Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
Mr.. Childers Predicts a Victory for
Them in the Coming Elections
Throughout England.
MORE YARNING> THAN DARNING.
Peculiarities of Ladies Who Want Informs
ton When They Contemplate
an Excursion.
THE REIGNNG STYLES OF sHAMMOCKs.
Interesting Bits of Conversation Called From Repcr
tiers Notebooks.

c. E. E. Childers, Joint Agent of the
Inspecting and Weighing Bureau for rail
roads in this territory, recently returned
from Europe, where he paid his parents a
visit His father is Sir Hugh Childers, a
prominent English Liberal, and formerly a
member of Gladstone's cabinet His peo-
pie spent the winter at Mentone, in the
South of France, and he went there to see
them. Mr. Childers was in England at the
time when the baccarat scandal was at its
height From what he could gather the
English people were much put ont by the
whole affair, though they were not
provoked at the Prince because he
PLAYED the game, but that he should
indulge in the pastime with people like the
Wilson's at Tranby Croft, who are consid-
cred by the aristocracy as far beneath the
Princes station.
Wales Always at the Races.
It appears that the Doncaster races are a
great event in England, and Wales always
attends them 1t is the custom for the
mobiles in the vicinity to keep open house,
and the original plan was that the Prince
was to 60 to the Duke of Port and's home.
The latter is a particular man, and Wales
knew he wouldn't have the kind of time
there that he wanted. The Duke also for
bade Lady Brooke coming to his house as
long as his wife was the mistress of his
home, and in this event the Prince accepted
the hospitality of the Wilson's, where he
was allowed to do as he pleased. The scandal
is rapidly blowing over and as the Prince
is reckoned shrewd fellow it is expected
he will soon regain the popular favor.
Concerning politics Mr.. Childers said his
father told him he was confident that the
Liberals would win at the next elections.
The tide is turning strongly toward the
Gladstonians, Parnell is practically leader
without a following, and the recent cleo
tions demonstrate that he has lost his old
time influence. He will not cut much of a
figure in English politics in the future. Mr..
Childers added that another attempt was
made this year to pass the bill giving a man
the right to marry his deceased wife's sister,
Year after year it comes up, and several
times it has slipped through the House of
Commons, but invariably the Lords vote
against the measure. This time the bill was
crowded out by the rules.
Sticking to an Ancient Idea.
Mr. Childers remarked that it was queer
with what prejudice some of the English
stick to this ancient idea. While on the
Continent he had a good opportunity to
study the European railways. He saws the
PENNSYLVANIA road, of those in the United
States is the best known, by foreigners, and
in Paris they say the three greatest railroad
companies in the world are the Paris, Lyons
and Mediterranean, the London and North
western and the Pennsylvania, of America.
The P, L. & NJ. runs from Paris to the
Mediterranean Sea. The road is equipped
very much like Yankee lines and freight is
handled bv system similar to the Ameri-
can. The sleeping cars are controlled by
big monopoly all over Europe, and
they charge outrageous prices. For
instance, the ride from Paris to the
sea is % hours and the company gets rate
Of SIS per berth for the trip. In America
for the same distance not more than S5 at
the utmost would be asked. The Cont
mental trains are slower than in the United
States. In England the engines are very
fast, and they run trains closer together
than in this country. Mr.. Childers thought
that on the best English roads at least ten
times as many trains were put on than you
find on the American railways
While at Mentone, which is on the coast,
near the italian line, Mr.. Childers went
over into Italy to visit wealthy English
man. Mr.. Hanbury. This gentleman has a
beautiful villa and garden not far from
Eentinighi, which visitors to Mentone
usually go to see. The garden is one of the
finest in the world and is filled with all
kinds Of rare and costly plants and flowers,
as well as containing the fauna of the coun-
try.
An American Beauty Abroad.
While in the garden Mr. Hanbury
showed him a shrub in bloom. The
most remarkable thing about it is
that the plant is indigenous
20 North America, and while numbers of
them have been transplanted in Europe,
this is the first one ever known to blossom.
It Is called the Whippleana after an Ameri
can bOtanist. Now comes the queerest part
of tire story Bishop Whipple, of the
Episcopal Church, from Minnesota, was one
day visitor in the garden when Mr. Han
bury remarked that the shrub must have
been named after him or one of his ances-
tors. The Bishop was much interested and
examined the plant carefully. The next
day, strange to relate, the shrub hurst forth
into boon, and some people claimed that
the touch OF the preachers hand produced
the result He blessed the plant, and it is
considered holy. Others in the neichbor-
hood think that all Episcopalians visiting
Europe should not fail to make the trip to
this rev shrine.