The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-09-06
NATURAL HlaroRY,


ties as They Are-Not.
The pomp and ceremony which serve
MS barrier between kings, princes and
grand duehesses, and Americans Of
u common or garden kind, render
II difficult for the latter TO study the
manners and habits of the eartt's cx-
tilted, except at very long range, and lift
were not for the information offered us
by the makers of cigarette pictures, the
artists who design museum posters and
other persons possessed of accurate in
formation, 1t would be impossible to
give n satisfactory account of their
various modes of life.
But, thanks to the great American
taste for advertising, says the Cincin-
natl Gazette, he who runs may read tho
story of the daily actions of England's
queen and Russia's car, not to mention
nthe: personages of almost equal i'm
portance.
From thu trusty sources indicated
above, one learns that Queen Victoria
has in the evening of life developed an
extraordinary fondness for various
branches of prepared food, many Of
which are of American manufacture.
In the morning she makes careful use
~ Apples soap, preparatory to partals-
lag cup Of Steppe's cocoa Atlunch-
pom she tops with skimple's canned
corn beef, and at dinner she will have
no dessert but Rucy's prepared blanc
mango. So particular is her majesty in
regard to her fayorite articles Of food
that every package, can and bottle
must be adorned With the name Of It's
maiser In letters large enough e Be
easily read by the group of princes,
princes, mobiles and courtiers who stand
ut - respectful distance whenever roy
Hlty parta|tes OF any proprietary article
OF food.
The prince of Wall LAS also been
noted for many years for his fonduess
for extensively advertised toilet prep
arations and costly brands of cigarettes
and champagnes. Whenever there ap-
pears on the market new Turkish
cigarette with % gilt mouthpiece, aud
costing little more than an imported
cigar, we may be sure that his royal
Aighness will contrivc to purchase at
least one box OF the largest size, no
matter what economy he may be COM
PEELED to practice in other ways to
make up for it, and smokes the cigar
cites with much ostcntation on the
terrace in front of Windsor castle or
tome other equally conspicuous place.
On such occasions the prince usually
wears red uniform and is attended by
sevcral regiments of lanccrs.
The late car of Russia having been
brought up from his childhood on n
simple diet of caviarc tallow candles,
vodka, caravan tea, bears grease, and
other products of his native country,
never distinguished himself as con-
sumner OF prepared food and drink. He
was better known-that is to the fro
quenterso of dime museums-as a mighty
hunter OF freaks, and up to the day Of
his death lie was regarded as one OF the
most distinguishedand crudite connois-
seurs OF human monstrosities in ali
Europe.
According to the unimpcachable tes-
timony of the superb works of art
which lure the humble amusement
seeker into the temples which are given
over to the worship of the eccentric
and the deformed, his imperial mai
esty assisted at the capture of several
IT the best known freaks of eastern
europe, and was always ready to ac.
cord special audiences to those taken
In remote portions of his empire. Tho
dog-faced lady, for example, was
dragged from her cave in the Balkan
mountains by detachment of the i'm.
pcrlal guard, commanded by his mai
esty in person, and it was the same
enlightened sovereign who captured
Che turtle boy, who summing himself
on bit of sandy beach on the Caspian
sea.
When prevented by officers of state
from enjoying the excitement of the
freak chase, his majesty always made
It a point to give special receptions at
the winter palace to such curiosities as
were found in his realm, all of which
were Instantly brought to st. Peters.
burg that they might receive thts
special mark of the imperial favor. at
these receptions there was always a
museum artist In attendance in order
that an accurate representation of the
scene might be placed before the Amer
lean public, and It Is through tho mag.
nificent oil paintings thus obtained that
we know Of the fondness OF Prince
Gortchakof, n. de Giers, Prince Bis.
marcls and other eminent statesmen
for the society of human monstrosities
destined for the American museum
platform.
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