The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-11

! 10 Ireland than any other Of whom his
tory tells US. he was born also ut Mer-
rion Square, Dublin, according to other
biosraphers. Wellington ubiquity thus
showed itself ut an carly age, and in
later years caused tho overthrow of the
first Napoleon.
He was the third son of viscount
Wellesley, or Wesley, earl of Morning
ton He received his earlier education
ut Elton college and was six years at the
military college Of Anglers, France.
at Is be entered the army as All en-
sign, and iii 1894 was placed in com
rinnd of Il regiment. He embarked at
Cork for Ostcnd i'll May of that same
year.
1t is hardly necessary TO say that from
Wellington to Jack Dempsey and John
james Corbett Ireland has been ut the
forefront when there was any fighting
to be done.
Wellington did better as financial
fighter even than those of later times,
for he received $500, 900 as Waterloo
prize money, and besides being made
Prince of Waterloo he received an estate
from the British nation as Christmas
present valued at f2G3, 900. Thus he re-
ceived over $1,000 900 in two install
ments, while Napoleon was given a
small tract of limestone on a barren is
land so far from town that even if he
could have raised fair crop his mar
kets were about 1000 miles away over
poorly drained road, on which the
water stood the whole year round.
Wellington went TO India, and as
early rs 1909 was made baron, with
pension of $40, 600 per year. In 1912
parliament gave him some more thanks
and further pension &C $40, 600 per
year.
Aug. II he was made generalissimo
OF the Spanish army, created Marquis
of Wellington, got some more thanks
from parliament and $500 900 more in
cash, besides orders on the store, gold
headed canes and PittSbrY stoga cigars
without number, l presume, though 1
will not be too sure of that
In 1914 he was made Duke of Vel
lingtOn and received vet other thanks
from parliament and still another pen
sion. He was the most successful fighter
of his time and by far the dukiest duke
east of New York
In 1926 he was appointed constable
of the Tower, with an additional pension
and an annual pass good for self and
family. He had seat i'll parliament,
also cabinet position, and in 1912
Queen Victoria visited him in person ut
Walmer castle, and he would not allow
her TO pay Il cent while there.
He WAS cut down by apoplexy at the
age of SD, and his funeral was enc Of
the most charming functions that Eng
land ever saw. He was called the Iron
Duke, being man of great powers of
endurance.
He left considerable property. St.
Helena is an island in the south Allan
tic belonging to England and covering
over II square miles 1t is rich vol
canic rock and was discovered by Juan
de Nova Castella in 1901 through no
fault Of his own.
By sailing 400 miles from ST. He
lena the navigator suddenly finds him
self near the coast of Africa ST. Helena
is socially dull place and would be
good, quiet point to repair to while re-
covering from debauch. 1t would also
he first class place to live at if ono
had refused to take any steps toward
presidential nomination. Leaving the
matter i'll the hands of ones friends,
one could go to ST. Helena and be per
fectly quiet till the trouble was over.
Blucher, or Gebhard Leberccht Won
Blnchcr, was II foreigner by birth anG
became Prussian general He was re
nowned for his adroitness in substitute