The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-01-25

poses of this step is to put Senator
Knox forward as candidate for the
presidency of the United States.
Though an American citizen now,
Colonel John Sobieski, once prohibit
ton candidate for governor of Mis-
souri,, indisputably is rightful king of
Poland. He lives at present In Cali
fornia. He was born in Poland in
1912, and he and his daughter are the
only known direct descendants OF the
warrior king Of Poland, John Sobieski.
John ID. Rockefeller's wealth equals
the annual butget Of fifteen European
states. His fortune in dollars would
form a double circle around the earth,
and if his wealth would be trans
formed into pieces Of silver it would
weigh as much as two fully armored
and equipped cruisers, il the calcula-
ton Of the Almanac Hachette for 1906
is correct.
In his own quiet way Thomas A.
magazine editor friend of his was
looking over the inventors laboratory
when curious looking model caught
his eye. 1t looked like a cradle with
some kind of telephone attachment.
What on earth is that?" inquired the
visitor. Il hope TO make my for
tune off that invention" said Edison
gravely. 1T Is motor to run by
sound You attach it to cradle and
the louder the baby cries the faster
the cradle rocks"
Frances nobility is exactly twice as
numerous now as it was before the
great revolution of lis years ago,
which was aimed at the aristocracy,
and by which all titles of nobility were
abolished. Previous to that time
there were 23S French princes and
dukes; today there are 460. At the
beginning of the nineteenth century
there were in all $4,000 titled persons
in France, among whom less than 90
600 had a legal right to a coat Of arms.
There are now, in the thirty-third year
of the third republic, 100000 individ-
uals duly possessed OF patents OF no
bility. AT the time when the nobility
was all powerful in France the aggre-
gate fortunes of the aristocracy
amounted to one-tenth only of the
wealth possessed by the nobility to-
day.
Something has happened to Russell
Sage's lucky stars. Just as Uncle
Russell had got everything ready to
save a neat matter of 100000 by hav-
ing his personal tax assessment wiped
off the city's books his horoscope goes
to the bad, and all because he visited
Wall Street recently to take advant-
age of that 125 per cent rate on call
money. Everything was all arranged
to permit Uncle Russell to swear off
his taxes this year by proxy. Sympa-
thetic members of the board had de-
cided he was too i'll to swear 1t off.
After this decision was reached the
commissioners read in the papers that
Uncle Russell had hoped out of bed,
trotted down to Wall street and had
put out $200,000.000 or so at high rates
so they resolved that II Uncle Russell
wants to swear off his taxes he will
have to appear in person,
Sir Edwin Cornwall, chairman OF
The London county council. is in the
limelight just now because of his plan
for Congress OF capitalists" To fur
Their international good fellowship
among the cities of the world, as ex'
pressed In the term entente munich
pal" He thinks also that the school
children of the world can be made
uuiys rsal peace ENJOYS and says "rhe
london county council, being an cd