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and to give few more months to girl
hood, nobody knows. 1t develops that
in any case the people most interest
Ell had an exquisite skill in the line
OF minding their own business and of
battling even their most curious
friends.
When the first buds of the spring
of 1905 began to bloom and all Wash
ington was scattering in various direc-
tions, the demure announcement was
made to the effect that about June the
1st Miss Alice Roosevelt would visit
the sister of Mr.. Longworth in Gin
cinEati.
This was almost more than the gos-
sips could bear with equanimity. They
got their heads together and planned
and plotted and wondered and de-
vised. In fact, the only cool and un-
concerned people were the Longworth
family and Miss Alice Roosevelt.
During the couple of months that
elapsed between the announcement of
the visit and the visit itself, Miss
Roosevelt was husily visiting here and
there = always the center of every
gayety-and ever the self-possessed,
gracious and lovable girl, in spite of
attentions which might we'll turn the
head of an older and wiser person.
When the momentous first of June
arrived there also appeared upon the
scene in Cincinnati the long-expected
daughter of the White House. She
travelled alone, with the exception of
her maid, and when she tripped lightly
off the Pennsylvania train at Terrence
road she was quickly helped into a
smart little runabout by Mr.. Long
worth and whisked off to "Rookwood, !"
the famous old Longworth home in the
Grandin road, where, so the fates de-
creed she was next to enter as the
bride of the house.
Mrs. Longworth, Congressman Long
worth's mother was at the time visit
ing her daughter Clara, Countess
DE Champrun, in Paris, but the honors
were most successfully carried off by
his sister and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Buckner Wallingford The visit
of one weeks duration was the pro-
verbal round of dances, teas, lunch
cons, drives, motor rides, dinner par
ties and horseback rides-in fact, all
of the delightful attentions that an
honored guest is heir to.
Journey to the Orient.
But these visits about the country
all faded into insignificance beside the
journey to the Orient which Miss
Roosevelt took with the party of Sec
retary of War Taft The main object
was visit to the Philippine islands,
but the party was so elaborately re-
ceived at all points along the way
thai one could scarcely describe the
most interesting scenes of festivities,
so varied were they in every particu-
lar
But in all ports and by all nations
Miss Roosevelt received the especial
homage. The official representatives
lost in Importance by the side of this
bewitching little maiden. who was
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whispered that the fascinating little
Russian countess was the attraction,
but when she disappeared from Wash
ington official life there were no tears
shed by Hon. Nicholas, and the pass
ing of Countess Cassini did not cause
even a tiny wave Of dismay.
When Miss Roosevelt went to St.
Louis to spend fortnight at the
worlds fair, the ever-devoted and
honorable Nicholas was there, too.
"Whither thou goest l will co.
seemed to be his motto, and he was
entertained every place where Miss
Roosevelt was to be found. At the
Country club, on the Pike, in fascinat-
ing little cafes, on the canals during
gondola parties, the presidents daugh-
ter was shadowed by the representa-
tive from Cincinnati.
All of last winter the courting pros
pered under the very noses of all dip
lomatic and social Washington.
Told by the Gossips.
But still there was no engagement.
Whether it was that the petted, sought
after and charming first debutante Of
the land could not make up her mind,
or whether she chose to take advice
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MIC EOl AZ
LONGwOR1h

up the aisle of the royal chapel on al
moSL the same day of the same month
in 1S40 to meet the man of her own
choice, the eyes of the world were in
dee1 focused upon her,
There has never been so interesting
q bride since then. Beautiful Alexan-
dra, hsralded by Tennyson, invoked
the love and admiration which have
never since failed her in England,
wheL she stepped ashore to be Eng
lani's future queen. But her great po-
sitior came to her by marriage. Queen
Wilhelmina, the only queen in her own
right to be married since Victoria, was
an interesting bride, but Holland has
not the prestige Of great power.
Nellie Grant, the daughter of a
father famous and beloved was the
cyEosure of al eyes in the north when
she married. But the United States,
TORN by recent war, comparatively
unIecognized as world power, had no
sush prestige then as now.
Known by Crowned Heads.
But when Alice Roosevelt marries
there will not be crowned head on
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army with exceeding rapidity on the
French frontier. The whole world
shrinks from another war, hopes pres
ent threatenings may stop ere fateful
declaration is made; but the world
knows the KAISER has announced he is
not satisfied with the policing of the
Morocco-Algerian frontier; this, and
lesser but still serious questions, ac-
counted matters that must soon have
definite settlement.
Of late years, France, once given to
mad militarism, has been devoted to
peace and industry, sedulously kept out
of strife and strife stirring. That this
state of affairs has not been pleasing
to the kaiser is we'll expressed in an
article in the Contemporary Review:
William II. was angry at the moral
success of the wise, moderate and con-
ciliatory diplomacy which the republic
had made her own for some years
back. He looked with disfavor on ev-
erything which tended to draw France
out of the isolation to which it was the
stroke of genius of Prince Bismarck to
place her."
The Bismarckian policy-let us re-
view it. For so years it ruled Europe,
it placed the diplomatic center of the
world at Berlin. Bismarck created a
united Germany and desired a dis
united continent" Hungary was iso-
lated; then France attacked, and at
tempt made to isolate Russia and Eng
land. But Russia and France joined
hands, England kept warily out of en-
tanglements. However, let us aspire
to no discussion of the Bismarckian
policy; let us glance back at the rela-
tions of the two countries, France and
Germany.
In the ancient days there was a pow
erful confederation of German tribes,
known as the Franks; in ancient days
the Franks invaded Gaul, and it is
back to these German invaders the
Gallo people, much as they dislike to
do, must trace the name of their coun-
try, France. To balance this, however,
the Gauls have the credit of naming
their eastern neighbor ''germani."
Charlemagne was really German and
Church tells us it was a mistake to
look upon his as predecessor of the
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FETED AND PETTED, BUT never SPOILED
Congressman Longworth Has Proven
an Ardent Wooer and Has Won a
Great Prize--Purey Love-Match
That Is Typical Of This Typ
icaI American Girl.

earth unaware of the fact; not civil
lied government that will not be rep
resented among the congratulatory
messages. 1t will be comparable only
to the marriage of the crown princess
of a great reigning house. Already the
flood of letters, kilograms and cable
grams of congratulation which has
poured into the White House since the
announcement of the engagement has
been remarkable.
1t is not only that since the last
White House wedding the United
States has become real world power;
il is not only the prestige of Cuba and
Manila and Portsmouth, it is not only
the name of father famed at home
and abroad. 1t is also that fact that
the presidents daughter has just done
what no other unmarried daughter of
a president or king ever did before
completed a trip around the world
which called forth attention from some
of the greatest personages on the
globe.
The Chinese Empress.
The Chinese empress but lately
tapped her on the cheek. Oriental
courts feted her, while their enterpris-
ing artists pictured her on their postal
cards as "the American princess"
Royalty and aristocracy dined and
wined her in Europe. No American
girl ever lived before who was so
widely known, both personally and
officially. They will discuss her mar
riaSe in China and Japan and the
isles of the sea between now and Feb
ruary II, and in South African cities,
and wherever the white or the yellow
man rove, almost as much, as they
will at home.
There have been five weddings at the
White House. The most recent was
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kings who reigned at Paris and
brought glory upon France. The king
dom of France grew from the dismem-
bered empire of Charlemagne.
The region called Lorraine has va
ried from time to time, but has always
been on the border between France
and Germany. For many centuries
French statesmen held to the idea that
the natural boundary of France on
the east was the Rhine; and in the
middle of the sixteenth century, when
war broke out between Emperor
Charles V. and his Protestant subjects
of north Germany, the king of France.
Henry H., offered to defend the Ger
man Protestants against their own em.
peror, entered into an alliance with the
Protestant princes and offered to send
an army to their aid. The French were
to take temporary military occupation
Of three bishoprics. each having some
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France and Austria were at war, a war
ended by the treaty of Vienna, by
which treaty France "at last got firm
hold of the much desired Lorraine
couitry." In the Seven Years war, an
alliance, chief members of which were
Austria, France and Russia, waged war
against Frederick the Great; result,
Prussia rose to the front rank of Eu-
ropean powers. From 1925 Prussia
and France were at war.
When revolutionary France stirred
the nations to enter into the Alliance
of the Great Powers, dissensions and
jealousies broke the strength of the
union. Meantime the French, with an
energy and determination, which, con-
sidering their unparalleled difficulties,
were truly heroic, had assembled near
ly million men," During the Napo-
lepnic reign, We find the Germans in
the first coalition of the continental
powers against France; and in the
fourth, Prussia, Russia, England and
SaXony stand against the man of ambi-
ton. In the sixth, Russia, Sweden,
Austria, England and Prussia are to-
gether; Napoleon loses the decisive
battles of Leipsic and Waterloo. Prus-
sia had been reduced to a second-ra
state, but by the peace of Vienna it got
back nearly all its possessions.
After the Franco-German war of
1901, Prussia became the main state
in the new German empire, and France
had to give up what is now known as
the imperial German province of AL
sace-Lorraine. The territory ced$d
consisted of Alsace less Belfort, ard
the fifth part of Lorraine.
France of late has endeavored to
pacify rather than arouse Germany,
and it was due to German opposition
to M. Delcasse in the foreign office that
this statesman was replaced by one
acceptable to Berlin. But French
meekness seems to have had its day.
the number of Frenchmen increasing
that demand less conciliatory atti-
tude toward Germany; "the old French
military spirit is not dead. The old
French military virtues have not dis
appeared from the land"
And to-day France is not isolated. in
not unfriended. To-day English and
French show strong disposition to for
get Waterloo, the ancient grudge Is
softened. But the Franco-German
grudge is not likewise softened, Alsace-
Lorraine not forgotten.
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portion of territory lying within the
duchy of Lorraine, and it was stipu-
lated the French were not otherwise
to interfere with the German fiefs. But
from their entrance into the land, the
French treated Lorraine as con-
quered country. The three bishoprics
of Toul, Verdun and Metz (Les Trois
Eveches) were annexed to France in
1852.
Eventually the whole province OF
Lorraine came into possession OF
France, after a series of devastating
struggles. The peace of Westphalia.
which terminated the Thirty Years
war (1618-4S), secured for France,
along. with other territory, Alsace, with
its ten important cities.
France became very heady, and even
made demands that the imperial crown
be given young Louis XIV, and when
the German electors put Leopold on
the throne, throughout his long reign
he was harassed by the usurpations of
the French sovereign. The League of
Augsburg was formed against France;
then followed the war of the league,
when the French army invaded the
Rhine Palitinate.
In 1851 the French took Strasburg.
which important city had long held
out against them, and in 1897 they
were confirmed in their possession by
the treaty of Ryswick. But by this
treaty France was called upon to cede
to Germany certain border towns, and
certain estates to the house of Lor-
raine.
In the Second Grand Alliance, the
Germans were again arrayed against
the French. The war resulted in great
misery for the French nation. Cali the
old dreams of French conquests in the
Spanish Netherlands, in Italy and in
Germany, were dispelled, and the
French generals were now struggling
desperately and skillfully to defend
their frontier" In the treaties that
brought this war to an end, the king
dom of Prussia emerged.
In the Alliance of Hanover, France,
Prussia and England banded together
against Austria and Spain. Later,
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Calls Fireman to Aid stork.

Richmond, Ind.-When the stork
was about to visit the home of George
Oblinger one midnight recently he
rushed to the telephone and excite6ly
asked for "No. 27." A male voice
asked what was wanted, and Mr..
Oblinger replied, Come quick to 535
North Fourteenth street" A few mo-
ments later Mr. Oblinger was sur
prised to see the firemen rush up tc
his house and demand to know where
the fire was. He protested that there
was DO fire, but the chief insisted that
he had called the department over the
telephone, and it then dawned upon
him that he had called mo. 27'' in
stead of 1907" which is the physi-
clans telephone. The next day the
happy father sent the fire boys box
of cigars and asked that they say
nothing about their run.
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poised woman, and made her choose a
PLAIN American for husband.
There is not an unmarried titled
member of any legation in Washington
who has not been accused of designs
on the daughter of the White House.
There have been rumOrs of foreign
alliances. A great many people felt
that it was scarcely possible for her
to escape a titled husband. But she
has made a love match-both she and
Mr. Nicholas Longworth. If there
is any one incontrovertible fact in
the whole affair, it is that. Did they
not travel around the world in the
same party? Old and eminent author
ity has declared that there is no
greater test Of love than this. Have
they not seen each other when the
sea was high, and the best of us
grow uninteresting? Have they not
spent long, slow days on English rail-
roai trains? And borne up under
oriental hotels and jinrikishas and
strange and remote custom houses
Has she not seen him when the bag
gage was lost? Has she not seen him
struggling with a foreign waiter and
menu, one of the most trying moments
that can overtake a man? Has he not
seen her uncurled and perspiring be-
meath an equatorial sun? The pub
lie must acknowledge and history will
record it. 1t is love match.
One further proof of her level head
has the presidents daughter shown.
She will take her wedding trip four
months after, next June. No honey
will she wear off her honeymoon in
stuffy Pullmans or drafty ocean liners.
They will go to Oyster Bay Or to Mr..
Lougworth's country seat until June.
Later they will live in Washington,
where the future Mrs. Longworth will
be sG much leader among the young
matrons of society as she has been
hitherto in the dancing set.
The Old, Old Story.
The story of the courtship is the same
old story Of love the world over.
At first the fact that mick" had be-
come a member of the inner circle of
Washington society was given small
credence, for Jnat same circle is not
easy Of approach, and, although the
ever-victorious Nick has abit of get
ting wherever he wants it was not
thought that he had so readily been
the conquering hero in this instance.
But gradually filtered out the news
that not only was he the accepted
member of the debutantes' set, Dut the
especial devotee of the presidents 8
daughter = that wherever she was
there might he be found. In review
ing the events of the past two years
it will be remembered that no other
mans name has even been mentioned
in connection with serious attentions
to Miss Roosevelt
They rode together, they dined to-
gether, they danced together. Miss
Roosevelt and Countess Cassini, in
separable companions, were always at
tended by one Nicholas Longworth.
For the shortest little time it was
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Washington.-At high noon of Sat
room of the White House, will end the
distinguished social career of Miss
Alice Roosevelt, and at the same mo-
ment there will begin the social career
of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
For four years Miss Roosevelt has
been the leader Of the young social set
called as a rule the dancing set-of
" Washington, and in fact of the nation.
During those four years she has been
constantly before the American people,
petted and feted by them, and ac-
claimed by princes and rulers and ma
tions the world over. Few, if any,
girls the world has ever known have
had so distinguished a career as this
simple, unassuming daughter of an
American president. No girl was ever
wooed more ardently than she has
been. The man who on February II
will become her husband has been an
almost constant attendant upon her
for at least two of the four years she
has been before the public.
Now ends the picturesque career Of
Alice Lee Roosevelt. Whatever she
may do as Mrs. Longworth, of Cincin-
natl, she will always be remembered
by the people who have elected her
father their president just as Alice
Roosevelt. What she did and what she
was as a girl will always hold the first
place, no matter what the future has
in store for her as a matron.
Not since Queen Victoria was mar
ried to Prince Albert G5 years ago has
there been a wedding in which the
bride has been the center of such
worldwide interest as will be the case
on February II. When that slim girl
Victoria, monarch in her own right
of the greatest of the powers, walked
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Just when Emperor William, in cele-
bration of the wedding of his son, the
crown prince, was relaxing a little
from his world survey, from rigid ad-
herence to the dictum nothing must
be done on the globe without the sane
France, lately so peaceful of attitude,
was dispatching troops close to Ger
many's borders. In response, the Ger
man government has sent in a rush Or
der for railroad equipment which
would enable the kaiser to throw las
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Here It Is Again!

Church. see they call it the Fifty
ninth congress.
Gctkam-Yes, but that won't prevent.
it from acting like 60l-Yonkers States
man.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14
LABOR LEADER AFTER SHoNTS
Strongly Opposes Chinese La
Dor for Canal.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 14.-Chairman
Shonts of the canal commission said
after visit to the president that he
had given the president a report up
to date of the progress of the canal
work in Panama. The question of
most Importance now confronting the
commission, he said, was that of OBJ
tanning labor.
''We shall advertise at once for
$500 Chinese laborers in China" he
said, land give laborers of that ma
tionality a thorough trial at the
work. 1t has been represented to us
that they will be more satisfactory
than any class of laborers we have yet
tried. The Jamaican negroes, whom
we have given an extensive trial,
have not proved satisfactory. The
Spanish laborers whom we are work
ing now to great extent are very
much bitter than the Jamaicans. We
shall endevor to have laborers of as
many nationalities as we can get to
work on the canal, as it is better
than having a larger force of one ma
tionality."
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14
FARMERS LOSE
TAILINGS CASES
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Continued from page i.
tions exist entirely remote from any
lead concentration.
Judge Beatty repeats the famous
Language used in the first decision on
the sa9a cas, wherein he says:
1.-THE "a assertions of complainants
are but justification. They can
not shb1Oer themselves behind the
fimsy veil that they believe them be-
cause so told 1T seems by some to
be considSfed admissible practice in
litigatSh to assert anything, regard
less Of the truth that will constitute
a nondemurrable case. 1t must be
concluded either that these complain
ants intended to deceive the court or
were themselves deceived by their
own culpable negligence. 1.-The
court says that after personal investi-
cation Of the Occur d'Alene river, at
the request of the counsel, he finds
the reports Of debris being carried
on lands, are quite without foun-
dation, for two dams have been built
in the river to block the tailings and
while the stream is mudded below
that by fine PARTICLES, there is no
truth in the charge that it is enough
to cover the farm lands in the over
fiow.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14
Teachers Examination.

An examination of all applicants
for life diplomas, state certificates,
and county certificates of the first,
second, third and primary grades,
will be conducted at Rathdrum, be-
ginning Thursday, Augh23, at the
hour Of nine '9lock 4 IN. Appli-
cants desV14gLFo piS9 Of the Idaho
school AwLA bated constitution
may obtain them of the secretary of
state at Boise, at 40 cents and Is
cents respectively. Prof. II. L.
Harrington, of Lewiston Normal
school, furnishes an excellent trea-
tise on the Idaho school law and con-
stiution for s1.25.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-14
NATIONAL AERIE MEETS.
Holds Annual Session in Mil
Waukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 14.-More
han 10, 900 members of the Fraternal
order Of Eagles are attending the ma
tional convention which opens today.
Grand Worthy President Harry d.
Davis gave out his annual report for
publication. President Davis notes
an increase in membership during
the past year of 35, 900, making a To-
tai membership of $50, 900 atithe end
of the orders eighth year.
He calls attention to the fact that
$50, 600 was contributed by the order
to the San Francisco relief fund and
that mother aerie, No. 1, Seattle,
headed the list with 1880"
He recites the urgent need for the
formation of the state aeries, that it
may not be necessary for the grand
aerie officers to keep so infinitely in
touch with the smaller aeries.
Continuing, the report says:
During the year the way has opened
up for the advance of our work in
Canada, and within short time we
should spread our benovolence to the
people of those providences.
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SHONTs WANTS CHINESE.
VIII Put $500 at Work Dig
ging Canal.

Washington, Aug. 14.-President
Gompers Of the American Federation
Of Labor in his statement today takes
issue with Chairman Shonts of the
Isthmian canal commission In some
of the latter's statements in regard
to the experiment Of utilizing collie
labor in Panama. Mr.. Gompers char
acterizes as an absurdity the conten-
ton of Chairman Shonts that the law
with respect to the exclusion Of
Chinese is only applicable TO territory
at that time subject to the authority
of the United States and that Pana-
ma was acquired subsequent to that
date.
There is no such provision, says
Mr.. Gompers, in the law referred to,
and he cites various portions of the
law.
The charge is specifically made by
Gompers that Chairman Shonts "'had
sufficient influence with congressman
hostile to labor TO secure the annul-
ment of not only the eight hour law,
but the eight hour principle in the
construction of the Panama canal. -
The fu6ure, he says, twill deter
mine the judgment of the people Of
our country upon that subject. :"
It's "Plansifter'' Flour that leads
them all. Barr & Chainey.