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French Count
r During the past winter, Cap Coilin
ette was notified by a firm of attorneys
in New York, that he had became heir
to the title, “Comte de Beauchamp,’'
through his mother’s side of *he house.
Colinette immediately notified the law
firm that inasmuch as the 'torhete'A ithal
to support the title did not accompany
it, he must decline to accept it. At the
same time he hinted to i he learned
gentlemen, the fact -that he was an
American citizen, and was seriouslyv in
doubt whether to consider the epithet
of “French Count’’ applied to himself,
an honor.
The captain’s nephew was next in
* line, according to the herd-book, and
this young man accepted the empty
KnnAni anH is in PVanna /inlv fonr.
ged with the. title, and in full posses
sion of all the tih thunder ‘ thereto ap
pendant and appurtenant.’'
Kristan Falkenberg, the local jewe
ler, ^eard of Colette’s acquisition,
and-wisely concluded that Cap would
have as much use for the cognomen,
‘ Comte de Beauchamp,” as would a
monkey with two sets of tails. He im
mediately wrote to Colinette, who at
that time was on Hunter creek, and of
fered to purchase the now famous title.
As the captain had already disposed of
matter, as stated above, he-declined
to meet Falkenberg or make any deal.
- A Week ago CoHnette - met Falken
berg in the latter’s store, and the jew
eler the more the captain refused to
„ consider a trade, the more persistent
Falkenberg became. The following
conversation then took place:
“Do you real y want it?" says Gap.
“You bet I do." said Falkenberg.
“Very well, " says Collinette, “kneel
down." Falkenberg did so. Placing
his hand on the kneeling man’s head,
^ Colinette delivered this rigmarole:
“By the powers invested in; me by
Louis XIV, XV, XVI, XVIII, I bid
» thee rise Comte de Beauchamp. The
coat of arms; a sparrow rampant; in
its bill a red tape worm. Motto: Tou
joqr Pretzel. Price: one pound tobacco
x and six cigars! ’'
- took it all as a joke, ".says thO
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Captain, ‘‘butFalkenbergis in earnest..
I am afraid when these two counts get
together, blood will flow. I hope nei
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ther of these misguided young men will
come to harm through my innocent,
joke.
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To ObserveSolar Edipse
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Arrangements are now • being made
through the Newfoundland v governs
mentforthe conveyance of British and
American astronomical expeditions. to
Labrador and Hudson's bay next sum
mer for the purpose of observing the
total eclipse of the sun August 30,1005
The matter has been arranged ■ in* ad
vance for the coast is now blockaded
with ice and will not be free until duly,
leaving only a few weeks in which to
transport the parties to the far North
ern reednn. and to enable them to in
stall all tiie observation points selected
with their telescopes and other instru
ments.
The eclipse can be observed most ad
vantageously in Labrador, because the
period of eclipse will last longer there
(a little over two minutes) than any
other place on this continent.
Located on Chattdetar
Mail carrier Harper reports that pay
has been found in the Chandelar. Two
creeks are being prospected—Trail and
Monarch.* There are about sixteen
miners in that section this winter.
The only claim so far producing pay
is discovery claim on Monarch creek.
Just how good the pay is, could not be
learned.' The prospectors are very ret
icent about it, and are anxious that no
stampede intd that country occur.
C. H. GIBBONS. M: D.
| PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
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