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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1906)
r ft Ihc jj - . K CHAPTKR XX. iilr. Mallett did not get much sleep While awaiting Senor Castellan's return. Hi mind win too busy digesting what bfhad just heard, rutting two And two together, bearing In mind the fAct thAt th senor's description of his beautiful customer tallied exactly with that given of the so-called Pauline Milling by jAok Dorn'.on, and thAt the photograph taken by; Castellan wai afterward found In that lady's possesion, his belief in the im posture was naturally strengthened, and tu Impatience to visit th grave and Be for himself the evidence of his niece's death increased every moment. At last hij heard the convent bell strike six. Bd. with a feeling of relief, he rose and went downstairs. 'lie found the senor WAiting below, looking triumphant, but cautious. There wre several loungers about, and Mr. Mallett and Castellan passed through th room ami out of the house without xchnngiug a word. i.But, once safely outside, the senor, who was brimming over with pleasant self-importance, rapidly unfolded the dans which the servant and he had con cocted for Mr. Maliett's admittance to toe convent burying ground. shall point out the gate by which faionsieur will enter; after that, the rest tuiisf depend on monsiour's sagacity and ot: the exactness with which he carries ,Ut iny directions. The servant would i. he v noti'-ff to do. with you directly; but - she wlli arrange matters so that you can nter, the cemetery by yourself and ob tain a view of the tomb. But monsieur will envelop himself in my accomplice's cloak, and if he Is seen from the chapel windows, they will conclude it Is but one of the sisters crossing the graveyard ( fo gather herbs from the garden which ' lies beyond." Then followed a list of directions, to which Mr. Mallett paid the closest atten ti!rfnd, as the old Spaniard conclud ed, they came within sight of the Con . Vent of the Holy Assumption. A sub stantial stone .wall eight feet high in ' closed it on all sides, and on the east ' front were massive iron gates boarded high above the line of sight to shield the ' sacred precincts from the vulgar gaze. Further on, on the west side, was a very . small w icket, almost hidden under the masses of ivy that hung half way to the ' ground. This door was the one used by the lay sisters when doing their er rands, and a covered way led from It Into the main entrance hall. The main gate ' j was never opened except for funerals ' of the village. The bells were still ringing for ves pers aa Mr. Mallett reached thia half hidden little gate, and, according to di v rectiona from Castellan who was lurk ing among the brushwood he gave a t low. ouick. triple knock three timea over. I" and then waited with his eyes on his I 7: ! watch until five minutes had passed. The bells ceased ringing. This waa th moment agreed on. and he pushed ' 'thVcUof gently; it yielded, and the next . moment he found himself In the dim light ( of a Jing, narrow pasage. ' lie1 trooped and lifted a nuff colored garment that lay at hia feet. It was a huge -cloak, like a sister's. He wrap ped himself in the capacious garment, carefully drawing the hood well over his bead. Having taken off his boots, he went stealthily along the passage, across ' a targe stone flagged entrance hall, and passed out of what be had been told was r,th- Enaiu entrance into the inclosure be- i- ypttoV-; H paused here a moment and looked about him attentively. In a line wjftt hlra stood the chapel on the extreme right,'the door of which waa open; and knelt a their devotions. He caught a . gleam 4f gorgeous color as the clear t evening" light fell through the east wln- n dow - upon the vestments of the priests at the high altar, and a faint odor of Incense crept out upon the air. He drew ' the" hood still closer over his beard and crossed the open space to the other side of J.he chapeL Here he had to pass a ; whole line of windows, and the profiles of the nuns were turned toward him. Ue , cow shortened his stride and drooped his Shoulders the better to perform the part he) was assuming, and passed on with out a glance to th right or to the left. As soon as the windows were passed he raised his head and looked round again. :,t.f II was at th edge of the burying ground, and over in the extreme corner under the walls be saw the stone he , had come In search of. He recognized -J lit, by the semi-circular top mere was not another like it in the Inclosure .and his heart quickened a little as be 'picked his way across the graves. ... , The sunset sky had changed from crim son to saffron, from saffron to a clear pearly gray, and still the brown cloak (;')j ptipd motionless before the headstone in 1 the far corner of the convent grave- """"" yard. ?jY. Mr. Mallett had received a shock that g'lY entirely banished his preconceived Ideas; and the uew beliefs that crowded upon him were so conflicting and confusing 'tliaf for a time he was overwhelmed with perplexity. "Pauline Pelling. Died May 20, 18 ." . He read the simple inscription over -and over again; the more he pondered ...lt, the less he understood how It was that he had been decoyed by fate Into this fruitless journey. Why should his niece, Pauline Mall Inc. have a picture of the grave of Pau- ' . line I'elllng In her possession? for he - ' no longer doubted that the lady relgn- ln at Mallingford Park was his niece, end concluded that this was the grave .- if some other person presumably the '' wlf of hi friend, Captain Pelling. He - remembered the captain s impressive nt tl story of his unhappy marriage and rts V bremature denouement; and Mr. Mallett ' t bad no doubt whatever that be was now standing by th grav of that gentleman' . wife. Still the Question kept repeating Itself: Why should his niece of th umi Christian nam, too trasur up wis . nature of Mrs. Pelllng's grave? H Billed tp himself at th freak of fortau 11 Ws Secret,! OR A BITTER RECKONING By CHARLOTTE M. DRACMB that ordained the oldite ratnon of Just the first two letters of the surname. And wondered at the Insignificance of the trltle thAt had drawn him from KnglAnd on such a wild goose chsse! The servant, to all appearance busy over her stewpAtis In the kitchen, was working herself into a fever of fright. !he expected the exhortation to finish di rectly. And then the sisters would wander all about the grounds, and her mysteri ous visitor would be discovered. She quAked with fear as the consequences of her conduct presented themselves to her Imagination. She had seen the brown cloak flit noiselessly past the half closed kitchen door a quarter of an hour be fore; but she was sure It had not yet gone back. At last, unable to bear the Anxiety any longer, she decided that she must at all risks go and warn the man away befor harm came of his dilatorlness. Catching up a basket, and muttering a few words about garnishing to the other busy sisters, she started for the grave yard. She hurried along, keeping well out of sight of the sisters at their devo tions, ntil she reached the corner. "Come away at once! You will be discovered!" Mr. Mallett was startled for a mo ment. "You are the woman who helped Cas tellan to admit me-?" "Yes; but for pity's sake come away now, or we shall all be ruined!" There was no mistaking the terror In the poor woman's face; ami he started at ouce. They walked quickly over the grass; but for all his hurry, Mr. Mal lett managed to ask two questions and get two replies betore they reached the small door by which he had eutered. "What sort of a person was that Pau l;ne Pelling, who lies buried there?" he asked. "She was a mere babe, only three months old. She was born In the hos pital of this town, long since abandoned." "Merciful heaven!" exclaimed Mr. Mallett. gazing at her in blauk astonish ment. The woman was hurrying him along the narrow passage, for erery moment now might lead to discovery. "And its mother?" he gasped. "Was the beautiful fair lady for whom Senor Castellan took the view of the grave just before she set out for England." And before Mr. Mallett had recovered from his last surprise he found himself outside the door, with his boots on the path beside him, his brain in a whirl of conflicting thoughts. "Pelling has by tome means jumped to the conclusion, or been led to it in tentionally, perhaps, that his wife died in this convent and Is buried here, while In truth it Is his child's grave, and his wife is still living; and, according to the present aspect of affairs, Pelllng's wife and Pauline Mailing are evidently one! And she, Pauline Mailing, or Pelling, or whatever she Is, Is going to be married to Dornton to-morrow morning, and she has one husband still living ! I wonder if she knows that he is still alive? After all, if this turns out true and It looks very like It I shall resume my rightful position at Mallingford, for this girl has disobeyed the clause In Paul's will about marrying without Summers consent. And that provides the motive for her conduct. She knew, If her husband found her, she would be compelled to resign the estate. Well, she has played a suc cessful game so far; it is my Inning now." And that evening Mr. Mallett, who had not been across a horse for nearly twenty years, rode the twelve miles of execrable road that lay between Villa Silentio and Bassllia, and prepared and delivered personally several telegrams to be dispatched directly the office opened in the morning. CHAPTER XXI. The eighteenth of September was a damp, comfortless morning, and Malling ford Park looked particularly desolate. The sky w as of a dull gray, and the rain drizzled steadily all the day through. Babette was busy In Miss Mailing's dressing room. It was half past nine o'clock, and she had just returned from teeing her mistress off by train. ISone of the guests were astir yet, and the house was unusually silent, as it was likely to be for some hors. The ball of the previous night had been exceedingly spirited, and was not concluded until nearly 0 o'clock, so that the visitors would not be likely to be astir very early. Habette was to join her mistress at Charing Cross station with the luggage at half past 2, and, though her mind was full of tormenting doubts as to the day's events, she went about her business as methodically as though nothing un usual had happened. Tenderly and care fully she folded up the elaborate gown of cream-colored satin, with its draperies of thick costly lace, and its superb bou quets of deep crimson blossoms, in which Miss Mailing delighted the eyes of her admirers at the ball. Very circumspect ly she placed the magnificent diamonds and rubles, with which her mistress had adorned her shapely throat and arms, In their cases, and then packed them In a small oaken box with steel clamps. Then she went round the room with her keys and locked and strapped the traveling trunks one after another. That done, she sat down to wait, she knew not for what. e Captain Pelling received a telegram at a quarter to 11 that morning which filled him with surprise and curiosity. It ran: "At all risks get to Blshopsgat church la time to see a wedding fixed for this morning, and obtain a good view of th bride's face." Th telegram had been dispatched from Basslllla, and he remembered th nam a that of th nearest railway sta tion to th convent where he had found his wife's grave. Without knowing why, h felt that h must obey th telegram, and he was Just In time to catch the It o'clock express for Waterloo. On arriv ing at his destination. Captain PelliniT ran his eyes rapidly down the cab rank within the st.itlon, picked out the smart est looking horse, sprang Into the cab, and called through the trap to the driver: "A sovereign if you reach lllshopsg.lte church by twenty minutes to The horse justified his good opinion, and the drive was Accomplished In good time. The church doors were open. And a four wheeled cab was waiting outside, lie crept in very quietly, and walked up the aisle, not wishing to disturb the ser ice, for he did not know what he was there for save to see the bride's face. II Judged rightly that his future conduct was to be guided by that inspection. The church was cold and gloomy this miserable morning, and A few persons were scattered here And there among the seats, attracted possibly more ky curi osity than Interest. As Pelling advanced, he was struck by the subdued richness of the bride's costume, and he was not a little surpris ed at the absence of the usual Attend ants for the old lady standing behind the bride evidently filled the office of pew opener. The bride and bridegroom were a fine couple, the man being quite six feet high, while the lady was also well proportioned. Pelling went quietly along the chancel until he reached the end nearest to the altar, and then he waited for the brldo to turn her face toward him. The cler gyman's volco went on with the service: "Wilt thou obey him And serve him. love, honor. And keep him In sickness and In health, and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live?" Then, for the first time, she turned toward Pelling. Her expression was one of unmixed rapture as she raised her eyes to the bridegroom's, and her lips were unclosed to speAk the' words "I will," when she became sware of Pelllng's fixed stare of horror. His gaze attracted her Involuntarily, and she looked instinctively over Jack's shoulder in his direction. Jsck, wondering wliAt was the mstter And fearing she was going to faint, prompted her with the short answer. She did not speak, hut continued to gaze over his shoulder 8,t the man who had so unaccountably riveted her atten tion. Her under Jaw dropped spasmod icnlly, her eyes became as fixed as those she was gazing Into, and every vestige of life and color left her face. The next thing Jack seemed to realize was that a gentleman wearing a lglht overcoat was speaking quietly to the as tonished clergyman and suggesting that the lady should be taken to the vestry, as she was evidently very III. The scattered congregation looked at each other in wondering curiosity as the bridal party disappeared. They lingered awhile until the old pew opener returned and begged them to depart, as she desired to close the church. Pauline, with dull, dazed despair In her eyes, sat In the vestry, listening to, without understanding, the conversation of the three men grouped around her. "I am extremely sorry," Pelling said. in answer to the clergyman's request for an explanation; "but it would have been criminal to allow the matter to go fur ther, for the lady Is my wife." "Your, wife?" echoed Jack, Incredu lously. "Yes, sir, my wife!" Pelling replied, with the least touch of hauteur. "I have believed her to be dead for the last six years in tact, l neneveu it so tnor oughly that I should not hav believed my eyes this morning If her own conduct had not betrayed her. It is possible that she thought I was dead, as I hare been in Central Africa for several years; and 1 understand the expedition of which I was a member has been three or four times reported In the newspapers as complete ly exterminated." "And how came you to present your self so opportunely this morning?" asked the clergyman. ."That Is more than I understand my self at present; but I think It Is due to accidental discoveries made In Spain by a friend of mine who has gone hither on business of his own. How it happens that I have been led to believe In my wife's death all these years and never found out my mistake before I cannot understand." "Mis Mailing took her mothers name when she Inherited the estate; perhaps that may explain matters, put In Jack. "What estate?" asked Pelling sharp ly. "It Is all too long to discuss now," Jack answered! "but no doubt the chang of name accounts for your Ignorance of your wife's oiistence. (To be continued.) Mast Hare Fads. "If a woman hasn't a fad, there's something wrong with her," remark! an observer of mankind. She s in love, or out of It, or her liver la out of order. "American girls are the greatest for taking up new culta. Now, an English girl settles down to doing one thing, nnd sticks to It, and nothing short of an earthquake or a dynmnlte explo sion will turn her out of the way of It. "Hut you Just suggest to an Amer ican girl that some new physical ex ercise will give her a plump neck, or reduce her hips or any other old thing, and she will be nothing else for well, until the novelty wears oft or some thing else turns up. "Just now It's boxing. Every box ing master in town Is rushed to death with applications for Instruction from girls. Boxing, you know, is warrnnted to do the impossible; consequently they all want It. "But, then, after all, I suppose It's Just that variety and unexpectedness about the girls over here which makes them so attractive. You never know w here they're going to break out next" Hue of Atlantic Waves. The size of the Atlantic waves has been carefully measured for the Wash ington hydrographlc bureau. In height the waves usually average about 30 feet, but In rough weather they attain from 40 to 48 feet. During storms they are often from 600 to 000 feet long, and last 10 or 11 seconds, while the longest yet known measured half a mile and did not spend Itself for S3 seconds. Cultivate health and strength tod courag. thua radio U H5T0 ?3p As to Omrnt Culvert. During lute years farming com munities lire giving much attention to the public highways, realising that It Is money well expended. One of Hie chief expense accounts bus been for culverts anil these are quite as high when the opening to be bridged Is "ar row, for the reason Unit less expensive mid much lighter lumber Is used ! hence the culvert must be renewed at frequent Intervals. As the cost of lum ber Increases, the cost of cement and cement building blocks and slabs de creases, so that the future will, see many more structures of different kinds built of concrete than It has been thought profitable to use In the past. Experts say that a span of twenty live feet or less can be bridged with a tint culvert of cement at low cost and that the work Is lasting. The main essentials In the cement culvert, be- hmsii ok chiint rn.vmr. yond the first class material, of course, are the submerged cut off wall at each end to prevent undermining and the wing walls at each end. In every sec tion there are masons who are famil iar with the working of concrete anil highway overseers should consult these men before Investing money In the old time and expensive wooden culverts. The Illustration shows the side wings of the cement culvert, which add to Its durability. Indian apolis News. Potator from Small )eril. Considerable argument Is rife among writers as to the relative value of small nnd medium or large tubers, for use as seed. It Is claimed that the small tuber will often (generally, perhaps) produce as large and fine re sults as the larger tubers used for need. We believe this claim Is op-ii to question at least beyond the first generation, for It Is safe to say that degeneration can only be the result from planting the small tubers a num ber of seasons In succession. This seems to be a logical conclusion to reach. On the other hand, it Is quite as logical to assume that the fine me dium or large tuber, containing as it must all the vigor ami fine points of the variety, will produce first class progeny nnd, we believe, this Is es sentially the case when the seed tu bers are selected from one's own prod uct and selected at the proper time and properly eared for. If the seed pota toes are selected from the bin, be the selection from small or the large tu bers, In the spring Just about the time they are wanted for use, It must not be expected that they will give as good results as those which have been prop erly selected In the fall nnd properly cared for. There Is a decided saving of time, money and fertilizer In the careful selection of the seed potatoes, as any one will discover who will tuko the necessary trouble. Exchange. Inrrraaetl (be I'otato Yield, In a three year test of growing pota toes after clover at the Ontario Sta tion, an average Increase of thirty seven bushels per acre was obtained, as compared with growing potatoes without the use of clover. For fertiliz ing the land for potatoes the author recommend tho use of a moderate quantity of barnyard manure upplled on the clover In the fall, or of well rotted manure used In the spring; or, If commercial fertilizers are used, an ap plication of WK) to 800 pounds of or more per acre In the proportion of 2f0 pounds of nitrate of soda, JiriO pounds of superphosphate, and 200 pounds of sulphate or muriate of potash. An In crease of forty bushels per acre was obtained In n crop cultivated six times, aa compared with one cultivated three times. In a three-year test spraying with bordeaux mixture Apparently in creased the yield ninety-four bushels. The cost of growing an aero of pota toea yielding 300 bushels Is estimated at $52.14. Faria Note. Long and bard pulling makes wind broken horses. Hens are without exception the most sadly neglected of all the living creatures that ar profitable to th farmer. if If sheep mo not kept constantly In good condition the quality of the wool Is affected. You can't grind corn and get wheat flour. Neither can yon feed straw and get butter fat. A proper poultry house Is not nec essarily one with a Jim crack roof and a gilt wcalber cock. Profit In dairying depends upon four things good cows, good ud cheap feed, good care and a good market. The lariii Toolshop. It Is the exception, rather than the rule, to find a shop as h branch of farm work nowadays. We run to the store for any little thing wo want, pay two prices for It ami lose valuable time. Our fathers bad all of the small tools In the shop and could make any repairs not of a serious nature on any tool or appliance of the farm and do It quickly and Inexpensively. Our hired help are kept busy on rainy days go ing over tools and wagons, painting and repairing. If the harness breaks there are waxed ends of thread ready for use or some rivets to repair larger breaks. The shop contains a small anvil and a vise as well as a wooden clamp In which to hold the ends of leather when sewing them. Nails, screws, bolts, hinges and the like are kept In small numbers, but In various sizes. Oils, monkey wrenches, chisels, hammers and the like are always there and we are prepared for any small trouble. A very small corner of tho barn Is largo enough for the shop, and It will pay to begin now to tit up such a place, adding tools as one can. Small Farmlntf. It Is not always the mun who V.s 2in, .' or fion acres of land who Is milking the most money In proportion to the amount he lias Invested In It. There are those who with 10. l. 20 or ncres. i re making more than the average fanner with live or ten times that amount of land. As a rule It Is because the farmer has a part of his means reserved as a working cnpl tal. With It be can secure labor, Im plements, fertilizers and all that Is necessary to bring bis little farm up to the highest point of successful pro duction. Many of our farmers would ito better to sell half their laud at even half the price and devote the money thus acquired to better man aging the remninder of their farm, than to pay taxes upon the entire amount they now farm or rather half farm. Curative 4paratn. An efficient mode of treating bruised, Irritated and sometimes diseased limbs of animals as. for Instance, the leg of a horse Is by pouring a stream of water upon the limb at n point af fected. Heretofore It hns been unlver sally customary for the person In idiarge of tho ani mal to hold the end of a hose at the point desired I.1HKCT8 STKKAM. ,J p0r t stream of water upon It for such length of time as might be deemed necessary. This mode of holding the stream Is more or less defective, in that the strenm of water could not be poured upon tho exact spot for nny great length of time on account of the person holding the hose becoming tired and unable to direct It uniformly. In order to obviate these difficulties and to produce an apparatus not requiring continuous attention, the device here illustrated was produced. Calvr Cheaply r'ntteneri. Professor Roberts, of the Cornell station, claims that to fatten calves successfully on skim milk and grain to supply the butter fat, tho calves should first be fed a moderate amount of new milk for a few days, and then skim milk should be gradually substi tuted so that at the end of a few weeks tho calves would be fed entirely on skim milk. If seven pounds of corn meal Is mixed with one pound of Unseed meal, old process preferable, he finds It will make a fairly good sub stitute for the butter fats of tho new milk. Clover Qunlltlra. White clover does not seem to be af fected by the so-called clover sickness which Interferes with raising common clover more than a certain number of years on the same piece of land. Al slko also seems to suffer less from tho sickness and will thrive on u rather wet, heavy piece where red clover docs not do well, likewise stands se vere cold better than rod clover, but Is not liked by cattle so well as either tho red or white clover. Hoof Tainting; Tost. The roof wear out, miles kept painted, faster than any other part of a wooden building. It pays better to keep the roof painted than It does the sides, and it will also need to be paint ed oftener. When shingles are used from clear, straight-grain wood and kept always painted, they will last a very long tlm. One of the advan tages of painting roofs Is to keep wa ter from the calls, where rusting soon rets th wood wher they ar drlTtn. 1 1.4 tending of Henry 11. In Knf- latid" frntrr France. i H'.M King Henry VI. of Kiiglaiid born. M37--Nliiliiiati.lf:lJi1i'rr of Herman, died. ; irv.T Pope Clement VII.' escaped In dis guise from prison. I.'IO Meeting of the Diet of Worms. I .VI 2 Mary Stuart, daughter .f Jam V., born. j I.M1.T Pope Pin IV. died. IMU - (lustavus Adolphu horn, v M)H John Milton, the poet. born. ; ldlS Col. Pride prevented 2 members of ltrilish Parliament from enter ing the House. Called "Pride's Purge." ... .. Ititll Ku'glish Parliament ordered th body of pilvijr 'inwU hung at Thum. :' ,; $. J UKiit Ten Scottish t Vivetiatitet xecut ed In l'Miulnirgh. lilKK Flight of JhIiu-s II. 1742Treaty of Moscow bct rrn Ureat Britain and Russia. '" 17.t; Charles Hatcllffe," I'lirl" of" Pe.r wentwatcr, executed. 1770 British take possession of Rhode Isluud. v 1777 Suspension of habeas corpus act In Great Britain. 1787 Delaware by iiniinlmou vote rati fied Constitution or the United ttate. 171k" Rowland Hill, "father of th British postal service," born. 1710 Indiana admitted to the I'lilon. IfCtS Ceremonies at Nurembiirg mark ing opening of tirst rullway In Germany. 1812 Samuel Woodworth, author of "The Old Oaken Bucket," died. 18-1(1 Santa Ann proclaimed President of Mexico. 1S-18 David Carter made the first dr posit of California gold In the United States mint. ISM The Immaculnte Conception de clared by the Pope. 1850 Father Matthew, apo"l f b peranct died at Cork, Ireland. 1801 Congress passed bill authorizing exchange of Union and Confeder ate prisoners. 18H2 Battle of Prairie Orove, Ark. 1801 President Lincoln urged curtail ment of State banks. 1S0.S The (Hailstone ministry assumed office Paraguayan army de feated end destroyed ot Villirta. 1SS1 Many lives lost In the burning of . the Klug theater In Vienna. 1884 Washington monument at Wash ington, D, C, completed. 1.SHJ Third Plenary' Council rloaed t Baltimore. 1801 Lord DufTcriii succeeded Iord Lyttleton as British ambassador at Purls. 1805 (ireut demount rut loo against ma niclp.'il abuses in Madrid. Spain. 18D7 Attempt on tho life of the Sultan of Turkey. ' ; f.''.; lKOJi ijea.xj'allxto, Carclit.Jiad; aged 82. IM'.t!) Certificate of election given to W. H. Taylor as Governor of Ken tucky. MM)2 President (.'astro ordered arrest of foreigners in Venezuela, Thomas B. Reed died. 1SK),1 Four killed In railroad wreck at Worcester, Mass. .. .Hun. Royes elected President of Colombia... . . . .Japanese Diet dissolved. r.KH Labor riots begin In St. Peters burg. . . . . .Mrs. Csssle L. Chad- wick arrested. .. .Three Russian battleships sunk at Port Arthur. Sir William W n't sop hns been appoint ed chairman of'the Oitnard Steamship Company, vice Lord Iverclyde. "i: Kruntz, the Casar of Russia's chef, I by tradition and posit Inn u gentleman, and has the right of 'wearing sword. Tho Khedive. of Kgypt, is. not' only a monogamist but a teetotaler, and does not sinoko not even an Kgyptinn cigar ette. " i ,- .-.! Prof. Coreknts.nl, a .Frenchman, has perfected an apparatus which, will trans mit tho peculiarities of a man's hand writing or drawing, enabling hlui to sign checks 1,000 miles away. , f It Is understood . t,hut King IOdward will confer on the Mikado tho decoration of the Order of the darter, which' will be conveyed to his majesty by a special mission, headed . by Prince Arthur of Connaiight, ; ' The King of Greece Is the greatest linguist among monarch. ' II read twelve languages and speaks most of them. ' The King of 'Spain is a skillful and feurless rider,' a keen motorist, a deadly shot with either i rifle or revolver, a splendid fencer, sud an , exceptionally clever boxer. The young crown princess of (Jermany, who is popular, hns set a w, custom, that of currying a stick while walking. Her royal highness has a large collec tion of stick from which to select to watch th costume she wear.