The National tribune., 1906-11-08

/ In order to prove to the world tha
she was not dying from cancer or any
| thing else. Mrs. Eddy. the leader o
| Christian Science. received. Oct. 80.
| number of people, among whom wer
| IL reporters, at her home in Concord
| Mrs. Eddy, dressed for driving ap
| peared at the threshold of the room
where the company was assembled
She answered just three questions. al
of them referring to her health, whicl
she declared most emphatically to b.
perfect, then turned suddenly ant
without another word walked to tn,
front of her house. where her carriag.
was waiting. After recovering from
their surprise and disappointment th'
II reporters took themselves and thei
numberless unanswered questions ou
of the house also. No one doubted tina
it was Mrs. Eddy herself whom they
had seen.
1t is not generally known "ut o.
Philadelphia that Edwin S. Stuart
leader OF the regulars and former
Mayor OF the Quaker City. is manager
of the most unique book store in the
country. He makes a speciality of rare
old books. and his collection of these
is said to be most valuable, exciting
the greatest enthusiasm among biblio'
philes. This store. which Is called
"Leary's," is one of the landmarks OF
Philadelphia, and Mr.. Stuart as its
manager has thereby acquired a social
prestige among his rich, conservative
patrons. which perhaps he could not
have attained in any other way.
Another star has risen on the lit,
erary armament who promises to push
the other young writer's of the country
rather hard. This is Lewis B. Ely, of
st. Louis. Mo-, which city was also the
q VI n h
but he is thought to have more virility
of style than Churchill. and of more
extensive experience. He is the son of
dry goods merchant, but studied law
himself. and until recently has prac-
tised his profession. Like Churchill he
has now given up everything for his
literary work, and Is hard at work on
by Scribner's, called Young Love and
Old Hate" has been most favorably re-
ceived
Benjamin w. Prouty. of Norwell.
Mass. civil war veteran. is about to
marry Miss Lucetta NJ. Early, niece of
the well-known Confederate, Gen. Jubal
Early. The happy bridegroom-to-be is
rs years of age, and the prospective
bride SO. The engagement is the re-
suit of an acquaintance formed thru
the medium of a Western matrimonial
spondence. Miss Early has bought a
pretty home in Norwell. where they
will live.
John Alexander Dowie, the once
powerful head of Zion City, is nego-
tiating for lands in Mexico. where he
proposes starting Zion plantations. He
will go to Mexico in pursuance of this
plan in January next.
Mrs. Russell Sage is continuing the
good work of giving her money where
she thinks it Is most needed. She has
donated $4,000 for the erection of a
new school building at Sag Harbor. L.
l.. and she has just doubled the sal
aries of five of the old employees of her
ate husband.
Some very painful disclosures are
made in the divorce proceedings of the
Countess Castellane. After having spent
So, 100000 of his wife's fortune in the
most shameless manner, Count Boni
allowed her but SIS or 500 a
month for her personal expenses. I'm
fortunately, he had the management of
all her money, as is customary in
France.
monument in memory Of the great
Napoleon is to be erected on the Island
IF Elba. over which he reigned for the
months preceding the "Hcndred Days"
It will be unvailed in May, 1907, on the
S6th anniversary of the EmperorsI
leath.
Gardner F. Williams. writer, scien-
list and one of the worlds greatest
Engineers, who has been general man
lger of the great monopoly of the
diamond mines in South Africa for
many years, has returned to the United |
states, where he will build a home in
which to pass his leisure and remaining |
ears.
Brig Gen. w. H. Bell, U. S. A., re-
ired. died at Arvada, near Denver, Oct. |
8, 1906. of pneumonia. He was born |
n Westchester, Pa, in 1894, and grad |
lated from West Point in 1853. He |
vas in the Commissary Department |
Turing the war of the rebellion, and be- |
anne Brigadier-G and Commits
General Nov. ii, 1897, and was
etired the next day.
To say that variety is the spice of |
ife but feebly expresses the satisfac-
/ On some people .-@2n- - tEEe in doing
hings different from their neighbors.
/ wealthy young man of Columbus, o.,
bout to be married, conceived an idea
o brilliant, dashing and novel that he
placed himself at once in the very
rOnt ranks of the seekers of the un-
sual. He hired natatOrium, and on
he evening before the wedding was to
i've bathing party. The ladies were
expected to appear in ravishing bathing
uits, and all were to enjoy swim of
oyous bathers were to disport them