Dr. James M. Boddy, of Minneapo
lis, as is well known, wields a trench
ent pen and, we are frequently re
galed with some undisputable evi
dences of his wisdom, thought, logic
and historic research in the columns
of the daily papers. His latest effort
in that line appeared in "Mail to
the Editor" of the St. Paul Pioneer
Press and, if what he states is true,
and it must so stand until disproved.,
what he says ought to take some or
the conceit out of some of the white
people in this country who are from
"Missouri." Following is the article:
The Associated Press sends out theacquired
news item that Prince George of Bat
tenberg, England, was recently
married to a Russian countess, Nodeja
de Torby, daughter of Grand Duke
Michael Michaelovitch of Russia, a
cousin of the czar. The marriage
was witnessed by the King and Queen
of England and other members of the
royal family. The incident is worth
our notice, because it badly splinters
Charles Darwin's theory of "reversion
to type." An analysis of the gen
eology of this young Russian count
ess, who is now a member of the
British royalty, shows that she is a
direct descendant of Pushkin, the
only poet that the Russian empire
has ever produced. Alexander Push
kin's father was Hannibal, the coal
black Negro slave of Peter the Great.
The young Russian countess is the
great-granddaughter of the Negro poet
Pushkin, and is accepted in Euro
pean royal circles, thus associating
with the American Vanderbilts,
Astors, Thomas Nelson Pages of Vir
ginia and others who go abroad and
break into the British court circles.
