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"IMM0RTALS" HAVE LONG LIVES.
One Seat In French Academy Has
Had . Occupants In ESQ Years.

PARIS, Jan. S.--The forty members Of
the French Academy are known as the
Forty lmmortals. and though this immor-
tally Is conferred upon their works rather
than on their lives membership of this
branch of the Institute seems to be con-
ducive Ia long years,
Jules Claretie, the administrator OF the
Coincide Franchise. who died recently. was
member of the academy for over n
quarter Of century and yet he failed
to reach the average OF the previous
occupants Of his seat. which Ia the thirty
NTH OF the forty. The academy has been
in existence ESQ years and this chair has
only had nine occupants, an average Of
over thirty-one years apiece.
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t. said I could play II more natur-

IT, | said I could play 1t more natur-
ally"
Nine. Daynes-Grassot plays the part.
which IL one of the important roles in
the play to perfection. She has been on
the stage for seventy years, having made
her first appearance at the age OF II In
a revue At the e-Saint Martin Thea
tire.
Her first real engagement was at the
theatre built by Napoleon III, at Chalons
camp to give healthy amusement to the
soldiers and keep them from the wine
shops. The programme varied nightly.
comedy and comic opera being given al
ternately. The soldiers did not pay for
their seats. and the theatre was a cold
miserable place so that they were by no
means n pleasing audience to play to-
The Emperor came two or three times a
year.
At the end OF her three years engage
ment benefit performance was given
for Mime. Daynes-Grassot, which realized
500 net. such II magnificent result had
never before been attained by any artist
OF that theatre.
After some years in the provinces she
Joined the Vaudeville Theatre In Paris
where Albert Carre, the new director OF
the Coincide Franchise, was the manager
She has remained at this theatre prac-
tically ever since.
Mime. Daynes-G rassot speaks far more
kindly of her profession than veteran
actors are wont to do.
my career has been pleasant and
smooth" she says, Like happy nations
I have no history.
81 have heard all sorts of stories
told OF rlvalries, spite and bad turns
played on one another by actors, man
ayers and the public. but l have never
known anything of the kind. have
never met but excellent comrades, charm
Ing managers, attentive authors and an
adorable public"
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TO BUY M0NTS0REAU CHATEAU.
State VIII Own Mansion Made IA.
NOUS by Alexandra Dumas.

PARIS. Jan. s.-The Ministry Of Fine
Arts has decided to purchase the Chateau
OF Montsoreau' situated few miles from
Saumur on the banks Of the Loire. The
chateau. which is a typical example of a
fifteenth century building was the scene
or the murder OF Busy d'Ambolse, the
hero OF Dumass romance LA Dame de
MoptsOreau"
bassy d'Amboise. however. was far
from being the hero as presented by
Dumas. His cruelty. violence and "a.
pacity made him an object Of terror to
the Angevins and the Saumurois, who
heard OF his death with undisEuised salts
faction.
In acquiring the old chateau the Minis.
try OF Fine Arts has had to deal no,
with one proprietor but with several, who
vey claim IN some cases to one and In
Others to three or four rooms all In a
state or more or less dilapidation, The
4cqulsition. however, 10 one thai viii be
UoAnA ~ ~ lsySss & ~ Sls>vr -
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HOW BISMARCK AVOIDED RIOTS.
Having Called Dnnsig Men .Bowkcs'
lie Became q 'BOwke' Himself.

BERLIN. Jan. s.-The "wackes' riots
ut Zabern, Alsacc, remind writer in
Danzig paper of a similar AFFAIR that &C.
CURED in the latter city over the some
what fippant use by Bismarck in the
Reichstag of the word "bowkes" which
Is the nickname of the Danzig grain por-
ters
II happened during debate on the
grain duties, and Bismarck's unfortunate
sally which was not meant to offend
provoked regrettable disorders in the
streets of Danzig. Eventually the trou-
BILE was smoothed over by Bsmarck's
acceptance OF the title OF Honorary
foreman bowke." Every year on his
birthday deputaton OF "bowkes." clad
In their picturesque costume including
knee brecches and "A tarpaulin covering
for head and shoulders. waited upon the
Iron Chancellor at his home. and were
treated to hot punch
Nowadays there are hardly any
"bowkcs' left at Danzg. Their work Is
done by modern grain elevators I'm
fortunately nobody seems to have thought
of solving the "Wackes' trouble In the
humorous way Bismarck adopted In deal
ing with the Danzig 'bowkes,"
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rive Em~o,s since 1903.

France since 1905 has sent I'VE t'.fr.
:. natives 10 -. Petersburg, NJ Bonn
ADMIRAL Touchnrd. Theophilr belcass" NJ.
Louis aud NJ. Paleologue. During tn" s'h'
time Russia has sent only two Aut.--
doris To- Paris. az these. VI. Nclldpu ode,
at his post and VI. Isyulsky j. tho pr. >rH
Ambassador. France I'm the same PEE De-.
had ten foreign Ministers To- Russia
three.
France has now sent Nj. ialcoloEu" I"
St Petersburg. lie has been trained o.
diplomacy Since 1850. but has the draw
oa,k Of being bachelor. The st Peters
burg Potch In welcoming ". faleol1su
hopes that his appointment will prove !"
Dee a permanent one and thus end 'fh'
motley kaleido.cupic class Of Awhis
sailors which have been coming from on
friend and ally
Among the sufferers u! the hrancla
liiliculiios In which France l. placed Al"
which VI. Caillaux, the Minister of IL
nance. Is trying 10 relieve by the seV,rts'
economies, are the Pauama-Focinc IN
nosit!on commission, which finds II ha'
% obtain the grants demanded lH
Frances exhibit. and the National Spor.-
Committee, which asked 100000 "a VI"
rom 1919 20 l9lG tor training 4 I'M
lrrd representatives for the Olym
.am,s at Berlin In the latter year. 7.
miitce is based ou the ground that t..
latter body has not prepared plans sho"
ug how the money would b. expended.
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ROME, Jan l7.--Frost this week caused
a suspension of the fashionable fox hunt
after the Princess koutouson and Prince
Giovanni Borghese had both been thrown
from their horses.
The tango pursues It's triumphal career.
The conservative Grand Hotel has rented
"A room TO two professionals who are
teaching the dance. They charge go an
hour for lessons.
Mrs. Halbert gave dinner this week
in honor Of Peter A. Jay. secretary OF the
American Embassy. and his wife. Among
the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nelson
jay. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis NJ Iddings and
Mrs. Lee.
Ira y. Morris. one Of the commissioners
representing 'the Panama Pacific EXPOSE
ton. and Mrs Morris have gone 10
Paris via Madrid MIR. Morris will re-
turn shortly and resume the negotiations
for Italy's participation In the San Fran
cisco exposition.
Mr. and Mrs. Demlng Jarvis of New
York gave dinner this week In honor OF
Prince and Princess dOrleans Brarance.
Tn. guests included Count Bernin Col
Dunn and Capt and Mrs. Plrbright.
The Duke and Duchess de San Lorenzo
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James B. Duke May Become
a Subject of Great Britain
Leasing of Crewe House Indicates He Will Spend
at Least Half His Time in
London
London

known people are subscribing literally.
As "A corollary to the plan Lady Paget IL
urging America To- send To England
statue Of Lincoln and suggests that both
presentations Ice made II possible at the
same time.
Lady Paget IN order Ia leave nothing
to chance ascertained whether such "A
contribution of statue would he well
coined by the United States. She wrote TO
President Wilson and the reply she re-
ceived was so satisfactory that she went
right ahead with the work.
\. j. Drexel gave a big party AZ his
Grosvenor street house on saturday. The
tango was one of the principal features.
Mr. Drcxel WAS one of the chief patrons
Of the tango in Paris. whore his parties
were managed by his cousin, Harry Lehr.
but In London Mr.. prexel needs no master
of ceremonies.
=. Tow nscnd Martin Returns.
Frederick Townsend Martin. the Earl
and Countess of Craven, the latter for
merly Miss Cornelia Martin. and Mrs
Bradley Martin returned to town this
week. They will remain here until the
end OF February. when they will start for
Cannes. The Countess and Mrs. Martin
will spend the month of March thore and
will go to Paris for April. They will re-
turn here in time for the London season
Frederick Townsend Martin has en-
tirely recovered from his recent illness
He was very much disappointed. however.
at not being IN New York for Christmas
He says he had "A good time Mt Coombe
Abbey. where he organized parties for
the tenants on the Earl OF Craven estate
house dances for the younger folks and
arranged the Christmas trees for the
youngsters.
Among those at the Ritz are +, Hale of
New York who arrived from Paris on
sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Num-
who arrived from Paris on Monday. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Mallct Pringle. who ar
rived from Paris on Tuesday. a. Perry
Osborne, Harry Payne Whitney and Mrs
\. s. Alexandra, who arrived on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j, II Aldrich will sail for
New York at the end OF the month
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DUCHESS MAY WED AGAIN.
ongagement of Former Duchess Of
sutherland Rumored.

cpeCof tdoe Despdfcf 10 THE Sun.
LONDON, Jan. lit Is ruinored that
Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, Is to
marry the Hon. Evelyn Fitzgerald who
10 probably the best known bachelor In
London No dance is complete without
MIN. His bachelor parties are celebrated
a. very select. Tie belongs TO exclusive
clubs like the Marlborough. Whites and
the Turf. Tie Is 10 years old, but looks
younger. He does not belong to either
Of the great Fitzgerald families. but is
the son Of an Irish lawyer who became
Judge and then IA Lord OF Appeal
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ARTIFICIAL DIGESTION NOW.
Paris Professor Able tn Produce II
With Ultra Violet Rays.
Special Cable Despatch to TuE sry.

PARIS, Jan. 17.--Prof. Daniel Berthelot
has shown how TO produce artificial d.
gestion by the ultra violet rays which
have already been used in destroying the
bacteria In various food matters Fats
ana sugar proteids were placed In n rock
crystal globe. which Is the only medium
transparent to the ultra violet rays. and
submitted TO n mercury lamp BY this
means every stage of the digestion can
be seen in succession
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LEADING PART
ON PARIS STAGE AT 81
Nine. Dayncs-GrassOt Signed
Her First Theatrical Engage
mcnt 20 Years Ago.

PARIS. Jan. ST was born IN 1892.
50 that ! am now III years OLD" writes
Mine. Daynes-Grassot. who is now OPP
bearing az the Mdrquisc dc Trcriidc IN
La Belle Aventure" at the Vaudeville
Theatre. I'm our profession there IL a
tendency TO making ones self younger
rather than older. but during the re-
hearsals of our play asked the authors
to make the Ndrqdse my own age IN
stead of Is. as they had originally made
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PENFIELD TO HOLD RECEPTION,
D. .. Envoy Will Open Vienna Em-
bassy On January 20.
Special Gable Despatch to The sry.

VIENNA, Jan. 17.-Frederick CORTLAND
Penneld, the new American Amba ssador
here. will give his first diplomatic re-
ception at the embassy building on the
Schwarzenberg Plate next Tuesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
DELAY OF BERNHARD1
RIBBON A MYSTERY
Various Reasons Given for
Other Governments Refusal
to Grant Decoration.
ROM lance Is MENTIONED
ChancelIery Says II Wished f.
Avoid Precedent Of Honor
ing an Actress.
ROMANCE rs MENTIONED
spec,ol cable Despa,eh 10 Tur stS

PARIS, Jan i7.--Most OF the papers IN
commenting on the cross of the Legion
OF Honor given to Sarah Bernhard begin
by saying. "Enhn!" They express word"r
why there has been such delay IN grantinl
the decoration NJ. Aristide BRAND tried
to obtain II three years ago but failed
The success of VI. Rene Nivani, his SHE.
cessor was probably due to the chang.
Of Presidents. VI. Fallieres was iudif
ferent to the matter while VI. poirrar.
was most Interested.
Various reasons are given for tn ~
willingness of the chancollery to decora'.
Mime Bernhsrdt IL never decoratos ao-
tr. ss.s as such. Jeanne Eartet and Eo-..
Caron Uerc decorated 80 teachers 90 90.
Conservatora. Mime. Eernhard' or..
undertook to take class at tao Con-
servatolre. but It is said that she declared
that she wanted to be decorated as an 900.
tress or not at all Another reason li-
legged is her managorship OF her own
theatre. with the possible chance OF fa,i-
ure.
The most romantic story ia regard 10
the difficulty Of securing the decoration
and one which Is undoubtedly uuiouud,a
is to tho effect that years ago Nine. Bern
hardt had a great friend "A diplomat tu
the German Embassy ut Paris, TO WHOM
she betrayed important political secret.
without being aware that she was dor !.
so.
\ most probable cause of tho dislike
I of the Chancellery to decoratlns q.
actress is the fear that such preccdcu.
would open the door 10 innumerable do
mands Tor a similar honor ior otA,.
actresses. The only other celebrities o'
the stage who have been decorated a..
Nine Adelina Patti and Nine Tordens a.
| the Brussels CONSERVATORY.
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descend. one flight toward the east end
Of the hall and the other toward the
west.
1t was in consequence of finding no
pavement and of the great land even
as yet unknown depth to which the
walls descend. with other conditions
answering to Strabo's description, that
we were led To conclude too hastily that
our building was the well or pool which
Strabo saw. Certainly here, and of old
very famous as a place of offerings to
Osiris at Abydos, was a well supplied
with water from the river by an APP
parcntly now totally effaced canal The
offerings, it is said. were thrown into the
water amid great roarings and were be-
lieved to pass at once to the god
A certain Menthu-hetep of the
Eleventh Dynasty says on his STEELE that
he built "A we'll here by order of the
King. Is this the building that he built
or is this an earlier building which
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HOW EXCAVATORS DISCOVERED THE SHRINE OF OSIRIS

presses for miles around may have been
obtained from this building.
In spite of this destruction to the
monument I could but own to kind of
humanistlc satisfaction in the thought
that il had not been lying all these ages
unknown and unused. Matter was there
responding {, the demands made upon it
10y life. first as shrine and active agent
of the spirits liberty then as patient
quarry to serve physical village needs.
In mind or body, II had helped sus-
tain the ancestry of many now alive.
Now we were unCov"ring 1t To serve as
theme for psychologists ink or for
tired tourists. with all their holiday mis-
understanding. Is that n greater obla-
ton ar a lesser, | wonder?
The motto Of every excavation might
be the Arab saw: "IIe who lives, shall
see" Spirits rise and fall One of us
thought he had at last discovered the
light shaft into a sanctuary. but alas
1t was only boring in "A milestone.
Others thought we had found n cham
her: but IL turned out to be the rooted
corner of the hall. From the songs of
the men one often gathers philosophy
enough for the day. THE sea of gifts
is very wide" sings one man. 1.-THE
bucket Of the Shadouf does not take up
all the water Of the river. God
does not deny what we pray for"
If there should seem to be delay in
the narrative of the eXcavator. it means
but the general sense Of waiting in the
excavation itself only very slowly do
the courses OF gigantic red blocks. like
dusty porphyry, wonderfully appear to
US. and the enormous monollths rise.
At the level of six meters from the
highest part OF the remaining wall we
came TO niche. then to another and
still another. until n series Of inches was
displayed at intervals completely en-
circing the hall Each was about 1875
ccntimeters square. packed solidly with
soil. through which "A few broken frag-
ments OF pottery were scattered, but
nothing else. Prof. Naville saw in these
inches the cells of the celestial abode
of Osiris" spoken of in the Book Of the
Dead.
our interest was now excited to find
the central niche, If there should be one,
in the eastern wall. Would 1t be like
the others? Would it he the entrance
To something beyond?
In the fourth register of the east
"hii w saw tildb wv were
ing an opening. There was a little
moulding. and the figures near the
centre of this register were smaller
representing four g"ni. At the extreme
left of the register Thoth was purifying
the king in the presence of osiris. Then
came the genii. Mesti. Ilapi and Dam
nausea and keb.senouf. and the King
before Osiris, Anoup leading him by the
hand. These genii "avenge Osiris" and
"smite Set" as the Pyramid Texts say:
and are known especially as the four
genli who had charge of the viscera of
the dead. Immediately on either side
Of the door appeared King Merenptah
himself kneellng, with hands raised in
GREATNESS adoration--of what Presence?
Large pieces of limestone which
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Continued from First Page.


we had, it is true, the Indications which
Prof retre had followed hut aban-
doned hut chiefly We went by the
testimony uf Strabo. who came to
Abydos in the year Is OF our era and
wrote of n building possibly here "con-
structcd in n peculiar manner after the
plan of the Labyrinth, but not com
posed of many parts. 1t rad a wall"
he goes on to say. situated at great
depth. and there was u descent to it
through "A long passage built of single
stones Of remarkable size and work
manship" \ building Conv.ncing,y Ike
this we were certainly finding.
Here were enormous blocks. some
times hcwn out in place. in parallel
horizontal courses Of suuar" stone Of
ashlar masonry, with magnificent
granite dovctails. These long solemn
stones were like lines of majestic prose.
like the preccpts Of the feudal lord
Ptah-hotep Of the NTH dynasty: The
marricrs Of art are not close" ~,
artist Is in possession of perfection"
Speak only Of perfect things" or like
the uttcranccs of the PYRAMID texts Of
thc'siNth dynasty at Sakkarah: Thou
hast not died: thou hast become a
glorious one in the horizon" Thou
didst not depart dead: thou didst depart
living. thou hast escaped the day Of thy
death" The east wall Of the hall only
Is Inscribed NY Mcrcnptah. son of
Rameses H.. nineteenth dynasty. the
supposed Pharaoh of the Exodus
Our descent downward was slow. for
We were in a mountainous ruin. and we
encountered difficulties at every inch of
our path in the immense stones that
surrounded us. stones must be raised
as they are met To take advantage Of
the assistance Of the ground on which
they lie.
We have only native workmen chiefly
from Arahat-cl- Madfuna and Benz Man
sour, the two villages nearest rs These
men move stones very simply and
swiftly, following ancient instructive
methods operating in the force of num-
bers. For the most part II is time lost
to try to introduce them to modern in
etruments. Under the direction of
reises. or foreman. the stone movers lay
tracks of two heavy beams. First pry-
ing the stone this way or that with a
lever of becChwoud onto heavy rollers
they then attach rope To It and pull 1t
or hold it back as they raise it or lower
II to resting place against the wall.
All this stone moving, tn strain
ing. this pulling and hauling, is done.
in the rhythm Of brute force. 80 song.
The men are allowed their personal
choice in leadership. and precentor is
chosen, and valued. as IS the conductor
OF an orchestra, for the certainty of his
beat. Hop ir ragil, Hop" the pre-
centor sings, and the men answer on
strain: Hop. hop, hop" NJ. Legrand,
the director in chief of the excavations
at Karnak, has recently printed an in
teresting book. including many Of the
songs used 10y ou" workmcn AZ their
work
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blocked the entrance were removed. For
a few minutes it seemed to he only a
niche like the others, but then one saw
break in the further wall A little
over meter was broken out of the
stones that had sealed the entrance to
something beyond one hardly sue
c"eded in crawling over the stones and
thruSting ones head in.
1t was utter darkness, but one
Wrggled ones way through and down
On the other side Of slope of stones
and sand a little more han two meters
high, and stood upright on pavement!
1t was like plunging into steaming
waters, owing to the heat and moisture.
AS ones eyes became accustomed to
the dark. light cast from the opening
showed a wall opposite, but how far the
chamber extended to the right or left
one could not guess. BY the light Of n
candle. one felt ones way cautiously,
step by step. over "A slippery pavement
Of large fiat stones. 1t seemed an in
tcrminable distance to the right, until
one came to the end Of the room. and so
back to the entrance. and as far along
in the other direction. AS one turned,
the sun was consuming the light sap
phre vapors through the opening. The
limestone walls were wet ana nunS ike
fakes of ivory. touched with the red and
black pigments of the hleroglyphics.
The chamber was empty. Whatever
its treasure suddenly, as rare things
will, II had long since vanished
1t was only later. by the light of re-
| ileCting mirrors, that We really saw the
chamber. Twenty meters long
and about five meters wide. the walls
are of limestone and the pitched roof
of red sandstone about four meters
from the angle to the pavement. The
ceiling Is inscribed by Sell with the
'imp"rishahl" stars" "the followers OF
! Osiris double representation Of the
sky goddess Nut, with fun lips kissing
the sun Re, spans the heavens. An
Important astronomical calendar Of the
rising and the setting of stars and other
scenes from the book commonly called
'T2o 10 X of the Underworld" further
inscrlhes the ceiling. All this Is drawn
with the refinement of that marvellous
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Southwestern corner showing ledge and cell doorway

1t may be asked If there is not a
great waste of ..me and money in all
this, and If machinery would not do the
work better and more rapidly. The an
swcr is dreCt-that certain simple ma
chincry does facilitate work but that
human strength and the rocking lever
cannot just here lac improved upon.
When our work was in full tide We had
over ESQ men ana Toys, one of the larg-
est, If not quite the largest, Of any of
the forces cNcava'ing at any single site,
at one time in Egypt, since Marlette's
armies moved upon the Temples.
We are a great community; names
are called at sunrise and sunset and
each answers to his name. At noon
men come in procession with long way
ing stalks of sugar cane for sale, which
il eaten with tn" uniform hard bread
and onions. the traditional diet as We
see by the accounts of onions supplied
to the men constructing the pyramid
tomb of kufu in the fourth dynasty.
All is orderly. ari the men keep 20
their allowed and allotted places.
The overthrow of this bulldinc Is not
less amazing than its construct ON.
Commercialism is not a Characteristic
VI bhl wv II hR' tl'llfs ~ b'lbnSS 10
every age, "Romanco Is dead; the cave
man said" This building was de-
stroycd by hcwcrs Of mll-tonrs who
have left cNidcnc" oi similar de- ruction
in most of the buildings of Nuh.a.
Unfinished mllstohcs weighing from
seven tons to two hundred pounds. leav-
ing great gaps in the piers. ana roof
blocks ont uf which they had been
hewn lay everywhere, other piers, roof
ing blocks and liutcls were marked with
red paint, and even drilled, ready for
the wooden wedges and watt, 10y which
means the blocks were to Ice cleaved
High NJ in the rubbish near the in
scrihcd wall We found an ancient cam
or the workmrn They had lived on the
spot IN tn" midst of their work Their
were the ashes of their fires the hrckcr
water Jar the food dishes the bones of
shc'p they had eaten. and their lttl,
pottery lamps lust as their l'"ht has
\ gone ont, The granite stones o. tive oil