New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-27
lads THE POLITICIANS.
p-;t;sb Peer Who Praises American
Honestly.

- xflanin who has just been appointed a
...sr q tie Parliamentary commission organ
r. CO. Investigating the scandal IN connection
-. - adnInistra ton Of the Royal Academy Of
VIZ Isl known as the Chantry beouest, is n
o. who mere than any other member OF the
-. az Lords has distinguished himself by his
80 legs in praise % the United States A OF
-, famous irish Judge aud wit. the late Lord
+--ss he has travelled extensively in this country,
- ALTERING from so many other foreign tourists,
= had nothing bur good TO say CT America
- return. Thus. ! maintain he says. in
- in -E.e Nineteenth Century that the vote
American politician cannot be bought with
n.rs 4 whit mere easily than in this conn
w. an DO purchased by means Of = title" Then
ass on e add: In ny opinion there is not in
- Tlni.sd States better. brighter or more honest
- = men as 4 Ahee. tnan the regular poll
ucaEs
-,srv public and the political leaders are not
bilosoahie fuses. No otI.ei0us turnkey ana pom
,ous secretary hedge A deihed Minister II you
~ YOU can slap The President ON The back. Ce-e-
ropsous red tapis.n and dun solemnity have made
~ before good humor and common sense
men Lord Kilianin who prior 70 the Oath OF
MS father sat IN me Commons the UnieRist
amber Ter Galway. winning from the Nationslists
q seat that one else could have secured for the
l-nionisrs goes on as follows
simple and candid, without pretence or con
ceal-nent the American people are free ana easy
IN manner, speech and dress. There is no secrecy
., bvDocrisy about them and he ends his article
with me expression Of the hope that he may never
use sight Of the great Statue of Libevty--no mere
sgure Of speech-whose noble crescent surmounts
o5 the ts- horizon ths troublous waters % hu-
manly"
II Is Doubtful is Susie Lene5on, when sha was
dancing in the music halls Of Brighten and Of
London suburbs az inhnitesimal rate of pay for
8 week ever dreamed tina. her name would become
ceisbra:ed throughout the scientific and Theological
worlds as Tho Mecaenas. whose generosity anG
rnuni6cence brought about the publication Of all
sorts OF costly Oriental works. relating 70 the
early Christian era ana 10 the reign Of Alexander
chs Great
Dr. E A Wallis Bulge, keeper Of the Oriental
Antiquities al the British Museum, n London and
bead Of the Egyptian and Assyrisn departments Of
that world famed institution has just published me
sO-cs-led Book Of Paradise" containing the his
tories and sayings Of the monks ana zscetcs OF tie
Egyptian ana Lybian deserts during the hFsC three
centuries o. tie Christian era. comprising TIE writ
ings and offerings OF Paua6iUs. Heronvnus and
others. Lady MeUx has provided ali the money
necessary for the publication OF this very elabo-
rste work which contains mines Of information. not
only for tha theological critic bur also for those
who are students Of the folklore, magic and social
con6it!ens OF Egypt in the early Christian Part
Q: the Eth.cp.c Coptic, syriae and Abaric manu-
scripts ana parchments given in The volumes belong
70 the collection OF the British Museum. while
others form part OF the splendid collection OF Lady
Gsux herself
few years ago she furnished Or. Bulge with
the large sum Of money needed 10 publish the
Ensrka BILE traEslations Of the Ethiopic Life OF
Alexander the Great" which had been in the pos
session OF The British Museum for some time but
which that institution had not enough money 70
print Lady Aegx betrayed the entire expense in
connection herewith. and the result is TWO mag
niaorHt volumes spIendidly got up dedicated in the
isrgsst letters Lady Aeux and shedding new
lsst the career Of Alexander the Great. Corse-
queaLy, they are OF surprising interest and i'm
portance 70 historians and students Of Roman and
Grsesn times.
In the recent war in South Africa Lady Meux
equipped and paid for entire battery Of Arm
strong guns, which she presented. through Lord
Roberts. the Uion for use in the field She has
likewise achieved considerable success OF the turf
with her stable. which she races under the name Of
M Theobale'
The name Is also that Of her principal country
seat, near Wsltham Cross. on the borders OF
Hertfordshre and Essex, the chies entrance 70
|Aich is composed OF the old portal and city gates
q London, known Temple Bar. When Temple
Rer. which for centuries had been the principal
Eateway Of the city OF London. and from the roof
q which the heads q decaptared traitors were
exhibited until age and weather caused them 10
fal! from the iron barbs which they had been
spiked, was torn dowc some tEenty years ago or
80, 70 make way for the improvements in connec-
ton with the construction Of the new law courts
Lady Asux purchased the entire Temple Bar. and
had II re-erected, stone b. stone. the entrance
Of Theobalds Park. where This relic Of ancient
London IS seen 10 Hauch greater advantage set OF
&c il Is by the grand old trees around it, than in
London al the TOP Of the Strand.
II Lady Aeux had had her way she would have
further ennbeshed Theobalds Park with the
obesk % HeIiopolis the only one Of the so-called
Needles Of Cleopatra which stil remains standing
or its original site where il was erected thousands
upon thousands Of years ago. She offered 10 pay
the Egyptian government any sum that they
"ouia mention. and took the refusal Of her tender
very much 20 heart
i was while piroUetting on the stage OF q music
kal az Brighton that Susie Langdon first attracted
ne attention az ere enormously wealthy Henry
NeuN only son Of the multi-niIionaire brewer
"aronet Of that name. who was under restraint as
az i2eu-able l19atic his property being admins
'~fsd by trustees pending the minority os his son
Young Meux soon became infatuated with the
ballet gin, and resolved 10 marry her TIis rela-
uves and guardians did everything that lay in their
power 70 prevent tbs marriage But the far Susie
was shreEd and determined. oyercame all OBJ
stEcles. was welded 70 young Meux and drove or
straight from the Office OF the Registrar where the
ceremony rad taken placs to the lawyers % the
AeuS family 10 whom she triumphanLy an
nouneed her victory. a few years afterwards her
ceEnented father-in-law died. and while her hus-
into uneisputed possession OF all his vast wealth.
the variety actress became Lady Meux. Her hus-
hand remained devoted 10 her untn his death. and
was never tired Of satisfying all her whims. lesv-
in@ 10 her his demise his entire fortune. includ-
ing the majority OF the stock in the famous MeuE
brewery in which the other stockholders include
Lore IEeedmouth and Lord Ailesbury
LADY MeuK. who spends most OF her time at
Teobald's. which s described in the Fortunes OF
Nigel BY Sir Walter Scott. is sti attractive
looking. with short curly hair. bright complexion
and admirable teeth. Endowed with a kind and
generous heart. she is rather quick tempered and
nnpI4slVe, and has QUarrelled with NEST OF her
helEhpoIs. on one occasion, having become fmbued