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Coronation of EDWARD VH
Being an Account of How His Majesty Will Be
Crowned King of Great Britain and Ire
land and Emperor of India, on
Thursday, June 26,
jN THURSDAY, Juno 20, Edward
Vll. will bo crowned king of
Great Britain and Ireland and
emperor of India. All tho machinery
of tho government and tho energies
of English political and Hocial lifo
have- for months been dirdcted to
wards perfecting arrangements for
tliis unique event, which promises to
bo the most splendid coronation in
the liistory of tho United Kingdom.
Thursday seems to have been n
popular day for crownings. Juno 20
Is tho anniversary of tho day on
which Oliver Cromwell was installed
us lord protector in Westminster
hall. It is also notable that the fol
lowing English monurchu have been
state, and the archbishop of Canterbury will
give the scepter to the Icing, while the lord
of the manor of worltsop supports the king's
right hand and a ring is placed on his maj
esty's fourth linger.
The orb is a golden bait, six inches in
diameter and 11 inched high, including the
crosi, which surmounts the orb. Diamonds,
rubies, emeralds, sapphires and pearls are
set in the oih; also, a fine amethyst, which
forms the pedestal of the cross. When the
crown i finally placed upon the monarch's
head, instantly all that great crowd of peers
and pcei esses put on their glittering coro
nets, and tho abbey rings with "God save
the King!"
According to official rules, in theory, the
coronets of the nobility are never worn ex
cept at the coronation of a oveieign, when
they are put on at the piccisc moment when
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KING EDWARD VII. IN HIS CORONATION ROBE.
During homago medals are thrown to the
occupants of tho choir and lower galleries.
Divested of all symbols of sovereignty, the
king receives the holy sacrament, and tho
"Hallelujah chorus" concludes the service.
CUOWMNO OV TIII3 QUEKN.
Ceremony Will Ho Slmnlo mid Tnko
Up lint r rew Minute.
After this ceremony tho queen will be
crowned. Sho will be anointed on tho head,
four peeresses holding a magnificent pall
over her, the king will put a ring on her
finger, the archbishop of York will place the
crown on iicr head and the scepter and
ivory rod and dove will be placed in her
hands.
Prayers will be offered, the peeresses will
put ou their coronet and the service will
end with the communion.
The crown for Queen Alexandra was mado
for tho Queen of William III. It is set with
pearls, sapphires, diamonds and other pre
cious stones. The scepter for a queen con
sort is very liko the king's, only not so
large; the rod for the queen is of ivory sur
mounted by a dove and a cross. It is said
that Queen Alexandra would prefer to be
crowned according to Russian custom, by
the king's own hands after his coronation,
but she realizes that the innovation might
not be pleasing to English ideas.
n.n.vsixa to the i'kopijK.
Incidental CcrcmoiiicN AVlilcli Will
Dcllulit the GnpliiK Ci-owiIh.
Apart from the coronation itself what, so
far, has afforded the greatest possible satis
faction to the 5,000,000 inhabitants of Lou
don is that the king and queen, and with
them the rest of the rojal family and scoies
of foreign princes and potentates, will come
among tnein, will not be content with simply
riding fioni palace to abbey and back again,
but will pass in state through the principal
arteries and some of the mean streets of the
metropolis, in order that their subjects may
tec them and cheer them.
It will be the mo so mcmornblo 14-milc
drive ever undertaken by royalty. Queen
Victoria did something of tho kind on tho
occasion of the diamond jubilee in 1SU7, but
great as this undoubtedly was, it will be ex
celled by tne rojnl pageant to bocjincd out
June 20.
The reception of the king and queen by the
lord mayor will be suggestive of medieval
times. Hi one of the ancient privileges of
the city of London to bar, if need be, oven
the progress of a king into its wealthy-domain.
Thcrefoie, when the king and queen
ride in state along the Strand and tench the
law courts, a quaint little ceremony will be
gone through with stately foleinnity eie tho
loyal cav.ihade proceeds on its way.
At the spot wlicie old Temple Barucd to
stand, but where now an inartistic monu
ment nicknamed "The Griflin" occupies the
center of the narrow roadway, the lord
mayor, with his mace bearer, his sword
bearer, and all the retinue of the Mansion
house, will await the coining of royalty. It
may be that, with proper tegard for effect,
a replica of the ancient gates of the city will
shut off Fleet stieet from the Strand in
much the same way as was done with such
striking eflcct when the late queen 'made
her triumphal entry into Dublin a year he-
crowned on a Thursday: Stephen,
John, Biehnrd II., William nnd Mary,
Queen Anne, George IV., William IV.,
and Queen Victoria. That is a fair
-collection of lucky and unlucky nion
nrchs, which makes it diflicult for any
superstitious person to gather omens
for the day chosen.
Edwnrd VII., the chief figure in the
grand event, was born In'ov ember 9,
1811, nnd succeeded his mother Jnnu
iiry 22, 1901. He was married to
Princess Alexandra of Denmark
March 10, 1SG3. Their oldest living
Eon, George Frederick, prince of
Wales, was born in 1&G3, and mar
ried Princess May of Teek in 1S9;J.
The other living children of the royal
couplo are Louise Victoria, duchess of
Fife; .Maud, Princess Charles of Den
mark, and Princess Victoria Alex
andra. tiik coiionatio.x sniivicn.
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proved ly UN Mujt--F.tr.
The lorni of tho coronation tcivicc, as
finally amended and approved by the king,
coiieist of 20" distinct tedious.
The king md queen and their ictinue will
form in pioiCMiiou at Buckingham palace.
They will enter the great went door ot West
minster abbey, wheiu they will he welcomed
by the shouts of the king's scholars of
Westminster school and by the antiiem, "1
was glad when they said unto me, We will
go to the houte of t..e Lord."
Instead of going diiect to their thrones
the royal pair will kneel in pnvate prayer
on footstools in front of their chairs. Then
: the archbishop of Canterburj, tho-lord
high chancellor, the lord great chamboi lain
and the Garter King of Arms each in turn,
will formally present the kme, the lords
carrying tho regalia will step up and thej
cean oi Westminster will place tile regalia
on the altar.
The abbreviated litany and part of tho
communion service will follow.
Then the aie.ibishop will iccite the Ni
cene creed and the bishop of London will
preaei. a short scimon.
Just befoio tha sermon the king, who up
to that stags of the ceremony will have been
uncovered, will put on a cap of crimson vel
vet trimmed witn ermine.
Then comes the oath-taking, after which
the king will be anointed.
Then the king's cap and crimson robe will
be removed and four Garter knights will
hold over him a rich pall of silk or cloth-of-gold,
tae dean of Westminster will pour
holy oil into a spoon and the archbishop of
Canterbury will anoint the king, making
the sign of the cross on the top of his maj
esty's head, thus coiueciating him "King
over this people, " hom the Lord your God
hath given you to rule and govern."
The king will then kneel and the dean
of Westminster will invest him with the
super tunica.
Next will come the ceremonies which
caused so much discussion, including the
presentation of the sword of state, the
standards and the-spurs, and then the orb
will be placed in the king's right hand, ho
will again be divested of the crimson robe
ad will be enveloped in a purple robe of
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HER MAJESTY. ALEXANDRA, QUEEN OP GREAT BRITAIN.
the primate of England places the crown
upon the blow ot the king. Upon occasions
of state the coronet is eairied before the
personage on a cushion, and at the funeral
it is placed on the collin, or borne on a pur
ple cushion.
The shouts of God -ave the King" arc
caught up by the crowd outside, church
hells ring and cannon aic fired, not only in
London, but in all chief towns. After a
Bible is given to the king a solemn tq dcum
is chanted, and enthronement follows or
homage. The king is conducted to a tin one
in the center of tho abhey, and there re
ceives the act of homage, first from the lords
spiritual, who kneel about him, pronounce
the uoids of homage nnd kiss his hand.
Princes of the blood oyal ascend the steps
of the throne, take oH their coronets, re
peat the homage, touch the crown upon the
king's head, and kiss his left cheek. The
peers of the realm follow suit, with the ex
ception that they kiss the hand instead of
the cheek. The words of homage are:
"I do become your liege-man of life and
limb, and of earthly worship, and faith and
truth I will bear unto you to live and die
against all manner of folk, so help me, God."
When tlie act of homage is over, the mem
bers of the house of commons give nine
hearty cheers, with cries of "God save the
King," repeated by all.
fore her death. Whether this be so or not,
there will be a demand as to who comes
theie on behalf of the representatives of Gog
and Magog, and when it is made known that
it is tneu majesties then the loid mayor
will ride bnielicaded into the loyal piescnee,
and as evidence of loyalty will hand to his
majesty the keys of the city. These, in duo
course, will bo handed hack, and the lord
major will then lead the way down Fleet
stieet, past St. Paul's as far as the Mansion
house, w here doubtless he will take leave of
the rojal iarty.
Another interesting ceremony will bo tho
cutting of the first sod for the Queen Vic
toria memorial to be elected immediately in
front of Buck'ngnam palace. This will be
done by King Ednaid in the presence of his
illustrious guests gatlieied from all parts of
the world. The happy idea of beginning this
great national undci taking at tho timo of
the coronation oiiguiated with his majesty,
who rightly considcis that the piesencein
London of so many foieign royalties and
diplomatic personages is an opportunity
that tho nations of the world will gladly
seue to pay a tribute to the memory of
Queen Victoria.
Employer "Are you willing to work for
small wages?" Boy "Not very willing,
sir." Boston Post.
DUTY OF THE PEOPLE
They Should Look Closely Into Rec
ords of Congressmen.
In No Other Way Cnn the Nntton Sc-
euro ns Almulutely l'urc mill
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of l'nlillo Amur.
Special Washington Letter.
THE people of this government are
proud of their government, but
they know very llttlo nbout it.
The public schools ought to glvo in
structions concerning municipal, coun
ty, state and federal governments. As
it is, even tho school teachers them
selves know very Utile concerning tho
government; nnd not more thun one
tenth of them could even tell you how
n member of tho national senate is
elected.
Not only arc the peoplu in compara
tive ignorance about their govern
ment; but, strnngo as it may seem,
the average member of the house of
representatives knows very little about
national legislation. The people are
careless, and, to be plain about lt hey
uro shamefully careless, about the se
lection of their congressmen and other
oilii'o holders. On this account tho
government for many years has been
partly in the hnnils of politicians who
care nothing for the people, but seek
only their own glory nnd enrichment.
J n your own congressional district
you do not know 20 men who are per
sonally acquainted with your member
of congress, unless ymi happen to
mingle with politicians, and the over
age readers of newspapers will not be
found mixing with politicians. In a gov
ernment of the people, by the people
nnd for the people every clticn ought
to know all about his government, and
oil nbout the man or men who seek ofll
eial position. If every eitlen would
take such nn interest in public alTairs
as he ought to do our government
would bo purer, nnd it would be more
economical. The people have no idea
how many millions of dollars are taken
from them in taxation and expended
recklessly. It is their own fault when
they arc over-governed, because they
are unmindful of their duty to them
selves, by being careless concerning the
details of government.
When you hear a man making a
fervid stump speech on the questions
of the day, just bear in mind that the
average public speaker is looking for
dupes, and that he wants you to be
one of his victims. Ho is making
speeches, not for his health, nor solely
for the good of bin country. He is do
ing it for his own benefit, and be ex
pects you to support him on account
of his "gift of gab." That will bo a
new way of looking at it, to some read
ers; but it is a gospel truth. The
writer lias been associated with poli
ticians for more than a quarter of a
century, and as the years have gone
gliding into liistory his regard for pro
fessional politicians bus grown less and
less; because of increasing acquaint
ance with their motives and their man
lier of living.
When you elect a member of congress
you give him a position paying $5,000
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UNCLU SAM KNJOYS IT.
(Little Shower of Extravagance Dolb Not
DUpleus Him.)
ti year, for two years. Naturally, you
expect him to work hard for that big
salary, but the average congressman
does not work at all. The government
gives him a private secretary, with a
suliiy of $100 a month; and the pri
vate secretary docs all of the neces
sary work. The congressman signs
loiters to his constituents which the
private secretary has written, nnd that
is the hardest work that the average
congressman does for his people.
There! are rj.17 members of the na
tional house of representatives, and
not more than 2.1 or 30 of them have
anything to do with legislation. Tins
others are mere followers. Wherever
their party leaders tell them to go
they go. They do not Initiate legisla
tion of any kind. They leave nil things
to committees appointed by the speak
er, and they vote as the' are told to
vote on the passage of bills. Because
of this condition of affairs the govern
ment has been grovvingless worthy dur-.
ing tho Inst quarter of a century, and
extravnganco hna grown until it linn
become reprehensible. It is not nn ex
travagant statement thnt hundreds
of millions of money havo been taken
from tho pcoplo by taxation, and ap
propriated unwisely. It would not ba
fnir to say that the government has
grown corrupt because of its unwiso
appropriations of tho people's money,
Samuel J. Itandall, of Pennsylvania,
was for many yenrs tho lending demo
cratic member of tho national liouso
of representatives. Ho won chairman
of tho committee, on impropriations,
and in that position he wielded so much
power that ho was able to prevent tar
iit legislation; and he did prevent tho
party from enacting free trade meas
ures several times, although ho vvim
one of a, small minority of that party.
In order to toko from Mr. llnndall that
power, tho committee on appropria
tions was deprived of control over tho
appropriations for pensions, the army,
tho nrtvy, rivers and harbors, public
buildings and grounds, and other im
portant government alTairs. Tho bills
making appropriations for theso va
rious purposes were given to separata
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TOO MUCH I--OK YOUH IINCI.K.
(But a Deluge of Wasti fulness Dlrvuita
the Old Man.)
committees, and there began the ern
of extravagance in appropriations.
So long as all appropriations were
controlled by one committee tho total
expenditures of the government were
kept down to about $.:00,(t()0,000 annual
ly, because the commit tee kept "the to
tal" before them all the time. But
when separate committees were given
power to make appropriations, each
committee. looked at its own work as
of excessive importance, and immedi
ately the total appropriations began
to increase. With this example of ex
travagance before them the senutors
divided their great committee ou ap
propriations in liko maunor only u
few years ago, and this, added to Clio
folly of the house of representatives,
instead of curtailing the total annual
expenditures for the government. Tho
appropriations made for tho coming
fiscal year are as follows:
Agriculture J 0,208,00)
Aimy , Jt;,ysr..l2fi
Diplomatic affair l,!Ki7,IKn
DlHtrli-t of Columbia 7,!W),000
KorunciilloiiH 7,S3.J,S0C
Inulniih O.ZW.IKM
Military neailtmy U.titf.SM
lKlsIutlvo ana executive, cx-
ponses , Sfi.EW.WU
Niiv 77,010,1111
li n-tons ;a,W2,S50
I'osl ofllciH i;W,tl,K)S
IllverHaucI liarhors (Including con-
tnictf for fulure) 70.000,000
Sundry civil rxivenses WJ,::til,lKU
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Public biillUlngu Mi.OOO.OW)
Total $)rj"J,t)02,tSl
That is iiioi-o than doublu the
amount rt(iiireil for tho expenses of
our government ten or 12 years ago,
and the actual requirements of tho
government havo not so increased.
Tho population of tho country has
not doubled, nor has its wealth. Thu
responsibilities of the government,
havo increased and tho wealth of tho
country has increased during the past
few years, but tho appropriations
which the congress continues to
make aro manifestly greater than
should be made.
The river and harbor bill, which
takes an average of $20,000,000 frbni
tho treasury every two years, has in .
the past 20 years taken well-nigh
$200,000,000; and everybody in Wash
ington speaks of that bill as "a steal"
which cannot be disguised in this city,
although the people seem to know
nothing about it. Then tho habit of
voting money from the treasury for
public buildings and grounds has so
increased that almost every commu
nity is clamoring for a public build
ing; and tho men who want to bo
custodians and janitors of tho pro
posed buildings aro urging their con
gressmen to foster this extravagance.
The peoplu who have thu right to
reward the faithful public servants
by re-electing them, and to punish
the unfaithful by not re-electing
them, uro responsible for existing
conditions. Uncle Sam is rich and
can afford some luxuries, but prodi
gality and wastefulness uro little Icsn
than criiiiinal in governments as well
as in Individ mils. Undo Sam can
stand a little summer shower of ex
travagance while tho bank account
Is in good condition, but a deluge of
wastefulness disgusts him, nnd hit:
wrath arises.
SMITH D. FItY.
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