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POINCARE To
SPEND ALL
He MAKES
French President Does Not
Care to Save Any of His
$4,000 a Year.
WILL RETURN TO
LEGAL PRACTICE

~ AXIS, FRAME, March ZZ-GreSl-
~ dent Poincare has made up his
\ mind to spend as fast as he re-
ceives it, every penny of his presiden-
tiaI income of $40 600 a year. Then,
at the end of his seven year term he
VIII return without savings to earning
his living as a lawyer. A total income
during the term Of office of nearly
Sl,IOO,OOO, has given opportunity to
previous French presidents to lay aside
a snug sum against the time when they
retire TO private life. but even this
cOmmendable thrift does not enter into
the plans of the new president of the
French republic.
NJ. POincare expressed this deter
minatiOn TO be lavish in his eXpendi-
lures, to a lawyer friend a few days
ago. His friend thought this was
rather unwise, and pointed out TO the
president that his private means were
not large
What viii you do if you don't save
anything, when you are no longer
PRESIDENT" he asked.
"DO?" answered NJ. POincare. why,
work, of course Mr. Taft is going to
become a professor at Yale when he
leaves the white house; why should
not put on my advocates gown
again2"
Could Wear Many Ribbons.
Although French presidents only APP
pear with the sash Of the Legion Of
Honor in public, they could, if they
wished, display as many Variegated rib
itary monarch in the world
OF living expresident, NJ Loubet
holds the record; he has no less than
81 grand ribbons and grand crosses, as
against IS for his successor. NJ Fal-
Heres. NJ LOubet alone among eNpresi-
dents has the Golden Fleece of SPAIN
the Lion of the Netherlands; the Lion
Of Norway; the Initial Of Turkey; the
LiberatOr Of Venezuela, the Star OF
Ethiopia; the Order OF Daniel T. Of
Montenegro; the Golden Lion of Lux
Farrua EQear7sl
the Order of the Blood of Tunis. N. Fall
Heres holds exclusively the Grand Cor
dons of St stephen; Charles III; Of
Christ of Portugal. Of St Olaf, of the
Nicham- Iftikhar, and of the Order of
Carol of ROumania-
Was Columbus an Italians
The questions of the nationality OF
Christopher Columbus, and where ne
was born, continue to prove an mex
haustible subject of discussion for his
torians and philOlOgists.
The latest contribution to the debate
comes from a French writer, Henri
SchOen, who brings forward number
OF new arguments in support Of the
tradition that Christopher COlum bus
was born at Calvi. in Corsica This
tradition is, Of course. in direct contra
dicUOn to the theory that the diScOVerer
Of America was of CenOeSe birth, and
Il IS also contrary TO the views Of such
learned Spaniards as de Ia Riega and
the marquis de Dos Fuentes, who main
tain that Columbus. or Colon, according
to the Spanish form Of the name, was
IN reality a native OF Gal1c1a, IN Spain,
a fact which he always concealed with
the object of hiding his Jewish origin
The Spanish investigators, while ar
guing against the claims of the Italians
for Genoa, join hands with them IN at
lacking the theories Of SChOen- The
French writer basis his arguments on
certain names and other details that
appear in the narrative Of Columbus.
In this recital, which is written in the
purest Of Spanish, one party sees Ga
lician and the other GenOese remi-
niscences, while SchOen finds support
for his COrsican theory He points out.
for instance, that Columbus refers to
fishes called "tOninas." a word equally
unknown in Italy and Spain, but OF
everyday use in Corsica
To this the Spanish philOlOgist, Ma
riano de CaYia, replies that. on the con-
trary, the word "tOnina" is generally (
used by Spanish seafaring folk TO desig- /
nate either the fresh funny fish or the
dolphin BY employing this word in I
the text of his narrative Columbus was
not going outside that language, and /
the consequent inference of his Cor |
sican origin only becomes one more !
proof Of his Spanish birth.
VIII Live in Clover.
Old Matthew, aged 20, the driver Of I
one OF the ramShackle cabs Of Paris, I
and his horse Manon, as old relatively /
for a horse as he is for a man, are to I
spend the rest OF their days in clover" ]
Matthew came out OF the cabman's !
stranger strOking his horses nose The |
nan explained that he recognized in |
Manon the horse he used to ride when !
serving in a cavalry regiment.
7 was very fond of him." said he, /
"and would like him to end his days I
on my place in the country" He offered /
to buy the horse.
Il would as soon sell my wife If had 1
one" said the cabman. NO other crea- /
ture lOges me, so far as I know, and 4
I have no other companion No, I do not /
think there is enough money in Paris 4
to buy ManOn"
The stranger IN the end offered the 4
cabman home on his estate for both 4
himself and his horse. Matthew accepted !
in Gascony.
Makes Curious Discovery.
Professor Quervain, OF Zurich. has
made a curious discovery in the realm /
OF sound transmission that may explain
a hitherto incOmprehensible incident
Of history
Dynamite in large quantities has
been used in the construction Of the I
railroad to the top of the Jungfrau. a
mountain nearly "A. 600 feet high in the
BcrneSe Alps. The professor observed /
That the sound OF the dynamite eXPlo-
sions was heard distinctly for a dis
lance Of 80 miles. Then. between 80
miles and - miles, the explosions were
absolutely inaudible, only to be heard
again beyond the A mile zone
The professor is not vet able to de-
termlne the cause Of this zone Of 81
lence,' but he makes the interesting
suggestion that similar zone at Leig-
nitz, in Prussia, where Frederick the ]
Great defeated the Austrians in 1860,
may account for the persistence with
which the Austrian general, count Won I
Daun, declared he never heard the Z
sound of cannonading in spite of the
fact that the roar Of the Prussian ar
tlllery was heard distinctly by men l
further from the battle field than was
the Austrian commander Failing to
hear the Prusslan guns, Won Daun did
not go TO the aid Of Gen. Laudon. whose
presence.