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/ enact the story of the duchess, giving
"A most vivid representation of her
death, IN which she suddenly sits up In
bed, and in most tragic voice ex-
claims: II have left an Infamous viii.
| therefore now declare that my hus-
bands money should go TO his own peo-
pie, To Gemma and Giovanni, who will
do honor TO it.' This always brings
down the house, or, rather, the coun-
trysde.
The last scene shows Comma and
Giovanni surrounded by servants who
car scarcely take orders for the sue
cesslon OF "Signora DucheSsa" and
'Slgnor Duca" which fan from their
lips One day disaster befel the show,
| as one OF the other claimants attended
| the performance, and not having the
repose OF the We're de Veres let his
Indignation get the better Of him lie
| threw stones at the theater from "A
safe distance and damaged It badly.
| Among the numerous other claimants
| are three children, whose guardian
claims the La Masa fortune for them
ON the ground that Felicita's mother
| was always vaguely supposed to have
| been certain Angela Rossi and that
| his wards are the children Of this An
! gea's sister. Besides, the guardian
| added pathetically one day, they
ought T. have the money, because II
| they DO not they win have to go into
one Of the charitable institutions sup
| ported by the late duchess" The chill
dren are aged ~, 10 and respectively
ana at present think much more Of
| games and good dinner than Of mys-
FERROUS millions. Their guardian Is "A
| queer old Jew, said to be their uncle,
but he claims no relationship at pres
ent. However. II they get the millions
| 1t is unsafe TO predict what might hap
| pen.
Naturally the charities Interested are
] making q most vigorous fight for the
| millions left by the duchess. demol-
ishlng as best they can each claim
ant as he appears. One and all. when
| they fall to bring any kind OF con-
| vlncing proof, end by saying how poor
| they are and what need they have OF
the money, so that the executors of the
| Will OF the duchess are tired out Civ
ing explanations which fall on deaf
ears. II the truth were told Il would
be found that they have very ncom-
| plimentary feelings toward the duch-
ess, one of them having been heard
| 10 say that only a woman would have
| thought Of such a way of keeping her
| memory green,'
CONSTANCE HARTMAN.
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speeIal Correspondence.

- ONE, April when a rich per-
- son dies anywhere there is pretty
N sure to be a squabble over his
money. But apparently the
Duchess Bevalacqua La Masa was not
content TO take the ordinary chances
Of having her money kept alive by liti-
CATION. She died recently. leaving a
fortune OF 22,OOO.o0O liro--in Ameri-
can money sg50000O--a prodigious
sum for Italy. where a lire goes as far
as dollar will In e United States.
10 insure a big fight for it, she left a
most singular Will. She left her money
TO charity--or to her heirs, If they
could prove they were her heirs.
As the duchess doubtless foresaw,
her will has started tremendous
scrimmage. No less than 90 claimants
have already entered the lists in the
battle for her 100000 lire, and some
of them certainly would not hesitate TO
tell that many lies TO get 1t. They
constitute a motley assemblage. Among
them are tramps, beggars and mounte-
banks, youths struggling to acquire an
education and old men whose lives
have been chiefly devoted to forget
ting all they ever learned at school,
and ugly old women, and pretty young
ones, and children not yet old enough
10 know the value OF money. Most
OF them are very poor, but even those
who are absolutely penniless and
whose claims to kinship with the dead
duchess rest on the most shadowy
foundations can still find lawyers to
take up their cases for them OF
course, the charities which will benefit
SO largely If no heirs are found are
conducting a most determined fight
against one and all the claimants.
incidentally, the contest has led to
the discovery that the identity OF the
duchess is shrouded in mystery It is
not positively known who was her
father or who was her mother or
whether she really married the duke
whose name she bore. Beautiful. rich,
charitable. she figured for years as one
of the best known women In italy And
now her friends have learned, with a
shock Of surprise, that they really
knew very little about her. That has
led to the conviction that her motive
In leaving such n strange will was not
primarily to precipitate u fight for her
millions, but to secure the unraVellng
Of the mystery that surrounds her
birth and antecedents. Solar Il has
not been cleared up, but enough has
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Hopes Money Will Solve Her Life Mystery.
Widow the Duke La Nlasa Left Twenty Million
Charities, Such Heirs
knship Be8an Peasant Girl and Became Queen

stand small chance of sharing IN the
100000 lire left by the duchess to be
fought for
The most interesting OF the claim
ants are q man and q woman known
as Giovanni and Comma by profession
tramps, who walk he country in pic
turesque rags the mans crop Of dark
hair and the woman's melancholy
brown eyes bringing them in a living
income from sentimental foreigners.
One day they we're taking a wayside
al fresco meal when Giovanni who
was reading newspaper. sprang to
his feet with an exclamation. Mia
cara, this time next year YOU will be
a duchess' Yes said Comma with
irony, and you will be a prince. / sup
pose NO said the other soberly
Il shall be a duke" "Stop romano
ing answered Gemma o,ossly and
give me that sausage. / am hungry.
If you are not And thus began their
claim TO the La Masa millions the idea
arising through an account of the af-
fair which Giovanni saw i'm the paper.
He asserts that his name is really La
Masa and that he can prove that his
rather was second cousin to the gem
eral, and that as the dukes marriage
with felicita cannot be proved she had
no right TO dispose OF the millions
which were the generals. and thBt
consequently both money and title are
his, One almost hopes that II VIII prove
to be so, Tramps In this land of sun
shine usually have the manners of a
Caesar Comma IS classlcally beautl-
ful, and In Italy fairy tales have a
strange way of coming true.
NO MONEY TO FIGHT WITH
They, of course, had no money to
press claims, as the profession OF beg
gar in normal times does not bring in
more than enough to feed two healthy
people, so they cast about for means
to increase their income, and have
really succeeded. They have rugged
up a kind of small theater on wheels
and In this, with marionettes, they
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WEDDING GIFT
FOR ASTOR'S SON
Expatriated American viii Give
Thames Residence to
His Heir.
WILL MARRY AMERICAN GIRL.
Tint Fact H. Great Disappointment To
British Matrons With Mar
raSabIc Daughters.
sncclnl corresnnndcnee.

Special Correspondence.
ONION, April William Wall
dorf Asior's new house near Tun-
bridge Wells viii soon be finished
and the gardens and grounds are
also nearing completion. The strictest
secrecy has been maintained through
out regarding this establishment and
even the very workmcn had strict or
ders to give no Information in con-
rection with the plan. Why all this
ado people have been wondering, but
then they knew nothing OF the burning
desire of Aston pere 90 avoid any word
Of publicity. l have learned. however.
that directly his residence In Kent IL
ready for occupation, Mr.. Astor VIII
take up his abode there and make IT,
his headquarters for the rest OF his
days as he means to hand over Give
den. his famous residence on the
Thames, to his son as a marriage gift
SUPERBLY BEAUTIFUL.
This princely place was purchased
some years ago by Mr.. Aston from the
late Duke of Westminster. Cliyeden
woods are among the most beautiful
IN England and one OF the sights Of
the Thames. Mr. Astor's beautiful
electric launch Is a familiar object
every sunday during the river season.
II invariably carries freight of smart
women I'm the loveliest gowns who re-
pose among fantastic cushions In every
color under the sun. Mr.. Astor's sons
are most enthusiastic oarsmen and es-
pocially good at puntng, The Lord
of Clivedeu Is, however, rarely on the
river, though IN May when scarcely a
boat Is 10 be seen he may be found
alone taking a quiet row. For all his
wealth he always strikes one as being
the lonelest Of men The friends who
know him best SAY that he is always
thinking Of his dead wife to whom
he was so passionately devoted.
MANY WOMEN VAIL.
1t Is not to be wondered at that
there is great wailing and gnashing of
teeth i'm Mayfair and Belgrava over
the loss of 80 important a sutton as
young Mr. Aston for whom society
matrons and their fair offspring had
been angling long before he attained
his majority Although the Astors
cannot be said to be popular IN Brit
fish society, Mr., Astor, senior, being
such a very proud and reserved man.
abnormally sensitive and without
vestige Of anything like social push,
nevertheless had his son made an ef-
fort he might have married almost
anyone IN English society. Last sea-
son II was said that the future queen
OF Spain liked" him. He certainly
had the privilege OF dancing three
times IN one night with her serene
lighness at a party given by Mrs.
Adair. But then he IS one of the best
dancers IN society and a perfect adept
in leading q cotillion. Accompanied
by her mothers lady-in- waiting, Miss
Minnie Cochrane, Princess Ena has
motored a few times with young Aston.
is A BUSINESS MAN.
People who know him say he has
more business capacity than any menu
Der OF his family. He occa sionally
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Vienna and lime and bone manure fac
tories in Buda Pesth.
Unfortunately, however, Unterauer's
associate the prominent manufacturer
with whom he began the enterprises,
broke down and had to retire from
business completely. This left the
archduchess as practically the only big
stakeholder with all kinds Of obliga
lions and embarrassments. For as fast
as the shares In these various under
takings had been acquired, they We're
deposited with bankers as security for
loans, and with the new funds thus OBJ
tanned more shares In other companies
were purchased and niure new under
takings were begun.
LITTLE AVAILABLE CASH.
Matters at length reached such a
stage that II was almost impossible to
ascertain what the archduchess' finan-
cial position really was. At first II
was thought that 100000 kronen 49,
0o0.0e0) would cover her losses, but 1t
was speedily found that this sum was
far too small and today II seems GER
tain that her liabilities amount to at
least twice the first estimate.
There is very little ready money
available, as It Is all tied up Nh diff
ferent undertakings. There IL much
speculation as to where all the money
has gone. and many ursavory rumors
are I'm circulation In this regard. One
individual In Buda Pesth Is credited
with having made no less than 100000
kronen s600.000) out of the unfortunate
archduchess.
LOST WHOLE SUM.
Besides her building and lime trust
enterprises, the archduchess was the
lessee OF the Volkstheater In Buda
Pesth, and also the Founder and pro-
prietor of the Inner City Credit bank.
All Buda Pesth knew it as her bank,
only the archduchess herself knew
nothing about II. One day the arch
duchess bank lent the archduchess'
theater 100000 kronen (A0O00), and the
theater lost the whole sum in year.
The court secretary was compelled to
make report OF this to the arch7
duchess, who for the first time gained
some lnkling of her financial situation.
But 1t was too late, as her son-ln-
law, the Duke Of Orleans, and Prince
Thurn and Taxis, who ordered an IN
vestgation of her affairs, speedily found
out The greater part Of her fortune
was already entirely lost. Shortly at
forwards Court Secretary Unterauer
was pensioned.
A GOOD DEAL CONCERNED.
When the emperor first heard Of the
archduchess' trouble. he was a good
deal concerned as to how far they af-
fected the financial position OF the
present Archduke Joseph. For his
father had also been somewhat
unfortunate In his financial af-
fairs. He had lost large sums
over the establishment of a
new health resort Bad CirkvenIca, and
had also spent heaps Of money upon
improvements IN the Margaretenlnsel--.
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The royal romance Of King Alphonso
of spain and his brdc.clcct the English
Princess Eua W lattoubcrC b. 90 nave
most romantic Getting among tho
Connemara hills In Ireland
After the wedding of the royal palr
on June End the young king and his
bride will leave Madrid aud embark FOR
Ireland where the honeymoon Us TO bc
spent, Their residence Is To be the
beautiful and historic Kylemorc Castle.
the Irish residence ~ the Duke and
Duchess Of Manchester who have
turned the place over 20 the royal cou-
pie for the season.
Meanwhile King Alphonso H. making
elaborate alterations IN the Prado In
Madrid In honor OF It's new mistress and
Princess Ena's relatives are busy In
Paris selecting the rousseau OF the fu-
ture queen Of Spain. This viii scarcely
be as elaborate as that Of the infanta
Maria Theresa, King Alphonsos sister
married last January 10 Prince Fer
dinand Of Bavaria--which gave om-
pioyment IN 400 women during three
months. But the workers OF London.
Paris and Dublin will have reason TO
rejoice for they are already tho reel.
nients Of large orders,
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CONTINUED on page w
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II You Are just waking Up" To the
Fact OF Want Advertisina--of tia
Possibilities fer You--Why. Better
Late Than NeVerl"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-09-06

Did you ever drop in of an evening
and try to play pool under crosshre
from the chair-warmsrs?
It's the limit
1t has golf slapped to standstill,
and pony polo isn't one, two. nine.
From the moment you reach for your
cue the sofa-pounders cut loose and
chin you to call-down.
"Breaw EN- easy, now!" says old
Thirsty Bill.
All the afternoon he's been sitting up
with some ice and bottle of Wilson.
That's ALL
He has to close one eye and squint
the other when he looks at you, but
he's as wise as weasel.
If you stood him up he wouldn't know
the IA ball from the cuspldor.
One of those old dubs that's never
happy unless he's teasing his throat
with booze or talk
Then Red Necktie rolls his barrel In
the shop and cuts conundrum:
why don't you play the ball in the
side?"
Red Necktie only played one game
in his life and that was tag.
Somebody caught him then with the
goods, and all he has done since is cud
die down In chair and tell people how
to make fancy with the cue.
Then the three Bixby Brothers
Shine, Polish and Glisten-start in to
write epigrams.
"Play the round ball!" suggests
Shine.
"Chalk your feet and you won't slip!"
observes Polish.
PLAY the yellow ball In the cozy
corner!" chirps Glisten, and old Thirs-
ty Bill laughs so heartily over this
Pineroism that Glisten swells up and
buys Thirsty another tub.
Then Long-haired Lemuel crawls
under the ropes and begins to offer sug-
gestions in hoarse whisper.
Long haired Lemuel won flfty-point
game once from the champion player
of Tioga County and ever since he's
been sitting up in the rack throwing
down hints to the slow walkers.
TRY the combination on the 7-ball
for the corner!' croaks Long-haired
Lemuel.
Now the gag is that from where Lem
uel sits you couldn't see the 7-ball with
the Lick telescope.
In hops Willie MoSweet, the Village
Beauty.
Willie is the lad with the loft full of
light conversation. and Mama lets him
stay out till 9:15 every evening.
Willie travelled over the New York
Central once as far as Albany and when
he came home his fond parents had to
put baseball masks on his head, fore
and aft, to keep it from bursting.
"Ah!" says Willie; playing pool?"
NO" remarks Glisten. they're put.
ting up picket fence!" and old Thirsty
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Bill hands out laugh which nets him
another dipper
Then there's the Mister Man you're
playing with
was entered in handicap that even
ing with chap named Biddle.
Biddle is one OF those low comedians
who throw out catch-lines and wait for
the laugh.
His line of gags dates back to the
days when the B. & o. was first built.
Nowadays when I hear pool-room
comedian speaking lines about getting
seasick on the b. & o, I'm wise TO the
fact that he dips in the Farmers Al
manac for his comedy stun.
Biddle likes to knock.
He says he'd rather be Alan Dale
than be President. because Dale can
throw the hammer and get back 10 his
safety deposit vaults without scratch.
He says it's clnch to be dramatic
toaster and trimmer when you can hide
in the tall grass and do your knocking
through a long-distanee newspaper.
Anyway. that's neither here nor
there.
What are you playing for?" | said
to Blddle.
The ball I'm looking at" he an
swered.
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BRITISH PRlNcEssEs ROYAL
Historic Precedsnts, Origin of the
Title and Some Bear
ers of It.

Nothing in the list of the birthday
honors will crafty his majesty's sub
jects more than the announcement that
the duchess of Fife, the kings eldest
daughter, will bear the style and title
of Princess Royal, and that the duugh-
ters of her royal highness will bear the
title of highness and the style of prin-
cess. states the London Telegraph
The title of Princess Royal is en-
deared to an older gene.atio by the
fact that it was borne by the eldest of
Queen Victoria's daughters, the deeply
loved and much lamented Empress
Frederick OF Germany.
1t is common error to suppose that
the title is only conferred upon a daugh-
ter of the relgning house il she happens
to be the first born child. This is not
the case. 1t has been conferred on the
eldest daughter of the house, whether
first born or not, whether born before
the accession of her parents to the
throne or after. Before the reign of
ereign do not appear to have borne any
distinctive title save that OF the Lady
Margaret" or "the Lady Elizabeth" as
the case might be. But Henry VIII
made more than one alteration in the
styles and titles of royalty. He was, for
instance, the first English sovereign
who bore the title of Majesty" his
predecessors being content with "Sov-
ereign Lord Highness. The step. how
ever, was taken probably to put himself
upon equal terms with his brother Of
Spain, who was the first European mon
arch to style himself majesty. He also
caused his eldest daughter to be de-
scribed as Princess Mary"-the queen
who afterward came to be popularity
known by less attractive designation.
1t was not till the reign of Charles |.
that the kings eldest daughter was COM
monty called Princess Royal.
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H. V. Excursions.

Winno Lake Assembly, ticket
on sale to Sept. 80 at low excursion
rates, good for return until Oct
81. See G.. w. Schwenke for full
information.
Fis hing excursion rates tickets
to points in Northern Michigan
will be sold June IS to Sept. 80
good returning Is days from date
of sale.
Mexico City, Mex, and return
Sept. 2 to l3, $66.45 good return
ing until Oct. 81.
Toronto, Ont, and return Sept
Ii to l6, $lI.75 round trip. Tick
cts good returning until Sept. q
and extension may he had to Oct.
"a.
Chattanooga and return Sept,
l6, II and l8, $ll.S5, good return
ing until Oct. 81.
Memphis, Tenn, and return
Oct. Is to l8, $18.4O good return.
ing until Nov. 30. See G. W.
Schwenke for particulars.
Rock Island and return $l6.5
Tickets sold Oct. Z, s and 8, good
for return until Oct. 16.
Chattanooga and return $ll.S2,
tickets on sale Oct. Is, 16 and II,
good returning until Oct. 80, but
may be extended until Nov. 80.
New Orleans and return 1926. .55,
tickets on sale Oct. u to Is good
for return until Oct. 80 but may
be extended until Nov. 30.
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Revenge.

Miss Angelina Ito Lucy, the par
lor maid)-Lucy, if any one calls to
see me this afternoon, don't forget
that l am only at home to Mr.. Fitz-
noodle.
Lucy-Yes, miss.
Interval of an hour, and Lucy re-
gppears, looking rather flushed.
swell, LueyS"
'Please, miss. there's been five
gentlemen call, and when told
them you were out to everybody but
Mr.. Fitznoodle, they all seemed very
surprised and annoyed, while the
last one said 4 am sorry for Mr.,
Fitznoodle.' '"-London Answers.
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Notice to Teachers.

The BOARD OF School Examiners OF Hook
Ing County Will meet mt the School Building
In Logan, Ohio, at S:30 n. m, on the First
Saturday of each month. for the eXamina-
tlon ofapplicants for Teachers Elementary
Sertlncales ana on the nrst Saturday OF
the examination of applicants for Teacher 's
High School and Special Certificates EX-
aminations for pupils desiring to enter high
OF April and the Second Saturday OF May.
%. SToUGHToS, President
ID. T.. HARSH, Clerk.
IN. WHIYE, Vice President
Logan, Ohio, February 2, lgOj-tf
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then smashes in to seven balls and
claims everything drops?
Don't they jolt you?
BY this time Thirsty Bill had all his
lights up.
He had the borders burning and a
calcium spot" followed him around.
Can shu play comnashun ON Eat
pink monkey ash settin' on green ball?"
he asked; and then he went down ald
out.
put up my cut and blue penciled the
push.
Pool is great game, but the chair
crouchers put crepe on it,
Copyright. by G. W Dillingham; Coz
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There's slight difference OF opinion
between Biddle's eyes-they have oppo-
site points of views, as 1t were.
| figured 1t out that the ball he was
looking at was the one Thirsty Bill was
fondling, but didn't say anything.
| was due to hear loud holler from
the old 'un If Biddle played that ball.
What Is 1t now?" inquired
THE one hitl"
Did you ever meet one OF those fell
lows who says: 1.-THE one | hit" and
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Legal Notice,

Richard Donley, Whose place OF residence
Is unknown, and when last heard rom
resided at Sanderstown. Rhode island, viii
1905, Mary Doniey filed her petition IN the
Common Pleas Court OF Hooking county, Os
being cause No. 3s23 praying Tor divorce
from said Richard Donley ON the Kronn
OF failure to provide. said cause VIII DC Tor
hearing on and after September 10th, lp4L
MARY DONLEi
John @. Petit. Atty for Plalniin.
August y 6-W
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IN a Bad WAY.

This old lady was hypochondri-
ac. Her various diseases interested
her, and she talked of nothing else.
One day a visitor found her eating
heartily and inquired as to her
health. The invalid sighed and an
swered, 81 feel very we'll, ma'am,
but / always feel bad when | feel
well, because 4 know l am going to
feel worse afferward."
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Cures all Kidney, Bladder and
Rheumatic troubles; sold by all
druggists, or two months treat
ment by mail, for 81. DR.. +. w.
Hall, 2926 Olive Street, St. Louis,
Mo. Send for testimonials.
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Probate Notice

Notice Is hereby given that the following
Accounts and Vouchers have been fled In
the Probate Court OF Hooking County, Ohio
for Second and hnal settlement j. r. Canty
Administrators of the Estate of Joseph i.
Snider, deceased, and the same will some on
for hearing on the IA day OF August A, ID.
1906 At 10 O'CLOCK A, NJ, or as soon thereafter
as may he convenient.
+. p. MARTIN
Aug, % 8-w Probate Judge
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Notice of appointment.

Estate OF Gilbert A. Mosure, deceased.
The undersigned has been appointed and
qualified as administrators of the Estate OF
Gilbert A, MOsure, late OF Hooking County.
deceased. Dated this Hth, day OF August a,
II. 1895.
ID. u. HARSH,
august so, 3,w administrators