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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

quarter n century ago. prior 70 this
ret,rr 20 The land oi his birth. lie has
occupied for many years the position OF
English Interpreter and private secfe-
tary TO the great il Hung Chang the
prime minister Of China. Some notes Of
conversation with him viii be Of interest
10 the public, as they throw light on lhe
personality and policy Of one al the
giants Of the age, though he Is bu'
little known 10 the reading public OF me
United states III has been 10 the out
side world quite the head and front ot
affairs in Chira since 1871. The genera
frond and substance Of the conversation
are given below.
'cyyhat Is the exact position Of ii Huns
Chang under the Chinese government!
80 is little difficult 20 define that in
a few words. in the first place be is the
yIcerov OF Chihii IN Northern China a
province Of some 100000 OF inhaDllahts'
win fun charge Of its administration
and power Of life and death. chm is me
most important OF an the provinces. TOT
pok,ng the imperial capital. is there,
and the ruler IS looked on as the immedi-
ate guardian of the throne. But pro-
,incial administration IS only small
part Of LIS work lie is the Chief Grand
Secretary Of State. and ali foreign bust
ness Of a diplomatic nature passes trst
through him. LIS assent or disapproVal
goes great way in settling the matter
Even the foreign ministers who live OF
Poking. must transact their affairs In
a large measures through him.
III does not reside at Peking then
one would fancy he would make that
his headquartersY'
mol The viceroy prefers 20 live at IT.
entsln which is the treaty post and com
rrercial capital located about eighty
miles from Picking III avoids, however.
going thither except when he Is compel
ed. Tientsin itself is a place Of nearly
100000 people and the centre Of an I'M
mense foreign trade"
CHS function then is not exactly that
Of the minister Of foreign affairs in
Europe"
mol he mainly prepares business puts
90 I'm shape for the Imperial council, or
Tsing-li-Tamum, TO act on. but his views
have tremendous weight for he is looked
ON as the ablest and most experienced
statesman of the Empire both in foreign
and domestic affairs
Does he deal largely with domestic
questions aside from provincial matters
TO take care Of his province and 30 the
work Of a Grand Secretary Of state
should be enough for one man.
"Viceroy ii does the work Of a dozen
men. lie IS also the Superintendent Of
Trade OF North China, Director-General
of the Coast Defence Of the North Ad-
ministrator Of the Imperial Navy and
Commander-in-Chief of the Army Of
North China. These functions are not
merely nominal but he exercises active
and critical charge. There is scarcely
anything which escapes his eye, and
those who blunder or neglect duty are
quickly called 90 book. Probably no
western statesman works half as hard,
but he has an extraordinary capacity
for business"
"Win you give me a sketch OF his APP
pcarance and manner? One likes TO real
lie a great character personally"
'In the first place ne is an old man
nearly seventy-fOur years of age His
person is tall and bulky, and. when a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

son seigfrIed upon business matters more
In reference 10 the managemehe vi u"s
onera House az Bayreuth, wnlch she heiu
and still holds to be wagner pest h,'"n
mont she would insist on having pusl-
100 correspondence read to her. and no
advice of her medical attendants Would
dIssuade her. Even her son. who strange
ly remembers his father wagner couio
not move her from her purpose. IT sem
ed her intent to die In harness. anu III '''0
end she no doubt VIII.
T. tyo,,Id he well i'm the opinion OF her
friends II she would hand these matters
over 10 her son. who. IL not a genius Ike
hts father is a capable manager ana mu-
Stefan who knows the people and the tines
better than his mother now does. IN
truth her interference In late years mas
not done the Bayreuth festivals any good.
She lives in dreams Of her husband ana
his work. and ker influence has been M
a large sense detrimental TO the influence
of the progressive artists employed IN
those great musical events in this WaS-
merriam kingdom.
But she has an lndomitable will. and
sore stricken though she Is, she holds TO
her purpose and remains the administra-
trix. so to speak, OF her husbands work
and greatness, as she will continue to
the end. which doubtless is not far In the
distapce.
II IS rather strange 10 some OF us that
this descendant OF brokers OF Frankfort
who We're Knights Of the order Of the
Three Golden Balls as well as receivers
Of goods got In all sorts Of ways. some
not strictly honest, should have stepped
into another sphere and handle. men OF
high artistic genius, as her forefathers
handled the jewels Of more than one
Impoverished king or queen 10 their day;
with the difference that I'm her case the
profits went 10 the men Of genius rather
than to herself.
Wagner was more fortunate than most
men Of his kind in meeting such a WON
an as Frau Cosina," said one OF the adj
mirers the other day. and in truth he was
right as the records show.
Just run over the list" said the au-
thority. There was Handel lie feH IN
| love with an English girl of high degree
and he- parents spurned him. He was
but a musician. This incident coored his
whole life. Hadyn married a shrew, who
made his whole career unhappy. Chop
! I'm was devoted 20 George Sand, who
wearied Of him In the end because OF
/ his fit health and who took up with Abb'
! List. who, by a sort of righteous Judge
ment afterwards deserted her above toie
for the mother of Cosina Wagner. Chopin
/ died two years later. Schubert was tu
little more fortunate. Tor he fell in love
with the daughter Of Count Esterhazy
/ the Austrian statesman. The girl was not
! worth t. but Schubert cherished his love
| for her ali his life long and mis- best work
| was dedicated TO her.
The love affairs Of Frans List have
! been before referred TO- and the great
| composer Rossini i'm a way was even more
| famous for his love ventures.
! SO after following up this line OF argu-
! ment It is not hard 20 see by putting on
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

on both sides that never allowed con
ventional rules to interfere In their love
matters. Frau Wagner followed the
family Will.
Her grandmother was a Bethman, or
the FAMILY Of trauktort bankers ana
brokers before referred to, and she was
a young widow at the time the frencH
Revolution scattered the French hODlllly
before II IKE cnaff before an ant0Tnn
wind. Among these was CoIhpte ue
FIahault, who wandered 10 FRANKFORT
saw the fair widow. conquered and was
conquered The widow had IN her own
right a fortune Of 10000 and it was
not strange that her family objected TO her
best0Vyal * herself and hex MONEY uqoo
a broken French refugee. The fair WIDOW
seemed TO submit. even WREN her rela-
lives i'm order 10 remove the Fascinating
Frencnman had him arrested upon some
trumped-up charge and thrown into
Prison
IL was a fatal move on their part, for
the young woman simply opened her purse
and bribed the jailors in the prison where
her lover was ccLfined She went through
some SOFT Of 3 Marriage ceremony, NOT
even Scotch, and for weeks shared the
prison OF her Frenchman. At the end OF
that time she returned TO her home, told
where sae had been. explained mat her
fortune was her own. and advised, too,
that her relatives make the best of the
matter: and being wise in those days they
did. Compile de Flahault was released,
and the pair were married in a legal
manner, and when Napoleon came 10
grief At Waterloo they went to Complies
own country again, where he and his
wife filed a high position in Partisan
society.
This was the story OF Frau Wagner 3
grandmother. FOR the benefit OF those
who hold that there is something In heredi-
taty influence 1t may be as well to pass
20 the story Of Frau Wagner's mother,
the daughter Of Compile de Flahaut by
the widow.
This daughter married ceTnpte dc A3oult.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

OF the body-guard Of Charles X. and came
into one-thrd OF the paterDal and mater
mai estate. Intensely vain was this
mother Of Madame Wagner and not too
strong morally she was the friend Oh
George Sand. adopted the social doctrines
OF that erratic genius and then quarreied
bitterly with her Able List Wno'
despite the fact that he vas as homeiy'
and vain, and tickle, as he was great III
the realm OF music had some sort OF tas-
ci1ation for women OF brains as wen as
beauty, and himself said, with vanity
all his own, that ne entered the priest
hCod 10 escape women.
The Comptesse de Ajoult ran away
and lived with him at Rome and Weimar'
but eventually broke with MIN, Tor she
was frelghted with vanity as heavily
as the great pianist himself.
one Of his daughters by this AFFAIR
was named Blaudine and was a beauti-
ful woman. who Afterwards married lne
French statesman Emile Olivier. Ihe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12
rHE sULrAws + JoILY IrFE
He Is Free From Breach OF Promise Ae
lions in British courts

He Is Free from Breach OF Promise 40
lions in British courts
The action Tor breach 0t promise. ~
yolying heavy damages and -ha qlasisp
OF the possession of O. diamond o1cke
bsught against His Hishness the sulua
OF JohOre by Bliss Jenny NfleH 1
Devonshire Terrace. Brighton came -
before Justices wills lHd lawrence ~
London recently.
Application VAS made. oo helai p
the Sultan. % stay AN pr1r ls'
the ground that be- was an iniel'n1 =
sovereign and that tae court Ht' ~
jurisdiction over him.
Counsel for the toI- T1mif rehp rs
affidavit. 90 the effect ttu She hhf1 "
Sultan as ALBERT Baker and i.ot ~
dld not know who Dr. was lHtI .s'' W..
ne promised bier marr.as lD+.s
Miss lIgnen claimed tHar itasaN
the defendant had lived o. a,s ~
vatey Ass ALBERT Baker hi
titled himself and that in aaY
Sultan would come under ts'
of tine Empress of India. IS
Counsel then detailed how rN St'
OF J0l0re was elevated from ftff "a.
OF Maharai1h some years ago ss
milton OF his friendship Cor Ene.1 4
told 0f the meetings ana cudfi-N 9p
the sultan as Albert Baker c.i9m'
that he had. By c0nccallng DTS ifl Nn'
placed himself iu the position %
sued in an English court 0f law. anew it
% would be an outrage Go hold ~
Indian Prince could come t0 En
and under an alias, trihc with t't
fectlons ~ a beautiful and pure 3
English girl. and then, when be- vas a.
OF her. and had broken her heart,
under the protection of his tile anl
cape the penalties OF his love maxim
The judges or The High Court of
tice. however. after giving attcnuo
both sides of the case. decided to
the appeal Of the Sultan 20 stay an
ceedings on the ground that he wt
Independent SOVEREIGN. ard ruled 81
dld not come under the jurisdiction I
court
The Sultan Is q man ~ Guilty 4
tastes. lie rs somewhat above me-
height. very dark in complexion, 'lt
long white mustache and the appeal
OF a dlgnlNed gentleman.
While in England The sultan uste
dressed I'm English clothes. II oftlod
cut. and wore black cloth cap, In no
OF which flashed a magnsucent aigfei
81 diamonds. Nearly every one oF .
onyars was adorned with rings two
more grazing each nnger'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

a despot. This board was set against the
railroad. Then the great hosts OF pro-
vincial literau scattered through China
foresaw IN its coming the loss Of their
prestige, and the common people hated
the thought for IL meant a disturbance
OF the bones OF their fathers ReYer-
ence for the dead is the most passionate
OF all Chinese prejudices The argument
which finally conquered al Picking. was
the fact that railroads would quadruple
the efficiency Of the army by the facility
OF concentrating II In case OF insurrecuon
or foreign war. The RAILROAD era has be-
gun and is quite sure 20 so on. slowly,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

nartridge. perdix Montana which Is
coromon in the mountains OF The Norses'
was shot near Stourbrtdse, England.
last month. IL is said that there IS no
record in England OF any previous oliu
~ his species ever being seen In that
country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12
THE GRAND OLD MAN.
PEIy4TE sEcRETARY or Lf-HoNe-
CHING TELLS nor M LTyLs.
The Gladstone Of China-Hels Now So'sl.F-
Four Year. osd bur lie Does she
Work of Three.

MONG the inte-
resting stran-
gers who have
recently visited
New York Is an
American gem
tlcmau, VINO
had not left
China since he
went there
more than a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

Wagner did not stop at takihls, Won
Rnlow's wife. He took all his children
as wen. and what is more. ne cared Ior
them as though they had been his own.
There is another characteristic letter i..e
Int written by Wagner and dealing
With this matter. Writing from Lucerne
NV Nv house is full Of children the chill
dro,, of INV wife: but besides there blooms
for me a splendid son, strong and oe3oii,
fnl whom / have dared 20 eau 7eisIIle y
Picbard Wagner. Now think "hat !
must feel when this happiness mas at .I l's.
fallen to my share; / am htty-seFe" Se'''
old ..., ,,,o.,,sr
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

Truly wonderful are the ways oi . i',s'
- 1e eri Among prosaic men shooting
irons would be flying over the a ,I'il'.,
nriatlon of one mans wife and children l....
10y t c,Sfe and family taken, smiles not
onIv philosophically but almost ID. D,eSS ~
his lost consort and her last i9 5,..I al. -
fact he did appear at their WEDDING anu
go them bis blessing .....1
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-25
In Artistic ciothe.

Pronounced rs Is the artistic develop
ment in wouen's clothing that has been
observed within the past few years it
bids fair to reach greater heights this
winter than II ever has done STYLE in
dividualized--c harmoniohs-mate
ial carefully selected from among scores
OF more conventional patternA Snch are
the component parts that 20 10 make up
the sum total Of what In known in these
modern times as good dressing
As for the style. II may be taken from.
quaint statuette of old Ih'esden--in
fact, these charming antique figures are
used oftener nowadays than anybody
suspects or II may be copied with re-
yised details from the graceful sweep Of
some rich old gown. OF which our fair
wearer has only caught u passing glimpse
IN some lannon's picture gallery at which
she has bs.en u visitor The portraits Of
Sir Joshua Reynolds furnish ample sug.
gestions for many costumes OF the pres
ent season. and other equally famous
artists are studied freely with the same
object
The age Is one Of simplicity in dress
save In the matter OF gar hitures. and
these are always left TO the fancy. means
or taste OF the wearer-1tf graceful
sweeps and curves. plain utlines. effect
i've combinations. in short. Of general
picturssqueness. which mu4t be seen to
be described. and yet which battles de-
scription because Of its extreme origin
ality, and because no two costumes are
alike. -Jenness Miller Quarterly
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-25

There In good deal Of money invested
In the storage business In this city. and its
extraordinary growth illustrates the no
madic life Of the New Yorker Great ware
houses have sprung up from year 20 year
In various parts OF the city. The more re.
cent ones are built like prisons, and are a.
absolutely nreproof ~ stone and brick and
iron can make such building They cost
considerable money. but the prices oh
tained for the storage Of household goods
make IL q good investment. Every spring
the New York householder Ii sure Of y
dozen cards from as many storage compa
nies. sent on the general supposition that
every householder il 10 pull up and 20
somewhere. The cost of putting your
household goods In one Of these vaults In
ten dollars van load going and coming,
and from twenty to fifty dollars a month
while there
In fact, the expense of storage of this
kind meets half way the pense OF making
n storage warehouse OF your existing es-
tablishment and hiring q guard to stand
over lt. IL may strike some people a.
funny that man can't leave town and
safely leave his bed and bedding outside OF
a burglar and freproof vault. but that IA
about the size OF II. The chief source Of
income TO the storage companies, however.
In that large class Of young married people
who alternate between housekeeping and
boarding once or twice year or oftener. =
New York Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-25
A Little Giri'. Kind Act.

A very pretty sight was witnessed on
Prairie avenue recently. An overloaded
horse had become balky and the cruel
driver had beaten it until the neighbor-
hood was reused to Indignation. Doro-
thy Layton, athirteen-year-old girl, step
ped out into the street and said. "I1l
start your poor horse for you" She
stroked his neck and brushed the snow
and mud from his eye and he tried, at
her gentle command, TO move the heavy
load, but failed TRY again. she coaxei,
and after great exertion succeeded ia
starting. The little maiden Is n member
OF the Juvonile Society for the Proven
ZION Of Cruelty to Animals. Chicago
Noman's News.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-25
Th. war >. sw..plan sslr,.

The movement in Vienna toward pro-
nibiting the wearing In the street Of
sweeping petticoats by women on the
part of the city authorities. looks like a
move IN the right direction. The un-
wnolesomeness Of the practice is so appssr
ent and the iaenace 10 health So evident
~ to arouse the health authorities In all
cities TO arrest every woman seen sweep
rng the streets with her skirts. but can
anything be more humiliating than to
contemplate the necessity Tor such action
against womenl
There are many women. doubtless
who do not realize the danger they iucur
NOT only for themselves but for others
In wiping mp on their clothing the dis
ease laden dust and dirt In the streets Of
towns. but there In not single woman
with cleanly instincts, or tidy lady by
otrth or training. but must shrink from
the thcught-- and revolt at the practice
of dragging her clothing In filth about
Der feet She knows II Ia not nice. She
knows also that Il b not pleasant 10 the
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-25
A C,abhou.e for wou.p.

The Decatur Qlls.l Womcn's clubhouse
is four story building. bnilt at cost
Of $4,000 by eighty-three members Of
the Women's club. who formed u stock
company under the laws OF the state.
This clubhouse will be nsed by the ten
auxiliary societies of the Decatur Wom-
ems club. an organization Of 100 mem
bers formed in 1887. The societies in
clude the literary, art, scientific, Shakes
pearean and philanthropic sections and
the industrial and Charitable union. the
Relief society. the Women's exchange,
the officers Of the Industrial School for
Dependent Girls, the Christian club and
other societies. The building is heated
by steam, lighted by gas and incandes-
cent light. and has an electric elevator
Chicago Woman's News.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-25


Maud Hood Is only tiny mite Of thir
teen. and therefore not capable of doing
anything on what the world would call
great sale. but nevertheless her name
merits n place IN the large Book uf
Golden Deeds- There are seven mother
less little ones In Mand's home i'm Lower
Sydenhain, all young Their father. a
working matchmaker has TO earn the
aousehoid bread and one brother helps
In the process by acting ~ green gro
GERS errand boy Another is an invalid
confined Ia the bed and the cares Of the
household and the oversight OF the
younger ones all fall upon Little Mother
Maud.
While she was attending to the invalid
Arthur. four years old, severely scalded
himself by upsetting n teapot at the
fireplace Maud and the elder brother
got hiia iuto bed and dressed tie wounds
with oil as best they could The green
grocer's customers We're waiting and
the errand lad had 10 go, leaving his
sister In sole charge She decided that
the burned child required better treat
ment than she could give. so she marched
on to the Home for Sick Children to hay
the case before them Yes, they would
take hin IN. but she must get a letter Of
admission Wheres They ga ve her the
names OF several subscribers OF sine
went to canvass. and was happily sue
cessful How TO get him to the homer
She borrowed "A perambulator carefully
placed the injured child upon the cush-
ions and wheeled u herself to the insti-
tuition where the invalid was AT once
admitted All this energy ami devotion
were OF no avail. for the burn were too
severe. Pail Mall Gazette.
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women Doctor. Need No, s,.r,,.


The increase OF women doctors In the
city has been very marked lately and sew
eral OF them are now admitted as stat
physicians ~ the hospitals and dispen-
saries. One great advantage that they
seem 70 have over their rivals OF the other
sex is that they can tack out their sign
and then &c ~ professional nurses until
business comes 70 them. The male doctor
often hns TO starve through a course Of n
year or two. and then he frequently fails TO
make enough 70 keep the pot boiling
Women doctors are generally proficient
nurses and they are trained by nature and
study TO care for the sick.
They can take a patient and prescribe
for him, and then watch by the bedside
until all is over. At the end double fees
are demanded-the regular doctors fees
for prescribing. and then the nurses sal
AIRY for watching and nursing the patient
according 10 the prescriptions made out by
herself There In no doubt but great adj
vantage h obtained In this way, and the
nurse and doctor are both held responsible
for any mistake Among babies and wom-
en- the female doctor has field, which abe
10 gradually making a speciality. New
York Times
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-25
An A,.rsc,,,. Dir, p. .....,.

A pretty. rosy checked girl. of barely
fifteen years. preached from the pulpit
OF the Central Gospel mission sun
day evening Her name ID Fannie Ed
wards. and she lives with her parents at
1910 Fifteenth street. II was the Sec
ond time she had appeared before the
public in this city. and large audience
greeted her Like all other preachers
little Miss Fannie selects her text, reads
a chapter from the Scriptures. and with
the most pleasing self posse ksion she con.
ducts the entire service, sermon and all.
The girl was converted Ut the Central
mission, Six mouths ago she began 10
feel that she had been called to preach
the gospel and save sinners Without
any preparation she started out evangel-
ixing in the mountains of western vir-
ginia and east Tennessee Great crowds
were attracted by the youthful girl
preacher, many people riding twenty or
thirty miles on horseback to hear her.
Recently she returned fro om the trip, on
which she was accompa MED by her
mother. Que week ago she preached at
the mission, and Evangelist Munnell WAS
80 well pleased that he ihvited her TO
preach again
The child stepped into the pulpit few
minutes before O'Clock and exhorted
for i,alf an hour. selecting rs her text
Luke xiv. 10 In appearah nee she is very
striking. having full. rou nd face. about
which her pretty golden hair hangs
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