The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-18
OVER THE SEAS.

persed and went home, each to his work.
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OVER THE SEAS.
Many Matters by Mail and Cable From
other Lands.
The Edinburgh Review says that the
Somals are "kittle cattle 20 deal with.
Armed TO the teeth with spears, daggers
and clubs they are equally skiliui and
reckless i'm the use of them. The men 1--we
10 fight and 10 talk: what work gets don't
is done by the women. Tribal wars are IN
cessant; sanguinary social quaiTels are 0
everyday occurrence, and If death seldom
ensues. il is because the clansmen on clihcl
side are Jealous 10 separate The cOmDdiant'
before the fine for homicide borne
in common by the relatives Of
manslayer. il incurred. Camel driving indus
try, vet il does not appear that time hahe
heavily On the SOmafs hands. liair-ores-
ing and dying (for lac aspires to be a bionu
chevelure) agreeably occupy good deal 4
il: and his pOrientiOus and sineNhaustiDN
loauacity is often INDUCED in at the eNpc0s
Of sleep. EthnOlogically, the Somais ma.
be described as the Arabzed Gailas. A
though no aboriginal, since traces of a PRO
Notwithstanding and iish-eatlng peopl
abound near the coast. they have probabl.
occupied their present territory for som
millonniums.
The Queen and Dress Reform.
Some wears AGO Queen Victoria caugh
the dress-refOrm fever and joined an assO
citation and inyeiglcd number Of he
dowager friends To join too. They DO say
that while she herself never adopted an,
dress-reform habits, the Queen insisted tina
others should: in other words. like the doc
tor with the pill. she preferred 10 try II or
dog. The Princess Of Wales Joined the
same association. and made her tire,
daughters Join. The three daughters hac
10 practice the reform. while the
Princess simply approved il. The Princes
has been blossOming ont in very stunnlh.
toilets of late; she appears to have acquired
all of a sudden, a fOndness for supufl
dressing. At any rate people are wonder
ing what spell has come upon her Royal
Highness. The TWO unmarried daughters.
however. are kept i'm exceedingly modest
almost said shabby-attire. Then, too
they are severely watched, although they
are no longer spring chickens. or this con
slant espionage the Princesscs are said g.
be heartily weary.
Emperor Williams Home Life.
The following incident Of Emperor vii
liam's home life is told rs true: The I'm
per0r is exceedingly strict about his son
behavior at table. The other day little
Prince Eitel Fritz, using his fingers instead
of his knife and fork, was corrected by his
father several times, TO no purpose. Atlas
the Emperor's patience was exhausted. an1
he said: "Childrcn who eat with their H.
gers are like little dogs that hold their ioot
with their paws. II You use your finger
again YOU must 90 under the table, th'
proper place for little dogs The
little Prince did his utmost not e
forget this time, and used his knife an1
fork like man: but all at once hc torgO
again. and began using his fingers. "Marcl
under the table," said his father. Prince
Eitel Fritz crept under the table as hidden
After little while the Emperor thinkin:
the Prince very quiet, lifted up the table
cloth and peeped underneath. There sa
the little Prince Eitel Fritz undressed. Iii
father asked him what he meant by undress
ing himself The child answered, "Littl
dogs don't wear clothes; they only haN
skim"
a Bismarckian Canard.
Ii has been said that Prince Bismarcl
treats his wife with contempt. This, say
an exchange which processes 10 know, D
incorrect. He married her for love, an(
has always had "A profound respect for her
I'm 1876 he wrote 10 his sister, the Counties
Arnim, "lf his Satanic Majesty does 10
NEEDLE in the affair, have decided TO taxi
unto myself wife. | am tired Of this soil
tary life without any serious object. since
our fathers death | feel lonely and mclan
ch0y. | must De in love- surely, thii
was the case, for soon after his engagement
10 marry the Young Countess Jane Pun
kamer was announced, and Oh the 18th
July, 1917. the wedding took place, ant
among those who know the Prince anl
Princess we'll the marriage has alway'
been considered happy one. The Princess
is highly educated, witty and religious Z
great lover of music, and plays the piano
splendidly.
The Empress of Persia.
The wife of the Shah Of Persia is on {
visit 70 Vienna for treatment of her eyes
She is said TO be good patient. The ladiei
of her suite, however, who are said 10 b,
great beauties, are a great trial to the Pro
fessOr. They are always running into th'
sick room. eager 10 snow their devotion by
caresses and questions. There are eight o
these ladies in the suite, besides SIX gentle
men, Persian DOCTOR and four attendants
The difficulty is to keep all these person.
away from the patient, who has not ;
chance Of recovery, unless allowed absolute
repose. The suite fills the house OF the Per
sian Minister. The men smoke and drinl
coffee all day; the ladies sit on the floor
passing their time in eating and talking
None Of them ever leave the house.
Coronation Day.
A news agency, says the London Times
states that Coronation Day VIII be cele
brated by the Conservative ard Liberia
UniOnist parties by an imposing party dc
monstratiOn al the Crystal Palace, which
ON that day Dune PSI will he hande'
over entirely into the control of the part,
managers. The programme viii includ
athletic sports. bicycle races and process
sions. In the afternoon, in particular, Their
will be a procession OF delegates and repre-
sentatiyos of a great number of the COnstr
yatiyc and UniOnists clubs and other sOcie
ties from all parts Of the United Kingdom
and the DAYS celebration VIII conclude
with display Of fireworks. 1t is under
stood, moreover, that Lord Salisbury anC
several Of the other leading Cabinet Minis
tiers will be present az the palace. and vii
witness the "marck past OF the marshallel
forces of the Mon, and will also make i'm
portant speeches during the course OF tn,
proceedings.
A Suspicious Turk.
II Is stated that Greek benevolent sOcie
ty in COnstantinople recently published
pamphlet, on the title-page of which
was printed quotation from Pau's Epis
tie 10 the Galatians. OF course, one OF The
functiOnarics of the Government soon heard
OF IL, and on his complaint an officer was
sent to the printing office 10 arrest
tone Paul" who had been writing
letters 10 the people OF Galatia (Which
is suburb OF Constantinople), and "a
yet "a copy Of all these presumably sediti0us
letters. He was told that Paul died some
time ago, and that the Galatia referred "a
was province of the ancient Roman En-
pirc. But IL was no use; the editor Wa,
arrested and put in prison, where he might
have remained indefinitely had not the
Greek Patriarch come forward with New
Testament and shown the officials Paul's
letter.
Truth" on the Commons. &C
Labouchere thus writes OF the House OF
Commons: SO utterly played-out is the pres
ent House Of Commons that curiosity failed
10 bring together full house on the Budget
night. In I speech, and in his Budget, Dir.
Goschen SHOW I'd himself y sharp financial
lot, but nothing more. IL is the Budget OF a
gentleman vcrsed In prospectus $.
oans, conversions. and the city de-
rices OF the ''payingstonev and
kind. or tho states