Arizona republican., 1900-07-07

0us maladios. likely to be communi- cated by m ans of their milk to human beings. but that it Was likewise easy for any one wishing to poison his maj esty to feed the cows on some noXious food, which would have the effect of poisoning the milk. All that would be necessary, so this person declared, would be to scatter some poisonous substance or other on the lawns where the cows were grazing. In order to prove the truth of his statement, this adviser of the sultan suggested that he be permitted to give an onion to munch 10 one of the sultan's cows. Abdul Hamed consented, and when some hours later this particular COW was milked, the milk was to such a degree affected by the onion as to be unpalat- able. This convinced the sultan. and from hencefOrth milk is abandoned as an article of imperial diet, and his prize cows are sharing the disgrace of so many of his human favorites.
 The shah of Persia, who is now at ContreXeville for the sake of his health. and who has a genealogical tree, which puts those of the European nobility en- tirely into the shade, since he traces back his descent in an unbrollen line to Japhet, the son of Noah, is furnishing good deal of entertainment to the people staying at the baths. It seems that he always has two chamberlains standing behind his chair at dinner to taste anything of which he may be doubtful. The ether day he observed on the table a bottle of Wore zstershire sauce. and handed a wine glass full to one of the chamberlains, who obedi- cntly swallowed it. The shah was highly entertained by the result, but not encouraged to try the sauce him self.
 He has a pronounced distaste for naked weapons being fiourished in his vicinity. While out driving shortly after his arrival at Contrexeville. the horse of one of the escort began to prance, with the result that the troop CTS huge cavalry saber began waving up and down. The shah immediately gave the French officials in attendance to understand that the mounted escort must refrain from drawing their sa- bers, or from approaching him there with, adding that he was very particu- lar about this point Of Persian eli quette. In Persia for any one to in fringe the rule would result in wash ing his hands in his own blood"
 That the shah is not devoid of hu- nor is apparent from the fact that catching sight of a group of journal ists standing in front of the pavilion which he ts occupying, with their cameras all ready. with the hope of getting a snap shot at his Persian majz esty, he quietly appeared at a window. armed with q. large kodak of his own, with which he proceeded to snap shot the group of journalists before they were aware of the fact. The snap of the machine attracted their attention, and they immediately directed their cameras toward the window. The shah good humOredly, and with a broad smile on his face, remained a. the win dow until they had had time to take a first rate picture, and then with a mill itary salute withdrew.
 He is a man of very simple tastes and habits, and as a strict Mussulman. never touches wine. We'll read and a great Arabic and Turkish scholar, he speaks French huently, and is thus able to dispense with the interpreter, who was so necessary to his predecessor during his visits to Europe. His man. ners, however, are, from a European point of view, infinitely worse than those of his father, which were bad enough in all conscience, and hopes are entertained at the various Euro