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ton in It's scenic effects of all the grand
rivers, and the traveller on its bosom is in
turn reminded of the Hudson, the Juniata,
the Susquehanna, the Missourl-except the
mud-the st. Lawrence, the Moselle, the
Volga, the Elbe, the Pc or the Rhine.
The Danube owes its origin to the Brege
and the Brigach, two small streams which
have their rise on the eastern slope OF the
Black Forest in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
at an elevation of nearly $500 feet above the
sea level At the village of Donaueschin-
gen these streams unite, and in the court
ward Of the handsome residence of Prince
Furstenberg is the spring which is declared
to be the fountainhead of the great river.
This spring is inclosed in marble basin,
and is so iimpid and pure that it has become
n custom of all who visit the place to drink
of its refreshing waters. There may be
some superstition IN the custom, for there is
an old German tradition firmly believed in
by many that he who slakes his thirst al
the fountainhead of the Danube will some
dav be borne to good fortune on its bosom.
The basin of the river contains about
100000 square miles. Its direct distance
from source 10 mouth is about 1000 miles,
and its complete length, following all its sim
uosities, is about $500 miles. Its banks and
the hills adjoining are fecked with beauti-
full white cottages, while the lordly manor
or castle of the feudal barons breaks in at
intervals, each with its history, aud not al
ways a peaceful one In some instances
they were merely the strongholds Of robber
bands.
The spring referred to at Donaueschingen
is not the only fountain from which it is
claimed that the head waters of the Danube
flow. AT some distance from the Fursten-
berg spring is lake the waters from which
help to swell the current of the Danube,
and this has been claimed by some as being
the proper head of the stream. Much OF
the water in the infant river Is lost through
assures in the soil and Professor Knorp Of
Carlsruhe, who has investigated the matter,
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Diane de POitiers was q sovereign; where
George Sand wrote some of her most ia
nous books, and where Jean Jacques Rous-
seau composed plays for the entertainment
OF the company there bed-this castle
is rapidly falling into state of decay and
ruin. Through the fUllies of Daniel Wilson,
Nine. PelOuZe, his sister, was obliged to sell
the castle. She had bought the property
from Count de Villeneuye for 100000, but
had spent many times more than that
amount in restoring the castle to its print
tive SpleDdOr When in the possession OF
Nine. Pelouze. the feStal hall, Ornamented
with frescnes by Toche and the Italian par
terres of Catherine de Medicis were perfect
as at the time of the st. Bartho' omew mas
sacre, and bad the question. (which is the
finest castle in the world?' been submitted
10 international decision. ChenonceauX would
have been placedin the front rank.
Now, DANES parterre is used as an oat-
field, and the staircase and terrace, near by,
are hidden by wild plants; The venetian
staircase in the court OF honor is in ruins,
and outside the castle, remains not piece
of furniture. The walls are bare, all the
pictures have disappeared and the Diane
chamber. once hung with tapestries, is like a
prison cell Catherine de Medicis' little
salon was hung with cor,lova leather, but
there remain only the irons that fastened
the leather to the wall.
Many of the trees have been sold, and the
remainder will be cut down before winter.
TIE fall of Chenonceaux is the greatest
artistic disaster of the century. The build
ing is in the style of the French renaissance
with tnrrets and gables, dove-cots and
weathercocks-all that is admired by lovers
of the picturesque. Everywhere in the
valley of the Cher there is beautiful seem
cry, but as one nears ChenonceauX the land
scape becomes more graceful, more eX-
quiSite. A magnificent avenue, bordered
with elms. leads to the castle, an avenue that
reminds one somewhat of la Malmaison. in
its days of prosperity. Probably govern
ment is powerless, but how sad that France
cannot own an historical jewel like ChenUn-
ceaux, and be able TO preserve it from the
vicissitudes now fallen to its lott
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ton, giving the estate to the legitimate hei r
to the throne. Accordingly, in 1920, the
domain was bought for $780, 900 and pre-
sented to the Duke de Bordeaux, who was
ever after called Count de Chambord. When
the Duchess de Berri took possession of the
castle in the name of her son she said : "Not
a penny must be taken from the income of
the property. All shall be spent for I'M
prOvements and the welfare of the people"
During sixty-three years that wish was
observed, and in making his will, Henry V,
ample of the Prince Imperial and the Castle
of Blois. This castle was given to the son
of Napoleon III by the city of Blois. 1t had
been the home of Francis |, Catherine de
Medicis, ETC., ard although young Napoleon
had accepted the gift, both he and the En-
press Eugenie understood that the title was
null at the fall OF the empire, and returned
it to the givers.
The land belonging to Chambord is the
same in extent as the city OF Paris-13. $50
acreS-and the walls surrounding it re-
semble the fCrtifca lions OF Paris Not an
other castle in France is so arranged that
when the gates of the park are closed at
night, the Mayor, Aldermen and the entire
population of the Commune finds itself
under lock and key.
1t was on window of the castle of Cham
bord that Francis wrote the phrase that
has been famous for centuries.
Solvent femme varie
Blen fol qui sly feel
Another castle, that of Chenonceaux. in
the valley of the River Cher, is passing
through troublOus times. The castle where
u are Stuart spent her happiestdays; where
Gabrielle d'Estrey resorted from time to
time; where, until the death Of Henry Ii,
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ing hack in surprise "And do you think
she would permit me to dedicate my song 70
her T
"That you must ask the young lady her
SELF" said the father, who presented the nlu-
siciau to Miss Bertha Rose Barnltz.
The young lady is the daughter OF Breyet-
Colonel Albert Barnitz of the Seventh cav
airy, U. S. a., who is now living in retire
ment in this city, and who fought with
distinction under General Custer.
This incident was the closing chapter OF
series of romantic events connected with the
song Marguerite"
The death of Mr.. Whites wife occurred
about year ago, and the composer was re-
leased from active business relations with
his Boston firm, and took long vacation to
recuDerate his health. MIR. White has spent
the past year in visiting Western and South
ern states.
Thousands of singers have no doubt WON
dered why the title page of marguerite"
bore no dedication like all the other famous
works written by this author. The reason
for this omission was that Mr.. White had in
his mind an ideal pictura of woman CORE.
spending in all feminine graces with thls
musical picture of the ideal Marguerite.
The composer determined that when he met
a living woman who should approach his
ideal conception he would dedicate his song
to her. During his sojourn i'll the South,
and while stopping at Atlanta, ia, he
caught on the hotel piazza, While nurrylng
TO catch train, fieeting glimpse OF lace
and figure which were almost the exact
counterpart of his dream. The vision re-
NAMED with him, and wherever he went
Mr. White was unable to shake OF his sem
timental fancy.
Several months later while in Cleveland.
he again caught glimpse in the street OF
the ideal of his dreams.
Miss Bertha Rose Barnitz is blonde,
above the medium height, with hair which.
when unlOosed, touches the ground. Her
form is almost faultless. In addition to her
physical gifts she has remarkable talent
for sculpture and painting She was born
in Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Her mother
who is woman of more than ordinary ac-
complishments and striking beauty, is
warm friend of the poet Whittier, to whom
she has paid frequent visits OF late. Her
father, Colonel Barnitz, is gentleman of
pronounced literary gifts.
Hereafter the title page of the song
marguerite will contain the dedication to
Mr. Whites newly found ideal with por-
trait,-N Y. World.
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FOR STREET AND
FOR VISITING.
Some Plaid Homespun Gowns
That Are Very Attractive.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL.

As the autumn draws to a close and
winter is near at hand the different facts and
caprces of the moment, which were tenta-
lively put forth to bid for popular favor.
have either dropped out of sight, altogether
ceased TO exist or they have become reg
ular feature of the winters fashions. Thus.
the exaggerated plaids, some seven or eight
inches square. which put in an early ap-
pearance even before the first of September,
have been almost entirely ruled out. but the
less obtrusive ones, in two-inch blocks OF
subdued coloring have been everywhere
accepted and are being made into the most
charming of morning and travelling gowns
So are the tweeds and the heavy weight
cheviots with their shaded, indefinite checks
and stripes, and that standard tailor fabric
homespun is as much as ever fav0rte. 1t
is of these latter stuffS that Redfern creates
those useful and becoming wool gowns
which he originated and which did so much
to make his name known the world over.
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is of this opinion that these lost waters
give rise to the Aech. which flows south and
joins tie river Rhine.
One of the most picturesque views, as well
as the most formidable obstacle to nayiga-
ton on the River Danube, is the Iron Gate
so called-a famous rapid or cataract
which in former years proved an etfectual
bar to navigation. The Gate is in that
portion of the river lying between Alt-Or-
sova in Hungary and Gladova in Serva
Modern science has done much to overcome
the obstacle. and at this time vessels draw
ing nine feet of water are able to pass over
in safety. The work of improvement is still
going on and In order to defray the ex-
penses tax for the purpose is levied on all
vessels navigating the river
The finest views on the river are said to be
found between Passau and Pesth. After
passing the latter place the country grows
wilder. TALL silent mountains, clad with
dark woods and gloomy forests, slope down
to the waters edge from the tops of high
hills. But even here the picturesqueness is
enhanced by the Improvements that have
been made by the hand of man, and some of
the schlosse have histories that carry them
far back into the days of feudaiism. One of
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-09
IN THE MIDDLE.
The Center Part Is the Fashion OF the
Day, So Says Barber.

The Center Part Is the Fashion of the
Day, So Says Barber.
The foreman of one of the largest barber
shops in New York is authority for the
statement that the number of men who
part their hair in the middle is increasing
every day. The fashion has grown. accord
ing to this expert in the matter of dressing
hair, so rapidly that it would not be out of
the way to say that One-half the men who
formerly derided this once much-condemned
fashion are gradually getting around to it.
They begin" said the barber yesterday,
by parting the hair little higher up on
the head by degrees until they finally get it
exactlyt in the center. | remember very
well when 1t was very rare thing for a man
TO part his hair directly over the nose, but
all of the contempt and fun which such a
proceeding evoked are now replaced by in
difference as far as the public is concerned.
Twenty years ago a politician who parted
his hair in the middle courted disaster at
the polls. Now no end of statesmen, promi-
nent or otherwise, wear their hair in dam
dfied fashion, and it does not even call forth
a remark. The only thing that the rank and
file strenuousy and positively object to is a
masculine bang. They won't have that at
any price. IN. Y. World.
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SOURCE OF THEDANUBE
A Pretty German Legend Con.
nected With the Spring.

Travellers from abroad consider the Dan
ube the finest river in Europe. All who
have travelled upon it rehearse its beauties.
1t is beautiful stream without doubt, and
its appearance has been outlined, so far as
color is concerned, by Strauss in his popular
waltz. 1.-The Blue Danube" although it is
not as blue as he represents it.; in fact, but
a little more blue than any ordinary stream
of clear mountain water. 1t is a vast body Of
water, much larger than the Volga, the Vistula
or the Dnieper, possessing the soft charm and
quiet loneliness of the Mosele, the bold out
line of the Elbe. the beauty and grandeur of
the Rhine, with the advantage of the scenery
of all combined. Like the Mississippi River,
it is extremely tortu0uS. 1t is reproduce
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as we were again in Key West, went to the
barracoOns, were our people were kindly
looking after this crowd Of unwilling emf
grants. AS l walked through the hospital,
painted lumber, the eye of this youngster
recognized me- Emaciated by disease, did
not at first recognize her. but with q pleas
ing smile she reached her thin hand
under the bedcothing and held up the tar
nished button by its faded red tape. She
died few days afterward with the priced
triae around her neck. Death carried off
great many of these people before they
were returned to Africa and many more
died on the voyage. While the slave trade
is broken up on the west coast Of Africa, it
is still carried on along the Upper Nile and
on the east coast.
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The Home Truth of a Foreign prererb.

The Spanish have proyerb-demasiado es peli-
groso-"too much is dangerous" II "brevity is the
soul of w.t., this means great deal. Ex cesSes and
other imprudences in eating and drinking are pro-
ductiye of one tremendous evil-the progenitor of
many others-and these among the folIies TO
which this pithy saying has direct application. The
EVIL to which we allude is Indigestion TO the relief
and cure OF which Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has
contributed more than any medicine which science
has given to the American people. This invisorat-
ing stomachic and corrective the means not only
OF reforming disordered or enteebled condition Of
the digestive organs, but OF renewing healthy action
OF the bowels and the liver Besides this It counter
acts a tendency to rheumatism and kidney COM
plaint, ettirpates and prevents malarous disease ia
potent restorative OF strength which is failing
hastens commissioners and mirigases the infrmities
Of age. az
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A soNG-wRITER's DREAM FACE.
How the Author of "Marsuerite" Found
His Ideal.

How the Author of "Marsuerite" Found
His Ideal.
Awoman of extraordinary personal beauty
came to New York the other day on board
the steamer Albany, of the Hudson River
Day line.
A band on the lower deck was playing
Marguerite" when tall elderly gentleman
approached man who was sitting near the
young lady.
Excuse. me, sir, said the elderly gentle
man, but did you ever see a more beautiful
woman than the one yonder ?''
A benignant smile was The only reply
YES" continued tho first speaker en-
Enthusiastically; 81 should like to dedicate to
her my song Marguerite which the band
has just finished playing"
The man addressed look up in some sur
prise. "What" he exclaimed, "aIe you G.
A. White, the author of that song?"
THAT is my name," said the composer,
taking out his card. Have you the honor
of the young lady's acquaintance
II happen to be her father" said the
other. as bland smile swept over his face.
well, well!' exclaimed Mr.. White, start
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1t would seem that sixty years ago shak-
ing hands between persons of different
sexes" was hardly proper. and that ten or
twenty years earlier it vas considered highly
indelicate. My authority is the following,
copied from the law reports of the Examiner
for 1925:
court of Arches, Nov. 10, 1sos-Divorce: :
Hamerton against Hamerton.-Sir John
Nicholl, in giving judgment. said that con-
duct highly blamable and distressing to the
feelings Of husband had been proved, but.
although thirty witnesses had been exam
ined, no indecent familiarities had been
proved beyond a kiss The shaking Of
hands when they met was now so frequent
between persons of different sexes, however
opinions might differ as to its delcacy, that
no unfavorable inference could be deduced
thence. Notes and Queries.
In biographical dictionary of Russian
authors. recently issued 1000 pages are de-
voted to those whose name begins with a.
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Another gown o. the same variety forms
the subject of our second Illustration. The
narrow vest and front of skirt and an in
serted panel on the left side are of suede
colored smooth-fnishe1 cloth, while the
rest OF the costume is fine-checked tweed Of
a dark maroon aud light brown, with just q
thread Of gold color to illuminate it. The
only attempt at ornamentation is the rows
of even stitching on skirt and vest, and the
neat buttons of smoked pearl. The suede
colored felt hat has small Tam O'Shanter
crown of maroon velvet, and bunch of
tips caught by a gold buckle on the left
cid
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-09

TTARIS, Oct. 2S. 1890 - The Duke of
E@1 Parma has at last taken possession of
avn the domain of Chambord, given by
the French people to the Count de Cham
bord when he was Duke of Bordeaux.
When the Count de Chambord died in 1888,
it was found that he had left three-quarters
of his property to the Duke of Parma, a
nephew Of his wife, and the remainder to
another nephew, the Count de Bardi. To
his wife he left the income of all his
pro perty during her lifetime, and until the
death Of the Countess de Chambord the ser
wants of the castle wore the blue and silver
Bourbon livery, and the income of the estate
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-09
FRENCH NAVY
nANEUVERS.
TOrpedO Catchers That Could
Not Steam Fast Enough to
Catch Anything.
OBJECTIONS TO SEARCH LIGHTS.

But Little Is Being Done by the
United States Navy to Keep
Abreast of the Work of Other
Powers-A Question, How Much
Is Being Done by Ships and
squadrOns 10 the Consideration
and Application of Modern Meth
ods of Naval Organization and
Strategy?
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LADY" AND "WOMAN."
One OF tho Reasons for Returning to L
Use of The Simpler Word

one OF inc Iseasons TOT Returning to tho
Use Of The Simpler Word.
Mrs. Lynn Linton calls attention to the
curious fact that whereas fifty years ago
gentlewomen said mamma and were
called ladies'" while humber people said
mother" and were called women" we
have now made kind of verbal somersault
What used to be the sign of dignity has be-
come the shibboleth Of vulgarity, while the
old badge Of the common folk has been
adopted by the upper classes. The philoso-
ply Of the matter lies, we are told, in the
strange desire to be thought socially better
than we are. which leads in time to the uni
yersal adoption of title that once mad
definite = meaning ,n The inevitable conse
simple conditions abandoned by the lower,
for THE fine fenr'' always separates itself
from its immediate imitators and prefers
to adopt the style and manner of those who
are too far removed for the possibility of
confusion. Woman" in Mrs. Lynn Lin
toms opinion, is taking an almost Junonic
symbolism..grand supreme, all-embraciEg;
while lady" has alien to the ground like
an over-ripe plum in the heart of which the
waspS have been at work.
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A dinner and reception at the house of
President Carnot are, according to Paris
caterers periodical, pretty expensive affairs.
The last time the President entertained the
bill was as follows: Dinner of 400 covers at
81 per cover. $500; buffet for 5000 persons
at the reception, S5054; music, flowers. etc.
$4,000; 1900 quarts Of champagne. costing
So per quart, were drunk, as we'll as 800 bot
ties of Bordeaux at 81 80 per bottle. and 200
bottles Of beer at II cents per bottle,
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THE DUKE
OF PARMA
Takes Possession of the Domain
of Gay Historic Chamb0rd,
The Gift Of the French People to the Comte
de Chambord When He Was
Duo de Bordeaux.

Special Paris Correspondence to THE SUNDAY CALL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

The JUDGES Salaries.

Representative Ciarh's bill providing for
a reduction in the number of supreme Court
judges from seven TO five j., not likely to re
ceive serious attention ON the part of the
House. The number of judges may be re
duced to six without imparing the useful
ness of the bench, but to 80 beyond this
seems unwise ana unnecessary. Mr.,
Clark 5 bill also proposes that the salaries
be reduced from $4,000 to $500. No doubt
there are a considerable number in the
House who would favor this proposition,
but it seems to us that such reduction
would be false &c Monty With the mum
Der of judge, reduced from seven to six,
which we hope AMI believe will be done,
the duties OF the remaining judges would be
increased and 1t is hardly fair that increase
of labor should be accompanied 10y decrea Q
Of pay. To be sure, as has been suggested,
there are number Of lawyers in the State
who would jump at the opportunity of ac-
cepting judgeship Mt $500 or even $4,000,
but the State doesn't want cheap
men on the one hand, and can
well afford to pay its servants what
their services are worth on the other. In a
word, there should be no judges on the
bench whose services are not worth to the
State $1,000 a year We think the gen
eral feeling is that the present judges are
worthy of their hire. Certainly this was
true Of the judge who recently retired from
the bench, and is equally true of the one
who is about to retire, if there be any
truth in the old saying that "a
thing is worth what it will bring
in open market" Judge Vea2ey re-
tired from the bench to accept position
giving him salary worth double the salary
he received as a Supreme Court Judge in
Vermont, and Judge Powers will retire tc
accept position with a salary Of $4,000 tc
say nothing of legitimate perquisIts attach
ed thereto which will probably add another
thousand to the figures True economy il
desirable, but there is no nee essity for the
false economy that refuses to pay TO a capa
BILE and faithful servant the wages W hich h,
has fairly earned.