The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-30


For the purpose his party will make
two marches across the island OF
Spitzbergen with view to familiaris-
ing themselves with the use of ice in
struments. The Filchner expedition
may cooperate with Count Zeppelin
party, which is also at work at Spitz-
bergen.
Berlin's vaudeville attraction at the
moment Is the Black Sisters, a Bo-
hemian counterpart OF the Siamese
twins Of world fame and the boy baby
which was born to one of the sisters
Rosa, four months ago. The insep-
arabic twain now make their appear
ance on the stage amid o nursery set
ting, the addition to the family hav.
ing increased the sisters value as a
music hall number by many dollars a
day.
A romantic drama in aristrocratic
circles was brought to light by case
heard before the Imperial supreme
court at Leipzig. In 1859 Count
George Won Voss, member of one of
the oldest families of the North Ger
man nobility, married in Gallicia a
woman of humble origin named Deb
ska. Their union proved childless.
The count, however, felt deeply the
absence. of some being on whom he
could lavish paternal care and affec-
ton, and in his sorrow he bethought
him that one of his sisters-in-law, who
was married to a carpenter, had four
children, for whose bringing up, too
plentiful resources were not available.
The family was approached on the
subject and eventually consented TO
aDandon all claim to one girl, who was
taken over by the count as his own
daughter. To put the business on a
thoroughly stable legal footing from
the outset he suborned reprobate
priest to issue to him a forged certifi-
cate to the effect that the child, Hell
enc, by name was, in fact, his child,
and as such, she figures to this day in
the courtly calendars. When the child
was fourteen her aunt and adopted
mother died, and the count took a
second wife from his own worldly sta
ton. The new countess was initiated
into the secret of Helen's origin but
was threatened with death in case she
should reveal it to another. And SO
the girl grew up, fully believing her
self to be the real daughter OF her
foster father and In due time was
married to Prussian officer, Captain
lido Won Grone
II the count had been as careful in
his later years as he was when he
adopted the carpenters child. the true
story OF the affair. would probably
never have become known. But 1t SO
happened that when he died six. years
ago. 1t was found that he had omitted
to make a will. His widow was thus
exposed to severe temptation. II she
kept the secret Of Helene's birth she
would have to yield up to her con-
siderable portion of the counts estate.
On the other hand IL she also revealed
the facts she would become the sole
heir. All circumstances considered, it
is not surprising that her material in
terests predominated
One morning Countess Won Grone as
she was called. having taken over her
supposed fathers title. in accordance
with the German custom. received a
letter telling her that she had lived
her whole life under a delusion, and
that instead OF being Lady OF noble
birth and distinguished lineage she
was only the daughter of an obscure
Galician carpenter. It was further
made reproach to her that she had
during his lifetime received many ben
efactions from Count von voss and
she was counselled to abandon all
claim to his inheritance, and not TO