The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03

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thought that no one understood them.
enough for any one to hear them. 4 M
Say. that Isl fine automobile and a
beautiful woman {5S IL
es. she is much too good-looking for
4 her band. y - 81 III ~ IA z. n
ibid you ever see such small man
I In such q big auto?" II
"Do you know that we have very little
gasoline left, maybe he can lend us some.
I will ask him for some In French. III
II shall be very glad to help you out"
promptly responded Victor Emmanuel in
very good English.
d. When the two had helped themselves
: to gasoline the King added smilingly:
Now, IL i can help you in any other,
way my whole kingdom is at your SER
vice--and 1t Is not quite as small as It's
king :y1!g.sy /.
King Edward is a very lenient landlord
to his tenants, xxx sl
s53 The rent that they pay is indeed more
original than heavy. Ii f
The Duke OF Marlborough. who holds a
perpetual lease of the Castle OF Wood
stock, and tho Duke OF Wellington, who
lnhabits the Castle of strathfields pay a
yearly rent to the King of-one French
hat to be paid respectively on August 2.
the anniversary OF Blenheim. and June
ID, the anniversary OF Waterloo.
The lessee OF the Castle Of auckland, III
County Kent. must pay rs rent the first
red rosebud that comes out in the beau
Etiful gardens OF the castle, as poetic
souvenir OF the bloody wars between the
red and white rose.
More prosa.n IS the rent paid by the
tenant OF Bouburg, from whom King Ed
ward receives 1880 eggs and 40 chick
ems every! years at Easter. n
KAISER IMPRESSIVE!
e Kaiser william Is decidedly great Inn
presarIo In the journey which he Is con-
stemplatng taking in Italy he will be ac-
scompanled by n suite, Intended no doubt
TO give the Italians an Idea Of the great
ness and OF the power OF Germany,
a It will be one such as Rome has never
seen, even In the time of Tacitus. when
tho size OF the Germans used to excite
the admiration and the wonder OF the
people,
TIe will take with him Lieutenant Col-
{onel Won Pluskow. who Is over seven feet
President Faure. caused so many Paris
lans to get a stiff neck; then Lieutenant
Genera Won Scholl. who is six feet ten
Inches. and jor- Won Klelst who is
very nearly seven feet,
To accentuate the whole effect he viii
have an escort OF cuirassiers. the small
est OF whom Is over six feet six inches.
100 feet high. that Is to say very nearly
the height OF the tower Elffel,
Altogether, ] cannot say that this comic
opera display will be In the very best
taste. because 1t 80 happens that the
Kaiser'a host, King Victor Emmanuel, Is
q very short man.
# And will the Italians be struck with
Iawe2 They may even remember that
Julius Caesar was a little bald gentle-
man only Ave feet four inches. r q
They may also remember that when
Napoleon /. conquered Italy, lie looked
like avery insignificant little man..
Germany Is the ally Of Italy, and VIII
warriors he is at the head OF. What a
stage manager he Is!
Tho garrets of Palats Bourbons seem to
be nexhaustible, and the most curious
things are found there.
Y Recently mechanics found royal
throne, and now whole voting outfit,
ballot-box chips and different other para
phernalla has been unearthed
The ballot-box. which Is OF a peculiar
construction, Is an Invention Of the MUIR
dered President Sadl Garnet, who wanted
to put II In use in the Chamber Of Depu-
ties, ID Il. 81
sPhe box or urn contains two compart-
ments, one marked "for" and the other
marked against" The chips bear the
same marks.
It was the Intention Of M. carnot to
have the Deputies deposit their chips In
the urn, which then automatically regis
tered the vote and showed the nurnber Of
nayes'' and ''noes" In plain figures, (,
The Invention has never been patented