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BreakinE Family Ties.

There is something pathetic in the
figure of the shah of Persia just now,
q sort of wistful, lonesome, homesick
something, as that figure is presented
to the view of the world at large
This is due to the fact that the cable
news reports that he has just reduced
the number of his wives from LOO to
60, and all Persia is dumfounded at
what is regarded as the breaking up
of happy family circle. Just imagine
how solitary and neglected a man must
feel who has been accustomed to the
ministrations of LOO wives, and who
is now reduced to the desolation of
60! It is small wonder that his people
are protesting at such revolutionary
step. They have been accustomed to
be ruled by family men, and to the
Persian way of thinking shah with
20 wives is much more of bachelor
than benedict.
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MAY EVICT ACTRESS.
Clara Morris Threatened with Loss
r.. of Her Home. / :
large Sums Earned In Her Profession
Were Given Away, Others Lost
by Making lnjudlcious
Money lnvestme nts.

Eviction from the house which has
sheltered her for IS years now threat
ems Miss Clara Morris (Mrs. Harriot),
emotional actress and writer. She is
unable to leave her bed on account of
an attack of nervous prostration,
which followed the close of an unsuc-
cessful lecture tour, which she under
took in the hope of saving her home,
near Mount Vincent, N. Y, from being
sold to satisfy $4,000 mortgage.
1t seems as if misfortune, which
blighted the latter years of Edwin
Forrest, has also marked the last years
of the actress, whose house stands on
land which the tragedian owned. In
the hope of finding a place where he
might end his days in peace, Forrest
bought tract of land overlooking the
Hudson, and there built a house, which
was a miniature of the ill-fated Alb
hey erected by the eccentric author
of ''Vathek."
The English original of the Forrest
house fell into ruins. The fabric of
the actors domestic happiness was
destroyed and the place which he be-
lieved be would love he despised.
The house was sold for small con-
sideration, and it still stands on the
grounds of the convent of Mount St.
Vincent. A part of the Forrest estate
was purchased by Thomas Cornell,
who built dwelling, which in 1877
was sold to Mrs. Harriet. 1t was her
hope that she might end her days in
this house.
In her professional life Miss Norris
was successful and earned large sums
of money. She gave largely, however,
to help others. Her husband said re-
Gently that she had been a lender all
her life instead of borrower, and that
in consequence when the time had
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HIS LIFE NOT HAPPY.
ArChduke Karl of Austria Exists in
Splendid Misery.
Lattle Boy Who May Become Emper.
Or and King IL Deprived Of ALI
the Pleasures aud Sports
Of Childhood.

Owing to a combination of extraor-
binary circumstances, it is highly
probable that after the death of EN-
peror Francis Joseph, neither his heir
presumptive, Archduke Francis Ferd-
inand, nor Archbishop Otto, who
stands second in the line of success
sion, will ascend the throne, but that
the crown of Austria-Hungary will
pass to Archduke Karl, now boy
Is years of age.
Although this strange break in the
succession has been possibility for
some time, it has become a decided
probability only recently. 1t is now
reported that the boys father and
uncle have definitely promised to
stand aside for him and that formal
declaration to this effect is about to
be made.
1t might be supposed that the
altered situation would cause the
small Karl to be an enviable young
person-which same supposition is a
grievous error. He is the unhappiest
boy in Europe, and his future prom
ises even more misery than the pres
ent confers upon him.
All his life, says the Chicago Record
Herald, he has been kept in restraint
on the ground that the future EN-.
peror must not do this, that and the
other. He has enjoyed none of the
frolics and amusements that make the
lives of other lads merry. Since his
eighth birthday his only recreation
has been military drill. for the future
emperor must be soldier who under
stands all branches of the profession
thoroughly. Besides his native Ger.
man, ten languages are spoken by the
various peoples of Austria-Hungary.
and the little archduke has to learn
them all. for he must be prepared to
talk to his future subjects in their
own tongues. These are the Czech,
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rotary Of the Treasury
firm q precedent inaugurated Ivy Sec
rotary Gage, who brought down hero
as his private secretary Frank A. Van
dcrlip, who subsequently was made as
sistant secretary.
Both Vanderlip and Armstrong were
Chicago newspaper men.
Mr.. Armstrong is probably the
youngest man ever appointed to such
an important position. Although he
has been in the department less than
year he has successfully mastered
most of the details of the diversified
business of this, the most important
branch of the government work. He
instituted personally many reforms
in the conduct of business in the de-
partment, and made himself so valu-
able to the secretary of the treasury
that Mr.. Shaw deemed it best in the in
terests of the service to put him in q
more responsible position, where his
manifest financial ability would be of
still more service to the government.
Mr.. Armstrong is an Iowa man and
is only p years of age. Gen. Spaulding,
whose place he takes, has been in fail
ing health for a long time. 1t has been
manifest that he was unable to per-
form all the duties of his position, but
as he was a veteran in the department
and had made a splendid record tho
president and the secretary OF the
treasury were unwilling to retire him
until it became absolutely necessary.
He will not leave the department, but
will be made a special agent in the GUS
toms service, in which branch of work
he is an expert.
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lieutenant that he sowed his wild
oats. 1t was his custom to disappear
from Munich or some army post every
now and then, proceed to Paris or
some other equally gay city and have
a registering time with other young
blades and the concert hall favorites
of the time.
On the occasion of the maneuvers of
the German army at Metz in 1898 the
prince left Munich to join his regiment
at the rendezvous, there to meet the
German emperor. He did not arrive
at Metz, and a search disclosed him in
the company of young woman at
Wurtemberg. For this he was sent to
a lone army post and ordered to be
good.
Prince Carl, Prince Rupert's young
er brother, was as wild as his brother
and was one time set upon marrying
a ballet girl, morganatically, thereby
following the example of rich kins-
man. Duke Ludwig, who, at 60 and a
widower, married Antoine Barth, a
ballet girl, daughter of Munich me-
chanic, with whom he is very happy.
Prince Luitpold thwarted the plan,
but did not prevent the two from elop-
ing. They were caught in secluded
retreat in the Alps and were returned
to Munich.
Prince Rupert married Duchess
Marie Gabrielle, daughter of Duke
Charles Theodore of Bavaria, head of
one branch of the Bavarian family, in
July, 1900, the affair being a notable
state celebration at Munich.
The princess, who is the daughter
of the duchess of BraganGa, daughter
of the king of Portugal, is known as
one Of the most beautiful women in
the realm. She is also very good and
charitable and has succeeded in re-
forming her husband.
1t is understood that the prince and
princess will travel through the Unit
ed States incognito, which will, of
course, preclude any official recogni-
ton of the visit on the part of the
United States government.
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come for her to borrow she found there
was none to lend. He recalled q
Christmas morning several years ago
when his wife had heard of the suicide
of a policeman whom they knew.
"She refused" said Mr.. Harriet, "to
open her Christmas presents until
had gone out to arrange benefit for
the family of the man. He killed him
self in despair because there was
$1,40O mortgage on his house, which
he could not pay. The benefit was
given. with the result that the mort
gage was paid in full. My wife is pos
sessed of a spirit which would prevent
her from asking assistance from any
one. Had it not been for the fact that
her lecture tour was failure-and it
might have been SUGGESTIVE obi
CATION might have been paid. Mrs.
Harriet has a suit against the man
who managed it."
Proceedings to foreclose have been
begun by the Park Mortgage COM
pany, which has an office at Al Park
row, New York. Its treasurer is Dan
iel E. Seybel.
II regret exceedingly" said Mr..
Seybel, mot on my account, but for the
sake of Mrs. Harriet, that the news
papers should see fit to exploit pri-
vate business transaction. Mrs. Har-
riot three years ago gave the company
second mortgage of $4,000. The
company does not usually take second
mortgages, but in this case it took the
pledge to oblige banking institution,
the name of which l do not care to
give, which held first mortgage for
500. Our mortgage fell due last
September. Mrs. Harriet paid the in
terest up to that time and asked that
the time be extended. Mrs. Harriet
made various promises that the money
would be paid, but the principal was
not paid, and as there seemed to be
no prospect of getting the money we
have taken such legal action as we
deemed necessary to protect our in
terests.
"There should be no reason why Mrs.
Harriet should be left penniless by
this proceeding, for she should have a
good equity in the property, which is
worth $4,000. The action of the COM
pany is purely business proceeding,
unmixed with sentiment"
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RUPERT OF BAVARIA.
Heir to a Royal Throne Soon to
Visit This Country.
VIII Ne Accompanied by Hk Beau
tiful Vife-Was Gay Rake Once,
Eat Now IL an Exemplary
Family Man.

Prince Rupert, destined some day
to sit on the throne of Bavaria and de-
clared by the Jacobins to be the right
full (Stuart) heir to the English throne,
will visit the United States in 1908.
The one-time most gay of young
royal prodigals, now sedate married
man, will be accompanied by his wife,
the beautiful Princess Marie Gabrielle.
Their infant son, born in September
last, will proba bly, be left at home.
Prince Rupert is preparing to as
sumo duty as the head of his people
upon the death of his cousin, King
Otto, who is hopeless imbecile and
has long been confined in an asylum.
When King Otto dies Prince Ludwig,
the father of Prince Rupert, will abb
dicate in favor of his son. The coun-
try is now ruled by Prince Luitpold,
as regent.
1t is the intention of Prince Rupert
to make tour of the world, going
first to India, China and Japan, thence
to San Francisco and through the
United States. His object is to acquire
at first hand a knowledge of the va
rious countries, their people and their
industrial and administrative systems,
with a view to his own future rule of
Bavaria.
The prince, says the New York
World, is 80 years old, stout, demo-
cratic young man, who has had his fling
in the gayest capitals of Europe, de-
spite royal commands, threats and re-
strictive measures. His mother
was Archduchess Marie Theresa of
Australasia, of the branch of the
Modena. His father, Prince Ludwig,
is the actual legitimist heir presump-
tive to the throne of Great Britain.
The prince is an officer in the Bava-
1ian army, and it was while he was a
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OreXel, OF 1nllaQelpOlaJ
chamber or took part in any of the fes'
tivities of the church the fans were
always in evidence either carried aloft
by favored pair of noble guardsmen
or allowed to rest against the papal
throne.
Years ago Mrs. Drexel saw these
fans and coveted them. Almost any
favor asked by this charitable woman
would have been readily granted by
the pope, but the fans were regarded
as too closely associated with the his.
tory of the church to be allowed to
leave the vatican. They had been ia.
miliar features of Roman Catholic cell
ebrations since the days of Plus TX,
and were hallowed by too many men,
cries lightly to be relinquished, even
at the request of so good friend OF
the church as Mrs Drexel.
Mrs. Drexel was disappointed, but.
not beaten. Year after year, when
visiting Europe, she had audience OF
the pope and renewed her plea for the
fans, and at last Leo XIII. gave re-
luctant consent to the splendid SYM
bols being carried off by Mrs. Drexel.
In return the vatican was presented
with another pair of fans, even more
gorgeous than the old ones, although
lacking the historical interest of those
secured by Mrs. Drexel.
The fans are splendid creations.
The spread is formed of superb ostrich
plumes, tipped with peacock feathers;
on the sticks, or what would be the
sticks in an ordinary fan, are the papal
arms, worked on crimson field in
heavy gold, the crown studded with
rubies and emeralds. The embossed
poles that support the great fans when
carried aloft are of crims on velvet. At
the base of the fans an inscription in
Latin records the fact that the presen.
tation was made in commemoration of
Pope Plus TX. having occupied the
papal throne for a quarter of q GEN.
tury.
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S1GNOR LAAARrIYII.
Although q Thorough DemoeFat,
Italy's Prime Minister Il Highly
Esteemed By His King.

Italy is particularly fortunate il
having two really strong men ct the
head of her affairs, Sig. Zanardelli.
the premier, and Sig. Giolitti, the min
lister of the interior. The situation il,
however, curious as these two men,
although never having been real rivals,
are as jealous of each other AZ :
couple of women. But notwithstand-
ing this they have worked in harmony
in the same cabinet for over two years,
recognizing the fact, perhaps, that
they are necessary to each other, and
that the retirement of either would
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SPLENDID PAPAL FANS.
Gift to America Secured b. 0PA
DreEel, of Philadelphia, from
the Vatican at Rome.

After years of diplomatic effort Mrs.
Joseph Drexel, widow Of the former
partner of J. Pierpont Morgan, has at
last succeeded in securing from the
pope the famous eight-foot fans of the
vatican, and has brought these tro.
phies in triumph to America. They
will be presented to the American peo-
pie and placed on exhibition in the mu-
scum of Pennsylvania university.
Visitors to the vatican will remem.
Der these gorgeous emblems of impe,
rial authoriE. No papal procession
was complete without them. When the
pope was carried into the audience
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premier Of Italy and Friend of King W.
tor Emmanuel)

premier Of Italy and Friend of King W.
tor Emmanuel)
mean the certain fall of the ministry.
Sig. Zanardelli's democratic princi-
pies have interfered with his political
ambition, rs in the days of King Hum
bert democratic principles were at
discount and any effort to depart from
the accepted way was nipped in the
bud.
Once Zanardelli was requested to
form cabinet, and, thinking young
blood necessary, chose compare tive
ly unknown men, some of them now
the highest in the political world of
Italy. King Humbert looked at the
list and then at Zanardelli and said
severely: "These are the under'sec-
retaries, of course, and the ministers?''
That day Sig. Crispi again took tho
helm, and the career of the new
premier was considered at an end.
The prime minister is exceptionally
tall and thin, usually badly dressed,
with a stoop about his shoulders, but
a power in the cabinet much above the
ordinary. At court he is no better
liked than the minister of the interior,
although the king supports and val
ues him above all. Last Christmas, as
is ustomary, he and the cabinet asked
an audience of the queens mother,
who replied refusing, saying that it
was too soon after her husbands
death, but that event had not prevent
ed her from receiving the Saracco
cabinet one year earlier, four months
after King Humbert's death.
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Mice IN Last Years Hat.

A New York street car incident Q
few days ago should furnish dread
full warning to women who wear last
years hats. A tolerably young and
charming woman boarded suburban
car on the other side of the river, and
after having seated herself discovered
that her hat was alive. The next in
slant saw the millinery on the Aoor
and the woman standing on the floor
with skirts lifted rather indecorously
high. Four mice scampered around
the floor in great CONSERVATION at
having been dispossesed of their tene-
ment. After the mice were killed the
woman explained that the hat was IN
old one which she had not worn tor .
year.
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c.nt~rs NJ the Fur Trade.

Nearly the whole fur trade Of the
world concentrates itself in the two
cities of London and Leipsic, but as
about two-thirds of the London furs.
which are sold at auction, go to
Leipsic, the result is that the fur
market of Leipsic is really the great
er of the two. The Leipsic ware
houses receive raw and half-prepared
furs from Siberia, European Russia.
America, Australia and China, max
ing the business of the fur exchang:
worth from $15,oo6,o 900 to $4,000, 900
yUaS1y.
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Household Work in Norway.

Girls in Norway must know how to
sew, knit and bake before their
guardians will permit them to have
beaux. Some of them are so eager to
acquire these useful accomplishments
that they are learned before they can
read and write. In this country, in
some families, household duties are
Stunned by girls; they are taught to
pound the piano, to sing and chatter
French. in many instances they mar
ry fellows too poor to even hire pianos,
and too ignorant to speak good Eng
ESh.
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ROBERT B. ARMSTRONG.
Young Chicago Newspaper Man Whs
Ii to He an Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury.

Secretary Shaw has made the long
impending change in the list of assist
ant secretaries of the treasury, reliev-
ing Gen. o. L. Spaulding, the Oldest
high official of the treasury and the as
sistant secretary, who acts as the head
of the department during the absence
of the secretary.
Gen. Spaulding will be succeeded by
Robert B. Armstrong, at present tho
private secretary of Secretary Shaw.
He had been in the department only
since Gov. Shaw took charge last
spring. His promotion seems to con-
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ASsS>O
for Masons' Daughters.)
lest of American capitalists. His i'm
mense fortune was made in oil, gas
and traction interests, of which last
he has holdings in Chicago, New York.
Baltimore and Pittsburg. Mr.. Elkins
began his career in 1s49 as clerk in
grocery store in West Virginia, his
native state. The amount is stated to
be the largest single gift ever made to
a fraternal organization. A home for
masons' daughters has long been a
crying need of the organization and
more than one suggestion has been
made to set on foot petition among
the various lodges to procure sum
sufficient for this purpose. This will
not now b.. needed, as it is thought the
home to be built by Mr.. Elkins will be
ample for some time to come.
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OPPOSED TO DANCING.
Inaugural Balls and VIII Not
Wear Full Dress.

The inaugural ball at Lincoln has
been dispensed with because Gov.
Mickey refuses to wear regulation
evening clothes and positively declines
to lend his countenance to dancing.
Presumably he takes the old parsons
view of it, that the 'postles didn't
dance and go around in swallow-tail
coats, though John p. Robinson he
says "they didn't know everything
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MAGIC LANTERN VICTORY.
Nevada Stafesman's Novel Manner Of
Making Friends for His lrri.
cation MEASURE.

With photographs as his chief ally,
but using a magic lantern as supple
mentary aid, Francis G. Newlands,
representative in congress from Ne
vada, succeeded in causing his long,
pending irrigation bill to become a
law. There are many ways of lobby
ing bills through congress, but it re-
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Shark with Ample Family.

A huge shark was lately captured
by the marines of the British warship
Urgent, at Port Royal, Jamaica. For
ty-nine young sharks, all alive and
kicking, were found in the mothers
stomach.
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INV 1t at the Butch er's.

A Chicago paper conta:ned an adj
vertisement reading thus: "Any thin
person will learn how to get fat by
sending so cents to the undersigned"
A gullihle fellow, who is as thin as
rail, forwarded the sum asked, by mail,
and received this reply: Buy it 1t the
Butchers"
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NAMED for Mr.. Newlands to discover
an entirely unique method.
Becoming desperate, he invited
members of the senate and house to
dine at his home. After dinner the
host announced to his guests that he
would give stereopticon show. Then
he threw on the screen pictures illus
trating the benefits of irrigation in
the west. His colleagues were con-
vinced. He repeated the dinners and
the magic lantern shows until victory
was won.
Mr.. Newlands, who is democrat,
will succeed John p. Jones as United
States senator from Nevada.
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Balls and Full Dress)
down in Judee." Still, as member of
the Methodist Episcopal church and .
trustee of the Wesleyan university.
the governor is justified by triumph.
ant conscience, says the Chicago
Post. Gov.-elect Mickey killed the idea
of a dance at the Inauguration by an
nouncing he would not attend such .
function. Mr.. Mickey owns large
farm in Polk county, Neb., and il
president of the Osceola state bank.
He has been county treasurer and
member of the legislature.
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BIG GIFT TO MASONS.
Philadelphia Capitalist Provides .
Home for Orphaned Daughters
Of Member 70 of the Craft.

William L. Elkins, of Philadelphia,
who has given 100000 for the found
ing of house for the orphan daugh.
tiers of masons, is one of the wealth
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Rect Snrsr Production,

In 1910 the beet sugar produced
equaled only five per cent. OF the
worlds production; now it Is 81 per
cent.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
n. G. MILLER,
AS Administrator.

Land Office at Durango. Colo. Decem.
Der lth, 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing named settler has filed notice
Of his intention to make final proof in
pport OF his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the register
and receiver of the u. S. land office
at Durango, Colo. on January 27th.
1903. viz; John II. Hill. Durango. La
Plata county, Colo, Homestead
Application No. 1919. for the s e.
y of y. Il. u. and N. f. a of S. Z. a
Section 8. and West " of N. W. u
Section 8. Township 35 North. Range
s w. N. NJ. p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation Of said land,
viz; James Cash, John s, Baisden
and Frank Nevins. all OF Durango
Ia Plata county, Colo. also Jacob
Abbee, OF Columbus. La Plata county
Colo
f. c. PERKINS. Register.
First Pub, Dec. 18, 1902.
Last Pub, Jan. %, 1908.