Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-17

just arrived here. ii is necessary to
80 back 100 years ~ more. The
Mcltkc family has branches both in
Germany and iii Denmark. and sever
al members Of the DIniSh branch have
welded Americans. notably Count
\dam Moltkc. now secretary Of the
Danish Legation at Paris, whose wife
was a Miss Louise EuSenie Bouapartc.
Of Washington.
The announcement that Sir Richard
Musgravc has let his beautiful country
seat. Eden Hail, for a term of years.
has set people wondering whether the
tenant will get. along with the house
and park that famous goblet known
as the Luck Of Eden Han" which has
been sung by Longfellow in his poem
of that name and likewise by the
German bard. INLAND. Everybody
has heard OF this wonderful drinking
cup. made OF glass. of Oriental work
manship. and which. according to
the legend. was left by the fairies on
st. Cuthbert's we'll in the Garden Of
Eden Hall, the fortunes of the house
OF NusCraNo being dependent accord
ing to popular belief upon the goblet
remaining intact. That the Muscrave
family are convinced Of the truth Of
this tradition is shown by the rcvcren.
! care with which they preserve the
| goblet. ana the late Sir Richard Mus
grave almost had fit Of apoplcXy
when LongfCllow on being shown the
| cup during his stay at Eden Hall. took
it up and Tipped it with his finger nail
to sec. as h. said. If there was Il
! flaw
1t is not generally known that there
| is a cup Of similar character believed
/ to be possessed of the same attributes.
and likewise of glass. in the possession
of the family of Lord Muncastcr. 1t
| was presented by the unfortunate
| King Henry VI. after the disastrous
I battle Of HeXham, To his faithful ser
want. Sir John Pennington. as Il rc-
! ward for having saved his life during
| the melee. the kinI explaining that IL
! was the only thing of vaiue that he
! had Nit to give away. Sir John
| Pennington was the founder of the
| family of which Lord Muncastcr is
now the chief, and il is a matter Of
| tradition that as long az the cup re-
! mains unhrokcu tn" family shall ever
/ prosper and never want for a male
: heir.
| Lord Muncaster is childl-ss. So. too
y his younger brother. ANA what other
| heirs there may he. they are believed
| to be in this country rs descendants Of
capt Joseph Pennington. the young
| CT brother of the first Lord Munras-
| ter, who died in the United states
| during the latter part of the eighteenth
century. The present Lord Muncastcr
| has visited America several times for
| the purpose of quietly searching Tor
these descendants of Capt Pennington.
and il still dcvoting a large sum to
researches FOR the ultimate heir To his
necraGc. firmly convinced that he will
turn up one of these days
How many Frcnchmen even are
awar" vi the origin Of the word
'mouchard used to designate the
secret and detective police in France
ana Of which We have been hearing SO
much in connection with the rcccn,
visit of the car and tzarina to
France: The word dates back to tho
time OF the Reformation. When King
Francis !. began to prosecute the
Professionals. he appointed a certain
-IIltlIit w Nioi'iiI, vi NV
University Of Paris. to be inqusitor in
chief. The man showed such zeal in
fcrrctIrg out here;ics and in sending
them to the stake that the people Of
Paris. among whom the Reformation
had many secret Sympathizcrs, gave
the name of Mouchard to the in
urlisitor'S private informe,s. and the
word was by degrees applied as a.
token Of contempt to all agents of the
secret police and to detectives. The
verb .mouchardeZ" implies sneakinE
in mean and dishonora bic manner
for the purpose of obtaining informal
ton. and in France there is no worse
insult than to call man a 'mouch-
ara