The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-09-13
A UNIQUE COMPILATION.
Book of Newspaper Clippings Re-
gardinE the Royal Family of
Great Britain.

Members of the English royal fam
lily, from the king downwards, rarely,
if ever, contradict, through the medi-
um of the press or otherwise, any
statement made concerning them.
The king, however, who, with all his
family, is great newspaper and mag
azine reader, has at Marltaa rough
house book-a unique and most fasci-
mating book be it said-which his
majesty calls .'The Book of Royal Con-
tradictions," says London exchange,
In this book are some hundreds of
Cuttings" from verious newspapers,
etc, all of which have something to
say, not only about his majesty him
self (when he was prince of Wales),
but also about other royal personages.
Underneath these cuttings" are writ
ten the royal criticisms, and often the
royal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the title
of this marvelously original and hr
morous volume.
One of these cuttings" referring to
some great work in Scotland in which
the king, as prince of Wales, was TAX
ing part, says: Ellis royal highness is
evidently influepced-and rightly in
fiuenced-by the feelings of the Scotch
people,
Underneath this the prince has writ
ten: "The writer of above was evi-
IDENTIFY infiuenced-and tightly influ-
enced-by Scotch whisky"
Another cutting" has something to
say concerning the appetite of his roy
al highness:
'The prince of Wales has truly pa
trician palate. His royal highness GER
tainly eats little, and only of the
choicest and most delicately prepared
dishes"
Underneath the prince has humor-
ously put: "Beefsteak and (when
quite alone) onions invariably delight
my 'patrician palate.'"
The duke of Cornwall and York is, as
all the world knows, one of the
straightest-spoken of men, and hates
pretense in any shape or form. His
royal highness, for instance, has never
pretended to be musician; he is not
a musician, and he, sensibly, knows
that he is not. One well-mea eaning pa
per, however, piles" even this accom-
plishment upon him. 1t says:
"The duke of York, though not pos
sessing strong voice, has an exquisite
ear for music, and is great lover of
Mendelssohn.'
This extract is cut out and pasted
in the royal book. Underneath the
duke has written:
mo voice at all; no ear for music
Favorite song, What Ho! She
Bumps"
One cutting" taken from certain
local paper refers to the princess of
Wales as follows:
"Herroyal highness, looking radiant
ly happy, honored, as was expected,
the ducal garden party by her pres
ence."
The princess of Wales thus remarks
upon this cutting"
'What magnificent imagination!
Her royal highness was expected
certainly, but unfortunately could not
turn up Am glad looked 'radiantly
happy at the time, however, was very
ill at home"
hC ldSL cutting 10 Uc PldCtu III
this charming book was when the Ger
man emperor paid his memorable visit
to this country a few months ago. All
the papers were full of his imperial
majesty's kindness and delicate SYM
pathy at the time. One of our leading
papers said:
1--WE may safely say that the German
emperor is, Enthusiastically speak
ing, the greatest of living monarchs.
One of the most diplomatic of men, he
is diplomatic even in his kindness"
pretty compliment this, but even
prettier is written underneath this
cutting" by the kaiser himself:
"My greatness Cf l be great) ] in
herit from great queen-Victoria
my diplomacy from diplomatic king
Edward"