The morning Astorian., June 14, 1908, FIRST SECTION, Page 3, Image 3

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1908
THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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KINGS
Very Many Ordinary Folk Had
' Monarchs' For Ancestors.
LOOK UP YOUR FAMILY TREE.
Yeu May Bt RUtd to Royalty and a
Vary Important Personage Without
Knowing It Tha Qodwlna and tha
Lait of England's Saxon King.
A Duka of Norfolk once, Inspired by
a geueroua (It, announced bla Intention
of entertaining at dinner all tha How
ard la exlitonco who were minted to
hlul.the duko of courts bolng the bead
Of tba Howard family. Ha aet agouti
to work to took out bla relations, but
bad to abandon bla proposed "little
party" when b waa assured that some
thing Ilka 20,000 pooplo would bora u
right to come to It,
In tha anuie way au astonlahlug num
ber of pooplo might ba able to claim
ItluHhlp not wltb mere duke, but with
royally, If they ouly knew all about
themselves. The heirs of monarch
who have died on their thronei are
comparatively easy to trace and are,
roughly speaking, fairly well known.
In tbla way, for Instance, It waa no
aecret tbot the lata Kir William liar
court waa descended from the Plan
tagenet klngi, and several gentlemen
wbo bear no other legal designation
tban plain Mr. are known to bava royal
blood In their vein.
Tbla doea not apply to king wbo
bare lout their throne. King Harold,
tba hint Saxon eoverelgn of England,
waa the eon of Earl Godwin. When he
waa alnln at the battle of Haitlnga be
undoubtedly luft children behind him.
flomo of them fled abroad to eacape
from William the Conqueror, but oth
er remained In the country, where
tbey aank Into poverty and obscurity,
but they married and bad children.
There la at leant a chance, therefore,
that every one named Godwin or Good
win It related to a royal family.
Elng Illcbard HI whom wa all knew
o well aa the wicked Duke of Clouces
ter, la popularly believed to have been
Childlw when be fell at Boawortb, but
some blatorlan bold that there la
planilble evidence that be left a aon.
Tbla aon, to eacape the death or cap
tivity to wblcb be would have been
doomed by the vlctorloua Henry VII.
bad be been captured, la aatd to have
taken a common name and retired Into
8omeraetbire, where be died aa a pet
ty fanner.
Tba wbole etory may be a myth, but
there la nothing Impossible about It,
and the deacendanta of King Richard"
i tamelf aon may ba numbered among
ArAlnarw tvnrklnap fallr
All the Clnrln have a right, If they
like, to think that tbey may be con
nected with royalty-albclt. royalty of
a aomewbat dublou aort. When Dr.
Samuel Johnson was doing ao much to
make Fleet atreet famoua there wo
alive In Europe on adventurer who
called blmelf the TJarou Theodore Ste
phen do Neuhoff. lie found bla way to
Corsica and assisted the Condon n to
get free from the republic of Genoa,
wblcb wai ruling the Inland In a tyran
nical manner. In return they proclaim
ed bins king under the title of Theo
dore I.
Ill royalty waa brief, however. lie
bad frequeut quarrels wltb tbe Coral
cans and finally quitted the Inland. Ul
timately he drifted to London, where
he kept up a sort of shabby genteel re
gal style. Dut at Inst be waa arrested
for debt and remained In prison for
sixteen years, Wben released he was
broken down and old and died In the
bouse of a poor tailor.
Tbe king of Corsica had a grand
daughter who married an official In tbe)
custom bouse named Clarke. Tbo funi-
S tly became very poor, and all genblno
traces ox inem nave ucen iosi. uui u
1 open to any Clarke wbo pleases to
Imagine that he la a descendant of the
dashing, unlucky Theodore.
A lot of people have claims to be
long to a much more distinguished
family. Kindly folk still In tbe land
of the living have employed a meek
old charwoman wbo called herself
Miss Paley and was glad to earn a
shilling in odd ways. Nothing concern
ing ber ancestry could be definitely
proved, but there waa reason for be
lleving that she waa a descendant of
Constantino Palaeologus, the last Greek
emperor of Constantinople.
Constantino was killed whon the
Turks captured bis capital In 1453,
and bis family and relatives had to
floe for their lives. Some of them
came to England, and there are living
thousands of his descendants.
There Is a general Impression that
the old royal family of Stuart is ex
tinct. Tbla, however, Is a mistake.
Stuarts and Stewarts scattered all
over Britain can claim kinship with
the old royal family.
In ancient days there used to bo
about a dozen kings reigning in Ire
land flt once the king of Derry, of
Munster, of Connaught, and so on.
They are nil gone now, but so many
of their descendants are alive that
' practically every Irishman has a right
to fancy himself related to royalty If
he wants to. Pearson's Weekly.
Not to Bo Takon,
' A Peruvian Jew ut Johannesburg
was so 111 that a trained nurse bad to
be sent for. When she come on duty,
her first remark was, "Now P(l take
your temperature," To which tha Jew
replied, "You can't; everything Is in my
wife's no me."-Sporting Times.
; RELIGIOUS HATRED.
Tha Intone Bitterness That Olvldoa
Islam and Hlndoolsm,
It la difficult to oxpress tbo eternal
and Inevitable hatred and detestation
which bava always existed between the
Mohammedan and the Hindoo In India.
It la often forgotten by critics that tbe
differences betweeu the Mohammed
an's religion and the Englishman's
are minute compared wltb those that
divide Islam and nindoolm. Tbey of
the east take their religion much moro
seriously than wa of tbe west, and In
the eye of Islam tbe dog of a Chris
tian Is far hotter tban tbe swlue of a
Hindoo, .
Tba ratbaus of tba northwestern
froDtlor-kccu, hardy and relentless
fighters, without education and with
out the wish for it-may stand as
type of the Mohammedans. Tbey art
kept from tba throat of Hindustan
only by tho presence of the British
government. If restraint were re
moved from the Mohammedan the
Hindoos would go down like grain be
fore tbe sickle, and tbe Pathons would
turn India into one widespread belt.
Tho first to fly would be our friend
tho babu. Yet be to precisely the man
wbo today does all ba can to make
British rule In India dllDcult Were
there any chance of bis succeeding
agitation would promptly cease. Grim
Indeed would be tho silence of tho
Bengali press about tbe moral delin
quencies of tba white man. Tbe Brah
man agitator knows bis Englishman
and understand exactly bow far be
may be trusted to go doggedly on wltb
his ungrateful work.
I once saw a curious Instance of tbe
contempt in which tbe educated Ben
gall babu Is held by men of bis own
blood. Toward the close of 1002 I was
traveling up to tbe Durbar at Delhi
and happened to be in tho dining car
on ttuo three foot RaJpulanaMalwa
railroad. A well knowu rajput asked
If be might Join uie at dinner. I was
delighted and found him a. most Inter
esting companion. From first to last
nothing could exceed bis courtesy. But
In pausing Id tbe midst of a sentence
and apologizing to me be leaned back
In bla chair and stretched out bla arm
behind hlra, barring tbe narrow pas
sageway. A well to do Bengali babu
waa atopped by the outstretched arm.
Tba rajput then called the Bengali
ugly things. He told him that be waa
on of a filthy and seditious lot of cow
ards, mangy curs that bit tha band
that fed tbem, and be finished by say
ing that, could be have bis own way,
be would subject tbe wbole lot of them
to a certatn torture whose very men
tion made the wretched babu a shade
grayer, I never saw such 'a spectacle
of shivering terror. Wltb a final sneer,
tbe rajput told bis victim to go, and
tben be turned back to tbe table wltb
a pleasant smlle.-Perceval Landon In
World's Work.
An Interesting Experiment
That tbe earth revolves on its axis
can be proved by a simple experiment
Fill a medium sized bowl nearly full
of water and place It upon tbe floor of
a room that is not exposed to Jarring
from the street Upon the surface of
the water sprluklo a coating of lycopo-
dlutu powder. Then take powdered
charcoal and draw a straight black
Una two Inches long upon the coating.
Tba Una should be north and south.
After thla ia done lay upon the floor
a atlck ao that it will be exactly paral
lel wltb tbe charcoal line. Any sta
tionary object In the room, will aa
swer as well, provided it is parallel
wltb tbe line. If the bowl Is left un
disturbed for several hours It will ba
seen that tbe black mark has turned
toward the parallel object and baa
moved from east to west In a direc
tion opposlto to the movement of tba
earth on Its axis. This proves that
tho earth In revolving has carried tba
water wltb It, but the powder on the
surface has been luft a little behind,
Boar Baiting In Olden Day. .
So popular was bull baiting in olden
days in Eugland that riots followed
the attempt to suppress It in the large
towns. Boar baiting was more popular
till, if that could be. In various
places, Liverpool, especially, it made
part of the festivities at the election
of the mayor, being held before his
worship started for church. Ladles
commonly attended in great numbers.
There waa a famous bear at Liver
pool which showed such grand sport
In 1782 that certain fair admirers pre
sented It with a garland, decked it
with ribbon and carried It to tbe the
ater, where a special entertainment
had been "commanded," which bruin
sat out In tbe front of their box. But
of gossip about bull and bear baiting
there is no end. Enthusiastic lovers
of Shakespeare read with Interest the
petition of the royal bear warden, ad
dressed to Queen Elizabeth in 1505,
complaining that his licensed perform
ances had been neglected of late be
cause every one went to the theater.
A Contradictory Questioning,
"A young man who wants to got
married has certainly contradictory
preliminaries to go through."
"What are they?" ... .
"First he must pop the question, and
then he must question the pop." Balti.
more American.
No Satisfying Him.
"Ah," he sighed, "if you only gave
me the least hope I" ,
"GraclousP" Interrupted the hard
hearted belle. "I've been giving you
the least I ever gave to any man."
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A night In Iiidlu-hunild, breathless,
wltb great stars bunging In the dark
blue sky and the dank odor of rotting
vegetation from the nearby Junglo.
From his at In u bamboo reclining
cbalr Weltou stared unwlnkingly at
tbo blazing constellations. Tbe punka
boy bad fallen Into exhausted slumber
on the mat. and tha huge fan bung
motionless overhead.
Welton could bear the low murmur
of voice from tbe Interior of tbe
bungalow, and be knew that by slight
ly turning his bead be could see tbe
pink glow of light from tbe shaded
lamp and the reflection of two faces
In the large mirror in tbe corner.
The two forms leaned'over tbe pi
ano, tbe white fingers of Marlon Les
ter drawing soft harmonies from the
Instrument while Akcrslle murmured
tenderly In her pretty ear. '
And It was because of these two at
the piano that Welton was very mis
erable and stared at the etars. He
knew that Mrs. Lester was nodding
over ber embroidery In some obscure
corner of tbe room,' and as for bltn-aelf-well,
be seemed not to be In It
at all!
Colonel Lester was quartered at
Ltfcknow, and wben it was learned
that Welton could not obtain the de
sired, leave of absence to visit bis
sweetheart Mir. Lester bad good na
turedly undertaken the Journey to
Welton' Isolated station at Gola Chat.
Tbe unexpected visit of the two wo
men bad thrown the little station into
a blissful confusion of preparation.
The depredations of a man eating tiger
had furnished an Inexhaustible source
of conversation and bad been tbe occa
sion,' for many tentative trip into the
Jungle for several weeks before the ad
vent of the visitors, but now all was
forgotten save tbe fact that there would
be' new faces to break the dead mo
notony of tbe days-the fresh faces and
tow toned voices of refined English,
women.
And then Akcrslle bad stepped In
and spoiled it all. He bad come up to
see Welton nud to try pot shots at the
man eater, but be bad met Marlon Les
ter, and In spite of the fact that be
was Wei ton's guest and that be knew
tbe relatons existing between tbe two
he paid assiduous court to tbe girl.
Thus far she had repelled bis ad
vances with a dignified coolness that
seemed to Inflame him to greater ardor.
Tbla evculng, however, the gentleness
of ber manner toward him and ber
careless treatment of ber lover bad
driven the latter to sulky solitude In
tbe veranda.
Wben the blue smoke wreaths from
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"WERE YOU KELL ASLEEP, BILL??"
his cigar had formed a dense cloud
which obliterated the stnrry heavens
from his gaze Welton dropped his eyes
and stared at two points of yellow
light that oscillated near the ground.
They were ten Inches apart, and
they moved in unison. Welton calcu
lated that they must be Just without
tbe bamboo stockade which Inclosed
the compound.
There was a prickly feeling along the
spine, and be could feel the hair rais
ing slightly around his forehead as he
realized that Chunl had neglected to
close the great gate and that there
was perhaps only a hundred feet In
tervening between the man eater and
the open wludow of the little drawing
room.
He thought Vapidly, with his eyes
fixed on the lambent points of flame In
the velvet gloom of the gateway. If
he made a dash for the window and
the safety that lay beyond the beast
would spring before be could close the
shutters behind his retreating form. If
lie could make Akcrslle hear, at least
the women would be safe. '
"Akerslle!" he called in a low, clear
whisper:
Yes!" came the other man's lazy
tones.
"Close these shutters Instantly l The
man eater" His words were lost in
the quick manipulation of tbe iron rods
from within, and the shutters fell with
a clang, blotting out the glow of light
and leaving Welton alone to face the
tigor. : 1
The momentary confusion roused the
boast Into action. Welton could see
the slow approach of tho yellow eyes,
could hear the pudding of the great
paws on' tbe sandy path, and now bis
long sinuous form was dimly, outlined
In the starllebt
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Helton remembered that be bad left
his revolver on his dressing stand. It
could not be much of a fight with all
the nils on tbe othr side. At any
rate, when the tiger bad born kdn
away to his lair Akerslle. the coward-
Snddcnly there was a terrific roar, a
stifling odor of fur. Welton's bend in
stinctively flew to his pocket and to
bis surprise tbe revolver was there.
There was a sharp crack at one of tbe
yellow spots of light and a rush of air
as tbe beast sprang toward him. . He
dropped to the floor, and wltb a tre
meudous thud tbe nnimal struck tbe
closed shutters and bounded back with
a bloodcurdling scream of baffled rage
and pain. ' ! '
Welton bad leaped over the railing
and slipped behind tbe protecting trunk
of a giant teak. Tbe animal snuffed
about tbe veranda, and presently there
was a cry of startled fright and Wel
ton remembered tbe sleeping punka
boy. He saw tbe tiger stepping down
tbe path, bis Jaws gripping a dark,
moaning bundle.
He knew that, unmolested, tbe beast
would now retire to the Jungle wltb
bis vlcUm and that the occupants of
tbe bungalow aa well as himself would
be free from danger. He ground bis
teeth and aimed for the other eye. Ha
put it out
In tbe light of the stars be saw tbe
beast shiver, drop tbe dark bundle,
which sped nffrightedly away, and
then come toward him with bleeding,
blinded eyes and snarling montb.
It was only a question of time now.
Around the tree he dodged, and then
farther away from the house toward
the stockade. He would lure the beast
from tbe vicinity of the bungalow and
fight It out with him in the open space
before the Jungle, which 'rose dark
and forbidding In tbe background. One
would win out and the other
Again he beard the crack of bis re
volver.' and yet again, and still the
beast did not rail. Still be tracked
the man blindly, remorselessly. There
were two cartridges left in the cham
ber, and then-again Welton -; fired,
once, twice. With a shudder, he felt
something soft on his cheek.
"By Jove! Billy seems a bit sleepy!
Wake up and hear the newsf old manl"
Welton recognized the facetious tone
of Akerslle, his faithless friend. He
opened bis eyes slowly, wonderfully.
Overhead the great stars were . hang
ing In the dark blue sky, and there
was a rank odor of rotting vegetation
from the nearby Jungle.
He was recllniug in the bamboo
chair, and Marlon stood behind him
with her soft hand npon bis rumpled
hair. There was a glow of iampllght
from the open window of the drawing
room, and in tbe opposite direction be
could see that the gate of the com
pound was closed. '
"The man eater?" he asked dazedly,
moving his cramped limbs.
"What made you think of that?"
asked Akerslle ruefully. "I was Just
going to spring It on you! Chuni the
brave, the incomparable Chunl has
slain the man eater Just without the
stockade! Lqok!"
Welton rose stiffly to bis feet and
looked sheepishly at the flaming
torches and the crowd of brown skin
ned natives who were triumphantly
dragging the bnge carcass through the
gateway. Chunl, proud and victorious,
salaamed before his master. "For
the honorable sahib," he said solemn
ly.' r , ., ,
A little later Marlon bad ber lover
good night. "What do you think,
Billy?" she murmured softly, with a
side glance at the stalwart form of
Akersllo. "Major Akerslle has been
telling me about bis engagement to
Marjorie Booth a dear schoolmate of
mine and I'm afraid we were so
much interested in talking about her
that we forgot you! Were you really
asleep, Billy?" ,
"I hope so." said Billy impressively.
' The Glory of Lift.
The human race is still in its Infancy.
Dp to the present moment, with a few
grand exceptions, man has lived mostly
an animal existence. The brute is only
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paruatiy educated out or him. He has
not yet evolved that superb character,
that diviner man, foreshadowed in the
beast How few people ever get any
thing more than a mere glimpse of the
true glory of life! Few of us see any real
senthnout In life or anything above the
real animal existeuce and animal pleas
area. Most of us look upon our occu
pation as a disagreeable necessity that
somehow or other ought to hove been
and might have been avoided. The
trouble with many 'of us' is that we
think too meanly of ourselves. Our
sordid aims and material, selfish am
bitions have so lowered our standards
that we think downward Instead of up
ward; we grovel instead of soaring.
Our lives are materialistic, selfish,
greedy, because we live In the base of
our brains, down among the brute fac
ulties. We have never explored to any
great extent the upper regions of our
brain, never developed our higher intel
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A Courteous Pirate.
That even a Chinese pirate may have
a strong idea of chivalry Is proved by
the following excerpt from au item ia
the North China Daily "News: !'Th0
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to do so. The leader of the pirates was
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ever, were a father and son. the lattei
of whom. lt seemed, was a little too
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deserved death. The chief '''dually
brought out of bis pocket a roll of $50
and handed the sum to the old man aa
a solatium, bidding him to refrain
from further lamentations."
The Englishman's Letter.
"Whenever 1 get a letter with a
string of unnecessary instructions for
delivery on the envelope I know it is
from an Englishman," said the tall
girl. "He is so. used to covering every
scrap of space with the complex direc
tions that prevail in his own country
that he cannot understand how the
simple address 'Miss Smith, 39 Blank
Street, City. will ever take a letter to
Its destination. In order to insure safe
and expeditious delivery he adds 'East
Side orjwest Side' or 'Manhattan' or
'United States' or something else equal
ly superfluous. The only really happy
Englishman I have met ia a long
while was one who made the acquaint
ance of a girl who lives over on State n
Island. He was tickled to death when
he trained nermlssion to write to hor
and found she had a long address. He
made it a good deal longer than it need
be. lie wrote ' Avenue, Staplccon,
Staten Island, ltlchmond County, New
York, N. Y..' with irrepressible glee.
He said that address was the first
thing he had seen in America that
made mm leei at Home." New York
Sun.
How He Got It.
"Had comp'ny fo' dinnah yistl'dy.
Man husban' stopped at Mr. Green's
store Saturd'y ebenin an' dona got a
fine spring chicken."
. "YaasT replied the Jealous neighbor.
"Dat Mlstah Green sho ia de uoa'
keerless, onsuspectln man!' Philadel
phia Press.
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