The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-12-29

Fen country, In a spacious, Wildwood
ed park, close to the town of Hunting
don. -Four centuries ago 1t was the
dover palace OF Queen Katherine, Of
Arragon, after her divorce from
Henry VIII. 1t would still appear to
be the residence Of her spirit, since
her ghost, In long, queenly robe and
royal crown, is said to roam its cor
ridors even yet. The Castle, however,
has another ghost, less dignified, per-
haps, but distinctly interesting in Its
habits. The portrait of Sir John Pop
ham, erstwhile Lord Chief Justice OF
England, and one Of the earliest pro-
motors OF American colonization,
hangs In the great hall, and It's Origi-
nal il said to keep a nightly vigil for
rogues and poachers, accommodating
himself, according to inclination and
moonlight, by either sitting astride
the park wall or secreting himself I'M
der the shadow of the mighty elm
trees Probably the ghost Of Sir John
is an immense saving of gamekeepers
salaries to the ducal purse.
lord Denbigh, who Is well remem-
bered in this country from his visit IN
Boston q few years ago, ct the head OF
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company of London, is the chief of the
family to which the famous novelist,
Henry Fielding, belonged. He likewise
claims relationship with the imperial
Austrian House Of Hapsburg; this
claim, however, being ridiculed BY
many eminent English psychologists.
He il lord-in-waiting to the King,
and one of the forty Roman Catholic
members Of the Upper House OF the
English national assembly.
The Bradley-Martins, it is learned,
have made several efforts to purchase
Balmacaan outright, the magnificent
place they occupy in Scotland. But,
though they have frequently raised
their figures to fancy price, they
cannot induce the owner to part with
1T The fact that they merely lease the
place does not prevent them from
spending mint of money OH It. #
is now far more luxuriously fitted up
than BaImoral, the Scotch royal resi-
dence, and Mar Lodge, the Duchess,
or rather, Princess OF Fife's place,
pales into insigniacance compared
with 1t.
The Bradley-Martins have been SO
| long in England that one almost Tor
gets their rise to influence IA the So
cial world. Theirs is a success due 70
riches least, so it would appear,
and. In fact, such success makes small
impression on the thoughtful Yet,
when Won look into it, you find many
things that arouse your admiration
IT ID no mean thing to make an en-
/ trance i'm the London world OF fashion
1t requires a deal of tact and know.
ledge Of men and women The Earl OF
Craven, the son-in-law Of the Bradiey'
Martins, passes most Of his time look.
ling after his forty thousand acres, and
Tin attending to his duties as county
magistrate near his Warwickshire
4 home. Lady Craven NJ keeflly inter
ested in poultry farming, ana a.
Coombe Abbey has bred birds iha'
slhave stirred UP the keenest sort o.
/. competition amongst English fancers
Moreover, ii Is agreed on OIL handi
THAT the boy-and- gsFl marriage OF & ~
has turned out more pleasantly tlal
1.-THE wfseacres Of that date predicted
i And the Countess Of Craven grow
| prettier as she grows older.
prince Nanzeta Pehassnez Monte
yuma, vino claims to be the liIleAl se
I ascendant Of the famous Aztec King o
that name, Is d small, 0live-skinnes
, youth. with large. heaviIy-fringe.
. gray eyes. a full, red month and ionl
. THAR. He wears vsyIlian clothes,
! broad-rimmed sombref0, and usually
carries an interesting, carved cane.
4. van Calava.