Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11

habtants walk miles over the mountains
to procure newspapers
The proportion of Irish militiamen re-
joining the colors of such regiments as may
be called out Will be at least as high as in
England, though 1t Is undeniable that
certain number of the men have gone to the
United States to avoid serving. The 18TH
Hussars, of whom several officers and
squadron arr now in captivity, is one OF the
very few regiments IN the British service
now, and will probably become known as
''Kruger's Owna' Yet the 1Sth's history is
not devoid of incident. 1t was this regi-
lucky enough to capture Joseph Bona
parties carriage. laden with treasure, when
King Joseph was flying from his brief
throne. The 18th. for security and secrecy;
filled up their jack boots with the gold
coins they had fiched. 1t was, however,
an inconsiderate device. When they gal
loped off. the rapid motion shook the coins
out of their boots, and as they rode away
they left trtckle of gold behlnd them
Generous Contributions.
You have by this time seen k1pl1ng new
poem on Tommy Atkins called the Abb
sent minded Beggar." 1t is in Kipiing's
most popular vein. The Daily mail pub
fishes it a copyright poem today; but
with desire to swell the fund for the
wives and children of the reserVlsts, 10
which Mr.. Kipling has handed the check
for ESQ which he received for the poem,
poraries also to have the poem on pay
ment Of f5.5 to the fund. This is one OF the
best contributions that could be mace TO
the war funds. The verses VIII str .ia
the purse of the public No more power,
fully pathetic appeal for the wives ana
BARNS and sweethearts of Tommy ATKINS
could be imagined. The theatrical profess
sion, always prominent in deeds of charity,
is coming forward nobly on behai1 OF the
soldiers wives and families. Inc most
notable example is that OF mrs Beerpohil
Tree, who has accepted an engagement TO
recite for 900 a week at the Palace inca
ter of Varieties Kipling's poem with the
purpose of giving her salary TO the wives
and families fund. This is IN addltion TO
the matinee and handsome SUBSCRIPTION
promised by her husband. Mr. Charies
Wyndham gives 100 guineas and the entire
receipts on the opening night OF ms ne"
theater Drury Lane gives the entlre re-
ceipts of a matinee tomorrow for the refu-
gees fund. Then. there is to be sub
scription ball at the Grafton Galleries, or
ganized by some of the Leaning iadles anu
gentlemen of the stage.
Patriotism in London.
The patriotism of Londoners breaks out
in various ways. In a typical East End
constituency it gave government candi-
date a thrilling majority of 1000. Among
some who possess bulldogs 1t has assumed
a decorative form. The red. white and blue
he is further adorned with card bearing
the query, who says Kruger
This idea lost some of it's humor when
the muzzng order was enforced. but 1t Is
pointed enough now that the muZzles are
off. A more laundering patriotic way was
that of an East End publican. He offered
free drinks to al reServists who applied.
The unhappy man forgot to add the words
'in uniform and consequently he had
5000 applicants for free drinks in one week.
AS it was impossible to discriminate among
the crowds who thirsted for the beer the
generous boniface had to turn off the free
tap. The only alternative was bankruptcy.
Big Prices for HeirlOOms.
The sale of the Peel heirloOms, over
which there has been so much litigation,
has just finished. They comprise their
most important feature about 5000 ounces
of gold and silver plate One of the most
attractive lots disposed of was an old Irish
potato ring. pierced with rich ornamental
ton of birds and dogs. This went for f60
being at the rate of Is per ounce. The total
sum realized by the sale of the Pee heir
looms was about f6 600 Among the latest
lots was old English handled vase
and cover of silver chased in fruit and
flower subjects, which sold for f160.1O, being
at the rate of f6.11 per ounce.
A Royal Edition.
A unique attraction will be offered by
the editor of Il well known sporting publ
cation in his Christmas number. 1t will
contain Illustrations and articles by most
of the living royalties of Europe, and some
even from more distant lands In addition
to an original letter entirely in the hand
writing OF the queen, are promised a
letter by the pope, sketch by the En-
peror of Austria, a painting by the En-
peror of Germany, a water color drawing
by the Queen Of Portugal an oil painting
by the King OF Portugal. letter by the
queen Of Italy, an article by the Queen of
Roumania and the life of Empress Char
lotte of Mexico, written by the Princess
Agnes Sahn. Other articles will show the
royal families of Europe as they are "at
home" while the Illustrations will portray
the British royal family at various stages
Of their lives and a reproduction of Her
Majestys Visitors Card Basket"
Fins In Canada.
The last member of the Finland commits
sion, which recently visited Newfoundland
and Canada for the purpose of ascertain
Ing II there was any suitable location to-
ward which the stream of Finnish immigra-
ton might be directed, has now returned
to Europe. / am told that the members
of the commission were very much graft
ned by the manner in which they were re-
ceived by the government officials both in
Newfoundland and in Canada 1t is not
probable that any attempt will be made
to establish Finnish settlement In New
In Canada, however, the case is different.
A strong movement of emigration has AL
ready set In thither. and all the signs point
to its assuming much larger dimensions in
the near future. What the members of
the Emigration Association propose to do
is to direct this flow of emigrants in such
a manner that the national characteristics
may be as far as possible preserved in the
new homes. At the same time they dis
tinctly dlsclaim any intention of encOurag
ing emigration for political purposes.
Copyright in Japan.
1 hear that the new copyright law of
Japan has not had the effect that was an
ticipated in checking TRANSACTIONS from for
eign works into Japanese by recognizing
the rights of the author and giving him a
voice in the translation-that Is, recurring
the translator to secure the authors con-
sent which it was naturally assumed would
be given for good consideration only. am
told that never have SO many works of
flrst-class Importance been translated or
arrangements made for their translation
within the few months which have
elapsed since the law came into force
These include Captain Mahan's works on
the Importance of sea power in modern
history, Professor Dicey's book on the ENG
fish constitution, Professor Whitney's life
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