED.
Her Mammoth Old Glory Han 325.000
Stitches, a Number Equal to That
of the Spanish War Soldiers
History of the Stars.
From the Xew York Tribune.
Miss Josephine Multord, of Madison, K
J., moved partly by sentiment and partly
by a desire to pay off a mortgage on her
mother's little homo In a no-el way, con
ceived the idea during the war with Spain
of making with her own hands the largest
American flag ever put together. She has
nearly finished the undertaking. On the
advice of her friends she has decided that
the flag ought to be given to the United
States, but the mortgage must be paid off,
and she is, therefore, looking for small
popular subscriptions to make the gift to
the nation one from the general public.
She hopes to have the presentation on the
first anniversary of the signing of the
peace treaty in Paris.
Each subscriber's namo will appear on
tho presentation roll, and every one send
ing money will get by mail an engraved
receipt. The surplus over the mortgage'
will be used for the benefit of soldiers and
sailors, under the direction of a citizens'
committee. The plan Is Indorsed by Pres
ident McKlnley, Secretary Alger, Secretary
Long. Richard Watson Gilder and Frank
R. Stockton. It is also actively supported
by Mrs. Delia A. Depuc, New Jersey state
regent of the Daughters of tho American
Revolution.
The Tribune publishes by permission or
.-.iiss .uunoru tne touowing copyrlgnted
history or the flag: "Each stitch renresents
a soldier in the army and navy of this
war; the Hag contains 325.000 stitches,
counted by Miss Multord while sewing
inem.
Description of the Flntr.
"The flag measures 100 Teet by 63 feet
hoist. Tho blue field Is 40x33 feet. Each
star measures 2 feet S Inches across. The
stripes are 5 feet wide. The bunting, extra
wiutn and quality, was manufactured
especially for the flag. It Is sewed with the
best made silk.
"The forty-five stars are embroidered
with the names of the states they repre
sent, and the date of their admission into
the union, and are arranged upon the field
in the order they were admitted.
Miss MuITord made five or the stars In
the historic nlaces or the states which thev
represent, as Tollows: The Pennsylvania
siar was mane in -nnaueipnia, partly in
the house of Betsy Ros3, in the very
room In which the first American flag was
made. In 1776; partly at Carpenter hall. In
the room where the first Continental con
gress met, and partly while sitting, in Han-
cock s cnair at inaepentience nan., tne
chair he sat in while he signed the Decla
ration of Independence. The New Jersey
star was made in Washington's headquar
ters at Morristown. The Maryland star
was made at Fort McHenrjV in honor ot
francls Scott Keys nag our everlasting
'Star Spangled Banner.' The Virginia star
was made in the Lafayette room at Wash
ington's home. Mount Vernon. The New
York star renresents two of our victories.
It was made partly In the Long room at
Fraunce's tavern, where Washington bade
farewell to his officers arter the Revolution,
and- partly on board the flagship New
York, or our victorious squadron of the
late war.
(Attest.)
"Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, flag
ship New York. North Atlantic Squadron.
"Major William P. Vosc. Commanding. Of
ficer. Fort McHenry.
"Samuel Reeves, Superintendent Independ
ence Hall.
"Harrison H. Dodge, Superintendent Mount
Vernon.
"Charles King. Superintendent Washing
ton's Headquarters. Morristown. N. J.
"Ernest Might, Superintendent Carpenter's
.Hall. ,
"Edward Mlchels, Proprietor Fraunce's
Tavern.
"Olga Mund, Owner Betsy Ross House."
Miss Mulford received invitations rrom
every state in the Union to remain at some
historic, spot in its domain while making
tho .special star ot the state, but this she
was not .able to do. On the halyard can
vass she has embroidered the following
letter:
"To Our Victorious Army and Navv.
"While making this flag I have follow
ed you with -my thoughts and needle all
through this late war and taken a stitch
for each one of you. I felt confident from
the beginning that you would overcome all
difficulties, and return, as you have, still
under the glorious stars and stripes, ror
which I am truly grateiUI. and I would
like the people or our country to present
this flag to the nation which you have so
nobly preserved, as a thanksgiving to you
all- JOSEPHINE MULFORD."
The history continues:
"The flag has atracted much .attention
throughout the nation, and Miss Mulford
has received many letters of congratula
tion from all parts of the United States."
President McKinley writes to Miss Mul
ford as follows;
"Your letter concerning the large Ameri
can flag which you have completed has
been read with interest, and I am glad to
note the enthusiasm with which you have
devoted yourself to the great labor asso
ciated with this work.
"To one who has given so much time and
study as yourself to its history and de
velopment the flag must have an added
significance.-" I am glad to have had the
opportunity of learning from you. per
sonally as'well as b' letter, the many ex
periences you" have had in carrying out
your original purpose.
"With assurances of my appreciation of
your thoughtfuInAifi . In acquainting- me
with the-details or the making or this flag,
believe -me, very sincerely vours.
i "WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
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SnRC Could Not Do It.
The rollowing story on Russell Sage Is
told by the New York Press: He Is said
to have subscrlbedl $3,000 toward the Grant
monument fund, nnd was called on by the
committee" ror the cash. He acknowledged
the promise, but said be was too busy just
thpn to go to the trust company to get
the money: ir they would call next day
he would be ready. They called, and he
went through the same rigmarole, pleading
pressure ot important financial affairs;
would they drop In the day after to-morrow?
At the third visit they urged him to
action and he actually started with them
to the trust company to deliver the goods.
The door was nearly reached, when he
threw up his hands, crying plteously.
"Gentlemen. I can't do It! I canlt do It!
I simply can't do It!" And he didn't do it.
He couldn't find it In his great heart to
part with so much money.
Srrlss Mnnnintn Climbers Ont West.
From the New York Tribune.
Switzerland has produced nothing more
marvelous than her expert mountain climb
ers. Nowadays many persons each year
climb the Matterhorn. and with little peril,
thanks to the knowledge, nerve, strength
and skill of the sure-footed Swiss who
climb for a living. The Canadian Pacific
Railway Company has just Imported three
of Switzerland's "star" climbers, and has
sent them, out to help visitors to tackle the
British Columbia Rockies in the vicinity of
Banff, the Lakes in the Clouds and the
Great glacier. They are sturdy, pictur
esque fellows, In costume, and are decorat
ed with the gold and enamel medal of tho
Alpine Club.
Hammock for the Baby.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
A cool and comfortable place for the
baby, away from dangers nnd yet within
easy reach of parental watchfulness, is
SAFE PLACE FOR BABY.
provided in the "hammock sling." patented
by Ira -M; George -of New York. i-Thls de
vice consists of a hammock swung from
posts on the footboard.
H !vLjf'l-ivn
. . F(SH THAT FIGHT. .
Chinese Make, -Hatches Bctvreen Them,
and' Then "Watch the .Result
of the Conflict. .!w I
The inhabitants of Cochin China-
Slam 'have' known the fighting cap'acity." ol
a savage little fish for many years, and
have long been in the habit of making,
matches between those owned by different
men. Just as the Mexicans match their
game cocks and some Americans and Eng
lishmen their bull pups. When a match
is made the parties to it having laid their
Dets, m-ing tneir specimens of the fierce
little Bctta nugnax in globes of water.
Both are. put Into one globe, and wlthput
a. moment's hesitation they fly. at one an-
oiner. wun loom ana un. ana no not, cease
lighting until one" of the combatants is
killed by the other.' The males are much'
FISH THAT ARE FOND OF FIGHTING-
larger and morp savage, fighting as If for
the sport -of the thing, but to the death.
It is only a year or two since specimens ot
this fish were brought to Paris, but in
that city, where some new excitement Is
so eagerly awaited, it did not take long
ror the fighting fish to be admitted to sport
ing circles. They are beautirully spotted
red and blue, and would attract, attention
in any aquarium by their color alone.'. The
savage nature behind the beauty would
hardly be suspected.
CALF AS A PRISONER.
A Philadelphia Policeman Has Mach
Trouble, Tliouxh, in Making
the -Arrest. .
From the Philadelphia Record.
A tunny and yet serious experience was
that "enjoyed" by Bicycle Policeman War
ner, ot the Twenty-second district, on Fri
day afternoon. A calf had broken out of
a slaughter house at Broad street and Al
legheny avenue, and started to run down
Broad street. The ever-watchful officer
saw the calf bolt. and. iumDlng on his bi
cycle, which was standing at the curh
while he was cooling off, he put on tull
speed after the runaway. He soon caught
TAKEN PRISONER.
un to the animal, and. with an effort
grabbed it by the tall. To this form of
salutation the calf objected, and. turning,
made an effort to go through the frame
of the bicycle. The result was that In
an instant the officer was picking his way
out from among the spokes .of his- front
wheel, and the calf was running away bel
lowing. As quickly as possible the police
man was on his wheel and after the- calf
again, and. once more overhauling the fugi
tive, he tried to keep his balance and se
cure a hold on tne animal s ears and neati.
Again the officer was thrown and the
young bovine got away. The third chase
or vv arncr proved successful, we caugut
up to the caK at Lehigh avenue, and. lean
ing over, managed to grab the animal by
the tall and the hind part of the .body, and
at the 'same time fall off his wheel onto,
the troublesome prisoner. In triumph the"
policeman escorted his captive to the police
station, and the owner of. the calf had to
make satisfactory explanation before It
was released. Warren thinks he Is eligible
to become a rough rtner.
Stntnc of Rochanilienn.
Here is a picture rrom a photograph of
the plaster model of the statue or Rocham
beau. to be erected at his birthplace, Ven
dome. France. It is from, the original In
the studio of the artist. M. Ferdinand Hain
an The figure Is full of fire and animation
and put at a suitable .height, with the Rqch-
amDeau calvary narracKs as a DacKgrnunci,
and In the open air. there "can be no doubt
that it will arrest attention and secure the
STATUE OF ROCHAMBEAU TO BE
ERECTED AT VENDOME.
admiration ot all spectators. The work
has been taken In hand by citizens oi ven
dome. who entertain a just pride in Roch
ambeau.as their great local hero he lived
and died In his chateau just outside the
town, and, like most ot his ramily. was
educated at Its school and burled In its
cemetery, and his name Is associated with
the history ot the town and its vicinity
though his ancestors and his descendants,
tor the old home Is still occupied by those
who bear his name. Many Americans will,
no doubt, make a pilgrimage to Vendome to
see this statue unveiled and take part In
the services connected with that Imposing
ceremony during their visit to the Paris
exposition.
Mark Twain nnd General Sherman.
Some men who wants to spoil a good
story has raised a direct Issue of veracity
between Mark Twain and the late General
William T. Sherman. Mark Twain in th-j
published accounts, of his recent Interview
with Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria,
makes the emperor offer, after Twain had
apologized for- forgetting his German ora
tion, to translate it for him from EnslUa
Into German. General Sherman, -in the
other hand. In tho diary or his trip to Aus
tria In 1S72, has Francis Joseph apolosizlrff
because he Is Unable to speak English,.
Convertlnfr CoUatcrnl.
From the Washington Star.
"How's the treasury?" asked the 'Spanish
official. ' ; . --'
"Pretty low," answered the other.-'-'Well,
get- on your- hat .and coat -and
ask the Powers It they don't want some
nice warm islands to-day."
js " i is I I II '
K l -"F LSI NlD
ME OF LAS MORTAL
SPECULATION AS TO WHAT WILL
". - -. OVERTAKE HIM.
Astronomers Predict a Horrible End
tor the Earth's Last Hainan Be
ing His Loneliness May
Drlve Him Mad.
From Anivers.
Astronomers tell us that the day must
come when the earth will, like the moon.
wheel through the heavens a dead and
barren- ball of matter airless, waterless.
lifeless. But long, long before that time
man will be. extinct, will have disappeared
so utterly that not so much as the bleached
skeleton of a human being will be visible
on all the millions of square miles of the
surface of this planet.
Unless by some huge and universal cata
clysm the whole race Is swept at once Into
eternity, it is Dut reasonable to suppose
that man. like any other race ot animals,
will disappear slowly, and that eventually
there will bo but a single human being
left some old, old man, gray-heaaed ana
bearded, and left to wander alone In a
solitude that may bo Imagined but not
described.
How will he die, this last relic of the
teeming millions that once transformed
the face ot tho globe and ruled undis
puted masters of every other living thing?
There are many rates that may befall him.
He may go mad with the horror ot lone
liness and himself end his own miserable
existence. He may be eaten by the vast
reptiles or giant Insects which will then
probably infest the solitudes.
But his fate may be far weirder and
more dreadful. Scientists say that, as we
burn the coal and timber we are still so
richly supplied with we let loose into the
atmosphere an ever increasing volume ot
carbonic acid gas. Much of this Is taken
up by plants, but not all. It must Increase
and eventually poison the breathable air,
tilling- the valleys and mounting slowly to
the hilltops, where the last remains of
animal life are striving for existence. The
last man will climb hfgher and higher,
but .eventually the suffocating invisible
flood will reach and drown him.
Last Great Explosion,
Again, it Is said that the earth as it gets
older Is cracking like dry mud. These
cracks -will increase until at last they will
let the waters1 of the ocean and rivers sink
into the fiery center of the globe. Then
will occur an explosion so terrible as may
startle the Inhabitants of neighboring
worlds. The last man In this case will
probably be some Arctic' explorer or Eski
mo, whom the vast plains of Ice around
will save from Instant death and leave to
grill a few moments till the ice continents
are swallowed by hedhot gases and steam.
Suppose these earth cracks develop more
slowly they may suck away the water with
out devastating explosions. Then the last
man's fate will be the worst descrlbablc.
He will die or thirst. The scene of hl3
death will probably be the great valley In
the bed of the Atlantic ocean, off the Bra
zilian coast, half way between Rio Janeiro
and the cape, where now six miles of green
water lie between the steamer's keel and
the abysmal slime beneath. There, hope
lessly digging In the ever-drying mud. he
must perish and leave his bones to parch
on a waterless planet.
, The Antarctic polar Ice cap has been
growing thicker and heavier tor uncounted
ages. The distance frcm the South pole to
the-edge, of this Ice cap Is 1.40O miles. The
Ice rises steadily from the edge to the cen
ter. At that center it cannot be less than
twelve miles In thickness twice as thick
as Mount Everett is high. Suppose it splits.
Imagine the gigantic mass of water and
ice that will come sweeping up north over
the oceans and continents of the earth.
Where, then, will the last man breathe his
final gasp? High up in the snows of some
great range he will perish miserably ot
cold and starvation, looking down on a
hugh shallow sea beneath whose tossing
waters will He the whole ot the races of
the world;
Or last, and perhaps dreariest fate of all,
the human1 race may outlive other mam
mals and last until the sun. as some day
It must, grow dull and cold and vegeta
tion dies from the chilled earth. The miser
able, remnant of earth's peoDle must then
slowly die out after ages of an existence
to which that of-tho Eskimoof to-day Is
a. paradise. ' -
THE YOUNGEST RECRUIT.
Philadelphia Claims That Honor for
Ralph IIorne.AVho Is 15 Years
Old.
From the EhlladelphU Record. ..
Philadelphia Is entitled to the credit of
having furnlshe'd the United States army
with the ""youngest recruit that Is known
to be actually engaged in fighting for the
honor .or his flag, lim
jr young soldier is
k Kalpn Home, who
atjMJIH was years old
Issssss when he enlisted last
V . H) February, and he is
55j'tK-J now in Manila, a
memoer or tna
T-w e 1 f t h U n 1 ted
States lnf antry.
My mm
Ralph enlisted with,
the consent of his
father. Joseph V.
Home, who served
his country durins
the rebellion as ojA
or the .corps of en
gineers Jn .the navy,
on Farracut's flae-Mhfn
RALPH HORNS.
having. done duty
and. other fighting vessels. Under date of
Aprll,27. Private Home writes to his father
from Manila that he was then doincr enmrri
duty over a batch of Filipino prisoners and
having a very easy time after having been
orf' the fjrlng line in the direction of San
Pearo'land done duty in the trenches. Ho
agrees with other writers that' the Filipinos
are' a" treacherous lot. and thinks dead
natives iire the better .class 'of those he has
seen. The weather, he doesn't think much
of, though the nights he says are cool. and.
ho .says the greatest need of the soldier
boys Just now Is books' to read and study
when they are not fighting or diggins
trenches.
- - A Recondite Problem.
Vroni the Boqton Journal.
, The Iaw-er was sitting before his desk
with one foot, on tho arm-rest. A bright;
appearing' fellow entered the office,
"What 'can 1 do for you?" asked tho
lawyer, removing the rampant foot.
"1 just dropped in to get 'your idea on
a point 'of definition," began the young
man. "You set-, it is to settle' a bet."
"Yes." said the lawyer; "go on."
"Well,-" continued the young man. "when
a fellow's wife leaves him. and there 13
no divorce, he Is a grass-widower, isn't
he?"
"Yes. that's what he is generally called."
"Well, then, here's the point," added tha
youth, emphasizing' his words by tapping;
the palm of his left hand with the fore
finger, of his right.
"Dan Hopper's wife, left him. and thera
.was ,na divorce. Does that make him a
grasshopper?"
He dodged just In time to mls3 coming
In contact with the ink" well.
An. Expensive Smoke.
A fascinating young woman entered tha
smoking compartment of a train Journey
ing from Vienna to Prague, and excused
her presence to the two commercial travel
ers she found there .by saying that she- Was
a devotee of the weed. 'She offered her
fellow travelers cigarettes, which threw
tbem Into a deep slumber. "When they re
covered from the effects of the opium
mixed with the tobacco they found that
their pocketbooks, containing $2,000. were
missing, as well as their watches and other
valuables.
A Unique Seal.
Here is the official seal :ot the Pan
American exposition to be held this veaa
at Buffalo, N. Y.
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