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THE LADY
 OF FRANCE
She is Growing Old Gracefully and May Live to See the
 Empire Restored

The cables from France announce a most extraordinary scene in the Paris the aters.
 The word Empire" was mentioned upon the stage and the audience rose to it's feet with a bound yelling and clapping hands. When the ex-Empress Eugenie heard of it she exclaimed:
 "Oh, my soni"
 The lady of France as she has been called before her dimmed eyes a picture of what might have been. ? Scotch nobility, the fame and fortunes or misfortunes of the Stuarts, the roman tic ancestry of an exiled family gaining honors and position in Spain; the rush to the dizzy heights of the first throne of continental Europe; a period of dazzling prosperity and influence, and then disaster, flight and exile, bereaved of husband and son, as well as of all claims to position; these in brief are the life facts of the Elm press Eugenie.
 Were ever the vicissitudes of fortune more exemplified than in the story of the ex-Empress Eugene, wife of Napoleon III. and mother of the hapless scion of the Napoleons who lost his life at the hands of an African savage?
 In the blood of the ex-empress were min gled those of the Scotch and Spanish races. She was the daughter of Donna Maria Countess Dowager of Montijos. Eugenie's Malaga, and her mothers marriage to the
 
 ish army, connected her with the house of the Duke De Foyas, representative of the ancient admirals of Castle and those of highest ranks including the descendants of the kings of Aragon. From Spanish standpoint, therefore, her origin was of the highest.
 On the death of the Count De Montijo, Eugenie's mother was left with a fortune adequate to the maintenance of her high position, and her eldest daughter married to Duke of Ava and Berwick. This noble was the lineal descendant of the Duke of Berwick, natural son of James II. of Eng land by Miss Churchill, sister of the first Duke of Marlborough.
 For Eugenie, however, a still higher des- tiny was reserved. In 1851 the Countess of Teba, as she was called, accompanied her mother on, heightened visit to Paris, where the entertainments of the Countess De MohtiJo were of the highest character, made possible by her great wealth, and the beauty of Eugenie no less than her mental gifts added greatly to the. attractiveness of the Montijo salon.
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Europe. The Duchess d'Alencon was form erly the beautiful Sophia of Bavaria, and in 1867 her cousin, the mad King Louis, fell in love with her. His was a life full of ex- cesses, but he reached his highest note of rapture in his love for this beautiful girl. A marble bust of her was enshrined in his palace and each day he surrounded it with banks of the rarest exotics. He had thous- ands of pictures of her printed, beneath which were engraved the words, Sophia, Queen of Bavaria" These were to be dis tributed1 throughout the kingdom on the day of their wedding. Suddenly there was a revulsion in the fantastic mind of the al- ready half mad monarch.
 The first inkling of the arrangement was when the heavy marble bust came crushing through a window of the palace, nearly killing sentry who was on duty in the courtyard. In the palace all was in an up- roar for Louis, half clad and with hair tousled, was rushing from one apartment to another urging his attendants to use more speed in the destruction of the precious pictures of the princess. Barfus. the artist, was called out of bed to destroy
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....sOME BR0KEN=HEARTED QUEENs... ,.
consoed Themsevessom
 Others Have Mended Their Hearts.

inconsistency of royal hearts. Many years ago Princess Helene of Bavaria was affi- anced to Francis Joseph of Austria She was sincerely fond of her lover and was educated with the distinct view of becoming empress of Austria. There was no reason why the young man should not have kept his promise, save the one to him all impor- tant reason Just as tho long standing en- gagement was about to be consummated, Francis Joseph met his fianee's younger sis ter. Elizabeth with whom he immediately fell violently in love Princes Helene was forgotten and was left to nurse an almost broken heart, while the younger and more beautiful sister who was recently murdered by the Anarchist Lucchini, assumed her po- sition at the head of the house of Austria.
 The story of the sad fate of the Duchess dAlencon, who met terrible death in the Paris charity bazaar fire, ended romance that at one time was the sensation of all
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Larisch, and the young girl exercised an in- huence over him that might have prevent ed his mental collapse if he had been per mitted to keep his promise to her and make her his wife The requirements of king craft were too strong, however, and she was cast aside. Her name was never again mentioned by Otto and it was imagined that he had forgotten her until after his death when 1t was found that through all the vagaries of his befudded brain the playing at stork, the washing of his dogs In a mixture of beer and champagne and the festooning of his button holes with sar- dimes he had carefully treasured and car ried in his pocket little box containing a few faded flowers and withered berries that she had given him. His love for this wo- man had cost him his reason and his throne.
 The love stories of the Battenberg family add another interesting chapter to the royal romances of Europe. In 1S40 Prince AleXan- der was the hero of the day in St. Peters, burg, where he had gone to visit his sister who was married to the heir apparent to the throne of Russia. Everywhere he was courted and admired, and the Emperor Nicholas planned marriage for him with the proud daughter of dynasty closely re- lated to his own. Love would have it's way however, and the proud beauty who had been selected by the emperor was tilted in order that he might marry one of the ladies in waiting to his sister, Countess Haucke, who was the granddaughter of hotel waiter.
 From father to son this ability to feel affection for a woman of humble birth de- scnded, for the story of the romantic mar riage of the last Prince Alexander of Bat tenberg to the lovely opera singer, Marie Isesinger, is of too recent occurrance to have been forgotten. Prince Alexander was engaged to be married to the Princess Vic toria, sister of the present German emper- or It was thought that the couple we're extremely fond of each other but even the prospect of becoming brother-in-law to the cratic William could not hold the affec- tions of the Battenherg prince, who desef'tA ed and snubbed Princess Victoria in order that he might marry a descendant of the Tyrolese peasantry, the daughter of Pres- burg boarding house keeper who had5 at tracted his attention by the marvellous melodies that were carrying Paris and Ber- lin by storm.
 Princess Mary. the cousin of Queen Vic toria who is sincerely mourned in England as the late Duchess of Teck. was once iilfe ed by the Prince of Orange. At the time Of the engagement the prince was most desifA able as a husband. but as the time for the marriage approached he became involvfd in series of scandals in Paris that placed him in most unsavory light. Not haVing the courage to face the exacting queen and
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the emperor. Immediately after the revo- lution of Paris on the 4th of September she
 hurriedly left the Tuilleries and escaped from France, thanks to the exertions of the late Dr. Evans. the famous American dentist, who had been an intimate friend of the imperial family since the inauguration of the empire.
 She landed in England September g, 1870, and shortly after proceeded to join the prince imperial at Hastings. Camden house, Chiselhurst, was subsequently, se- lected as residence for the imperial exiles' In October, 1871, the empress went to Spain to visit her mother. The emperor died at Chiselhurst January g, 1873. At the begin ming of the year 1881 the empress removed from Camden House to the Farnborough estate in Hampshire, close to the borders of the County of Surrey The estate was pur- chased for $250 .0O0 and consists of about 257 acres with a picturesque mansion. ab
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Lovers who have been ruthlessly tilted will admit that the throwing over" process is not an agreeable one to the person "thrown over," but those who have suffered this indignity, may find consolation in the fact that "jilting' has played most i'm portant part in the romantic history of Europe. It is difficult for ordinary be- ings'' to look upon royalty as mere men and women. playing their own little, if para doxically, exalted parts in life's tragedies and comedies, but the fact remains that royal personages are often very, very hu- man. and that princesses and princes of the blood have been tilted in just as cruel fash ion as if they had been the Misses Jones or the MT. Smiths of our prosaic every day life.
 Perhaps the most serious of all the mod
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quette, in visits to the various rolay imam sions de plaisance' varied by an extended progress through France in company with her husband; by an annual sojourn for the benefit of her health at Biarritz in the Pyrenees the favorite summer resort of her family in the days of her girlhood; by a journey to England and Scotland in the autumn f166l. and in 1884 to some. German baths. The empress was a devoted sup porter of the claims of the holy see, and to her influence much of the policy of the em- peror toward Italy has been attributed.
 At the announcement of the war between France and Germany, she was appointed
 regent <tSov. 27. 1s7o.) during the absence of
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
TOR7UR|NG DISFIGURING JUNIORS
ITCHING BURNING AND SCALY ERUPTlONS OF THE SKIN AND SCALP WITH
 LOSS OF HAIR.

The agonng itching and burning the skn as in Eczema the figh scaling psoriasis the loss of hair and crusng of the scalp, scaled head the facial dgurement pmpe and ngworm awful suffering infants and the anxiety parents milk crust letter. and salt heum all demand remedy almost superhuman virtues successfully cope with hem That Cucua remedies such stands proven beyond all doubt No state made regarding them that not justified by the strongest evil dence The purity and sweetness the power afford immediate relief the certainty of speedy and the absolute safety and have made them the standard skin and hu remedies of the civilized world.
 Those who have suffered long and hee and who have lost faith doctors and medicines may make trial of these great curayes with the gratifying The treatment simple direct agreeable and economical and adapted the youngest infant well adults of every BaAs He a0eod a wa Hof WaAr aaa Catu,u Soap cleanse As Hace 0f S and as and sefen He
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SOPHIA OF BULGARIA.

the plate. and then, half crazed, the king, without completing his toilet, fled to his castle on the starenberg Lake. After the death of the king it was stated that his jilting of Princess Sophia was due to his belief that a strong attachment existed be- tween the beautiful girl and EdgaS Hauf- staensl, the son of the Munich artiSt So- phia married the Duke dAlencen, but her affection for him was never strong, and on learning of King Louis. suieide. in issos ehs became insane and for several yearu was an inmate of an asylum. ~-i.g,- ,-. q.
 An almost parallel rornencs helped to wreck the mind of mad King Otto of BaA yaria. He loved the beautiful countesD
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Italy.
 If Helene had suffered the indignity of being tilted her husband has had many times the doubtful pleasure of doing the Altinx. The record of his love affairs makes an interesting illustration of the in- liability of royal affection, for Umbertos ion Eas engaged to several of the eligible Rvangs women of Europe, including the Aaughter of eaxe-Coburg Gotha and the &orS 6omestie Princess Maud of Wales. be- &ofS hes met tho desirable young woman whS may -ons day become the queen of Vtl<$S ss,.--,ssss-E.. a.-se sx..,s ssa saz-
 Tte royu1 houss of Bavaria hes had more tha4 its share of these illust cations of the
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Different

From the Chicago Record. aJ ..sss4 .'Coppage. you always come in whsn-rm buny." .g ..s..,..is,., is., sS ;,' ., s;> 7. ''No. you always get busy whea yoA. sss mo come tn."
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
Why He Is Popular

From the Yonkers Statesman.
 Bili-why do you call your friend pop ular song writerf
 JiIl-Because he never sings his own songs. 4
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-01
The Ant. 1nteIiis.nce.

German physiology is. attacking the
intelligence of the ant. Professor Bethe
of Strassburg thinks ne has found a
purely materialistic reason for their
recognizing each other. He cleansed
ants taken from one hill in a solution
of alcohol dipped them in decoction
made of ants from another hill and
placed them in the strange hill They
were not attacked as strangers, even
when of different color and conforma-
tion. On the other hand. ants treated
in this manner when put back in their
own hills We're not recognized by their
tribe, but at once attacked and killed.
Professor Bethe infers from this that
ants must give out some liquid whose
odor guides them and that each colony
must have its own peculiar smell He
goes further and assumes that the odor
emitted is different in going from and
returning to the nest. His test was TO
cut out a section in an ant path and TO
swing it half round circle till the ends
Joined the path again directly opposite
their former position. When the ants
came to the break. they We're complete-
ly bewildered. but as soon as the sec
tion was swung back into its original
position found their way again without
trou BILE
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-01
London. Year of Princes.

The allusion by Archbishop Temple
to 1916 as year when ''sovereigns
We're coming one after another to Eng
land as a quiet sort of place where they
would not be assassinated /" and when
one London hotel proprietor said "he
was quite full mp with kings and royal
dukes, but that he had one small back
bedroom, and as the pope was bacher
lor he might come and occupy it, - re-
calls an occasion eight years earlier,
when for a wholly different reason a
similar influx of distinguished foreign
ers took place. The attraction in 1888
was, of course, the queens coronation
Writing to his sister on the eve of this
event, Disraeh said;
London teens with foreigners.
There are full 200 ION dit) of distinc-
ton attached to the different embassies
and lodged in every possible hotel from
Mivart to Sabloviere. Lord F. Egerton
told me this morning that he had just
been paving visit to brace of Italian
princes in the last named crib on third
floor, and never in the dirtiest locanda
of the Levant. Smyrna or Alexandria
had he visited more filthy place But
they seemed to enjoy it. and are visible
every night, with their brilliant uni
forms and sparkling stars. as if their
carriage at break of dawn were not
changed into pumpkin. Birming-
ham Post
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-01
An Empire Of snxrge..

There now remain only one people
and one little valley south of the equator
whose sovereignty has not been claimed
by some European power. 1t is the val
ley of Barotse 80 or so miles wide
north of Lialui, in South Africa.
And the only reason why the Marotse
who inhabit it, have preserved their in
dependence is that England and Portu-
gal both claim it. and Therefore the
work of civilization is at standstin.
1t may not be so easy to conquer the
Marotse when the time comes, for they
are a tall, well set up race. albeit very
black in skin. In manners they are
courteous and in bearing dignified.
Every full blooded Marotse is by birth
a chief and takes his place in the aris-
tocracy of the empire
The bare fact that he is Marotse in
sures the respect of the subservient
tribes. aud as he grows to manhood a
sense of superiority usually implants in
the native the dignity of self respect
London Letter
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-01
PURELY PERSONAL

Dave Houston, of Canon, was
passenger on No. 2 this morning
enroute to Denver.
Mrs. A. G. Ridgway and
daughter, of Florence, were guests
of Mrs, w. n. Dozier Sunday
Canon City Clipper.
- Vernon Simon was called
down from Canon this morning by
a telephone message advising him
of sickness in his family.
w, B. Kemp. of st. Louis, and
formerly with the Union Pacific,
has accepted the position of clerk
in the F. & G. c. storekeeper's of
fee.
Frank Wilcox of Columbus,
No, cousin of Engineer Hiram
Phillips, is stopping in Florence
for a time for the benefit of his
health.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS
AT THE FREMONT.

j. M. Hanks, city; w. G. Ell
dred, Cripple Greek: Thos. E
Young, w. B. Pollok, w. M
Schroeder, Chicago; d. Q. Comp
ton, Cleveland, O.; A. H. Bridg
man, E. E. Harvey, W. H. Green
leaf, III. w. Lang, n. Moulton
Waldridge, W. o. Manson, Henr,
Hutton, Denver; Phi. E. Calvin
Hamilton, o.; E, L, White, Vic
tor; f. Fl. Lee, Detroit; Jos. Pol
lock, Drenbo, Can.
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Til. Naples. Editor.

Once upon time an editor fell into
a pit, and one of his would be contrib
utors came along and offered to help
him out.
81 win accept your assistance. said
the editor.
Thank goodness said the contrib
utor. Il have at last found something
you are willing 20 accept
'.Hold onl' shrieked- the. editor
"Will You try to sell me that joke
when | get out?'
Yes. said the-contributor
Then leave me to my fate. Lon
don Standard.
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F. & c. c. improvements.

The immense business done by
the Florence & Cripple Creek road
during the past year has made it
possible for the company to make
many Improvements on the line.
A large amount of money has
just been expended for rolling
stock. Three new ten wheel en-
glnes, one hundred boxcars which
are practically standard gauge cars
on narrow gauge trucks, and three
elegant suburban coaches to be
used in the Cripple Creek district,
have been purchased. Besides this,
the company has enlarged its shops
at this place, and has in them five
dump cars in process of construct
ion.
1t is Just such enterprise as this
that has marked the f. & G. G.
road ever since its construction,
and made il the prosperous and
popular line that it is.
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from its hiding place had hardly taxi
en- it in my hand. however. when a
noise behind me brought my heart into
my mouth and | turned suddenly. At
FIRST l dared not believe my eyes. They
had deceived me too often that night
But it was PAUL.
He was standing in the doorway, look
ing in. so like that other figure had
seen, his face as white and his ewes
cleaning in the candlelight
lyon here" he exclaimed, and |
fancied ! noticed a tone Of relief in his
voice. II thought heard a noise and
came down TO find ont what was up. "
Il came down to make the acquailt-
ance of my great grandmother Now
You may see which You really like the
better"
Frances. you are like herl But |
was a bit afraid of you at first. though
you looked so transparent in the moon
light Then he became more serious
81 wonder if you are like her enough
not to know your own mind-or minel'
do | understand that am having a
Seton thrust upon mef' l said wicked
y
had decided that this was the psyche
logical moment" with which | had
twitted him.
Come. Frances, l am in earnest. =
he said. "Will you accept me,'
Now he had said it ' grew frightened.
and l saw that l must make up my
mind without delay. / looked up at
BeclSy's portrait and thought l under
stood her better than ever. Then |
thought of the note in my hand. 1t
was in woman $ writing. | was sure.
Perhaps l could trust her blindly-at
any rate the spirit of her mischief was
in me, even when | should be most seri-
ous. As one tosses up coin TO decide a
doubt and yet resolves not to follow its
directions unless it comes down as one
wishes so | handed him the note.
Here is your answer" said.
He opened ii with a puzzled face and
as he read it beside the flame of the can
die the corners of his mouth fell. "Oh.
Francesl" he gasped.
What does it sayf" cried in some
alarm, and reached for the letter.
why, don you know :" he said.
very HluCH perpieNeu. out WIN return
of hope in his face.
MY DEARE CousIS-h You think l shall
relish such fyne lmpertinence as you have
shown, it is evident that you do not knowe
me. l am notte used to being Spied upon,
tho You be mine own Cousin, and have the
Runne of this House. will notte submit tc
be watched, Il / shall have no more OF
you. As to your Distresse at being Discover d,
Pray read yore Testament at Prov. ii, 20-.'l
alsoe will laugh atte yore Calamity; I will
mock when yore Fear cometh. r. g."
The look of my face reassured him.
and he read his answer in my embar-
rassment and alarm. When explained
my dream and the ghostly lover who
had prompted me, he could not help
laughing This letter was for poor old
Dickyi" he said. II wonder what she
said to Goodloe, though. And he look
ed at me very audaciously and came
much nearer. What was it, Frances
Tell mel
''She said nothing at all, " l replied
''She shook his arm and he hurried her
out of the room-ike this, - added,
for Paul had taken his cue by this time.
And when they got into the hall''-I
continued.
He took her in his arms and kissed
her-like thisl said Paul-Gelett
Burgess in San Francisco Post
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r Chief of Police Squyres came
down from Cripple Creek on No.
2 last night, bringing with him
Frank Lighter and Joe Welfeldt.
These men are the former proprie-
tors of THE Only Place" on Front
street, and are wanted here for ter
ribly beatinga woman who lives
across the d. & r. G.. tracks.
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Charles Koontz arrived last night
from Great Bend, Kas., bringing
back with him a beautiful two
year-old colt, the property of Alva
Koontz. The colt is sorrel geld
ing, Edward W., half brother of
the well-known Florence B.. and
will, without question, develop into
speed maker.
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j. r. King. sexton of the Flor
ence cemetery, was in town this
morning. 1t will be interesting to
note that while during January,
1898, there were eighteen inter
ments in the cemetery, during the
same month of the present year
there were but six.
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FREEi FREE!!

AT the New York Dry Goods store,
During our Great Money-raising
sale we will give pretty Fancy
Work Basket with every S2.00pur-
chase, as exhibited in our show win
dows. New YORK STORE.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-01
The Dancing Class.

On account of the show Miss
Rollins dancing class will meet
this week on Thursday evening
instead of Friday evening. Usual
hop following this islesson, from nine
to twelve. lOOt3.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-01
The All Embracing.

What have you here?' asked the
fresh ,oung man of the waiter at first
class restaurant
Everything, sir. -
Everything ?" sneeringIy. "Have it
served at once. -
Hash for one" yelled the waiter
Detroit Free Press.
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LOCAL NEWS.

A G. Ridgway of Florence and
Arthur Ridgway of Pueblo were
in Salida Friday visiting their
father, Superintendent Ridgway,
who has been unable for duty for
some time. Salida Mail.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-01
Health Officer
DIRECTORY

DIRECTORY
T. j. EhFhart
j. L. Cooper
George Cassedy
JOS. W. Nilsson
Henry Lloyd
w. l. Hawkins
Jas. Woods
DR.. Jas. A. Baker
C. E. Nichols
Fl. l.. White
Albert Philip
J. McCandless
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SlIElll,Irch.

4NH1 hurch,
s4yfC. A. BERGER.
- M; Service and Sermons
nf deavur, 8 p, m. Y. p. 5. c. Z
4ening service, I;S0 p. m. /;
1R 81 cry Wednesday evening at