The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-29
what yyomen Have Done.

Queen Wilhelmina's. Joy knew no
bounds not long since when the Kaiser
Wilhelm appointed her colonel of the
Fifteenth Prussian Hussarsg@ though it is
not her first commenad. To be the hon
Orary colonel of a regiment of soldiers
Is one OF the great hobbies Of a royal
princess. The women colonies only num-
Der about sixteen. and these appoint
ments are confined to Germany and Rus
sia- There are only two women in the
world who enjoy the rank Of admiral
The Empress Dowager Of Russia is
chief Of the first establishment Of the
Russian navy, besides being colonel of
four regiments, and the Queen of Greece
gets much satisfaction and a fair
amount Of glory from being chief of
the second establishment OF the navy.
Gar Alexander III was always extreme
Is fond of his young relative, and
knowing her passion for the sea, gave
her ships instead Of troops.
At Hartlepool England, dealer IN
secondhand furniture recently bought
an old print in a dirty frame for 3
pence, which he sold to a widow for
pence. When she reached home she
started to take out the back board TO
clean 1t thoroughly, and vas very much
surprised when out dropped seven cen
Bank Of England notes for S. each max
the neighbors, who spread the nj VS. IN
I'll it reached the ears of the dealer,
who raised an action in the country
court for recovery Of tho money, but Of
course he lost his suit.
As tribute to the woman who be-
friended him in his youth. Frank FL
we'll, the well-lCnown New York sculptor,
has presented to the University of Kan
sas a bust of Louisa NJ Alcott the
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other books so dear to the hearts Of
boys and girls. The bust Is from a clay
model made by the sculptor when Miss
Alcott was engaged IN writing the book
that made her famius. and 1t is con-
coded by critics TO be the most charac-
teristic likeness of Miss AIcott thai has
ever been produced. 8TT. Elwelrs attan-
ton was called to the university as
recipient Of his gift By his friend
Franklin D. Sanborn. q journalist and
an old friend cf Miss Aicotts While
on visit to Alfred whitman. the orig
inal Laurie IN Little Women" who
lives at Lawrence, Kansas, Er San
born bethouEht himself Of the great iu-
terest Miss Alcott bad taken in Kansas
during the struggle II the state aga nst
slavery, her friendship Tor John Brown
Of Ossa wa tonne. and the part she took
En- the education Of Browns daughters
1AAtE ttLhtE 4atlAet t4-A L1SA tl+@ $40 4tEe-
lie determined that Kansas should have
something to remind them of enc who
had sc loved their cause. and IN his re-
turn East he suggested che gift o. the
bust 10 Mr. Flweli. whom he fourd
eager 10 do something to show BIS graft
tuda TO Miss Aicott. The bust vss
made and unveiled two weeFs siace
Miss Alcott was teaching her prvsta
school FL Concord when the boy ElwelI
came To her notice she was fhe frat
20 see IN the lad moor ard neg e1tef 7a
he was. the promise ~ career ~
taking him into her school SITE gave h.n
the FIRST enccrra cement he had ever re-
oeived Wits handful ~ clay he sat
bv 3uss Alcott's side copying from
toSt 6y one Of The old masters white
the author criticised BIS FIRST rg5e ef-
forts Under the influence ~ t1is wo-
nan of h'eh t5ee1s ire skin - th
sculptor grew Soon he 1afe THE Itt'=
school IN Concord and attached h.nsaf
- Daniel c. French Later be went -
Paris 10 study Gr EwsF Death
Strength AZ E5a-. Holland. vas tae
fret statue erected In Eur07e bv an
American 1orn sculct5r