Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1897 — WHAT A HICCOUGH MEANT. [ARTICLE]

WHAT A HICCOUGH MEANT.

To a Gallant Young Man It Brought Title and fianda. One of the groadeat houses of $e Austrian nobility is indebted ter Its princely dignity to a piece of courtler-llks loyalty, performed by out of its members during the reign or Env press Maria Theresa. The august lady, during the raidrt at some function, had had the misfortune to hiccough In a peculiarly loud and aggressive manner, not altogether In keeping with the law* of polite society, but which In Japan or Oriental countries would, of course, have been regarded as a piece of lofty breeding. » Perceiving that her majesty showed traces of embarrassment- for even presses are human—a young Austrian nobleman stepped forward, and, with a most clover assumption of intense mortification and humility, craved her majesty*# pardon ter his gross breach of mannete. The empress received hie apologies, not only graciously, but also gratefully, and from that time forth the young man’s fortune was made, and before tho empress died he had been promoted, not only to the rank of count, but also to that of prince, besides being generously endowed by his Imperial benefactress with mesne to support his titles.—Boston Herald. IT is underrtood that the Duke of York has answered cordially the' invitation of the Australian premier U rteit Australia with tho duchess tillrear, excusing himself on the ground that domestic oiroumoiances oom pel alm to deolinc for ths present. William Howe, the oetebratpu American artist, now resident in Paris, Was once a window trimmer in 5 dry roods house in Grand Rapids, Mteh. He also held a similar position In 8t Louis, where he found a friend who advanced him money with which te Study art. He no a- is one of tho groateat. Mrimal painters in the world.