Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05

wen. under the tllck boush- of a sres,
| oak and his head Caught hold Of the oak
and he was taken up between heaven and
earth. and the mule that was under MIN
went away"
What graphic picture Is portrayed By
those few wordsi Solomon rode KING
David's own pet mule when he went To
Gihon TO be Amounted King of Israel; ana
we told that his admirers brought him
presents of armor and spices and horseS
and mules You can find the mule every
where. all over the earth, and the "burro.
which Is the ass of the Bible, is even older
and more widely distributed. The ass.
DR.. Baker says, was one OF the earliest
OF quadrupeds to be domcsticated. and was
known OF the ancient Egyptians. well as
to the patriarchs OF the Bible. Where no
attention has been paid to breeding ana
proper feeding, as In modern Egypt ana
TO great extent in Spain. the ass has be-
come smaller and dwarhsh: AM that is
what has happened In Mex and Texas.
| and has produced the useful little be tsts
which we recognize as hgrros. Burro is a
Spanish word and means Simply an ass
that is TO say. the eauus as'nus of zoology"
The Spanish and Italian name is ''asino:''
in England he Is a donkey as in the
eastern part of the United States: In Scot
land he is called "cuddy." We know
that the patriarchs used burros for travel
ing as the sheiks of Egypt. Arabia, Syria
and Palestine do at present, and the Re-
deemer of the World rode on the back of a
burro through the gates of the Holy City.
Pope Leo XIII had a beautiful white mule
which was sent him from Spain to haul
pony-cart about the grounds OF the Vati-
can. He took his exercise in that way for
years, and the animal is stiil stabbed there.
although nothing could induce Pius To
get INTO the pony-cart OF any other KIND
of vehicle. He used to be n long distance
walker and mountain climber. and about
the only exercise he gets now is climbing
the long flights of stairs In the papai pal
ace.
When Queen Christina of Spain drives
about the city OF Madrid she uses an ordi-
nary brougham, drawn by a pair of stylish
horses. but when she goes into the coun-
try she has team of four ere m-coIored
mules. which travel with great speed. With
their tan-colored, goid-mounted harness
they make great show.
Modern Kings Prefer Automobiles.
The kings Of modern times however. pre-
fer automobiles. and notice by London
newspaper that King Edward VII has or
dered a garage that will accommodate
thirty machines to be erected In the royal
news, back of Buckingham Palace. Every
American tourist who goes to London s.
its the kings stables to see the corona
ton chariot and the great, fat. cream-col-
ored horses which draw 1t through the
streets on occasions OF ceremony ana pa
rade. You can see Queen Victoria car
riages there also, and the pony cart IN
winch she USED TO GTlNe dptutt WIN Joi'ia
Browne, her famous gillie, in the rumble.
Nearly hundred horses We're kept at the
royal news continuously until about a year
ago, when a good many of them were sold
off as useless, and Supplanted by motor
cars.
There is a tradition that royalty never
sells an animal. king o. queen may
give away a horse or dog, but IL would
be a violation of etiquette to sell them: and
I believe this rule strictly observed in
Queen Victoria's time. But the present
master of horse has defied sentiment and
has sent eighteen or twenty pairs or coach
horses to Tattersalls, to be sold at auc-
ton, with the stipulation. of course, that
the stable from which they came was not to
be named. Queen Victoria used her horses
until they became so old and lazy that they
were worthless. Then they were turned
out to pasture for the rest of their lives
She did the same with her stable men and
other servants, and in that particular her
son and successor has followed her ex-
ample. He has retired on liberal pensions
more than half the coachmen. grooms and
stable men he found at the royal news.
and I'm their places employees both English
and French chauffeurs. The king seldom
rides behind horses these days. He has
half a dozen motor cars and always takes
one or two of them with him when he
visits a country house. in addition to
motor cars for his own use. his host IS
expected to provide a dozen more
for his retinue, servants and bagg lGe.
Royal messengers, attached 20 the pala e.
are now supplied with motor cars. Nearly
all the business outdoors of the royal fam
lily is done with their aid.
Some Royal Chauffeurs.
The Duke of Connaught. the Prince and
Princess of Wales. and other members are
supplied with cars, which they drive them
selves. The Princess of Wales and the
Princess Christian the kings sister, both
drive their own cars, and 1t is said that
Queen Alexandra has taken lessons at
Sandringham. but has never trusted her
self on the highway alone. The Princess
Christian Is seen in public behind the
wheel of a motor car more often than any
other royal parsonage, except, perhaps, the
King of Italy or the young King of Spain,
both of whom drive their own cars invari-
ably. In Rome you can see the King or
Italy driving his automobile between the
Quirinal Palace and his country seat al
most every morning about 10 o clock, and
every afternoon between and s. He is
always surrounded by n squadron OF cav
airy to protect him from assassins. who
ride SO that he cannot be seen from the
sidewalk When he gets into the country,
however, he abandons these precautions
and people who drive in the late after
Moons early evenings frequently meet
him speeding along the highways in his
car.
Young Alfonso of Spain is the most
reckless chauffeur in Madrid, and IL is
wonder that he has not killed himself or
the streets at a furious speed. Although
he has never been interfered with. It is
difficult for people to keep out of his way.
The German kaiser very seldom rides in
a motor car and was never seen to drive
one. Prince Henry is quite AUTOMOBILE
ist, and the prncelings all have automo-
biles OF their own.
Major General Sir Reginald Wingate, the
sidar commander-in-chiefo OF the British
army in Egypt uses a 40-horsepower auto
mobile instead of ambulance or camel
in going about the desert. 1t carries six
persons and is equipped with water tank,
a lunch basket and other supplies, and has
racks for half-a-doZen rifles. A fat-car was
made especially to carry it upon railways,
with slSds arranged that he can drive Ii
aboard very rapidly. When he starts off
on expedition of inspection. his auto
mobile car is always attached to the pas
senger train. and when going long distances
he often has n trailer with extra water, fuel
and other supplies.
An Automobile Courtship.
The courtship of the Grand Duke Cyril of
Russia and the Princess Victoria of Hesse.
who were recently married in defiance of
the cars orders. was carried on in an