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The Washington times., 1905-12-31
Aristooratic Shopkeepers.

The Marquis of Ripon, who ranked
high as statesman before old age
caused him TO take a back seat, has
a big dairy farm at Studley Royal,
his magnificent country seat, and
sells his produce in Leeds. Farmers
in the neigh borhood take their best
milk and cream TO the Ripon dairy
to be converted into butter and
cheese. The marquis takes great
pride in his business and advertises
it extensively, for each one of his
milk carts bears the inscription in
large letters, The Most Noble. the
MARQUIS of Ripon." Lord Roth
sehild and LSrd Vernon are also ex-
tensiyely engaged in commercial
dairying.
To Lord Harrington belongs the
distinction of being the first peer
of the realm TO open shop in Lon
don and to brave the ridicule and
caricatures 70 which his action ex-
posed him II soon died out, though,
and there is no doubt 1t was largely
owing TO the example he set and the
success which attended his venture
that many of the aristocracy have
since initiated him. When he de-
cided 10 open : shop for the sale of
fruits and flowers from his country
seats he chose one of the most
prominent position to be found in
London, Charing Cross And no
extra charge is made because the
wares there sold are the products
Of a lords greenhouses and gardens.
To refer back TO Lord Rayleigh. il
may be mentioned that one of his
cows is supposed to hold the worlds
record for milk-giving. In one year
this animal-which is an Alderney-
yielded over 1000 gallons Of the lac
teal fiuid-which is just coo gallons
more than is averaged by cows that
are regarded as first class mixers.
She has been q feature Of nearly
every agricultural exhibition that
has been held in England for many
years, and has won several gold
cups and no end of other prizes.
Surprisingly large sums have been
offered for the COW. but all of them
have been refused by her noble
owner. II is by Lord Rayleigh's
permission that the accompanying
photograph OF her is published.
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crted IN the Far East With them all
competition implies fight And in
shaping the Far Eastern policy of the
nited States to meet the new condi-
u2ns this should not be lost sight OF
nave already pointed out how the
l'e''ce terms and the alliance with Eng
Itnd definitely concCde TO japan what
aFe practically spheres Of influence i'm
Korea and Manchuria never before,
Clalmed by her. In fact. sphere OF in
hutnce ~ too weak phrase TO de-
ScltDc tillS new condition. Territorial
llghts is the term used i'm the alIiancr
treaty Now, sphere of Influence is
. onewhat intangible and requires cau-
ION IN manipulation. but territorial
llShts Is absolute. and carries with IN
ne power 10 control and regulate n
country. Territorial rights imply SOW
tTelPntN, Docs any one suppose that
ine French. German. and Russian for
'lEh otnces are deceived as To the real
meaning OF this term? And are we 10
Npect that these powers Will quietly
consent To have their own special in
terests and privileges in their tentative
spheres curtaled by the declaration
O. the alliance in favor of The omen
uOor. while the very next clause and
: ne supplementary articles turn over
absolutely TO Japan "A Very large
sphere where she Is to have a prac-
tically free hand?
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IN The FAR EAST

Our national aims I'm the Far East are
petty well understood by Americans
TO be confined 20 commercial and in
dustrial matters. with no desire or in
iFntion 10 acquire additional territory.
writes Thomas +. Millard i'm the Jauii-
ary Scribner'S
There is no doubt that American
atrsmGnship. skillfully directed by Mr.
Ray. has pursued this course consist
"utly and with absolute sincerity +
advance no claim that wc are more dis
Interested than other nations our poI-
icy is based upon the belief that the
open door Will be best for our inter
csts. Just as some other pot-ers CON
slider the sphere of influence doctrine
as best calculated 10 advance theirs
All are purely selfish. in the sense thaf
cacn nation is concerned most about
It's own advantage.
In the case OF America. thc~S exists
a sincere desire TO advance our 10 .ional
interests as far as possible without in
luring other nations: indeed. we would
like to see them prosper as well a.
ourselves. Unfortunately, all national
pplcies are not built on this plan. bur
i1any are conceived I'm a school of
star eSna nship which seeks comparative
advancement through detrimcnt TO
competitors. And this is the guiding
Spirit Of most Of tue policies now ex-
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AWQrded Nobel Prize.

The Royal Society, of which Lord
Rayleigh has just been elected presi-
dent. succeeding Sir William Hug
gins. dates back to the year 1645.
when divers worthy persons, in
quisitive into natural philosophy,
and other parts OF human learning,
did, by agreement, meet weekly in
London on a certain day TO treat and
discourse of such AFFAIRS In 1862,
by the grace and favor" of Charles
III they were incorporated by charter
as the Royal Society of London for
the Promotion of Natural Knowl-
edge. The society has long been the
ark of the covenant or British
science. Its presidency is a most
highly priced honor and many IL
lustrious names appear on the roll
of those who have held that Office.
Ii carries with it she position of a
trustee of the British Museum, and
its tenure extends to five years. But
man who has already been award
ed the Nobel prize for -physics-s40,-
600 py-the way-can hardly gain any
additional distinction from it.
There are several peers who are
engaged In the milk business.
though none Ct them have made such
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nothing of the dreamer about him.
He is essentially practical. His
country seat. Teriing Place. is a
glorified scientific laboratory and it
was there that the experiments were
conducted which led to the great
discovery of the new gas, Argon, that
was announced TO the British asso-
citation in 1894. No seat better IL
lustrates the trend of modern prog
ress. 1t was once manor and
palaces of the Bishops of Ely and
Norwich and later one of the resi-
dences of Henry VIII. The present
house was built by the first Baroness
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disability well and good. The insur-
ance complny will pay him three
fourths OF his salary anyhow, whether
his work consists Of signing checks or
feeding a press.
Flourishes Like a Bay Tree.
One price which New York pays for
its greatness is its congested condition.
which leads to accidents Of many and
Iarious sorts. II ~ here. therefore.
that accident insurance hourishes like
bay tree. and gathers people from
'all walks Of life under its capacious
shadow. Whenever there is 4 shocking
accident which fairly startles the com
munity there is boom I'm accident in
surance business For six weeks after
the fatal accident on the Ninth avenue
elevated line in September local repre-
Fentatives OF accident insurance ..om-
panies worked overtime writing policies
for frightened New Workers. and among
the first TO present themselves as can
didates for insurance were survivors Of
tho accident. each with a long train Of
relatives and friends
Nearly every foreign theatrical or
musical star is Insured by his or her
manager directly upon arrival In New
York Mime Sarah Bernhardt belongs IN
this class. When the representatives OF
the firm Of Sam s. * Lee Shubert called
upon Bernhardt IA Paris regarding an
American tour the artistic said in so
many words: Gentlemen / love Amer
eca. Does America still love me? That
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a conspicuous success of it as Lord
Rayleigh. Some few years ago Lord
hosebery opened dairy shop and
put his name over the door. Had
ne done that ten years earlier so
ciety would have gasped with horror
and the comic papers would have
reeked with cartoons OF his lordship
in his robes and coronet serving be-
hind the counter of his shop or go
ing round with milk can. But now
there is little Of this mock pride re-
manning and the noble lord who goes
in for any legitimate money-making
scheme is generally held up as a
shining example to his brethren who
are content to remain mere titled
loafers.
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ur1 L. the face they are associated
with a peerage. But that is an error
Had Lord Rayleigh hoisted over
them his plain baptismal name, John
Strut, the same methods would have
made them equally. successful. Peer
ages don't count for much in trade,
in these days when the novelty of
the thing has worn. off. There are
several peers in the beer business,
but their breweries do not sell an
extra pint on that account
For some years Lord Rayleighs s
brother, the Hon Edward Strut, has
had general supervision of the milk
business. but once week Lord Ray
leigh visits his main shop in Great
Russell street and overhauls the ae-
counts. He was not senior wrangler
of Cambridge for nothing With his
increasing knowledge of the higher
mathematics he has lost none of his
proficiency in simple arithmetic His
'Choh'S III A@ss>SA it5di VI hili dS lnS
cleverest man in the world Members
of the house of lords are not given
to excessive veneration of any NOR
tai. but none of their number do
they honor more highly than Lord
Rayleigh because he proves to the
world that an hereditary peer may
be the most brilliant of scientists.
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monopoiiZe her for a week would not
seriously object TO longer MONOPOLY. =
II is a horrid conclusion objected
the FHrt- 4 think I shall send hin
away TO show him ne is wrong il he
thinks that" she added meditatively.
de may go without being sent. men
sometimes Go. What then?''
There are as good fish in the sea as
ever came cut of it," quoted the Flirt.
fippantly.
Possibly; but you cannot always
land them at the critical moment"
nat IS rather d rude reflection on
the bait"
No. don't despise your powers. my
uear' bnt the supply is not inexhaus,-
'oie, ana the demand is
Wen. the supply has not failed yet"
tetorted the Fiirt. denantly. and so
iohg as he Sits at my feet quite doctley
ana Then goes away when / am tired of
hlm TO SIT ut somebody elses feet. Their.
rs not really any harm. is there You
must confess il Is nice 10 have some one
al your feet"
Yes. 4 90 confess that, or even IN
nave some one pretend they are at vo,1,.
rect. Ior that IL what they 90 in a mn
tSllon. "a Itnlnk II Is so mee that hart
Then you eXoneraUe me-
II never accused YOU OF i,rea Ltr.- a..
or the commandments. 1 merely s,,,.-
gested the possibilities ana proba hi
ues
'fhe possibility that he might ike
me and the probability he wou1d rhinE
/ cared Tor him Are there any morey''
Yes. several
Tell me them
Fhe proha bility that you will regret
II Wheh the man YOU would marry
comes { and you are only able 10 give
Iim MN what YOU have given lightly 10
other men,
He will probably not give me more
than he has given other women.
Men are different We don't IDEAL
lze them a they idealize us.
Luckily" laughed the sFlirt Are
there any more proba bilities?''
''Fhcre are possibilities. There is the
possibility that you may care"
~ oh. am not capable OF q 'grande
passion
"One sometimes does not realize their
capacities TIL too late, 4" Tue old maids
VOICE had a tinge OF bitterness in il.
''fop would not be able even. to say
disagreeablc things"
NO" answered the Flirt. Il could not
say disagreeable things. II. 1 cared
we'll"
'It YOU found you cared and he did
no5. YOU would do what other women
do. You would say good-by cutie
prettlly when he went away, and for
ieceney's sake you would smile at his
Il should show him there were other
men
There would be no other men IL you
Jared You might save your pride. out
Il would be horribly painful"
Have YOU cared?"
Yes, I still care"
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Tell me" the Flirt was imperio,,sly
pleaolns. and when she was ''imperi-
22usIy pieading the Flirt was irresist-
1T is not an edifying story. but 4, ba.
= moral began the Old Maid. 's'Tha~.
hGu been a good many before he came
81 al more OF tess IN earnest and I had
nirted with them all. Then he can
We met abroad. in street in Roras.
As ne looked at me in passing 7 fs.I+ !,
strange fateful feeling: his eyes seemed
iOheti as about, sooner or later aDnsa--
! ~ Wherever We were staying. and al
as as III E4-ls. We met III the De Isuce-s ;
ai.U @ we're introduced. Within a week
"s We're engaged. Tie was raadl,, IN
soEe' ana believed IN me until ! almost
bcneVed IL myself. lie never drear,t
tnst there had been other men ana
Gld not tell him. We all travela5 -
t-ohGon tosethe-. and he weRt on 10 his
.5nly 10 announce our engaeeT0eoT
ne Eight after We arrived in Town I
went 20 a dance. The dance was he
ginning 20 bore me. when another No,
came on the scene. He aroused All -,,,, -
c4d love OF admira ton and cono,ssf
ana ! allowed him 20 make love to roe
~ vas mad dtshonoTabIe. incredibIe
perhaps. but it Is true He asked -,
mission 10 call on the strength of nv
announcement. / gave It. thinlSfn1 ~
was the ardor OF a moment. and fhat
next day but one. and met the man Ia
whom l was engaged. They turned ONT
TO De old friends ProtestatIons ~
cuSeS. were in vain he wonId ro+ 80
listen 10 me l know | did not deserve
Il. But God knows I have paid Tor INV
fOlIy,'' 80 ny
rs r. married?,' the Flirt asked.
No. l DESTROYED his f1ith IN woroe,,
ne mocks ~ marriage. at religion. ar
every thing ! sometimes feel i bavs
DESTROYED his soul. y one human being
san destroy the soul OF another. Tha2
Is Sha' love Of Irritation can lead To-
@nd there Is always risk
i won't take IT," said the Flirt and
: OicC. "eA
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Science Knows Lord
Rayleigh as the Dis
coverer Of ArgoR,
But London Knows
Him Better as a Sue
cessful Dairynnan.

London. Dee %
'" HOUGH in the domain of
science Lord Rayleigh.
VINO has just been elected
president OF the ROYAL So
clety, is regarded as one
VI tne most distinguished physicists
and mathematicians in the world IN
London he is better known as ona
Oh It's most enterprising and success
tui dairymen. Aristocratic Mavfair
swears by his milk. So does the
piebeian East End, where large onan-
uties OF 1t are sold to retail dealers
IL is sent up every morning bv
special train, from the fat pasture
Iand round Terling, his beautiful
Essex home, where he has over I
300 cows grazing.
There is no sailing pndar false
coiors about this peers business.
Each OF his dairies bears the sign
In large letters, Lord Rayleigh He
also sells butter and cream, and
Iresh eggs that are really fresh
incidentally. he, makes a lot of
money as milkman-a great deal
more than he has ever made out of
any OF his scientific discoveries. Bur
nooody Desrudges him it, IL was
not TO make money that be f1rst
went into business. He embarked
IN II from humanitarian motives. be-
Ing convinced that one of the great
est needs of the day to ensure
healthy race is pure milk.
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Rayleigh' S father-in-law. John strut.
NJ. p. for Maldon. great-grandfathe
of the man who has conferred such
distinction on the title
According TO Dr. Osler's theory
Lord Rayleigh should have been
chloroformed three years ago, for he
is that much beyond his sixtieth
birthday, but his intellectual vigor
shows no sign of abatement He is
very happily married TO a sister of
the late prime minister, Arthur Bal
four. and has three surviving sons.
The eldest of them. Robert Strut.
has inherited some Of his fathers
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strong box, New York to a man raised
its right eyebrow derisively and muir
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New York Wrong.
And for once wise old New York was
wrong
kubelik is more than an artist lie is
an astiIte business man, and he knows
that without his fingers he would be
forced into retirement or the ignominy
OF playing the violin In a dime museum
with his toes.
Think OF the degradation And re-
calling New York with its endless tam
gle Of transportation facilities that do
rot facilitate. and its theater streets
and hotel porte cocheres seething with
cabs and hansoms and more arlstocratic
vehicles. he hied himself 20 casualty
office for insurance on his precious nm
gers
When you figure that the wolinis:
earns about $lOO. 900 in a single American
season with those nimble fingers. he il
justified in asking FOR half the sum ir
accident insurance.
A few weeks since a commercial mag
nate whose business interests are not
confined 10 America was summoned
suddenly to London. His last act before
sailing was 10 insure his life and Incl
dentally each and every portion OF his
precious anatomy with three casualty
companies. taking out the maximum
policy In each company 900 in all.
Wind Blows Somebody Good.
Let gales and waves sweep over the
ocean greyhound IN which he is travel
ing with force sufficient to fling him
down a companionway. oislocating his
shoulder or wrenching an ankle. ana
he can turn himself over to the ten
der mercies Of the ships surgeon with
the comforting thought that he Will
draw each day Of his confinement in
mis- cabin de luxe a disa bility indemnity
amounting 20 as much AZ the salary hc
draws rs president OF an important
trust
But II he was not salarled man, il
he had not some regular occupation. he
could not insure HIS income or his
earning capacity. The capitalists in
come is not affected By accident Pre-
sumably he is living upon the incSme
Of his investments. The salarled man.
whatever his position. big or little. can
insure his working capacity For once
the working man has the better Of the
capitalist He does not have to die a..
lose some valuable member OF his body
In order to beat the game He has
simply TO he ineapacitated for bust
ness. II his employer chooses to con
Iinue his salary duElng bis period Of
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the Old Maid asked.
L. Marry! That's a horse Of
another color" laughed the
Flirt, struggling her very
pretty shoulders. Resides. 'nobodv's
asked me, sir she said"
He might" suggested the Old Maid.
He won't" declared the FIirt. de
cisively.
'suppOsing he did" insisted the Old
Maid.
You dear thing, 1 can't even sup
pose the improbable. Ny imagination
is not equal to it,"
"Supposing he did" repeated the Old
Maid. obstinately.
"supposing he did, 1 should say
No"
And he would say?"
He would say-weIl, disagreeabIe
things. probably"
He might suggest you encouraged
him. FOR instance"
He might; but he would have no
You let him monopolize you OBJ
served the Old Maid. as the FIirt
hesitated
one must kill time" The FIirt en-
phasized the necessity with another
shrug of her pretty shoulders.
You have let him kiss YOU" the Old
Maid further observed.
Il objected" protested the FIirt,
piously. poking the fire
What more Go YOU consider neccs-
sary TO constitute encoura CEMENT the
Old Maid asked in judicial tones. ig-
nOring the protest
Nothing more-something less. per-
haps." The FIirt was for the moment
reflective
The greater includes the less.
That sounds like Euclid. and YOU
can't reduce Irritation 10 a PROPOSE
tlon. Besides. my dear monitor, what
marry him than I have 10 think that
he has any stgch foolish intention with
regard TO me-
Because, my dear. on yo.r own con
fession you could do no more IL YOU
We're willing TO marry him. and he
well. he could propose II ne wanted 10
marry YOU. y woman may not encour-
age the man she wants 10 marry. and
she may encourage n man she does not
want 10 marry: but so long as men
possess the prerogative OF proposing. so
ong viii they be inclined to conclude
Ihat the woman who likes them to
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SOME FACTS YOU
OUGHT TO KNOW

Ffshmongers never advertise s.,..
old and soiled stock iSS u
Nearly all the Inhabitants of the ti-ear
Sahara are total abstainers
When guinea pig attempts 10 b,re
IT'S tail IL Is suffering from bvS-o-
phobia n "SStO-
Picked onions were introduced into
England by the Crusaders
me early Babylonians were unae
quainted with the us, of the teIeDbone
II is not generally known that by Sub
1ractng the number of wet dsys in a
year from Seo you can ascertain approxi-
matfly the number or l-ne days
No trace OF any system of fire ins,lr-
ance has been discovered among tina
prehistoric relics of the cave men.
In Spitzbe-gen frozen beer is sold bv
the yard. and bona hde travellers al
ways provide themselves with substan-
tail beer walking sticks 10 support them
selves on the homeward journey
Punch. London. England.
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The Actual Cash Value of q Living Body
HAT are you worth?

N HAI afe you worth?
Ah Perhaps you recall vour
VI " wires loving greeting when
you arrived home late last
.,sht or more properly speaking. early
1his morning, and you would rather NOT
SO $50 oHhand what you appear to be
worth to her
.hen there was the forceful. if not
'neIy '-,y comforting reply Of your en-
"heh you broached the tonic
year " u Vi 'he
otuaying yourself from either or thesa
standpoints you find vour uerso,,a,
sets anything but d cheerful tonic fo.
tohsioeration on a Sunday morning Rut
take heart IL YOU only knew il. YOU
are SIMPLY walking bundle OF financial
PossipiiltIes and intrinsic values
Inc hand which grasps this paper is
worth $500
That Little Finger.
That little finger on your other hand
around which a spiral Of Gagrant
smoke curls lazily. is worth S45G
Your feet crossed comfortably on the
Louis chair which your wife has begged
you so often not 10 employ as a foot
rest, are scheduled at $4,000. and vour
ngure- In fact. you can add the cash
value of all the members and organs Of
your body until you find that as mere
physical being you are worth precisely
$4,000.
Feeling better already. are you not?
You can forget the depleted bank ac-
count. your wife's telling comments. and
your employers lack Of appreciation.
100000,
Yes. 'th'= ia " allows IL and the court
awards it''-provided you are sufficiently
forehanded 10 take out maximum pol
ley with an accident or casualty com
pany
Cost and Comforr Of Protection.
or course. this policy will cost Won
money. II viii probably finish off the
bankbook. slick and clean. but shink OF
the JOY which comes with tucking the
policy into your inside pocket and snort
ing defiance 10 the railway systems In.
above. and below the ground I 1bink of
being able 10 grin sardonicaIly At the
next train starter who smites you in the
digestive organs with his sharply point
Ell elbow and murmuring:
''Oh. do it again. You can't hurt me-
IL is when you have no accident policy
that things hurt you
When kubelik the Iong-haired vio-
linist landed on Manhattan Island with
his precious fingers in muf and an
accident insurance policy for $4,000 Gov
erins those same fingers tucked in his
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f--.us, for he has brought out sew
'eral inventions, among them a
radium clock which will go. il is
said. for two thousand years without
being wound up.
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strong box, New York to a man raised
its right eyebrow derisively and muir
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Folly and Fascination of Flirtino

D YOU mean to marry him >"
the Old Maid asked.
Marry. That's a horse Of
another color" laughed the