The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-24
MOST RULERS USE WEED.
Sultan Does Not, Edward Likes ci-
gars, William Cigarettes-Hob-
bies Of Others.


one Of the foreign legations IL
Washington has been at some
pains to compile data on the smoK
ing habits Of the leading poten
tates of the world. From this IN
teresting mass of information -
learned that King Edward OF
Great Britain and the Austrian
emperor prefer cigars and the
kaiser Of Germany and the czai
of Russia are devotees of the cigar
ette, while the sultan OF Turkey
never touches tobacco, in spite 81
the popular impression to the
contrary.
King Leopold Of Belgium con
tents himself with cigarette
when he is unable to lay hands
upon one OF his favorite brierwood
pipes. Even the pope smokes, soft
is said, and is the first pontiffo OF the
Roman Catholic church to indulge
in cigars, his predecessors, notably
Plus TX. and Leo Kill, having con
tented themselves with snuff.
In Abyssinia smoking in any
form is regarded as a heinous
crime entailing all sorts Of horri
BILE penalties, least among which
was until short time ago, and
probably still is, the slicing OIL ol
the lips and nose Of the offender.
With the exception Of Queen
Wilhelmina Of Holland, the king
Of Bavaria and the sultan OF Tur-
KEY at STEAMBOAT, every now reg
nant monarch is addicted. to the
use of tobacco. Emperor William
smokes cigarettes Of large size in
great numbers, made especially
for him in the suburbs Of Berlin.
Despite the fact that the kaiser
is afflicted with an affection OF the
larynx, his doctors make no objec'
ton to his using cigarettes, ap-
proving them in the light OF a
wholesome sedative.
Years ago King Edward was ex'
ceedingly fond Of cigarettes anu
smoked them in great quantities,
though of late they have been sup
planted by cigars, and nowadays
\ it is said he is seldom seen without
a large black Havana between his
teeth. The king has reached his
sixty fourth year and has been an
inveterate smoker since attaining
4 manhood.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Aus
tria-Hungary has managed e
hold together for 30 years or more
I the discordant racial elements ir
Hungary and Vienna, durins
which time he has been an inyet
/ crate smoker, his favorite form O.
the weed being those long cigars
known in Austria as Virginias
which have a straw through then
i in order to enable them to draw
and have to be held in the flame o
spirit lamp for moment or tvs
before they can be lighted.
1t is said that King Charles Q
Portugal smokes 40 cigars da.
and has been declared to be th'
most inveterate smoker Of all th'
"anointed Of the Lord" in tn
old world.
The compiler of the foregoing in
formation says that the inhuenc
! of tobacco upon the course OF pc
! litical events has been almost in
variably of beneficial character
"NOt only have the narcoIic prof.
critics tended to soothe the angr
passions Of those intrusted wit
the conduct Of international rels
tions, but it has also afforded ther
the opportunity Of thinking b
fore they spoke and allowed tim
: for those second thoughts whic
in diplomacy and statccraft, at an
rate, are always the best.
"People are often disposed t
: make fun Of the so-called pipe {
peace and to regard it as a mer
form Of speech originating wit
the red Indians. But tobacc'
whether in the form Of ciga
cigarette, snuff or pipe, has eve
proved a powerful and effectiv
aid to the maintenance of peaC
and as such it's use deserves to /