Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-19

ed, and 1t was only after his restoration to consciousness that the news WAS gently broken to him that poor little Missriis hack was broken. This incident was not without welding powerful influence upon the subsequent relations between the poutiff and the bold emperor whom he So conteun tuously apnstrophizsd to his face as 'tcom- mediante."
 Queen Wilhelmina of Holland divides her affections between her pigions- who will eat from nobody's hand but herg. and very funny looking and shaggy Shetland pony, which she rides or drives every day and which she knows how to urge into a lively gsllop.
 King Leopold of Belgium has no animal friends, but the queen has, and laTishes her affection upon horses, especially upon her fayorite .Charme, an animal of rare intelligence, to whom che has taught fifty amusing trickF, all of them being per formed without otEer apparent influence than that conveyed by look or & gesture. Her sister-in-lsw, the Countess of Elan ders, who Is destined eventually to sue eeed 10 her petition as queen of Rslgium. has predilection for dogs snd possesses almost az many canine fsyorites as Qzeen Victoria
 The pets of the British royal family have been detcribed at such length quite recent. ly that thing more than 6 passing refer ence Is needed here to Queen Victoria's taTortte dogs who accompany her wherey- CT she goes, namely: Spot, a fox terrier: n black and tan collie named Roy, and 6 oroWn-coiored Spi;z called Marco. The Prince Of Wales has special affection for little Dandie Dlnmont, Venus by name, which formerly belonged 10 the late Duke of Clarence, and Is now rarely away from the Drlncl'a Esrfa Tka princess. which has occupied a perch in her royal mistress' dressing room for the lat nttteen or twenty yesre ,is & white cuckatoo with 6 salmon co!ored crest surmoun,iur Its quaint and somewhat venerable conn tenance. Cookie, for that is his name. ob. Jects to wearing feathers dulirg the hot summer weather, and carefully removes from his person each one as it grows. with the sole exception of those upon his hssi. neck and tail, which he possibly believes sdd dignity tO his appearance and enable him o=tter to support his character as the chief pet Of the Princess. His lung power Is terrific. and may possibly have co0tri- buted to the princess' deafness. He is A most stf-ctionAte bird and loves 10 rub his head sga!nst her cheek while graspipc her shspeiy fiogers wi:h his biz black claw.
 Ot all the sovere'gos and princes ths Old WoTl1, there Is, however, curIously enough, only one who msnifssls any af- lection for cats. IL is ;he Shah of Persis, who is so fond of them that he has some fifty feline favc-ites, which arc generally to be found iu his apartments. and to which he has assigned officials s;.d attendants of their own. They alec have their own epec- isl room where they assemble at certain hours 10 have their meals. On his sum mer excursion they all accompany him, being carried by special men on horseback In cages lined with velvet. The favorIte Of the lot used to be large grsy cat called Babr Khan. which may be translated as Prince Tiger. When the shah lunched or dined Babr Kahn was always let into the room and sometimes his Majesty fed the eat with kis own exalted hands. Once, while in camp, Babr Kahn disap- peaTed and was searched for in vain. A servant who had made fun of the cat and had been heard to remark that it was bet ter ont out of the way, ,wss arrested on sus, psc!on of having causrd the snimsl's dIsnp- pesrsnce. He Was carried {" Teheran in chains, flung in.o 4 dungeon, aud was nev- CT heard If Essin- Nor VAS ihs eat.