The National tribune., 1907-02-14

We had almost forgotten gay, debon-
naire, but luckless little Count Boni de
Castellane, as nothing has been heard
from him for some time. He emerges
again into the limelight. however and
1t Is now said that rendered desperate
by his financial condition he has ap-
pealed to his former Countess for help,
threatening to kill himself il refused.
1t is also rumored that If she turned a
deaf ear to his tale of woe he would
appeal against the decision of the
courts in the recent divorce case of the
Countess. Miss Helen Could. sister to
Nine. Anna Gould. she who tried Boni
and found him so sadly lacking. has
been motoring all over the continent
with four motor cars filled with her
friends. She is planning to reach Lon
don in time for the third court of the
session. People are wondering il she
will be presented at Buckingham Pal
ace. Undoubtedly she could be il she
so desired
The appearance of the Duchess of
Marlborough with her two sons and
the Dukes mother, the Marchioness of
Blandford, In a box at a London theater
recently, is the first public proof of the
truth of the rumor that the Duke and
Duchess have really come to an under
standing. During the performance the
box was closely watched by the audi
ence to see If the Duke visited it, as 1t
was reported in the theater he would.
To the great disappointment of the GU
rious. he did not do SO. The Duchess
left London shortly after this with the
boys to join her mother and Mr.. Bel
mont at Beaulieu. The children, ac-
cording to the agreement, are to spend
six months of the year with her and
six months with the Duke.
The cause of education has received
a tremendous boost in the princely gift
of $32,000,000 which John D. Rookie,
feller has Just bestowed upon the Gen,
eral Education Board This Is the larg-
est sum of money ever given by any
one man In any period of the worlds
history for any social or philanthropic
purpose. 1t is more than four times as
great as the Cecil Rhodes fund and IL
times that Of the Peabody gift. AS Mr..
Rockefeller had previously given the
Board 311,000.000 he has now in all
made them a gift of $43,000.0O0. The
Board in accepting this money and ex-
pressing their gratitude said: 1--WE win
use our best wisdom to transmute your
gift into intellectual and moral power,
counting 1t supreme privilege to dedi-
cate whatever strength we have to its
just use in the service Of men," This
cation include many Of the foremost
educators. philanthropists and financiers
Of the day, and there is no doubt the
money will be wisely spent. 1t is un-
derstood that the small. poor colleges,
instead Of the universities, are to be
the benefciaries. and already 100000
has been allotted to five of these, all
but one of them being Western insti-
tutions.
On the night of Feb. John Wana-
makers beautiful home, "Lindenhurst,"
in the suburbs of Philadelphia. was de-
stroyed by fire He estimates his loss
money could never replace what he
lost by the fire. He had been many
years gathering from all over the world
rare books, china, tapestries, old
French and English pottery, beautiful
antique furniture, pictures and stat
uary. His collection was considered by
some to be the finest private collection
in the country. While that may not~be
so it was undoubtedly very fine. Most
of the statuary, many of the pieces done
by men who died centuries ago, was
entirely ruined, and while many val
liable paintings We're destroyed Mr..
Wanamaker fortunately saved his two
most highly priced. Christ Before Pi
late and THE Crucifixion," both by the
Russian artist. Munkacsy. These mas
terpieces were in such large, heavy
frames that the canvases had to be cut
out in order to save them.
And now We are told that all those
heartrending stories about Cassie Chad
wick's changed appearance, the hollow
cheek and dull, listless eye, the bent
form, patiently plodding at her work,
etc, We're simply ruse on her part to
enlist public sympathy and thereby Sc
cure a recommendation for commuta-
ton of her sentence. The truth of the
matter is that Mrs. Cassie's only phys
ical trouble is indigestion, due to over
indulgence in the leshpots. Every night
cab takes to the prison the best din
ner that a famous restaurant can fur
nish. The bill for this, as well as others
she contracts. is paid by her Columbus
lawyer. Somebody is furnishing the
wherewithal for these Iuxuries.
It is said that negros are natural lin
gusts, picking up foreign tongue
with surprising ease A good many of
the big hotels of the country employ
negros who speak or at least jabber
French, German and perhaps one OF
two more European languages fluently.
A darkey was recently found in one of
these big hotels who spoke Russian, and
the Russian to whom he was talking
said he spoke the difficult tongue very
correctly, too. 1t does seem queer to
think of negro speaking Russian.
Joseph A. Joel, for many years a
noted figure in the Grand Army of the
Republic, died recently at his home in
New York. He belonged to the 23d
Ohio, and received five wounds at South
Mountain, where he was in tree
sketching the position of the enemy
when he attracted the attention of the
sharpshooters. Mrs. r. 3. Hayes, wife
of then Colonel of the regiment. but
afterward President of the United
States, nursed him in the hospital. He
was for long time publisher of the
G. A. r. Gazette.
There is great relief expressed in
royal and social circles in London that
the marital affairs of the Duke and
Duchess of Marlborough are not to be
taken to the courts. A statement has
been made by the family, which may
mean much or little according as it is
stating simply that the
Duke and Duchess have settled their
difficulties privately, and that the little
boys and their mother will leave at
once for the continent. This is gener-
Duchess have agreed to live under sep
arate roofs. she in Sunderland House,
and he, when in town, at a West End
hotel, and that the children will live
six months of the year with their faith
er and the remaining six months with
their mother. The Duchess is not very