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TI1K OMAHA SUNDAY WV.Wx MAY 1!M0.
German Veterans Journey Back to Fatherland as Honor Guests
IX veterans of the. German army.
residents of Omaha and vicinity
and members of tho Luhdwthr
Vpreln of Omaha, sailed from
New York on Friday nn board
the Hamburg liner Pennsyl-
'iiiii.l fin- Germany, tu participate In the
reunion of the German Landwehr In Ber
I In. The. party consists if Fritz Ktarker,
Max Geier, Frit Zotzinun of Omaha,
Jacob Nctimaypr of Council Dluffs, Wil
liam Kaschko of Koiith Omaha and A.
Llhticmun of Paplllion, the latter bring ac
( ompanled by Mn, I.lniipman. Tho de
parture of tho veterans for the Fatherland
was made a memorable occasion by thn
Omaha Landwehr Vereln, which accom
panied the veterans to the train In a body
with the Oerman and American flags fly
ing and the organisation in uniform.
Th veterans wore their "Jron Cross"
badges, tho badge of distinction that la
most highly reverenced by the German
soldier, bh it la the evidence of his having
served In the wars that biought about the
unification ot the German empire. Tho
"Iron Cross" I In the form of the Maltese
cross) and la suspended from a bronze pen
ilant resing on the German colors. f
Two of the veterans nerved In the Ger-mmi-Austrian
war of the early '00s. snd
the others were veterans of the Franco
Prussian war of 1870-71. The I.andwehr
'cifln of America has been specially In
vited lo attend the decennary reunion of
I hi? German war veterans by Kmperor Wil
liam, and about 2U0 of the American Ger
man veterans have accepted the Invitation,
The trip across the water has been ar
tangrd for by the Central Bund of the
German soldiers of the United States. In
this they have been materially assisted by
the Hamburg steamship line, which has
given the veterans a much reduced rate
for the trip.
The German-Americans will be received
at Hamburg by their comrades of the
German Landwehr with Imposing cere
monies, at which a apodal representative
of the emperor will be present. The great
reunion will take place in Berlin July 4,
and will be one of the most elaborate af
fairs of Ita kind ever held In Germany.
Some Light and Sunny Views of World Wide
UN late Mark Twain' fondness
I for all things KngllBh was well
I I known, relates the London M
r. mt. wuvii lit visueu whh
country on one occasion he paid
a charming compliment to her
majtsty. Queen Alexandra. "I think it Is
not an exaggeration to say that the queen
looks as young and beautiful as she did
thirty-five years ago, whtn I saw .her
firat," wrote the famous humorist. "I did
not say this to her, because I learned long
ago never to say the obvious thing, but
leave the obvious thing to commonplace
and Inexperienced people to aay. That she
till looks to me as young and .beautiful
as she looked thirty-five years ago Is goad
evidence that ten thousand people have al
ready noticed this, and have mentioned It
to her. I conid have said it and spoken
the truth, but I have been too wise for
that. I have kept the remark unuttered,
and have saved her majesty the vexation
of hearing It the tn thousand and onth
time."
The following, gent in roply to a latter
of congratulation on an anniversary of his
birth by an Kngllsh school girl, Is a charm-
In and delightful Illustration of the cental
attitude and never falling kindness of the
world's greatest humorist toward children:
"Indeed, yes, Miss Nettie B , and I
thank you for thinking of It. An attention
from a achool girl gratifies ma more than
tlifi like from any other source. ' I am 7.
and grandchlldless, and so one would ex
pect the whole left-hand compartment of
my heart to be empty, cavernous and deso
late, .but It isn't not by any moans b
cause 1 fill it up with little school girls
fciich a i you." ' ''
Th above was written on the back of a
photo of Mark Twain's residence at Rcd
dington and labeled "Innocence ut Horn.."
Sinall Weather Imminent. .
On one occasion, relates the Popular
Magazine. Prof. Wl'lis Luther Moore, head
of the United States weather . bureau,
traveled from Washington to New York in
a smoking compartment with three men
who, when he encountered them, were
busily engaged in roasting the very bureau
of which Moore was the chief. ,
"Why, that fellow Moore," said one of
the strangers, "ought to be run out of tho
government service. He always predicts,
but he's generally wrong."
"He's a dub, llko all the rest of those
fellows," said the second, apparently In
dicating with a rwecp of his hand th.
whole government service. ,
"Iiok what be did last inauguration
di'yi" chimed In the third. "Said it would
bo clear, and we had enough snow to tie
up every railroad sjstem In the country."
Moore, who has a s.nse of humor, got
into the roasting bee at this moment.
"Uotten!" he said, emphatically.
I'd like
lo timet that fellow and tell him what 1
really think of hlm." .
"But he's got the farmers bluffed," con
ceded th second speaker.
And so the abuse was heaped on the
professor for more than 100 miles, Moore
himself helping In the tirade. Before It
was over the weather bureau and all con-
neclod with it bad been put in the pan or tunk the mulch is made by dumping In
and masted to a rich dark brown. a certain quantity of lime that has beei
When the party left tho train Moore chemically trea.ted. This material, called
culled a laxlcab, and so did the other hypochlorite, conies from Wyandotte, Mich
three. Just as the professor stepped into and Is now produced in quite large quanti-
hls vehicle and left his companions stand-
ing on the sidewalk he handed them his
cara, on which was engraved.
'Willis
L. Moora. chief of the weather
buicau, U. S. A.'
Drlstow, m Man of Figures.
The recent attack nu.de by United States
Senator Brlstow, a Kansss insurgent, on
the railroads, alleging freight rate dis
crimination in favor of Baltimore, recalls
something told me last winter In Kansas
by one of Brlslow's insurgent friends, re
lates the Baltimore Sun.
"Do you know how Brlstow got to be
senator?"
"I do not." I replied, though I had met
Joseph and found him' an utterly Immune
person so far as humor la concerned
Well, he got up on the stump everywhere
be pared In Kansas and quoted flgur?a.
Where on earth ha got those figures nobody
knows. I do not even know what they
related to or what they meant. But they
were figures, copious figures, doing's of
figures oodles of figures. And then more
figures. He quoted the,m as glibly as It
he were saying the multiplication table, and
he never cracked a smile when he did It
His eves showed the whites all aro.ir.,1 H,
pupils when he did It. that tnd Ms brlatllng
mustache and gay Prince Albert and long
arms giving him an air of profound and
Incurable neatness. What chance had hi.
opponent? He couldn't dispute the figure.
Neither could anybody else, for nobodji
knew a thing about them. Things w
cannot dispute are convincing. Therefore,
llilstow's opponent went down In lgnomlnt-
cus defeat before the onslaught of that
avalanche of figures. I've often wondered
blnce whore Joe got them or what they
refoirod to, V-ut I've been atrald to ask
bi in. Th.y were gowd. UJcful figures,
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The vetetans will be specially honored by
the German army In a grand review given
In their honor, and they will be lavishly
entertained at the nation's expense while
In Berlin. The German-Americans will also
be made the recipients of special attention
and honor In all the German communities
though, for they sure delivered to him the
senatorship.'
How Gage Was Spared.
The stories of ruptures In the cabinet
which are being much circulated lately
bring to mind the fact that Lyman J.
Gage was nearly driven out of the Ml
Klnley cabinet by newspaper reports.
After Mr. Gage had been In the cabinet
for a time, reports the Washington Times,
an Influential paper appeared with per
sistent reports that President McKinley
wanted to get rid of Gage, but had found
no to let hlm know
the fact dell-
lately
One story after another of that sort ap-
peared until finally Gage one morning
picked up a clipping telling how McKinley
wanted him out and immediately thrut it
into an envelope with a note In which
he said:
"Mr. President, if you want me to leave
the-cablnet you need not go to the news
papers to tell me so."
Mr. Gage was about to seal up the en-
velope and address it to the White House
when he showed it to a close friend, who
told him not to send it and that Presldont
McKinley knew nothing of the stories of
retirement. Gage took the advice, tore up
the note and envelope and saved what
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Expert Improves the City's
AVE you noticed an improvement
In tne Omaha city water? Not
in its color or consistency, but
In lis quality. An Improvement
should be due about this time,
for l)r. John L. Le-al now hua
H
hi hypochlorite of lime solution at work.
Dr. Leal is the expert from New Jersey,
brought to Omaha by the wuter company
In an effort to improve materially the Qual
ity of the city water. He has made good
his claims In other cities where he has su
perintended the installation of his schema
of purification and a good many cities In
tho east and south now huve chlorinatlon
p. ants In operation.
Preparatory to the experiment now being
tried at the Florence and Burt street pump
ing btatlons. Dr. Leal came to Omaha and
examined Into the situation In March. He
told the company he could purify the city
water to a point where the number of bac
teria would be cut down to an almost in
finltesf imal number per cubic centimeter,
which Is aoout twenty drops of water. Go
ing back to his home In the east, Dr. Leal
prepared and forwarded plans to the water
company, which proceeded to construct two
sets of tanks at the settling basins for the
mixing of the chemicals and Introducing
It Into the water.
At both the Florenco and Burt street sta
tions temporary structures have been built
to inclose the mixing tanks. The latter are
large boxes built of two-Inch lumber, about
as big as an ordinary dry goods box. One
Is set above the other and In the upper box
ties for the use of cities and private water
companies.
In the muIchltiK tank enouch hvnochlorita
la placed to make a sort of paste when
mixed with wi ter. Then the mixture is al-
lowed to flow into the lower tank, where
It Is thoroughly stirred with an Increasing
quantity of water until the proper solution
results. Tha solution Is then let out into
stralners at the bottom and from this point
la led through a pipe to a small tank dl-
rectly over an Intake welk
This small tank, equipped with a very
competent little valve and float contrlv-
ance, Is the mechanical bora of the Job.
When set at the proper notch Just so much
of th olutlon ls ""owed to pass into the
settling basin every hour und not one drop
mr" than U cunHllele'1 necessary can get
through. At the Burt street station this
quanllty of solution put into the water Is
31.7 gallons per hour, while at the Florence
tat Ion the quantity is l.'l gallons per hour,
The Burt street station has a capacity of
J.-OO.OOO gallons per day and tho Florence
station has a capacity of 18,000,000 gallons.
Where the solution enters the general
body of water It has a pale, limelike color.
,1l to tho unltlated looks anything but Im
Prs'v- " does the work planned for It.
lio9Vfr- according to all reports,
HUPs"rinteneient A. B. Hunt of the water
C(,mnan' hj" given his personal supcrvl-
'",'on ih" building and arrangement of the
"h'P" houses and tanks, and keeps close
'tch on their operation, with a clerk who
careful record of material used and
,Be lo 11 ,hat quantity of lime used Is
corret"t n the solution I always "Just
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i...i ma nypo was
fust turned luto th water at Floruc
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QTTAHA. HEJTBEBS or THE XAM)-WEHRVEREIN
they may vis't The American travelers
will not all return borne together. Throo
or four tif the Omaha party will visit in
Germany for three or four month.
The Landwehr Is that part of the Ger
man army which has completed the usual
military service exacted of all German
would 'have unquestionably been a break
in the cabinet.
Tivnln's Tobacco Habit.
A cigar shop man for many years was
employed in New York notso far from
Murk Twaln'B home In Fifth avenue. Talk
ing of the humorist for Twain used to
visit the New York store almost daily
the man said:
He used to be
remarkable smoker,
uui i uu u i iiiini. iic nau an lame m
enjoy the best tobacco. Again and again
I have seen him buy some of the most
villainous cigars that were ever buiil. We
dld stop hlm once though with some goods
. . .
with which we had been stuck. These
cigars had attractive labels and a Span-
Ish name, but they were unspeakable
when they began to burn.
"One duy Mr. Clemens bought a pocket
ful and went off. The next time be came:
In I asked him what he thought of the
ciKar naming the brand.
" 'Young man,' he said, 'they smoked
liked a clergyman's discarded habits." "
Ovcrrnliuw the Motion.
James M. Beck, former federal district
attorney for eastern Petinsy vania, later
assistant attorney general of the United
States, -and now a tower of legal strength
the Burt street plant the solution was first
connected with the water on Thursday,
May 5. at 2:30 o'clock. From then on the
Leal solution has been steadily flowing
nt0 1hB settling basins, day and night
And as a result the city bacteriologist has
submitted to Health Commissioner Connell
reports Indicating that the bacteria army
' being put to rout, is vanishing In very
satisfactory fashion. The lime is burning
tna llfo out of the small, but dangerous
pin olnt atoms with tbe big name,
There are much more elaborate chlorlna-
tlon plants in operation that the two now
working In Omaha, but Dr. Leal says in
his quiet way that the temporary tanks
built here will suffice to show that his
process will do what he claims for it. The
expert Is more of the business man than
the scientist in appearance, but a short con-
versatlon with him convinces one that he
knows his work and ls a master of it. He
will talk chlorinatlon until the cows come
home, but always in the spirit of the eare-
ful person who wants no extraordinary at-
tributes attached to himself or his achieve-
ments. During the heavy rain of Thurs-
day he was as busy as a bee, with Superin-
tendent Hunt and his staff, at the river
station, and turned on the solution when
the flrbt batch was mixed with a satisfac
tion and assurance that was delightful to
witness.
In a good many cities, notably Nahvllle.
Tenn., the conditions are practically similar
to those existing in Omaha, th,! water belr.g
pumped from the Cumberland river, which
Is turbid and th. baelal content very high.
In he Nashville plant sulphate of alumina
station on Tuesday. May S. at t p. m. At
was first used, and afterward the chlorlna-
tlon process was added, with distinctly
satisfactory results. There, as In Omaha.
t raw water showed a number of bae-
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teria entirely too nigh for th peace of
minq of in eopis in control. The treated
waUr Is very much better ever since the
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citizens capable of bearing arms, and Is der this service to the emperor, but should have returned to their native land, and
exempt from duty In time of peace, except he lack any part of It. though he leave when It was found that they had not
that members may be occasionally called tho country and become naturalized else- completed their term of compulsory mill
out for drill. This compulsory service where and return to his native laud, he tary service, they were forced back Into
covers a period of from three to five years is liable to artfst and may be compelled the army, sent to the front and treated
In periods of a few to several months of to complete hie compulsory service. There with almost as great severity as de
each year. Kvery male German must ren- have been cases where German young men setters.
for some of the country's largest corporate
interests, has a very pretty wit which is
ready with repartee even in cases where
humor might well be expected not to flour-
ish.
As an instance of Mr. Beck's aptness Is
related what occurred when he was cross-
Ing tho Atlantic last fall In company with
a distinguished member of the bench. Mr.
Beck Is rather susceptible to aeasicknea-
und on the second day out traveling w
somewhat rnusrh. As he leaned over tne
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xteamship rail dlsconbolately, his friend tn
Judge approached and asked In the superior
tune assumed by those Immune of mal-dc-
mer:
"Feeling bad, eh, Jimmy? Can I do any
thing for you?"
Mr. Beck drew himself up lo the top of
his stature and said in formal tones:
"Yes, your honor. I would like you to
overrule this motion!"
Twain's TrHnTte to His Wlf.
Mark Twain has thus spoken of his wife
In his autobiography:
"I saw her first in the form of an Ivory
miniature, in her brother Charley's slate-
room in the steamer Quaker City, in the She waa always cheerful; and she was al- And our village was not a kissing commun
Bay of Smyrna, in the summer of 13.7, ways able to communicate her cheerfulness Ity. .The kissing and caressing ended with
when she was In her 22d year. I saw her
in the flesh for the first itme In New York
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ICSIRIOR O- THE
chlorinatlon process was started, and the
reports of Dr. Langfeld In the local Inves-
tlgatlon are expected to continue to show
Improvement that will reassuie the water
users to a veiy api.'iluble extent.
In turbidity leading at Nashville, when
in the following December. .She was s'.ender
and beautiful and girlish, and she was both
girl and woman. She remained both girl
and woman to the last of her life.
fnder a grave and gentle exterior
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burned Inextlngul-hable fires of sympathy.
ene,.gVi devotion, enthusiasm and absolutely
mtiegs affection. She was always frail
,n body u1(l 8he lh,.d upon hpr gl,llt ,O!i0
h))pefuineve, anj COUrage wera indosLrucll-
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canoor were uuaiuics oi nor cnaracier
or were eiuailtlca of her character
which were born with her. Her Judgment
of people and thinga were sure and uceu-
rate. Her Intuitions almcut never deceived
her. In her Judgments of tha characters
ard acts of both friendi and strangers there
was always room for charity, und this
charity never failed.
"I have compared and contrasted her with
hundreds of persons, and my conviction re-
mains that hers was the most perfect char-
acter I have aver met. And I may add
that she was the most wlnnlngly dignified
person I have ever known. Her character
and disposition were of the sort that not
only invites worship, but commands it.
to others.
"Purlng the nine years that we spent in
Supply
tha cblui inatlon proeess was first star(ev
there, the minimum depth ut vvh'ch the
platinum w ire cuuld le read v. lien the
water was muddy ua
Ulioat i mill . uli'l
niaxlmui.i oepth wt.en the- viutw vi aj fa.rly
clear was ui.n. la tUj tituicd water
Noted Personages
poverty and debt, she was always able to
, nut .,f mv denalr. and find a
bright side to the clouds, and make me see
it. In all that time I never knew her to ut-
ter a word of regret concerning our altered
. ji.i i i,.,,.. h,. -i,iM,.n
circumFtances, nor did I know her children
to do the like. For tlie taught them and
they drew their fortitude from her. The
love which she bestowed upon those whom
she loved took the form of worship, and In
th.i f,.im it rn returneri relume, I hv rel-
atives,
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kho". iiicmmn "
household. It was a strange combination
which wrought into one Individual, so to
fpeak, by marriage her disposition and
character and mine.
".c,he poured out her prodigal affections
in kia-es and caresses, and in a vocabulary
of endearments whose profusion was al-
ways an astonishment to me.
"l was born reserved as to endearments
of speech and caresses, and hers broke
upon me as the summer waves break upon
Gibraltar. I was reared In that atmosphere
of reserve. I never knew a member ot my
father's family to kiss another member of
It except once, and that was at a deathbed.
courtship along with the deadly piano play-
ing of that day.
of Water
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wire
the n.inl nurn depth at which the
could be read was 1.3.' 7 mm., and tho
maximum depth was 3 7uS mm
These
leneficent
futures will serve to indicate I he I
effect of the chimin jtiuii treatment on
muddy nUt
Another blanch of the tinman tnllit.iiy
iespri's known as the Lands! rum. whlilx
Is the last hi arch of the resprvea called
out. Is composed largely of old mm not.
eligible fur active military service and am
called upon as a last resort. Neither tho
I.andwehr nor l.amlstrum are the equiva
lent of the American organised militia,
but are nn Institution peculiar to the Ger
man conditions and Institutions. They are
really social organisations, but of a dis
tinct mllltaiy cast, and in some localities'
closely resemble sumo of tho American
fraternal societies, having Insurance bene
fits. Tho I.amlwi'hr Vereln la a strong Insti
tution In tho Itnlted Slates, and la governed
by the Central Hum!, with headituartei s
in New York. It Is divided into two or
three branches. Notably, the fiermau
soldier who Iihs seen active servle In tlm
German wars, and Is thereby a member of
the Iron Cross branch. Tho I.andwehr und
I.andstriun, men w ho have clearance papeis
from the German I.andwehr or German
I.andstrum for having completed the full
term of compulsory service, und still an
other branch that left Germany beforu
completing their term of .mpulsory
service.
An instance Is related of hii Omaha Ger
man who had not completed his term ot I
compulsory service In Germany, wanting
but a few months of Its completion. Ha
voluntarily returned to tiermany and sur
rendered himself to the local military
authorities, and notwithstanding the fact
that he wan a naturalined A.Ttr.iican cillren,
he renounced his American allegiance for
the time, served out his uncompleted term
In the German army, was honorably dis
charged and permitted to return to Amer
ica without hindrance. He Is one of thi
most loyal and enthusiastic of the Omaha
I.andwehr Vereln.
A movement Is on foot to hold the an
nual convention of the Central Bund, op
Nutiotial Landwehr Vereln In Omaha In
1911. It will mean one of the grandest
gatherings of Germun soldiers ever held
In America. An effort will also bo made,
to have pressnt on that occasion one ot
the representatives of tho German royal
family.
"She had the heart-free laugh of a girl.
It came seldom, but when it broke upon 1
the ear It was as Inspiring as music. I
heard It for the last time when she had
been occupying her sickbed for more than, -W
a year, and 1 made a written noto of It at I
a year, and I made a written noto of it al
the time a note not to bo repeated."
. Kitchener n Mere rteerult.
"I trust it was only persiflage the words
of a host to a guest when Governor GU
lot spoke of Geenral Kitchener at the re
ception In San Francisco as the greatest
living gen?ral In the world," says a corres
pondent of the Los Angeles Times.
"Any day you can Bee on the streets of
Los Angeles a sturdy old trooper whosei
war record throws Kitchener back In the
recruit class. General Chaffee knows mor
about soldiering and has been In mora
fights than Kitchener ever heard of. H
has had more bullets shot at him than
Kitchener ever saw plied up In ammunition
boxes.
"The glorious victory at Omdurman,
,1 r h Z rt h
" Z? "eartl0,18r UP"?
when Kitchener's troops cut down an army
his machine guns with their crary old
water pipe rifles, may have been a great
feat of arms; but you will have to show
me. General Chaffee has been In a dozen
Tndian fights that the world at large never
heard of, but which were fiercer by fat"
than the victory over the dervishes, be
cause our Indians were trained and al
most Indomitable fighting men.
"Kitchener Is the earl of Khartum and
Kandahar, and then some; General Chaffee
is a member of the Board of Public;
Works."
IInw Caruso "OIU I n."
An ex-super relates In Harper's weeklyt
Hack of the throne we waited with palpi
tating hearts for our "debut" In opera.
Our attention was attracted by the en
trance of the great Caruso, accompanied
by his valet, carrying a towel, a glass nf
water and an atomizer. Then he began tn
"oil up." He "honked" the rubber bulb on
the atomizer, and sprayed his throat and
nose repeatedly. Then "E ah," he snorted.
"Ah ah, e e," as lie tried his voice. After
this a gargle. His attendant gave hlm a
small phial, which ho tucked away in his
bosom. Surely, we thought, he must be
ready now; but no one more gargle, and
then dipping his fingers Into the glass of
water he moistened his nostrils.
"Now, gentlemen, ready!" "One two
three," commanded the stage director, and
we boosted Radame's chair with tho pr
clous load on to our shoulders.
Jim looked at me and I looked at Jim.
It was appalingly heavy, and we two were
gelling all the weight; some of the other
"supes" were either underslze-d, or were
ducking under the burden, but we sallied .
forth, shaking and trembling in our knees p
.Caruso pounded on the floor of the chair
with his staff and we halted. The king then
rose on his throne and sang a few word
of welcome. Another tap of the staff and
we brought the hero down slowly; one
two three. Again lifting the pnodprous,
but now empty chair to our shoulders, we
marched offstage. Then, grabbing Amon
asro (Scott) by the arms, we re-entered,
restraining him In his rush on to the
stage.
As often as I have heard Caruso In Alda,
I have never failed to see hlm "oil up."
Kven while the act is In progress, and h
turns in despair after having Amneria
thrust upon hlm us a wife, the tenor. In,
raising his hands to his head, takes front
his bosom the little, phial and swallows Its)
contents surreptitiously so far as tho audi
ence Is concerned, though In full sight of
the ballet and the "supers." Then, turn
ing again, he Is Hadames, singing as fer
vently as ever. Sometimes, while standing
thus, he made us laugh with his funny
faces of mock despair.
Gladstone as Prime Minister.
In the course of a description of tha
monuments of Westminster Abbey before
the London Geographical society. Lord
Kversley pointed out that he not only se
lected the Haconrield site In the sacred
edifice, but he wrote the epitaph. It read:
"Krected by Parliament In memory ol
Lord Peacmisfleld, twlc prime minister."
He remembered ut the time that In on
speech lxnd Boacunsf ield had made he
f cried with great pijde to bis having beivt'
twice prime minister. When h showe-1
the Inscription to Mr. Gladstone the latter
said: "Twice prime minister; that's no
great distinction." He (Lord Eversley) bad
looked up the. names of several who had
been twice prime minister, and one had
teen inline minuter three times. That was
lud Derby. By way of finishing tha con
vtrsatlon with Mr. Gladstone It was dui
lug his second ministry he said to tl
prime minister: "I hope you will beat
Lord Derby's record." Mr. Gladstone
'quickly retorted: "That's an impossibility; .
this Is my last mlnlstiy. A man must Id 4-
mml In think I Khull ..v.- l,u t,nn.
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ter after this ministry Is over " i. Glad- k
stone, howtver, was prime minister talta
after tbaL
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