Middletown transcript., 1897-06-19

the royal garden party which will be
given at Buckingham Palace the after
noon of June % as part of the jubi-
lee celebration.
The Queen of England, the Duchess
of Connaught, the Emperor and EN-
press Dowager of Germany, the EN-
press Dowager Of Russia, and the
Queen Regent of the Netherlands all
occupy the position honorary of colonel
| In the German army.
Max Mueller relates that Queen Vic
toria onece remarked to Tennyson that
she did not mind the stares from strang-
ers he found SO annoying, mo, mad
am" the poet replied, ''and if I could
clap sentinel wherever liked would
not be troubled either"
There is movement on foot in Mel
bourne, Victoria, to send 10000 sheep
and 800 bullocks to England in con-
nection with the dinner which the
Prince of Whales is promoting for the
poor of the slumps of London upon the
occasion of the celebration of the
Queens diamond jubilee on June 20.
The Dowager Lady Churchill has
been in the department of the mistress
of the robes since 1854, as lady of the
bed chamber to the Queen. 1t is said that
the gentlewoman knows more Of the
private life of the Queenthan any other
woman living, and is most faithful
keeper of state secrets,
It Is rumored that one of the court
functions of the ''commemorationn
week in June will be a chapter of the
Knights of the Order of the Garter,
held by the Queen at Windsor Castle,
and followed by state banquet in st.
Georges Hall. The last chapter Of the
Garter was held by the Queen in April
1856, during the visit of the Emperor
Napoleon, and the Empress Euge ME
to Windsor Castle. It was upon that
occasion that Louis Napoleon was in
vested by the Queen with the ribbon
and insignia of the Garter, and, after
taking the old feudal oaths of fidelity
and knightly service, he astonished
everyone by making speech in which
he assured Her Majesty of his resolu-
tion TO devote himself to her service in
future.
There has been great discussion as
to what would be suitable name for
this, in view of the fact that it is
Queen Victoria's sixtieth year as
reigning monarch. When the fiftieth
year was celebrated, it was named the
jubilee year. This recalls the story of
an old lady, who was asked by her
grandchild: "Whatever is the meaning
of this year Jubilee?" "Well, my
DEAR" was the wise answer, sit is this
way: II you have been married to
man fifty years, and the man Is alive,
it is a golden wedding; if the man is
dead, it is a jubilee.l'
50
MARRIED TO HELP HIS DOG.
In the North of England, where rab-
bit coursing is most in vogue, swift,
well trained dogs often win large sums
in prizes, sIt Is therefore little to be
wondered at that the owner Of these
animals should bestow so much atten-
tion upon them.
An old Yorkshire collier, well known
for his success In the coursing field, re-
Gently surprised all bis mates by mar
rying very unprepossessing pauper
woman He had always been reckoned
a confirmed hater Of the other sex.
'sWhy has ia gone and got spliced,
lad, at thy age7n one of his friends
asked him.
.'Oh, that's not much of a tale,n an
swered the old man, .stolidly. 81 agree
Wye for ssthatn 'at Betsy yonder is no
she had been shouldn't have
wed her. But that there dog o. mine,
he was simply pinin' for some body to
look after him while | was away at
pit. / couldn't bear to leave him in
the house by hissef, SO hit on the
idea o. marryin' Betsy. She's not
but she's mighty good COM
pany for the dog.