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le Kaulla and resorted to spying for a

living. : Z
She managed to make the acquaint-
ance OF the minister Of war by asking
IN audience Of him, for the purpose
OF securing his intervention with her
former husband, whose signature she
pretended to require for some purpose
or other. The minister became COM
pletely subjugated by her charms, and
soon got to be a frequent visitor to
her house. The latter was situated
within a stones throw Of the Elysee,
and on the days when the cabinet coun-
ellis We're held at the presidential pal
ace, the susceptible old general would
regularly stroll across, after the meet
ing was over, to her residence to share
her MONDAY beakfast.
How the Baroness Worked Him.
On these occasions the baroness and
the general always remained pretty
long at table the cuisine was as excel
lent as the wines were generOus-and
during that time couple of Prussian
officers belonging to the Headquarters
Staff at Berlin, and who were attached
to Nine. de Kulla's household in the
guise Of footmen, were in the habit Of
carefully perusing the contents Of the
generals ministerial portfolio, with al
most criminal insouciance, he would
invariably leave In the salon during the
repast. Stenographic notes were rap
idly made Of the documents contained
IN the portfolio, and that same after
noon the German authorities at Berlin
We're In possession Of q detailed report
of everything that had taken place at
the cabinet council held at the Elysee
under the presidency OF Marshal Mac
Mahon, just three or four hours pre-
ViOusly ls.-s -a
OF course. q moment arrived when
oil this became known, and it resulted
In the generals removal from the Of
flee Of war minister and his retirement
from the army with cloud of such
heavy popular opprobrium hanging
over his head that it was not long be-
fore he succumbed to malady which,
T If it cannot be called broken heart,
was certainly broken spirit. ..
There was very little excuse for Cen
eral de Cissy, since he should have
known who the woman was, as only
couple Of years previously she had
been literally driven out Of London by
more reputable female diplomatist,
Nine de Novikoff. The latter, on ar
irving In London after a stay in Rus
STA, found Nine. de Kaulla enjoying 4
considerable amount of social prestige
and currency. She had a beautiful
house in Queens Gate, Hyde Park,
and was a welcome guest at all the
diplomatic and official salons Of the
British metropolis, the brilliancy Of her
conversation, her beauty and her per-
feet taste in dress rendering her par
ticularly conspicuous.
Nine. de Norvikon at once Informed
her friends Of the antecedents Of the
lady, as well as Of the fact that she
had been expelled by the Russian po-
lice from st. Petersburg as German
spy, and also as blackmailer.
Lord Granville was made acquainted
with this during reception at the For
eign Office, at which not only the Bar
cness, but also the entire royal family
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De Pa1va Blows Out His Brains.
save the queen were present. Although
the most courteous and slave Of men,
he determined upon immediate action,
and excusing himself to the Princess
Of Wales, he walked up to the spot
where the baroness stood, as usual sur
rounded by a crowd of admirers, and
offered her his arm, as If to lead her
around the salon. He then conducted
her down stairs himself, ordered her
carriage and waited with her until it
came to the door. ~-
Nine. de Kaulla's expostulations
were less violent than might have been
expected under the circumstances. For,
having seen her enemy, Nine de Novi-
kof, in conversation with Lord Gran
vile just moment before, she must
have known without any explanation
on his part the reasons that led him to
practically eXpel her from his entertain
ment.
Wrecked an Ambassador
Another baroness Of the same kind,
who has achieved similar, though not
altogether as great notoriety, is the So
called Baroness de Kurth, who almost
succeeded in wrecking the career Of the
Marquis de Reversaux, now French
ambassador at Madrid, but formerly
minister at Cairo. She spent two win
tiers In the Egyptian capital, and her
association with the marquis was the
talk Of that scandal-lovin place. She
enjoyed the reputation Of Influencing
the policy Of the French envoy in be-
half Of the German government, and is
generally believed to have been one Of
nh
d. etat Of the Khedive in connection,
with the dismissal from the premier
ship OF Mustapha Fermi Pacha, and
which constituted such defeat for
Frances diplomacy. On her return to
Paris she established herself in luxur-
ious apartments in the Rue de la Ire
noble, where her salon was quite as
much frequented by newspaper men,
diplomats and members Of the French
foreign office and government as that
Of the celebrated MarQuise de Palva
previous to the war.
And yet the lesson taught by the lat
ter should have had the effect OF arous-
ing them to observe more discretion.
Mime de Paiva was the daughter Of a
Moscow cObbler named Lachmann,
who after making his way to Paris
and figuring for a time on the police
registers az q member Of the demi-
monde, finally succeeded in obtaining
along with wealth a certain amount Of
prestige. More especially after she had
induced an unfortunate Portuguese no.
#bleman Of ancient name, but. of impov-
erished purse. the Marquis de Paiva,
to marry her,
Hc Bless HIS Hrai,nm Out.
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Italian Marquise.
secrets concerning the manufacture
of the smokeless powder in use by the
French army, the mechanism Of the
new rife and Of the improved ordnance;
but also of having betrayed the entire
project Of mobilization of the French
army In the event Of declaration Of
war. This document is of most vol
luminous character and arranges for the
assignment Of the various regiments,
brigades and divisions to their respec-
tive posts, for the provisioning of the
troops, for the means Of conveyance of
the latter, even going so far as to state
the hours at which the various railroad
trains conveying the forces and the
war material are to start and to arrive
at their destination.
Nor was this all. For he Is alleged
to have disclosed to the Italian war
officer the names of the French officers
and agents who have hitherto been Sc
cretly employed in procuring informa-
ton Of confidential and military
character in Germany, Austria and in
the dominions Of King Humbert, the
result being that almost every one Of
them has been arrested and is likely
to undergo a prolonged term of impris-
onment imposed by the governments
Of the countries in which they were en-
gagged in spying at the time Of their
arrest. ...-.,|.. a., ..s-
If all this is true, there seems no ex-
cuse for Captain Dreyfus; unless the
rumors be true, according to which he
was an unfortunate but inveterate
gambler, for his father is one Of the
wealthiest cotton spinners Of Alsace,
while his wife is the daughter of the
richest jeweler Of the Rue de Ia Paix,
Paris. The feeling against him is one
OF intense bitterness, especially in the
army, and there is a unanimous de-
mand in military as well as in civilian
circles for the infection Of the death
penalty upon him. Nor is the govern
ment likely to offer any very strong
opposition to this sentiment, for the
trouble and expense to which it has
been put by the black treachery of
Captain Dreyfus is altogether incon-
ceivable, the plans and projects of
years having now to be changed and
modified in their entirety.
The Woman In the Case
As usual, there is a woman in the
case. There always is in such instances
AS these-a lady who plays the role Of
Delilah to that of Samson filled by the
weak and treacherous officer. In Cap
tain Dreyfus's case it seems to have
been a beautiful and captivating Ital-
ian Marquise, now beyond the reach of
the French police. She got the captain
completely infatuated by her charms,
and after having wheedled secret of
minor Importance out of him terrorized
him to such an extent by her threats
Of exposing his indiscreton to his SUI
periors that she was able to obtain
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Her magnificent house on the kondo
Point OF the Champs Elysees has just
been converted into q restaurant, but
during the latter days of the empire,
the Hotel de Paiva" was thronged
with all the leading men Of the day,
who We're wont to discuss even affairs
of state in her presence. 1t was only
after the war broke out that they dis
covered that she was in the pay Of Bis
marck and that every thing that she
heard was reported at Berlin, the infor-
nation thus secured proving most val
liable in 1870.
After the war she married the
wealthiest of all German MOBILES Count
Henckel-Donnersmarck, and having
gratitied her spite against the Empress
Eugene by buying most Of her jewels.
withdrew to Germany, where she with
drew Few years afterWard.
Others whose names deserve to be
mentioned in this category are the Ital-
Ian Duchess OF Litta and the Comtesse
de Castiglione, both celebrated for their
beauty, and who played so prominent q
role at the court Of Tuilleries during
the reign Of Napoleon III. as to cause
much misery to Empress Eugene. The
latter may be said to have obtained her
revenge on one Of them; for she took
advantage of the power conferred upon
her as regent after the departure Of
Napoleon for the seat of war in 1870,
to imprison the beautiful Duchess Of
L1tta at Vincennes on the eu-fOunde6
charge OF being German spy, and
there the duchess remained until the
battle OF Sedan had been fought and
the empress forced to fly from Paris.
There are many well-known Europeon
statesmen now living who attribute to
the intrigues Of these two ladies the Sc
cret cause Of the inexplicable Franco
German war, which led to the over
throw of the Napoleonic Empire and
the consequent withdrawal Of the
French army Of occupation from Rome
The KEPT of the last French soldier had
no sooner vanished from the Eternal
City than Victor Emmanuel, with his
besieging army made his appearance
before the gates Of Rome and took for
chile possession of the capital
A Fair Russian Intrieuante.
Another petticoated diplomatist is the
Russian princess who acts as lady in
waiting to the mother of the Khedive
OF Egypt. Her record is such as to,
render 1t preferable for her government
to utilize her services, not in Europe but
on the banks Of the Nile, where so.
many damaged regulations have found
a home. Through her the imperial
chance1lerie at st. Petersburg obtains
an early report of every fresh state Sc
cret which the English government
finds 1t necessary to communicate to
the Khedive
It would be scarcely fair to include
In this list such eminently respectable
and respected ladies as Princess Lise-
Troubetskoi and Nine. de Novikoff.
Yet they too, form part Of that high
ly-paid corps of female diplomatic
agents who are remunerated out of the
secret service fund at the disposal of
every continental government. It is a
corps which owing to the persuasive
powers intuition and the talent for
intrigue of it's members, is Of infinite
~ greater value to the governments
employing them than the regular staff
OF ambassadors, ENJOYS and attaches.
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n1ush and Milk su rprlse PARTIES.

Mush and milk surprise parties are
popular in some eastern localities.
Those who make the party swoop
down upon the subject of the surprise
with box of corn meal and jug OF
molasses. The mush is set to boil, the
molasses is turned into taffy and
abundantly pulled, cakes are baked,
apples pared, and the mush is eaten
along with fresh milk and rich cream.
The mush and milk surprise furnishes
maximum Of fun for minimum Of
expenditure.
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THE LYING CURE.
A Man Who Has Spent q Fortune Fo
Remedies.

Man Who Has Spent Fortune Foi
Remedies.
Did you ever hear of man paying
thousands of dollars to have himself
cured Of the habit Of lying aud exag-
gerationP You will probably reply
that you know a great many men who
ought to be cured, but it is scarcely
probable that you could cite q case
where the liar or exaggerator real
lied his own weakness, and was max.
ing sincere efforts at a great pecuniary
sacrifice to be rid of his popularity.
Drs. Dolger and McMurray, Of Chi
cago arrived in New York recently for
the purpose of consulting several emil
nent physicians on the strange mental
condition of the patient whose cure
they undertook about three months
ago. Thus far they have made very
little progress.
''The gentleman in whom we are
deeply Interested" said DR.. McMur-
ray, sis wealthy business man of St.
Louis. He is a man of temperate
habits, does not use tobacco in any
form and is not addicted to opium or
any other drug. That he is mentally
sound is evidenced by the fact that he
has by his own exertions built up
big business, and is now worth per-
haps 100000. He is As years of age
and acknowledges that he has had a
passion for lying ever since he can
remember. Without any apparent
motive he has frequently grieved and
shocked his family by telling of the
death of some dear friend or re lative
when no such death took place. Time
and time again he has magnifed
street fight between two brawlers into
riot of serious proportions. Threat
ened collisions between vehicles he
has related as having taken place with
fatal results, and in any and every
way where a lie or an exaggeration
can be substituted for the truth he
will do it.
"Singularly enough this habit does
not enter into his business relations.
His word is as good as his bond, and
he never deceives an associate or a
customer in the most trihing detail.
AAA oAAo tributary dud1iS u Lie OUTSIDE
OF business he finds it impossible to
speak the exact truth, and no one
knows his weakness better than him
self. He says he is impelled by some
terrible power to distort the facts
whenever he attempts to tell of any
incident or experience, and he cannot
resist. The man has no delusions or
Authorizations, such as you would find
in an insane man. On the contrary.
he is severely practical, and regards
his own case as an unfortunate and
unexplainable affection. We consider
1t an extremely interesting one from
an anthropological stand point, and we
shall take great pleasure in T..
"Well, by Jove," Interrupted DR..
Dolger, who had been looking at some
papers in his wallet. "Here is IS
check for SIS, and he told me before
we left Chicago that it was for $780,"
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7 MUST HAVE A CHANGE
closed the doors quite tightly; he
smiled little and turned to his wife.
A whim," he explained, "a mere
whim. This coffee - these eggs
they are d eliciousv'
She smiled. II am glad you are
comfortable. have tried so for that"
Presently he spoke again.
s.Yes; comforta BILE. But not happv.
The fact is" he reached out his
right hand and took her left up ten
derby and pressed the dawn-hued
fingers to his lips. 81 fear that am
-tiring:'' -:
he watched her, not very appre-
hensively. He knew her very we'll;
he was as sure of her as any man ever
can be of creature of the other sex.
Her eyes smiled trifle and her
lips seemed to resist, with an effort,
the desire to curl laughwise. sAh,"
she said, firing? OF me, suppose?"
Exactly. am quite sorry. We
have been marvelously comfort table.
We have rarely quarreled. Our
ideas and ways have" gone together
beautifully. We have been almost
ideally suited. Unfortunately,
have very volatile temperament; I
must have change. In you I have
sounded all the changes there are; l
don't think there are any left, at
least. That is the pity; there is
K nothing leftl I have found out all
$about you; my curiosity is dead. And
\ curiosity is such large part of love!
It was very pleasant task the still
ling OF my curiosity about you; but
the silence is, HIM, slightly depress-
ing. My ideals you have realized
/ them all! That is another pity. If
you will take q piece of advice:- al
ways leave man with some unreal
{ lied ideas! He is happier 50, with
|, that yearning in him. 70 feel that
one still has something to yearn for
Is one Of the pleasantest of pangs.
\ Dear me, how delightful it has been!
You see, / put it in the past. For I
am very much in need of change.
sjBut am Unfortunately sorry. Quite
H singularly -sorry I do not remem-
y her ever having been so sorry before. 2
She reached for another lump Of
}gar and poised it for a moment
pove her teacup.
s Il ~ & = :
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OF all the cases of treachery that
have taken place in the French army
since the war Of 1870 there has been
none Of a more aggravated, fragrant
and altogether inexcusable character
than that charged against Captain Al
fred Deryfus, Of the Headquarters
Staff, who has hitherto occupied a
confidential position in the intelligence
bureau OF the war department.
He stands accused Of having avail
ed himself Of his position to communl-
cate to the italian government and
through 1t to the German and Austrian
governments, not only all sorts Of
plans drawings and specifications, the
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&s} wlSpS. AS maCCer OF TACT IL
.y.e-s the blue that was hurting his
Dyes; to his dream-laced fancy it
seemed that the flashing diamonds
we're curious letters-types that
PEELED out curious runes.
presently he arose with q smile on
his lace and went indoors. It was
sm delightfully."- simple cottage
thu had been chosen for the summer
an there we're so few rooms in it
tlla5 only three of them, his wife,
Contentment and himself were har-
bored there. So when he passed on
to the vine-clad veranda his wife
heard him and came and sat beside
him. Looking up through the frs
that glistened silvern on their under
shadows and glowed with the green
that is the green of an angry sea, she
saw the sky of blue. .
slow deep, how silent that sky isl"
she said softly, laying her hand gently
on her husbands arm.
he said slowly, and so sweetly
that the contradiction took on
greater charm than an approval, mo,
1t is not silent-always. just now-I
was adream in the hammock-it told
me story that was-very astonish-
Ing" He repeated the words gravely.
Every astonishing! That sky so old
rs that one should be so very modern
In its ideas-is very astonishing. For
this was a most modern recital that
heard. And yet-why do call that
sky old?-is it not born anew every
day? How delightful to have that
happen to one! How complete one
could enjoy to-day if there was the
perfect consciousness that there
would be no tomorrow! And how
the obliteration of yesterday would
sweetcn. to-day! If I were scientist
would invent an elixir that-what?
the story that the sky told me? Oh,
very we'll"
He came down stairs humming an
air from THE Mounte banks.'
His wife was waiting for him. He
gave her kiss; they passed into the
breakfast room together.
"This morning." he said to the
maid as he sat down, you need not
wait. We. shall help ourselves" He
! watched her pass out, Struggling her
shoulders little; he saw that she
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husband holding the door open for

And SO, presently, they were unmar-
ried, and lived happily ever after.
"Oh, but don't like that story, at
all" said his wife, when he had fin
ished; sit is all so like q sheer. It is
cruel-as cruel as the nineteenth CEN
fury. Why have your stories oil
been SO sad of late? What has hap
pened? If you do not tell me happy
story soon, or at least one that is not
bitter-I shall not listen,n
He sighed and was sile mt
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An Awful FIX.

Mrs. Newed-I am in an awful fix.
mamma. Mrs. Eaglebeak What is
the matter, dearP Mrs. Newed-I
went through Georges pockets last
night to hunt for change, as you adj
vised me to, and I found some letters
I gave him to post last week; and
now daren't scold about the letters
for fear he'll scold about going through
his pockets. Puck. III
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A Curt REFUSAL.

Theatrical Manag erI regret. gentle
men, that ( cannot put your produc,
lions on the stage.
First Author Why not, pray?
Manager-Your play, you see, Is Sc
awfully simple.
Second Author-And mine?
Managers simply awful Tile
gende Batter.
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General De Classy and the Austrian.
from him all the subsequent informa-
ton that she required.
This marquise seems to have played
the same role as that Of the infamous
Baroness de Kaulla during the presi.
dency Of Marshal MacMahon. In that
instance the dupe was not mere cap
tain Of the staff, but the minister of
war himself, General de Cissy. Baron
ess de Kaulla, a very beautiful woman,
was the daughter Of an Austrian gov
eminent official, and had married the
French General Jung, the Well-known
military historian, and until recently
the governor Of the port Of Dunkirk.
Her morals were SO disgraceful that
the couple soon separated. and the
lady, being left to her own devices, re-
stunned her maiden name Of Baroness
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Properly Corractafl.

New Maid Did you ring for me?
Miss Footlites That's what.
New Maid Beg pardon, but do you
not mean that's whomP,'
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DIPLOMATIC SPIES.
DELILAHs WHO WORM STATE eE-
CRETS ABROAD.

Captain Dreyfus's SLY Marqu1se, How
General De Classy Was Ruined
Demi-Monde, Too serve Europe's
Courts.
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I1AE DRE
1 OFAN
AGGRk| Il: ES1Ms "a

. had been lying
in a hammock,
under a Sky that
hung over the
g ar d en- like a
blue dome. His
eyes had looked
into the farthest
recesses of that
sky until into the
azure there had
come myriads of
diamond points
that flashed and
fled like will %
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-02
SHE WAS A WONDER.
Catharine Scott Was IO3 Years Old. Yet
Had Not a GRAY Hair

In the death of Catharlne Scott which
occurred recently Brooklyn lost its oldest
lnhabitant. Her descendants which in.
clude IL grandchildren and 80 great grand
children, are confident that she was at
least lO3 years old, She was born In
County Cavan, Ireland Soon after her
marriage, which did not take place until
she was 20 years old, she came TO this
country and settled in Brooklyn
She had three daughters and one son. all
of whom she survived She retained all
her faculties until few hours before her
death. She was of dark complexion, me-
dunn height and of slight build. weighing
only 80 pounds. She had not single gray
hair in her head. and her memory was So
perfect that she could clearly recall Incl.
dents which occurred over half a century
ago.
Her death resulted from a shock follow.
ing fall She was an early riser all her
life and occasionally INDUCED in a whisky
punch or glass Of ale DR. Ford, the at.
tendant physician, said that the old WON.
ans lungs were almost perfect New
York Sun