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New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
TRADE N CHICAGO.

Chicago April 10 (SpeciaD-The April govern
r1ent crop report made the wheat condition only
-g7 The acreage in December was previously re-
ported as 50 600 acres The percentage suggests
a Yield per acre Of 12-9S bushels, compared with
Weld per acre the April condition Of last year
Of 1913 bushels. The report says the acreage is 10
be revised May 10 and the area announced aban-
doned. The report considered bullish-de
cidedly more bush than expected.
Wheat traders. while the market was going were
kept tiuid by the approaching government report.
Early there was weakness or the cables, which
were lower instead Of higher. The Price Current
said the wheat conditions was fairly good" The
Phillips line Of wheat, bought earlier in the week
on the Kansas crop advfces. was sold Prices
IN the forenoon, when the sentiment most
bearish showed a loss Of sc to 1c. The market
closed &C 10 lec under Wednesday May opened
-I7sc sold between Ike and &c and closed at 1sc
July closed al 72l2c. September at 72l4c. Primary
receipts were only 90 900 bushels against $4,000
bushels last year. Northwestern 1877
against 90. Seaboard cIearances. $4,000 bushels
Shipping sales here were 5000 bushels on the curb
after the crop report was issued. wheat advanced
a-c to 72asc for May.
Corn closed &c TO l4c over Wednesday but early
in the session il showed a loss of about 5sc from
"Wednesday. There were showers IN Nebraska; the
temperatures through the West were higher. The
floor traders generally were sellers early-Cham-
pin Freedman. Updike and Barrett. on the break
there was good deal oS commission house buying
market Kansas City and St Louis only
higher than this market but they made much bet
Ter advances to-day The Bartlett party bought
corn There were only 30 cars corn here only so
cars estimated for Tomorrow Clearances were
27.00 bushels Primary receipts were $4,000 bush
els, against 26e0i0 bushels last year Gables were
weak. Nothing done for shipment but the
No corn in CARROTS within IL Of May prices.
Offerings Of oats from Illinois and Iowa were
much freer. and there was some selling Of May for
rhac reason. Oats closed sc TO sc under Wednes-
6a-. not participating in the rally Of corn. May
sold low l2sc and closed at Essc. July closed
al 337sc and September al 29c- on to-day's break
there a large cash business. 1900 bushels.
There were only 124 cars here with for to-rnor-
Flax irregular The Northwestern seed 1c
higher: the May and Southwestern unchanged. The
former closed around 81 rs. the Southwestern at
s. 55l. and the May s. s.. AT the three points
thers were g cars Of seed. against q laSt year.
Provisions were strong, with buying of lard and
ribs which suggested the bull leaders. The list to-
night is SC 10 10c over last night Hogs Sc TO
I0c higher. receipts all the Western points
only - 800 against 5000 last vear- The packing for
the West this week is 2o0do less than last year
Hogs are losing the packers about 75c head, being
worth that much more alive than dead and turned
into cured meats.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
STORAGE NOTICE.

TO MARY ]. PDACO. Thomas smith, ST,
Daniel F. Anglin. James +. McGovern.
Annie Pond Fred. W Prem, Nellie Peacon
Clarence Adams. John Dunn. Richard
HuEgs Charles Woodfork, Mrs. Glover
Mary c Harris. Mrs Barker. Mrs. Hunter
F Wilson. Hattie Carter. Charles Gillian
Angelina Valdez, ). b. Newman, Fencing
Club Mary Clemens. Mrs. Z. West. --
Corcoran, Amanda Preston, Kate Foster.
e Reese, Mary Ward, Mrs Hogan: jan
itress of No 81 West 37th-st., Mrs $
Jenkins. J. Glover. Theo. Bowman. Mrs.
Giles. II. NJ Chiericoti Ed. Jackson, Lizzie
Griffin Julia Ladson. NJ. Doody. Mrs. ;.
Williams. Mrs ; Brown. William Longhar
W IL Johnson. Al Hughes Richard Scott.
Mrs. c. Whistler. Mary Kelly. David Hen
derson. Mrs. +. Wallace L. BaumsRn &
Co. Frank Donnatin. J. G. H smith; You
are hereby notified that on Monday. April
II 1902 commencing at 1890 a. M there
will be sold AT No. 30T West 3Tth-st.. this
city, certain household goods and personal
effects stored in your respective names, or
for your respective accounts
WILLIAM NJ HOWLETT,
Successor IN p FaEan & Son.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
PEAL, ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Janles-st No IS e $ 25x1c0; Paul Bonwt to
Bonwft; 5. So; mortgage. S2T s1(
Same property, Max Bonwtt 70 Sadie Bonwit:
s 81; mortgage. 81. 600 -
T3d-st No 26 East. with strip %xZ9I adjoining
s; Mary E Hatch 10 Edyth C Josephthal;
mortgage, S35, 900; r :. $43 10. II
62d-st No East 25xl005: William H Falconer
to Thomas J Mclaughlin; $ SOL .....:.:::.
Amsterdam W 25 # n of l32d-st. 2oxlOO:
\ NJ Bendhem to Joseph Nussbaum: mortgage.
Sherman-ave n g cor 163d-st, I05x1O4.9; Sher-
nan-ave, 105 II of 1884 st. 225x105x
Irregular also Shernan-ave. $. $50 # n Of
1tE}d-st If2.5 f64th-st XlO5.IX
Hudson Realty Co to Walter E Phelps; 5. ~
S19 mortgage $40, O01- 6OV
l0th-st. No eli East. n 25x94. 10; Ignatz II
Rosenfeid Babette Schmidt: r ;, 81 -; -
2otl-st. : :. s. It Of 4th-ave. ssx92: Metro
nolitan Life Insurance Co to James H Benedict; -,
19th-st. n : 1888 of 6th-ave, 4o.10x92;
benjamin G Paskusz Annex Realty Co: s.
$23 so, mortgage. 200O0: c and.
l9th-st, :, 2JS.S II " of 6th-ave, S2x92; VIII
lam r Rose Annex Realty Co: r s S6l so;
mortgage $4,000; o c and ..-....-
S7th-st, No l4i 1io # q of LeXington-aFe
sI1 25tan 10 ~ 2eo
3sth-st No 1ls $ $ a09.s # . of ll-ave lax
$50. Matilda c Nerplanck TO Frederick h Trow-
T1st-st. so It of Park-aye 2oNl022; Laura
DO Roosevelt to Arthur h Turnure; ; ,
sl5 % c and -. - - -
Cox TX 40x 3oX look .
26 30 beginning; Henry Thompson 10 John Pal &C
washinst on-st No 765 = : 90 # OF West 18th
st. 15x7sxI5xT63: Peter c Schenck to Morris
Franklin; mortgage, s1250oo; R $. sl-.a..o,o. .nomn
City Real Property Investing Company % Bessie
sheldon and another; mortgage. S3io0' X = *
4sfS-s, n :. 400 # W Of 6th-ave sox1oo TO- First
Church Of Christ Scientist Of New-York city -
Herbert L May: 5. s61 =. 5........-....--. l-'o
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
PLANS FILED FOR PARISH HOUSE,

Plans were filed on Wednesday at the bureau OF
Fuudings Manhattan, for an extension 10 urdce
church parish house, in Fourth-ave.' IN the rear
OF the church. The extension VIII De os''A'o,H =,
- ,ae+ north of Tenth-st. The front will
be Of marble and be i've stories high &hign; srSens
- 1,esTrvmen Of Grace Church are the owners
ard Helms & LIE Fargo, of No. Beekman,st; re ar q
&c architects. The details Of these plans were
..,,,,h,,ebeS .,, in The Tribune some months ago
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
CiiGilous


i -, the Grace of God free and independent 10
1Ohh,, hn,,e1ann - Louisa Garsolke. Augusta Fabrnke
Johanna aRIsSei paul Radam. otto Radam Paul Menzel
Bertha ,Soiph Frfck and Henry Frick the sole
Meta hph1 next Of kin William Radar deceased send
heirs ana .ra-sas Ida Radan. of the city Of New York
gTeeuns anpe5 10 SurroFates Court Of our County
has ~ a. have a certain instrument in writing.
OF Ne" 10Th real personal property duly proved
sa Iss will Testament OF Mia I'm hadan ate o
the are ci,ed appear before the Surrogate OF our
each CT you Mt Office IN the County OF New
SouS &c o. me Sth day May one thousand nine hundred
1ork on clock In the forenoon OF that
a ne and there attend the probate OF the said last
VIII and Testament AND ~ ne ts,rs
@ - annear by your guardian II you have one or If
CURED 70 na 10 snpear apply for TO he ap
Scu or n, the Of your neglect or failure TO do
- g,ardan appointed oy ie 0uFrusate 10 rep
ards in the proceeolIs-,
whereof have CAUSED lne sSal ot the
AZ 1885, OF the SAID county or New
yor. n he hereunto affixed.
Ahner c Thcmas. a surrogate
IL 81 n,r saif comnty New York at said County
tbs I1th dsy of March, In the year OF our Lord
enc thousand hundred ana Two.
I FAIRFAX McLAUGH11N.
S1.rk of the Surrogate's Court.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

CuACHNfAN gardener. general man. care
lawns garden, fires etc useful in aTy
capacity. wears IN last place, srnpioyer
car ba seen in city. At CARPENTER 5.
T6S Efh-ava
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
s=oo ooO MERCANTILE BUILDING.

1an,,e-s, Title Insurance Company. of New
vi, rava lent to the Annex Realty Company
500 600 on the property the north side OF Nine
taantb-st 253s feet west Of Sixth-ave.' lZ-o Ieet
front by 90 feet deep on which IS 70 pe This
transaction represents an outlay Of ao0ee se - The
siI,9nson era wford COMPANY, and II Will DC u'eN
an annex by the mouse
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
MACHINERY.

AT REDUCED PRICES.-5O0 secondhand
wood and iron working machines, fully
guaranteed, mach merry bought and eX
changed GEO. b EDDY. 99s Madison-st
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

COSrHMAN Py reliable Enzlishnan-
steady position. single. medium sized. to
al abstai1er. city or country. excellent
references written and personal GEORGE.
" RANTTN 3G4 West 4etr-st-
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
RHEI MATIsM.

SUCCESSF'J' LILY and scientifically treated
by CHARLES BOUGHTON, metaphy-
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
NEW BrILDING PLANS.

115th-st Nos 2s7 and 23a West, for Eve story
brick tenement house. 50xSS II. II Wolfenson:
No 23T Divfson-st. owner. NJ Bernstein No III .
Broadway. architect. -
1f5th-st Nos 2c9 ani 231 West. for Ave story
brick tenement house 5oxSs11; II Wolfenson,
owner; NJ Bernstein architect. ..-.-..-..
Rroadway Nc s04. for a five story brick church,
SIS Tx52. rector waTiens and vestrvmen ot Grace
Church owners Helms & lie Fargo. Nc BECK
u1an-st architects -.
10th-st No 45T 10 463 East. for a two story brick
storage with Office s0xa0. z 7 Lane No l45
Ilberty-st owner: wilkinson s Magonige, No
1876 5th-ave, architects .-------
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
SALES TODAY

George piehl exr agt schnugg ct al Joseph Martin
atty Hal Bell due judgr s316 IL costs S2lZ o.
ta:es etc. 81. I65 O6: adjourned to Aprtl "a
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

COACHNAE-M Married. twenty years first
class written and personal references =
strictly temperate country preferred Ad-
dress COACHNAN, care Of Mrs. T Dowf.
PARK Terrace Vest Orange. y. 7
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

GARDENER ER-Cierrnan -. married. with
~ years of practical experiences N rais-
ing flowers. fruits and vegetables under
glass or outdoors also good AT landscape
work on private place or foreman or
manager on truck farm; can manage i've
stock T. c BICKEL. 93 WaIker-st-
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
SWIMMING AND DIVING.
HELP WANTED.

SWIMMING scientifically taught at pal-
ton Swimming School. "a West i4th-st.
Two tanks. water heated Evening classes
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

GARDENER Single; thoroughly expert
euced greenhouses. flowers, Vegetables.
lawns shrubs. take cnarge gentleman $ prt-
yare Mace. understands care OF horses: good
r1tIker- flst d:sengaged. late employer can
be seen. excellent reference Address p
L. Tribune Office.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

GARDENER. with thorough. prac-
teal knowledge OF the business under
glass and outdoors with best reference as
20 Character and ability. Address L l..
Box %. Tribune Office
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

COACHNlA AS-DisenGdged on account os
family going 20 travel. his employer can
be seen where he Is still employed. mar
rfet Address LYDE;N 9T+ 6th-Gve-
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

COACHNAN and general man. assist in
garden. care roads. furnace. lawns, milk
etc. married. small family. wants house
excellent references. American Protestant
At CARPENTER fOs shave.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
HELP WANTED.


WANrED-A German as kitcherrsid :
must have excellent references Apply
between 10 and II O'Clock, Friday and sat
urday at West 56th-st-
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
FURNISHED ROOMS.
LOST.

LOST or STOLEN. N.-Passbook No =, 400 ~
the North River Savings Bank. All per
sens are cautioned against purchasing or
negotiating the same and any person nav
ing claim 70 said passbook Is hereby
called upon TO present the same 70 the bank
on or before the 25th day OF April 1907. or
submit to having the passhock declared can
celled and extinEIished and a new book is
sued In lieu thereof.
LOST Bankboot No. I'll .42f. Bank for
Savings $50 4th-sve. New-York. Pay
ment stopped Please return hook 10 bank
LOST handbook No. 5.6J1, Bank for
Savings. 80 ith-ave-. New York ray
ment stopped Please return book 10 bank
LOST II Bankbook No SIT g6T. Bank FOR
Savings, 2sO fth-sve-. Nev-Y ork. Pay
meut sOtpped Please return book TO bank
LOST. Handbook 40 3lo- -OT6 on Dry Dock
Savings Bank. Any person having claims
upon said book is called upon 70 present the
same To the bank within thirty days, or the
said book will be declared cancelled and
extinguished. and new one issued IN lieu
thereof
LOST. Handbook No 3C3. SOL on Dry Dock
Savings Bank. ANY person having claims
upon said book is called upon 70 present the
same TO the bank within thirty days. or the
said book will be declared cancelled and
extinguished and a new one Issued IN lieu
thereof.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
Furnished Gouses 60 fet.

-I-,rv ard handsomely furnished five Ameri-
r. ~ base-nent dwelling TO let from May for 9
-1onrbs or longer; price SII3 month. MONTAGUE Trb-
Office.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
The Consolidated First RondS o

this Company maturing May 1902 win be paid on
snc after that tie Office p. Morgan
= Co. - Wall IL New York
CHARLES f. cox Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

Male
ATTENTION Men wanted; cheap trip TO
principal European ports; s. to 81 takes
voI1 TO London. Liverpool. Glasgow. Hull.
Nv doing easy work: also free transportation
nrocured Apply Steamship Offices. Clin-
ton-st or % West-st.. Sev-fOrk.
MAN and WIFE. without family man
coachuan and useful man; must under
s+and lawn and small kitchen garden. wife
as cook and laundress, small family; one
hour and twenty minutes from city. perna-
nent Mace and good wages to satisfactory
couple & H. s. Tribune Uptown Office,
/ 242 Broadway.
GAI.ESNAN-Wanted young man. over
~ good education and address. TO act
salesman then as manager Cali BAI.CH
BROS. CO.. 1856 5th-aVe-
wANTED.-A Young man OF good family
connections. who Is quick at figures and
q good penman; one who has had some of
az experience preferred. Address. with
rsfarences. age and experience. COUNTING
Room, Box l0 Tr.oune ONCE.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
CHARTERED 1893.
Bank of the Manhattan CO.
40 WALL STREET
Capital $2,O5O,OOO Surplus S2,OoO,OOO
Stephen Baker, Pres
Henry K. McHarS, VIce-Pres.
D. H. Pferson, Cashier.
W E. Trotter, Asst. Cash
DIRECTORS.
lanes Talcott Stephen Baker,
NJ c. D. Borden, Hugh D. Aucnlncloss'
John S. Kennedy. Frederick " bouRAe'
Henry K NcHarg r. W. Paterson.
Tobn Sloane Samuel Sloan.
fiuauriaI mecIinos.

United STATES RI BEER coMPAN11o1c coMP Zoo
New Brunswick. y. J.. April sta', lsc--
THE ANNUAL MEETING of Stockholders u
the UNITED STATES EUBBER COMPANNa A ~ ro1 -br bar
election II Directors and for the TRANSACTION oi any
y,ses ,cb nav properly brought before the meet
he at Office of the Company IN NeW
Is-,,evtrt New Jersey. Tuesda. May 10Th l9o-' al
O'Clock -,
--iT Iatb 1902 and reopen 10 A. NJ on Wednesday
May 2lst, 1902. .,--.
bE ''Dei - ~ SAMUEL. NORRIS. JR., Secretary
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED

Male
C'HEF-Ffrst class. good references; hotel
or private family z z, ca2 West S3d-s'
C,OOK.-Bv middle aged man OF temperate
habits long experience: best references:
in private family. hospital. club. MARCO.
l65 East 2Tth-st.
COOK German man. perfect French cook.
sneaks English and French rather we'll:
moderate wages. Address HORN. States
HTrTIER or SECOND MAN-First class
reference ALEXANDER. III East
32d-st.
BJ-TLER.-First class; city or country: $50
to $50 LORNER. AIS +th-ave.
CHEF. -Franco-American; first class all
branches; hotel, club. family. reference
COSS go West 3Tth-st.
COoK-On private yacht ocean steamer or
towboat positive abstairer. finest refer
ences. II FIELDER. 100 Bleecker-st
CARETAKER-By middle aged American.
for summer: best OF references Box 80.
Port Jefferson. Long Island.
CARETAKER Of private house: man and
wife: 20 years reference. r j. o"u ol4'-
ave.
CARETAKER.-Man and wife. Americans.
no children; gentlenans place. CITY ,,,1 OF
country; highest reference. Address M
MORGAN. $50 Broad-st.. Bridgeport Cohh-
CARETAKER or USEFUL MAN-Man
single. on gentieman's place, uhdeIstanus
gardening. lawns. horses. COWS, lows. etS.
best of references P l., i2i West ~f9tn-s-- ~
CARETAKERS Man and wife trusi-
worthy. competent. years persona r.
erences. wish care Of private residence duI
ing summer. PEBBLES. as East os'h-"'
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
DESKS AND OFFICE FURNITURE.

DRESSMAKTNG.
A - COMPETENT DESIGNER Of
ladies' gowns fancy waists: excellent
filter. beautiful spring and summer models.
MODESTO. l29 West 9Oth-st.
DRE'SM X E5R.-First class inter ana
draper Of ladies' and misses gowns: out
by day. z. l. GREY. care Mrs. Earle, ~
East II4th-st.
DRESSMAKER. FILTER and DRAPER. .-
Experienced. latest styles. OUT by day.
Miss GRAY. 352 ST. Nichola5-ave.
DRESSMAKER.-CO filter and rec
tifier. out or home. reference u. Is.
DEADY lSJ lexington
DRESSCCTTISG and MILLINERY sys-
tematically taught, pays better than other
trades; night school Monday. Wednesday,
Friday: s. so stats you NJ DOWELL ).
sI0-31s 8th-ave
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
HORSEBACK RIDING.

81 a LESSON: skirts free. lady and
gentleman teachers. excellent horses.
CIARKES STABLES. I31 and l33 West
I2Sth-st
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES.

MANUFACTURERS of billiard and pool
tables. high grade bowling alley builders;
lowest prices MARX BROS. "a Unior sd.
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

ADV ERTISEsM ENTS an subscriptions for
The Tribune received at their Uptown Of
Zee No. i.2f2 Broadway. I'd door north oS
3fst-sc.- until O'Clock n. m. adverrI9e--
rsnts received at the following branch Of
ices az regular ONCE e. until 8 clock
o. m. viz: "a sth-avs-. B. g. cor l3d-ss-s
f53 6th-ave.- cor. I2th-st-; 142 Columbus
near 6th-ave.: % East 14th-st-. ~ West
l2d-s,. between 7th and stA aves-. ed3
West i25th-st.: 1ao East &7th-a6. I2n -
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

[ COACHMAN and GARDEN Rs vedish-
married. no family. aGed 81. take charge
I OF xe7-lsrran's nlacs. thoroughly under
stands his business. five yesrs IN present
place T NELSON. $50 Forsst-sve-. Flush
ing Long Island
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

unfnrnisheb Apartments 20 fet
Q ROOMS &c BATHS.
osS s+r.s, 3oS West West End and Riverside;
Elevator telephone SIS 500 Premises or 5HCFMAN
$40 Broadway
-ru AVE 1O4s corner s6th St-Elegant light apart
= o1s overlooking PARK $500 81 Apply To Janit'
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.

TWO SF;AI.SKTN SACKS. sizes IS ard {
new prices very reasonable. MA
PERNSTEIS. 27i West i25th-st-
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

C0At-FIN " -CisntIennan wishes % obtain
situation for thoroughly competent and
[ pxuerfeuced cOachman- Address o.. ~ East
3Sth-st
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

| cOAcHM4N- GARDENER By a North of
Ireland Protestant. married. wife and two
/ girls aged 10 and II. - years reference tn
/ last place. can 20 almost anything. handy
J with tools at wife chickens, butter. ere. .
| reference the best can be seen az Oar
PE%TFR-S les 6th-sve
New-York tribune., 1902-04-11

C'pACHNAN Thoroughly competent IN al
branches. willing and obi'g1ng. last en-
olover can be seen. single man, Al REFER
enCes. country preferred. 7. G. IS East
5Sth-st. private stable
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23
CRUEL FORTUNE
SUDDENLY KIND.
Ecath of Wealthy Relative Makes
Valet William :. Rus
sell Wealthy.

New York. Feb. 22.-Few men have had
fortune than William Stadden Russell.
Though horn and bred u cockney, Russell
has spent most of his life In this country,
and for the past thirty years there has
been no more competent and correct
groom in this and other American cities
than he. He worker hard, saved his money.
got married and kept on saving. About
two years ago. finding himself arrived at
the mature age Of 80, he determined to take
his savings. return to his native country
and end his days as the keeper of a pub.
an ending for which all good English Wallets
and grooms pray fervently. So he went to
England. took a public house at Maidstone
and deposited his savings, amounting TO
si.50e, IN Dumbeils Bank.
He getting on famously when the
hank failed. and he lost everything he had
in the world. He was obliged to give up
his pub and face the world again. After
some difficulty, he got A place groom,
but grooms of 80 are not so much In de-
mand as those of lesser age. and poor Rus
sell found himself worse off than he was
when he began life
But, seeing his forttude and courage.
Fortune turned the wheel for him, as he
has received letter announcing the death
of an uncle in Pittsburg. and also the fact
that the uncle had left him fortune of
S375, 600 He has again retired from the life
of a groom, and this time to the enjoy
ment of wealth. such as he had never
dreamed of possessing.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-23

| casicn of state. He and his suite paid a
graceful compliment to our democracy by
Princes only decoration was simple order.
My seat was between NJ. RaSCaurt the
French Ambass dor. and the German Min
lister. and l remember strainins my ears to
catch the witty phrases of the Prince. His
command of English seemed perfect. and
fiom the expression of the faces near him
his sallies Were not urappreciated. Mr.. Fox,
the English Ambassador, sat Il the right of
my father and the President contided to me
afterwards that the Prince. who sat on his
other hand. seemed. with all the French
mans intuitiye dislike Of John Bull. to Ell
joy aiming a very polite. but nevertheless
pointed. shaft now and II en- at the some
what ponderuus Engl.shman.
My father had remarked Oh the origin
ality of the name bestowed on the Princes
vessel-La Belle Poule. The Prince replied.
loud enough for Mr. Fox to hear. and with
decided twinkle in his eye: La Belle
Pouie's is record of which I am most
proud. for the, first gun she fired from her
deck was in honor of American Indeperl-
dence.'
My father smiled and made some joking
allrsion 10 Mr.. Fox. and the conversation
turned to other channels After dinner,
when We had repaired to the ballroom, the
Prince came to me and said: Madame, T
leg you will excuse my, not offering myself
as partner in this dance, but l have
walked so long the deck of a ship that I
lear ! may appear awkward So he gave
me his arm. and we walked among the
flowers and spoke. as we'll as | can remem-
ber. of Balzac and cotton plantations in
Louisiana"
Dislikcs Modern Social Life.
Mrs. Semple on being asked how the life
of the young women of society in her day
compares with that of the latter day maid
On. threw up her hands with gesture OF
horror.
The life to-day is abnormal she de-
clared. "All she arteries of healthfll living
ere choked''
An anecdote which l heard from an old
lady who resided in Washington from the
time of JacksOn'S administration, and who,
as the wife of distinguished officer was
frequent visitor at the White House, will
illustrate the difference in the mode of
tertaining in those days and now.
She was fond of telling how at dinner
Ffven by General Jackson, the children We're
served first, the President carving, and the
butler earring their dinner to the nursery
before the company We're helped The
President gave as excuse that Older people
could wait better than children"
AS to the personality of Mrs. Semple. one
can well believe that. in her day she ex-
ercised potency cf charm which made it
self felt. Even now. when nearly blind. her
race hrightens in conversation and is trans
, formed with an Intelligence and animation
as attractive AS ii IS rare
monument has just been erected TO
mark the site of the old colonial palace in
Wlliiamstown Va, which was the home of
Mrs Scmple for many years. and which was
destroyed and laid waste by federal troops.