The National tribune., 1906-12-06

given her, payable at the Guardian
| Trust Co, where she was followed. She
was afterwards arrested, and sent to
| Bellevue Hospital for observation and
examination. She threatened to burn
down the company's offices if she did
not get the money.
| Mrs. Rose Marie Resler, of London,
| England, claims TO be the original pro-
mulgator of the tTial-marriage idea
which Mrs. Parsons also claims in her
| new much discussed book, THE Fam
| ily." Mrs. Resler says she wrote 4
book called How to Enjoy Matri-
! mony.' which was published in 1900,
but which was not very largely circu-
lated, as one of the firm of publishers
was minister. She says George Mere
dith, the English novelist, stole her
ideas for one of his novels. The tenets
| set forth in her book are practically
the same as Mrs. Parsons, advocating
a trial of marriage for five years. If at
| the end of that period a separation
should be deemed advisable any posi-
Bile children would be too young to be
considered in the matter Mrs. Resler
| thinks. owing to the present conven-
tions of society, it is perfectly impossi-
| BILE for man or woman to make a
| good and wise selection of a life part
ner. having had no experience nor in
struction on the subject. with only illu-
sions which so often lead them to lives
of untold misery.
The trial of Harry Thaw seems to
have been postponed for while longer
| for the purpose of collecting valuable
testimony. The story now goes that he
| and White had agreed to fight a pistol
| duel on that fateful night in June, and
| that they had even gone so far as to
select their weapons. The plan fell
! thru for some reason, and Thaw shot
| White, as We know. No favors are
| shown Thaw In his prison life, and his
| Thanksgiving dinner was served in a
wooden plate and eaten with a wooden
spoon no knife and fork being allowed
him. 1t would be interesting to know
if as he ate it he thought of that $780,
1000 banquet he gave his Partisan friends
of the gay world.
King Edward Of England, who up to
| the time of the public disclosure of the
| Marlborough trouble had always been
! exceedingly nice to the young Duchess,
showering many favors upon her, is now
showing his disapproval of her action
in refusing a reconciliation. At the re-
cent investiture of King Haakon of Nor
| way with the Order of the Garter, one
| of the most gorgeous ceremonies that
has taken place in the last 60 years.
] the Duke of Marlborough was present,
| but the Duchess received no royal COM
mand to grace the occasion, which was
| a most pronounced slight on the part OF
| the King.
Jesse James, son of the famous out
| law, appeared in court the other day
| in a suit against his brother-in-law for
| making use of James's horse without
his permission. and not using it well,
| either. In spite of the relationship
James insisted upon the law taking its
course, and the Judge imposed fine
of 500.
| Walter Paris, the well-known painter
and musician, died in Washington, d.
| c., the other day He was a native of
| England, but had been an American
citizen for 10 years. He studied art in
London and Paris, and had done some
architectural work for the British Gov
| ernment in India. He was 81 years old,
and died from a stroke of paralysis.
The oldest Baptist clergyman in the
world Rev VIM. Howe. of Cambridge.
Mass, died Nov. %, at the advanced
age of I01 Only a few years ago he
attended a meeting of Baptist ministers
and made a most interesting and vigor>
Gus address. showing his faculties en-
tirely unimpaired.
| ing a great deal for Booker Washing
| ton. and is in entire sympathy with the
splendid work the Negro educator is
doing. buys shoes made by the Tuske-
gee students. Why shouldn't he, if thoy
make good shoes?
The famine conditions in Russia have
| reached most alarming stage, ant
] Mrs. Russell Sage. who just at present
/ seems to be looking around for worthy
objects of charity. has been appealed
/ to in the name of the suffering peas
| ants.
Prof. John w. Burgess has been for
I given for his recent impOlitic remarks
/ concerning the Monroe Doctrine by
1 those who sit in the seats of the mighty
j in this country, and told that all VIII
be forgot if he doesn't do it again
| Chicago society is at fever heat over
! the rumor that n play written by Mar
garet Horton Potter Black, depicting
the immoral condition of North side
society of the Windy City. is about to
be brought out by the FrohmanS.
/ Gen. l.. Victor Baughman, for many
years n Democratic leader in Mary
land, died ut Frederick. Nov. so, at the
age of 6l. He belonged to the Roman