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ma frunciendo CT cntrecejo..
-Nuestra Majestad. reSpondio
friamente el rcy.
Madame Catalina sc Fuso palida
Ge ira.
-Vpestra Maiestad quiere diver
tirsc, djjo.
-iOh cicrtamcntc, sonora. re-
p!ico ell rcy, y voy a deciros la ra-
ION.
All
Els muy doloroso yer que una
reina de Francia, una hija de los
MediciS, una mujer que con su po-
Utica habil ' atrevida ticne asom-
brada a IA Europa. deScienda a esos
rencores ~mczquinos. q e5os furores
impropios de ella, Y que consulte a
los astros ron un perfumista. V Sc
exaspere po-que an hidalgiielo gas
con. ioven lleno de prendas, haya
Querido desprestigiar cerca de Vues-
ira Majestad a csc mismo perfu-
mista, que es IN miserable,
FL rcy habia pronunciado estas
7alahras con ~entereza, Y madame
Catalina ~comprendio que tenia que
Gar un gran golpe para lograr su
i%ntecto.
Teneis razon, senior, dijo, V me
conformo..... Perdono al impostor,
-Asi me gusta. sonora.
-Pero voy a confiaros otra cosa
mucho mas grave, y que toca a Ia
politica.
-iOh. ioh.
-Foy a h2blar &c un hombre
que de IN dia q otro puede desba--
ratar nuestros planes mcjor combi,
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JOAQUIN PIMA.

las cosas mas insignificantes, fue me
hester que lie contara punto por pun
to de que nodo e. senior de Coarzsse.
l fuerza dc audacia y de lmpostu-
ras, hasta Que habia descubierto por
fin c"e lstqha ~mofandose de ella.
- DiantrcS, dijo e. rey cuando
hubo conclude, soy del mismo pa,
recer que yos. sonora; el senior dc
Coarasse ncrece, en- ~cfecto, un cas-
tigo. Hablad.. -. quercis que le en-
vic a pasar ocho dias en- Ia Basti-
LA?
La reina dcjo escapar un critic
de asombro, cast de colera.
-GVuestra Majestad Sc chancea?
dijo.
-iPor Que. sonora
-Porque venia a pcGiros la caoe,
"a de csc miserable.
Bah, exclamj Ell rey; ide veras
que Nue5tra Majestad no 10 ha re,
fleXionado bien! NO sabeis que pa,
ra hacer ahorcar, quemar o decapi,
tar al seAor de C~oarasse, seria pre-
ciso restablecer un antique edicto
de mis- artepasados, referente a los
brujos?
-Pues bier. re~stablccedlo, senior
En- ese case, no siendo el Sc,
nor de Coarasse el unico que Sc hs
ocupado en cosas de brujeria. ha
bria Que quemar a todos los que CO
no el......
10 no Sc que ningun otro...
~interrumoi6 vivamente la reina.
-Vuestro carisimo Renato, seno
"a, V luego.....
-jQuien mas? pregunto Catali
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.Poraue son las sietc Y no las

-Porque son las sietc Y no las
ocho.
-Perdonadmc. pcro me urgia
yoIver a yer a Euestra Majestad.
-Hab!ad, sonora.
-Tenemcs que ocunarrcs de csc
senior de CoaraSsc...
-iAh! iah, interrump,o Carlos
X sonriendcse; va adivino 10 cue
me vais a pedir.
DE veras? dijo Catalina Que
la se~renanGose.
Ell >encr de CoaraSsc s in nom
Lre habi!...
-Den,asiado hahil, senior.
-Parece cue lee en- los ~astros...
Al menos es 10 que preteuie.
-5Y como teneiS en- tanta estima
4 los astrologos. mo es verdad?...
A los verdaderoS,. dijo Ia rel
ia.
VEINS 4 redirme alguna gracia
para el senior de Coarasse.
-TranquIlizaos, repiico Ia leina
con una soarisa cruel; vengo, a con
trario. q pediros IN casugo terri
ole para csc miserable.
-iOh. Dios MIC! murruro el reg;
:que Ia hecho. pues?
Sc ha burlaGo de NIL.
ST es asi. sera c~aStigado.
Catalina Sc extremecio de gozo...
-IPero como ha po3ido burlarse
sc vos? anadio ell rey.
Madame Catalina hubiera queri-
40 pasar por alto todas las Sesiones
de brujeria Y nigromanc:a que ha'
bia tenido con ell pohre Coarasse
mas como Ell rey quiso ssber hasts
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nadch.
-:Dios sarto, sonora. me vais a
hablar acaso de vUestro primo CT
duGue de G~Iisa?..
-Pues aver lie tuvistcis aqui, mo
10 Sabiais?
La reina Sc mordi6 los labios d.
rabia.
i-;Y llan, .eho-, prosiguiG, ell
duQue de GuiSa la saliIo de Paris.
Va saheis las cIrc%unstancias que mo-
t~ivaToD...
-i.Ah. sonora. respondio ell rcy,
fuisteis vos quien lie obligo a salir.
Desde que quedo ~resuelto el casa
meinto de mi hermana Margarita
0 Ell principe de Navarro.
-Vuestra Majestad me autorizo
para que el cuque de Guisa fuera
matado a punaladas 81 volvia a pre-
sentarse en- ell Louvre.
-Es verdaG. sonora.
y Ell duque Sc libr6 de buena..
Decd dos, sonora pues 81 no es-
toy NAL informado. Ell duque paso
anoche tres horas en- ell Louvre.
No creia possible tanta auda-
cia......P ero, senor, ell duque Sc
ha marchadc va.
ST, rero puede volver,
No 10 creo, dijo Catalina; de
todos MOODS, veng9 a pedir a Vues-
ira Majestad una nueva autoriza-
cion.....
para matar al duque de Guisa
a punaladas?
A eI....o a otro....
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Como g atro?

-: Como "a otro.
Senior, dija Catalina con reso-
iucion, Margarita no sma mas al
duque de Guisa...
iAh, ME allegro mucho!...
-Pero III a otro.....
-iOh. oh. isenora.
" como es precise que no pue-
da fr~ustrarse su casamiento con ell
principe dc Nararra...
bah. murmuro Carlos II, ell
principe de Navarro desea mucho
casarse con una princesa de Fran
c:a. iPero. .quien es csc otro?
TN @;mple c~apalle1o.
-Convcnid conmigo, sonora, en-
que Margarita tiene simpatias libe-
rales; para ella significa poca cosa
ell range Y el nacimiento, dijo ell
rey ricndose 4 carcajadas.
-iSenor!. .isenor!. .mirad que
os estoy hablando de n cosa Sd
mamante grave.
Para 81 principe de Navarro,
sobre TODD, sonora.
" Vucstra Majestad debe permi
tirme que haga con csc caballero..
10 que he hecho. 20 quer:do ha-
cer.....
Con Ell duque de Guisa, mo es
ESQ?
ST, senior.
DISPENSED, seno-a; ell duque de
Guisa era un primo incomodo, un
principe lorencs que aspira a ser
roy de Francia. ST huoieseis hecho
cue slguno lie matara de una puma
lada, el scrvicio habria sido quizas
mayor para mi que para ell princi
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FOLETIN Us.
LA JuvENTUp DE ENRIQUE ~

-iAh, mi poore Enrique .mur-
nuro Margarita que esta5a miranda
FOR Ell agujero de Ia cerradura,
sque e 10 que VI a pe.;;r contra
Il? iDios MIC,
Y ~volviendc Ia cabeza. NarSari-
Ia dir'gio al principe uns mir2da
lena de amor.
-Pero. tranquilizate, dijo, 20
eStoy aqui....y te amo.-..
Nv.
EN- nombre de dos, sonora,
exclamo Carlos X al e a Ia reiaa
tan a.terada, Gqce os m ~sucedido?
KS 10 cue no puedo confiar mas
cue a Vuestra Majestad.
Al decir este, Catalina Sehalaba
a Mir6n, que permanecia respetuO-
samente apart2dc.
-yete, mi buen Miron, lie dijo el
rcy,
Cuandc saIi6 el med:co. madame
Catalina Sc dej6 caer er IN sillon
como 81 le hubiese dado IN desma-
80.
-Hablad. sonora, os escucho. di,
10 Carlos N.
Senior. hace POGO cs he peGidc
permiso para venir 4 hablaros de
senior de Coarasse, V habeis tenidt
a hen senalarme Ia hora..-
y, por 10 viSto. ~respondio e
rev. vuest-o reloj Sc ha Gescom
puesto.
-SPor que. senior?
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CRONICAs DE CALIFORNIA

nos V lie cancion del mar.
Cuando desaparecio ell astro. muy
rojo entire puras nubes de r escu.
che cue la musiCa del salon crecia y
crecia Ia cancion del marty pa
saban frente = mis- ojos enegados de
luz y de infinite, las rubias cabezas
de los ninos, onora de risas....
Lleve 4 una muchachita al juego
de los cabalhtos, (Tio Vivo o Carru-
SELL Y, para divertirla, la monte en
IN caballo de MADEIRA.
Empezo a dar vueltas la rueda V a
sonar la GAIA de misica.
En- e! salon, donde los mayores ven
Ii diversion de los ninoS. tan solo es-
tabamoS IN hombre de mediana edad,
acompanado de una mujer, Y yo.
Cada vez que en- su rapido giro
pasaba mi muchachita en- la rueda
llena de caballitos de MADEIRA, Sc vol
via hacia donde 70 me hallaba Y lie
randose Ia manecita a los labios. des
plegaba los dedos para enviarme I'm
beSo Y T sonrisa....
Los besoS Y las s6nrisas venian a
nj Y me banaban de una ternura sin
imites ell c~orazon....
iJamas Saboree tanta dicha,
De pronto volvi ell rostro hacia mi
lado izquierdo. atraido por los So
llozos profundos que salian de la gar
ganta del hombre Y por los content
dos de la mujer que 10 accompaniment:
los bescs de Ia muchachita les esta-
ban d~esgarrando ell corazon....
Terminate va la rueda de los ca
ballitos su allegro g:rar. Corri a des
snontar 4 mi muchachita de la bes-
tiecita de MADEIRA. \ a pesar de las
tiernas suplicas, arranque a la nina
de ALI, precipitadamente. Y Ia opri-
mia q mi corazon V la guerra escon-
der para preservarla q no Sc que.
-iAh.-le dc:Ia = Dios aquella
noclle-pobre homAre, Iadre, aouel
que lloraba!
Ocean Beach, California, agosto
s de 1919.
JOAQUIN PIMA.
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EN- Ell BALNEARIO


La orquesta impulsa y atrae a los
jovenes danzantes. Y estes ricn V
6anzan hasta que el ultimo eco de Ia
miSica Sc extingue.
lorna la orqIesta a Y los
i~overes al salon, atraidos por la ar
monia musical.
Yo escuche la Ultima pieza de ia
crcuesta V Vi salir del salon a los
jovenes ianzantes. Como IN amante
que deja sabor de besos en- los labios
de la armada, fue la Ultima pieza. d.
Y los ~jovenes, cbrioS como de besar
q una amante que Sc va, fueron sa-
liendo del salon, entire r~isuenos Y iris
ties.
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Cabn Ell salon de bale Y Ia playa,
donde los ninos juegan en- la arena,
yo permancci una tarde, inmovll, has
ia que Ell sol Sc hundio en- el horizon
te. moviLle de las olaS.
Llegaha hasta mi ell rumor de Ia
musica V Sc alzaba frente a mis- O.
Jos una clara cortina de risas de nj
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a TeoGoro Torres, m

Este nino Sc ha Guitado los zapa-
titos, Y ~teniendose los pantalones
cortos a la altura dc las rsdillas, Va
hacia el mar: espera que IA ola avan-
ce, coronado de espuna, desatado 81
impulse, transparente e inmensa--..
Al contacto del aqua, el nino RE
Y CORE nacIa los brazos de 81 madre,
Il Sc halla tendida en- la arena.
Ola, ella inmensa que pareces Gy
podriasD tragar en- III seno a este
nino = hundirlo en- el cuerpo del mar
como 4 una de tUs eSpumas....
Madre. que recibes a tu hijo en- los
brazos V 10 guardas de la ola 81
gante....
Como el Destino eres, ola.
Madre, ercs como Ia IluSion....
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En- el salon de bale del b~alneario,
cientoS de ~jovenes Sc entregan a dan
Ear al ruido de una orqueSta que de-
sata sobre sus cabezas lluvia de ar
monias ora languidas, ora enloque-
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Argentina is the pioneer Of the
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be back. The Italian Ambassador
and Countess di Cellere are also
abroad-the ambassador is in Paris.
L believe-and we have no definite
assurance that they are coming back
at all, although 1 suppose they will.
Domicio da-Gama.- who is still Of
ficially listed as Brazilian ambassa-
dor to the United States, although he
was called home some months ago to
take a cabinet position, is also in
Paris representing his government at
the peace conference. DR.. Tomas A
LeBreton. the Argentine ambassador,
has gone to France to have a finger
in the peace deliberations. So, too,
has Boris Bakhmeteff. who remains
the duly accredited and recognized
representative of the provisional gov
eminent of Russia IN the United
States-despite the fact that there
''ain't no seCh animal" as the provis-
iOnal government. Among China's
delegates to the congress is her min
lister to the United States, Dr. We'll
lington Koo, and the minister OF Qua
temela. Don Joaquin Mendez. has re
Gently Joined the statesmen sitting in
Paris to look after the interests OF
his government.
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less a purpose than to be President
OF the republic.
DR.. POrras' term doesn't expire un-
til some time in 1921. | believe, so
il Is on the cards that a successor
will be appointed. However. il is no;
probable that the ministers place
will be filled until next autumn, and
meanwhile, the secretary of the leGa-
tiOn, J. T. Lefevre. is carrying on
very successfully in the role Of
charge d'affaires.
General Antoine GvosdenOvitch. the
first minister of Montenegro to the
United States, is absent in Europe, and
Persia, Rumania and Haiti are all
three represented by charges daft
faires. The minister Of Haiti died at
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vas a rich and extsusive country.

was a rich and extensive country.
with unlimited resources.
Her envoy was obviously expected
to- have a. handsome Official home in
Yashington.. but 1t was not uhtifAm-
bassador Naon was accredited to this
country Che came here as mlnister),
that the Argentine government
bought a house and transformed Il
into one OF the handsomest foreign
residences at the National Capital
The house belonged to the estate OF
the late George Franklin Hun, former
member OF the House of Representa-
ttves from Pennsylvania and one OF
the wealthy men in Congress. He
built the house for his Washington
home. and although Il is not large, il
is beautifully finished and conspicu-
ously located on New Hampshire ave-
nue., neighbor to the little palace OF
the Perry Belmonts. near the Letter
mansion. and the Woodbury. Blairs,
near Admiral Clover's house. Gen.
Charles 'McCaWleys, and that OF
Thomas Nelson Page. now occupied
by the Italian embassy.
II was possible for the Ambassador
and Madame Naon TO adapt the Hun
house 70 the requirements Of the Ar
gentine embassy, because they took
over some property in the rear that
gave space for the chanceFy with the
entrance on side street Thus; al
though the. exterior OF the house is
the same aS when IL was the home OF
Mr., and Mrs Hun. IL has undergone
all sorts OF changes within and
amazes one with its extensive proper
Iions ---.
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Philippine
Mission Feted
By Officials
DEAR SUSAN:

DE EAR SUSAN:
Again Washington is enter
II tanning a mission, this time
a group of prominent FilipinoR' who
are here to present a formal request
70 tn eUnited States for Independence
and the presence Of the visitors from
across the Pacific Is the more interest
ing from the fact that II has been
several months since we entertained
4 similar delegation Indeed the
various missions and commissions
which were more or less permanently
established here during the war, are
now rapidly being disbanded. Half
the people who helped to make life
interesting in Washington a few
months ago are now in Europe, others
are about to sail; and it would seem
that for a time this is to be de-
serted village.
OF course, when the President gets
back and the kings and presidents of
the nations of Europe begin to return
his calls-if any of the nations OF
Europe are on speaking terms with
us or other by the time the peace
conference is concluded-there'n be
a different story to tell. Meanwhile
the visit of the Philippine mission is
rfppling the social sea and causing a
revival Of official entertaining in
mild way. In the absence of Presi-
dent Wilson, Mr.. Baker, the Secretary
of War, Is official host to the delega-
tion. a quite fitting arrangement since
the Philippines have been under the
administration of the War Depart
ment ever since they came into our
possession
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker gave a thor
oughIy enjoyable reception for the
mission yesterday afternoon, and the
program Of entertaining in their
honor includes several dinners and
luncheon parties. as well as the ball
given at the Ebbitt last evening by
the Filipino Society of Washington
Manuel Quezon, president Of the
Philippine senate, who is at the head
OF the delegation, was for a long time
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French High Commission
To Sail For Home Soon.

10 SAIL FOR nome soon.
The French high commission at
Washington is now packing up it's
household goods preparatory to going
home, and the thought of the depar-
ture Of its various members is caus-
ing general and genuine regret
After this month there will be no
high commissioner-it is said that the
post was abolished at the suggestion
of Capt. Andre Tardieu, who created
the role"-and that part of the or
ganization which must be maintained
in the United States several months
longer will be placed under the direct
authority of the various French de-
partments.
Jean Maurice Cazenave, who has
been appointed general director in
the United States, will have his head
quarters in New York. The story
got into print that he was to be
charge d'affaires OF the French en-
bassy. as well as head of what is left
Of the high commission, taking over
from the counselor of the embassy
Count Charles de Chambrun. This
however. seems to have been a mis-
take, for the State Department has
no knowledge of such a change
I haven't yet heard anything defi-
mite about the date of the departure
Of Edouard de Billy, the deputy high
commissioner. and Nine. de Billy, but
/ understand they are returning to
France shortly.
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belgian Minister Also
Among Diplomatic ABsentees.

The minister of Belgium, Mr.. de
Cartier de Marchienne. is in Belgium.
having gone home to take part in the
celebration at Brussels in honor of
President Wilson's visit TO King Al
bert, and isn't due back here until the
end of April. Other diplomats whose
places here are vacant are DR.. Pedro
Cosio, minister of Uruguay, who re-
turned to his own country on aC-
count Of i'll health shortly after pre-
senting his credentials here; Georges
Roussos. the minister OF Greece, who
has gone home to help. run things in
Athens, and DR.. Don Belisario Porras,
who was called from the post OF min
lister of Panama at Washington for no
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EDWARD MCLEAN
Korzybs painter portraits
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Argentine Ambassador 70
Bring Wife and Ward.

returns TO Washington he will bring
Nine. lie Breton and their young
niece, Miss Manuela LoVeras. who is
their ward. with them. They will
enter the diplomatic circle under the
most favorable auspices. for they
have a handsome official residence
ready and waiting for, them. Before
the envoy from Argentina attained
the rank of ambassador. the minister
and his family leased one house after
another, adapting them as best they
could to official requirements. But it
was far. from satisfactory. Argentina
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FancteS, Fads,
And Foibles of
Capital Society

LAtin-American countries in securing
an official rsgideRcs for It's snvoys.
The Brazilian embassy was establish
ed at 1850 Massachusetts, aVoans. tha
splendid home built BY the late Afel-
vile W. ingalls,. for some years. M
this was given up when Ambassa-ior
da Cana returned to Rio de JaReiro
At present the embassy has quarters
IN one of the downtown office burs-
ingg and the Various attaches there
OF have leased apartment IN sundFv
parts Of town.
The Chilean Eovernment has never
owned . residence here. aHd the An
bassador and Nine. de Matthew hSse
recently moved into . rented hoase
IN SIXTEENTH street, where prsgunaabI bIv
the embassy win be estabIlShed FOR
tcOntinued on Page Fiftesa.1
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in Washington as resident commits
sfoner of the Philippines.
This afternoon Mrs. Burton Harri-
son. mother of Governor General
Harrison of the Philippines, is giving
a tea for the mission.
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New Minister From Salvador
Has Charming English Wife.

The departure Of the Minister OF
Switzerland and Nine. Sulzer is ten
tatively set for some time in July:
but so far as ] know Mr.. Suffers
successor has not been appointed. On
the other hand, the announcement
that DR.. Rafael Zaldivar. the minis
ter of Salvador. was retiring from the
diplomatic service was coupled with
the news that DR. Salvador Sol would
succeed him. Mr.. Sol is a brilliant
and distinguished man. who. like his
predecessor. has a charming English
wife. He has lived much in this
country, understand. and has made
study OF agricultural conditions
here as we'll as in Salvador His
wife, who was a Miss Duke. is said
10 be woman of many accomplish
mcnts.
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Dr. Lee Breton Il student.
JurIsf. aaa Publisher.

Or. lie Breton was born in the
province of Buenos Ayres, and is a
graduate from the Buenos Aires Uni
yersity. He commenced his profes-
sional career as a lawyer. has -spe-
cialized in trade mark and patent
lew, and is the founder and director
OF a magazine called 'Patentees Y
Marcas." Ne is a great student. a
jurist of note, and has been twice
elected TO the Chamber OF Deputies
OF the Argentine Congress. an office
he was holding at the time OF his
appointment as ambassador to the
United States. '.'
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The list OF diplomatic absentees
has assumed shocking proportions.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
JusseTand are still in Paris and no
body seems to know when they will
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When the new minister comes 10
Washington nc will be accompanied
by DIR. Attilio PeccoTini. who will be
secretary of the legation. SO far
nothing has beer said about the date
of his coming: and the ZaIdiVarS arc
very undecided as to when they will
leave Washington. They sXpect To
SO from here to Salvador as Or. Zal-
divar is giving UP diplomacy in order
to look after his business interests
he is a coffee planter on largo
s2ale-and later they will probably go
to Europe to sec Nine ZaIdivar's
people. Indeed. i wouldn't be sur
prised If they would settle down to
make their home more or less perma-
Eently abroad. Nine. Zaldivar. who
was born in England, was educated
in Paris, and it was there she met the
Latin-American dipIo-
mat who became her husband.
Everybody deplOres the fact that
the Suffers and the Zaldivars are
leaving. for both couples, are exceed
ingly popular and very much In de-
lnand socially. Th~ Suffers have only
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A. r. Nordvall. who has been repre-
senting the Swedish government as
special commissioner, and Nine. NOrd-
vail, are also leaving Washington in
the near future. They have taken
an apartment in New York for a few
weeks, and ii is whispered that they
Will go round the world on their re-
turn journey TO Sweden. Don Ignacio
SCrranO, attache OF the Chilean en-
bassy and nephew of the Ambassador
and Nine. de Matthew. who accom-
panied them to Washington, will leave
the last of this month for New York,
where he will spend a week or more
before sailing for England. He has
been appointed second secretary or
the Chilean embassy at London.
Other secretaries and attaches-but
there, did / but mention the long list
Of minor diplomats who are marked
absent" in the State Departments
bible. the diplomatic list, at the pres
cnt moment. I'd have no room to tell
you ,hc news OF the week.
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his post during the influenza epi-
demic; and the other two were re-
called.
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young children, four boys. I believe;
hut the Zaldivars have presented two
daughters Of the minister to society
since coming to Washington. Julia,
the younger, made her debut during
the winter just past and Margaretta
" year earlier. She has been in SAL
Nador with relatives for several
months, and is now awaiting her
Tamily's return.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-09
Ancient Asbestos.

There was winding sheet OF amian-
thus In the Vatican library, soft and
pIiable In the hand. showing indlca.
tons Of ignition upon one corner. The
cloth, however. did not suffer This
burning Is taken as showing that some
combustible fiber had been intermin-
Eied. Marco Polo, In the thir-
teenth century, reported cloth which
the natives of territory now included
IN Russian Siberia claimed as having
been made Of salamander skin.
Marco Polo satisfied himself, so II
seems, that he had TO do with a min
Orai substance. In fact, he found cut
something as to It's manufacture.
IL this same general region Of country
asbestos Is today known to exist.
We are not TO regard asbestos as
single, definite mineral. Nor are we
to understand that there is fixed
chemical constitution. Certain forms
Of hornblende and serpentine, II
hbrpus. are regarded as asbestos.