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President Grevy. That is to say. he ac-
quired the decoration by purchase,
since all the payments to NJ. Wilson for
crosses OF the order, which he sold,
were made under the gulse of sub
scripGons to La Petite France. This
fact was made clear during the govern
ment inquiry into the Legion of Honor
scandals. which resulted in NJ. Wilson's
expulsion from parliament, and in the
obligatory resignation of his father-in-
law. NJ. Grevy, from the presidency of
the republic. Indeed, the decoration of
NJ Edmond Blanc was one of the causes
which led to the discovery of the dis
graceful traffic. 1t is worthy of note
that no less than three successive
ministers OF commerce and agriculture
refused to countersign President CREWS
decree comforting the cross upon II.
Blanc. and that whereas in former days
the latter was 4 welcome and frequent
guest ut the Elysee Palace, he has
never been permitted to cross the
threshold since II. Carnot has succeeded
TO the presidency.
Prince Constantine Radziwiu, part
proprietor OF the Monte Carlo establish
meEI. and brother-in-law of NJ. Edmond
Blanc. owes his entire fortune - his
marriage with Mile. Sophie Blanc OF
illustriouS Russian deScent-hiS family
possesses the titular dukedom Of Olik4
Nieswiez, DUbinsiAi and Bir1e-he Is
/ nevertheless the least respectable
and least respected OF the four-part pro-
prietorS Of the gambling establishment
/ The your ger son of an impoverished
branch Of his family. he lived the life OF
d.sre2uta bic a6yenJurer until his
marriage, dependent for living, like
( Prado and Pranzini, upon the bounties
Of the frazier portion OF the fair sex.
/ His means of livelihood, indeed, Sp-
( peared SO very questionable 10 the pp-
/ lice authorities of Brussels, where he
resided for time prior TO his marriage,
that he was politely, but nevertheless
! firmly, invited TO take his departure
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a LITTLE MlRTH.

sr, PErEB-"Won You walk in?"
Boston Spinster-''Is Browning here?"
Kate Fields Washington.
PARA" asked the small boy, what
is dignity" Dignity, my son." re-
piled the father, consists principally
of q tall hat and frock coat Buffalo
Express
MIR. ScRUsGINs was very affable
when I called on him" "You must
have struck tender chord" NO;
paid bill" That's what meant; a
legal tender chord. Washington Star.
Mrs JAcKsoN-PARKE-''My, it's after
one s'clocll. believe I'll retire" Mr..
Parke-'I guess I'll wait. The bur-
glars ought to be along inside of an
hour, and do hate to be aroused after
have once gone to sleep."-Indisn-
.apolis Journal
'0WHo held the pass Of the Their
mopylse against the Persian host?" de-
rnBoded the teacher. And the EDITORS
boy at the foot of the class spoke up
and said: Father. l reckon He
hoRds an annual on every road in the
country that runs passenger train"
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LINES OF FUN.

A MARKET report states that Gran
berries are cornersd." This is hardly
the term to use. Gran berries are
jamned'' would be more appropriate.
Philadelphia Times
BRIGas-''Now, Mr.. Slimdiet, would
like to have your ideas of eternal pun
ishnent. Do you-?" Slimdiet-"That's
no trouble 10 give. It's place where
they don't serve pie with every meal. y
Inter Ocean.
A COLLEGE graduate, who applied TO
an editor for a place on his paper, in
stating his qualifications said that he
had been the champion boxer of his
class. IAN right" said the editor,
'Tll give You o situation 70 lick
stamps"
SIS that your daughter at the piano
in the music-room?" Yes" replied
the mother, proudly 'She's playing
forte, isn't she?" NO, only one You
see, that Wagner's music. and | must
says it always sounds like forty to me,
too "-WaShinQton Star.
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lishment, but also LOCO, 900 francs down
in French government bonds. Eighteen
months later Roland's wife, who had
meanwhile given birth TO a little girl,
died in the most sudden and unaccount-
able manner. Indeed. such were the
circumstances of her death that the
government at one moment was on the
point of interfering, and was only de-
barred therefrom, SO 1t was said at
Paris, by the influence which Rolands
brother-in-law, Edmond Blanc, was
able to bring TO bear upon President
Grevy through the latters son-ln-lavT,
Wilson. People in Paris do not hesitate
to assert that Marie Blanc had come to
be regarded both by her husband and
especially by her mother-in-law, Prin-
cess Justine Bonaparte, as IN obstacle
to the ambitious projects which the old
lady as we'll as her son are well known
to entertain. The prince is now en-
dcavOring to secure the hand of Princess
Letitia, daughter Of the late Prince
Napoleon. and widow of King Hum
berts brother, the late duke of Aosta.
Should that marriage ever take place
Prince Roland considers that he will be
in a position to put forward his claim
to the ehiettaincy of the Bonapartist
party. But little Importance is attached
At Paris to the interest which he affects
in scientific pursuits.
And it ia with equal contempt that
the scientific pretcnsions of the reign
ing prince Of Monaco are regarded b.
all the leading French savants. many
Of whom have acquired by conversation
with the prince the conviction that he
does not know anything whatsoever
about the questions treated in the elab-
crate reports presented 10 the various
scientific societies of Europe in his
name. BE is fond Of inviting sayants
to make use of bis yacht for purposes Of
exploration, and then of appropriating
their discoveries as his own. A notable
case Of this kind furnished the theme
Of vast amount of discussion in the
French scientific papers during the past
summer With regard to the assertion
50 frequently made that he no Longer
derives any Pecuniary benefit from the
gaming tables, il IS merely necessary TO
refer to the annual report OF the SocIeie
des Jeu1 of Monte Carlo, which shows
that for the year 1891 he received as his
share of the profits net sum Of 10000
GOO francs. II addition 70 this the arm
in accordance with the terms Of its con
tract, paid to him his civil list Of 500.
CO., and betrayed the entire expenses
both Of his household and OF his gov
eminent. A careful perusal OF the con-
tract between the prince, as ruler Of
Monaco, and the firm q Monte Carlo
+ VIII show conclusively that he has the
power and the right 70 terminate the
+ lease az any time. lie should therefore
. bear the full moral resp9nsl bil}ty II al
the inieuities praciiced a. Monte Carlo.
The princes present wife, The Tyid-
owed Duchesse de Richellsu, daughter
OF the Partisan Hebrew banker feiue,
did not bear the very becst - -ePutz-
/ tions prsTicEs 20 her marriage. Sic
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WICKEDEST ON EARTH.
History Of the Quartette Who Own
the Monaco Gambling He'll.
Men Who Are Responsible for 4,212
Authentic Cases of suicide-They All
Have Titles and Belong to the
First Rank of Scoundrels.
LcoPYRIGRr. 1921


The lawsuit now in progress in the
French courts against Eclaireur news
paper Of Nice for having denounced the
reigning prince of Monaco's presence at
the Columbian fetes of Genoa as an in
suit both TO the Italian king and to the
French government, and the recent fall
IRE Of NJ. Edmond Blanc to get him
self elected to the chamber of deputies
at Paris, may serve 70 attract public at
tention for moment to these two per-
sonages, who, together with Prince
Constantine Radziwill and the so-called
Prince Roland Bonaparte, who is neither
prince nor ''Bonaparte, own. control
and run the great gambling hell at
Monte Carlo. The latter has often been
portrayed in print, elaborate and de-
tailed descriptions have been published
of the manner in which the enterprise
is managed, as well as of the huge
profits which it yields every year. But
the quartette Of proprietors above men
toned have hitherto escaped careful no
tice, and all that the general public has
been led to believe by the corrupt
French press, which receives annually
close upon a million Of francs in brides
from Monte Carlo Societe des Jeux,
is that NJ. Edmond Blanc is the nunih-
cent mayor of La Celle st. Cloud and the
most enlightened patrons of the turf;
that Prince Roland Bonaparte is both
distinguished savant and an authentic
Bonaparte; that Prince Constantine
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tickets TO Marshal MacMahon, who was
at that time president of the republic,
irnploring his assistance. The kind
hearted old soldier sent back to her by
his aid-de-camp, Col. Robert, her pawn
tickets and a sum of $500.
Prince Napoleon, surnamed Plon-
plon, and his sister, Princess Ma
tilda, likewise each contributed few
hundred dollars to Justine on the
condition that the money should be
applied to the schooling of Roland. The
father, however, Prince Peter, refused
to have anything TO do with his chill
dreD, having contracted fresh LETT
handed alliance At his death, in 1881,
it was found that he left everything he
possessed to his young son, the issue OF
his later liaison. 1t was by charity,
too, that Roland was placed in posi-
ton to enter the military college OF st.
Cvr. On graduating from the latter,
with the rank of lieutenant, an Amer
lean born lady Of title whose husband,
a French count, had served in the civil
war here. interested herself in behalf
of the young soldier, whose name and
misfortunes aroused her sympathy.
Being acquainted with the old Widow
Blanc, the relict of the founder of the
Monte Carlo establishment, she con-
ceived the idea of marrying Roland to
Nine Blanc's daughter Marie. The
marriage took place at Paris, in 1880,
and the bridegroom received on the day
of his wedding not only a part
ownership N the gambling estab-
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Blanc's sister, Marie, for his present
afiuence, since at the time of his mar
rage he was absolutely pennies. In
like Prince Radziwill, however, he pos
sesses neither illustrious birth and an
cestry, nor yet authentic rank. For, as
! stated above. he is neither entitled to
assume the title of prince nor the name
OF Bonaparte His mother was not
married to his father at the time OF his
birth, which took place at Paris in 1858.
For Notwithstanding the fact that the
ordinarily correct Alnansch de Gotha
gives the date of their union as March
%, 1853, the marriage was really cele-
brated for the first time on the S0th Of
December, 1871, at the French legation
at Brussels.
Roland's father was Prince Peter
Bonaparte, who was famed as being the
most disreputable member of Napoleon
Ills family. In his younger days
he had been obliged TO fee from Italy
IN consequence of his murder of game
keeper who had attempted to prevent
him from poaching on private property.
Nor was this the only blood with which
his hands were stained. For IN jan
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THE largest horse m the New York
show was a ClydesGale stallion from
Toronto, whose weight is 2,2Co pounds.
The smallest animal was a Shetland
pony which weighs only 20 pounds
A PIE served TO Charles II. was made
of sparrows, potatoes, eringoes, lettuce,
ehestnuts, oysters. citron, artichokes,
eggs, lemons, barberries, pepper. nut
meg. cloves, mace, currants, sugar and
wine.
CAPT. c. JAMES, of the Redditch (Eng.)
Town Cycling club, died recently, and,
in accordance with his last wish, his
coffin was borne to the grave on four
bicycles and attended by his friends
riding on their wheels
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THE GOULDS.

GEORGE J. GOULD and c. P Hunting
ton are recent contributors 10 the
building fund Of the New York Press
club in sums of 81, 900 each
EDwIy GOULD has ordered from q
press-clipping bureau ''an the com
nents and accounts about" his father
which have appeared, or win appear. In
"su the newspapers of the world !"
JAY GoULD's original intention was
to be a country editor, but he finally
selected another road by which 70
reach the immense fortune which he
had In view from the beginning of his
career.
OzcE when a man In Gould's presence
was expressing sympathy for Cyrus
". Field. after his loss Of the Manhat-
tan Elevated stock, the great hnancier
exclaimed: 20, we have left Cyrus ais
real estate"
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FASHION NOTES.

In Eve o'clock tea no two cups and
saucers should be alike.
A GIRLS coat of red cloth Is trimmed
with gold and black braid.
BUTTERFLY bows with aigrettes sug-
costing antenne are among some OF
the most approved hat and bonnet trim
mings-
II is said that Ave hundred persons
worked for ten days on the beautiful
lace bridal veil of Princess Aargs-
rethe of Persia 1t was made at Hirsch-
berg. Silesia-
STIcK-PINs are shown IN every mag
Unable style. from the piainest and most
inexpensive to the elegant and elaborate
some of them being Of enormous value
from some very expensive stone either
set singly or surrounded By smaller
ones.
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who. on the strength of her marriage
in 1871, at Brussels, had assumed the
title of Princess Peter Bonsparte,
started dressmaker's shop in London,
at No. 81 New Bond street. The sign
over the door was as follows: Princess
Pierre Bonaparte, marchande de con-
fections pour danes" At the same
time she openly took up her abode with
a Charing Cross wine merchant who
went by the name Of Terry. Notwith-
standing the financial assistance OF the
latter. the uew-hedged princess found
it impossible TO make both ends meet,
and, pressed for want OF money, en-
barked upon course of fraud which
brought her into conflict with the
London police. She was accused
among other things OF raising money
by means Of fraudulent notes
and bills. and warrants were issued for
her arrest. For two months she re-
manned concealed in London. thanks to
the assistance of her friend. the wine
merchant, and in April, 1874, she finally
succeeded in escaping from England
and in making her way TO France
Finding. however. that the British po-
lee were about 70 demand her extra
ditiou. she appealed for assistance TO
lady who was renowned for her devO-
ton 70 the inperialIst causs- and who,
for the sake Of the name of B0napsrte.
advanced the s. 600 which were needed
To stop the prosecution and TO effect
compromise with the persons who bad
been defraudeC. From that time forth
both Princess Justine and her two
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WISE SAYINGS.

No MAN can be rich while he is dis
contented.
SALT and light never have 20 go
about hunting for work.
DRIVE tho devil out OF the family and
he viii soon be homeless.
THE truth that Is aimed straight at
the devil win be sure % make soIac
highly respectable people dodge.
THERE is no virtue in doing what we
have 10 do. for even the devil will be-
have himself when he is chained
TEE nearest man ia the world win
agree to everything you say about hinA
as long as ne thinks you are talking
about somebody else.-ILarn's Horn
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uary. 1870, he shot down, in his own
house at Paris, the French journalist,
Victor Noir, who, together with a NJ.
de Fonvielle, had called for the purpose
of making the final arrangements for
duel which was to take place between
their friend. NJ. Grossett, and the prince.
1t was this last crime OF Prince Peter
which precipitated the overthrow of the
empire of France. So much Tor Rol-
ands father.
His mother was the daughter of
plumber, and became acquainted with
Prince Peter Bonaparte for the first
time in 1858, when not only she, but
also her sister Eliza, became attached to
the princes household, not in the ca
pacity of servants, but in that OF bellies
amies Both bore children to the prince,
but whereas those of the elder sisters,
Justine-namely, Roland and his sister,
Jeanne. were permitted to remain un-
der the princes roof, those of the
Younger sister Eliza were sent to the
founding asylum at Paris. Both SIS
ters remained with the prince, living in
a promiscuity which it is impossible to
describe, until 1869, when the
prince succeeded in marrying off
Eliza to an official of the
Octroi, or metropolitan customs admin
istration. The marriage, however, did
not turn out Welt: the couple are now
divorced, and Roland's aunt lives on
pension which he allows her. After
the war of 1870 Prince Peter lost the al
lowance of 900 which he had re-
ceived up TO that time from his cousin,
Emperor Napoleon Ill, and having no
longer any means of subsistence, Pro-
ceeded to desert his two children and
Justine, who had meanwhile become
his wife. 1t was then that Justine,
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GEMS IN RHYME.

Winter Eoodss
II winter woods
rroarn, meath tr&ce-y OF trees
Swayea by the breeze
OF ottiag winds. and dead and dull
The lsalcss leaves half rouse, hs1 Io1
The phaatoIos that ny fancy sees
In winter WOODS.
The button balls
Stand out In faithful sslEoneres
That nature sets
Against tie blue % P-oaAcsy
OF days 10 follow - aud by
All ne, IN spring oae quite regrets
Tie button balls
TIE r,slip ours
Eith bravo iaseaL defy TIRE din
OF storms 70 win
The Cuegx5oa Of : sumner day
In some fsr-c1. s,ov-coTn5nS Nay
Ny heart there's many lesson IN
TIE tulip cups
Now here. now tsere,
The oirches rear their wan white srDs
Mia woody Gains
o. wasting wlF.ers solitude
And weave some spell. some ghcs'iy need
And steep tac E-lad in spectral charms
Nov here, now thore.
Mia vanished bloom
The mimic stream pGris softly By
Whle dsy IS nixh.
Than closer held IN fey tn-alL
l. rests awhile beneath tAe pail
o. aisht, and sleeps wits scarce s!gA
Md Vanished bloom
In winter woods
Through ocrridcrs Of past decay
tread the way
To eoripg hfc-and dead and Dun
The bsnisAed leaves COW rouse, now fuif
The hopes and fears TIA & bold tacir sway
In winter weeds
-Esrion A Tnsyer Farigy, N n. Y. Observer.
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from Belgium. It is hardly necessary
for me to add that Prince Constantine,
and. of course, his wife as well, are
completely ostracised by all the best
Partisan society, as well by the foreign
diplomatic corps, and Notwithstanding
his Russian birth and titles, neitt er
Prince nor yet Princess Constantine
Radziweu have ever yet been permit
ted to set their foot inside the Russian
embassy at Paris. In the same manner
the court and society of Berlin, Vienna,
st. Petersburg, and indeed. Of every
capital of Europe, have closed their
doors against them.
Prince Roland Bonaparte, the third
member of the firm which OWNS the
Monte Carlo gambling establishment,
is. like his brother-in-law, Prince Radzl-
viii, indebted to his union with Edmond
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Bonaparte;

Radziwill is an honored member of the
llustrious Russian family of that name,
and that the prince of Monaco will re-
main on record in the book of fame by
reason of the services which he has rem
dered to science. We are assured. more
over, that all four men accept with the
utmost reluctance the income accruing
to each from the Societe des Jeux; that
they are, SO to speak, the victims of
circumstances over which they have no
control, and that they endeavor to
atone in a measure for the ignoble
source of their wealth by charity prao-
ticed on scale proportionate to their
fortune.
The principal and managing partner
Of the concern is M. Edmond Blanc,
chevalier of the Legion of Honor,
mayor of La Celle st. Cloud and the
proprietor of one of the principal racing
stables of France. His wife, still q
beautiful woman, being mayoress, is at
present at the head of the local chart
ties and president of an important dis
trict school directed by a number of
nuns. The latter, good and holy wom-
en- that they are, merely see in Nine.
Edmond Blanc a pious benefactress,
and have manifestly never set their
eyes on the peculiar decollete photo
graphs of the lady which are still to be
found in the out-of-the-way shops in
Paris. For Nine. Edmond Blanc was
formerly known in the demi-monde of
the French capital by the name of
Alice Marot.
! NJ. Edmond Blanc himself is indebted
/ for his Cross of the Legion of Honor TO
/ the fact that he invested $4,000 III the
newspaper La Petite France, owned by
/ NJ. Daniel Wilson, the son-in-law OF
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children. Roland ana Jeanne. Tired at
Paris upon the charity OF benevolent
people, especially of those belonging to
the Bonepartist cause 1t was pre-
carious livelihood, however, at the best,
and by degrees everything that the lit
tie family possessed found its way to
the pawnshop. In the autumn Of 1877
Princess Justine, rendered desperate
for want of money, sent all her pawn
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she vyou,dn.t rven Try.

Don't You think you could learn to
Cove me?" he asked, looking Ct he visit
fully.
I'm sure I couldn't" she answered,
decidedly; I'm a perfect Ounce, When
] was at school never could learn aAy-
thing. "--Demorest' Magazine
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A Mifn's Mronrh

Applicant-I want a divorce.
Lawyer-On what grounds?
Applicant - Unfaithfulness. John
says Cleopatra was the most beautiful
woman that ever lived.-Truth.
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sreeten Lifs with Kisss,

A gocd-ry kiss Is a little thing.
wish your hand On The door - 80,
But {. takes uac venom out Of the sting
OF thouchtlsss woyd or a cruel hing
That you I1.1e an hour ago.
A KISS of greeting Is sweet and rare
After the toll OF ste day.
And IL sr1ooths the burrows piovsd oy care,
Toe lines on tie forehead you once called t1ir.
In the years that have flown away.
IT'S little thing 80 say; lyon are kind,
! love you, nay dear" each uiChs,
But IL sends tlir1Ii through the heart anA
For love IL tender, as love - bliC3,
As We cllnb life rugged heIshL
We stsrve each other for loves careaA
We take but We do not Givc.
II seems so easy soIne soul 20 bless
But We dole the love grudgngly. less And iees.
TIL It's bitter and hard 10 live
-Phils deiphia Inquirer.
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Size WA HIN.

He (anxiously)-You are not YOUR
own dear self tonight, sweetheart.
She (passively)-No, darling, l am
ycurs.-Life.
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Many OF She subscribers 20 Victoria
,eolleEe, the new Methodist institution
at Toronto, ara ehildreA from SIX years
upward.
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II the runs OF temple inspire mei-
ancholy, why shall not the ruins Of
great soul affect me so still more7
There are men full of colossal relics,
like the earth itself In their deep
hearts, already grown cold, lie fossil
flowers Of fairer period; they resem-
HE northern rocks, on which are found
the impress OF Indian flowers. Z.
Ins.,l,A.r
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