The National tribune., 1909-08-05
PEOPLE.
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tWlSllfiS SUIT VI lcllOW, VIII
| lives close to the ground and believes in
the people. He made a round of visits
to the prisons and asylums of Kansas
the other day, and when he got back
home expressed himself very tersely,
that il the grub provided at State IN
stitutions Is not good enough for the
employees and officers of the institution
it is not good enough for the inmates
And SO Mr.. Stubbs ordered that officers
and employees shall eat the same thing
that they dish out to the inmates of the
prisons and asylums; but, Of course,
may have all luXuries if they pay for
them themselves, which is difficult for
a class of officials who have been used
to living on the fat of the land.
1t does not seem possible that any
real nice woman would care for strong
perfumes, and yet it is said that the
Czarina is satisfied only with the very
strongest perfumes, and that she uses
violet almost exclusively 1t is said
that the violet perfume is prepared
especially for her. She has her rooms
sprayed with violet every two or three
hours, giving heavy atmosphere to her
apartments that would be mighty dis
agreeable ito am American woman.
American women believe that plenty of
soap and water in a bath tub will put
to rout all necessity for the use of per-
fumes. The odor of dead perfume is
something awful, and it does not seem
as tho nice woman would want to
have it around. 1t is also said that the
Czarina has also taken to using rouge.
She used to have very fine figure and
complexion of pink and white, but her
worrying about the Car and the little
heir to the throne, both of whom are in
constant danger, have taken the roses
from her cheeks, and lest her people
ha. 1,.ae, falY
''make-ups." -
Princess Patricia of Connaught is one
of the jolly girls whom we love to read
about. II will be remembered that she
flatly declined to he considered as an
aspirant for the queenly honors OF
Spain, and said that she would marry
Princess Patricia is thoroly athletic.
and If you see a pretty, laughable girl
struggling with punt hole or on
tennis lot, with a bare-headed youth of
athletic proportions helping her, you
can make sure that it is Princess Pa
tricia and young Waldorf Astor She
Is often at Clieveden, the Astor home,
and the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught, her parents, are also often
guests there.
The story comes to us now that there
L.
y. Monohan, a civil engineer of Pitts
burg, has spent many years in Central
America. He says that the Indians
whom he met there claim that there
are great deposits of gold still to be
found in the slopes of the volcano and
also in the beds of the rivers flowing
down at its sides. He says that these
Indians said that as long ago as the
18th century gold was mined in Pan
anna; that the rivers abound with gold
and that there are numerous other
precious metals in all the ranges eX-
tending on the shores of Admiral Bay,
which is named for Admiral Colon
christopher Columbus). 1t is said
that gold is TO be found in Colto-
ropa. on the shores of the Ciuriqu La
COON, near the banks of the Rio de la
Etresela, and that the natives of Pam
ANA have always claimed to be the
richest in the world. Mr. Monohan
says: "rhe Indians get the gold out
with calabashes, a kind of large gourd,
in grains very large. From these same
bills. it is said. Capt. Munoz, Sergeant
Major Of Don Perafan de Ribera, Cow
of Costa Rica took from
the graves of the dead, which he found
league inland from the coast, such
great quantity of gold as to swell two
large chests. Being covetous of more
treasure, he started inland with so
men, and, leaving the two chests buried
at the foot Of q ceiba tree, well locked
and nailed, he started in search of the
indian village, so the glory goes After
having Travelled some distance he was
attacked by natives and his companions
were killed. He turned and fed IL is
said, pursued by the Indians, to tht,
very waters of the sea, leaving the two
chests of gold buried beneath the ceiba |
tree, where they remain to this day."
John w. Heron, of Cincinnati, faith
er of Mrs. Taft, wife of the President, |
suffered a slight stroke of PARALYSIS re-
cently, being the third with which he |
mas been afflicted. He has been i'll a |
ong time, and being past so years of |
age it cannot be hoped that he will be |
much improved. He took a serious |
{ was thought probable that both the |
President and Mrs. Taft would have to |
go to his bedside. His improving has |
made this unnecessary. Mrs. Tafts |
health is none too good, altho very
much improved over what it was when |
she left Washington, and. the trip to
ohio would not be desirable at this |
ime.
Suicide among children is certainly
IN the increase. A youth of IL years
)f age committed suicide one day last
week ':lt Dcs Muines, Iowa, by hanging
himself from rafter I'm the barn on his |
ather's farm. His mother had scolded
him about something, and, declaring
hat he would kill himself, ne went to
he barn and hung himself. There is
| very strong suspicion that If the |
mother had spanked him right well in
stead of tongue-banging him, his
neipient desire to kill himself would
iave died instead.
There is really nice little row brew
ng over in Paris and in the little Duchy
IF SaNe-Coburg-Gotha, in which Eng
and is likely to get mixed up, and in
which the King of Spain is very much
mixed up. 1T will be remembered that
he Infanta Alfonso secretly married
Princess Beatrice OF Saxe-Coburg-G Gotha.
'he King Of Spain had asked for the
land OF Princess Beatrice for his eOu-
in, and 1t had been declined because
If the fact that Princess Beatrice is a
'rotestant and the Infanta is a Catho-
ic, and Premier Maura declared that
uch marriage was impossible on ac-
ount of the difficulties which 1t would
ntail upon the Government. 1t was
that it was dropped. but it
ow develops that the King of Spain
at the secret marriage and as
mad all around there looks
o be a prospect of serious government
al trouble before the matter is settled.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of