Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
PRlNcEss sALM sALM.
Interesting History of a ROInantIc, CheoI
cred and Event ful Life.


venturesome- character elevated her
from the common people to the rank
of Princess. Newspaper stories have
been published from time to time about
her, but none contain a full and COR
rect account of her life and final dis
appearance from the eyes of the world.
The last days of her career were a
happy conclusion of a life full of ro-
mantle associations. Through the
kindness of l. F. Hinckley, now resid-
ing in this city, but who was born and
raised in the Princess native village.
| the Call is enabled to give some inter-
esting particulars of her life.
well l remember" he said to a
reporter, "when vet child in my ma
tive town of Philipsburg. Province of
! Quebec. listening to old Captain Henry
JOY spinning yarns in his little cob
bler's shop. We called him Captain.
but he was a privateersman in the
American service, and finally settled
down to mending shoes and harness.
His wife was an Indian squaw-a
Cherokee. believe-the pet of all the
| little children and female doctor.
They were married many years and
had family of two sons and four
daughters, but died some years since.
"rhese were the parents of Princess
Salm Salm. quite illiterate and without
any ambition, and they were always
| the same there. Adelaide Joy, the
Princess. was a remarkable child, and
even then would ride bareback horses
through the country without any fear.
She could shoulder a gun, too, and
spent many day hunting in the woods.
School was a matter of small impor-
tance to her, so at fifteen she went TO
work in private families This monot-
onous life was badly suited to her adj
venturous spirit, and at seventeen she
went to St Adams, VT, and thence
| South with Charani's circus as a tight
rope walker and equestrienne. under
| the assumed name of Agnes Sinclair.
alt was rumOred that she was mar
ried to a performer, but she was GER
tainly married to some officer of the
Federal army after she had left the cir
Gus when the war broke out She trav-
eled to Mexico with this officer. and
| there met Prince Salm Salm, who ac-
companied Macmillan. Salm Salm
was Prince of province or princedom
| in Germany. and was sentenced to be
| shot with Macmillan, but through her
| pleadings the Mexican authorities par
| doned him. with the understanding
that he should Immediately depart for
Germany. 1t was never known what
became of the American officer, but
the Princess then accompanied Salm
| Salm to his native land, and they liFed
break of the Franco-Prussian war.
Then the Prince fought with the Prus-
sian army and fell before Metz. She
died about three years ago in Germany,
and left two sons, who are young men
now.
During her lifetime she never for
| got her parents. A letter would be
received regularly every three months
by the postmaster of Philipsburg, and
it contained remittance with another
letter for the old couple. Her picture
and that of her husband and children
were suspended in the little cobbling
shop and would be shown with pride
by the old father. The postmaster was
always instructed not to disclose her
| identity to that of the people, lest it
might ruin her social standing in
Europe. After her death she was high.
ly spoken of. and her charitable acts
during the Franco-Prussian war are
still remembered,
when a domestic servant her natu-
raj desire for adventure and the stage
induced her to study Shakespeare. and
she purchased large volumes of his
works In her palmy days, when Phil
ipsburg had been parted from her for
ever, these same books wrapped up old
shoes and the illustrations adorned the
walls of the shop.
1.-The Princess was dark brunette.
very handsome and engaging in man.
ners. still she was not a woman who
depended on natural gifts or graces as
objects to gain her ends. She died az
the age of fifty-five to sixty years.
1.-The whole family are now in good
cir cNmstances. One son, Henry JOY,
is now a prominent physician of Chi
cago; the other. George, is purser of
a Champlain steamer. Mrs 'Mendall,
a sister. is owner of the Mendall Lith-
ographing Company. of Chicago. and,
in her own way. made a success of
life. She married a Nottingham, who
died quite young. leaving a small busi-
ness, which she then managed. with
good results. She now has several
houses on Dearborn avenue and is
reputed very wealthy. Another sister
is married to Philadelphia banker.
and the fourth is the wife of United
States official in Mexico. George re-
sides in Philipsburg with his daughter
aud guards the old homestead, where
a reunion of the family is sometimes
held. San Francisco Call.