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Show Could Not Afford Title. Many' times did tho German emperor press tho tltlo of prlnco upon Horr Von Ilulow before tho latter woulc accept. Tho statesman wanted tho title, but could not afford to llvo up lo It. Of this tho kaiser know nothing, noth-ing, ot course. At length, about 18 months ngo, n relative of Von Bu-low Bu-low died, leaving him $1,350,000. A few days later ho showed tho kaiser a legal notification of his good fortune. for-tune. Tho monarch grunted. "So that was tho reason my prince," ho said, laying stress on tho title. "Why did you not say so before?" Fanny Crosby Now 87. Fanny Crosby, tho blind hymn writer, celebrated her eighty-seventh birthday In Bridgeport, Conn. Miss Crosby received many presents and congratulatory messages from all parts of, the country.' Sho says that the way to keep young Is to bo cheerful, cheer-ful, keep working and lovo mankind. Sho declares that sho does not fee) much abovo 40 and that she has not missed her dinner In u year. |