The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-02

sis will be married to Lady Mary Ly-
gon at Madrasfield, and in July the
marquis of Butte and Miss Augusta
Bellingham will have a country we'd
ding at castle Bellingham.
Mrs. ]. J. Astor, who arrived on the
Campania last week, has had an anx-
ious time nursing her small son, who
has undergone throat operation since
his arrival. Although not able to leave
his bed, the boy is on the way to con-
valescence, and Mrs. Aston has been
able to leave him. She has just had
Mrs. Langhame- Shaw for a short visit
from Highfield, her hunting box at
market Marlborough.
In recent speech at Calcutta uni
versity Lord Curzon treated the native
students to some plain speaking about
the besetting oriental tendency to take
liberties with the truth, which he re-
ferred to Ito a large extent a western
conception" adding that it took high
place in the moral codes of the west
before it was similarly honored in the
east" This was more than the self
love of the Bengalese could bear.
Every native newspaper in the prov
ince has engaged since the speech in
pouring out invective with Vehe-
mence and fiuency which have sur
pIiSeQ even experienced Anglo IN
dams. A clever retort has been made
by the native Amrita Bazaar Patrika of
Calcutta, which has discovered in Lord
Curzon's book, Problems of the Far
East" written many years ago, a dis
tinct statement that on one occasion
the author took liberties with truth"
While travelling in Korea Lord Curzon,
on his own showing, only got out Of
difficulties with a native potentate by
some romancing which quite surpassed
the average babus powers.
when 1 saw Father Damion," said
Mr.. Edward Clifford at ST PauPs
church, Covent Garden, this week, ''he
had been leper for six years. Fa-
Their Damien went to the lep-
ers of the island of Molokai with
every expectation of contracting
the loathsome disease. 1t was only at
the end of ten years that he realized
that he was tainted. While bathing
one day he plunged his hand into the
water and found it almost too hot to
bear, although he had thought ii cold.
Then he realized that the unmistaka-
bic symptom of Ieprosy, the loss of the
sense of touch, had set in. But he
continued bravely with his work, and
shortly before his death he wrote to
Mr.. Clifford: THE disease is only a
friend to me which brings me nearer
to Cod
Did my life depend on swearing I
thought him guilty, 1 would not so
swear, for l know that did 1 do so
should swear a lie," writes Lady
Florence Dixie in appealing for the re-
lease of John Lee, sentenced to death
twenty years ago on the charge of
having murdered his mistress at Bah
bescombe, Devon. Three times he was
led to the gallows, and three times il
failed to act, and the death sentence
was then committed to penal. servitude
for life. This is generally understood
to mean twenty years, and by exem-
plary conduct may become fifteen; but
though Lees conduct has been uni
formly good, says Lady Florence he
has been informed that he will not
be. liberated. He is now only 81 years
of age.
The favorite pastime of the youthful
sultan of Zanzibar, who is now staying
at the Carlton hotel, is wandering un-
recognized in the London streets and
chatting with chance acquaintances
No harm befalls him, of course, for. as
an old Harrovian, he speaks excellent
English, and he is not at all backward
IN asking the way or satisfying his GU
rloslty. He sees more of London life in
TINS way than he would if he adhered
to the obSequious attendance of his
dusky suite. A few days ago the sultan
went to the zoo and was delighted with
the semi-civilized antics of the mon
Keys. The sultan expects to remain i'm
England, motoring, driving, purchasing
and sauntering until the middle of this
month. Next year he comes of age
and takes up the reins of government
in Zanzibar.
The duke of Connaught has benefited
greatly from his visit to Egypt and his
cruise in the Mediterranean Accom-
panied by the duchess and the Prin-
ceSSeS Margaret and Victoria Patricia,
MS royal highness is paying visits to
most of the historical islands in thar
sea. Royalty is rarely seen in Cyprus
and other outlying stations of the en-
pre-, and the dukes visits have had the
happiest effect.
The wedding of the Princess Mar
garet and Prince Gustavus Adolphus of
Sweden will be the greatest event of
the season. 1t WILL it is understood.
take place at the Chapel Royal. ST.
James, where the prince and princess
OF Wales were married. The curiously
inaccurate statement has been made in
many quarters apropos of the engage
ment OF Princess Margaret that her
Aie'i i16e VIII ue the IrSC example of
an alliance between the English royal
mouse and the Bernadottes, now seated
on the throne of Sweden. Prince
Charles of Denmark, husband of the
King youngest daughter, is a Berna-
dotte through his mother, and was the
only child of King Charles XIV of Swe-
den. Under the old regime she wouId
nave succeeded to her fathers crown.
put the sane law is now in force in
Norway and Sweden, as in most Euro
pean countries.
The earl of oxford, who is moving
from Warrington hall, his principal
Norfolk seat, to Walterton hall. a
smaller place in the same county is
one or the most travelled of English
peers. He has visited Japan, Ceylon.
the west Indies and almost every mart
OF North America; and Lady OXFORD
loorn MISS Louise Corbin of New York;
Is as fond of journeying as her hus-
pahd. Lord and Lady Oxford. among
many other things, have gone in for
tarpoon tshing in Florida; and two
huge specimens of the fish. each weigh
ing over hundred pounds are nre-
served at Warrington.
For one of the most important COL
IectlonS of Napoleonic relics which
nave come under the hammer only lao
gulneas was given at Christie's rooms
thlss week. 1t covered his whole ca
reer, starting with a silver statuette
or the first consul and ending with a
lock or his hair and the death MASH
taken at st. Helena. There were min
Iatures OF the great Corsican himself.