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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
A WOMAN or MYSTERY.

THE year 1748 found Elizabeth on
4 the throne of Russia. The story
OF her love for choir boy is one Of
the most romantic In history. But
there Is far stranger story, which
concerns Genevieye de Beaumont.
This young French woman arrived In
Russia In the year named and pres
emily became reader for Elizabeth.
When ministers dropped in, Genevieye
would retire to distance and Inn
merse herself In book. And the
ministers felt themselves safe to con-
verse with Elizabeth. After they had
gone the empress often would comment
always showed respectful interest,
but remarked that she did not under
stand such matters. That was her at
titude when she went around with Of
hcers of the court, although she fire.
quently asked innocent questions
about Notifications, armies and many
other things. And all of this informa-,
ton was being transmitted to France.
High Russian officials became con-
WINGED that an astute spy had OBJ
tanned entrance to court. They checked
over every person there, and suspicion
fastened on Genevieve. The empress
would hear no word against her. It
was even intfmated that there was
strange love between the two But
Genevieve, apparently broken-hearted,
said that she could remain no longer.
In leaving, she implored the favor of
the empress for her brother, the Chew
aiier d'Eon, whom she said would Wis
1t Russia the next year.
Genevieye left, the spying stopped,
and the officials breathed easily. Then
came the Chevalier d'Eon, a gallant
young Frenchman, who was not long
In making shis way at court. But he
was very different personality from
Geneyieve, just a hard-drinkfng, roy
STEERING blade who seemed to care for
nothing but good time and apparent
ly was bound for the devil.
The chevalier gained the favor of
Elizabeth, who suddenly decided to
take sides with France in a war
against Prussia, then threatening.
Once more court officials were In con-
sternation, for many of them favored
Prussia. They looked askance at the
chevalier, but could not touch him be-
cause of the empress favor And It
was reported that she was secretly
in love with him.
The cheyaiier announced that he
would visit France for a time, and
after a great deal of protestation by
Elizabeth, he went. Then the truth
came out. Genevaeve de Beaumont
and the Chevaiier d'Eon were the
same person. Immediately the court
recalled that Elizabeth had been re-
ported In love with both, and won
dered. But here is the remarkable
part of the whole story, and something
which never has been soIved-was this
strange historical figure really wom-
an or In fact a man?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28

ming. and my bringing home the body
OF Nero Knocked hole in their pro-
gram. They asked me about the price
of the coffin and when I replied that
for about hundred dollars they could
get one to fit Nero, they almost came
to blows over it. 1t was their unanf-
nous idea that about thirty dollars
was all shey ought to pay. They
argued they were not to blame for
Nero's death, and, that If he was idiot
enough to take chances, any old way
of getting him into the ground was
good enough" ...
what family!" said Mrs. Bowser.
''Yes, didn't know there were any
such people in this world. Poor Nero's
body was waiting outside, and they
were fighting about his burial. When
they were not .jawing' each other,
they were threatening me with a suit
for damages"
"But will there be any suitf"
"No, I think not. We effected q
compromise about that.
"What sort of compromised
"Well, 1 lent the father $25 and he
will probably never pay It. Nero had
overdrawn his wages about $40, but I
didn't say thing about that. I handed
over the $25 and got out, but the
father and the brother may come
here this evening to borrow $25 more,
and l think had better go to bed, and
you can say to them, IL they come,
that have gone out Of town to attend
q very important meeting. You can
come to bed when you like"
The father and brother came, but
they did not see Mr.. Bowser. He had
gone to bed with tears in his eyes,
and Mrs. Bowser found them, rolling
down his cheeks as he slept. Poor
Nero-poor Mr. Bowserl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
WOULDN'T STAND FOR REBUkE
5eggar Woman Had Her Own Point OF
View Concerning business" She
Was Engaged In.

Secretary Lawson Purdy of the
Charity Organization society said at
dinner In New York:
professional beggars are a self
righteous crew. What mean is that
they regard their trade the same as
you and regard honest work One
winter afternoon / came on beggar
woman I knew of old. She was beg
ging in bitter wind on a corner, and
three little children in calico rags shiv-
cred at her side.
'You-Jane,' I said reproachfully.
'You-begging! And those three little
ones! They aren't really yours at
allr 5..a ..E
Well, damitall, said the beggar
woman. I wouldn't have to beg SO
hard il they were really mine, for
then wouldn't be forking over a dol
lar day to hire them Los Angeles
Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
Embarrassina Moment.

had just received q letter from
my beau. / read 1t over and at the
end he had written: "P. S..-Isle OF
View" read that phrase over three
or four times but could get no sense
out of it, SO finally took it into the
living room where my folks were all
sitting and said: Mother, what does
Harry mean by this?" And / read tha
phrase out loud. Imagine my embar-
rassment when the meaning suddenly
flashed over me as 1 read the words
aloud. I made hasty retreat.-Cht.
eago American.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
Elevators EooIproof.

Among the innovations in the rev
Ambassador hotel, Park avenue and
Fifty-first street, New York, are the
misunderstanding type of elevators,
the first to be installed In New York.
When the floor of the car is exactly at
the floor level, the car stops. Then,
and not until then, the doors may be
opened. Passengers are thus protect
ed by the double safety device, one
which does away with all danger of
stumbling or tripping, and which also
makes it impossible to open or close
the doors of the elevator shaft until
the car is in the 'safe" position.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
Peanuts Nativity in Dispute.

Some important economic botanists
believe that the weight of authority
is in favor of accepting the peanut az
a native Of Brazil, and thus adding the
peanut to the four other plants of
high commercial Importance which
America has contributed to the agri-
culture of the world cotton, corn, to-
bacco and the potato. Before the
Civil war the United States imported
peanuts from West Africa, and today,
notwithstanding the remarkable in
crease in the production of American
peanuts, they are imported from Spain,
Africa, China and Japan.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
THE WOMAN WHO "soLD" ENG.
LAND.

IT ENRIETTA STUART was cold
l. i and fastidious beauty with the
pale loneliness and slight colering of
the eonsumptive. She was born in
1914, the daughter of Charles I, who
died on the block Her mother fled
to France, leaving Henrietta with a
| trusted woman. This woman after
ward disguised the young miss as a
boy and started to leave the country.
All the way to Bover she protested
that she was not "a ragged boy" but
"the princess" Fortunately her child
ish prattle was not understood.
In France Henrietta grew to early
beauty, and at seventeen was married
to Philippe, Due d'orleans, the only
brother of Louis XIV. The king loved
her, and it was through her that he
met Louise de 10 Valliere, used as a
blind to hide his attentions to Henri
eta. The story of Louise has been
told in this series.
When Henrietta lost her hold over
Louis she became involved in an affair
with the Comte Armand de Guiche.
They were separated, to meet again at
a masked ball. AS the two were talk
ing they saw Philippe approaching.
De Guiche hurried down the stairs
Henrietta tainted and fell the length
of the fiight--into De Clutches arms.
That almost cost him his head.
Although Louis had put Henrietta
aside she undertook a secret mission
for him to her brother, Charles III of
England. And through her treaty
was negotiated by which Charles I'M
dertook to join Louis in an Invasion
OF Holland, and to renounce Protestan-
ism for Catholicism, all for a heavy
price. If England rebelled, France
was to send troops and more money.
Historians have called this treaty "the
sale of England to France" but it lfey-
er was carried out because of new
moves on the international checker
board.
For this important service Henri |
eta enjoyed the high favor of Louis. |
She detested her husband, queru- |
lous fop, and her love affairs were |
many. But it is doubtful if she ever /
truly loved anyone, for her abiding
passion was a worship of ceremony, I
fire clothes. entertainments and all
The gallantries of the court. She was
an elusive beauty who inspired affec-
Hon in many hearts, but 1t would seem
% have been her pleasure to toy with
he fire of life rather than to play
With 1t.
When only twenty-six she fell mys-
eriously i'll, and many have believed
hat she was poisoned. No evidence
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28

ing dead. Such is the fate OF man,
Office boysr'
wen, you got there7' said Mrs.
BoWser, after giving Mr.. Bowser time
% wipe his weeping eyes again. ~
Yes, at last / got there. and found
the family eating late lunch. had
some sorrowful news for them, Mrs.
boWser, and | hardly knew how 10
communicate 1t. When they saw the
Tears In my eyes, and my chin trem-
Dhng' they at once jumped to the CON
clusion that Nero had robbed me of ten
thousand dollars worth of Liberty
ponds and gone off to Palm Beach for
vacation. They seemed greatly re-
iieyed when I told them to the CON-
trary. The only thing that had hap
pened to the boy was his death. They
did not take the news so kindly as /
hoped they would. In fact, they blamed
me a good deal fog 1t. Even when /
stood before them with tears in my
eyes, they stuck to 1t that ought TO
have pulled him back out of the win
dow by the hair OF his head, They
talked OF suing me for fifty thousand
dollars damages"
why, they must be hard-hearted
family!' exclaimed Mrs. Bowser.
Yes. / should Judge they were.
They had dispute as to who should
pay the undertaken, and they had an
other as to which cemetery he should
De buried In. What seemed to them
70 De the worst thing about 1t, was the
TACT that they were all going to Coney
Island or some other place that eve
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
AN uNcRoWNED QUEEN OF
ROME.

"A n EXQUISITE picture In the Tosio
A gallery of Brescia, Italy, still pre-
serves for us the charming face of
Tulla d'Aragona, the most noted
beauty of Italy In the first half of the
Sixteenth century. TulIia's father was
churchman and her mother a cour-
tesan. She grew up to be the mistress
OF many accomplishments, and has left
behind one of the strangest books In
the world, dedicated to platonie love
by one whose loves were anything but
pIatonic.
1t is better to be loved than to
love" she wrote. I'm being loved we
are exerting influence, while in loving
we are merely passive agents of a
motive force"
When Tullia's young loneliness be-
gan to attract attention in Rome, no
women were permitted at the court of
the Vatican. Because of It's churchly
character it was not deemed fitting
that women should be admitted there.
And italian ladies of that day did not
hold free intercourse with the other
sex. This resulted to the advantage
of ladies who entertained well If not
formally. Their houses became the
centers of society. fs.=..
Tuliia soon became the recognized
mistress of this society, and the first
men of the world paid court at her
feet. She exercised political influence,
lived layishly, and was the uncrowned
queen of Rome. Poets sang of her
charms, churchmen, soldiers and
statesmen contended for her favors.
So many dueIs were fought about her
that at last she was compelled to
leave Rome.
In Siena she met with what must
have been the great humiliation of her
life. Duke Cosmo had issued an order
that all women of easy ways must
wear the Yellow Veil, which consisted
of a gold band on their headdress,
finger in width. And the proud Tul-
liza was called to account for not obey
ing the order. Conceive of her seorn
But 1t has been recorded that she es-
capped this indignity and Immediately
left Siena.
She was famous for her dresses, par
tieularly her diamond-encrusted slip
pers, and the gowns she affected be-
came the style Of all Italy. She made
as great an impression in Venice as
she had in Rome, but alas! in cryp-
tic legal list of eourtesans, preserved
In the Venetian archives, we find the
name of Tullia. The law would not
acknowledge her to be tho fine lady
whom the world acclaimed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
asl Poor Nero Fell To His DEATH

eA to the walk, and he had breathed
hls last before could get down to
nm. l lifted up his head and talked
&0 him In my usual fatheriy way, but
m soul had fed Every bone in his
9Qdy was broken. Tears sprang to my
exes at once, and was wiping them
way when one of the workmen told
~ that Nero had furnished them
WITH the excuse they wanted for high
81 wages. Ii an office boy was to fall
un their heads from an eighth story
window, they must have at least four
aQllars more day.
There was an inquest, wasn't
mere" asked Mrs. Bowser.
Yes, certainly. 1 had to attend the
ananest and give my testimony.
Wspt while giving it, and the coroner
Raau me for 1t. He said that noble
hamrt beat in my breast"
Yes, Mr.. Bowser, you are very emo
Npnai. Did the boy have parentsT"
he had father and mother, and
aase sister and a brother. 1t devolyed
Np0n me to convey his mortal remains
~ MS home. 1t is needless to say that
Wept most OF the time while was
Surveying. One moment he was sass-
- the men on the sidewalk below,
Asaa me next, he was among them "
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
IL Was Too Late Then.

The husband of one of his pension
ers having died, the minister called TO
see how the widow was bearing up
under her sorrow. His sympathy
touched her greatly.
The clergyman asked II it had been
necessary to hold post-mortem ex-
animation.
"oh, yes" replied the widow, "but
more's the pity, they didn't hold it
until my dear husband was dead, other
wise he might be with me now"
= And she dissolved into tears.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
Like the Old Folks,

A bachelor who is forever putting
his foot in it, recently visited the
proud parents of a new boy.
The mother held up the bundle for
the inspection OF the bachelor and
asked gayly: Tell us, now, frankly.
which of US do you think he is like?'
After careful examination of the
mite the bachelor answered: "Well.
Marie, of course, intelligence has not
vet dawned in his face, but he's won
derfully like both Of you"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
MR.. BOWSER, HE
SORROWS
His Office Boy Meets With
q Fatal Accident.
BY M. QUAD.
OOOOOOoOOOOoooooooooooooS


o. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper syndlcatel
Mr.. Bowser came home to dinner
with look Of sorrow on his face.
Mrs. Bowser noticed 1t the first
thing, but, thinking he had slight
case of the collie, she did not say any
thing. AT the dinner table, she like
wise noticed that he had tears in his
eyes at times, and she intended, when
the meal was finished, to recommend
some eye-water TO him. When they
had retired to the sitting room and
MIR. Bowser had sat down and sighed
six or seven times, Mrs. Bowser kindly
inquired:
Dear, aren't you feeling as well as
usual this EVENING""
No, I'm mot" was his reply, II have
been through a strenuous day. What
have seen today will forever cling to
. my memory, even If should live
thousand yearsr'
Then you have seen something's"
she asked.
Il have, Mrs. Bowser-I have stood
face to face with death and it was the
death Of one very near to me-"
did the roof of your office fall ing"
"Don't be silly. My office boy is
dead. One moment he was alive and
In bounding spirits; the next moment
he was dead boy"
"Why, that surely was bad acct
dent" said Mrs. Bowser. *'You told
me, about a month ago, THAT you had
changed your boys. Was This the new
boy?'
1T was. His name was Nero Fitz-
simmons and he had been with me
just month. The old boy, who had
been with me about five years, became
dissatisfied with his wages. He turned
to painting. He got $50 he could paint
a pig pen and so he Joined the paint.
ers' union. They went on a strike a
few days ago for eight hours day,
hVe days In week, and seven dollars
day, and the boy shook hands with
me and departed. Yes, this was the
new boy. He was good boy, as all
office boys are. He carried off my
gold pen, carried off my postage
stamps, and picked up any loose
change lying about, but he did so with
innocent intent. He believed that
things We're not evenly divided up. He
believed that he had right to have
I my property and so he tried to acquire
1t. Poor Nero! Shall ever find an
other like him ~
But about his death?" queried Mrs.
Bowser.
My office is on the eighth floor of a
skyseraper, you know. There were
& some men working on the sidewalk,
and Nero leaned out of the window to
watch them. They saw him and asked
him some questions. AS near as I
could make out, his answer was that
they might go to the devil. Nero was a
pit emphatic In his language, but he
didn't mean anything by 1t. His heart
was as innocent as that of lion. One
OF the men threatened to punch Nero's
head, and the innocent boy leaned far
out of the window to make faces and
shake his fist. He leaned too far. I |
was about tie reprimand him when he |
Tell. Alas, poor Nero fell to his death |
He struck on the men and then bound
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
ENeLAND's VAMPIRE QUEEN.

ID ICTURE to yourself woman al
4 most seventy years old, dressed
in profusion of ruffies and laces, to
! conceal her somewhat ungainly per-
son. Place this woman in a palace
chamber, at night, with a Pickering
| candle in the background. Now con-
ceiye what her emotions must be. She
is Elizabeth. queen of England, and
has sentenced the earl of Essex, her
young lover, to die. A long time ago
she gave him a ring saying that no
matter. what came between them, all
would be forgotten when the ring was
sent. She is waiting for it In the
still palace chamber, on his last night.
The ring does not come. She is hurt
by his pride and stubbornness, and
Essex dies.
A couple of years pass The countess
of Nottingham, dying, sends for the
queen and tells Elizabeth that Essex
had given her the ring with instruc-
lions that she carry it to the queen.
But the countess husband, and the
enemy of Essex prevented her. The
countess implores forgiveness.
Elizabeth, in a fury, shakes the dy-
ing woman, saying that God may par
don her, but she never can. The queen
hurries to her chamber, throws herself
on the floor, and remains there ten
days, crying out her sorrow. She re-
sists all efforts to put her to bed and
dies on March "a, 1908, Of broken
heart.
No stranger woman than Elizabeth,
the last of the Tuders, ever sat upon
throne. When still a girl she was
involved with Lord Seymour, and the
earl of Leicester long enjoyed her |
favor. But Essex was her true love. |
And love was passion with the wom- |
an who ruled England forty-five years, |
making better job of it than most |
of its kings. Under her the Armada |
met defeat, the power of Spain was !
seriously injured, and by her diplo-
macy general slaughter of Catholics
and Protestants was avoided. She I
stood forth as the strongest exponent
Of Professionalism. but treated Catholics
with fairness which helped to offset
the plans of Rome.
The light of this great queens life
was the noble young earl of Essex. She
sent him to Ireland as lord lieutenant
md because of his muddling he fell
ntor disfayor. Then his enemies
relped for his life, like dogs on a
scent. They made Elizabeth jealous
If his popularity, and finally he per-
nitted himself to be involved in n
oolish conspiracy. So the great
queen, almost old enough to have been
lis grandmother, permitted her young
over to die-and ii killed her.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
Can't Fool I'm.

Two colored gentlemen were en-
gagged in conversation when one of
them became very much annoyed by
the persistent attention of a large
fly.
Sam, whut kin a fly am dis?"
"Dat am boss fly"
"A boss fly arg a fly whit buzzes
'roun cows, n bosses n jackasses-''
"You amt maxim out for to call me
no jackass?"
mo, / ain maxim out for to call
you no jackass, but you cain't fool
dem boss flies. Magazine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
Frog Shower at cIbraItar.

During a thunderstorm at Gibraltar
recently shower of frogs fell On the
north front. Thousands of these
small, hopping creatures were to be
seen in the hedges and aroused much
curiosity. Seven years ago similar
phenomenon occurred. and later
shower Of sand covered everything
with q pink deposit.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
Writer Judged by Style.

And, after all, 1t is style alone by
which posterity will judge of great
work, for an author can have nothing
truly his own but his style.-Isaac Dis.
raeli.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
A Business Deal.

Remember, don't know anything
about business. In business matters
Pm baby"
Cant deal with you, then. A baby
wants it all. Send me somebody who
does know something about business"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
''vAMPs0 WHO MADE HISTORY
BY JAMES C. YOUNG.
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

could be found. The king came to her
In her last moments and was so dis.
tressed at her sufferings that he sug-
gested leaving. But she begged him
to stay, saying, 81 suppose that /
must die according to etiquette" and
repressed all signs of her agony until
the end came.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28

Joe the Plodder says it's good idea
to keep your fences and your temper
I'm good repair, .-t
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-28
which,

Cora-Every tongue in the college
was wagging yesterday.
Cousin Dick-Gossip or gum .r
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