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nothing oc the previous g~ood-natured
banter In her shrlll tones.
Smith flushed .under the shout OF
hooking laughter which followed. He
tried 70 join In It, but tho glitter OF his
blue eyes betrayed his anger.
The incident sobcred the tablefIl.
and silence Tell once more. until Nc
Arthur. feeling that an effort toward
conversation was a duty he owed his
hostess. cleared his throat and inquired
pleasantly:
"llavc any fragments eve: baen found
In that red formation which / observed
10 the left If us which would indicate
that this vicinity was once the home
OF the mammoth d!nos,ur?"
Too late lie realized that the question
was nl-advised. 40 might he expected.
It was Tubhs who broke the awkward
silence.
"Dldn't look to me. as I rid along,
that 1t ever were the nome OF a~nybuddy.
A homestid's no good II you can't st
water on It,"
Macarthur hesitatal, then explained:
THE dinosaur was 4 preh!st0rie rep
tile" adding modestly, ~ once had the
pleasure of helping TO restore an ar
mored %dinosaur."
IF ever ] glts "A rope On one OF them
things, I'll box him up and ship him on
10 you, sdll iIops ScleTpuSly' iHtH
he inquired as on aftcrthought: Would
he map or chaw me up a-tall?'
whats n prehys,eric reptlle?" inter-
ruptcd Susie.
"This particular reptile was a big
snake, with !oet. that He'd mere when
this country was a marsL,' Macarthur
explained simply for Susle's benefit.
Thc guests exchanged i~rorcd Nous
glances. put 4, was Mea;crtsc I'd VINO
laughed eSplosivcly ana sud:
"Why, Mister, they ain't been n six
! teenth e. an !rch o! stind!n' water on
tails hull reserve in tw ,rty year"
"Bcttcr haul in .'1ur horns, fol'er.
when you're talNin' 70 q real prairie
mar" SMITHS -c1ul-nptuous tone net
tied McArthur. but susie retortod Tor
him.
'Fel,er," ioockcl susie. looks Ike
you're mixed. va moiN w.-u he's
tal>lu' 10 . Nril3W-nlD.t No real,
prairie man packs a chip on his shout
der all tho time. That buttermllk You
was ri.sed on back there In Mlssoury
has soured you some"
Again A. angry Hush betrayed
aSs'th,A {selins.
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LUMP SUGAR
Natures Medicine for Children

Every mother knows the difficulty Of
getting her children to take medicines.
and appreciates the value Of sugar rs a
means Of rendering the dose ~palatablc.
A dash Of peppermint on u lump Of sugar
will often curc a stomach ache mos.
effectively than . lose Of psregoic.
The most stubborn .olds. sore throats
and bronchial coughs yield promptly to
the healing action Of q few drops OF
virgin oil Of pine. taken with sugar.
This is so pleasant TO the taste that the
little folks are eaf Il. and 80 i'm
mediate Is its act, Il any cold that
is durable will be completely broken up
by Il inside Of t~wcnty-four hours.
Older folks a use oil Of pine to equal
advantage. II may be procured at any
drug store in sealed h~alf-ounce walls bear
ing the label Of the Leach Chemical Com
pany. Of Cincinnati. Ohio. Mixed with
a couple Of ounce Of glycerins and n
tumbler full Of pure whiskcy. the con.
Of one Of these vials will keep an
family free from colds and bron-
chial troubles for a year.
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street.. with the friendship. I believe. Of
Mr.. Gatti and MT. Brown and all IN
rest to keep my spirits VI.
RECALLS An OLD "FAUsr" CAST
NOT EouALLEo TODAY.
what . change there Is from tho
old timssi Do o remember when an
opera audience that PAID from 1900 to
5000 M considered greatf do! II
has got 70 b double hat now 10 pay
sxpensea. But with the large and better
orchestras. the bigger choruses. the
finer stage settings and all the rest OF
the improvements there are some things
hat VI used to have We haven't got
now. Where. for Instance. can you
md q Faust or q Romeo Inc Juliet
cast 10 equal that OF Jean and Edouard
do Reszke. Pol Plancop and Emma
Eames or Meibaf
II scc." said Jimmie. A. he started
across the street to ave his photo
graph taken (for he hadn't any that
Mr.. Meltzer and you are advocating
opera In English. dom think you'll
mako much Roadway. II seems to me
that most people 90 70 the opera to
hear tunes. They font care about the
story. In 'Boheme.' for instance. it's the
melody that gets 'em. What do they
care about the BohemiansT"
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JIMMIE ONCE WAS FORCED 70
BECOME AN ACTOR,

u you know | was once an actor?
Well. I was, and against my will. too.
II was over at tho Grand Opera House
when Mrs. Leslie Carter and Kyrlc
Bcilcw were playing In The Lady OF
Lyons They were shy n notary for
some reason or other. n they per-
suadei me TO play the part. | did It.
| was scared stiff before I went IN.
hut my nerve cnmc back IA soon as ]
got on the stage.
'Tvc been advertising agent Tor all
sorts OF things. IN ali parts of the coun-
try. ! was with the German Village at
the Worlds Fair In Chicago whore we
had infantry and cavalry bands. I've
been a IN AGENT for Henry Ward
Reccher and Talnagc. And "a
Mr.. Beechor was n great man. believe
,no. Two represented steamships and
railroads and all sorts Of things: but
here | am at the old stand across the
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thing to 10 with II? Perhaps no has.
It's barely possible that in a OF
inspiration he starts his imagination
working and improves upon the real
thing. Tie author can do so much with
a widow! Her experience helps him to
say things that he might ind It diff
cult to say under different circum-
stances. In n serious play she ma
have a past without disturbing any
body, and n comedy, musical or other
wise. she speaks from experience. she
can be young and fascinating and
p, city and still have her say. It's nj
Ways safer. OF course. to have a real
widow. for people who 20 to the thea
tire are likely TO be a bit suspicious o.
Mrs. Grass"
There's safety in wearing black" I
suggested.
YES" replied Miss Cahili. ITS the
only thing to wear-in the first act!"
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BY CHARLES

IF Dickens were here to celebrate
his centenary he probably would
think twice before saying to
Samivel, Beware Of vidders!" He
might speak with authority for him.
self, but could he speak for the ris-
Ing generation represented by the
Samivels who sit themselves down
to Judge the widow ON her stage
merits?
That exceedingly clever widow OF
'The Opera Ball." Miss Marie Cahill,
promptly sat down to think It over.
"Ha! ha!' she laughed. just as though
she were being paid for II. the stage
y -ow goes without saying. 1t would
o a waste of time trying to get her
Itomobile number. DO you follow me-
follow Miss Cahill you must be
to see around the next turn In the
/. Although she lives at home, SUR
lded by servants who take your
@ and then your hat, there's nothing
about her. In the theatre. OF
Sc. she's different. Any one who
- the theatre at all knows what
Expect when the plot develops
mure creature In black-and-whi.e.
s the stage w%idow-in the first
She may blossom out into
,cr colors as the plot slackcns. but
our eye on her. For she gathers
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shocked at the grin which he noted
upon each face.
"She ought to take a feather AMI lie
her voice. observed a guest known as
''Meeteetse Ed"
dignantly:
'The unfortunate are to he pitied. my
dear SIR"
This Is Jest a mild spasm she's havln'
now. You ought TO hear her when she's
warmed up"
Macarthur was about to administer a
sharper rebuke when the door opened
and Susie came out.
"How's that for a screech'" she de-
manded ~triumphantly.
You'd sure make a bunch OF coyotes
take fer home" Meeteotse Ed replied
fiatter.ngly.
you have come In my way not once
or twice. but thrice; and nov you die
Ha! Ha!" Reaching for "A spoon. Susie
stabbed Meeteetse Ed on tina second
china button Of his flannel shirt.
'Td rather die than have YOU ian In
my ear like that" declared Mee,eetse.
Next time I'm goin' 10 learn a
comical piece"
ANY of EMS comlcal enough" re-
piled a husky voice from the far end OF
the table. II broke sOmeth!n' inside %
me latin at that one abont your dyIn'
child"
II don't care" Susie answered. ur-
abashed by criticism. Teacher says
I've got quite a strain Of plFHos IN me"
you ought 10 do sOmslh!a' for H."
suggested a new voice. why don't you
bile up some Oregon Srnpe-root?
Thnt'n take most anything ont or yolr
blood"
"Or go to Warm Springs m &c.
your read examined" This voice vas
Smiths.
Gould they help you any"' The
0tgis syss narrowed and there was
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Ing to help. fond of a good time. and .
great musician. Nikisch Is fne. too
and Wcingartner. Richter i've not been
associated with. because he has never
come here and I've never been abroad.
Then O mustn't overlook Alfred
Hertz. He's up In the front rank. And
what these men hav to put up with Is
something fierce! Most. or. at least,
many Of the players In orchestras don't
care a Tx for music, or for art. Thev
are earning n living. that's all; an
they want to do tho smallest amount OF
work for the largest amoun OF pay.
II may DO all right. but I'm not built
that way. My work Is my pride. I
want to DO 1t better han anybody else
a do, and. at least. | try.
Look at Sarah Bernhardt! Isn't she
great? And what a ~tlreless worker.
Why, IN one engagement down at New
Orleans when ! was with her she played
three times a day. oh. I know she
talks very little English and I speak
no French. hut we got along all right.
perhaps because that was SO.
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WAS WITH NIkIscH IN BOSTON
TWENTY YEARS AGO,

Tho approaching visit OF Arthur Nix
isch with the London Symphony Orches-
ira FOR = concert tour of the principal
cities OF the country CAV the writer
an opening. why. I was with Nikisch
when he led the Boston Symphony Or
chestra. twenty years ago. said Jim
ME. "A fine conductor he was. too,
and a man of fashion. He always wore
white kid gloves when he directed. and
ne had bhe social instincts that enabled
aim to Keep pace with Mrs. Jack Gard
ner. Say. Boston ought to raise a mon
ument to Major Higg!nson for building
up n supporting that fine orchestra.
Don't you think so2
Hoy line have changed! Why, when
Nik!sch was here before there were few
good orchestras in tho country. Now
nearly every leading city has at least ono.
Wo hear 80 much good music nowadays
that | am wondering how Nikisch will
succeed. Maybe III 60 on the road with
MIN. don't know. I'm not as young
as used to be. at least some OF the
youn fellows around hero seem to
think so. But they are a fine bunch over
at the Metropolitan. Mr.. da;ti Is a
charming gentleman and Mr.. Brown
and Mr.. We'll and Mr.. Guard and the
lot OF them treat mo fair and SQUARE.
"Havc l ever been abroad? No! But
| have been invited many times and |
have been associated with so many for
eign celebrities that they know mo over
there In Europe. AS TO America. why
rye teen all over It. from coast to
coast, and from Canada To Mexico.
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SOME IRREGULARITIES OF ART
ISTS JIMMIE HAS NOTICED.

Artists are funny people, aren't they?
SO nervous and whimsical II particular
like Why. there was Dr. Won Bulow.
when he was playing the piano a. tho
broadway Thcatre-'n those days there
were horse cars running In Seventh ave-
nuC-ho Insisted upon tho bells being
taken off the horses and having tan
bark strewn across the tracks. Edward
Strauss used to make his men stand up
and salute him every time he entered
tho orchestra pit. Cot. Mapleson-hc n
\ lovable chap-would touch us when-
ever he could. Ny. but = was funny
down there ut the old Academy.
II won so from Mary Anderson once.
How? Why. YOU see It was this way.
You've always seen mo With a clean
face. havcn't you? believe In clean
shalcn faces. II let's people sro tie
kind Of II man you are. Well, on" day
Miss Anderson says to me: Jimmie. III
gi,a you so II you will raise u mus
tachc.' Done says /. ANA ! grew one.
She was delighted and paid mo tho
money. In n fcw minutes I ~ the
shaved OF ana l have never
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RANKS TOscANlNi AT THE HEAD
OF CONDUCTORS.

who Is IN" creates condu tor I've
ever known? Way, Tosclnlul. ~ course.
Hes "A marvel How ~ doss what lr
does I don't know. It's wonderful! No
disloya!ty - Seldl. the %fri"ndiicst and
most lovablo Of 'em all. Ah' There was
a man for you-gcnorous. always will
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ASSOCIATED WITH ALMOST
EVERY COMPANY.

with whom have ] been associated?
Well. with everybody almost. There's
tie present Organization across the
street, and before that there was Mr..
Conr.cd. and .AbDey. Schocnci a. Grau.
and Col. Maplcson at tho Academy, ana
Stratosch ana Hess with their English
Opera Company that included Laura
Schlrmer ana Marie Rose, and Col.
McCalrs company. Why. rs u boy, |
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young wives under her wings. while
trusting husbands are her especial prey.
Worldly. wise n careful. she plays her
game to win your kind applause. To
men she 10 u temptation. to women Z
sood-natured friend who makes the hu.
man comedy a childish plaything.
In saying this. I'm merely taking Miss
Cahill al her stage value. on the stage.
she Is the most serious. hsrd-workins
oma IN the world; on II. she Is the
Rejane Of American musical comedy.
Argument on this point would only be
wasted. strip Marie CWhill OF n and
she would stand out az a delightful
coniedienne. Under that blond fringe
that brings her forehead down to a
musical comedy level there's u touch
amounting almost to genius. And above
all. she's a good fellow-if the term ma
be sw!tched-as she herself proves by
winking the experienced eye OF the stage
widow she knows 80 we'll,
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FASCINATING PRIMARILY BE
CAUSE SHE IS A WIDOW.

The stage widow" Miss Cahill re-
marked. ITS fascinating primarily be-
cause she's n widow. But she's no
joke. At the same time she's
Good natured?"
God bless u.s. she exclaimed, that
would be an awful reflection on the
poor dead husband. | didn't mean that.
But experience has given her a broad
view OF life, and so. perhaps. she can
afford to smile at IL. The bachelor
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was active In the theatre business with
the old Union Square Company and |
was connected with Wallack's and
Daly's. For twenty years. too. I was
with Henry Wolfsohn and saw his mu-
sical bureau grow from nothing to n big
enterprise.
n for conductors and singers and
actrcsses! Well. the list Is SO long
youH be tired OF hearing It n many
OF them I've almost forgotten. Here's a
few. Hans Won Bulow. D'Albert, Sara
safe. Josefy. Edward Strauss. Seldl.
Sousa, Gilmore. Arditl. Gerstcr. Sem
brlch. ~Bcrnhnrdt. Caponc, Palo Marie.
Angelo Aimoe-but what's the use of
going onp
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!glIt. 1911. by J.. u. L.ippincott Col
ISIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

villa Western bad man., who alHays, re-
lself as 'Me Smith" crosses the Mon
on a weary morse. He lr.ds up an
.ntancher and steals the l%atters mount.
. ThSns and rohs u friendly Indian who has
IL I'D him to u sort OF ranch hotel nun 10y
IN .Ihl squaw. There is an odd assortment OF
Iies.s at the sauaw's ranch Besides several out
t,udes 8 little Eastern scientist named Macarthur.
who Is SECURING the district for fossils; Near
nonaid' he s1uav7s hsf.hreei daughter, Smith
joins TIE rest at dinner and. during the meal,
iakss A;cck OF his surroundings. lie has brought
along the murdered Indians blanket and Le sees
that the sIiaw recognizes IL.
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HELP

NANiso to" 1, .. Ai,AA-avisoo4isd w..
1tiIsls Z: United statss. Of socd character aai
t,mpsIais habits. sho can spe.k. ts.d and VINE
Ike raIin. Officer. Is 81 az. iiG Uss Az N.s
York civ: 500 Fulton 81, BraYklya, n. y: AZ
Montgomery st.. Jersey CITY. Y. j., os any re-
c%rrl'l"r station.
MISUNDERSTANDING PHYSICIANS GEN.
tltNL NNrHlNlSr@. WITH EXPERIENCE
~ CoNNIkl CrlNG SrEClNL MACHINERY.
NENiNS CHURCH rUEsS. lRVINGroN. NY.
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sTRAiSHTENs OUT TANGLED
THREADS FOR HER FRIENDS.

NHiI
SAY when," proposed Miss Cahill,
Hospitality; that's always better. or
COURSE she granted, the stage widow
always seems to be making trouble for
ter best friends. But, as a matter OF
fact. she Is usually employed in un-
winding the threads that have drawn
others into trouble"
Generous to q fault," I agreed.
"And then she must prove She ~ fault.
less" pursued Miss Cah!ll. II wonder"
she med!tated. ~ the stage widow IL q
myth? Sometimes / wonder twice In
the same afternoon. But who knows?
New York IL full % fats and secre s.
but there II always my old homs,
Brooklyn
\ momentary silence was brldged
Will signs.
HAY you ever met n widow like the
one In "The Opera Ball?'" asked Miss
CREiil. coming out q. Brooklyn.
NO" said J., simply and truthfully.
Neither nave l." she admitted. But
! firmly believe she must be founded on
fact, to ave lasted so long. wise
she couldn't possibly be SO convincing.
Still. ! must say she's the busiest th!ng
! ever met. Speaking generally, he
stage widow. In making life lively for
other people, fills me with envy and ad-
mlration. The author may have
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CHAPTER III.
(Continued.)
The Empty Chair.

- HE Chinese cook. too. inter-
" ested him as he watched him
shuffling over the hewn
plank loor In his straw san
- dals. A very different type,
this swaggering Celestial. from the fur
tive-eyed Ch'nar n of tho East. His
tightly coiled cue was as smooth ana
shining as a ldngsnake. his loose blouse
was immaculate, n the ilippant vo!cc
IA which he demanded In eaoh persons
ear, Coffee? Mix" was like a chal-
lenge. Whatever the individuals choice
might be. he got It in a torrent in his
stone-china cup.
Jhere was no attempt at conversation
and only the clattor ana rattle Of
knives. forks and dishes vas heard
until a laugh from the adjoining room,
broke the silenco-a laugh that VAS
mirthless, shrill and horrible.
Macarthur sent a startled glance OF
inquiry about the table. The laugh was
rereated, n tho sound was even more
~ and nianiacal. The little nan wa
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Yuan Dlscapds PtGtatl. which, He
Considers Badge Of seevitude.
PEKING. Feb. 7.-Yuan Shi- Kai has
cut or his pigtail. thus discarding the
badge OF Manchu servitude.
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Metropolitan Bill Poster
Misses DID, Time "Faust" Cast
Jimmie Lachman, Known
to All Regular Opera.
Coers, Gives Some
Reminiscences of a
Long and Varied Ca
reer Conductors, Sing.
ers, Actors and Others
He Has Met.
BY SYLVESTER RAWLNG.
LII OF the old guard among the

a LL OF the old guard among the
~ patrons Of the Metropolitan
Opera House, and not q few
Of the new. know James Lachman,
the billboard poster extraordinary to
the institution and to nearly every
musical enterprise In town. His
unique face and figure. his illumina.
tive smile and his word Of good cheer
are O never-cnding source OF pleasure
to those OF us who have the honor
to be numbered among his friends.
He has heard nor operas. knows
more singers and conductors, and Is
moro full OF "reminiscences OF them
than even our learned and exper.
fenced comrade and associate. the
dean OF the critics. MI. Krehbiel, and
his rafting anecdotes. all %good.na.
tured. r q constant source Of dc.
light
Mr.. Lachman. who permits mos. OF
us to call him Jimmie" is as modest
as he Is interesting. For years he has
been pes;ercl to write q book or to sub.
mt to an interview. but he has SHE'D.
Perhaps It was due to the genial wealth
er-for Jimmie hasn't been too well this
winter-that the writer caught him of
guard yesterday afternoon. cajolcd him
across the street to Browns and got
MIN to talk OF his experiences. lie
neither drinks nor smokes. but he has
no prejudice against those TINT 40
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MArzeNAUER AGAIN
SHOWS HER VERSATILITY.

Ia Gioconds' was repeated at the
metropolitan Opera House last night be-
fore a crowded house that thoroughly
as Enza, Emmy Destinn in the title part.
Amato rs Barnaba and de Segurola az
Aivisc. all familiar. the tenor In es-
pccialiy cxubcrant spirits. That wonder
fully versatile German contralto. Mar
garete Matzenauer. who a been
hastily summoned from New York To
sing B%runnhilde with Mr.. Dippcl's
Observation-Disclosures Opera Company In
Baltimore on Thursday night. was La
Ciecs for the nrst time hero returning
Just In time for tho performance and
giving n most artistic racterixation
Of the part Florence wickham was
Laura and Mr.. T%oscanini conducted with
his usual authority.
'Tosca'' II TO be suns nj the Metro
poiitan Opera House tonight for the
benefit OF the French Hospital. which IL
non-sectarian and depends altogether on
public contribution for support. b
cast will include Geraldine Farrar. Ric-
cardo Martin and Antonio Scotti. Mr..
roscanini conducting.
The New Fork Symphony Orchestra,
Walter Damrosch conductor. Is making
It's annual midwinter Journey to tho
principal cities In the Eastern and Cen
trail States. with Chicago and st. Louis
marking tho western limits OF the trip
and baltimore Its southern edge. Ger
trude Rennyson. soprano. Is the soloist.
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woman, so called, IL quite another sort.
She hasn't come in sympathy with life.
She knows only what she thinks she
knows. h merely sounds the DOM
inant note rs she hears II. She imag-
ines that she 10 a fine. strong-minded
woman OF the world. but she knows the
world only as she hears Its echo through
closed shutters. The woman Who knows
the real meaning OF life. I believe. Is
the woman who hares her life with a
a II fate happens to make her q
widow she Is. at least. better OF tina
tho girl to WHOM life Is a closed book.
Am / growing too s%eriousT"
l had fallen into such u serious mood
that ! could scarcely pull myself UP to
answer the question.
Il mean." explained Miss Cahiil. that
the widow Is like the advertisement we
see In the Subway--there's a reason
there's q reason for her being. And.
unlike the bachelor woman. she IL cs-
sentially feminine. So far rs the stage
widow goes. thero doesn't seem to be
any limit to her age. For that matter.
let us take the noted women o: history.
They were fascinating at sixty, ana
even seventy. Why not give the stage
widow a hance to. let US say"
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Byron and His Mother.

How different ByrJn's character
might have been if he had had a diff
ferent mother! A worse parent for
such child can hardly be imagined.
Although at times indulgent to excess.
her temper bordered on insanity. She
rarely passed week without an out
burst of historical rage. One day
after loading her child with abusive
eDithets she mockingly called him "a
lame brat At this outrageous taunt
a fearful light came into the child's
eyes. but he surpassed his mother in
self control. For a moment his lips
quivered and his face whitened Then
very slowly he spoke these five short
words, 81 was born so. mother" and
turned from the woman. who dared
not follow him. Yet Byron loved her.
and after she was found dead he was
found weeping in the dark beside her
lifeless form. John L. Stoddard.
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NapoIeon's Last Doctor.

M Frederic Mason has traced the
lemarkable career of Signor Anton
march,, whom Cardinal Fesch sent to
st. Helena to act as Napoleon's medi-
cal adviser. He was not even quail
fed, but was only student holding
an appointment in the dissecting room
Of the Florence hospital, and he dag
nosed cancer of the stomach as sim
pie Indigestion and counseled the en-
peror to cure it by digging in the gar
den. After Napoleon's death he tried
to obtain pension from his heirs on
the strength Of an unsupported state
ment that there was cOdicil in the
will bequeathing one to him. Marie
Louise and Neipperg refused to do
anything for him, but the matter ulti-
mately went to arbitration, and he was
awarded an annuity Of 5000 francs.
He raised little ready money by sell
ing Napoleon's death mask, and then.
after setting up in medical practice in
Paris and failing to obtain patients.
he crossed the ocean to New Orleans.
He died in Santiago in 1838.-West-
minister Gazette.