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ITcan is formally announced that Miss May Goelet, the well-known belle, is engaged to the duke of Roxburghe. The duke is now the guest of Mrs. Ogden Goelet, mother of Miss Goelet, at Newport, R. I. This is all that the.duke, who is 25 years old, is: Marquis of Roxburghe and earl of Roxburghe, earl of Kelso, Viscount Broxmouth, Baron Roxburghe, Baron Ker of Cessford and Caverton in land, Earl Innes of the United Kingdom, a baronet of Nova Scotia and a ant in the Royal Horse Guards.

The duqe's town residence is at 1 Chesterfield Gardens, West, London, and his country seats are Floors castle, Kelso, Roxburgheshire and Broxmouth and Dunbar, county of Haddington. About everybody knows who Miss Goelet heiress of a family of millions, a family high in New York MISS MAY GOELET. (American Heiress Who Will Marry the Duke of Roxburghe In November.) society that cruises about the world in yachts and gives big parties when at home or at its summer retreat at port. It is not the first time that Roxburghe has had his engagement announced. Two years ago it was said he was going to marry Pauline Astor, daughter of William Waldorf Astor.

But the ports were denied and seemingly proved baseless. The duke, a soldier by profession, is the first cousin of the duke of ough, who married Consuelo Vanderbilt. His house is 100 years older than that of Marlborough. The mother of Roxburghe is the daughter of the fourth duke of Marlborough. Roxburghe comes of a fighting race.

One of his ancestors fell at Montrose in the year 1526. He is devoted to his fession, and his brother and heir, Lord Alastair Innes-Ker, has followed in his as hopes also to do, in due PERU'S NEW PRESIDENT. He Is the First Chief Exeeatlve of the Republic to Be Elected out Bloodshed. The Peruvian consul in Chicago, Leopoldo Arnaud, has received word from his government of the election of Manuel Candamo, of Lima, as president, and the announcement that the ration ceremonies took place in the Plaza de Lima, the capital of Peru, tember 8. This is the first presidential election in the little South American republic that has not brought revolution and bloodshed.

The election of Candamo places at the head of the government the first man who was unanimously chosen, there being no opposition. Nicolas De Pierola, who was nominated by the publicans, withdrew when the civil party named Candamo. The new dent is one of the most influential men of Peru and is best known as the presi- SENOR MANUEL CANDAMO. (Recently Elected President of Peru out Opposition.) dent of the Lima chamber of commerce. He received a thorough education abroad and a man who, the consul says, "is eminently fitted for the position of head of the government of Pehi." The consul says there is universal rejoicing throughout Peru over the election of Candamo.

Paper la In some of the low-priced rants in German cities food served on paper plates. Richest'American Heiress'' Engaged to Duke of Roxbiirghe Miss May Goelet, Who Has Been Wooed by Many Titled Foreigners, Won by Youngf ScotchNobleman Who, Strangeto ReUte, Has a Career Free from Scandal and an Annual Rent Roll of $360,000, course, the third brother, Lord Robert The, duke, of thef only, marriageable duke ra Scotland. Hehas a career scandal, and a rent roll of about 1300,000 a There is only one handicap. burghe is said not to have a clear title. All the ingenuity of English chronologists has failed to give an indisputable claim to his title, and from 1809 to 1873 it was not recognized, and is still puted in the English courts.

Lewis Ker, a truckman in New York, who for 46 years has bid for work at Greene and Grand streets, claims the titles and estates of the duke of burghe as his own. While Ker does not expect to succeed- in establishing his right, he may yet resume the fight. So good this claim seemed to him be in 1830 that Hamilton Fish devoted nearly five years in England to the case in behalf of Andrew Ker, Lewis Ker's father. Though Hamilton Fish did not succeed in establishing the rights of his American client, he did succeed in so completely breaking down the claims of Sir James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, grandfather of the present duke, that the latter failed to have the dukedom bestowed upon him and the title lapsed for 50 years. Miss May Goelet has been the heroine of many stories.

She has been reported engaged innumerable times, and has been the victim of two known monial conspiracies, induced by cunious bearers of titles, one of these, it is alleged, being Prince Hugo von Hohenlohe of Germany, who agreed to pay $10,000 to Capt. Ladestas de Porkony if he could procure consideration his proposal of marriage for Miss Goelet. This was four years ago, and if the prince had not been 50 years of age the match might haye come off. However, Miss Goelet objected to so ancient a spouse, and the prince fused to pay the $10,000. This gave rise to suit for the money, thus spreading knowledge of the transaction.

The matter was finally settled by Hohenlohe's aunt paying several hundred pounds to the disgruntled Porkony. Prince Heinrich Haron, of Bohemia, also desired the hand and fortune of the young lady, and also was debarred by his age, so report goes. The duke of Manchester, the earl of Shaftesbury and later the duke of burghe all have been reported betrothed to Miss Goelet, with resulting denials from Mrs. Goelet, until this authentic news of her engagement to the duke of Roxburghe was received the other day. In appearance Miss Goelet is petite, and wears a charm of manner which makes up for lack of actual beauty.

She. is a bright conversationalist, is self-possessed and "smart" looking. She dresses exquisitely, and has seen just 21 mers. Her mother and mother's sisters have always been noted for their beauty. DEFIES NATURE'S LAWS.

Ohio Rock Balanced Like a Top Yet Seema aa Firm as Gibraltar. One of the most curious of nature's freaks is the "Devil's Tea Table," the noted landmark of the Muskingum ley, three miles from McConnellvsille, O. It stands upright on its slender base on the top of a steep hill. For years it has been watched with great anxiety by the people living in THE DEVIL'S TEA TABLE. (Strange Natural Freak Located Near McConnellsville, the valley below, but it still stands firm, resisting wind and rain.

The huge rock is only four by 17 feet at the base, while the top measures 20 by 33 feet. Scientists claim that the curious mation is caused by a process of nature which must sooner or later cause its fall. The upper part of the rock is of sandstone and" the lower part of shale Frost and dampness have disintegrated the shale, while the sandstone sturdily resists the elements. Only a little more can be spared before the great must fail, and It hangs like the sword-of Damocles- over the itants of Makes Strong Wheels. The wheels: Pullman car are made of paper.

The body of each wheel is a block of paper about four inches thick Around this lira rim. of steel measuring frdin two Uto three inches. It is this steel rim, roarse.l which comes in contact with the rails! The sides are covered with circular Iron plates, bolted om. RISE 01 VILLAYERDE flew Prime Minister of Spain Child of the People. IUie Hla Way to the Front Tr eadof Pnbllc Opinion and Trie Devotion to Hia therland.

Dpn Villaverde, Spain's new premier, is one of the luckiest of middle-class His parents were well-to-do country folk, but there was no reason to.sup^pse that their boy was going to Climb up to the highest post within the gift of the Spanish ple. He started out as alawyer, endowed with brains severance and lots of ambition. after the steps of fame were interestingly marked. He had of clients and was elected to parliament. Afterward he attracted attention by hard work, participation in every possible debate and mastering all sorts of dry subjects.

He was too busy to concern himself with the brilliant aristocracy of Madrid, which had shown some inclination to t0 DON RAIMONDO VILLAVERDE. (New Premier of Spain Who Was Born viJnder Lucky Star.) his time and talent to his profession, Senor Villaverdestudiedassidulously cial and economical sciences, for which he had always felt a predilection, and through his great intelligence soon rose to preeminence. He was successively named minister of justice and of finance to the general satisfaction. The most interesting period of Villaverde's political career began in 1899 after the disastrous war with the United States. When the treaty of peace had been signed and anew cabinet, presided over by the leader of the conservative party, Senor Silvela, was formed, cal men as well as the majority of the people recognized the urgent necessity of introducing ample and radical reforms into all branches of public tion and adopting a sound and liberal policy apt to raise the credit of the land.

Senor Villaverde, who occupied in Silvela's cabinet the post of minister of finance, brought a bill of taxation before parliament, with which he intended to increase the income of the treasury from 850,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 pesetas and with his peculiar energy and firmness he succeeded in having his project proved. But this heavy taxation raised such a storm of protest throughout the whole of Spain and so numerous and bloody were the riots which it caused in various provinces that Senor Villaverde was obliged to send in his resignation and two or three months afterward, partly owing to this and partly to the unpopular marriage of the princess of the Asturias with Don Carlos of Bourbon, the whole cabinet was also forced to resign. The queen then decided to trust Villaverde with the formation of a new ministry, but in consequence of the unpopularity of his taxes, he found nobody disposed to second him in the work and therefore he had to renounce the charge. Later the announcement that the ernment, through Senor Sanchez Toca, intended to bring a bill into parliament for the construction of the fleet, was ficient to call forth demonstrations of hostility in the chamber of deputies, as well as all over Spain. Then King Alphonso, interpreting the desires of his country, called on Senor Villaverde to form a new cabinet.

The elevation-of this distinguished statesman to the est office signifies the triumph of a firm and saving financial policy of Spain. A Tax Extraordinary. A tax on marriage is still imposed by the proprietor of a leading Bombay tel. In a revised tariff of pHces the daily charge for a single lady, or tleman is set down as five rupees, but if the lady or gentleman be married the charge will be seven rupees each. No planation of this singular regulation is given." dog a g00d.l00kiag and promising young man.

He made a sudden dash into society der the wings of the duchess de Dehia, at whose palace a guest could meet every? greatest politicians, artists and men of science to be found in Madrid. The smart young member from Galicia soon made himself popular in- this set and for the first time seems to have been deflected from his path to glory. So many Spanish beauties of high degree lavished their affections on him that he became for a while a veritable butterfly of fashion. A rich and attractive woman, the chioness of Pozo Rubio, offered to marry the handsome young gallant and was forthwith accepted. Senor Villaverde then put a definite stop to all frivolity and once more devoted himself to fruitful labor for the welfare of his country, ing no longer required to sacrifice all la Tarkeataa.

A wedding engagement in Turkestan begins with the payment of tial consideration to the girl's parents If the girl jilts-her lover, the nxent gift has to be returned the parents have another daughter to give is a substitute, GUARDS AN ACTRESS. an Imrliih BnU'doa, Choaca by aad Cham. Shannon and her companions on tie streets and.in the theaters where the tress is playing, made a picture which mightwell be entitled "Beauty and the However, Bobs is the most gentle 6t nines, rhis malignant exterior directly opposing. his angelic while his demotion to his mistress is almost pathetic. At McYicker's theater, inQhif cago, Bobs' has becqme an idol of the stage and theater employes.

Whenever he can be, enticed from Miss Shannon's dressing room he is taken into BOBS, THE BULLDOG. (Effle Shannon's Canine Bodyguara and Boon Companion.) the stage alley for a romp, with a choice morsel of raw meat as his reward at the end of the play. Bob? is Miss Shannon's bodyguard and he serves well for this purpose, his like appearance frightening would-be mashers or thugs. One iflght last son while in a western town Miss non was on her way to her hotel after the performance when a man slightly under the influence Of liquor came up to speak to her? Bobs observed the stranger and noticed his approach to his mistress. He bristled, showed his ugly teeth and gave a growl that made the masher take to his heels.

Nothing would induce the actress to part with her pet, although at times Bobs is somewhat of a trial. He is playful, in his cumbersome way, and is as tionate as a kitten. He has a habit of trying to sit In Miss Shannon's lap ever she sits down, but as he weighs something like 60 pounds he. is not exactly the sort of a lap dbg a lady desires. Bobs is larly fond of sitting on the white cloth which Miss Shannon has spread in her dressing room to protect her costumes and the'dog generally manages to get in the way, so in order to keep him off the white rug Miss Shannon's maid places a white sheet in the far corner of the dressing room and there Bobsis coaxed before the process of.

dressing begins. Being on a white rug he is satisfied and remains contentedly until called to go home. BOUND TO FIND POLE. Comaaader Peary Preparing to Mako Another Journey Through the Arctic Iforth. Commander Robert E.

Peary, U. S. who announces that he will make other dash for the north pole next mer and who has been granted three years' leave of absence for that purpose by Acting Secretary of the Navy already made six arctic tions at Intervals extending, over 12 years. He has won fame because of the immense importance of his labors in geographical, ethnical and other tific research. In 1886 he made his first voyage to Greenland and a reconnoisance of the Greenland ice.

This was followed COMMANDER R. B. PEART. (Arctic Explorer Who Will Make Another Dash for the North Pole.) in. 1891-92 by a 13 months' sojourn in northern Greenland, during which he made a sledge journey across the ice-cap and determined the ty of Greenland.

For this he wasawarded medals from many scientific societies, American and foreign. In spent 26 months in northern Greenland, completed a detailed survey of the gion and discovered the huge Cape York meteprites. followed in 1896 uid 1897. In 1898 he made a determined effort to reach tbe poie. The same year saw tite publication of his book, ward Over the Great Ice." Commander Peary Is 47 years old.

He was born in Cresson, and graduated from Bowdoin college, Maine, in 1877. Four years latefhe entered the navy as a civil neer and In 1884 was appolntedasslstant engineer of thf Nicaragua ship canal surrey, tfrom the grade of lieutenant he has risen' to commander. He is married, -and has accompanied him on some of his northern voyages. Leaves Thirty Feet Loasr. The cocoanut palmhas leaVes nearly BOY BANKEB TALKS.

Words of Wisdom Spoken by Man oi Few Tears. Carl R. Sehalta, Called by -Some Jfew York'a "9oy Bank Prealdeat," Is ConaervatlVe aad Takes Maternal Advice. Carl Rudolph Schultz, Who has been elected president of Equitable Na-: tional York, at the age of $7 years, and who is the youngest bank president in the holds the same general ideas, about the way to run a bfwk as did George G. Williams who, at his death last May, was 77 years old, and the oldest bank president in the country.

"A banker should be very careful er to drift away from the sound ples of finance," said Mr. Schultz. "He should avoid anything that savors ef speculation and when even the shadow of a doubt arises as to the advisability of making a loan he should keep his funds In his vauits. He cannot'err too much on the side of conservatism. Let the bank be contented with a very small profit rather than run the slightest risk.

He should never be a plunger." President of the Chemical National bank, in an interview a few weeks prior to his death, said: "The greatest problem the financiers of New York city have to solve is to keep their financial principles sound. They should be so firmly anchored to them that ing could drag them away." Although there was fifty years ence between the oldest bank president and the youngest, they looked on the world of finance with the same eyes. It is Mr. Schultz's aim to emulate Mr. liams' highly honorable and successful career and he will continue to make a model of the older man, whom he calls "the ideal bank president." Mr.

Schultz was the principal promoter of the Equitable-National bank and was an incorporator. The bank was started CARL RUDOLPH SCHULTZ. (Youngest National Bank President "in United States.) in May, 1902. His mother and brother own much of the stock, and Mr. Schultz said he frequently consulted his mother his business at the bank Itnd that he had always found her advice lent Mr.

Schultz, who is a sportsman and athlette, believes that a man ought to have at least two months of rest every year from business. He makes it. a practice to take a month's vacation in winter and another in summer. He hunts, saiisand plays golf. He Is a member of the Yale, Knickerbocker 'Athletic and New York Athletic clubs.

He was' graduated from Sheffield scientific school at Yale university in 1897: Mr. Schultz' wife is the daughter of R. S. Shields, of Canton, She is a. niece of ex-Secretary of State William R.

Day. Miss Clara Shields was a guest at the white house when her engagement was announced. They were married at Canton, ApHl 26, 1899. The bride ried a bouquet of roses that Mrs. McKinley sent her.

When asked to give his views of the financial outlook Mr. Schultz that he expected a bigboom in business out the country. He said that every dition favored a prosperous autumn in all branches of industry. The heavy crops and the general business activity were sure barometers of financial perity to come. "To what particular qualification, above all others, do you attribute your business success, Mr.

Schultz?" was asked. "I don't know that I can name any pecial ability that I possess. I think I owe my present position entirely to my luck. There are plenty of men at my age who could fill the duties of the sition as well as I. "I have a rule to be conservative, other to work hard while I am at work, and a tMrd to enjoy at least two months' vacation every year." Mr.

Schultz prefers to live in the try and has a home at Murray Hill, New Jersey. How to Take Caator Oil. An easy way of taking eastor oil without producing any nauseating fects is for the patient to wash out his mouth with water as hot as can he borne, and then swallow the oil, follow this by rinsing out the moulii well with hot water. The first swfUow of the water the mouth, makes the membranes "warm, so that the oil does not stick, and consequently slips down easily. Flremea at The Chinese are sniart in in fighting Hire they are about as useless as an army of antelopes.

When the Board of Rifes "building in Peking recently burst into company.hu|riedly dashed tothe scene, to try -their ikOlJt extinguishing it Their chief equipment for jthis of banners and VOHAS HASOH. Bow the Hon. accordii the only dai Leger, ci Aldworth nerail She and wasmra ried to RlchanTAldworth of County Cork, who was the son of Sit Richard Aldworth, provost marshal ol Munster. The lodge in which she was was 44 of Ireland. The warrant of lodgl HON.

MRS. ALDWORTH. (The Only Woman Ever Initiated by a Lodge of Masons.) 44 was issued in 1735. It was a highly respectable lodge, Including all the elite of the county around Doneraile, and its' meetings were held often underthe idency of Lord Doneraile, at his dence. It happened that on such an occasion the lodge was held In a room separated from anotheir by stud and The subject of this sketch being ably giddy attd thoughtless, determined to gratify her curiosity.

With a pair of scissors she removed a portion of a brick from the wall and placed-herself so as to command a full view of thing which occurred in the next room. In this position she witnessed the first two degrees of Masonry, which was the extent of the proceedings of the lodge that night. From what she heard when, the members of the lodge were about to separate, for the first time she felt blingly alive to the awkwardness and the danger of her situation, and began to consider how site could observation. She became nervous and agitated and stumbled against and overthrew a chair. The crash was loud, and the tyler of the who wasiin the lobby, gave the alarm, buret open, the and with a light in one hand and a drawn sword in.

the other, appeared to the TOW terrified) young woman. He was immediately joined by the members of the lodge ent. They, for the most part, were ous at the transaction. She was placed under guard of the tyler and a member. in the room in which she had been found.

The members reassembled and ated for two hours as to what was to be done. At length, it was resolved to give the' young women.th» option ef submitting to the Masonif ordeal to the extent she had witnessed it, or, if she refused, the members were again to consult Miss St Leger, exhausted and terrified, yielded, and was accordingly initiated. The er inmates of the house were in perfect' Ignorance of the transaction. In 1807 a tradesman of Cork conceived the idea of publishing prints of Hon. Mrs.

carried his intention Into effect The above is a fac-simile of the only portrait that has been known to have been made during her life. With the prints he also published a memoir, in a pamphlet, the substance of which has been given here. CARDINAL AGLIARDI. Considered by Churchmen One of the CleVereat Membera oit the Pope'a Honaehold. Cardinal Bishop Antonio Agllardi ia said to be the mostinfluential member of the college of cardinals, since the sion of Pope Pius X.

He belongs to one of the oldest noble families of Italy, and was born on September 11, 1839rt Cologna al Serio, diocese of Bergamo, and early in hlr career was a curatein-his na-? CARDINAL ACTLIARDI. (Considered by a Sort of Mod- tive village. Leter he was appointed prbfessor of mond' law at die seminary- snbsfeqtienti? he was created blshop of Albano, was made a cardinM In 1896 and the tollc yice chancellor. For several-yefcrsr he was papal at Munich and a period at Vienna. tha Whole ofBnwnntfel toUclabonk Be has also halted and otheCiAjnerican fant haa 1 2'.