Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
MEN AND WOMEN OF TITLE

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Though simple and unaffected
monarch, King Oscar OF Sweden Is the
sovereign who makes use Of his crown
most frequently.
The youngest member of the house
OF lords, the duke OF Roxburghe has
just attained his majority, and is now
qualified to take his seat.
The czar has been German admiral
for about a year. AS for Emperor
William, he now holds the rank of
admiral in the English, Swedish, Nor
wegian and Russian navies.
The Princess Louise is engaged in
outstretched wings, which is to be
placed over the altar in the Prince
Henry of Battenberg Memorial chapel.
While the king of Siam was in Eng
lana the London Times published a
letter from member of the Athenae-
UNI declaring that his name was not
Chulalongkom, but Kululangaram
The king of Greece, when conversing
with the members of his family. never
employs any but the English Ian
guage. He seldom speaks French. and
only uses Greek when compelled to Go
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The young earl of Shaftesbury, aid
to Lord Brassey, governor OF Victoria,
Australia, has appeared in comic
opera at Melbourne, making hit.
He had already won distinction on the
concert stage.
Kaiser Wilhelm is great collector
of autographs. and especially prizes
the signatures Of military commanders
of the end of the last and the begin
ming OF the present century, OF which
he has large collection.
The son OF the late Sir John Millais,
former president of the Royal acad-
envy. will treat English art circles to
a novelty in a biography OF his father,
to which all of Millais' models are to
contribute "reminiscences.
Sir Joseph Lister. the retiring pres
ident of the British Association for the
Advancement OF Science, has been a
leading advocate of the use of anti
septics in medicine. The familiar
antiseptic, listerine, was named after
him.
Inasmuch as the princess of Wales
has taken to the grass cure Of the late
Father Kneipp, II is expected that
British aristocrats will follow her ex-
ample, in which event the 400 OF New
York may be expected to do likewise.
Sir Lewis Morris is to make lee
turing tour in this country, beginning
early in November. Sir Lewis is said
to be charming speaker. with fine
presence and delightful voice He
is among the most popular Of contem-
porary British poets.
While President Faure OF France
was In st. Petersburg, Prince Louis
Napoleon, colonel Of regiment Of
lancers. was given leave Of absence so
that he would not be compelled to wit
ness honor paid to the president OF a
country over which he believes he
should by right rule.
buying n small estate in Holstein, and
has fixed her affections on Schloss
Grunholtz. the home Of her favorite
sister, the Duchess Frederick OF
Sohleswig Holstein Sonderburg
Gluckburg.
It is reported in the London clubs
that Queen Victoria has been making
inquiries respecting temperature and
climate on the southwest coast OF Eng
land with the intention OF finding
district suitable for a winter residence
and avoiding the annual journey to the
Riviera.
Some time this month Lady Haber-
ton will preside at Oxford. England,
over a congress OF women composing
the Society on Behalf OF Rational
Dress. BY way Of showing that they
are fully in sympathy with the move
II emit, all the delegates are required
to wear boomers.
The Rothchilds have made II rule
to intermarry, and have defied the
doctrine OF the scientists, who have
forbidden the marriage OF relations on
the ground that ii debilitates a race.
A Rothschild always looks among his
CO usins for a wife; uncles have mar
ried nieces, nephews have married
aunts.
The emperor Of Austria recently sur
prised the workmen who are employed
in the flooded district near Vienna by
making tour OF inspection at 8
O'Clock in the morning He asked the
superintendent to present the various
foremen to him His imperial majesty
has in his private library a collection
Of 10000 portraits in something like
800 albums.
General Marcelo De Azcarraga, the
new Spanish premier and minister OF
war. is probably the most popular man
in Spain In whose public service he
has spent forty years Of his life. He
Is a native Of Manila In the Philip
pine islands, whore he was born in