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WOMAN HAS
PUBLISHED
200 NOVELS
Remarkable List
to the Credit Of
Mrs. Meade.

LONDON, Dec. 24.-Mrs. L. T. Meade,
whose new novel, Love Triumphant"
has just been published, is probably the
most prolific of English women writer's.
Mrs. Meade has been writing for so
long, and with so much success that
her name must be familiar to American
readers; but they may, not know that
she has published over two hundred
novels.
AS the imposing list of her works at
the British Museum shows, Mrs.
Meade's versatility is almost as strik-
ing as her productiveness, for this list
includes stories of domestic interest,
quiet in tone; stories that are frankly
sensational; stories CT religious interest
and stories for boys and girls. Some of
this authors books, however, have been
written in oration-notably with
Robert Eustace-a case in point being
THE Brotherhood of the Seven Kings"
which attracted so much attention
when published serially in the Strand
Magazine.
There is much in getting an early
start, which Mrs. Meade certainly did
her first novel having been published
when she was II.
She is the child of an Irish clergyman
and pretty nearly anything would have
been more to her parents liking than
her decision to earn her living by
story-writing. But the girl was deter
mined and at Is she came to London.
and almost from the start found a
ready market for her wares Fertile of
imagination. before three years had
passed, she had over a dozen books to
her creoit.
She is now married and has three
children, but in spite of domestic duties.
admirably performed, Mrs. Meade keeps
grinding out fiction more industriously
and more successfully than ever. He
Stories From the Diary of a Doctor .
written with Robert Eustace; "The
Sanctuary Club" and "A Race With the
Sum-" are famous on this side of the
water. Even to-day Mrs. Meade thinks
nothing of turning out 5000 words a
day, most of her matter, however, being
dictated to a secretary
The title of her new book, Love Tri-
umphant." was suggested by that of
the picture by the late G. F. Watts. In
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had elapsed, rang out all over Italy.
throwing an entire nation into parOx-
ysms of patriotism and loyalty.
The patient, dignifed Queen smiles
at her little son, and thus becomes as
any other mother.
Victor. just look at his wee fingers"
Victor, he looks like you, dear" Vic
tor, was there ever such a baby?" and
to crown all and wear the supreme
diadem OF wOmanhood she IS nursing
the little atom, privilege denied her
with the other children.
Prince Humbert Gas he is called is
a lusty yOungster. who decidedly re-
sembIes his mother. He first opened
his eyes in a chamber totally and inn
maculately white, prepared on pur-
pose for the occasion, and was at once
pOunced upon by those present so that
for moment his royal mamma was in
danger of neglect. His first act was to
yell at the top of a particular vigor-
Gus voice, and to decidedly rebel
against the process of dressing
YOUNG PRINCES PROSPECTS.
Prince Humbert, when in the course
of nature he comes to manhood. will be
one of the most sought after princes OF
Europe. He will be heir to the throne
of a prosperous country viii not be
rich. as he has no property in his own
right. but will make up for it by the
wealth of his titles. Among them will
be the high-sOunding one Of King OF
Cyprus, Crete and Jerusalem. but at
present he only has one, Prince of Pied
mont.
Queen Helene is devoted to children A
story is told of how she could not even
resist little Prince Amedeo. whom she
thought she hated. One day. the then
Princess met the little fellow in cor
ridor Of the Quirinal Palace in his
nurses arms. She would have avoided
him, but as she passed, with averted
head, he suddenly held out his fat dim
pied arms. and on the impulse OF the
moment she took him from the nurse.
while her eyes filed with tears. The
little boy. then about a year old, laid
his lips on each Of her eyelids, strOk-
ing her cheeks with his hands The
Queen gave a sob and giving the child
back to his nurse walked hastily away.
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WILL SPEND A FORTUNE
PREPARING ENGLISH HOME,
James Van Allen to Remodel and Re-
furnish Rushton Hall, Where
He Will Reside.

LONDON, Dec. 24.-James Van Allen,
who intends to become a British sub
ject, is clearing out all the furniture
that remained in Rushton Hall, his
newly acquired mansion in Northamp-
tonshire Secondhand furniture deal
ers from London and Birmingham have
been examining everything, from pic
lures to tapestry in the place during
the last few days.
1t is generally believed that the new
occupier would retain some of the
best furniture, but when the whole had
been catalogued he gave. an order that
the lot be cleared out. He found that
the furniture would not harmonize with
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the scheme of decoration which he
means to introduce, so that the hall
will be newly furnished from floor to
ceiling.
He has expressed himself ready to
spend s5O0,0OO on structural altera-
tions alone, and it is understood in
the neighborhood that there will be
hardly anything but the outer walls
left when these alterations are COM
plete. He is considering number OF
estimates and specifications, and 1t is
not anticipated that he will be able to
take up his permanent residence there
for another six or nine months.
An architect from New York has
been exploring the mansion for the
past fortnight and it is considered most
likely that the alterations will be car
ried out under his direction The build
ers in the neighborhood of Kettering,
which is the nearest town to the hall,
are competing keenly for the work.
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AMERICANS GIVE AID
TO THE ENGLISH POOR
Young Mrs. Bradley Martin Responds
Literally to the Charitable
ADpeaIs

Appeals.
LONDON. Dec. -24-Following the ex-
ample of Lady Craven, young Mrs.
Bradley Martin has already commenced
to take an active interest in charita BILE
institutions that devote their efforts to
the relief of distress among INDECENT old
people. She has no sympathy with the
English poorhouse system, by which
old married couples are separated as
ratepayers.
II has been the custom in recent years
to solicit subscriptions from wealthy
people to provide some measure of
Christmas cheer for the poor in the
warehouses. Such 'luxuries" can be
obtained only through voluntary sup
port. because the Government will not
sanction any extra expediture that
might involve the general ratepayers
When Miss Phipps was appealed to
a few weeks ago for a subscription to
provide an entertainment at Christmas
for the inmates of one of the Scotch
poorhouses she quietly told the collec-
tor that she would be always happy to
contribute IL there was guarantee that
husbands and wives were allowed to
share the same table on Christmas day.
The collector could give no such guar
antee and had to go away without any
assistance.
Mrs. Bradley Martin and Lady Cra-
ven have always responded to such
charitable appeals literally, but 1t
would appear that Mrs. Bradley Martin
Jr. prefers to support places like Naza-
reth House, where old married couples
are allowed to enjoy each others So
ciety within stipulated hours. She will
not be found among those who indulge
il indiscriminate almsgving.
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ess' dearest phrase. Five years passing
without children being born to the
Prince and Princess of Naples, the lady
Aosta allowed herself to be more gra-
cious, while her eldest son. Prince Anne
deo, was treated and surrounded with
ceremonial as though direct heir to the
throne. and this without the least effort
to conceal her hopes and desires
TWO BABY GIRLS BORN.
simultaneously with the present
Queens accession to the throne, how
ever, came the whisper that her Ma
jesty was in a delicate state of health
"a whisper which later proved to be
true. One can sympathize with the
agony of the ambitious woman who
thus saw her hopes vanishing. 1t was
indeed a tragic moment for her and
she took it tragically.
"Is it true?" she asked her husband,
with face as white as death.
Yes" was the low-voiced reply,
whereupon she fell to the floor as one
dead, and when she revived some hours
later, refused food, crying hopelessly
over, her son, murmuring in her mad
ness that he was about to be deprived
of his rights, and that he should be
king in spite of all if it lay within her
power to compass it. But the expect
ed baby proved to be a girl.
1T is in answer to my prayers" the
Duchess whispered, so the cloud lifted
somewhat, to fall again blacker than
ever a year later when another baby
was expected. This, too, was a girl.
and in her JOY the Duchess gave little
heed to the grumblings among the low
er classes, who declared that she had
cast the evil eye on the Queen. who
would thus never have son, and, per-
haps, that was her own conviction, as
when, for the third time, the Queen
became delicate, she took little notice
of the fact and continued happily to
consider her son as the future mon
arch.
AN HEIR TO THE THRONE.
Thus a tiny baby has plunged one
household into the deepest depths Of
gloom, and another into heights of Joy
never before experienced.
A boyl The news. before many hours
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oirs in writing William Ashe-
This critic declares that all who are
familiar with the complete story OF
Lord Melbourne and his wife. Lady
Caroline Lamb, Lady Caroline's In
fatuation for Byron and her puDhca-
ton Of "Glenarvon," will find the whole
thing repeated in Mrs. Wards book.
Shorter admits. however, that the story
is altered considerably, the poet bold.
bad and dangerous to know" Of real life
being a fascinating but wicked explorer
in the novel.
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Catania, each of whom was more than
10 years Of age. were found murdered
cne morning this week and every ar
ticle of value in the convent stolen.
From the position of the bodies it is
surmised the thieves dragged the nuns
all over the building. compelling them
to point out the hiding places Of their
valuables, and then strangled them to
death
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Chorus Girls Go on strike.

PARIS. Dec. 24.-The strike microbe
seems to be in the air. affecting all
classes. The very latest. as recorded
in a special from Geneva. is a strike
among chorus girls there.
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BELGRADE. Dec. 24.-Besides being
one Of the Oldest men in the world
Stojan Zikits-Gyurgytis, the Servian
Methuselah. who has just celebrated his
one hundred and seventeenth birthday,
has had an extraordinary career. Most
Of his life has been spent in fighting
against the Turks. For many years,
however. he was a bandit, and he now
rejoices that by combining thrift with
robbery he saved enough from his
plunderings TO live in ease for the rest
Of his days. When asked, recently, if
he was not tired Of life this venerable
and impenitent sinner replied: "As long
as I am able to drink my portion of
roxy Cwhisky) and wine 1 shall be only
too glad to be on this side Of the world. >"
Stojan was only seventeen when he
first took up arms against the Turks.
That was a hundred years ago when
the grandfather Of Black Peter" the
present Servian King. proclaimed a
revolution against them. Joining the
revolutionists, Stojan fought in several
battles until a saber wound nearly
cost him his life. He paid back that
score with interest a hundredfold.
On his recovery, by the most sacred
Of Servian oaths, he swore a vendetta
against the Turks. Returning to his
home he organized a band of hal
duks (robbers) and ravaged and pill
laged several Turkish villages. putting
the inhabitants to death. for it is part
OF his creed that the only good Turk
is a dead Turk.
HOSTILE TO THE TURKS.
Still, to give the picturesque ruffian
his due, he always preferred legitimate
warfare against the Turks to fighting
them on his own account. In 1923 he
found a chance wheusnhe Greeks were
struggling for independence, and join
ing q band Of janitsars, under the lead
ership Of the famous Saip Bey, he
greatly distinguished himself. He re-
mained in Greece for some time, after it
had been proclaimed a kingdom, but
the Turks had put a big price on his
head and they managed to get hold of
him. His caDtors wanted to make an
object lesson of him and decided to
postpone executing him until the thing
could be done in style before a big
crowd
Agile as a mountain goat and as
cunning as fox, Stojan slipped
through their fingers and fed TO Bel
grade. There he met the future Prince,
Milosh ObrenOvits. and tried to get HIM
to start another revolution against
Turkey. A year later he went to st.
Petersburg and was received by the
Gar Alexander II, to whom he present
ed a memorial depicting the woefh
condition Of the Servians and begging
the Car to intervene in their behalf
against their hated oppressors.
The Gar was not ready to play that
sort OF game just then, and. returning
10 Servia. Stojan turned bandit again.
BY preference he always chose Turks
for his victims, but he would not fly
in the face Of providence by neglecting
any opportunity that offered to make
a good haul elsewhere. He had several
hair breadth escapes. but always man.
aged 10 avoid capture. being assisted
bv the peasantry. who regarded his oc-
cupation as a'legitimate and eminently
respectable one.
He was 80 years Of age. when. in 1876.
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,farIborough.s Poverty BcI,ed

LONDON, Dec. 24.-Though society
is busy talking of alleged retrench-
nients in the Marlborough household,
the Duke and Duchess are going about
and enjoying all the gayeties with un-
diminished zest.
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AngeIsev,s Income RAISED.

LONDON. Dec. Glowing to the
good results of the Anglesey sales, the
trustees have decided to increase the
Marquis allowance from $4,000 -
S12. 500 a year.
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Nuns sIain: Conrent Rohhed,

PALERMO, Dec. 24.-The three last
surviving nuns of the convent of ST.
John in Mitello, a small village near
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private life IL. T. Meade" is Mrs. Toul-
min Smith.
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MRS. WARDS NEW NOVEL
STARTS A DISCUSSION
Critics Trying to Trace the Sources
of "The Marriage OF VIII
liam AShPo

LONDON Dec. PA discussion is
threatened as to the source from which
Mrs. HumDhry Ward drew the plot Of
her new romance. The Marriage Of
William Ashe." 1t was said that the
author of Lady Roses Daughter was
aided in producing that work by the
perusal of old French memoirs, and
now Clement X. Shorter says that Mrs.
Ward was inspired by English men,
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ROME, Dec. 24-It is rather doubt
full is the world contains at present a
more disappointed and detected mother
than the Duches d Aosta, whose fondest
hope-that of seeing her eldest son ac-
claimed King of Italy-has been shat
tered by the birth of an heir to the
present King.
When the Duke d'Aosta begged her to
marry him, nine years ago, the
Duchess-then Princess Helene dor
leans-asked only one question. That
was. "Will the Prince of Naples ever
marry?" The then Prince of Naples is
the present King, and his cousin,
d'Aosta, stood next in line for the
throne.
No" replied the latter. Victor will
never marry He has an absolute OBJ
horrence of the idea, so shall undouot-
edly be sovereign. He is delicate and
weak. and 1 shall outlive him. Any
way, if have a son, he will sit on the
throne" SO the Princess Helene said
yes" and her marriage to the Duke
took place soon after.
BEGINNING OF FEUD.
One year later, before any child had
blessed the union, the Prince of Naples
suddenly fell in love with Princess Hell
enc of Montenegro, and, to the secret
horror Of the d'Aostas, married her. At
that moment the feud began, which has
existed ever since between the Duchess
d'Aosta and the Queen of Italy.
IT have been deceived was the bur-
den of the Duchess plant, followed by
scathlng references to peasant girls
from the mountains" and to delicate
men who must go wife hunting" The
then Princess of Naples, with her sensi-
tive soui was quick to understand and
resent this attitude, so war was de-
clared.
However, time passed, and within
three years of her marriage the Ouch
ess had a son, the heir presumptive to
the throne, followed by another, two
years later, while the Crown Princess
still remained childless. Hope revived,
and deception was less talked of, and
my son the King" became the Ouch
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AN HEIR TO THE THRONE.

Thus a tiny baby has plunged one
household into the deepest depths Of
gloom, and another into heights of Joy
never before experienced
A boy. The news. before many hours
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the Library. *+++
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-18
pax of Scientific Feeding.

The search for the fountain of youth
has not been abandoned, as the num-
erous dietary experiments abundantly
attest. Science is the modern Ponce
De Leon. The era Of strictly scientific
living for the most of us has not
dawned, and is afar off. but may we
not hope that the time is coming when
the most casual caller at the lunch
counter will order as many grams of
protein, fat, carbohydrates and the
rest as his physical or intellectual nee
essities seem to require! Inc man
who is about to produce an epic VIII
see to it that his bill Of fare contains
the requisite amount Of nitrogen and
phosphorus and that. he secures a sufii-
cient number of calorics OF hat value
daily.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-18
Valley of Mexico.

The Valley of Mexico is seventy
miles in length and forty-fye miles in
width. Lake Texcoco, large body
of water lying Immediately to the
east of the City of Mexico, is only six
feet lower than the level of the street
pavements. In 1929 this lake rose
and inundated the city, drowning
thousands of the inhabitants. The
waters of the lake covered the site
of the city to a depth of three feet,
and remained so for over four years.
This danger is now obviated by a
great drainage canal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-18
EATING Strange Fish.

A queer thing about the consump-
ton of fish is that many nations seem
to prefer to eat not the fish that are
plentiful around their own coasts, but
the fish that are caught at distance.
Thus in the West Indies and Cen
trail America, whose seas are thronged
with beautiful and fine fish, one OF the
leading things bought from the United
States and Canada is dried and saited
codfish-and not always the best
quality. either. Vast quantities are
carried to all the ports in the tropics
every year; often a freight ship will
carry hardly anything else. The
natives are crazy for this fish, yet they
can catch finer fish right at home.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-18
The Osmium Lamp.

Some tests recently carried out on
the osmium lamp by DR.. W. Wedding
at the Technical College, Berlin, go
to show that this method of 1lumina-
ton is making progress. In the ex-
periments two groups consisting OF six
37-volt lamps each were connected in
series across a 220-yolt circuit. In
group l, for the first 1892 hours the
average life of the six lamp. was q
1853 hours, and the average candlepow-
er fell from 30.1 to 23.7. The mean
consumption per cardlepower rose
from Las to LIB. After $50 hours the
first lamp collapsed, and after 1924
and 3,940 hours. respectively, two 9th
ers gave out, the remaining three still
burning after 973 hours. In group 2,
which consisted Of six 25-candlepower
lamps, the report gives the average
life as 1,479 hours, the candlepower
dropping in 2,19S hours from Psi to
1919. and the energy consumption in
creasing from 1877 to 1.75 watts per
candlepower.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-18
The Ocean sunfish.

The sunfsh, or headfsh, is fairly
common in the vicinity. Of Santa Gaia
lima island. Its general appearance is
oblong and deep; very thin or com
pressed; cut off (trnncate) behind. so
there appears TO be no tail, mere
rim of movable flesh taking It's place,
which has a very limited use in the
slow locomotion of this extraordinary
fish. The skin is hard and coarse,
rough. scaleless and covered with fat
spires; the ertire skin covered with
thick coating of slime which appears
to be a world in itself for numerous
parasites which prey upon the fish,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-18
THE WOMEN OF coREA.
Females Of the Hermit Kingdom Not
Attractive.

Females of the Hermit Kingdom Not
Attractive.
The women of Corea are voluble and
vixenish, and ever ready to slap a
handful of stars into thee eyes Of hus-
band-or into those of a timid and
shrinking tourist-should the occasion
arise.
The women of the upper class are
vigorously excluded from masculine
eyes, and hearty vote of thanks is
due the committee who fathered this
unwritten law
The dainty little Japanese musmee,
lettering along in sandals or on wood
en- geta, is q genuine relief to the eye
after view of the uncomely Corean
fomale. and 1t Is pleasing reflection
that Nippon is slowly but surely spead-
ing her standard over the hermit
realm.
Until Corean boys are married and
acquire the pseudo dignity OF the top
Knot, their hair is worn girl fashion
in twin plaits down their backs.
SO much do they resemble girls that
it is sometimes difficult to determine
the sex, and one is oftentimes sur
Irised to observe what he is positive
are Two girls viciously fighting in a
Corcan street.-Outing.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-18

It's mighty disappointing when you've
sat and fshcd III day,
And had TO grin and bear it while the
fish all got away.
You've done the very hest you could with
h0cl, and lire and bait.
And nothing else re nained except to
trust TO luck and wait
You may as well take comfort in the
lazy summer day
And feel the breeze and watch the shift
ing shadows in the bay
And do your best TO tel the truth whcn
you go home at night.
Cause there's no use kicking If the hsn
refuse to bite.
And when the years are passing-'most
as swiftly as the days.
And you find the things you ionged for
have all turned to other ways
It's better to appreciate the laughter and
the song
Than take a solemn VOW that all the
world is going wrong
It's hard 10 be convinced that you nave
struck a losing chance
No matter IL the game be love, ambition
or finance.
But the days are full of sunshine and
the stars all shine at night
And there's no use kicking If the hsE
refuse to bite
Washington Star
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-18
Curious English Custom.

AT Clingford, in Essex. an estate Is
held by a very curious condition.
Whenever it passes into new hands
the owner, with his wife, man servant
to the parsonage and pays his homage
by blowing three blasts upon horn.
He carries hawk upon his first and
his servant has greyhound In slip
both for the use Of the rector for that
day. He receives chicken for the
hawk, peck of oats for his horse and
loaf Of bread for his greyhound. At
ter dinner the owner blows three more
blasts and then with his party with
draws, from the rectory.