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.UK most incorrigible flirt in
Europe" is what they are now
calling the beautiful niece of
King; Kdward. Princess Patricia, of
Connaug ht.
Married according to Dame Rumor
a dozen times, the willful daughter of
King Kdward'a only brother, the Duke
of Connaught, has steadily declined to
dip into the bonds of Hymen, and now
nobody will believe that her rumored
engagement to the Duke of Turin is
anything more than another of those
pranks of which she is so fond.
From Italy and England have come
grave stories of tle matters of di
plomacy involved in such a union. Of
'course, the Duke could only marry in
a Roman Catholic Church, but unfor
tunately Patricia, as a member of Eng.J
lanaa ruling lamny, could not accede
to this. She must wed according to
Church of England rites to maintain
her rating in the royal family.
And so the wiseacres have been try
ing to devise ways and means out of
this unfortunate tangle. But mean
time the person most interested Is
probably laughing in her sleeve. Prin
cess "Pat" may intend to marry the
Duke Just now, but even this la no ar
gument for saying that she will. She
has changed her heart's fealty as often
as her gown, which is saying a good
deal, considering that she has the rep
utation of being one of the best
ilressed 'women in the realm of her
august uncle.
Princess "Pat." as she is affection
ately called by her people, who idolize
her. violates many of the accepted
laws regarding Princesses. In the first
place, she Is very beautiful, with gol
tlen hair and soulful blue eyes, a su
perb complexion, nne figure, youth
and the charm of cultivation. More
over, she steadfastly declines to be
considered a mere pawn in Uie polit
ical arame of Kurop'c. She has an
nounced that she will only marry
where her heart dictates, but mean
time she is having plenty of amuse
ment at the expense of royal suitors
who long to become possessed of her
beauty, wealth and royal position.
King Edward had a thought for Pa
tricia. Edward, while the most affec
FOSSILS BY
Two Hills lu That State
TWO little liills have been dis
covered in Sioux County in Ne
braska, which, scientists con
IW aueh an extraordinary Index to
lire in the remote past that a mtmbe
of the important museums hav stak
them out, just as prospectors woulu
Make out a miainsr claim. Kach ot
t hme muecmus has alloted to itself a
portion of these hills, and 1ms been
busy disinterring from them the re
markable deposits of prehistoric fos
sils which they contain. These hills- art
the richest in the world in point ot
the particular wealth which they hold
wealth which cannot, of course, be
measured by any commercial standard.
According to the scientific view it is
Incalculable.
Tons upon tons of fossils have just
been taken out of this small area,
and the surface has but merely been
scratched. An expedition from the
American Museum of Natural History
recently returned to New York with a
cargo of thesrt fossils, which the
paleontologists ar nw busy putting
tufccUicr. The Ca ruts to Museum staff
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tionate of uncles. Is, nevertheless, pa
triotic to the core. He himself has
made many sacrilices in the interest of
Britain, and he exacts of every one ot
his relations that they likewise be
willing to yield their own wishes to
the good of the cause.
His general policy is to bind the na
tions of Western Europe together, es
pecially those situated along the Medi
terranean, his thought being to isolate
(Jermany, which power ho regards as
England's most redoubtable foe of the
future.
Hence when King Alfonso came to
England a-wooing, King Edward could
hardly conceal his pleasure.
What monarch in Europe could offer to
a kingly suitor such a bride as Princess
"Pat"?
All that Edward thought of her at
tractiveness. King Alfonso promptly con
curred hi. He had never seen such beau
tiful youth, such vivacity, such tact, such
THE TON IN NEBRASKA
Yielding lp Vast Treasures in Prehistoric Animal Kemains.
has likewise rent on to Tlttsburj? a
large collection, and similarly the Uni
versity of Nebraska has benefited by
the work of its expedition. Next
spring the explorations of all of these
museums will be resumed.
So thick are the remains of various
pre-historic monsters rhinoceros, the
gigantic pig. and others in these hills,
they are so abundant, in fact eo ple
thoric, that no attempt has been made
by the Canegie Museum expedition to
carve not of the sandstone each indi
vidual and separate bone. That method
at first was tried, but It was too slow
and intricate a process. The field ex
plorers decided to cut out solid blocks
of th stone, which have been sent on
to Pittsburg. There skilled scientists
are carefully picking1 out eaoh frag
ment of bone. It Is a method which
requires great patience and delicate
handling. The American Museum of
Natural History's expedition did not
adopt that method. It cut out and sep
arated the fossil remains on the spot.
Its collection, as a consequence. Is not
as large as that of tho Carnegie Mu
seum. Moreover, the Carrftgie explor
ers were first on the s.ene.
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power to please. Patricia so filled his
eyes that he had no time for any other
of the royal ladies who sought to win
his smiles.
For a time it suited the whim of Pa
tricia to indulge the dreams of the ruler
of Spain. It passed from court to court
throughout Europe that Patricia was to
become the bride of . Spain's ruler. King
Edward could hardly restrain his expres
sion of royal pleasure.
In all of these museums those m re
mains are being reconstructed into the
skeletons of animals just as they ex
isted hundreds of thousands of years
ago. This naturally takes considerable
time. No skelton is ever found com
plete. The bones of the skull may be
shattered into a hundred parts, and
similarly so those of other portions of
the skeletons. A part of a rib may be
taken out here Lnd another part there.
These manifold fragments of each
skeleton, must all be fitted and joined,
each In its place. It is an elaborate
and painstaking work.
This unique quarry Is called Agate
Spring Quarry, and Is on the Pine
Ridge Reservation, Sioux County, Ne
braska. Some years ago James H.
C"ook, a ranchman near by, observed
bor.es sticking out of the sandstone.
He had delved somewhat into scientific
matters, and concluded that they were
fossil remains. He wrote to the Car
negie Museum about his discovery, and
uiged it to investigate. For a lon$;
time no attention was paid to his re
peated urging. But finally the Car
neuie .Museum decided to send out an
investigating party.
But one fine day Patricia told the real
truth jabout her feelings, and Alfonso
was sent about his business so roughly
that his kingly head must have reeled.,
King Edward expostulated, and point
ed out to his niece what a commanding
position she was discarding, but Patricia
never wavered. Not for her was the hollow-chested
ugly young King, whose
father's vices were deeply stamped in his
bad health and wasting appearance.
The explorers at once saw that they
had come across a perfect scientific
mine, the like of which had never be
fore been discovered. The news soon
reached other museums, and promptly
expeditions from them were on the site.
All of these museums wanted a show
at this remarkable prehistoric grave
yard. It was a prize which aroused the
enthusiasm of the explorers and their
spirit of loyalty to their particular in
stitutions. To avoid confusion and to
give each museum an equal opportunity
It was agreed that the hills should be
staked out, each museum selecting its
own part. By this arrangement no one
museum could be dissatisfied, as the
stakes were about equally rich in de
posits. The quarry is in a pasture ranch, and
rises sharply above the surrounding
area. It is a hard-packed sandstone,
showing the effect of innumerable cen
turies of wind and weather. This sand
stone was formed during the miocene
era, long before the frozen cycles of
the glacial epoch.
The gigantic prehistoric pig, the re
mains of which are especially thick in
the quarry, had a skull nearly three
feet long.
It will take many years of expedi
tion work before the various museums
will be able to get an adequate idea of
the many kinds and the number of re
mains which this quarry holds.
Alfonso swallowed his disappointment,
and paid court to Princess Ena of Bat
tenburg. She listened with more willing
ear, and became his bride.
Disappointed, but by no means dis
mayed. King Edward settled back to wait
the coming of another royal swain.
He was not long kept in impatience.
The Crown Prince of Portugal, Louis,
the unfortunate young man, who fell
with his father. King Carlos, in the
bloody tragedy of the streets ot Lisbon
a few weeks ago, presented himself with
his mother and father at London, anxious
to contract an alliance that would con
nect him with the powerful throne of
England, and give him the backing of
Britain's mighty navy.
At first his motives were purely diplo
matic, but when he met the beautiful
"Pat,"- a genuine love affair started in
SLAVERY RESTORED IN GEORGIA
Chain-Cans Methods, Brutal Whippings and False Arrests to Wliteh Negroes Arc Subjected.
THOMAS M. BLODGETT, chairman of
the Republican State League of
Georgia, in a speech which he made
in Atlanta the other day. said, among
other things:
"Negro slavery does exist' in portions of
Georgia today. Let me describe to you
the iniquitous five-year contract system
which is used to secure and hold this
free labor,1 as it is termed. They em
ploy a negro for, say, a year, and if he
proves, a good hand his employer does
not wish him to leave, as labor is scarce.
In this event, if the nrro announces his
intention of leaving, he is. Just before
the expiration of the year, arrested on
come petty charge and taken to jail. Fre
quently he is not informed! as to the na
ture of the charge against him until his
employer visits him a few days later and
tells him he is certain to be sent to the
chaingang if the matter ever comes to
trial, and offers to have the charge
quashed if the negro will sign a contract
to work for him for five years.
"At times, however, the negro, being
Innocent of the charge and having faith
in his acquittal, declines the offer, and is
told that a few years ia the chaiugang
the bosom of Portugal's
throne.
Again Patricia had her laugh
encouraged the boy; she kept him a cap
tive in her train, and won lierself the
envy of every lady of Alexandra's court.
King Carlos sounded King Edward, and
the ruler of Britain expressed his com
plete pleasure and satisfaction. The dip
lomats got busy again. It was Spain's
closest neighbor, that was to have Pa
tricia for Queen, they said. But again
they guessed wrong, for when King Ed
ward bluntly asked her purpose, she said:
"He's only a boy. I'll never wed any
but a man."
The Grand Duke Michael, of Russia,
only brother of the Czar, and not far
removed from the throne, went on a visit
to the English royal family in Scot
land, and met Princess "Pat." He was
an instant captive. It was announced
will bring him to his senses. In case he
becomes stubborn,' as they express it.
he is allowed to go to the chalngang for
a term, and near Its end is informed that
there are other charges on the court
docket against him, but that his former
employer will have these caees thrown
out if the negro will return to the 'plan
tation, go to work and behave himself.
"Another method used is by bailing out
those who have been arrested for crimes
actually committed.
"But whatever means may be used of
securing these negroes, once they get
them it is practically impossible for them
to leave ever afterward.
"The saddest part of the affair, how
ever, is the condition- of the negroes who
were born and raised on these planta
tions. These represent fully one-half of
the entire- number, and of these two
thirds have never been oft of these plan
tations. "The majority are not bound to these
men in any way, but know if they at
tempt to escape and are caught they will
not only be whipped badly but will most
likely be sent to the chaingang, which
(and with reason) id their worst concep
tion of hell.
on high authority that they were en
gaged, and Europe agreed that a better
match could hardly have been made, but
the royal family had erred grievously In
thinking it could arrange any union for
the Princess.
Just when gossips were about setting
the date of the wedding, she decided that
she had no wish to be a target for Rus-.
sian bombs, and the Grand Duke of Rus
sia was sent on his way, alone, gainer
only by the lessor, that title and position
are not always enough to find the way to
women's hearts.'
An explanation sought for the action of
the Princess In thus sending off a ruler,
a crown prince and a possible ruler, and
someone discovered that it was because
her heart had already been given to the
son of the Emperor of Germany, Crown
Prince Eitel Fritz.
The two had been good friends from
their childhood. They were often seen
together, and had as good a time as if
they had been just a plain American
couple unhampered by the burdensome
etiquette of court.
Marriage with Eitel Fritz did not satis
fy King Edward; it was not the plan he
had formed for his niece. He could have
done more for his policies with her than
that, but still in his good-natured way,
he decided that if her heart were really
won by the good-looking Gorman Prince,
it might be as well to let her have him,
and end the disappointments to the male
bachelors of Europe's royal houses.
In klndlv fashion, he made Known to
Princess 'Pat" that he was satisfied, and
that she was in every way an equal
match even for the son of the Emperor
of Germany.
But the royal flirt only laughed, ami
said that the warmest feeling she enter
tained toward Eitel Frilz was only one of
jolllest friendship. Just what he felt on
the proposition is not known.
Next the Princess had an excursion into
the ranks of her own countrymen.
looked like.a certainty for a time that she
would marry the new Alarquis ot Angle
sey, the altogether tnanly successor of
that desolutc wearer of the title who dis-'
graced it. Anglesey is wealthy and am
bitious and his admiration, for the Prin
cess was unbounded. He desired to re
move the odium that his cousin had
placed on an old name.
"What better way than to wed the niece
of England's ruler?" gossip said, and for
a time it looked as though the uncertain
affections of "Pat" had been yoked. But
again the guess was bad, and the rumored
erieagement never reached the point of a
public announcement.
Half a dozen earls and lords have been
aspirants, and petty princelings of the
German principalities a score have cast
their thrones at the tiny feet of the ca
pricious lady, but she still remains heart
vJiole. Kngland will never believe the Duke of
Turin story a reality till it sees the cere
mony performed.
"So absolute is the employers' control
over these unfortunate negroes? that not
one of them dares make a move without
their, permission. Should a couple, wheth
er single or married, wish to go to church,
each one must go to 'old marster' and
first get . his permission. Should a cou
ple wisn to get married, "old marster's'
iH-rmission must be secured first. No one
ts allowed to leave thes plantations with
out first obtaining leave. Kvery person,
as soon as he is able to raise a hoe, from
7 years of age upward, must work In the
field'.
"The husband never knows where his
wife is during the day, nor what she is
doing, and a mother never knows where
her children are until nightfall,
"No restrictions are placed on the lan
guage used or the sexual life of these
people, and moral effect resulting from
this state of things is terrible.
"To sum up the situation, here are ap
parently 800 nrgroes held In bondage as
absolute as was in vogue before the
Civil War. They are allowed no more
freedom, they receive the same character
of food, and clothing, receive no wages
for their labor and are punished la Uie
same manner,"