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Lake County Press, Issue 905, 5 April 1900, Page 7

The Royal Academy of Dancing at Paris was founded in 1002 by Beauchamps, a famous master of dancing and deportment.” He was the instructor of Louis XIV., and gave that monarch a lesson every day for twentytwo years. Baron von Thocmmel, who has retired from the post of Austrian Minister at Belgrade with the rank of Field Marshal, is indebted in great part for his diplomat!ic success to a sewing machine which he presented to the Princess of Montenegro, teaching her to sew himself. Scotland was named from the Scotl, a tribe which had its birth in North Ireland. It was called by the natives (Caledonia, ‘The hitile country of the Gaels,” Gaol properly signifying “ a hidden trover.” The Piets, who inhabited the lowlands of Scotland, were “painted men.” A writer in the “Electrical Engineer" argues 'that two good copper wires between New York a,nd Chicago, fed with mail matter, would carry 25,800 messages of lifty words each per day. He thinks that “special delivery” mail could be sent by telegraph “with a remarkable margin of profit.” It is hardly possible (says the “Lady a Pictorial'”) to realise that the Queen lias a great-grandchild who is almostiof marriageable age. She is a pretty girl with great musical abilities, and, as it is probable that she will be betrothed next year. Queen Victoria may yet see a fourth generation of her descendants. The navy has again come to be regarded, not in theory only but in practice, as the basis of the whole s true tv e of the Empire. Naval questions aie eagerly 'discussal, naval histories are diligently studied; the nation is learning alike the source of its ancient glories and the measure of its present needs, and the process goes cm apace.

M'ljc BJrnosis «l Them. The Origin of Scimc (.rent uml E.earned ■took*. CHAPTER I. Sunlight streamed over the Harbours of New York bay. A noble ship was /.owly ploughing her way through '.h.i heaving waters toward her pier. As sin* neared die dock the large crowd which ha-.* assembled could see the form of a man upon the prow eagerly peering Inward land. The boat came to anchor and the crowd pressed coward the gangways. The man had disappeared. CHAPTER IT. Joyful were the greetings which the gladsome voyagers and their equally gladsome friends wore exchanging, when suddenly the Man appeared from the cabin. He was hj dark and distinguished looking foreij-uer. “ Flint place Is this that it is?” ho asked in Idiomatic French. “ IBs Noo York.” replied the captain. CHAPTER nr. The distinguished foreigner was seized with sadden excitement. “ Nrfw York,” he exclaimed to his inlet de chambre, “New York! Parbleu 5 Pierre, make yourself quick to take* the baggage to the shore !” Tit* faithful Pierre obeyed and master and man disappeared down the ladder and were swallowed up in the eddying throng. CHAPTER IV. *' Pierre 1” It was an exclamation from the distinguished foreigner, atid (he faithful «*ilet turned obedient as ever. “ Pierre, go to the next wharf quick snd find if that steamer lying there Is About to sail.” “ Y"es, M’sieur,” repined Pierre, “ it departs in five minutes.” “Take the baggage there at once!” cried the foreigner as he and the valet dashed hastily across the docks and up into the steamer about to sail for Europe. They had barely time. The steamer moved the moment they were aboard. CHAPTER V. “ Ah, ha !” said the distincruisbed foreigner, as he leaned over the railing and regarded the rapidly vanishing shores. “It makes itself good. Now, I will go to my beloved Paris and write niv groat work on ‘ Impressions of American Life.’ “ Chicago Record.”