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RISE OF PRINCESS, Wife of Austria's Heir Recognized at Last by Emperor. NOW KNOWN AS "HIGHNESS." After Nine Years Francis Ferdinand's , Morganatic Spouse Is Honored by Her Husband's Uncle Helped by the Kaiser. By granting the title of "highness" to the' Princess of Hohenberg, morga natic wife of Arcluluke Francis Fer dinand of Austria-Hungary, the old ruler of the dual monarchy. Emperor Francis Joseph, has renewed the dis cussion of the exact status of the princess and the possibility of her Sitting on the throne with her hus band, who is nephew and heir to the aged emperor. The princess and her husband will shortly visit the kaiser fit Berlin, where they will receive great honors. The kaiser is said to be responsible for the new honor accorded to the princess, although it is known that the aged Francis Joseph has been in a relenting . mood for some time past, and chapters in what is now called "A Romance of International Love and Politics" seem to be written fast - The children of this morganatic mar riage are-the Princess Sophia, aged eight; Prince Maximilian Charles, aged seven, and Prince Ernest, aged five. t'BiUCfi&B 6F EOHENfiKltlS. The kaiser's reasons for inducing the emperor to honor his heir's wife, ac cording to' the Anstrianauthorities, is due to a desire to promote better feel- logs toward ermanv on the Dart of the new duchess, who has been a stead- ifast opponent of pan-Germanism. ...... . Married to Archduke In 1900. .' -: The'- wife of the heir to the- Austrian throne is the daughter of Count.Chotek. former -Austrian ambassador to Bel gium. At the time of her' marriage to Francis Ferdinand. July 1, .1900, she 'sreeeived from 'the emperor ' the' title- Princess of Hohenberg. A Vi rl n 1- Pimnnln T ,-. . I. I XI. 1ieir to the throne in the history of 'Austria who contracted a morga natic marriage for the 'sake of his 'wife, who Is a member of an old Bo hemian family. The archduke for ten years resisted all the imperial , 'efforts to marry him to a woman of - his own rank. The emperor himself vainly endeavored to stop the mar riage, but finally gave his consent: At the .wedding the archduke, took an oath that he would not declare his wife either empress or queen or his .children as members of the imperial house. But now Hungarian lawyers t- waj lUUi IU1S ICUUULmilUU UUcS uub apply to Hungary and that the prin cess may become queen of that king- -dom, - which is part of the dual em - pire. Indeed, there are many in Aus etria who now believe that the renun ciation will not be too rigidly adhered to In Austria, and that ber highness, i , wuu was Dern countess sopnia Uho- tek, may be impress as well as queen More Honors For the Princess, It is understood in court circles that . this evidence of the emperor's relent ing after nine years of obduracy will be followed by other honors bestowed ' upon the once unrecognized morganatic 'wife of the Austrian heir. s - The Tiew duchess, it Is understood. ' Intends to approach the Vatican in an Effort to induce the pope to annul . the archbishop's vows Enunciation which stand between - her' elder - son ' rfind succession to the Austrian 'throne. NEWS BY TELEPHONE. - American Company to Furnish Service Similar o European. ' - ' The Telephone Newspaper company of America, with offices in New York, "announced that- probably within a year's time it will be in a position to furnish subscribers With news of gen eral, interest. - political happenings, baseball reports by innings and a score of other branches of current events by telephone to a subscriber's home. ' ' While this - is the' first telephbne - newspaper company in this country, the plan of distributing news by tele phone from central stations 'has met with more or less success In London, . "Paris, Vienna and Budapest. 1 It is un derstood that the same general1 lines will be followed in America. ' " Manley M. Gillam. " who 7 will head tbe new company as president, said that the '"newspaper" would try to 'supply lts;v subscribers . with every . branch pf news and as an added In ducement will furnish during . the evenings, while the opera season is' on, a vocal and instrumental 'musical serv ice. Patents controlling the appliance tt transmitting and "receiving' Trtws; he aaid, are owned by CornellusBalassav ouc ot ine aireciore -ox- uie coaty my. : 9 n m i i iii iiii..Miiii ii I i , MORE APPLES THIS YEAR. Crop Exceeds That of 1908 by Twelve Million Barrels. Thirty-five million barrels, or 12,000. 000 barrels more than in 1908, is the estimated apple crop of the United States aud Cauada this season, accord ing to Ren H. Rice, secretary-manager of the second national apple show in Spokane. Nov. 15 (o 20. Mr. Rice said "While the quality of the product east of the Mississippi river is not as good as Jast year, the crop will be uiuco larger and probably more profit able. Tbe yield in the states west of tne Mississippi is lighter than in 1908, but the fruit is of a better 'grade." The International Apple Shippers as sociation has issued an official state ment .that the crop in the New Ens- land states is 20 per cent in excess of 1908. , while the yield in the central states is about '7 per cent below last year, and the middle western states report a crop double that of last sea son., when the yield was light. , Growers in the southern states rer port a crop of- from 125 to 150 per cent larger thnn in 1908. The Pacific group will have a smaller crop than last year, but the decreases in Idaho, Washington and New Mexico are more than made up by the big yield in Col orado, so that the western crop will be fully as .large as the previous sea son. Losses are shown in reports from New ' York. New Hampshire. Kansas and Oklahoma. "Michigan and Wis consin and other states have gains. The Dominion of Canada, pot includ ing Nova Scotia, shows a gain of 75 per cent, and the crop in the province of Nova Scotia is fully as large as In 1908. wben a bumper crop was har vested. ' BARBIE'S DIVORCE SUIT. V '! 1 I 1 -j. Action of Novelist-Dramatist a' Sur prise to His American Friends. : "If . two people love each other neither has any right to give the other up" ate words put by James M. Bar rie into the mouth of one of his char acters. The recent appearance of the novelist's name as a petitioner for a divorce seems to belie the sentiment, if it is really his and not that of his character. Mr. Barrie was married in 1894 to Miss -Mary Ansell. the -actress. - who appeared " in s his first ninv. V'W ik-or London'wbieh was' produced seven teen years ago. The -news of bis divorce suit came as a great -shock to persons in Amer ica : who have , personal acquaintance with the Scotch author. The idea" of divorce in c6nnectlon with the 'author of "When a Man's Single" -seemed in congruous and painful. r . Mrs. Barrie has appeared little in ; public life. ' After her marriage 'she retired from the stage. . Since then they have always ' appeared to be a most devoted couple. . They had no f,hIld'e1n - bu thfs adopted Miss Pan- line Chase in ' place i of a daughter of their own. r''''-.v ' The wonderful "grasp of feminine character which Mr.1 Barrie had shown In his books and ' plays has always been supposed to have been Inspired 1n some degree by his perfect agree ment wit n nis wue. . GERMAN COLONY IN TEXAS. Foreign Companies Carrying Out Plans . - to Raise Cotton In Our South. German .and British spinners are putting into execution their " threat to buy land and raisecotton in Texas. Tbe sale of several tracts of land, ag gregating nearly 250,000 acres, in southwest Texas to a: Berlin firm led to the disclosure that German and Eng lish spinners are the actual purchasers and that they plan to buy more land upon which to grow cotton. Their agents bold options on several thou- sand acres, all" in Frio, Lasalle, Webb. Duval arid McMullen' counties. Plans have been perfected for col onizing German, cotton growers, who aSree e" tbeit crops 10 the Bpln- Tbe splnnars contend that the grower will get a better average price for bis product season by season than under present conditions. The details of the plan are not announced.' but in some way the spinners will hold a -sort of CJf n n T tt"JL families will isettle on the' land abont Jan. '1- The price of the land ranged from $2 to-$20 an acre. " "--',.' FINDS WORKERS ALL RIGHT. Young Millionaire Railroader Pays Re- ; spects to Fellow Workmen. ; "Tiie standard . of morality among workingmen is Just as high as in any other class." ' - ; : " The life of the wdrkingimin-is sane, the kind every American ought to lead." '"The laboring man is not lacking in brains, only in an opportunity to de velop them." " This is what James Watson Webb, son "of W. Seward Webb, grandson of tbe late W. H. Yanderbilt, who has spent a year in the yards and offices of the Chicago and North western' rail road in Milwaukee, learning railroad ing "from the ground up." says -most Impressed bim. : - Same Name, Both Want Fortune. - Theodore Bunnell of Los Angeles left a will stipulating that $10,000 be paid to William Pr6basco.:son of Abraham Pro ba sco, the beneficiary not being otherwise identified. Two William Probascos. sons of Abraham Probasco, one or Asbury PSirk,;'N. J., the other of Tippecanoe, - Ind., have "claimed the 'legacy. ' '-u - - kw. SIBERIA'S VEALTH. Not the Frozen Realm Imagined ' by Americans. - RICH AND FERTILE COUNTRY Our Consul In St. Petersburg Sends Interesting Facts .About a; Land Larger Than the United States,' In cluding Alaska.' ''-''".'" According to an official report made to the state department by James W. Ragsdale, United States consul in St. Petersburg, Siberia. Russia's great Asiatic realm, is far from ' being - the frozen, barren country ., pictured to themselves by Americans when they hear its name. : - - , ' y In his report Mr. Ragsdale sets forth the .results' of his own observations made while ' traveling from Tientsin, China,: to St. Petersburg. He" presents a striking picture" of the development of Siberia and the wonderful possibili ties there. ' - ' ' - Mr. Ragsdale comments on the Igno rance that prevails throughout the world as to Siberia. He says those who have never , visited the country have only exaggerated ideas gathered from descriptions that -picture Siberia as a cold, barren waste Vs wept by storms and of little value to any one. .' "That the Winters are long and cold there can be no doubt," he says "but they are no worse than the. -winters in northern Canada, now being so rapidly settled toy1-people-from all parts of 'the' world. The soil." too. of thesevast-territories Is as rich and fertile as that of Canada and very much resembles tbe lands in.--the rTeat -states Of -Illinois. Iowa and "Nebraska, except -that It Is better watered and timbered." ' N Bigger 'Than the United States.; Mr.. Ragsdale reminds us that Siberia is an enormous -territory., representing no less than 5.400,000 square miles, or much larger than '-the whole .of the United States, including Alaska. ; "-;,.."'.'" "The country is beautiful from every point of view and will some! day be thickly populated. Here game Is plen tiful, and the trapper has a field that Is rich in fur bearing animals, such as the black and other foxes, ermine, sable of all kinds, otter, mink, marten, weasel, squirrel, lynx and wolf. Tbe furs of this locality, find tbe best mar Rets in Cblna. the" United States; and '., England through the Pacific "ports. 5. better article; found In Kamchatka and Other parts of: Siberia, is sent overland to Moscow, whence it is distributed to the whole of Russia, a considerable , 'quantity finding its way to Leipzig." ; Discussing ' the mines of -Siberia, speaking of gold. Mr. Ragsdale says gold is known to exist in almost every district,- both, in quartz and placer, but ' the methods are poor. " Improved" metlK ods' would double the Outputs Exceeds ingly j rich " gold discoveries have '-rev i cently been reported on the Siberian coast," a territory as large as California and Oregon. It Is said these mines will prove as rich as ' the mines ; at ' Dawson and NOmer' The find is- near ; the mouth of the AquaOr river.' which is 'about 100 miles directly west across the water from Nome. ' The output of gold alone from the Siberian mines for 1907. Mr. Ragsdale says, was valued at about $26,000,000. . ' " Rich In Precious Stones. , It is believed the coal deposits will 'prove as extensive as those of China.' Iron and miscellaneous minerals abound. Many 'of the mountains, : es pecially the Drals. are exceedingly rich in precious stones. ; Other features of the country as de scribed by Mr. Ragsdale are the great navigable' rivers, the: abounding sup ply 'of fish, tbe prospects of rich ex ports and railroad development. - Al ready thousands of tons of the :-finest butter are ; being sent to: -Denmark, Holland. Germany-and England. It is of late shipped to China and Japan and even South Africa from Siberia. - CHINAMAN RLES HIS WILL. Only Testament In That ,' Language : Recorded In -Wilkesbarre, Pa. A will 'Written on Chinese" parchment and in Chinese characters - was filed with Register Smith in Wilkesbarre. Pa. It was the will of the late Dong Lee of Freeland and is the only' "Chi nese wilt ever filed In Wilkesbarre. " it says: -: : ys . May 4 (In English June 20), 1909. - In the beginning, everything -which I have or possess I give or transfer to my cousin,' Dong Jong, for him to look after my business and have charge ot. every thing 1 have. ' - I do not know ' whether : I will get well or not If 1 die the funeral expenses are to be paid, and if there is anything left my cousin shall send to my father. I am going, to New York to see a doctor and try and et well,- and if 1 should come back 1 will look after the business my self, and If I should die everything is to be transferred to my cousin, Dong Jong, who is to receive -my 'business. (Signed) DONG LEE (known ' as Sam -Lee).. - LOBSTER OR DOGFISH? One' or the Other Must Go, According to Fisheries Bureau -Head. - Whether the valuable" lobster "Or the worthless dogfish-of the waters of Rhode Island and Massachusetts Is to be allowed "to survive Is a question that' is receiving- -the careful attention of Commissioner Bowers of the bureau of, fisheries. " The ff0rts""of 'the bureau. 6t fisher ies to propagate the - lobster so-ithat it may. become plentiful, and cheap have been' nullified to s great An extent by the voracious dogfish :ithat -Commissioner Bowers -is contemplating plac ing a price-upon the head of the ma rine traisanue. - ' ' FATHER AGAINST SON: Novel Contest Between the Gardners l-or Buffalo Golf Championship. I Mr. W. Allen Gardner of the Coun try clnb of Buffalo won the city cham- v viic a. a i iv uiuu iiuks recent ly. The runner up was his seventeen-year-old son, Hamilton Gardner. This was the unique result of the play that eliminated all other contestants In a field of nearly 100 entrants. Never be-" fore in this country has a father faced ; his son in the final of a city champion-1 ship contest The unusual situation " aroused the greatest interest among ! goners, ana tne press of the city fea tured the match in prominent head lines. - ' ' Allen Gardner, the new champion, has for years been a "star member of pthe County club team and .has played iu many tournaments in this and other states as well as in Canada. His prQw ess as a golfer is well known, and from the first he was considered a likely candidate for championship hon ors in the city tournament. But no one thought of Hamilton in that con nection'.: The youngster has been play ing the game only a couple of years, but his advancement has been so rapid that his father openly confessed his fear of the result when the final test came. - ' That his fears were well grounded was shown at the very start of the match; when the boy won the first two holes and,; after halving the third, won the fourth, making him 3 up. It looked very much at this stage as.If the son was about to make a runaway game of it. ;He was clearly playing the better golf, and showed .absolute confidence, without a sign of nervous-, ness: The large gallery that followed In the wake of the strangely matched pair, . jwhich - was composed of Mr. Gardner's old golfing friends, could with difficulty refrain from chaffing the iathei on'his impending' defeat; but,' Of course. - they restrained them selves, although their amusement must have;' been - perfectly, obvious to the exasperated sire. .! Hamilton -was .2 up ; at the turn and going as smoothly as silk. :But at this ..juncture the "old man" took a mental bracer and proceeded to close up the gap in the score. Right at the tenth' hole he started: his gait, winning it In 3 to Hamilton's 4. As the bogie Is 5. it can-be seen, that the pair were straining - every nerve. They went alongvln'bogie to the twelfth.; which Allen ?won .xa one stroke under the colon ersupattern. For the first time in the match they were all square. The "kid", took the thirteenth In 4, but Al len ievened ;up by winning the next hole.- The father annexed the next two holes and held this advantage to the end, winning by 2 up.-.This ended the most novel contest for the city cham pionship t&at Buffalo will ever see, in all probability. American Golfer. " . HAVE YOUR i CHILD TESTED. Clark. University Will Tell You if Any , thing Is WrongvWith It. Secretary .Henry S. i Curtis, of the Child Conference For Kesearch , and "Welfare "Instituted at Clark -university at Worcester, Mass. as the first department of its kind in this country, is being flooded with inquiries ' from parents in all parts of the country who desire to have- their children examined by the new methods. ' . " The purpose of the department is to gather statistics as to tbe best methods of promoting the health, happiness and welfare of children and -form child welfare organizations. The endeavor i also will be to determine in what' points children are weakest morally or physically. : The head of the department, directly under Dr. G. Stanley Hall, president1 of Clark university, is Dr.- Curtis, for-; merly of . Washington, who has been' engaged all his life hi child welfare "work. r -' .. The- department has not - been long' enough organized to show results, and it is not definitely known how it is to be received by the child welfare organ izations of the country, but from the number of letters received lately con cerning it. Dr.. Curtis thinks it will leap into popularity at once. ; h Parents who have children with phys ical or moral defects may have, them examined. "The chief purpose of the organization.", aid. Dr. Curtis, "Is to correlate the work of child welfare in stitutions and especially to -provide all workers in these various fields who de-, sire it with the latest results of scien tific child study that bear -upon their work.. One. of the most valuable fea tures of the work will be to provide parents, teachers and others whd have the responsibility of the. care of chil dren with the results of the scientific Btudy of children." SEWED UP FOR THE WINTER. Foreign -Mothers In Philadelphia Imi- rj tate the 'Eskimos. .. "Foreign , mothers in Philadelphia ' have made it a practice to sew their -children's: clothes so they would re- main on all winter." .- That was the statement made be-f fore the American Humane association-! in- convention in w St .Paul . , by t Miss? j, aiary . ioveil or Philadelphia, whq said that drastic Bteps had been neces sary to stop the practice with regard to pupils in the public schools. Englishwoman's Unique Honor. Miss Ivy E. Woodward, M. D., has been admitted to full membership In the v'Boyal College of :Physiclans of London. It Is the first time in its his tory that this body, has: conferred the; coveted M. R. - CI P. although some women have obtained K. 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