The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-08
English Four Centuries Ago.
Were Practical.
AND NOT WITHOUT HLlNok
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The Sultan Has No Money to Pay HIS HIS
Troops, But His Minister'S are the
Best Paid in All Europe. al
Poor Mascagni.
ByMax O'Rell. s
Special Gable to The Times. Disp atch

ByMax O'Rell.
Especial Gable to The Times Dispatc
Copyright 1909
PARIS. Feb Two are greatly inter.
seated In Europe in the attitude taken by
President Roosevelt In dealing with
trusts. rings and Combinations
Rings" were known many centuries
ago; they were Instituted for maintaining
high prices for the food OF the people,
and It is interesting to see how such
persons were dealt with in the good old
7 times.
In 1913 the English Parliament passed
a Bill Of consplrncles Of victualers and
Craftsmen, which enacted that as OF
late divers sellers OF victuals not con-
tent with moderate and reasonable gain,
have consplred to sell them at unrea-
sonable prices. IL after the first
OF March next any butchers, bakers
fruiterers conspire to keep up these un-
reasonable prices. they shall for the first
offence forfeit f10 or twenty days im-ss
prisonment on bread and water; for the
second offence ego. or the pillory, and
for the third offence a4O and the pill
lory, with the loss OF one ear
II any such conspiracy was entered
into by the Company OF vfctualers their
corporation was to be dissolved.
In those days the English were prac-
teal and not altogether destitute OF hui
m7r.
The new French Ambassador in WASH
| ington, DR.. Jusserand. that talented d.
| plomatist and man Of letters, who has
now arrived at his new post. took with
him some magnificent pieces of gobelin
tapestry which the French Republic
| placed at his disposal for the decoration
| Of the French Embassy,
These tapestries are quite modern, and
are reproductions executed by the best
artists of the famous French manufac-
| tory.
The two most remarkable ones are
copies Of tho famous Seasons" Of Aus
| dram.
One represents "summer," With Ceres
as tho central figure. The second ono
Is Autumn represented by Bac chus.3
| These two magnificent pieces of tapestry
have cost $4,000 each to MANUFACTURER.
and Will add must to the splendor to the
mansion that Is going to be occupied by
DR.. Jusserand and his charming Ameri-
| can wife. i955S
The Sultan Of Turkey has no money to
pay his troops. yet he and his ministers
are the best paid men in Europe. 81
The Navy Minister receives $4,000 The
Grand Vizier and the War. Minister res
ceive $50,
The Minister Of Public Instruction has
to be commended with $4,000.
Since the Navy Minister was In of1lcoa
| he has acquired q fortune of SIS. 900 900,
| which proves that >rder and economy are
among his virtues, although the simpls
i application OF the rule OF three would
hardly be sufficient to explain his say-
| ings. 58s BE-
English Ministers receive from $1,000
to $4,000
The French Ministers have all the same
salary, $1,000 .ti
i But probably the cheapest Minister that
ever served Government was the Minis
ter of Finance during the Commune In
1871. THIS Minister only drew q salary Of
10 francs a day, that is to say. 50.
A movement is afott for the simplify
ing Of French military and other unl-
forms. more in accordance with demo-
cratic tendencies and the practical uses Of
| them In war time.
form, is still too ford Of glitter and plu-'
mage, which in the case OF officers and
non-commdssioned officers. Is not in ac-
I cordance with their means . snd make oil
them targets on the battlefield.
/ II a subaltern officer Is not very care
full, he has to spend at least !, 500 francs
| on his uniform
His salary Is about 1000 francs.
Now that military service is obligatory
there is no motive for attracting young
men, as larks are caught with mirrors
and rnackerel with anything that shines.
We are too fond OF tInsel in France
Our academlcians are dressed Xix per-
forming parrots.
4 These pacific creatures wear a sword.
4 Why not provide them with revolvers?
In Westminster Abbey. at the Corona
ton of King Edward. the most gorgeous
a ~ dressed Ambassador was NJ. Paul
Cambon, Ambassador OF the French Re-
3 public, and his gorGeousness was all the
more EXCHANGED by the simplicity Of the
his Mr. Joseph H. Choate. Ambassador
OF the United States. who wore an ordi-
nary suit Of evening clothes. 81,
4 Poor Mascagni Is decidedly most un-
fortunate man. or course In Europe We
are more or less In the dark about the,
reasons of his trIbulatons In America,
but that ne has had a terrible time we all
know.
Now comes from Italy the sad lntelli-
gence that he has been dismissed from
his post Of director Of the Pesaro Conser-.
vatory. The composer may got some con-
ISOLATION from knowing that there Is an
organ grinder who Is keeping his name
we'll advertised In the streets Of Rome,
A few days before the maestro left
Italy for the United States ttss organ
grinder was playing the lnter,nezzo from
"Cavalerla 1ustlcana" in front OF a hotel
where Mascagni was staying. but was
playing It so fast that the composer be-
came exasperated. rushed down the
street, and getting hold OF the handle.
played the tune In proper time on the
instrument of torture, s
The organ-player was furious. and was
even going to show fight when Mas
cagnl told him who he was.
The organ-griHder then smiled from eAy
| to ear In good laxzaroni fashion.
Since that day tho mtermezzo Is played
| in time. and the inhabitants OF Rome nov a