The National tribune., 1908-04-09

soon as Prince Helie appeared on our
Shores however, these rumorS were
again started the rounds and our papers
lately have been full of stories of the
two being seen together, of family coun-
sells at which such a marriage was bit
terly and hotly denounced by brother
George and sister Helen, of Madam
Gould finally establishing herself at the
st. Regis where her friend, Mrs. Tyler
Morse, lives, and of her announced in
tention of making an effort thru the
law to break that clause in her fathers
will which forbids any of the Goulds
from marrying without the consent of
the others. But, in spite of all this,
there has been no authoritative state
ment that She was really going to make
this foolish marriage, and no one be-
lieved she would. Now, however, her
friend, Mrs. Morse, is reported as say
ing that while Madam Gould will not
formally announce her engagement
while she is in this country, she will
make it public when she returns to
France, as she considers herself a citi-
zen of that country. Such a statement
coming from Mrs. Morse cannot but be
cerdited 1t is said that Madam Gould
has been made i'll by this family oppo-
sition, which, however, does not seem
to have made a breech between them
and her as her brothers and sisters
have all displayed great concern in her
physical condition. No reason has
ever been given for Madam Gould wish
ing to marry Prince Helie, except that
of gratitude, since she says he was the
only one of her husbands family who
stood by her in her domestic trouble
and of ambition, as in France the di-
vorced wife of a member of the no.
biliity loses something of the prestige
of her rank, and it is said in order to
restore herself to her former pinnacle
of social greatness, Madam Gould has
yielded to the request of the Prince
to share his noble name and rank
Prince Helie is rumored to be deeply
in debt, and almost as much of
spendthrift as the gay little Count Boni
He is about As years of age, with gray
hair and mustache, and of a rugged,
stalwart frame of which he is proud
He may be man of ability, but no
breath of this has appeared in print
Apparently he is nothing but a good
looking, agreeable, indolent, luxury
loving, polished Frenchman anxious to
feather his nest with the Gould mill
lions. 1t is estimated that Madam
Gould Will forfeit between s6,OO0.00O
and $3.000,000 if she marries without
the consent of her family. She claims
that when they consented to her mar
riage with the Count de CastelIane that
provision of her fathers will was abro-
gated, as far as she was concerned, and
she is said to have retained counsel to
fight, if necessary, for her full share
of her fathers fortune. When one sees
in the same family such a contrast be-
tween two of its members, the children
of the same father and mother, as ex-
lists between Miss Helen and Anna
Gould one believes more firmly than
ever in the theory of heredity There
must have been at some time either
in the Gould or Miller family, some
ancestor from whom Anna Gould has
inherited her weak and foolish ideas
of life The height of her ambition is
apparently to be power in fashion
able society, that and nothing more
Her sister Helen's aim is unselfish ser
vice 10 mankind, the devotion of her
life and great fortune to lessen the
and unhappines she sees all
about her.
The desire to live as long as possible
seems to be implanted in the hearts
Of us all. and consequently any sugges-
tons tending to longevity are received |
with lively interest, and acted upon by |
4 great many. While the papers are |
full of accounts of suicides, and it does
seems as If a great many people were
unable TO suffer the slings and arrows
ion Of these to the whole population |
Of the country is of course infinitesimaI. |
and the first law of nature, self preser-
'ation, continues to be rigidly obeyed |
Nc matter how hard the conditions of |
ife are, or how much sorrow and mis-
cry some people are called upon to en-
lure, yet life still seems sweet or at
east desirable to them and they goi
1n, spurred by that most blessed gift
Tn k,fc
S reminded of La Fontaine's fable of
Death and the poor, old, bent, wood
utter, who, exhausted under his heavy
burden OF fagots. as he wends his way
Yearly thru the forest, throws it off, ard
its down to rest himself for a while.
husing on his hard condition, his lack
If food and rest, the suffering of his
amily, the taxes he must pay, and the
orced labor he is compelled to per
orm for the king, he feels he can no
onger endure his misery, and calls upon
Death. The Grim Messenger appears
I once and asks his bidding, but when
he woodcutter finds his wish to die
8 about to be gratifie1, then he no
onger desires it, and tells Death he
'nly called him to help him put his
'undle OF fagots back on his shoulder.
Better suffer than die" saws La Fon-
aine, and he echoes the feeling which
We all have in our hearts. Now Bish-
p Samuel Fallows, of Chicago, who has
ately been most conspicuous on ac-
ount OF his Christian psychology idea
the curing of certain physical diseases
~ falth IN God-comes forward and
ellis us that we ought to live to be
20 years old, and be in our prime at
70. That men and women should be
I'D at 10 is absurd. he says and to die
/ that tender age is quite unnecessary.
n order TO avoid this, and 10 live out
mes full period of years, the Rjshc1p
nves us several rules to follow, the
most important of which is to drink
our milk or buttermiIk two or three
INES day. A French scientist has
discovered that men grow old because
helf arteries harden, and the sour
milk softens these and therefore pro-
ongs life. This Frenchman says that
% years would be added to the lives
# aged people If this advice were fol-
owed, and the Bishop believes him. OF
curse the milk drinking alone world
lot be sufficient to do this, but if in
ddition we do as the Bishop suggests
nd try to live more rational lives to
worry less, exercise more, keep the con-
cience clear, the heart kind and tender
he hand ever ready to help the sor-
owing and unfortunate. we win GER
ainly, If We do not succeed in living
o be 120, live much longer than we
hall If we continue in our present.
uicidal course.
There may be those WHO scoff at this
ew idea of the Chicago women to try I
mental telegraphy upon the voters of
hat city at the Spring elections about
0 take place. but everyone, scoffer or
therwise, is Interested to see what the
eSuitS will he The method eYo nIn,ad r