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Why So Many Rich People Are Extravagant

carved mahogany. with solid gold trim
n'ings a single knob costing $3.50 and
lined with silk which Is said 10 have cost
y cents an inch
The Nizam Of Hyderabad has q set
OF false teeth for which he paid q Mad
ras dentist q, 800. and Dixie W. ThOmp-
son, a wealthy rancher OF Santa Bar
lara. Cal, not long ago spent 275o on
a saddle, which IS OF the finest en-
bossed leather. heavily and most elab-
orateiy mounted With silver Henry O.
Marshall lavished $4,000 on e grana
usano, exquisitely PAINTED by Sir L
Alma-Tadena and studded with precious
stones Jan Van Beers has a plano. a
miracle of painting. precious metals ana
levels. which cost him $4,000.
one OF the most remarkable cases OF
extravagance on record was the indulg-
ing by the Sultan OF Turkey OF a child's
whIn. one day the Sultan found his
small son IN tears because. though ho
had been promised TO be made an ad-
miraI, he could not see his fiag hOisted
on a particular ship from his nursery
windows The Sultan promptly had the
vessel brought up and mOored IN front
OF the Dolma-ba agtcheh. to the childs
great delight. IN order, however, 10
tring the vessel to the required posi-
ton II was necessary 10 pull down a
newly constructed bridge. which at thu
Sultan's bidding was done at 500. 600.
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The Human Touch

One morning last fail. as the Lady
Victoria vas being driven through one
OF these hedge-lined ways-her com
paniou was the Kings veterinary, and
they w. IN one OF his majesty's own
dogcarts-it was suggested that the
princess 81 Ould take the reins. To
carry out this idea most comfortably
It was necessary that the two should
change seats, and forthwith the sur
geou rose that the princess might pass
him.
'tOh. please keep your seat, Mr.
Bower" said she. meTily. 7 can pass
father this way. and. Il can 90 that,
surely can get past you
Which once again was that human
touch" which wise old voltaire said
could always be found beneath the
monarchicaI outer man Cor woman).
Here = the selfsane thing. TOO. IN one
OF the l4test stories 70 come across the
sea OF George Frederick's self
II was at one OF the famous Savage
Club dinners. and. as IS usual or those
occasions. tie house souvenir was cir
culating about the board for the auto
graphs OF the guests. Finally Il came
10 the Prince Of Wales, for whose
august signature q generous space had
been left at the very top
Slowly he read II down There were
the names Of the late Sir Henry
Irving: OF James Bryce and Winston
Churchill. both IN today's cabinet; sey-
mour Lucas. the artist. with his con-
frere at the canvas; Marcus Stone. and
many another more or less widely
known IN the fields Of he more Bohe-
misn calIIngs-and down near the bot
tom was the rather cramped chiro-
graphy Of Hall Caine.
I'm very glad 10 see that said the
prince 20 his neighbor. touching the
two little words which have sold
novels by the hundreds OF thousands
Of copies; Now. st least, can truth
fully say we read something he has
written"
Then be added, It's q pity Mistress
CoreuI isn't here to DO ne q like
service"
WARWICK JAMES PRICE.
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courtShip and Family Life

His own marriage on July 8. 1893, TO
Victoria Mary. daughter OF the Duke
OF Teck. was preceded by courtship
distinctly characteristics Of the prince.
He dislikes all form, all publicity; he
tends naturally and constantly TO the
simpler ways Of doing things. So,
when he played the lover. he went
down 70 Sheen House, the pretty coun-
trv home OF his sister, the Duchess Of
Fife. Here was a charming country
side. but land this was 70 the point
Richmond Park was scarce ten minutes
walk distant, and in White Lodge.
within Richmond's spacious borders.
dwelt then the ''hlsxpresslble she"
-Four sons and a daughter have come
to bless that royal union. Edward Al
bert, the eldest. IS now just twelve.
while the littlest one. George Edward,
will not see . ,Curth birthday till
nearly Christn.ss. tine. The other two
boys, Albert Frederick ane Henry
William. are respectively eleven and
six Victoria Alexandra. NAMED after
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Superstition IN the Home

II left to himself the prince prob
ably VIII celebrate that day, IN spite
Of the ominous thirteen. HIS wife.
the Princess Victoria. however, may
not feel so ready. That good and royal
lady Will not admit she is superstI-
tious. but there is a broken-mirror
story to be told which throws another
light on the matter. She came to her
husband one morning. not so long ago,
70 tell with ''teary'' voice how she
had broken a glass the day before. and
how (of course) one OF her favorite
cats had died OF commissions. There
was the proper bit Of comfort forth
coming. and then the sandrinEhan
day want on quite as usual
The next morning George came 70
his wife's boudoir with the question:
ANY more oats dead this morninE7''
the princess was horrined. but gasped
out a no." adding why IN the world
DO you 50 much as ask it7''
Because I went out and broke four
mirrors yesterday" explain his high
ness.
Need It be added that this ruler-to-be
In not fond OF cats7
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4 8ef-M0de Heir

George Frederick differs in several
ways from the Princes of Wales OF
history. In the first place he is thor
oughly in touch and sympathy with
his royal father. which can be said OF
only one OF his predecessors In the
title Secondly. his present high In
heritance was not his birthright All
tho world knows OF that elder brother,
popularity called Cellars and Cuffs"
whose untimely death opened the way
10 tho throne to the next OF blood.
Because OF this. the prince OF today
was. in those earlier years, able TO
shape his cwn life far more than has
been permitted to most Of England 5
heirs apparent He has chosen his
own friends. Practically ne has made
himself
thorough worker. and a man Of
many interests. albeit a quiet one. he
has already built up a reputation sec
end 20 none for his knowledge Of the
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her ''tante.'' the princes unmarried
sister, now princess royal, has just
passed the ninth milestone on her little
Journey
At Sandringham especially Is al re-
straint thrown aside. When ''Nir- and
Mrs. Wales Gas American humor has
dubbed them) are at York cottage, one
may see their private lives lived out
10 the fun OF desire. Each afternoon
at OF thereabouts. comes the ronp-
inC hour. Prince he is and king he
may be, but once a day George Fred
erick spends at least an hour In all
manner OF "childishness." The prin
cess mother declares the father IS the
biggest kid" In the merry half dozen
al that.
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empires diverse colonies and his SYM
pathy with them. His heart has ger
erolsly gone out TO them. and TO every
matter which is calculated to advance
the prosperity Of this the greater end
OF Greater England" he brings TO
bear all the resources of hard study
plus E wide experience gained at
first hand.
London. too. no loves. He lives IN II
and works IN II. sacrificing freely OF
rs time 70 Its associations and its
requirements. its privileges and It's
needs. Where HIS future capital is con-
cerned there is no scheme too ambi-
tious. no inhabitant too obscure To
elude the notice OF that Duke OF Corn
wall who has proved himself 20 every
Cir the most generous and enlight-
ened Of landlords.
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who afterward wrote himself George
IV), and may heartily enjoy his hours
aboard the splendid Czarina. but the
prince ashore shows IN his truer colors
as an "all-round gentleman sport"
He golfs II with zest and skill. no
plays both lawn tennis and court ten
mis- capably. he IS a tireless cyclist. an
ardent motorist. and probably one OF
the six best shots IN the United King
dom Prince Victor Dhulepp Singh,
Lords Walsingham. de Grey. and Fall
coner. and King Edward himself would
share with the younger man the hon
ors, whether it be pheasants and
grouse on the home moors or big game
- the swamps and jungles abroad
To give some idea OF the precision OF
tnu princes aim It may be chronicled
that he has performed the remarkable
feat OF firing both barrels Of two guns
ir such rapid succession that lie has
had four dead birds falling through
nc air at a moment, trick" reluir-
ing the utmost accuracy.
George Is also a keen fisherman. and
t.as tramped the best streams at home
end n Canada and among the Cont
rental mountains, accompanied only
by some veteran gTllie. and the sports
uan's genuine love for the chase.
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and climes. Is said to be worth several
thousand pounds. though no definite
figure can well be set upon an article
unique in itself and never to come into
an open market. This particular par
asol came not long ago from the
Maharatah OF GwaIior- It is made OF
the finest web OF India silk. hand-spun.
solid ivory. save where It has been
delicately chased IN pure gold
That is not the shade one Is apt TO
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a remarkable ingenuity In de-
vising methods Of squandering 1t. as IN
the case OF the French uarqulse' VINO,
according 70 the papers. has her bed
sr-ewn with rare and exquisite orchids,
i a cost OF several thousand dollars a
week.
IEen more remarkable Is the story
tc x. OF a wealthy Frenchman who dimes
tN4ce a week at n famous Partisan res
taurant. His appetite IS Of the poorest,
but he always insists on having n
tureep filed with a specially prepared
soup placed before him Next comes a
huge joint OF meat. from which he cuts
one tiny slice Then follow four quails
or a large chicken. OF which he eats one
moUthfUl. His dessert consists Of four
grapes and q cup of coffee. while during
his meal he Just mOistens his lips from
n bottle or expensive Claret and another
OF the finest champagne. At the conclu-
sion Of each meal. for which he pays
SIS. he hands S. TO the head waiter. 81 10
the waiter who has attended him. 81 10
the lady cashier, and 81 TO the porter.
A weird form Of extravaganza was
that OF a lady named Hitler. who re-
Gently buried her husband. IN a $4,000
coffln. The ,casHet was made OF richly
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Squire and Sportsman

Nor Is there living more typicaIly
enthusiastic Britisher in following tho
pleasures OF the country life OF the
island-following It all, too. so far as
IS possible. IN the simple. somewhat
old-timey but wholly admirable Eng
Hsh ways. Prince George may be
sailor Prince" (though not at all
Ike that similarly called predecesso-
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beyond the Seas. King, Defender OF the
Faith. Emperor OF India" VIII the
present British heir apparent sing him
self this way IN the years TO come, or
Will he choose to be Frederick L.
etc, etc-2
In any event, the greatest OF the
worlds empires is apparently TO have
for its next monarch yet another OF
those kings OF hers who have been
so strong with all good English
men. whether at home IN the tight
isle o. afar in the widespread col
onies- George Frederick. Prince OF
Wales. Duke Of Cornwall and York.
Duke OF Rothsay in Scotland. and
many another high-sounding title be-
sides. IS today all that the most ardent
soE OF Johnny Bull could ask-a thor
ough country square," a husband and
father. with the true. old-fashioned
sense OF home" a lover OF out-of-
doors. broad-viewed landlord.
Today he celebrates his rorty-nrst
birthday. and on the eth Of July will
mark as he may the thirteenth ami
versary OF his marriage.
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II mans wealth IS 70 be calculated
by his expenses rather than his IN
come. England's next King can
scarcely be put down as q rich man.
AS Duke Of Cornwall he receives SOME
thing more than $4,000 a year-but
look across at the other side OF the
ledger.
He must pay from his own pocket a
vertable army OF servants, from
comptroller COZ Marlborough House,
and a treasurer and a steward, and
some forty other officials. down
through the very sculnons and cham
bermaids themselves:
He must pay railway fares for him
self. his family, and whatever suite
may be taken along. for every journey.
big or little. which he takes:
He must maintain a stable Of some
forty OF fifty horses. or various kinds:
He must pay for his postage stamps
and kilograms ike any subject;
He is supposed to be generous Cand
freQuenD with his tips,
He must meet the box Office tariffs
at the theaters and operas quite as
though he did not stand next the
throne OF the kingdom: and
He must. OF course, send wedding
presents to every reasonably prominent
couple WHO may choose 10 be welded.
though (and he probably realizes this
with real pleasure) he viii not have
10 keep this last up when once he Is
1T ~,
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The Popular Qualities
Of the Prince Of
Wales Which Have
Set Him High in the
Favor Of Britishers,
Both at Home and
in the Colonies
Quiet Man Of Broad
Interests, d Oener-
Gus Landlord, an
Ideal Father, a
Ma SteT Mariner,
and a Thorough
Paced Sportsman.
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HEN people have more money
than they know what 10 -
with they sometimes develop
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THAT Snug Little Yard-Our Empire
Over Which Eng1and's King VIII Preside

INCLUDING his colonies dependencies
George Frederick y Will empire
in point OF
population
figures slightly itemized:
Square Mileage. Population.
(incuding Malta etc) 12473s
islands)
In with ands) 1ss9712 29SIo4365
Australasia 3176I77 5O4331S
Western Hemisphere 2792207
areo, a s6oo3s0 square miles
China the world with 4261e0000
Russia again, being placed third with 1445O0000
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BORGD y, By Sns
Grace OF God. OF tho
Omitted Kingdom OF
Great Britain and
ireland. and OF the
Rrfttah DOrnfnfoaa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-06
HER PET AVERSION.
The Reason One Woman Is Afraid OF
Her Bathtub.

nc 1eCahoh ohc "Onhuh Ok
Her Bathtub.
II know q good many people are
afraid of a bathtub," said woman,
"but not in the way that I am. am
not afraid Of the water after 1 am in
the tub. It's getting in and out 1 am
afraid of, though water In a bathtub
has been deadly, too, to some. 1 knew
Of a man once who was drowned in
his bathtub. Many a man has drowned
In his bathtub, but I know the widow of
this one, and that was what brought it
home to me. Whenever they intro
duced her they whispered, Her hus-
band was drowned in a bathtub.'
att seemed to me q sort Of disgrace
to her, that way Of dying. If he want
ed to drown, why didn't he go to the
river? II he didn't do it purposely,
then it was the fault of the bathtub,
and that makes it dangerous thing, to
my notion.
ST knew another man who was seri.
ously injured by a bathtub. He was a
great friend of mine He had prom
ised to help me in lot-Sf ways, with
my work and one thing and another.
Then he was taken very i'll. He was
upon the verge Of recovery and had
written me he was coming to call in
a day or two, when got word that he
had fallen in the bathtub or on til
have forgotten which, or maybe it fell
on him-and had broken three ribs.
81 never get in or out Of my bathtub
without thinking of him and his three
ribs or without being afraid I'll fall
on the edge Of it and knock out all
my front teeth."-New York Press.
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NEWSPAPERS AND MEN.
Jacksonville Times-Union.
commandments

A Curious individual who publishes
newspaper asked the Lake City In
dex a number of questions relative to
its ownership and control. The In
dex replied to the questions answer
ing all the specifications. This the
Index had a perfect right to do.
But all of these questions and all
questions of a similar character ask
ed of any newspaper, perfectly prop
er reply would be: 1T is none OF your
business"
1t is nobody's business who owns
or controls a Newspaper, the only ex-
ception that We can now think of be-
ing in the case Of an individual who
claims that the newspaper has injured
him. If the paper itself is not incor-
porated or is not solvent, in this case
the individual who claims to have
sustained damage has right to know
who inflicted it.
But in other cases what does 1t
matter who owns a newspaper? What
a newspaper says, it says before all
men. In free country, such as this
is supposed to be, an opinion is not
important, because it is the opinion
of this man or of that man. Its ac-
ceptance depends on whether 1T is
right or wrong and of this each man
must Judge. The character of a news
paper must be fixed by its conduct
not by its ownership. Does it up
hold the right and condemn the
wrong? If so it is worthy of respect;
but even then its opinion on any sub
ject should not be accepted unless the
individual considering it approves it.
A paper that is generally right is not
always right.
The man who magnifies the ques-
ton of the ownership of a paper in
suits the people. He presumes that
the people do not think for them
selves, but obey the orders of one
master or another. What matters ii
to a self-reliant, thinking man, who
gives him advice. Does he not de
eide for himself whether it is sound I?
by the personality Of the man who
gives it? Certainly not if the man
who receives it weighs it himself and
acts on his own judgement.
If a newspaper is clean IL is fit to
go into the homes of the people even
If it is owned by debaucher. If 1t
is unclean 1t is not fit even if it were
owned by a saint. If newspaper
espouses the right it is good infu-
ence no matter whether the man
who owns it be good or bad.
If newspaper works to build up
a community it is friend of the peo-
pie of that community. If it works
to add to the prosperity of all parts
of the state it is the friend of the
people of the state, and he is their
enemy who would seek to impair its
usefulness.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-06
A Daring BiahoD.

A story of the great Bishop Selwyn
of New Zealand is told by Commander
Gambler of the British navy In his
book. The bishops missionary yacht,
the Southern Cross, touched a coral
reef when entering the harbor Port of
France, New Caledonia. 1t became
necessary to examine her bottom. but
the sharks were so numerous and SO
daring that nobody would venture into
the water $50 the bishop, who held
that if q man showed 4 bold front to n
shark he would sheer or. went over
board himself with long, sharp knife
In his mouth for defense, and, diving
under his vessel. ascertained the dam
age. He then came on board our ship.
and We arranged to careen the yacht
sufficiently to enable him to nail on
some copper sheets, which he did him
self, again spending long time in the
water. For some curious reason not q
single shark hove in sight all the time"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-06
The Regulation of
Schools by Congress.

No portion of President Roose
velt's message to Congress has at
tracted wider attention or been the
subject of so much comment as his
recommendations regarding the treat
ment of Japanese school children by
the California authorities. and his
views upon the subject are coming
in for severe condemnation from al
quarters. The idea that state can
De forced to regulate its public
schools in accordance with the wishes
of Congress is preposterous, and the
intimation of the president that such
power is vested in Congress is ridic
ulous in the extreme. Such an idea
viii! hardly meet with approval from
any source.
Ii it were possible for Congress to
force the people of California to re.
ceive Japanese pupils into the school,;
provided for white children upon a
basis of equality, Congress could
compel the state of Florida, for in
stance, to allow a negro subject of
Great Britain or any other country 10
enter the schools provided for Cauca
slams, and there be received on II e
same terms as white child.
The right of southern states to pro-
vide separate schools for the races
has never been questioned and proba-
bly, will not be as long as the facili-
ties provided in the respective schools
are equal in every respect, and there
is not the slightest particle of differ.
ence between the practice in the
south in this regard and the plan OF
the California authorities, who sim.
ply desire to separate the Orientals
from the Caucasians,. just as the
south separates the whites and ne
groes.
Congress would undoubtedly have il
right 10 dictate if the question in
volved schools supported by the fed.
eral government, but schools support.
cd by states or municipalities always
have been and always should ne free
from federal interference, even In the
least particular. Congress has about
as much right to regulate Sunday
schools and to dictate the text of a
sermon as 1t has to attempt the regu.
laion Of the public schools of Cali.
fornia or any other state, and any
action that may be taken with this
end in view, in the present instance,
will be the precursor of vigorous con.
derInation and protest throughout
the length and breadth of the land
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-06
Protection of
Waterfowl.

The fact that waterfowl are becom-
ing more scarce each year has at last
received the official notice of the Uni
ted States department of agriculture
and it is possible that legislation will
be recommended looking to the pro-
lection of this valuable source of food
supply. A recent issue of the Wash
ington Post contained the following
short article relative to the matter:
Waterfowl are steadily diminishing
in numbers all over the United
States, and some species appear to be
threatened with extinction in the near
future, according to a report issued
by the agricultural department on the
American ducks, geese and swans.
The report says that these fowl
were formerly abundant over the
whole United States and their value
for food was great. They have
formed in the past, and should con-
tinue to form, valuable asset and i'm
portant source OF revenue to the sew.
eral states which harbor them"
Several state legislatures have en-.
acted laws looking to the preservation
of the numerous species of waterfowl
and the present report is made with
the idea of furnishing information with
reference to practical legislation.
In this state legislation looking to
the protection of waterfowl, that is
with reference to an open season, is
hardly necessary because they are
only found in Florida during the regu,
lar hunting season, but in states
| further north laws should be enacted
limiting the time in which waterfowl
may be killed. A limit upon the mum.
Der of birds that may be killed by a
hunter or a party of hunters in any
one day would do much toward keep
ing ducks and geese from becoming
extinct and no true sportsman would
object to such restriction.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-06
Rounht the Land.

The latest reliable information in
regard TO the drainage project south
west of this city is that the Florida
East Coast Railway Company has
bought all the land owned by the Bos-
ton and Florida Atlantic Coast Land
Company and of the East Coast Land
Company and of the East Coast Canal
and Transportation Company in the
proposed drainage district, and
would begin the work as soon now as
it is possible to get the men and
dredges there.
The mixed ownership of the land
to be drained was one of the main
causes of the delay in beginning the
work, as all the companies were no,
prepared to do their share in pushing
Il at once, but now that the land is
owned by only one company and that
the one most interested in having the
work done and in doing ii at once
there will probably be no further de
lay, but dirt will begin to fly before
many moons.-Palm Beach News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-06
How They Do in Sanford.

It is more fun to see man read a
puff on himself in a newspaper than
to see a fat man slip on banana
peel. The narrow-minded man reads
ii over seven or eight times. and then
goes around to appropriate what
copies he can. The kind-hearted man
goes around to the Office and pays
what he owes. The successful bust
ness man who advertises regularly
and makes money by it, Immediately
starts out to find the editor and the
two walk silently down the street
and the business man takes sugar in
his. and they both eat Glove or two,
and life is sweeter and peace settles
down on their hearts for moments.
Such is the experience of a mustard
seed that falls on different ground
Sanford Chronicle