The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-24
London Pictures
by Richard Willis
Interesting Resume of the Important
Events of the Week.
A LORD ENGAGES IN BUSINESS

A LORD ENGAGES IN BUSINESS
Gossip Concerning the Prince and Prin.
cess of Observation-Disclosures of the
Late John Walter, of the London
Times Gladstone's New Work.
London, Nov. 10, '94.-The most seri-
Gus event of the week has been the
death Of the chief proprietor Of the
Times newspaper, John Walter
Strangely enough he was not literary
man, but inclined to politics. He was
educated at Oxford and after one un-
successful attempt he was returned q
member of parliament for Nottingham.
He afterward sat for his native county,
Berkshire, which he represented for a
| quarter of a century. He was not the
sole proprietor by long way, but he
was the owner 1-16 and half a 1-16
shares. His income must have varied
considerably, as in 1888 100000 was
| paid to the proprietor, whilst in 1889,
thanks to the "Parnell Commission"
$4,000 was all that was handed over!
He never interfered with the working
of the paper, but he paid EGO, 900 out OF
his pocket in connection with the libel
action brought against the Times. He
was the beau ideal of country gentle
man and his estate, Bearwood, was a
beautiful one. A kind and just man to
his employees, good neighbor and a
warm friend, he will be much missed.
Ireland considers that it pays an un-
| just proportion toward the total taxa
| ton. Englishmen are much divided in
opinion, consequently royal commits
sion is sitting on the question. The
arguments advanced clash terribly as
a matter of course and after reading
reports of proceedings up to now the
average man is left in considerable
doubt. Mr. Sexton, the Irish NJ p, has
been endeavoring to prove that a sys-
TEN of equal taxes upon the same sub
| jects of taxation, in two countries diff
ferently circumstanced, may operate
unequally. He pointed out that whilst
the consumption of spirits was only
four times greater in England than In
Ireland the population was between six
and seven times greater. Therefore
Ireland paid too much tax on brandy
and things-another injustice to Ire
land. Right you are" admitted Lord
Welby, but what about beer? Eng
land consumes much greater quantity
of ale than Ireland even in proportion
"True for you,' says Sexton, and so II
goes on. What will you take, Paddy?
Three Of Oirish hot, place" "And
what's for you, Johnny Bull?" "Pint.
er-beer, with good head ont"
Mr.. Asquith with his wife have been
staying in Scotland, where they have
been playing golf. This is the head
"caddies" opinion of our home secre.
tary-after which he had better smoth.
er himself: He may be a gle guid
law-maker, but he's nae golfer. Ye
see, it talks a man wi guid head tae
be golfer"
Great old man Gladstone has at last
brought out his much sought after ant
long looked for translation of Horace
Taken as whole Mr. Gladstone's book
Is worthy of comparison with those OF
his predecessors, Sir Theodore Martin
Professor Cunningham, Rutherford
Clark and Sir Stephen de We're, and is g
work that is receiving great and vel
deserved congratulation. This Is al
age of Cheek" and close on the heel:
of Mr.. Gladstone's book comes collec
tion Of parodies, cleverly written by {
c. l.. Graves. The booklet is called
1.-The Hawarden Horace" very smar
title. Mr.. Gladstone renders the wei
known "Pericos Odi' thus:
,,Off with Persian gear, hate it,
Hate the wreaths with limebark bound
Care not where the latest roses
Linger on the ground.
Bring me myrtle, naught but myrtle!
Myrtle, boy, will well combine
Thee attending, me carousing,
Meath the trellised vine"
Mr.. Graves parodies it in the follow
ing manner:
"Orlental flowers my Cyril,
(Save>of language), detest:
Gull for me no costly orchid
To adorn my blamcless breast
Nor essay to deck my raiment
With the blushing English rose,
For its brutal Saxon odour
Aggravates my Scottish nose!
Me as minister the fragrance
OF the leek doth most arride
. With the shamrock and the thistles
: In a purple posy tied
So beneath my grand umbrella
, Firmly fixed on college green;
Let us deviate from duty
In deluge of poteen"
When it Is pointed out that the or
child refers to Joey Chamberlain, tn,
leek, shamrock and thistle to Wales
Ireland and Scotland and college greer
to Dublin the cleverness of the impru
, dent writer will easily be understood.
The prince and princess of Wales ar
at Livada, and the princess will, in al
probability, stay the winter with he
widowed sister, the Empress of Russia
The sympathy is great, between thes
two, in fact family ties take precedenc
in all matters as far as the womanl,
future Queen of England is concerned
The prince and his consort have no
i. been the best of friends lately, tn
princess having, for some time pas
evinced O lack of sympathy for Hi
Royal Highness, but the princess pos
sesses such q naturally sweet disposi
ton that the sad event that has takel
them away together and the knowledg
Of the protracted separation is NOR
than likely to lead to mutual making
up''--we all hope so.
1t is nothing new to find aristocrac
in trade, some are coal owners an
others iron welders one duke is larg
cab proprietor, but it is seldom that
real live lord cares to braZen 1t out be