The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03
EVEN Wallets ARE
WRITING MEMOIRS
Servant of Late King Leopold
Is Latest in Lime
light.
NOW PUBLISHING DIARY
Intimate Details of Monarcli's
Life Are Set Forth at
Length.
PUBLISHING
DIARY
BY GEORGE pUFaEssE.

their memoirs. A Paris paper hns
begun the publication of n series Of
articles purporting to be the diary OF
valet of the late Leopold H., King Of
the BclGians. lie says that nc was
In the service of the late King during
the last five years of the monarcb.a
HE. The first instalment treats Of
the events that Immediately preceded
the Kings death. Three weeks after
the Kings last visit TO Paris. when
lie had returned an invalid to L.acken.
the Kings illness suddenly became
acute. He sent at once for the Baron
ess vaughan. who was then at her
chateau of Ballaincourt. She ar.
rived at Lacken, accompanied by a
maid and an officer, on Tuesday. Dc.
cemoer II. at 5:H In tho afternoon.
the King was in great state to see
her' yet she did not go to the Pavilion
aes Palmters to see him till at night
She remained till 10. and carriage
was ordered to BIO constantly at her
service. The next day she looked over
piece OF property adjoining her own.
OF which the King had made hor a
present She then saw tho King, and
on the following Sunday hor be-. ar
with the King. whom. after that. she
never left.
The King was on q reclining chair.
and she wanted to prepare a folding
bed for herself. but no would not have
1T He Insisted that she should use
his own bed in an adjoining room. Her
meals were brought to her in the
Kings study. alongside the bedoham-
Der. On Monday the King, In the
presence OF his notary. handed her his
watch and chain with gold medal,
a present from Pope Loo Kill, and he
insisted that she should also receive.
after his death. the gold bracelet
which he was wearing. Princess Glenn
entine and the Countess de Flander
came. and Princess Clementine saw
her father for about seven minutes.
The Countess de Flander was not adj
United. The King positively refuaed
to receive any other member OF the
family. There was great Indignation,
and Baron Goffinet at one moment had
even to promise that he would have
the baroness expelled from the palace
and escorted across the frontier. But
she remained. and most devotedly at
tended the King. with two Sisters of
Charity The nuns were 10 edifed by
her attentions to the monarch that
they took her to be the King's daugh-
ter. and one OF them exclaimed in
ecstany: What n sanity lady she is,
and how devoted to her father!"
Both the French Department OF Az
riculture and the Department. of Jus
tice are occupied at present with a
complicated legal dispute which orig
mated from strange COW kept on a
Picardy farm. This COW gave milk
which the analysts report shows to
be the equivalent of ordinary milk
diluted with 20 per cent. Of wator
Was the milk watered or was 1t only
watery? The farmer proclaimed his
honesty; the analyst held for the In
fallibility of his hydrometer. AS
dumb but certihcated scientific In
strument cannot lie, and as the agri-
cultural expert swore that there could
be no other explanation, the farmer
WAS convicted of having watered his
milk and was ordered to pay fine.
second analysis month later led
to second report, second protest, a
second conviction. But the Picards are
noted for their obstinacy. The farmer
was convinced, and SO, to convince
others. he had his cows milked in front
Of commissioner OF oaths. whose evi-
dence could not be gainsaid, and at
the third prosecution to oppose to
the analysts report he entered this
legal certificate. But tho law saws
that the milk shall he Of certain
density so the magistrate inflicted a
third fine of $40 and also ordered that
notices OF the conviction be posted in
tho neighboring villages.
The farmer has now, made another
appeal. The Department OF Agricul-
ture therefore is making an inquiry
into the possibility of producing
"watery" milk without watering 1t
after milking, whilst the Department
of Justice Is examining the clause In
the law to decide whether an alterna-
ton Is not needed to allow for alb
normal cases where the Offenders can
prove that the milk has known no I'D
dition of water from the we'll.
An interesting story Is told by the
"Gaulois'' showing better than
speeches that Alsatians have retained
in their hearts affection for France
an affection which they inoculate in
their children.
Recently a balloon landed near
Strnsburg. 1t came from the west, from
the blue line OF the Vosges Gendarmes,
rural policemen and the local authori-
ties soon arrived on the scene. Since
the balloon came from France might
1t not be an instrument of espionage?
But 1t was nothing of the sort. It was
simply tourists balloon. The aero
nauts produced their papers. which
were found TO be In order. Neverthe-
less they had to he questioned. During
the examination the children from tho
neighboring villages approached the
basket and perceiving the sacks of
ballast thrust their banda into Them
and brought forth earth. The sight of
the enrth--earth carried from France
brought tears to the youngsters eyes.
and they began to sing in very low
tones the "MarseiIlaise." They then
rushed off home. carrying the earth
OF France with them, to be placed in
the oak press beside the three colors.
sohven!r of the other year when they
crossed the frontier and went to Nancy
to acclaim the red trousers of. the
soldiers for whom they kept in their