Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-07

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amused. and who was the great man
who sat on this chair?'
HIS excellency, the lord lieutenant"
answered Mrs. Maloney, land a good
man he is. too, yer HONOR
Il am quite sure of that" said his
majesty, but / am the king"
"Musha. God bless yer majesty! and
is 1t yersel' that's in it? Sure Pat went
down to give yer majesty a welcomed"
The king sat for a few minutes
chatted in the most friendly way tc
the good woman and her children.
During the following months Mr.. Ma
loney's humble cottage was visited by
dozens OF tourists who were anxious to
sit on the chair, which is now known
as the Kings chair"-and it may tie
truly said that it is worth its weight
in gold to its owner.
Recognizing Chelsea.
Picturesque old Chelsea. the favorite
sketching ground of Whistler, and the
municipal quarter of London. is to be
brought TO a greater degree of resem-
blance to the Quarter Latin by the es-
adjustment OF q truly Partisan atelier.
The English art student, as a class,
has a far greater respect for the con-
ventions than his French comrade. and
you can hardly ever tell him by the
eccentricity of his attire or his I'M
kempt locks.
Two spirited young members of the
New English Art club, Augustus John
n William Orpen, want, however,
changer tout celia"
They are going to Open an atelier in
the quaint riverside suburb. which will
be conducted on the Quarterly Latin
system.
style in dress, and no doubt from their
professor and imbibing the Partisan
atmosphere of the place. will blossom
forth in the weird garments beloved OF
"Messeurs les etudiants" of Paris. At
present, though Chelsea swarms with
artists In being and in embryo, the
sight of flowing ties. stocks and SLOUGH
hats is an exceedingly rare one there.
The famous Boer general, Ben VII
joen. who successfully withstood Brit
ish bullets and baycrets in the war,
has now succumbed TO British beauty.
His engagement to Miss May Belfort,
a bewitching singer at the leading Lon
don music halls. is just
Five years ago-that is, before the war
Miss Belfort was appearing in Johannes
burg; she there met and became interested
In the handsome Boer farmer.
When back In England she continued
taking an interest in him, and followed his
fortunes In the war by reading the news
papers.
1eHGTtll klllOeD came 10 tAy.Gi1nU III me
close of the war IN n mission with other
Rocr officers and renewed his ncouaint-
ance with the charming May.
Miss Belfort soon afterward returned to
South Africa. and II haunened thar VII.
ioen was also a passenger on the same
ship.
1t only remains to be said that the gem
oral and the SINGER returned To ENGLAND
the other day an engaged couple.
General Vilioen Is now at st. Ionis ar.
ranging for the South African war snec.
tacle at the exposition.
Miss Relfort ,s mn acconn,,sbs5 lin
p,,ist. she has SING In RUSSIA Fra moo md
GERMANY in the national languages and
wh,le in the Transvanl she successfmllv
sang a rendering Of ..Nafd of Athens,, IN
the I3oer ..taaI"
Strenuous efrorts ore now heinz r,ao
here To- divorce meetings ~ worh;ngnan
altoyather fror, nrhIic bo,,sa. fsaIoona.
II will aonhti.ss s,,rnrise the wori.n,a,
Of America tn learn that out ~ . soe ,nn.i
hrarches ~ n,mn irnnrtant trada $3.50.