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HRuIN WITH A RECORD.


This One Has Distinguished Himself
In Raiding Alaskan Hotels.
The chances are strong that with
in a couple of months there will be
admitted into the animal colony at
| Washington Park a black bear from
Circle City. Alaska, which according
| to the stories told about him by his
recent owner. Robert C. Curry Of Cir
Gle, City. is likely to demoralize all
of Keeper Beans we'll behaved men
agerie.
Teddy, for that is the now common
place name Of this proposed addition
to the zoo. is only in his teens as
regards his bear age. But he has
ruined the best chef in Circle City.
has cost much money by his dissolute
habits, and has acquired a reputa-
tion known to all Alaska.
Mr.. Curry gave the bear to his
brother William of Milwaukee. And
William Curry says he is going to
hand the beast right over to a reg
ular bear man, Keeper Bean, of the
zoo.
Teddy was captured by Indians in
the frozen regions of the silent
North. way north OF Circle City. He
was less than a day Ga six months
day. old when he was caught.
His real career began, however,
after he and his brother struck Cir
Gle City and became the property
of Mr.. Curry, who is wealthy mine
owner there. At Circle City a man
can pay higher prices for food than
in almost any other spot under the
sun. Porterhouse steaks come at 81
and side dishes are only eaten by
millionaires. 1t was when Pierre
Lognette, the Circle City Hotels
French chef, forgot to put the straw
berries in the safe that Teddy cut
his first caper.
An order of strawberries and cream
in Circle City costs about $3.50, and
there were about twenty small boxes
OF the berries stacked up when
Teddy turned loose his appetite. They
represented about 5000 Teddy ate
them up clean. Then he consumed
enough other delicacies to represent
a small fortune. All this was paid
for by Mr. Curry. This was Teddy's
first offence.
Theynext time he got chance
Teddy raided the Arctic Inn, fash
ionable hostelry in the mining city.
and stole a twelve pound ham wIrth
SIT and a lot Of assorted meats worth
$50.
Mr., Curry began to realize that
the bear was costly asset. 1t had
already cost him $282. But while the
owner Of Teddy was wondering what
to do the latter hastened his de-
cision by entering the store of a
bankrupt Seattle merchant which
had passed into the hands of re-
ceiver. Teddy crawled into the
store by night and stayed there for
two days. His last raid was an ex-
peslstve one and after settling it
The midland journal., 1908-10-02
Harmon l.. NissIey.

Hagerstown Especially DIR. Ed
ward M. Schindel, former mayor of
Hagerstown. received a telegram
announcing the sudden death, at
Harrisburg. of his brother-in-lav,
Harmon Long Nlssley, loading at
torney of Harrisburg. Mr.. Nissley
was president of the City School
Board of Harrisburg. He Is survived
by his widow, who was Miss Clara
]. Schindel, Of Hacerstown and ona
daughter.
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During the last year Canada drew
upon the United States for 5s,s12 i'm
migrants. Over 10000 came from
the mother country and $4,000 from
the continent OF Europe. isl.ts
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Good Figure Gone.

The good figure" is in such dis.
favor that one close observer states
that within a certain circle it is con-
sidered vulgar to have such a figure.
The midland journal., 1908-10-02
Earrings.

Earrings are as popular as ever.
lsit they are of more modest dimen-
sions than the enormous drops with
which women weighted their ears
last season.
The midland journal., 1908-10-02
Kent,s Tax Rate s1.1a

Chestertown (SpeciaD. = The tax
rate for Kent County has been fixed
at SLIP, on basis OF SS,S41.393
The midland journal., 1908-10-02

During last year 2S.2Os vessels en-.
tersd the port of London
The midland journal., 1908-10-02
Natty Corday Cans.

One OF the nattiest of the Corday
caps that are SO becoming TO youthful
faces: is, of smoke1colored silk net
with velvet band and soft. upstand-
ing plume Of glowing cerise.
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
IN PERIODICALS.
NEW BOOKS.

The new buildings in Washington have
attracted great deal of attention in the
periodicals of the past month. Especially
noteworthy is the article on the new pub
lie buildings at Washington in the Sep
TENDER Architectural Record. The illumi-
nation of the new Union station is de
scribed in number of periodicals. The
articles on the government printing Office
in the American Printer are also worthy
of note. All these articles are to be found
at the District Public Library.
Carnegie Institution Washington. Herbert
T. Wade. Review Of Reviews. July. p. 10.
Charles Bulfinch. Architect John Mead How
ellis. American Architect and Building News
Consular Training School DIR. Richard d.
Harlan. American Industries. August Il. p; is.
dali Van Nortien's Magazine. September p. 81
Disbursing Office. Its Operation and Records.
Government Accountant. June =: -: .,.
Washington ID. G. Electrical Age, August, p
III
Electric Lighting System of the Union Station.
Washington ID. c. Electrical World, August l,
p 223.
Station. Electrical Review. August l. p. l50.
Gardening With the School Children of Wash
ington. ID. c. Susan b. Sipe The Playground
Government Printing Service: Andrew J. Ben
ton; Series of Articles american Printer June
Illumination of the New Union Passenger sta
ton at Washington. Engineering Record, Au-
Light Three hinged Concrete Arch Bridge in,
Rock Geek Park. Washington. ID. 4. with de-
sign. Concrete Engineering, June. D. 49,.
Lighting of the Washington Union station.
Washington. d. {. Engineering News, July 80,
Metropolitan Club Washington. H. c. Archi-
tectursl Record. August. D. 1i9.
National Testing Laboratory. Concrete. July
New Building for the National Museum.
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old world throne, but she never bore the
title of queen, and her throne was
small one, her royal husbands petty state
extending little beyond the great gambling
mecca of Monte Carlo.
a dozen of our women have become
Processes and fourteen have become
duchesseS to date, but none of our
Processes ranks or has ranked as high
as some of our duCheSSeS. Thus neither
Anna Gould. in her new role of Princess
de Sagan, nor any of the other American
women who have married French princes,
are officially recognized in France as near
queens their titles having disappeared
after the French revolution.
Husbands of other American princesses
belong only to the "mediatiZed. or for
merly reigning houses of Germany. whose
thrones. crowns and scepters were con-
fiscated by Napoleon Bonaparte, although
balm, allowed them to retain their empty
rank and titles Last and least are our
American princesses whose husbands
bear title in Slavic countries like Russia,
where the rank of prince is one of the
least. being about equal to that of count
or baron In other countries. and then in
Italy titles may be purchased there being
two classes, those belonging to royalty
and the nobility. and those going with
ancient estates even when purchased by
foreigners. But in Italy, as we'll as in some
other continental European countries.
one may be duke and yet of higher rank
than prince of ancient lineage.
Yankee Princess of Italy.
Thus. as the Duchess of the Abruzzi,
Miss Elkins would have rank far above
three other American women who can, or
could, boast of being Italian princesses.
For example, there Is Miss Elizabe
Hickson Field of New York, who mar
ried Prince Salvador Brancaccio. whose
title dates back to 1891, and who also
bears the Spanish title Duke Of Lustra.
This prince, who has been a model hus
band was a prime favorite with King
Humbert and an attache of his court
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Auersperg also left her husband after a
short and stormy married life.
Our Princess Elopes.
The next American princess entered
upon the page of history was the wealthy
but Inflated Clara Ward of Detroit, who
in 1890 married the Prince de Chimay of
the old French house of that name, and
who after living with him five years.
spending 100000 in repairing his estates
and bearing him two children, ran away
with Rigo. Hungarian gypsy musician,
who has lately been performing In this
country. The prince. who has been de-
Scribed in the American prints as of ire
proacha BILE conduct. obtained divorce in
1897, after which the ex-princess had the
noble Chimay crest tattoOed upon her arm
and then distributed photographs of her
self adorned in this manner. The courts
gave the prince the custody of her chill
dren. She was only in her teens when she
married him. Our only other French
princess is Anna Gould. daughter of Jay
Could. who some months ago divorced
Count Boni de Castellane and this sum-
mer married his cousin, Prince Helie de
Sagan. whose mother, the former princess,
was leader of the Paris smart set into
which the former Countess de Castellane
was ambitious to enter.
Two American women have become Rus
sian princesses. this rank. however, as
explained. being near the bottom of the
list of titled Russians. One of these is
Julia Dent Grant, granddaughter of Pres
ident Grant. who married Prince Michael
CantacuZene of the Russian Imperial
Guards, and the other is Amee Rives,
the Virginia girl who became famous for
writing 1.-THE Quick or the Dead She
first married John Armstrong Chanler,
who. after their divorce. was adjudged in
sane In New York state and who has late
ly appeared before the courts and had his
name changed to Chaloner. Twelve years
ago she married the Russian Prince Trou-
betzkoy. a painter who has since main
tanned a studio in this country.
Miss F,Ikins would become the fifteenth
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And yet we have only 10 wan
der along Regent street. down Bond
street. llp Piccadilly, to be able to prove
the fallacy of what is actually figure
of speech.
For London is not empty. 1t is full.
and most of its fullness is composed OF
Americans, who are invariably conspicuous
in London because they wear their dis
tinctve clothes in a different fashion TO
our English men and women and because
they generally look cool.
| restrict my criticism to London ex-
cluSiVely, for as soon as out of town is
reached the English man or woman as
Sumes a delightfully."- refreshing aspect.
and our old friend the cucumber, is the
only thing that will synchroniSe with his
or her appearance.
And Yet London is actually the most
comfortable Warm-Weather CITY possible.
Its deep shadows, its wide streets, It's ire
uuent patches of waving trees and emer-
aid turf seem to invite refreshing breezes
and sheltering sun screens. and yet your
typical IIondoner groans heavily and mops
moist brows and heat-heavy cheeks.
If it were not for America ana lis IN
yasion il is greatly to be feared that
London would suffer terribly during Au-
gust and September, for 1t Is then the
Englishman and his family venture forth
i'm the direction of Scotland and the north
glorious 18th has dawned. and the
moors re-echo to the sound Of TIL" merry
rifle, while smartly clad women invade
the heather in the wake OF luncneon
baskets the contents of which are par
taken to a running accompaniment of
stories of the chase.
King Edward, wise man, goes on TO The
cure at Maricnbad. and all the royalty oi
England subsidies into that holiday time
that even queens, princes and princeSseS
u London FORBID
meath the grasp OF strenuous America, in
termngled with a goodly SDrinkllng OF
Italians and "Frenchies.'
Speaking of Italy reminds me that Ca
russo of the golden throat still fingers IN
our midst He drives about town and
country in gorgeous motor cars. with
coronets and crests emblaZoned on thelr
shining panels, or else he subdues his
grandeur in the modest taXicab, or even
mounts to the humble top of a painting
and putting motor bus. The most wonder
full feature of London's greatness is its
complete isolation. In London a queen
can pass unnoticed IN CROWDED thor,
oughfare; personality can be stamped
out; publicity can vanish Caruso or the
Prince of Wales, Melba or a contingent
of the royal family attract no more atten-
tion than would Mr.. Brown or Mrs Jones,
and vet they have formed the center OF
many cheering multitudes, and certainly
cannot be characterized as insignificant
members of society.
Perhaps in no other city in the world
can the ordinary citizen feel more indie
pendent or more completely aloof from
his kind should it be desirable. 1t is a
fascinating quality in itself and one that
travelled citizens of the world acclaim
and applaud.
Al this special season of the year. how
ever. London has another superlative
characteristic that is not quite so en-
trancinG. and this is that she is the poor
est city in amuscments that the civilized
world can produce. All the music halls are
open, TO be sure, but only six theaters
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while the American princess used to be
lady-in-waiting to Queen Margherita. An
other American princess in Italy was Miss
Josephine Mary Curtis. daughter Of Jo-
seph Davis Beers Curtis of New York.
who at Paris, in 1885, became the third
wife of Dom Emanuel, Prince of Ruspoli
and of Poggio-Suasa, an Italian deputy.
In 1888 the Italian Prince Camporeale,
who was also Duke of Aldragana. mar
red a New York Divorce, Mrs. Thomas
Kingsland who had been Miss Florence
Rinney. daughter of John Binney of Bur
lington. N. j., in which city the Ameri-
can girl became the Princess Camporeale.
This princes family as far back as the
fourteenth century migrated from Bo-
logna to Sicily. where they have since
been established.
Among the other early American prin-
cesses was Miss Evelyn Julia Bryant
Mackay, stepdaughter of John w.
Mackay. who. at Paris, in 1885. married
Prince Colonna di Galatro, a Spanish
scapegrace, whose abuse and brutality
caused her to leave him. and live after
ward with her mother in London, keep
ing her three children with her. About
this time. Miss Clara. daughter OF COL
lis P. Huntington married Prince HAITI
fedt of Germany. and Miss W1nnaretta
Singer, another American girl, married
Prince de Scey- Montbeliard-
Then in 1899 Miss Florence Hazard.
daughter of Z. c. Hazard, a millionaire
catsup manufacturer Of Shrewsbury, n.
j. married Prince Francis Auersperg,
who had been a poor physician in New
York, and this international marriage
might, so far as rank Is concerned, nave
been one of the most brilliant yet maze
by an American girl. since this prince
belonged to one of those mediatized, or
formerly reigning houses of Germany.
rather than to the mere nobility. But
because of his marriage, he was obliged
by his family to resign all of his rights
and prerogativeS as a member of a media
tized house. and to descend to the rank
of the ordinary nobility, as In the case
of the mediatzed Count Poppenheim.
whose countess, now divorced, was a
Miss Wheeler of New York. Princess
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American duchess should she marry the
King of 1taly'S cousin OF higher rank
than any of the princesses enumerated
above have been the four American won-
en- who have become Duchesses of MARI
borough and of Manchester. The first
American Duchess of Marlborough was
Mrs. Hammersley, stepmother of the pres
emf duke. She was reputed to have inherit
ed 81 .o00.00O and to have spent more than
81 NO.OOO upon his palace, Blenheim.
After his death she married Lord Will
liam Reresford and endeavored to retain
the title of duchess, bat Queen Victoria
insisted that she drop it and rest content
with that of Lady" Beresford The
young duke, we better remember. emu
lated his father and married an Ameri-
can heiress. Consuelo Vanderbilt, daugh
ter of William X. Vanderbilt, the New
York multimilionaire. The young Ouch
ess legal separation from her overbearing
husband is fresh in the public memory.
Early in her married life it was said to
be her ambition to eventually marry one
of her children to one of King Edwards
grandchildren. The last two Duchesses
of Manchester have also been American
women, the former having been Con-
suelo Yznaga. daughter Of Antonio
Yznaga of Ravenswood. La, who had
married a Vanderbilt. And, oddly
enough, Consuelo Vanderbilt. who mar
ried the Duke of Marlborough, was
named for this kinswoman Consuelo
Manchester. The latter duke was
reckoned among the poorest dukes
OF England but he had an envia-
bic social position, and his American
wife soon became a favored friend of the
present queen. The young duke a few
years back married Miss Helene, daugh-
ter of Eugene Zimmerman of Cincin
natl. who rose from petty officer to lieu
tenant commander in our navy during
the civil war and later to president of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
railroad. His career. by the way, is SIM
liar to that of Miss Elkins' maternal
grandfather, ex-senator II. G.. Davis.
who from brakeman on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad also rose to multirnil
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edge necessary for such study with the
studious temperament requisite for a thor
ough research and his work is technical
ly valuable contribution. His aim is by
review correcting the misrepresentation of
historians relative to the Mexican war to
vindicate the Justice of that conflict, to
acquit the United States as nation OF
what he regards as the most serious
charge ever laid against its honor and to
remove the cloud from it's just title to it's
largest possession. He impeaches the
methods and some of the conclusions of
many prominent historians who have
treated of this subject and presents argu-
ments against the accepted fallacies'
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lionaire railroad king as well as to coal
baron.
Duke Married Two Americans.
A duke who has married two American
women is his grace de Dino. who as the
French Marquis de Talleyrand- Perigord
first welded Miss Bessie Curtis, daughter
of Joseph Davis Beers Curtis OF New
York. This marriage. which occurred at
Nice, was away back in 1867. and was
one of first international alliances
to stir the fashionable world. Had they
remained welded she would have become
a duchess. but they were divorced. and
not until after the separation did Ire fall
heir to the title of Due de Dino. Then he
made Il duchess of Mrs. Adele Living
ston-Sampson. daughter of Joseph Samp-
son of New York and divorced wife OF
Frederick Livingston. His first wife has
called herself the Marquse de Talley-
rand-Perigord and has spent her winters
I'm New York. She is a sister of the
aforementioned Miss Josephine Curtis,
who became the italian Princess of Rus
poll and Of PoggioSuasa.
TWO members of the multimlliOnaire
Singer family-the same which produced
the Princess de Scey- Montbelard, men
toned above-have become duchesses.
These were Mrs. Isaac Singer. who mar
ried the Duke of CampOselice, and Miss
Isabella Singer, who welded the Due de
DecazeS
Other American duchesSes not to be
forgotten are Miss Mathide Davis. who
married the Duke of Sante Monfeltrio:
Miss Mary f. Forbes, wife of the Duke
de Choiseul-Praslin. and Miss Lowry.
daughter of Archibald Lowry Of Wash
ington. who before he had inherited his
title and while he was young attache
of the Spanish legation in Washington
fell in love with and later married the
Duke of ARGOS. who directly following our
war with Spain. served as Spanish min
lister to the United States. This marriage
has been a happy one, like that of Mat
tie Mitchell daughter OF the Inflated
United States Senator Mitchell of Ore
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music. Under the general editorship
of Prof. l. GollancZ. THE MER-
CHANT OF VENICE. Illustrated by
l.. E. Wright: with songs set to
music by T. Maskell Hardy. New
York: Duffield & Co.
THE LAMB SHAKESPEARE FOR THE
YOUNG, based on Lambs Tales:
with Passages and Scenes inserted
from the plays. and songs set to
music. Under the general editorship
of Prof. /. GollancZ. TWELFTH
NIGHT. Illustrated by L. E. Wright {;
with songs set to music by L. Mas
kell Hardy. New York: Duffield X
Co.
THE MINSTREL WITH THE SELF
SAME SONG; and Other Poems. By
Charles A. Fisher. Baltimore: Frank
Fisher 500 North GiImor street.
THE NEW LIFE THEOLOGY; the New
Life Religion-THE NEW LIFE. BY
John Fair. Philadelphia: The Fair
Publishing House
THE ANGLERS GUIDE; q Handbook
of the Haunts and Habits of the
Popular Game Fishes. Inland and
Marine, with their portraits and an
alphabetical index of over fourteen
hundred local names. Record of
the Favorite Bats, Rods and Tackle
of the expert angler and a summary
ct tiie IlSilIlS TeSoIlS- by oE3f1eS
Bradford, author of The Determined
Angler" Richmond Hill, L. l., y. Y.
The Nassau Press
TALKS TO THE KINGS CHILDREN;
Being the Second Series of Object
Sermons to Children" BY Sylvanus
Stall, ID, author of Five Minute
Object Sermons to Children" Phil
adelphia: The Vir Publishing Com
pany.
LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH. BY
Caroline Mays Brevard. author of "A
School History of Florida. New
York: Broadway Publishing Com
pany.
THE LITTLE BROWN BROTHER. \
Novel BY Stanley Portal Hyatt.
New York: Henry Holt * Co.
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Son. who married the Duo dc Rochefou-
Cauld
French Titles Hoodooed.
Miss May Goelet's becoming the Ouch
ess of Roxburghe is fresher In the mind
of the American reader, as is Miss Helen
MOrton'S daughter of the eX-Vice-PreSi-
dentp becoming the Duchess de NalenCay.
This latter marriage was one Of the most
unhappy of those eliminating in the
grazing of A ducal coronet by the fair
brow of an american girl. This French
man. a brother Of Prince Hello de Sagan,
new husband Of Anna Gould. was Comts
Bosom de Perigord when Miss Morton
married him in London in 1901. Soon
after the marriage, ii is said. the Comte
obtained from his father-in-law Soi3.6I3
to purchase the Chateau de Ealencay. the
poss ession of which bestowed upon him
the title of due and of his bride as
Duchess de Ealencay. Mr.. Morton adj
vanced the money on condition that the
property should be held in his daughters
name, and this stipulation incensed the
family of his titled son-in-law. \ separ-
alton followed and the duchess applied to
the courts for dissolution of the legal
bond.
The last American girl to become
duchess had also a sad climax TO her
marriage. This was Miss Shonts daugh-
ter of Theodore p. Shonts. former chair
man Of the Panama Canal Commission.
But a few weeks after her marriage last
winter to the French Due de Chaulnes
the latter suddenly dropped dead in
Paris.
The curse which has hung over French
titles since the days of Louis the
Grand seems not to spare the American
heiress. 1t Is a question whether they
are worth striving for. considering that
many of them are clouded; that after the
guillotining of the old mobiles many OF
the latter's servants and other spurious
persons rose to claim them: that since
in IsaSy h0ay, =
assume them-whether as comptess or
princess-Wthout provoking the smallest
interference of the government.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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vail and the late W. G.. Boswell
Stone, THE MERRY WIVES OF
WINDSOR. Introduction and Notes
by f. w. Clarke. MA. late professor
of English literature at Deccan Col
1ege, PoOna. New York: Duffield &
Co
HOME. BY Clara Dillingham; Pier
son. author of Three Little MillerS."
New York: E. P. Dutton Co
THE LAMB SHAKESPEARE FOR THE
YOUNG. based on Lambs Tales;
with Passages and Scenes inserted
from the plays, and songs set to
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which he conceives to stand in the way of
a correct view of the episode by the Amer
lean people. While he admits the posi-
blity that his work is somewhat in the
nature of a lawyers brief. ne trusts to
his reader to agree with him through the
presentation of evidence and the strength
of the argument.