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Show -- hjt Jjupy Gheyzj: tiWQjcE Holstein, uncle of present Gt wo Emperor, and after tha death of th aha married tha lata Count Yti. prince derseo, who waa prominently in th publio eye a commander of tha alU armies in China at tha time cf th Boxer revolt Tha American woman, who of all Kh Columbia daughter, attained to th most exalted position by her manhp did not gala happiness with her nth This woman wa th former Mlm Ain Heine, of Maw Orleans, who bacaaa i aoaaort of tha ruling Prim of Monaotk but a divorce ended th tory. Of all dasaaa of tn terns tkw marriages probably the largest Base ure of happiness ha been found fc tha between American girl and B sian noblemen. Among th most M llant of the wedding was that d Mi Bus) Whittier, 6f Boston, dxigh ter of Oen. Charles A. Whittier, ml Prince Serge Belosselsky-Belosenti member of on of tha oldest famllhs ( domain. Th Princess tha Csara waa Mian Evelyn Partridga of Chicago, and th Barone of Rusal, tn Mlw Enlly Lothrop. daughter of th former Halted State Minister to Russia. A eomjun-tlvsrecant marriage wa tint vHcfe won th title of Prince Csnttemen for tha former Julia Dent Gnat, txagh. ter of Gen. Fred Grant and gnadutik-ta- r of tha famous Civil War leaden Her marriage portion. MOO.OOt, w a lift from ber aunt. Mrs Potter Palmer, d Chicago, Outnumbering tha alliance of me eyed American girl with any other t tonality ara th marriages with tldd Englishmen. Prominent among tben Is th union which won for Mia Vanderbilt a girl wlthafortumd MS.OOMOO tba tit! of Duchca of and tha yet mar recent tedding of Ml May Goelet and th Dote of Roxburgh e, which llkewls poured reviving stream of American gold hie the sadly depleted coffer of an ucM house. Mia Goelet not only broigtl thet her hnahsnd a "dot" as large carried abroad by Conwelo Vsndertik but also th Income of a fortune d full-fledg- y, Hoynh-gen-Hu- ly u about 320,000,0001 Another American fortune 1 fed spent abroad aa tb result of th min riago which captured for th dutch th title d of Mr Bradlay-MArtof Craven. Th former E Count Van Maxtor hna ample man to attain position a Countoa of Tube villa and tha almighty American dolU cast a golden halo around th Ml ceremonies which mad dI Thaw, of Pittsburg, Count mouth, and Mis Zimmerman, i cfnnati, Ducheu of MancheatK other American woman who 1 mhV h gaining recognition aa a social pom Groat Britain ia lady Cheyfcnm French, of Kew TJ formerly Ml and a alitor of Mrs. Alfred Vaadsita WALDON FAWC2T1 ln hr nd African Railroads. Th part that railways ar pis yin development of Wart Africa M emphasised at a recent meeting le don of th Colonial Institute, publio organisation whose objeethp' development of th English prerw After a paper by the consulting en " of the crown for tho colonies of Leone, Gold Coast and Logoi, declared that th speaker lion I th best missionary thtco he sent to Africa, because rolJj will mak tha country. Th rallvw were discussed aa an aid in uppr tribal revolts because of their drt tage from a military standpoint, natlv Insurrection in Blerra KM waa accompanied by outrage within th affected At that time th Blerra Leon could only be used fur a short dlftov The railway 1 now rapidly apprajT completion, and In case of a troop can be moved within a fewto from Freetown, th capital, scene of disorder. Th railway wFj tend from Freetown to a place Bauma, a distance of 33 miles mean of railway communicationto masi, tb capital of Ashanti, within 16 days Journey from EnlJ and a tew hours Journey fmo coast Thet I little probability of th to railway being used for mihtaiT,. Bpose, aa the inhabitant of the -' land are of d more peaceful lejw" and are more advanced than tn people of Sierra Leon and that CoaL It wa pointed out way would Insure to a certain the civilisation of tha natives would b brought Into closern with tb representative of th lOJ ST WiLPOT FAWCETT. Tb unhappy climax in the brief wed-o- f tha daughter or fortnr.r Vic Lavl Pt Morton Ima nnnin efved to call tha attention of the pnh-,t- e to tU unrert.iln fate which awaits tha American girl who offi ra lierarlf nnil moot eood Tank dollar in win a title. II lea Helen Morton. of tha former 17nlti nude daughter pnvi,y Imrla and former governor rf Kew Turk Fate, waa married wlih all the ieli1,l,.i of tlia twentieth-centur- y Wedding jeno than three years ago or. to be exact on October K ism. Her huehanit w.is when aha married him. tie Comta Itnana da Ferigrird, merely hut. thank to hla bride' matw;, forthwith bec.uu Due da Valencsy. The wedding bell, had scarce .topped ringing era tha nnhla Frenchman demanded and obtatued fmm hla American tather-ln-lnthe t Idy etna of ms.-In order tn purchase tha rtiatea tfc of Valeaceg. which l.e especially dteirel, becanea it bestowed upon him hla prea-educal title. The 'state, which com. H.WO acres, had pt evlotirly been borght at auction hy I'mimeas Jean e Caateliane; but. ea II happens. there 1 an rid Frerch law whereby any per-owithin eight days after n sale of property may bid through n lawyer a fclghr price, provided this few bid la not iaei than higher than tba s r'"l''iij for-et- l7UXJX!m33 JlTKSJLZZSTX n Covjrxztt Jlz& j knew something of the rccci.l (.f b.'e pew iu!v in I If.U.OMO to buy the r!11 the tltlo only on IV u tl c prop- ertv ahonld he - !! in If, d..n.:l..er' naine lids roused a tc-- t In a n.i- rrcn-pot, being .ibti-rlf c t iri- out mrniUis or the T I1 i In.kc family, pmn.-dirlivicler, and. biller, o;tetie.i W!l;ch hna wl.im.-until ppyii.-for a foitfil m hi t ; lea bn-'- rijl'lo T,ec-eary. Ittlrmalle" ti -- u'ri.ic, . In wcl-- 'i A:i'r- i -.j f- ivc-t- v, Irm. gifs hate i.itril ports ht,f much iiiharpu'.. in dhlirmt Ithds, I j prsbriblrV-hsiy.st gienrat cf w.'o fiein i. h n I is M, J'lriire. I teay, J s. 1 y, lii f in Ii d 1 he w J ill w! i ii it .f M Vcb-uoi- I ; ona-alat- h ss 1 e-- fur-ea- ta l I'.. yoking t:c c .vcili-.,,:- ' u '..ii j r " tille, f.. t ;v r , I rh,,.i.-, ' I..I - r ,!' i i. f at j. icon nice f ti- - V i".ty which wiil.itut pi il ii.;. rf, t mii.-ij.- j Mi- A i ii loRi-- fr.-- rj I ' n: i., ., wio, i, vt lialu- - , w -- rt-- o jdeJ2e&t2Z22m.- I ii I e a ti cd ur m lot indl- t'ui,ih-- s Ain.,1 w.is severely t fii.-- ly l..r li!iKlv.r..i,s .p;., nu to have p.uduully oit--r ev tran: herself I r.t oMdil us pec.:,,o Into a .' i.aiL j ;.t! iioii.y if iicuitics , .eg prop c hate, been d i'i tun vvui'.s t . h aides , - . ,L fletl '.ant, f J j - i.l-'- c?nily cf h. n and itr:mc-i:i- cl re-o- d'eorcra ta found ol Duka t'-- I Ducb. r ton. f vorct tilled I. only a J Seoul can w.f t.'liui t!!i.i. New l'c V, plun.'.l rows ni rvanrd , : t- - i s . ' ' i : l . .iliog which i.rolhcr. Tlie fortune I io Anna GnuM by l.cr futher has bun at kcOVAf. and H Is Un- Im i. hsJ lliat a f'..illicr .ctilcp. ,t was ii i. ber l.y her brother, and sis- r nl the lime of her niarrhigc, and t,.at tl.o Count also Insisted that a tub- - att&JJ I ilmyl.i.r of the lata fount lioi'l lie f.i.tcl-- . w ! at lue l. iici,. cf of i" bride. In Mn.vli. ...-- vaa t. n t C oiiil, M d J ! ! an ! cr I f- - It.rwf l at iri'tnuls with thret n m.igea f r litis no t':. :i n,e of trr.e love nl-- i w.-.- s in t it which unlbd ''ii. Jiy nco-Afr;- o os-..!- w:i. .hv,i. fa. I..I-- I; vf s n- ,rt I'i. . tv, i.t i i i i t l , wi In a of hie 1 I . ..n bride. It Unum, k.-tl a 1 in l.m,- hmeo w tl. nu- - c f nllju gliis fun; y with the Ins l A . II p, Jerome King of .:.:ice with tho iv- -t ..T hla Anirr- - - i.I.-i- i I. it JVi-- ls t r it rn'Ui nil p.,:l t.f I'm-cj- c, i.::r :c I n.-d- , I ir I'llnco - t- - ou-l'r- , ,!,n .in lu-b"- . Hi-- - wife j:n.ip.ii i., u , (h.it Ins lir..l!cr slci'iM wed a j. i ii.. ii to ln csv. i;,. ! . i, n- -j A'lM'r- Icm wire t -- i llng'v aukucia t ct chii-- i lie h nr on French . '1. :,1nt. cir-effort to reach ter a rinir.tr,-- , but was prevented en1c t. by fi.I of : r I t..1- . t.,-l was n L't.gland in it-- ni bid. f i , i the iroie.. I v B The descendant of the Infamoua Trance Charle Maurice of Genevento hastened to avail himself cf tl:li privilege, and the second and Anal sals waa carried cut In accordanca with tha ancient custom of burning tapers. After Count Boson's Md of A'vC.Sid had n made tha A rat taper was lighted, and mis wa. (ollowed by threw others. When all hmi burned without snv fresh ud being mads tha auctioneer announced that Yslmcay, with Ita woods, girdeii.. and farms, had become the property of tha man who bad. Just 3 d;i a bo. fore, aecured tha purchase price by the only means within hla power. Hr. Horton, who la a n.r, wj An.rrl- -' .. enburlceM itsn, gud who to y, 's nt prevlou Cj&ivujt. J&iszzvnzj? do b man li 111., of i r. tac i 1 lie was When rha married Damn ia ti e son of a k'rcnch- er.nohh-- by Napolcnn i, sister, on of ti . betiutles ill c in cf tlie Empress Eugenie, ikcl da Easan. Between la this sister and Ilia liaron tlicra ha waged a feud wlilcli'fca been of tlie traditional cal and parrot variety. Not all marrlngc of American girla with titir-- Krc.jch mn hare, however, turned out unhappily. A notable exception I afforded by th cas of th Countess ro trd,m!Trr Ml Florenc. Audenreid. a W?a beauty in V.'a.hington .oci.t,, TH. Mia formerly was Miss Mary Ledoux, of New Orleans, and ber sister Anita, another Crescent City belle, became tha Baroness Leon da Brin. Tha Countess da Fourtaiea was Misa Florenc Drouil-lar- d. of Nashvilla Tena- - and th Countess d Die bach wa mi. Meta McCall, of Philadelphia. In tha case of several unions the matrimonial barks had stormy voyages A case In have point waa the marriage of Miss Helen Moulton to Count Jaul von The couple wrre divorced, but ware reconciled and remarried Afteen years luter. The Countess Adolf von B running was lira Gordon McKay, a divorcea when aha married her titled husband, and this culmination of a romance so displeased the Emperor that Diicbcs do la J:ot hefoucauld, who waa formerly Miss Mattie Mitchell, daughter cf Mitchell, and a famous beauty. When she went with her mother to F.rl to complet her education she made a most tremendous social u cess, and her marriage to the young Duke de la Rochefoucauld was particularly notable, since she was the pioneer American bride in th most exclusive social set In Franco. This, however, was a lov match, for the Americas bride liad no fortune to offer as a dot. Tb Barones d Reuter, another American bearer of a French title, was prior to tier marrmge a Philadelphia girl. Tha Count.aa d'Aramon waa Misa klarr Fisher, of N'ew York, and her husband was formerly an officer a tha es,V.h da Uabrlac, Fanny Fithlan. of California, waa married In Paris la 137 and embraced tha Roman Cathollo faith Just prior to her marrlago, receiving tha Pope'a blessing at the altar. Tha Marquise da Valorl German-Amerl-c- an Ilatxfrldt-WU-denbur- i I , Tn Mi". royal uTc r n ' 'm g. hi K rV "' ZZiZf. t-- A New Trefr Rubber of a rubber P Sample Palo Hmanllo" (yellow tree, diicoveied In the Slate Of Mir?.-h- v been sent to the chcmlra g,j of the National Institute tury I no. According to an " the Mvxivuo Ileiald. extremelv rich in ruldier new lt. the old rubber tree and It m' would be a paying business-VC.- ' wild rot in the Plate of ,,n ?,r' bul also In nnd places of that region. The ni:id show that the plant cn llle pin"'' ysleit ber--not riily-llisiyt foiiTifJ putlve. bill oi. i' ' jr" c.- othrr rm of UifienMit ii.tkcii It Tar MipMir tfi Vi tnw ran tn. whlh aua til. at a cunaufci pi: -n- ii |