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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

she who was born at the time that the
Young Prince Napoleon came into the
world: that it was she, and not the
young prince, who was the child of the
emperor and empress, and that the sub
stitutiOn was made because the emperor,
for political reasons, desired male
child. | was not able to gather very
clearly what might be the nature OF the
proofs referred to. Nine. Chaussenot
has romantic story to tell of her child
hood and of a certain mysterious Wis
itor who on his death-bed told her the
empress alone could reveal TO her the
secret of her birth. She shows in sup
posed confirmation of her story various
tattoo marks on her hands and face, Il
L on one of her thumbs and mark,
which she imagineS TO resemble an I'M
perial crown, on her chin. According
to her statement she has on her body
other tattoo marks. an eagle, a L sur
mounted with an imperial crown, &c.,
which she declares were made at The
time Of her birth to facilitate her recog-
milton by her imperial mother. L she
preSumes to stand for Teba, which was
the Empress Eugenie's maiden name.
During the Empress EDgenie's stay
al the Hotel Continental under the
name of Countess de PierrefOndS. Nine.
ChausSenOt maize repeated attempts TO
see her. This is not the fist time that
Nine ChausSenot'S claim has been
heard of, for about year ago, at a time
of visit Of the empress TO Paris. the
papers published her statement. 1t is to
be hoped that an end will be put to the
lady cashiers dreams of greatness. The
Empress Eugene has enough to suffer
in life without being subjected to an
nOyanees of this kind when she pays
visits to Paris, where she was once SO
happy, and where she is now so sad.
1t is fair to Nine. Chaussenot to say
that she does not seem at all prompted
in this matter by pecuniary interest.
but by a desire to know the truth about
her p8rentage. She is a fne-looking
woman. but, as far as can be judged,
does not bear the slightest resemblance
TO the beautiful Countess de MontiJo.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
A Beauty's Wonderful Hair.

The late Marchioness of Waterford
was one of the greatest beauties of her
day. When she was about to be pre-
scented, her mother, Lady Stewart de
Rothesay. took her to the court painter,
Mr. Hayter, who was greatly struck
with her refined girlish beauty, her
diVineIy tall figure, and the golden hair
ripping on her forehead. On his eX-
pressing his admiration Lady Stewart
de Rothesay quietly united the cOnfin-
ing bonnet and let her daughters mag
nificent hair stream over her figure.
The sun was shining into the studio,
and Mr.. Hayter used to tell how he was
! dazzied by the vision of loneliness be-
fore him in IeSture of gold. The hair
reached far below EG knees. Some
years Afterwards. wheIethe wife of the
| handsome Marquis of Waterford, she
lay at deaths door i'll fever. The doc
tor condemned her magnificent hair to
the shears, and Lord Waterford al
lowed no hand bet iris own to execute
tine sentence. Those locks were buried
with him. twned around his neck.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
No wonder she's Still Single.

Florence Belgarnie, the fresh-faced,
sweet-YOiced English lady who spoke so
we'll at the woman's council at Wash
Ington and at the SOrosis breakfast, is a
member of thirteen suffrage societies,
and of any number of temperance and
pnilanthropical societies besides. "Itis
little wonder says the New York Sun,
that she has never married or doesn't
wear fringe How would she find
time to keep husband or bang in
nrhpr9O
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

of matrimOny. says the Court Journal.
The French aristocracy, it appears, is
divided upon the matter. The Due de
Broglie was twenty-four when married,
and Prince Ludovic forty-seven when
they quilted the ranks of the bachelors.
On the whole. however, it seems that
the average age at which the inhab-
itants of the Faubourg Saint German
marry is twenty-six; that of the ladies
of the same quarter is not given, prob
ably on the principle that "a woman on
her wedding day is exactly the age she
looks -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
Powerfully Magnetic,

Those who are acquainted with Dr. Frank
Powell white Beaver have noticed the
powerful magnetic or psychological in
fiuence which he yields over his patients.
He knows his ability to heal and imbues
them with confidence in him which is
necessary aid to a rapid cure. Combining
this with his ready and unlimited store of
medical knowledge, we have the reason for
his unparalleled success in treating disease.
And even his worst traducer says that his
success Is phenomenal aud unparalleled
La Crosse PLAY Bill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
sickening scrofulous Sore.

Several weeks ago Dr. Frank Powell per-
formed an operation on the foot of little
boy brought from Brownsville, fifty miles
west of here, for that purpose, by Dr. Brtts
The child had a sickening scrofulous sore ON
one of his feet, from which DR.. Powell re-
moved large quantity of decaved bone.
After the operation was performed and the
foot well cared for, the child was returned to
its home, and, as we see by the Austin Tran
script of last week, is recovering. new bone
having formed in place of that removed. as is
(Minn.) Journal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
Dr. Frank Powell is a man of strong

Dr. Frank Powell is a man of strong char
acterisics, rare gifts and wondrous skill as
physician and surgeon. He is noted for his
remarkable nerve and exceeding mOdesty
and has shown marvellous skill in removing
cataracts from the eyes, having restored the
blind to sight under such disadvantageous
circumstances that the common people
hardly know whether he is man or-deyil. 1t
is said that he has performed some of the
most delicate surgical operations known TO
odern scienee.-Pomeroy' Democrat
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

Sketch number two is a Redfern even
ing bodice of coral-pink silk with ropes
and ornaments Of jet, and plastron of
collar is lined with black velvet and is
edged with jet drops, and the sleeves
are OF black net studded with Jet, over
the pink lining. This handsome cor
sage is to be used with black, velvet
striped grenadine skirt, which is lined
with coral pink. This color, in all its
many shades, has quite returned to
favor once more, and combined with
black is exceedingly popular, both in
dress and millinery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

The engagement Of the youthful
Colute de TaIleyrand-Perigord to Nile.
de Rohan Chabot, daughter of the
Prince and Princess de Leon. has raised
the question in aristocratic PARIS ~ tu
the most fitting age ut which ynuDg men
and maidens should enter the holy STATE
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
THE CHAPERON
Not Approved Of by One Mantle
Basis of His GrowL

81 can't understand why the Ameri-
can girl doesn't make a new declaration
of Independence against the chaperon
importation" said man the othey day:
WHY IL is an outrage to the sense and
spirit of the girl. and a direct insult TO
the decency of the American man. And
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

1t is an ivory-white crepOn with hair
lines of maize and bleuet woven in silk
to give an Illuminated effect. The skirt
is slashed on the side to show a petit
coat of maize-colored silk, and the
reYerS and cuffs are of the same sunny
hue. The bodice opens over a white
waistcoat and maize silk shirt, and the
buttons are of gilt. The hat is a lace
straw, with maize ribbons and bouquet
of cOrnflowerS at the back.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
CEMENT ORNAMENTS.
A New and Novel Idea for Women's
Gowns.
St. Louis Globe Democrat

HE latest novelty
for wO m en- S
gowns is plastic
cement which is
to be used for
ornam e II t a ton.
The cement is put
on the gowns with
a stencil, in any
pattern desired.
Embroidery can
be counterfeited
so cleverly that
the cement will be
mistaken for the
genuine article. 1t
is possible by this
process, which is,
by the way. the
invention of an
American, to re-
produce tape s.
tries, paSSemen-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

her 10y person named Albertine Chaus-
senot. This woman is employed as
cashier in a small restaurant in the Fau-
borg st. Denis. She makes the Sensa-
tiOnal allegations that she is a daughter
of the empress and processes to be in
possession of certain proofs that it as
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
LOVES LESSON.
one evening as they sad beneath

One evening as they sat beneath
The moons soft rays SO pale,
Moved by an impulse born of love
He kissed; her through her veil
Next evening, as before. they sat
Beneath the star-fleeSed dome;
Yet not exactly as before.
She'd left the veil AT home.
Life.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

HEN you desire to
preserve delicate
flowers, take very
fine sand, wash it
perfectly clean,
and when dry sift
it through a fine
sieve into a pan.
When the sand Is
deeD enough to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
Performing Wonders.

In performing wonders and effecting mar
vels Dr. Frank Powell has remarkable pub
licity, and is widely sought to cure the most
difficult cases known to the science of medi-
cine. His friends are many as the flowers in
the field and his future beyond estimate
Chicago 0ll.) Times.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

Dr. Frank Powell, of La Crosse we'll
known throughout the Northwest as white
Beaver" is one of the best, if not the best,
surgeons in the country. In all departments
of medical science he is first and foremost
Trempealeau (Wis.) Sentinel.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

That DR.. Powell is one of the best physi-
clans and surgeons in the Northwest, is indis
Misunderstanding Valley (Minn.) Nidette.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
ANGELS ARE SCARCE.
A Loyal Champion Of Gentle
Woman Makes Severe
Comment.
One Mans Opinion Of the
Chaperone Who Is Not
Wanted.
New and Novel Method For
characterization Of Ladies'
Gowns.
Gathered Gossip and Informa-
ton for Feminine
Readers.

OIL. Higginson
is a very loyal
champion of the
sex to which his
little daughter
belongs, yet he
is forced to adj
nit that women
are not angels.
In fact. he says
in Harper's Ba-
Ear that women
as he now finds
them are very
far from being
perfect beings.
In the matter of
pecuniary hon
esty, while they
are far ahOVa
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
TO PRESERVE FLOWERS.
New York Tribune.

Fine, Dry Sand Is Better Than
Anything Known.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

IDE-sprea d
sym path V
was elected
i'll Paris for
the empress
L u gen lie,
during her
late visit, in
view of the
peeul iarIy
painful an
noyance to
which she
was exposed
by the claim
made upon
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
Regarded With Esteem.

DR.. Frank Powell was formerly
connected with the Louisville Medical col
lege and also held the position of assistant
demonstration of anatomy in the Kentucky
School of Medicine.
He was regarded by the faculty with es-
TEEN and confidence, and was greatly valued
for his personal qualities and professional
talents. E. S. GATLLABD, NJ. D., LII. D.,
Formerly Dean Louisville Medical College
and Kentucky School of Medicine.
DR.. Frank Powell is located in La Crosse,
Wis: his Office practice counterbalances that
of all the other PHYSICIANS of that city COM
bined.-ChIcago Theatrical journal,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26
SYMPATHY FOR, EUGENE.

The Ex-Empress Annoyed by a
Female Crank.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
CASTING A SHELL.

Watching Lobster and Her Mate at the
Brighton Zoo.
at the G:ost extensive aquarium in Eng
land, the Brighton Zoo, the female lobster
recently cast her shell. She screwed herself
denly bent her body. Snap went the she'll
in its center and the case of the back came
away in one piece. The claws were her
next care and she worked away at them for
a long time.
1t was proceeding OF extreme delieaey,
considering that all the flesh of the great
claw had TO be passed through the small
base. During the operation Que claw came
off altogether and this must have seemed
to the lobster lady serious misfortune, as
it will not grow to its full size again until
very little trouble and the body, when
thus uniressed, proved to be of pale blue.
The shell-casting over, the lobster sank
| on the sand, and this action seemed the sig
| nal for the attack of every creature in the
| tank.
| The defenssless victim babe fair to sue
| cumb TO the fury of her enemies, when the
male lobster suddenly came to the rescue.
| Standing over his shel-leSs better half, he
| fought her assailants relenrlessly. Day and
| night did he watch over her until her she Ii
was sufficiently hardened to protect her In
! lighting her own battles.
| When this happy moment arrived he de-
| liberately picked up the old claw, broke il
in his nppers, and ate the meat He then
| dug a hole in the sand, placed in 1t the
broken bits of shell, buried them, and piled
| number of small stones above the grave
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
ELEPHANTS LONG MEMORIES.
One Squares an Account After Waiting
Patiently for Fifteen Years.

One Squares an Account After Waiting
Patiently for Fifteen Years
few miles out Of the city Of Bangkok
there is a mineral spring, and near 1t bung-
allow much frequented by the Europeans in
the city. An EnglIshman says that Que
evening as he rode up to this bungalow
gentleman was alighting from his howdah
at the entrance.
As soon as he had dsmounted his ele-
plant was moved to one side, and my driver,
who was seated on the head of my elephant,
ordered it to advance. The instant he spoke
the animal, which had moved aside to make
room for us, tapped his great ears and then
turned sharply around. facing my driver.
Suddenly, without the least warning, he
stretched out his long trunk and wrapped Ii
about the body Of the man. Then before
any one had time TO interfere, he raised him
high in the air aud brought him to the ground
with tremendous force! As the toor fellow
struck The earth we could hear his bones
crack. But the elephant was not done with
him The next moment he mad placed his
huge foot on the head and chest of the pros
trate driver. When he raised it again, all
semblance of life was gone from the crushed,
mutilated body.
The gentleman whose elephant had COM
mitted the terrific deed was greatly dis
tressed. He said that he had purchased the
animal from the kings pen, that 1t bad
| always been exceedingly gentle and we'll
| disposed. The animal was blind. one eye
| having been put cut by an attendant fifteen
years previous.
| IL was my driver, learned the next day,
! who had put out the elephants eye. He
| was at the time one of the guards at the
| kings stock pen, and, for some misdemesnoI
! committed by the animal, had thrown Q
stone. which struck the creature full in the
| eye.
The elephant was so enraged thereafter
1 h. rarvht af tEaf g. l., &.
| life the man len the place But the in
| jured animal had bided bis time, and after
| fifteen years of waiting had terribly pun.
| ished his enemy.-Youth's Companion.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
JOSEFFY'S COURTESY.

He Gives Up His Seat to Woman, q
Man, a Boy and Dog.
Rafael Joseffy, the pianist, is reputed to
be one of the highest lyers i'll town. As is
usual with reople who indulge in choice
dishes, his disposition is merry.
Mr.. Joseffy boarded Sixtll-avenue car
last night Trouble was not On his mind.
When lady. gentleman, boy and pug
In arms boarded the car he felt so exuberant
that he Immediately arose aud offered the
lady his seat.
The lady accepted the maestro's offer and
sank down with the dear pug in her arms.
''She was tired, poor thing" unused Mr..
Joseffy.
The car proceeded few blocks when a
person sitting next to the woman arose to
60 out. MIR. Joseffy essayed TO occupy the
vacant seat. The woman. however, had
seized the coat of her escort and given it to
him.
"a mistake" muttered Mr.. Joseffy, she
forgot that had gwen her my seat
Five blocks further on the woman's VISA
Wis arose and signalled the conductor to stop
the ear.
moved toward the seat. Before he re ached
the coveted space the woman he had be-
frIerded touched the boy with her arm and
he sat down where Mr.. JoSeffY had thought
to seat himself.
Joseffy did some very hard thinking, but
of course he said nothing.
At Thirty-fourth street the person beside
the boy arose. The woman leaned over
toward Joseffy.
There is seat" she said, beaming at
him.
Il beg pardon. madam" answered the
artist, II get off at Thirty-iifth street. Give
the seat to the pug Y. World.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02

own special beauty. ALI of these does the
delicate surface Of the lake reflect with
marvellous fidelity. Lake Pepin has its
stormy as well as IFS calm aspects, and the
many sailb0ats which traverse its seren
breast with gay and Haunting sails are often
wrecked or hurled on the woody shores.
Still. in spite of the danger, the vicinity to
St. Paul invites great number of yachts to
try this sailing ground. so attractive when
wind and weather favor. Though the river
is romantic and interesting above, up to st.
Paul itself. the voyager feels thatwhat he has
seen at Irempealean and Lake Pepln so far
transcends everything else that 1t Is hardly
worth his while to make any more draughts
on his resources of admiration. There are
several beautiful lakes near ST. Paul which
make the city quite summer resort for fol-
lowers of gentle Izaak Walton, and the fine
shooting which is found over III this portion
of Minnesota is another attraction for sum-
mer and autumn visitors. The lake OF
Como. which is about four square miles in
extent. affords good boating and angling. -.
One of the attractions of st. Paul will
always be found. by the lovers of Longfe[
lows poetry, in the Falls of Minnehaha on
the Minnehaba River, an outlet of Lake
Minnetonka, whose waters are poured into
the Minnesota not far from the junction of
that river with the Mississippi. The famous
falls are not what one would fancy from
reading the poem of "Hiawatha." The
volume of water is not great, and it is at its
| lowest that the effort of the fall is most
striking. The chief beauty OF the fall is in
the crossing of the delicate spiral threads of
water, producing the effect OF fine lace. The
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
A GREAT SUMNER CITY.
Coney Island Is Made Up OF Hotels an
Catchpenny Devices.

Coney Island Is Made Up OF Hotels and
Catchpenny Devices.
Ten years ago, having made number of
trips thither, thought l knew all about
Coney Island.
One day John Y. McKane. the king of the
island. sought to test my knowledge by ask
ing NE rather abruptly: How many hotels
do you think there are on this strip of sand,
little and big?"
''Oh, perhaps thirty"
That's not bad guess. There are only
30O." said the king with benevolent smile.
Last Sunday l was down at the island
again. The island is at its best ON Sundays
The 800 hotels must have grown to 500 by
this time, from the palatial Oriental to the
little huts in the gut where every negro
patron has razor ready for emergencies.
Probably there isno other such summer city
in the world. Brighton and Trouville and
Ostend are permanent towns where people
live winter as we'll as summer. Coney
Island differs all the way from 60 900 to
1000 people on pleasant summer Sunday
to scant hundred watchmen and EN- ployes
in winter.
Yet the city is very well behaved, much
better than it used to be in The old days. as
well as any city of so many people. One
reason | saw on Sunday, when a big platoon
of tine-lo0king policemen marched out from
the station-hOuse to change patrols with
another ine-looking platoon just going in.
MIR. McKane is Superintendent of Police
besides being Supervisor of the town and
the builder of most of the big hotels. The
| town Of Gravesend, which owns the beach.
! pays for the police force and the roads and
| water works, and has money left TO pay for
| its schools out of rentals received for what
was not so very long ago worthless strip Of
| sand.
A bewildering and delightful maze OF
| men, women and children. photographers,
Frankfurter sausages, wooden cows which
| give real milk, 4 wooden elephant, iron
| piers which are splendid for babies to sit
under and burrow in the sand, peddlers,
| hokey-p0key men, restaurants, side shows
| railroad stations, baF-ro0mS, tOboggan-sli
| clam-cbOwd ana the glorious sea near at
| hand-that is Coney Island in this year OF
| our Lord 1S9i.-Brooklyn Times.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02

these brighthued heights, its CLASSY breast
giving back all the charm of the environing
amphitheater of hills. Tie islets that nestle
around the huge form of Trempealeau are
covered with sedge which waves in the air
with the least puff of wind. But all other por-
tions of the river yield to Lake Pepin in the
variety and perfection of the natural c0ndi-
tons which have made it so celebrated Here
the Mississippi swells into great eXpanse of
water from five to twenty-five miles in
width. The water is very deep, and in the
summer time is so calm that the eye can
never discern any sign of a current. So
easily do the side-wheel steamers pass
through the water that they appear TO be
moving through the air. As we enter Lake
Pepin in the south we observe high rock
point on the left shore, looking ike sem
tinel guarding the entrance to a land of en-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02

exercise their womanly diplomacy to COM
paratively little purpose if they are feeble
IN mind, languid in action and of sluggish
blood In such case man may pity tn EN-
but he cannot admire them. On the other
hand. the tomboy, whom most women recoil
from with little shrieks of horror, becomes
The woman whose presence Is delight to
man, whose joyous health and bubbIing
spirits and uncomfortable cheerfulness
brighten her world to the farthest horizon.
She is not only an inspiring companion, but
a living. breathing, glorious incarnation of
GesundheiI, most benefcent tonic. To
look upon her is to feel the highest beauty
Of living, and to be much in her society is
to yield unto her the approval and admira-
ton that are dearer I'd the average woman
than even her powder-rag.
When sensible men meet a grOwn-up TOM
boy and take Involuntary nJte of her royal
mien, her elastic tread, her 1.-THE move
ments, her relish of the fresh air and of
beefsteak, they hasten to lay at her feet
stand that she is 10 moaning drone, whose
happiness consists in misery, but one of
themselves, so to say. ready TO front the re-
spansibilIties of life, with joy that she has
found the world theater of action. Such
a woman is a mans exemplar and prod. In
her presence supineness or whisper would
make him ashamed. SIN her track will be
sound philosophy; in her thought boldness
and originality; in her heart heaven
purity, and the world is better that she lives
in it." Let US have more tombOys.-De-
trOit Free Press,