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after Hoppe threw down the gauntlet is
December 49,
Following the English custom, the women
lawn tennis players of this country will be
ranked this year for the first time. Mrs.
Barger- Waiach who was runnerup TO Miss
Helen Romans in the national champion
ship, has aided the committee in its en-
deavor to give the women rating. Mrs.
Barger-W allach has been in correspondence
with A. L. Hoskins, the chairman of the
ranking committee. 1t is said the plan
for the ranking this year is to give the
places and allot the handicaps according
to the performances Of the women in the
three most important tournaments of the
season. The meetings that were selected
were the national championship a Phila-
delphia, the Longwood open tournament at
Boston and the tri-state championship at
Cincinnati The majority Of he most IA
nous women players of this country cen
tested for the trophies I'm these tourna-
ments, so that for a beginning the asso-
ciates of Chairman Hoskins, R. c. Carle-
ton of the Crescent Athletic club and Rob-
ert NJ Niles Of the Orange Lawn Tennis
club. believed that fair rating could be
made.
In outlining her selections for the lead
ing places, Mrs. Barger-W allach said hat
Miss May Sutton, ex-national champion
OF the United States and England, stood
first on her list. Miss Helen Romans Of
the West Side Lawn Tennis club, winner
OF the national championship this sea son,
she placed second. For third place Mrs
Barger- Wallach favored Miss Florence SUIT
ton, sister Of Miss May Sutton, while
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"scottr,s. Rreerr Wnr.

Walter Scott, Familiarity known as
"Scotty" blows into the effete east now
and then on a special train and proceeds
to enjoy himself in a bizarre manner.
Scotty is the owner of a mysterious gold
mine in Death Valley, and cautiously brings
its products east in 5000 parcels at a time.
Recently he was starring in a play written
around his adventures. and at the Same
time acting as "angel' for the enterprise.
The amount of Scottys wealth has never
been disclosed, but, as he showers his gold
on bellbOys, messengers, walters, and hires
special trains to run across the continent
and break records ii is probably consider
able. However Scotty is not very COM
municative. He drawls, when put to IT.
that perhaps he has a mine and perhaps
he hasn't"
Most of the money spenders make their
most telling displays at unique entertain
ments. Many of the dinners and suppers
given with novel surroundings cost large
sums of money, in one way or another For
instance, one eccentric young lady Of for
tune gave a barnyard dinner in a stable
Pigs, gees and hens disported themselves in
perfect freedom around the table, seriously
impeding the efforts of the walters In New
York Venetian dinner was served at a
large hotel, in which, as near as possible
the picturesque atmosphere of the Grand
Canal was presented, even to the introduce
tton of gondolas, with their gondoliers-
philadelphia Ledger
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ever crew wins next annual race between
these two, to come to this country next
year to row against the winner of either
the Havard-Yale race at New London or
the intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie,
might as well have stayed at home, ac-
cording to a correspondent to the Washing
ton Star. The management of the expo
sitiOn by its action shows a lamentable
ignorance Of the attitude or the English
toward the American oarsmen and likewise
a deep ignorance of the temper of the oars
men who row annually at Poughkeepse
and New London.
Any proposition which aims to arrange
race for the international college cham
pionshiP," to be decided between the win
ner OF the Harvard Yale race and the OK
ford-Cambridge meet VIII simply meet with
a frost. The American public does not
recognize either Harvard or Yale as the
best opponents of it's rowing prowess-
Judged solely on the work they did last
spring, it IS safe to say that the Harvard
eight which beat Yale for the first time
in years. would not have finished a bit
better than a fourth at Poughkeepsie had
it competed there. The Cornell eight sim
ply ran away from Harvard in their dual
race at Cambridge over a two-mile course,
and as both Pennsylvania and Syracuse
gave Cornell a desperate struggle over the
entire POughkeepsie course Of four miles,
not two lengths separating the first and
third crews, 1t is fair to assume that both
Yale and Harvard, had they ventured to
row at Poughkeepsie, would have been far
back in the ruck with Wisconsin and Co
lumbia.
1t is because the American public knows
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the fourth place would fall to either Miss
Evelyn Sears of Boston or herself, accord
ing to the record Of several scores. This
would fill the honor list of the first five,
while close up with them would come Miss
c. d. Nicely of Chicago, Miss Coffin of
Staten Island and others. 1t was ex-
planned to Mrs Barger- Wallach that the
national champion had always been placed
first in the ranking of the men, which
would give that post to Miss Romans,
and that her own record of runnerup to
the national champion and her victory in
winning the Longwood cup, together with
her play at Newport on the Casino courts,
entitled her to second place. The only
victory scored by Miss May Sutton was
that in the tri-state. In former years
the committee had taken no account Of
the work Of the players on foreign courts,
so that Miss May Sutton was likely to
go unranlSed or get third place. Such was
the placing of experts with Miss Sears
fourth and Miss Florence Sutton fifth
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/ American women now enjoying
more or less the title of princess
ll1SaNj Some OF them have given up try
Ss&t=J ing to enjoy the prince-but that
IS not new story.
Ono OF the most brilliant of these mar
ris ges was that of Miss Elizabeth Field
ami Prince Don Salvador Brancaccio, duke
of Lustra, prince Of Triggiano. marquis Of
B-;ncaccio and Spanish grandee of the
iiIt class. The princess is the daughter
Of the late ]. Hickson Field Of New York,
alK. the marriage took place with much
pOIIp and circumstance in Rome March 3,
1910.
rae princess is a lady-in-waiting to
QUEEN Margherita of Italy and lives az
this superb braEcaccio palace at Rome. She
is a great beauty and especial favorite
of the queen.
rlle Princess Cantacuzene was Miss JuHa
Dert Grant granddaughter Of General L..
s. Grant and daughter of General FTeder-
lex Dent Grant. She was married TO the
prince with great pOmp at Newport In 1895,
the full Greek service being performed.
She lives at ST. Petersburg. where her
husband is attached TO the cars guard.
Another marriage of an American girl
with an Italian prince was that of Miss
W Mackay, to Prince Ferdinand salstro
Comma. prince Of Pelano, prince Of Sug-
lia9O. and an ohicer Of the Italian cavalry.
The marriage took place In Paris February
IL, 1855. The prince and princess have since
separated by mutual consent.
The princess Hatzfeldt was Miss Clara
Hun gington Of New York, daughter OF Col
lis +. Huntington. Her husbands family
Ia one Of the oldest In Germany, and
Colud Hatzfeldt, a cousin Of the prince,
also married an American girl. Miss Moul-
ton Of New York.
Tue Princess salm-salm Is another Ger
ma princess She was Miss Agnes Jay
and. was born in Vermont. She met Prince
sa ni-salm In Washington at the beginning
OF me civil war, as he had come 10 Amer
lea to Join the union forces out OF a fine
spirit OF adventure. The marriage took
plaCss at Washington in 1861. The princess
has married again since the death 81 the
prince In 1870. but she stin retains her
titlss
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Reckless and riotous living and falling
into the company of swindlers were re-
sponsible for dissipating the millions of the
late Max Lebaudy, who, indeed, died of
consumption before all his money, left
him by his father, had gone from him. He
arranged bull fights and private theatricals
on an extravagant scale, kept race horses,
INDUCED in every freak which suggested
itself to him, and gave his money to every
one who asked of his bounty. Two broth
ers survive him, and each keeps his money
on a quick move One Of them fitted out
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the climatic handicaps, one can see how
impossible it is to win abroad. And If an
American crew can't win abroad and the
English will not meet us on fair terms, 1t
is apparent that we should abandon all
plans or hopes of getting the Britons to row
where it is a waste of valuable time and
travelling expenses.
They call Eddy Stanard the Jersey Buff
falo" this season. With his 23O pounds OF
hard flesh and galvanized bone he is the
king of Princetons wonderful line OF
tackles. Going strong in the preliminary
work, he is called upon by his followers
to fulfill the prediction made by Walter
Camp two years ago that Stanard had
the making of the greatest tackle the grid
iron has ever seen. Very few followers
of pigskn dope have forgotten the game
the Jersey Buffalo" put on the orange
and black eleven two years ago, when he
was a tower of strength on the Tigers
line
George Sutton, the 1872 champion, and
Willie Hoppe, the 181 champion and chal-
lenger of Sutton's hOnors, will cross cues
in New York about December p If Hoppe
should win he will be the undisputed cham
pion at ISL, 1872 and of France, having wor
over Maurice Vignaux last winter. Yet
old-time players look for Sutton to show
his heels to Willie that night in the con
test. The two games are greatly different
and Sutton has always stuck to the 1S.
style. The conditions which govern tn,
championship emblem require that tn,
game be played within sixty days afte
the challenge, and the time expiration
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25

No ExtrnVaGancC Too Great.
No Extravaganza was too stupendous or
too astonishing to be neglected by Count
Boni once he had conceived the idea for an
entertainment. His dinner to the king of
Portugal made him famous Not only was
It carried out with a magnificent disregard
for cost but it was one OF those complete
and perfect entertainments where every
guest feels that an artist is in command.
It was cheap. too. According to various re-
ports II ran the count only about $4,000 in
debt, although It is reported that a $4,000
clock was added TO the Little Trianon de
Castelanc in order to provide the sensa-
tioual feature and give regal zest to the
dinner.
The 81, eco fur coat which the count pur-
chased Is not perhaps to be credited TO the
account OF the bear hunt which the Croesus
gave for a Russian grand duke. Opinions
differ as to whether the hunt was the ex-
cuFC for adding "a fur coat to his wardrobe,
or vice versa, thus giving rise TO another
impsuetrable historical mystery. As, about
the same time, a handsome wardrobe-price
s250,C00-was introduced into the counts
apartments, Il may be surmised that this
fact win be seized upon as the key to the
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Z WiNANA BUM LIE AsA1 I NaAaAafA n r.
has squandered SSOOO.O00 in four
years. Half Of the millions were
IEtEfe the Gould millions and the other
G@sS half belonged 20 trusting trades.
men OF various countries.
Notwithstanding the rl-timed Boosting Of
PHny Seneca and Juvenal. now principally
read by college boys against their will, Of
the ability Of the royal money spenders in
their time. Count de Castellane appears
to deserve the palm as the king Of spend
Thrills. Starting out to vie with Apicius,
who. upon the statement OF the ancient
writer's mentioned. squandered 100000 on
riotous living, he has surpassed Lucullus,
who at one meal dev1ured a whole es-
tate"
Juvenal did not intend this allusion to a
whole estate TO be taken literally. In the
case OF the French count who married
Anna Gould the estate to be devoured
was a very large one. but the nobleman
made good fight and n he failed to cause
Il to disappear at a single little supper
n was because he lacked the necessary
invention The French count was too
much Of a gentleman 10 ask the price or
10 question a bill Hence he acquired for
a bagatelle OF $4,000 few paintings APP
praised at about so and pair Of candle
sticks for $4,000, which connosseurs aver
are imitation and perhaps worth about
one one-thousandth Of the price. Anybody
would be glad to do business with such
a gentleman even II he did have to send a
collector for the money.
The fact is the count Is typical of a very
numerous class of persons who have no
adequate conception Of the value Of money.
He appears to have imagined that the
Gould millions bred like rabbits and that
one lifetime was entirely too short a period
IN which single-handed the most energetic
and determined spendthrft could throw
them away
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An IncredIhIe vnrdrnhe.

Jewlery gorgeous figured waistcoats and
a private theater were the principal ave-
rues through which his money disappeared.
He gave $4,000 for single pearl, and $780,
coo worth Of jewery was sold during the
bankruptcy proceedings. His wardrobe was
the envy Of every dandy. He owned 227
suits 1852 fancy wastcoats, 453 ties, 27S
pairs of gloves, 100 overcoats-one of them
Of sable fur which cost &5,OOO-150 pairs Of
pyjanas, seventy-three smoking suits
sixty-one lounge suits-but the catalogue is
entirely too long to be followed. The sale
Of his effects at the castle occupied several
weeks, and was agreeably divided. One
day the sale would be known as the day
Of waistcoat poems, another as bathgown
day, and so on.
At his theater company of more than
thirty actors appeared for a whole year,
the marquis frequently taking part himself,
for he aspired to honors as an amateur
actor. Supporting so large a force OF
theatrical artists for a season made nc
small hole in his millions. Marie Tempest
on one occasion was the star, and the cos
tunes were imported from Paris without
a question as to their cost.
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Pointed Paragraphs

A dear girl is apt to make a poor young
man feel cheap.
When your neighbor begins TO boast of his
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spendthrifts. There are so many OF them
that only once in a while one distinguishes
himself by some freak which compels at
tention. The first of the magnificent money
spenders was John w. Steele still living In
Franklin. Pa. and known best as Coal OIL
Johnny" His reign lasted but few
months, but in that short periOd-actually
seven months-he is said to have squan-
dered 100000.
Coal OIL Johnny was a youth Of 20 when,
in 1861, oil was found on the farm which
he'd been bequeathed to him. Had he held
on to his farm he might have today been
one Of the envied Standard OIL group, but
he did not rise to his opportunity. Instead,
he planned how he could cut dash with
the enormous sum paid him for his prop
erty.
lie began by lining his clothing with
bank notes; he pinned some on his coat; he
gave away notes; he lighted cigars with SIC
bills he tipped walters with s. or $40 at a
time: he hired the Continental hotel in Phil
adelphia for a day and boarded everybody
free. Another time he had bathtub filled
with champagne and took a bath in the
costly LIQUID. He backed a minstrel COM
pany. Frequently he hired a cab then he
bought It, and at the end of the day he pre-
scented It to the driver. One day his bill at
the Girard house was $40 900, and there were
days when he spent as much as 100000
Now he is down and out" and for forty
years has had to pay with hard work for
his seven months of folly.
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After the Manner OF Kings.
Another entertainment which was the talk
Of "ai Paris was a little dance. Louis
XVI style" This costume ball was very
charming. and not too dear at $4,000. A
more modest dance-Louis XIV style-cost
$4,000 Both OF these fetes were appropri-
ate in the palatial setting which the Cas-
tellane mansion afforded. one ceiling Of
the palace that OF the countess room, was
decorated at an expense OF $4,000, as an
evidence OF the counts gratitude.
When, the other day, the countess law
yer denounced Boni as a monumental
spendthrift," he evidently was we'll in
formed, for the rapidity with which the
count showered moDey-and obligations for
more money'-has perhaps never been
euualed
There is far more fiction than truth i'm
the accounts of the royal spendthrifts Of
former ages. For instance. the statement
that Caesars supper bills for four months
were more than five millions sterlng-or
almost $4,000 OOO--is probably exaggerated.
Some explanatory notes are needed also
with the anecdote Of Antony giving his
cook a town Of 5000 inhabitants Next
morning. very likely, Antony rebuked him
for failing to take a joke. But the case
OF the Count de Castellane Is one Of those
modern instances which, in a measure is
open to the inspection of the world
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25

n. Y. Full Cream
Cheese, on
pound. ......@ O~
And Ten Green
Trading Stamps.
Schepp's Cocoanut,
four L-lb. o.
packages. .... GOV
And Twenty Green
Trading Stamps.
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Controlled Wife's Income.

Although the late JAY Gould is credited
with having loft an estate OF S75lO00C0 in
rapidly increasing investments, the dowry
Anna Gould brought to the French noble
man was only S3,oOO,OCO. This was regarded
as ample, considering the fact that 1t was
practically 100000 more than the count
was accustomed to enjoy. Under the French
law the husband has full control over the
income of his wife, so that at a stroke of
the pen the poor count mad millions TO
spend.
Approaching his own weakness, he
guarded the countess against acquiring his
habit by limiting her to from $50 to $50 a
month This prevented her from buying
cheap paintings at fabulous prices and in
eulcated a model spirit Of frugality. AS for
himself the count lost about $4,000 day
during the racing season. After the first
day or two the ordinary man would have
become suspicious of straight tips" and
''sure things" but BOni appears to have
been too much Of a gentleman to have ever
harbored a suspicion against any person
either at Bongchamps or in the picture
Dealers gallery.
Wisdom does not appear to have guided
any expenditure of which the count has
been guilty. He put his wife's whole dowry
into a town house in Paris modelled after
the Little Trianon Then there is a country
house which cost another half million. A
yacht cost $4,000, and a yacht cannot be
kept in commission for nothing, nor a crew
paid with IT. o. us" His attempt to be-
come politician cost another S4O0, 900
But the enumeration OF his follies is by
no means concluded. Boni is fond of enter
tanning. Most of the entertaining was of a
character responsible for leading him into
court as a defendant in a suit for divorce.
Yet it was not at all equal to the extrav-
agant way in which he provided entertain
nent for royal guests He gave a bear hunt
for the Grand Duke Boris of Russia. This
cost Boni 100000. The duke could have
given better one in Russia for one-twen-
tieth the sum. A hunting party for the
king Of Portugal cost only $4,000. for his
majesty is very stout, and his activity as
a hunter is limited to shooting at released
trapped birds or freed deer The luncheon
which followed was responsible for so large
an expenditure
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Boni is King Of Spendthrifts

an expedition for the conquest Of the sa-
hara, and for the last three years has
been loosely alluded to by European news,
papers as Jacques 1. Emperor Of the sa-
hara." for so he styles himself. The other
brother has spent some Of his money on
building gigantic airships. and one Of his
inventions actually made a record flight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25

HERE are no less than twenty-one
American women now enjoying
more or less the title Of princess.
Some OF them have given up try
ing to enjoy the prince-but that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
Short Bits of Sport Gossip

DIR all the good that he will ac-
compllsh. the representative Of
the jamestown exposition who
went abroad to try to induce
either Oxford or CanhrIdpe Nuhich-
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mystery by the future chronicler, who will
show conclusiveiy. that the coat was bought
to ornament the costly piece Of furniture.
and that the bear hunt was a mere incident
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25

lUNT BONI DE CAsTELLANE
has squandered $4,000 in four
years. Half Of the millions were
the Gould millions and the other
hnIf hrlnrn.h 10 IrllafInn- Iradna
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after Hoppe threw down the gauntlet i
December 10.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-22
F. G. Oliver. f. X.

Contractor II. +. Lewis has been
awarded the contract TO place a
handsome glass front in the j. v.
Cole building now occupied by
Hunter * Chatham. The work will
begin as soon rs material arrives.
Through the real estate agent.
Mr.. Mnnroe Edge. tho following
deals closed by him yesterday:
Gus stevens bought Of Mr. Schultz
10 acres on Terrell Creek. jim
Downs part OF ; VI. Derden tract on
Wixou creek.
Joe Smith was arrested yesterday
morning by Deputy Sheriff Conl,e
on charge % theft. The money
s. IS was recovered,
The n. * T. c. and /. & q. y. are
putting In a new crossing In the
southern part Of town near the
tower.
j. II. Stevenson aud Ralph Dunn
left yesterday for the Hoppe farm
to repair the gin for the coming
crop.
Edge Dry Goods Co. have Just pur-
chased and placed q large and COM
modius safe in their business house.
Abe Edell Of Houston was in the
city yesterday shaking hands with
HE many friends.
Mrs. Jun Boxley aud daughter,
Miss Halle, were in from Prov
idence yesterday.
Misses Della Snowwhite and Liz
zie Knapp Of Calvert are guests ~
Mrs. r. j. Bailey.
5. II. Higgs was down on the
streets yesterday for the first time
after a severe illness.
c. p. Welch Of Terrell is here
buying cotton for Henneken q Vo.
gelsAna Of Galveston.
Miss Lena Board returned 10 her
home in Waco yesterday sccompan-
led by Miss Irene Board.
Mrs. j. NJ. Holder aud children
II san Antonio are here the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. A. @. Dunnica.
Miss Vivian Royder returned to
Der home at wellborn yesterday
after pleasant visit In the city.
Mr., Henry Crenshaw OF Fort !
Worth is here the guest Of bis bro s
her, Ed. 4
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-22
MODERN wOODMES OF AMERICA.

The Modern Woodmen Of Amer
lea lodge organized at the X. of P
hall Monday night by Deputies
Holdredge and Annis elected off
Gers a. follows: : II. Fran kiln
consul; V. Freeman, adviser: L
(. Morehead, banker; J. J. Ray
clerk, d. c. Buchanan, escort
James Darwin. Waterman; A. n
Royal, sentry; c. F. Andrews
physician; r p Andrews, W. G.
Wheat, c. F. Andrews, board OF
managers.
This camp -isrts off with nine
teen charter members with four
applications pending.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-22

Ernest Ettle lef, for Marlin yes,
terday.
Rev. J. d. West returned bonn,
yesterday.
John Hebert was in from Kurter
yesterday.
J. c. Boyett was In from College
yesterday.
&. l.. Tobias was in from Kurten
yesterday
Joe Sample was in from Tabor
yesterday.
w. p. Ayers was here yesterday
from Myers.
Henry Sheppard was in from Kur-
ten yesterday.
Jim Tobias Of Reliance was In the
city yesterday.
W. w. Gamer was in from Mud
vile yesterday.
c. F. Annis left-for his home in
Edna yesterday.
George Echols was 10 yesterday
from Providence.
Deretz Bone Of Houston is here
visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. a. Myers left on visit 10
Waco yesterday.
Il. l.. Reed was In the city yester-
dav from Mudville.
Scion Morgan OF Reliance was in
the city yesterday.
John Hearne was IN the city from
Kurten yesterday.
Claude Mitchell II. went up 10
Benchley yesterdsI.
II. f. MAnley Of BenchIey was In
the city yesterday.
New turnip seed, all variety at
Haswel's Book Store 22i
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Gray were in
from College yesterday.
Mrs. VIII Kinney and son left for
their hope In Ennis yesterday after
a visis.ss Mr.. and Mrs. r. 2. Boyett. |