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Of course the Prince.' birthday was
celebraied very quietly, but nevertheless
he bad down a few special friends to
Saridringhain, and he got any number of
presents, including one from bis wife.
Though bo is now gray beaded, and very
much a grandfather, ho is very funny
when bo receives presents, for whom?,
of course, all his letters are opened by
liis secretaries, bo never will allow a par
cel to be touched, but insists on cutting
the string and removing all the wrap
pers himself. Ho says bo loves getticg
presents. When ho unearths au offer
ing that pleases him his glee is quite
boyish; the gift has to ba taken over the
housa to show to everybody. If he can't
quite make out. what he bus got or who
the sender is, Hi Royal Highness winks
his Jcfteyo very fast. This is a facf.odd
as it may soucd; ho always winks when,
ho is surprised at anything;! don't think
he can help it. By the way. this habit
or opeoing all bis own paresis is objected
to by the officers of the housenold, who
are always on the lookout for infernal,
machines and similar devic?s. Their
alarm is surely needless; tho Pricco is
far too popular to bo made the victim of
anarchists. Atleast bo s?ems to think
eo, for when such fears aro expressed to
bim.ho aUvajs laughs very heartily.
Poor littlo Princess Maude has had to
consent to living in Denmark, but the
King, in order to comfort her, ha3 given
her a house "all to herself." She jlzily
refused to live in the beautifully furnish
ed llat in one of the palaces which had
been got ready for her, "because," as she
Haid, "you met all sorts of peoplo as you
went in and otit."' So now eho will at
least have privacy. Her new homo is
small, but that does not matter for tho
present.
People are still wondering and gossip
in; about the Bucileuch puzzlo '. c.
why the Duke of Buccleuch should have
been given the Garicr left vacant by tho
Marquis of Northampton's death, where
as everybody expected that either the
Duke of Portland or the Duke of Bed
ford would reieive it. Additional sur
prise is folt because tho Duko is already
a Knight of the Thistle, and it is a wc:l
established rule that the two decorations
aro hardly ever conferred on one man.
I believe the real reason for tho unusual
honoris tbo Queen's fondness for tho
Duchess of Buccleuch, who wa3 her
Mistress of the Robes for a lorg while
and is persona gralhsima at court.
Besides, both theother Dukes are young
men. and can we.l afford to wait until
another Garter falls to tho Queen's dis
posal, lhe Duchess of Buccleuch was a
Hamilton, sister to tho Duko of Abjr
corn and the Marcl ioness of Blandford,
eo shonis great aunt to tho" famous Marl
boroucb baby. Her eldtst son, Eoid
Dalkeith, is married to one of the Briage
mans; she has four other soap, of whom
Lord George is in the smart Tenth Hus
nirs.thePiicceof Wales' regiment and
the ono to which the poor Duke of Clar
ence bcSmjcd. Tbo daughters, laly
Katharine and Lidy Constance Scott,
arc of our smartest and best behaved
girls, great favoiites at court and certain
to make brilliant marriigcs. In fact,
all tho Scotts of the Buccleuch and
Qucpnsbcrry clan are so eminently com
inc ilfaul that it is not at all surprising
to experts in 6uch matters that Her
Majesty should specially honor tbem.
Several additions to tne ranks o!
aristocratic authors have lately been
made. Tho Duko of Atholl has at last
finished bis work. "The Chronicles of
the Atholl and Tullibardine Families,"
which will cause quile a sinsatioa
aaiong Highlanders and indeed, Scots
men generally. (You note that I do not
fall into the common southern error of
calling these clannish worthies Scotch
nzenthan which -nothing makes them
more indignant.) .
Yellow journalism is aa prevalenttfg
England as it is in this country, but on
account of different conditions it as
sumes a different form. The Saturday
Review of London, is a conspicuous ex
ample of it. The correspondent of the
Jieview reported in detail his alleged
conversations with the Kitg and tho
Crown Prince of Greece; the King and
Crown Prince published denials of bis
statements; wbercupen the Review de
clares that tho King and Crowa Prince
are liars, and that it prefers to trust to
its discredited correspondent. This is
yellow journalism of a malignant type,
Every public man reserves the right to
disavow tha unauthorized publication of
privata conversations, and every editor
that has been seduced into printing
such confidential interviews accepts the
disavowals courtcouely. Tho lato Ros
cpoConkling us:d to talk v.ry frankly to
reporters and then add, 'Of courso if
you publish this I shall deny that I said
it.' The experienced reporters replied:
"Oh, of course!" One day a green-horn
added to h:6 copy: "Having eaid all
this. Mr. Conklin remarked that he
should repudiate it if he saw it in print.'
Nevertheless tho reporter was dis
charged. In a recent Review the editor relates
confidential conversatsons with Lord
Iiosmead be'ter known a3Sir Hercules
Robinson and represents him as say
ing of bis superior official, Mr. Cham
berlain, tho Colonial Secretary, 'He
is not a gentleman; no gentleman would
act S3 to his subordinates." I do not
b;leve that Sir Hercules over used tho
words tbit have been put into his dead
mouth. The sneer that Mr. Chamb2r
lain "is not a gentleman'' is older than
tho events in South Africa in which Sir
Hercules took part. It was invented by
the Tories when Mr. Chamberlain was a
Radical leader, and it was repeated by
tho Radicals wbn Mr. Chamberlain
went ovvr tD tho Tories. Tne same
phrase was used against Mr. Disraeli,
yet Mr. Disraeli becamo Premier of
England, and I have no doubt that Mr.
Chamberlain will achieve the samo dis
tinction if tho silly attacks upon him bo
continued.
"How shall I bigin this story of tho
explosion?" asked thencv reporter.
"Begin it, .ha story of last night'y
stupendous tragedy is soon told.' otc,"
replioJ tho city editor. "And. by tho
way, you.d better maka about t'nroa col
umns of it."'
Mrs. Smythc That woman's father
1 ft her 82,000,030 in her own right.
Mrs. Tompkins I might have gusserf
that much; shodrcS;es so dowdily that
any ono could see she was spending her
own money for her clothes.
"Yes," said tne widow, "I have grpat
fears for my poor husband's future!"
"Why'so?" inquired tba sympathizing
friend.
"Ho died of apoplexy whilo trying to
drive a pig out of the garden ."
Gilfoylo Fosdick perjured himself
liko a gentleman.
Poindexter How'e that?
Gilfoyle Ho swore to bis brother's
vife that he'r new baby was the finest
infun: that ever lived.
Geraldine I never allow a man
to
kis3 me'unfc;s we are engaged, but
Gerald But what?
Geraldine Of course wo can break
tho engagement after the kiss.
Quip A faLatic is a man that would
burn tho world to save a havstai-k.
Nip Yes, and the worst of it is he's
always under tbo impression that he's
burnicg a haystack to save the world.
Some men aro so fond of excitement
tney'd rather get licked than have noth
ing happen.
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