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CROMWELL KEEPS INN BSArt irniKiNj resimblance TO MAN WHO RULED ENGLAND.

Bald to Ba a Llnaat Dtacandant ol tha Groat Ollvtr—Gut H« Doaa Not Know or Caro Atout Hia Aneootrjr. t.ondoa - W hen a (aBoaa old RnBllah hoatclrp rhanaad bandi tbo othor day cooaldetaulc interval waa arouaed by tbo annvunoemont that tbo new landlord a name waa Oliver Cromwell, and that he r.aimed to be a lineal de- • endani ot the protector. It waa added. moreover, that be bore quite a • -.rtklnc reeemblance to a atatue of the (real man outside Weal mine ter hall, and that all three atatementa are true 1 am able to testify aa the result ..f a visit which I have Just paid to 1 lie modern Oliver CromwelL It la In the ancient town pf Hl*h V.'ycotube. llucktnshamshlre. about SO 1 idea out of London, that he has Just «atabllabed himself aa landlord of tbs lied Lion hotel The building, said u be about 400 years old. stands In the main street of the quaint village, and with a huge red lloo over the portico still presents the appearance of a tvplcal old English coaching bouse. It Is owned by Lord Carrington, and that famous parliamentarian. Benjamin Disraeli, made his Brat speech from the doorstep of the hotel. It was like most of those which followed IL a famous speech. Disraeli said that his opponents stood on his acres, "bul l." said the future prime minister of England. "stand on my head " The crowd cheered the sentiment, but not an of them for one threw a rotten egg which soiled the speaker’s satin vest Disraeli wiped the contents of tbs egg from his dress and threw them on “ floor, remarking. “There will my ponent be when the poll is declared "

OLIVER CROMWELL. (Descendant of Great Protector Who Kssps an Inn In England.; It may be noted, by way of parenthesis. that despite his caustic oratory. Disraeli waa defeated In this attempt to gain a seat la parliament as a radical from High Wycombe. The new proprietor of the “Red Lion.* who la bow having the limelight of publicity tamed apoa bln causa- of his likeness ta name features to the great protector, does not appear fully to appreciate the Interest attaching to his alleged anew* . try. When I as'-sd him to give me some account of his genealoglca] tree remarked! “I have never bothered myself much about It- Borne 30 years ago whan Thomas Cartyls was writlog his Ufa of Cromwell be seat a man to Inquire regarding my pedigree. I could say daflaltsly waa that my grandfather's name was Oliver Cromwell. Of course, he wasn’t the greet Oliver, torjbe Bred some tse y ago. bat my grandfather's family lived In Surrey—I myaelf was bom at - ham la Surrey—and members of protector's family are said to hsv# settled ta Sunwy. “Some Urns after Carlyle’s man interviewed me I rwcelTed a note from the great historian Informing me I was undoubtedly a lineal descendant of OllTer the Great. 1 nerer bad any genealogical diagram or explanation of the connection, and my claim o ' lief Is based principally upon this assurance of Carlyle's. As 1 say, the matter never bothered me much, for I don’t know what advantage It would be to me to prove my descent If It w-ere possible. No. I don't know whether Carlyle mentioned me In his book or not. for I nerer read IL “Last October." Oliver Cromwell continued. 1 received a letter from a Mrs. Melvins War ham Brewster of Houston. Tex., regarding the Cromwell family. Here It pan of her let-

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“ 'My grandfather, Oliver Cromwell of Charleston. 8. C., who died In W12. was the third of his tine from the emigration to America after the restoration. To-day the last of the name la Lewis Cromwell of Elkhart Mines, Md.’" Whether Oliver Cromwell of High Wycombe Is or da not a lineal descendant of that remarkable man who ruled England for five years as protector. he has emulated the deed of hl> alleged ancestor by disposing of the King’s Head. At one time Ibe new laadlord of the "Red Lion" while la ■he building trade, was entrusted with the reconstruction of the famous

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above the surrounding country, and for almost 600 feet Is nearly perpendicular and devoid of vegetation or growth The top of the tower Is large enough to play a game of beaeball upon and la covered with soil formed from disintegrated rock. Two men are known to have climbed the tower at the risk of their lives. One of these. Jack Rogers, an old cowboy, used a number of laasos. which he threw over projecting points of rocks, afterward climbing the ropes. The other climber waa aa engineer of the Homes lake mining company. The tower elands on the bank of the upper Belle Fouche river and has been a landmark for years. it can be seen from the Burlington railroad. 80 miles away, when the sun Is ingDevil's Tower Is the famous 'Tnyan Karya” of the Sioux Indians, where the evil spirits dwelt The Sioux, aa well as other northwest Indians, looked upon the mountain as haunted, and It was a place of terror to them. They gave It a wide berth ta their hunts The formation ol the tower la a black basalt molded Into regular prtamarie fO»mn« similar to those la the Olanls’ Causeway W Ireland.

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New Chicago The star,

Vlacounte." aa opera by Frederick Grant Gleason, a Chicago composer, who died four year* ago. The building possesses £( exits and the deadly emergency exit 1* not included In (he number. In order that persona In the audience may reach Ibese exits as speedily as possible, the aisle space Is Increased towards the doors Another feature la the absence of balconies and gallerias. In place of these. 28 boxes. It of them upper and 10 lower, have been furnished, with a total seating capacity of 3H. Tha principal seating accommodations are on (he main floor, vhlch has room for 1.076 persons

Impossible.

The German's Incapacity for humor Is more proverbial than his aversion to ventilation, though perhaps less real, says a writer In Harper s Week-

ly. A Tear or so ago

student in Berlin was attending lure In a room drowsily cloee. keep awake he began whispering to a. German at his side the story of Mark Twaln-abont the man who lived his life In s chronic fear of fresh air. The relatives of this man. as Is well known, decided after bis death to have his remains mated; and the climax of the story octfurs when the undertaker, opening the door of the oven to see whether Incineration was complete, was^~palled to bear the corpse speak request him to dose the door and shut off the draught The American sprung the joke as effectively as mid. But never a smile was his reward. His German friend remained for several momenta In a perplexed study. Then be leaned over the American and said: "But how could that beJ The man wna daadi-

“.King’s Head*; Inn

In London. Be re bolt the hostelry; the "King’s Head" disappeared and It was said of bias hr ••very body la the Old Jewry, that twice la the history of England had OMvwr Cromwell *’

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OEN. WOOD TO 8UCCEED BELL AB CHIEF OF 8TAFF.

Will Have Another Medical Man In Oen. Ainsworth aa Adjutant Washington.—The prospect is that Wore Theodora Rooeevelt leavee the Whitt House the army will be under the Immediate control of two men who were educated aa aur»6ons. These are Maj Oen. Leonard Wood and Maj Oen. Prod C. Ainsworth. Army off!

the medical deIn charge Of It aoema to be pretty deflnllely understood that within the naxt II months Goa. Wood will succeed Maj Gea. J. Franklin Bell aa chief of staff. Maj. Oen. Ainsworth Is now the military secretary, or adjutant general of the department, and he Is giving such effleient service that there la no prospect of a change In that office during this administration. The rapid rite of Gen. Wood Is privately referred to by army offleera as one of the "seven wonders of the world ” By the retirement of Gen. James F. Wade, only recently announced. Wood became No. 2 on the list of major generals. The only ahead of him was Gen. Arthur MacArthur. who went Into practical retirement on the *0th of April. Gen. Mar Arthur is the ' only obstacle between Gen. Wood and the office of chief of staff. MacArthur hat two years to serve before he goes on the retired Hat. but. apparently, he In not ambitious to fill “of chief of staff. .He has *

and his friends here understand he Is willing to stop aside for Wood If It than develop that ft U the Wish of •he administration thgt thM he dona

GEN. LEONARD WOOD. (Hf W«l Probably Be Made Chief cf Army Itgff Briers Long-) Only a few weeks ago MacArthW asked tor permission to go Into whet

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From the command of the department of the east to the office of chief of staff and active head of tha army la a short step. Gen. Wood recently notified the department that ha desired to stay la the Pbttlppleee until Seoretary Taft visits the islands next fall. About the time Taft leave, for home the general wm start for America by way of Europe. Oen. Bell la making a moat aoeeptaMa chief of Raff, bat It K U the preeldaot * deRre that Wood shall occupy the place by a certain date, other duties win be found for BeU One reason for dealring to get Wood In tha office of chief of staff as soon as possible Is that ^ I 0a*. Bell, the present chief, to ont0 ~M -nSked by Oen. Ainsworth, the adjutant general. This anomalous condition to not causing any friction, but It to not “according to Hoyle." end the administration desires to correct It as soon as possible. Oen. Wood to the only officer ta tha army, save Gea. MacArthur, who outranks Oen. Alda-

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