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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-20

charms did not escape offers of mar
riage. Her millions were then her
fathers but the repute of his great
wealth made her the bait of many
titled fortune hunters.
One Of the first of her suitors, like
the last, was duke. This was the
young Duke of Manchester. who has
since married Miss Zimmerman, of
Ohio, and seems likely, after all, to
be wealthy in his own right, as the
Dowager Duchess of Manchester re-
Gently inherited $1,000, 900 from her
brother. Then there were Prince Henri
of Orleans, who was nearly allied to
royalty, even though 1T be unthroned
royalty; Prince Henry of Teck, broth
er of the present Princess of Wales;
the Earl of Shaftesbury, who would
have been a suitable match in point of
years, as he is now only thirty -four;
Capt Oswald Ames, said to be the
handSomeSt as well as the talleSt man
in the British army; Prince Hohenlohe
of the German chancellor'S family,
poor, though Of the most; aristocratic
German descent, and Craig Wadsworth
of Geneseo, the cotillon leader. All
these men were in the army Miss
Goelet met here and in Europe and
whom rumor pronounced most devoted
to her.
After period of mourning Miss
Goelet returned to society, and several
years passed with only stories of suit
ors, devoted admirers and contemplate
ed engagements. But there were no en-
gagements. Miss Goelet remained, to
all appearances, as free from any pref
erence as she ever had been. She was
at Newport and Homburg, New York
and London, travelling with her friends,
the Mills twin, or visiting at Cliveden
with Pauline Astor-and there was no
definite announcement of a forthcom-
ing wedding. There were always tales
of the suitors and they were not al
ways pleasant. The story Of Prince
Hugo Won Hohenlohe as one of these.
Capt. Ladislas de Porkony, once mill
tarU attapha 0f tho A,,ctrion oY,oborcou
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-20
TWo-HEADED SNAKE.
Queer Freak of Nature Is Alive and
Perfectly Developed.

"A snake with two perfect developed
heads was captured at Grant park
yesterday afternoon.
The capture was made by Robert
Patillo, carrier for the Constitution,
near the place where the pelican has
its home, at the southern end of the
lagoon. He found a chicken pecking
at the snake, and, driving the chicken
away, succeeded in getting the queer
freak, of nature into a newspaper.
though a large number of people who
looked on shouted at him to let the
reptile alone.
The snake is about seven or eight
inches long, and apparently a variety
of the moccasin. The heads branch
off from the neck, and both are per-
fectiy developed. The tongues from
both heads. and each one of these
heads seems able to, perform all its
functions.
In crawling about first one head
and then the other is used as a guide,
the movement of the snake being to
the right or left, according to the head
which guides at the time.
After driving away the chicken
which he found attacking the snake.
the boy took a stick and pushed the
nttle reptile INTO a newspaper rolled
into cone. With the stick he Knocked
the snake back every time it sought
to crawl out, Nand succeeded thus in
reaching the zoo, where he was given
a small bottle in which to place his
find.
A number of flies were placed in the
bottle, and these the snake ate. using
both his mouths for. the, purpose. I'm
til he learns some better way to care
for the reptile, young Patillo will keep
1t in large glass jar He is quite
anxious, however, to Keep it alive, If
possible, and says he would be glad
If any one familiar. with the care of
snakes would give some pointers.
Just now the snake. is in fine con-
dition.. except for one or two slight
bruises on its neck due to the pecking
of the chicken.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-20

he rendered his services to the United
States, and was keenIy disappointed
when he was rejected on account Of
his age.
Drawing freely on his fund of ex-
perience, Capt Roland has written
many books on military Notifications,
mining and geology. One of his latest
efforts is a history of the north shore
of Lake Superior, which is rich in le-
gends of that unique locality. He is
now working on a Bengal legend, "The
twenty-five Tails of the Devil" Capt.
Roland illustrates all of his own books
pays for having them printed and dis
tributes copies gratuitously among his
friends.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-20

Hohenlohe was fifty years old, and i'm
parted that information to Mrs. Goelet,
Who at once Informed her that the
prince need not make any further eff
fort to press his suit, as he was be-
yond the age limit.
Undismayed by this apparently ire
trievable disadvantage, the prince, who
mad gone to London from Berlin after
the negotiations began persisted in his
efforts to get an interview with Miss
Goelet. But when he returned to Ber-
lin he forgot to pay the agents, and suit
was brought against him in England.
Part of the money was then paid. When
further proceedings were threatened in
Berlin thrifty maiden aunt of Won
Hohenlohe paid $500 to save the family
reputation.
Prince Won Hohenlohe denied cate
gorically the story of the agents, say
ing that for him dealings with MARI
monial go-betweens was quite unneces-
sary. He came here in the spring of
1901 and took place as clerk with
Ladenbergh, Thalmann & Co., to learn
the banking business. During that
summer he went to Newport as the
guest of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
aunt of Miss Goelet. and was enter
tanned by Mrs. Goelet.
The Fairy Princess Not Idle.
Meantime, while the fairy princess
had been enjoying the pleasures of the
world, the great increase in the value
of New York real estate was making
her richer every day. Now, her for
tune is said to be, at a conservative es-
Innate, $20,000,000. Much of the in
crease to this large sum came during
her own lifetime
When she reached her twentyi first
year, she came into absolute possession
0f bar fot SC 70
100000 is in trust, of which during her
lifetime she receives about half the net
income. She cannot use the principal.
By her fathers will she is to receive
one-half the reSiduary estate of $780,
100000 on her tWenty-fifth birthday.
Among the properties in the trust es-
tablished for her and her brother Rob-
ert, were the Knickerbocker theater,
the Imperial hotel, the Gorham build
ing, at Broadway and Nineteenth
street; the Judge building, in Fifth av-
enuc; the Kemble building, in White
hall street, and the San Carlo apart
ments in East Ninety-seve street.
Upon Mrs. Goelet's death the entire net
income of this property goes to the two
children. Upon the daughters death
her share in the fortune is to go to her
children, if she leaves any, otherwise
to her brother Robert
This historic fortune-for the Goelet
wealth began to accumulate when New
York's mercantile interest was small
indeed-deScended to Robert and. Og-
den Goelet from their father Robert.
He was the son of the eccentric Peter
Goelet, who lived for so many years
in. the old-fashioned house at Nine
teenth street and Broadway, keeping
cow tied in the spacious yard and
few highly colored pheasants strutting
about in full view of the Broadway
crowd.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-20
The GoeIet's Social Position.

The social Importance of the family
began with the present generation.
Robert Goelet, father of Robert and Og-
den, lived in Union square, comfort
ably, but without luxury. His two sons
went to Columbia college, and their al
lowances were as meager as many Of
the boys who had no property at all
received. 1t was told of their father
that, asked why his wife did not en-
terrain more and help her husband to
spend more of his great fortune, he re-
piled:
why should we? We have all that
we want. We do all that we want for
our own pleasure, and even If we want
ed to spend more money we wouldn't
know how to do it."
AS the fortune founded in a Ham
over square hardware shop called "At
the Sign of the Golden Key" and, in
creased by shrewd investments in real
estate, continued to grow, Ogden Goe-
let, father of the future duchess, when
he was young man just out of COL
lege, was looked upon as a fit match
for any girl, although the Goelet family
lived in modest way that gave no in
timation of how wealthy they really
were
The story is that Miss Goelet made
the acquaintance of the Duke of Rox-
burghe at Cliveden when she was on a
visit to Miss Paline Astor to whom the
young Scotchman was at that time
very much devoted. Within a short
time, however, he had become inter-
ested in Miss Goelet, and since last
summer, when they first met, he has
been most devoted sutton. The court
ship has been none the less ardent be-
cause no suspicion of the dukes inten-
tons reached the friends of the Goelets
until the young man arrived at New
port a few weeks ago. Formal an
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-20
No Sport.

ing?
you and no one to rum down.-New York
Sun.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-13
Customs o. the Country.

There was once a Newfoundland fish
erman-he CHANGED to be a Catholic
who, in old age, came to die, says
Worlds Work. He had lived in debt
all his life. and, no doubt, had never
once given his whole catch to the deal
er who supplied him, but had wrong
fully slipped many quintal over the
side of a rival schooner and traded
it out on the spot.
Send for Fawther Rafferty," he said
Send immediately"
He wanted to confess his sins to
be shriven, to depart in peace, but his
old priest had been transferred to
Trinity Bay-a young man, just back
from Rene, was now the spiritual head
of the parish.
Sure, it's Fawther Codlin," they told
him.
''Noa, noa" the old man protested
"Fawther COLLINS a fine young man
a clever young man, 1 doubt me not;
but tits old Fawther Rafferty, l wants
t hear me confession"
An why?" they asked.
Sure" the dying man gasped, "he
knows the customs O. the country"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-13

Franklin Lane is telling very good
story which came out ait the lunch
con table on the occasion of his lunch
ing with the President says San Fran
cisco Town Talk. Gov. Francis OF Mis1
souri, was present, and the Governor
was thanking the President for the let
tiers which the chief executive gave
him for his continental trip. and which
naturally made the Governors stay
abroad a very agreeable one -.
And how did Choate treat you?'
inquired the President.
Francis replied that he was very
agreeable. Il told him." he said, that
he had made a great hit with the wom-
en- in Missouri when, in response to a
question as to what he would choose
to be if he were reincarnated, he said
he would prefer to be Mrs Choate's
second husband. l told him they
thought it was a very graceful compli-
ment to his wife. He laughed, and
said that he was very glad that the
story had made a hit in Missouri, for
it fell rather fiat in England. OF
course, L wanted to know why, and
he said that shortly after the mot be-
came public he met the Duchess of
DeVonshire, who is considered one of
the cleverest woman in England, and
she said, ooh. Mr.. Choate I've been
waiting TO ask you something ever
since I heard that story. Who is Mrs.
Choate's second husband?"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-13

The Grand Trunk freight department
has been trying to solve the problem
of fast delivery in its correspondence
and has introduced the block system
in the stenographers' room, says the
Chicago Journal. 1t has also been
found necessary to sidetrack many OF
the 'priVileges'' of the typewriter girls
in order to facilitate rapid and safe
transit of the office details.
A new schedule has been posted on
the walls for the guidance of the ste
nographers in their daily journey over
the line of duty, and the following will
give an idea of some of the important
changes: H. =
Don't come to the office too early''
After arriving don't primp for half
an hour"
conversation during working hours.
and don't relate what Name said to
Ed and what Ed said to Name"
Don't eat caramels and other con-
fections or attempt to turn the office
into light lunch cafe"
When the twenty-four girls who
pound keys for the local freight depart
ment reached the office at Taylor street
and Plymouth court at a. M they at
once regarded the Notice to Women
Clerks" placarded above their desks.
well, wouldn't that straighten your
bangs" remarked a tall one with mo-
lasses-candy hair. s.t7r-" = ,'
"What is it?" asked another "a
timetable, side-talk with girls, or a
bill of fare?"
II pass" gasped number three, but
you can gamble that your old friend
Clara, which is little me, won't stand
for any such game as those rules call
for"
That's right" replied another, IF
they expect me to play they must make
it an unlimited game"
a strike appeared imminent, but from
force of habit the girls sat down, to
their desks and pounded the keys fer
awhile in a. manner which presaged an
early call for the typewriterrepair man
Indignation finally merged into dig
nifty and eventually into industry, and
then it was time to go to lunch. The
abstinence from the deadly caramel
had. developed good appetites and a
better humor.
But will it last? That is the ques-
ton the superintendent is asking him
self
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-13
AHARD FIGHT AHEAD.

Correspondents at Washington VINO
are in touch with the powers that DOM
mate Congress are beginning to pre-
dict the failure of a river and harbor
bill at the coming session. They point
out that the Republican party with the
congressional elections coming off next
fall will wish TO hold the appropri-
atoms down to as close a figure as pos
sible and thus go into the campaign
with a reasonable showing for a claim
of economy. The river and harbor
bill, it seems. has been selected as one
of the big money bills to be put to the
knife and possibly killed outright
Congressman Burton of Ohio, chairman
of the River and Harbor Committee
of the last Congress, is hopeful of the
passing of a bill at the next session,
though he is not sanguine.
This will serve to give some idea OF
the character of the work that must be
done by the committees that have been
appointed to urge a thirty-foot channel
for Savannah. We know, and there Is
an abundance of data to prove it, that
our request for help is reasonable, and
that the growing commerce Of the
port demands deeper water. This must
be impressed on Congress. The facts
must be presented so forcefully and
clearly that the congressman will be
brought to see the situation as We do,
and as it exists. 1t must be impressed
on their minds that the great work
proposed is not in the slightest degree
a party or partisan measure but is in
tended wholly for the promotion of the
prosperity of a large and naturally
rich section of the country, and the de-
sire of a political party to cut down ap-
propriations because an election is
coming on should not interfere with ii.
River and harbor appropriations are
directly in the line Of promoting the
growth of the merchant marine and
the navy, as well as the development
of the interior sections tributary to the
ports. BY improving the rivers and
harbors we strengthen the national de-
lenses, as well as build for greater
activity in the pursuits of peace.
The agitation for the thirty-foot
channel, therefore will have to be
vigorous and strong from the begin
ming. 1t must be SO strong as to be
convincing, and so vigorous as to make
the congressman know that we are
sure of our position and untiring in our
zeal If there must be a shaving OF
appropriations, or killing of whole
appropriat ton bills, there are many
other projects that could be sacrificed
with far less injustice to the people
than the sacrificing of the river and
harhor bill. The failure of that bill
would be a direct and heavy blow TO
the country's commerce, which the
party in power has declared it wishes
to foster.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-13
ExrRADITIoN FOR GRAFTERs.

That our extradition treaties needed
to be remodeled and strengthened has
been evident for some time. During
the past few years we have seen men
charged with serious crimes slip over
the border into a neighboring country
and rest in safety under the protection
of the laws of that country, owing
to the weakness of our eXtradition
treaties. For a long time murder and
larceny were the only crimes eXtradi-
table. Then the scandal of bank de-
faulters and other robbers after trust
running over into Canada and Next
co and escaping arrest became so mol
some that embezzlement was includ-
ed among the eXtraditable offenses.
Still, as we have seen. the treaties are
not yet broad and strong enough to
cover without question the matters of
conspiracy to rob the United States
and "boodling' and grating In
municipal and legislative affairs.
The government, however has decid-
ed to take the matter up and nego-
tiate amendments to eXtradition treat
les with several foreign governments
This decision is an outcome of the St
Louis boodling cases and Attorney
Folks efforts to bring the boodlers
to justice, and his presentation to the
President of an argument showing the
need for better extradition laws. -Four
of the ST. Louis boodlers fled the
country to escape the penalties of their
crimes. Two went to Mexico, one to
Canada and one to France. A conVen-
ton with Mexico has already been ne
gotiated and ratified, making bribery
extraditable, and the Attorney General
has given an opinion to the effect that
1t can be made retroactive. Thus the
way is opened for the capture and pun
ishment of the boodlers that fled to
Mexico. In a short time similar con-
ventions will be negotiated with Great
Britain and France The one with
the former will cover Canada. of course.
That will permit of the strong hand
of the American law reaching across
the border and bringing back several
fugitives from justice who thought they
had found safety by crossing the line
into Canada. 1t is the understanding
that conspiring to defraud the govern
ment will be included in the treaties
with Great Britain and France, which
would clear up a situation that has
given the United States Department of
Justice some annoyance during the past
year or two.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-13
BRIGHT BITS.

-Wife-"If you stay out another
night after I'll leave you!" Hubby
Can I consider that as a promise ~
Chicago News.
DO you have any trouble sup
porting your family Sambo?" mo,
indeedy; why, boss, is got one of de
best wifes in dis ere town.'-Yonkers
Statesman.
-" 'Taint my fault I'm at the foot
of me class" Whose fault them"
IT'S Johnnie Sappheads! He's got
sick an can't come to school no more!"
New York Journal.
-Doctor-"Want to get up, Ell? All,
/ thought my medicine would fetch
you out of bed" Tommy-"Yes, an
then, besides, / seen a circus poster.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
-Docter-"Ahl out for a constitu-
tional?" She-"Yes. walk two miles
before breakfast every morning for
my complexion" Doctor-"Is the drug
store so far as hat?"-London Tat
Ter.
Why don't you try to earn your
living?" We'll" answered Meandering
Mike. its dis way. When 1 eats dis
way l gifts cold turkey an mince pie.
If l depends on me earning capacity
I'm liable to git sinkers an weak cof-
fee. WASHINGTON Star.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Washington Post Und.) says:
Elliott, the White House crank, is
clearly insane. He believed that Prof.
Langley's 'buzzard' would fly
The Chicago Daily News Qnd.) says
American consumers will continue to
buy their kerosene of Rockefeller, but
when they want moral and ethical en-
lightenment they prefer to go else
where"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.) says:
u. Edward Addicks is a simple-mind-
ed person. who sees in the Senate plen-
~ of men who are there only because
they are rich, and, as he is rich, he
cannot see why he should not be there.
If he wants a thing, he asks for it. If
he wants a man, he asks him what
he will take for himself. 1t was i'm
possible for him to see any reason why
he should not go to the President in
person in relation to the appointment
of a District Attorney. But, of course,
it was the most tactless thing in the
world"
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
Before Chicago can afford to rebuke
it's menials for grating it must quit
graft itself At this moment the city
of Chicago refuses to pay to thous-
ands of it's citizens millions of dollars
belonging to them individually and I'M
lawfully held by the municipality. I'm
der the pretext of special assessments
for Improvements never executed the
city clutched an immense sum of the
earnings ard the savings of citizens
who cheertully paid over the cash as
requested by the assessor and who
have never been able to get any equiva-
itself.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-13
INDE1 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Ancient Landmark Lodge
No. 2S1 f. and A. M; Stockholders
Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company; Savannah Aerie of
Eagles.
Special Notices-Notice, Harmon Co
hen; Always First, the Union Station
Restaurant; New York and Paris Fash
ions, Mrs. a. Mcfarland.
Business Notices-Just Fifteen
Cents. G. NJ Thomas; No Quick Lunch,
Theus & Co; Rising Sun" Tomatoes,
"A. NJ. & c. w. West.
Every Day in the Week-The Metro
politan Co.
Fab and Winter Goods-Leopold Ad-
Ter
Three Hundred Vests Every Week
f. g. w Laundry.
Only Live Fish Swim Up Stream
Grapefruit
Gifts of Glassware Are Appreciated
Dorfiinger.
CardiIlera Coffee-T Lloyd Owens.
Legal sales-Stock of M. NJ. Dixon.
Bankrupt, at Hickox, Charlton County,
Georgia.
The Peerless Malaria Remedy-War-
burines-Rowlinski.
IT'S Never Too Late to Change for
the Better-The Savannah Steam
Laundry.
tbs Better to Buy Stove or Range
AT Lattimores.
Savannah Theater-Fields Minstrels
Matinee and Night; The Professors
Love Story" Thursday, Matinee and
Night.
Instruments of recision-Waltham
Watches.
Medical-Thatcher's Medicine Co..
Warmers Safe Cure; Syrup of Figs;
Herpicide; DR.. G. T. Gault; Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted! For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.