THE SUNDAY OltEGONlAN. PORTLAND, AUGUST 21. 1910.
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KING GEORGE THINKS.
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built at
so famlll
, TTCK1NG1IAM PAUACE Is to be re-
it least, tba front portion
ao familiar to the world. Tha ap
propriation aakd for la li.OOO.OOO. but.
mo far. only $750,000 haa been granted
for this purpose by Parliament. . At
preaent the royal residence of tha Brit
ish Sovereigns looka like a railway
hotel. A couple of Americans who had
loat their way in London recently,
stopped and aaked the red-coated sol-
dler standing outside tha Palace aentry
box. -What barracks la this?" Tha
shabby exterior of Buckingham Palace
haa been commented upon by moat of
the diplomat of Europe. The White
House at Washington la far more pala
tial. The lata King Edward had. In fact,
begun to beautify the exterior of tha
Palace. Ha built aome splendid grates
surrounding the outer court and also
gave orders for a magnflcent memorial
fountain to Queen Victoria.
All theae Improvements, however,
only eei-red to emphasize the hideous
alter lor of tha Palace Itself.
But now $750,000 la to be apent on
tha exterior of tha Palace. Queen Mary
la deeply Interested In this work and
King George haa left the schema of
decoration In her hands. Curloualy
enough English Sovereigns hare very
little to do wuh their own household.
All sorts of eSlcera are appointed to
look after these details, whl.b are car
ried oat by the Ixrd Chamberlain, the
Lord Steward, the First Commissioner
vf Works and the Karl Marshal.
Cnder ordinary rln-timetanrra the up
keep of the Koyal Palaces In various
parts of the country amounts to about
1430.000 a year, but the sum of ITJO.000
1 an extra grant for the special purl-use
of Improving the appearance of
liucklngharn Palace.
The pren.Tt Queen la very averse to
living In Bui klngham palace until It is
made more cheerful ao far as the exter
rlor la concerned.
Lewis Harcourt. First Commission
er of Works, who haa charge of the
carrying out of the Quevns Instruc
. tions. has reported the Interior of
Buckingham Palace to require very
little alteration. As a matter of fact,
the Interior of Buckingham Palace la
one of the must m:igntnrent buildings
In the world. While It l.iu several ar
chitectural defects, the decorations and
entire furnishing are splendid and
sumptuous.
King Ed ard waa rather pleased than
ntherwla at the gloomy exterior of
Buckingham Palace. for two reasons:
First. It presented a murked contrast to
the gorgeous Interior, and secondly. In
theoe diva of social questlonliurs. It sat
tnd the public who mlKht be Inclined
t. h captious as to the luxury of Klnss.
Th man on the street, looking at the
shabby exterior of the Palace which haa
Ion actually needed a coat of paint
turned away with a grunt of satisfaction
that the King waa Irving the simple
life within.
The history of Buckingham rain re Is
more or less romantic. The first mon
arch to live there as George the Third,
who spent a lot of money on the place
In order to please Queen Charlotte. The
Palace was then simply known aa Buck
ingham House." It was a bl. red brick
mansion more closely resembling a farm
l ou5 than anythlns else. In fact, they
called George the Third "Farmer
(Jeorge." because he lived In this old
building
In order to pleese his Queers' however,
he added a grand saloon to the PsUv-e
and changed the name to "Queen's
House." Paring his reign the place got
Into a state of very tad repair, and when
Oeorae the Fourth came to the throne
O'leen's House was almost uninhabitable.
t. corse the Fourth wanted to rebuild the
The Adventures of Mary Zeal
Chaperoned by Wireless By Helena Smith Dayton
"I
HOPE the waves get as high as a
cat's back and that we have a
nice storm. aatd Mary Zeal, aa
she .threw overboard a collection of
remedies for seasickness crowded upon
her by aollcitoos friends. "Seasick
ness Is merely tha result of eating all
the eaady one finds In one's atateroom "
"On. la lt asked Grandfather Zal
with a auperior smile. "No one ever
sent me any candy and I remember
ILe time I crossed In the 0 a there
wasn't but one man down to dinner
that night when "
-II never oocurs to people that the
b:- new ships of today have no vibra
tions, owing to the turblno engine.'
Interrupted, Mary, who had a theory
that mal-de-mer la aa eiplnded tb-o.-y-
Turblne grand mothers:" exploded
Grand lather Zeal "Walt until a grood
eiiff sea comes along and you'll sir a
llftarent tuna."
-All I know positively la that so far
I m so hungry I could eat a horned toad
sandwich:" cried Mary.
Xt na find our deck chairs." sug
gested old Mr. Zeal.
"1 couldn't keep quiet In one unless
you put a paper weight on my head."
protested Mary, "or unless 1 were
screwed down like the chairs In the
drawing-room."
"In the Lounge." corrected her
grandfather. "And remember that ev
erybody who holds the palm of the
hand out on board la a ateward or
stewardess not waiters, or chamber
maids, or"
"I can speak golf, motor, bridge and
several other languages." broke In
Mary, "and I'm sura I'll take to this
new tongue rapidly ."
"Well, don't try to run tNe ship." waa
Mr. Zeal's parting Instruction aa Mary
started on another tour of inspection.
"With your talent for mixing Into
things. I'm nervous."
iwa't worry." said Mary. "I wont
Interfere with the management of the
hip. The purser has me scared to
death already. Do yon know. I've often
wondered what the ambitious parents
9l uula EngUsh boys look forward to
royal residence but he could not get
the necessary appropriation from Parlia
ment. So he fooled the public Into glvi
Ing Elm the money by asking for an ap
propriation for "repairs" only. He ln
atructed Naah. the architect, to carry
out the so-called Improvements in such
a way that the public would never re
alise what was going on. George the
Fourth got for this purpose the hug
sura of 12.500.000. A portion of these
"repairs" consisted in a magnificent mar
ble ball one of the finest in the world.
He also constructed an Imposing marble
arch, mcdeled on the same lines as the
Arch of Constantino In Rome. This mar
ble arch was subsequently removed by
Queen Victoria to Oxford street and
Edgware Road, where It now standa at
the corner of Hyde Park.
George the Fourth's elaborate acheme
for decorating and repairing Buckingham
Palace was in the midst of Its progress
when the monarch died, and William
tli Fourth refused to live there because
he did not like the way the placo was
"littered up" by his predecessor's build
ing operations.
When Queen Victoria came to the
throne she bad the Palace put In thor
ough order and spent considerable money
oa the interior. The Prince Consort had
bull: for her a special ballroom and beau
tiful gardens were laid out. Most o:
the children of Queen Victoria were
born In Buckingham Palace, including
the late King Edward, and a fine nurs
ery baa always been a prominent feature
of the place. This nursery will now be
mui-h appreciated by the young children
of King Georse.
Owing to the fact that Buckingham
Palaco waa the place of hta birth.
King Edward had for it an actual af
fection, and ho was loath to make al
terations which might remove land
marks of his childhood. Queen Alex
andra also retains a strong affection
for Buckingham Palace, with all Its
faults, architectural and otherwise. The
present relsnlng Queen, however, does
not share Queen Alexandra's senti
ments. As a matter of fact. It is said
there has been considerable feeling
Iw-tween Queen Mary and the Queen
Mother over this matter.
Since King Edward's death. Queen
Alexandra has resided In Buckingham
Palace while King George has remained
at Marlborough llouxe, his official res
idence as Prince of Wales. Queen Alex
andra for a long time kept flying at
Buckingham Palace the I loyal Stand
ard, while another Royal Standard was
displayed on Marlborough House by the
King. This was a very unusual pro
cedure, and finally, the King bad to
Intimate to the-Quen Mother that he
could not allow her to fly the Royal
Standard at Buckingham Palace. In
consequence of this little disagreement
Queen Alexandra, so to speak, "hauled
down the flag" and put up Instead a
flag of her own. on which the coat of
arms of Denmark was Intermingled
with that of England. That flag will
remain on Buckingham Palace so long
ii the Queen Mother la In residence.
When the present appropriation for
improving Buckingham Palace haa been
spent, the total amount of money laid
out on this structure by the English
nation will have amounted to the large
sum of nearlv IS.00O.ooa since the
reign of George IV. If the additional
rrnl of i.ono.ow la obtained. Bueklng-
I ham palace will have become one of the
most costly structures in ine worm.
The interior of the present palace has
been decorated from time to time by
some of the roost famous architects
and artists In the world. There la a
magnificent sculpture gallery contain
ing some of the best work, while the
plctnre gallery Is almost unrivalled of
Its kind. It contains some of the most
famous old masters' In the world.
There Is also a library composed of
many priceless books of the rarest
kind. The late King was very iona
of this library and frequently used It
their growing op to be. Of course, at
home the Presidential chair Is always
a possibility for Little Willie but tn
foreign countries Tra sure boys must
all hope to grow up to be pursers of
ships!" Which was the laat lengthy
conversation wnlch took place between
Uary and her grandfather during the
voyajre, for In the next hour Mary met
Miss Kitty Wlldalrs and from then on
the Indefatigable Mis Zeal had her
hnds full.
' I'm traveling alone." Kitty confided.
"Isn't It awful? My ohaperon waa
obliged to cancel ber passage at the
see aasa wtfa als.srt clck-1ke regularity the esstrr
win aeu-swtiT, at the zat Inojportom. zamewta.
KlrB
kt aare at
last moment. Of course, mother and
father will meet me at Liverpool."
Til sea that you don't gret lonely."
encouraged Mary.
"lonely V" said Miss Wlldalrs, with a
little giggle. -Graolona. no! Tha
chaperon part U what I need, not the
companionship!"
-Then I'll chaperon you." Mary again
volunteered. "Or grandfather will."
"Tou could get around livelier." con
sidered Kitty- 1 select you."'
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Kl f-KINGHIM PALtK IT WILL SOOST BE REBUILT AX APPROPRIATION OK $7S0,000 HAS JUST BEEN
GRANTED TthB Kiw' TO IMPKOVK THE EXTERIOR. OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE THE ROYAL RESIDENCE
IS A DINGY-LOOKING AFFAIR WHICH RESEMBLES A RAILWAY HOTEL. '
as a place to receive various deputa
tions. George the Fourth sold this li
brary to the nation for J500.000 caah,
and then pretended he had made a
present of it to his people.
Adjoining the library waa King Ed
ward'a business office, where he had a
battery of 14 typewriters, which were
constantly kept busy. It was a well
known fact that the late King took
special care to answer every letter ad
dressed to him. He was the first mon
arch In Europe to Introduce the type
writer Into Royal correspondence and
though at one time he was adversely
criticized even by Queen Victoria for
"machining hia letters." the employ
ment of typewritten correspondence haa
been adopted by most ruling sovereigns.
"If yon are so conventional. I'm sure
grandfather would look more official
Is tbe role!"
"Seriously. Mies ZeaL will you keep
me from making a goose of myself?"
pleaded Kitty. "I'm old enough to have
a few grains of sense-and I do have
on land but the romantlo atmosphere
of the sea Is always too much for me.
Every time I cross I get engaged to
somebody! This Is my ninth voyage
and I know what I'm np against. You
get acquainted with people better on a
ship' In 10 minutes than you would on
land In 10 years."
"Why do you worry, since you seem
to have had nine romantlo lrrea al
ready?" laughed Mary.
"Why. you see the tenth time ought
to be fatal even for a cat," explained
Kitty. "And I'm awfully near engaged
to tha only right person at home. In
fact, I guess I am engaged by some
thing that was er said Just as I was
saying; goodby at the dock."
Mary gazed at Kitty's peaches and
cream complexion, the soft rippling hair
and the great pansy ayes and suddenly
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BUCKITIGHAM PALACE MARBLE HALL THIS SPLEXTJID SALON "WAS
Bt'ILT BV GEOItOB IV I" HONOR OF HIS OlEEV, AJfD HAS BEEN
ADDED TO BV SlBSBftrEXT MOXARCHS AT A COST OF fl,50O,OOO IT
HAS 0E OK THE FINEST INTERIORS IX THE WORLD.
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King: George has announced his Inten
tion of making no alteration in his
father's business methods.
Amonjr the most Interesting portions
of the present Buckingham Palace are
the kitchen. They occupy nearly a
fourth of the floor space of the base
ment and are most elaborately fitted
up with the most up-to-date appliances
for obtaining the best results in cuisine.
King Edward recently had these kitch
ens electrified. There are electric ovens,
dinh warmers, and even knife cleaners
The King's present chef gets $15,000 a
year.
Buckingham Palace has Its own pri
vate theater, situated In the left wing
of the palace. This, theater Is the one
In which "command" performances; are
felt Tesnonsible for her eplsodeless ar
rival on the distant shore. Kitty seemed
the sort who pimply had to have same-equare-ohlnned
person about to tell her
when she mustn't eat any more candy.
With ber hair down her back, and wear
ing spring-heel shoes, she could have
traveled on half fare and no questions
asked.
It was upon the second day of deck
tramping that Mary passed Kitty, accom
panied by a handsome, dark-eyed chap,
the son of one of those Inevitable rich
Cuban diplomats always to be found on
a ehip'a passenger list, traveling abroad
with many children and an Imposing ar
ray of servants. They always make a
list look so dressy. As Mary Zeal de
clared. "First, the ordinary passengers
study the names for titles, then for am
bassadors, next for actors and actresses,
and last of all for possible friends."
Kitty's outburst, when tbe two girls met
In the main companlonway, waa not re
amurine; to a chaperon. "lie's perfectly
fascinating! Did you ever see such eyes?
And polished! My dear, he makes our
American men seem so abrupt and crude.
He apologizes and thanks you (for noth
ing) every other word and I'm sure he
never saw a girl before the way he looked
at me!"
"How did you happen to meet him?"
asked Mary.
He apologized, as ueaial." laughed
Kitty. "Tou see, he stepped on my foot."
"In an American man you would call
that abrupt." sniffed Mary.
"Wait until you meet him," saH Kitty.
A .half hour later the young Cuban
stepped on Mary's foot. His apologies
were certainly beautiful to listen to.
"Your feet are more clumsy than your
tongue," said Mary, wrathfully. "Are you
trying to atep into society?"
Oh! You have guessed !" he admitted
with dancing eyes. "It la my UtUa
scheme. Is It not a clever one? It was
dull. Every one so formal. I think I
will have an unhappy time all through.
Then, today. I have the grand Idea. I
step on a beautiful young lady's foot I
am overcome with regrets then she smllo
and I say. Is It not a fine day? ' He
laughed so frankly that Mary Joined
In. He was ap amusing scamp.
After dinner Mary sought out Kitty the
Irresponsible. Miss Wlldalrs and the Cu
ban, Romeo do Gorgonzola, were walk
ing the main chair deck, densely popu
lated. Mary was tolerant. An hour later
Mary Zeal, ohaperon. located Kitty on the
upper promenade deck. Mr. de Gorgon
sola was probably pointing out objects
of Interest In the passing seascape, for
they leaned on the rail ani Kitty's atten
tion was quite absorbed aa she gazed Into
pace.
'Time for somebody to take away the
box of chooolates!" thought Mary. "This
moonlight isn't good for Kitty of the
fickle fancy."
Still, she gave Kitty an hour's grace
before she Interrupted them. "Oh, here
you are. Miss Wlldalrs r aha said briskly.
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4Ww4tji ."c4
a.. l is. is
given. It la one of the prettiest little
theaters In the world and has every
necessary appliance for scenic effects.
There are over 400 rooms in the pal
ace, most of them furnished In a stylo
befitting royalty. Queen Alexandra's
apartments as well as those of tha late
King were on the western side of the
palace, overlooking Green Park.
.
In addition to the $3,170,000 which
the King and royal family receive un
der the name of the "Civil List." the
Prince of Wales gets from what is
called the Duchy of Cornwall the tidy
little sum of $460,000 a year. When
the Prince of Wales marries, he will
get an additional annuity.
Among other amounts tnar, come
There was a wireless) message for you,
so I told the steward I would bring it
up. You must sign this slip, to be re
turned to the purser."
Kitty took the message eagerly.
"From dear old Tom! I must go In
and read It"
"Will you not please to come back?"
asked the young man, whose face had
fallen at the word "Tom." Or, per
haps It waa the "dear old" Tom.
"Why Kitty Impulsively tore open
the envelope and skimmed tbe words.
"No I I have aome letters to write,"
she explained. "Good night, Mr. de
Gorgonzola."
That distinguished-looking young
man you Just saw me talking with
knows 'heaps of people that I do," ex
plained Kitty, as she. and Mary watched
a game of shuffleboard. "And he has
had the most wonderful experiences.
I do like to talk with interesting peo
ple one learns so much."
"Is that the reason you smiled at him
away across the dlnlng-saloon?" asked
Mary severely.
"Oh, did you see that awfully unfor
tunate Incident?" gasped Kitty. "Now,
of course you won't believe me, but
truly I didn't Intend to smile at the
man. You see, I happened to think of
something awfully funny, and I Just
glanoed up at that moment and he
happened to catch my eye. Well, after
ward, up on deck, he came along and
hesitated and I had to explain, so that
ha wouldn't think"
"Humph!" commented Mary. Tm not
going to bother about you any more."
"Oh. please!" pleaded Kitty. "Really,
he la different from that Cuban chap.
He Isn't a bit romantic. Why, he's go
ing to show me a picture of his factory
after dinner and explain how his new
Invention does something at one swoop
that used to require six castings or
something: like that. It's Intensely In
teresting and something It will do me
good to know about. I thought It was
quite a compliment for him to take It
for granted that I was capable of
understanding such Important, big
things."
"See that the conversation doesn't
drift .from meohanlsms." advised Mary.
"He can't talk on any other subject,"
said Kitty. "His whole heart Is In his
workl"
At 10:S0 Kitty's education In engin
eering feats was still in animated pro
gress in a deserted corner of the lounge
when a steward handed her a second
message from "dear old Tom." Five
minutes later the owner of a roll of
blue prints was pacing the deck alone,
thoughtfully smoking a cigar.
"But it . is so heavenly out herel
protested Kitty. "I never saw such a
moon. Watch it dodge In and out of
the clouds. It's all so peaceful , and
wonderful."
"Might have known there was a
'dear old Tom somewhere," be sighed.
INTERIOR OF THRONE ROOM, BUCKINGHAM PALACE ONE OF THE
MOST MAGNIFICENT ROOMS IN THE WORLD IS THE ENGLISH
THRONK ROOM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE IT IS HERE THAT COVRT
PRESENTATIONS TAKE PLACE, AND MAN V AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE
APPEARED HERE.
of the "total appropriation under the
Civil List are the following salaries:
r. Per year.
Queen Alexandra
Duke of ConnaugM...
Princess christian
Duchess of Argyll .............
Duchess of Ediirtmrgh
Duchess of Albany -
Princess Beatrice
Frlncess Aurima. of Cambridge
Th. Kin1 thru aisterS. . . . . . .
. .$350,000
. . 12.1.000
.. .10.000
. . 80.000
. . 80.000
. . 80.000
. .' 30.000
a. ooo
SO. 000
It does seem rather strange that out
of this enormous appropriation $3.
170.000 an extra sum of $750,000
should be required for the purpose of
embellishing Buckingham Palace.
However, as the English people seem
to think their sovereign Is cheap at
the price, this Is what might be called
"their own funeral." It Is significant,
however, that the King must apply to
Parliament for the money to run his
establishment. Speaking of funerals
reminds us that the late King's obse
quies cost the British nation Just $200.
000. The public only see the Tig-ly front
facing the Mall, but the rear of the
palace is really beautiful; It presents
the appearance of a fine old Colonial
mansion, the exterior showing beautiful
bay windows and columned porticoes.
The grounds surrounding the Palace
are laid out with artificial lakes, em
bankments of flowers and eloping
lawna. The lake within the Paiace
grounds Is a somewhat extensive one
There are boats reserved for royalty
on this lake and a special company
of royal boatmen is maintained "at an
expenditure of about $7,000 a year.
These boatmen wear peculiar uniforms,
dating back to the time of the early
Georgian days, and they still wear
the medallions presented to them by
Queen Victoria, and which bear her
Initials. Once In a while some royal
child will take a little excursion on
the lalce rowed by one of these ancient
boatmen, but usually the little princes
prefer to "paddle their own canoe."
People are naturally astonished at
the enormous appropriation tUlowed
this year for the Royal Family of Eng
land $3,170.000 211 tlmea more than
that received by the President of the
United States. It must be borne In
mind, however, that this enormous
sum- comes to the Royal Family by way
of a oompromise. George the Third
gave up the Income to the nation from
his personal estates that Is, he made
over to the country all of the Crown
Lands, receiving a lump sum In lieu
of his usual revenue.
In 1900 these Crown Lands yielded
"She is as Intelligent as she Is pretty.'
Silence and an occasional "How in
teresting!" often pass for comp'ete
comprehension.
Mary didn't count against Kitty the
scores of youths whom she soon came
to know well enough to exchange a
few words with In passing, nor an oc
casional tarn on deck. Mary herself
was usually In the center of these
groups. Her next objection to one of
Kitty's acquaintances was the son of
an old lady to whom 'Kitty had given
a dose of the famous Motherslll rem
edy. Every girl on board had her eye
on him from the first hour of sailing.
His Interest In Kitty was marked from
their Introduction.
Had not Kitty told Mary a lot about
Tom and their long friendship, and
given a very convincing Idea of what
a mighty splendid chap Tom was, Mary
Zeal would have thought that, perhaps,
after all. Fate had other plans for
Kitty. Young Trent certainly meas
ured up to all that any girl could ask.
But Mary was now firmly on Tom's
side, and she watched Kitty's interest
grow in alarm. Perhaps Kitty doesn't
seem worthy of so much solicitude on
Mary's part, but when one stops to
think. Isn't the world full of settled
down Kittles, who once upon a time
were a bit too impressionable and In
clined to make a storybook hero of the
nearest available material? Mary sym
pathized with Kitty In this Instance,
though- she didn't in the least approve
when she saw they were nearly the
last ones left on deck late that even
ing. While Trent was searching for a
.tearaer rug Mary urged Kitty to go
down to her stateroom.
"I knowt" agreed Mary. "I could lis
ten to the swish and rustle of the
water forever. This ship must have on
sllk-llned petticoats to make that
sound. But. really, you mustn't stay
out any longer."
"You stay and chaperon me but
please dont make me go down," sighed
Kitty. "Why you can't make me!" Bhe
boasted.
"Then suit yonrself," said Mary. "Oh.
I forgot I promised to give this wire
less to you."
Kitty read K In the Btiaft of light
that came out of the adjacent music
room. Then ahe went over and leaned
on the rail and held her head In her
hand.
"I found one." announced Trent, com
ing out of a doorway.
"Why I think ni go down," said
Kitty, slowly.
Kitty's messages came with almost
clocklike regularity the entire eight
days at sea. always, apparently, at
the most inopportune moments.
Til be engaged in. spite of myself it
those reminding messages fail to come
after I get to London," she said ' to
Mary the day of expected! landing.
to the Treasury an Income , of $2.1'.7,
000. and they have considerably in
creased since that time. If the Kings
of England had not disposed of their
lards to Parliament they would have
been among the most wealthy people in
the world today.
The Czar of Russia hung on to his
Crown Lands, with the result that he
receives nearly twice as much as the
King of Ensland, while the German
F-mperor gets $4,500,000. the Austrian
Emperor, $3,900,000, and the Italian
King. $3,070,000.
All things considered, the British
Kings are not such an expensive lux
ury, particularly In view of the factj
that they are expected to spend a large .
portion of their income In publlo works, i
' The King lays out a large portion of
his money on public works and keeps i
up a number of offices, some of which
are very weird. For instance, there Is
an official "Rat Catcher and Turn- i
cock" at Buckingham Palace who gets
$1200 a year. A perpetual pension at-
caches to the Duchy of Lancaster called '.
"Butlerage on Wines." which costs
$4000 a yoar. The "King's plates" for ,
Scotland cost $1400 a year, and for Ire- I
land $6800. The "King's limner" gets
$500 a year, while his Historiographer j
gets $920 a year. The Royal Clock- :
maker only gets $80 a year. 10 times
less than the Rat Catcher and Turn
cock. In addition to the combined Rst
Catcher and Turncock at Buckingham
Palace, there is an official Turncock
who lets on the water at Windsor. He
gets $1000 a year for turning on the
spigot and don't have to catch any rats
at all.
Another costly Item of royal expense
are the yachts which Sir Charles Dilke
estimates at an annual cost of $500,000.
While the "Civil List" gives the
monarch $3,170,000 a year, he is only
entitled to the paltry sum of $300,000 a
year for his own use. However, by a
certain amount of Ingenuity he can
augment this sum considerably by sav
ing his expense money, and also by
not employing certain household offi-1
cials. whose salaries he thus saves, but
whose services he Is permitted to dis
pense with. . '
While the people of England delight
In considering their monarch simply a
political figure-head, the huge revenue
at his disposal gives him a great pow
er. Altogether, it might be said that
the English Monarch is a very expen
sive luxury even for the lord-loving
Britisher.
i London. August L
He's going to London and then to
Paris, Just as we are! Im sure my
parents will approve of him or would
if It were not for for Tom. Really,
I do care for Tom but I'm all mixed
up ao I don't know my own mind. I
told him about Tom at first, so I've
not that on my conscience in case
you see those wireless words always
keep me from making any hasty de
cision." And then came the wild confusion of
landing, hurried farewells and hubbub.
Mary lost sight of Kitty In the crowd
and it was not until the luggage In
spection that she saw her again. Kitty
was talking to her parents but at the
same time she was gazing Into the
eyes of a tall young man. A very, very
nice, square-chinned young man. It was
not Trent.
"Oh. Mary Zeal!" shrieked Kitty.
"Look here's Tom! Isn't it wonder
ful? He came on the Lusltania right
after me. Intended to come all the
time as a surprise. ' And he says he
never sent me a single wireless! Now,
who "
"The operator must have caught his
thoughts on that marvelous little ap
paratus." suggested MaVy.
"I had a wireless chaperon!" said
Kitty, sitting down suddenly on a
trunk. "You dear Mary Zeal!"
Hatched Fish and Mosqnttoea. ,
New York Sun.
"The most Interesting letters received
at the aquarium are those written by
persons who live in a mosquito-infested
neighborhood." said the guardian of the
city's fish. "Those pestered humans have
hoard that newly-hatched fish prefer a
diet of mosquitoes, and they write urgent
appeals for us to come and skim a few
millions of young mosquitoes off tha
surface of a neighboring pond before
the mosquitoes get big enough to require '
a diet of their own."
Tbe Knocker,
Tanker's Statesman. (
She had a little hammer.
Bhe used it with a will.
She knocked at everybody
They couldn't kea her arm;
Che knocked about her neighbors
.If they were friends or foes.
Bhe knocked about the table
And knocked about her clotbss.
She knocked at hubby's smoking:
About his snoring, too;
She knocked about his whistling
And, so, perhaps, would you.
At last the Reaper claimed her.
Her course on earth was run;
Eer husband then considered
Her knocking daya were dona.
But hubby went one evening
To see a spirit show.
Where always, in the gloaming.
The spirits come and so. ' ,
He heard a spirit knocking i
"My wife." be said. "Ill bet! V
Now Isn't she a wonder? i
Hear that! She's knocking vetl ;