Arizona republican., 1900-07-24


 Oxford he was known as Solomon Lag arus. this being the patronymic of his father. His intellectual brlliancy caused the famous master of Balliol, Dr. Jowett, to take particular interest is him, and foreseeing a great future for the young Hebrew undergraduate he quietly recommended him to change his name, pointing out to him in the most delicate manner possible that owing to racial prejudice it would be difficult fer him to ever acquire under the name of Solomon Lazarus the lit erary fame that was otherwise in store for him. Young Lazarus took the ad- vice of the master of Balliol. and forth with changed his name to Sydney Lee. which is now being honored through out the length and breadth of the Unit ed Kingdom.
 The Prince of Wales belongs to but one cricket club in the United Kingdom and has figured only on one occasion as a member of its eleven. In fact, he was obliged to take his innings al the wicket in order to secure his election. The club is question is that known as the "Zingari." or f"Gypsles, was founded more than sixty years ago, and has a greater list of royal personages on it's roster than any other club. More over the greater part of the male aris- tocracy of the United Kingdom belong to the club, whose colors, red, black and gold, are seen on many a straw hat where the great world congregates during the London season.
 The balloting is done in very curi- ous manner. The candidate for cleo tion is placed at the wicket and is bowled at by the vice president for the year. or by some member deputed by him. If the ball is bCwled straight at the wicket, it is counted as a black baIi, and the candidate is regarded as re jected, while wide ball insures cleo ttcn. Needless to add that when the Prince of Wales came up for election in 1865 the ball bowled at him was very wide indeed. One of the rules or the club is to the effect that all directions connected with the game may be conveyed in the French or Italian lan- guage. But I am not aware of this permission ever having been utilized.
 
 I have authority to deny the stories which have recently appeared is vari- ous American and English newspapers, according 70 which the organ grinding claimant to the earldom of Poulett has carried the day and secured recognition of his pretensiOns not only to the peer age. but likewise to the estates. No matter what the result of the organ grinders preteHsions to the title, he has no chance whatsoever of obtaining the estates. In 1853 the Poulett estates were disentaileG, and then resettled by the fifth earl in connection with his eldest son. Failing his own three sons, all of whom died unmarried, the fifth earl settled the estates upon his nephew, the sixth and late earl, with to any son that might be born to him, subsequent to 1853 CThe or2an-grinding claimant was born in 1S49, and is, therefore, excluded from any share in De inheritance of the es- tates by the terms of this will.) Fail ing any male issue of the late and sixth earl, born subsequently, to 1858, the estates were to pass to the other nephew of the fifth earl, the late Colo nel Poulett Somerset, who was the son of Lord Charles Somerset by his sec Ond marriage with Lady Mary Poulett. Colonel Poulets Somerset is now dead but has lect three sons, the oldest of whom will inherit the Poulett estates under this act of settlement in the event of William John Poulett, the son of the late earl's third marriage, born 1883, and the present owner ot the prop
 
 property comprises about 25,O00 acres of some of the best land in the southwest of England, Hinton St. George being one of the grandest country seats in that part of the United Kingdom. The is valued at $4,OOO,O)O.
 Under the circumstances, the stories circulated, presumably by the friends of the organ grinder, to the ef- feet that by means of an amicable ar with the late earls younger son he was about to be placed in pos session of the estates and of the earl dom, is obviously without foundation. The committee of privileges of the house of lords will eventually be called upon to decide as to the rival preten- sions to the earldom itself. But if the new penniless organ grinder wins the latter he will never be permitted to take his seat as an hereditary legis- la tor, for he has rendered himself liable to the tune of s1,OOO,0O in return for small advances made to him on the of his pretensions, and would, therefore, be debarred by the insOlv- ency laws from sitting or voting as q peer.-Marquise de Fontenoy in Wash inEton Post.
 AUGUST FLOWER