The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-07
10 to the etiquette OF his position, he'd
make 3 good governor"
Lsopold of Belgium.

Leopold Of Belgium.
King Leopold. OF Belgium. whom an
anarchist fred At the other day in Brus-
sels, is one Of the most democratic OF
rnonarchs. as well as being the ugLlesr
lie cares little about the splendor Of his
position and detesIs uniforms and cere-
,nCny.
The last time he came over to London
lie didn't take The tlouble 10 notify the
N, Minister Of his visit, and when
he arrived ct Chsring Cross Railway sta
Tor. he. with his dowdy daughter, the
Princess ClenenL4ne, walked from the
station to their hotel. mile away
King Leopold never wears gloves.
He dresses in execrable taste and is
tcnd OF the tall. square-croWned~- DERBY
raj like that j. Plerpont l-orSan mas
chung to for twenty years
King Leopold IS IS dissipateo as nc IS
democratic.
He is said to have lived to- thirty
1,aors life that wouiu have killed a ro-
tust cowboy in tar
Despite the fact, he Is q beneVolene-
looking old gentlemen.
We - tan and his beard. that falls al
most to his waist. Is white. Inc mus
r. che that droops below the longest ana
thinnest nose ever placed on human
face is stained yellow by nicotine. Tor
King Leopold is as constant smoker
as is King Edward.
Despite I-eopolds reputation, ne Is pop
,iar enough with the Belgians
e. - ssi5 mat his physician asked him
rccent1v how he would like to De Pre51-
asn, If Belgian republic The kins
sn,i'-d cvrically and retorted. how
-,,r,,15 Won like 70 be a veterinarian.
:i,e 1,eopold is enormously rich. nav
-,ad= huge fortune out OF me Con
~ wye state, which was explored ana
.as5 IN to trade by the American eN-
,,iorar Henry NJ Stanley. whom the
wing backed financ.aly- s,
Eing Leopold has aged greatly curing
the past year. e ,ae,,,,nr
rJis nowerful constitution IS oes'nIins
;, SHOW signs Of the drafts ena' n,'se
seem so carelessly drawn uoo,l =.
a,+oeatrer probable that before TWO
Is ~. pe,eian crown will be fitted 70
srothgr's head.
Winter In London.
or,,+ar has set It's grip on London
thermometer for week past has
! .'e about So The neTs3aners are
49, 49,, venting on the intense frost:
o,don isn't used to and doesn't Ike
weather II causes much sui
rari,e especially among the clerks en-.
,,,oved in stores It is the custom o.
storekeepers in London always 70 keep
the front door open. no n1at'ei '''e
thar,nometer may register.
rnara are no terse Close the Door"
~,e-,s IN London. The doors OF stores
alr.ays sta a. invitingly open much to
Tho distress OF the clerks. who go about
49,; business with benunbed fingers
and chilled noses.
Steam heat is UNKNOWN IN London. eS-
cent in the most modern buildings
CRATE about the size of q sombrero is
denended upon to heat the largest
rooms. It fails.
Londoners do not know how to keep
themselves warm. wherefore it Is for
tunate for them that zero weather IS
unknown.
America rs wonder If TIE London store
keeper would close his front door even
II the mercury dropped to zero.
Only Twentv-One Guns.
The fate Of the King Of Italy bids fair
IN resemble that of the Emperor of Rus
yia: for second time he was presented
With a baby girl. ard only twentN-one
cannon shots were fired. instead of lo1,
which are heard when male heir is born
10 a European throne.
In this case. however. it isn't the
King of Italy who is most disappointed.
for he had announced that if he had q
, son all prisoners. without exception.
would be set free: but that If it was a
girl only those prisoners would be lib.
| Grated who had been condemned for
political and press offences.
Now. what do the Ferninists and Wo-
mems Rights think of this, the fate OF
| prisoners depending on the sex Of a
baby?
Is this reasonable? Is it their fault
II the Queen of Italy has presented her
! husband with a girl instead of boy?
The King didn't as! them for their
collaboro ton. The misfortune is one
over which they have no CONTROL Is it
by such acts of injustice that the masses
Of the people get more and more con-
yinced that Bacon was right when sew
era, centuries ago he said that society
had to he changed from ton TO bottom.