Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1898, Page 20

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1898-24 PAGES, A NEW MONASTERY Home of the Franciscan Order at exact reproduction of the many places rep- resented in the church. The monaster is like those in Neither time, Brookland. [i: or 1Or expense red in this Be ge work. Mr. Pio ther of the | architect, the superintendent of the | building, and Mr. G. S. Larcombe ts the THE FIRST OF [PS RIND HERE comtectton work ne rapidly, d it is expected that t iding proper as - = | be finished early in new year. All | | of the material is at hand; it only remains I erie . | for the workmen to do their part. The in- Complete Description of the Va | terior decorations of the church will o e ecupy considerable time after the comple- rious Buildings. tion of the building. This monastery iS the t of its kind —— - ov erder in America, students r ] to Ame not ers, as has SROTTOS = c > been mi asserted. The ‘situation GROTTOS AND HAE is in the of other Catholic orders. is ¥ do mor tion and than the | Franciscan mona tery now im the course of erection the head of Philacel- | phia street, in che suburb of Brookland, three miles from <he city of Washington. Situated on the old | McCeney estate, sur- | pounded by forty woodland } and sun ms | toursing here and ean well be al spot for the | moth riea for the Francis- | uilding command the | 1 looks w digni country. The edifice weil be divided into two parts the . arch, connected | archways by t each part dis he Monastery. | The m s 210 feet square, with a central feet square, two | stories ith a basement. Spacious open cor overlook the c . whic when completed to have a well of cistern water in r, surrounded by a lawn dotted wit ry. The north side the basement 2 indr nd similar t side to nect grot oor are the 1 the Ameri- the Holy tend is taken up two larg: re for th ms, one ether for s devoted almost nts. On the a series of row alco and sever: s of the everyt entire the e is left no more room 1s given for any actuall needed. The open cou and breeze, and every prec to taken nd substanti: The Chureh. is of the me m: more elabora building is bor- w terra cotta. TI & is ornamented with | ck, n Corinthian ra cot On either doorway niche for > the door is ne Holy L a f this coat of arms, which ross, with a small cross in ir squares formed by the cross. The main cri while t | Land ir order to obtain material for the Only a ¢ L away is th Catho of America, near which lis the Paulist College, while closer at hand are the Marist and Holy Cross orders. But a few reds from the is of the Catho- Ne University the of Notra Dame | will soon begin the ion of a convent, not until 1368 that }a In that year the order was divided into the Observants, who > very strict in their rule, a he Con- who had a The ans were the aries in | friars of the usual gown with a a cord as a girdle, and san- da t of the Holy Land for which has been located s that its equal can not be found any- whe The architect is Aristides Leonori, an Italian well known for his censtruction of monasteries abroad. Mr. Leonori has spent much time and travel in the Holy v work will be closely allie h that the Visitation Convent of Georgetown. With the magnitude and originality of the edifice d the picturesqueness of the site, the Franciscan Monastery will probably ex- cite more interest than Its older a: Phe Franciscan Order. The ancisean order of monk: t. Francis of As 1210 the numbe: lowers had only risen to ten, but the next ssventy-five years there were 200, 009 of these monks, with 8,000 monast was found:d by back to 1200, I scattered in diffrent provinces. Poverty is the chief principle of the order. — The implicity of the rule gave rise to much dif- ference in opinion wherever a new general having come voyag Courtyard of the Monastery. in New York since 1880, will now be re- moved to this y. The aim of the commissariat, i known, is to p mote among American Catholics inter: the saer+d places of Chr life and pi and nd pr » apostolic *t contributions for the n of the holy shrines. at all times mani- ha’ the greatest s tude for the car red monuments of the Holy Land, S recommended them to the gener- of the faithful, intrusting the Sons Francis with this international work of the church. The commissariat also gives nec ry in- formation and introductory le to all th who wish to visit the holy shrines ture years, undertake to or niz the Holy Land. In ior, to make material work the ¢ ariat effe > and lasting in its r necessary that the Holy for, not only by o jof the Colleg> of the | nection with the commissariat was neces- \s and the institution has the special | blessing of Pope Leo XIII, the hearty ap- proval of Cardinal Gibbons, and the recom- menéation of the apostolic delegat>, Mgr. Sebastian Martinelll. | The object of the new monastery, which n named Mount St. Sepulch CHAPEL WITH MONASTERY will be the education of young men who IN THE REAR, Over the two chapels in the forepart of the church are galleries for the choir and the students and monks. The main altar is raised about twenty feet, beneath which ig the shrine of the Holy Sepulcher. The altar and ga! re reached by two mar- ble staircases. The shrine of Calvary is to be back of the altar. The Holy Sepulcher ts an exact reproduc- tion of that found in the Holy Lend, with an outer and an inner chamber. In the lat- ter is a marble slab representing that upon which the Savior was laid. In order to make this as real as possible, there is even the crack imitated in the slab. The deco- rations of the Holy Sepulcher are the work of Mr. Early of t city. Underground Shrines, The most interesting portion of the church ig the underground shrines and Passages. Here also are the sacristaries and a chapel for the services of the dead of the monastery. On the ncrth side ts the shrine of Bethlehem, which consists of a niche for the shrine and near by a Tepresentation of the stable where the Savior was born. To the left of the shrine is a bench of masonry, where sits, in the ortginal in Bethlehem, a Turk as guardian of the place. The Turk, however, will be dispensed with in the present edi- fice, but the vacant bench will remind these who have visited the Holy Land of the Mohammedan who delights in annoy- ing the Christian sightseers. On the south side is the shrine of Nazareth, having the form of a cave partly divided by a wall, with the rugged rocks well ccunterfeited by a form of cement. In order to make the representation exact, the architect has even patched the ceiling with masonry, as js found in the original. Here will’ be two shrines, one on each side of the wall. The Nazareth and Bethlehem shrines are connected by a narrow, dark passage imi- tating the catacombs of Rome. The monot- ony of tiers of sepulchral receptacles is broken by a semi-circular alcove, repre- senting where repose the bones of a mar- tyr. These underground shrines are reach- ed by staircases from the body of the church. Originai in Design. The whole idea of the design of the church {s of such originality and unique- may desire to enter the Order of Bt. Francis with a view to laboring as missionaries in the Holy Land. At this college such postu- lants as have completed their regular col- lege course and have served the required term of probation, can make their novitiate, and after their professton will be enabled as clerics to pursue their higher studies in the Catholic University The course at the College of the Holy Land will Include special instruction In the oriental languages and in the study of Holy Scripture and biblical archaeology. After their ordination the young fathers will be gent to Palestine to help their brethren there in the work which the church has in- trusted to them for the last seven centuries. The college will also receive postulants who feel a vocation for a religious life and wish to enter the order as lay brothers. After a few years of probation they will be sent to Palestine, where they can help the mission by manual labor in the trade schools and various convents. ‘Phe fathers of the Holy Land have chosen the city of Washington as the most appro- priate place for the establishment of the new college. In the national capital, with its Mbraries and similar institutions, {ts cosmopolitan character, its legislative as- semblles, the student will be in touch with ali that Is ennobling and instructive; but, what ts more beneficial to him, he will be at the source of Catholic science and knowl- edge. as he will have the privilege of at- tending the Catholic University, which is destined to become the center of Catholic education for the United States. The new college will be under the direc- tion of the Franciscan fathers of the Holy Land and will be In no wise connected with any o1 the provinces of the same order in this country. The facilities afforded by the college will, however, be open to students of any of these provinces, should their su- periors desire them to pursue their studies at the Catholic University. —_+—_—_. Not to Be Bossed. From Puck. “What a bad cold you have, Benedict!” “Yes; my mother-in-law got to dictating when the family should put their winter flannels on.” “Did you put yours on?” “No; that’s it! I had them on, and when =. got so arbitrary I went and took them off” THE LONDON SEASON Things Are a Bit Livelier Owing to Gen. Kitchener’s Return. CLAIMS AN AMERICAN EARLS TITLE How the Queen is Made Comfort- able in Her Old Age. ee PATTI’S COMING MARRIAGE Spectal Correspondence of The Evening Star, LONDON, November 16, 1898. London has been putting on her war paint for winter and the season of fogs is upon us. The increased use of gas for fires has made some difference in late years with the prevalence of the smoke fiend, but still London's “particular” is on tap in Novem- ber, and if one oversleeps of a morning he can safely lay it to the sort of semi-twi- light aspect of his bed room on his first awakening, which has a_ sleep-inducing quality. The summer Americans are near- ly all gone home, and the town ts settling itself down for its minor season, patronized by residents only. Theaters are all open again with ‘new and original” plays, and new plays with old faces, and if we are treated to three versions of Dumas’ “Mus- keteers” at as many different theaters, It is only beca London, like New York, can, on o¢ good thing. isions, get up excitement over a It is pleasant to s this large city wake up to life again after the dormant months ot September affd October, when all the streets are being repayed anu everybody that is, “everybod: in fashionable par lance, is out of town. Lord Kitchener's here makes some difference, and n’’ {gs livelier than usual on Balls and parties are an- nounced and houses are being made ready for galety. Devonshire House. Workmen have been active about Devon- shire House, the barrack-like place behind high stone walls in Piccadilly, opposite the n Park, and the duke and duchess will shortly return from Chatsworth to make y there. Recently it was reported that slusion from one of the in London were to be i real- y in part, a large gilded iron open- te taking the place of a portion of que wall. The house and its im- mense gardens oc an cistoric site, in- cluding the block from Berkeley street to Stratton street, on Piccadilly, and extend- ing at the back down to Lansdowne House, the pr of the Marquis of Lansdowne, from which it is separated by Bolton row. The famous old Berkeley House onc tood here, but was destroyed by fire In 1723. The present mansion, which s built for the third Duke of Devonshire, except for occasional garden party or re- ception, had long been a sort of blank num- ber on’ Piccadilly, until the duke brought home his new wife, the dowager duchess of Manchester, who’ brought back to. the house something of the splendor that pre- vailed there when Georg , the beautiful Duchess of Devonshire of Gainsborough’s portrait, held h t within its E Nothing of remarkable inte: E s Devonshire House. It has an immense ball roo which has often been the sce amateur dramatics, Bulwer Lytton’s So Bad As We ”" being first pr here. The Devonshi ms and a ve collection of old English plays are among the sights of the house. Claims the Tithe. mant’ case which has an interest has arisen. These cases ther numerous in this country, where iled property and large families some- times make issues obscure. ent John Sinclair, vicar of a little ry parish, lays formal claim the title held by the Earl of Caithness, who, though he is not an A ran cj » liv In America and underta all the duties of a citizen but that of vo The pres- ent earl succeeded his fathe sixteenth earl, In t801, In the Brit uge his residence is given as “B Farm, North Dakota, U. 8 A.” He also has a London residence near Hyde Park, which he rarely sees. Caithness, who is said to be a good fellow, is known to his neighbor: in Dakota—if you can call people neighbors who live a dozen miles or so from your own door—as Lord Berriedale. 3 highly re- spected as an expert in ultural and stock-raising matters. Having no estate In this country, it fs but natural that he de- sires to personally look after his vest in- terests in the western continent, but to most Americans a peer of the realm, whose fami dates back nearly to the Norman conquest, who possesses no ancestral es- tates is almost an anomaly. But as the property, Thurso famous § it pe rly 90,000 acres, surrounding the ancient seat of the Caithness, was not entailed, ed long ago into the hands of an- branch of the family. As for the remaining property, the fifteenth earl will- ed it away to a college chum, since he had no direct succe However, Earl Caithness’ American friends do not esteem him as an earl, but as a good neighbor and a fellow fermer. A romantic feature at- taches to the Sinclairs (the earl mily name). In the reign of David I of Scot- jand, in 1128, the Sinclairs built Holyrood, and for this act of courtly devotion that monarch made a royal grant, giving the head of the family the perpetual right of being buried in Holyrood Abbey. Archdea- con Sinclair of St. Paul's Cathdral ts the ‘I's cousin and the reverend gentleman clairaing the empty title belongs to another branch of the family. A Dusky Claimant. It is not easy to upset long-established possession in Great Britain, and the claim- ant, while he may give the present holder of the ttle a great deal of trouble and ex- pense, will doubtless be able to accomplish nothing. His will probably be as successful as was the famous claim made by a Hot- tentot some years ago to the earldom of Stamford, which was, after due delibera- tion by the house of lords, set aside. The case presented many curious features and caused a great stir in London, where the dusky claimant and his brother made a season’s sensation. The eighth Earl of Stamford, the Rev. Harry Grey, led an erratic, not to say fast, life, and in the course of his wanderings found himself in Cape Town, where he had two sons born to him by a negress named Martha Solo- mon. After the birth of his second fHlegiti- mate son he astonished the entire colony by marrying Martha. This was his third marriage. A daughter was born in wed- lock, who by right became Lady Mary Grey. The laws of the colony made the sons legitimate after their father's mar- riage, but the law of England did not. It was good enough to try on, however, and the young men came to London after the carl’s death, in 1890, where the older, John, pressed his claim to the title, which had fallen to a nephew of the peer. Both young men lived in grand style here and were familiar figures in theater boxes and in the fashionable dives. They ran up enormous bills with tradesmen on the strength of their prospects and kept up an imposing establishment without spending much cash. Their landlord, tail- ors and servants, after the crash, whistled for their money. The black Countess Mar- tha and her daughter Mary still live at the Cape. The latter is a very handsome girl. Although John and Francis are excluded from the earldom, Mary, being legitimate, ranks as an earl’s daughter. Of course. the title itself, not being a female flef, could not go to her. Nevertheless, she is the Lady Mary, and despite her olive com- plexion can claim the right of being pre- sented at court. Her mother can claim the title of the Dowager Countess of Stamford and is known as such in the British peer- age. She, as well as her daughter, would be honored by a kiss on the forehead from Queen Victoria should they insist on being presented at court. Since this narrow es- cape from having a Cape negro in the gild- ed chamber the house of lords has more than ever stiffened its back against claim- ants, and for this reason I do not think the American ear! will lose his title. The Queen’s Fads. The queen hae returned from the High- lands earlier than usual this year, owing to an increased round of official and social engagements. Windsor castle has been put fin thorough order for its royal mistress, though one would not suppoec that much could have gone wrong with the palace during her comparatively short absence. But as the royal yachts have to be over- hauled and refitted every time the queen erosses to the Isle af Wight over the four miles of sea separating Osborne from th mainland, so the castle must be put in or- der afresh each time she returns to t. Queen Victoria has aged of late, and the tact is noticeable, especially to those who see her only at intervals. Her fads are more numerous than usual. She decided that she could not walk about the castle a while ago, and so various steps leading to the different levels on the same ficor were removed, and inclines put in their places, se that she could be pushed about in her wheel chair. Now these inclines have been made more gradual and placed everywhere instead of steps. An elevator has been put in the queen's private apartments just big enough for her chair and an attendant. Lately she has affected green color for all her surroundings in her private rooms. ‘The furniture blinds and all draperies in her bed room ar? a nevtral shade of green silk. The carpet is of Brussels manufacture, with a greea pattern running through it. ‘The bedstead in which the queen sleeps and which is barely raised from the floor, is of plain light vcod, devoid of any carving, with curtaiis and canopy of the same pre- | vailing shade of green silk. The mattress is made of white horse hair, and cost £60. The blankets are of the finest texture and finished with a binding of white silk rib- bon. The linen of the bed is very finely woven. The qteen is watched at night by a maid of horor, while another attendant slceps in an adjoining lobby, and a doctor within call. Looking After Her Comfort. Though not more infirm than most other oid ladies of her age, the queen's rheuma- tism has trovbled her a good deal of late, and some 9ne has hit upon a happy device which yields her the greatest possible com- fert while sitting. Twenty-four cushions of varlous shapes and sizes are placed in her ckair. Some of them are made of wash leather, while others are of silk and filled with down. Some of the cushions are bol- ster shape; others round. These are placed behind her back, underneath her arms, and even her wrists are supported by little downy pillows. These little comforts, like the inevitable denkey, are always (aken with the queen wherever she goes. The queen lives very simply now. Her diet ts arranged so that she has something every two hours, iné at a quarter to 2 everyihing is cleared away In the big “tchen whers the lunch for the suite has heen prepared, and her majesty’s lunch {s made ready. It aiways consists of a joint, two vegetables and a simplo pudding. The possibilities of the Windsor kitchen are enormous, as state dinners atiest, but at state dinners the queen, like the Sultan of Turkey, makes but the slightest repast. The kitchen was erected by a man who was as good a judge of food as wives, Henry VIII. Here at the great spit is roasted every Christmas sea- nm the famous barron of beef, which fs sent ready prepared to Osborne, where the court spends the holiday: Surrounded by Children. One sign of the queen’s advancing age is the keen delight she takes in children, the sports and their interests, more than ever before. She constantly has children about her, and there ts at present quite a sharp competition among Windsor children to be the happy possessor of one of Victoria's dolls, of which much was written a few days ago. These she is now giving away to rious little girls whom she runs across in her dri I know of one child who boasts of three of them. A dancing mistress goes out every Thurs- day to the castle from London to teach the Battenberg children and a few of their in- timate playmates. The green drawing room is used for the lesson, and the queen regu- larly hides herself behind the door of the private sitting room, which adjoins, in order to see the children without embarrassing them with her presence. Queen Victoria is most faithful to th who have served her, and many an old servant and friend owes much to her thoughtfulness. Last week Miss Victoria Brown, niece of the famous John Brown, and whose father, Alexander Brown, is still tn the castle service, was ma The queen gave the young girl. who is her goddaughter, a silver teapot and and a wreath a wedding veil of orange blo: recently shi had driven he dress, penstoned off a coachman who for forty years, and scarce a good word ud lady,” as they call her, though for the they may think her childish and a bit queer. Patti's Marriage. There is no doubt about the forthcoming marriage of Madame Patti. She has herself announced It, and, far from regarding {t in the light of a want of respect to the re- cently departed Signor Nicolini, looks upon it as a compliment to her loneliness. She will be married to Baron Cedarstrony prob- ply at Craig-y-Nos, on the Ist day of Feb- ruary, 1880. The place, however, !s not definitely set- tled upon. The baroh was anxious for the nuptials to be celebrated in Sweden, but Madame Patti is so attached to her castle that she would not undertake the journey to the north in the winter. Arrangement homeyer, may finally be made for the mar- riage to take place tn London. ‘The baron, who $s in the early forties, is related to the Swedish minister of the court of St. James, himself highly esteemed in court circles. The sister of the bridegroom- elect is known in Sweden for her great beauty as well as amiability of character. The bridegroom and his family were de- irous that Madame Patt! should not sing gain in opera, but to this she did not con- vent. She does not think of doing so, how- ever, as the fatigue of impersonating the roles {3 greater than she cares to bear. The immense success she met with on Monday last at the Albert Hall before an audience of over t thousand showed that her great popularity is not on the wane. Enthusiasm ran to the highest pitch when ie gave the jewel song from ‘‘Faust’” and lded as an encore “Pur Dicest!” from Don Pasquale.” She also rendered a song of her own composition ina setting of By- ron’s poem on “Parting.” The music proved melodious and brought her a great ovation. It is marvelous how Madame Patti re- tains her freshness of voice. This she at- tributes to singing in the middle register, nd gays that the runs, which are merely the embellishments of her songs, she sel- dom practices, and then only mezzo voce. She has to a perfection unreached by any other singer the “bel-canto. —_—-—__—- USES FOR OLD NEWSPAPERS. They Are Valuable to the Housewife in Many Ways. From the New York Herald. “Dear me,” sighed the perplexed house- wife, “I don’t know what to do with the stacks and stacks of old newspapers which accumulate at our hous “Well, don’t throw them away,” counsel- ed her friend, “for they are of more value than one would think at first glance. I have found so very many uses to which I can put them in my home that I make the men folks save every scrap. “In the first place,” she continued, “old newspapers dipped in cold water will clean windows almost as well as hot water, soap and cloths, and: will not injure the hands one-half as much. Besides, for polishing mirrors there is nothing better than a newspaper which has been crumpled and rolled about in the hands until it is as soft as fine leather. “After the ccoking is over I make our girl crush some old newspapers in her hands and rub the top and sides of the range. This removes the grease quickly and keeps the range in excellent condition if done often. “Every morning we rub our hair brushes with a pad of newspapers. This removes the dust and keeps the brushes clean and healthy. Also, it conduces to their long life and utility. “Tearing old newspapers into shreds of a given length is an employment which I find amuses my children greatly, and keeps them out of mischief. What’ possible use can I find for the shreds? Why, a great many. They can be put into washing ticks, and, if frequently changed, make a good comfortable bed for a small child. They are also excellent for packing fragile sum- mer things away, @8 good as excelsior and practically cost one nothing. Perishable fruit if lald away in boxes surrounded by sheet after sheet of old newspapé? will last al- most indefinitely. “As a substitute for paper felt under car- pets the old newspapers come in handy, and one may have as thick a covering of them on the ficors as one wishes, by sim- ply saving up for a few weeks. “These are only a few of the uses to which I put our old newspapers. It would require a big book to tell of all the things I do with them, and of the many dollars I manage to save every year by simply press- ing them into service wherever available,” HAS LED AN ACTIVE LIFE Wealth Has Been No Hindrance to William Astor Chanler. Karly Made a Name as an African Explorer—His Recent Election to Congress, William Astor Chanler, the newly elected member of Congress from the fourteenth district of New York, is one of the most interesting men whom the recent elections have brought conspicuously before the peo- ple of the country. Although Mr. Chanler is only thirty-one years of age, he is already well known as an explorer, as a soldier and as a politi- cian. His father was the late J. W. Chan- ler, three times elected to Congress by the votes of the citizens of New York. John Jacob Astor was his great-great-grand- father, and he therefore belongs to one of the most aristocratic and socially import- ant families in America. Young Chanler graduated from Harvard Willjam Astor Chauler, in 1887, receiving from the university the honorary degree of A. M. When he came of age he undertook a hunting trip to Afri- ca, where he remained for nearly a year. In September, 1892, he Joined Chevalier von Hohnei, a Heutenant in the Austrian navy, and together they set out with their cara- van from Zanzibar to penetrate into the interior of Africa. It was the intention of the young explorers to reach Mount Kenia, near Daitcho, which lies a few miles north of the equator in a region almost unknown to white men. For a long time no news of the daring adventurers reached the out- side world, and when rumors did come to the ears of the traders along the coast they only confirmed the fears of Mr. Chanler’s friends. It was reported in London that the expedition had randed at Daitcho. The Geographical Society of London cot firmed the report. Grave fears were ente! tained that Mr. Chanler would never reach the coast. But in February of the follow- ing year, after sustaining many hardships and being deserted by many of his follow- ers, the explorer succeeded in reaching the coast. Valuable Results. Phe expedition was not without results, much valuable information was added to the sum of knowledge of the interior of Africa. Mr. Chanler had discovered and mapped a region, hitherto unknown, equal In area to that of Portugal. Mr. Chanler was made a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of England Institute of Vienna, as a recognition of his services to science and geography. Return- ing to America he wrote an exceedingly in- teresting account of his adventures in a book which he entitled, Through Jungle and Desert. Be his S$ no small achievement for a young man just out of college, but Mr. Chanler did not rest on his laurels. About two years ago he Joined Tammany Hall. He invaded politics with the same vigor which had characterized his movement upon Africa and with about parallel results, His friends and his tamily now believed him lost indeed, but he soon emerged from the struggle with new trophies in the shape of offices and political preferment. His family and his friends became reconciled to this newest departure of a young man who need -never have distressed himself With anything more important than the fit of his coat or the color of his tle. In the Late War. Then the war with Spain became the vital issue of the hour, and Mr. Chanler rose to the opportunity as a trout to a well-baited hook. He was one of the first to offer his services to the country. As soon as it seemed likely that the government would issue a call for troops, he set about recruit- ing a regiment of volunteers, which he pro- posed to equip and arm at his own expense. Nothing daunted when Governor Black de- clined to accept his regiment, Mr. Chanler quitted New York with a few friends and went to Tampa, intending to join the staff of Lacret, the Cuban general. He was de- layed long enough to receive a commission from the President, which conferred upon him the duties of assistant adjutant gen- eral, with the rank of captain. He was as- signed to General Wheeler's staff. Captain Chanler served through the San- tiago campaign, being several times under fire, and receiving mention for gallant con- duct In action in General Wheeler's dis- patches to the War Department. He was honorably discharged from the army on October 3. Mr. Chanler is a good- looking young man, with a resolute, clean- shaven face. He fs tall and slight, with an athletic build. In manner he is frank and straightforward. He is thoroughly in earn- est, and despite his wealth, has been in every sense the architect of his own career. He 1s modest and {s not inclined to talk unless upon matters with which he is thor- oughly acquainted. It would not be at all improbable if he some time occupted the chair at Albany go soon to be filled by Colo- nel Roosevelt, to whom, despite his Tam- many Hall affilations, he bears in char- acter no slight resemblance. ———— see. RICHES OF THE SOUDAN. Question is How Soon the Country Can Be Made to Pay. From the Fortnightly Review. How soon can the Soudan be made to meet {ts own share of expense and relieve the Egyptian exchequer? It must prove, at first, a costly acquisition. For the reasons already given a numerous local force must be maintained, and although the Egyptian army estimates may be relieved by a cer- tain reduction of the native Egyptian troops, the military establishment in the Soudan will still constitute a severe tax, to which the province can contribute little. Even in more flourishing days, before it was wasted and depopulated by the pitiless dervish rule, the Soudan was not particu- larly productive; ite export trade did not exceed £1,000,000, and its chief product was gum arabic.’ There {s some accumulation of this, it is said, awaiting more peaceful times to come down country, and the in- dustry will no doubt revive and develop. Agricultural enterprise will probably ex- ‘tend, especially in the lands longest re- covered; the fertile province of Dongola, for example, which, according to all ac- counts, has made rapid progress under the active steps taken to recolonize. Nine- tenths of the old population has returned, many from the lower province, and grants of land have been freely given to all. The same good results may be seen higher up the river, at Abu Hamed and Berber, and all trade will be stimulated by the facilities offered by several routes—the new railway back to Wady Bee and the now reopened desert road to Suakin. As for the heart of the Soudan, Khar- toum, and beyond, it is not yet in the Egyptian possession, and it is still an un- known quantity, its resourc: ardly ex- plored. Many think that it is rich in min- eral wealth, and the existence of a great gold-bearing fleld in this southeastern ex- tremity has long been known, the country of the Beni Shengol, on the confines of Abyssinia, and believed to be really the site of the biblical King Solomon's mines. ‘The sad fact is also known that this valu- able auriferous territory has already passed into other hands. The man in possession is Menelek, King of Abyssinia. a Thousands of situations have been ob- Sree nee, he rant “conimbe of The tar, Giles, Faw —————+ Phelan, Walter B ADVERTISED LETTERS. —— Woodman: Phillips, FO Hog ‘The following is a Mat of advertised letters re- | © cen eg ag a nang LB - eeeng tL Pott, Louis J To obtain an; of these letters the applicant | Geotwin, Percy Mr d& Mrs Presiar, UW shouid call for ‘Advertised Letters.”” Gray. 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Marguerite Miss W: Prom Tt-Bt cks, Emma Mrs Moggie Miss Emily Mrs Luliar Mrs country to dissolve the marnage tie Although it every because a husband has an aversion happily not possible in Wallace, LM Walsh, i 8 Cees Maley Meters or because a wife has a tongue more active seph Mrs Warons, Jane ‘Are than her fingers, there is a ludicrous facile Warrick, Rosie Mrs arguerite Miss Ws *S Washington, in maay lands for getting rid of an ie Miss Bessie A oraback, Lena Miss a is desirable wife or husband. Mote Sh Margaret Wichington, Namy Mins | In Gresce a wife, to maintain her posi- Howard, Bessie Mrs Weast, a M Mrs tion, must be the very “pink of propricty;” Howard, Grace Miss tT. Florence Mrs e eater or race mnectine Hubbert, Anna Mra erner, Annie Miss and if she gces to theater or race meetiz Huber, M Mise Mett. Elizabeth Mrs | or even dines with a friend without her Hughes, Amy Miss amis, Annie Miss band’s sanction he may send her bac Hughes) Win HJ Mrs Ethel Miss Sere ey : a to her mother and bid her stay the Hunt, ida M Mrs iliiams, Pattie Mrs Huyck, LM Mrs MMiamson, Alice Mrs ‘Time was, and not long », in Crete, Hiugtas, Minnie Mies -Wileon, Adiloe tive when a man might divorce his wife If she Jackson, Ellen Mrs Wilson, EE. Miss appeared likely to add too many quivers to Iverson, Olive B Miss Wilson, Susie his bow; and in Russia, if husband and wifg all do was to adjourn to some pubs. yood. L Miss Woodiand, Ella Miss Wye. Annie Mins Iverson, Anna T Mrs Jackson, H M Mrs Inon, Gray M' wished to part for any reason whatever. they need Jackson, Maggie Miss Yetwan, Etta Miss lic place, and in the presence of onlookers eckson, Ligzie Mrs Younge, Hattle Miss tear a strip of muslin in tw ekson, Mamie Mrs Young, J D Mrs In Morocco it is not fashionable to be ats ) Mamie E Mrs Zane, Hampton Mrs CFNTLEMBEN’S LIST. ismur, Ivenes tached too long to any particular wife, and a man's social position may be gauged by the number of wives he has divorced. It ig Adams, Emmett NAS ax nee quite common for a man to have married Allen, barley Clark) Columbus and parted from a score of wives before ha Allen, JR Hon Clark, WE has reached the age at which the average Allen, TL, Scott Clows, J W (2) Pnglishman thinks it prudent to marry. Spee piee Ou icon Mester Coates, ates: In France during the “time of terror,” ee ee pasate aL the daring experiment was tried of allo Allen, W_P Connolly, Jno ing ,divorces at will and without any a: ‘Asquith. Thos B Dr Cormery signed cause. The results were disastroug Bainbridge, JW Cooper, J. B or happy, according to the point of view; Baines, Beary Gourtney, CW. for within a year 4,000 couples agreed to aker, JC ums, ‘Charles : P. “ ; 3 he part in Paris alone, and within a short ee ee Ef time thare were actually more divorces pel eee than marriages every year. Banks, JL Tooke, J E . et Cummings, C W It is interesting to speculate how many Curtis, so-called happy unions would be dissolved in England if such a sweeping change were ae introduced into our laws. The advantage » Walte of the syster, was that a man might re- lg rc nl marry nis wife if @ penitent mood supe ‘sun, Stephen OOK ¢ 5 ay, to Hon vened; and the curious result was that Beverley, Wm De Haan, LJ many ‘couples were married and divorced eel oer Depew, ate) several times before they finally made up 3 é heir minds. Blackwell, Louis Deyo, Charles * 2 1 sah ius aah Bluir, Charley SW In Japan {f an oblique-eyed beauty gives Blomburg, L Frank tco much rein to her tongue, “off she goes, Blount, Arthur C Dodge, ‘Harry to learn that a discreet reticence {s a vit Blount, J L Dodge oe u c tue in a wife. at ell, In Germany if the wife uses her hus- Dougherty, J M ; “ band’s purse too freely he can keep the Fraok Pee wy oaen purse to himself and bid her go, while he , Adline Duleney,. LB lcoks out for a fraulein of simpler tastes. Brackenridge, Robt Dulin, JT In Australia @ man can divorce a wife Adge, Brady, Jas AAS who is too fend of her cups, or rather Branch, 8 0. | rle, JG glasses; and no Chinaman is called upon to B tolerate a shrew. jrown, i From the oldest times divorce has been » Frank in some countries almost as simple a mat< ter as untying a shoe lace. In ancient Rome a man who wearied of his wife could free himself by the simple Process of telling her to go. A facility suc as this would see many of the readers o other journals (let us say) divorced once a day at least—so long as there was a fait chance of reunion. In biblical history, too, we learn tha’ Abraham divorced Hagar by providing het Evans, Henry H Faulkner, Chas Fearn, Thos Fenwick, Ernest Ferguson, Daniel Ferguson, Lien Finlay, Geo H leod, Flood,’ Jno bread and a bottle of water and sending Foug, Henry her away. Jno G — SS pone: Fee (Copyright, 1898, Life Publishing Company.) Buacher, Joseph Frank,’ Fred Callahan, Joseph Frenz, EF Campbell, RH Rev Fuller, BIL Carroll, Philip Faller, Jefferson Carson; § T Forman, Wm Carter, Jno R Mr & MrsGarden, Kilbourn Carter, Jno Ridgely Gardener, James Carter, Ogle B Gardner Co Cartwright, Richard SirGarner, W_B Garwell TH Gauthier, P Cauldwell, Alten Geadera,$ Samuel Gazeare, Elliot Gerould,’ Edwin Z Chapman, vies R Harry A . as ¢ 2 Cillam, 2 & Son pci ard Not much show for Maud Muller these day