Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-08
Wonen's Work

Miss ADbie e. l.. Lathrop, whose home
is five-mile drive from both Chicopee
and Holyoke. Mass. in the town of Gran
by, has adopted a unique business as
the means of making living She has
established rat farm and at present
has more than 1900 rats and mice of ev-
cry variety under her charge.
1t is five years since Miss Lathrop
started breeding mice as business. At
first she sold the mice to the bird stores
and fanciers to be sold again as pets.
Then came the demand from colleges for
rats and mice upon which to try ex-
periments. The medical colleges in par
ticular have great use for them.
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Mrs. Nancy Half, 10i years DID, died
in Saginaw, Mich, recently. When she
passed the century mark she expressed
the determination 10 live twenty years
longer, but a malady seized her which
ended in death. Her maiden name was
Nancy Twet. She was born at Toronto,
o., of Dutch parents, who came to the
United States long before the war of
1872. AS a girl she knit stockings for the
American naval volunteers of the lakes
in that conflict. She leaves three chill
dren, Mary Hicks, aged 81; James
Churchill, aged rs, and John Churchill,
aged "a by her first husband. Her sec
ond husband, Rooert Haff survives her.
He is 101 years old, hale and active,
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Madame Won Andre, Mrs. Depew's sis
ter, is one o the American hostesses who
do not have any necessity for strenuous
climbing"
The fact that she will leave a greater
part of her fortune to Prince Francis of
Teck, whom she has adopted and who
is one # the poorest members of the
royal family, has endeared here to very
member of that family, from the king
down. Prince Frank who is the Prin-
cess of Wales brother, has been con-
siderable worry to the king and Prince
of Wales, but Madame Won Andres gen
erosity will relieve them of any further
care.
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Among the notable women in British
politics is Mrs Millicent Fawcett of the
Liberal Unionists, a fine speaker with a
clear voice and The author of various
books, political and biographical Mrs
CORVALLIS West, formerly Lady Randolph
Churchill, is described as "a politician 10
her finger tips" says the World Today.
She has both canvassed and spoken fire.
quently in behalf of her son, Winston
Churchill. She was also the founder and
editor of the Anglo-Saxon Review.
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The wife of the American minister at
The Hague recently asked Mr.. Nelidoff,
the Russian president of the peace con-
ference, to write something in her album
His sentiment was touched with feeling
ut is easier" he wrote, ito make peace
with ones enemy than forty-seven neu-
trails"
In Portsmouth, England, town council
chamber recently. Miss Doris Foster. aged
five and a half years. was formally in
vested with the gold chain of office as
mayoress of the borough. The mayor
Councillor f.. G. Foster is a widower
his wife having died few months ago.
and his little daughter consequently takes
the official position. Little Miss Foster
promises TO be a very efficient mayoress
Recently she attended her first official
function. the customary church parade.
and went through it with befltting gra-
witty and dignity. She afterward held
quite reception, and several members
of the corporation begged permission to
kiss her. observing that it was the first
time they had ever had the pleasure Of
kissing q mayoress.