Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-08
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Hegedus, the famous Hungarian violin
list, is to give fifty concerts in this coun-
try, commencing next November.
King Edward has nine motor cars The
King does not need to have his cars num-
bered and does not use a driving license.
King Sisowath of Camboda is soon to
visit Paris and will bring with him a
numerous retinue, including special
retinue of 100 dancers.
John Simmond of Henley on Thames,
England, who has just retired on a pen
sion, has walked 10000 miles perform
ing his duties as. postman.
The new sovereign of Norway, in all
the speeches and orations of welcome to
which ne has been subjected to since his
arrival in Norway. has been addressed
as Mr. King" instead of sire" or ''your
majesty"
Sir Edward Elgar, the composer and
author of The Dream of Gerontius," had
the honor of having a festival a little
over year ago all to himself in Coyent
Garden theater. distinction unique for
a living British composer.
1t is said that one of the Duke of
Teck'S ancestors, who was charcoal
burner, pointed out a silver mine to a
German emperor, who had been driven
into exile. When the kaiser regained his
throne with aid of the wealth thus OBJ
tanned, he made the charcoal burner a
duke
Lord Ayebury. otherwise Sir John Lub-
book, was the first person in England to
have his photograph taken. NJ Daguerre,
the co-inventor of the art. came to Lon
don to patent his discovery and paid an
early visit to Lord Avebury's father The
son was playing in the garden and was
successfully photographed.
Lord Tweedmouth. first lord of the
British admiralty. is an asSiduous collect
or of old china.
Henry Allorge. young French poet,
| has written a volume of poetry called
The Spirit of Geometry" lie sings of
the parallelopipedon. the asymtoe and the
rhomboid, and rides the pons asinorum on
| Pegasus back.
The Prince of Wales son has undoubt-
| eddy the largest collection of postal cards
| in the world The collection includes
cards from every country in the world
| and is now too bulky for convenient hand
| ling. there being more than 10000 cards
Sir Patrick Keith Murray has present
| ed TO the british nation an old cushion on
which the crown of Scotland rested. and
it has been placed in the jewel room in
| the Edinburgh castle.
OF all the kings who ever lived, with
the sole exception of Jean |. of France.
who lived but few hours, King Alfonso
is the only one to be king from the mo-
nent of his first BREATH yeritable
born king"
Ii is said that the father of NJ. Fal-
Heres. the new President of France. was
man of such unusual strength that he
used to pick up a caSk of wine, drink
heartily from the bunghole, and then ask,
ITO whom shall pass the cup:"
Probably the last family link with Mil
let. the painter of The Anselus." has
! passed away in the person of his brother,
| Jean BaptiSte Nillet. Like his more
famous brother, he was an artist.
Sir William SoulSby, who aas served
as Secretary To so many lord mayors of
London. is entitled to wear more cosmo-
| politan array of orders than perhaps any
man in England In addition to his Brit
ISL honors. he boasts the orders Of the
| Redeemer of Greece. Francis Joseph Fl
Austria, the Servian orders IF Takoe1
and St. Sava. the Leopold Of Belgium.
the Immaculate Conception Of Portugal.
the Humane Redemption Of Liberia. as
well as the Rising Sun OF Japan.