THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, . SUNDAY HORNING, OCTOBER V 1903
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Would You' Like to
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Pass Into History Merely
as Her Husband?
TJOW u-uld you a mere man, like' to
J the husband of a bluestocking a
noted literary woman f How would
you like to be known onU as "the husband
of Mrs. So-andSo, the famous authoress";
to rest unnoticed and in eclipse behind, her
laurels t
Of course you would be proud of your
wifds achievements and fame; the only" 'un
comfortable question would relate to your
own position.
Of recent years literary works by wom
en have figured frequently among the "six
best sellers?' This high-water mark' attained,
the limelight of publicity is at once turned on
the fortunate writer; Iter comings and her
goings, her tastes in dress and in literature,
her home life and her methods of work
are all duly exploited. But how often does
one hear of her husbandf if she has one?
It is rather gratifying to find, upon in
vestigation, that comparatively few of the
husbands of American authoresses of note
are nonentities. Many of them are active, use
ful citizens and progressive business men.
And not a few may claim their measure of
public notice.
Author
UPON her story, "Mr. Wlggs of the Cabbage
Patch." . reats the fame of Mra. Alice Reran
Rice. She haa written' other Interesting- tales,
such aa "Lover Mary" and "Sandy," and doubt
less hopes, before the close of her career with the
pen, to produce something: much more ambitious and
worthy of recognition In literature, even, than "Mra.
Wlggs."
Still, she will always be known, no doubt, aa the
creator of "Mrs. Wlggs" perhaps It would be better
to say authoress, as the now widely known woman
of the "Cabbage Pa,tch" was already created and only
needed a competent biographer when Miss Alice
Hegan made her acquaintance.
It was nearly six years ago when Miss Hegan,
then In the full tide of her "Mrs.. Wlggs" success,
became the bride of Cale Young Rice, and with him set
up that delightful home in Louisville that haa since been
her chief delight
Mr. Rice was an author of reputation himself,
and since then has been building a name as a play
wright. He Is also a poet and lecturer, and before
removing to Louisville to live was professor of Eng
lish in Tennessee's Cumberland University.
Since their marriage, Mr. and Mra. Rice have been
living, most of the time, in their charming Louisville
home, or In their rustic, picturesque country home
near the city. Mr. Rice has pursued his own literary
work quietly, but effectively, and In addition has
made strides in the business world.
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W'i iflkl " PtfjHTvr! ' S yia-JlJ lfLAY WhWherMr.hE1.7e'ciew. Parsons created auch -
1 If lln' li Vf Ii VV Vl (4 fS f M 1 t$Zs$r. If 7 i aatlon a couple of yeara ago with her book. In which
til Vt IV llll M' f II lV Jfe VwWl lV 11 I tr"' mrrl' were- advocated aa a remedy for the
U Vft I Hlh Jtllf ' S " !f5aV tlwffn VI ' divorce evil, her husband had already mad food
,,r Mjfl V J J-'fN. lr?T 2 I I I JT Jif IMu f I I progress In the political flold.
1 - ic V I L-yjV Wri I 1 IVvVA 1 LT X1 j&PJ Vltjft&j ' - V. I Herbert Parsons la a member of Congr and
1 V T "' I'll wii , llV' l!fllujfiftt-. 1 chairman of the New Tork county Ttepubllean com-
' " ' 1 "" riiZIl " V3? 'llvV r'SVl I MraA I mltte. 6ome one has said that he waa born with a
. . Jf jr2J:'j!?'' i f V VCvWr aC I I I kl I All worry about house rent havlr.jr boen' removed
JaV 5S2!r---- , "SvnVi 1 j If VJXv til tit I SI I "t I by kindly fates and by his marriage to a daughter of
fl. f ST , i-i jf J1 II VV SlA. VV Tr III i I fl fWl Henry Clews. Mr. Parsons la able to devote hi time
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characterized as love at first sight; there were
other meetings during that visit and subsequent
paid by Miss Wllklna to Metuchen.
In course of time Dr. Freeman discovered that
waa In love with the brilliant writer, and after
ardent courtship persuaded her to accept bis name
and the management of the handsome home he had
provided for her in Metuchen, But she made him
wait until she had finished a novel upon which ahe
was then engaged. It Is said ln Metuchen that he
waited two years after the handsome cottage had been
made ready for its new mistress.
Myra, Kelly, who haa written so engagingly about
"Little Citizens" and the doings of children ln New
York's East Side, charmed her husband Into matri
mony by her literary work. At least, ao It was stated
when ahe married Allan Macnaughton, banker and
business man, something like three years ago.
Miss Kelly had worked her way to pen fame while
one of the tolling teaehera ln a publio school ln New
York's East Side. She wrote engagingly and sym
pathetically of child life as she saw it not as she
Imagined it. .Her stories were published ln maga
zines, and later in book form.
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When, about three years ago, it was -announced
that Mrs. Rice had decided to Invest a part of. her
earnings in the establishment of a new national bank,
it was also stated that Mr. Rice would bo associated
with her in the enterprise and would pay considerable
attention to the business.
Only last year newspaper readers were regaled
with accounts of the efforts of Dr. Charles M. Free
man, who married Miss Mary E. Wllklna. to break
Into politics and become Mayor of Metuchen, N. J.
Dr. Freeman was beaten for tfie nomination. Some
were unkind enough to say that it waa because
Metuchen was still angry with Mrs. Freeman, who
had been charged with holding the mirror up to that
community when ahe wrote "The Debtor."
It was an allegation made and denied a year be
fore. It seems that a local correspondent. Inspired
by the need of space-filling matter, had suggested
the idea that the prototypes of Mrs. Freeman's char
acters were to be found in the novelist's home town.
Borne of the character pictures, aa drawn, were not
at all complimentary. Mra Freeman, however, de
clared that she did not have the good people of
Metuchen In mind when aba wrote the book.
She might a well be charged with having ralr
rored other communities, she declared ' ln "The Por
tion of Labor," "A New England Man," "The Heart's
Highway" and her other atoriea. So, after a discus
sion pro and con for a few days, or a few weeks, the
matter was forgotten, apparently.
HUSBAND LIKE HER HEROES
Mra Freeman's heroes, as a rule, are tall, strong;
handsome, tender men. Dr. Freeman answers the
physMal description. He has dark aaur and blue-gray
eyea, a brown mustache thai does not hide a -tender-looking
mouth with a naif em He lurking In the
corners.
Dr. Freeman la a son of the late Manning Freemen,
formerly Judge of the AppeUate Court of New. Jersey.
He seems to be younger than his vicinity to 41
yeara la 111 he was graduated from Ratgers Col
lege, and In 111 from the College of Physicians and
burgeons la New York.
Later the young physician was appelated medical
examiner In the United Btates pension service aad
also became ebelnnaa of the board if elvU service
examiners. Tbe duties of the latter petition required
him te travel a great deal, as be -had to examine
tbe boards throng bout the country.
Still the practice of medicine waa not a eoegenlal
oerupatioit. and be relinquished It to take the
dlrecttea ef a big lumber fcuaiaeee la Metachest.
Miss Wllklna met the haadenme young doctor wane
a a vllt te tbe home, la Metucbea, ef Henry M.
Allen, a promlneat ana ratine editor. It wee aever
Her first book eo the atory roes, at least caught
the eye and engaged the attention of Allan Mac
naughton, banker and man of affairs. Being a mem
ber of several clubs, he was socially prominent ln
his circles.
One afternoon, it 1 related, white-faced and
weary, he reached the ferries that let ao many thou
sands out of New York's crowded streets each even
ing. There was a wait for a ferryboat, and Mr. Mac
naughton hurried to the bookstand on the wharf in
each of something to occupy hla mind on tbe trip to
Teaneck, N. J.
He bought Mlaa Kelly's new book, at random.
Turning the pages idly at first, he soon beoame in
terested. Especially ' was he pleased with the word
painting of "teacher."
A ROMANTIC MEETING
, Some time later he met, at a horse show dance,
Mlaa Myra Kelly; he learned that she had written
the book that had pleased him so much. Mr. Mao
naughton waa duly impressed ; he began a wooing that
in time reached tbe usual happy culmination.
So the young writer gave up her school, bade a
tearful farewell to her awed and sobbing pupils, and
took up a new life aa mistress of Cedar Lodge, at
Teaneck, N. J.
Mr. Macnaughton Is proud of his wife's ability aa
a wyiter and enoourages her in her effort. During
pleasant afternoona be Induces her to Join him In a
horseback ride. Mr. Macnaughton la fond of outdoor
Ufa, of fishing, gunning and riding, and spends what
time he can spare from his business in that way
He is also a landscape gardener of considerable
ability and la alwaya happy in some plan of suburban
adornment.
In becoming Mra Poet Wheeler. Mlaa Ha 11 Is
Ermlnle Kivaa Joined ber life and fortunes to &
genial spirit. For Mr. Wheeler la author, poet, mara
alne writer and diplomat.
Tbev were married In Japaa nearly two years aa-o.
Mr. Wheeler being connected with the American
embassy at Tokle. fines then the couple have anent
most ef their time in the Orient.
It waa natural, pernapa, that the authoress of
"Smoking Flax." "Furnae of Earth," -a a Hart
Pasteta, "Hearts Ceuraceoua." aad ether works
should be wen to giving her haad aad heart te a
men who wrote. like herself.
Mr. Wheeler la a sen ef the Rev. Dr. Henrv
Wheeler, ef Philadelphia, where be was mJmi.j
from the Central High School, afterward can urine
high hoaors at Prises ton. ariag
pressed bj his paper and pens and regarded him aa
a "white medicine man."
Ho composed many of his poems ln the silences
of the long Arctic nights, Just as he had composed, pre
viously, in African deserts. While hunting moose he
fell and sustained sucti severe injuries that he re
turned to New York.
Since Joining the diplomatic service Mr. Wheeler
haa spent most of his time in Japan, where both he
and hi wife enter thoroughly into the poetic, flower
loving spirit of the land.
Mrs. Wheeler's cousin, the talented Amelle Rives,
has had two husbands. Her young heart waa cap
tured by John A. Chanler. a wealthy member of the
widely known New York family of that name. Thla
marriage waa not happy, however, and there was a
South Dakota divorce. In 1896 Miss Rives she had
resumed her maiden name married Prince Pierre
Troubetskoy. a Russian artist.
Since then Prince Troubetskoy has spent most of
his time ln this country and haa painted portraits of
many aoclety leaders. One of his most notable works
is a full-length portrait of Mrs. John Jacob Aator.
In fact, the prince of recent years has been consid
erably busier ln his profession than the princess has
been in hers; he evidently Is not content to shine ln
the reflected glory of his wife's fame.
Prince and Princess Troubetskoy spend a large
part of their time abroad; both are popular ln the
artistic and literary circles of Paris. The father of
the prince was in the Russian army and the dlplo- .
matlc service; he was a man of fine taste ln art and
letters and fond of all forms of natural beauty.
Prince Pierre waa born In Rome his mother was an
American woman and was carefully and highly edu
cated. Early In his artistic career Prince Troubetskoy
located ln London, although he was unknown there
'and had no knowledge of the English language. At
the end of six or eight months he began to show
pictures at various exhibitions and to win the com
mendation of critics. He was visiting the United
cherishes higher ambitions than his present seat la
Congress, and there is no doubt he will bo very busy,
seeing that his ambitions are in a fair way to realisation-
Miss Bertha Brooks Runkle, author of "The Hel
met of Navarre." married a man who had served aa
the model for a hero in her novel. He was Captain
Louis H. Bash, United States Army. Much of tho fabric
of her book Is hung around a dashing soldier of redy
wit and sword. ' 1
Captain- Bash has spent much time and seen much
service In the Philippines. He secured the double bars
of a captaincy for distinguished service under General
Lloyd Wheaton. i
The husband of Anna Katharine Green, Mr. Charles
Rohlfs, is a prosperous furniture designer, of Buffalo.
He was formerly an actor, and played lh the com
panies of Booth and other great men of the stage.
Becoming Interested in furniture designing; through
plans for furnishing his own home, he abandoned the
drama for business, and has been quite successful.
Hatching Ducks by Wholesale
AUSTRALIA has tbe largest duck farm and the larg
est incubator ln the world. The incubator has a
capacity of 11,440 ducks' eggs or 14,080 hens' eggs.
The machine is. ln fact, a hothouse. It stands ' In
open ground, and is constructed of ordinary' ptn
boards, with corrugated iron roof. The egg ' trays
each, hold 130 ducks' or 160 hens' eggs, and there are
four of these trays end to end in eleven tiers, one
above the other, on each side of the room, making a
total of eighty-eight. Moisture Is supplied la pans
beneath the bottom tier of trays. The heat la sup
plied by means of steam pipes from a largo boiler.
The incubator Is said to be working well and bring
ing out a big percentage of birds.
TBe Royal bnianWrestIerf Etorope
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'HEN the Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz married the Prince Danillo, of
Montenegro, people laughed about them.
"She's as thin aa a rail," said one.
."And hejs a stick." remarked another.
"Did you ever aee such sickly looking people
getting married they better prepare for a funer
al," commented a third.
But both, when they heard these whispers,
laughed also, for the duchess had begun to study
the art of jiu-jitsu and wrestling.
"Just wait," declared she; "well show them.
Wait till I take you in training."
77re tYre3fr7
Crayr feasts
Amesg his classmates at rhe New Jersey university
were Booth Terktae-tea, Walter WyckonT. James
Bsraea. Resort Briagee aad Charles Egbert ttevea-
sea.
When Mr. Wbeeler left Prlncetea be visited Lea
den aad Psrta. where re woa the rrieadahip f Israel
Zansrwl aad Paul Verialasw Rome yeare later so
drifted te Alaska aad wee reeeivoa: aa n
r of tba TaJraak ladiaea, who wore sosc i-
ND the Princess Melltsa, as she is now called.
did take her royal spouse in training.
Today he Is regarded aa one of the moot
robust iwlmani of rovoltv ln Europe. Ana
the princess welt, the princess
"Gracious, she actually punches the bag!" declared
a titled visitor to the court at Cettlnge aome time ago.
"Punches the bag and actually boxes and wsesllest"
And this unique accomplishment of the princess Is
the talk of the courts of Europe.
1 Among the royal women of Europe the tady who
will become mistress of the Black Mountain princi
pality Is regarded as one of the handaomeat. In the
tail, plump, rosy-faced, blight-eyed woman one sees
little reeemblance to the frail.pale girl who was led
to the altar ln August. 1.
Before the wedding many. Indeed, feared the mar
riage would never taks place, the prince's health also
being ln a precarioua condition. He suffered from
maladies known and unknown. He was weak and pale
aad. It waa said, lacked pDvalral couraa-e. His brother,
the Prtnee Mirko. strong, vigorous, ambitious, plotted
and schemed to force his elder brother to resign ln his
favor.
Mirko married' the beautiful daughter of Colonel
Cofistentlnovltch, son of Princess Anks Obrenovltch.
who wee assassinated with ber cousin. Prince Michel,
at Belgrade In Hit. Mirko is sold to have a oonsum
Ins ambition to occupy a throne. He tried to secure
that of Fervla and failed, the governorship of Mace
donia and failed, and finally turned his attention te
the throne of hla father. Prince Nicholas.
It was said that Prtnc Dannie wae wsverlng. Bat
It was not long after hie marriage that he began to
assert himself. A result was that Mirko wae com
pelled to leevo the eapltsX
Ptineo Danllle developed unwonted Independence.
He alee gained la hralta. Hie checks hwame fuller:
be assumed the role of heir and hero. Why wee tnls
In tbelr palate tho prtaeoss had fitted ap a gym
naslsm. A Japabeoo export was brourbt from the
Jaad of the JUstac Sua te teach Iter Jta-Jitsa. la tlgata
Iff vi . M
she learned the twists and capers of the streauoua
exercise, and then took up boxing and wrestling
One evening each .week both the prince and his
wife retired to the "gym." In "gym" costume they
wrestled and sparred until nearly exhausted. For
more than five years tho royal couple have devoted
themselves to this strenuous exercise. Both enjoy tt
hugely.
One evening a week Is set apart at tbe palace for
wrestllsg. It haa become aa regular a feature as a
dance or card svsalng or a formal reception, and
guests are mostly entertained by the expertnee and
feats ef strength shown by the Prince and Princess
Danillo.
Some years are aa unpleasant incident occurred at
the capital. When the duchess married Daslilo her
father ae ber ae a wedding gift a great golden pig
with emerald eyea The pig became the court Joke.
When she weet to visit royal relatives In Russia tbey
Jibed hr. one day the rrtneoss got mad.
"Yoa caa talk' as mack aa yea like, bat yoa'd ba
glad to have such a pig r ah aaapaoa. "Tt s filed with
gold, that pig. aad soma day. whoa this court gtu
bankrupt, it will save it."
Hsr audience was visible awed. But soma tirr
afterward the pig disappeared.
The princes waa furtoua. Tha Mart waa in tern.r.
Her father-la -law, her husband aad do prima ir. : . -later
ail ordered golden pica. Whoa aba got ti
ahe knocked apoa tho aides. - '
Tha fro hollow oh, herr hollow," a4 are
off Into ono rf tho tlrsdes which hr snails ' -Is
lika a cyclone. At to Is time Mirko was In i
tune la a Jocnoo masrk evswaire; te it
Frisco DaaUki, m tbe fc-fre. teu 4.ra oi ef
palace, sad, Iti said, put sofrs eHot tte 'v 1 f a" -was
kaaaea a p. however, aad Ue asgo ef tha .n ,,
StCv,,oL
Of aadoabted We sty, tho prtrroee le ee rf
Immt peas a tn lire- r. r'e t.e j ,-v, ?
flaetitly. Ae a ti!vtui t - -
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