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ed ft contraRt In American life eo
amazing that only the fact that names
and proof are at hand can gain It cre
dence. It Is a. tory of two sisters.
One of them by name at least, known
the world over. Is eo rich that she can-
not. even with her prodigal extravagance,
spend the Income of her fortune.
The other, few people have ever heard
of. and no wonder, for she sells news
papers In a slum to get the price of
bread.
In a novel or on the stage this would
be scouted as wildest imagination. But
In real life it cannot be questioned, for
the sister of fortune is Mrs. Howard
Gould and the sister of poverty Is Miss
Ella Clemens.
Years ago both these sisters spelled
their name Clemens. Then the more for
tunate and beautiful of the two saw a
chc nee for herself on the stage. She
changed the spelling of her name to
Clenimons. The artistic success she won
before the footlights was slight, but her
brief spelt there was not wasted, for it
gnlned her the love of Howard Gould,
son of Jay Gould, brother of George
Gould, and member of a family for whose
name the term wealth has almost be
come a synonym.
In a short time the name of the more
beautiful of the two girls had undergone
still another change. It was now Gould.
She was the wife of one of the wealthi
est men in the United States.
But the other sister clung to the name
Clemens, and shared none of the good
fortune that came to the actress.
In ffict, as the one sister gained in
wealth and position, the other pursued
by a perverse fate, has grown poorer,
until today the only barrier between her
and poverty is what she can realize from
the sale of newspapers at most not more
than a couple of dollars a day.
Mrs. Howard Gould, formerly Kath-
erlne Clemmons. gets Into the newspapers
her sister sells a great deal. She has
a habit of contesting her obligations
when she thinks she Is being over
charged, and it is a rare occasion indeed
that some suit is not pending against
her.
She defends herself by saying that be
cause her husband is wealthy folks at
tempt to rob her, and with this argu
ment she is ever ready to go into court,
rather than settle.
These suits have brought about many
incidents that must have been unpleas
ant to members of a family that has only
lately began to find opened to It the
portals of New York's social elect, but
Mrs. Gould never flinches.
Colonel Cody. "Buffalo Bill," wanted
money which he said was coming to him
as a result of losses sustained in one of
her theatrical ventures; a valet had trou
ble with her because she said that
a shampoo he gare her turned the color
of her hair; an actor claimed money for
breach of contract; dressmakers and mil
liners arise with claims; the courts have
just awarded un artist the money he
claimed due him from Mrs. Gould for a.
picture.
Very well. To all the reply is the
same:
"Sue."
And so they do, with the result that the
name of Kathertne Gould has become fa
mous wherever newspapers are read, t little shelter was the scene of deeds
She owns a four-million-dollar residence
on Long Island, a superb New York home,
a yacht that TeaUy merits that- much
abused term "floating palace," she has a
box at the opera and Jewels and gowns
that a queen might envy, and meantime
the other sistersells newspapers for a
living.
Yet his other sister, whose name Is
never spoken in the Gould family, in
fact anywhere outside the smallest lo
cal limit, says that she Is happier than
Katherlne. If this be so. it is because
the one ie living for self and pleasure,
the other for others and mercy.
Katherine Gould, surrounded by lux
ury, knows only one motive, the quest
for pleasure. Ella Clemens, her full
sister, resident of the slums of . San
Francisco, spends her existence minis
tering to the suffering, educating the
Ignorant, striving to uplift the lowly.
She would not change with Kath
erlne for all the wealth of the Goulds.
The Btory of Miss Clemens was
brought to public notice when the
house in which she lived suffered sadly
In the flamlngr horror that so lately
made a wreck of the chief city of the
Golden State. It was located right In
the heart of the Oriental district, and
the Celestials called It the "Little
House of Gold," not because wealth
was there, buS for the reason that the
far better than gold, ..more
than wealth. -
While Katherlne Gould spread th
glories of her marvelous wardrobes be
fore admirers at the opera, while she'
dashed down Fifth avenue In her $12,
000 automobile, or sailed luxuriously
In her $400,'J00 steam yacht, her sister
was teaching the English language to
the children, of Chinatown, taking care
of lepers, in such hideously advanced
stages of the disease that even nurses
and doctors avoided service.
The earthquake has temporarily in
terrupted that work, but Ella will take
It up again. Just as soon as San Fran
cisco resumes its normal life, and the
poor Chinese find a place they can call
their own.
The house In which Ella Clemens first
labored. If house it can be called, and
the one In which Katherine reigns almost
as royally as a Queen, form not the least
wonderful contrast In this story of sur
prises. Ella's little refuge had no doorway
from the street. Its exterior was made
of unpainted boards, ten feet high. Over
the roof was a cress, and a. figure of a
Christ child at the head of the twisting
alley that led to the room, told a storv
of welcome and kindness In a neighbor-''
nooa mat nas rich need of such tokens.
The door was never closed. The little
children of Chinatown ran wild' In and
out of it, never Interfered with, never
scolded by the gentle little lady who
was Its mistress. They were toys and
picture books fori the pleasure and in
struction of the little visitors.
Wives with troubles came for help and
sympathy, and never went away without
receiving some blessing.
When the plague ryisited the Chinese
district Miss Clemens was the only
American whom the Chinese allowed to
go freely in and out of the quarter. They
stood in such abject fear of the preven
tive measures taken by the authorities
that every white face was looked upon
with suspicion. To save herself from
getting the disease, Kiss Clemens had
herself inoculated.
This little refuge, the- "House of Gold,"
Miss Clemens maintained herself, with
out aid from any one. And when a time
came that she no longer made from her
sale 'of papers enough money to meet its
expenses, she moved into the house next
door, a rathole of a place where all she
had was a basement.
A dozen children have been named af
ter the angel of the Chinese district.
They take her name because of their
gratitude at the things she has done
for them.
And meantime at Castlegould, Long
Island, lives the sister of wealth.
Her home Is indeed a castle. It is an
Irish castle built on American soil. It Is
modeled on a famous estate in Kilkenny.
The real estate alone cost $1,000,000, and
. by the time the entire building was fin
ished and the grounds put in the condi
tion the captious mistress desired, not
less than another $1,000,000 had found its
way into the hands of builders, arthl
tects, decorators and- furnishers.
The stable is a turrcted masterpiece
costing In itself far more than the home
of many very wealthy people; there Is a
great sea wall that runs along the ocean
front, and fine pier for the use of those
who make trips on Mr. Gould's superb
yacht, the Niagara.
The model dairy is the home for a hun
dred of the finest prize cows, there are
greenhouses equipped to raise- flowers,
fruit and vegetables, the fruit of the
South, as well as the home article.
Gardens and flower borders make the
estate look like fairyland, and from the
top of the castle, situated on the bluff,
can be obtained a beautiful view of the
surrounding country.
Here Mrs. Gould should live in ideal
contentment, and yet there are not lack
ing those who will wonder if from time
to time she ever gives a thought to the
sister out there in San Francisco's China
town's slums, selling papers to help the
suffering.
Cloud on the Spanish Royal Wedding
King Alfonso's Only Sister Brutally Beaten by Her Husband, Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria.
mjADRID, May 10. (Special Corre
lD spondence of The Sunday Orego
I man.) The general rejoicings at
the Spanish court and among the
Spanish people In connection with the
marriage of popular King Alfonso
with the equally popular and extreme
ly beautiful Frincess Ena have been
marred by a distressing matrimonial
scandal in the Spanish royal family.
The hero, or rather the villain, of this
tragedy is Prince Ferdinand of Ba
varia, and the suffering heroine is
King Alfonso's only sister, the Infanta
Maria Theresa. Prince Ferdinand and
the Infanta Maria Theresa were mar
ried toward the end of last year, so
that their matrimonial dissensions
have assumed formidable dimensions
within six months of their wedding.
The Infanta Maria Theresa Is the
victim of one of those political mar
riages which have blighted the hap
piness of so many royal persons. . As
King Alfonso has no brothers and no
near male relations, the succession to
the Spanish throne would, in the event
ef his dying without children, pass to
his only sister, the Infanta, who is
now 24 years of age. Already in her
19th year, the Queen Mothr of Spain
and the statesmen responsible for the
Kovernment of the country endeavored
to find a suitable husband for the In
fnnia, in order that by her early mar
riage she might provide f.T the suc
cession in case of King Alfonso's pre
mature decease.
I'gllest lioyal Woman In Europe.
The Infanta Maria Theresa is unfor
tunately remarkably conspicuous for
extreme and unredeemed ugliness. She
is probably the most ugly woman In
Europe; certainly she Is the ugliest of
all royal women. Her personal ap
pearance made It unusually difficult to
find a suitable candidate for her hand,
because all the really eligible young
bachelors of royal birth objected to
being mated with a female scarecrow.
Finally, after several years of seeking.
It was found possible to arrange a
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PRINCE FERDINAND OF BAVARIA. BRCT.U HUSBAND OF KING ALFOXSO'S
SISTER.
match between the Infanta and her
cousin. Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria.
- Prince Ferdinand Maria Louis Fran
cis Assissi Isabello Adalbert Indefons
Martin Boniface Joseph Isidore (to
give him his full name) Is the oldest
son of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Ba
varia, an eccentric scion of royalty,
who plays the violin in the orchestra
at the opera-house at Munich and In
dulges in other plebian practices com
monly supposed to be unsuitable for
men of royal blood. His eldest son
has Inherited his eccentricities, which,
however, reveal themselves in far less
agreeable ways. Prince Ferdinand Is
a young rowdy, who has drunk to ex
cess since his 16th year, and has been
mixed up in innumerable scandals in
his Bavarian home. This was the
mate chosen for the unfortunate In
fanta. Prince Ferdinand was natural
ized as a Spanish subject October 20,
1905, In preparation for the wedding.
Apart from his other undesirable qual
ities, he is two years younger than his
royal wife. There is no doubt what
ever that this unfortunate young
couple were compelled to marry one
another. Prince Ferdinand disliked
the Infanta, and his parents had to ex
ercise all their authority over him to
Induce him to go through with the
Tnarrlage. The Infanta Maria Theresa
literally abhorred her chosen husband,
and had to be driven into unwilling
wedlock. Thus they started life to
gether . under the worst possible
auspices, and the result has been truly
disastrous.
Worse Than, Drunken Sailor.
Within a few weeks of the wedding
Prince Ferddnand began to resume his old
habits of excessive Indulgence in alco
holic drinks. When In a state of Intoxi
cation he was guilty of repeated acts of
cruelty toward his wife. He abused her
and mocked at her ugliness, calling her a
hideous monster. Wha.t Is more, the
Prince forgot himself so far on one oc
casion as to strike the Infanta with his
clenched fist, while another time he
slapped her face with the palm of his
open hand. Nor were the acts of cruelty
limited to these two outrages. Knowl
edge of the unhappy state of affairs in the
princely home soon began to leak out. and
it is now a matter of common knowl
edge in Spanish society that the Prince
has repeatedly perpetrated acts of cruelty
toward his bride of a few months. Al
though the Infanta Is ugly, she neverthe
less possesses a soft, yielding, gentle dis
position which renders her doubly sensi-
tiveJo marital maltreatment. After sdf
ferlng in silence for some time her life
became so unbearable that she was
obliged to' complain to her brother, the
King, and to the Queen Mother, Chris
tina. The result of her complaint was
that King Alfonso wrote to his "brother-in-law's
father. Prince Louis Ferdinand
of Bavaria, describing the situation to
him. Prince Louis Feidinand immediate
ly left his home near Munich and came
by the first train to 3i adrid. where Jie
overwhelmed his son wl:h reproaches tor
his unseemly conduct toward his wife.
It remains to be seen whether Prince
Louis Ferdinand's intervention will bring
about an improvement in the Infantas'
unhappy lot. If not it Is stated with
great emphasis that the Spanish court are
determined to procure a divorce for the
Infanta from her hustand, notwithstand
ing the grave objections to this course
from the point of view of- devout Roman
Catholics. It would be necessary to ob
tain a special dispensation from the Pope
for this purpose.
Deep sympathy is felt with the Infanta,
whose life and conduct have been blame,
iess. and equally deep resentment Is man
ifested toward the Prince.' whose cruelty
has made her unhappy.
ALFRED HARDING.
Hobson to Go to Congress.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Ex-Lieutenant Hobson. of Santiago-Mer-rimac
fame, has beaten the veteran
Bankhead for the Congressional nomina
tion In an Alabama district and the nomi
nation Is equivalent to an election. This
is a rather surprising denouement, seeing
how badly Hobson was beaten two years
ago. In the case of Bankhead It Is sim
ply that the pitcher went to the well once
too often. Only two members of the
House of Representatives have had longer
continuous service than Bankhead, only
five a total service, and all these from the
North. Bankhead was by odds the dean of
the Southern delegation, and his defeat is
notable.
The incident is of importance as Indicat
ing the new tendencies of the South.
Bankhead is a farmer, served throughout
the Civil War as a Confederate soldier and
has been in public service of one kind or
another most of his life. Hobson Is
young and aggressive. He has determina
tion in politics as well as In war. It Is
true that his act of heroism at Santiago
was somewhat dimmed by his osculating
career, his dissatisfaction with assign
ments after the war and his resignation
in what seemed to be pique. Nevertheless
he has always remained somewhat of a
hero.
It is interesting that the names of the
counties of the district are: Fayette,
Greene. Lamar, Marlon. Pickens, Sumter.
Tuscaloose and Walker. The memories
clinging to most of these names are Na
tional and not sectional. If the South
has wakened up to the fact that It pre
fers a man who wore the blue to one
who wore the gray, it Is significant not
so much of an enlarged patriotism as of
a desire to shuffle off the past and set
Its face toward the morning light. . In his I
attitude toward public questions. Mr.
Hobson Is much more of an old-time Fed-
erallst than a modern Democrat.
Hints From the Kissing Book.
Atchison Globe.
Why does a man want to kiss a woman
who has never encouraged him and who
does not want to be kissed? 'Some races
of men never kiss; they never heard of
the custom. But to kiss a woman fighting
like a wildcat, and who Is flushed and an
gry, and who will sputter and scream
and then go home and tell, cannot be any
pleasure.
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