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MISS ROOSEVELT'S RONEY. I MOON. A VISIT TO ENGLAND. The New York "World" puib'iieines the follow- ing telegram from Washington: "Alter their marriage at the White House in J Li ii L- Mies Alice Roosevelt and Mr. Longwor-tili wall go first to England, where they willi be presented to King Edward by Mr. Whitelaw Redd, the United States Ambassador, who will give a banquet in their honour. They will subsequently pay » visit of some duration to the bridegroom's sister, the Coantesse de Cbamlbrun, in Paris, and will be received by the President."

THE WATT CASE. CONVICT'S REMARKABLE CAREER. For several hours Lightfoot, the convict, entertained' the Old Bailey to some interesting details of his somewhat remarkable career. Lightfoot is serving hie sentence for perjury committed at :the magisterial hearing of the charge now being tried' by Mr. Justice Philli- more and a. jury, brought against Mr. Hugh Watt, ex-M.P. for one of the divisions of Glasgow, who is accused of inciting certain persons to murder his former wife. 0 Lightfoot said that he had been a compositor, a. cattle dealer, and a poultry farmer. His father was a newspaper editor, and he (witness) had been known by another name because be did not desire people to know that he had come down in the world. Flagging interest was revived) in the case when Lightfoot spoke of a visit he paid; to Paris. Why, asked Mr. Avory, K.C., in cross-examination, did he go to the gay capital? After some hesitation, Lightfoot admitted that he went there with a gentloeman-a. photo- grapher—in connection with the Commission having reference to the firing by Russian ships on English trawlers in the North Sea, He was called as a witness on that occasion because he knew a great deal about the, River Humber. Mr. Avory: And while you were in Paris for the purpose of giving evidence on the, Baltic Commission, you spent your time in betting?— Yes" "And with what Buccess? I made about ;csoo." While in London Lightfoot. said he spent his time when tired sitting in Hyde Park. He came back to London from Paris in February. "What did you get for going over to Paris to. give evidence?"—"I got my expenses and about £ 300." Mr. Avory: On wiiich. side were you to give evidence in the Commission?—I was to give evidence about the banks of the River Humber. "The only person who asked* you to go was a photographer?"—"He represented somebody else." "Who else?"—"He represented the Russian Government, so far as I know." That Lightfoot v» not lacking in a sense of humour was shown when Mr. Avory asked him if Mr. Watt was the gentleman who gave him a cigar in Hyde Park on the ocession of their now memorable meeting. "I think that is the man," cautiously replied the convict, "Ibut I am not going to swear. I am not so keen at swearing things as I u«ed to be. I am rather nervous. To my satisfac- tion he is the man, but I won't swear anything." Lightfoot was prepared to admit that ne agreed to give false evidence, partly for a reward of £ 5,000. After several other witnesses had been hea<rJ, Thomas Worley repeated his etory to the effect that Mr. Watt had asked him to encompass xhe death of Afrs. Iulia. Watt, and the case &B once more adjourned,

PRINCE OF WALES'S TOUR. The Royal party arrived at Agra on Saturday morning. The Maharajah of Bhahawar, a boy of nine, presented the Princess with a bouquet. I Their Royal Highp-esee4. were heartily welcomed by the pooulace. In the afoornoonthey. drove through the city to a garden party. In the evening there were illuminations and fireworks. The Prince and Princess attended Divine ser- vice on Sunday morning, and, in the afternoon visited the Taj Mahal and the tomb of Itmadud Dulah.

RED FLAGS AT ST. PAUL'S. I Red flags, Irish pipers, banners with inscriptions, and the singing of the "Marseillaise" and "Poor Old England," to the tune of John Brown's Body," were the principal features of the march of the unemployed from Trafaigar- square to St. Paul's Cathedral on Sunday afternoon. Thus sustained and stimulated, the procession filed into the great church by the main entrance, and were established along both sides of the nave at the western end of the building, the nave itself being lined with a strong contingent of the police who had accompanied the march. Perhaps irritated by the presence of the police, more than half the contingent rose and marched from the building before the service was half completed, and proceeded to hold an informal meet- ing of their own on the broad flight of steps front- ing Ludgate-hill. Here they gave alternate volleys of cheers and hisses, the names of Mr. Arthur Balfour and Mr. John Burns being received with the most unequivocal signs of unpopularity. Meanwhile, the men who remained in St. Paul's until the end of the service were responsible for a demonstration, the like of which has probably i. never before been known in the great cathedral. In the course of his sermon Canon Newbolt re- marked, "Destitution and hunger and want must be attended to at once they do not brook delay." At this point the preacher was interrupted by an outburst of loud cheering and clapping of hands from the pews occupied by the unemployed. This was renewed when Canon Newbolt declared Yon yourself would be the first to say that you do not want charity."

It was stated at a mteetang of the Channel Tun- nel Company thsut after the general election the Government would be asikea Eow they tvoujd view tbe revival of the Channel Tunnel scheme in the form of a Piaorlfiamentary Bill. A young barber f4 Vienna, by birth a Serb, bas just obtained his degree of doctor of law in the Vienna University. The Yarmouth Corporation has ordered £25 to be spent for cockleshells to be ladd on the paths in the Beach Gardens- The Farnham Board of duardians have been obliged to give up their room at the workhouse because oi the increased nuimiB^r of inmates. The Yarmouth Corporation, in purchasing a new steam-roller, has made at a condition that payment so»]l be by ■SnBicfalmente, extending over two years. Fiiteen boys, all lees than fifteen years okJ, pupils of a sicheol for thievee directed by a female "proteeror of shoplifting,w have fcfeen arxested by the Partie police.

A WARDROBE WAR. PARIS ACTRESS'S TORS. Mile. Madeleine Carlier, of the Odéon, one ot the best-dressed actresses of Paris, spends little on her wardrobe, because tradesmen clothe her usually for nothing. A photograph of her attired in a mantle of Russian sables, valued at E515 15s. lid., can be seen in many a shop window. The cloak was a present from the furrier, so Mile. Carlier understood, and whenever anyone admired it she immedIately remarked that it was made by 11 So-and-So, Place de la Bourse." Her surprise was correspondingly great when the furrier sent in a bill for the mantle, and more outrageous still, sued for payment. Her defence was a note, from which it seemed the firm would be only too de- lighted if Mlle. Carlier honoured them by deigning to wear their furs, and the court understood it in this sense, and dismissed the suit. But the ungallant tradesmen have persisted in their action and appealed. Whereupon Mile. Carlier has produced a fresh mass of evidence. Mile. Rachel Launay, of the Opera Comique, wrote to her: "My (lenr Maclame.-In choosing yoxi to wear one of his mantles when he was starting business, the furrier knew perfectly well that your person would be a splendid advertisement for him, and the least he could do was to make you a present of it, as is, of course, always done." Mdlle. Vera Sergine, of the Odeon, wrote: Why, of course, very, very often dressmakers have made me dresses for nothing as an adver- tisement, to be worn either on the stage or at places where everybody goes-races, picture shows, salons, and so on. A hundred artists will tell you exactly the same thing. There is not a tradesman who will not do it for the sake of the advertise- ment. As a matter of fact, that is how I renew my wardrobe." A note from a Rue Royale milliner, with a new hat, ran: Mme. Suzanne asks me to thank you for so kindly sitting for your hat portrait in the paper "Les Modes." She is delighted to offer you this hat, with her best thanks, and hopes you will call again soon." A young lady of the Odéon company, who has, at any rate, a sounding name, Mlle. L. de Pouzola de Saint-Phar, wrote to Mile. Carlier: I repeat in writing what I told you the other day. Of course, when I sit for my photograph in 0 a new dress, the couturier makes a present of the dress." If the furrier loses his appeal, there will be a fearful epidemic of stage fever among girls who long for Russian sables.

FRENCH ARTILLERY PROBLEM. French heavy field ordnance is about to undergo another great transformation. The 4 4-5th inch gun is found not to be up to the latest standards of precision, and though the 6 l-5th inch gun is satisfactory as regards fire, it leaves much to be desired in mobility and manoeuvring, It has for some time been a problem with French artillery officers to devise a heavy gun at once mobile enough and powerful enough to cope with anything in the German Army. A gun invented by Majbr Remaillio is considered by the artillerists to have solved the problem brilliantly, and it is to be turned out rapidly for the equipment of all French gun- parks. No details have been allowed to transpire, but the new gun is declared to be as much superior to the exintuig types as the quick-firing 3-inch gun is to the old 3-iuch muzzle-loaders.

While uniloaddeg whisky hi a workman clipped and fell, breaking a blood vessel, with faital result. Ealibom Town Kali is to be sold, the borough I counoil regarding it as a burden to the rates and a source of much anxiety as to its mana,ge-I ment.

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SPOTTED FEVER SCARE. I PEOPLE AVOID A NORFOLK VILLAGE. I The outbreak of spotted fever or cerebrospinal meningitis at Fincham, though received calmly and sensibly enough in the little Norfolk village itself, has caused something approaching a panic in the surrounding districts. At Lynn market Fincham farmers were told that they should be ashamed of themselves for coming to a healthy neighbourhood and people living near Fincham walk four miles to Downham to post their letters rather than one mile to Fincham it- self. The Rev. John Boyer, curate in charge of Fincham, states that three or four children from outlying villages had been withdrawn from Fincham school by alarmed parents, but that the Fincham children themselves were still attending cheerfully. The scare in the neighbouring districts is extremely-foolish," he added. People go so far as to blame the newspaper boy for-calling at their houses after passing through poor Fincham. The Fincham doctor is asked to diagnose his cases at other villages from the doorstep, and farmers and tradespeople have been practically boycotted."

Opening a miniature nifle range, wiiich he hae presented to Broad Clyst, Devon, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland hit the buliseye with the first shot. "Don't send my daddy to prison," pleaded a little giirl in the Alloa, N.B., Police-court, where her father was being charged. The magistra/te inflicted a fine only.

g A GRAND OLD REMEDY. H B Splendid Cure. WORTH writing for to-day. H ■ COLE'S FAMILY OINTMENT. | H GO Years' Reputation. H WOTTBERTPL foe ^ECZISMA. S S WRITE TO-DAY and I I NAME ™13 PAPER* B jpar tMr tt OOLRS SYNDICATE, Reading. 1

For burglary at Denbiee, Dorking, the resi- dence of the Hon. Henry Cufeibt, M.P., Wil- liam Gray, a dealer, was sentenced to feven yeacs' penal servitude &t Guildford. On a elm-rge of the, mmishugfxtk-r of a lunatic who had been under her care, Helen Hotlie-r was committed for trial at .Hove. Deceased, it wae stated, had been very much neglected. The 529th anniversary of the rebuilding and dedication of the chancel and nave of Witch- ford Church (near Ely) was duly celebrated. The present tower is an addition to the old church, which was taken down, rebuilt, and iadicated on December 12, 137S, in the reiurt ing Edward III.

POSTMAN'S CRISTfAS- BOX. I The Figaro has been launching a eulogy oE the Paris postman which for sheer generosity almost takes one's breath away, for it makes no bones about allowing the postman to "acquir'e merit" by all the good tidings of which he is the intermediary. If he brings t'¡'i\d tidings, too, their demerits are gently ignored. But when one reads a little further, one discovers a reason for this glowing tribute. The postmen meditate a strike, and have just been calculating that the most paralysing blow could be struck at Christmas. The Figaro," therefore: argues that these amiable creatures who deserve so well of us should be kindly treated in their own interests, and that the Christmas-boxes they are already collecting should be withheld until we know whether they seriously propose to damage themselves by making us think less well of them. There is refinement and diplomacy in all this, no doubt, but neither will save us from having to give the postmen sooner or later their etrennes. The postman who is not satisfied with his tip is wonder- fully slow at delivering letters, though he brings them no further into tha house than the lege of the concierge. If the ;concierge, for his part, is not satisfied, he is slower still in bringing the letter from his loge to your door.

THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION. The picturesque French village of Pont-en- Royans, so well known to tourists in Dauphine, is threatened with destruction. The other night, from the Grand Goulets, some of the crags of which almost overhang the village, there fell immense masses of rock, and now one whole side of the main street is so shaken that the inhabitants have had to evacuate it. little hope is entertained of saving any of the houses, al- though army engineers from Grenoble are busily blasting rock and doing everything possible to avert danger.

REMARKABLE SACRILEGE. A remarkable combination of burglary with sacrilege is reported from Nancy, where the cathedral was broken into on the eve of St. Nicholas, and next morning when the sacristan entered to prepare for the great annual festival evidences of robbery were only too obvious. The property stolen, most of it old and historical, is valued at E-800. The principal booty is the famous golden arm of St. Nicholas, which has now been stolen for the second time. The first was in 171-9, when the relic was found in the shop of a, Paris curio dealer, and was recovered at the price of Xi.

FRANCE AND FOREIGN UNIFORMS. The French Government has just published h decree which will be of considerable interest for officers of the British services, seeing that it rege- lates the circumstances under which foreign uniforms may be worn in France. Besides diplo- matic and Consular officials, and officers of war- ships calling at French ports, authorisation to wear the uniform may be extended to officers and men of all i-aiilcs who travel through France with an official mission, or who are invited to a public or private ceremony held in France. An exception is made in the case of Departments on the frontier, where the Prefects have power to authorise sub- jects or citizens of adjoining states to wenr their uniform at private ceremonies.

MILITARY BAND QUESTION. The system of two years' military service in France has had at least one unlooked for result. It has rendered the French a musicless army. Men have scarcely had time to become even approximately efficient before they pass out of the ranks, and regimental bands become impossible. Many devices are being elaborated to avert such a calamity, but so far nothing really satisfactory has been found. One proposal is to set up a sort of musical examination among recruits, and to take care that those who have serious qualifications are equally distributed for band purposes, instead of letting these young fellows, as at present, cling to Paris and the large towns. There are also proposals for giving, all bandsmen non- commissioned rank, and for tempting them to remain in the service by letting them play as individuals in the theatrical and other orchestras! and to teach music.

RUSSIA'S WAR LOSSES. Some striking figures are published by the "Novoe Vremya as to the forces at the disposal of the Russian Commander-in-Chief in Manchuria at the close of the late war. When peace was concluded General Linievitch had at his disposal 12,500 officers, 917,000 men, and 270,000 horses. But from the beginning to the end of the war there had been carried to the front 20,000 officers, 1,270,000 men, 230,000 horses, and more than 1600 guns. Snb- stracting-tiaese figures and making allowance for the 80,000 men already on the spot when war broke out, ws have the Russian losses roughly ap- parent at 7500 cfBcers and 433,000 men.

TRAFALGAR AND AUSTERLITZ. The centenaries of the great battles of the French revolution have set in. England leads off with Trafalgar, and then every regiment in the French army which bears the glorious legend "Austerlitz upon its colours commemorates thnt stupendous victory, which, besides temporarily obliterating the map of Europe, is said to have sent Pitt to his grave. It is odd, but it is perhaps the most striking evidence of the marvellous genius of Napoleon, that out of a great fiasco he should have drawn a consolation stake 80 stu- pendously brilliant. For there can be no reason- able doubt that Bonaparte would willingly have exchanged all the glories of Austerlitz for the con- quest of England. And it was only when Nelson's cannon had shattered this dream that the Emperor gave the order which broke up the Grande Armee at Boulogne, and launched it against the Austrians on the Danube. Austerlitz in some sort paid the piper for Trafalgar.

FATE'S VICISSITUDES. Strange are the vicissitudes wrought by time. The latest illustration is furnished by the descendants of the famous Polish King Stanislas Leczniski, who became Duke of Lorraine and eodfathfir of Louis Quinze. The last of the lineal descendants is now a general officer of the Army of the Prussian oppressor of his people. In the Franco-German War of 1870 Gen. von Lecyinski was chief of the staff of the Baden corps before Strassburg, and he has since commanded an army corps himself. He retired in 1891, and has just celebri ted his 75th birthday. He holds several honorary colonelships. honorary colonelships.

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BOY'S LONG WALK. After having been missing from his home in North London for several weeks, John McKeon, aged 11. has been found at Abersychan, Mon- mouthshire, ISO miles away. He was leading; Edgar Stanley, a pedlar, who was singing hymns. The boy was sent to Pontypool Workhouse, where,, he had to await the arrival of a constable, who brought him home. He said that in the cattle market he met Stanley, who said to him: I will give three shillings or four shillings a week if you come to my workshop, and work with me." But the man took him to Uxbridge and then to Staines. There," added the boy, u he put on glasses and pretended to be blind. We tramped to Windsor, Maidenhead, Oxford, and then to Cheltenham. I got tired of so much walking, and was unwello. Then we went on to Chepstow and Pontypool." Stanley, the boy said, always treated him kindly and gave him plenty of food. When the boy dis- appeared, his parents thought he had run away to sea. He is not the only member of the family given to wandering. His little brother Jack occa- sionally absents himself for a few days, and his nine-year-old sister Sarah disappeared on Novem- ber 25, and returned home about a week later.

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THE FOOD VALUE OF SULTANAS. i After quoting Dr. Josiah Oldfield, who said, "I put raisins as the first of all foods that I know of," The Table says: We happen to know, and it is a fact known but to few, that the best value for the consumer, and the best food value too, is the Old Sultana fruit, which is being retailed at 3d. to 4d. per lb. As an article of food Sultanas are of the highest dietetic value (containing no Jess than 74 per cent. of sugar and starch), and one of the out- comes of their recognition in this respect has been the phenomenal growth of the use of Sultana bread, especially in the North of England, which is ob- tainable at most bakers. For the guidance of those who prefer to bake their own the proportion for one pound of fiour is fib. of old Sultanas mixed together, made into dough, a little more barm being added than in plain bread, and no sugar at all neces- sary. Old Sultanas can also be used with rice in making Rice Puddings, the fruit taking the place of sugar, and thug increasing very much the nutri- tive properties of the pudding, at very little, if any, increase of cost, as with Old Sultanas there is no need to add sugar.

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The New York undtertaters have issued a notice to their drivers informing them that iit future they must not smoke while driving a hearse or mourning carriage to or fro-m the ceme- tery. A-poor woman, who some years ago wae an inmate of the Bristol Royal Infirmary has I tendered four 95 notes, part of a. legacy wlvi-cih I efoe has just received, a;) her Gb.ristm.ae offering to the infirmary.

j The 'Scotland Yard detectives, who are in Bir- mingham shadowing certain racecourse thieves, imve had their pockets pickied. mingham shadowing certain racecourse thieves, imve had their pockets pickied. Permiission to open his theaiiro on Christmas Day fhas been refused by the magistrate to a Newcastle-oil-Tyne theatre proprietor. One qpart of milk a. day hae just been ordered by the Cardigan Gaiardiians to be given to an old lady of 101. in addition to her allowance ot five shillings a week from the union. So the. polities should not clash wiith religion, the National Convention a>t Carnarvon has been postponed, « oeriee of "revival" meetings hav- 1 ing already been arranged for the same week.