The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-15
he had patiently waited came as a well
come refuge from a world that had got
His Busy career,

His Busy Career.
CT his career in the army 1t has to be
recorded that he made a complete failure
of theo only important command ever en-
trusted to him in the field, that Of the
first division Of infantry in the Crimean
war.
He owed his promotion to the post Of
commander-in-chief solely to the personal
fidelity OF Queen Victoria.
For more than half e century he main
tanned a bitter indoHaitable opposition to
anything in the nature of change. He was
deaf to all propositions for army reform.
He opposed the abolition OF purchase; he
opposed the abolition Of hogging; he
fought tooth and nail the Introduction OF
Mr.. Cardwell's short service system.
In his belief the army that had been
good enough to beat Napoleon and take
sebastopol was not in need of any Inn
provement.
But throughout his long life he was tho
stanch friend and defender of Tommy
Atkins against the popinjay officer OF the
parks n drawing rooms. and for this
the men in the ranks, whom he under
stood as no one else ever did, loved him.
M%orsanatio Marriage.
His morganatic marriage to Miss Louise
Farebrother. an admirable burlesque act
ress n probably one of the best ''prin-
cipal boys'' the stage ever say, and his
manlike determination in defying the an
ger of the late queen and marrying the
woman he loved, endeared him to the
English people no less than his magnih-
cent courage In battle and his gentle, gen
erous heart.
Two stories. rich in humor, will survive
him long after all else appertaining to him
Is forgotten.
It was on the occasion of the famous
rnolftI,v In Yho Groro1tar C,,o,.1, 49, yoo..
ago that the regiments ordered to Ber-
muda for their sins were lined up in re-
view to receive q parting rebuke from the
commander-in-chief.
Now the duke. like all soldiers of the
old school. preferred to talk to a %recalci-
trant private in the manner of the bar
racks. But as the special occasion. de-
adapt himself to the circumstances
In language absolutely classic in Its ac-
curacy he expressed his deep sense Of the
shame that had been cast upon the name
OF the British army. and on the traditions
OF the great regiment Of which they were
q part.
Big Heart and Peppery Temper.
But Just here his big heart and his pep
perry temper were too much for him, and
he suddenly broke out into a storm of
objurgation and early Anglo-saxon that
would nave made tho heart Of Admiral
Bob" Evans glow with Joy.
But 1t was the sort of talk that the men
understood. and 1t probably had more eff
feet than a hundred set addresses of the
modern school.
Certain 1t was that when he stopped for
sheer want Of breath the men gave a
roaring cheer three times for the duke"
and marched back to their quarters in a
much chastened and subdued frame of
mind.
The dukes face was one broad smile as
he turned to his staff. IT fancy that my
talk has ended the mutiny," he said. And
1t had.
The second story relates to Colonel Wei
lesley, nephew of the iron duke, who mar
ried Kate Vaughn, once gaiety dancer and
afterward a comely actress OF rare ability.
Wellesley, taking refuge In a technical
ity. refused q duel with an attache Of the
Austrian court, and had been invited to
resign from tho army, with the alterna-
tive of dismissal in disgrace.
One day a few months after he met the
duke in Pail Mall. with this stigma on
me I am ruined" he cried. What in the
world am 1 to do to live?" "Do!" growled
the old gentleman. looking him over from
head to foot, "do2 Teach dancing!"
Then. turning on his heel, he left him
without another word.
Princess Demonstrative.
II would seem that the princess of
Wales never tires Of displaying her DEM
ocratic spirit and her dislike Of the thou
sand petty restrictions. beloved Of the
royalties Of BID.
While the prince Of Wales was review
ing the sham fight Of the fleet OF Ports
mouth, the princess was driving around
thec city, accompanied only by two friends,
Lady Eva Dugdale and Lady Fisher, and
watching with much delight the enthusi-
asm Of the holiday-making crowds
But when she reached the floating
bridge at Gosport, the bridge was down
broken by the pressure of the traffic.
The princess. alighting from her car
riage, stepped on to a halfpenny ferry
boat, paying the fares of the party, and,
in the midst Of a big crowd Of passengers,
reached the main town of Portsmouth.
Stories of Martial Misery.
From this point she walked leisurely
through the STREETS to Government house.
The boy who recently suffered a fractured
arm and a smashed bicycle in an attempt
to cross in front Of her carriage has been
consoled with a brand new, up-to-date
machine and an autograph letter from the
princess, exact.ng from him a promise
that he will never again try to scorch.''
Amid the hundred stories OF marital
misery in the lives of the rulers Of Ger
man duchies the beautiful affection that
existed the late duke and duch-
ess OF Saxony falls upon the senses like q
breath Of fresh air.
II direct that the portrait OF my dear
wife, Nhe says in his will, which I have
always carried on my breast, shall be laid
there when l am put in my coffin"
The duke was not exempt from the
common dread Of being buried alive, for
he directed that as loon as the physiciala
had pronounced life extinct an %lncision
should be made in his chest. In order thai
tho question might BIO positively settled.
The presence Of the figure Of the earl OF
Torrtngton. dressed in deep mourning.
walking to the tomb Of his ancestor,
Admiral John Byng. on Monday, and
there laying Q wreath Of immortelles oyez
the headstons, onc more morks the pro.
test Of q distinguished family against q
judicial murder which in its time set the
whole civilized world afiams with indig.
nation and horror.
In 1900 there were only twenty three
suicides in Berlin to every 100000 in.
habitsnts: In 1903 the number wa