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pei him TO bear the name Of Patterson.
but he was recognized by Napoleon III.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte was the
only son of the King of Westphalia by
his American wife. and in turn had but
one son. who bore his name and was
the father OF the Charles j. Bonaparte.
who is just now playing so conspicuous
a part in American pubic affairs. The
second Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte of
the American line was graduated from
West Point and became an officer in
the French army, serving in the Crimea,
Italy and Algiers until the fall Of Ma
poleon III. The present Charles ].
Bonaparte is therefore a great-grandson
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sole wearing apparel Of the little Negri-
tos. or bis->k .>ative tribes. OF which.
there are some 1000 in the archipelago,
to the fun evening dress of the high
class Filipino lady. There are hats.
coats, trousers. skirts. and shoes IF
every description. In addition 10. these
and the collectors OF .cooking utensils.
farming implements. and weapons. there
is an exhibit Of native Filipino musical
instruments. Some Of the guitars and
mandolins show very creditable work
manship. while others are crude in the
extreme. One mandolin is made of a
cocoanut shell neatly inlaid with color
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drink which makes Americans break
open their trunks and cat up their
clothes whenever they get load Of It
aboard. There are the tools for getting
the juice from the agave plant and the
cups and spoons for use when the pulque
is brought on the table.
Then there is a fine line OF old Next
can buliiighting implements. Old bat
tered leather shields; banderillas. for
insertion into the hide OF the bull;
swords wherewith to end his life when
the sportsmanlike game is over.
To go back to the Jivara Indians, of
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IT. HE new chronological exhibit which
has just been opened at the Ma
Il tional Museum. is one of the I'm
usual interest. and throws new
light on the life Of the natives of Cen
trail and South America. Mexico. and
the Philippine Islands. The exhibit has
been in preparation for nearly a year.
second floor. in the gallery northwest
Of the fountain. Some OF the articles
that compose the collection were pre-
scented. others were gathered by Gov
eminent agents. and others were bought
from private collections.
The Basket Collection.
One of the most interesting features
of the collection is the large number Of
baskets. amounting TO several hundred
These baskets are the work of natives
OF many countries. including American
Indians. Mexicans, South and Central
Americans. and Africans. They are Of
all sizes and shapes. Some are smaller
than teacups. while one enormous bas-
ket is the shape and size OF a -four
barrel There are bos.t-shaped trays.
fat baskets. urn and bottle shaped
baskets. and plain and fancy baskets OF
every conceivable style. Some are
woven with different Indian patterns.
while others are highly decorated with
feathers. beads. and other colored orna-
ments.
Primitive Weapons
There is a fine supply OF weapons.
such as are used by savage tribes in the
ancient and honorable art Of cold
blooded murder. Tomahawks. stone and
metal knives. spears, arrows with saw
teeth and poisoned tips. double-edge
swords. the heavy bolas of the South
Americans. and other smaller instru-
Tnonts reserved for the refined and
gleeful torture Of those who escape de-
strGction in the heat Of battle and are
saved for homo consumption.
Plaster Figures Of Indians.
There are four figures Of natives OF
Indian tribes. clad in various garments
Of scant proportion. One is that OF
warrior OF the Jivara tribe. which lives
ON the neaaUate=s or the MaranOD, in
Peru. The brave Is clad in an elaborate
head dress and a cIncture or Ioin cloth,
OF lesser size; bracelets. anklets. and
necklace. The head dress and cincture
are made of beautiful green and red
feathers, sewn 10 rough cloth. The
necklace. bracelets. and anklets are
nssde OF strung seeds. beetle winds, ana
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AMERICAN BONAPARTES AND THEIR FRENCH COUSINS

brilliant, dashing beauty AMI leader in
the most exclusive social circles. The
marriage was the social event of the
decade in America. but When Napoleon
heard of it he few into rage, declared
the marriage Illegal. and ordered his
brother home post haste. When II be-
came known that the French Emperor
in accordance with his scheme of allying
his family with the reignips houses OF
Europe. was determined that his brother
Jerome should wed a German princess.
the American wife became exceedingly
anxious that her child should be born en-
French soil. She made every effort TO
reach her husbands country. but was
prevented by the spies and guards Of
Napoleon. and the child was born in
England in iS05.
a Harvard Graduate.
This half-American son Of Jerome
Bonaparte. who had meanwhile remar-
ried and become King OF Westphalia.
was named Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte,
and graduated from Harvard College In
1896. His mother. who was intensely
ambitious. was anxious that he should
become a Frenchmsn and ally himself.
like his cousins. with the noble families
of Europe. He did not lack opportuni-
ties TO contract such an alliance. but he
chose instead life under the Stars and
Stripes and married Miss Susan Mary
Williams, Of Roxbury. Mass, who
brought him a large fortune His ia
Their. with whom he was on terms Of in
timacy. made him a handsome allow
ance. King Louis Philippe tried to COM
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to have been rather a susceptible young
gallant. His first romance was with a
beautiful girl in Washington, who would
probably have married the young naval
officer had she not been dissuaded by
her father and friends, who foresaw the
unhappy denouement which afterward
came to pass.
In Baltimore. however, young Bona
parte was more successful and won the
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marked with the name or the lost craft.
Nobody ever discovered how the Ma
ronic went down.
The message writer's attempted to tell
all about It, however. One of these mes
sages, which was contained in a cham
payne bottle that had several corks tied
about its neck, was washed ashore at
Ocean View. a summer resort near the
mouth of the Chesapeake Bay 1t bore
what purpOrted TO be the signature Of
cattleman on the ship, and related
how the ship had struck an iceberg in
a binding snowstorm, and wa~ fast
sinking when the message was written
The message was dated February 10.
season when icebergs are in their gla-
cial beds, and not night-wa liking over
the Atlantic. The finding Of this mes
sage was the beginning Of a series-an
badly spelled. as usual. and which
served to reopen the wounds of those
who had relatives and friends on the i'll
fated shl2.
Loss of the Cythera.
The loss OF the yacht Cythe.a. in the
great blizzard of 1883 resulted in the
finding of many fraud letters W. A.
w. Stewart. the owner of the boat; his
friend, c. Lee Smith, and a dozen 9TH
ers, were never heard Of One Of the
letters found was signed &C. Lee
Smith" and one was picked I'D on
RockaWay beach in f1at-bottomed
ginger ale bottle Mr. Stewart left a
big estate and to probate his will it
became necessary to prove that lie was
dead To this end, dozens of handwrit-
ing experts were called in TO pass upon
the letters that the sea gave I'D. and
which the experts declared TO be bogus
Tales OF how the yawi went down KEEP,
washing ashore for many months after
the original message was found
The "Sole Survivor" Fraud.
The sole survivor fraud also turned up
to tell how the Cythera went down. and
he fooled half dozen newspapers be-
fore he decided that he had had enough
amusement. This sole survivor was
found in a st. Louis hospital. and gave
the name of Ilals Engleson. He said
that the yawI went down in "a terrible
storm. with fog and binding sleet.''
when she was nine days out from New
York. He was picked up. according to
his story. by a steamer bound from Llv-
erpooi to Rio Ieiro. As the yacht
was bound for the West Indies when
lost. she would have been too far south
for binding sleet, and too far north for
q Rio-bound steamer to pick up the
lying tar.
Carrier Pigeons Used.
The carrier pigeon has frequently
been the innocent means of abetting a
marine hoax. One that was found "ex-
hausted" on the Jersey coast some years
ago had a leg tag marked Erin" and
also a message explaining why that Ma
tional liner has never turned up. The
owner of the bird. who was afterward
found only a few miles away, said he
thought that one of his boys had placed
the band and message on the bird as
joke. lie laughed heartily about it until
life saving guard blackfd his eye dur
ing heart-to-heart talk the same after
noon.
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ed wood. There are hunter OF prim-
tive wind instruments. made Of BAN
boo. including fifes. flutes. and horns.
There Is also shell horn which is
worth looking at
Collection From Mexico.
In the Mexican exhibit there are all
manner Of cloths and blankets to give
one an idea Of the wonderful weaving
done by the Mexican Indians. The lace
work is wonderful. There is very Gu
rious collection of primitive apparatus
for making pulque. the graf Mexican
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family affords another link between the
South and New England for Madame
Bonaparte was, prior to her marriage,
Miss Appleton. OF Beacon Street, Bos-
ton, and her handsome son, who is. Of
course. the great-great-grandso Of the
King Of Westphalia. was graduated
from Harvard as were his great
grandfather and his uncle. who is just
now making it so uncomfortable for
rogues in the public service.
II may be noted that whereas the men
of al these generations OF Bonapartes
have been patriotic American citizens
the women OF the family have regarded
more kindly the idea of alliances with
members of the European nobility
Madame Bonaparte. of Washington. has
one daughter. Loisette, who was married
at the American Capital In December.
1885, TO Count Adam Won Moltke-Huit-
feldt. who is in the diplomatic service
of Denmark, and the mother spends
much of her time abroad with her
daughter. Jerome Charles Bonaparte Of
Washington. the nephew of President
Roosevelt's prober for corruption. is. like
his uncle. possessed Of some means. He
graduated from college only four years
ago and is unmarried. but that he is a
subject of interest 70 the gossips of So
ciety is evidenced by the fact that his
enga cement to Russian countess and
to an American girl has already bee.
rumored.
Many French Cousins.
The American BOnapartes have many
French cousins-bearers of the name
who had the same great-grandfather OF
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IT. HE recent shocking canard Of the
loss OF the White Star liner
\ Cedric was only one of many
similar hoaxes. says the New
York Mail and Express" Among others
it is recalled how a few years ago a
man turned up on the Nova Scotiar
coast and told with precise embellish-
ment how the Anchor Line steamer City
OF Rome, then bound to the metropolis
from Clyde. had gone down. and how
he. with a few others. who were then
not within ready call. had been saved
guliible newspaper correspondent
scattered the tidings broadcast and
made many homes wretched with the
false story Of a ship that was never
wrecked. when the authorities sought
him the author Of the yarn had disap-
peared.
Hoax Harmlessly Started.
Very few of the marine hoaxes are
harmlessly started. but one that made a
lasting impression on those chiefly ar
fected by it originated in the we'll
meant utterance of a Broadway bust
ness man. When the steamer City Of
Boston. OF the Imam Line. which left
this city on January %. 1870. bound to
Liverpool. did not arrive out" in due
time there was great excitement. the
ship having nearly POO passengers. one
Of the relatives Of a young woman on
board was nearly out of his head wor-
rying over her probable fate when a
friend. Broadway merchant. met him
at Fulton Street He ran up TO The
grief-striciSen man and bade him be OF
good cheer. saying: Il have lust been
told that the City of Boston is being
towed into Halifax"
Celebrated Glad Tidings.
This queer attempt at easing the
strain OF the situation did inesti,nable
harm. In great joy the relative of the
passenger rushed off and told his
friends. Soon it became generally known
that a report Of the safety OF the ship
had been received. The telegraph lines
buzzed with the glad tidngs New York
had been in gloom for days over the be-
lief that the ship was gone. and it went
cry that its fears were unfounded The
city officials dragged cannon 10 the city
Hall Park and fired them of. People
knelt in doorways in the streets. and
services Of thanksgiving were held in a
number OF churches, including Trinity.
Joy Turned to Grief.
Alas. the story told by the Broadway
merchant was untrue. The City of Bos-
ton never reached her destination. On
February II, some days before the news
Of her safety was so widely celebrated.
board bearing her name and a
scrawled message that the ship was
sinking was washed ashore on the coast
OF Cornwall. And the message proved
To be only too true
Deserters from ships are frequently
hoax starters A week or so ago two
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men ldnued on the coast OF Florida, near
Key West, and told how their vessel
had gone down in a storm. and what a
fearful time they had in getting TO land.
kind-hearted landsmen provided for
their wants, and then few das later.
& sergeant OF marines appeared on the
scene and claimed the two men as de-
serters from an American war vessel.
They hadn't even wet their feet In get
ting ashore.
The Familiar Hoax.
favorite way of perpetrating
marine hoax is TO cast overheard a bot
tie containing IA message from the
dead a great many message laden
bottles have been picked up at sea- in
some corner grog shop and turned over
10 the authorities as part of the CHASTITY
joke. English LlOyds has a standing
reward for the arrest and convection of
such cheerful idiots, but the authors OF
these alarming messages usually con-
ceal their identity, and few are caught.
One canard maker, however, was dis
covered in London five years ago. He
wrote note giving an account of the
sinking Of a Clyde bark, with the usual
postscript that all hope was gone. and
one of his acquaintances, who mad more
brains than are usually found among
the friends of fools, exposed him. The
indignation was so great that a mob
Of Londoners wanted to lynch him,
thing Heretofore unheard of even in the
most brutal cases of murder in London.
The fellow was sentenced to year. and
when he was released he took the pre-
caution to go to sea, where, with the
aid of a capstanbar and nlarling spike
judiciously applied they made a man OF
him.
Led 70 a Tragedy.
The reported loss of the Red Star Line
steamer Nederland was a bottle hoax
that cast the people of the civilized
world into gloom some twenty years
ago. The ship was bound TO this city
from Antwerp, and almost due here,
when a bottle containing the details Of
her alleged loss was picked up and it's
message made public. There were over
700 passengers on the vessel, many of
them well-known New Workers. The
bad news quickly spread. and one poor
German who had his wife and seven
children on board, blew out his brains
with a shotgun. The ship turned up
without the parting of ropeyarn. just
as the Cedric did. and number of
families throughout the country who
had hastily donned mourning consti-
tuted themselves into a committee TO
find the author of the hoax, but without
success.
This Ship Really Went Down.
AS a general thing the bottle fraud
authors prepare messages about ships
that are overdue or supposed to be lost.
The failure OF the White Star Line
steamer Naronic to finish her trip from
Liverpool 20 this port. ten years ago.
was a fruitless medium for the heart
less writer's. Subsequent developments
showed that the only authentic tidings
from the Naronic that ever reached
land came from the masters of the Brit
ish steamer Coventry and the Norwe-
gian ship Emblem. each OF whom saw
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Interesting Family Connec-
tons of Charles ]. Bona
parte, Close Friend of Pres
ident Roosevelt and Fear
less Enemy of Professional
Politicians. :. :. :. :.

Copyright. 1908. by Walden raroetto
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Many French Cousins.

The American BOnapartes have many
French cousins-bearers of the name
who had the same great-grandfather OF
t-grandfather. but a different
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NEW CORPORATIONS.
ST. LOUIS,

ST. LOUIS.
Articles OF Incorporation We're Yesterday fled
by the Holstein Commission Company with n
capital of $1,000. There are 100 shares at slob
Zach. and they are divided as follows: George
3oehner, 90: William Bergman, a.: Herman
The slatery-H auer-Barth Realty Company. with
= capital OF S6.er. Incorporated yesterday, There
are sixty shares at sIe0 each. and they are di-
y1ded as follows: George A. Sia,ery. 20: Joseph
ka4uer' q: Henry w. Barth. %.
The Herkert-Meisel Trunk Company yesterday
a!ed notice of an increase Of Its capital from
1900 to $4,000. The assets are given as sIo.,-
MISSOURI.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 6.-Secretary of State
6em b. Cook to-day issued certificates OF incor-
pcration to the following companies:
rTurner-Gilbert Furnishing Goods Company of
Kansas City capital. 1900. all paid. Incoroora-
and others.
Bud Mustion Commission Company Of Kansas
CITY: capital, $2.01. all paid. Incorporators-H.
s. Davis, A. 7: Mustion. j. A. Crane.
STANDARD Scale and Foundry Company Of Kan
ses City; capital. 5000, all paid lncof porators-
Darius M. circuit. Alfred P. Rothschild, Louis
I: Rothschild and Henry c. Gunbei.
The St Louis and Suburban Railway Of ST.
Louis hled statement Of increase Of capital from
0.00o.0 600 to 100000.
The st. Louis and Meramec Aver Railroad
Company of st. louis filed statement of increase
OF capital from s20o,6o TO 5000. 0su.
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BURIAL


Rustin King. 80. osIs Clark: Hodgkins' disease.
nility.
Mollie Marquis. IS. go Morgan; heart disease.
Joseph Buckner. 81, 1911 Chestnut. typhoid.
Enie Dowdle. u. 2s Center; heart disease.
Joseph Basey. 81. City Hospital. heart disease.
Ann S. Mcleod. "a. ssi= Shenandoah; carce-
noma-
Julia A o'Rourke. q. 1876 N. Leringweli; lar
Jngitis.
! d. Goodebrcok. %. City Hospital: meningitis.
Frank Ztegier. 40. Missouri Pacific Hospital,
heniiplieia-
Charles T. wedle. II. 1901 Minnesota; c;rrhosis
Of Hver.
Fieda Muirhead -. sioi Thomas: periton:tis.
gitis-
Samuel Ransom. IS. 9il Atlantic: bronchitis
MARY s. Sloan, Sc, 80 N. Sarah; heart disease.
John Darceli. Sc, st. Luke's: heart disease.
William Bloechel. ) months. co21 S. Seventh:
1narasmus.
Harvey Meyer. S months. 2f1s Gano: meningitis.
Omen McNef, 10. Poorhouse: pneumonia
Christian kinner. s.. Poorhousc: ~seniiity.
John Brohan, a. 47e4 S. Eleventh: heart dis
ease.
Ninia Fuller. Sc, seis Morgancord; nephri.is.
T. W. Heinig. IS, 100 Geycr; heart disease.
.gestion.
Margsretta McCullen. q, 2sS N. Ninth; pull
mUnalig.
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.

AAE1RICAN Car and Foundry Company. New
rs1 III Sl,y, Jan; g. lsoa--Preferred Capital Stock
1!vloend No; 81 At a meeting II the Board Of
d nsiessoss n held I'D. this lis, day. il was resolved that a
on the preferred capital stock OF THIS eon,rsanv
800 IL os a Tss and and paid on Monday. February z.
psny OF New York. No, es Cedar ST.. New YORK
lily; to stockholders of record at the close Of
business on January 10. 1903. Transfer books viii
S,ose sturdy. January 10. lsos. and reopen Tues.
s. S. pELANo. Treasurer.
AXER1CAN Car and Foundry Company. Com-
mon Capital Stock Dividend No. Ii. New York.
SsnoS ts ~ a meeting of the Board of Di-
Ivctors ne!d this dav. 1t. was resolved that a
dividend OF one n) per cent on the common cap-
"a stock OF this company be declared. and paid
On Monday. February 2. 1893. at the office of the
guaranty Trust Company OF New York. No. S
Gear 81. New York City. to stockholders az rec
ORD az the cloee Of business on Saturday. Janu-
efy 10. 1903. Transfer books win close Saturday.
January 10. 1913. and reopen Tuesday. February
IN s. 6. DEIAANO. Treasurer.
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GIRLS WANTEp-Girls to sew; power ma
chimes. steady work. good pay. Apply AZ ~.
Third st
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EDUCATIONAL.

BOR0ES Spanish School. 1871 Missouri Trust
HdE.. Seventh and Olive formed at
any tnnes end for circular; TRANSACTIONS solicited.
GchOOL OF Oratory and Music, 3S2oh Page
ear training. sight singing. harmony: terms rea-
gon&h.e-
TAKE q COURSE in ST.. Louis watchmakins
School. us Locust st, and become q Arst-class
jewcier; send for circular.
CATTLE,
fwo eo.sL one erssh. 81: one springer. IS
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BIRTHS. MARRIAGES
AND DEATHS.

RECORD OF BIRTHS.
E. and "a. Weir. PAT Latin: boy.
,. and Il. wilmes. 1i5: Basarf: boy.
F. aad C. Luekc. S2i NcfIh Broadway; Toy.
n. and A. knapp. iai6 Lataiic; hoy.
II. and NJ sisco. li3s ~Taimage; gin
Z F. and 5. Tyrreli. Ssss -. Vincent: girl.
J. and NJ. H6wley. 1896 Wash: boy
s. and s. Pr9vitch. ltss RiddIe: boy,
W. and A. Edwards. 42Ei ST. Ferdinand. boy
G. and G. Stair. 2Si2A Eastou: boy.
p. and A. Rohde. 352sA Manchester: girl
H. and II. Hermann. .46A North Twelfth:
girl.
L. and c. wray. ,SSs Clemens: girl.
. J.. and N. brennan. s0ll North Market girl.
S. and 3. Giassmen. .lio Wash; siri.
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GIRLS wANTED-Straw-hat sewers. and girls
to learn. Apply Southwestern Straw WORKS. 1vo
n. Broadway.
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BlNDRY GIRLS WANTED-Good bindry girls.
Buschart BrCs.. 1916 Locust ST.
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Wedding Rings tS0lid Gold.
Finest qualities. s. to $50. Mermod & JAG
cards. Broadway and Locust
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STEAASUIPr.

skfAN.Cnlna Neutrality-suspicious. Man s
Q. Co Occidental eri Oriental S. C. Co. and
Oriental 5. $: On From San Francisco: korea.
laa. y Is; Gaelic. Ian. y. '05: Hongkong Maru.
Feb. 5, 'Os. 70: pasSage and freight rates. reser-
%yations. orders and Information apply to ]. II. La
tnrop. general agent. 9GS Olive ST. St Louis MO.
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GIRLS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wi-e-frame
makers. IS to S2 u week. so S. Seventh.
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GIRLS WANTED-Experienced wire-frane
makers: Sc 70 81 a week. 800 :. Seventh st.
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CIGAR PACKER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eli
gar packer; good pay and steady work. Nj. Tx
man. ifJ-iiI Morgan st.
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RI Observation-Disclosures Hatmskers and
So To $40 Il week. 800 5. seventh 81.
GIRLS Observation-Disclosures hatmakers and
trimmers: IS to $40 a week. con =. Seventh 81.
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GIRLS WaNTED-Machiae hands, coatmasefs.
hand sewers and plain sewers. z92S Shenahdoah
ave, upstairs. Compton Heights car.